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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1964

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Weather summary fragment from multiple locales

Fragmented forecast notes show cloudy mild conditions with occasional rain across Virginia Maryland Washington Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania. Highs mostly in the upper 40s to upper 50s with variable showers, cooler near coastal areas and unsettled across the mid Atlantic and Midwest.

Charleston Pest Virginia Washington Ohio Atlanta Atlantic City Pennsylvania Baltimore Boston Chicago Kentucky Cincinnati

Morgantown Sewer Rate Study Hits United Steelworkers

A Pittsburgh AP brief notes the United Steelworkers plan to reopen talks with steel companies if no agreement is reached by a deadline 120 days from now. The union says basic company contracts were recessed for holidays and will resume in January, with a potential strike by May.

Pittsburgh United Steelworkers Temitange Oe Sonree

MPC Chief Reported Leaving

Rumors circulated through city hall Tuesday that Planning Director Earl J. Cline is leaving the post he was appointed to last May. Mayor Shanklin and MPC Chairman Irving Bowman offered no confirmation while Cline could not be reached. If true, he would be the second full time planning director since 1939 to depart within a year, following predecessor Eric Lane who quit after under two years for a Cleveland job.

Earl J. ‘Cline Shanklin Municipal Planning Commission Irving Bowman Cline MPC Eric Lane Charleston Cleveland Ohio

Former Dean of Marshall Mayor Dies in Huntington

Michael Tomaski represented residents protesting a 100 percent sewer rate hike to fund a treatment plant and bonds as Huntington plans a new planning administrator Carl K. Gilchrist. Mayor E. Harris, former Marshall University Graduate School dean, dies at 66 days after liver surgery. Burial in Sutton, services at Steele Funeral Home.

Prince Michael Tomaski Stewartstown Park Hill Morgantown Huntington E. Harris Marshall University Graduate School Dr. Harris Marshall Harris Braxton County Virginia David A. Ambler Bloomington Ind Jane Harris Roy B. Jackson Grace M. Harris Sutton Virgil B Green Bank Stanley R Roy B Shepherdstown Earl K Baltimore Ernie W. Harris

Duke to Get Ambassadorship

Johnson City Texas reports that Duke will be named ambassador and President Johnson accepted Weyden Hand of Las An Duke as chief of protocol and his resignation. Hand, an attorney and businessman, served on Johnson's staff when he was a senator and is set to become an important ambassador in the administration.

Johnson City Tex Jobson Duke Johnson Pro Angier Biddle Weyd Nelson Hand Las Basi State Department Andnessman

Bar Association Adopts Guidelines on Criminal Proceedings

Philadelphia Bar Assn approves policy restricting release of information to news and broadcasting media in criminal cases. The measure passes by voice vote at a special meeting with about 700 members present, but no steps to implement are taken pending further study with law enforcement and media.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Bar Assn Bar Association

Humphrey Gives Up Senate Seat in Minnesota

Vice President-elect Hubert H. Humphrey formally resigns his Minnesota senate seat. His successor, Walter Mondale, will be appointed at 8 a.m. CST in St. Paul. Mondale, 36, serves as Minnesota attorney general and is an emerging leader in the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor party.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota St. Paul Walter Frederick Mondale Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

Salvatore Bonanno Seized in Arizona Barbershop

Salvatore Bonanno son of Joseph Bonanno was nabbed in a Tucson barbershop by the FBI and Tucson police on a material witness warrant. He, age 32, will be arraigned in Tucson then held on $25,000 bail before a grand jury in New York examining his father’s disappearance. Joe Bonanno vanished October 21 as a major Mafia chief, prompting the film featuring Christ’s life to be shown on New Year’s Eve.

New York Salvatore Bonanno Joseph Joe Bananas Tucson Ariz Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI William Salvatore Bonanno United States Thomas H. McKay Grand Jury Joe Bonanno Big Chimney Baptist Church

South Charleston to end dump incineration by Jan 1

South Charleston will stop burning garbage at the city dump by January 1. Mayor L C McIlwain said crews opened a new landfill to replace burning and that the valley chemical industry will also quit burning industrial waste by the deadline. Residents in Spring Hill have long complained.

South Charleston L. C. McIlwain Valley Chemical Industry Spring Hill

Right of Way Group Elects 3 Area Men

Huntington reports three Charleston area men named officers in the West Virginia Chapter 21 of the American Right of Way Association. W. Paul Jones of C. P. Telephone Co. becomes president while Richard D. Ricketts of the State Road Commission is secretary and J. N. Wallace SRC advance liaison utilities engineer serves as national director for a two year term. Robert C. Meador of Wheeling is vice president and G. H. Curmpecker of Princeton treasurer, with J. Tomi Greene of Charleston continuing as a national director.

Huntington Charleston American Right of Way Assn West Virginia W. Paul Jones C. & P. Telephone Co Richard D. Ricketts State Road Commission J. N. Wallace SRC Robert C. Meador Wheeling G. H. Curmpecker Princeton J. Tomi Greene

Man Linked Tn Beating Is Arrested

A 21-year-old man is held in Charleston jail on felonious assault charges from a beating and robbery complaint. Patrolman Bowen arrested Robert Kinder after discovering a bleeding man on Virginia Street near the Arcade. An earlier incident involved 38-year-old William Mean? who tried to kill himself with dynamos in Wheeling, but investigators say the beating centered on a robbery and assault.

Charleston M.J. Ll. Bowen Robert Kinder Columbia Ave Wheeling Virginia Arcade Coe Bowen William Rarén Fourth Ave Michael B Aman Kinder Jutas Warman Charleston General Hospital

Baker Equipment Low Bid For Charleston Truck Bodies

Baker Equipment Co led a bid opening for two rear loading refuse truck bodies in Charleston. The firm offered 4821 dollars per body, with West Virginia Tractor and Equipment Co second at 4881 dollars. Heil Co and Stewart Equipment followed, at 4991 and 5412 dollars. City council must approve the award before chassis purchase.

Baker Equipment Firm New York Times Co Baker Equipment Co Charleston B. I. Gentry Baker Equipment West Virginia Tractor and Equipment Co Heil Co Stewart Equipment Co Gentry

Year's Progress To Be Reviewed By S C Council

A yearend review of the South Charleston city administration's performance will be held by Mayor L Mellwain and council members at an informal session tonight. The meeting will start at 7 20 p m in the mayor's office. We will review what we have done and what we should begin to think about for the coming year.

South Charleston L. ©. Mellwain Mellwain

Ohio Painter Dies After 70 Foot Fall at Mill

Steubenville reported a painter from Bellaire named Alexander Pamphilis, 24, fell about 70 feet from scaffolding at a Wheeling Steel mill under construction in Mingo Junction. He died four hours later from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Pamphilis worked for P. N. Spanos Co. of Wheeling, the painting contractor.

Steubenville Ohio

Victim of Fire Being Returned for Service

The body of James J. Claytor 39 a Charleston native who died in a Cleveland fire Monday night is being sent home for service and burial. Claytor who lived in Cleveland ten years is survived by two daughters Betty Johnson and Jane Claytor both of Charleston his parents the Rev and Mrs Floyd Claytor of Charleston two sisters Beatrice and Emma Claytor of Charleston and two grandsons. The body is en route to Harden and Harden Funeral Home Charleston for local arrangements.

Sarasota Fla Thomas E. Fewell Atopka Maude Ayers Buena Vista Raynes Funeral Home Buffalo Kidwell Elvin F Tyree Oak Hill Ernest Barley Stamford Columbus Ohio Fayette County Maintainance Ohio State University Carrie Harvey James Mss Arbutus Miss Arbutus Tedaniel Rickey — Service Richard Rosie L Verna Alice Price Beckley Ritchie and Johnson Ramsey Gene Hill Nitro First Presbyterian Church David Goodall Cunningham Memorial Park St. Attans Cooke and Pauley Funeral Home Nitro Will Belf Holly St Charleston General Hospital Mr. Ramsey Ims Angust Harlem Heights Community Baptist Church Mary Ellen Angus Jr Philadelphia Marie ‘Trusdall Helen Presberry Robert Edgar Green County Gertrude Collins Point Pleasant

Obituary Notices from West Virginia City Stages

Obituaries list multiple residents with ages and death details. Mary Alice Carter of 1554 North Drive dies after a short illness. services at Christ Church Methodist with burial at Tyler Mountain. Marmet Charleston hospital fund requested. Delbert Williams Carpenter of Richwood dies after long illness. service at White and Coleman Funeral Home. burial in Richwood Cemetery. Several other notices cover Fred Childress, Mary Randall, Belva Critchfield, Rome Edwards, Hattie Huffman, Ollie Mae Jenkins, Elvin Kidwell, Tilden Xincaid, Ethel Martin, Artie Jace, Josie Messinger, Craig McGuffin. The notices include survivors, service times, and burial venues.

Carter Mary Alice North Drive Charleston South Charleston Christ Church Methodist C. A Nick Ardis Ellen Carter Roy Roy W. Reger Phoenix Ariz Roy Reger Delbert Williams Richwood Sacred Heart Hospital Webster County Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co Edna Glen Nitro Helen Scharshell Clarksburg Joe Rantoul Howard Washington, D.C Logan Bradenton Fla Randall Mary Gauley Bridge Kanawha Valley Hospital Shei Ethel Cranene Gauley Rudge Crandall Fayette County W. C. Crandall Crandall Hardware Co Red House Putnam County Eastern Star Chapter Montgomery White Shrine The American Legion Auxiliary Kanuga Club W. L C. W. Reinhart Combs Funeral Home Raymond Keeper P. E. Vandercoy Montgomery Memorial Park London Jenkins Ollie Mae Bomont Methodist Church King Cemetery Bomont Akron Ohio James Ravens Ray Pineville Monroe Falls Gladys Nichols Fayetteville Opal Roberts Rand Pearl Ray Sissonville Alta Samples Precious Robertston and Foglesong Martin Ethel L Huntington Belle Johnson Memorial Methodist, Church, White Shrine Order of A Stern Star James M Klingle-Carpenter Funeral Home Woodmere Cemetery Jace Artie M Spencer St. Francis Hospital Arthelia Williams Jendaline Longfellow Geraldine Cox Washington, Pa Holly Rex Manford Lawrence Kingwood Hardman Conrad Orland Reynolds Spencer Cemetery

Thompson resigns city attorney post to become county commissioner

Dunbar city attorney Thompson resigns to take county commissioner duties starting Friday. Robert M. Harvey, 3, of 1259 West Virginia Ave., is named his successor, subject to city council confirmation. Harvey will serve as municipal judge. Burial and obituaries items follow for local residents including McDaniel, Miller, Ramsey, Rider, and Steed, with funeral details and locations.

ER. S Bill) Thompson Dunbar State Supreme Court Dale Long Robert M. Harvey West Virginia Ave Thompson Long Harvey Aunate

Funerals and Public Notices From Kanawha County

A obituary and public notices listing multiple funeral services for Bragg Cooper Cunningham and others, with service times and locations at various churches and cemeteries, plus a successor trustee notice regarding a Kanawha County property sale at 219 Morris Street Charleston West Virginia. The document also mentions a condemned parcel, and a memorial service for George D. Wamsley Jr. in Nallen Nicholas County.

Clarence J. Benson N.S. Singer W. B. Singer Robert Merricks Rawford ‘Road Charleston West Virinia the Clark Kanawha County West Virginia Clarence J. Banson Clark Virginia Street Court House City of Morris Street Quarrier Lee Maria H. Connell William A. Hogue

Tennessee firm low bidder for two Nitro overpasses

Foster and Creighton Co. of Nashville offered the lowest bid at 206,337 dollars to build an overpass over Goff Mountain Road between Cross Lanes and Institute and another over Hobart Street near 40th Street Road on the Nitro outskirts. Cardinal Bridge Co. of Columbus Ohio topped the second bid, 248,964 dollars, to construct a U S 50 bridge across Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks at Peonsboro Richie County.

Tennessee Nitro Statehouse State Road Commission Foster and Creighton Co Nashville Goff Mountain Road Cross Lanes Institute Hobart Street 40Th Street Road Cardinal Bridge Co Columbus Ohio Peonsboro Ritchie County

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