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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1963
Page
7
Cryptoquip puzzle from 1953 features a grid with clues across and down and a listed average solution time. It includes a previous solve EVASIVE INVENTOR SECRETES CREATIONS IN ATTIC and notes about June 1 C equaling I.
Elkins West Virginia reports a rustling wave with several thousand dollars of cattle stolen in recent months. Rustlers drive cattle to distant markets via trucks and also kill cattle in fields for partial carcass theft. U S district attorney Robert E Maxwell says he is coordinating with sheriffs and prosecutors to curb the crime.
A 24 lane bowling alley and recreation center will be built on First Avenue in Nitro by Town and County Development Co. The $175,000 project, to be named Town and Country Recreation Center, includes a restaurant and game rooms and is set to open in September to host league play.
The Forty and Eight 1087 unit will hold its annual memorial service at 2 p m Sunday at the John Brawley American Legion Post Home. In memory of county Legionnaires who have died since last year. Fy Joseph Gilliam will deliver the memorial address and an honor guard from St Albans Post will provide the ceremony. Open to the public.
A $50 000 damages lawsuit was filed Friday in Common Pleas Court arising from an accident on September 12 along Kanawha Boulevard. Plaintiff William O Cas to, a night watchman, alleges injury after being struck at the crossing near Second Avenue by a car driven by Lula C Wright and owned by her husband John M Wright of Charleston.
Dunbar launches a week long centennial celebration with a 6 20 p m parade starting from Price Theater. marching units gather at 5 30 p m and proceed to Lions Field for a 7 20 p m program featuring the crowning of three centennial queens and the Dunbar Mountaineers. A Recognition Night on Tuesday at 8 p m with Sam Pignato as master of ceremonies concludes events.
U S Sen Jennings Randolph says aerial photography for mapping the 160 mile Monongahela National Forest route from Richwood to near Germania is complete. Almost 200 miles funded by federal money with 69 miles shared with state funds. The Bureau of Public Roads allocated 4 million dollars for engineering this year.
A historical marker unveiling at Union Presbyterian Church salutes Confederate Lt Gen John Echols. Dignitaries including two state supreme court judges and Union officials attend the 2 p.m. ceremony as the Union High School band plays Dixie and the tribute to Confederate Soldier is heard. The United Daughters of the Confederacy funded the marker and read the salute to the flag.
President Kennedy signed a bill altering Harpers Ferry National Monument to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Sponsors say the change better reflects the area’s character and significance.
State police in Charleston report 138 deaths on state highways to date, up from 130 a year ago, with figures compiled through Friday and reflecting the ongoing trend in highway fatalities.
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