Obituary notices from Charleston area as deaths rise
Obituaries list numerous residents including Dephard Adams Rosa Lee Adams Seth Laura Adams Willie Boggs Harold Brown Anna Cain Emily Coleman Willie Clemons Bonnie Flenner James Lowell Simpson Hazel Smith John Thomas Robert Phillips and many others. Memorial details note hospital deaths funeral homes and church services across Beckley Marlinton Dunbar and surrounding towns with survivors and service times where provided.
Ex-Calhoun official IC R Wease dies at 76
Claude R. Wease a former member of the county court died Sunday at 76 of White Pine Calhoun County He was a stock farm operator and member of Cherry Fork United Methodist Church Surviving wife Anna M sons Austin Houston Clyde Gulf Breeze Darrrell New York Don Cincinnati Ralph Parkersburg Claudine Wease Fairmont brothers Roy Adena Dennis Five Forks sisters Minnie Wright Steubenville Della Roberts Grantsville. Body at Stump Funeral Home Grantsville.
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Grantsville
Claude R.wease
Sundny
Wease
White Fine
Calhoun County
Cherry Fork
Fairmont
Roy
Adena
Ohio
Dennis
Five Forks
Minnie Wright
Steubenville
Della Roberts
Stump Funeral Home
Court Orders New Trial For Inmate In Ohio Case
The State Supreme Court ordered the Ohio County Intermediate Court to hold a hearing on Richard McCarthy, an inmate at a West Virginia Penitentiary, seeking a new trial after his 15 year sentence for a 1971 robbery conviction. He argues the transcript was not provided, that his change of counsel was denied, and that false information was used at trial. The court will set a hearing date. other actions included denials of other new trial petitions.
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Associated Press
State Supreme Court
Ohio County Intermediate Court
West Virginia
Richard McCarthy
Martin Wheeling
Lean
McCarthy
High Court
Mondey
Eugene Blake
Donna Jean ‘Ball
Blake
Wayne ‘County
James Edward Reed
Ritchie County
Wright's Wholesale Co
Pennsboro
Olds
George Franklin
Marshall Service
Wednes/Marts
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak
Hill
Oscar Martins
Mercer County
Smith Cemetery
Rt. 1
The
Ebony Club
Bluefield
Mr. Olds
Oak Hill
Cape Town Black Poverty Report From WPA Survey
In Cape Town the WPA survey by the Institute of Race Relations finds about half of black households in the greater area lived below the poverty line in 1970. The minimum monthly income judged necessary for a family of six was 94.67 dollars.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Institute of Race Relations
Greater
City Airs Ambulance Operation
A Charleston official reiterates the city will not compete with private ambulances but will ensure competent emergency medical care for all. Assistant City Manager Billie Kenny referenced Samuel W. Channell of Marketing Dynamics Inc and United Ambulance Service in Ashland, Kentucky, who criticized Charleston’s plan for free service amid private firms’ claims under the 1966 Highway Safety Act.
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Charleston
Billie Kenny
Samuel W. Channell
Marketing Dynamics Inc
Channell
Jservice
United Ambulance Service
Ashland
Kenny
Picket Pact Aims to Ease Mason Strike Violence
In Point Pleasant West Virginia union and Goodyear representatives signed an agreement after Mason County Circuit Judge James Lee Thompson heard three nights of violence. The pact limits United Rubber Worker pickets to four at each plant gate and ensures free plant access. It bans destruction of property and harassment or threats against about 100 salaried employees retained on site.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Here
Mason County
James Lee Thompson
United Rubber
Buffalo Creek Seeks Public Service District Okay
Logan West Virginia AP caption reports Buffalo Creek residents petitioning County Court for a public service district to oversee utilities in flood ravaged Buffalo Creek. A public hearing is set for June 26 while a Water and Sewer Association remains active to qualify for federal aid. East Indian population now largest ethnic group in Suriname according to latest census, surpassing African descent.
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Logan
W. Va
Gan
Buffalo Creek
Public Service District
Commission
Public ‘Service District
Surinam
Paramaribo
Suriname
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Danny” Brown Jr
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S. Eunice’ Yockham
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Tennessee
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Tyree
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Third Ave
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Clay
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Mes
Bigley Ave
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Tennant
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Hearing Aid Society
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