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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1965
Page
16
Funeral notices list by name age and residence across multiple West Virginia towns including Ramsey Harrah Columbus Ohio Ansted Webster Springs Dodds Hurt Clendenin Beckley Spencer Spencer Logan and Huntington. Entries note service times at churches and funeral homes with surviving relatives such as spouses children and siblings, plus cemeteries and burial locations.
A dense list of obituaries and funeral notices covers Edward Eugene Reed 21 of Minden Fayette County dying after an accident with services at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and Highs Lawn Memorial Park. Other notices include Mrs Lelia Frances Roberts 89 West Hamlin service Portersville Baptist Church and Portersville Cemetery, Luther A Roop Greenwood Boone County service at Greenwood Freewill Baptist Church, Nellie Jane Jose 36 Cleveland Ohio burial Ward Ohio, Rebecca Mden We paragraph graveside service Mountain View Cemetery and Rebecca Wepard. Fannie Frames Meth and Dennis Genel McQuain of Clendenin with multiple survivors and family churches.
A West Virginia Supreme Court hearing will review Appalachian Power Co seeks 3 111 to recover relocation costs for electric facilities at an Interstate 4 project site near Nitro. State Auditor Denzil Gainer refuses payment arguing 1963 legislation and state constitution limit use of road funds and prohibit incurring corporate debts.
Funeral notices list services for 11 am at James L. McDougal Funeral Home Sanger Memorial Park Beckley CAPLAN Mrs Baye Morgantown 1 am Barrow Bontall Funeral Home Eternal Home Cemetery Conrad Jose Janet Rani Lewis County near Burnivile in a quick notice of today’s rites.
Mrs Dalia Thomas aged 74 of Live Oak Florida formerly of Charleston dies Saturday. Service 2 p m Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Park. Surviving are widow Mrs Sara Swar daughter and several siblings with services handled by Barlow Ronsall Funeral Home.
President Johnson sent nominations for four West Virginia postmasters. The report lists several names including William Harvey Windon, Cecil Ward, Gilbert Agnesverto, and Jack Wallace. The text also notes a death in Virginia and funeral arrangements.
State's Pavilion, run by Julius Singleton, reports strong visitor turnout and growing exposure. About 12 000 visitors during a six hour period as part of the fair indicates solid attendance despite overall drops. Revenue from concessions and exhibitors shows positive trends with ongoing repayments and royalties.
FAA district airport engineer Curtis F. Greve and an agency attorney with State Aeronautics Commissioner Everett Parrish visited Huntington to clear up unfinished business on financing for the Tri-State Airport. Parrish said Logan-Mingo County airport talks followed, while Greve cited a rejected proposal for a Charleston Huntington airport and a $17 000 federal matching grant for a preliminary engineering study being withheld.
The body of David Walters of Mount Hope was found in a creek bed after he apparently fell or jumped from the Routes 19 21 Bypass bridge. Deputies say he died of multiple skull fractures around Sunday evening. his body was found downstream by officers.
Judy Holliday, Broadway star known for Born Yesterday and Oscar winning film, died Monday at age 41 after a battle with cancer. The shy actress rose from night clubs to fame as Billie Dawn, earning praise for her stage work and a 1951 film Academy Award. Her quick ascent contrasted with her self described quiet, intelligent nature.
Roy Linwood Spangler of Roanoke Virginia had probation revoked by U S District Court and was sentenced to one year in prison for violating terms of a three year probation imposed November 23 in Beckley after pleading guilty to a mail bag charge. The probation officer reported violations at a Monday hearing before Judge John A Field Jr.
A young cyclist named Saul died when a bicycle wheel crushed his head after his shoulder gave way. Rescuers and two wreckers spent nearly two hours freeing the body from a shallow creek.
Hulett Smith's meet the people tour reaches Romney with plans to address local party members and supporters. The report lists survivors of a victim from Boone County and notes ongoing police investigation into a bicycle collision near Sylvester, with Dillingham family members named and funeral arrangements at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville referenced.
Smith travels to Martinsburg for a day-long session with Eastern Panhandle residents to raise issues with the governor and state officials.
Gov. Hulett C. Smith announced start of first-stage construction on Pipestem State Park in Summers and Mercer counties around August and an adjacent expansion at Hawks Nest in Fayette County with a deep aerial tram. The two projects are part of a 24 million park-improvement program funded largely by federal grants. Initial work focuses on a golf course at Pipestem and lodges at both parks.
Willard W Lowe a longtime Charleston businessman and former Kanawha Drug Co assistant sales manager died Monday after a long illness at Kanawha Valley Hospital He lived at 910 Amherst Dr and was active in Christ Church Methodist Masonic orders and Shrine groups Surviving are wife Nell daughter Beverly Gentry two sons Philip and Clay sister and other relatives Funeral Wednesday at Bartlett Funeral Home with burial Sunset Memorial Park Memorials urged in lieu of flowers to charity
The Navajo began weaving later in history, with rug and blanket making developing as a recognized craft in the 18th century and becoming a defining art form for the people.
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