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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1971
Page
15
Obituary notices list Esther Aleshire Hewett and others with multiple survivors. The notices cover deaths from Fayetteville to Beckley and Huntington, with services set at churches and funeral homes, burial sites at local cemeteries, and survivors including spouses, children, and siblings.
Local notices list services for Hamilton Ohio and Huntington residents, with funeral details for Ellis Jarrell and a Huntington death, plus obituaries for Monroe Johnston, Lilly McClung, Flora McElroy, Richard Mercer, George Newhouse, and Louie Ernie Jr. Surviving family members, burial plans, and funeral homes are noted, including dates, places like Flatwoods, Madison, Union, St Albans, Beckley, Charleston, and Three Mile, with cemetery and church locations.
John Bennet Benny Hall 80 of Glasgow died at home leaving 122 survivors and a large family across multiple states. The obituary notes his service at United Methodist Church Glasgow with burial at Montgomery Memorial Park London and extensive surviving relatives including widow daughters sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements and calling hours were announced by Cook Funeral Home Cedar Grove.
State police said the death of John Andrew Price 73 of Rupert formally of Kanawha County was accidental. He was found dead Wednesday in a garden at Greenwood Memorial Farm Beckley. Price apparently died from injuries after his leg caught in a garden tiller. He was a former Elk Milling Co. employee and WWI veteran who had lived in Rupert the past 15 years. Body at Good Shepherd Funeral Home in South Charleston pending arrangements.
Consumer Reports charges STP Racer's Edge thickens oil in new cars raising viscosity by two grades. Ford and General Motors service manuals discourage additives. STP president Granatelli defends product citing millions of satisfied customers while declining specific comment.
The Rising Stars of Rand will present a Father’s Day concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Kenawha City 4524 Washington Ave. Prizes will be given to the oldest and youngest father present. Public invited. Funeral notices follow for Mrs. Jean Gillian of ALMEROY Ohio and others with service details and burial plans.
Washington AP Sen. Robert Byrd says a $7 million increase in the education appropriation bill will fund more thorough aptitude testing and career counseling for high school students. He argues better vocational prep reduces college mismatches and unprepared youths, aiming to curb anti social behavior from bad life choices.
Prospective teachers must submit registration forms by June 24 for national teacher examinations at West Virginia University. Dr. James C. Parks says forms should be sent to the Princeton testing service in New Jersey. For registration details contact the Student Advising and Records Office at 508 Forestry Towers, Morgantown 26506.
Representative James Kee of West Virginia announces a special conference planned for later this month or early July to discuss aviation facilities and the proposed regional airport serving the Charleston Huntington area. The meeting aims to outline development, funding and logistical details for the project.
CLARKSBURG AP James Post 17 a South Harrison High School senior died from injuries after a motorcycle crash on U S 19 in Harrison County state police said The victim was the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Post of Lost Creek
Leo O. Hill has been nominated to serve as president of the Charleston Exchange Club for a term starting July 1. The election will be June 21. Other nominees include Morton J. Victorson as vice president Charles Capito secretary treasurer and R Emerson Carson John M Slack and Frederick Morgan as directors.
In Lewisburg the Greenbrier Student Summer Theater plans its season with Camelot Fiddler on the Roof and Othello. About 30 area students are participating in planning meetings led by Lee Gillespie director producer and Greenbrier East High School music and drama instructor. Rehearsals target June 26 and interested helpers should write Box 775 Lewisburg to Sharon Morton secretary.
BECKLEY The Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley seeks youth volunteers aged 15 to 18 for a summer program. Dr Henry Lee Butler says roles include medical administration, nursing, radiology, pharmacy, and more with weekly shifts and orientation June 13 to 19. Interviews run June 14 to 18.
Michael Rennie, tall distinguished actor who began as a stand-in and rose to film and television fame in the United States and Britain, died Thursday in Harrogate while visiting his mother. He was 62. Rennie starred in The Third Man in Britain and played in Hotel (1966) as a titled Englishman accused of hit and run. His career spanned from 1940 with roles in The Black Rose The Day the Earth Stood Still Les Miserables The Robe King of the Khyber Rifles Demetrius and the Gladiators Desiree Soldier of Fortune and The Rains of Ranchipur.
The 132nd Miami University commencement in Oxford, Ohio, graduates 2,315 students. Nine West Virginia residents are listed among them, including James W. Morgan Charleston and Elizabeth Suzanne Robinson St Albans, with other names tied to Charleston Parkersburg Vienna Wheeling and other locales.
The State Department of Highways set a June 22 public meeting to discuss a minor change in the 1-79 Appalachian Development Highway Corridor D interchange at Bridgeport. The plan shifts Corridor D northward about 700 feet and adds a loop in the southeast quadrant. The meeting follows a Kanawha Valley Community Council session and includes remarks by Paul Akana of United Way. Reservations for the $2 luncheon are via call.
General Motors announces recall of about 19,900 medium and heavy duty trucks and 900 rear engine schoolbuses to fix a dangerous clutch and flywheel failure. The issue has caused 55 injuries, including one to a school bus passenger, with over 100 truck failures and three bus failures since 1966. The flywheel clutch can explode when rotated at speeds above normal due to driver error or other conditions.
G T Thayer I becomes board chairman of Trojan Steel Co a 44 year old West Virginia steel fabrication and warehouse firm The new officers include R M Vena ble Jr president and GM William E Thayer secretary treasurer Earl I Carr senior VP Leo Kish C L Ash Fred W McClure Ernest H Chieves full VPs Joseph O'Brien Jr assistant secretary treasurer and Leon Cavender shop superintendent
Harold Casali formerly of Beckley was named director of information system services in the West Virginia Department of Finance and Administration. Commissioner John M. Gates announced the appointment on Thursday noting Casali’s return from California where he worked with Rand Corp. He holds a master’s degree in mathematics.
Listed permits include W J Arceneaux installing furnace and AC at 104 Sheridan Circle for 1500 dollars and Linzie Vance building a patio porch reroof at 4702 Lancaster Ave for 1500 dollars. Additional entries cover Mabel Lester reroof insulation and gutters at 306 Marion St for 900 dollars and Darrell L Hall installing shin gle siding at 12 Hemlock Way for 500 dollars. Other notices show Mrs Anna Morris building a foundation for mobile home at Galt Friendly Dr for 400 dollars and Thomas C McLaughlin installing restroom/w-ton air conditioner at 1713 Smith Rd for 300 dollars. L and J Realty Co repairing steps at 1551 Lewis St for 125 dollars and Kanawha Valley Bank renting back porch at 1599 Jackson F St for 50 dollars.
Frank Kelly said he will stay on as City Director of Relocation despite a Daily Mail report of his possible departure. He spoke at a Relocation Advisory Committee meeting about recertifying the Workable Program and suggested including a URA member in the committee. URA director Eric Hemphill had not received notice of resignation. The mayor stated that appointments are the mayor’s responsibility.
Lexington Kenton commission voted 32 to hire two Charleston West Virginia lawyers Chester Lovett and Stanley Presser who defended Mayor Pro Tem Tom Underwood in a bribery trial to conduct an investigation of irregularities across municipal departments. Mayor Charles Wylie and Commissioner Harry Sykes opposed citing cost and hiring out of state personnel.
Thomas D. Stewart and Robert A. McMillan of Charleston were among Emory University’s 1,100 graduates this week, each earning a master of business administration degree. McMillan is son of Dr. and Mrs. W. C. McMillan of 5010 Kanawha Ave, and Stewart is son of Dr. W. C. Stewart of Bridge Road, Charleston.
The US Bureau of Mines granted 134 672 to West Virginia University Electrical Engineering for ongoing research in mine communications and monitoring. Senator Robert Byrd noted the support in Washington reflecting continued funding for the program.
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