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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1969
Page
5
Obituaries list multiple Charleston area residents with life details. Entries name ages, kin, churches, funeral homes, burial sites, and hospitals, noting long illnesses and local ties. The notices cover Barnette, Boone, Brooks, Brown, Casto, Goff, Harrison, Lanham, Landers, Schraven, Stevens, Yaraczky, Teel and others with survivors and service arrangements.
Common Pleas Judge Dennis Knapp orders the town of St. Albans to issue a building permit to Ashland Oil and Beaming Co. for a gas station. The decision finds previous refusals by the town’s building inspector mayor and council arbitrary and capricious.
A one man sit in by Joseph Yablonskiar a fired political director spread through United Mine Workers circles. Yablonski a longtime executive board member has claimed Boyle’s firing aimed at neutering his congressional lobbying. The protest occurred at the Mine Workers headquarters in downtown Washington as part of a political dispute within the union.
Ross resigns as manager of the Jendenin liquor store amid a shake up linked to Be er Commissioner Raho. Conaty says Ross owned a restaurant in Clentienin and planned employment changes that could not proceed, leading to his resignation. Carrie notes Ross was acting as manager of the Clendenin store.
A lawsuit was filed against a store in Hilts Missouri claiming injuries from a fall on stairs. The plaintiff, identified as She rereived, alleges negligence and seeks damages from the defendants including Gayle ane Toenachsen denartoens stare and others. The filing notes a prior directive granting relief and cites references to SPENOCERAL Fred 76 of 417 genitiy.
A jumble of funeral notices lists individuals and families from Kentucky and Ohio with burial locations in churches and cemeteries such as Clary Cemetery Morehead Elk Valley Advent Church and Washiy Chapel. It mentions Chapman Funeral Home and multiple cemeteries including Graeland Memorial Park and Riverview Chapel.
A second major blaze hit Cairo, destroying Cairo Wood Products Inc., a plant supplying wood pallets for U.S. ammo shipments. Firemen offered no resistance, while Pyramid Courts area gunfire marked the arson tied violence that has plagued the city. police chief Petersen faced the first day amid gunfire and threats.
Rep John B Anderson and a group of Senate moderates urged a halt to testing multiple missile warheads while pursuing a Soviet arms control accord. Anderson warned the arms race risks further escalation unless the testing is stopped now.
Mayor Elmer Dodson endorsed combining the city and Kanawha County jails in the new Government Square Urban Renovation Project courthouse. He said it would end needless duplication and improve efficiency though savings may be limited. Police and fire departments would welcome the space and operating efficiency.
Swaneston Fire Department rushed to Jefferson Avenue near the railroad Monday. Firefighters reported $10 damage from a diy am doAxe incident and noted a Captain Balany was in charge.
The Kanawha Parks and Recreation Commission approved a five percent raise for 20 staffers including a $1,000 yearly increase for recreation superintendent Terry Hamrick. Joseph P. O'Dell was hired as manager of revenue facilities, initially overseeing Shawnee Golf Course. May income from recreation sources reached 17 359, and Coonskin Park drew 87 941 Spark visitors. The panel discussed Rand group recreation help but no funds for property acquisition, and reviewed a long range plan for the Kanawha Two Mile watershed with questions on land needs and financing.
World War I hero and Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis dies at 77 from a ruptured aorta. Known as a master strategist he led Allied forces in North Africa and served as supreme allied commander Mediterranean. Eisenhower called him the ace card. Montgomery credited him with El Alamein breakthrough and the rout of Rommel.
A 22-year-old former Logan County soldier, Cpl. Douglas Ray Toney of Rockledge Florida, formerly Big Creek, died from injuries after a car crash in Florida. He had just returned on leave from Vietnam. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at James Funeral Home with burial in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby. He is survived by his parents Wattie and a sister and brothers Dallas E and Roger D.
Huntington report details Wallie Adkins confronting high bills from United Fuel Gas Co. After a rough winter he suspected a faulty meter at his Valentine Street home. An inspector checked the meter, bills rose to 24 dollars last month, and Adkins removed the gas source, spoke with company officials, and a meter test was planned with an inspection crew to follow up Tuesday.
Clark argues for a separate corrections department to run the state penal system. He notes Public Institutions oversees 14 facilities and urges transferring Berkeley Sanitarium and Welch Emergency Hospital to privatization. He opposes sharing parole supervision and cites penitentiary security and low starting guard salaries as concerns.
West Virginia Sen Neal A Kinsolving R Kanawha County sends a letter to President Nixon urging reversal of the Office of Economic Opportunity decision approving the two year Rural Action Designs Inc Knowledge Power project with a 280335 dollar federal grant Local GOP leader urges redirecting funds to aid WV children and criticizes private control of public money The plan would appoint former Kanawha County Senator Paul Kaufman to head the effort and train rural poor to address local poverty issues.
Governor Moore announced a plan to hire 2,200 high school students for two months in state agencies funded by 805000 federal and 90000 state dollars. The program aims to aid needy youths, boost government awareness, and support education toward government careers.
United Mine Workers mourned John Lewis with a closed memorial period and no disclosed funeral details. Lewis died last Wednesday night and was cremated in Washington. Union members across the US and Canada paused work for a daytime strike, a payless suspension authorized by the UMW contract.
In Williamson a preliminary hearing for two five year old Justice youths charged in four dynamite blasts last Wednesday has not been set. Bond is $5.40 for each. Dennis Stepp, 25, Justice, is held under $10,000 bond for grand jury action. No injuries or serious damages reported.
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