Obituary Notices From Charleston and Vicinity
Obituaries report Thermen Atkins of Red 2 Charleston dying of a heart attack in South Charleston yard work. Ralph Bowers of Rt. 2 Spencer dies en route after a heart attack. Clarence M Burdette of Charleston RFD 5 dies after eight months illness. Warwick Burdette family details follow. Mrs Mary Jacqueline Epling formerly of Flat Top dies in Akron Ohio. Mrs Minta Gandee of Clendenin 94 dies. services at Buff Lick Gospel Tabernacle. Minnie Margaret Burd of St. Albans dies after long illness. service at Owen Barth mortuary. Wailer Kennedy 38 of Maxwell St dies after long illness. service at West Union Methodist. Mike Ogger 81 of Falling Rock dies after short illness. services at Jarrett Cemetery Elkview. Granville H McCourt 79 of Webster Springs dies. services at Salisbury Church. Virgil Scott 44 of Chesapeake drowns in Kanawha backwaters. service at Old Glory Baptist. Enoch D Carberry 71 of Kenna dies after three months illness. many descendants listed. Mary E Weekly 73 of Tornado dies after long illness. services at Tornado Methodist Church. Charles E Workman 82 of Birchton dies after long illness. burial in Surratt Lemon Cemetery.
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Atkins
Thermen H.—<s
RED
Charleston
South Charleston
Hill ‘Tops Baptist Church
Davis Creek
United Mine Workers of America
Alma
Lyle R
Navy
California
Clifford
New York City
Dale
John
Bloomingrose
Fredi
Van
Cleanie
Madison
Ellie Sexton
Cowen
Minnie Wells
Lula James
Chnningham Mortuary
Epling
Mary Jacqueline
Thomas Mortuary
Oak Hill
Elmo Alderman
Flat Top
Mercer County
Akron
Ohio
Milbern Reed
Victor
Betty Terry
Lynchburg
Carl
Tennyson Epling
Alma Reed
Juanita Epling
Gandee
Minta
Buff Lick Gospel Tabernacle
Hugh Young
Charles Swigger
Shaver Cemetery
Clen Genin
Jordan Light Baptist Church
Troy Auxier
Clendenin
Homer Auxier
Cincinnati
Noah Auxier
Effie Parks
Middlebourne
Chloe Schobert
Belle
Alvy Shelly
Glen Mary
Tenn
Dessie Brooks
Lansing
George Strickland
Icke Elmore
Clendenia
Stella Kinser
Tad
Hess and Harper Mortuary
Burd
Minnie Margaret
St. Albans
F. QO
Singleton
Greendale Dr
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Qger
M. F
Mike
Falling Rock
United Fuel Gas Co
Grace
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Elkview
Ella Morris
Verna Fizer
Blue Creek
Delores England
Jerry
East Liverpool
Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle
Ernest Barley
Jarrett Cemetery
Hafer
Hccourt
Granville H
Salisbury Church
Webster Springs
Hoy Carder
Clifton Ford
McCourt
Mary
Beecher
Belair
Stacy
Irondale
Oddie
Parcoal
Gaye Hamner
Newville
Gladys Clutter
Cora Green
Patrick
Phoenix
Ariz
Phillip
Jack
Toronto
Dodd and Hart Mortuary
Scott
Virgil
Old Glory Baptist Church
Winifrede
Elmer Stevens
Saw Mill
Chesapeake
Kanawha River
Johnson Mortuary
Marmet
Mary E
Tornado
C&o Hospital
Huntington
Tornado Methodist Church
Homer Schultz
Howard Kelley
Barboursville
Carroll Kelley
Georgia
Roy Morton
C. H. Dorsey
Blue Sulphur Cemetery
Alley
Caldorph Mortuary
Charles E
Birchton
Raleigh County
Ada Bell
Opie
Miss Quinnie Workman
Prince and
Milton
Twilight
Delphia Kidwell
Otie Surratt
Glen Daniels
Packsville Baptist Church
Delbert Jarrell
Surratt' Lemon
Arnett
Valley Mortuary
Whitesville
Nagy Case Sparks Embassy Attacks Across Capitals
The Nagy case triggers protests and diplomatic strains as Yugoslavia recalls its ambassador from Moscow amid a Hungarian refuge controversy. UN diplomats note a possible call to Russian representatives before the reconstituted Hungary committee.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tito
Hungary
Nagy
Budapest
United Nations
Special Committee
Flooded Mine Disaster Spurs Safety Overhaul Plans
A federal investigation into a mine flooding disaster notes water from an impoundment exceeded expectations after 19 days of heavy rain. Inspectors blamed inadequate mine roof support and a blocked drain, urging relocating ponds, stricter permits, and strata assessment to prevent recurrence.
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Wilson
State Department of Mines
State Water Commission
Weather Update From National Forecast Report
The bulletin notes rain for most of the eastern seaboard with cooler conditions midweek. Temperatures vary with warmer waves in the northern plains and little change elsewhere, stretching from the Rockies to the Gulf Coast states.
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Eastern
Seaboard
Blaine
Florida
Rockies
Gulf Fi Coast
West Virginia Grip on Industrial Growth Urged
West Virginia and nearby states push for community development to attract and retain industry. Officials from Huntington and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce call for honest self inventories, improved infrastructure, and active local support to lure plants, with state funds cited for development programs and projects.
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Ipex, Inc
Nitro
E. J. Fox
New York City
Union Carbide Development Co
West Virginia
Fox
J.C. Zimmerman
Louisville
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Zimmerman
Funerals and notices listed for West Virginia towns
Funeral notices for Thema Bird Clyde Bowe Mary Ann Callaghan Ernest Inney Russell Artz Hazel Lore Charles Myers Mary Rush Tarry Stanley and Brose Tincher with burial plans across Charleston Ripley St Albans and surrounding areas. A separate civic discussion by Eric Jones of Pennsylvania outlines financing and community development loan programs and the role of state and federal agencies.
City Man Cast in Desert Song at Tacoma
Noble E. Washington son of Mrs. Clara Washington of 1218 Bel Air Court appears in The Desert Song in Tacoma Washington He is a clinical psychologist in the Army Medical Corps at Fort Lewis Washington Also noted are funerals for Nora Lee Weatherford Emma Hanaker Weikle with burial details in Fayetteville Oak Hill Vago and Fayette County locations
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Noble E. Washington
Clara Washington
Bel Air Court
Tacoma
Wash
Army Medical Corps
Fort Lewis
Weatherford
Nora Lee
Scarbro
Fayette County
Scarbro Baptist
William Johnson
W. J. West
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Strike for More Meat Ends at Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kansas 2200 inmates refused food and work on Friday. By afternoon the protest weakened with leaders isolated. About 100 of 700 in A cellhouse went to dining hall and ate. Guards dispersed others as plans formed to feed on the yard. Prisoners complained about meat portions and variety of food.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Looney
C. H. Looney
Jothers
Senate extends taxes and revises rates in transportation bill
The Senate approved extending existing taxes for one year while debating tax relief. The measure would also halt planned reductions in cigarette and spirits taxes and keep freight and passenger transport levies, with a House compromise possible. Conferees include Byrd Kerr Martin Williams Smathers.
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Senate
House
Washington
Eisenhower
Red Congress
Fies
Senate House
Mittee
Harry F.byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Edward Martin
R-Pa
John J. Williams
R-Del
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Famed Newspaperman Herbert Swope Dies at 76
Herbert B. Swope, 76, towering figure in American journalism, died Friday at Doctors Hospital. A 1917 Pulitzer winner for WWI dispatches, he led the New York World as executive editor from 1920 to 1929 and helped found the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1922.
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New York
Herbert Bayard Swope
Purifizer
Swope
Telegram
New York State Racing Commission
Doctors Hospital
William Allen White
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Associated Press
Old City News Assn
New York City
Germany
St. Louii
Gerard Swope
General Electric Co
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Chicago Tribune
the World
Lord Northcliffe
America
The
World
Times
Fall From Truck Injures 15 Year Old in Tup pers Creek
Hershel Lane a 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs Howard Lane Fisher Hollow Union Prong area toppled from the back of a moving truck Friday night while hitch hiking with two other boys. He was taken by Cunningham ambulance to Charleston General Hospital in semi conscious condition with a possible skull fracture and listed as fair.
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Tuppers Creek
Hershel Lane
Howard Lane
Fisher Hollow
Union Prong
Cunningham
Charleston General Hospital
Lebanon Storm Moves Toward New Presidency
The piece discusses the National Block Party’s proposals for a truce election and new president in Lebanon, with Chamoun’s resignation seen as likely. It notes Nasser’s precarious position amid economic and political strains and the possible effect of UN intervention while warning of desperate measures if the government endures.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
al Nur
Ady
Korea
National Assembly
Paris
William C. Camp
Lbel
Huntington
United Nations
Ohio Valley
Indus
Maurice
Schul
Foreign Ministry
Italy
U. N
National Block Party
Chamoun
Nasser
Syria
Egypt
Suez
West
U.N
America
Telephone Co. to Build Large West Virginia HQ
The Phone Company plans a four door headquarters 300 by 330 feet with 140000 square feet of usable office space. The building will feature buff brick West Virginia stone granite accents and aluminum fixtures. A cafeteria parking lot and entrances on all sides are planned.
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MacCorkle Ave
West Virginia
United Fuel
Johnson
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