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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1962

Page

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Gazettes 16 day Mexico tour for $615

Gazette Tours partners with United and Eastern Air Lines to offer a Sept 20 to Oct 13 Mexico trip for 615 dollars. Depart Charleston via United on Sept 28 to New Orleans with an overnight stay, then to Mexico City for guided visits to key sites and meals chosen from 26 restaurants.

Taxco The Gazette Mexico Gazette Tours United Air Lines Eastern Air Lines Charleston New Orleans Mexico City Hilton ‘Hotel Cuernavaca Lau

Quarrier Street Home Burglarized as Tour Plans Change

A report details burglaries at the home of Mrs. Nella Berlin at 1589 Quarrier St. and a moving tour itinerary from Mexico City to San Jose Purua Ixtapan Taxco and Acapulco with stops, meals included, and a $73 deposit to hold reservations, deadline Aug 31.

Mexico City San Jose Purua Nella Berlin Quarrier St Ixtapan Greenbrier City of Silver Taxco Hotel Victoria Om “Taxco Acapulco

Bluefield burglary case widens with new arrests

Four Bluefield suspects linked to a February grocery burglary and police involvement were named by Bivins. Huston Howington of Princeton and Marvin Brooks of Bluefield were implicated. Brooks was arrested in Los Angeles by FBI agents and faces an $18,000 burglary charge tied to Capt Crigger.

William Farman Rabbit) Martin Bluefield Bivins Huston Howington Princeton Marvin Brooks Brooks Los Angeles Calif FBI Crigger John Michaels Mercer County Ira Methany Kenneth Murphy Bivens

Train Crash in Italy Kills 1 Hurts 36

A Yugoslav freight train derailed and collided with a passenger train near Settimo Torinese. One killed and 36 injured as officials blamed aging Yugoslav rolling stock. In the U.S. a Kanawha River lock and dam project awarded to Valley Electric for navigation signaling and siren PA system at London Marmet and Winfield dams. Work to finish in 180 days.

Italy Settimo Torinese Italian Transport Ministry Kanawha River U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Sunday Valley Electric Co Fremont Ohio London, Marmet Winfield

Youths Nabbed After Leaving Camp

Eight boys aged eight to 15 were taken into custody after an Italian passenger train derailed when an axle snapped on Yugoslav freight cars, dragging three others. The youths, found with stolen bicycles near a workman’s hut, had walked away from Union Mission earlier that morning. No charges had been filed.

Union Mission

Candidates School Set for statewide notices

Campaign topics for 1956 discussed by GOP chair Howard V. Corcoran at a candidates school. Notices went to all candidates for Congress State Senate House of Delegates and county offices. Corcoran cites recent Republican municipal wins and predicts the House of Delegates may be captured this year.

GOP Howerd Unecoran Congress State Senate House of Delegates Corcoran West Virginia

Boy suffers severe hand injuries from dynamite cap blast

A one year old boy may lose two fingers and part of a thumb after a dynamite cap exploded in his right hand Sunday near his Julian home. Thomas Smith, son of Henry Smith, underwent late Sunday surgery at Charleston Memorial Hospital with fears of further loss. Separate injuries include John Marlowe, 21, from Chesapeake with a broken right arm after a motorcycle crash in Ohio on a wet road, listed in satisfactory condition. Barbara Marion, seven, daughter of Grover Marion of Marmet, admitted with a broken left arm from a fall from a tree, reported in satisfactory condition.

Charleston Memorial Hospital Thomas Smith Henry Smith Julian John Marlowe 119Th St Chesapeake Ohio Barbara Marion Grover Marion 95Th St. Marmet

Charleston Man Injured In U.S. 35 Crash

A Charleston man was hurt in a car truck collision near Point Pleasant on Friday. Roy Hoover, 40, of RL 1 Charleston suffered a dislocated shoulder and facial cuts. He was driving an Anderson's Rick Rock Inc. truck on U.S. 35, treated at Point Pleasant hospital, then transferred to Mountain State Hospital.

Charleston Point Pleasant Mountain State Hospital Roy Hoover Anderson's Rick Rock Inc U. S. 35

State SPULRE Dip in Sales and Bond Totals

State sales in May reached 3,960,309 dollars, up 23,500 from May 1961. Bond sales in Kanawha County for the first four months totaled 2,869,512 dollars, leading the state, while Virginia and West Virginia show varied year to year changes and a national average decline of 3 percent.

Sse Thomas Vanderford Vanderferd Virginia West Virginia Kanawha

Soil District Seeks Prize in National Competition

Capitol Soil Conservation District enters the 16th annual contest to crown the nation's top 52 districts. State performance is weighed against peers, with Goodyear sponsoring and a state committee selecting the West Virginia winner. The evaluation covers May 1 1962 to April 30 1963 and may lead to a grand award: an expense paid vacation study trip to Arizona in December 1963 for a district leader and the outstanding cooperator.

Capitol Soil Conservation District E.G. Cantley Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co Akron Ohio West Virginia Arizona

Police Investigate Robbery on Quarrier Street Bridge

City detectives probe a Sunday assault and robbery on Quarrier Street bridge over Elk River. The victim, James Lewis of 1224 Crescent Road, reports a man struck him in the jaw, took $4, and fled.

Quarrier Street Elks River James Lewis Crescent Rd

Thieves Wreck Car in Chase on West Side

A stolen car was reported at 3:30 a.m. near Bigley Cafe. Officers Hieum and Walters found the car on Tennessee Avenue and Lee Street, triggering a high speed chase. The vehicle nearly hit a car, swerved onto a sidewalk, and struck the Bank of West Virginia Building. The driver fled. a passenger was detained for questioning. no charges filed yet.

Charleston Bigley Cafe Bigley Ave R. L. Hieum R. L. Walters Tennessee Avenue Lee Street Roane Street Bank of West Virginia Tennessee

Cabbie Reports Seeing Robbery In Charleston

Cab driver George Flowers told police he saw two women and a man struggle with another man about 6 am on Wyoming Street and Ohio Avenue. The trio took the man’s billfold and fled in a car, and detectives are investigating the possible strong-arm robbery.

George Flowers Wyoming Street Ohio Avenue

Vandals Slab Tires On Cars In City Incident

Police investigated vandalism in the 100 block of Garrison Avenue after tires on several vehicles were punctured by an ob ject. Three residents were questioned about the incident and a suspect described as a man who allegedly attacked a woman and fled. Juvenile involvement suspected.

Garrison Avenue

FASTEETH Promises Better Fit for False Teeth

An old health ad touts FASTEETH as a powder to sprinkle on false teeth to prevent wobbling and embarrassment. It claims the alkaline formula is non acid, helps teeth feel more comfortable, and to fight breath issues while stating the product is widely available.

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