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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1963

Page

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Anderson Hillard Jr dies at 54 in Charleston area

Anderson Hillard Jr 54 of 834 Amity Dr died unexpectedly Monday at home. He was a farmer from Winona Fayette County living in Charleston about 12 years. Surviving include Minnie his widow sons Anthony and Hillard Lee Anderson both at home two daughters Omie and Para Medley a sister Martha Weens of Detroit and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not specified. Burial details unavailable.

Anderson, Hillard Jr Amity Winona Fayette County Charleston Minnie Anthhoony Hillard Lee Anderson Omie Rexrode Wiliam F Bartow Methodist Church Jack Miller Tracy Boyer Bartow Pocahontas County Charleston General Hospital the Conservation Commission Mattie Elma Rexrode Baltimore Margie Wymer Blue Grass Bessie Glass Clifton Forge Merle Edward Bristol, Tenn Clarence Carl Joe Meadow Fork Wallace

Turkish Army Closes Reed­er and Morgantown Death Notice

A Turkish Army closure affects daily publication while Morgantown obituaries report Ruth Nale death amid martial law. The piece lists extensive survivors, church services, and funeral details spanning Beckley Bartow and Charleston regions, with multiple family members named and buried across Virginia and West Virginia locales.

West Virginia state college hosts lexicography conference

Dr. Philip B. Gove editor in chief of Webster's Third New International Dictionary will headline West Virginia State College 10th conference of English teachers. The event on Nov 9 in the college library will focus on lexicography with a keynote address The Words We Use at 10 am. Demonstrations of dictionary use in schools are on the program along with other sessions. Funeral notices for local residents are listed following the conference items.

Philip B. Gove West Virginia State College Gove

New York Mirror to Cease Publication After 40 Years

Hearst Corp announces final editions of the New York Mirror to be published Tuesday night with Wednesday issue sealing the paper. About 14 percent of Mirror staff lose their jobs. severance promised. New York Daily News purchases Mirror assets and name, ending a 40 year rivalry in tabloid field. The Mirror had a daily circulation around 882,000, second to the Daily News.

Newrk Mirror The Hearst Corp New York Daily News New York Morning News Paper Field the Mirror Daily News New York Charles B. McCabe

Huntington Man Killed In Germany Car Crash

Spec. 5 Arnold Chaffins of Huntington, West Virginia, died in Germany after his privately owned car swerved off a street near his bar Tacks, struck a lightpost, and fell 15 feet into a tunnel. He suffered a severely fractured skull and multiple injuries. he died hours after arrival at a local Army hospital with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment.

Mernberg Germany U.S. Army Arnold Chaffins Huntington W. Va Chaffins 2Nd Armored Cavalry Array

Yeager Patriarch, 67, Dies at Hamlin Home

Albert Hal Yeager father of famed Air Force pilot Col Charles E Chuck Yeager died at 67 after months illness in Hamlin. Son Chuck Yeager on duty in Germany expected home soon. Elder Yeager long active in gas industry owned Yeager Drilling Co. of Hamlin. Survived by widow Susie a daughter Pansy Cummings two other sons Hal Jr Roy a brother Walter three sisters and seven grandchildren. Body at Koontz Funeral Home.

Clay Deborah Marie Carol Holmes Tioga Nicholas County Sacred Heart Hospital Richwood Johnny Holmes Johnny Carolyn Black’s Chapel Church Camden Gauley Black’s Chapel White and Coleman Funeral Home Drew Louise Dorsey Greater Emmanuel Apostolic Church Jesse Hunn James Hart Spring Hill Cemetery Avesta Dr St. Albans Preston Funeral Hamlin Albert Hal Yeager Air Force Charles E Chuck) Yeager Germany Yeager Muroc Calif Col. Yeager Aerospace Research Pilot Training School Edwards Air Force Base Lincoln County Yeager Drilling Co Susie Pansy Cummings Hal Jr Nitro Roy Rock Cave Walter Lula Lewis Branchland Ella Deering Huntington Pearl Dent Chapmanville Koontz Funeral Home

French Diplomat’s Visit Cut Short at West Virginia State College

A French diplomat Gerard de Villesbrunne leaves campus earlier than planned, canceling Friday night assembly and rescheduling a faculty meeting to 8:30 p.m. Thursday after sessions with French-speaking students. He will attend a 10 a.m. Friday scholarship convocation.

West Virginia State College Gerard de'da_ Villesbrunne

Admiral Kirk Diplomat and War Hero Dies at 74

Adm Kirk a Philadelphia native and Naval Academy graduate died at 7 30 am in Washington from heart ailment. He served as ambassador to Russia in the late 1940s and led a Sicily invasion task force in 1943 and supported Normandy landings in 1944. Surviving are his widow Lydia a son Roger and two daughters Mrs John Appel and Mrs Peter Folbert. Services set for Friday at St John s Episcopal Church Arlington Cemetery to follow.

New York Alani Jg. Kirk Russia Normandy France Kirk Bath U.S Army Naval Academy London Navy Lydia Roger Moscow John Appel Villanova Peter Folbert Washington St. John’s Episcopal Church Arlington National Cemetery

Atallan Women Attala contribution varies with time

Fragmentary text shows Attala group and Atallan women contributing to a local effort, with unclear specifics. The brief notes a fluctuating contribution or support level tied to timing or events, but details remain unreadable in the OCR snippet.

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