Obituary notices from Charleston area
Obituaries for Joseph H Bloom 71 of Dixie St died at daughter’s home in Silver Spring MD after brief illness. Survived by wife Rose two sons Bernard W Marvin, and others. Also Layton Bradley 60 of Ripley Jackson County died after long illness with service in Evans Otterbein church. Casto Oscar Uncle Jeft of Hometown died in Charleston hospital. Harrison Dean 47 of North Hand St retired building custodian survived by wife Katie one son Harrison Jr one daughter Dorothy. Haynes Gilbert Washington died at 4524 Lentz St member First Baptist Church survived by wife Jennie two daughters and many relatives. Mrs Fannie Leonard of St Augustine Fla former Charleston died. funeral at Augustine Catholic Cathedral. Molex David B service at City Bible Center Kanawha Blvd E burial Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. Three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph P Molin of Hamp ton Va died in hospital. Barron criticized Eisenhower policy. funeral at Robinson home Elk Two Mile. Helozco Stella 87 of Holly Grove died after long illness survived by Tony husband two daughters Helen Lane Violet Phillips seven grandchildren. Walter Scott Wiley of Greenbrier St died in Charleston nursing home long illness retired druggist and Elks member survived by wife Aileen and son Charles and four grandchildren. Service at Pryor Funeral Home East Bank and at Simpson Chandler Funeral Home.
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Bloom
Joseph H
Dixie St
Albert Graber
Silver Springs
Wheeling
Helmest
Dacos
Charleston
Synagogue of Israels
Rose
Bernard W
Marvin
Kenova
J. D. Bradley
Ripley
Parsons Funeral Home
Casto
Oscar
Jeft
Hometown
Charleston Hospital
Poca Baptist Church
UMW
Edith
Ruby Franco
Bessie Sowards
Hurricane
Peggy Johnson
St. Albans
Betty Jane Homes
Youngstown
Ohio
Margaret Thornton
Homer
Vinton
Jalens
Poca
Truman Wilkinson
Big Cherry
Harrison
North Hand St
St. Francis Hospital
Katies
Harrison Jr
Dimbar
Dorothy Brown
Charles. Gon
James
Washington, D. C
Young Street
Baptist Church
Harden and Harden
Russell L. Rob] Barron
Presiison
Eisenhower
Hobinson
Dhurch
Ilemioczko
Abs
Stella
Holly Grove
Poland
Tony
Helen Lane
Violet S. Phillips
GallJagher
Kathleen Lupa
Pryor Funeral
East Bank
Ralph Keeley
Holy Grove
Ylie
Walter Scott
Greenbrier St
First Presbyterian Church
Wylie Drug Store
Washington and
Morris Srs
Charleston Elks Lodge
Rirs
Aileen Fraser
Charles 5
Simpson-Chandler
Funeral notices and burials across multiple churches
A torn clippings list of obituaries and funeral arrangements. Names include Randy Aaoi Cree Ai and Harriet with services at Fullinger Cemetery on Dranty Creek and burial details for Mrs Mond Emmet at White Sulphur Springs. Various ministers Rev Cort Davis Rev Harman Haynes and Rev Ray Capares are noted.
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Kyo
Jonn Oho
Chesarmane
Leonora Josnson Furey
Harriet
Arriah Wilghomme
Fullinger Cemetery
Dranty Creek
Pomeroy
Simran
Gry Branch
Pomgrey
Concrere
Gry Brenen
Cort Davis
Ritz
George Lewin
Cina
Nebe Sperrite Bopnet
Harman Haynes
Re. Ray Capares
Surtil
Rite Cemetery
Ian's
Hurricanes Near Puerto Rico Threaten Coastal Towns
About 1,700 Marines from Camp Lejeune aboard ships after training on Vieques Island. Puerto Rico braces as Donna tracks toward Fajardo and San Juan with 160 mph winds. Red Cross deploying staff and authorities ordering evacuations of waterfront slums including La Perla.
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Joh Pageman
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
6Th Marine Regiment
San Juan
Weatherwen
Fajardo
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
Donna
Florida
Virgin Islands
W. D. Dibreff
Atlanta
Red Cross Disaster Service
Red Cross
Puerto Rio
Jumacuo
Yabucon
Puerto Rios
Luis Munoz
la Perla
el Murro
Aldeo
Democratic candidate assails Republicans over road paving
At a Pocahontas County picnic in Seneca State Forest Alty Gen W. W. Barron charged the Republican administration of purging the Scare Road Commission of Democrats to hinder road building. He claimed the Democratic legislature had given the governor promises on paving roads.
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Dunmore
Govroot
Alty
W. W. Barron
Seneca State Forest
Pocahontas County
Legisla
Twelve Men Arrested On Gambling and Liquor Charges
Charleston vice squad arrested twelve men early Sunday on gambling and liquor charges. Names include Robert Massie, Joe Harris, Clarence Allen, Roscoe Crockett, Alphonso Oliver, Dongise Wynn, Jessie Wilson, Alex Armstrong, James Good, Ben Brown, Melvin Lowery, and others. All face municipal court hearings Thursday.
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Charleston
Vice Squad
Pley
Court St
Robert Massie
Dickinson St
Joe Harris
Bream St
Clarence Allen
Chesapeake
Roscoe Crockett
Alphonso Oliver
Dryden St
Dongise Wynn
Jessie Wilson
Hanna
Alex Armstrong
Crescent Ra
James Good
N. Rand St
Ben Brown
Spring St
Mass for Mrs Swint 74 held at Sacred Heart
Requiem Mass for Mrs Marcelene Swint 74 of 920 Ridgemont Rd will be celebrated by Bishop McDonnell at Sacred Heart Church. Archbishop Swint to officiate burial at Mt Olivet. Surviving five daughters two sons two sisters a brother and 19 grandchildren. Body at Owen Barth Funeral Home with rosary at 2 PM today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcellene Swint
Ridgemont
Thomas J. McDonnell
Diocese of
Wheeling
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John J. Swint
Mt. Olivet
Swint
B. HL Swint
Charlestes
D. Sheets
Arthur J. ‘Power
Calvin E. Beckelheismer
Charleston
W. ‘Norbert Shane
Huntington
N. Yu
Agnes DeSales
B. If. Swintian
John P. Swint
Charlestous
William P_ i Cottey
Charles Smith
Janiaster
Owen-Barth Funlerat
Kon
Katanga Faces Threat Amid Congo Movements
A Congo briefing reports troop movements between Stanleyville, Lutuluabourg and Luluabourg as Soviet planes operate in the area. Katanga's army claims to take steps against a northern invasion while frontier units are reinforced and appeal for foreign volunteers to Tshombe's Katanga force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork Nusd
Kape
Stanley+ville
Lumumba
Congo
Luluabourg
Kasai
Stanleyville
Curumba
Katanga
Imiad
Belgium
France
Rhodesia
Netherlands
South Africa
Mosse' Tshombe
City Man Shot Assailant At Large In Charleston
Charleton state police reported a Charleston man shot Saturday night at Charlotte's Place near Piedmont Road. Robert Stewart 28 of 129 Norton Avenue was wounded in the side and treated at Charleston General Hospital then released. Police said the motive is undetermined and the assailant remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelyan
Charleston
Basa
Robert Stewart
Norton Ave
Charlotte’s Place
Piedmont Rd
Stewart
Charleston General Hospital
Bloodmobile Visits Methodist Laymen
More than 500 laymen are expected to attend the Laymen Institute for men of the Methodist West Virginia Conference in Jackson from September 16 to 18. The event centers on religious instruction and community service within the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Laymen's Institute For Men
Methodist West Virginia
Capitol event hosts notable speakers at state capitol gathering
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity hosts a Kanawha-Clay chapter dance and blood drive at the State Capitol complex. Dr. Thomas Garruth of Atlanta and Bishop Fred Hollaway headline, with activities running from morning to afternoon across Tuesday and Wednesday in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Smith
Pi. Pleasant
Thomas A. Garruth
Atlanta
Fred G. Holloway
New West Virginia
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Mobile
Cotunda
State Capitol
Charleston
West Virginia Labor Federation to endorse candidates at convention
The West Virginia Labor Federation will convene at week’s end to decide endorsements and a 1961 legislative program. James L. McDevitt of the AFLCIO heads a speaker slate with about 300 delegates expected. The COPE committee will draft recommendations for Senate and state offices, to be reviewed by the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Labor Federation
James L. McDevitt
Aflcio
West Virginia
COPE
Glen Armstrong
U. S. Senate
State Senate
House of Delegates
Labor Day Activities Across Charleston and Statewide
Downtown stores in Charleston open late Tuesday after Labor Day observances. Three day celebrations run in Tollanshee Paden City and Sistersville while Morgantown Parkersburg Pt Pleasant Smithers and Comfort mark one day events. Candidates from Republicans and Democrats appear at rallies and labor events across the state including Governor Underwood Harold Neely Carl Webster E Franklin Pauley Dayton Stemple and Joe Burdett among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Tollanshee
Paden City
Sistersville
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant
Smithers and
Comfort
Jennings Randolph
Polish Leader Urges Action Against Peasant Resistance
Polish Communist Party Chief Wlady slaw Gomulka urged laws permitting compulsion and sanctions against peasants resisting the drive to raise agricultural output. He criticized recent crop shortfalls and faulted private landowners for most arable land, while signaling possible pressure on those not joining agricultural circles.
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Warsaw
Poland
Polistyt Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Ibreite
Langeer
Gomuka
Gomalks
Agricul
Gomulka
Car Wrecks Cause Two Arrests
Three Charlestonians were injured in two Sunday auto mishaps and two men were charged with drunk driving. Jess Johnson and Betty Johnson were hurt on Campbell's Creek Road in a two car collision. Harold Carpenter 28 of Springfield Drive was jailed on a drunk driving charge. Baria 37 of Quarrier Street sustained minor injuries when his car struck a parked vehicle on U.S. 35.
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Jess
Betty Johnson
Spring Fork Dr
Campbell's Creek
Harold Carpenter
Springfield Dr
al Marry Baria
Quarrier St
U.S. 35
Baria
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Kennedy Campaign Tours Alaska Pressing Voter Drive
Kennedy spreads across Alaska as part of a broad Western swing. He touts a projected rise in registered voters and stresses national security and nuclear policy while attacking Eisenhower from the road. The visit features rallies in Palmer and Anchorage with a 000pledge to campaign in the 49th state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Michigan
Pocatello
Idaho
Washington State
Pacific Coast
Frank Thompson
Id-Nj
Congress
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Alaska
Nison
Washington
San Francisco
Palmer
Anchorage
Los Angeles
Matanuska
Better Understanding Veered Randolph Says
Randolph warns that the doom of humanity faces a third world war unless better international understanding is achieved. The Democrat senator urged negotiation and constructive conduct of foreign affairs to avert civilization annihilation amid tensions among the great powers.
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Gandelville
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Gandeeville J
la Roane County
Three Arrested In Raid on Kanawha Flying Club
Three people are arrested after a South Charleston state police raid on a private Kanawha Flying Club on Sissonville Road. Gerald Bower 45 Elk River Road manager charged with possession for sale and sale of liquor. Mrs Ufa Palmucci 28 Kanawha Turnpike South Charleston charged with sale of liquor. James Carlisle Beltah 34 Elk River Road charged with possession for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Charleston
Sissonville Rd
J. E. Durst
Kanawha Flying Club
Gerald Bower
Elk River Rd
Ufa Palmucci
Kanawha Turnpike
James Carlisle Beltah
Impatient God Man Arrested On Liquor Charge
State police arrested James Arthur Smith, 42, of 50 Oliver St in St Albans on a possession of liquor for sale charge. Seven pints of whisky and nine fifths of wine were seized at his home. Smith posted bond to await a preliminary hearing before Justice G D Raider.
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St. Albans
James Arthur Smith
Oliver St
Jofficers
Smith
Justice of the Peace
G. D. Raider
Lockbridge
Summers County
Page
Gwinn
Justice of
Randolph
St. al
Gwinns
Navy anchors frayed details on adrift sailor case
Navy officials warned that statements by Swain could be used in administrative action as a Navy crew from Norfolk returned to base after a coast guard aided search for a bomber crewman. Two coast guard planes aided the all day search as fishermen ferried supplies and the Neptune aircraft prepared for repairs at St Petersburg.
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NAVY
Air Forces
Swain
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Barksdale Air Forcn
Schley
Crawfords Sorew
Epersvile
Fla
St. Petersburg
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