Sailor Confesses Beating Minister in West Virginia Search
In Beckley West Virginia sheriff officers say 18 year old Willard Graham of Patrick South Carolina admitted striking Rev J H Keaton during a ride from Huntington to Princeton. He told authorities he beat the minister and left him in the woods as the search for Keaton continues.
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Beckley
West
Keaton
Huntington
Princeton
Charleston
Chesterfield
Ink
Catlettsburg
Frankel
Grahams
U.S
Graham
U. S. 21
Mr. Keaton
U.S. 21
Raleigh
C. A. Thompson
Montgomery
Thompson
Missing minister Keaton sought after hitchhiker aid
Rev J H Keaton a 70 year old Primitive Baptist minister from Huntington is missing after a hitchhiker ride incident near Princeton. Police and volunteers search a wooded area as a sailor in South Carolina claims Keaton gave him a lift and was beaten and left on a road. Keaton had preached since 1919 across West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio and was known for never refusing a ride.
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Princeton
J. H. Keaton
Huntington
A.W. Keaton
South Carolina
Keaton
Primitive Baptist
Cat
Lettsburg
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Russell
A. W. Keaton
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
California
Saray
Allenic City
Rm Butta
Charleston
West
Irgina
Efait
Columbus
Dallas
Virginia
Denver
Los Angeles
Eripay
Loay
Antonica
San Francisco
Savannah
Washington
Locomotive Gift to Park From C&O
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will donate retired steam locomotive No 235 Kanawha type to a 3200 acre Logan park to be kept as a transportation and industrial progress monument. Three miles of former branch line right of way will also be given for park access. Gov Barron will accept the gifts with M J Dunn and notable state figures attending.
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Huntington
Iron Horse
Logan
Chesapeake & Ohio Rail Way
Woodland Park
Barron
M. J. Dunn
Cecil H. Underwood
Belle Church Sets Revival Campaign
Evangelist John Fant of New ark Ohio will conduct revival services at the Church of Christ in Belle starting in September and continuing through October. Services begin at 7 30 p m each evening with nightly meetings.
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Evangelist John Fant
Newark
Ohio
Church of Christ In
Belle
Five Gulf Coals Mines Prepare Saturday Shift for Export Demand
Beckley area mines operated Saturday shifts for the first time since 1957 with 900 miners reporting to work at Tams McAlpin Winding Gulf East Gulf and Maben. Traffic manager OW Nace cited a sharp rise in export coal demand and increased use of Pocahontas seam coal for domestic use.
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Beckley
Winding ‘Gulf Coals, Inc
OW. D. Nace
Tams
McAlpin
Winding Gulf
East Gulf
Maben
Nace
Poca “Hontas
New U S Arms Plan Set for U N
The United States plans to present at the United Nations a general disarmament framework with inspections. President Kennedy may address the General Assembly next Thursday outlining concessions on nonaligned participation and staged disarmament talks.
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E. W. Kenworthy
New York Times Co
Washington
United States
United Nations
Kennedy
U.N
General Assembly
U.S
Unon
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Geneva
Soviet Bloc
Moscow
Nto
John J. McCloy
Valerian A. Zarin
McCloy- Zarin
New York
Auditors Flag Irregularities at Welch Emergency Hospital
Legislative Auditor C H Koontz revealed Welch Emergency Hospital audit found irregularities totaling over 26000. A former official and a McDowell County man were arrested for misuse of funds. Receivables soared to 625939.71 with $15000 bond covering all staff and a claim for 26624.83 proposed.
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C. H. Koontz
Welch Emergency Hospital
McDowell
Koontz
End Bailey
McDowell County Grand Jury
Kanawha County
Grand Jury
Bailey Hit By Robbers Fifth Time
Washington West Virginia congressman Cleveland Bailey says his car was robbed on a government lot marking his fifth break-in since entering Congress seven years ago. He recounts losses of suits coats shirts and other clothing valued around 1450 in prior incidents and describes the latest theft after leaving his car with window slightly open.
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Washington
Cleveland M. Bailey
D-Wva
Jinho
Bailey
Congress
West Virginia
Three Workers Die as Scaffold Collapses at Marina City
In Chicago on a downtown Marina City concrete core project seven other workers were on a scaffold when a cable slipped from a hook and the platform buckled. Three air carpenters Wallace Humputa James Toner and Thomas Fields died after plunging 43 floors while Edward Schreck survived by hanging on. Foreman L J Schreck noted the fall halted work for the weekend.
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Chicago
Marina City
Chicago River
Loop Business District
Dhen
Wallace A. Humputa
James Toner
Thomas Fields
Edward Schreck
L. J. Schreck
Mrs. Thompson Joins National Cultural Center Advisory Board
Helen M. Thompson of Charleston, executive secretary of the American Symphony Orchestral League, becomes a member of the arts advisory committee for the National Cultural Center in Washington. She was invited by President Kennedy via Frederick G. Dutton. The center is funded by a nationwide drive led by the center’s board of trustees.
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Helen M. Thompson
Charleston
American Symphony Orchestral League
National Cultural Center
Washington
Maytag Washers and Dryers Ad Announces Deals
Notice promises easy monthly payments on Maytag washers and dryers arriving soon. The ad urges in person showroom visits with limited phone orders and emphasizes strong sales, with no underselling.
Plan to seek continued front page school bus reforms rejected
The article details a rejected plan to extend transportation policies adopted since 1933, including longer school days and regulated start times to provide better bus service. It notes mothers in Campbells Creek protesting for improved bus routes, with police handling disturbances and hearings for several participants.
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Lovenstein
Loven- Stein
Campbells Creek
Campbells Creek Elementary
Midway
Bosat
S. de Telpbon i Hovenstein
S. de Telpbon i Hovenstein ‘Sia Td It la Napossible
Auctioneers To Perform For Selves In West Virginia
West Virginia Auctioneers Assn plans a fundraising auction October 19 at its office 1243 Oakhurst Dr. Founded September 8 with H. C. Staats president and treasurer, John M. Vineyard vice president, W. S. Brock secretary. The group aims to improve auction methods, promote buyer benefits, and curb unethical practices while starting an apprenticeship program. Any WV auctioneer may join.
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Association
Oakhurst Dr
H. C. Staats
John M. Vineyard
W. S. ‘Brock
Staats
West Virginia
Parents Told to Return Children to School
About a dozen Cabin Creek area families were urged to bring their children back to class by Monday or face action. County Supt L K Lowenstein said attendance officers visited homes and warned of possible prosecution under compulsory attendance law.
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Cabin Creek
Emeaivha County
L. K. Lowenstein
Dry Branch
Ita
Wet Branch
Lowenstein
Yale Chaplains Convicted in Racial Tension Case
Ten Freedom Riders including Yale Chaplain William Goffin were found guilty of breach of the peace and unlawful assembly after protesting at a Montgomery bus depot. Other defendants, including Yale and Wesleyan professors, received fines and jail terms for their roles.
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Montgomery
William
Goffin
Yale University
Sadige
Alex Merks
County Court of Comune
Coffin
Sorindow
iArtur Rubinstein
Connecticut
Yale
Gaylord Nolce
Wesleyan University
John Maguire
David Swift
Middletown
Conn
Bernard Lee
Ralph, Aberpathy
Montgomery Improvement Assn
Wyatt
Lee Walker
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Unlawful Assembly
Laundry Mangle Iron Destroyed by Fire at Plant
Firefighters reported a mangle iron overheated and burned at Elite Laundry's main plant on 1 Virginia St. W. City. Damage was estimated at $1,000 and limited to the iron.
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Elite Laundry
Virginia St. W
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