Ministers Forge Funeral Procedures For Church Services
Calfee Funeral Home representative Price Calfee Jr spoke at Beckley Area Ministerial Association as ministers agreed on funeral practices. The group supported consulting pastors, holding services promptly, church as the service site, and church funds for expenses. Ground breaking at Maxwell Hill scheduled for Sunday at 4 pm and a three hour Good Friday service planned for April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Calfee Jr
Charles Delaney
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Maxwell Hill
First Methodist
T. M. Waldron
Richard Carpenter
W. H. Foglesong
J. W. Witherspoon
B. L. Moss
Two Mabscott Men Face Grand Jury On B and E
Mabscott men Lewis McKinley Jurson and Leonard Lane were arraigned on two B and E counts after police said they confessed to breaking into Town and Country Restaurant and Lincoln Logs Restaurant. Bonds were set at 500 dollars each, and they were remanded to jail. A third man, David D. Layne, was arraigned, posted bonds, and released. police indicated the suspects confessed to other break ins in Florida and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Joe Rodriguez
Lewis McKinley Jurson
Leonard Lane
Town and Country
Lincoln Logs
David D. Layne
Florida
South Carolina
Daley faces possible Republican surge and payroll pressure
Chicago forebodings warn of large Republican turnout that could push Daley ally King Richard toward trouble. Reportedly, Daley seeks energized precinct captains and Democratic mobilization from city workers. Sun Times poll predicted a mayoral win above 57 percent, about 150,000 votes, with overall turnout under 1 million of 1.7 million eligible voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Richard
Daley
Chicago Sun-Times
Adamowski
Chicago
Welfare surplus review targets avoiding welfare cut
Barron outlined unbudgeted revenues totaling about $15,000 in surplus. The BPW will reconvene Tuesday to see if welfare program cuts can be avoided without harming other programs or triggering tax boosts in a special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
BPW
Centennial publicity tour and June eight hour day anniversary
Five days of appearances on radio and television promote the Centennial. The FBI raid at the Jockey Club near Chester led to 13 men being arrested. their trail is set to begin in U S District Court in Wheeling. The United Mine Workers of America observe the 65th anniversary of the eight hour work day in coal mines today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plush
Jockey Club
Chester
U. S. District Court
Wheeling
United Mine Workers of America
Judge to Lift Rail Injunction and Fast-Track Changes
CHICAGO UPI A federal judge was slated to lift an injunction against US railroads and allow immediate implementation of anti featherheading work rule revisions. Railroads likely will move quickly despite a nationwide strike threat from five on train unions. The unions did not seek a rehearing after an 8-0 court vote, citing low reversal chances and a 25 day appeal period ending Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Five Brotherhoods
Ned Henslee
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
BRT
Oh what a beautiful morning ends strike with change
The consensus notes a historic settlement of a lengthy newspaper strike. May or Robert F Wagner, a mediator, helped resolve the conflict between publishers and newspaper unions. The Times reports a 114 day ending with engravers ratifying a contract and a substantial financial impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Wagner
New York
The
Herald Tribune
the Times
Four Cases Dismissed by Raleigh County Court
Four cases were ordered dismissed and one continued in orders signed by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. Dismissed are James E. Cabe versus Noah J. Wood and James H. Wood. Alma Trent Flippin and C. H. Flippin versus Appalachian Power Co.. Mary M. Law versus John L. Holliday. Wanda J. Rosiek versus John L. Holliday. The State Road Commission versus Lillian Ruth Young is continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
James E. Cabe
Noah J. Wood
James H. Wood
Alma Trent Flippin
C. H. Flippin
Appalachian Power Co
Mary M. Law
John L. Holliday
Wanda J. Rosiek
State Road Commission
Lillian Ruth Young
First Aid Call For Beckley Cleaner Dies Not
Herman Tucker 55 of Beckley a Raleigh Cleaners and Laundry employee collapsed at work at 8 40 am Rescue squad rushed him to Beckley Medical Arts Dr C A Smith examined him and declared his condition satisfactory before sending him home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Tucker
Beckley
Raleigh Cleaners and Laundry
Tucker
C. A. Smith
Beckley Medical Arts
Three Priests Die In Air Crash Near Woodstock
In Woodstock Illinois three Roman Catholic priests were killed when a small Cessna 170 crashed in fog after the young pilot mistook road lamp posts for landing lights. The victims were Rev Harold Heineman 27 of St Monica's Carpentersville Ill Rev Tom Fischer 27 of Sacred Heart Melrose Park Ill and Rev Kenneth Wollas 28 of University of Chicago. The pilot Robert Heineman 20 brother of Father Heineman and from Huntley Ill also died. Sheriff Dowd said the accident occurred about one mile north of Woodstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Ill
UPI
Harold Heineman
St. Monica’s Church
Carpentersville
Tom Fischer
Sacred Heart Church
Melrose Park
Kenneth Wollas
University of Chicago
Robert Heineman
Huntley
Heineman
McHenry
Ed Dowd
Here
Reapportion Forcing County Court Revisions After 1963 Action
The 1963 Legislature reapportioned to raise House seats from 100 to 106 and Senate seats from 32 to 34. Kanawha County gains three House delegates and two more senators while each county retains at least one seat. The suit is challenged for not alleging specific conspiratorial acts or equal protection violations. Robertson notes the petition rests on assumptions without listing acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Kanawha County
Senate
Robertson
A Spendthrift Gagwriter Becomes Party’s Life
Noted spendthrift is described as a gagwriter who fuels the party with humor. The remark portrays the person as the center of social energy and witty note for gatherings.
Final rites set for Mrs Nancy Kincaid of Lansing
Mrs. Nancy Jane Ramsey Kincaid 72 of Lansing dies after long illness in Montgomery hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday at Lansing Baptist Church with Rev. Leslie Martin and Rev. Eugene Campbell. Burial in Lansing Cemetery. Survived by husband Catie, two sons Emory and Lowell, six daughters, 53 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren. Body at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville after 4 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Jane Ramsey Kincaid
Lansing
Lansing Baptist Church
Leslie Martin
Eugene Campbell
Kincaid
Montgomery Hospital
Clifty
Sam Ramsey
Catie
Emory
Lowell
Ruby Tygrett
Nancy Hunt
Fayetteville
Thelma Kincaid
Charleston
Marie Thompson
Beckley
Josephine Miller
Dremanowles
Graydon
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Mrs Kate Ward Dies at 81 in Oak Hill Funeral Planned
Mrs Kate Canfield Ward 81 of Oak Hill dies after a long illness in her home. Funeral services are set for 11 a m Tuesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev C G Eastwood officiating. Burial follows at Catlettsburg Cemetery Catlettsburg Kentucky. She was born March 3 1882 in Boyd County and was a Presbyterian. Survivors include her son Lewis N Ward of Oak Hill and a grand son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Canfield Ward
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
C. G. Eastwood
Catlettsburg
Lewis N. Ward
Mrs Pauline A Few Davis Dies at 64 in Fayetteville
Mrs Pauline A Few Davis 64 of Hilltop died 10 30 p m Saturday at Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. She taught 30 years in Fayette County schools and was last principal of Fayetteville Consolidated School. She attended Bluefield State Teacher College. Survived by husband James and daughter Caroline Few. sisters Flora H Woodford Columbus and Athene W Wade Fayetteville. brothers Herman Bluefield James Columbus Sidney Washington DC and Cardinal Dayton Ohio. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline A. Few Davis
Hilltop
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Bluefield
Eta Thi Beta Sorority
Theodore T. Davis
Columbus
Ohio
Flora H. Woodford
Athene W. Wade
Herman
James
Sidney
Washington, D. C
Cardinal
Dayton
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Requiem Mass for Phillip Fama Held in Beckley
Phillip Fama 76 of 380 Mankin Ave Beckley died at home after a long illness. A 1906 immigrant from Italy, he worked at Beckley Slope Coal Mine and later ran a Mabscott business. He leaves wife Nancy Sparacino Fama and eight grandchildren among eight children, with services at St. Francis de Sales Church and burial at Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Fama
Mankin Ave
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Sylvester Staud
Mt. Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Fieumedinisi
Italy
Pasquale
Rosa Lee Fama
United State
Beckley Slope
Mabscott
Beckley
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Nancy Sparacino
Nick
Rosa) Shucet
Roy
Connie) Bowden
St. Albans
Patsy
George
Tony
Andrew Lee
Anthony
Brooklyn
N. Y
Giovanna Fama
Rome
Melton
Final rites for 19 year old Caldwell youth
William John Moss, 19, of Caldwell, killed in a Sunday automobile crash near Caldwell, will have services at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Lewisburg's Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel. Burial is in Organ Cave Salem Cemetery. He was a Roanoke Business College graduate, worked for Caldwell Sepes Co. and was a salesman at World's Men's Shop in Lewisburg. Also noted are funeral services for Mrs. Willie Lee Flannagan Neubert, 72, Mabscott, at Mabscott Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery Ridge Lawn. She was mother of Raleigh County legislator W. W. "Jackie" Withrow. Survivors include a daughter, a son, sister Esty Jeffries, and two grandchildren. Funeral home arrangements and pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William John Moss
Caldwell
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Lewisburg
R. A. Ptrangle
E. T. Shackelford
Salem Cemetery
Organ Cave
Moss
Hubert M
Helen Erwin Moss
Roanoke Business College
Caldwell Sepes Co
Roanoke
Willie Lee Flannagan Neubert
Mabscott
Mabscott Methodist Church
Robert Brown
Ridge Lawn
Mount Tabor
W. W. “Jackie” Withrow
Raleigh
Smoot
Greenbrier County
Labon
Sarah Belle Ford Flannagan
Charles Frank Neubert
Esty Jefferies
Frankford
Melton Mortuary
Edward McCormick
Homer Roark
Fred Davis
Fred Hurt
Ben Roebuck
W. W. Waybright
M. C. Wood
Harry Bennett
Omar Nichols and Nora Cox RNS funeral notices
Final rites are listed for Omar Nichols 82 of Riviera Beach formerly of Oak Hill with services at 2 p m Tuesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Survivors include two sons a daughter and three grandchildren. Also listed are Nora Alice Cox 70 of Sandstone with funeral at Ronald Meadows in Hinton at 2 p m Wednesday and burial in Richmond Cemetery. She leaves two sons two daughters siblings and many grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Nichols
Riviera Beach
Fla
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
Shirley Donnelly
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Nichols
Fayette County
Bessie Jane Nichols
W. O. Nichols Jr
Bremerton
Wash
R. W. Nichols
Charleston
A. T. Sampson
Nora Alice Cox
Sandstone
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
Earl Ward
Billy Apostolon
Richmond Cemetery
Cox
Abraham
Archie Monroe
Ruth Jane Plumley Vance
Sandstone Baptist Church
Russell
Robert
Truman Johnson
Buran Meadows
Jack Vance
Prince
McKinley Vance
Mount Hope
Okley Vance
James Vance
Crow
John Vance
Table Rock
Graveside rites for Noah D Long in Sunset Memorial Park
Noah Del mar Long, 56, of Hanging Rock Ohio formerly of Stamford, dies after long illness. Graveside rites set for 10 a m Wednesday with Rev Garland Howington at Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call after 7 p m Tuesday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Delmar Long
Hanging Rock
Ohio
Stamford
Sunset Memorial Park
Garland Howington
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for Sam Matthews in Raleigh church
Sam Matthews 69 of Stanaford died Thursday at home after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Saint John's Baptist Church Raleigh with Rev H E Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. Surviving are three sisters Laura Johnson Beck ley and Gertrude Harris and Grace Zemmerman Massachusetts and 13 brothers. Body to be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the residence at 5:30 p m today and to church an hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Matthews
Stanaford
Saint John’s Baptist Church
Raleigh
H. E. Davis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Laura Johnson
Beckley
Gertrude Harris
Grace Zemmerman
Massachusetts
Wright
Belcher Infant Graveside Rites Planned in Pineville
Ann Whitney Belcher infant daughter of Airman C Chester Lee and Betty Ann Miller Belcher of Mill Creek died at birth Sunday in Pineville. Graveside rites are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Miller Cemetery Mill Creek with Rev Scott Steele presiding. Survivors include grandparents Clarence and Mrs Miller of Wyoming Hubert Belcher and Mrs Belcher of Pineville. Body remains at MacDougals Robertson and Fogleman Funeral Home Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Whitney Belcher
C. Chester Lee
Betty Ann Miller Belcher
Mill Creek
Pineville
Scott Steele
William M Ashley dead at 76 in Thurmond after long illness
William Mack Ashley 76 of Thurmond died at 4 10 a m Sunday at his home after a long illness. Born Sewell December 1886, he was a retired Chesapeake and Ohio railroad conductor. Survived by five sons Clinton William and Charles of Thurmond Richard of Royal Oak Mich John of Columbus Ohio five daughters Mrs Melvin Richmond Piney View Mrs Kenneth Wenders Skelton Mrs Francis Gardner Elkton Md Mrs Louise Sudduth Memphis Tenn and Mrs Polly Breeden Oak Hill two brothers Robert Edmond and Bert Hinton a sister Mrs Oni Siggler Montgomery and 25 grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morris Cochran
Lester
Church of Christ
Tolley Town
Webb
Maple Meadow
Beckley
Fleming
Emily Moriah Cochran
Beulah Mae Cochran
Laura Ellen Acord
Hobe Sound
Fla
Violet Rose McKinney
Edna Fox
Warren
Ohio
Edith Largen
Columbus
Lakie Richards
Baltimore
Kyle
Neola
Ennis
Cecil
Wayne
Carlos
Huntington
Bobby
Phillip Pullara
Tampa
Patricia Richmond
Detroit
Mich
Jack Haley
Edd
Ira
Lora Acord
Lottie Terry
Midway
Pearl Davis
Caffee Funeral Home
William Mack Ashley
Thurmond
Sewell
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Clinton
William
Charles
Richard
Royal Oak
John
Melvin Richmond
Piney View
Kenneth Wenders
Skelton
Francis Gardner
Elkton
Louise Sudduth
Memphis
Tenn
Polly Breeden
Oak Hill
Robert
Edmond
Bert
Hinton
Oni Siggler
Montgomery
Tyree Funeral Home
Death Notice for Sondra Kay Ames
Sondra Kay Ames 19 of Lanark died in a local hospital at 10 10 a m today after a long illness Born November 30 1943 in Beckley she was a daughter of Curtis E Ames and Pauline Virginia Ames Lanark She was a member of St Francis de Sales Catholic Church Surviving besides her parents are a brother William A Delory Ohio and a sister Carolyn Sue Fox Beckley The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sondra Kay Ames
Lanark
Beckley
Curtis E
Pauline Virginia Ames
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
William A
Delory
Ohio
Carolyn Sue Fox
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Granahan backs greenbacks over pastel currency colors
Washington UPI: Kathryn O. Hay Granahan, treasurer, defends traditional green and black dollar design. She opposed Elizabeth Rudel Smith's plan for color coded denominations, saying currency should stay classic. Subcommittee members warn color changes could confuse color blind people and upset international views. The treasurer is praised for upholding traditional monetary decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Washington
UPI
United States
Kathryn O’hay Granahan
Conte
Subcommittee
J Vaughan Gray
D-Va
Four Killed In Weekend Traffic in West Virginia
United Press International reports four people died in West Virginia highway crashes over the weekend. The state toll rose to 71 for the year, 30 fewer than a year ago. Victims include William D. Cunningham, 19, of Pinch, in a two car Charleston collision. William J. Moss, 19, of Caldwell, burned after his car overturned near Lewisburg. Glenn Jenkins, 17, and Walter Drennan Jr., 22, both from Fairmont, in separate Friday night crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Virginia
William D. Cunningham
Pinch
Kanawha County
Charleston
William J. Moss
Caldwell
Greenbrier County
U. S. 60
Lewisburg
Glenn Jenkins
Fairmont
Walter Drennan Jr
Jenkins
Drennan
Grassy Run
Nine Skiers Die In Austrian Avalanche Near Axams
Rescue teams recovered the bodies of nine skiers killed when a massive avalanche slammed into the Kemantenalm area near Axams Tyrol on Sunday. The victims include seven German students and two Austrian mountain guides. The search continued through the night by torchlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innsbruck
Austria
UPI
Kemantenalm
Axams
Illinois Birth Control Plan for Needy Mothers
The Illinois Public Aid Commission began funding birth control for relief mothers while a legislative fight looms. IPAC chair Maremont calls it a landmark, despite opposition from Daley allies and critics who warn taxpayers fund illicit sex or a step toward abortion. The plan targets about 60,000 aid dependent mothers, many widowed, divorced or unmarried, who receive around $12 million monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Illinois Public Aid Commission
PAC
Richard J. Daley
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Daley
IPAC
Arnold H. Maremont
Maremont
Body Of Slain Autoist Found
The body of Arlington motorist Forest Walker Hubbard, 42, was found in a wooded area near Winchester eight miles west of town, five days after Gary Leroy Humes, 21, of Peoria Illinois, claimed he shot Hubbard during a hitchhiking ride. Hubbard had been shot once in the back and once in the face. Humes is held in Hannibal on $50,000 bond on transporting a stolen auto and may face additional charges in Hubbard's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
UPS
Arlington
Missouri
Here
West Virginia
Forest Walker Hubbard
Gary Leroy Humes
Peoria
Hannibal
Hubbard
Walker Lumber Co
Fairfax
Humes
Prince William County
Chicago
Louisiana
Salt River
Shoplifting Brings Fine in Raleigh County Courts
Walter Crawford of Beckley was fined 25 dollars for shoplifting a 3 percent package of meat and remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of payment. Roger E. Rutledge of Princewick received a 50 dollar fine for reckless driving and was jailed if not paid. Jonah Redden of Beaver paid five dollars and costs for speeding on Routes 19 to 21. Billy W. Stump of Beckley paid five dollars and costs for hazardous driving on Route 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Crawford
Beckley
Crawford
W. A. Burke
Raleigh
Roger E. Rutledge
Princewick
Burke
Jonah Redden
Beaver
Burke's Court
Billy W. Stump. Beckley
Ydigoras Urges Strong Action Against Castro Regime
Ydigoras, a staunch anti Communist leader in Latin America, urged President Kennedy at a Central American presidents conference in Costa Rica to take stronger action against Fidel Castro. He offered support for an invasion of Cuba and had previously hosted training areas for the American backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ydigoras
Latin America
Cuba
Kennedy
Costa Rica
Fidel Castro
Prisoner Kills Himself After Arrest in City Jail
MATEWAN West Virginia prison inmate Houston Howell 57 hanged himself in a city jail cell Sunday shortly after arrest following a scuffle with his brother Mingo County Constable Mont Howell. Officials said the victim had threatened self harm recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matewan
UPI
Houston
Howell
Mingo County
Mont Howell
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Morey Seidin Machinery Corp
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Nancy Kincaid
Kate Ward
Pauline Davis
Willie Neubert
Nora Cox
Calloway Cox
Noah D. Long
John M. Cochran
Ann W. Belcher
William M. Ashley
Dee Dees
Charleston, W. Va
Piedmont
Ashland
Columbus, Ohio
Piedmont Airlines
Llinois
Guatemala
New York, N. Y
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