Legislative Record Up To Election Year Par
Election year analysis notes Johnson’s normal Congress in 1966 with 1965 benchmarks. Highlights include Medicare voting rights Appalachia school aid. daylight time reform. GI Bill of Rights aiding Viet Nam era and beyond. $5 billion tax increases. Social Security coverage expansion. food aid to India. a new VP mansion dubbed V-P’s Tepee. 45 federal judgeships. rent subsidies and early teacher corps funding to bolster needy schools.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
Barry M. Goldwater
Appalachia
India
Hubert H. Humphrey
House
Big City
National Teacher Corps
Army Corporal Admits Slaying
CHICAGO APS A Brooklyn NY Army corporal recently returned from his honeymoon admitted slaying his former sweetheart. Cpl William Murphy 21 signed a three page confession after police showed him a life size statue of the slain girl Miss Susan Proeber 21 of Palatine IL whose body was found April 4 in a shallow grave. An autopsy showed she was more than three months pregnant Murphy said the killing followed a violent quarrel in which Proeber demanded marriage He strangled her in a parked car beat her head against a curb and stabbed her with metal from a junk heap He led officers to a grave he dug with sticks and his bare hands arraignment set for today in suburban Niles IL where he had been stationed at a Nike missile base near Arlington Heights
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Chicago
APS
Brooklyn, N.Y
William Murphy
Susan Proeber
Palatine
Ill
Cee Tay
Murphy
Miss Proeber
Niles
Arlington Heights
Oil Embargo Ties Port to Rhodesia Crisis
Britain uses force for the first time against the Rhodesian regime of Premier Ian Smith to enforce an oil embargo. The United Nations authorized armed action to back a blockade, a precedent since the Korean War. The Sonna V loading for Rhodesia risks violating the UN measure, risking a major setback to the embargo after Rhodesia’s November 11 declaration.
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Rhodesia
Britain
Ian Smith
U.N
United States
North Korea
Sonna V
Smith
Family town reunion in Prospect Heights council meeting
Prospect Heights Mayor Louis A. Pierce hosts a town council gathering described as a family reunion with trustees Frank and Louis Adamic and their wives, plus Strainer and his wife Mildred. Mayor’s wife Mildred Pierce serves as town clerk.
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Prospect Heights
Colo
Whale Drowning Under Water Surface Cited In Ocean Myth
A historical note claims a whale will drown if it stays beneath the water too long, likening its fate to that of a man. The statement reflects period beliefs about marine life and breathing underwater.
Nelson Status Is Questioned In West Virginia Race
Charleston UPI William L. Jacobs seeks AG opinion on Del Robert R. Nelson status as administrative assistant to Rep Ken Hechler D W Va Jacobs, opposing Hechler in the May primary, says Nelson Burdening constitution by holding political seat and working as aide Hechler Nelson says an attorney told him the situation is legal and he should not resign he could be fired or Hechler withdraws from re election.
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Charleston
Nelson
Youth Threatens White House Protest Burn Attempt
Police said a young man announced plans to burn himself in front of the White House. He claimed he had written protest letters about Vietnam to President Johnson. John Lennon alerted authorities after a caller reported the incident. Secret Service and officers intervened as the man tried to light a match with gasoline on his person.
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Ment
Johnson
Viet Nam
Secret Service
Zinner
John Lennon
WTOP
Lennon
White House
Radford Jones
Jones
Buddhist Leaders Rally Behind Anti Ky Protests in Da Nang
Thich Tri Quang’s pagoda becomes command post for drive to overthrow Ky. Demonstrations loom as Buddhists join Catholic groups in calling for an elected national assembly. Rioters in Saigon faced restraint as major religious groups unite against the regime.
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da Nang
Thich
Tri Quang
South Viet Nam
Catholic Students Association
Militant Greater Union Committee
Coal Strike Hits Multiple Mines Across Region
A regional coal strike widens with state police and sheriff units deployed in Kentucky's Harlan County amid ongoing violence. Mines operated by USS Steel, Jones and Laughlin, Republic, and Weirton Steel face shutdowns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Officials debate whether Peabody Coal terms satisfy miners, who protest delayed wage raises and broader contract discontent. The unofficial strike affects approximately 40,000 miners under BCOA pattern contracts, risking coal supply to key steel mills unless a resolution emerges.
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BCOA
UMW
Masontown
Kentucky
Illinois
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Smith Addresses Joint Committee Opening Two Day Legislative Meeting
Gov. Hulett C. Smith was slated to briefly address the opening of a two day session of the legislature's main interim committee. The joint government and finance and interstate cooperation panel planned to discuss merits of no legislation in the second year after last session failed to pass a bill. Also on the agenda were licensing laws and a Wheeling watershed project. On Tuesday lawmakers will review a five year actuarial study of the teacher retirement system special revenue funds municipal corporations and auto insurance.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Wheeling
Lynda and George Deny Rumors of Engagement
Lynda Bird Johnson and George Hamilton deny engagement rumors while denying plans for marriage this year. Lynda’s sister Laci Johnson and her fiancé Patrick Nugent plan an August wedding, with the White House dampening speculation about Lynda’s future. Hamilton met President Johnson and attended church services with the family during a weekend at the LBJ Ranch.
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San Antonio
UPI
Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Laci
Patrick J. Nugent
Waukegan
Ill
Johnsons
George
Hamilton
Bomb Shortage Slashes South Viet Nam Bombing
Saigon reports a critical bomb shortage reduces American bombing of Communist targets in South Vietnam. Air Force Marine and Navy leaders restrict missions to emergency targets, cutting daily sorties from about 500 to 300. Payloads drop from 750 to around 250 pounds per flight as port congestion and strikes slow unloading at Da Nang and Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
South Viet Nam
U. S
Air Force
Marine
Navy
da Nang
South Vietnamese
Cam Ranh
191 Killed In Viet Nam Camp A Attack And Rescue
U S officials report 240000 troops in Viet Nam as of April 7 with 60000 sailors offshore. Guerrillas struck Camp A as jets napalm and PufftheMagicDragons planes blasted the area. A relief column entered, leaving 191 Communist bodies. A separate rescue saved five Green Berets stranded by a river ambush near Da Nang after their transport crash landed.
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U. S
Viet Nam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Song Buon River
da Nang
Green Berets
Tommy L. Brown
Fortiville
Ind
William F. Austin
Morristown
N.J
Funeral services for Fred Jacksoner 60 Beckley resident
Funeral services for Fred Jacksoner 60 of 203 Earhart Street will be at 3 30 p m Tuesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev B L Moss officiating Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park Snyder died of an apparent heart attack after being pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital His survivors include his wife seven daughters one son a brother three sisters and 13 grandchildren The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
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Fred Jacksoner
Earhart St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace
B. L. Moss
Sunset Memorial Park
Snyder
Beckley
William I. Snyder
Minerva Hawley Snyder
C & O Railroad Co
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Henrietta Snyder
Hayes
Arlena) Barnhart
Newport News
James
Obituary Notices of Cornelia Manns and John Lester
Mrs Cornelia Manns 71 of Rho dell died at Mullens hospital at 8 15 am survived by husband Homer sons William B Marscott and Lawrence Chicago two sisters Mrs Will Murdock and Mrs Tate McCormack of Minden 30 grandchildren 50 great grandchildren pallbearers named residence Melton Mortuary Sam Fogle song Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens arrangements pending. John Pete Lester 70 of 204 N Fayette St died Sunday in local hospital after long illness native of Poland retired coal miner body at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Cornelia Manns
Rhodell
Mullens Hospital
Homer
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Mullens
William B
Marscott and Lawrence
Chicago
Will Murdock
Tate McCormack
Minden
William
Fred
Charles Hurt
Fred Hedrick
Charles N. Richmond
Melton Mortuary
John
Pete”’ Lester
N. Fayette St
Poland
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
William Blevins 73 Mabscott miner dies after long illness
William Preston Blevins 73 of Mabscott died at 2 30 a m today after a long illness at a local hospital. Born May 18 1892 in White Top Gap Virginia he was a retired miner and a member of UMWA Local 5952 Tam He was preceded in death by his wife in 1956 Surviving are two sisters Mrs Rose Short Taylors Valley Va and Mrs Pearl Maxey Richmond Va two brothers Rufus Wilmington Del and Glenn Richmond one son Garfield Green Valley 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 1 p m Wednesday at the Fred X Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with Rev Cameron Lilly officiating Burial will follow in Hot Coal Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Tuesday at Williams Funeral Home.
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William Preston Blevins
Mabscott
White Top Gap
Branchille
Sarah Blevins
Blevins
UMWA
Tam
Rose Short
Taylors Valley
Pearl Maxey
Richmond
Rufus
Wilmington
Del
Glenn
Garfield
Green Valley
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
Cameron Lilly
Hot Coal
Williams Funeral
Scarborough and Bays Funeral Services Held This Week
Funeral services for 17 year old David Kent Scarborough of Piney View were held at Piney View Bible Church. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include parents James Irsel and Garnet Scarborough and siblings. Friends may call at Bryant Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to services. Funeral services for 93 year old Rhoda Jane Bays of Coal City were held at Farley Hill Church with burial in Farley Hill Cemetery. She died after a long illness and was survived by children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The body rested at Webb and Neal Funeral Home until one hour prior to services.
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David Kent Scarborough
Piney View
Piney View Bible Church
Ralph W. Green
Sunset Memorial Park
Scarborough
Harper
Rhoda Jane Bays
Coal City
Farley Hill
H. I. Hays
James Duff
Bays
Nicholas County
Hiramomas
Arzula Hatcher
Primitive Baptist Church
Benjamin F. Bays
John Thomas
Beckley
Alva
McArthur
Ernest
Mountain City
Tenn
Roy Bower
Monroe Adams
Epperly
Jim Tyree
Pemberton
Geneva Hayslette
Stanaford
Ma ‘Taylor
Stone
Baxter Houck
Clarence Bower
Jimmie Bower
Wesley Adams
Clyde Adams
Dempsey Adams
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Evans services for Pansy Ellen Evans in Oak Hill
Mrs. Pansy Ellen Evans 36 of Route 1 Oak Hill dies after long illness in Beckley hospital. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill Tuesday at 1 pm with Rev. Oscar Martin. burial in Smith Cemetery Route 1. Survivors include husband Hubert three sons Thomas R Bobby Joe Jim my W a half sister Helen Johnson. Burial following a 5 pm service at the funeral home.
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Pansy Ellen Evans
Route 1
Oak Hill
Tyree
Oscar Martin
Smith Cemetery
Evans
Beckley Hospital
Fayette County
Richard Swanigan
Fayetteville
Mamie Smith Swanigan
Free Will Baptist Church
Meadow Fork
Hubert
Thomas R
Bobby Joe
Jimmy W
Helen Johnson
Final rites for Warner Walker held in Matheny
Warner Walker 67 of Matheny died Sunday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. Final rites are set for 11 a m Tuesday at Matheny Methodist Chapel with Rev. James R. Cottrill officiating. Burial will be in Stewart Cemetery. He taught school in Wyoming County for 40 years and retired five years ago. Survivors include his wife Virginia Cameron Walker a son Gene Walker of Oceana a daughter Janice Stewart of Oceana two brothers Armer of Glen Fork Garland Walker of Oceana and three sisters Ailis Bailey Kate Brooks and Santa Hill all of Glen Fork. Friends may call at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana after noon today and the body will lie in state at the church one hour before the service.
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Warner Walker
Matheny
Matheny Methodist Chapel
James R. Cottrill
Stewart Cemetery
Walker
Welch Hospital
Oceana
Estil
Ida Stewart Walker
Wyoming County
Virginia Cameron Walker
Gene Walker
Janice Stewart
Armer
Glen Fork
Garland Walker
Ailis Bailey
Kate Brooks
Santa Hill
Evans Funeral Home
Mary Brewer 88 Mabscott dies after short illness
Mrs. Mary Brewer 88 of Mabscott died Saturday at a local hospital after a short illness. She will be buried Tuesday at 2 pm in Hilltop Cemetery following services at Calvary Baptist Church Mabscott conducted by Rev Gerald Morgan. She was born May 8 1877 in Jackson Ohio to Marion and Maggie Flemming Lego and had lived in Mabscott 70 years. Survivors include five daughters Opal Brewer Margaret Brewer Carl Cox Skelton Mrs Howard Bragg of on and Clifton Plummer of Hollywood Fla.
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Mary Ann Brewer
Mabscott
Calvary Baptist Church
Gerald Morgan
Hilltop
Oak
Brewer
Jackson
Ohio
Marion
Maggie Flemmings Lego
Opal Brewer
Margaret Brewer
Carl Cox
Skelton
Howard Bragg
Clifton Plummer
Hollywood
Fla
Court Battle Brewing In Skateland Desegregation Fight
The NAACP chapter in Charleston plans to file under the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Skateland Roller Rink owner Mrs. Margaret Turner. Local president Willard Brown says the rink拒否 admits Negroes despite peaceful protests. Turner cites religious grounds and claims no interstate commerce. Brown argues the rink’s skate purchases from Chicago show commerce. Pickets were refused entry again as Turner threatens to move to Australia if forced to integrate.
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Charleston
UPI
NAACP
Margaret Turner
Willard Brown
Turner
Brown
Skateland
Chicago
Australia
Walter J. Broyles Funeral Services Held for Local Educator
Walter Jackson Broyles 78 of Beckley to be mourned at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. B L Moss officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died of an apparent heart attack Sunday, after a Beckley Fire Department rescue call and oxygen treatment. A Raleigh County Board of Education custodian at Woodrow Wilson High School from 1931 to 1956, he leaves a wife Mae, two sons Kyle J and Albert, a daughter Helen Thornton, three steps, five stepdaughters, two sisters, a half-brother, 32 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today.
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Walter Jackson Broyles
Oakwood Ave
B. L. Moss
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Broyles
Beckley Fire Department
Raleigh County Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson High School
Rock Camp
Worth
Herbert Gravely
Beckley
Harry Gravely
U. S. Air Force
Charleston
S. C
Alvah Gunther
A. W. Cox
John Ramsey
Sand Branch
John Hancock
Scarbro
Jean Smith
Chester
Minttie Foster
Nina Brown
Salt Sulphur Springs
Carl Broyles
Lindside
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Hale Henry C funeral set for South Charleston resident
Henry Orville Hale 83 of 913 Overlook Way South Charleston died Saturday night in South Charleston. He was born in Greenup Kentucky. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Snodgrass Funeral Home with Rev. Hubert Hinkle officiating. Burial follows in Cunningham. He leaves five sons Curtis Logan Alan Joe Christy and Don. a sister Bertha Rice. two daughters Audrey Farley and Frances Farley. 23 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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Epperly
Henry Orville Hale
Overlook Way
South Charleston
Snodgrass
Hubert Hinkle
Cunningham Memorial Park
Hale
Greenup
Effie
Curtis
Logan
Alan
Cleveland
Ohio
Joe
Coal City
Christy
Billings, Mont
Don
Winston- Salem
N. C
Bertha Rice
Amigo
Audrey Farley
Frances Farley
St. Albans
Funeral planned for Rev A A Young of Mullens
Funeral services are pending for the Rev A A Young 60 of Mullens who died in a Mullens hospital near 1 30 am Sunday. A retired miner and pastor of Whitby Baptist Church and New Erie Baptist Church Stamford he is survived by wife Marie two daughters Lula Mae Glover Providence RI Annie Teague Washington DC one son Garnell stationed with the U S Air Force in Washington DC and one grandchild. The body lies at the Ritchie and age Funeral Parlor Beckley.
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A. A. Young
Mullens
Whitby Baptist Church
New Erie Baptist Church
Stamford
Marie Young
Lula Mae Glover
Providence
R.I
Annie Teague
Washington, D. C
Garnell
U. S. Air Force
Ritchie and Age Funeral Parlor
Beckey
Final rites for Mrs Gladys Browning in Pineville
Mrs Gladys Browning 45 of Pineville will have funeral services Tuesday at 52m at the Nazarene church with Rev Franklin Goffin presiding. Burial follows at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny. Born January 28 1921 in Emmett she was a daughter of Ethel Blankenship and the late W F Blankenship. Surviving are a daughter Brenda six sons Penny Fred Darrell Ernest Butch and Ronnie a brother Curtis a sister Ann Laxton and two grandchildren. The body lies at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville with calling hours this afternoon.
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Gladys Browning
Pineville
Nazarene
Franklin Goffin
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Browning
Emmett
Ethel Blankenship
W. F
Buz) Blankenship
Wyoming County
Brenda
Penny
Fred
Gainesville
Fla
Darrell
Ernest
Butch
Ronnie
Curtis
Ann Laxton
Oceana
Roberston and Foglesong
James Lewis Funeral Services Held in Danville
James Lewis of Danville Va formerly of Wyoming County dies after short illness. Services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Danville with burial to follow. Survivors include brothers Orlando R of Mullens and Rev N C Lewis of Logan and sisters Mrs Robert Harleston Danville and Mrs Elizabeth Farrow Philadelphia. Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home Danville in charge.
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James Lewis
Danville
Wyoming County
Orlando R
Mullens
N. C. Lewis
Logan
Robert Harriston
Elizabeth Farrow
Philadelphia
Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home
Holbrook St
New York Times editor Welling ton Wales dies after son’s death
New York Times editorial board member Welling ton Wales died at his home aged 48 after his 19-year-old son Samuel was struck and killed by a train at South Boston station two days earlier. Samuel, a Harvard junior, was hit as the train departed South Boston station.
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New York
UPT
Wellington Wales
New York Times
Boston
Wales
Samuel
Harvard
South Boston
Wisconsin finance figure D. J. Kenny dies at 69
D. J. Kenny 69 former Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate in 1944 and 1946 died Sunday at his home. He chaired B. C. Ziegler and Co. of West Bend Wis the nation’s largest underwriter of industrial securities and pioneered graduated interest rates in corporate bond issues.
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Chicago
UPI
D. J. Kenny
Wisconsin
Kenny
B. C. Ziegler and Co
West Bend
Wis
United States
Funeral planned for Yale Southeast Asia chief Dr Reed
New Haven Connecticut Dr Stephen W Reed 53 longtime head of Yale University Southeast Asia studies program will have funeral services Tuesday The obituary notes his role as first director of the program and his academic leadership at Yale University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Ohio Lady Sets New Non Stop Flight Record
Jerrie Mock, a 40 year old aviator from Columbus, completed a nonstop record flight from Honolulu to Columbus in 31 hours and one minute, covering about 4550 miles. She surpassed a 1938 Russian women’s endurance record and previously held Pacific crossing records, planning two new projects with husband Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Jerrie Mock
Pacific
Mrs. Mack
Honolulu
Mock
Delano grape strike widens as NFWA gains ground
A 1965 Delano grape strike expands as about 50 Filipino pickers demand higher wages. AWOC fails to win recognition and 33 growers join NFWA, led by Cesar Chavez, who launched a broader social movement amid a Delano to Sacramento pilgrimage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Joaquin Valley
Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
AWOC
Aflcio
National Farm Workers Association
NFWA
Cesar Chavez
Chavez
Delano
Huelga
Schenley Industries
di Giorgio
Sacramento
Boston Train Wreck Linked to Sabotage
A two car New Haven Rail Road Budd Liner derailed during the morning rush as a switch was apparently turned wrong. Between 75 and 80 passengers rode from Needham to South Station when the train derailed in West Roxbury injuring 26. Police found a broken padlock and a rusty spike, suggesting sabotage possibly by vandals or children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
New Haven Railroad
Needham
South Station
West Roxbury
George Washington, First of Six Children of Augustine and Mary
George Washington was the eldest of six siblings born to Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. He grew up in Virginia and later became a central figure in American history as a military leader and statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Was the
Augustine and
Mary ‘Ball Washington
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Frank Eleazer
By Frank Eleazer
W. A
Tony) Boyle
T. Co
Bank of Raleigh
Kanawha Streets
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lynda
Fred J. Snyder
Mrs
John Lester
William Blevins
David Scarborough
James Irsel
Garnet Richmond Scarborough
James Carnes Barett
Hilton
N. Y
Edward
Sue) Goldberg
Louisville
Judy) Kozer
Rochester
James I. Scarborough
Los Angeles
Calif
Mark
West Virginia University
Nettie Richmond
Keyser- Bryant Funeral
Pansy Evans
Mary Brewer
Copenhagen
United States Tobacco Company
Walter J. Broyles
Henry C. Hale
Ohio Lady
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