Deaths and Funerals David C Lynn's Mother
David Crawford Lynn of 221 Mer cer St received word of his mother Mrs. David Campbell Lynn death in Charlotte North Carolina. She died after strokes at her daughter Mrs J W Whiteside home. Body to Gainesboro Tennessee for burial. Lynn hospitalized in Raleigh General Hospital and unable to attend. He has influenza complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Crawford Lynn
Mercer St
David Campbell Lynn
Charlotte
N. C
J. W. Whiteside
Gainesboro
Tenn
Lynn
Raleigh General Hospital
Raymond Bartley Funeral Arrangements Reported
Raymond Bartley aged 59 of 11th Street East Park died after a long illness at Beckley Hospital at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The body lies at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bartley
11Th Street
East Park
Beckley Hospital
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Obituaries for Thompson and Hawks victims from Oak County area
Mrs Beulah Thompson 68 of 209 Laurel Terrace East Beckley died in Raleigh General Hospital at 7 15 am after a short illness. The body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements. Final rites for Curtis Henry Hawks 52 of Brenton at Mill Creek Freewill Baptist Church at 1 pm Thursday with burial in Miller Cemetery Bren ton. Hawks died at 130 am Tuesday in a Welch hospital. He was born Oct 15 1909 in Laurel Fork VA. Survivors include wife Bertie son Harold Hawks and daughters Hazel and Phyllis Ann plus brothers Otis Arliss and four sisters. Body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to home at 430 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Thompson
Laurel Terrace
East Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Curtis Henry Hawks
Brenton
Mill Creek Freewill Baptist Church
Lawrence Miller
Miller Cemetery
Hawks
Welch Hospital
Laurel Fork
Ale Semones Hawks
Pinnacle
N. C
Arthur Hawks
Bertie
Harold Hawks
Hazel
Phyllis Ann
Otis
Lynch
Arliss
Hillsville
Hassie Miller
Ruby Brady i
Claudie Bottoms
Pinnacle Rock
Jilnays Bowman
Greensboro
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Final rites for Mrs Bertha Milam in Crany church
Mrs Bertha Edna Milam 81 of Crany will have funeral services at 11 a m Thursday at Crany Baptist Church with Rev Dolph Harvey and Rev Kenny Harvey presiding. Burial follows in Saxon Cemetery. She died Monday in Mullens hospital after five weeks there from stroke complications. Born August 8 1879 in Crany she was daughter of the late John H and Amy Gunnoe Cozort and was a Crany Baptist Church member. Her husband Albert Milam died in 1957. Survived by three sons Ernest of Chicago Roy of Saxon and Rush Milam of Oceana two daughters Mrs Ruby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Edna Milam
Crany
Crany Baptist Church
Dolph Harvey
Kenny Harvey
Saxon
Albert Milam
Ernest
Chicago
Roy
Rush Milam
Oceana
Ruby
High Winds Break Window at C I T Time Purchase Office
High winds caused an eight square foot plate glass window to blow out of the C I T Time Purchase office at 130 S Heber Street around 11 a m A Raleigh County Memorial Airport spokesman said winds were about 35 mph with gusts to 75 mph from the southeast Flights are rerouted over Beckley and Bluefield while direct Charleston Roanoke services continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.I.T. Time Purchase
S. Heber St
Raleigh County Memorial
Beckley
Bluefield
Charleston
Roanoke
Cannery dump blamed for fly nuisance near school
Parents and teachers complained that flies breeding at the cannery dump were so thick a pupil told her mother a fly flies in every time she opens her mouth. Health officials noted scarlet fever and rheumatic fever were factors in illness but disputed a direct link. Officials described cleanup efforts including kerosene, burning, and a bulldozer cover, with possible involvement of Education, Health, and Conservation departments under stream pollution laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Ford
W. B. Hume
William B. Connoley
Connoley
Board of Education
Department of Health
Conservation Department
Beckley Oak Hill Newsnote on Logan County indictments
Logan County election irregularities yielded 23 grand jury indictments with only four going to trial. One directed verdict and three deadlocked juries led to dismissals. Capt. T A Welty in Charleston described transfers as department personnel realignment for long term personal advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan County
T. A. Welty
Department
Charleston
Dupe of Cuban State Man Says
A West Virginia native accuses former Cuban aide Rolando Masferrer of duping six men into stealing a 40 foot boat for an invasion of Cuba. Nine participants face fraud and theft charges after hijacking the vessel at Big Pine Key April 1. All six defendants pleaded guilty to stealing the boat and were bound over to criminal court under $5,000 bond each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
UPID
West Virginia
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Ralph Edens
Nitro
W. Va
Rolando Masferrer
West
Masferrer
Moore
Castro
U. S
Florida
el Patlo
Big Pine Key
Here
Border Patrol
Michael Griley
Miami
George Badgett
Dawson Creek
British Columbia
Joseph J. Castaldo
New Bedford
Mass
Floyd L. Hurst
Dayton
Ohio
Griley
Charges Dropped in Antenna and Wire Theft Case
Brenton men Frank Adams and Willard Trent had charges dropped after agreeing to restitution for theft of an antenna and 1800 feet of wire. Sheriff Lelan Phillips and Deputy Douglas Grindstaff arrested them on a warrant from Charlie Green of Mullensville. They were arraigned before Magistrate W. Preston Wilson in Pineville and held at the Wyoming County Jail until the morning. Green agreed to drop the charge with restitution from the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Brenton
Frank Adams
Willard Trent
Lelan Phillips
Douglas Grindstaff
Charlie Green
Mullensville
Green
Wyoming County
W. Preston Wilson
Adams
Trent
Enthusiastic turnout for Nanaqua pool project at Bowl Wick
More than 150 members and 60 guests attended a Bowl Wick Restaurant meeting on Johnstown Road as the Nanaqua Swimming Club pushes toward 300 memberships to start construction of a 165 by 50 foot pool with a diving well shallow area and wading pool. Higgins said the club's office at Bowl Wick and 109 E. Main St. will handle memberships and info while Pollard Pool Co of Roanoke provides plans for the air placed concrete project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowl Wick
Johnstown Road
James C. Higgins
Nanaqua Swimming Club, Inc
Betty Lawrence
Higgins
Pollard Pool Co
Roanoke
Nanaqua
E. Main St
FMC wins bid for old naval ordnance plant in South Charleston
Charleston note reports the Federal government accepted a $4.3 million bid by Food Machinery and Chemical Corp for an old naval ordnance plant at South Charleston. The action formalizes FMC taking over the facility under the terms announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Food Machinery & Chemical Corp
FMC
Naval Ordnance Plant
South Charleston
Udall Tours West Virginia Coal Mines
Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall opened a one day tour of West Virginia coal properties. He rode a mile underground at 250 feet depth to see contemporary mining methods and coal being extracted. Udall aims to closely view the industry ahead of stewardship in the next four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Hutman
Bluefield
UPI
Stewart L. Udall
West Virginia
Udall
Arizona
Washington
Superior
W. Va
Beckley and Pineville Men Fined for Violations
Two convictions were reported by district conservation officer Raymond Eye. Archie Ellenbogen, 50, Beckley, was fined after illegal burning in Raleigh County. Calaway Tolliver, 62, Pineville, was fined $25 for fishing in a closed stream in Wyoming County. Fines and costs were paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Eye
Archie Ellenbogen
Beckley
Raleigh
L. W. Berkel
Joe Rodriguez
Ellenbogen
Calaway Tolliver
Pineville
Wyoming County
Ivan B. Pizzino
Tolliver
Ward Shepard
Keyrock Man Faces Grand Jury Action
Sidney Cook of Keyrock waived to the grand jury convening Monday and posted a $1000 bond at a Pineville magisterial hearing. Cook faces an attempted killing charge based on a warrant issued by his wife, June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Sidney Cook
Keyrock
W. Preston Wilson
Cook
June
Half a beard joke and other odd UPI items
A collage of brief UPI items: Jim Dempsey shaved half his beard after his wife complained it tickled her in bed, while Joseph Smith faced theft charges over pork chops vs beef. John Dooley released a new song, Ronald Green jailed for $700 damage after union dues dispute, an owl interrupts privacy reports, and the liner Sunda suffers mid ocean collisions before hitting a pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Jim Dempsey
County outlines itemized crash program for Raleigh County
Raleigh County officials push a 31 291.58 package for park and facility upgrades including Little Beaver Park and Raleigh County Memorial Airport. The plan covers parking, boundary clearing, monument placement on 425 acres, timber improvements, and drainage work at multiple sites with final funding from Conservation Commission State Road Commission and a Governor discretionary fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
House of Delegates
Glass House
Little Beaver Park
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Fitzpatrick Park
Raleigh County Health Center
Stephen's
C. Donald Robertson
Jack A. Nuckols
Dana Hicks
Nuckols
Charleston
Barron
Robertson
Board of Public Works
Conservation Commission
State Road Commission
Near fatal pneumonia fight and celebrity notes mix
Shortening The News itemizes a near fatal pneumonia fight, greeting three children at Los Angeles Airport. Comedian Mort Sahl to preside Grammys in Beverly Hills. London train collision kills one, injures 13. Button Gwinnett signature sells for $6000 in New York. Philadelphia court to hear treble-damages bid in price fixing case. Missing mariners feared dead on Dara. West Germany prepaids debt to U.S. Senate considers minimum wage bill. Kennedy to hold 4 p.m. news conference. Rusk on Laos arms aid. Goldberg backs federal employee unions. Corneal transplants performed in Bradford sisters case to be assessed later. West Virginia leaders tout education programs. Williamson mayoral result. Johns-Manville fiberglass expansion. Dodd to speak in Fairmont. WVU commencement planned. Wheeling tunnel project discussed. sorority appeals injunction. Parkersburg couple awarded auto accident damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles International Airport
New York City
Mort Sahl
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Beverly Hills
Calif
London
Waterloo Station
Button Gwinnett
Georgia
Carnegie Book Store
Philadelphia
Persian Gulf
West Germany
United States
Senate Labor Committee
Kennedy
House
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Glenville College
John H. Brown
Williamson
Henry T. Hammond
Johns - Manville Corp
Parkersburg
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
West Virginia American Legion
Fairmont
West Virginia University
Pierre Salinger
Washington
Paris
Morgantown
Wheeling Hill
Charleston
State Road Commission
Marshall University
Sigma Kappa
West Virginia Supreme Court
Merle Rips
Marietta
Ohio
Fire Kills Woman in Clendenin West Virginia
Mrs. Maggie J. Harper, about 61, died when a fire swept her frame home in Clendenin. The blaze was found by her son when he came home from work. Concord dept to host two day meeting with other state college health and physical education departments at Cedar Lakes FFA FHA Camp in Ripley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendenin
UPI
Maggie J. Harper
Ripley
Concord Department of Health and Physical Education
Cedar Lakes
Ffa-Fha
Suit Seeks $12,000 Jury Trial in Auto Collision
James E. Thompson filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court for $12,000 against Elliott Mark Himelstein Bloomington Indiana and Dennis M Hanaghan Dayton Ohio. Hanaghan drove the car owned by Himelstein in a Jan 26 collision on the White Oak to Shady Spring road. Thompson claims $2,000 car damage and severe injuries cost him lost wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office
James E. Thompson
Elliott Mark Himelstein
Bloomington
Ind
Dennis M. Hanaghan
Dayton
Ohio
Himelstein
Thompson
White Oak
Shady Spring
Axtell Resigns Tech Presidency At West Virginia Tech
The State Board of Education meets in Charleston to approve Rex M. Smith as state school superintendent and to search for a new president of West Virginia Tech after Dr. William B. Axtell submitted his resignation. Axtell previously led the education department at St. Lawrence Y. Details include Council of State College Presidents recommendations and plans for Shepherd College buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence Y
Tech
Council of State College
Shepherd College
Skelton Man Released After Paying Fine
Wilburn Waddell of Skelton was released from Raleigh County Jail at 10:30 a.m. after paying a fine to Magistrate W. A. Burke on a charge of assault and battery. He had been jailed at 10 a.m. by a constable. A Beckley woman, Helen Louise Jones, was jailed at 9:32 a.m. today by a deputy sheriff on a charge of child neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn Waddell, Skelton
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Beckley
Helen Louise Jones
Change In Managers For Two West Virginia Hospitals
CHARLESTON UPI appointments of new business managers for two West Virginia mental hospitals were announced today by the Mental Health Department. Victor Goldberg 52 Elkins was named at Spencer State Hospital and Lenny G. Austin 49 Charleston will take over similar works at Lakin State Hospital. Goldberg succeeds Emil Baldwin and Austin replaces George E Chamberlain Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Mental Health Department
Victor Goldberg
Elkins
Spencer State Hospital
Lenny G. Austin
Lakin State Hospital
Goldberg
Emil Baldwin
Austin
George E. Chamberlain Jr
Gagarin Biography Tracks Early Education and Family Ties
The biography recounts Yuri Gagarin graduating with distinction from first school, studying at a Saratov technical school where he earned honors, joining the Saratov Aeroclub for flying lessons, and later entering an air force school in Orenburg where he graduated with honors. He married Valentina, a medical student, and two daughters were born during his astronaut training period. The exact timing of his space candidate grooming remains unclear.
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Gagarin
Saratov
Volga
Gargarin
Valentina
Galya
Yelena
Orenburg
Space
America
Moscow
West Virginia Sees 55 New Hepatitis Cases
Charleston W V UPI infectious hepatitis cases rose last week with at least 55 new reports. Total for the year reaches 630, state health director N H Dyer said Tuesday. Kanawha County led last week with 11 cases followed by Cabell and Berkeley with five each and Jackson and Boone with four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Kanawha County
Cabell
Berkeley
Jackson
Boone
Eichmann Trial Day Opens With Monotone Legal Recitals
In court on Tuesday Eichmann sat largely silent with headphones, listening as Hausner recited precedents and legal texts. Hausner condemned Nazi terror, stating reparations do not erase crimes and warning that there is no atonement or forgetting for such acts. He drew a stark parallel to Haman in Esther, reminding that Jews remember past evils and that Eichmann faces possible fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eichmann
Hausner
Israel
Germany
West Germany
Haman the Wicked
Esther
Ahaseurus
Mordecai
Haman
Space triumph sparks world jubilation and mixed signals
The article notes Soviet Vostok landing timing and Moscow celebrations after Gagarin's flight, while U.S. plans for late month space tests and 1962 orbital hopes unfold. It cites 40 American satellites vs 16 Russian, and quotes British and U.S. officials praising the achievement. Gagarin reports no injuries and hints at future piloted control challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagarin
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Moscow
Space
Wild Duck
Earth
London
Bernard Lovell
Britain
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Washington
White House
Space race insight on rockets and Laika in orbit
Resigned officials warned Russia would lead in space flights. On Nov 3 1957 Laika the dog rode Sputnik II to test weightlessness. Russia used boosters of 800000 pounds thrust enabling seven ton craft. US aims for 1964 Saturn booster 1.5 million pounds thrust. First Mercury astronaut to orbit may ride Atlas ICBM at 360000 pounds thrust. Russia built large boosters early for heavy warheads, giving them edge in space launches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Laika
Hugh L. Dryden
NASA
United States
Harmon Named Poet Laureate and longtime Beckley editor
Harmon, a writer for outdoor magazines and co author of Men Of Tomorrow and Woodrow Wilson High School songs, was appointed Poet laureate in March 1937 while sports editor of the Beckley Post Herald. He came to Beckley from Huntington in 1937 after editing Wayne County News and stints at Huntington dailies. He won the West Virginia Press Association award for best column in 1959 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Post Herald
The
Register
West Virginia Press Association
Beckley
Huntington
Wayne County News
the News
Herman P. Dean
Standard Printing and Publishing Co
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Mrs. Beulah Thompson
Curtis H. Hawks
Bertha Milam
Cannery Dump
Oak Hill
Dupe
Grand Jury
Chuckles
Helen Dempsey
Jim
Montgomery
Ala
Joseph Smith
Recorder's Court
Smith
Daily Mail Today
John Dooley
Mason, Mich
Ronald Green
Colchester
England
Ruby Jarnan
Daily Telegraph
Hastings
Southampton
Eng
Sunda
Sweden
Eva Jeanette
Deo Gloria
Glasshouse
Motor Vehicles
Jack Nuckols
R. E. Hicks
Board of Directors
Raleigh County
Gov
H. G. Farmer
John Ward
Anthony Sparacino
C. A. Thompson
Cotton White
Harold Hanks
Roy Lee Harmon
Jackie” Withrow
C. Berkley Lilly
G. C. Porter
Dave Abrams
Okey Mills
Alex George
M. F. Barksdale
C. T. Shackelford
Charles S. Lewis
Harry Anderson
Little Beaver
Stephen’s
Farmers Market
Prince
Dean Rusk
Laos
Arthur J. Goldberg
National Postal Union
Manhattan
Bradford
Axtell
Skelton Man
Soviets
U. 5
Harmon
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