Judge May Reconsider Two Severe Sentences
Judge Harry L McCreery weighs reconsidering two harsh sentences after a burglary at Maxwell Hill Home last September. Ward and Richardson pleaded guilty to stealing appliances worth nearly $1,000 as a truck waited. Ward is a disabled veteran with a pregnant wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marshall Ward
Ifm
State Penitentiary
Maxwell Hill
Ward
Carmen Stover
Aleta Plank
Harry L. McCreery
Richardson
Belmont
N. C
Roy I. Smith
West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
Adenauer aims to head off Berlin deal at summit
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told German newsmen his Berlin plebiscite call is to preempt a possible Berlin accord at the summit. State briefs note an American Public Relations Assn conference in White Sulphur Springs with speakers Gov. Underwood former Gov. Harriman and Romulo. Virginia University to open bids on 4.8 million dollars of housing bonds at Morgantown. John A. Crawford of Chester indicted for embezzling 2299 while treasurer of Local 435 Carpenter's Union. Berry Hills Country Club water service complaints heard by Public Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
Totalco Village
Mexico
The
American Public Relations Assn
White Sulph Springs
Cecil H. Underwood
New York
W. Averill Harriman
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Virginia University
Morgantown
John A. Crawford
Chester
Hancock County
Grand Jury
Carpenter's Union
Berry Hills Country Club
Public Service Commission
Obituaries and Funeral Notices Featuring Warden Willis and Dickinson
Mrs Janet C Warden 75 of 105 Hull St died at 5 am after a long illness. Born 1884 in Grandview she was a lifelong Raleigh County resident and First Christian Church member. Survived by four sons, three daughters, two brothers, one sister and one great grandchild. Funeral home holding arrangements. Mable Jessup Willis survivors include three daughters and two brothers with services pending. Also named are Dickinson Crum Underwood and McComas, with location details and service notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet C. Warden
Hull St
Grandview
Lewis
Virginia Allen Carper
First Christian Church
Raleigh County
Leslie
Tampa
Fla
Paul
Fort Meyers
Lloyd
Charleston
Daughand
Mable Jessup Willis
Montez van Winkle
Chicago, Ill
Wahnette McComas
Logan
Frances Willis
Claude
Harold, Va
Hershel
Delaware
Curtis
Charles Ray
Last rites scheduled for Mrs Martha Bradford Holliday
Mrs Martha Holliday of Route 1 Fayetteville will receive final rites at Fayetteville Baptist Church at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Reverends Shirley Donnelly and J A Crosier. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. She died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness born April 8 1888 in Fayette County daughter of the late James and Mary Jane Powers Brafford. She was a retired teacher and member of the Fayetteville Baptist Church and the Fayette County Historical Society. Survivors include sons Charles C Holliday of Charleston or Julian Holliday of Chapmanville. daughters Mrs Eva Conley of Fayetteville and others. nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body will be moved from Dodd Payne Funeral Home to her home at 5 p m today and to the church one hour prior to the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Bradford Holliday
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Baptist Church
Shirsley Donnelly
J. A. Crosier
High Lawn Memorial Park
Hill
Holliday
Beckley Hospital
Toteday
Fayette County
James
Mary Jane Powers Brafford
Dodd-Payne
Funeral Services for Mrs Ivessa Handschumacher Akron
Funeral services for Mrs Ivessa Catherine Handschumacher of Akron Ohio will be held at 2 p m Saturday at James Chapel Church Clinton with Rev Esker Groves officiating Burial will follow in the church cemetery Mrs Handschumacher died in Akron Tuesday evening after a stroke Surviving are Virgil Handschumacher two sisters Illa Williams Lewisburg and Ida Harnest Glen Morgan and a brother R B Sheppard Fowler Ind The body lies in state at the Jack Wallace Chapel Lewisburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivessa
Catherine Sheppard Handschumacher
Akron
Ohio
James Chapel
Clintonan
Esker Groves
Handschumacher
Virgil Handschumacher
Illa Williams
Lewisburg
Ida Harnest
Glen Morgan
R. B.sheppard
Funeral services set for Emmett W. Hardyman in White Sulphur Springs
Emmett William Hardyman, 53, of Alleghany Va died Tuesday in a Clifton Forge hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Shanklin Funeral Home White Sulphur Springs with Rev Francis D Gunn officiating. Burial will follow in Hardyman Cemetery Allegheny. He is survived by a half brother Clarence Gentry of Helen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett William Hardyman
Alleghany
Shanklin
White Sulphur Springs
Franc’. D. Gunn
Hardyman Cemetery
Allegheny
Hardyman
Clifton Forge
Clarence Gentry
Helen
Death of Floyd Buren McDaniel Sr. at 64 in Beckley VA Hospital
Floyd Buren McDaniel Sr. aged 64 of East Bank died at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday after a three month illness. The body is in the Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Buren McDaniel Sr
East Bank
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Pryor Funeral Home
Mrs Annie Davis Funeral Arrangements Reported
Funeral arrangements are in progress for Mrs. Annie Davis of the local hospital scene. The body remains at Trent Funeral Home as services are prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Davis
Trent Funeral Home
Final rites for Lester Willis in Shady Spring
Lester Willis 52 of Shady Spring died Monday in Glen Daniel after a heart attack while returning home from work at Crysel Construction. He was born in Virginia April 18 1908 and lived in Raleigh County 52 years. Burial at Mount Tabor Cemetery. He was a mechanic for Crysel Construction and a member of Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Willis
Shady Spring
Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church
S. D. Smith
Earl P. Cochran
Mount Tabor
Willis
Glen Daniel
Blue Pennant
Crysel Construction Company
Virginia
Nat
Mary Jane Cornett Willis
Raleigh County
Shady Spring Missionary
Toney Fatally Injured In Burlington Incident
Loran Toney 48 of Lincoln Park Michigan Eccles was fatally injured Tuesday. He owned and drove a tract to dealers. Born Beckwith 1912 his survivors include wife Cleo Sutton Toney and four sons Tony Alvin Paul Leon, three daughters Betty Sharon. Father Claude Bays and several siblings. Body returned to Calfee Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loran Toney
Lincoln Park
Mich
Eccles
Burlington
Ney
Beckwith
Alne Price Bays
Cleo Sutton Toney
Claude Bays
Washington, D.C
Tony
Rantoul
Ill
Alvin
Montgomery
Ala
Paul
Leon
Toledo
Ohio
Carlos Shorter
Cleveland
Betty Toney
Sharon
Cecil
Moundsville
Wilmur Bays
Earl Bays
Vernon Bays
Washington, D. C
Margaret Bays
Clarice Snowden
Chicago
Calfee Funeral Home
Paul Eans Wilbur Funeral Held in Mabscott
Funeral services for Paul Eans Wilbur 54 of MacArthur were held at Mabscott Methodist Church with Rev. Lester Tenney presiding. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park. Wilbur died en route to a local hospital after a heart attack at home. He was a former miner and a member of United Mine Workers Local 5767. Survived by his wife Mary Ann Wilbur, seven sons, two daughters, two sisters, and a brother. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Eans Wilbur
MacArthur
Mabscott Methodist Church
Lester Tenney
Sunset’ Memorial Park
Wilbur
Beckley, Fire Department
Peach Orchard
Ella Mae West Wilbur
Burg
William A. Wilbur
United Mine Workers of America
Helen
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Mary Ann Wilbur
Elizabeth Ann Wilbur
Columbia
D. C
Reba Jane Wilbur
William
Walter
Beckley
Robert
S. C
Richard
James
Lewisburg
Charles
Jack Murdock
Romey Hampton
Donald Blake
Joe Culberto
Fred Hayes
Charles Luther
Vernal Reed
Harry Milam
Scout Jubilee Show Tickets On Sale At Woodrow Wilson High
Scout Jubilee presents a countywide event depicting the history of scouting in America. A final dress rehearsal is at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium. Three showings follow: Friday 7 p.m. after 6:30 p.m. concert music. Saturday matinee 2 p.m. after 1:30 p.m. concert music. and Saturday evening 7 p.m. after 6:30 p.m. concert music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
America
Notable Bridge Expert Sidney Lenz Dies at 8
Deaths across the country include Sidney S. Lenz 8 a renowned auction bridge authority and author who wrote for newspapers and periodicals. Born in Chicago he moved to New York at age 15 and left a legacy of bridge books and columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sidney S. Lenz
Chicago
Mountain State Visitors Bureau Seeks Members
West Virginia forms Mountain State Visitors Bureau to capitalize on rising tourist trade. About 200 county representatives gathered to organize. E. Truman Wright elected president of Greenbrier Hotel. Roughly 40 memberships signed at launch. Governor Underwood pledges state cooperation as tourism grows toward hundreds of millions. Florida benchmarks cited for spending on development and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Mountain State Visitors Bureau
E. Truman Wright
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Crane
Fairmont
Fort Lauderdale
Holy Week Services At McAlpin Church
The Elizabeth Baptist Church McAlpin will hold Holy Week services Wednesday Thursday and Friday at 6 30 p m. Sponsored by the Missionary Society the events feature speakers and choirs from Lillybrook and Elizabeth Baptist with Rev Nelson B Staples and the senior chair. A candlelight service Friday is sponsored by the AME Mission and the Elizabeth Baptist Mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Baptist Church
McAlpin
The
Missionary Society
Lillybrook
Nelson B. Staples
A.M.E. Mission
Elizabeth Baptist Mission
Cadle Ailing From Illness at General Department Store Head
B G Cadle manager of the General Department Store for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates at Helen is confined to his home due to illness. Ordered to bed by his doctor Saturday he expects to be released early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Cadle
Quarry St
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Cuba’s anti Uncle Sam indoctrination in Cuban schools
AP Foreign News Analyst William L. Ryan reports in Camaguey on Cuban education under Castro, noting student activism, propaganda efforts, and shortages of teachers. The piece describes a cartoon book depicting US oppression, a second grade reader glorifying Castro, and the venal struggle to reform rural schooling amid scarce funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Camaguey, Cuba
Tois
Cuba
Antonio Nunez Jimenez
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Nunez
Spain
Jose Marti
George Washington
Camaguey
Fulgencio Batista
Associated Press
Uncle Sam
Latin America
Castro
Maj
Huber Matos
Batista
Oriente
Dr Peale questions Catholic role in presidency
Charleston AP Nor man Vincent Peale doubts a Roman Catholic can properly be president despite assurances of independence in public office He spoke in Charleston during Kennedy Humphrey primary campaign debates The Christian Herald article recalls Kennedy’s Philadelphia dinner invitation and Kennedy headquarters says he acted as a public servant not a Catholic He urges pope to clarify Catholic obligations to church and state while Kennedy reiterates he recognizes no ecclesiastical authority in his constitutional duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Norman Vincent Peale
Peale
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
The
Christian Herald
Dennis Dougherty
Dr. Peale
United States
Congress
Herald
Texas Twister Hits Friona Area Aftermath and Casualties
A Texas twister near Friona wrecked a 50 foot house trailer trapping nurse Marie Carroll in the rubble and injuring her back. Her husband Tom and Seether Jack Davidson of Danville suffered minor injuries. Heavy rain flooded Friona streets and hail battered farms near Sudan while Sunnyside reported two deaths, T. B. and J. B. Kidd, as well as a 12 year old girl Nona Beth Phelan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friona
Marie Carroll
Tom
Jack Davidson
Danville
Ill
Sudan
Sunnyside
T. B
Owens Fined $50 For Obstructing Officer
William D. Owens pleaded guilty to obstructing an officer in Raleigh County Criminal Court this morning and was fined $50 plus costs, remanded until payment. A drunk driving charge was dropped on motion as witnesses left and officers did not observe him driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Owens
Raleigh County
Owens
Roy A. Cunningham
Harry L. McCreery
Two Men Ordered to Court Over Duplicate Charges
John W. McCarty 27 of Appalachian Bible Institute Bradley must appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night after his 4:35 p.m. Tuesday arrest for operating a vehicle with expired Texas registration. John F. Jelek 28 of Oak Hill will face Police Court Monday night for failing to pay several delinquent tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. McCarty
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Beckley
Texas
John F. Jeelek
Oak Hill
Fifth Annual Richmond District Talent Show Set
The Fifth Annual Richmond District Talent Show will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday in the high school auditorium. Sponsored by the junior and senior classes, proceeds go to purchase equipment for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Miner John Newman Remains in Satisfactory Condition
John Newman, 32, of Crab Orchard, is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a slate fall at Slab Fork mine Tuesday night. He is receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newman
Crab Orchard
Beckley Hospital
Slab Fork Mine
Transit 1B and Polaris tests mark early missile era
Officials say Transit 1B is a test of equipment and theory for a mobile launch system with future transits planned. The first operational missiles could appear in 1961 with Hound Dog and Skybolt air launched rockets on B52s, while Polaris subs near year end will use satellites to refine inertial guidance. The 36 inch sphere satellite aims to map Earth and signal it may remain in space about 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hound Dog
Skybolt
Polaris
Earth
Atlas
Governor signals subtle move toward Neely endorsement
The governor spoke in Hinton praising Neely as a loyal colleague and hinted at a possible shift in favor. The remarks mark the closest public gesture toward endorsing Neely as the Hinton race narrows and Woods runs unopposed for the U S Senate nomination. Revercomb supporters may influence the broader contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Neely
Urwood
U. S
Revercomb
Raenderwood
Ting
Tear Gas Ends Hostage Standoff With 18-Year-Old Husband
Police used tear gas as a youth inside a home fired from a broken window after professing defiance. Barbara Jennings and her 18-year-old wife, facing police action, were checked by Dr Zeller who labeled the man a sociopathic killer and urged jail or long supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings
Barbara
Jenning
Sandra Jennings
Dr. Zeller
Zeller
Britons Start Walk From Apartment Toward Cor Delia
Reporters followed three Britons as they began a long paced trek toward Cordelia, 45 miles from there between San Francisco and Sacramento. RAF Sgt Patrick Maloney and army Sgt Mervyn Evans wore khaki, hoping to reach New York in 70 days, with the record 79 days. Dr Moore anticipated a faster crossing though plans a separate walk in June and another from Miami to Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia
San Francisco
Sacramento
RAF
Patrick Maloney
Kilmallock
County Limerick
Ireland
Army
Mervyn Evans
Wales
New York
Dr. Moore
United States
Moore
Australia
Miami
Florida
Toronto
Funeral Directors Attend West Virginia Meeting
Three area funeral directors attend the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association meeting and a school of instruction at West Virginia University Medical School in Morgantown this week. Douglas T. Bryant and Hugh Moore of Beckley run local funeral homes, and Fred X. Wares of Williams Funeral Home is also listed. A special program is sponsored by Chemical in Boston during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
West Virginia University Medical School
Morgantown
Douglas T. Bryant
Canoe Funeral Home
Hugh Moore
Calfeeneral Home
Beckley
Fred X.wares
Williams Funeral Ns
The
Chemical
Boston
Mass
Scout Meeting Set Friday In Mabscott
Al Mabscott Scouts invite all interested to Mabscott Elementary School at 7 p.m. Friday to complete the chartering of Cub Scout Pack 109. Den Mothers will bring registration fees. any boy may register. Wallace Noble urges each new member to also subscribe to Boys Life magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Wallace Noble
Raleigh County
Boys Life
Child Suffers Left Arm Injury After Bicycle Crash
A 10 year old rider sustained a left arm injury in a bicycle accident. Paramedics treated the child at the scene before transport to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Runaway Brush Fire Damages Mabscott Building
Mrs. Pearl Downey left a brush fire unattended near her Mabscott home this morning. The fire burned a storage building containing furniture and items valued around 400 dollars, with damages estimated at 300 dollars. The Mabscott Fire Department arrived shortly after 10 am and saved the residence about 20 feet away, but shingles on two sides were melted before the structure was wetted down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Downey
Mabscott
Mabscott Fire Department
Downey
Shine Charges Jail Two Men In Moonshine Case
Two men were jailed in Raleigh County on Tuesday night on moonshine charges by a sheriff. A person accompanying them was also charged with being drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Ae Heee
Ae Pesson F
Basil
Young Worker Suffers Arm Injuries in Car Project
Bobby Ray Sawyer 18 of Slab Fork received hospital treatment at Beckley Hospital Tuesday for injuries to his left arm sustained while working on a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Ray Sawyer
Beckley Hospital
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Hoover
Universal
Neville St
Mrs. Janet. Warden
Zete Ae Dickinson
Emmett Crum
Billy Underwood
Billy Miles
Earl McComas
Martha Holliday
Ivessa Handschumacher
Emmett W. Hardyman
Floyd McDaniel
For All
Mountain State
Hearing Aid Center
Main Street
W. Va
Clifford
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Edward Robert Johnson
Ro- Internati
Lucius E. Johnson
John B. Black
Harvard University
Washington
Samuel Hyde Thompson
Clark W. Thompson
D-Tex
Cincinnati
Otto Garr Tague
Wake Up America
Oberlin
Warren R. Cox
Cox
Tourist Bureau
McAlpin Church
Crensunree
Union of University Students
Fidel Castro
Cabela
G. M. Powers
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