Veterans March to Pentagon marks antiwar week in D C
Several hundred Vietnam era veterans in combat uniforms marched from the Lincoln Memorial across Memorial Bridge to Arlington National Cemetery to begin a week of antiwar demonstrations led by Vets Against The War. Over 1,000 signed up and some veterans spent a cold night on grass before the march.
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Washington
UPI
Memorial Bridge
Arlington National Cemetery
Lincoln Memorial
National Peace Action Committee
Potomac River
Nixon’s Press Relations Acknowledges Adversarial Yet Cooperative Stance
Risher says Nixon treats the press as an adversary but respects the system. He notes Nixon’s deep sense of a rival relationship with reporters and many admire his charm though few journalists see it up close. Nixon is described as more cooperative than predecessors overall.
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Risher
Nixon
Marriage Permits Listed for Six Couples in Beckley Area
The notice lists six marriage permits including Donald Ray Bradley and Joan Hope Burgess from Eccless, Franklin Delano Cook and Evelyn Hall Hurst from Beckley, Larry Ray Gouge and Carol Jean White from Beckley, Nathaniel Sylvester Jackson Jr. and Pamela Mae Mallory from Beckley, James Randolph Matics and Billie Lona Conley from Beckley, and Hayes Morris and Phyllis Jean Crawl from Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Ray Bradley
Eccles
Howard
Sadie Cozagt Bradley
Joan Hope Burgess
Artie
Hibert Cubie
Margaret Alice Dunbar Burgess
Franklin Delano Cook
Slab Fork
Lonnie Wilbur
Ocie Bolt Cook
Evelyn Hall Hurst
Beckley
Ray M
Florence Garland Hall
Larry Ray Gouge
Wint
Hazel Keene Gouge
Carol Jean White
Lockard
Effie Long White
Nathaniel Sylvester Jackson Jr
Nathaniel S
Katherine White Jackson
Pamela Mae Mallory
Herman H
Mary M. Javey Malory
James Randolph Matics
Beaver
Luther Mark
Lilly Mae Ellis Matics
Billie Lona Conley
James
Marion Blanche Aliff Fannon
Hayes Morris
Mattie Rocker Morris
Phyllis Jean Crawl
Edwin Phillip
Mary M. Harris Crawl
Ricky George Smith
Oak Hill
Roy Allen
June Kincaid Smith
Sheila Ann Frame
Sophia
David Blair
Dehlia May Hayden Frame
Wilford James Williams
Clear Creek
Wilburt
Annabelle Sumner Williams
Betty Jane Humphrey
Ralph Wick
Margie Mitchell Humphrey
Phillip Howard Zeigler
Daniels
John and
Rosetta Howard Zeigler
Cecilia Diane Stanley
Cecil Clyde
Anna Meryl West Stanley
Four Drown On Weekend In Mountain State
Four people drowned in West Virginia over the weekend as residents fished or swam. George Burns Hammons aged 65 and his grandson Robert Carl Hammons 10 of Upper Glade Webster County drowned in Gauley River after the boy slipped on a rock and the grandfather died trying to rescue him. Marvin Lee Coffee of Mahan McDowell County also drowned while swimming with friends near his home. Johnny Ray Morris 21 of Edmond Fayette County drowned while fishing in Glade Creek at Babcock State Park after slipping on a rock.
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United Press International
Mountain State
George Burns Hammons
Robert Carl Hammons
Upper Glade
Webster County
Gauley River
Marvin Lee Coffee
Mohan
McDowell County
Johnny Ray Morris
Edmond
Fayette County
Glade Creek
Babcock State Park
Morris
Hereford Tornado Leaves 30 to 40 Injured in Texas
A tornado carved a 10 block path through Hereford Texas injuring 30 to 40 people without fatalities. The storm disrupted an industrial district and ripped trailer homes as it moved through the region amid widespread wild weather across the western two thirds of the nation.
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United Press International
Hereford
Tex
Dalhart
Clovis
N.M
Oklahoma
Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
North Dakota
Limon
Colo
Dickinson
N.D
la Juta
Austin
Nev
Casper
Wyo
Florida
Everglades
Miami
Gold Coast
Liquor Stores Close for Beckley Municipal Election
State liquor stores in Beckley and East Beckley will be closed Tuesday due to the Beckley municipal election.
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Beckley
East Beckley
Teens jailed after Shady Spring break ins and thefts
Two Shady Spring youths Larry Wayne Meadows 19 and Jerry H Harris Jr 17 were jailed on three counts of breaking and entering and one petit larceny offense with a 3000 dollar bond and 20 day sentences. They allegedly broke into Shady Spring High School and Elementary School on March 29 and damaged property worth 439 dollars at the high school and 25 dollars at the elementary. They also allegedly entered Shady Spring Shell Service Station on March 20 stealing 10 dollars in change 50 plaid trading stamps 28 batteries 9 60 value 22 ball point pens and four cans of oil additive 6 40. The petit larceny charge stems from 25 dollars in change stolen from car wash machines. Bailiffs set the bonds and a 30 dollar fine was imposed. Meadows and Harris were apprehended in Berea Ohio and returned by Raleigh County deputies. A separate note: George Blevins of Tucumcari New Mexico waived grand jury action and was remanded on a breaking and entering charge with nine forgery counts for stealing nine payroll checks and a money jar of pennies from David Hill’s home March 27. Checks, forged and cashed at Beckley stores, totaled 122 50 140 75 42 40 151 25 81 25 52 75 112 30 and 89 75. Blevins was returned from New Mexico Friday.
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Shady Spring
Raleigh
Larry ‘Wayne Meadows
Jerry H. Harris Jr
Lorena Walace
Shady Spring High
Beckley
Shady Spring Shell
Plaid
Wallace
Meadows
Harris
Berea
Ohio
Tucumcari
N. M
George Blevins
Blevins
Austin Ave
David Hill
David Hill Construction Co
Hills Department Store
Acme
Valley Drive
Beckley Plaza
New Mexico
Becket County Drunk Driving Charge After Highway Crash
Janet Lee Forren, 34, of Sophia, charged with drunken driving after a one car crash on the U S 1921 By Pass at Raleigh Hill at 3 45 p m Saturday. Her 1967 automobile overturned with $1800 damage. no injuries reported.
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Sophia
Janet Lee Forren
U. S
Raleigh Hill
Multiple motorists cited by city police in April incidents
City Police cited James Ed ward Sexton 22 Fireco for expired registration at 1 am. Calvin Edward Harsh 24 Parsons for improper registration at 2 06 am. James Edward Agee 18 224 Garfield St for defective equipment and unnecessary noise at 1 am Sunday. Frank Meadows 32 Route 2 Beckley for speeding 70 mph in a 50 mph zone at 1 10 am Sunday. A 12 30 pm Sunday crash on McKinney Street Calloway Heights left two youths with minor injuries. Freeda James 34 Whitby Injured was Lawrence T. ticketed for reckless driving at 1 10 am Sunday. George Lewis Young Jr 19 Beckley ticketed for speeding 45 mph in a 25 zone at 12 20 am Sunday. David Earl Ball 17 Sprague cited for defective equipment and unnecessary noise at 11 30 pm Saturday. Ball Young James woman Meadows Agee Harsh Sexton all to appear in Municipal Court April 26.
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Beckley
Powerline Drive
East Prince Street
Vittorino Martina
Clyde St
Glen White Co
Martina
Calvin Edward Harsh
Parsons
James Edward Agee
Garfield St
Frank Meadows
McKinney Street
Calloway Heights
Freeda James
Whitby
Lawrence
George Lewis Young Jr
Sprague
David Earl Ball
Ball
Young
James Woman
Meadows
Agee
Harsh
Sexton
Valley Drive
Third Avenue
James Edward Robertson
Mabscott
Robertson
Terry Lee Gilkerson
Kilsyth
Gilkerson
Multiple Vehicle Collisions Prompt Local Citations and Repairs
Two separate two car crashes near Second Street and Woodlawn Avenue and Valley Drive South with damages of 75 and 20 dollars in the first incident and 300 and 250 dollars in the second. Henry Sanders and James Robertson cited for faulty control and defective equipment respectively with court appearances set. Three in transit youths were jailed briefly before being released to a US marshal.
Multiple Beckley Fire Calls Reported Across City
Firemen were called to East Beckley Nursing Home for a furnace malfunction at 4 05 a m with no damage. Rescue Squad aided John Michael at 10 15 p m Sunday for breathing difficulty and she remained home. Jean Messer, 29, fainted at 5 07 p m at 707 Johns Town Road and was hospitalized. Mrs Ball fainted on South Kanawha Street and was taken home by private car. A kitchen grease fire at 8 10 p m on South Fayette Street caused no damage. A brush fire at 10 1 a m Friday at Saunders Avenue caused no damage.
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Beckley
East Beckley Nursing Home
Antonio Ave
Third Ave
John Michael
Johnstown Road
Jean Messer
Kanawha Street
Ball
South Fayette St
Mabel Williams
Saunders Ave
Daisy Bell
Funeral services set for Frank W. McIntyre in Flemingburg
Frank W. McIntyre 79 of Flemingburg Kentucky died Sunday in a Fayette County nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services are Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home Flemingburg with burial in Fleming County Cemetery. He is survived by two sons two sisters a brother and two grandchildren. The body will be moved from Melton Mortuary Beckley to Boone Funeral Home Flemingburg.
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Frank W. McIntyre
Flemingburg
Boone Funeral Home
Felming County
Fayette County
Lovejoy Township
Til
William
Margaret Davis McIntyre
Cretin
Irene Todd
William G
Beckley
Todd E
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lester Congram
Effie Welty
Hoopeston, Ill
Albert
Hoopeston
Melton Mortuary
Funeral notices recount Dooley and Henderson passings
Incomplete funeral notices list Edward Eugene Dooley 56 of Hansford died in Oak Hill after a short illness. Surviving family includes Thelma Dooley and several children and siblings. Final rites for Hershel Edward Allen 49 of Cleveland will be held at Mount Herman Baptist Church with burial at Mount Alexandria Cemetery. Additional obituaries mention Mima Ann Henderson of Sophia and Lonnie P Trail of Mount Hope with services at Tyree Funeral Home and graves at local cemeteries.
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Edward Eugene Dooley
Hansford
Oak Hill
Hershel Edward Allen
Cleveland
Ohio
Union
Mount Herman Baptist Church
Sarton
Archie Green
Mount Alexandria Methodist Church
Alice McCracken
Jo Ann Huffman
Beckley
Funeral set for Asa Corbett Jarrell in Pine Knob
Funeral for 53 year old Asa Corbett Jarrell of Pine Knob will be Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Sherman Turner and Rev. Wade Webb officiating. Burial follows in Adkins Cemetery Naoma. Jarrell burned to death when a fire destroyed his three room frame house. He was born January 18 1918 in Montcoal. He is survived by a sister Mrs Maxine Pettry of Cleveland Ohio and three brothers Howard of Beckley Cecil and Bill of Pine Knob. Body to be taken to church at 5 p m from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville. Pallbearers named.
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Asa Corbett Jarrell
Pine Knob
Bethel Baptist Church
Sherman Turner
Wade Webb
Adkins
Naoma
Jarrell
Whitesville
Maxine Pettry
Cleveland
Ohio
Howard
Beckley
Cecil
Bill
Pine, Knob
Armstrong Funeral Home
Rhodes Miller
Harry Webb
Joer Kyle
Harry Williams
Detis Taylor
Randy Jarrell
Tommy Canterbury
Ada Vanderpool Rites Held in Kentucky
Funeral services for Ada Elizabeth Vanderpool of Ashland Kentucky and formerly Beckley are set for Tuesday at 1 pm at the Christian Church in Salyersville. Burial follows in Paintsville. She died Sunday after a long illness. Born June 13 1890 in Beckley she was the daughter of Jesse Lee Teel and Elizabeth Hurt Teel. Survivors include five sons James E Tuscaloosa Harold Cleveland Ellsworth Winfred and Carl all of Ashland two sisters Olie Belle Aker Prosperity and Sue Walker Beckley.
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Ada Elizabeth Vanderpool
Ashland
Beckley
The
Christian Church
Salyersville
Paintsville
She
Jesse Lee Teel
Elizabeth Hurt Teel
James D
James E
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Harold
Cleveland
Ohio
Dan S Boothe Services Held in Martinsville
Funeral services for Dan S Boothe 65 of Martinsville will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the iMcKee Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Roselawn Cemetery. Boothe died Sunday in a Martinsville hospital after operating a used car business in Beckley.
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Dan S. Boothe
Martinsville
Beckley
iMcKee Funneral Chapel
Roselawn
Boothe
Copeland Rites Set For Leonard C Copeland
Funeral services for Leonard Cecil Copeland 69 of Beckley will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev Thomas E Dunlap and Elder Dean Pack officiating Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park He died Saturday night in a local hospital He was born July 24 1901 in Wikel son of Fletcher and Emaline Miller Copeland He worked 20 years at Bair Brothers Motor Co Beckley and owned Copeland s Mower Service seven years before retirement He was a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church He is survived by Edna two daughters Ruby Givens and Ruth Bryant two sisters Ethyl Underwood and Audrey Gill five grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral home after 5 today family visitation 6 to 830 Pallbearers named
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Leonard Cecil Copeland
Meyers Ave
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
Thomas E. Dunlap
Dean Pack
Sunset Memorial Park
Wikel
Fletcher
Emaline Miller
Copeland
Bair Brothers Motor Co
Indian Creek
Audrey Gill
Oak Hill
Herman Miller
James Gill
Carlos Plumley
al Harper
Wayne Peters
Harry Harvey
Jim Stone
Beckley Man Ernest R. Boggess Dies in Welch Hospital
Ernest Roscoe Boggess 63 of Beckley died at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. He was a Raleigh County resident for 45 years and a Memorial Baptist Church member. Survived by sisters Mary Craft, Bebe Kempson, Helen Mogle, and brother Eimer Boggess. Funeral at Calfee Funeral Home pending.
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Cal‘fee
Ernest Roscoe Boggess
Beckley
Welch Hospital
Harvey
George R
Mary B. Hughes Boggess
Raleigh County
Memorial Baptist Church
Mary Craft
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bebe Kempson
Long Beach
Calif
Helen Mogle
Moyock
N. C
Eimer
Inmates Seize Kingston Penitentiary Block
One prisoner died and 11 were hurt as inmates held five guards hostage at Kingston Penitentiary. The hostages were freed on Sunday, authorities reported the situation under control, with no injuries from the guards. Details of demands were not made public.
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Kingston, Ont
Goyer
Ottawa
Beckley Area Finalist in West Virginia Betterment Contest
Beckley-Raleigh County is among 31 communities to reach final judging in WV Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Program. Finalists were chosen from 64 entries after preliminary judging on April 14. Cash awards exceed $9,000 to 20 winners, with first place in each division winning $1,000 for future projects.
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Beckley-Raleigh County
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Olaf K. Walker
Charleston
Columbia Gas of
West Virginia
Chamber
Roger Thompson
Ashland
Kentucky Power Co
Gene Taylor
Washington, D.C
Washington Gas Light Co
Clifford E. Fitzwater
Huntington
West Virginia Garden Clubs, Inc
Suits Filed In Circuit Court
Sales Consultant Inc a subsidiary of Management Recruiters International sues Jay Robbins McKenzie of Beckley for 577.66 claiming a Jan 21 1969 agreement and a Feb 10 1969 hiring by Fluid Controls Inc Cleveland Ohio ended April 2 1969. Beckley Loan Co files three suits in Raleigh County Circuit Court on default promissory notes for 787.56 plus 59.21 interest and 790.83 plus 84.33 interest. James D and Betty M Ballard Mabscott sue for 787.56? plus 59.21. Hildred M Jones Whitby is sued for 790.83 and 84.33. Jackie L and Clelia Strothers Bolt sued for 553.36 and 44.48. Napa Valley wine grapes are among the best in the United States north of San Francisco.
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Sales Consultant Inc
Management Recruiters International
Jay Robbins McKenzie
Beckley
McKenzie
Fluid Controls Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Beckley Loan Co
Raleigh County
James D
Betty M. ‘Ballard
Mabscott
Hildred M. Jones
Whitby
Jackie L
Clelia Strothers
Bolt
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Pentagon
White House
Warrenizing
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Prince & Neville
Harper Road
Fountain Terrace Shopping Center
West
Beckley National Bank
FDIC
Soviet Union
Aeroflot
Krasnodar
Black Sea
Maxwell Hill Road
Arthur Gerald Vance
Prosperity
Steven Everett Brown
Vance
James Edward Sexton
Fireco
Second Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Henry Sanders
Mullens
Eva Bell Severt
Severt
Sanders
Michael Cassell
Robert Honeycutt
Steve Pilot
Edward E. Dooley
Coalburg
George W
Annie L. Johnson Dooley
Thelma Dooley
Peoria
Ill
Spec
Gary Dooley
Helle
Vietnam
Linda Dooley
Marsha L. Smith
Hyattsville
Monroe
Crown Hill
Stella Bias
Faye McMillion
Mount Hope
Tyree Funeral Home
Lennie P. Trail
Franklin County
Lewis J
Susie Holley Boothe
Mae
Danny
Grant M
Lewis Josh
Ferrum
John J
Ridgeway
Mima Henderson
Mima Ann Henderson
Williams Funeral Home
Shelby Wolford
Monte Vista
Bluefield
Grayson County
Sara Ferguson
Fallen
George Hawley
Cecil ‘Phipps
Quantico
Mary Clark
Princeton
George Hawey
George Hawey Jr
Ronad Johnson
Caude Webb
Jeff Arbogast
Robert Phipps
Lonnie P. Trail
Tyree
Ernest Barley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Beckley Hospital
William Trail
Lavana Smith
Austin Powder Co
Asa C. Jarrell
Mrs
Ada Vanderpool
Leonard C. Copeland
Ernest R. Boggess
Canada
B.B
Frankie Cardomaet
W. Forres Stewart
Bradord, Pa
United States
Napa Valley
San Francisco
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