Broadcasters Hear Governor Hopefuls
In Morgantown the West Virginia Broadcasters Assn opened with speakers including WVU President Elvis J. Stahr Jr. and attorneys Douglas Annello and Benito Gaugine. Five candidates—Barron, J. Skeen, Hulett C. Smith, Harold Neely, and Chapman Revercomb—shared the platform amid campaign rhetoric in Ravenswood and other cities. Revercomb urged road upgrades, Barron focused on beautification and garbage cleanup, Neely denounced the primary process as fostering bigotry and hate with a Humphrey Kennedy-backed “phony” race. Neely spoke in Clarksburg and Buckhannon with other remarks in Montgomery.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Harold Neely
Chapman Revercomb
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
Ravenswood
Revercomb
Barron
Saas
Buckhannon
Montgomery
Neely
Clarksburg
Hubert Humphrey
John Kennedy
Carr Succeeds Jane Nicholson as Bank Executive Vice President
Bristol Virginia news notes Carr succeeds Jane Nicholson at The Bank of Raleigh as executive vice president following the merger with Beckley Industrial Savings and Loan Assn. Carr, born in Clarksburg, previously with Fifth Third Union Trust Co and Army veteran, resides with his family at 1415 Harper Road and holds multiple local and professional memberships.
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Jane Nicholson
Bristol
Fred Stern
New York City
Emmett S. Jr
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Edward N
Bank of Raleigh
Carr
Beckley Industrial Savings and Loan Assn
Beckley
Cincinnati
Clarksburg
Fifth Third Union Trust Co
Ficial Management Corporation
Charleston
Army
Italy
Infantry
Rebecca Rbaaschof
Thomas
Harper Road
The
Elks
Black Knight Country Club
Rotary International
American Bar Association
Episcopal Church
George Warren
R. M. French
Harry Crawford
Coal Co. Given
The commission approved revised plans by Huntington for a 10 million dollar sewage treatment system to be completed by Feb 31 1964 and directed Clarksburg to report progress on interceptor sewers and plant start plans. June 1 set as cut off for federal sewerage aid applications. Beaver Creek Mining and Quarry Co. ordered to finish a third sludge pond by July 1. Martinsburg cited to appear about Tuscarora Creek pollution at next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Clarksburg
Beaver Creek Mining and Quarry Co
Beaver Creek
Blackwater
Blackwater Falls State Park
Tucker County
Martinsburg
Tuscarora Creek
Telephone Rate Hike Hearing Set June 13
The Charleston Public Service Commission schedules a hearing at 10 a.m. on June 13 to consider proposed telephone rate increases. Officials urge affected customers and interested parties to submit comments and attend the hearing. The measure accompanies an ongoing review of service charges and provider tariffs.
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Charleston
The
Public Service Commission
Hes
Police Corner: Youth Caught After Harper Hill Shoplifting Incident
Two officers chased a youth through Harper Hill and Neville Street, aided by passers by. The youth was cornered under a bridge and found with two watches a hunting knife trousers and sunglasses stolen from the Pagoda. He was taken to Raleigh County Jail at 10 am and booked on shoplifting charges. The boy said he ran because he feared being shot.
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Harper Hill
Miller
Mt Neville Street
Raleigh County
Wreck Victim Leaves Hospital After Fatal Collision
John Fix of 205 Hull Street was released from Thomas Memorial Hospital after a two car crash near Winfield that fatally injured his wife Mabel Fix. Their daughter Carlene Wyatt of Richwood remains serious in hospital, and three year old Betty Jean was discharged. Funeral services for Mrs. Fix were held at Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. W C Combs presiding and burial at Ashworth Cemetery Ghent.
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John Fix
Hull Street
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Charleston
Winfield
Mabel Fix
Carlene Wyatt
Richwood
Betty Jean
Fix
West Virginia road projects and bid results announced
New projects in Logan and Mingo counties cover several state routes totaling miles 7.3 on Ethel-Five Block Road 2 on Lincoln County Line-Chapmanville Road 1.1 on Mount View-East Mingo Line Road and 6.4 and 8.8 miles on U. S. 52 routes. The Road Commission also reported that 21 projects totaled 2 282 519 with apparent low bids standing and contracts being awarded.
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Logan County
U. S. 119
Lincoln County
Chapmanville
W. Va
Mount View
Mingo Line
U. S. 52
Mingo County
The
Road Commission
Spelling Bee Qualifier Set for May in Sl Balle County
Two Institute students Joan and Mary duel in a five minute practice round won by Mary after a ten minute contest ending on a stumble over the word jeopardize. Both advance to the Tri County Spelling Bee on May 6 at Sl Balle County Vocational.
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Joan
Mary
Sl Balle County
Religion not to be used to discredit Kennedy campaign
Senators and leaders urged keeping religion out of the Kennedy campaign. Symington and Johnson said a candidate’s faith should not determine support, while Rockefeller and Stevenson argued religion must not influence voting. An aide noted Nixon had not seen a telegram.
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Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Kan
Symington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Houston
Kennedy
Johnson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Adlai Stevenson
Souther
Stevenson
Humphrey
Three Lutheran Branches Unite in Minneapolis Merger
In Minneapolis a major church unites three Lutheran branches the ALC ELC and UELC forming a single church with over 5 000 congregations and more than 4 000 000 members. The new denomination will seat in Minneapolis and relocate its headquarters by next January.
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Minneapolis, Minn
ALC
Norkground
ELC
Minneapolis
Columbus
Ohio
UELC
Blair
Neb
No Forest Fires In District Today
No new forest fires were reported to the local Conservation Office today though four blazes were reported Thursday at Stanaford Low Gap Branch of Little Marsh Fork Bat off and Eccles O DELL JESSUP Beckley was fined $20 Thursday for a trash fire that could spread into woodland at Maxwell Hill He was burning in daytime on a permit from the Conservation Commission and arrested by officer L W Berkel on the escape fire violation
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Stanaford
Low Gap
Little Marsh Fork
Batoff
Eccles
O’dell Jessup
Beckley
Maxwell Hill
Jessup
Conservation Commission
L. W. Berkel
Adkins To Be Arraigned In Madison Murder Case
Basil Adkins 42 of Blair Logan County is to be arraigned for the murder of Basil Workman 60 of Madison. Workman was found dead at the home of two other men Wednesday. Sheriff Dell White said Adkins admitted striking Workman during a drinking party.
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Madison
W. Va
Basil Adkins
Blair
Logan County
Basil Workman
Workman
Dell White
Adkins
Deaths And Funerals Mrs Bertha Campbell 71 Oak Hill
Mrs Bertha Campbell 71 of Oak Hill died at 9 45 p m Thursday in Oak Hill after suffering. Survivors include husband Thomas Campbell a son Joseph Pam Rich wood two daughters Mrs Maude Treadway Oak Hill and Mrs Hazel Arthur Alexandria Va one boy Chest Pe ORs sisters Mrs Ally Bennett Mrs Elsie Noble and Mrs Marie Smith all of Oak Hill 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill pending arrangements.
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Bertha Campbell
Oak Hill
Thomas Campbell
Joseph Pam Richwood
Maude Treadway
Hazel Arthur
Alexandria
Ally Bennett
Elsie Noble
Marie ‘Smith
Tyree
Mary White dies at home of Mrs Lawson
Mrs. Mary White, 411 South Fay, died Thursday at the home of Mrs. M. L. Lawson where she was living. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary White
S. Fay
M. L. Lawson
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Charles F Nichols 83 dies after yearlong illness
Charles F Nichols 83 of Dunbar died at 8 a m today in the Beck ley Veterans Administration Hospital after a yearlong illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev Arlie Cook and Rev Kenneth Brown at 2 p m in the Pilgrim Holiness Church Mullens. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens near Princeton. Funeral home noted as Fe esercingong
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Charles F. Nichols
Dunbar
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Gracie Waddell Rites Planned in Belle Lilly Pont Cemetery
Gracie Waddell died at home at 8 p m Thursday and will be buried in the Belle Lilly Pont Cemetery. Survived by four brothers Ernest and Leslie Lilly Jumping Branch and R H French Ghent plus two sisters Edith Lilly Nimitz and Verna Hogan Coal Spring and three grandchildren. E M Meadows Funeral Home of Hinton in charge of arrangements.
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Belle Lilly Pont
Verna Hogan
Coal Spring
E. M. Meadows Funeral Home
Hinton
Death notice for Mrs. Betty Kordes at 87
Mrs. Betty Kordes 87 died at 5 20 a m today after a long illness born August 18 1873 Pulaski Virginia Surviving son James W Alburty Washington DC daughter Mrs Maggie Paramine Cleveland Ohio seven grandchildren Body to be taken from Williams Funeral Home at 2 p m today to home of niece Mrs Clara Owens Statesville to be conducted at 2 p m Sunday Rev Dewey Wilson in charge Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Pallbearers Edward Vani Sutphen Jack Alburty Lewis Alburty Jimmie Owens Jake Matthews Robert Matthews
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Betty Kordes
Heute
Fear
Stotesbury
Pulaski
James W. Alburty
Washington, D. C
Maggie Paramine
Cleveland
Ohio
Williams Funeral
Dear
Clara Owens
Dewey Wilson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Edward Vani Sutphen
Jack Alburty
Lewis Alburty
Jimmie Owens
Jake Matthews
Robert Matthews
Beckley man dies minutes after hospital admission
R. E. Christian Reece Edward Christian 54 of Mullens died about two hours after arriving at Beckley Memorial Hospital for X rays. A boom operator at the mine he had respiratory problems for years. Born June 22 1905 in Dandy Virginia he was the son of Mose and Nancy Reed Christian. Surviving wife Beatrice a son Donald two brothers and four sisters are listed.
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Reece Edward Christian
Beckley
Christian
Medical Art Building
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Saeed
Dandy
Tazewell
Mose
Nancy Reed Christian
Mullens
Squire
McDowell County
Baptist Church
Beatrice
Donald
Carl
Doak
Jaeger
Lottie Lowe
Columbus
Ohio
Rena Shepherd
Newport
Zel
Byrd public voting view on Catholic president question
In a New York Paper interview Senator Byrd, a Baptist, said the choice on voting for a Catholic president is a personal conscience matter for Catholics and Protestants alike. He cited candidate individual qualities and age and experience. Byrd backs Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic nomination.
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Byrd
John F. Kennedy
Wise
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Carpenter comments on GOP convention moves in Chicago
Joe Smither faced no opposition for vice president as he tried to nominate a fictitious Joe Smith. Carpenter criticized party leaders for not actively contesting Chicago as Nixon’s nomination looms, claiming Republicans avoid the motions. Carpenter seeks governor and convention delegate roles in the May 10 primary, switching from Democrat to Republican years ago.
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Joe Smith
Nixon
Chicago
San Francisco
Carpenter
di- Carpenter
Seartie Publican
Police Probe in Miss Irene Garza Rape-Slaying
Police questioned suspects in McAllen Texas as they investigate the rape slaying of Irene Garza a 25 year old beauty queen whose body was found in a canal near her home. Autopsy cites blows to the head and drowning. she had been missing six days since leaving church in her car. Authorities conducted lie detector tests though no strong lead emerged.
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Mcallen
Tex
Irene Garza
Sue Town
Rio Grande Valley
Shome
7 County Sheriff's Department
Seek Marriage Licenses in Pineville Wy county clerk notices
Wyoming county clerk issued licenses for marriages including David Martin Walker 18 of Ball Faye Wright 18 William T. Foster 24 of Preston and Peggy Lee Tolley 22 Mullens Milliard Sturgis 22 Alma Muzzleman Basin Lawrence Doran Brown 24 Sabine and Sherry Ann Shields Hatcher
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Pineville
Wyoming
David Martin Walker
Balo Faye Wright
William T. Foster
Princeton
Peggy Lee Tolley
Mullens
Milliard Sturgis
Alma Muzzleman
Basin
Lawrence Doran Brown
Sabine
Sherry Ann Shields
Hatcher
Cancer drive harvest in Beckley tops expected total
House to house workers turned in 1559.97 at Beckley National Theatre Thursday in the annual Crusade for Cancer drive. Mrs. Paul R. Copeland, chairman, said more workers remain to be counted. Women’s Club of Beckley sponsored the solicitation with members aiding in the residential phase. Tellers William E. Lyons and David Mullins assisted the collections.
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Beckley National
Paul R. Copeland
Woman’s Club of Workers
Beckley
Copeland
State County Aid Totals for 1960 61 by County
A county by county breakdown shows tentative state allocations for fiscal 1960 61 before penalties. Each county lists its specific amount with up or down changes from the prior year, including Kanawha at 7 024 629 up 986 747 and Wood at 1 874 113 up 118 944, among others, with Barbour Mercer Fayette and several others noted as escaped penalties for the current year.
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Parenttarbour
Berkeley
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Cabell
Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock
Hardy
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Kanawha
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Mineral
Mingo
Monongalia
Monroe
Morgan
McDowell
Nicholas
Ohio
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Tae
Randolph
Richie
Roane
Summers
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Wyoming
Barbour
Mercer _ Fayette
Monon
Rosemary Case Hearing Delayed in Tucker Circuit Court
The Department of Public Assistance seeks to bar Judge Lee from ruling in a new Tucker County circuit case returning 12 year old Rosemary to the Isners, contending lack of jurisdiction since the child is no longer in Tucker County. Forest Isner and his wife of Parsons are the foster parents seeking the child's return under a DPA contract after previous court actions. The director, Thomas R. Egbert, filed a petition with the West Virginia Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition to stop further proceedings.
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Tucker County Circuit Court
Lee
Supreme Court
Thomas R. Egbert
Department of Public Assistance
Tucker Circuit Court
Forest Isner
Parsons
Rosemary
Isners
Egbert
Tucker County
Rights measure limits in desegregation cases and unions
The bill would apply in school desegregation and labor cases despite union objections, and would criminalize flight across state lines tied to bombings near military posts. It moves beyond Southern opposition but falls short of civil rights advocates goals.
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Little Rock
Ark
Echiain
Seoul Assembly Clashes Over Martial Law Crisis
In Seoul the National Assembly faced a near revolt as opposition Democrats clashed with Liberal deputies for five minutes over government martial law. Lee Pil Ho of the opposition rushed the rostrum to shove Defense Minister Kim Chung Yul, prompting a recess and a probe committee. Lib erals held 151 of 231 seats and voted to grant 20 percent of April salaries to riot victims’ families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Rhee
National Assembly
Liberal Party
Kim Chung-Yul
R i Lee Pil-Ho
Democratic Party
Kim
Lee
Assembly
Critics Plan for Foreign Aid and House Vote Sparks Debates
Critics plan for foreign aid with Senate setting a higher figure and a conference split. The House tightened provisions to ensure full information to Congress and guard against precommitment of U S funds. On motion of Rep Porter Hardy Jr the House authorized 675 million dollars in economic aid for allies only if program details are furnished to congressional committees and sessions will continue for at least another month.
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Senate
House
Congress
U. S
Porter Hardy Jr
D-Va
America
Two UC Boulder Students Die On Longs Peak Expedition
Two University of Colorado Boulder students died on Longs Peak in Estes Park Colorado while a third, Jane Bendixon 19 Davenport Iowa, survived after a frostbitten rescue. Bendixon reached shelter dazed and exhausted late Wednesday.
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Estes Park
Colo
Longs Peak
Jane Bendixon
Davenport
Iowa
University of Colorado At Boulder
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New York
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David Mullins
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