Jailed in Rhodell and Beckley Disturbance Cases
Four Rhodell residents were jailed early today for drunkenness and disturbing the peace, with Pete Mollett kept for fines. Others released. Ollie Gilchrist faces a preliminary hearing for negligent homicide and drunk driving. Additional locals, including Willie Jackson and Billy Harrah, were freed or awaiting hearings on various charges.
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Ollie Gilchrist
Harper Heights
Walter Harris
Winona
Joe Rodriguez
Gilchrist
Rodriguez
Willie Jackson Gunther
Beckley
Thomas Worley
Worley
Surveyor
Billy Harrah
Charles Wynes
East Beckley
Danny Hanks
Carl Jones
W. A. Burke
Albert Kenneth McDowell
Edwin C. Cadle
Crab Orchard
Arnold Scott
Samuel C. Smith
William Teasley
George Basham
Ft. Knox, Ky
West Virginia Air Pollution Commission to open office
State commission will open an office near the Statehouse and seeks an executive secretary after July 1, with a $20 000 budget and a salary near 10000. The group, chaired by Jack Adams, will use Agriculture and Health Department labs to analyze pollution data and plan wider monitoring across the state.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia Air Pollution Commission
Statehouse
John T. Johnson
Johnson
N. H. Dyer
West Virginia
Jack Adams
Wheeling
Commission
Board of Public Works
Agriculture Department
Health Department
Prison Jaycees Receive Charter
MOUNDSVILLE UP I thirty six inmates at the Marshall County Jail organized the first Junior Chamber of Commerce chapter inside a prison. James T Cantrell was named president while Gov W W Barron and Joseph Hodgson attended. Barron said the prison Jaycees would offer opportunity and inspiration for a better life for the prisoners and the state as part of rehabilitation programs.
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Moundsville
UPI
Barron
Marshall County Jaycees
Precinct Signs To Protect Voters
The Beckley League of Women Voters will place signs at all 113 voting precincts warning against illegal procedures in polling places. A Raleigh County official will be contacted to obtain permission to place two signs in each ballot box so election officials may mark boundary lines for electioneering at sites. The Raleigh County Home Demonstration Clubs helped purchase the signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley League of Women Voters
League
Co. O. (Smitty) Smith
Raleigh
Raleigh County Home Demonstration Clubs
Two-Car Collision Causes Small Damages at Intersection
A two car crash at the Neville Street and Beckley Place intersection at 10 am caused about 25 dollars in damages. City police report a 1956 model car driven by Marcial Seigo of 136 Forrest Ave struck the rear of a 1955 model auto driven by Roy Bradley of Coal City. No injuries were reported.
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Neville St
Beckley Place
Marcial Seigo
Forrest Ave
Roy Bradley
Coal City
Were You Born Before 1911 Life Insurance Ad
An old line life insurance ad offers up to 1000 dollars for those born before 1911 or between ages 50 and 80. No medical exam or agent visits. Tear out the form and mail name, address, and year of birth to Central Security Life Insurance Co Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Central Security Life Insurance Co
Dept
West Rosedale
Fort Worth
Texas
Beckleyan Pays 2 Fishing Fines
A Beckley fisherman Oliver Harper, 27, was arrested by conservation officers at Glade Creek for fishing before opening and illegal possession of two rainbow trout. He was fined $20 on each count by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Other arrests include Meadow Creek cases with multiple locals fined for fishing in closed streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Oliver Harper
Glade Creek
Raymond Eye
Harper
Joe Rodriguez
Department of Natural Resources
Meadow Creek
Charles Bare
J. E. Holt
Hinton
Donald Bostic
Rainelle
Martin Beals
Keneth Beals
Fayetteville
Roger Foster
Oak Hill
Bare
J. O. Mitchell Jr
Peterstown
Rich Creek
Monroe County
H. R. Guerin
Union
Skidding Auto Hits Highway PO Bus
A highway post office bus was involved in a two vehicle accident at Crab Orchard at 8 50 a m resulting in 300 damages. A 1948 auto driven by William H Brewster of Beckley went out of control on a slick road and slid into the postal vehicle on a sharp curve. The bus driver was Richard T Nace of Charleston. No injuries or charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
Beckley
William H. Brewster
Route 2
Richard T. Nace
Charleston
Raleigh County Library Night Hours Announced
Beginning next week Raleigh County Library will open three evenings weekly. Beckley College sponsors hours from 6 to 8 30 p.m. on Monday and Thursday. Tuesday night hours are sponsored by the Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley College
Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association
Two Die In Collision Damaged Ship Sinks to Port
A Norwegian freighter Tarantel sustained a 20-foot gash in a collision with the Greek vessel Hellenic Splendor about 25 miles off the coast. The rear section sank in 35 feet as two tugs pumped water from the stern and towed toward port. Dead: Richard Berry 39 Westfield N J and Mrs Italo Fabriani 42 Montreal. Injured: Mrs Berry, Mrs Fabriani's husband, and August Hjordt 35 Denmark. The Tarantel carried 47 crew and 12 passengers. Hellenic Splendor sustained bow damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
UPS
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Richard Berry
Westfield
N.J
Italo Fabriani
Montreal
Berry
Fabriani
August Hjordt
Denmark
Hjordt
Here
Barber Wilhelmsen Company
Tossenburg
Norway
Coast Gee
New York
Newport News
Central America
Hellenic Spelador
Hellenic Lines Ltd
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Intellectuals Attend Dinner At White House
President Kennedy hosted a gala White House dinner honoring 49 Nobel Prize winners from the Americas and other leading scientists and literary figures. Some guests including Linus Pauling and J Robert Oppenheimer mingled, danced, and discussed views on nuclear tests amid security concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Thomas Jefferson
Western Hemisphere
Linus C. Pauling
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Pauling
U.S
Eisenhowers End California Winter Vacation
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie left southern California by private rail car after a sunlit winter visit. About 300 well wishers saw them off at a railroad station. Ike teased a January return while Mamie lamented leaving the warm sun. They head to Abilene for May 1 library dedication then to Gettysburg farm.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
California
Desert
East
Eisenhower
Queen Juliana Marks Birthday and Silver Wedding
AMSTERDAM UPI The Netherlands today celebrated Queen Juliana s 53rd birthday and silver wedding anniversary. The Queen and Prince Bernhard rode in a white carriage drawn by six horses through Amsterdam and sailed the royal sloop along the canals. Public cheers greeted the queen while royalty from Europe planned private congratulatory ceremonies tomorrow.
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Amsterdam
UPI
Netherlands
Juliana
Bernhard
Europe
Food Stolen From Maxwell Hill Elementary School
Ira Richmond the principal blamed outsiders after burglars broke into Maxwell Hill Elementary School Friday or Saturday night gaining entry through a basement window and a kitchen door. They stole butter coffee peaches bacon cheese and kraut totaling several dozen pounds. State Police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell ‘Hill
Ira Richmond
Miner Injured in Coal Mine Incident
John Paul Bruce, 45, of Eastgulf, was operated on at Beckley Memorial Hospital for removal of a steel fragment from his left wrist. He was injured while working at the Winding Gulf Coals Inc mine around noon Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Bruce
Eastgulf
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Gulf Coals Inc
John H Moore Funeral Arrangements Listed
Funeral arrangements are complete for John H Moore 59 who died after a long illness at a local hospital. His body rests at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Moore
Ing
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
William D Lawrence Funeral Rites Planned for Lynco Resident
Funeral services for William Dewey Lawrence 60 of Lynco will be at 11 am Tuesday at Lilly Haven Baptist Church with Revs Ferguson and Frazier officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery Lynco. Lawrence died Saturday night at home born June 5 1901 son of late George and Vicle Lawrence. Survivors include wife Essie Hatfield Lawrence two sons Berman and Santa Lawrence both of Dayton Ohio three daughters Thelma Elkins of Ceredo Linda Kennedy and Eugenia Morgan both of Dayton Ohio three brothers Bernie Estes Sige and five sisters Garnette Morgan Frances Kennedy Rosa Lynch Russ Graham Elizabeth Bowl. Body to be taken from Evans Funeral Home Oceana to his home today.
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William Dewey Lawrence
Lynco
Lilly Haven Baptist Church
Lloyd Ferguson
James Frazier
Cook Cemetery
Lawrence
Simon
George and
Vicle Roberts Lawrence
Essie Hatfield Lawrence
Berman
Santa Lawrence
Dayton
Ohio
Thelma Elkins
Ceredo
Linda Kennedy
Eugenia Morgan
Bernie
Hanover
Estes
West Carlton
Sige Lawrence
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Garnette Morgan
Florida
Frances Kennedy
Nellie Vandall Redden dies in Spencer hospital
Mrs Nellie Vandall Redden 59 of Bellwood formerly East Rainelle died Sunday morning in a Spencer hospital from a heart attack. She was a First Baptist Church member born October 20 1903 at Elton, daughter of E P Vandall and Mattie Hedrick Vandall. Survived by a sister Stacy Fleshman Crab Orchard and many relatives. Body at Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle. arrangements pending Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
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Nellie Vandall Redden
Bellwood
East Rainelle
Spencer Hospital
Stacy Fleshman
Crab Orchard
First Baptist Church
Elton
E. P
Mattie Hedrick Vandall
Nickell Funeral Home
Alma Sanford Rites Set for Johnstown Native
Miss Alma Sandy Sanford of Johnstown Pa died Sunday after illness from a brain tumor. Funeral services are at 2 p m Tuesday at Meek Funeral Home Windsor Pa. She was educated at St Albans High School Concord College Alfred University and R I T and served in the Army Medical Corps. Survived by sister Mrs D D Landis Pulaski Va and brother David L Sanford Front Royal Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Sandy Sanford
Johnstown
Meek Funeral Home
Windser
H. E. Sanford
Beckley
St. Albans High School
Concord College
Athens
Alfred University
Alfred, N. Y
Rochester
N. Y
Army Medical Corps
First Presbyterian Church
Southern Highlanders Guild
D. D. Landis
Pulaski
David L. Sanford
Front Royal
Titov Arrives in New York for UN Visit and Talks
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov arrives in New York with his wife Tamara for a U N visit and a Washington meeting with John Glenn Jr. Titov, 27, who orbited the globe 17 times last August, says the trip aims to participate in the space research committee work and to discuss topics with Glenn during the space symposium. A modest welcome contrasts with Glenn’s earlier hero’s reception.
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New York
UPI
Gherman S. Titov
Manhattan
United Nations
Washington
U.S
John H. Glenn Jr
Globe
Tamara
Titov
Committee On Space Research
Glenn
Idlewild
U.N
Thant
Mullens Levy Election To Be Held Tuesday
Mullens voters decide if the city’s 1944 special levy continues for three more years. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The levy does not raise taxes and funds street, Fire Department, and playground improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNL
Bomb Found Under Charleston Bridge Prompts Alarm
Three Charleston radio station officials discovered a wooden box under a bridge on West Virginia 14 near Elk Two Mile. The box contained a bomb with enough dynamite power to move 15 tons of material. Patrolman Billy Allen disarmed it by tearing wires from sticks of dynamite and a flashlight battery. FBI to examine components in Washington.
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Charleston
UPI
W. Va
Elk Two Mile
Kanawha Airport
Kanawha City
Billy Allen
Allen
Washington, D. C
FBI
Udall Tours Smokies and Ramp Festival Crowd
Secretary Udall praised mountain men and the Smoky Mountains during a stop at a ramp festival where politicians posed with ramp stalks as vendors offered fried boiled and barbecue ramps at twenty five cents. He left for an official Smoky Mountains tour after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Tennessee
Udall
United States
Mississippi
The
Smoky Mountains National Park
Mrs Eva Johnson Dies at 53 in Keystone
Mrs Eva Johnson, 53, of 132 Washington St, died at 12 30 p m Sunday at the home of her sister Mrs Ida Neal in Keystone. She is survived by another sister Mrs Hattie Young, also of Keystone. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Johnson
Washington St
Ida Neal
Keystone
Hattie Young
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Death of Mrs Lula Kidd in Scarbro nursing home
Mrs Lula Kidd of Kilsyth died at 7 20 p m Sunday in a Scarbro nursing home after a long illness She was a member of the Assembly of God Church Mount Hope Survivors include five daughters Mrs Charlie Elswick Kilsyth Mrs John Steplowski Route 1 Mount Hope Mrs Eva Dolinger and others
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Lula Kidd
Kilsyth
Scarbro
Assembly of God Church
Mount Hipe
Charlie Elswick
John Steplowski
Route 1
Mount Hope
Eva Dolinger
Business leaders weigh limits on unions and power
Delegates noted limited applause for Kennedy and questioned how a single speech could ease historic business Democratic tensions. Wagner warned against erosion of checks and balances and urged ways to curb labor union power. He blamed inflation on tax and spend policies, arguing for price reductions and broader business stewardship.
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Kennedy
Chamber
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wagner
White House
How to Succeed Leads 1961 62 Broadway Tony Awards
New York UPI reports How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying won seven Tony awards, the most for the season. A Man for All Seasons swept five, with Robert Bolt cited for dramaturgy. Other winners included Paul Scofield and Margaret Leighton for No Strings and The Night of the Iguana respectively.
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New York
UPI
American Theater Wing
Robert Bolt
England
Paul Scofield
Margaret Leighton
Robert Morse
Anna ‘Maria Alberghetti
Carnival
Diahann Carroll
Strings
First Aid Calls Answered In Beckley Area
Mrs. Ted Harmon 56 of Sprague fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after Beckley Rescue Squad responded at 8 20 a m and took her to hospital Silas D Smith 74 of Maxwell Hill Road suffered a heart attack and is being treated at Beckley Hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Harmon
Funeral services set for Elvin Hale Meadows at Glen Daniel
Funeral services for Elvin Hale Meadows 58 of Glen Daniel will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Glen Daniel Methodist Church with Rev Doff Harvey and Rev M H Dinsmore presiding Burial will be in the church cemetery Meadows died Sunday at 8 a m after a six week illness He was born September 5 1903 in Raleigh a son of the late Elbert Hayes and Fannie B Law Meadows He lived in Glen Daniel 85 years worked as a driller until retirement in 1953 married July 31 1924 to Pluma Ross survivors include wife two daughters Shirley Culler and Ruth Burns four sons Leonard James Donald Hughie Meadows 13 grandchildren body at Melton Mortuary Beckley calls after 3 p m today taken to church one hour before services pallbearers listed
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Elvin Hale Meadows
Glen Daniel
Glen Daniel Methodist Church
Doff Harvey
M. H. Dinsmore
Meadows
la. m
Raleigh
Elbert Hayes
Fannie B. Law Meadows
Pluma Ross
Shirley Culler
Bluefield
Ruth Burns
Eranger
Leonard
James
Donald
Hughie Meadows
Princeton
Melton Mortuary
Beckley
Glen Ferguson
Gene Cantley
Dawson Lucas
James Richmond
Homer Clark
Ray Stover
Richard Hendrix
Freed Hawley
Fred Hawley
Fork Dalton
Orville Stover
Charles Claypool
Elmer Daniel
Ralph Hawley
Futuristic Food and Fabric Dreams from Agricultural Research
A humorous list highlights imagined advances such as reflective clothing for night pedestrians, fast growing bamboo for pulp, color changing apples, peanut butter diamonds, yam flakes like soap, and celery-like medicines. It notes cattle medical methods, odorless fibers, perfumed insecticides, lower calorie canned fruit, hog lard rain coats, and hints at rubber cooking someday near the millennium.
Sparacino Will Opinion on Gambling Devices
The article notes Sparacino Will continues in a lengthy opinion stating gambling devices are not per se. It argues the attorney general must represent the state in Supreme Court cases, suggesting little gain in challenging his opinions on criminal prosecutions and proposing a legislative amendment as a simple solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Appeals
AF Will Screen for mental state risks before nuclear trigger
The Air Force plans screening to identify symptoms suggesting a mental disturbance that could impair judgment and potentially trigger a nuclear weapons event. The program targets airmen in roles connected to strategic systems to prevent miscalculation and ensure readiness.
Mays Leaves Hospital After Stroke Treatment
J. E. Mays justice of the peace for Beaver is discharged from Raleigh General Hospital after a stroke at his home. Mrs. Mays says he plans to go to Bluefield Sanitarium or another facility for further treatment in a few days.
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Mays
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
May
Bluefield
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