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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
1
Deaths and funerals listing several long obituary notices. Edward Cardwell aged 95 of Prince died at a local hospital after a period of illness. services set at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Other obituaries include Mrs Alice Warren and family notices, with service times, locations, and surviving relatives noted.
Funeral services for James Sidney Tyree age 16 of Pewber ton will be held Saturday at Adam Rose and Que nsburg Funeral Home Peace Chanel. The Rev Carl Palmer will officiate with burial in Farlegil Cemetery. He died Wednesday in a local hospital after a long illness born Sept 1 1891 he was a retired corl miner and son of the late Frank and Susan Sheets Tyree Survivors include his wife Lillie Bays Tyree two daughters Wanda Haislip of Detroit Michigan and Anna Tyree at home and one brother Robert Tyree of Bluefield. The body remains at Rose and Queserbeccy Funeral Home after 5 p.m. today.
An executor files suit on behalf of Lessie Mae Bower’s estate and four of her six children alleging James Clyde Bower, her trusted advisor and son, secretly deeded 4.22 acres and a $16,200 house to his wife before her death. The complaint seeks voiding of the deed and an accounting of the personal estate. Four named children are beneficiaries under the 1964 will. Cora Holt serves as executor.
Flood era notes Charleston vacancy as I B Blood replaces James Altman on West Virginia Board of Insurance. Term runs through June 6, 1572, with Parkerburg unit and Parkersburg referenced amid flood coverage.
Czech leaders including Josef Smrkovsky told Prague crowds that Czech sovereignty remains intact and warned against outside judgment while promising to avoid polemics at Bratislava. Western observers note the crowd sought clearer word beyond the Cherna Madison communique as security remained tight.
State Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass announced that 20 establishments across West Virginia were temporarily closed in June for selling imitation or contaminated ice cream. The firms included Borden Co of Huntington and Johnson's All Star Dairy of Ashland, with locations in Bluefield, Princeton, Madison, Poage, Charleston, South Charleston and Huntingdon. All were allowed to reopen after ensuring equipment cleanliness and improved sanitary practices.
After a long blackout the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press plan tentative reopenings. The News will publish Aug 9 with regular editions, while unions and management reached a similar tentative deal. The paper aims to counter future strikes with restored operations and a $33 average wage increase over the pact term.
The fragment describes a Nut Festival in Spencer from October 10 to 12. It mentions girls traveling after a Beckley overnight stay and traveling to Charleston for a appearance on the Jackie Oblinger Show. It notes an expected queen announcement at that time, but exact details are missing.
GOP platform writers struggled to finish a 12 000 word draft as they wrangled over wording on cities crime and domestic programs while staff added new ideas. Debate focused on terms and phrasing with Nixon's Vietnam stance diverting attention.
An Austrian visitor, Wernt Wurm, asked Beckley officials for West Virginia maps, geology, geography and the state’s history for a university project. Mayor John W. Smith advised that materials and maps could be mailed, with a money order for initial costs returned later. No injuries reported. police noted no charges.
Beclley area figures show two jailed for license and DUI charges, plus a parking violation warrant and AWOL military charges. A July fire damage report lists 12 fires, 24 first aid calls, and total department activity with damages ranging from 25 to 70 dollars.
In federal court Judge Frank M Johnson Jr hears testimony from G T Miller once in the Ku Klux Klan describing lynching and intimidation in Crenshaw County forty years ago. He says he and others harassed Negroes and whites over desegregation. later aided civil rights efforts and faced a white jury acquittal. Miller claims a shift to supporting Negro employment and criticizing authorities while the case seeks injunctive relief and job restoration.
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford ordered military departments to shift orders to firms not raising prices to curb costs while the steel industry faces a new three year contract with the United Steelworkers worth about 1.5 billion. US Steel announced selective price increases, insisting they do not fuel inflation, as government officials warn of broader economic impact.
U S planners accused by Hanoi of threatening a renewed air war in Vietnam as Washington warns of possible swift actions if Hanoi launches a major offensive. Hanoi and Moscow spokesmen condemnations tied to troop increases and renewed bombing threats amid 22 week talks.
Senate figures Javits and Stumpatt report progress in reconciling rural urban divides on the convention platform. Debate centers on how to address city decay and violence with a pragmatic, problem-solving approach rather than doctrinaire measures.
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnam freed three U.S. pilots, including Maj. Frederick Low Maj. Neale Thompson and Capt. Joe Vu Carpenter, who are set to depart Hanoi soon after release.
An association meeting of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church of East Park is held today through Sunday. The session begins at 4 pm with Elder BE D. Wallace serving as pastor.
The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce reports building permits lead the gain with a 36.7 percent rise totaling 53.8 million dollars through the six months, while electric power production and other sectors show mixed moves. Despite gains in 16 of 22 categories, indicators point to a possible slowdown with cautious business sentiment and rising tax considerations on the horizon.
A Thursday two-vehicle collision near Daniels injures Linda Meadows 18 of Daniels and causes $300 in damage. Linda, driving a 1967 auto, and James C. Seartra 23 of Prosperity in a 1952 car, with passenger Denny Petie of Cleveland noting minor injuries but not hospitalized. State Police say no charges filed and investigations continue.
Cole Siena Inc bought the Reservoir Road property at 303 Reservoir Road in Berkley, half a land and half a building housing WCEO-FM for 40000 dollars. An adjoining tract facing 70 feet on Reservoir Road and 125 feet deep sold for 19000 dollars to J G and Virginia Houck. WCRC-FM, West Virginia’s first FM station, began Sept 19, 19 and was run by Emilie J. Hades of Beckley Post Herald, ceasing in 1951.
Congress moves toward a five week recess after House approval of a Senate bill extending an exemption from federal job cuts for the Post Office Department. The measure, linked to the 10 percent income tax rise, covers all but about 5,000 of 701,314 postal jobs. Senate filibuster talk shadows Abe Fortas nomination to head the Supreme Court.
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