Delegates Named for Raleigh County Young Democrats September Convention
Raleigh County 30 Young Democrats delegates and alternates were named to attend the September convention in Beckley. L. Larabee urged attendance, noted a Sept 8 meeting shift, and announced Charleston's Daniel Boone Hotel will host the September 10-12 state meet. He urged turnout for voter registration and the Democratic picnic at 4 PM Sept 5 with 6,000 hot dogs planned.
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Raleigh County
Young Democrats
Beckley
YDC
K. K. Larabee
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Larabee
Florine Warden
Evelyn Stacy
Jack Thomas
R. L. ‘‘Happy” Reed
Crow Road
Verdie Carter
Patty Browskey
Buzzy Bowling
John and Mary Maley
Ned Payne
Clarence Pierce
Barbara Minton
Lewis McManus
C. W. West
Bill West
Ordie Harper
Lionel Herrald
Charles Honaker
Norman R. Wright
Duke James
Thomas James
Freddie Thorne
Johnny Flynn
Clear Fork
Maynard Daniels
Andy Campbell
Bill Massey
C. J. Kleiman
Frank Bolash
Joe Herrera Jr
Comparison of Republican and Democratic Defense and Peace Views
The passage contrasts Republican and Democratic frames on national defense and world peace. Republicans stress readiness, strength, and victory through force to deter communism and protect U S interests, while Democrats call for verifiable disarmament, responsible leadership, and peaceful pursuit with strength used judiciously to avoid war.
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Cuba
America
Johnson
Platform floor fight voices at convention Tuesday night
David McConnell of North Carolina said the platform plank seeks federal action only if local officials fail to enforce the law, giving cities and states the first chance. Emanuel Celler of New York, a civil rights leader, noted the draft’s clear enforcement stance and satisfaction with its wording.
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David McConnell
Platform Committee
North Carolina
Two-Car Sunday Crash Causes $400 Damage
Police reported Arnold Oney of Beckley and Gilbert Goff of Sophia were involved in a two car accident on the U S 1921 by pass near the Johnny Dollar supermarket. Goff rear ended Oney causing $400 damage. No charges were made.
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U. S
Johnny Dollar
Arnold Oney
Beckley
Gilbert Goff
Sophia
Goff
Oney
Accidents Claim Several Lives Across U S and Mexico
A series of fatal incidents unfolds from Minnesota to Baja California and Maryland. A California pilot and three passengers die in a light plane crash near El Rosario. Four Air Force officers perish in a crash after takeoff from Andrews AFB. In Colorado an oil-well explosion yields multiple deaths near Meeker. A highway crash near Haubstadt leaves three teenagers and a 10 year old dead, while another collision near St Clair, Missouri, also reports fatalities. A Minnesota family mourns Max Kochevar Sr. as relatives are hospitalized after a funeral-journey crash in St Louis Park.
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St. Louis Park
Minn
Kochevars
Max Kochevar Sr
Jorgenson
Duluth
California
el Rosario
Baja California
Mexico
Jack W. Burchett
la Mesa
Calif
Gloria Espinosa
Yolanda Espinosa
Tijuana
L. Cox
Air Force
Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
D.C
Meeker
Colo
Haubstadt
Aes
St. Clair
Rescue Squad Responds to Three Calls In Beckley Area
Beckley Rescue squad was summoned to Calloway Heights at 8 p.m. Sunday for 11-year-old Irene Curtis who was said to be nervous, but she recovered and remained at home. A separate call to Montgomery Ward on Neville Street Saturday involved Mrs Rosetta Robinson of Bristol Tennessee who fainted and was treated at Raleigh General Hospital before being released. A third call to 104 Plumley Avenue at 10:58 a.m. Sunday involved a woman with swelling from a bee sting. she was treated and released.
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Beckley
Calloway Heights
Irene Curtis
Montgomery Ward
Neville Street
Rosetta Robinson
Bristol, Tenn
Raleigh General Hospital
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Charles Barbar
Plumley Avenue
Ritchie and Johnson
Daniels Jailed in Raleigh County for Drunkenness
Kelly Daniels of Piney View was lodged in the Raleigh County Jail at 10 15 p m Sunday on charges of drunkenness and resisting arrest. He was arrested by state police officers.
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Daniels
Kelly Daniels
Piney View
Raleigh
Democrats Seek Southern Unity At Democratic Convention
The article outlines southern division over seating Alabama and Mississippi delegations at the Democrats convention. Indiana votes to require pledged support for the ticket. Georgia’s Carl Sanders foresees a civil rights plank acceptable to Southern delegates. Humphrey predicts no split. McCormack praised unity. Mississippi faces a dual delegation fight with the Freedom Democratic Party. Credentials subcommittee to rule, Alabama votes against the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Goldwater
South
Indiana
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Sanders
John W. McCormack
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Barry M. Goldwater
Humphreys
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Eugene J. McCarthy
Democratic National Committee
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Freedom Democratic Party
Freedom Group
Federal Court Hears Case On Car Collision Near Charmco
A two car collision on U S Route 60 near Charmco forms the basis of a trial in U S District Court for the Southern District. Violet Walkup of Charmco sues Samuel Woolridge of Alexandria Virginia claiming personal injuries and 126 dollars damage to her car from a rear end collision about 5 55 p m on October 17 1963. Her husband Lacy Walkup was the driver of her car and witnesses described skid marks and debris at the scene. The plaintiff is represented by W A Thornhill and the defendant by Jack Mann. Jurors named include Lacy E Wimmer Ralph Hartson Mrs Charlotte Huston C W Wiley Mrs Marjorie Riner William G Meador Frank Noe Carroll D Johnson Kenneth A Jones Mrs Mildred Juanita Vass Thomas Holstein and Mrs William Beverly with additional jurors excused until Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charmco
U. S. District Court For
Violet Walkup
Samuel Woolridge
Alexandria
Walkup
Woolridge
W. A. Thornhill
Jack Mann
Lacy E. Wimmer
Ralph Hartson
Charlotte Huston
C. W. Wiley
Marjorie Riner
William G. Meador
Frank Noe
Carroll D. Johnson
Kenneth A. Jones
Mildred Juanita Vass
Thomas Holstein
William Beverly
Toll Rises to 279 in West Virginia Traffic Deaths
United Press International reports West Virginia toll for 1964 rose to 279 over the weekend with two fatal incidents. An 83 year old Greenbrier County man Miley Burdette McClung died in a two car crash on U S 60 west of Rupert injuring six others. Terry Davis 13 of Keyser was killed on U S 220 while walking near his home after being struck by a car that fled the scene. William R. Whetzel 34 of Mineral County, charged with hit and run, was arrested. the other driver remains at large.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Mineral
Greenbrier
Greenbrier County
U. S. 60
Rupert
Miley Burdette McClung
Hines
Terry Davis
Keyser
U. S. 220
William R. Whetzel
Mineral County
Whetzel
Davis
Wood Hylton Reunion Scheduled For Sunday
The annual Wood and Hylton reunion will be held Sunday September 6 at the wood tract owned by J C Wood one mile below Odd on Thomas Creek Road. Rev Corbet Wood and other ministers will speak. Featured singers include Ira McKinney Cal and Marie Summers Clint and Sara Hill Johnnie and June Cale and Delbura and Verse Crouse. Laten Wood Columbus Ohio and Lace Wood Crab Orchard senior citizens are expected to attend with members from many states. Public invited.
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Wood and Hylton
Wood
J. C. Wood
Odd
Thomas Creek Road
Henry Wood
Corbet Wood
Ira McKinney
Cal
Marie Summers
Clint
Sara Hill
Johnnie
June Cale
Delbura
Verse Crouse
Laten Wood
Columbus
Ohio
Crab Orchard
Violators Pay Fines In Beckley Magistrate Court
DeWayne Lanban of Bluefield paid a $5 fine to Magistrate Burke for illegal left turn after a Friday citation on A S 21. Don Anderson of Beckley paid a $10 fine for speeding. Charles H. Allen of Columbus forfeited a $13 bond on a speeding charge. James Lee Cook, 20, was arrested for unnecessary noise and no city license. Paul R. Lewis, 18, of Mullens was arrested for speeding on South Fayette Street.
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DeWayne Lanban
Bluefield Va
W. A
Gene) Burke
A. S
Don Anderson
Beckley
Burke
Charles H. Allen
Columbus
Ohio
Allen
James Lee Cook
Ninth Street
West Virginia Virginia settle border dispute at Fletcher Knob
The longrunning boundary dispute between West Virginia and Virginia ended with the dedication of the Gov. John Floyd monument atop Fletcher Knob on Alleghany Mountain. Delegations from both states attended as boundary commissions finalized a new line approved in 1959 by both states and Congress.
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Sweet Springs
UPS
West Virginia
of Virginia
Gov. John Floyd
Fletcher Knob
Allegheny Mountain
Alleghany County
Monroe
Greenbrier
W.va
White Sulphur Springs
Sweet Chalybeate
W. W. Barron
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison
Floyd
Virginia General Assembly
Monroe County
James Vawter
Peters Mountain
W. Va
Vawter
General Assembly
Edgar B. Sims
Congress
Congo seeks foreign mercenary brigade as rebels press Congo
Reports say a Congo brigade may operate independently under its own commander with a small air unit to be led by a South African, while government officials deny forming foreign mercenaries saying they seek only technical aid. Informants claim volunteers include former British officers from Kenya and jungle fighters fluent in Swahili. Rebels backed by China spread as Tshombe faces internal strife. An American colonel cites 600 rebels killed in Bukavu, signaling possible shift in eastern Congo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
Emanuel Msinda
Kenya
Mau Mau
Tshombe
China
Bukavu
Congo
Councilman Davis Expelled After Smith Act Conviction
Communist Harvard Law School graduate and New York City Council member elected in 1943 under proportional representation was expelled after conviction under the Smith Act. He had been re-elected in 1945, served three years and four months in federal prison, then received two months for contempt as a witness in a separate Communist trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Law School
New York City
Davis
Second Attempt Is Made To Rob Store
A second attempt to enter the General Store in Ghent was reported last night after a screen was torn from a door but entry was not gained. The owner reported to state police that an earlier attempt occurred about a month ago, which she stopped by driving onto the area in front of the store.
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Ghent
Deaths and Funerals of Ralph Forrester 69 At Amigo
Deaths and funeral services for Ralph Forrester 69 of Amigo given. Services at Amigo Primitive Baptist Church with Rev Virgil Cook and Rev Oliver Teader in charge. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Forrester died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. He was born December 29, 1895 in Blue Mountain Kansas and moved to West Virginia in 1937 as coal foreman then superintendent of Amigo Smokeless Coal Co. He retired in 1963 due to illness. Survived by wife Thelma a daughter Joyce Smith of Houston Texas a brother William W Forrester Jr of Kansas City Kansas five sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements and pallbearers listed, with services to be held Tuesday. (RNS)
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Ralph Forrester
Amigo
Amigo Primitive Baptist Church
Virgil Cook
Oliver Teader
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Forrester
Bluefield
Blue Mont
Kan
William W
Carolin Forrester
West Virginia
Res
Kansas City
June Eager
Julia Morgan
Maxine Stark
Faye Freeman
Kansas
Ella Shroggins
Alabama
Blue Ridge
Gardens
Prospery
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
George Cocker Jr
Earl Walker
William C. Jones
John P. Campbell
A. B. Williamson
Ted E. Hall
Kenner
Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers Independent Baptist Church
Henry Barnett
McGraws
George Warner
Wyoming
McGraws Community Church
Pine Grove Cemetery
Fortner
Trough Fork
Jacob L. Fortner
Glen Fork
UMWA
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Freewill Baptist Church
Marie Marsh Fortner
Kenner Jr
Rodney
Kippy van
Timothy Wayne
Melvin
Barbara) Becklehimer
Arlington
Zinnia
Wayne
Tressie) Graham
Oceana
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home, Inc
Dunbar, Richard Bill Dunbar Dies After Short Illness
Richard Bill Dunbar, 64, of Clear Creek died at his residence at 7 20 am after a brief illness. The body is at Melton Mortuary awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clina Richard ‘Bill 'Dunbar
Clear Creek
Melton Mortuary
Ada Ora Redden 85 of Elton dies after long illness
Mrs Ada Ora Redden of Elton dies Sunday in a Beckley sanitarium after a long illness. Born June 5 1879 in Raleigh County she was the daughter of William and Alverta Fleshman. Funeral at Elton Church of Christ Tuesday 2 pm burial Wallace Memorial near Clintonville. Survivors include her brother Charles L Redden four daughters Lillian Greer Vyda Fisher Macle Laws Blanche Duncan four sons Earl Summers Hershel Royal and other relatives.
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Ada Ora Redden
Elton
Elton Church of Christ
Wallace Memorial
Clintonville
Lillian Greer
Bellwood
Vyda Fisher
Washington, D. C
Macle Laws
Meadow Bridge
Blanche Duncan
Earl of
Summers
Indian Hill
Hershel of
Culloden
Royal Redden
Nimitz
Curtain Callers seek lead man for September Tide
Theater group announces auditions for Evan in September Tide the season's first Curtain Callers production. Director Mrs. Frankie Wheeler urges qualified men in their late thirties to call 252 2312 for a tryout as casting waits for the leading role to be filled.
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Evan
Frankie Wheeler
Riots in Saigon Over U S Involvement Result in Diem Overthrow
The report notes hundreds arrested in Viet Nam with anti American overtones. Ten weeks later Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown and killed. In Saigon a student speaker warned the United States against interference, receiving stormy applause.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
United States
South Viet Nam
One Injured In Wreck Near Midway
A one car accident near Midway around 1130 p m Sunday sent one person to hospital. Beckley Rescue Squad treated victims at the scene after a jeep truck struck a utility pole. Jimmy and Betty Dearing of 209 Allen Ave Beckley said the crash caused chest and head injuries to Mrs Dearing who is listed in satisfactory condition.
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Midway
Beckley
Jimmy
Betty Dearing
Allen Ave
Farmer Resists as Kids Wish for Apples Daily
Children hypothesize daily apple supply to deter a farmer. The item frames a playful local scene about persistent fruit cravings and neighborhood whimsy, highlighting rural community humor and everyday exchange.
Funeral set for Mrs Dolly D Miller in Fayetteville
Funeral services for Mrs Dolly Davis Miller 53 of Fayetteville Route 2 will be held 2 p m Tuesday at her parents home G D and Ida J Lively Davis Fayetteville Route 2 with Rev J A Crosier in charge Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity She died Sunday morning in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness She was born August 22 1911 at Pax and was a member of Fayetteville Baptist Church Survivors include her husband Ivan W Miller and three brothers Dewey Eugene Ore Alfred Twin Falls Idaho and Lemon Davis Ontario Ore The body will be taken to her parents home at 4 p m today from Dodd Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville
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Dolly Davis Miller
Fayetteville
G. D
Ida J. Lively Davis
J. A. Crosier
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Final rites for Henry W Johnson in Amigo
Henry W. Johnson 85 of Amigo dies after long illness. Final rites will be held Tuesday at Madeline Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Burliss Atkins in charge. Burial at Spruce Grove Cemetery Basin. Survivors include six sons, five daughters, three sisters, 29 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Funeral home services today from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.
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Henry W. Johnson
Amigo
Madeline Freewill Baptist Church
Burliss Atkins
Helen
Spruce Grove
Basin
Johnson
Buchanan County
Raleigh
Wyoming
Robert
Berwind
Henry
Omaha
Neb
Paul
Gene
Bobby Johnson
Nettie Johnson
Drill
Isabelle McKinney
Forest Hill
Ollie McKinney
Charlotte Graham
Mary Fizer
Ange Steel
Richmond
Nannie Kiser
Dandt
Rose Stiller
Concil
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Mullens
McClung Services Held for George V McClung
George V McClung 72 of Mount Hope will be buried after services at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope after dying Saturday at his sister in laws home following a long illness Born Caperton Fayette County January 27 1892 he was a retired Charleston barber and a member of Charleston Masonic Lodge No 153 He is survived by two sons Charles R of Delphos Ohio and Sterling of Smithers a brother M B McClung of Rupert
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George V. McClung
Mount Hope
Tyree
McClung
Lula McClung
Caperton
Fayette County
Henry
Isabelle Smith McClung
Charleston
Charles R
Delphos
Ohio
Sterling
Smithers
M. B. McClung
Rupert
Mrs Mackie L Hamilton Rites Held At Oak Hill
Final rites for 87 year old Mrs Mackie L Hamilton of Oak Hill were held at 2 p m in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hall with Rev Fred Oxendale officiating Burial followed at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackie L. Hamilton
Oak Hill
Spencer Hospital
Thomas Funeral Home
Oak Hall
Fred Oxendale
High Lawn Memorial Park
Death of Claude Anderson in Quinwood prompts services
Claude Anderson of Quinwood died early Wednesday from a heart attack. Survived by his widow and five children and three sisters Mrs Don P Wolf Mrs Lucy Hawley and Mrs John Bonner all of Beckley. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Anderson
Quinwood
Don P. Wolf
Lucy Hawley
John Bonner
Beckley
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