Pineville Man To Coordinate County Centennial Plans
Pineville resident Jack Gentry is named county coordinator at Centennial Headquarters Charleston. He will work with county chairmen to plan centennial observances with program schedules due by November 15 for inclusion in the official 1863 1963 program. The office moves to 1608 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, with a large emblem sign and flags marking the building.
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Jack Gentry
Pineville
Densen
Charleson
Gentry
Charleston
South Charleston High School
Morris Harvey College
Marshall University
Carl R. Sullivan
Kanawha Boulevard
West Virginia
Raleigh County School Buses Prepared for Return to Roads
Finishing touches are being put on Raleigh County school buses ahead of Tuesday’s return to service after a two day pre school training. Trooper J N White WV State Police safety director spoke on loading unloading and transport safety using a film from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. He noted one highway death every 14 minutes and 85 percent due to driver error, 15 percent to mechanical failure, and praised West Virginia’s transportation program as among the best. Dewey Bone Raleigh County School buses transportation director urged accurate accident reporting to reduce incidents, while all county drivers have shown efficiency. the afternoon planned for bus cleaning.
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Raleigh
J. N. White
Company D
West Virginia
Dewey Bone
Raleigh County
Hoffa's Highwire Act Faces New Legal Battles
A profile of Jimmy Hoffa detailing ongoing trials and investigations. Hoffa fights charges over Teamsters funds in Florida and payoffs from Commercial Carriers Inc. A Chicago pension fund probe expands as Kennedy and Hoffa clash after their Senate Rackets Committee encounter. Hoffa’s survival hinges on repeated court actions and grand juries across 14 cities.
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Senate
Hoffa
Afl-Cio
George S. Fitzgerald
Teamsters
Florida
Carriers Inc
Chicago
Teamsters Pension Fund
U.S. Atto
Jmes P. O’brien
Kroger Grocery Co
Detroit
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Teamsters Union
United States
Kefauver Warns on Penn Central Merger Power
Senator Kefauver launched a warning against the Pennsyl vania Central merger as hearings proceed, calling it potentially the first major step toward a private controlled railroad system regulated by a captive body. He urged the ICC to halt similar mergers until 1964, arguing the deal could set a risky precedent affecting all carriers and transportation modes.
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United States
Kefauver
ICC
U.S
Pennsylvania
Pennsy - Central
Gibbs led Beckley detachment retires after long service
Gibbs a 20 year graduate of the first recruit training school conducted by the Department of Public Safety served as commander of the Beckley detachment from 1959 until retirement. A native of Hancock County he made Beckley his home since 1939 and lived at 302 North Oakwood Avenue with Mrs Gibbs and their daughter Mrs Wayne Batteiger Morgantown.
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Department of Public Safety
Beckley
Gibbs
West Virginia
State Police
United States Navy
Hancock County
N. Oakwood Ave
Wayne Batteiger
Morgantown
Princewick Man Waives Hearing On B E Attempt
Princewick man Billy B Snow waived to the action of the grand jury and was remanded to jail in lieu of $500 bond before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on a charge of attempting to break and enter. Snow, about 24, allegedly used a sledge hammer to break the front door of the Princewick Company Store early Sunday. He was jailed by State Police after arrest at his home. Other local cases include Victor Burgess posting bond on a drunk driving charge, John S Cole released after a peace warrant was withdrawn, Raymond Harris bound for Charleston on an auto theft charge, Harold Hunter released after a 10 day drunk driving sentence, Roy J Kincaid posting $500 bond on a drunk driving charge, David Wachevish released after satisfying a tampering with a car sentence, William Gilbreath paying fines on traffic charges, Shirley O Harvey pleading guilty to speeding, William Gilbreath paying a defection equipment fine, Ronnie Williams cited for speeding, and Alonzo J Jones jailed on a grand larceny warrant for taking a radio.
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Billy B. Snow
Princewick
Joe Rodriguez
Snow
Princewick Company
Victor Burgess
Maxwell Hill
Rodriguez
John S. Cole
Crab Orchard
Elizabeth Cole
Raymond Harris
Charleston
Morris B. Imboden
Harold Hunter
Colcord
Roy J. Kincaid
Slab Fork
David Wachevish
Harper Heights
William Lee
Stotesbury
W. A. Burke
Shirley O. Harvey
Cleveland
Ohio
Burke
William Gilbreath
Whitby
Ronnie Williams
Edgewood Dr
Harper Road
Alonzo J. Jones
Allen Junction
Wyoming County
Jack Smith
Rhodell
Jones
Smith
Two Hurt In Wreck Near Bolt
A one car crash near Bolt at 4 pm Sunday sent two occupants to Beckley Memorial for treatment. Mrs. Viola Trent, 71, Pax, is in satisfactory condition with a fractured right arm. Granddaughter Charlotte Ann Trent, 15, is feeling better after minor injuries. Earl Trent Milburn drove the car that ran off the highway about 80 feet. State Police were not called to investigate.
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Bolt
Beckley Memorial
Viola Trent
Pax
Charlotte Ann Trent
Earl Trent
Milburn
Bicycle stolen from Waterdale Pool claims Mullens item
Tommy Mullens of 379 Mankin Ave reports a 26 inch bicycle was stolen while he was swimming at Waterdale Swimming Pool.
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Tommy Mullens
Mankin Ave
Waterdale Swimming Pool
Deaths and Funerals John R Karnap 40
John R Karnap 40 general superintendent of the Evans Elk horn Coal Co Wayland Ky died at home near Wayland Sunday afternoon after a heart attack. He was a West Virginia Tech graduate 1942 served in the U S Army in WWII then chief engineer at Warner Collieries Co Mammoth. He became GM of Elm Development Co Oak Hill Wayland in 1955. Surviving wife Oreta Jarrell Karnap a son and daughter two sisters. Funeral Tuesday at Oak Hill Methodist Church burial London Memorial Park Montgomery. (RNS) Funeral arrangements are in complete for Emmet Withrow 73 Glen Jean who died Sunday in Hilltop nursing home. He was a retired employee of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates at Eccles. Surviving wife four sons four daughters three sisters and nine grandchildren. Body is at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill. (RNS)
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John R. Karnap
Evans Elkhorn Coal Co
Wayland
Oak Hill
Karnap
John H. Karnap
Glascow
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Quartermaster Corps
U. S. Army
Warner Collieries Co
Mammoth
Elm Development &Co
Wayland Methodist Church
Oreta Jarrell Karnap
John Russell
Karla Dawn
Paul B. McCoy
Mammouth
James Carroll
Pennsville
N. J
Martin
Pd Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill Methodist Church
A. G. Wolfe
Fred Oxendale
London Memorial Park
Tyree Funeral Home
Emmet Withrow
Glen Jean
Clifftop
Charles and
Mary Okart Withrow
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Eccles
Virginia Lewis Withrow
Kenneth
Fort Eustis
Jack
George
Arlington
Thomas
Spring Arbor
Mich
Jean Elkins
Iris Giles
Betty Withrow
Ruth Warren
Albuquerque
N. M
B. L. Lewis
Richmond
Olina McDonald
Ashland
Zadie Small
Elmer Vance Final Rites Held in Princeton
Elmer Vance 64 of Kegley died Sunday after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. Final rites are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton with burial in the family cemetery at Kegley. A brother of Mrs. Albert King, Bud Vance, he had lived in Kegley 14 years and formerly worked for American Coal Co. Born August 12, 1898 in Richlands Virginia, he was the son of the late James and Vicie Bandy Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Vance
Kegley
Bailey
Princeton
Albert King
Bud
Bluefield
American Coal Co
Richlands
James and
Vicie Bandy Vance
Final rites for Fred Bannister at Harvey church
Fred Bannister, 58, died Tuesday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Harvey with Rev. A. L. Simms officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. The body will be at the church from noon after removal from Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home. Surviving are son Charles Bannister of Pittsburgh, sister Myrtle Betts of Beckley, foster sister Rosie Ferguson of Beckley, and foster brother Samuel Williams of Derryhale.
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Fred Bannister
Harvey
First Baptist Church of
A. L. Simms
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie-Johnson
Charles Bannister
Pittsburgh
Myrtle Betts
Beckley
Rosie Ferguson
Samuel Williams
Derryhale
Brenda Kay Casler Funeral Service Details
Brenda Kay Casler four week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Terry J Casler will be laid to rest at First Church of the Nazarene Canton Ohio at 1 pm EDT Wednesday Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery She died after an illness since birth in a Canton hospital Survivors include grandparents Luther Stump Beckley and Raymond Caster Canton and great grandmother Mallie Smith Beckley The body is at Don Williams Funeral Home Canton.
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Brenda Kay Casler
Terry J. Casler
Hamilton Ave
N. E
Canton
Ohio
Church of the Nazarene
Forest Hill Cemetery
Luther Stump
Beckley
Raymond Caster
Mallie Smith
Don Williams
Mariner 2 near Venus on path to solar orbit
Mariner 2 faces a small deviation that could, over time, alter its course by thousands of miles. Project director Jack James notes the craft is performing, with Venus closest approach set for December 14 before a solar orbit swing. The probe carries six instruments to probe Venus’ clouds for signs of life, temperature, oxygen, and water in the atmosphere, informing whether life could exist elsewhere.
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Jack James
Venus
Earth
Mariner 2
Mars
Solar System
United States
Fountain Rites Held for Skelton Miner Veteran
Final rites for Percy L. Fountain 66 of Skelton will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Morning Star Baptist Church Skelton with Rev. Elmer Day officiating Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park Fountain died Saturday noon in a local hospital after a short illness He was a retired miner WWI veteran Morning Star Baptist Church and American Post 70 member He also worked about three years as an agent for the commodity warehouse at Sprague Survivors include his wife Naomi Fountain sister Lizzie Anderson of Brooklyn NY and brothers Robert and Frank of Brooklyn The body will be moved from Ritchie Johnson Funeral Parlor to the residence at 5 p.m. today
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Percy L. Fountain
Skelton
Morning Star Baptist Church
Elmer Day
Greenwood Memorial Park
Fountain
American Post 70
Sprague
Naomi Fountain
Lizzie Anderson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Robert
Frank
Ritchie - Johnson Funeral
Mrs Delilah Walker Funeral Services in Jonben
Funeral services for Delilah Walker 36 of Jonben will be at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Whitby Baptist Church with Rev John Stewart and Rev Ernest Stewart officiating Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park She died Sunday at a local hospital Born Jan 26 1926 in Woodpeck she was daughter of Pete Thompson and the late Mamie Batchek Walker Surviving include husband James Walker two sons four daughters five brothers and five sisters and a half brother Funeral Parlor to church one hour prior to services
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Delilah Walker
Jonben
Whitby Baptist Church
John Stewart
Ernest Stewart
Greenwood Memorial Park
Woodpeck
Pete Thompson
Mamie Batchek Walker
Jonben Church of God
James Walker
James
Kenneth
Alice
Rosetta
Annsante
Shere
Elgie Thompson
Beckley
Donald Thompson
Roanoke
South Carolina
Joe Thompson
Victor Thompson
Whitby
Clifford Slash
Driver Charged After Single Vehicle Crash on Harper Road
State Police report a 1956 car driven by Betty Lou Jessup of West Hyatt Maryland ran into a ditch on Harper Road at 12 30 a m. She was arrested for failure to have the vehicle under control after traveling too fast and damages were estimated at 150 dollars. She was set to appear in Joe Rodcoe court this afternoon.
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Harper Road
Betty Lou Jessup
West Hyatt
Glen Daniel Store Visited by Thieves
Beckley state police investigate a breaking and entering at Stover Appliance Store in Glen Daniel on Saturday night. A thief stole radio equipment valued at 440 dollars, including a stereo phonograph and radio worth 380 dollars, an eight transistor radio, a three cell flashlight and four batteries. A rear door glass was broken and the thief unlocked the door.
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Beckley State
Stover
Glen Daniel
House Vote Set Today On Two JFK Measures
Washington UPI House leaders scheduled expedited debate and quick votes on two JFK items. A constitutional poll tax ban and a privately run satellite communications bill faced a narrow 40 minute debate under a suspension of the rules. The satellite bill passed the House 354-9 last May and would create a global relay system with mixed private and government supervision. The poll tax amendment would bar states from charging a federal election tax, affecting only Alabama Arkansas Mississippi Texas and Virginia.
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Washington
UPI
House
Kennedy
Senate
White House
Space Communications
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Jury Duty Seventy-Five Raleigh County Citizens Named
Seventy five Raleigh County residents are named for petit jury service in the August term of Circuit Court. Jurors must report September 10. The list includes I. J. Amick Richard Arthur Mrs M F Barksdale Rev Elmer R Baker James W Backus Charles Basham and many others across Daniels Sophia Mabscott Crab Orchard and Shady Spring.
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Raleigh County
Circuit Court
Beckleyans
I. J. Amick
Richard Arthur
M. F. Barksdale
Elmer R. Baker
James W. Backus
Charles Basham
Larry Ciccarelli
A. K. Chadwell
Lloyd Cox
Ney Caldwell
Duff D
Daniel Jr
Austin Darby
French Davis
William Gregg Elkin
Jack L. Garrett
Russell Garraffa
Daniel P. Gadd
Norman Garten
William Harris
Otha Hager
A. M
Isaacs
Harwood James
D. T. Keatley Jr
S. W. Kesler
Peter Koworsky
Grady Morgan
J. W. Mackey
R. H. Neal
Clyde Oney
John Osborn
Ira Earl Parker
George C. Porter
Lee Quesenberry
Ted Ramsey
M. M. Ralston
Thomas Radford
Walter Rappold
S. G. Reed
John Tormer
Keith Allan Walker
John Yago
Rosie Adkins
S. F. Andrews
Daniels
James Ac
Howard Gates
Crab Orchard
John Hawkins
Ghent
Fred R. James
J. B. Kyle
Fairdale
Alex Lavis
Sophia
L. J. Lester
Ersil Laverty
Glen Daniel
George Mullins
Cool Ridge
Dorothy Martin
Lester
J. A. Martin
Maple Meadow
William A. Mann
Frank Noe
Ross N. Neal
Oak Grove
Scott Oak
Russia threatens Peace Corps style aid in caviar crisis
In a quip about appetite and diplomacy, analysts warn that without swift action the nation could deploy a Peace Corps of caviar experts, while opponents accuse Russia of planning its own expert mission.
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Russia
Car Thief Posing As Relative Suspected
Beckley Police report a brown 1956 car owned by Margaret L. Jones of 107 Kentucky Ave was stolen Friday. An unidentified youth, posing as Mrs. Jones’ son, was seen driving the vehicle in Hinton on Sunday. The car bears West Virginia license 428-770. Call police with any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Jones
Kentucky Ave
Beckley
Hinton Sunday
Be body shop collision leads to charge in Beckley
Mrs Helen Lepto, 46, was charged after her car struck Evelyn Painter, 36, of Beckley on Sunny Day Court inice wood Avenue at 2 55 p m. The collision caused $300 in damage with no injuries.
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Eeris Court
Inicewood Avenue
Helen Lepto
Evelyn G. Painter
Route 1
Beckley
Shortening The News: 39th annual congress urged federal urban direction
The 39th annual congress in Philadelphia urged federal direction of urban problems noting that only the President can coordinate federal agencies. In a lighter note two holdup men gave Long Island railroad agent Joseph Sconza small acts of kindness after the robbery. STATE BRIEFS: Walter C. Gumbel leads West Virginia delegation for the Soil Conservation Society meeting in Washington, Charles Wesley Good dies at 87, a private plane with a family of six overruns a Cumberland Maryland airport embankment with no serious injuries.
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Philadelphia
Department of Urban Affairs
Long Island Railroad
Joseph Sconza
Sconza
Walter C. Gumbel
Fairmont
Soil Conservation Society of America
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Charles Wesley Good
Jackson County
Charleston
Cumberland, Md
Potomac River
Cumberland
East German border turmoil fuels Berlin tensions
Reports from Berlin describe rioting near West Berlin and a Soviet checkpoint standoff as U S and Western Allies seek talks to ease tensions. A 171 man U S Army convoy was held for four hours at Drewitz while East German guards and refugees recount dangers of escaping to the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soviet Union
West Germany
Drewitz
Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Peter Hanisch
Iof
Communist Union
Han
Postal truck robbery prompts security changes in Cape Cod heist
Rep Edward Boland blasted the crime as urgent and lucrative while Day outlined unusual security lapses. The Cape Cod robbery occurred on the truck's fifth run after four prior checkpoints allegedly failed to deter hijackers armed with submachine guns. Day confirmed a new schedule of checks with Massachusetts state police and adjustments to post office procedures without a full overhaul of security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward P. Boland
Rmass
Cape Cod
Day
Post Office Department
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Venus Diameter and Orbit Described by Planetarium
Venus, Earths neighbor, has a diameter 200 miles smaller than Earth and orbits the sun at a mean distance of 67 million miles. It takes 225 of our days to complete one orbit, according to the American Museum Hayden Planetarium.
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Venus
Earth
American Museum
Hayden Planetarium
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