State Distributing Visitors Guide to West Virginia
The State Department of Commerce announced distribution of a new full color Visitors Guide to West Virginia. The 1963 brochure, sized like a road map, covers over 100 attractions with color photos and includes a state outline, primary road data, and a governor’s message. Initial print run of 50,000 copies will go to 550 travel agencies and 255 auto clubs, with updates planned as new facilities arise.
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State Department of Commerce
West Virginia
Commerce
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Barron
Subpoena Contempt Threat in Senate Probe
Kefauver cited four companies Bethlehem Armco Republic Kefauver said chiefs refused cost data arguing subcommittee lacks jurisdiction and data would hurt competitiveness. Contempt citations would need approval by subcommittee, full Judiciary Committee, Senate, and district attorney for grand jury presentation.
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Bethlehem
A. B. Homer
Edmund Martin
Frank R. Brugler
Republic
Thomas F. Patton
George M. Feiel
National
Thomas E. Millsop
George Stinson
Armco
Logan T. Johnston
D. E. Reichelderfer
Kefauver
Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Algeria fears Ben Bella risk of open clash
Algerian authorities doubted Ben Bella and aides would risk war, viewing troop moves as pressure to force rebels to conference. No fighting reported by 11:30 a.m. Algiers remained calm with businesses open and services normal as ALN troops positioned around the capital. Rebels from Willaya Four and Three promised to defend their positions despite the risk.
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Ben Bella
Algiers
ALN
Willaya
Willaya Four
Kabylia
Default Judgments and Divorces Signed in Raleigh Circuit
Two default judgments and three divorces were granted in orders signed by Judge Norman Knapp and filed in the clerk’s office. Amos Pettry of Maple Fork must pay 1406.72 to Beckley Hospital for services. Elk Refining Co. wins 614.44 against Eugene and Kathryn Holt. Divorces granted: Ginger Marshall Brown from Douglas G. Brown with custody of one child. Reba H. Roark from Barney W. Roark with custody of three children. Norman Jesse Aliff from Rose Marie Aliff with custody of three children.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Amos Pettry
Maple Fork
Beckley Hospital, Inc
Elk Refining Co
Eugene
Kathryn Sue Holt
Charles S
Elizabeth H. Holt
Ginger Marshall Brown
Douglas G. Brown
Reba H. Roark
Barney W. Roark
Norman Jesse Aliff
Rose Marie Aliff
Permit Granted to Charles D Lilly for Two Additions
City Hall issued a permit to Charles D Lilly of 308 Myers Ave. to add two frame rooms with a basement to his house. The project is valued at 3500 dollars and the permit cost 10 dollars.
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Charles D. Lilly
Myers Ave
City Hall
Maxwell Hill Driver Waives Drunk Hearing
Maxwell Hill driver Victor Burgess waived a drunk driving preliminary before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez after a Sunday State Police arrest and cash bond. Several others in Raleigh County appeared in magistrate court including Thomas Farley and Jerry Pegram who each served 10 days in lieu of fines for gasoline theft and petit larceny respectively.
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Victor Burgess
Maxwell Hill
Joe Rodriguez
Thomas Farley
Jonben
Raleigh
Jerry Pegram
Joe Haley
Dennis C. Acord
Bolt
Rodriguez
Kermit Garten
Beckley
Curtis Cabell
Mabscott
Miss Nancy Boyd Leaves Raleigh for Maryland Post
Miss Nancy Boyd, Raleigh County home demonstration agent for six years, leaves today to become extension instructor and associate home demonstration agent with the University of Maryland Extension Service in Annapolis. Replacement search may take three to six months as qualifications beyond a degree complicate hiring. William Clarke is expected to take over 4-H duties by September 15, with H B. Thomas handling home economics questions in the interim.
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Nancy Boyd
Raleigh
Annapolis
University of Maryland, Extension Service
Eleanor Glenn
WVU Extension Service
Miss Boyd
Glenn
William Clarke
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
Beckley Dentist Admitted After Stroke
Dr Norman L Collins of 106 Adkins Street Beckley is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after suffering a stroke this morning.
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Beckley Hospital
Norman L. Collins
Beckley
Adkins St
Sophia Loren and Carlos Ponti annul Mexican marriage
A UPI report notes that Sophia Loren and Carlos Ponti’s Mexican proxy marriage of Sept 17 1957 was annulled. Italian bigamy charges cited invalid Mexican formalities and lack of residence and proper proxy authorization. Judge Munoz ordered the record removal. Loren had not before been married.
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Milan
Italy
UPI
Sophia Loren
Carlos Ponti
Mario Luzzati
Luzzati
Mexico
Aranga Munoz
Ciudad Juarez
Munoz
Ponti
Giuliana Fiastri
Miss Loren
Earthquake Forecast Hints at Another Tremor
The article reports that experts expect a follow-up quake of about magnitude 5 after Thursday's tremor. Seismologists cautioned they cannot predict timing, saying it could occur immediately, in days, or in weeks, with no precise forecast available.
Barron Underway As Statewide Facility Projects Outline
Smith said he will report to Barron soon on Community Facilities Administration projects across the state. The initiatives, eligible under the act, total about $15 million.
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Smith
Barron
Community Facilities Administration
Constable Milam Sued For 3500 By Widow Over Shooting
Freda Blankenship sues Raleigh County Circuit Clerk alleges constable Harry Thomas Milam shot her husband’s business, injuring her leg and claiming mental and physical pain. The suit, filed against Milam and Aetna Casualty, accuses intoxication and bond breach in the July 21 incident at Lester and a Trap Hill District locale.
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Freda Blankenship
Raleigh
Harry Thomas Milam
Trap Hill
Dceae
Aetna
Milam
Largest Shovel Put Into Use
Paradise Kentucky witnesses the world’s largest self propelled land machine start work in Peabody Coal strip mining. Operated by one man, the Bucyrus Erie shovel arrived on 300 freight cars and will feed a TVA steam plant under construction nearby.
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Paradise
UPI
Kentucky
Peabody Coal Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bucyrus-Erie Co
Milwaukee
G. Y. Anderson
Chicago
Pittsburgh
UFG Rate Increase Decision Expected by Oct 2
The Public Service Commission aims to decide by October 2 on United Fuel Co’s 2.48 million dollar rate increase request after four days of hearings. A protest consultant urged cutting rates by 300000 annually for a 6 percent return. If no decision by Oct 2, UFG may implement the rates under bond with potential refunds plus interest if denied.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
United Fuel Co
Alexander Wiseup
Washington
PSC
UFG
C. H. Workman
Workgnan
Sugar Grove Leads in Radio Astronomy Studies
Sugar Grove advances and most sensitive measurements in radio astronomy and military electronics are described as unequalled in the eastern United States, highlighting the facility's prominence and technical achievements.
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United States
Man Killed En Route To Visit In Beckley
Arlen D. McGinnis, 30, of Tunnelton was killed when his car plunged over an embankment. Five passengers including his wife and four sons were injured but not critically. The vehicle hit a tree on a secondary road near Independence while en route to visit Mrs. McGinnis' father Everett Moody in the Beckley area.
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Kingwood
UPI
Arlen D. McGinnis
Route 1
Tunnelton
McGinnis
Independence
Beckley
No Police Court on Monday due to holiday
Police Judge Edward P. Stansbury announced there will be no City Police Court Monday because of a legal holiday. A hearing for Benny Lee Lilly of Flat Top, charged with speeding, is continued to Sept. 6 due to a missing witness after the defendant pleaded not guilty. Two drunk forfeitures totaling $36 were collected.
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Edward P. Stansbury
Benny Lee Lilly
Funeral Arrangements for Floyd Caldwell Is 65
Funeral arrangements are complete for Floyd Lee Caldwell 65 fatally stricken in his Amigo yard around 230 p m Thursday believed to have suffered a heart attack. A retired miner he is survived by two sons Lee Francis Detroit James Barton Philadelphia three daughters Lois Robertson Beckley Ruby Webb Philadelphia Viola Alexander Amigo and one brother John Morganton N C. Grandchildren survive. Body remains at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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Floyd Lee Caldwell
Amigo
Wright-Anderson Funeral Home
Lee Francis
Detroit
James Barton
Philadelphia
Lois Robertson
Beckley
Ruby Webb
Viola Alexander
John
Morganton
N. C
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Horton Funeral Services for Er mon L Horton
Funeral arrangements are set for Er mon L Horton 55 of Crab Orchard formerly of Maben and Sophia. Services Sunday at Sophia Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. Okey Cox and Rev. Harold McVey. burial in Coal City Cemetery. Horton died Thursday noon after injuries from a mining accident and long illnesses. Surviving wife, step mother, four sons, three daughters, brother, sister and other relatives are listed. He worked at Winding Gulf Coal Co at Maben until 1960 and was a member of UMWA Local 8152.
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Ermon L
Tom) Horton
Crab Orchard
Maben and
Sophia
Sophia Gospel Tabernacle
Okey Cox
Harold McVey
Coal City
Carroll County
Rubin Horton
Oirvia Bailey Horton
Sarah Horton
Welch
Tommy
William
Crickett
Thurman
Irene
Early
Barren Springs
Rosie Davis
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Maben
UMWA
Williams
Jim Bowers
Joe Hale
Earnest Birchfield
Roy Hayworth
Aubrey Halsey
Walter Keaton
Jesse Durham
Glen Sizemore
Sam Rahall Memorial Services in St Nicholas Church
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St Nicholas Orthodox Church 211 South Heber St for the repose of the soul of Sam Rahall who died Aug 18 while visiting in Lebanon Funeral rites and burial were held Aug 19 at St George Orthodox Church in Kfir Lebanon Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Bashir and Rev Wakeem Dalack assisted by Rt Rev Basil Kazan will conduct services in Brooklyn and Beckley parishes respectively
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St. Nicholas Orthodox
South Heber St
Sam Rahall
Kffer
Lebanon
St. George Orthodox Church
Kfier
Antony Bashir
North America
Wakeem Dalack
Brooklyn
New York
Basil Kazan
Beckley
Mrs Lucy Sarrett a longtime Raleigh County teacher dies
Mrs Lucy Hawley Sarrett 75 of Monteval former Raleigh County School teacher and mother of Assistant School Superintendent Virgil Sarrett died at 11 am in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She suffered a stroke in April and was born May 17 1887 at Marshes near Arnett. Surviving her husband Walter Sarrett son and sister are Hattie Sarrett Minnie Hawley Roy Hawley. Funeral home holding body pending.
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Lucy Hawley Sarrett
Monteval
Raleigh
Virgil Sarrett
Beckley
Sarrett
Marshes
Arnett
Blige Hawley
Presbyterian Church
Montroal
Walter Sarrett
Hattie Sarrett
Minnie Hawley
Roy
Oceana
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Obituary notices for Maggie Farmer and several notable figures
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs. Maggie Farmer 72 of Glen Fork at a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness with services pending at McDougal's Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville. Also announced are the deaths of Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater 67 in Surrey England self defense expert Kiyose Nakae 79 at United Hospital Port Chester and Edgar Phillips 71 Archdruid of Wales in London Hospital noting Phillips as a poet of distinction.
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Maggie Farmer
Glen Fork
Fayetteville
Wyoming County
Russell Baptist
Willis
Pineville
Dallas
Donald
Newport News
McDougal
Robertson and Foglesong
London
UPI
Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater
Dene Place
West Horsley
Surrey
Rye
N.Y
Kiyose Nakae
United
Wales
Edgar Phillips
Phillips
Young Driver Charged With Speeding
Danny L. Wurst, 16, of Bradley, was cited for speeding by City Police at 10 10 p m Thursday. He is ordered to appear in police court Thursday night.
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Danny L. Wurst
Bradley
Beckley Rescue Squad Responds To Illness At Sprague Home
First Aid crew rushed to the home of Mrs. Lillie Callison, 78, Sprague, at 9:20 a.m. today after she became ill. Oxygen was given and she was transported to Beckley Hospital where she is listed satisfactory. No illness details were released.
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Beckley
Mrs Moss III Listed in Good Condition at Beckley Hospital
Mrs Florence Moss of 601 N Kana wha is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital undergoing observation and treatment.
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Moss III
Beckley Hospital
Florence Moss
N. Kanawha
Ada I Henning Funeral Services Set In Beckley
Funeral services for Ada I Henning 73 of 120 Smith Street Beckley will be held at 2 p m Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev E S Wilson and Rev B L Moss officiating Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park She died Thursday in a local hospital after an extended illness Born April 24 1889 in Maplewood she was a member of First Methodist Church Beckley Daughter of the late John and Isabel Gentry Her husband died in 1958 Survived by two daughters Anna Ferne Harvey of Beckley and Violet Baker of Melbourne Fla four grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body will be taken from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the home Saturday at 4 p m and to the church one hour prior to services.
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Ada I. Henning
Smith St
Beckley
First Methodist Church
E. S. Wilson
B. L. Moss
Sunset Memorial Park
Maplewood
John
Isabel Anderson Gentry
Harry
Anna Ferne) Harvey
Ralph
Violet) Baker
Melbourne
Fla
Rose and Quesenberry
Minefee McKinney Rites Set in Basin Church
Final rites for 55 year old Minefee McKinney of Basin will be held at 1 p m Saturday at Spruce Grove Baptist Church Basin with Rev Phillip Graham officiating. Burial follows at John McKinney Cemetery Basin. McKinney died at 4 a m Thursday at home from an apparent heart attack. Body at Sam Fogleman Funeral Home Mullens with visitation after 3 p m today.
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Minefee McKinney
Basin
Spruce Grove Baptist Church
Phillip Graham
John McKinney
McKinney
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Sutton Reservoir to Add Recreation Facilities and Access
The U S Army Corps of Engineers plans expanded Sutton Reservoir amenities including more parking camp sites picnic tables ovens boat ramps public laundry showers rest rooms and water facilities. Over 200000 have used the park this year with 14000 visiting the weekend of August 12. Dr Horace L Barnett of West Virginia University was elected president of the Mycological Society of America at its Corvallis meeting. The West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents reports that the Month of Decision encouraged 403 students to reenroll in college.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sutton Reservoir
Horace L. Barnett
West Virginia University
Mycological Society of America
Corval
Real Window Smasher Blamed for Cumberland Area Boom
A sonic boom suspected to be caused by a jet breaking the sound barrier shattered many Cumberland area windows. State police linked the incident to the blast, with reports of shaking in Frostburg and an unsettled Mexico Farms child knocked from a high chair. Residents called police, newspapers, and radio stations with alerts.
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Cumberland
UPID
Frostburg
Mexico Farms
Sweden Enters Era Of Rising Personal Electronics
Sweden reports 160 cars 365 telephones and 137 television sets per 1000 people signaling a rising standard of living. The figures reflect broad access to transport communication and entertainment as the country expands its modern infrastructure.
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Sweden
Spoiled Drug Alert Spreads Across 11 States
UPI reports a health alert to physicians in 11 states to halt distribution of drugs suspected contaminated with insecticides lindane and chlordane. Kingston Laboratories, Hoboken, says harm requires massive ingestion. Telegrams urged doctors to withhold drugs. 35 of 80 doctors notified are in New Jersey. Contaminated drugs include sedatives pain killers heart pills and appetite depressants. States believed to have received the drugs include New Jersey California Georgia Florida New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Virginia and West Virginia.
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Trenton
UPI
Roscoe P. Randle
Lyonel Berken
Kingston Laboratories
Hoboken
Health Department
New Jersey
Kingston
California
Georgia
Florida
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia braces for fastest highway build in state history
Road building in West Virginia will accelerate next year, with the State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers telling the State Chamber of Commerce highways committee that about 60 million dollars will be spent on the Interstate system in the next 15 months. A study to gauge statewide road-building capacity has been launched. Also, note the death of Dr. Thomas W. Moore at 95 after decades of practice and leadership in regional medical societies. Bethany College names Mrs. Helen Elbin to its music department. and a new National Guard Armory in Charleston, valued at 2 million dollars, is to be dedicated with officials including Army Undersecretary Stephen Ailes.
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White Sulphur Springs
UPS
Burl Sawyers
West Virginia
Sawyers
Committee On Highways of the
State Chamber of Commerce
Bethany
Elbin
UPI
Helen Elbin
West Liberty College
Paul N. Elbin
Bethany College
West Liberty State
Charleston
Hoffa Explains FEIA Loan Over Eastern Strike
James R. Hoffa said the Teamsters lent 100000 dollars to the Flight Engineers International Association to support their strike against Eastern Air Lines to protect seniority clauses in all labor contracts. He warned government pressure could erase flight engineers seniority and noted a potential pilot reduction from three to two. Hoffa criticized AFL CIO support and recalled a 1953 Teamsters loan to FEIA later repaid.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Flight Engineers International Association
FEIA
Eastern Air Lines
Hoffa
Eastern
Deane
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Heap Big Powwow Opens Near Memphis For Four Day Gatherin
In Memphis Tennessee Braves and squaws from five Indian tribes plan a large modern powwow on bluffs near the city this weekend. The Chu calissa Pow Wow begins Friday and runs four days at the Tunica and Chickasaw site. Expected tribes include Choctaw Comanche Kiowa Missouri Otoe and Cherokee with dances and ceremonials scheduled.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPD
Mississippi River
Kinzer Improvement Noted After Hospital Admission
D. W. Woody Kinzer, member of the House of Delegates from Raleigh County, is listed as improving at Beckley Hospital after being admitted Wednesday night for observation following a medical issue.
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Kinzer
D. W
Woody” Kinzer
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Beckley Hospital
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Eatwell
Algeria
Congo Wall
Prince ST
Robert D
Bob) Boxley
Skelton Valley Drive
Arnold Massey
Charles Massey
Prosperity
W. A. Burke
Jerry B. Jones
Sammie Hall Jr
Tams
Burke
Harold L. Long
Cool Ridge
Star
Bassett Hound
Earl Feiss
Beckley, W.va
Sugar Grove
E. L. Tom’ Horton
Mrs
Lucy Sarrett
Dorothy Perkins
Regina Royaye
Thompson Drug CO
Ada Henning
W.va
Dies Huntington
Thomas W. Moore
Moore
Cabell County Medical Society
West Virginia Medical Association
Southern Medical Association
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