Pharmacists and Hospitals Clash Over Welfare Rulings
State welfare head W Bernard Smith cuts back payments under the MAA program prompting strong opposition from pharmacists and hospitals. Pharmacists must charge wholesale drug cost plus 75 cents per prescription. hospital bills paid at 90 percent up to $20 per day. Hospital leaders claim an agreement exists with the Welfare Department and accuse Smith of acting without consultation. Associations warn of further actions as hospitals brace to cover shortfalls.
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State Welfare Department
W. Bernard Smith
MAA
Smith
Carl C. Drewry
Raleigh General Hospital
Drewry
State Hospital Association
Welfare Department
State Pharmacutical Association
William J. Dickson
Oak Hill
Raleigh General
Hospital Association Bulletin
Department of Welfare
Hospital Association
Steve Soltis
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley Hospital
Albert Tieche
Tieche
Pharmaceutical Association
Dickson
Medical Society
State Democrat Chief Praised at Parkersburg dinner
West Virginia Democrats heard Gov. Matthew E. Welsh of Indiana say their party is stronger nationally than in decades and can meet people’s needs. He touted Robert P. McDonough as state chairman and urged continued campaign strength, noting Kennedy's record nationwide while cautioning about upcoming elections. He backed Rep. Cleveland Bailey for the First District race against Arch Moore.
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Parkersburg
UPI
West Virginia
Matthew E. Welsh
Indiana
Robert P. McDonough
McDonough
Welsh
Kennedy
Bob McDonough
Eisenhower
Cleveland M. Bailey
Arch Moore
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Then Sears Guarantee Plan
The Sears Monument Co on Harper Road offers a written guarantee with every monument and a convenient payment plan. Call CL 3-6480 for details on this advertised service and monument leadership since 1911.
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Sears
Sears Monument CO
Harper Road
Indictment Targets Communists Over Party Registration
The government moves to penalize Communist officers with fines up to 10000 dollars and five years in jail per day of non registration, while individual members face a December 20 deadline. Legal challenges focus on proving officer and member identities and potential self incrimination under the Smith Act, noted by Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter.
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Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Final rites for Mrs Nannie Barrett at Jehovah Witness Hall
Mrs Barrett 65 of 804 Scott Ave dies after long illness in local hospital. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall Beckley with James C. Hutchens in charge. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include son Paul of Buffalo NY two brothers W P Merchant Lester and Bennie Merchant Raleigh and three grandchildren. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor an hour before services.
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Nannie Barrett
Scott. Ave
Jehova Witness Kingdom Hall
Beckley
James C. Hutchens
Greenwood Memorial Park
Lester
Bennie Merchant
Raleigh
Ritchie and Johnson
Mrs Rose D Phillips Funeral Services in Fayetteville
Funeral services for Mrs Rose Daniel Phillips 84 of Fayetteville will be at 2 p m Saturday at Fayetteville Methodist Church with Reverends J H Carson Charles Thompson and J Edwin Stanfield officiating. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. She died Thursday after a long illness born May 4 1877 in Peytona. Survived by two sons Howard M Phillips Charles L Phillips a daughter Louise Hoover 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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Rose Daniel Phillips
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Methodist Church
J. H. Carson
Charles Thompson
J. Edwin Stanfield
Huse Memorial Park
Phillips
Peytona
J. H
Susan Davis Daniel
Joseph E. Phillips
Dodd - Payne Funeral Home
Oren J. Jones funeral services announced in Mabscott
Funeral services for Oren J. Jones 66 Mabscott will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Revs Lester Tenny and Art Carter officiating Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Jones died at home Thursday about 6 p.m after a heart attack Born December 24 1894 in Creston NC he was the son of the late Joseph and Lausana Robinson Scaggs A World War I veteran and member of United Mine Workers Local 6003 Lillybrook Survivors include his wife Helen Jones a daughter Helen Smith two sons Casey and Howard a brother Frank Pekin a sister Wire Sharp and Mattie Combs and two grandchildren Pallbearers are Bill Ford James Lewis Rufus MecMillion Russell Rogers Ben Wooten and A B Shrewsbury
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Oren J.jones
Mabscott
Keyser - Bryant
Lester Tenney
Art Carter
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Jones
Creston
N.C
Joseph and
Lausana Robinson Scaggs
Lillybrook Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Lillybrook
Ranford Roark Jones
Hewitt
Helen) Smith
Casey
Howard
Chicago
Frank Pekin
Wire Sharp
Warrensville
N. C
Mattie Combs
West Jefferson
Bill Ford
James Lewis
Rufus MecMillion
Russell Rogers
Ben Wooten
A. B. Shrewsbury
Funeral arrangements for Emory L Pittsenberger
Emory L Pittsenberger 64 of Garrison died en route to a Chicago hospital after a heart attack. He had left Garrison for Deerfield to visit a daughter. A retired coal miner, he is survived by brother Ridge Pittsenberger Whitesville. Body arrives Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville Saturday.
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Emory L. Pittsonberger
Garrison
Chicago, Ill
Deerfield
Ill
Ridge Pittsenberger
Whitesville
Armstrong Funeral Home
Sullivan Graveside Rites Held for 75 in Canton Ohio
John L Sullivan 75 of Canton formerly Beckley died after long illness in Canton hospital. Graveside rites at 10 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Park Mount Calvary Addition with Father Sylvester W Staud. He was a St Joseph Catholic Church member and Eagles member, retired steel mill worker. Survivors include wife Catherine Fitzpatrick Sullivan Camden. son John L Jr Camden. daughters Nellie Gillard Anna Hoyle Camden. brothers David and Morris Sullivan Sharon Pa. 15 grandchildren. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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John L. Sullivan
Canton
Ohio
Beckley
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Sylvester W. Staud
Sullivan
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Order of Eagles
Catherine Fitzpatrick Sullivan
Camden
John L, Jr
Camsden
Nellie Gillard
Anna Hoyle
David
Morris Sullivan
Sharon
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs Mary A Clay Funeral Services Held in Charleston
Mrs Mary Ann Clay formerly of Soulsville and native of Wyoming County died Tuesday night in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services were to be conducted in Charleston at 12 p m today. Survivors include her husband R W Clay two daughters Mrs Lewis Legg and Mrs Henry Lewis both of Charleston a son R W Clay Jr of South Charleston two sisters Mrs Dan Tolliver and Mrs R C Goode of Saulsville and three brothers Henry Levi and Willie.
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Mary Ann Clay
South Charleston
Soulsville
Charleston
Dan Tolliver
R. C. Goode
Saulsville
Henry
Levi
Willie
Glen Fork
Funeral services for Palmer Ballard in Sprague
Funeral services for Palmer Ed ward Ballard 60 of Sprague will be at 1 p m Sunday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev Cleve Young officiating. Burial in Lilly Cemetery Princewick. Ballard died in a local hospital Wednesday. Born February 4 1901 in Alabama he was a retired coal miner and member of Prince wick Baptist Church. Survived by wife Mildred Shupe Ballard of Sprague one son Edward of Golden Colorado three daughters Frances Graham of Stephenson Eleanor Rudisill and Thelma Cheek of Rockville Md four brothers Elmer Dan Sandy and Gladin all of Birmingham three sisters Agnes Skinner Eula Spears and Olevia Ballard all of Birmingham and six grandchildren. The body will remain at the funeral home.
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Palmer Edward Ballard
Sprague
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace
Cleve Young
Lilly Cemetery
Princewick
Ballard
Alabama
Ruth Ballard
Birmingham
Ala
Princewick Baptist Church
Mildred Shupe Ballard
Edward
Golden
Colo
Frances Graham
Stephenson
Eleanor Rudisill
Thelma Cheek
Rockville
Elmer
Dan
Sandy
Gladin
Agnes Skinner
Eula Spears
Olevia Ballard
Railroads Face Pipeline Plan for West Virginia Coal Mines
Parrish cites Consolidation Coal Co leading a fight for a pipeline to serve Marion and Monongalia Counties mines, arguing it would curb rail shipping advantages. Elkins IAM lodge chairman Richard Smouse warns eminent domain could erase main railroad lines feeding coal regions and cut local tax revenue.
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Parrish
Consolidation Coal Co
Marion
Monongalia
International Association of Machinists’ Lodge
Elkins
Richard Smouse
Nathan H Skaggs final rites set in Oak Hill
Nathan Henry Skaggs 77 of Thurmond died Wednesday evening at Oak Hill Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. Carl Johnson officiating. Burial in Central Cemetery Berry Mountain. Retired miner and Baptist Church member born Elton May 30 1884. Survived by Ruby Skaggs three daughters Rebecca Freda Lee and Gracie all of Thurmond and stepdaughter Mable Nutter of Minden. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
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Nathan Henry Skaggs
Thurmond
Oak Hill
Tyree
Mable Nutter
Minden
Ellery Lee Shires Funeral Arrangements Set
Ellery Lee Shires 78 of Ronceverte died at home at 8 a m Thursday. A lifelong resident, he belonged to the Christian Church and Modern Woodsmen of America and was a retired Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employee. Survived by sisters Mrs Clow Surbaugh and Mrs Mac Green of Beck ey. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Ronceverte.
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Iuso
Ellery Lee Shires
Ronceverte
Christian Church
Modern Woodsmen of America
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Clow Surbaugh
Wg Mac Green
Beckey
Wallace and
Wallace
Nuckols Outlines Point System for WV Drivers
Charleston West Virginia. State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack A. Nuckols explains a proposed point system to identify negligent drivers for hearings and remedial action rather than license revocation. He would implement it only with public support and opposes medical or re-examinations for current licensees.
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Charleston
APS
West Virginia
Jack A. Nuckols
Nuckols
Barron Sees Great State Future In Wood Industry
Gov. W. W. Barron told the Wood Utilization Conference in Charleston that federal and state backing can spur West Virginia’s expensive wood products sector. He noted hardwood is a key resource with a growing timber supply, urged intelligent planning to create jobs, and highlighted the coal and rail freight connections to wood products. Mortimer B. Doyle urged caution on federal programs and estimated local processing could add $100 million annually and create up to 100,000 skilled jobs.
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Charleston
Barron
West Virginia
United States
Mortimer B. Doyle
National Timber Manufacturers Association
New River Gorge
Doyle
Station Report Details Two Breakings and Enterings
Beckley State Police investigate two break ins in the county on Thursday night. A Crab Orchard service station owned by O. A. Lilly was entered through a side door and six tires along with 20 cartons of cigarettes were taken. A second entry occurred at Trap Hill High School where intruders entered via a window, damaged a soft drink dispenser and stole about $2.50 in coins.
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Beckley State
O. A. Lilly
Trap Hill High School
State budget edges toward deficit amid tax and welfare cuts
The administration warns the 1962-63 budget could be about 10 million out of balance unless the sales tax rise is preserved into the next year or medicare and public works are eliminated. Barron plans a Non-Partisan Citizens Conference on Dec 15 and may push for constitutional amendments to allow sheriffs successive terms and other changes.
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Baron
State Welfare Department
Barron
Public works program employs 9,789 in West Virginia
Charleston UPI reports 9,739 people hold jobs under the federal state public works program. At one point 11,233 were employed or listed. 1,734 dropped after finding work or for other reasons. 790 in Logan 637 in McDowell 594 in Mingo 581 in Raleigh 559 in Fayette. Four months cost $3,667,850 including $1,175,072 in November. Federal share for payrolls under aid to dependent children was 77 percent.
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Charleston
UPI
W. Bernard Smith
West
Raleigh
Fayette
Smith
Pipeline and slurry bill move in coal sector
A narrow four vote margin backed a 90 million dollar slurry project in Pennsylvania aimed at piping pulverized coal slurry to Atlantic coast industries. Backers included Consolidation Coal Co and Western Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Operators Association with a separate 100 million dollar West Virginia right of way plan.
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Pennsylvania
Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
West Virginia
Barron
Atlantic Seaboard
Eccles Man Faints In Beckley Store
Beckley fire rescue was called to Kroger on Valley Drive at 11 15 a m to treat 65 year old Eccles man who fainted at the store. He refused treatment and was taken to his home by others.
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Beckley
Tarantula Spider Hunts Prey by Speed, Not Web
The deadly tarantula spider thrives in dry well drained soil. It does not spin a web as a snare but uses rapid foot speed to catch its prey.
Deaths mark World War II era figures and others
Washington native Graham Kemper 75 a former American general consul in Rome at war start died Thursday in Doctors Hospital. Fred Sincock 65 inventor of baton twirling died in Long Beach after plane career and parade passion. Sid Corbett 70 Detroit author and cooking columnist died Thursday. Tom Pemberton 84 owner of Pemberton Oak buried today in Bristol Cold Springs Cemetery. H Roger Jones Jr. 79 attorney father of Roger W Jones Jr. dies late Thursday.
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Washington
UPI
Graham Hawes Kemper
Rome
Doctors Hospital
Kemper
Bethany
W. Va
Foreign Service
South America
Far East
Europe
Orange, Va
Bristol, Tenn
Berlin convoy defies Soviet threats to keep access open
A 21-vehicle U S convoy from Berlin to West Germany crossed through Communist territory. The first two sections passed without issue while the third, including jeeps and trucks with explosives signs, faced a hold up over a travel document error. U S officials resolved the issue and the convoy proceeded with about 200 troops from Co C Second Battle Group 6th Infantry. Tass denounced such convoys as provocations.
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West Germany
U.S. Army
U.S
U.S. Berlin
Co. C
Second Battle Group
Tass
Airlines To Penalize No Show Passengers
UPI reports major U.S. airlines plan a reservation service charge for no show travelers who do not notify carriers. The minimum penalty would be $5 or 50 percent of the first unused portion, whichever is greater, up to $50, and would apply only to the first leg of a trip. The rule would take effect March 1 if the Civil Aeronautics Board approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ra leigh County Jail booking of Thomas Lloyd Martin
State Police booked Thomas Lloyd Martin of Crab Orchard at 11 a.m. today on a charge of permitting a person to drive his car recklessly.
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Thomas Lloyd Martin
Raleigh
Dean and Godber End Test Talks in Geneva
UPI states US and British negotiators Dean and Godber return to their capitals after four days of talks as the Soviet Union rejects a controlled nuclear test ban. They hope to resume discussions with Soviet deputy foreign minister Tsarapkin, while the West pushes for an internationally controlled moratorium.
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Geneva
UPI
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Joseph Godber
Dean
Valerian A. Zorin
Kremlin
United Nations
Soviet Union
New York
Idlewild
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
United States
Britain
Poe relative dies. Poe descendant Edgar Allan Poe 90
Edgar Allan Poe, great nephew of the famed poet, died at his suburban home. Short time earlier, Poe entered Mercy Douglass Hospital in Philadelphia for tests after flying from Atlanta. State briefs note a separate case in Maryland with a Medal of Honor recipient James Spurrier jailed for two years on a weapon charge related to a Sept. 5 shooting in Baltimore.
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Thon
Philadelphia
Atlanta, Ga
Mercy Douglass Hospital
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Wyndmoor
James Spurrier
Bluefield
Maryland House of Correction
Baltimore
Afl-Cio United Papermakers and Paperworkers
West Virginia
Williamsburg
Luke, Md
Covingston
James Kelly
Kenova
Wayne County
Wayne
Patricia Ben
Billy Bean
Abduction Report Ties Morgantown Family to Charleston Case
A two year old kidnapping is linked to the Smith family of Morgantown and Charleston. Smith and his father K C Smith Sr are J I Holcombe Company reps, living at 837 Louise Ave Morgantown. The abduction occurred while Conrad reportedly observed the mother alone in her living room, prompting fresh police pursuit.
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Smith
K. C. Smith Sr
Charleston
W. Va
J. I. Holcombe Company
Indianapolis
Smiths
Louise Ave
Morgantown
Sabraton
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