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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
2
Obituaries detail multiple local deaths including Dale McClung of Rupert and Keaton of Pipestem, with service plans in Hinton and Quinwood. Also notes Little of Rupert and Kilgore of Tennessee, highlighting birthplaces, parents, spouses, and surviving relatives. Funeral home arrangements and burial sites in Mount Zion, Quinwood, and Mt. Tabor cemeteries.
Mrs Margaret Miller of Knoxville Tennessee will have a funeral service in Knoxville Monday. The notice also mentions a Mrs Martha Smott of Fauld Street and references a death of Mrs Margeret Killer in Knoxville.
Mrs Ammie Gunnoe 59 of Sophia dies after long illness in Huntington Hospital. Funeral 11 a m Friday Union Chapel Pine Knob with Rev Sherman Turner. Burial Miller Cemetery. She leaves husband Herbert Gunnoe of Bala four sons James Clarence Donald Richard all of Lorraine Ohio. 16 grandchildren. brothers Alfred Roscoe Dale Miller. sisters Trissi Howerton Daphne Cole Nannie Deck Geneva Birchfield Novella Howerton Margaret Mary Gunhoe. Body at Fred X Williams Funeral Home Sophia after 5 p m today.
George F Blair of Pacific Palisades California formerly of Beckley West Virginia died recently. Word reached his brother in law Luther Tees of 100 Reservoir Road. Blair had lived in California 16 years after retirement in 1961. He had worked with firms in Long Beach and Glen White and served as assessor under Ira Whitlock from 1940 to 1947.
Mrs Mable Bland 74 of 215 Grove Ave died at 4 30 pm Wednesday in a local nursing home She is survived by daughters Mrs Sid Humphreys Fairlea Ia Mannes Lacille Highlander Beck ar Geesters Nina Nickell Pickaway Mrs Max Weikle Ronceverte and Mrs Glenna Stutler Lackland Fla one brother Gilbert Wood ison of Ronceverte 14 grand-
A strong quake was felt across Mexico City and toward the Pacific Coast. Magnitude details are unclear but reports say light tremors reached coastal towns. Power poles were toppled in several neighborhoods and repair crews anticipated swift restoration.
UPI reports Charleston weatherman John Mayer avoided injury when a baggage cart rolled free at the airport and crashed through his office window on a Monday. The odd incident followed a trip to the city for a birthday visit.
Selma Alabama prosecutors pursue testimony as Reed case unfolds. R B Kelly, Elmer Cook, Hoggle brothers, and Namon O Nea l Hoggle face charges amid a probe into the Silver Moon Cafe beating linked to the Reed incident. A federal grand jury in Mobile may take up the case after a state mistrial.
Education students at Marshall University will observe interviews via a closed circuit TV system installed for the Education Department. The setup cost nearly 12000 dollars and is funded under the National 1958 act, enabling counselor trainees to watch clients.
In a note from Bundy to Johnson, the former special factional security chief says he has plenty of time to decide whether to name a successor or eliminate the position. Bundy, who ran the 24 hour situation room at the House, described his role as consolidating foreign affairs data for the executive.
A civil action opened in circuit court over injuries from a July 22 1964 crash on West Virginia Route 3 near Surveyor involving Ruth E Durham and Glen Daniels. Plaintiff Mrs Martin seeks 5000 for medical expenses plus other damages. testimony described the accident with Durham halting and Martin crossing behind a bus as multiple cars approached. Jury selection occurred with names listed and Judge Norman Knapp adjourned proceedings to December 20 with no other cases set until January 23.
A Vietnamese settlement 20 miles southwest of Saigon faced a night attack by Viet Cong. The hamlet was abandoned then briefly retaken by Vietnamese forces before reestablishing control. Casualties among Vietnamese forces were listed as moderate with three Viet Cong killed and weapons captured.
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk voiced cautious criticism of a Viet Cong Christmas truce offer. Press officer Robert J. McCloskey described the 12 hour pause as propaganda, urging a genuine ceasefire with readiness on the Communists part. It marked Rusk third public statement in six weeks amid President Johnson’s recovery from surgery.
Gemini 7 continues its 206 orbit flight aiming to surpass Gemini 5, while Valery Bykovsky’s 1963 Soviet record looms in the background. Cape Kennedy bases coordinate, as Borman and Lovell push toward the December 18 completion and a near two week length.
A written statement signed by 15 of 16 jurors challenges a grand jury report on a nearby hospital. They say alleged conditions of poor management and sexual promiscuity were substantiated only by sworn testimony and that many district reports were exaggerated or in error.
Ashland Kentucky David Coleman 19 convicted Wednesday of slaying Martin Dickerson 20 during a fight between Negro and white youths at Midway. Jury found Coleman wielded a knife to protect himself. sentencing set for December 16 in Putnam County Circuit Court. Coleman is African American.
UPI reports King Hays congressman from Arkansas will speak at Charleston Chamber of Commerce, known for arranging the Newport meeting between Gov. Faubus and President Eisenhower. WVU names Ernest J. Nesius chair of Appalachian commission to aid disadvantaged, and Wheeling notes early 1965 Dangerous Drug Act case with Raymond and Mary Ann Pryor after a raid yielding eleven pep pills.
Premier Kosygin announced that Anastas I. Shelepin was relieved of his posts as deputy premier and head of the party watchdog agency to devote time to Communist Party affairs. Pavel Kovanov named deputy head of the renamed Party State Control Agency amid leadership changes.
Mount Hope Fayette County open house runs today from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM per the board of education. Fred Eberle state Vocational Education director will attend. Superintendent A L Walker says sewing classes now serve about 20 women from 8 PM to 10 PM and future centers are planned. Also notes Gemini 7 crew filmed Cape Kennedy orbit with a Power telescope.
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