Graveside rites for infant Michael Church
Graveside funeral for Michael De Wayne Church infant son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Church Mullens was set for 2 pm at Lusk Cemetery Bud Mountain with Rev E L Heaton presiding. Born November 17 at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens the infant died at 3 30 am Sunday in hospital. Survivors include two brothers Gerald Phillip and David Lee paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Church Peterstown maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Tabor Mullens. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens directed arrangements.
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Michael DeWayne Church
Gerald Church
Mullens
Lusk
Bud Mountain
E. L. Heaton
Wyoming General Hospital
Gerald Phillip
David Lee
Lawrence Church
Peterstown
Charles Tabor
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Richard Josh Gearhart Funeral Service in Chattaroy
Richard Josh Gearhart 79 of Chattaroy dies. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday at Chattaroy Community Church. Born Floyd County Virginia August 25 1881. Retired miner, member of First Baptist Williamson. Survived by wife Ella Gearhart five daughters seven grandchildren. Body at Allen Funeral Home Williamson.
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Richard Josh Gearhart
Chattaroy
Vernon McGhee
Floyd County
Henry
Sarah Poff Gearhart
First Baptist Church
Williamson
Ella Thurston Gearhart
Dora Lee Cook
R. E. Lowe
Burl Gillman
Melbourne
Fla
Eva Gearhart
Charleston
Louise Stanpik Beckley
Allen Funeral Home
Rns
Cromer Rites Held for 66 in Bramwell
Funeral services were held Sunday for Leon C. Cromer 66 of Bramwell who died of a heart attack while attending a right-of-way meeting in Charleston. Cromer was a right-of-way engineer with the Princeton District Office of the State Road Commission and had been based in Beckley at the North Oakwood Avenue office.
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Leon C. Cromer
Bramwell
Charleston
Cromer
Princeton
State Road Commission
Beckley
Oakwood Ave
Clara L Nelson funeral set for Glen Rogers
Funeral services for Mrs Clara L Nelson 68 of Glen Rogers will be at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Glen Rogers Baptist Church with Rev S W Williams in charge Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park She died Friday in a local hospital after a long illness Survivors include son Edward Hill New York City daughter Lucille Ellis Eccles two sisters Lucille Paris Front Royal Va and Kathyleen Amar Glen Rogers a brother James E Ellis Philadelphia seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body will be moved from the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church one hour before services.
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Lilie Belle Bailey
Laren Ave
Rose and Quesenberry
Everett Shafer
Cunningham Memorial Park
St. Albans
Bailey
Buckhannon County
Harvey
Ida Lowe
Beckley
Clara L. Nelson
Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers Baptist Church
S. W. Williams
Greenwood Memorial Park
Nelson
Edward Hill
New York City
N. Y
Lucille Ellis
Eccles
Lucille Paris
Front Royal
Kathyleen Amar
James E. Ellis
Philadelphia
Ritchie and Johnson
Barbara Hunt Dies at 13 in Local Hospital
Barbara Hunt 13 daughter of Mrs. Mabel Turner of 214 Westmorland Street died at 5 15 a m Sunday after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Barbara Hunt
Mabel Turner
Westmorland St
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Final rites for John A Arrington in Lanark
John Alfred Arrington 84 of Lanark will receive final rites at 1 p m Tuesday at Kingdom Hall Hartley Avenue with Rev Cotty Stull presiding. Burial is in the family cemetery at Landisburg. He died at home Saturday at 3 p m after a heart attack. Body moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to his residence at 3 p m today. grandsons will be pallbearers.
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John Alfred Arrington
Lanark
Kingdom Hall
Hartley Avenue
Cotty Stull
Landisburg
Arrington
Webb and Neal
JFK Appointees Face Conflict Inquiries In 1960s
Washington AP report says Senator Mansfield expects Kennedy's top appointees to face conflict of interest questions like Eisenhower's. He urges a reasonable set of rules to avoid barring capable individuals, noting past divestiture requirements for Cabinet nominees and openness to future reforms. Kennedy pledged no financial interest in government contractors and to forgo personal gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
John F. Kennedy
Eier
Mansfield
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Defense
Wilson
Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Area Roads Survive Snow Storm Despite 12 Inches Feared
State road officials report heavy snow across the state with 6 to 15 inches in the Clarksburg area and up to 14 inches in Taylor and Preston counties. All highways open but chains advised, plows active, temperatures well below freezing, and schools closed in Berkeley Jefferson and Morgan counties. Turnpike icy, Parkersburg airport saw one flight, weather bureau warns of continuing cold front into Wednesday.
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Minter
State Road Commission
Charleston
Clarksburg
Taylor County
Preston County
Monongalia
Marion
Panhandle
Berkeley, Jefferson and
Morgan
Road Commission
Huntington District
Beckley
West Virginia
Parkersburg
U. S. Weather Bureau
Methodist Minister Urges Gandhi Approach Amid School Tensions
In New Orleans, Rev. Foreman cited Gandhi to urge nonviolence while supporters faced jeers and vandalism over Frantz kindergarten. He also urged letters to officials and actions beyond prayer. Louisiana finances feature a proposed one cent sales tax boost to support private schools and other needs, with state and city tax details noted. The legislature faced pay issues for Frantz McDonogh teachers, aided by an anonymous $16,000 donation. House actions included a bill to address a federal court order affecting the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frantz
Mohandas Gandhi
Foreman
Gandhi
Davis
Louisiana
House
New Orleans
Frantz and McDonagh
Herter Leaves For NATO Meet
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter leaves for an Allied foreign ministers conference in Paris amid remarks on NATO's ability to meet changing conditions. He carries suggestions on a NATO nuclear force and Polaris missiles while acknowledging final policy decisions rest with President-elect Kennedy after January 20. He will also attend Baudouin and Dona Fabiola’s wedding in Brussels en route.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
North Atlantic Alliance
Paris
Herter
NATO
United States
Europe
U.S
Eisenhower
NATO Council
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
State and Defense Department
Brussels
Baudouin
Dona Fabiola de Mora Y Aragon
Spain
Scout Saves Boy From Thinning Ice on College Pond
In Danvers Massachusetts a Boy Scout troop’s drill turned real when a 12 year old, Thomas Barbrick, wandered onto College Pond and broke through thin ice. Scout-master George Murray 33 crawled 130 feet onto the ice with a rope and pulled Barbrick to safety.
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Danvers
Mass
Thomas Barbrick
College Pond
George Murray
Barbrick
Pacifist Pastor Uphaus Freed From New Hampshire Jail
Pacifist pastor Henry A. Uphaus, longtime World Fellowship Center leader, was released from Merrimack County jail in Boscawen two days before his scheduled departure. Judge George R. Grant Jr ordered the release at his attorneys’ request as Uphaus said his beliefs against bearing false witness remain strong. He planned to reopen the World Fellowship Center conference this summer and continue preaching in New York City and Boston.
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Merrimack County
Boscawen
N. H
George R. Grant Jr
New Hampshire Superior Court
Uphaus
Ah Poygg
World Fellowship Center
Conway
New Hampshire
U.S. Supreme Court
De Gaulle shifts Algerian tour as violence escalates
After mass protests in Algiers and a three day general strike by rightist settlers, De Gaulle canceled coastal visits for military posts in the L Aure region. The bloodp afflictions rose with 61 dead in Algiers, 4 in Oran, as clashes between Europeans and Moslems persisted amid FAF and FLN factions.
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Algiers
Belcourt
Great Seaport
de Gaulle
Colle
Algeria
Philippeville
L’aure
Bougie
D’ain- Arnat
Setif
Oran
Front For A French Algeria
FAF
National Liberation Front
FLN
East Reefs Weather Update Across Regions
The ongoing storm center shifted from the upper Great Lakes toward the northeast as snow flurries occurred in Nebraska and surrounding areas. Freezing temperatures spread from the Rockies to New England with subzero readings in parts of Montana and single digits in border states. Miami escaped the cold pocket recording 72 degrees in the early morning.
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Nebraska
Great Lakes
North Carolina
Rockies
New England
Montana
Miami
Hobbs Transferred to Huntington EFGA Posts
Hobbs moves from Helen Mine to assistant general manager in EFGA General Stores Division. EFGA operates 22 stores and 13 gasoline service stations across West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio with headquarters in Huntington. no successor named at Helen Mine. Hobbs plans to move his family to Huntington soon.
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K. S. Hobbs
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
General Stores
EFGA
General Department Stores
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Huntington
B. P. Romero
Hobbs
Beckley
Bluefield
Fairmont
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
William S. Cruser
Stainer
Scranton
Helen Jeil
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
Melcroft
Harcum Junior College
Bryn Mawr
Kenny
Bryan
Jeff
Mercedes
Two Injured In Sand Branch Road Car-Truck Wreck
A collision on Sand Branch Road near Route 21 at 9 a m left two men injured. Elba Killison 27 of High Point NC drove a car that skidded on a curve and struck Ted Lilly 53 of Shady Spring. Killison suffered head injuries and is at Beckley hospital. Lilly was unhurt. passenger Howard Gates had non serious injuries and was released from Beckley Memorial Hospital. No arrests.
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Sand Branch
Elba Killison
High Point
N. C
Ted Lilly
Shady Spring
Killison
Beckley Hospital
Lilly
Howard Gates
I Beckley Memorial Hospital
Jury Impaneled For Trial Of Flat Top Lake Damage
A Raleigh County jury convened this morning to hear James McCurry of Fayette County v Guy Amato of Beckley over boat damage on Flat Top Lake in August 1959. Judge Norman Knapp ordered jurors to report at 9 a m Wednesday and 9 a m Thursday for the continued term. Five docket cases were settled or disposed of as the session ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCurry
Fayette ‘County
Guy Amato
Beckley
Flat Top Lake
Norman Knapp
Raleigh County
Wade French
Grady Whitlock Ford
Becktire Fire Rescue Aids Heart Attack Victim at Church St
Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad responded to 216 Church Street at 7 30 p m for 62 year old W H Nelson suffering a heart attack. Oxygen given and physician attended the patient.
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Beckley
Church St
W. H. Nelson
Sugar Workers Unite Behind Castro Amid Labor Ultimatum
In Havana Prime Minister Fidel Castro appears to rely on the Sugar Workers Union to rally the Electrical Union behind the revolution. The 500000 member Sugar Workers Union called on the Electrical Union to condemn anti revolutionaries and purge saboteurs. The Electrical Union marched on the presidential palace shouting Cuba si Russia no and unrest grows as sugar workers face pay cuts to keep Cuba selling sugar abroad. Raul Cepero Bonilla said world market commitments total 3.5 million tons with 2 million to China and the Soviet Union.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Sugar Workers
Electrical
Sugar Workers Union
Electrical Union
Electricians
Marchig
Cuba
Russia
Munilion
Cuban Confederation of Workers
Castro
Osvaldo Corticos
U.S
Raul Cepero Bonilla
China
Soviet Union
Quinim takes over Laos government after military coup
Quinim seized control of Laos on Sunday, dismissing the National Assembly and stripping it of constitutional powers. Souvanna Phouma fled to Cambodia after failed military power shifts in Vientiane. Quinim promised an all-out defense of the capital while offering no comment on the Assembly's actions.
Prominent names spark Washington DC benefit show
Lawford and Sinatra stage an all star fundraiser in Washington DC on January 19 to rally support for Democrats. Governor vows action on school integration as tensions rise. In New Orleans, resignation follows a racially charged incident at William Frantz School. West Virginia NAACP backs civil rights legislation. Two more deaths reported from recent industrial accidents in Kanawha County and Rayford mines.
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Dama
Peter Lawford
Lawford
Frank Sinatra
Washington, D.C
James Gabrielle
William Frantz School
New Orleans
Providence
R. L
West Virginia
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Maron K. Ohlinger
New Haven
Philip Sporn
Point Pleasant
Quincy Blake
Ohley
Kanawha County
Oglebay-Norton Coal Co
Rayford
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Charles Vanover
Charles C. Vanover
Scarbro
Oak Hill
Milburn Product Co
Mil Burn
Dickerson County
Wes and
Sarah Keels Vanover
Garnett Vanover
Gertrude Stewart
Elkhorn City
Russell Vanover
Nannie Mullins
Clintwood
Tyree Funeral Home
Hatter Thompson
Hatter (Happy) Thompson
Hope
George, Porter
Mount View Memory Gardens
Huddy
Thompson
Amimar Department Stores
Mont Hage
Nokie Thompson
Nannie
Forest Hill
Twoy Clayton
Garrett Thompson
Horse Hill
Annie Sanaford
Norfolk
Tyree
Mount Hope
Clara Nelson
D. Ward
John A. Arrington
W. Va
Labor Department
Luther Davidson
Columbus
Pat
Patricia
Keith
Brad
Davidsons
Linda
JFK
Aac
Dana Rhonda
Shy Ki
I Efrem
John Zimbalist
Skerr
Francis
Keenan Troy
Wynn
Donahue Warner Sos
NEW River Supply CO
Wyoming
DeGaulle
East Reefs
Vhone CL
John Wayne Stewart Granger
Ernie Kovacs
Fabian
Lum
Alaska
K. 5
Laos
NEW River Supply Company
General Electric Vacuum Cleaners
Christmas Boy
Fayette County
Goodyear West Construction
INS & Boys Store
Dak Hill
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