Economists Question If a Boom Has Arrived in October
Economists in Washington debate if the October and November gains signal a real boom. Officials warn capacity underutilization and unemployment remain obstacles while President Kennedy’s advisers note a rebound beyond expectations. Commerce Secretary Hodges highlights rising personal income and corporate profits amid improving consumer spending and orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Oversized Knife Arrests and Moonshine Busts Reported
Beckley police jailed Lorenzo Green 19 on loitering and carrying a concealed weapon after an illegally oversized knife was found on North Kanawha Street. Two Fireco men, John Crawford 55 and Ersel Alexander 18, face moonshine charges after a 125 gallon mash and 5.5 gallons of moonshine were seized at an outbuilding near the Alexander home. Crawford and Alexander were bound over to the U.S. District Grand Jury and remanded to jail on $500 bond each. Jack Weber 40 of Beckley was arrested for shoplifting at Kroger and jailed. An 11 year old from Coal City was jailed for breaking and entering. Charles Scott of Glen Daniel was released after serving a sentence for disturbing church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Green
Beckley
Green
Kanawha
Fireco
John E. Crawford
Ersel B. Alexander
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit
Alexander
U.S
W. A. Riffe
U.S. District Grand Jury
Jack Weber
Kroger Co
Coal City
Charles Scott
Glen Daniel
Two Accidents Reported By Beckley Police
Two minor crashes occurred Tuesday afternoon in Beckley. At 3:10 p.m. a 1956 car driven by Troy W. Jones of Danese damaged a fence and a tree at Beckley City Park, with $700 in damages. Jones faced a charge of failing to keep vehicle under control. He was uninjured. A second collision involved a Quesenberry Bus Lines bus and a truck on South Fayette Street at about 5:55 p.m., with no injuries and about $50 in damages. no charges were filed. The bus, driven by Robert Smith, struck the rear of Ivan Clayton’s truck as the latter stopped beside a parked school bus headed west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy W. Jones
Danese
Beckley City Park
Jones
Beckley
Quesenberry Bus Lines
South Fayette Street
Robert Smith
Ivan Clayton
Lester
Clayton
Kennedy Suffering Cold Rest Before Illness At Palm Beach
President Kennedy took a 24 hour rest at C Michael Pauls home for Christmas holidays. After returning to the White House his brother Robert Kennedy learned the father had golfed six holes then fell ill and called for a car. The family summoned doctors and headed to Palm Beach hospital.
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C. Michael Paul
Kennedy
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Palm Beach Country Club
Salinger
Jacqueline
Caroline
Rose
Washington
Palm Beach
Jean
Stephen) Smith
Ann Gargan
Christopher Dunphy
Talks Possible On New Guinea Despite Threat
Indonesia signals willingness to negotiate while maintaining pressure over Dutch New Guinea. Subandrio told parliament that the door remains open for a peaceful settlement, though force is deemed necessary to end colonialism. U.S., U.K., Australia urged restraint as Dutch negotiations are urged by Dutch press.
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New Guinea
Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Subandrio
West Irian
Dutch New Guinea
Sukarno
India
Holland
Portugal
London
United States
Australia
Britain
Hague
U.S
Washington
Shortening The News Briefs From The Nation And State
President of the National Baptist Convention did not disclose details at today’s audience as the Pope attended. The State Department said the U S will ship blood plasma valued at 10000 to Brazil for circus fire victims. Byrd and Bailey inspect Camp Pickett and Ft Meade facilities with high morale reported. John P Keeley reelected president of West Virginia Contractors Association by mail ballot. Legislature committees plan Charleston meeting January 8-9. Former Gov H G Kump, 84, in satisfactory condition at Elkins hospital. Ohio Valley Aviation seeks license to operate air taxi service from Wheeling to West Virginia points.
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National Baptist Convention of
United States
State Department
Brazil
Robert C. Byrd
Cleveland Bailey
D-W.va
Camp Pickett
West Virginia National Guardsmen
Army
Ft. Meade
John P. Keeley
Clarksburg
West Virginia Contractors Association
Committee On Government and Finance
Committee On
Charleston
H. G. Kump
Elkins
Ohio Valley Aviation Inc
Public Service Commission
Wheeling
West Virginia
New Hunting and Fishing Licenses Delayed in West Virginia
West Virginia hunting and fishing licenses for 1962 will not arrive until late in the month due to printing delays. Raleigh County Clerk C. O. Smith notes a letter from the Conservation Commission explains the hold up and says an announcement will be made when licenses reach clerk offices.
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West Virginia
C. O. (Smitty) Smith
Raleigh
Smith
The
Conservation Commission
Bennett Cousins Not Brothers In Beckley State Police Report
The Monday arrest of Perry David Bennett and Jerry Bennett of Crow was misreported as brothers. State Police say they are cousins. Perry faces destruction of property and assault and battery charges, while Jerry is charged with destruction of property.
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Beckley
Perry David Bennett
Jerry Bennett
Crow
Perry
Jerry
Mullens Man Injured In Mine Accident
Cloyd Blankenship age 37 of Orchard Street Mullens is listed in good condition at Wyoming General Hospital after a mine accident at Pocahontas Fuel Co. Itmann where he is employed. He was admitted Tuesday afternoon for a right arm injury.
Deaths And Funerals Johnson Wood 50 MacArthur
Funeral arrangements are in progress for Johnson Wood aged 50 of MacArthur who died at 3 05 am today after a long illness Born October 7 1911 at McAlpin he was a son of L A and Daisy Wood Surviving include his wife Melba Wood two sons Johnson Wood Jr with the Air Force in North Africa and James of MacArthur two daughters Janice Vandall Beckley and Rita Wood at home seven brothers Hebert Charles Paul Homer Robert of MacArthur Bill Beckley and Lewis Phoenix Ariz two sisters Mrs Anna Bennett Beckley and Mrs Maxine Zingo Rochester NY and one grandchild The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlpin
L. A
Daisy Wood
MacArthur
Melba Wood
Johnson Wood Jr
Air Force
North Africa
James, MacArtthur
Janice Vandall
Beckley
Rita Wood
Hebert
Princeton
Charles
Paul
Homer
Robert
Bill
Lewis
Phoenix
Ariz
Anna Bennett
Maxine Zingo
Rochester
N.Y
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Frances Christopher 89 Prosperity resident dies in Beckley hospital
Mrs Frances Christopher aged 89 of Prosperity died at Beckley Memorial Hospital at 5 pm Tuesday after a long illness. Born in Czechoslovakia on March 23 1872 she came to Fayette County in 1905 and moved to Prosperity seven years ago. Survived by husband Max Christopher who died in August three sons Tom Christopher Prosperity Joe Christopher Melvindale Mich Ferdinand Hovanski Detroit Mich four daughters Ann Szostek South Gate Mich Mary Fran Detroit Mich Jessie Hundley Lincoln Park Mich Lorene Price Charlestown Md 25 grandchildren 54 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren Requiem High Mass at 10 am Friday at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church Rev Michael Lary celebrant Burial Mount Calvary Addition to Sunset Memorial Park Rosary at 730 pm Thursday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel body to remain there until services.
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Frances Christopher
Prosperity
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Czechoslovakia
Fayette County
Max Christopher
Tom Christopher
Joe Christopher
Melvindale
Mich
Ferdinand Hovanski
Detroit
Ann
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Funeral
Final rites for Mrs Rosa Mae Sarrett observe long Beckley life
Mrs Rosa Mae Sarrett 82 of 304 Third Ave Beckley died at her home at 1230 AM today after a long illness. Born Bolt November 5 1879 she was a daughter of Nathan and Sophia Wheeler Worley. She was a member of First Baptist Church Phila thia Sunday School and the Woman's Missionary Society. Surviving are three grandchildren two great grandchildren and several sisters and brothers. Funeral 2 PM Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev Daniel M Dorsey in charge burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Rosa Mae Sarrett
Third Ave
First Baptist Church
Daniel M. Dorsey
Sunset Memorial Park
Woman's Missionary Society of the Church
Beckley
John Calvin Sarrett
Dessie Sarrett
E. S. Leslie
St. Petersburg
Flanson
Linda C
Kelly Farmer
Bob
W. B. Claypool
C. C. Farmer
Lara Worley
I. W. Davis
Glen Rogers
L. W
M. H
E. W Worley
Bolt
J A. Worley
Surveyor
Caffee
Final rites for Mrs Mary S Carr in East Rainelle
Mrs Mary S Carr 82 of Craig died at home Tuesday morning after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday in Nickell Funeral Home Chapel East Rainelle with Rev Mont Carr officiating. Burial in Eagle Cemetery Craig. Survived by eight daughters five sons, three brothers two sisters numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Member Sewell Valley Baptist Church born Feb 7 1879. Husband Albert Carr died 1947.
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Mary Sue Carr
Craig
Nickell Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Mont Carr
Eagle
Carr
Iona Osborne
Sewell Valley
Thomas Eagle
Albert Carr
Elsie Cook
Leota Moody
Hilton Village
Alta Eagle
Delphia Flowers
Mabscott
Masse Alley
Beckley
Lorene Ward
Boston
Mass
Kathleen Shelton
Rupert
Alex
William
Oliver Carr
Hollywood, Fla
Mamie Ramsey
Gatewood
Esta Summerfield
Rainelle
Edward Loudermilk Dies in West Virginia Hospital
Edward Loudermilk aged 57 of South Charleston died at 2 05 am today at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a short illness. The body is at Dagan Funeral Home in South Charleston pending completion of arrangements.
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Edward Loudermilk
South Charleston
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Dagan Funeral Home
Death of H. C. Hodge in Huntington
H. C. Hodge, 75, longtime Fayette County educator, died at his Huntington home after three months bedridden. He taught and supervised schools in Fayette County for 38 years before moving. He was married to Hallie Herndon of Cliff Top. Survivors include wife, daughter Mrs. Carl Myers of Akron Ohio, and two sons Chester and Houston of Huntington.
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Beckley
H. C. Hodge
Huntington
Fayette County
Hallie Herndon
Clifftop
Carl Myers
Akron
Ohio
Chester and
Houston
Thomas W Wilkins final rites set for Glen Jean
Funeral services for Thomas W Wilkins 76 of Red Star will be held Thursday at 1 p m in Collins Funeral Home Chapel Glen Jean with Rev George Courts Hilltop in charge. Burial will follow at Carter Woodson Memorial Park. Wilkins died Sunday night in a Beckley hospital after a long illness.
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Thomas W. Wilkins
Red Star
Collins Funeral Home
Glen Jean
George Courts
Hilltop
Carter Woodson Memorial Park
Wilkins
Beckley
Funeral Home
Blackburn Funeral Services for Tommy Blackburn
Funeral services for Tommy Oscar Blackburn 20 Rochester New York formerly of Stanaford will be at 2 p m Thursday at Stanaford Baptist Church with Rev Ernest Barley in charge Burial will be in Stanaford Cemetery Blackburn was killed in a trucking accident at 11 a m Saturday in Rochester The body will be taken from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to the home of his parents Mr and Mrs William H Blackburn Stamford at 4 30 p m today and to the church one hour before services.
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Tommy Oscar Blackburn
Rochester
N. Y
Stanaford
Stanaford Baptist
Ernest Barley
Blackburn
Tyree
Oak Hill
William H. Blackburn
Stamford
John Singley Dies After Long Illness at 102 Grant St
John Singley aged 102, of 102 Grant Street, died at 7:30 a.m. today at Beck ley Memorial Hospital after a long illness. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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John Singley
Grant St
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Christmas era notes slide through quirky updates
Chuckles Woods renames himself Marion Walker Woods after barroom brawls with his old moniker Jack Dempsey Woods. Whitney Straight, Rolls Royce deputy chair, quits Christmas cards for cost and time. Detectives trap downtown looters with packed presents in an unlocked car. Iowa State student teaches computer to play Jingle Bells. Southern Illinois University student analyzes First Lady wardrobe photos and calls Jacqueline Kennedy esthetically dressed. Jose Rojo jailed ten years for Communist activity.
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Eureka
Calif
UPI
Marion Walker Woods
Jack Dempsey Woods
Sacramento
Carbondale, Ill
Ruth Clark
Southern Illinois University
White House
Jacqueline Kennedy
Shopper Stricken in Beckley Shopping Day
Mrs Laura Bane of Oak Hill was taken to Beckley Hospital at 1 30 p m after becoming ill while shopping in Beckley No details were available at press time
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Laura Bane
Oak Hill
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Tight Curbs Sought on Drug Making Industry
AFL CIO and National Consumers League urged tighter federal controls on drug makers to lower prices. Witnesses Andrew Biemiller and Sarah Newman testified before the Senate antitrust subcommittee, arguing brands inflate costs and supporting Kefauver’s plan to ease patent protection to boost generics and cut prices. Newman cited promotion costs as a factor in high prices and urged candor about industry practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Landauer
Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
National Consumers League Today
Andrew J. Biemiller
Sarah H. Newman
The
Consumers League
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Biemiller
Subcommittee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Newman
Congo leaders meet for talks as truce holds in Katanga
Tshombe and Adoula met briefly on arrival and planned only talks to define reconciliation within the Congo’s law. In Elisabethville U.N. officials said Katangese fire on U.N. troops continued, prompting self defense. Journalists describe wounded reporters hospitalised, with two insiders interned.
Eriton osteopath acquitted after long trial
In New Jersey the Eriton osteopath was acquitted in the death of Mrs. Simonelli after a nine week trial. Over 170 witnesses testified and numerous exhibits were shown as jurors found the defendant not guilty amid extended proceedings.
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N.J
Martino
Simonelli
Now You Know By UPI on Christmas origins in church history
United Press International notes that Christmas did not appear among the earliest Christian church festivals, arguing the holiday's origins and timing reflect later developments in liturgical practice and cultural adoption.
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United Press International
Special Safe Driving Campaign Scheduled
Charleston WV The West Virginia Safety Council and the Governor's Committee on Traffic Safety will sponsor a Keep Christmas in Your Driving campaign over the holidays. Charles Hopkins says the drive highlights the incongruity of carelessness during a season of goodwill and notes social drinking by drivers as a major hazard. He calls on business leaders and ministers to urge their people to participate as the campaign runs through January.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia Safety Council
Governor's Committee On Traffic Safety
Charles Hopkins
Governor’s
Delaware Senate to decide on coal pipeline fate
A Delaware Senate revival in February could determine the fate of a coal carrying pipeline from West Virginia to the East Coast. The bill, passed by the House but stalled in Senate, would grant eminent domain rights to builders, affecting Texas Eastern Transmission Co. and their route through Delaware or Maryland and Pennsylvania. West Virginia Governor Barrosaid he would seek similar rights from his legislature.
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Del
UPI
Delaware
State Senate
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Senate
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware Senate
W.W. Barron
Twelve Plaintiffs Challenge Whitestick Creek Deed in Raleigh Suit
A Raleigh County Circuit Court filing lists 12 plaintiffs aiming to enforce deed conditions on property along Whitestick Creek Town District. Defendants include Ruth Farthing and Rose Underwood of Crab Orchard and Cecil Underwood of Fort Meyers Florida. Plaintiffs seek accounting of Farthing as executrix and fiduciary and call for cancellation of the deed for alleged noncompliance. Attorney James K. Edmundson represents them. numerous Underwood relatives are named as plaintiffs residents of Raleigh County and Michigan.
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Raleigh County
Whitestick Creek
Ruth Farthing
Crab Orchard
Cecil Underwood
Fort Meyers, Fla
Rose Underwood
Loretta Creed Underwood
Victor Earle Underwood
John Lowell Underwood
Howard Lee Underwood
James Jarrell Underwood
Jackie Leon Underwood
Rodgce Dale Underwood
Michigan
Deadline set for trial over Internal Security Act registration
The Justice Department announced a February 1 trial date for charges of failing to register under the 1950 Internal Security Act. Action against the estimated 10,000 party members is not planned now, nor against about 50 leaders who defied a November 30 deadline. The party faced daily fines up to 10,000 dollars for non registration, with uncertain prospects for further action amid an 11 year legal fight.
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Justice Department
Charleston Runaways Detained In Beckley
Two teenage boys aged 14 and 15 from Charleston are in Beckley police custody awaiting information from Charleston authorities. They reportedly left home Tuesday and were found by a patrol car on Harper Road near the West Virginia Turnpike while saying they did not know their destination. Parents have been notified.
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Charleston
Beckley City
Harper Road
West Virginia Turnpike
County Students Begin Yale Holidays Today
Raleigh County students wrap up classes today for the annual Christmas holidays and will return January 2. Many schools report parties in anticipation of vacation. Beckley College students, on vacation since Friday, resume classes January 3.
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Raleigh County
Beckley College
Unmarked Grave For Youthful Hitchhiker
Madisonville Tennessee sheriff vows to bury a nameless youthful hitchhiker killed in a crash unless identified within a month. The fair-complexioned boy, with crew cut hair, rode with Robert Hallman of Marietta Georgia, who also died. Hallman’s relatives suspect the youth was a hitchhiker as he never refused a thumb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
Tenn
UPI
Monroe County
Howard Kirkpatrick
Tomobile
Here
Robert Hallman
Marietta
Hallman
Opposition To Pipeline Grows In West Virginia
Two more southern West Virginia towns join the opposition to Gov. Barron’s plan to grant condemnation rights for a northern WV to East Coast coal pipeline. Welch and Davy councils oppose, Chambers of Commerce in Welch, Tug Valley, and Princeton also vote no citing insufficient information and potential job losses in coal and railroad sectors. Summers County Court at Hinton likewise objects, warning of reduced employment in coal and related industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Virginia
Williamson
Tug Valley Group
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Princeton
Summers
Hinton
Radio Station Bombed Near Pangim Shuts Airwaves
After heavy combat near Pangim only faint signs of fighting remained in the city while the Indian air force bombed the radio station on the outskirts Tuesday, knocking it off the air.
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Mobile
Pangim
Indian Air Force
Notable Obituaries Across Cities This Week
James W. Armstrong 64 former Northwestern dean and Henderson Gleaner editor died of a heart attack. Charles R. Hook Jr. 47 deputy postmaster general died of an apparent heart attack in New York. John H. Mitchell 53 longtime ABC vice president died of pneumonia in Chicago. R A Brownell 59 head of National Legal Aid and Defender Association died. funeral Thursday. Rev Dr Arlo Ayres Brown 76 former Drew University president died after prolonged illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson, Ky
UPI
James W. Armstrong
Northwestern University
Francese Armstrong
The
Henderson Gleaner and Journal
New York
Charles R. Hook Jr
Eisenhower
Chicago
John H. Mitchell
American Broadcasting Co
A. Brownell
National Legal Aid and Defender Association
Legal Aid
United States
Wilmington
Del
Beckley Chamber Supports Annexation Program for 1962
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce backs Beckley s annexation program as the main project of the municipal affairs committee. A series of public meetings will invite areas to join the city with committee chairman John C Ashworth and members Gene Morehouse Frank Barksdale Bill Wilbur Truman Sayre E J Hodel and Jim Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
John C. Ashworth
Gene Morehouse
Frank Barksdale
Bill Wilbur
Truman Sayre
E. J. Hodel
Jim Lowe
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Thomasville
DIXIE
Taylor
Kroehler Lawyers
Diamond Berkline
General Electric Audio Admiral Zenith
Moran Ave
Mullens, W. VA
Johnson Wood
F. Christopher
Mrs
Rosa Sarrett
Mary S. Carr
Tommy
Whitney Straight
Straight
Rolls Royce
Ames, Iowa
le Farr Stuart
Clarkstown
Utah
Iowa State University
Jackie
RED IS Red Madrid
Jose Rojo
Joe Red
Congo
Ville
Tshombe
Adoula
Leopoldville
Justin Bomboko
Christopher Gbenge
Kitona
Atlantic
U.N
Elisabethville
George Ivan Smith
United Nations
Neil Smith
U.N. Red Cross
Sancie de Gramont
New York Herald Tribune
James Biddulph
Federal Broadcasting Corporation
Biddulph
de Gramont
Osteopath
Hopkins
Yale
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