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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
2
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China announced complete agreement in principle on its frontier with Pakistan and hailed a new border treaty with Outer Mongolia. Troop withdrawals along the Indian border were reported as India and Pakistan talks on Kashmir began. An Indian source said the accord could hinder negotiations.
Three men enlisted at the Beckley Recruiting Station for the Air Force. Cecil Douglas Roberts of Fayetteville, Raymond Douglas Aigner of South Charleston, and Robert Marshall of Dunbar were sent to Lackland AFB, Texas for basic training.
A BRA event at St Richard's Church, attended by four BRA employees, included a talk on birth control law rather than contraception. Pamphlets were distributed, highlighting Massachusetts law banning information intended to prevent pregnancy with penalties up to three years in prison or a $1,000 fine. Mayor Collins demanded a full report and a reexamination of those responsible for the misstep.
Europe endures extreme winter as Spain battles citrus damage from storms. Barcelona faced its snowiest 50 years with three feet blanketing streets. Italy reports storms from Rome to Sicily eight days before Christmas. 40 traffic deaths recorded by Wednesday night. France logs 40 holiday deaths. Holland sees frozen canals prompting large skater crowds and thirteen drownings. Lisbon coldest Christmas of the century with two deaths.
Castro suddenly demanded the money before the prisoners would be released who reached the United States on December 23 and 24. John E. Nolan, a Washington attorney on Havana’s negotiating team, flew to Miami and notified the Justice Department early Monday. He relayed Castro’s demands beyond food and medicine raised by private company contributions. The Justice Department said Kennedy’s friend insists on anonymity. After the $1 million pledge, the attorney general asked Gen. Clay, once an adviser to the Cuban Families Committee, to come to Washington to raise the remaining $1.9 million.
Khrushchev charged Adenauer with potential for a third world war, saying if war is begun under his initiative, the Federal German Republic would burn out in the first hours. He noted Adenauer had lived through two world wars.
George Hayes 22 of Sylvia Street became ill from exhaust fumes while working on a vehicle at 10 a.m. He was treated at Raleigh General Hospital and released. Beckley Rescue Squad responded but Hayes had recovered and did not need emergency care.
Funeral arrangements are complete for Clyde Edward Walters 77 of Eccles who died in a local hospital at 2 15 a m after a long illness Born October 30 1885 in Harlan County Kentucky he was a son of the late Mr and Mrs George Walters He moved to Eccles three years ago from Hemp Hill He belonged to United Mine Workers Local 6125 and the Redman Lodge Capers Survivors include his wife Grace Walters four sons Jack and Charlie of Baltimore Clyde of Bluefield and James at home five daughters Frances Pollock Betty Miska Florence Wilson Welch Ethel Goss of Eccles and Mary Walters at home and 12 grandchildren The body is at the Melton Mortuary
Richard M. Shrewsbury of Beaver dies at 6 a.m. after a long illness. A former Mount View Elementary School teacher for 28 years, he taught at Amigo, Crow, Odd, Barn, and Egeria and served as Rhodell Elementary principal. He later delivered mail on the Beckley to Flat Top route for 14 years. Survived by a wife Bertha Peggy, two sons Rondo and Josephine, a daughter, four brothers, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Daniels Community Church with burial in Cooper Cemetery. Friends may visit Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 5 p.m. Friday.
Charles W. Fisher 90 of 710 N Kanawha St. will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church with Dr. Walter Griswold presiding. He died at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday after a long illness. A retired Byus Mankin Lumber Co. employee with 30 years of service. Survivors include son James Ellison of Washington, D.C., and sister Mrs. R A Mary Breeden of Standardsville, Va. Body to be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to church an hour before service.
Funeral services for 82 year old Hattie Mae Turns of Glen Jean will be held at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church Glen Jean with Rev A L Simms officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died in an Oak Hills hospital Wednesday after being born December 15 1881 in Rushberry Virginia. She was a daughter of the late Wyatt Tweedy and a member of Central Baptist Beckley. Survivors include son Harmon Turns of Bedford Hills New York a brother J W Tweedy Beckley a sister Mrs Arsie Logan New York NY eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlors will be at the church one hour before the service.
George H. Shrewsbury 67 Sprague dies after long illness. Funeral at 2 30 p m Friday Melton Mortuary Chapel Rev Freddy Steele officiating. Burial Whitby Cemetery. Died Monday at local hospital. Pallbearers Benny Mil Yer Russell Lilly Ronnie Lilly Chester Reeves Danny Basham Billy Rogers.
Druey Davis Lambert 52 of Scarbro died after a heart attack. Final rites were planned for 1 p.m. Friday at the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with H N Dague in charge. Burial in Hilltop Cemetery. Born Mullens Sept 25 1910. Survived by two brothers John Oak Hill and Blaine Lambert of Jefferson Ohio. Body at funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
Gertrude Cooper 82 of 975 Guyandotte Ave Mullens dies after long illness. Final rites at 10 a m Friday in McDougal's Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev William R Nelson officiating. Burial in Enon Cemetery Salt Rock.
Funeral services for John A Bradford, a former Rock Creek teacher and Nitro elementary school staffer, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Rebecca Chapel Methodist Church at Rock Creek. Burial will follow in the Bradford Cemetery at Rock Creek. Bradford died Tuesday.
Mrs Virginia Webb Bryant 40 formerly of Orlando Fla dies in Mullens hospital at 145 am Wednesday. Funeral 130 am Friday at First Baptist Church Mullens with Rev William R Nelson in charge. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Body at McDougal's Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.
In Mindsull Vernon, near London, the Mid-Day Scot express plowed into a stationary passenger train in a blizzard. Eighteen people died and more than sixty were injured, including a U.S. serviceman. Officials withheld names pending relatives, and investigators probed the wreckage and cause.
Two people were injured in unrelated crashes on the 1921 By-Pass and nearby roads Wednesday night. Beckley boy Dick Mahoney, 16, escaped with minor bruises after being struck by Stephen R. Warden, 21, of 203 Mankin Ave. A passenger, Virginia Kelly, in a two car crash at the top of Raleigh Hill, remained in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital with arm and knee injuries from a collision between Bernard Wills 47 Beaver and Jack E. Pedro, 1956 model, of Johnstown Road. Police cited slippery roads as a factor and reported no charges against the drivers.
Funeral services for 60 year old Laura W. Walker of Whitby will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Union Valley Baptist Church with Reverends N. C. Lewis and A. A. Young officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Tuesday morning after a long illness in a local hospital. Born in Danville Virginia on June 28 1902 she was a member of Union Valley Baptist Church. Her husband John Walker survives. The body remains at the funeral home and will be taken to the church one hour before the service.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co declares a new $1 million plant at Natrium to produce carbon bisulfide, replacing South Charleston facilities. The plant aims for late next year completion and will cut freight costs for West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania users. Sulphur will be shipped by barge. Carbon bisulfide is used for viscose rayon, rubber chemicals, carbon tetrachloride, and as a solvent for sulfur and oils.
Ronald Elder, 22, Beckley, faces grand larceny charges for stealing clothing valued over $100. He is remanded to Raleigh County Jail on a $500 bond after a hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez at 2 am. Police arrested him near the Raleigh County Armory after a report of a top coat worth $98 stolen from the Supper Club Wednesday night. Also listed stolen were a hat, gloves, keys, a scarf, and $5. Sammy Thompson, Helen, paid $10 plus costs on a petit larceny charge after allegedly stealing 30 cents from a pinball machine at Meade Teen Town. Daniel Price, Beaver, was released after five days on a hit and run charge.
W. L. Jeffries owner of Jeffs Shine Parlor on North Fayette Street is listed in critical condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack. Local physicians report no improvement since admission.
No ice skating at New River Park tonight per Frank Rodriguez Beckley Recreation Director. Local officials cite unsafe ice conditions and urge residents to avoid the rink until temperatures rise and surface steadies.
No noon decision on Bald Knob slopes for today as Paul Sanna of Winter Fun Inc surveys slope and skating pond conditions. State Commerce forecasts excellent skiing conditions this weekend on three of West Virginia’s four major slopes and notes free skiing instructions at Bald Knob.
Mary Sherwood Elms, 34, daughter of late Pulitzer prize playwright Robert Sherwood, was found dead in her Manhattan apartment. A maid discovered her body around 5 p.m. with both wrists slashed and a razor nearby. No suicide note was left. she had been twice divorced.
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