Jurors Chosen for January Term of Criminal Court
Circuit Clerk summons 91 Raleigh County residents for January 1962 term with Grand Jurors led by Jessie Jarrell Ameagle Russell Meadows and 39 others and Petit Jurors listed for appearance on January 15 including Charles P. Anderson Warren Burrell Mrs. William Buchanan and many Beckley and surrounding town residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Clerk
Raleigh
Criminal Court
Jessie Jarrell
Ameagle
Russell Meadows
Sundial
Robert L. Plumley
Abraham
Basil Lilly
Blue Jay
Paul Epperly
Beaver
H. Dale Stover
Harper
Harless A. Cook
Slab Fork
Edward Days
Tams
A. A
Some Licenses Now Available for Residents
Raleigh County Clerk Co D Smith announced today that 1962 resident hunting licenses Class A and resident fishing licenses Class B along with resident combination licenses Class AB have arrived. He noted that other hunting and fishing licenses and all stamps are still to be received at the clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. (Smith) Smith
Raleigh
Smith
Bison Hunt Scheduled in Canada Next Month
Montreal reports government conservation measures have boosted the buffalo herd to about 12,000. A scheduled next month hunt will allocate first choice meat to Indians on whose land the buffalo graze, with the remainder sold. Last hunt price in shops was $1.29 a pound, with higher prices expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
UPS
Canada
Girl Bystander Dies After Christmas Eve Tavern Fight
A 19-year-old Kanawha County girl, Carolyn McCall of Nitro, died at Charleston General Hospital after a head wound from a Christmas Eve tavern brawl on U S Route 21 in north Charleston. Jerry Gibson, 20, was wounded in the leg and charged with felonious wounding and carrying a pistol, but released on bond pending treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Kanawha County
U. S. 21
North
Charleston General Hospital
Carolyn McCall
Nitro
Jerry Gibson
Gibson
Mrs Margaret Fox Dies After Heart Attack Funeral Set
Mrs. Margaret Belle Fox 82 of 200 McGinnis St. Beckley will have funeral services at 2 p m Friday at Beckley Presbyterian Church with Dr. James W Witherspoon presiding. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Park. She died Wednesday at home after a heart attack. Born Oct 3 1879 in Westville Nova Scotia she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian MacKenzie. Her husband Harry E Fox died Jan 15 1949. She belonged to Beckley Presbyterian Church Bethlehem Chapter 71 Eastern Star the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem the Pythian Sisters and the Navy Mothers. She owned Pinecrest Apartments and Pinecrest Service Station. Survived by three sons W H Fox Sidney M Fox and K E Fox all of Beckley two brothers D R MacKenzie of Westville Nova Scotia and Kenneth J MacKenzie of Sacramento Calif four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Final rites by Bethlehem Chapter 71 of the Eastern Star. Active pallbearers listed. Also included is notice of Mrs Dora Elkins of Cyclone with funeral details Friday at Campus Church of God Cyclone burial Paynter Cemetery Cyclone. Mrs Elkins died Wednesday in Welch hospital. Born July 29 1888 daughter of Leander and Armanda Perry husband Franklin Elkins died 37 years ago. Survivors include daughter Alma Brown Cyclone four sons Edison Pierce Golmer Raymond Elkins of Pottsburg N Y a brother Pierce Perry of Oceana and four sisters Mrs Leta Brown Mrs May Brown Mrs Oma Workman all of Cyclone and Mrs Martha Burgess of Man. Body to her home at 4 p m today from Evans Funeral Home in Oceana. (RNS)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Belle Fox
McGinnis St
Beckley Presbyterian Church
James W. Witherspoon
Sunset Memorial Park
Fox
Westville
Nova Scotia
Canada
Thomas
Lillian Southerland MacKenzie
Harry E. Fox
Woman’s Bible Class
Circle Number Six
Bethlehem Chapter
Eastern Star
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Pythian Sisters
Navy Mothers
W. H. Fox
Sidney M. Fox
K. E. Fox
Beckley
D. R. MacKenzie
Kenneth J. MacKenzie
Sacramento
Calif
Bethlehem Chapter 71
The
Clifford Daniels
W. S. Taylor
Clyde Woods
Russell Simms
Bernard Canterbury
John Davis
Dora Elkins
Cyclone
Church of God
Eddie Kessler
Paynter
Elkins
Welch Hospital
Leander
Armanda Paynter Perry
Franklin Elkins
Alma Brown
Edison
Pierce
Golmer
Raymond Elkins
Pottsburg
N.Y
Pierce Perry
Oceana
Leota Brown
May Brown
Oma Workman
Martha Burgess
Man
Evans Funeral
Final rites for Scott Adams in Raleigh church
Scott Adams 62 of Raleigh will have funeral services at 2 p m Saturday at Second Baptist Church with Rev J W Gowen and Rev David L Smith in charge. Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Wezzie, son Lawrence of Cleveland Ohio, daughter Ida Mae Caviness of Jaeger, brother Alfred of Beckley and four grandchildren. Also notes he was born April 17 1899 in Mount Cross and was a member of United Mine Workers Local 6108 Slab Fork. Body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home until service time. Final rites for Mrs McCultie Claytor 71 of 1214 S Fayette St will be held at 1 p m Friday at St Mathews AME Church with Rev R A Lewis in charge. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Retired Raleigh County teacher with over 30 years service died en route to hospital after long illness. Body from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlour to church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Adams
Raleigh
Second Baptist Church
J. W. Gowen
David L. Smith
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wezzie Scott
Lawrence
Cleveland
Ohio
Ida Mae Caviness
Jaeger
Alfred
Beckley
Mount Cross
McCultie Claytor
S. Fayette St
St Mathews Ame
R. A. Lewis
Final Rites for Mrs Virginia L Cline in Bluefield
Mrs Virginia L Cline of Cool Ridge will be laid to rest at 2 p m Friday in the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield She died Tuesday in a North Canton Ohio hospital born July 8 1910 in Mercer County Survivors include her husband E R Cline of Cool Ridge her mother Mrs Ethel L Smith of North Tazewell Va a sister Mrs Phyllis Beavers of North Tazewell and three brothers Harold F Smith North Canton Robert D Smith Salisbury NY and Woodrow E Smith Welch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia L. Cline
Cool Ridge
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield
Woodlawn
Cline
North Canton
Ohio
Mercer County
E. R Cline
Ethel L. Smith
North Tazewell
Phyllis Beaver
Mrs. Lafayette Tucker Final Rites Set in Lanark
Funeral rites for Mrs. Lafayette Tucker 71 of Lanark will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Vernon Baptist Church with Rev. H. E. Davis and Elder Buford Moore presiding. Burial is in Stanaford Cemetery. She died Sunday evening after a long illness. Survived by brother Sam Bowling Dallas Texas sister Georgia Knighton Lanark foster son James Tucker Cleveland Ohio foster daughter Mary Sue Kendell Cleveland Ohio. Born March 5 1890 in Tazewell Virginia she was daughter of Issie and Norsie Bolen and a member of the M E Methodist Church of Taeger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Tucker
Lanark
Mount Vernon’ Baptist Church
H. E. Davis
Buford Moore
Stanaford
Tucker
Sam Bowling
Dallas
Texas
Georgia Knighton
James Tucker
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary Sue Kendell
Issie and
Norsie Bolen
Tazewell
M. E. Methodist Church
Taeger
Wright and Anderson
New Snow Continues Across West Virginia Regions
Snow flurries to continue in western West Virginia with eastern areas turning to flurries by afternoon as temperatures hover near freezing. SRC reports District 10 southern counties covered by 4 to 10 inches, Fayette Greenbrier Monroe Nicholas Summers up to 8 inches, Eastern Panhandle 3 to 6 inches, northern panhandle under an inch, other counties recording up to 8 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
SRC
West Virginia
Fayette
Greenbrier
Monroe
Nicholas
Summers
Shooting Rampage Claims Two in Office Hallway
Police report a shooting spree in a building as Payne opened fire while Hoge walked toward his office, killing him. Connolly was shot during the search for Ponds and Ponds was later killed in the boiler room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoge
Payne
Connolly
Ponds
Dick Tracy Arrested In Mail Theft Case
A 19 year-old man named Dick Tracy was arraigned in Pittsburgh on a charge of stealing from the mails. He had been hired as a Christmas rush extra at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Dick Tracy
Smoking Up Dipping Down in 1961 Tobacco Use
The Agriculture Department reports U S cigarette output and consumption at a record 528 billion in 1961, a 4 percent rise from 1960. Americans spent over 6.9 billion dollars on cigarettes, with about 3.1 billion in excise taxes. Dip use dropped slightly from 1960, while chewing stayed near last year’s level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
U. S
Funeral services for Robert Lee Stanley held in Amigo Baptist Church
Robert Lee Stanley, 66, of Crab Orchard, died Wednesday at Beckley Veterans Hospital. Funeral services are at 11 a m Saturday in Amigo Baptist Church with Rev Cleve Young officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity. Survived by wife Myrtle, two sons Gerald and Larry, six daughters Kay Reed Hazel Bailey Mildred Tersanni Betty Kelly Audry Stover Elsie Toney. Body at Sam Fongleson Funeral Home in Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Stanley
Crab Orchard
Amigo Baptist Church
Cleve Young
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Stanley
Beckley Veterans Hospital
Myrtle Stanley
Gerald
Larry
Mullens
Kay Reed
Hazel Bailey
Amigo
Mildred Tersanni
Betty Kelly
Midway
Audry Stover
Elsie Toney
Stevenson
Sam Fonglesong
James H Eads 73 Beckley native dies in Baltimore
James H. Eads 73 of Baltimore formerly Beckley died at 6 30 p m Wednesday in a Baltimore hospital A plastering contractor he lived in Beckley for years before moving to Baltimore in 1940 He was born at Ronceverte and belonged to the Christian Church in Baltimore He is survived by wife Pearl Eads three sisters Mrs Nina Chapman Syracuse NY Mrs Mattie Phillips Brookfield Ohio and Mrs Lilly Rutherford Crab Orchard a daughter Mrs Clarence Beulah Smith Beckley a son Howard St Petersburg Fla and two grandchildren The body will be returned to Melton Mortuary today Arrangements incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Eads
Baltimore
Beckley
Ronceverte
Christian Church
Pearl Eads
Nina Chapman
Syracuse
N. Y
Mattie Phillips
Brookfield
Ohio
Detroit widow 21 dies after long illness
Mrs Sylvia Wilder of Detroit Michigan died at 3 am Wednesday in a Detroit hospital after a long illness. She was born September 19 1940 at Crab Orchard and was a daughter of Mrs Clara Griffith Underwood and the late Clifford Underwood. Surviving are her husband Arnold Wilder a son Otis C Wilder a sister Mrs Ernest Smith and three brothers Charles Claude and Kermit Underwood all of Roanoke Virginia. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Wilder
Detroit
Mich
Wilder
Crab Orchard
Clara Griffith Underwood
Clifford Underwood
Arnold Wilder
Otis C. Wilder
Ernest Smith
Midway
Charles
Claude
Kermit Underwood
Roanoke
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs Sylvia Kirk Funeral Services Held in Allen Junction
Mrs Irene Kirk 45 of Norfolk Virginia formerly of Allen Junction will be laid to rest Friday at the Allen Junction Church of God with Rev Vernon Roop presiding. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. She died Monday in a Norfolk hospital born March 29 1915 in Resaco daughter of William Ed and Maudie Miller. Surviving Gaylord Kirk Ricky and Fred Miller. Body moved from Sam Fogleson Funeral Home Mullens to brother’s Allen Junction home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia
Irene Kirk
Norfolk
Allen Junction
Allen Junction Church of God
Vernon Roop
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Kirk
Resaco
William Ed
Maudie Shrewsbury Miller
Gaylord Kirk
Ricky
Fred Miller
Sam Fogleson
Mullens
Clyde Tibbs Rites Held for Bel Air Man
Military funeral services were held Wednesday in Bel Air Maryland for Clyde Tibbs age 66 of Edgewood a brother of E. E. Noon kester Miway Tibbs died Saturday in Maryland he was retired from the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel Air
Clyde Tibbs
Edgewood
E. E. Noonkester
Miway
Tibbs
Maryland
Armed Forces
Fire sparks under investigation at Norton plant
Explosion and fire prompted evacuation as rescue crews worked to control the blaze. Norton fire chief William H. Quarterman said there was no damage estimate yet, noting Harold Adams of Norton and Saul Miller of Coe burn were welding nearby shortly before the fire but causation remains unproven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Quarterman
Norton
Quarterman
Harold Adams
Saul Miller
Coeburn
Woman electrocuted when sun lamp toppled into tub
ASHIPPUN Wis UPI Mrs Max Preuss 37 mother of three was killed Wednesday when a sun lamp fell into her bathtub electrocution occurred in her home authorities said the incident left three children motherless and prompted an investigation into electrical wiring and appliance safety
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashippun
Wis
UPI
Max Preuss
Gilmer Schools Face Ultimatum Over Fire Hazards
State Fire Marshal B. E. Wright warned Gilmer County schools must fix fire hazards or face closure action after inspections of 24 buildings revealed 78 violations, with 40 new hazards found on a later check. He noted lack of money does not excuse noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
B. E. Wright
Wright
Gilmer County
Gilmer
Congress weighs Kennedy aid and recalls future fiscal plans
The House blocked Kennedy's public school aid program this year, igniting a religious issue and casting doubt on revival next year. A trimmed federal retraining aid for workers may pass the Senate, with wider pay raises and a housing department push likely. Farm policy may extend surplus cuts into 1963, sugar law revisions loom, and educational television aid could grant $1 million per state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Kennedy
Senate
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Congress
Katanga Policy Critics Attacked By UPI
Washington officials attacked Katanga secession as a local extremism- and mercenary-driven move backed by foreign interests. G Mennen Williams and Carl Rowan accused Katanga leaders and Union Miniere of manipulating Congo violence to secure a pro-foreign, pro-mining independence. They tied Tshombe to Union Miniere profits and alleged foreigns funds behind the secession while affirming U.S. support for UN action and anti colonial policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald May Washington
UPI
State Department
U.S
Congo
Katanga
G. Mennen Williams
Carl T. Rowan
Williams
Sigma’ Delta Chi
Detroit
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Tshombe
Union Miniere
Rowan
Dornier
Africa
Court Approves Auction Sale From Robert A White Estate
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp signed orders approving an auction of three pieces of property belonging to the estate of Robert A. White for a total of 810. Georgia White Blackburn purchased the parcels in Lilly Heights Town District Beckley and Mabscott Lilly Highland Addition Mabscott. Alberta Jones filed the action on behalf of herself and other creditors against Glenna M Lucas as administratrix and heirs. Robert Sayre as commissioner was ordered to disburse liens from the suit. In a separate order the Johnny Cummings suit against Thompson Starrett Co Inc was dismissed as settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. White
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Georgia White Blackburn
Alberta Jones
Glenna M. Lucas
Lilly Heights
Town District
Hillcrest Park
Beckley
Lilly Highland
Mabscott
Robert Sayre
Congo Katanga talks begin under UN as floods hit Congo
A nine member Katangese parliamentary delegation arrived in the capital for talks on reuniting the Congo under a revised fundamental law promising more provincial autonomy but not independence. Katanga warned against central tyranny while Katanga Foreign Minister Kimba denied the Kitona agreement ended secession and pledged Katanga would not surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Stanleyville
Elisabethville
United Nations
U.N
Paris
Katanga
Evariste Kimba
Kitona
Moise Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Kimba
Laos princes split rocks Geneva Laos peace plan
Souvanna and Boun Oum reject coalition talks in Zurich as the Laotian rebel princes fail to unite for a government. Western delegates fear the Geneva accord may unravel while Souphanouvong blames US warming and Soviet arms supply intensify the Laos conflict amid 14 nation talks in Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souvanna
Zurich
Boun Oum
Switzerland
Geneva
Boun ‘Oum
Washington
State Department
Lincoln White
U.S
Laos
United States
Souphanouvong
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Chrysler to Introduce Gas Turbine Car in 1963
New York United Press International reports Chrysler Corp will launch a car in 1963 powered by a gas turbine engine. The model will be new and designed specifically for turbine power. Production will be limited to 50 to 75 units in the first year for selected customers. The car's name had not been chosen at report time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Chrysler Corp
Robert Anderson
Chrysler
Anderson
Seven Month Old Boy Undergoes Free Beckley Surgery
Seven month old Reggie Thompson, cared for by grandmother Naoma, underwent an operation at 8:30 a m today at Beckley Hospital to remove a growth under his left eye. Doctors thought the growth non malignant, though family concerns and a cancer scare were reported. The hospital performs the surgery free of charge as local residents donate funds to aid the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggie Thompson
Naoma
Beckley Hospital
Chio Billeliane
Paring Knife Slip Fatality in Haverhill Home
Mrs. C. Gertrude Howard, 75, died after stabbing herself in the heart when a paring knife slipped while she opened a jar of preserves at her Haverhill residence. The accident occurred Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Mass
UPI
C. Gertrude Howard
Turkeys and Robins Crown Tippecanoe Bird Census
Lafayette Indiana reports its annual bird census with 16,000 starlings sighted along with a turkey buzzard and a rusty blackbird among resident species in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
UPI
Tippecanoe County
Macapagal and Rose seek marriages amid news briefs
Philippine president elect Diosdado Macapagal faces events this Saturday. Billy Rose, ex-husband of Fan ny Brice and Eleanor Holm, earned a marriage license to wed Joyce Matthews, his third wife, following a 1959 divorce. Transit workers reject a 15 cent wage increase and threaten a New Year’s Day transit tie up in NYC if a settlement fails. Dr Margaret Albrink of West Virginia University gains a NIH grant of 14950 dollars to study blood fat and heart disease in 1962. Snow closes Charles Town racetrack meeting as 5 to 6 inches fall. Upper Monongahela Valley conventions report 1.5 million dollars in 1961 income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ippine
Diosdado Macapagal
Billy Rose
Fanny Brice
Eleanor Holm
Joyce Matthews
New York City
New York City Transit Authority
Margaret Albrink
West Virginia University
National Institutes of Health
Panhandle
Charles Town
Monongahela Valley
Chambers of Commerce
Fairmont
Mor
Clarksburg
Union Currents Claim Communist Ties Across Movement
The testimony spans Feb 25 1957 to May 17 1961 with nearly 150 witnesses and over 300 exhibits. The case discusses the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 and its designations Communist action Communist front and Communist infiltrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry
Communist Action
Communist Front
Justice Department
United Electrical, Radio and Machine
Noted Romantics, Politicians Die Across UPI Reports
Konrad Bercovici, 80, famed romantic novelist and journalist, wrote Story Of The Gypsies and The Crusaders among others. Mrs. Rachel Young La Follette, 67, widow of Sen. La Follette, dies while visiting New York from Washington. Don O. Hendrix, 56, astronomer and telescope optician who helped install Palomar’s 200 inch telescope, dies in Pasadena. William C. Freeman, 75, ex police chief in Bangor and several Illinois towns, passes away. J. Walter Cobb, 89, longtime Presbyterian Church worker and former moderator, dies in Memphis clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Konrad Bercovici
Rachel Young la Follette
Robert M. la Follette Jr
Washington
Pasadena
Calif
Don O. Hendrix
Palomar Observatory
Memphis, Tenn
J. Walter Cobb
Cobb
Arkansas Presbyterian
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Edward L. Dinkler
Perry Futterman
Michael Guerino
Walter L. Humphrey
Dean M. Howen
L. G. Holliday
Harold M. Johnston
J. W. Joseph Jr
Howard Jernigan
Alphonso Janutolo
Samuel King
Thomas P. Lilly
James Lemon
Edward Lilly
Glenn T. Lynch
Robert Miller
Phil A. McDaniel II
Robert P. McLean
Dan Pietrantozzi
Charles E. Parsons
Cecil Poindexter
Edgar R. Parsons
William Sutphin
Robert O. Stewart
James F. Vaughn
James N. Vickers
Roland M. Witt
Daniel H. Warren
Wanda Adams
Epaperly
Link Ballard
Glen Morgan
Russell Boggs
Percy Bennett
Lillian Buffarine
Bruno Barney
Sprague
Frank Cook
Jerry Croft
Eccles
Mary Craven
Versie Crouse
Egeria
Monroe Dearman
McAlpin
H. E. Doss
Besoco
Ted Fox
Bradley
Howard Farmer
Bolt
Virgil French
Ghent
Josie Fischer
Piney View
Beatrice Grim
Stamaford
Norma Holt
Sullivan
R. C. Henderson
Glen Daniel
John Hartson
MacArthur
Leona Kirk
Eunice Long
Eunice
Goldie Mays
Evelyn Morris
Flavin McNeely
T. G. McConnell
Rhodell
C. W. Rawley
W. R. Samples
Pemberton
Jack Stanton
Alma Thomas
John Wells
Coal City
Bertha Ward
Frances Williams
Cranberry
Jalae
Margaret Fox
Mrs
Mrs. McCultie Claytor
Virginia Cline
Hopkin’s Meat
Valley Drive
Pete & Bob's
Round & Sirloin
Rath
Blackhawk
Oleo
Sylvia Kirk
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Philadelphia
Starlings
Communist Party
United
Chicago
William C. Freeman
Bangor
Maine
Evanston
Hinsdale
Maywood
Ill
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