Watershed Plans Pushed By West Virginia Official
West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson urges the Kennedy Committee on depressed areas to adopt a watershed development program. He notes benefits include flood control, recreation, and pollution abatement via regulated water flow. Projects in planning and construction span Marshall to Pocahontas counties with several basins already active and others under study.
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Charleston
UPI
Kennedy Committee On
West Virginia
John T. Johnson
Johnson
Glenn H. Baker
Morgantown
Salem
Upper Grove Creek
Marshall County
Warm Springs
Morgan County
Amere-UF merger approved by PSC and pending federal sign-off
United Fuel Gas Co wins PSC approval to absorb Amere Gas Utilities Co with Amere districts in Beckley Mullens White Sulphur Springs Lewisburg joining United Fuel system. Amere serves about 19,000 retail customers. United Fuel has 119,000 in Charleston Huntington Williamson Logan Pt Pleasant areas. Final steps hinge on two federal agencies and possible year-long timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
United Fuel Gas Co
Amere Gas Utilities Co
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
United Fuel
The
Power Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Amere
Beckley
Mullens
Omen White Sulphur Springs
Lewisburg
United Fuel System
Huntington, Williamson, Logan
Pt Pleasant
Columbia Gas System
C. H. Workman
PSC Chief Favors Utility Test Case
Renick of the Public Service Commission says he would like to see a test action brought before the State Supreme Court to settle whether utilities must reply to published criticism of the PSC. He defended upholding Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. policy of free service for some employees and discounted rates for others. Lee maintains the decision was legal but cautions the commission is not infallible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agamaneu
Renick
Public Service Commission
State Supreme Court
PSC
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Lee
Falls Church man faced charges in government theft case
A Falls Church resident with Secret Clearance signed an affidavit claiming he destroyed all classified papers. He and his wife lived in a modest split level home as the Institute of Defense Analysis worker faced charges of stealing government property and filing false affidavits. A government tape recorder was seized at arrest with potential maximum penalties outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Washington
Falls Church
Institute of Defense Analysis
Roddey
Pentagon
Humphrey Seeks Domestic Emphasis in New Term
Humphrey, beginning his fourth term in the Little Rock state house, as foreign relations chairman, signals a shift toward domestic issues to attract voters. He is a Fulbright committee member and a leading advocate of a higher minimum wage, saying he has formed positions before presenting his views as potential President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faubus
Little Rock State House
Humphrey
Fulbright
FPC Ruling Aids State Gas Users
Charleston report shows the Federal Power Commission cut wholesale rates charged by Tennessee Gas Transmission to United Fuel Cumberland & Allegheny and Hope Natural Gas. WV officials estimate refunds over $500,000 but retail pass-through unclear as the company appeals. Nearby Manufacturers Light & Heat customers may receive refunds in a related case, with Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission settlements for $2,325,000 benefiting Manufacturers serving parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
United Fuel, Cumberland & Allegheny
Hope Natural Gas Co
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Myron R. Renick
Tennessee Gas Transmission
Renick
Tennessee Gas
Northern Panhandle
Manufacturers Light & Heat Co
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Court Reporter Leah Toney Trail Returns From Holiday
Mrs Leah Toney Trail a Raleigh County criminal court reporter and probation officer came back to Beckley after a California and Cincinnati holiday trip. Her daughter Miss Jonalee Trail joined from California while son-in-law M Sgt Ralph Neal and family at Turner AFB Albany Ga also visited. The family spent Christmas in Cincinnati with another son in law Warren Neal and five grandchildren. Trail plans to return to California January 5 with Sgt Neal leaving for his station Monday.
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Leah Toney Trail
Raleigh County Criminal Court
California
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jonalee Trail
South Pasadena
Calif
Beckley
Ralph Neal
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
Inlaw
Warren Neal
Miss Trail
New Year’s Parties Featured Wide Price Range
New Year’s festivities offered varied options from a $37.50 gala at the Los Angeles Ambassador Cocoanut Grove to a 5 cent phosphate at the local community center, reflecting broad consumer choices for revelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Ambassador Cocoanut Grove
Carrier Bill Agee in Raleigh Hospital After Emergency Appendectomy
Bill Agee a Raleigh Register carrier and 10 year old son of Mrs Helen Agee of 404 Park Street is reported in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after an emergency appendectomy performed Thursday afternoon. He became ill in a real estate office about 2 45 pm and was moved to City Hall fire station for first aid before hospital transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Agee
Helen Agee
Park St
Raleigh General Hospital
Bill
Raleigh Register
City Hall
Aso Crater Noted as World Largest Volcano
United Press International reports the Aso volcanic crater in central Kyushu Japan is the largest, covering about 14 miles by 10 miles. The feature stands as a major volcanic landmark in the region attracting scientific and public interest.
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United Press International
Aso
Kyushu
Japan
Roving Envoy Landis Drafts Kennedy Report on Agencies
Roving envoy Landis, former Harvard Law School dean and government veteran, authored a report to Kennedy proposing sweeping reforms at agencies including the Federal Communications Commission and the Civil Aeronautics Board. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., son of the late president and a foreign car distributor, was to meet with Kennedy this afternoon.
Accident Victim Home After Surgery
Tidon Rorrer of Harper Road was discharged from Beckley Hospital after surgery for injuries from a spring car crash. He will wear casts on both legs for 10 to 12 weeks and then be readmitted for further treatment. He is recuperating satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidon Rorrer
Harper Road
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Rorrer
Council Splits Tax Plan At State Study Commission
Council chairman Barron says the State Tax Study Commission recommends a gross sales levy with an across the board surcharge, and the group will present specific recommendations within two weeks.
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State Tax Study Commission
Barron
Council
Moore's House Seat Safe From Gerrymandering
Arch A. Moore of West Virginia's 1st District is shown as secure in the 1962 election amid redistricting debates. A monograph by Davis analyzes 14 reapportionment plans, noting only one offers Democrats a path to defeat Moore, with deviations from equal population within five districts discussed and a wider context provided by the political science association guidance.
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Arch A. Moore
West Vhity
Moore
Fayette County
West Virginia
Davis
Hancock
Brooks
Ohio
Marshall
Wetzel
Harrison
Doddridge
Calhoun
Gilmer
Braxton
Clay
Nicholas
Fayette
American Political Science Association
Grateful Priest Left Government Bonds Behind
A priest invested in gilt edged securities and government bonds and held the fortune as custodian rather than owner. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shannon said after taxes and expenditures the government should realize about 90000 dollars. The will makes the government the principal beneficiary in grateful acknowledgment of prosperity afforded by the country. Msgr Macken was secular and not bound by poverty vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asst
U.S
Thomas Shannon
Msgr. Macken
Court injunctions in Haywood Fayette county eviction dispute
The government appealed a decision by U S District Judge Marion Boyd in Memphis who refused an injunction in the Haywood County dispute claiming no federal authority over a landlord sharecropper contract. The appellate court’s ruling clears Boyd to grant a preliminary injunction stopping Fayette County evictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Marion Boyd
Memphis
Haywood
Boyd
Fayette County
Reverend Franklin to Speak at Memorial Baptist Church
The Rev. Howard Franklin, pastor of Handley Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker at Memorial Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday, as announced by Rev. C. E. Walker, Memorial’s pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Franklin
Handley Baptist Church
Memorial Baptist Church
C. E. Walker
Regional Economic Development Meet Scheduled Thursday
A regional conference on economic development will be held at Concord College Athens on Thursday Jan 5 sponsored by Concord and school superintendents from Fayette Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Monroe Raleigh Summers and Wyoming counties. Noted guests include Laurence Tierney Jr Don Crislip Oscar Duff Ned Shott Hulett Smith Dorman Miller and R C Parrott among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Athens
Concord
Fayette
Greenbrier
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
West Virginia
Joseph F. Marsh
Laurence E. Tierney Jr
Bluefield
Don Crislip
Deaths and Funerals In Williamstown area summaries
Deaths and funeral notices from Williamstown outline the passing of Mathe Ley Cormany, longtime principal, and Rosa Zetta Hudson Evans, with services planned at the First Presbyterian Church and New Hope Methodist Church. Surviving family members, burial plans, and church affiliations are listed along with brief biographical details.
Death of Mount Sterling Man J H Lykins at 76
J H Lykins 76 of Mount Sterling Kentucky died at 3 p m Thursday in a local hospital after a brief illness. He was the father of Mrs Sherman C Trail who was summoned to Mount Sterling for his illness. Funeral arrangements set for 2 p m Saturday at Eastin and Richey Funeral Home with burial at Machpelah Cemetery. Other survivors include his wife three sons and three daughters all residents of Kentucky 15 grandchildren and a great grandson.
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J. H. Lykins
Mount Sterling
Sherman C. Trail
West Virginia St
Eastin and Richey
Machtelah
Final rites for John G McGraw in Ravencliff church
John Greely McGraw 81 of Ravencliff dies after a 12 year illness. Funeral 1 p m Saturday at Pinegrove Baptist Church Ravencliff with Rev. Dewey Wilson, Rev. C H Perry and Rev. Cameron Lilly. Burial Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Graveside rites by Pineville Masonic Lodge. Body to Mullens funeral home and to church an hour before services.
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John Greely McGraw
Ravencliff
Pinegrove Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
C. H. Perry
Cameron Lilly
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
McGraw
Pineville
Mrs Willie Buford Lee Funeral Arrangements Complete
Funeral arrangements are in complete for Mrs Willie Buford Lee 33 of Bartley formerly Beck ley who died at home at 930 Thursday. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Buford Lee
Bartley
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Infant Joe Lewis Teet Jr Graveside Rites
Graveside rites for two day old Joe Lewis Teet Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joe Lewis Teet will be held at noon Saturday at Greenwood Memorial Park The infant died at home at 5 am today Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor will conduct services until the hour of the rites
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lewis Teet Jr
Joe Lewis Teet
Smoot St
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Mrs Lula Patterson Dies at Home in Plumley Ave
Mrs Lula Patterson also known as Lula Mooney Patterson, of 119 Plumley Avenue, died at her home early today. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Mooney Patterson
Plumley Ave
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Final rites for Princeton man William Foy
William Foy 50 of Mercer Street Princeton died Wednesday morning of a heart attack. Services were to be held at 2 p m today at George W Seaver Memorial Chapel with Rev Richard L Crickard officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. He was a Princeton butcher employed by Princeton Food Store. Born June 22 1910 in Davy he was son of Mamie Foy and the late Truman Foy. He had lived in Princeton 11 years. Survived by wife Laura Osborne Foy three daughters Mary Ellen Hicks Jane Ann and Billie Rae and two sisters Thelma Barre and Lois Knapp.
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William F. Foy
Mercer Street
Princeton
George W. Seaver
Richard L. Crickard
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Food Store
Davy
Mamie Foy
Truman Foy
Laura Osborne Foy
Mary Ellen Hicks
Jane Ann
Billie Rae
Thelma Barre
Lois Knapp
Crab Orchard
Final rites set for Vince Reed Maynor at Clear Creek church
Vince Reed Maynor 76 of Eccles dies at a local hospital. Funeral is at 2 p m Saturday at Clear Creek Presbyterian Church with burial in Tony's Fork Cemetery. Survivors include wife Martha England Maynor and five others. Maynor was a retired coal miner and member of the Seventh Day Advent Church in Clear Creek.
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Vince Reed Maynor
Eccles
Clear Creek Presbyterian Church
Tony's Fork
Maynor
Seventh-Day Advent Church
Clear Creek
Martha England Maynor
Mitchell C Dumany dies in Dallas with siblings listed
Dallas resident Mitchell C. Dumany dies in Dallas on Wednesday. Survivors include two sisters Mrs. Cleo Corey of Beckley and Mrs. Charlie Zain of Charleston, and a brother Alex of Charleston.
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Mitchell C. Dumany
Dallas
Texas
Cleo Corey
First Ave
Beckley
Charlie Zain
Charleston
Alex
Widow Mrs Leftie Robinson Dies After Illness
Mrs Leftie Robinson dies after a three month illness. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Survived by sons and siblings including Hazel Stanley of Beckley, Dorris Curry of Sandyville, and Henry Kalt of South Charleston. Body to be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to Vale Funeral Home in Ripley today.
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Howard Robinson
Hazel Stanley
Beckley
Dorris Curry
Sandyville
Henry Kalt
South Charleston
Webb and Neal
Vale Funeral Home
Ripley
Final rites for Mrs Laura Vance held in Claypool Church
Mrs Laura Alice Vance 87 of Davin died Wednesday after a long illness in a Logan hospital. Funeral was set for 2 p.m. at Claypool Methodist Church with Rev Andrew Parsons, burial in Claypool Cemetery. She was born Oct 28 1873 in Wyoming County, married William H Vance in 1892, and lived in Greenville before moving to Davin. Survived by three sons, three daughters, a brother, a sister, 20 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
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Rosa Zetta Hudson Evans
Alderson
Marne
New Hope Methodist Church
Robert
Shields
New Hope
Evans
Dilavets
John
Anna Pitzer Hudson
New Hope Methodist
Maine
Paul Bennett
Cranberry
Douglas
Harry Bennett
Melvern
Ohio
Evelyn Whitman
Winona
Bessie Shreve
Jennie West
Marie
Rena Luphew
Second Creek
Bertha Frasier
Chessie Ellison
Mount Hope
Glenn and
Henry Hudson
Emmet
Kilsyth
Bernard Hudson
Oceana
Laura Alice Vance
Davin
Claypool Methodist Church
Andrew Parsons
Claypool
Greenville
County Will Report 10 Flu Like Cases
The Raleigh County Health Department will report for the week ending Saturday ten influenza like illness cases to the State Department of Health Disease Control. Also listed are two infectious hepatitis three measles and four streptococcal infections.
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Raleigh County Health Department
State Department of Health Disease Control
Department
Mildred Miller
IRS Prepares Average Table for West Virginia Tax Deductions
IRS releases an average sales tax payment table for West Virginia to aid federal tax returns. It notes filers who itemize may need proof if state sales tax deductions exceed averages. Figures show single earners at $3,500–$4,000 yearly report about $44, couples $56. higher earnings yield up to $60–$95.
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Parkersburg
API
Internal Revenue Service
West Virginia
IRS
Nathaniel Looker
Gas firm gains PSC approval for rural rate hike
Charleston W V union Gas and Oil Co received authorization from the Public Service Commission to raise rates for 1540 rural customers in Putnam and Cabell Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
D— Union Gas & Oil Co
The
Public Service Commission
Putnam
Cabell
Watch Night Services Set In Area Churches
Area churches plan Watch Night observances ushering in the new year. The Methodist Temple hosts Holy Communion from 7 to 9 pm with youth fellowship. Ebenezer Baptist Church holds 11 pm to midnight service led by Rev. Corey O. Mitchell. Memorial Baptist Church hosts 9 pm to midnight program with 11 pm refreshment. Sophia Church of God begins at 7 30 pm with ministers speaking. Mabscott Christian Church holds New Year’s Eve services at 8 pm with various speakers and singing. Coal City Community Church night watch starts 8 pm with sermons by Rev. Sayre and Rev. Sparks, followed by fellowship at 9 30 pm.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist Temple
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Corey O. Mitchell
Memorial Baptist Church
C. Walker
Sophia Church of God
All Sophia Church
W. J. Blair
Naaman Caldwell
Brandywine
Mabscott Christian Church
Coal City
RNS
Coal City Community Church
A. R. Sayre
Glade Sparks
Whitby
Ladies Aid Society
Young Circle
Eugene Rubin
Rubin
Mabscott Girl Sent To Salem
A 16 year old Mabscott girl was found incorrigible by Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L McCreery and remanded to jail to await transport to the Salem Industrial Home for Girls. She was arrested for driving a vehicle without a state operator license at 9 05 p m Wednesday and booked with James D Ballard 35 Mabscott who is charged with permitting an unlicensed driver and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Mabscott
West Virginia
Salem
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
James D. Ballard
Ballard
Belgian King cuts honeymoon to face Brussels strike unrest
King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola rushed from Spain to Brussels as strikes and riots disrupted the city. The 30 year old monarch held an emergency conference at Laeken Palace with Premier Eyskens, who summoned his full cabinet for a morning meeting and scheduled another conference later in the day.
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Baudouin
Spain
Fabiola
Brussels
Laeken Palace
Eyskens
Belgium King Baudouin weighs unity appeal after wedding
A broad national address by King Baudouin, a constitutional monarch with limited powers, could offer a path to renew public unity. Though his formal authority is advisory, he may act as a behind the scenes mediator to stabilize the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baudouin
Iwave
National Unity
Leander Lowe Injured at Ares River Lumber Co
Leander Baxter Lowe, 71, is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after sustaining injuries to his left hand while working at the Ares River Lumber Co on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leander Baxter Lowe
Rainelle
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Ares River Lumber Co
Forgery Suspect Surrenders to Police in West Virginia
Cary Miller, 34, of Pine Grove, West Virginia, is to face Wetzel County grand jury next month on forgery charges. Miller, wanted on multiple bad check counts, surrendered to State Police and waived a magistrate hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Martinsville
W. Va
UPI
Cary Miller
Pine Grove
Wetzel County
Miller
Piaf to be executed next week in Ohio prison
French singer Edith Piaf heads a list of dramatic events as she faces execution in Marysville Ohio, while DiSalle reports a preliminary talk with Edith Klumpp mother to the condemned woman and a Saturday meeting planned with her four children. In other news a heavy snowstorm paralyzes parts of Japan, state brief items note Pennsylvania Governor Lawrence’s Charleston dinner on January 31 with several dignitaries, a joint funeral for two coal mine victims, and Mason County WV plans tax cuts to lure industry.
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Edith Piaf
Desi Se
Ohio State
Marysville
DiSalle
Edith Klumpp
Louie Bergén
Japan
David H. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Charleston
W. W. Barron
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Newburg
Truman Burke
James Tarleton
Mason County Court
Suit Dismissed From Docket In Raleigh Circuit Court
The Raleigh County Circuit Court signed orders dismissing a suit by Southern Land Co. of Dickinsonics Inc. against Cove Creek Coal Co. and Minter Fuel Co. The court found the plaintiffs held a lien on certain mining machinery prior to the claims of the defendants. Machinery not tied to liens was deemed liable. A judgment of 19000 dollars in favor of Southern Land Co. and Dickinson Properties Inc. was issued January 4, 1960, with the court retaining jurisdiction over the dispute with Minter Fuel Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Land Co
Dickinsonics, Inc
Cove Creek Coal Co
Minter Fuel Co
Raleigh County
Prio
Dickinson Properties Inc
Courthouse Offices Open Saturday and Holiday Closures
Two courthouse offices will be open Saturday morning with regular hours until noon. The Board of Education and County Clerk offices will operate Saturday hours, while all other courthouse offices close. Every office remains closed Monday for the legal holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Beckleyan Freed After Paying Fine in Beckley
John S. Covington, 37, of Beckley, was released from Raleigh County Jail at 10:10 a.m. today after paying a $30 Beckley fine. Arrested by City Police on December 20, he pleaded guilty in Police Court Thursday night to driving without a state or city operator's licenses. He was fined and remanded to jail for failure to pay the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Covington
Beckley
Raleigh
Covington
Quotes From News Headlines In Various Cities
In New York Dr Thomas E McGill questions if experiments with wild mice show love faster than lab mice. In Las Vegas Jayne Mansfield jokes diamonds are not the point. In Washington Mrs J B Parks urges more women in public office. In Palm Beach Caroline Kennedy joins her father at a press conference with her mothers shoes and greets him hello Daddy.
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United Press International
New York
Thomas E. McGill
Las Vegas
Jayne Mansfield
Secoynee
Washington
J. B.parks
National Federation of Republican Women
Palm Beach, Fla
Caroline Kennedy
Daddy
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