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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1963
Page
2
Death notices report funeral services for Walter Davis 60 of 122 Antonio Ave at Welcome Baptist Church with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Other obituaries include Steve Fekete 67 of Crab Orchard and Margaret Dorothy Cox 45 of 216 Klaus St with services at Crab Orchard Baptist and Coffee Funeral Home Chapels respectively.
Singleton January 1961 announces plan to wind up his fourth term during the 1964 session. He says a decision came last week and lists potential Republican challengers Hulett C. Smith Bonn Brown Harold Cutright with filing Jan 6-Feb 1. He has not chosen a campaign manager or formed a staff and will file next week. Singleton, WVU Law graduate, veteran, and father of four, reflects on progress and future needs while staying noncommittal about other candidates.
Johnson weighed a possible veto after considering his options. By Monday night he had not decided, but a firm choice was expected today following calls to Democratic leaders in both Houses.
The Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church at MacArthur hosts a New Year’s service at 7 30 p m with Rev Les Rawlins of Handley as guest speaker. Special singing will be featured.
Police report Ronald Richmond of Fireco is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after a Dec 24 fight with Aaron Dean Redden of Coal City. Authorities described the incident as a local altercation with injuries under investigation.
Jerry Pack 81 of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Keyrock died at 7 30 p m Sunday at his son Georges home in Cleveland Born August 5 1882 in Kentucky he was a member of Rockcastle Baptist Church United Mine Workers of America and lived in Wyoming County 16 years Surviving wife Rhoda four sons Everett Matheny Ed Lodi New Jersey George Cleveland John Michigan a daughter Mrs Stanley May Bridgeton 21 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild Body to be taken to Robertson and Foglesong Inc Funeral Home Pineville Wednesday RNS
Walter S Kessler 86 of Ansted will have funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday at Ansted Baptist Church with Rev. Guy Vaughn and Rev Carl C Chapman presiding Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill He died Monday in a Montgomery hospital A retired car shop repairman and Mason he held a 50 year pin from Hayden Lodge 120 He was born May 5 1877 in Victor and survived by five daughters and a son The body lies at Thomas Funeral Home Ansted and will be moved to the church one hour before services with Masonic graveside rites to follow.
Alonzo Durban of Kinchloe near Jane Lew died Sunday after a long illness. Survived by two sons Albert of Pineville and Harold Durban of Koppers ton, both employed by Hope Natural Gas Co. Body located at Morris Funeral Home in Jane Lew.
Mrs Goldie Cash aged 80 of Westmoreland Street died at 8 30 p m Monday in the home of her sister Mrs Mary Benson of Wheeling The body is being returned to the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor for arrangements.
Onnie Graham, 58, of Oceana, died at 1 p.m. Monday in a Welch hospital. The body is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
Tsidro A Martinez of 310 Temple St. will receive a 11 a m Mass at St Francis de Sales Church with Fr Sylvester Staud officiating. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Park. He died after a five year illness at age 40 plus years in Raleigh County. A retired coal miner, member of United Mine Workers Local 7086, last worked at Amigo Smokeless Coal Co. No known survivors. He had lived with the Morello and Menghetti families of Beckley. Webb and Neal Funeral Home set calling after 1 p m Wednesday.
Mrs Mildred Skeens 42 of Sophia died en route to a local hospital Sunday morning from an apparent heart attack. Final rites are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev W F Tolliver officiating. Burial will be Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include four sisters Ruth Matherly Sophia Dorothy Kelly Akron Ohio Tinnie Rothery California and Jean Hill Petersburg Va. Pallbearers are Howard Underwood Johnnie Milano Paul Hurley Vernon Sturgill Thomas McKinney and Godfrey Darnell.
Bill Clark 89 of Bramwell died after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. Services were to be held at 2 p m today at Bluestone Baptist Church. He leaves two stepdaughters Stella Walton and Nonie Pannell of Beckley and a stepson William King of Ellenville New York.
Sidney Davis 78 of 811 Ross St Toledo Ohio formerly of Glen White dies Monday at home. Final rites set for 1 p m Saturday in Toledo with body at Brown Funeral Parlor Toledo ready for services.
United Press International reports both sides shaping peace talk plans for 1964 with a Geneva round set for Jan 21. Khrushchev backs a step by step approach, proposing arms race slow down, troop cuts, non aggression pacts, Berlin access guarantees, and nuclear spread bans as core elements.
Washington UPI Senate session longest in 22 years left five Kennedy nominees awaiting action. Higginbotham and Davis would fill Eastern District of Pennsylvania seats, Rabinowitz for Western District of Wisconsin, Robinson for District of Columbia, with Reilly tied to FTC. President Johnson faces recess appointment or renewal options after January.
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church will hold an 8 p m to midnight watch service with guest ministers Rev. Wesley Grose Green Valley and Rev. Howard Underwood Prosperity. Special singing by the James Stanley trio Hatcher Quartet Martin Family Family Four Bethel Airs church choir and male quartet. Rev. French Williams invites all to attend.
Hollywood picks the year end best 11 regular prime time series in a witty roundup. Highlights include CBS Reports The Twentieth Century Danny Kaye Show Espionage East Side West Side Jack Paar Show The Defenders Chronicle Richard Boone Anthology Hootenanny Jack Benny Show and ABC News Reports with remarks on Harland Arlen profile special.
Khrushchev offered a careful disarmament plan with steps and controls, signaling possible agreement on reductions and nonaggression with NATO and Warsaw Pact states. Western diplomats called the message moderate and hopeful, noting potential manners to keep nuclear arms in fewer hands while avoiding new risks.
In Harlem, a civil court upheld rent withholding over hazardous violations, ordering tenants to pay three months’ withheld rent to the court for use in correcting codes. Judge Guy Ribaude’s ruling backs a broader campaign by Community Council on Housing head Jesse Gray to push building rehabilitation in substandard tenements.
Beckley council members debated annexation costs noting police patrols could be tighter with direct routes and added business revenue would offset expenses. They urged informing outlying residents paying for city protections and questioned using city services outside limits. Fire and rescue service issues were raised amid broader annexation discussions. Bill Wilbur attended from the local chamber committee.
The Beckley Business Development Corp discusses a new industry for Beckley. Directors appoint J. S. Larrick and Samuel Thomson to work with A. David Abrams on the proposal. They may back remodeling costs for a Pennsylvanian iron ore concentrate firm branch and seek financial terms. A nominating committee is set to prepare officer slate for the Jan. 16 meeting.
Fifteen persons paid fines or forfeited bonds in Police Court Monday night. Three forfeit bonds on intoxication charges totaling $55.75. Beckley man forfeited $108.50 bond for drunken driving. General Hannah failed to appear and forfeited his bond. Howard Bragg, Steve Fekete, Fred Hurt, Ronald Highlander, Tom Williams, Gaston O Neil, Naomi Turner, Graham Sayre, David Knuckels, Charles Ross, Danny Williams, Leonard Fox, L. B. Aliff, and James F. Stanley faced various fines or forfeitures for driving offenses, red light violations, or related charges. Judge Lilly reserved verdicts or imposed fines in several cases.
City Police charged five people in a shoplifting case Monday. Adult Gaston Aubrey O'Neal, 21, posted 25 bond. Four juveniles, including a 11 year old and two 17 year olds, were ordered to juvenile court for thefts at Pagoda Shopping Center and a local supermarket.
Transit softened its demand for a four day 32 hour work week but will not concede further. Quill remains firm as Supreme Court Justice Arthur Markowich orders TWU to appear and justify an injunction against strikes by public employees. TWU warns it will not call off the strike. The dispute centers on a 38,000 workforce with a 15 percent pay demand and a shift from 36 to 32 hours proposed by TWA.
West Virginia total personal income for 1963 is forecast at about 3.41 billion, up from 3.21 billion in 1962 per Business Week. October income reached 285.8 million, a 5.7 percent rise from October 1962.
A noon incident on Route 16 at Crab Orchard involved two cars, a 1953 model and a 1963 model. The minor collision caused little damage and no injuries, with neither vehicle suffering substantial harm.
Greek Cypriot police and three Turkish Cypriots fired in Omorphita as British troops guarded a buffer zone between Greek and Turkish communities in Nicosia. No injuries reported. two Turks arrested. Leaders traded conflicting claims over Cyprus status and possible partition as talks eyed peace proposals.
Flying Wallenda member was married Monday to Linda Croninger, 23, a Detroit nurse who met him in hospital after the accident and helped nurse him back to health. Wallenda remains partially paralyzed and wheelchair bound.
Pope Paul VI designated Ray mond Salvati, chairman of Island Creek Coal Co., as a knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. Bishop Joseph Hodges said the honor recognizes Salvati’s loyal Catholic work and cooperation with his parish and the Wheeling diocese. Knighthood will be conferred in Wheeling after insignia arrives.
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