Wyoming County progress recited at Pineville meeting
The Wyoming County Industrial and Recreational Development Association heard committee reports at a 10 am meeting in the Pineville Courtroom chaired by W A Davis of Mullens. Topics included potential federal aid for distressed areas, a proposed state park and game preserve, and an emergency airstrip with a 50 50 federal partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Industrial and Recreational Development Association
W. A. Davis
Mullens
Jesse W. Morgan
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Elizabeth Kee
R. D. Bailey
R. D. Bailey Stated He Had Received A Letter From Mrs. Kee
Wyoming County
Bailey
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Congress
State Park and Game Committe
Charles Bower
Charleston
Warden Lane
State Conservation Commission
Lane
Soulsville-Maben
Robert M. Worrell
Legislative Committee
W. C. Bailey Jr
Washington, D. C
Russell Beavers
Civil Defense
Jack Feller
W. C. Bailey
Woodrow Cook
Mulens
Cuban War In Escambray Grows As Militia Replaces Army
Dispatch notes militiamen moved into the Escambray area from across Cuba amid reports of a looming government offensive. Observers say soldiers in central Las Villas show little arms, indicating Castro forces rely on loyal militia. In Guantanamo, new rules require Cuban workers to carry police passes, allowing Castro authorities to bar entry. The regime also pressures base employees to switch dollars to Cuban pesos at official rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escambray
Cuba
Las Villas
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo
Kennedy to seek crash program for distressed areas
Subcommittee Chairman Pastore signaled repeal of the 1960 rules but Kennedy plans to ask Congress for an immediate aid program targeting chronic unemployment. The proposed action accompanies a $389 million long term redevelopment plan, with hearings urged on Robert C. Weaver’s federal housing chief nomination amid Senate opposition to his background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subcommittee
John O. Pastore
D-R.j
Kennedy
Congress
Weaver
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Senate Banking Committee
Robert C. Weaver
Robertson
New York City
Wiley pleads guilty to two misdemeanor charges
Norman A. Wiley of Shady Spring pleaded guilty through counsel to two indictments in Raleigh County Criminal Court. He paid a $50 fine plus costs for obstructing an officer and $100 in costs for being drunk in pub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman A. Wiley
Shady Spring
Raleigh County
Why Good Time Charlie Suffers Uneasy Bladder
Unwise eating or drinking may irritate the bladder causing restlessness and discomfort. Doan's Pills offer relief by soothing bladder irritation and aiding kidney function. The ad promises fast relief, a mild diuretic effect, and extended relief trusted for over 60 years with new economy packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Doan
Mount Hope man tracked by snow trail nabbed for two break ins
Mount Hope resident Mack Alfred Burrell 35 left a visible snow trail aiding deputies to his home and was jailed without bond after waiving preliminary hearing He is charged with breaking and entering at Willis Branch Davis Grocery and Mary Frances Coal Co office plus a safe crack and theft of 125 in goods including 23 silver dollars and cash He reportedly confessed to the Davis Grocery robbery and police recovered most of the pilfered items from his sister’s home Fayette County officers L D Pete Withrow Fred O Boyle state troopers Carl Berkley and Myron Yoho assisted in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Mount Hope
Willis Branch
L. D
Pete’ Withrow
Mack Alfred Burrell
Fayette County
Burrell
Davis Grocery
The
Mary Frances Coal Co
Withrow
Davis
Coal Company
Myrl O'Dell
Fred O’boyle
Carl Berkley
Myron Yoho
U.S. Destroyers Escort Santa Maria As It Heads to Port
Rear Adm. Allen Smith Jr. and the destroyer Gearing escorted the liner Santa Maria, after negotiating with Galvao for passengers. Crestfallen at first, Smith reported the crisis unresolved until a late message promised port arrival. The ship then turned to port at eight in the morning in ceremonial dress heading for harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Smith Jr
Caribbean Sea Frontier
Smith
Galvao
Santa Maria
Firemen Summoned For Roofing Tar Blaze
Beckley firefighters rushed to Prince and Kanawha streets at 10 40 am today when tar used to patch a roof ignited. John Davis was heating tar and the blaze started with no reported damage. The crew returned to the station at 10 55 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Prince and
Kanawha
John Davis
Guilty Plea After Kidnapping Case In Steubenville
A Steubenville hospital parking lot incident led to Dr. Ralph Rae being abducted and moved into Pennsylvania where he escaped. After a jury was sworn Tuesday seven women and five men, the defendants pleaded guilty on the charges. Judge McIlvaine called the case one of very aggravated assault and battery and referenced a young woman wronged at an early age, mentioning Mrs. Pizzuto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rae
Steubenville
Pennsylvania
McIlvaine
Pizzuto
Two Men Transferred From Jail To State Hospital
Two Raleigh County men from Beckley and Fireco were moved from the County Jail to Huntington State Hospital at 8 45 a m today on lunacy warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley
Fireco
Huntington State Hospital
Credit Firm Released From Bond Obligations
Commercial Credit Corp. was released from the obligations of its definite bond in Raleigh County Circuit Court on Tuesday. The firm sued Noble Jarrett to recover a 1957 automobile and was awarded a default judgment for the car. The vehicle was returned to the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Credit Corp
Raleigh County
Noble Jarrett
Stabbing Leaves Man Hospitalized in Beckley
Donald Cella of Tams Mountain was treated at a Beckley hospital Tuesday night for a personal safety related stab wound to his arm, according to an ambulance driver from Williams Funeral Home in Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Cella
Tams Mountain
Beckley Hospital
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Israeli Cabinet Resigns Over Lavon Affair
Jerusalem Reuters reported Israel’s remaining Cabinet ministers were to resign with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion after he quit over the Lavon affair. Finance Minister Levi Eshkol would announce the cabinet’s formal resignation to the Knesset while Ben-Gurion weighs whether to form a new government and plans consultations with Mapai leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapai
Labor
Tel Aviv
Ben-Gurion
Defense
Pinchas Lavon
Labon
Egypt
Lavon
Defense Post
U.S
United Press International
Jerusalem
David Ben- Gurion
Crash Program Aims to Help Hard Hit Regions
The plan targets Pennsylvania and eastern Kentucky facing unemployment up to 30 percent due to mechanization and industry decline. Proposals would need congressional action and likely emphasize highway construction to create jobs and attract new industry, with potential defense spending boosts and local procurement. An additional proposal would fund distributing food surplus to states.
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Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Overtime Parking Note in Nottingham Sparks Curiosity
A motorist who paid a monthly parking bill found a note from the attendant complaining the car never moved and weeds grew under the concrete after four years parked. In Washington UPI reports, Kennedy era figures and statements appear, including a National Press Club membership notice for John F. Kennedy, and dialogue with Ambassador Harriman about his government salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
UPT
Washington
UPI
W. Averell Harriman
Kennedy
U.S
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harriman
Fulbright
Beckley Tax Debate Faces Rocky Road in Legislature
Democratic Executive Committee urged passage of the personal income tax but lawmakers warn of trouble. State Tax Commission official Bias said the bill does not affect cities, which are governed by separate provisions. Governor Barron shows limited support for a related “Better Law Enforcement” amendment while sheriffs seek self-succession rights. A littering fine cut remains controversial, with debate over penalities and driver liability for trash dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Henry C. Bias, Jr
State Tax Commission
Bias
House of Delegates
House
Julius
Thompson Transferred After White Boycott at McDonogh
Segregationists won their fight to restore a white boycott at a newly integrated McDonogh 19 elementary school, forcing a white family to move. Johnson Thompson, a 33 year old Walgreens employee, moved his wife and six children from New Orleans after two of their sons enrolled as the first white students since November 17. Thompson requested a transfer to another city, with the firm not disclosing the destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
McDonagh
Johnson Thompson
Soda Fountain
Gregory
Michael
McDonogh
Walgreen’s Drug Stores
Thompson
Thompsons
Deputy Toney Appointed By Fayette Sheriff
L K Toney of Gauley Bridge, previously omitted, is now appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff P L Elmore. Toney has 12 years in Gauley Bridge, with duties extending to Falls District and Mountain Cove near Ansted. He is married to Thelma Pashion Garten and has two children. He is a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
L. K. Toney
Gauley Bridge
P. L. Elmore
Toney
Elmore
James Kegler
Smithers
Tests Slated Tuesday Rescue To Donner Flight
Tests scheduled for Tuesday followed by a three hour Atlantic recovery by a Marine Corps helicopter piloted by Lt. John A Hellriegel of Gainesville Florida He was carried to the landing ship dock Donner where Maj IR Benson an Air Force veterinarian attached to the Atomic Energy Commission greeted him with a handshake Despite the ordeal he was reported in very good spirits by NASA and placed in the Donner sick bay after a light lunch He received one apple one half orange and a skimpy wedge of lettuce for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Marine Corps
John A. Hellriegel
Gainesville
Fla
Donner
IR. E. Benson
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ham
Lawrence Lands Barron Program in Charleston
Pennsylvania Governor David L. Lawrence praised West Virginia efforts to revitalize the economy at a Charleston Chamber dinner. He urged concessions across labor management business and civic groups to build unity and cited Pennsylvania's program creating 25,000 jobs in five years. West Virginia Governor Barron emphasized selling the program to the public amid necessary sacrifices.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Barron
Juvenile 16 Jailed For Grand Larceny In Beckley
A Crab Orchard juvenile, 16, is held in Raleigh County Jail on grand larceny charges connected to a November 1960 Burgess Street burglary. He allegedly stole an electric train and left the state, was arrested after returning from Iowa, and jailed by City Police at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Tandy Fox, 69, of Beckley Junction, jailed for shoplifting at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. John N. Ralston, 24, of Beckley cited for running a red light after a $5 bond, ordered into Beckley Police Court Thursday night.
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Raleigh County
Burgess Street
Beckley
Iowa
Tandy Fox
Beckley Junction
John N. Ralston
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Arson
Jessie Worrells Jr. of Beckley pleaded guilty in Raleigh County Criminal Court to attempted arson. A newspaper error had listed him as Jesse Worrells, with the indictment naming the alias Jess Worrells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Jessie Worrells Jr
Beckley
Jesse Worrells
Jess Worrells
Deaths and Funerals in Glen Daniel and Prosperity
Funeral services announced for Lowry Lat ton Athey 59 Glen Daniel with burial at Calloway Cemetery Following a long illness he died in a local hospital He worked 32 years for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates and was a member of United Mine Workers Local 5770 Survived by his wife seven sons eight daughters and several siblings Funeral for Mrs Burah Creed 74 Prosperity to be held in Webb and Neal Funeral Home chapel Burial in Prosperity Cemetery She had lived in Prosperity since birth and was survived by seven sons three daughters a brother and many grandchildren The community also notes final rites for Joe Price Greentown in Greentown Baptist Church Burial in Greentown Cemetery Price died after a long illness Survivors include three aunts and other relatives The body to be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the church an hour before services.
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Lowry Latton Athey
Glen Daniel
Freewill Baptist Church
Fairsdale
F. C. Calhoun
Calloway
Athey
Raleigh County
Charlie
Elizabeth Athey
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Eccles
United Mine Workers of America
Iole Daniels Athey
Jesse
Wilmer
Lawrence
Junior
Freddy
Jimmy
Herman
Eckles
Lucille Minnix
Sprague
Nellie Horne
Buunswick
Ohio
Betty Manning
Sylvia
Patty Sue
Delores Ann
Nettie
Shirley
Gilmer
Orville
Beckley
Willard
Denver
Colo
Arlie
Charleston
Dollie Daniels
Piney View
Lottie Clemens
Rose and Quesenberry
Doff Brown
Mike Posega
Ernest Birchfield
Dwight Daniels
Marshall Chestine
Connie Wyatt
Charlie Barbera
Tom Snuffer
Burah Creed
Prosperity
Webb and Neal
Tazewell County
Thomas William
Nancy Jane Altizer Sparks
Second Day Advent Church
Virginia
B. A. Creed
Emery L
C. Ruthven
Roy R
Thomas W of Beckley
Troy K
Lansing, Mich
Robert L
Arlington
George Bogusky
Ernest P. Foster
Elden
Baltimore
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Joe Price
Greentown
Greentown Baptist Church
S. W. Williams
Price
Minden
Ardelia Bradshaw
Lottie Parrish
Philadelphia
Mary Burks
Mount Hope
Thhe Wright
Thhe Wright and Anderson Funeral
Burgess Rites Set for Lake Wales Woman
Mrs Agnes M Burgess 67 of Lake Wales formerly of Beaver and Mount Hope died Thursday in a Lake Wales hospital after a long illness. Graveside rites at 10 a.m. Thursday at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Requiem mass held in Lake Wales Saturday with rosary at 8 p.m. today at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Ronceverte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes M. Burgess
Lake Wales
Beaver
Mount Hope
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Wallace and Wallace
Ronceverte
Hutchinson Nephews to Pallbear for 81Yearold
John Quincy Hutchinson 81 of North Kanawha Street dies at 2:30 AM Tuesday at Raleigh General Hospital. Pallbearers will be Donald Dinsil Robert Walter Sanford James Edgar Hutchinson. Rites noon Thursday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Alvin J. Cook presiding. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincy Hutchinson
North Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
Donald, Densil
Robert
Walter Sanford
James
Edgar Hutchinson
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
Moses rites set for Floyd Bex ter Moses in Charleston
Floyd Bexter Moses 60 of Charleston and formerly of Lansing will be buried in Lans ing Cemetery after 11 a m services conducted by Rev William Dreger. He died Monday in a Charleston nursing home after a long illness. A Fayette County native, he was a mechanic. Survivors include his father George D Moses and brother Clifford Moses of Lansing. Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville.
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Floyd Bexter Moses
Charleston
Lansing
William Dreger
Moses
Fayette County
George D. Moses
Clifford Moses
Dodd-Payne Funeral
Fayetteville
James Walker obituary notice from Cleveland Ohio
James Walker age 31 of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Sun died Tuesday in a Cleveland hospital after a short illness. The body will arrive at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Saturday for completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker
Cleveland
Ohio
Sun
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Bald Knob Ski Slopes Plans Second Ladies Day Event
Bald Knob Ski Slopes expects a larger turnout for its second ladies day today as manager Tom Minter notes an extra students' day may be scheduled Friday. He hopes the program will prove accepted, with artificial snow if needed and night skiing on Wednesdays and Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob Ski Slopes
Tom Minter
Minter
Theater Seats Beav er Theater Suit In Raleigh County
A $1000 suit was filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office Tuesday by Strake and Na da Walker of Shady Spring. James D. Hughes of Livermore California is the defendant. The declaration says Hughes is liable for damages to seats in the Beaver Theater and the removal of a cinemascope end. Hughes leased the theater from Walker from 1954 to 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Strake
Nada Walker
Shady Spring
James D. Hughes
Livermore
Calif
Hughes
Beaver Theater
West Virginia House passes bills expanding governor and auditor duties
The House approved two measures 94 to 0 expanding governor and judge succession during emergencies and detailing Legislative Auditor C H Koontz duties in examining state securities. The Senate sent a highway resolution to Roads Committee urging inclusion of US 19 in the Interstate System, while a WVU television blackout protest in Charleston was defeated on a voice vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative
C.H. Koontz
Senate
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. 19
House
del. Kelly Castleberry
D-Kanawha
West Virginia University
Charleston
Obituaries Across Cities Honor Noted Public Figures
Multiple brief obituaries across states note the deaths of Maj. Gen. John F. O R yan former New York police commissioner and WWI commander. W Stewart Atkins editor of the Gastonia Gazette. George J Flournoy veteran sports writer. Jack Ken ney Western songwriter. and Mother Mary Clare 54 a Midwest religious superior. Each item provides location and age or role with dates of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Salem
N.Y
UPI
John F. O'’Ryan
New York
Huntington Nickel expands with welding lab at Huntington plant
International Nickel Co announces a second major expansion at its Huntington works. The planned $200,000 welding laboratory will cover over 2,000 square feet and support research in welding nickel alloys and dissimilar metals, including potential nuclear energy applications. A $1.5 million expansion was completed last spring.
Cheese varieties and town named cheeses noted today
The report states there are 450 named cheeses across 18 major varieties, with many simply named after towns and differing only in shape or packing method. It highlights how regional naming masks underlying similarities among cheeses.
Memorial Day Set By Kiwanis For Hutchinson
The Beckley Kiwanis Club designates Friday February 10 as a memorial day in honor of charter member John Quincy Hutchinson. Judge Harry L. McCreery will form a memorial committee to draft a resolution for club archives and a copy to Mrs Hutchinson. The Raleigh County Bar Association will also place a resolution in its archives. Both groups will meet at 1 30 p m Thursday for the funeral procession and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Kiwanis Club
John Quincy Hutchinson
Harry L. McCreery
Kiwanis
Hutchinson
Raleigh County Bar Association
Opie L. Hedrick
Kiwanis Club
The
Bar Association
First Baptist Church
Rotary Members Attend Inter-City Rotary Meet in Alderson
Beckley Rotary Club members E. E. Bibb J. R. DePaulo and R. L. Amick attended an inter City Rotary meeting in Alderson Tuesday night. Bishop Thomas H. Cashmore spoke during the gathering of clubs from Beckley Alderson Lewisburg East Rainelle Welch Ronceverte Rupert White Sulphur Springs Quinwood Hinton Princeton Peterstown and others. Approximately 80 people attended including several past district governors with Bibb noted as a past district governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
E. E. Bibb
J. R. DePaulo
R. L. Amick
Ee Clubs
Alderson
Thomas H. Cashmore
Dunwhich
England
United States
Ipswich
Rotary ‘Clu
Rotary
Calcutta
India
Rotary International
Great Britain
Joe Marsh
Comcord College
Athens
James W. Twohig
Alderson High School
Bibb
Quotes and recluses color early UPI dispatches
United Press International reports from Jerusalem Santa Monica and Los Angeles revealing reactions to political splits and personal losses. Ben Gurion declines immediate resignation while Allyson explains Powell divorce. Clark Gable widow recalls past plans and Anna Kelly defies a court order to keep her pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Anna Kelly
Kenova Fire Chief Charged in Grand Jury Theft Case
Thomas F. Shamblin Jr. 20, chief of the Kenova fire department, faced grand jury charges over a $171 theft from the Kenova police department. He waived to the grand jury and posted a $1,000 bond. State Police said the money was taken from a file cabinet and that Shamblin admitted the thefts, citing he was hard up for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenova
UPI
Thomas F. Shamblin Jr
Kenova Fire Department
Shamblin
Grand Jury
Acquitted of Murder in Chestnut Ridge Slaying
PT. PLEASANT UPI Barbara Morgan, 24, was acquitted Tuesday of murder in the slaying of her estranged husband Edward last November. Police said the mother of three claimed she fired during a break in attempt at her Chestnut Ridge home, unsure who was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PT. Pleasant
UPI
Barbara Morgan
Edward
Morgan
Chestnut Ridge
Shows Improvement After Surgery at Raleigh General
Mrs. Dewey Jones of Sophia is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital where she underwent surgery. She is reported improving and may have visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Jones
Sophia
Raleigh General Hospital
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