Final rites and funerals in Raleigh County area
Notices report final rites for Mrs. Dottie Price 64 of Clear Creek at 2 pm Saturday in Mattsville Church with burial in Harper Cemetery. She died after a long illness in a local hospital. Survivors include husband Jess Price four sons and several siblings. Also listed are services for Charlie Jackson 4 of East Park at 2:30 pm Saturday in Ritchie and Johnson chapel with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park and details of the death of Mrs. Della Bell of New Bern.
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Dottie Price
Clear Creek
Mattsville
Sand Lick
Lewis Matheny
Harper Cemetery
Price
Edwight
James
Elizabeth Pettry
Raleigh County
Methodist Church
Jess Price
Gene
Beckley
Paul
Herman
Butler
Joe
Jake Pettry
Hinte
Pettry
Dry Creek
Belva Burnside
Marsh Fork
Melton
Roger McGinnis
Paul Bolen
Frank Phipps
Wirt McGinnis
Snowden Williams
Alva McGinnis
Charlie Jackson
Ninth Street
East Park
Ritchie and Johnson
Archie Johnson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Jackson
Ollie Jackson
Della Bell
New Bern
N. C
C. E. Walker
Laurel Terrace
James C Walker Funeral Rites in Sun Church
Funeral services for James C. Walker 35 of Cleveland Ohio formerly Sun are set for Sunday 2 30 pm at Rising Sun Baptist Church Sun with Rev Henry Dubois and Rev John D Grey officiating. Burial follows at Sun Cemetery. He died Monday night in a hospital. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Isaac Walker Sun daughter Barbara Cleveland three brothers Roy Cleveland Morris and Darrell both of Sun and sister Mozelle Parks Ozark Alabama. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor will transport to the church at 1 pm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Walker
Cleveland
Ohio
Sun
Rising Sun Baptist Church
Henry Dubois
John D. Grey
Walker
Revel
Isaac Walker
Barbara
Roy
Morris and
Darrell
Mozelle Parks
Ozark
Ala
Ritchie and Johnson
Mike Marcinko Dies at 79 in Beckley Hospital
Mike Marcinko, 79, of 2203 1-2 S. Kanawha St., died at Beckley Memorial Hospital at 8:50 p.m. Thursday. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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Mike Marcinko
S. Kanawha St
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
William R. Martin Dies in Car From Heart Condition
William R. Martin, 67, of Rho Dell, died about 7:05 a m today in his car while en route to Beck ley after a heart ailment. A retired mine foreman from Lillybrook Coal Co Kil larney, he had suffered heart problems for three years. Survivors: wife Lelia Little Martin, son W R Jr of Logan, daughter Judy Ellen Dews of Charlotte, NC, two sisters Nora Lewis of Page and another sister in Huntington.
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William Reed Martin
Rhodell
Beckley
Lillybrook Coal Co
Killarney
Lelia Little Martin
W. R. Jr
Logan
Judy Ellen Dews
Charlotte
N. C
Nora Lewis
Page
Huntington
Monument leadership since 1911 guarantees with every plan
Sears Monument Co offers a written guarantee with every monument and provides a convenient payment plan. Located on Harper Road, contact CL 3-6480 for details on installations and pricing.
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Sears
Sears Monument CO
Harper Road
Mrs. Tennie Fox Dies at 69 in Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs. Tennie Fox of Crickmer, age 69, died at 1:50 a.m. today at Raleigh General Hospital after admission Sunday for a throat infection. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Rainelle while arrangements are pending.
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R. N. (Tennie) Fox
Crickmer
Raleigh General Hospital
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
West Virginia liquor issue split as hearings urge public vote
A Senate Temperance Committee hearing on liquor by the drink drew divided union support and strong calls for a public vote. Proponents argued citizens should decide at the polls while opponents pressed for a two year study before action. Speakers included Del. Chester Hubbard and Sen. O G Hedrick. critics cited safety and morals concerns.
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House
West Virginia
Sprouse
Sen. O. Roy Parker
Temperance Committee
Parker
Judiciary
Senate
Lssue
del. Chester Hubbard
Ohio
O. G. Hedrick
Marion
Hubbard
Hedrick
Robert L. Levenson
Wheeling Downtown Associates
District of Columbia
United States
Levenson
Boston
Stanley Niles
West Virginia Temperance League
House Temperance
Roy Lee Harmon
D-Raleigh
Harmon
Stanley Martin
West Virginia Wesleyan
L. E. Crowson
Temperance League
Cabell County
John Hereford
Thomas Boyd
Follansbee Steel
William E. Hayler
First Baptist Church
Clarksurg
Hereford
Charleston
Boyd
Hayler
Rescue squad aids 62 year old man at Beckley home
Rescue squad from Beckley Fire Department responded to Sterling Street residence for 62 year old Harry Martin about 8 p.m. Thursday. He was treated and released at Beckley Hospital after transport by ambulance.
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Harry Martin
Sterling Street
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Kennedy Turns Attention to Laos Policy
President Kennedy shifts focus to Laos policy as he plans a conference with Ambassador Winthrop Brown to pursue an independent peaceful Laos. He urged a revived International Control Commission and noted Laos as a key Cold War hotspot while Fulbright calls for clearer policy options.
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Laos
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Winthrop Brown
U.S
Russia
International Control Commission
United States
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Two Men Jailed By Constables
Billy Howerton of North Oakwood Avenue was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 10 15 p m Thursday on a joyriding charge. Ulysses Gilchrist of Morris Avenue was jailed at 10 30 p m Thursday on drunkenness and a peace warrant served by a constable, arrested by City Police on the drunk charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Howerton
North Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh County
Morris Avenue
Ulysses Gilchrist
News Shorts from Around the World and Nation
The United Nations calls disarming his followers a potential spark for war as five men are jailed in a counterfeit ring on the East Coast. The ringleader is Francis A. Agresti of Silver Spring Maryland. The navy launches the Sam Houston, a new atomic powered submarine, at Newport News Virginia. Former President Eisenhower begins private life with a new Gettysburg College office. Soviet leader Brezhnev to visit Guinea within two weeks. Viscount Dumrossil dies in Canberra at 67, governor general of Australia. The Soviet New Times praises Kennedy's State of the Union and other early moves. Orel Skeen, former state treasurer, takes a job in Philadelphia. West Virginia officials draft plans to improve surplus food distribution. Cabell County Judge Winters to hear final arguments on Ernest Stevenson’s new trial motion.
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United Nations
Secret Service
Francis A.agresti
Silver Spring
Newport News
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
Leonid Brezhnev
Guinea
Viscount Dumrossil
Australia
Canberra
New Times
Kennedy
Orel Skeen
Atlas Microfilming Co
Philadelphia
West
Ernest Stevenson
Huntington
Louise Davis
Snow Continues At Local Ski Slopes On Students Day
Artificial snow seven to ten inches was followed by six inches of natural snow as ski slopes opened for Students Day. A family from Albany Georgia joined visitors. Forecasters predicted more flurries today and Saturday with a warming trend unlikely before late next week. Piedmont Airlines canceled all flights, affecting Raleigh County Memorial Airport as bad weather swept the system.
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Ter
Albany
Charleston
Raleigh County Memorial
Herb Alley
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Fire Destroys Eccles House in Early Morning Blaze
A fully electric wiring fire destroyed the three room frame home of Mrs. Gordon Hinte in Eccles around 4 a.m. A 12 year old granddaughter Terri and Mrs. Hinte escaped in a nightgown and clothing. The fire department could not respond due to an out of town fee. No loss estimate was provided.
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Gordon Hinte
Eccles
Passenger Hurt In Sophia Wreck
Mary Boyd 36 of McAlpin is in fair condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after an automobile accident at Sophia. Beckley State Police investigate. truck carrying McAlpin miners driven by Monroe Dearman collided with a car. Car driver unnamed. Boyd injured on face and left arm.
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McAlpin
Mary Boyd
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sophia
Beckley State
Monroe Dearman
Beckley
Theda County Welfare notes drugstore payments and odd liquor sale
UPI reports 234046 dollars in drugstore medicinal payments last year to 80 shops and one liquor store. The liquor sale yielded 6 dollars for medicinal brandy. Other items include a Dallas animal hospital sign after hours growl and a London gallery quote on Turcato. A Norfolk burlesque house is to be torn down with seats sold for 1 dollar each and reused in two rural churches.
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Utica
N.Y
UPI
da County Welfare
Dallas, Tex
East Dallas
London
Turcato
Norfolk, Va
Mrs Keyser Stricken At Beckley Home
Minnie Keyser of 113 Beck ley Ave was stricken by a stroke at her home Wednesday. Dr W B Lilly reported she was improving near midnight Thursday as Beckley Rescue Squad aided at 3:40 p.m. Thursday and she remained under care at home in quite serious condition.
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Minnie Keyser
Beckley Ave
W. B. Lilly
Beckley
WV policemen polled on retirement age bill in West Virginia
West Virginia state policemen are being polled to determine support for a bill raising the compulsory retirement age from 55 to 60. The Logan County delegation in the House of Delegates is conducting the survey with unsigned comments requested from the police.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Logan County
House of Delegates
WV Honey Production Reaches New High in 1960
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service reports West Virginia honey production totaled 2,289,000 pounds, up 435,000 from 1959, marking a sweeter year for beekeepers in the state.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Broad Appeal Suggested for Kennedy Plans in Congress
GOP strategists reluctant to oppose Kennedy economic recovery proposals. Congress unlikely to block the President’s plan as leaders hedge on final form. Senate hearings on a $5 million travel bill promise to attract foreign visitors and close the US tourism gap. Speaker Rayburn preserves Southern Democrats on committee posts after a rules showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Invernet
Senate Commerce Committee
United States
America
U.S
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Burning Grease Ignites Mullens Home Fire
A grease fire started by Mrs. Goins while frying french fries at 904 Collier Ave. Mullens damaged one room, with flames spreading to a wall and slight heat damage to adjacent rooms. Fire Chief Clyde Newsome reported the blaze confined to the room. Mullens Fire Department arrived at 6:50 p.m. and extinguished it soon after. The residence is owned by W. F. Staats.
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Mullens
BNS
Chubby Goins
Collier Ave
Mullens Fire Department
Clyde Newsome
Newsome
W. F. Staats of
Kennedy urges bidding rules and food stamp program ramp up
President Kennedy presses bidding regulations and directs Defense Labor and General Services to fix lax enforcement in distressed areas. He calls for a faster food distribution program, expanding his pilot food stamp plan to pave the way for major improvements, while Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman cautions it will require time and preparation to implement promptly.
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Kennedy
Defense and Labor
General Services Administration
Orville L.u
Freeman
Ten Measures Discussed at Monday Meeting
Speaker Julius Singleton outlined plans to move a bill to the floor next week with a final House vote anticipated late next week or early the following week. The House set Monday’s floor session for 7 30 p m to let committees meet in the afternoon, while Thursday saw the Senate defeat a bill raising the parent non support age from 16 to 18. The vote, 26 5, was not debated, with opponents saying enforcement would be impractical. The House also held for today a resolution to have the Conservation Commission buy the Mower Lumber Co log g ing railroad in Cass Pocahontas County for a potential tourist site and approved a request to Congress for funds to build a West Fork River dam at Creston Wirt County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Singleton
Singleton
House
Senate
Th House
The
Conservation Commission
Mower Lumber Co
Cass
Pocahontas County
Congress
West Fork
Creston
Wirt County
Color vision rare among mammals says humans differ
A small group of mammals including humans and apes possess color vision while most mammals perceive a gray, colorless world. The statement highlights evolutionary differences in vision across species.
Spy Next Door Telecast Set By CBS For Feb Fifteenth
NEW YORK UPI CBS announced the espionage program The Spy Next Door will be aired on February 15 after being dropped from Armstrong Circle Theatre. CBS denied government pressure influenced the delay and said officials viewed a tape and approved the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Soviet Union
Circle Theatre
Commissioners Named In Condemnation Suit Mabscott Orchard Highway
State Road Commission condemned property for Mabscott Cathedral Orchard highway with Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp signing orders. A Feb 17 hearing for Southern Industrial Marketers property will be before H E McMillan, Sam H Bridge, John L Phillips, Earl Riner and Sam C Turner. Feb 22 commissioners for the George Lowry property include C Lake Allen, John G Beard Jr, Price Caffee, James W Givens and A Noel Ennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Mabscott - Crab Orchard
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
H. E. McMillan
Sam H. Bridge
John L. Phillips
Earl Riner
Sam C. Turner
George Lowry
C. Lake Allen
John G. Beard Jr
Price Caffee
James W. Givens
A. Noel Ennis
Rail Crash Near Track Sparks Rescue Efforts
A derailment on a spur off the three track Baltimore Washington mainline three miles from the race track left many injured as ambulances could not approach the isolated area. Rescue teams carried victims over snowy terrain in freezing 15 degree weather. State police quoted engineer Howard Horner saying the train lost its brakes while slowing from 45 mph for the spur turn.
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Baltimore-Washington
Howard Horner
Camden
N. J
Default Judgment Against John E Tanner Jr in Beckley
A default judgment of 576.42 was issued against John E. Tanner Jr of Beckley by Raleigh County Circuit Judge Norman Knapp on Monday. Jimmie Kiser Jr. was the plaintiff in a suit to recover on a promissory note for 600 signed by Tanner on June 15, 1960.
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John E. Tanner Jr
Beckley
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Jimmie Kiser Jr
Tanner
WSAZ-TV Sold For 6 Million in West Virginia Sale
Huntington based WSAZ-TV and WSAZ radio are sold to WJR The Goodwill Station Inc of Detroit for 6 million dollars. The deal, announced by William D. Birke and John F. Pratt, awaits FCC approval. WHTN-TV and WCHS-TV also recently changed hands, with sale prices 2.1 and 2.6 million respectively.
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Huntington
W. Va
UPI
Wsaz-Tv
West Virginia
Huntington Publishing Co
Charleston
Wsaz Radio
WJR
Goodwill Station, Inc
Detroit
Wsaz Inc
Publishing Company
William D. Birke
John F. Pratt
Federal Communications Commission
Huntington-Charleston
Whtn-Tv
Reeves Broadcasting and Development Corp
Cowles Broadcasting Co
Wchs - TV
Rollins Broadcasting Inc
Whtn - TV
Wchs-Tv
Wsaz, Inc
Radio
Pomeroy
Ohio
Birke
C. Tom Garten
NBC
WJR Radio
Worth Kramer
Wgkv Radio
Wall Street Charter Sees Market Rally Amid Cautious Optimism
Wall Street analyst Joseph E. Granville of E. F. Hutton & Co. says the market upswing seems durable but not yet ending, likely into the March to May period. Confidence in the new administration's ability to curb recession sustains buying, with near term dips viewed as buying opportunities. The Shields Survey highlights Frisch's Restaurants Munsingwear Niagara Mohawk Power as promising long term bets. Thomson & McKinnon favors Eastman Kodak RCA Western Union Warner Lambert Richardson Merrell American Chicle GM Republic Steel and St Joseph Lead for buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Joseph E.granville
E. F. Hutton & Co
Granville
Thomson & McKinnon
Eastman-Kodak
RCA
Western Union
Warner- Lambert
Richardson - Merrell
American Chicle
Republic Steel
St. Joseph Lead
Glen Daniel Elementary Scoring Set for Feb 16
Glen Daniel Elementary School is scheduled for scoring on February 16 as part of a three year program of county school evaluations. Assistant Superintendent Dewey Bone leads the Glen Daniel scoring effort.
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Glen Daniel
Dewey Bone
Prison Term Meted Following Plea Of Guilty
Paris Preston Peters aged 40 of Beckley was sentenced to one to 10 years in the State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to conspiracy in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Also named were John Henry Phipps and a juvenile. Phipps received nine months in jail and a $50 fine for attempt to commit a felony. State Police noted the trio sought Ralph McGinnis.
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Paris Preston Peters
Route 3
Beckley
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Peters
Capias
Ernest Dale Cantley
Jane Blaylock
Eccles
John Henry Phipps
Phipps
Ralph McGinnis
McGinnis
Bluefield
VA To Speed Up Insurance Dividend Payments
The Veterans Administration will expedite a $258.5 million distribution to about 4.8 million WWII veterans with national service life insurance and 260,000 WWI veterans with U.S. government life insurance. Payments will be sent by June 30, halving the normal timetable. Dividends reimburse a portion of previous premiums as mortality rates remain lower than anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Veterans Administration
Kennedy
U.S
Fireman Injured After Fall On Icy Northwestern Avenue
Beckley fireman Robert L. Perdue of 114 Lovell Street is in good condition at Beckley Hospital after a fall on ice on Northwestern Avenue today. He was driving home from the fire department to aid stalled traffic, parked at the hilltop, and slipped on the icy highway, striking his back and losing consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Robert L. Perdue
Lovell St
Beckley Hospital
Northwestern Avenue
Perdue
Cuba Supreme Court reduced to fifteen by mass resignations
A December purge saw nine justices resign and eight dismissed, shrinking Cuba’s Supreme Court from 32 to 15. All remaining justices were viewed as Castro loyalists after his early appointments. A Swiss Embassy report also said Dorticos may pardon six Americans sentenced to 30 years for attempting to join anti Castro forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Supreme Court
Castro
Dorticos
Cuba
Tax and revenue measures proposed in state bill
The proposal lists multiple items to raise or allocate funds including extra general revenue for county schools above state aid when enrollment grows, higher stamp license fees with county licenses, removal of personal property tax on residences valued under 3000 for seniors, a minimum wage rate board for public works, and an increase of jurors from 16 to 20. It also outlines rate changes under a gross sales tax revision affecting natural gas, manufacturing, contracting, and large electric energy sales, plus new railroad and telegraph rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del. Hill
D-Boone
Dels
Dels. Singleton
D-Monongalia
Seibert
Ohio
del. Myles
D-Fayette
Two Area Children Treated For Injuries
Two area youngsters were treated at Beckley hospitals for unrelated accidents on Thursday. Nine year old Patsey Hill of Glen White received care for a cut lower lip after a sledding incident. Eleven year old Michael Adkins of Daniels was treated for a leg injury from a separate sled riding mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospitals
Patsey Hill
James Hill
Glen White
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Michael Adkins
Frank Adkins
Daniels
Beckley Hospital
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Posey A
Montgomery
Curtis
Deep Water
Joseph
Williams
William R. Martin
R. WN. Fox
ACE Auto Stores
3Rd Ave
Oak Hill
Fulbright
Brown
Pres. Kennedy
North Viet Nam
Winnet Kennedy
Rules Committee
University of Georgia
Mrs. Keyser
GOP
Wall Street Charter
Frisch’s
Munsing‘wear
Niagara Mohawk Power
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