Deaths and Funerals
Death notices list several local families: Millon family with multiple sons including Loren Jr. at Edwards AFB, VA siblings Irene and Wanda Lee. Humphrey family with Bessie Campbell Humphrey and Jean Hambrick, plus siblings and grandchildren. Toler death includes Mary Morgan Toler of Simon, Chicago illness, survivors including husband Herman and seven sisters. Funeral details outline services at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel and Reedy Methodist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park and family cemetery. bodies at funeral homes with visiting hours.
Funeral services for Frank A. Baldwin in Beckley
Frank A. Baldwin 81 of Beckley dies at his sister’s home after months ill health. Funeral at Caffee Chapel with Rev. Ernest Barley. burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Baldwin a retired Raleigh County blacksmith and longtime Beckley resident born April 8 1884 in Moorefield. Survivors include three sons a daughter two sisters 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body at Calfee Funeral Home. Other notices mention Tony Miller of Lester death and Calfee arrangements. Also brief obituaries: Dr Stoyan Gavrilovic aged 70 a U N site commission figure and former Yugoslav exile. Monsignor Angelo Rotta aged 93 Vatican nuncio to Hungary. Maurice Zuckerman 86 potato businessman known as potato king of the world.
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Frank A. Baldwin
Beckley
Ernest Barley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Bessie Floyd
S. Oakwood Ave
Baldwin
Raleigh County
The
Baptist Church
Churchville
Moorefield
John Wesley
Martha Canfield Baldwin
John W
Baltimore
Franklin
Bradley
Lester
Mount
Virginia Bradshaw
Staunton
Bessie
Lois Baldwin
Mary Jane Harvert
Jackson
Ohio
Calfee Funeral Home
New York
UPI
Stoyan Gavrilovic
United Nations Site Commission
Foreign Affairs
Gavrilovic
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Belgrade
Miss Sophie Reinecke final rites set in Hamilton
Final rites for Miss Sophie C Reinecke 92 of Mount Hope will be held in Hamilton Illinois after a long illness. She died Monday evening in a Beck ley nursing home. Born July 19 1872 in Lauenstein Germany she was a daughter of the late Carl and Charlotte Wahlbruk Reinecke. Surviving are a brother Fred St Louis Mo and a sister Mrs Marie Bolton Mount Hope. The body will be moved from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope to Laporte Funeral Home Hamilton Thursday morning. Friends may call Tyrees 1 pm to 10 pm today.
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Sophie C. Reinecke
Mount Hope
Hamilton
Miss Reinecke
Beckley
Lauenstein
Germany
Carl and
Charlotte Wahlbruk Reinecke
Fred
St. Louis
Marie Bolton
Tyree
Laporte
Tyree’s
Funeral services for Shelby Ann Farley
Funeral services for Shelby Ann Farley one week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clownie Farley Whitby were held at 11 a m today at Bluestone View Primitive Baptist Church near Ellison with Fider A L Neely officiating. Burial was in Farley Family Cemetery. She died at 8 p m Monday at home. Survivors include a brother James Earl and two sisters Shirley and Patricia all at home and grandparents Mr and Mrs Staunton Farley of Whitby and Mr and Mrs Wilson Pack of Blue Jay. Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Hinton handled arrangements.
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Shelby Ann Farley
Clownie Farley
Whitby
Bluestone View Primitive Baptist Church
Ellison
Fider A. L. Neely
Farley
James Earl
Shirley
Patricia
Staunton Farley
Ira L Humphrey obituary notes long illness and church ties
Ira Lucian Humphrey, 67, of Daniels, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Methodist Church. Born June 11, 1897, he leaves a family and is remembered in the community.
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Ira Lucian Humphrey
Daniels
Oteer
Methodist Church
Western allies press on united Germany future
The Western Allies and West Germany refuse to recognize East Germany claiming the communist regime cannot negotiate Germany's future. They hold reunification to be the responsibility of the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union and say they will review their position at Bonn's urging.
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West Germany
East Germany
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Bonn
Ruby Appeal to Supreme Court Claims Dallas Trial Unfair
Mrs. Grant states defense includes Charles Bellows of Chicago and Phil Burleson of Dallas. Burleson seeks Town hill's aid but claims no control over hiring. They have shipped about 600 pounds of records to Austin for the appeal hearing. They contend the Dallas trial denied Ruby a fair proceeding.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Grant
Charles Bellows
Chicago
Phil Burleson
Burleson
Dallas
Townhill
Tonnhill
Austin
Ruby
Fired Dentist's Appeal Weighed By State Court
Charleston based report details Dr. Gerald Guine's appeal of his dismissal from the State Health Department. The state Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the grounds for firing, tied to alleged negligent and inefficient conduct and use of state property, were valid and known at the time of dismissal. The Civil Service Commission and Health Board supported the dismissal, while Guine contends the charges were vague.
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Charleston
UPI
Gerald Guine
State Health Department
State Supreme Court
Guine
N. H. Dyer
Asst
Leo Catsonis
Dyer
Civil Service Commission
State Health Board
Commission
State Board of Health
Carsonis
Wayne
Cabell
Putnam
Good
Catsonis
Snowball attack leads to student death and murder charge
Drayton Yow died from a skull fracture after a burst eardrum from a snowball fight near Cumberland Avenue. County Coroner Ira Pierce ruled the death accidental for the injury, while Homicide Captain Robert Lane said police would pursue the other student on murder charges as hundreds of students clashed and snowballs were thrown at traffic.
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Christenberry
Yow
Ira Pierce
Robert Lane
Cumberland Avenue
Mother and six children die in McComb house fire
In rural McComb Mississippi a mother, 34, and her six children aged six months to nine years perished in a late night fire that destroyed their frame house east of the city. County Coroner J L Glover identified the victims as Mrs Faye Smith and children Virginia Faye, Jean, Michael, David, Robert and Mark.
Rainmaker Bill Hearing Draws West Virginia Delegation
A large crowd from Romney Martinsburg Berkeley Springs attended a House Agriculture Committee hearing in Charleston on the Rainmaker Bill regulating cloud seeding. Proponents cited past hail deterrence while opponents argued licensing, costs, and that seeding may not stop rain. The bill, led by Chairman William Slonaker and Rep Larkin B. Ours, seeks licensing with fees up to 100 dollars first year and 50 dollars on renewal.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Panhandle
Romney-Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
House Agriculture Committee
State Department of Agriculture
House
Fred G. Butler
Martinsburg
James Shutt
Guy Oakman
McConnellbug
Tom Machimer
Romney
Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association
W. E. Howell Co
Lexington
Mass
Machimer
Wallace Howell
Howell
Agriculture
William Slonaker
Hampshire
Larkin B. Ours
R Grant
Woman Drowns Three Children in Maryland
ARNOLD Md UPI a 29yearold mother Mary Jane Leister faced child neglect charges after police say she drowned three of her four children Dennis 6 Rosemary 4 Elmer Patrick 8 in scrub pails in a fit over welfare disputes The 17month old daughter Mary Jane was saved by police and her husband Elmer who was at work called police after learning of the incident The suspect admitted the killings saying Ask the Welfare Authorities said she had been in conflict with welfare officials over her children and she was to appear in court Thursday in the case
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Leister
Dennis
Rosemary
Elmer Patrick
Mary Jane
Wilson’s 100 days push on TSR2 fate and cuts
Prime Minister Wilson defended his first 100 days amid House hiss and calls to resign as his Labor government canceled the HS681 short takeoff jet project. He announced a switch to the Lockheed C130E transport and studied options on the TSR strike bombers, leaving Britain’s aircraft industry unsure about TSR2’s future.
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Wilson
House
Pope to Abolish Ornate Garments in Reform Plan
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will curb ceremonial dress by abolishing gold and silk regalia for cardinals bishops and prelates in a spring reform ahead of the Ecumenical Council's final session. He directs 27 newly named cardinals to limit wardrobes to essentials.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
FPC Approves Gas Co Merger In Four States
The Federal Power Commission approved the merger of Hope Natural Gas Co. of Clarksburg West Virginia and New York State Natural Gas Corp. of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The surviving firm will be Consolidated Gas Supply Corp. based in Clarksburg West Virginia. The FPC says the merger should save about 1.6 million dollars annually in administrative expenses and no loss of service is expected.
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Washington
Congress funds Food For Peace program amendment proposal
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa plans an amendment to fund Food For Peace and push for Congress control over further food shipments to Egypt. The move seeks tighter oversight of aid and distribution decisions affecting Egypt.
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Jack Miller
Alowa
Congress
Egypt
Congress Moves Fast But GOP Plans Slowdown
Washington lawmakers reacted to a fast session pace with caution. GOP members warned they will not let Democrats rush administration bills without proper deliberation. They described the opening rush as an urgent action that must be checked, noting Congress often lags at session start before moving forward.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
FBI Seeks Lone Gunman In Community Savings Robbery
The FBI joined the hunt for a white male approximately 35 who robbed the Community Savings and Loan Co in Wheeling. About $3200 was taken after the robber, who brandished a pistol, ordered workers to stay put and warned against alarms. No customers were present. He fled into a late afternoon crowd.
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Moore
Soviet Tug Under Naval Surveillance Off Oregon
A Soviet ocean-going tug moving along the West Coast is under visual surveillance by U S naval ships about 1580 miles off Oregon. Destroyer Hanson and destroyer escort Brannon track the vessel, whose mission remains unknown but sighted off Washington and Alaska earlier, with several Soviet ships reported in the area over the past two years.
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San Francisco
UPS
North America
U.S
Oregon
12Th Naval District
Hanson
Brannon
Portland
Navy
Alaskan
Washington
District board and roundtable both set for Thursday
A District Board of Review meeting and a Seneca District Boy Scouts Roundtable will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Methodist Temple, changed from today as previously announced.
Birds vanish in Washington migration debate
Washington reports flocks that normally pause in the capital during southward migration failed to appear this year. The observation fuels the claim that birds foretell a mild winter, though skeptics note the saying is often wrong.
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Washington, D. C
NAACP rift delays Bluefield march on Feb 13
In Bluefield a rift emerges between adult and youth NAACP factions over a planned February 13 civil rights march. State President Rev. C Anderson Davis says demonstrations depend on negotiations. Youth leader John Nettles claims youth and adult groups differ over authority but says plans may proceed if the YM YWCA remains integrated.
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Bluefield
UPI
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
C. Anderson Davis
Davis
NAACP
John Nettles
Ymywca
Nettles
U S Aid Official Missing in Saigon
An American spokesman said a U S aid mission official in Saigon, Gustav Hertz of Leesburg Virginia, is missing after leaving home for a motorbike ride amid an unofficial lunar new year cease fire. No significant action reported on battlefronts Tuesday night.
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Upt
U.S
South Viet Nam
Gustav Hertz
Leesburg
Hertz
Strippers Strike For Higher Pay In London
About 100 strippers across nearly 20 Soho clubs moved to unionize after three fired workers demanded higher pay. They seek at least 56 dollars weekly base pay, citing six shows in a 12 hour day for 47 dollars. Some clubs offered small increases and shorter hours.
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Entertainment District
Barbara van Loren
Sunset Strip
Soho
London
Sun
Top Eichmann Aide Acquitted
FRANKFURT Germany UPI A West German war crimes court acquitted Otto Hunsche 53 once Eichmann legal aide and sentenced Herman Krumey 59 to five years for assisting in extermination of Hungarian Jews. Krumey will not serve more time. prosecution protested leniency. Eichmann was executed by Israel in 1962 and called the two his closest associates.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Adolf Eichmann
Otto Hunsche
Hangman
Eichmann
Herman Krumey
West Virginia Forest Coverage and Land Area Share
United Press International reports that West Virginia has 10 million acres of forest, covering 65 percent of the state’s land area according to the World Almanac.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Bateman cites overcrowding and staff shortages in state hospitals
Charleston with UPI reports State Mental Health Director Dr Mildred Bateman told the House of Delegates that overcrowding and staffing shortages drive poor conditions in some state mental hospitals. She noted outside clinics exist but cannot meet demand and pledges to double efforts, while criticizing lack of capital improvements and preventive programs. She cited Huntington State Hospital needing 20 custodians but only 10 funded, as 9,000 statewide facility users strain basic hygiene and housekeeping. Two questions followed her 20 minute briefing.
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Charleston
UPI
Mildred Bateman
House of Delegates
Del
Robert Holliday
D-Fayette
Bateman
Dr. Bateman
Parkers
Legislature Showdown Over 1964 Tax Exemptions Foes Win
West Virginia lawmakers clash over exemptions in the consumer sales tax. Senate leader John Carrigan argues for preserving a 3 percent rate with targeted exemptions, while House leaders push plans to lower rates or modify credits. Debate centers on education funding and whether funds could be redirected to schools. House votes advance three criminal procedure bills to the Senate and consider income tax reciprocity with neighboring states.
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H. Laban White
Clarksburg
Senate
John Carrigan
Moundsville
William Tompos
Weirton
Carrigan
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Tompos
Finance Committee
Hans McCourt
D-Webster
W. N. Knapp
Hurricane
Putnam County
Randall A. Taylor
Mason
Miller
House
Dels
Paul B. Dawson
Nick Fantasia
D-Marion
W. Va
House Finance Committee
Ivor Boiarsky
D- Kanawha
Bank Robbers Given 20 Year Prison Terms
In Catlettsburg Kentucky three men connected to a 20000 bank robbery were sentenced to 20 years each. Junior Haskell Cordle was convicted as the getaway driver and received the long term after a one hour jury verdict. Ezekiel Canterbury and Chester Lee Simmons had pleaded guilty earlier and testified Cordle drove the car and took over 6000.
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Catlettsburg
Bank of
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William Lee
Jeffrey Alton
Irene Thomas
Wanda Lee
Portsmouth
Oak Hill
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Nancy Blake Humphrey
Bessie Campbell Humphrey
Jerry
Jean) Hambrick
Charles
Willis Branch
Alfred
Pax
Goldie Souders
Virginia
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Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
B. L. Moss
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Mary Morgan Toler
Reedy Methodist Church
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Rice Browning
Long Branch
Toler
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Herman
Estil
Hanover
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Martha Wilson
Ann Daniels
Saxon
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Tony Miller
Rome
Angelo Rotta
Hungary
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Maurice Zuckerman
Brentwood
Zuckerman
Zuckerman Potato Co
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Ira L. Humphrey
Paul O. Burdette
Woodmen OF America
Rock
Ruby Appeal
Ben Franklin
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Sir Winston
Mohammad Jayub Khan
Pakistan
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Spuamerly Bach Co
McComb
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GOP
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Search For Loan Co
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