West Virginia School Bus Segregation Reproved
NAACP officials allege Raleigh County schools maintain segregated attendance and busing patterns. They note students in Eccles and Harper Heights must walk to Stratton High while white peers attend Beckley. Negro students travel 18 miles to Stratton and Byrd Prillerman high schools amid a history of separate buses. District Court retained jurisdiction since 1956 with no de segregation plan produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles
Harper Heights
Stratton
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Morton Reeves
Fireco
Whitby
Sullivan
Byrd Prillerman
Brown
U. S. District Court For
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Urban Renewal Letter Spurs Beck Area Project
Members of Council called the mayor’s letter to Leigh “well taken” and worth council consideration as they assess an urban renewal plan for Beck er. The discussion centers on kickstarting the renewal effort using renewal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh
Becker
Small Woods Fire Causes Noon Call at Norton Ave
Beckley Fire Department was summoned to 103 Norton Ave at noon today for a small woods fire. Firefighters reported the blaze was caused by burning trash on Ted Anderson's property. No damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Norton Ave
Ted Anderson
Last Of A Series On The CIA In The Cold War
This dispatch outlines the rise and role of the Central Intelligence Agency from OSS roots to a peacetime spy hub. It details secrecy, budget ambiguity, unchecked powers, and the ongoing global espionage struggle with Russia as the Cold War front line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Central Intelligence Agency
Louis Cassels Washington
UPI
United States
George Washington
Nathan Hale
Henry L. Stinson
Black Chamber
State Department
Stinson
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
William B
Wild Bill) Donovan
Truman
Central Intelligence Group
Armed Services Unification
CIA
Defense Department
National Security Council
Congress
Treasury
General Accounting Office
Russia
Three Jailed After Hearings In Oak Hill
In Oak Hill Magistrate Myrl O'Dell hearings, Sherwood Williams and Marie Beverly of Minden pleaded not guilty to the Henry Clay robbery and were sent to Fayette County Jail in default of $500 bond each for allegedly taking $42. Billy Humphries pleaded guilty to an assault charge from Goldie Elmore and was remanded to jail in default of a $13.50 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Myrl O'Dell
Sherwood Williams
Marie Beverly
Minden
Henry Clay
Clay
Billy Humphries
Goldie Elmore
Hutchison resigns from BNC ad sales force in Beckley
Hutchison, a Beckley native with Coast Guard and Marine Corps service, resigns from the BNC advertising sales force after eight years. He and his wife Jo Ann Pratt Hutchison and their infant daughter Joanna Lynn live at 204 Williams Street. He taught Sunday School at Piney View Bible Church and previously attended Beckley College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Tallahassee
Ressa
Eccles
Columbia
Beckley
General Analine and Film Corp
Hutchison
U. S. Coast Guard
Marine Corps
BNC
J. M. Hutchison
Jo Ann Pratt
Piney View
Joanna Lynn
Williams St
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley College
Piney View Bible Church
Deaths And Funerals William Clark Roger 82 Lizemores
Funeral services for William Clark Roger 82 of Lizemores will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lizemores Nazarene Church with Revs Tom Jones and Lovell Shinn officiating. Burial in the family cemetery. He died Tuesday after a long illness. Born April 23 1879 he was a son of Elze and Mary Ryan Roger. Survived by wife Annie Miller Roger two sons Charlie Ansted Norval Lizemores two daughters Bertha Angle Hebron Ohio Pearl Legg Lizemores two brothers Edward Lizemores Samuel Lansing Mich a sister Emmer Legg Lizemores 20 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Body to be moved from Combs Funeral Home to his residence Thursday at 4 p.m. and to the church an hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clark Roger
Lizemores
Lizemores Nazarene
Tom Jones
Lovell Shinn
Roger
Elze
Mary Ryan Roger
Lizemores Nazarene Church
James T Trail 83 Beaver Dies At Home After Illness
James T Trail 83 of Beaver died at his home at 5 40 p m Tuesday after a long illness. Born in Pulaski County Virginia he spent 50 years in the coal industry and held one of the area s oldest mine certificates 98 A. He worked as general superintendent for Matz Coal Co Raven VA and later for Peerless Coal Co Stotesbury and Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates mine. He helped organize the Flat Top Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife two sons four daughters a stepson and a stepdaughter plus 41 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. The body lies at Webb and Neal Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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James Thomas Trail
Beaver
Pulaski County
Trail
Matz Coal Co
Raven
Peerless Coal Co
Peerless
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Stotesbury
Raymond
Cooleemee
N.C
James T. Jr
U. S. Navy
Mazama
Cuba
Jack
Brunswick
Ohio
William J
W. T
Georgia
Katherine McKinney Funeral Services Details
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Frances McKinney 77 of MacArthur will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Dr. James W Witherspoon presiding. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. She died at 12 45 a m today after a heart ailment. Born January 5 1885 in Tariff Ohio she was a member of First Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband Alfred McKinney two stepsons Clifford McKinney Tucson Arizona and Clyde McKinney Knoxville Tennessee three daughters Helen Maynard Virginia Roach Elizabeth Hamill a stepdaughter C C McGraw Charleston a half brother Ted Sayre Akron three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body remains at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Frances McKinney
MacArthur
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace
James W. Witherspoon
Sunset Memorial Park
McKinney
Tariff
Ohio
First Methodist Church
Alfred McKinney
Beckley
Clifford McKinney
Tucson
Ariz
Clyde McKinney
Knoxville
Tenn
Helen Maynard
Virginia Roach
Jacksonville
Fla
Elizabeth Hamill
Ft. Lauderdale
C. C. McGraw
Charleston
Ted Sayre
Akron
Baby Curtis Wills Dies in Beckley Hospital at 14 Months
Curtis F. Wills son of Frank C. and Hazel R. Snead Wills of Marion Virginia died in Beckley Hospital at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. He was born November 30, 1960 in Beckley. Survived by three brothers Freddie, Perry and Dwaine. paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wills of Beckley and Mrs. Phil Snead of Cool Ridge. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Flint Wills
Frank Carol
Hazel R. Snead Wills
Marion
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Freddie
Perry
Dwaine
Fred Wills
Phil Snead
Cool Ridge
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral notices for Mrs Ida Penn and Lowell Phillips
Funeral services are set for Mrs Ida Penn 66 in Sun at 2 p m with burial in Sun Cemetery. Survivors include husband Nathaniel, four sons, five daughters, 51 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also listed are arrangements for Lowell Phillips 52 of Flat Top who died Tuesday after a long illness. He leaves a wife Lina Adkins Phillips, seven sons, three daughters, two brothers, a sister and five half sisters. Bodies at Ritchie and Johnson and Bailey Funeral Home Princeton respectively.
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Ida Penn
Sun
Church of God, Sun
Allen Wilson
Inez Terry
Dairy Hill
Cleo Jones
Louise Canada
Lillie Canada
Scarbro
Edith Jones
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
Lowell Phillips
Ghent
Ollie M. Griffith
Daniels
E. G. Phillips
Lina Adkins Phillips
Orville
Booneville
N.Y
Leslie
White Oak
James
Cheyenne
Wyo
Otis
Fred
Rosalie Worley
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Rns
Funeral services for Harbiet Hanson in Charleston
Harbiet Hanson dies after long illness in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 p.m. in Bartlett Funeral Home Chapel on Tennessee Avenue Charleston. Burial will be in the family cemetery. Hanson survived by relatives in the Beckley area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbiet Hanson
Charleston
Bartlett Funeral Home
Tennessee Avenue
Hanson
Beckley
Eugene Jackson Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Eugene Jackson, 54, of 111 EC Street, died at about 11:30 a.m. today after suffering a heart attack at his residence. Beckley Rescue Squad was called to the home at 11:18 a.m. to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Jackson
EC St
Rose and Quesenberry
Beckley
Ford Fairlane Challenger 260 V-8 debut sparks sales rush
Ford touts the new Fairlane Challenger 260 V-8 as a premier popular priced big car. It delivers 164 hp, normal fuel, and lower price than many compact Sixes, claiming superior room and quality at an astonishing low price as it leads a historic V-8 run since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Smith larceny suspect in Columbus 1946 fugitive profile
The wanted man, 37, native of Drakesboro Kentucky, 5'11.5", 145 pounds, brown eyes, dark brown hair, medium complexion, has forearm tattoos including an eagle and dagger heart with death before dishonor and crossed rifles with USA 1939. Arrested July 6 1946 in Louisville on interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. Sentenced to two years in Chillicothe federal reformatory then moved to Ashland Kentucky. Also linked to a March 21 1946 larceny in Columbus and release to Dayton for trial, fined 109.40 and given a suspended sentence. FBI notes he is an avid poker player, heavy drinker, and has worked as bellhop, bartender, fry cook, laborer, bar boy, counter man, and doorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dayton
U.s.marshall
Louisville
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ashland
USA
Smith
Drakesboro
FBI
Kennedy Says Summit Presence Could Help Geneva Accord
Kennedy backs a Geneva meeting role to reach an agreement and says a Cuban stance united hemispheric opposition is key. He rejects Rockefeller’s Punta del Este critique, stressing inter American unity against Cuba and focusing on full employment as the major domestic 1960s challenge, noting some job losses in steel and coal but growth can absorb new workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Punta del Este
Kennedy
Hemisphere
Cuba
Mabscott Man Jailed on Capias in Raleigh County
Wesley Meadows of Mabscott was lodged in the Raleigh County Jail at 12 10 p m today by sheriff deputies on a capias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Wesley Meadows
Raleigh
Thurman Brooks Dies in Fairdale at Hill Top Nursing Home
Thurman Brooks of Fairdale died early today at Hill Top Nursing Home near Oak Hill. His body is at the Caffee Funeral Home awaiting completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman Brooks
Fairdale
Hill Top
Oak Hill
Caffee Funeral Home
Skelton Driver To Face Hearing On Drunkenness
Willard Woodrow Fink 42 of Skelton is to appear in Beckley Police Court Monday on drunk driving and no operator license charges. He was arrested at 12 30 a.m. and released at 10 a.m. after posting 500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Woodrow Fink
Skelton
Beckley
Fink
Larry Gene Bradley
Gene Byrd
Eccles
L. A. Gall Jr
David Burrell
Carlos Alonzo Blankenship
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Blankenship
Beatrice Crowl
Powellton
W. A. Burke
Mabel Simmons
Glen Morgan
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Virgil Roy White
Naoma
City weighs stonecrusher deal and road traffic changes
The city weighs prohibitive stonecrusher costs versus contracting with a highway firm to crush stone for municipal needs. Warden notes multiple stone layers can yield a durable road base and future hard-surface readiness. Valley Drive North and South traffic rules are revised with a 35 mph limit on Valley Drive from Sprague to Colony Drug and 55 mph for cars, 40 mph for trucks on the rest, plus signed no parking on Valley Drive South per SRC. City records also update house numbers after South Oakwood Avenue became Valley Drive South and notify owners.
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Warden
Valley Drive North
Valley Drive South
Council
W. Va
State Road Commission
Valley Drive
Sprague
Colony Drug
Cecil L. Miller
SRC
Noel Christian
B. H. Hopkins
Hopkins Skylanes
W. L. Humphrey
Oakwood Avenue
January Auto Industry Weighs on Economic Slide
January data show modest declines in autos and manufacturing payrolls while personal income falls 1.5 billion. Commerce Secretary Hodges notes a 600 million annual cutback in corporate dividends and mixed wage trends, with no clear recession signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
West Virginia Mines Office Issues Permit to G and I Coal Co
The Beckley office of the West Virginia Department of Mines issues a mining permit to G and I Coal Co on Tuesday to open No 3 mine in Fayette County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia Department of Mines
G and I Coal Co
Fayette County
Convalescing Frost Hospitalized In Miami
Frost 87 remains convalescing at Baptist Hospital in Miami after lung congestion prompted hospitalization on February 6. State Sen Harold M. Ryan narrowly defeated Rep. Robert Waldron in a Michigan special election for the 14th District seat in the U S House. An Atlas missile launched a nose cone and data capsule about 7000 miles to a South Atlantic target. State briefs note West Virginia motor vehicle registrations rose in the first half of the fiscal year, Ohio County Court actions seek temporary padlocks for 14 houses of prostitution, and state finances show cash balance of 46.41 million with investments of 243.33 million. IC C hearing on the Chesapeake & Ohio to buy Island Creek Coal line postponed indefinitely at railroad request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frost
Baptist Hospital
Miami
Fla
Harold M. Ryan
Robert FE. Waldron
Michigan
U.S
House of Representatives
John H. Glenn
South Atlantic
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Logan
McDowell
Ohio
Tucker
Wyoming
Ohio County Circuit Court
State Treasurer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio-Norfolk & Weston
Island Creek Coal Co
Space Shot Cal Examinations For New Firing Schedule
Space Shot examinations are underway as officials prepare a new firing schedule. Officials expect the countdown to stay in its final phase for up to four or five days if needed. Twenty four Navy ships across recovery zones may remain at sea without fuel or supplies. John Glenn endures delays dating back to December as weather and fuel issues thwart launch plans. Marginal weather and cloud delays persist over Cape Canaveral with a 50 percent chance of launch today. Forecasts call for continued bad weather in emergency landing areas from Bermuda to the Canary Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Glenn
Cape Canaveral
Atlantic
Bermuda
Canary Islands
Driver Ruth Campbell Knocks Pole Uninjured After Icy Crash
Ruth Campbell 41 of 123 Hager St. drove into a utility pole on Russell Street at 9 45 a m Tuesday. Beckley police reported about 500 dollars in damages to the car and pole aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Campbell
Hager St
Russell Street
Beckley
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William
James T. Trail
Elva) Radford
Floyd
Nancy Cox
Kelsie
Emma Jo) Farley
Vienna
Robert L
Sylvia) Underwood
John H. Martin
Wartsmith Air Force Base
Mich
Erskine Clark
Webb and Neal Funeral
Katherine McKinney
Curtis F. Wills
Varlane
Thunderbird
Grady Whitlock
Geneva
Grandview
Edsel L. Fitzwater
Ivan D. Cales
Albert H. Baker
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