Schools Closed Buses Run Again Across Region
Snowbound counties report heavy accumulations from 8 to 20 inches with main highways open and back roads hazardous. Forecast warns of another Gulf storm while airports and transit gradually resume as temperatures dip to single digits and teens.
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Wyoming
Wood
Jackson
Preston
Cabell
Randolph
Nicholas
SRC
Fayette County
Doddridge
Road Commission
Highway Information Bureau
Randolph County
Pocahontas County
Tucker
Pendleton
Fayette
Greenbrier
Monroe
Governor Waits To Tell Choice In GOP Nomination
Governor Underwood weighs support between Harold Neely and Chapman Revercomb for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He says his stance depends on their positions toward his administration programs and department heads. Neely resigned as public institutions commissioner. Revercomb has no current Underwood role. Revercomb was a U S senator previously and left office after losing to Robert Byrd.
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Charleston
Underwood
Harold Neely
Chapman Revercomb
Neely
Revercomb
United States Senate
Sen
Robert C. Byrd
Ski Party Fizzles Over Snowbound Weekend
Out-of-state skiiers booked a Bald Knob party but could not attend due to heavy snow. Excellent skiing now with 11 inches at Flat Top and three slopes open as the temperature sits at 11 degrees.
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Bald Knob
Snowfall Impacts District 10 And Surrounding Counties
Snowing today in District 10 with several neighboring counties Boone Clay Kanawha Mason Putnam Cabell Lincoln experiencing similar conditions. Primary roads were plowed and cindered. chains or snow tires advised across districts.
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Boone, Clay
Kanawha
Mason
Putnam
Cabell
Lincoln
Drive In Hit Steaks Taken at Beckley Restaurant
Beckley state police investigate a Sunday night break in at a Beckley restaurant. A rear storage room door was forced open and 40 rounds of club steaks plus 40 pounds of hamburger and a 2.5 gallon can of ice cream were reported missing at 6 30 a m with inventory pending.
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Beckley State
Troubled pair seeks stable future amid legal woes
Troubles Mount lost their Mississippi marriage certificate. They tried to wed in Las Vegas but failed. The FBI once arrested him for keeping a rental car eight months. The Navy discharged him as an accessory in a Boston car theft ring. The couple clash over their marriage while Ronni and Albert express hope for life together and a baby boy.
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Las Vegas
FBI
Navy
Boston
Ronni
Gamble Benedict
Albert
Divided Senate Faces Civil Rights Vote and Reform Tactics
President hopeful Johnson favors milder civil rights steps with a voluntary conciliation service to ease local tensions. He must balance Northern Democratic appeal with Southern backing, as Sen. Richard Russell warns Southerners fear a civil rights bill in an election year.
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Johnson
Acre
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Dixie
Booing Mikoyan Echoes a Cold War Rhetoric
The Soviet visitor faced hostile reception as students booed and jeered his claim that political beliefs are not jailed in the U S S R. He contrasted U S jailings with Soviet unity and warned that only crazy Americans seek war while Khrushchev and Eisenhower talks offered hope for peace.
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Mikoyan
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Sister Of Beckleyan Succumbs In Virginia
Funeral services for Dona Frances Davis 9 Burkes Garden Virginia sister of Mrs F D Kinzer Beckley were held Sunday at Burkes Garden Methodist Church Burial followed at Central Cemetery in Burkes Garden She died Saturday in a Tazewell Virginia hospital
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Dona Frances Davis
Burkes Garden
F. D. Kinzer
Beckley
Burkes Garden Methodist Church
Davis
Tazewell
Anti-Fluoride Group Considers Legal Action in Beckley
Raleigh County Anti-Fluoridation Committee plans to challenge Beckley Water Co. fluoridation before the county court. President Thomas R. Cook says the effort targets religious freedom and public health, with possible injunctions after a postponed meeting to be held next weekend.
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Raleigh County
Cook
Christian Scientists
Jehovah's Witnesses
Storm Death Toll Rises Across Multiple States in Heavy Snowfall
A major storm dumped up to 18 inches of snow with winds and high tides along the New England coast. Dozens of roads were blocked in Connecticut coastal areas while Pennsylvania reported nine storm deaths. Deaths across the South and Midwest followed as snow and sleet persisted from Texas to New Jersey.
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Connecticut
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Eastport
Maine
Florida
Gulf Coast
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Bradford
South
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Sub-District Methodist Youth Fellowship Meeting Postponed
The Sub-District Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting at The Methodist Temple is postponed due to bad weather and will be held next Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist Temple
Temple
Payola hearings and world news mix in brisk brief
Second week of congressional probe hearings opens as record distributors defend themselves. France weighs a hydrogen bomb mount after its first atomic test. Khrushchev labelled unwelcome visitor by The Nation as Doyle trial and other items unfold. Funeral services set for Beverly Barnett in Hollywood. House Democrats near bond rate compromise. Ayub Khan wins 95.7 percent in Pakistan election. Finch murder trial resumes in Los Angeles. Ohio road plans hinge on Ohio River bridge, plus a Florida murder probe and partisan quarrels in Ohio politics.
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France
Pierre Guillaumat
Burma
The
Nation
Nikita S. Khrushchev
HOUSE
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Finch
Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
R. Bernard Finch
W Surratt Granted Permit To Carry Gun In Raleigh County
Charles W. Surratt was granted a permit to carry a pistol by Raleigh County Circuit Judge Norman Knapp. The merchant, once convicted 20 years ago of involuntary manslaughter, had served part of a 12 month sentence. Other court actions included K and S May tag Furniture Co. debt recovery, a continued suit for infant Kenneth Armstrong, and various demurrers in cases against Tri-State Finance Co. and Harrah.
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Charles W. Surratt
Bolt
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Surratt
Cook
J. M. Satterfield
K and S Maytag Furniture Co
Kenneth R. Armstrong
Annabelle Meade
Raymond
Helen Armstrong
Delores Ann Armstrong
Raleigh County
George Burke
East Main St
Foley Construction Co
W. T. Tompkins
Belle Furniture Co
Kermit and
Mae Bryant
Robena Garrison
George Willis
Willis Water and Gas Works
Tri-State Finance Co
Arvil C. Harrah
Wilkes Ave
Ohio
Harrah
Oak Leaf Garden Club elects officers at February meeting
Oak Hill area gardeners chose officers to begin duties in May at a February meeting hosted by Mrs. T. W. Sowers on Virginia Street. Newly elected: Mrs. John Samuels president, Mrs. John Berry Jr vice president, Mrs. John Dixon recording secretary, Mrs. Bryant Davis corresponding secretary, Mrs. T. W. Sowers treasurer, Mrs. Ann Strong librarian and historian.
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OAK Hill
ANS
Oak Leaf Garden Club
Virginia Street
T. W. Sowers
John Samuels
John Berry Jr
John Dixon
Bryant Davis
Ann Strong
Ralph Taylor
Spade and Trowel Garden Club
Oak Leaf Club
State Federation of Garden Clubs
White Sulphur Springs
Mae Puckett
Strong
Dixon
Berry
Davis
Simmons
Fred Whiteley
John Samuels Jr
Puckett
Taylor
Beckley Woman to Face Court on Beer Charge
Reva Stoots 22 of Beckley will appear in Beckley Police Court tonight to answer a charge of permitting beer to be consumed on licensed premises after hours. She was arrested by City Police at 1 20 a.m. today. An Oak Hill juvenile was jailed at 11 p.m. Sunday on a charge of running away from home.
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Reva Stoots
Beckley
New Healing Substance Promises Non Surgical Hemorrhoid Relief
Science finds a new healing substance called Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids stop itching and relieve pain without surgery. Case reports claim shrinking results and phrases like piles ceased to be a problem. Available as suppository or ointment with money back guarantee from druggists.
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New York, N. Y
Funeral services for Charles Henry Lee held in Dothan
Charles Henry Lee 73 of Dothan died Sunday in a Montgomery hospital from complications. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oaks Hill with Rev. Billy Painter. Burial in Toney Cemetery. Survivors include four sons in Cleveland and Canton Ohio, six daughters in Ohio and Dothan, two brothers, a sister, and other relatives.
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Charles Henry Lee
Dothan
Tyree
Enoch Jackson
Calvin Edward Lee
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Henry Lee Jr
Canton
Jimilla Conley
Ashland
Cherry Collins
Christine Lloyd
Clearmont
Calif
Annabelle Toney
Bonnie
Esther Lee
Burn
Eskdale
Frank Lee
Allie Mosley
Crown
Funeral incomplete for G. R. Mann 85
G R Mann 85 of 1409 Harper Road died at 5 15 p m Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness. A Primitive Baptist Church member for 65 years, he was father of Mrs C T Harvey and had two sons predeceased. Surviving: two additional daughters, 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Body at Broyles Funeral Home Union pending arrangements.
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Harper Road
C. T. Harvey
Mann
Primitive Baptist Church
Dry Pond
Monroe County
Earl W
Beckley
Spurgeon
Greenville
E. L. McDaniel
L. C. Parker
Wolf Creek
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
Sorensen Rites Set For Louis Peter Sorensen
Louis Peter Sorensen 47 a Beaver resident and Peerless Packing Co. executive died of a heart attack at his home in the early hours. He was born July 2, 1912 in West Des Moines Iowa and survived by his wife Dolly Rogers Sorensen and eight grandchildren. Funeral mass will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Downieville
Calif
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Washington, D. C
San Francisco
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Richard H. Chambers
Tucson
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Chessman
Hollywood
Beverly T. Barnett
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
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Beckley
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Hinton
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Iowa
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Sorenesen
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R. J. Sorensen
Marine Corps
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Tex
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Steve
Des Moines
Carl
James
John Doud
George Young
Chicago
Ill
John Francis
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
George Burke
Sunset Memorial Park
Navy telegram confirms Fayette County youth dies in Spain
Mrs. Delta Turner of Gatewood Fayette County received a telegram from the Navy Department announcing the death of her son Tony Allen Fleshman in Spain. Fleshman had enlisted at 17 in 1957 after leaving Fayetteville High School and was stationed at the Naval Base in Madrid.
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Delta Turner
Gatewood
Fayette County
U. S. Navy Department
Tony Allen Fleshman
Spain
Madrid
Fayetteville High School
Submarines chase off Argentina coast prompt wary reports
Naval officials suspect depth charges damaged the first submarine’s propellers yet it can still dive fast to dodge depth bombs. Pilots report coded and poor Yankee slang messages between subs and allies in the Atlantic. The United States denies subs in the area, Britain disputes ownership, and the Soviet Union stays silent. A Mikoyan remark downplays danger. An unconfirmed report mentions a dead frogman on the Golfo Nuevo coast five days after alleged injuries by depth charges.
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Newfoundland
Cuba
Golfo Nuevo
Notable deaths span several states with varied careers
Don Lanning 64 husband of singer Roberta Sherwood and former actor dies of cancer in Miami. Delmar G. Roos 72 designer of the Jeep dies of a heart attack in Philadelphia while serving as Willys Motors VP of engineering. Joseph A. Neville 50 founder of the Little Brown Jug pacers dies of a heart attack in Delaware Ohio. Dr Winchell Craig 67 Mayo Clinic neurologist dies after brain tumor surgery in Rochester Minnesota.
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Miami, Fla
Don Lanning
Roberta Sherwood
East Liverpool
Ohio
Philadelphia
Delmar G. Roos
Willys Overland
Willys Motors, Inc
News
Bronxville
N. Y
Delaware, Ohio
Joseph A. Neville
Neville
Rochester, Minn
Winchell Craig
Mayo Clinic
Washington Court House
Roark Seeks Release On Habeas Writ In Murder Case
An application for a writ of habeas corpus to free Rush Roark from Raleigh County Jail was to be heard at 1 30 p m today by Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. Roark held on murder charge. bond denied by Judge Harry L McCreery. He is accused with Goldie Mae Lambert and Roy Richmond of the December 19 1959 shotgun killing of Homer Richmond. Counsel appeals McCreery ruling. bond possible if writ granted before Grand Jury meets for March term.
Silent Kidnaping Probe Continues In Coors Disappearance
Gold en Colo. AP reports the investigation into Adolph Coors 44 vanished six days ago on a rural Rocky Mountain road. FBI and local sheriff officials declined details as evidence includes an abandoned car with blood smears and a resident hearing a gunshot near the bridge.
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Golden
Colo
Adolph Coors Iti
Rocky Mountain
FBI
Art Wermuth
Wermuth
Adolph Coors Co
Denver Post
Washington
Coors
Foothills
Here
Suit for $1000 filed against Tool Clothing Co and Dee Baker
Clayton Howery of 312 Hartley Ave filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office a suit seeking $1000 in damages. Defendants listed are Tool Clothing Co and Dee E Baker of Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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Raleigh County
Clayton Howery
Hartley Ave
Tool Clothing Co
Dee E. Baker
Winston-Salem
N. C
Judge McCreery II Raleigh County Ill at home
Hamilton County court records note Judge Harry L. McCreery of Raleigh County is ill at his Hill Park Drive home, prompting absence from duties and possible scheduling impacts.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Hill Park Drive
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