Deaths and Funerals list local obituaries
Final rites are planned for Mrs Annie M Jones 63 Cunard at 1 pm in First Baptist Cunard with Rev Frank Robinson and Rev H C Craig officiating. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. She died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness born Claremont May 21 1897 daughter of James Minor. Surviving husband James Norris Jones son Charles Jones Wilmington Del three sisters and three grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Beckley prior to services.
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Annie M. Jones
Cunard
James Norris Jones
Charles Jones
Wilmington
Del
Bessie Kent
Gladys Jackson
Washington, D. C
Phyllis Hill
Greentown
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
Caperton Recovers After Kidney Surgery in Florida
S. Austin Caperton, president of Slab Fork Coal Co, is reported recuperating better than expected after major kidney removal surgery at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. He has spent the holidays in Florida with his wife at their Pompano Beach home, with son S. Austin Caperton Jr. awaiting their return.
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S. Austin Caperton
Holyon Hospital
Fort Lauderdale
Slab Fork Coal Co
Capteron
Becktown Coach Denies Hitting Player After Fight
At WWHS Coach Wiseman disputed claims he struck a Mountaineer player during the game. Rodney Miller was taken to Raleigh General Hospital with no visible injuries. Referees declined immediate comment and the incident drew attention from school officials and Miller’s family.
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Ers
WWHS
Wiseman
Wo Aga
Beckley
Rodney Miller
Mount
Miller
Tom Bossie
DuPont High School
West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission
Gordon Eisman
Virgil Carr
Rayleigh General Hospital
Hotel Workers Seek 20 Cent Wage Increase and Benefits
Hotel workers demand a 20 cent per hour across the board raise and hospital coverage. They report no current hospitalization, no offered salary increase, and a plan to cut paid vacation from one week after year one to none after year one. They also say management would pay 50 cent meat for meals and eliminate free meals. James A. Thompson, hotel manager, unavailable for comment.
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Davis
James A. Thompson
New Manager Shifts Set for District II Stores
W R Bill Shumate of Beckley, outgoing supervisor of District II, says changes will affect all 79 employees and managers across 17 stores. Clyde White of Athens, former Mercer County sheriff, will succeed Shumate. District II covers Raleigh Mercer Wyoming Summers Boone and part of Fayette counties.
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Raleigh
Mercer
Wyoming
Summers
Boone
Fayette Counties
Specialized Jobs Unfilled Amid Mass Unemployment
A UPI report shows 17 954 jobs could not be filled last month across the United States while about 5 500 000 workers are unemployed. Shortages span engineers social workers teachers nurses draftsmen technicians machinists and instructors for deaf children. Demand also exists for well trained secretaries stenographers and typists with openings in Detroit and cities from New York to Los Angeles.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Employment Service
Employment Service S
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
Labor Department
Long Beach
Toledo
Ohio
Tacoma
Wash
Worcester
Mass
Dayton
Fresno
Calif
Philadelphia
Portland
Maine
Kansas City
Baltimore
Fatalities listed in Drexel Hill and Rye residents
A partial death toll shows residents with names and addresses in Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey. The list includes Edward and Richard Lemaire of Rye New York Harold Hartshorne of New York City Louisa Hartshorne Julian Baginski Herbert Myers Howard Lillie Harold Kellett Max Silberstein Jacob Herschkowicz Pierre Balteau and other listed individuals. Military personnel include Stopp and Robinson with several crew members named for a Paris and Brussels mission.
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Drexel Hill
Lemaire
Edward
Sunset Lane
Rye
N.Y
Richard
Hartshorne
Harold
79Th St
New York City
Louisa
Baginski
Julian
Dorchester Rd
Englewood Cliff
N.J
Corning
U.S
Paris
Robinson
Brussels
Lambrechts
Louis
Roy
Jean
Kint
Eduwaere
Lucien
Flight Engiineer
den Busche
Pierre
Voleppe
Robert
Steward
Demayer
Marcel
Vernimmen
Henri
Devos
Paul
Rombaut
Jacqueline
Trullemans
Crash Brings International Skating Union Prague Meet Cancellation
The disaster's casualty toll ranks eighth among world airliner accidents and remains mysterious. The Prague skating meet for February 22 26 was called off as weather was clear and the plane appeared to have no reported trouble during its seven hour transatlantic flight from New York. The crash occurred near Berg 11 miles northeast of Brussels. Theo de Later 21 a former racing cyclist was identified as the man killed in the field and another worker lost a leg.
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Switzerland
International Skating Union
Prague
Atlantic
New York
Berg
Brussels
Theo de Later
de Later
Property Sales At Stephen's Branch Dam Site Listed
Four property owners sold lands at the Stephen's Branch Dam site to the Raleigh County Court for 18 545 50 dollars following court appraisals by realtor J Everett Shrewsbury. The transactions cover three Lilly family tracts totaling 217 14 acres and two from Arnett Lee Lilly and spouses plus parcels to Malinda Settle and Russell Settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen's Branch Dam
Raleigh
J. Everett Shrewsbury
George A. Lilly
Juanita June Lilly
I. Ray Lilly
Virgie S. Lilly
Arnett Lee Lilly
Margaret Ann Lilly
Malinda Settle
Russell Settle
Lawyer Bloc Dispute Over Crime Commission Report
Delegate J C Cruikshank clashed with Myles on the House floor and prevailed as resentment against the Lawyer Bloc grew. Prosecution attorneys sought advice from West Virginia Bar Association committees. The debate suggested laws against gambling and bootlegging were seen as adequate, while scrutiny of Crime Commission legislation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Bar Association
J. C. Cruikshank
D-Clay
Crime Commission
Myles
New York Firm Eyes Morgantown Plant Renovation
A New York firm proposes renovating the Morgantown plant with long term improvements near 100 million dollars. General Dynamics previously showed interest but withdrew. The plant, appraised at 13.5 million by GSA, is deemed outdated due to deterioration. The firm envisions restoring facilities, adding urea nitric acid and ammonium nitrate production, and possibly establishing a regional research center to leverage local scientific talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Dynamics Corp
GSA
Randolph
Spevack
Morgantown
Byrd
Barron
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Couple Wins Suit In Fayette Hearing
In Fayetteville a Fayette County petit jury returned a verdict in favor of Virgil and Hilda Light in a contract dispute over a water filtration system. Crystal Pools Inc. of Charleston sued to recover complete payments back to Sept 1 with interest. A separate jury was being impaneled for Paul Taylor versus Charles R. Flint and Claxton Bays. Calvin Linkenhaker of Ansted faced trial for rape, continued from an earlier docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Virgil
Hilda Light
Crystal Pools Inc
Charleston
Paul Taylor
Charles R. Flint
Claxton Bays
Calvin Linkenhaker
Ansted
Beckley WV Urges Airport and Defense Plant Priority
A Raleigh County court resolution urges immediate government action to use Beckley and surrounding resources for airport development or other permanent defense industry projects. It notes Beckley’s 1959 28.4 percent labor surplus and calls Congress and agencies to prioritize site development and utilize county-owned airport facilities. The measure seeks federal and state recognition and to push for rapid action through designated officials.
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United States Senate
Committee
West Virginia
Beckley
United States
U. S
Raleigh
W. W. Barron
Arthur Goldberg
Paul Douglas
Dtll
Citizens’ Committee
Benjamin A. Smith
Raleigh County
Two Men Jailed in Early Morning Raleigh County Arrests
Two men were booked at the Raleigh County Jail at 1 09 a m today by a constable He Adkins of Crow is charged with statutory rape Clyde B Cousins Stamford City was arrested on a non support charge
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Raleigh County
He Adkins
Crow
Clyde B. Cousins
Stamford City
Higher Jobless Benefits In Legislature West Virginia
Charleston reports bills to raise unemployment benefits and employer contributions to the Unemployment Compensation Fund. Proposals also seek extended benefit periods, higher weekly payments, and stepped rate increases if state payroll shares fall. Additional measures standardize college teacher salaries, license funeral homes, extend workers compensation to volunteer firefighters, require county permits for out of city construction, create a regional commission, license private schools and place them under state oversight.
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Charleston
UPI
House
Senate
Julius Singleton
Morgantown
Howard Carson
Fayetteville
Noah Floyd
D-Mingo
Lewis G. Mills
D-Wayne
Dels. Watson
D-Marion
Cruikshank
U S backs Day a Congo crisis and Hammarskjold rift
Adlai Stevenson opened the morning session to defend UN Secretary General Hammarskjold as Moscow backed a draft United Nations resolution criticizing Belgium and calling for harsh actions against Congo leaders. The dispute intensified after Lumumba's death and amid Soviet- backed attacks on Hammarskjold. Stevenson reaffirmed U S support for Hammarskjold and urged unity amid global tensions over Congo policy.
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Congo
Sig
Adlai E. Stevenson
Russia
Patrice Lumumba
Security Council
Hammarskjold
Belgium
Joseph Mobutu
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U. N
Valerian A. Zorin
U.N
G.P. Arkadev
Moscow
United Nations
Nikita S. Khrushchev
General Assembly
Guinea
Ghana
United Arab Republic
Lumumba
Republic of the Congo
Institute Plant To Be Enlarged Contract Let
Goodrich Gulf Chemicals awarded a $10 million contract to Blaw Knox Co for plant additions at Institute West Virginia to manufacture synthetic rubber compound Blaw Knox will act as general contractor for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals Inc
Blaw-Knox Co
Pittsburgh
Institute
Kanawha County
W. Va
Blaw-Knox
West Virginia workers back Barron plan mobilizes job seekers
In a crowded registration day, men waiting to register express faith in Gov. Barron as a remedy for West Virginia’s economy. Truman Bailey, Pemberton, H. W. Westmoreland, Boyd Harvey and others recount long unemployment spells and reduced benefits while awaiting extended registration sessions Thursday and Friday. Each applicant provides prior jobs, earnings and Social Security details for continued eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
West Virginia
Truman Bailey
Pemberton
Lillybrook Coal Co
Bailey
H. W. Westmoreland
Crab Orchard
Maben
West Gulf Coal Co
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
B. B. Holstein Coal Co
Rainelle
Westmoreland
Boyd E. Harvey
Democratic Party
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Harvey
Senate Action Sends Bill To Realign Delegates
Senate committees advance redistricting measures increasing Hancock and Wood delegates and adding to Kanawha while trimming Fayette Logan and McDowell. Education measures seek new school aid of 12.5 and 5.5 million dollars. Marshall College gains university status. House and Senate floor activity includes toll authority, air pollution panel, and health board pay, with multiple minor measures enacted.
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House
Hancock
Wood
Kanawha
Fayette
Logan
McDowell County
State Education Association
Finance Committee
Senate Education Committee
Marshall College
State Road Commission
Senate
Air Pollution Control Commission
West Virginia University Board of Governors
West Virginia University Law School
State Board of Health
Kennedy aid for unemployed urged in three day hearing
The Ways and Means Committee opens three days of hearings on President Kennedy's request for immediate unemployment relief. Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg testifies first as lawmakers weigh extending benefits for those exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
James G. Fulton
R-Pa
House Space Committee
Russia
Earth
Seedling orders total 293 800 for Fourth District
Forest growers in the Fourth Conservation District ordered 293 800 seedlings from the State Nursery at Parsons for spring planting. Distribution includes Raleigh 185 000, Mercer 36 400, Wyoming 17 000, Fayette 42 000, McDowell 2 500, Summers 10 000 with species totals such as 1 000 shortleaf pine 60 100 Scotch 20 800 Virginia 73 500 white 29 700 red pine 51 900 Norway spruce 200 European larch 100 Japanese larch 10 700 tulip poplar and 46 800 black locust. Delivery dates pending weather with 84 growers in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Carl Lucas
Raleigh County
Mercer
Wyoming
Fayette
McDowell
Virginia
Frances Keiling
Forrester
Fayette registration processes 200 applicants at Memorial Auditorium
About 200 unemployed Fayette countians applied in the first hour and a half at Memorial Auditorium Fayetteville as registration for jobs at 1 dollar per hour under the State Temporary Economic Program continued 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Some 25 volunteers assisted and applicants were not required to wait for interviews. The text notes a submission to Gov. W. W. Barron for signature.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
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J. S. Williams
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Roy Humphrey
Carlysle
Jane L. Cochran
Bertie O'Neal
Tyree
Civie
Everett L. McVey
Sophia
Helen Mines
Surveyor
Martin McVey
Sophia Baptist Church
Slavia McVey
Mackie
Buster
Caperton
Florida
Dean
Doan
General Electric
NEW River Supply
Prince St
J. W. Anderson
Harold A. Hedrick
Anderson
New Democrat
John Hancock
Winton Toney
Toney
Bloc
Mose L. McSpadden
Department of Employment Seciety
Arnold Eanes
Coal City
Henry Adolph Busch
Edwin L. Jefferson
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Venus
Richard E. Loomis
Air Force
West Virginia Water Resources Commission
Island Creek ,Coal Co
Ames Coal Co
New Cumberland
Athens
William T. Flanagan
Grafton
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Pruntyton
Richard Young
Buckhannon
Bluefield
Mullens and
Welch
Leo Meyer
Martinsburg
West Virginia Veterinary Medical Association
White Sulphur Springs
Novamont Corp
Wayne
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