Death notices and funeral arrangements in Mullens area
Death notices list Mrs Ocie Irene Snyder of Grant Street who died in Bethesda Maryland after a short illness she was a Raleigh County teacher for 42 years at Lester Elementary and member of Ebenezer Baptist Church survivors include daughter Eulalia Hollie and two grandchildren body returns to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Final rites for Joe Tatone 73 formerly of Mullens held in Pensacola Florida Minis Jeley 84 funeral 1 pm Friday Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park long illness survivor details long obituary style notes
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Ocie Irene Snyder
Grant Street
Bethesda
Joe Tatone
Pensacola
Fla
Mullens
Tatone
Lige
Florida
Minis
Je ‘Ley
6Th St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Carl W. Gray
Sunset Memorial Park
Glen Daniel
Oene
Roberta Trump Haw
Long
Methodist Church
Earl (Garnett) Webb
John
Gertie) Honaker
Harper Heights
Basil
Norfolk
Clyde Hawley
Beckley
Roy Hawley
Oceana
Hattie Sarrett
Whitesville
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for Herbert Basil Campbell held Friday
Herbert Basil Campbell aged 70 of 116 Earhart Street died Tuesday after a short illness in a local hospital. Funeral services conducted at 2 30 p m Friday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev B L Moss in charge. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. The body remained at the funeral home.
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Herbert Basil Campbell
Earhart St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
B. L. Moss
Sunset Memorial Park
Campbell
Feneral Home
Final rites for Roscoe Stover in Lashmeet
Roscoe Stover 59 of Lashmeet died Monday at work at Dott from a heart attack. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Prince ton with Rev. French McGee. Burial Rose lawn Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Annice and three daughters. WWI veteran. member of Moose Lodge 164 Matoaka, Masons, United Mine Workers Local 6118 Arista. Born Sept 30 1903 Stanaford.
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Roscoe Stover
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
French McGee
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Stover
Dott
Loyal Order of Moose
Matoaka
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
United Mine
Two Men Jailed In Lieu Of Bonds In Food Warehouse Theft
Two employees of the Commodity Warehouse in Sprague were jailed in Raleigh County Jail on $500 bonds each after waiving to the grand jury on break in and entering charges at a Friday night incident. Herbert Foley admitted breaking in and implicated Charles Kirk who denies participation. About $60 worth of food seized.
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Sprague
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Herbert E. Foley
Pass
Charles Lee Kirk
Calloway Heights
James Radford
Shady Spring
Rodriguez
Violet Radford
Robert
Earnest
Benjamin R. Hopkins
Beckley
W. A. Burke
West Virginia bills advance in House committees
House actions move a parking fee debt service measure for WVU. a ban on professional strikebreakers passes Labor. Mines expands oil and gas law rewrite to all operators. Education backs county summer schools with tuition. Counties panel reports local mental health and aging facilities measure.
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Senate Education Committee
West Virginia University
House Labor Committee
House Mines Committee
State Mines Department
House
Man Frozen To Death In Montcalm Snowstorm
Jack Brooks, 32, was found frozen to death near his Montcalm home after a sudden winter storm dumped 9 to 12 inches of wet snow. A neighbor spotted his body midafternoon in a seldom used dirt road about a mile from his residence where he lived with his mother. Police said he was unable to reach his home during the blizzard.
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Bluefield
UPI
Jack Brooks
Montcalm
Brooks
Midafternoon
Florida Men Charged In Armed Robbery
Warrants issued for two Jacksonville men Gene Grizzell and Troy Grizzell Jr in Fayette County for robbing beer truck driver Charles Gunter. A bag of apples led deputies to a Gauley Bridge hotel where a car linked to the robbery held a loaded rifle shotgun and two pistols. The men fled as officers inspected the vehicle, roadblocks were set across four counties, and the investigation continues.
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Gauley Bridge
Jacksonville
Fla
Fayette
Gene Grizzell
Troy Grizzell Jr
Beatification Near for Mother Seton in Vatican
Vatican sources say two miracles attributed to Mother Seton have cleared a final hurdle as final preparations begin for her beatification. Pope John XXIII led a Congregation of Rites meeting amid strong expectations of approval. If blessed, she would be the first native American to be venerated in the United States.
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Vatican City
UPI
Mother Seton
John XXIII
Congregation of Rites
Order of the Sisters of Charity
Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Patrick’s Day
United States
Gertrude Kortzendorfer
New Orleans
Ann Teresa O'Neill
Baltimore
Kennedy and Betancourt urge Latin America reform
At a White House state banquet on Tuesday President Kennedy lavished praise on Betancourt and urged identity of the United States with Latin American leaders. Betancourt said Latin America must transform its economic and social structures and warned against Castro’s influence while stressing Alliance for Progress ahead.
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Kennedy
Betancourt
White House
United States
Castro
Latin America
Havana
Break-in investigated at Cranberry Post Office
Police probe Tuesday night break in at Cranberry Post Office. Entry gained by breaking a rear window into an adjoining empty building that once housed a company store. No theft has been reported as of now.
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Cranberry
Turtle House
Route 21
Beckley Girl Jailed For Theft And Other Local Charges
Minney Lea Suttles, 18, of Highland Street, jailed on grand larceny after alleged car theft to Marlinton. A 15-year-old Beckley juvenile released to parents as accessory. Charles Hedrick, 20, ordered to court for leaving keys in a car. Henry D Pettry, 20, cited for failing to control after a Prince Street crash. Leonard G Simms, 47, Beckley, arrested on a peace warrant.
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Minney Lea Suttles
Highland St
Beckley
Har
Marlinton
Charles Hedrick
Woodlawn Ave
Tuesay
Henry D. Pettry
Mount Taber
Prince Street
Leonard G. Simms
Venezuelan freighter rebels and piracy charges hover in Caribbean
Medeiros said rebels who hijacked the government ship a week ago near La Guaira have been interned by Brazilian representatives aboard the freighter. Saboya will assume command in the name of President Goulart and hand rebels to the Solimoes for custody. Brazil may grant asylum to ringleader Wismar Medina Rojas and eight accomplices. Venezuela seeks extradition.
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la Guaira
Houston
Tex
Medeiros
Solimoes
Saboya
Joao Goulart
Caribbean
Venezuela
Wismar Medina Rojas
Brazil
Venezuelan Navigation Co
Medina
Snowstorm Wreaks Havoc Across Florida and Northeast
The storm lashed Lakeland Plant City and Orlando with tor nado winds. Small planes were damaged and roofs were lifted while windows broke and cars were overturned. In a Tampa Bay incident a car was flipped into the bay killing 53 year old Carl Bohman of Sheboygan Wisconsin.
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Son
N.C
New York City
New Jersey
Lakeland-Plant City
Orlando
Florida
Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Tampa Bay
Carl Bohman
Sheboygan
Wis
Truck Car Collision on Maplewood Lane Causes Damages
A Tuesday morning crash on Maplewood Lane between a city 1960 model truck and a 1963 car driven by Clyde D Mc Coy aged 40 from Whitestick Street resulted in $35 in damages with no injuries and no arrests. The city truck was operated by Marvin Mitchem of 1005 N Oakwood Ave and the vehicles collided at an angle.
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Maplewood Lane
Clyde D. McCoy
Whitestick Street
Marvin Mitchem
Oakwood Ave
Beckley Man Suffers Heart Attack At Home
Walter A. Brewer, 56, was found at 215 N Heber St after an asthma attack and heart trouble. Rescue workers sent him to Beckley Hospital around 1 a.m. where he was listed in fair condition.
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Beckley
N. Heber St
Walter A. Brewer
Beckley Hospital
Quirks SITTING IT OUT IN VARIOUS STATES
Reports from Nevada Indiana Vermont England and Paris describe light legislative action a worker gaining unemployment benefits after quitting over being replaceable by a child a beach season ticket bought for Lake Champlain a house fire flooding a living room and police marksmen practicing with muffed weapons in Paris The items show brief oddities and public interest events across locations and agencies.
New River Gorge National Recreation Area Urged
West Virginia House urges rapid development of the New River Gorge as a national recreation area. The resolution notes major regional benefits to Fayette Raleigh Summers and Mercer counties with fishing scenery and access to Hawk's Nest Grandview Bluefield Summitton Blue Stone State Parks. It calls for new highways and jobs in hotels restaurants gas stations sporting goods and retail stores, and asks for quick action though long range planning. The House sent copies to President Kennedy ARA and state and federal lawmakers.
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Holliday
Ethel Crandall
Fayette
West Virginia
New River Gorge
Raleigh
Summers
Mercer
Hawk’s Nest
Fayette County
Grandview State Park
Bluefield
Summiton Bluestone
Summers County
West German Defense Chief backs multinational nuclear force
Kai-Uwe von Hassel urged placing Kennedy and Macmillan proposed multinational nuclear force under EUCOM command with NATO top general Lyman Lemnitzer as supreme Allied commander. He said Europe faces the greatest alliance danger and stressed shared obligations and potential Franco German cooperation. He took office January 16 after Strauss was ousted.
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BOMN
UPI
West Germany
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Kennedy
Europe
von Hassel
United Press International
U.S
Lyman Lemnitzer
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Free World
Harold Macmillan
Nassau
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Franz-Josef Strauss
Legislature Passes Tax Breaks for Track Wagering and College Fees
The bill allows tracks with daily handle up to 150000 to pay a 4000 tax and uses regular rates above that. It also boosts purses 10 percent if winning horse is WV bred or owner resides in state to aid breeding. It moves to House concurrence. colleges may raise non resident fees from 100 to 300, fund capital improvements, and issue revenue bonds while reallocating funds.
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West Virginia
House Finance Committee
State General Revenue Fund
Commission Asks Study Of Snake-Handling Bill
The State Human Rights Commission urged the Legislature to study the snake-handling bill to avoid infringing religious rights. It cited Sunday closing laws and called for exemptions for Sabbath observers on non Sunday days. Two blue law bills are before the Legislature, one to lift Sunday limits and another to define Sunday sales.
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Charleston
API
State Human Rights Commission
Loan Hearing Slated On $1000 Small-Loan Measure
Charleston report says the House Banking Committee will hold a public hearing today on a bill to raise the maximum small loan from 300 to 1000 dollars. Advocates include the state's small loan companies seeking wider lending limits.
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Charleston
UPS
House Banking Committee
Operators Reach Pact as West Virginia Miners Pause Picketing
Operators in McDowell Mingo and Wyoming counties agreed to resume royalty payments to the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund ending a month long truce. UMW leader Raymond C. Lewis voiced optimism for a quick settlement as picketing resumed amid ongoing negotiations. A temporary injunction by Judge C W Ferguson limited picket activities in Mingo County while talks continued.
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Ers
West Virginia
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
Raymond C. Lewis
UMW District 17
McDowell County
McDowell
Mingo
Wyoming
UMW
Saeger
Harry Holcomb
Ikes Fork
Cardiff
Debbie
Lewis
Mingo County
C. W. Ferguson
Revival Begins Sunday at Penman Church of Beaver
Revival starts Sunday at Penman Church of Beaver with Rev. Paul Adams of North Tazewell Va in charge of services. Special singing planned and all are invited, according to pastor Rev Roy Shrewsbury.
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Penman Church
Beaver
Paul Adams
North Tazewell
Roy Shrewsbury
Flu Epidemic Heading West Braces Coast for Ailments
United Press International reports a widening flu outbreak as West Coast areas prepare for rising respiratory illnesses. The piece notes New York City and Ohio seeing high sickness, dozens of counties with new cases, and school and hospital restrictions spreading from Memphis to Massachusetts.
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United Press International
West Coast
New York
Ohio
Southeast
Midwest
New York City
George James
West Virginia
Alabama
Michigan
Detroit
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indiana
House of Representatives
Memphis
Tenn
Bristol
Johnson City
Knoxville
John Duncan
Anderson
S.C
Mansfield
Boston
Quincy High School
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
New Jersey
Whitesville Air Force Man Held As Deserter
James K. Marshall of Whitesville jailed at 4 10 p m Tuesday on desertion charges after FBI arrest. Beckley juvenile charged with petit larceny released today to father after Juvenile Court appearance. Theodore Anderson of Lester released after serving time for shoplifting.
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James K. Marshall
Whitesville
United States Air Force
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Beckley Juvenile
Harry L. McCreery
Theodore Anderson
Lester
Soviet Promise Still Leaves Many Questions
Khrushchev pledged to withdraw several thousand troops from Cuba by March 15 but left details unclear. The White House and State Department avoided firm statements to not embarrass Khrushchev while Congress pressed for full withdrawal. Officials estimate about 17,000 Soviet personnel remain on the island, including roughly 6,000 in combat units, with ships observed potentially capable of moving up to 8,000 troops.
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Washington
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Kennedy
White House
State Department
Khrushchev
Congress
Kremlin
Caribbean
Dean Rusk
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
John McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Powell personal trips paid by self defend legitimacy
Powell addressed criticism from some congressmen over his two week stay in Puerto Rico. He stated that for this and other personal trips to the island he paid all expenses himself.
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Puerto Rico
Powell
Two Teen-Agers Get Year In Man's Death
Two Charleston teens were fined 500 dollars and sentenced to one year at the Pulaski County penal farm for aggravated assault in the death of Harvey Stout. Stout, 50, and Charles Thompson, 46, were reportedly pushed from a moving freight train near Little Rock last November after an earlier drinking bout. The charge was reduced from second degree murder after testimony and state witnesses.
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Little Rock, Ark
UPI
Charleston
W. Va
Pulaski County
West Virginia
Ireland Vincent
Irvin Drury
Harvey Stout
Bristol
W.va
Charles Thompson
Fairmont
Little Rock
Stout
Pulaski
William Kirby
Thompson
Prisoner Waives Extradition To Iowa
A woman wanted for forgery in Iowa waived extradition before Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery and was released to an Iowa Police officer. Annabelle Helin had completed a sentence at Alder son Re formatory and was held for Iowa authorities. She was brought to Beckley by the Summers County Sheriff for a release order issued by Judge McCreery in the absence of the Summers County judge.
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Iowa
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Annabelle Helin
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
Beckley
Summers County
McCreery
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