Rejection of Safe Candidate Held Legal
In Charleston UPI report, McDowell County ballot commissioners justified rejecting Harold B. Wolfe's candidacy for circuit court clerk in the May primary. His certificate arrived after the filing deadline though postmarked Feb 4, with Atty. Gen. Robertson noting postmarks determine timing as the postal system is only the instrumentality. The statute requires timely receipt if sent through the post office.
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Charleston
UPI
McDowell County
Harold B. Wolfe
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
Postal Department
Robertson
Rudolph J. Marensky
West Virginians Must Continue To Pay Tax
West Virginia citizens were urged to keep paying state income tax until the State Supreme Court rules on the 1961 law. Wood County Judge Donald F. Black ruled it unconstitutional, but officials said no immediate tax changes will occur and procedures remain in effect. Ned H. Tanner of Parkersburg filed the suit challenging the law, arguing it violated the state Constitution by equating state exemptions with federal ones.
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Supreme Court
Robertson
State Supreme Court
Wood Court
Black
Ned H. Tanner
Parkersburg
Tanner
Premier Photo Service of
Late postmark nullifies candidacy in Wolfe case
Judge states that without adopted procedures there would be ballot chaos. The late postmark on Harold B. Wolfe's certificate of candidacy makes his declaration a nullity as if never mailed, affecting eligibility for the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Wolfe
Secretary Released In Congo Slaying Case
Leopoldville dispatch reports Elizabeth Thring, 22, of Arlington Virginia, the private secretary of Lt. Col. Helen Stogner, was released after custody in connection with the Valentine's Day bedroom slaying in Leopoldville. Authorities said she was present but unlikely gunman. no charges were filed. Her attorney said she required medical surveillance and custody to ensure safety as she remained the sole witness.
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Leopoldville
Vitamins Continues as Demand Grows in Region
Health departments near Raleigh report uneven distribution with some receiving a full gross of vitamins while others await supplies. Counties listed as receiving larger shipments include Boone, Fayette, Kanawha Charleston, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Nicholas, Pocahontas, and Wyoming, indicating regional allocation patterns amid ongoing supply needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Boone, Fayette
Kanawha-Charleston
Logan, McDowell
Mercer, Nicholas
Pocahontas
Wyoming
AFL-CIO plans 1962 voter registration drive
AFL-CIO leaders plan a 750000 nonpartisan campaign to register voters for 1962. Funds include at least 200000 from United Auto Workers and the Industrial Union Department. George Meany backs a fast start to boost Democratic margins in Congress. Focus will be in working class areas of New York California Ohio Illinois Massachusetts. Transportation and publicity costs covered.
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Miami
UPI
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
Congress
House
Senate
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Aflcio Industrial Union Department
George Meany
Big Labor Federation
Meany
Kennedy
New York
California
Ohio
Illinois
Massachusetts
State Weather All Mixed Up
West Virginia weather mixed winter and spring with snow or sleet in the morning, rain in the afternoon, and possible spring thunderstorms. Five day outlook shows alternating cold and warm days with more snow flurries likely Thursday. Parkersburg had about an inch of snow in the morning. most areas saw overnight snow that the forecast expects to melt. Temperatures range mainly in the 30s today and tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Weather Bureau
Deaths And Funerals In Pax and Raleigh County
Funeral services for Cecil Humphrey 53 of Pax Dayton Ohio will be at 2 pm Thursday at Long Branch Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Gravely, burial in Humphrey Cemetery. Survivors include wife Edith, mother Louella, sons Cecil Jr and Marvin, daughter Norma, stepson Maurice Douglas, siblings Ray Ralph Bernard Robie and more, six grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope. Nephews as pallbearers. Also funeral for Wood Lee Massey 58 Eunice will be at Armstrong Funeral Home Chapel Whitesville with burial in Adkins Cemetery Naoma. Massey died at home after a long illness. survivors include Claudia daughters Kate Lykens and Betty Harper, stepson Billy Joe Woods, sisters Ida Cantley Nancy Pettry Inda Dodson, brothers Fred Jim, six grandchildren. Body at funeral home.
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Pax
Cecil Humphrey
Dayton
Ohio
Long Branch Methodist Church
Paul Gravely
Humphrey Cemetery
Humphrey
Edith
Louella Humphrey
Cecil Jr
White Sulphur Springs
Marvin
Navy
Norfolk
Norma Stover
Maurice Douglas
Ray
Ralph
Sundial
Bernard
Stickney
Robie Humphrey
Big Stone Gap
Mayme Treadway
Mount Hope
Trilby Tyree
Thelma Wingrove
Long Branch
Tyree
Leonard Maddy
Wood Lee Massey
Eunice
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Adkins
Naoma
Massey
Raleigh County
Claudia
Kate L. Lykens
Betty Harper
Denver
Colo
Billy Joe Woods
Ida Cantley
Nancy Pettry
Inda Dodson
Columbus
Fred
Arnett
Jim
Glen Daniel
Mrs Roy R Lee funeral services set in Oak Hill
Funeral services for Mrs Roy R Lee of Clewiston Florida and formerly of Oak Hill will be held at 2 p m Thursday in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill conducted by Rev R J Chenoweth. Burial will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Mrs Lee died Saturday in a Clewiston hospital after a long illness. The body will remain at the funeral home.
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Roy R. Lee
Clewiston
Fla
Oak Hill
Tyree
Mrs Ollie Miller Dies After Illness at 70
Mrs Ollie Miller, 70, of Mount Hope, died early today at Montgomery Hospital after a long illness. The body lies in state at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor as arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Miller
Mount Hope
Montgomery
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Coal City Youth Pleads Guilty in Pettit Larceny Case
One of five Raleigh County youths arrested by State Police and sheriffs deputies faced a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Roy Tyree, 20, Coal City, admitted guilt to petit larceny, paid a $10 fine, and received 10 days in county jail for stealing a car battery at Pemberton last week. Other detainees include Bobby Gene Thompson, 24, Sophia, charged with burglary at Cecil Sinclair’s home in Pemberton on Sept 18, and Isaac Snuffer, 18, Mabscott, with a break in at Wright’s Radio and TV Shop in Crab Orchard, plus a 16 year old Sophia boy. Two more juveniles from Sophia and Pemberton were also held.
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Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Roy Tyree
Coal City
Pemberton
Bobby Gene Thompson
Sophia
Isaac Snuffer
Mabscott
Thompson
Cecil Sinclair
Snuffer
Wright
Crab Orchard
Spaceflight hero Glenn noted by world radio and TV
The article describes international reaction to John Glenn's orbital flight. Soviet media offered congratulatory reports with reminders of earlier Soviet achievement. Czechoslovakia praised the heroic achievement while other Communist and Western networks carried varying coverage and details. Moscow timing affected morning papers.
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Vatican
Glenn
Moscow
British Broadcasting Corp
Voice of America
Radio Free Europe
Havana
Peiping
China
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Soviets weigh bigger space mission after Titov flyby
Pooled analysis suggests the Soviet Union plans a more complex space effort than Titov's orbital flight. Some observers expect a longer voyage with the pilot steering the return. Speculation centers on timing around the Glenn mission and whether science will outweigh propaganda aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titov
Earth
ABF to Develop Master Plan for 95-Acre Bible Fellowship
Collis Amon of Beckley has been engaged to draft a master plan for the Appalachian Bible Fellowship. The 95 acre site will be developed over 15 years and include the Bible Institute and Bible camp facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collis Amon
Beckley
Appalachian Bible Fellowship
Bible Institute
Glenn capstone mission caps historic flight from Cape Canaveral
Glenn launched aboard Atlas Mercury at 9 47 am EST and completed three orbits over the Atlantic. He used manual control during a malfunction and reported a safe re entry to 3000 degree heat, then was recovered by the destroyer Noa and transported to the carrier Randolph before a sunset arrival at Grand Turk Island.
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Glenn
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Spaceport
Noa
Randolph
Grand Turk Island
Shortening The News Shortening The News
A compact roundup notes a May 14 dowry tale with a $300000 value deemed unnecessary and a symbolic gift proposed. Caroline Kennedy and school friends watched John Glenn’s spaceflight coverage from the White House 9 am to after liftoff. A midwest blizzard adds snow, the New York Daily News sets a 232 page record by omitting 362 advertising columns. state briefs cover debates, stock sale regulation steps, Byrd praising labor programs, and International Nickel’s $4.5 million warehouse plan near Huntington.
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Caroline Kennedy
John Glenn
White House
Midwest
New York Daily News
Cleveland M. Bailey
Wheeling Jaycees
Arch A. Moore Jr
Congress
Jaycees
Moore
Denzil Gainer
Robert C. Byrd
Labor Department
Arthur J. Goldberg
West Virginia
International Nickel Co
Huntington
Closing Schools Ineffective Against Flu, State Says
State Health Department on Tuesday opposed school closings to curb flu outbreaks. It called closures ineffective for controlling spread. Last week 6,407 new cases, total year to date 21,319 with Mason County at 1,038, Upshur 837, Harrison 700, Cabell 638, Boone 525, Marshall 522, Lewis 420.
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Charleston
Mason County
Upshur
Harrison
Cabell
Boone
Marshall
Lewis
Ex-Resident Killed In Viet Nam Crash
Washington UPI reports Captain Edward K Kassam Jr a former Charleston West Virginia resident serving with American forces in South Vietnam died in an Air Force jet crash The Air Force said his body is being returned to Plainfield New Jersey Kassam formerly worked for United Fuel Gas Co in Charleston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Charleston, W. Va
South Vietnam
Air Force
Edward K. Kassam Jr
Plainfield
N. J
Kassam
United Fuel Gas Co
Charleston
Worsham Wins South Carolina House Seat in Special Election
Republican G Fred Worsham, 52, swept to victory Tuesday in a special election to fill a vacancy in the South Carolina House. He becomes the second Republican elected since Reconstruction, joining Charles E Boineau who broke the ice last August.
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Charleston
S. C
UPI
Fred Worsham
South Carolina
Worsham
GOP
Charles E. Boineau
General Sherman Tree Aged Century-Old Giant in Sequoia Park
The General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, California, is believed to be the oldest living thing on earth at over 3,000 years old. This massive giant conifer stands as a landmark of natural history and resilience.
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United Press International
General Sherman
Sequoia National Park
Calif
Funeral services set for Mrs Del Elswick Mitchell at Brenton
Funeral services for 69 year old Mrs Del Elswick Mitchell of Brenton will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Gospel Tabernacle Brenton with Rev C H Elrod presiding Burial follows in Miller Cemetery Mill Creek She died Tuesday morning in Pineville Born June 17 1892 in Bailes ville she was daughter of the late Freeland and Louveria Collins Belcher Survivors include husband John a daughter Vertie Belcher of Marianna six sons Edgar and Paris in Detroit Clyde in Rennester Estil and Lewis in Bailes ville and Grant of Brenton 24 grandchildren and three great grandchildren The body was moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville to her home at 5 p m today
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Del
Elswick Mitchell
Brenton
Gospel Tabernacle
C. H. Elrod
Miller Cemetery
Mill Creek
Mitchell
Pineville
Baileysville
Freeland and
Louveria Collins Belcher
Brenton Church of God
John
Vertie Belcher
Marianna
Edgar
Paris
Detroit
Mich
Clyde
Rennester
Ind
Estil
Lewis
Grant
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral
Judge Orders Trial Default In Corrie Hardware Case
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp ordered a default judgment in favor of Corrie Hardware Co. in court records from the February term. Ernest L. Lilly of Beckley was ordered to pay for goods sold to the Charleston firm. Also, James Lester Wilson was found in contempt for failure to pay $480 to his former wife, with sheriff instructed to arrest him. Anthony J. Sparacino named trustee of property tied to a 1952 deed of trust by Leo and Essie DeLuca. Several cases were dismissed as settled, including Crab Orchard Planing Mill Inc versus Okey Thompson and others. Record notes a prior jury verdict of $679 to A. C. Bartlett against Norman Edward Crook and Arleigh Olen Cole, omitted earlier from the Civil Order Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrie Hardware Co
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Ernest L. Lilly
Beckley
Charleston
James Lester Wilson
Anthony J. Sparacino
Leo DeLuca
Essie B. DeLuca
Dan Martina
C. A. Blankenship
Clester Blankenship
W. H
Ethel Boyd
A. C. Bartlett
Norman Edward Crook
Arleigh Olen Cole
Baby gifts mark upheaval at the Center
Mrs Hamrick notes every child brought a gift to Astra including a yellow dress and a doll cradle others shared underclothes and treasures. Rev Virgil Cook, Center administrator, is in DeLand Florida on vacation and expects a surprise return with no new children expected during his absence. Mrs Dewey O'Dell and Mrs Elsie Knott helped name the baby while tears were seen among the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamrick
Astra
Virgil Cook
DeLand
Fla
Dewey O'Dell
Elsie Knott
Fires cause $2000 damage in Beckley homes
Defective wiring sparked two fires extinguished by the Beckley Fire Department on Tuesday. The worst blaze damaged the 110 King St. home of Mrs. John Callaway at 6:55 p.m., with rafters and roof ruined and a ceiling collapsing in one bedroom. A library basement fire at 8:45 p.m. caused no damage after a shorted light switch failed to cut power.
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Beckley Fire Department
John Callaway
King St
Fire Department
Raleigh County Library
John Glenn Describes Cape Canaveral View During Orbit
In a period voice transcript Glenn reports sighting Florida from orbit and the Cape Canaveral area as he begins another orbit. He notes luminous particles near sunrise over the Pacific and the heat from the sun on his suit. He asks Gordon Cooper to relay a Marine Corps message and reports the reentry fireball as comms fade and recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Cape
Pacific
Canary Islands
Glenn
Alan B. Shepard
Mississippi Delta
Gordon Cooper
Muchea
Australia
Gordon
U. S. Marine Corps
John Glenn
U.S. Marine Corps
Deaths and Funerals in Cities Across United States
Beverly Hills California Mrs Robert A OKeefe 51 widow of Walter OKeefe drowned in a freak accident near a Coldwater Canyon home. Water shallow but she was pinned beneath a car and drowned. New York historian Daniel I McNamara 76 of ASCAP died Tuesday. New York Mrs Cora Bennet Hoffman 73 widow of Floyd Bennett died Tuesday. Memphis Tennessee Jack Carley 67 chief editorial writer for the Memphis Commercial Appeal for 23 years died Tuesday.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Robert A. O'Keefe
Walter O'Keefe
Coldwater Canyon
Edward Greene
New York
Daniel I. McNamara
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
ASCAP
Cora Bennet Hoffman
Floyd Bennett
Memphis, Tenn
Jack Carley
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Quotes on Glenn and British dress in the news
Grand Turk Island reception for astronaut John Glenn includes his cheerfully stating he feels fine. Marine Lt. Col. John Glenn praised by Maj. Gen. Wade for earth orbits, with Marine optimism about moon missions. Rep. Holifield urges stronger protection against unsafe fallout shelters. John Taylor comments on kilts becoming British dress, noting practical issues on stairs and buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
John Glenn
San Diego
Calif
Sidney S. Wade
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
London
John Taylor
England
Mrs Hulett Smith Undergoes Surgery At Beckley Hospital
Mrs Mary Alice Hulett Smith of Harper Road is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted Tuesday for surgery today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett
Mary Alice) Smith
Harper Road
Beckley Hospital
Fairchild Improves After Hospital Surgery
Ray Fairchild of 214 Russell Street is reported improved at Raleigh General Hospital after undergoing surgery Tuesday.
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Fairchild
Ray Fairchild
Russell St
Raleigh General Hospital
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