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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1963
Page
2
Rhodell council, responding to Francis section water woes, fired water commissioner Orville Duppee in a special session. They set 2 p.m. Sunday to receive applications for his successor and aim to name a replacement by March 1.
A Jacksonville resident with a long WV criminal record was captured in Florida after escaping a four county roadblock. Alfred Eugene Grizzell, 34, was arrested near his home with his brother Troy, 41, facing charges of armed robbery in Fayetteville.
Carl Dewey Meadows of Fireco was released from Raleigh County Jail after posting a 2500 bond to Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks to appear before the grand jury on a grand larceny charge. He was jailed by State Police Sunday night on a capial. Minnie Lee Suttles, 18, of Highland Street, was remanded after grand jury action on a grand larceny charge involving a 1961 model car owned by Naomi Effingham Beckley and driven to Marlinton Tuesday night.
President Kennedy outlines a Medicare plan to cover hospital and related services for those over 65. The program would use Social Security funds and create a voluntary, nationwide system while preserving patient choice and doctor freedom. Costs include 5.2 billion from trust funds and 360 million to protect 2.5 million seniors. Senate prospects hinge on House action and party leadership.
Two thirds of West Virginia totaling 17 250 square miles across 49 of the 55 counties lies beneath high quality coal. The plain spoken data notes widespread coal seams shaping the state’s mineral wealth.
Beckley police report six separate two vehicle accidents attributed to ice. Damages total about 1875 dollars with no injuries or arrests. Two crashes involved Raleigh County school buses. drivers included Hubert Moses and Leonard Hewlett.
John T. Straton heads Beckley Raleigh County Chamber educational committee. The committee will present a report at the Beckley Hotel meeting focusing on county schooling improvements and long range needs. They endorse the Stormer expansion proposal and offer assistance to the Board of Education.
James Trap Craig, 56, died at 1 45 a m today after a long illness. He lived with Mrs Beatrice Leftwich at 203 Mill Street. Born August 27 1906 in Winsburg North Carolina he had no known survivors. Services set for 3 p m Saturday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home chapel with Rev J A Higginbotham presiding. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Body at funeral home.
David Cousins 53 of Eccles died in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife Mary, his mother Mary of Cunard, five daughters Mary Dorothy Barbara Stella Loretta, five sons Clarence Melvin Arnold Arthur Raymond, three sisters Eva Jackson Ethel Walker Inez Tyson, three brothers William Ernest Jack. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
Mrs. Ocie Irene Snyder, 65, of Grant Street, died Tuesday in Bethesda Maryland after a short illness. Funeral services were set for 1 p m Saturday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home with Rev Corey O Mitchell officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. Born September 3 1897 in Bluefield she was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs George Dickerson.
Obituaries for Charley Wells and Mrs. Walker note Wells age 63 of Ironton formerly Amigo Coal Co. worker died in Roanoke hospital after surgery with survivors listed including wife four daughters two sons and four grandchildren. Burial planned at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Walker aged 80 died at son Counc il Walker's home in Welch with extensive family survivors and services at Evans Funeral Home Oceana.
Luther H Pennington 70 of Lansing will have funeral services at 2 pm Saturday in Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville with Rev Ernest Barley officiating. Burial is in Odd Fellows Cemetery Oak Hill He died Wednesday in a Montgomery hospital after a short illness Born September 19 1892 in Kentucky he was the son of the late James and Mary Hitchock Pennington a retired miner Surviving are his wife Esther two sons James Watertown New York Harold Spencer seven daughters Geraldine Carver Edmond Evelyn Sisk Rose Woodrum Inez Neff Ann Hash Pearl Neff Irene Kincaid Eleven? grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren plus three brothers and five sisters Friends may call after 4 pm Friday at the funeral home.
Services for 97 year old Isaac Sizemore of Matheny will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Baptist Church on Welch Pineville Road with Rev. James Bowers officiating. Burial follows at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Matheny. Sizemore died at his home Wednesday noon. He was born June 7 1865 in Pineville, son of Marion and Millie McKinney Sizemore. He leaves four sons Conley Maben Ed North Fork Gene Garfield N J and John Matheny. six daughters Lucy Green Spanishburg Doris Wood Baltimore Katherine Hall Alpeca Lilly Dixon Pierpoint Grace Beverley and Janie Sizemore Garfield N J. a brother Ned Wolfpen. and other survivors. Funeral Home in Oceana handling arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Walker age 82 of Matheny will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Matheny Methodist Church where she was a member. The obituary notes her long local ties and church involvement.
Raleigh County assessor Cotton White recuperating in Charleston hospital after Tuesday ear operation aimed at curing a long standing hearing defect from years ago as an amateur boxing injury. He is expected to be discharged late today.
Mrs. Mary Ellison 66 of Oak Hill dies after short illness in Charleston hospital. Final rites set for 2 p m Friday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Ansted with Rev C E Walker in charge. Burial in Good Hope Cemetery. Born Fayette County August 9 1897. member of Gradydon Methodist Church.
Joseph J. Via 93 of Hinton died at 3 25 pm Wednesday in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. He moved to West Virginia at age 11 and was a 61 year resident of the Hinton area. Born April 7 1869 in Jackson County Virginia he was a son of Sparrel and Mary Cochran Via. Formerly with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co as an air inspector at Hinton he retired in 1937. He was a Beech Run Baptist Church member. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor in Hinton.
The Senate amended a House bill to extend the 6 percent levy temporarily, delaying a return to 5 percent June 30. The $16 million package would add about 750000 yearly. The wage bill would require time‑and‑a‑half for over 54 hours, with exemptions for small firms and various sectors.
Debbie Marcuccilli a 7 year old from Waterloo sits in a wheelchair for the first time since a bus crash at Taylor Brown Hospital. Doctors amputated her right leg and then her left due to infection. Her father Orazio and a priest helped comfort her as nurses report she adapts and asks about artificial legs. The driver Ralph Worden, injured, is identified as the bus operator. Progress is expected with prosthetics after several months.
West Virginia welfare officials announce a plan to provide free flu shots to needy residents next winter to reduce future medical costs. Commissioner W Bernard Smith says the move, discussed with the State Medical Association Committee, is likely to be adopted. The current program offers shots only on emergency basis or for diabetes.
Weather officials noted traffic dangers easing by 10 15 a m while ample snow and icy roads persisted. State Police reported no accidents but warned conditions remain rough and dangerous as temperatures plunged to near zero by Friday morning.
State Police jailed two Soak Creek men at 6 30 p m Wednesday on grand larceny charges Dale Haga 25 and Clifton Lovell 33 admitted taking a truck owned by Bud Farley Beckley Tuesday night and trying to drive it to Lester. The vehicle was abandoned on Tam s Mountain after getting stuck in mud. Footprints led to Lester and police arrested them at Sammy s Grill Prince Street Beckley at 4 35 p m Wednesday. Prelimary hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez scheduled for later today.
A ceremony note contrasts the Wright Brothers plane with John Glenn's orbital flight, timing 59 years between milestones. The author tours France and the Imperial Valley, eyeing future aerial progress while admiring Smithsonian displays including an ancient sedan chair and a potential plaque for crossing a valley.
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