Engineer Authorized To Help Determine Lake Land Value
Robert Davis an engineer for the Stevens Lake Project gained court permission to work with Crab Orchard Coal and Land Co. to determine the land value for project acquisition. The County Court raised the bond for three deputy clerks from 3500 to 10000 while keeping Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks’s bond at 5000. The court also allowed Girl Scouts to use Little Beaver Park for day camping and adjourned to 1 30 pm when fluoridation was on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davis
Stevens Lake
Crab Orchard Coal and Land Co
C. Harold Hanks
Hanks
Little Beaver Park
Advertisers Tour Beckley Newspapers Plant Addition
Fifteen contract advertisers visited Beckley Newspapers Corp for a preview of the new press and plant addition. They toured the offices and editorial rooms, viewed AP printers, observed the engraving area, and witnessed this afternoon's Register being published on the new press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corp
M. F. Barksdale
Phill McDaniel
S. T. Ammar
Cliff Crowell
Robert Adkins
D. D. Holliday
Sterling Lewis
Richard H. Booth
Reginald Meyers
James Pickus
Joe Fazio
Charles T. Shackelford
John Mann
Robert Eichorn
Sam Carman
Associated Press News
New Press
Whitesville Man Released On Bond
A Whitesville man named Jackie Bonds was released from Raleigh County Jail after posting two bonds totaling 1000 dollars. Arrested February 4 by State Police from Whitesville and a Raleigh County deputy, he faces two counts of breaking and entering in the Coal River area and waived a preliminary hearing, remaining jailed on 500-dollar bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
Raleigh County
L. G. Daniel
Jackie Bonds
Coal River
Jurors Excused Until Tuesday in Raleigh County Case
Jurors for the February term of Raleigh County Circuit Court were excused until 9 a.m. Tuesday after reporting today, with 47 jurors present. Judge Norman Knapp said 10 jurors will be excused weekly to keep each on duty three weeks. A default judgment of 226.26 was awarded Tracy Shannon of Beaver in a store account suit against Martha Pettry, also of Beaver, who is out of state. Co defendant Kenneth Miller appeared but had no counsel. Ten jurors excused this week included Mrs. John V. Schulte and others. eminent domain cases require jurors who are property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Tracy Shannon
Beaver
Martha Pettry
John V. Schulte
Opal Perdue
Faye Farley
Carrington Lewis
Opal Alley
Ben Adkins
E. E. Kenney
Frank Albanese
R. H. Akers
Lawrence T. Forbes
City overlooks sidewalk clearing after storm at parking lot
Street Commissioner D E Warden says the city failed to clear snow and ice from the Prince Street sidewalk next to the Municipal Parking Lot. The down hill grade makes the icy path particularly hazardous for pedestrians after the winter storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Warden
Prince Street
Ben Hur Tops Oscar Nominees In 32nd Academy Race
Ben Hur leads with 12 nominations in the 32nd Academy Awards race announced in Hollywood. The Diary of Anne Frank and The Nun's Story each scored eight, Anatomy of a Murder seven, Room at the Top six, with five films in contention for best picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ben-Hur
MGM
Elizabeth Taylor
Simone Signoret
Audrey
Katharine
Doris Day
Laurence ‘Harvey
Chariton Heston
Ben Hur
Jack Lemmon
Paul Muni
Arthur O'Connell
George C. Scott
Hugh Griffith
Robert Vaughn
Ed Wynn
Susan Kohner
Juanita Moore
Hermione Baddeley
Thelma Ritter
Shelly Winters
William Wyler
George Stevens
Fred Zinnemann
Jack Clayton
Billy Wider
Jury Tampering Claims Hover Over Hidden Verdicts
District Attorney Mc Kesson said jurors were locked in a hotel over Washington's Birthday weekend but lacked information to launch an inquiry. Evans denied any defense involvement while reports tied the tampering to gambling interests with large sums wagered on the trial outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. McKesson
Uty
Washington
McKesson
Evans
Nella Van Rie May Be Defense Witness in Boston Trial
Nella Van Rie may testify as a defense witness in the trial of her radio operator husband William charged with the shipboard killing of Lynn, a 23 year old divorcee. The trial in Boston resumes on the tenth day after a Saturday noon recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nella van Rie
William
Pretty Lynn
van Rie
Boston
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Twining
Defense Department
Measure to employ older miners in 15 states debated
Bailey recalled that mines were sealed during the 1930s WPA era. The proposed plan would not benefit youths through current Youth Conservation programs. He noted costs then ranged from about 175 to 450 dollars per mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bailey
Mount Hope Teen Cited for Running a Red Light
William E. Petens Jr., 16, of Mount Hope will appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night to answer a charge of running a red light. He was arrested at 7 50 p m Monday by City Police. The Monday night Police Court session was cancelled in respect to Washington's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Petens Jr
Mount Ane
Beckley
cSse Washington
Not Deaf Not Mute Not Lisa Dewar Held on Breakin and Entering
Patricia Hoyt Dewar a 22 year old jail inmate and mother from Algonac is connected to 11 home riflings since Feb 10. She was arrested in Mount Clemens after posing as she came from San Diego California and was later found not deaf nor mute when she spoke normally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lisa Anderson
Patricia Hoyt Dewar
Algonac
Justice of the Peace
Walter R. Hoyt
Mount Clemens
San Diego
Calif
Drug Makers Debate Competition and Costs in U S
Smith outlined what drives prescription drug prices and profits in the United States. He argued no single firm holds more than 10 percent of total sales as he pressed lawmakers to view the industry as highly competitive. He detailed development costs and the role of detail men informing doctors about medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Smith
Eisenhower lauds Brasilia as symbol of progress in landmark visit
Secretary of State Herter will read the English declaration at Brasilia with Horacio Lafer delivering in Portuguese at a monument honoring Eisenhower’s Brasilia visit. Eisenhower calls Brasilia a sign of Brazil’s progress and recalls the U.S. capital move from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Christian A. Herter
Horacio Lafer
Eisenhower
Brasilia
Brazil
Philadelphia
District of Columbia
Navy Training 4 000 To Man Nuclear Subs
The Navy plans to train about 4,000 men to crew the nuclear submarines it is building or has ordered. This marks the start of a broader program expansion to meet manpower needs from the rapid growth of the undersea service and the new Polaris missile fleet, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Girl Scout Cookies Arrive In Beckley
A truckload of Girl Scout Cookies arrived in Beckley and are unloaded at Beaver Coal Co. Leaders may pick up Saturday 1 to 3 pm, Monday 1:30 pm, and Tuesday 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Delay was due to a block long fire in Passaic New Jersey and severe snow storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beaver Coal Co
Passaic
N. J
Ley City Council to Meet Tonight in City Hall
Beck ley City Council holds a regular meeting at 7 30 p m in the council chambers at City Hall to discuss local issues and decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
Miss Julie Huffman Dies In Baltimore After Illness
Miss Julie Rose Huffman 3, of Baltimore formerly Beckley died in a Baltimore hospital after a short illness at 10 30 p m Monday Born May 22 1926 she was the daughter of the late James M and Leola Cooper Huffman Survivors include two brothers Jim Piney View and Hubert Baltimore and two sisters Mrs Nell Butner Baltimore and Mrs Frances Williamson Piney View The body will be returned to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Wednesday morning for arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Rose Huffman
Baltimore
Beckley
James M
Leola Cooper Huffman
Jim
Piney View
Hubert
Nell Butner
Frances Williamson
Rose and Quesenberry
Funeral set for Benny Auricchio after Atlantic drowning
Benny Auricchio 42 former Matoaka resident died when a coal barge overturned off New York City en route from New York or Connecticut. Two other men drowned. Mercury County man body unrecovered. Survivors include father Mike Auricchio and siblings. funeral Thursday at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill with burial at Lawn Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Auricchio
Atlantic Ocean
New York City
Matoaka
Philadelphia
Sheridan Boat Co
Connecticut
Auricchio
Mercer County
Mike Auricchio
Beulah Montrose
Rosa Nostella
Gary, Ind
Salvadore Auricchio
Coveland
Mike Auriccio Jr
Widemouth
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Infant Treasa Perkins Dies in Beckley Hospital
Twelve day old Treasa Lynn Perkins daughter of Franklin and Janet Wright Perkins of 1104 Johnstown Road died at 7 45 p m in a local hospital. Survived by paternal grandparents H W Perkins Crab Orchard and maternal grandparents Daniel and Talma Wright Beckley. Body at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Beckley. Arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasa Lynn Perkins
Franklin and
Janet Wright Perkins
Johnstown Road
H. W. Perkins
Crab Orchard
Daniel and
Talma Wright
Beckley
Keyser Bryant
Final Rites for Mrs Eva S Hyde at Melton Mortuary
Mrs Eva S Hyde 61 died Sunday night after a heart attack at her daughter's home Frances Perdue 1 Eric Lane. Services will be Wednesday at 2 pm in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev A H Wilson presiding. Burial in Shumate Cemetery Stover. Active pallbearers are Everett Shumate Douglas Brown Roger Brown S N Shumate W R Shumate Frank Ubeda Horace Perdue J C Broome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva S. Hyde
Pike St
Melton
A. H. Wilson
Shumate
Stover
Frances Perdue
Eric Lane
Everett Shumate
Douglas Brown
Roger Brown
S. N. Shumate
W. R. Shumate
Frank Ubeda
Horace Perdue
J. C. Broome
Funeral services for Charlie E. Green in Beckley
Charlie E. Green 75 of South Mullens will have funeral services at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Robertson chapel and San Lee Memorial Park. He was born September 21, 1685, son of Eli and Virginia Green. Survived by son Raymond and daughter Inez Burke of Miami, Florida, and brothers Everett of South Mallens and Ira of Ghent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie E. Green
South Mullens
Virgil Conant
The
Robertson
San Lee Mul
Seadall
Ws & Sea Memorial Park
Beckley
Eli
Virginia Goode Green
Raymond
Inez Burke
Miami
Fla
Everett
South Mallens
Ira
Ghent
Arnold R. Nugen Dies at 71 in Oak Hill Hospital
Arnold R. Nugen aged 71 of 230 Sanford Street Oak Hill died at 2 30 a m today in Oak Hill Hospital after an extended illness He retired from Kroger Baking Co He was born May 31 1889 in Dempsey Fayette County He was a past master of Page Lodge No 134 AF and AM and a World War I veteran Surviving are his wife Alma Wood Nugen two sons Major William A Nugen with the Strategic Air Command Travis Air Force Base Calif and R E Nugen Dayton Ohio a daughter Judith Mann Nugen at home two brothers and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold R. Nugen
Sanford St
Oak Hill
Kroger Baking Co
Dempsey
Fayette County
William and
Elizabeth Hess Nugen
Page Lodge No
Alma Wood Nugen
William A. Nugen
Strategic Air Command
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
R. E
Dayton
Ohio
Judith Mann Nugen
Coors Family Ready To Pay For Safe Return
The wife of missing Adolph Coors III says the family is ready to pay for his safe return. The 44 year old Coors disappeared after leaving for work February 9, with his station wagon found on a dirt road. authorities describe the case as a kidnapping. Blood stains on a nearby bridge and other items were noted as investigators work on the disappearance at Golden, Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden
Colo
Adolph Coors III
Coors
Arthur Wermuth
Willis B Snyder final rites set in Crab Orchard area
Willis Bibb Snyder a 37 year old formerly of Crab Orchard died in a Tucson Arizona hospital after a period in custody of Webb and Neal Funeral Home. Final rites will be at 1 p m Thursday at Freewill Baptist Church MacArthur with Rev R H Dean in charge. Burial is at Sunset Memorial Park with pallbearers named Elmer Horvath Julius Horvath Robert Manning Frank McVey Ernest Lilly and Ben Wooten Jr. He will be returned to the Crab Orchard home of Noel Reed prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Bibb Snyder
Tucson
Ariz
Crab Orchard
Freewill Baptist Church
MacArthur
R. H. Dean
Snyder
Webb
Elmer Horvath
Julius Horvath
Robert Manning
Frank McVey
Ernest Lilly
Ben Wooten Jr
Sunset Memorial Park
Obituary for W Tyree of Kimbolton Ohio
W Tyree 75 of Kimbolton Ohio died Sunday in Akron Ohio after a long illness. He was a Baptist Church member and a member of Spring Hill Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge. A Raleigh County native he lived much of his life in Raleigh Pauline Montgomery Akron. Survived by sister Hettie Colison Springdale and nine grandchildren. Service held Wednesday at Fifth Avenue Church of God South Charleston with burial at Cunningham Memorial Park. The body remained at Degan Funeral Home South Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Tyree
Kimbolton
Ohio
Akron
Westvaco
South Charleston
Hillery C. Rice
Cunningham Memorial Park
Degan Funeral Home
Robert Manning Funeral Services Held at Stinson Church
Funeral services for Robert Bill Manning of Greasy Ridge were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stinson Methodist Church led by Rev. Dwight Dickinson and Rev. James Cottrell. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Manning, 58, died en route to a Princeton hospital after a heart attack early Monday. He was born in 1901 in Mercer County, a son of the late W R Manning and Minnie Crawford Manning. Survivors include brother Glen White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bill) Manning
Stinson Methodist Church
Dwight Dickinson
James Cottrell
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Manning
Greasy Ridge
Princeton
Mercer County
W. R
Minnie Crawford Manning
Glen White
Tony Fleshman Funeral Arrangements in Fayetteville
Tony Allen Fleshman 20 died February 14 in Madrid while stationed with the Navy. Survived by his mother and stepfather Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Turner Fayetteville Route 1. stepbrother Carlton Ray Turner. sister Mellie Fleshman. two half sisters Sharon and Barbara Turner. step sister Margie Rotenberry Washington DC. grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fleshman and Mr. and Mrs. Heener Gillespie Rainelle. Body arrives Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville at 9 PM today. Arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Allen Fleshman
Madrid
Spain
Navy
Fleshman
Fayetteville
Route 1
Sherman Turner
Carlton Ray Turner
Mellie Fleshman
Sharon
Barbara Turner
Margie Rotenberry
Washington, D. C
Guy Fleshman
Heener Gillespie
Rainelle
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
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Ancient Net Dist. CO
Frankfort
Kentucky
HE Sourson Institute
Man” and
James Stewart
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Wayne
Henry C. Woodyard
Spencer
Spencer Times-Record
Charleston
Gordon Kline, Inc
Franklin
Virginia
West Virginia
Charles R. McCauley
Martinsburg
Mount Hope
Lisa
Tke
Cribees
Joe
Welch
Henry
Carl Allen
Joe Blaker
Columbus
Thomas Funeral Home
Randolph F. Johnson
Oak Hills Baptist Church
Lawn Memorial Park
Oak
Coors Family
W. Tyree
Tony Allen
VY Jalley
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