Woman Charged With Embezzling $184000
Lineville Alabama FBI accused Matronly Louise Pruet of embezzling 184000 dollars from Farmers and Merchants Bank where she served as cashier for 19 years She was arraigned before a U S commissioner and released on 10000 bond The FBI cited a false entry on August 24 1962 and a 16 year total embezzlement to her own use Authorities said she had no cash on arrest and kept a modest bank account.
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Lineville
Aia
UPI
Louise Pruet
Missionary Society
Federal Bureau of Eg
FBI
Pruet
U.S
Pruet al
Farmers and ‘Merchants Bank
Alabama
FBI Special
L. Faust
Arctic cold grips Great Lakes as Lake Superior nears ice over
The Weather Bureau warned a vigorous storm would form off Cape Hatteras while cold air spread across the nation. Lake Superior and Michigan saw unprecedented ice, with ice cover extreme on the Great Lakes and open water shrinking on Lake Ontario. Snowbound New York roads remained closed as winds piled 8 to 10 foot drifts.
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Maine
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
New York State
California
Bellingham
Wash
Chicago
Isle Royale
Department of Transport
Great Lake
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
U.S
Detroit
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Huron
Lake Ontario
Slick Streets Trigger Beckley Wrecks Amid Icy Roads
Two separate traffic crashes occurred in Beckley within a half hour, both blamed on slick streets. A 112 ton city truck driven by Kyle Bennett collided with a 198 model car driven by Thomas Miklas at East Prince East Main Williams, causing $700 damage, no injuries, no citations. A second crash at 12:05 p m involved a 1958 car driven by H H Pulliam and a 1961 car driven by Charles Dowdy, causing about $175 damage, no injuries, no arrests. Police urged chains and caution today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Kyle M. Bennett
Cool Ridge
Thomas M. Miklas
Marietta
Ohio
East Prince
East Main
Williams
H. H. Pulliam
Westwood Dr
Charles D. Dowdy
Maxwell Hill
Mardi Gras Revelers Thrill New Orleans in 83rd Parade
Rex, Lord of Misrule, presides over New Orleans as hundreds of thousands celebrate Fat Tuesday. The 24 float parade features 13 marching bands from seven states under the "Tales from the Brothers Grimm" theme, with traffic restricted citywide from sunrise to sunset.
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New Orleans
UPI
Rex
Piney View Man Draws Sentence On Three Counts
James Lee Hanks of Piney View remanded to Raleigh County Jail after a $50 fine and costs for driving while intoxicated and $10 for driving without a license. He received 24 hours in jail plus 10 days on each count. Car owner Walter Griffith paid $50 and costs for permitting the offense. Both suspects were arrested by State Police Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee Hanks
Piney View
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Hanks
Walter Griffith
Pinow View
Sylvester Rogers
Beckley
Rodriguez
Milton Curtis
W. A. Burke
Geraldine Moore
United States
Alderson
North Carolina
W. F. Moore
Charleston
David Carl Francisco
MacArthur
Burke
Ernest Oliver Dillard
Charles Lee Robinson
Beck
Donell
Eddie
Danny
Terrill G. Todd
U. S
Charles Hughes
U.S
Beckleyan Meted Prison Sentence
Fletcher David Hays Parker 15 of Sylvia Street received a one to five year sentence in the State Penitentiary at Moundsville for attempted rape. Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery granted credit for time served. Convicted Feb 14 by a jury of 11 men and one woman. Counsel for the defendant were E. Carl Meadows and Clay S. Crouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
Fletcher David Hays Parker
Sylvia Street
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Parker
E. Carl Meadows
Clay S. Crouse
Deaths and Funerals
Funeral services for George Floyd Workman 79 of Hemphill will be at 11 a m Wednesday at Sam Fogle Long Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev Ronald Adkins officiating Burial will follow at York Cemetery Mullens The body is at the funeral home for viewing this afternoon Final rites for Robert Dix Miller 70 of Clear Fork will be at 11 a m Wednesday at Freewill Baptist Church Kopperston with Rev Lawrence Miller in charge Burial will be in Marshall Cemetery Clear Fork Miller died Monday at home He was born May 31 1892 in Mingo County to the late Mr and Mrs Joe Miller He had no known survivors The body is at Evans Funeral Home Oceana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Floyd Workman
Hemphill
Sam Fogle- Long
Mullens
Ronald Adkins
York
Robert Dix Miller
Clear Fork
Freewill Baptist Church
Kopperston
Lawrence Miller
Marshall Cemetery
Miller
Glenalum
Mingo County
Joe Miller
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
John Richard Carroll
Wickham Ave
Stone Church of Brethren
Buena Vista
Greenhill
Beuna Vista
Virginia
William Baxter
Angeline Ragland Carroll
Church of Brethren
Laura Leighton Carroll
Robert
Air Force
Lewis
Baltimore
J. A. Hicks
Lynchburg
Joseph
George
Keyser-Bryant
Arnold Funeral
Buna Vista
Final rites for Herbert Lacy Wilkerson in Oak Hill
Herbert Lacy Wilkerson 72 of Oak Hill dies after a long illness in a Beckley hospital. Rites at 11 a m Wednesday Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C S Donnelly officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Born Aug 5 1890 at Appomattox Va to Calvin and Florence Webb Wilkerson. Survivors include two brothers Herman Fayetteville and Robert Detroit Mich. four daughters Mrs Betty Myers Mrs Cheek Mrs Neva Matee all of Oak Hill and Mrs Flossie Flint of Charleston. numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. grandsons pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Lacy Wilkerson
Oak Hill
Tyree
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Wilkerson
Beckley Hospital
Appomattox
Calvin
Florence Webb Wilkerson
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Herman
Fayetteville
Robert
Detroit
Mich
Betty Myers
Cheek
Neva Mateee
Flossie Flint
Charleston
Obituary notices batch includes Pharms Lane Carroll services
Funeral services are listed for Miss Melissa Pharms 86 of Massey Street at St Matthew AME Church with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Also final rites for Ida Louise Lane 42 of Bud at Bud Methodist Church with burial in Hickory Ridge Cemetery and transfer of her body from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home. John Richard Carroll 80 of 263 Wickham Ave to be buried at Greenhill Cemetery Buena Vista after services at Stone Church of Brethren.
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Melissa Pharms
Massey Street
St. Matthew Ame
G. E. Fagan
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ida Louise Lane
Bud
Bud Methodist Church
John Rinehart
Mullens
Hickory Ridge
Tralee
Lane
Beckley
Sam Foglesong
James Dickerson
Itmann
Danese Native Joe Moore Dies at 34 in Long Island
Joe Moore 34, of Long Island New York formerly of Danese, died early Monday after an apparent heart attack. He had been ill six months. Survived by wife two children his mother in North Carolina and parents in law Bob and Mrs Hanshew of Danese. Body to arrive Wednesday night and be taken to Bob Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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Joe Moore
Long Island
N. Y
Danese
North Carolina
Bob Hanshew
Prince
Bob Wallce
East Rainelle
Pallbearers Named for Albert Caron Funeral
Albert Caron of 331 Ellison Ave. dies at 78 after a heart attack. Pallbearers Marvin Lilly Rudolph Hall Eugene Lynall Delmore Harding James H. Weiden sel James E. Weidensall will serve at the 10 a m Wednesday funeral in the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home chapel. Burial follows at Davis Cemetery Mount Tabor.
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Albert Caron
Kearns
Ellison Ave
Marvin Lilly
Rudolph Hall
Eugene Lynall
Delmore Harding
James H. Weidensal
James E. Weidensall
Keyser- Bryant
Robert Lee Brown
Davis Cemetery
Mount Tabor
Fueral
Graveside services for infant Diane Mickey held
Graveside services for Diane Mickey infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Mickey were to be conducted at 11 am in Greenwood Memorial Park Raleigh. Survivors include brother Harry Jr and sister Carolyn both at home. Arrangements by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Diane Mickey
Harry Mickey
Raleigh
Greenwood Memorial Park
Harry Jr
Carolyn
Ritchie and Johnson Funral
Funeral for Houston B. Ransom in Daniels
Funeral services for Houston Berdine Ransom 84 of Daniels will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Mount View Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Carlie Cox and Elder Eli Lilly officiating. Burial will be in Phillips Cemetery at Cool Ridge. He died at his daughter Mrs D R Lester Daniels home Monday evening after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and Raleigh County native born February 7 1879 at Flat Top. Surviving are his wife and other relatives.
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Houston Berdine Ransom
Daniels
Mount View Primitive Baptist Church
Carlie Cox
Eli Lilly
Phillips
Cool Ridge
D. R. Lester
Raleigh County
Final rites for William Tabor in Norton church
William Thomas Tabor 70 of Norton Virginia and former Beckley resident dies Sunday afternoon in a local hospital. Funeral service at 2 p m Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Rev Glenn W Stewart and Dr Kenneth Swank officiating. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Caffee Funeral Home to church one hour prior. Pallbearers include Earl Tabor Mario Marcuzzi Al Harper Jimmy Lilly and John Earl Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomas Tabor
Norton
Beckley
First Methodist Church
Glenn W. Stewart
Kenneth Swank
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Caffee
Earl Tabor
Mario Marcuzzi
al Harper
Jimmy Lilly
John Earl Miller
Dodson of Bluefield Dies After Heart Attack
Lester E. Dodson 67 of Bluefield died on arrival at a Williamson hospital after an apparent heart attack Monday evening. He worked 46 years for the Norfolk and Western Railway and was a member of Grace Methodist Church and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth Dixon Dodson two sons Raymond E. Wytheville and Clarence L. Radford a sister and six grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with ministers Rev Russell Lowther and Rev William J. Wilson officiating. Friends may call after 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester E. Dodson
Bluefield
W. B. Lilly
Beckley
Williamson Hospital
Henry County
Finney J
Maude Joyce Dodson
Norfolk and Western Railway
Grace Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Railway
Russell Lowther
William J. Wilson
Hawkins Funeral Home
Kennedy Signals Possible Tax Reform Repeal
Lawmakers puzzled by the President taking a fine that could hurt his relations with Mills. Kennedy suggested Congress might drop all tax reforms to secure a tax cut this year. He told bankers that nothing should stand in the way of achieving the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Kennedy
Congress
Kenwee
State Firm Leaders Attend Ohio AFL Meeting
State Firm notes House Democratic leader A G Lancione with Bellaire Rep Douglas Applegate and Sen Edmund Sargus of St Clairsville among attendees. Also present were conservatives of the Ohio AFL CO.
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House
A.G. Lancione
Bellaire
Rep
Douglas Applegate
Steubenville
Sen
Edmund Sargus
St. Clairsville
Cocnetvatives
Ohio Afl- 0
Shady Spring Driver Forfeits Bond After Wreck
Vernal H. Lusk of Shady Spring forfeited a 25 dollar bond after failing to appear before Magistrate Jack Holt on reckless driving charges. Police say he lost blood after his car skidded at the Willow Wood bridge, injuring no one else. two passengers, Margaret Buckland 14 and Gloria Buckland 15, were unhurt and the car was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal H. Lusk
Shady Spring
Jack Holt
Hinton
Willow Wood Bridge
Margaret Buckland
Gloria Buckland
Kilsyth Miner Hurt In Mine Accident On Smith Run Hill
Kilsyth miner Hurf Eugene Wilkerson 46 is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after being injured when he was rolled between a man trip buggy and a mine roof at CBH Coal Co Bradley. The note recalls West Virginia’s first oil well at Burning Springs in 1859 six months after Drake’s well in Pennsylvania.
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Eugene Wilkerson
Kilsyth
Beckley Memorial Hospital
CBH Coal Co
Bradley
West Virginia
Burning Springs
Wirt County
Pennsylvania
NLRB Hearing Nears End in Beckley Teamsters Case
The NLRB hearing over the Teamsters Union and Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Beckley is expected to end Wednesday. Dallas Milam testified and the examiner ordered a 1 p.m. recess as proceedings resume with Beckley plant closure in October and an Aug. 31 employee vote against the Teamsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters Union
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Beckley, Inc
Eugene F. Frey
Washington, D. C
Dallas Milam
Beckley
Teamsters
Milam
United Mine Workers District 50
William Gravitt
Cincinnati
Ohio
NLRB
Jim Zazzali
Union
Legislature Moves On Prohibition and Road Law Changes
Lawmakers debate Sunday sales exemptions for Sabbath observers with penalties up to 30 days in jail. Senate advances State Road Commission powers and eminent domain, plus a bill ending law school graduate bar exemption and removing black and white government plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
State Road Commission
Commission
SRC
West Virginia University College of Law
House
Father Reports Daughter Cashing Forged Check
Beckley State Police were asked by Olie White to locate his 17 year old daughter on a check forgery charge. The juvenile is charged with cashing her father's unemployment check on February 18 and is believed to have left the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State
Olie White
Sophia
Navy Enlists Ronald Miller From Beckley For Recruit Training
Ronald William Miller son of Mr and Mrs Alonzo Miller of Glen White has enlisted in the Navy. He was enrolled at the Beckley Recruiting Sub Station and sent to Great Lakes Illinois for recruit training.
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NAVY
Ronald William Miller
Alonzo Miller
Glen White
Beckley
Great Lakes
Ill
Three Huntington Men Held on Payroll Check Theft
Comas 26 Ronald Stark 26 and William T Grant 22 all of Huntington are jailed in Cabell County on 10000 bond each for stealing 460 payroll checks from Nicholas and Bank Co Huntington. Heavy snow and bitter cold halt most picketing of small mines in McDowell County as unions press for 40 cent a ton royalties to the UMW welfare fund. Pickets shut one mine Monday but a spot check today found no demonstrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comas
Ronald Stark
William T. Grant
Huntington
Cabell County
Nicholas and Bank Co
McDowell Co
UMW Welfare Fund
Double Murder Mystifies Police
In Stephens City Virginia two women, 85 year old E M Snow and 47 year old Waltrie Hoover, were found bludgeoned and stabbed to death at a rural home. Police report no suspects or motive and an unknown intruder is suspected.
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Stephens City
UPI
Northern Virginia
Harold D. Hoover
Frederick County
Hoover
E. M. Snow
Hoover House
Double Tollgate
Winchester
Virginia
S. L. Kayan
Kayan
Mrs. Snow
Hoovers
Bridgewater
Robert L. DeHaven
Mansfield Attacks Clark Tactics Over Senate Expansion
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield accuses Sen. Joseph S. Clark of waging a liberal attack on the party by pushing to expand committees. Clark’s proposals to increase Finance and Appropriations panel membership failed by wide margins. Mansfield says Clark’s approach embarrasses the party and harms the President’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Clark
Senate
Democratic Party
Distortion Free Dynagroove Record Unveiled by RCA Victor
RCA Victor unveiled the Dynagroove process at the David Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton New Jersey claiming unprecedented clarity with minimal distortion even on inexpensive record players. George Marek RCA Victor vice president said the process took two and a half years of research and all future RCA Victor recordings will use the technology at no extra cost to consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
RCA
Victor
David Sarnoff
RCA Laboratories
Princeton
George Marek
RCA Victor
Marek
Government bonds cashed raise objections to capital punishment
The article argues against capital punishment by drawing parallels to cashing in government bonds, suggesting moral and financial concerns about such punitive measures. It cites policy implications and calls for reconsideration of the death penalty in relation to public funds.
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Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
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John Richard Carrol
Houston B. Ransom
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Elizabeth Meadows Ransom
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