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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1963

Page

2

Paramilitary Clash in Dominican Republic Suppresses Anti American Rally

Police charged into about 100 youths chanting anti American slogans near the parade stand. At least 10 demonstrators were arrested and several were left with bloody faces as security moved Johnson and Venezuelan President Betancourt to safety. A guard heard possible gunfire near Johnson and two wounded were reported by the ambassador though later Dominican sources gave higher figures. Demonstrators were linked to the pro Communist FALN group allied with Venezuela.

Rafael Trujillo Johnson Romulo Betancourt Bosch U.S John Bartlow Martin Armed Forces of National Liberation FALN

Dividend Declared By Wheeling Steel Corp

Wheeling Steel Corp declared 25 cents per share in common stock and 1.25 dollars per share on preferred stock as a quarterly dividend payable April 1 to holders of record March 8. This marks the 88th consecutive cash dividend and matches the previous late November 1962 payout.

Titler Sees Beckley Hospital Stay For Now

Doe J Titler head of District 29 United Mine Workers argues Beckley Memorial Hospital will be used for miners illness despite a potential sale. He notes four Kentucky hospitals may close July 1 after overbuilding and fading coal demand and says employee wages hinge on future union negotiations.

Doe J. Titler United Mine Workers For America Beckley Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Church UMW Welfare Division United Mine Workers Titler Kentucky Beckley

State To Host First Rehabilitation Institute

Charleston hosts the first short term training institute for personnel at state operated rehabilitation centers. Vocational rehabilitation staff from West Virginia and seven other states plus Puerto Rico will attend. F Ray Power said Arkansas Iowa Oklahoma Louisiana Pennsylvania Virginia Georgia and West Virginia would be represented at the meeting next fall.

Charleston UPI Itation West Virginia Puerto Rico F. Ray Power Arkansas Iowa Oklahoma Louisiana Pennsylvania Virginia Georgia

Pollution bill advances in Forestry and Conservation panel

England, chairman, reports House committee actions on a bill to expand the State Water Resources Board power over stream pollution. Industry opposition and a prior Guyandotte River Basin study frame the debate as officials seek statewide coal and chemical company pollution oversight and industry collaboration.

Bil House Forestry and Conservation Committee England State Natural Resources Department State Water Resources Board Barron Judicial Review House Guyandotte River Guyandotte Wyoming McDowell Mingo Logan County

Burleson Proposes Marines Patrol Washington D.C.

Texas congressman Rep. Omar Burleson seeks Marine patrols in the capital until crime declines. He chairs the House Administration Committee and calls the measure drastic but necessary.

Washington UPI Texas U.S Omar Burleson D-Tex House Administration Committee

Bells for Independence Day Bill Urges Observance

Sen Abraham A Ribi coff introduces a bill urging Americans to ring bells on Independence Day to recall the Liberty Bell was found 187 years ago in Philadelphia. Irvin S Queen elected president of Good Government League of Logan County. About 600 workers idled as gas cuts force Sylvania Wheeling and U S Stamping Moundsville plants to close. Seven Kennedy Johnson autographed books to St Albans library donated by Mrs Johnson.

Abraham A. Ribicoff D-Conn Philadelphia Irvin S. Queen Logan Chamber of Commerce Good Government League Logan County Panhandle Sylvania Electric Products Co Wheeling U. S. Stamping Co Moundsville Manufacturers Light and Heat Co Kennedy Johnson New St. Albans

Soak Creek Men Post Bonds For Release

Clifton Lovell and Dale Haga of Soak Creek posted $500 property bonds to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez to appear before the grand jury on grand larceny charges. They are accused of stealing a truck from Bud Farley in Beckley about eight days ago. George Thorne of Price Hill was jailed at 11 a.m. today on a capias issued by Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery.

Clifton Lovell Dale Haga Soak Creek Joe Rodriguez Bud Farley Beckley George Thorne Price

Deaths And Funerals Walker Marion Terry 84

Walker Marion Terry died unexpectedly at his daughter’s Stamford home at 2:45 a.m. cause believed flu complications. Born May 18, 1878 in Sanger Fayette County, he lived near Oak Hill most his life and was a Baptist Church member. Survived by three sons Charles Detroit Mich Franklin and Andrew Ashtabula Ohio. four daughters Margaret Warick Media Pa Lorraine Bish Ashtabula Ohio Charlotte St. Clair Kingsville Ohio Louise Dunkley Sprague. 19 grandchildren. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.

Walker Marion Terry Ethel Dunkley Stamford Sanger Fayette County Oak Hill The Baptist Church Pinecrest Sanitarium Charles Detroit Mich Franklin Terry Andrew Ashtabula Ohio Margaret Warick Media Lorraine Bish Charlotte St. Clair Kingsville Louise Dunkley Sprague Webb and Neal Funeral Home

Elick Funeral Arrangements Pending for Mabscott Man

Harry B. Elick 53 of 201 Spruce St Mabscott died 5 10 p m Tuesday after a long illness Born March 10 1919 he was Church of God Eccles a retired Sam Foley Construction Co Beckley survivor list includes wife Mrs Bessie L Blick stepson George E Book Clinton Ohio step daughter Mrs Katherine Valoe Parma Heights Ohio half brother Albert Brown Beckley half sister Mrs Ruby Brown Willard Ohio and others Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending complete arrangements Also Mrs J S Pearl Keatley mayor of Oak Hill died this morning in Oak Hill hospital after a month long illness Born in Hinton she owned Oak Hill Flower Shop 1957 1960 member Oak Hill Presbyterian Church past president Women of the Church Spade and Trowel Garden Club and Oak Hill Mothers March She survives with husband daughter Mrs Jack Gwinn Keyser three brothers and three sisters and one grandchild Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill

Harry B. Elick Spruce St Mabscott Church of God At Eccles Sam Foley Construction Co Beckley Bessie L. Blick George E. Book Clinton Ohio Katherine Valoe Parma Heights Albert Brown Ruby Brown Willard Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home J. S Pearl) Keatley Oak Hill Hinton Mothers’ March Jack Gwinn Keyser Robert W. Bess Sam H. Bess Freeport H. E. Bess Huntington Paul Nower Russell H. R

Mrs Melinda Blake Dies at Home in Fayetteville

Mrs Melinda Blake of Fayetteville Route 1 died this morning at her home. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill. Funeral arrangements are to be announced.

Melinda Blake Fayetteville Route 1 Tyree Oak Hill

Final rites set for Mrs Emma Angle in Beckley

Mrs Emma Jane Angle 89 of Beckley will be laid to rest in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after services at 2 p m Friday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev B L Moss officiating. She died at 8 30 a m Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Clarence Hilton's home after a long illness. The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with grandsons as pallbearers.

Emma Jane Angle Beckley Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel B. L. Moss Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Clarence Hilton Azzara St Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

Final rites set for Mrs Barbara Tyree in Pax church

Mrs Barbara Tyree 20 Pax died Tuesday when the car she rode was struck by a train at Lively crossing. Funeral at Pax Church of God Saturday with Rev Harold Clendenin officiating. Burial in Pax Community Cemetery. Survivors include husband George Tyree stepmother Mrs Nora Thomas and others. Body to be brought from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope to Tom Tyree home Friday.

Barbara Tyree Pax Church of God Harold Clendenin Pax Community Tyree Lively Fayette County John Blake South Dakota Sherman Roberts George Butch) Tyree Hubert Roberts Elyria Ohio Terracenaite Norita Blake John Jr James W. Blake Nora Thomas Pensacola Fla Tabe Stover Roy Bailey James Chapman Johnny Moore Eddie Harless Johnny Walkup Mount Hope Tom Tyree Pax

Gialdella and Zeboskey Obituaries in Mullens area

Frank Robert Gialdella 43 of 302 Crescent Rd died at 6 05 am after a long illness born Sept 7 1920 in Eccles son of Angelo Gialdella and the late Sara Daniels Gialdella retired section foreman of the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates mine at Eccles member of Beckley Moose Lodge 1606 survived by wife Marjorie Williams Giardella four daughters three brothers five sisters and one grandchild Quesenberry Funeral Home pending. Stanley Zeboskey 78 Mullens died Wednesday at 5 pm after a short illness born in Warsaw Poland Jan 27 1885 a retired miner since 19 8 he was a member of United Mine Workers Local 6865 at Black Eagle since 1935 and of St John’s Catholic Church Mullens he leaves Mary Wisnewka Zeboskey four sons Frank Joe S Sgt Steve Zeboskey in Japan Tony and two daughters Stella Brynes Mary Bower nine grandchildren a sister Flexkia Ciesielski and a brother Joe Zeboskey body at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.

Frank Robert Gialdella Crescent Rd Eccles Angelo Gialdella Sara Daniels Gialdella Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Beckley Moose Lodge Marjorie Williams Giardella James E Rita) Wilson Glen Burnie Tracie Vicky Mary Less George Kopperston James Buddy Gene Woodbridge William F Tracie) McDonald Baltimore Roscoe Laverne) Lester Titusville Fla Vernon Maxine) Marion Stanley Zeboskey Mullens Warsaw Poland United Mine Workers of America Black Eagle St. John's Catholic Church Mary Wisnewka Zeboskey Frank Joe Steve Zeboskey Air Force Japan Tony Midway Stella Brynes New Castle Del Mary Bower Flexkia Ciesielski Erie Joe Zeboskey Sam Foglesong

Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Cottle in Mount Hope

Mrs Lucy Frances Cottle 77 of Minden died Tuesday evening after a long illness in Oak Hill hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Maple Fork Baptist Church Mount Hope Route 1 with Rev Freddie Steele officiating. Burial follows at Tyree Cemetery Mount Hope Route 1. Survived by sister Mrs Mae Vick of Mount Hope Route 1. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill after 4 p.m. today.

Lucy Frances Cottle Minden Oak Hill Freddie Steele Maple Fork Baptist Church Mount Hope Tyree Mae Vick

Supreme Court reviews Bible reading in schools case

A special three judge federal court in Philadelphia ordered a halt to Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. The ruling, challenged by Maryland and Pennsylvania officials, centers on First Amendment limits on government endorsement of religion and the question of non theism versus theism. The case concerns the Schempp family and Murray family with atheistic plaintiffs arguing the practice favors Christianity.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Schempps Congress Lven Maryland Thomas B. Finan Earl Warren Synagogue Council of America Baltimore Leonard J.kerp

Final Rites Held For Theodore R. Meador At Dunns

Theodore R. Meador aged 59 of Dunns was to be laid to rest at 3 p.m. in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. C. E. Walker officiating. Burial followed in Tom Lilly Cemetery Ghent. Clyde Meador of Ghent is identified as a nephew rather than a son as previously stated.

Theodore R. Meador Dunns Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel C. E. Walker Tom Lilly Ghent Clyde Meador

Mrs Beth T McLean Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Beth T. McLean will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Steele Funeral Home Huntington with Rev Andrew R Bird officiating. Burial in Springhill Cemetery. She died unexpectedly at 2 p.m. Wednesday at her brother D W Peeples home Huntington. She was secretary at First Baptist Church Logan and a member of First Presbyterian Huntington. Survivors include brothers J C Peeples Dellingham Wash and D W Peeples Huntington and sisters Mrs Marie Webb Huntington and Mrs Mae James Huntington.

Beth T. McLean Holden Beckley Steele ‘Funeral Home Huntington Andrew R. Bird Springhill E. S. McLean Black Knight Country Club D. W. Peeples First Baptist Church of Logan First Presbyterian Church J. C. Peeples Dellingham Wash Marie Webb Mae James

Mrs Edith Massey final rites held for Sneed Massey

Services for Edith Sneed Massey 62 of Boomer and Whitesville will be conducted at noon Friday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. Jim Franklin officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She died Tuesday in a Spencer hospital after a long illness. Pallbearers are Hoge Cook Bible Class members of First Baptist Church.

Edith Sneed Massey Boomer and Whitesville Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Jim Franklin Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Spencer Hospital Hoge Cook First Baptist Church Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

Lighter Side plan to fly New Yorkers to Cincinnati

A playful idea imagines loading a plane with news-hungry New Yorkers who would fly to Cincinnati and spend four days immersed in newspapers, a humorous take on media consumption.

Cincinnati

Amere Sues Food Service Over Fixture Sale Debt

A Raleigh County circuit suit names United Hotel and Food Service Co. and John A. Mann as defendants for 1361.27 in goods sold through February 1963. The complaint alleges a bill of sale of fixtures for the Honey in the Rock Amphitheater at Grandview State Park and seeks judgment for the amount due. E D Gerwig represents the plaintiff in Charleston.

Amere Gas Utilities Co United Hotel and Food Service Co John A. Mann Raleigh County Mann Rock Grandview State Park Council For E. D. Gerwig Charleston

Court Concludes Sittings as Review Board in Raleigh

The Raleigh County Court ends its sittings today as a board of review and equalization. By noon no tax assessments were lowered. Two applicants sought adjustments but left without relief after discussions. The court has held reviews throughout the month.

Raleigh

School Bus and Car Wreck Near Raleigh Post Office

A school bus and a 1962 car collided near the Raleigh Post Office at 8:15 a m today causing no injuries and $250 in damages. The Raleigh County School bus driven by Donald Clower 41 of Beckley attempted a right turn and was struck by Peter Ambrositiani 48 of 110 Robert St owner Wilcox Manufacturing Co. Three children rode aboard.

Raleigh Beckley Donald Clower Raleigh County Peter Ambrositiani Robert St Wilcox Manufacturing Co

West Virginia Legislature Sees School Seats and Blue Laws debated

The legislature debated constitutional questions on a bill guaranteeing each county a House seat, with Senate critic Carl Gainer saying it would be unconstitutional while the attorney general foresaw it as three for four years. Amendments to a prepaid Medicare bill were reported, requiring two doctors on nonprofit boards and removing tax exemptions. A blue law bill surfaced in the Senate after House Rules placed its calendar, defining Sunday sales rules. Road bond details and a proposed 10 year program were discussed with a $1.5 billion funding expectation. Senate measures increased public employee retirement contributions and raised the employment security director’s salary while the House sent nine measures to the Senate including anti-discrimination on older workers and granting status to Vocational Rehabilitation.

Egate Bluefield Carl Gainer D-Nicholas Barnett U. S. Supreme Court House Health Committee Del Elizabeth Drewny D-Mcdowell Senate House Rules Committee Rules Committee House Burl A. Sawyers Sawyers

Assessor White Returns After Ear Operation in Charleston

Raleigh County Assessor Cotton White returned to his office today after an ear operation at Charleston hospital. The former amateur boxer sustained an old injury causing hearing loss and reports remaining ear vibrations while hoping for restored hearing.

Raleigh Cotton White Charleston White

Mrs Little in Serious Condition After Admission

Bertha Little, a resident of Rho dell, is in serious condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after being admitted at 11 25 a m. She is receiving blood transfusions today.

Bertha Little Rhodell Beckley Memorial Hospital

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Potomac Walker M. Terry J. 5. Keatley Mrs Emma Angle Fairmont Frank R. Gialdella Mrs. Lucy Cottle Supreme Court Edith Massey Amere Sues Food Service
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