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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1965
Page
2
Obituary notices report the deaths of Dewey Helmick 66 of Oak Hill and Evans of Rock. services at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and Lashmeet Presbyterian Church. survivors include spouses, children, and siblings with burial planned at High Lawn Memorial Park and Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Additional memorials note Linda Morgan of Brenton and Blanche York and Hattie Bailey of Oceana with services and burial details.
Funeral services for Homer Hill Richmond 66 of Lanark will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Gods Tabernacle Lanark. He died at 1 p m Sunday after a two week illness retiring from Lanark Coal Co about 12 years ago and was a member of UMWA Local 7086. He served 14 years in the U S Navy in World War I. He was born at Pluto November 9 1898 and was survived by a widow two daughters six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Webb and Neal Funeral Home reports friends may call after 5 p m today and the body will be taken to the church one hour before services.
Final rites for Lonnie Edgar Grear 70 of Stanaford were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Reverends Cleve Young and Charley Bass presiding. Burial followed in Stanaford Cemetery. Grear died in a local nursing home at 2:35 p.m. Saturday after a long illness.
Eugene L Parker 52 Route 1 Fayetteville died Sunday at Oak Hill hospital after a long illness He was born January 24 1912 in Ashland McDowell County son of Summers and Hattie Winston Parker Surviving include his wife Josephine Coppney Parker seven sons Ray Harry Freddie Jerry Johnny Clifford Eugene Parker Jr all of Chicago and at home five daughters Wanda Canterbury Sally Thorn Rose Lucy Betty and four grandchildren The body is at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville
Oswell B Cook Jr 24 of Pineville was found dead at his home from a gunshot wound. He was born Nov 29 1940 in Beckley, son of Martha Jane Cook and the late Oswell B Cook. Survived by wife Nola Ann, three sons Oswell III Robert and Jeffrey H, and daughter Catherine. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville.
Funeral services for John Lee Guerrant 71 of Winding Gulf will be held at 1 p m Wednesday at Collins Temple Baptist Church with Rev M M Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. He died Sunday morning after a long illness. A retired miner and World War I veteran. Survived by wife Lura daughter Mrs Lura Elizabeth Travis Cincinnati six sons and many grandchildren. Friends may call at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home after 3 p m Tuesday.
Lloyd Harron Chambers 55 owner of the Chambers Cab Co Whitesville dies in a one car crash four miles south of Point Pleasant along with Vernor Wingo 63 and his daughter Nellie 30. Services set for Tuesday 1 pm at the First Baptist Church Whitesville with burial at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley.
James Douglas Canterbury 57 of Oceana died Saturday in a Beckley hospital from a heart attack. Born February 3 1908 in Oceana he was the son of M P Canterbury and the late Chloa Cozort Canterbury. Burial will be Kennedy Cemetery Oceana with Rev Wayne Rollins and Rev Kenny Harvey officiating. He is survived by a son James at home brother Arthur Canterbury of Oceana and two sisters Mrs.
Vernor Wingo 63 and Miss Nellie Wingo were killed in a Saturday night accident near Point Pleasant. Wingo a retired miner, left a wife Eva Wingo and many relatives including stepmother Cora Wingo, four sons Larry Ker mit Clarence Benny, seven half sisters and brothers, 11 grandchildren. Bodies lie at Valley Funeral Home in Whitesville.
Jack Tennant 38 of Charlotte North Carolina died at 840 p m Sunday from a heart attack while driving near his home. A World War II veteran he served in Japan as a military fireman he was a butcher in Charlotte. Born July 24 1926 at Price Hill he was a son of William H and Florence Ferguson Tennant Beckley his widow Joann Bruster Tennant survives with four sons four brothers and nine sisters. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs Gladys Alford 61 of Columbus Ohio formerly of Raleigh County will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Lewisburg Methodist Church with Dr James Wright and Dr John W Hollister in charge Burial follows in Rosewood Cemetery Mrs Alford died in Columbus Saturday after an extended illness Born in Raleigh County February
Charleston dispatch reports the state Board of Public Works plans to begin work on balancing Road Commission and Education Department needs. Both seek 6.3 million dollars from general revenue. A road bond amendment passed on Nov 3 may shift SRC funding, pending board action. Sawyers to provide itemized SRC request details.
President Johnson plans to broaden the national education drive from grammar schools to universities and to seek three to five times the current 700 million education outlay. He aims to avoid aid conflicts over parochial schools while equipping students with essentials and advanced learning tech like computers.
Dowling was forced to open the bank at the South Shore Plaza by two gunmen and their captor who fed a baby during the break in. He was struck on the head with a pistol before the trio fled in a gray sedan abandoned on Route 128. The bandits likely switched cars for the getaway.
The 1903 obituary notes a daughter of the late Russell and Barbara Morgan. Her husband, Clark L., died in 1951. She was a West Park Methodist Church member in Columbus. Survivors include five daughters and two sons, plus several sisters and half siblings. The body will arrive at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg Tuesday and be taken to the church.
The Gazette Mail says bad management and misgovernance caused the Varney West Virginia National Seating and Dimension plant closure in Mingo County. It cites a top heavy 24 member executive staff, sloppy bookkeeping, and high salaries, with labor disputes denied by United Mine Workers officials. State and federal agencies seek salvage options and a new operator.
State police charged Lake Chuck Rodgers 30 of Newville Braxton County with murder for a weekend crash that fatally injured Eugene L. Crites 26 of Erbacon and injured his brother Robert Crites 25 and Lewis Skidmore as they stood near a tavern window at Little Birch. Robert Crites and Skidmore were treated and released from a hospital. The incident followed a fight.
Campbell River British Columbia United Press International reports a couple rescued after three and a half days stranded on a Vancouver Island logging road. They credited their dog Sam with saving their lives by providing body heat while they huddled under a blanket. The Halls left New Year’s Eve for Vernon Lake, broke down after 15 miles, and were found Sunday by a snowmobile and an RCAF helicopter. Sam, a German shepherd boxer mix, aided their survival.
In Columbia Tennessee three Huntington West Virginia men Herman A Frazier Alfred Nelson Paden and Albert P Cole face a second trial for tampering with the jury that heard the 1962 Teamsters Hoffa conspiracy case. A mistrial was declared in Nashville and venue was changed due to prejudicial publicity.
CHARLESTON (UPI) Sheffey W. Hall retired inspector for West Virginia Water Co. died Sunday in Florida while visiting there. He retired June 2, 1956.
The Raleigh County Elementary School Principals Association will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Central Elementary School. Current school policies will be discussed by association and board members with Earl Halsey Teel School principal leading the discussion.
Raleigh County Jail officials report Ray Wendill of Perry was booked at 8 p.m. Sunday for brandishing a weapon. Charles E. Parker of Serena was released from jail at 6:51 p.m. Saturday after posting bond on charges of drunk driving and failing to stop when signaled.
Television ads promote interstate bus line scenic tours. A suggestion is made that washing bus windows might improve the experience and impressions for potential travelers, highlighting a simple upkeep tip alongside marketing.
Congress clashed over leadership changes and procedural rules as Johnson and Manfield pursued a hands off approach. A Democratic caucus voted to strip seniority from two Southern defectors aiding Goldwater and assign committee posts as they push the Great Society program.
Washington UPI report says Rep. Albert W. Watson of South Carolina and Rep. John Bell Williams of Mississippi were stripped of seniority for backing Barry Goldwater. Watson said he may become a Republican or an independent within a week after consulting constituents. Williams also hinted at resigning from the party.
Reports list several fatalities from accidents in multiple counties. Carl C. Bates of Baltimore died from injuries after a collision on U S 340 in Jefferson County. Dizzy Dean Teel of Big Chimney died after a one car crash on U S 119 near Charleston. Raymond A. Sowards of Tango died from injuries suffered December 28, pushing the 1964 toll to 30. Albert C. Pingley of near Elkins was killed in a head on collision near Washington D C.
Five new Republican lawmakers from Alabama join the House as party balance shifts. The piece notes Martin nearly won a Senate seat two years ago and heads an oil distributing firm in Gadsden. It profiles Rep William R Anderson in the 6th District following Ross Bass’s move to the Senate and highlights Mink’s pioneering Hawaii congressional run.
Thomas Tenny, 79, city building commissioner for 11 years, died suddenly Saturday at his home in Parkersburg. A Swiss native and resident since 1918, he will be buried or funeral services scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in Parkersburg.
William F. Haas Jr of Philadelphia survived 30 days aboard a small uninhabited island off southeastern Cuba after his ship sank Dec. 3. He was picked up by HMCS Rothesay and transferred to the Coast Guard cutter Adriadne, due in Key West today. His wife plans to fly to greet him. Haas is reported in good condition after the ordeal.
In Zurich two motorists argued over who would pay for the accident damages. Police estimated total damages to both cars at three Swiss francs, about 75 cents.
Oklahoma names Bud Wilkinson as football coach and notes he comes from the Hay Balers clan through his baler father. Minnesota selects Walter Mondale to fill the Senate seat vacated by Humphrey, becoming one of the era’s youngest senators after a rapid rise from state attorney general to a strong re election win in 1962.
Ross Bass, 46, five-term House veteran, wins the unexpired term of the late Estes Kefauver in Tennessee. He defeats Gov. Frank G. Clement to secure the Democratic nomination, proving his vote for the civil rights bill was not a political handicap. Bass and his wife campaigned as a team.
Paul Fannin, 56, takes over the Arizona Senate seat long held by his mentor and friend Barry Goldwater. Fannin had not sought the post, but won as governor in 1958, then again in 1960 and 1962 before pursuing the Senate after Goldwater’s presidential nomination.
Joseph M. Montoya, aged 49, defeats Republican incumbent Edwin L. Mechem to claim the New Mexico Senate seat long held by the late Dennis Chavez. A long-time liberal, Montoya began in politics before age 21, serving seven years in the New Mexico House before his Senate bid.
George Murphy, a 62 year old former song and dance man, shifted from movies and Broadway to business and politics. In his first bid for elective office he defeated Democratic Sen Pierre Salinger to win a California Senate seat. A native of New Haven, Murphy debuted in film in 1934 and calls himself a middle of the road Republican.
In Saigon, a planned demonstration by Buddhist and student groups near navy headquarters was halted after Marines moved to disperse the crowd. Eyewitnesses disputed a wounded teen claim, saying he was trampled by peers. The trial of 20 students for knives and clubs was postponed amid mounting agitation.
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