WV Legislature Drafts Adoption and Salary Bills in Opening Day
On the eve of the 55th West Virginia Legislature, interim committees finalize bills including changes to adoption laws sparked by the Rosemary case. Barron allies push a salary measure for elected officials, with opening session and Underwood address noted. Rules panels for both chambers outlined, while 25-member interim committees study government finance and interstate cooperation amid related criminal and gaming law modernization.
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Bill Barrett
United Press International
Charleston
West Virginia
Rosemary
State Supreme Court
W. W. Barron
Cecil H. Underwood
House
Senate
Barron
Underwood
Boiarsky
Howard Car
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Piggyback Road Could Move Trains Faster Autonomously
The concept uses road rollers with idle motors that activate only as trains pass, needing about five seconds per roller. Automatic control and braking devices would manage every roller, allowing freight and passenger traffic to run at twice current speeds with greater flexibility, though the project would be costly to build.
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Kerr and
Lynn
Farmer Re-Elected President of Court
H. G. Farmer was re elected president of the Raleigh County Court at the morning session, the first of 1961. The court also qualified three conservators of the peace J W Foster Willard Elam and Lacy E Lilly. The court authorized Robert L Davis engineer for Stephens Branch Dam to advertise for clearing three or four tracts of land at the site. The court recessed until 1 30 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Farmer
Raleigh
Conservators of the Peace
J. W. Foster
Slab Fork Coal Co
Slab Fork
Willard Elam
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Amigo
Lacy E. Lilly
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Whitby
Robert L. Davis
Stephen's Branch Dam
Turnpike Accident At Presstime Today
Two persons received emergency treatment at Beckley Hospital during presstime after a Turnpike crash near Milepost 29. Tollgate attendant initially believed only one man was hurt, and it was unclear whether hospital patients were the Pike accident victims.
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Beckley Hospital
Melton
Tollgate
Hearings Scheduled Thursday For Two Men In Property Destruction
Ces ar Boyd Lilly Jr of Grandview and J C Adkins Jr of Beaver are set for 1 p m Thursday hearings before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on charges of destruction of property. Arrested by two constables last week they are accused of destroying property at Ok's Drive In on Harper Road.
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Boyd Lilly Jr
Grandview
J. C. Adkins Jr
Beaver
Joe Rodriguez
Ok’s Drive- In
Harper Road
Ministers Urge Focus On West Virginia Needs
A plea to prioritize critical needs over political squabbles is echoed in a January 9 communication. It calls governors officials senators and local delegates to address pressing issues and restore public self-respect, with copies sent to key state leaders and temperance league members.
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West Virginia
Rome
Ward Wylie
Jack A. Nuckols
Raleigh County
D. Stanley Niles
L. E. Crowson
Douglas Shepard
The
W. Va
Temperance League
Beckley Youth Held on Trespass and Larceny Charge
Beckleyan Held Junior Gregory of 309 Sunrise Ave was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 11 a.m. on trespassing and petit larceny, arrested by City Police on a warrant issued by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Freddie Persinger of Beckley appeared before Magistrate Rodriguez on drunkenness and resisting arrest charges, pleads guilty to drunkenness, fined $10 and 60 days in jail, held to answer resisting arrest with $500 bond. McAlpin man Ernest Smith released from jail at 7 a.m. today after serving time for assault and battery, released to Magistrate Rodriguez.
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Junior Gregory
Sunrise Ave
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Freddie Persinger
Beckley
Rodriguez
Persinger
McAlpin
Ernest Smith
Ohio Girl Waives Extradition Here
A 17-year-old Ohio girl waived extradition in Raleigh County Criminal Court before Judge Harry L. McCreery and was returned to Akron in custody of Ohio authorities. State Police arrested the girl’s parents Connie Kay Weiss of Boston Heights and Joseph W. Smith of Hudson, who were lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 3:15 p.m. Monday on auto conversion charges. Smith is absent without leave from the U S Navy and remains jailed.
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Ohio
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Akron
Connie Kay Weiss
Boston Heights
Joseph W. Smith
Hudson
Raleigh County
Smith
United States Navy
Year Long Break-Ins Linked to Trio Admitters
A year of break ins ended with the Monday arrest of George Buck Clark 19 Samuel Clark 21 and a 16 year old juvenile by state and city police. The Clarks acknowledged 18 to 20 entries including Acme Supermarket Valley Drive and A and P Supermarket where an electric eye door was damaged and more than 100 dollars stolen. The juvenile claims involvement in five entries. Entries date from January 10 1960 with break ins at L C Lawrence Electric Sprague Colemans Market Bost ic Grocery Teel Elementary School Bakers Confectionary Pete and Bobs Valley Drive and Andersons Store among others. The trio deny taking money. The year old suspect only admits to two supermarkets Lawrence Electric Andersons Store Sprague Barber Shop.
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Beckley
George Buck Clark
Samuel Clark
Clarks
Acme
Valley Drive
A&p
L.C. Lawrence Electric Inc
Sprague
Coleman’s Market
Bostic Grocery
Teel
Baker’s Confectionary
Rural Acres Drive
Pete
Bob
De Gaulle faces peace push amid Algeria referendum
De Gaulle signaling a face-saving path to defuse revolt noted rebels’ response to the referendum in France urging peace in Algeria. Rebels showed willingness to negotiate only on equal terms, with little chance of direct talks unless terms were balanced.
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France
Algeria
de Gaulle
Mayor of Rhodell Resigns Position
Rhodell West Virginia faced an abrupt mayoral vacancy after Orville Duppee submitted his resignation at a Friday night meeting. The council has not yet called a special session to appoint a successor, and Recorder Cliff Lilly noted protests to the Public Service Commission over Union Power Co rates. Donations funded Christmas street light costs. The council also approved police department equipment purchases.
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Duppee
Cliff Lilly
Public Service Commission
Union Power Co
Circus memory triggers early milestone in Charleston
A speaker recalls childhood fascination with circuses as a political session begins in Charleston. The remark highlights surprise at an early morning halt and a long-standing love of circus shows.
Coal Bills Propose Fuel Conservation Commission
A set of 20 bills would create a commission to propose a national fuels conservation plan. Support cites a 1954 law reducing mine accidents by over 50 percent. Opponents warn the measure could favor coal over competitors and block other fuels. Additional bills call for an Interior study of strip mining, quotas on foreign fuel oil imports, higher depletion allowances for coal and lignite, and mine inspections for safety data.
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Congress
Interior Department
Inaugural Plans and White House Team Shifts
President elect prepares for a Palm Beach pre inaugural retreat to craft the inaugural address with Swainson's report drawing concern. A Washington conference on the dollar outflow extends to January 19 with Kennedy Johnson and Anderson meeting. Arthur Sylvester named assistant secretary of defense for public affairs.
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John B. Swainson
Swainson
Washington
Palm Beach
Fla
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Anderson
McNamara
Defense Department
Arthur Sylvester
Newark
N.J
Evening News
Defense
Fatal Crash and Multifatality In Harviell Route
Seventeen people died in two related incidents. Mrs Eula Jean Riley and six Riley children from Kingsville Missouri perished in a wreck, alongside Mrs Ferris and her three children. In Harviell a car driven by Homer Clifton collided with a passenger train. Clifton his wife Dorothy and their daughter Patricia plus Claude Hastings, all from Harviell, were killed.
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Ferris
Eula Jean Riley
Kingsville
Donna Ferris
Joan Ferris
Sharon Kay Ferris
Karl Riley
Joseph Riley
Gwendolyn Riley
Harviell
Homer Clifton
M-P
Clifton
Dorothy
Patricia
Claude Hastings
Funeral services set for David Burns of Kistler
Funeral services for 86 year old David Burns of Kistler are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Buffalo Valley Freewill Baptist Church with burial in Lorado Cemetery. He died Sunday night in a Huntington hospital after a 10 day illness. He formerly worked for Lorado Coal Co. Survivors include his wife Martha four daughters two sons three stepdaughters three stepsons thirty two grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
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David Burns
Perry Harvey
Crown
Tom
Davin
John M. Burns
Brenton
Nora Porter
Tomahawk, Ky
Opal Burns
Glenna Wiley
Kistler
Harold Triplett
Raymond Adkins
Ambherstdale
Final rites set for Mrs Martha Eliza Robinson Harvey
Mrs Martha Eliza Robinson of Harvey will have funeral services at 1 p m Wednesday at First Baptist Church Harvey with reverends A L Simms Stewart H Frazier and C M Ellis officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. She died Sunday morning. survivors include two sons two daughters two brothers two sisters nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Body to be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the residence at 5 p m today. Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill in charge of arrangements. Also noted John Tucker 66 of Fayette County died Monday night. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
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Martha Eliza Robinson
Harvey
First Baptist Church
A. L. Simms
Stewart H. Frazier
C. M. Ellis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley
Robinson
Burley Reed
Ralph Reed
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elnora Brown
Pauline Boyden
Alphonso Peaks
Winona
John Peaks
Peirmont
Betty Staunton O
Pittsburgh
Nannie Staunton
Wright and Anderson
John Tucker
Harlem Heights
Fayette County
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Gordon L. Wilson dies after monthlong illness in Rand
Gordon Lester Wilson of Rand, age 72, died at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 3 40 a m after a month's illness. The body will go to Cook Funeral Home in Cedar Grove for arrangements.
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Gordon Lester Wilson
Rand
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Cook Funeral Home
Cedar Grove
Cincinnati Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Carnes Wilburn of Cincinnati Ohio dies Monday after a long illness. Survived by two sons E. W. Wilburn of Beckley and Irsel Scarborough of Piney View. Funeral services set for Friday in Cincinnati. Also Cecil Smith of Garton died at home Monday after a short illness. Johnson Funeral Parlor handling arrangements.
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Cecil Smith
Garten
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
RNS
Funeral services for Jasper Clar ence Newsome held in Mullens
Funeral services for Jasper Clarence Newsome 70 of Mullens will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev W R Nelson in charge. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Died Sunday at Denmar Sanitarium Pocahontas County from cerebral hemorrhage. Born Sept 29 1890 in North Carolina. Surviving wife Minlie L Newsome two sons Clyde R Mullens William E Baltimore Md four daughters Lorena Mae Sloan Norfolk Va Margaret Ogden Miami Fla Bessie Mae Brown Manassas Va Ruth Goad Mullens. Body remains at the funeral home.
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Jasper Clarence Newsome
Mullens
Robertson and
North Carolina
John W
Sarah Moser Newsome
Minlie L. Newsome
Clyde ,R
William E
Baltimore
Lorena Mae Sloan
Norfolk
Margaret Ogden
Miami
Fla
Bessie Mae Brown
Mrs Eliza Wood Dies in Orlando at 5 P M
Mrs Eliza Wood of Orlando Florida formerly Huntington died at 5 p m Monday in Orlando Survivors include her husband T H Wood of Orlando three sons Wesley Huntington Garnell Ohio Donnie Columbus Ohio and sister Mrs Sarah Canaday Coal City Funeral in Huntington Thursday Elder Lowell Lilly in charge.
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Eliza Wood
Orlando
Fla
Huntington
T. H. Wood
Wesley
Garnell
Ohio
Donnie
Columbus
Sarah Canaday
Coal City
Lowell Lilly
Mrs Rosa Davis 86 Pax funeral services today
Mrs Rosa Davis 86 of Pax died Sunday morning at home after a long illness. Funeral services were to be held at 1 p.m. today at Long Branch Methodist Church with Rev Cecil Painter in charge. Burial would follow at Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Pax. Tyree Funeral Home of Mount Hope was in charge of arrangements.
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Rosa Davis
Pax
Long Branch Methodist Church
Cecil Painter
Knights of Pythias
Pax Tyree
Mount Hope
Willis L. Blake Final Rites in Oak Hill Church
Willis L. Blake 50 of Sarasota Fla formerly Lochgelly will have final rites at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene with Rev Edwin Hale presiding Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill He died Sunday at his Sarasota home of a heart condition Surviving are his wife Margie Smith Blake Sarasota his mother Laura Blake Jackson Cincinnati Ohio and one son
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Willis L. Blake
Sarasota
Fla
Lochgelly
Oak Hill Church
Final rites set for Mrs Nancy Lester of Bud
Nancy Lester 65 of Bud died early today after a long illness at Wyoming General Hospital. Born April 5 1895 in Stephenson she was daughter of the late John L and Rebecca Mitchem. Survived by brother Roby Mills and sister Polly Lester both of Bud. Funeral 11 am Thursday at Bud Methodist Church with Rev. John Rinehart and Rev. Lester Rinehart. Burial Hickory Ridge Cemetery. Body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to sister’s home at Bud at 4 pm Wednesday.
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Nancy Lester
Bud
Bud Methodist Church
John Rinehart
Lester Rinehart
Hickory Ridge Cemetery
Lester
Wyoming General Hospital
Stephenson
John L
Rebecca Belcher Mitchem
Floyd Lester
Roby Mills
Polly Lester
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Short News Briefs From Capitol to Rail Delays
Se nhower administration ends January 20 with successor to be John Daly after Daly resigns in protest of ABC news policies. William Z Foster leaves New York for medical care in Russia. Manhattan Limited suffers a two hour Lima Ohio delay due to diesel engine fire. Mental tests ordered for 14 year old Carol Smith in Milton over her rifle slaying claim. Dr Ralph Swann named head of NC State chemistry department. former director of Huntsville Ordnance Missile Labs since 1958. West Virginia rail rate increase proposals return to Public Service Commission.
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Seahower
John Daly
ABC
William Z. Foster
New York
Russia
Pennsylvania
Manhattan Limited
Lima
Ohio
Chicago
Carol Smith
Milton
Ralph Clay Swann
Barboursville
Morris Harvey College
North Carolina State College
Swann
Ordnance Missile Laboratories
Huntsville
Ala
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
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Singleton
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Judiciary
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Clarksburg
T. E. Myles
Fayetteville
Noah E. Floyd
Williamson
Rene Zabeau
Dan Wells
Bluefield
J. Bernard Pointdexter
J. E. Watson
Fairmont
George H. Seibert
Wheeling
State Crime Commission
Captain Easy
Captain
Farmer
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Beyond Our
New River
Neville St
Ces
Ministers Assis
Singer Treadle
Singer Portable
Elec
Admiral Portable
Singer Sewing Center
South Kanawha St
Beckleyan
Spra
Lawrence Electric
Anderson’s
Sprague Barber Shop
DeGaulle
Rhodell
Sherwood Glutz
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Martha Robinson
Gordon L. Wilson
Mrs. Carnes Wilburn
Jasper
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