Death of Rev. T. R. Cooper at 78 in local hospital
The Rev. T. R. Cooper aged 78 of 214 Westwood Drive died today after a brief illness. Born October 17, 1886 in Jumping Branch he worked as a purchasing agent for Eccles and later for Beckley Machine and Electric and National Mine Service. He was a self employed manufacturers’ representative. Survived by widow Carrie Mitchem Cooper three sons James R. Middlesboro Kentucky John E. Northwestern Ave and T Richard Park Way Street and four sisters Sarah Mills White Oak Nell Trump Hester Cole Palm Beach Fla and Margaret Martin Jacksonville Beach Fla. Body at Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Cooper
Westwood Drive
Jumping Branch
Eccles
Beckley Machine and Electric Company
National Mine Service
Carrie Mitchem Cooper
James R
Middlesboro
John E
Northwestern Ave
T. Richard
Parkway Street
Sarah Mills
White Oak
Nell Trump
Hester Cole
Palm Beach
Fla
Margaret Martin
Jacksonville Beach
Caffee Funeral Home
Funeral notices from Cool Ridge and surrounding areas
Funeral services and arrangements for Mrs. Luzetta Ann Lilly 73 of Cool Ridge and others are listed. Details include death ages dates locations churches and burial sites with survivors and funeral home contacts. The notes reference multiple families and communities in Raleigh and surrounding counties.
Willis G Ruckman Dies. Rites Set in Marlinton
Willis G Ruckman 47 of Huntersville died Sunday morning at his home from a heart attack. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home Marlinton with Rev B B Mitchem and Rev Robert Ray presiding. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery. He was a World War II veteran and Mount Carmen Methodist Church member. Born August 10 1917 in Huntersville he was the son of Everett W Ruckman and the late Edith Benson Ruckman. He was brother of Mrs M K Workman Beckley. (RNS)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis G. Ruckman
Huntersville
Smith
Marlinton
B. B. Mitchem
Robert Ray
Mountain View
Ruckman
M. K. Workman
Beckley
Mount Carmen
Everett W. Ruckman
Edith Benson Ruckman
James P Williams 44 Jasper native dies in Sophia
Funeral services for James Percy Williams 44 formerly of Jasper will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Brown Funeral Home Chapel Jasper burial will be in Flat Woods Cemetery Carbon Hill Alabama Williams died Monday at a brother Ervin Williams Sophia Born Townley Alabama 1921 son of late Till and Alice Tucker WilliamsSurvivors include three brothers Jack Williams Kimock Idaho Lawrence Williams Du Quoin Illinois and four sisters Lada Ellis Murphysboro Lena Bushby West Point Beulah Cooner Flat Creek Kassie Davis Graysville He was a World War II Navy veteran and worked 1939 42 for McAlpin mine Wind Gulf Coals Inc body shipping from Sophia to Jasper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Percy Williams
Sophia
Jasper
Brown Funeral Home
Flat Woods
Carbon Hill
Ala
Williams
Ervin Williams
Townley
Till
Alice Tucker Williams
Jack Williams
Kimoch
Idaho
Lawrence Williams
du Quoin
Ill
Lada Ellis
Murphysboro
Lena Bushby
West Point
Beulah Cooner
Flat Creek
Kassie Davis
Graysville
United States Navy
McAlpin
Wind Gulf Coals, Inc
McAlpin Coal Co
Williams Funeral Home
Rev Mrs Mable I Spencer Dies at Home
The Rev Mrs Mable I Spencer of 223 Morris Ave died at her residence early today. The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable I
Morris Ave
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
John Shufflebarger Dies at 84 in Mullens West Virginia
John Shufflebarger, 84, of Mullens died Monday at a Mullens hospital after a long public service career. He came to Mullens in 1918 to lead Poca Hontas Fuel Co Itmann. He served Wyoming County Court 1935 to 1941 and was sheriff 1941 to 1945. He later chaired the county board of education for 16 years. He was active in Mullens Methodist Church, Masons, Knights of Pythias, DOKK and Mullens Moose Lodge. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner. His wife Nellie died in 1962 and a son Clarence is dead. Born August 8, 1880 in Pulaski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Shufflebarger
Mullens
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
Wyoming County Court
Wyoming County Board of Education
Mullens Methodist Church
Mullens Masonic Lodge
Knights of Pythias Lodge
DOKK
Mullens Moose Lodge
Nellie Jane Marie Shufflebarger
Clarence
Pulaski
False Teeth Relief Ad Urges FASTEETH Powder Use
An era advertisement promotes FASTEETH alkaline powder to prevent embarrassing plate slippage and odor from dentures. It claims the product keeps plates secure and teeth comfortable, with drifting promises of fresh breath and wider appeal.
Funeral rites for Elmer W. Ford held in Green Sulphur Springs
Funeral services for Elmer W. Ford 66 of Green Sulphur Springs will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lick Creek Baptist Church with Rev. C. H. Martin and Rev. Harry Kesterson officiating. Burial at Hallidon Cemetery. Ford died Sunday night in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was born Nov 11, 1898 in Green Sulphur Springs and lived there his life, active in farming. Survivors include his wife, three brothers Walter H Beavor Mark A and John N, three sisters Ella Fox Johnsie Wheeler Alleva Bragg and a half sister E L Cales. Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton will handle arrangements and the body will be taken to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzetta Ann
Annie) Lilly
Cool Ridge
Cool Ridge Freewill Baptist Church
Gerald Hawley
Lilly
Glade Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Rodney
Virginia Meadows Pack
Joseph R. Lilly
James W
Oppie R
Ira
Virgie) Lilly
Harper
John R
Juanita) Pedro
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry
Elmer W. Ford
Green Sulphur Springs
Lick Creek Baptist Church
C. H. Martin
Harry Kesterson
Hallidon Cemetery
Ford
Beckley Hospital
Green Sulphur
Rufus
Dora Harrah Ford
Lick Creek
Walter H
Beaver
Mark A
John N. Ford
Ella Fox
Charlotte, N. C
Johnsie Wheeler
Obituary for K. K. Willis of Oak Hill
K K Willis 64 of Oak Hill dies after short illness. Funeral 1 30 p m Wednesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill Rev Paul Hawkins in charge. Burial High Lawn Memorial Park. Survived by wife Nancy son Karris K Willis Jr of Washington DC two stepsons two stepdaughters four brothers and four sisters and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. K. Willis
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
Paul Hawkins
High Lawn Memorial Park
Willis
The
Baptist Church
St. Paul
Minn
Nancy
Karris K. Willis Jr
Washington, D. C
Boyd Baisden
Gainesville
Fla
Clifford Smith
Roswell
N. M
Anna Baisden
New Mexico
Frank
James
Palmetto
Darrell
Okey
Jackson, Mich
Gracie Nutter
Geneva Lee
Chattanooga, Tenn
Ruby Willis
Palmetto, Fla
Charles Norris Dead at 67 After Long Illness
Charlie Norris, full name Charlie L. Norris, 67, of Mount, died early Monday in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie L. Norris
Mount Man
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Final rites for Seibert Earl Warren in Mount Hope
Seibert Earl Warren 66 of Mount Hope will receive funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev. Melvin Dolin officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Warren died Monday at a Montgomery hospital after a long illness. He was a retired Fayette County assessor’s office employee, born in Winifrede on June 17, 1898, son of the late John and Courtney Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seibert Earl Warren
Mount
Tyree
Mount Hope
Melvin Dolin
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Warren
Montgomery
Fayette
Obituary for Marlinton Resident Frank P. McLaughlin 1897 1964
Frank P. McLaughlin 67 died 10 30 p m Monday at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Marlinton after a heart attack. He was born Dunmore Oct 9 1897, son of Edward F and Margaret Mann McLaughlin. He was Director of Livestock Marketing with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and a Marlinton farmer. A Deacon of Marlinton Presbyterian Church, he served as director of the First National Bank of Marlinton. Surviving are his wife Irene Logan McLaughlin, two children Dorothea a University of Michigan graduate student and Frank Andrew of Lancaster Ohio, two sisters Mrs William G Morris and Margaret McLaughlin Huntington, a brother Claude E McLaughlin Lewisburg, and three grandchildren. Funeral plans tentatively set for Thursday at Marlinton Presbyterian Church. Body at the Funeral Home in Marlinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. McLaughlin
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
Marlinton
Dunmore
Edward F
Margaret Mann McLaughlin
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Marlinton Presbyterian Church
First National Bank of
Irene Logan McLaughlin
Merly of
Beckley
Dorothea McLaughlin
University of Michigan
Frank Andrew McLaughlin
Lancaster
Ohio
William G. Morris
Margaret McLaughlin
Huntington
Claude E. McLaughlin
Lewisburg
Death Of Couple Ruled Natural In Ohio Co
The Ohio County Coroner ruled natural causes in the deaths of Dr Reese Pedicord 82 and his wife Bessie 77 of Dimmydale near Wheeling. They were found in their home Monday and fatally stricken by heart attacks either Saturday or Sunday. Pedicord a prominent physician served as Ohio County Health Commissioner in the late 1930s. Police theorized one victim died first and the other may have been overwhelmed upon discovering the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPI
Ohio County
Reese N. Pedicord
Bessie
Dimmydale
Here
Pedicord
Adolph Namick
Ohio Ace
Ohio
Hospital Strikers Wait Replacement Ad Results
FAIRMONT, UPI A wait and see stance was taken after Fairmont General Hospital ran ads seeking replacements for about 150 striking workers. The walkout, over representation by AFL-CIO Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employes, targeted laundry engineering housekeeping nursing and dietary posts. The hospital continues operating with volunteers doctors and admin staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
UPI
Fairmont General Hospital
Afl-Cio
Angry Man Related To Koullapis Shootings
Police arrested a man on foot after a chase regarding shootings tied to Koullapis or the car he used. A witness provided the car license number. Officers reported he refused to discuss the shootings and it was unclear if he had been gambling in clubs the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koullapis
Dog vaccination at Beckley City Dog Pound Saturday
Beckley Police Chief William A Teubert announced a dog vaccination event at the City Dog Pound this Saturday from 10 a m to 12 noon led by Arch Allen who runs the pound. He also said a new dog warden unit will enforce fines and that loose dogs will be picked up under the city ordinance against letting dogs roam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
William A. Teubert
Arch Allen
Teubert
Soviet token payment leaves UN budget deadlock intact
United Nations officials said the Soviet Union paid 1.3 million of its roughly 62 million regular budget assessment, with Bulgaria paying enough to keep its General Assembly vote. Ukraine, Byelorussia, Hungary also contributed small amounts. none paid for peacekeeping missions in the Middle East or Congo. The payment does not alter the dispute over financing peace costs or votes. January UN needs were about 20 million with 98 million in the till.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
UPI
Soviet Union
U. N
United Nation
U. S
Russia
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Hungary
Bulgaria
General Assembly
Middle East
Congo
United States
U.N
Weston Farmer Dies In Wreck
Obert J. Swisher, 51, Weston poultryman and feed firm operator, died at University Hospital Morgantown after a collision on W Va 47 near Burnt House while en route to Parkersburg for his cousin Harold Swisher’s funeral. Swisher’s wife and Mrs Jerome Beorn were hospitalized with minor injuries. Darnell and others escaped unharmed. Police noted WV traffic deaths this year at sixteen versus 21 last year by this date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisville
UPI
Weston
Parkersburg
Obert J. Swisher
University Hospital
Morgantown
W. Va
Burnt House
Swisher
Dave Darnell
Darnell
Jerome Beorn
Harold Swisher
West Virginia
Breakthrough Accord Reached With Alan Wood Steel Co
USW tentative agreement with Alan Wood Steel Co in Conshohocken Pa marks the first major breakthrough in the union battle for total job security. The pact features unlimited duration jobless pay for long service workers and 8.5 percent weekly wage coverage with no cap, while the union seeks further gains in pensions medical insurance and higher wages in broader steel talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Pennsylvania
David J. McDonald
Alan Wood Steel Co
Conshohocken
Alan Wood
McDonald
Basic Steel
Episcopal Church To Elect Vestrymen
The annual meeting of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church follows the 10 am service on Sunday. Five vestrymen complete terms and the Churchwomen president serve on a nominating committee for vestry elections on January 24 for three-year terms. Committee includes Charles S. Lewis chair, A N Breckenridge III, Alex D. George, Clarence C. Hanson, Robert Wills, and Mrs. D. D. Holliday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Charles S. Lewis
A. N. Breckenridge III
Alex D. George
Clarence C. Hanson
Robert Wills
D. D. Holliday
Integration St Augustine Hearings May Affect Civil Rights Demos
A St Augustine hearing could affect about 500 civil rights demonstrators arrested on trespass charges. Nine defendants, including figures tied to the era, face Judge Charles Mathis as a defense seeks dismissal in light of a Supreme Court ruling finding sit in cases moot under new civil rights law. In Jackson, Mississippi, a federal grand jury hears evidence in the slayings of three civil rights workers last June. A separate commission later dismissed charges against 21 white men tied to the case, citing inadmissible confessions. Elsewhere, Houston hosts the AFL All Star game moved from New Orleans over discrimination claims by 20 Negro players. New Orleans officials defend integrated athletics amid civic concern over reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
St. Augustine
Fla
St. Johns County
Charles Mathis
U.S. Supreme Court
Mathis
Philadelphia
Miss
Houston
New Orleans
Louisiana
Johnson plans major education aid package with federal support
President Johnson proposes a $1 billion program to upgrade schooling for low income families. The plan would share costs with states, cover 85 to 90 percent of districts, include private and parochial students, and allow construction, salaries, and equipment improvements. It also calls for $100 million for library and text book grants and $100 million for shared time centers, with direct federal scholarships and a loan guaranty system under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Papstate
Johnson P
U. S. Office of Education
Program Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Two Reappointed to State Advisory Council in West Virginia
Gov W W Barron reappointed Harold Johnson of Huntington as employee representative and Martin Fahey of Weirton as employer representative to the State Advisory Council of the Department of Employment Security. Terms run until December 31 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
State Advisory Council
Department of Employment Security
Harold Johnson
Huntington
Martin Fahey
Weirton
Johnson education plan calls for universal opportunity
President Johnson urges a national goal of full educational opportunity from pre school to college and proposes a 1966 education budget of 4.1 billion with 1.5 billion sought for programs. He highlights aid for low income elementary and secondary schools, libraries, community education centers, and expanded college grants and loans to help 140,000 students in the first year. He stresses early action to reach disadvantaged children and federal action to balance funding across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Interim Panel Drops Pavilion, Eyes Medicare
Charleston reports the Legislature's interim committees focus on a medicare subcommittee bill as top business. West Virginia Pavilion finances at the New York World's Fair dominate the opening session with a proposed 188000 operating- expense appropriation and about 100000 in expected revenues. Major private-industry claims against the state total 319000, including 129321 by Arthur Venners Co. for interior work and 106000 by Gardner Robinson Stierheim and Weis, with Atty Gen Robertson to advise on payment decisions next week. Del. Ivor Bojarsky urged state-contract approvals shift entirely to the Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
New York
Julius Singleton
Phil Graziani
Donald Robertson
Arthur Venners Co
Gardner, Robinson
D-Kanawha
Attorney General’s Office
Dixon seeks 150000 in damages for keloid scarring
Dixon sues claiming persistent keloid scars after removal will cause permanent disfigurement and require ongoing treatment. He seeks 50000 in compensatory damages and 100000 in punitive damages plus costs, with E Carl Meadows of Beckley as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
E. Carl Meadows
Beckley
Six Die When Car Plunges Into River
Six men died when a car toppled from an embankment into the Tallahatchie River near Batesville Mississippi. Four bodies were recovered as search efforts paused at night with more bodies feared. one occupant escaped with minor injuries. Sheriff Earl Hubbard said speed likely caused the crash after the car hit a bridge railing and fell 15 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville, Miss
UPI
Tallahatchie River
Panola County
Earl Hubbard
Retrial Brinas Can Stiffer Sentence
Lee Shear 33 of Wheeling received a 15 year prison sentence from Ohio County Judge James G. McClure after a retrial for armed robbery. He had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts and received a 10 year term set aside by a federal judge for constitutional rights violations. The retrial followed a November jury verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPS
Lee Shear
Ohio
James G. McClure
Shear
U. S
Charles Paul
Yale Sought On Dock Pact Sparks ILA Efforts
The International Longshoremen's Association seeks to win a revote on a four year contract after New York stevedores rejected it last Friday. The plan includes an educational campaign to explain benefits while ports from Maine to Texas stay idle and about 60 000 longshoremen are now on strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Gulf Coast
Maine
Texas
Rank and
Thomas W. Gleason
New York-New Jersey
New York Shipping Association
NYSA
South
Portland
Galveston
Tex
Youth Charged After Accident On Route 16
A two car crash on Route 16 at Crab Orchard caused about 500 dollars in damage. Samuel C. Polk aged 32 of Rhodell drove a 1960 model car and was dragged across the median and into a field by Terry Keaton 15 of Slab Fork driving a 1957 car after trying to pass and losing control. Keaton faces reckless driving and no operator's license charges. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
Samuel C. Polk
Rhodell
Terry Keaton
Slab Fork
Polk
Keaton
Woman Named State Senator In West Virginia
Mrs Betty Head Baker widow of late State Sen Donald Baker of Moorefield was appointed by Gov Barron to serve at least two years of her late husband's term She will be the only woman in the 34 member Senate and will hold the office until the 1966 election Baker died of a heart attack in December a Thomas native and West Virginia University graduate assumes the seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Betty Head Baker
Donald Baker
Moorefield
Baker
Senate
W. W. Barron
Thomas
Tucker County
West Virginia University
County Court Eyes Office Move and Budget Bills
The county court discussed moving offices to the Courthouse to free space for the Y. Memorial Building utility bills were presented including gas 400.72 dollars lights 311.14 dollars water 13.97 and sanitation 4.05 dollars with payment arrangements to be set. Farmer was re elected president for a 13th term and Foster named conservator of the peace. Mills approved jail mattress purchase and appointed committee for Mrs. Perkins funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodson
H. G. Farmer
Farmer
Okey A. Mills
Mills
Hattie Perkins
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Mrs. Luzetta Lilly
Jake
Martha Shufflebarger
Jack Finney
Bill
Maybeury
Edith Shufflebarger
Detroit
Sam Foglesong
Rns
Mrs
Minerva Foster
Minerva Rhoda Brown Foster
Harvey
Harvey Methodist Church
Monroe County
Laura J. Perry
Laura Ingole Perry
Independence
Raleigh County
Ed Ingole
Klaus
Jessie Ingale
Mae Ingale
Bertie Lee Cook
Flat Top
Clemma
Seibert E. Jr
Long Branch
Richard
Columbus
Celia Williams
Fayetteville
Marilyn Patton
Hillard
Joyce Spade
Gail Cordle
John
Blanche Myers
Man
Ethel Walkup
Mamie Humphrey
Pax
Thelma Bennett
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ruth Snead
Richmond
Ettis Stagg
California
Willis Ruckman
James P. Williams
M. Spencer
John Shufflebarger
Charlie Norris
Seibert Warren
Weston Farmer
Episcopal Church
Victor H. Schiro
Yale
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