Pony Express dream for Missouri mountain mail plan
Washington reports a Missouri Ozarks community near Reeds Spring seeks mail service within walking distance. Darrel D. Presnell notes local petitions and surveys fail to connect them to a post office and telephone service. In contrast Niuafoou Island ships mail via swimmers, with sharks near the postman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel D. Presnell
Table Rock Lake
Presnell
Ninafo’ou
South Pacific
National Geographic Society
Niuafo’ou
Missouri
Dutch Sink 2 Indonesian Boats Off New Guinea
Dutch navy reports sinking two Indonesian motor boats near Dutch New Guinea in what officials termed an unsuccessful invasion attempt. A third torpedo boat reportedly fled. The clash south of the Buru Mountains followed Dutch warnings as The Hague convened an emergency cabinet session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
UPI
R. M. Elbers
West
New Guinea
Hague
Defense Ministry
Buru
the Hague
Royal Netherlands Navy
Gizenga censured and placed under house arrest in Congo
In Leopoldville the central Congolese parliament censured Vice Premier Antoine Gizenga and he was placed under house arrest in Stanleyville. Combined UN and Congolese troops disarmed Gizenga’s gendarmerie while government forces gained full control of Stanleyville. 14 soldiers were killed in weekend fighting as parliament considered secession charges against Gizenga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
UPI
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Cyrille Adoula
Gizenga
Oriental
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Victor Lundula
Congo
State Awaiting New Cold Spell
West Virginia eases from last week’s bitter cold as temperatures rise above freezing in Charleston to about 50 degrees. Forecasters warn much colder weather and snow flurries likely before Tuesday, with the week expected to stay cold despite no heavy snowfall yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
West
Weather Outlook For Vincinia Region With Snow Flurries
Cloudy windy and warm with rain today then colder this afternoon and tonight with snow flurries. Lows 20 to 25. Tuesday partly cloudy and colder with more snow flurries. Five day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal. precip up to a fifth of an inch in snow flurries through midweek. Beckley and Oak Hill reports show highs in upper 40s to lower 50s with varied local gauges. Greenbrier River normal and clear. Lake Bluestone normal and clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
Winter Storm Crashes Across Nation With Snow and Cold
A new winter storm sweeps the Midwest with up to 8 inches of snow from Kansas City to Chicago and Michigan while the Deep South endures heavy rain. Temperatures plunge below zero from Montana to Minnesota as 16 more weather related deaths are recorded nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Midwest
Dixie
Plains
Rockies
Kansas City
Chicago
Michigan
Hattiesburg
Miss
Montana
Minnesota
North Carolina
East German release of two American youths from custody
Berlin authorities freed Victor Pankey aged 18 and Gilbert Ferrey aged 20 of Tustin California after four months in jail on alleged attempts to smuggle an East Berlin girl to West Berlin. They crossed at Friedrichstrasse at 4 pm local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
API
East Berlin
West Berlin
Victor Pankey
Gilbert Ferrey
Tustin
Calif
Friedrichstrasse
East-West Berlin
NYC Withdraws Opposition To B and O C and C Union
New York Central Railroad withdrew its opposition to the Chesapeake and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio merger and asked ICC to cancel its own merger filing. It also withdrew as an intervener in Norfolk and Western’s bid for Nickel Plate and sought ICC approval to drop Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Rome
Maria
Miss Taylor
Fisher
Transport Workers Union
New York
Pennsylvania
New York Central
United States
Britain
Red China
U. S
Family Of 10 Die In Center Ridge Fire
Conway County sheriff's office reports a family of ten perished in flames that destroyed their two story home in Catholic Point near Center Ridge Arkansas. Firemen removed eight bodies from the ruins and continued searching for the remaining two. Neighbor Frank Rossi reported the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Ridge
Ark
UPI
Conway County Sheriff's Office
Andrew Paladino
Catholic Point
Arkansas
Frank Rossi
Dr. Miller Assumes W V U Duties Today
Morgantown UPI reports Paul A Miller begins as West Virginia University president today. Former Michigan State provost, a 1939 WWII graduate, succeeds Elvis J Stahr Jr who joined the Army secretary role last year. His family will move from Michigan on January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Paul A. Miller
Miller
Michigan State University
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Kennedy
Michigan
Legislature Opens 1st Week With Tax Bills On Second Reading
West Virginia lawmakers began the 30 day budget session full week with three state tax department bills. Both houses moved second readings to expand gasoline tax division spending to 250000 for 1962 63 and raise admin use from 145000. A separate bill would legalize certified mail notices by the Tax Department. A joint public hearing on coal pipeline policy is planned Thursday at 7 p.m. The Finance Chairman schedules Tuesday hearings for the Board of Education and Vocational Rehabilitation as the 141.3 million budget for 1962 63 is reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Tax Department
House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committees
Ivor Boiarsky
D-Kanawha
Board of Education
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Still Seized as Fayetteville Man Faces Moonshine Charges
Hylester Turner Jones aged 40 of Fayetteville is free on 500 bond on two charges after arraignment before Magistrate Frank Sims. State Police from Oak Hill detachment accused him of owning and operating a still and possessing moonshine whisky. He admitted running a distillery in a rented Blue Stone Road house at Mount Hope for about two months after losing work. Police described the kitchen as the still site with mash stored nearby. the rest of the house was unused. Jones, father of four, was arrested while preparing a new batch at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Hylester Turner Jones
Fayetteville
Frank Sims
Jones
Bluestone Road
Mount Hope
16 Sanitarians-To-Be To Tour Local Plants
Raleigh County educates food handlers with a 12 week sanitarian training class in Charleston. Sixteen trainees will visit Greenbrier Dairy Products Co on Stamford Road for milk pasteurization instruction, then study vat pasteurization at White Oak Dairy and Thrifty Dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Charleston
Beckley
W. B. Hume
Greenbrier Dairy Products Co
Stamford Road
White Oak
Thrifty
Hume
Super Echo Balloon Fails in Space Test at Cape Canaveral
A 13 story Super Echo balloon launched by an 84 foot Thor rocket rose to nearly 1000 miles, expanded, then tore apart within 20 minutes. Officials cite ejection system fault. cause unclear. Space agency notes it reached planned altitude but wreck may affect future rigidized satellite plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
UPI
United States
Thor
Earth
Federal Space Agency
Space Agency
Poles
America
Man In Jail By Choice In Fayetteville
Kelly Nottingham of Fayetteville is held in Fayette County Jail awaiting a Wednesday hearing before Magistrate Frank Sims. Sims noted Nottingham is jailed by choice and could have been released on recognizance after a wreck on East Oak Hill led to a warrant issued Thursday. Nottingham, an employee in Beckley, is charged with refusing to show his operator license and registration to J W Prater after the two cars collided. Prater also resides in Fayetteville. The Oak Hill State Police served the warrant. Hearing set for 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Kelly Nottingham
Salem Road
Fayette County
Frank Sims
Sims
Nottingham
East Oak Hill
Beckley
J. W. Prater
Prater
Civil War Centennial Chief Dies in West Virginia
Dr. Elmer B. Myers 55 of Philippi died at home of a heart attack. He chaired the West Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission and served on the staff of Broaddus Hospital and the Myers Clinic founded by his father. He was president elect of the West Virginia Public Health Association and had three brothers and a sister who are doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippi
UPI
Elmer B. Myers
West Virginia
Myers
Broaddus Hospital
Myers Clinic
West Virginia Public Health Association
Tariff Accord Near With Common Market For Europe
United States and six nation European Common Market near signing a broad tariff cutting pact under the Reciprocal Trade Act. U.S. officials expect a formal pact in Geneva after technical details, with reductions up to 20 percent on some goods and farm shipments protected by a common agricultural policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
State Department
U.S
Brussels
Geneva
Howard Petersen
Kenedy
Charles S. Murphy
U. S
Kennedy
Congress
France
Italy
Mayor Richardson Dilworth to resign for governor bid
Philadelphia political figure Mayor Richardson Dilworth plans to resign on February 12 to campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. The item notes his eight decade GOP rule ending status and upcoming party politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Prince Boun Dum
Laos
Geneva
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
U. S. Air Force
Philippines
Kennedy holds first 1962 news conference
President Kennedy faces a barrage of questions on his legislative program and foreign policy at his first news conference of 1962. The event, scheduled for 4 p.m. EST, will not be televised live but recorded for later use as he returns to Washington from Middleburg. He plans to send the July 1 fiscal year budget to Congress and follow with the economic report and other messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Middleburg
Congress
House
Senate
Boundary Lines Will Determine B P Placements
Boundary lines will decide where Byrd Prillerman students attend after Amigo school fire. Superintendent Saunders says perclassmen may be sent to Stoco Junior High, Stoco High, Mark Twain High, Sophia High. elementary pupils to Amigo Rhodell Helen and Tams Elementary. Homework and transport plans hinge on addresses supplied by Principal Harris and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunders
Stoco
Stoco High
Mark Twain
Sophia High
Amigo
Rhodell
Helen
Tams
Harris
School Page Series Starts Today on Page 8
The first weekly school page is prepared entirely by Oceana High School students in Raleigh Fayette or Wyoming counties. The Tomahawk Times staff wrote stories chose headlines and laid out the page. The arrangement promotes student journalism in the tri county area. Mullens High School will publish next week's page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Today
Register
Tomahawk Times
Oceana High School
Oceana
The
Tri-County
Mullens Hi-Lights
Mullens High School
Amphibious Training For 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the West Virginia National Guard, activated last October, will conduct amphibious landing training on the Delaware coast from April 22 to May 12 in Operation Wet Horse II. About 3,000 troops from 22 WV communities will participate as 50 tanks and armored vehicles are moved 120 miles via inland waterways to Ft Miles, Delaware. Col. Daniel Holliday of Beckley leads the unit in a shore-to-shore exercise across Ft Meade and Ft. Eustis to practice assault landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
API
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
West Virginia National Guard
Delaware
Adj
Williams
150Th
West Virginia
2Nd U. S. Army
Ft. Miles
Del
Ft. Eustis
Delaware Post
Daniel Holliday
Beckley
Ft. Meade
Little Creek
Naval Amphibious School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mountain
By Dick West
Holland
Indonesia
Sukarno
Karel Doorman
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Caribbean
Eversten
Kortenaier
Utrecht
By William Anderson
Vincinia Weather
Newton Grove
Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Junction
Colo
Grand Rapids
Mich
Olathe
Kan
Kenosha
Wis
Loveland
Shreveport
St. Louis
Texas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Enid
Okla
E. Reich
Nyc
B&o
C&c Union
Dr. Miller
W.V.U
Little Liz
W. W. Barron
Raleigh Register
Pauline Davis
Women’s Department
Miss Davis
Roy Y. Davis
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Harper Road
Civil War Centennial Commission
U.s.-Europe
Defense Department
Germany
John
JFK
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!