MacDonald Dies After Heart Failure In L A Hospital
Jeanette MacDonald died after being in critical condition from heart failure. She had flown to the city for possible surgery under Dr. Michael DeBakey at a major hospital where she was examined following recent illness. Eddy commented on the loss, calling her the greatest woman movie singer who ever lived, and recalled their successful collaborations from Naughty Marietta to The Love Parade.
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Miss MacDonald
Michael DeBakey
Duke of Windsor
Eddy
United Press International
Hollywood
Philadelphia
Capital Theater
New York
Broadway
Richard Dix
Angela
Ernest Lubitsch
Dix
Lubitsch
Maurice Chevalier
Married An
Razak presses Sukarno to halt aggression and infiltration
Deputy Malaysian premier Razak told reporters that any improvement in Malaysia Indonesia relations hinges on Sukarno. He urged peace and demanded an end to infiltrations while a captured guerrilla, linked to Indonesian forces, was sentenced to death under the federation Internal Security Act which imposes automatic death upon conviction.
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Razak
Sukarno
Alaysia
Indonesia
Churchill's Brain Condition Report Raises Alarm
A medical specialist warned that the bulletin's phrase circulatory weakness implies a serious state for Sir Winston Churchill as cerebral thrombosis signals a brain artery clot. Lord Moran, who once saved Churchill, read the slip at Hyde Park Gate and avoided elaboration. Churchill, aging, prone to colds, remains under constant medical supervision with a nurse present, rarely leaving his London home.
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Sir Winston
Lord Moran
Churchill Town House
Hyde Park Gate
Bulletin
Churchill
Reed
Sir Inston
London
U S air strike in Laos targets North Viet Nam routes
Sources in Washington say the Thursday Laos attack destroyed several bridges on a main Communist supply route from North Viet Nam. Eighteen to twenty four supersonic fighter bombers joined the mission, the largest yet, while Voodoo reconnaissance jets reportedly gathered intelligence on enemy strength. Two jets were shot down as part of a broader Southeast Asia display of American force.
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Comunist
Washington
Laos
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
State Senate Committees Named Porter To Chair Insurance Panel
West Virginia state senators appointed committee chairs with Democrats dominating. George C. Porter of Raleigh named Insurance chair, joining a slate of reassignments including Hans McCourt as Finance and R. E. Barnett as Roads and Navigation, under Senate President Howard Carson.
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Charleston
Upi
Senate
Howard Carson
Fayetteville
Hans McCourt
Webster Springs
William Moreland
Morgantown
Judiciary
C. H. McKown
Wayne
Education
R. E. Barnett
Mercer
Tracy W. Hylton
Wyoming
W. N. Jasper
Greenbrier
Glenn D. Hatcher
McDowell
Fayette
W. T. Brotherton
Kanawha
William Tempos
Hancock
O. Roy Parker
Monroe
Carson
Disarmament Agency Seeks Funds for New Proposals
Officials described possible new disarmament proposals and safeguards. The agency conducts private‑sector contracted research on armament counting methods and effects of defense plant closures on economies. Congress cut the budget, slowing progress. Johnson seeks more funds to intensify disarmament efforts amid advances noted by the President.
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Congress
Johnson
United States
Washington-Moscow
U. S
Churches gain in Yearbook totals show steady long term rise
The Yearbook reports major denominations with Roman Catholic membership at 44,874,371 up 2.4 percent and Jewish congregations at 5,585,000 up 1.3 percent. Southern Baptist remains largest at 10,393,039 with the National Baptist Convention at 5,500,000, while Sunday schools total 45,805,074 up 2.6 percent despite lagging church attendance estimates.
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National Baptist Convention
American Institute of Public Opinion
Southern Baptist Convention
Methodist Church
Natonal Baptist Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
United Presbyterian Church
Lutheran Church In America
National Baptist Convention of America
Lautheran Church, Missouri Synod
American Lutheran Church
Churches of Christ
Mongolians Use Fermented Mare Milk for Ailments
A Mongolian practice centers on drinking fermented mare milk as a traditional remedy for various illnesses. Observers note its cultural role and occasional therapeutic claims, though scientific evidence remains limited.
Final rites set for Rev Mrs Mable I Spencer 56
Final rites for Rev Mrs Mable I Spencer 56 of 223 Morris Ave are set for 12 30 p m Saturday at Central Street Baptist Church with Bishop J H Easley presiding Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park She died about 9 15 a m Tuesday after a brief illness She was born May 28 1908 in Mononagah and was active in the United Holy Church of America for 30 years Surviving husband Grover two sons Grover Jr and Huston five sisters and three brothers with numerous grandchildren and other relatives The body lies at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home with viewing after 3 p m today and family present 7 9 p m
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Mable I. Spencer
Morris Ave
Central Street Baptist Church
J. H. Easley
Greenwood Memorial Park
Spencer
Mononagah
United Holy Church of America Inc
Morning Star Holiness Church
Count Calvary Church
Caldron
Home and Foreign Missions Department
United Holiness Church of America
West Virginia
Leona Harvey
Canton
Ohio
Hellen Hall
Beachbottom
Thelma Rose
Martinsferry
Sterling Gillespie
Pittsburgh
Salanthiel Gillespie
Trent and Durgan
John H Porter 73 Rhodell resident dies in Mullens hospital
John H Porter 73 of Rhodell died at 10 30 p m Thursday in a Mullens hospital after a long illness Born January 12 1892 in Tazewell Virginia he was a son of the late Robert and Genevia Akers Porter He is survived by his wife Rose May Porter a daughter Mrs Lewis Perkins Rhodell two sons Carl Parkersburg and Blaine Rhodell two sisters Mrs K May Tazewell Virginia and Mrs Kate Bowles Preston Idaho and five grandchildren Funeral services were conducted at 2 p m Sunday in the Rhodell Church of God with Rev Denver Stevens and Rev T K Morrison in charge Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens The body is at the Sam Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens where friends may call after noon Saturday.
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Aura Ettie Allen Haney
Harvey
Minden
Wayside
Lewis and
Clara C. Wilson Allen
Glen Jean
John Henry Porter
Rhodell
Mullens
Tazewell
Robert and
Genevia Akers Porter
Rose May Porter
Lewis Perkins
Carl
Parkersburg
Blaine
K. May
Kate Bowles
Preston
Idaho
Rhodell Church of God
Denver Stevens
T. K. Morrison
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Sam Foglesong
Rev Virgil L Harvey dies at 57 in White Sulphur Springs
Rev Virgil Lewis Harvey age 57 of Glen Daniel died at 5 30 am today at the home of his daughter Mrs Roberta Dorsey White Sulphur Springs from a heart condition He was born in Bolt son of Mrs Susie Daniel Harvey and the late Okey Harvey He leaves his widow Burney Canterbury Harvey two sons Alvie Harvey of Cleveland Ohio and Gwenn Harvey White Sulphur Springs five brothers Herbert and Duff Harvey of Fairdale Junior Harvey of Princeton Eugene Harvey of New York and Beecher Harvey of South Charleston and three grandchildren The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Virgil Lewis Harvey
Glen Daniel
Roberta Dorsey
White Sulphur Springs
Bolt
Susie Daniel Harvey
Okey Harvey
Burney Canterbury Harvey
Alvie Harvey
Cleveland
Ohio
Gwenn Harvey
Herbert Harvey
Duff Harvey
Fairdale
Junior Harvey
Princeton
Eugene Harvey
New York
Beecher Harvey
South Charleston
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for T R Blankenship in Princeton
T R Blankenship 66 of Spanishburg died Thursday after a six month illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Saturday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Princeton with Rev B H Stephens officiating. Burial at Resthaven Park Cemetery. He was a retired superintendent of the Alpoca Operation Gaston Coal Co. and a member of Spanishburg Baptist Church. He leaves Ida Wallis Blankenship two sons Jack Spanishburg Paul Mullens four daughters Augusta Stinette Margaret White and Duvall Bail ]
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Spanishburg
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
B. H. Stephens
Resthaven Park
Blankenship
Eli H. Blankenship
Alpoca
Gaston Coal Co
Stephenson
Ida Wallis Blankenship
Jack
Paul of
Mullens
Augusta Stinette
Margaret White
Roanoke
Duvall Bail
Klingensmith R E services for Dr Ralph Klingensmith
Funeral services for Dr Ralph E Klingensmith 68 of Athens will be at 2 PM Saturday at the Athens Methodist Church with Rev Charles Reth officiating. Burial will follow in Athens Cemetery. He died Thursday morning after a short illness from a heart attack born in Leechburg PA November 1 1896 son of the late Emery and Olive Shupe Klingensmith. He was principal of Athens High School 1930 47 and professor of education at Concord College 1947 62.
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Ralph E. Klingensmith
Athens
Athens Methodist Church
Charles Reth
Klingensmith
Leechburg
Emery and
Olive Shupe Klingensmith
Athens High School
Concord College
West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Amanda Hatcher Funeral Services Held at Flat Top
Funeral services for Amanda Emmaline Hatcher 71 of Flat Top will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Flat Top Missionary Baptist Church with Reverends Wilmer Lilly and Lonnie Blankenship and burial in William Hatcher Cemetery. She died Thursday at her daughter’s home after a brief illness. Survived by four daughters and five sons, 42 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren along with two brothers and a sister. Quesenberry Funeral Home to receive friends after 7 p.m. today. pallbearers named.
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Amanda Emmaline Hatcher
Flat Top
Flat Top Missionary Baptist Church
Wilmer Lilly
Lonnie Blankenship
William Hatcher
Hatcher
Cordie Lilly
Dunns
William G
Emma Harvey Meadows
Missionary Baptist Church
Lilly
John
Julie) Wood
Clarence
Icy) Lilly
Argil
Ada) Hatcher
Daniels
Jeff Hatcher
Crab Orchard
Dexter Hatcher
Crow
William
Jack Hatcher
Douglas Hatcher
Arland Hatcher
Glen Lilly
Edward Hatcher
John Wood, Jr
Obituary of Mrs Ellen Folden of Herndon Heights
Mrs Ellen Folden 38 of Herndon Heights died Thursday evening after a year of illness in a Beckley hospital. Born February 8 1926 in Herndon she was the daughter of Herbert and Wallie Ellis McKinney. Survived by husband Bernard two sons Clarence Lee and William Robert Valerie Lynn at home a brother Herbert McKinney Jr a half brother Robert Bailey two sisters Nina Webb and Selah Canada. Services were 11 am Sunday at Herndon Methodist Church with Rev H E Smith. Burial Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Friends may call after 10 am Saturday.
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Ellen Folden
Herndon Heights
Beckley Hospital
Herndon
Herbert
Wallie Ellis McKinney
Bernard
Clarence Lee
William Robert
Valerie Lynn
Herbert McKinney Jr
Robert
Van Aliff Services for Van Aliff at Pax Church
Van Aliff died at 5 30 p m Thursday at the Long Branch home of his daughter Mrs Fay Brown after a long illness He was born January 28 1880 in Raleigh County A retired miner and farmer he is survived by two sons Troy of Dividing Creek NJ and Tracy of Millville NJ ten grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren The service will be at 1 p m Sunday at Pax Church of God with Rev Howard Dickinson officiating Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park The body will be moved from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope to Mrs Browns home at 2 p m Saturday and then to the church an hour before the service.
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van Aliff
Pax Church of God
Howard Dickinson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
N. J
Tracy
Millville
Tyree
Mount Hope
Brown
Legislature tackles sales tax and education bills in Thursday session
Fifteen House bills and two in the Senate were introduced, including measures to exempt groceries and prescription medicine from the sales tax, raise teachers pay, and abolish statewide daylight saving time. Twenty bills total, with a jury of committees briefed as Gov elect Hulett Smith prepares his agenda. The State Board of Public Works will present a record budget proposal of 174 million dollars, exceeding the current budget by 18 million. Identical bills seek to shift Pocahontas County Circuit Court term start to the third Tuesday in March, while a Senate bill revises adoption laws to strengthen protections for adoptive and birth parents and the child. The Senate meets Friday at 9:30 am and the House at 10 am for brief sessions before the weekend.
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Senate
Judiciary
Hulett Smith
State Board of Public Works
Nuclear Energy and Space Commission
Pocahontas County Circuit Court
M E Shrewsbury services for Mary Effie Shrewsbury
Mrs. Mary Effie Shrewsbury 82 of Princeton dies Thursday at home born December 18 1882 in Camp Creek daughter of John Riley Farley and Elvera Meadows Farley member of First Methodist Church Princeton husband A B Shrewsbury died February 1 1962 survived by three sons Riley Holly B and Luca B two daughters Dorothy Francis and Ruth plus a half brother and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren Funeral directory to be held at 2 30 p m today at church one hour prior to service.
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Mary Effie Shrewsbury
Princeton
J. Herbert Parks
L. D. Roe
Oakwood
Shrewsbury
Camp Creek
John Riley Farley
Elvera Meadows Farley
First Methodist Church
John Shrewsbury services set for Basin man
John Thomas Shrewsbury 72 of Basin died Wednesday in a Roanoke hospital from injuries in an automobile crash in Salem. Services will be at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Basin at 11 a m Saturday with Rev Phillip Graham officiating and burial in Shrewsbury Cemetery. The body is at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens where friends may call today.
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John Thomas Shrewsbury
Basin
Roanoke
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church
Phillip Graham
Shrewsbury
Salem
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Huntington Promoter Dick Deutsch Dies
Huntington promoter Dick Deutsch, 66, died of natural causes in his hotel room. A fixture for 30 years, he staged bi monthly wrestling cards at Memorial Field House and events in Logan, Williamson, Charleston, Ashland and Ironton. A native of Cleveland and former amateur boxer, he began his career there before moving to West Virginia.
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UPI
Dick Deutsch
West Virginia
Deutsch
Memorial Field House
Logan, Williamson
Charleston
Ashland
Ironton
Cleveland
Ohio City
Two Anti Smoking Bills Prepared
Washington senators Maurine Neuberger and Warren Magnuson planned to introduce separate bills on cigarette labeling. Neuberger would empower the FTC to regulate cigarette advertising and labeling, arguing mild legislation is inadequate. She cited the Surgeon General's finding that smoking is a health hazard warranting remedial action.
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API
Maurine B. Neuberger
D-Ore
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Oregon Democrat
Congress
Surgeon General
United States
Chamber Budget Allocates Extensive Expenses and Dues
The document itemizes totals for rent and utilities 1560 postage meter rental 888 printing stationery 900 insurance bonds and liability 103 office supplies and miscellaneous 500 repairs and maintenance 150 new office machines and equipment 500 and telephone and telegraph 900 Staff expenses include fifth year institute 200 travel 200 and official business meetings 350 Organizational dues totaling 300 with the U S Chamber of Commerce American Chamber of Commerce Big 8 Development Association and Better Business Bureau Committee activity and projects allocate 3000 940 1500 500 1400 600 and 600 The budget also covers a 9 audit and 1000 contingency fund.
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Chamber of Commerce Fifth Year Institute
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
American Chamber of Commerce
Big-8 Development Association
Better Business Bureau
United Nations Debts Move Threaten General Assembly Vote
Delegations weighed paying Soviet U N debts versus losing their General Assembly vote amid fears of a Soviet walkout. A plan to adjourn the Assembly after reconvening Monday seeks to delay main business until September. The debt issue arises from U S and Soviet positions on U N peacekeeping operations. Other ventures included boxing wrestling basketball and theatrical groups.
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U. N
General Assembly
United Nations
United States
Russia
U.N
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