Deaths and funerals from local notices
Mrs. Marcella Holland, 74, 102 Smoot Ave., died in a Charlottesville hospital at 4 a.m. after a long illness. arrangements to be completed by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor. Ivan Harry, 123 Oakley Rd., Beckley, died at 7:15 a.m., body at Williams Funeral Home, Sophia, pending arrangements. Graveside rites for the infant son of Perry and Marilee Bennett of Crow were held at Redden Cemetery, Crow, with Webb and Neal Funeral Home in charge.
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Marcella Holland
Smoot Ave
Charlottesville
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Ivan Harry
Oakley Rd
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Perry
Marilee Bennett
Crow
Redden
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Pettry death notice from Pax Virginia hospital death
Mrs Cora B Pettry of Pax dies at 7 am in University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville Va from heart attack Survived by husband W W Pettry two sons Willis Hampton Va and A W of Pax two daughters Mrs R S Greer Baton Rouge La and Mrs Frances Clark South Charleston eight grandchildren one great grandchild predeceased by granddaughter Lisa Clark The body to Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope RNS complete for J Ray Caldwell 61 of Fayetteville died in Oak Hill hospital Surviving wife Nona Withrow Caldwell one son Walter Fayetteville one daughter Mrs Frances Wollard seven brothers and one sister The body at Dodd Payne Home Fayetteville NS
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Cora B. Pettry
Pax
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
W. W. Pettry
Willis
Hampton
A. W
R. S. Greer
Baton Rouge
J. Ray Caldwell
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Leander
Walter S
Ora Kessler Caldwell
Public Service Commission
LaFayette Lodge 57
Free and Accepted Masons
Rotary Club
Dodd-Payne Oe
Fayetteville, NS
Final rites for Samuel F. Wilson held at Peterstown Church
Funeral services for Samuel F Ted Wilson 50 of 109 East Follett St Sandusky Ohio former Lindside were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Peterstown Baptist Church with Rev Charles C Jack in charge Burial followed at McDonald Cemetery He died Sunday night in a Sandusky hospital after a long illness He was born September 8 1910 in Richlands Virginia son of the late J M and Metilda Willis Wilson Survivors include wife Ruth Boothe Wilson a daughter Edwin Ball Jr of Sandusky nine sisters and four grandchildren The body arrived at William S Broyles Mortuary in Peterstown Wednesday morning and remained there until one hour before the funeral when placed in the church
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Samuel F
Ted) Wilson
East Follett St
Sandusky
Ohio
Lindside
Peterstown Baptist Church
Charles C. Jack
McDonald Cemetery
Wilson
Sandusky Hos
Richlands
J.M
Metilda Willis Wilson
The
Sandusky Motor
First Reform Church
Ruth Boothe Wilson
Edwin Ball Jr
Emmett
Earl
Peterstown
Clarence
Beckley
Thomas Wilson
Cleveland
Opie Chambers
Allen St. Clair
M. W. McCallan
Joseph Brown
Robert Quesenberry
Harold Ward
Ike DeVasher
Roanoke
Clarence McDonald
Eugene Rasler
LaGrange
Ind
William S. Broyles
Mrs Hannah Wilson 56 Dies After Illness at Oak Hill Hospital
Mrs Hannah Wilson age 56 of Scar bro died Monday evening at Oak Hill Hospital after a long illness. The body lies at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Wilson
Scarbro
Oak Hill Hospital
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Final rites for Hiram Grant Logan at Oak Hill Baptist
Hiram Grant Logan 91 of Oak Hill will have funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday at Oak Hill Baptist Church with Rev Randolph Johnson presiding. Burial follows in Fellows Cemetery. He died Monday morning at Oak Hill Hospital after a long farming life. He was born January 8 1870 in Carter County Kentucky, son of Mose and Elizabeth Logan. Survived by two daughters Mattie Legg and Clara Lilly of Oak Hill, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body stays at Tyree Funeral Home until funeral time.
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Hiram Grant
Jack) Logan
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Randolph Johnson
Fellows Cemetery
Oakill
Logan
Carter County
Mose
Elizabeth Landon Logan
Tyree
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Suskie
Mrs. Anna Suskie 95 of Cypress Calif formerly of East Beckley died Sunday at granddaughter Martha Parrotts Cypress home Funeral services were held at 2 pm today Smith Mortuary Long Beach burial followed An listed survivors include stepson John Richardson Raleigh
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Anna Suskie
Cypress
Calif
East Beckley
Smith Mortuary
Long Beach
Suskie
Martha Parrott
John Richardson
Raleigh
Judge Upholds Mills Property Value on Route 16 Site
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp signed an order upholding a $26,500 valuation of the Mills filling station at South Oakwood Avenue and Neville Street. The ruling overruled a motion to set aside the verdict, directing Mills to recover the amount plus interest from Sept 10, 1960, for the property used in improving State Route 16.
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Mills
South Oakwood Avenue
Neville Street
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Definition Of International Nautical Mile by UPI
United Press International defines the international nautical mile as 1,852 meters or 6,076 feet, equivalent to 1.15 statute miles. The note clarifies global usage in navigation and measurement standards.
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United Press International
Gate Closing Date Set For Stephen's Branch Dam
Court hears Davis report on Stephen's Branch Dam to be filled in about 15 months. Dam spans about 303 acres with a 2,447 acre watershed and a 10-year flood flow of 3,000 cfs. Spillway 150 to 200 feet. 48 inch pipe planned, encased in concrete. Weir readings to monitor flow. road into the area to be adjusted.
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Ra- Stephen’s Branch
Lateleigh County Court
John
Ward
Davis
Bob Davis
Accidental Swig of Brake Fluid Causes Illness
James E. Meadows, 33, of Glen Daniel, is reported improving at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after being treated for poisoning. His father Elvin Meadows says the incident was an accident, not a suicide attempt, explaining a broken brake fluid bottle was mistaken for whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Meadows
Glen Daniel
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Meadows
Elvin Meadows
Freshmen Legislators weigh sales tax stance in heated debate
Freshmen lawmakers Charles A. Miller Dan Cahill William Tempos R E Barnett Jack Johnston Dallas Wolfe and others reported strong opposition to the tax plan. Handlan noted some talked about a permanent consumer sales tax hike if groceries are excluded. Not all Republicans failed to amend the temporary boost to exclude groceries, while two Democrats said views were divided or favorable. Sens. Hatch er and Sharpe Jr. described mixed opinions as off the floor discussions continued on the income tax bill amid a routine calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Miller
Mineral
Dan Cahill
Logan
William Tempos
Hancock
R. E. Barnett
Mercer
Jack Johnson
R-Mason
Dallas Wolfe
Preston
G. Hedrick
Marion
Arch Riley
Ohio
Joseph Handlan
Wood
Handlan
Glenn D. Hatcher
McDowell County
William R. Sharpe Jr
Lewis County
Beckley on Draws Fine Faces Second Hearing
Beckley Sam Berilla of Beckley was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 5 p m Monday on charges of drunkenness and shoplifting two cartons of cigarettes at Kroger Baking Co store. Magistrate Joe Rodriguez fined him 10 dollars and costs on the drunken charge and scheduled a 1 p m Wednesday hearing on the shoplifting count.
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Sam Berilla
Beckley
Raleigh County
Kroger Baking Co
Joe Rodriguez
Two Men to Undergo Psychiatric Exams at Weston
Two men indicted by the January Grand Jury will undergo psychiatric examinations at Weston State Hospital to determine if they can stand trial. Orders signed by Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery committed Charles Basil Smith and Jerry Columbus Lawson to the state institution for the exams. Smith, charged with breaking and entering, was represented by Harold H. Smith who noted prior mental hospital treatment. Lawson is charged with armed robbery.
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Weston State Hospital
Raleigh County
Itmann Miner Hurt Mullens
Chess Melvin, 37, of Route 1 Princeton, was treated and released at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens for a hand injury suffered while working at Pocahontas Fuel Co mine at Itmann.
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Itmann
Mullens
Chess Melvin
Route 1
Princeton
Wyoming General Hospital
Pocahontas
Kennedy to Deliver State of the Union Address
President Kennedy will address a joint session of Congress on Monday as Speaker Sam Rayburn announced after a White House meeting. Rayburn said Kennedy would comment later on what was discussed at a 45 minute morning conference with congressional leaders. The address will focus on defense and security matters with specific legislative proposals to be named later.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Congress
Sam Rayburn
White House
Rayburn
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
West Virginia lawmakers weigh income and sales taxes
Speaker vows support for a tax bill while acknowledging personal doubts. Howard Carson, Senate president, says income tax seems necessary though not pleasing. Legislators hear from citizens both opposing and urging tax hikes, with a Beckley Town Meeting revealing broad but divided sentiment on taxing others to fund needed state measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Carson
Senate
West Virginia
Beckley
Hal Scott
Scott
Beckley Visitors, Chaplaincy at Legislature
Rev. T. M. Waldron of First Assembly of God preached the opening prayer for Mondays session of the house and will serve as chaplain again. Beckley visitors included ex-sheriff Okey A. Mills and Sheriff C. A. Slim Thompson. Support grows against a bill raising state policemen retirement age to 60, with younger officers opposing delays in promotion. A blizzard delayed several members from returning, but a full House was expected today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Waldron
First Assembly of God Church
Beckley
President shifts focus to foreign policy review
The president discussed disarmament policy with Secretary Rusk Defense Secretary McNamara and other aides as part of a broad reevaluation of foreign and defense strategy. The State of the Union is expected to stress diplomacy over domestic reform with unemployment measures to come in separate messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anu
Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
John J. McCloy
U.S. Disarmament Administration
Jerome Wiesner
Science and Technology
Senate Probers Summon Hoffa Overunion Racketeering Claims
Senate investigations summoned James R. Hoffa to answer charges he allowed racketeers to infiltrate the Teamsters Local 239 and other New York locals. A 1959 conference with Antonio Corallo and a microphone recording are cited as evidence. Former monitors chief O Donoghue will present new corruption claims as Kennedy leaders meet congressional aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Hoffa
Corallo
Martin F. O'Donoghue
Board of Monitors
O’donoghue
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn
House Rules Committee
House
Rayburn
Supreme Court Upholds Censorship Bar But Lets Rules Flex
The Supreme Court 5 to 4 refused to strike down Chicago’s 50 year old film censorship ordinance. Justice Clark’s majority allows states to choose remedies to curb obscenity while denying a single universal approach. Critics warn the ruling risks broader censorship across media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Times Film Corp
Chicago
Tom C. Clark
Times Film
Mabscott Juvenile Admits Arson for Kicks
A Mabscott youth, 16, confessed to three arson attempts at an unoccupied Sunrise Avenue house owned by Mrs. Sara Calhoun on January 13 17 and the prior Friday. He said I did it for kicks and also slit tires and damaged side mirrors. He turned himself in at Mabscott Town Hall and is held in juvenile quarters awaiting certification.
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Sunrise Avenue
Mabscott
Sara Calhoun
State Fire Marshal's Office
C. R. Cobb
Boyd Hutchison
C. L. Walker
Beckley
Earl Ballangee
Hutchison
Walker
Mabscott Town Hall
Fumes Claim Fourth Life In Verdunville Tragedy
In Verdunville a fourth person died from fumes from an unvented gas heater in a Meade home. Charles D. Meade, 30, a Monaville schoolteacher, expired after other family members and a visitor were found dead. Mrs. Mary Ane Meade, 65, Ethel Virginia Meade, about 25, and Sherman Woody, 60, were already dead when discovered.
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Charles Meade
West Virginia House Debates Bills On Fees Elections and Real Estate
A series of proposed measures from lawmakers including De Brotherton Del Tsapis Metz Haythe Christian Miller and Sen Johnson aims to adjust license fees for cigarette wholesalers courts fees for criminals property law on church abandonment title clearance for public works definitions of railroad workers and residency rules for judges plus a $600 payment for a power suit unit loaned and destroyed at Huntington State Hospital.
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Brotherton
D-Kanawha
Justices of the Peace
del. Tsapis
D-Hancock
del. Brotherton
del. Metz
D-Jefferson
Dels. Haythe
D - Summers
Christian
D-Mercer
Sen. Johnson
R-Mason
E. H. Bissel
Huntington State Hospital
Fire injures twenty three aboard ship after fuel line break
A blaze raged for two hours aboard a vessel with about 3,800 officers and men aboard injuring 23 people, one seriously. The fire was controlled after the fuel oil line rupture caused the blaze.
SRC Crews Resume Drift-Clearing Work in Raleigh County
SRC crews in Raleigh County restart drift clearing after heavy winds and about 11 30 AM snow. Winds 25 to 35 mph clocked at the Raleigh County Memorial Airport. snow drifts slowed bus runs in Flat Top. Amere Gas reports frost build up in pipes from cold snap affecting 20 to 25 customers in South Kanawha Maplewood area.
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State Road Commission
Raleigh County
Minor Scott
SRC
Raleigh County Memorial
Shady Spring High School
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Oscar C. Thorpe
Thorpe
Kanawha
Maplewood Lane
Austin St
Castro vows crackdown as Cuba faces anti-Communist surge
Castro indicated that more than 20 anti-Communist guerrillas captured by Cas troite troops in the Escambray Mountains would be among those annihilated. At least 100 political prisoners await trial, including six Americans. The premier blamed imperial ism and fascistic priests for anti-Communism growth. Military courts resume work after a brief pause. Foreign diplomats formed a five nation committee to urge an end to executions on humanitarian grounds, reception unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Escambray
Cuba
Nuclear armed bomber crash sparks search and security
Armed men cordoned the crash site where a bomber went down near Tul loch. Missing or dead are T Sgt Francis Barnish Maj Eugene Shelton and Hg Eugene Richard. One nuclear weapon was located 12 miles away, ejected safely by parachute. A second device remained in the wreckage as investigators waited dawn.
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Tulloch
Francis R. Barnish
Greenfield
Mass
Eugene Shelton
San Antonio
Tex
Eugene Richard
Toccoaa
William L. Wilson
Raleigh
Air Force
Shortening The News Briefs Mixed Woes and Quick Deaths
Shortened news items report a Cleveland juvenile court judge fining a mother for alleged conduct, a man burned to death in Alabama to avoid a school bus, UN says missionaries are evacuated from Congo amid antiwhite violence, and state briefs note indictments in Huntington abortion death, bond for two women, and a dental practice injunction fight in Wheeling.
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Cleveland
Albert A. Waldman
John Frome
Huntsville
Ala
Congo
United Nations
Charleston
Huntington
Ethel Davis
Sylvia Morrison
West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners
State Supreme Court
Ohio
Wheeling
John Storch
Pirates Hijack the Santa Maria Off Caracas Coast
The Santa Maria was seized by a 50 to 100 strong pirate group near Caracas after midnight. The assistant purser said the raiders, armed with tommy guns and grenades, forced the captain to obey, shot one officer and wounded another, then moved passengers toward possible later hostage use while crew and travelers faced fear and uncertainty.
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Port Castries
St. Lucia
Santa Maria
Caracas
London
Brazil
Port
U.S
Atlantic
Jobs Decline in Parkersburg Labor Market Area
The Labor Market Digest reports 13 140 employed overall, with Parkersburg at 35 230, down 1 420 from a year earlier. It notes substantial mining layoffs causing 12 percent non farm job losses since midsummer and 21 percent in a 12 month span, with area mine jobs down 1 500 over six months and 2 610 over 12 months. Unemployment is expected to rise in Welch Bluefield regions, with some improvement in Parkersburg.
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Parkersburg
Pleasants
Ritchie, Wirt
Calhoun
Wood County
Welch
Bluefield
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Samuel
Ted’ Wilson
Canterbury
Talbott
Bobbie Brooks
Brassieres
Mrs
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Jack’ Logan
Ana Ae
Rexall
Westinghouse
America
Beckley Drug Co
Main St
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Stephen’s
State of Union
Barron
Supreme Court
John Paul Jones
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
High Court
Earl Warren
Juvenile
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