West Virginia commission urges liquor by the drink talks
The West Virginia Crime Commission reported Wheeling hearings show Northern Panhandle residents favor legalizing liquor by the drink to raise standards of law abidance. The panel said gambling is rampant statewide, with pinball and slot machines driving profits and a spike in federal gaming stamps from 1957 to 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Crime Commission
Panhandle
Wheeling
Marion County
Marshall
Ohio
Brooke
Hancock
Marion
West Virginia
Ohio County
Oon
Doziens
Wetzel, Marshall and
Deaths and Funerals From a Regional Ledger
Obituary items note Minter, former mining engineer and public official, died at home aged 75. Survived by wife Sue, daughter E S Pugh Jr., son A K Minter Jr., and relatives. Funeral at The Methodist Temple with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Also listed are the death notices for Delona Preston Wickline aged 92 and others, detailing survivors and funeral arrangements.
Final rites set for Jay Eldon Cook in Pineville
Jay Eldon Cook 54 of Pineville dies from pneumonia and complications at home of sister Helen Morgan. Final rites at Cook Memorial Baptist Church conducted by Rev. W R McCoy and Rev. Harry L Stevens with burial in Cook family cemetery at Windom. Born October 28 1906 in Windom he was son of the late Rev Chester H Cook and Sarah Jackson Cook. Surviving are two brothers Kermit Mullens and Chester Belle four sisters Eloise Worrell Mildred Linkous Eleanor Weaver and E W McClane. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home until funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Eldon Cook
Pineville
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
W. R. McCoy
Harry L. Stevens
Cook Family
Windom
Cook
Helen Morgan
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Chester H
Sarah Jackson ‘Cook
W. H. H. Cook
Courthouse Square
Cook Memorial Church
Kermit of Mullens
Chester
Belle
Final rites set for Ivan Harry 51 at Williams Funeral Home
Ivan Harry 51 of 123 Oakley Rd died Tuesday after a several week illness. Born Aug 29 1909 in Woodbay he worked 18 years at McAlpin Coal Co retiring in 1960. Survived by wife Mary Blevins Harry two sons one daughter six sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral 1 p m Thursday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with Rev Dewey Wilson and Rev Everett Shafer officiating. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Harry
Oakley Rd
Williams Funeral Home
Dewey Wilson
Everett R. Shafer
Harry
McAlpin Coal Co
Mary Harry
Orlando
Fla
Floyd Harry
Woodbay
Mary Blevins Harry
Jimmy
Philip
Betty Rinehart
Chicago
Ill
Elsie Whitner
Ruth Nolan
Mildred Fears
Norma Coacker
Baltimore
Louise Thomas
Orlando, Fla
Marie Allen
Coal City
Williams
Sophia
Roy Taylor
Leon Sturgill
Lawrence Sturgill
O'Dell Testerman
Elman Osborne
Namon Williams
Final rites for J Ray Caldwell in Fayetteville church
J Ray Caldwell 61 of Fayetteville dies after short illness in Oak Hill Hospital. Final rites set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Kessler Memorial Presbyterian Church Clifty with Rev J Edwin Stanfield and Rev Hershel Gladney. Burial in church cemetery. Dodd Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville to transport. Rotary Club members to serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ray Caldwell
Fayetteville
Kessler Memorial Presbyterian Church
Clifty
J. Edwin Stanfield
Hershel Gladney
Caldwell
Oak Hill Hospital
Dodd-Payne
Rotary Club
RNS
Charles E. Clark Dies After Six Week Illness At Beckley VA
Charlie Edward Clark, 66, of 212 Seventh St., died at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 1:20 a.m. today after a six week illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Edward Clark
Seventh St
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Nannie Miles Dies in Mullens Hospital at 60
Nannie Mary Miles 60 of Tommy Creek died at noon Tuesday in a Mullens hospital after a long illness. Born in Rocky Mount Virginia she was the daughter of the late James Paris and his wife. She had lived in the Rhocell area since 1935 and was a member of the Glorious Church of God in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie May
Mary) Miles
Tommy Creek
Mullens Hospital
Rocky Mount
James Paris
Rhocell
Miles
Glorious Church of God In Christ
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Pettry in Long Branch church
Mrs. Cora Pettry 65 of Pax dies in Charlottesville hospital from a heart attack. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at Long Branch Methodist Church with Rev. Glen Stewart and Rev. Paul Graveley. burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survived by husband Wayne Pettry, five sisters, two sons Winifred and Bill, daughter Patricia Greer, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild. Tyree Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Pettry
Pax
Long Branch Methodist Church
Long Branch
Glen Stewart
Paul Graveley
High Lawn Memorial Park
Burl
Luigia Toney
Wayne Pettry
Jim Toney
Bessie Lively
Hattie Powers
Ida Vass
Mary Shepherd
Dawes
Nina Frazier
Huntington
Winifred
Bill Pettry
Hampton, Va
Mrs Tessie Tanner Dies at 65 in Beckley Home
Mrs. Tessie Jay Tanner 65 of 122 Huffman St. Beckley died at home at 11:30 a.m. after an eight born in Wirt County Sept 7 1895 she was a daughter of Eliza and Virginia Cline a Beckley Presbyterian Church member her husband John Tanner preceded her in death Oct 5 survivors include four sons Blaine Edward John all of Beckley and Charles Huntington and two daughters Agnes Amon and Virginia Tanner both of Beckley body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tessie Jay Tanner
Huffman St
Wirt County
Eliza
Virginia Cline
Beckley Presbyterian Church
John Tanner
Blaine
Edward
John
Beckley
Charles
Huntington
Agnes Amon
Virginia Tanner
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Navy Fix: Search for 17.5 Million Ship Widens
The hunt for the 17.5 million ship expands beyond the Navy base as British and Dutch vessels and Venezuelan aircraft join the effort. The action centers on a small Spanish Main island cluster and intensifies the multinational effort to locate the vessel.
State survey ordered on Mollygrub needs in West Virginia
Governor Barron ordered an immediate survey of warehouse and transportation needs for surplus foods arriving in February or March. He said National Guard trucks may be used and urged communities to assist with storage and distribution to aid unemployed residents. The plan follows Kennedy’s order to double commodities and adds dried beans, legumes, and canned pork. Barron also seeks facilities for handling 14 freight carloads of butter, about 300000 pounds, arriving next week with limited refrigeration in DPA warehouses.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
National Guard
West
Barron
Kennedy
Orville Freeman
DPA
Bills Propose State Laws On Tax, Education, and Licenses
A collection of proposed bills from Democratic delegates covering employment compensation, vehicle impoundment for weight violations, state resident preference for horse stalls, a $3 county hunting license, licensing changes for WVUI law graduates, circuit court term changes in Mineral and Tucker, WVU funding and security, scholarships and parking operations for WVU, self supporting graduate centers, extension of the 1 percent insurance premium tax, creation of a state air pollution commission, and requiring blood tests for suspected intoxication in state vehicle operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dels. Given
D-Webster
Christian
D-Mercer
del. Barker
Kanawha
del. Pastilong
D-Marshall
Dels
Sloanoaker
D - Hampshire
Miley
D-Hardy
Wvui Law School
Boiarsky
Knight
D-Kanawha
Mineral
Tucker
WVU Medical Center
del. Solomon
Dmonongalia
WVU
del. Singleton
D-Monongalia
WVU Board of Governors
College of Law and Graduate School
del. Wells
Water pipe rupture triggers steam alarm at Brooks Street
Beckley Fire Department answered a call at 109 Brooks St at 12 10 p m when a water pipe ruptured and sent steam from a hot water tank The Berkley Pannells saw the steam and thought there was a fire and called the department Firefighters returned to the station at 12 25 p m
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Beckley Fire Department
Brooks St
Berkley Pannells
Crescent School Conditions Spark Board Committee
A Raleigh County Board of Education meeting appointed a committee to study Crescent Elementary School conditions amid Dr. E B Wray Jr objections to patchwork building. Truman Sayre urged a 12 room facility with arts and language teachers and new recreation space as Mount Tabor’s 1913 building was criticized as outdated. No action was taken on Mount Tabor. Sayre described growth in surrounding subdivisions and building needs across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Elementary School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Carl Jarrell
E. B. Wray Jr
Wray
Truman Sayre
Sayre
McLean Addition
Parkwood
Cook Subdivision
Daniels
Shumate
Willis
DR. Wray
State Department of Education
Jarrell
Trail
J. A. Blackburn
Dewey Bone
Mount Tabor Elementary
Frank Patton
Mount Tabor
Patton
Crescent
O. A. Phillips
County Driver Cited In Wreck Near Layland
Ed ward Frank Counts of Crab Orchard was charged with failure to keep his vehicle under control after a two car collision on Route 19 in Layland. Injured, Kermit Bragg, 22, Lawton, was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition with injuries to his left leg and face. Police say Counts lost control, hitting Bragg’s car. damage estimated at about 2000 dollars. Counts, Box 1 Glen White Road, Crab Orchard, must appear before a Fayette County magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layland
RNL
Raleigh
Edward Frank Counts
Crab Orchard
Kermit Bragg
Lawton
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Oak Hill
Counts
Bragg
Glen White Road
Fayette County
Close Vote Seen as Crats Favors Questioned by Voters
In congressional news Hoffa faces a second day of Senate questioning over promises to clean up his union and a taped remark about racketeering. Senate committees move to confirm or stall Kennedy appointees with no opposition expected. Williams and Jones move forward in senior government posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffa
James R. Hoffa
Senate
Senate Banking, Finance, Commerce and Labor Committees
Kennedy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Economic Affairs
Civil Service Commission
Roger W. Jones
Woman Dr Travell to quit New York practice for White House post
Dr Travell, known for treating athletic injuries, will leave her New York City practice started in 1926 to serve as White House physician. A military doctor will assist her in the post yet unnamed. She and husband John Powell, an investment counselor, share a love of sports including swimming and tennis. She graduated from Cornell Medical School and has been on the medical staff at New York Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travell
New York City
White House
John Powell
Kennedy
Cornell University Medical School
Department of Medicine
New York Hospital
Pine Chevrolet theft targets tires wheels and battery
Pineville police investigate the weekend theft at Pine Chevrolet Co used car lot removing two tires two wheels and a battery valued about 100 dollars. Entry reportedly gained by a key. A pinball machine at the Dugout yielded 8.80 and a soft drink machine show no missing money. Establishment run by J W Thompson. Officers Bill Bolt and Paul Goode on case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Bill Bolt
Paul Goode
Pine Chevrolet Co
J. W. Thompson
Bolt
Shortening The News A railroad track cut intended harm
Houston police found Covington dazed and bleeding beside tracks in the city last April 8. State briefs report West Virginia sheriffs may seek themselves in office, GSA bids for idle naval ordnance plant open March 31, Wheeling Steel earnings fall to 8.2 million in 1960, Weirton Steel as low bidder on 200000 pounds of steel for 1961 62 WV license plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Covington
West Virginia
House of Delegates
House
Julius Singleton
George Seibert Jr
General Services Administration
Robert C. Byrd
Naval ‘Ordnance
South Charleston
Wheeling Steel Corp
Weirton Steel Co
Beckleyan Charged After Car Collision
Beckley resident Danny Lee Swann, 22, of 117 Laurel Terrace, was charged by State Police with driving too fast for conditions after a two car crash on Rt. 21 near Prosperity. Swann allegedly hit the rear of a stalled car driven by James F. Freeman, 21, of Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Lee Swann
Laurel Terrace
Beckley
Rt. 21
Swann
James F. Freeman
Sophia
New Rochelle School Ordered to Desegregate
A federal judge ruled that the New Rochelle School Board manipulated district lines and used undercover transfers to create a 94 percent Negro student body at Lincoln School. He ordered a desegregation plan due by April 14 to take effect in the 1961 62 school year, signaling similar action in the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N.Y
UPI
New York City
Irving R.kaufman
New Rocheller
Lincoln School
Kaufman
Three Cars Collide Near Beckley Police Headquarters
Three vehicles collided in front of Beckley Police headquarters at 7:55 a.m. today causing about 175 dollars in damages. William S. Tyree, 55, attempted a turn from South Kanawha onto Howe Street when Sharon Lee Evans, 20, skidded into his rear and Howard Lee Spencer, 25, struck Evans from behind. No arrests were made and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
William S. Tyree
Howe Street
South Kanawha
Sharon Lee Evans
Dexter Ave
Howard Lee Spencer
Stanley St
Evans
Liquor-By-Drink Privileges and House Dispute
The House Rules Committee denied similar liquor by drink rights to 100 members amid a clash over privileges. A resolution seeks action after House members complain of second-class status and costly long‑distance bills by Senate members. A separate measure by C. C. Christian and Ray Haythe proposes a full crew bill to prevent railways from replacing firemen with helpers, citing Canada as precedent. bill referred to railroads committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Rules Committee
House
Given
Senate
W. T. Brotherton
D- Tot Oaks
Beckley
C. C. Christian
D-Mercer
Ray Haythe
D Summers
Christian
Canada
Committee On Railroads
Kennedy appoints Caplin as internal revenue commissioner
President Kennedy named Mor timer Caplin to lead the Internal Revenue Service succeeding Dana Latham. Caplin, a Virginia Law professor and tax expert, will head a move to focus on large tax evaders rather than chasing small taxpayers. The administration also outlined a revised disarmament plan hoping for productive Cold War talks with Russia, amid Khrushchev's indicated readiness to resume negotiations. They assess Red China's potential nuclear capability as a rising global threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Mortimer Caplin
Virginia Law School
Internal Revenue
Caplin
Dana Latham
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Red China
Worst toll from circular storm rises in human losses
United Press International reports the storm's circular path unleashing severe destruction and record deaths as rescuers race to reach affected towns. Officials warn of ongoing hazards and urge continued shelter and aid. The disaster concentrates its impact across multiple regions with mounting warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Council Studies PZC Plan to Hire City Planner in Beckley
The Beckley council weighs a proposal from Michael J. Baker Inc. to draw a comprehensive city plan extending up to three miles beyond Beckley. The plan would be funded in part by the federal government via the West Virginia Economic Development Agency. Council delays action to next meeting after Commissioner Porter requests time to study Baker's proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Baker Inc
Beckley
Baker
Council
Forbes
PZC
G. C. Porter
Porter
PIC
United States
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Cecil Miller
West Virginia Economic Development Agency
Miller
Baker Concern
John Smith
East Prince and
Temple Streets
Bailey Groseclose
Sam Roscana
Fletcher Mann
Joe Roscana
Mann
Supreme Court
Truman L. Sayre
Mary Clemens
Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
M. E. Tyree
Raleigh County Garden Council
West Virginia
D. E. Warden
Ted Stacy
Catlett Street
Stacy
Raleigh County
Sanitarian
Cold Wave Hits West Virginia Jan 17 1957
West Virginia endures a severe cold spell as temperatures plunge below zero across the state. Charleston records minus 4 below on January 25, the coldest in the capital’s history. Forecasters predict a continued deep freeze with 12 to 15 degrees below normal, and more snow. The cold wave began last Thursday with arctic air moving in, and while Friday may bring slight warmth, conditions are set to grow colder again over the weekend. Icy highway spots appear in several areas and chains remain advised for high elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Charleston
West Virginia
Shivers Storm Across the South and Midwest Snows
Freezing rain iced highways from Texas to Georgia with rain along the coast. A cold front spread up to an inch of new snow in New Mexico, western Texas and western Oklahoma. Winds up to 40 mph whipped Chicago and Lake Michigan. Four inches of snow fell in northern Indiana and Pennsylvania counties along Lake Erie, closing more than a dozen schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Georgia
New Mexico
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Crime Commission Report Sparks Tax Debate and Police Reform
The Crime Commission report outlines hearings in Charleston and Wheeling and criticized State Police leadership under the Underwood and Fair administrations. It calls for a four member board to oversee the superintendent, with governor-appointed laymen, to create a higher appeals body and potential removal for cause. A separate note mentions a typhoon in 1881 Haiphong Indochina causing about 300000 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Singleton
D-Monongalia
Finance Committee
Crime Commission
Charleston
Wheeling
Underwood
Fair
W. E. Burchett
Haiphong
Indochina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minter
Register
International Correspondence School
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Virginian Railway Co
Winding Gulf Colliers
E. C. Minter Coal Co
Works Progress Administration
Fayette
Wyoming
Axton
O. C
Emma Laura Petros Minter
Methodist Temple
Men's Bible
Beckley Elkse
Sue E. Naysmith Minter
E. S. Pugh Jr
A. K. Minter Jr
Claude Jarrett
Rainelle
E. C. Sr
Basil C
Lyn
Kingsport
Tenn
J. B. F. Yoak
Sunset Memorial Park
Keyser-Bryant
Hayse Bratton
E. D. Armstrong
E. E. Bibb
C. C. Wetzel
W. B. Connoley
Ross Irle
Charles T. Hughes
Earl Snead
Isiah Miles
Carrie Ann Sells
Curtis Price
Evelyn Johnn
Roanoke
Isabelle Datewood
Patterson, N.J
Hattie Petree
Fitch Lee Paris
Amigo
Henry Paris
Roanoke, Va
Wright and
Anderson
Delona Preston Wickline
Meadow Bridge
Green Sulphur Baptist Church
Cabot Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Union
George W
Cindy Counts Wickline
Lena
Della Lackey
East Rainelle
Nellie Clay
Oceana
Daphene McGurick
Elkton, Md
Bernice Begley
Columbus, Jo
James Farren Wickline
Columbus
Walter
Luther Wickline
Flagler Beach
Charlie E. Clark
Nannie
Mary’ Miles
Mrs. Tessie
Jay Tanner
Navy
Beckleyan
Glade Creek
U. 5
Shivers
Lake Erie
Crime Report
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