Two Men Protest Property Assessments Before Board
Raleigh County Board of Equalization and Review heard two taxpayers protest their property valuations. Santa Milano challenged his Virginia Street building at 1400 dollars and lot at 200. A retired coal miner, small in stature, argued that Sophia could not be taxed fairly, since he could not rent it for enough to cover taxes. The board noted state law requires assessments at 50 percent of value and that the board compares similar properties. no changes were made to either case. John Foley, deputy assessor, defended the assessment as equal and cited added school health and lake levies.
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Raleigh County Board of Equalization and Review
Santa Milano
Virginia Street
Sophia
R. L. Foley
Beckley
Oakwood Avenue
John Foley
Foley
Robbery at Cook's Ashland Service Station
The Cook's Ashland Service Station at Soak Creek was entered Monday night. About $30 in coins were taken from a cigarette vending machine after thieves broke a window, lifted it, and crawled through. Owner John Cook reported the break-in to Beckley State Police, who are investigating.
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Cook
Ashland
Soak Creek
John Cook
Beckley State Police
Senator Mansfield backs Johnson amid health and bias concerns
In Washington Senator Mansfield of Montana urged an end to snide rumors about the presidential nominees. He defended Johnson and Kennedy as in good health and said it is time for Democrats to abandon sectionalism and questions of religion or maturity. Mansfield is backing Johnson's bid.
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Pacific
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Johnson
Kennedy
Mansfield
Shortening The News In Gettysburg Week Ahead
The story notes a Gettysburg resident preparing for a Newport vacation while Gov Underwood travels for annual summer training with the Air National Guard 167th Tactical Fighter Squadron based at Martinsburg and Alpena Michigan. Detectives in Huntington pursue leads in a $925 Western Union robbery as court reviews tax stamps for automatic laundries.
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Underwood
Air National Guard
167Th
Martinsburg
Phelps Collins Ang
Alpena
Mich
Huntington
Western Union
State Supreme Court
Ington Automatic Laundry
Beckleyan Heads Peabody State Club
John B. Pack of Beckley serves as president of the West Virginia State Club at George Peabody College for Teachers. Nearly 30 West Virginians are enrolled in the 10 week summer session with Hubert Taylor as vice president, Carolyn Kopple as secretary treasurer, Teddy McClure as social chairman, and Judy Brown Hall as reporter.
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John B. Pack
Quarry St
Beckley
West Virginia
George Peabody College For
Peabody
West
Hubert Taylor
Dunmore
Carolyn Kopple
Charleston
Teddy McClure
Marlinton
Judy Brown Hall
Buckhannon
Groceries Taken In Market Theft
Beckley state police investigate a Monday night break in at Jollys Market Daniels with groceries missing including bread cigarettes and cookies. Mrs C G Jolly found the entry at 6 10 am and said the lock was pried likely around 11 pm Monday as dogs barked. Market closed at 9 10 pm Monday.
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Beckley
Jolly’s
Daniels
C. G. Jolly
Lightning Strikes Wires Knocks Out Power at Polo High
Lightning struck power lines on Mercer Street causing a brief outage at Woodrow Wilson High School. Appalachian Power Co. official John Gates said the strike likely hit the wires, with a small flame seen on Pine Street. Beckley Fire Department responded at 3:15 p.m. and resumed duties by 3:45 p.m. Separately, Samuel Delano, an ancestor of Franklin D. Roosevelt, once owned a large Duxbury shipyard in 1760.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Mercer Street
John Gates
Appalachian Power Co
Pine Street
Beckley Fire Department
Samuel Delano
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Duxbury
Mass
Funeral services announced for Jimmie K. King 75
Jimmie K. King 75 of Lester dies after long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Lester with Rev R J Patterson. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Jessie L King of Chicago Illinois son Wins King of Birmingham Alabama and sisters Janie Westry Lester and Patsy Primm Coy Alabama. Body to home of sister Janie Vestry Lester at 5 p.m. today.
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Jimmie K. King
Lester
First Baptist Church
R. J. Patterson
Greenwood Memorial Park
King
Jessie L. King
Chicago
Wins King
Birmingham
Ala
Janie Westry
Patsy Primm
Coy
Final funeral rites for Mrs Vernie Housby at Alderson
Mrs Vernie Housby 59 of Alderson will receive final rites at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Old Greenbrier Baptist Church Alderson with Rev. Randolph F. Johnson and Rev. E W Billings officiating. Burial in Fletcher Addition. She died in Charlottesville Va hospital after a short illness. She was a member of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church and Order of Eastern Star Chapter 119. Born November 26 1900 she was the daughter of John and Sarah Halstead. Surviving are son Robert C Housby stepmother Bertie Halstead sister Mrs French James a daughter Mrs William M Bryant and two grandchildren.
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Vernie Halstead Housby
Alderson
Old Greenbrier Baptist Church
Randolph F. Johnson
E. W. Billings
Fletcher Addition
Mrs Veda Fuller dies at 67 in Pineville
Mrs Veda Hubbard Fuller 67 of Pineville died at home at 3 40 am Monday Born Wise Va Oct 11 1893 Survived by three sons Donald Bill Eugene Taylor Hyattsville Md Three daughters Lola Ide Loraine Hall Ella Bailey Four grandchildren One great grandchild Funeral arrangements incomplete Body at Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville RNS
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Veda Hubbard Fuller
Pineville
Wise
Donald
Bill
Eugene Taylor
Hyattsville
Lola Ide
Ironton
Ohio
Loraine Hall
Ella Bailey
Robertson- Foglesong Funeral Home
Richard Pemberton dies at 94 in Beckley home
Richard Pemberton, 94, died at 5 a.m. at his brother Alex Pemberton’s residence at 212 Gregory Street, Beckley. Trent Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Richard Pemberton
Alex Pemberton
Gregory St
Beckley
T Trent
Nt Ra
Haynes Funeral Held for Wilbert Hedgeman Haynes 69
Funeral services for Wilbert Hedgeman Haynes 69 of Fayetteville were held at the Dood Payne Chapel with Rev J Edwin Stanfield and Rev Charles McNutt officiating Burial followed at Huse Memorial Park He died Saturday at Mountain Home Veterans Hospital after a long illness Haynes born in Bingham April 15 1891 was a retired attorney A member of several fraternal and service organizations including LaFayette Lodge No 57 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Beni Kedem Temple Mount Hope Commandery Fayette County Bar Association and the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church He is survived by wife Helen Paxton Haynes a son Robert Haynes of Haddontield New Jersey a daughter Mrs Ann Fialkowski of South Amboy New Jersey a brother Charles P Haynes of Los Angeles and one grandchild Graveside rites will be conducted by the Masonic Lodge
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Wilbert Hedgeman Haynes
Fayetteville
Dood-Payne
J. Edwin Stanfield
Charles McNutt
Charleston
Huse
Presbyterian Church At
LaFayette Lodge
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Beni Kedem Temple
Mount Hope Commandery
LaFayette American Legion Post
Fayette County
Infant Sherry Ann Roberts laid to rest in Pineville
Infant daughter of Pfc and Mrs Darrell Roberts Bren ton was born dead Sunday in a Pineville clinic. Graveside rites were to begin 11 am today at Stewart Cemetery on Skin Fork with Rev C H Elerol presiding. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville handling arrangements.
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Sherry Ann Roberts
Pfc
Darrell Roberts
Brenton
Stewart Cemetery
Skin Fork
C. H. Elerol
Pineville
Robertson and Foglesong
William H Bowling Funeral Incomplete Notice
William H Bowling 61 Nimitz died 6 10 p m Monday in a Clifton Forge Virginia hospital after a six month illness. Born Jumping Branch he was the son of Jasper and the late Mrs Bowling. He worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway as an air inspector. He had lived all of his life in the region.
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William H. Bowling
Nimitz
Clifton Forge
Jumping Branch
Jasper
Bowling
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Death of Elberton farmer George Almond at 97
Mrs. Ed Clay of Rhodell learned Monday of the unexpected death of her father George Almond, 97, of Elberton. He was a retired farmer. Survived by three other daughters, Esther Helsey of Philadelphia, Maggie Jones of Elberton, and Shelba Hester of Elberton. funeral planned in Elberton Thursday after departure Tuesday.
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Ed Clay
Rhodell
George Almond
Elberton
Clay
Almond
Esther Helsey
Philadelphia
Maggie Jones
Shelba Hester
Notable Obituaries From Across North America
A series of obituaries from AP reports: Sarah Hamilton Fleischmann 79 of Santa Barbara widow of Max Fleischmann. Edward Dodd 67 London Free Press editor with 50 years in media. Prof Alberto Carlo Blanc 54 Rome paleontology dean. Mrs Ernest W Keyser 74 London sculptor widow. William A Hensley 86 Asheville fiddler who performed for royalty. Anna Mlynarski 83 Warsaw Opera founder’s widow with daughter married to Artur Rubenstein. Jesse R Glaeser 59 Perini Co. VP and engineer.
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Reno, Nev
Sarah Hamilton Fleischmann
Max G. Fleischmann
Santa Barbara
Calif
Fleischmann Foundation
London
Ont
Edward Dodd
London Free Press
Canada
United States
Rome
Alberto Carlo Blanc
Ernest W. Keyser
Kansas City
Anna Mlynarski
Warsaw State Opera
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Artur Rubenstein
Hospital Transfer From Beckley to UVA for Observation
Dewey Griffith of Crab Orchard was moved from Beckley Memorial Hospital to the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville today for observation.
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Virginia Hospital
Dewey Griffith
Beckley Memorial Hospital
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Brothers Given Continuance In Magisterial Court
Two East Park brothers James and Louis Leasure received a continuance to obtain counsel. Arrested by City Police on peace warrants, they posted $500 bonds each and appeared before Magistrate Cotton White, who delayed hearings to 10:30 a.m. Friday.
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East Park
James
Louis Leasure
Cotton White
White
Glen Richards
Cool Ridge
MacArthur
Beckley
Dennis O'Neal
Odd
W. A. Burke
Robel Miller
Richard O'Dell Lucas
Winding Gulf
Five Injured In Pike Wreck At Toll Plaza Crash
Five persons were injured, none seriously, when a car struck the Mossy Turnpike toll plaza in West Virginia. Driver Carl Thompson said brake failure caused the crash. Victims included Woodrow Abshire and his three sons Gary Ronald and Robert. All were treated and released from Beckley Memorial Hospital.
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Mossy
West Virginia Turnpike
Carl Thompson
Nellis
Boone County
Woodrow Abshire
Marmet
Gary
Ronald
Robert
Melton
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Abshire
Thompson
Kennedy Sees No Ruleouts For Nation’s Founding Hope
JFK argues no founding should be ruled out and no president should be excluded. He predicts about 600 votes in early balloting toward a nomination total of 761, and says Truman would back him if nominated. The remark about an open convention drew laughter and applause.
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Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Kennedy
Truman
Copter Rescues Honeymooners Near Reno
A Berkeley couple lost for 24 hours in 100 degree heat were rescued by Air Force Captain Philip E. Maggart after he altered his course to check a shirt waving. Donald Palmer 23 and Evelyn Palmer 21, married the previous Sunday, were treated at Stead hospital and released. They had been stranded when their car stalled on a dirt road near Pyramid Lake while attempting a shortcut.
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Reno
Nev
Berkeley
Calif
Air Force
Donald
Evelyn Palmer
Philip E. Maggart
Stead, New. Air Force Base
Pyramid Lake
Palmer
Building permit issued for Burdiss home foundation
Mrs. J. W. Burdiss of 220 N. Heber Sr. received a city building permit today to construct a block foundation under her home. She paid $10 for the permit to undertake work estimated at $500.
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J. W. Burdiss
N. Heber Sr
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