Police Doubt Confession of France's Strangler
In Paris, Lucien Leger, 27, a publicity seeking nurse, confessed to smothering 11 year old Jean Luc Taron after meeting him May 26, claiming pity for a boy with an unhappy childhood. Police doubt many letters attributed to him and he retracts other killings. The boy’s body was found in Verrieres Woods May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Lucien Leger
Jean-Luc Taron
Leger
Jean-Luc
Verrieres Woods
Great Conventions (Continued From Page 1)
The 1912 Republican National Convention in Chicago saw Taft secure 37 of 500 committee seats while Roosevelt loyalists contested over 200 delegate seats. Roosevelt abstained from balloting but later formed the Progressive Bull Moose party, delivering a stirring nomination and revivalist atmosphere. Roosevelt’s split vote aided Wilson’s 1912 victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Africa
Taft
Republican National Committee
Teddy
Progressive Party
Bull Moosers
Gipsy Smith
Billy Sunday
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Department of Labor
Franklin Delano
Madison Square Garden
25 000 Wrongful Death Suit Opens in Raleigh Court
Trial opened in Raleigh County Circuit Court over a 1963 fatal car crash near Shady Spring involving Melanie Kay Caponiti. Administrator John Caponiti alleges defendant Minerva P. Smith drove negligently, causing the death. Plaintiff’s lawyers are W A Thornhill III and Anthony J. Sparacino. defendant is represented by Mann and Mann. Jurors and alternates listed include Roberta Cain and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
U.S
Shady Spring
John Caponiti
Melanie Kay Caponiti
Minerva P. Smith
Melanie Kay
W. A. Thornhill III
Anthony J. Sparacino
Mann and Mann
Roberta Cain
C. W. Wiley
Robert V. McCollum
Lotus Lemon
Robert Mitchem
Francis Faukus
Mildred Vandall
Ruth Page
John E. Cooper
Mattie Turner
James Patton
L. B. Goss
Mable Davis
Inmate charged in prison yard murder at Moundsville Pen
Moundsville Penitentiary officials say James Springton, 29, has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of Jessie Taylor, 33, during a Saturday fight in the prison yard. The weapon was a mattress needle with a 4 inch blade and handle. Both men were Mercer County natives with prior sentences for breaking and entering and armed robbery. Taylor died en route to the prison hospital after the six stab wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
UPI
Moundsville Penitentiary
James Springton
Jessie Taylor
Mercer County
Springton
Taylor
Diaz Ordaz wins Mexico presidency in landslide
News In Brief reports Diaz Ordaz securing about 88 percent to win Mexico's presidential election set for December 1 start of a six year term replacing Adolfo Lopez Mateos. Sinatra fully recovered from overstrain after absence at boxing event. Khrushchev heads to Moscow amid Communist bloc tensions as Baltyisk stopover ends. Senate antitrust panel to probe funeral industry pricing and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Frank Sinatra
Stockholm
Sinatra
Floyd Patterson
Eddie Machen
New York
Senate Antitrust
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Moscow
Baltic Sea
Baltyisk
Scandinavia
Now You Know By United Press International
The World Almanac notes that nearly half of U S accidental deaths stem from automobile crashes, highlighting road safety as a major nationwide concern. It frames car accidents as the leading risk factor for unintentional fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
U.S
Norman Thomas: Third-Party Presidential Candidacies
The Socialist Norman Thomas ran six presidential campaigns from 1928 to 1948. His best showing was in 1932 with 881,951 votes, while his worst came in 1944 with 80,518 votes. He faced Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey in 1944.
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Washington
UPI
Norman Thomas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas F. Dewey
Johnson Seeks Answers to Urban Growth and Federal Roles
White House aides outline Johnson’s concerns about rapid urban expansion and the evolving federal state and local relationships in transportation and community aid. The president is spending a weekend at his Texas ranch for rest and contemplation, with limited briefings to reporters on his reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Johnson
Texas Ranch
Republicans debate platform as Goldwater, Scranton factions clash
Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania arrived in the convention city to back Scranton's forces as GOP supporters discuss changes to the platform. The Scranton liberal wing is ready to oppose the olive branches from Goldwater, with Scott noting broad Republican support for a progressive, moderate platform despite soft talks from Goldwater's camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwater
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Four Klansmen Face New Trial After Mistrial Acquittal
Four Ku Klux Klansmen faced retrial in Jacksonville on federal conspiracy charges linked to a bombing at the home of a black boy who integrated Lackawanna Elementary. One defendant, Jacky Don Harden, was acquitted. Robert Pittman Gentry was acquitted on one count and retried on the other. Mistrials were declared for Barton Griffith Willie Eugene Wilson and Donald Eugene Spegal. retrial prospects were delayed by a full court calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Lackawanna
Donald Godfrey
Godfrey Boy
Jacky Don Harden
Robert Pittman Gentry
Barton Griffith
Willie Eugene Wilson
Donald Eugene Spegal
Holiday Deaths Across West Virginia and Ohio
A vehicle crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near Charleston killed Carver Hess, 40, and injured three in his family. Jerry Miller, 17, died in a crash on U S 119 near Madison. Boat and rail incidents claimed Charles Blackwell, 48, and Oaky Powell, 38, while Johnsvill e, 39, died after being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train near West Virginia University. Five deaths occurred Saturday across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
U. S
Bill Bogers
Charles Moyers
Brownton
Ashtabula
Ohio
West Virginia
Carver Hess
Centerbury
Jerry Miller
Turtle Creek
Boone County
Hess
Charleston
Miller
U. S. 119
Madison
Charles Blackwell
Parkersburg
Oaky Powell
Terra Alta
Preston County
Blackwell
Powell
Morgantown
Kingwood
Johnsville
Baltimore & Ohio
West Virginia University
Private pool holds line against integration protest
In Charleston a planned desegregation demonstration at Rock Lake pool fizzled as 75 members of West Virginia State College’s Congress of Racial Equality declined to swim in the rain. The pool’s operator chair, Joseph Wilan, said he would not admit them, arguing the civil rights bill covers only municipal pools, not private ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Rock Lake
West Virginia State College
Congress of Racial Equality
Joseph Wilan
Watercolor Exhibit By Moon Painter Es Hit In Beckley
Joe Moss, a prizewinning Morgantown artist known for West Virginia Moon, has a one man show at the Black Knight Country Club Beckley with 13 of 17 works sold by Sunday. He teaches WVU extension classes this summer and plans student exhibits and future shows in Pittsburgh and Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Moss
Jane Lew
Beckley
Joe Moss
Morgantown
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Moss
Black Knight Country Club
Eric Rosenbaum
WVU
Langhorne Lewis
Woodrow Wilson High School
Babcock State Park
Country Club
Thomas R. Moss
Pittsburgh Playhouse
Pittsburgh
Huntington Sales Gallery
Grandview State Park
Mont Cheateau
Buckhannon
Clarksburg
Springfield
Kansas City
Senate
West
Fire at Elkins destroys Kistler Leather Co building
Authorities probe origin of a $100,000 blaze at the abandoned Kistler Leather Co. building in Elkins. The fire sent flames about 100 feet high, destroying equipment for three sawmills and lumber stocks. Police evacuated Kenneth Pingley’s family as 45 firefighters from nearby towns battled the flames, preventing spread to homes and gas tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
UPI
Kistler Leather Co
Frazee Lumber Co
Uniontown
Kenneth Pingley
Eilkins
Huttonsville Mill Creek
Parsons Fire Companies
Sinclair, Gulf and
Pure Oil
Racial unrest sparks clashes and arrests across Southeast
Reports describe beatings and bruises in St Augustine and Lakeland with 16 Negroes arrested and a 20 year old suffer 40 stitches for a back cut. Other incidents cite cafeteria scuffles in Tuscaloosa and interracial tensions in Williamston and Charleston as NAACP members threaten pickets over riot charges and civil rights compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness
St. Augustine
Lakeland
Fla
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Williamston
N. C
Charleston
S. C
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Four H Camp Meet Starts at Raleigh County Camp
Over 100 Raleigh County 4-H Club members registered for camping activities at the Raleigh County 4-H Camp on 4-H Lake Road. Ages 13 and older attend this week while next week younger members ages 9-12 join. Emerson Okes of Princeton directs with Patsy Brake of Summersville assisting. William Clark and area 4-H leaders help, with Raleigh County extension service committee members attending Wednesday evening. A special program closes the week's activities Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Emerson Okes
Princeton
Patsy Brake
Summersville
William Clark
Raleigh County Extension Service Committee
John Hayden Sentenced In Grand Larceny Case
Sprague, 21, pleaded guilty on June 26 to grand larceny and was sentenced in Raleigh County Criminal Court to one to 10 years in the State Penitentiary at Moundsville. Hayden’s attorney moved for probation, citing lack of prior records. the court reserved ruling and remanded him to jail. Court recessed at 1:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hayden
Sprague
Moundsville
Raleigh County
George L. Ballard
Hayden
Water Safety Film to Be Shown at Little Beaver Lake
Mrs H H Harvey publicizes a water safety film Rescue Breathing at Little Beaver Lake at 10 am Tuesday. Jack McVey and Mrs John Pate lead, urging members who finished the recent safety and life saving classes led by Mrs Pate to attend. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Harvey
American Red Cross
Little Beaver Lake
Jack McVey
John Pate
Sewage Plant Expansion Nears Completion in City
Gates Construction Division Engineer W E Yunker reports 69 percent completion of the Little Whitestick Sewage Treatment Plant expansion. Equipment shipments from Link Belt Co. delayed by a strike, now due Tuesday or Wednesday. HEW engineer Warren L Carter says all is in order and final concrete work proceeds toward an August 8 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Whitestick
Gates
W. E. Yunker
P. E
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Yunker
Link Belt Co
HEW
Warren L. Carter
Charlottesville
Dirksen backs Goldwater for GOP nomination
Senate leader Dirksen urged a clear national goal in South Vietnam and backing for Barry Goldwater. He said he helped bring Goldwater into national political life and praised the Arizona senator as a longtime admirer and political ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirksen
United States
South Viet Nam
Senate
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Fines imposed by Magistrate Burke on several drivers
Holliday of Bradley paid a five dollar fine for driving without a license after appearing before Magistrate Burke. Patsy Adkins of Beckley pleaded no contest to failing to yield. fined five dollars. Jack Bailey of Beckley paid five dollars and costs for an expired inspection sticker. Conley Grose of Washington forfeited a ten dollar bond on a speeding charge. All were cited on various dates on Route 16 and U S 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Holliday
Bradley
W. A
Gene) Burke
U. S
Patsy Lee Adkins
Beckley
Noto
Burke
Jack Bailey
Conley Grose
Washington, D. C
Death notices for Alfred Franklin Keffer of Scarbro
Services for Alfred Franklin Keffer 47 of Scarbro Route 1 will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Laurel Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Painter leading. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Keffer died Sunday in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled Sunbeam Bakery employee from Scarbro Route 1, born October 1 1916, a son of Elmer Keffer and Mertie Lively Keffer. Surviving: wife Margaret a son Randy Lewis daughters Janet Ressell Carolyn Keffer brother Dennis J Keffer and sisters Violet Williams Opal Holley Mabel Evans. The body remains at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with viewing after 4 p.m. today. will be moved to church one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Franklin Keffer
Scarbro
Route 1
Laurel Grove Baptist Church
Laurel Grove
Billy Painter
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Keffer
Montgomery
Sunbeam Bakery
Beckey
Elmer Keffer
Mertie Lively Keffer
Margaret
Randy Lewis
Janet Ressell
Alexandria
Carolyn Keffer
Dennis J Keffer
Violet Williams
Long Branch
Opal Holley
Mabel Evans
Tyree Funeral Home
Mount Hope
Dowell Stover
Wesley Grose
Sunset Memorial Park
Lenore
Melvin
Mary Buchannon Davis
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Final rites for Mrs Rosie Hancock and other local obituaries
Mrs. Rosie Hancock 53 of 543 Broadway St. will have funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday at Bakers Chapel Beckley with Bishop A R Smith of Danville Ky officiating. Burial is Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter Eleanor Ross and two grandchildren. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home after 5 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Hancock
Broadway St
Baker’s Chapel
Beckley
A. R. Smith
Danville, Ky
Greenwood Memorial Park
Eleanor Ross
Trent and Durgan
Final rites for Eli Belcher held in Bud church
Eli Belcher 83 of Pineville died Sunday after a short illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Missionary Baptist Church Bud with Rev. Jim Bowers. burial in Bud Cemetery. Survived by two sons John H and Kelly B Belcher. daughter Flossie Whitney. two brothers Boyd and John. three sisters Dollie Steele Christine Center Rosa The body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home an hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Belcher
Pineville
Missionary Baptist Church
Bud
Jim Bowers
Belcher
Bluefield
Belcher Mountain
John and
Barbara Milam Belcher
Regular Baptist
Northfork
Nancy Jane Steele Belcher
John H
Kelly B. Belcher
Washington, D.C
Flossie Whitney
Arlington, Va
Boyd
John
Roanoke
Dollie Steele
Marion
Christine Center
Norfolk
Rosa
Robertson and Foglesong
Mrs Louise Koski services scheduled in Oak Hill chapel
Mrs Louise Koski, 60, of Oak Hill, will have services at 3:30 p m Tuesday in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with the Rev Tally Hanna presiding. Burial will follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Oak Hill. She died Saturday night in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born January 11 1904 in Kanawha County she is survived by her husband Charles Koski of Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Koski
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
Tally Hanna
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Final rites for Sam P. Hight at 2 p.m. Tuesday
Sam P. Hight 87 of Calloway Heights died arriving at a local hospital Saturday night from a possible heart attack. He worked 25 years as a carpenter for Byls Mankin Lumber Co and belonged to Carpenters Union No. 1911. Funeral at Webb and Neal with graveside service at Wildwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Cora Bennett Hight. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam P. Hight
Calloway Heights
Webb and Neal
Hilbert McClung
Kenneth Schwank
Wildwood Cemetery
Byls- Mankin Lumber Co
Carpenters Union
Funeral services for Thomas J. Davis in Sophia
Thomas J. Davis 66 of Sophia will have funeral services at 2 p m Tuesday at Williams Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Davis
Sophia
Williams Funeral
Admitted To Bar Here In Raleigh County Court
L Eugene Dickinson an attorney practicing in Charleston was admitted to practice in Raleigh County Circuit Court on a motion by Beckley attorney Kermit A Locke. Other orders by Judge Norman Knapp in cases Cecil Stewart v The Union Cab and Day and Night Cab Co C R Farrow Gladys Margaret Carter Radio Cab Co White Star Taxi Co and F C Management Co ordered the plaintiff to recover 2000. Mary Martin v Dunbar Wholesale Co Ronald L Bost ic and Southern s Greyhound Lines and Marion Eugene Summers ordered dismissed. Thornton R Lawson Jr granted a divorce from Doris Avery Lawson. William R Manning and Jo Ann Manning ordered to recover 3750 from Cecil O Lilly. Edward G Smith v Wiley W Walton ordered dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Eugene Dickinson
Charleston
Raleigh County
Beckley
Kermit A. Locke
Norman Knapp
Cecil Stewart
Union Cab and
C. R. Farrow
Gladys Margaret Carter
Radio Cab Co
White Star Taxi Co
F. & C. Management Co
Mary Martin
Dunbar Wholesale Co
Ronald L. Bostic
Southern
Greyhound Lines
Marion Eugene Summers
Thornton R. Lawson Jr
Doris Avery Lawson
William R. Manning
Jo Ann Manning
Cecil O. Lilly
Edward G. Smith
Wiley W. Walton
Dodgers pitcher Drysdale near All Star start at Shea
UPI reports Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers was named the starting pitcher for the National League and Dean Chance of the Los Angeles Angels to start for the American League in Tuesday's 35th All Star Game at Shea Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dean Chance
Los Angeles Angels
Shea Stadium
Fireline rescue aids sufferer on Coal City road
Robert Fuller of Coal City Old Sophia Road received first aid from Beckley Rescue Squad at 3 p m Sunday after reporting breathing trouble. He was transported to a local hospital by a Williams Funeral Home ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fuller
Coal City
Old Sophia Road
Beckley Rescue
Williams Funeral Home
Robert Eldridge Funeral Arrangements Announced
Robert Eldridge 46 of Columbus Ohio former Arista Wyoming County died at sister Alberta Russell's home in Columbus after a short illness. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran with a Purple Heart and POW status. Born June 11 1918 in Arista. Survivors include his mother Emma Eldridge Rhodell five brothers and five sisters. Body returning to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robet Eldridge
Columbus
Ohio
Arista
Wyoming County
Alberta Russell
Emma Eldridge
Rhodell
David
Curtis
Eddie
George
Ward R J Ward Jr dies in Carey Ohio car crash
Ralph Jennings Ward 35 of Carey Ohio formerly of Layland was fatally injured in a Sunday morning auto accident near Carey. Born February 2 1929 in Lawton he was the son of Porter and Mae Call Ward. He leaves a wife Stella a large blended family including daughters Kimberly Mae Katie Joe Rita Sue two stepdaughters Patricia and Donna Dyer a son Ralph J Ward Jr a stepson Junior Dyer siblings Ruth Tidwell Rita Walker two brothers Robert and Raymond and grandmother Mrs Sadie Call. The body goes to Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Jennings Ward
Carey
Ohio
Layland
Lawton
Porter
MaeCall Ward
Stella
Kimberly Mae
Katie Joe
Rita Sue
Patricia Dyer
Donna Dyer
Ralph J. Ward Jr
Junior Dyer
Ruth Tidwell
Cleveland
Rita Walker
Hyattsville
Robert E
Green Springs
Raymond F
Sadie Call
Wallace and Wallace Funeral
East Rainelle
Laura Montgomery 70 dies after nine month illness
Laura Montgomery 70 of 814 S Kanwha St Beckley died at 2 25 am at home after a nine month illness Born March 1 1894 in True she was daughter of the late Chapman Farley and Judy Woodrum Farley She was a member of First Christian Church and lived in Beckley 35 years Survived by husband J W Montgomery daughter Mrs Lewis S Via Beckley brother Hubert Farley True four sisters Mrs Enos Gwinn Hinton Mrs Frank Mann Pet ers Town Mrs L D Neely Maplewood and Mrs Pearl Neely Nimitz and a grandchild Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor Hinton with Dr H P Hackney and Rev Carl Edwards in charge Burial Montgomery Family Cemetery Zion Mountain Friends may call after 3 pm Tuesday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Montgomery
S. Kanwha St
True
Chapman
Judy Woodrum Farley
First Christian Church
Beckley
J. W. Montgomery
Lewis S. Via
Enos Gwinn
Hinton
Frank Mann
Peterstown
L. D. Neely
Maplewood
Pearl Neely
Nimitz
Ronald Meadows
H. P. Hackney
Carl Edwards
Montgomery Family
Zion Mountain
Tuesay
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France
Robert Elmore
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main St
William Hamilton
William Sterling Rosecrans
Godfrey
Davis
Thomas
May Office Service
McCreery Street
Es Hit
Eve Breck
Main Street
Glen Morgan
Reservoir Road Hill
Prince Street
First Avenue
State Road Commission
Holliday
Alfred F. Keffer
Sara Pearl Bunyan Davis
Watkins
Violet) Willoughby
Romeo
Mich
Ella
Linda Lou
Edgar Eugene
Akron
Roy
Slab Fork
Robert
Ira
Williamson
Edna Buchanan
Logan County
Clyde Fitz- Patrick
James E. Day
J. D. Delp
Homer Day
Bill Durham
Paul Hite
Mrs
Robert Eldridge
Ralph J. Ward
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