Beckley arson case opens as teen faces jury today
Beckley arson suspect Bryant alias Gene Mullens, 18, alias irvan, is charged with arson in a vacant house owned by W. H. File Jr. The fire on Sie street was fought by neighbors before authorities arrived. Bryant pleads not guilty and is represented by George Ballard. Court recessed until 1 p.m. A related session saw two men plead to reduced charges and await sentencing later this month. Police also detained a 13-year-old in connection with break-ins on H Street, where items were stolen from cars and a canteen was broken into. The youth has prior arrests and was escorted by police. bond set at 1000 dollars.
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Bryant
Gene Mullens
oeeSee Marshall
Sie
W. H. File Jr
A. K. Canterbury
George Ballard
Beckley
Iun
Albert Thurmond Wood
Rt. 3
Douglas Price
Beckley City
Price
H Street
South Kanawha St
Connec
Shane
Bey
Austin Avenue
Morton-Reaves
W. A. Burke
NAACP Opens 52nd Convention Attacks Administration
The NAACP opened its 52nd annual convention in Philadelphia urging the U S administration to champion civil rights bills stalled in Congress. Roy Wilkins said pending legislation contains needed provisions and accused the administration of not advocating supporting or pressing Congress to act. Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood was to deliver the keynote address at the opening session.
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Philadelphia
UPI
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy Pitened
Congress
Wilkins
Civil Ad Congress
Stephen Gill Spottswood
Naacp Board of Directors
Prison Breakout Nipped In Bud at WV Penitentiary
MOUNDSVILLE WVI It would take six more months to tunnel out according to Deputy Warden Ira Conner who found the crude dig four feet wide two feet deep and twelve feet from the wall prisoners used knives a hammer and a crowbar to dig. He had the tunnel filled with cement.
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Moundsville
UPI
West Virginia
Ira Conner
Coiner
Ge Credit Corp Wins $1 106 Judgment Over Aldersons
General Electric Credit Corp. awarded $1,106 against Clara R. and Frank Alderson of Raleigh County Circuit Court. ERNEST LILLY sued by Beaver Block Co. for $816.50 plus interest and costs for goods from Oct 1960. REITZ files $65,000 claim against Thurman Garage over a crash on Rt 19 21 involving Kenneth Thurman and Raymond Bailey.
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General Electric Credit Corp
Clara R
Frank Alderson
E.tenet, Sr
Raleigh
Ernest Lilly
Perdue
Beaver Block Co
Block Company
Lilly
Howard David Reitz II
Thurman
Kenneth Thurman
Raymond Bailey
Reitz
Thurman and Bailey
Washer Fire Damages Estimated at Seventy-Five Dollars
Beckley firemen responded to 107 Wilson St for a fire in an automatic washer. The small blaze was in the home of E. J. Mac Farland. A firefighter accompanied a local ambulance to Stover at 11 30 a.m. today to aid a heart patient. the patient’s name was not reported.
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Beckley
Wilson St
E. J. MacFarland
Stover
Now You Know By United Press International
The speed of comets near the sun has been calculated at 1,250,000 mph. This figure underscores the immense velocities these bodies achieve as solar gravity accelerates them toward perihelion.
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United Press International
Congress Advances Cultural Exchange and Trade Bills
Congress items include Kennedy’s bill to lower the duty free limit for returning travelers and a broad cultural exchange program. Delinquency hearings seek $50 million for state and local efforts with Ribicoff as lead witness. House commerce probes stock market oversight with SEC hearings and a $750,000 study on shareholder equity.
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Cape Cod
Senate
Kennedy
House
Health, Education, and Welfare
Abraham Ribicoff
Stocks House Commerce
American Stock Exchange
U. S
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Prisoner Undergoing Psychiatric Exams in Willis Branch Case
Fayetteville RNS reports Prosecuting Attorney J Z Summerfield said a 60 day continuance was created in the Mack Burrell case from Mount Hope. Burrell is under psychiatric evaluation at Weston State Hospital with results due in weeks. He faces breaking and entering charges for a December burglary of a grocery store and a coal company office at Willis Branch.
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Fayetteville
RNS
J. Zane Summerfield
Mack Burrell
Mount Hope
Burrell
Weston State Hospital
Willis Branch
Alan Marshal Found Dead After Sydney Stage Role
Chicago police report actor Alan Marshal aged 52 was found dead in his Edgewater Beach hotel room after a Saturday performance of Sextette with Mae West. The Sydney native reportedly suffered an apparent heart attack and refused medical help.
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Chicago
UPI
Alan Marshal
Marshal
Sydney
Australia
Mae West
Edgewater Beach Playhouse
Cruiser Sideswipes Car At South Fayette Intersection
A traffic incident at the South Fayette Street and Second Street junction involved a cruiser clipping a northbound car and a center lane vehicle. Howard Griffith, 42, of 404 City Ave, owned the head-on car, with five Little Leaguers and two mothers as passengers. Willie Watson, 43, of Mount Hope owned the other struck car. No injuries. Williams treated and released for cuts and bruises. Damages estimated at 400 dollars. No charges filed.
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South Fayette Street
Second Street
South Fayette
Howard Griffith
City Ave
Willie Watson
Mount Hope
Griffith
Williams
Raleigh General Hospital
Tax Suits Filed Vs Two West Virginia Firms
The State Tax Department said five West Virginia businesses moved to settle overdue taxes while actions are begun against two firms. A Mercer County hearing Friday aims to recover about $3,000 in taxes from Carter Amusement Co, Cooperated by J.A. Carr, via an injunction to close the business until payment. A separate suit against Western Life Restaurant at Logan seeks roughly $2,000 in back taxes. Frank M. Ellison said seven more suits would be filed this month if delinquents do not settle.
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Charleston
UPI
State Tax Department
West Virginia
Mercer County
Carter Amusement Co
J.A. Carr
Western Life
Logan
Tax Department
Frank M. Ellison
Final Act of Benny Aragon Ends A Curious Chase
Price mourns Benny Aragon a war veteran and suspected killer who shot himself after FBI agents halted his car on Route 160. His life of danger spanned Guam battles and a deadly mine cave-in rescue. The case ties to a missing rifle and a bolt matching a killer’s car.
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Aragon
FBI
Plymouth
Boothroyd
Volks
Mrs Emma Bent to undergo surgery at Beckley Hospital
Mrs Emma Bent of 113 Mankin Ave has been admitted to Beckley Hospital and is scheduled for surgery Tuesday morning.
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Emma Bent
Mankin Ave
Beckley Hospital
New COLONAID laxative promises three way relief
An aging colon leads to dry hard waste and reduced urge to go. Doctors endorse COLONAID as a gentle, three part action that softens waste, tones colon muscles, and stimulates lower colon reflexes for relief. It claims overnight relief and safety for expectant mothers with no vitamin absorption interference. Introductory size 43¢.
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Colonaid
Colonarp
Colonadd
Coronaio
Notable World Figures Make Headlines Across The Globe
Kwame Nkrumah departs Ghana for a Moscow tour of Iron Curtain nations while Douglas MacArthur returns to Panay on an 10 day Philippines visit. Prince Philip injures ankle and Queen Mother Elizabeth is confined to a wheelchair. Judy Garland hospitalized then returns to Hyannis Port. West Virginia news notes temperance stance, memorials, and dam flood control projects highlighting Sutton Dam and Elk River impacts.
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Ade
East Germany
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Moscow
Iron Curtain
Douglas A. MacArthur
Panay
Philippines
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Judy Garland
Hyannis Port
Mass
Funeral services set for Shaeffer pen co chairman
In Fort Madison Iowa funeral services are tentatively planned for Tuesday for Craig R. Shaeffer 63 chairman of W A Shaeffer Pen Co found dead from an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound He was an assistant secretary of commerce in the Eisenhower administration and had led the firm as board chairman since 1953 His son succeeded him as president. In St Sault Ste Marie Ontario Dr Erwin R Schmidt 70 co founder of the American Board of Surgery and former surgery chief at the University of Wisconsin died Sunday at his summer home.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Craig R. Shaeffer
W. A. Shaeffer Pen Co
Shaeffer
W. A. Shaeffer
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont
Erwin R. Schmidt
The
American Board of Surgery
University of Wisconsin
Batmen and honeymoon notes mix in odd UPI briefs
In Washington a senator notes a Congolese dialect term with a pointed simile about a bat. In Slatstock England a couple’s three month old marriage endures a long lasting roof sign. In Los Angeles a thief steals a government vehicle with a government license and a flashing red light, inviting trouble.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sky-Diving Club May Form Here In Beckley
A Beckley group led by 1st Lt Donald S Sgeenag aims to form West Virginia first sky diving club. They name the Rebel Sport Parachute Club, affiliate with the Parachute Club of America and the National Aeronautics Association, seeking a jump site at Raleigh County Memorial Airport or Black Knight Country Club fairways.
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Beckley
Donald S. Sgeenag
West Virginia
Cunningham
Rebel Sport Parachute Club
Parachute Club of America
National Aeronautics Association
Raleigh County Memorial
Black Knight Country Club
NLRB hearing eyed return to work during election
The hearing examiner said employees could return if they wished and that the NLRB would not await election results. Titler accused Bruns Coal Co. of about 200000 in welfare royalty arrears and owed vacation pay for miners from June to November 1960 when the mine closed. około 25 miners attended, Graham named Bruns Coal chairman in April, and if NLRB finds jurisdiction, Cincinnati will set election time and conduct it.
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NLRB
Titler
Graham
Zanesville
Ohio
Cincinnati
School Board Termination Sparks Debate Over Education Policy
The board debated the impact of terminating education staff, while Wilson and Byar avoided the issue by citing a prewritten report on educational research. The dispute centered on whether to uphold the state superintendent's recommendation, with Smith indicating Wilson and Byar were dismissed due to a clash over research roles.
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Department of Education
Wilson
Byar
Impressive Aerial Show Impresses Western Attaches
New Red air display wowed observers as planes swept by at high speed. Col. Melvin J. Nielsen, US air attache, praised the performance and noted Soviet progress across aircraft classes. Attaches could not determine wing spans, engine power, speeds, or production status amid the glare of the booms.
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Col
Melvin J. Nielson
Deaths and Funerals: Lilly and Miller families listed
Mrs. Lilly, born January 27, 1903 in East Beckley, died at home after a heart attack. Survived by husband Zion B. Lilly, two sons Clyde J. Davis and John W. Davis Jr., a daughter Kathern Wood, siblings, nine grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home with listed pallbearers. Ida Mae Miller, 73, Basin, died of pneumonia in Wyoming General Hospital. Survivors include four sons, five daughters, five sisters, and others. Funeral at Old Spruce Grove Church Basin with burial at Springen Cemetery.
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N. C. Wright
W. G. Johnson
Anthony Kobelia
van Bays
Lonzo Moses
Kevin Lynch
C. B. Quesenberry
B. B. Henson
Ida Mae Miller
Basin
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Dott
Jin
Elizabeth Shrewsbury
George Miller
Daniel
Paul
Covel
Raymond
Pikesville
Ray
Loraine
Ohio
Marie Clapp
Pocahontas
Nellie Garret Shrewsbury
Beeson
Ocie Honaker
Crab Orchard
Icie Bailey
Zora Mitchem
Princeton
Mittie Shrewsbury
Gracie Black
Morehead
Spruce Grove
Luther Goode
Springen
Sam Foglesong
Rns
John W. Roberts Rites Held for Pineville Resident
Funeral services were to be held at 11 a.m. today for John W. Roberts 78 who died Saturday at his daughter Mrs Winnie Browns home in East Pineville. Final rites were at Cook Memorial Baptist Church with Rev W R Mc Coy in charge. Burial followed in the family cemetery at Soulsville. Robertson and Foglesons Funeral Home of Pineville handled arrangements.
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Pineville
John W. Roberts
Winnie Brown
East Pineville
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
W. R. McCoy
Soulsville
Robertson and Foglesons Funeral Home
Final rites set for Thomas Lee Hatcher in Louisville
Thomas Lee Hatcher 22 formerly of Glen Morgan Louisville Ky. will have funeral services at 2 p m today in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Sammy Smith presiding Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Pallbearers include Wilson Cole Jack Tate Paul Woody John War ne ae Roy one and Bob Pack altro names truncated in text
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Thomas Lee Hatcher
Louisville
Glen Morgan
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Sammy Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Wilson Cole
Jack Tate
Paul Woody
John Warne
Roy One
Bob Pack
Lemon Walker, Ohio service station owner, dies at 71
Lemon Walker, 71, former Oak Hill resident and owner of Pop's Sunoco Service Station in Elyria, Ohio, died Saturday after a long illness. Born Feb 23, 1890 in Tipton, he was a member of Oak Hill Methodist Church and McDonald Lodge 103. Survivors include his wife Nina, son Charles, daughter Irene Ward, sister Anna Harris and other relatives. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Hill Methodist Church with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
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Ohio
Oak Hill
Elyria
Lemon Walker
Pop
Sunoco
Methodist Church
McDonald Lodge No
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Mount Hope
Walker
Tipton
Nicholas County
Nina Walker
Charles E. Walker
Irene Ward
Anna Harris
Orlando
Fla
Gladys Bolt
Portsmouth
Mary Stegal
Oak Hill Methodist Church
C. G. Eastwood
Secney
High Lawn Memorial Park
Tyree
McDonald Lodge 103
Final rites set for Mrs Susie Altizer at Shields Memorial
Mrs Susie Altizer 70 of Mullensville will have funeral services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shields Memorial Church Fannonk with Rev Roscoe Morgan in charge. Burial follows at Shannon Cemetery Baileysville. She died Sunday morning after a short illness born Mercer County Feb 20 1890 daughter of Ike and Emmy Whitt her husband Jasper Altizer died in August 1960 Tony Charles Roscoe and Mon- are mentioned as survivors or relatives.
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Susie Altizer
Mullensville
Shields Memorial Church
Fannock
Roscoe Morgan
Shannon
Baileysville
Mercer County
Ike and
Emmy Whitt
Jasper Altizer
Tony
Charles
Roscoe
Mon
Sprague Commodities Distribution Set for Thursday
Commodities will be distributed at the Free Will Baptist Church at Sprague from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Those picking up for others must bring written authorization. Bring containers for rice.
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Free Will Baptist Church
Sprague
State Aerial Service Wins Federal Freight Contract
East Coast Flying Service, Martinsburg West Virginia, has secured an 813325 dollar contract to move cargo and passengers for the Military Air Transport Service. The firm will serve the southeastern United States for NASA and plans to hire five to ten more workers and buy two additional transport planes.
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Scott Air Force Base
Iil
UPI
East Coast Flying Service, Inc
Martinsburg
W. Va
Military Air Transport Service
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Final rites for Mrs Beatrice Ellis Fourney
Mrs Beatrice Ellis Fourney about 50 Itmann will be buried in the Fourney Cemetery Elizabethton Tennessee after funeral services at First Methodist Church Elizabethton Burial will follow at Fourney Cemetery She died Sunday night at her sister s home from a broken neck believed caused by a fall Her husband Jim Fourney survives along with her Virginia birth and late parents Robert and Cora Ellis transported by Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens
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Beatrice Ellis Fourney
Itmann
First Methodist
Elizabethton
Tenn
Fourney
Dorothy Meadows
Jim Fourney, Itmann
Richmond
Robert and
Cora Ellis
Tennessee
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Rns
Mrs Nellie Murray Foster Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Nellie Murray Foster 78 of Whitesville died in a Charleston hospital Sunday after a long illness. Her husband Tom Foster died in March. Survivors include four daughters Ruth at home Emily Duncan Portsmouth Va Josephine Morgan Chesapeake Gypsy Daniels Stickney two sons Grover at home David Portsmouth Va a brother Ray Murray Bradenton Fla 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Body at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Nellie Murray Foster
Whitesville
Charleston
Tom Foster
Ruth
Emily Duncan
Portsmouth
Josephine Morgan
Chesapeake
Gypsy Daniels
Stickney
Grover
David
Ray Murray
Bradenton
Fla
R Iow Polish Miner Joseph Cwierz Dies in Chicago
Joseph Cwierz 86 of 3729 Troy St Chicago died after a short illness. Final rites were July 6 at St Francis de Sales Church with burial in St Alberts Cemetery. Born in Poland Aug 15 1876 he worked 40 years as a coal miner in Cranberry Skelton Price Hill and Summerlee before moving to Chicago 30 years ago. He was preceded in death by wife Mary in 1959 and survived by two sons five daughters 68 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren.
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Chicago
Ilby's
Joseph Cwierz
Troy St
St. Alberts
Cwierz
Cranberry
Skelton
Price Hill
Summerlee
Poland
Mary Cwierz
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Mike
Joe
Anna Alekvitch
Michigan
Charles Faukus
Prosperity
Helen Magiera
Rose Jacklinski
Sophia Gorski
Final rites for Miss Ottie Belle Puckett
Miss Ottie Belle Puckett 79 of Lansing dies after long illness at Oak Hill Hospital. Final rites set 2 p m Tuesday at Lansing Baptist Church with Rev. Guy Vaughn and Rev. Eugene Campbell officiating. Burial in Lansing Cemetery. Survived by brother Charles F. Puckett of Lansing. Body moved from Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville to home at 5 p.m. today and to church one hour before service.
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Ottie Belle Puckett
Lansing
Lansing Baptist Church
Guy Vaughn
Eugene Campbell
Bure
Lansing Cemeery
Miss Puckett
Oak Hill Hospital
Charles F. Puckett
Dodd - Payne Funeral
Fayetteville
Funeral services for Mack Ellis in Welch
Mack Ellis aged 53 of Welch died at noon Sunday after a long illness. The body is at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home awaiting service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Ellis
Welch
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
James Ellis Beaty Beckley Funeral Notes
James Ellis Beaty Beckley died in a local hospital at 3 30 p m Sunday after a short illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor for arrangements.
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James Ellis Beaty
Eee Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
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