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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1961

Page

8

Wyoming County Court appoints Dr Ned C Rogers coroner

In Pineville the Wyoming County Court, in executive session, named Dr Ned C Rogers osteopath of Pineville as county coroner replacing Sam Foglesong. The court also approved a 17306.68 dollar county health budget and adopted a rabies vaccination program to use two trained teams. The sheriff asked for more funds for deputies. The coroner selection and budget actions were confirmed in open and executive sessions.

Pineville RNS Wyoming Ned C. Rogers Sam Foglesong Mullens R. C. Hatfield Omg Depty Speeiff Norman K. Morgan Library Commission Carl Titta Bud-Alpaca B. Irwin Walls Stephenson

Two Jailed From Eccles for Drunk and Mash Possession

Eccles residents Cozort 22 and a 16 year old juvenile were booked at Raleigh County Jail at 11 30 p m Monday on charges of drunkenness and possession of mash. They were arrested by a deputy sheriff.

Eccles Romanual Cozort Raleigh County

Shortening The News Continued From Page One

A roundup of varied items notes the public should shield rights over personalities. NASA’s Midas III sky spy test failed after an Atlas rocket misfire. General MacArthur urged resolve to victory. Actress Isabell Jewell was found guilty of drunken driving and speeding. Senator Dodd suggests Russia may wield a neutron death ray. Marilyn Monroe to leave hospital after gallbladder surgery, rest needed. West Virginia plans a small airfield near Blackwater Falls. Mingo County redevelopment praised by commerce officials and sent to federal aid. A Pittsburgh hearing on glass imports was postponed. Wheeling to hear it next. A crackdown on illicit operations targets bookies and speakeasies.

Douglas MacArthur Corregidor Manila Bay Isabell Jewell Los Angeles Thomas J. Dodd D-Conn U. S. News & World Report Russia Marilyn Monroe Polyclinic Hospital New York West Virginia Aeronautics Commission Blackwater Falls State Park Davis Tucker County Mingo County State Department of Commerce U. S. Area Redevelopment Administration Washington House Pittsburgh Wheeling

Weapon Brings Federal Charge for Walter Pannell

Walter Lewis Pannell, 22, faces a federal court appearance set for Sept. 19 after a Monday arrest. He was previously jailed on a June 1 count of carrying a dangerous weapon a sawed off shotgun. The case ties to a shooting with John B. Wilson of Maben who faces felonious assault charges. Pannell waived preliminary hearing and is held on $500 bond.

Walter Lewis Pannell Maben Raleigh County Grand Jury John B. Wilson Wilson Pannell Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division U. S. Treasury Department U.S W. A. Riffe

Man's Identity Still Mystery

The body of a man found in New River at Sandstone Saturday morning remains unidentified. A crudely tattooed nine digit number on his lower left arm, read as 235188582 or 235188592, may be a Social Security account number and has been sent to Baltimore for verification. Burial occurred Saturday afternoon due to rapid decomposition. Sheriff Marion O'Bryan has not received clues fitting the man, described as middle aged, about five feet five inches tall, 140 to 150 pounds, wearing blue trousers, a green work shirt, and an elastic belt.

Marion O'Bryan O'Bryan

Stephen's Dam road work set to begin next week

Raleigh County court sessions report road work on Stephen's Dam Road starting next week under engineer Robert Davis. The Emergency Employment Program has cleared about a third of the route from Route 3 to Dingess Branch. Court also approved parochial terms for library board members, a parachute jump program at Raleigh County Memorial Airport pending investigation, and EEP labor for Little Beaver Park projects. 150 children attend the 4-H camp. notaries public named for Hutchinson, Morgan, and Okes.

Robert Davis Davis McGraw Brothers EEP Dingess Branch Ee County Court Ken Beaer Warren Jarrell Raleigh County Library Board Shroyer Jarrell Donald Cunningham Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport A. J. Lilly Don Lawrence Pruitt Raleigh County Park Board Little Beaver Park Park Board Warden Lane Charleston Clarence Wooten Raleigh County 4-H Club Board of Education Wooten Oscar C. Hutchinson Glen Morgan Kermit K. Okes Beaver

Berlin Berlin West East tensions in treaty talks

Senator Humphrey criticizes Khrushchev and urges a full four power Berlin accord with strong Western will. He warns the Kremlin against breaking word and stresses the West’s military and moral strength to enforce any agreement. Coroner reports a body in water after 5 to 15 days.

East Germany Berlin Kremlin Humphrey Khrushchev Stalin Russia West Brown Oxford J. W. Stokes

Ayub Johnson Faces U S Policy Dilemma During Asia Tour

Ayub Johnson’s Asian tour exposes his worries about U S policies. Officials say Kennedy will not accept claims of U S favoritism toward India or that aid to India insults Pakistan. Kennedy will not intervene in the India Pakistan Kashmir dispute or declare U S support for Pakistan. Both nations claim Kashmir.

Johnson Ayub U. S Kennedy United States India Pakistan

Mansfield says foreign aid plan vital to pass this year

Mansfield told reporters the President's foreign aid program is more vital than ever and that passing it will require action. He indicated Khrushchev's saber rattling over Berlin could raise congressional support for Kennedy aid proposals as a net result.

Mansfield Khrushchev Berlin

Deaths and Funerals of Harriet Cook 86 of Bolt

Harriet Ann Hattie Cook 86 died at home after extended illness. Born Blacksburg Virginia January 8 1875 she moved to Bolt at age two and lived there since. Survived by son C F Cook Beckley sister Susie Walls College Place Washington four brothers three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Thursday at Bolt Breckenridge Baptist Church entombment Sunset Memorial Park. Body at Caffee Funeral Home until service hour. (RNS)

Harriet Ann Hattie) Cook Bolt Blacksburg William T Molly Clemens Methodist Church Henry N. Cook C. F. Cook Bolt Breckenridge Baptist Church Sunset Memorial Park

Final rites for John Daniel Burk at Winston church

John Daniel Burk 72 will have funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the first Church of God in Winston with Rev. Norman Foster officiating. Burial follows at Ma honey Cemetery in Dothan. Burk died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery Sunday after a four day illness. He was a retired Virginian Railway Co car repairman at Page and a Church of God member. Born in Floyd County Va on March 3 1888 he resided in Kincaid. Survived by two sons Charles A Kincaid and Ernest C Seattle two daughters Minnie Kincaid Kincaid and Mary Johnston East Detroit one stepson Roy W. Root Detroit one stepdaughter Effie Sharpe Charleston two brothers C Y Burk Dothan J C Burk Salem Va one sister Susie Ashworth Cambria Va 21 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill until 1 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.

John Daniel Burk Church of God Winston Norman Foster Mahoney Dothan Burk Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery Kincaid Virginian Railway Co Page Church of God of Floyd County Charles A Ernest C Seattle Wash Minnie Kincaid Mary Johnston East Detroit Mich Roy W. Root Detroit

Obituary: Oscar Helmondollar 73 Toms, Bluefield-born miner

Oscar Helmondollar 73 of Tams died 11 p m Monday in the Christian Nursing Home Fayetteville after a three year illness. Born October 20 1887 in Bluefield Va the son of the late Tom and Anna Helmondollar he was a retired Gulf Mining Co miner now a UMW Local at Tams member. Survived by wife Mossie Browning Helmondollar daughter Rob ert Hughes two sisters Nan Bailey and Alice Hall three brothers Gordon George James MacArthur ten grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral conducted 11 a m Thursday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel led by Rev J W Blair assisted by Rev Otis Clyburn Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield Pallbearers Buck Short Harod Hill Bill Linkous R G Hamm Starling Teaster Bud Wolfe. Body remained at funeral home.

Oscar Helmondollar Toms Christian Nursing Fayletteville Bluefield Tom Anna Helmondollar Gulf Mining Co UMW Tams Mossie Browing Helmondollar Robert Hughes Nan Bailey Montcalm Alice Hall Crystal Gordon Quincy Ohio George Princeton James MacArthur Williams Funeral Home J. W. Blair Otis Clyburn Woodlawn Buck Short Harod Hill Bill Linkous R. G. Hamm Starling Teaster Bud Wolfe Funeral Home

Patricia Lynn Cox Funeral to be Held for Two Year Old

Funeral services for Patricia Lynn Cox two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Cox Route 3 Spencersville Ohio formerly of Coal City and Whitby were held Monday in Spencersville. She died Saturday at 11 am at her home after a two month illness listed as cancer. Surviving include her parents three sisters Kathy Judy and Sharon paternal grandmother Mrs Flossie Cox Coal City and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Earl C Smith Whitby.

Patricia Lynn Cox Herbert Cox Spencersville Ohio Coal City Whitby Kathy Judy Sharon Flossie Cox Earl C. Smith

Mrs America Collins final rites in Workmans Creek Church

Ellen Collins aged 71 will be buried at Workman Creek Cemetery after funeral services at Workmans Creek Church in Clear Creek. She died Sunday night from a cerebral hemorrhage at her son Donnie’s Forest Hill home. She was born April 30, 1890 in Kanawha County and survived by five children and many relatives.

America Ellen Collins Workmans Creek Clear Creek Ernest Barley Bradley Workman Creek Collins Donnie Forest Hill Church of God Kanawha County Russell Carolina Burgess Charles Adam Frankie Shepherdsville Texas James Collins Cleveland Ohio Peachie Stover

Factory unemployment steady near seven percent

A marginal drop kept the jobless rate just below 7 percent for the seventh consecutive month. The report shows 927,000 people out of work six months or longer and 260,000 have been seeking employment for more than a year.

Arnett Man Named To Sanitarium Staff

Willie Pettry of Arnett will replace Bill Darlington as a maintenance man at Pinecrest Sanitarium. Pettry has worked at the institution for some time but will not take the role until mid month, according to Business Manager Okey Mills.

Willie Pettry Arnett Bill Darlington Pinecrest Sanitarium Okey Mills Mills Pettry Darlington

Effie Massau Funeral Held for Montgomery Native

Mrs. Effie Massau aged 89 a long time Montgomery resident died Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness Funeral services were held today at 2 p m at Montgomery Baptist Church with the Rev David Harper in charge Burial followed at Montgomery Memorial Park in London She was a member of the Montgomery Baptist Church White Shrine Order of Eastern Star Edna Rebekah Lodge Survivors include two daughters Mrs Helen Evans of Charleston and Miss Kathryn Massau of Montgomery three sons John Detroit Francis Charleston and Charles Falls View two sisters Mrs Etta Gay Oak Hill and Mrs Hattie Williams Akron Ohio and one grandson C Hooper Funeral Home Montgomery had charge of arrangements.

Montgomery Effie Massau Fourth Avenue Jackson County Ohio Montgomery Memorial Park London Montgomery Baptist Church David Harper White Shrine Order of Eastern Star Edna Rebekah Lodge Helen Evans Charleston Kathryn Massau John Detroit Mich Francis Charles Falls View Etta Gay Oak Hill Hattie Williams Akron C. Hooper

Mrs Ida Miller Rites Planned For Basin Native

Mrs Ida Miller 73 Basin died Sunday at 9 50 p m in Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Her body was moved from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to the home of her daughter Mrs Irene sso Princeton at 2 p m today Funeral services and burial will be at Basin and Springton Wednesday RNS

Ida Miller Basin Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Sam Foglesong Irenesso Princeton Basin and Springton

Mack Ellis Funeral Arrangements Incomplete Report

Mack Ellis 53 of Welch died at noon Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home pending arrangements.

Mack Ellis Welch Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home

Mrs Nora Richmond Dies at Home in Pluto Section

Mrs Nora Ellen Richmond of the Pluto area died at about 9:30 p.m. Monday. The body lies at Melton Mortuary while funeral arrangements are prepared.

Nora Ellen Richmond Pluto Melton Mortuary

Obituary Notices From Mabscott And Oak Hill Area

Multiple death notices from a Beckley area newspaper record services for Mrs Callie McMillion of Mabscott a local resident and families. Rites set for 2 pm Thursday at Melton Mortuary chapel with burial plans undetermined. Other notices include James Ellis Bandy 76 East Beckley funeral at Ritchie and Johnson with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park and W G Mutt Lively 61 Oak Hill death at Oak Hill Hospital.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Man Stephen Bryant A, —Utilities 7 Company Harriet Cook Minnie Bailey Beulah Fisher Dora Lilly Artie Chris Burgess Sadie Winston June Bailey Tyree Fisher John D. Burk Mrs Roxie Graham Baileysville Stevens Clinic Christian Advent Church Clear Fork Henry and Dorthula Toler Floyd Graham Dennis L Oceana Herbert Willard Allie Cook Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home America Collins Elizabeth Brown Minnesota S. Oakwood Ave Beckley Memorial Hospital Calfee Funeral Home Boece Niacin Nora Richmond Callie McMillion Callie Rose McMillion Chestnut St Mabscott Melton Sand Lick James Ellis Bandy James Ellis Bandy East Beckley Ritchie and Johnson T. M. Waldron Greenwood Memorial Park First Assembly of God Church James E. Jr East Park Nancy Samuel Adkins Shirley Adkins East Pineville Raleigh General Hospital Robertson and W. G Mutt’ Lively W. G. (Mutt) Lively Oak Hill Hospital E. Main St Lively Josie Blake Lively Elsie Qs. ‘Borne Cecil Roanoke
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