Oil Executive Admits Bad Judgment in State Land Deal
Ashland Oil Co executive John T. Hereford testified before a House subcommittee on West Virginia rights of way that he erred in involving a state employee in a 1960 land purchase for a Parkersburg filling station. The probe traced payments to the employee’s son and questioned nepotism and potential conflicts of interest in appraisals and settlements.
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David Burnham Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
John T. Hereford
Ashland
W. David Stalnaker
Stalnaker
Hereford
Walter Stalnaker
David
David Stalnaker
Ashland Oil
U. S. 21
State and Company
Florists Protest Funeral Flower Notices in Charleston
Beckley florists joined a Charleston meeting condemning notices asking families to omit flowers from obituaries as unfair discrimination. Joseph S. Merritt Jr. urged that florists offer sentiments of sympathy not flowers and cited limited benefit from cash donations in lieu of flowers. Walter S. Charron became new group president with delegates from several states present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Florists
Charleston
Beckley
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Joseph S. Merritt Jr
Washington, D. C
Middle Atlantic Florists Association
American Society of Florists
Merritt
Walter S. Charron
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
West Virginia
John V. Schulte
Beckley Cut Flower Co
Richard Jones
Snow ‘Thornton Florists
Rondey L. Webb
Julia
Claude Fitzpatrick
Maude Griffith
Webb
Tourism West Virginia sees record tourism growth in 1961
Tourism official Smith reports year to date gains with revenues over 1.9 million in the first half and a 10 to 25 percent visitor increase at key spots like Oglebay Park Wheeling White Sulphur Springs and Harper's Ferry. May museum visitors reach 8807 while annual totals approach 8 million with projected spending 275 to 300 million and 3 000 new jobs. 28 000 WV residents are employed in tourism.
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Virginia Turnpike
Smith
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
White Sulphur Springs
Harper’s Ferry
Statehouse
Telstar tests and signals mark space age milestone
The French tracking station reported a clear image and sound as if 20 to 25 miles away. British receivers captured a wavering image for about a minute while Americans prepared for a trans Atlantic test with 16 nations coordinating a 15 minute program. President Kennedy? No, Vice President Johnson held the first space telephone call with AT&T chief Frederick R. Kappel as Telstar’s orbit continued every 158 minutes. AT&T spent about $50 million for development and $3 million for launch, while Andover station and Telstar costs reached $10 million and $1 million respectively.
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European Broadcasting Union
Outer Space
Lyndon Johnson
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone and Telegraph
Earth
Court Denies Back Pay Claim in Raleigh County Case
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp issued a motion for summary judgment denying Wiley Walton Jr a claim for more than $6,000 in back wages from The New River Co. Walton sought $6,316.10 plus $83.34 vacation pay for alleged unjust dismissal from Stamford No. 2 mine on July 15, 1960. Walton had raised safety complaint claims before dismissal. umpire D Grove Moler upheld the discharge on Aug. 22, 1960. Walton’s attorney objected. The New River Co. was represented by Charles E. Mahan. In other actions, Crysel Construction Co. faced a default judgment of $3,861.36 to Indiana General Corp, and an Earnest Kerwood v Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. appeal was dismissed as compromised.
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Wiley Walton Jr
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
New River Co
Wiley
Stamford No. 2
Walton
D. Grove Moler
Mullens
Paul J. Fourney
Charles E. Mahan
Fayetteville
Crysel Construction Co
Beckley
Indiana General Corp
Earnest Kerwood
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co
Coal Production Up and Mine Fatalities Drop in West Virginia
West Virginia’s coal output for the first five months of 1962 reached about 47 million tons, up from 40.3 million a year earlier, per the State Mines Department. May production stood at 9.2 million tons, slightly above May 1961. Five-month fatalities totaled 25, down 12 from 37 in 1961, with four miner deaths in May, fewer than in May 1961.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Mines Department
Department
Americans to attempt first European video reception
In a UPI report from Andover Maine scientists announce plans to bring the first European television signal to American sets tonight at about 7 p.m. EDT after success in transmitting the first live television to Europe Tuesday night.
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Andover, Me
UPI
Europe
Taxicab Thief Captured Near Charleston
UPI reports drew Calderwood of Charleston held on charges of robbing a local cab driver Tuesday and fleeing in the taxi. State Police and sheriff's deputies nabbed Calderwood in the cab in the Logan area. Driver Lester Horn said the robbery occurred in a rural area near Charleston, with the thief forcing him out and driving off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Andrew Calderwood
Calderwood
Logan
Lester Horn
Guaint
Here
Hurt in Fall In Beckley Child Admitted for Arm Injury
Mary McNeish two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William McNeish is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital. She was admitted at 450 PM Tuesday for injuries to her left arm from a fall.
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Beckley Hospital
Mary McNeish
William McNeish
Beckley
Mine Brochure Promotes Beckley Exhibition Mine
A new brochure for the Beckley Exhibition mine at New River Park will be distributed locally in coming days. Mayor Cecil L. Miller unveiled the 10 000 copy pamphlet at Tuesday’s council session noting its availability at the mine Honey in the Rock Stotesbury Coal Town Museum and the West Virginia Turnpike tourist information center. The mine opened June 23 and now operates 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. the brochure highlights the 900 foot underground passage four display rooms and the Sewell seam noted for metallurgical coal. It also features Beckley Memorial Hospital Beckley National Bank and Raleigh County Armory with the theme Beckley is Tempting Tourists of Many Tastes. Nearby attractions Grandview State Park Honey in the Rock Stotesbury Museum Babcock State Park Bluestone Dam Little Beaver Lake and Stephens Lake are listed.
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Beckley
New River Park
Cecil L. Miller
Knight
Stotesbury Coal Town
West Virginia Turnpike
Sewell
Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh Register
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley National Bank
Raleigh County Armory
Grandview State Park
Emergency ADCU extension bill introduced in Senate
Washington senators sponsor an emergency measure to extend the Aid to Dependent Children of the Unemployed program and boost federal funds for other aid. The bill retroactively covers July 1 and proposes continuation through August 31 while broader ADCU renewal is debated, addressing layoffs hitting West Virginia and about 12,500 jobless fathers.
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Washington
Congress
ADCU
West Virginia
Frederick D. Ehle
State Road Commission
Ehle
Kanawha County
Logan
Mingo
Raleigh
Fayette
Lincoln
Wyoming
Larceny Charge Withdrawn in Raleigh County Case
Earldine Blackburn of Mabscott had a petit larceny charge withdrawn by the complainant before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez this morning after paying costs. She was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday following arrest by a constable and released from custody this morning. Eli Williams of Beckley was jailed at 7 p.m. Tuesday on a capias pro fine after arrest by City Police. A 17-year-old boy was also arrested by City Police on a lunacy warrant. Lee W. Garris, 19, Crab Orchard, must appear in Police Court Monday night to answer speeding charges after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday arrest on South Fayette Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earldine Blackburn
Mabscott
Crab Orchard
Lee W. Garris
South Fayette Street
103 Year Old Man Hangs Himself in Washington Heights
New York police said 103 year old Max Kastenbaum bbaum apparently chose to end his life. He was found hanged in his Washington Heights apartment where he lived alone. His son Abe, 73, recalled his father valued independence and had refused offers to move in with his children.
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New York
UPI
Max Kastenbbaum
Kastenbaum
Washington Heights
Abe
Tax Breaks and Subsidies Urged to Attract WV Industry
West Virginia lawmakers heard proposals from business leaders and state officials on tax exemptions, subsidies, and extensions to lure new industry. A Use and Occupation tax option could apply to radio, TV stations, and interstate pipelines, while liquor regulation and contract carrier oversight also dominated the session. The committee paused action pending a formal draft for August and a broader study by the Public Service Commission on carrier regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Joint Legislative Committee On Government and Finance and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Public Service Commission
PSC
Funeral services announced for Nancy Kay Duncan
Nancy Kay Duncan 16 daughter of Clarence and Mrs Duncan of Mount Hope died by drowning at Lake Belton Texas. Funeral set for Friday at Free Will Baptist Church Kilsyth conducted by Rev W C Combs. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens near Mount Hope. She leaves five brothers two sisters and grandparents. Her body will arrive at Ty ree Funeral Home Mount Hope Friday morning.
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Nancy Kay Duncan
Clarence
Joe) Duncan
Mount Hope
Free Will Baptist Church
Kilsyth
W. C. Combs
Crab Orchard
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Miss Duncan
Lake Belton
Tex
Connie Craddock
Copperas Cove
Billy Ray
Pfc
Clarence Duncan Jr
Korea
James
Sammy
Mike
Barbara James
Sue Norman
Ruby Meadows
Beckley
Patty
Glen Wees
Florence Duncan
Tyree
Funeral notices follow for Lilly Ball Green and family
Funeral services are listed for Isaac R Lilly 77 of White Oak Mountain at 2 p m today in the Primitive Baptist Church Beaver with Rev J S Bowling and Rev Kenna Lilly in charge Burial in Simmons Cemetery near Mount View Lilly died Saturday morning In addition funeral services for Mary Edna Ball 57 of Comfort are set for 2 p m Friday in Healing Stream Baptist Church Seth with Rev Elias Michaels and Rev Willie August Inurnment in Ferrell Cemetery at Comfort Ball died Tuesday in a Beckley hospital Survived by husband Leslie a son Roman of Detroit two daughters Helen Philips of Cleveland and Janet Shager of Marine City five half sisters seven grandchildren a body route and other details described The inquiry lists Henry Green 71 of Beckley with obit details and survivors The body will remain at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangement completion
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Cora Williams
Pax
Oak Hill
Raleigh County
Thomas Ward
Pax Church of God
Leta Painter
Beckley
Minnie Tyree
Mount Hope
Pearl Shorter
Harold Clendenin
Tyree
Isaac R Lilly
White Oak Mountain
Primitive Baptist
Beaver
J. S. Bowling
Kenna Lilly
Simmons
Mount View
Lilly
Mary Edna Ball
Comfort
Healing Stream Baptist Church
Seth
Elias Michaels
Willie August
Ferrell Cemetery
Marine City
Mich
John Sands
Pineville
Martha Treadway
Nellis
Carrie Long
Texas
Verne Long
Julian
Sydney Alan
Bruce Alan
William
McCorkle
Henry Long
Georgia
Mamie Long
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whites
Henry Green
Church St
Green
South Fayette St
New Hope Baptist Church
Knights of Pythias
Beckley Star Lodge
Buchanan County
Della Green
Minnie Jackson
Wheeling
Vivian Wharton
Doris Holmes
New York
Rose Bellenger
New Jersey
Cornelia Canda
Waterbury
Final rites for Oscar Chapman Caldwell scheduled
Oscar Chapman Caldwell 84 of Scarbro dies after a short illness in an Oak Hill hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Woodrow Jones officiating. Burial Hilltop Cemetery. Survived by two sons Elmer and Frank, two daughters Eva and May, a brother Frank and 16 grandchildren. Body remains at the funeral home for calling after Thursday morning.
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Oscar Chapman
Sonny) Caldwell
Scarbro
Tyree
Caldwell
Oak Hill
Road Commission
Lincoln County
Oscar
Susan Hughes Caldwell
Elmer
Chicago
Ill
Frank
Eva Smith
May Smith
Maryland
Elmer J Jackson Funeral Arrangements Set
Elmer J. Jackson 67 died Monday after a three year illness. Ducted Thursday at 1 30 p m in Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Everett R Shafer in charge. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Born Sept 9 1894 in Akron. Survived by Audrie Pearl Jackson and two brothers Frank and Paul of Akron. Body to be moved to sister in law Mrs Eugene Fernandez home Laren Avenue at 4 p m today before service. Pallbearers named Bill Wickline Harry Green James Allen Paul Moye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Joseph Jackson
Cleveland
Ohio
Webb and Neal
Everett R. Shafer
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Akron
Audrie Pearl Jackson
Frank
Paul
Eugene Fernandez
Laren Avenue
Bill Wickline
Harry Green
Jack
James
Allen
Paul Moye
Kennedy outlines tax break to spur business investment
Kennedy prepared a statement to accompany a new schedule announcement. He said depreciation schedule revisions along with proposed tax credits would total a 2.5 billion dollar tax break for business. The related legislation has passed the House but stalls in the Senate Finance Committee.
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Kennedy
House
Senate Finance Committee
Swimming Lessons Start at Fitzpatrick Park Today
Fitzpatrick Park begins three weeks of swimming lessons directed by Glen Boyden. Sessions run 1 to 3 p.m. for youngsters and 3 to 5 p.m. for adults, taught by Vernon Johnson.
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Fitzpatrick Park
Glen Boyden
Boyden
Vernon Johnson
Hinton High Grads Plan Reunion For Centennial
Charleston dispatch reports Hinton High School graduates plan a reunion next year to join the state centennial celebration. The 1928 class leads with a 40th reunion idea, and a few members of the first graduating class remain alive to be honored at the event.
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Charleston
UPI
Hinton High School
Hinton
Wilbur Watts Treated After Fall At Beckley Hospital
Wilbur Watts, 73, of Crow, was treated at Beckley Hospital at 4 25 p m Tuesday for injuries to his left hip suffered in a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Watts
Crow
Beckley Hospital
Maerea
Raleigh Wyoming Lead Heart Fund Drive Totals
Raleigh and Wyoming counties beat last year in the 1962 heart fund drive while Fayette lagged. State fund-raising chairman A J Colborn reports total contributions of 134,718.57 with Raleigh 7,743 and Wyoming 1,307.19, Fayette 4,514.83, and last year’s tri county totals at Fayette 4,855.11 Raleigh 5,219 Wyoming 387.01. Some area reports are not yet complete.
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Raleigh
Wyoming
Ae County
A. J. Colborn
Clarksburg
Fayette
Tri-County
Stock Trading Soars on Margin Cut Response
New York stocks opened higher on Tuesday as traders reassessed the 50 percent margin requirement. Despite later pullback, 77 percent of issues ended higher, with total volume reaching 7.12 million shares, the strongest since June 15.
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NEW York
UPS
New York Stock Exchange
Transacions
False Alarm At Ram ey's Grill Elicits Fire Crew
Beckley fire responders rushed to Ram ey's Grill on Neville Street after an upstairs tenant reported smoke at 1 45 p m Tuesday. Firemen found no smoke or fire and the alarm was cleared.
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Beckley Fire Department
Ramey’s Grill
Neville Street
Mail Theft Charged in Raleigh County Arrest
Harry E. Collier of Kimball was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 11:50 a.m. today by a U.S. Deputy Marshal on mail theft charges.
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Harry E. Collier
Kimball
Raleigh County
Now You Know Maine carried by Democrats since 1912
United Press International notes that the last time a Democratic candidate won Maine in a presidential race was in 1912 when Woodrow Wilson carried the state.
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United Press International
Maine
Woodrow Wilson
Funeral Notices and Deaths From Across United States
Obituaries and funeral notices report Russell Glick 54 of Cleveland Ohio died at home from a heart attack. Services in Princeton with burial at Athens Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters Loy Christian Mullens and Anna Lee Trent. Glick was born Oct 16 1907 in Virginia. Also noted are deaths of Vilmos Papas Gabor in Budapest Raoul Dufy in Nice Alice Foster Jules Eckert Goodman Royal France Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon in Tel Aviv.
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Russell Glick
Cleveland
Ohio
Memorial
Princeton
Athens
Glick
Loy Christian, Mullens
Anna Lee Trent
Beckley
General Motors
Virginia
Roy and
Elizabeth Kiser Glick
New York
UPI
Vilmos
Papa’ Gabor
Gabor
Budapest
Tuesay
Julie Gabor
Hungary
Zsa Zsa
Eva
Magda
United States
Tel Aviv
Israel
Yehuda Leib Maimon
State Ends Year With Surplus In WV Revenue Fund
West Virginia closed fiscal 1961-62 with a $1.63 million surplus in the general revenue fund. Income tax brought in over $21 million, about 14 percent of total $149.1 million revenues, first year including such figures after a 15 month start. Gore projects $143 million 1962-63 revenues, noting 12 months of income tax. Sales taxes contributed roughly 60 million gross and 36.2 percent, with consumer sales at about 28.8 percent or 42 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
General Revenue Fund
Truman Gore
Gore
King and Abernathy begin jail fast amid protest
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and Rev. Ralph Abernathy planned to end a 24 hour jail fast today. They had begun fasting after being jailed in Atlanta on charges of parading without a permit during a December anti segration march. President Kennedy submitted NASA’s fifth semi annual report to Congress noting progress toward space goals. Mound Bayou Mississippi marks 75 years of progress with two hospitals schools and new facilities. Five children drowned off Lake Erie near Long Beach Point Ontario after an undertow swept them away. West Virginia Rural Minister of the Year Lee B Sheaffer was named by Emory University. Rudy Dopudia 71 was arrested in a death investigation in Weirton. David F Lucas 35 named successor to Sheriff Linn in Taylor County West Virginia.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Ralph Abernathy
Atlanta
Kennedy
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Mound Bayou
Miss
Lake Erie
Long Beach Point
Ont
Lee B. Sheaffer
Inwood
Berkeley County
West Virginia
Emory University School of Theology
Rudy Dopudia
Helen Tusin
Weirton
David F. Lucas
Baltimore & Ohio
Taylor County Court
John L. Linn
U. S
Senate aide hints at tax cuts tied to future reform
Senate Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey said after a White House briefing that the administration is sympathetic to an income tax reduction but will defer a final decision for about another month. Some groups in and out of Congress want tax cuts now as part of a broader revision next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
White House
First polio death of 1962 reported in state
A four year old boy, Carter David Stevens of Yawkey, Lincoln County, died of polio at Marmet Hospital on Monday. State Health Department preliminary reports indicate he had not received any Salk vaccine, the child being admitted the prior Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
ADC Cut Offs Can Sign For Commodities
Aid to needy children program workers report cutoff families may apply for commodity foods at the regular sign day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in the Raleigh County Courtroom. A Sprague Warehouse spokesman said today that all persons who are now cut off may reapply.
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Aid To Eat Children
Raleigh
Sprague
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