Interest runs high at ACDA meeting in Raleigh County
Public interest was high at the first meeting of the Raleigh County Development Association held in the Raleigh County Courthouse. The group elected officers, heard talks from Jack Lloyd of Appalachian Power and Bob Adams of American Electric Power, and discussed plans to obtain funding under the Area Redevelopment Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Development Association
Raleigh County
Jack Lloyd
Appalachian Powwer Co
Bob Adams
Planning Commission
American Electric Power Co
New York
Leigh County
Raleigh County Association
Raleigh
Adams
OEDP
Paul Zakaib
State Department of Commerce
B. H. Hopkins
Raleigh County Park Board
Stephen’s Branch Lake
Logan
Webster
Washington
Jury To Continue DC Deliberation Thurs. Morning
Fayetteville reports a circuit court petit jury deadlocked Tuesday in a drunken driving appeal by John R. Samuels. The foreman announced 11 for conviction and 1 for acquittal, prompting plans to reconvene Thursday morning. Separately, a bastardy case against William Green Jr. settled with a $30 monthly child support agreement as stated by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Walter Wilson.
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Fayetteville
RNS
John R. Samuels
Oak Hill
Hide Ns
Fersensa
Junge C
Walter Wilson
West Virginia Briefs Set Welfare Meet in Charleston
West Virginia welfare workers met in Charleston to review the expanded public works program combining the federal child aid plan with the state emergency employment plan. Nine counties were represented ending a 20-year career of city manager Hinton with Nita Jordan replaced by B Berks Ball.
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Sets Welfare Meet
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Dnsand County
Hinton
Nita Jordan
B. Berks Ball
State Health Dept
W. W. Barron
Hulett C. Smith
Rahall Realty Purchases Hotel After Sheriff Sale
Rahall Realty Co. bid successfully at a sheriff's sale of President Hotel furniture and fixtures at 10 a.m. The cash price of 2447 dollars covered all items except a typewriter sold for 27 dollars. Nick Rahall, president, plans to lease to a chain and keep current staff. Clarence Cook closed the hotel July 1 after a distress warrant. James M. Henderson represents President Hotel Corp. The hotel, built in 1938, remains on Nev ille Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahall
Clarence Cook
President Hotel Corp
S. F. Thomas
K. M. Walker
Walker Furniture Co
Burke White
Arlington Hotel
R. J. Ashworth
James M. Henderson
Oak Hill Council Reappoints City Officials for New Fiscal Year
Oak Hill council reappointed all city employees for the upcoming fiscal year. Reappointed were W. R. Bennett as city manager and Sanitary Board manager, Virssee as secretary, H. E. Janney police chief, Oris Stamey sergeant, patrolmen Tyree, Murdock, and Watters, Arthur Akers named fire chief, Homer Rakes dog warden, Bob Mills sewage plant operator, James Bailey park attendant, Lacy Steele, Paul Snead, and Joe Treadway street and sewer manager. Council ordered removal of obstructions from sidewalks and directed Pat Caldwell to remove a Kwik-Wash on Jones Ave and addressed sewer dumping into a nearby field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
KNS
W. R. Bennett
Sanitary Board
Miss Vir- Ssee
Sunttery
H. E. Janney
Oris Stamey
Howard Tyree
W. R. Murdock
Pat Watters
Arthur Akers
Homer Rakes
Bob Mills
James Bailey
Lacy Steele
Paul Snead
Joe Treadway
Pat Caldwell
Rexa - Kwik- Ee
Jones Ave
Bennett
Alleged stabbing and robbery in Parkersburg hotel case
A report alleges G. E. Williams of 1802 Olympia St Denver Colorado stayed at a Parkersburg hotel with an older companion. The woman said the victim, a 22 year old from Texas carrying a $500 check, was stabbed and robbed early last Thursday morning. Williams’ belongings remained in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Williams
Olympia St
Denver
Colo
Parkersburg
Texas
Gerald Sinnett
Belton Daughter in Good Condition After Tuesday Surgery
Miss Sandra Belton the daughter of Dr and Mrs A D Belton of 422 S Fayette St is in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after undergoing surgery Tuesday. She was admitted Sunday to the hospital.
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Sandra Belton
A. D. Belton
S. Fayette St
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Honey Draws Meat Packers Wins Approval
The West Virginia Meat Packers Association held its annual Beckley meeting with members and wives attending Honey In The Rock. Dr. T C Green and Mrs Dolly Sorensen discussed department relations and legislative plans for the next session. Plans were finalized for the October 14 Charleston meeting at the Daniel Boone Hotel with officers M E Coleman Lester Camp Charles Jeffreys Fred Weimer and Dick Shaw present.
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The
West Virginia Meat Packers Association
Beckley
Honey In the
Rock
Dolly Sorensen
Are
T. C. Green
State ‘Department of Agriculture
Thor‘oughly
Beckley Hotel
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Sorensen
Dr. Green
M. E. Coleman
Oak Hill
Lester Camp
Parkershoro
Charles
Byrd Forces Win Virginia Nomination for Governor
Albertis S. Harrison swept the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor in a Byrd-led victory. Harrison led with 197,205 votes to Stephens 150,52, while Mills E. Godwin and Robert Y. Button won the lieutenant governor and attorney general nominations with margins over 180,000 and 175,000 respectively as returns neared completion.
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Richmond
UPI
Albertis S. Harrison
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Harrison
Mills E. Godwin
Robert Y. Button
Stephens
Godwin
Boothe
Button
Boyd
$100000 Suit Follows Wreck
A $100,000 damages suit was filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office by William R. Branson against Charles S. Lewis Jr. and Lewis Chevrolet Co. The complaint states Branson, of 103 Catlett Street, was injured on September 1, 1960, when a Lewis Chevrolet Co. vehicle rear ended his car on South Fayette Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Lewis Chevrolet Co
Raleigh County
William R. Branson
Catlett St
Branson
Lynch Henderson
South Fayette Street
Lewis
Ben Paulen Dies Former Kansas Governor at 91
Fredonia Kansas obituary reports former Kansas governor Ben Paulen, a Republican who served two terms after wins in 1924 and 1926, died Tuesday and would have turned 92 on Friday. Also noted are summaries of other prominent deaths in Cleveland Ohio and Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Fredonia
Kan
Ben
Paulen
Kansas
Final rites for Harriet Ann Cook at Bolt church
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Bolt Breckenridge Baptist Church for Harriet Ann Hattie Cook 86 who died Tuesday at her home after a long illness. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memorial. Reverends Doff Harvey and Robert L. Dent will officiate.
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Harriet Ann
Hattie) Cook
Bolt
Bolt Breckenridge Baptist Church
Doff Harvey
Robert L. Dent
Sunset Memorial
Final rites for Samuel Adkins in Pineville home
Samuel Adkins died at 7 am Tuesday in a Beckley hospital. Rites set for 11 am Thursday at Emmett Adkins home with Rev. Laurence Miller. Burial in Privett Cemetery at Keyrock. Survivors include brother Roger and sister Ellen at home. Body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Adkins home at 5 pm today. Pallbearers listed as Henry L. Bailey Luther F E Robertson Pryor Baren Williams Ed i and Charles Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Adkins
Shirley Adkins
East Pineville
Beckley Hospital
Emmett Adkins
Pineville
Laurence Miller
Privett
Keyrock
Roger
Ellen
Robertson and Foglesong
Adkins
West Grove
Nadine Wade
Mabscott
H. Dren
Melton Mortuary
Henry L. Bailey
Luther FE. Robertson
Ae Ee Eee A Ter Pryor
Baren Williams
Edi
Charles Harris
Final rites for Mabscott woman Callie Rose McMillion
Mrs Callie Rose McMillion fifty one year old Mabscott resident died after a long illness in a local hospital. Final rites are set for 2 p m Thursday at Melton Seciacs with burial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie Rose McMillion
Mabscott
Melton Seciacs
McMillion
Wade Funeral Arrangements For 11-Year-Old Jerry Wade
Funeral arrangements are complete for Jerry Wade 11 of Scarbro son of Mrs Gladys Redman Wade and the late Harry Clinton Wade. He drowned at noon in a farm pond near Hilltop. Survivors include five brothers Harry Clinton Jr Charles James Bobby and Gary all of Scarbro a sister Miss Helen Wade a half brother William Tredway and two half sisters Mrs Margaret Dillon Colcord and Mrs Mary Jane Lewis Louisville Ky. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Wade
Gladys Redman Wade
Scarbro
Harry Clinton Wade
Hilltop
Harry Clinton Jr
Charles
James
Bobby
Gary
Helen Wade
William Tredway
Margaret Dillon
Colcord
Mary Jane Lewis
Louisville
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Piwowarczyk rites set for Stanley Piwowarczyk in Oak Hill
Funeral services for Stanley Perasky Piwowarczyk 74 of Oak Hill will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro with Rev Eugene Klug officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Died Tuesday morning at Oak Hill Hospital after a brief illness. Survived by son John of Chicago Illinois three daughters Edna Evans Pauline Williams Nellie Podwarski 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Rosary at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill 7 30 p.m. today. He worked for Pocahontas Coal Co at Minden and belonged to the church and Polish National Lodge. His wife Mary preceded him in death 11 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley (Perasky
Piwowarczyk
Oak Hill
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Scarbro
Eugene Klug
High Lawn Memorial Park
Pocahontas Coal Co
Minden
Final rites for W. G. Lively set in Oak Hill church
W. G. Mutt Lively 61 of Oak Hill will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Methodist Church conducted by Rev. C. G. Eastwood and Rev. Randolph Johnson. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park. He died Tuesday morning in an Oak Hill hospital. Born December 30 1889 in Clifty he was the son of the late Irvin and Mary Lively. Survived by his wife Josie Blake Lively a sister Elsie Osborne of Oak Hill a brother Cecil Lively of Roanoke VA and a half sister Myrna Hodges of Crab Orchard. The body will be taken from Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill today.
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W. G
Mutt) Lively
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Methodist Church
C. G. Eastwood
Randolph Johnson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Lively
Clifty
Irvin
Mary Brown Lively
C & O Dry Cleaners
Methodist Church
Josie Blake Lively
Elsie Osborne
Cecil Lively
Roanoke
Myrna Hodges
Crab Orchard
Tyree
Oak
Requiem Mass Held For Mrs Elizabeth Brown 80
Mrs Elizabeth Brown 80 of 408 S Oakwood Ave Tarentum Pa died en route to hospital after a heart attack Monday She was buried in Mount Airy Cemetery Surviving are granddaughter Dr Mary Lovu ise Soentgen Beckley and daughter Mrs Catherine Soentgen Beckley Also three sisters and a brother Services were planned at Sacred Heart Church Tarentum with burial at Mount Airy Cemetery The body was moved from Caffee Funeral Home to Lee Schottenheimer Funeral Home Tarentum for arrangements
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Brown
S. Oakwood Ave
Tarentum
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mount Airy
Mary Lovuise Soentgen
Beckley
Shortening The News Portunities For All Americans
A roundup of 20 million dollar federal damages suit against Westinghouse Electric by Tennessee Valley Authority and multiple corporate players in aviation and electrical sectors. Reports on weather grounding planes, Sigma Delta Chi election, Baker Coombs contract for WV Wesleyan, import threat to sheet glass industry, and Kimball mayoral succession. Includes names Westinghouse, TVA, West Virginia Wesleyan, Baker and Coombs, Sen Jennings Randolph, J Max Dawson, J W Larkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric
Boeing Airplane Co
Douglas Aircraft Co
General Electric Co
the Martin Co
North American Aviation, Inc
Radio Corporation of America
United Aircraft Corp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Ohio Valley - Kanawha
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalism Society
George Clark
Huntington Advertiser
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Baker and Coombs Inc
Morgantown
United States
Sen
Jennings Randolph
House
Wheeling
Kimball
J. Max Dawson
J. W. Larkin
Siete
Larkin
Funeral Home Sale Recorded on South Kanawha Street
The Bank of Raleigh executor of the estate of C. D. Trent recorded a sale of the C. D. Trent Funeral Home on South Kanawha Street for 13000 dollars. Jane Quicksey appears as executor, per Trent will dated April 4, 1961. TRENT widow Hettie Trent and four heirs signed the deed. Heirs include Raymond P. Trent Carolyn Trent Elise N. Smith and Edith Scott. Deed dated June 6.
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C. D
Carolyn Trent
Elise N. Smith
Edith Scott
Mrs Nora Garten Richmond Funeral Service Notice
Mrs Nora Garten Richmond 72 Route 1 Shady Spring dies at home heart attack funeral at Sprague Church of God 3 0 p m Thursday Rev G L Stilwell officiating burial Sunset Memorial Park survivors include Calvin H Richmond five sons Garland Erskine Curtis Quinton three daughters Beatrice Riffe Audra Waltman and others long time Lee County resident
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Nora Garten Richmond
Route 1
Shady Spring
Sprague Church of God
G. L. Stilwell
Sunset Memorial Park
Richmond
Lee County
Marshall
Luisa Gwinn Garten
Calvin H. Richmond
Garland
Cool Ridge
Erskine
Canton
Ohio
Curtis
Charlton
Quinton
Sage
Mich
Beatrice Riffe
iLester
Audra Waltman
Youth from Maiie Dies by Own Action in Second Attempt
Roger Lee Hudson, 18, was treated after swallowing 21 sleeping tablets and later found hanging in a barn loft by two men who had been searching for him. Summers County Coroner Dr J W Stokes ruled the death as self-inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
RNS
Maiie
Roger Lee Hudson
Hinton Hospital
Norman Shanklin
Summers County
J. W. Stokes
Scout Activities Planned For Season
Appalachian Council Boy Scouts of America leaders from Raleigh and Summers counties met in the Greenbrier Dairy Recreation Room to map out summer activities including a Pinewood Derby toy car race. Final plans await at the next roundtable on Aug. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aclu Secschars
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Greenbrier Dairy
Raleigh
RCA Accused Of Padding Prices To AF
GAO reports RCA withheld information during a $5.3 million Air Force contract for pressurized airborne radios. RCA allegedly cited a component cost of 822 per unit versus a subcontractor bid of 525. RCA denies wrongdoing but may refund. Also notes talks on追加 military spending and inflation critique by Senator Keating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Upi
General Accounting Office
GAO
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Air Force
Defense
Defense Department
Congressional
Kenneth B.keating
Senate
New York Republican
Clear Creek Man Charged By City
Charles Alderman of Clear Creek was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 1:55 am on a charge of driving while drunk. He was arrested by City Police. Bertie Clay of Beckley was jailed at 8:44 pm Tuesday on a petular warrant. Two Marines and a soldier were committed for being absent without leave from Camp Lejeune and Fort Jackson. Joe Kulscar of Eccles jailed for grand larceny warrant. Johnny Cook of Marfork jailed on a peace warrant. Bobby Dale Plumley released after serving time for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alderman
Clear Creek
Raleigh
Beckley
Bertie Clay
Dallas R. Blair
Larry Wayne Wall
Camp Lejeune
N. C
James S. Clifton
Fort Jackson
Ss. C
Joe Kulscar
Eccles
Johnny Cook
Marfork
Bobby Dale Plumley
Mountain site seen as potential tourist draw
Ailes says funding would be needed to develop the mountain area and route access. Geologists explain year round ice forms from condensation as wind passes through rock. One estate sale occurred last month with locals selling old dishes lamps and chairs. residents mourn lost items and early editions of The Hampshire wine area papers remain scarce.
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Ailes
Pugh
Hampshire
Glen Daniel Men Plead To Petit Larceny Count
James Williams age 28 and Albert Williams age 19 of Glen Daniel pled guilty to petit larceny in Raleigh County Court for theft of copper wire tools and other items valued at 138.75 from Clay Coal Mining Co. Judge Harry L. McCreery set 10 a.m. July 18 for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Couny Criminal Court
James Williams
Aobert Williams
Glen Daniel
Clay Coal Mining Co
Harry L. McCreey
Three Hurt In Wreck On Lester Maben Road
Three persons were admitted to Beck ley Hospital emergency room for examination of injuries from an automobile accident on the Lester Maben road. No other details were available. A state trooper was dispatched to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Lester-Maben
Tax deductions tighter next year for business expenses
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved curbs on deducting entertainment gifts and other business spending starting Jan 1. The plan, less strict than Kennedy’s proposals, limits gifts to 25 a year per person and bars deductions for club dues, with exceptions for athletes and for meals tied to business discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Ways & Means Committee
Kennedy
Congress
Colin F.stam
Congressional
Tax
Hiss Informer Whittaker Chambers Cremated Quietly
Whittaker Chambers 60 died at his farm near Westmins per after a heart attack and was secretly cremated Tuesday. A former Time Magazine editor whose testimony helped convict Alger Hiss for perjury, Chambers’ life intertwined with the Hiss case and with Richard Nixon, whose early House subcommittee work propelled his political rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmins
Per
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Here
Richard M. Nixon
Hiss
State Department
Chamber
Nixon
House of Representatives
Jetliner Crash At Omaha Airport Kills 16
A United jet landing east to west at Omaha’s airport skidded into a parked truck after tires blew. 138 tons of aircraft crashed, 16 aboard died, 97 escaped unscathed or with minor injuries, with 35 hospitalized overnight. Passengers used chutes and windows to escape. Henry C. Blom was injured when the plane struck his panel truck. Edison Carder and his wife were among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raiway
Blom
Edison Carder
Des Moines
Iowa
San Diego
Navy
Denver
West Virginia Guardsmen Complete 1961 Summer Training
Adjutant General reports most camps successful as all but one air squadron and a small selective service unit complete 1961 summer field training. He notes no reason to doubt the current emergency assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Guardsmen
City to pay $105 for freeze line extension
Sayre reported offering $105 for the freeze line on the property, which the owner accepted. Council approved the City Attorney's recommendation to pay $105 to extend Witherspoon Street into the Lambert Addition, which recently joined the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayre
Witherspoon Street
Boy Drowns In Hilltop Pond
An 11 year old Scarbro boy Wade drowned after being warned about the farm pond on West Virginia State Baptist Convention property. Deputy Withrow said Wade and another boy entered the water near Route 21 while others were chased away. The body was recovered at 1 30 p.m. after firefighters searched the 10 foot deep pond. Wade's relatives had recent drownings in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Wade
The
Baptist Convention
William Brown
Withrow
C. E. Crouch
Oak Hill
Sam Wade
Lookout
Harry Clinton Wade
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beck
Reservists back in training as talk of callup swirls
Dennis McNamara and Thomas Schneider, both vets, speak of anger at world politics and readiness to defend the United States. They and fellow reservists from the Third Battalion of the 310th Regiment of the 78th Division say they are prepared even as Washington debates a possible surge of reserve forces. The group, gathered at the brick training center, treats the rumor as a bluff and recalls past wars while awaiting concrete action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Berlin
Dennis McNamara
Propeller Manufacturing
Korea
Thomas Schneider
310Th Regiment
78Th Division
Meuse - Argonne
Remagen
Rhine
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Bronx
New York
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ACDA
W. Va
Maine
Richard Symanski
San Francisco
San Jose State College
Buck Hannon
Ostrowski
WELCH
Earl H. Martin
Anawalt
McDowell County
Max Webb
Webb
Martin
M. A. Baumann
Baumann
Sial
Rahall Realty Purchases Hotel
Oak Hill Council
Byrd Forces
Cleveland
A.A. Stambaugh
Standard Oil Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Tuesda
LA Coruna
Spain
Abrosio Feijo Barbina
Harriet Cook
Mrs
Callie McMillion
Jerry. Wade
Mutt’ Lively
Elizabeth Brown
Funeral Home Sale
Nora Richmond
Vincent J. Burke
Council
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