Convention Continues as Goldwater Gains 655 Votes
The Keystone State cast 62 votes for the proposal and two against, giving Goldwater 655 votes, a majority for the presidential nomination. The scramble featured clashes over civil rights amendments and the party’s future direction, with Eisenhower urging unity and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Goldwater
Edward Neller
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Lodge
Dewey
Scott
Rockefeller
Scranton
John Birch Society
Barry
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Romney
North Atlantic Alliance
Comander
Christian A. Herter
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Imo
Civil Rights
Damage Suits Filed Here
Elgie Kester Jarrell filed a $15,000 suit in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s office against W. E. Wheatley Jr. for injuries from an auto crash on April 23 on State Route 3 near Keith. Jarrell, a passenger in Wheatley’s 1962 car, alleges negligence caused the vehicle to leave the highway and strike a utility pole, seeking medical and wage damages. A second suit by Della Jane Biggs against F & C Management Co. claims a May 12, 1964 taxi fall caused permanent injuries, seeking $10,000 for medical and other damages. Both suits list C. Berkley Lilly as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgie Kester Jarrell
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office
W. E. Wheatley Jr
Keith
Boone County
Jarrell
Wheatley
Della Jane Biggs
F & C Management Co
Acme Super Market
Beckley
Sprague
C. Berkley Lilly
Birth Control Program in Kanawha County Draws Comment
A Kanawha County plan to distribute birth control information to mothers funded entirely by county money prompts a request to West Virginia Health Director Dr. N H Dyer for a report before the 1965 Legislature. Dyer declined to comment, saying the resolution only referenced state agencies using state or federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
Convention disruption ends with Chancellor taken into custody
Reporting and NBC anchors watched as a chaotic scene unfolded at the convention. Chancellor, briefly detained, was led away and later returned to the floor after an apology. Aide and sergeant at arms clashed with photographers. officials said the aisles were cleared to restore order for delegates.
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NBCTV
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Sander Vanocur
Chancellor
John Chancellor
Rocky Polletta
Boston Herald
Three Prisoners Transferred To State Forestry Camp
Walter Lee Beckelhimer Charles Beckelhimer and Gardner Scalf were moved from Raleigh County Jail to the State Forestry Camp for Boys at Davis. Beckelhimer brothers from Stotesbury faced mine theft charges near the area while Scalf of Sprague was involved in looting telephone booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lee Beckelhimer
Charles Beckelhimer
Gardner Scalf
Raleigh
Davis
Beckelhimer
Stotesbury
Scalf
Sprague
Integration in Greenville Schools Under Federal Order
Greenville County Board of Trustees announced plans to integrate 16 schools this September under a federal court order. The district approved transfers for 55 Black applicants as part of the compliance process.
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Greenville
D.C
Greenville County Board of Trustees
South Carolina
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Biloxi
Leake County
Meridian
Cleo McDowell
University of Mississippi
McDowell
North Kingston
R.I
KKK
GOP Platform Battle Shapes Fall Campaign Strategy
The GOP aims to boost Johnson’s defeat with a unity platform while some Negro delegates condemn the plan as lily white and refuse to back Goldwater. Platform Chairman Melvin R. Laird echoed Eisenhower urging party unity and ratification of the 8500 word document as a first step toward November victory.
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Johnson
Lily White
Goldwater
Melvin R. Laird
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Laird
28 Seeking Jobs
Applications for 28 positions have been received at the Employment Security Office. The list includes two laborers in construction, clerks, file clerk, cashier, teller, salespersons for shoes, house to house sales lady, secretary, nurse practical, kitchen helper, cook short order, waitress, mechanic, sign painter, automobile mechanic helper, route man, heavy miller, milling machine operator, sheet metal worker helper, carpenter apprentice, dump truck driver, motor man, slate picker, blacksmith, and fire boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Security Office
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Olivia Mae Martin Warren Mich
Funeral services for Mrs Olivia Mae Martin 58 of Warren Michigan will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Rose and Quesenberry Chapel with two ministers officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She died Tuesday in a Warren hospital and is survived by daughter Lois Rhodes two brothers six sisters and ten grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Also services for Milton Lawson 68 Fayetteville at Mount Zion Baptist Church Garten at 2 p.m. Thursday burial Pierce Cemetery. Lawson died Tuesday in a Fairmont hospital. Born October 9 1905 he was a miner and survived by wife a son two daughters two brothers two sisters and four grandchildren. The body is at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville and will go to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Mae Martin
Warren, Mich
Rose and Quesenberry Chapel
John Daniel
Roy Coe
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Martin
Warren Hospital
Lewis Williams
Mary Boone Williams
Beckley
Lois Rhodes
Clyde
Jack Williams
Alton Miller
Crab Orchard
Orpha Francisco
Mary Gilkerson
Robert Floyd
Prosperity
Mildred Meadows
Kathleen Meadows
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Richard Gilkerson
Gary L. Floyd
David Francisco
Frank Williams
David Cook
Jimmy Lochcraft
Milton Lawson
Fayetteville
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Garten
W. H. Hairston
Pierce
Lawson
Fairmont Hospital
Ansted
Milton
Abigail Brooks Lawson
Jennie
Jesse
Chicago
Ill
Odessa Koeller
Batimore
Marie Saunders
Hawaii
Harrison
Ester
Addie Carter
Lynchburg
Alma Link
Alton
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Services Set for Rev C Herbert Perry at Glen Fork Church
Rev C Herbert Perry 59 of Ravencliff will lie in state at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville and be escorted to Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church Thursday at 2 p.m. for funeral services conducted by Rev Cameron Lilly and Rev John Richardson. Burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Deacons will be pallbearers. Perry died Sunday night while conducting a service at Davin Independent Baptist Church, heart attack listed as cause. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Herbert Perry
Ravencliff
Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church
Cameron Lilly
Beckley
John Richardson
Fairdale
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Perry
Davin Independent Baptist Church
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Jury clears Arlene Del Fava in weapon case
In Queens, Arlene Del Fava, 27, who stabbed an alleged attacker with a switchblade, was cleared by a grand jury of possessing an illegal weapon. The same jury indicted Harold Modell, 20, for felonious assault and attempted rape. The Sullivan law charge against Del Fava was dropped.
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New York
UPI
Arlene del Fava
Miss del Fava
Forest Hills
Queens
Harold Modell
del Fava
Frank D. O'Connor
Mary Godbey 76 Dies After Long Illness in Beckley
Mrs. Mary Godbey, 76, Route 1 Beckley, died at 10 p.m. Monday after a long illness. Survived by son Russell of Beckley, daughter Mrs. Eugene Young of Silver Spring Md, sister Mrs. Lee Dew of Beckley, six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with Rev. L A Garten officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Body remains at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lucinda Godbey
Route 1
Beckley
Russel
Eugene Young
Silver Springs
Lee Dew
Tyree
Mount Hope
L. A. Garten
Sunset Memorial Park
Final rites for Mrs Mary N Meadows held in Mabscott
Mrs. Mary N Meadows 61 of Mabscott will be laid to rest at Wilt Meadows Cemetery Beaver after services at Mabscott Christian Church. Rev L A Garten presided. Body to be taken to her residence at 2 p m for visitation. Pallbearers included Lawrence Hinkle Johnny Grimes Tommy Keller Johnny Gregory Robert Holt and James Hodge.
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Mary N. Meadows
Mabscott
Mabscott Christian Church
L. A. Garten
Wilt Meadows
Beaver
Lawrence Hinkle
Johnny Grimes
Tommy Keller
Johnny Gregory
Robert Holt
James Hodge
School board selects Brown as president in new officer slate
The board elected Charles H. Brown of Kingwood as president and Perce J. Ross of Buckhannon as vice president. H. K. Baer was re elected secretary. Brown took over from A. H. Spangler, while Ross succeeded Brown as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Brown
Kingwood
Perce J. Ross
Buckhannon
H. K. Baer
Brown
A. H. Spangler
Bluefield
Ross
Final rites for Percy N Brown at Harlem Heights
Services for Percy N Brown 94 of Harlem Heights are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor with Rev G C Gilbert and Rev A L Simms officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park in the family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy N. Brown
Harlem Heights
Ritchie and Johnson
G. C. Gilbert
A. L. Simms
Greenwood Memorial Park
Infant Mylinda Vaught Graveside Rites Planned
Graveside rites were set for 2 p.m. today at Pine Grove Cemetery in Ravencliff for infant Mylinda Gaye Vaught daughter of Ernest and Pauline Cozert Vaught. She died at birth in a Mullens hospital Tuesday. Survivors include two sisters Mary Frances and Kathy Lynn. Evans Funeral Home in Oceana handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mylinda Gaye Vaught
Ernest
Pauline Cozert Vaught
Ravencliff
Pine Grove
Robert Duty
Mullens Hospital
Mary Frances
Kathy Lynn
Evans Funeral
Oceana
Beckley Chamber Sets July 22 General Meeting
Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce schedules a combined board and general membership meeting for July 22 at 7 30 p m in the Beckley Hotel main dining room. No dinner required. refreshments to be served. President W C McMahan says discussion and suggestions for chamber improvement will be welcome. Semianual reports by coordinators head the agenda, approved by the board in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley-Raleigh County
Board of Directors
Road Repair Sealed Bids Sought for Clear Fork Road
The State Road Commission in Charleston collects sealed bids for resurfacing 8.80 miles of Clear Fork Road on Secondary West Virginia 1. Proposals will be accepted at the SRC office in Charleston until 10 a.m. Tuesday July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Charleston
Clear Fork Road
SRC
W. Va. 1
Terry man booked on petit larceny after auto theft
Harry Ayers of Terry was booked in Raleigh County Jail Tuesday at 7 15 p m on a petit larceny charge. State police say Ayers allegedly broke into an auto in the area and took numerous items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ayers
Terry
Raleigh
Ayers
Beckley Kiwanis Club Meeting Notes Guests Present
The Beckley Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club met Tuesday evening with no new business. Guests included Edward Armstrong Doyle Minter and Robert Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Land-O-Hills
Paris Police Warn Women in Bating Suits Face Jail
Police Chief Maurice Papon warned on Tuesday that wearing a top less bathing suit could lead to three months to two years in jail. He stated that a woman wearing a bathing suit without a brassiere constitutes an infraction of article 330 of the penal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Code Paris
UPI
Maurice Papon
Caldwell Posts Bonds In Cow Killing Case
Roger Caldwell of Odd posted two $500 bonds and was released from Raleigh County Jail on two felony charges. He faces aiding in transporting a reportedly stolen slaughtered cow from Lacy Blankenship and transporting stolen goods worth $30 from Odd Elementary School. James Sargent of Odd is charged with the actual killing. Deputies say the calf was killed, portions eaten, and the remainder buried after the incidents occurred Monday. The calf’s value was about $65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Caldwell
Odd
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh
Caldwell
Lacy Blankenship
James Sargent
Sargent
Raleigh County
Blankenship
Idaho Governor at odds with Goldwater delegates
Idaho Governor Robert Smylie blasts Goldwater leaders after the state delegation backed Goldwater 14 to 0 while criticising Scranton for addressing pro-Goldwater delegates. The fallout widens rifts within the GOP with warnings of lasting damage and a long night of knives for party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Robert Smylie
Goldwater
John McMurry
McMurry
Scranton
Smylie
San Francisco
Soviet Debate on Khrushchev Welfare Proposals
Khrushchev presented welfare proposals with no opposition noted. Mikoyan will become president while keeping a key Presidium seat. Brezhnev, seen as a likely heir, has led since May 1960. Sources say the shift will not majorly alter Soviet policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Mikoyan
Communist Party
Central Committee
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Eisenhower attacks hatred and calls for civil rights law
The former president denounces rival groups as hateful and intolerant and urges strong enforcement of the civil rights act. He condemns campaign rhetoric and urges Republicans to compete honorably without yielding to prejudice or slogans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Fire damages tipple at Cranberry mine
A small fire at the Cranberry mine tipple owned by the New River Coal Company was put out by Beckley Fire Department at 4 10 p m Tuesday. Authorities believe sparks from an acetylene torch used by workers who removed a conveyor line earlier caused the blaze. Firemen reported the fire was extinguished before extensive damage occurred with estimated damage of 100 dollars to the tipple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranberry Mine
New River Coal Company
Beckley Fire Department
Eighteen Convicted in District Four Conservation Sweep
Eighteen people were arrested by conservation officers in District 4 for state game law violations in the past week. all were convicted. The bulk of charges stemmed from fishing without a license, with numerous residents from Fayette, Summers, and surrounding counties named. Fines were uniformly set at $20 with costs, and several cases involved interstate residents and varied nearby offenses such as littering and taking bail without a license.
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Susan Wright
St. Albans
Fayette County
A. L. Payne
Charles Bess
Fred Peaks
Harvey
Payne
Frank Sims
Charles E. Sheen
Mount Hope
Martin Piotrowski
John Hauk
Mullens
Summers County
Frank B. Crigger
John Wingfield
Larry E. Smith
Cabin Creek
Crigger
Wingfield
Effie P. Lester
Bud
G. E. Wise
Jack Holt
Robert Woodson
Chicago
Illinois
John L. Casto
Bess
James E. Parker
Oak Hill
Casto
Piotrowski
Hazel B. Hoback
Princeton
James L. Aurednik
Llewellyn Backus
Charleston
Fayette Co
W. B. Mullins
Dessie Holley
Pax
C. L. Workman
Peytona
Summers Co
Charlie Bess
Workman
J. C. Holt
Ethal Chandler
Simms
Holt
Morris E. Kincaid
Kincaid
William Williams
Joseph B. Humphrey
Thurmond
John McKinney
William H. Wright
Mercer County
W. H. Gilpin
John Mcoe
Bank Robbers Strike Kentucky Bank For $20000
In Blaine Kentucky two gunmen robbed the towns only bank of an estimated $20000 forcing bank president John Burton and three employees into a vault before fleeing. Police later detained two Louisville youths who were released after investigators determined they were not the robbers. A burned 1955 model car linked to the getaway was found six miles away. FBI described one suspect as a young slender man in his early 20s with dark skin and the other as a late 30s man, 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 140 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
FBI
Cuban Finger On Missle Trigger
Washington officials say Soviet forces are transferring control of anti air craft missile sites in Cuba to Cubans while Russia may retain a veto over firing. The 24 SAM sites were built to guard ballistic missiles placed in 1962 before their removal during the U S mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Havana
United States
Fall From Tower Kills Fireman On WVU Campus
Robert Rees, 34, from Follawsbee, died after falling three stories while demonstrating a fireman rope slide on a West Virginia University training tower. He suffered head injuries. the incident occurred during a Civil Defense drill, though deputies say he was not actively participating. An autopsy will determine if foul play occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
Robert Rees
Follawsbee
West Virginia University
Rees
Sheriff's Office
State Department of Civil Defense Mobilization
Dowden Jailed on Four Charges in Raleigh County
Lacy Dowden of East Beckley was arrested and jailed in Raleigh County on four charges. Warrants issued by two women accuse him of breaking and entering, nonsupport, destruction of property and trespassing. Dowden, about 52, was held after a street arrest in East Beckley. One accuser says he entered her home July 4 and damaged items while taking a trunk, vodka, soap bars and a $10 bill. The second accuser, Alberta Fulp, is his common law wife, and alleges trespassing and nonsupport on April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Dowden
E. Beckley
Raleigh
E. M
Buzzy
Dowden
East Beckley
Mary Witherspoon
Mool Ave
Alberta Fulp
Maplewood Lane
Bowling
Fulp
19 Firemen Die In Tokyo Blaze
A blaze believed to have started by spontaneous combustion swept through 10 wooded waterfront warehouses in Tokyo, killing 19 firemen and injuring 53. The fire destroyed chemicals oils and paints and set off a blast from 1,200 drums of cellulose nitrate, rattling windows two miles away. An army of 1,500 firemen controlled the fire by morning, marking Tokyo’s worst fire toll in 460 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Masters Quartet entertains Beckley Lions Club
The Masters Quartet of Beckley performed a program of spirituals for Beckley Lions Club at Tuesday dinner. Vocalists Tom Canter bury Paul Saul Earl Davis and Frank Honaker sang with Bill Stack at the piano. Program chairman Noel Christian. John Smith announced plans for the annual Horse Show, to be held Friday through Sunday at Bradley Show Grounds, with guests Paul Long Huntington James Sigmund Columbus Ga and Hartley Mays Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masters
Beckley
Beckley Lions Club
Tom Canterbury
Paul Saul
Earl Davis
Frank Honaker
Bill Stack
Noel Christian
John Smith
Bradley Show Grounds
Paul Long
Huntington
James Sigmund
Columbus, Ga
Hartley Mays
Bluefield
Sophia Residents to Lose Water All Thursday
Patrons of the Sophia Water Co in the city of Sophia will have no water service all day Thursday due to relocation of water lines for the new W.Va. 16, a company spokesman said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Water Co
City of
Sophia
W.va
The
Blevins Freed After Fine Paid in Rhodell
Lacy Blevins of Rhodell paid $85 in fine plus costs to Mayor Sam Lilly and was released from Raleigh County Jail after being charged with speeding in Rhodell. He was arrested for exceeding the speed limit in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blevins
Lacy Blevins
Rhodell
Raleigh
Sam Lilly
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