Probation granted for two Jaeger Bank employees in court
Two Jaeger Bank employees, Schubert Lester Berry and Jack Lindbergh McArdle, were placed on three years probation in United States District Court in Raleigh County after pleading guilty to embezzlement charges. Berry misappropriated 3681 dollars from 1959 to 1960, while McArdle embezzled 9415 dollars between 1958 and 1960. Additional cases included five counts of transporting cargo without an ICC certificate, moonshine prosecutions, and other probation rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Jaeger
United States District Court
John A. Field Jr
Raleigh
Schubert Lester Berry
Jack Lindbergh McArdle
Jaeger Bank
Princeton
Berry
Robert D. Bailey
Pineville
McCardle
Field
W. E. Knight
Lewisburg
Knight
Interstate Commerce Commission
Morton B. Margulies
Columbus
Ohio
Wade H. Ballard III
Peterstown
Charleston
Marshell
Ernest Eugene Cooper
MacArthur
Robert Epp Hatfield
Hanover
Grady Russell Foster
Willis Branch
Willie Edgar Hayworth
Harvey Saul Trail
James Bruce Billups
John Pershing Farley
Kimball
Dawson Stanley Daniel
Harper
James Melvin Martin
Billy Jo Lambert
Jack Mann
Beckley
Visiting Court Staff Scattered in Raleigh County Courthouse
United States District Judge John A. Field Jr. and 16 staff occupy quarters in Raleigh County Court house during July term. Judge Field sits with Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery and a team including Ben Ritchie, Martin Moore, and Betty Bratton. U S Attorney’s office staff Duncan W. Daugherty, Percy Brown, and clerk Dortha Given assist prosecutors. In the criminal court lobby are U S Marshal Russell Bell, Chief Deputy J. Robert Miller, Deputies Adkins and Thompson. Probation officers John W. Bolick, Byron Morris, G. C. Barnette work in the witness room. Circuit Clerk vault clerks Virgil Frizzell, Goldie Lee Pruett, and Earl Cavender operate the vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
O. M. Adkins
W. W. Thompson
Criminal Court
United States Probation
John W. Bolick
Byron Morris
G. C. Barnette
Circuit Clerk
Virgil F. Frizzell
Goldie Lee Pruett
Earl R. Cavender
Reliable party sought to assume weekly payments for furniture
Manager seeks a reliable party to take over payments of 1.50 weekly for a breakfast set and 3.00 weekly for an 8-piece bedroom group including bookcase bed dresser mirror chest mattress springs bedspread and two pillows. The set and group were used briefly.
Early Customers Batter Store Door
An unknown person or persons battered the front door of Acme Supermarket between 4 and 6 a.m. destroying the automatic door valued at 300 dollars and taking about 100 dollars from two soft drink machines. Harold Blankenship, the store manager, said cigarets also vanished from shelves and the loss total remains under review as state police investigate.
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Acme
Harold Blankenship
Valley Drive
Purity Maid ‘Co
Little Beaver Park Reports June Expenses
Raleigh County Court received Little Beaver Park expense account for June. Total expenses amounted to 6662.10 dollars with 3756.67 dollars in receipts. Major expense was 1950.50 dollars for labor and 429 for concession labor.
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Raleigh
Little Beaver Park
Nixon Favored by Goldwater Backers in Convention
A Rocky Nixes tive and frequent Rockefeller critic in Phoenix said he would urge delegates friendly to him to back the party conservative wing if a convention fight arose. It was understood Goldwater supporters would back Nixon over Rockefeller.
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Tive
Rockefeller
Phoenix
Ariz
Goldwater
Nixon
Food Stores Sold 51.68 Billion in Year Advertising Note
Retail food stores posted total merchandise sales of 51.68 billion dollars last year. A Department of Agriculture study cites newspapers as the best medium for food advertising, noting retailers rely heavily on local papers for ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agriculture
Raleigh dairies miss two Grade A producers in list
A Sunday Sanitation story by Beverley Hume omits Williams Dairy Beck ley and Hicks Dairy Beaver from the Grade A raw milk producers. Both meet Health Department minimums and may use the Grade A seal. White Oak Dairy Bradley and Pinecrest Dairy are pasteurized milk producers and distributors also classified as Grade A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverley Hume
Williams Dairy
Beckley
Hicks Dairy
Beaver
Department of Health
White Oak Dairy
Bradley
Pinecrest Dairy
Florida court case targets Hanukkah programs in schools
The case challenges religious observances in public schools as sectarian intrusions, arguing schools should be free of religious influence. Leo Pfeffer of the American Jewish Congress condemns school religion as harassing minority faiths, while Chamberlin cites social pressure on children to participate.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Leo Pfeffer
New York
American Jewish Congress
Pfeffer
Chamberlin
Blood clash looms in Kyushu as police face strikers
New Japanese page one continuation reports 13,000 police ready to clash with 30,000 to 100,000 striking workers at the Miike Coal Mine in Kyushu. Communists and radical students fortified behind barbed wire amid a tense stand between police enforcing a court injunction and rebellious demonstrators opposing the U.S.–Japan security treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miike
Kyushu
Japan
Boy Kills Self Accidentally While Hunting
A 10-year-old Quinwood boy died after accidentally shooting himself with a .20 gauge shotgun while ground hog hunting with his brother Larry. The coroner ruled the death accidental after an inquest at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home. Burial in Sugar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery. Body to be moved from funeral home Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinwood
RNS
Larry
Dock and
Bellah Richmond Simmons
Wallace and Wallace
Dan Phillips
Rupert
Rainelle
Quin
City Bike License Sales Exhaust Tag Shortage
Beckley police chief M E Tyree said demand for bicycle licenses surprised the city, with about 500 licenses already sold and a new tag supply ordered. Licenses should be available again within 10 days. Last year sales were just over 200 as bike owners again rushed to police headquarters for the 1960 61 license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
M. E. Tyree
Tyree
Talks Begin With Yugoslav Leaders For West Aid
Secretary of State Douglas Dillon opened discussions with Yugoslav leaders seeking Western economic assistance. Air Force teams analyzed data from a balloon that rose 25 miles above Earth to probe the stratosphere for cosmic ray information and transmitted results to ground scientists. Constance De Mille, 87, widow of Cecil B De Mille, died of pneumonia in Hollywood. William P. A. Nicely and Dr. William Ricks join West Virginia Republican staff. Acid mine drainage tops pollution concerns in a report to a Senate committee. Joseph R. Smith goes on trial for murder in Tyler County over a March liquor-store robbery and killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Dillion
West
Air Force
Constance de Mille
Cecil B de Mille
Hollywood
William P. A. Nicely
Parkersburg
William Ricks
Charleston
Republican State Executive Committee
Eugene L. Scott
West Virginia
Senate
Washington
Cecil H. Underwood
Joseph R. Smith
Macon
Tyler County
Norman Sigenthaler
Wetzel County
St. Marys
British observers watch Cuba crisis amid oil fears
London notes limited alarm over exchange talks as Britain’s Shell interests near Cuba seizure by Castro regime. Peiping pledges aid to Cuba and an economic mission in Havana expected to ink large sugar deals to offset U S cuts. Communist party press denounces U S economic pressure as prelude to military intervention.
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London
Britain
Red China
U.S
Cuba
Peiping
Havana
Communist Party
Peiping People's Daily
Washington
NewLANACANE Creme Promises Quick Skin Relief
Mrs. D Ward of Los Angeles endorses LANACANE a new medicated cream claimed to end vaginal and rectal itch chafing and eczema. Advert says it kills germs while soothing inflamed tissue, halting scratching and speeding healing. Available at all drug stores.
What Is Jack Really Like Kennedy Shrewd Field General Vetera
A portrait of John F Kennedy as a campaign figure described by pollsters and aides. The piece notes his polished Harvard persona his family’s active support and his appeal to younger voters and women. It mentions his Catholic faith age 43 private plane campaigning and demeanor. Tuesday Kennedy record.
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Jack
University of New Hampshire
California
Kennedy Record
September Set For Annual Tb Meet In State
The West Virginia Tuberculosis Association plans its annual meeting for September 6 to 8 in Morgantown with WVU Medical Center tours and banquets at the Morgantown Medical Association and Hotel Morg. Events include a luncheon, center tours, and board elections, plus a new chair for pulmonary diseases to be dedicated at WVU.
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West Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Morgantown
Pinecrest
Morgan
Lewis
West Virginia University Medical Center
WVU
Board of Directors
E. S. Pugh Jr
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Rebecca Thompson
Howard Griffith
H. S. Edwards
Ralph H. Nestmann
American Thoracic Society
American Trudeau Society
William L. Cooke
NTA
Los Angeles
Calif
Thomas A Deveny
State Association
Cooke
Hopemont Sanitarium
Beckley
Beckley Fireworks Drive Reaches $136 Toward V J Day Show
Frank Albanese reports $136 collected toward a $350 to $400 goal for fireworks at New River Park. Mayor Cecil Miller has authorized the event, which will be held a day early since V J Day falls on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Albanese
New River Park
Cecil Miller
Albanese
Beckley
Local Boy Heads to Akron for National Racer event
Gary, winner of five Kanawha races with several photo finishes, will travel from Charleston to Akron August 11 to 15 for the national race. He will be joined by his parents and brother, with Charleston supporters including Ezra and Carl Ashworth, Ernest and Benny Noble of Athens. A Crosslanes youth also earned a trip as runner up, and a Charleston winner for best constructed racer will attend.
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Charleston
Gary
Kanawha Boulevard
Elk River Bridge
Akron
Derbytown
Ohio City
Ezra M. Ashworth
Carl Noble
Athens
Ernest Noble
Benny Noble
Princeton
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New healing substance Bio-Dyne found to shrink hemorrhoids stop itching and relieve pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual reduction while easing suffering and claims piles have ceased to be a problem. Preparation H suppositories and ointment offered by druggists with money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Final rites for Samuel M. Graham held in Mount Airy
Death notice for 65 year old Samuel M. Graham of Stotesbury with funeral at Stateline Baptist Church Mount Airy N C at 1 p m Tuesday led by Elder J Tucker. Burial at State line Cemetery. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to Joyce Roberts home in Mount Airy today. Survivors: wife Anne Graham of Stotesbury mother Sara Graham of Beckley four sisters Lucy Reilly Tennessee Louise Hughs Beckley Lettis Stewart Mount Airy Mettie Davis Mount Airy. three brothers Joe Washington D C Walter James Mount Airy.
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Samuel M. Graham
Stotesbury
Stateline Baptist Church
Mount Airy
N. C
J. Tucker
Stateline Cemetery
Ritchie and Johnson
Joyce Roberts
Anne Graham
Sara Graham
Beckley
Rites Planned for Howard F. Smith 66 Eccles
Final rites for Howard F. Smith 66 of Eccles are set for 2 p m Tuesday at First Christian Church with Revs Sam D. Smith and Fred Childress presiding Burial will be in Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor Smith died at 115 a m Sunday after years long illness He was born May 4 1894 in Stewart Va and lived most of his life in Raleigh County He worked in coal mines and belonged to Local Union 5869 He was a member of First Christian Church Eccles Survivors include his wife Maude six children two sisters two stepsons a step daughter and 19 grandchildren Body at Caffee Funeral Home until funeral hour Funeral services for Fleenor Waid 63 East Park are incomplete at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
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Howard F. Smith
Eccles
First Christian Church
Sam D. Smith
Fred Childress
Caffee
Mount Tabor
Smith
Filmore
Ella Smith
Stewart, Va
Raleigh County
Maude Smith
Baron
Harry
Homer
Columbus
Ohio
Warren
Phoenix
Ariz
Evelyn Newton
Margie Thompson
Ghent
Ethel Bowmanville
N. C
Thomas McElwain
Dehub
Bernard McElwain
Clifton
N. J
Yvonne Clay
Holden
Caffee Funeral Home
Lawrence Layton dies after long illness at Welch hospital
Lawrence Layton, 64, of Lester, died Sunday afternoon in a Welch hospital after a long illness. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Layton
Lester
Welch Hospital
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
David H. Adams dies after three week illness
David H. Adams aged 64 of Bluefield died at 3 a.m. today at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a three week illness. The body remains at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home Bluefield pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Adams
Bluefield
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Brother of Mrs. C A Toner Dies in South Carolina
J C Mulkey, 72, died Saturday morning in a Gaffney hospital after visiting his sister in Beaver several times. He was a nephew of Mr and Mrs J W Ringstaff of Clyde St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Toner
Beaver
J. C. Mulkey
Gaffney
S.C
J. W. Ringstaff
Clyde St
Funeral for Clarence L. Buckley in Mount Hope Temple
Clarence L. Buckley 59 of Prosperity dies at home, service at 2:30 p m at Mount Hope Baptist Temple with Rev. Harry Dias. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Buckley long served as head teller at Bank of Mount Hope. Survivors include wife Mary, brother Claude, sisters Mrs Schering, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Ruby. Pallbearers named. Tyree Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Clarence L. Buckley
Prosperity
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Harry Dias
Mount Hope
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Buckley
Bank of Mount Hope
Bank
McDonald Lodge
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Mount
R. G. Kirby
F. T. Graff
Walter Summers
Robert Angove
William McCoy
T. M. Rodgers
C. A. Hogg
Tyree
Funeral services for Richard N Folden at Nimitz Church
Funeral services for Richard N Folden 95 Glen Morgan will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday at Nimitz Baptist Church with Rev Oliver Tedder in charge Burial will follow at Crews Cemetery Nimitz He died Sunday noon in a local hospital after a short illness He was a retired farmer and Missionary Baptist Church member Born 1865 in Virginia he was the son of Martha and George Folden His wife Minnie Lyons Folden died in 1958 He is survived by sisters Eliza Farley Shady Spring and Susie Smith Tucson The Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home arranged the service one hour prior to the church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard N. Folden
Glen Morgan
Nimitz Baptist Church
Oliver Tedder
Crews Cemetery
Nimitz
Folden
Missionary Baptist Church
Virginia
Martha
George Folden
Minnie Lyons Folden
Eliza Farley
Shady Spring
Susie Smith
Tucson
Rose and Quesenberry
Cuban Defectors Flee Cuba Facing Treason Charges
A list of Cuban defectors between Jan and July 1960 shows former officials and attachés seeking asylum in the United States and Europe. The Castro government charged all with treason and alleged embezzlement of state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Santenis Perdomo
Castro Finance Ministry
Department of Investigations
United States
Justo Carrillo
Castro
Agricultural and Industrial Development Bank
Cuba
Spain
Francisco Rodolfo Tamas
Institute of Agrarian Reform
Jamaica
F. C. Vidal Santiago
Venezuela
Manuel Francisco Artime
Castro Army
Miguel Pons
Washington
Angel L. Saavedra
Army
Achilles Chinca
Jaime Varela Sales
Mexico
Manuel Villafana
United Nations
Andrea Vargas Gomez
Canada
Luis Baralt
Sergio Rojas Santamarina
London
Jose Miro Cardona
Francisco Pividal
el Salvador
West Germany
Eric Aguero Montero
Safe Driving Mindset and Quick Reactions
Keep eyes on the road and mind on driving. Stay ready to react quickly to prevent most accidents. Proactive focus reduces risk and emphasizes responsible behavior behind the wheel.
Same Old Story Tax Books Hold Up Board's Work
Raleigh County faces the same tax book delays as in prior years as the county court sits this month as a board of equalization and review. Deputy assessor John Boley expected the tax books to be completed this week, while board member A. J. Lilly warned time is running short for the month’s required session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
John Boley
A. J. Lilly
Stanaford Driver Faces 2 Charges
A Stanaford man was booked at the Raleigh County Jail at 2 50 p m Sunday on charges of driving while drunk and leaving the scene of an accident. He was chased by State Police after attempting to escape arrest following a two car crash that caused about 260 dollars of damage. Benny Chesunas of Oak Hill was driving the other vehicle. The suspect reportedly looked at the damage then left without identifying himself or awaiting officers. Police later found him returning to his home from nearby woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanaford
Raleigh
Johnson
Benny Chesunas
Oak Hill
Trusty Escapes County Jail
Raleigh County sheriff's deputies and other officers search for Roger Hylton of Beckley after a prisoner trusted to operate the jail elevator walked off Sunday night. Hylton, jailed for attempted felony, had served about six months and was to be held for Huntington authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Congo crisis deepens as U.N. force gains support
U N command president Kasavubu remains in place as Moroccan infantry arrive by air and Ethiopian troops join the forces. British commander Henry T. Alexander reports the situation worsening in Stanleyville and Lumumba and Kasavubu meet. Lumumba secretary Lumbala hints at inviting Soviet troops, prompting a rebuke from Lumumba. The Soviet Union approves dispatch of a U N task force while Khrushchev pledges support if needed. A separate local rescue call in Mabscott ends with no aid required.
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Joseph Kasavubu
Henry T. Alexander
Ghana
U.N
African Republic
Alexander
Leopoldville
Stanleyville
U. N
Lumumba
Kasavubu
Soviet Union
Jacques Lumbala
Lumbala
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
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Self
Vetera
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Louis Harris
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Jacqueline
Rose
Patricia
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Eunice
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Teddy
Bobby
Ner
Jimmy Stewart
Harvard
Pat
Fleenor
Fleenor Waid
East Park
Margaret L. Williams
Hill St
First Methodist Church
Glenn W. Stewart
Sunset Memorial Park
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Richard WN. Folden
Trusty
U.N. Command
Beckley Hotel
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