Deaths and Funerals in Sprague and area
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Burke Pettry Foster 82 of Sprague will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. Charles E. Walker and Rev. Garland Howington officiating. Burial in Beaver Cemetery. She died at home after a long illness born Pers County Oct 17 1878 daughter of Granville and Jane Robes Pettry. Husband J. W. Foster died in 1939. Survived by four sons Dorsey Beckley Willie Beaver Carlos Sprague and Orren Cleveland Ohio. two daughters Nellie Pettry Akron and Lula Harrah Cleveland. two sisters Emma Foster Cindy Cook both of Beaver. 26 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Body remains at funeral home. Funeral services for John Spurgeon Fink 65 will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. B. Stone St Albans officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Died Monday at Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley. Retired mine foreman for New River Co. at Oakwood. Born July 4 1895 in Mercer County son of William S. Fink and Lydia Allen Fink of Mabscott who survive. Wife Ruth Ann Fink Carlisle a daughter Irma Lee Stafford Cleveland two brothers Wilson Warren Ohio Lloyd Ft. Meade Md and two grandchildren also survive. Body remains at funeral home. call after 7:30 p.m. today. Pallbearers listed. Wade family relatives from Ohio and Ky mentioned. Body will be taken from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to sister Mrs. Yates Castlewood Wednesday morning.
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Nannie Burke Pettry Foster
Sprague
Charles E. Walker
Garland Howington
Beaver Cemetery
Foster
Beaver Baptist Church
Pers County
Granville
Jane Robes Pettry
J. W. Foster
Dorsey
Beckley
Willie
Beaver
Carlos
Orren
Cleveland
Ohio
Nellie Pettry
Akron
Lula Harrah
Emma Foster
Cindy Cook
John Spurgeon Fink
Thomas Funeral Home
J. B. Stone
St. Albans
High Lawn Memorial Park
Fink
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckey
New River Co
Oakwood
Mercer County
William S. Fink
Lydia Allen Fink
Mabscott
Ruth Ann Fink
Carlisle
Irma Lee Stafford
Wilson
Warren
Lloyd Fink
Ft. Meade
Walter McVey
James Jenkins
Rey Smith
A. H. Holmes
Raymond Martin
James Fisher
Charles Massey
Clifford Baldwine
Wade
Hampton Wade
Jack Wade
Gary
Ike Wade
Castlewood
Blake Wade
Princeton
Shayley Wade
Skelton
Willie Crump
Lynch, Ky
Louise Yates
Lydia Wade
Emily Morrison
Virginia
Ritchie and Johnson
Yates
Lloyd H Hunter, 63, Dies. Funeral Arrangements Set
Lloyd H. Hunter of Hinton dies at 2 p.m. Monday at home after a heart attack. Born August 8, 1896 in Goshen Virginia, he worked for C and O Railway from 1917 to 1957 retiring due to ill health. Surviving wife Carrie, two sons Lloyd H. and David I., two brothers W S and E M, a sister Eunice Ingram, two half brothers Harry and Frank, seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Lloyd H. Hunter
Hinton
Summers Street
Goshen
William S
Bertie Hicks Hunter
Virginia
Hunter
Central Baptist Church
Hinton Lodge 62, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Carrie Hunter
Lloyd H
Bill
Piney View
David I
Bob
Greenup
W. S
E. M. Hunter
Eunice Ingram
Charleston
Harry
Frank
Craigsville
Final rites for Fleenor Wade in Castlewood Virginia
Funeral services for Fleenor Wade aged 63 of Washington Avenue will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Castlewood with the Rev Elmer Day officiating. Burial follows in Stears Cemetery. Wade died Saturday night in a local hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include his mother Mrs Susan Wade Dickerson of Bristol and six brothers including Alex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleenor Wade
Washington Avenue
Castlewood
Elmer Day
Stears Cemetery
Wade
Susan Wade Dickerson
Bristol
Alex
Kimball Man Sentenced On Moonshine Charge
Billy Joe Lambert of Kimball was sentenced in Federal Court to one year in prison for a moonshine whisky charge and was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 2 p.m. Monday to await transport to federal prison.
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Billy Joe Lambert
Kimball
Raleigh
Agnostic Youths Backed by FCLU Challenge School Religion
A youth identifying as agnostic, supported by the Florida Civil Liberties Union, seeks to curb religious activity in schools. A companion suit by three Jewish parents and a Unitarian woman targets Bible readings, baccalaureate programs, religious symbols, and holiday observances including Christmas, Easter, and Hanukkah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Civil Liberties Union
Webster's Dictionary
Meadow Gold contest grants car to West Virginia winner
Clay L. Walker of 378 Mankin Ave wins the Meadow Gold jingle contest earning a new Valiant. G C Stallings of Greenbrier Dairy presents the keys as W M McCutcheon delivers the car. Walker’s son joins him. Walker, a Bolt Mining Co. employee, had not won before and quips about Timbuktu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay L. Walker
Mankin Ave
G. C
Beckleyan
Chrysler - Plymouth
Valiant
Walker
Clay Wesley Walk
Bolt Mining Co
Stallings
West Virginia
Timbuktu
Beckley Man Jailed For Drunk Driving
Beckley report details multiple local arrests including Lloyd F Hopkins booked at Raleigh County Jail for second offense drunk driving and bond posted. Robert Lappin a 17 year old Ohio motorist ordered to appear in police court. Calvin Grimmett released on peace warrant. Frederick C Johnson warrants dismissed. Danny Southall released after serving time for driving while drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd F. Hopkins
N. Fayette St
Raleigh County
Ohio
Robert Lappin
Cayyuga
Calvin Grimmett
East Beckley
Cotton White
Frederick C. Johnson
Sutton
W. A. Burke
Johnson
Danny Southall
Daniels
GOP Considers Third Party Candidacy After Platform Critique
The GOP weighs bolting Democratic ranks for a third party as Barnett denounces the Democratic platform as horrible and repulsive. A shared aim emerges to keep candidates informed on national security so they can debate with full information. Eisenhower notifies Kennedy and Johnson the administration will share secret intelligence during the campaign, with briefing access via the leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
White House
Barnett
New Democratic
South
GOP
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Witness Tells Jury Of The Robbing Two Post Offices
Mrs Judith Carey of Hammond Ind testified in the Federal Court trial of John Upchurch also of Hammond that she and Genelda Neal robbed post offices at Bickmore and Sizemore in Clay County last October They robbed the adding machine and pawned it and Neal threatened to kill Upchurch after the crime Carey pleaded guilty earlier and aims for probation The jury heard details as Bernice Foster postmaster at Bickmore also testified about the robbery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Carey
Hammond
Ind
John, Upchurch
Genelda Neal
Bickmore
Sizemore
Clay County
Neal
Anderson
Fourney
Upchurch
Field
Carey
Bernice Foster
Judge to Fight 18 Ballots in May Primary
Judge C C Chambers of Logan County Circuit Court seeks a writ of mandamus to force reconvening of Logan County Court and 37 precinct officials to count 18 absentee ballots not recorded at polling places. Supreme Court had ruled 18 uncounted ballots favoring Claude Joyce in the Democratic nomination for circuit judge. Of the 18 ballots, 13 favored Chambers and 5 Joyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
C. C. Chambers
Logan County Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Claude Joyce
Logan County
Joyce
Chambers
Board of Canvassers
Charles McElwee
Logan County Court
Greenbrier Reopens Within Week After Strike End
The Greenbrier Hotel near White Sulphur Springs plans to reopen within a week after a three week strike by 700 employees. Unions Local 863 and Local 1182 agreed to accept an 11 cent per hour wage rise over 29 months, with total labor costs rising by 385000 dollars. Cancellations totaled over five hundred thousand dollars, and many guests were turned away during the shutdown. The new contract runs to December 15, 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier
Richard E. Holtzman
Holtzman
State Chamber Board Needs Two Directors
Mrs. Ruth Lewis, secretary of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce, conducts a pre election poll in the Sixth District to gather nominations for two vacant seats on the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board. Nominations come from Beckley Charleston South Charleston and Logan County to be forwarded for ballot preparation. The openings include the unexpired term of C. H. Johnson and a full two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Lewis
Beckley
C. H. Johnson
Charleston
Union Seeks $1.25 Wage For Common Labor
The federal government is eyed as setting prevailing wages at 1.25 dollars per hour for common labor in the region and this was written into the Armory Civic Center contract. A dispute over contracts with the AFL-CIO council led to a stoppage as contractors refused to sign. Pickets appeared at local projects including the recreation plant on Johnstown Road, the Methodist Child Care Center, and the Health Center, but worked men were seen returning to positions by noon and rain drove pickets to cover before resuming activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory-Civic Center
Southern West Virginia Building and Construction Trade Council
Afl-Cio
Johnstown Road
Methodist
Kennedy’s Civil Rights and National Defense Stances
Kennedy advocates defend family farms and soil vitality against corporate farms. He supports desegregation as law and endorses civil rights measures including federal enforcement and voting rights. He backs higher minimum wage, elder care rights, and Medicare expansion. For national defense, he calls for missile programs, modernization, and a stop gap air alert program. Wednesday highlights two major issues.
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Kennedy
National Defense
Army
Marine Corps
Reliable party sought to assume weekly payments on 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 double dresser with mirror big chest mattress springs bedspread and two pillows. Furniture used only a short time.
Short News Briefs From Around The World And Nation
Sirikit arrives in London for a three day state visit as guest of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. A federal court petition seeks removal of William E. Bufalino from the Teamsters Union board of monitor. Singer Jimmy Boyd to marry Yvonne Craig of Dallas July 30 both 21. U S officials reluctant to recess Geneva talks on an atomic test ban Aug 15. Bruce Kremen, 7, missing six days in Los Angeles National Forest. over 300 searchers scouring the area. Memphis State University coeds pass out 10,000 eggs at the 44th annual American Poultry Congress. Cuban freighter Rio Jibaccoa carries 5,000 tons of Cuban sugar to the Soviet Union via Kiel Canal under trade pact. Fire at Nobby's Dress Shop in Williamson takes four hours to extinguish. Gov. Underwood plans to attend the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Groundbreaking Aug 2 for Kentucky Power Co. plant near Louisa. 39 million dollars. West Virginia hosts joint solid fuels conference. 23rd ASME RIME conference in Charleston Oct 24-25.
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Sirikit
London
Geneva
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Washington
William E. Bufalino
Teamsters Union Board of Monitor
Godfrey P. Schmidt
Monitor
Jimmy Boyd
Yvonne Craig
Dallas
Tex
U. S
Soviet Union
Britain
Bruce Kremen
Los Angeles National Forest
Memphis State University
American Poultry Congress and Exposition
Kiel Canal
Nobby
Williamson
Underwood
Chicago
Kentucky Power Co
Louisa
Big Sandy
West Virginia
Charleston
Mabscott Commodities Distribution Schedule Announced
Mabscott Town Hall will distribute commodities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Recipients should bring small containers for rice and beans.
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Mabscott Town Hall
Castro attacks US over Cuba clash and emboldened defections
Castro denounced the Monroe Doctrine as outdated and accused Washington of piracy while condemning defections of Cuban ambassadors. American victims in the mob attack included Bertha Price and her sons Jeffrey and Richard, with Jeffrey briefly detained and later released after U.S. Embassy intervention. the Price family had lived in the area since emigrating from Fairfield, Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
United States
U.S State Department
Bertha Price
Irving
Jeffrey
Richard
U.S
Fairfield
Conn
VA Hospital to Observe Anniversary Ceremony
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital joins nationwide 30th anniversary events with speakers C S Collier and Charley Hodel, plus a film of Sumner G Whitter address on Veterans Affairs. Awards for incentive program participants and a 5 000 hour pin for volunteer service will be presented. City officials invited. public welcome at 2 30 p m in the hospital auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
C. S. Collier
Charleston
West
Beckley
Hospital
Congo Mutiny Impacts Harbor as Helicopter Misses
Brussels Radio reported mutinous Congolese fired on a U.S. Air Force helicopter at Inkisi south of Leopoldville. Eight hits were recorded, yet no injuries were reported. The helicopter was searching for a Belgian craft missing two days, and the American helicopter returned safely to Brazaville across the Congo River from Leopoldville.
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Brussels
Inkisi
Leopoldville
Brazzaville
Congo River
French Congo
Cuba Rift Moves to OAS Referendum and UN Debate
The Havana telegram notes U S influence in the UN is less than in the OAS as Raul Roa privately accepts a UN resolution. Delegates anticipate a Soviet vote or abstention, with Argentina and Ecuador proposing a procedural substitute if a veto occurs. The OAS calls for a meeting of foreign ministers to address Caribbean tensions while accusing Cuba of propaganda.
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Havana
OAS
United States
United Nations
Raul Roa
Security Council
Roa
Soviet Union
Argentina
Ecuador
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
OAS Council
Washington
Caribbean
Organization
Inter-American Peace Committee
Purple Heart Parolee Seeks Repayment Plan
A parolee who received the Purple Heart expressed intent to repay funds he borrowed. He claimed the actions stemmed from the other party's ambition and aggression, later acknowledging poor judgment. He said he has repaid most, with about $18,000 remaining and hopes to settle this amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
John Paul Moore Hurt Loading Truck at Raleigh Junk Co
John Paul Moore of Mabscott suffered a laceration to his right arm while loading a truck for Raleigh Junk Co. He received treatment at Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Moore
Mabscott
Raleigh Junk Co
Beckley Hospital
HURT IN FALL
Larkin Lilly of White Oak was treated at Beckley Hospital Monday for an injury to his right foot after a fall from a truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin Lilly
White Oak
Beckley Hospital
Joseph Lilly Undergoes Major Surgery at Beckley Hospital
Joseph Lilly, 74, is in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after undergoing major surgery on Monday. Family and hospital officials report he is stable and receiving care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cool Ridge
Joseph Lilly
Beckley Hospital
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Nannie Foster
National Bank
Thomas R. Wilson, Jr
Our Trust Department
A. D. Cooke
Beckley National Bank
Beckley National
Trust Department
Advisory and Investment Committee
Joe L. Smith
W. A. Stanley
A. G. Bowles
S. C. Turner
Elmer L. Davis
Exec
K. D. Bowers
Board of Directors Safe Deposit Boxes
Neville Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Philco
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Prince St
State Chamber Board
Jack
Boston Chronicle
Universal
Heritage Heywood-Weakefield Globe Kroehler Williams
Wayneline Fox
Maxwell
Alexander Smith
Barwick
Mutschler
MR. West Tomchin
Mabscott Commodities
Congo
Purple Heart Parolee
Vance Drive
Russell E. Dunbar
D.O
Willo V. Dunbar
Lloyd A. Dunbar
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