Teens abduct Minneapolis family in frightful kidnapping
In Minneapolis a 19 year old and his 16 year old brother abducted Mrs Theisen and her four children including three sick with chickenpox. They forced the family into a garage, held them at gunpoint, and marched them around the city before releasing the five. A third youth Melvin Robeck is implicated. The abduction aimed to secure a $30000 ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
UPI
Robert Thiesen
Billy Leroy Yant
City
Mrs. Theisen
Theissens
Diane
Calvin Hawkinson
Melvin Robeck
Theisen
Hawkinson
Robeck
Motion to relocate tourist facility eyed along parkway
Lane urged action on the most spectacular site in the area while Smith said the ARA may permit relocating the tourist facility if needed. He noted it could be used later along the Allegheny Parkway through Eastern West Virginia perhaps at the Green Bank radio observatory in Pocahontas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Smith
West Virginia
Radio
Green Bank
Pocahontas County
School Official's Mother Seriously Ill
Mrs. Walter Lucy Sarrett aged 75, of Montreal, mother of Assistant School Superintendent Virgil Sarrett, is reported seriously ill at home. She has been recuperating from a stroke suffered in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Lucy) Sarrett
Montceal
Virgil Sarrett
Sarrett
Pril
Public hearings on Chesapeake & Ohio rail line closure set
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold the third of three hearings in Charleston on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s plan to discontinue two trains. Earlier sessions occurred in Washington and Covington. Jury selection begins in Wytheville for the trial of Robert Eugene Lewis, tied to a $175,000 jewel theft in Bluefield last February. His co-defendant Ernest Baylor Stanger was convicted and sentenced to 10 years. The pair fled after scattering gems along U S 52 and U S 21, crossing into Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Charleston
Washington
Covington
Wytheville
Robert Eugene Lewis
Mattoon
Ill
Bluefield
Ernest Baylor Stanger
Chattanooga
Tenn
U. S. 52
U. S. 21
Virginia
Troopers Assigned to Four Companies by Noon Monday
Troopers meet by noon Monday and will be assigned to four company headquarters and later detachments. Company A based in Shinnston lists Adkins Hall Shrewsbury and Smith. Company B based in South Charleston lists Blair Cook Fitzwater Leonard McDaniel and Taylor. Company C based in Elkins lists Davisson Elmore Kimble Plants Plybon Shamblin and Smith. Company D based in Beckley lists Baumgardner Craig Dotson Geroski House Johnson Miller Perry Rogers Straight and Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shinnston
Oscar T. Adkins
Charles L. Hall
Dewey Shrewsbury
Jopseh R. Smith
South Charleston
Robert J. Blair
Charles W. Cook
Jimmie L. Fitzwater
Jon N.leonard
Kermit L. McDaniel
Robert J. Taylor
Elkins
Marshall M. Davisson
Donald L. Elmore
Paul G. Kimble
George R. Plants
James I. Plybon
Charles E. Shamblin
John D. Smith
Beckley
Arthur E. Baumgardner
William Craig Jr
Joseph L. Dotson Jr
Ray A. Geroski
Richard House
William A. Johnson
Jackie L. Miller
Richard A. Perry
James R. Rogers
George E. Straight
Charles T. Webb
Peru junta says elections to be held June 1963
Gen Ricardo Perez Godoy heads the armed forces junta and told a radio audience that no member of the military government has political ambitions now or in the future. He announced new elections would occur on the second Sunday of June 1963 and that a civilian government would take over on July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricardo Perez Godoy
Armed Forces Joint Command
Junta
WV Amendment Aims to Validate $11 Million ADCU Funds
Randolph and Byrd push retroactive to July 1961 the ADCU plan provisions for community work and training to resolve alleged audit exception by HEW. They say retroactivity makes West Virginia program legal and avoids repayment risk of $11 million, sending bill back to House and Senate for votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
ADCU
Randolph
HEW
West Virginia
Byrd
House
Senate
Driver cited after rear-end collision in Mullens
Mullens youth John K. Smith, 17, cited for failure to have vehicle under control at 10 30 a m today after his 1951 car rear ended a 1955 car driven by Edward Lusher, 23, of Philadelphia at West Neville Street and Valley Drive. Damages estimated at 300 dollars with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Smith
Mullens
Edward Lusher
Philadelphia
West Neville Street
Valley Drive
Beckley Driver Bonds Out on Drunk Driving Charge
Donald R. Crotty, 34, of South Kanawha Street, posted a $106.50 bond at 10:10 a.m. for his appearance in City Police Court on a drunk driving charge after a 3:05 a.m. Harper Road arrest. No hearing date set. Also: Susan Lazenby, 17, posted $5 bond for Police Court on a stop sign and collision incident at Virginia Street and Ellison Avenue with Gilbert Hale, 17, in Coal City on Wednesday. about $400 damage to both cars. Goldie Marcum, 37, released on a $500 bond after obstruction charge. she allegedly kicked a deputy during a writ detinue and shoved him while moving a TV. John Whitehead, East Beckley, remanded after two-year probation on a 1962 burglary conviction. Lowell Young, 27, waived grand jury action on non-support warrant, bond $500. Ernest Fox, Beckley, released on $5 bond on assault and battery warrants issued with Ulyses Gilchrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Crotty
Kanawha Street
Beckley
Harper Road
Susan Lazenby
Foster Ave
Virginia Street
Ellison Avenue
Gilbert R. Hale
Coal City
Goldie Marcum
Crawford St
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Buzzy Bowling
Dave
Telvision
John Whitehead
East Becklley
Harry L. McCreery
Whitehead
Herbert Johnson
Lowell Young
Pemberton
Young
Ernest Fox
Rodriguez
Ulyses Gilchrist
Beckey
Road Probe Reveals Appraisal Flaws in Beckley Project
Hearing reveals staff avoided details on administration actions and questionable appraisals. Cramer notes sloppy practices, raises concerns about right of way staff qualifications. Subcommittee findings show land values overpaid by about 300 percent along a Beckley four block stretch. Thompson blames time pressure for errors while working day and night. Eberly admits he joined as regional right of way agent in 1960 with no knowledge of appraisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramer
Beckley
Lawrence E. Thompson
Oak Hill
W. Va
John L. Eberly Jr
Charleston
Big Dish project advances on steerable antenna site
The project has grading of 1.5 million cubic yards of earth and a laid foundation while the turntable for the steerable antenna nears completion. A 50 000 square foot underground lab shell is finished and 1150 by 50 aluminum panels are on order with seven more under assembly. A 15000 kilovolt natural gas powered plant is due in October and a 25 mile 6 inch gas line is installed. Tide Water Construction Co and partners managed the work with Metal Company Inc supplying metals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cess
Navy
Instrument Coal Systems
Tide Water Construction Co
Norfolk
Peter Kiewit and Sons
Omaha
Neb
Patterson, Emerson and Comstock
Pittsburgh
Penn Metal Company Inc
Parkersburg
Eccles Man Injures Fingers With Power Saw
Edward Reece aged 51 of Eccles was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital soon after noon today for injuries to his fingers caused while using a power saw at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Reece
Eccles
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Peggy Grose 76 Ury dies after long illness
Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia for Peggy Grose 76 of Ury following a two year illness. Rev Cleve Young to officiate burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens pallbearers named including Randall White Ab Lester Charlie Lester Jessie Smith Worth Perry Jim Lester George Milam Junior Hensley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Peggy Grose
Ury
Cleve Young
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Randall White
Ab Lester
Charlie Lester
Jessie Smith
Worth Perry
Jim, Lester
George Milam
Junior Hensley
Roy Bridges Funeral Held in Local Chapel
Roy Bridges aged 56 of 805 Scott Avenue had services at 1 p.m. Friday in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with the Rev James Clay officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. Bridges died at 3 15 a.m. Wednesday in a local hospital with no known survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie and Johnson
Roy Bridges
Scott Ave
James Clay
Greenwood Memorial Park
Bridges
Final rites for Mrs Mary E Berger in Allen Junction
Mrs Mary E Berger 46 of Allen Junction dies after short illness in Mullens hospital. Final rites at 2 p m Friday in Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev G C Gilberts in charge. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors: husband Clarence sister Mrs Cleria King Minden brother William Sanders Blacksburg VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Berger
Allen Junction
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
G. C. Gilberts
Greenwood Memorial Park
Mullens Hospital
Clarence
Cleria King
Minden
William Sanders
Blacksburg
Marcus Gamble Funeral Service Held at North Beckley
Funeral services for Marcus Gamble 64 of 1104 S Fayette St are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of North Beckley with Rev W J Carter presiding. Burial follows in Greenwood Memorial Park. The body will be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Gamble
S. Fayette St
First Baptist Church
North Beckley
W. J. Carter
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wright and Anderson
Higgins Thomas Paul Higgins dies after heart attack at home
Thomas Paul Higgins 57 of Sophia died at 11:50 p m Wednesday on the way to a local hospital after a heart attack at his home He was a retired coal miner and served as foreman at the Winding Gulf mines Crab Orchard for 18 years He was born Feb 7 1904 in Wilkesboro NC Survivors include his wife Pearl Gillenwater Higgins Sophia three sons Issac Paul Florida William Howard Kentucky and Thomas Henry Sophia three daughters Ruth Day Mary Elizabeth and Linda Carol Sophia The body will remain at Williams Funeral Home Sophia pending arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Paul Higgins
Sophia
Gulf
Crab Orchard
Higgins
Wilkesboro
N C
Pearl Gillenwater Higgins
Issac Paul
Florida
William Howard
Kentucky
Thomas Henry
Homer
Ruth) Day
Mary Elizabeth
Linda Carol
Williams Funeral Home
RNS Death Rites for Ellison. Hatfield Funeral Plans
Funeral notices for Frank B Ellison 50 of Marie and Elliott Edward Hatfield 53 of Harper describe 2 p m services at New Hope Methodist Church Marie and Church of God Warncliff with burial in local cemeteries. Hatfield died of a heart condition in Gilbert area hospital with large family survivors listed. Meanwhile three others include service details for a military family tragedy and a missing-at-time note on Mills family arrangements.
Funeral services for Glen Powers in Lewisburg
Glen Powers 61 a Lewisburg police chief for 12 years shot himself to death Tuesday. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel Lewisburg with Rev Ross Evans presiding. Burial in Masonic Cemetery Weston with Weston Masonic Lodge No. 10 conducting graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Powers
Lewisburg
Wallace and Walace
Ross Evans
Masonic
Weston
Mrs Edna Lord Kesting Rites Set in Bluefield
Funeral services for Edna Lord Kesting 70 of Bluefield will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with the Bluefield First Baptist Church pastor in charge Burial will follow at Bona Vesta Park Cemetery Bluefield She died at 9 a m Wednesday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness Funeral services for Edna Lord Kesting 70 of Bluefield will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with the Bluefield First Baptist Church pastor in charge. Burial will follow at Bona Vesta Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Lord Kesting
Bluefield
W. W. Wheeling
Myers Ave
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield First Baptist Church
Bona Vesta Park
Funeral for Mrs Elsie Jones McCallister at Clifftop Church
Funeral services for 78 year old Mrs. Elsie Jones McCallister of Danese will be held at 2 30 p m Friday in the Clifftop Community Church with Rev Wesley Pennington officiating. Burial will follow at Charlie White Cemetery in Clifftop. She died Tuesday in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born April 6 1884 in Lewisburg she was the daughter of the late John and Virginia Eagle Jones. Survivors include four daughters Thelma Bray Beckley Martha Russell Washington DC Lillian Long Canton Ohio and Ruth Kirk Fairlea two sons Robert Canton Ohio and Wheeler Danese a brother Homer C Jones Wellsburg and 29 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Byron Ellison
Marie
New Hope Methodist Church
Carey Ziegler
Robert Shields
New Hope
Ellison
Bluefield
Marne
Webster
Emma Meade Ellison
Maine
Mattie Dillon Ellison
Jerry Carroll
Leta Light
Neva Tabor
Ballengee
Benton H. Ellison
Beckley
Elsie Jones McCallister
Clifftop
Wesley Pennington
Charlie White
McCallister
Oak Hill
Lewisburg
John
Virginia Eagle Jones
Thelma Bray
Martha Russell
Washington, E C
Lillian Long
Canton
Ohio
Ruth Kirk
Fairlea
Robert
Wheeler
Danese
Homer C. ‘Jones
Wellsburg
Final rites for Judge C. Beaver held in Oak Hill
Judge C Beaver 65 of Route 1 Oak Hill dies after long illness in Beckley sanitarium. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill follows a 2 p m Saturday service at Tyree Funeral Home led by Rev Clinton Criss Red Star. Survived by wife sister half siblings daughters and grandchildren. Body at funeral home after 3 p m Friday for viewing.
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Judge C. Beaver
Route 1
Oak Hill
Tyree
Clinton Criss
Red Star
High Lawn Memorial Park
Beaver
Beckley
New River Co
Lochgelly
Whitfield
Mae Beaver
Lola Goad
St. Augustine
Fla
Waymon Beaver
Gordy Beaver
Walter Beaver
Dalton
Pauline Gordy
Ringeald
Dee Etta Scarbro
Lola Hunt
Portland
Ore
Edith Mitchell
Detroit
Mich
Jeep Wills Moved To Charleston Hospital
Glynn Jeep Wills 24 of Glen Morgan was listed in satisfactory condition at Charleston General Hospital after a July 11 light plane crash in Logan County that killed pilot Charles Ramsey. Wills was transferred from Man Memorial Hospital after head injury treatment. Both men worked for the State Agriculture Department surveying an oak wilt outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Glynn
Jeep” Wills
Glen Morgan
Logan County
Charleston General Hospital
Raleigh
Charleston
Man Memorial Hospital
Charles Ramsey
Northfork
State Agriculture Department
Wheeler To Attend Physical Fitness Meet In Washington
Kenneth Wheeler, chairman of Raleigh County schools physical fitness program and new Woodrow Wilson High School football coach, will attend the President's Council on Youth Fitness meeting on July 30 in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Wheeler
Raleigh
Woodrow Wilson High School
President's Council On Youth Fitness
Washington, D.C
Crab Orchard Trucker Pleads Guilty To No Plates Charge
Jerry Lee Perkins of Crab Orchard pleaded guilty to operating a truck with no registration plates on July 12 in magistrate Joe Rodriguez court. He paid a $5 fine plus costs. Agnes Lozier of Sophia dropped a charge and withdrew a warrant against her husband Toney Lozier on June 23 in the same magistrate’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Lee Perkins
Crab Orchard
Joe Rodriguez
Agnes Lozier
Sophia
Toney Lozier
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Thomas P. Higgins
Frank B. Ellison
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lIole Gibson Hatfield
Harper
Jess
Edward
Oceana
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Ft. Lewis
Wash
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Nadine Maynor
Pearl Atwood
Sprague
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Orlando
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Troy
Lloyd
Emmett
Frank
Gilbert
Amos
Chicago
Dela Ellis
Maggie Maynard
Ritter
Ella Harris
Lovina Terrell
Harts
Evans Funeral Home
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Air Force
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Johnny
Bailey Funeral Home
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Lake Kanapolis
Ellsworth
Kaw
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kan
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Jonben
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Lashmeet
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Mrs. Edna Kesting
Elsie McCallister
Wills
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