Auto Theft Thwarted When Thief Collides With Truck
An attempted auto theft ended when the car driver collided with a pickup on Westwood Drive at about 3 35 a m. The stolen car was traced to a Federal Adjustments Bureau vehicle used by Don Vanater. two occupants fled. John Henry Jones 35 Beaver arraigned for assault and battery. Curtis Hale jailed for revoked license and no city license. A Calloway Heights home owned by Mrs Carrie Thornton burned. second in a week. Maxwell Hill Skelton area lacks fire protection. Bonnie Sue Rice 22 Mount Hope treated for scalp wounds from an auto accident at Price Hill Fayette County. Bernard Burdiss Chicago IL jailed for drunken driving. released on bond. D E Wright Beckley jailed for trespassing intoxication. Raymond Canterbury Beaver jailed on profanity warrant. Several motorists fined for speeding and vehicle control. Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce drive underway with Elmer Davis urging investment in the area. about 100 new members expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westwood Drive
Homer Woark
Federal Adjustments Bureau
Don Vanater
Bureau
John Henry Jones
Beaver
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh
Curtis Hale
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Calloway Heights
Carrie Thornton
Bonnie Sue Rice
Mount Hope
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Price Hill
Fayette County
Chicago
Bernard Burdiss
Motorcycle Deaths Rise 60 Percent in Four Years
An analysis by Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians shows motorcycle and motorscooter fatalities increasing from 700 in 1961 to over 1,100 in 1964. Most deaths occur in good driving conditions and many involve traffic violations, with collisions with cars and other vehicles accounting for three fifths of deaths. The report notes helmets, training programs, and licensing tests as recommended safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
National Safety Council
Strange Case Of Gerald Brooke The Russians Call Him A British Spy
London reports criticize Labour for weak stance toward the Soviet Union over Gerald Brooke a 27 year old London teacher jailed for anti-Soviet leaflets Brooke has served a year and is moved to a labor camp with hopes of seeing his wife and correspondence with a consul hindered He is held amid claims from Izvestia of espionage and calls for a tougher response to secure his release and challenge Moscow’s terms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
NEA
Harold Wilson
Gerald Brooke
Russia
Brooke
Vladimir
Moscow
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Kremlin
London Daily Mail
Daily Telegraph
Mott
Newcomb Mott
Massachusetts
State Department
Izvestia
Barbara
Peter and
Helen Kroger
U.S
Daily Mail
Mother offers eye to save daughter’s sight in England
In Workingham England a devoted mother Mrs Winnie Lewis vows to donate her remaining eye to save her daughter Mrs Clarice Mainwaring who has already lost one eye in a traffic accident. Doctors strive to save the other eye as the daughter, 23, battles for some sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workingham
England
UPI
Clarice Mainwaring
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
A six year University of Chicago study finds that higher income and greater formal education correlate with longer life expectancy. Researchers at the population research and training center report a link between socioeconomic factors and longevity, highlighting the impact of education and income on lifespan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
University of Chicago
Population Research and Training Center
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Ralph E. Woolwine son of Mr and Mrs T J Woolwine promoted to master sergeant in the Air Force. He serves as a weapons technician at Hahn AB Germany and is part of US Air Forces in Europe under NATO. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and is married to Wilma daughter of Mrs Luther Dorrough of Tarrant City Alabama. Daniel L Cline son of Mr and Mrs James H Cline of MacArthur selected for technical training at Indiana University as a U S Air Force language specialist after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. Cline, a 1964 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, attended Berea College Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Woolwine
T. J. Woolwine
Wstuue
Air Force
Woolwine
Hahn AB
Germany
U. S
Europe
NATO
Free World
Woodrow Wilson High School
Wilma
Luther Dorrough
Tarrant City
Ala
Daniel L. Cline
James H. Cline
MacArthur
Indiana University
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Training Command
Cline
Berea
Pia Lindstrom Tours U S to Promote Fiat Automobile
Pia Lindstrom Ingrid Bergmans daughter tours the United States for two months promoting an Italian Fiat car. In radio and TV interviews she airs questions about her mother while securing publicity and a chance to attract Hollywood producers. Pia lives in Rome with her half siblings and assists with the children, aiming to start an acting career in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Pia Lindstrom
Ingrid Bergman
United States
Pia
Fiat
New England
South
Midwest
Far West
Stromboli
Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid
Rome
Roberto
Isabella
Rossellini
France
Davis Memorial Service Held By Bible Class
Memorial services for Lucien Hereford Davis were held Sunday at 10 a m by the Hoge-Cook Bible Class of the First Baptist Church of Beckley. Davis, one of Beckley’s oldest natives and a former mayor, died May 25 after 31 years with Beaver Coal Corp. He was an former officer and teacher of the class. George L. Ballard led the service and resolutions committee. Other committee members were Earl A. Hall and George E. Harvey. Current class president is George F. Craughon and Roscoe Williams is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Hereford Davis
Hoge - Cook
First Baptist Church of
Beckley
Davis
Earl A. Hall
George E. Harvey
George F. Craughon
Roscoe Williams
West Virginia Guard Units Return From Camp Pickett
After two weeks of summer field training at Camp Pickett Virginia the final 16 units of the West Virginia National Guard arrived back at their homes Sunday. Six of the 21 units including Company C of Beckley members of the 150th Armored Cavalry were back in West Virginia Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pickett
West Virginia National Guard
Company C
Beckley
150Th Armored Cavalry
West Virginia
VISTA Workers To Aid Mental Health Program
H Bruce Jeffries district supervisor announces two VISTA volunteers David and Janet Brady will assist the Department of Mental Health in Raleigh County. The couple, transferred from North Carolina, will work with mentally ill patients returning from Huntington State Hospital under the local Rehabilitation office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Huntington State Hospital
Robert Dixon
Vista
H. Bruce Jeffries
Beckley
Volunteers In Service For America
Department of Mental Health
David
Janet Brady
North Carolina
Robert J. Dixon
Dixon
State Department of Mental Health
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ida B. Chamberlain
West Virginia
Brady
Correction on charges after Sprague two car crash
The Sunday Raleigh Register-Post Herald reports Alma Jean Price of Sprague was charged by State Police with failure to have car under control after a Saturday 9 50 a m two car accident causing about 400 in damage. Lewis Shockey of Oak Hill is charged with failure to have his car under control and not Mrs Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse J. Johnson
Bluefield
William Reed Jr
Whitby
Lewis J. Shockey
Oak Hill
Noto
Lester C. Halstead
Beckley
Raleigh Register - Post Herald
Alma Jean Price
Sprague
Lewis Shockey
Mrs.Price
Five Couples Seek Permits To Wed At County Clerk
Five couples have applied for marriage licenses at the County Clerk's office. The applicants include Paris Bailey and Glen Rogers both 34, John Gunter 19 of Lynchburg with Linda McGuire 20 of Lynchburg, William Karbonit 21 of Beckley with Sandra Caseino 21, Robert Stevens 29 of Portland with Betty Matney 30, and Sydney Sheehan 20 of Arlington with Janet McBride 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Junior Bailey
Glen Rogers
Matt
Ida Bailey
Lewis and
Martha Massey
John Thomas Gunter
Lynchburg
Lilly
Virginia Jones
Linda Darnell McGuire
Clinton
Alice McGuire
William Michael Karbonit
Beckley
Charles and
Ann Karbonit
Sandra Mae Caseino
Samuel
Ella Caseino
Robert Gilbert Stevens
Portland, Conn
Gilbert and
Lois Stevens
Betty Caroline Matney
Crab Orchard
Storms Dorothy Ella Create Double Trouble at Seas
Hurricane Dorothy sits about 1,200 miles east of Bermuda and is not expected to threaten land soon. Tropical Storm Ella gains strength while moving toward the Windward and Leeward islands, prompting small boaters to seek shelter in port and forecasters to refine paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Is There A Place Called Hell Sermon At Church
The National City Christian Church signboard announced Sundays sermon titled Is There A Place Called Hell. The board also noted the church is air conditioned and that President Johnson attended services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
National City Christian Church
Johnson
Hell
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Beaver Man
D. E. Wright
Raymond Canterbury
W. A
Gene) Burke
Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Appalachian Power Company
Beckley National Bank
Elmer Davis
Blaine Wright
Jim St. Clair
Silux
Englin Varney Jr
William Burke
Burke
Holden
Island Creek Coal Co
Adrian Kenney
Kilsyth
Drive
Ian
Winnie Lewis
By Vernon Scott
Hollywood Correspondent
Thomas Hurley
Southern
Lloyd Williams
Rehabilitation
GO Greyhound
Et Ee Vaart Department
Modern Mortgage Service Company
Main Street
Beckley Peny Call
Dorothy
Ella
Jerry Stella Kilsyth
W. Va
Mt. Hope High School
Beckley College
Mrs
Mintora Johnson
Pat Stella
Jeri Mischelle
Beckley Industrial Savings & Loan
Bank of Raleigh
Bank of Raleigh Main & Kanawha Sts
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