Two Accused of Rape Make Bond Released
Floyd Adkins 19 of Sprague and Kelley Dillon 17 stationed at Ft Benning Ga were jailed by Beckley State Police on a rape charge. They posted $1000 bond each after waiving to Raleigh County grand jury.
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Floyd Adkins
Sprague
Kelley Dillon
Ft. Benning
Beckley State Police
Sophia
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Joe Rodriguez
Joyce Shannon
Fred Bryant
Mabscott
Grand
Bryant
Pete Adkins
Quinnimont
Adkins
John David Kimbro
Farley
Hunter Street
John B. Wilson
Lester
Richwood Firms Face Pollution Citations
Three Maust Coal and Coke Corp. subsidiaries in Richwood face potential citations from the State Water Resources Commission for polluting the Gauley River and its tributaries with strip mine wastes. Cherry River Coal and Coke Co., Jerryville. Tioga Coal Corp., Tioga. Saxsewell Coal and Coke Co., Jetsville. were ordered to appear Tuesday to explain noncompliance with pollution abatement standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Maust Coal and Coke Corp
Richwood
Face
State Water Resources Commission
Gauley River
Cherry River Coal and Coke Co
Jerryville
Tioga Coal Corp
Tioga
Saxsewell Coal and Coke Co
Jetsville
Commission
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Monument Guarantee Plan
Sears Monument Co offers a written guarantee with every monument and a convenient payment plan. Readily contact Harper Road store at CL 3-6480 for details and to arrange delivery and installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Sears Monument CO
Harper Road
Solie B. Martin 61 Toledo native dies of pneumonia
Funeral arrangements are in complete for Solie B. Martin 61 of Toledo Ohio formerly of Otsego Wyoming County who died in Riverside Hospital Toledo at 7 10 p m Thursday Death attributed to pneumonia The body to be flown from Toledo to Beckley today where the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home will complete the arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solie B. Martin
Toledo
Ohio
Otsego
Wyoming County
Riverside Hospital
Beckley
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
Obituary Notices From Beckley Area Funeral Homes
Funeral services are listed for Mrs Carrie Bradley at Chestnut Grove Baptist Church in Arvonia Virginia. Louis White of Lester to have final rites at Durgan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lester Cemetery. Webb of Beckley dies of cancer at Raleigh County hospital. survivors include wife Minerva Clay Webb and several children. body to be moved from Evans Funeral Home to the family residence this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Bradley
Arvonia
Maggie L. Greene
Beckley
Chestnut Grove Baptist Church
Bradley
Louis White
Lester
Durgan Funeral Home
G. W. Favor
White
Raleigh General Hospital
Funeral services for Joseph H. Deweese in Mullens
Joseph H. Deweese 65 of Mullens dies after long illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Robertson and Foglesong Chapel with Rev. John J. Bailey. burial Resthaven Memorial Park Princeton. Survived by wife Enola Conner Deweese, daughter Ruby Jo Gordon, son Glenn Deweese, mother Mrs A F Bailey, brother Homer Deweese, sisters Mrs Paul Thom, Mrs Josie Sweeney, Mrs Blanche Buckley. two grandchildren. Pallbearers from Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
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Joseph H. Deweese
Mullens
Robertson and Foglesong
John J. Bailey
Resthaven Memorial Park
Princeton
Deweese
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
The
American Legion
Enola Conner Deweese
Ruby Jo Gordon
Glenn Deweese
A. F. Bailey
Homer Deweese
Ashland
Paul Thom
Josie Sweeney
Bradley
Blanche Buckley
Huntington
Brotherhood of Railway Trainman
RNS
Webb Rites Set for 67 in McGraw Community
Final rites for George Preston Webb, 67, of McGraw, will be at 2 p m Saturday at Sweet Home Church in Maben with Rev. James Bowers presiding. The service will proceed with customary funeral arrangements by local undertaker tradition. Memorial contributions may be directed to the church in lieu of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Preston Webb
McGraw
Sweet Home Church
Maben
James Bowers
Final rites for Harry Clinton Wade held in Lookout
Funeral services for Harry Clinton Wade age 55 of Scarbro were set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Lookout Methodist Church with Rev. C. S. Connelly and Rev. John Bragg presiding. Burial followed at Jeannette Cemetery Lookout. Wade, a retired miner and World War II veteran, died 6:10 p.m. Wednesday in a Beckley hospital. He and his wife Gladys Wade had six sons Harry Jr Charles James Jerry Bobby and Gary Wade a daughter Helen Wade a stepson William Treadway and two stepdaughters Margaret Dillon Colcord and Mary Jane Lewis Louisville Ky. He also leaves two brothers Sam and Kenneth Wade Lookout and four sisters Glen Wiseman Homer Canterbury Marshall Mount Harris Pa and Chalmer Erwin South Charleston. The body remained at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and would be taken to the church an hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Clinton Wade
Scarbro
Lookout Methodist Church
C. S. Connelly
John Bragg
Jeannette
Lookout
Wade
Beckley
Gladys Wade
Harry Jr
Charles
James
Jerry
Chalmer Erwin
South Charleston
Tyree
Oak Hill
Maxwell Hill Country Life Meeting Tonight
All area residents are urged to attend the monthly meeting of the Maxwell Hill Country Life group at 7 30 p m. The swimming pool committee will present its findings then. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill Country Life Group
Miner Suffers Left Hand Injury At Winding Gulf Mine
William Wyatt of Maben was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 6 20 am for treatment of a left hand injury caught in a hoist at a Winding Gulf Coal Co mine date not specified in this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wyatt
Maben
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Gulf Coal Co
Roberts Heads West Virginia Synod Moderator Named
The Rev Elwin H Roberts of Bramwell Mercer County was elected moderator to lead the West Virginia synod of the Presbyterian Church succeeding the Rev Warner Dubose Jr Elkins at the opening of the synod meeting near Hinton About 175 ministers and delegates attended the session Ground was broken for a 155000 expansion of the conference center near Blue Stone Reservoir
Legislature Eyes One-Day Special Session Agenda
The West Virginia legislature plans quick action to fund Emergency Employment Program EEP with matching money and raise sales tax from two to three cents. A special session call may come Monday to address EEP ADC link, regulatory changes for Department of Public Assistance, and fixes from earlier session. Other items include preventing redistricting losses for WVU Board and others and restoring free hunting and fishing for seniors. Tommy Blankenship was treated for a leg injury at Raleigh General Hospital after a mine incident at Amigo Smokeless Coal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Department
Department of Public Assistance
Trend
Senate
Howard Carson
D-Fayette
House
Julius Singleton
D-Monongalia
Barron
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Advisory Road Commission
Board of Education
Board of Health
Tommy Blankenship
Lester
Raleigh General Hospital
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Amigo
McDowell grocers praised for guarding food stamp pilot
UPI reports McDowell County grocers are praised for preventing finagling in the Kennedy era food stamp pilot. Officials say retailers verify stamp books and IDs, while penalties include suspensions for violators. About 6,000 heads of households and some 25,000 county residents will participate as the program tests with an anticipated $5 million in stamps spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo J. Salzano Welch
UPI
McDowell County
Kennedy
Crawford Bishop
Bishop
Grace Strain
State Department of Public Assistance
EEP Employing 4933 Workers in West Virginia
West Virginia's Emergency Employment Program reports 4933 workers earning dollar an hour, supporting nearly 28000 dependents. State Road Commission houses 2173 workers, Conservation Commission 1973, with other agencies including Education Board and WVU Board of Governors also participating. By mid June total may reach 5200, about 100 below the peak a month earlier. roughly 9500 West Virginians have been certified for work under the program.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
EEP
State Road Commission
The
Conservation Commission
Pat Boggs
Dana Hicks
State Board of Education
West Virginia University Board of Governors
General Services Administration
State Department of Public Assistance
State Department of Public Institutions
Boggs
West
Tigers A’s game halted seventy minutes in eighth
In Detroit the American League clash between the Tigers and Kansas City Athletics was paused for 70 minutes in the eighth. Hailstones at Tiger Stadium drew comments from Kansas City General Manager Frank Lane about resembling balls. A separate note reports a tentative two year contract averting a strike at 18 U S Rubber Co plants in Akron.
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Detroit
Tigers
Kansas City
Athletics
Tiger Stadium
Frank Lane
U.S. Rubber Co
Akron
Liberal Democratic Party
Three Miners Hurt in Unrelated Accidents
Three miners were treated at Beckley Hospital on Thursday for injuries from separate incidents. John Williams of Reseco injured his left middle finger in a conveyor pan at Williams Coal Co. mine. Buster Williams of East Gulf injured his back while pulling slate at Winding Gulf Coals Co. mine. Jesse Martin of Lanark sustained a hip injury after being caught between a coal car and a motor at Mary Ann Coal Co. mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
John Williams
Josephine
Williams Coal Co
Reseco
Buster Williams
Pike St
Winding Gulf Coals Co
East Gulf
Jesse Martin
Lanark
Mary Ann
Monkey See Monkey Do Two Tasks At Once
California Institute of Technology scientists split a monkey brain to allow Boris to perform two seemingly incompatible tasks. The procedure severed cross connections between brain lobes and redirected vision so each eye feeds its respective hemisphere, with the monkey receiving double rewards for achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
California Institute of Technology
Psychobiology Laboratory
Boris
Roger W. Sperry
Grimm trio applies for Fayette County licenses
In Uniontown Pennsylvania three applicants Cecil Grimm Paul E Grimm and Mary Ann Grimm sought marriage licenses in a Fayette County bureau. The applicants are not related and the story notes the grim mood in the office as licenses were processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
UPI
Fayette County
Cecil Grimm
Paul E. Grimm
Mary Ann Grimm
Kennedy Plans Final Statement After Paris Meetings
Accord visit to SHAPE headquarters near Paris then Elysee Palace, final private conference with President de Gaulle. Kennedy and de Gaulle approved a final statement on the art feel of the visit, with aides outlining strategy for two days of talks with Khrushchev starting Saturday in Vienna. Harriman and other envoys were summoned to discuss a cease fire control and inspection system for Laos, a key topic likely to dominate Vienna talks.
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SHAPE
Fontainebleau
Paris
Elysee Palace
Capital
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
Dean Ruskin
Washington
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Moscow
Avlerell Harriman
Geneva
Khrushchev
Vienna
Harriman
Laos
United States
GOP Leader Dewey Attacks Big Brother Government
Former President appears at a GOP meeting with cabinet members and party leaders, applauding against government by big brother. He denounces power concentration in Washington and opposing public housing, federal programs, and high spending, urging fiscal responsibility while noting the ease of spending others’ money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Washington
Big Brother
Final Afternoon Plans for Jerry After Spell Champs Banquet
Jerry plans souvenir shopping and will wear his best suit for the champions banquet at the hotel where he will receive a $50 prize and enjoy an evening of entertainment for 73 spelling champions. He will travel home by train Saturday morning and tell his parents about the event, then attend a Washington Senators Los Angeles game Wednesday lasting four hours and 10 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Tucker
Clarence Worrell
Washington Senators
Los Angeles
Eisenhower Sees Gettysburg Film and Belmont Plan
President Eisenhower and his wife spent the day with CBS figures including Fred Friendly and CBS-TV producer. Eisenhower watched a Gettysburg film in production for network airing later this year and waved to about 75 greeting fans at Pennsylvania Station. He looked forward to Belmont Stakes viewing with George Humphrey and planned theater on Saturday before returning to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Liam S. Paley
Cbs-Tv
Fred W. Friendly
Eisenhowers
CBS
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Cronkite
Pennsylvania Station
Brazil
Treasury
George Humphrey
Getttysburg
Trujillo’s Son Seizes Power After Father’s Assassination
Amid the Dominican Republic turmoil following Rafael Trujillo’s murder, his 32-year-old son assumes effective control as joint chiefs chair while authorities hunt remaining suspects Rafael de La Maza Antonio de La Maza Amago Garcia Guerrero and Pedro Lirio Cedeno. Bishop Thomas Reilly is briefly arrested amid unrest as state probes confirm the assault.
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Diaz
Rafael de la Maza
Antonio
Amago Garcia Guerrero
Pedo Lirio Cedeno
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Trujillo
Rafael Jr
Hector
Joint Chiefs of Staff
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Capitol Visits and Crime
Charlestown records show about 8300 visitors to the capitol and basement museum in May. A special hearing may be needed to award 35000 in reward money for the 352000 Statehouse theft, with about a dozen claims. Clarksburg hosts the 39th annual Lions Club convention with Gov Barron and Lions International President Davis set to speak. Jackie Teague, 32, of Stallings WV died in a crash near Huntington on WV 10. a passenger was injured. Cleveland reports May net income of 2.2 million for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, best month this year. Barboursville State Hospital will need a new superintendent after Edith Cserny resigned. Philipppi hosts a Civil War re‑enactment eve lunch with Rep. Judd of Minnesota addressing about 700 attending.
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Charleston
UPI
Statehouse
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Lions Club
W. W. Barron
Lions International
F. E. Davis
Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Judd
Philippi
Walter Judd
R-Minn
Police Seek Trio for Belt Co Burglary in West Virginia
Beckley state police hunt three suspects after a Tuesday night break in at the West Virginia Belt Co at Price Hill. Several hand tools and two dollars in coins were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia Belt Co
Price Hill
Permit Issued for Eddie Windham Hat Shop Sign
The city recorder's office granted Eddie Windham owner of Eddie's Hat Shop at Campbell Court a permit Thursday to erect a sign on the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder’s Office
Eddie Windham
Eddie
Campbell Court
Willis Trial in Fourth Day
In Raleigh County Circuit Court the Willis Water Co case enters its fourth day with two defense witnesses testifying. Residents of Harper Road seek reimbursement for alleged water supply failures under their franchise terms. Photos were shown, and a demonstration map from engineer H P Musser Jr. outlined elevations affecting supply. Plaintiffs include Elisha Carter Frank Pugh Harry Pugh A L Nidiffer and Ellen Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willis
Willis Water Co
Raleigh County
Harper Road
Willis
Public Service Commission
Herbert Buckley
H. P. Musser Jr
Charleston
West Virginia Engineering Co
Norman Knapp
Musser
Elisha Carter
Frank Pugh
Harry Pugh
A. L. Nidiffer
Ellen Stone
Federal judge to rule on Freedom Riders case in Montgomery
A federal judge was expected to decide in Montgomery today an injunction suit alleging police in the Alabama capital failed to protect Freedom Riders from a white mob on May 20. In Chicago a desegregation uproar continues with uncertainty over signal removal. In Jackson Mississippi 41 jailed Freedom Riders began a second day of hunger strike demanding action against racial segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Freedom Riders
L. B. Sullivan
Jackson
Miss
South
Notable deaths across four states reported
Col Charles D Osborne 72 president publisher of Auburn Citizen Advertiser and a state Democratic leader died at his home. Melvin Jones 82 founder and secretary general of Lions International died after extended illness. Brig Gen Ray S Miller 70 retired founder of the Air National Guard died after long illness. William A Rowan 78 former Democratic U S representative from Chicago during World War II died at a rest home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N.Y
UPI
Charles D. Osborne
The
Auburn Citizen-Advertiser
Flossmoor, Til
Melvin Jones
Lions International
Chicago
William A.rowan
U.S
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Kim Novak
Young Trujillo
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Dominican
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Juan T. Diaz
Thomas Reilly
San Juan de la Maguana
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Kyle McCormick
Capitol
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Stallings
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Barboursville State Hospital
Edith Cserny
Huntington State Hospital
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