Final rites set for Robert Lee Allen at Beckley church
Robert Lee Allen 80 of 120 Reservoir Rd. dies after long illness. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday in Beckley First Baptist Church with Dr Kenneth Swank and Revs Don Lowe and John Totten officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Annie Phipps Allen two daughters two sisters and four grandchildren. Body to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home then Allen residence for calling. Pallbearers listed. Also funeral held for Elder James E Turner 39 at St Mathew AME Beckley with burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Died Wednesday in Princeton hospital. Visitation Saturday 7–9 p m at Mullens funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Allen
Reservoir Rd
Beckley First Baptist Church
Kenneth Swank
Don, Lowe
John Trotten
Sunset Memorial Park
Mercer County
John G
Susan Hedrick Allen
First Baptist Church
Beckley Elks Lodge
Annie Phipps Allen
R. S. Trudell
Southern Pine
N.C
John W. Totten
Winston-Salem
Fannie Walker
Stanaford
Bessie Allen
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry
Allen
Gorman
Nelson Greene
Gerald Hartson
Gene Turner
Edward Redden
J. O. Wright
James E. Turner
Black Eagle Road
Mullens
St. Mathew Ame Methodist Church
Mills Street
Phillip Jones
Greenwood Memorial Park
Princeton
Foglesong, Nease and Neely
Ruth Lester Booth 76 Ashland resident dies at home
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Ruth Lester Booth of Ashland Kentucky who died at her home Thursday at 10 a m after an apparent heart attack. She was a sister of Mrs R E Leadingham of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Lester Booth
Ashland
Beckley
R. E. Leadingham
Obituaries: Dameron and Wyatt Services Scheduled
Harry H Dameron 62 of Piney View died after a long illness at a local hospital. Born March 12 1909 in Farlehurst Va he was son of John and Jeanetta Dameron. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Final rites for Dona Caledonia Wyatt 81 of Pierpont to be held 11 a m Sunday at Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church burial at Canada Cemetery Glen View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Harrison Dameron
Piney View
Farlehurst
John and
Jeanetta Ridgeaway Dameron
Iron Hill
Falls Church
Rubin
Worthington
Allen Dameron
Nimrod Hall
Daisy Motherhead
Mary Hardiman
Owens, Va
Lindsey Kersey
Covington
Georgia Rogers
Falmouth
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Cecil Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Henry Lowery
Paul Redden
Cecil and
Junior Smith
Bill Bonner
Rupert Whitman
Dona Caledonia Wyatt
Pierpont
Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church
Dallas Adkins
Canada Cemetery
Glen View
Smythe County
Virginia
William J
Melvina Crabtree Harris
David
Earl
Sophia
William
Okie
Maben
Rudell
Hopewell
Gladys Bandy
Irene Sears
Glen White
Edith Duncan
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Neely
Mullens
Final rites for William Townsend Pincher in Rainelle
William Townsend Pincher 37 of Rainelle dies after short illness. Final rites set for 2 p m Sunday at Big Sewell Baptist Church with burial in Simms Cemetery near Rainelle. He was a brother of Mrs Ina Mae Walker of MacArthur. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Townsend Pincher
Rainelle
Big Sewell Baptist Church
Simms Cemetery
Ina Mae Walker
MacArthur
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Funeral services for Rev Wilmer K Lilly in Ghent
Funeral services for Rev Wilmer Kenneth Lilly 61 of Ghent will be at Ghent Missionary Baptist Church at 2 30 p m Saturday with Revs Clarence Griffith and Hallie Shrewsbury officiating Burial will follow in Tom Lilly Cemetery Ghent He died 10 30 p m Wednesday in a local hospital Friends may call at Rose land Quesenberry Funeral Homes after 5 p m today Funeral services for John James Tucker 94 of Stanaford formerly of Deepwater will be Sunday at 1 p m in Second Baptist Church Deepwater with Revs Ernest Sykes and Lintwood Chaney officiating Burial will follow in church cemetery He died Wednesday at 7 p m in a local hospital after a long illness He was a retired coal miner and deacon at Second Baptist Church past president of Coal Valley District for Deacons and also the Women's Auxiliary Survivors include a daughter Mrs Ruby Johnson Marion DC two sisters Mrs Vernell Peoples Deepwater and Mrs Macie Stevenson with whom he lived the past three years 20 grandchildren and several great grandchildren The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to funeral services Friends may call at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Montgomery after 4 p m Saturday and the family will meet friends from 7 p m to 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Kenneth Lilly
Ghent
Ghent Missionary Baptist Church
Clarence Griffith
Hallie Shrewsbury
iTom Lilly
Roseland Quesenberry Funeral Homes
John James Tucker
Stanaford
Deepwater
Women’s Auxiliary
Ruby Johnson
Marion
D.C
Vernell Peoples
Macie Stevenson
Trent and Durgan
Montgomery
Final Rites Held For Carlos E Worley In Cleveland
Final rites for Carlos Edward Worley age 43 of Cleveland Ohio and formerly of Oak Hill will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Tyree Funeral Home chapel Oak Hill with the Rev Carl Johnson in charge Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Information notes the service and burial time but last line mentions today ending at 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Edward Worley
Cleveland
Ohio
Oak Hill
Tyree
West Virginia poet laureate Harmon admitted for chest pains
Roy Lee Harmon, West Virginia’s poet laureate, was admitted to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital at 9 40 a. m. today with chest pains and was listed in good condition by hospital officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Roy Lee Harmon
Sunrise Ave
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Harmon
Car fire at Beckley Plaza Center causes $150 damage
Rescue Squad and Beckley Fire Department were summoned to Beckley Plaza Shopping Center at 3 26 p m Thursday for a car fire. A 1968 model owned by Mrs E R Ratcliffe sustained $150 damage. Firefighters reported Howard Callaway, 70, of Sophia ill at 117 Heber Street and recovered on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Plaza
E. R. Ratcliffe
Fire Department
Heber St
Howard Callaway
Sophia
Committee Alters Bill Election Spending Limit
In Washington the Senate Rules Committee shifted the proposed 1972 election ad spending limit after two conservative Democrats were absent. The move leaves the Democratic parties with nine million dollars in debt from 1968 and increases the leverage of Republicans in framing television campaign financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate Rules Committee
Senate mulls higher TV time limits for 1972 campaigns
The bill would let each party spend up to 7 million on radio and TV in 1972 and another 7 million on print and billboards, totaling 14 million, with the Senate Rules Committee allowing flexible use of the television portion. The measure contrasts with 1968 and 1964 spending, and mirrors past spending patterns under Democratic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Nixon-Agnew
Humphrey- Muskie
Senate Rules Committee
Beckley Attorneys Set for West Virginia Seminar
Beckley attorneys Jack A. Mann and W. A. Thornhill will speak at a two day seminar in Twin Falls Soulsville hosted by the West Virginia Judicial Association for southern state judges. Topics include The Uninsured Motorist Products Liability Habeas Corpus and procedures. A tail party and open discussions on credibility arraignments and seat belt defense are planned with Judge Warner as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Jack A. Mann
W. A. Thornhill
Robert J. Stoker
30Th Judicial Circuit
John A. McClaugherty
Charleston
West Virginia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sminey Christie
District of
Howard M. Jarrett
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Error Corrected in Register Headline Over Wiretap Figures
A 1970 headline misstated permissible wiretaps as 39 000 instead of 390 000 the figure corrected. The editorial notes the rise since 1969 1968 and criticizes Nixon era push toward a police state while expressing regret for the error.
Nixon Meets Police Officials On Attacks Fight
President Nixon told law enforcement leaders he would seek 50 000 payments to families of officers killed in the line of duty. Two uninvited figures accused Hoover of politics while Murphy and Tamm condemned the exclusion. Hoover described federal aid already available as Mitchell rejected federal crime proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patrick V. Murphy
New York City
Tamm
Hoover
Murphy
White House
Nixon
Mitchell
Questionable Beckley stock sales traced to unregistered dealer
A receipt for 50 shares of stock shows Sewell under Capitol Securities Inc with a Crab Orchard address, denied as registered in West Virginia. Bedell seeks copies of Sewell’s receipts from The Register. the state commission lists the stock as registered, but the prospectus limits sale to West Virginia and no SEC registration is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Sewell
Capitol Securities Inc
Bedell
Commission
West Virginia
Charleston
State Securities Commission
Securities ‘and Exchange Commission
Washington
Democrats Get Equal Time On WCHS TV Dinner Program
Charleston state Democrats will appear on a WCHS TV salute to Gov Moore program after receiving equal time. Democratic Chairman Rudolph DiTrapano said a Democratic oriented program is being scheduled for next Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Democratic Party
Wchs-Tv
Moore
Rudolph DiTrapano
45 Minute Storm Dumps Rain Across City
A 45 minute cloudburst early today dropped about a half inch to an inch of rain in Beckley while the Raleigh County Airport saw little. The storm, localized between Beckley and Beaver, began at 7 45 a m and ended at 9 a m with scattered statewide reports. Beckley street department cleared clogged drains and power outages were repaired by presstime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Bureau
Beckley
Beaver
Beckley Junction
Register
Appalachian Power Co
State agency ads cost or commission dispute heats up
Advertising claims about state payment for agency ads are disputed. Gordon Moore says no state fee. commerce department plans about 250000 for commission advertising next year. Norman Yost says Goodman firm may earn up to 15 percent commission paid by publications. Color ads will run in Holiday Life Better Homes Gardens Field and Stream Outdoor Life Camping Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCHS
Moore
Norman Yost
Gazette
McCloskey Eyes Nixon Run as GOP Rival in 1972
McCloskey, a 43 year old ex Marine and Nixon supporter, may run against the President. He claims Nixon could face a stronger challenger if Vietnam and prisoner issues shape March 1972 politics. He opened a Washington campaign HQ seeking a more capable Republican rival to Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
George Romney
Norris Cotton
Wyman
McCloskey
Vietnam
New Hampshire
McClos
Washington
WVEA Probes Jackson and Mason County School Disputes
Two fact finding teams, appointed by the West Virginia Education Association, study long running disputes in Jackson and Mason counties. Hearings run next Monday to Wednesday with NEA support. findings will be public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Jackson
Mason Counties
West Virginia Education Association
WVEA
National Education Association
Harry B. Heflin
West Virginia University
Beatrice Harvey
Greenbrier County
Merrell Mc
Louisville, Ky
Board of Education
Ben Brooks
Lee County
N. C
Phares Reeder
Plumbers End Two Day Strike Return To Work
Plumbers returned to work in Beckley after a two day strike over a new contract. Top wage for commercial contracts of $7.25 plus 33 cents in benefits for $100 000 or more, and $5.92 with 33 cents in benefits for smaller commercial work. Residential and repair rates set at $4.92 with 33 cents in benefits. Sick benefits rise to 50 per week. a 2 percent wage withholding funds an apprentice program. A new trade school is planned within about 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Pat H. Wheeler
Pat H
Wheeler Plumbing and Heating
Wheeler
Two Indicted In Beer Big Theft Case
Federal grand jury indicts Wheeling men Paul M Hankish and James Matthews in a 1967 theft involving 1456 cases of beer. Indictments allege conspiracy to violate theft laws, interstate transport of stolen goods, and the specific transport of the tractor trailer from Institute to Ohio. Hankish jailed on bond issues. Matthews posted bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Wheeling
Paul M Hankish
James Matthews
Hankish
Matthews
U. S
Ohio County
Hawkish
State Penitentiary
Institute
Ohio
Smith Defense Seeks Wiretap Ruling in Senator Smith Case
Charleston AP One of West Virginia s top investigators testified in the bribery trial of State Sen W Bernard Smith D Logan. The jury ruled earlier this year in a hung jury on the $5 000 bribe alleged for a state contract while he was welfare commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
API
W. Bernard Smith
D-Logan
Smith
Mike Coyne
Logan County Democrat
William Beckett
Curtis Duckett
Duckett
Charles Hughes
PPPC
Hughes
Choir Rehearsal Called by Shady Grove Church Director
Mrs. Glenna Dobson, director of the Senior Choir at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Eccles, has announced a choir rehearsal at 5 30 p m Saturday and urges all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna Dobson
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Eccles
Hoffa resigns Teamsters presidency but retains other posts
After four years in prison James R. Hoffa steps down as Teamsters president, while preserving presidencies of the Michigan Conference of Teamsters and Local 299. The executive board endorsed Frank E. Fitzsimmons to lead the 2 million member union, aiding Hoffa's parole chances amid a 13 year sentence for jury tampering and mail fraud. Hoffa appeals by June 30 for parole reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
James R. ‘Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
Theletter
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Michigan Conference of Teamsters
Local 299
Michigan
Fitzsimmons
Four cited for driving related offenses and larceny
Carlene Edward Meador an 18 year old of Calloway Heights was cited for permitting an unlicensed person to drive. Dale Paul Stewart 20 of Charleston was cited for unnecessary noise. Aldo Ray Williams 18 Beckley resident was cited for petit larceny. All face Municipal Court appearances in June. Stewart posted a 30.50 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calloway Heights
Carlene Edward Meador
Dale Paul Stewart
Charleston
Beckleyan
Aldo Ray Williams
Smoot Ave
Hickman
Dalton
Meador
Williams
Stewart
Employment Center Reports May Registrations and Training
The Employment Opportunity Center logged 98 new registrations in May. Counseling interviews reached 165 and 54 individuals were tested. An additional 31 persons enrolled in training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Opportunity Center
Tax breaks cost government 44 billion in 1971
Treasury figures show tax expenditures lowered federal revenue by 43.95 billion in 1971, a drop from 46.6 billion the prior year. Major losses came from state and local tax deductions and home mortgage interest, with oil depletion and charitable deduction savings also cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Treasury
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Robert L. Allen
James Turner
Ruth L. Booth
Harry H. Dameron
Dona C. Wyatt
William T. Pincher
Wilmer K. Lilly
John J. Tucker
Douglas T. Bryant
Jack E. O'Neill
Johnstown
PHOME
West
Vrorra
Carlos E. Worley
Harmon In Hospital
Beckley Attorneys
New York
Patrick Murphy
Paul McCloskey
EOC
By Mike Feinsilber
The
William Proxmire
D-Wis
House-Senate
Joint Economic Committee
Proxmire
Congress
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