Mayor Seeks Wider Road For Grandview
Beckley Mayor Cecil L. Miller seeks to widen roads around Grandview State Park to ease traffic for the Honey in the Rock performance. He aims to add three feet to each side of the road after a rough return trip from the park, and to coordinate with state and local officials to cut red tape. The plan follows overcrowding at the park during the weekend visit of the Honey in the Rock cast.
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Grandview State Park
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Jack Nuckols
N. Joe Rahall
G. C. Porter
West Virginia
Honey
the Rock
Miller
Honey In the Rock
Stahr May Step Down At West Virginia University
WVU board weighs transition as President Stahr hints at departure. Reportedly considered successor list includes former Gov. Cecil H. Underwood. Outgoing president K Douglas Bowers thanks Stahr and pledges to swiftly secure a top administrator to lead the university.
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Ginia University
Stahr
Cecil H. Underwood
K. Douglas Bowers
Beckley
WVUI
United States
Get Pep Feel Years Younger With Ostrex Pills
Advertises a tonics product Ostrex promising renewed vim for men and women aged 40 to 60. Claims help after age with iron vitamin B calcium and phosphorus, touts an 8 day and economy sizes, and notes sale at all drug stores with a $1.67 savings.
Park Injuction Hearing Set for Fitzpatrick Park
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norm an Knapp signed orders allowing B. Hugo Payne to file his complaint and fixed 10 a m June 17 for a hearing on an injunction to bar opening Fitzpatrick Park. Payne a Beckley resident and State Tax Department staff member names Park Board and County Court members Mrs Fred Hurt and Glen Boyden as defendants seeking improvements at the park including water quality life guards and personnel. He had earlier objected to Boyden as Park director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzpatrick Park
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
B. Hugo Payne
Payne
Beckley
State Tax Department
Park Board
Fred Hurt
Glen Boyden
Boyden
Accused Drunk Driver Fined Sent To Jail
Jesse Daniels, 22, of Glen Daniels, was tried before Magistrate W A Burke on a drunk driving charge. He was fined $50 and costs and remanded in Raleigh County Jail. Daniels was jailed by Beckley State Police after a Bolt area accident at about 515 p.m. His car sideswiped a truck driven by Willard Rogers of Charleston, owned by Kyle Furniture Co. Damages were estimated at 200 dollars. No injuries were reported.
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Jesse Daniels
Glen Daniels
W. A. Burke
Raleigh
Daniels
Beckley
Bolt
Willard Rogers
Charleston
Kyle Furniture Co
Full payment in death suit over boy in Raleigh County
Mary Bolen won an $8,000 judgment last October from Willard and Gaston Hargas for the December 1959 auto collision that killed five year old Kelly Bolen after months of hospitalization. The defendants were released from further responsibility and a stay of execution granted to appeal. Meanwhile a $700 default judgment against Warren Levell was awarded to Elva C. Wood. A suit by Mary Chappe against Raleigh County Bank Martina Tile Co and Meadows Construction Co was dismissed as settled.
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Mary Bolen
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Kelly
Hargas
Gaston Hargas
Norman Knapp
Elva C. Wood
Warren Levell
Mary Chappe
Raleigh County Bank
Dan Martina
Martina Tile Co
Basile Meadows
Meadows Construction Co
Cuban invasion debate and State Department friction noted
West intelligence activities linked to the Cuban invasion debate. The Joint Chiefs of Staff advice was reportedly followed, and officials blamed for the fiasco were not elaborated on. An exasperated remark referenced delays in announcing overseas U.S. bases, with some bases in England, while reserve forces readiness suggested potential undoing of a 10 percent cut proposal for a 700000 man force.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
U. S
England
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Eisenhower
Eee
Light beam demo hints at future fast comms from space
At the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association meeting in Washington Jack Vandenberg reports a public demo of coherent light that could carry messages in a narrow beam. AT&T says spectrum crowding may soon limit radio channels while the light could add thousands of new paths and work day or night.
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Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Prosecution rulings split on Communist party cases
Justice Frankfurter held the Communist party may be forced to register under the 1950 Subversive Activities Control Act with officers listed and funds accounted for. Justice Harlan affirmed Junius Scales guilty under the 1940 Smith Act membership clause for knowing the party aimed to overthrow the government. Registration must occur 30 days after the Subversive Activities Control Board order becomes final, 25 days from now when the high court ruling is recorded.
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Frankfurter
Communist Party
Communist Action
Soviet Union
Harlan
Junius Irving Scales
Carolinas
Jurors Ordered Back This Afternoon in Willis Water Suit
Jurors in Raleigh County Circuit Court heard suits against George Willis of Willis Water Works. After a two day recess the jurors were dismissed until 1 15 this afternoon. Judge Norman Knapp said instructions were not ready. Harper Road residents seek damages for alleged water supply failures benefiting plaintiffs Elisha Carter Ellen Stone and Ellen Stone for her late husband Frank Pugh Harry Pugh and A L Nidiffer.
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George Willis
Willis Water Works
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Harper Road
Water Company
Willis
Elisha Carter
Ellen Stone
Frank Pugh
Harry Pugh
A. L. Nidiffer
Moonshine raid leads to bond for Hughes in Beckley
Beckley state police troopers J N White and J L McClain raided the home of Maynard Leslie Hughes of Tams at 10 p m Sunday and confiscated one and a half gallons of moonshine. Hughes posted 1000 bond on a numbers charge and 500 property bond and will appear before Magistrate J E Mays for trial on June 8.
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Beckley
J. N. White
J. L. McClain
Maynard Leslie Hughes
Tams
Rogers Released On $2,500 Bond
Max ford Rogers, 32, of Powellton, through attorney William J. B. Jacobs, waived preliminary hearing on a murder charge before a Boomer magistrate. He is accused of fatally shooting Joseph White, 17, of Boomer, near Montgomery after leaving a night club. Rogers was released from Fayette County Jail on bond of $2,500.
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Montgomery
BNS
Maxford Rogers
Powellton
William J. B. Jacobs
Boomer
Rogers
Joseph White
C. R. Bess
Fayette County
Ride Movement Diminishing in Freedom Rides
Four Negro students from Richmond Virginia set out toward Jackson Mississippi on Trailways buses. no arrests reported as riders move south without incident. In St Louis CORE backs a fly in to Jackson to test airport segregation statutes. The white house area disturbance widened tensions as Negro leaders seek support for the Freedom Rider movement.
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Parris
Freedom Rider
Freedom Riders
Richmond
Jackson
Miss
Trailways
St. Louis
The
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Delta
Mississippi
West Hollywood raid nets 95 heroin capsules
Actress Barbara Burns and two others were arrested in West Hollywood in a raid by sheriff's narcotics officers. 95 heroin capsules were confiscated. John Clark Gable, 10 weeks old and only child of the late Clark Gable, will be baptized Roman Catholic at St Cyril's Church in Encino, California. State briefs note: Hardy County Circuit Court Judge J Gus Muntzing ordered separate trials for five defendants in the Floridge Ritter murder case. In WVU news, at least 59 students were accepted for entry this fall to the West Virginia School of Medicine, the largest class in WVU history.
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Ter
Cleveland
Tenn
Barbara Burns
Sheriff
West Hollywood
John Clark Gable
Clark Gable
St. Cyril's Church
Encino
Calif
State Supreme Court
Hardy County
J. Gus ‘Muntzing
Floridge Ritter
Moorefield
West Virginia School of Medicine
WVU
Five-Year-Old McKinney in Serious Condition
Margie McKinney daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles M McKinney of Calloway Heights is listed in serious condition at Raleigh General Hospital where she has been treated since May 18.
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Margie McKinney
Charles M. McKinney
Calloway Heights
Raleigh General Hospital
Final rites set for Charles P Hudnall Jr 40 Oak Hill
Charles P Hudnall Jr 40 of Oak Hill dies from injuries fed by a mining accident at Cedar Creek Mining Co Wayland Kentucky. Funeral at Mt Lewis Baptist Church Mammoth with Rev Randolph Johnson and Rev Casto. Burial Ward Cemetery. Survived by wife Edith two daughters Becky Jane Nancy Diane son Jimmie Don parents Mr Mrs Charles P Hudnall Cedar Grove sister Mrs Newaza Gardner Chesire Ohio. Body to Oak Hill residence from Cook Funeral Home Cedar Grove today.
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Charles P
Jimmie) Hudnall Jr
Oak Hill
Mt. Lewis Baptist Church
Mammoth
Randolph Johnson
Clessie C. Casto
Ward Cemetery
Hudnall
Cedar Creek
Long Mining Co
Ward
Edith
Jimmie Don
Becky Jane
Nancy Diane
Charles P. Hudnall
Cedar Grove
Munsie Ryder
Chesire
Ohio
Newaza Gardner
Cheshire
Cook Funeral Home
Earl Lewis Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
C Earl Lewis 80 of Griffith Creek died Monday evening in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer, longtime Greenbrier Milling Co. worker and a Griffith Creek Baptist Church member. Born February 5 1881 at Muddy Creek near Alderson he was the son of the late George and Henrietta Comer Lewis. Survivors include wife Nettie Mae Lewis two brothers William Steubenville Ohio French Roanoke Va a son Charles Lewis Alderson and four daughters Lola Lewis Oak Hill Orene Boyde Alderson Cleo Fink Charleston and Ruth Black Nashville Tenn. Body at Lobban Funeral Home Alderson.
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C. Earl Lewis
Griffith Creek
Hinton
Greenbrier Milling Co
Muddy Creek
Alderson
George
Henrietta Comer Lewis
Nettie Mae Lewis
William
Steubenville
Ohio
Roanoke
Charles Lewis
Lola Lewis
Oak Hill
Orene Boyde
Cleo Fink
Charleston
Ruth Black
Nashville
Tenn
Lobban Funeral Home
Alderon
Rns
Longtime Fayetteville court reporter Ben D Keller dies
Ben D Keller 71 of Fayetteville died Monday at home. Born in Nebraska on Sept 6 1899 he served Fayette County as court reporter from 1912 to 1960 and held posts as Fayetteville recorder and mayor briefly. He led the Pipe Club and inspired garden projects, was named Man of the Year 1960 by the Fayetteville Community Service Club, and was honored by a Hillbilly dedicatory edition. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fayetteville Presbyterian Church with burial at Huse Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Ethel, son Benn Keller, daughter Virginia Batton, and five grandchildren. The Fayette Circuit Court and county Bar Association will observe memorials. RNS
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Ben. D. Keller
Fayetteville
Nebraska
Fayette County
Fayetteville Community Service Club
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
J. Edwin Stanfield
B. B. Brietenhirt
Huse Memorial Park
Ethel B. Keller
Benn Keller
Kingman, Ariz
Virginia Batton
Fayeetteville
Clauda Keller
Charleston
Robert Keller
Hinton
Mary Bowman
Pineville
Katherine Hall
Fayette
Keller
County Bar Association
Funeral services set for Thomas F. Box in Pineville
Thomas Frederick Box 60 of Pineville died Monday at Beckley Memorial Hospital after reporting stomach pains. A United Mine Workers field representative for 16 years, he served UMW District 0 Region 24. Funeral at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Methodist Church Pineville with burial at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. survivors include wife Rose Mary, three daughters, three brothers, three sisters, and six grandchildren.
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Thomas Frederick Box
Pineville
First Methodist Church
William Street
Charles Mencer
Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
United Mine Workers Union
Box
Beckley Memorial Hospital
UMW
Region 24
Reid P. Davis
Davis
Mullens Episcopal Church
Welch Moose Lodge
James and
Esther Box
England
Rose Mary Davies Box
James C. Lyons
D. L.pope
Lake Junaluska
N. C
B. J. Barber
Alexandria
Sidney C. Box
Washington, D. C
Frank
Will
Herbert Palmer
George Palmer
Emma Marshall
Rose and Quesenberry
Hewitt Smith
Vernard Pack
B. W. Sutphin
Tilden Terry
Clyde West
Final rites for Robert Wesley Redmond in Raleigh
Robert Wesley Redmond aged 67 of Raleigh had services at 2 p m at Kingdom Hall 305 Hartley Ave with Rev J C Hutchens. Burial followed in Trent Cemetery Stamford. He died Saturday in a local hospital.
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Robert Wesley Redmond
Raleigh
Kingdom Hall
Hartley Ave
J. C. Hutchens
Trent Cemetery
Stamford
Redmond
Graveside rites for infant Gussie Lee in Mount Hope
Services for Gussie Lee, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee of Mount Hope, were to be held at 2 p m today at McDonald Cemetery near Mount Hope. The infant died Sunday at Oak Hill hospital. Survivors include two sisters Dreama and Lucinda and a brother Randolph Lee Jr all at home. Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean handled arrangements.
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Gussie Lee
Funeral services for Mrs Frances Gore in Glen Jean
Mrs Frances Gore 25 of Glen Jean dies after a short illness at Raleigh General Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church Glen Jean with Rev Samuel Williams Jr. officiating. Burial in Glen Jean Cemetery. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the Gore home at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Frances Gore
Glen Jean
First Baptist Church
Samuel Williams Jr
Kennedy and UK agree on many issues in London talks
British satisfaction with Kennedy’s handling in critical talks with Khrushchev is noted while differences over Berlin and the pace of détente linger for later discussion. Kennedy’s first summit diplomacy on the installment plan yielded immediate, superficial results and could prove more valuable if it eases tension.
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NATO
London
Kennedy
United States
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Berlin
Kennedy Wraps Up London Talks on Khrushchev Front
President Kennedy shed his dinner jacket to enter a special berth after more than 24 hours of talks with Macmillan Khrushchev and De Gaulle. He was joined by Dean Rusk and Mrs. Sargent Shriver while Jacqueline Kennedy stayed in London planning a Greece trip. A Buckingham Palace dinner preceded a joint communique with Macmillan on the Khrushchev talks.
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Macmillan
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
R. Sargent Shriver
Jacqueline
London
Greece
Washington
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Trudy Weaver Hospitalized in Raleigh General Hospital
Miss Trudy Weaver secretary for the Raleigh County Board of Education is reported in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital undergoing treatment.
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Trudy Weaver
Rock Has Ven Apartments
Raleigh County Board of Education
Raleigh General Hospital
Free Will Baptist Church to distribute commodities at Coal City
Mrs. Joe Cuthbert announced that commodities will be distributed at the Free Will Baptist Church in Coal City from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. She urged everyone to bring containers and come prepared to receive items.
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Free Will Baptist Church
Coal City
Joe Cuthbert
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