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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
2
W Payne president of CC Mercantile Board says the body will work with groups soliciting funds to organize workers effectively while eliminating objectionable features. The division cannot ban soliciting that follows city ordinances. The booth will be offered to Honey in the Rock to sell tickets for its outdoor drama.
William D. Shrewsbury of Dott Mercer County was confined to the Raleigh County Jail at 10 45 a.m.
The committee postponed initial questioning of Ralph amid wrangling over Manuel who was hired to assist Republican Reps. Florence Dwyer of New Jersey and Odin Langen of Minnesota in the probe. Manuel previously served as GOP counsel for the highway investigation subcommittee. The Statue of Liberty stands 305 feet from the pedestal to the torch.
Deaths note final rites for Wirt Brooks 58 of Bolt with services at Bolt Fundamental Baptist Church and burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He died at home after a heart attack. Funeral home transfers and pallbearers listed. Additional notices cover Mrs Dorothy Arthur 58 of Massey Street died on arrival at hospital from heart attack. survivors in Detroit. Emma Keaton 79 of Hinton to be buried at Cook Cemetery after services at Greenbrier Primitive Baptist Church. Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton coordinating arrangements.
Funeral services for Iris Ellison West, 47, of 109 Jarrell Street, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church. The Rev Daniel M Dorsey will officiate. She died Wednesday morning after a heart attack while driving on Neville Street. Melton Mortuary will transport from the church an hour before the service. Pallbearers are Gene Fuguite John Fotos Harold Blake Wilber Cook J Ernest Cooper and C Elvyn Bailey.
The Raleigh County Citizens League for Political Action will hold a 7:30 p.m. Friday meeting in the Courthouse. Committees will be appointed and a drive will be advanced, said Miss Elizabeth Bowling, third vice president. Bowling and other officers urged all concerned citizens to attend the nonpartisan group's session.
Bill Wilbur drove a 1961 Buick in a Jan 1 1961 collision on First Avenue between Beckley National Bank and First Baptist Church. A man and a boy were injured. a woman was taken to Raleigh General Hospital. Witnesses or anyone with knowledge should contact Floyd M. Sayre or Robert B. Sayre at 253-7393.
Two area residents undergoing treatment for separate auto accident injuries are reported improving today at the Bluefield Sanitarium. Bernard Adkins, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Adkins of Gatewood, suffered a fractured skull and severe brain contusion when struck by a hit and run driver Saturday night. he has regained the ability to talk. Daniel remains hospitalized after the early Sunday crash.
Commissioner notes potential cancellation of 8 million in highway projects as the Bureau of Public Roads recalls 800,000 due to alleged documentation gaps. Audits show interstate land purchases paid with state funds. re-audits demand reimbursement while subcommittee probes review past right of way deals.
Shortening The News notes on campus preface a prediction that Richard Nixon will win California governor next November by a large majority. Also obituary of cowboy actor Guinn Williams dies in Van Nuys from uremic poisoning. British coal board chair Robens heads to Pittsburgh for a National Coal Association meeting. State briefs cover weed killer death in Pittsburgh, Local 420 strike efforts, a truck purchase order for the State Road Commission, and Gov Barron’s Traffic Safety Advisory Committee planned first meeting.
In a Paris forest clearing two OAS militants Claude Peigts and Albert Dovecar were executed by firing squad, shouting defiance and tributes as De Gaulle vowed to finish the Algeria conflict. The executions reduce chances of clemency for Edmond Jouhaud, the No 2 leader. De Gaulle said actions must be judged by higher interests.
The Times laments the difficulties of funding and public understanding for the Centennial celebration of West Virginia’s 100th anniversary. It critiques our regional focus and questions national education about a newly formed commonwealth and its survival beyond launch.
Arrests by sheriff deputies include Audrey Dillenham and Lawrence Lively at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday. Brenda Joyce Pettry, 22, waived to grand jury action and remains jailed awaiting bond set by Criminal Court Judge Harry L. Mc Russell Moore. Terry resident sentenced to six months for carrying a concealed weapon. Beckley man Robert H. Berry waived to grand jury in theft case. Jack L. Greer released after jail stay. Jackie Delano Bowyer cited for unnecessary noise with a car and ordered to Police Court tonight. Hazel Warner, Pemberton, held on assault and battery warrant. Stamford man jailed as an escapee from Huntington State Hospital.
NKIC plans to acquire machinery and equipment from Crown Overall Manufacturing Co of Ohio and Charm Lamps Inc of Van Nuys California. It will relocate general offices to The New River Co building in Mount Hope. Ash notes NKIC has acquired 27 000 more NKIC shares investing 135 000 dollars and the move aims to complete soon.
Ellis Stewart of Pineville was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium after a fall at the Pocahontas Fuel Co mine in Itmann around 3 am. Reported injuries include possible damage to hips and legs while Stewart and another man were cutting timbers when a rock collapsed.
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