Barron Pledges Retraining Focus At Civic Dinner
West Virginia Governor Barron pledged vocational retraining to teach specific skills during a Charleston civic dinner honoring FMCs purchase of the Old Navy Ordnance plant in South Charleston. FMC outlined a multi million dollar hydrogen peroxide plant and future area development. Dr. Ernest Hart cited training costs and urged government help to absorb worker training. The investment hinges on room to expand, strategic location, and supportive local leaders.
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J. Richard Toren
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
FMC
Navy Ordnance
South Charleston
Barron
Kaiser Aluminum
Ravenswood
Ernest Hart
Hart
Ordnance Plant
New Mine to Employ 400 in Grun dy Virginia
Island Creek Coal Co and Republic Steel Corp announce a joint plan to open a new coal mine near Grun dy Virginia employing up to 400 miners. The facility, forming Beatrice Pocahontas, will have an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons and supply coal to Republic Steel plants in Ohio and New York.
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Huntington
UPI
Virginia
West Virginia
Island Creek Coal Co
Republic Steel Corp
Grundy
McDowell County
Beatrice Pocahontas
Republic
Cleveland
Youngstown
Warren
Canton
Massillon
Ohio
Chicago
Buffalo
N. Y
Inside pages should offer local news not ad space
Editors urge proper use of inside pages to avoid treating them as garbage dumps. William A. Ott calls it sinful for newspapers to neglect inside pages, even with limited space, and advocates keeping wire and local features ready for quick use. W. E. Rynerson supports inside pages offering a wide variety of local news alongside society and sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Ott
Macon
W. E. Rynerson
Winter Haven
Fla
Inside Pages
Two Prisoners Released From Local Jail Today
Eldridge Farley and Roosevelt Duff were released early today from Raleigh County Jail. Farley, serving a drunk driving sentence, was freed at 7:00 a.m. Duff, held on forgery charges, was released at 9:50 a.m. and handed to Arlington County Police for return to Arlington, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Farley
Sophia
Raleigh County
Roosevelt Duff
Sullivan
Arlington County
Arlington
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Sears Guarantee Plan
Monument Co on Harper Road offers a written guarantee with every monument and a convenient payment plan. Sears Monument Co advertises a reliable option with a toll free or local contact at CL 3-6480.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Sears Monument CO
Harper Road
Moon landing tools in reach says Dryden before Congress
A 1961-62 report notes Hugh Dryden asserts the Civilian Space Agency now has the tools to achieve an unmanned moon landing. Other items include a Sing Sing execution of 33 year old Woodrow Miller for a 1957 robbery slaying and news of a family tragedy in Concord New Hampshire where three youths suffocated in a frozen food locker. Inter American investigators report calm in the Dominican Republic amid possible sanctions relief. State briefs cover seat belt campaigns, Sutton Dam dedication events, traffic fatalities, and a requested increase in funds for the Belleville Locks and Dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Dryden
Civilian Space Agency
Congress
Woodrow Miller
Sing Sing
Joseph Graber
Brooklyn
Keith
Glen Loughery
William Anderson
Loughery
Concord
N. H
Inter- American
Ciudad Trujillo
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
N. H. Dyer
West Virginia
Sutton Dam
Elvis J. Stahr
Elk River
Robert C. Byrd
Public Works Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Belleville Locks and Dam
Gun Victim Critical as Teen Daughter Suspect in Shooting
Obie Bennett, 41, of Sewell Mountain near Hinton, remains in critical condition at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and chest. Police say the injury occurred around 9 30 p m Wednesday at the family home. no charges yet filed against the 14 year old daughter while father’s condition is evaluated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obie Bennett
Sewell Mountain
Hinton
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley State
Mullens Pool Won’t Open This Year
Mullens pool will not open this year due to low ticket sales. Only 157 of the 250 needed were sold, with refunds available at the Smart Wear Shop on Friday and Saturday for ticket holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Smart Wear
Army Buffalo rocket flight ambitions rise
Army Buffalo reports on hydrogen peroxide rockets used for early flight tests. The aircraft employ 280 pounds of thrust and fuel advances may soon switch to gasoline and liquid oxygen. Pilot Graham lacks maneuvering controls, performing flights like a broad jump with boost. Measured hops reach 360 feet with 810 feet altitude, with future aims of 0.75 miles and 4,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Graham
Senate hearing May propose TV network licensing
Chairman Thomas J. Dodd said hearings by the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee could lead to licensing of television networks. The panel planned to hear ABC executives on crime and violence in TV as Dodd noted violent shows tripled since 1954. Meanwhile school aid supporters saw fast action on the President's 2.5 billion plan slipping, with likely movement delayed at least a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate
American Broadcasting Co
Dodd
House
Patient Breaks Arm at Oak Hill Hospital
Mrs. Bertha Daniels of Minden is treated at Oak Hill Hospital for a fracture of her upper left arm. She is confined to bed at home while the injury occurred while being raised to an upright position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Bertha Daniels
Minden
Oak Hill Hospital
Goldwater Attacks Kennedy Policies as Crisis Government
Senator Goldwater criticized the Kennedy New Frontier program, arguing it creates a government-by-crisis atmosphere. He warned of rising federal costs, suggesting unofficial estimates place five-year admin costs near 60 billion dollars and a 1965 budget around 125 billion. He claimed Americans sense moon madness and fear a return to 1930s failed economic remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
New Frontier
Goldwater
Bid timing questioned in Charlestown firm case
Purchaser to a long standing purchasing department practice says B and R contacted the department on bid day to confirm unit price by telegram and followed with a formal letter. The bid was read and recorded that day. Horner says the matter was handled properly, noting any impropriety was the promised bid increase after opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horner
Charleston
Construction Firm Sues Shrewsbury Over Subcontracted Electrical Work
Wipperman Construction Co. filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court naming Lacy William Shrewsbury of Princeton doing business as Shrewsbury Supply Co. and Travelers Indemnity Co. as defendants. Shrewsbury allegedly did not complete electrical work valued at 8800 on Wyom ing County school projects. Wipperman says he then hired L. C. Lawrence Electric Co. to finish, incurring 1387.86 in additional costs, seeking recovery of that amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wipperman Construction Co
Raleigh County
Lacy William Shrewsbury
Princeton
Shrewsbury Supply Co
Travelers Indemnity Co
Hartford
Shrewsbury
Baileysville
Road Branch
Huff Creek
Wyoming County
Wipperman
L. C. Lawrence Electric Co
Mrs Geiger To Be Imprisoned At Alderson
Mrs Burnice Iverson Geiger is to begin a 15 year federal sentence for embezzling 2126859 from her father’s bank in Sheldon Iowa at Alderson Federal Reformatory for Women. She will undergo tests classification and indoctrination before assignment to a job likely clerical. Inmates may work five eight hour days a week wear cosmetics choose dresses and have approved correspondents with restricted visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderson
UPI
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Miss Kinsalla
Morales
Boy Bitten By Copperhead Near Home
Ten year old Charles Holstion son of Mr and Mrs Grover Holstion of Naoma is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a copperhead bite. He was bitten on the middle finger of his right hand while picking flowers around 6 p.m. Thursday. The snake, which escaped, was not large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Holstion
Grover Holstion
Naoma
Beckley Hospital
Marburg 1535: First English Bible Printed in Germany
The earliest English Bible was produced at Marburg in Hesse, Germany in 1535, according to United Press International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Marberg
Hesse
Germany
Five Awarded 300 Dollars Each In Today Verdict
Five plaintiffs in consolidated suits against Dennis F. Wood of Daniels were awarded about 300 dollars each in Raleigh County Circuit Court. The jury deliberated about 45 minutes before returning verdicts in favor of Edward E. Boyd I Kilsyth William H. Gilkerson Bradley Carlos Plumley Beaver Robert Meadows Daniels and R L Schutt Mount Hope. The plaintiffs sought coal under a contract with Wood Coal Co or work on rebuilding a tipple. Wood was represented by Clay S. Crouse who argued the contract was with Wood Coal Co not him personally. Jurors were dismissed until 19 a m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis F. Wood
Daniels
Raleigh County
Edward E. Boyd I
Kilsyth
William H. Gilkerson
Bradley
Carlos Plumley
Beaver
Robert Meadows
R. L. Schutt
Mount Hope
Joseph Luchini
Wood
Clay S. Crouse
Wood Coal Co
Laos Crisis Deepens as Rebels Attack Loyalists
Harriman at the airport signaled little progress on Laos truce by noting empty pockets while noting talks may proceed. Rebels battered Padong outpost after Khrushchev Kennedy circle, with Prince Souvanna Phouma flying in from Moscow as Prince Boun Oum waited in Nice for possible talks.
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Laos
Padong
Souvanna Phouma
Geneva
Moscow
Souphanouvang
Boun Oum
Vientiane
Nice
France
Rain Drenches West Virginia With Heavy Showers
Warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico triggered heavy showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia, dumping two or more inches of rain in 24 hours. Creston in Wirt County led with 2.34 inches, while Charleston, Huntington, and Alpena also reported significant totals and minor flooding. Winds caused some damage as squall lines moved east. rainfall expected to continue through Saturday though streams may ease.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Creston
Wirt County
Charleston
Huntington
Alpena
Randolph County
South
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Morgantown
Bluefield
Flat Top
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Bowlesburg
Glenville
Burnsville
Funeral Services for Mrs. Cecil Daniels Held in Montgomery
Funeral services for Mrs. Cecil Louise Daniels 54 of Montgomery were held at 2 p.m. in Don Combs Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wayne De Hart officiating. Burial followed at Montgomery Memorial Park London. She died Tuesday in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness. Survivors include her husband Sam four daughters Mary Louise and Frances Lee Daniels at home Mrs Wilson Cooper of Irvington NY Mrs Ira Hudson of Cleveland Ohio four sons Rev Sam Daniels Jr Joseph Edward David and Larry all with various locations her mother Mrs Virginia Haymaker of Crown Hill five brothers and three sisters and 11 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Louise Daniels
Montgomery
Don Combs
Wayne de Hart
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Kinser funeral set after fatal lightning strike in Ohio
Funeral services for Fred Clyton Bill Kinser 34 of Dayton Ohio formerly of Kincaid will be held at 2 p m Sunday in the Kincaid Methodist Church with Rev Ralph Taylor officiating Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Kinser died Wednesday at 3 30 p m after being struck by lightning while fishing from a boat He was a bus driver and World War II veteran Born at Kincaid Jan 10 1927 he was the son of Mrs Julia Kinard Kinser and the late George Kinser He was a member of the Dayton Baptist Church Surviving are his wife Norma Duncan Kinser a son Mark Wayne his mother and four sisters and three brothers The body will be taken from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to the church one hour before services Friends may call after 11 a m Saturday Funeral arrangements for Mrs Margie Smith 34 Sullivan Road who died Thursday by self inflicted gunshot wound to the head were reported by Raleigh County coroner Dr S A Ford The police said she had been despondent and ill and discharged from Huntington State Hospital May 14 The body is at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clyton
Bill Kinser
Dayton
Ohio
Kincaid
Kincaid Methodist Church
Ralph Taylor
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Kinser
Julia Kincaid Kinser
George Kinser
The
Baptist Church
Norma Duncan Kinser
Mark Wayne
Wilbur
George
Woodrow
Detroit
Mich
Annie Johnson
Dorothy Todorovich
Opal Payne
Ruby May
Tyree
Margie Smith
Sullivan Road
S. A. Ford
Raleigh
Smith
Huntington State Hospital
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Long Branch minister Van Buren Cook dies at 85
Van Buren Cook 85 of Long Branch dies Thursday at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Final rites set for Sunday at Long Branch Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Gravely. burial in Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Pax. Survived by wife Sally, son Seibert of Florida, four daughters Winnie Farmer Juanita Cook Drema Lilly Athlone Koone. Body at Tyree Funeral Home until service.
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van Buren Cook
Long Branch
Long Branch Methodist Church
Paul Gravely
Whipple
Knightsof Phythias
Pax
Cook
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Wyoming County
Final rites for Mrs Lucy Hairston in Martinsville
Mrs Lucy G Hairston of Martinsville Virginia will receive final rites at 2 pm Saturday at Fayette Street Christian Church with Rev C Griffin officiating. Burial follows in the family cemetery. She died Thursday in a local hospital after a long illness. Survivors include nieces Glenna Dodson of Tams and Pauly MacMillan of Beckley. Body to be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to Allen Funeral Home today.
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Lucy G. Hairston
Martinsville
Fayette Street
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Allen Funeral Home
Mrs Maggie Brooks 77 Richmond Va dies after long illness
Mrs Maggie Snuffer Brooks formerly of Raleigh Countian 77 of Richmond Va died at 3 am after a long illness Surviving husband J Quinn Brooks two sons Carl and Charles Richmond three sisters Virginia Halstead Beckley Cora McGraw Bolt Minnie Bailey Eccles two brothers Herbert Bradley James Oak Hill funeral services to be held at 2 pm today with burial in Richmond cemetery
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Raleigh
Maggie Snuffer Brooks
Richmond
Bolt
Cyrus and
Jane Burgess Snuffer
J. Quinn Brooks
Carl
Charles
Virginia Halstead
Beckley
Cora McGraw
Minnie Bailey
Eccles
Herbert
Bradley
James
Oak Hill
Richmond Cemetery
Final rites for Mrs. Sallie Davis in Gary church
Mrs. Sallie Davis of Gary will have funeral services at 1:30 p m Sunday at Rock Hill Baptist Church Gary after a ten day illness. She died at 11:15 p m Tuesday. Survived by a daughter Mrs Mildred Bowden of 1029 S Fayette St Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Davis
Gary
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Kyle G Hatcher Funeral Services Held At Dunns
Funeral services for Kyle G Hatcher 75 of Cool Ridge are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Dunns Missionary Baptist Church with Rev Wilmer Lilly officiating. Burial follows in Clark Family Cemetery Dunns. Hatcher died Thursday night in Huntington hospital after months of illness. Born March 14 1886 at Dunns he was a farmer and a Free Will Baptist Church member. Survivors include his wife Belva Clark Hatcher nine sons Beatrice Christiansburg VA Basil Crow Quenton Dunns Archie Detroit Mich Teddy serving in Massachusetts Orie David Stanley all of Beckley daughters C M Thomas Canton Ohio Mrs Robert Lilly Dunns Mrs Bill McBride Pax two brothers Alphas Bloomingdale Ohio J G Beckley a sister Mrs preee Mitchem Delaware and 26 grandchildren. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to church one hour before services.
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Kyle G. Hatcher
Cool Ridge
Dunns Missionary Baptist Church
Wilmer Lilly
Clark Family
Dunns
Hatcher
Huntington
Daniel and
Vinie Meadows Hatcher
Free Will Baptist Church
Camp Creek
Belva Clark Hatcher
Beatrice
Christiansburg
Basil
Crow
Quenton
Archie
Detroit
Mich
Teddy Hatchler
U. S. Army
Massachusetts
Orie
David
Stanley
Beckley
C. M. Thomas
Canton
Ohio
Robert Lilly
Soviet Firm Purchases Coin-Operated Laundry
Romaine Fielding & Associations delivered 1.5 million dollars worth of automatic laundry and dry cleaning equipment to Amtorg for the Soviet government. It is billed as the largest single sale of U S commercial laundry gear to any buyer and will serve Moscow households with nine pounds per cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Russia
Moscow
Romaine Fielding & Associations, Inc
Los Angeles
Amtorg Trading Corp
U.S
Maine
Workman Injures Ankle On Oak Hill Expressway
William Edward Cochran a 33 year old Mount Hope man suffered a fractured left ankle while working on the Oak Hill Expressway He fell from a pier being installed for a bridge to carry Main Street across the expressway He is employed by Trottino Brothers in Beckley contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAK Hill
ANS
William Edward Cochran
Mount Hope
Cochran
Trottino Brothers
Beckley
Board To Meet At St John Baptist Church Ra leigh
The Deacon Board of St John Baptist Church Raleigh will meet at 5 p m Saturday with the regular business session at 6 p m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. FE. Davis
St. John Baptist Church
Raleigh
Mrs Surver In Critical Condition At Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs Charles H Surver aged 86 of 123 Anne Street is in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital where she receives treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Surver
Anne St
Raleigh General Hospital
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