Jury to decide damages in Bennett v. Allison case
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury in the Bennett versus Allison case was to verdict on a $50,000 demand at 1:15 p.m. The defendant failed to appear, yielding a default against Allison while the seven women and five men assess Bennett’s damages from a Fayette County car crash on August 4, 1961. The physician testified Bennett bears permanent neck movement limitations and cannot return to prior hard labor. No additional evidence was heard beyond damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Jerry G
Jerry Allison
Allison
Bennett
Norman
M. M. Ralston
Knapp
Jury Selected In Jewel Case
A jury was selected in Wytheville for the second trial of Ernest Baylor Stanger, 45, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, charged with grand larceny in a jewel theft. The gems valued from $50,000 wholesale to $175,000 retail were taken from a Bluefield hotel in February. Co-defendant Robert Eugene Lewis, 34, of Mattoon, Illinois, also faces grand larceny charges with no trial date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville, Va
UPI
Chattanooga, Tenn
Ernest Baylor Stanger
Jack M. Matthews
Commonwealth
Edwin Shafer
Stanger
Virginia
Atlanta
Harry L. Hennings
Bluefield
W. Va
Robert Eugene Lewis
Matton
Ill
Lewis
Play Opens Charles Town Anvil Tonight
UPI reports The Anvil a two act play about abolitionist John Brown opens its second season in Charles Town with a single performance Saturday at the old courthouse where his treason trial occurred. Two shows nightly proceed through June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
UPI
John Brown
Beckley area eyed for Project Bootstrap pilot plant
A Senate letter from George A. Lamb praises Project Bootstrap and notes plans for a Beckley area pilot plant. General Electric conducts the research under a $750,000 government contract to develop coal derived gas, hydrogen and chemicals using an electrical corona process. If successful, the project could spark a regional economic revival and employ hundreds of miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Byrd
George A. Lamb
Office of Coal Research
West Virginia
Beckley Area
Bootstrap
General Electric Co
Two Franco Foes Exiled
Madrid reports that two opposition leaders fled to exile and three other Spaniards chose forced residence in remote areas after a government crackdown on Franco era foes. Jose Maria Gil Robles and Jesus Prados Arrarte left for Paris and Madrid observers cite a ban on residence freedom as the trigger. The Canary Islands hosts include Jaime Miralles Joaquin Sarrastegui and Fernando Alvarez Miranda, all linked to anti Franco activity and post Munich gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
UPI
Spain
Francisco Franco
Jose Maria Gil Robles
Christian Democratic Party
Spanish Republic
Gil Robles
Run Movement
Munich
Germany
Franco
Paris
Jesus Prados Arrarte
University of Madrid
Canary Islands
Jaime Miralles
Falange Party
Joaquin Sarrastegui
Spanish Union Party
Fernando Alvarez Miranda
Spanish Association For European Cooperation
Miscalculation Tragedy Involving Beckley Visitors
Mrs. Robert Hatcher of Beckley, previously with Beckley College, hosted Miss O'Dell in Charleston at Memorial Hospital for a visit on Sunday morning. An accident occurred at 3:35 p.m. with truck driver Thomas Lee Collins of High Point, NC, reporting he did all he could to prevent it. No other injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Robert
Rachel) Hatcher
Beckley
Beckley College
Thomas Lee Collins
High Point
N. C
Algeria Suffered Damages From Referendum Protests
Insurance offices banks and municipal buildings were damaged amid referendum unrest in Algeria. The American Cultural Center suffered damage due to U.S. opposition to the OAS. In the Sahara near Hassi Messaoud a natural gas well ignited by an OAS plastic bomb exploded, flames reaching 80 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
U.S
OAS
Sahara
Hassi Messaoud
Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Wiretapping Practices
Rep Bob Kastenmeier D Wis introduces a bill to outlaw all forms of wiretapping arguing current law bans interception and divulgence but courts allow interception without divulgence. He seeks to redefine law to require interception or divulgence in all cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kastenmeier
D-Wis
Kastenmeier
Lanark Men Forfeit Bonds In Local Court Roundup
Two Lanark men forfeited bonds after failing to appear before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Anthony Milkovich jailed for drunken driving, bond $58.50 forfeited. Robert Quesenberry jailed for reckless driving, bond $58.50 forfeited. James W. Osborne of Raven, Va. cited for four in front seat, bond $15. Charles Durward Evans jailed for drunkenness and parole violation. George Kincaid released on peace warrant withdrawal. Roosevelt Duff jailed on parole violation. Calvin Grimmett released after drunkenness and destruction of property sentence. Larry Lee Lester released to U S Deputy Marshal for post office break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Joe Rodriguez
Anthony Milkovich
Lanak
Rodriguez
Lanark
Robert Quesenberry
James W. Osborne
Raven
Charles Durward Evans
Oceana
George Kincaid
Midway
Madison Lowery
Sophia
Roosevelt Duff
Sullivan
Calvin Grimmett
Larry Lee Lester
Itman
U. S
Charleston
Desegregation Move in Atlanta Archdiocese Publicizes Policy
Archbishop Hallinan announced an open letter to Catholics stating six Negro pupils have entered previously all white parochial schools in Atlanta. He said this is not token integration and described the step as the church moving toward desegregation of its schools after long deliberation. The letter was read in all area churches and cites about 8,000 students in five high schools and 18 elementary schools, with 2,000 Negro members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Hallinan
Church
Armour Faces Supreme Court Over Imitation Ham Labeling
The Armour company disputes a Freeman order requiring labeling of meat products as imitation when they resemble but do not meet standards. Courts ruled the order arbitrary and demanded enforcement while trial continues. Government argues the decision affects other products and cites a 20 year old regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Armour
Packing Company
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Supreme Court
Department
Armour & Co
High Court
Deaths And Funerals In Local Notices
Funeral arrangements are in place for Mae Doris Dillon 88 who died at home after a long illness. The body is at Calfee Funeral Home. Cornelius B Crawford 88 of Selma Virginia died Sunday after an 18 month illness and services will be Tuesday at Nicely Funeral Home Chapel Clifton Forge with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery Covington. He was a retired C O Railway carman and member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America. Surviving include wife Mary Louise Gibson Crawford two brothers four daughters two step daughters a stepson twenty one grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren. Memorial Park. Mrs Farley died Sunday night in a local hospital after a long illness born February 18 1890 at Odd she was a Glen Morgan Community Church member and Ladies Aid Society. Surviving husband Giles A Farley three sons and two daughters plus a sister. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius B. Crawford
Selma
Nicely Funeral Home
Clifton Forge
W. Glen West
Beckley
Cedar Hill
Covington
Crawford
Weston
Cornelius B
Sarah D. Crawford
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
Assemblies of God Church
Mary Louise Gibson Crawford
Webster
T. W
Charlottesville
H. E. Sublett
Oak Hill
Roy E. Campbell
Colonial Heights
W. M. Powell
Lena Moneymaker
Petersburg
Eva Pinkard
Bud Hawthorne
Lidford Simpson
Raceland
Mildred Crum
Glen Morgan
Cornelius Rhodes
San Lorenzo
Calif
Alda Riddle
Howard Morrison
Sue Hunter
H. E. Rogers
Howard Starr
Ted Ford
Charley Ranson
Miss Eliza beth O'Dell dies prominent educator in Beckley
Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth O'Dell known as Topsy and longtime Beckley College dean of women will be held at 3 p m Tuesday at The Methodist Temple with Rev J B F Yoak presiding. She died in a West Virginia Turnpike crash near Milepost 61 Sunday. Survived by a sister and several siblings, the body to be moved from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to the church one hour before services. Burial at Edmond Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Topsy) O’dell
Raleigh County
Methodist Temple
J. B. F. Yoak
Coat
Sunset Memorial Ark
O'Dell
Beckley College
West Virginia Turnpike
Milepost
Beckley
Robert Hatcher
Charleston Memorial Hospital
A. E. O'Dell
Fayetteville
St. Albans High School
Morris Harvey College
Miss O’dell
Miss O'Dell
Beta Theta Mu
Kappa Theta Phi
Anne
O’dell
West Virginia
Woman's Club of
Beckley League of Women Voters
Beckley Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Rhododendron Girls State
Friends of the Library
West Virginia Youth Fitness Council
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Dana
Margaret) Conner
Keyser
Joe Cook
Clarence Carte
Lewis Hanna
J. B. van Dyke
Funeral services for Mrs Gertrude Williams
Mrs Gertrude Williams 80 of Huntington Beach California formerly of Beckley will have funeral services Wednesday in Huntington Beach after dying Sunday at her home following a long illness Born December 2 1881 in Cabell she was a daughter of the late James and Larilda Cook A Baptist church member she is survived by five children all in California three brothers J C Cook Kinzy Cook and Henry Cook and four grandchildren The body is at Smith Mortuary Huntington Beach California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Williams
Huntington Beach
Calif
Beckley
Williams
Cabell
James
Larilda Cook
The
Baptist Church
California
J. C. Cook
Cabell Heights
Kinzy Cook
Links Grove
Honaker Rites Held for Caldwell Resident 65
Funeral services for Edgar William Honaker 65 of Caldwell will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Caldwell Presbyterian Church with ministers Ptrangle Shackleford and Hancock officiating. Burial in Adwell Cemetery near Ronceverte. He died Sunday after a short illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Robert Erwin Beckley. A retired railroad employee and lifelong Caldwell resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar William Honaker
Caldwell
Caldwell Presbyterian Church
Robert Ptrangle
E. T. Shackleford
Albert R. Hancock
Adwell Cemetery
Ronceverte
Honaker
Robert Erwin Beckley
RNS
Charles Parsons Funeral Services Held for 26 Year Old
Funeral services for Charles Parsons 26 of Matoaka will be at 11 a m Tuesday at Grotto Baptist Church with Rev K B Arnold presiding Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery near Bluefield Parsons died Sunday in Mullens hospital from a shotgun wound His accused slayers Jerry and Tex McCoskey of the Herndon Mountain region are in the Wyoming County Jail on murder charges Born June 29 1936 in Bear Town he was a son of Charles and Mary Madeline Park Parsons Survivors include his wife Devella Jean Parsons a son David Wayne and a daughter Stephanie Jean all at home three brothers James Jack and Timothy Parsons and a sister Mrs Ella Mae Angle all of Matoaka The body will lie in state at Bailey Funeral Home Matoaka until one hour before funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Parsons
Matoaka
Grotto Baptist Church
K. B. Arnold
Woodlawn
Bluefield
Parsons
Mullens Hospital
Jerry
Tex McCoskey
Herndon Mountain
Wyoming County
Beartown
Charles
Mary Madeline Park Parsons
Devella Jean Parsons
David Wayne
Stephanie Jean
James
Jack
Timothy Parsons
Ella Mae Angle
Bailey Funeral Home
Paul Owen Thomas dies in San Diego hospital at 43
Paul Owen Thomas 43 of Alderson died at 8 p m Sunday in the U S Naval Hospital San Diego California He was born December 23 1908 in Summers County a son of the late Marcus and Jennie Johnson Thomas An employee of Cabide and Carbon Co South Charleston he was a World War II veteran serving with the U S Air Force Surviving is a brother Donald of Beckley The body is being sent to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home for arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Owen Thomas
Alderson
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Summers County
Marcus
Jennie Johnson Thomas
Carbide and Carbon Co
South Charleston
U. S. Air Force
Donald
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for John Lopez in Sophia
John L Lopez 57 of Sophia died Sunday at a local hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Spain on December 2, 1904 and was a retired miner in East Gulf Local 6109 of the UMWA. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Cleve Young officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Josephine Ara Lopez a daughter Margaret Lopez Watson of St Albans and a grandson. Pallbearers are Joe Perez Doss Lopez Alex Lopez and Frank Joe and John Ubeda. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lopez Lopez
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Cleve Young
Sunset Memorial Park
Lopez
Spain
UMWA
East Gulf
Josephine Ara Lopez
Margaret Lopez Watson
St. Albans
Joe Perez
Doss Lopez
Alex Lopez
Frank
Joe
John Ubeda
Final rites for Mrs Gennie Farley at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Mrs Gennie Farley 72 of Glen Morgan will have funeral services at 2 30 Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Reverends Jim Franklin and Clair Burkette officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gennie Farley
Glen Morgan
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Jim Franklin
Clair Burkette
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Method
A new healing substance Bio-Dyne, from eight world famous research institutes, shrinks piles without surgery. Available as Preparation H suppositories and ointment sold at drug counters. Sufferers report itch relief and pain reduction, with claims that piles have ceased to be a problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Stolen 1958 Car Recovered in Miami Inquiry
A 1958 model car stolen from Mrs. Lorene Houchins at 220 Hull Street around 1 a.m. Friday was recovered in Miami Florida. Samuel Oppenheimer aged 18 and Richard Alonzo Jones age 2 are held by Miami police. FBI agents have taken over the case and will return the men to Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Houchins
Hull St
Miami
Fila
Miami Police Department
Samuel Oppenheimer
Richard Alonzo Jones
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Beckley
Crookshank in Satisfactory Condition After Knife Wounds
Gene Milton Crookshank twenty of Pax is in Beckley Memorial Hospital with knife wounds to his left arm from a scuffle at about 9 p.m. Sunday. The article also notes that the average horse life is around fifteen years, with many living twenty or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Milton Crookshank
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Elihu Baker Dies at 74 in Kimball Health Facility
Elihu Baker, 74, of Kimball, died in a local hospital at 9 a.m. Saturday. The body is at Bennett Funeral Home, Kimball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Baker
Kimball
Bennett Funeral Home
Graveside rites held for George W. Duppee in Odd Cemetery
George W. Duppee aged 94 of Rhodell died Sunday morning in a Beckley hospital. Born April 14, 1868 in Prince Edward County Virginia, he leaves wife Nancy Cole Duppee two sons Orville and Harold both of Rhodell two daughters Erma Rhodes Wyce and Inex Duppee of Rhodell six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are handled by Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Duppee
Rhodell
Samuel Meadows
Duppee
Beckley Hospital
Prince Edward County
Nancy Cole Duppee
Orville
Harold
Erma Rhodes
Wyce
Inex Duppee
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Ban The Bomb March Fizzles in Scotland Protest
In Dunoon Scotland a sit down protest against the Polaris submarine depot ship USS Proteus drew about 500 participants, far short of the 3,000 hoped for. Police arrested 46 Sunday and 92 Saturday for disturbing the peace or related offenses, with most released after processing. The event ended two hours early after a 25 hour vigil and a small band kept singing anti Polaris songs in the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunoon
Scotland
UPS
Committee of 100
Obituary Tribute Highlights Topsy O'Dell Leadershi p
Eulogies praise Topsy O'Dell for organizing the Friends of the Library and serving on Raleigh County groups. She led educational health programs, chaired the educational health committee, and directed as a board member since 1957. Beckley League of Women Voters founder and first president, her death draws statewide grief for governance and community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Library
Odessa Lewis
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Miss O'Dell
C. J. Kleiman
Beckley League of Women Voters
Topsy O'Dell
Topsy
Raleigh County
W. Va
Train Wreck Speeds Over 70 MPH At Dawn
Railroad spokesman W A MacKenzie cites speed over 70 mph in a 30 mph zone as a possible brake or human failure. ICC investigators arrived to determine the exact cause after the derailment at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. MacKenzie
Interstate Commerce
ICC
Grand Jurors Fail To Report In Raleigh Case Panel
Peggy Richmond Ralph Jackson Betty Wilkes Earl Godbey W Broyles Corey Mitchell Bowers Lilly McCrump Fritz Dillon Richmond and others serve on the grand jury foreman 105 Parkwood Drive. Cases include a murder charge against Winnie Mae Batey Raleigh in the pistol death of Arthur Hardy. Jurors decide true bill or no true bill to indict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Richmond
R. L. Miller
1st Astronaut Welcomed Home in Derby New Hampshire
Alan B. Shepard returned to his hometown Derby New Hampshire for a welcome celebration that swelled the population, led a parade of 4,000, and drew about 100,000 visitors. It was his first trip home since Mercury suborbital flight on May 5, 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
N.H
UPI
Alan B. Shepard
New Hampshire
America
Shepard
Kennedy Analyzes Government Size Debt And Confidence
Kennedy argues the economy faces illusions about government size debt and confidence. He contends federal spending growth lags inflation but remains rising, deficits alone do not trigger inflation, and that honest appraisal of programs is needed. He warns complacency risks stagnation if business labor and government fail in obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fedrt
Hoover
Kennedy
Four Escapees Remain At Large From Moundsville Camp
Four of five inmates escaped from the Moundsville honor camp and remained at large, while Alton Curry, 25, was captured after walking into a restaurant for water about 12 hours after the breakout. Curry was serving 1 to 10 years for burglary in Mingo County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
UPI
Nose
Pee
Alton Curry
Curry
Mingo County
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Congress
Richmon
Mae Doris Dillon
Ws SS
Calfee Funeral Home
Miss
Topsy’ O'Dell
Robert Jones
United Baptist Church
Winona
Edmond
Oscar
Clinton
Lottie Yancey
Althera Hopkins
Annie Wood
New York City
Ritchie and Johnson
Edgar W. Honaker
John L. Lopez
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