Progress on Beckley area integration shows mixed results
A Register survey finds varied responses from hotel and restaurant operators. Pagoda Motel owner McCollum says they serve all colors but control who enters. Honey in the Rock Motel shows no official policy until stockholders meet. Moon Glow Motel denies policy against Negroes yet will turn away undesirable white customers. Beckley Hotel reports three to four colored guests monthly. Trailway and President Hotels claim integration, with nuanced refusals for non-desirable guests.
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Harry Peck
Beckley
The
Register
M. V. McCollam
McCollum
John Meadows
Honey In the Rock Motel
Basile N. Meadows
Meadows
Joe Herrera, Jr
Honey In the Rock
George Shirey
Moon Glo
Pike Motel
Joe Keaton
Keaton
J. W. Bair
East End
Bair
H. M
Mike) Eckler
Beckley Hotel
President Hotel
W. M. Tabor
Trailway Hotel
Beckley Telephone Directory
Mary Quicksey
Trailway
Gifts From Sky On Statehood Day Ignites Balloons
West Virginia marks its 100th birthday with 100 helium balloons launched from the Old Federal Building plaza in Charleston at noon on Statehood Day. Each balloon bears a card directing finders to deliver or mail it to the West Virginia Centennial Commission for a hospitality gift pack including dinners, golf, and park passes. The Charleston Jaycees, led by Jack Lee, coordinate the effort and invite hospitality gift donations through Lee at Underwood Corporation in Charleston.
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Federal
West Virginia
Charleston Jaycees
Sky
Jack Lee
Lee
Underwood Corporation
Lee Street
East
Charleston
Death by carbon monoxide ends life of Boyd Bonds
Despondency from ill health believed to have caused the death of 46 year old Boyd Bonds of Stover. A coroner's jury ruled carbon monoxide poisoning in the front seat of his car as the cause after his body was found Monday by a son following a two day family led search with the sheriff's department. Police noted the hose to the exhaust and a left on ignition with the tank empty. A knife was found in the back seat and no suicide note.
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Boyd Bonds
Stover
Robert
Eunice
Raleigh County Sheriff's Department
Bonds
Chester Miller
Fred Hedrick
Sid Hurst
Ray Stover
I. H. Lemon
Now You Know By United Press International
Sixty insurance companies failed attempting to cover Chicago fire claims, an event that caused 200 million dollars in property damage and destroyed 314 square miles, Collier's Encyclopedia reports via United Press International.
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United Press International
Chicago
Collier’s Encyclopedia
Cool Caution Wins Debut At Delaware Park
In his career debut, Cool Caution won the opening race paying 112.40. Shore Party paid 86.60 in the second race as part of a 1 057 dollar daily double plus.
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Stanton
Del
UPI
Delaware Park
Shore Party
Engineers Plan Membership Campaign
The Appalachian chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers met for a dinner and meeting at Town and Country Restaurant to plan a membership drive. R R McClung presided in absence of S Austin Caperton Jr and stated the group includes engineers from Raleigh and nearby counties. Fred Toothman, state membership drive chairman, spoke on Engineering Enthusiasm to 18 members. the chapter has about 70 members.
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Appalachian
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
R .R. McClung
S. Austin Caperton Jr
McClung
Raleigh
Fred Toothman
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Appalachian Chapter
Greeting for JFK in Honolulu Sign Wavers Amid Hawaiian Crowd
UPI reports amid 100000 Hawaiians cheering President Kennedy in Honolulu one spectator drew attention to his Boston accent by waving a sign reading Aloher Jack. The moment highlighted Kennedy’s double appeal to local crowds and national leaders during the presidential visit.
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JFK Honolulu
UPI
Kennedy
Boston
Aloher
Jack
Rainbow Girls Attend Assembly In Wheeling
Members of Beckley Assembly No. 47 Order of Rainbow for Girls traveled to Wheeling for the 1963 Grand Assembly Session at the Scottish Rites Cathedral. A grand banquet for delegates and a lunch for mother advisors were scheduled with Beckley participants including Elizabeth Richmond and Annabel Hollandsworth.
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Order of Rainbow For
Beckley Asem
Beckley Assembly No. 47
Order of Rainbow
Grand Assembly
West Virginia
Scottish Rites
Wheeling
Annabel Hollandsworth
Beckley
Lloydette Humphreys
Johnette Evans
Lucinda Wirtz
Teresa Hancock
Elizabeth Richmond
Mother Advisors
Charles Reid
All Register
Gloria Sarandon
Pam Lynch
Barbara Williams
Rebecca Williams
Eugene Hancock
Pam Dew
Sharon Sisk
Phyllis Hatcher
Bonnie Jacobs
Lloydette Humphrey
Teresa Hanlcock
Cathy Wirtz
iCindy Atkinson
Debbie Atkinson
Barbara Zimmerman
Carol Zeigler
Becky Gurack
Susan Stowers
Jane Prince
Honey in the Rock to Open at Grandview This Summer
The Civil War musical Honey in the Rock hires about 80 people for a three month run from June 22 to September 1 at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park. Sixty six West Virginia cast and fifteen out of state workers form the company with a 16 voice chorus directed by Frances Moody. Performances run nightly 8 30 except Mondays as locals and out of state members settle in for the season.
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Grandview
Frances Moody
Fairmont State College
West
Rock
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
Monday Storm Floods Mannington Streets
A severe thunderstorm swelled Buffalo Creek to four feet above flood stage Monday night, flooding Mannington streets and isolating the town for hours. No injuries reported. one motorboat near a bridge capsized but rescues succeeded. U S 250 through Mannington closed. Sec 7 in Monongalia open to one-way traffic at Blacksville due to a slide.
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Mannington
UPS
Buffalo Creek
Marion County
W. H. Criss
Criss
U. S. 250
Monongalia County
Blacksville
Bonds Forfeited In Police Court Hefty Cash Losses
A total of 406.50 in cash bonds were forfeited in City Police Court Monday night. Herbert Walker of East Park forfeited 118 in bonds on drunkenness and carrying a dangerous and concealed weapon. Lionel Cote of Indiana forfeited 107 on a drunken driving charge. E. T. Browning of Dorothy forfeited 37 on driving without a state operator's license and defective equipment. Robert L. Sparks of Mabscott and James Godby of Maple Fork forfeited 20 each on speeding. George A. King of Beckley forfeited 15 on improper registration. Six persons forfeited a total of 106 on drunk charges.
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Herbert Walker
East Park
Lionel Cote
Indiana
E. T. Browning
Dorothy
Robert L. Sparks
Mabscott
James Godby
Maple Fork
George A. King
Beckley
Wunder Receives Top Air Force Civilian Award
The Air Force awarded George S Wunder, famed as Terry and the Pirates cartoonist, its highest civilian honor at a Pentagon ceremony. Air Force Chief of Staff Eugene M. Zuckert praised Wunder for portraying Air Force activities from December 30, 1946, to March 1, 1963, in a factual and favorable light.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
George S. Wunder
Terry and the Pirates
Pentagon
Air Force Chief of Staff
Eugene M. Zuckert
Wunder
Vandalism Probed at Teel Elementary School
Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department investigates vandalism at Teel Elementary, where rocks smashed 14 windows Sunday and Monday. Juvenile girls and boys are said to have been involved.
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Raleigh County Sheriff's Department
Teel
Distribution Slated at Beaver for June 12–13
Commodities will be distributed at Beaver on Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 and 13, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Woodrow L. Carter will be in charge. All recipients must provide their own containers.
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Beaver
Woodrow L. Carter
Delay In Rail Strike Asked By Wirtz
Washington (UPI) rail road union leaders weigh a proposal from Labor Secretary Wirtz to delay a nationwide rail strike at least until June 18. Management backs the plea and unions hold meetings to preserve the status quo until 12:01 A.M. EDT Tuesday. The 304 day cooling off period nears expiry as negotiations continue without progress amid a long running feud over work rules raising operating costs.
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Washington
UPI
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Supreme Court
Presidential
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Congress
Traffic Mishap Causes Minor Damage at Fayette and Heber
A minor collision at Fayette and Heber Streets at 1 47 p.m. Monday caused about 50 in damages. A 1954 model car driven by Pearl Cooper 37 of 434 Glens Falls NY and a 1957 model car driven by Muriel C Hodel 43 of 102 Bishop St collided. Neither driver was charged.
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Fayette and Heber Streets
Pearl Cooper
Glens Fall
N.Y
Muriel C. Hodel
Bishop St
Word origin of plumber linked to lead pipes
The term plumber traces to Latin plum bum meaning lead, as early sinks commonly used lead pipes, giving rise to the name.
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