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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
2
In Denver police found the nude and battered body of an unidentified young woman in Lincoln Park after midnight. Two couples strolling nearby discovered the scene. clothing lay about 25 feet away. Det. Capt. Roy Tangye said a blunt heavy instrument likely caused the injuries. The park near a public housing project was roped off for investigation.
The Zo rin-McCloy talks were arranged at United Nations meetings last March between Adlai Stevenson and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to select a forum for resumed disarmament talks. The last East-West talks ended in June 1960 when the Communists walked out.
In Stuttgart Germany a head-on collision of two commuter trains was caused by an engineer missing a new block signal. Officials report 35 dead and 43 injured, 20 seriously, with possible additional bodies found. US Army said some American children were aboard one train but unharmed. 7th Army troops aided rescue efforts.
An ad explains aging colon causes dry hard waste and constipation. It praises COLONAID for three actions: moisturizes waste, rebulks and tones colon muscles, and gently stimulates nerve reflexes for lower colon movement. Claims overnight relief and hospital proven safety, even for expectant mothers, with introductory size 43¢.
Consolidated suits over a June 13 1960 auto crash are on trial in a County Circuit Court. Barbara Ann Boggess two years old suing by her mother Mrs Wilda Boggess seeks 50000 for injuries. Jerry Gunter and his mother full brothers Billy and Jerry Gunter are co plaintiffs. Kenneth F Kiser of Cleveland Ohio is the defendant represented by W H File Jr and Donald D Hodson. Fink of Crab Orchard was originally named a defendant but was dismissed. The crash occurred about 1215 am when Kisers car skidded across Highway 21 veering into the Gunter car on wet pavement. Clay S Les represents the plaintiffs.
Gov. W. W. Barron appointed a five member Minimum Wage Board to hear appeals on state contract wage determinations. Vincent J. Johnkoski serves the State Road Commission. Mayor Dean T. Jackson represents municipalities. Kenneth Sylvester, Paul R. Anderson Sr., and Robert Welch fill contractor and labor roles. The board operates without pay under a 1961 law and will decide appeals from labor commission determinations and set wage rules.
Public Service Commission debated Hope Natural Gas Co. request for a 1.8 million dollar annual rate increase serving 93,000 customers in northern West Virginia. Hearings concluded and rates suspended until July 29. PSC analyst John C. Murphy testified the company’s deficiency ranges 750,000 to 900,000, using varying accounting methods. He cited a 6.35 percent return versus its targets of 10 percent on production properties and 6.73 percent on other holdings.
Death notices state Mrs. Bertha Bailey 67 of Cyclone will have funeral services at 1 p m Thursday at Bright Prospect Baptist Church Cyclone with Rev. Kenny Harvey and Rev. E Dewey Wilson in charge. Burial in Brown Cemetery. Born Sept 26 1893 at Cyclone she was daughter of the late Isaac and Alatair Brown. Husband Perry Bailey died four years ago. Survivors include three sons Lyman Perry Jr and Thaddus all of Cyclone two daughters Mrs Bessie Baldridge Moorehead Ky and Miss Ester Bailey Cyclone five brothers Howard Logan Verner Cecil Ray and Nash Brown all of Cyclone a sister Mrs Ezra Toler Cyclone and three grandchildren. Body will be taken to home at 4 p m today from Evans Funeral Home Oceana.
Mrs Elizabeth Young age 92 of 141 East Main Street died at 9 p m Tuesday at her home after a three year illness. Born in Summers County on June 12 1869 she died the day after her 92nd birthday. She moved to Beckley in 1902 and was a charter member of several groups including Bethlehem Chapter Easter Star No 71 and the First Baptist Church. Survived by daughter Blanche Mason 6 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Dr Alvin J Cook officiating. Burial in Wildwood Cemetery. Body to be taken from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to church one hour before services. Pallbearers named C C Farmer E L Jones Earle Bibb Earl Griffith John Harvey Price Hawley.
Mrs Abbie Gail Harrah 75 of Route 9 Beaver died Tuesday morning after months of illness. Funeral details listed with burial at Grandview Cemetery Crow church service in Free Will Baptist Church conducted by Rev W R Gouldin. Surviving children include six sons Lacey Redden Elgie Tracy and Leslie Harrah Roy Harrah Virgie and a daughter Leona Burgan Olive Underwood and Louis Epperly Vergie Jordan. Also three sisters and many grandchildren great grandchildren. Body to be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to church one hour before service.
Mrs Luvina McKinney 62 of Midway dies after illness at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Born Walkertown Feb 23 1899 daughter of James and Emma Wood She was Sophia Methodist member Her husband Lacy died 1960 Survived by brother Oscar Wood two sons Donald and Lacy Jr step son Clifton Johnston daughter Odessa Bowen nine grandchildren one great grandchild Funeral at Sophia Methodist Church with Williams Funeral Home pallbearers named.
James E Emmett Hill aged 68 of Birmingham Alabama, brother in law of Mrs James R Craver, Lorraine Apartments Beckley, died at his home early today after a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
A girl was killed by a lightning bolt during a yard incident witnessed by Mrs. McNeill and her son. The same strike also stunned her son and killed Mrs. Owens, whose husband died in a mine accident years earlier near Sand Lick. A doctor said the girl’s neck was broken. the body was taken to Calfee Funeral Home.
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev will follow Kennedy with a nationwide radio television broadcast on his Vienna summit talks. Tass announced the 8 p.m. broadcast without further details, after Kennedy spoke to the U.S. on the Vienna talks the day after his return.
Mrs. Mabel Owens 43 was killed instantly by a lightning strike near 1 15 p m Tuesday. A lifelong Raleigh County resident born May 18 1918 at Maben she was a Methodist and widow of Charles O Dell Owens killed in a mine accident near San Lick. Surviving are five sons one daughter two sisters and several grandchildren.
A four hour and 22 minute blackout across Manhattan and parts of Queens disrupted subway signals trapping commuters in tunnels and delaying trains. Fire and police agencies aided hundreds trapped by nonfunctional elevators as hospitals relied on emergency generators. Broadway shows paused while freezers failed and citywide heat intensified the crisis.
Commodities will be given out at the Stanaford Union Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, according to agent Cather Gill. Recipients are asked to bring their own containers.
London scene stirs with a gigolo comeback as American tour groups seek male partners. Club executives say demand from women visitors boosts calls from aspiring social guides ready to escort, dance, and entertain for pay, signaling a revived market for discreet companionship.
Two brothers drifted 10 days in a Gulf of Mexico life raft after their plane crashed offshore of Florida. They survived on rainwater and a flying fish, were rescued by a yacht and later transferred to Tyndall Air Force Base and Bay Memorial Hospital in Panama City in fair condition with sunburn exposure and burns from the crash.
Gov. W. W. Barron submitted to the Senate for confirmation the names of 24 persons he has named to executive posts since the last session ended March 11. The tally includes five named to the new Minimum Wage Board and five to the West Virginia Historic Commission, with other appointments to minor boards. Major appointees include M. Lane as Director of Natural Resources, L. E. Ward Jr. as acting Commerce Director, Virginia Mae Brown as Insurance Commissioner, Fin gene M. Frederick and James A. Wilverding to the Racing Commission, and Gracen B. Heare as Berkeley Springs Sanitarium Superintendent.
State police report three people killed when a private light plane crashed in a wooded area north of Ligonier, off the highway to Johnstown. Flight plan and departure point undetermined at that time.
The news item notes a contract awarded to a Canadian firm due to identical bids by manufacturers for the city Transit Authority. It also covers George Lincoln Rockwell’s release on bond after a New Orleans theatre picketing in Nazi uniforms and related fines. Additional items report Lao unrest near Pak sane, U S advisers among Royal Laotian troops, Kennedy’s improving condition, teen murder extraditions, Laos coalition talks, maritime contract talks in New York, and state briefs on West Virginia industry and hepatitis cases.
Porter and Thornhill along with C S Lewis are named as new Raleigh County legislators after a Tuesday meeting with Wyoming Countians. An earlier two-signature wire list was canceled. A Charleston arrival delivered the official list to the Governor’s Mansion late Tuesday. Barron will see it in the morning. Kinzer and Abrams previously held no public office before appointment. Porter will serve the remainder of Nuckols’ term through next year as House terms are two years.
The Beckley Recreation Board met Tuesday afternoon and approved a tentative budget of 29500 for the coming year. Committee head Paul Fourney presented the budget report. Board members also discussed the summer playground program for city parks.
GOP argues General Revenue should reallocate 6.3 million plus 1.5 million to align with federal funds. They claim rerouting would allow EEP workers to be employed on projects approved by the road commissioner, effectively returning the money to the road commission.
A Department of the Navy representative, Kenneth P. Bergen, arrives in Beckley this evening for a tour prior to his address at Woodrow Wilson High School Friday on the Area Redevelopment Act. He will be met by Beckley Chamber of Commerce and will review area production and facilities for potential Navy projects. About 27 government officials led by Secretary Luther Hodges will attend the conference, with around 1,000 attendees statewide.
A lead in the Kanawha County slaying of James J. McCutcheon 38 emerges as Huntington police locate his car with McCutcheon’s license plate. His body was found May 28 at his Charleston area home, shot three times. the burglary of the home is noted.
The legislature, with 82 Democrats and 18 Republicans in the House and 25 Democrats and 7 Republicans in the Senate, debated several bills. Included were measures to amend the congressional redistricting act to protect current boards and agencies and to allow sportsmen aged 65 and over to hunt and fish without licenses.
A set of proposed bills would raise the assistant director’s salary to 8 000 dollars annually and permit requisition of county relief funds for federal matching. It also allows sportsmen over 65 to hunt and fish without licenses, authorizes a dam project sans fish ladders, broadens business development corporations, and lets the state mental health director place donations into a special fund.
A new military appropriations bill approved by the House allocates about $2.25 million for West Virginia National Guard and Army Reserve facilities. Funds cover National Guard armories in Huntington, Bluefield, Fairmont, Morgantown, Kingwood, and St. Albans plus a Pt. Pleasant maintenance shop, and reserve training centers in Morgantown, New Martinsville, Martinsburg, Huntington, and a South Charleston shop.
Charlie Whalen age 44 of Corinne was taken to Bluefield Sanitarium from Wyoming General Hospital Mullens for back injuries suffered at Amigo Smokeless Coal Co mine Wyco. He was injured in an accident at 10 p.m. Monday while working as a joy helper at the mine.
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