President Gets New Custom-Built Auto
President Kennedy received a new custom-built bubble top Lincoln limousine with elevator, three tops, retractable running boards, two two-way radios with scrambler, and a 430-cubic inch engine. The 7,822 pound vehicle, designed for Secret Service use, underwent wind tunnel testing before delivery to the White House.
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Washington
API
Kennedy
Ford Motor Co
A. E. Baughman
White House
Ford Museum
Ford
Mabscott Lions to Install Officers Tonight
Mabscott Lions Club will install officers at 6 30 p m tonight at Mabscott Methodist Church. J D Ballew program chair said Rev C S Donnelly will be guest speaker at the Ladies Night affair.
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Mabscott Lions Club
Mabscott Methodist Church
J. D. Ballew
Ballew
C. S. Donnelly
Willis Defends Nine Suits Today
In Raleigh County Circuit Court Willis Water Co faced nine additional suits by Harper Heights residents via Clay S. Crouse alleging failure to follow a Public Service Commission order to hire an engineer. Plaintiffs claim compensation for water outages from March 18, 1957, to Jan. 15, 1958, and note a tank erected by Willis. Proceedings paused for evidence and a franchise copy before a 1:15 p.m. recess. total lawsuits at term: 18, with six earlier verdicts for Willis.
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George Willis
Willis Waters Co
Raleigh
Harper Heights
Clay S. Crouse
Willis
Public Service Commission
Crouse
Dennis Leary
J. W. Maxwell
PSC
Maxwell
Norman Knapp
Two-Car Crash on Second Ave Causes $215 in Damages
Beckley City Police report a 5 p.m. Wednesday accident on Second Ave. involving a 1954 model car driven by Vincent R. Garaffa, 38, of 301 Wyoming Ave., rear-ending Selma A. Thompson, 43, of Route 3, Beckley. Damages estimated at $215.
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Second Ave
Beckley
Vincent R. Garaffa
Wyoming Ave
Selma A. Thompson
Route 3
Spinster Slain While Praying For Job In Chicago
Gertrude Lew, a 40 year old unemployed woman, was stabbed 64 times and found dead at Blessed Sacrament Church in Chicago while praying for work. Police seized a suspect after neighbors saw a man flee the church area. no clear motive or weapon found. The crime marked Chicago's third major unsolved killing in three days amid a surge of violence.
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Chicago
UPI
Gertrude Lew
Blessed Sacrament Church
Miss Lewandowski
Laos cease fire strain at Geneva talks
U S observers report pro Communist rebels violated the Padong truce by attacking a royal Laotian base camp. The International Control Commission warned this was the most serious flare up since the May 3 cease fire. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko blamed both sides. Harriman defended U S actions and said he would set the record straight.
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Riman
Laos
Harriman
International Control Commission
Padong
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Geneva
Notable Senate Swearing In and Global Dispatches
Short cruise with guests aboard a cabin cruiser on the Potomac River followed by dinner. Senator John G Tower of Texas sworn in as Sen. Tower. TV violence study at Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee hearing. children shown violent and peaceful scenes after a 10 minute film. Census Bureau reports U S population at 182,481,000 as of May 1, up from 1960. Eddie Polo dies in Hollywood at 86. Khrushchev gifts Kennedy a gold cigar box and caviar in Vienna meeting. Mint Canyon fire nears Newhall. 4,500 acres burned in Angeles Forest. Cold fronts ease five day east heat. California experiences coast to coast heat shift. New England cools to 40s. Former Nazis must quit German posts by June 30 1962. Parkersburg fraud probe in city street dept. Mayor Jackson vows charges. Gov Barron hosts British Ambassador Sir Harold Caccia on economic problems. Columbia Cement plans a 10,000 barrel Nitro plant.
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White House
Potomac Rive
John G. Tower
Sen. Tower
R-Tex
Washington
Senate
Census Bureau
U.S
Eddie Polo
Hollywood
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
Mint Canyon
Newhall
Calif
Angeles National Forest
Central
Appalachians
California
New England
Bundestag
Parkersburg
City Street Department
Dean T. Jackson
Gov
W. W. Barron
Harold Caccia
United States
Charleston
Britain
West Virginia
Sir Harold
Gov. Bariton
House of Delegates
Pittsburgh
Columbia Cement Corp
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Nitro
Castro trims prisoner swap and tractors for Cuba deal
Castro said 1,214 captives included mistaken arrests and offered to trade 1,173 invaders plus three leaders, 16 war criminals and three priests through diplomatic channels. He accused U.S. planes of trespassing Cuban air space and said Cuba will attend the Montevideo conference, claiming Latin America’s kinship with Cuba.
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Detroit
Castro
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Montevideo
Uruguay
United States
Latin America
Cuba
Kennedy
Police Probe Dynamiting of Smithers Bridge
Police investigate the dynamiting of a bridge at Smithers Creek near Montgomery. The blast damaged nearby buildings and storefronts, with no injuries reported. A threatening phone call to new area residents was dismissed as a prank. no motive linked to the bridge blast.
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Smithers
RNS
Smithers Creek
E. S. Goodson
Cannelton Hollow
Montgomery
Smithers Street
Goodson
State Road Commission
Giannini Hardware
Rochette
Valley Building Supply
Bree’s
Stevenson Blasts Kennedy Plan On Cuban Invasion
Adlai Stevenson said last weekend that President Kennedy rescinded and revoked an Eisenhower era plan that included U S air support for Cuban invaders. He faced new insults from Communists and leftists before flying to Bolivia for talks in La Paz amid planned protests by students and unionists over arrested Communist leaders.
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Scott
GOP
Kennedy
Eisenhower
U.S
Stevenson
Bolivia
el Siglo
Ultima Hora
Santiago
Cuba
la Paz
Beckley Boy Receives West Point Appointment After Delay
WWHS senior Hindsley, active as Key Club president and Honor Society treasurer, won a late West Point appointment after initial eligibility issues. He aimed to wrestle and 150 pound football, with plans to earn a bachelor of science and a commission as second lieutenant in four years.
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West Point
U. S. Army
Funeral services for Harvey Claytor in Beckley
Harvey Claytor aged 71 of 118 Deegans Street East Beckley will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church conducted by Revs Henry DuBois and Blyin. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park with Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlour handling the arrangements at the church one hour before the service.
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Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Harvey Claytor
Deegans St
East Beckley
New Hope Baptist Church
Henry DuBois
James ‘Bly
Greenwood Memorial Park
David Arthur Cain Funeral Rites Held for Drowned Teen
David Arthur Cain 17 grandson of Mr and Mrs Selmer Blevins of Crab Orchard died in a lake near his Washington DC home. Funeral services were set for 2 30 p m Friday at the home of his parents Arthur and who Cain at 9 Weber Drive Washington D C. He and a companion drowned Tuesday about 7 p m and were recovered two and a half hours later after dragging operations.
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David Arthur Cain
Selmer Blevins
Crab Orchard
Arthur Cain
Weber Drive
Washington, D. C
Final rites for George J. Wood in Princeton
George J. Wood 82 of Princeton dies after a two year illness. Funeral services set for 3 p m Friday at the George W Seaver Memorial Chapel with burial at Oakwood Park Cemetery. He taught in Raleigh and Mercer counties for over 45 years and was Mercer County schools superintendent before retirement. Surviving relatives include a Beckley granddaughter and a Beckley sister in law. Seaver Mortuary Princeton handles arrangements.
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George J
Jack) Wood
Princeton
George W. Seaver
Oakwood Park
Wood
Coal City
Beckley
Raleigh County
Mercer County
Kenneth J. Neely
Ira Whitlock
Seaver Mortuary
Final rites for Mrs Mabel Owens in Glen Daniel
Mrs Mabel Owens 43 of Glen Daniel to be laid to rest after services at 2 p.m. at MacArthur Church of God with Rev Otis Clyburn leading. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. She was killed when struck by lightning around 1 15 p.m. Tuesday. Calfee Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Mabel Owens
Glen Daniel
MacArthur Church of God
Otis Clyburn
Sunset Memorial Park
Obituary: Mrs Nettie Sisk of Mullens Dies at 84
Mrs Nettie Florence Sisk 84 of Mullens died at 4 34 am. She was active in the First Church of God on Guyandotte Avenue. Born Feb 6 1877 at Macajah's Ridge she was the daughter of William and Jane Monk. Survived by four sons Lamar G Roy C Boyd H the Rev Wayne A Sisk. four daughters Pearl K Kelly Gretchen Dingus Eloise Lisk Lannie Goins. three sisters Lou Bolyard Homer Wells Georgia Lusk. one brother Clifford Monk. 13 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday at the First Church of God with Rev John J Bailey officiating.
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Nettie Florence Sisk
Mullens
First Church of God
Guyandotte Avenue
Macajah’s Ridge
William and
Jane Monk
Henry
Lamari G
Roy C
Boyd H
Harlan, Ky
Wayne A. Sisk
Crab Orchard
Pearl K. Kelly
Philadelphia
Gretchen Dingus
Eloise Lisk
Clarksville
Lannie Goins
Lou Bolyard
Gypsy
Homer Wells
Leesburg
Fla
Georgia Lusk
Herndon
Clifford Monk
Miami
First Church For God
John J. Bailey
Mrs Adeline Mitchem obituary at 64 in Beckley
Mrs Adeline Mitchem 64 of 329 Bostic Ave. died at home at 9 a m from a heart attack She was born at Thorpe June 19 189% daughter of George and Louise Mitchem and a Penecostal Holiness Church member Survivors include her husband Reece three sons Marvin Beaver Paul Beckley Roger at home three daughters Ruth Rose Beckley Helen and Shirley at home a brother Paris Mitchem Pageton three sisters Martilla Turner Cleveland Cosbey Davis Beckley Nancy Gibson Beckley and six grandchildren The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Adeline Mitchem
Bostic Ave
Thorpe
George and
Louise Mitchem
Penecostal Holiness Church
Beckley
Reece Mitchem
Marvin
Beaver
Paul
Roger
Ruth Rose
Helen
Shirley
Paris Mitchem
Pageton
Martilla Turner
Cleveland
Ohio
Cosbey Davis
Nancy Gibson
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral for Omar H Brinkley in New Haven
Omar Hun ter Brinkley 38 of New Haven Conn nephew of Mrs R J How ard and Mrs Cleo Blakey both of Beckley will be buried or laid to rest after services at 11 a m Saturday at New Haven Brinkley died at 10 p m Monday after suffering a heart attack at his home
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Omar Hunter Brinkley
New Haven
Conn
R. J. Howard
Cleo Blakey
Beckley
Brinkley
Final rites for Mrs Jessie Bowyer in Charleston
Mrs Jessie Mae Bowyer 75 of South Charleston died Tuesday at Thomas Memorial Hospital from a heart condition. Native of Monroe County, she lived in South Charleston 20 years and worked at G C Murphy Co. in South Charleston. Survived by Emmett Bowyer. two sons Marvin Pineville Gene South Charleston. five daughters Mina Myrtle Morgan St Albans Union Big Chimney. sister Mary DeHart Princeton. brother Kellous Barnett Cleveland. 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Jessie Mae Bowyer
South Charleston
Degnan
Charleston
Bowyer
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Monroe County
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Union
G. C. Murphy Co
Emmett Bowyer
Marvin
Pineville
Gene Bowyer
Mina Jones
Myrtle Jones
Phillis Morgan
St. Albans
Madaline Ratliff
Joyce Boyd
Big Chimney
Mary DeHart
Princeton
Kellous Barnett
Cleveland
Ohio
Ida Hunter 81 Dies After Short Illness In Raleigh General
Mrs Ida Mae Hunter 81 of 1312 S Kanawha St died at Raleigh General Hospital at 8 20 am after a short illness She was born Pine Knob Aug 8 1879 a retired school teacher and member of First Baptist Church Women of the Moose Lodge Princeton Survivors include two daughters Mrs George Bryant Beckley and Mrs R K Collins Wallbridge Ohio two brothers Dr Byrd Hunter Coral Gables Fla and Dr Hubert Hunter Whitesville a sister Mrs Minnie Wright Miami Fla four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral 1 pm Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev Jim Franklin and Rev C E Walker in charge Burial Pine Knob family cemetery Body remains at the funeral home
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Virginia Cleo Meador
Camp Creek
Mercer County
Spanishburg Methodist Church
Ernest Boyd
French Cemetery
Spanishburg
Frank Bowling
Bluefield
Carl Taylor
Lebanon
Mary Moore
Hazard
Rose and Quesenberry
Junior Russell
Claurie Hatcher
Kent Lilly
Vernon Darnell
Carl Meadows
Lige Darnell
Caroline Lambie Prodie
Mount Hope
Andrew S. Rowan
Scotland
America
Columbus
Ohio
Agnes Easton
Beckley
Elizabeth Cormack
Eccles
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Ray Hansen
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Oak Hill
Tyree
The
Presbyterian Church
RNS
Ida Mae Hunter
S. Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
Pine Knob
Lewis and
Arminta Honaker Hunter
First Baptist Church
Moose Lodge
Princeton
George Bryant
R. K. Collins
Wall‘bridge
Byrd Hunter
Coral Gables
Fla
Hubert Hunter
Whitesville
Minnie Wright
Miami
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
Jim Franklin
C. E. Walker
Funeral Home
Now You Know By United Press International
The Mexican chihuahua is the world smallest breed of dog with some weighing as little as 16 ounces.
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United Press International
Damages suit by Boggess family ends in hung jury
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury could not reach a verdict on a $50,000 damage suit filed by two year old Barbara Ann Boggess and her mother Mrs Wilda Boggess of Lilly Heights Addition after a June 1960 automobile accident. The jurors asked for further instructions and were dismissed until 9 a m today. The consolidated action by Mrs Boggess and others sought about $9,200 from defendant Kenneth F Kiser of Cleveland Ohio who allegedly skidded on a slippery road on Highway 21 near Rural Acres Drive and forced the crash thrusting the Boggess car into collision with his vehicle. Counsel listed include Clay S Crouse for plaintiffs and W H File Jr and Donald D Hodson for Kiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Boggess
Wilda Boggess
Lilly Heights
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Boggess
Lloyd Boggess
Jerry
Billy Gunter
Venezuelan ambassador leaves Caracas university amid tense standoff
Venezuelan ambassador Moscoso exits the university after police circle and student protests threaten entry. About 15 people accompany him to depart while students chant death threats, yet no violence occurs at the embassy as he moves to the hilltop residence.
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Europe
Circle University
Carlos A. Perez
Cecil Sanford
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
USIA
Jack Bright
Moscoso
Wey
Caracas
Nho
Legislature Deadlock Over Sales Tax Increase Plan
Legislators and minority leaders accuse Barron of reneging on ending the sales tax increase voted earlier. Proposals to reallocate Road Commission funds could yield 7.8 million but expect little attention. House activity dominates. Senate caucuses. Minor bills advance. bills on licenses for 65 plus. hunting rules debated. Myles proposes a 7.3 million package including liquor price hike, higher rental income tax, and meals sales tax rise to five percent.
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Del
George Seibert
Barron
House
Senate
del. T. E. ‘Myles
D-Fayette
Barron's
Myles
Conflicting Tales Spark Police Probe Near Bolt
Fred Burgess and his wife give conflicting accounts after a Wednesday night incident near Bolt. Burgess, owner of the Bolt Tavern in Pleasant Hills near Beckley, says a man jumped him and robbed them after they stopped to check a man lying by the highway. The amount stolen was not disclosed.
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Fred Burgess
Bolt
Beckley
C. R. Daweson
State Police
Burgesses
Pleasant Hills
Burgess
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George J. Wood
Nettie Sisk
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Omar H. Brinkley
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