Presidents Send Best Wishes For State's Birthday
West Virginia, turning 99, receives greetings from President Kennedy and former leaders Eisenhower Hoover. Harry S Truman will speak Wednesday at 5 30 p m on the capitol steps with five living governors invited to attend. Presidents praise centennial plans and the state’s past as a prelude to 1963 centennial events.
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Charleston
UPS
W. W. Barron
Barron
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Kent
West Virginia
New Guinea Declared Second Largest Area Globally
United Press International reports New Guinea spanning 316,861 square miles is cited as the world’s second largest land area. The feature notes the island’s vast extent and potential geopolitical and natural resource implications.
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United Press International
New Guinea
Navy to Buy More Land near Allegheny Lab in WV
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a Navy plan to spend 120000 for 1200 more acres near the Allegheny ballistic laboratory in West Virginia near the Maryland border. Rep. Harley Staggers argues it will expand the facility and aid future space missions, while the Navy and Hercules Powder Co. say it only adds space with no large jobs increase.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services
Navy
Allegheny Ballistics Laboratory
West Virginia
Maryland
Harley 0. Staggers
Dw.va
Hercules Powder Co
Staggers
Na Navy
C. T. Butler
Hercules
Chemical Propulsion
Butler
Bureau of Weapons
Allegheny
Driver Charged After Two-Car Collision at Intersections
A two car collision at the intersection of West Virginia Route 3 and U S 1921 in Raleigh Thursday evening led to a charge for one driver and 200 dollars in property damage. Thomas S Meadows 73 of Delray was charged with failure to yield the right of way by Beckley State Police. The other driver was named as Robert Chambers 68 of Beckley. Autos sideswiped with no injuries.
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W. Va
U. S
Raleigh
Thomas S. Meadows
Delray
Beckley
Robert Chambers
NLRB Examiner Hears Pepsi-Cola Issue Here
Representatives of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co of Beckley and Teamsters Union Local 75 appeared before the National Labor Relations Board Hearing examiner in Beckley today. The hearing was granted after former employees who joined the union after leaving over higher commissions demanded representation. A decision on whether the union can act as bargaining agent is expected soon. Testimony touched on whether the company falls under interstate commerce regulations.
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Pepsi- Cola Bottling Co
Beckley
Teamsters Union
National Labor Relations Board
Battling Concern
Driver Hospitalized After Beckley Hospital Collision
A two car wreck in front of Beckley Memorial Hospital at 8 a.m. left Dana Campbell a 20 year old Stamford woman hospitalized with injuries and Lyle Richmond of Stamford driving a 1959 model car. Property damage is estimated at 1500 dollars. State Police investigate possible charges.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Stamford
Beckley State
Dana Campbell
U. S. 19
Lyle Richmond
Memorial Hospital
Commodity Points Listed For County
Three food distribution points are announced today by the Sprague Warehouse. Winding Gulf Local Union Hall will serve until 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday with Robert Porter, agent. The Old Crab Orchard post office building will operate until 4 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with W. M. Milam, agent. Princewick Missionary Baptist Church will run until 4 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with Herbert Dancy, agent.
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Sprague
Winding Gulf
Besoco Murder Suspect Posts $5,000 Bond
Vance Hill aged 66 of Besoco was released from Raleigh Jail after posting a $5,000 bond for murder charges. He is to appear before the circuit clerk and later the grand jury for alleged involvement in the June 1 shooting that followed a card game which killed Lewis Hughes, age 66, of Besoco.
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Vance Hill
Besoco
Raleigh
Hill
Lewis Hughes
Resoco
Dan
Bennie R. Williams
Lima
Ohio
Crab Orchard
Pemberton
State Mental Hospital
Huntington
Pete Jackson
Piney View
Issac M. Snuffer
Glen White
Beckley
Charles Evans
Basil Andrews Stover Jr
Daniels
Joe Rodriguez
Five Ordained To Episcopal Diaconate
ROMNEY UP I Charles A Pitzer deacon in charge of Christ Church Pt Pleasant was among five men ordained deacons by Bishop Wilburn Campbell of the West Virginia Episcopal Diocese Also ordained were John Moffett Smith Bluefield to serve Trinity Church Morgantown and WVU chaplain starting Sept 1 William W Blood Huntington area deacon in charge Trinity Church Shepherdstown Davis R Mason Keyser deacon in charge All Saints Church South Charleston William H Kieldsing Wellsburg businessman turned seminary student assigned deacon in charge of Church of the Holy Spirit Summit Point and Grace Church Middleway in Jefferson County
Two Boys Attending 21st Conservation Camp
Larry Hunt of Piney View and James R. James of Prosperity attend the 21st annual Conservation Camp at Camp Caesar this week along with 262 other campers, sponsored by garden clubs and the West Virginia Conservation Education Council. The camp aims to teach youth about natural resources and conservation.
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Larry Hunt
Piney View
James R. James
Prosperity
Camp Caesar
Ernest Hunt
Larry
Mountain Top Garden Club
James
Flowering Hills Garden Club
Beckley
W. A. James
West Virginia Conservation Education Council
Boy Bitten by Dog Asks Rabies Check
Raleigh County sheriff's deputies hunt a dog that bit 2 year old Joel Cook on Tank Branch Road early today. The child was bitten on the face but sustained no serious injury. Investigators seek to determine if the animal is rabid.
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Raleigh County
Joel Cook
Joe Cook
Tank Branch Road
Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
Funeral services for Raymond Paradine Owen 75 of 716 Maxwell Hill Rd will be at 2 30 at Quesenberry Chapel with Rev Virgil Cook presiding. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Owen died at 10 15 am today after a long illness. Born January 3 1887 in Virginia son of the late James B and Charlotta Moore Owen. Retired coal miner and Methodist. Survivors include wife Naomi Surratt Owens a son C Kermit Beckley a daughter Vera A Lilly Hopewell VA a brother Lloyd P Crossroads VA four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Body rests at the funeral home tech Funeral Home Oceana. (RNS) Funeral Gladys Marie Adkins 49 Mankin Ave will be at 2 pm Saturday in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Poole in charge. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial. Mrs Adkins died at 4 40 pm Wednesday after a four month illness. Friends may call at any time at the funeral home. Pallbearers listed Dexter Bennett Charlie Cooper Emmett Meadows Frank Bennett John Patterson and Henry Kales.
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Raymond Paradine Owen
Maxwell Hill Rd
Quesenberry Chapel
Virgil Cook
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Owen
Virginia
James B
Charlotta Moore Owen
Methodist Church
Gladys Marie Adkins
Mankin Ave
Melton Mortuary
A Poole
Adkins
Dexter Bennett
Charlie Cooper
Emmett Meadows
Frank Bennett
John Patterson
Henry Kales
Blair J Fishburn of Mullens Dies in Roanoke at 25-Year Director
Blair J. Fishburn of Mullens Grocery Co. died in Roanoke on Wednesday after 25 years as a company director. A former Roanoke mayor and Virginia House of Delegates member, his death ends a lengthy local business and public service career. Survivors include his wife and two sons.
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Mullens Grocery Co
Roanoke
Virginia House of Delegates
RNS
Mrs Georgia Tiffany 80 dies at home after illness
Mrs Georgia A Tiffany aged 80 of 119 Dock Street died at 12 45 a m at her home after a song. She was a member of Central Street Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons Garland and Charles both of New York City N Y, five daughters Mrs Isabelle Coleman Beckley Mrs Wynona Burks Mrs Lucille Marshall Mrs Mabel Cannady and Mrs Teresa Thompson all of New York City 11 grandchildren. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
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Georgia A. Tiffany
Dock St
Central Street Baptist Church
Garland
Charles
New York City
N. Y
Isabelle Coleman
Beckley
Wynona Burks
Lucille Marshall
Mabel Cannady
Teresa Thompson
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Final rites for Paul Owen Thomas held at Alderson church
Paul Owen Thomas, 53, of Alderson, died after a long illness in the U S Naval Hospital San Diego California. Final rites conducted at Griffin Creek Baptist Church near Alderson at 1 p m Monday with burial at Mt Zion Cemetery. Body to be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the church one hour before the service. Friends may visit at the funeral home after noon Sunday.
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Paul Owen Thomas
Alderson
Griffith Creek Baptist Church
Alder‘son
Mt. Zion ‘Cemetery
Thomas
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Rose and Quesenberry
Funeral for Mrs Eliza Howell in Fayetteville church
Mrs Eliza Susan Howell 85 of Fayetteville dies of a heart attack. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Runa with Rev Wesley Pennington leading. Burial in Dorsey Cemetery Runa. Born May 17 1877 in Nicholas County she is survived by daughters Lena Crook Gladys Pennington Lillie Moore. sons Ira Percy Howell. two sisters four brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Eliza Susan Howell
Fayetteville
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
Runa
Wesley Pennington
Dorsey Cemetery
Howell
Doris Withrow
Nicholas County
Silas
Mary Bays Boley
Lena Crook
Shanks
Pemberton
Gladys Pennington
Lansing
Lillie Moore
Ira
Detroit
Mich
Percy Howell
Lookout
Blanche Richardson
Hominy Falls
Maude Crist
Ramsey
John
Beckley
Sam
Summersville
Marvin
Smoot
Henry Boley
Obituary: Mrs Nancy Wimmer 82 of Clear Fork dies
Mrs Nancy Wimmer 82 of Clear Fork dies at 11 am Thursday at her son Buds home after a long illness. Born May 1 1880 in Buckhannon Virginia daughter of Jake and Elizabeth Church. Husband John died 1952. Survived by sons Orval Clear Fork Raymond Roderfield two daughters Lorna Gray Clear Fork Maudie Johnson Matoaka two brothers Camel and Kennel Church Grundy Va. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday Clear Fork Church of God with Rev Blaine England Hanover. Burial Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. Body taken to Orvals home.
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Nancy Jane Wimmer
Clear Fork
Bud
Buckhannon
Jake
Elizabeth Church
John
Orval
Raymond
Roderfield
Lorna Gray
Maudie Johnson
Matoaka
Camel and Kennel Church
Grundy
Mrs. Ewing Humphreys Funeral Services Announced
Funeral services for Mrs. Ewing Sloan Humphreys, killed in the June 3 crash of an Air France jet at Paris, will be held in Atlanta Sunday.
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Ewing Sloan Humphreys
Air France
Paris
Atlanta
Market strength noted after three day heavy trading study
The stock exchange issued a preliminary report on its three day study May 28, 29, and 31 showing generally buying by institutions and little unusual activity in foreign accounts. May 28 saw selling mainly in long-term public investment accounts. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 563.00, down 11.04, a 1962 low, with 965 declines, 186 advances, 166 unchanged, and 276 stocks at new 1962 lows.
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The
Stock Exchange
Dow-Jones
Standard & Poor
Third Man Dispute Strikes Raise National Airline Tensions
New Powers Brown warned a walkout was likely as 1700 engineers prepared to strike over job security wages and hours in a 20 month fight with three carriers. The dispute centers on the three man flight crew and a government backed easing that unions say would threaten flight engineer jobs. The President warned a stoppage would idle 40 percent of air service and displace 62,000 workers, harming the economy and public welfare.
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Brown
Parked Car Struck In Petersburg By 1962 Model Car
G. G. Judy of Petersburg drove a 1962 model car and struck a parked 1959 auto on Neville Street at 1 15 p m Thursday causing 100 dollars in property damage. Parked car owner Grover Dotson of Mt Hope reported no injuries and police said no charges were filed.
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G. G. Judy
Petersburg
Neville St
Grover Dotson
Mt. Hope
Estes Probe Claims Collusion Over Grain Storage Loans
Rep Ross Bass led a Thursday probe into alleged collusion among Commercial Solvents officials Agriculture Department officials and Estes over a government grain storage income loan. The hearing cited a draft farm bill section that could let cooperatives borrow government funds for grain storage, and a former economist letter suggesting moves to kill that section.
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Agriculture Department
Estes
Ross Bass
Dtenn
Subcommittee
Wheeler
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Claims Company
Martin Sorkin
Sorkin
House Agriculture Committee
Sena
James Naughton
Kennedy comments on Laos plan and space program roles
Kennedy acknowledged the difficulty of stabilizing Southeast Asia yet viewed Laos' national government plan as a step forward. He noted the current division of space program responsibility between the military and NASA should continue, conceded the U S is not first in space but expected important results in the coming months and years.
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Southeast Asia
Laos
National Aeronautics and Administration
NASA
Russia
Default Judgment Awarded in Washington Case
A default judgment of 2302 dollars was awarded to Henry and Carrie Washington. The order was signed by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. The action brought by Howard David Reitz II against Thurman's Garage was reported settled and dismissed from the court docket.
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Elliott Stewart
Henry
Carrie Washington
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Howard David Reitz II
Thurman
Two New Patients Admitted to Beckley Hospital
Beckley Hospital lists two new patients admitted Wednesday for treatment. Mrs Earl Riner of Harper Road is in fair condition while Mrs Sam Amato of Pemberton remains in satisfactory condition.
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Beckley Hospital
Earl
Opal) Riner
Harper Road
Sam
Rosa) Amato
Pemberton
Child Neglect Charge for Frankie Conn in Raleigh County Jail
Frankie Marie Conn of Slab Fork is confined in Raleigh County Jail at 11:45 a.m. on a child neglect charge. She was arrested by a constable.
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Frankie Marie Conn
Slab Fork
Raleigh County
Constable Freddie Thorne Undergoes Intestinal Surgery
Bradley Town District constable Freddie Thorne is in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after undergoing intestinal surgery Wednesday. The incident details were not disclosed by authorities.
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Freddie Thorne
Bradley
Raleigh General Hospital
Harvard and Radcliffe grads set honors records
Cambridge Harvard and Radcliffe graduates both posted high honors rates at May commencement. Harvard graduates with honors reached 59 percent while Radcliffe topped 75 percent, marking a notable achievement for both schools.
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Cambridge, Mass
Beatnik Added To List Of 10 Most Wanted Beatnik
Ed ward Howard Maps, a Beatnik accused of killing his wife and infant daughter, was placed on the FBI ten most wanted list. The ex-Marine, 39, described as dangerous, is an artist and sculptor born in Passaic New Jersey. He fled after threatening calls and has a scar on his finger and chest.
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FBI
Maps
Passaic
N.J
Minstrel Show To Aid Queen's Contestant
The Heroines of Jericho present a minstrel show at 8 tonight at the Morton Reeves School to aid Mrs. C. C. Hembrick who is entered in the queen's contest linked to the Grand Lodge meeting of the Masons in Bluefield on July 2. Committee members listed are Mrs. F. D. Blaney Mrs. Hiawatha Webb Mrs. Hilda Tanks and Mrs. Hattie Jones. Public invited for an evening of entertainment.
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Jericho
Morton‘Reeves
C. C. Hembrick
Grand Lodge
The
Masons
Bluesfield
F. D. Blaney
Hiawatha Webb
Hilda Tanks
Hattie Jones
Settlement Reached In Pike Fatality Case
An out of court settlement was reached in the Pike fatality suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court involving Elizabeth J. Bischof as administratrix of her daughter Jeanine Bischof against Edward J. Biffle. The case stemmed from a three car crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near Milepost 23 on Sept 10, 1959 that killed Miss Jeanine Bischof. Jurors reporting Monday at 9 a.m. will consider the Bischof Biffle matter further as part of the ongoing proceedings.
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Elizabeth J. Bischof
Wheeling
Jeanine
Edward J. Biffle
Lancaster
Ohio
Raleigh County
West Virginia Turnpike
Milepost
Tee
Miss Bischof
Dinn
Amy Booth
Sayre and Sayre and
Eens
Mann and Mann
Thompson
G. Berk Lynch
Leo Birch
W. A. Thornhill III
David T. Kennedy
Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy
Suit Filed Against O Neal and Schultes Over Flower Cart Incident
A $7,500 suit was filed in Roose County Circuit Court by Charles Larry Lehman, suing on behalf of his father Harry Lehman. The action alleges Larry Lehman was struck by a flower cart driven by Larry O Neal on Park Avenue on October 7, 1959. The plaintiff seeks damages for medical expenses totaling $250 and clothing damages of $150, claiming promised remedies were not provided.
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Larry O'Neal
Burgess Street
John
Betty Schulte
Beckley Cut Flower Co
Roos County
Charles Larry Lehman
Harry Lehman
O'Neal
Park Avenue
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