State Boys Training School To Be Model For Country
U S Senator Robert C Byrd announced that Morgantown West Virginia will host an 8.5 million National Training School for Boys as a model rehabilitation center. The Bureau of Prisons designed the experimental showplace to remake delinquent boys into useful men with cottage units, small dormitories, and on site pre release classes. The project will use 320 acres near the University of West Virginia to coordinate student teacher training and probationary programs with social workers and recreation specialists.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
National Training School For
Morgantown
West Virginia
Bureau of Prisons
Byrd
Kennedy
District of Columbia
Bureau
University of West Virginia
Regrouping Government Troops Beset Vientiane Battle
Reports from Plaine des Jarres indicate neutralist forces plan a counterattack to hold Muong Soui on the main Communist supply route. Pathet Lao, aided by Viet Minh troops, concentrate forces to crush neutralist resistance as U.S. aircraft strike Pathet Lao positions near Khang Khay in the ongoing campaign.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Muong Soui
Viet Nam
Plaine Des Jarres
Pathet Lao
Viet Minh
Een
Kong
Central Plain
China
Peking
U.S
Khang Khay
Guards Assigned To The City Dump
Two ADCU workers have been assigned to guard duty at the city dump, Mayor John Smith said. He noted the dump is not expected to be padlocked today by State Health Director N H Dyer as the city works to follow a twelve point plan. If cleanup proceeds per Councilman John H McCulloch's proposal, the department would not padlock the dump. Some plan steps are in place, and the dump was set to close at 10 a.m. today if no action occurred.
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ADCU
John Smith
Smith
N. H. Dyer
John H. McCulloch
State Health Department
Dr. Dyer
McCulloch
Post-Herald City Editor Hospitalized After Incident
John Hinkle Beckley Post-Herald city editor is hospitalized at Bluefield Sanatorium with a head injury after a confrontation Friday night while a companion recounted the events. The assailant Cornelius Bonham allegedly struck Hinkle after a girl was slapped and was later removed from the car. Police are not involved in the case.
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John Hinkle
Beckley
Hinkle
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Bluefield
Priests Rally Support On Moral Issues At Mass
Priests and parishioners gather outside the church after Mass as banners urge clerical speech on moral issues and petitions to the Pope outline calls for effective leadership amid the California ballot fight to repeal the Rumford Act. Father DuBay’s backers accuse Cardinal of silence while other leaders take a stance before November votes.
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P John
Father DuBay
Halloran
California
Revival underway at Regular Baptist Church on Johnstown Road
A revival is in progress at the Regular Baptist Church on Johnstown Road with Rev. Theodore Carte of Mount Nebo as evangelist. Services are held nightly and the public is invited to attend.
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Regular Baptist Church
Johnstown Road
Theodore
Chic
Carte
Mount Nebo
Onc Ra
Burgess R W Tony Burgess rites set at Oak Hill
Funeral services for Reginald W. Tony Burgess 56 of Oak Hill will be held 2 30 p m Tuesday at the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Randolph Johnson officiating Burial follows at H Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill He died Saturday night after a six month illness He was an automobile salesman and a Baptist Church member Born March 6 1908 in Hill Top he was the son of the late Joseph Wilson Burgess and Hessie Mitchell Burgess of Oak Hill Survivors include his wife Gladys Burgess a daughter Carole Burgess of Santa Anna California a brother Herbert Burgess of Covington Virginia and a sister Mrs Charles McLain of Portsmouth Virginia The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 4 p m today.
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Reginald W
Tony) Burgess
Oak Hill
Thomas
Randolph Johnson
H Lawn Memorial Park
Burgess
The
Baptist Church
Hill Top
Joseph Wilson Burgess
Hessie Mitchell Burgess
Gladys Burgess
Carole Burgess
Santa Anna
Calif
Herbert Burgess
Covington
Charles McLain
Portsmouth
Mrs. Naomi Smith Funeral Rites Scheduled
Funeral services for 82 year old Mrs Naomi Smith of Oak Hill will be held Tuesday at 2 p m in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev C S Donnelly officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. She died Sunday morning after a short illness at Oak Hill Hospital born Sept 18 1881 in Elston Va daughter of the late Robert and Martha Jewell survivors include a brother Oscar Jewell five sons Lucian Lochgelly William Minden Nelson Sarasota Russell Columbus Ohm Everett Oak Hill two daughters Mrs Earl Adkins Fayetteville Route 1 and Mrs John Woho letz Cunard thirty three grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren. friends may call after 5 p m today at the funeral home.
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Naomi Smith
Oak Hill
Tyree
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Smith
Oak Hill Hospital
Elston
Robert
Martha Jewell
Oscar Jewell
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Funeral services for Mrs Hattie Vandyke in Ashland
Mrs Hattie Pearl Hicks Vandyke 70 of Ashland Kentucky died of pneumonia at home last Monday. Funeral services were conducted Thursday in Ashland with burial in Dixon Cemetery. She was sister of Mrs C B Wright of Beckley.
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Hattie Pearl Hicks Vandyke
Ashland
C. B. Wright
Beckley
Dixon Cemetery
Corbett Miller Dies After Illness at 67 in Beckley
Corbett Miller 67 of Route 1 Mount Hope died at 3 30 p m Sunday in a Beckley hospital after a short illness He was born in Summers County September 2 1896 a World War I veteran and a retired miner He was a member of Clayton Baptist Church Surviving are his wife Mrs Corbett Maude Miller a son Jr Smithers a daughter Mrs Carol Loma Mn Williamsburg Va a son Leonard Clayton a sister Mrs Lillie Smith Clayton a half brother Orville Morgan White Sulphur Springs three grandchildren and a great grandchild Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Tuesday in Maple Fork Baptist Church with Rev Billy Painter in charge Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Pall bearers will be men of the Maple Fork Baptist Church Sunday School Class Friends may call at Tyree Funeral Home after 4 pm today.
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Corbett Miller
Route 1
Mount Hope
Beckley
Summers County
Clayton Baptist Church
Corbett Maude Miller
Smithers
Carol Loma Mn
Williamsburg
Leonard
Clayton
Lillie Smith
Orville Morgan
White Sulphur Springs
Maple Fork Baptist Church
Billy Painter
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Tyree
Friends
Henry F Agee Funeral Rites Held in Garten Church
Funeral services for Henry Frank Agee 83 of Garten will be at Community Church Garten with Rev E L Clower and Rev John Payne officiating. Burial follows at Pleasant View Cemetery Gatewood Agee died Sunday morning at home or area hospital a brief obituary note closes the item.
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Henry Frank Agee
Garten
E. L. Clower
John Payne
Pleasant View
Gatewood
Agee
Obituary: Mrs Bertha Noel of Glen Morgan Dies at 78
Mrs Bertha Virginia Noel 78 of Glen Morgan died at her home at 8 am after a long illness. Born Jan 26 1886 in Ka none her memory and church membership with Glen Morgan Union Church. Surviving husband H T Noel two sons Delbert of Miami Morgantown four sisters Etta Murdock Hallie Miller both of Charleston Mellie Levisey Union and Mary Burrell Florida. Funeral Home Quesenberry pending completion of arrangements.
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Bertha Virginia Noel
Glen Morgan
Glen Morgan Union
H. T. Noel
Delbert
Miami
Morgantown
Etta Murdock
Hallie Miller
Charleston
Mellie Levisey
Union
Mary Burrell
Florida
Quesenberry
Scranton Seeks Grassroots Support For Campaign
Scranton said his late campaign entry will rely on person to person outreach and grass roots support. George Mooradian resigns to lead governor’s campaign operations as Scranton backs either Goldwater or Johnson opponent in the November race. Eisenhower reportedly indicated no endorsement despite earlier discussions.
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George Lodge
South Viet Nam
Scranton
Cam
America
George Mooradian
Mooradian
Goveror
Goldwater
Johnson
San Francisco
Ormer
Dwi Ut D. Eisenhower
Newark
N.J
Michigan
Lansing
Traffic Wrecks Kill 3 Persons Weekend Toll Rise
Three people died in West Virginia traffic wrecks over the weekend raising the 1964 au fa toll to 202, from 156 a year earlier. Clayton Burgess, 38, of Melissa near Huntington, died Friday in a car-truck crash on Va 1 about 13 miles south of Huntington. Richard M. Smith Jr., 17, of Bridgeport, was killed near Morgantown when his motorcycle collided with a small bus driven by Delbert Shaver, 44, of Fairmont. Shaver was not a passenger. Susan Daniels, 19, of Bridgeport, suffered injuries and was hospitalized. Sherry Jean Daniels, two, daughter of Mr and Mrs Maynard Daniels, died when her father's pickup plunged over an embankment on Sec 33 near Elkins.
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West Via
Clayton Burgess
Melissa
Tington
Va 1
Huntington
Richard M. Smith Jr
Bridgeport
Harrison County
Morgantown
Delbert Shaver
Fairmont
Shaver
Susan
West Virginia University Hospital
Sherry Jean Daniels
Maynard H. Daniels
Rt. 1
Beverly
Sec. 33
Elkins
Funeral arrangements for Rev George Lewis noted
Funeral plans for Rev George Joseph Lewis age 40 of Page remain incomplete after his death Sunday in a local hospital following a long illness. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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George Joseph Lewis
Page
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Scranton enters presidential race amid party unity push
Revercomb comments on party victory fade as Guthrie, Rockefeller's state campaign chief, says New York Governor Scranton is very much alive and will not drop out. Scranton announced last Friday his bid, with delegates set to reconvene in San Francisco at 6 p.m. July 12 on the eve of the national convention.
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Guthrie
Rockefeller
New York
Gov
Scranton
San Francisco
Auto Wrecked Driver Missing In Beckley Incident
Beckley State Police traced a 1960 Triumph car wreck at Eccles where the driver could not be found. The car heated to flames on a Beckley Wrecking Company tow, hit a guard rail, and fire crews extinguished it at 3 50 am near Harper Road. A second fire later damaged a 1957 car on South Fayette Street with about $10 damage. ownership listed as Spencer with no address.
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Beckley
Eccles
Harper Road
Patton's Market
Beckley Wrecking Company
South Fayette Street
Ritchie and Johnson
Porlor
Ae Spencer
Caravan Gospel Show To Play At Raleigh Armory
The Gospel Caravan and Gospel Harmony Boys visit the Raleigh County Armory at 8 p.m. Thursday July 9 sponsored by Memorial Baptist Church Beckley. Performers include the Prophets Lefvers Johnson Sisters and the Blue Ridge Quartet. The programs air weekly on Channel 3 WSAZ. Rev. Jim Franklin pastors Memorial Baptist.
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Gospel Caravan
Gospel Harmony Boys
Raleigh County
Memorial Baptist Church of
Beckley
Caravan
Prophets
Jurors Ordered Back On Wednesday In Raleigh County Court
Jurors must report at 9 30 a m Wednesday after today’s session disposed of Tuesday’s cases. James Jones charged with public service violation and Robert L Canter bury charged with drunk driving were remanded to origin. Capias issued for Morris Hope charged with burglary. Beckelhimer cousins remanded for grand larceny. Alonzo Bowers sodomy case reset for June 23.
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Raleigh County
Charles Ray Beckelhimer
Walter Lee Beckelhimer
Alonzo Bowers
Clay Countian Driver of Year Named
Woodrow Wilson Given 52 of Swandale Clay County West Virginia wins National Truck Driver of the Year. The American Trucking Association credits him with 23 years in the motor carrier industry and about 2.3 million accident free miles while driving for Service Lines Inc. A Missouri crash near Fay injured and killed occupants, with responders freeing a trapped person and recovering a body.
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Washington
UPI
Woodrow Wilson Given
Swandale
Clay County
W. Va
American Trucking Association
Given
Service Lines Inc
Missouri
Fay
Senators fight to keep Goldwater nomination alive
Senators from New York Kenneth Keating and J Glenn Beall joined others including Henry Cabot Lodge Saltonstall Mass Roger Cooper Ky and Clifford Case in backing a statement urging a strong United States while pushing for peace with freedom and justice. The document supports the United Nations Social Security collective bargains without compulsory open laws and regional security pacts and calls for federal laws to ensure equal opportunity and justice to all citizens.
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N.Y
Barry Goldwater
Kenneth B. Keating
N.Y. J
Glenn Beall
Ike Ge Saltonstall
Mass
Rman Cooper
Clifford P. Case
United States
United Nations
Prisoner Requests Help From Miss Brecks In Jail Note
A 23 year old white prisoner, Fred Gunther, writes from the city jail asking Miss Brecks for help to obtain a lawyer. He says he cannot afford legal counsel and asks if she can assist him in staying out of trouble, offering to sell an eye to pay for representation. He lists his living situation with his parents at the end of North Western Avenue and notes his father is a retired contractor in poor health.
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Northwestern Avenue
Miss Brecks
F Gunther
Fred Gunther
Indonesia and Malaysia set checkpoints to verify border withdrawal
In Tokyo, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to establish two verification checkpoints on the Borneo border with Thailand manning teams. The move lowers a hurdle to a three way summit with the Philippines to resolve the Malaysian controversy. Sukarno opposes Malaysia as a British colonial remnant and promises action.
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Tokyo
Apt
Indonesia
Malaysia
Borneo
Salvador P. Lopez
Lopez
Sarawak
Thailand
Sukarno
Tengku Abdul Rehman
Philippines
Diosdado Macapagal
Southeast Asia
Malaya
Singapore
Sabah
Russia
Britain
Commonwealth
Drunk Driving Fines and Jail Bookings Highlight Sunday Arrests
Fred Plumley of Crab Orchard paid a $50 fine plus costs after a drunk driving charge. Numerous others including Tommy Hargis and Denzil Acord faced breaking and entering charges, with several jailed on drunken driving and related offenses. Magistrates and state police handled bonds and early Sunday bookings across Raleigh County.
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Fred Plumley
Crab Orchard
Joe Rodriguez
Plumley
Raleigh
Eccles
Tommy Hargis
Denzil Acord
Beckley
Robert Davis
Eccles Road
William Wonder
Oak Hill
W. A
Gene) Burke
George Dolinger
Earl Mahone
Paul Epperly
Beaver
Jimmy Lee Mills
Joe
Junior D. Meadows
James Plumley
Crow
Burke
Epperly
Ballard Hilton
Prosperity
Rodee
Hilton
John Fralin
Hinton
Mrs Braxton Speaks At Free and Independent Church
Sarah Graves Braxton a blind poetess spoke at the Free and Independent Holiness Church at 7 30 p m Sunday The services will continue nightly for 10 days Pastorial Day at the church began with the 11 p m morning worship service and at 1 p m various organizations of the church participated in the program
Mine blast in Bryn kills three workers in Wales
An explosion ripped through a coal mine in Bryn Wales. Three men were reported killed and two injured in the incident.
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Bryn
Wales
UPI
South Wales
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