Final rites set for Ora A. Akers 86 Daniels
Ora A. Akers 86 of Daniels died Wednesday after a short illness. Funeral services are 1 pm Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Elder Eugene Nichols officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Fay Fink Akers six daughters three sons and many relatives. The body remains at the funeral home after 5 pm today for visitation. Pallbearers listed include John Joe Ansel Akers Lomas Meadows Basil and Earl Fink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora A. Akers
Daniels
Pam
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Eugene Nichols
Sunset Memorial Park
Akers
Raleigh
Mercer
Summers
Beckley Hatchery
Dunns
Floyd, Lee
Laura Mooney Akers
Fay Fink Akers
Russell
Vera) Feazell
Beckley
Roy
Margaret) Treadway
Charles
Keturah) Pusey
Washington, D. C
R. Alvin
Helen) Hamilton
Asheboro
N. C
Edivin
Melva) Miller
Jumping Branch
Elmer
Winnie) Farley
Coal City
John
Joe
Ansel Akers
Lomas Meadows
Basil
Earl Fink
Pugh Rites Held Pending Arrangements
Mrs. Mary Henrietta Pugh 66 of Wyco died in a local hospital at 3 45 am after a long illness. Born November 21 1905 at Seven Mile Ford Virginia she was a Mt Grove Baptist Church member and church missionary society president. Survived by two daughters a foster daughter three sons four sisters a brother fifteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Henrietta Pugh
Wyco
Seven Mile Ford
John
Florence Mills Coleman
Mt Grove
Church Missionary Society
Woman's Department
Winding Gulf Association
Reda Wagner
Betty Washington
Washington, D. C
Cleo Estep
Washington
Robert of
Bluefield
Zed
Harrison Pugh Jr
New York City
Louise Walker
Virginia Carter
Aldora Cowans
Naomi Canada
East Beckley
Henry F. Coleman
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Beckley
Obituary notices for Conelly Farley and Whitely families
Obituary items note Cecil C Conelly of Oak Hill died in a Beckley hospital. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn. Surviving sons and daughters listed. Final rites for Hubert H Farley of True held at E M Meadows Hinton with burial at Restwood Estates. James Whitely of Beckley funeral at Rose Memorial Gardens. Multiple survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert H. ‘Farley
True
E. M. Meadows
Hinton
Gerald ‘Dotson
Restwood Memorial ‘Estates
James Chapel
Chapman
Judith Wood Farley
Azal ‘Farley
Hubert Jr
Beckley
Edward
Woodbridge
Edith Gwinn
Pearl Neely
Nimitz
Ffuneral
Dewey Sweeney Dies at 63 in Mullens Hospital
Dewey Sweeney 63 of Beechwood died at 8 15 a m today in a Mullens hospital. Born October 7 1908 in Blacksburg Virginia he was survived by his wife Nanniel three sons Earl Allen Junction Dewey E and Gary Columbus Ohio a daughter Mrs Margaret Bennett Columbus a brother Milton Roanoke five sisters Mrs Shanie Britt Princeton Mrs Edna Reedy Corinne Mrs Mae Cupp Mrs R E Lovern and Mrs M L Lovern Blacksburg and seven grandchildren. Body at Foglesong Neese and Neely Funeral Home Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Sweeney
Beechwood
Mullens
Blacksburg
Nanniel Sweeney
Earl
Allen Junction
Dewey E
Gary
Columbus
Ohio
Margaret Bennett
Milton
Roanoke
Shanie Britt
Princeton
Edna Reedy
Corinne
Mae Cupp
R. E. Lovern
M. L. Lovern
Foglesong
Neese and Neely Funeral Home
Rns
Mrs Christine Young Dies After Long Illness at 60
Christine Eleanor Young 60 of 105 Arnold Ave died on arrival at a local hospital at 9 pm Wednesday after a long illness. Born May 9 1912 in Neola she was daughter of Emory and Mamie Bates Young. She leaves daughters Emma Gray Williams Beckley and Grace Helen Harvey Lewisburg seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 30 at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Foster funeral home after 4 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Cooper Conelly
Oak Hill
Tyree
C. S. Connelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Beckley Hospital
Covington
Mitchell
Susie Davis Connelly
Cecil Jr
Madison, Tenn
Carl H
Beckley
Walter C
Paul E
Gainesville
Fla
Susie Richmond
Patricia Upchurch
Ashboro
N. C
Carl
Evelyn Wade
Pauline Lewis
Minden
Ethel Pate
Huffman
N.C
James Whitely
South Kanawha St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
G. E. Huffman
I Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
UMWA
Freewill Baptist Church
Naoma
Piney Creek
Ernest
Virginia Cottle Whitely
Lois Griffith Whitely
Harold
Akron
Ohio
Denver
Cincinnati
Ernest Whitely
Mildred Cox
Inez Bell Meadows
Beaver
Barbara Tackett
Independence
Dalmus Cox
Carson Greene
Ward Lovell
Frank Rakes
Clifford Meadows
Henry Lilly
Christine Eleanor Young
Arnold Ave
Neola
Emory and
Mamie Bates Young
White Sulphur Springs Presbyterian Church
Emma Gray Wiliams
Grace Helen Harvey
Lewisburg
Sunset Memorial Park
Heck's warehouse to anchor three-state operations in Putnam
Moore announces a Heck's warehouse on 12 acres in Rock Branch Industrial Park Putnam County as the central hub for WV OH KY activity. The project, costing 5 to 6 million dollars, will employ about 500 workers and take 12 to 18 months to complete. United Wood Preserving Co. will open near Sutton by Sept 1, creating 15 jobs. Buffalo Creek programs for 1650 youths begin June 19 with 49000 funding from the Office of Economic Opportunity and operate day care for ages 1 to 7 and summer activities for 8 to 21. About 50 Logan County residents will serve as supervisors and program leaders. PRIDE Inc. will run the programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Heck’s
Rock Branch
Putnam County
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Fred Haddad l
United Wood Preserving Co
Sutton
Buffalo Creek
Office of Economic Opnorusity
Logan County
Pride, Inc
Budzanoski Eyes Supreme Court Appeal Over UMWA Conviction
District 5 leader Budzanoski says he may appeal to the Supreme Court challenging his conspiracy conviction to use union funds for the 1969 Boyle campaign. He cites Landrum-Griffin prohibitions and constitutional issues tied to the Yablonski murders. Seddon and Budzanoski were fined, appeals denied by the Third Circuit. Budzanoski plans to confer with attorneys upon returning to Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Michael Budzanoski
District 5
United Mine Workers Union
Supreme Court
UMWA
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Budzanoski
Landrum- Griffin
John Seddon
Western Pennsylvania
Seddon
Landrum-Griffin
U. S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Philladelphia
Budzanoiski
Paul Simimons
Monongahela
Lloyd Engle
Pittsburgh
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
Boyle
More Candidates Report Filings
The Monday Register mistakenly listed T. M. Crews Donald Myers Edith Sanderson and E Bud Stover as failing to file post election expenditure statements Crews filed a $1 statement as Democratic Executive Committeeman Ward IV Myers reported $41 21 for Justice of the Peace District I Sanderson showed $27 68 for Democratic Executive Committeewoman District III and Stover posted $136 84 for Justice of the Peace District II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Crews
Donald Myers
Edith Sanderson
E. “Bud” Stover
Crews
Myers
Justice of the Peace
Sanderson
Stover
Lightning Kills Chicago Worker In Suburban Incident
A construction worker was killed and another injured when struck by lightning in a Chicago suburb. Heavy rainfall swept northern Illinois with 4 inch totals on the North Side and widespread flooding. Edens Expressway closures disrupted traffic as floods spread through basements streets and backyards.
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United Press International
Chicago
Illinois
Midwest
National Weather Service
Rockford
Moline
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mountains
High Plains
Tule
Grand Forks
N.D
Blythe
Calif
Nixon Presses Arms Accord Amid Senate Dissent Over SS9 Threats
President Nixon hailed last month’s Moscow accords as a win for both sides and the world after a summit with lawmakers from the Senate and House arms and foreign affairs committees and Kissinger. Sen. Jackson questioned Soviet limits on heavy missiles and the SS9 deployment, while the House Armed Services Committee approved a 21.3 billion defense bill funding Trident, B1 bomber, and an additional carrier, with ROTC restrictions on campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Nixon
Moscow
House
Arms Services Committees
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Henry A.kissinger
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
U.S
House Armed Services Committee
Hawks
Planning Meeting Set For Regional Development Council
Public officials from six southern West Virginia counties meet at 7 30 p m in city council chambers for the area regional planning and development council organizational session Chuck Steel special assistant to the governor will attend representing the governor s office The Bluestone Development Council serving four counties seeks designation as Region I council funded by an EDA grant running through March 31 1973
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Governor’s Office
Area Regional Planning and Development Council
Raleigh
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Summers
Monroe Counties
Region I
Chuck Steel
Bluestone Development Council
Monroe
Planning Council
Bluestone
Beckley
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Contested Kontum Battles Escalate in Vietnam War
South Vietnamese commanders report heavy fighting between government rangers and North Vietnamese forces around Kontum in the Central Highlands. U S forces suffered 6 killed and 32 wounded last week, with higher prior losses. Communist casualties cited at 3 719 dead. Brig Gen Ly Tong Ba claims 5 000 enemy killed. his unit reports 500 troops killed and 1 560 wounded in Kontum fighting 260 miles north of Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phony
Hanoi
Central Highlands
Kontum
U.S
Saigon
Marble Mountain
da Nang i
Ly Tong Ba
Iuarding Kontum
UPI
Matt Franjola
Podgorny and Kissinger Signal Possible New Indochina Talks
Podgorny said the Moscow disagreement on Indochina would not preclude renewed negotiations. As Podgorny headed to Hanoi and Kissinger planned a trip to Peking, diplomats anticipated possible fresh efforts toward a political settlement.
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Nixor
Moscow
Indochina
Podgorny
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Peking
Regulation Requires Air Pollution Commission Approval
A new rule in Charleston, West Virginia takes effect requiring state Air Pollution Control Commission approval before most new plants begin construction. Firms must publish legal ads detailing the project type and location and start date, and the commission may order a public hearing before issuing a permit for new plants and expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
State
Air Pollution Control Commission
Commission
Telephone Rate Hike Requested for Southeast General
General Telephone Co. of the Southeast filed with the Public Service Commission for about 1.6 million in extra annual revenue. The request covers Mercer and McDowell counties in WV and Grant Hardy Hampshire Jefferson and Morgan counties in the Eastern Panhandle. If approved the Bluefield Bluewell exchanges would raise one party residential from 7.14 to 11.10 dollars monthly and business rates would also climb. Charles Town Harpers Ferry Shepherds Town Athens Oakvale Princeton exchanges show similar increases in residential and business charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
CUPI
General Telephone Co
Southeast
Public Service Commission
Southeast General
Mercer
McDowell
West Virginia
Panhandle
Grant, Hardy
Hampshire
Jefferson and
Morgan
PSC
Bluefield
Bluewell
Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
Shepherdstown
JAL Crash Sparks Bomb Sabotage Possibility Inquiry
JAL officials consider sabotage after a crash that killed several and left 15 foreigners among the dead. Survivors include Lucy and Sophie Webber, and Gabrielle Sunblad. The plane struck rocks in a dust filled sky near landing. visibility was reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JAL
Yoshino Takagi
Tokyo
Lucy Webber
Sophie Webber
Solomon Islands
Gabrielle Sunblad
Sweden
New Delhi
Mommie
Lucy
Sophie
England
Gabrielle
Bangkok
C. R. Rao
India
Civil Aviation
Palam
Beckley Doctor Continues Testimony In Warrick Suit
The Raleigh County circuit court hears day four of Floyd and Betty Jo Warrick versus H Darrel Darby and Raleigh General Hospital. Dr Nicholas Zambos testifies about post op care on July 1969 and ongoing foot and knee injuries linked to an auto crash.
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Floyd
Betty Jo Warrick
Oak Hill
H. Darrel Darby
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh County
Ntwo
Nicholas Zambos
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Zambos
Dismissal in Kidnapping Case Tied to Hoss Flight
Maryland Court of Appeals drops kidnapping indictments against Stanley B. Hoss Jr. on a technicality, though he remains jailed for murder in Verona Patrolman Joseph Zanella’s 1969 death. The ruling cites failure to bring Hoss to trial within 180 days after his request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
UPD
Maryland Court of Appeals
Stanley B. Hoss Jr
Hoss
Verona
Joseph i Zanella
William McWilliams
Pittsburgh
Peugot
Waterloo
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Zanella
Authoriies
Mid-West
Bishop Hodges Eulogizes Judge Haymond in Fairmont
The 83 year old state Supreme Court judge Frank C Haymond was laid to rest in Fairmont after 27 years on the high court. Bishop Joseph Hodges officiated a mass at Woodlawn Cemetery with attendees including Gov Arch A Moore former Gov Homer Holt Secretary John Rockefeller IV Attorney General Chauncey Browning Jr and Supreme Court Justices Caplan Berry Jr and Carrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
UPID
State Supreme Court
Frank C.haymond
Charleston
Woodlawn
Joseph Hodges
Wheeling
Frank Haymond
Bishop Hodges
Arch A. Moore
Homer S. Holt
John D. Rockefeller IV
Chauncey Browning Jr
Supreme Court
Fred Caplan
Thornton Berry Jr
John E. Carrigan
Planning funds for Martinsburg VA Hospital included in Senate bill
The Senate approved 1.65 million dollars for planning the Veterans Administration Hospital at Martinsburg West Virginia. The House bill had no funds for the 26.1 million facility, but Sen. Byrd predicted the planning money would survive in conference committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Veterans Administration Hospital
Martinsburg
W.va
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Federal DDT ban unlikely to hit West Virginia farmers
Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass said the federal virtual ban on DDT will have little effect in West Virginia. He noted farmers have substituted other pesticides and that there is no DDT in commerce or in use by farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Gus R. Douglass
Three Men Jailed On Various Early Morning Charges
Three men were jailed early today. Robert C. Hughes Jr. of Eccles was jailed for being absent without leave from the U S Navy. Randall Loggins of Glen White faces a reckless driving charge. Terry Lee Sweeney of Beaver charged with drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Hughes Jr
Eccles
U. S. Navy
Randall Loggins
Glen White
Terry Lee Sweeney
Beaver
Loggins
Sweeney
Joe Rodriguez
Temple Tones to sing at Friendship Baptist Church
The Temple Tones from Tennessee Temple School Chattanooga will join Rev and Mrs Jack Reiss for a 7 p m Friday service at Friendship Baptist Church Sophia. The program features gospel music and a sermon by Mr Reiss. Bud Israel hosts and invites the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Tones
Jack Reiss
Friendship Baptist Church
Sophia
Temple’ Tones
Reiss
Tennessee Temple School
Chattanooga
Bud Israel
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Cecil C. Conelly
Hubert A. Farley
Christine Young
Arch
Attorney General’s Office
Kozo Okamoto
Center
Tel Aviv
Arms
Vietnam
Athens
Oakvale
Mount Hope
Heck’s Department
Town and Country Plaza
Beckley City
Brenda Thomas
Charles G. Arbogast
U.S. Army
Rodriguez
John Lindsey
Alexandria
Joseph Scarberry
Rupert
Charles Ward
Marvin Meadows
Cool Ridge
Joel Rodriguez
Beckley State
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