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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
2
In 1961 The Salvation Army operated across eight countries with two thousand forty five institutions and agencies, highlighting its broad evangelistic centers as noted in the 1962 Britannica Book of the Year.
West Virginia officials ruled no misconduct by guards in the death of 21 year old William Mason during an escape attempt at the Medina Security Prison on the prison farm. Mason struck guard Kessler Ware with a hoe and seized a pistol before being fatally shot. Ware remained in serious condition in an Elkins hospital. Authorities based their finding on reports from state police, the Randolph County prosecuting attorney, prison officials, eyewitness statements, and coroner Dr Clarence Leonard. Mason’s grandfather claimed prior abuse, which Browning dismissed as unsubstantiated.
A list of organizers and supporters for the annual Beckley folk festival includes Jane Cox of the Kanawha County Recreation Commission, Peter Davis of Weirton, Lucy Quarrier of Charleston, Dorothy Thompson of Davis, Ancil Cutlip of Weston, Ruth Ann Musick of Fairmont State College, Margaret Pantalone of Logan County Schools, Byron Turner of Glenville State College, Robert Thomson Jr. of Beckley, C. Aceford of Fayetteville, C Wiley of O r. Kidd, and Mrs. Graham K. Breck. The last five are active in festival work in Beckley.
A man identified as 26 year old Jackie Boyd leaped from the Parkersburg Belpre bridge into the Ohio River Tuesday night, swam to the West Virginia bank, and disappeared after police traced a tip he was on the span.
Colorado joined the United States in 1876 marking the centennial of American independence. The state’s entry coincides with a century of statehood celebrations and historic significance nationwide.
A mistrial was ruled in a damage suit brought by Mitchell and Stokes after questions to a State Policeman about traffic citations at the Mount Hope Road accident. Retrial is set for August, with Berkley Lilly noted. Donald D. Hodson represented Schilen er with the firm Scherer, Bowers, File and Hod.
Beckley state police investigated three unrelated traffic accidents between 7 and 11 am. Peter J. Jensen, 22, Bay Village Ohio, was charged with illegal passing after a 7:45 am crash at Ep A and Mondorf Street, head on with Charles A. Martin, 27 Beckley. Damages about 400 dollars. Madeline M. Tincher, 28 Rainelle, charged with failing to yield after pulling from Rt 19 21 into Joseph L. Walker 18 Beckley. damages 300 dollars. Sidney J. Weaver, 48 Shady Spring, charged with losing control after pulling out and hitting Homer H. Hizer 37 Pax near Shady Spring Post Office. damages 400 dollars. No injuries.
Testimony before the subcommittee details clubs in Philadelphia Chicago Calumet City Ill Cleveland Baltimore and others where girls mix with customers double as bar girls after stripping and some clubs allegedly traffic in prostitution. Strippers accuse AGWA of inaction and failing to enforce contracts. Kim Standlee formerly Elain Eckhardt testified she dated for immoral purposes in Baltimore and notes the practice was common though she says she was not told to hustle drinks. She earned about 70 dollars weekly for two shows nightly at the Piccadilly Club in Baltimore.
Harris McNalty of Sprague is jailed in Raleigh County awaiting investigation into a Tuesday fire at Sprague. Assistant State Fire Marshal C. L. Walker said the 2:10 a.m. blaze at Zelbert M. French home started under the house, caused no damage, and is believed not to be accidental.
State Police were notified after 25 year old Wilbert Ray Plumley vanished from his Shady Spring home Saturday. He is white, about five feet five inches tall, 133 pounds with blue eyes and short black hair. He wore a grey work cap and blue denim overalls when last seen. Anyone with information is asked to contact State Police.
West Virginia Day at the Seattle World’s Fair features a 100 piece all state high school band performing in Plaza of States this evening. Narrator Richard Thomas will cite West Virginia agriculture in the program.
Mrs. Lively died at 5 20 p m Tuesday in an Oak Hill hospital. A member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church she was born in Corning Ohio November 9 1884. Survivors include two sons George S of Hinton and James E Lively of Winsber Pa four daughters Lucille Justice High Point N C Vivian L Bruffey Hill Top Lois C Ballard Los Angeles Calif Jane McKnown Pasadena Calif three sisters Ann Gunsky Oak Hill John Vargo Scarbro and G B Daniel Princeton 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The body will be taken from the Thomas Funeral Home in Oak Hill to the church one hour before the service.
Final rites for Burk White 67 Beckley owner manager of Arlington Hotel on Main Street will be conducted at 2 p m Thursday at the New Prospect Baptist Church Lei vasy Nicholas County with Rev Harold Flint and Rev Charles Walker in charge. Burial will be in W Memorial Cemetery near ed Quinwood. White survived by wife Effie one sister and three brothers. The body will be moved from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Chapel East Rainelle to the home of his niece at Leivasy Wednesday.
Holzman and Micelli invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate subcommittee hearing. They refused to disclose marital status children occupations and AGWA contract details. McClellan added Holzman's arrest record from the 1930s onward. Muskie pressed on the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Local officers of the Communications Workers of America report. Norman B. Woolworth, 60, dies in New York City from uremic poisoning at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Senate leaders sidetrack satellite bill to clear month-end measures. A hovercraft demo on the Isle of Wight reaches 70 mph with 30 passengers. Singer Betty Hutton births a 7 lb girl in Hollywood. first child with Pete Candoli, she has three from prior marriages. State briefs note Keith Lynch, 38, Morgantown club co-owner and former radio sportscaster, dies in a farm accident near Mt Marion, Pa. Gale E. McKnight bound over for murder in Marietta, Ohio. State Medical Association advisory panel bids $11,370 with 2 percent discount for vitamin drops contract. original HH Corp., Charleston bid $13,305 canceled and re-bid.
Mrs Rose Elizabeth Kraus 89 of Springdale dies at home after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Springdale Baptist Church with Rev Roy Kessler. Burial at Lowery Cemetery. Sister of Dr Philip Young Sophia born November 20 1872 in Pomeroy Ohio.
Washington UPI report says a Senate aging committee found many elderly signed over assets to obtain Kerr-Mills benefits and that after 18 months the program fell far short of its goal. It notes restrictive means tests, limited beneficiaries, and heavy spending in four states while many seniors remain ineligible. The AMA dispute over the program’s effectiveness is also highlighted.
The nuclear test series initial launch was set for June 1 but was postponed twice and finally failed on June 3 when a malfunction in the tracking system caused the rocket and its warhead to explode shortly after liftoff.
A Beaver woman said she blacked out and lost control of her car in front of the Oak Hill Post Office causing a six-vehicle collision on Main Street around 11 a.m. Witnesses say Zadie T. Ritchie backed into traffic and then surged forward. No injuries reported.
Two Mercer County Federal prisoners were moved from Raleigh County Jail Tuesday to begin terms in a Greenville prison. Edgar Vance and Richard Hunt, both Bluefield residents, were charged with operating a moonshine still and were in the custody of a U.S. marshal during the transfer.
Wet pavement on the West Virginia Turnpike contributed to two separate crashes within 20 hours. Harold Dalton of Pulaski Virginia, in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital, suffers head cuts and a back injury from a tractor trailer that jackknifed near Milepost 26. A second collision near Milepost 15 sent Fort Bragg soldier Kenneth Tanner to Memorial Hospital Princeton for minor injuries. driver Delmer Davis Parke, 21, also of Ft. Bragg, was uninjured as his car skidded off the road into guard rails. Police cited excessive speed on the slick road as the probable cause. no damages estimate or charges reported.
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg rejected Finance Statis tics Chief Ewan Clague's warning that a recession could arrive in 1963. Clague said a downturn appeared before the stock market drop, while Goldberg argued the economy remains in good shape and should improve.
Wheeling dispatch reports Republican State Party Chairman Howard Corcoran calling the South Charleston mayoral win a grass roots reaction to the Kennedy crash and farm scandals. Walter W. Kramer defeated Cecil Washburn by 3,374 to 2,969, with Republicans making inroads locally. Corcoran linked the result to a broader GOP trend across the state.
Ottawa reports Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and his Conservative cabinet meet to plan how to run Canada’s 95th Parliament after losing their 203 seat majority to a 118 seat minority. Lester Pearson’s Liberals prepare strategy as talks of a coalition with Social Credit emerge, while SOC RED leader Robert N. Thompson rules out a permanent alliance.
Christopher will introduce Harmon S. Hamrick, 99, of Valley Head, born the same year WV became the 35th state. Truman arrives at Charleston Airport at 12 58 p.m. greeted by Gov. Barron. A news conference follows at 4 30 p.m. at the Board of Public Works room.
Susini and Dr. Chawki Moste fai announced that OAS terrorists would gain amnesty and Europeans would serve in police roles in Algeria with no time limit. The OAS agreed to halt terror, but leaders in Oran and Bone repudiated the accord as worthless. An Oran broadcast urged continued fight for a French Algeria with an upcoming important announcement.
A Beckley rescue squad was summoned to G. Murphy Co. at 4 05 p m Tuesday when Patricia Newborn 20 Beaver fainted She received oxygen at the scene and was taken to Beckley mantel where she was examined and released
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