Jury Verdict Sets Land Case at $4750 in SRC Dispute
Raleigh County jurors returned a 4750 verdict in the State Road Commission versus Professional Realty Co. ruling the land takings and damages. Defense estimates varied, with witnesses valuing pre take at around 27 000 and post take at 7000 to 23000, while SRC witnesses put values much lower.
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Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Professional Realty Co
William File
W. A. Thornhill TI
Edward M. Payne III
SRC
File
John Ward
Everette Shrewsberry
W. A. Thornhill
Earl Mullins
James Satterfield
W. Robert Carr
Ward
Satter
Everett Shrewsbury
John C. Ward
Shrewsbury
Thornhill
Little resigns commerce post in West Virginia
Gov. Barron announced the resignation of J. D. Little Jr. as director of the Industrial Development Division of the State Commerce Department effective July 15. Little will enter private business. Deputy Commissioner Roder M. Collison will take over duties temporarily.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
J. D. Little Jr
State Commerce Department
Barron
Little
Commerce Department
Roder M. Collison
Collison
Department of Industrial and Economic Development
State of
Ohio
West Virginia
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
U. S. Commerce
Soviet Reaction to Kennedy Berlin Talks Sparks Cold War Alarm
The piece reports Kennedy’s Berlin visit drawing Soviet condemnation. Pravda cites an emerging Bonn Washington atomic axis and NATO arming plans while Soviet leaders warn that imperialism threatens a new world war and call for decisive action to block such moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Kennedy
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
Bundeswehr
Thresher contact possibly by Trieste crew sighting
Navy Captain Andrews said the contact seen by Trieste could have been Thresher, a fish, or rocks as the sub explored the dark ocean bottom about 50 feet in each direction. The craft got stuck in mud for over 30 minutes on Wednesday, but the two-man crew remained out of danger, with Lt. George W. Martin and MacKenzie aboard alongside 80-year-old pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trieste
Navy
Frank A. Andrews
George W. Martin
MacKenzie
ARA Bill Sponsors Back New Relief Training Funds
Senators Mans field Dirksen and Morton back a bill to add state funds for work and training programs for persons on relief. Lausche warned US gold reserves worsen, with 15.8 billion dollars in total reserves and only 3.9 billion available to cover 27.1 billion in short term foreign credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Thruston Morton
Rky
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
U.S
Saunders Named PRR Chairman
Stuart T. Saunders, president of Norfolk and Western, will become board chairman and chief executive of the Pennsylvania Railroad on October 1, succeeding James M. Symes. He may head both PRR and New York Central if the merger gets ICC approval. Saunders, 4 descendants? no.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Stuart T. Saunders
Norfolk and Western Railroad
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
James M. Symes
Saunders
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Allen J. Greenough
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western
Washington
Tax Offices Open in Raleigh County Sheriff’s Notice
The Tax Department of the Raleigh County Sheriff's offices will be open from 6 to 8 30 p m Friday for residents who have not paid delinquent taxes. Sheriff C A Slim Thompson warns that personal property taxes must be paid and a receipt obtained by auto and other vehicle owners before 1963 64 license plates can be obtained.
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Raleigh County
C. A. (Slim) Thompson
Sutton Bid Announced in Berkeley Springs Deal
Senator Jennings Randolph announced an SBA loan of 80 300 to the Morgan County Economic Development Corp for Vanguard Products Inc to buy machinery and create 80 jobs in Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Facemire Brothers & Co. submitted a low bid of 99 290 for Sutton Dam rest rooms and picnic shelters under the Accelerated Public Works Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Small Business Administration
Morgan County Economic Development Corp
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Randolph
Vanguard Products Inc
Facemire Brothers &Co
Sutton
Sutton Dam
Burglar Alarm Halts Break-In At Winding Gulf Coals Store
An electric burglar alarm stopped a burglary at the Winding Gulf Coals Co. store in East Gulf between 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. today. The thief or thieves pried the front door bars and forced the lock before fleeing when the alarm sounded. Preliminary inventory shows nothing taken. Beckley State Police and Sheriff's Deputies investigate.
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Winding Gulf Coals Co
East Gulf
Q. E. Payne
Payne
Beckley State
Sheriff's Deputies
Integration Wednesday Violent Protests Across States
Reports detail a Wednesday protest in Hill North Carolina where five Black individuals were wounded by a shotgun as demonstrators moved along a street. In Danville Virginia a meeting ordered a racial truce pending federal judge ruling. Gadsden Alabama saw a judge deny habeas corpus and keep over 200 Negro demonstrators jailed until Friday trials commence.
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Aoa Hill
N.C
Danville
Gadsden
Ala
A. B. Cunningham
Police probe sideswipe on parked Roberts car
Beckley City Police investigate a sideswipe of James Roberts parked at 100 Kinzer St at about 10 30 p m Wednesday by an unidentified vehicle. Officers call the damage only a scratch to the Roberts vehicle.
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Beckley City
James Roberts
Kinzer St
Roberts
Kennedy Visits Ireland Homecoming Draws Packed Crowd
President Kennedy tours Dunganstown and New Ross during a three day Irish visit. He attends a tea at Mrs. Ryan’s farmhouse, greets 250000 Dubliners, and plans speeches, honorary degrees, and the Dail address before continuing to England and Italy.
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Nedy
Ireland
Lemass
Eamon de Valera
England
Italy
Washington
Kennedy
Dail
Mary Ryan
Dunganstown
Deaths and Funerals for Infant Ralph E Peters
Graveside rites for Ralph Eldridge Peters three day old son of Anna Marie Peters of Raleigh were to be held at 11 a m today at Greenwood Memorial Park with Reverend Edward Abram presiding. He died Wednesday morning at his Raleigh home and is survived by his mother and maternal grandmother Mrs Johnnie Mae Peters. Trent and Durgan Funeral Home arranged the services.
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Ralph Eldridge Peters
Anna Marie Peters
Raleigh
Greenwood Memorial Park
Edward Abram
Johnnie Mae Peters
Trent and Durgan
Final rites planned for James Russell in Greenwood Park
James Russell Banks dies in Washington D C after a car jack failure. Funeral services to be at Greenwood Memorial Park with remains at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Beckley and a 11 a m Friday church service. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
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James Russell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Banks
Washington, D. C
Trent and Durgan
Beckley
Mrs Lura Meadows Dies at 86 in Mabscott Funeral Planned
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Jane Meadows 86 of Mabscott will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m at Pemberton Methodist Church with Rev Gerald Kincaid and Rev H L Hayes in charge Burial will follow in Tilden Cemetery She died at 9 a m Wednesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Irene Spradlin in Baltimore Maryland
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Laura Jane Meadows
Mabscott
Pemberton Methodist Church
Gerald Kincaid
H. L. Hayes
Tilden
Irene Spradlin
Baltimore
Retired WV State Police to hold ninth annual meeting
West Virginia’s West Virginia State Police retirees plan their ninth annual meeting this Sunday. The report notes the veterans organization aims to promote high standards of law enforcement and support members. The article also covers the obituary of Mrs. Meadows born October 10, 1876, detailing surviving family and funeral arrangements.
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Parkersburg
UPI
The
West Virginia State Police
Ada Finney Funeral Plans Pending At Home
Funeral arrangements are in progress for Mrs Ada Sylvania Finney 79 who died at 355 pm Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Clara Rutherford’s home in Massey Street Goode Va She was born in Goode and was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church of McAlpin The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
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Ada Sylvania Finney
Clara Rutherford
Massey St
Goode
Elizabeth Baptist Church
McAlpin
Trent and Durgan
Claude Swanson Smith dead at 62 Pineville dealer
Claude Swanson Smith 62 of Pineville died at home at 10 30 am. Heart disease listed as cause. He owned Pineville Motor Sales for about 17 years. Survived by wife Lillian Knight Smith two sons Claude Jr and Robert Paul and one grandchild. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville. Funeral services incomplete. Also notes Mary B Reitz 82 Pittsburgh died unexpectedly and Helmut Holz 62 Charleston former Beckley CPA and state tax analyst died after brief illness. Burial in Charleston. Survivors include wife Georgia L Holt daughter Mrs Frank A Baer two stepsons and three grandchildren. Services at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home. Rabbi Volkman presiding. Burial in Beni Israel Cemetery Charleston.
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Claude Swanson Smith
Pineville
John Thomas
Lucy Winn Smith
Pineville Motor Sales
Lillian Knight Smith
Claude Jr
Robert Paul
Robertson and Foglesong
Mary B. Reitz
Pittsburgh
Howard Reitz
Ford St
Helmut Holz
Charleston
Beckley
State Tax Department
Holz
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg
Germany
West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Georgia L. Holt
Frank A. Baer
James Walter Coleman
Thomas Richard Coleman
U.S. Army
Greece
Barlow-Bonsall
Samuel Volkman
Beni Israel Cemetery
Ocala Businessman Killed in Car Crash
Joseph Carl Francis, of Ocala Florida, husband of Frances Coleman of Beckley, was killed in a Tuesday car accident in Ocala. Formerly of West Jefferson North Carolina, he owned Courtesy Coffee Co. in Ocala. Mrs Francis is a former executive. They had a nine year old daughter Nancy. His body lies at a funeral home in West Jefferson pending arrangements.
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Joseph Carl Francis
Ocala
Fla
Frances Coleman
Beckley
Tuesday Francis
West Jefferson
N. C
Courtesy Coffee Co
Francis
Nancy
Final rites for Williams set in Oak Hill
Roland W Williams 62 of 151 Richards St Oak Hill will be mourned at 2 p m Saturday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Flavis K Smith officiating Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park under Oak Hill Knights of Pythias Lodge No 17 rites He died Wednesday morning of a heart attack He was principal of Minden Elementary School and held degrees from Western Kentucky State Teachers College 1936 and Marshall University 1956 He was active in baseball and once pitched with Louisville Colonels AAA He held memberships in Old Timers Club Charleston Glendale Lodge Knights of Pythias Charleston Shiraz Temple DOKK Charleston and Oak Hill KP Lodge No 17 He served on the Fayette Needy Assn board Born June 29 1901 in Sod He is survived by wife Drucilla Slate Williams brother Jesse Williams sisters Laura Scott Cambr ld Md Eva Smith St Albans W Va sons Jerry Roland Williams Oak Hill James O Williams Ypsilanti Mich and two grandchildren Also reported Manford Calendar 64 of Ury died in hospital at 530 am The body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor ?>
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Roland Waitman
Williams
Richards St
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
Flavis K. Smith
High Lawn Memorial Park
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Minden
Church of Christ
Western Kentucky State Teachers College
Marshall University
Louisville Colonels
Old Timers Club
Charleston
Glendale Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Jerry Roland Williams
James O. Williams
Ypsilantine
ARA Grants Move Through Senate Amid WV Debate
The Senate passed 3 500 jobs funding to the ARA two weeks ago and sent it back to the House, which had defeated the measure by five votes. Barron praised federal support for the projects, while Moore warned against unkept promises. Senate Leader Carson urged Virginians to welcome the four ARA grants and noted potential impacts on the larger $455 million ARA extension before Congress.
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ARA
Senate
House
West Virginia
Barron
Moore
Howard Carson
D-Fayette
New River Gorge
SRC Makes Promotions in State Road Commission
State Road Commission district four engineer W. C. Sandy of Clarksburg was named senior assistant director of the SRC construction division succeeding the late Joe Melody. The slate includes Collett to District 5, Canfield to District 9, Skaggs to Elkins District 8, Hanshaw to District 1, Earl Scyoc to assistant director, and Frank W. Rogers to District 1.
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Charleston
Lewisburg
Joe F. Skaggs
Elkins
Bill Hanshaw Jr
Earl Scyoc
SRC
Frank W. Rogers
Scyoc
Three Cops Indicted in Glasgow Arrest Case
A Kanawha County grand jury returned indictments against three officers for felonious assault stemming from a February arrest in Glasgow. Charles Alderman testified he was shot in the leg during the arrest at his home, involving State Trooper D C Goldizen Cedar Grove Police Chief Kenneth Hackworth and Glasgow Police Chief Lyle Hager.
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Charleston
UPI
Kanawha County
Glasgow
Charles Alderman
D. C. Goldizen
Cedar Grove
Kenneth Hackworth
Lyle Hager
Burleson infant graveside rites held at Stover Cemetery
Graveside rites for Shryl Ann Burleson infant daughter of Paul and Ruby Juanita Little Burle son of Amigo were to be conducted at 2 p m at Stover Cemetery with Rev Ralph Poole officiating. She died at 9 30 p m Tuesday in a local hospital. She is survived by four brothers and by her paternal grandmother Mrs W G Burle son and maternal grandfather P S Little. Melton Mortuary handled arrangements. Also: Joseph P Ryan 79 longtime ILA president died after long illness in New York. Services for Abram S Jaffe 77, father of Sam Jaffe of AB C Moscow, will be held in San Francisco. he died en route to visit his son.
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Shryl Ann Burleson
Paul
Ruby Juanita Little Burleson
Amigo
Stover
Ralph Poole
Robert Kenna
Benjamin G
Eddie
Beckley
Timothy Mark
W. G. Burleson
P. S. Little
Melton Mortuary
New York
UPI
San Francisco
Abram S. Jaffe
Sam Jaffe
American Broadcasting Co
Moscow
Jaffe
Ben Casey
Woodbay Man Posts 500 Bond In Bastardy Case
Donald Brown of Woodbay waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez and posted a 500 bond on a bastardy warrant from Miss Dorothy Oliver. Oliver accuses Brown of fathering a child born January 23, 1962. Virginia F Hall of Glasgow had a speeding charge dismissed and paid court costs. She was arrested Tuesday on Route 21 and pleaded not guilty. Ralph Howard Henry of Memphis Tenn and Billy Ray Mills of Big Creek were booked in Raleigh County Jail in transit to answer auto theft charges. Paul Vargo of Kilsyth paid 25 fine and costs after a two car crash June 14 on U.S. 19-21 at Skelton. Tommy Small of Princeton paid 10 fine and costs on an improper passing charge after citation on U.S. 19-21.
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Donald Brown
Woodbay
Joe Rodriguez
Dorothy Oliver
United States
Raleigh County
Ralph Howard Henry
Weaver Rd
Memphis
Tenn
Billy Ray Mills
Big Creek
Paul Vargo
Kilsyth
U.S
Skeltonby
Tommy Small
Princeton
Rodriguez
U. S. Airmen Cleared After Keeler Interrogation Visit
Three U. S. Air Force enlisted men returned to their British base after Washington interrogation over a possible link to 21-year-old Miss Keeler. Tech. Sgt. George Hopkins of Bellaire Ohio and Airman J. C. Lee Wright of Mount Vernon Illinois testified they met her in London clubs but had no further ties. Airman Alfred Hamilton, hometown not listed, said he did not meet her. The Defense Department confirmed questioning three airmen but said all were cleared of suspicion.
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U. S. Air Force
Washington
Miss Keeler
Tech
George Hopkins
Bellaire
Ohio
J. C. Lee Wright
Mount Vernon
Ill
London
Alfred Hamilton
U. S. Defense Department
U. S
Summer Hours Announced by Raleigh County Board of Education
The Raleigh County Board of Education offices will close Wednesday and Saturday afternoons through August 21.
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Raleigh County
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Sutton Bid
Ryan
Wexford
New Ross
Sean Lemass
Dublin
Ken
U.S. Navy
de Valera
James Russell Banks
Mrs
Lura Meadows
Norvell G. Meadows
Wilmington
Del
Roy C. Meadows
Warren, Mich
Earsel Meadows
Irother
Wilson Maddy
Daniels
Clara Wiseman
Castlin
Alice Meadows
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Curtis Blevins
Mason Fink
James Moore
M. T. Rasco
Leathern Pack
Clayton Burleson
Roland W. Williams
Manford
Ury
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Shyri Ann Burleson
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Britain
Folger
Vienna
Pinto
Bush
J.F.G. Sandwich
Rotts Market
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