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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1966

Page

2

Volunteers For Canine Tests Writer Goes To The Dogs EDITORS

Edward J. McFall recounts volunteering to be attacked by a German shepherd during police K9 training in Philadelphia. He endures a padded suit, learns attack techniques, and describes the dogs Mark and Flash in a vivid, humorous account.

United Press International Edward J. McFall Philadelphia UPI Philadelphia Police Department K9 Corps Jack Auerbach

TV In Review by Rick Du Brow

A humorous column proposes a new TV rating system using alcoholic drinks as the metric. The writer suggests four martinis for a great show and one Pernod for poor, citing examples from Petticoat Junction and I Spy and leveraging references to NBC and CBS programs.

Rick DU Brow Hollywood UPI Cbs-Tv Nbc-Tv Abc-Tv NBC Dean Martin CBS Jackie Gleason

Bases In U S Short Of Men

Senate preparedness subcommittee reports U S based divisions are short handed due to Vietnam deployments. The 101st Airborne at Ft Campbell and 82nd Airborne at Ft Bragg and the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune lack full strength, with gaps expected to be filled by returning veterans.

Viet Nam Army Airborne United States 101St 82Nd Dominican Republic 2Nd Marines Stennis Pentagon Southeast Asia

Picketer protests mail delivery at Sheboygan post office

Donald Drumbauer picketed the Sheboygan post office Saturday to protest missed deliveries. He carried his mailbox with a sign alleging the post office is unfair to his mail and home, a small demonstration reflecting local dissatisfaction with service.

Sheboygan Wis Donald Drumbauer Rene Office

Deaths And Funerals Grover Pack 1885 77 of Beckley

Funeral services for Grover Pack 77 of 1060 S Fayette St will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Elder Clyde Rice in charge Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Pack founder of Pack s Super Market and Pack s Cut-Rate Drug Co died at a local hospital Born May 24 1885 in Raleigh County son of Samuel J and Mary Lusk Pack Wife Clara Holt Pack preceded him in death Survivors include three sons Lawrence Detroit Mich Leonard Beckley Leeburn Beckley one daughter Sue Germino Durham NC one sister Mary Jones Cool Ridge seven grandchildren Body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home and will be taken to the church one hour prior to services Friends may call after 2 p m today.

Grover Pack S. Fayette St Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Clyde Rice Sunset Memorial Park Pack Super Market Raleigh County Samuel J Mary Lusk Pack Clara Holt Pack Lawrence Detroit Mich Leonard Leeburn Beckley Sue Germino Durham N. C Mary Jones Cool Ridge Rose and Quesenberry

Judd Davidson Dies at 90 in Shamrock

Judd Davidson 90 of Shamrock Fayette County died Saturday in a nursing home. He was a Glen Jean Baptist Church member. Survivors include three daughters Germaine Mosley Parkersburg Dorothy Patterson and Yonsie Davidson New York City a son Scott Davidson Hill Top a brother Lee Davidson Raleigh two sisters Nannie Ferguson Montgomery Susie Ferguson Lynchburg Va eight grandchildren. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.

Germaine Mosley Parkersburg Dorothy Patterson Yonsie Davidson New York City Scott Davidson Hill Top Lee Davidson Raleigh Nannie Ferguson Montgomery Susie Ferguson Lynchburg Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor

Mrs Virgie Taylor, McKeesport Resident, Dies After Illness

Mrs. Virgie Lee Manns Taylor, 45, formerly of Beckley, died Saturday in a McKeesport hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband Paul K. Taylor two sons Paul Jr and Fredrick two daughters Barbara and Denise four sisters and four brothers. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Baptist Church McKeesport. Burial Spring Cemetery McKeesport. Graveside rites at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pluto Cemetery for infant daughter of Clarence and Mary Bell Stacy of Ghent. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill for Mike Krus of Summerlee after 11 a.m. service. death due to stroke. Krus a retired miner born in Lithuania and member of United Mine Workers No 6046. Survivors include six brothers and two sisters. (RNS)

Beckley Virgie Lee Manns Taylor McKeesport Fred Manns Hattie B. Manns Charleston Paul K. Taylor Paul Jr Fredrick Barbara Denise Juanita Wilkes Dorothy Washington Vivian Crisp Lima Ohio LaRue Manns New York City Raymond Manns Kenneth Stanley Harold Zion Baptist Church Keith Funeral Parlor Spring Cemetery Pluto Clarence Mary Bell Stacy Ghent Glen Shady Spring Curtis Ray J. C. Clay Danny Bellamy Columbus Barry Craddock Logan Bonnie Lou Lillian Adkins Hines Mike Krus Summerlee Tyree Oak Hill J. C. Bybee High Lawn Memorial Park Krus New River Company Lithuania United Mineee No Summeree Anthony Walter Toronto Canada Felix George John Paul Diana Krus Annie Serkus

Requiem Mass for John J. Figiel in Scarbro

John J Figiel 78 of Scarbro dies after long illness in Oak Hill hospital. Requiem Mass at 9 am Tuesday at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro with Rev Leo Werner. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Survivors include wife Regine three brothers sister and children. Rosary recited at 8 pm today in Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.

John Joseph Figiel Scarbro Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Leo Werner High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Figiel New River Company Oakwood Poland St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church Polish National Alliance Lodge Regine Joseph Michael Peter Maria Zapier Vincent Figiel Mount Hope Mary Franc Detroit Mich Violet Brown Tyree

Race Violence In Cleveland Appears Calm

Violence on Cleveland east side eased but four nights of clashes left nine wounded by gunfire and property damage. Police linked only one shooting to racial tension while Molotovs, fire bombs, and rioting left scorched streets, a market roof damaged, and about 12 arrests amid ongoing disorder.

Cleveland UPI East Side Steven Griffin 87Th Superior Percy Welch Griffin Boy

Judge Field Jr. Undergoes Eye Treatment in Virginia Hospital

UPI reports Judge John A. Field Jr. of the U S District Court for Southern West Virginia is receiving treatment for an eye infection at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville Virginia. The illness will delay pending federal cases in Beckley for weeks but should not affect a grand jury planned for July 19. Proceedings at Beckley will be transferred after pleas. civil cases await Field's return.

Charleston UPI John A. Field Jr U. S. District Court of University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville

Montgomery Man Held In Shooting Of Son

Emmett Sears Williams Sr., 59, is held on a $1,000 bond after being arrested by state police for allegedly shooting his son Herman Williams, 37, five times with a .22 caliber pistol. A hearing is set for Saturday before Justice of the Peace Lawrence Enicks.

Montgomery Son Jusee of Lawrence Enicks

Clinton Melvin Meadows Funeral Services Planned

Clinton Melvin Meadows 76 of 114 Virginia Street will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church with Dr. Walter H. Griswold and the Rev. Roland Kennedy officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. He died Saturday at 1 p.m. in a local hospital. Survivors include three sisters E E Crouch Piney View Virginia Fleshman Princewick and Donnie Bair Hialeah Florida a brother Milton Meadows Coal City and his step mother E E Meadows Winding Gulf. The body will remain at Melton Mortuary and then be moved to the church one hour prior to services.

Clinton Melvin Meadows Virginia St First Christian Church Walter H. Griswold Roland Kennedy Sunset Memorial Park Meadows E. E. Crouch Piney View Virgie Fleshman Princewick Donnie Bair Hileah Fla Milton Meadows Coal City E. E. Meadows Winding Gulf Melton Mortuary

Dayton Woman Killed on West Virginia Turnpike

Mrs. Jean Carol McClain 26 of 4620 Pennsylvania Ave Dayton Ohio died Sunday at milepost 46 on the West Virginia Turnpike when her small car collided with a trailer tow vehicle. Born January 20 1940 in Charlotte North Carolina she was a sales manager for John Martin Electric Co Dayton. Survived by her parents Parks and Rose Poteat and a son Roy. Funeral arrangements at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home and McEwen Funeral Home Charlotte.

Jean Carol McClain Pennsylvania Ave Dayton Ohio Charlotte N. C McClain Parks and Rose Davis Poteat John Martin Electric Co Roy Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home McEwen Funeral Home

Lee Roy Haley obituary in Harper WV area

Lee Roy Haley 67 of Harper died at home at 12 45 am after an apparent heart attack. Born March 1 1899 in Carrol County Va he was a son of the late John Jackson and Louvenia Frances Nester Haley. A retired timber man and World War II veteran he is survived by wife Josie Haley of Harper a daughter Shelby Jean at home a son William Basil of Arlington Va and a sister Mrs Margaret Aliff of Denver Col Funeral services will be held 2 pm Wednesday in the Meltor Mortuary Chapel Burial will follow in Daniels Cemetery at Sand Lick Friends may call after 5 pm Tuesday at ton Mortuary.

Lee Roy Haley Harper Carrol County John Jackson Louvenia Frances Nester Haley Haley Josie Haley Shelby Jean William Basil Arlington Margaret Aliff Denver Col Meltor Mortuary Daniels Cemetery Sand Lick Mason Clay Allen Roberts Hubert Bennett Kyle Pettry Tom Smith Kenny Burleson Melton Mortuary

Rightist Raps Beatles In Tokyo Posters

Rightist Michio Asanuma denounces the Beatles reception in Tokyo as a national disgrace. Posters plastered in residential areas urge Japanese to cool their heads and question the tie between the band and the Military Arts Hall booking ahead of their Tokyo engagement.

Tokyo UPI Michio Asanuma

Funeral arrangements for Mrs Florence Akers Nicely

Mrs Florence Akers Nicely 82 of Route 1 Clifton Forge Va dies after long illness. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday Nicely Funeral Home Clifton Forge with Rev Harold Eaton. Burial Sharon Church Cemetery. Survived by Aubrey Nicely Slab Fork and five daughters Edna McCoy Linden NJ Lettie Dotson E C Remley J W Sneed C M Fink Jr all Clifton Forge. four other sons Eugene Washington DC Boyd Elroy Clifton Forge. born November 22 1883 to James Minor Akers and Molley Paxton Akers. widow of Jake Nicely.

Florence Akers Nicely Route 1 Clifton Forge Nicely Harold Eaton Sharon Church Aubrey Nicely Slab Fork James Minor Molley Paxton Akers Jake Nicey Edna McCoy Linden N. J Lettie Dotson E. C. Remley J. W Sneed C. M Fink Jr Eugene Washington, D. C Boyd Warren Elroy

Edward M Redden Dies After Long Illness at Local Hospital

Edward M Redden, 44, of Prosperity, died at 2 a.m. today at a local hospital after a long illness. The obituary notes the deceased's residence and age.

Edward M. Redden Prosperity

John W. Murdock obituary notice

John William Murdock, 85, of 354 Ellison Ave, died in a local hospital at 7 a.m. today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

John William Murdock Ellison Ave

Dr Julius Rogoff Dies At 82 Developer Of Addison Disease Treatment

Dr Julius M Rogoff of Rowayton Connecticut died Sunday after a brief illness at age 82. He developed the modern treatment for Addison’s disease, leaving a lasting impact on endocrine medicine.

Public relations man Walter S. Thompson dies at 80

Walter S. Thompson longtime publicity figure who escorted royalty including Queen Elizabeth II through Canada died Saturday after a long illness. He was 80.

Montreal UPI Walter S. Thompson Canada Queen Elizabeth II

Chicago widow of Ward heir Thorne dies at home

Mrs. Narcissa Niblack Thorne widow of Montgomery Ward heir James Thorne died Sunday at her Chicago home. The obituary notes her status as a prominent figure in local society and references the Thorne family’s long association with the department store empire.

Chicago UPI Narcissa Niblack Thorne Montgomery Ward James Thorne

Guth, WOC manager, dies of heart attack at 42

Raymond E. Guth, 42, general manager of WOC radio and television in Davenport, Iowa, died at his home Saturday night from an apparent heart attack. He had led the outlet in local broadcasting.

Davenport, Iowa UPI Raymond E. Guth WOC Radio and Television

Democratic group elects leaders in secret ballot

The group announced it had elected its leaders by acclamation amid thunderous applause and described itself as the most democratic on the scene. An 80 member national committee was also chosen. Hall said 108 candidates ran, while the committee’s membership was kept secret.

Cable Car Wreck injures nine in San Francisco

Nine passengers were injured when the undercarriage of a San Francisco cable car scraped a loose plate in the road bed and lurched through an intersection. The injured were treated at Central Emergency Hospital for minor fractures and bruises.

San Francisco UPI Central Emergency Hospital

Draw Lots in Orange Cove Mayor Race Deadlock

In Orange Cove California a recount produced a 188 to 188 tie between Harold E Holz and Lee M McKinney Jr. The two candidates will draw lots to decide the next mayor of the farming community.

Orange Cove Calif

Freedom Reckoned Dodson Acted To Escape Prisoners

UPI reports Sgt. James Dodson of York Pennsylvania and Lance Cpl. Walter Eckes of New York City escaped VC captivity in Da Nang region, after Dodson seized a carbine and the pair fled with three other carbines. They endured four days marching, near starvation, hiding from search parties, reaching a South Vietnamese outpost. Dodson lost over 30 pounds, Eckes about 30, both recovering with medical care.

DA Nang UPI James S. Dodson Dodson York Lance Cpl Walter W. Eckes New York City Marine Corps 3Rd Engineer Battalion 3Rd Marine Division Eckes 9Th Marine Regiment

Catholic Rally Turns Into Anti Government Demonstration

In Warsaw a Sunday night Catholic celebration grew into a protest against the Communist state. About 1,000 Catholics attempted to march on the Central Committee, police used clubs, some demonstrators were arrested, and tension rose over church state relations during the 1000th anniversary week. Cardinal Wyszynski preached, thousands followed to his palace, and hymns and the Polish National Anthem filled the street as clashes loomed with riot police ready with tear gas and trucks.

Warsaw UPI Communist Central Committee Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski Poland Party

Boy Charged In Shotgun Murder

Windsor Ontario police planned to charge an 18 year old with murder for a Saturday shotgun attack that killed Edith Chaykoski 20 and wounded three others, including her brother Kenneth 22 and friend Andrew Woloch 21. A 16 gauge shotgun was recovered after a block by block manhunt.

Windsor Ont UPI Edith Chaykoski Kenneth Andrew Woloch Grace Dunlop Chaykoski Lo- Police Ontario Gil Ouillette United States

Sanctuary head urges dog birth control pill

In Ascot England a sanctuary operator urged the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to develop a contraceptive pill for dogs. The request follows concerns over unwanted litters and animal welfare.

Ascot England UPI Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals

Moon Satellite Is Set Thursday for Lunar Orbit Test

CAPE KENNEDY, July 5. The United States will blast a radiation monitoring satellite toward the moon on Thursday atop a Delta rocket for an 11 10 am EDT launch. The mission aims to test the second stage of the Saturn 1B to prove it can deliver a three man crew and handle liquid hydrogen fuel in orbit.

Cape Kennedy UPS United States Space Agency Saturn

Jackson march for civil rights swells to fifteen thousand

A four hour march from Tougaloo College to the State capital grew from about 3,000 participants to an estimated 15,000 as supporters joined a day’s activities in Jackson in protest of refusal to back the long trek through the Mississippi delta.

Jackson Mississippi Delta Tougaloo College

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