Ralph Richmond Posts Bond On Five Criminal Charges
Ralph Richmond of Minden was released from Raleigh County Jail after posting bond in Raleigh County Criminal Court on charges including drunken driving hit and run grand larceny and driving with out an operator's license. Richmond and James Robert Treadway of Minden faced grand larceny and other charges after a two car collision at Neville Street and Valley Drive North that revealed 500 pounds of copper wire stolen from a Whitby mine. Richmond and Treadway waived to the grand jury. Treadway was released June 4. Multiple other local arrests followed, including a false endorsement case involving Henry D. Burrell and a juvenile release on gun and shooting charges. A truck height incident near Skelton disrupted a bridge with a 13 foot 8 inch clearance, causing no estimated damage.
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Ralph Richmond
Minden
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Richmond
Neville St
Valley Drive
James Robert Treadway
Whitby
Ray Cox
Daniels
Bradley
Treadway
Joe Rodriguez
Prince and
Cedar Streets
Colette Y. Sanders
Rhodell
Howard W. Southern
Bailey Ave
Henry D. Burrell
Eccles
Ohio
Burrell
Edly
Chester Surbaugh
Piney View
Harold Gene Price
Beckley
Lloyd Surbaugh
David Weichevich
Charles Brister
Colcord
Eddie Zoltes
Prosperity
Zoltes
Fritz Simmons
Raleigh
Ameagle
Harry McCreery
William Stover
Blue Pennant
Stover
Rodriguez
Homer
Andy Sutton
Fayetteville
W. A. Burke
Ralph W. Adkins
Clark E. Mitchell
Mabscott
Nathaniel Crosby
Grand Jury
White Oak Smokeless Coal Co
Skelton
Patrick Powers
Lake Alfred
Fla
Clayhyder Trucking Co
Auburndale
Powers
a_ state
Trafic
Police Court Collects $605
Beckley Municipal Court collected 605 in bond forfeitures Monday night. Millard L Hairston of Beckley forfeited a 110 bond after drunken driving arrest. Among others, Gary Snuffer forfeited 58 for license and registration issues, Isaac Green 210 for reckless driving, James Dixon III 36 for hazardous driving, Patrick Madden 6 for blocking a sidewalk, Daniel McCoy 21 for speeding, Orville Lilly Jr 21 for speeding, James Poindexter 21 for expired inspection, James R. Frazier Jr 16 for no city license, David Collins 21 for defective equipment, Orville L Lilly Jr 21 for unnecessary noise, and Edward Lee Hatcher 21 for speeding and unnecessary noise.
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Millard L. Hairston
Beckley
Gary Snuffer
Issac Green
James Dixon III
Patrick Madden
Daniel McCoy
Orville Lilly Jr
James Poindexter
James R. Frazier Jr
David Collins
Orville L. Lilly Jr
Edward Lee Hatcher
Youth charged in court plea and hearings in sodomy case
In Criminal Court Robert Morgan seventeen of Sullivan pleaded no contest to sodomy with William Cook part of the same indictment. Morgan was referred for examination by the West Virginia Board of Public Works. Cook faces July 7 hearing. Nathaniel Crosby pled guilty to shooting across a street and awaits sentencing July 20. A. Berkley Lilly noted the death of Joseph Curmette and a warrant was issued for Delbert Callahan on grand larceny. Callahan is to be extradited from New York.
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Nolo Contendre
Robert Morgan
Sullivan
William L. Cook
David Miller
Harry L. McCreery
West Virginia Board of Public Works
Morgan
Kermit Locke
Cook
Nathaniel Crosby
Crosby
Brown H. Payne
Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
Joseph G. Curmette
Huntington Veterans Administration Hospital
Delbert Callahan
Lilly
New York
State Funeral Directors Event Opens At Armory Beckley
The 72nd Annual West Virginia Funeral Directors Association convention starts Wednesday in Beckley with registration, coffee hour, and exhibits at the Raleigh County Armory Fieldhouse. Co chairs Price H. Caffee and Douglas T. Bryant, with Ben F. Williams handling publicity. Activities include a ladies luncheon, memorial service, outdoor barbecue, musical drama, and a two day program featuring lectures, receptions, and a banquet with the Dana Boyd Orchestra.
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Price Caffee
Ben Williams
Douglas Bryant
West Virginia
Black Knight Country Club
Country Club
Howard C. Raether
National Funeral Rectors Association
Milwaukee
Wis
Shirley Donnelly
Oak Hill
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Grandview State Park
Cliffside
Amos E. Quesenberry
State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
United States
Robert J. Louderback
W.va
Dana Boyd Orchestra
Cochairman
Bryant
Southern District of Funeral Directors
Ben F. Williams
State Board of Directors
Fire destroys C and O Terminal Building in Raleigh
A Monday early morning fire gutted the C and O Terminal Building in Raleigh alongside Forest Homes Builders and Contractors offices and shop. About $70,000 in damage was reported by Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, with a 1:30 a.m. call limiting spread to adjacent properties. Co owners Roy Barnes and Dick Barnes said insurance coverage was partial, noting $5,700 of aluminum siding was uninsured. The loss included a truck, building materials, tools, paint, and an American Advertising Co. office. a grocery store there was not operating. The firm plans relocation possibly to Sophia. Cause is undetermined.
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C & O Terminal
Raleigh
Forest Homes Builders and Contractors, Inc
Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
Roy Barnes
Tank Branch Hill
Dick Barnes
Beckley
Barnes
North American Advertising Co
Sophia
Rape Charge Faces Beckleyan In California
Cleveland FBI agents said extradition proceedings are under way in Los Angeles to return Jimmy Ross Allen 27 Beckley West Virginia to face five charges of criminal assault. Allen was arrested Friday on unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and jailed in lieu of 2000 bond. He was indicted by the Cuyahoga County grand jury October 17 1963 for statutory rape of a 15 year old girl.
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Cleveland
Ohio
UPI
Los Angeles
Jimmy Ross Allen
Beckley
W. Va
FBI
Allen
Cuyahoga County
Grand Jury
Ex Beckleyan named WVU professor in speech pathology
Dr Glen P McCormick a former speech therapist for Crippled Children Treatment Centers in Raleigh County has been named assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology at West Virginia University Effective June 16 announced by university president Dr Paul A Miller McCormick formerly directed the Speech and Hearing Clinic at University of Southwestern Louisiana will teach medical students in the Division of Otolaryngology and provide patient care He is a native of Hinton and a WVU alum with a PhD from Purdue University He is a Marine Corps veteran and serves on several professional boards and is married with one daughter Christie Lee
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Glen P. McCormick
Crippled Children
Raleigh County
School of Medicine
West Virginia University
Paul A. Miller
McCormick
WVU
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Hinton
Purdue University
Raleigh
Harrison Counties
Louisiana State Board of Health
U. S. Marine Corps
American Speech and Hearing Assn
Louisiana Speech and Hearing Assn
Evangeline Area Guidance Center
Lafayette
Dixie Lee Christie
Keystone
Christie Lee
Hindsley to Attend Outward Bound School
Scott Hindsley son of Mr and Mrs John P Hindsley of 100 Mercer Street will leave for Marble Colorado Wednesday to join the Outward Bound School program. The 26 day course features fitness training expeditions and rescue service with mountain climbing and survival work at elevations up to 14 000 feet.
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Scott Hindsley
John P. Hindsley
Mercer St
Marble
Col
Lilly Statement Triggers Mistrial in Browning Case
The Criminal Court declared a mistrial in the extortion trial of Esco Browning after Prosecutor C. Berkley Lilly asked jurors about a witness Orville Gunnoe. Browning and Gunnoe face charges of extorting $10 from Lester Simms by threatening to reveal three alleged crimes.
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Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Esco Browning
Pros. Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
Lilly
Orville Gunnoe
Gunnoe
Joseph Luchini
Browning
Gunnee
Lester Simms
Simms
Injured Dog Bites Man Near Taylor's Barber Shop
J. C. Painter was treated yesterday for dog bites after helping a little brown feist struck by a vehicle near Taylor's Barber Shop at Daniels. He was bitten on the hand while attempting to move the pup. The doctor seeks the dog for observation. contact the Animal Shelter or Peerless Packing Co with information.
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J. C. Painter
Painter
Taylor
Daniels
Animal Shelter
Peerless Packing Co
BARH Names Staff Chief for Year
The Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital general staff elected Dr. Walter Klingensmith as chief of staff for the year starting July 1. He will also maintain his role as Chief of the Division of Surgery and supervise hospital standards of practice. Klingensmith, a Harvard trained surgeon and Army veteran, resides with his wife and four children at 142 Dexter Ave.
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Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Walter Klingensmith
Klingensmith
Athens High School
Harvard College
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States Army
Italy
Beckley
Miners Memorial Hospital
Harry Cooper
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Raleigh County Medical Society
West Virginia Medical Assn
American Medical Assn
Betty
Dexter Ave
YMCA Board Reports $2000 Deficit and May Attendance Drop
Beckley Raleigh County YMCA directors met to hear a $2000 year to date deficit and May attendance decline. President Alan Susman cited the fall membership drive as the usual fix that returns the YMCA to the black. Executive Secretary Harry Culp Jr. announced his resignation effective August 15, with mid July departure for Cumberland Maryland.
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Beckley-Raleigh County
Ymca Board of Directors
Alan Susman
Harry C. Culp Jr
Culp
Beckley
Cumberland
Offi
Beckley Council to Confirm Planning Members Reappointment
Beckley Mayor John W. Smith will seek city council confirmation at 7 30 p m for the tentative reappointment of two Planning and Zoning Commission members Robert P McLean and W C McMahan whose three year terms expire Thursday and who are proposed for another three year term each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
John W. Smith
City Council
Five Firms Seek Mine Opening Permits in WV
Five companies filed at the Beckley office of the West Virginia Department of Mines for mine opening approval this week. They include Blue Chip Corporation No 1 in Wyoming County with 12 employees, owned by Frank Carder of Beckley. R&A Coal Co No 13 in Raleigh County with four employees, owner I B Mooney of Whitby. Robinson Phillips Coal Co No 15 in Wyoming County with 18 employees, owner A R McAdoo of Pineville. Herbert Eagle Coal Co No 3 in Nicholas County with 12 employees, owner W H Salinger of Summersville. Hayes Coal Co No 4 in Nicholas County with 12 employees, owner Lloyd Hayes of Summersville.
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Beckley
West Virginia Department of Mines
Blue Chip Corporation
Wyoming County
Frank Carder
R&a Coal Co
Raleigh County
I. B. Mooney
Whitby
Robinson Phillips Coal Co
A. R
A. R. McAdoo Pineville, Owner; Herbert Eagle Coal Co
Nicholas County
W. H. Salinger
Summersville
Hayes Coal Co
Lloyd Hayes
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St. Albans
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West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
Glass House
Bob Louderback
Charleston
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Mrs
Lillybrook Coal Co
United States Navy
Bank of Raleigh
Paul G. Hart
Paula Susan
Richard Paul
Colloway Heights
Bank of Raleigh Main & Kanawha Streets
F.D.I.C
Loma Jones Hart
Maxwell Hill RD
Police Court
Armory
Betty Bare
Register
Little Beaver Park
Silver Brand
Charleston & Logan
Beckleyan
California
Hindsley
Outward Bound
Sutphin
Riffe
Insurance Agency
Heber Street
Barh
Cers
YMCA
Susman
B. B. Richmond
George Hodel
C. A. Smith
C. Richard Daniel
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