Mead Man Held After Shooting Grandson in Leg
Henry Andrews of Mead was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 11:45 a.m. on a felonious assault charge after shooting his 16 year old grandson Robert Medley in the leg with a .45 caliber pistol. The youngster was listed in good condition at Wyoming General Hospital. Deputies said the boy was brought to the grandfather’s home by his heavily drinking mother. An argument escalated into a skirmish during which Andrews wielded the pistol and fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Andrews
Mead
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies
Andrews
Robert Medley
Wyoming General Hospital
Five Die In State Auto Accidents In West Virginia
West Virginia's weekend road toll rose to at least five with four deaths Saturday and one Friday night. Victims include Sgt Everett C White 46 of West Point Kentucky Noel Chandler 19 of Charleston and James Lindsay 22 plus Ellis Martz 22 of Ohio. A 15 year old, Jerry McManamay, was injured and the driver Thomas V. Bryant of Baltimore Maryland faced negligent homicide charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Everett C White
West Point
W. Va
Noel Chandler
U.S
Ripley
James Lindsay
Youngstown
Ohio
Ellis L. Martz
Winham
Belington
Jerry McManamay
Beckley
Thomas V. Bryant
Baltimore
Charleston Crash Program Moves Ahead With 3830 Certified
Gov. W. W. Barron said the emergency public works program is moving ahead at full speed and 3,830 jobless workers have been certified. He expects the program to begin full operation soon with all 55 counties active. Coordinators noted growing need as job registration boards are reviewed and applicants discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Barron
Dana M. Hicks
Nine Die In Fiery Crash Near Rochdale Mass
Flight crew members listed include Airman 2.C. Joseph T. Rothschops 24 Parker Colorado assistant crew chief S.Sgt Claude L Early 28 Hardin Missouri crew chief T.Sgt Charles C Timmsen 32 Kellog Minnesota flight engineer Airman 1.C Clifton C Tabor 27 Albany Texas refueling operator and S.Sgt Harold B Meeusen 27 El Paso refueling operator.
Visitor Stricken Near John Eye TV Sales
Beckley Rescue Squad responded to a Neville Street call around 10 a.m. today after Mrs. Margaret Spicer of Lashmeet collapsed near John W Eye TV Radio Sales and Service. She received first aid then was taken to Beckley Hospital for examination and later released. A snail’s mucus protects its edge as it crosses, enabling movement along a razor blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Neville Street
Margaret Spicer
Lashmeet
John W. Eye TV Radio Sales and Service
Beckley Hospital
Funeral services for Dr John Samuel Callaway
Funeral services for Dr. John Samuel Callaway 44 of 110 King St will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at First Christian Church with Rev A H Wilson in charge. Interment in Sunset Memorial Park family mausoleum. He died Sunday on Main Street of an apparent heart attack after Sunday School. Survived by wife Mary Morrison Callaway a son John Samuel Callaway Jr and daughter Mary Ann Callaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Samuel Callaway
King St
First Christian Church
A. H. Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Main Street
Virgil
Raleigh General Hospital
Callaway
University of Maryland
Army Dental Corps
Dr. Callaway
Edith Carper Callaway
Charles Lacy Callaway
Beckley Rotary Club
New River Dental Association
American Dental Association
Black Knight Country Club
Flat Top Lake Association
Beckley Elks Lodge
Mary Morrison Callaway
John Samuel Callaway, Jr
Mary Anne Callaway
Charles L. Callaway
Pasadena
Calif
Margaret Alice Moore
Caffee Funeral Home
Clarence Cottrill
William File Jr
Paul Phipps
J. R. van Meter
Roy Luyens
Earl Bibb Jr
Funeral services for Grayson Bragg Held at Home
Funeral services for Grayson Bragg 78 of Freezeland Mountain will be at his home at 2 p m Tuesday with Rev W M Wills officiating. Burial in the family cemetery. Bragg died after a yearlong illness. Born Jan 30 1883 in Raleigh County, son of Snowden and Louisa Meadows Bragg. Survived by wife Ade line Smith Bragg three sons Clarence Shady Spring Hobart Crow Bernard Jumping Branch five daughters Roy O Richmond and Nathan R Bolling of Hinton Johnnie R Richmond of Brooks Calma Meadows Pulto Arnold Moten Newbury Ohio one brother W M Bragg Brooks four sisters Dora Bragg Cincinnati Laura Bragg Charleston Linda Beasley Alderson Alma Atkins Beckley 97 grandchildren one great grandchild. Body taken to Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Hinton this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson Bragg
Freezeland Mountain
W. M. Wills
Bragg
Raleigh County
Snowden
Louisa D. Meadows Bragg
Adeline Smith Bragg
Clarence
Shady Spring
Hobart
Crow
Bernard
Jumping Branch
Roy O. Richmond
Nathan R. Bolling
Hinton
Johnnie R. Richmond
Brooks
Calma Meadows
Pulto
Arnold Moten
Newbury
Ohio
W. M. Bragg
Dora Bragg
Cincinnati
Laura Bragg
Charleston
Linda Beasley
Alderson
Alma Atkins
Beckley
Ronald Meadows
Funeral arrangements for Will Redd announced
Funeral arrangements are complete for Will Redd 69 of Lest er who died at his home about 6 a m Sunday after a long illness The body is at the Durgan Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Redd
Lester
Durgan Funeral Home
Uncle Tice Lester Final Rites Held for Burl Franklin Lester
Burl Franklin Lester 96 of Baileysville will have funeral services at Fields Memorial Baptist Church Fannock at 1 p.m. Tuesday with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery near Baileysville. He died Saturday night at his daughter's home following a long illness. Born February 28 1865 in Fannock he was a retired miner timberman and railroad worker. Surviving are five sons Edward and Posey of Mans, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Franklin
Tice
Lester
Baileysville
Fields Memorial Baptist Church
Fannock
Indian Creek
Mary Cameron
Har‘man
Emily Jones Lester
Edward
Posey
Mans
President Pitts Policy Memorandum Highlights Overseas Savings
President Pitts outlines cost cutting for overseas posts by reducing local national staff in exchanges and clubs, shifting to American dependents and off duty servicemen. It bans government funded auto transport for foreign manufacture overseas unless on order, and urges a savings program aiming for about $100 extra per year per service member or civilian employee overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Lyons rites set for 78 year old Dry Creek man
Final rites for Tom Lyons of Dry Creek will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Rebecca Chapel at Rock Creek with Rev. Tollie Bonds presiding. Burial follows at Jarrell Cemetery. Lyons died Sunday afternoon after a long illness at his home. John Lyons of Julian is a relative. The body will be moved from Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville to the Dry Creek home at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lyons
Dry Creek
Rebecca Chapel
Rock Creek
Tollie Bonds
Jarrell
Lyons
John Lyons
Julian
Armstrong
Whitesville
Death of Linda Grose in Phoenix Arrangements Planned
Mrs Linda Grose 22 of Stanaford died at 8 a m today in a Phoenix Arizona hospital The body will be returned to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home for completion of arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Harrah Grose
Stanaford
Phoenix, Ariz
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Distance Dialing Goes Into Effect in Charleston Area
About 100000 Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. subscribers in Charleston can now place long distance calls by direct dialing. DDD began Sunday morning with Wheeling and other West Virginia areas joining later. intrastate calls use 1 plus number, interstate calls use 1 plus area code and number. An operator greets after full dialing, with automated dialing planned by August 1962.
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Charleston
UPI
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Wheeling
New Martinsville
Lewisburg
Logan
Williamson
Fairmont
Elkins - Parsons
Weirton - New Cumberland
White Sulphur Springs
Buckhannon
Follawsbee
Pt. Pleasant
Commodity Room Looted In Pineville
Pineville police investigated a weekend break in at the Department of Public Assistance commodity room. Entry was gained by breaking the front door glass and the storeroom lock. Missing items include 624 pounds lard 80 pounds dried beans 350 pounds flour and 128 pounds butter. State Police participate in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNL
Bill Bolt
Department of Public Assistance
Denny Morgan
Cardinal Mimmi Dies at 78 in Vatican Surgery
Vatican City Cardinal Mimmi, 78, secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation, died today after surgery. He had served in the church's curia and was a prominent Catholic official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
Marcello Cardinal Mimmi
Sacred Consistorial Congregation
Chicago Tornado Damage Near Five Million Reported
UPI reports teams inspect South Side blocks for hidden structural damage from a tornado that killed 59 year old William Arnold and injured at least 115. Insurance firms set up offices as 7,500 damage claims are anticipated in the 833 block area. Cleanup could take months amid looting guards and widespread wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
South Side
Robert J. Quinn
Insurance Information Institute
William Arnold
Provident Hospital
Palm Sunday
Cool Ridge men face burglary charges in Jack Hopkins case
Riley Edward Waddell of Cool Ridge waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate W A Burke today on burglary charges and was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in 1000 bond. Co defendant Charles Ray Shrewsbury also waived preliminary hearing and was remanded to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Edward Waddell
Cool Ridge
W. A. Burke
Raleigh
Charles Ray Shrewsbury
Jack Hopkins
Shrewsbury
Burke
Congo's Mobutu and Congo Advisory Session
Maj Gen Joseph D Mobutu led a weekend up country visit as top Congo authorities were absent. The UN Congo advisory committee judged weekend attacks on Matadi port as centrally directed amid behind the scenes diplomacy and little prospect for East West accord before the General Assembly reopens Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N. Advisory Committee
Congo
Matadi
Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Joblessness Up In State Cities
West Virginia unemployment rose in the Wheeling Huntington and Charleston metropolitan areas over a 60 day period to mid January. Wheeling added 3450 unemployed totaling 14450 or 18.8 percent of the labor force. Huntington rose 2600 to 14250 or 15.7 percent. Charleston gained 1350 to 8650 or 9.2 percent. Officials expect slight spring relief but jobless numbers to remain high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Employment Security Department
West Virginia
Metorpolitan
Wheeling
Huntington
Rhodell School Entered Again
Beckley State Police investigate second break in at Rhodell Elementary School last night. A large quantity of food for the school lunch program was stolen during the first entry. Details were unavailable at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Rhodell
No Progress In Beckley Hotel Strike Delay
Reid P. Davis regional director for District 50 United Mine Workers of America says no progress has been made as the company has not called back for negotiations. Picket lines around the Beckley hotel were briefly withdrawn Saturday for a charity dance benefiting the Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Davis noted pickets are back today but aimed not to hinder the event’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Reid P. Davis
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Davis
Raleigh County
Crab Orchard House Damaged By Flames
Beckley fire crews responded to a Sunday blaze at the Crab Orchard residence of Robert Johnson. Flames started in a closet, spread through the room to the ceiling and roof, destroying clothing, fruit, toys, a camera and projector set, fishing gear, and bedroom linens. Neighbors helped fight the fire with garden hoses before firefighters arrived. two engines aided, insurance is reported, and the Johnson family includes parents, a son, and a daughter. No loss estimate given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Robert Johnson
Johnson
Furnie
Crow Man Released on Bond After Rape Charge
Dorsey Adkins of Crow was released from Raleigh County Jail at 11 55 a m after posting a 5000 bond before Criminal Court Judge Harry L Moe Creery. Bond set by the judge. He is to appear before the Raleigh County Grand Jury on a charge of attempted rape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey Adkins
Crow
Raleigh
Harry L. Moe- Creery
Raleigh County
Men to Work At Fayette Fire Tower
Several men will be employed next week under Governor Barron’s Crash Program at Mann Mountain fire tower in Fayette County to improve the road to the tower and maintain the tower and observer’s cabin. Supervising County Forester E K Bibb oversees the work. Within two weeks additional men will be hired for similar tasks at Round Knob and Tams Mountain fire towers in Raleigh County under Forester Weir Covey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
Mann Mountain
Fayette County
Carl Lucas
Lucas
E. K. Bibb
Round Knob
Tams Mountain
Raleigh County
Forester Weir Covey
Collision on Beckley Place leaves no injuries
Police reported a Saturday collision on Beckley Place near Nathan Street involving Dorothy Johnson, 41, of Glen Daniel, and Prince A. Clyburn Jr., of Eee cles. Damages were estimated at 150 dollars. neither driver was charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Place
Nathan Street
Dorothy Johnson
Glen Daniel
Prince A. Clyburn Jr
Eeecles
Kennedy affirms US reliance on atomic weapons policy
President Kennedy rejects a shift to nonnuclear defense and pushes to bolster conventional forces while pursuing arms control. He orders tighter Pentagon security, backs nuclear test ban talks, and proposes a permanent disarmament agency. Peace Corps volunteers may aid developing nations as unemployment climbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilson Sharp
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
United States
State Department
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Europe
Rusk
McNamara
Pentagon
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Geneva
Congress
Khrushchev
North Atlantic Treaty Alliance
Peace Corps
G. Mennen Williams
West Ger
Peace Corps sparks praise and draft dodger concerns
JK weighs response to the program in schools and colleges shows strong service and a desire to join a great effort that runs through our people. Sen Hugh Scott suggests using the Peace Corps to dodge the draft, while Hubert Humphrey rebuts that service members are not exempt from military duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Peace Corps
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Uncle Joe and Gruny: A Political Climb and Fall
The piece recalls Uncle Joe losing influence through the Roosevelt and Truman eras. A decisive 1950 Pennsylvania primary defeat by US Senator James H. Duff marked a turning point. It notes Grundy’s fall after a Dewey nomination bid and outlines his Camden New Jersey roots and education before joining his family woolen mill business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
James H. Duff
R-Pa
Pennsylvania
Grundy
Thomas E. Dewey F
New York
Chicago
Camden
N. J
Philadelphia
Lion or Lamb Maps Show 30 Day March Weather Forecast
Maps from the U S Weather Bureau present a 30 day outlook for March detailing average temperatures and precipitation. The visualization contrasts expected warmth against rainfall and is likely to inform readers planning seasonal activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
State pay reform and redistricting push at statehouse
The House debates a plan to abolish the State Board of Public Works and give its budget power to the governor who could then seek another term. Secretary of State Joe Burdett opposes the executive budget as concentrating power. The Senate passes a measure allowing sheriffs to succeed themselves with a two term limit. A redistricting bill proposes five congressional districts after losing population in 1960. The House and Senate clash on workmen’s compensation and unemployment benefits. The House moves a bill creating Barron’s industrial development authority toward final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
State Board of Public Works
Joe Burdett
Senate
Judiciary Committee
West Virginia
W.W. Barron
Julius Singleton
Monongalia
Visiting Boy Missing In Oak Hill Area
Ernest Bunch Jr., an 11 year old Maryland boy, disappeared after 4:30 p.m. Sunday while visiting relatives in Oak Hill. Relatives report he stopped at a restaurant with his father and did not return from an outside toilet. He is four feet four inches, about 80 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a red shirt and dotted jacket. Authorities including sheriff deputies and city police have been alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Ernest Bunch ,Jr
Maryland
W. T. Bunch
E. Main Street
Washington, D.C
Technical Suit Instituted Today In Beckley Boundary Change
A technical suit to expedite adding the Lambert Addition to Beckley was filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court. The city seeks a minor boundary adjustment affecting a five acre tract formerly part of Fairview Truck Farms, near the McLean Addition, and a three foot property strip owned by Park Homes Inc. Named property owners include William P. Hall Wayne Turner Harry Statzer Harold Statzer Carl Lambert James E. St. Clair Mrs I. D. Christian Howard Lambert Linn Hardman Gene Wallace and Paul Fourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert
Beckley
Raleigh
Fairview
Planning and Zoning Commission
McLean Addition
Park Homes, Inc
William P. Hall
Wayne Turner
Harry Statzer
Harold Statzer
Carl Lambert
James E. St. Clair
I. D. Christian
Howard Lambert
Linn Hardman
Gene Wallace
Paul Fourney
Prospects for Moroccan unity fade as Hassan II stays in office
Hassan II plans to continue governing the monarchy formed by Mohammed V, dimming hopes for a national unity cabinet. In Oran two men were killed in what authorities call a rival factional "settling of accounts" tied to collaboration with the French. Dr Paul A Samuelson of MIT predicted a bottoming out of the recession by June on NBC Meet the Press. State briefs note Col George White Jr. is reappointed road commissioner. former mayor Harry Wilmoth named hospital administrator. Walter Hallanan, RNC member, in satisfactory condition after shortness of breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hassan II
Hassan
Mohammed V
Oran
Paul A. Samwuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kennedy
George White Jr
Burl A. Sawyers
Harry F. Wilmoth
Fikins
Denmar
Pocahontas County
Walter S. Hallanan
Charleston
Hallanan
Polar Proteus shadowed by Russian trawler report
United Press International notes Captain Richard Laning of the Proteus says observers can look but will not see anything of significance. Eddie Fisher reports Elizabeth Taylor’s condition improving and she is turning the corner. Haywood Fowle, a Miami coach adrift after ditching a plane, says he may row across from now on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pat
United Press International
Dondon
Scotland
Richard Laning
U.S
London
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Miami
Haywood Fowle
Atlantic
Bahamas
Rorrers Casts To Be Removed
Tidon E Rorrer of Harper Road awaits removal of leg casts at Beckley Hospital after a 12 week treatment period. His wife reports he is recuperating nicely from injuries sustained in a two car accident near his home on Sept 1 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidon E. Rorrer
Harper Road
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Deer reproductive potential estimated in females
The average life of a female deer is 8 to 12 years and she can produce twins each year of her life, indicating substantial breeding capacity across her lifespan.
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Grandson
John S. Callaway
Will
Pitts
Cquabite
Mrs
Linda Grose
Maker
Cohen
Neville St. Beckley, W. Va
Ira Schulman
Broadway
Schulman
Cool Ridge Man
Bond
Joseph D. Mobutu
Equatorial Province
Rhodell School
Crab Orchard
Crow Man
Fayette
Konrad Adenauer
Central
Katanga
Kasai
United Nations
U.N
Adlair Stevenson
Russia
Kremlin
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Khrushcchev
Govaernment
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
Treasury
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Air Force
Terre Haute
Ind
Uncle Joe
Barron's Industrial Development Authority
Rorrer
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