State Men Subpoenaed By Hoffa Probe
Huntington police officials and four residents were subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Nashville. The panel probes possible jury tampering in the James Hoffa trial. Testifying officers include Detective Chief Herman Frazier and Lt. Melvin Grobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffa
Huntington
UPD
James Hoffa
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Herman Frazier
Melvin Grobe
Alfred Nelson Paden
Ransom Frye
Frazier
The
Huntington Research
Legislature approves road bond plan amid Medicare debate
The Senate gave final approval to a 200 million road construction bonds proposal to fund Interstate work over ten years. A companion enabling bill is expected in 1964, while a House medicare measure faced obstacles in the Senate Judiciary Committee amid budget and pay-raise discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Howard W. Carson
Fayette
Senate Judiciary Committee
William A. Moreland
D-Monongalia
Ward Wylie
Wyoming
House-Senate
House
House Rules Committee
Callie Tsapis
D-Hancock
Elizabeth Drewry
D-Mcdowell
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
Miss Tsapis
Drewry
Del
Harry R. Pauley
UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund
Donald G. Michels
R-Doddridge
W. W. Corder
D-Upshur
Carson
West Virginia
John E. Carrigan
R-Marshall
Jack L. Miller
R-Wood
Carrigan
Miller
Clarence E. Martin
Derkeley
The Flicker Bird Echoes Across North American Woods
The flicker is a large colorful woodpecker found in southern Canada and the eastern United States. It is noted for its bright plumage and distinctive drumming, common in forests and urban areas alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Lester Driver Pleads Guilty To Three Traffic Counts
Lester Driver, also named Jimmy Roger McMillion, was remanded to Raleigh County Jail after pleading guilty to three traffic violations. He faced fines totaling 85 dollars plus costs for drunk driving hit and run and no operator's license, with 100 dollars in vehicle damages reported. Police cited his 1953 car hitting a parked 1959 car on Rail Road Avenue and leaving the scene before being captured. The article also lists several other jailings and summonses from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Roger McMillion
Lester
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
McMillan
Claude Webb
Railroad Avenue
Slab Fork
Robert Staggers
Naoma
Harry L. McCreery
Tommy McCombs
William Samples
Sophia
Madison Lowry
Jerry Rice
MacArthur
Criminal Court
Clifford Farley
Hinton
Joe Rodriguez
Farley
Freddie Young
Emmett Meadows
Crab Orchard
Kenneth Harold Goode
Rodriguez
Neutrals Push Five Inspectors Plan at Geneva
In Geneva eight neutral nations at the disarmament conference plan to present a five on site inspections compromise for a nuclear test ban. Brazil Burma Ethiopia India Mexico Nigeria Sweden and the United Arab Republic will seek government approval after caucusing. A Swedish scientist from Uppsala will explain why five inspections suffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
UPI
Brazil
Burma
Ethiopia
India
Mexico
Nigeria
Sweden
United Arab Republic
Uppsala Seismological Station
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Faye Allen Cottle 70
Mrs Faye Allen Cottle 70 of Huntington died at 5 a m today at a sister's home in Proctorville Ohio after a heart condition. Born in Forest Hill she was daughter of the late G W and wife and a Forest Hill Methodist Church member. She leaves three sons and a daughter plus eight grandchildren and several stepchildren. Her body is at Chapmans Funeral Home Huntington pending arrangements by the First Christian Church. Survivors include Delbert F Beckley two daughters and two grandchildren. The body will stay at Melton Mortuary with calling after 5 p m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Allen Cottle
Huntington
W. A. Scott
Proctorville
Ohio
Forest Hill
W. Allen
Forest Hill Methodist Church
Harold
Prescott
Ariz
Charles
St. Albans
Jimmy
Ernest Forster
Peterstown
T. R. Allen
Hall St
Beckley
Lake
Dry Hill Road
Grayson
Charlottesville
Chapman
First Christian Church
Delbert F., Beckley
Dorothy Fadely
Miss Bair
Melton Mortuary
John F. Payne Dies at 79 a Miner from Metalton
Funeral services for John F. Payne 79 of Metalton will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m in the Holy Church of Jesus with Bishop John Stewart in charge burial in Green Memorial Park He died Wednesday after a long illness He was born July 18 1883 in Madison County Survivors include his wife two sons two stepsons two daughters and other relatives Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor is handling arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Payne
Metalton
Holy Church of Jesus
John Stewart
Green Memorial Park
Madison County
Mabel Payne
Russel
Eccles
John
Cleveland
Ohio
Crister Johnson
Richard Carter
Philadelphia
Joann Cousins
Mary Payne
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Rites set for Robert H. Thomas and Mrs Nonie Lilly
Final rites for Robert H. Thomas 99 of Pickshin arrive with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park after a prolonged illness. Separately, funeral services for Mrs Nonie May Lilly 77 of Dunns occur at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park Princeton.
Lukach Infant Graveside Rites Held At Hot Coal
Graveside rites for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy John Lukach were to be conducted at 10 a m today in Hot Coal Cemetery. The infant died at birth in a local hospital Wednesday night. Arrangements were made by Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy John Lukach
E. Main St
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Final rites set for Chris Brown Cyclone 70
Chris Brown 70 of Cyclone died Wednesday in a Mullens hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Church of God in Campus with Rev. Ed die Kessler officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery, Cyclone. Born May 11, 1892, he was son of Charles and May Cook Brown. Survived by Laura Francis Brown a daughter Mrs. Bessie Cook of Cyclone, three brothers Grat and Hugh of Cyclone and Oza of Pineville, two sisters Mrs. Virgie Cook and Mrs. Ruth Sharpley of St. Petersburg Florida. Body to be taken to daughter Mrs. Cook of Cyclone’s home at 4 p.m. today from 7th Funeral Home in Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Brown
Cyclone
Church of God
Eddie Kessler
Cook
Brown
Mullens Hospital
Charles
May Cook Brown
Laura Francis Brown
Bessie Cook
Grat
Hugh
Oza
Pineville
Virgie Cook
Ruth Sharpley
St. Petersburg
Fla
Oceana
Final rites for Dane Elvin McGraw held in Orlando
Dane Elvin McGraw 33 of Orlando and formerly of Raleigh County was killed in a head on collision in Clearwater Florida. Final rites were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Carey Hand Chapel Orlando with the Rev. T C Spear in charge. Burial followed in Orlando. McGraw was a member of the Shumate Baptist Church at Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dane Elvin McGraw
Orlando
Fla
Raleigh County
Carey Hand Chapel
W. Pine St
T. C. Spear
McGraw
Shumate Baptist Church
Stover
Clearwater
Final rites for Edward Rinehart Wednesday in Mullens
Edward Rinehart 56 of Helen dies Thursday in Mullens hospital. Funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bud Baptist Church with Rev. Harry Pilkington officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Survivors include wife Helen, two sons Duane and Charles, two daughters Dorothy Basham and Alice Himmelbrand, two brothers Wesker and J R, six sisters, and three half sisters. Body at Sam Foglenes Funeral Home Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rinehart
Helen
Bud Baptist Church
Harry Pilkington
Blue Ridge
Prosperity
Rinehart
Mullens Hospital
Northfork
McDowell County
Hiram
Amanda Whitt Rinehart
Helen Cook
Final rites held for Henry White 49 at Glen Morgan
Henry White age 49 died after a heart attack Wednesday at Honaker Coal Co. mine where he worked. Funeral services 11 a.m. Sunday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. Ernest Barley. burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Born October 3, 1914 in Mingo County to Benjamin and Clara Evans White. Survived by wife Mildred Childs White, daughter Mrs. Thurman Peery of Lake Charles, two brothers Fred of Jumping Branch and Carlos of Cleveland, Ohio, and sister Mrs. Carl Shrewsbury of Jumping Branch. Funeral home Rose and Quesenberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry White
Glen Morgan
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Ernest Barley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Honaker Coal Co
Mingo County
Benjamin
Clara Evans White
Mildred Childs White
Ohio Driver Killed In Tank Truck Wreck
Ray FE McGlothin 39 of New Carlisle Ohio died Thursday on U S 460 near Princeton when a loaded chemical tank truck he drove rolled over on a steep hill. Assistant Leroy Reams 30 of Hamilton Ohio suffered multiple injuries and was hospitalized in Pearisburg Virginia. Authorities said McGlothin failed to negotiate the curve while the eastbound truck descended the grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
UPI
Ray FE
McGlothin
New Carlisle
Ohio
U.S. 460
Here
Leroy Reams
Hamilton
Pearisburg
Funeral services set for Mrs. Amma Warden Bair
Funeral services for Mrs. Amma Essie Warden Bair 83 of 112 Church St will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr Walter H Griswold and Dr Kenneth L Swank in charge Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park She died at home at 650 am today after a long illness Born Oct 5 1879 Beckley a daughter of the late Thomas J and Ellen Warren she married Frederick Johnson Bair Nov 27 1900 who preceded her in death Aug 16 1946 A lifelong Raleigh County resident she had been a member of the parish life...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amma Essie Warden Bair
Church St
Melton Mortuary
Walter H. Griswold
Kenneth L. Swank
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Thomas J
Ellen Underwood Waren
Frederick Johnson ‘Bair
Raleigh
John E. Harless Funeral Arrangements Reported
John E. Harless 76 of Naoma a retired coal miner died in a Charleston hospital from stroke complications suffered at his home Tuesday night. His body is at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Harless
Naoma
Charleston
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Final rites set for Mrs Della May Wolf
Mrs Della May Wolf 65 of 414 Bailey Ave dies at a local hospital. Funeral at 10 30 a m Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church Backus Mountain with Rev Johnny Atkinson in Harrah Cemetery Backus. Born Backus January 17 1898 she was the daughter of Luther and Ruthie Goins. Survived by one son Lacy Gwinn Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della May Wolf
Bailey Ave
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Backus Mountain
Johnny Atkinson
Harrah
Backus
Luther
Ruthie Goins
Lacy Gwinn
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Reva Mowell Conway held in Pax
Mrs Reva Mowell Conway 51 of Tampa Fla formerly of Pax died at 6:45 am Wednesday after a long illness. Funeral set for 2 pm Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Carl Johnson presiding. Burial in Caffee Cemetery Mt Tabor. Survivors: Earl Conway husband Uniontown Pa. two sons Henry Clinton Caudill Everett Wash Gordon Billy Caudill Cleveland Oh. three daughters Mary Ruth Kinsler Betty Lou Famblen Carol Sue Johnson Cleveland. six brothers Harold John Clyde Pax Edwin Guy Billy Hallandale Fla Covington Ky. Hallandale Fla. Fort Blackmore Va. Pax. two sisters Bessie Starnes Rosella Sutton Pax. eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reva Mowell Conway
Tampa
Fla
Pax
Carl Johnson
Mt. Tabor
H. W
Flora Wagner Mowell
Earl Conway
Uniontown
Henry Clinton Caudill
Everett
Wash
Gordon Billy Caudill
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary Ruth Kinsler
Betty Lou Famblen
Carol Sue Johnson
Harold
John
Covington
Clyde
Edwin
Guy
Hallandale
Billy
Bessie Starnes
Fort Blackmore
Rosella Sutton
Funeral services for Rev. Jessie Garland set at 2:30 Sunday
The Rev. Jessie Garland 71 of Summerlee will have funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Summerlee Baptist Church with Revs Hertie Dillard and H DuBois officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died Monday at home after a long illness born January 3 1892 he was pastor of the West Virginia Home of the Aged when located at Mc Kendree. Effie Garland and two stepdaughters and an adopted daughter are named along with five grandchildren and four sisters. The Trent and Durgan Funeral Home will transport the body to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Garland
Summerlee
Summerlee Baptist Church
Hertie Dillard
H. DuBois
Greenwood Memorial Park
West Virginia
McKendree
Effie
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Drive progress pleasing Beckley Chamber figures
Approximately 60 percent of the $20,000 membership goal for the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce has been reached. H C Sheets said the drive shows strong cooperation and a whirlwind finish is planned next week with a target windup on March 16. Ten captains and about 60 workers are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley-Raleigh County
Sheets
Chamber
$156 Forfeited In Police Court
A total of 156 dollars in bonds was forfeited to City Police Court Thursday night. Cora Fitzgerald of Beckley forfeited a 100 dollar bond on charges of sale and possession of Moonshine. Wayne O. Farley of Camp Lejeune North Carolina forfeited a 20 dollar bond on a speeding charge. Two persons forfeited 36 dollars on drunk charges. Hulbert A. Meadows of Prosperity waived to a Raleigh County grand jury on a drunken driving charge arising from a February 26 two car collision on Valley Drive South with Ruth DeBord. Meadows was found guilty. DeBord testified Meadows was driving at the time. Meadows admitted intoxication when officers arrived, but contended he was not driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Fitzgerald
Beckley
Wayne O. Farley
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Hulbert A. Meadows
Prosperity
Raleigh County
Valley Drive South
Meadows
Ruth DeBord
Quarry St
Windows theft probed by Raleigh County deputies
Deputies investigated the theft of nine windows from a house bought from Kelly Development Co. to become a recreation center in Stotesbury. William E. Ombler Jr. of Loch Kelly was jailed at 5:50 p.m. on a half charge and scheduled for a hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Officers said the windows were moved in a truck and can be identified by calking compound in the frames instead of putty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies
Kelly Development Co
Stotesbury
William E. Ombler Jr
Loch Kelly
Joe Rodriguez
Kiwanis Members See Promise Of Plateau
Beckley Kiwanis Club heard the slide program Promise of a Plateau about Raleigh County's potential as an industrial and tourist center. Producer Paul Peabody presented the 25 minute film with narration by Bud Kurtz of WWNR, arranged by George Wilson, and available through the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Paul Peabody
George Wilson
Bud Kurtz
WWNR
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Sledding Victim Dies in Huntington
Roger P. Green 7 of Hunt Logan County died in a Huntington hospital from head injuries suffered Feb. 15 when his sled struck a truck near his home. He had been unconscious since the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
Roger P. Green
Hunt
Logan County
Pilot recounts proposal for fake Cuban attack to justify invasion
Albert Persons, Birmingham editor and WWII pilot, says a plan emerged to stage a Cuban markings flight striking Guantanamo and pull out base personnel. He claims a prearranged attack would let U.S. forces intervene, a cynical move to secure a troop invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Kuettner
Atlanta
UPI
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
United States
Reckless Driving Charge Waived To Grand Jury
Lionel Caffee waived to the grand jury on a reckless driving charge and posted a $500 property bond to Magistrate W A Burke. He was cited Feb 27 by State Police on Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel Caffee
Pine St
W. A. Burke
John Luther Godby
Eccles
Joe Rodriguez
Macie M. Long
Johnstown Rd
Burke
James E. Turner
Mullens
Frank Phipps
Sand Lick
Herbert Daniels
Rodriguez
Robert Lewis
Beckley
Arch Johnson
John Snead
Camp Crek
Quotes From United Press International
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon says he speaks as an individual citizen free to express his views on party and country. Albert C. Persons reveals a plan for a fake attack on Guantanamo to justify Bay of Pigs entry. NASA official discusses space meals on dehydration for Gemini. Mrs. Mary Ferguson leaves her husband to reduce weight to 200 pounds citing marital and appetite issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Efier
Long Beach
Calif
Mary Ferguson
IRS Agents Sweep 52 Gambling Raids Across 19 States
IRS agents raided 149 bookmaking and numbers parlors in 52 cities across 19 states arresting 131 people for failing to show federal gambling stamps. The operation yielded 11 automobiles 37 slot and pinball machines and 25000 dollars in cash in a coordinated effort described as a systematic periodic raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
New York
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Kansas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Michigan
Illinois
South Dakota
Kentucky
Ohio
Louisiana
Texas
Utah
California
IRS
Mindszenty may leave Hungary under Vatican aid
Vatican sources say Mindszenty, the 71 year old Hungarian primate, could be released and leave the country with Vatican help. The Holy See would prefer he stay in the nation he heads, but now favors release and departure from Hungary, despite U.S. embassy sensitivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
U.S
Legation
United States
Mindszenty
Hungary
Holy See
Centennial signs promote county attractions in Beckley area
Local artist notes strong cooperation from various individuals and groups to erect welcome signs for tourism. Turnpike officials W E Stahl Burl Sawyers and W B Harris aided the project with maintenance supervisor James Lemon, while property loans came from Raleigh County Board of Education Amigo Summers County line Lacy Mills McCreery Rowland Land Co and the City of Beckley provided a compressor. Cole Sign Co supplied material and labor at 2400 dollars, claiming no profit. sign measurements are 8 feet by 17 feet eight inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Town Museum
Stotesbury
Beckley
Chambers
W. E. Stahl
Burl Sawyers
W. B. Harris
James Lemon
Raleigh County Board of Education
Amigo
Lacy Mills
Summers County
F. W. Sawyers
McCreery Land Co
McCreery
Col
John West
Rowland Land Co
Pettus
Cole Sign Co
Cole
Publishers and Union Set To Resolve Minor Strike Items
Amory Bradford of the New York Times described the settlement as costly but acceptable to publishers. He estimated the two year labor cost at 18.5 million if all unions accept the proposal. Publication would resume once pickets are removed and talks continue on remaining items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amory Bradford
The
New York Times
Rence
Bradford
First Aid Responds to Two Beckley Calls in 40 Minutes
Beckley Rescue Squad answered two calls on Thursday afternoon in Crab Orchard and near Beckley. Roy Smithson, 66, reportedly had trouble breathing after being released from Beckley Hospital five hours earlier for arteriosclerosis and asthma. Rescue teams learned en route at 2:35 p.m. that Robert Anderson of 114 1-2 Tenth St. was under physician care and did not need emergency aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Crab Orchard
Roy Smithson
Beckley Hospital
Robert Anderson
Tenth St
Two Mining Permits Issued by State in West Virginia
The West Virginia Department of Mines in Beckley issued opening permits to two mining firms. Buckland Coal Co., Mine No. 12 in Raleigh County, receives one permit. A second unidentified firm also granted a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Buckland Coal Co
Raleigh County
Coal Company Seeks Workers At Mine No 3
The notice states the Big Rock Coal Co. Mine No 3 in Fayette County will employ five men and another site will employ two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Rock Coal Co
Fayette County
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Grobe
Frye
Nicholas J. Twell
Hazel Fulton
Mayflowers Distributors Inc
Albert P. Cole
Research Bureau
E. Jer OP
Green
Valley
Our
Lester Driver
Faye A. Cottle
Robert H. Thomas
Pickshin
Ritchie and Johnson
David Powell
Mrs. Nonie May Lilly
Nonie May Lilly
Dunns
Jesse Bowling
Wilbur Lilly
Resthaven Memorial Park
Wesley Moye
David Lilly
Kermit
James
Faye Moye
Maude Dunbar
Lillie Clark
Beaver
Earl Akers
Daniel Mann
James Dorsey
Delac Mills
Robert Lilly
Boone Cook
Lukach Infant
Mrs
Amma Bair
Uils J. W. Walters
Neville
Mrs. Della Wolf
Reva Conway
Buffalo, Ill
Strother G. Jones
Thomas J. Shanahan
Federation Bank and Trust Co
Waterbury, Conn
Shanahan
Corpus Christi
Tex
James L. Lattimore
Manila
Jaime C. de Veyra
Drive
Kiwanis
Cuba
Riously
Albert C. Persons
Birmingham
Ala
Persons
W. B. Persons
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Castro
George M. Knauf
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Space
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