Four 2 Car Wrecks Caused By Icy Roads Beckley News Flash
Snow covered Beckley streets sparked four two car crashes this morning with total damages about 220 dollars. First wreck on Oakwood Avenue at 8 am involved Viola Dubois and Myrtle Harvey. 8:15 on South Kanawha Street involved Franklin Motley and Roger Shary with passenger Michael Darnell treated for a bruised ear at Raleigh General Hospital. No charges. Two more incidents Thursday night on Prince Street and South Fayette Street involved Hayes Bratton, David Meek, Phillip Hodge, and Naomi Abrams with damages 200 and 250 dollars respectively. All crashes attributed to bad weather.
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Beckley
Oakwood Avenue
Viola DuBois
Morris Ave
Myrtle Harvey
Fifth St
Franklin Motley
Klaus
Kanawha Street
Michael Darnell
Raleigh General Hospital
Prince Street
Hayes
Work Set Soon On Power Plant
Virginia Electric and Power Co plans about six weeks to start preliminary work on a 150 million steam electric plant on Stony River in Grant County. Construction of the dam will begin late this year or early 1962 as part of creating a 1200 acre lake. Hutcheson told the Public Service Commission the project will bring economic and recreational benefits, create a 24 million dollar payroll, and support annual operating wages around 600000.
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Charleston
UPI
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Richmond
Stony River
Grant County
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
R. M. Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Coal City Resident Hurt In Fall On Ice
Mrs Margie Thomas aged 35 of Coal City was treated after falling on icy steps at her home and admitted to hospital. Rescue squad from Beckley Fire Department responded to Sprague Thursday night. Mrs Catherine Mauck also received treatment for breathing trouble and was admitted to Beckley Hospital in fair condition.
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Margie Thomas
Beckley
Alderson Man Waives To Grand Jury Action
Robert Collins of Alderson waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on a breaking and entering charge at White Oak Grocery and Post Office. He was remanded to Raleigh County jail in lieu of a $1000 bond and will face the next Raleigh County Grand Jury.
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Robert Collins
Alderson
Joe Rodriguez
White Oak
Raleigh
Pancake Supper For Scholarship Fund Set
The Pioneer Woman's Club will sponsor a pancake supper at 5 30 p m at the home of Mrs Grace Salmon 1313 Rhodes Ave The event supports the scholarship fund and invites the community to attend.
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Pioneer Woman's Club
Bmg J
Grace Salmon
Rhodes Ave
Traffic Safety Drive Planned
A statewide traffic safety education program will be launched by a governor appointed committee led by Charles Hopkins. It includes TV and radio spots by prominent citizens a public fatality counter in newspapers and a survey of local hazards. Where high accident areas are found strict enforcement of speed laws will be urged with Traffic Safety Sunday set for April 16.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Charles Hopkins
Dunbar
Hopkins
Richmond High Play Canceled By Weather
The annual three act play sponsored by Richmond High juniors and seniors is canceled due to weather. The play titled Good Gracious Grandma will be announced at a later date, per principal Same H. Redden Jr.
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Richmond High School
Same H. Redden Jr
Beckley Woman Recovering After Home Stair Fall
Mrs. Floyd Thomas of Beckley remains in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted at 5:40 p.m. Thursday for treatment of an injured right ankle from a fall down a stairway in her home.
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Floyd Thomas
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Minden Mines To Ship Coal By Rail On NR & P Line
In the late 1940s, the Minden mines employed over 1,000 miners and used hand-loading crews. Coal would be shipped by rail on the Bend subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad serving the NR & P Co. The local No. 5949 union remains among the last entirely hand-loading locals. Men on the Minden panel list are urged to report address changes to officers C. H. Leach president A. M. Kelley recording secretary or Andrew Wooten financial secretary.
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Bend
Chesapeake and Ohio
NR & P Co
Minden
C. H. Leach
A. M. Kelley
Andrew Wooten
Raleigh County land offer eyed for federal records center
Rep Slack praised the Raleigh County Court for offering land suitable for a modern automated U S records center. He said the long term proposition could attract federal expansion and urged ongoing county and community efforts to explore all possible uses and departments that might relocate to Beckley.
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Slack
Farmer
Raleigh
Beckley
House Expected To Okey Jobless Aid Bill Today
The House was set to approve Kennedy s emergency program for needy children of the jobless. The bill would provide up to 305 million dollars in new public assistance for about 750 000 youngsters under 18, with effect planned from April 1 to June 30 1962. The measure aims to avoid replacing existing state and local relief funds while addressing recession related hardships.
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Washington
UPI
House
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
House Labor Committee
Praying Early for Easter at First Presbyterian Church
A San Antonio church signs urge worshipers to avoid the Easter rush and attend service this Sunday. An Arkansas Gazette query about a litter-bug campaign meets a denial at Little Rock Central High School. A Cincinnati sitter omits pressing a quiet four year old, and a driver loses a bag of 12 diamond rings with sandwiches missing.
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United Press International
San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Little Rock, Ark
The
Arkansas Gaizette
Little Rock Central
Cincinnati
Ohio
UPT
Fred Hauser
Four Car Collision Near Beckley Investigated
Beckley state police investigate a four car collision on Route 21 near the Seven Up Bottling Plant that occurred this morning. Details of the crash are not yet available.
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Beckley State
Rt. 21
WVU Bills Signed Authorize Campus Police and Parking Lot
Gov. Barron signed two West Virginia University bills into law authorizing the university to establish a campus police force and to purchase land for a new parking area. The governor also signed a bill extending the 3 percent insurance premium tax rate for one year beyond June 30, delaying the planned revert to 2 percent.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia University
W. W. Barron
Park Lodge Popular Destination at Blackwater Falls Park
A UPI report shows Blackwater Falls State Park drawing visitors from 38 states and seven countries. The 55 room Park Lodge hosted 18,032 overnight guests in 1960, while about 240,000 people visited the park. Maryland led out of state bookings with 1,880 guests, followed by Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia.
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DAVIS
UPI
Blackwater Falls State Park
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
Deaths and Funerals Willie Church Service Held
Funeral services for Willie Church of Mills Street were led by Rev. R. A. Lewis with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park and St Matthew's AME Church. He lived in Beckley 28 years and is survived by his wife Bessie Anthony, six daughters including Rosa Starks and Ruth Anthony, seven sons, 39 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, three sisters, and active pallbearers among local men. The body was moved from Trent Funeral Home one hour before the service.
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Willie
Mills St
R. A. Lewis
Greenwood Memorial
Cal
St. Matthew’s
Beckley
Bessie Anthony
Rosa Starks
Ruth Anthony
Henrietta Anthony
Indianapolis
Ind
Willie Mac Amey
West Wickham
Mamie Brown
Glen White
Mary Clay
Sharples
Leslie and
Warner
Hank
Philadelphia
Richard
Colewood
Clarence
Logan
Luther
Columbus
Ohio
John
Weaver Orley Jack Weaver Final Rites Held Saturday
Orley R. Jack Weaver 73 of 328 Bailey Ave. dies after two year illness in a local hospital. Final rites set for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Alvin J. Cook officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to transport body to church one hour before service. Pallbearers named: Mack Hart Timothy Richmond Edwin Kelly Tommy Lusk James Vaughn James Hart.
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Orley R
Jack) Weaver
Bailey Ave
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Weaver
Rose and Quesenberry
Mack Hart
Timothy Richmond
Edwin Keilly
Tommy Lusk
James Vaughn
James Hart
Funeral arrangements for Mrs J D Woodroe detailed
Mrs J D Woodroe of 517 Linden Road South Hills Charleston died this morning after a seven month illness. She was the mother of Mrs H P Friday Meadows of Beckley. Funeral plans are stated as complete.
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J. D. Woodroe
Linden Rd
South Hills
Charleston
H. P
Meadows
Beckley
Final rites incomplete for Ulysses G Elkins
Ulysses Grant Elkins 81 of Crab Orchard died after a heart attack at his home and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. Born October 16 1879 in Boone County, he was a retired carpenter. Survived by wife Effie Trump Elkins four sons Ernest William James Earl nine grandchildren six great grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Ulysses Grant Elkins
Crab Orchard
Beckley
Boone County
Benjamin Elkins
Effie Trump Elkins
Ernest
William
James
MacArthur
Earl
Panama City
Fla
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
James D. Ellison Jr. Dies After Long Illness at 27
James David Ellison Jr. 27 of Mount Hope died at Oak Hill Hospital at noon Thursday after a long illness. He was a mechanic. Survived by wife Thelma Ellison, parents Mr. and Mrs. James Ellison, Mount Hope, two sons Richie and James David III, a daughter Debra, all at home. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
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James David Ellison Jr
Mount Hope
Oak Hill Hospital
Thelma Ellison
James Ellison
Richie
James David 111
Debra Ellison
Tyree
Senate seeks moderate amendments to Douglas bill provisions
Amendments aim to substitute a $214 million low in spirits by plan for the current Senate. Sen Prescott Bush proposes a two year limit on the program under the $39 million bill. Eligibility under the Douglas bill would be decided by a formula using a community’s unemployment rate versus the national average.
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Senate
Sen
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Douglas
Charles W Crumpley Funeral Planned in MacArthur
Charles W Crumpley 65 of MacArthur died at home Thursday after a long illness. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Hollywood Baptist Church with Rev. S D Smith officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He worked 30 years as assistant chief electrician for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates mines in Helen before retiring in 1954. Born Knoxville Tennessee August 18 1894 he was the son of the late James W and Alice Elizabeth Crumpley. He was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge No 95 Beckley. Survivors include his wife Lucille Shanks Crumpley a daughter Mrs Ross Laws MacArthur a sister Mrs E P Booker Knoxville and three grandchildren. Bodies to be moved from Williams Funeral Home Sophia to the church one hour before services. Pallbearers listed.
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Charles W. Crumpley
MacArthur
Hollywood Baptist Church
James W
Alice Elizabeth Crumpley
Masonic Lodge No. 95
Beckley
Lucille Shanks Crumpley
Ross Laws
E. P. Booker
Knoxville
Tenn
Williams Funeral
Sophia
Glenn Smith
Ralph Blake
Basil Cochran
Lowell Cawley
Paul Wood
Glenn Am
Carl Craven
Royce
Wall Street charters eye cigarette stocks and rail plays
Goodbody & Co. favors selected cigarette issues citing steady earnings and recession resistance with growth expected to accelerate, naming Reynolds as top pick and Philip Morris as second. Payne Webber notes appetite for convertible bonds remains, highlighting Carrier, Cerro de Pasco, Dresser, and ITE circuit breakers. Bache Listening Post backs quality rail stocks including Santa Fe, C&O, Illinois Central, and Union Pacific for income and potential appreciation. Affiliated Fund's $670 million portfolio added Hazeltine, Perkin Elmer, Stop & Shop, Suburban Gas, Western Union. exited Champion Paper, First National Stores, Merck, Parke-Davis.
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New York
UPI
Good Body & Co
Goodbody
Bache Listening Post
Santa Fe
C&o
Illinois Central
Kansas City Southern
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Hazeltine
Perkin Elmer
Stop & Shop
Suburban Gas
Western Union
Champion Paper & Fibre
First National Stores
Merck & Co
Parke, Davis
Prisoner Girl Case and TV Network Challenge Headlines
United Press International reports in Santa Cruz that Elmer J Kensinger and his wife kept their 13 year old daughter confined to her bedroom for seven years claiming she used vile words. In New York Ed Sullivan replies to Jack Paar about competing shows on different networks. In Paris Soviet Ambassador Sergei Vinogradov warns France on Algeria and in Washington former President Truman laments shrinking land for farming duties.
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United Press International
Santa Cruz
Calif
Elmer J. Kensinger
New York
Ed Sullivan
Jack Paar
NBC
Paar
Strike Benefits Continued From Page One
The article notes three to four years for benefits with an average rebate of 250 dollars. Most refunds are expected to be paid within the next six or eight weeks.
Navy bomber crashes in Lake George killing eight
A Navy PV2 Neptune patrol bomber with eight crewmen aboard crashed and burned in Lake George near the Ocala National Forest in northeast Florida. All eight are missing and presumed dead. Witness Lt. Gerald Spitz said the aircraft exploded on impact after entering a left descent while illuminating a sunken World War II landing craft.
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Jacksonville, Fla
UPI
Navy
Lake George
Ocala National Forest
Florida
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Gerald Spitz
Jacksonville
Robert K. Morse
Walter T. Gardiner
Fred G. Pridgeon
Harry G. Cummings
Terry L. Ramsby
Spitz
Neptune
Eleven Die In Jap Mine Disaster
In Fukuoka Japan rescuers recovered 71 bodies from a Ueda Mining Co coal mine fire, the worst postwar disaster in Japan. Only 20 of 91 workers escaped as an overheated air compressor exploded 2000 feet below. It follows a second major Ueda tragedy last year when 67 miners died at Hosho mine after floodwater breached tunnels.
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Fukuoka
Japan
UPI
Ueda Mining Co
Ueda
Hosho
Board Of Health Sets Meet In New Center
The Raleigh County Board of Health will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in the nearly completed Health Center on Harper Road. Members will tour the facility and hold a brief business meeting. Indications are the building will be ready for occupancy some time in May.
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Raleigh County Board of Health
Harper Road
Elinor Hurt
Senate aid split over private school loan plan
Powell pushed a separate loan bill while Clark and Hart backed a three year, 305 million dollar private school loan in the general school aid bill. McNamara remained noncommittal as Catholic support shifts. Kennedy opposed last year as Hart and McNamara pressed for action ahead of House hearings next week.
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Senate
Powell
Joseph S. Clark Jr
D-Pa
Clark
Philip Hart
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Hart
McNamara
Kennedy
House
Warming Trend Affects Preston County Snow Conditions
A warming trend left Raleigh and Mercer with four to eight inches of snow while lower elevations saw only traces. Preston County reported many secondary roads closed due to drifting snow, yet no primary highways were shut down thanks to SRC crews and careful plowing.
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Raleigh
Mercer
Preston County
SRC
Beckley Life Underwriters Aid Salvation Army Drive
Beckley group led by L. J. Grubb seeks donations of shoes and clothing for the Salvation Army. About 100 agencies and 35 association members were mailed letters, inviting broad participation. Volunteers will collect items, with pickups arranged via Clifford at 3-6431, and the drive runs May into September.
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Beckley Life Underwriters Association
Salvation Army
L. J. Grubb
Grubb
West Virginia liquor by the drink vote seals Senate action
At the 60 day session the liquor by the drink measure reaches the Senate floor. Senators adopt the resolution with a two thirds majority after a late tally. Proponents hail potential state benefits while opponents warn of unknown consequences. If defeated, sponsors vow not to return soon.
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House
Senate
West Virginia
Neig
Howard Myers
Howard Carson
Carson
Del
Spencer Creel
R Wood
David Solomon
D-Monongalia
Pine Knob Man Remanded After Plea in Non Support Case
Robel Miller of Pine Knob was jailed in Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a $5 fine on a non support charge after pleading guilty before Magistrate W A Burke.
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Robel Miller
Pine Knob
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Capsule Concept Showcases Space Capsule Design
McDonnell Aircraft in St Louis outlined the Mercury capsule program highlighting the engineering feat behind a nine foot tall one ton craft. With 4,000 companies and 565 contractors supplying 1,500 parts, safety systems dual redundancy, automated and manual abort options, and a cleanroom assembly process are emphasized as essential for astronaut life support and mission success.
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McDonnell
McDonnell Plant
Barron Welcomes New West Virginia Commerce Dept
Gov. W. W. Barron praised the new State Department of Commerce as a centralized, more effective method to boost the economy. Speaking to the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, he outlined special programs for youth fitness community clean-up and highway safety aimed at keeping West Virginia on the move in an expanding economy.
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Bluefield
UPI
W. W. Barron
State Department of Commerce
West Virginia
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Barron
Legislature approves wage base hike and pension plan
The legislature passes a 32 to 0 vote raising the wage base from 3000 to 3600 and keeping the 2.7 percent tax rate while a Senate‑added clause requiring a fired employee to hold a new job for 30 days may be dropped by the House. Conference committee to resolve budget and tax provisions follows.
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House
Senate
Cleveland Bailey
Arch
A Moore
House of the Senate
Conference Committee
JK Speeds Review on Rights in Berlin Fallout
The piece argues against yielding West Berlin rights or people rights in any compromise or surrender. It urges revising thinking, stating such concessions are not the case.
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Berlin
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