SRC Clears County Roads As Break In Snow Arrives
Raleigh County SRC expects to clear most secondary roads today after a wintry break. Two inches of additional snow forecast by nightfall could slow progress. Two graders and five bulldozers work on side roads while primary routes are open.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
SRC
State Road Commission
Richmond
Raleigh County
Sprague
Minor Scott
Weather Bureau
Scott
Raleigh
Clay
Pocahontas
Mercer
Wyoming
Modern Languages, Inc
Institute Elementary
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Herb Alley
Piedmont Airlines
Tower Concrete Co
West Virginia Turnpike
Princeton
Charleston
Huntington Weather Bureau
Mountain State
Thor-Able Launch Probes Venus Path Despite Fuel Delays
A Thor Able rocket with a 165000 pound thrust liquid fuel engine launched after a 24 hour delay to study space conditions. It will relay data on radiation gases magnetic fields micro meteoroids and temperatures from near Earth to Venus orbital paths for future interplanetary missions.
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Earth
Venus
Space
Governor Underwood Plans California Industrial Tour
Governor Underwood travels Sunday by commercial jet to Sacramento and then by private aircraft. Invited by Aerojet General Corp he will visit multiple Aerojet plants in Downey Covina Azusa and Pasadena. He will address Aerojet groups meet industry leaders and end with talks in Oakland and Kaiser officials before returning to Charleston March 19. William Gore Aerojet sales VP is a Clarksburg native and nephew of former Gov. Howard M. Gore.
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Underwood
California
Aerojet General Corp
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Aerojet
Sacramento
Defense Industry
West Virginia
Downey
Kimball
San Diego
Oakland
Henry J. Kaiser
Charleston
Clarksburg
William Gore
Howard M. Gore
Slight Damage Noted In Two City Alarms
Two Beckley fire calls produced minimal damage. Mrs. Paul Warden’s home at 203 Mankin Ave. had smoke from a television set at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday with no damage. A furnace motor at 112 Wildwood Ave. ignited Thursday causing about 25 dollars in damage. The Meltons resided at the fire site.
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Beckley Fire Department
Paul Warden
Mankin Ave
Wildwood Ave
James W. Meltons
Charlotte Skiers Here Beckleyans At Tourney
Bald Knob Ski Slopes and Charlotte are swapping patrons as Beckley basketball fans attend the National Collegiate Athletic Association event in Charlotte while skiers from Charlotte visit local slopes. Tom Minter, manager, says slopes are in excellent condition with skiing until 10 p.m. today and promising prospects.
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N. C
Beckley
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Tom Minter
Deaths and Funerals Kyle B Richardson
Last rites for Kyle B Richardson son of Clemson South Carolina will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill. Richardson, 76, a former Fayetteville resident, died in Clemson on Wednesday. He had lived in Clemson for three years and was a retired school teacher and real estate dealer. Survivors include two sons K B Richardson Jr of Clemson and Thomas of Miami Florida, and two brothers M J Richardson of Quinwood and L A Richardson of Kessiers Cross Lanes.
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Clemson
S. C
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Charles S. Thompson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Richardson
Fayetteville
K. B. Jr
Thomas
Miami
Fla
Albert Lester White Funeral Rites in Quinwood
Albert Lester White 67 of Quinwood died after a heart attack. Services led by Rev. Joe E Brown and Rev. Robert Moxley at Quinwood Methodist Church with burial in Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. He was a retired coal miner and Mason. Survivors include wife Fannie, daughter Bonnie Jean, two stepdaughters, six sisters, and several relatives. Final rites by Quinwood Masonic Lodge with graveside service at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home arrangements.
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Quinwood
Joe E. Brown
Robert Moxley
Quinwood Methodist Church
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
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Quinwood Lodge No
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East Rainelle
Clifftop
Charles and
Rose McCallister White
Fannie
Bonnie Jean White
St. Albans
Lena Black
Gauley Bridge
Norine Taylor
Detroit, Mich
Lottie Darling
Beckley
Mollie Baumgartner
Oak Hill
Betty Aldridge
Hilton Village
Lena McClung
Maggie Herndon
Gertrude White
Quinwood Masonic Lodge
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Final Rites for Andrew Thom Harris Held at Ebenezer Church
Andrew Thom Harris 70 of 122 Meadows Street died at 10 p.m. Wednesday after a long illness. Final rites are set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev. Corey Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers are American Legion Post No. 70 members. The body lies at C. D. Trent Funeral Home until the service.
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Meadows St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Corey CO. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Cora Harris
Cora Keys
Braddock
Lula Smith
Spartansburg
S. C
Transfer tensions and raids linked to 1958 West Virginia police
Capt. Walker claims personal leadership of raids on The Colonial club and The Pines Club near Lewisburg while a 1958 transfer to Shinnston is cited. The narrative includes a later trip by an alleged operator to the Rose Bowl with state officials, and political fallout cited by Walker and defended by S. C. Ballard.
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Walker
Colonial Club
Pines
Lewisburg
White Sulphur Springs
Fair
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West Coast
National Guard
Las Vegas
Thompson
William D Lowry Rites Set At Rollinsburg Church
Funeral services for William D Lowry 84 will be at Rollinsburg Baptist Church at 2 PM Saturday with Rev Woodrow Beaver and Rev Earl Ward officiating. Burial follows in Talcott Cemetery. He died at 6 45 AM Thursday in a Hinton hospital after seven weeks as a patient. Survived by sister Mrs Mary Lowe Beckley.
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Talcott
Rollinsburg Baptist Church
Woodrow Beaver
Earl Ward
Talcott Cemetery
Lowry
Hinton
Mary Lowe
Beckley
Welford Hurt Funeral Services Held Saturday
Funeral services for 72 year old Welford Hurt of Cabin Creek were set for 1 30 p m Saturday at the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Gilbert Moore officiating Burial will follow at Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor Hurt died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital Perry Point Maryland after a long illness He was a former employee of Carbon Fuel Co Decota a World War I veteran and a Baptist Church member Survivors include a brother Charles Eskdale and a cousin Fred Hurt Beckley.
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Cabin Creek
Calfee Funeral Home
Gilbert Moore
Calfee Cemetery
Mount Tabor
Hurt
Veterans Administration Hospital
Perry Point
Carbon Fuel Co
Decota
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Charles
Eskdale
Fred Hurt
Beckley
Brown Final Rites Held for Add Brown at Lilly Mountain
Add Brown, 74, of Lilly Mountain, died at home at 4:30 a.m. Thursday after a long illness. Final rites are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Elder R. M. Bailey in charge. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by wife Viola and four daughters and four sons including Beatrice Russell Emma Atkinson Hazel Gates of Columbus and Lucille Baykin of Detroit with others living.
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Lilly Mountain
Ritchie and Johnson
R. M. Bailey
Greenwood Memorial Park
Viola Brown
Beatrice Russell
Emma Atkinson
Hazel Gates
Columbus
Ohio
Lucille Baykin
Detroit, Mich
Grover C. Combs Dies at 74 in West Virginia
Grover C. Combs died Thursday at age 74. He served Lagan County as commissioner, sheriff, and a member of the House of Delegates. A Democrat, he was elected to the House in 19%, and later led the West Virginia Sheriff's Association as president.
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Grover C. Combs
Lagan County
House of Delegates
Combs
West Virginia
Rites Held for Dreama June Baldwin at Mount View
Dreama June Baldwin infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Baldwin of Mount View died in a local hospital Monday. Graveside rites were conducted at Mount View Cemetery Thursday at 3 p.m. Rev Wilbur Lilly presided. Surviving are three sisters Sandra Bluefield Hilda Lee and Alice at home and one brother Byron at home. Caffee Funeral Home in charge.
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Ray Baldwin
Mount View
Wilbur Lilly
Sandra
Bluefield
Hilda Lee
Alice
Byron
Caffee Funeral Home
Final rites for Herbert Johnson conducted at Welcome Baptist
Herbert Johnson 58 died after a short illness in a local hospital. Final rites set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Welcome Baptist Church with Rev Archie Johnson in charge. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by Eva Johnson and three brothers Robert Thomas and Rufus. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to 132 Washington St at 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Tulsa
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Bessie Stone
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Harry Barnhart
Wright
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Washington St
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Welcome Baptist Church
Archie Johnson
Eva Johnson
Robert
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Bedford
Rufus
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Blind 17 year old saves 529 at blind school fire
Theresa Hayes, blind and 17, remained at a braille switchboard to aid rescue efforts as a fire swept Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia. She helped nurses reach students while Fire Lt. William Adgie died fighting the blaze and six other firefighters were injured. The principal said the fire began in a third floor employee bedroom from smoking and a full investigation is underway.
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William Adgie
Theresa
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Jurors Not Needed Until Wednesday
Jurors for Raleigh County Circuit Court are excused until 9 a.m. Wednesday, Judge Norman Knapp announced this morning.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Businessman Combs Dies After Heart Attack
The text notes that Combs, a businessman involved in real estate and natural gas, died from a heart attack. The mention appears in connection with the National Sheriffs Association. No other details are provided.
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National Sheriffs Assn
Combs
Salvadore Scalise Dies at 83 in Montgomery Hospital
Salvadore Scalise 83 of Smithers died late Thursday in a Montgomery hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by eight children including Pauline Littlejohn of Beckley and John and Frank Scalise of Montgomery. He was a cousin of Beckley’s late police chief Anthony Scalise.
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Smithers
Montgomery
James E
Pauline) Littlejohn
Hartley Avenue
Beckley
John
Frank Scalise
Police
Anthony Scalise
Ford on Yacht Visit Highlights FCC Commissioner
Ford disclosed last week that he was a guest last month on the yacht of George B. Storer, holder of FCC licenses for five television stations and about a dozen radio outlets. Ford served on the commission since 1957 after prior government service starting in 1939. He is an Episcopalian. His wife is Mary Margaret Mahoney of Blackstone Massachusetts. He has two sisters in Beckley, Mrs Hall and Mrs Silas E Rica mond, and his mother survives.
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George B. Storer
Ford
Washington
Mary Margaret Mahoney
Blackstone
Mass
Beckley
Hall
Silas E. Ricamond
Senate weighs action on school segregation suits
Senators debate federal suits to fight segregation with aid to those unable or intimidated to sue. Southern leaders fear broad injunction power for the attorney general and push for House bill of limited reach. Dirksen hints at cloture to move a House bill. Johnson opposes premature cloture but leaves room for future action.
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Everett M. Dirken
Illinois
House
Dirksen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Hellish Mine Blaze Traps Two Careening Through Ventilation
Rescue workers fought a coal mine fire that began after an electrical short. Two men Willis Carter and Kyle Blair crawled nearly a half mile through a vent to escape. Communications with trapped miners remained lost as crews pumped air and battled heat, with officials alternately hopeful and resigned as time ran out.
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Willis Carter
Kyle Blair
Aftenoon
J. L. Hamilton
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