Drivers Pay Fines on Reckless Driving and Related Offenses
A string of arrests and fines were reported for multiple drivers. Daniels Driver and John W. Martin faced reckless driving charges with bonds set. Yerry Lee Perkins and Betty Faye Carmean paid fines for improper registration and expired license plates. Freddie Arnold Ford cited for defective exhaust. David Thompson ordered to appear for drunk driving. O J Akers charged with destruction of property. Charles Burton released after posting bond in a drunken driving case. several defendants were jailed briefly or booked by State Police.
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Jennings Oscar Lucas
Daniels
W. A. Burke
Yerry Lee Perkins
Beckley
Burke
Freddie Arnold Ford
Mabscott
Betty Faye Carmean
Florida
David Thompson
Piney View
Rodriguez
Raleigh County
O. J. Akers
Jonben
Boyd Hargis
John W. Martin
Raleigh
Martin
Charles Burton
Pomeroy
Ohio
Johnny Burleson
Glen Daniel
Thomas Laverty
Hinton Man Faces Obscene Letter Charge
A. D. Wood of Hinton posted a $1,000 bond to U S Commissioner Paul J Fourney to appear before the Federal Grand Jury over a charge of sending an obscene letter through the mail to a woman living near Hinton. He was arrested Friday by Postal Inspector Joseph Lewis of Ronceverte.
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A. D. Wood
Hinton
United States
Paul J. Fourney
Federal Grand Jury
U. S
Joseph Lewis
Ronceverte
Global quotes mark tense Cold War era politics
The item surveys statements from Khrushchev on jazz in Moscow and U S political figures in Washington and Detroit. Khrushchev derides jazz as sickening while Rep George Mahon calls for greater intelligence secrecy and Dirksen asserts Cuba is a persistent fact. Myra Wolfgang urges defeating Goldwater’s union shop bill.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Cuba
iCastro
iCuba
Detroit
Myra Wolfgang
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Funeral Services for Mrs Ida Trail Moomaw
Funeral services for Ida Trail Moomaw 62 of 104 Jennings Street are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Gray and Rev. Earl Cochran presiding. Burial follows at Skaggs Cemetery. She died at 2 a.m. Sunday at home after a heart attack. Rescue Squad of the Beckley Fire Department was dispatched at 1:55 a.m. Survivors include husband Clacy two daughters Ar thur Dail Genbert Beckley and Philip Hallie Adkins Newport News VA four sons William Canton Ohio Wayne Beckley Floyd Muncie Ind Keith Rapid City NC a brother George Trail Shady Spring three sisters Carrie Griffith Opal Long and Alva Furrow. Body to be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to church one hour before services.
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Ida Trail Moomaw
Jennings St
Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church
Carl Gray
Earl Cochran
Skaggs Cemetery
Beckley
Mount View
Lina Snuffer Trail
Shady Spring
Ira Trail
Clacy
Arthur Dail Genbert
Philip Hallie Adkins
Newport News
William
Canton
Ohio
Wayne
Floyd
Muncie
Ind
Keith
Rapid City
N. C
George Trail
Carrie Griffith
Opal Long
Whitesville
Alva Furrow
Bunnell
Fla
Rose and Quesenberry
Agee Roy W. Dies At 58 In Mullens Hospital
Roy W Agee 58 of Pierpont died at 11 p m Sunday in Mullens hospital from heart disease He was born at Paint Creek son of the late Mr and Mrs William Agee Surviving are his wife Thelma Farley Agee four sons Roland Dale Watson and Roger all at home five daughters Charlotte Dezonna and Mrs Helen Lilly all at home Mrs Shirley McKinney Coal City and Mrs Virginia Richardson Council Bluffs Town four brothers Elmer Mullens Steve Stotesbury Freeland Fireco and Wes Pemberton two sisters Mrs Jennie Hull Spanishburg and Macie Address unknown Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at the Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church Rev Jess Sneed officiating Burial in Pierpont Cemetery Body at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens until hour before services.
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Roy W. Agee
Pierpont
Mullens Hospital
Paint Creek
William Agee
Thelma Farley Agee
Roland
Dale
Watson
Roger
Charlotte
Dezonna
Helen Lilly
Shirley
Final rites for Mrs Mary Ollie Lilly
Mary Ollie Lilly 85 of 310 Allen Ave dies after long illness. Funeral held at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Eli'sr Owen Harvey and Elder Lowell Lilly presiding. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survived by daughter Primma Lilly of Beckley. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Mary Ollie Lilly
Allen Ave
Eli’sr Owen Harvey
Lowell Lilly
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Pipestem
Evan
Sarah Ellison Neely
Primma Lilly
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites set for James Carl Marsh Covel resident
James Carl Marsh 53 of Covel died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital from injuries in an Itmann mine accident. funeral at 11 a m Tuesday Covel Baptist Church with Rev Lonnie Blankenship officiating burial in Friendship Cemetery Jefferson North Carolina survivors include wife Helen Liddle Marsh three sons Daniel Dale and David a brother Grover Marsh and six sisters. Funeral handled by Bailey Funeral Home in Princeton.
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James Carl Marsh
Covel
Covel Baptist Church
Lonnie Blankenship
Friendship Cemetery
Jefferson, N. C
Marsh
Bluefield
Itmann
Frank Marsh
Laura Burkett Marsh
Jefferson N. C
Helen Liddle Marsh
Daniel
Boone, N. C
Dale
Alexandria
David
Grover Marsh
Ella Brown
Ola Brown
Bel Air
Annie Blevins
Salem, Va
Ella
Leona
Lula Marshall
Jefferson
N. C
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Funeral Service for Charlene Bibb Dchild of Bibb Family
Charlene Lavern Bibb two year old daughter of Reginald and wife from Garten and Washington DC will be laid to rest after a 1 30 p m service at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor. Rev. Corey O Mitchell will officiate. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. She died in a Washington hospital Saturday after a long illness. Surviving include sister Karen and grandparents from Garten and Washington.
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Charlene Lavern Bibb
Reginald Bibb
Washington, D. C
Garten
Ritchie and Johnson
Corey O. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Washington
Karen
Mason Bibb
Hembry Mealey
J. M. Bibb
S. J. Ritchie
Roy Paris Bailey Funeral Services Held in Lanark
Roy Paris Bailey 54 of Lanark died in a local hospital Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 15 p m in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Carl Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Park. He was born March 31, 1908 in Lanark to the late Clarence and Effie Webb Bailey and was a World War II veteran.
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Roy Paris Bailey
Lanark
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Carl Johnson
Sunset Memorial Park
Clarence
Effie Webb Bailey
Requiem for Mrs Lillian Walker in Whitesville Church
Mrs Lillian Walker 74 of Whitesville dies after long illness in Beckley Hospital. Requiem mass at 9 a m Wednesday at St Josephs Church Whitesville with Rev Joseph Gilliam celebrant. Burial Pine View Cemetery Orgas. Survived by four sons Zygmunt Frank Kramer Detroit Mich Joseph Kramer Dearborn Mich Stanley Krzeminski Pomona Calif two brothers William Vabeck Montreal Canada Harry Vabeck address unknown seven grandchildren five great grandchildren.
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Lillian Walker
Whitesville
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Joseph Gilliam
Pine View
Orgas
Detroit, Mich
Joseph Kramer
Dearborn
Mich
Stanley Krzeminski
Pomona
Calif
William Vabeck
Montreal
Canada
Harry Vabeck
Final rites for Samuel H Pugh held in Oak Hill
Samuel Henry Pugh 68 of Thurmond died in a Beckley nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services were set for 2 p m Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Otis McNeil officiating. Burial followed at Harrah Cemetery Backus. He was born June 28 1894 in Pikeville Kentucky. Survived by five sons six daughters thirteen grandchildren and several relatives.
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Samuel Henry Pugh
Thurmond
Tyree
Oak Hill
Otis McNeil
Harrah
Backus
Pugh
Beckley
Pikeville
William and
Eva Mae Sanders Pugh
Myrtle Sawyers Pugh
Erskine
Elmer
Red Star
Wilbert
Bluefield
Garland
John D. Pugh
Arlington, Va
J. H
Geneva) Holt
Velda) Anderson
James W
Naomi) Backus
Walter
Nigh, Ky
Albert
Turner
Feds Creek
Nora Skeens
Delphia Harrah
Betty Hunt
Ellen Taylor
Funeral arrangements for Edgar B. Cook announced
Edgar Burton Cook 79 of Dothan died at home after a long illness. He retired from The New River Co. at Carlisle and belonged to Oak Hill Masonic Lodge No. 120. Survived by wife Fannie Cook. Body at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
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Edgar Burton Cook
Dothan
New River Co
Carlisle
Oak Hill
Mrs Naoma Martin Rites Set At Elk Knob Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs Naoma Martin aged 60 are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Elk Knob Baptist Church where she belonged. The services will be led by Rev H P Hackney and Rev Earl.
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Naoma Martin
Elk Knob Baptist Church
H. P. Hackney
Ear
UMW Sued For $10 Million By Pensioners
Philadelphia reports attorneys for a retirees group file in federal court to compel the United Mine Workers to pay back royalties claimed to fund pensions and widows benefits for about 23 000. The suit targets back royalties from Northwestern Pennsylvania anthracite coal companies and seeks determination of the amount owed, believed to exceed $10 million.
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Philadelphia
UPI
United Mine Workers
Anthracite Health and Welfare Fund
Northwestern Pennsylvania
James S. Palermo
Hazleton
William Bruno
Palermo
Charles Nedd
Coaldale
Albert Kocher
Askam
Anthony Gnaly
Branch Dale
Kennedy Warns on Job Growth and Unemployment Forecast
President Kennedy and Secretary Wirtz warned that historical growth in new jobs is too slow to prevent rising unemployment. They projected 5.5 million unemployed by 1967 if job opportunities do not accelerate, exceeding 7 percent of the 1967 labor force.
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Wirtz
Kennedy
Clock stopping debate highlights constitutional limits
In a 1951 52 case the court rejected subterfuge to bypass time limits. Delaware legislators argued adjournment timing as evidence of the clocked law’s unconstitutionality, with Nuzum pressing for exact time while others cited wall clocks and sleeve covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nuzum
D-Randolph
Nuzum
del. T. E. Myles
D-Fayette
Bidwell Woman Dies in Hinton Hospital
Mrs. Martin sister of Mrs. Gertrude McKinney Beckley died at 11 50 p m Saturday in a Hinton hospital after a long illness Born April 6 1902 at Judson a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Boone Richmond of Alderson She lived all her life in Summers County Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton RNS
Beckley City Hall bids due for municipal building project
Invitations issued for sealed bids to build Beckley municipal building. Bids must be received by City Recorder by 3 p m April 5 and will be opened aloud. Plans plans specs and bonds available for review. bidders limited to two sets. City to match $168 000 grant under Accelerated Public Works act 75 25.
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Beckley Lare
Collis Amon l
S. H. Bridge
City Recorder
Recorder
Recorder’s Office
Men kidnap and shoot rancher. suspect captured after escape
Hettinger and Campbell were forced into a sedan tied to hold up spree near Bakersfield. Powell fired wounding Campbell, Hettinger fled across fields dodging guards and barbed wire before hiding in tumbleweeds. He later helped locate Powell, the car’s occupant, an hour after the crime.
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Hettinger
Campbell
Bakersfield
Kern County
Powell
Campbell Hettinger
Kern County Sheriff's Office
William Riddick
Sheriff's Office
Africa’s Odd Hairdos Spark Local Whimsy
The author muses on local quirks and typical yet unique hairdos, noting how strange things can happen in Africa and pondering the mystifying mix of common styles with singular twists.
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Africa
Execution Details in Algeria Trial Continue
The report notes continued executions carried out by the French government against OAS terrorists. It lists three more cases for Algeria related activities, including former Foreign Legion Sgt Albert Dovecar civilian Claude Piegts and ex Foreign Legion Lt Roger Degueldre.
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OAS
Algeria
Foreign Legion
Albert Dovecar
Claude Piegts
Roger Degueldre
Greyhounds catch rabbit as storm halts race
In St. Petersburg the greyhounds finally nabbed the electronic rabbit after an outage paused the event. Officials declared no race and more than 15000 dollars were refunded to bettors as power was restored and racing resumed.
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ST. Petersburg, Fla
Legislature Pushes Higher Bills For State Budgets
After a long recess, conference leaders asked for a near half million increase to the budget. The rise would fund welfare and general relief with federal matching aid, plus higher utility costs for the Finance and Administration Department. Universities again saw modest boosts, with WVU at 11.34 million and Marshall at 2.97 million, among others.
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State Department of Welfare
John Kelly
State Department of Finance and Administration
House Senate
Bluefield
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Wyco Miner Injured After Slate Fall At Amigo Coal Mine
Ulysses Crum age 46 of Iroquois is hospitalized at Wyoming General in Mullens with a broken right ankle back injury and head cut after being pinned by slate from a fall at the Amigo Smokeless Coal Co mine in Wyco around 5 am. He is listed in satisfactory condition by hospital attendants. Funeral home officials report the incident occurred during an early morning cutting operation.
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WYCO
ANS
Ulysses Crum
Iroquois
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Crum
Funeral Home
Amigo
Asthma Formula Goes Over The Counter In Most States
The formula most prescribed by doctors for private patients is now available without prescription. Tests show it stops asthma attacks in minutes and provides hours of relief from spasms. Sold as Primatene tablets, it opens bronchial tubes and relieves congestion without injections.
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New York
N. Y
Primatenet
Judge Signs 14 Orders in Raleigh County Court
Judge Norman Knapp signed fourteen orders granting two recoveries three dismissals one settlement and eight divorces. Recoveries include National Saving and Trust Co. vs Edward F Shepherd and Margaret G Shepherd with $450 plus interest from Sept 16 1961. George Vanney vs Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. and Citizens Insurance Co of NY with costs awarded to defendants. Dismissed: State Road Commission vs Mabel G Reynolds SRC against Lula School Caldwell and others and B K Daniels vs Elizabeth Pack Mann and James D Mann. Settlement: SRC vs Bessie E Gore. Divorces granted include Annie Ell Davis from Leonard Davis and Dorothy Mae Treciak from Frank Ernest Treciak with child custody, among others.
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Raleigh
Norman Knapp
National Saving and Trust Co
Edward F. Shepherd
Margaret G. Shepherd
George Vanney
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
Citizens Insurance Co
New York
The
State Road Commission
Mabel G. Reynolds
SRC
Lula School Caldwell
B. K. Daniels
Elizabeth Pack Mann
James D. Mann
Bessie E. Gore
Annie Ell Davis
Leonard Davis
Dorothy Mae Treciak
Frank Ernest Treciak
James Oliver Bandy
Josephine Bandy
Delano Dean
Lois Dean
Emogene Pettry
Boyd Pettry
Donna Karnes Holliday
William David Holliday Jr
Helen Washington Hill
Willie Hill
Cora McAllister Hite
Paul Raymond Hite
Cora McAllister
Two Area Men Caught In N Y Foiled Assault Case
Fayette County officers return two men from New York tied to the assault of a 16 year old and the rape of another girl. A third man was arrested in Piney View as authorities booked the trio on rape and felonious assault charges.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
New York
Piney View
Lawrence Lewis Mitchell
Stamford
Roscoe Carlos Jackson
Monroe County
Arthur William Jenkins
Charleston
Kilsyth
Mount Hope
Jenkins
Honey Inn
Prosperity
Mitchell
Jackson
Garden Grounds
Bradley
Driver Faces Charge After Hit and Run Crash
Ray E. Lewis of Beckley aged 21 was charged with driving left of center when he collided with a 1960 model car driven by John L. Denny at the Crescent and Wickham Roads intersection. Damages were listed as unknown. Lewis posted a $500 bond and was released from Raleigh County Jail to appear before Magistrate Louis A. Gall Jr. in Trap Hill District at 7 p.m. to answer the hit-and-run charge stemming from a December accident.
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Ray E. Lewis
Beckley
John L. Denny
Crescent Rd
Crescent
Wickham Roads
Jerry Richardson
Glen Daniel
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh
Louis A. Gall Jr
Trap Hill District
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