Search Continues For Missing Constellation Over Sea Near Philippines
Monsoon like weather and low clouds hindered search crews as pilots Davis and Cook reported flying at 1000 feet or lower in the hopes of spotting life rafts, debris, or wreckage. The aircraft vanished while en route to Clark Air Base carrying 16 soldiers and crew.
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Philippines
Davis
Cook
Guam
U.S. Navy
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Army
Imperial Airlines
Richmond
Thomas
Royal Air Force
USS Air Force
New York
Jamaica Bay
Mariana Trench
West Africa
Clark, Air Force Base
Clark Afb
Mother Jailed 135 Days On Truancy Charges
Hazel Scott of Beaver mother of eight received 135 days in Raleigh County Jail for nine truancy counts by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. She was fined 45 dollars and jailed on a school attendance warrant. A welfare spokesman said children are in relative homes while a case worker investigates. A separate warrant charged her with possession of stolen goods from a Terry residence. she was not arraigned on that charge. Harold Scott and Frederick Johnson of Beaver drew 10 days each and 100 dollar fines for moonshine possession. Plumley and Bennett jailed for attempting to defraud a taxi fare of 12.30. arraignment set for 3:30 p.m. DeHart fined 58.50 for drunk driving and returned to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Scott
Beaver
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh County Board of Education
Child ‘Welfare Division
Depart‘ment of Welfare
Mater
Mildred Green
Terry
Harold Scott
Frederick Johnson
Rodriguez
Bobby Dale Plumley
Beckley
Dewey Randall Bennett
Abraham
Yellow Cab Co
Charles Richard DeHart
W. A. Burke
Beckleysie
Thursay
Neither Wins In Jury Trial In Raleigh County Circuit Court
In Raleigh County Circuit Court a jury found no party liable after a jury trial of Julius Marcum’s appeal of Magistrate Joe Rodriguez's $300 award to William Klein. Klein sued on a $320 landscaping contract claiming seed, shrubbery, and seeding failed due to Marcum’s fill dirt. Marcum sought $138 for labor and fence work. The verdict is expected to overturn the lower court’s Klein victory, with jurors ordered to report at 9 a.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Julius Marcum
Crawford St
Joe Rodriguez
William Klein
West Virginia St
Klein
Marcum
Circuit Court
$2,088 Stolen From Thompson Drug Co
Thieves broke a front window of the Thompson Drug Co in Crab Orchard on Thursday night and stole $2,088 from back room containers. The haul included a belated bank deposit and petty cash, with $2,008 in currency and $80 in coins. Local suspects known to the store may be involved. Burbage Collins reported to police that a .38 caliber pistol was taken from his Eccles home overnight Thursday. both cases under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Drug Co
Crab Orchard
Beckley State
Burbage Collins
Eccles
Khrushchev touts Soviet space launch amid Glenn flight
Khrushchev interrupted a Kremlin address to announce a new Soviet artificial satellite circling the earth for three hours. The blast came about three weeks after Col. John Glenn orbited Earth thrice. Tass said the satellite is part of continuing space research. The claim followed no warning of an imminent Soviet flight and timed before UN space committee meetings that could explore cooperation.
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Kremlin
United States
Col
John Glenn
Glenn
Tass
U.N. Space Committee
Smith Reappointed State School Superintendent in Charleston
Rex M. Smith was reappointed by the State Board of Education for an indefinite term starting July 1. He had been named to the post on a temporary basis March 20 after the death of R. Virgil Rhorbough, and May 18 the board set a term ending June 30 next year.
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Charleston
UPI
Rex M. Smith
State Board of Education
Fire in 1957 Model Car, Beckley Fire Dept Responds
A motor fire in a 1957 model car prompted a Beckley Fire Department call at 6 p m on Thursday. Firemen reported the vehicle belonged to Roy Hunt of 212 Sunrise Ave. No damage was reported.
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Beckley Fire Department
Roy Hunt
Sunrise Ave
Final rites set for Earl Francis Hoskins in Bradley Church
Earl Francis Sonny Hoskins 29 aviation boat swain's mate second class was found dead in a California hotel room Saturday. Navy not released cause of death. Born January 22 1933 in Raleigh County he leaves a mother Frances Hoskins Mapie Fork father Earl Hoskins Hampton Virginia siblings including Louise Johnson Alma Hoskins Irene Prather Nancy McClanahan and Margaret Hoskins plus 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Body to Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope then to church one hour before service. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Francis
Sonny) Hoskins
Aviation
Bradley Church of God
E. Leadingham
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Hoskins
California
Navy Department
Raleigh County
Frances Hoskins
Mapie Fork
Earl Hoskins
Hampton
Billy
Mount Hope
Route 1
Louise Johnson
Alma Hoskins
Atlanta
Irene Prather
Nancy McClanahan
Margaret Hoskins
Tyree
Funeral services set for Harold Clay at Rock Creek
Harold Eugene Clay 44 of Masseyville dies when a tree falls at Pettus Lumber Mill. Funeral 2 p m Saturday in Rebekah Chapel Rock Creek with Rev. Wade Webb and Rev. Willis Bradley. Burial in Miller Cemetery. Survivors include wife Charlotte Edwards Clay, six brothers, three sisters, two sons and four daughters. Body to be moved from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to home and church prior to services. Pallbearers named.
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Harold Eugene Clay
Masseyville
Rebekah Chapel
Rock Creek
Wade Webb
Willis Bradley
Miller
Clay
Pettry and Hunter Lumber
Pettus
Charlotte Edwards Clay
Charles
Harold Jr
Doris Cravener
Juanita Macin
Chicago
Ill
Ardith
Anna Clay
Posey
Packsville
Byron
Basil
Naoma
Eustace
Henry
Toledo
Ohio
Carson
Cleveland
Lessie Bevis
Montgomery
Romanza Finney
Indianapolis
Ind
Ruby Cambridge
Barberton
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Final rites for Herbert L. Knapp in Beckley Church
Herbert L. Knapp 70 of Melbourne Florida formerly of Tams will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday at Beckley Presbyterian Church with Dr. James W. Witherspoon presiding. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Masonic rites will be performed by Beckley Lodge 95. Survivors include sister Miss Elsie Knapp of Melbourne. The body arrives at Melton Mortuary Sunday evening and proceeds to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Knapp
Melbourne
Fla
Tams
Beckley Presbyterian Church
James W. Witherspoon
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
0. M. Wicker
Lacy L. Fleshman
Orion G. Callison
Funeral services for Margaret Edmonds held at Elizabeth Baptist Church
Margaret Edmonds 49 of McAlpin dies after a short illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elizabeth Baptist Church with Rev. Nelson Staples and Rev. Abner Wright. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by husband Thurman Edmonds, five daughters, one son, 17 grandchildren, and many siblings. pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Edmonds
McAlpin
Elizabeth Baptist Church
Nelson Staples
Abner Wright
Greenwood Memorial Park
Edmonds
Draper, Va
Emiline Burks
Beckley
Mae Burks
Edwin A. Bare Funeral Services Today
Edwin A. Bare, 86, of Pocahontas Virginia, brother of C. M. Bare of Mabscott, dies Wednesday in Bluefield Sanitarium. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. in the Pocahontas Union Funeral Home Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Bare
Pocahontas
C. M. Bare
Mabscott
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Bare
Bluefield Sanitarium
Robert Lee Tucker Funeral Services and Burial Planned
Funeral services for Robert Lee Tucker 80 of Shady Spring will be held at 1 a.m. Saturday at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev. Ernest Barley officiating. After the local service the body goes to Arritt Funeral Home Covington Va for rites at 2 p.m. Burial is in Shoals Chapel Cemetery near Covington. Tucker died at his home Thursday at 2 30 p.m. from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Born in Virginia April 20 1881 he had lived here 10 years. He was a retired farmer and member of Shady Spring Community Church. Survivors include his wife Mary Tucker a son Homer L and stepson C M Wolf both of Baltimore Md three daughters Mrs Ruby Helmintoller Hot...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Tucker
Shady Spring
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace Chapel
Ernest Barley
Arrit
Covington
Shoals Chapel
Tucker
Virginia
Mary Tucker
Homer L
C. M. Wolf
Baltimore
Ruby Helmintoller
Final rites for Mrs Rosie Jones in Fayetteville
Mrs Rosie Jones 77 of Fayetteville dies after short illness at home. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R J Chenoweth and Rev John Winters officiating. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Born Monroe County February 14 1885. Survived by son Donley Payne of Fayetteville Route 1 brother Charles A Payne Mullens two sons and David of Sarasota Florida two grandchildren. Pallbearers are Oak Hill Methodist Church Men’s Bible Class. Body remains at funeral home. visitation after 3 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Jones
Fayetteville
Thomas Funeral Home
R. J. Chenoweth
John Winters
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Jones
Methodist Church
Monroe County
Donley
Charles A. Payne
Mullens
Route 1
David
Sarasota
Fla
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Carrie Hairston Dies After Long Illness at 74
Mrs. Carrie Hairston 74 of 316 Barber Ave died at 11 35 p m Thursday in Pine Lodge Nursing Home after a long illness. Body at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Hairston
Barber Ave
Pine Lodge
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
James Tygart Funeral Arrangements Complete
James Tygart, 87, of 207 Mill Street Beckley died at 9 30 p m Thursday in Hilltop Nursing Home Oak Hill. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tygart
Mill St
Beckley
Hilltop Nursing Home
Oak Hill
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Rosa Crawford Funeral Services Held in Sophia
Mrs Rosa Crawford 54 of Sophia will have funeral services at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia at 1 p m Saturday conducted by Rev Okey Cox and Rev F C Calhoun Burial will be in Slab Fork Cemetery She died Thursday at the home of Mrs Nathaniel Polk after a long illness Born May 14 1907 in Wyoming County She was the daughter of John and Sarah Cook Her husband Sam Crawford preceded her in death in 148 Survivors include four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Crawford
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Okey Cox
F. C. Calhoun
Slab Fork
Crawford
Nathaniel Polk
S. Kanawha St
Wyoming County
John
Sarah Cook
Sam Crawford
William C Mutter of Mullens Dies at 65
William C Mutter aged 65 of Mullens died at 8 57 p m after a short illness at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital He was born June 16 1896 in Russell County Virginia a World War I veteran and former railroad machinist He survived by his wife Melita Campbell Mutter five sons and four daughters various siblings and four grandchildren The body is at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Mutter
Guyandotte Ave
Mullens
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Russell County
William
Luisa Price Mutter
Methodist Church
Moose Lodge
Dramatic Order of Knights
of Khorassan
Knights of Pythias
United American Machinists
International Association of Machinists
Melita Campbell Mutter
Dale
LeRoy C
San Francisco
Calif
W. C. Jr
France
James M
Encinitas
Robert E
Hastings
Fla
Ann Hayworth
Amigo
Jane Lowe
Kopperston
Patricia Collingsworth
Martinsville
Gail Mutter
Bessie Belcher
Lula Thompson
Otis Dye
Bluefield
Martin Turlington
Coats
N. C
Vernon Deaton
Roanoke
R. D. Akers
Sam Foglesong
Albaugh Presents Adoramus to Christe Premiere in East
The Concord Choirs under Albaugh will debut Pert s Adoramus to Christe in the Eastern states as part of a forthcoming Lenten Concert. The program includes The Pergolist Stabat Mater and Lenten texts from Bach s B minor Mass with Charleston Symphony Orchestra players and a guest soloist, plus an anthem by Thomas Morley Teach Me O Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pert
Albaugh
Concord Choirs
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Morley
Concord
Concord College
Monmouth College
Monmouth
University of Michigan
Carey Singers to Perform at AME Church Event
The Carey Singers from Stamford will present a musical program at the AME Church in Lester at 7 p.m. Saturday. Rev. Joseph E Washington, the church pastor, says a king and queen of the youth department will be crowned during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Singers
Stamford
AME
Lester
Joseph E. Washington
Newly Weds Slain Motive Sought By Police
In Ashland Kentucky a secretly married couple Brenda Fra ley Howard 17 and Donald of Kenova West Virginia were found shot to death in their car on Skyline Drive. Autopsies show Howard shot three times including in the head. Donald shot twice. Police ruled out robbery though a wedding band and engagement ring were found with Brenda. The weapon is missing. Both were to have joint funeral Saturday at South Ashland Methodist Church.
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Ashland
UPI
Kentucky
Boyd County
Russell Compton
Brenda Lou Fraley Howard
Donald
Kenova
Wayne County
W. Va
Skyline Drive
Compton
Howard
Brenda
Louisa
Cabell- Huntington Hospital
Huntington
Ceredo-Kenova High School
South Ashland Methodist Church
Tucker's Death Ruled a Self-Inflicted Shooting
Robert Lee Tucker, 80, was found in a shed near his Shady Spring home with a .22 rifle bullet through his heart. State Police said he apparently shot himself while seated, the gun propped on the floor. He walked a few feet toward the door before dying. No motive was evident. Dr. Ross P. Daniel performed the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Tucker
Shady Spring
Mary Tucker
Ross P. Daniel
County Corner
Dyer Warns Of Loss Of Health Funds Over Matching
Charleston based report notes State Health Director N H Dyer warns the State Board of Health may lose 60932 in federal Hill Burton funds if a dollar for dollar match by June 30 cannot be secured The board delays reallocating funds to May 17 to aid Vocational Rehabilitation efforts and approves revised nursing home regulations The retirement of Lenda L Neininger head of Public Health Nursing is announced with no replacement named
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
N. H. Dyer
State Board of Health
Dyer
State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Secretary of State
Lenda L. Neininger
Department
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
Miss Neininger
Barron Plans for Sugar Grove and Cass Railroad Tourism Projects
Barron proposes a 75 500 dollar Sugar Grove site and building to expand operations, creating 20 jobs and linking to a 1.6 million dollar center with a 600 foot radio telescope exhibit. A 175 000 dollar aerial tramway would ferry visitors up a mountain near the observatory, funded by ARA grants plus state and federal contributions. The Cass Railroad project totals 511 520 dollars to transport tourists to Bald Knob top, including a new 55 000 dollar station and a 13 662 dollar shelter, with plans for a lodge and additional tourist facilities at Green Bank observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County
Sugar Grove
ARA
State Department of Natural Resources
U. S. Forest Service
State Road Commission
Navy
Cass
Bald Knob
Midwest Raleigh Inc
Mower Lumber Co
Don Mower Lumber Co
Barron
Green Bank
Pocahontas County
Tams Family Driven From Home by Gun Wielding Man
A man armed with a .45 caliber revolver and carrying a Bible was arrested at the Tams Mountain home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hite after a lunacy warrant was issued. He came out and surrendered as Raleigh County deputies arrived. The suspect was confined to Raleigh County Jail at 10:20 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Tams Mountain
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Walter Hite
Cas
Notable Quotes From Leaders Across Worlds
United Press International collects remarks from diverse figures. Nigerian chief Ben Oluwolo, 77, visiting London to see 14 of his 75 children. Billy Graham comments on fallout shelters. astronaut Don Slayton voices disappointment over heart murmur grounding. Jonas Salk foresees long term progress against disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
London
Ben Oluwolo
New York
Jonas Salk
Carpenter April 1959 backup chosen for Schirra role
Navy commander Walter M. Schirra, 39, named as backup for Carpenter after exhaustive tests showed they were as fit as men could be. He will serve the same role for Carpenter as Slayton’s backup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Walter M.schirra
Slayton
Carpenter
School Bus Inspection Scheduled Saturday
All Raleigh County school buses will undergo quarterly inspection by the West Virginia State Department of Public Safety beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at the County School Bus Garage Cranberry. The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross sponsored first aid training for all bus drivers and a donation station will be set up in the garage for personnel to contribute to the RC fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Four Drivers Forfeit Bonds In Police Court
Scotty Jennings of Beckley forfeited a $55.50 bond in Beckley Police Court on a reckless driving charge. Other forfeitures: Roger Kent Smith of Charleston $25 for speeding and red light violation, $5 bond on a city warrant. Charles Christian of Beckley $30 for fraudulent use of another's license. Janice DeGregor of Prosperity $5 on a red light violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotty Jennings
Beckley
Roger Kent Smith
Charleston
Charles Christian
Janice DeGregor
Prosperity
Joint Bid Is Lowest On W. Va. 39 Project
Huntington district office of the U S Army Corps of Engineers announced the lowest bid for relocating about two miles of West Virginia 39 at the Summersville Reservoir project on the Gauley River. The apparent low bid, about 1.85 million dollars, was a joint submission by L S Coleman Co of St Albans Agnew Joseph Co of Ronc everte and Ralph Burns Paving Inc of Hillsboro Pocahontas County. The second and third lowest bids came from firms in Fort Wayne Indiana and Minneapolis respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Minneapolis
False Alarm At Raleigh County Bank Delays Work
The bank reported a burglar alarm at 4 p.m. Thursday sounded by accident due to a delicate system. A janitor knocking a bucket during mopping may have triggered it while coin boxes in the vault could have shifted. A repairman is due today to inspect the setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Minister Clee and Noted Figures Die in UPI News Roundup
Deaths reported from Princeton New Jersey Daniel Persky in New York and Mrs Carl Von Horn in Jerusalem plus Rice M Youell in Richmond. Ter H Clee 73 Presbyterian minister and 1937 governor candidate died at Princeton Hospital A Harry Moore defeated him by 46000 votes out of 1446000 cast Persky 74 Hebrew writers dean died after brief illness Von Horns wife of UN truce supervisor died in Hadassah Hospital Youell 71 former Virginia prison head led parole system campaign died Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N.J
UPI
Lester H. Clee
New Jersey
Princeton Hospital
Clee
A. Harry Moore
New York
Daniel Persky
Hebrew Writers In America
Jerusalem
Israel
UPD
Carl von Horn
United Nations Truce Supervision Team
Palestine
Hadassah
Richmond, Va
Rice M. Youell
Virginia
Bus overturns injures tourists near Nantes
A bus carrying American tourists overturned on the road to Nantes. Police report at least 10 injured, several seriously, as investigators assess the cause and assist victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
UPI
Nantes
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Florida
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Earl
Sonny’ Hoskins
Mrs
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Twin Suit Sale
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Chapel Hill
N.C
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Washington
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