Final rites for Mrs Lola Marie Craft in Lillydale
Funeral services for Mrs Lola Marie Craft will be at Manay in the Church of Lillydale with Rev Ronald Adkins in charge. Burial is at Hanna Branch Cemetery. She died Monday evening at a Mullens hospital after a long illness. The body will stay at McDougal Funeral Home in Ocena and can be viewed today afternoon. It will be moved to her home Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Marie Craft
Manay
Lillydale
Ronald Adkins
Hanna Branch
Mullens Hospital
McDougal Funeral
Oceana
John Ball Jr
Pineville
Rockcastle Baptist Church
Harry Stevens
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Ball
Wyoming County
Williamson
John
Sally Holland Ball
Nellie Cook Ball
Ruth Gracen
Leesburg
Fla
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Chapel
Requiem Mass for Frank H Symes in Summersville
Frank Henry Symes 70 of Summersville will be buried at St John s Cemetery after a 10 a m Requiem Mass at St John s Catholic Church with Rev Charles Fijal officiating. Survivors include his daughter Rose Mary and four sons. services also note a prior viewing at Howard White Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Henry Symes
Summersville
St. John’s Catholic Church
Charles Fijal
St. John’s Cemetery
Symes
Richwood
Rose Mary Symes
James
John
Robert
Owen
Funeral for Ada Fetherson at Wel come Baptist Church
The Rev. Archie Johnson will officiate a funeral for Ada Fetherson 92 of East Park. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Wel come Baptist Church with burial in Stamford Cemetery. She died Monday in an East Beckley nursing home after a long illness. Survivors include five sisters in Newark and Greensfield and two brothers in Greensfield. Friends may call at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home after noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Gaines Martin
Bailey Ave
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
John Atkinson
Sunset Memorial Park
Pulaski
Columbus
Molly Campbell
Georgia Pierce
Pine Lodge
Carl Martin
Ohio
Ruby West
Helen Bambridge
Montgomery
Sam Carman
Ralph Robertson
John Santy
Arnold Bell
Sandy Soto
Buzz McCormack
Archie Johnson
Ada Fetherson
East Park
Welcome Baptist Church
Stamford
Fetherson
East Beckley
Bonnie White
Greensfield
Bloomer Miles
Edna Randolph
Cons Walker
Newark
N. J
Ollie Murray
Wadesbourgh
N. C
Massie
Eddie
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Senate subcommittee backs Air Force Viet Nam support
UPI dispatch reports Oak Force brass assured a Senate subcommittee there is no shortage of bombs and ammunition for U S operations in Viet Nam. Chairman Stennis praised the Air Force for meeting needs and noted no Viet Nam operation had to be curtailed. House plans Easter recess April 8 to 17. Karth proposes phased space cooperation. Dirksen aims to move a one person one vote Supreme Court apportionment amendment at Easter start April 7.
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Eeve
UPI
Oak ‘Force Brass
Senate
U.S. Brown
J. P. McConnell
Capitol
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Air Force
Viet Nam
House
Carl Albert
Okla
Joseph E. Karth
D-Minn
House Space
United States
Soviet Union
Mars
Venus
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
U.S. Supreme Court
Wisconsin Firm Given I-79 Job
A Wisconsin firm, Ryan Brothers Co. of Janesville, won a 4.4 million contract from the State Road Commission to build 2.9 percent of Interstate 79 near Fairmont. The project includes four-lane construction on the Benton Ferry Bridge over the Tygart River and three structures. Another I-79 segment is planned for this summer, totaling 1.05 miles in Harrison and Marion counties with work to be completed by 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Wisconsin
Ryan Brothers Co
Janesville
State Road Commission
Fair
Benton Ferry
Tygart River
Fairmont
Harrison County
Lewis County
McWhorter
Lost Creek
Harnesee
Marion
McAlpin
U. S. 52
Grocery Chain Sues Union For $100,000
In Pittsburgh, a gro cery chain filed federal court suit seeking more than $100,000 in damages from a local butcher's union. The claim centers on picketing at stores in West Virginia and Ohio, alleging costs like lost business and expenses to competitors. The action targets Local 590 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
West Virginia
Gaudio’s Foodland Stores, Inc
590
Amalgamated Meat Cutters& Butchers Workmen of
North America
Rere Ohio
Follawsbee
Aan
Engineers award 1.7 million Hannibal lock project
The U S Army Corps of Engineers awarded a 1.7 million contract to Harris and Brooks Inc for the Hannibal lock and dam project at New Martinsville West Virginia. The award covers preliminary work including site excavation and related tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
U. Termy Corps of Engineers
Hannibal Lock and Dam
New Martinsville
Ne Engineers
Harris and Brooks Inc
Final rites for Clet S. Sowers in Fayetteville
Clet S. Sowers 64 Route 1 Fayetteville died Tuesday at home. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. in Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville with Rev. Earl Pittman in charge. Burial in Huse. Survivor: wife Ruby L. Sowers a son Clet S. Sowers Jr. Cunard a daughter Norma Garrell Route 1 Fayetteville eight siblings and many others. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clet S. Sowers
Route 1
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne
Earl Pittman
Huse Memorial Park
Sowers
Montgomery County
Osborne
Alice Howery Sowers
Methodist Church
Ruby L. Sowers
Clet S. Sowers Jr
Cunard
Norma Garrell
John
Pilot
Wilson T. Sowers
Ruth Reed
Evie Shelor
Roanoke
Lucy Hall
Princeton
Mary Talbert
Nannie Talbert
Daisy Tabor
Melbourne
Fla
Willie Jennings
Nellie Huff
Christiansburg
James H. Thompson dies at 59 in Odd locality
James H. Thompson also identified as James Herbert Thompson, aged 59, died at 7:05 a.m. today in a local hospital. The body lies at Melton Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Herbert Thompson
Odd
Melton Mortuary
Funeral services pending for Mrs. Clarence Belcher
Mrs. Clarence Nora Belcher 67 of Beckley formerly Sophia died Tuesday night after a long illness. She was predeceased by husband Clarence in May. Survived by two sons Gorman Sophia and Byron in the US Navy Norfolk Virginia. one daughter Delores Smith Houston Texas. 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Body at Fred Williams Funeral Home Sophia pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Nora) Belcher
Beckley
Sophia
May
Gorman
Byron
US Navy
Norfolk
Delores Smith
Houston
Tex
Fred xX. Williams
Five Named To West Virginia Housing Task Force
Gov Hulett Smith announced five members to the Task Force on Housing including Ruth Singer Bell Mill Creek J Raymond DePaulo Charleston Sidney Goodman Williamson Russell Morena Benwood and the Rev Homer Davis Charleston The panel will meet at the Capitol Friday for its organizational session A work plan and permanent organization will be presented by C Wolfe executive director and W G Jefferson interim chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Hulett Smith
Capitol
Ruth Singer Bell
Mill Creek
J. Raymond DePaulo
Sidney Goodman
Williamson
Russell Morena
Benwood
Homer Davis
West
Gilbert Lumber Co. Sold to Georgia Pacific
UPI reports Gilbert Lumber Co. is officially taken over by Georgia Pacific Co. Gilbert president James H. Harless announces the deal. The transaction covers facilities in Williamson and another in Kentucky. Both mills have endured serious fires in recent months.
George Bennett 80 Former miner and WWII veteran dies
George Bennett 80 of Whipple died at 7 a.m. Tuesday in a local hospital. He was a retired miner, member of UMWA Local 5821 Layland and a World War I veteran. He belonged to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Sister Mrs Virginia Bennett and sister-in-law Mrs James Owens of Marven North Carolina are mentioned. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bennett
Whipple
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
UMWA
Layland
Virginia Bennett
James Owens
Marven
N. C
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Lively Rites Pending For 82 Year Old Ballangee Native
Fred A Lively 82 of Ballangee died Tuesday at a Hinton hospital after a week there Born January 27 1884 in Lindside he was the son of the late Cass and Ellen Horlman Lively He lived most of his life in Monroe County as a farmer Survivors include sister Mrs Zora Smith of Beckley The body is at Ronald Meadie Parlors in Hinton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Ellison
Camp Creek
Judith Caldwell
E. F. Ellison
Mercer County
State Road Commission
Sarah Ann Lilly Ellison
Earl M
Alexandria
E. D. Meadows
St. Albans
Hoke
Owen G
Sophia
Joe
Midway
Sarah Lusk
Crab Orchard
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Fred A. Lively
Ballangee
Hinton
Lindside
Cass
Ellen Horlman Lively
Monroe County
Zora Smith
Beckley
Ronald Meadie | Parlors
Funeral arrangements incomplete for A A Lockley 77
A A Lockley of Harper Heights died at 10 30 p m Tuesday while en route to a local hospital. A retired coal mine foreman, he lived in Harper Heights since 1934. Survived by Lena Lockley two sisters Mrs Mamie Brown and Mrs Gertie Mitchell and a brother Bass Locklar all of Heron Ill Preceded in death by two sons James Thomas and Andrew Laverne The body is at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Lockley
Harper Heights
Lena Lockley
Mamie Brown
Gertie Mitchell
Bass Locklar
Heron
James Thomas
Andrew Laverne
Tyree
Oak Hill
Obituary for Mrs Lucy Hawley of Sarasota Florida
Mrs Lucy M Hawley 302 Woodlawn Ave died Tuesday evening in a Sarasota Florida hospital after a long illness. She is survived by sons John L Hawley Jr and Thomas A Hawley Akron Ohio and William B Hawley Alexandria Virginia, daughter Mrs Mary H Thompson Sarasota, two sisters Mrs John P Bonner and Mrs Don P Wolfe Beckley, two brothers W A Anderson Daytona Florida and J Robert Anderson Seattle. Body will be returned to Keyser Bryant Funeral Home for completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy M. Hawley
Woodlawn Ave
Sarasota, Fla
John M
Mary Pack Anderson
John L. Hawa
St. Stephens Episc Church
John L. Hawley Jr
Thomas A
Akron
Ohio
William B
Alexandria
Mary H. Thompson
Sarasota
Hawley
John P. Bonner
Don P. Wolfe
Beckley
W. A. Anderson
Daytona
Fla
J. Robert Anderson
Seattle
Wash
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Civil Service Waives Residency Requirement in West Virginia
West Virginia Civil Service announces immediate waivers of state residency for all positions covered, with preference given to residents in appointments. W. B. Van Horn, director of personnel, says non professional classes no longer require prior state residency, expanding eligibility for roles such as clerk, typist, aide, and food service helper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
West
W. B. van Horn
Coe
Civil Service
Hindustan Hindu Rioters Report Third Fatal Fire Incident
Reports from Panipat detail three Hindu deaths as rioting in Punjab escalates over the demand for a Punjabi language state. Six people have died in five days of Hindu Sikh clashes with hundreds injured. Hindu Jan Sangh members blamed for the burnings. one deceased was a Congress activist supporting the language state project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
UPI
India
Punjab
Panipat
Hindu Jan Sangh
Sangh
Congress Party
Newspaper Newsprint Prices Trigger U.S. Probes
Howard questioned who bears blame for rising newsprint costs as Canadian and U.S. producers hike prices. He will seek investigations by the State Department, Antitrust Division, and Congress, noting potential $75 million impact on American papers through higher costs, smaller editions, or higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Tighe
Congressional
State Department
Justice Department
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
Cairman
House Judiciary Committee
Antitrust Subcommittee
Celler
Antitrust
Aew
United
Gre Corp
Chicago
Great Northern Paper Co
New York
International Paper Sales Co., Inc
Montreal
Plane crash near Qhi Nhon claims multiple lives
A cargo shifted inside a plane causing a crash five miles south of Qhi Nhon on the coast. The aircraft, loaded to carry 20-25 passengers when unloaded, resulted in numerous casualties. Authorities reported the event and began investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qhi Nhon
Interstate flood pact talks eyed for Whee Creek plan
The Commission on Interstate Cooperation directed its legal adviser to draft a tentative pact with Pennsylvania for flood control on Whee Creek in the Northern Panhandle. Attorney Charles McElwee of Charleston will submit the draft at the Legislative Commission meeting April 11-12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Commission On
Pennsylvania
Whee Creek
Charles McElwee
Legislative Commission
Gemini 8 mission rides Agena to 185 mile orbit
NASA reports the Gemini 8 mission launches Agena on time, reaches a 185 mile circular orbit, and confirms Armstrong and Scott in good condition. The event marks a key step toward docking and Moon goals as American spaceflight resumes after notable Soviet activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pela Ey Moon
United States
Armstrong
Scott
Gemini Control
Agena
America
Moon
Atlas
Mission Control
Moscow
Earth
Sean Bare
Genea
Space Agency
Watts Riot Reignites as Police Blockade Extends
Rioters in Watts fight patrols with gunfire stabbings and muggings. Two men shot dead include Lawrence Gomez, 30, a Mexican American driver, and Joe Crawford, 33, a Black man. Neighborhood of 50 blocks suffers arson, looting and rising fear as authorities deploy overwhelming force. Gov. Brown diverts to Los Angeles amid campaign implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Gomez
Joe Crawford
Los Angeles
Harold Sullivan
Samuel W. Yorty
California
Edmund G. Brown
Washington
San Francisco
Watts
Brown
Yorty
National Guard
Glenn Anderson
Roderick Hill
Glendale
Long Beach
Fullerton
CAB Exonerates Excellent 727 Jetliner as Safe
Washington reports a CAB study exonerates the Boeing 727 as an excellent safe jetliner showing advancement in design. Four jets have crashed since July totaling 264 deaths, with experts blaming pilot training for handling the plane’s descent tendency. The report supports ongoing inquiry into the American Airlines crash in Constance Kentucky on November 8, which killed 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Cincinnati
American Airlines
Constance
CBA
Board
Safety Bureau
Wives Watch Blastoff From Living Rooms
SEABROOK Texas wives of astronauts Scott and Armstrong gather at home to watch their husbands blast off from Cape Kennedy. Mrs Scott attends a private service while Mrs Armstrong's son David rides to school. A NASA spokesman says Mrs Scott is pleased as Mrs Bassett, widow of a fallen astronaut, passes by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Shepard
Armstrong
Scott
Seabrook
Tex
UPI
David Scott
Neil Armstrong
David
Gemini 9 Rocket Set For Pad 19 March 25
Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 9 booster to be raised on Pad 19 March 25 as Maj. J R Henry notes the launch complex is in peak condition. Gemini 9, to launch in May, will feature a three day space walk and a complex rendezvous with astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Air Force
J.R. Henry
Rocket Center
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Religious conference debates Vietnam policy stance
Priests and scholars clash over non violent approaches and UN alternatives to Vietnam War. Moran criticizes passive restraint while Gordon Zahn backs a working paper arguing U S intervention worsened the ameset, as a nationwide religious conference seeks a broader American foreign policy consensus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moran
Viet Nam
U.S
United Nations
U.N
Gordon C. Zahn
Loyola University
Chicago
Oglebay Park Receives $252,500 in Grants
Wheeling officials announce two federal grants under the Land and Water Conservation Act totaling 252,500 for Oglebay Park. Parks Supt. Earl Gaylor says 190,000 funds the pool and tennis facilities construction, with a 50 50 match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPI
Wheeling Park Commission
Westirginia
Earl Gaylor
Oglebay Park
Gen Thi Plane Influential Despite Failed Attempt to Topple Ngo
Gen Thi remains influential and powerful following an unsuccessful bid to oust former dictator Ngo. The episode underscored his political reach amid ongoing tensions in the regime apparatus and security circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plane
Ngo
West Virginia University, coal group to study mine drainage
Gov. Hulett Smith hailed a key contract between West Virginia University and the Northern West Virginia Coal Association to fund a mine drainage pilot study. Dean Charles Holland said the goal is to locate invading water sources and test chemical treatment at a field site for one year with data on costs and effectiveness. James Trotter and state lawmakers backed the project as miners commit support and facilities for experimentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Dean Charles Holland
Wvui School of Mines
Fie
James Trotter
Morgantown
The
Coal Association
Carl Gainer
Senate Natural Resources Committee
del. J. Paul England
House Natural Resources Committee
Brothers Held In Fatal Beating Near Pittsburgh
Two brothers Gus Kontos 22 and Nick Kontos 19 and two women Mary Dixon 43 and Jean Davis 39 were arraigned on murder charges in the beating death of Hazel Deere at a Penn Hills apartment. The women denied involvement. Deere, linked to a bus-line razing in the Pittsburgh District, died from asphyxiation after tape confined her mouth, hands, feet, and eyes. The Kontos brothers had prior bonds released in West Virginia on a burglary charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Allegheny County
William R. Hunt
Gus Kontos
Nick
Dormont
Mary Dixon
Jean Davis
Pittsburgh North Side
Hazel Deere
Penn Hills
Deere
Kontos Brothers
Weirton
W. Va
Broadview Inn
Canada Parliament shifts focus after inquiry into minister charges
Pearson won a judicial inquiry into the justice minister's charges, removing the volatile matter from parliament. Mrs Munsinger denied being a national security issue linked to cabinet ministers amid questions about Russia. Gerda recalled Soviet abuses in East Germany in 1948 and said the trauma ruined her life, affecting her mobility and health. Parliament moves on to other matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Arliament
Munsinger
Canada
Christine Keeler
Russia
Gerda
East Germany
Parliament of Canada
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Willie Martin
Frank H. Symes
Daisy Schoolcraft
Carlena Weese
White
Howard White
Summersille
Cora L. Terry
Nie Blanke Corinne
Lawn Memorial Gardens
Terry
Virginia
Andrew Jackson
Martha Jane Gillenwater
Salem, Va
George Fitzwater
Alpeca
James Fitzwater
Carbondale
O. T. Terry
Danville
Pauline Altizer
Salem
Mahalia Toney
Fulching
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Nealy
Mullens
Mrs
Nam
Auto Loans
Neville ST
Mamiker Federeh Depot Tes. Corp
James H. Thompson
Clarence Belcher
Lucy Hawley
W.va.pa
Ame Scott
Atlantic Ocean
Donald K
Deke) Slayton
Thi
West Liberty
Will Elbin
Smith
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