Deliberations Recessed For Lunch In Hall Versus City Case
A Beckley jury of five women and seven men deliberated noon hours in the case of Mrs. Ila Hall versus the City of Beckley. Judge Norman Knapp instructed the jury on street safety standards and reasonable care while noting the plaintiff’s footwear and self-care. W A Thornhill III sought $2500 damages for Hall while city counsel cited conflicting testimony and asserted the city’s liability depended on street condition at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ila Hall
H Street
Beckley
Norman Knapp
Knapp
H. Street
Hall
Truman Sayre
Floyd Sayre
Tiff
Mrs. Hall
W. A. Thornhill III
Baseball Star Frank Robinson Fined For Carrying Weapon
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and was fined 250 dollars. He apologized to fans and said he will focus on baseball, planning to join spring training in Tampa. A Common Pleas judge urged him to set a good example and noted his public responsibility as an outstanding athlete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, Ohio
UPI
Cincinnati Reds
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati Star
Robinson
Tampa
The
Redlegs
Common Pleas
Frank M. Gusweiler
Coal Show Opens in Cleveland with AMC President Presiding
The 1961 coal show of the American Mining Congress begins May 15 in Cleveland. Raymond Salvati of Island Creek Coal Co. will preside as AMC president, with several thousand mining officials from the US and abroad expected. The four day program will cover national fuels policy coal research market outlook and mining practices. West Virginia officials from Island Creek Youngstown Mines Maust Coal Olga Coal and others are listed among speakers and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Deaths Listed In UPI Reports Across United States
MOSCOW diplomatic figure Boris E Stein 70 helped build Soviet US ties. Beverly Hills retired Maj Gen Victor Bertrandias 66 died. New York yachtsman C Sherman Hoyt 83 passed. Teaneck Walter A Munn Sr 86 father of UN correspondent died at his son's home. Munn had 45 years at New York Shipbuilding Camden. Aesban N J resident. Vincent A Svoboda 83 artist and former Brooklyn Eagle cartoonist died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Boris E. Stein
Soviet Union
United States
Beverly Hills
Calif
Air Force
Victor E. Bertrandias
Teaneck
N.J
Walter A. Munn
Bruce W. Munn
United Nations
United Press International
Munn
New York Shipbuilding Corp
Camden
Aes Oan
New York
Vincent A. Svoboda
Brooklyn Eagle
Ten West Virginians win National Science Foundation fellowships
Ten West Virginia students receive NSF Graduate Fellowships for study in science math and engineering. Fellows earn 1800 first year 2000 second year and 2200 terminal year. Recipients include Billheimer Huntington MIT Caldwell Huntington MIT Harris South Charleston Duke Friedly Jr Moundsville UC Weimer Wheeling MIT Mann Jr Bluefield Harvard and more.
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John C. Friedly Jr
Moundsville
University of California
Constance M. Harris
South Charleston
Duke
Lester Hirst Jr
Morgantown
University of Maryland
Robert B. Holt
Charleston
MIT
James E. Mann Jr
Bluefield
Harvard
Robert F. Weimer
Wheeling
Robbery at Beckley Welding Supply on Valley Drive
Beckley State Police investigate Sunday night theft at Beckley Welding Supply Co. hand tools valued around 200 dollars, found missing by bookkeeper Lewis Linkenhaker at 7:20 a.m. Entry via broken door window. A nearby Valley Drive business also breached but failed to enter. Other incidents reported include Folis Place tavern break in and a coal mine theft at Piney View with few details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Welding Supply Co
Valley Drive
Lewis Linkenhaker
Earehart Rambler Co
Motor Company
Foli
Demo Committeeman Quits Takes SRC Job
Azel Stover, member of the Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee from Clear Forks District, resigned Saturday and joined the State Road Commission this morning. Okey Mills announced Stover's resignation as Reedie Bryant noted his SRC employment. Stover left the deputy assessor post, earning $110 monthly, now set at $1.62 per hour. His last day as deputy assessor was Saturday and he will supervise road work in Clear Fork District.
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Azel Stover
Raleigh County
Democratic
Clear Forks
State Road Commission
Okey Mills
Stover
Reedie Bryant
SRC
Bryant
Clear Fork
Crippled Children's Fund Sees $720 From Drive
Mrs. Jack Clemons, chairwoman of the Beta Sigma Phi sponsored drive, reports a preliminary $720 total from Raleigh County Easter Parade fundraiser for crippled children and adults. She notes outlying areas have not submitted and some city sections have not reported.
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Raleigh County
Jack Clemons
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Clemons
Five Summoned To Complete Jury Panel
Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery named five additional men to the Grand Jury today. Replacements five include Rev. Don Francis, N. A. Songer, Dan Janutolo, D. P. Stover and J. C. White. James E. Songer and George M. Kellman named commissioners. Other jurors listed include E. S. Pugh Jr., Adam Halley, Gene Morehouse, Mrs. Leona Kirk, Paul Feigley, Paul Phipps, Okey Pettrey, Johnnie Hilton, Arnold Meadows, E. E. Kingsley and Robert L. Richmond. Replacements for original summons were Ernest Jarrell, Fred Acord, Orville-Robert Scott and D. I. Eller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Adam Halley
Gene Morehouse
Mrs. Leona Kirk
Paul Feigley
Paul Phipps
Okey Pettrey
Johnnie Hilton
Arnold Meadows
E. E. Kingsley
Robert L. Richmond
Ernest Jarrell
Fred Acord
Orville
Robert Scott
D. I. Eller
Wives Withdraw Charges Highlight Local Jail Returns
The Raleigh County Court and city police log reveals multiple bond appearances and releases. Beckley resident James A Phillips faces destruction of property charges after his car reportedly struck Pete and Bob's Drive In on Valley Drive. James Fullen of Glen Jean waives preliminary hearing for fraudulent vehicle registration. Other inmates, including Alvin Cleveland Adkins and Eugene Henderson, faced drunkenness, breach of peace, or assault charges with warrants withdrawn or pending actions by magistrates and deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Cleveland Adkins
Fireco
Raleigh
Beckley
Eugene Frank Henderson
James Thomas
Raymond Murdock
State Forestry Camp
Davis
Paul Browning
Don Rutledge
Princewick
James A. Phillips
Meadows St
Joe Rodriguez
Pete George
Pete and
Bob
Valley Drive
George
Phillips
Owen T. Duncan
Shady Spring
W. A. Burke
Howard R. Perkins
Sophia
James B. Fullen
Glen Jean
Burke
Rodriguez
Nathan Mahne
Madison Lowry
Lowry
Mahne
Henry Jackson
Oak Hill
Trio's Arrest Relieved End Of B E Series
Fayette County officers solved 11 breakins across three counties. Meredith Smith 22 of St Albans and two 17 year old boys were arrested in St Albans after admitting the robberies including four in Fayette County and others in Lincoln and Kanawha counties. The trio are held in Fayette County Jail with hearings set to determine juvenile status or grand jury presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette County
West Vi
C. D. Berkley
Meredith Smith
St. Albans
Fred O’boyle
State Road Commission
Lincoln County
Kanawha County
O'Boyle
Shockey’s Grocery
Gee
Smuggling Fracas Ties Congo to U N Probe
Delvaux claims tax free whisky and cloth for U N workers entered commercial channels, avoiding customs duties. Evidence sent to the Congo delegation at U N headquarters in New York. Gizenga urges talks toward a Congo confederation as Oriental Province eases blockade. Lumumbists control eastern regions. Leopard men threaten whites around Kasongo amid sect violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delvaux
U.N
New York
Oriental Province
Antoine Gizenga
Gizenga
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Stanleyville
Malagasy
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Oriental
Kivu
Kasongo
Polish Cardinal Warns of Anti Religion Drive
Cardinal Wyszynski attacks youth groups for promoting atheism and secularization of schools. He says Poles have learned to cast off chains and that true freedom is felt by people in some nations without constant discussion, while others print words about freedom without substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyszynski
Poland
Raleigh Real Estate Firm Chartered Here
Robert Ashworth controls 998 shares in Raleigh Real Estate Co. Inc formed March 14. John C. Ashworth and Phyllis Barker own one share each. Capital stock is $1,000. The firm will conduct general real estate business and act as real estate brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ashworth
Raleigh Real Estate Co. Inc
John C. Ashworth
Phyllis Barker
Episcopal Bishops Push Abolition of Death Penalty
The Episcopal Church urged members to work for abolition of capital punishment. A 31 page compilation from the National Council criticizes FBI Director Hoover for labeling opponents as ignorant and urges Episcopalians to influence state legislatures. It argues executions are unjust, fail to deter crime, and conflict with the sanctity of all human life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Episcopal Church
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Church
National Council For Distribution
Episcopal
Hoover
Reds Push For Congo Debate in United Nations
In New York the Soviet Union urged a swift Congo debate in the General Assembly to pressure UN chief Dag Hammarskjold Asbe President Frederick Boland listed the Congo question for afternoon discussion, though most Afro Asian delegations favored delaying due to confusion. Gromyko’s push was seen by many as a bid to attack Hammarskjold as the Communist bloc calls for his ouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Congo
General Assembly
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Andrei Gromyko
Frederick Boland
Ireland
Soviet Bloc
Gromyko
Hammarskjold
Communist Bloc
Suit Filed Against Couple in $853.59 Claim
A suit on behalf of Elk Refining Co. seeks 853.59 from Warren and Lois Lovell of Cool Ridge in Raleigh County Circuit Court. The plaintiff says the amount covers merchandise and rent for the Cherry Creek Keystone station in Shady Spring furnished between January 1 and May 20, 1960. A second suit by E Tilton Lugo against John William Britt and Dewey Milich was continued to the May term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Refining Co
Raleigh County
Warren
Lois Lovell
Cool Ridge
Cherry Creek
Shady Spring
E. Tilton Lugo
John William Britt
Dewey Milich
Catholic Leaders Push End to Kennedy School Aid Effort
Approval seen Catholic leaders ending their campaign to include Kennedy program aid. Kennedy argued federal funds to parochial schools would be unconstitutional. Protestant groups attacked the Catholic stance as the National Council of Churches opposed any government support for parochial schools while affirming the church’s right to operate its own schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Morse
National Council of Churches of Christ
Area Airman Hurt In California Wreck
Airman 3 C. James Persinger, 19, son of Mrs. Betty Huscusson of Green Valley, is reported in serious condition at the U S Air Force Hospital in Vanderburg California after a Sunday two car crash. Four other persons were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. James Persinger
Betty Huscusson
Green Valley
U. S. Air Force Hospital
Vanderburg
Calif
AMA attacked for socialized medicine issue
Secretary Ribicoff criticized the American Medical Association for elevating the socialized medicine debate to oppose the Kennedy administration’s plan. He accused the AMA of sanctions against doctors who support reform, saying physicians fear to speak up. Gisele MacKenzie gave birth to a 6 pound 7 ounce son in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Hollywood. Mrs. Alice Swainson rests at home in Lansing after treatment for a partially collapsed lung. State briefs report Charles Dawson dies in Charleston from burns in a car home, Carel Ann Smith 14 indicted for murder, and three escapees recaptured from Steubenville jail with Edward Spenski still at large.
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Abraham Ribicoff
American Medical Association
Kennedy
Gisele MacKenzie
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Hollywood
Miss MacKenzie
Bob Shuttleworth
Alice Swainson
Michigan
Lansing
Charles Dawson
Charleston
Carel Ann Smith
Cabell County
Huntington
Avery G. Smith
Steubenville
Ohio
Edward Spenski
Pennsylvania
Weirton
W. Va
Briton Admits Gee in Espionage Case
Peter John Kroger and wife Helen faced charges of sending naval secrets to Moscow via a strong radio from their cottage in Britain. Houghton denied cash for espionage but accepted two Bolshoi Ballet tickets from Lonsdale. He described being beaten by men he suspects as Iron Curtain agents and said he struggled to thwart them while attempting to blur images of HMS Dreadnought and pages from a secret book. He concluded that "Johnson" was not an American naval officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter John Kroger
Helen
Moscow
Houghton
London
Lonsdale
Iron Curtain
Britain
Johnson
Infant Son of Wade Jr. Dies in Mullens
Death notices list infant son of Mr and Mrs C T Wade Jr Mullens born Saturday at 2 52 am died 8 15 am today body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens. Also Funeral services for Margaret Ann Lyons 19 Lynchburg Va at St Josephs Clifton Forge burial Mount Carmel Lowmoor survivors listed. Jeffrey Mark Rahall 19 months dies after long illness. services set in St Francis de Sales Catholic Church and Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with Rosary tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Wade Jr
Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Margaret Ann Lyons
Lynchburg
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Clifton Forge
Walter F. Malloy
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Lowmoor
Jeffrey Mark Rahall
Mike G. Rahall
Crowe St
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Raymond Radzieta
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Michael
Eileen
Rego Barney
Calloway Heights
John Rahall
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
Funeral services set for Alva Pearl Humphrey in Pax
Alva Pearl Humphrey 45 of Pax died after a long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pax Church of Christ with Fred Cline presiding. Burial in Humphrey Cemetery Willis Branch. Born Pax October 26 1915, she graduated Pax High School. Survived by husband, relatives, and daughter Carolyn Humphrey Huntington. Nephews to be pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Pearl Humphrey
Pax
Pax Church of Christ
Fred Cline
Beckley
Humphrey
Willis Branch
Pax High School
Luella Humphrey
Ray
Long Branch
Ralph
Cecil
Otho
Sundial
Robie
Big Stone Gap
Bernard
Stickney
Mayme Treadway
Mount Hope
Trilby
Tyree
Thelma Wingrove
Carolyn Humphrey
Huntington
Final rites for Joseph Hunter set for Tuesday
Joseph Hunter aged 66 of 103 Hunter Street will receive funeral services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Trent Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. J. Carter presiding. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include two nephews Wheeler Vaughn of Beckley and Roosevelt Vaughn of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hunter
Hunter St
Trent Funeral Home
W. J. Carter
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wheeler Vaughn
Beckley
Roosevelt Vaughn
Toledo
Ohio
Final rites for Rheo E. Meador in Huntington church
Rheo E. Meador 66 of Hinton died Saturday in a Huntington hospital after 17 days as a patient. Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. H P Hackney and Rev H A Thompson. Burial in Bestwood Memorial Estates. Survived by five brothers Clyde Claude Russell S A Elbert and five sisters R C Nida Lara Harris Beulah Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheo E. Meador
Hinton
Huntington
Central Baptist Church
H. P. Hackney
H. A. Thompson
Bestwood Memorial Estates
Clyde
Claude
Beckley
Russell
Ghent
S. A
Los Angeles
Jealous Tycoon Held In Slaying
Grand Rapids industrialist Otto Peebles 41 faced arraignment for the slaying of his wife Louise 40 in a jealous rage. He shot Roy Staples 44 vice president of Engleking Pattern Works paralyzing him, and wounded another. Prosecutor said attempted murder may be charged for the attack on Staples. Police questioned two others including Miss Mary Woos and Lowell Engleking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids
Otto Peebles
Louise
Roy Staples
Columbus
Ind
Engleking Pattern Works
Richard Loughrin
Peebles
Staples
Loughrin
Silver Lake
Mary Woos
Lowell Engleking
Indiana
Crossing Crash Kills Family
A Santa Fe freight train struck an auto carrying four Herron family members and two Lennox and Fuller children in California. John Herron 29 his wife Audrey 30 and their four and five year olds Bill Kathleen died. The Lennox and Fuller children also perished as bystanders watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cucamonga
Calif
UPI
Santa Fe
John Herron
Norwalk
Audrey
Bill
Kathleen
Edward Lennox
Cim Fuller
Downey
Lennox
Fuller
Pranksters blamed for Mount Hope cross burnings
Mount Hope police, led by Chief Tom Twadle, term the cross burnings a prank. An argument between four Mount Hope High School youths sparked a juvenile Ku Klux Klan themed incident. Eight crosses were burned since Thursday night, with the same cross used repeatedly. A 16 year old described ten sophomores lighting fires on multiple nights, location about a quarter mile from the high school and 500 yards from the Mt Hope bypass. No police investigation has been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
BNS
Tom Twaddle
Mount Hope High School
Mt. Hope
Road Commissioner Reorganizes SRC Districts
SRC Through Making Changes reports Road Commissioner Bur A. Sawyers has reorganized the highway department after three weeks in office. He assigns new engineers to ten districts: Charleston district Joseph A. Spence Dunbar. Huntington R. Don Bryant Alderson. Parkersburg E. G. Loser Clarksburg. Clarksburg William A. Sandy Clarksburg. Keyser Walter J. Galloway Hamlin. Moundsville M. V. Howard Fayetteville. Weston John E. Mayes Clarksburg. Elkins Mortimer Gamble Moorefield. Lewisburg Joseph Scruggs Ronceverte. Princeton Russell C. Quinn Keyser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPT
Bur | A. Sawyers
Sawyers
Joseph A. Spence
Dunbar
Huntington
R. Don Bryant
Alderson
Parkersburg
E. G. Loser
Clarksburg
William A. Sandy
Keyser
Walter J. Galloway
Hamlin
Moundsville
M. V. Howard
Fayetteville
Weston
John E. Mayes
Elkins
Mortimer Gamble
Moorefield
Lewisburg
Joseph Scruggs
Ronceverte
Princeton
Russell C. Quinn
Massacre in Luanda Reported by Lisbon Sources
Reports from Lisbon said guerrilla leaders planned raids using machetes and firearms to target weak points. Madimba men reportedly left families hidden and moved north toward San Salvador to engage, with bands said to have encircled the town and killed all residents remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luanda
Lisbon
Madimba
San Salvador
Embezzlement charge follows gas station theft
Gene R. Gravely, 23, who managed a Huntington gas station, surrendered to police after allegedly embezzling 1730. He told officers he had been in Dallas. In other news, West Virginians have received nearly 18 million dollars in federal income tax refunds this year, about 7.25 million more than last year, with 19,052 more returns processed. Funeral services are planned Tuesday for G. Alan Garden, a 75-year-old Wheeling attorney who died unexpectedly. Mrs Alexander Treuhart of Cleveland will headline the West Virginia League of Women Voters biennial convention opening in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
Gene R. Gravely
Dallas
Tex
Parkersburg
West
Wheeling
G. Alan Garden
Garden
Alexander A. Treuhart
Cleveland
Ohio
West Virginia League of Women Voters
Treuhart
League
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Anderson, Ind
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Park Avenue
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