Condemnation Fight Over Lafayette Hotel Site Award
In Lafayette hotel condemnation proceedings jurors hear objections to an $87,357 award for South Oakwood Avenue. State Road Commission and owners Floyd Sayre and K Douglas Bowers clash over compensation with court-imposed talks and anticipated jury review. Testimony cites crumbling mortar and rotten sills while owners press for higher damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
State Road Commission
Floyd M. Sayre
K. Douglas Bowers
Norman Knapp
Sayre
Oakwood Avenue
SRC
Sayre and
Bowers
Charcoal finds push Vancouver Island habitation back 4500 years
Ottawa AP reports researcher Katherine Capes uncovered cremation mounds on Vancouver Island. A charcoal sample dated to about 2500 B C suggests possible human life on the island in 2500 B C, potentially extending habitation by a millennium. Additional tests at the University of Saskatchewan seek matching ages to confirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Katherine Capes
Vancouver Island
University of Saskatchewan
Miss Capes
$287 Forfeited In Police Court
Beckley Police Court collected bond forfeitures totaling $287 on Monday night led by a $56.50 for reckless driving by Lakewood Cox, 27, Pocahontas, Va. Cox was arrested at 12:30 a.m. and released at 1:45 a.m. after posting the bond. Other forfeitures included a $33 bond by Joseph Howard Green of Laurel Terrace for drunkenness and allowing an unlicensed driver, a $15 forfeiture by Betty Smith of Coal City for fighting, a $% bond by Ellen Christian for permitting a dog to run loose, and $5 costs plus $31 paid Friday by William G. Dancy of Scott Avenue on parking-tickets. Ten people forfeited bonds totaling $172.50 on drunkenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Lakewood Cox
Pocahontas
Joseph Howard Green
Laurel Terrace
Betty Smith
Coal City
Eileen Christian
William G. Dancy
Scott Avenue
Dancy
Two Judgments Granted In Court
Bluefield Supply Co. won $449.21 in Raleigh County Circuit Court against Shirley and Emerson Whiting after the defendants failed to appear. Judge Norman Knapp signed the order. A default judgment of $229.56 was awarded to Geraldine Jarrell in her suit against Milford Cook and Mrs Violet Cook, who did not defend the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Supply Co
Shirley
Emerson Whiting
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Geraldine Jarrell
Milford Cook
Violet Cook
Concentration Camp Survivors Hold Reunion in Bronx
In a crowded Bronx hotel a reunion of concentration camp survivors took place with men displaying blue tattoo numbers from Auschwitz Buna. Organizer Ernest Michael said the gathering aims to fund a scholarship for children of former inmates, funded by a seven million dollar settlement from I G Farben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Auschwitz-Buna
Poland
Leon Kerstein
Brooklyn
Kerstein
Ernest W. Michael
I. G. Farben Co
Auschwitz- Bunn
Deaths Across the Nation Highlight Notable Editors and Authors
In Palo Alto Merritt C Speidel 80 founder and retired president of Speidel Newspapers died after a long illness He was born in Port Jervis New York and honored by governments and service groups. In Ashland Col Benjamin Franklin Forgey 98 longtime publisher of the Ashland Independent died He was dean of Kentucky editors and born in Lawrence County Ohio. In Oslo Hjoer dis Lie 60 wife of Trygve Lie former U N secretary general died of throat cancer. In Dallas James J Metcalfe 53 poet and former FBI agent died He wrote Portraits a verse column syndicated since 1945 and born in Berlin Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
Merritt C. Speidel
Speidel Newspapers, Inc
Port Jervis
N. Y
Ashland
Benjamin Franklin Forgey
Ashland Independent
Forgey
Kentucky
The
Independent
Lawrence County
Ohio
Oslo
Norway
Hjoerdis Lie
Trygve Lie
U. N
Dallas
Tex
James J. Metcalfe
FBI
Berlin
Germany
Sharp Stomach (Continued From Page 1)
Within the past decade the idea that cancer might one day be cured by drugs has changed from a scientific pipe dream to a targeted objective of medical research.
Seventeen Women Survive Colombian Airliner Crash
A Colombian airliner carrying 46 aboard crashed in a rainstorm. Seventeen women survived the disaster from San Andres to Medellin in a twin engine C46. Rescue teams and prior days' survivors were aided by a US Coast and Geodetic Survey helicopter. six died before discovery. A separate Peru cargo plane with four on board was missing in the Maranon River region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
San Andres
Nicaragua
Medellin
Meta Department
US Coast and Geodetic Survey
Peru
Maranon River
Convictions Continued As Activist Reports Threatening Note
A Petersburg Negro minister active in anti segregation demonstrations said a bottle with a threatening note smashed a window at his home Monday night. An official of the Congress of Equality warned sitdown demonstrations would continue in Tallahassee. Len Holt of Norfolk did not set a resumption date. In Hartford, the NAACP regional conference fixed Saturday for peaceful picketing of New England variety stores, followed by a boycott by Negro customers next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Tallahassee
F A
Congress of An- Equality
Len Holt
Norfolk
Hartford
Conn
New England
NAACP
Tax receipts show statewide sales dips by county
Sales figures from multiple counties list per county declines in sales tax receipts. Morgan Pocahontas Putnam Randolph Summers Tucker Wayne Wetzel report small decreases while Boone Braxton Brooke Clay Doddridge Harrison Lincoln Logan Marion Marshall Mercer Mingo McDowell Pleasants Preston Raleigh Ritchie Roane Taylor Tyler Unshur Webster Wirt Wyoming also show varying percentage drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Putnam
Randolph
Summers
Tucker
Wayne
Wetzel
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Clay
Doddridge
Harrison
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mercer
Mingo
McDowell
Pleasants
Preston
Raleigh
Ritchie
Roane
Taylor
Tyler
Unshur
Webster
Wirt
Wyoming
Divorce Decree Granted in Raleigh County Court
A final decree of divorce was granted Peggy Jo Segle from Byron B. Segle by Judge Norman Knapp in the February term Raleigh County Circuit Court. Custody of one child was awarded the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Jo Segle
Byron B. Segle
Norman Knapp
Raleigh County
Glenville Folklore Festival Highlighted in West Virginia
Glenville West Virginia draws attention for its annual Folklore Festival celebrating local culture. The event showcases regional music crafts and food with visitors from nearby towns and state officials in attendance.
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Glenville
West Virginia
Firm Road Program Needed by Fallon in Charleston
Rep. George H. Fallon warned in Charleston that highway costs are rising and Congress must firm up the long range road program by next year. He said land and labor prices and material costs keep increasing and that safety and cost benefits favor building highways now. He projected registrations rise 93 percent from 1956 to 1976 and urged action on the interstate program and ABC 50 50 federal aid, with authorizations increasing to 957 million dollars for fiscal 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Congress
George H. Fallon
D-Md
Fallon
House
West Virginia Contractors Assn
Faillon
ABC
Sharpeville Riot Sparks South Africa Uproar
The worst riot in South Africa saw police fire on a crowd of about 20,000 Africans near Sharpeville. Fifty six Africans were killed and 162 wounded. Prime Minister Verwoerd said police were not ordered to fire. Sobukwe and several leaders were arrested for questioning. Whites in the country kept doors bolted and guns near at hand. The Pan Africanist Congress leaders had urged non violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langa
Nationalist
Hendryk Verwoerd
South Africa
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
Sharpeville
Judgment Awarded Firms 935 in Raleigh County Court
A judgment of 935.30 dollars was awarded to Lewis-Hubbard Corporation and Raleigh Grocery Co. in their suit against Shady Spring General Store. Judge Norman Knapp previously signed an order dismissing an action by the two firms against H E Doss Besoco Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis - Hubbard Corporation
Raleigh Grocery Co
Shady Spring
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Florida Man Hurt In Pike Accident on West Virginia Turnpike
James E. Wiggins of Morehaven Florida was treated and released at Beckley Hospital at 9:10 a.m. Monday after being struck by a car on the West Virginia Turnpike. He sustained injuries to his face but details of the collision were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Beckley Hospital
West Virginia
James E. Wiggins
Morehaven
Fla
Local Youths Prepare for Baptist Youth Convention
Seventeen Beckley Baptist youths will attend the Baptist Youth Convention in Huntington at the Baptist Temple on April 13. Sponsor Joe Davies and keynote speaker Dr. Samuel D. Proctor of Virginia University will headline, with sessions featuring Rev. Dunbar Ogden Jr and Jim C. Miller. Registrations cost 3 dollars with pre-registration at 1 dollar. deadline is Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Baptist
Baptist Youth Convention
Baptist Temple
Huntington
Nancy Bower
Jim Bowyer
Roger Burns
Richard Callaway
Glen Cantley
Elaine Faull
Lynn Hoffman
Beverly Hurt
June (Button) Lowe
Margaret Meadows
Patsy Mullohan
Sharon Richards
Shirley Shirey
Mack
Mark Scaggs
Sandra Walls
Bill Wauhop
Joe Davies
Samuel D. Proctor
Virginia
Tohoku
Japan
West Virginia Baptist Youth Convention
Eber Bowles
Winds, wrecks, and snow blot WV roads at noon
Gusty winds left up to 22 inches of snow on the ground across West Virginia. Chains or snow treads were required from Beckley to Princeton, with slippery stretches from Beckley to the Memorial Tunnel and clearer conditions toward Charleston. A Charleston man escaped injury when his tractor-trailer jackknifed and hit a guard rail at Milepost 69. the rig was a total loss. Weather data showed 35 mph winds with gusts to 63 at Elkins, gusts higher on mountain peaks, and forecasts calling for winds to diminish this afternoon and tonight with lighter winds tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley
Princeton
Memorial Tunnel
Charleston
W. H. Phipps
Bell Lines
Phipps
Elkins
Huntington Weather Bureau
Martinsburg
Panhandles
Wheeling
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Dr E Lee Stoffel to Speak at First Presbyterian Services
Dr E Lee Stoffel minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte North Carolina will be speaker at a series of services to be conducted at the First Presbyterian Church from April 3 to April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lee Stoffel
First Presbyterian Church
Charlotte
N. C
Hurt in fall near Estel T Miller home
Estel T Miller of 121 Miller Street suffered a right leg injury in a fall on an icy street near his home Monday night. He is listed in fair condition.
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Estel T. Miller
Miller@St
Night crash at Cape Canaveral claims three lives
In a rare night incident a U S Air Force B57 bomber crashed into a small home near a school in Cape Canaveral after a near miss. The pilot ejected and survived. A woman and her two granddaughters died in the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Air Force
Soviet Union
Geneva
Coal industry urged to keep mines in operation in Logan County
15 witnesses and a note from Director Crawford L. Wilson urge UMW Local unions and members in Logan County to keep all mines working. Wilson said 16 witnesses were called for the hearing, including Willis Carter and Kyle Blair, escapees from the March 8 fire. The Bureau of Mines and company may add witnesses, with a plan to finish within one day possibly including a night session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMW
Logan County
Crawford L. Wilson
Willis Carter
Kyle Blair
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Wilson
County Court Grants Correction to Incorporation Record
At Raleigh County Court this morning only Herbert Stansbury appeared. He was granted permission to correct a Certificate of Incorporation to read Tolbert, Callaway instead of Tolbert Callaway and Scott. The real estate corporation was formed in the 1920s and the error was typographical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Herbert Stansbury
Beckley
Tolbert, Callaway
Tolbert Callaway and
Scott
Commodities for East Park Folk Distribution Notice
Commodities will be distributed in the basement at 703 Scott Ave East Park from 9 30 a m until 4 p m Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday Persons receiving the surplus goods are asked to bring their own containers.
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Scott Ave
East Park
Man Burns From Paint Splash in Camden Ladder Accident
William J. Healey, 33, stepped into a gallon can of paint while descending a ladder in Camden New Jersey. He tried to shake the paint from his foot but came too close to a stove causing second and third degree burns on his right leg. He was admitted to a hospital in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
William J. Healey
Hearing Set For Willow Island Dam Proposal
Huntington District of the U S Army Corps of Engineers announced a public hearing on April 12 in Marietta Ohio regarding plans to build a dam on the Ohio River near Willow Island West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
U. S Corps of Engineers
Huntington District
Marietta
Ohio
Ohio River
Willow Island
W. Va
Final rites set for Leonard H. West at Lit tle Bluestone church
Leonard H. West 79 of White Oak will be laid to rest at the Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church near Jumping Branch in a Wednesday service led by Elder Lowell Lilly and Elder A. L. Neely. He died Sunday night at home after a three month illness. Born November 7, 1880 in Raleigh County, he lived on the same farm his whole life and retired from coal mining 14 years ago. Survivors include his wife Stella Gadd West, a son Claude Vest, four daughters Verna Bennett Nina Bennett Earl Smith and Ola Riffle, two brothers E. B. Vest and Sanford West. The body will be taken to his home at 3 p.m. today.
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Leonard H. West
White Oak
Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church
Jumping Branch
Lowell Lilly
A. L. Neely
White Oak Mountain
Raleigh County
C. W
Melinda Cochran West
Death notices for Ellen Cooper and Joe Foster in Radford and Virginia areas
Mrs Ellen Cooper niece of Rev B L Jones died Sunday in Erie Pennsylvania. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm Pena Coastal Holiness Church Radford burial in family cemetery Attending are Mrs Jones and Mr and Mrs E J Jones Joe Foster 69 of Wierwood died Monday at Pinecrest Sanitarium He was a retired miner survived by wife Della three sons Grady Willis Branch Cpl Tommy Foster in Army three daughters Lena Pinkerton Jean Johnson Dorothy Willis three brothers and one sister 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope arrangements incomplete
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B. L. Jones
S. Kannawha St
Ellen Cooper
Cooper
Erie
Radford
Penacostal
Joe Foster
Wierwood
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Dodson
Ben
Lucy Foster
Della
Grady
Willis Branch
Cpl
Tommy Foster
Army
Lena Pinkerton
Kingston
Jean Johnson
Portsmouth
Dorothy Willis
Rolling Meadows
Ill
Bill
Maybury
Dock
Matoaka
Tom
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Roxie Chaney
Ferrum
Tyree
Mount Hope
Solman Mullins 87 Dies in Clintwood Virginia
Solman Mullins age 87 of Clintwood Virginia died Monday. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Delphia Backus of Oak Hill. The body is at Clintwood Colley Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete.
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Solman Mullins
Clintwood
Delphia Backus
Oak Hill
Clintwood- Colley Funeral Home
Funeral arrangements for John Barber in Whitby
John Barber, 67, died Monday in a local hospital. The body rests at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Whitby for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barber
Whitby
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Allie B Thompson obituary from Coal City community
Allie B. Thompson 59 of Coal City died Monday at home from a heart attack. Born August 23 1900 in Franklin County Virginia he married Dora Thompson. Survived by wife two sons Johnny and Delano daughter Mrs Paul Cole four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at Coal City Community Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Elder Edgar Lilly and Elder Willie Sarva officiating. Burial will follow.
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Allie Brown Thompson
Coal City
Franklin County
Dora
Johnny
Delano
Ypsilanti
Mich
Paul Cole
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
P. H
John Lewis Thompson
Mary Via
Bluefield
Josie Whorley
Sally Thompson
Salem
Ollie Jane Shively
Martinsville
Edgar Lilly
Willie Sarva
Circuit Court Jurors Excused For Term
Raleigh County Circuit Court clerk C Harold Hanks said jurors summoned for Wednesday are not needed as Judge Norman Knapp ends the current term. Jurors for the Lafayette Hotel condemnation appeal will still be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
C. Harold Hanks
Raleigh County
Hanks
Norman Knapp
Lafayette Hotel
Rescue Squad Called For Tot's Convulsions
Beckley Fire Department's caves squad answered a 6:40 a.m. call at 122 Stewart Ave for a Hutchens family child convulsions. The boy, Tommy Denise, responded to treatment and was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caves
Beckley Fire Department
Afton Hutchens
Stewart Ave
Hutchens
Tommy Denise
Injured Hand Hospitalized After Mining Incident
Roy E. Fanning of Glen Rogers was undergoing surgery at Beckley Hospital for an injured right hand sustained at Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co Glen Rogers at about 8 30 a m today with press time indicating the operation proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Fanning
Glen Rogers
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
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Frederick W. Meyer
J. J. Lamb
N. C. Coleman
Joe, Jasper
Sam Wills
Joe Wills
Knapp
Sam Thomson
Ogee
AM Andrew
Virginia Stone
Metrocolor
Globemaster
San Juan
P.R
Globemasters
Puerto Rico
Africa
West Virginia State Restaurant Assn
Frederick
Wally Barron
Chapman Revercomb
Max Q
University of Iowa
University of Pittsburgh
American Hospital Accountants
Cincinnati
John Cimaska
Hill Top
Tyree Funeral Home
Eugene Klug
Bays Cemetery
Summerlee
Cimaska
Welch Hospital
New River Co
Whipple
Lithuania
Thompson
Williams-Craven
Sophia
Orville Cox
Dean Pack
James O'Dell
Merl Lilly
Dale Mills
Dave Hatcher
Junior Toler
Carlee Cox
Mrs
Allie B. Thompson
James Crow
Tot
America
Psar
Old Crow
OLD Crow Distillery CO
Frankfort, KY
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