Inquiry Lays Mystery on 18 Coal Mine Deaths in Holden
Logan AP reports an eight hour inquiry into the Island Creek Coal Co disaster near Holden leaves cause unresolved. Investigators say 18 men died of asphyxiation after being trapped by fire and slate fall on March 8. two escaped. Rescue chief Bill Donaldson and others describe failed attempts to reach trapped workers as the town memorial service honors victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Carter
N. T. Camicia
Island Creek
Holden
U. S. Bureau of Mines
West Virginia Department of Mines
United Mine Workers Union
Island Creek Coal Co
Crawford L. Wilson
Russians Enjoy Warm Welcomes in U S Cities
Izvestia correspondent notes a warm reception for Russian visitors in New Jersey Pennsylvania and West Virginia with governors Meyner Lawrence and state and city leaders. The group met officials including Mayor Wagner and received a city key described as opening hearts rather than locks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polyanski
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
City Hall
Art F. Wagner
Izvestia
Dmitri Kraminov
Robert B. Meyner
Princeton
Raymond F. Male
Kraminov
Male
David Lawrence
Richmond Board Actions Include Staff Changes and Resignations
The board accepted Roscoe K. Plumley s resignation from Richmond High and noted a junior high vocational agriculture teacher placement. Sue White received a year end leave from Fairdale School. Violet Bays Worrell resigned from Helen Elementary and Charlotte Shirey Blankenship became secretary at the Vocational School. The board also approved Text Book Committee recommendations led by Karl Okes as arithmetic chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond High
Roscoe K. Plumley
Sue White
Fairdale
Violet Bays Worrell
Helen Elementary
Charlotte Shirey Blankenship
Anna Belle Nixon
Karl Okes
Arithmetic
CAP Search Efforts Hampered by Deep Snow and Winds
Two CAP ground crews struggled off main roads as snow piled in the mountains and winds gusted to 70 mph. Lt. E. H. Chieves said C47s were called to aid the search amid expected today’s worsening weather, with light CAP planes on standby to join when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAP
E. H. Chieves
CAP Pubblic Information
Arleston
Mamie Van Dor en divorces Ray Anthony this week
Actress Mamie Van Dor en wins divorce Tuesday from bandleader Ray Anthony. Meanwhile Tokyo reports a strong undersea quake about 150 miles off northern Japan. Nine U S Marines found adrift in a rubber boat in the South China Sea are in good condition and back with their unit after being blown from an amphibious exercise off Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie van Doren
Ray Anthony
Tokyo
Central Meteorological Agency
Pacific
Japan
U. S
South China Sea
Formosa
Troitino Brothers Low Bid for Mabscott Overhead Bridge
Troitino Brothers Inc and Beckley contractors submitted the lowest bid of 287 456 04 for an overhead bridge on Route 16 linking with Routes 1921 at Sprague known as Valley Drive. The project includes seven steel I beam spans in one contract on a concrete substructure as part of a March 22 bid letting covering 109 miles of road work across 19 counties with seven of 24 projects funded as federal aid.
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Troitino Brothers, Inc
Beckley Contractors
Mabscott
State Road Commission
Sprague
Valley Drive
Theon
Commission
Snow Continued Strands Rural Routes In West Virginia
Everett Underwood drives to assist stalled Blue Jay 6 Road service as bus 16 under Hiram Meadows Jr. fails the Blue Jay run and bus 17 misses Old Crow Road. Elderly Mr and Mrs Henry McKinney and son Amos remain marooned on Tommy's Creek Road with six weeks of impassable roads from Flat Top toward Rhodell. Fred Bowling crosses snow to fetch medicine for the family. Raleigh County Memorial Airport remains closed for a third day. Four foot drifts block runways. the turnpike from Princeton to Charleston is clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Underwood
Cool Ridge
Blue Jay No
Hiram Meadows Jr
Blue Jay
Shady Spring
Underwood
Old Crow Road
Henry McKinney
Amos
Tommy’s Creek
Odd
Flat Top
Rhodell
Fred Bowling
Bowling
Beckley
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Blam
Piedmont
West Virginia
Princeton
Charleston
Science Fair Dates Reset in Raleigh County
James K. Lowry Raleigh County Science Fair director says the fair is reset to March 31 and April 1 at Sophia High. All elementary junior high and high school students in Raleigh County may enter exhibits. The exhibit entry deadline is now Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Lowry
Raleigh County
Sophia High School
Lowery
Zimmermann Earns Runyon Fellowship in Cancer Research
Dr. Zimmermann, winner of the Runyon Fellowship in cancer research, completed an internship at Ion City Hospital. He comes from a medical family, with his late father Dr. Harry Berard Zimmermann a former clinical professor and American Surgical Association member. The son holds several appointments in national and Minnesota medical bodies and serves as secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota Academy of Medicine. He is married with two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runyon
Ion City Hospital
Zimmermann
Harry Berard Zimmermann
Minnesota
American Surgical Assn
American College of Surgeons
U. S. Public Health Service
Organization of Cancer Coordinators
Minnesota Academy of Medicine
St. Paul Institute and Science Museum
Large Sign Meeting on Unifying Beckley Road Signs
Beckley civic and fraternal leaders plan 7:30 p.m. session at the Chamber of Commerce on South Kanawha Street to unite Lions Civitan Kiwanis Optimist Elks Moose Rotary and Chamber signs into one highway entry sign. The unification aims to remove multiple roadside signs as part of county clean up efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
South Kanawha Street
Lions, Civitan
Kiwanis
Optimist
Elks, Moose
Rotary Clubs
Passenger Hurt In Pike Wreck
Ohio woman Mrs Hazle Grimes of Mansfield was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital for observation after a one car crash on the West Virginia Turnpike at milepost 21. Her husband escaped injury and the couple were returning home from Florida. Damages to the 194 model car were pegged at 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Raleigh General Hospital
West Virginia
Hazle Grimes
Mansfield
Florida
Petticoat Campaign Captures Wisconsin Attention
The Petticoat Campaign features Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. Kennedy touring venues from taverns to cow sheds. Both women speak for Hubert Humphrey and Jack Kennedy, highlighting family and homey ideals while meeting voters and shaking hands across Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayside
Humphrey
Kennedy
Hubert
Washington
Last Fayette Dam Barrier Out Of Way
Dr Lane outlines an integrated Conservation plan for the Kaymoor area including road access, labor funded by $100000, and a dam to be completed before winter to enable seasonal water use. Plans also include fish stocking in April 1961 and potential concrete core dam pending PSC decision.
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Kaymoor Store
Kaymoor Top
Ball Field
Wickline
Gatewood Church of the Brethren
Lane
The
Conservation Commission
Department of Unemployment Security
Public Service Commission
PSC
Kaymoor
Babcock State Park
Babcock
Civilian Conservation Corps
Hawks Nest State Park
Fayette County
Commission
Bluestone
Nicholas-Fayette
Nallen
Funeral notices for George Scott and Bert Elmore
Deaths and funeral arrangements listed for George Scott of New York City and Bert Elmore of Princeton New Hope Road. Scott died after a short illness. his mother Rosa Scott survives. Elmore, a farmer and former miner, died after a long illness. survivors include wife Mary Lou Fouse Elmore, two sons, five daughters, two stepsons, two brothers, and other relatives. Bodies to be returned to Wright and Anderson Funeral Home. Elmore service set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with two ministers officiating. Burial at Elmore Cemetery near Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scott
New York
N. Y
Bert Elmore
Princeton-New Hope Road
Bailey Funeral Home
Roby Belcher
C. B. Sweet
Elmore Cemetery
Princeton
State Road Commission
Elmore
Mount Horeb
Flennon W
Phoebe Taylor Elmore
Mary Lou Fouse Elmore
Ben
Speedway
Garland
Athens
Howard Brown
MacArthur
Hallie Mce-Kinney
Matoaka
Mable Trello
Maybeury
Wade Reed
Newport News Va
Hazel Davis
Floyd Hensley
Spanishburg
E. S. Hensley
Wade
Grover
Lee Palmer
Nathan
Clyde
Wade Elmore
Everett
James White
Gatewood Harry
Alex Shelton
Final rites and burial notices from multiple local deaths
Charles W Hatfield 74 of Sun Hill died Monday of flu and pneumonia. Final rites Thursday 11 a.m. at Sun Hill Methodist Church with Rev Roscoe Morgan. Burial in family cemetery. Survived by Laura L Hatfield, two sons Kenny and Wayne C, three daughters Edith Cook Netie Toler Edna Bailey, a brother Frank Hatfield, and 11 grandchildren. Body to be moved from Evans Funeral Home to Kenny Hatfield’s home at 10 a.m. today. Also final rites for Joe Foster of Weirwood set for Thursday 1 p.m. at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope. Burial Knights of Pythias Cemetery Pax. Wriston Daniel Austin 77 of Artie funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Advent Christian Church Artie. Burial White Oak Cemetery. Died Monday night after long illness. retired timberman. Survived by Sadie, two sons Delbert Lowell. seven daughters Ethel Dowder Margie Malin Arbutus Lowder Stella Keel Zelma Sauls Naoma Sauls Elsie Stover and 24 grandchildren. Body moved from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to the home at 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Hatfield
Simon
Sun Hill Methodist Church
Roscoe Morgan
Hanover
Mingo County
Lee
Judy Vance Hatfield
Laura L. Hatfield
Kenny
Sun Hill
Wayne C
Oceana
Edith Cook
Netie Toler
Dayton
Ohio
Edna Bailey
Dearborn
Mich
Frank Hatfield
Reedy Methodist Church
Evans Funeral Home
Joe Foster
Weirwood
Tyree
Daniel Austin Wriston
Artie
Advent Christian Church
White Oak
Wriston
Sadie
Delbert
Lowell
Newark
Del
Ethel Dowder
Long Branch
Margie Malin
Local Miner Matthew Barr Dies At 72 In Chillhowie Virginia
Matthew Barr of Chillhowie Virginia formerly of Irquois died Sunday at his home aged 72. He worked for years in the Tams and Helen mines. Survivors include his wife four brothers John Lee Reid and Arthur Barr all of Sophia Virginia two sisters Mrs Bertie Martin Chillhowie and a sister in Pennsylvania and several nieces and nephews in the Sophia area. Funeral services will be held in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Barr
Chillhowie
Irquois
Tams and Helen
John
Lee
Reid
Arthur Barr
Sophia
Bertie Martin
Pennsylvania
Virginia
James Lester Orren Funeral Set in Piney View
Funeral services for James Lester Orren 58 of Piney View will be at 2 p m Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Robert Thompson officiating Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Orren died on arrival at Beckley Memorial Hospital Tuesday He worked for Sterling Smokeless Coal Co Whitby was a United Mine Workers of America member Mason in Tazewell veteran of World War Born September 25 1902 in Ivanhoe Va he was son of the late James and Nancy Kirby Orren Survived by widow Eva Eagle Orren two daughters Bobby Ray Orren at home and Lacy Welch Piney View two brothers H Matoaka and R D Bishop Va five sisters Nell McHann Ollie Foster of High Point NC Nettie Boyles Matoaka Pearl Ellis New Kensington Pa and Iva Blevins Syrna Ga and one grandchild Funeral home will hold services until the hour of the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lester Orren
Piney View
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Robert Thompson
Sunset Memorial Park
Orren
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Whitby
United Mine Workers of America
Ivanhoe, Va
James and
Nancy Kirby Orren
Eva Eagle Orren
Bobby Ray Orren
Lacy Welch
Matoaka
Solman Mullins Dies at 67 in Clintwood Virginia
Solman Mullins of Clintwood Virginia dies at 67 with funeral arrangements in process. Survivors include daughter Delphia Backus of Oak Hill. The body is at Clintwood Colley Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solman Mullins
Clintwood
Delphia Backus
Oak Hill
Clintwood- Colley Funeral Home
Raleigh County criminal court March term docket set
Trial docket for the Raleigh County Criminal Court March term lists multiple defendants across dates March 28 to April 8 for charges including breaking and entering maiming drunk driving and more. The schedule names Johnny Crouch William Ewing Acord Redden Raines French Crosley Hunt Bowman Hughes Bragg Spradley Moore Richmond Spade Rice Jarrell Sayles Hye Bolen Ball Friffle Daniels Murdoch Layne Sarrett Applegate Allen Helsel Arnott Peoples Bellamy etc with offenses ranging from burglary non-support to armed robbery and murder. The dense list covers numerous cases across each day from March 28 to April 8 in Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Johnny Dale Crouch
William, Harlow Ewing Jr
Robert Dee Acord
William Kenneth Redden
Danny Rex Raines
Harold Lloyd French
Adam Chester Crosley
Jimmie Dale Lewis
Dwight Wilbur Crosley
Charles Frederick Hunt Jr
Edgar Lee Bowman
Leo Charles Hughes
James Bragg
Carlos Spradley
Ronald Kincaid
Nace Edgar Moore
Robbie Franklin Richmond
French Kirk
E. T. Browning
Jackie Bonds
Dewey Garten Jr
George Verdula
Henry R. Aliff
Fielden Dee Haga
William Hairston Jr
Catherine Hayes
Kenneth Williams
Clifton Williams
Peace Warrant
Marion Strickland
William Mathews
Alfred Ray Treadway
William Everett Taylor
Robert Mathews Jr
Clovis Lee Williams
Wilard Jesse Toney
Dean Miller
William D. Owens
Mor D. Shumate
Jack Leslie Spade
Jerry Rice
Asa Jarrell
Howard Jarrell
Ashrey Green Hye
William Roscoe Sayles
Henry James Johnson Jr
Roy Edward Johnson
Webb Baron Foster
Paul Clay
Benny Burch
Roy Johnson
Ashley Green Hye
James W. Carter
Clifford Richards
Rush Roark
Hazel Roark
Norman Wiley
James Buckland
James R. Bolen
David Davis
Charles Ayers
Thomas Franklin Ball
Charles Bently Applegate
William L. Allen
Samuel Manley
Willie F. Helsel
Henry Arnott
Roy Lee Richmond
Rush D. Roark
Goldie Mae Lambert
Howard Wade
Lewis Lee
James Franklin Kerr
Gray Kerth Deck
Phillip Gideon Johnson
Thomas C. Darling
Arthur Clark
Sherman Meadows
Lloyd Jennings
Harold Lloyd Tennant
John Willian Luther Underwood
Robert James Howard
William
Alabama
Ronald Richards
Roger Richards
Diane Oney
Derrell Reeves
Jerry Gunter
Patricia Jones
Teddy Thomas
Walter Whittaker
Ottis Davis Jordan
Cather Carrell Small
Claude Everett Underwood
Jack Lee Adkins
Billy Boyd Rice
Seldon Gardner Linkous
Arnold Wesley Reed
Patrick Doyle Ryan
Fred Stanley
George Norman Vannoy
Rufus Vaughn
James Mock
Katherine Moek
George Vannoy
George Worley
Sam Massey
Final rites for Mrs. Emily Burger at Locust Grove Church
Mrs. Emily Burger 85 of Beckley will receive funeral services Thursday at 1 p.m. in Locust Grove Baptist Church Beckwith conducted by Rev J P Matthews. Burial follows at Abbot Cemetery Beckwith. She died Sunday night after a long illness and belonged to Card Bondale Baptist Church. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Dodd Payne Funeral Home delivering to church at service time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Burger
Beckley
Locust Grove Baptist Church
Beckwith
J. P. Matthews
Abbot Cemetery
Burger
Carbondale
Final Rites For Jirney Ray Duncan
Final rites are set for Jirney Ray Duncan 49 Midway at 2 p.m. Thursday at his brother Junior Lewis Duncan’s home with Rev Dewey Wilson officiating Burial will be in Cannady Cemetery Glen Jean Duncan died at 8 30 a m Tuesday Born in Nicholas County August 8 1911 he was a member of United Mineworkers Local 6108 at Slab Fork Survivors include wife Ruth two sons Frankie Ray and Nelson John four brothers Fred Robert Junior Lewis and Carl two sisters Birdie Miller and Crucie Tyree The Williams Craven Funeral Home will handle arrangements at the residence of his brother at 4 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jirney Ray Duncan
Midway
Junior Lewis Duncan
Dewey Wilson
Cannady
Glen Jean
Duncan
Nicholas County
United Mineworkers of America
Slab Fork
Ruth Duncan
Frankie Ray
Nelson John
Fred
Robert
Sophia
Junior Lewis
Carl
Birdie Miller
Crucie Tyree
Glen White
Williams - Craven
Violence in South Africa draws international reactions
Washington denounces violence and urges peaceful redress for African grievances as Indian Prime Minister Nehru warns of mass killings. At U N headquarters nine African delegations seek action while London protesters chant murder outside the South African offices. Moscow radio pledges Soviet support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
South Africa
State Department
Nehru
Africa
U. N
New York
London
Moscow
Meadows
Watts
School Board Rejects Mutual Bid On Bus Insurance Contracts
The Beckley Board awards 109 school vehicle policies to R. D. Watts Insurance, after a tie vote broken by President O. A. Phillips. Watts bids $3,588.75, higher than Nationwide Mutual, with substantial coverage limits raised for buses and related vehicles. Nationwide bids included a $30 first-year membership fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higher School Board
Nationwide Insurance Co
Mutual Co
O. A. Phillips
Phillips
E. B. Wray
H. E. Melton Jr
Haskell O. Riffe
Strake Walker
Watts
H. P
Walker
Mutual
Nationwide
Technicalities delay jurors in state road suit case
In Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp sent jurors out as legal questions over hearsay and admissibility delayed testimony in the State Road Commission suit against Lafayette Hotel property owners. SRC witnesses argued value disputes over the hotel site with figures cited from $25,000 to $40,000, while defense objections limited some competing valuations and witness qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Lafayette
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
SRC
J. W. Maxwell
Floyd M. Sayre
South
Oakwood Ave
Sayre
Maxwell
L. L. Scherer
B. H. Hopkins
Scherer
Doug” Bowers
Bowers
Hopkins
Sherer
David Ashworth
Knapp
J. S. Larrick
Beckley Ice and Feed Company
Edward Canterbury
W. R. Vanney
J. Thompson
Injury report from Beckley Hospital
David Kennedy aged 40 of Mercer Street was treated at Beckley Hospital on Tuesday for injuries sustained in an accident. Further details about the incident were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kennedy
Mercer St
Beckley Hospital
Automobile Accident Injures Man in Tuesday Incident
A man sustained injuries to his left shoulder and right leg in an automobile accident around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Police investigated at the scene and emergency responders transported him for treatment.
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Willis Carter
Bill Donaldson
Carter
Donaldson
Elk Creek Slope
Josh
Josh Chafin
Kyle Blair
Troitino
Dr. Zimmermann
Pike
White House
Wisconsin
Fayette Dam
Daniel A. Wriston
Masonic Lodge
Tazewell
Mrs
Board of Education
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency
Beckley Insurance Firms
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