Beavers Wiley S Beavers 61 dies after long illness in Beckley
Wiley Saeger Beavers 61 of 115 Granville Ave died at 12 50 am in a local hospital after a long illness. Born December 28 1899 in Tazewell County Virginia he was a deacon emeritus of First Baptist Church. He worked for Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Co later Pitts ton Clinchfield and retired 1956. Survived by wife Mary Hammond Beavers a daughter Mary Katherine Grogan two sons Wiley I Jr and David R a brother Keller and four sisters five grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 10 am Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with graveside rites by Beckley Masonic Lodge at Clinch Valley Cemetery Richlands Virginia. Burial Humphrey Cemetery Pax. Jensen dies in Lively home at Mount Hope Denmark born April 8 1888. Survived by brothers and sisters in Denmark. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope will be moved to church one hour before funeral. (RNS)
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Wiley Saeger Beavers
Granville Ave
Tazewell County
William T
Sarah Sizemore Beavers
First Baptist Church
Beavers
Beckley
Raven Red Ash Coal Co
Red Ash
Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Co
Mary Katherine Grogan
Man
Wiley I. Jr
Salt Lake City
Utah
David R
Charleston
Kellar
St. Charles
Millie Short
Raven
Eula Sykes
Ashland
Ohio
Eula Musick
Ola Stowers
Bluefield
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Alvin J. Cook
Beckley Masonic Lodge
Clinch Valley Cemetery
Richlands
Cecil Painter
Humphrey
Pax
Jensen
James Nichols
Lively
Denmark
Tyree Funeral
Mount Hope
Final rites for Kenneth Wayne Morris at Winona Church
Kenneth Wayne Morris 13 of Winona died at 4 15 p m Saturday from an accidental hanging. Rites are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Winona Methodist Church with Rev L M Legg and Rev Fred Toney in charge. Burial follows at Charlie White Cemetery in Clifftop. Body to be moved from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle to residence at 5 p m today and to church an hour before services.
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Kenneth Wayne Morris
Winona
Winona Methodist Church
L. M. Legg
Fred Toney
Charlie White
Clifftop
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Funeral plans set for Rev Samuel Williams 71 of Slab Fork
Funeral arrangements are complete for Reverend Samuel Williams age 71 of Slab Fork who died at 9 a m Sunday at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a two week hospitalization for a heart attack. The body is at Trent Funeral Home.
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Samuel Williams
Slab Fork
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Trent Funeral Home
Taliaferro James Funeral Rites Held in Carlisle
James Taliaferro 60 of Scarbro died Friday at home after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Carlisle with Rev. W. C. Clemons officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. Born October 17 1900 in Madison Heights Virginia he was the son of the late John and Mamie Taliaferro. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor will bring the body to the church one hour before the service.
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James Taliaferro
Scarbro
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
Carlisle
W. C. Clemons
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley
Toliaferro
Madison Heights
John Taliaferro
Mamie Toliaferro
Ritchie and Johnson
James K Jensen Rites Planned for Local Resident
Final rites for James K. Jensen, 72, of Lively, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Laurel Grove Baptist Church in Lively. The service will be held under the auspices of Laur el Grove church associations and local mourners are urged to attend.
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James K. Jensen
Lively
Laurel Grove Baptist Church
Reservoir Dragged For Teacher's Body
Sutton United Press International reports dragging operations resumed at the Sutton Reservoir in search of a 70-year-old retired Nicholas County teacher missing since last Thursday. A pair of glasses owned by T. Loring Cox of Birch River was found on the bank. fire chief Joe Gregory said someone appeared to have tumbled into the water where the glasses were found. The water was 52 feet deep and Sunday’s dragging produced no results.
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Sutton
UPI
Sutton Reservoir
Nicholas County
T. Loring Cox
Birch River
Joe Gregory
Wanted buyer to assume weekly payments on bedroom suite
A notice seeking a reliable party to take over payments of 3.00 dollars weekly for a bedroom suite comprising dresser chest bed springs mattress pillows and bedspread. Interested individuals should contact a trustworthy party to assume payment obligations.
Curtain Callers to Sell Opening Night Ducats
Beckley's Curtain Callers will handle sale of opening night tickets for Honey in the Rock at Grandview State Park. Dr. W W McKinney says the 1000 seat amphitheater is nearing completion and the group will support the outdoor drama’s summer run. Kingdon Brown welcomes their participation as a boost for Beckley theater and community interest in live productions.
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Grandview State Park
Beckley
Curtain Callers
W. W. McKinney
Park
County Man Fined and Jailed in Raleigh County Court
Sterling Lilly was fined 180 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in Raleigh County Jail after pleading guilty to five charges. He faced 100 dollars for moonshine possession, 50 dollars for drunk driving, and 10 dollars for driving with no valid license improper registration and defective equipment. The cases were heard by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Others jailed or released include William Weeks arrested on felonious assault and Eldridge Farley jailed on a non support warrant. Vena Belle Hopkins posted bond for possession of tax paid whisky. William E. Adkins posted bond and was released after drunkenness and carrying a concealed weapon charges.
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Sterling Lilly
Odd
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Lilly
Rodriguez
William Weeks
Lester
Eldridge Farley
Point St
Vena Belle Hopkins
Beckley
William E. Adkins
Belle
Shots Exchanged In Mercer Strike
BLUEFIELD UP I reports violence in the National Electric Coil plant strike entering its eighth week. Police searched for a buckshot filled car linked to a Friday night shooting into Warren Hypes home. Hypes had crossed the picket line, and his son Jerry fired a shotgun, apparently striking the car. Hypes had left work after 125 IUE members walked out, later returning. the union seeks a 28 cent per hour wage increase.
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Bluefield
UPI
National Electric Coil
Warren Hypes
Hypes
Jerrry
Donald Hypes
National Coil
Charles L. Cruise
International Union of Electrical Workers
Cruise
Oak Hill Man Appeals Fine and Jail Sentence
John R. Samuels, 36, of Oak Hill, appealed a fine and 15 day jail sentence for drunken driving imposed by Magistrate Frank Simms after being arrested March 20 on Route 21 east of Oak Hill. Police said he refused to plead and was found guilty.
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Fayetteville
RNS
John R. Samuels
Oak Hill
Frank Simms
Samuels
Circuit Court Jurors Excused Until April 17
In Raleigh County Circuit Court the jurors in a condemnation suit by the State Road Commission against Warren Furniture Co and owners were excused until April 17. Judge Norman Knapp said both sides would likely be ready for trial after pre trial conferences this week. About 75 people are involved. jurors were told not to discuss cases until excused. The Warren case concerns a Mabscott Crab Orchard Road furniture store site where commissioners awarded 16 100 earlier this year.
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State Road Commission
Warren Furniture Co
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Warren
Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road
Bike Victim Suffers Fracture
Rhode ll Allen Clay Patrick Tommy Greek, seriously injured on a Christmas bicycle ride in Tommy Creek, is in Bluefield with a skull fracture. He remains conscious and under observation. no surgery planned. The youth, son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Patrick, fell when braking and was taken first to Wyoming General Hospital Mullens before transfer. Dr W S Hillier Jr treats him in Bluefield.
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Rhodell
RNS
Allen Clay Patrick
Tommy Greek
Bluefield
Young Patrick
Clayton Patrick
Tommy Creek
Wycoming General Hospital
Mullens
W. S. Hillier, Jr
Congo Economy in Disintegration Deepens Crisis
A United Nations dispatch reports Congo faces rapid economic collapse marked by inflation sagging production and security breakdowns with famine risks in northern and eastern regions. Rival leaders debate talks but cannot agree on a neutral venue as U.N. troops control Stanleyville Airport.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
UPD
United Nations
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Ileo
U.N
Kivu
Oriental Provinces
Kennedy Macmillan Meet In White House Talks On Laos
Gromyko arrives at the White House for a late meeting with Kennedy as Macmillan joins in a discussion on Laos. The leaders consider political settlement and potential military moves amid Southeast Asian tensions and rising U.S. business pressures. Nehru urged Khrushchev to back Kennedy terms for a Laos cease-fire.
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Key West
Washington
Laos
Kennedy
Macmillan
W. Averell Harriman
Jawaharlal Nehru
Khrushchev
Great ‘Britain
United States
New Idea in Comics Our Ancestors debuts daily in The Register
Richard Q. Yardley the Baltimore Sun editorial cartoonist introduces a new daily comic strip Our Ancestors. The series humorously contrasts present customs with prehistoric and early modern folkways, featuring old-fashioned art and maps. Yardley signs as Quincy to separate identities and has prior reprints and art commissions.
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The
Register
Richard Q. Yardley
Baltimore Sun
Yardley
Quincy
Virginia Museum of Fine Art
SEATO Nations Back Laos Policy At Conference
SEATO nations reached a unanimous stance on preserving Laos as the conference nears its end. Rusk said the United States stands ready to act to prevent Communists from seizing Laos or Southeast Asia, citing Korea’s 1950 UN action. US seeks SEATO military action if a cease fire fails.
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SEATO
France
Rusk
Laos
Nce
United States
Southeast Asia
U.N
Korea
South Viet Nam
U.S
Soviet Union
Panel Of Jurors Selected To Hear Tuesday's Trial
A 20 member juror panel was selected in Raleigh County for the grand larceny trial of Charley McKnight, docketed for Tuesday. Jurors called for duty Tuesday report Wednesday at 9 a.m. The docket also notes companion cases and eliminations, with McKnight represented by Harold H. Smith.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Charley McKnight
Anthony J. Sparacino
Henry R. Aliff
McKnight
Harold H. Smith
Jack Belcher
Bill Walk
Earl Breckenridge
Charles Leon Agnor
Vaughn Graybeal
Geraldine Campbell
Earley Watts
W. E. Bonner
Devine to retire as Virginia Tech commandant in June
Maj. Gen. John M. Devine will retire June 30 after decades as commandant of cadets at Virginia Tech. The report cites his long service since 1952 and notes his upcoming departure as a major campus transition.
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John M. Devine
Virginia Tech
Illinois
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Syngman Rhee
Honolulu
South Korea
Beckley WV Excluded From Minuteman Base Plans
Air Force official Zuckert told Senator Byrd that Beckley West Virginia is unlikely to host a jet fighter or missile base. Base locations favor sites near existing military installations with support facilities and favorable terrain, leaving Beckley distant from bases like Malmstrom Ellsworth and Pease.
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United States
Minutemen
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Montana
Ellsworth Air Force Base
South Dakota
Pease Air Force Base
New Hampshire
Beckley
Air Force Base
West Virginia
Air Force
Belgium election final totals and crisis looms
Final official results show Social Christians 41.46 percent to 46.49 for the rival, Socialists 36.73 to 35.79, Liberals 12.32 to 11.05, Communists 3.11 to 1.89, Flemish Peoples 3.41 to 1.98. 106 members elected. 46 nominated by provincial councils. 23 by senators. Socialists failed to gain strength in the lower house. Communists and Flemish Peoples Union gained. Eyskens quits could trigger a prolonged crisis.
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Flemish Peoples Union
Social Christians
Socialists
Liberals
Communists
Flemish Peoples
Eyskens
Belgium
Goldberg Says Kennedy Meeting Targets Labor Racketeering Probe
Goldberg says Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy will discuss creating a joint Justice Department and Labor Department unit to probe labor racketeering. He calls the House passed minimum wage bill "not a good bill" but will not predict a Kennedy veto if the Senate accepts it.
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Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department-Labor Department
Goldberg
House
Kennedy
Senate
Glen Morgan Girl Held For Car Theft
A 17 year old Glen Morgan girl is held in Raleigh County Jail on grand larceny and driving with no license after being arrested at 5 20 p m Sunday on Valley Drive by City Police. She is charged with stealing a 1957 model car owned by Mrs Harry Moran while Moran attended church. The car was found with her in it on Valley Drive. Moran said she left new keys in the car while at church.
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Glen Morgan
Raleigh County
Moran
West Virginia crash program hires 4142 workers
Gov. Barron said the emergency employment plan has placed 4142 unemployed West Virginians to work, with faster placements and lower admin costs. Pre Easter sales may boost revenue from a sales tax hike to 3 percent for seven months to fund the program. If the economy improves, the 5000 target could be surpassed and municipal public works aid may extend.
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Charleston
UPI
Barron
West
Bogus Twenty Dollar Bill Found In Beckley Area
A 14 year old attempted to pay for shoes with a counterfeit twenty in Schiff's Shoe Store. Bank officials including Raleigh County Bank president Patteson and Beckley National Bank executives report no counterfeit bills on hand and say they are alert for phony notes. The incident follows two previous bogus twenties detected in three days, with authorities noting such notes likely enter via large deposits.
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Becklley
Schiff's
David Lee
Hilda Sanger
Lee
Roger Fox
Lacy Fox
Raleigh County
Okey L. Patteson
Patteson
Justin R. Carr
Bank of Raleigh
Elmer Davis
Beckley National Bank
Reds Warn West Against Intervention in Laos Crisis
Pravda urged peace talks and an international conference to resolve the Laos crisis, blaming U S intervention and SEATO for destabilizing the region. It called for U S advisor withdrawal, Thailand ending as a supply conduit, and a round table including all Lao political forces.
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Interventon
Laos
International Commission
Pravda
United States
SEATO
Southeast Asia
U.S
Thailand
National Patriotic Forces
Hearings Set On Proposed Utility Regulations
The commission will hold the first in a series of hearings Wednesday on tentative rules. Renick said the proposed regulations largely mirror past practice. The most controversial aspect concerns extensions of sewers offered free up to 50 feet. Other rules cover service connection charges deposits and interruptions of service.
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Commission
Renick
Death Seen For Astronaut By JOSEPH L MYLER
A UPI report notes space exploration carries risks and outlines NASA built in multiple emergency backups for Mercury missions. It explains prelaunch, launch, orbit, and return contingencies including escape rockets, automatic aborts, life support, power, and communications redundancies. NASA concedes no manned project can be 100 percent reliable yet Mercury aims to approach that standard.
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Joseph L. Myler
Washington
UPI
Space
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Space Agency
Covery
Mercury
Earth
Father Burns Shanty Plan Ends in Injuries
Theodore Pemberton of Lochgelly, 33, suffered first degree facial burns and second to third degree burns on hands and knees when gasoline sprayed inside a woodland hideout exploded prematurely as he and a neighbor prepared to light it. He warned his 13 year old son to stay away.
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Oak Hill
Theodore Pemberton
Lochgelly
Pemberton
Oak Hill Hospital
New River Co
Jurist To Turn Soldier Again
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp will swap robes for a US Army uniform this weekend and spend two weeks at Fort Lee Virginia in a supply management school He will complete twenty years of active Reserve duty this year The judge ranks as lieutenant colonel and began as second lieutenant in 1940 He served two and a half years overseas in the South Pacific
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
United States Army
Fort Lee
South Pacific
Lester Pair Charged In Breaking Entering
Two Lester men Curtis Medley and Archie Curry were jailed in Raleigh County on charges of breaking and entering the home of William Moss Lester and stealing a shotgun valued at 100 dollars. They waived preliminary hearings and are held on 500 dollar bonds.
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Lester
Raleigh
Curtis Medley
Archie Curry
William Moss
Joe Rodriguez
Larry D. Herndon
U. S. Navy
Stephenson House Destroyed By Fire
Stephenson family loses possessions in an early morning fire started in the flu in the attic. Preston Wooden and family occupied the house owned by Page Coal and Coke Co. Mullens Fire Department couldn't control the blaze. Fire Chief Clyde Newsome cites unknown cause with estimated damages between $3,000 and $4,000.
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Stephenson
RNS
Preston Wooden
Page Coal and Coke Co
Mullens Fire Department
Clyde Newsome
Edwin DeWitt Dickinson Dies at 73
Private services were held today for Edwin DeWitt Dickinson 73 authority on international law and former dean of the University of California Law School who died Sunday in St. Helena California United Press.
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ST. Helena
Calif
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