Deaths And Funerals Wiley McKinney 39 Of Lester
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Thursday for Wiley Roosevelt McKinney 39 of Lester who died Monday in Beckley Memorial Hospital from burns suffered in a gasoline explosion at his home March 17. Rites at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Carl Johnson and Rev Henry Bailey. burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Park. He built a fire near his car to keep warm while working on it and gasoline on embers ignited. He was born October 31 1922 in Lester to Harrison and Lottie Meadows McKinney and employed 20 years by Slab Fork Coal Co as a section foreman. Surviving are wife Clara Farley McKinney two daughters Bonnie Mae and Betty Jean a son James Ray two sisters Martha Opal McKinney and Ina May White five brothers James Ralph Henry Aden William Hayden Emmett Franklin and Roy Lee all of Lester. Pallbearers George McKinney Hubert Whitt Elmer Banker Leroy Scott Jack Tiggs Clarence Goddard. He had a stroke about three weeks ago. Also born in Lester April 21 1923 to Archibald McKinney Sophia and Mira Trail McKinney Miller, a lifelong Lester resident, former Oscar Vecellion Construction Co. employee and WWII veteran. Surviving besides parents are wife Joanne McKinney stepfather E G Miller one son Raymond of Long Island NY one brother Glen of Olathe CO one half sister Anise Parrish of Baltimore MD a stepbrother Ira Lee Miller of Shady Spring a stepsister Beatrice Joy Berry of Baltimore MD maternal grandfather J H Trail of Lester. Active pallbearers Glen Shumate Jack Bryant Oscar Vecellio Jr Austin Acord Ronald McGrady Kelmer McMillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Roosevelt McKinney
Lester
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Keyser- Bryant
Harrison and
Lotlie Meadows McKinney
Slab Fork Coal Co
Beckley Moose Lodge
Clara Farley McKinney
Bonnie Mae
Betty Jean
James Ray
Martha Opal McKinney
Wilbur
Ina May) White
Fort Worth
Tex
James Ralph
Henry Aden
William Hayden
Emmett Franklin
Roy Lee
George McKinney
Hubert Whitt
Elmer Banker
Leroy Scott
Jack Tiggs
Clarence Goddard
Archibald McKinney
Sophia
Mira Trail McKinney Miler
Oscar Vecellion Construction Co
Joanne McKinney
E. G. Miller
Raymond
Long Island
N. Y
Glen
Olathe
Colo
Anise Parrish
Baltimore
Requiem Mass for Edward Christopher Gallagher
Edward C Gallagher 77 of 1000 Woodlawn Ave died after a three week illness at home. A Requiem Mass will be at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church at 8 30 a.m. Wednesday with Rev Sylvester Stand celebrant. Burial in Mount Calvary Addition to Sunset. Body moved from Melton Mortuary to his residence at 2 p m with Rosary at 7 p.m. Pallbearers: Charles Massinople Haven Davis Aloysius Marry Charles McCormick Joe Sparacino Guy Buster.
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Edward Christopher Gallagher
Woodlawn Ave
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Sylvester
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Gallagher
Melton
Charles Massinople
Haven Davis
Aloysius Marry
Charles McCormick
Joe Sparacino
Guy Buster
Final rites for Mrs Carrie Bostick in Oak Hill
Carrie Bostick 83 of Oak Hill died Monday in Oak Hill Hospital. Funeral services set for 11 a m Wednesday at Oak Hill Methodist Church with Rev C G Eastwood and Rev R J Chenoweth presiding. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors: sons Robert of Kincaid DeWhitt of Toledo. daughter Marie Raro of Oak Hill. 11 grandchildren. Body at Thomas Funeral Home. will lie in state one hour before services. (RNS)
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Carrie Bostick
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Methodist Church
C. G. Eastwood
R. J. Chenoweth
High Lawn Memorial Park
Robert of
Kincaid
DeWhitt Bostick
Toledo
Ohio
Marie Raro
Thomas Funeral Home
Graveside rites for Sam McDonald held today
Graveside rites for Sam McDonald, 58, Huntington, scheduled at 3 p.m. today in Greenwood Memorial Park. He died at Pinecrest Sanitarium at 9 a.m. Sunday after a long illness.
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Sam McDonald
Huntington
Greenwood Memorial Park
McDonald
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Clyde McKinney Funeral Services Scheduled
Clyde McKinney 38 of Lester will have funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Henry Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Covey Cemetery near Lester. He died in Bluefield Hospital at 1130 p m Monday.
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Clyde McKinney
Lester
Caffee Funeral Home
Henry Smith
Covey
McKinney
Bluefield
Dr Arthur Bays Dies at 78 in Montgomery Church Funeral
Funeral services were held for Dr Arthur E Bays a Montgomery physician aged 78 at Montgomery Presbyterian Church with Rev Roger P Melton officiating. Burial followed at Montgomery Memorial Park London. He lived in Montgomery 55 years and was active in medicine until illness. Survivors include wife Isabelle a daughter Mrs Brough Treffer Huntsville Ala a son William G Bays Alexandria VA a brother P L Bays Ormond Beach FL and five grandchildren.
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Arthur E. Bays
Montgomery
Montgomery Presbyterian Church
Roger P. Melton
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Nallen
Bays
University of Maryland Medical School
Coal Valley Lodge
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Royal Arch Masonic Chapter
Charleston
Ormond Beach, Fla
Willie Johnson Rites Planned in Ballard
Funeral arrangements are complete for Willie Johnson of Ballard who died Monday night after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Johnson
Ballard
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Charles W. Turner Jr. Dies After Long Illness
Charles W. Turner Jr. of Charleston died Monday in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at the Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Turner Jr
Charleston
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Stolen plane crash ends escaped prisoner’s flight
Hereford Texas reports an escaped prisoner from Little Rock Air Force Base stole a Cesna 182, crashed six miles east of Hereford, with the wreckage and grass fire consuming the aircraft and the prisoner’s remains. Police note Ferguson had been visiting relatives in Hereford.
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Hereford
Tex
UPI
Gary G. Ferguson
Little Rock Air Force Base
Ferguson
14 Ton Truck Rams Store Injuring Fifteen In Jersey
A 14 ton grocery truck with failed brakes plowed down a 3,000 foot hill into the ABC dressmaker's shop in West Orange New Jersey injuring 15 people including 12 seamstresses. Five were admitted to Orange Memorial Hospital with the remainder treated and released. No critical injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N.J
UPID
ABC Dressmaker’s
Orange Memorial Hospital
City Budget Set At 600000 With Budget Notes
City Recorder Walter Humphrey will submit a 1962 63 budget of 590000 to 600000 for tentative Council approval tonight in City Hall. The budget frames the excess levy voters will decide on April 10. Mayor Cecil L. Miller says the estimate assumes levy passage. if not, adjustments would be required. The levy then awaits State Tax Commissioner approval before final Council action. The Raleigh County Armory allocation doubles from 7000 last year to 15050 this year due to full year rental and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Humphrey
City Hall
Cecil L. Miller
Miller
Raleigh County
Court Martial Convicts Griper at Fort Polk
Pfc Bernis Owen 23 of Seadrift Texas found guilty by court martial at Fort Polk of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and bringing discredit on the armed forces for calling the commander's order banning "we want out" demonstrations hilarious. Trial followed his innocent plea and while sentencing was not immediate the maximum penalty is six months hard labor. Major General Harley B West of Dallas led the 49th Armored Division.
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Fort Polk
UPID
Pfc
Bernis Owen
Seadrift
Tex
Owen
49Th
Texas) Armored
Harley B. West
Dallas
West
Two Divorce Decrees Signed by Raleigh County Judge
Two divorce decrees signed by Raleigh County Circuit Clerk Judge Norman L. Knapp grant custody of one child. Masco Millner Jr. is separated from Bertha Blue Millner and Lois Jean Gray Stone from Franklin Delano Stone are the other parties.
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Raleigh County
Norman L. Knapp
Masco Millner Jr
Bertha Blue Millner
Lois Jean Gray Stone
Franklin Delano Stone
Kidnap Case Ends With YMCA Rescue Of Boy Glen
Franic and Glen vanished for two hours after being asked to take a walk and buy candy. Murphy, a self described writer, alerted police who issued a 13 state alarm. A hotel check led to the Sloane House YMCA where Fralic slept in a room while Glen played with a toy fire engine. Fralic offered no explanation for taking the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen
Franic
Murphy
Sloane House
Fralic
Supreme Court weigh income tax fight in state
The state and opponents clash over income tax exemptions and federal law integration. Three court options include early ruling or delaying decision, with potential special session if the ruling upholds Black. A loss could trigger retroactive re enactment and a $15 to $17 million revenue gap for 1962-63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurgency
Wood County Circuit
Supreme Court
High Court
W. W. Barron
Police Court Set For Three In Beckley District
Two Beckley men charged with traffic violations face Police Court April 2. Robert Berry, 20, cited for permitting an unlicensed operator. Charles Lewis Johnson, 18, cited for lacking city or state license. Larry Reed, 19, cited for speeding and to appear April 2. A Cranberry youth confined for truancy. Delano Moore released after serving sentence for petit larceny. Two men jailed for AWOL: George Basham, 24, and Jackie Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Robert Berry
Charles Lewis Johnson
Larry Robert Reed
MacArthur
Raleigh
Delano Moore
Crab Orchard
George Allen Basham
Jackie Lee Wilson
Reapportionment Debate Highlights Historical Districts and Law
The article traces West Virginia delegate districts from 1863 to 1951, noting counties affected and instances of disregard by the Legislature. It cites 11 counties with varied population per delegate and discusses potential impacts if the Fair Representation Amendment passes, plus considerations from a recent Supreme Court decision and future court rulings.
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Calhoun
Doddridge
Gilmer
Grant
Hardy
Morgan
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Ritchie
Tucker
Tyler
Wirt
Supreme Court
Wirt County
Kanawha
West Virginia
Tennessee
State farm and home electrification conference opens
State Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith leads speakers at the 26th annual Farm and Home Electrification Conference in Jacksons Mill. The three day event runs with the theme electricity A resource for Better Living and focuses on improving rural electrification.
Short News Briefs From The Times Of The Week
The items cover Theodore Francis Green's wrist injury in Providence at age 94, soprano Joan Sutherland denying retirement reports amid back pain in London, posters erasing Stalin Mao Tse tung and Gheorghe Gheorghiadjei names in Romania per Tan Jug, DC council honoring Sen Robert Byrd for cracking down on public assistance fraud, funeral services for Robert S Judge in Wheeling, seven damage suits against United Fuel Gas Co over a 1960 explosion near Ceredo set for July in Wayne County Circuit Court, and an NLRB statement that an investigation into unfair labor practices at Standard Ultramarine & Color Co. of Huntington has begun.
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Theodore Francis Green
U.S
Providence
R. I
Jane Brown Hospital
Joan Sutherland
London
Australian Opera Star
Josef Stalin
Mao Tse-tung
Romania
Gheorghe Gheorghiadej
Tanjug
Public Welfare Advisory Council of the
District of Columbia
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
Washington
Wheeling
Robert S. Judge
West Virginia
Veterans Hospital
Pittsburgh
United Fuel Gas Co
Ceredo
Wayne County
National Labor Relations Board
Standard Ultramarine & Color Co
Huntington
Vandalism Targets Historic Beckley Cemetery Grave
Vandal desecration struck Mt Calvary section at Sunset Memorial Park harming the grave of Joseph McQuade from 1908. The site, used mainly by older Catholic families, lies within St Francis church purchased land since 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McQuade
Beckley
St. Francis Church
Mt. Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Two-Car Wreck On Neville Street Causes $75 Damages
A rear collision on Neville Street in front of the Camera Corner at 4 45 p m Monday caused 75 damages with no injuries. Wanda Miles 36 of Beaver stopped to pick up passengers when her 1953 car was struck from behind by a 1957 auto driven by Leola Robertson 44 of Prosperity. No charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Street
Beckley
Wanda Miles
Beaver
Leola Robertson
Prosperity
Guards Advised To Seek Court Relief On Loans
West Virginia guardsmen called to active duty should seek court relief for loan payments under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940. The act suspends enforcement of certain civil liabilities while serving. Each case is judged on merit to determine if the service prevents compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPT
West Virginia
Adj
Gene H. Williams
Asst
George H. Mitchell
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Coast Guard
Mitchell
Williams
High Court upholds nonretroactive 1959 damages limit
Charleston dispatch reports the West Virginia Supreme Court refused to revive Wanda Roderick’s $25,000 auto collision suit. The 3-2 decision affirmed a Monongalia County Circuit Court ruling that the 1959 extension from one to two years for filing damage suits is not retroactive, dismissing the case for lateness after an Oct. 29, 1958 accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
High Court
Monongalia County
Wanda Roderick
Morgantown
Algiers Police Condemn Demonstration Violence
The Algiers prefecture of police voiced sympathy for victims but said security forces would maintain order as needed. It charged that OAS commanders fueled the slaughter and fired on troops and demonstrators, while French papers criticized the action and noted troops losing control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Algiers
OAS
Charles de Gaulle
le Figaro
Defector on Alexena Defies Russians in Dutch Airport Incident
A defector’s wife Golub chose to return home after touring Holland with Russians last year. Dutch officials questioned her, then let her go. Russians led by Ambassador Ponomarenko stormed the office. Ponomarenko was punched. Holland expelled Ponomarenko and two other Soviet embassy officials days later. Soviet officials said Golub tired of new life, lacking specifics.
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Alexena
Holland
Golub
Ponomarenko
Russia
Anti Rabies Clinic Set for Raleigh County Shelter
Beckley Police note a 1955 law requires all dog owners to vaccinate their pets. The anti rabies clinic will be at the Raleigh County Animal Shelter on April 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
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Raleigh County Animal Shelter
Beckley
Wood groups meet Charleston for committee reports
UPI report states Gov. W. W. Barron’s Wood Utilization Committee was to convene in Charleston to receive subcommittee findings on objectives aimed at promoting expansion of West Virginia’s wood using industries. Barron formed the panel last fall to foster growth in the sector.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Barron
West Virginia
Court Rules Federal Courts Can Hear Representation Complaints
The Supreme Court held that a federal court can decide if constitutional rights of 11 Tennessee citizens were violated by rural state legislative representation. Mayor Ben West of Nashville figures among the plaintiffs, highlighting disparities between city and rural representation. Justice Brennan wrote for the 62–member majority, while dissenters warned against courts dictating state legislative makeup. Rep. Celler hailed the ruling as a landmark for equal votes, noting varied New York assembly sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Ben West
Nashville
Moore County
Davidson County
William J. Brennan Jr
Tom C. Clark
John Rutledge
New York
Celler
New York City
State Assembly
Upstate
Washington
Charles S. Rhyne
High Court
Supreme Court
Cost Of Living Hits New High
Washington reports February consumer prices rose sharply with food costs driving a 0.3 percent gain. The Labor Department index reached 104.8 on 1957-59 basing, indicating higher costs but officials say the uptick does not signal a broad inflationary trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Robert W. Myers
Labor Statistics
Poll Tax Fight In Second Stage
Washington comes to a second stage in the poll tax battle as Southern senators rally behind Senator Richard Russell’s plan to apply a point of order against a substitute motion. The move could delay a constitutional amendment repeal and hinge on Johnson’s ruling. Republicans press Kennedy tax proposals with hopes of House votes. Congress weighs big tax bill amendments as recession fears grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
New York
Alexander Hamilton
Lyndon B. Johnson
Russell
House
Kennedy
GOP
William C. Cramer
F-Fla
Congress
Rusk outlines urgent action for interim disarmament steps
In his final conference address Rusk urged rapid accord on ending production of fissionable material for nuclear weapons and on observation posts to reduce war risk. He said progress with Gromyko on Berlin and the German issue was noted, but Berlin remains the top peril point for nuclear war warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Kennedy
Kennedy seeks permanent reform of unemployment program
Benefits average about 28 dollars weekly as Kennedy asks Congress to extend and raise unemployment insurance. About 145 million dollars remains to pay March to June claims. Officials estimate 150000 will exhaust benefits in April and be dropped from rolls, with 100000 more each following month losing rights before finding work. Prospects for passage this session are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Kennedy
Castro Attacks Veteran Communist Ally in Cuban Rift
Fidel Castro accused Anibal Escalante of turning the ORI into his personal power base in a Radio Havana broadcast. He said seasoned party veterans were bypassed for posts in provincial and district branches, signaling an early split with the Marxist-Leninist wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Fidel Castro
Anibal Escalante
Integrated Revolutionary
ORI
Cuba
Radio Havana
Castro
Escalante
Old Guard
Marxist-Leninist
Red
Hoy
Carlos Piio
Nikita Khrushchev
Josef Stalin
Communist Party
Camilo Cienfuegos
Kennedy autographs join Concord College holograph set
President John F Kennedy and his wife join the Wells Goodykoontz Holograph Collection at Concord College with autographed portraits. Kennedys message reads To Concord College With very best wishes from one who feels like a native son John Kennedy 1962. The collection features autographs of all U S Presidents and their wives except Martha Washington and Bess Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Concord College
Wells Goodykoontz
Kennedy
John Kennedy
United States
Martha Washington
Bess Truman
Urban Renewal Grant Approved for Mercer County
The Urban Renewal Administration approved a 36000 grant for Mercer County West Virginia to aid growth and development planning. The fund is part of 111495 awarded to Mercer and Ohio Counties and Wheeling for related urban renewal efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPID
Mercer County
W. Va
Urban Renewal Administration
Mercer
Ohio
Wheeling
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