Shortening The News Total Expected To Drop This Year
STATE BRIEFS The Bluefield See of Directors approves raising city sales tax on liquor purchases from 2 to 3 percent. Harold E Neely Republican candidate for governor in 1960 to be released this weekend from University Hospital after a heart attack. Four buildings owned by Guy Burdette at Leon,rne County were destroyed by fire Wednesday with a loss estimated between 35 000 and 40 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
See _of Directors
Harold E. Neely
University Hospital
Guy Burdette
Leon
Rne County
Spaceflight plans outline Saturn-1 era milestones
Space officials chart the next Saturn-1 mission for late this year with a live second stage using high energy liquid propellant. By 1965 the Saturn-1 is expected to carry Apollo ships with three men into Earth orbit for up to two week flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space Agency
Earth
Lester Prisoner Released From Jail
Jimmy Roger McMillion was released from the Raleigh County Jail at 12 10 a.m. today after serving time, giving blood and working to satisfy a sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Roger McMillion
Lester
Raleigh
Racial campaign meeting leads to courthouse march and arrests
A Wednesday morning rally seeking police protection was followed by a march to city hall and then toward the county courthouse. Police dispersed the crowd with a dog, detaining 11 Negro leaders on disturbing the peace charges. All remain in custody without bond. one resident. A second registration meeting was planned today with intent to try registering at the courthouse after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E.sampson
Court House
Pony Missing Sparks Beckley Police Investigation
Beckley police investigate theft of a pony reported Wednesday from 123 Hager Street. Owner Campbell said the pony tied there disappeared while he fed it. A 14 year old Mead girl was released Wednesday afternoon to her mother per a doctor’s advice.
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Beckley City
Hager St
Campbell
Mead
Beckley
Deaths and Funerals In Mountain State Area
Funeral notices list Fred Short 54 of McGraws died after long illness at Matlens hospital. Survivors include four sisters and burial at Sam Fogle song Funeral Home Mullens. Russell Sage James 73 of Daniels dies after long illness. services at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Ray B. Lester 68 of Bud, a retired miner, dies in Mullens hospital. funeral at Bud Baptist Church with burial in Bud Cemetery. Funeral arrangements note multiple families and burial locations in Oak Hill and Mullens areas.
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Fred Short
McGraws
Matlens
Maben
Theodore Freeland Short
Madela Ettie Short
Sarah Mann
James Lafferty
Golda Vaught
Nancy Tabor
Ravencliff
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Russell Sage James
Daniels
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
L. A. Garten
Oscar Lilly
Sunset Memorial Park
Joe Hungate
John Novack
Okey Higginbotham
Beecher Keaton
Lonnie Shrewsbury
Thomas Keaton
Final rites for Kevin Alexander
Kevin Alexander two year old son of June and Viola Caldwell Alexander of Amigo dies after a short illness at a Mullens hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at MacDougal's Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev William Street Rhodell in charge. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. Survived by brothers Leonard Jeffrey Rathe yon and sisters Sandra Jo Cheryl at home.
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Kevin Alexander
June
Viola Caldwell Alexander
MacDougal’s
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Mullens
William Street
Rhodell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley
Obituaries for Nick Banko and Dr Walter Dearing
Funeral services for Nick Banko 72 of Sprague are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Keyser Bryant Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He was a native of Austria and a retired coal miner last with New River Co. Survivors include Madeline M Banko and four other children, 22 grandchildren and 14 great grandsons. Also noted are funeral plans for Huntington physician Dr Walter Dearing 50, with services at 2 p.m. Friday in Huntington and burial to follow. survivors include his mother, wife, a son and three daughters and several aunts uncles and cousins in the Beckley area.
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Nick Banko
Sprague
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Austria
New River Co
Madeline M. Banko
J. V
Mary) Mallamas
Pickaway
Charles
Ann) Herc
Detroit
Mich
John
Helen) Parkulo
J. W. (Stella) McConnell
Flat Top
John Calliope
Louis Calliope
MacArthur
Mary Parkulo
Walter Dearing
Huntington
J. W. Dearing
Mr. Dearing
Beckley
Dearing
Frank Harper
Myrtle Bowling
Bertha Stanley
Ella Dearing
Earl Harper
James Dearing
Frank Dearing
Walter James
Elmer M Bowman 55 Dies After Illness in Beckley Hospital
Elmer Maynard Bowman 55 of Mount Rainier Maryland formerly of Mount Hope died at 10 30 p m Wednesday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness Born December 21 1907 in Skelton he was a son of Rhonda Ellen Bowman and the late John Mullen Bowman He worked at Ford Motor Co Detroit and later as a machine shop foreman for The New River Co retiring in 1960 Survivors include his wife Geneva Bradley a daughter Norma Lee Fisher Ahora Illinois a son Robert E Bowman Vienna Virginia three sisters and six others The funeral is planned for 2 p m Saturday at Mount Hope Baptist Temple with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens The body is at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope and may be viewed after 4 p m Friday
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Ray B. Lester
Bud
Bud Baptist Church
J. R. Rinehart
Lester
Mullens Hospital
Floyd
Rebecca Bishop Lester
Martha Whitt Lester
Loyal of
Mullens
Jennie Hicks
Parkersburg
Ruth Graham
Dollie Miller
Pauline Griggs
Benton Harbor
Mich
Helen Dye
Pueblo
Calif
Eileen Lester
Florida
Edna Maynard
Crab Orchard
Essie Estes
Sam Foglesong
Elmer Maynard Bowman
Mount Rainer
Mount Hope
Beckley Hospital
Skelton
Rhonda Ellen Bowman
Avon St
Beckley
John Mullen Bowman
Raleigh
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Ill
Elsie
Belva Bowman
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Harry R. Dias Jr
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Tyree
Final rites for Mrs Wealtha Stella Harvey
Mrs Wealtha Stella Harvey 68 of Thurmond dies after long illness at a Logan home. Funeral Saturday at 1 30 p m Thurmond Union Church with Rev Otis McNeil officiating. Burial in Hurt Cemetery at Sanger. She was sister of Jim Bryant Sundial and lived in Thurmond most of her life. James Funeral Home Logan in charge.
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Wealtha Stella Harvey
Thurmond
Thurmond Union Church
Otis McNeil
Hurt
Sanger
Harvey
Jim Bryant
Sundial
Logan
Harold
James
Final rites set for Mrs Attie Harvey of Oak Hill
Mrs. Attie Harvey 66 of 598 Main Street Oak Hill dies at home after a heart attack. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Randolph Johnson and Rev C S Donnelly officiating. Burial High Lawn Memorial Park. She was a Fayette County retired teacher and Oak Hill Baptist Church member. Survived by husband H D Harvey brother Clyde Trump and sisters Affa Mankin Amy Mankin Vera Martin. Pallbearers listed. Body to residence Friday morning then to chapel one hour before service.
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Attie Mankin Harvey
Main St
Oak Hill
Tyree
Randolph Johnson
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Harvey
Fayette County
Sand Lick
Calvin and
Roxalana Trump Mankin
Mrs Ada James 76 Dies After Daughter’s Funeral
Mrs Ada Mae James of Fayetteville Route 2 dies at noon Wednesday two hours before her daughter Prudence Robertson 49 funeral. Ada Mae born April 1 1886 in Raleigh County died after a short illness in Oak Hill hospital following final rites for Prudence conducted at 2 p.m.
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Ada Mae James
Fayetteville
Route 2
James
Oak Hill
Prudence Robertson
Raleigh County
Final rites for Montgomery longtime resident Charles Foster
Charles Allen Foster 73 of Montgomery died Tuesday after a long illness. A retired Appalachian Power Co foreman with 40 years service, he was a World War I veteran and active in church and fraternal groups. Services were to be held today at Montgomery Baptist Church with burial at Montgomery Memorial Park. Don Combs Funeral Home in charge.
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Charles Allen Foster
Montgomery
Montgomery Baptist Church
David Harper
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Foster
Delores Lacey
Midway
Appalachian Power Co
Montgom
Father Describes Extent Of Son's Wreck Injuries
In Raleigh County Circuit Court the trial of two suits against Cath ler B. Campbell resumes with Melvin E. Richmond recounting his son James F. Richmonds severe injuries from the Sept 5 1961 car motorcycle crash. He details hospitalization therapy wheelchair use and rising costs for equipment and trips, while medical testimony notes limb length difference and limited mobility.
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Cathler B. Campbell
Prince
Melvin E. Richmond
James F. Richmond
Piney View
Raleigh County
Richmond
Jess Radford
James
Thomas Basey
Basey
Beckley
Campbell
John Whitlock
Redistricting Debate Spurs Court Action in 13 Counties
The article notes a reapportionment bill by the Legislature retaining county delegates while Robertson denounces the move as unconstitutional. Delegates join a suit, claiming other defendants and attorneys oppose their interests and have conflicts adverse to the applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien
Robertson
Teen-Aged Witnesses Testify In Murder Trial
Three teen witnesses testifying for the State described a fatal Jan. 13 stabbing in Glen White during the Willard Brown murder trial in Raleigh County. They recounted Brown with a knife confronting Carl William Lambert and Lambert with a jagged rock, with Brown striking Lambert during the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Thomas Brown
Glen White
Raleigh County
Brown
Carl William
Lambert
Dorothy Davis
Miss Davis
Daniel
Howard Daniel
Elizabeth Davis
Dorothy
Overload Fines Startling for Truck Drivers
Jackie L Connor of Jumping Branch paid 25 dollars plus 15.80 penalties and court costs to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez after an overweight vehicle charge. He was arrested March 8 on Routes 19 to 21 by State Police. A separate warrant against O B Meadows was drawn in Magistrate Rodriguez court by Arland David Dix for a Beckley house painting bill dated January 15. Meadows was previously charged with a 250 dollar check drawn on Beckley National Bank payable to F B Dick for a house painting job at 109 Frontier St. The court costs were paid. Jack L James of Mount Hope paid five dollars and costs on a defective exhaust charge. Silas W Barksdale was cited for hazardous driving on Route 16. A Beckley woman pleaded no contest to failing to control her vehicle and was found guilty of five dollars and costs. Margaret Barton, 35, of Ewart Avenue, was fined five dollars and costs after a State Police arrest at Sprague. Archie Hillard Lester paid five dollars and costs for an expired inspection sticker after a Route 3 citation.
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Jackie L. Connor
Joe Rodriguez
O. B. Meadows
Rodriguez
Arland David Dix
Beckley
Meadows
Beckley National Bank
F. B
Nolo Contendre
Margaret Barton
Ewart Avenue
Sprague
Archie Hillard Lester
Stephenson
W. Va
Fainting man aided by Beckley Rescue Squad. girl in hospital
Beckley Rescue Squad assisted Owen Miller 74 Mabscott after a fainting incident at Beckley Junction at 11 40 a m He recovered and did not require treatment Vickie Lipscomb 13 Beckley Fireman James E Lipscomb daughter is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted Wednesday afternoon for treatment A Rescue Squad also responded to First Christian Church North Fayette Street for a severe headache and fainting spell during choir practice by his daughter
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Beckley
Beckley Junction
Owen Miller
Mabscott
Vickie Lipscomb
James E. Lipscomb
Beckley Hospital
Lipscomb
First Christian Church
North Fayette Street
Grass fire extinguished by Beckley firefighters at Hargrove Street
Beckley Fire Department responded to 103 Hargrove Street at 10:05 a m today to extinguish a grass fire. No damages were reported.
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Beckley
Hargrove St
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SEARS
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George
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Thelma Hensley
Kincaid
Phillip
Beards Fork
Lacy
Flint
Nellie James
Poe
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Page
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Jeffrey
Ratheyon
Sandra Jo
Cheryl
Elmer M. Bowman
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Wealtha Harvey
Attie Harvey
Ed Radford
Jim Tully
Dick McDonald
Jack Burdette
Wayne Winston
Gene Cavendish
Marvin Martin
George Wiley
Martin
Lacy Saddler
Joseph Luchini
Penayre
W. R. Dyer
State Police
Dyer
Ross P. Daniel
Brenda Burgin
Janet Osborne
Osborne
Miss Osborne
Miss Perdue
Miss Burgin
Luchini
Leo Brrci
Anthony J. Sparacino
Ned Ragland
Nicholas County
Swift
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Maxwell House
Oscar Mayer
Oscar Mayer Corned
Hes
Morrell
Clearfield Shorthorn Cheese
Morrell's
Morton
Holland
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Archway Cook
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