Viewers Not Moronic Says Youth Conference Speaker
Eva H. Grant of Chicago defended American TV viewing choices at a White House youth conference, predicting surveys would show higher TV IQ than networks admit. She urged more heart touching programs and fewer melodramas, crime thrillers, and stereotypes for youths and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eva H. Grant
Chicago
White House
Kimball Wilds
University of Florida
Wilds
United States
Sweeneysburg Driver Hurt In Auto Crash
A Sweeneysburg man E G Sweeney was injured when his 1958 car crashed into a tree in the yard of Mr and Mrs H E McMillan on Harper Road Monday night. The car sustained heavy damage. The extent of injuries was not learned at noon. A Raleigh County school bus driver did not report to work. State Police went to the scene but filed no report as all involved left and the McMillans kept the car in their yard overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeneysburg
Harper Road
E. G. Sweeney
H. E. McMillan
Sweeney
Raleigh
Beckley
McMillans
Reversal Won in 1956 East Liverpool Burglary Case
Louis Stuttler a 36 year old former East Liverpool patrolman won a reversal in the 7th District Appellate Court yesterday of his conviction in the 1956 East Liverpool police burglary scandal. Fingerprint experts disagreed on whether smudged prints from a skylight window at a hardware store after the burglary were his.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Ohio
Louis Stuttler
East Liverpool
7Th District
Stuttler
Final rites for German Hope at Trent Chapel
Deaths and funerals notice for German Hope 72 of East Park. services at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Trent Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. H. E. Davis officiating. burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Hope died at home Friday evening after a short illness. Walter Alfred Thompson 62 of Charleston died at Beckley VA Hospital Monday morning after a monthlong illness. Body taken to Ally and Caldorph Funeral Home St Albans for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Hope
East Park
Trent Funeral Home
H. E. Davis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hope
Walter Alfred Thompson
Charleston
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Ally and Caldorph Funeral Home
St. Albans
Funeral services for Lawrence Hylton in Matoaka
Lawrence Hylton 47 of Matoaka died in a Beckley hospital from pneumonia. Services will be at Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church at 3 a.m. Wednesday led by Rev. H. B. Gross, with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. He was a former Semet Solvay Co shop foreman at Tarley and UMWA Local 9375 member. Survivors include four sons David Danny Elwood Dewey, a daughter Ganelle, four brothers and a sister. The body will be moved from Bailey Funeral Home Princeton to the mother’s home in Matoaka today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hylton
Matoaka
Rose Swaggerty
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Cleveland Cowley Rites Set After Long Illness
Cleveland Cowley 51 of Garrison died early today in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. A coal miner and Church of God member, he is survived by his wife Abbie Stephenson Cowley two daughters Naomi Cantley and Nadine White six brothers John Willie Lenton Sam George and Dickie and four sisters Sadie Paton Elizabeth Arehart Polly Walker Millie Ball and three grandchildren. The body is at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Cowley
Garrison
Charleston
Church of God
Abbie Stephenson Cowley
Naomi Cantley
Whitesville
Nadine White
Montgomery
Ala
John
Poca
Willie
Lenton
Sam
Elyria
Ohio
George
Cabin Creek
Dickie
Sadie Paton
Hartwood
Lizabeth Arehart
Fosterville
Polly Walker
Sylvester
Millie Ball
Chesapeake
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitsville
Funeral services for Mrs Beulah Fay Myers in Fayetteville
Mrs Beulah Fay Myers 43 of Fayetteville died Sunday in a Beckley hospital. Funeral services conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Cotton Hill Baptist Church by Rev William Seacrist. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. Survivors include husband Corwin D Myers a son Brent six daughters and many relatives. Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville prior to service.
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Beulah Fay Myers
Fayetteville
William Seacrist
Cotton Hill Baptist Church
Huse Memorial
Corwin D. Myers
Brent
Louella Myers
Mary Lee Radford
Ella May
Billie Jo
Trenace Robin
Bambi Lynn Myers
B. E. Canterbury
Beckwith
Wade
Kenneth
Ralph
Mack
Andrew
Youngstown
Ohio
Connard
Alma Lowman
Washington, D. C
Erma June Feazell
Bowling Green
Ruth Copley
Dreama Ellen Newhouse
Frances Canterbury
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Infant Lowe Graveside Rites Held at Forest Hill
Graveside rites for the infant son of Robert and Virginia Lowe were conducted at 3 p.m. today at Forest Hill Methodist Cemetery with Rev. Don Francis presiding. The baby died at birth at 6:30 p.m. Monday at a local hospital. Survivors include sisters Elizabeth and Katherine and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Doris B. Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Virginia Lowe
Garfield St
Forest Hill Methodist Cemetery
Don Francis
Elizabeth
Katherine
Doris B
Mrs. Elsie Sweet Funeral Rites Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Ervina Sweet of Quinwood will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Crichton Methodist Church with Rev. Lawrence Dorsey and Rev. Robert G. Moxley officiating. Burial follows in End of Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. The 70 year old Crichton resident died Monday at her daughter’s home after a long illness. She leaves three daughters, three sons, four sisters, a brother, 34 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The body will move from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle to the daughter’s home in Crichton at 6 p m.
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Elsie Ervina Sweet
Quinwood
Crichton Methodist Church
Lawrence Dorsey
Robert G. Moxley
Trail Cemetery
Clintonville
Sweet
Elizabeth Legg
Crichton
Grassy Meadows
Thomas
Martha Jane Flint
Daughers
Olive Allen
Snow Hill
Kathleen Hemrick
Fenwick
Dorothy Miller
Harry
Robert
Shirley
Charneco
Betty Bragg
Nora Ripley
McRoss
Norma Hicks
Oak Hill
Annie Forren
Ballard Flint
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Miller
James Peyton Dean Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
James Peyton Dean age 73 died at a Huntington hospital at 10 15 a m Sunday from a heart condition. A retired section laborer born in Virginia he belonged to Hill Top Baptist Church. Surviving are brother S D Dean of Brooklyn New York and sisters Mrs Olivia Thomson Rochester New York and Mrs Ella Dean Brooklyn New York. The body lies at Collins Funeral Home in Glen Jean.
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Janes Peyton Dean
Harvey
Dean
Huntington Hospital
Virginia
Was
The
Hill Top Baptist Church
S. D. Dean
Brooklyn
N. Y
Olivia Thomson
Rochester
Ella Dean
Collins Funeral Home
Glen Jean
William Henry Clay Dies at 63 in Beckley VA Hospital
William Henry Clay, 63, of Blue Creek, died at 12:20 p.m. Monday in the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. He was admitted March 18. The body was taken to Bartlett Funeral Home in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Clay
Blue Creek
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Bartlett Funeral Home
Charleston
Funeral set for Carl Eagle 3 struck in Meadow Bridge incident
Carl David Eagle three year old of Danese died after being hit by a car about 2 50 p m Monday on Meadow Bridge Danese Road in front of his home He was the son of Vernon Eagle He is survived by his parents two sisters Pansy and Patricia and four brothers Lacy Ernest Lawrence and Delbert at home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Eagle Beelick Knob maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Hensley Moody Danese Body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle
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Carl David Eagle
Danese
Meadow Bridge
Danese Road
Vernon Eagle
Pansy
Patricia
Lacy
Ernest
Lawrence
Delbert
Charles Eagle
Beelick Knob
Hensley Moody
Portland
Ore
Taylor Morris
Morris
Ralph S. Kennedy
Nancy
Francella
Sisters of Charity
Our Lady of Providence Nursery
Providence Hospital
Carol Ann
Shack
Carol
Texas
Kenneth
Joyce
Thelma
Mary
Robert
David
Carl Dahl
Six Children Taken From Poor Portland Family After Deaths
In Portland Oregon six children from the Morris family were removed from a plywood shack settlement after two sisters died from malnutrition and pneumonia. A juvenile court judge ordered temporary wards as deputies reported the children were underfed and ill.
Prize Eggs Drive Supports Holden Mine Families
A Beckley area fundraiser at the 17th Ham Bacon and Egg Show produced a grand champion ham bought by Charles Levine for 235 dollars from Robert Parker. A dozen eggs sold for 240 dollars were earmarked for Logan to aid the Holden miners families, with Eddie James transferring them to Mayor Litz McGuire for auction. Jerry Dawson exhibited the eggs. Kroger bought the grand bacon shown by Lonzo Eddy for 141.75 dollars.
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Beckley
Charleston
Charles
Poor Charley
Logan
Holden
Eddie James
Litz McGuire
Jerry Dawson
Morgantown
Kroger Co
Lonzo Eddy
Tyler County High School
Middleoburne
Conference acheives little as disarmament talks drag on
News items report the Geneva disarmament conference making no concrete progress after hours of discussion. Other notes include French casualties in Algeria, a Marine photographer defending the Rosenthal flag raising photo, Nasser’s New Delhi visit, Barbara Eden’s medical status, another Cuban attache seeking asylum, and state briefs on Route 64 hearings, school meetings, and a Canadian premier toast at a Queen visit.
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Geneva
Pierre Messmer
Louis Lowery
Iwo Jima
Leatherneck Magazine
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
New Delhi
Barbara Eden
Hollywood
Mexico City
United States
Manuel Villantana Martinez
Pime
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Charleston
Martinsburg
England
Washington, D. C
William A. Scharffenberg
International Commission For the Prevention of Alcoholism
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Nickell Boy Recovers From Skiing Accident
Stephen Nickell nine year old son of Mr and Mrs F B Nickell of 522 Cewchard Ave is recuperating at home from a broken leg suffered in a skiing accident Saturday at Bald Knob Ski Slopes. He was treated at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Stephen Nickell
F. B. Nickell
Cewchard Ave
Bald Knob
Raleigh General Hospital
Settlement Obied In Miners Death Case
Approval of a 5000 settlement in a suit over the death of George A. Cabell, a passenger who died March 4 when a half ton pickup owned by Jess W. Jarrell went over an embankment on a private road. Administrator Henry Mabry petitioned the court to approve the full compromise while denying liability. Cabell’s wife and 19 year old son survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Cabell
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Cabell
Jess W. Jarrell
Jarrell
Gulf Coals, Inc
Henry Mabry
Carell
Warm Weather Causes Road Problems for SRC Crews
Mud and small landslides on secondary roads challenge State Road Commission crews. Red dog sealing applied on many routes per Minor Scott, with slides reported at South Sand Branch and Price Hill. One-way traffic until mud and rocks cleared. Richmond District road opened Monday after snow closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Minor Scott
SRC
Scott
South Sand Branch
Price Hill
Richmond
District 29 Meeting Signals Boone County Power Shifts
Local observers report factional divides in Boone County politics as District 29 members back Smith over Sheriff White backed Barron. Sheriff White’s anti White bloc supports Barron with John Jarrell or Earl Miller as likely sheriff candidates. Albert Geere and Johnny Provan win Boone races, while Burdett and Beckley gain endorsements for state posts.
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Jackson
Senate Finance Committee
Albert Geere
Boone County
House of Delegates
Johnny Provan
Sylvester
Dell White
Barron
Whie
Smith
Sheriff White
Proton
White
John Jarrell
Earl Miller
Rank and File
William E. Burdett
Huntington
Joe F. Burdett
Jack A. Nuckols
Beckley
Nixon and Herter Back Short-Term Nuclear Test Moratorium
Nixon and Herter state that Britain supports a short-term moratorium on hard to detect underground blasts. Britain has favored the moratorium, while Eisenhower and his advisers remain reluctant to enter a ban on tests that are difficult to verify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Britain
Eisenhower
Black activists call stay at home day in South Africa
A conflict pits Black groups against each other as the National African Congress and Pan Africanist Congress urge a stay at home day of mourning. Reports say a mob attacked a white constable and two others between townships near Johannesburg, one Black officer killed and two injured. A second Black policeman was fatally hurt in another clash outside Johannesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National African Congress
Pan- Africanist Congress
Johannesburg
Fitzsimmons Signs 1960 Deal Then Joins Athletics Coaching
In October Fred Fitzsimmons signed a 1960 contract as a pitching instructor for Cubs farm teams but a week later was released to become pitching coach for the Kansas City Athletics under manager Bob Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Fred Fitzsimmons
Chicago Cub
Kansas City Athletics
Bob Elliott
Further Study Of Kidnap Case In New Jersey
Monmouth County prosecutor Vin cent Keuper will study the Darcy Green case to decide if it should go before a grand jury. Elmer Pollard and Lola Pollard were ordered held without bail on kidnapping and grand larceny charges after waiving preliminary hearing. Darcy Green, 5, was taken on a funeral trip to West Virginia by the Pollards, who were employed at the Greens 17 room home. The FBI recovered the child in Washington, D C, and detectives found cash and a watch linking to grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
N. J
Monmouth County
Vincent Keuper
Darcy Green
Elmer Pollard
Lola
Darcey Green
West Virginia
Pollard
Greens
Darcy
Green
Trio Sentenced In Federal Court In Moonshine Case
Two men named Price, father and son, were jailed in Raleigh County on moonshine charges after federal court in Charleston. Jesse Price received 12 months for possession of moonshine while Herman Price got two years for possession of moonshine and a still. Frank Torbert of Ohio drew two years for automobile theft and awaits transfer to a penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Send Lick
Raleigh
Jesse Price
Herman
Charleston
Beckley
Frank Torbert
Ohio
AF Recruiter To Visit Beckley College
S. Sgt. Willian W. Renkovish, Air Force recruiting officer, Beckley, will visit Beckley College Friday to present the service programs. He will explain aviation cadet pilot training, navigator training, and direct commissions for degree holders. He urges continued education to develop capacities and meet future opportunities, noting students may play an important role in the space era. Contact Beckley for an appointment with the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian W. Renkovish
Air Force
Beckley
Beckley College
Beckley Office
Red Cross Total Reaches 3652 In Raleigh Drive
Mrs. T. C. Moorefield, executive director of the Raleigh County Chapter of American Red Cross, announced Monday that the 1960 membership drive total is $3,652.13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Scaffolding Needed To Reset Loose Bricks At Store
Scaffolding in front of the E. M. Payne Co. on Main St is needed to reset loose bricks at the top of the building. General Manager John Kushner disclosed that the safety measure is required to address inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Payne Co
John Kushner
Principals Hear Explanation of BBDC Purposes
At a dinner in El Chico Monday the Secondary Principals Association heard George Warren Hodel describe the Beckley Business Development Corporation. He urged principals and teachers to participate in supporting established industry and attracting new firms to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secondary Principals Association
el Chico
George Warren Hodel
Beckley Business Development Corporation
Hodel
Princials
Humphrey Campaign Plans 12 Day West Virginia Bus Tour
West Virginia Labor Committee chairmen West and Jacobs announce a multi city bus tour starting April 8. The Humphrey vehicle will travel from Charleston visiting Kanawha Valley towns and Cabin Creek, with rallies in Beckley Fayetteville Oak Hill Mount Hope Hinton Princeton Bluefield and Madison. Additional headquarters open in Charleston Beckley Parkersburg Huntington Fairmont and other cities.
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Humphrey
Labor Committee
Charleston
Kanawha Valley
Cabin Creek
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Beckley
Hinton
Princeton
Bluefield
Madison
Daniel Boone Hotel
Capitol St
Parkersburg
Huntington
Fairmont
Motorist Pierced by 130 Foot Bridge Rail Survives
Bruce E. Wixon, 24, of Barryton Michigan, was pinned by a 130-foot section of a guard rail after his car skidded on ice and crashed through it into a frozen mill pond. He survived the crash and was reported in fair condition at Community Hospital. Sheriff Donald Ramsdill called the event the most unusual thing he had seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Community Hospital
Bruce E. Wixon
Barryton
Vixon
Donald Ramsdill
Wixon
Magazine Salesman Uses False Chamber Endorsement
Beckley chamber reports a salesman using a fake chamber registration to push a local subscription. He insulted a woman when asked about chamber registration, prompting Sayre Jr to urge all contacted persons to report to the chamber office to locate the impersonator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Floyd M. Sayre Jr
Chamber
Sayre
Well Child Conference Planned at Slab Fork
A well child conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday in the Slab Fork office of Dr. W F Pomputius by the Raleigh County Health Department. Dr. Pomputius will be the clinician for the event sponsored by the Ladies Aide Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab Fork
W. F. Pomputius
Raleigh County
March Winds Carry Balloon To Virginia Hill
The March Wind Contest card from Beckley to Nimmo Hill in New Castle Va reached 11 am Saturday, 1 45 after release. James Halstead of Beckley owned the card found by Roscoe Looney. prizes go to farthest, second and third distances with postmark by April 7. Balloons will be released in Wyoming Greenbrier and Nicholas counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Post-Herald
Beckley
New Castle
Nimmo Hill
James Halstead
Roscoe Looney
D. B. Roush
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Court Test Seen Of Sit In Protests At Lunch Counters
A North Carolina court convicted 43 Negro students for trespassing in Raleigh over lunch counter protests. Attorneys plan to appeal to the Superior Court and possibly the U S Supreme Court to challenge the trespass law as unconstitutional. In Louisiana, seven students were arrested in Baton Rouge for disturbing the peace during a sit down at a white counter prompting Governor Earl Long to call the protest foolish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
Raleigh
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
All Negro Southern University
S. H. Kress
Earl Long
Africa
Pauley Pushes Sales Tax Increase for WV Gubernatorial Bid
Charleston AP reports House Speaker Harry R. Pauley supports raising West Virginia's sales tax to fund state needs. He did not specify the amount, arguing new money is required amid economic distress and citing neighboring states with higher rates. He criticized the Legislature for erratic revenue searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Harry R. Pauley
McDowell
Pauley
West Virginia
Underwood
Ohio
Maryland
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Hillside combed for missing Kit Stallard
Col L P Mullins of the Montgomery State Police says the National Guard is combing the mountainside behind Dr and Mrs C W Stallard's Falls View home for six year old James Carson Kit Stallard who has been missing since Saturday. Guardsmen worked until 2 am and will continue until the area is covered. A watch on the Kanawha River remains as dragging pauses, with some of the boy's toys found on a rocky ledge suggesting a possible river fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
RNS
L. P. Mullins
National Guard
C. W. Stallard
Falls View
James Carson
Kit” Stallard
Cpl. Mullens
National
Kanawha
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G. K. Hodenfield
Nity
Walter A. Thompson
Love
Forest Hill
Grover B. Pendry
Pineville
Rose and Quesenberry
Mrs. Beulah Myers
Lowe Infant
James Garner
Natalie Wood
Cash McCall
A Beckley Theatre
Warner Bros. Technicolor
Mrs. Elsie Sweet
James Peyton Dean
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Charlie
Robert Parker
Harrisville
Nixon, Herter
FITZ
Trio
Renkovish
Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson Hah
C. G. Peregoy
West and Jacobs
Virginia Hill
Hillside
Kit Stallard
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