EGFA Summer Camp Program Begins June 21
East ern's welfare manager Virgil M. Beckett announces camp sessions for children of employes at the Eccles mine and others from Clover, Sonman, Melcroft, Kopperston and Pittsburgh. Two week periods run June 21 to Aug 20 with a two week camp Washington Carver session Aug 1-15 near Beckley. About 900 youths will attend this summer and 21 000 since 1935. Aquatic activities, swimming and life saving are included.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Eccles
Clover
Sonman
Melcroft
Kopperston
Pittsburgh
Helen
Grant Town
Wharton
Camp Washington-Carver
Beckley
Virgil M. Beckett
Eastern
Fayette County
Beckett
Driver Jailed For Drunkenness
Clarion K. Owen aged 44 of Teel Road Maxwell Hill is jailed in Raleigh County on a drunk driving charge arrested by Beckley Police at 9 05 a m on South Kanawha Street Luthor Eugene Cums ford of Beckley confined to county jail on five charges of cashing bad checks arrested by a constable on warrants from Midway OK s Tavern Harper Road Niles Farley of Coal City and Posey s Texaco Station Coal City two charges Troy W Jones of Danese fined 15 50 and costs for failure to have his vehicle under control State Police jailed at 3 p m Monday on a traffic accident charge released on paying fine A hearing will be continued until 10 a m Monday May 7 for Ollie Gilchrist 62 of Harper Heights charged with negligent homicide and drunk driving in the traffic death last Saturday of Walter Harris 67 of Winona Gilchrist free on two 500 bonds before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez Clarence Hardiman Eccles released from custody after serving a board and lodging sentence A Crab Orchard woman Joan Haley released after serving a drunk driving sentence A 15 year old Crab Orchard youth released to Industrial School for Boys Pruntytown after Juvenile Court sentence for auto theft
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Clarion K. Owen
Teel Road
Maxwell Hill
Raleigh
Beckley
South Kanawha Street
Luthor Eugene Cumsford
Midway Launch
Midway
Ok’s
Harper Road
Niles Farley
Coal City
Posey
Texaco
Troy W. Jones
Danese
W. A. Burke
Contol
Ollie Gilchrist
Harper Heights
Walter Harris
Winona
Gilchrist
Joe Rodriguez
Clarence Hardiman
Eccles
Joan Haley
Crab Orchard
Industrial School
Pruntytown
Harry L. McCreery
Mullens Woman Tries Suicide on Bridge
A 20-year-old Mullens woman, Miss Carl Parker, shot herself in the abdomen with a .22 revolver on the Guyandotte Avenue Bridge around 4 p.m. She was listed in good condition at Wyoming General Hospital after surgery. Harold White told police he saw the act.
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Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Carl Parker
Cee
Guyandotte Avenue
Harold White
Kennedy news conference canceled due to space conference
Continued from page one the plan for President Kennedy to hold a news conference Thursday was scrapped because installations in the Indian Treaty room were not ready. The usual State Department Auditorium is occupied for an international space conference. Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy will christen the nuclear submarine Lafayette at Groton Connecticut on May 8.
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Kennedy
State Department
Jacqueline Kennedy
Lafayette
Groton
Conn
Pipeline push stalls until bill advances from committee
Lawmakers seek to ensure the bill will exit committee and pass. Some hope the measure could be crafted to let railroads compete with or use the new technique, potentially easing coal and railroad interest conflicts. The federal law would remove the need for pipeline companies to secure state permission.
Tornado Strikes Illinois School and Store
Cauitt said a tornado hit a Rantoul Illinois supermarket injuring six and killing a store manager and a customer. Fire followed with 45 minutes needed to evacuate the dead and injured.
Public Shows Interest In Museum Opening At Stotesbury
Response to the nation s first coal town museum at Stotesbury grows as about 100 cars visited Sunday to view the museum and surroundings and ask for opening date. The museum is set to open May 15. A notable weekend visit came from Mr and Mrs C O Carmen Keystone former residents. Carmen formerly served as mine superintendent at Stotesbury for several years.
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Stotesbury
C. O. Carmen
Keystone
Carmen
Rhodell Seeks New Police After Resignations
Rhodell begins accepting applications for two police officers after the resignations of Police Chief Fred Hammond and Patrolman Irvin Simmons. Mayor Rosa McKinney cites financial strain and says the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office will provide help until replacements are hired. The job pays 75 dollars a month and is held in spare time of another job.
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Rhodell
RNS
Fred Hammond
Irvin ‘Simmons
Rosa McKinney
McKinney
Hammond
Simmons
Raleigh
Eye
Flood Damage Report From Griffithsville Area In West Virginia
Heavy rains caused flooding across Griffithsville and Yawkey areas. A house was washed onto West Virginia Route 3 and a tavern destroyed while a barber shop was moved onto the roadway. About a dozen cars were ruined as 600 feet of road washed out east of Yawkey. road remained open to cars but closed to heavy vehicles. Bridges over Mud River tributaries were washed away and residents reported widespread flooding. Duval High School students were sent home as water rose over the highway and a school bus diverted to higher ground. The Weather Bureau cited a 30 mile diameter thunderstorm area moving east across the state, with Buck Knob ranger noting 3.21 inches of rain in three hours.
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W.va. 3
Griffithsville
Legursky
State Road Commission
W. Va. 3
Yawkey
Grant Adkins
Buck Knob
Lincoln County
Rail Merger Aims At Coordinated Services And Savings
Bradford says the merger will yield large operating savings and strengthen companies to better serve the public. He lists conditions for approval: keep all routes open, preserve equal service on the B&O, and protect employees on both railroads affected by the merger.
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Bradford
B&o
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Bessie Green announced
Mrs. Bessie Green Lester wife of Elder Sterling Green pastor of the Holiness Church at Lester died at 2 10 p m Monday in a local hospital. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Green
Lester
Sterling Green
Holiness Church
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Mrs Flora Baker Funeral Rites Set in Parkersburg
Mrs Flora Grace Plumley Baker 60 of Vienna died in Marietta Ohio after a short illness. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Stephenson Memorial Church Parkersburg with Rev Edward J Seibert officiating. Burial Arlington Memorial Gardens Parkersburg. She was a native of Jumping Branch and member of First Baptist Church St Albans and Nitro American Legion Auxiliary. Survived by husband Harl G. Baker two sons John H and Carroll A Parkersburg a daughter Geraldine Cole Nitro two brothers P G Plumley Rochelle Ill and G O Plumley Los Angeles California a sister Amma Downey Rochelle and 10 grandchildren. Many relatives reside at Jumping Branch. Body at Ritchie and Johnson for completion of arrangements.
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Flora Grace Plumley Baker
Vienna
Marietta
Ohio
Stephenson Memorial Church
Parkersburg
Edward J. Seibert
Arlington Memorial Gardens
Jumping Branch
First Baptist Church
St. Albans
Nitro American Legion Auxiliary
Harl G. Baker
John H
Carroll A
Geraldine Cole
Nitro
P. G. Plumley
Rochelle
Ill
G. 0. Plumley
Los Angeles
Calif
Amma Downey
Mrs Lula Kidd Rites Set At Mount Hope Church
Mrs Lula Kidd died after a long illness in Scarbra ke aest. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Assembly of God Church in Mount Hope with Rev Vernon Thomas and Rev Herbert Sublett in charge. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Garden Prosperity. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope after 5 pm today. friends may call. Grandsons to act as pallbearers.
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Assembly of God
Mount Hope
Vernon Thomas
Herbert Sublett
Blue Ridge Memorial Garden
Prosperity
Kidd
Tyree
Silas Dow Smith Rites Set After long Illness in Maxwell Hill
Silas Dow Smith 74 of Maxwell Hill died at a local hospital at 6 10 p m Monday after a long illness Born July 24 1887 in Valley Furnace he was the son of the late Anthony J and Harriett Pitzer Smith A retired carpenter he was a member of the Church of God at Sprague Surviving are his wife Icy Hebb Smith four sons Woodrow R Charles R Sgt Roscoe A serving in Germany and Bradford S five daughters Hazel Dixon Dorothy Braccini Mabel Martin Flora Smith Roberta Smith two brothers David T of St George and William B of Detroit 30 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren The body is at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Dow Smith
Maxwell Hill
Valley Furnace
Anthony J
Harriett Pitzer Smith
Church of God At
Sprague
Icy Hebb Smith
Woodrow R
Charles R
Washington, D. C
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for Emmett Christian in Princeton
Emmett Christian 48 of Spanishburg died Sunday at a Princeton hospital from a heart attack. Services were at 2 p m today at his parents home with Rev Norman G Crawford. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Surviving wife Virginia Hart Christian three sons Daniel Donald and James five others including stepson Wesley Hart and siblings. Bailey Funeral Home Princeton in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett ‘Christian
Spanishburg
Charles Christian
Princeton-Beckley Road
Norman G. Crawford
Resthaven Memorial Park
Christian
Princeton
Virginian
First Christian Church
Brotherhood of the Engineers
Serena
Virginia Hart Christian
Daniel
Donald
James Christian
Navy
Norfolk
Wesley Hart
Middletown
Ohio
C. C. Christian Jr
Ruth Mastin
Charleston
Edwenlyn Kegley
Point Pleasant
Bailey Funeral Home
Browning Rites Set For Titusville Widow In Sylvester
Mrs Viola Browning 81 of Titusville Florida formerly Sylvester dies after brief illness in a Titusville hospital. Funeral at Sylvester Methodist Church Wednesday at 1 p.m. Rev Willis Bradley to officiate. Burial in Sylvester family Cemetery. Survivors include son Ernest Ribble and daughters Ester Kidwell Oma Alred all of Titusville, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Body to arrive at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville at 5 p.m. today and be moved to church an hour before service. </s>
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Viola Browning
Titusville
Fla
Sylvester
Sylvester Methodist Church
Willis Bradley
Browning
Methodist Church
Ribble
Ernest
Ester Kidwell
Oma Alred
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Local Coal Association Leader J W Colley Dies at 72
J W Colley executive secretary of the Logan Coal Operators Association died in a Charleston hospital after a heart ailment. He had served the association for 42 years and was 72. He was admitted April 21. The body was taken to Harris Funeral Home in Logan.
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J. W. Colley
Logan Coal Operators’ Association
Charleston
R. Thomas Singer
Colley
Association
Singer
Harris Funeral
Logan
Mrs Nellie Fullen Dies After Hospital Stay
Mrs Nellie Fullen aged 48 of 118 Grant Street died in a local hospital after a long illness. Beckley Rescue Squad answered a call to her home.
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Nellie Fullen
Grant St
al Gaan
Beckley
Brakes Fail Blamed In Car Plunge Near Mullens
A car slid off a 50 foot embankment on West Virginia 16 near Mullens at about 1 pm injuring two. Driver Timazal E. Bailey 38 of Amigo and her son Darrell 12 were treated at Wyoming General Hospital for eye and facial injuries. It was said brakes failed while she tried to dodge a school bus. The vehicle was a total loss.
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Mullens
RNS
Timazel E. Bailey
Amigo
Wyoming General Hospital
Milburn Bailey
Darrell
Bailey
Bluefield
W. Va
Wyoming
Beckleyan Arrested For Numbers Slips
Frank Hunt, 62, of Beckley, was arrested by City Police at 10 40 a m today on South Fayette Street and charged with possession of numbers slips. He posted a 200 bond and was released. He is ordered to appear in Police Court Monday.
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Frank Hunt
Beckley
South Fayette Street
Runaways Sought: Two Teens Missing from Crab Orchard
State Police search for Ronnie Goff 15 and Wayne Sullivan from Crab Orchard. Police ask anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact the State Police Headquarters.
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Crab Orchard
Ronnie Goff
Wayne Sullivan
Reports Due In SA Drive Wednesday
The Salvation Army drive kicks off with a luncheon in Beckley as Co-captains Mrs Irma Grogan and Lester H Carter lead efforts. Advisory Board members and Beckley women leaders plan two weeks of solicitations targeting businesses and individuals to fund Salvation Army services. White cites past support and projects totals including 7 521 garments 420 pairs of shoes 10 medicine orders and 577 interviews. Senior services report 78 meetings with 2 442 attendance 107 youth services 2 457 attended transient and home less services 158 lodgings 121 meals 13 transport and 7 women assisted. Personnel from the local citadel pass War Cries to Pinecrest Sanitarium patients.
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Salvation Es
E! Chico
Advance Gifts
Irma Grogan
Lester H. Carter
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Beckley
White
Salvation Army
Navy
Citadel
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Negotiations Continue Over Beckley Manufacturing Strike
Negotiations aimed at averting a strike by Local Union 2011 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers continued this afternoon with a federal mediator and company officials. The contract expires at midnight tonight, and union leaders warned they would strike if no new agreement is reached. Mediator Howard Stele of Parkersburg met with both sides after the parties reported a deadlock and rejection of any extension beyond May 1, 1962.
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Beckley Manufacturing Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
Patrick J. Brady
Newark
N. J
Automatic Manufacturing
General Instrument Co
Elks To Honor Scholars Tonight
Beckley Elks Lodge Youth Day honors nearly 50 high school students from Raleigh Fayette Wyoming and Nicholas counties for top class standings in a 6 30 pm smorgasbord ceremony. Dr Joseph F Marsh Jr Concord College president will give the keynote while John C Ashworth former exalted ruler serves as master of ceremonies.
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Beckley Elks Lodge
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Nicholas
Joseph F. Marsh Jr
Concord College
John C. Ashworth
Two Parties Nominate Mayor in Pineville Election
Incumbent Pineville Mayor Vaughan Stewart was nominated for reelection on both the People's and Citizens Tickets at a Monday night Wyomin g County Courthouse meeting. James G. Brooks and John Scoleri join a slate for council on the Citizens Ticket. Avery Dixon, Russell Beavers, Fred L. Huffman, C. E. Richner, Pete Hendrick among People’s nominees. No candidates were named for the Progressive Ticket.
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Pineville
RNL
Vaughan Stewart
Wyoming County
Stewart
John B. Thomas Jr
Recorder
People’s
Citizens
Council
Avery Dixon
Russell Beavers
Fred L. Huffman
C. E. Richner
Pete Hendrick
James G. Brooks
John Scoleri
Ned Rogers
Dick Cook
Progressive
Theft of Royal Mining wire over weekend
State Police investigate theft valued around $1000 as 1200 feet of four and six gauge trolley wire stolen from Royal Mining Co. at Royal over the weekend. No arrests have been made yet.
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Royal Mining Co
Royal
Business leaders split on Kennedy administration ties
A survey of executives from Rockwell, GreatER Miami Manufacturers, Raytheon, Southern Land, and Westinghouse shows a mixed view of government business relations. Some see unfriendly policy shifts and higher costs, while others defend current ties or call for balanced cooperation. A small minority urge no side, stressing collaboration over conflict.
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Lone Star Steel Co
Dallas
Tex
William E Rockwell
Rockwell Manufacturing Co
Pittsburgh
Big Steel
Thomas L. Phillips
Raytheon Co
Boston
Raytheon
John J. Neely
Southern Land
Pulp Wood Producers
Atlanta
Kennedy
Washington
Mark W. Cresap Jr
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Trio linked to Ritter home arson murder and robbery
A 20 year old, Ganss, and two 19 year old accomplices are tied to a fatal home invasion at the Ritter residence. Raymond Ritter, 69, a retired Pittsburgh jeweler, died in the blaze after the couple was held in closets. Robbery yielded $12 and two rings. Ganss, Donaldee of Brackenridge, and Steinhiser of Cabot face murder arson and robbery or accessory charges. trials set for later dates.
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Ritter
Raymond
Pittsburgh
Ganss
Donaldee 19
Brackenridge
Morris Steinhiser
Cabot
Montgomery
Steinhiser
West Virginia highway program adopts new tech to cut costs
Sawyers says the highway agency is speeding up construction using computers aerial photography and new materials. He notes the state is building roads at unit prices that compare favorably with those of ten years ago despite record spending on new construction in a single year.
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Burg
West Virginia
Sawyers
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