Devin and Weiss Return To Honey In The Rock Staff
Devin and David Weiss, long time University of Virginia drama instructors, will rejoin the Honey In The Rock production for its Centennial year. Devin returns as production stage manager and narrator, Weiss as scenery and lighting designer. The duo has extensive credentials and will wrap up summer work on another Hunter project in Kentucky after Honey opens June 22 and runs to September 1 with nightly performances at 8 30 p m DST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devin
University of Virginia
David Weiss
San Jose State College
Indiana University
Weiss
University of Wisconsin
University of Utah
Kentucky
Kermit Hunter
Wesleyan College seeks dismissal of president and dean
The Wesleyan College board faced calls to remove president Stanley H. Martin and Dean Waldo Strunk as Harold G. Outright leads the Committee for Academic Freedom. The group seeks an independent inquiry into the college and trustees, cites dismissal of economics professor Harold Hughes for not presenting multiple views, and questions potential influence by labor figures and five labeled professors.
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Fred Holloway
Charleston
West Virginia Methodist Area Conference
Hughes
Martin
Outright
Cutright
Lawmakers split on national lottery proposal
Rep Robert Barry warns a national lottery would degrade the nation while Sen Alan Bible favors state control. Rep S Walter Baring cautions against poorly run schemes, while Sen Thomas McIntyre expresses confidence in New Hampshire’s lottery integrity under federal and neighboring-state cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barry
R-N.y
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Doan’s Pills Offer Fast Relief For Bladder Discomfort
An old advertisement promotes Doan’s Pills as a multi action remedy for bladder irritation and associated pains. It claims soothing effects on bladder irritation, rapid relief of backache headaches and muscular pains, plus a mild diuretic action to increase kidney output. The copy urges readers to buy the large size for convenient relief trusted for over 60 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Light plane missing on Marion to Franklin flight
West Virginia Civil Air Patrol says snow flurries and overcast skies delayed an early air search for a Beechcraft Bonanza missing on a Marion Indiana to Franklin Virginia flight. Three Franklin residents were aboard the single engine plane owned by Scott Construction Co. The search began around Huntington with ground units near Ronceverte and Marlinton, aiming for a 5:30 p.m. EST arrival Tuesday if weather permits.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Marion
Ind
Franklin
Civil Air Patrol
Ernest H. Chieves
Huntington
Scott Construction Co
Southampton County
James Carter
Harlow Tuller
H. B. Brown
Pomeroy
Ohio
Pt. Pleasant
Marlinton
W. Va
Pocahontas County
Virginia
Senate page one continues with debt and aid plans
Senate figures show a 4 billion cash on hand and a redefined debt of 298.1 billion. House leaders seek revival of a 2.7 billion college aid measure sidelined for Kennedy's medical school bill. Democratic Education and Labor leaders, including Adam Powell, push for action on parts of Kennedy's 24 point program, pending 19 Democratic approvals.
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House
Kennedy
House Education and Labor Committee
Adam C. Powell
Dn.y
Subcommittee
Memrs
Mansfield Hargitay divorce in Juarez finalizes union split
Jayne Mansfield and Miklós Hargitay confirm divorce finalized hours earlier in Juarez as they dodge questions about future marriage. Mansfield says she and Hargitay arranged property settlement and custody for their two children Miklos and Zoltan, while also planning future arrangements for Mansfield’s daughter Jayne Marie. Mansfield cites incompatibility as the reason.
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Miss Mansfield
Dallas
Galina
Sardelli
Juarez
Miguel Gomez Guerra
First Civil Court
Hargitay
Miklos
Zoltan
Jayne Marie
Paul Mansfield
Marine officers say covert burial followed Cuban worker death
Marine signed a statement denying involvement amid widow and witness claims that Captain Jackson and Lieutenant Szill were ousted from the service after they allegedly killed Ruben Lopez, a Cuban bus driver at Guantanamo Bay, and secretly buried the body to avert an international incident. Szill asserts he and Jackson faced forced removal without charges and that Lopez was found in a restricted area before the fatal shooting and burial.
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Marine Corps
Ruben Lopez
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
William A. Szill
Jackson
Szill
Lopez
Szili
Deaths and Funerals Gather Details in Beckley
Death notices outline arrangements for Graham L. Blevins 52 of 219 S Vance Dr with services pending at two funeral homes. Final rites for Jess Paul Richmond 55 of 100 Park Ave set for 3 p.m. Thursday at St Marys Methodist Church Beckley. Richmond, owner of Richmond Cleaners, died at Flat Top Lake after a heart attack. He left a wife Katy Adams Richmond and two brothers Ray and Clarence. Pallbearers named. Funeral home details and calling hours provided.
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Graham L. Blevins
S. Vance
Calfee Funeral Home
Jess Paul Richmond
Park Ave
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
B. L. Moss
Sunset Memorial Park
Flat Top Lake
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
Crab Orchard
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Beckley Moose Lodge
Lions Club
Black Knight Country Club
Elks Lodge
Katy Adams Richmond
Ray
Clarence
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry
G. R. Bartley
Robert Ashworth
Lonnie Sweeney
William Barker
Paul Divers
O. C. Drake
Holt Kester
Hugh Burdette
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Across Raleigh County
The Raleigh County news details multiple obituaries and funeral notices. James Carman Griffith of Dry Hill dies at 37 after a heart attack in Charleston Hospital. he was a World War II veteran and a funeral director associated with several Beckley area firms. Helen Grigg of Oak Hill dies at 71 after a long illness, with services set in Oak Hill and burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. John Emery Meadows, 49, of Glen Morgan, dies of cancer. services planned at Glen Morgan Union Baptist Church with burial in Phillips Cemetery. Additional notices describe funeral arrangements and bereavement details for area families.
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James Carman Griffith
Willow Wood Road
Dry Hill
Charleston
Beckley
Ethel Griffith
Lee Sr
Basil Griffith
Woodrow Wilson High School
Capton Jones School of Mortuary Science
Nashville
Webb Ad Neal Funeral Home
Keyser Funeral Home
Keyser-BryanuerHnoa Femila
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Acme Construction Company
Graves Registration Division
U. S. Navy
West Virinia Funeral Directors and Emaliners Association
First Baptist Church of
The
Masonic Lodge
Mary
Miss Lillian Ennis Dies at 73 in Huntington
Funeral services for Miss Lillian M. Ennis 73 Huntington will be at 2 30 pm Thursday at Kincaid Mortuary Huntington Burial will be in Richlawn Cemetery She was born October 26 1889 in Fayette County a former school teacher in Cabell Fayette and Logan counties and a member of Enslow Park Presbyterian Church She leaves two sisters Mrs W G Chapman and Mrs S T Fox both of Huntington and six brothers Lester Edgar L J O T K W I H L Ennis of St Albans.
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Lillian M. Ennis
Huntington
Kincaid Mortuary
Richlawn
Miss Ennis
Fayette County
James H
Ladonia M. Ripley Ennis
Marshall University
Cabell
Fayette
Logan Counties
Enslow Park
Final rites set for Darius L. Hume in Winona church
Darius Lowell Hume 55 of Winona will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Winona Methodist Church led by Rev. Burt Jones and Rev. Harry Gillespie. Burial follows at Jeannette Cemetery in Lookout. He died Tuesday in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness and was a disabled miner. Survived by wife Nettie and two sisters Charlotte Martin of Lookout and Lavada Wood of Bellburn. Body to be taken to residence this afternoon and then to the church one hour before services.
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Darius Lowell Hume
Winona
Winona Methodist Church
Burt Jones
Harry Gillespie
Jeannette
Lookout
Hume
Montgomery
Nettie
Charlotte Martin
Lovada Wood
Bellburn
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Two-Car Side-Swipe Collision at City Intersection
A two car side swipe at the West Neville and Prince streets intersection at 8 45 a m caused about 300 in damages. William T Blakely 58 of Mercer Street drove a 1953 model car while James M Henderson II of 135 Dexter Ave drove a 1957 model car. No injuries and no arrests were reported.
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West Neville
Prince Streets
William T. Blakely
Mercer Street
James M. Henderson II
Dexter Ave
Final rites for Luther C. Craig held in Princeton
Luther C. Craig 66 of Princeton died Tuesday after a long illness at his Lilly Grove Addition home. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Burns Wornal Memorial Chapel with Rev. Custis Nester in charge. Burial in Spangler Cemetery. Survived by son Oliver Craig of Oceana and daughter Juanita Turner of Amigo. A retired farmer and Missionary Baptist Church member born July 4 1897 in Cashmere.
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Luther C. Craig
Princeton
Burns Wornal Memorial
Custis Nester
Spangler
Craig
Lilly Grove
Oliver Craig
Oceana
Juanita Turner
Amigo
Missionary
Final rites set for Mrs Sarah Cook Haynes of Cyclone
Mrs Sarah Cook Haynes 83 of Chesapeake Ohio will have final rites at 2 pm Thursday at Lacoma Baptist Church Cyclone with Rev Norman Harless and Rev Carl Payne officiating Burial follows in Cook Cemetery Cyclone She died Tuesday at home after long illness She was born March 30 1880 Cyclone daughter of Reed and Sarah Cook Survived by husband C C Haynes three sons Dave Elemual and Rufus a daughter Flossie Mitchell a brother Anthony Cook three sisters Mary Miller Lynn Brown and Ida Walls 13 grandchildren 33 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren Body arrives today at Evans Funeral Home Oceana and remains until the funeral hour
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Helen Grigg
Oak Hill
Thomas
Randolph Johnson
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Johnny
Charles
Tony
Albert
Frank
Chicago
Mary Buskus
Margaret Vaughan
Helen Fern
Ill
Sarah Cook Haynes
Chesapeake
Ohio
Lacoma Baptist Church
Cyclone
Norman Harless
Carl Payne
Cook Cemetery
Haynes
Reed
Sarah Perry Cook
C. C. Haynes
Dave
Elemual
Huntington
Rufus
Flossie Mitchell
Anthony Cook
Mary Miller
Davin
Lynn Brown
Ida Walls
Funeral set for George Mallory in Syracuse
Funeral services for George Mallory of Syracuse and formerly Beckley will be held in Syracuse with burial there. He died Monday in a Syracuse hospital. Survived locally by brother Bud Mallory and sister Mrs Mary Lane of Beckley and another sister Mrs Alice Curtis of Mount Hope.
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George Mallory
Syracuse
N. Y
Beckley
Bud Mallory
Mary Lane
Alice Curtis
Mount Hope
Monroe Doctrine clash between Soviet diplomat and museum chief
Frederickburg report on a James Monroe Memorial Foundation tour where Lawrence G Hoes, president and Monroe descendant, presented the Monroe Doctrine copy to Ignar Kolosovsky, who called it dead. Hoes argued it remains alive and cited Cuba missiles as proof, predicting Russia will exit Cuba.
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Fredericksburg
UPI
James Monroe
Khrushchev
Hoes
Kolosovsky
Museum
Cuba
Russia
Wheeling Shot Down 6.9 Million High School Bond
Ohio County voters rejected a 6.9 million bond to fund a consolidated high school on an 82 acre site at Nichol's Farm and a 260 thousand dollar stadium upgrade on Wheeling Island. Unofficial results: 9,975 against 8,582 for, 46.3 percent in favor, below the required 60 percent.
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Wheeling
UPI
Ohio County
Wheeling Stadium
Nichol
Wheeling Island
Ohio County Board of Education
Triadelphia
Warwood
May Day display displays new weapons in Soviet parade
May Day observances showcased ground to air rockets self propelled rockets sea borne rockets giant cannons medium tanks a 70 foot ballistic missile system with 700 mile reach. Western observers reported no new weapons. Malinovsky warned aggressors would face crushing Soviet military response. U S Ambassador Kohler and staff skipped events as a snub to Castro marking the first such American gesture since 1933.
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Malinovsky
Soviet Union
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Castro
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Parole Violation Leads to Jailing of Farley Christian
Farley M. Christian of Avondale was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 3 p.m. Tuesday by a U.S. Marshal for a parole violation. Luther Underwood of Coal City was released at 8 a.m. today after serving a sentence for hit and run, jailed April 22. Paul Thomas Cook, 18, Glen Daniel, was remanded to jail Tuesday on arson charges with a $1,000 bond after waiving to the grand jury. he allegedly set fire to hay in a barn owned by Willie Hall in Stover, destroying the $500 structure.
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Farley M. Christian
Avondale
Raleigh
United States
Luther Underwood
Coal City
Paul Thomas Cook
Glen Daniel
Louis A. Gall Jr
Cook
Willie Hall
Stover
YMCA Drive To Be Launched At 7 30
A kickoff meeting at 7 30 p m today at the Raleigh County Armory launches the Beckley Raleigh County YMCA May 1 15 membership drive. Steering Committee Chairman Bob Cunningham urges full attendance and invites all to join a local Y program. Material for the drive will be issued and Women’s Club of Beckley hostesses will assist.
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Raleigh County
Beckley-Raleigh County
Young Men’s Christian Association
Bob Cunningham
Cunningham
Women’s Club of
Beckley
Laqueur Authors May Dramantics Cover on Honey in the Rock
Thomas Laqueur a Woodrow Wilson High senior authored the May Dramatics cover story Honey in the Rock. The 17 year old with a 3.9 GPA will be honored at Beckley Elks National Youth Day for scholastic achievement. He notes the cast of WW Thespian Troupe 754 and invites peers to West Virginia for the centennial celebration and show at Beckley June 22 through September 1.
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Thomas Laqueur
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dramatics
Werner A. Laqueur
Booth Avenue
Thomas
Beckley Elks Lodge
West Virginia Historical Drama Assn
Honey
Thespian Troupe 754
Julian Williams
Troupe 754
The
Drama) Association
Richard Calloway
the Troup
Myrna Moses
Chris Sarandon
Ronald Lively
Doug Lewis
Betsy Roberts
Mary Lee Peter
Louise Breck
Danny Lilly
Cathy Webb
Ronnie Hunter
Health Seminar Starts Tonight in Charleston West Virginia
The 39th annual West Virginia Public Health Association conference opens in Charleston with a dinner meeting of the executive council. Dr. Arthur J. Lesser will keynote, speaking on maternal and child health care. Other speakers include Dr. David E. Price and State Health Director N. H. Dyer as the three day event covers TB control, public health priorities, and various association sessions. A reception, banquet, and dance close the gathering.
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Charleston
UPS
The
West Virginia Public Health Association
Association
Arthur J. Lesser
Washington
Division of Health Services
Children’s Bureau
Lesser
David E. Price
U. S. Public Health Service
N. H. Dyer
Berwyn F. Mattison
American Public Health Association
Public Health Service
Atlanta
West Virginia
J. J. Lawless
West Virginia University
West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association
Aaron W. Christensen
Bureau of State Services
Christensen
West Virginia Centennial Supplement Boosts Play Times
The Times Supplement highlights West Virginia’s Centennial with a 20 page color section on tourism industry and education. 500 copies of the April 21 New York Times West Virginia supplement were distributed to inquiries for distribution to friends and relatives planning summer visits.
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Rock
West Virginia
New York Times
State Department of Commerce
Dama
Mary R. Scott
Braggs Divorce Granted Desertion Grounds
Mrs Jeannette Ellen Braggs of St Helier Jersey was granted a divorce Tuesday on grounds of desertion from her husband Joseph Braggs whom she married in London in 1907 and last saw in 1915.
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ST. Helier, Jersey
UPI
Jeannette Ellen Braggs
Joseph Braggs
London
Dodson Fined Twenty Five Dollars For Reckless Driving
Norman E. Dodson of White Oak paid a 25 dollar fine and costs to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez Tuesday for reckless driving on Routes 19 21 cited April 20 by State Police. Other local motorists faced smaller fines for various traffic offenses cited on different dates.
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Norman E. Dodson
White Oak
Joe Rodriguez
Bobby Lee Bateman
Shady Spring
Rodriguez
Willard Pennington
Clarksburg
U. S
Artie H. Bolling
Long Branch
James P. Daniel
Stamford
Pennman Flats
Daniel
Nolo Contendre
Mike Leeber
Mabscott
Burke
W. Va
Morris H. Smith
Lorena Michael Mullens
Beckley
U.S
Joseph D. Burrow
Beardsfork
U. S. 21
Crop Damage and Cold Keep Strawberries Back This Year
The report notes potential berry crops with 40 acres in plantings but dry weather and cold temps hinder growth. Light snow fell in Elkins Morgantown Bluefield with lows from 27 to 37 across the region. Charleston hit a record 34 degrees while towns like Parkersburg Huntington and Martinsburg saw subfreezing overnight readings. Further snow flurries and frost are forecast, especially in higher elevations.
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Thomas
Charleston Weather Bureau
Elkins
Morgantown
Bluefield
Wheeling
Charleston
Parkersburg
Huntington
Martinsburg
Weather Bureau
Haiti tensions rise as May eyed for uprising
Haitian opponents of Duvalier still fear violence as May is seen as a potential uprising month. Two U.S. Marine families departed Port au Prince on a commercial flight amid the U.S. move to withdraw its 34-man naval mission. The OAS team led by Alberto Zuleta Angel plans to visit the Dominican Embassy to review charges.
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Duvalier
U. S
Port Au Prince
United States
Haiti
U.S
OAS
Alberto Zuleta Angel
Colombia
Police Continue Probe of Robbery near Piney View
Beckley state police pursue leads in an alleged robbery of Whipple resident George Bernath on Routes 19-21 near Piney View Tuesday evening. Bernath said two men forced him to park by the highway from about 2 to 9 p.m. One suspect, about 5'8" and 150 pounds with light brown hair wore khaki trousers a cap and blue denim jacket. the other, about 6' tall and 180 pounds with brown hair wore a tan jacket blue denim trousers and a green cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Piney View
George Bernath
Bernath
Man Ordered to Appear for License and Noise Violations
Derreal F. Morgan of North Oakwood Avenue is ordered to appear in City Police Court Monday night on charges of operating without a city license and creating unnecessary noise. He was cited at 11 p.m. Tuesday.
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Derreal F. Morgan
North Oakwood Avenue
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