UAW Plans Strong Political Drive To Back Kennedy Agenda
The United Auto Workers vow intensified get-out-the-vote efforts to elect liberal congressmen this year, aiming to support President Kennedy and shift Congress forward. Delegates, inspired by Kennedy's appeal, expect to reverse a history of Democratic losses this November. The article notes the Bureau of the Census was established in 1902.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPD
United Auto Workers
Kennedy
Coe
UAW
Junion
U. S. Bureau of the Census
DiSalle Near Miss as Incumbents Sweep Five States
Major incumbents from both parties secured renomination in five states Ohio Indiana West Virginia Florida and New Mexico. DiSalle barely won Ohio with 52 percent. Florida’s Kennedy endorsed candidates Smathers Fascell won easily while Pepper claimed a comeback victory. Taft and Lausche also secured renomination amid a wave of incumbency support. Indiana and West Virginia saw most incumbents reoffered with few opposed. Campbell edged Mead in New Mexico to challenge Mechem.
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United Press International
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Florida
New Mexico
Senate
Michael V. DiSalle
Kennedy
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Dante Fascell
Claude Pepper
Richard Kennedy
DiSalle
Mark McElroy
James A. Rhodes
Frank J. ‘Lausche
Toledo
John Briley
Robert A. Taft Jr
Taft
Lowell Fess
Simeon D. Fess
Joseph M. Montoya
Albuquerque
Joseph E. Montoya
Edwin L. Mechem
Jack Campbell
Mechem
Campbell
Ed V. Mead
Lighter Side Discussion on TV Western Medical Plot
A dialogue from Lighter Side explores a TV western concept shifting into medical drama. Characters suggest Miss Kitty as a nurse and the bartender as anesthesiologist, with Chester training under Doc to sustain western flavor while Marshal Dillon might transition to private practice.
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Miss Kitty
Chester
McCaffrey
Marshal Dillon
State Senate races show scattered unopposed candidates
The report lists multiple Senate districts with party picks and vote counts. District 7 shows D Jackson with 14730 and others. R Dodson unopposed. District 9 includes D Campbell and others with no Republican candidate. District 6 lists D Baylor and Parker with no opponents. District 11 names D Bowling and Coleman against R Richmond unopposed. District 12 has D Cuppa and Gainer with no R challenger. District 13 lists D Holden and Mazza with R Ross unopposed. District 14 shows D Moreland and R Cady unopposed. District 15 lacks D candidates, with R Lamber and others. District 16 lists D Martin and Metz with R Johnson unopposed.
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D—Jackson
Jones
D—Amick
Davis
Gatson
Lewis
Pierson
Proctor
Ross
R—Dodson
D—Campbell
Hall
Porter
Stacy
D—Baylor
Parker
Bowling
Coleman
Jasper
Richmond Uno
Cuppa
Gainer
D—Holden
Mazza
R—Ross
Moreland
R—Cady
R—Lamber
Rogers
Sheppard
Weimer
Martin
Metz
R—Johnson
Laos Rebels Gain Ground as U.S. Pressure Mounts
UPI reports Laos rebels score new victories against royal forces in Sam Neua and Muong Boun as government towns fall near Nam Tha. The United States suspends monthly aid while Boun Oum and Gen Phoumi Nosavan resist joining a coalition with neutralist and pro Communist elements.
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Michael T. Malloy
Laos
UPI
Combci
U.S
Peiping
Tokyo
Sam Neua
Muong Boun
Red
Nam Tha
United States
Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavan
Wyoming Democrats face ballot with incumbents leading
The Wyoming Democratic ballot fall race features H. Dale Covey a former Raleigh County Board of Education member with 3 534 votes and incumbent C Berkeley Lilly Beckley attorney with 3 350 votes, while A David Abrams Beckley businessman appears last with 3 328 votes. Other unofficial House totals listed include Woodrow C Darnell Sophia 1 235 P G Fitzy Fitzpatrick Beckley 580 Lowery B Jennings MacArthur 1 226 Lyonelle Londa Lilly MacArthur 975 John S Atkinson Beckley 3 111 T E Bazzarre Beckley 1 320 Reedie Bryant Daniels 2 033 Joe L Chandler Beckley 1 281 and S F Cook Sophia 849.
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H. Dale Covey
Raleigh County
A. David Abrams
Beckley
Jack A. Nuckols
Woodrow C. Darnell
Sophia
P. G. “Fitzy” Fitzpatrick
Lowery B. Jennings
MacArthur
Lyonelle Londa Lilly
John S. Atkinson
T. E. Bazzarre
Reedie Bryant
Daniels
Joe L. Chandler
S. F. Cook
National unemployment declines in April report
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg announced a 430,000 drop in unemployment in April, leaving jobless figures at 3.9 million. The Labor Department stressed the decline was seasonal and warned there was no significant change in the overall jobless picture.
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Washington
UPS
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor Department
Congressional contests reshape West Virginia districts in 1958 election
In the revised 1st District Bailey defeats Moore by about 15,000 votes as Democratic incumbents face unopposed and turnout nears 300,000. Hechler sweeps the 4th District, Cahill alleges Kennedy influence, Kee dominates the 5th, and Staker loses heavily in McDowell County amid a low turnout in an off year election with 28 percent.
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Arch A. Moore
Moundsville
Cleveland M. Bailey
Clarksburg
Ers
Senate
House
Hechler
Cahill
Logan County
Wood
Cabell
Robert P. McDonough
Kennedy
McDonough
Deaths and Funerals of Mrs Gadd on 100th Birthday
Deaths and funerals notice for Mrs Gadd remarks on her longevity and farm work. Widow of Robert L. Mooney and later William H. Gadd, she moved to Raleigh County. Survived by son C T Mooney, two daughters, eight grandchildren, twenty great and six great great grandchildren. Funeral at Melton Mortuary Chapel Friday at 2 pm with Elders Lilly and Mills. burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Body at mortuary after 4 pm Thursday for viewing.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Primitive Baptist Church
Gadd
Raleigh County
C. T. Mooney
Whitby
Anna Lee Mooney
Frank
Zanza) Eads
Mabscott
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Kenna Lilly
Dale Mills
Blue Ridge Memorial
Chappel Price Rites Set In Sophia Church
Funeral services for Chappel Price 78 of Midway will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sophia Methodist Church with ministers in charge. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Price died Tuesday morning after a long illness. He was born April 15, 1884 in Marshall North Carolina, son of Dan and Cindy Price. He belonged to Sophia Methodist Church Beckley Masonic Lodge 95 UMWA Local at Tams and worked 50 years for Gulf Smokeless Coal Co. He served in the Marine Corps starting in 1907. Survivors include his wife Zetta Cook Price a son Chap pel Price Jr. of Chicago a daughter Evelyn Pribich of Royal Oaks Michigan a grandson and two brothers. Graveside rites to be conducted by Beckley Masonic Lodge. Body to be moved from Williams Funeral Home to the church one hour before service. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
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Chappel Price
Midway
Sophia Methodist Church
L. H. Greenwood Jr
T. W. Hampton
Armor Sayre
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Price
Marshall
N. C
Dan
Cindy Simmons Price
Beckley Masonic Lodge
UMWA
Tams
Gulf Smokeless Coal Co
Marine Corp
Zetta Cook Price
Chappel Price Jr
Chicago
Ill
Mitch
Evelyn) Pribich
Royal Oaks
Mich
Daniel
Wyco
Bergen
Fred Murdock
Woodland Manor
Bluefield
Melton Mortuary
C. H. Patterson
Murdock
Beckley
Dorothy Sheppard
Saint Elmo, Ill
John E
Jane Ballangee Murdock
Clara Sheppard
Norfolk and Western Railway
First Presbyterian Church of
Mullens
Brotherhood of
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mrs Annie Eder Funeral Services Held in Mount Hope
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Eder 66 of Sun will be at 2 30 p m Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev George Porter and Rev Cecil Perry officiating Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity She died in a Beckley hospital at 1130 a m Tuesday after a two week illness She was born in Germany Feb 20 1896 Survivors include her husband Toney Eder three sons Toney Jr Mathew and George four daughters Elizabeth Hinte Frances Garrett Annie Hinte and Lena Rhodes two brothers Anthony and Fred Kinsler a sister Mrs Gus Schiller 14 grandchildren and four The body remains at the funeral home calling after 4 p m today Pallbearers are Alvin Kenny Cope William Ralph Kinsler Vernon Byers Chris Bane and Jennings Helton
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Annie Eder
Sun
Tyree
Mount Hope
George Porter
Cecil Perry
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Eder
Beckley ‘Hospital
The
Sun Community Church
Germany
Toney Eder
Toney Jr
Mathew
Alvin and
Kenny Cope
William and
Ralph Kinsler
Vernon Byers
Chris Bane
Jennings Helton
Graveside rites for two day old Huggins daughter
Cynthia Kay Huggins, two day old daughter of William and Georgia Huggins of Oak Hill, died Tuesday in an Oak Hill hospital. Graveside services were held at 11 a m today in Garden Grounds Cemetery with Rev. Morris Martin officiating. Survived by three brothers Larry William Kenneth and two sisters Pamela Patricia Huggins at home. Tyree Funeral Home of Oak Hill arranged.
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Cynthia Kay Huggins
William
Georgia Huggins
Oak Hill
Garden Grounds
Morris Martin
Larry
Kenneth
Pamela Patricia Huggins
Tyree
Funeral rites planned for Nunzio DiBacca of Sophia
Funeral services for Nunzio Di Bacca 63 Sophia will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with Rev Michael J Lazy presiding. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. DiBacca died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in a Whitesburg hospital after a long illness and is survived by a son, several stepchildren, a grandchild, and a sister. The body is at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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Nunzio DiBacca
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Michael J. Lazy
Sunset Memorial Park
DiBacca
Whitesburg
Melissa Hensley DiBacco
Dora Prospero
Baltimore
William Anderson
California
Franklin D. Anderson
Fairmont
Georgia Anderson
Charleston
Flint Obituary Announces Death of Thomas Woodford Flint
Thomas Woodford Flint, 64, of Lookout, died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. A retired miner and longtime member of the community, his funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Thomas Woodford Flint
Lookout
Beckley
James H Anderson Funeral Arrangements Pending
James H Anderson dies at 32 in Winona after a long illness. Born in Kentucky January 12, 1930, he is survived by his mother Mary Anderson and father Hillard Anderson. Also survived by sister Para Anderson and maternal grandmother Gertrude Shoffner. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor. Reverend Earl Gore dies at 69. former pastor and coal miner. Body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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James Hillard Anderson
Winona
Anderson
Kentucky
Mary Anderson
Hillard Anderson
Charleston
Para Anderson
Gertrude Shoffner
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Earl Gore
G. St
Glorious Church of God
East Beckley
Gore
Helen
Long Branch
Milburn
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Mrs Eliza Thomas 79 Dies at Home After Heart Attack
Mrs Eliza Thomas 79 of Pickshin died at her home early today following a heart attack Born in Peterstown February 1881 she was the daughter of Henry Sholder and his wife She belonged to New Canaan Baptist Church and Rose of Sharon Missionary Society Survived by son Glen two sisters Mrs Beckie Hale Narrows Va and Mrs Geneva Harper New York Funeral Parlor Johnson Parlor pending
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Eliza Thomas
Pickshin
Peterstown
Henry Sholder
New Canaan Baptist Church
Rose of Sharon Missionary Society
Glen Thomas
Beckie Hale
Narrows
Geneva Harper
New York
Ritchie and Johnson
Mrs Chambers Dies After Long Illness in Florida
Mrs A B Chambers 69 of Dania Florida formerly of Beckley died Monday in a Fort Lauderdale hospital after a long illness Survivors include daughter Evelyn of Dania three sons Ernest of Dania Lawrence of Oceana and Lloyd of Whitesville and four grandchildren Body at Fairchild Funeral Home Fort Lauderdale Final rites for Elijah Hart 67 of 108 State St were set for 1 p.m. today at Trent and Durgan Funeral Chapel Burial in Greenwood Memorial Hart died Monday in a local hospital after a short illness Sister Mrs Marie Hodge Wood of Mount Hope is the only known survivor.
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A. B
Elizabeth) Chambers
Elijah Hart
State St
Trent and Durgan
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hart
Marie Hodge Wood
Mount Hope
Durell Barger Dies at White Oak Country Club
Durell Barger 7 Mount Hope formerly of Pennsylvania died at 4 45 p m Monday while golfing at White Oak Country Club near Oak Hill причины. Death attributed to heart attack. A health and safety trainer and coal mine inspector with the US Bureau of Mines in Temple Charleston and Scottish He was born in Brisbin Pennsylvania.
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Durell Barger
Mount Hope
Pennsvania
Yen
White Oak Country Club
Oak Hill
US Bureau of Mines
Temple
Charleston
Brisbin
Defense Chiefs Visit Saigon Amid Vietnam War Effort
Defense Secretary McNamara and General Lemnitzer arrived in Saigon to assess progress against the Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam. Five killed in California freeway crash near Sylmar including three musicians and a DJ. Mississippi Chancellor Williams elected president of the National Association of State Universities. Army to draft 5,000 in July, 1,500 less than June. State briefs note Wheeling defences motions deadline May 25 following gambling verdicts. Raymond Adkins dies in Mingo County crash. former Gov. Benny Hatfield’s wife Caroline dies at 86. Tyree Funeral Home to host calling hours at Mount Hope.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bakersfield
Calif
Golden State
San Fernando Valley
Sylmar
University of Mississippi
John Davis Williams
National Association of State Universities
Wheeling
Raymond E. Adkins
Breeden
Mingo County
Caroline Hatfield
U.S
Benny
Huntington Hospital
Salvation Army Fund Drive Totals Hit $6616 At Noon Luncheon
The Salvation Army annual drive reports $6,616.81 collected to date at a noon luncheon in El Chico. Top donor is Mrs. Irma Grogan with $1,506.50, followed by Leslie Carter $1,235 and Bernard White $600. About $1,000 more than last year at this point. The final luncheon shifts to May 23 from next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
el Chico
Irma Grogan
Leslie Carter
Bernard White
Recount Could Tilt Races If Ballots Swung
In the recount scenario Crouse notes that identical ballot counts might have changed outcomes. The State Senate race drew 9,729 votes, the County Commissioner 9,672, while levy and Congressional races attracted 12,162 and 10,335 votes respectively.
Shafer Defeats Kinzer in County Clerk Race
Everett R. Shafer defeats Kinzer for County Clerk with 5,281 votes to Kinzer’s 4,081. Incumbent C. C. Smith to oppose Shafer in November for a second term. Shafer’s career includes two terms in the House of Delegates and a State Senate term. he also ran for governor in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett R. Shafer
Kinzer
Shafer
C. C. “Smitty
U S detonates sixth atmospheric nuclear test in Pacific
Washington reports the United States set off its sixth atmospheric nuclear explosion in the Pacific. The blast likely equaled about 100000 tons of TNT and was dropped from an airplane near Christmas Island, following earlier tests that included plane-delivered devices and a Polaris missile warhead test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Pacific
Christmas Island
UPI Writer Named West Virginia Distinguished Daughter of the Year
Gay Pauley UPI women's editor is chosen as West Virginia Society’s distinguished daughter of the year. Governor William Wallace Barron named distinguished son of the year. They will be honored May 19 in the Senate caucus room. Pauley, from Poca WV, joined United Press International in Charleston and rose to head the general women’s news department.
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Washington
UPI
Gay Pauley
West Virginia Society
William Wallace Barron
Senate Caulous
West Virginia Society of the District of Columbia
Harley 0. Staggers
D-W.va
Miss Pauley
Poca
W.va
United Press International
Charleston
New York
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Hunt's Tomato Juice
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Pillsbury
S&h
Circle K Breakfast
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Moore
Steven D. Narick
Narick
Harley O. Staggers
Keyser
John M. Slack Jr
Cooper Benedict
Lewislore
Mal G. Guthrie
Cynthia K. Huggins
Lookout Baptist Church
Fayette County
Thomas
Mary Huffman Flint
Smong
Robert Isaacs
Cliff Top
Stella Hearn
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Timothy L. Foley
Timothy Lowell Foley
Sam G. Foley
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Thomas W. Flint
James H. Anderson
A. B. Chambers
Ecuador
Nizag
Willi Funk
Tyrone
Mae McClelland
Wormleyburg
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