Reward Offered For Slayer Of Beckley
The Boston City Council will offer a reward to aid the arrest and conviction of the slayer of Miss Beverly Samans, a 26 year old who was slain in Cambridge. The amount, suggested at 5000 dollars, will be set by the Chief of Police and City Attorney. Memorial services were held at Frewald School in Waltham with attendance by the victim’s parents and other local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Beverly Samans
Andrew T. Trodden
Frewald School
Waltham
Miss Samans
Cambridge
Samans
Herman Samans
Beckley
Israel Goldberg
Scott Road
Belmont
John Crispo
Gordon Tate
David Albert
Harold V. Lazaron
Polio Clinics Planned for June Second
The second series of Type II Sabin oral polio clinics will be held on June 2 as part of the STAMP OUT POLIO Day. Raleigh County Medical Society members planned the June 2 sites, using the same locations as April 28. The sugar-coated vaccine is for ages three months and up and may be taken with or without prior Salk injections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Medical Society
Wyeth Laboratories
C. R McCorkle
McCorkle
Sabin
Child Struck By Auto Near Central Elementary
A first grader from Central Elementary was struck by a car at Church and Park Streets around 7 40 am today and transported to Raleigh General Hospital in satisfactory condition. Anita Sweeney six year old daughter of Mrs Juanita Sweeney 111 Riley Street sustained a cerebral concussion and multiple bruises. She was resting comfortably at noon. the driver Betty J French 30 MacArthur was not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh General Hospital
Church and
Park Street
Anita Sweeney
Juanita Sweeney
Riley St
Betty J. French
MacArthur
Perez Jimenez Faces Limited Trial Under Treaty
The case will include murder charges but under the treaty Perez Jimenez can be tried by Venezuelans only on fraud and embezzlement accusations. He warned extradition would be a forced return in chains to a Castro type circus and could lead to accidental death by shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perez Jimenez
Rescue Squad Responds to Two Heart Attack Calls
Beckley Rescue Squad answered two calls Monday evening for heart incidents. At 5:15 p.m. Vada Sheppard, 45, at 1026 N Valley Drive was taken to Raleigh General Hospital and treated. At 11:30 p.m. George Davis, 76, Mab Scott case. Davis treated at his home by a physician.
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Beckley
N. Valley Drive
Vada Sheppard
Raleigh General Hospital
Mabscott
George Davis
Editors Convene at UPI Meeting Across Newspapers
A two day gathering of editors and executives from the Be ckley Raleigh Register Elkins Inter Mountain Fairmont Times West Virginian Martinsburg Journal Morgantown Athen aeum Morgan town Post Parkersburg News and Sentinel Weirton Daily Times Wheeling Intelligencer News Register and Williamson Daily News opened with a dinner addressed by Margaret A Kilgore UPI regional reporter in Washington for the Eastern Division UPI executives present included Eastern Division Manager Gerald J Rock Division Business Manager Bernard J Nilles and Division News Editor Al Steel all based in Pittsburgh
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Major League Baseball Report
Beckley Raleigh Register
Elkins Inter-Mountain
Fairmont Times
West Virginian
Martinsburg Journal
Morgantown Athenaeum
Morgantown Post
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Weirton Daily Times
Wheeling Intelligencer
News- Register
Williamson Daily News
Margaret A. Kilgore
UPI
Washington
Gerald J. Rock
Bernard J. Nilles
al Steel
Pittsburgh
Trimble Ordered to City Court on Double Traffic Charges
Vernie D Trimble, 55, Crab Orchard, is ordered to appear in City Police Court on May 20 for two traffic violations. She was cited at 5 p m Monday by City Police for driving without a state operator s license and an expired Virginia registration.
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Vernie D. Trimble
Crab Orchard
Virginia
Norman Posan named general manager at KDAY Los Angeles
Charleston based WCHS radio sales manager Norman Posan was named general manager of KDAY in Los Angeles by Rollins Broadcasting Co. president Wayne Rollins. The announcement cited Posan’s leadership at WCHS and his move expands the company’s West Coast operations. A related Charleston grant update and funeral news were also reported.
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Charleston
UPI
Norman Posan
Wchs Radio
KDAY
Los Angeles
Wayne Rollins
Rollins Broadcasting Co
Funeral services for Mrs Betty Pittman 79
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Betty Pittman 79 of 217 Allen Ave will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Dewey Wilson officiating Burial will follow in Cannaday Cemetery at Glen View She died in a Fayetteville nursing home Monday after a long illness Born October 20 1884 at Lester she was a member of First Baptist Church Sophia Preceded in death by her husband Benjamin Pittman July 3 1930 Survivors include six daughters one son 26 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and two brothers The body will remain at the funeral home until burial Pallbearers are Paul Pettry Glen Bowling Jesse Terry Clayton Terry Snowden Acord and Carnie Terry
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Mary Elizabeth
Betty) Pittman
Allen Ave
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Dewey Wilson
Cannaday
Glen View
Fayetteville
Lester
Ballard
Victoria Gunter Terry
First Baptist Church of
Sophia
Benjamin Pittman
Roy
Cassie) Pruett
Pittman
Gaylord
Beulah) Acord
Eau Gallie
Fla
Norman
Louella) Hill
Norfolk
Lester Mary) Vaught
Tivis
Dolly) Graybear
Mrs Rose E Shrewsbury Rites Set For Friday
Funeral services for Mrs Rose Etta Redden Shrewsbury aged 81 of 307 Burgess St will be held at 1 pm Friday at Rose with Rev Allen Herr officiating in Grandview Cemetery She died at 545 am today after a long illness and had been living with daughter Flora Belle Robinson Also surviving are husband Levi two sons John Redden and Herbert Redden another daughter Ethel Withrow five step children and numerous grandchildren The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Stamford July 10 1910
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Etta Redden
Shrewsbury
Burgess St
Rose and Quesenberry
Charles
Ann Kimbill Kiser
Grandview Christian Church
Levi
Odd
John Redden
Ellicott City
Herbert Redden
Washington, D. C
Ira
Ethel) Withrow
Crab Orchard
Berkley
Ozenia
Greensboro
N. C
Verney
Mullens
Glenever
Welch
Oscar
Riiana
Felix
Geneva
Funeral services for Mrs Julia Ann Ramsey in Beckley
Mrs Julia Ann Ramsey 91 of Beckley will have funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday at Mount Gilead Baptist Church Pool with Rev Wesley Pennington in charge. Burial in church cemetery. She died Monday at her daughter's home 106 Murray St following a long illness. Survived by daughter Lula Miller of Beckley son Emmett Ramsey of Levy GA sister and several brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle until one hour prior to services.
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Julia Ann Ramsey
Beckley
Mount Gilead Baptist Church
Pool
Wesley Pennington
Lula Miller
Murray St
Dotson Chapel
Gad
Nicholas County
James Allen
Minerva Wills Copenhaver
Lemon H. Ramsey
Emmett
Levy, Ga
O. E. Dorsey
Hookersville
J. E. Copenhaver
Lockwood
Albert Copenhaver
Summersville
Oscar Copenhaver
Funeral services set for Mrs Martha Rogers in Oak Hill
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Rogers 40 of Oak Hill who died from a gunshot at home Sunday afternoon will be held at 2 pm Wednesday in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Ernest Barley officiating Burial follows in the family cemetery at Scarbro Survivors include a son Jackson Rogers at home seven brothers Domenick Yoney Mt Morris Pa Joe and Alonzo Yoney Cleveland Ohio John Yoney Glen Jean Frank Yoney Scarbro George Yoney Oak Hill and Tommy Yoney McRoss six sisters Mrs Mary Stevens Downers Grove IL Mrs Louise Hummel Mt Morris Pa Mrs Annie Price Coal Good Ky Mrs Susie Sisk and Mrs Katherine Kodogiannis Oak Hill RN
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Martha Rogers
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
Ernest Barley
Scarbro
Jackson Rogers
Domenick Yoney
Mt. Morris
Joe
Alonzo Yoney
Cleveland
Ohio
John Yoney
Glen Jean
Frank Yoney
George Yoney
Tommy Yoney
McRoss
Mary Stevens
Downers Grove
Louise Hummel
Annie Price
Coal Good
Susie Sisk
Katherine Kodogiannis
Tennessee Governor pledges to uphold law without federal troops
Nashville news conference outlines Clement’s stance on unrest. He states no action will be taken to provoke trouble yet vows not to allow disturbances to reach a level requiring federal intervention. He affirms law and order must be upheld by Tennesseans.
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Clement
Tennessee
Funeral arrangements for MSgt Sherrell B Withrow
Sof. Sherrell Withrow 48 formerly of Garten died Friday in Betberg Germany after a heart attack. He served in the U S Air Force and was to retire soon. Surviving wife Celeste Dempsey Withrow three sons Sherrell Edward Carl Lewis a daughter Celeste Virginia mother Nettie Withrow Garten three brothers Carl Roy Leslie all of Garten one sister Sylvia Pennington Pratt. Body to arrive at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville.
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Msgt
Sherrell B. Withrow
Garten
Betberg
Germany
Withrow
U. S. Air Force
Celeste Dempsey Withrow
Sherrell Jr
Pug
Edward
Carl Lewis
Celeste Virginia
Nickie
Nettie Withrow
Carl
Roy
Leslie
Pete
Sylvia Pennington
Pratt
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Fayetteville
Feazell Rites for Ennis Feazell in High Lawn Park
Graveside services for Ennis C. Feazell aged 52 of Toledo Ohio and formerly of Harvey will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Reverend C D Walker officiating Feazell died Saturday in a Toledo hospital after a brief illness He was employed by Willys Motor Co and was a World War II veteran He was born at
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Ennis C. Feazell
Toledo
Ohio
Harvey
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
C. D. Walker
Feazell
Willys Motor Co
Hoffa Denies All But Three Named in Indictment
Hoffa testified that he took an oath of office for equal justice and denied making statements to other individuals. He said the indictment mentions ten people, only three known to him, two Teamster officials and an insurance agent. He appeared before Furth and Judge Bodie, who granted a continuance on the bail warrant. No Nashville date set, and Hoffa planned to stay in Philadelphia to negotiate a local truck drivers contract.
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Teamster
Hoffa
Furth
U.S
Willim Bodie
U.S. Middle District Court
Tennessee
Nashville
Philadelphia
Railroads Warn of Shutdown Stoppage Impact on U S Mileage
Clark Kerr president of the University of California and Prof Nathan Feinsinger of the University of Wisconsin law school joined the New York board chairman in warning that a general railroad work stoppage would halt 92 percent of U S railroad mileage and idle 94 percent of the industry’s employers. The board said the damage to the nation would be inestimable if such a stoppage occurred.
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New York
Clark Kerr
University of California
Nathan Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law School
United States
Bond Forfeitures Total 223 In City Police Court
A total of 223 in bonds were forfeited in City Police Court Monday night. Charles Haldene Beckley forfeited 40 on a reckless driving offense. George L Ballard Jr Beckley and Richard Mann Daniels forfeited 5 each on unrelated traffic light violations. Delarney Clement Jr Beckley forfeited 20 on speeding. Ralph Hanks Lanark forfeited 15 on unnecessary noise. Seven persons forfeited 129 on intoxication charges. Millard Wright Eccles pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 20 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haldene
Beckley
George L. Ballard Jr
Richard Mann
Daniels
Delarney Clement Jr
Ralph Hanks
Lanark
Millard Wright
Eccles
Jail Bookings and Removals in Raleigh County
Joseph Allen Brock of Eunice was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 7 30 p m Monday on a non support charge by a sheriff s deputy. Payton Bailey of Amigo was released at 5 40 p m Monday to attend a Magistrate J K Cole hearing on drunk and disturbing the peace. Richard Dean Asbury of Cane Brake was released at 5 30 p m Monday to Deputy U S Marshall Morris B Imboden to be taken to Charleston for a hearing on possession of a moonshine still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Allen Brock
Set 3 Way Goal Youths Advised By John Glenn
WHEELING UPI A flyer with an interest in today’s space mission by Astronaut L Gordon Cooper urged youths to set definite goals in body mind and spirit Lt Col John Glenn Jr first American to orbit the Earth told WWVA during a taped interview that teens drift and must choose paths He noted three parts of a person and the need to develop goals Glenns parents also spoke from New Concord Ohio about his early flying interest and a professor’s warning that pursuing it could pay off in the long run He added Americans have learned that research and exploration pay off and that the space program should be supported for its future benefits even if not yet clear.
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Wheeling
UPI
L. Gordon Cooper
John Glenn Jr
WWVA
YMCA
Glenn
New Concord
Ohio
John Glenn Sr
Muskingum
John
U.S
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Lodge To Hold Conclave Here
Beckley hosts the eighty ninth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of West Virginia with headquarters at Beckley Hotel registration at 3 p.m. Thursday. Events include a dinner, divine service, lectures, luncheons, drills, a ball, and a public installation on Saturday morning. Officers from Mount Hope Commandery No. 22 are listed along with three WV officers.
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Beckley
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar
West Virginia
Beckley Hotel
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Masonic Hall
Mount Hope Commandery No. 22
Raleigh
Fayette Counties
Merril E. Miller
Dewey J. Godbey
Robert S. Weitzel
Paul V. Cottrell
Norville L. Ellison
C. Robert Angove
Donald P. Lively
Frank R. Garrett
Donald K. Chaffin
Earl C. Massie
Russell Woodrum
Roy McVey
L. H. Bennett
Robert L. Hall
Tom T. Twaddle
Charles L. Honaker
C. R. Harnsbarger
W. B. Rocke
Grand Commandery
R. Gale Kirby
A. Lynn Keyser
Mount Hope
E. W. Billings
Hinton
Fulbright backs force to halt Haiti communist takeover
UPI reports Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J William Fulbright favored U S military action if needed to stop a communist takeover in Haiti He criticized the Organization of American States for idleness in responding to the Haitian crisis and urged stronger action from regional allies.
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Washington
UPI
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Haiti
Fulbright
D-Ark
Organization of American States
OAS
Abandoned Baby Found in Church Near Kingwood
Kingwood area authorities seek the mother of a one week old baby abandoned in a church last Saturday. The infant was found in the rear of the church by a custodian, wrapped in a blanket and in good condition at a local hospital. Sheriff Ralph C. Brown said the baby appeared not to have suffered exposure and was abandoned about an hour before discovery.
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Kingwood
UPI
Preston
Ralph C. Brown
Brown
Two Charges Against Collins Are Dismissed
A malicious wounding charge and carrying a pistol charge were dismissed against Burbidge Collins Eccles Monday night in Magistrate Joe Rodriguez court due to lack of evidence. Other local fines and citations are listed, including multiple motorists cited by State Police on U S routes and county roads.
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Burbidge Collins
Eccles
Joe Rodriguez
Burbidge
Jesse Ronald Minor
Jury Room Remodeling Planned in Raleigh County Courthouse
Remodeling in the Raleigh County Courthouse aims to provide privacy for jurors in the Circuit Court. Commissioners approved changes including door openings and walling off areas, using budget funds, with Bar Association backing and W. A. Thornhill leading the committee. A 1:30 pm zoning hearing on a county comprehensive ordinance followed, detailing rural and commercial zoning near Beckley and future development plans with state cooperation.
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Raleigh
John C. Ward
H. G. Farmer
Charles T. Burdiss
Bar Association
Farmer
Tax Commissioner
W. A. Thornhill
W. A. File Jr
A. J. Sparacino
Raleigh County Bank
Pete George
Joseph Luchini
Raleigh County Planning and Zoning Commission
Beckley
James Lilly
State Department of Commerce
Leslie C. Gates
AEC Cancels Three Tests At Nevada Site
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission cancelled three planned small nuclear tests at its Nevada testing grounds with no reason given. The move follows Khrushchev’s letter to Kennedy and Macmillan on Geneva test ban talks, which urged intensified on site inspections while deferring the number of annual inspections.
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Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Radio
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
MacMillan
President Kennedy Telegram Dispute Over Wallace Wires
President Kennedy continues a confrontation with George Wallace after disputing a telegram reply to Wallace. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger says Kennedy will stand by his earlier response and treats the telegram as a reply to both Wallace wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Wallace
Misquoted U S Prof Expelled From Venezuela
UPI reports Johns Hopkins associate professor Philip Taylor was expelled after a Caracas newspaper quoted him calling for killings of top Reds to end terrorism. Taylor says he was misquoted and did not name individuals. He was escorted to the airport by plainclothes police and sent to New York amid Venezuela’s anti-Communist drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Philip Taylor
Johns Hopkins University
New York
Taylor
Canady Defendants Sued Over 1958 Contract Balance
Universal Corp. of Beckley files a $1,140.08 suit in Raleigh County Circuit against David Canady Glen C. Canady and Lillian Canady Sullivan alleging breach of a Dec 5 1958 contract for a refrigerator bedroom suite living room set tables and dinette. Total value listed at 1,484.95 with 30 monthly payments. Suit seeks balance interest and costs with Sayre and Sayre representing the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Corp
Beckley
David Canady
Glen C. Canady
Lillian Canady
Sullivan
Raleigh County
Sayre and
Sayre
Drake writes on space life and Ozma project
Frank Drake of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory has published Intelligent Life in Space arguing for intelligent life beyond Earth. The book outlines Project Ozma's attempts to contact possible extraterrestrial civilizations and explains the search methods and implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bank
UPI
Frank Drake
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Drake
Space
Envoy Recalled in Haiti Tense Diplomatic Move
Venezuela recalls its envoy to Port au Prince amid rumors of a possible break with Haitian President Francois Duvalier's regime. sources say the action signals a sharp deterioration in relations and may precede formal diplomatic rupture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
UPI
Venezuela
Francois Duvalier
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