Book-Binding Plan Faces Opposition in State Penitentiary
West Virginia librarians oppose Chauncey Browning Jr’s plan to establish book-binding at Moundsville Penitentiary arguing prisoners cannot achieve professional quality. Miss Virgina Dober and Miss Jane Brugger warn it may not save money or suit libraries, urging alternatives like wood-working. Browning proceeds, with an $80,000 equipment contract under review and plans to reconvene with critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
Chauncey Browning Jr
Moundsville Penitentiary
West Virginia Library Association
Miss Virginia Dober
State Department of Education
West Virginia Library Commission
Browning
Miss Dober
Virginia
North Carolina
Byrd pushes $1.73 million for coal research plant in WV
Senator Robert Byrd announced amendments to the Interior Department budget for fiscal 1964 including $1 million for the Office of Coal Research to develop a pilot coal gasification plant possibly near Beckley West Virginia by year end 1964. The package also includes funds for hatchery rehabilitation and new fishery projects and forest service initiatives at Princeton Forest Products Laboratory and Monongahela National Forest acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Department of Interior
Byrd
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Interior
Office of Coal Research
Beckley
W. Va
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife
White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery
Elkins
Interior
Forest Service
Princeton Forest Products Laboratory
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
West Virginia University
U. S. Forest Service
Appalachian
Moon shot stirs praise across the nation
Reaction to the launch draws city voices from San Francisco to Boston praising Cooper’s solo capsule delivery. Bernard Burke calls it a damned fine job while others express pride, relief, and excitement as the flight disrupts routine hospital life and fuels prayers and astonishment.
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San Francisco
Bernard Burke
Economy Shows Uptick as U.S. Output Rises
UPI reports April industrial production hit a 22 month high aided by a 1.8 point jump to 122.4 percent of the 1957 59 average. The Commerce Department notes the first quarter balance of payments deficit rose to $820 million from $791 million last quarter due to fewer debt repayments and large foreign military commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Reserve Board
U.S
Department
Desegregation Tensions Rise Across States
Integration plans take shape in Jackson with boycotts and picketing to push public facility desegregation. A federal judge orders University of Alabama official Hubert Mate to court next Tuesday over enrollment of three Black students. Georgia Synod urges institutions to end segregation. Civil Rights Commission probes Birmingham police handling of demonstrators. Dr. Marshal Scott notes widespread Northern and Western racial discrimination.
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Jackson
University of Alabama
Hubert Mate
Georgia Synod
The
Presbyterian Church of the
Cooper's mission praised after dramatic splashdown
In the Pacific Cooper’s Faith 7 capsule landed safely after 34 orbits, with NASA officials calling the flight a textbook example. President Kennedy telephoned congratulations as Cooper recovered aboard the Kearsarge and prepared for medical exams, Honolulu stopovers, and planned White House honors.
Drought Broken as Rain Heats County Fields
County Agent H. B. Thomas said the ground was being saturated as he left for an eight county conference in Hinton. He noted crops in a state of suspended animation should now sprout, and continued rains could bring abundant hay crops for cattlemen, easing prior shortages.
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H. B. Thomas
Hinton
Funeral services set for Earnest Ray Meadows
Earnest Ray Meadows 56 of 205 Crawford St will be buried in Sunset Mausoleum after funeral services at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Church of Nazarene. He died Thursday evening at a local hospital from a heart ailment after faint chest pains while in his yard. Born September 22, 1906 in Hinton he was the son of J R Meadows and the late Ruth Carter Meadows. A 33 year employee of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Beckley office, he served as PBX installer and repairman, previously working seven years for Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. He married Wilda Craighead in Princeton on September 6, 1931 and was a member of the West Virginia Chapter 42 of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Survivors include wife, three daughters Hazel Manning of Montgomery and Nancy and Margaret Meadows of home, two sisters Macie Cox of Baltimore and Gladys Marion of Brooks, three brothers Charles of Brooks T Otis of Buck and Clarence of Baltimore, and a granddaughter. The body remains at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home until one hour before service then to church.
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Earnest Ray Meadows
Crawford, St
Church of Nazarene
Carl Gray
Jim Howard Franklin
L. A. Garten
Sunset Mausoleum
Hinton
J. R. Meadows
Tunnel Hill
Ruth Carter Meadows
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Beckley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
The
Telephone Co
Wilda Craighead
Princeton
West Virginia
Telephone Pioneers of America
Hazel Manning
Montgomery
Nancy
Margaret Meadows
Macie Cox
Baltimore
Gladys Marion
Brooks
Charles
T. Otis
Buck
Clarence
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Final rites for Mrs Madeline E Biggs in Lansing
Final rites for Mrs Madeline Elizabeth Biggs 56 of Lansing will be held at 2 pm Saturday at Lansing Baptist Church with Reverends Guy Vaughn and John Bragg officiating Burial follows in Lansing Cemetery Mrs Biggs died Wednesday evening in a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness She was born March 3 1907 in Lansing daughter of Wallace and Annie Lewis Workman She was a member of Lansing Baptist Church Surviving are her husband A R Biggs a son Harold a daughter Mrs Audrey Coppa five brothers Clarence William Robert Dennis and James Workman all of Lansing two sisters Mrs Virginia Robertson of Edmon d and Miss Eva Workman of Lansing and five grandchildren The body remains at Doud Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville and will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral
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Madeline Elizabeth Biggs
Lansing
Lansing Baptist Church
Guy Vaughn
John Bragg
Joseph M Miller Funeral Service Held for 85 Year Old
Joseph Montgomery Miller 85 of 700 N Kanawha St dies after long illness. Funeral 2 30 p.m. Monday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev George Gee officiating. Burial in Wildwood Cemetery. Born July 13 1877 in Monroe County son of A P and Mary Mitchell Miller. Retired painting contractor and Baptist. Survived by sister Mrs Etta Tower of Roseburg Oregon. Home until service time.
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Joseph Montgomery Miller
N. Kanawha St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
George Gee
Wildwood
Monroe County
A. P
Mary Mitchell Miller
The
Baptist Church
Rose Arritt Miller
Etta Tower
Roseburg
Oregon
Rose and Quesenberry
Franklin Murray final rites set for Eunice miner
Franklin Murray also known as Chippy, 48, of Eunice, will have funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Armstrong Funeral Home Chapel Whitesville with Rev. Wade Webb presiding. Burial follows at Trail Cemetery Surveyor. Died Wednesday morning of a heart attack. Survived by wife Lilly Bernice Cook Murray. two sons Scotty and Johnny. father John L. Murray of Trumpville Virginia. brother John L. Murray Jr. of Rahway New Jersey.
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Franklin
Chippy) Murray
Eunice
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Wade Webb
Trail
Surveyor
Murray
Lilly Bernice Cook Murray
Scotty
Johnny
John L. Murray
Trumpville
John L. Murray Jr
Rahway, N. J
Final rites for Mrs Luenettie Chapman in Oak Hill
Mrs Luenettie Frances Chapman 55 of Oak Hill dies in Baton Rouge after long illness. Funeral at Church of the Nazarene Oak Hill Saturday at 3 PM with Rev J C Bybee and Rev C S Donnelly officiating. Burial High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Survived by daughter Susie Richmond Baton Rouge two brothers Carl Conelly Beckley Cecil Conelly Oak Hill three sisters Ethel Catherall Trenton Fla O D Lewis Fayetteville Evelyn Wade Oak Hill and one grandchild. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Luenettie
Frances Chapman
Oak Hill
Church of the Nazarene
J. C. Bybee
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Chapman
Baton Rouge
Covington
Mitchell
Susie Davis Lotts Conelly
Frank Chapman
David
Susie
Richmond
Carl Conelly
Beckley
Cecil Conelly
Ethel Catherall
Trenton
Fla
O. D. Lewis
Fayetteville
Evelyn Wade
Felix Butler Funeral Service Held in Ghent Church
Felix Butler 57 of Ghent died at home after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Sunday at Ghent Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. George Speck and Rev. Annie Garten officiating. Burial in Paris Shrewsbury Cemetery. Butler born June 27 1905 in Raleigh James and Rocana Howerton Butler. A coal miner last employed by Amigo Smokeless Coal Co Besoco and a member of United Mine Workers of America. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. Preceded in death by a...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Butler
Ghent
Ghent Freewill Baptist Church
George Speck
Annie Garten
Paris Shrewsbury
Raleigh County
James and
Rocana Howerton Butler
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Besoco
United Mine Workers of America
Freewill Baptist Church
McGrady Rites Held For 69 Year Old Lester Resident
Funeral services for Sim 0. McGrady 69 of Lester will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Lester Church of God with Rev. Jacquetta Gialdella officiating. Burial is in McDonald Cemetery at Maple Meadow. He died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday after a long illness. Born October 1893 in Carroll County Virginia, he was a son of the late John and Rhoda Bowman McGrady. A Raleigh County resident for 53 years, he was a retired coal miner and mail carrier. Surviving: two sons Ronald and Avery, three daughters Janet McKinney, Rena Cole, Lotus Blankenship, six brothers and sisters, 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body will be removed from Caffee Funeral Home to his residence Friday at 3 p.m. Pallbearers listed.
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Sim
McGrady
Lester
Lester Church of God
Jacquetta Gialdella
McDonald
Maple Meadow
Carroll County
John and
Rhoda Bowman McGrady
Raleigh County
Bertha McGrady
Ronald
Avery
Janet Mc‘Kinney
Rena Cole
Elkton
Lotus Blankenship
William
Fayetteville
Charles
Daniels
John
White
Sulphur Springs
Ed Cochran
Winifred Daniel
Claude Webb
Carl Fain
Eugene Cook
Austin Acord
Relda Persinger Infant Dies in Ohio Hospital
Relda Carol Persinger seven week old daughter of Harold and Peggy Sue Jones Persinger of Cleveland formerly Beckley died in a Cleveland hospital at 8 15 am Wednesday. Funeral services planned for 11 a m Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Billy Waddell officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relda Carol Persinger
Harold and
Peggy Sue Jones Persinger
Cleveland
Ohio
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Billy Waddell
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Deshazo Rites Set for James Thom Deshazo of Harper Heights
Final rites for James Thom Deshazo 68 of Harper Heights will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St Matthew AME Church Lester with Rev Abner Wright and Rev G C Gilbert officiating. Burial follows in Greenwood Memorial Park. He died Thursday at home after a long illness. Born Oct 24 1894 in Woodsdale NC he was son of the late Mr and Mrs John F Deshazo. A daughter Mary Deshazo and Victoria Deshazo at home. five brothers Charles Byrd Willie all of Baltimore Md John of Alton Va Melvin of Washington DC. two sisters Winnie Graves of Yanceyville NC and Nettie Christian of Baltimore. Body to be taken from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to church one hour prior to services.
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James Thomas Deshazo
Harper Heights
St. Matthew Ame
Lester
Abner Wright
G. C. Gilbert
Greenwood Memorial Park
Woodsdale
N. C
Iate
John F. Deshazo
Mary Deshazo
Victoria Deshazo
Charles
Byrd
Willie
Baltimore
John
Alton
Melvin
Washington, D. C
Winnie Graves
Yanceyville
Nettie Christian
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Funeral held for John Hodas in New Brunswick NJ
John Hodas five year old, formerly of Stamford and Beckley area, died Sunday in Nixon NJ. Funeral services were held Wednesday in New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife Virginia Rogar, also a former area resident.
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New Brunswick
N. J
John Hodas
Nixon
Stamford
Beckley
Virginia Rogar
State On Threshold Of Big Park Improvement Program
Natural Resources Director War den M. Lane said West Virginia is on the threshold of a 22 million park improvement program aimed at expanding the state's tourist business. Most money will be federal grants and loans. A total of 900000 is expected to be released soon by the State Board of Public Works. AR A is expected to act before June on applications for four major tourist centers funding. Plans detail Blackwater State Park lodge and facilities for 7970990, Bluestone lodge and amenities for 8549568, Hawk's Nest resort features for 2500000, and Twin Falls Recreation Area lodge and amenities for 3046000.
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Charleston
UPI
M. Lane
West Virginia
State Board of Public Works
the Area Redevelopment Administration
Twin Falls
Pineville
Mullens
Lane
Bluestone
Anawalt
McDowell County
Dingess Run
Mingo County
Logan
Logan County
Boone Public
Boone - Kanawha
Plum Orchard Lake
Fayette County
Mannington
Marioni County
Cowen
Webster County
Jaycees
Chamber
Glass House
Blaine Wright
Beckley Chamber to vote on motel access plan
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce will poll members on a proposed 100 unit motel near the Glass House with Turnpike access. Ballots must be returned by Tuesday noon for counting and to inform the Turnpike Commission before its May 23 meeting.
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Beckley-Raleigh County
B. Gentry
Charleston
Beckley
Turnpike Commission
Coonskin Park Plan Squelched in Charleston
West Virginia Attorney General ruled against converting Coonskin Park land in Charleston into an industrial park. The park established for public use cannot be sold or diverted without specific statutory authority, as the jet runway project tied to Kanawha Airport faced funding questions. The Area Redevelopment Administration also found no justification for FAA funds backing the plan.
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Charleston
UPS
Donald Robertson
Coonskin Park
Kanawha
Charles M. Walker
Robertson
Federal Aviation Agency
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Dean of the Marion County Bar Dies at 89
Fairmont mourns Dean of the Marion County Bar, who died at his home Thursday at age 89. IL E Ward is named head of a new urban planning division in the State Road Commission. Barron asks the Institutions Commissioner to review prisoners for possible release if convicted before age 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Marion County
E. Ward
State Department of Commerce
State Road Commission
Gev
W. W. Barron
Chauncey ‘Browning Jr
State Penitentiary
Huttonsville
Lightning ignites power line at 126 Morris Ave
Beckley Fire Department responded at 6:45 a.m. to 126 Morris Ave after a lightning strike is believed to have started a fire on a power line. No damages were reported.
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Beckley
Morris Ave
Spradlin Case Dismissed Against Ivan Thompson
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp signed orders dismissing the case brought by Mildred and Gordon Spradlin against Ivan Thompson.
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Mildred Spradlin
Gordon Spradlin
Ivan Thompson
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
State seeks ARA help to grow West Virginia crafts
The State Commerce Department requests funds to hire two ARA specialists to travel the state giving technical advice to artisans. The push aims to develop crafts into a $1 million annually business, bolster the Cedar Lakes fair, and expand outlets to at least 10 shops by summer in a first tour season.
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Charleston
UPI
State Commerce Department
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia
Dave Callaghan
Callaghan
Cedar Lakes
Ripley
College Entrance Examination Set at Woodrow Wilson High
Twenty area high seniors will take College Entrance Examination Board tests at Woodrow Wilson High School on Saturday. Participants should report by 8 30 a m as announced by Miss Mary Louise Klaus guidance testing and counseling director who will supervise the testing.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Mary Louise Klaus
Lack Of Interest In Road Cited By Reporter
State Senator George C Porter urged Beckley Raleigh County Chamber to show strong local interest in Interstate 64 warning Beckley could lose the route. He cited a conversation with Assistant State Road Commissioner Koski indicating Beckley citizens have not expressed an opinion and urged the chamber and Summers County to request surveys and press officials to keep Beckley on the highway plan. The board drafted a resolution to send to the State Road Commission.
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George C. Porter
Beckley- Raleigh County
Porter
Beckley
Raleigh County
Sawyers
Washington
Summers County
Chamber
State Road Commission
Biggs Charged With Breaking And Entering In Beckley
Roy Franklin Biggs, 30, of Lester, posted a $1,000 bond to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez and waived to the grand jury on a breaking and entering charge. Police say he forced entry to a 108 Commercial St. home owned by William T. Blakely between September 1962 and May 12, taking items including a lawnmower, fishing gear, and a thermos. Biggs was jailed Thursday afternoon. Also, several locals faced fines or court actions for traffic and license offenses, including Samuel A. Earle, Charles Lee Mack, Lee Barke Pack, Farley Lee Shumate, Milton Crookshanks, B. K. Croye, John E. Roberts Jr., Don Fred Hale, and Garland Wayne Grubb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Franklin Biggs
Lester
Joe Rodriguez
Biggs
Commercial St
William T. Blakely
Samuel A. Earle
Scott Avenue
Nolo Contendre
Rodriguez
Charles Lee Mack
Beckley
Lee Barke Pack
Hinton
W. A. Burke
Farley Lee Shumate
Killarney
Burke
Milton Crookshanks
B. K. Croye
Bluefield
John E. Roberts Jr
iShady Spring
U. S
Don Fred Hale
Winona
Hale
Garland Wayne Grubb
Sophia
W. Va
OAS Team Travels to Haiti Amid Government Warning
Investigators from the Organization of American States flew from Santo Domingo to Port au Prince despite a government warning against meddling. The team spent two days in the Dominican capital conferring with officials on tensions with Haiti. one member, Gonzalo Escudero of Ecuador, remained in Santo Domingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Haiti
UPI
Organization of American States
Santo Domingo
OAS
Gonzalo Escudero
Ecuador
Astronaut to Visit Youth Science Camp in West Virginia
The West Virginia Centennial Commission announced a visiting American astronaut for the National Youth Science Camp in Pocahontas County from July 8 to 19. Directors said the specific astronaut will be decided later. The camp, near Green Bank, runs June 30 through July 20 for 100 boys from all states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
West Virginia Centennial Commission
America
Pocahontas County
Commission
Carl R. Sullivan
Green Bank
Docket Clears With No Arrests In City Court
City Police Court between Monday and Thursday yielded no court action. Police Chief M. E. Tyree said this has happened before but it is a rare session with not even a drunk brought before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Tyree
Minor Accident on Woodlawn Avenue Damages $75
A two car collision occurred on Woodlawn Avenue at 8 20 a m today, causing 75 dollars in damage with no injuries and no arrests. The 1949 model car was driven by Pauline Koiner 58 of 913 Woodlawn Ave and the 1955 model panel truck by Sylvia Ann Todd 31 of Scott.
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Woodlawn Avenue
Pauline Koiner
Woodlawn Ave
Sylvia Ann Todd
Bscott
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Virginia) Pack
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