Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn For June Term
Sixteen grand jurors are ordered to report for a June term with names including Roy Bazzarre Breckinridge Ralph H ets Betty Wilkes and others. About 75 petit jurors are scheduled to report June 18, with Beckley residents and many listed from Coal City Mabscott Glen Morgan and surrounding areas.
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Roy Bazzarre
Breckinridge
Ralph H
Betty Wilkes
Snd
Corey
Mitchell
Godbey
Es Broyles
Bradley
B.viene Tams
Daleity
Coal City
Arthur Tt Crump
Ury
Ira P. Ferguson
Cool Ridge
Kenneth Fritz
Glen
C. C. Daniel
Bolt
Carl Allen
Mabscott
W. E. Akers
Sharkey Byrd
Fairdale
Brian Baldwin
Killarney
Clyde Begley
Daniels
Glenn Bailey
Packsville
Hibert Bugress
Artie
William H. Bandy
Henry Clay Bailey
Orda Bennett
Abrace
Sheldon Covey
Glen Daniel
Prince A. Clyburn
Harper
Lucy Canterbury
Ira Cook
Stewart Cook
Beaver
Byrle R. Currence
Robert Doss
Mead
Roy Elam
Sprague
Paul Gunter
Mab‘scott
James Hartson
MacArthur
Oscar Hutchinson
Glen Morgan
Reta Jarrell
R. L. Jarrell
Pine Knob
Cecil Lilly
Shirley Massey
Dorothy
Daniel Murdock
Glen White
Donald Moyer
Stanaford
Margaret Mitchell
C. T. McKenzie
C. V. McGraw
Winding Gulf
Russell Pringle
Frank Rakes
John Richmond
Blue Jay
Goldie Shrewsbury
Rhodell
Willo Seco
Sherman Shumate
Ghent
Starlen Teaster
Tams
Carlton Walker
Raleigh
Basil Willis
Crab Orchard
William Ward
Counterclaim Filed In Suit Against Amere Gas Utilities Co
William Binderman doing business as Ace Adjustment Agency filed a counterclaim in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office seeking an accounting of money due for collections for Amere Gas Utilities Co. The suit stems from an April 27 1959 agreement terminated March 9 1960 with cancellation agreed June 20 1960. Binderman through attorney Paul J Fourney cites failure to meet with Amere representatives to account for sums and seeks judgment directing accounting and payment of any balance due for commissions.
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Amere Gas Utilities Co
Raleigh County
William Binderman
Ace Adjustment Agency
Amere
Binderman
Paul J. Fourney
Fatal Farmhouse Slaying After Dance Outing
Authorities described a violent sequence in Hedrick where the killer left a dance, returned with cousins, then shot his farmer parents and their infant grandson. A living room window blaze and blood cleanup preceded a blackout as the suspect fled, later firing again at sounds and silhouettes.
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Smith
Hedrick
Iowa
Patsy
Amos
Anna
Keele students curb library prank requests
Keele University students were urged to stop playing jokes on library workers. Builders returned to work 15 minutes early last week after a student blew the whistle, halting progress briefly.
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Keele, England
UPI
Keele University
Doctors Told To Study Skin For Disease Signs
West Virginia physicians were urged to examine skin for warning signs of hundreds of diseases. Dr. Raymond C. V. Robinson of the University of Maryland warned that skin can reveal conditions like diabetes gout and cancer and indicate cholesterol levels linked to heart attack risk at the 10th annual Scientific Assembly sponsored by the West Virginia Academy of General Practice and the West Virginia Heart Association.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Raymond C. V. Robinson
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Robinson
West Virginia Academy of General Practice
West Virginia Heart Association
Mabscott Youth Hurt By Rolling Sign Post Incident
A 16 year old Mabscott boy, Michael Thomas Robertson, was struck when a sign post rolled from a hill at Grandview State Hospital park. His 15 year old brother John witnessed the accident as police investigate, noting no intent to harm. The boy suffered a possible fractured ankle and multiple facial and head cuts, with a rescue squad attending. State Police say the post likely ripped from its base. park officials may arrest unnamed juveniles for destruction of state property.
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Mabscott
Grandview State Hospital
Michael Thomas Robertson
Grandview Area
John
Michael
Beckley At
Shady Spring Driver Draws Fine and Jail Time
Jack Biggs 54 of Shady Spring was fined 60 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in Raleigh County Jail by Magistrate W A Burke after pleading guilty to driving while drunk and driving with no state license. Also before Burke were Olaf Terry Oak Hill and George Mooney Rho dell with multiple charges. Terry paid 50 dollars and costs for permitting a drunk to drive plus 10 dollars and costs for unlicensed driving and drunkenness. Mooney, jailed, received six months in county jail plus 10 dollars and costs on other charges. Other cases included Cyrus Basil Webb Glen White fined for non support and placed on six month bond. Sylvia Nierman Beckley cited for speeding running a red light and no city license, due in police court May 31. Charles Highlander Beckley cited for speeding, ordered to appear. Joe Lanhan Fairdale released after posting bond. Edward Law Raleigh released after bond posted to the city.
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Jack Biggs
Shady Spring
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Biggs
Burke
Olaf Terry
Oak Hill
George Mooney
Rhodell
Terry
Mooney
Cyrus Basil Webb
Glen White
Sylvia Jane Nierman
Beckley
Charles E. Highlander
Joe Lanhan
Fairdale
Hugh Brooks
Edward Law
Daniels
Woodrow Bailey
Joe Rodriguez
Bailey
Pete Jackson
Piney View
Duffy’s Place
Stamford
Dallas Cochran
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Frankie Hatcher
Jackson
Rodriguez
Scott Jennings
Jenningson Valley Drive
Blaine Sisson
Lonnie L Okes 64 Dunns longtime educator dies
Lonnie L Okes 64 of Dunns Mercer County dies after a heart attack Sunday evening He spent 47 years as a teacher and principal at Dunns Elementary School and planned to retire after his 65th birthday next October He is survived by his wife Grace Akers Okes five sons two daughters two brothers two sisters and 13 grandchildren The body is at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton awaiting arrangements.
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Lonnie L. Okes
Dunns
Dunns Elementary School
Mercer County
W. S
Catherine Moran Okes
Grace Akers Okes
Harold
Princeton
Wilbur
Shreveport
Orlan
Beckley
Lonnie Jr
Camp Hill
Emerson
Melva Duncan
Daniels
Bailey Funeral Home
E P Williams Dies After Short Illness In Madison
E P Williams 59 of Madison a West Virginia educator and Boone County businessman died Sunday after a brief illness. He served 23 years with the WV school system including roles as Gauley Bridge and Scott high school principal and Fayette County assistant superintendent. Funeral services will be 10 am Wednesday at Hunter and Hunter Funeral Home Madison with Rev E J Chenoweth officiating. Burial in Memory Gardens Madison. Survived by wife Addie Mae Edwards Oak Hill a son Paul Glen Burnie Md two daughters Betty Jenkins and Louise Long four brothers and two sisters. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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E. P. Williams
Madison
West Virginia
Boone County
Montgomery
Williams
West Virginia Seating Co
Gauley Bridge
Scott
Fayette County
Hunter
Hunter Funeral Home
E. J. Chenoweth
Memory Gardens
West Virginia Institute of Technology
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Madison Methodist Church
Pearl Williams
Ernestine Hippert
Huntington
Elizabeth Dolin
Arthur Starkey
Spring Hill
Ohio
County
Addie Mae Edwards
Oak Hill
Paul
Glen Burnia
Betty Christine Jenkins
Louise Mamie Long
Baltimore
Charlie
Walter
Bassett
Fitch
Kingston
George
Bradley
Addie Peters
Burt Young
Spray
N. C
Tyree
Funeral services set for Mrs Ethel I Kell
Mrs. Ethel Irene Kell 65 of 101 Summers St dies after brief illness. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday at Webb and Neal Chapel with Rev Daniel M Dorsey officiating. Burials at Sunset Memorial Park. Surviving are a daughter Armine Sadler and two grandchildren. Members of Eastern Star Chapter 136 conduct graveside rites.
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Ethel Irene Kell
Summers St
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Daniel M. Dorsey
Sunset Memorial Park
Kell
Ia Kell
Winding Gulf
Beckley
Narrows
Coal City
Eastern Star
Cashmere
William and
Virgie Hale
Anthony Kell
W. C. Hale
Allen Hale
Bozoo
Gladys Farrow
New Market
Andres Hale
Hampton
Paul Pack
Bramwell
H. L. Blevins
Arlington
Okie Poling
Detroit
Mich
C. W. Poling Jr
Charleston
Eugene Spangler
James Johnston
Robert
Armine) Sadler
Order of Eastern Star
Clyde Hill
James Hill
Garland Davis
Burns Roberts
Cecil Stanley
Charles Hambric Jr
Harry Hambric
Wesley Thompson
Belcher Hatler Carlis Porky Belcher Funeral Service
Funeral services for Hatler Carl is Porky Belcher 43 Quinwood will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Quinwood Methodist Church with Rev Lawrence Dorsey officiating Burial will be in Wallace Cemetery near Clintonville Belcher died Saturday evening in a Martinsburg hospital after a long illness He owned and operated Quinwood Taxi Co and was a Mason and World War II veteran Born October 15 1918 at Clear Fork he was a son of Mrs Biddie Chambers Morrison and the late William Owen Belcher Surviving are his wife Maxine two sisters and three brothers including Elizabeth McClure Detroit Mich Beatrice Martin Athens Oscar Clear Fork Isaac Pineville and Hulan Crichton
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Hatler Carlis
Porky) Belcher
Quinwood
Quinwood Methodist Church
Lawrence Dorsey
Wallace and Wallace
Clintonville
Belcher
Martinsburg
Quinwood Taxi Co
Quinwood Lodge
Free and Accepted
Clear Fork
Biddie Chambers Morrison
Marfrance
William Owen Belcher
Maxine
Elizabeth McClure
Detroit
Mich
Beatrice Martin
Athens
Oscar
Isaac
Pineville
Hulan
Crichton
Plane Crash Witness Hints Explosive Used
The report notes dynamite as the most convenient explosive that could create the blast destroying the airliner and ending Continental's 28 year safety record. It describes a fuselage hole and severed tail, with skin samples sent to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology for residue analysis to identify the explosive type and possible manufacturer. FBI seized a briefcase with initials T. C. D. found near Unionville Missouri while insurers probe passenger travel patterns from O Hara to Los Angeles.
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Pahl
Continental
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, D. C
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Centerville
Gabe Rackie
Cincinnati
Iowa
Unionville
Here
Continental Airlines
Chicago
O'Hare International
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Daniels Driver Pleads Guilty To Drunkenness
A Daniels motorist Woodrow Bailey pleaded guilty before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 50 dollars and 8.50 costs, jailed in Raleigh County, and his license revoked for six months.
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Daniels
One In Hospital Following Wreck
Pineville report details a two car crash near Palisades Park at 4 p.m. Sunday. Lacy Lee Green, 1953 car driver, is listed in good condition at Wyoming General Hospital after chest pains. Swanson Smith, 16, faces a charge of driving to left of center. three other occupants of his car, including his mother Susie Workman, were uninjured. Damages to both vehicles estimated at 600 dollars.
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Pineville
RNS
Palisades Park
S. E. Eppling
Lacy Lee Green
Swanson Smith
Wyomig General Hospital
Green
Smith
C. S. Smith
Susie Workman
Eppling
Rites arranged for Mrs Nancy Jane Lively at Long Branch
Mrs Nancy Jane Lively 66 of Lively dies after a long illness in her son Junior Lively's home. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Long Branch Methodist Church with Rev Billie Painter officiating. Burial in the family cemetery at Lively. Born August 9 1895 in Fayette County to Hansford Williams and wife. Widower L C Lively died 1939. Survived by daughter Mrs John Peyton of Lively and son Conley Lively with the State Police in Williamson, six brothers Oscar Charleston Nelson Oak Hill Chate Robert Frank Lon of ae Branch, two half brothers Dock Beckley and Biddle Mount Hope, and two grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope after 2 p.m. today. viewing then church service one hour prior. Nephews to pallbear.
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Nancy Jane Lively
Lively
Long Branch Methodist Church
Billie Painter
Junior Lively
Missionary Baptist Church
Fayette County
Hansford Williams
L. C. Lively
John Peyton
Conley
Williamson
Oscar
Charleston
Nelson
Oak Hill
Chate
Robert
Frank
Lonniece
Ae Branch
Dock of
Beckley
Biddle
Mount Hope
Tyree Funeral Home
Servces
Mona Lisa smile sparks debate on display location
A witty column argues that Mona Lisa’s smile could affect public mood and commerce if shown locally. It mocks dental theories and ad campaigns and suggests preserving the painting in Paris serves national interest. The piece closes by musing on Whistler's mother as a side thought.
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Whistler
Estes blamed for large grain storage payments scrutiny
Ballou charged Estes with receiving more than seven million in grain storage payments, suggesting possible criminal law violations. He noted Estes supplied misleading financial statements and said the Justice Department would review potential violations of federal false information laws and related statutes. Estes faces a federal indictment in Texas over fertilizer tank dealings as his vast empire collapses.
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Ment
Ballou
Estes
Kennedy
Texas
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Orville L. Freeman
Justice Department
Hill Dies in Beckley Hospital After Long Illness
Hill, a long time employee of Semet Solvay Coal Co in Kingston, died today in a Beckley hospital at 2 a.m. He was born in Ferrum Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semet-Solvay Coal Co
Kingston
Ferrum
Franklin
Secondary Principals Set Election Tonight
The Raleigh officials announce an officers election tonight during a meeting at El Chico. Roy Webb, president, will preside as candidates from the come Jone area vie for positions in the TARADAS DA06- committee.
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Raleigh of
Sores Taradas
Roy Webb
el Chico
Primatene Tablets Offered Without Prescription
An asthma formula once prescribed by doctors is now available over the counter. Primatene tablets claim to stop attacks within minutes and provide hours of relief by opening airways, loosening congestion, and reducing nervous tension without injections. Each tablet combines eight medicines for symptom relief at home. Primatene priced 98 cents at drugstores.
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New York
N. Y
Surrender after tavern shooting near Osage
Robert A. Wilson, 27, of near Mor waive Johnson, surrendered at the county jail after telling deputy sheriff Joe Rassella I just shot a man. Johnson, a former chauffeur for Elvis J. Stahr, was shot twice in the head during an argument in a back room of the Bunny Hop Tavern near Osage.
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Morgantown
UPS
Robert A. Wilson
Morwaive
Johnson
Joe Rassella
Randolp warns against shorter work week amid slower job growth
Washington Senator Randolph warns that fewer new jobs may risk an across-the-board shorter work week as an expedient. He supports accelerated public works but urges caution and favors direct funding, proposing amendments to raise immediate-project authorizations and tighten standby triggers. The measures aim to spur employment without drastic labor changes.
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Washington
UPI
Jennings Randolp
W. Va
Randolph
Senate
Jess
Space capsule crowd at Madrid tests Gl ens fame
An estimated 40 000 people formed a line a mile long in Madrid to view the Friendship 7 space capsule used by Astronaut John H Glenn Jr The event followed a prior incident where a shuttle had an issue during orbit. The scene highlighted public interest in space history and Glenns mission.
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Supreme Court
Madrid
John H. Glenn Jr
Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shriver
United States
Mays fights Met Elio Chacon sparks first clash
United Press International quotes Willie Mays after a dugout altercation with Elio Chacon. Mays says it was his first fight, hopes it will be his last, and that he did not want to hurt the other player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United Press International
San Francisco
Willie Mays
New York
Elio Chacon
Secretary Trudy Weaver in Critical Condition at Raleigh General
In the Raleigh County Board of Education courthouse office, secretary Trudy Weaver is listed in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital after being a patient since May 17. The incident details remain under investigation by local authorities.
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Trudy Weaver
Raleigh County
Belgium's path to independence since ancient rule
The region known as Belgium endured conquest by Julius Caesar and Roman rule before a succession of rulers including the Merovingian Franks Burgundy Spain Austria and France. It emerged as an independent monarchy in 1830.
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United Press International
Belgium
Julius Caesar
Rome
Burgundy
Spain
Austria
France
Navy pilot Carpenter recalls Apollo reentry scare and joy in orbit
Navy Lt Cmdr Carpenter described a near fuel shortage during re entry after an Atlantic life raft rescue. He praised weightlessness, photographed dawn and dusk from space, disagreed with Glenn on firefly causes, noted four cloud layers and a coppery odor midflight. He recalled cookies crumbling and candy melting as meals.
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Atlantic
Grand Turk Island
Navy
Glenn
Carpenter
Earth
Woman Shot By Young Burdett Recovering
Mrs. James Davis, 25, daughter of Bob Phillips, president of the West Virginia Restaurant Association, is in good condition in a local hospital after being wounded by a ricocheting .22 rifle bullet fired accidentally by Jack Burdett, 15. The boy was reportedly playing with the rifle at his home when it discharged, striking Mrs. Davis as she unloaded luggage from a car in front of her house.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPID
James Davis
Bob Phillips
West Virginia Restaurant Association
Davis
Jack C. Burdett
Jary
Joe Burdett
William K. Blackhurst
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William D. Wisen . Williams
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The
U. S
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Hafler
C. Belcher
Moth
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Isaac J. Edwards
Hill
Beckley Hospital
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Alderson-Broaddus Colleges
Shepherd
James G. Hutchinson
Wheeling
National Science Foundation
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Northcott Hall
Food and Drug Administration
Francisco Franco
Berlin
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Young Burdett
Bank of Raleigh
Beckley National Bank
Raleigh County Bank
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