Chicago Faces Rising Tensions in Segregated City
United Press International reports rising impatience and potential trouble in Chicago amid long standing race issues. Urban League officials warn of a sizzling summer, urging urgent action on jobs housing and education while statistics show a growing Black Belt population and persistent segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
David Smothers
Chicago
UPI
Chicago Urban League
Edwin C. Berry
Berry
Urban League
Board of Directors
Birmingham
South Side
Breathitt Wins Democratic Nomination for Kentucky Governor
Ed Breathitt Jr. defeated A. B. Happy Candler by a large margin in Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial primary. With 2,512 of 3,017 precincts reporting, Breathitt led 284,749 to 228,156 as the Hopkinsville attorney secured a swift, decisive victory over the widely known Chandler. Breathitt faces Lorie B. Nunn in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
UPI
Edward T. Breathitt Jr
A. B. Happy Candler
Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Breathitt
Chandler
Lorie B. Nunn
Glasgow
Behalf of Old Members Accept Dues, Extend Beckley Hospital Contract
The statement indicates we will accept dues from former members while continuing the present contract with Beckley Hospital through June 30, 1963 to gain time to negotiate a new agreement. The note emphasizes maintaining current relations and extending negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
30 Cases Docketed for June Raleigh County Court Term
Thirty cases are docketed for the June term of Raleigh County Circuit Court with dates from June 3 to July 8. Proceedings list parties including George P. Clay, Orville T. Carr, State Road Commission, Charles N. Covey, Stephen Realty Co., Lollie Hoston as administrator, and others. Court dates span June 3 through July 8 with multiple actions, including SRC, estate administrations, and civil claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
George P. Clay
Orville T. Carr
State Road Commission
Charles N. Covey
Professional Realty Co
W. M. Myles
Lollie Hoston
George Hoston
Freda Hickman
Lilliana O. Reed
Richard Reed
Tratrix
John L. Hickman
Herbert Meador
R. B. Gravely
SRC
Katherine Foli
Lethia Smith
Chloe M. Clark
Israel Miller
Sherman Blair
Ethel McClure
George Daniels
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
Emile Crite
Kathleen Cox
Eugene C. Lusk
Pauline Duncan
Robert Bare
Peggy Bailey
Carlos Martin
L. E
Three bodies linked to Oak Hill crime probe surface
A skull from a highway incident and a 13 piece torso find near Hawks Nest are tied to the case of Michael Rogers 18 Oak Hill. Authorities say Rogers died from a 22 caliber gunshot wound to the head. no murder weapon has been found and no arrests. Gwinn, last seen with three youths, is sought with a $200 reward. Carpenters who located the skull are A L Edds Carroll E Jones Roy W Bowles and Lester R Anderson.
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Hawks Nest
Michael Rogers
Oak Hill
Fayette
Gwinn
Virginian
Carpenters Force
A. L. Edds
Carroll E. Jones
Roy W. Bowles
Lester R. Anderson
A. L. Jones
Thieves Rob Three Phone Pay Stations in Beaver Shady Spring
Beckley state police investigated the smashing of coin receptacles in three telephone booths in the Beaver Shady Spring area Tuesday night. About $100 in coins was taken from pay stations valued at $79 each in front of Tate's Place Beaver Okes's Grocery Blue Jay and My Brother's Drive In Shady Spring.
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Beckley State Police
Beaver
Shady Spring
Tate
Last Chance To Pay Passa County Taxes Ends Today
Sheriff C A Slim Thompson announced that Friday is the final day to pay all county delinquent real estate and personal property taxes to prevent taxpayers names from appearing on the delinquent list in city newspapers.
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C. A. (Slim) Thompson
Veteran State Newsman Dies in Wheeling
Henry Nennie Reuther a German immigrant who rose from newsboy to state editor of the Wheeling Intelligencer died after a short illness. He began at the paper in 1919, later served as Martins Ferry Times reporter, became city editor, and was named state editor in 1962. Survivors include his wife Edith and several siblings.
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Wheeling
VPI
Wheeling Intelligencer
Henry
Nennie) Reuther
Reuther
Intelligencer
Martins Ferry
Ohio
The
Cockspur
Edith
Phillip Reuther
Thomas Padden
August Runkel
Betty Jones
Baton Route
William
Jack
Edward
Washington
D. C
Walter
Kremlin Ties Improve as Mindszenty Exit Sought
The article notes apparent progress toward arranging Cardinal Mindszenty's departure from the U.S. legation in Budapest amid a warming atmosphere in Communist Catholic relations. It questions whether Pope John XXIII's death could influence the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joszef Cardinal
Mindszenty
United States
Budapest
Pope John
Dixie Ground Entry Sparks Racial Tension Theater Incident
A white man attacked Dixie as she and about 32 other Black individuals tried to enter a theater. Police patrolled the streets with orders to maintain law and order as further demonstrations were anticipated.
Maxwell Hill club approves shed for community fair
Mrs. Ben Shrewsbury secretary treasurer of the Maxwell Hill New River County Life Group reports the CLG approved plans to construct an exhibition shed by club members at Tuesday night meeting. The shed will be used for the Maxwell Hill Community Fair scheduled for August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Shrewsbury
Maxwell Hill
New River County Life Group
CLG
Juveniles Arrested on Drunk Charges in Beckley
Two Beckley juveniles were arrested at 8 50 p m Tuesday on drunk charges. One 17 year old faced concealed weapon charges and awaits Juvenile Court hearings. The 14 year old was released to parents. The report also lists related court appearances for Vick Sullivan Linda Sarrett Jr and Naoma Holliday with June 6 hearings on various traffic offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh
Harry L. McCreery
Vick Sullivan
Mabscott
Johnstown
Linda C. Sarrett Jr
Jobs Increase In Four Areas
Four West Virginia labor market areas reduced unemployment from February to April while Martinsburg rose 23 percent in joblessness from October 1962 to last April. Martinsburg's April labor force was 19,880, with unemployment up from 1,520 to 1,870 and payrolls down 13.7 percent to 18,010. Welch cut unemployment 2,850 to 2,560 and Parkersburg, Montgomery Oak Hill, and Bluefield saw declines or gains in employment and payrolls, with Bluefield's unemployment dropping 34.5 percent and payrolls rising to 17,550.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Martinsburg
State Department of Employment Security
Welch
Parkersburg
Montgomery-Oak Hill
Bluefield
Perfect Record Made By Vickie L Logan
Vickie Lynn Logan daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Logan Piney View has completed eight years of school without missing a day. She attends Piney View Elementary School and belongs to the 4 H Club. She also attends Piney View Bible Church and is a member of the Young Peoples League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickie Lynn Logan
James H. Logan
Piney View
Piney View Bible Church
Young Peoples League
Contract Talks Continue June 4 For West Virginia Stations
The Teamsters Union and Humble Oil operators of three West Virginia Turnpike service stations will meet at the Beckley Hotel at 2 p.m. June 4 to resume contract talks. A previous meeting Tuesday night yielded no public statement. Union Local 175 president Eugene Carter warned a strike could follow if the contract is rejected, though 25 employees had voted to accept the Teamsters two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters Union
Humble Oil Company
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley Hotel
Teamsters
Eugene Carter
Teamsters Local 175
Charleston
Skin diving set to thrive at popular swimming hole this summer
The report notes strong interest in skin diving and predicts rising participation this summer at the area’s well known swimming hole. Local divers and water enthusiasts anticipate buoyant activity and growing community involvement near the site.
Deaths and Funerals Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Ek Burdiss
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Ek Burdiss 76 of 2105 S Kanawha St. will be held Friday at St Marys Methodist Church with Rev B L Moss presiding. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park follows. She died Tuesday in a local nursing home after a brief illness. Born April 12 1887 in Fayette County she was a daughter of Charles H and Amma Jane Miller and a St Marys member. She lived in Beckley 50 years. Survived by three sons James W Burdiss Fred Burdiss Charles W Burdiss Mullens two daughters Evelyn Tucker and Frances Beaver 13 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. The body remains at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home until one hour before services then taken to the church. Pallbearers named. The note ends with Wright and Anderson Funeral Home details.
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Fannie Ek. Burdiss
S. Kanawha St
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
B. L. Moss
Sunset Memorial Park
Fayette County
Charles H
Amma Jane Miller
St. Mary's Methodist Church
Beckley
John H. Burdiss Sr
James W. Burdiss
Fred Burdiss
Charles W. Burdiss
Mullens
Herman
Evelyn) Tucker
Matriarch Melinda McGinnis Dies at 74 in Tolley Town
Melinda E Barber McGinnis 74 of Tolley Town died at 2 15 am in a local hospital after a short illness from a stroke at her home Saturday Born July 7 1888 at Surveyor she was a daughter of Monroe and Martha Canday A Raleigh County resident she was a member of Enon Primitive Baptist Church Survivors include husband William J McGinnis six sons Arlie Barber Fairdale Woodrow Barber Baltimore Ed McGinnis Huntington Duff McGinnis Mount Sterling Glen McGennis Tampa Dennis O McGennis in Japan three daughters Margie Dawson Wickham Kelly Marie Milam Raleigh and Lillian Lush er Beckley a brother French Canaday Tolley Town 35 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.</S>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melinda Ellen Barber McGinnis
Tolley Town
Surveyor
Monroe
Martha Thompson Canday
Raleigh County
Enon Primitive Baptist Church
Lester
William J. McGinnis
Arlie Barber
Fairdale
Eugene Singleton dies after long illness at 64
Eugene Singleton, 64, of Stam ford, died at 4:30 a.m. in a local hospital after a long illness. Born October 6, 1889 in Anderson, South Carolina, he was a retired coal miner. Survived by Florence Singleton a daughter Mrs Fannie Crite Stam ford two brothers Lee Morgantown NC Fred Knoxville TN three sisters Mrs Alberta Williams Anderson SC Mrs Catalin Burnette and Mrs Julia McCurley Knoxville TN. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor awaiting arrangements.
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Eugene Singleton
Stamford
Anderson
S. C
Charles Singleton
Florence Singleton
Fannie Crite
Stanaford
Lee
Morgantown
N. C
Fred
Knoxville
Tenn
Burl Hargrove Funeral Services Held Saturday
Burl Hargrove 52 of 100 Neeley Street dies Tuesday noon at home. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday in Central Baptist Church with Rev Edward Abrams and Rev Henry DuBois officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Born Lynchburg Virginia March 10 1911 to Mrs Ella Gray of Beckley.
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Burl Hargrove
Neeley St
Central Baptist Church
Edward Abrams
Henry DuBois
Greenwood Memorial Park
Lynchburg
Hargrove
Ella Gray
Beckley
Eastern U S Soaked By Rain Across The East
Thundershowers dumped heavy rain from Raleigh Durham North Carolina to the Atlantic and Ohio Valley. Columbia South Carolina collected nearly 1 inch in six hours with 1.5 inches in a single hour.
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United Press International
Raleigh
Durham
N.C
Columbia
S.C
Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Plains States
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Gulf States
New England
Southland
Caribou
Maine
Mercury
Texas
Troop C First Recon Soldiers Injured After Camp Irwin Run
Crash at Fort Riley injuries include Crash Adams 24 Twin Rocks Pa with a broken toe and Sgt Joshua Hill 34 Thorson Ga with contusions. Only Jantz hospitalized overnight. Bruised crew: Peter Raymen 39 Long Beach Calif and Joe Mer lo 39 Sepulveda Calif. Soldiers from Troop C First Reconnaissance Squadron Fourth Cavalry First Infantry Division stationed at Fort Riley were returning from maneuvers at Camp Irwin Calif.
Girl Found Guilty Of Slaying Father
Deanna Argobast, 19, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the October homicide of her father. An eight member jury deliberated under two hours. Sentencing was not set. the trial began Monday and followed she had been housed at Weston State Hospital prison prior to trial.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Monongalia County
Don J. Eddy
Deanna Arbogast
Weston State Hospital
Julie London Delivers Identical Twins in California
UPI reports singer Julie London and her husband Bobby Troup welcomed identical twin sons at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys California. The first boy weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces and arrived at 4 19 am PST on Tuesday while the second weighed 5 pounds 7 ounces born four minutes later. The older twin is named Reese and the younger Jody. London also has a daughter Kelly, 1, and two daughters from her previous marriage to Jack Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nuys
Calif
UPI
Julie London
Bobby Troup
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Miss London
Troup
Reese
Jody
Kelly
Jack Webb
Final rites for Mrs Mary Greer in Conowingo Md
Mrs Mary Greer 46 formerly of Glen Rogers died Sunday morning at her home after a heart attack Funeral services were to be held at 2 30 p m today in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel conducted by Rev Paul Tappone Burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Park Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
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Mary Greer
Conowingo, Md
Glen Rogers
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Paul Tappone
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for Jerry E Wheeler at Gospel Tabernacle
Jerry Edward Wheeler 53 of 214 Whitestick Road dies en route to hospital. Final rites 11 a.m. Friday at Gospel Tabernacle Crab Orchard with Rev Billy Waddell in charge. Burial at Mt View Cemetery. Body from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to residence 4 p.m. Thursday. Friends may call. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Edward Wheeler
Whitestick Rd
Gospel Tabernacle
Crab Orchard
Billy Waddell
Mt. View
Rose and Quesenberry
A. N. Swanson
George Stump
Brady Persinger
Robert Price
Robie Long
Don Canterbury Dies After Long Illness in Beckley Hospital
Don Canterbury 51 of Pine Knob died Tuesday morning after a long illness at a Beckley hospital. Former Armco Steel employee at Montreal. Survived by wife Alfie. sons Don Jr and Randy. daughters Emma Lee Pettry of Pigeon Knob and Sharon and Brenda at home. brothers Lacy Roscoe Orville Nevie. sisters Gertie Richmond Ota Clay Lura Castle Mary Quineliban and a granddaughter. Body at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Canterbury
Pine Knob
Beckley
Armco Steel Corp
Montroal
Alfie
Don Jr
Randy
Emma Lee Pettry
Pige Knob
Sharon
Brenda
Lacy
Roscoe
Rock Creek
Orville
Nevie
Dry Creek
Gertie Richmond
Montreal
Ota Clay
Arnett
Lura Castle
Ohio
Mary Quineliban
Cleveland
Mar
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Final rites set for Oliver L Suttle of Scarbro
Oliver Lorenzo Suttle, 69, Scarbro, will be laid to rest after funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Church of God at Lick Fork with Rev. Houston Hall officiating. Burial follows in Rhinehart Cemetery, Mossy. He died Monday at a Beckley hospital from a heart condition. The body will be moved from Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, to his daughter Mrs Cecil Stover’s Scarbro Route 1 home today at 5 p.m. and brought to the church an hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Lorenzo Suttle
Scarbro
Church of God
Lick Fork
Houston Hall
Rhinehart
Mossy
Suttle
Beckley Hospital
Tyree
Oak Hill
Cecil Stover
Final rites for John C Campbell in Oak Hill
John C Cooper Campbell aged 57 of Medina Ohio will have funeral services at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Gene Hall presiding. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He died at 7 am Tuesday in an Oak Hill hospital after a heart attack.
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John Cooper Campbell
Medina
Ohio
Tyree
Goodman Posts Bond on Drunk Driving Charge
Marion Lee Goodman of Stamaford posted a $55 cash bond to Magis trate Joe Rodriguez to appear before Magistrate Louie Gall Jr. on a drunken driving and following too closely charge. He was jailed in Raleigh County at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday by State Police.
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Marion Lee Goodman
Stamaford
Joe Rodriguez
Louie Gall Jr
Glen Daniel
Raleigh County
John Marvin Hays
Richmond
Ind
Rodriguez
West Virginia Turnpike
Eugene Catron
Fort Knox
Beckley
Huntington State Hospital
Harry D. Poling
Oak Hill
George D. Hoskins
Maynor
W. A. Burke
Charles H. Young
Cedar Grove
Burke
Carol Ann Meyers
South Kanawha Street
Gerald M. Kincaid Jr
Red Star, S
Kennedy Meets Nine Governors Luncheon in Washington
President Kennedy planned a kickoff luncheon series with governors to discuss federal state issues. The first session will be Democratic-only, with Republicans to join later, and attendees include Delaware’s Elbert N. Carvell and Illinois’ Otto Kerner among others.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Govs
Elbert N. Carvell
Delaware
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Matthew L. Welsh
Indiana
Karl F. Rolvaag
Minnesota
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Endicott Peabody
Massachusetts
John W. King
New Hampshire
Barron to Attend Kennedy Luncheon in Washington
Gov. W. W. Barron will join other governors in Washington Monday for a luncheon meeting with President Kennedy, it was announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Kennedy to meet all state governors in regular sessions
Governor John Dempsey of Connecticut will be unable to attend as President Kennedy plans informal sessions with state executives to discuss mutual problems with the federal government. Civil rights is likely to be a prime topic. meetings will be at irregular intervals with no formal agenda and could extend into the 1964 election year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dempsey
Connecticut
Salinger
Kennedy
Beckley officials address Little League selection and segregation
Commission members discuss who picks Little League players and invite the Beckley Elks committee to a special hearing. McKinney praises the Beckley Human Rights Committee for handling segregation issues while displaying decals that advocate equal service. Mrs Bland notes only Pagoda Hotel shows integration policy among local motels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wein
van Meter
Ellis Little League
McKinney
Six Forgettable News Tidbits From Washington Jokes
Washington writer Dick West offers six items readers can forget without worry. Topics include street tree spraying etiquette in the capital, Texas population projections for 2010, a Navy Polaris submarine naming mix up, a House pay equity remark on homemaking, a metaphoric misstep by Rep Colmer, and a National Geographic note that a human baby could weigh eight tons if it grew as fast as monarch larvae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Geographic Society
Memorial Day Traditions Embrace All War Dead
Memorial Day observances gather many to honor veterans as Gen. John A. Logan once ordered grave decoration for Union soldiers in 1868 and his directive broadened to include dead from all wars. The American Veterans Press Association urged decorating every home, factory, school, and public building with an American flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Logan
Illinois
Grand Army of the Republic
American Veterans Press Association
Kirk Transfer Co Appeals PSC Order
James P Kirk Transfer Co Mabscott seeks Supreme Court review of Public Service Commission orders that limited haulage certificates for low grade commodities household goods and commodities generally The company says it held a broad certificate but did not buy a 1962 63 license and the PSC suspended it It argues reinstatement cannot be partial and cancellation partial despite evidence of legal operation under all portions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Kirk Transfer Co
Mabscott
Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
PSC
Kirk
Commission
Two Mishaps Reported In Wet Glen Daniel Night
Two unrelated traffic accidents reportedly occurred in the Glen Daniel area Tuesday night due to a slick highway. No details could be obtained at presstime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Daniel
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