Three Crab Orchard Girls Die After Highway Crash
Thirteen year old Janet Gail King died at Beckley hospital after a crash on West Virginia Route 16 in Crab Orchard that also killed her sister Molly, 12, and cousin Mary C. Wilson, 14. The driver, 73 year old Bessie Hartsog of Sophia, faced two counts of negligent homicide. Courts released her after treatment for shock. Police reported two other Beckley area accidents causing property damage and injury, plus a break in at Underwood Lumber Co. and multiple arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Gail King
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Molly King
Mary C. Wilson
W. Va. Rt
Crab Orchard
Joe Rodriguez
Bessie Hartsog
Sophia
Hartsog
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Area
Valley Drive
Colony Drugstore
Beckley City
Diana Lee Thompson
Ghent
Frances K. Sarret
Arnett
Sarret
Thompson
West Virginia Residency Rule for Bar Struck Down
A three judge federal panel ruled a one year residency requirement to practice law in West Virginia violates due process and equal protection. The decision, 2-1, followed a suit by Donald R. Smith of Charleston denied bar exam results for not meeting the residency rule.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia
Circuit Court of Appeals
John Field Jr
Kenneth K. Hall S
Dennis R. Knapp
Donald R. Smith
State Board of Law Examiners
Hall
Smith
Beckley
Brown Hugo
Lost FILI jet in North Vietnam raises alarm
U S war planes report another F111 missing after a solo penetration mission over North Vietnam. It is the third such loss since action resumed. Also noted were a downed A7 Corsair and 81 Communist shelling incidents in the Central Highlands as Da Nang area tightens defenses for election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPD
U.S
North Vietnam
Indochina
Hanoi
U.S. ‘Command
da Nang
da Nng
Panhandle
Ius
Highlands
County Turnout Shows Early Voting Patterns Across Precincts
By 11 45 am turnout varied with Whitestick 248 of about 800 registered voting, Precinct 13 South Oakwood 126, Precinct 20 Sunrise Ave reporting a strong turnout, while Harper Road and others refused totals. Courthouse and City Hall logged heavy votes. 60 foot rule violations and late openings at Piney Oaks and Mount Tabor prompted scrutiny.
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City Hall
Midway
James M. Cook
Cook
Piney Oaks
Fred Stacy
Mount Tabor
Washing machines evolve from 1858 patent to mass adoption
UPI reports the washing machine’s development origins with H. E. Smith’s 1858 patent and traces growth to 1929 with a million scale production and $71 million value, then to 1971 when 91.9 percent of American households own a washing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
H.E. Smith
United States
State Politicians Await Results From Large Republican Turnout
With a heavy Democratic tilt, expected wins for most Democratic candidates are anticipated aside from Gus R. Douglass who won re election as Agriculture Commissioner due to no Republican challenger. Voting remains open for offices including auditor where Denzil L. Gainer appears on the ballot posthumously and could be replaced by the governor, while John M. Gates could win if he leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus R. Douglass
Board of Public Works
Denzil L. Gainer
John M. Gates
Gates
Gainer
John H. Kelly
Latelle LaFollette
Charleston
Chauncey Browning
Monongalia County
Joseph A. ‘Laurita Jr
Beckley
Tom Winner
Rockefeller
Edgar Heiskell
Man Sentenced in Brother's Shooting Death and Other Trials
Lester Anderson, 18, was sentenced to 12 months in jail and fined 250 in Raleigh County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in his brother Calvin's death on July 2. The sentence was suspended and Anderson placed on 15 months probation. Also in court, John Wayne Fortner, 138, received one to 10 years for forgery with credit for time served. Other defendants included Eugene Delp on receiving stolen goods and Vernon Crenshaw on theft from Montgomery Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Edward Anderson
Lester
Raleigh
Calvin
Anderson
C. Berkley Lilly
Leo Birch
Lilly
John Wayne Fortner
Donald L. Pitts
Burgess Street
Beckley
Daniels
MacArthur
Forter
A & P Tea Co
Fortner
Donald Cox
Eugene Clovis
Pemberton
Delp
FHA Finances West Virginia Housing Project
The Farmers Home Administration allocates 96500 for a Barbour County site project in Philippi West Virginia to develop 14 acres for low to moderate income housing. Ground was broken by Barbour County Housing Association to fund roads grading water and sewer lines. Homes will be sold near 3000 dollars to qualifying FHA buyers.
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Philippi
W.va
UPI
Farmers Home Administration
West Virginia
Barbour County Housing Association
FHA
J. Kenton Lambert
Lambert
Funeral Services Set For Accident Victims
Funeral services are planned for Mary C. Wilson 15 Molly King 12 and Janet King 14 all of Crab Orchard. The three died after a car crash in Crab Orchard with services set for 11 a m Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Janet died in a Beckley hospital Monday evening after the wreck Molly died on arrival at a local hospital Thursday and Miss Wilson died Thursday night. Friends may call after 5 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Wilson
Molly King
Janet King
Mark Wolf
Glenn Sage
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
King
Lloyd
Rachell Perdue King
Miss Wilson
Berman Paul
Stella Perdue Wilson
Janet
Beckley
Molly
Funeral services for Mrs Cleo J Simmons
Mrs Cleo Jean Rosie Simmons 48 of Roverdale Maryland died in a car crash near her home at 7 a.m. Sunday. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calfee Chapel with Rev William Messinger officiating. Burial will follow in Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. The body is at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Jean
Rosie) Simmons
Roverdale
Calfee Chapel
William Messinger
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Dillon Dillon Bennet Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Mrs Helen Marie Bennett Dillon 48 of 5023 Herschelt Drive Lakewood California died Monday after a short illness She was born June 1 1924 daughter of the late James R and Ora Richmond Bennett She is survived by husband Joe a daughter Linda Diane three sisters and three brothers The body is at Forrest Lawn Memorial Park Cypress California
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Helen Marie Bennett Dillon
Herschelt Drive
Lakewood
Calif
James R
Ora Richmond Bennett
Beaver
Joe
Linda Diane
Billy B
Susan) Simmons
Beckley
John W
Hazel) Taylor
Asheville
Patricia) Tolliver
Columbus
Ohio
James Robert Jr
Bluefield
Everett
William David
Bud) Bennett
Forrest Lawn Memorial Park
Lincoln Ave
Cypress
Mrs Margaritte Powell 66 of Slab Fork Died After Illness
Mrs Margaritte Powell aged 66 of Slab Fork died at 10 a m Monday in a local hospital after a short illness. Born September 5 1906 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania she was a housewife and member of First Baptist Church Stilton. She was the daughter of George and Mary Meadows. she leaves son Fred of North Highland California daughter Laura Henry of Slab Fork nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaritte Powell
Slab Fork
Harrisburg
First Baptist Church
Stilton
George
Mary Meadows
Pennsylvania
Fred
North Highland
Calif
Laura Henry
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Beckley
Harrys Bar Sees Landslide U.S. Election Mock Vote
At Harrys Bar in Paris UPI reports a landslide mock presidential vote with Nixon 359 to McGovern 276. The bar hosts a yearly ballot since 1924, run by Andy MacElhone, son of Harry MacElhone, creator of the Bloody Mary and founder of Harrys New York Bar.
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Paris
UPI
Harry’s
Nixon
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
George S. McGoven
Andy MacElhone
McGovern
U.S
Obituary notices for Laura Sammons and Colie Lewis
Mrs Laura Sammons 75 of Logan died at 6 am today in a Roanoke hospital after a long illness. She will be laid to rest at Neighbert Memorial Baptist Church with services at 2 pm Thursday. Survived by three daughters and several relatives. The body lies at Honaker Harris Funeral Home Logan. Colie Lewis 65 of 128 Mool St died Saturday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Funeral 1:30 pm Thursday at New Bethel Holiness Temple with Elder J L Scales and Elder A Cowell officiating. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor will host viewing 7 to 9 pm Wednesday.
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Laura B. Sammons
Logan
Beckley
Neighbert Memorial Baptist Church
Sammons
Roanoke, Va
Robert
Edith) Prince
Harold
Molly) Gore
Denver
Colo
Don
Barbara) Dyer
Roanoke
Colie Lewis
New Bethel
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Jay Acord
Larry Ciccarelli
Amy Harris
Ann McLean
Linda Dickerson
Bill Sigmund
Chuck
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Dorothy Warner
St. Albans
Rt. 9
Warner
Underwood Lumber Co
Shady Spring
Bill Underwood
Raleigh County
James F. Brooks
Sprague
Everett Brewer
Summerlee
Sheriff's
Stotesbury
Roy Biggs
Tams
Tony Tyrone Wiley
Larry Tyrone Wiley
Wiley
Second Street
Rodriguez
William C. Rutherford
Arnold Lambert
Mary Parnell
East Gulf
Rae Vis
POL
Democratic Executive Committee
Wy Sanstone
Richmond’s
Richmon Cleaners
Supreme Court
Char
Lies H. Haden II
Morgantown
Cabell County
Russell Dunbar
John E. Carrigan
Sherrard
del. Richard Neely
Fairmont
James M. Sprouse
Common Pleas
Robert C. Conaty
Haden
Carrigan
Jennings Randolph
Louise Leonard
Jefferson
Robert M. Mollohan
George E. Kapnicky
Sistersville
Harley O. Staggers
David Dix
Oak Hill
John M. Slack
T. David Higgins
Ken Hechler
Joe Neal
Huntington
Lester Man
Anthony Macio
Vernon Lee Crenshaw
Charlesston
Beckley Montgomery Ward & Co
Charles Zachery II
Mary Wilson
Alves McCreery
Alves
McCreery
Keyser-Bryant
R. Jack Sadler
Sunset Memorial Park
Matthew Gowins
Virginia
Galax
Gowins
Winston-Salem, N. C
Pinky
Juanita Washington
Judy Harriston
Martinsville
Rita Cox
Washington, D. C
Billy
Jerome
Andy
Bobby
Emma Pannel
Pearl Hash
Jeanette Hairston
Mary Gowins
Martinsvile
Lettie Howard
Willie Gowins
Cleo J. Simmons
Helen Dillon
Mrs. M. Powell
Harry
Mrs
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