Off Beat Off-Year Dead Man Wins in California
In a surprising result Rep Clem Miller of California was reelected posthumously after dying in a plane crash, triggering a special election to fill the seat while Rep D S Saund of California lost his bid to Republican Minor C Martin. Ohio, Kentucky, and Maryland races produced other shifts, and Nixon and DiSalle criticized press coverage as the day closed. Lubitz voted late as New York City spent $57 to extend voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Miller
D Calif
Congress
D.S. Saund
D-Calif
Saund
C. Martin
Frank R. Reid Jr
Ohio
Frances P. Bolton
Oliver P. Bolton
Kentucky
Thruston B. Morton
Rogers Morton
Maryland
Richard M. Nixon
California
Pat Brown
Michael V. DiSalle
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
DiSalle
New York City
John Lubitz
Exhibition Mine Likely Beckley Fallout Shelter
Beckley officials and Raleigh County Civil Defense plan to convert the Exhibition Mine into a fallout shelter for possibly 4000 people after state approval. Pinecrest Sanitarium basement offers 184 spaces. nine other local facilities are being sought for additional protection. About 60 residents attended radiological detector refresher courses as kits are placed with police, fire, sheriff, Red Cross, Agriculture, and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Paul Fourney
Raleigh County Civil Defense
Fourney
State
Pinecrest
Cecil L. Miller
Greenbrier Dairy
Beckley State Police
Fire
Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office
Red Cross
Department of Agriculture, Conservation Commission
ODRINEX Diet Pill Ad Promises Fast Fat Loss
An illicit weight loss ad touts ODRINEX, claiming seven day fat reduction without doctor advice. It urges harsh methods are unnecessary, promises appetite suppression, and offers a money back guarantee with a $3.00 price or $3.25 for mail orders via Kay's Drug Store at 306 Neville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Neville
Ohio Governor Responds To Texas Lieutenant Governor Remark
Republican Bill Hayes cited Preston Smith in Texas as saying he would not accept congratulations and called him unworthy of being a Texan. Hayes relayed the remark after Smith was elected lieutenant governor, framing the exchange as pointed but not escalating tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bill Hayes
Preston Smith
Texas
Hayes
Smith
Logan Police Release Glen White Prisoner
Dewey R. Blankenship of Glen White was released to Logan State Police by Raleigh County Jailer Virgil Keaton at 11 a.m. today after being booked three days earlier on auto theft charges. Kenneth Mack Thomas of the U S Navy was jailed at 10:50 a.m. today by a Navy Recruiter and charged with being absent without leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey R. Blankenship
Glen White
Logan
Raleigh
Virgil Keaton
Kenneth Mack Thomas
U.S. Navy
Navy
Lawrence Pruett in Fair Condition at Raleigh General Hospital
Lawrence Pruett of Beaver is listed in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after being admitted early today for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Pruett
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
B and E Investigated At Johns Amoco Station
Beckley state police investigate a Wednesday night breaking and entering at Johns Amoco Service Station in Midway. No details are available at presstime.
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Beckley
John’s
Amoco
Midway
Driver Pays Speeding Fine In Two County Courts
John D. Cutlip of Oak Hill paid a $10 fine and costs to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez after being cited for driving 60 mph in a 25 mph zone on Route 21 by State Police. Theodore E. Anderson of Lester paid $5 fines to Magistrate W. A. Burke for expired temporary license plates and improper title after arrest on Route 16. A warrant against Julia Wood of Shady Spring was withdrawn and court costs paid in Magistrate Burke's court on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor linked to a shoplifting incident involving a 16 year old youth from Rainelle in Greenbrier County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Cutlip
Oak Hill
Joe Rodriguez
Theodore E. Anderson
Lester
W. A. Burke
Julia Wood
Shady Spring
Burke
Rainelle
Greenbrier
Two Rhodell Council Members Resign Prompting Quorum Loss
Two members of Rhodell Town Council resigned Tuesday at the regular meeting leaving the council without a quorum. Mayor J K Cole and Town Recorder Mrs Sadie Simmons were the only members present. The three remaining members must choose successors for Mrs Alfred Dunford and Mrs Lucille Sizemore, with a special meeting likely. Both resignations are effective immediately. Dunford cited too much confusion on the council. Sizemore also resigned citing the same issues. The three remaining members, Mrs Ruby Augustine, Mrs Marina Dodge, and Mrs Donna Lopez, usually attended meetings, but absence by one often meant all were absent. No unusual business was on the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
J. K. Cole
Sadie Simmons
Cole
Alfred Dunford
Lucille Sizemore
Rosa McKinney
Sizemore
Ruby Augustine
Marina Dodge
Donna Lopez
Modernization of Scholarship Program Sought Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School Honor Society aims to modernize its scholarship plan. Principal Peregoy and Honor Society president Gene Curtis sign letters to 75 city groups seeking $1 individuals and $50 organization gifts to fund deserv ing students’ college attendance. A Nov 20 meeting will review feasibility and potential expansion above 1958 Fall River model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Gene Curtis
Peregoy
Fall River
Mass
Irving Fadkin
Nixon Defends Record As Press Confronts Coverage
At a Beverly Hills press conference Nixon denounced what he called unfair newspaper coverage while praising television and radio for honesty. He blamed editors for his defeat and singled out Carl Greenberg of the Los Angeles Times as fair, hinting at a long holiday after politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Edmund G.) Brown
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
California
Carl Greenberg
Los Angeles Times
Beverly Hiltor Hotel
Pat
Five men sentenced and two plead guilty in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County Criminal Court this morning five men were sentenced and two pleaded guilty. Edward E. Christian received six months for petit larceny but was placed on one year probation after defense counsel argued clean record and Army service. Ausby Boggess 17 got one to ten years for grand larceny but received two years probation with costs. James K. Miller 17 drew one to ten years and was granted probation. Isaac Snuffer and Charles Brewer, both pled guilty to attempted felony and got one year in jail and $50 fines with credit for time served. Larry Wall 19 pleaded guilty to destruction of property and received 90 days, later placed on one year probation. Thomas Virgil Bryant, nolo contendere to involuntary manslaughter, got one year in jail and two years probation after defense motion citing restitution and victim family wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Edward E. Christian
Kermit Locke
Christian
Harry L. McCreery
Ausby Boggess
George L. Ballard
Boggess
James K. Miller
Miller
Ballard
Isaac Snuffer
Charles Brewer
Raleigh
Snuffer
Locke
Brewer
Ned H. Ragland
Larry Wall
Wall
Thomas Virgil Bryant
Bryant
Deaths and Funerals Beckley Masonic Leader Remembered
Beckley business and fraternal leader Harvey, charter member of Bethlehem Chapter 71, Order of the Eastern Star, and active in Knights Templar and other groups, dies. Former superintendent of Beckley Electric Light and Power Co and later head of Beckley Water Co. Surviving children include Mrs Mildred Watts and Mrs Albertine Meador, Wendell Harvey of Norfolk, Va., with four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Keser Bryant Funeral Home with burial Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call after 10 am Friday. Pallbearers listed.
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Beckley Masonic Lodge
Bethlehem
Order of the Eastern Star
Mount Hope Commandery
Knights Templar
Beth Kechem
Charleston
Harvey
Beckley Electric Light and Power Co
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Beckley Water Co
Rose Malone Harvey
Mildred Watts
Albertine Meador
Beckley
Wendell Harvey
Norfolk
D. M. Dorsey
Keyser-Bryant
Sunset Memorial Park
W. W. Stover
Robert Keaton
Ernest Suttle
Jess Worrells
C. D. Hatcher
W. E. Kessinger
Esau Jackson Funeral Services Held for 82
Funeral services for Esau Jackson 82 of Pineville were held at 2 p m today at MacDougal's Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville with the Rev Harry L Stevens in charge. Burial followed in the family cemetery at Indian Creek. Survivors include a son Ford of Oakland California two sisters Mrs Jane Rose of Davy and Mrs Walter A Cook of Sundial a brother Lacy Jackson of Pineville eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Toon Martin two daughters Mrs Ethel Harvey of Baltimore Md and Mrs Flora Casey of New Orleans La one son James Franklin of Arlington Va five brothers John J of Marion Va Orie E of Coal City Edd Lee of Glade Springs Va Carson and Donald of Chilhowie Va two sisters Mrs Etta Mae Witcher of Rocky Mount Va and Mrs Ruby Gollaher of Plasterco Va and three grandchildren. The body remains at Williams Funeral Home Sophia where friends may call after 5 p m today Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esau Jackson
Pineville
Harry L. Stevens
MacDougal
Robertson and Foglesong
Indian Creek
Ford
Oakland
Calif
Jane Rose
Davy
Walter A. Cook
Sundial
Lacy Jackson
Toon Martin
Jis
Ethel) Harvey
Baltimore
Fred
Flora) Casey
New Orleans
James Franklin
Arlington
John J
Marion
Orie E
Coal City
Edd Lee
Glade Springs
Carson
Donald
Chilhowie
Etta Mae Witcher
Rocky Mt
Ruby Gollah
Final rites for Noah Ashley in Oak Hill
Noah Ashley 66 of Oak Hill died after a short illness in an Oak Hill hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Hill Baptist Church with Rev Randolph Johnson officiating. Burial follows in Odd Fellows Cemetery. A World War I veteran and retired carpenter, he was born January 21, 1896 in Clifftop. Survivors include daughter Sara Louise Ashley. brothers R L of Charleston and David L Ashley of Ashland Kentucky. sisters Elizabeth Buckland Kimberly Anna Browning Point Pleasant Gretta Godsey and Louis Bailey Oak Hill. The body lies at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill. Nephews will be pallbearers.
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Noah Ashley
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Randolph Johnson
Odd Fellows
Ashley
The
Baptist Church
Clifftop
S. H
Sara Jane Reece Ashley
Sara Louise Ashley
R. L
Charleston
David L. Ashley
Ashland
Elizabeth Buckland
Kimberly
Anna Browning
Point Pleasant
Gretta Godsey
Louis Bailey
Thomas Funeral Home
Bill Adams Rites Set At Baileysville Baptist Church
Funeral services for Bill Adams 64 of Baileysville will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Baileysville Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Rollins and Rev. Bob Newcomb officiating. Burial follows at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Matheny. Adams died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. Born January 13, 1892 in Elkhorn City Kentucky, he was a deacon at Baileysville Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Ada Adams a stepdaughter Leta Adams of Wyoming seven sisters all of Elkhorn City Kentucky and a grandchild. Pallbearers are Vincent Venters Harold Bailey Arnold Harless Harry Gandee C A Kelly Pete Thomas Grat Adams and Elbert Toler. The body will be moved from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to the Adams residence at 4 p.m. Friday and will be placed in the church an hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Adams
Baileysville
Baileysville Baptist Church
Wayne Rollins
Bob Newcomb
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Adams
Welch Hospital
Elkhorn City
Ada Adams
Harry Gandee
C. A. Kelly
Pete Thomas
Grat Adams
Elbert Toler
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Nehru cites Chinese invasion amid parliament shifts
Nehru accuses Chinese Communists of building up 11 to 14 divisions in Tibet and labels it a cruel invasion. He says the country has endured five years of Chinese aggression in northern India and vows India will not submit. For the first time in six years parliament convenes without V K Krishna Menon as a cabinet member after his resignation over border defense failures. his future role remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehru
Tibet
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Congress Party
Krisna Menon
Krishna Menon
National War Council
U.N
Tribute to Mrs Roosevelt Draws World Wide Praise
Tributes from national and international leaders honor Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt after her death. James Farley and Dean Rusk lead a chorus praising her public service and human rights advocacy. Messages come from Manila London Paris and Canberra noting her global influence and warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Carlos P. Romulo
United Nations General Assembly
The
University of the Philippines
Manila
London
Times of London
White House
London Daily Mail
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
House
John W. McCormack
Charles E. Bohlen
U.S
France
Robert Menzies
ICRC and UN Work in New York on Cargo Inspections
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations continued work in New York on arrangements for inspection of inbound cargoes to check against hidden Soviet offensive weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC
United Nations
New York
Rites Held For Four Day Old Rodney Dwayne Moore
Graveside services were planned for Rodney Dwayne Moore four day old son of Rodney and Alice Faye Moore at 2 p.m. in the family cemetery at Black Fork Ravencliff. He died Wednesday at Mullens hospital. Survivors include grandparents Christy Moore McGraws and Mr and Mrs Carlos Bowers Ravencliff. Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dwayne Moore
Rodney
Alice Faye Moore
Ravencliff
H. A. Barnett
Black Fork
Mullens Hospital
Christy Moore
McGraws
Carlos Bowers
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Knight Rites Set for Miner Robert Knight at Mount Hope
Funeral services for Robert Bob Knight 75 Mount Hope will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. E. C. Farmer officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Knight died Tuesday evening in a Bluefield hospital. He was a retired miner with the New River Co and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include son David of Alexandria Virginia and three sisters Pearl Phillips Charleston Ethel Moon ey and Clara Cole Miami. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bob Knight
Mount Hope
Tyree Eral
E. C. Farmer
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Knight
Bluefield
New River Co
United Mine Workers of America
David
Alexandria
Pearl Phillips
Charleston
Ethel Mooney
Clara Cole
Miami
Final rites for George M. Martin in MacArthur
George Milton Martin 65 of MacArthur dies after an eight month illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at William Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. F C Calhoun officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Born April 3 1897 in Virginia he was a former coal miner for Wind ing Gulf Coals at the Maben mine and a World War I veteran. Survived by his wife Bitha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Milton
Shorty) Martin
MacArthur
William Funeral Home
F. C. Calhoun
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Virginia
George
Flora Bonham Martin
Winding Gulf Coals
Maben
UMWA
Bitha
Funeral set for Mrs Dorothy H McCroskey in Harper Heights
Funeral services for Dorothy H McCroskey 42 of Harper Heights will be at 2 pm Friday in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Wilson officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park follows. She died Wednesday after a long illness. She leaves her father M C Hardiman, two sisters Helen Borrer and Margaret Jones, five sons Freddie Wiley Alvin Cecil Eugene Hamm, one daughter Linda Watson, two grandchildren, and siblings in several states. The body rests at the funeral home until 2:30 pm today then goes to her father’s Harper Heights home for viewing. Pallbearers include Robert Stanley Jack Hunter Eugene Alderman Danny Alderman Boyd Stanley and Theman Rorrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy H. McCroskey
Harper Heights
Caffee Funeral Home
E. §. Wilson
Sunset Memorial Ark
McDowell County
M. C. Hardiman
Lillian Hunt Hardiman
Methodist Church
Raleigh County
Ildon E
Helen) Borrer
Beckley
Margaret H. Jones
Pittsburgh
Clarence C. Hardiman
Mountain Home
Tenn
Roy L. Hardiman
Greensboro
Freddie McCroskey
Wiley Hamm
Richmond
Alvin Hamm
Cleveland
Ohio
Cecil Hamm
High Point
N. C
Eugene Hamm
Abbs Valley
Linda Watson
Tazewell
Caffee
Robert Stanley
Jack Hunter
Eugene Alderman
Danny Alderman
Boyd Stanley
Theman Rorrer
Final rites set for Audna P. Law at Fayetteville chapel
Audna P. Bill Law 44 of Garten dies in a Cliff top Smokeless Coal Co. fall. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville with Rev. Cash Brooks and Rev. J Edwin Stanfield presiding. Burial in Memorial Park Fayetteville. Survived by wife Alice Dickson Law son John and daughter Nancy Jean at home. brothers George Cleveland Ohio and Tallie Jr Fayetteville Route 1. sisters Evelyn Stevens Columbus Ohio and Charlotte Law Garten. Law was a United Mine Workers member and World War II veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audna P
Bill) Law
Garten
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Fayetteville
Cash Brooks
Corliss
J. Edwin Stanfield
Fie Memorial Park
Fayette Ville
Law
Clifftop
Tallie W. Law
Peuline Kirk Law
United Mine Workers of America
Alice Dickson Law
John Dickson
Nancy Jean
George
Cleveland
Ohio
Tallie Jr
Route 1
Evelyn Stevens
Columbus
Charlotte Law
FMC Tracts Foresee West Virginia Jobs Boom
Barron said FMC figures prominently in West Virginia's plan for a more prosperous future at a presentation ceremony attended by Lt. Gen. Frank S. Besson Jr. and State Adj. Gen. General Williams. The firm won contracts totaling 68 million dollars, awarded last March and recently, expected to create about 2,500 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
West Virginia
Frank S. Besson Jr
U. S. Army Material Command
Adj
Williams
Missing votes for Hall of Fame and Oscar honor
A reader recalls feelings of emptiness over not voting Shoeless Joe Jackson into the Baseball Hall of Fame and his wife’s disappointment at not voting Nelson Eddy for Girl of the Golden West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe’ Jackson
Baseball Hall of Fame
Nelson Eddy
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Citizens Scholarship Foundation
Reader’s Digest
Time
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