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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1962
Page
2
Ted Stacy, chair of the Raleigh County Citizens Committee for Defeat of the Liquor Amendment, plans a new group to pressure officials and police to strengthen liquor law enforcement. He questions private clubs selling liquor by the drink with a federal license, says it may violate state law, and aims to organize the drive within two to three weeks.
Washington UPI Meany and Reuther clash over filling a council vacancy prompting a closed session. The 29 member AFL CIO executive council weighs a CIO aligned pick while Meany holds enough votes to win though risking a possible UAW walkout or resignation. The dispute reflects long running tensions between the labor leaders.
Raymond E. Pettry 21 of Coal City paid a $5 fine and costs to Magistrate W A Burke on a charge of improper registration after a Route 16 citation by State Police. Charles J Newton 18 of Harvey settled a $5 fine and costs for hazardous driving after an arrest on Route 21 by State Police. Larry Freeland 19 of 311 Ewart Ave paid $5 and costs for following too close after a Route 21 citation by State Police.
A mail order ad from Central Security Life Insurance Co promotes a $1,000 burial policy for ages 40 to unspecified, with no medical exam and no agent calls. It urges tearing out the ad and sending name, address, and year of birth to Fort Worth Texas for free information.
Harold W. Lawrence, 40, Belle, was jailed by City Police at 4:55 a.m. today on four traffic violations including drunk driving, no operator’s license, no registration card, and no inspection sticker. Joseph W. O’Dell, 21, Mount Tabor, must appear in City Police Court Thursday night on explosives possession and speeding. He posted 50 dollars for explosives and 20 dollars for speeding. William McCloud, Maben, was released after posting 50 dollars bond plus costs to appear before Magistrate W. A. Burke at 10 a.m. Tuesday on a drunk driving charge.
India fast tracks war footing as Nehru cites possible Chinese air strikes on Calcutta Bombay and New Delhi. He says Tibet repression by China is condemned and Tibet’s Dalai Lama fled to India. Border reports show quiet on the Himalaya front with talks of U.S. arms help denied while shelters are planned.
Actor Charles Laughton, 63, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, was described as slightly improved today by attendants. He remains confined since late July after surgery to correct a collapsed vertebra and doctors say he also suffers from bone cancer.
Fort Worth detectives and FBI investigate a suspected professional gang that stole an 80 pound, 1 million dollar pearl collection from a hotel room. The long list of suspects includes a 30 year old Dallas woman linked to the Japanese owners, and Sakata Pearl Co. of Tokyo whose 57,000 pearls and 759 strands were among the missing items.
United Press International reports three highway deaths over the weekend lift West Virginia’s yearly toll to 365, about 50 more than last year. Silver Spring Maryland resident Gladdine Kidwell, 63, died in a car truck collision on W Va 73 near Morgantown. Her husband Mayberry Kidwell was in critical condition. In Point Pleasant area, Leo Lester Van Kirk, 23, and his brother Dorence, 17, died when their car left the highway and struck a house.
Gov Barron announces State Sen. Paul J. Kaufman of Charleston and House Majority Leader W T Brotherton Jr. will attend the Southern Regional Roundup Conference in Nashville Tennessee this week. Workshops will cover workmen's comp and rehabilitation laws radiation safety detention agreements juvenile placement compacts continuity of government and driver vehicle safety standards.
A pre dawn blaze on the River side Hotel in Reno Nevada forced the evacuation of about 200 guests. The fire started in a second floor room and spread into the hall but was soon controlled with no serious injuries reported.
The United States presses for on site inspections to verify removal of offensive missiles and aircraft from Cuba. Cuba and Castro resist, while U S military officials debate a sporadic blockade and ongoing air and sea surveillance as a long term strategy.
A dock worker nicknamed Charles reveals Cuban fear on Guantanamo Bay where workers remain on base to avoid danger. He cites Castro allowing continued work for payroll income and informer traffic at the gates. He notes families in the United States and relatives in Cuba.
A railroad plan in South Amboy, New Jersey, and Weehawken aims to cut coal shipment rates to support transshipment to barges or delivery to an electric plant. The train must unload within 24 hours, with rate cuts from Clearfield and Raynolds to 3.53 dollars, Greensburg to 3.63, and Westmoreland to 3.77, with higher parenthetical Weehawken figures.
A four month divorce ended with Yeager allegedly holding a gun to Mrs. Yeager’s head in a parked car Sunday. She lay dead from two head wounds, apparently shot Saturday, while Yeager fled into nearby woods. Relatives saw Yeager Sunday and police used a loudspeaker in the woods to urge surrender and reunite him with his mother in Sheridan, Lincoln County.
The body of 19 year old Robert Conger an airman killed in an Alaska car crash will be returned to Parkersburg this week. Conger was stationed in Alaska after transferring from Ellsworth Air Force Base South Dakota.
The National Science Foundation awarded West Virginia University 175000 dollars to support an institute for secondary school teachers.
Twenty five Indians riding atop a rail car were killed when the train passed under a low bridge girder in northern India. Railway authorities reported the freak mishap occurred on Sunday.
An ad describes how tense nerves affect colon movement and waste passage. It touts a tablet named Colonaid as a threefold remedy: nerve stimulation to restore movement, re bulking to tone colon muscles, and moisturization for easy passage. It claims overnight relief and safety for expectant mothers with introductory price 43 cents.
U S demands on site inspections received strong Senate support from Sen Kenneth B Keating who warned two months ago of a Soviet missile buildup in Cuba He said Cuba could hide missiles mobile launchers and nuclear warheads in numerous caves elevating the risk and urgency of verification efforts
Moundsville escapee James F. Cantley and accomplice G. L. Blankenship were arrested after a coffee shop bag mix up led to discovery of a 13 state check forging ring. Cantley, 28, had escaped in 1960 after seven years for burglary. Blankenship, 55, and his daughter Betty Jo Bittner, 30, were detained for grand jury action. Cantley allegedly passed numerous bad checks across Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, the Carolinas and six other states. Cantley charged with uttering a forged check. all held in Ripley jail.
Ford praised Dick Nixon for digging up facts on the Alger Hiss case as Walter Annenberg ordered ABC affiliates not to air the program. About six pickets demonstrated in Los Angeles while ABC outlets received mixed caller responses. The show aired on Hiss' 58th birthday. Hiss, a former New York salesman, was jailed for perjury tied to his links with Whittaker Chambers.
Freddie Martin’s clash of jazz and classical influences inspires recent musician Peter Nero to fuse styles. Nero performs pieces simultaneously on multiple limbs, producing a blend where jazz and classical elements neither fully resemble nor imitate each other. He rejects pretentious ensemble labels and jokes about album titles, offering a playful yet serious cross genre approach.
Edith Barbara Probosh 87 of Oak Hill died Sunday after a long illness. A rosary will be recited tonight at Tyree Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be said Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. She is survived by 30 grandchildren and a great grandchild. born in Poland.
Funeral services for Willie Dun can Halstead 82 of Mount Lookout were set for 2 p m Wednesday at Mount Lookout Baptist Church with Rev Joe E Brown and Rev T W Carte. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Halstead died Sunday in a Fayetteville nursing home after a short illness. A former Nicholas County Court member of about 12 years he was a Mount Lookout merchant for 50 years. Survived by Jessie Halstead two daughters Mrs J R Deitz of Hyattsville Md and Mrs Paul Johnson of Boomer two sons Clinton Summersville and Fleming Mount Lookout two sisters Mrs C F Tomlinson Beckley and Mrs Luther Evans Fayetteville two brothers J M South Charleston and Allen Halstead Mount Lookout 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Body taken from Waters Funeral Home Summersville to the home at 3 p m Tuesday and to the church one hour prior to the funeral.
Caperton Williams 50 of Long Branch will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cittsville Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Tyree officiating. Burial follows at Pax Community Cemetery. Williams, a disabled miner formerly with The New River Co. at Garden Grounds, a World War II veteran, was born October 22 1912 in Cittsville to the late Alfred and Alfreda Williams. He leaves two sons Terry and Mitchell at home, daughters Gay Pamela Myra and Delano Vass of Washington DC, three brothers Virgil Ed and Carlos, four sisters Ardith Thompson Sue Small Edna Ayres and Isabel Pinkerton, and three grandchildren. The body lies in Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope and will be brought to the church an hour before the service. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs Nannie Hash 75 of Mount Hope dies after five week illness in Beckley hospital. She was born April 18 1887 in Greenbrier County daughter of the late Robert and Sally Lewis. Survived by three daughters Ruth Woodson Cotas Burgess Evelyn Yurko vich. four sons Edward Williams Lawrence Williams Curtis Williams Billy Williams. two half brothers Joe Eary Jesse Eary. 23 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. The body to be moved to home at 4 30 p m today from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Hinkle 83 of Glen Jean will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sun Holiness Church with Rev. Lawrence Gibson officiating. Burial follows in Hilltop Cemetery. She died Sunday in Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born October 26 1879 in Rockbridge County Virginia she was the daughter of the late Richard and Maggie Crist. Survivors include husband Charles L. Hinkle a son Hersie six daughters Lyda Mildred Pennington Nellie Honaker Della Hones Kyula Broughman Rose Kincaid three sisters Lilly Hinkle Bessie Thornton Willie Ingram and 50 grandchildren. Funeral Home in Oak Hill will handle arrangements and the body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.
Funeral services for Silas Rutherford, 75, of 311 Bailey Ave, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Al officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Kent T. Mahood, 62, of San Gabriel Calif formerly of Beckley, died in a San Gabriel hospital at 2:30 p m Sunday after a short illness. Born May 31 1901 in Beckley he was a son of the late James and Florence Mahood. He lived in California the past 35 years and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife Florence a daughter and a son a brother Walter Mahood Wilmington Calif a sister Mrs John Holliday Beckley seven funeral arrangements are in complete.
Mrs Flora Mae Grasty 43 of 116 11th St dies after extended illness in Morgantown hospital. Final rites noon Tuesday at Mt Vernon Baptist Church Stamford with Rev H E Davis, burial Greentown Cemetery Fayette County. She led the church choir, belonged to West Virginia Quartet Convention and women's temperance union. Survivors include daughter of Beckley mother Blanche Clay Beckley brothers Dixie Ashland Ky Nathaniel Clay Detroit Mich sister Ruth Ross Beckley and grandmother Annie Henry Beckley. Body taken from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to mother's home at 407 S Fayette St at 6 pm today and to the church an hour before services.
William H. Legg aged 73 of Oak Hill died Sunday night in a Beckley hospital after a brief illness. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill. Dr Filippo Rocchi aged 62 physician to Pope John XXIII died in a Rome clinic five hours after the Pope visited him following a cerebral hemorrhage. Dr Harold J. McKenna aged 64 former chief surgeon of U S veterans hospitals died Sunday in Fall River. Isiah Weaver aged 108 a former Alabama slave died Saturday night in Buffalo.
Greenwich Connecticut obituary notes John Phelps Taylor Armstrong aged 80, longtime silk and synthetic textile industry figure, died Sunday. The report emphasizes his extensive career and influence in the textile sector.
Commodities will be distributed at the Free Will Baptist Church in Sprague from 8 am to 4 pm Wednesday and from 8 am until noon Thursday. Mrs Ora Mejias is the distributing agent.
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