Boy Dies After Accidental Shooting by Brother in Terry
Five year old Barry Eugene Wendell died at Beckley Memorial Hospital after an accidental shotgun blast in a neighbor’s home in Terry. His eight year old brother Jack Raymond Wendell said he cocked and pulled the trigger while playing. No charges were filed against Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Barry Eugene Wendell
Terry
Beckley
Barry
Jack Raymond Wendell
Cecil Sayers
Sayers
Jack
Three Woodrow Wilson students escape injury in crash
Three Woodrow Wilson High School students escaped serious injuries after a 1961 model car driven by Bane Sarrett 17 crashed into an automobile driven by James P. Daniels near Jenny Gap at 4 30 p m Sunday State Police said Sarrett and two Beckley passengers Vickie Wender and Judy Harvey suffered minor injuries and will be charged with failure to have his vehicle under control with further charges possible. damage was estimated at 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Jenny Gap
Bane Sarrett
Northwestern Ave
Linda C. Sarrett
James P. Daniels
Jaeger
Lester
Sarrett
Vickie Wender
Udy Harvey
Beckley
Daniels
Rush To Greet Korean Leader
Lt Gen Park Chung Hee arrives in Washington to seek greater U S aid as Dean Rusk plans to greet him at National Airport. An accident in Chicago involving Park’s motorcade injured seven, including a prominent Korean businessman's head injury. Kennedy schedules two meetings with the 44 year old general, a lunch and an afternoon White House conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Park Chung Hee
South Korea
U.S
Park
Chicago
Seoul
National ‘Airport
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
White House
Ex Con Nabbed After Sunday Flight From Police
Edwin J. Means, five, told parents that a man in a car abducted his sister Edna Marie near the North Charleston Recreation Center after offering rides and candy. Police from Charleston and state, county, and city forces in three states pursued the suspect since Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Edwin J
Sputnik) Means
Edward Means
Edna Marie
North Charleston Recreation Center
Edwin
Beckley Firm Sues Lilly Over Building Material Bill
Beckley defendant Ernest L Lilly is named in a Raleigh County suit for 486 60 filed today in circuit clerk's office. The claim covers January and February purchases of building materials and past due charges, per a complaint by Leo Brich for Minter Homes Corp of Kenova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Lilly
Beckley
Raleigh County
Leo Brich
Minter Homes Corp
Kenova
Suit Dismissed in Raleigh County Circuit Court
A suit by Mac S. Coffman against Henrietta Broome was dismissed from the Raleigh County Circuit Court docket. Attorneys for the litigants informed the court all matters had been settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac S. Coffman
Henrietta Broome
Raleigh County
Litigants
Kennedy Leaves Camp David For White House Dinner
President Kennedy plans a return from Camp David to the White House for a state dinner with Gov. Luis Munoz Marin of Puerto Rico. He stays at the mountain retreat with Jacqueline and Caroline, then will attend a white-tie dinner and a Pablo Casals concert, marking the first Kennedy family visit to Camp David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Caroline
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Luis Munoz Marin
Puerto Rico
Algerian senator killed in taxi ambush near Algiers
Moslem Sen. Salah Benacer, 61, an advocate of peace in the French Algerian war, was killed when gunmen fired on his taxi 20 miles east of Algiers as he returned from France. His son survived. other attacks left three dead and a European kidnapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
UPI
Salah Benacer
France
Benacer
Mekla
Here
UN Summoned To Consider Congo Crisis
The United Nations Security Council was summoned to session to consider expanding UN forces in the Congo to avert civil war amid Katanga Province President Moise Tshombe resistance to cease fire terms. Diplomatic talks focus on fighting between Katanga and central Congolese troops and the need for solid on ground information before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce W. Munn
United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Security Council
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Hig Africa
U.N
Sture C. Linner
U.S
Bee Industry in Raleigh Area Sees Untapped Potential
Douglas cites hundreds of tons of honey wasted due to bee shortages in the Northern Panhandle and notes orchardists hire bee keepers for cross pollination. He argues demand outstrips supply and urges developing agricultural resources in Raleigh, including honey as a key potential resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Panhandle
Raleigh
Accident Victim Moved To Bluefield
Larry W. Lilly, 16, of Shady Spring, was moved from Raleigh General Hospital to Bluefield Sanitarium for further treatment after a two car collision near his home. He remains unconscious in critical condition since the crash Friday early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry W. Lilly
Ted Lilly
Shady Spring
Raleigh General Hospital
Bluefield Sanitarium
Lilly
Deaths and Funerals for Dorothy Mae Montgomery
Funeral arrangements are pending for Dorothy Mae Montgomery of 121 Morris Ave. She died at 5 a.m. Sunday after a three year illness from a heart condition linked to rheumatic fever at age 22. She was a New Hope Baptist Church member and kindergarten Sunday School teacher, Homemakers club member, and a 1958 Stratton High School graduate. Survivors include husband Cecil, son Cecil Jr., parents Rev. and Mrs. James L. Bly, two brothers, three sisters, and numerous relatives. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home and will be returned to the home this afternoon from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Mae Montgomery
Morris Ave
Beckley
Cecil Jr
James L. Bly
James Edward
Billy
Rezeeta Anderson
Wilmington
Del
Della Mae Bly
Evonne Bly
George Boyden
Harrison Ely
Jefferson, N. C
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Mrs Bertha Overton Rites Held in Oak Hill
Final rites for Mrs R B Overton 69 of Oak Hill will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev R J Chenoweth officiating Burial will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park She died Sunday after a long illness Born June 25 1892 in Oliver Springs Tenn Survived by Rufus B Overton two daughters Mrs John Stanevich and Mrs John White two brothers Charles Linton Ind James Fred Ritter Skelton a sister Mrs C T Lindsay Lake City Tenn six grandchildren The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B
Bertha) Overton
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
R. J. Chenoweth
High Lawn Memorial Park
Overton
Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Oliver Springs
Tenn
Rufus B. Overton
John Stanevich
John White
Charles
Linton
Ind
James Fred Ritter
Skelton
C. T. Lindsay
Lake City
Final rites for William Yeager in East Park
William Yeager 70 of East Park will have funeral services at 2 p m Tuesday at Welcome Baptist Church East Park with Rev Ed Wallace in charge. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died Friday morning after a long illness. Survived by wife Ida Mae Yeager a son William Jr four daughters and numerous grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Yeager
East Park
Welcome Baptist Church
Ed Wallace
Greenwood Memorial Park
Yeager
Ida Mae Yeager
William Jr
Francis Gordon
Lillie Racy Fuller
Newark
Louresa Parker
Hocking
Mabel Neal
Portland
Ore
Ritchie and Johnson
Ada Bird Dies at 90 in Scott County
Mrs Ada Bird aged 90 died at 1 a m today after a brief illness. The body rests at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Bird
Scott We
Ce A. m
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Final rites for George Breckenridge held in Maplewood Lake
George Breckenridge 28 of 101 Ringleben Street died Friday in Raleigh General Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Pentecostal Church of Christ Maplewood Lake with Elders Willie Schofield and C B Miller in charge. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by mother Willie Lee Breckenridge of Mabscott three brothers and seven sisters. Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to transport to church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Breckenridge
Ringleben St
Pentecostal Church of Christ
Maplewood Lake
Willie Schofield
C. B. Miller
Greenwood Memorial Park
Breckenridge
Raleigh General Hospital
Willie Lee Breckenridge
Susie Breckenridge
Mabscott
Pfc
Charles R
Camp Lejeune
N. C
William and
Larry
Edith Wade
Carita Shepherd
Lorraine Robinson
Reda Breckenridge
Barbara Ferguson
Beckley
Jeanette Sykes
Elaine Breckenridge
Media
Ohio
Lula Mitchell
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Final rites for John R. Bennett in Pluto
John R. Bennett 85 or 86 may be inferred from birth date. services set for 2 p m Tuesday at his Pluto home with Elder A L Nelly and Rev W M Wills. Burial in family cemetery near the home. Survived by three sons Arlo Oakley Pluto and David Shady Spring and four daughters Mrs G A Furrow among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Bennett
Pluto
A. L. Nelly
W. M. Wills
William and
Martha Ferguson Bennett
Izora Bennett
Arlo
Oakley
David
Shady Spring
G. A. Furrow
Final rites for Harry Bowling veteran barber and WWI veteran
Harry Bowling 70 of 201 F Street died Sunday after a long illness. Services Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev Jim Franklin and Rev C E Walker officiating. Burial in American Legion Cemetery Beckley. He was a Memorial Baptist Church member and former American Legion Post 32 member. Survivors include Winnie Cox Bowling wife Randy son Janet Coffman of Dunbar daughter stepson stepdaughter four brothers one sister and five grandchildren. The body remains at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bowling
F. St
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace
Jim ,Franklin
C. E. Walker
American Legion Cemetery
Beckley
Bowling
Memorial Baptist Church
American Legion Post
Barbers Union
Madison
N. C
Joseph F
Minerva McBride
Winnie Cox
Randy
Janet Coffman
Dunbar
Edward
George
Neal
John
Alex Brimm
Funeral Services for Eli Wetzel Miller in Beaver
Funeral services for Eli Wetzel Miller 52 of Daniels will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Beaver with Elder Charlie Cox and Elder Kenneth Lilly presiding Burial in Beaver Cemetery Miller died at 1 45 am Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after months long illness He was a machinist for the C and O Railway for 30 years Born December 21 1908 in Fayette County he was the son of Eli and Florence Cox Miller of Beaver Surviving include wife Lessie Pack Miller two sons Melvin in Cleveland Ohio and Earl in Brunswick Ohio two daughters Joyce and Janice Miller both at home three brothers Kenneth Daniels John Beaver and J C Cleveland Ohio four sisters Mrs Pauline Miller Hopewell Va Mrs Cora Lee Richardson Maple Heights Ohio Mrs Irene Waddell Sprague and Mrs Mary Evelyn Smith Beaver and three grandchildren The body will be taken to the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the church one hour prior to services. Another obituary item for Mrs Cathryn Davidson follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Wetzel
Miller
Daniels
Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church
Beaver
Charlie’ Cox
Kenneth Lilly
Bluefield
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Fayette County
Eli and
Florence Cox Miller
Sprague
Mary Evelyn Smith
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Cathryn Davidson
Paul Gravely
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Ralph
Charlton Heights
Mary Bauer
Ward
Robert Armstrong
Columbus
Ohio
Phoebe Lincoln
Grove Port
Tyree Funeral Home
Mount Hope
Elder Robert Logan Dies After Long Illness at 92
Elder Robert Logan 92 of Mount Hope died at 1 20 am in a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Orange County Virginia on September 15 1869 he was a member of the Glorious Church of God Mount Hope. Ethel P Logan and three sons survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Logan
Mount Hope
Orange County
Glorious Church of God
Ethel P. Logan
Theodore R Chambers Dies at 54 in Beckley VA Hospital
Theodore R. Chambers industrial arts instructor at Beckley Junior High School died at 4 45 am in Beckley VA Hospital from a lung hemorrhage after recurring illnesses. Born Glen Daniel May 18 1907 he taught at Crab Orchard and Stamford before joining Beckley Junior High in 1951. He headed Memorial Baptist Church Sunday school and held lodge offices. survived by wife Faye Miller Chambers son Leon six brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements were to be handled by Caffee Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore R. Chambers
Beckley Junior High School
Lincoln St
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Chambers
Glen Daniel
Joseph and
Mary Eva Cook Chambers
New River State College
Crab Orchard
Stamford
Beckley
Memorial Baptist Church
Church
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge
Mabscott
Faye Miller Chambers
Leon
B. B
Harper Road
Roy
Carl
H. D.chambers
Huntington
George B
Herbert
Garnet Jarrell
Cleveland
Ohio
Pearl Stover
Clear Creek
Caffee Funeral Home
Mrs Viola Hayden Found Dead At Home In Rhodell
Viola Hayden aged 67 was found dead in bed at 9 15 am by her foster daughter Verna Mae Harris who lived with her. She had a long residence in Rhodell and a known heart condition but had not appeared ill recently. Survived by Foster daughter Delilah Hewitt Jacksonville NC. Body moved to Ritchie Johnson Funeral Home Beckley for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Hayden
Verna Mae Harris
Rhodell
Delilah Hewitt
Jacksonville
N. C
Ritchie-Johnson
Beckley
Graveside services for Annete Wilma Jones
Annete Wilma Jones infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Jones of 126 Morris Ave was to have graveside services at 2 p m today in Wright and Anderson Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annete Wilma Jones
Bill Jones
Morris Ave
Wright and Anderson
A. J. D. Biddle An Esteemed Diplomatic Figure
A. J. D. Biddle forged a distinguished diplomatic career serving as U S ambassador to Norway Poland and interim ambassador to France He also led Poland Belgium Norway The Netherlands Czechoslovakia Greece and Yugoslavia governments in exile In 1944 he left diplomacy for the Army rising to brigadier general and earning at least 20 medals He declined runs for Senate and governor and later became adjutant general for Pennsylvania before Kennedy named him ambassador to Spain He was married three times and is uncle to Angier Biddle Duke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Norway
Poland
Warsaw
France
London
Belgium
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Yugoslavia
Army
Pennsylvania
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Spain
John Cabot Lodge
Biddle
Angier Biddle Duke
State Department
U.S. Manned Orbital Flight Likely Slips to Next Year
The Mercury program faces at least six weeks of prep after Mercury shots from Cape Canaveral. The earliest possible manned orbital flight sits in January, with sources saying February at the earliest if no major problems arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuri Gagarin
Gherman Titov
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Test Ban Negotiations Progress Report Adopted by Assembly
The article details a resumed test ban process with a September proposal fulfilled and a November 9 General Assembly resolution urging renewed negotiations. It calls for a progress report by December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Stabilizing Shoulders On Area Highways
Raleigh County SRC crews have been spreading calcium chloride along area highways to stabilize shoulders. They report calcium chloride helps soil hold moisture and keeps gravel in place on Rt 3 from Eccles to Glen Daniel and from Shady Spring to the county line, with Secondary Rt 1 from Bradley to Cittsville also treated. Road resurfacing on Secondary Rt 40 from Coal City to Whitby is near completion, and about 2,000 tons of calcium chloride and sawdust mix are stocked near Acme Construction Co for winter use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Reedie Bryant
SRC
Rt. 3
Eccles
Glen Daniel
Rt. 1
Bradley
Cittsville
Shady Spring
Bryant
Coal City
Whitby
Acme Construction Co
Eccles Driver Draws Jail Term For Drunk Driving
Thomas Maloney of Eccles received six months in Raleigh County Jail for a second drunken driving offense and a $25 fine for driving without an operator's license after state police arrests at 2 40 a m Sunday. Van Webb Jr of Terry pleaded guilty on five charges and drew six months in county jail plus fines for carrying a concealed weapon drunk driving no operator's license improper registration and moonshine possession. The jail roster stood at 67 at 11 a m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Maloney
Eccles
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
van Webb JR
Terry
Burke
Webb
Melvin Hodge
Clear Creek
Albany Milam Jr
Beckley
Alphonso Collins
East Beckley
Ralph Manning
Tolleytown
Nathan Tickle
Pipestorm
Joe Rodriguez
Cliffa Bell
Pemberton
Gene N. Dayon
Quebec
Canada
Okie James Thompson
Harold Ray Martin
Crab Orchard
Frank W. Wilkerson
Frank M. Spinelli
Shooting Victim To Be Transferred
F. W. Nicewander of Beaver is scheduled to be transferred from Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital to the VA hospital in Richmond Virginia for further treatment of a gunshot wound to his right shoulder. He was wounded about 1 am September 30 when he allegedly attempted to break down a door at the home of Francis Jacob Holt in Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Nicewander
Beaver i
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Richmond
Nicewander
Francis Jacob Holt
Sullivan
4-H Leaders Plan Annual Dinner Tonight
The Raleigh County 4-H Leaders Association will hold its annual dinner tonight at 6 p.m. at the Glass House. Clarence Wooten, the 4-H agent, said several non-member guests have been invited and Mrs. Carl Burns serves as association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
4-H Leaders Association
Glass House
Clarence Wooten
Wooten
Carl Burns
Still Unconscious After Raleigh General Hospital Admission
A man remains unconscious and in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a two car collision near his home Friday night. He has not regained consciousness since the head injury.
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Frederick Johnson
Erma Ayers
Ray Wendell
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Brenda Kay Watkins
Mississippi
WWHS
Beckleyan
Algeria
Dorothy Montgomery
Virgil Miller
Hinton
Joe Whittaker
Jumping Branch
Elbert Adkins
Cool Ridge
Levi Bennett
Baltimore
Andy Farley
Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors
Rns
Bertha Overton
Gary
Enore Bryson
Thomas P. Luck
Freeman
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Utilities Acompany
Eli Wetzel Miller
Mrs. Cathryn Davidson
Mrs
A.J.D. Biddle
4-H
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