Huge Electricity Project Planned
A group of 18 public utilities announced a 350 million coordinated high voltage transmission line and power plant program serving more than 30 million people in 8 eastern states and the District of Columbia. The plan includes 600 miles of 500000 volt lines from near Wheeling West Virginia to Philadelphia and New Jersey and New York, plus two parts power plants near Johnstown Pennsylvania and Morgantown West Virginia. Completion for transmission and first power units is set for 1967, tying PJM with upstate New York and New England via Con Edison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
District of Columbia
Wheeling
W. Va
New Jersey
New York
Johnstown
Morgantown
mid-Atlantic
American Electric Power System
New Johnstown
New York City
PJM
New England
Con Edison
R. G. Rincliffe
Philadelphia Electric Co
Keystone Electric Generating Station
Armstrong
Indiana
Pennsylvania
General Public Utilities Corp
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
Lone Wolf Admits Three Break-ins In City
Edward Thomas Shatzer of Dayton Kentucky admits breaking into three Beckley stores and possibly robbing a fourth. He tells police he acted alone, claiming to be a lone wolf with no assistance. Guns recovered valued around 5000 dollars. He is to face interstate transportation of stolen property charges in Newport Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Wolf
Edward Thomas Shatzer
Dayton
Beckley
M. EF. Tyree
William Dyer
Alexandria
Shatzer
Keatley’s Inc. Sporting Goods
Army Corps of Engineers
Prince
Sporting Goods
Ohio River
United States
Newport
Kentucky
Keatley’s
Paul’s Grill
Atkinson
Prince City
United States Army Engineer Corps
Supreme Court actions impact agency shop and desegregation
The Supreme Court and lower courts handle cases across labor and desegregation. The 6th Circuit ruling upholds agency shop status in an Indiana labor dispute appealed by the Retail Clerks International Association. Florida’s high court previously ruled against the agency shop in 1962. Separately, Memphis faces court scrutiny over gradual desegregation plans for recreation facilities, while Jacksonville’s order keeps golf courses segregated. Massachusetts defendants Lawton, O Connell, and Harney appeal a federal fraud case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Florida Supreme Court
Retail Clerks Internatonal Association, Local 1625
Aflcio
Supreme Court
Memphis
Tenn
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles H. Lawton Jr
Pawtucket, R.I
James S. O'Connell
Boston
Francis L. Harney Jr
Wellesley, Mass
Beckenley Rescue Squad assist elderly woman at 137 Ringleben
First Aid Call to 137 Ringleben St. reports Beckley Rescue Squad administer oxygen to 71 year old Mrs. Katie King with breathing trouble and possible heart condition. She was taken to Beckley Memorial Hospital and admitted in critical condition but is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Ringleben St
Katie King
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Bell-Ans promise aids sleep and gas relief
A vintage advertisement claims Bell-Ans tablets relieve stomach gas from excess acid and promote faster sleep when taken with hot water at bedtime. It urges reading in bed until eyes shut, notes no harmful drugs, and offers 35c price and a free sample via mail to Bell-Ans Orangeburg New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell-ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Drunken driving fines and jail terms listed in Raleigh County court
A Raleigh County docket shows drivers facing drunken driving charges with fines ranging from five to fifty dollars, jail terms up to ten days, and licenses suspended for six months. Other defendants included violations for drunkenness, expired inspection, improper registration, and illegal passing, with several awaiting further hearings.
Sewer Relocation Under Way In Alley Prince Street Work
City Street Commission crews relocate a sewer line in the alley beside the Day and Night Garage on Prince Street. Street Commissioner D E Warden cites frequent stoppages in the old line and notes the rock drilling and shoveling require two workers, with no completion date yet set after about a week of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Street Commission
Prince Street
D. E. Warden
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Therapy
New healing substance Bio-Dyne leads to shrinking hemorrhoids while relieving itch and pain without surgery. Case reports show reductions and statements that piles have ceased to be a problem. Available as Preparation H suppositories and ointment from drug counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Survivors Of Sea Tragedy Reluctant To Tell About It
Five Greek seamen rescued from a burning freighter on the Delaware River tell their tale through interpreters. A sulphur and dynamite cargo raised danger as fire spread, crews abandoned ship, lifeboat currents carried survivors away, and Captain George Karemezis faced a chaotic scene with the Virginia ferrying two of the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Aegean Isles
George
Trinity Navigator
Delaware River
George Karemezis
No. 5
Karemezis
S.S. Virginia
Anthis
George Wallows
Bermuda
FDP Forsakes Adenauer in Bonn Coalition Walkout
Bonn reports that the Free Democratic party quits Chancellor Adenauer's coalition in protest over Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss. Five FDP cabinet ministers resign in Nürnberg, aiming to force a cabinet reshuffle and avert government collapse amid CDU fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
UPI
Free Democratic Party
FDP
Conrad Adenauer
Franz Josef Strauss
Adenauer
Free Democratic
Erich Mende
Nuernberg
Cancer Claims State Jurist Judge C Lee Spillers Dies
Funeral services planned for Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Judge C Lee Spillers of the Ohio County Intermediate Court who died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. A 61-year-old Democrat, Spillers was a former U S Attorney for the northern district of West Virginia and served on the State Education Board. His career spanned Harvard Law School class of 1928, World War II Navy captain, and era as sheriff and prosecuting attorney. Born August 6, 1901 in Russellville Arkansas, he is survived by his widow Elizabeth Reymann Spillers, his mother and three sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPI
C. Lee Spillers
Ohio County Intermediate Court
Spillers
State Board of Education
Harvard Law School
U. S
West Virginia
Ohio
U. S. Marine Corps
Washington and Jefferson College
Russellville, Ark
Laula Spillers
H. F. Spillers
Elizabeth Reymann Spillers
Lockheed Strike Date To Be Set
In Burbank IAM negotiators planned a strike date today after 8000 members voted three to one for walkout. About 80 percent of the 800 workers at Lockheed space and missile facilities in Van Nuys Sunnyvale and Vandenberg voted for the strike. Balloting in Honolulu and Cape Canaveral not yet complete but expected to follow. Union broke off talks in Washington over union shop wage and work condition issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
UPI
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Valley College Stadium
van Nuys
Lockheed Space and Missile
Sunnyvale
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Honolulu
Cape Canaveral
Washington, D.C
Eight Fined For Violations In Greenbrier County
Eight convictions on game law violations were reported by Capt. Raymond Eye. Accused include Paul B. McMillion and Gary Stover for uncased guns after 5 p.m. plus other littering and wildlife offenses. Fines ranged to twenty dollars. cases tried in Fairlea Rupert and Rainelle magistrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Eye
District IV
Greenbrier
Frank B. Crigger
John Poteet
Fairlea
R. L. Thomas
Wallace Williams
Rupert
Trent Bridges
Rainelle
Paul B. McMillion
Renick
Marion L. Crain
London
Ohio
Johnny Soos
Leslie
Bridges
John Henson
Williams
India faces calls for action after Se La shock
Parliament reacts to Nehru's disclosure of the Se La setback with anger and urgent questions. Hem Barua, Assam, demands cease fire or all out war with foreign aid. Nehru pledges full defense and outside support, saying no limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walong
Defense Ministry
Se la
Nehru
Praja
Hem Barua
Assam
India
State Man Takes Over Polaris Base Command
GLASGOW Scotland UPD U S Navy Capt David Bell of Charleston W Va will take over command of the Polaris submarine squadron based at Holy Loch at a ceremony Friday The outgoing commander is Capt Walter F Schlech Jr 47 of Brooklyn N Y The ceremony will be aboard the George Washington one of the 10 Polaris equipped submarines in the squadron Bell 49 married with two children last served on the staff of the U S Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
U.S. Navy
David Bell
Charleston
W. Va
Holy Lock
Navy
Walter F. Schlech Jr
Brooklyn
N.Y
Bell
Second B and E at Patton's Supermarket
City police investigate a second breaking and entering at Patton's Supermarket in seven weeks. Thieves shattered a back window Sunday night, stole food and valuables, opened an unlocked safe, and left canned vegetables and produce behind. Police also probe a Pike Motel break in near the West Virginia Turnpike, Saturday night, with two TVs stolen from an unoccupied room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
James Patton
Pike
Beckley
West Virginia Turnpike
RCA
Westinghouse
Judge Signs Three Orders Ruling on Divorce Dismissal and Discontinuance
Judge Norman Knapp signed three orders granting a divorce to Dewey Henry Williams of Virginia from Williams with custody of one child awarded to the defendant. The suit of Arthur M. Biggs against Outboard Marine Corp. was dismissed. The Raleigh County Bank suit against Irene Billips Trump was discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Knapp
Dewey Henry Williams
Virginia Billips Williams
Arthur M. Biggs
Outboard Marine Corp
Raleigh County Bank
Irene Billips Trump
Curtis Publishing to furlough 800 workers in economy move
Curtis Publishing Co. says it furloughed 800 employees and plans to cut 200 more this year as part of an economy program. The firm employs about 6,800, reporting a $15.4 million loss in the first nine months and $5.9 million for 1961. It will shut Philadelphia printing facilities and move all printing to Sharon Hill plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Curtis Publishing Co
Curtis
Saturday Evening Post
Sharon Hill
Khrushchev Urges Peace During Cuban Missile Debates
The report cites Khrushchev asserting Cuba must be strengthened without inviting imperialist military strikes or dragging the socialist camp into nuclear war. Western observers note Ponomaryev’s piece as a possible hint that the Central Committee backs Khrushchev’s missile withdrawal stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Ponomaryev
Central Committee
Khrushchev
Deaths and Funerals in Rural Virginia Community
Funeral services for Pete Kawalsky 76 of Glen Rogers are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Webb and Neal Funeral Home with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died Saturday in Huntington after a long illness. born in Kaunas Lithuania on March 8 1886 he came to the United States in 1906 and was a retired miner with UMWA Local 6004. He had no known survivors. Also funeral services for Thomas Hamilton 66 of Bud will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Litton Church in Virginia City with burial in Bush Cemetery. He died Sunday of a heart attack. born February 2 1896 in Virginia City he was a retired miner and survived by six sons and three daughters among others. The body lies at Sam Fogelsong Funeral Home Mullens and will be moved to Huff and Cook Funeral Home St Paul. Lewis L Price 56 of Orlando Florida died this morning in Orlando hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage after a fall earlier Sunday. Born May 15 1906 in Lively he was a son of Lonnie and Cena Lively Police and worked 36 years for Greyhound as manager and dispatcher. Survived by wife Elizabeth Lafferty and daughter Shirley with numerous brothers and sisters listed. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Avery
Beckley
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Basil D. Richards
Sophia
Burke
Rodger Garble
Winding Gulf
Joe Rodriguez
Grubb
L. A. Berkel
Rodriguez
Wilma Simmons
Rhodell
Thomas Bolen
Odd
Glenn R. Jacobs
Columbus
Jacobs
Demetria A. Stanley
Orchard Ave
Pete Williams
Artie
Cecil C. Stanley
Coal City
Jerry Lee Perkins
Arthur Miller
Virginia
Turnpike
James Sump
Frank D. Tonelli
Ezra Meadows
Thomas E. Lilly
Pipestem
Lonnie Dale Queen of
Lilly
Queen
Pete Kawalsky
Glen Rogers
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Anthony Garges
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Huntington
Kaunas
Lithuania
United States
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
UMWA
Thomas Hamilton
Bud
Litton Church
Virginia City
Bush
Hamilton
Henry and
Harriett Mays Hamilton
Nannie Murphy Hamilton
Bill
Itmann
Charles
Eulis
Archie
Bristol
Henry
Bluewell
Carl
California
Elizabeth Pennington
Lashmeet
Elsie Moon
Leafie Kegley
Aberdeen
St. Paul Va
Rowland
Dora Palmer
Omie Baher
Fannie Hill
Coeburn
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Huff and Cook Funeral Home
St. Paul
Lewis L. Price
Orlando
Fla
L. P. Bragg
Glen Morgan
Lively
Lonnie and
Cena Lively
Greyhound Corporation
Charleston
Winston-Salem
N. C
Greyhound
Elizabeth Lafferty
Glen Jean
Shirley
Florida
Maude Price
Garden Terrace
Elbert Price
Pratt
Lonnie
Homer
Leonard
Buck) Price
Everett
Roy
Belle
T. E. Bourne
Bluefield
Ethel Bowling
Ohio
Freda Saye
Whitby
Wesley Cousin Funeral Services Incomplete Notice
Wesley Cousin 67 Beckley died at 8 p.m. Sunday in a Huntington hospital. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Cousin
Beckley
Huntington
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Victor Hoge Robertson dies. rites set in Athens
Victor Hoge Robertson 86 of Athens will have final rites at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Athens Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Roth officiating. Burial follows in Athens Cemetery. He died Saturday in Columbia S C while visiting daughter Mrs. S C Morgan. Survivors include sister Mrs. Rose Brown Mullens. A retired building contractor born January 7 1876 in Montgomery County Va. Body at Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Hoge Robertson
Athens
Athens Methodist Church
Charles Roth
Robertson
Columbia
S. C
S. C. Morgan
Rose Brown, Mullens
Montgomery County
James H
Ann French Robertson
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
Requiem Mass for Lawrence E. Johnson
Lawrence E. Johnson 60 of Boomer dies Friday in Crystal River Florida after a heart attack. Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony's Church Boomer with Rev M E McDonald. Burial in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Rosary at 7 p.m. today at Combs Funeral Home Gauley Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Johnson
Boomer
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
M. E. McDonald
Huse Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Johnson
Crystal River
Fla
Combs Funeral
Gauley Bridge
Funeral services for B T Hash in Mullens church
Funeral services for B T Hash sixty nine Mullens merchant will be held at 11 am Wednesday in the First Methodist Church Mullens with Reverends Connant and Dorsey officiating Burial will be in Rose Lawn Cemetery on the Princeton Bluefield Road Graveside rites by Mullens Masonic Lodge No 151 Hash died Sunday in a Mullens hospital after a long illness He was a native of Grayson County Virginia and owner of Union Furniture Store He was active in civic work forming the Wyoming County Credit Bureau and Merchants Association He was a member of several Masonic and charitable bodies He is survived by his wife Ida Harris Hash a son Ralph two daughters and several relatives The body is at McDougal Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Hash
Grayson County
John
Sarah Hash
Mullens
Union Furniture
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Credit Bureau
Wyoming County Merchants Association
William
Margaret) Ramey
Ernie
Virginia) Glisson
St. Petersburg
Fla
M. Ds. Phoenix
Ariz
Otto
Santa Monica
Calif
Josie Sells
Falls Mills
Lula Anderson
Ossie Cassell
Bertis Britt
George E Carter Funeral Services Held In Charleston
Funeral services for George Evans Carter 75 of Charleston were to be held at 11 am in the First Presbyterian Church Charleston with Rev Robert W Kirkpatrick officiating Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery He died Saturday afternoon at home after a brief illness He worked 35 years at Kanawha Manufacturing retiring in 1957 as chief engineer Survivors include brother in law W O Snyder 116 Woodlawn Ave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Evans Carter
Charleston
First Presbyterian Church of
Robert W. Kirkpatrick
Mountain View
Kanawha Manufacturing Co
Beckley
West Virginia
W. O. Snyder
Woodlawn Ave
William H. Baker Funeral in Matheny at 2 P.M.
Funeral services for William H. Baker 60 of Matheny will be held at Matheny Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Stellie Parsons in charge Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Matheny Baker died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital from cancer He was born November 16 1902 in Knox County Kentucky and was the son of the late Jesse and Mollie Epson Baker Survivors include two sons William H Jr of Atlantic Beach Florida and Jeff in the Armed Forces plus three daughters Mary Ellen Brenda and Myra Sue all of Atlantic Beach The body remains at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana and will be taken to the church an hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Baker
Matheny
Matheny Methodist Church
Stellie Parsons
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Baker
Bluefield
Knox County
Jesse and
Mollie Epson Baker
William H. Jr
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Jeff
Mary Ellen
Brenda
Myra Sue
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Davis to lie in private funeral services today
Miami. Private funeral services will be held today for multimillionaire Arthur Vining Davis age 96 who built a vast financial empire He formerly led the Aluminum Company of America and died Saturday at his estate after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Arthur Vining Davis
Davis
The
Aluminum Company of America
Kyoto University ex-president Takigawa dies at 71
Yuki taki Takigawa, 71, opposed 1930s military expansionists and lost his job as president of Kyoto University. He died Friday of a heart attack in Kyoto Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyoto
Japan
UPI
Yukitaki Takigawa
University of Kyoto
Clifford Bax Dies in London at 76
London report states playwright and author Clifford Lea Bax died Sunday in the city. Bax, 76, was a noted figure in early 20th century theater and literature, with works spanning plays and essays that influenced modern drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Clifford Lea Bax
Loyola professor John Noonan dies after long illness
Chicago filing notes the death of Reverend John Patrick Noonan S J aged 69 a Loyola University philosophy professor and former University of Detroit Law School rector following a prolonged illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
John Patrick Noonan
S.J
Loyola University
University of Detroit Law School
Coin Shortage Continues Across Cities
Continued report notes nickel stocks very low pennies and dimes below desired levels in several markets. Kansas City and Dallas display fairly adequate supplies while San Francisco shows nickel shortages and overall tightness in coin circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
City Church Basketball League Final Meet at Beckley Library
The final organizational meeting of the City Church Basketball League occurs tonight at Beckley Newspaper Library at 7 30 p m. Twelve churches planning participation are asked to attend by Tom Elkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Church Basketball League
Beckley
Tom Elkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allegheny Power Systems
APS
7Eee Edison
Newark
Monongahela River
Monongahela Power Co
Potomac Edison Co
West Penn Power Co
B&e
Pennypincher
Beckley National Savings
Neville St
Georgios Anthis
Antonios Arapis
Constantine Velentiae
Thamis Patzatzis
Stylianos Pashaladis
Cancer Claims State Jurist
Lockheed
State Man
Polaris Base Command
Victor H. Robertson
John Shubert
Church League
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