Divers search for bodies after wreck near Poca River
Divers planned to enter the sunken wreckage of a diesel engine to recover the bodies of two train crewmen who drowned when a locomotive derailed near Poca River after a bridge collapse. Fireman R A Turner of Linesville Ohio and brakeman Charles C Mulford of Hobson Ohio were identified among the dead. four other crewmen were unharmed.
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UPI
Poca River
New York Central
R.A. Turn
Linesville
Ohio
Charles C. Mulford
Hobson
Fritz A. Swatel
Pomeroy
Clyde Davis
Floyd Hendricks
Racine
A. A. Swatel
Caboose
Swaters
NYC
Hopkins Holds SRC Safety Job
Beckley man L. T. Hopkins 1014 Johnstown Road is one of 10 State Road Commission safety supervisors overseeing training of SRC personnel in safety across West Virginia. He joined SRC in mid October after formerly owning Powers Radio and Television Co. District 10 includes Raleigh Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties. Hopkins and fellow division leaders Roy G. Coen D. E. Carson and J. A. Holtz aim to train SRC employees in safety first aid flagging and accident prevention with new procedures and materials. SRC vehicles will carry fire extinguishers and first aid kits and officers will provide safety talks to civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
L. T. Hopkins
Johnstown Road
State Road Commission
SRC
West Virginia
Hopkins
Powers Radio and Television Co
South Kanawha Street
D. E. Carson
Tor
Raleigh
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Roy G. Coen
Coen
Carson
State Police
J. A. Holtz
McAlpin Marine Cut and Amnesia After Tavern Fight
Corvin Fox, 19, of McAlpin, a Marine on leave, is in satisfactory condition at the Veterans Administration Hospital with cuts he cannot recall receiving. He says he was intoxicated and cannot remember the other fighter at a Sophia tavern Tuesday night. A glass was broken at the front, with blood on the floor and sidewalk. Sophia Police Chief A. P. Haga says Hessie Bowman was arrested for fighting in public and fined. Bowman was not connected to the earlier fight. No arrests in the cutting incident. Fox entered the hospital at 10:35 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvin Fox
McAlpin
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fox
Sophia
Beckley
A. P. Haga
Hessie Bowman
Bowman
James Salyers
Haga
Fayette County Verdict Upheld by State Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court unanimously upheld an $8,500 Fayette County jury verdict for Mozette Thomas in a malicious prosecution case against Beckley Music & Electric Co. Judge Leslie Given ruled no reversible error occurred in the trial where Thomas claimed wrongful arrest and 47 minutes’ jail time over alleged destruction of Beckley Music merchandise tied to overdue payments. Thomas resided in Prudence, Fayette County, at the time.
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Charleston
Upi
State Supreme Court
Fayette County
Mozette Thomas
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Leslie Given
Thomas
Beckley Music
Prudence
Faya County
Wanted man Alltop 1952 convict with tattoos and scars
The FBI lists Alltop born in Given West Virginia as a 6 foot 0 inch to 6 foot 1 inch, 170 to 180 pound man with blue eyes and medium build. He has two tattoos Norma on left arm and Stub on right arm along with scars on temple chin and moles on face. He has a history of break ins and a criminal rampage leading to incarcerations in Ohio and West Virginia and is described as armed in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformatory
Ohio State Patrol
Hamilton
FBI
Ohio
West Virginia
Alltop
Given
W. Va
Rhodell Man Suffers Second Degree Burns
Clyde McKinney of Rhodell was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition after sustaining second degree burns to part of his body while cleaning a car carburetor with gasoline at a service station. A lighter sparked a flash leaving him injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
Rns
Clyde McKinney
Beckley Memorial Hospital
McKinney
Leo
Help Wanted In Naming New Street
Beckley planning officials consider renaming the stretch of West Virginia 16 through the city from South Oakwood Avenue to Sprague. The PZC will propose a single name for the entire corridor from Cora Street bridge to Sprague. Citizens are invited to submit suggestions, with names mentioned at the meeting including North-South Drive New River Parkway and Honey in the Rock Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission
W. Va. 16
Cecil L. Miller
PZC
Oakwood Avenue
MacArthur
Colony Drug
Coya Street
Sprague
Commission
Fire claims two firemen in Wright-Patterson annex blaze
A three story wooden annex housing part of the Air Force Logistics Command headquarters at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio burned early causing the deaths of two firemen.
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Air Force Logistics Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Hugh Scott
R.-Pa
Leslie Arends
R-Ill
Leonard Farbstein
D-N. Y
East Berlin
Friedrichstrasse Crossing
Deaths in Hollywood and Nashville Signal End of Careers
Hollywood obituary notes Alan Lipscott 69 a longtime comedy writer with 40 years in TV including Danny Thomas Snow and Bachelor Father. His partner Bob Fisher also collaborated on People’s Choice and Life of Riley. In Nashville Mrs Nelson E Christiansen 69 is listed in the same notice as a death.
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Hollywood
UPI
Alan Lipscott
Lipscott
Bob Fisher
Danny Thomas Snow
People’s Choice
Riley
Kennedy Seeks Soviet Audience With Exclusive Interview
President Kennedy to host Alexei Adzhubei editor of Izvestia for an exclusive interview on Cape Cod. White House views this as a potential shift in Soviet coverage of U.S. policy and plans to convey Washington’s cold war positions in depth. Adzhubei, a Soviet government official, is Khrushchev’s son in law and Central Committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman Smith
Washington
UPI
Russia
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Alexei I. Adzhubei
Izvestia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
White House
Adzhubei
Moscow
Communist Party Central Committee
Josef V. Stalin
Khrushchev
U.S
State Department
U.S.S.R
Burchett Blames Slow Drivers for Crashes in WV
West Virginia State Police Supt. W E Burchett said slow drivers and sightseers contribute to fatal crashes alongside speeders. He cited ten deaths since last Friday including a Mineral County crash where alcohol was involved, urging motorists to drive the speed limit during Thanksgiving travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
W. E. Burchett
West Virginia
Burchett
Mingo
Mineral County
Historic Site Eyesore Blamed On Strip Mine
Washington reports Rep. Charles Mathias accuses strip mining of wrecking the Fairfax stone area at Potomac headwaters. He plans to raise the issue with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River after noting bare mountain slopes and waste piles contrasting with historic landscape.
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Washington
UPS
Potomac River
Charles Mac Mathias
Rmd
Interstate Commission On
West Virginia
Thomas Fairfax
Mathias
Potomac
In-law of former Tennessee figure Frank Clement dies
Santa, the in-law of former Tennessee official Frank Clement, died Tuesday night. The brief item confirms the death and its connection to the Clement family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Tennessow
Frank Clement
Rockefeller mission in New Guinea searches intensify
Rockefeller and his daughter prepare to fly to Merauke as Dutch forces widen the coastal search for Michael. Dutch officials press every available boat and aircraft into the effort while a Dutch sailor tests a raft of gas drums and memories of an eight day jungle survival give slight hope. Rockefeller remains hopeful, praising Dutch efforts.
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Merauke
Central New Guinea
Rockefeller
Hollandia
Mary
Platteel
Michael
Wassi
Wreck Victim Larry Lilly Regains Consciousness
Larry Lilly a Shady Spring High School football player woke after eleven days of unconsciousness following a two car collision near his home on November 11 He had been treated at Raleigh General Hospital and then transferred to Bluefield Sanitarium where he gradually became conscious and sat up talking with family and attendants Also injured were four companions with three released from Raleigh General earlier and David Evans still listed in good condition after a neck injury
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Larry Lilly
Shady Spring
Larry
Raaigh General Hospital
David Evans
Raleigh General
Bluefield
Ted Lilly
Motive explored in Bluebelle case and Harvey’s schemes
The FBI has not ruled out that Harvey planned to rendezvous with a small boat after scuttling the Bluebelle rather than be rescued by a merchant ship above a specific latitude and time. Harvey held a $50,000 life policy with Travelers with a $100,000 double indemnity for accidental death and named his wife and son Lance as beneficiaries. He also carried a $20,000 policy on his bride, with unknown beneficiaries, while reportedly being deeply in debt and urgently seeking funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
FBI
Bluebelle
Travelers Insurance Co
Lance
Air Force
Stotesbury B and E Probed By Police
Beckley State Police investigate the breaking and entering of Juanita's Place in Stotesbury on Tuesday night. An unknown amount of money was taken and no arrests have been made. The report notes a global figure that 500000 to 1000000 scientific articles are published annually in languages other than English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State
Juanita
Stotesbury
Rescuers Skeptical of Harvey's Tale
In Philadelphia Captain Oscar Verbouille and crew member Thomas Toth offered mixed views on Julian Harvey's account of the Bluebell disaster. Harvey said a freak squall sank the ketch after a fire from a mast crash. Terry Jo Duperrault survived aboard a raft with Harvey’s dead companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPS
Oscar Verbouille
Julian Harvey
Atlantic Ocean
Coast Guard
Harvey
Thomas Toth
Jacksonville
Fla
Terry Jo Duperrault
Miami
Toth
Terry Jo
Rene
Verkouille
Dam Talk: Army Engineers Expected Big Project
Johnson told Robertson the Potomac Dam project would be substantial, noting that the Army Engineers build only large dams and that size remains to be determined. The remark reflects expectations for a formidable, high‑impact construction with regional significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Robertson
Army
State Police Stress Safe Holiday Travel
Beckley State Police urge motorists to exercise extreme caution during the Thanksgiving weekend as troopers patrol to ensure safety. Charles Hopkins of the West Virginia Safety Council notes most accidents occur within 25 miles of home and warns heavy traffic will test drivers and pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Charles Hopkins
West Virginia Safety Council
Sessions This Week Schedule Postponed By Holiday
The Thanksgiving Holiday will bring a three day break. Judge Norman Knappe announced motion hour will be held Friday and Saturday, but court will not convene Thursday.
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Norman Knappe
Arnett Girl 12 Confesses to Shooting Stepfather
Jodie Perry aged 12 of Armstead confessed to sheriff deputy Joe Asbury that she shot her stepfather Perry while he slept in their home. He was treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital for a bullet wound behind the ear and is reported in satisfactory condition with facial paralysis on the right side. The girl was released into her mother's custody and will appear in Juvenile Court at 11 a.m. Monday. The motive cited involved alleged marital trouble between her mother and stepfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Jodie Perry
Armsted
Satisfactory
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Joe Asbury
Dixie Perry
Harry L. Mee- Creery
Asbury
Perry
Cuba accuses U N of intervention over Dominican crisis
Cuba brings its charge of U S armed intervention to the Security Council in New York. Raul Roa from Havana and Fidel Castro ally press that U S warships near the Dominican Republic amounted to interference. Zorin seeks immediate council action amid Congo veto tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Cuba
Security Council
U.S
Dominican Republic
United States
Valerian Zorin
Adlai Stevenson
Raul Roa
Fidel Castro
Havana
Zorin
Stevenson
Congo
U.N
Driver Hurt Fleeing Police
John Lewis Minor twenty one from Beckley was injured when his car hit an abutment while fleeing a Beckley police cruiser early Tuesday. He was charged with reckless driving failure to stop and improper registration. A Raleigh General Hospital spokesman said he is in satisfactory condition with a broken nose and severe facial wounds. He faces police court action upon release from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis Minor
Rt. 2
Beckley
South Fayette Street
Minor
Beckley City
Raleigh General Hospital
Liner Rushes Ailing Sailor To Hospital
Donald Gordon Jenkins, 34, of New York, sailors aboard the Bremen, a North German liner, rushed to meet the Key stone after it sent an SOS. He was transferred in a 17 minute operation using two lifeboats and taken to a New York hospital. Doctors diagnosed a recurrence of an old stomach disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Williamson
W. Va
Bremen
United States Marine
Keystone
SOS
Donald Gordon Jenkins
Funeral services for Mrs Lena Gorrell in Raleigh
Funeral services for Lena Gorrell 64 Raleigh will be held 2 p m Friday at St John s Baptist Church Raleigh with Rev H E Davis and Rev Elmer Day. Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Monday after a short illness. Born Martinsville Va May 1 1895 she was a member of St John s Baptist Church Mission Society and the Women s Club. Survivors include husband John two daughters Nona Mae Spencer Detroit Mich Laurestine Hairston New York three brothers Major Hairston Cleveland Cecil Adkins and George Adkins Martinsville Va a grand and three great grandchildren. Body from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlour to church one hour before services.
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Lena Gorrell
Raleigh
St. John’s Baptist Church
H. E. Davis
Elmer Day
Greenwood Memorial Park
Gorrell
Martinsville
Mission Society of the Church
Women’s Club
John Gorrell
Nona Mae Spencer
Detroit
Mich
Laurestine Hairston
New York
Major Hairston
Cleveland
Ohio
Cecil Adkins
George Adkins
Ritchie and Johnson
Requiem High Mass for Mrs. Carmella Severino
Mrs. Carmella Severino 75 of Richwood died Monday night after a short illness in a Richwood hospital. A high mass is set for 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Holy Family Church Richwood with Rev. Father Leonard P. Kellerman as celebrant. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memorial Cemetery. She was born in Italy and was a member of Holy Family Church. Survivors include Sam Severino and four sons Bernard of Beckley Joseph and Anthony of Charleston and Sam Jr. of Richwood. four daughters Thelma Huntington Catherine Fannin Charleston Mary Denna and Theresa Johnson Richwood. and 24 grandchildren. The body will lie at White and Coleman Funeral Home with rosary recited at 7:45 p.m. today.
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Carmella Severino
Richwood
Holy Family Catholic Church
Leonard P. Kellerman
Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
Severino
Italy
Holy Family Church
Sam Severino
Bernard
Beckley
Joseph
Anthony
Charleston
Sam Jr
Miss
Thelma Severino
Huntington
Catherine Fannin
Mary Denna
Theresa Johnson
White and Coleman
Slurry Process Seen as Boon for Coal Industry
Washington reports a federal mining expert hailed a new coal slurry burning process as a potential major breakthrough. T. Reed Scollon of the Bureau of Mines said the method could slash transportation costs by pipeline to electric plants and steel mills, boosting coal's competitiveness amid oil and gas rivals.
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Washington
UPI
T. Reed Scollon
Scollon
Bureau of Mines
Jersey Central Power and Light Co
South Amboy
N.J
W&L Faculty Challenge Trustees Over King's Talk
The Washington & Lee University faculty criticized trustees who last month rejected inviting Martin Luther King to speak at a religious seminar in Lexington Virginia. The faculty resolution said the decision limits academic freedom and curtails students' opportunity to learn and form judgments on controversial issues. Board Director James R. Kaskie praised the faculty but said the board acted in the university's best interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
UPI
Washington & Lee University
Martin Luther King
James R. Caskie
Washington & Lee
Black dates in Coachella Valley turn red when green
In the Coachella Valley California some dates mature early turning red while still green on the tree. Farmers note color change may affect harvest timing and fruit quality. Local growers assess ripening patterns and market readiness amid warmer conditions.
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Coachella Valley
California
Mrs Betty Wallace Obituary and Funeral Details
Funeral services for Betty Mae Wallace 59 Glen White will be at Shady Grove Baptist Church at 2 p m with Rev N C Lewis presiding Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park She died after a long illness at a west Virginia hospital Survivors include a daughter Pauline Yancey a son David Richardson two sisters and fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren Also note James H Ramsey Lookout killed in a Marmet area state fall Funeral arrangements are pending with Trent Durgan and the body remains at Marmet funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Mae Wallace
Glen White
Shady Grove Baptist Church
N. C. Lewis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wallace
Patton
Ala
Gus Woodrick
James H. Ramsey
Lookout
Marmet
Julia Ann Ramsey
Murray St
W. H. Miller
Funeral services for William Kincaid held in Beckley
William Kincaid 80 of Beckley died after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Caffee Chapel with Rev. Carl Johnson presiding. Burial follows at Highlawn Cemetery Oak Hill. Pallbearers listed: Melvin Gillian Harold Gillian Gerald Richmond Vernon Richmond and Earl Bragg.
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William Kincaid
Beckley
Carl Johnson
Highlawn
Oak Hill
Kincaid
Melvin Gillian
Harold Gillian
Gerald Richmond
Vernon R. Richmond
Earl Bragg
Turkey Prices (Continued From Page One)
The federation asks the government to authorize marketing orders to reduce turkey production and raise prices for producers. The proposed orders would regulate production of turkeys and turkey hatching eggs, determined by the industry itself rather than the federal government. Some producers fear eventual federal control. Hearings allow producers to present views, with a national referendum on acceptance possible early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federation
German spies arrested after harmless photo trip
Sonntag and Naumann, two Germans, were said to be on a mission to take pictures for espionage. Authorities arrested them on Sept 27 after finding materials for military intelligence in their possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonntag
Naumann
Improperly Dressed Hudson Child Returns Home
Hudson New Hampshire and Waterloo Iowa items describe incidents and events. A three year old boy was returned home by motorists after they thought his clothing improper for snow removal work. Separate notes include a funeral home chapels use and a surprise Thanksgiving visit plan for two brothers in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
N.H
UPI
John Gurley
Turkey Trimmings Set At Jail Thanksgiving Dinner
Prisoners at Raleigh County Jail will be served turkey with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving dinner. Four large turkeys were being prepared today for the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Youth retreat speaker announced for winter event
Frank Hamrick of Piedmont Bible College in Winston Salem N C will headline the winter youth retreat at the Bible Institute from December 26 to 30. The gathering features sermons and activities for young attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hamrick
Peidmont Bible College
Winston-Salem
N. C
Oom Bible Institute
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W&l
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