Miss M L Klaus to Advise WV Youth Conference
Miss Mary Louise Klaus, director of guidance in Raleigh County Schools, will serve as Resource Person for the West Virginia Council on Children and Youth Little White House Conference at the Daniel Boone Hotel Charleston January 25 to 27. The workshop on Guidance and Counseling at the Junior High level aims to address high dropout rates and unemployment among out of school youth. Dr. Donald M. Burke, council president, notes that of 56 000 children who started school in 1947 only 20 000 graduated in 1959 with 25 percent of dropouts between junior high and high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Klaus
Raleigh
West Virginia Council On Children and Youth
White House
Washington, D. C
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Klaus
Donald M. Burke
Burke
West Virginia
Register Staffer Named Entertainment Chairman
Ross Martin of The Raleigh Register was named entertainment chairman of the Beckley Press Club by President George Springer after the resignation of Mrs. Inez O'Brien. O'Brien will remain on the committee. Martin had been a committee member before taking the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Martin
Raleigh Register
Beckley Press Club
George Springer
Inez O’brien
Suit Against Seniths Dismissed in Court Order
A suit by Charlotte Gerald Snyder against Chester and Linda Senith of 4 Lake Road was dismissed in orders signed by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp on Tuesday. The order states the matter was settled out of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte _ Gerald Snyder
Chester
Linda Senith
4 Lake Road
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Earhart Remains Mystery Continues Amid Claims
Dundes questions bones reportedly found as Earhart and Noonan remains. McCown notes no notification of evidence. Earhart Morrissey, sister, hopes mystery solved after years of pursuit with Navy and ambassador inquiries. Mother Amy Earhart not informed, avoids raising false hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundes
Earhart
Noonan
Saipan
McCown
Goerner
Boat Sinks Six Rescued In Delaware River Crash
Six persons were saved after their 45 foot cabin cruiser struck a jetty four miles south of a Delaware Chesapeake Ship Canal and began taking on water. Louis Schellnick age 42 and his five children from Rochester New York were rescued by a launch and a helicopter from Dover Air Force Base. David 6 was lifted to shore, while Ronald 17 stayed with his father to try to pump out water before the boat sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware City
Del
UPI
Louis Schellnick
Rochester
N.Y
Florida
Delaware River
Jeffy
Debora
Jenny
Dover Air Force Base
David
Schellnick
Ronald
Budget items push up the national outlay forecast
The budget outlook shows missiles and payroll costs rising. Space outlays are expected to exceed this year’s 1.34 billion. Agriculture sees a 200 million boost in a 6.3 billion across programs. Interest on the national debt is projected to rise to 8.9 billion this year.
Money Stolen From Kaye Service Station
Beckley state police report no new leads in the theft of about 40 dollars from the Kaye Service Station in Mac Arthur. Entry was gained by breaking the front door lock, and the cash register was emptied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State
Kaye
MacArthur
Few Arrests Made In County Daily Holiday Lull
Police reports show a quiet 24 hour period with no arrests Wednesday. One drunkenness arrest was logged Thursday and two Rhodell men were jailed early Thursday. Farraggia and Hugbert faced charges, with Farraggia charged for reckless driving and interfering with an officer amid a bond release. Harrah of Prosperity completed jail time for a board and lodging warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Keaton
Rhodell
Ronnie Hugbert
Kelly Farruggia
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Sears Promise With Plan
Sears Monument Co offers a written guarantee with every monument and a convenient payment plan. Harper Road showroom details CL 3-6480 for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Sears Monument Coo
Harper Road
Chamber Brass To Be Told At Annual Meet
Beckley Chamber of Commerce announces the 42nd annual dinner at the Beckley-Winn Hotel on Tuesday December 12. Officers elected by secret ballot were approved by the board last week. Burl Sawyers State Road Commissioner will address the crowd on the new North South Highway. Alex George serves as master of ceremonies and Don Boyd provides entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley-Winn
Chamber
Burl Sawyers
Sawyers
Alex George
Don Boyd
Eisenhower on Army officers and political indoctrination
Former President Eisenhower urged that Army Navy and Air Force officers avoid discussing domestic or international political matters especially under oath before Congress. He said officers should teach U.S. principles to troops but not engage in partisan politics. He did not name Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker who resigned after a politicized indoctrination program. Kennedy five days earlier warned against extremists and “crusades of suspicion” amid the fight against foreign communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congressional
Eisenhower
U.S
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Communist Party
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Randolph Flags Oil Impact on Coal Job Losses
Randolph cites oil as a major unemployment driver in coal regions and references a Post editorial claiming automation reduced coal jobs. He sent his letter to President Kennedy with a note urging restraint on residual imports, calling any increase a serious mistake by the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
the Post
Kennedy
Deaths and Funerals for Chauncey M. Wright and Others
Funeral services for Chauncey M. Wright age 55 of 104 Neely Street will be at 1 p m Sunday at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev W M Freeman officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Wright died at 355 p m Monday at his son Wilburt s home after a long illness He was born in Northfork on March 3 1906 a disabled miner and a member of United Mine Workers Local 6109 East Gulf Surviving besides his son Wilburt is another son Luther in the Air Force in Texas and two brothers L A Brooklyn New York and Leonard Beckley The body remains at the funeral parlor Vogue of Beckley until her retirement in 1952 She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church Mabscott Bethlehem Chapter No 71 of the Eastern Star and the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Survivors include four sisters Miss Stella Davenport Miss Gladys Davenport Mrs Grace Gravely and Mrs Alma Shroyer all of Beckley three brothers William E Davenport of South Charleston G T Davenport of Charleston and R E Davenport of Belle The body will be taken from Melton Mortuary to the residence at 4 pm today and to the church one hour prior to services Bethlehem Chapter No 71 Eastern Star will conduct graveside rites Pallbearers include Dr Paul Loflin Green Horton James Patt on John Gravely Joe Bower Bill Bower Paris Richards Fred Hurt Robert L Davis and John Evans Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Gulf
Wilburt
Luther
Air Force
Texas
L. A
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leonard
Beckley
Calvary Baptist Church
Mabscott
Bethlehem
The
Eastern Star
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Stella Davenport
Gladys Davenport
Grace Gravely
Alma Shroyer
William E. Davenport
South Charleston
G. T. Davenport
Charleston
R. E. Davenport
Belle
Melt
Martha McDaniel
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Second Baptist Church
J. P. Mathews
Phillip B. Jasper
Pierce Cemetery
McDaniel
la Beckley Hospital
Annie Hart
Robert Minor
Frances Crosby
Chicago
Ill
Dodd-Payne
Rites Held For Ulysses G Maples In Fayetteville
Ulysses G Maples 72 of Fayetteville died Wednesday in a Beckley hospital. Final rites set for 2 p m Saturday at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville with Rev Theodore Carte presiding. Burial in Huse Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses G. Maples
Fayetteville
Beckley Hospital
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Theodore Carte
Huse Memorial Park
Funeral for Mary Jo Ayres in Charleston today
Mary Jo Ayres aged 3, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Ayres of Charleston, died Wednesday after a 10 week illness. Funeral services were to be conducted by Rev Harvey Fleck at 1 p.m. in Milton Cemetery in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Charleston
Mary Jo Ayres
Joe Ayres
Harvey Fleck
Low
Milton Cemetery
Mrs Donna Grose Funeral Arrangements Announced
Mrs Donna Grose of Ury died unexpectedly about 8 p m Thursday in Bluefield from a heart attack. Her husband James Della Grose died in 1955. Surviving are two daughters Dinah and Anna Lee Grose of Bluefield and a stepson serving with the U S Army at Fort Bragg. Body at Williams Funeral Home Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Grose
Ury
Bluefield
James Della ‘Grose
Dinah Grose
Anna Lee Grose
S. Army
Fort Bragg
Williams
Sophia
Wesley Hedrick Funeral Held At Beckley
Wesley C Hedrick 77 died at home Wednesday. Funeral Sunday at The Methodist Temple 2 PM with Rev L D Roe and others officiating. He was born Talcott May 31 1884 and worked as an auditor for Western Maryland Gas in Frostburg before 1925- retirement as Raleigh Hardware salesman. Survived by wife Helen Johnson Hedrick two sons Herman Johnson Hedrick and Wesley Hedrick Jr one daughter Mrs James Dudley and several brothers and sisters. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley C. Hedrick
Methodist Temple
L. D. Roe
Bluefield
Glenn W. Stewart
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
Talcott
Ella Sims Hedrick
George W. Hedrick
Western Maryland Gas Co
Frostburg
Beckley
Raleigh Hardware Co
Methodist Men's Club
The
Gideons
Beckley Masonic Lodge
Helen Johnson
James Dudley
Bay Village
Ohio
Herman Johnson Hedrick
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wesley Hedrick Jr
Denver
Colo
Paul Hedrick
T. H. Allen
Hinton
Everett Milburn
Forest Hill
W. A. Hedrick
Bruce Allen
Hilldale
M. H. Hedrick
Dewey Hedrick
Clintonville
Melton Mortuary
Oakwood Ave
Tate Price
J. W. Woods
T. V. Hutchison
Robert L. Amick
Lyle Christian
Roy Lucas
Howard Rohrer
C. Bierne Canterbury
Funeral services for Jean Coulson in Lynchburg
Funeral services for Jean Paul Coulson of Lynchburg former assistant and manager of the Peoples Life Insurance Co will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in Lynchburg He died Wednesday night in a Lynchburg hospital after a long illness Survivors include his wife Violet Turner Coulson and a son Paul both of Lynchburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Paul Coulson
Lynchburg
Peoples Life Insurance Co
Beckley
Coulson
Lynchburg Peoples Life Insurance Co
Violet Turner Coulson
Paul
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Davenport Hutchinson
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Mae Davenport Hutchinson 69 of 107 Ellison Ave will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev Daniel M Dorsey in charge Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park She died Thursday at Raleigh General Hospital from a heart condition after a stroke She was born in Clifftop April 9 1892 daughter of William H and Mary Turner Davenport She lived in Raleigh County 56 years moving to Mabscott in 1955 and later worked as a sales lady for The New River Co Mabscott and the Quality Shop and the line ends mid sentence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Davenport Hutchinson
Ellison Ave
First Baptist Church
Daniel M. Dorsey
Sunset Memorial Park
Raleigh County
Mabscott
New River Co
Quality Shop
Final rites for Lewis E. Shrewsbury in Columbus
Lewis E. Shrewsbury of Columbus Ohio aged 42 died unexpectedly after a heart attack Wednesday afternoon. Final rites were to be conducted at 2 p m today in Columbus Ohio. He was formerly of Shrewsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lewis E. Shrewsbury
Beckley
Shrewsbury
Two Passengers Hurt In Wreck On Turnpike
Two out-of-state women received treatment at Raleigh General Hospital after a one car wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike Thursday. Mrs. Geneva Brown of Akron Ohio and Mrs. Dorothy Banks of Roanoke Virginia were admitted at 7 15 p m with Brown in satisfactory condition and Banks in fair condition. Walter Brown Jr of Roanoke Virginia driver of a 1956 model car said he lost control when a front tire blew out and swerved into a guard rail near Milepost 39. Additional passengers Susie and Wayne Flippen of Roanoke were not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh General Hospital
Geneva Brown
Akron
Ohio
Dorothy Banks
Roanoke
Brown
Banks
Walter Brown Jr
Milepost 39
Susie
Wayne Flippen
Teachers Fight Book Burnings At National Ed Convention
The National Council of Teachers of English criticized rising emotionalism and warned against sterilizing high school libraries. At its 51st annual convention the group urged teachers to ignore protests from anonymous sources and defend classics like Huckleberry Finn The Scarlet Letter The Good Earth Candide Of Human Bondage and Look Homeward Angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
National Council of Teachers of English
Mark Twain
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pearl Buck
Three Astronauts Cleared for Potential Orbital Flight
Officials said a very small margin separated the seven astronauts in tests and that Grissom and the others would be eligible for later orbital flights. Among the select three, Shepard stands out with space flight experience from a suborbital 115 mile ascent aboard a Restone rocket last May 5, gaining America’s first manned spaceflight fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grissom
Shepard
Navy
Restone
America
Boy, 10, Injured In Fall Over Cliff
Jerry Isaac about 10 son of Mr and Mrs William Isaac Jr fell over a 14 foot high cliff near his home in East Pineville Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch where he is being treated for serious head injuries. Attendants said his condition today is slightly improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Jerry Isaac
William Isaac Jr
East Pineville
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Flickering Gas Heater Triggers False Alarm in Beckley
Beckley Fire Department responded to a 2:20 a.m. alarm at 107 Grove Ave after witnesses saw fire through a window. Fire crews found the glow was from a flickering gas heater, not a blaze, ending the call as a false alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Grove Ave
Death by Own Action Attempt At Jail Fails
Edna Kain of near Morgantown attempted suicide by rat poison while in custody at Raleigh County Jail. She was admitted to Beckley Hospital in good condition after being found with poison in her underclothes. Police report she also stole about $500 from a Beckley residence, most of which was recovered, while a guard remains at the hospital to prevent further attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Beckley Hospital
Edna Kain
Morgantown
West Virginia
Peace Springs
Beckley
Three Hospitalized After Route 10 Wreck Near Pineville
A two car crash at midnight on Route 10 near Jackson Hill three miles from Pineville sent three people to Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch. Geraldine Walls, Wanda Stewart and Hazel Lester were injured. Walls had back injuries and severe cuts, Stewart a fractured knee and chest injuries, Lester a leg injury. Speed was cited. no charges yet as trooper Eppling, Sheriff Phillips and Deputy Pendry investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Jackson Hill
Geraldine Walls
Albert Green
Green
Walls
Wanda Stewart
Matheny
Hazel Lester
Baileysville
Miss Walls
Miss Stewart
Miss Lester
Five Injured As Cars Collide Near Oceana
A head on collision on a sharp curve at Matheny Friday afternoon injured five people and wrecked both cars. Bill Goble of Kopperston and James Brown of Oceana were treated. Brown's grandson Jimmy Brown, 3, and Mrs Augustine Brown also injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
ANS
Matheny
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Bill Goble
Kopperston
Hugh Brown
Jimmy Brown
James Brown
Oceana Medical Center
Augustine Brown
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Goble
Brown
Earl Pritchard
J. L. Harris
Concord College
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Mrs Maryland Dickerson Undergoes Eye Surgery
Mrs Maryland Dickerson of Rice Street is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after undergoing eye surgery recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Dickerson
Rice Street
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Buckeye scare sends two Beckley boys to hospital
Michael Pritchard three, and his four year old cousin David Glover, were rushed to Beckley Hospital after eating buckeyes found on The Greenbrier grounds. Their stomachs were pumped. David was discharged Thursday evening and Michael released Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Pritchard
P. R. Pritchard
Beckley
David Glover
Beckley Hospital
Pritchard
Greenbrier
David
James W. Glover
Huntington
Mike
Shortening The News 50-50 Rockefeller Alive Claim
State brief items note Cubans rescued by coast guard after drifting in an open boat without supplies. Fourteen people escaped serious injury when a Lake Central Airlines DC3 slid down a 15-foot embankment at Morgantown Airport. The State Institutions Commission discusses chaplaincy broadening across West Virginia institutions. Specialist Otes D. Sensel, 25, Martinsburg, WV, died after a riot gun accidentally discharged while cleaning at an Army base in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chance Young Rockefeller
Coast Guard
Lake Central Airlines
Morgantown
Federal Aviation Agency
State Institutions
Commission On Chaplaincy
West Virginia
U.S. Army
Otes D. Sensel
Martinsburg
W. Va
Army
Sensel
Rea
Tragedy and Parade Mark West Virginia Holiday Week
Gloomy day as Frances Milliken dies in a one car crash on West Virginia Route 27 near Wellsburg. Bud Meadows is fatally struck by a train near Dunbar, raising the state's violent death toll to two for the period. Macy's Parade features the Ceredo-Kenova High School band from Wayne County on nationwide TV as Christmas shopping kicks off. Huntington merchants push bus fare deals amid resumed service after a strike. rainfall totals across the state reach up to 1.55 inches at Bowlesburg with various towns recording lighter amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Milliken
Wellsborg
W. Va
Wellsburg
Bud Meadows
Dunbar
West Virginia
Macy’s
New York
Ceredo - Kenova
Wayne County
Huntington
Ohio Valley Bus Co
Bowlesburg
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Flat Top
Winfield
Charleston
Thomas
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Notable deaths span law, shipping, and crime history
UPI reports judge Randolph H Weber 52 dies of heart attack in Clayton after Thanksgiving dinner. Timothy J McCarthy 77, president of T J McCarthy Steamship Co., dies. Rhoda W Cross 57, originator of the M O system for identifying criminals, dies in a Hollywood fire. Maj Gen Russell Peter Hartle ret 72, who led the first U S troops to land in Britain in World War II, dies at Walter Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
U.S
Randolph H. Weber
Clayton
Hollywood
UPI
Rhoda W .Cross
M.O
Washington
Russell Peter Hartle
Britain
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
APC Crews Locate Street Light Trouble
Street lights on Main Kanawha and Fayette streets were off from 11 p m Thursday until 1 a m today when a circuit fixture burned a socket Appalachian Power Co administrative assistant John Gates said it took about two hours for servicemen to locate the cause of the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Kanawhan
Fayette
John Gates
Appalachian Power Co
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M. L. Klaus
State Youth Council
Amelia Earhart
Medford
Mass
Muriel ‘Earhart Morrissey
Japan
Morrissey
Juliet Island
Pacific
Amy Otis Earhart
J. W. Walters
Neville St. CL
Chamber ‘Brass
Neville Maytag
Italy
Banat
Neville St
Neville Maytag & Furniture Co
Dial
Beckley, W. Va
Chauncey M. Wright
Roy Bird Cook
Christ Church Methodist
Cook
Cook Drug Co
Thomas J
Stonewall) Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Lewis County
West Virginia Historical Society
Mrs
Jean P. Coulson
Anna Hutchinson
Boy
Detroit
Timothy J. McCarthy
T. J. McCarthy Steamship Co
APC
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