Settlement Reached In Damage Suit Involving Trooper Bartlett
A settlement was reached today in a damage suit filed by State Police Trooper A C Bartlett against Norman Crook of White Oak. The jury approved a verdict awarding Bartlett six hundred seventy nine dollars after crook admitted fault in the Route 3 auto collision in White Oak on August 17 1960, with magistrate noting Crook was a minor at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Bartlett
Norman Crook
White Oak
Crook
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Earl Bailey
Bartlett
L. A. Herald
Arleigh Cole
Knapp
Joe Rodriguez
Herald
C. G
Margie Vandall
Joseph Luchini
Von
Julia Daniel
Robert E
Huletta Parker
Daniel
Parker
Mamie Hancock Addition
Anthony J. Sparacino
Robert J. Ashworth
Test Ban Pact Standstill Urged On Global Disarmament
Report highlights that no underground nuclear tests will occur until a comprehensive control system is agreed within an international framework for general and total disarmament. The deal would be signed by the Soviet Union United States Britain and France and open to global adherence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Senator Bridges Aims to Curb Communist Propaganda
Sen Bridges, who dropped his first name later in life, defended conservative Yankee principles after his 1936 election amid a Roosevelt landslide. He fights liberal influence and plans legislation to label and limit Communist literature entering the United States. Bridges survived by three sons with his first wife, who died in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridges
Washington
United States
Four Children Foil Burglar in Cambridge Home
Four youngsters thwarted a burglar in Cambridge as he climbed through a bath room window and fled after being struck by a hammer a frying pan and a rolling pin. Linda Hamlin 13 Patricia Coyne 14 Maureen Coyne 12 and Peter Coyne 10 aided in defense. Police noted the intruder escaped unharmed but luck was with him.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
Bedlam
Linda Hamlin
Patricia Coyne
Maureen
Peter
McAlpin Driver Faces Charges After Beckley Crash
Corvin E. Fox of McAlpin was jailed in Raleigh County on drunk driving and hit and run charges after rear ending William A. Ellison in Beckley at 10 30 p.m. Sunday and continuing on to collide with lumber at Crab Orchard Lumber Co. Fox remains jailed on $114 total fines as two other men released after serving time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvin E. Fox
McAlpin
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Beckley
Fox
William A. Ellison
Jackson St
Crab Orchard
Ellison
Crab Orchard Lumber Co
Aubrey i i
Coleman
Bassett
Clarence Horton
Sophia
Four Arrests Expected After Glen White Stabbing
Beckley state police anticipate arresting four unidentified men in a tavern fight that injured Johnny Birchfield, 22, of Glen White. Birchfield received minor arm wounds and was treated at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. suspects face felonious assault and assault and battery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State
Johnny Birchfield
Glen White
Birchfield
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Autopsy Planned in Charleston Skeleton Find
An autopsy was scheduled today to determine the cause of death of Arthaniel Brooke, 41, of Charleston. His skeleton was found last weekend by three hunters. Brooks had been missing since February 18. State Police said relatives identified clothing and papers at the scene as belonging to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Charleston
APS
Arthaniel Brooke
Charleston
Brooks
Pope John XXIII Leads Rainy Angelus Crowd
In Vatican City Pope John XXIII, age 80, addressed a large crowd gathered in heavy rain outside his private library reciting the Angelus from his window and blessing the worshipers at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UBL
John XXIII
Former Wayne County Sheriff E D Bunn Dies at 75
Wayne County Democrat leader and former county party chairman E D Bunn died at his home Sunday at age 75. He also served as Wayne County sheriff. Funeral services are set for Tuesday afternoon at Wayne Methodist Church.
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WAYNE
UPI
E. D. Bunn
Wayne County
Bunn
Wayne Methodist Church
Robbery Suspect Undergoes Lie Detector Test
Beckley state police report a robbery suspect underwent a lie detector test in Charleston today. The station was broken into last Thursday morning with about $40 taken. no formal charges have been filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State
W. A. Dyer
Charleston
Disaster Food Program Slated in Beckley
Miss Dorothy L. Bovee of the American National Red Cross will speak on disaster feeding in Beckley on January 11 at the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center. The event, arranged by instructor George Osman, will use film and oral presentation with a social hour after. The session, open to the public, involves students from hospital, restaurant, school and other industrial fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy L. Bovee
American National Red Cross
Washington, D.C
Beckley
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
George Osman
Miss Bovee
Bovee
Osman
Civil Defense
Paul J. Fourney
William B. Connoley
Ulbricht Dampens Berlin Crisis Negotiation Hopes
East German leader Walter Ulbricht, via Neues Deutschland, rejects Western access rights to West Berlin across East German territory. He insists talks would only concern reducing Allied Berlin garrisons while allowing the West to save face. Khrushchev’s position remains vague on negotiable points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
UPI
Walter Ulbricht
Soviet Union
Neues Deutschland
Ulbricht
Party
West Berlin
Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kennedy Planed Postal Rate Hike Likely to Pass
Postmaster General J Edward Day says Kennedy's proposed general postal rate increase has a very good chance of congressional approval next year. If approved, it would be among the first high priority items sent to Congress in January. Congress this year rejected the penny raise on most letters and postcards, foretelling an $843 million deficit for the current fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
J. Edward Day
Day
Congress
Post Office Department
Will Doyle 67 Dies of Silicosis in Hurt Virginia
Will Doyle 67 formerly of Stephenson died Friday at his home in Hurt Virginia due to silicosis. He was a retired miner and UMW Local 6869 member. Survived by wife Elizabeth Doyle six sons and four daughters four brothers two sisters and 13 grandchildren. Funeral service Tuesday at Namahandley Church Hurt with burial in the local family cemetery. (RNS)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Doyle
Hurt
Stephenson
United Mine Workers
Namahandley Baptist Church
Eliza Doyle
Louis
Edward
U. S. Air Force
Germany
Anderson
Bassett
Robert
Earl
Washington
D.C
Joe
Elizabeth
N.J
Elizabeth Gillam
Savannah Scales
Pauline Anderson
Ridgeway
Arlene
Earl Doyle
Pauline Moose
Rhodell
Hattie
Namahandley Church
Final rites for Lorenzo Sam Grose in Allen Junction
Lorenzo Sam Grose 54 of Allen Junction died at his home Sunday after a long illness due to a heart condition. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Welton Chapel with Rev. David Pollack and Harry Pilkington. burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. He leaves wife Effie, two sons Edward and Bobby, daughter Kenneth Cox, two sisters, a brother, and five grandchildren. The body to be moved from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to Edward’s home and then to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo
Sam) Grose
Allen Junction
Welton Chapel
David Pollack
Harry Pilkington
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Grose
Ury
Hulda Milam Grose
Henry Crose
Effie Cline Grose
Edward
Bobby Grose
DeRidder
Kenneth Cox
Crestview
Fla
Dewey Brinkley
Louie Parks
Roanoke
Jasper
Marianna
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Final Rites Held For James Augusta Grubb 77
James Augusta Grubb 77 of Route 1 Rock died Saturday evening after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. Final rites were held Tuesday at 2 p m in Pinoak Primitive Baptist Church with Elder I B Kilby and Elder Lilly. Burial followed in Mills Cemetery at Beeson. Surviving son Melvin of Beckley.
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James Augusta Grubb
Route 1
Rock
Pinoak Primitive Baptist Church
I. B. Kilby
A Lilly
Aarne
Mills
Beeson
Grubb
Bluefield
Melvin of
Beckley
Russell E. Terry Dies in Beckley VA Hospital
Russell E. Terry, 44, of White Sulphur Springs, died at 2 30 a.m. Sunday at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital where he was admitted October 17 for treatment. The body is at Shanklin Funeral Home in White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell E. Terry
White Sulphur Springs
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Shanklin
Funeral arrangements set for Earnest Hill Jr.
Earnest Hill Jr. 33 of Gary Indiana formerly East Beck ley died Sunday morning in Gary. He was the son of Cleo Hill 126 Morris Ave. The body will be returned to Mage and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Hill Jr
Gary
Ind
East Beckley
Cleo Hill
Morris Ave
Mage and Johnson
Sargent, 65, Dies After Six-Week Illness at V A Hospital
Charlie E. Sargent of Bluefield dies at 6 05 p m Sunday in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a six week illness. Body at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home Bluefield pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie E. Sargent
Bluefield
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Charles M Chambers Dies At Home After Illness
Charles MacArthur Chambers aged 19 of Route 1 Mount Hope died at his home Sunday at 9 50 p m after a long illness Cancer was listed as the cause Born Route 1 Mount Hope May 19 1942 he was a 1961 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School
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Charles MacArthur Chambers
Route 1
Mount Hope
Route 1, Mount Hope
Woodrow Wilson High
Barker of Bell Gardens Dies After Car Struck Injury
George G. Barker 25 formerly of Princewick died in a Los Angeles hospital from a head injury after being struck by a car near his home on November 18. He was a truck driver for Hill Transportation Co. Survived by his wife Patty and two children Cathy and George William, plus his parents William T. and Rose Reed Barker and several siblings. Body at Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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George Gilbert Barker
Bell Gardens
Calif
Princewick
Los Angeles
Lego
Raleigh County
William T
Rose Reed Barker
Marion
The
Hill Transportation Co
Patty Pritchard Barker
Cathy
George William
Ruby Dunford
Columbus
Ohio
Ionla Woods
Huntington
Louise Carr
West
William C
San Diego
Cecil E
Hawthorne
Wiley J
Otis E
Clayton M
Portland
Ore
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Funeral services planned for Herman L. Wickline
Herman L. Wickline 51 of Mabscott died at 6 37 a m Sunday after a long illness in a local hospital. Born May 31 1910 in Caldwell he was a carpenter and machinist. Surviving are his father Robert Wickline Ireland two sons Herman L Jr in Alaska and Lee in Columbus Ohio three daughters Barbara Shamblin Judy May and Maxine Wickline five brothers William Robert Johnny Stears and Eugene all of Greenfield Mass six sisters Edith Simms Ruth Ferrell Mary Foster Dorothy Hale Virginia James and Catherine Tincher four grandchildren. The body is at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman L. Wickline
Mabscott
Caldwell
Robert Wickline
Ireland
Herman L, Jr
U. S. Army
Alaska
Lee
Columbus
Ohio
Barbara Shamblin
Precious
Judy May
Maxine Wickline
William
Robert
Talcott
Johnny
Stears
Eugene
Greenfield
Mass
Edith Simms
Leslie
Ruth Ferrell
Mary Foster
Dorothy Hale
Turner Falls
Virginia James
Catherine Tincher
Williamsburg
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for Larry Cantley in Glen Daniel
Larry Gene Cantley, 18, of Glen Daniel, was to receive final rites at 2:30 p.m. today at Glen Daniel Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Cahn officiating. Burial followed in Rock Creek family cemetery. Melton Mortuary handled arrangements with pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gene Cantley
Glen Daniel
Glen Daniel Methodist Church
Robert Cahn
Rock Creek
Melton Mortuary
Charles Bogle
Jerry Wall
Buddy Claypool
Millard Wright
Jack Trump
Johnny Burleson
Eddie Holdway
Duane Sellard
Raleigh County Tuberculosis Drive Reaches 3431.35
The 1961 Christmas Seal Campaign for the Raleigh County TB and Health Association totals 3431.35, noted by executive director Mrs. C. C. Lewis. The drive trails last year’s six day total but aims to raise 12000 to fund county TB control work, boosted by expanded activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Lewis
Eichmann Trial Verdict Read In December In Jerusalem
The Eichmann mass murder trial in Jerusalem will read its verdict beginning December 11. The 55 year old former Nazi officer faced a 15 count indictment for responsibility for the wartime slaughter of six million Jews. The four month trial began in April and recessed in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Adolph Eichmann
WV Legislature Subcommittees Open Meetings On Taxes And Education
Subcommittees in Charleston began sessions to study state election laws public utility rate procedures and the higher education system. Meetings continue through Tuesday with civil service laws corporate income tax and gross sales tax reviews planned for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Fire Destroys Crab Orchard House and Hotel Kitchen
Beckley Fire Department fought a 4:10 a m blaze at a Crab Orchard three room house owned by P E Rhodes with damage about 3500 due to improper wiring to an electric stove. Earlier Sunday they responded to Beckley Winn Hotel fires at 11:15 a m and 2:30 p m where panel behind a stove ignited causing smoke and later rekindling and wall damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Crab Orchard
Beckley - Winn
Bessie Hatfield
P. E. Rhodes
Beckley-Winn
Rockefeller of Atsi Missing Pilot Believed Dead
Dutch search officials report dwindling hope for Nelson Rockefeller’s son Michael after a second empty gasoline can surfaces near Frederik Hendrik Island and a water bottle is found from the drifting native boat. Authorities note brush fires and a questionable smoke signal while plans for a possible departure to New York by way of Amsterdam are discussed.
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Atsi
Young Rockefeller
South New Guinea
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Bink
New Guinea
Amsterdam
Frederik Hendrik Island
Michaels
Hendrik Veldkamp
Internal Affairs Department
Dutch New Guinea
Digul River
Arafura Sea
Frederik
Prahu
Rene Wassing
Rockefeller
Four Waive Hearing On Grand Larceny
Four Raleigh County men waived to the grand jury during a preliminary hearing before Magistrate W. A. Burke on charges of grand larceny. Jimmy Dean Houck Phillip Utt Danny Dean Barr and Earl F. Sturgill faced two counts each. Bonds were set at 1000 for all. State Police said they confessed to stealing 110 from three pay telephones in Sophia and Midway Saturday night. Two more suspects are being sought in connection with the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
W. A. Burke
Jimmy Dean Houck
Phillip Utt
Danny Dean Barr
Sophia
Earl F. Sturgill
Coal City
Midway
W. A. Dyer
Beckley
Notable Deaths Across U S Prompt Nuclear Era Fields
Funeral services scheduled for Dr Friedrich W Schwarz 52 German rocket scientist who joined Controls Co of America as general manager of the electron division in Phoenix Arizona. John Roach Jr 68 long time Dover New Jersey mayor died Sunday after 29 years in office. Edward C Thiel 33 UW scientist killed in a November 9 Antarctic plane crash to be buried Tuesday. Dr Andy Hall 9 famed Mount Vernon Illinois physician named outstanding general practitioner in 1949 dies Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Friedrich W. Schwarz
Schwarz
Electron Division
Controls Co. of America
Dover
John Roach Jr
Morris County
Wausau, Wis
Edward C. Thiel
University of Wisconsin
Antarctica
Wilke
Mount Vernon, Ill
Andy Hall
Beckley Stores Extend Hours for Christmas Shopping
Beckley merchants will keep weekday stores open until 5 p m for the rest of December. Business Bureau President Clarence Bibb announced evening hours through Thursday to Saturday December 14 through 16 and December 18 through 22. Stores close at 6 p m on December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Business Bureau
Clarence Bibb
Food Stamp Experiment Expands Across Eight Test Sites
The program provides recipients a stamp book redeemable for food at regular groceries, replacing surplus food distributions. In October, 135 400 people received 2.8 million dollars in stamps, with monthly totals near the June start figures. In McDowell County West Virginia, 12 748 residents got 200 103 in stamps. Only four violators were found, mainly stores exchanging non food items, and costs run under the upper estimate by over a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
McDowell County
Wreck Injures Three In MacArthur Area Crash
Three area residents were hospitalized after a two car crash at MacArthur at 12 10 a m Sunday. Minnie Thornton of Skelton and Sid Chantill of MacArthur were in good condition at Beckley Hospital. Vernon Thornton of Skelton was listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial and was to be released today. State Police identified drivers as Minnie Thornton and Oscar Ellis Deal 43 of 321 Teel Rd. Thornton allegedly struck Deal’s car about 300 feet from the West Virginia Turnpike overpass near Mabscott Hill. Damages were estimated at 800. Police said Thornton will face reckless driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Beckley Hospital
Minnie Thornton
Skelton
Sid Chantill
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Vernon Thornton
Thornton
Oscar Ellis Deal
Teel Rd
Deal
West Virginia Turnpike
Mabscott Hill
Beckley Wrecking Gun
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Ula
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Howard F
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Robert P
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Gary Ray
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Augusta Cheel
Tyree
Sam’ Grose
James A. Grubb
Charles M. Chambers
Piedmont
Piedmont Airlines
George G. Barker
Larry G. Cantley
Savamor
Appalachian Power
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Stonewall Jackson Life Insurance
Beckley Newspapers
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Coskt
Lesis
Wedsanet
This
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Wooddell
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Court House
Main St. Beckley
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