Beaver Operator Search Moves To Ohio
William J. Reed, missing since Oct 29 from the Kaye Service Station in Daniels, is believed to have staged a $635 robbery and fled to Ohio after a Greyhound ticket agent in Parkersburg identified him as the Akron buyer. Reed’s car was found abandoned, bloodstains noted, and premium booklets scattered. A search is under way in the Akron area with two additional witnesses confirming seeing Reed leaving his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Reed
Greyhound Bus Lines
Parkersburg
Reed
Akron
Ohio
Kaye
Daniels
W. A. Dyer
Dyer
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Ex-Convict and Wife Implicated in Double Slaying
Ex-convict and his wife reportedly challenged Tomasich at a tavern, then followed him outside and shot him. A chain of car abductions and wrecks linked Caldwell and Blakely cases, with Blakely killed near Ind 130 after a suspect allegedly drank heavily and refused a gunfire test. Police report Kennedy cannot remember the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomasich
Caldwell
Blakely
Gary
Ind. 130
Kennedy
Merchandise Stolen From Eccles Store
Beckley State Police report a burglary at the General Food Store in Eccles with about 100 dollars of merchandise taken. Manager Carl Lilly said entry was gained by breaking a window then unlocking the front door. Stolen items include wrist watches transistor radios 10 cartons of cigarettes and costume jewelry. No arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles
Beckley
Carl Lilly
Raleigh County Clerk Smitty Smith Back After Surgery
Raleigh County Clerk C. O. Smith known as Smitty has returned to his office after surgery at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. He was discharged from the hospital on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
C. O. (Smitty) Smith
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Drive Vs Speeders To Be Stepped Up
Beckley State Police will intensify efforts to curb speeders in response to a directive from W. E. Burchett, West Virginia State Police superintendent. Col. Burchett ordered attention to speeds during the Thanksgiving period. The Beckley office will use speed-o meters more often and deploy unmarked cars, Sgt. D. W. Lilly said, with heightened vigilance as icy highways approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. E. Burchett
West Virginia
Col. Burchett
D. W. Lilly
Mrs Lippert To Get Back Pay
Charleston West Virginia news reports that Margaret Lippert a veteran state employee will receive 2035 dollars in back pay after being fired in 1957 and later reinstated to the old Department of Public Assistance now Welfare. The Supreme Court held she is entitled to the back pay for eight months out of work while challenging the dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Margaret Lippert
Department of Public Assistance
Welfare ‘Department
Denzil L. Gainer
High Court of
Bomber Crash Kills Airman Robert L. Martin Jr
Airman 1-C Robert L. Martin Jr. 23 of the 100th Organizational Maintenance Squadron died in a bomber crash during a routine training mission over Lake Champlain. He is survived by his wife Nancy and daughter Laura Ann, and his parents Mr and Mrs Walter R. Martin of San Diego. Authorities said both bombers carried no weapons and one aircraft limped in with two engines dead due to icing as they approached for emergency landings. Neither crew reported trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Martin
Nancy
Laura Ann
Walter R. Martin
San Diego Calif
Lake Champlain
UN Resolution Fails as Holland Ipreesia Talk Collapse
The U N vote 41 40 with 21 abstentions rejects a resolution calling for negotiations under U N aegis between Holland and Ipreesia. Cuba demanded a condemnation of U S intervention in the Dominican Republic but the request was disposed without action in the Security Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Ipreesia
U.N. Aegis
Cuba
United States
Dominican Republic
Security Council
Thieves Take Cash at Spot Drive In Brad ley
Beck ley State Police investigate the burglary of Spot Drive In Restaurant in Brad ley where thieves forced a basement door lock between 11:30 and 12:15 p.m. Monday and stole a new electric cash register with 200 dollars, about six dollars in costume jewelry, a .22 pistol, a house coat, a sports coat, and cash from four cars. Owner Genevieve Hightower was not at the drive in. no arrests made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Beckley
Genevieve Hightower
Bowles Instates in New White House Foreign Policy Role
Bowles will receive a raise from 22500 dollars and an increased protocol rank in a promotion that replaces him as under secretary of state with George W. Ball. The reshuffle aims to give Secretary Rusk tighter control and better coordination of foreign policy operations. Bowles’ new post emphasizes challenges of developing countries and includes special missions for the President and ex officio membership on the policy planning council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowles
White House
George W. Ball
State Department
Rusk
Department
Salinger
Policy Planning Council
Kennedy
Man Seeks Name Change In Raleigh County Court
Lacy Scarbro of Clear Creek petitioned the Raleigh County Court for a spelling change from Scarbrough to Scarbro. The court granted the request and approved Mason T. Wood as notary public. The court did not hold a regular session that afternoon and planned a 1:30 p.m. meeting with legislators on the Aid to Dependant Children program in the Welfare office basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Scarbro
Clear Creek
Raleigh
Scarbrough
Mason T. Wood
Maxwell Hill
Department of Welfare
Rockefeller Acknowledges Michael Likely Died at Sea
The governor and his daughter left Merauke and faced the loss with grief after nine days since Michael likely drowned in the Ara fura Sea. They still voiced faith and prayers, though acknowledging the chances of survival are slim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
Arafura Sea
Merauke
Deaths and Funerals Final rites for Chambers 19 1 at Mount Hope
Death notices announce the passing of Chambers 19 1 of Mount Hope after a long illness. Funeral rites are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Hope with Rev R E Leadingham Beck sley presiding. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity. The body will be taken to the home at 6 p.m. today and return to the chapel an hour before the service. Pallbearers include Dennis Hill Donald Davis Jerry Davis John Myles Jack Crafton Wayne Persinger Carlos Lilly and Roger Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Moun Hope
Tyree
Mount Hope
R. E. Leadingham
Becksley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Dennis Hill
Donald and
Jerry Davis
John Myles
Jack Crafton
Wayne Persinger
Carlos Lilly
Roger Williams
Merton Ford 55 Dies After Illness In Falls Church Va
Ira Merton Ford of Beckley aged 55 died Monday evening in Falls Church Virginia after a long illness. Born March 25, 1906 in Layland, he was a World War II veteran and is survived by his wife Dorothy Dillon Ford four brothers K T Beckley Carl Springfield Ohio Nelson Covina California Millard Los Angeles California and three sisters Mrs James Burns Mount Hope Mrs Harold Zickafoose South Charleston and Mrs Edwin Ford Springfield Ohio. Body held at funeral home near Falls Church pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Merton Ford
Beckley
Falls Church
Layland
William Ira
Rosanna Gwinn Ford
Dorothy Dillon Ford
K. T
Carl
Springfield
Ohio
Nelson
Covina
Calif
Millard
Los Angeles
James Burns
Mount Hope
Harold Zickafoose
South Charleston
Edwin Ford
Russia crafts four power plan for test ban
Moscow proposes a four power framework with no atmospheric or underwater tests and no underground tests before a control system is agreed. It would use national detection methods, invite any other nations to join, and foresee a longer path to a general disarmament treaty while Western diplomats fear propaganda aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Pravda
Communist Party
Moscow
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Tsarapkin
France
Funeral services for Algin J. Isaacs in Clifftop
Algin J. Isaacs 65 of Clifftop died at home Sunday from a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Clifftop Community Church with Rev. Wesley Pennington and Rev. Cash Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. Survived by son Algin J. Jr. of Beckley. He was a retired coal miner, member of Midland Trail Lodge 166 AF and AM in Rainelle, and a World War I veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algin J. Isaacs
Clifftop
Wesley Pennington
Cash Brooks
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Isaacs
Algin J. Jr
Beckley
Midland Trail Lodge No. 166
Free and Accepted Masons
Rainelle
Final rites for Herman L. Wickline held at Peace Chapel
Funeral services for Herman L. Wickline were conducted at Peace Chapel with the Rev. Leslie Rogers officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman L.neral
Peace Chapel
Leslie Rogers
Sunset Memorial Park
Barker Rites Set for Princewick Native in California
Funeral services for George Gilbert Barker 25 Bell Gardens Calif formerly of Princewick will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Coal City Community Church with Rev. Ethel Carr officiating. Burial follows at Lilly Cemetery on Mitchells Ridge. The Keyser Bryant Funeral Home lists the tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gilbert Barker
Bell Gardens
Calif
Princewick
California
Ethel Carr
Coal City
Lilly Cemetery
Mitchell’s Ridge
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Meadows Infant Dies at day oldson Bailey Avenue
The day old son of Mr and Mrs Frank E Meadows of Bailey Avenue died at 8 25 a m today. The body is at Webb and Neal Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Meadows
Bailey Avenue
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Final rites for Frank E Ripley in Ronceverte Baptist Church
Frank E Ripley 74 of Mount Hope formerly Lewistown Lew isburg died Sunday after a long illness in a Beckley hospital. Funeral arrangements set for 8 00 p m Wednesday at Ronceverte Baptist Church with Rev Cecil Combs and Rev Roger Palms officiating. Burial Riverview Cemetery. He was a 37 year Chesapeake and Ohio fireman and member of Greenbrier Lodge No 146 I O O F and the Ronceverte Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Ella a daughter a son a stepson and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Ripley
Mount Hope
Lewisburg
Ronceverte Baptist Church
Cecil Combs
Roger Palms
Riverview Cemetery
Ripley
Beckley Hospital
Greenbrier
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ella
Infant Dies at Birth. Graveside Rites Planned
Infant daughter of Mrs. Theresa Cook of East Park died at birth Monday night at Beckley Hospital. Graveside services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Memorial Park. Trent-Durgan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Cook
East Park
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley Hospital
Trent-Durgan Funeral Home
Arnett Girl Freed In Mother's Custody
In Raleigh County, Juvenile Court released a 12 year old Arnett girl into her mother's custody after she allegedly confessed to wounding her stepfather with a .22 rifle as he slept on November 12. Judge Harry L. McCreery ordered a future court appearance and awaits Jodie Perry’s condition report from Beckley Memorial Hospital where he is treated for a head wound. No felony charge against the girl was filed pending the stepfather's condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Arnett
Joe Asbury
Perry
Asbury
Chimp Shot Near Atlantic Launch Pad Test
A chimp is prepared for a Atlantic Ocean launch about 1000 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral. The Atlas Mercury rocket undergoes final checks as scientists plan simple in flight tasks to study effects of blast weight and zero gravity on a living subject. The mission tests the life port oxygen system while Mercury officials monitor from global tracking stations.
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Atlantic Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Mercury
Five held in theft from pay phones and shoplifting case
Beckley State Police detained Everett Pauley, 20, of Midway on a grand larceny charge for taking $150 from a Sophia pay phone. Danny Dean Barr, 23, also of Sophia, released on two $1,000 bonds, faces two counts. Also held are Jimmy Houck, 23, and Philip Utt, 28, both of Sophia, and Earl Sturgill, 24, of Coal City, each on $1,000 bonds. Pauley confessed after a lie detector test. others jailed since Sunday. An unidentified man is expected to be arrested. Also occurring, Chester Bragg pleaded guilty to shoplifting and received $104.50 fine and six months. Donnie Williams and Boyd Lilly faced petty theft and destruction of property charges. Lonnie Bowman Jr. released after serving a sentence. Jail roster stood at 69 inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State Police
Everett Pauley
Midway
Sophia
Danny Dean Barr
Jimmy Dean Houck
Phillip Utt
Earl F. Sturgill
Coal City
Pauley
Beckley
Chester Bragg
Mabscott
W. A. Burke
Bragg
G. C. Murphy
Main Street
Donnie Williams
Shady Spring
Charles Cole
Lonnie Bowman JR
Arnett
$20,000 Suit Instituted Today
A $20,000 suit filed in the Raleigh circuit clerk's office stems from the death of Hubert Williams in a traffic accident on Valley Drive on Sept. 30. Miss Anna Gay Chapman of Huntington is defendant, sued by John Ferguson as of the Williams estate. Police reports cited the elderly victim stepping into the street as Chapman traveled below the 25 mph limit. W. A. Thornhill represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Williams
Valley Drive
Raleigh
Anna Gay Chapman
Huntington
John Ferguson
Williams Este
Residence Check Set On Students
Legislative Auditor C H Koontz ordered to spot check West Virginia college records for out of state students using non resident addresses to qualify for reduced in state tuition. Subcommittee meetings discussed tax policies and Civil Service. findings may lead to fuller scrutiny in 1963. West Virginia universities showed an 8 percent rise in fall term enrollment, led by West Virginia University and Marshall University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
C. H. Koontz
Civil Service Commission
House
George Seibert
Ohio
West Virginia
Koontz
West Liberty, Shepherd and Concord
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Public Commission
PSC
Julius Singleton
Morgantown
Kennedy Sees Need for US Soviet Dialogue in News Interview
In a broad exchange to a Soviet audience through a newspaper, JFK stresses that improving US Soviet relations requires dialogue and accurate reporting. He notes initial efforts toward a Geneva disarmament agreement with Britain, aiming to curb nuclear tests, but recalls the Soviet resumption of tests during talks as a disappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adzhubei
Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Geneva
Two Teens Confess to Embezzling at MacArthur Station
Clarence Nelson Wray age 18 of MacArthur waived to the grand jury and jailed on $1000 bond for embezzling 40 dollars from the Kaye Service Station. A 16-year-old MacArthur boy also admitted embezzlement after polygraph tests and is held by Juvenile Court. Wray confessed after a polygraph. the youth said he helped to break the filing cabinet and took half the stolen money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Nelson Wray
MacArthur
Grand Jury
W. A. Burke
Kaye
Wray
Harry L. McCreery
W. A. Dyer
Dyer
Bill Wiant
Criminal Identification Bureau
Charleston
School Suppliers Boost Honey Fund for Rock Play
Appeals for Honey in the Rock backing extend statewide led by John W. Saunders. Saunders notes $212 million in annual school supplier business by the Board of Education and says Beckley and Raleigh County should share responsibility. The fund has raised $19,528.81 toward a $60,000 goal for the 1963 Centennial production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Saunders
Teams
Saunders
Board of Education
West Virginia
Beckley
Raleigh County
Post Office Seeks Road Extension To Relieve Traffic
The postmaster and Mayor Cecil L. Miller discuss extending Croft Street to North Fayette or Valley Drive to ease expected traffic at the new post office site. The railway is largely against a grade crossing. The Woodlawn Avenue drive in box remains in use for now with plans for a new drive in receptacle near the patron parking area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croft Street
Cecil L. Miller
Croft
North Fayette
Valley Drive
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Area Redevelopment Administration
Lilly
Woodlawn Avenue
Patron
Fight Parking Meters Go Up On Woodlawn
Eight new parking meters are being installed on Woodlawn Avenue in front of the former post office building. Police Chief Millard Tyree says the work should be completed by Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Avenue
Millard Tyree
Man Dies by Gunshot at Charleston Home
The body of 37 year old Robert Eary was found at his Charleston residence Monday night. Authorities said the death was due to a personal safety related gunshot wound and cited ill health as a contributing factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Robert Eary
Charleson
Eary
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