J Garfield Lilly 78 dies after four year illness
J Garfield Lilly 78 of 620 Ballangee Street Hinton died at 7 am in a Huntington hospital after a four year illness. Born April 10 1882 in Summers County he was a former C and O Railroad brakeman and member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Survived by wife two daughters three brothers and two sisters and five grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor with arrangements incomplete.
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J. Garfield Lilly
Ballangee St
Hinton
Huntington
Summers County
Samuel and
Elizabeth Cox Lilly
First Baptist Church
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ollie Smith
Beckley
Ronald Meadows
Funeral services for Ben Mitchell in Harvey
Funeral services for 88 year old Ben Mitch ell of Harvey will be held at 2 p m Thursday in the Collins Funeral Home Chapel at Glen Jean with Rev John Brown officiating. Burial follows in Harvey Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
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Ben Mitchell
Harvey
Collins Funeral Home
Glen Jean
John Brown
Harvey Cemetery
Funeral Home
RNS
Clarence Weatherford Dies. Funeral Set in Oak Hill
Clarence Richard Dick Weatherford 60 of Winter Park Florida dies at home after a heart attack. Funeral services 2:30 p m Thursday Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Randolph Johnson officiating. Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery Oak Hill. Survivors include wife Opal Williams Weatherford and his mother Mary Anna Elizabeth Smith.
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Clarence Richard
Dick) Weatherford
Winter Park
Fla
Tyree
Oak Hill
Randolph Johnson
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Weatherford
Indian Mills
The
Baptist Church
Opal Williams Weatherford
Mary Anna Elizabeth Smith
Notable deaths across nations include Zeppelin captain and novelist
Max Pruss 69 captain of Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg dies of pneumonia in Frankfurt. Richard Wright 52 renowned American author dies of a heart attack in Paris. Robert James Garner early gas mask inventor dies in Pittsburgh. Ray Doyle 57 veteran New York reporter dies of heart attack outside court. Harold C Patterson 63 SEC member dies of heart attack in Hollywood Florida. James Erroll Boyd 69 pilot who first flew government mail US-Europe in 1920s dies in Sharon Connecticut.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Max Pruss
NEW York (Ap
Ray Doyle
U.S. Court House
Doyle
New York Mirror
Robert Soble
Coast Guard patches lake freighter near South Manitou Island
The Mackinaw from Cheboygan and the Sun from Charlevoix assisted a lake freighter aground off South Manitou Island in 14 feet of water. Commander W E Chapline of the Traverse City Air Station reported the vessel pounding slightly and lying parallel to the shore about 300 to 500 feet offshore. South Manitou Island sits about eight miles northwest of Glen Leelanau Peninsula in northwest Lower Michigan.
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Coast Guard
Mackinaw
Cheboygan
Mich
The
Sun
Charlevoix
W. E. Chapline
Traverse City
South
Manitou Island
Glen
Leelanau Peninsula
Lower Michigan
Cold snap settles across counties with frigid forecast
The bulletin lists several low temperatures with County Cinder noting 19 degrees the coldest on record for the area. Morgan town 20 Bluefield 21 Elkins 22 Parkersburg 23 Charleston Martinsburg 28 and Huntington 31. A high of 38 is forecast today with temps dropping to 16 to 24 tonight.
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Morgantown
Bluefield
Elkins
Parkersburg
Charleston
Martinsburg
Huntington
Gov Underwood Outlines Five Point WV Economic Plan
Gov. Underwood will present a five point program for West Virginia economic development at a Dec 8 New York City banquet for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers convention. He will meet with industry representatives and discuss plans for a pilot gasification reactor and an underground industrial complex in limestone cave areas. He cited a South American trip and a Sao Paulo power plant cut from granite as an example of economical energy use and construction costs.
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Charleston
Underwood
West Virginia
New York City
South America
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Sheriff Answering Ouster Charge in Williamson County
Mingo County Sheriff Howard Chambers says he was elected certified and qualified for the four year term beginning, in response to James W. Copley who filed a notice of contest. Chambers argues he is serving an unexpired term legally elected and cites prior court rulings on eligibility. Copley alleges Chambers served as deputy in 1957 under his late father, a claim challenged by the state law.
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Williamson
Mingo County
Howard Chambers
Chambers
State Supreme Court
Singleton Carson Backed By Barron For West Virginia Posts
Charleston AP Democratic sources say Julius W. Singleton of Morgantown and Howard W. Carson of Fayetteville loom as speaker of the House and Senate president respectively, backed by Gov elect W. W. Barron. Other hopefuls include T. E. Myles Noah Floyd Ned Watson and W T Brotherton. Carson faces opposition from Senate Majority Leader Clarence E. Martin Jr.
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Charleston
Statehouse
Julius W. Singleton
Morgantown
House of Delegates
Howard W. Carson
Fayetteville
Senate
W. W. Barron
House
T. E. Myles
Fayette County
Dels
Noah Floyd
Mingo
J.E
Ned) Watson
Marion
W.T. Brotherton
Kanawha
Carson
Clarence E. Martin Jr
Martinsburg
Giant Ear Listens To Weather Satellite
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND Calif AP On a barren offshore outpost a 60 foot diameter dish tracks the TIROS II weather satellite 400 miles up and relays images and infrared data to Pacific Missile Range Center Point Mogu. Ground crews monitor signals and later distribute forecasts to Navy Air Force and civilian meteorologists worldwide. The system aims to improve storm warnings and travel safety though one camera fault limits reach for now.
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San Nicolas Island
Calif
California
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tiros II
Globe
Pacific Missile Range
Point Mogu
Navy
Air Force
Integration fund boosts Frantz Co op donations
Lawmakers donate a day’s $50 pay to the Frantz Educational Cooperative, pushing this week’s total past $15,000. Armand J. Davie, president, notes transportation remains the key challenge as the co op runs two chartered buses for over 200 children to segregated public schools in St Bernard Parish, and has secured a used bus plus two other vehicles.
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Frantz Educational Cooperative, Inc
Armand J. Davie
Co-Op
Coop
Franz and
McDonagh
St. Bernard Parish
Davie
Venezuela’s Betancourt backs amid economy woes and guards
National Guardsmen were deployed to oil regions to safeguard against sabotage as Betancourt’s government receives military backing. Since his 1958 rise after Perez Jimenez’s ouster, threats from right wing factions persisted while Venezuela faces rising living costs and worsening economic hardship.
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Caracas
Betancourt
Oem Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
Perez Jimenez
Congo Crisis Debate Shapes U.N. General Assembly
Soviet positions hint at a hard line as the Congo question moves to the General Assembly. The Soviets portray the secretary-general as a tool of Belgium and the United States, accusing him of Western manipulation and failing to consult other U.N. members before handling the Congo crisis.
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Congo
General Assembly
United States
U.N
Cleveland Man Arrested For Driving While Drunk
Robert Russell Smith of Cleveland Ohio was arrested by Turnpike State Police and jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 9 50 p m Tuesday on a driving while drunk charge. He posted bond before Magistrate Cotton White this morning and was released at 9 40 a m.
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Robert Russell Smith
Cleveland
Ohio
Turnpike
Raleigh County
Russell
Cotton White
Minister and Pamela Face School Decision Amid Calls
Mrs Foreman, a slender Alexandria born pastor's wife, discusses Pamela's wish to attend school amid morning crank calls. Foreman, a two church pastor from Crowley, says the segment is not New Orleans and that his congregation has accepted his personal decision despite not being in accord.
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Mrs. Foreman
Pamela
Crowley
Foreman
New Orleans
Kennedy seen unlikely to aid coal industry says ex-official
Walter Thurmond retired Southern Coal Producers official told Richwood Rotary Club that President-elect Kennedy from New England will not help the coal industry. He cited from past votes against limiting imports and for public power and warned of no relief for four years. He argued the industry has an unrealistic wage structure with miners averaging about 34 dollars daily for about 6 1/2 hours, including 26 direct pay and over 8 in fringe benefits.
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Richwood
Southern Coal Producers Association
John Kennedy
Walter R. Thurmond
Association
Richwood Rotary Club
Kennedy
New England
House
Senate
Thurmond
Congress
Game Law Violations Result In 2 Arrests
Two game law violations led to convictions reported by District Officer Raymond Eye. Kenneth Garten, 21, of Shady Spring, was fined $100 after hunting with a firearm and killing a deer. William Ellison, 21, of Ellison, was fined $20 for having a loaded gun in a vehicle.
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Raymond Eye
Kenneth Garten
Shady Spring
Eye
Garten
J. E. Mays
Beaver
William Ellison
Ellison
Mays
Spy Ring Ties Outline Soble Brothers and Beria
The government outlined how Jack and Dr. Soble and other Russians linked to a Soviet espionage network. It detailed recruitment of Lithuanian-born Sobels, their move to the United States, and alleged deliveries of OSS reports and atomic bomb project data. Also noted were Myra Soble Albam sentences and connections to Boris Morros.
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Hne
Soble
FBI
Herlands
FBI Herlands
Lithuania
Jack Soble
Lavrenti P. Beria
Aie Ea In & Oe Ae
United States
New York
Canada
Rockefeller Plaza
Office of Strategic Services
Soviet Union
Sandia
New Mexico
Dr. Soble
Jack
New York City
Rockland
Dina
Igor Y. Melekh
United Nations
William Hirsch
Chicago
Hollywood
Boris Morros
Myra
Jacob Albam
Myra Soble
Albam
Beria
Vassili Zubilin
North America
Jack Sobles
Zubilin
Esther Rand
Sylvia Callen
Lucy Booker
Floyd Miller
Man Sought In Shooting Near Philippi
AP reports police sought 21 year old Dorsey Poling in a shooting that injured 28 year old Josephine Upton and 53 year old Glenn Sandy near Philippi. Upton had picked up Poling, who then forced the car to stall. Poling allegedly threatened to kill Upton before Sandy intervened, resulting in bullets that left both victims in fair condition at Broaddus Hospital.
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Philippi
Dorsey Poling
Poling
Sandridge Run
Josephine Upton
Route 2
Glenn E. Sandy
Quiet Dell
Clarksburg
R. K. Price
Miss Upton
Sandy
Price
Philippi Hospital
Broaddus Hospital
Removal Of Trees Leads To Civil Suit In Beckley
A Raleigh County suit seeks $458 from Julius Marcum against Morris Skilken Co. and W. G. Workman of Beckley for tree removal on the new post office site on North Kanawha Street. The charges include $300 for removing trees and $158 for goods sold and delivered in November. A separate suit by Air Conditioning Training Co. seeks $387.50 from A Moretto of Beaver for a correspondence course.
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North
Kanawha St
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Julius Marcum
Morris Skilken Co
W. G. Workman
Beckley
Air Conditioning Training Co
A. Moretto
Beaver
AWOL Soldier jailed in Raleigh County
Clyde Allen Kessler of Lochgelly was booked at Raleigh County jail at 12 15 p.m. today on a charge of being absent without leave from the U S Army by an FBI agent.
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Clyde Allen Kessler
Lochgelly
Raleigh
U. S. Army
Federal Bureau For Investigation
Expected To Be Presented Today In Logan Poll Trial
In Logan County Circuit Court the defense was to present its case in the first trial of 11 Chapmanville District polling place officials charged with irregularities in last May’s primary. Four state witnesses testified that Grady Jackson voted more than once. The trial also covers Natan Butcher with charges including illegally assisting a voter and denying voting rights. Floyd Dingess faces five counts for soliciting votes and illegally pulling a voting machine lever for a voter.
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LOGAN
Logan County
Grady Jackson
Jackson
Chapmanville
Natan Butcher
Butcher
Floyd Dingess
Christmas Drive Falls Behind Last Year in Raleigh County
Salvation Army Christmas Cheer funds lag the 1959 pace. Major Mary McVicker reported $207.91 collected through Tuesday versus $400.97 for the first four days of 1959. Dr Westwood Holliday announced a clothing collection van will be parked at the Raleigh County Courthouse on Main Street December 10 to 17 for distribution.
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Salvation Army
Mary McVicker
Westwood Holliday
Raleigh County Court House
Angry Spouse Rams Hubby's Parked Car
MEMPHIS Tenn AP Police said Mary H Gray 32 was arrested after deliberately ramming her husband's parked car with her own auto She told officers I ran into that car on purpose I own it and I can run into it if I want to She was charged with reckless se and striking a parked vehicle.
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Memphis
Mary H. Gray
West Virginia motels under fire after visitor letter
A Youngstown couple complained of a West Virginia motel with no hot water no bathroom door no lamp bulbs and a shaky floor. The letter to Don Crislip sparked calls for tighter motel oversight while officials discuss limited state powers and possible inspector roles.
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Charleston
Don Crislip
West Virginia
Youngstown
Ohio
Crislip
State Industrial and Publicity Commission
C. M. Harrison
Parkersburg
Harrison
N. H. Dyer
Carl E. Weimer
Dyer
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Clarence Weatherford
Funovin
Paris
Richard Wright
Pittsburgh
Robert James Garner
Hollywood, Fla
Harold C. Patterson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Patterson
Arlington
Investment Bankers Association For America
Singleton
Barron
Esther King
Raoul Walsh
Joan Collins
Richard Egan
Denis O'Dea
Michael Elkins
Cinemmascoppe
DE Luxe
Galatea and
Iene Ctatyan
Ohioan
John Conte
New River
Hour OF Stars
Channel
Robert Wagner
Debra Paget
Orperator
Starring Real Moore
Saypaget
Death Row
Clarence Hathaway
Stow, O
Harold Hathaway
Hubby
W. Va
Weimer
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