Sale Of Property Ordered By Court In West Virginia
The Raleigh County Circuit Court ordered the sale of property belonging to the estate of Pansey E Mullins to satisfy liens held by Webb and Neal Funeral Home and Beckley Hospital. C Berkley Lilly appointed special commissioner to conduct the sale of Lot 54 Glen Hedrick Shady Spring District. Bobby G Meyer named administrator. other Mullins heirs listed. Also, a divorce granted to Santa Marie Thompson from Okey J Thompson with custody terms by written agreement. Suit by Carson Kelly vs J J Wiles continued. Two suits dismissed. Straub v Gallaher and Schrock v Donald Stewart settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansey E. Mullins
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
C. Berkley Lilly
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Beckley Hospital
Glen Hedrick
Shady Spring
Mullins
Bobby
J. J. Wiles
W. R. Straub
G. G. Gallaher
Caretaker Also Parachute Rigger at Beckley Armory
Southern, a 1955 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and Armour & Co. employee, has been appointed caretaker at the Beckley armory. A former athlete, he was All-State in 1954-55 and now leads the Beckley Rebel Sport Parachute Club. He is married to Ferne Thompson and has three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lee
Southern
Woodrow Wilson High School
Armour & Co
Ferne Thompson
Beckley
Nine Prisoners Leave Today For Moundsville
Nine men sentenced to the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville were moved from the Raleigh County jail at 6 15 a m by Sheriff C A Slim Thompson and deputies for transport to the prison. Named are Willie Brooks Thomas F Ball Donald Ray Bledsoe Clarence Nugent Howard Arnold Lee Clay Isaac Pugh Franklin Rice Jr John Henry Phipps and Billy Keith Evans with charges ranging from rape grand larceny murder breaking and entering to arson armed robbery escape and forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Moundsville
Raleigh County Criminal Court
C. A. “Slim” Thompson
Willie Brooks
Winding Gulf
Thomas F. Ball
Skelton
Donald Ray Bledsoe
Naoma
Clarence Nugent
Beckley
Howard Arnold Lee Clay
Ex-Postmaster Hollandsworth In Critical Condition
Ex Postmaster John T Hollandsworth 80 of 309 N Kanawha St remains in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital where he has been under treatment since November 8 He is a former Beckley postmaster and city recorder treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hollandsworth
N. Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
City Recorder
Final rites set for infant Mary Lou Ullman in Dry Creek
Final rites for four day old Mary Lou Ullman, daughter of Mrs Irene Ullman and the late Thomas Ullman, will be held at 2 pm Friday at Dry Creek Baptist Church with Rev Carl Asbury. Burial in Pettry Cemetery. Infant died in Charleston hospital Wednesday. survivors include three brothers, two sisters, maternal grandmother Mrs Laura Bell Webb of Cleveland. Body to be taken from Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville to the home at 5 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou
Ullman
Irene Ullman
Dry Crek
Theate Thomas Ullman
Dry Creek Baptist Church
Carl Asbury
Burlial
Pettry Cemetery
Dry Creek
Charleston
Glen
James
Damon
Lola
Belle
Laura Bell, Webb
Cleveland
Ohio
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Ernest Hill
Gary
Ind
Beckley
New Hope Baptist Church
Henry Dubois
H. E. Davis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Cleo Hill
Albert Hill
Roanoke
Alberta Hale
Hilda Turner
Philadelphia
Anna Jones
Patricia Graham
Mary Young
Harper Heights
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Ernest G Kent Funeral Services in Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Funeral services for Ernest G Kent 72 Glen White will be held at 2 30 p m Friday at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with Rev C S Donnelly officiating Burial in Sunset Memorial Park He died unexpectedly after admission to a local hospital Wednesday from a heart attack Born Jan 15 1889 in Stanbury Mo he moved to West Virginia at age five and worked in coal mines and railroads Most surviving are his wife five sons two daughters and 14 grandchildren The body remains at Melton Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Kent
Glen White
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
C. S. Donnelly
Sunset Memorial Park
Kent
Stanbury
Robert O
Mary Hutton Kent
West Virginia
Edgewater
Montgomery
Old Crescent
W. R. Johnson Coal Co
Kanawha County
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Rush Run
Red Ash
Cunard
Brooklyn
Cabin Creek
Wyatt Coal
Black Band Consolidated Coal
Beckley
Coal River
Raleigh
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Mount Hope
Midgie Hatfield
Mingo County
David T
Charleston
Harold
Jean) Korn
Patty) Johnston
Ernest Jr
Ann
Melton Mortuary
Palmer Edward Ballard Dies After Long Illness at 60
Palmer Edward Ballard 60 of Sprague died at 6 p m in a local hospital after a long illness. Born February 14 1901 in Alabama he was a son of Ruth Ballard Birmingham. A retired coal miner he belonged to Princewick Baptist Church. Surviving: wife Mildred Shupe Ballard Sprague one son Edward Golden Colorado two daughters Frances Graham Stephenson Eleanor Rudisill and Thelma Cheek both of Rockville Md four brothers Elmer Dan Sandy Gladin all of Birmingham three sisters Agnes Skinner Eula Spears Olevia Ballard of Birmingham and six grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Edward Ballard
Sprague
Alabama
Ruth Ballard
Birmingham
Princewick
Eleanor Rudisill
Thelma Cheek
Rockville
Elmer
Dan
Sandy
Gladin
Agnes Skinner
Eula Spears
Olevia Ballard
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Bridge Tourney In 3 Way Tie
The open pairs teams championship of the National Contract Bridge Tournament ended the first round in a three way tie with each team winning 17 of 24 boards. Teams include Ed Majeroni Eric Pa Detroit Hampton Hume Atlanta Alvin Landy New York Mark Hodges Boise Idaho. an all New York squad Charles Goren Helen Sobel Peter Leventritt Harold Schenken Harold Ogust Boris Koutchoux. and Sam Stayman Victoria Mitchell Waldemar Zedtwitz Martin Rubinow Edith Kemp. The second qualifying round is tonight with the final two sessions Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
UPI
Ed Majeroni
Eric, Pa
Martin Colin Detroit
Hampton Hume
Atlanta
Alvin Landy
New York
Mark Hodges
Boise
Idaho
Charles Goren
Helen Sobel
Peter Leventritt
Howard Schenken
Harold Ogust
Boris Koutchoux
Sam Stayman
Victoria Mitchell
Waldemar Zedtwitz
Martin Rubinow
Edith Kemp
Dominican crisis deepens as riots flare in general strike
Trujillo's body lies amid a political flare as troops clash with rioters during a general strike against President Joaquin Balaguer. No casualties reported. Opposition petitions U.S. to curb dictatorship while negotiations fail to force Balaguer out before May elections. Balaguer vows to remain until elections. opposition seeks a junta until then. The eerie fate of Trujillo's body remains unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Balaguer
U.S
Joseph Hill
United States
Dominican Republic
Ion
Balaguer
Trujillo
Barron Suit Challenges County Delegation Rules Unconstitutional
State Attorney General C. Don ald Robertson argues the present system granting each county a delegate violates the constitution. He cites a provision that counties with less than three fifths of the average population per delegate must be merged into larger districts. The three fifths figure now stands at 11,162, which would deprive 13 counties of individual delegates if adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Robertson
Robertson
Nuckols Seeks Authority for Traffic Point System
Nuckols explained charges and the right of appeal while asking if he had the authority to proceed. Joyce said authority exists but recommended legislative establishment for safety. He stressed the point system is serious, aiming to make drivers more conscious of their obligation to society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuckols
Attorney General's Office
Joyce
Miner George L. Adkins Dies In Haulage Accident
A Mingo County miner was killed in a haulage accident at Island Creek Coal Co No 2 mine near Williamson. George L. Adkins age 42, of Whitman, a supply car brakeman, died Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
UPI
Mingo County
Island Creek Coal Co
Here
George L. Adkins
Whitman
Weather Station Installed Today in Beckley City
A U S Weather Bureau temperature and precipitation station is installed on the Appalachian Power Co lawn in Beckley. Forecaster Bill Winkert supplied and will brief city firemen on operation. Fire department will record daily readings and report to the state climatologist, with potential future expansion to a full-size station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Beckley
Appalachian Power Co
Bill Winkert
Charleston Weather Bureau
Winkert
Fire Department
Parkersburg
Sta
Space flight plan hints at later manned orbit
Officials say mid-January or February are more realistic for manned Mercury missions following Glenn and Slayton selections for first and second orbital flights. Enos the chimpanzee completes a three hour test, performing tasks while the capsule’s control rockets falter, but a safe Bermuda landing ends the test with Stormes recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Air Force
Donald K. Slayton
Mercury
Globe
Enos
Bermuda
Stormes
Churchill Hosts Champagne Luncheon Amid V Victory Sign
Churchill greeted guests with a waist-high barrel of Whit oysters and a champagne laden doorstep arrival before a motorcade to a suckling pig luncheon. He flashed his two finger V for victory and admired floral tributes including a yacht-shaped bouquet from Aristotle Onassis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Aristotle Onassis
Church, Powder House Visited By Thieves
Beckley State Police investigate two breaking and entering cases overnight Wednesday. A lock was broken on the powder house of Table Rock Sand Co with three cases of dynamite stolen and no leads. Also a Methodist Church in Fireco was entered by breaking a window, several pies cakes and beverages taken with some eaten. No arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Table Rock Sand Co
Fireco
National Labor pledge and East Berlin border changes
A Miami Beach convention urged a better government deal for labor in exchange for the no strike pledge at missile sites. East Berlin erected a fence along Unter den Linden blocking access to the Brandenburg Gate. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake will lead a delegation to Moscow for a second official visit by the American Council of Churches after the World Council of Churches in New Delhi. Nathaniel Looker opened West Virginia Tax Institute in Charleston. Wheeling police raided whisky joints. Mortimer B. Doyle spoke at Charleston on wood utilization. Albert Young, a 60 year old ex convict, faced armed robbery charges at a Charleston loan company, linked to a Beneficial Finance Co holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Goldberg
Miami Beach
East Germany
West Berlin
East
Eugene Carson Blake
Moscow
American Council of Churches
Russia
World Council of Churches
New Delhi
Ind
U.S. Council
Blake
United Presbyterian Church
Nathaniel Looker
Parkersburg
West Virginia
International Revenue Service
Charleston
West Virginia Tax Institute
Wheeling
Mortimer B. Doyle
Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
W. W. Barron
Hulett C. Smith
Communists face registration deadline under Kennedy vow
Outside party offices since 7 a.m. activists sought to register national officers by a midnight deadline. Admission to the third floor was refused at first, then a secretary confirmed the executive committee had been reorganized. If not registered by midnight, leaders risk five years in prison and a 10,000 dollar fine per day. Justice Department actions would be prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Jeuter
Bess
Department of Justice
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Fatal collision in Glenville claims driver. brother badly hurt
A 21-year-old Braxton County man Rogan of Copen was killed in a two truck crash near Glenville on Wednesday. His brother Jun ior Huffman, 25, was listed in critical condition at Sutton Hospital. The other truck driver sustained no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenville
UPI
Braxton County
Here
Rogan
Copen
Junior Huffman
Sutton
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George M. Schrock
Donald Stewart
Mary
Cephas Onion
Kay’s Drug Store
Neville St. Beckley
Mary Lou Ullman
Nannie Barrett
Scott Ave
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Charles Lunsford
Germany
Virginia
Quinwood
National Cemetery
Arlington
Ft. Myer
Charles S. Lunsford
Stanaford
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Palmer E. Ballard
Quested Us
The
Bank of Raleigh
Beckley, W. Va
Raleigh County
Ansted
Ansted, W. Va
Western Greenbrier Bank
W. Va
Appalachian
Ani
Lave
Barron
Chuck
Ransom’s Met
Beaver, W. VA
Beaver Sunoco
Tion
Congress
Reyer
Neville ST
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