State Politics Legislature Rapped By Neely
Harold E. Neely denounced West Virginia Democratic leaders for vetoing Gov Underwood s STEP expansion during a special session and blamed the party for not aiding jobless workers Barron urged new enterprises and sped up resource programs to curb farm income decline Sen Jennings Randolph criticized tourism funding as too low versus neighboring states and urged promotion efforts to attract revenue
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Associated Press
Harold E. Neely
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Underwood
Neely
Buckhannon
W. W. Barron
Wardensville
Davis
Jennings Randolph
Aged Care Eligibles Get Details On New Program
Charleston officials outlined the 65 and over medical care program for non relief recipients. Eligibility caps set income at 1500 annually with assets under 1500 excluding homestead clothing jewelry and household effects. Spouse income and relatives assets are treated as specified. insurance or other aid must be exhausted before DPA payment.
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Charleston
Department of Public Assistance
Thomas R. Egbert
The
Bulletin
the Bulletin
DPA
Nace
Veterans Administration
Workmen's Compensation
UMWA
Amere Sets Tollers in Raleigh and Surrounding Towns
Amere sets customers in Raleigh Wyoming Greenbrier Mercer Monroe and isburg Mullens Athens Ronceverte White Sulphur Springs and Peterstown.
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Tomers
Raleigh
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Mercer
Monroe
Isburg
Mullens
Athens
Ronceverte
White Sulphur Springs
Peterstown
Virginian Arrested For Invalid License
Curtis Joseph Sherman of Hot Springs Virginia posted a 15 bond this morning for appearing in Beckley Police Court on driving with an invalid license. He was arrested by City Police at 2 40 am today. Gene Redden of Beckley was cited at 8 55 pm Thursday for permitting a dog to run loose and paid a 5 fine.
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Curtis Joseph Sherman
Hot Springs
Beckley
Gene Redden
Raleigh Fayette Projects Listed in September Report
The State Road Commission September highway condition report lists Raleigh County project Sec. 1 Price Hill Cirtsville widening 5.3 miles with shoulders and roadway surface and a completion target of October 15. Fayette Oak Hill 233 feet underpass with sewer line excavation, travel slow, no detour, completion expected September 1, 1961.
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Raleigh County
Fayette
State Road Commission
Raleigh
Price Hill
Cirtsville
Oak Hill
Community Sing Postponed by Sophia Gospel Tabernacle
The regular monthly community sing at the Gospel Tabernacle in Sophia is postponed. The next meeting is scheduled for November 12 due to a conflict of activities, with church members requesting the postponement.
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Gospel Tabernacle In
Sophia
Sophia Church
Train Together Paris Brings German French Troops to Train
NATO confirmed France and Germany reached an agreement for mutual troop training on French soil. The initial phase will start in November near Reims with 3,000 German soldiers and envisions annual training of 35,000 troops.
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Paris
Rhine
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
NATO
Reims
Woman found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in husband killing
Patricia Jeanne Baisden, 28, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the June 16 shooting of her husband Darrell Vernon. The Circuit Court jury of seven men and five women imposed a sentence of one to five years. Attorneys argued a temporary mental block the morning of the killing at the mother’s Whitman home. The state had sought the death penalty.
Accused SRC Forgers Plead Not Guilty
Formal pleas of not guilty were entered today in Fayette County Court by Orval Q. Schoonover and Mrs. Jenivee C. Gray both accused of cashing forged State Road Commission checks. Indictments stem from a West Virginia Crime Commission probe into padding SRC payrolls. Checks cashed at a Montgomery bank in Fayette County. Bond set at $500 each. trial continued to the January Term.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette County
Clay County
Orval Q. Schoonover
Jenivee C. Gray
State Road Commission
Schoonover
SRC
Gray
Commission
West Virginia Crime Commission
Montgomery
Shortening The News Ment and U N hearing delayed
A report on alleged department shortages will be reviewed in about a month. A Huntington speaking engagement by Dr. Ralph Bunche was canceled due to a U N Executive Committee meeting. Randolph County man dies in car crash. Purple Heart awarded after 42 years. Andre Proumbeanu admits inability to support heiress. De Gaulle blasts U N session as scandal and danger.
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Ment
Will
Huntington
Ralph Bunche
U. N. Executive Committee
Owen Luther White
Dryfork
Randolph County
Henry Bogan
Franklin, Ky
Gamble Benedict
Andre Proumbeanu
Josephine Benedict Sharpe
Charles de Gaulle
France
U. N
General Assembly
New York
Sheriff to Close Office for Funeral
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office will close at 1 p.m. today for the funeral of former sheriff C. C. Lewis. Lewis died Wednesday after a two week illness. He served two terms as county sheriff, the last in 1947.
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Raleigh
Okey Mills
C. C. Lewis
Lewis
Deaths and Funerals in Fayetteville and McGraws Hometowns
Final rites for James Sheril Nugen of Fayetteville set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Huse Memorial Park. Nugen, 40, died of a self inflicted gunshot at home. Survived by wife Virginia Lois Hughes Nugen, children Alfred Wayne and four daughters, mother Iva Nugen, five sisters and extended family. Also notes Rufus Anderson Duncan, 84, of McGraws died at 7:45 a.m. after a short illness, heart attack listed as cause. Funeral at Oak Grove Church Ravencliff Sunday at 2 p.m. with burial at Pine Grove Cemetery. Also Laura Alice Reed, 56, of Stephenson, died Wednesday. services Saturday at Sand Gap Church. burial Milam Cemetery.
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James Sheril Nugen
Fayetteville
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
E. L. Clower
Huse Memorial Park
Nugen
Fayette County
M. Si Hresan
Royalty Smokless Coal Co
Amedo
Clifftop
United Mine Workers
Virginia Lois Hughes Nugen
Alfred Wayne
Jean
Linda
Willa Rose
Brenda Nugen
Iva Nugen
Lena Withrow
Munich
Mich
Frances Feazell
Edith Henley
Aurellia Dickerson
Virginia Dickerson
Fayetteveille
Rufus Anderson Duncan
McGraws
Duncan
Jesse
John
Jane Walker Duncan
lThursa Cozart Duncan
Mullens
Elsie Cozart
Matoaka
Rita Miller
Gleners
Robertson and Foglesong
Laura Alice Reed
Stephenson
Paradine Shrewsbury Mills
Randolph
Garth Vance Lester
Eugene Monroe Hardy
Ola McKinney
Ellen Bishop
Ballard Mills
George W
Rhoda Lane
Martha Ellen Mills
Lizzie Mills
Winding Gulf
Sand Gap
John Rinehart
Milam
McGraw Funeral Arrangements In Gauley Bridge
Mrs Kate McGraw 57 of Gauley Bridge dies after long illness in Charleston hospital. Funeral at 2 p m today at Combs Funeral Home Chapel Gauley Bridge with Rev Pelton E V in charge. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Survivors include four sons John Ashland Ohio Clarence Gauley Bridge Billy San Antonio Texas French Glendale Calif two daughters Anna Winebrenner Cleveland Ohio Bonnie Meal Oak Hill three brothers Earl Mink Nebraska J P Mink Gauley Bridge Albert Mink Lockwood two sisters Nona Trent Gauley Bridge Louella Martin Charleston and 11 grandchildren.
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McKee McGraw
Gauley Bridge
Combs Funeral Home
Gauley Bun
Pelton E. V
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
McGraw
Charleston
John
Ashland
Ohio
Clarence
Billy
San Antonio
Texas
French McGraw
Glendale
Calif
Anna Winebrenner
Cleveland
Bonnie Meal
Earl Mink
Nebraska
J. P. Mink
Albert Mink
Lockwood
Nona Trent
Louella Martin
Nathan Lee Lilly Rites Set At First Baptist Church
Nathan Lee Lilly aged 60 of 1406 Harper Road will be laid to rest Saturday afternoon. Pallbearers named are Isaac McKinney Adolph Barr French Davis James Patton Leslie Carter Robert L. Davis Woody Kinzer and Frank Watkins. Services at 2 p m at First Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park afterward.
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Nathan Lee Lilly
Harper Road
Isaac McKinney
Adolph Barr
French Davis
James Patton
Leslie Carter
Robert L. Davis
Woody Kinzer
Frank Watkins
First Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Mrs Rebecca Stover 85 Mount Hope dies in Beckley hospital
Mrs Rebecca Stover 85 of Mount Hope died at 12 15 a m today in Beckley hospital. Services will be at Mount Hope Baptist Temple with Rev Harry Dias in charge. Burial in family cemetery on Route 1 Mount Hope. She was widow of James Wilson Stover born Sept 2 1875 in Fayette County. Survived by son W H Stover daughter Grace Stover foster son Henry Williams two sisters Mrs Estasow and Mrs Agnes Davis.
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Rebecca Jane Stover
Mount Hope
Beckley Hospital
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Harry Dias
James Wilson Stover
Fayette County
W. P. Painter
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
W. H. Stover
Grace Stover
Henry Williams
Estasow
Agnes Davis
Rainelle
K Douglas Bowers Showing Improvement In Virginia Beach
K Douglas Bowers of 501 Woodlawn Ave. is improving rapidly in a Virginia Beach hospital, with Ned Ragland reporting he may return to Beckley by midweek. The local attorney, member of Scherer Bowers File and Hudson, suffered a slight heart attack while visiting his son and daughter in law, Lt K Douglas Bowers Jr., last weekend.
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K. Douglas Bowers
Woodlawn Ave
Virginia Beach
Ned Ragland
Beckley
Ragland
Scherer, Bowers, File
Cars Slightly Damaged In Pineville Collision
Damage was slight to two cars on Main Street in Pineville about 10:45 a m today. A 1957 taxi driven by Lane Cook and a 1958 car driven by Elaine Goode were involved. Investigating officer Ward Shepherd said the accident occurred on a curve and the 1958 model hit the taxi’s left rear door. No charges were filed.
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Pineville
RNS
Main Street
Lane Cook
Elaine Goode
Ward Shepherd
Todds Issued Permit To Construct House
Mr and Mrs Robert H Todd 126 Graham St Baby Farm Addition were issued a building permit Thursday for a six room brick veneer house with garage attached and forced air heat. They paid 31.25 for a permit to do work estimated to cost 13500. Earl Mullins Construction Co of Oak Hill listed as the general contractor. The permit listed the gross sales tax on the job as paid.
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Robert H. Todd
Graham St
Baby Farm
Earl Mullins
Gas and Oil Drilling Expands in West Virginia
West Virginia sees rising gas demand and deeper production, with the Oriskany sand a primary target. A deep Trenton test in Randolph County signals more activity into the deep Ordovician and Cambrian. gas production for 1906-1960 totals 10,107 billion cubic feet, about 5.89 percent of U.S. output. Oil production for 1959-60 fell slightly to 2,184,000 barrels, with oil reserves at about 50.6 million barrels. The Oriskany focus, growing industry, and reserve estimates shape a stronger statewide energy outlook.
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Pocahontas
Randolph
Pendleton
West Virginia
Trenton
Randolph County
U.S
Divorce Suit Against NBC Over TV Story Distress Claim
Hahn sues in New York State Supreme Court alleging NBC program depicting his wife harmed his marriage and caused distress. He says NBC knew of his divorce action and used a tale about a young girl based on his wife’s daughter, while Mrs. Hahn says she faced a web of falsehoods and felt trapped.
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NBC
New York State
Guilty Feeling Divides View On Political Truth
The quote reflects mixed reception to a program, with some deeming it not fully acceptable while others trust Americans to prize truth from candidates regardless of political stance or consequences. It suggests ongoing debate over authenticity and accountability in public messaging.
U N Seeks China Seat as Khrushchev Pushes for Votes
The United Nations debate centers on seating Red China with 650 million people, as Khrushchev presses to win support from African nations. American delegates counter with aggression in Korea Tibet and Southeast Asia. Sukarno met Eisenhower and Khrushchev, saying progress is limited and urging a meeting.
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Cuba
Spain
Panama
Costa Rica
Australia
Khrushchev
Peiping
China
U. N
Claude Corea
Ceylon
Red China
Tibet
India
Southeast Asia
James J.wadsworth
Heiping
Sukarno
Indonesia
Eisenhower
Washington
United Nations
Four-State Foray Suspect Held By Juvenile Authorities
The Hale child, one of six, is held for juvenile authorities after a father confessed to past prison terms for rustling and burglary in Arkansas. He faces Texas charges of highway robbery and rape and refused to name accomplices, warning he may take time for the crimes. Nearby, three men in a car allegedly assaulted a woman near El Paso, escaping with about $10,000 after binding victims with a metal tie and pad lock.
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Hale
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Texas
Ellsworth
Senna
el Paso
Tex
Aged Care Initiative Spawns State Education Proposals
Conference groups urged West Virginia universities to include gerontology studies in curricula and to offer retirement preparation programs. Recommendations call for librarian training on aging, senior income boosts, a state geriatrics division, expanded use of Morgantown Medical Center facilities, nursing home licensing, professional nurse training in a state hospital, and rehabilitative services at state institutions for older patients.
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Colleges
West Virginia University
State Health Department
State Medical Center
Morgantown
Denmar
Denmar Chronic Disease Hospital
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