No Candidates File For Short Term On Board
The Raleigh County Board of Education vacancy created by O A Phillips resignation prompts a filing deadline today for candidates. If no candidate files, A Mac Carpenter likely remains interim until an elected successor takes office January 1. An opinion from the attorney general says the appointed incumbent remains until successors are chosen and qualified. Candidates must file by the required date on a nonpartisan ballot, at least 30 days before the November general election.
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Raleigh County
Anthony J. Sparacino
Two Enter Guilty Pleas In Raleigh County Court
In Raleigh County Criminal Court two pleas were accepted James E Horton pled guilty to petit larceny after burglary indictment receiving six months in county jail Lowell Bonds admitted destruction of property and faces 60 days behind bars plus a 25 dollar fine Both men granted credit for time served in jail Robert L Huffman faces trial for drunk driving Tuesday with George L Ballard as counsel Jurors summoned for 9 30 a m Tuesday include Mrs Della Bowling Mrs H W Perkins Theodore Stover Nichol Lilly W Howard Pettry Frank Morton Kelen Fitzpatrick Mrs Ida Bolen Clyde Blackburn Link Ballard Mrs Walter H Griswald Tate Richardson B R Sizemore Claude Walker Jr Alvah Haynes Mrs Hazel Logan Mrs Frank Abbott E B Blevins Sherwood Brown Mrs Allen Bonds Jr Clifford Daniels and Harry Duncan
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Raleigh County
James E. Horton
Raleigh
Lowell Bonds
Robert L. Huffman
George L. Ballard
Della Bowling
H. W. Perkins
Theodore Stover
Nichol Lilly
W. Howard Pettry
Frank Morton
Kelen Fitzpatrick
Ida Bolen
Clyde Blackburn
Link Ballard
Walter H. Griswald
Tate Richardson
B. R. _ Sizemore
Claude Walker Jr
Alvah Haynes
Delegates Flock To Ecumenical Council
In Rome delegates to the historic Ecumenical Council arrive by plane train and auto for the opening at St Peter's Basilica. About 2,850 religious leaders including bishops archbishops and prelates are expected as Pope John XXIII aims to bring the church into step with modern times and narrow the gap with other Christian denominations.
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Rome
UPI
Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
United States
Council
John XXIII
Nurse Becomes Patient Following Auto Wreck
Iva Griffith a Beckley Memorial Hospital nurse from Shady Spring was undergoing surgery at presstime for chest and knee injuries suffered in a car crash at about 10 45 a m on Raleigh Hill. A witness said she tried to pass another car on the hill and lost control, sending her vehicle over the hill before the bridge at the bottom. State Police investigated but details were unavailable.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Iva Griffith
Shady Spring
Raleigh Hill
Passenger Injured In Jump From Auto
Miss Flossie Daisy, 23, of Harper, is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a head injury from allegedly jumping from a car driven by her fiancé. State Police charged driver Robert Brewster, 45, of Fairdale with drunken driving and jailed him. Unsure why Daisy jumped, she hit the road berm on West Virginia 16 near Harper, suffering severe bruises and cuts. Brewster reportedly told police he planned to marry Daisy today.
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Flossie Daisy
Harper
Beckley Hospital
Robert Brewster
Fairdale
W. Va
Brewster
Miss Daisy
Two First Aid Calls Answered by Beckley Fire Dept
The Beckley Fire Department rescue squad answered two Sunday calls. A noon incident at 224 8th St. involved Mrs Ina May Motley Yeager who suffered a fatal heart attack and died before responders arrived. At 6 27 P M a second call to the OK Drive In on Harper Road reported a female employee named Betty Jeffry who appeared to faint and was revived before arrival.
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Beckley
Freedom For Cuba Prisoners Near Freedom
UPI reports New York attorney James B Donovan returned to Havana for likely final talks to swap food and medicines for 1,113 Cuban prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion rather than pay Fidel Castro 62 million in indemnity. Also in Miami the released electronics specialist John Martino described his 18 month hospital stay and embraced his wife and children at the airport.
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Miami
UPI
New York
James B. Donovan
Havana
Donovan
Fidel Castro
Cuba
John Martino
Martino
United Nations Braces as Cuba Demands Condemnation at Assembly
At the United Nations Cuban leader Dorticos faced a tense scene as crowd noise disrupted his address and President Khan warned of clearing galleries. Cuba urged condemnation of alleged warlike acts while Adlai Stevenson weighed an immediate reply during the session.
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United Nations
Cuba
Assembly
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
Dorticos
Deaths And Funerals Elmot Arthel Cunningham 66
Funeral services for Elmot Arthel Cunningham 66 of Serena will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton with Rev C C Funk officiating. Burial follows in Resthaven Memorial Park Princeton. Cunningham a retired farmer died Saturday night in a Princeton hospital where he had been a patient since July. Born August 13 1896 in Mercer County he was the son of the late James and Minnie Cunningham. Survivors include wife Sophia Bromfield Cunningham a son Leniel Lenora a sister Mrs Lourie Shrewsbury Mac Arthur a brother Clefton Hern don and a grandchild
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Elmot Arthel Cunningham
Serena
Memorial
Princeton
C. C. Funk
Resthaven Memorial Park
Cunningham
Mercer County
James
Minnie Monk Cunningham
Sophia Bromfield Cunningham
Leniel Lenora
Lourie Shrewsbury
MacArthur
Clefton
Herndon
Mrs Allie Peters Funeral Services in Dorothy
Mrs Allie Peters funeral notices say Dorothy, who died after a long illness in a Charleston hospital, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Dorothy with Rev Glen West officiating. Burial is in Union Cemetery at Colcord. The body leaves Valley Funeral Home in Whitesville at 4 p.m. today and goes to the home one hour before the service.
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Allie Peters
Dorothy
Charleston
Assembly of God Church
Glen West
Union Cemetery
Colcord
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Mrs Lou Erie Tabor 85 Rock Creek obituary and funeral plans
Mrs Lou Erie Tabor of Rock Creek aged 85 died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Rock Creek Rebecca Chapel and 2 p.m. at Lewisburg Methodist Church with burial in Rosewood Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Grace Harrison Tabor and sister Cosby Brewster. Pallbearers listed.
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Lou Erie Tabor
Rock Creek
Lewisburg
Rebecca
Lewisburg Methodist Church
Wade Webb
Rosewood
Tabor
Cosby Brewster
Miami
Fla
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Dewey O’dell
Lawson Barrett
Carl G. Jarrell
Warren Jarrell
Earl Underwood
Charles E. Jarrell
Rome Rader
George Aliff
Meador rites set for Harold Taft Meador in Besoco
Final rites are scheduled for Harold Taft Meador 51 of 2011 N Kenamore St Chicago formerly of Kil larney at Besoco Methodist Church at 2 p m Wednesday with burial in Meade Cemetery He died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home at 12 05 p m Saturday He was born April 29 1911 in Dulns son of William and Emma Harvey Meador He married Ella Plumley May 9 1934 He worked for Lillybrook Coal Co before moving to Chicago three years ago and was an order filer for John Plain Wholesale Warehouse in Chicago He is survived by wife four sons Edward Lee Bobby Ray David Gene and Richard Dean all of Chicago two sisters Hazel Moye Epperly and Mandie Hatcher Dunns and three brothers Britt Marion Va William Fireco and John Odd The body will arrive at Melton Mortuary from Chicago Tuesday and will remain there after 4 p m for calling Then it will be removed to the church at noon Wednesday
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Harold Taft Meador
N. Kenamore St
Chicago
Killarney
Besoco Methodist Church
Meade
Besoco
Dulns
William
Emma Harvey Meador
Ella Plumley
Lillybrook Coal Co
John Plain
Edward Lee
Bobby Ray
David Gene
Richard Dean
Hazel Moye
Epperly
Mandie Hatcher
Dunns
Britt Meador
Marion
William Meador
Fireco
John Meador
Odd
Melton Mortuary
Case Dismissed In Court Today
In Raleigh County Circuit Court this morning Maurice Walker versus Pete Bonds was dismissed on motion by defendant counsel Fletcher Mann due to plaintiff nonappearance. Plaintiff’s counsel was David D. Ashworth. The Bradfords against Appalachian Power Co. was reset for later in this term over a transformer fault. Ashworth again for plaintiffs, Scherer Bowers File and Hudson for defense. Jurors instructed to report at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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Maurice Walker
Pete Bonds
Raleigh County
Fletcher Mann
Peachtree Creek
David D. Ashworth
Laura Bradford
Garret Emmett Bradford
Appalachian Power Co
Bradford
Scherer, Bowers, File and Hudson
Final rites for Mrs Mary Wood held in Graydon
Mrs Mary Wood aged 98 of Graydon will receive funeral services at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J A Crosier presiding. Burial in Cromer Cemetery. She died Sunday in a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness. Born March 6 1864 in Greenbrier County she was the daughter of C O and Elizabeth Jones. She belonged to Good Hope Baptist Church in Graydon for 73 years. Survivors include two sons W O Ansted and A F Graydon two daughters May Campbell Roanoke Va and M R Hoff Orange Texas a brother U S Jones Graydon and 12 grandchildren.
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Mary Catherine Wood
Graydon
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
J. A. Crosier
Cromer Cemetery
Grayon
Wood
Fayetteville
Greenbrier County
C. O
Elizabeth Crookshank Jones
Good Hope Baptist Church
W. O
Ansted
A. F
May Campbell
Roanoke
M. R. Hoff
Orange, Tex
U. S. Jones
Mrs Ida Yeager Funeral Arrangements Announced
Mrs Ida May Mot ley Yeager 56 of 224 Eight St died Sunday at home after a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are in progress at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Ida May Motley Yeager
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Vernell Graves Rites Held at Elizabeth Baptist Church
Funeral services for Vernell Graves 54 of Stotesbury will be held at noon Wednesday at Elizabeth Baptist Church McAlpin with Rev J H Hunt officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Graves died Saturday at 10 30 am after a long illness. Born April 17 1908 in Toshes Virginia he was a disabled miner. Survivors include widow Dorothy at home two daughters Deloris Clogett Nancy Graves both of Washington DC four brothers Archie Carrington both of Washington VA Haywood Pittsville Va and Rush Page a sister Lucy Turner Washington DC and eight grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor until one hour prior to services when it will be taken to the church.
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Vernell Graves
Stotesbury
Elizabeth Baptist Church
McAlpin
J. H. Hunt
Greenwood Memorial Park
Toshes
Dorothy Graves
Deloris Clogett
Nancy Graves
Washington, D. C
Archie
Carrington
Haywood
Pittsville
Rush
Page
Lucy Turner
Flooding Arches New England as Rains Shatter Records
Heavy rainfall sweeps New England with tides two to four feet above normal and more than 12 inches in Portland. Boston tops seven inches with 9.28 inches in Warwick breaking a 58 year record. Boston suburbs see up to 10 inches. Light rain gives way to clearing tonight.
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New England
Portland
Boston
Warwick
R.I
Meredith Returns to Campus Amid Federal Occupation in Ole Miss
Mississippi story details ongoing federal presence after rioting that left two dead and 200 injured. U S marshals and thousands of troops guard the campus as 22 car Ole Miss fans travel to Jackson for a 40 to 7 homecoming football win over Houston. Gov Barnett attends as crowds cheer with Confederate flags.
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U. S
Meredith
Oxford
U. S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Ole Miss
Jackson
University of Houston
Ross R. Barnett
Houston
Raleigh Baptist Youth Rally With Wyoming County Group
The Raleigh Baptist Association Youth Fellowship meets jointly with the Rock Castle Association of Wyoming County tonight at Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville for a rally.
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Raleigh Baptist Association
Rock Castle Association
Wyoming County
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Pineville
Stanaford Man Forfeits Bonds On Two Charges
Morris Greene of Stanaford forfeited bonds of 55 dollars plus costs on driving while drunk and expired inspection. He was released from jail Saturday night after arrest by State Police. Other items list fines and forfeitures for a series of motorists including Everett White Princeton and James Ross Samples Pembeton, with charges from driving while intoxicated to improper registration and speeding.
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Morris Greene
Stanaford
Joe Rodriget
Green
Stamford
Everett White
Princeton
Rodriguez
Wesley T. Meadows
Crab Orchard
Daniel Trail
Brunswick
Ohio
Donald W. Adkins
James Ross Samples
Pemberton
John Holland
Burke
Basil R. Summers
Cool Ridge
Roger D. Dorton
Mount Hope
Clyde Allen
Elverson
Adair Catlett
Maple Fork
Charles Smith
John W. Sheppard
Sprague
A. D. Davis
Bradley
Charlie Segmon
Oak Hill
Meeting of Kansas Medical Figures Noted
Dr William W Stead associate professor of medicine Marquette University School of Medicine Dr Charles E Andrews associate professor of medicine West Virginia University School of Medicine Dr Preston C Davis internist Beckley Memorial Hospital Dr A D Kistin chief of medicine Beckley Memorial Hospital Dr Werner A Laqueur director of laboratories Beckley Memorial Hospital Dr Richard V Lynch Jr internist Clarksburg Dr Bernard Zimmermann professor and chairman of surgery West Virginia University School of Medicine
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Kansas
William W. Stead
Marquette University School of Medicine
Charles E. Andrews
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Preston C. Davis
Beckley Memorial Hospital
A. D. Kistin
Werner A. Laqueur
Richard V. Lynch Jr
Clarksburg
Road Deaths In Baltimore Area Crash
Norlyn A. Sowers a 23 year old from Baltimore and Harless of Ft Meade Md were killed when their car collided head on with an oncoming truck Harless was taking Miss Sowers to his home to meet his parents, investigators said.
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Norlyn A. Sowers
Baltimore
Harless
Ft. Meade, Md
Miss Sowers
Ice Plant Blast Sweeps Dallas Area Forcing Evacuations
An ammonia gas explosion at the Southland Ice Co plant in Dallas drove dozens from homes after a compressor exploded. Police evacuated a seven block radius. 22 people were treated at Methodist Hospital, two hospitalized, no injuries among three employees, and no fire or building damage reported.
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Dallas
UPI
Methodist Hospital
Southland Ice Co
R.M. Nichols
Fire Department
Rural health group urges regional medical teams for small towns
A rural health group argues that modern medicine thrives when family doctors specialists and staff work together under one roof. They say consumer groups must ensure facilities and fair physician pay to attract professionals to rural towns. The Morgantown conference noted 53 towns over 500 people lack a physician within five miles and West Virginia has 13 counties without hospitals and 16 with fewer than one doctor per 2 000 residents.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Supreme Court action on church school programs and civil rights
The Supreme Court invalidated a Cham paign Illinois religious teaching plan using tax supported school property. It upheld released time programs in New York and refused review of cases on Meredith at Ole Miss and parochial school textbook funding in Oregon. The court also left intact rulings striking down segregation in Louisiana and Georgia terminals and considered cases on hospital leasing to Catholic groups and hiring by Continental Air Lines for Marlon Green.
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Champaign
Ill
New York
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Hugo Black
Louisiana
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
Oregon
State Supreme Court
Kentucky
Colorado Anti - Discrimination Commission
Continental Air Lines Inc
Marlon D. Green
Air Force
Lansing
Mich
Dunbars Cleared of Child Neglect Charge in Court Docket
The Register reports that Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dunbar were wrongly listed in the Raleigh County Criminal Court docket for child neglect. They had been charged in magistrate court with allowing a dog to run loose and appealed that case.
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Oscar Dunbar
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Dunbars
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Mary Wood
Ida Yeager
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Beckley National
Beckley National Bank
Neville ST
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Florida
Greyhound
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Tampa
FT. Lauderdale
Jacksonville
Prince St
Beckley, W. Va
Mississippi
Supreme Court
TAS Rank
J. W. Dant
Dant Dist. CO
Lawrenceberg, Ind
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