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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1961

Page

2

President Kennedy Starts Daily Muscle Building Routine

President Kennedy has begun a daily muscle-building program in the White House gym under New York specialist Dr. Hans Kraus. The regimen, 15 to 30 minutes daily, aims to strengthen his back to resume exercise without reinjury, with Kraus visiting three times weekly for about two months.

Kennedy UPI White House Merriman Smith New York Washington Hans Kraus New York University Medical School Kraus Council On Physical Fitness Eisenhower Janet Travell Travell New England

Chou Enlai Criticizes Khrushchev Albania Rift

Pravda reports Chou Enlai denounced Khrushchev over Albania's personality cult clash and attacked Kennedy as treacherous. He urged private bloc quarrels to avoid weakening Marxist unity, while issuing broad anti US rhetoric. Chou and Enver Hoxha have allied closely, with Albania absent from the Congress. The piece notes East Germany's Walter Trautht reaction to the year end treaty timing.

Albania Pravda Communist Party Chou Khrushchev Kennedy Moscow Enver Hoxha Hoxha Tass East Germany Walter Thricht

Monument Leadership Since 1911 Guarantee Plan

Monument leadership claim dates back to 1911 and promotes a written guarantee with every monument. Sears Monument Co advertises the Monument convenient payment plan from Harper Road with phone contact CL 3-6480.

Sears Sears Monument Co Harper Road

West Point plebe vanishes in six week mystery

West Point officials seek public help locating 18 year old Paul M. Weaver who disappeared from the U S Military Academy in late August. Weaver, a Portsmouth Ohio native and football center, left behind wallet and belongings after reportedly growing unhappy with academy life. Last seen after a hospital visit, his disappearance echoes a 12 year old missing cadet case at Mansfield Ohio.

West Point N.Y UPI Paul M. Weaver U.S. Military Academy Portsmouth Ohio Weaver Highland Ave Academy Debbie Peebles Academy Hospital Richard Cox Mansfield

Store Fire Here Ends in Multiple Deaths

Fire crews arrived to a third story window cry for help from an unidentified man as a large blaze at a store during its late shopping night raged. The blaze began around 8:30 p.m. with damage estimated at $100,000. About 50 people were treated for smoke inhalation and minor injuries at the scene, with 40 more taken to Westmoreland County Hospital and 13 admitted.

Westmoreland County Hospital

Algerians Editorial Cites De Gaulle Forgiveness Gap

An editorial notes that De Gaulle does not forgive, quoting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams as part of a broader critique regarding Algerian issues and Franco-American stance in Africa.

de Gaulle U.S G. Mennen

Interstate 79 routing shift boosts West Virginia plan

The final route for Interstate 79 shifts toward a Charleston South connection, drawing the highway through Morgantown and Clarksburg to the state capital. Beckley officials and the press react with mixed relief and concern, while supporters laud regional economic plans and tourism potential across the Greenbrier Valley and central West Virginia.

West Virginia University West Virginia Morgantown Clarksburg Sutton Charleston West Virginia Turnpike Summersville Beckley Charles Hodel Raleigh Register Hodel White Sulphur Greenbrier Valley Huntington Herald-Dispatch Norman Laughlin Upper Monongahela Valley Association

Now You Know by United Press International

The largest carrier based aircraft in history is the A3D Sky Warrior jet bomber. It is 72 feet long with a wingspan of 73 feet and weighs over 35 tons when fully loaded.

United Press International

Russians Not Interested In Fallout Shelters

An UPI dispatch from Moscow notes minimal public civil defense activity in the Soviet Union. No new home shelters or public drills are evident, while top government shelters exist but are not publicized. The press mocks American civil defense measures and deep subway shelters, built before nuclear weapons, would only serve a fraction of the population.

United States Moscow United Press International Henry Shapiro UPI Ivan Dmitri Leningrad Kiev Union

The Cork Club hires hoist to lift Liberace piano

A Houston Cork Club ordered a 150 foot high plate glass window broken so Liberace could hear play his piano. He will not perform on club piano. the scaled piano was hoisted through the window. Also notes include Paris riot reports and Angela Kennedys.

Houston Tex Liberace Teamsters Crancer St. Louis, Mo Central Methodist Church Detroit Bashir Ahmad White House Ladybird Johnson Kennedy

Final rites for Elliott L. Neely at Wenonah Baptist Church

Death notice for Elliott L. Neely 50 of Dott with services at Wenonah Baptist Church conducted by three ministers. Burial in Flat Top family cemetery. Neely found dead at Crosier Coal tipple. heart condition and possible heart attack. Survived by wife Edna, two sons Douglas and Otis, two sisters Hallie Smith and Daisy Thomas, three brothers James John Homer. Bailey Funeral Home in Matoka.

Elliott L. Neely Dott Wenonah Baptist Church Milburn Bailey B. H. Stevens L. P. Duncan Flat Top Neely Crosier Coal and Land Co Wenonah Hallie Smith Forest Hill Daisy Thomas Cleveland Ohio James Princeton John Pearlsburg Homer Neely Whitehall Bailey Funeral Home Matoaka

Obituaries for Dana McCord and G Dan Covey in Beckley

Mrs Dana McCord 74 of Cowen died at 9 30 am today after illness, lived with daughter Juanita Currence in Beaver. Born May 26 1887 in Roanoke, she was daughter of Andrew W Gay and Landona Summers Gay, survived by brother Lloyd Gay sister Armina Cosner, a raised niece Mable Puffenbarger and two grandchildren. Funeral home Rose and Quesenberry. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Mrs G Dan Covey died at 2 am today in Beckley Hospital after about 15 months illness. Born Oct 1 1899 at Crow, daughter of Lucy Hunt Scott and Douglas Scott. Moved to Beckley in 1912. Affiliated with Christian church, taught at Beckley Junior High, active in Woman's Club, sang in church choir and with a Beckley quartet. Survived by husband, daughter Martha Covey librarian in Tampa, and four sisters Eula Bragg Madge Tissue Ida Carper Eunice Harwood. Funeral at First Christian Church 2 30 pm Sunday, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Body from Melton Mortuary to church an hour before services. Pallbearers listed.

Dana Nolan McCord Cowen Juanita Currence Beaver Roanoke Andrew W. and Landona Summers Gay Currence Lloyd G. Gay Arminta Cosner Mable Puffenbarger Akron Ohio Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home G. Dan Brooke) Covey Beckley Hospital Raleigh County Crow Lucy Hunt Scott Douglas Scott Beckoe The of Christianship Covey Lynchburg College Lynchburg West Virginia University Beckley Junior Woman's Club of Beckley W. E Madge) Tissue Mount Hope Emery Ida) Carper Artesia N. M Harold Eunice) Harwood San Diego Calif First Christian Church A. H. Wilson A. J. Coffey Sunset Memorial Park Melton Mortuary Phill MacDaniel Charles Hughes Paul Phipps Ray B. Sigmund William File James Lowe George Parker Douglas Meakin

Final rites for Mrs Rebecca Osborne observed in Big Laurel

Mrs Rebecca Osborne 77 living with her son in law and daughter Fred White Beaver is to receive funeral services at 2 p m Sunday at Mennonite Church Big Laurel North Carolina with Rev Aquila Stoltzfus officiating Burial follows in the family cemetery at Big Laurel She died at 530 p m Thursday in a local hospital after an extended illness She was born November 4 1883 at Fig North Carolina and lived at Grayson North Carolina before moving here She was predeceased by husband W E Osborne August 3 Survivors include son Smith Osborne Elkton Maryland one brother Smith Osborne Washington three sisters Amanda Osborne Peach Bottom Pennsylvania Sylvia Farmer Rome Mountain Tennessee Matilda Campbell Grayson seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Quesenberry Funeral Home is open for calling after 1 p m today The body will be taken to West Jefferson North Carolina Saturday

Rebecca Osborne Fred White Beaver Mennonite Church Big Laurel N. C Aquila Stoltzfus Fig Grayson W. E. Osborne Osborne Margaret Lewis Osborne Smith Osborne Elkton Washington Amanda Osborne Peach Bottom Sylvia Farmer Rome Mountain Tenn Matilda Campbell Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home West Jefferson

Widner Rites Set for Charles S Widner of Crab Orchard

Funeral services for Charles Stephen Widner 61 of Crab Orchard are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cranberry Community Church led by Revs Okey Cox and Earnest Barley. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died of a heart attack at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at home. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Widner a son Ernest Franklin Widner of Summerfield NC three brothers two sisters and one grandchild. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until service time.

Charles Stephen Widner Crab Orchard Cranberry Community Church Okey Cox Earnest Barley Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens UMWA Gulf Mining Co Widner Dorothy Widner Ernest Franklin Widner Summerfield North Carolina W. G. of MacArthur O. J Princeton Sid Chicago, Ill Mary Meadows Baltimore Emma Cornell Marfrance Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

Garretson, 79, dies in Beckley Memorial Hospital

Charles W. Garretson 79 of MacArthur died at 518 AM in Beckley Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Born November 11 1884 in Basin he was a farmer and retired miner formerly at Stephenson Wyoming County. Survived by wife Nettie Shrewsberry Garretson four sons two daughters two brothers six sisters and 10 grandchildren. Body at Sam Fogle son Funeral Home Mullens pending arrangements.

Charles W. Garretson MacArthur Beckley Memorial Hospital Basin Richard and Mary Shrewsberry Garretson Stephenson Wyoming County United Mines Workers of America MacArthur Church of God Nettie Shrewsberry Garretson Lawrence Beckley Ivan George Marietta Ohio Blane Akron Eunice Moffatt Gene Gabany Clinton Henry Kermit Ocie Thompson Laura Shrewsberry Myrtle McKinney Daisy McKinney Stepehnson Metta Lusk Herndon Lessie Ramey Princeton Sam Foglesong Mullens pend_see

Walter W Hearn final rites set for Oak Hill man

Walter Winfred Hearn 70 of Oak Hill dies in Staunton Virginia after long illness. Final rites at 2 p m Saturday at Jones Avenue Church of God Oak Hill with Rev John S Winters officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survived by wife Stella Agnes Hearn five sons two daughters two stepsons 18 grandchildren four great grandchildren and other relatives. Body at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill. body to be taken to church an hour before services.

Walter Winfred Hearn Oak Hill Jones Avenue Church of God John S. Winters High Lawn Memorial Park Hearn Staunton Stella Agnes Hearn Clarence Gilbert Roanoke Bewren Warren, Ohio Walter Jr Stuartsdraft Robert Hearn Betty Hipes Greenville Chester Mason Vaughan Creed Harold Eugene Vaughan Charleston Thomas Funeral Home

Funeral arrangements for 16 year old Carlos Logwood

Carlos Logwood of Alpeca died Thursday at 4 p.m. at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens from a heart condition. He was the son of Ed and Eunice Fraser Logwood and survived by four sisters Marian Joyce Carl Jean Barbara Ann and Lois and a brother Kenneth Carl Logwood, all at home. The body is at the Sam Fogle Home in Mullens.

Carlos Logwood Alpeca Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Eunice Fraser Logwood Marian Joyce Carl Jean Barbara Ann Lois Kenneth Carl Logwood Sam Fogle

Russia and US debate nuclear weapons stance in committee

Steven Son told the committee that Russia boasted six Nations it could build without military purpose, claiming the Soviet Union would poison the atmosphere by radioactivity beyond all postwar tests. He said the United States had the capability but refused to pursue intimidation or larger blasts.

Russia Stevenson Soviet Union United States

Pike Wreck Reported on West Virginia Turnpike Milepost 22

A toll plaza attendant reported a wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike near Milepost 22 this morning. No details due to weather and incomplete information.

Beckley Toll Plaza West Virginia Turnpike

AT&T official argues outer space laws must be written

Horace P. Moulton of AT&T told the West Virginia State Bar in Beckley this morning that neither the law of the seas nor adjacent airspace applies to space problems. He urged study of space communications and noted no international agreements exist on space use. The gathering also included reports on ethics and unlawful practice and a panel on family law research.

Horace P. Moulton American Telephone and Telgraph Co New York City West Virginia State Bar Beckley’s Playhouse Moulton Cyrus S. Kump Elkins Edward W Charleston State Bar Osher C. Parsons Parsons Space Communications Outer Space Khrushchev Soviet Union Moon United States At&t Satellite Corporation FCC New Republic Lenin Workers W. W. Barron Alfred P. Murrah United States Court of Appeals 10Th Circuit Oklahoma City Okla Russell S. Fisher Maryland West Virginia State Judicial Association

Snow May Half Special Jump by Beckley Paratroopers

Col William F Watts will lead Beckley West Virginia citizen paratroopers from the 16th Special into a simulated invasion at Camp Dawson near Kingwood. The unit will travel to Charleston by motor convoy, receive briefings, then jump in eight SA-16 planes from the 130th Troop Carrier Squadron at 10 minute intervals, return to Morgantown by road, and have the aircraft land there to fetch troops back to their home towns.

Beckley William F. Watts Beckwey Camp Dawson Kingwood West Virginia Watts Charleston 130Th Air National Guard Morgantown

Snowstorm disrupts classes and power outages across region

A severe snowmass halted classes with only a few students showing up while Raleigh County Memorial Airport reported a clear runway but low ceilings delaying Piedmont Airlines flights. Power failures affected Beckley plants and water supply as weather authorities tied the snowfall to a low pressure system from Virginia moving northward, with temperatures dropping into the 20s and 30s across West Virginia.

Raleigh County Memorial Airport Herb Alley Piedmont Airlines Piedmont Greyhound Lines Pemberton Hill Beckley Water Co Glade Creek Shady Spring James Kessinger Beckley Richmond Road Beckley Manufacturing Corp Skellton S. F. Caseino Mount Hope Charleston West Virginia Flat Top Elkins Parkersburg Huntington Wheeling Martinsburg Parsons Kingwood Keyser Weather Bureau Virginia

Bank Receives One Firm Offer on Vacant Beckley Bank Building

Elmer Davis executive vice president said one firm offer has been made to buy the Beckley National Bank building at Main and South Fayette Streets before its new structure was built. Additional offers are expected before today’s 2 o’clock deadline as interest grows since inspections increased. The bank plans a final decision by November 6, with the building vacant for over two years.

Main South Fayette Beckley National Bank Elmer Davis Beckley Davis

Interstate routing changes shift I 64 path to Beckley

The highway plan for the N S system reroutes I 64 from Charleston to Beckley via the turnpike and into Virginia near White Sulphur Springs, altering the previous plan to run along U S 60 directly from Charleston to White Sulphur Springs. The changes affect I 79 and I 77 corridors and the Charleston Beckley segment.

Charleston Beckley Virginia White Sulphur Springs

Two-Car Wreck Leads to Driver’s Citation in Beckley

A 1:40 p.m. wreck at Fulton and Wesley in Beckley caused $25 damage. Carolyn Sisk, 17, Mabscott, backed into Walter W. Keller, 36, 110 Fulton Ave. Keller was charged with city operator license violation. he claimed exemption from Beckley limits. No charges against Sisk.

Fulton Wesley Avenues Carolyn Sisk Mabscott Walter W. Keller Fulton Ave Beckley City Keller M. E. Tyree Miss Sisk

Drunkenness Arrests Near Raleigh County Jail

Peggy A. Brewer of Beckley was jailed for drunkenness and released on bond at 10:15 a.m. after posting 106.50. She faced charges of drunk driving no operator license and no registration following an arrest by City Police at 3:50 a.m. Today. Two passengers in the same car were also arrested for drunkenness. Danny Puckett of Beckley was jailed at 12:43 p.m. Thursday on a charge of defacing private property for painting the curb with spray paint at the High Point Drive-In Restaurant.

Peggy A. Brewer Beckley Raleigh Danny Puckett High ‘Point Drive-In

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