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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1965

Page

2

Death notices from Mount Hope and Clintonville

Deaths include Shan C Lively heart attack at 1 30 a m with survivors Gertrude Lively and multiple relatives. Emma Jene Dorsey obituary notes birth March 19 1882 in Nicholas County and church membership with funeral arrangements under Wallace Funeral Home.

Gertrude Lafferty Lively Ogee Sons Gava Eo Eland Katy Pow- Tkton Tricia Dickinson Newark Oak Hill Tina Wingrove Long Branch Tyree Mount Hope Emma Jene Dorsey Ore Hill Orient Hill Pee Ey Fe Woke Memorial Cemetery Clintonville Orient Hill

RNS funeral notices from multiple states include many survivors

Multiple late 20th century obituaries list individuals from Virginia West Virginia Indiana Florida and Ohio. Names include William A Patrick Harry Conway Suda Mae Ginestra and memorials detail call times 5 p m and 10 a m services bodies at funeral homes and burial at Memorial Park High Memorial Park or local mausoleums. Survivors include spouses children and siblings with listed addresses and church affiliations.

Funeral rites for Mrs Maggie Williams of Mullens

Mrs Maggie Williams 77 of Mullens dies after long illness at home. Born Broadford Virginia in December 1887, daughter of John and Mary Shade. Widow of Jerrys Williams, died Wednesday afternoon. Survived by son James C. Jones Mullens. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Sam Chapel Mullens with Rev Henry Parham. Burial Cook Cemetery Clear Fork. Body at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Suda Mae Ginestra Fort Lauderdale Fla Beckley Caffee Funeral Home James W. Witherspoon Sunset Ginestra Raleigh Johner Rachel Meador E. T. Shotwell J Glen Jack Hollands Maggie Williams Mullens Sam Henry Parham Cook Clear Fork Williams Broadford John Mary Shade Jerrys James C. Jones Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely

Alfred P. Yates Funeral Arrangements Complete

Alfred P. Yates 55 Mullens died at 4:15 a.m. today after a long illness in a Beckley hospital. Born June 1 1910 in Gretna Virginia, he was the son of the late Jake and Sarah Doyle Yates. A retired miner and World War II veteran, he belonged to Mullens First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Betty Jones Yates Mullens and a foster son Billy Barbour Columbus Ohio. Funeral arrangements are with a Mullens funeral home.

Alfred P. Yates Mullens Beckley Gretna Jake Sarah Doyle Yates Mullens First Baptist Church Betty Jones Yates Billy Barbour Columbus

George M Withrow, 82, dies after long illness in Bec

George M. Withrow, 82, died at 11 10 p m on Wednesday following a long illness. Born July 19 1883 in Mountain Cove, he was a son of the late Mr and Mrs J H Withrow. He is survived by one cousin, Mrs Flossie Withrow, with whom he lived. The body was removed from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home in Bec to the Funeral Home Mount I today.

George M. Withrow Glen Morgan Mountain Cove J. H. Withrow Flossie Withrow Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Bec Mount I

Miller Killed In Mining Accident At R S Coal

Harry C Miller remained active in Blue Ridge church and local lodge. He died in a mining machine accident at 10 45 am Thursday while working for the R S Coal Company near Church Street. He was born August 4 1906 at Green Sulphur Springs and leaves wife Pauline Garten Miller a son and two daughters. Funeral at Webb and Neal with calling after 3 pm Friday.

Gene Hall J. Berry Blue Ridge Memorial Gar- Miller R and S. Coal Company Beckley Elks Lodge UMW Green Sulphur Springs William L Lucy Miller Pauline Garten Miller Harry Roy Nelson Janet Duncan Cannonsburg William Linda Roelle Were Kimberly Lottie Robbins Marie Cook Hinton Harry Lynch Portsmouth

Wilkins Trial Details in Liuzzo Murder Case

State Attorney General Rich mond Flowers seeks the death or life term for Wilkins over Mrs Liuzzo's 1965 murder. FBI ballistics, witness testimony, and photos of a .38 slug tie the crime to Wilkins and two Klansmen. Jury of 12 Lowndes County men deliberates as defense plans to counter with former officials and KBI figures.

Richmond Flowers Wilkins Detroit FBI Arthur Hanes Birmingham Klan Bureau of Investigation KBI Lowndes County Marion Williams Liuzzo Eugene Thomas

Harry Kincannon Funeral Details Gleaned From Notice

Harry Kincannon son of the late Charlie and Oline Kincannon, a resident of Niagara Falls with five sisters including Mrs. Clara Jones, is to be laid to rest. The obituary notes services at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.

Charlie and Oline Kincannon Clara Jones Niagara Falls New York City Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor

Services for George B. Price Held in Mullens

George Ben Price, 56, of Mullens, died at 12 15 a m Wednesday in a Mullens hospital. Services are at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church Mullens with Revs I B Walker and N B Staples officiating. Burial follows in the family plot at Spencer. Arrangements by Nease and Neeley Funeral Home Mullens. Pallbearers listed as Ersten Berger James Edwards Lester Williams Herbert Goins James McCain Fred Richards and T Bennett.

George Ben Price Mullens Mullens Hospital I. B. Walker N. B Staples First Baptist Church Moony Spencer Sam Foglesong Nease Neeily Ersten Berger James Edwards Lester Williams Herbert Goins James McCain Fred Richards T. Bennett

George L Ball, 70, Mabscott, Dies After Illness

George Lester Ball, 70, Mabscott, died at 3:15 a.m. in a local hospital after an extended illness. Born May 9, 1895 in Jefferson, NC, he was a retired Vogt and Conant Steel employee in Cleveland, a Crab Orchard Baptist Church member, and a World War I veteran. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with Rev. C. S. Donnelly. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Pallbearers listed.

Paul Sanchez Scarbro Tyree Oak Hill David Harper Blue’ Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity Sanchez New River Co Whipple United Mine Workers of Ameri George Lester Ball Mabscott Jefferson, N.C Benjamin and America Tig Ball Vogt and Conant Steel Company Cleveland Ohio Crab Orchard Baptist Church American Legion Janie Bowman Ball John Worrell Jr Virgil Ball Fairmont Jake Ball Huntington Pearl Cooper Kansas City C. S. Donnelly Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Rose and Quesenberry A. J. Underwood Basil Wilcox Mose Pitzer Russell Bonds George Lowery George Farley

Coal Record Is Expected to Rise Amid Demand

The report notes sustained demand from electric utilities and overseas consumers, with expansion of generating capacity boosting coal consumption. Hall cites residual oil imports as a major hurdle to faster growth and warns foreign refinery shipments to the East this year could total about 325 million barrels, equivalent to roughly 80 million tons of soft coal.

Nechotk Ve Hall West Virginia

Viet Nam battles churn near Pleiku and An Khe

U S forces report heavy fighting around Pleiku and An Khe as Viet Cong defend the outpost amid massive air and ground reinforcements. Bombs rockets and napalm strike from American planes keep the area in constant alert while tolls of Communist dead and wounded rise. South Korea’s Tiger Unit and Blue Dragon Brigade add to the operation at Qui Nhon with 5 000 Marines already on duty in country.

Nists 1St Cavalry Division An Khe Pleike Pleiku

President to Sign Beautification Bill at Texas Ranch

President remains on a reduced schedule at his Texas ranch with a late East Room ceremony planned to sign a beautification bill into law. The act, championed by Mrs. Johnson, marks her nationwide push for the program and includes soil and landscaping funding provisions along with related bans.

Bly Texas East Room Johnson Congress

Mine Probe To Begin At Mars No. 2 Mine

An investigation into the Clinch field Coal Co. Mars No. 2 mine disaster near Clarksburg is to begin today. Seven men died in the incident last weekend as Acting Interior Secretary John A. Carver Jr said preliminary hearings will be held at the mine and continue until all evidence is collected.

Clarksburg UPI Regent Clinchfield Coal Co Here John A. Carver Jr

Castro speech at Pedro Marrero Stadium on open door policy

Fidel Castro spoke for fifty minutes as rain drenched his clothes at Pedro Marrero Stadium marking Cuba’s first national track and field games. He urged no one aged 17 to 26 depart for the United States or be trained abroad for potential danger, insisting youths must perform military duty locally while others may leave if they wish. He framed the policy as creating true revolutionaries and socialists, with exceptions only for military-age youths.

Castro Pedro Marrero

Legal bar seeks indigent defense funding in Virginia

Stoker urged local funding for indigent defense and lawyer fees to aid the best possible representation. The president praised the bar’s professional standing in Virginia while Kanawha Intermediate Judge William Thompson supported extending legal protection for defendants. Thompson noted attorneys favor civil practice over criminal work, and he backed programs ensuring every defendant can present a defense regardless of income. George D. Bailey of Wheeling was named state delegate to the ABA House of Delegates, and next year’s meeting was set for Fairmont.

Stoker Om Ns Virginia Kanawha William Thompson George D. Bailey Wheeling American Bar Association House of Delegates Fairmont

Space Rendezvous Tests Gemini 6 and Agena Off Earth

The UPI report explains the planned rendezvous and docking of Gemini 6 with the inert Agena in circular 185 mile orbits at 17 280 mph. Experts say docking is as dangerous as any space flight but not more so, with orbital mechanics guiding the final approach and a critical terminal maneuver to achieve velocity matching.

Gemini Agena Adar Schirra Earth Gemini 6 Schirran Ihark Brail Indian Ocean Ceylon Hawaii Joseph L. Myler Washington UPI Walter M. Schirra Jr Thomas P. Stafford George E. Mueller Manned Space Flight National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Stafford Mueller Space

Harold Wilson Plans Rhodesia Visit This Week

Prime Minister Harold Wilson is expected to leave for Rhodesia on Sunday and remain for most of the week. Government officials say the stay signals his determination to halt Rhodesia's unilateral independence threat, with Commonwealth Secretary Arthur Bottomley and a large team of aides accompanying him.

London UPI Harold Wilson Rhodesia Wilson Commonwealth

State Students Support Vietnam Policy Letter

A letter signed by 1,800 West Virginia State College students to President Johnson praises U S policy in Vietnam and civic responsibility. Senator Randolph commends the peaceful student action and contrasts it with staged demonstrations elsewhere. He endorses containment of communism in Southeast Asia to avoid a broader war.

Ter West Virginia State College Institute Johnson Jennings Randolph D-W Raandolph J. Edgar Hoover Communist Party West Virginia South Viet Nam Southeast Asia

Klansmen Kornegay Jones Face Hearings Over Bombings

United Klans Virginia dragon Kornegay and North Carolina grand dragon Jones invoked the Fifth Amendment about 250 times as investigators press a link to a series of bombings cross burnings and mailed threats. Chairman Edwin E Willis led the inquiry amid a six month preliminary probe into Klan activity and alleged intimidation methods.

Jones Grand Dragon United Klans North Carolina Marshall H. Kornegay Virginia Dragon Edwin E. Willis D-La Kornegay

Man Beats Gies And Secretly Sends Items

The article notes a treasurer claiming to secretly send three items to avoid a computer detection, promising to calm the machine and make it forget the subject. Kauffman's composure has improved and he is reopening his mail.

Gies

Weather May Delay Launch At Cape Kennedy

Forecasts raised doubt about a Monday lift off for Gemini 6 with Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford as skies darkened and cloud ceilings rose above 2000 feet. Officials said a 2000 foot ceiling was acceptable and a decision would come if conditions worsen. The mission, a complex 47 hour flight with a 109 foot rocket, faced the toughest tests yet for the United States space program.

Cape Kennedy UPI Eut Walter M. Schirra Thomas P. Stafford Space Agency Walter M.schirra Stafford Charles Berry & Co United States Schirra Ford

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