Driver Defends Self As Trial Opens In Fatal Crash
William W. Andrews 23 of 223 Edgewood Dr acts as his own attorney in a $10,000 suit arising from a September 1 1960 highway crash that killed GedfZe T Rorrer. The administrator Themon Rorrer contends willful negligence and seeks damages while Andrews claims he was on his own side and not speeding. Jurors include Christabelle Caffee Er nest Grubb and others as the trial proceeds in circuit court.
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William W. Andrews
Edgewood Dr
GedfZe T. Rorrer
Themon Rorrer
Harper Road
Andrews
Iden Rorrer
Rorrer
Ilden Rorrer
Post Office
Floyd Sayre
Sayre
C. S. Neely
Curtis Conner
Raleigh
Wipperman
Nollo
Raleigh County
Christabelle Caffee
Ernest Grubb
Robert Frilen
Roy W. Oakes
Carl Calloway
W. W. Chapman
A. S. Bair
Earl Mann
K. T. Ford
F. Vivan Lilly
James Bairl
Calvin Logan
Jurors Visit Murder Scene in Bare Trial
Jurors in Raleigh County Criminal Court view the Miners Inn in Crab Orchard as the Robert Earl Bare case proceeds. Bare is charged with murder in the death of Fred Duncan over money owed, with opening statements set for 1:30 p.m. and jurors experiencing extended voir dire and one removal.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Robert Earl Bare
MacArthur
Fred Duncan
Noony
Bare
Duncan
Miner's Inn
Crab Orchard
Joseph Luchini
Walter B. Pack
Patsy Mills
Madeline Sayers
William R. Sigmund
Franke. Cole
Arban Bee Bagly
Joe L. Smith
Rusk Foresees No Talks With Soviet Soon
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says no immediate negotiations with the Soviet Union on Germany and Berlin are likely. He notes the West negotiates from strength and cites Roswell Gilpatric’s speech as essential for public understanding of the nuclear force posture.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
Rusk
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Thompson
ABC
West
Nikita Khrushchev
Cave-In Continues as Scramble for Children Sparks Panic
A cave‑in on a 30 foot high inner ceiling injured many children and sent families racing to four hospitals. Fire chief Raymond Henrietty described a turmoil as parents clashed with police and firefighters while seeking their kids, with several in serious condition under observation.
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Raymond Henriety
Mrs West Virginia To Be Named Friday
West Virginia’s entrant in the Mrs American contest in Fort Lauderdale Fla will be named Friday after three days of competition beginning Wednesday Richwood’s Marion McQuade a contestant in the event is noted and she has 15 children five currently attending West Virginia University
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Morgantown
UPL
West Virginia
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Richwood
Marion McQuade
Mrrs
Three constructive ways to discharge emotions
The Oct. 29 issue of Family Weekly presents three constructive methods for releasing emotions. It outlines practical approaches suitable for readers seeking healthier coping strategies in daily life.
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Family Weekly
Success Of Sky Shot Uncertain
Scientists at Arguello California say they will know by Tuesday or the next day if 350 million copper wires deployed by the Midas IV satellite form the intended 5 by 25 mile radio reflective band 2,100 miles above Earth. The wires were launched Saturday with President Kennedy’s approval amid objections from scientists over space debris and future research interference. Air Force officials caution it is too early to confirm spacing of the hair-like dipoles 1,200 feet apart.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Kennedy
Air Force
Brazilians Visit Beckley Area Miners on Civic Tour
A Brazilian delegation will tour the Beckley area and meet miners through the Rural Development Council. They aim to observe the miner's working place and living conditions and will continue to Norton Virginia Knoxville Tennessee Cleveland Ohio Pittsburgh Pennsylvania New York North Carolina before returning to Brazil December 6.
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Rural Development Council
Beckley
Brazil
Norton
Knoxville
Unfit Now 102 Year Old Celebrates Birthday
Gustave Galineau claims to be physically unfit for military service since 1882 and marked his 102nd birthday in La Rochelle France. The report notes his long life amid brief UPI dispatches from around the world.
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Washington
UPI
LA Rochelle
France
Gustave Galineau
Los Angeles
Hell Road
Trondheim
Norway
Hell
Here
Hell Station
UPD
CAR Control
Academy
Manchester
England
Lancashire
Academy of Car Control
DAR convention opens in Bluefield with speeches by Smith Slack and Barron
The West Virginia DAR begins its 56th annual convention in Bluefield with Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith and Rep. John M. Slack Jr. speaking on Thursday. Gov. W. W. Barron is set as principal speaker Friday night. Officers will be elected Saturday.
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Bluefield
UPI
West Virginia
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Commerce
Hulett C. Smith
John M. Slack Jr
D-W. Va
DAR
W. W. Barron
Stabbing Incident Sends Man to Hospital
Jimmy Hall, 28, of Lillybrook, is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after being stabbed in the back and chest with a pocketknife during an argument at the home of Preston Hall in Resaco. State Police jailed 39-year-old Oear Harris of Resoco on felonious assault charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Hall
Lillybrook
Beckley
Oear Harris
Resoco
Hall
Preston Hall
Resaco
Dolman Redden
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Mount Hope
Joseph Johnson
Rodriguez
Fred H. Adkins
Fireco
FHA Committee Training Slated
The annual FHA committee training for four counties served by Beckley office will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Building. Dennis Cox and H. T. Reger will conduct the session, covering revised policies and new rural housing loan terms outside old farm requirements.
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Beckley
Farmers Home Administration
Memorial Building
Wm. F. Patton
FHA
Patton
Raleigh
Fayette
McDowell - Wyoming
Dennis Cox
H. T. Reger
Khrushchev Attacks Anti-Party Faction In Congress
The Soviet congress focus centers on purging anti party elements as Khrushchev denounces Molotov Kaganovich Malenkov and Voroshilov. Suslov labels the opposition “despicable fractionaries” while citing repressions in the past. Chou En Lai urges privately to settle quarrels. Albania faces expulsion from the bloc. Iran commits to friendship with the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albania
V.M. Molotov
Lazar Kaganovich
Georgi Malenkov
Klimenti Voroshil
Suslov
Moscow
Mikhail Suslov
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Mullens Patient Re-admitted In Serious Condition
Mrs. Rose Bradley of Mullens was readmitted to Wyoming General Hospital at 324 p.m. today in serious condition. She had returned home Friday after spending several weeks in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Rose Bradley
Wyoming General Hospital
Car Sideswipe Reported In Stamford
Quinwood man Richard Richardson told state police Sunday that another car side swiped his automobiles at Stamford and fled the scene. Beckley police are investigating with no leads as of this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinwood
Richard Richardson
Stamford
Beckley
Coronamo Laxative Claims Gentle Aging Colon Relief
A new laxative product Coronamo is advertised to ease constipation by re creating three essentials for regularity. It allegedly prevents dry waste, tones colon muscles, and stimulates the mass movement of the lower colon while remaining safe for pregnant women and not interfering with nutrient absorption. An introductory size is offered.
Deaths and funerals in local area
Final rites for Charles W. Garretson 79 MacArthur were at 11 a.m. in MacArthur Church of God with Rev Otis Clyburn presiding. Burial in Phillip Graham Cemetery Basin. Garretson died in a local hospital at 5 18 a.m. Friday after a heart attack Tuesday. Funeral home Mullens Robertson and Foglesong in charge. Funeral services for Charles King Fuller 64 Eccles at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev F C Calhoun in charge. Burial in Davis Addition Mount Tabor Cemetery. Fuller died at 8 10 a.m. Sunday in a local hospital after an eight year illness. Born Mendota Va Aug 15 1897, son of late Abraham and Sally Fuller. Resident of Eccles since 1923, employed until illness 1953. Member Freewill Baptist Church Maynor and active in church work. Member United Mine Workers Local 5770. Fuller secretary Eccles Burial Fund for several years. Survivors include wife Della Fuller of Eccles two daughters Betty Jo Fuller Berea Ky Mrs Mary Jean Smith Cleveland Ohio one son Donnie at home one stepdaughter Mrs Charlotte Hicks Wrightstown N J a stepson Robert Lee Daniel Beckley one brother George Fuller Mendota Va one sister Mrs Mamie Stone Arizona and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. Pallbearers Ernest Fleenor Thomas Souffer Bill Athey Junior Athey Floyd Rhodes Elmer Loving Carl Fleenor Charlie Harris.
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Charles
King Fuller
Eccles
Melton Mortuary
F. C. Calhoun
Davis
Mount Tabor
Fuller
Mendota
Abraham and
Sally Fuller
Freewill Baptist Church
Maynor
United Mine Workers of America
Eccles Burial Fund
Della Fuller
Betty Jo Fuller
Berea
Mary Jean Smith
Cleveland
Ohio
Donnie
Charlotte Hicks
Wrightstown
N. J
Robert Lee Daniel
Beckley
George Fuller
Mamie Stone
Arizona
Ernest Fleenor
Thomas Souffer
Bill Athey
Junior Athey
Floyd Rhodes
Elmer Loving
Carl Fleenor
Charlie Harris
Miner Ezra ONeal 55 Dies After Long Illness in Beckley
Ezra ONeal 55 of 158 Prillerman Ave East Beckley died at 8 30 p m Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness He was a retired miner last worked at Raleigh and belonged to the United Mine Workers of America He was born December 27 1905 in Vine Mountain NC and was the son of Sidney and Melissa Owens ONeal Surviving are his wife Eva two daughters Jackie ONeal and Annie Rutherford two brothers L D of Nebo NC and James of Libbytown Pa and nine sisters Zula Irby Lillian Canada Evelyn Chase Helen Morrison Emilee Peterson Minnie Cucille Conley and Edna Rutherford Lottie Rutherford all of various points in North Carolina New York City and Nebo NC The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
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Ezra O’neal
Prillerman Ave
East Beckley
Raleigh
United Mine Workers of America
Vine Mountain
N.C
Sidney
Melissa Owens O'Neal
Eva O'Neal
Jackie O'Neal
Cucille Conley
New York City
N.Y
Edna Rutherford
Lottie “Rutherford
Nebo, N.C
Ritchie and Johnson
Final rites for Mrs Julia Szoke in Calloway Heights
Mrs Julia Szoke 83 of Calloway Heights will be buried at Sunset Memorial Park after funeral services at St Francis de Sales Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Rosary 7 39 p m Monday at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel. Pallbearers named. Emery Carper 79 New Mexico oil pioneer dies after long illness born Grandview West Virginia. Carper was president of Carper Drilling Co director in the American Petroleum Institute founder of Artesia Savings and Loan Association and director at Artesia First National Bank. He came from West Virginia at 13 and worked on cattle roundups before oil career.
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Julia Szoke
Calloway Heights
St. Francis _de, Sales’ Catholic Church
Sylvester
Sunset Memorial Park
West Virginia
Carper
Eight Month Old Drowns in Bathtub in Washington DC
Tammy Lynn Perry infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Perry Jr. of Washington DC died in an accidental bathtub drowning. Funeral rites were to be held after 10:30 a.m. at Burl Pettry Cemetery Naoma with Rev. Herbert Cook in charge. Survivors include two brothers, a sister, and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Stonestreet of Shinnston. Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville arranged services.
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Tammy Lynn Perry
Dewey Perry Jr
Washington, D .C
Burl Pettry
Naoma
Dewey Perry
Herbert Cook
Dewey Edward
Tillman Lee
Venessa
Tillman Stonestreet
Shinnston
Infant Keller rites set at MacArthur Church of God
Final rites for two week old Charles H. Keller Jr. will be held at MacArthur Church of God at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. W. G. Watson presiding. The infant died at 1:20 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital after transfer from Melton Mortuary to the family home at 11 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Keller
Charles H
Oleda Carol Brown Keller
Fitzpatrick
MacArthur Church of God
W. G. Watson
Sunset Memorial Park
Melton
Russia tests 2,100 kilometer bomb blast in Arctic range
The Novaya Zemlya explosion measures 2,100 kilometers and exceeds prior tests by more than double in force. The series began Sept 1 with 22 total tests announced, as Khrushchev pledges a mega blast while U.N. nations protest fallout.
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Novaya Zemlya
AEC
Khrushchev
Washington
United States
Hiroshima
U.N
Russia
Tralee Bookkeeper Suffered Heart Attack at Mine
An employee at the Allied Chemical Corp. mine in Tralee suffered a heart attack while at work on Saturday and was taken to the Wyoming General Hospital. Calvin Green, assistant bookkeeper at the Semet Solvay Division mine, is listed in good condition today by hospital attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Rns
Allied Chemical Corp
Tralee
Wyo Ming General Hospital
Calvin Green
Semet - Solvay Division
Now You Know By United Press International
The article states that the highest waterfall in the United States is Yosemite Falls in California, rising to 2,495 feet. This fact highlights Yosemite National Park as home to the tallest U.S. waterfall.
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United Press
United States
Yoisemite Falls
California
Final rites for James E Nut ter in Fayetteville
James E Nutter, 51, of Fayetteville, bound dead of exposure on Laurel Creek Saturday, was to be buried at Carter Cemetery, Dempsey. Services were at 2 p m today at Doggett Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Norman Foster and Rev H R Winston officiating. Dodd Payne Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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James. E. Nutter
Fayetteville
Laurel Creek
Doggett Chapel Methodist
Norman Foster
H. R. Winston
Carter Cemetery
Dempsey
Dodd-Payne Funeral
Ira Ricketts Funeral Services Held in Sundial Church
Ira Rick etts 63 of Sundial dies after long illness in Beckley hospital. Funeral at 1 p m Tuesday Jesus Only Church Sundial with Rev Ervin Dickens officiating. Burial Basil Miller Cemetery Rock Creek. Survivors include sister Mrs L A Crowe Sundial and two brothers W J Fireco and Arthur Ricketts Camden. Body to Crowe home at 5 p m today.
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Ira Rickletts
Sundial
Jesus Only
Ervin Dickens
Basil Millver
Rock Creek
Ricketts
Beckley
Coal River Area
L. A. Crowe
Ttwo
W. J
Fireco
Arthur. Ricketts
Camden
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Crowe
West Virginia Storm Strikes Richwood and Summersville
A winter storm left both towns without power for about a day and a half as heavy wet snow 21 inches in Richwood and 18 inches in Summersville collapsed limbs and knocked out lines. About 50 000 homes and businesses were without electricity at peak, with rain and rising temperatures ending the outage. Two deaths were linked to the storm James Nutter 52 of Fayetteville and Isaiah Knight 42 of Maybeury McDowell County died from exposure or heart attack possibly caused by the snow. Forecasters expect warmer than average temperatures this week.
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Richwood
Summersville
West Virginia
Nattral Houte Department
Sai
Dwo
James Nutter
Fayetteville
Isaiah E. Knight
Maybeury
Mc_Dowell County
Knight
First Aid Crew Treats Overdose Victim at Raleigh Hotel
Nora Ann Ratliff a 25 year old Pax resident was treated at Raleigh General Hospital after an overdose of sleeping tablets. Beckley Rescue Squad responded to the Raleigh Hotel on Prince Street after she was found unconscious and she was transported by ambulance. She declined hospital admission and signed a release.
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Nora Ann Ratliff
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Raleigh
Prince Street
Little Food Stamp Cheating Evident
The UPI report states the government found little evidence of cheating in its five month food stamp pilot in eight states. Agriculture official Mosatan A. Davis said violations exist but are not widespread, with no organized exploitation seen.
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Washington
UPI
Mosatan AF
Dioward Davis
Agriculture Department
Iinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Davis
U S Escort Through East Berlin Marked by Unprecedented Move
In a rare sequence, Lt. Col. Robert A. Sabolyk and State Department officials retraced routes into East Berlin under armed guard. Repeated escorts met no interference as U S troops demonstrated authority at the checkpoint. A strong protest was lodged with a Soviet colonel after the second rescue.
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East Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
Robert A. Sabolyk
Lightner
Cantor blacklisted by Arab League during boycott flap
Short item notes Eddie Cantor being blacklisted by the Arab League in Damascus for violating boycott regulations against Israel. The central office gave no reason for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Cantor
Arab League Sunday
Israel
League
Damascus
Choral Society Moves To First Baptist Church
Beckley Choral Society shifts Messiah rehearsal to First Baptist Church with Nov 26 performance date. William H. Cruser has led Messiah. Curtain Callers take over Playhouse for next show The Curious Savage. Halloween legend story appears in Family Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley ‘Choral Society
First Baptist ‘Church
Beckley
Beckley Music Clubs
Mes‘Siah
William H. Cruser
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Playhouse
Rites Slated For Fire Victims In Columbus
Funeral services are planned for Wednesday for Mrs. Etta West 22 and her daughters Joan 4 and Donna 7 months and Mrs Hessie West 50 mother in law of nearby Naugatuck who died in a Columbus Ohio house fire. Winston West 25 father of the children was treated for injuries and smoke inhalation and escaped by leaping from a second story window. The blaze also damaged a duplex leaving two families homeless and authorities cite a possible faulty circuit or cigarette as the cause.
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Williamson
UPI
Columbus
Ohio
Etta West
Joan
Donna
West
Ship Explosion Kills 2 on Bianca C in Grenada Harms 18
An engine room explosion on the Italian liner Bianca C killed two crewmen and injured 18 of about 600 aboard as the ship neared St George Harbor Grenada. Fire spread rapidly causing intense heat and an aircraft nearby was buffeted by rising air. The liner, en route from Curaçao to England, was reported a total loss with two dead including an identified second engineer Rodiza Napales.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
UPI
Grenada
St. George
U.S
Qner Guard
England
Curacao
Rodiza Napales
Parents influence on children amid nuclear war talk
Experts warn excessive discussion of nuclear war can pass fear to children and erode adults resolve to avoid conflict. Frank cautions that calm parental behavior sets a normal tone and may desensitize society to catastrophe, risking a dangerous mindset about wholesale destruction.
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Frank
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