Ten Die in Summer Villa Fire Near Tokyo
Police investigators probed whether mass murder occurred as 10 people were found dead in a burned villa near Lake Yamanaka at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Victims included five men and five women connected to bars and a Tokyo restaurant. Some bodies showed sharp-force injuries. The blaze began Thursday after all 10 arrived there late Wednesday night.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yoshio Okabe
Nippon Finance Co
Lake Yamanaka
Mt. Fuji
Fujiyoshida
West Virginia Churches of God elect council leaders
The West Virginia Churches of God elected council members at MacArthur Church of God. Officials named include Rev. Otis T. Clyburn, Rev. Rex Hudson, Rev. Earl P. King, Rev. J. F. O'Hara, Rev. E. P. Musick, Rev. E. J. Gibson, Rev. Allen Tomlin, Rev. W. A. Compton and Rev. A. J. Gardner. A state youth board was expected to be elected. The two day program aims to set a two year mission plan for the state's churches. About 400 attended. Reverend Wade H. Horton spoke on the cost of revival. Cecil Bridges reported on the Sevierville orphanage. The two year focus may center on missions, church growth, and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of West Virginia Churches of God
MacArthur Church of God
Otis T. Clyburn
MacArthur
Rex Hudson
Logan
Earl P. King
Princeton
J. F. O'Hara
Huntington
E. P. Musick
Elkins
E. J. Gibson
Parkersburg
Allen Tomlin
Wilcoe
W. A. Compton
Justice Dam project eyed as flood control plan
Justice Reservoir proposed as best means to prevent flooding on the Guyandotte, especially in Logan County, with Army Engineer report backing the idea. Recreational benefits in Wyoming County and local flood protection are also cited as outcomes.
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Justice Reservoir
Jennings
Army
Guyandot
Logan County
Wyoming County
Arkansas Leads World in Mineral Variety by Area Size
Arkansas showcases a remarkable range of basic minerals unmatched by similarly sized regions. Geologists note the state's rich variety spans silicates metals and nonmetals, highlighting its standing as a global mineral hub.
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Arkansas
Tests for 6th and 12th grades to begin in Raleigh County
Aptitude and Achievement tests will start next week at Woodrow Wilson High School Raleigh County for sixth and twelfth graders. State officials say about 62,000 sixth graders and 23,000 twelfth graders are affected. The 1962 Legislature provided 91360 dollars for the program, with all 55 counties participating voluntarily.
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Raleigh
Woodrow Wilson High School
Rex Smith
State Department of Education
David L. Acord
Acord
Three From County To Attend Convention
Raleigh County officials will attend the West Virginia County Assessors and County Commissioners Association meeting in Charleston September 23 to 25. County Court President John C. Ward Assessor Cotton White Deputy Assessor Frank Bolash will participate. Speakers include State Tax Commissioner C Howard Hardesty State Auditor Denzil L Gainer Centennial Director Carl R Sullivan. Kaneawha Sheriff Dewey E S Kuhns serves as master of ceremonies at the banquet.
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Raleigh
West Virginia County Assessors Association
County Commissioners Association
Charleston
John C. Ward
Cotton White
Frank Bolash
C. Howard Hardesty
Denzil L. Gainer
Carl R. Sullivan
Joseph Fox
Assessors’ Association
A. H
Sleepy) Glenn
County Commissioners’ Association
Kanawha
Dewey E. S. Kuhns
State Association of County Officials
Miner Survives 800-Foot Fall in South African Shaft
An unidentified African miner plunged 800 feet in a dark gold mine shaft near Johannesburg, grabbing the elevator cable as it rushed downward. He burned his hands, held on, and wrapped around the cable to slow the fall but broke both thighs on impact at the bottom.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Here
Witness Testifies in Lilly Car Collision Case
In Raleigh County Circuit Court on Dec 13 1961 John Martin testified for the plaintiff Mrs Vel la Lilly Hutchinson Beckley administratrix for Henry Lilly. He and his wife saw Lilly cross Prince Street and be struck by a car driven by Jessie Hill.
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Jessie Hill
Beckley
Raleigh County
John Martin
Vella Lilly Hutchinson
Henry Lilly
Hill
C. Berkley Lilly
W. A. Thornhill III
Norman Knapp
Martin
Leed's Discount Store
Lilly
Prince Street
Vance Lewis
Lewis
Vernon Lilly
Hutchinson
John C. Ward
Ted Starr
Walter Gilmore
Gilmore
Leed
Airport funds urged for immediate local bonding
Slack urges public approval of local matching funds for airport improvements to be completed within 12 months. He notes the 25 percent locally required may be borrowed from a Community Facilities Administration fund and cites previous experience with stalled projects. Copies of the letter were sent to R L Webb Robert Davis and W A Thornhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slack
Community Facilities Administration
Chamber of Commerce
R. L. Webb
Robert Davis
Beckley
W. A. Thornhill
Honey on Grapefruit Breakfast Time Flavor
A simple note suggests using honey to sweeten grapefruit at breakfast. Honey enhances flavor whether the grapefruit halves are chilled or broiled for serving.
Deaths and Funerals Mabscott Man Widick Found Dead
A Mabscott man, Joe Widick, was found dead in his room by the Beckley Rescue Squad after his daughter Martha Payne could not reach him. Born May 6 1894 in Yugoslavia, Widick had been a grocery merchant at Ury for 40 years. He is survived by three daughters, two sons, a stepdaughter, and nine grandchildren. His body will be moved for autopsy and funeral arrangements.
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Mabscott
Joe Widick
Beckley Rescue Squad
W. H
Martha) Payne
Ury
Funeral Home
Yugoslavia
America
Payne
C. W
Jene) Walker
Helen
Phillip
Betty) Leslie
Alameda
Calif
U. S
Babe
Rhodell
Paul R
Detroit
Mich
Dot) Canterberry
Shady Spring
Caffee Funeral
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Funeral services for George W Goard 67 Page
Funeral services for George W Goard 67 of Page will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Page Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include wife Margaret and children Deloris and Veatrece Goard, five sons William James Lera Clifford Mitchell, plus two brothers Ruby and three sisters Glide Foster Lewis Lizzie Chapel, nine grandchildren. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Goard
Page
Page Tabernacle Baptist Church
Margaret Goard
Deloris Goard
Veatrece Goard
Charleston
William
James
Lera
Clifford
Air Force
Germany
Mitchell
Oklahoma
Ruby
Glennie Foster
Flossie Lewis
Lizzie Chapel
Glen White
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Final rites for George H Keatley remembered in Charleston
George H Keatley 59 of 534 S Fort Drive Charleston died Thursday after a long illness. Rites held 3 p.m. Saturday at Keyser Bryant Chapel with Dr A E Bennett. Graveside services Sunday 2 p.m. at Forest Lawn Norfolk VA. Survived by wife Margaret Moore Keatley and four brothers Gene Charles S Joe E Howard D and sister Eva Hodges. Burial at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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George Henry Keatley
S. Fort Drive
Charleston
Beckley and
Parkersburg
Keyser-Bryant
A. E. Bennett
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Norfolk
Keatley
Summers County
George Washington
Mary Gertrude Dillon Keatley
St. Mark's Methodist Church
U. S. Navy
Beckley Elks Lodge
Beckley
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Ronceverte
Margaret Moore Keatley
Beckley College
Gene
Sporting Goods
Charles S
Alderson
Joe E
Salt Lake City
Utah
Howard D
Opalocka, Fla
Eva K. Hodges
Peterstown
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Funeral services for Harry Montgomery Smith in Gauley Bridge
Harry Montgomery Smith 58 of Gauley Bridge died Wednesday in a Clifton Forge Virginia hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were to be held at 2 p m today at Combs Funeral Home Chapel Gauley Bridge with Rev P E Vandercoy officiating. Burial followed in Hill Cemetery Belva with Masonic graveside rites. Survived by sisters Blanche Neal Kathryn Hambrick Fayetteville and Ruth Peyton Glen Ferris. He was an engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at Gauley Bridge and a member of the Gauley Bridge Methodist Church Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Gauley Bridge Masonic Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Montgomery Smith
Gauley Bridge
Combs Funeral Home
P. E. Vandercoy
Hill Cemetery
Belva
Smith
Clifton Forge
Blanche Neal
Kathryn Hambrick
Fayetteville
Final rites for James C Burk in Cambria Virginia
James Columbus Burk 67 of Cambria Virginia died in a Princeton hospital after a stroke. Funeral at Dothan Community Church conducted by Rev Norman Foster with burial in Lawson Webb Cemetery. Burk born November 11 1894 in Montgomery County Virginia son of George and Martha Burk. Survived by sister Mary Ashworth brother C Y Burk daughter Virginia Burk and sons Kenneth and Donald. Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill holding body. viewing Saturday after 4 p.m. and one hour before service Sunday.
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James Columbus Burk
Cambria
Dothan
Norman Foster
Lawson Webb
Burk
Princeton
Montgomery County
George
Martha Altizer Burk
Kennedy Funeral Services Set For Brenton Man
Charles C. Kennedy 41 of Brenton died after a heart attack in a local doctor's office. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brenton Church of God with Rev. E R Heaton presiding. Burial follows at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny. The body was moved to his residence earlier today by McDougald Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville.
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Brenton Church of God
Charles C. Kennedy
Brenton
E. R. Heaton
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Kennedy
McDougal
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Pineville
Rns
Beasley Rites Set for Henry M Beasley
Funeral services for Henry M Beasley 74 of Piney View will be held at 2 p m Sunday in the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Carl Johnson officiating. He died Thursday night at home after a heart attack born January 31 1888 in Meadow Creek son of the late E P and Julia Carter Beasley a retired Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co employee and a member of Central Baptist Church Hinton and Masonic Lodge 120 Oak Hill Surviving wife Fel l Williams Beasley Piney View preceded in death by a brother Charles and a sister Mrs Clara Richards pallbearers to be nephews.
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Henry M. Beasley
Piney View
Webb and Neal
Carl Johnson
Sand Knob
Masonic Lodge No
Oak Hill
Meadow Creek
E. P
Julia Carter Beasley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Central Baptist Church of
Hinton
Masonic Lodge
Effel Williams Beasley
Charles
Clara Richards
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
President stresses vote protection and universal registration
The President called the vote a basic right and said neglecting it makes talk of freedom hollow. He commended efforts to register every citizen and vowed government, state, and local protections, with possible extra legislation and force to ensure protection.
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United States
Funeral arrangements for Perry I. Johnson
Perry I. Johnson, 58, of Minden, died at 3 15 p.m. Thursday in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry I. Johnson
Minden
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Obituary for Lizzie Bell of Pemberton
Mrs Lizzie Bell 75 of Pemberton died at 8 p m Thursday in a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness She was born October 2 1886 in Carroll County Virginia Her husband D W Bell died in October 1928 She was a Methodist Church member of Pemberton Survived by three sons Orrin W Bell Shelton F Bell Heath W Bell all of Beckley four daughters Ossie L Bell Beulah Boyd Kilsyth Edith Fox and Mrs Lewis Martin seven grandchildren two brothers Heath Myers and Lomer Myers both of Roanoke Va one sister Louise Myers Roanoke Va The body near Rose was Quesenberry Funeral Home
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Carroll County
D. W. Bell
Methodist Church of
Pemberton
Orrin W. Bell
Shelton F. Bell
Heath W. Bell
Beckley
Ossie L. Bell
Beulah Boyd
Kilsyth
Edith Fox
Sophia
Lewis Martin
Miami
Fla
Heath Myers
Roanoke
Lomer Myers
Chicago, Ill
Louise Myers
Rose
Quesenberry Funeral Home
AWOL Soldier Released to Military Police
AWOL Jackson L Echols was released from Raleigh County Jail at 4 p.m. Thursday to be returned to Fort Meade Maryland by Military Police after being jailed on an absent without leave charge. Osley Denver Rose of Beckley was jailed at 1 20 p.m. Thursday on a parole violation by Parole Officer Robert Doan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson L. Echols
Raleigh County
Fort Meade
Osley Denver Rose
Beckley
Robert Doan
Beckley Lawyer to Attend WV Trial Lawyers Seminar
West Virginia attorney W. A. Thorn hill, a West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association board member, plans to attend a Saturday seminar in Charleston. Principal speaker Dr. Clyde Litton of Charleston, a plastic surgery specialist, will present at the Hotel Ruffner event.
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Beckley
W. A. Thornhill
The
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Charleston
Ruffner
Clyde Litton
Funeral services for Mrs Maxwell at Welcome Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Maxwell, 88, of 210 Seventh St East Park, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Welcome Baptist Church with Rev Archie Johnson officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died at 9 30 a m Wednesday at a local hospital after a long illness.
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Mattie Maxwell
Seventh St
East Park
Welcome Baptist Church
Archie Johnson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley Driver Faces Hearing On Drunkenness
Freddie L Brown of Beckley posted a $57.50 cash bond to appear in magistrate W A Burke s court on drunken driving charges after being jailed by West Virginia Turnpike State Police at 1 15 a m The peace warrant against Myrtle Betts was withdrawn in Magistrate Joe Rodrigue z court and costs paid Four check warrants were withdrawn including Anna Rodgers charged with two offenses a May 2 check for Raleigh County Bank and a Oct 16 1961 check to Pagoda Market Yvonne Stover 28 Beckley a $10 Bank of Raleigh check to Bonnie Bragg and Elsie Greene Beaver a $15 check to Grace Wilkes Dress Shop Clyde Bennett Crab Orchard posted 500 bond for a peace warrant through Magistrate Rodriguez and was released Rebec ca Bennett obtained the warrant through her husband and he was released Thursday
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Freddie L. Brown
Beckley
W. A. Burke
West Virginia Turnpike
Myrtle Betts
Joe Rodriguez
Rose Tucker
Rodriguez
Anna Rodgers
Glenn Ave
Raleigh
John L. Martin
Yvonne Stover
Bank of Raleigh
Bonnie Bragg
Elsie Greene
Beaver
Grace Wilkes
Clyde Bennett
Crab Orchard
Rebecca
Kennedy Warns on Cuba Invasion Threat and Exiles Support
President Kennedy urges Americans to keep nerve and avoid loose talk while vowing to act if Cuban buildup endangers U S security or allies. He says the United States will not initiate aggression but will defend its base at Guantanamo, the Panama Canal passage, Cape Canaveral activities, and citizens at home. He pledges to work with Cuban exile leaders dedicated to Cuba’s future freedom.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cuba
Castro
United States
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
U.S
Guantanamo
Panama Canal
Cape Canaveral
Soviet Union
Tass denounces Goldwater aides and Cuba policy in dispatches
Tass labels Goldwater campaign figures as dema gogue while accusing Cuban refugee policy critics Smathers and Javits of saber rattling. A Moscow dispatch notes Congressmen pressing for full means to topple Cuba and Trud criticizes U.S. maritime union leader Curran for urging a boycott of ships carrying Soviet goods.
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Tass
Goldwater
United States
George Smathers
D-Fla
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Washington
Cuba
Moscow
Trudt
U.S
Joseph Curran
The Billie Sol Estes Story Idea for Festival Film
The speaker mentions a proposed film title The Billie Sol Estes Story and notes government film oversight. He suggests director John Frankenheimer could bring a sensational festival entry if he agrees to direct.
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Frankenheimer
Billie Sol Estes
Schirra Defends Carpenter Mystery On CBS TV
Wally Schirra said Mercury control knew where Scott Carpenter was during his May reentry not a cliffhanger. The CBS program Our Next Man In Space showed Schirra emotional, urging accuracy and warning against showbiz public appearances while noting Glenn’s fame pressures. Cronkite framed Schirra as a steady, humane observer.
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Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
UPI
Scott Carpenter
Wally Schirra
Schirra
Mercury
Carpenter
Scott
Houston
Cronkite
Cape Canaveral
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Schirr
John Glenn
Glenn
ICBS
Edie Adams Wins Custody of Kovacs Daughters
Actress Edie Adams won custody of the two teenage Kovacs daughters in a four day Los Angeles court battle. Judge Clarence I. Kincaid named both Adams and Bette Kovacs as fit guardians but the girls aged 13 and 15 preferred Adams, their natural father Ernie Kovacs’ widow, to remain with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Edie Adams
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie
Kippie Raleigh
Bette Lee
Miss Adams
Clarence I. Kincaid
Kovacs
Bette Kovacs
Kincaid
Mrs. Kovacs
Budget Hike Approved For Marshall and West Virginia Colleges
The West Virginia State Board of Education approved 1963-64 budgets totaling about 11 million dollars for Marshall University and eight state colleges, with over 1.5 million in additional funds. Final figures were withheld pending enrollment data while action shifts toward the Capitol for final approval. The board also invited Classroom Teachers Association to October meetings over early first grade admission rules and endorsed Centennial Stockholders Day in state schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Classroom Teachers Association
West Virginia
Ceder Lakes
Ripley
State School For the Blind
Romney
State Colleges
Marshall University
Commodities Ready Distribution in Crab Orchard
Commodities will be distributed at Crab Orchard on Saturday and Monday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the former post office building. W. A. Milam serves as the agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Milam
Shortening The News cuts to the chase in policy and defense
The report notes executive plans to study monopoly power in steel while avoiding cost estimates. The US will start Monday a phased withdrawal of military advisers from Laos per Geneva accords. State Auditor Gainer declines protesting a $12,000 salary for new Insurance Commissioner Justice after prior dispute over a raise for Mrs Brown. Ground-breaking for Interstate 79 near Fairmont underway with Luther Hodges speaking. Virginia Gov Harrison to keynote the 44th annual meeting of the Public Utilities Association of the Virginias in White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Laos
Phoumi Nosovan
Denzil Gainer
Harlan Justice
Virginia Mae Brown
Virginia
Albertis
Harrison Jr
Public Utilities Association of the Virginias
White Sulphur Springs
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Commission
West Virgin
Brown
State Employment Security Department
Kohlbecker
Kanawha Valley
Church Council
Justice
Budget Shop
North Fayette St
Prince ST
George H. Keatley
Harry M. Smith
James C. Burk
Mrs
Lizzie Bell
Lizzie Neal Bell
AWOL
Mrs. Mattie Maxwell
Television In Review
DMA, Inc
Affinity Local Union Hall
Midway
Bank of Raleigh Main
Kanawha Streets
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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