Final rites held for Mrs Arena Branch and Mrs Florence Croner
Final rites are conducted for Mrs Arena Branch aged 66 of 282 Valentine Street at St Matthew A M E Church Beckley with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park after a long illness. Florence Croner, 62 of 301 Cannaday Street, is to be buried in Greenwood Memorial Park after services at Central Street Baptist Church. The bodies were moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the church or home prior to services. Della Williams, at home, survives with five sons and four sisters and ten grandchildren. Her body will be taken to Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arena Branch
Valentine St
St. Matthew A. M. E
Beckley
W. M. Ricks
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wright and Anderson Funeral
Florence Croner
Cannaday St
Central Street Baptist Church
Edward Abrams
H. E. Davis
Della Williams
Bob
Johnny
East Liverpool
Ohio
Thomas
Eugene
George Galen
Monmouth Junction
N. J
Arthur
Bill
Chicago
Ill
Albert
Stamford
Oris
California
Herman
Pineville
Nora Foster
Long Branch
Lilly Herd
Pearl McClitrick
Gallipolis
Hallie Sears
Speaker
Final rites for Henry Cooper in Whitesville
Henry Cooper age 57 of Leevale who was found dead Monday morning at his home will be buried at Estep Cemetery Ameagle after funeral services at 11 a m Wednesday in Valley Funeral Home Chapel Whitesville Rev Victor Gilliam officiating Surviving are his mother Mrs Vada Cooper of Leevale a brother Sammy of Kalamazoo Mich and a sister Mrs Raymond Cantley of Leevale Funeral Home credited by RNS
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cooper
Leevale
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Victor Gilliam
Estep
Ameagle
Cooper
Vada Cooper
Sammy
Kalamazoo
Mich
Raymond Cantley
Final rites for Joseph Gilbert Greer in Stanaford Church
Joseph Gilbert Greer 88 of Lanark died Sunday after a long illness at home. Final rites set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ Stanaford with Evangelist Elgie Thompson in charge. Burial in Stanaford Cemetery. Friends may call Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 3 p.m. today. Body to be removed to the church one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gilbert Greer
Lanark
Church of Christ
Stanaford
Elgie Thompson
Rose and Quesenberry
Final rites for Kenneth Ray Scott at Penman Church
Kenneth Ray Scott, 17, of Daniels, will be given final rites at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Penman Church in Beaver with Rev. Roy Shrewsbury and Rev. Gene Hall officiating. Burial follows at Grandview Cemetery. He died Sunday evening at Summerlee from a shotgun wound. The Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home will transport the body to his grandmother's residence by 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ray Scott
Daniels
Penman
Beaver
Roy Shrewsbury
Gene Hall
Grandview
Summerlee
Rose and Quesenberry
Final rites for Mrs Effie Williams at Packs Branch Church
Mrs Effie Williams 48 of Glen Jean dies Sunday after surgery complications in Beckley hospital. Funeral Wednesday 2 p m at Packs Branch Baptist Church with Rev Ernest Bradley Barley officiating. Burial in Mount Ape family cemetery. Survivors include daughters Mrs Eva Bennett Willsville Ohio and Mrs Peggy Nichols East Liverpool Ohio and Miss...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Williams
Glen Jean
Packs Branch Baptist Church
Ernest Barley
Bradley
Mount Ape
Williams
Beckley Hospital
Ters
Eva Bennett
Willsville
Ohio
Peggy Nichols
East Liverpool
Holdup Man School at Lakin and Welch Robbery Convictions
A man known as Holdup Man fled to Lakin and later faced a 1949 conviction for breaking and entering with a one to ten year sentence. He served minimum terms, received parole in 1952, and was returned for parole violations. Released in 1956, he was arrested in Welch for armed robbery and given a ten year term, then released from Moundsville on July 8 after serving the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakin
Moundsville
Welch
Thomas
College Aid Bill Faces House Vote This Week
The House may vote on the five year college aid bill late this week while the Senate may delay until early next week. The measure would authorize funding for new college buildings and for student costs including tuition books and living expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Nuclear Plant Approved for Hanford in Washington
The Senate approved by voice vote a House-Senate conference report to build the world’s largest nuclear power plant at Hanford Washington. The plan calls for construction by the Washington public power supply system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Hanford
Wash
House-Senate
Jurors View Properly Prior To Hearing Trial
Jurors were taken to view the premises before testimony in the suit and counter suit of Homer Warden and Grady Whitlock of Beckley opened in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Warden accuses Whitlock and family of extensive property damage on Stamford Road during a 1958-59 lease. Whitlock counterclaims Warden failed to repair and damaged his belongings. Jurors named include Rosie Adkins and Carson Booth among others with others excused to 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Warden
Grady Whitlock
Beckley
Raleigh County
Warden
Whitlock
Stamford Road
Kermit Locke
Locke
A. W. Thornhill
Thornhill
Appalachian Power Co
Carson Booth
Duff D. Daniel Jr
Fred E. Davis
T. W. Darling
French Davis
Gene G. Farris
Howard Gates
Ross N. Neal
Thomas Radford
Walter Rappold
Russell Garrafa
Patrolman Wooten Resumes Duty After Knee Injury
Patrolman Thomas Wooten returned to his duties Monday after recuperating from a knee injury suffered June 28 while pursuing a man in East Park during an arrest attempt. He fell during the chase and sustained the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wooten
East Park
Strong quake recorded near Guatemala by Weston seismology
Weston College seismological station said a very strong earthquake occurred Monday night about 2,600 miles southwest of Boston, likely near Guatemala in central America. The tremor was recorded at 8 36 p m Monday, with Rev Daniel Linehan noting the location. Also, a U S passport is valid for three years and may be renewed for two more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston, Mass
UPI
Weston College Seismological Station
Central America
Daniel Linehan
Boston
Guatemala
Red Threat in Cuba Training Spur Across Americas
The article outlines a ramping of Cuban trained guerrilla incursions and a wider Red influence across Latin America. It notes Soviet arms shipments, including MiGs tanks and artillery, and a steady flow of small arms surpassing 200,000 by spring. Red bloc instructors train Cubans and visitors from nearby nations, with potential for regional upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Cuba
Soviet Union
Caribbean
State Department
Castro
Red Bloc
Integration Of Methodists Seen As 4-Year Task
West Virginia delegates at a two day meeting discussed integrating the Negro Central Jurisdiction into the church structure. Leaders said the process may take three to four years, needing two thirds approval from white and Negro annual conferences. The aim is to abolish the jurisdiction by creating a favorable climate and unified church units in West Virginia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden
West Virginia
Crowson
Baltimore
Edgar H. Love
Albert C. Howe
Parkersburg
Fred G. Holloway
A. Dudley Ward
General Board of Christian Social Concerns
Mordicai Johnson
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Ward
General Board
College of Bishops
Central Jurisdiction
H. H. Shissler
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Methodist Church
Foreign Aid Faces Floor Fight and Major Cuts
The prospect of defeating a proviso on a money bill looms as House members debate a broad aid package. Total military and development assistance to allied nations faces heavy cuts, including 38 percent on loans for economic development and a 18 percent cut to the Peace Corps. Five nations Greece, Turkey, South Korea, Viet Nam, and Nationalist China receive half the funds, with 88 percent directed to neighbors of the Communist bloc. Officials warn these cuts would curb overseas defenses amid new crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Corps Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Peace Corps
Greece
Turkey
South Korea
Viet Nam
China
Passman
United States
Search called off at Camp Lejeune for two missing children
At Camp Lejeune Marine base Maj. Gen. James P. Berkeley adjourned a four day search for Diane Yoli seven and her half brother Mark three believed lost in dense woods. An investigation into the disappearance will continue indefinitely. The children were the offspring of Marine Cpl. Raymond Yoli Jr. of Columbus Ohio and were last seen Thursday en route to a playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lejeune
N.C
UPI
James P. Berkeley
Diane Yoli
Mark
Raymond Yoli Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Raleigh County welfare worker reports commodity signups rise
Raleigh County welfare worker Mikel Griffith announced 108 additional county residents were certified to receive surplus food during the monthly commodity signup on Monday. Griffith said residents may sign for commodities every third Monday at the Raleigh County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Mikel Griffith
Griffith
Police Shot Dog After Rabid Bite Incident
A State Police officer shot a dog described as a hound with black and brown spots after it bit a five year old Crab Orchard child, Eura Alderman. The dog was killed about 9 10 p.m. after the father made multiple calls for help. The dog may have been left under the Alderman house and was reportedly foaming at the mouth with hind legs injured. No other injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eura Alderman
Johnny Alderman
Health Department
A. C. Allen
Allen
Charleston
Alderman
Four Admit They Burned Church in Georgia
In Dawson Georgia four men confessed to burning a Negro church during a beer drinking spree. The FBI said no federal statutes were violated and the suspects were handed to Terrell County authorities to face arson charges at a local hearing. The group included Glen Roland Melvin Roland Marvin Milner and a 16 year old youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson, Ga
UPI
FBI
South Georgia
Terrell County
Z. T. Matthews
Glen Roland
Melvin Earl Roland
Marvin Allen Milner
Georgia
High Hope Baptist Church
Wender Tax Compliance and Witness List
Wender used accrual method taxes on items bought on conditional sales contracts and paid excise taxes only on items he was paid for. He was the first witness to appear in his own defense, with a list including Mrs. Merle H Wood Patrick C Thompson Vernon J Schulte Rowena Farrell Hensley Harry Douglas and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wender
Merle H. Wood
Patrick C. Thompson
Vernon J. Schulte
Rowena Farrell Hensley
Harry Douglas
W. N. Kinder
Cledith Blevins
Roy Thomas Kincaid
Miss USA contestant Janet Clift wins Huntington golf tourney
In a Scotch Doubles golf event for Miss USA hopefuls held in Huntington, Miss Detroit Janet Clift demonstrated notable form to win the tournament among 42 entrants paired with local businessmen. Clift stands 5 ft 8 in, 35-24-35 measurements, 24 years old, 128 pounds. The 1962 Miss USA coronation was set for Saturday with Troy Donahue and Dale Roberts participating after judging. The 42nd contestant is Teresa Hanson of Anchorage, Alaska, 19, blonde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Miss Clift
Johnny Tillotson
Linda Scott
Brian Hyland
Bobby Vee
Troy Donahue
Dale Roberts
Alaska
Teresa Hanson
Anchorage
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Mike Knight
Tom Chafin
Central District Explorers
Tri-State
Area
Boy Scouts Council
Morgenthau Named Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
Syracuse dispatch reports Robert Morgenthau won the New York Democratic nomination for governor on the second ballot amid a bitter floor fight. Morgenthau, 43, son of Henry Morgenthau Jr., previously U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, beat Frank D. OConnor and others to secure 620 votes, 50 above the required total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
Robert M. Morgenthau
New York
Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Treasury
Roosevelt
U.S
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Dist. Atty
Frank D. O'Connor
Queens
O'Connor
Samuel S. Stratton
Schenectady
Howard J. Samuels
Canandaigua
James A. Farley
Stratton
Samuels
Farley
Brooklyn
Erastus Corning
Forfeit Bonds On Speeding Charges In Beckley
City Police forfeited bonds from twelve speeders on Valley Drive North and Harper Road, totaling 153 dollars, with other defendants to appear in Police Court Thursday. Eight drunkenness bonds added 142 dollars, bringing total bond forfeitures to 335 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Drive
Harper Road
Dorothy Marie Shrewsberry
Beaver
Willis Cecil Daniels
Columbus
Ohio
Stanley Wasserman
N. Vance
Luther P. Bennett
Crow
Gordon Sweeney
Route 1
Marlene J. Dillon
Lanark
Carl Rufus
Daniels
Elmer F. Wright
Reservoir Rd
William D. Holliday
Beckley
Maffett Glenn Kellom
Midway
William W. Stafford
McGinnis Street
Alicia Mohler
Northwestern Ave
Willis E. Glenn
Plumley St
Ronald Thompson
E. E. Varney
Mount Hope
Charles R. Miller
Pax
Maxwell Wallace
Stamford
Lutheran Church merger convention on Thiel College campus
The Rev Charles L Delaney pastor of St Luke Lutheran Church and Fred Doerner church council president attend a two day convention at Thiel College Greenville Pa to approve the constitution of the newly merged Lutheran Church in America Delegates represent Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Delaney
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Fred Doerner
Church Council
Thiel College
Greenville
Lutheran Church In America
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Cat first patient at Madison Community Hospital ER
In Madison South Dakota a cat became the hospital’s first patient in the new emergency room. The feline was found in a box left by workmen and brought to the facility for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, S.D
Madison Community Hospital
Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To Three Counts
Freddy Walker of Chicago pled guilty to reckless driving assault and battery and possession of firecrackers. He was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of 35 dollars bond. States Police arrested him Saturday at Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy Walker
Chicago
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Lanark
Moscoe Dingess
Calloway Heights
Rodriguez
Gary Lee Perkins
Billy Ray Perkins
Perkins
Edward E. Rose
Huntington
Jasper Smith Jr
Fireco
Glen E. Runyon
Sigmund Sr
Raymond Barcel
Woodlawn Ave
Wade Lowery
Prosperity
W. A. Burke
Woodrow Jones
Slab Fork
Burke
James D. Farley
Charles Brewer
Lester
Issac F. Snuffer
Glen View
Gary Harsanyi
Travelers Lane
George Martin
Princewick
Beckley
Charley Lewis
Sullivan
William Eugene Mahaffey
Mount Hope
Rt. 1
Clifford Taggert
Stonecoat
Fire at Ashland Service Station in Mullens area
Mullens fire crews responded to a 9 45 p m blaze at Ashland Service Station on Guyandotte Avenue where mechanics welding a car started a small fire. Chief Clyde Newsome said no damage and the fire was extinguished before arrival of the fire truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Mullens Fire Department
Ashland
Guyandotte Avenue
Clyde Newsome
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John F. Kennedy
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Berlin
Kennedy
Syversom
Commercial Credit Plan Incorporated of
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Roy Biffen
Rocky
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