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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1960

Page

2

Kennedy Answers AP Questions on Presidency and Civil Rights

Kennedy lays out aims for a revitalized U S role abroad and stronger civil rights leadership at home. He argues a Democratic president could work more effectively with Congress to move the country, while stressing preparedness, prestige, and national unity.

Washington John F. Kennedy Congress Associated Press United States South Pacific House Senate

Virginia lawmakers mull social security rush in extra session

Floor leader supports a swift pass of social security measures while opposing a sales tax increase. Rumors swirl that the session could run beyond a day, with House Rules Committee meetings set for Saturday and possibly Sunday to block anything beyond social security actions. Democratic resentment grows over the governor’s broad call and political timing.

House Rules Committee House of Delegates

Man claims being shot during gun dance near Glen Daniel

Albert Webb, 75, of Peach Tree, told State Police he and Earl Duncan, a Harper Heights man, exchanged shots after Duncan grabbed Webb’s pistol and tried to force him to “dance.” Webb was hit in the foot. Duncan was wounded in the side under the armpit. Both men were hospitalized. charges depend on Duncan’s condition.

Glen Daniel Albert Webb Peach Tree Webb Earl Duncan Harper Heights Duncan Raleigh General Hospital W. A. Wysocki

Ballots Ready For Bids Today In Raleigh County

Ballots for the November General Election will go to printers today with few vacancies. Millard F. Goodson seeks Republican Justice of the Peace in Clear Fork District. Sayre may name a constable candidate in Slab Fork District and aims to contact John Tanner for Town District candidacy. Tanner, owner of Continental Club, posted bond after arrest for tax paid liquor resale and a prior raid. Vacancies may be filled by Sayre before tonight’s deadline. Richmond District has no Republican or Democratic candidates for certain offices.

Pentagon Gallup Russia United States Iin Civil Rights Commission Raleigh Millard F. Goodson Ameagle Field Justice of the Peace Clear Fork Republican Executive Committee Truman L. Sayre Slab Fork Sayre John Tanner Tanner Continental Club Justices of the Peace Richmond Constable Shady Spring

Funeral services for Carl Cecil, 36, set for Tuesday

Funeral services for Carl Cecil of Wyco, 36, will be at 1 p m Tuesday at Robertson and Foglesong Chapel Mullens conducted by Rev Harry Pilkington. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Cecil died Sunday at Mullens Hospital of cancer born July 2 1924 at Itmann son of Calvin and Nettie Cecil. Survived by wife Frances, daughters Debra and Sherry, three brothers and two sisters. Body remains at the funeral home.

Carl Cecil Wyco Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens Harry Pilkington Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity Cecil Mullens Hospital Itmann Calvin Preston Cecil Nettie Cecil Stephenson Frances Cumby Cecil Debra Sherry Ernest Allen Junction Clarence Corrine Dallas Cecil Betty McComis Bertie Sizemore

Funeral Services For Wiley F Bays In Rochelle

Funeral services for Wiley F Bays aged 64 of Rochelle Illinois formerly of Summerlee were held at 2 p m in Jones Avenue Church of God with Dr John S Winters and Rev Norman Foster leading. Burial followed at Bays Cemetery near Summerlee. Bays died Friday from a heart attack Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill arranged the funeral.

Wiley F. Bays Rochelle Ill Summerlee Jones Avenue Church

Ada Bostic Rites Held In Meadow Bridge

Funeral services for Ada Bostic 84 of Meadow Bridge were to be held at 2 p m in the Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev Bill Houchins in charge. Burial followed at Restwood Memorial Park Hin ton. She died in a Hinton hospital after a three week illness born in Hinton November 24 1876 daughter of John L Young deceased Survivors include husband O M Bostic three brothers Ballard Oak Hill Doney and Frank Young a sister Ollie Arbaugh Anst ed a daughter Mrs J P Campbell Nimitz eight grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

Bibb T. E. Bibb Ella M. Bibb Royal Beckley Florida France Presbyterian Church Masonic and Elks Margaret Johnson Bibb Maitland Allen Stark James E. Divinney Fort Lauderdale Fla Nancy Leigh Bibb Julius Fischback Lansing Mich E. E. Bibb James E. Bibb Clarence L. Bibb Ada Bostic Meadow Bridge Pentecostal Holiness Church Bill Houchins Restwood Memorial Park Hinton

Carlyn A Bibb Funeral Services Set in Maitland

Funeral services for Carlyn A. Bibb 65 of Maitland Florida will be held Tuesday afternoon in Maitland. Bibb was vice president of Beckley Hardware and Supply and died after a period of illness.

Carlyn A. Bibb Maitland Fla Beckley Hardware and Supply

Stream Of Voters Registering For General Election

C. C. Smith Raleigh County Clerk reported a steady stream of voters filing to register for the General Election on November 8. An office employee urged those voting a challenged ballot in the Primary to visit the county clerk to correct registration records. Voter registration ends Saturday October 8.

C. C. Smith Raleigh

Clifford Lilly in Critical Condition at Beckley Hospital

Clifford Lilly of Midway remains in critical condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted Friday night for injuries suffered in the Wind ing Gulf Coals Co mine at Tams.

Clifford Lilly Midway Beckley Hospital Gulf Coals Co Tams

Short News Digest Covers Global Events

Died Saturday at a nursing home in Oneonta New York. A stunt man’s car crashed through a crowd at an English auto race in Dover Sunday killing one and injuring 12. A foraging squirrel caused a Providence Rhode Island power blackout for 30 minutes. The sleep­ing-­beauty trial for Mrs Lillian Frantantonio was halted by the judge’s illness. Seven died and 15 were injured when a bus plunged near Ahmedabad India. The US Army reports the year’s first encephalitis death, Sgt Fuldon D Bro of Colorado Springs. NYSE stocks lose about 2.7 billion in value. State briefs note farm editor William D Click’s death in Huntington and events in Kingwood Parkersburg and Clarksburg with officials Flemming and Jackson set to speak.

Oneonta N. Y Dover England Providence R. I Lillian Frantantonio Cleveland Margaret J. Spellacy Lakewood Hospital Ahmedabad India U. S. Army Today Korea Fuldon D. Bro Colorado Springs Colo New York Stock Exchange William Daniel Farmer Bill Click The Herald-Dispatch Wsaz-Tv Huntington Art Mooney Preston Counties Kingwood Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Parkersburg Clarksburg Arthur S. Flemming

Plant to Employions Nears Area Expansion Production

A plant plans to hire locally for skilled work after signing, aiming to start operations in six months. The firm reports annual sales of 25 million dollars and a weekly payroll around 30 thousand dollars. Key personnel, 25 to 30 in number, will relocate to set up and train local hires. Banks pledge construction insurance, with financial commitments virtually assured though extra support needed. Ellison and Kelly offer to answer questions from interested parties.

Ellison Kelly

Two Leg Breaks In Separate Crashes End Up Hospitalized

York Pennsylvania report states Dr. Walter F. Loeb 28 a Stewartstown veterinarian suffered a broken right leg last year in a car crash then a February incident left leg broken. On Thursday he sustained fractures in both legs in another auto accident.

York, Pa Walter F. Loeb Stewartstown

West Virginia Awaits Nixon Lodge Ticket Vote Prospects

Gov. Underwood says Nixon Lodge have strong chance to carry West Virginia and cites potential wins in Texas Virginia North Carolina and Florida. Sen. Randolph criticizes national admin while Summersville Reservoir project note highlights flood control and appropriations. Neely promotes self education while Barron attacks GOP.

Associated Press Underwood Nixon-Lodge West Virginia Hot Springs Ark Henry Cabot Lodge Texas Virginia North Carolina Florida Jennings Randolph U. S. Senate Summersville Congress Kanawha Ohio Mississippi 86Th Congress Harold E. Neely Hinton

Melon Shipment Basis For Suit In Raleigh Court

Cross Country Truck Service seeks about 1200 dollars in a Raleigh County Circuit Court suit over melons. Key witness described Lilly's driver taking melons without approval, delivering to Youngstown after delays in Mount Airy. Losses attributed to deterioration. Florida firm seeks recovery.

Cross Country Raleigh County Ag I. D. Lilly Fletcher Mann Lilly Lewis Terminal Beckley North Carolina Mann Ernest Morgan Florida Youngs C. Berkley Lilly Florida Company Youngstown

Kennedy Nixon Debate Set with Planned Format and TV Coverage

The first of four planned debates between Kennedy and Nixon will be in CBS studios with Kennedy first, eight minutes each side, then questions from a four-member panel. Each reply lasts three minutes, with a 1% minute rebuttal and a final three-minute summation. About 250 to 300 journalists will cover from separate studios. Additional all-subject news conferences are scheduled for Oct. 7, 13, and the final in New York on Oct. 21.

Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas U. S. Senate Nixon Kennedy CBS Howard K. Smith New York

Passenger Hurt In Arnett Wreck

Larry Gene Williams twenty from Bloomingrose Boone County was injured Sunday night when a car struck a utility pole near Arnett. Williams suffered cuts to his right arm and a possible fractured hip. He was a passenger as the unidentified driver said brakes locked on a curve causing the crash. Williams was treated at Beckley Veterans Hospital and later moved to Charleston Hospital.

Larry Gene Williams Bloomingrose Boone County Charleston Arnett Beckley Williams Beckley Veterans Hospital

Dr Quintus C Wilson Named WVU Journalism Dean

Dr Quintus C Wilson appointed as the new dean of West Virginia University School of Journalism arriving January 1 from the University of Utah where he led the journalism department. President Elvis J Stahr praised his established national leadership in journalism education and noted his Utah graduate program leadership will aid WVU's planned graduate program.

Morgantown Quintus C. Wilson West Virginia University School of Journalism Salt Lake City University of Utah Warren K. Agee Sigma Delta Chi Agee Wilson St. Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota University of Minnesota Journee Utah Elvis J. Stahr Stahr West Virginia American Council On Education For Journalism American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism American Society of Journalism Kappa Tau Alpha Thenational Journalism

Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder in Waterford Park incident

NEW CUMBERLAND AP Donald Saunders 31 of Wellsburg was indicted for attempted murder and felonious assault over a June 26 parking lot confrontation at Waterford Park. Saunders allegedly chased and pinned attendant Stephen Yurka against a wall causing injuries. Yurka was recently released from hospital. Saunders pleaded innocent at arraignment.

New Cumberland Donald Saunders Wellsburg Waterford Park Saunders Stephen Yurka Yurka

Journalists To Hear Register City Editor

Members of the Raleigh Wyoming Press Association meet at Conley High School at 7 p.m. with the journalism class hosting. Mrs. Ted Peggy Kessinger city editor of The Raleigh Register will give Journalism As A Career and answer questions afterward.

Raleigh-Wyoming Press Association Conley High School Ted Peggy) Kessinger Raleigh Register

Khrushchev presses UN reform as Nasser and others seek a third force

Khrushchev demands at the UN include a three man top body and moving the headquarters from New York, arguing for a reshaped U N structure. He warned of no normal relations if reforms fail, while Nasser Nehru Tito and others push diplomacy in New York seeking neutralist support and a potential third force amid Cold War tensions.

Khrushchev U.N Dag Hammarskjold U. N New York Austria Switzerland James J. Wadsworth NBC Meet the Press Wadsworth Hammarskjold Glen Cove S. 1 United States Cuba Christian Herter Congo Herter Nasser Castro Kwame Nkrumah Ghana Nkrumah Long Island Republic of Cyprus

Lumumba Death Threats Echo in Congo Meeting

Mobutu Urnes skjold and Gen. Carl von Horn of Sweden, commander of the U N force, met amid tension. Dayal left after an hour, von Horn stayed three hours and then both emerged grim-faced, declining comment. Commissioners Nussbaumer and Kandolo reported being beaten by Lumumba supporters, with Nussbaumer injured and Kandolo taken to hospital.

Lumumba Nussbaumer Kandolo

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Richard M. Nixon Orous Soviet Union Senate Foreign Relations Committee America Union Eisenhower Lana Zenith Tonemaster Main New River Supply Co. P Oak Hill W. Va MINER West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs Neely W. W. Barron Barron Jackson County Kennedy, Nixon Dr. Wilson New Journalism Register City Barwood Street UN Future China Mobutu Urnes
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