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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1964

Page

2

Johnson Favored Kennedy Doubtful

In Albany NY UPI reports that Kennedy leads in New York but Johnson is favored to win decisively on election day amid GOP splits. Kennedy faces Keating in a tight Senate race as Goldwater views divide Republicans. Conservative party challengers and prominent lawmakers shape the contest.

Ty Edward Flattau Lbany N.Y UPI Ken B. Keating New York San Franc GOP Son A. Rockefeller Barry Goldwater Dwater Goldwater U.S Jacobus Keating Conserva Party Johns New York City Harlem Rochester Johnson Senate Kennedy RFK Massachusetts

Warren report seals Kennedy assassination finding

UPI reports the Warren Commission concludes Lee Harvey Oswald killed President Kennedy. Merriman Smith recalls the nightmares from witnessing the event and asks for relief from recurring dreams as the Warren report is published.

Tina Louise on gown style for new TV series

Actress Tina Louise comments on her evening gown for a new TV series saying it looks great because she wears nothing underneath. The remark reflects fashion boldness and screen presence as publicity circles highlight her wardrobe choice.

Hollywood Tina Louise

Seaton Hails Constructive Talk With UAW Chief Reuther

Detroit GM personnel VP Louis G. Seaton says a Sunday meeting with UAW President Walter Reuther was healthy and focused on how to move toward settlements, aiming to settle ongoing labor issues.

Detroit Louis G. Seaton UAW Walter Reuther

Two Ohio Men Fined For Speeding on West Virginia Turnpike

Two out of state men were cited for speeding on the West Virginia Turnpike and paid ten dollars plus costs at arraignment before Magistrate W A Burke. Thomas Earl Bradley of Hillsboro Ohio and Frederick Lee Smith of Columbus Ohio were fined. Bradley cited Saturday and Smith Sunday.

West Virginia W. A. (Gene) Burke Thomas Earl Bradley Hillsboro Ohio Frederick Lee Smith Columbus Ohio Bradley Smith

Democratic workers offer voter registration help at Main Street HQ

Democratic Party volunteers at 109 Main St. offer voter registration assistance and absentee ballot help led by Executive Committee Chairman Okey A. Mills. They provide information by phone 253-2121 and arrange transportation for registrants. changes must be made by the Saturday before the election, with no changes allowed after until after November 3. Absentee applications accepted until the Saturday before election day October 31.

Democratic Party Main Street Okey A. Mills Main St Mills

Brothers Injured In Car Crash Near Allen Junction

Two brothers from Helen, Russell and Barney Millsap, are patients at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens after a one car wreck between Allen Junction and Iroquois Sunday evening. They suffered arm injuries. State Police investigation is underway.

Mullens AIS Helen Wyoming General Hospital Allen Junction Russell Barney Millsap Iroquois

Burnett jailed for breaking and entering in Epperly home

David Burnett of Winding Gulf was jailed at 1 30 a m on a breaking and entering charge. He appeared before Magistrate W A Burke and waived to the Grand Jury. He is accused of taking 40 from the home of S B Kelly of Epperly at midnight Sunday.

David Burnett Winding Gulf W. A. (Gene) Burke S. B. Kelly Epperly

Fire Damage at Raleigh Avenue Home

Beckley fire crews responded to a morning blaze at Mrs. E Tonelli home on Raleigh Avenue. Faulty wiring in an electric stove caused about 100 dollars damage to the stove and several cabinets, firefighters reported.

Beckley Fire Department E. Tonelli Raleigh Ave

Island Creek Team Wins Safety Contest

Island Creek Coal Co. of Holden, Logan County, won top honors in the biennial first aid and mine rescue contests held Saturday. Island Creek's team placed first in mine rescue and in combined mine rescue and first aid, with Hanna Coal Co.'s Ireland Mine taking first in first aid. U S Steel Corp Gary McDowell County placed second in mine rescue and in the combined event, while Allied Chemical Corp Solvay Division of Longacre Fayette County was second runner up.

Charleston UPI Island Creek Coal Co Holden Logan County Island Creek Hanna Coal Co Ireland Moundsville U.S. Steel Corp Gary McDowell County Allied Chemical Corp Somet- Solva

Tass Questions Warren Commission Findings

Tass, the Soviet news agency, warned in Pravda that the Warren Commission report did not end all doubts and suspicions surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination. This marked the first Soviet reaction to the commission's conclusions.

Moscow UPI Tass John F. Kennedy Communist Party Pravda

Funeral services for Willard L. Hutchinson held today

Funeral services for 49 year old Willard L. Hutchinson of Tucson Ariz will be held at 3 30 p m today at Arizona Mortuary Chapel in Tucson Burial will follow in South Lawn Memorial Park There is a long illness noted in his death in a Tucson hospital Survivors include his widow Jean D Hutchinson two brothers Sam D Hutchinson and Alfred D Hutchinson a son Edward Paul five sisters Ethel Buford Mabel Browning Bessie Clay Virginia Haynes and Joy Pendry

Willard L. Hutchinson Tuscon, Ariz Arizona Mortuary Chapel Tucson South Lawn Memorial Park Hutchinson Jean D. Hutchinson Sam D. Hutchinson Alfred D. Hutchinson Edward Paul Ethel Buford Mabel Browning Bessie Clay Virginia Haynes Joy Pendry

Mrs. Lottie Redman Dies After Long Illness at 82

Mrs. Lottie Redman, 82, of Lester, died at home Saturday after a long illness. She is survived by granddaughter Mrs. Shirley Green of Chicago. Final rites are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home with Rev. Miles Whiturst officiating. Burial will be in Stamford Cemetery. The body lies in state at the funeral home and friends may call after noon today.

Lottie Redman Lester Shirley Green Chicago Trent and Durgan Miles Whithurst Stamford

Rollins Rites Set for Bud Rollins in Fairdale

Funeral services for Gussie H Bud Rollins 66 of Fairdale will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday at Fairdale Free Will Baptist Church with Rev Cleve Young officiating Burial follows at Trail Cemetery Surveyor Rollins died at his residence Saturday evening after a long illness The body will be taken from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to his residence today at 3 p m

Gussie H “Bud” Rollins Fairdale Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church Cleve Young Trail Surveyor Rollins Rose and Quesenberry

Henry Carey Funeral Arrangements in Charles Town

Henry Carey died in a local hospital at 3:13 a.m. Sunday after a long illness. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Harry Neoves, of Charles Town. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.

Henry Carey Charles Town Harry Neoves Wright and Anderson Funeral Home

Services for Rev. John B. Williams Held in Mount Hope

The Rev. John B. Williams 66 of Packs Branch dies in a Bethesda hospital. A service is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Packs Branch Missionary Baptist Church with Revs. Shirley Donnelly and Billy Paynter directing. Burial follows at Arbabright Cemetery Route 1 Mount Hope. He was a retired miner and longtime Baptist minister since 1925. Survived by wife Hallie Williams son Shirley two brothers a pair of sisters and six grandchildren. Body to be brought to the home from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope. (RNS)

John B. Williams Packs Branch Packs Branch Missionary Baptist Church Shirley Donnelly Billy Paynter Arbabright Cemetery Route 1 Mount Hope Williams Bethesda Fayetteville American Legion Post United Mine Workers of America Jan Booker Williams Hallie Williams Shirley Mr. Hope Sam Nina Hodge Melva Rhodes Tyree

Final rites for King Wiley in Naoma church

King Wiley 77 longtime Raleigh County resident and retired coal miner dies in Charleston nursing home. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Freewill Baptist Church Naoma with Rev. Wade Webb and Rev. M G Flowers presiding. Burial Adkins Cemetery Naoma. Survived by wife Gertrude three sons a stepson a stepdaughter three brothers 30 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren. Funeral home service today at Valley Whitesville prior to church service.

King Wiley Naoma Freewill Baptist Church Wade Webb M. G. Flowers Adkins Wiley Charleston Hazy Charlie Vanilla Clay Wiley Free Will Baptist Church Raleigh County Gertrude Carl Arnett Arden Walter Paul Cox Mary Ann Peters Prosperity E. C Cody Dock Wiley Valley Funeral Home Whitesville

Farley and Ritchie Funeral Notices in Piney View and Franklin

Funeral services for Thomas Wilson Farley 77 of Piney View will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Piney View Bible Church with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died in Chillicothe Ohio at 5 p.m. Saturday. Survivors include daughter Charlotte Garton and two stepdaughters Hazel Dove and Cecile Crews, plus a sister Rose Neely. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Irving Ritchie 93 of Franklin had services at his residence at 11 a.m. today with burial in Franklin Cemetery. He died in a Harrisonburg Virginia hospital after a three week illness. He was the son of the late George W. and Phoebe Harmon Ritchie. Mrs. Etta Harper Ritchie and daughters Nellie and Mae Ritchie survive, along with brothers J W Ritchie and Charles Ritchie and sister Nela Dolly.

Thomas Wilson Farley Piney View Piney View Bible Church Ralph Green Carl Johnson Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Farley Chillicothe Ohio Summers County Andrew Farley Methodist Church Ronald Charlotte) Garten Cecil Crews Narrows Hazel Dove Princeton Rose Neely Rose and Irving Ritchie Franklin Harrisonburg George W Phoebe Harmon Ritchie Etta Harper Ritchie Nellie Ritchie Mae Ritchie J. W. Ritchie Beaver Charles Ritchie Charleston Nela Dolly

Corinne man Ernest Ray Cox pronounced dead in Mullens

Ernest Ray Cox 50 of Corinne was pronounced dead on arrival at Mullens hospital at 2 45 p m Sunday from an apparent heart attack. Born August 25 1914 at Dunns he was the son of the late James and Melissa Cox. Survived by daughter Wan da Reed at home four brothers Roy Maxie Va Dewey Basin Samuel Detroit Mich and James Fort Knox Ky and one grandchild. Funeral home Sam Foglesong Maullens handling arrangements.

Ernest Ray Cox Corinne Mullens Hospital Dunns James Melissa Cadle Cox Dorothy Wanda Reed Roy Maxie, Va Dewey Basin Samuel Detroit Mich James Cox Fort Knox Sam Foglesong Maullens

Ira R. Loggins Dies at 86 in Charleston

Ira R. Loggins 86 of 203 East Point Drive Charleston died at home Sunday. Survived by a son and a daughter Mrs Lu la Whitcomb of Cold Water Michigan a brother Joseph of Chattanooga Tenn a sister Mrs Elizabeth Tindall Franklin Tenn six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services 2 p m Tuesday United Gospel Mission Charleston Rev Wilbur Smith and Rev O G McKinney in charge Burial Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens body at Cunningham Funeral Home Charleston.

Ira R. Loggins East Point Drive Charleston New Waverly Ind Masonic Lodge Primitive Baptist Church Tyre River Lula Whitcomb Cold Water Mich Joseph Chattanooga Tenn Elizabeth Tindall Franklin, Tenn

John W Clark Funeral Services Held for John W Clark

Funeral services for John Washington Clark 78 of Harper were set for 2 p m Tuesday at the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev L A Garten officiating Burial followed at Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor Clark died in a local hospital Saturday at 445 am after a brief illness Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm today Pallbearers were James Snuffer Carson Light Tom Smith Basil Smith Milt Hend ricks and Clarence Hartiman

John Washington Clark Harper Calfee Funeral Home L. A. Garten Calfee Mount Tabor Clark James Snuffer Carson Light Tom Smith Basil Smith Milt Hendricks Clarence Hartiman

McClure Services Set for Daniel J McClure

Daniel Julian McClure 55 of Oak Hill will have 2 PM Wednesday services at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev Eric McQuitty. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He died after a heart attack while golfing at Black Night Country Club Beckley. Born Sept 24 1909 in Lincoln County he was son of Emory McClure and Lillian Sayre McClure. Survived by wife Louise Quickle McClure a son Daniel M Falls Church VA a daughter Nancy Kay Newark DE three brothers Paul Harold James and Torrence Calif a sister Helen Stoddard Palm Springs CA and two grandchildren. The body lies at Tyree Funeral Home after 3 PM Tuesday for visitation.

Daniel Julian McClure Westchester Ave Oak Hill Tyree Eric MccQuitty High Lawn Memorial Park McClure Beckley Hospital Black Night Country Club Beckley Lincoln County Emory McClure Lillian Sayre McClure Palm Springs Calif Christian Collier Co Mahan Louise Quickle McClure Daniel M Falls Church Nancy Kay McClure Newark Del Paul Harold Charleston James Torrence Helen Stoddard

Mrs Mary Mitcham 89 dies in Rhodell at home

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Mitcham aged 89 of Rhodell died Sunday at 4 40 p m at her home Born October 18 1874 at Basin she was a daughter of the late George and Victoria Graham McKinney A member of First Methodist Church Rhodell she was active in church work since childhood Surviving are four sons and five daughters 29 grandchildren 47 great grandchildren and 27 great great grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at First Methodist Church Rhodell with two ministers The body at Sam Fogelsong Funeral Home Mullens where friends may call Tuesday afternoon

Mary Elizabeth Mitcham Rhodell Basin George and Victoria Graham McKinney First Methodist Church B. B Frost Patrick Newton Kan W. P Amigo G. W St. Georges Del Orville Belcher Sam Meadows Sam Foglesong Mullens

Kennedy Assassination Report Details Oswald Guilt and Motives

The commission concludes Lee Harvey Oswald killed President Kennedy and Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit, with evidence including the rifle and window position. It cites Oswald’s hostile personality and gaps in protections, recommends 12 reforms to the Secret Service, and notes motive remains largely unknown. Johnson to form a four member committee to implement recommendations.

Oswald United States Marina Russia Lee Harvey Oswald Kennedy Johnson Johnson City Tex Treasury Douglas Dillon Secret Service Nicholas Katzenbach Central Intelligence Agency John A. McCone McGeorge Bundy Dallas Earl Warren Texas John B. Connally Jr Texas School Book Depository Tippit J. D. Tippit 10Th Patton Ruby U. S Connally Edwin A. Walker J. W. Fritz Dallas Police Department Charles J. Guiteau Leon F. Czolgosz John Schrank Guiseppe Zangara

Nightmares in the Kennedy Assassination Era

Eye-witness prose recalls the Kennedy assassination debates and autopsy. The narrator links Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby, describes the Parkland Hospital scenes, the First Lady’s whispered words, and the Warren Commission, while detailing years of recurring dreams of gunfire, the Connelly wound, and the White House aftermath.

Lee Harvey Oswald Jack Ruby Oswald Dallas Kennedy Washington Parkland Hospital

Johnson denounces Goldwater faction in New England tour

President Johnson campaigns through New England denouncing the GOP Goldwater faction as irresponsible and reckless. He makes unscheduled stops, mingles with crowds in Providence and Hartford, and labels the party captured by extreme elements during a 15 hour swing skipping Massachusetts.

Johnson UPI Republican Party Goldwater New England Providence R.I Brown University Barry Goldwater United States Hartford Conn Burlington Washington National Massachusetts R. 1

JFK Assassination Findings Warn of Security Gaps

A presidential security review says 12 to 15 risks were deemed highly dangerous and Oswald was not listed among them despite defection and Marxist ties. It notes the FBI knew he worked in the School Book Depository Building and urges tighter FBI Secret Service liaison and overhaul of protective research to flag potential threats.

Oswald FBI Commission Secret Service United States

News media and Oswald interrogation rights debate

The report says Dallas police policies and reporters actions may have hampered Oswald's interrogation and fueled rumors and public confusion. Police Chief Jesse Curry said he would order newsmen out of the building if he could do it again, noting public demand to know what was happening.

Dallas Oswald Jesse E. Curry

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