Southwest Virginia Braces for New Coal Work Stoppage
United Mine Workers back a coal strike across southwest Virginia as the midnight truce ends. Miners in Norton, Richlands, Tazewell face likely unemployment while merchants fear Christmas trade collapse. Operators plan to post notices and ready mines, with output hopes doubled but no plan stated.
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Virginia
Emergency Fuel Commission
United Mine Workers
Old Dominion
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Fuel Commission
Buchanan County
George Esser
Virginia Coal Operators Association
Norton
Esser
Richlands
Tazewell
Ishmael Fletcher
Grundy
Tuck
Southwest Virginia
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Peculiar Walk Reveals Liberated Thief in Orlando
In Orlando, a man named James was detained by Police Lieutenant Joe Beach on suspicion of stealing a $20 bill. He told a convincing story and was released, but officers noticed he walked with a list to starboard. A closer check showed his left shoe sole thicker than the right and the stolen bill was hidden under the sole. In jail he quipped he would have escaped if he had crouched lower.
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Orlando
Fla
James
Joe Beach
Masonic notices for Bailey Lodge and Mercer Lodge held today and tonight
Special communication of Bailey Lodge No. 137 AF and AM Rock WV will meet at 12:30 p m to conduct the funeral of Brother Leonard I Bailey Roy A Cole secretary A stated communication of Mercer Lodge No 160 AF and AM will meet at 7 30 p m tonight Thursday Visitors welcome C W Johnson W M R E Thompson secretary In winter raccoons hibernate in family groups often in hollow trees
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Bailey Lodge No. 137
Af&am
Rock, W. Va
Leonard I. Bailey
Roy A. Cole
Mercer Lodge No. 160
AF & AM
C. W. Johnson
W.M. R. E. Thompson
Deaths And Funerals Mark Barboursville Resident
Alex Mayhew a 65 year old Welch grocer died at home in Barboursville Kentucky from a cerebral hemorrhage after a stroke while packing furniture. He had moved from Welch to Barboursville in 1933 and previously operated a grocery on McDowell Street and partnered in Lambert and Mayhew Grocery. He is survived by Grace Maxie widow an adopted son Billy three brothers and many grandchildren. Funeral set for Barboursville at 2 30 pm. He was a Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Mayhew
Welchgrocer
Barboursville
Mr. Mayhew
Kentucky
Princeton
Welch
Black
McDowell Street
Lambert and
Rites Set Today for Roy Thaxton Former Navy Chief
Rites will be held in Bristol Connecticut for Roy Thaxton 40 former Bluefield resident who died suddenly at his home Monday night. He was retired last summer as a chief petty officer after 22 years in the U S navy. He is survived by his mother Mrs Mary Catherine Thaxton of Allen Street and sisters Mrs S W Taylor of Wheeling Avenue and Mrs J A Boyle of 120 Russell Terrace.
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Bristol
Conn
Roy Thaxton
Bluefield
Thaxton
Mary Catherine Thaxton
Allen Street
U.S. Navy
S. W. Taylor
Wheeling Avenue
J. A Boyle
Russell Terrace
Funeral Services For Mrs Flossie Rose Held At Superior
Funeral services were held for Mrs Flossie Lee Rose 42 wife of Roy C Rose at the Superior Maitland church with burial in Woodlawn cemetery. She died Tuesday in Welch after a long illness born in Knox County Kentucky daughter of William and Laura Peavley surviving husband a son Terry Ray brother William Peavley and two sisters Mrs J A Mitchell and Mrs Albert Worley. O J Douglas mortuary Welch in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Lee Rose
Roy C. Rose
Superior
Superior-Maitland Church
Byrd
W. S. Barbery
Woodlawn
Rose
Welch
Knox County
William
Laura Peavley
Terry Ray
William Peavley
J. A. Mitchell
Albert Worley
O. J. Douglas
Obituary Notice for Isaac Burnett at Memorial Chapel
Isaac Burnett, 79, died at Spencer on Wednesday. The body arrived at Memorial Funeral Directory chapel Princeton last night and will remain there until funeral plans are made. He leaves his widow Sally Hardy Burnett and three daughters Amy Booth Beckley Stella Burnett Princeton Mrs Cow Casevye and William Burnett Wenonah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Burnett
Spencer
Memorial Funeral Directory
Princeton
Burnett
Sally Hardy Burnett
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Amy Booth
Beckley
Stella Burnett
Cow Casevye
William Burnett
Infant Linda Woody Dies at Home in West Graham
Two day old Linda Sue Woody, daughter of Mr and Mrs William G Woody, West Graham, died Wednesday at 9 am. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm today from the family residence by Rev C M Roseman. Interment at Maple Hill cemetery. Body moved from Wagner and Hawkins funeral home to the home Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Sue Woody
William G. Woody
West Graham
C. M. Roseman
Church of God
Bluefield
Maple Hill Cemetery
Wagner and
Obituary notices from Coopers and Richlands with multiple deaths
Mrs Jennie Evelyn Niswander 65 of Coopers died yesterday at Bluefield Sanitarium after six days admission. Survived by husband Thomas A. Niswander and eight children including Walter Lee Niswander and Mrs Virginia Peters. Services at Farmer Funeral chapel Richlands. Also Mrs Ottie Sug Kiser of Richlands died at home and to be buried at Sussel gatea cemetery Lebanon. Joseph Saltez Sr 64 of Filbert died in Welch hospital. Survived by widow Bertha and six children. Bodies at local mortuaries pending funeral arrangements.
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Jennie Evelyn Niswander
Coopers
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mercer Funeral Home
Guam
Helen Farris
RFC
City
Audrey Shrader
Coalwood
Harriet French
Ben Murrell
Ozard
Niswander
Methodist Church
Joseph Saltez
Filbert
Welch
U. S. Coal & Coke Company
Gary
Saltez
Hungary
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Verhovey Lodge
UMWA
Bertha Salter
Joe
Frank
Bill
Helen Salanka
Steve Nagy
George Hale
Erie
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Leonard I Bailey 56 Dies on Visit to Florida
Leonard I Bailey of Charleston and former Rock merchant died Sunday during a visit to Wauchula Florida. His body arrived in Bluefield and was taken to Bailey Funeral Home in Matoaka. The Rock Methodist church service began at 2 p.m. with Rev Z F Mayberry officiating. Burial followed in Rock Cemetery with Masons in charge.
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Leonard I. Bailey
Charleston
of Rock
Wauchula
Fla
Bluefield
Bailey
Matoaka
Rock Methodist Church
Z. F. Mayberry
Rock Cemetery
Infant Dennis Keys Dies at Memorial
Dennis M. Keys four-day-old son of Mr and Mrs Dewie Keys of Springton died at 1 30 o clock Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Hospital.
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Dennis M. Keys
Dewie Keys
Springton
Mrs Dora Harris rites set in Coopers home
Last rites are planned for Mrs Dora Jane Harris 70 lifelong Coopers resident who died at her home Tuesday morning. The Rev Mrs Steyer and Rev Mr Harris son will officiate with burial in Bell cemetery Coopers.
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Dora Jane Harris
Coopers
Steyer
Coopers Methodist Church
Harrison
Bramwell Pigrim
Bell Cemetery
Death of John H. Christian of Bandy Virginia
John H. Christian of Bandy Virginia died at his home Wednesday morning after a 16 month illness. He was born in Bandy a son of the late George and Nancy Christian. He lived in Bandy all his life and worked as a farmer and carpenter. Survived by his wife Marvy Elizabeth Reed eight children Henry Tracy Clarence George Christian of Bandy Mrs Victor Gibheart Edensburg Indiana Mrs Rosa Thompson Bluefield Virginia Mrs Ethel Linkous Bluefield and Elbert Christian Bedford Virginia two brothers William Christian Baltimore Maryland and Greever Christian Elecorb Kentucky and two sisters Mrs Becky Altizer War and Mrs Ella Christian Jaeger The body was moved from Hurst Scott funeral home Richlands to his residence to wait funeral hour Rites will be held Friday at 11 o clock Burial in Waldron cemetery Painter Branch Virginia
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John H. Christian
Bandy
Christian
George and
Nancy Bandy Christian
Marvy Elizabeth Reed
Henry
Tracy
Clarence
George Christian
Victor Gibheart
Edensburg
Ind
Waldron Cemetery
Painter Branch
Uranium Sold For Use In Research
The Atomic Energy Commission announced the sale of 200 pounds of uranium to support private research and development. Wilbur E. Kelley of the AEC New York operations said the material is for studying tiny objects with electron microscopes and metal behavior at low temperatures.
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New York
Atomic Energy Commission
Wilbur E. Kelley
AEC
Thousands of East Germans Seek Refuge in West Berlin
Berlin officials report more than 30,000 Soviet zone Germans have sought political refuge in the western sector over the past eight months. The daily rate now runs near 400 cases as the city faces ongoing migration.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Rubbing Rubber Named for Latex Capabilities
In 1770 observers noted latex could rub pencil marks, a discovery that led to the naming of rubber. The anecdote explains how the term came to describe elastic material used to erase writing.
Welch firm seeks FCC permit for new standard radio station
The Pocahontas Broadcasting Co of Welch filed with the FCC for permission to operate a new standard radio station in Welch. Estimated project cost is about 25 000 dollars. The station would run at 1150 kilocycles with one kilowatt power. Officers include Howard King president Sam Fidote vice president and D C Bradberry secretary treasurer. Construction planned on Premier Mountain Route 52 west of Welch with studios to be determined. FCC action expected in three to four months.
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Pocahontas Broadcasting Company
Welch
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Howard King
Sam Fidote
D. C. Bradberry
Saeger
Bradberry
McDowell County
Coplon Wins Hearing Over Wiretap Evidence In Spy Case
Judith Coplon gains a federal court hearing to challenge wiretap evidence in the conspiracy case with Soviet engineer Valentin Gubitshev. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan sets the proceeding for next Monday and orders the government to produce all FBI agents involved. The defendant and Gubitchev face December 27 trial on charges they conspired to steal secret Justice Department papers for Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Judith Coplon
Sylvester J. Ryan
FBI
Miss Coplon
Valentin A Gubitshev
Ryan
Archibald Palmer
Gubitchev
Justice ‘Department
United Nations
McDowell English Teachers To Meet
Welch West Virginia November 30 a committee of English teachers appointed by the McDowell County Board of Education will meet Thursday at 7 p m in the board office. Robert L Turner chairs the committee with members from Big Creek Northfork Gary Elkhorn Jaeger and Welch high schools and Biz Creek high. LaNelle Agee serves as coordinator of both groups.
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Evelyn Tutwiler
Gary High
Eva Marchitelli
Welch High
Averil Dove
LaNelle Agee
Blanch Boland
Jaeger High
Alberta Woodford
Biz Creek High
Agee
No Miner Claims Yet At Compensation Office
No unemployment compensation claims have been filed by miners in six local mines as the strike truce continues. M L Tabor says mines remained open with no claims. in Welch Oscar A Duff notes about 300 miners will receive benefits as smaller strip operations stayed closed. The men are ready to work but no jobs exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Tabor
Welch
Oscar A. Duff
Duff
Dallas Airliner Crash Probe Progress Report
An investigation into the cause of the airliner crash that killed 28 and injured 18 is progressing satisfactorily, says CAB executive R W Chrisp. Six investigators study burned wreckage of the American Airlines DC-6 that plowed into two buildings near Love Field, seven miles from downtown Dallas, on the New York to Mexico City flight. Mexico flies home its citizens killed in the crash as border red tape is waived.
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Dallas
R. W. Chrisp
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Chrisp
CAB
American Airlines
New York
Mexico City
Lovefield Airport
Mexico
Paris Hotel Robbed of $14,000 by Five Men
Five men robbed the swank Hotel Piazza Athenne in Paris today of a $14,000 payroll. They escaped in an automobile.
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Paris
Piazza- Athenne
Huge Christmas parade crowds jam Welch in record turnout
Thousands estimated 15 000 to 20 000 gathered for Welch Chamber of Commerce pre Christmas parade. Santa Claus led the procession with Queen Betty Johnson and attendants from Welch High School. Ten high school bands, animal displays, Mother Goose figures, Shetland ponies, local civic groups, and milk treats accompanied the march along Stewart Street to McDowell and Elkhorn streets. Police from state and local agencies managed the crowd.
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Welch
W. Va
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Snewenee Welch
Santa Claus
Stewart Street
McDowell
Elkhorn
Wyoming Strets
Betty Johnson
Welch High School
Bonnie Belcher
Pat Jones
Peggy Elmore
Betty Jean Young
Welch High
Gary
Big Creek
Gary Negro
Saezer
Northfork
Excelsior
Kimball
Elkhorn Negro
Humpty Dumpty
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign War
Welch Milk Company
Temple
Pocahontas Theatres
Wyoming
McDowell Stroopers
Welch City
Zoning Study Becomes City Board Topic in Bluefield
City Manager Emory P. Mitchell said he received the zoning study committee’s recommendations led by Arthur F. Kingdon and that the findings will be discussed at the upcoming weekly city board meeting. The panel urged more business and industrial zones along Bluefield avenue Princeton avenue South Bluefield near South and North streets and Stadium drive. The committee’s final session ended last week and the mimeographed report was delivered to Kingdon and then to Mitchell. Members included Kingdon Clyde E. Elliott C. E. Lilly C. W. Lilly C. W. French R. A. Hale H. L. Dickason O Judson Lambert Harry A. Goodykoontz Lawrence Alexander and William H. Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory P. Mitchell
Arthur F. Kingdon
Mitchell
City Board of Directors
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton Avenue
South Bluefield
Stadium Drive
Kingdon
Clyde E. Elliott
C. E. Lilly
C. W. Lilly
C. W. French
R. A. Hale
H. L. Dickason
O. Judson Lambert
Harry A. Goodykoontz
Lawrence Alexander
William H. Graham
13 Boys Rounded Up In Probe Of Robberies
Farrell Pa November 30 police say 13 boys aged 12 to 15 have solved eight burglaries and 25 auto lootings. They report two gangs operating in southern and northern parts of the city. Mrs Rose Stowe identified thefts and purse snatching, and police recovered loot from stores and in Sharon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell
Rose Stowe
Sharon
Wright’s 1824 Pin Making Machine Invention
Lemuel W Wright an American inventor developed the first machine to produce solid headed pins in 1824 marking a milestone in early manufacturing and industrial tooling.
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Lemuel W. Wright
Chest Group Talks To Civitan Leaders
Representatives of five agencies of the Battlefield Community Chest campaign spoke at the Civitan club dinner urging support. Introduced by E. R. Bohart Jr the Carolina Community Home activities were outlined by Minnie Weaver J C Acuff spoke on Boy Scouts Rev Monoe Dodson Union Mission and Adjutant Barton Baker Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paticiuatg
Bulefield Community Chest
Civitan Club
Pinnacle
E. R. Bohart, Jr
Carolina
Minnie Weaver
YWCA
J. C. Acuff
Boy Scout
Mon Oe Dodson
Union Mission Inc
Barton Baker
Salvation Army
Civitan
Aged man seeks marriage with widow after 57 years apart
Cas Barry aged 82 traveled from Claremore to visit widow Nancy Deatherage aged 100 in Tulsa. The former peace officer, widower and seven time husband, asked to remarry. Deatherage teased him but indicated he was too young, ending with Barry stating his intent to marry again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Cas Barry
Claremore
Nancy Deatherage
Water Row At Double Gates Seeks Annexation To Bluefield
Residents of Double Gates near Bluefield Virginia push a petition to join Bluefield for cheaper water. Water rights owner J L Kersey argues unauthorized taps and limited supply threaten service. annexation would fund reservoir expansion and cheaper rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Double Gates
Bluefield
Bluefield Va
Kersey
Public Service Commission
Jackson
Virginia Side
W. N. Lambert
Ceorpo
Snowy Interference on TV Sets Defines Visual Disturbance
The text explains that certain television interferences appear as a snowy static on screen, earning the nickname snow due to its resemblance to static. It emphasizes visual nature of the disturbance.
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Glendale
Calif
O'Leary
Bruce
Rodell
Avery
George
Pierce Crabtree
Vic Patrick
Crabtree
W. Z. Morgan
L. W. Robertson
Douglas Street
Danville
Elmer Keene
Rolf Pentecostal Holiness Church
Ethel Moore Keene
Esmer Keene
Worth
Joseph Lilly
Mrs. Harvey Sweeny
Bradshaw Church of God
Lillie May Sweeney
Harvey Sweeney
Bradshaw
L. S. Lambert
Alvin Keene
Yukon
Lone Oak
Jolo
Fanning Funeral Home
Radio Entertainment
Bob Hope
Great Gildersleeve
Duffy’s Tavern
Sam Spade
WHIS
Whis-Fm
Woody Infant
Thomas Niswander
Harold V. Kiser
Farmer Funeral
Ottie (Sug) Kiser
Harold V Kiser
John Dunn
Jack Johnson
Sussel] Gatea
Lebanon
Judy
Rome
Nea-Acme
Albert Blasetti
Chest
Civitans
Cacy
J. L. Kersey, Sr
Kerseyufacturing
Able Gates
Doube Gates
Virginia Public Service Commission
E. G. Jackson
Virginia Side Town Council
Lambert
Snow Trouble
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