Murder Charge In Chase City Youth Killing
In Chase City Virginia a 18 year old youth was shot and killed in front of the Red Door Cafe on 5th Street near the city limits. John Westley Powell 18 of Chase City was arrested on a murder charge and admitted the shooting according to Assistant Police Chief Clifford Lowry. The investigation continued late tonight.
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Chase City
Asst
Clifford Lowry
Oe King
Route 3
Chase Cty
John Westley Powell
Lowry
Powell
Red Door
5Th Street
Richardson Brothers Lead Smyth County Butterfat Producers
The Richardson Brothers 32 cow herd of Guernseys and Holsteins topped Smyth DHIA for November with 38.5 lb butterfat and 944 lb milk. Roy Groseclose’s 33 cows followed at 37.7 lb butterfat and 800 lb milk. Southwestern State Hospital’s 80 Holsteins averaged 32.4 lb butterfat and 765 lb milk, while Mrs. Mary Lane’s 30 head averaged 31.2 lb and 697 lb. J Ralph Stone’s 36 cattle averaged 80.3 lb butterfat and 597 lb milk. The hospital had the month’s high butterfat cow at 108 lb and high milk cow at 73.8 lb per day. Several herds exceeded 60 lb fat, including Southwestern State Hospital and others.
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Smyth Dhia
Roy Groseclose
Guernsey
Southwestern State Hospital
Mary Lane
J. Ralph Stone
S. D. Scott
Crab Orchard Dairy
Shanklin Dairies
Richardson Bros
Robberies Reported Over Weekend in Bluefield
Two unarmed robberies disturbed Bluefield over the weekend. Henry Osborne of Bluefield was jailed on grand larceny charges after allegedly robbing C. R. Hill of Bluefield, Virginia of $60 during a car stop. Another man is being sought. R. C. Hager swore a warrant for grand larceny, naming Lawrence and Evelyn Kidd as suspects in a separate robbery. Kidd is free on bond while Lawrence was jailed. hearings are set for today.
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Bluefield
Henry Osborne
Osborne
C. R. Hill
Hill
J. A. Douglas Bailey
R. C. Hager
W. T. Jackson
Hager
Lawrence
Evelyn Kidd
Aged Composer Sibelius Gets Song Recording
In Dallas 2700 school children recorded Finlandia to send to composer Jan Sibelius who turns nine on Thursday. Miss Marion Flagg led 4 to 9 year olds from private and church and public schools in a Kids Concert at McFalin Auditorium. The voices varied but the effort was spirited and intended for the famous Finnish composer.
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Jan Sibelius
Marion Flagg
McFalin Auditorium
Miss Flag
Two Car Collision Causes $500 Damage in Mercer County
A rear end crash on Route 460 near Crumpecker Hill involved a 1950 Charles Harvey Athens model and a 1955 Samuel McLean Hinton model. Frances McLean suffered a forehead laceration while Lilly Smith and Katie Harvey were shaken up. State Trooper E N Harvey said no charges.
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Athens Star
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Hinton
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Lilly Smith
Katie Harvey
Harvey
E. N. Harvey
Infant Donna Lou Proffitt dies in Richlands hospital
Donna Lou Proffitt nine months daughter of Chester and Lilly Byrd Proffitt of Shorts Gan Va died in a Richlands hospital. Surviving include parents two brothers a sister and extended family. Funeral plans and burial arrangements are incomplete with services expected at Raven Virginia Simmons Cemetery.
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Chester
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Shorts Gan
Richlands
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Seaboard
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Ball Cemetery
State leaders back tuition grant plan in Virginia
During a special session the measure won after earlier signals a Fairfax bloc led by Del. John Webb might block a referendum. Speakers argued the grant scheme was a middle ground to save education in Southside Virginia as some local leaders threatened to shut public schools rather than integrate.
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Obituary notices from Roanoke Cumberland Marion and Glenwood Park
Mrs Lucy Giles of Roanoke Va dies with interment at nearby oakleys chapel Roanoke. Mrs Frank Wagner of Cumberland Md to be buried there. Mrs Artie C Killinger 46 of Marion Va to be laid to rest at Roselawn after 2 pm. Charles W Ramsey 72 of Glenwood Park to be interred at Woodlawn from Primitive Baptist Church. William E Bowles 73 of Roanoke Va to be buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery Bluefield after 10 am from Oakeys Roanoke chapel.
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Norton Va Man Dies In Car Truck Collision
Two more traffic deaths reported in Virginia on Sunday raise the year toll to 798. James B. Sumner 85 of Staunton died in a Staunton Hospital from a two car crash three miles south of Greenville Augusta County. Charles A. Kessler escaped with minor injuries while his 9 year old son Rodney Allen Kessler was listed critical at UVA Hospital. G T Harris 74 of Charleston W Va and passenger Mrs Vada Hamric 60 of Charleston were treated in Staunton Hospital for serious injuries. Other injured in the Kessler car were Miss Helen Kessler 60 and Mrs Lorene Virginia Kessler 39 both of Staunton. Sylvester Roberts 38 of Route 1 Norton died Sunday from injuries in a Wise car track collision.
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Greenville
Augusta County
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Kessler
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville
G. T. Harris
Charleston
W. Va
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Helen Kessler
Lorene Virginia Kessler
Sylvester Roberts
Norton
Wise
Georgia Tech Football Future Hangs In Balance
Georgia Tech faces a possible reduced schedule if the Board of Regents approves Gov. Griffin's demand to bar Tech from facing Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl due to Pitt's black player. Alumni groups and the GT Foundation oppose the move, warning it could endanger out of state bowl participation.
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Tech
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Edith Watkins Waives Hearing On Wounding
Edith Watkins charged with felonious wounding for a Friday shooting on Logan Street waived preliminary hearing. The 28 year old Negro, Thomas C Anderson, was struck in the thigh by a single .38 caliber bullet at the Watkins home 223 Logan St around 1 30 p m. He remained in good condition last night at Bluefield Sanitaria. Watkins is free on 500 bond awaiting Grand Jury action.
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Watkins
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Weather Overview for Mid Atlantic States and Nearby Regions
Maryland expects fair skies and colder conditions Monday into Monday night with snow flurries in extreme west and highs near 30 to 40s east. Tuesday remains fair and cold. Virginia shows fair, windy, and cooler Monday with highs around 50 east and 45 west, then fair and cool Tuesday. West Virginia partly cloudy and windy with a few snow flurries north Monday night, then fair and cool Tuesday. Ohio partly cloudy with wind and colder Monday night and snow flurries mainly east and north, then fair Tuesday. Kentucky sees fair but colder Monday night, then fair and cool Tuesday. Tennessee remains fair and cooler with highs in the 40s. Western Pennsylvania is partly cloudy, cold and windy with snow flurries Monday and squalls near Lake Erie. highs in the 20s.
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Lad Breaks Away In Police Cruiser
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on December 4 a 16-year-old son of a White Oak nightclub owner stole a police car then took the private car of Westmoreland County assistant district attorney Earl S. Keim. Keim was forced from his vehicle as the youth sped away before a gas stop and vanished.
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Westmoreland County
Jack Feldman Jr
Feldman
Feldmans
Route
Greensburg
Earl S. Keim
Keim
Young Feldman
Mingo Countian Dies Of Wounds In Huntings Accident
Raymond Cline 41 of Baisden died in a Harrisonburg hospital from rifle wounds suffered while hunting near Franklin Pendleton County West Virginia. He was wounded in the hips and abdomen by hunter James W. Cline of Fairmont. Cline worked at Gay Coal and Coke Co. and was married with three children. This was the second deer season fatality, following Waldo Hardin Kidd in Calhoun County.
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Baisden
Harrisonburg
West Virginia
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Gilbert
Mingo County
W. Va
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Toney E. Cline
Eldon Hottinger
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Fairmont
Little Fork
Franklin
Pendleton County
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Gay Coal and Coke Co
Chilren
Waldo Hardin Kidd
South Charleston
Grantsville
Calhoun County
Tree Prank Hits Lad With Daily Penalty in Saranac Lake
In Saranac Lake New York 17 year old Joseph C Martin must march along Main Street each afternoon to light the Christmas tree under police escort. Judge Edelberg ordered public penance after a prank that kept police busy late at night. Martin pled guilty to disorderly conduct was fined 25 dollars placed on six months probation and must report daily with a policeman to hang the lights on the 42 foot tree until Christmas.
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Saranac Lake
N.Y
Joseph C. Martin
Adirondack
Irving M. Edelberg
Martin
Edelberg
South Carolina Faces Tough ACC Week Ahead
South Carolina joins two marquee ACC clashes this week as Duke hosts the Gamecocks Friday and North Carolina visits Saturday. The week also includes NC State at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem and Wake Forest at Maryland, forming a slate of 13 conference games.
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ACC
Duke
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North Carolina State Wolfpack
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Deacons
Maryland
Faure Launches His Comeback
Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure kicked off an election campaign advocating a more stable French government. He urged dissolution of the National Assembly if cabinets falter, proposing automatic dissolution after two years, as voters face Jan. 2 polls for a new Assembly.
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Edgar Faure
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Jura
Dole
Lons-le-Saunier
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Faure
New Truss Promises Easy Hold for Ruptures
Kansas City readers are offered an inconspicuous truss that claims to support ruptures without belts or springs. The Physician's Appliance Company promises a 30 day trial and sends a $3.50 truss as a gift for reporting results. Address 7314 Koch Bldg 2906 Main Kansas City Missouri.
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Main
Kansas City
Missouri
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