Three More Hunters Shot Accidentally In State Hunt
News from Gilmer and surrounding counties details three accidental shootings during deer season. C. G. McKown, 50, and Ballard Bailey, 66, were wounded near Spencer and Auburn while another hunter, James W. Young, 25, of Ward, Kanawha, was injured by a rifle discharge.
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C. G. McKown
Spencer
Ballard Bailey
Gilmer County
Ritchie County
Auburn
James W. Young
Ward
Kanawha
Clarksburg Veterans Hospital
Bailey
Jesse Run
C. M. White
Archie Scarbro
Mount Carbon
Fayette County
Weston
Scarbro
Glenville
Young
David Malcomb
Hete
Braxton County
Braxton
Conservation Department
Romney
Hardy County
Pocahontas
Hampshire
St Paul National Bank Hosts Dealer Open House
The St Paul National Bank welcomed dealer customers to a Wednesday open house in the directors room. M M Long outlined policies while Miss Nola Lawson demonstrated the Burroughs Sensimatic machine. A turkey dinner in the Pine Room at the St Paul Hotel followed with invited guests including C D Porter and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
St. Paul National Bank
M. M. Long
James A. Muse
Nola Lawson
Burroughs
Long
C. D. Porter
R. L. Culbertson
W. 8. Kiser
E. W. Halli
Glenn Teasley
Frank DeMoisey
George Hunnicutt
Fred Phillips
C. C. Burns, Jr
Charles Horne
L. N. Hilton
Bill Barker
H. I. Silcox
C. ¢. Kert
Bruce Stanley
R. O. Pattsall
L. T. Phillips
J. R. Long
Five Pupils Hurt When School Bus Dits Into Ditch
Five pupils from White Sulphur Springs suffered minor injuries when a Lewisburg area school bus slid into a ditch on U S 60. The injured were John Lewis 12 Davis Lewis 14 Geneva Lewis 18 Marva Robinson 17 and Marva Nelson 17. Geneva Lewis and Marva Robinson were in satisfactory condition at Ronceverte Hospital. The bus was driven by Ralph Honaker of Caldwell and the driver said the vehicle just went out of control.
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Lewisburg
U. S. 60
Here
Glen Seymour
Ronceverte Hospital
John Lewis
Davis Lewis
Geneva Lewis
Marva Robinson
Marva Nelson
Seymour
Ralph Honaker
Caldwell
Bishop Addresses Kiwanis Dinner In Bluefield
E. R. Bishop of the Bluefield Kiwanis Club spoke at the South Bluefield dinner meeting at the Pinnacle Restaurant. He discussed the topic attitude. George Hall presided as president, with Hasskel Slush as a guest.
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E. R. Bishop
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
South Bluefield Club
Pinnacle
Bishop
George Hall
Hasskel Slush
Deaths And Funerals In Virginia Area
Obituaries list James Monroe Shelton 64 of Doran and others from Tazewell and surrounding counties. Survivors include widow Lucy Baldwin four daughters three sons and several siblings with services at Layman's Chapel Hanklin Cemetery burial in Richlands. Also listed are deaths of Mrs Dusta Lester Mollie Shrader Craig Hatfield Reuben Hall Mrs Bessie Saunders John Warburton Alice League Abner Dales Mrs Berta Davis and others with funeral homes and burial details across multiple local churches.
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James Monroe Shelton
Doran
Richlands Hospital
Tazewell County
William and
Anna Sparks Shelton
Shreve Mining Co
Lucy Baldwin
EdnardAddington
Wallscreek
Rosa Vanhoover
Cedar Bluff
Pauline Mullins
Dusta Lester
Big Rock
Jack Puller
W. G. Tiller
Power Hill
Ill
Preelin
Stewart
Freelin
Virginia Funeral Home
H. J. Olford
Lester
Abner Johnson Dales
Marion
Ernest Chrisley
Galax
Ernest
Lynchburg
James
Austburg
Bethany Church of God of Prophecy
Death of Lloyd A Leffel at Bluefield
Lloyd Albert Leffel 58 of 1017 Carolina Ave Bluefield died of a heart attack yesterday at his home. His body is at the Mercer Funeral Home where arrangements will be made.
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Alice Eliabeth League
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Jistian
Wiliamsport
W. FP. League
First Presbyterian Church
J. M. McNair
Sarasota
Fla
Kathleen Garrett
Philadelphia
Seaver Mortuary
Lloyd Albert Leffel
Norfolk and Western Railway
Carolina Ave
Bluefield
Ivy
Mercer Funeral Home
Rufus P. Copenhaver
Tazewell
New York City
Taylor
New York
Inda Copenhaver
John
Pennsylvania
Virginia Copenhaver
Albert Phillips
Norfolk
Greever Funeral
Roster of local obituaries from Tazewell area
Multiple notices report deaths and services in the region. Names include Rosa Willis Wolfe and Dr. Rufus P. Copenhaver with survivors listed. services at Sunny Point Methodist Church and arrangements by Hawkins Funeral Home. Also noted are Dana Miller Conley and Joe Sudor with service details and burial plans in Bluefield and Matoaka areas.
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John E.warburton
N. R. Green
Louis Turner
Joe Greenburg
Ronnie McKinney
Jim Skews
John Danko
Dempsey Phipps
Howard Dillon
Charlie
J. C. Slater
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Rocky Gap
George
Eliza Wolfe
Methodist Church
Sunny Point
Mirs
Rosa Willis Wolfe
Less Kimberlin
Burkes Garden
Roy L. Acords
Luther Kinberlin
Ceres
Thurman Kell
Lorado
Ohio
Thurman Looney
Ralph G. Hale
Princeton
Agnes Pruett
Fayetteville
Liza Starling
Bluefield
Bill Wolfe
Sunny Point Methodist Church
R. E. Hamlin
Dana Miller Conley
Martha Teaberry Hospital
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Jack
Mary M. Bowling
Yards
Chester Kerbs
Columbus
Nora P. Williamson
Huntington
Ray Dillis
St. Jair Shores
W. O Vens
Boissevain
Mrytle Marshall
Falls
Employees Of Radford Arsenal To Get Bonus
Hercules Powder Company announces extra compensation for eligible Radford Arsenal employees. Payments to be distributed around December 13, totaling about two weeks base pay per eligible worker. The estimated total bonus amounts to $639,000 for some 3800 employees as Hercules continues its December pay tradition.
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W. E. Howell
Hercules Powder Company
Radford Arsenal
Howell
Herrin E. McInnis
Hercules
Arsenal
Hercines
American Bases In Britain To Cut Flying
Maj. Gen. Roscoe Wilson ordered all American Air Force bases in Britain to cut flying to save aviation fuel. The plan follows a U S Air Force fuel reduction effort as gasoline rationing starts December 17 in Britain. Private car owners will be treated the same as British drivers at 200 miles a month.
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London
Roscoe Wilson
Britain
Esa
U. S
Air Sason
Heahalee
Air Force
Pearisburg Student Receives Phi Kappa Phi Honor
Pearisburg, Va. Andrew J. ce of a cereenory will be inducted with thirty Virginia Tech students into the national honorary Phi Kappa Phi. The ceremony will be held in the Little Chapel of Squires Hall tonight.
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Perarisburg
Virginia Tech
Phi Kappa Phi
Andrew J. Ce
Squires Hall
Symphony Group Plans New Season in Bluefield
Bluefield's Symphony Orchestra mobilized for its 14th season with new officers and directors elected. Isadore Cohen became president, Karl Weier vice president, and H Edward Steele secretary, with Fred P Edwards treasurer. New directors include Dick McGlothlin Frank Hancock Dr David Bell Syd Barksdale and others. An adult string class may be organized at Concord College if interest grows. Budget of 4500 was approved. canvass planned with a January women’s campaign. Gaylord F Thomas named personnel manager.
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Bluefield
Fine Symphony Orchestra
Isadore Cohen
Lyle Gage
Karl Weier
H. Edward Steele
Fred P. Edwards
J. M. B. Lewis
Orchestra
Laurence E. Tierney
Roland Luther
Charles Mc. Harrell
Lon M. Rish
W. P. Cooke
Je McKenzie
Frank Hancock
David Bell
Syd Barksdale
G. A. Browder
Bill Looney
Lowell Grubb
Roger Pugh
Jackie Oblinger
William Caruth
Caruth
Con College
Henry Bridges
Gaylord F. Thomas
New Concord Music
Symphony
Chamber Directors Meet On Wednesday
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce board of directors will hold a regular meeting Wednesday December 12 at 12 oclock in Parlor A at the West Virginian Hotel. President Charles E. Harrell announced. A follow up regular monthly executive committee meeting of the Bluefield Retail Trade Division is set for Tuesday at 10 am in the Chamber conference room. Chairman L A Hillinger said the session will be brief but address several important matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian
Charles E. Harrell
Bluefield Retail Trade
Chamber of Commerce
L. A. Hillinger
St Paul Chamber Elects Officers At Dinner Meeting
The St Paul Chamber of Commerce held its monthly dinner meeting at the St Paul Hotel. Twenty six members attended and officers for the coming year were elected: President Harry Deen First Vice President D S Buck Second Vice President Win Kiser Secretary Bruce Stanley Treasurer S W Johnson Directors for two years S V Fuller T Dickenson James A Muse for two years and James Muse remaining as director for the last year of his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
T. Dickenson
W. B. Barker Jr
James A. Muse
Ofer
Miss Bluefield Contest Tonight Crowns 1957 Queen
Thirty contestants vie at Ramsey Auditorium for Miss Bluefield of 1957 as Mel Barnett emcees and Jake Evans directs. Martinsville’s Rebecca Richardson, Miss Virginia 1956, competes and crowns the winner who receives a television set, luggage, and a diamond ring. Attendants win radios and other prizes.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Mel Barnett
Jake Evans
Rebecca Richardson
Martinsville
Virginia
William Caruth
Concord College
John W. Gillespie
Tazewell
Hulett C. Smith
Teresa Clark
Mie
Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
Weather forecast notes cloudiness and mild temperatures in Virginia with a chance of showers in extreme west Friday and scattered showers later west and north by night. West Virginia shows mixed skies Friday with scattered showers on north and northwest, high near 70, and Saturday cooler with more showers. Washington weather bulletin reports 24 hour temperature and rainfall ending 7 p.m.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Washington
Weather Bureau
Jennings Makes Bid For Governor
Rep. W. Pat Jennings said he was considering running in next year’s Democratic primary for governor. The Marion stop drew encouragement from across the state but solidified support for Atty. Gen. J. Lindsay Almond Jr. No Democratic leaders in Virginia pushed Jennings. many would miss his House service and preferred he remain in Congress.
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Bristol
W. Pat Jennings
D-Va
Baloon
Jennings
Marion
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Rep. Robeson
Washington
del J. L. Camibles
Big Stones Gap
Pat
Congress
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Gilmer
Eos
Weather Bureau Forecast
New England
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Nevada
Utah
Central
Rockies
Seaboard
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Ramaindar
Nation
Sumpter
Kiwanis Meeting
Christman
James M. Shelton
Mrs
Mrs. Mollie Shrader
Mollie Shrader
Billy Shrader
Serena
Shrader
Jack Smith
Sandlick
Nellie Barnett
W. B. Hicks
Frank Butt
Johnson City
Tenn
Frank Barnett
Ninty
E. B. Sizemore
Steve Smith
Sandlick Church
Memorial
Craig T. Hatfield
Craig T Hatfield
Wharnecliffe
Levi Gibson
J. C. Bragg J Jr
Reuben Hall
Reuben Hall of
Capels
Welch
O. Douglas Mortuary
Bessie Sue Saunders
Willowton
McDowell County
Beulah Pannel
Sedonia Campbell
Carl Saunders
Saunders Grove Church
Lunov
M. Henry
W. J. Ge Ofticiett
Saunders Grove Gronery
Johnston Funeral
Oakee
John E. Warburton
Abner J. Dales
Berta H. Davis
Berta Hartman Davis
George W. Davis
Austinville
Jocie
Walter
Kelly
Worley
Claude
Austin
Sarah Taylor
Flora Pettet
Bethany Methodist Church
Davis
Charlie H
Grimsleyville
Grassy Pentecostal Church
Osborne Cemetery
Osborne Mountain
Scott
James Ay
North Tazewell
First Church of God
Maplewood Cemetery
White
Jerry
I A White
Baltimore
Inda Ridge
Brown Ridge Cemetery
Robert N
Rural Retreat
Bukovich
Hemphill
J. Douglas Mortuary
Woodlawn
Lloyd A. Leffel
Wiley A. Wolfe
DR. Rufus P. Copenhaver
Danna Miller Conley
Joe Sudor
Matoaka
Ragoh White
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Co
Arista
Austria
Nnesota
Clarence Robinette
Eugene Johnson
John Tucker
Ralph Hurst
Lashmeet
Mary Smokrabich
Teresa Sutor
Hibbing
Minnesota
Bailey Funeral Home
Montevista Ceretery
Ben Woodring
Pearisburg
Symphony Group
St. Paul Chamber
Nylon & Rayons
Nylon & Rayon
Watson
Bluefield, W. VA
Miss
Cincinnati
Denver
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Miami
Mpls-St. Paul
New Orleans
Richmond
Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Chrittiuastiont Maram
Wards
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