Train whistle wakes Lambert family. Oakvale blaze thwarted
Norfolk and Western Railway crew saved two elderly residents and helped avert a larger loss after a midnight fire in Oakvale. The Lambert home burned, city hall and another residence were damaged. train crew and firefighters battled the blaze in subfreezing temperatures.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Oakvale
City Hall
Lodge Hall
Bill Lambert
N&w
Bluefield
J. W. Connor
R. H. Thompson
Lambert
Pearlsburg
Narrows
Glen Lyn
Rich Creek
Mitchell Defends Free Press After Vanguard Failure
Secretary of Labor James Mitchell argued that open disclosure is essential for democracy and rejects secrecy after the Vanguard satellite test failed at Cape Canaveral. He urged transparency over hiding bad news, citing public knowledge as vital to national moral strength.
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New York
Mitchell
Vanguard
Life Insurance Assn. of America
Navy
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
NAM President Union Critic NAM President Union Critic
Milton C Lightner president of the NAM argued the public cannot expect help from organized labor for key economic problems The NAM statement cites AFL-CIO convention actions Atlantic City and accuses union leaders of wage price inflation and autocratic power Lightner says wages rise faster than production hurting purchasing power and calls for government protection of workers rights.
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New York
Milton C. Lightner
National Assn. of Manufacturers
Lightner
Afl-Cio
Atlantic City
N. J
NAM
Walter Reuther
Cooperation Sought From City Motorists During Dusk Hours
Bluefield Police ask motorists to keep headlights on after 5 p.m. as daylight fades before street lights are lit. Sgt. R. R. Gibson notes near accidents involve officers and pedestrians when it is too dark to see, urging drivers to improve visibility during the dusk period.
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Bluefield Police Department
R. R. Gibson
Weather outlook for Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee
Increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures in Virginia with highs 30 to 35 in hills 25 to 30. Light snow possible north Friday night. Saturday cloudy and warmer with rain possible after noon. West Virginia mostly cloudy with light snow possible north. highs 25 to 30 east and in the 30s west, Saturday wetter. Tennessee mostly sunny Friday and Saturday with warmer conditions, especially in the west. Washington report notes 24 hour period ending 7 p.m.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
State Principals To Begin Study of Re evaluation
Charleston December 12. West Virginia principals begin a winter program to re evaluate high schools accredited by the North Central Association. Teams include state committee members and eight associates. First visits will target 1926 to 1929 admitted schools in Region IV among Gary Kimball Matoaka Welch Montgomery Beckley Princeton Fayetteville Mount Hope Bluefield Greenbrier Military and Mullens.
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Charleston
West Virginia
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
North Central Assn
Commission On Secondary Schools
Clarence A. Brock
State Department of Education
Brock
Region
Gary
Kimball
Matoaka
Welch
Montgomery
Beckley
Princeton
Fayetteville
Mount Hope
Bluefield
Greenbrier Military
Mullens
Health Units In Joint Meet In Mercer County 1957
Combined meetings of the Mercer County Chapter West Virginia Association For Mental Health and the Mercer County Parents Association For Mental Health and Handicapped Children will be held bi monthly in 1958. The final 1957 meeting elected officers including Dr. L J Pace as president and new board and advisory members. The Rev Frank Rawley was named director of the Mercer County Marriage Counseling Service succeeding Rev Bob Gunter.
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Mercer County
West Virginia Association For Mental Health
Mercer County Parents Association For Mental Health and Handicapped Children
Appalachian Power Company
L. J. Pace
Princeton
Pace
Byron W. John
Bluefield
Mark Cassidy
J. Lee Irving
Bluefield State College
W. Broughton Johnston
David M. Wayne
George Fox
Frank Rawley
Avork
Bob Gunter
Mercer Mental Health
Humphreys Wins Police Marksmanship Award in Legion Ceremony
Lt. Roy W. Humphreys of the Bluefield Police Department received the Annual Police Marksmanship Award from Riley-West Post 9 American Legion during the Post’s December meeting at the Federal Street Legion Hall. The honor adds his name to the 18 name plaque honoring yearly winners. the post also honored the late Bob Sheffey, former Post Commander, and announced the New Year’s Dance fundraiser from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a free frolic and favors.
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Roy W. Humphreys
Bluefield
American Legion Post
Federal Street
Humphreys
the Legion Post
Police Department
Bob Sheffey
McEmber
Legion
The
American Legion Unit
New Police Officer Named Soon In City
Seven men completed civil service exams for the Bluefield Police Department and names were posted at Police Headquarters. Acting City Manager C Barton said certification would come by Saturday December 14 and one officer would be named shortly after due to manpower shortage. The list includes James F Bailey L L Boice Howard K Trail Charles Miles Claude Cassell Frederick Emory Simpson and Joseph E Morricle. Morricle reportedly failed age requirements.
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Bluefield
James F. Bailey
Union
L. L. Boice
Howard Kk. Trail
Highland
Princeton
Charles Miles
Mountain View
Claude Cassell
Frederick Emory C. Simpson
Thurmont Street
Joseph E. Morricle
Morricle
Voodoo Record Beats British For World Speed Mark
Maj. Adrian E. Drew piloted the MacDonnell F101A Voodoo to an average 1207.6 mph over Edwards AFB’s 10.1 mile course to claim the world speed record at Los Angeles Airport. The British record stood at 1132 mph set by L. P. Twiss in 1956.
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Los Ageles
Great Britain
Los Angeles International Airport
Maj
Adrian E. Drew
Edwards Air Force Base
Mojave Desert
Drew
Austin
Tex
Edwards Afb
L. P. Twiss
Fairey Delta Research
Reverend Dodson Speaks Of Union Mission Work
The Rev. Monroe Dodson addressed the South Bluefield Kiwanis at the Pinnacle Restaurant. Since 1944 he has led Union Mission efforts across five counties, with spiritual and relief work. Kiwanis president R H Tyson announced members will assist Salvation Army fundraising on December 19 for its Christmas program.
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Monroe Dodson
South Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Pinnacle
J. R. Kemp
Dodson
Bluefield
Charleston
R. H. Tyson
Salvation Army
Heartbroken Man Loses Soccer Lottery in London
Percy Butler 34 believed he won 6000 pounds in a soccer lottery last week but his coupon never reached the machine. He wandered the streets in a London suburb and was admitted to Fulham Hospital in very ill condition with memory loss.
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London
Percy Butler
Fulham Hospital
Deaths And Funerals Recap From Mercer County
A series of obituaries from Mercer and nearby counties reports the deaths of Laura Etta Pence Walker 86 of Princeton Albert Channing Taylor 87 a retired Virginian Railway foreman of Princeton William A Hounshell 66 of Bland George G Gibson 78 of Crumpler Hubert M Young 61 of New Hope and Clarence M Spencer 57 of Bluefield. The notices note families survivors funeral plans and burial locations detailing church service times and local cemeteries across multiple communities.
Funerals Scheduled for Multiple Local Residents
Obituaries list funeral arrangements for Eugene B Belcher 35 Princeton with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery. Florinda Hicks burned to death, service at Reuben Hicks home, burial Big Greek Cemetery. Jack M Combs 40 Bluefield Va funeral at Graham Christian Church. Edgar A Stecker 70 Princeton service at Bailey Funeral Chapel. Lula A Keatley 76 Speedway service at Speedway Methodist Church. Hicks Austin former Upland resident funeral at Mt Clamor Baptist Church Evington Va. Mrs James C Stables 36 Narrows service Kathleen Memorial Church. Sidney R Bragg 76 Hot Springs Ark graveside at Hebron Baptist near Efton. Body at Mercer Funeral Home. transport to Efton Sunday morning.
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Belcher
Eugene B
Princeton
Reynolds Street
Ross McClung
Rest Haven Cemetery
Scott Poston
Jack Friday
Guy Harmon
Bill McClarity
Johnnie Goodwin
Bill Pendleton
Hicks
Florinda
Reuben Hicks
Austin, Hicks
Upland
Mt. Clamor Baptist Church
Evington
James C
Narrows
Kathleen
Mt. View
Fairview Cemetery
Bragg
Sidney R
Hot Springs
Ark
Hebron Baptist Church
Efton
IOOF
Mercer Funeral Home
Dept store sales fall nationwide in Fed report
The Federal Reserve Board said department store sales last week were 5 percent lower than the similar week in 1956. Increases appeared in Atlanta by 3 percent, Minneapolis was unchanged, and Richmond declined 11 percent, with other districts showing declines.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Richmond
Rites for Infant Bernard Wakefield Set in Anawalt
Infant Bernard Ray Wakefield son of Mr and Mrs Albert Wakefield died Monday night at his grandparents home. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at the grandparents residence Anawalt with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Body to be removed from Lugo's Funeral Service this evening at 5 30 pm. Flowerbearers and pallbearers will be friends of the family.
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Laura Etta Pence Walker
Crouch P. Belcher
Princeton
Mercer County
Walker
Monroe County
Kegley
Freeman
James P. Walker
Cleveland
Ohio
Howard Walker
Sophia
Earl J. Walker
Elkhorn
Guy W. Moore
Delaware
Frank Huff
Uhrichsville
Mercer Funeral Home
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Wyoming
Woodlawn
Albert Channing Taylor
Virginian Railway
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Taylor
Uncle Shan
Arthur Roland
Bowling Addition
Craig County
Washington
Adeline Caldwell Taylor
Primitive Baptist Church
Orah Mollie Hypes
Roy Taylor
Bellaire
Harris
Rushsylvania
Robert, Ross and
Ace
Baltimore
Ray Taylor
Charles Rumberg
Love Griffith
Wilson Long
R. H. Williamson
Bellefontaine
Clarence Yarnell
Johnstown
L. C. Hale
Roanoke
Bethel Methodist Church
Bethel Cemetery
Bernard Ray Wakefield
Albert Wakefield
Dave Phillips
Anawalt
Oak Grove Cemetery
Lugo
Mrs Martha Leonard 85 of Lebanon dies. services Friday
Mrs Martha Jones Leonard 85 of Lebanon Virginia died Wednesday in Abingdon Virginia. Survived by son Joe Leonard of Lebanon two daughters Mrs Wagner House of Amonate and Miss Eva Leonard of Johnson City Tennessee. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Elk Garden Methodist Episcopal Church with burial in Russell Memorial Cemetery Lebanon. Finney Easterly Funeral Home Lebanon in charge.
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William A. Hounshell
Bland
Bluefield
Liberty Methodist Church
Bland Funeral Home
Clara T. Hounshell
Crockett Yonce
Frank Yonce
W. A. Hounshell, Jr
John Hounshell
Glenn Lambert
Tom Lambert
Martin Lambert
Martha Jones Leonard
Lebanon
Abingdon
Sansom Leonard
Joe Leonard
Wagner House
Amonate
Eva Leonard
Johnson City
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Voodoo Record Beats
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YES
Beneficial Finance CO
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Laura Walker
Albert C. Taylor
George G. Gibson
Crumpler
Crumpler Methodist Church
Craven Funeral Home
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Sarah Gibson
Ann Bailey
Norfolk
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Berwind
Vale Gibson
Dale
Randolph
George Gibson
Oak Dale
Roland Gibson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Tom Gibson
John Lawless
Charles
Paul Sexton
Lloyd
Fred Poe
Asby Crouch
Harry Young
Stewart Jones
Hubert M. Young
New Hope
New Hope Church
Monte Vista
Young
Princeton High
Spanishburg
McComas
New Hope Methodist Church
Mildred Dove
Clyde Maxey
M. C
M. S. Young
A. J. Young
Glen Morris
Allen Mayer
J. S. Jones
Andrew Clemson
de Davidson
Thurman Looney
W.S.C.S
Clarence M. Spencer
Fairview Apartments
St. Lukes Hospital
Safeway Cab Company
Christ Episcopal Church
Bluefield Elks Lodge
Volney
Mary G. Spencer
G. S. Spencer
L. S. Spencer
Logan
N. F. Cooper
Glenwood Park
L. E. Whitman
Hobert M. Young
Combs
Jack M
Montrose Street
Graham Christian Church
Sherwood Burial Park
Stecker
Edgar A
Front Street
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Keatley
Lula A
Speedway
Speedway Methodist Church
Keatley Cemetery
Jimmy’‘s Restaurant
Esterbrook
Cohen Stor
W. Va
Federal St
Baxter
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