British scientists report breakthrough on peaceful hydrogen power
Paris dispatch says British scientists may announce a controlled hydrogen reaction for peaceful use. Diplomats and analysts cite Harwell work on containers to withstand hydrogen blast heat and possible sea water derived power sources. The trio of Britain, the United States, and Canada previously pledged declassification only when Soviet risks are avoided.
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Paris
Britain
United States
Harwell
London News Chronicle
Canada
Macmillan
Morgantown Tests Payroll With Flood Of Two Dollar Bills
Sterling Faucet Co. paid its semi monthly payroll in two dollar bills to gauge the impact of industrial payrolls on the Morgantown community. The company, with plants in Morgantown and Arthurdale, employs over 1,000 workers and usually pays by check. President J. W. Ruby said local businessmen proposed the stunt to study distribution and effect of the payroll.
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Morgantown
Sterling Faucet Co
Sterling Faucet
Arthurdale
J. W. Ruby
Plastic Balloon Tracked From Denver Over West Virginia
A plastic balloon launched from Lowrey Air Force Base in Denver was seen over several West Virginia cities. It drifted from Huntington to Charleston at about 28 000 feet with 20 pounds of radio gear dropped by parachute toward the Ronceverte area.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Lowrey Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Airway Controls Center
Indianapolis
Ind
Kanawha
Huntington
Ronceverte
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and area
Joseph Edgar Moricle 76 died at home after a three week illness following a heart attack. Born April 18, 1981 in Floyd Va he worked in milling until 1937 and until retirement 1953. Survived by wife Rosa Ellen Thompson Moricle three sons a daughter five grandchildren and several relatives. Angela White Christian 82 Princeton died Friday at Princeton Memorial Hospital. Surviving five sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren plus siblings. Services at First Christian Church Princeton Sunday at 2 pm with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Frank Benson 72 Detroit a former Bluefield resident died Thursday in Detroit. Survived by wife and children. funeral in Detroit Monday 2 pm. Harrison Munsey 94 Bradshaw died Wednesday at home. survived by wife several children and siblings. Funeral today at home at 1 pm with burial at Underwood Cemetery. Mahala Nelson 77 Raysal died Thursday evening in Welch hospital. Survived by son and several siblings. funeral Sunday 1 am with burial at Puckett Cemetery Raysal.
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Joseph Edgar Moricle
Highland Avenue
Bluefield
Floyd
McCue and Wright Milling Co
Bluefield Milling Co
Alleghany Milling Co
Covington
Rosa Ellen Thompson Moricle
Buford
Eugene
Mick’ Moricle
Maynard Moricle
Louisville
Evelyn Fisher
John B. Moricle
Deland
Fla
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Angela White Christian
Princeton
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Christian
Elgood
Robert L. Christian
First Christian Church
Carl and
Leroy Christian
L. B. and
Paul
Mullens
Jesse Christian
Ravenswood
Carl Keaton
H. B. Robinette
George Clemson
Glen Morgan
A. M. Templeton
L. R. Ford
Minnis White
Washington,d. C
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Frank Benson
Detroit
Mich
B&o
Milford Benson
Margaret Evans
Maggie Walker
Mae Goins
Brushfork
Rosie Tramel
Keokee
Bill Benson
Iton
Roderfield
Walter Asbury
Adenton
Arthur Turpin
Avondale
Maggie Bailey
Montcalm
Lara Owens
Pulaski
Mary O'Dell
Tennessee
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Lise Davis
Saeger Memorial
Douglas Mortuary
Harrison Munsey
Bradshaw
Susie Munsey
Sam
Mitch
Squire
Anna Maynard
Inez
Clara Boothe
Palm Harbor
Emma Foy
Martha Munsey
Mary Bell Munsey
Martha Breede
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Underwood Cemetery
War
Mahala Nelson
Raysal
Welch Hospital
Buchanan County
Hiram
Jean Estep
W. M. Nelson
Columbus
Ohio
Vacy Johnson
Bartley
Jane Green
Beartown
John
Harv
Ben
Lum
Directors Pick New Y Site In Bluefield
Bluefield directors choose the A Z Peters property on College Avenue between East River and Dearborn as the site for a new 500000 YMCA youth building after a year of study of more than 30 locations. A capital fund drive is planned for early 1959 with contributions welcomed now.
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Bluefield
Y.M.C.A
City “Y
A. Z. Peters
College Avenue
Bluefields
East River Avenue
Dearborn Street
College
National Y.M.C.A
E. W. Glenesk
Nathan Platnick
Friends of Youth
Platnick
Obituary notices and funeral times from multiple local families
The list records deaths and funeral details for residents including Dewey C Turpin of Premier and Bragg Sidney R of Hot Springs Hobart M Young of New Hope Clarence M Spencer of Bluefield Eugene B Belcher of Rockville Laura E Walker of Princeton Albert C Taylor of Princeton William A Hounshell of Bland George G Gibson of Crumpler and Bernard Ray Wakefield infant of Anawalt. Interments are noted at local cemeteries with chapel services and pallbearers listed.
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Ezra W. Belcher
Reynolds Avenue
Princeton
Resthaven Memorial Park
Scott Poston
Jack Friday
Guy Harman
Bill McClaugherty
Johnny Goodwin
Bill Pendleton
Walker
Laura E
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Woodlawn
Taylor
Albert C
Bowling Addition
Bethel Methodist Church
Bethel Cemetery
Hounshell
William A
Bland
Liberty Methodist Church
Gibson
George G
Crumpler
Crumpler Methodist Church
Wakefield
Bernard Ray
Albert Wakefield
Anawalt
Dave Phillips
Anawallt
Oak Grove
Jewell Ridge Home Destroyed By Fire
A Jewell Ridge residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith was completely destroyed by a morning fire blamed on faulty wiring. Richlands firefighters arrived too late to save the four room frame dwelling. insurance coverage was $3500 and did not cover the loss.
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Jewell Ridge
Bill Smith
Richlands
Smith
Otto Crawford
Raven
Beckley Man Dies In Gas Filled Home
Beckley, Dec. 13. John Elliott, 48, a coal company employee of Bradley, died from asphyxiation after escaping gas at his home. His wife and daughter were injured. Mrs. Elliott was in critical condition and not moved from the three room home. Reba Elliott, 13, was in fair condition at a local hospital. Bill Crumb said gas from an open heater overcame family members. Elliott was pronounced dead after ambulance crews treated him.
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Beckley
John Elliott
Bradley
Elliott
McDowell Water Co Seeks Expansion of Service Area
The Public Service Commission in Charleston on December 13 studied McDowell County Water Co. request to expand its service territory. The company seeks authority to buy Bartley Water Co. and Bradshaw Water Works Inc. and extend service to Bartley Raysall and Bradshaw.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
McDowell County Water Co
Bartley Water Co
Bradshaw Water Works Inc
McDowell Water
Bartley, Raysall and Bradshaw
Tractor Accident Takes Man's Life
Morgantown scene as 42 year old W David Moore of Republic Pennsylvania dies in a mining tractor incident. He lost control on a grade at a Whipkey Coal Co mine and the tractor overturned spilling mine cars that crushed him.
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Morgantown
David Moore
Republic
Moore
Whipkey Coal Co
Chrysler Sees Entry Into Small Car Field Within Months
L. L. Colbert of Chrysler Corp said the company plans to enter the small car field within months by either buying a foreign maker or building a plant abroad. He cited weak consumer demand and political jitters as factors behind the auto sales drop, but remained confident in 1958 despite lower projections.
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Boston
L. L. Colbert
Chrysler Corp
Colbert
Harvard Business School
Eisenhower
Chrysler
Prism magazine debuts at Emory and Henry College
On December 10 the first edition of Prism arrived on campus shelves. Sponsored by the Writer's Club, the 31 page issue features essays stories devotionals and poetry by 17 students and 2 faculty with Sandra Bolling editor Aubrey Smith co editor and William Wren business manager under English professor Dr. Robert Goldsmith.
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Prism
Emory and Henry College
Writer's Club
Emory and Henry
Southern Repertory
College Journal
South
Robert H. Goldsmith
Sandra Bolling
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Aubrey Smith
Vienna
William Wren
Big Stone Gap
Weather outlook across Maryland to Tennessee this weekend
Maryland near to partly cloudy and warmer Saturday with highs 45 to 53. Virginia sees partly cloudy conditions with higher west and east highs 40 to 53 by Sunday. West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania warm Saturday with 42 to 53 and 36 to 50 Sunday. Tennessee sun Saturday, increasing clouds Sunday with a chance of rain by evening. Weather Bureau report covers 24 hours to 7 p.m. December 13.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Beckley Man Among Three Held In Murder
Three men Robert Lyons Dallas Milam and James Davis were indicted for first degree murder in the police Lt. Edward G. Lentz killing. Milam once lived in Beckley West Virginia. Lentz was shot after responding to a call at Alonzo Buchanan's home where the accused sought return of lost money from a card game.
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Cleveland
Edward G. Lentz
Robert Lyons
Dallas E. Milam
James W.davis
Milam
Beckley
W.va
Lentz
Alonzo Buchanan
Cigarette Tax Receipts Rise in West Virginia
West Virginia tax data show cigarette collections for July through November up 3.61 percent year over year to 3,928,865 and soft drink tax receipts up 12.29 percent to 1,625,906. The funds from cigarettes fund a six cent per pack tax and the soft drink tax supports WVU Medical Center construction and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
John A. Field Jr
West Virginia University Medical Center
Bluefielder Elected To Jr Pitkin Club
Upshur Higginbotham of Bluefield is elected to Centre College Danville Kentucky Junior Pitkin honorary group based on leadership and character. The club holds bi monthly luncheons with notable speakers. Higginbotham, son of Dr and Mrs Upshur Higginbotham of 702 College Ave, is a McCallie School graduate who led the Student Council and served on the Student Senate.
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Upshur Higginbotham
Bluefield
Centre College
Danville
Fiddler Sentenced After Tavern Cash Box Theft
Charleston December 13 Donald E Peal a 22 year old fiddler was jailed 30 days after pleading guilty to stealing 6 10 from the Kanawha Boulevard tavern where he worked as musician Detectives said he awoke locked in the tavern and rifled the cash register before escaping
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Charleston
Donald E. Peal
Peal
O. B. Burger
Kanawha Boulevard
Robber Caught In Mom's Place Burglary Bluefield Man
Police nabbed 39 year old William Douglas alias Bill Douglas at Mom's Place 334 Pulaski Street around 12 45 am Friday after a break in. Officers Lilly and Lee found a tire tool and loot on his person and a ransacked store with cabinets and drawers disturbed. Douglas has a long criminal record and investigation targets other recent Bluefield area break ins.
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Bluefield
William Douglas
Bill Douglas
Allen Street
Mom's Place
Pulaski Street
R. H. Lilly
R. E. Lee
Nancy Woods
113
Park Street
Lilly
Officer Lee
Lt. Lilly
Douglas
Bluewell Baptists Attend M Night at Princeton
Forty eight members from Bluewell Baptist Church joined the Training Union M Night at Princeton's First Baptist Church. Across the East River Association 418 attendees were present as Casandra Hodges wore an Indian summer dress. Leaders include Mrs L W Dalton junior leader and Rev L C Harrison young people's leader with Luther Carter serving as Training Union director for Bluewell.
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Bluewell Baptist Church
Princeton
First Baptist Church
East River Association
Casandra Hodges
Bluewell Church
L. W. Dalton
L. C. Harrison
Luther Carter
Bluewell
Man Killed by Train Found Along Norfolk and Western Rail Line
Suffolk reports a man identified as Earl Keith Starling of Route 3 was found dead along the Norfolk and Western Railway right of way near Suffolk. The incident occurred last night and authorities identified the victim today.
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Suffolk
Norfolk and Western Railway
Earl Keith Starling
Rt. 3
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J. M. B. Lewis Jr
W. R. Graham
J. H. Lazenby
J. T. Harvey
Lloyd Feuchtenberger Jr
Dewey C. Turpin
James Turpin
Henry Turpin
Ward Dillon
George Penning
Valleydale
McDowell Water Co
PLC
Weather Bureau Forecast
Tetm
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Brownie
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Miami
St.Paul
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Jr. Pitkin Club
Fiddler
Bluewell Baptists
N&w
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Upland
Elkhorn
Grozer
Elkridge
Gilliam
Jones Siding
Pageton
Appalachian Electric Power Company
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