Vast Plan to Guard Civilians From Atomic Attacks Adopted
Senate Armed Services Committee approved the federal civil defense act creating a permanent civilian defense agency. The plan envisions huge underground bomb shelters, power to take over private property, a civilian defense corps, mass casualty handling, evacuation, and emergency repairs. Cost is about 3.1 billion over three years with 54 percent federal funding and 46 percent state local funding, plus a 250 million loan fund for cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kefauver
D-Tenn
House
Armed Services Committee
United States
Civilian Defense Corps
Department of Defense
Millard Caldwell
Florida
James J. Wadsworth
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Deaths and Funerals for Coe Burn Szabo Pendergrath
The funeral schedule lists Ernest C. Coeburn to be held Monday at 11 at his daughter's Bluefield Princeton road home with burial at Thorton cemetery. Szabo 71 of Keystone dies at home of Elizabeth Petsco from cerebral hemorrhage after illness starting 5 am. Polly Pendergrath 86 of West Graham dies after a three month illness with service at West Graham Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest C. Coeburn
Virginia Bailey
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Thorton Cemetery
Hawkins
Phillip W Strother Services Held for Local Resident
Phillip William Strother 45 died Friday in a Washington hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Givens funeral chapel with Rev. John W. Sherman and Rev. L A. Harmon officiating. Burial will be in Birch Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip W. Strother
Phillip William Strothers
Washington, D. C
Givens Funeral Chapel
John W. Sherman
L. A. Harmon
Birch Lawn Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Ida Powell Oxley
At 2 o'clock today in Goodwins chapel near Oakvale funeral services will honor Mrs Ida Powell Oxley 86 of Princeton who died Friday after a short illness Rev Z F Mayberry will officiate and burial follows at Powell cemetery near her birthplace Elgood Nephews serve as pallbearers and nieces and granddaughters attend in funeral attire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida P. Oxley
Goodwin
Oakvale
Ida Powell Oxley
Princeton
Z. F. Mayberry
Infant James Altizer Jr Dies in Welch Hospital
James Edward Altizer Jr seven months old died Friday in a Welch hospital after an illness of five days. Born July 21 1950 in Louisville Kentucky he was a patient two days. Funeral services set for 1 pm today at the home in War with interment at Cove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Altizer, Jr
Welch Hospital
Louisville
Cove
Service for John H. Brown Held at Grandson's Home
A service for John H. Brown who died in a Richlands hospital will be held today at 1 p.m. at the residence of his grandson Allen Brown with Rev. H. D. Hampton officiating. Interment follows in the family cemetery at Seaboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Brown
Richlands
Allen Brown
H. D. Hampton
Seaboard
Mrs L K Cornett Obituary In Elk Creek Va
Mrs. L. K. Cornett of Elk Creek Virginia died Saturday at Northfork at the home of her daughter Mrs L C Austin. She is survived by three other children E. W. Cornett of North Fork and Fred and Raymond Cornett of Detroit Michigan. Funeral services set for Monday at 11 o clock at Elk Creek Methodist Church. Body at Wright Funeral Home Independence Virginia until time of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. K. Cornett
Elk Creek
Northfork
L. C. Austin
E. W. Cornett
Fred
Raymond Cornett
Detroit
Mich
Elk Creek Methodist Church
Wright Funeral Home
Independence
Mrs Polly Pendergrath Service at West Graham
Services for Mrs Polly Pendergrath will be held at 2 30 p m today at the West Graham church with the pastor officiating and burial following in the family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Pendergrath
West Graham
Funeral for R F Dad Osborne in Pearisburg
Funeral service set for 4 p.m. at Givens chapel Pearisburg for R F Dad Osborne who died Friday at Bluefield Sanitarium. Rev L A Harmon to officiate burial in East Side cemetery. Surviving children include two daughters Mrs W W Johnson Salem VA and Mrs W A Johnson Switchback two sons Albert Bandy VA and William St Louis MO plus 36 grandchildren, three brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F
Dad
William
St. Louis
Princeton
B. W
North Tazewell
L. L
Beckley
Tom Johnson
Lizzie Smith
Radford
B. W. Crawford
Craig Healing Springs
Keen Mountain Man Hurt In Road Mishap
Ira Powers aged 52 was struck by a car while crossing U S route 460 near Keen Mountain Buchanan County. He was rushed to Mattie Williams hospital in Richlands and classified in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Ira Powers
Keen Mountain
Buchanan County
Powers
Mattie Williams
Brothers Trade Cars Lead to Drunken Driving Arrests
In Elkhart Indiana on December 16, brothers William Bloss Jr 25 and Glenn W Bloss 24 traded cars and caused damage. William was jailed for drunken driving after hitting a filling station lamppost with his brother’s car. Glenn was charged with crowding a police car and driving a dangerous vehicle. William was fined 50 dollars and Glenn 25 dollars by City Judge Jerome Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
William Bloss, Jr
Glenn W. Bloss
Glenn
William
Jerome Burke
Industry Men Speak At Concord
Athens West Virginia December 16 special James L Whitt district manager of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Greens boro NC and Sam Lauffer Maiden Farm plant Princeton were guest speakers in Concord College business classes Whitt explanation covered basic types of insurance Lauffer discussed work simplification program for employees Instructor Harry Black arranged the events Also Celanese Corporation Narrows VA top managers H E Sexton and L O Fox spoke recently to Mr Black s classes on work simplification
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
W. Va
James L. Whitt
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Greensboro
N. C
Sam Lauffer
Maiden Farm
Princeton
Concord College
Whitt
Concord
Institute of Insurance Marketing
Southern Methodist University
Lauffer
Yale Music Tonight At Lutheran Church
The Beaver high school A Cappella choir led by Miss Elizabeth Shelton will perform a Christmas music service at Immanuel Lutheran Church this evening at 7 30 o clock. The program spans Bach to Britten Ceremony of Carols with horn, featuring soloists Anna Mae Forsman Perkins Roberta Perkins Helen Bostian and Wesley Scott. Rev Paul L Rover is pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Beaver High School
Elizabeth Shelton
Johann Sebastian Bach
Benjamin Britten
Anna Mae Foresman
Roberta Perkins
Helen Bostian
Wesley Scott
Paul L. Rover
Immanuel Church
Etna Eruption Spews Lava Down Eastern Slopes
Mt Etna in Sicily erupts again after days of activity with lava streams cascading down the eastern slopes. The eruption marks the biggest this century, with a 450 foot front and lava flow depths approaching 50 feet, though scientists report no immediate threat to villages in the path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Europe
Etna
Truman Sets Sail on Presidential Yacht Williamsburg
President Truman boarded the presidential yacht Williamsburg for an overnight cruise in nearby waters. He brought a small group of unannounced friends and planned to return tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Williamsburg
Leukosis Virus is Photographed by Duke Scientists
A Duke University team announced they have isolated and photographed the virus that causes fowl leukosis, a chicken cancer. The virus costs the poultry industry about 75 million dollars annually and this is the first cancer-causing virus isolated in chickens. The finding, published in the Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, credits Dorothy Beard and colleagues from Duke Medical School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Duke
The
Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine
Dorothy Beard
Edward A Eckert
T. Z. Csaky
D. Gordon Sharp
J. W. Beard
Duke University Medical School
Shirley Temple Weds Electric Power Tycoon
Shirley Temple the actress married Charles Black son of the Pacific Gas & Electric president in Del Monte California this afternoon. Mrs James B Black the bridegroom’s mother said they have started their honeymoon and she does not know their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Monte
Calif
Shirley Temple
Charles Black
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
James B. Black
Associated Press
Yanks Destroy in Korea Noted Movements Near 38th Parallel
Reports from Hungnam and elsewhere describe a non disastrous retreat by the U S Tenth corps while UN forces in western Korea wait for Chinese action. Small bands of North Korean guerrillas clash with no full front fighting as refugees crowd roads and Allied patrols continue in the Eighth army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Korea
MacArthur
Tokyo
Kaesong
Yesong
Onjong
Korea
mid-Korea
Eighth Army
27Th Commonwealth Brigade
29Th Independent Infantry Brigade
Auto Price Freeze Replaced by New Wage Study
The Economic Stabilization Agency ordered a price freeze on new autos to December 1, 1950 levels and halted price increases for a temporary period. It plans nonmandatory ceilings with potential rollbacks for violations and is studying wage stabilization within the industry. The move marks the first price ceiling since 1946 and targets broader controls on steel copper and food prices, with possible further ceilings to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Nash
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
OPA
Acheson Says Eisenhower to Lead With General Staff
The United States proposes General Dwight D. Eisenhower as commander with a general staff to which German officers would be attached. Germany accepts limited armaments but seeks equality with other nations, while France resists German units and a German general staff except under Korea related pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
France
Korea
Athens Area Tots Given Yule Treat
About 87 children from the Athens area attended a gala Christmas party in the Concord college gymnasium. Sponsored by local groups and the Men's Hall Proctor Council, the event featured a Spirit of Christmas talk, a prayer, college quartet songs, and a Santa gift presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
W Va
Concord College
Men’s Hall Proctor Council
George L. Cutlip
Athens Baptist Church
Paul McKain
First Methodist Church of
Jim Surratt
Coalwood
Jim Simmons
Charlottesville
Dick Rhodes
Parkersburg
Kenneth Branch
Phillip Crabtree
Pearlsburg
The
Lions Club
Senior Women’s Club
Junior Women’s Club
American Legion
Farm Woman's Club
Order of Eastern Star
Concord Lodge No
ASAF Rushes Plans For Servicemens Clubs
Robert Dechert, Philadelphia attorney and ASAF chairman, says the group will expand servicemens clubs nationwide and abroad as part of the military build up. ASAF member agencies include the YMCA, National Catholic Community Service, and the Jewish Welfare Board. the organization operates 109 clubhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Dechert
Philadelphia
ASAF
United States
Young Men’s Christian Associations
National Catholic Community Service
National Jewish Welfare Board
Obituary of Chivalry Fades After Theft at East River Area
Falls Mills Virginia woman reports Friday night out with a male friend near East River Mountain. She returns from the restroom to find her companion gone along with $36 cash, three dolls worth 11.39, and two lace curtains 2.98 each. Suspect fled in a black Ford V-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Mills
East River Mountain
Mother and Daughter Share Birthday at Local Hospital
In Roanoke on December 16 a mother and her daughter gave birth in the same hospital. Ava P Campbell of Moneta welcomed her sixth child, a girl named Bonnie Sue, at Lewis Gale Hospital. Moments later Doris George of Roanoke gave birth to a son, John David, also at the same hospital. Both families report all well with the newborns and mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Ava P. Campbell
Route 2
Moneta
Bonniie Sue
Lewis Gale Hospital
Campbell
Doris George
John David
Change In Draft Laws Indicated
Washington reports Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee says draft law changes await to meet President Truman’s demand for a 3.5 million armed force. A bill with revisions is planned for vote by end of January, possibly extending service from 21 to 24 months. Lowering the draft age to 18 is considered but doubtful approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services
Truman
Congress
Defense Department
AFL Chief Promises All Out Cooperation
AFL President William Green told a nationwide broadcast that 8 million AFL workers are ready to back a no strike pledge and willing to work longer hours to boost defense production including planes ships tanks and other weapons. He said labor is ready to go more than halfway with management and farmers. Green added the nation is stronger and better prepared than at Pearl Harbor and can build up defenses quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL
William Green
Green
ABC
Pearl Harbor
War reporters don UN shoulder insignia in Korea
Korean War coverage marks the first use of UN shoulder patches by war correspondents. Reporters from several Allied nations display the insignia as they file dispatches on the Korean front.
Christmas gift ideas at Bradley's and Stella Jones
Holiday shoppers are urged to explore Bradley's for a wide range of gifts including dresses, coats, lingerie, bags, scarves, jewelry and hats with specials and late hours. Stella Jones and The Vogue Shop offer fur scarfs, coats, raincoats, dresses and accessories at reduced prices, plus Amelia Earhart luggage selections for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart
VOGUE
Change Purse Found By Bluefield Man
O. E. Hurst of Bluefield told city police that he found a change purse on Federal street in front of the old Kresge store and the owner may reclaim it by describing contents. Police reports also note a Bluefield taxicab was struck by a hit and run driver in front of Bass service station early yesterday. the offending vehicle is a 1940 black Buick sedan with West Virginia license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Hurst
McComas
Federal Street
Kresge
Bass
W. Va
Brush Fork youths released on peace bond
Six Brush Fork youths aged 17 to 25 were released from Squire W T Jacksons court after being placed under peace bond for 12 months. The group including Blackie Aliff Gabby Gearhart Calvin Crisco Marion Crisco and Fred White faced disorderly conduct charges for a raid on the Valley View Drive Inn last Friday. A destruction of property charge was dropped after they agreed to pay repairs to proprietor James Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush Fork
Squire W. T. Jackson
Blackie” Aliff
Gabby” Gearhart
Calvin
Marion Crisco
Fred White
Valley View Drive Inn
Las
James ‘Jones
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Guardian Memorials
Virginia Ave
Efield
Bluefield, Virginia
Yale Party
Hotel Matz
Colonial Theatres
B. G. Blultz
Ignatz G. Szabo
Keystone
Elizabeth Petsco
Hungary
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
UMWA
EGFA
Bennett Funeral Home
Methodist Church
Highland Avenue
Roy Wampler
Maple Hill Cemetery
Otis Neel
Marvin Kirk
Mitchell Jackson
Edgar
Lon Hale
J. E. Oblinger
the Commercial Bank
Bluefield, W. VA
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Yale
Lutheran Church
Commonwealth Natural
L. A. Jackson
First National Bank
Bluefield
Acheson
Margaret
National Press Club
Washington Post
Athens Area
Servicemens’ Clubs
City and Coalfield
Bradley's
Fisher
Bradley
Schiaparelli
Ben Reig
Hattie Carnegie
Bradley’s
Stella Jones
Eisenberg
Mojud
Vogue Shop
Neeses
Bland Street
W.va
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