Public Service Commission Reviews BT Bramwell Rate Hike and Gary System Purchase
The Public Service Commission considered a General Telephone Co. request to raise rates for about 583 Bramwell area customers in Mercer County and gave verbal approval to buy a Gary area telephone system from United States Steel for 12,500. Final PSC decisions on rates are pending.
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Charleston
Dec
Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
Southeast
Bramwell
Mercer County
Gary
McDowell County
United States Steel Corp
PSC
U.S. Steel
General
Bramwell Exchange
Thieves Strike Bluefield Schools and Streets
A thief or thieves raided North Side School over the weekend stealing a turkey six cans of beans and 15 pounds of hamburger. Police say the culprit unlocked a kitchen door broke the lock and escaped through a rear window. Additional thefts include a gun and tools from a car at Raleigh Street Parking Lot and a leather billfold with about 20 to 25 dollars from Janet Jones downtown.
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Bluefield
North Side
Raleigh Street
Frank Pruett
Bowman Street
Bowman
Janet Jones
Montcalm
N and W Coal Loadings Dip Slightly in Week
Norfolk and Western Railway loaded 16 968 cars of coal in the period ending Dec 14, down 1 480 from 18 448 the prior week. Severe weather helped slow production while the weekly total also lags last year’s 22 571 cars. Daily loadings were 2890 3916 3795 2725 2958 689.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Y's Men's Cancel Meeting For Tonight
Bluefield club cancels weekly meeting as many members work selling Christmas trees at the Fast River playground in South Bluefield. President F Tyler Easley noted the attendance contest would be affected.
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Bluefield Y
F. Tyler Easley
Easley
Fast River Playground
South Bluefield
Bluefield Man Held On Break-In Charge
William Douglas a 39 year old Bluefield man is held for grand jury action at the January term of Mercer County Court on a breaking and entering charge in Mom s Place 334 Pulaski Street December 12 He was caught early December 12 by IA R Hi Lilly and Officer R E Lee Tried before Justice T Jackson he was bound over to the grand jury and sent to the county jail in Princeton
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William Douglas
Bluefield
Mercer County Court
Mom's Place
Pulaski Street
Douglas
IA. R. Hi. Lilly
R. E. Lee
Justice of the Peace
T. Jackson
Princeton
Deaths and Funerals for Pearl Hill and Robert Hutchinson
Funeral services for Pearl Hill 48 wife of Joe S. Hill of Boissevain Va will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Boissevain Methodist Church with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. She died Sunday leaving three foster children and several siblings. Burial details show removal from Pocahontas Union Funeral Home to Perry Thompson residence today then to church. Also funeral services for Robert L. Hutchinson 78 of Route 1 Bluefield Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Greenview Methodist Church with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. Retired Pocahontas Fuel Co mine superintendent and Spanish American War veteran he died Monday at St Luke s Hospital. Survivors include his wife Dorcas Ellen Hutchinson and ten grandchildren plus three great grandchildren and several children and sisters.
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Pearl Hill
Joe S. Hill
Boissevain
Boissevain Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Hill
James I. Howard
Roger Maton
Brooking
South Dakota
W. G. Bailey
Miami
Fla
Guy Howard
Robert L. Hutchinson
Route 1
Bluefield
Greenview Methodist Church
Maple Hill
Pocahontas Fuel Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Ples Hutchinson
Stokes County
N. C
Dorcas Ellen Hutchinson
Robert Lewis Hutchinson
Greenview
Lily Knight
Madison N. C
Minnie Knight
Stoneville, N. C
Dillow of Bland Va. Dies After Two Month Illness
Thomas Grayson Dillow of Bland Va died at his home Monday after a two month illness. He leaves two sons Edgar F. Dillow of Bluefield and Robert Dillow of Bland, four sisters, one brother, 30 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bland Methodist Church with Rev W S Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Bland Cemetery. Bland Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Thomas Grayson Dillow
Bland
Edgar F. Dillow
Bluefield
Robert Dillow
Herman Chandler
Hubert Richardson
Fred Tickle
Bill Lindamood
Bastin
William Dillon
S. Rose
Sally Yontz
Jura Hurt
Wytheville
Bland Methodist Church
W. S. Murphy
Bland Cemetery
Bland Funeral Home
Funeral services for Floyd B Vermillion
Funeral services for Floyd B Vermillion 53 of 205 Willow Street Bluefield will be held Wednesday at 1030 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church where he was a member with burial in Monte Vista Cemetery He died Sunday in St Luke s Hospital Survivors include his wife Ida Dove Vermillion two daughters Lucille and Nancy Vermillion two sons Hobart G and Floyd B Vermillion Jr at home a sister Mrs Ed Crowell Bluefield and three brothers John Vermillion Welch James and Walter Vermillion Washington D C Pallbearers Phillip Lawless Ivan Dove Foster Kitts Clyde Owens Jr Lawrence Grass and John Beckett
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Floyd B. Vermillion
Willow Street
Bluefield
Calvary Baptist Church
Monte Vista
St. Luke's Hospital
Ida Dove Vermillion
Lucille
Nancy Vermillion
Hobart G
Floyd B. Vermillion Jr
Ed Crowell
John Vermillion
Welch
James
Walter Vermillion
Washington, D. C
Phillip Lawless
Ivan Dove
Foster Kitts
Clyde Owens Jr
Lawrence Grass
John Beckett
Funeral services for Mrs Josie White of Lashmeet
Funeral services for Mrs Josie White 83 of Lashmeet will be at Mount Olive Methodist Church Lashmeet Wednesday at 2 pm. Rev Marvin Miller will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Bailey Funeral Home in charge. She died Monday at her daughter’s Lashmeet home after a brief illness. Surviving are four sons Whit ney White Lashmeet Don of Miami Dale of Richmond Sgt James H White Fort Lewis Washington four other daughters Clara Mills Odd Lotus Thompson Ruby Mills Lashmeet Una Linkous Richmond two brothers John Bailey Prosperity James Bailey Bailesville and a sister Birdie Winston Mount Hope.
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Josie White
Lashmeet
Mount Olive Methodist Church
Marvin Miller
Bailey Funeral Home
Brookie Walker
Whitney White
Don
Miami
Fla
Dale
Riddle and Mantz Obituaries From Falls Mills Area
B T Riddle 66 of Staffords ville Va died in Pearisburg hospital Monday He survived by five sons and two sisters Funeral services were held at Wesley Methodist Church Triff Va with burial in the church cemetery Stricklers Funeral Home Pule ski Va arranged rites Also last rites for Oscola Mantz 81 Falls Mills Va held at Wagner Funeral Chapel Bluefield Va Rev Joe Bach man officiated Interment in Mt Pleasant Cemetery at Sinks Grove
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B. T. Riddle
Staffordsville
Pearisburg
Charles Riddle
Pulaski
Lewis Riddle
Poplar Hill
Roy Riddle
Trigg
Harvey Riddle
Robert Riddle
Lizzie Lindsey
Lucy Stephens
Bell Springs
Wesley Methodist Church
Triff
Stricklers Funeral Home
Oscola Mantz
Falls Mills
Wagner
Bluefield
Joe Bachman
Falls Mills Church
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Bluefield Area
John L Bowles 75 lifelong Speedway resident dies with survivors including two sons two daughters and siblings. memorial funeral directory in Princeton to arrange. Juanita Galline Bryant 25 of Bandy Virginia dies at home with parents and four sisters listed. funeral home in Richlands handling arrangements. Rose Emma Patrick 58 wife of Fred Patrick of Bluefield dies. funeral today at Bratton Memorial Chapel with Rev Roy Akers officiating and Monte Vista Park Cemetery burial. pallbearers named. Evelyn Etta Bennett Bluefield resident dies in St Luke's Hospital. funeral plans incomplete with mother listed as survivor.
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John L. Bowles
Speedway
J. C. Bowles
Bluefield
Jesse Bowles
Cleveland
Ohio
Paul Davis
C. C. Anderson
Pipestein
P. B. Chewning
Lucy Snider
Princeton
E. L. Evans
Rose Emma Patrick
Fred Patrick
Spruce Street
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Mercer Funeral Home
Roy Akers
Monte Vista Park
Carlyle Cole
Kenneth Cole
Holbrook Cole
Buck Haun
Howard Brooks
Robert Kirk
Evelyn E. Bennett
Evelyn Etta Bennett
Melrose Street
St. Luke's Hospital
W. T. Etta
Welch-area deaths and funeral arrangements report
Shirley Anderson aged 60 died at a Welch hospital Saturday. He was employed by Havace Coal Company at Welch. Fanning Funeral Home handles arrangements which are incomplete. Clarence Roark died in a house fire near Kimball. Funeral at Little Vine Church of God Carswell at 1 p.m. and burial at Rock House Cemetery. Bennett Funeral Home handles arrangements. Farris Barber of Welch died in a Welch hospital late Monday night.
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Shirley Anderson
Welch
Havace Coal Company
Fanning
Clarence Roark
Francis E. Watkins
Kimball
Little Vine Church of God
Carswell
Rock House
Bennett Funeral Home
Farris Barber
Welch Hospital
Fanning Funeral Home
East Germany Sails Back Asylum Seeking Trawler Crews Desert
Stockholm reports another East German trawler with extra crew tried to sail back to Sweden for asylum. The crew deserted after docking and requests for asylum were made, leaving the immobilized vessel to return for instructions.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Fire Victims Remain Serious After Kimball Residence Fire
Two McDowell County residents, Mrs Zonna Watkins 34 and her daughter Linda nine, were removed from the critical list after a Kimball residence fire that killed Francis Eugene Watkins 35, his 11 year old daughter Frances, and visitor Clarence Roark 25. Two other Watkins children Zenna eight and Elsie seven were hospitalized and described as doing alright.
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Zonna Watkins
Linda Watkins
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Watkins
Zenna
Elsie
Francis Eugene Watkins
Kimball
Frances
Clarence Roark
Gobel Hosts King Peggy on NBC Channel 6 Show
George Gobel welcomes Peggy King back as guest on NBC colorcast of The George Gobel Show tonight at 8 on WHIS-TV Channel 6. Peggy King sings Christmas songs with Gobel and Lonesome George. puppeteers Bill and Cora Baird also appear. The program features the Tournament of Roses Queen and court in a first TV preview before Pasadena events.
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George Gobel
Peggy King
Nbc-Tv
Eddie Fisher
Whis-Tv
Bill
Cora Baird
Pasadena
Calif
Charleston Leads West Virginia in Building Permits for Month
The Sundistrict Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond reports Charleston top West Virginia cities for last month with 479,504 building permits issued by banks. Year total reaches 9,476,338, followed by Huntington 181,350 last month and 5,339,636 yearly, and Clarksburg 39,610 last month for a 1,739,886 year total.
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Richmond
Sundistrict
Federal Reserve Bank
Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Reserve
Huntington
Clarksburg
Shoplifters Forfeit Bonds In Bluefield Court
A Virginia woman Lillian Austin 48 and West Virginia resident Gladys Newberry 36 each forfeited $30 bonds in Bluefield Municipal Court on shoplifting charges from visits last Saturday. Austin took a $4.98 sport shirt from J C Penney, Newberry took items worth 50 cents from Thrifty Super Market. A third defendant appealed and awaits Criminal Court in Princeton next month.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Bluefield
Lillian Austin
J. C. Penney Company
Gladys Newberry
Tazewell
Princeton
Watson Co Employees Share Special End of Year Bonus
Watson Co directors approve a one month base pay special year end bonus for all regular full time employees employed since January 1 1957 or earlier and pro rata amounts for part time workers and later hires. All store staff and management share on the same basis.
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Trap, Watson Co
Frontier drama airs tale of French nobleman and horse-sled maker
In Hawkesville Ontario farmer David Bauman trades his 1934 horse-sled carved by George Diefenbaker to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's friends. The second part of King of the Dakotas on WHIS TV 6 tonight at 6 45 follows Marquis de Mores building a rail and cattle empire whose power collapses as partners rebel.
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Hawkesville
Ont
David Bauman
John Diefenbaker
George Diefenbaker
Dakotas
Whis-Tv
Channel 6
Marquis de Mores
Andrew Mellon
W. R. Grace
W. B. Hill
Japan Plans to Seek New Tuna Fishing Grounds
Japan intends to search for new tuna fishing grounds next year in the Atlantic off northwest Africa and in the Pacific off Peru. The exploration will be carried out by the Shoyo Maru, a 603 ton vessel operated by the agriculture forestry ministry.
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Tokyo
Japan
Atlantic
Africa
Pacific
Peru
Agriculture Forestry Ministry
Funerals for Six Denominated by Local Churches
Obituaries list six individuals with service times today or soon. Sherman E Woodyard 60 Washington DC 2 pm Peterstown Methodist Church interment Peterstown Cemetery. James A Strouse 73 Bland VA 2 pm Bland Methodist Church interment Bland Cemetery. Sally B Lester 66 Panther 2 pm Panther Community Church interment Bailey Cemetery Long Pole. Ross Blair early morning Guyan interment Rose Branch Cemetery Hanover. Mrs Walter J Pruett 60 Raven WV 2 pm Wednesday home then family cemetery. Samuel J Evans 88 Princeton 2 pm First Methodist Church interment Walnut Grove Cemetery Bluefield.
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Woodyard
Sherman E
Washington, D. C
Peterstown Methodist Church
Peterstown
Strouse
James A
Bland
Bland Methodist Church
Bland Cemetery
Lester
Sally B
Panther
Panther Community Church
Bailey Cemetery
Long Pole
Blair
Ross
Guyan
Rose Branch Cemetery
Hanover
Evans
Samuel J
Center Street
Princeton
First Methodist Church
Walnut Grove
Bluefield
Japanese Warned On Stealing Designs
In Tokyo on December 16 Katsutoshi Nomachi, head of the Japan Color Design Center, warned textile makers to stop pirating foreign designs or risk losing foreign sales. He urged selling on original designs to keep Japan's textile exports competitive.
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Tokyo
Japan
Katsutoshi Nomachi
Japan Color Design Center
Weather outlook across states with cooler temps and rain
West Virginia sees cloudy cool Tuesday with rain in south and central zones highs around 40 to 50. Virginia reports cloudy mild Tuesday with scattered rain, highs 40s in the mountains and 50s elsewhere, then a mostly cloudy Wednesday. Maryland remains cloudy and cooler Tuesday with rain possible late, highs 40s to low 50s south, then Wednesday cloudy with showers. Western Pennsylvania cool Tuesday with highs 35 45, Wednesday cloudy with possible rain south. Tennessee mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday and a mix of sun and clouds Wednesday. Washington weather bureau notes 24 hour temperature and rainfall through 7 p.m. December 16.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
U S to cut military aid and parts to Yugoslavia
The United States plans to halt military spare parts and weapons shipments to Yugoslavia. Washington had already stopped military aid to Premier Tito’s regime after a Yugoslav request, with press officer Joseph Reap saying Tito must request any future spare parts.
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United States
Yugoslavia
State Department
Tito
Joseph Reap
Bob Cummings Romances Receptionist on NBC Show
Bob Cummings pursues romance with a receptionist amid misunderstanding. Dr. Steiner hires Bob's sister Margaret as new aide to curb confusion. Margaret feigns a Southern accent to charm Bob, who then outsmarts both Margaret and Dr. Steiner on The Bob Cummings Show.
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Bob Collins
Bob Cummings
Dr. Steiner
Bob
Margaret
Nbc-Tv
Whis-Tv
Schultzy
Dr. Stenner
Buchanan Knife Case In Court
Preliminary hearing for Robert Shrader a 30 year old Harman resident charged with knife slashing Willie Hayes 28 at the Ole Homestead Tavern near Grundy Va on November 30. Hayes survived after hospitalization and Shrader remains free on a 2500 appearance bond.
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Buchanan
Buchanan County
Grundy
Robert Shrader
Harman
Willie Hayes
Riddle McClanahan
Ole Homestead
Grundy Hospital
Shrader
Civilian Defense Unit Meets Tonight in Bluefield
The second of 12 monthly meetings educates citizens on an active Civilian Defense in the Bluefield area. Sponsored by the Junior Women's Club public affairs committee, the session is at 8 in the City Directors' Room Municipal Building. Arvil Hammer, a Bluefield businessman tied to Civilian Defense and Civil Air Patrol, speaks as series speaker. The 1958 meetings occur on the fourth Tuesday each month.
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Bluefield
Junior Women's Club
Arvil Hammer
Civilian Defense and
Civil Air Patrol
Twenty Three Applicants Take Operator Tests
Bad weather kept most operator license applicants away from State Police headquarters Friday. Of 23 who appeared seven qualified for later exams, one failed the oral test, three failed in operation, and 12 passed. Names listed include Alice Pearl Fink Edith Virginia Enders Wanda Onan Nannie Lou Borrer Henry Melvin Oren der Princeton Gordon Gene Dotson Herbert Williams Alden Price Eddie Burnopp James Edward Turner Frances Sisk Kegley Steve Caffee Rock. Through Europe, coffee first was sold as a beverage by lemonade vendors.
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Alice Pearl Fink
Edith Virginia Enders
Wanda Onan
Nannie Lou Borrer
Henry Melvin Orender
Princeton
Gordon Gene Dotson
Herbert Williams
Alden Price
Eddie Burnopp
James Edward Turner
Bluefield
Frances Sisk
Kegley
Steve Caffee Rock
May Transfer Big UMW Suit
Judge Roby C. Thompson took under advisement a motion to move a $1.2 million anti trust case against the United Mine Workers and several defendants from Lynchburg to Abingdon. The filing by Superior Laundry Co. in Norton alleges a conspiracy breached a contract cost the company business.
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Roanoke
Roby C. Thompson
United Mine Workers
Big Stone Gap
Lynchburg
Abingdon
John L. Lewis
J. Truman Yonce
UMW
Big Stone Gap Laundry
Welfare and Retirement Fund
Memorial Hospital, Inc
Victor Kramer Co., Inc
New York
Superior Laundry Co
United Mine Workers Hospitals
Superior Laundry
Washington
Thompson
UMW Welfare Fund
Victor Kramer Co
Bluefield State Band Debuts At Christmas Chapel
The Bluefield State College band makes its debut at 11 am during the weekly chapel program featuring Christmas Carols. Directed by Professors C. D. Reece and J. I. Turner, the group formed this fall with over thirty-five members, many from high school bands. The public is invited to join in song.
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Bluefield State College
C. D. Reece
J. I. Turner
Literary Club Christmas Party Features Mrs Neal Story
Mrs Walter Neal will headline the Bluefield Literary Women's Club annual Christmas Party at Smoot Hall Graham Christian Church at 8 30 p m. The program includes a reading of The Christmas Story, a pot luck supper and the annual gift exchange with hostesses listed.
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Walter Neal
Bluefield
Smoot Hall
Graham Christian Church
Suter Davidson
W. P. Thomas
Thomas Ireson
Edwin Brewster
Charles Kinzer
Neal
State Woman Ohio Accident Victim
Mrs. Cora Hendricks of Parkersburg, 76, died late last night from injuries after a car she rode in struck a train at a Belpre Ohio crossing. Her son Paul Hendricks, 34, of Belpre, was the driver and the only other person in the vehicle.
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Parkersburg
Cora Hendricks
Belpre
Ohio
Paul Hendricks
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