Safeway Cabby Robbery Near Keystone Aids Investigation
E Piler driver for Safe Way Cab Company was robbed at gunpoint by two armed men in Dead Man's Cut near Keystone. About $6 was taken and the cab later found in Algoma. Police describe two suspects, 6 feet and 5'9, heavy and slender builds, with pistols, and said warrants are expected.
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E. Piler
Hamilton House
Bluefield
Safe Way Cab Company
Keystone
Robbold
McDowell County
Algoma
Federal St
Dough Boy
Bluefield Ave
Go & Welch
Welch
Gary No. 7
Northfork
Bud
Eller
Virginia Governor remains firm on segregation plan
Gov. Stanley stated no change in plans to carry out commission recommendations aimed at avoiding forced racial integration in Virginia public schools. He noted possible flexible or standby legislative actions and declined to address details about local refusals to operate schools under the constitution.
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Richmond
Stanley
Commission On Public Education
Virginia
Darden
University of Virginia
Sen
Byrd
State Liquor Stores See Business Boom
Charleston report notes the Liquor Control Commission expects December 1955 sales to top 1953 levels. Luther H. Carson, supervisor, projects December sales about 4 percent higher than 1954, with total month sales near five million dollars. He says whisky sales are rising and 1955 statewide store sales are 3 to 5 percent above 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Liquor Control Commission
Luther H. Carson
Carson
Gilbert Man Treated After Auto Accident
Oliver Hall, 29, of Gilbert in Mingo County, was admitted to Grace Hospital in Welch with a severe scalp laceration and shock after a car struck him on the outer fringe of Gilbert. He lost blood but was listed as fair late last night. police were not contacted for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hall
Gilbert
Mingo County
Grace Hospital
Welch
Hall
Deaths and Funerals Full of Valley Names
Obituaries from Putnam to Wytheville list Nancy Ryan and Marian Maxey deaths, with survivors and funeral plans. plus William Melvin and John Tracey Walker notices, interments at Boyd and McClaugherty Cemeteries, and service details across Honaker, Narrows, Oakvale, and Wytheville area.
Obituary Notices and Funeral Details
Multiple death notices list services for Edna Moore in Washington DC at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Pocahontas VA where George M Staley will be laid to rest at First Baptist Church Pocahontas with interment Bryant Cemetery Gerald Martin 17 of Rocky Gap VA to be buried at Honaker Chapel and interred at Bastian, Peter D 79 of Princeton to receive military rites at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Nancy Ellen Ryan
Putnam, Va
Nancy Ryan
Eye Ryan
Richmond
C. H. Spencer
Welch
Thomas
Pulaski
Allen
Eee Va
W. Barnes
Staunton
Hare
L. G. Tucker
Lovington
Marian Lee Maxey
Celco Heights
Narrows
Sarah Blankenship
Lee
Nelson Jamney
Exleston
Arthur Rice
Peterstown
Dallas Wright
Giengar
Givens
Pearisburg
Mcc-Claugherty
William
Bill) Melvin
Oakvale
Andy J. Melvin
Methodist Church
Mercer County
Melvin
W. D. Hicks
J. C. Cottrill
C. F. Harleas
Melvin Cemetery
J. C. Ingram
H. D. Ingram
Emma Thomas
Kellysville
Andy J
Rosa
John
Callie Thomas
Clara Bailey
Sadie Rose
Bessie Melvin
Johnson Funeral Home
Oaks
Yesay
John Tracey Walker
Barbara Emmons Walker
Giles Memorial Hospital
Pea
Georgia Thomas Otey
Bluefield
John Tracey Jr
Virginia Military Institute
Prank Ketron
Lebanon
Robert E. Ofield
Chapman J
Loudonville
N. Y
Givens Funeral Home
Walter B. D. Edwards Jr
Christ Episcopal Church
John 8. Higgins
H. O. Arendsod
F. R. Stinson
J. W. Weisner
James C. Goodwin
J. Alec Witten
C. Rodney Richard
David Little
Maude Walton
Maude Jennings Walton
Roanoke
John W. Walton
E. W. Hamilton
W. E. Dangerfield
J. Kyle Brady
Joshua
Portsmouth
Ohio
Lake
Lake of Washington, D. Cc. and John B. of Danville, Va
Thomas J. Jennings
Harrisonburg
L. Mate
Oakey
William L. Aker
William Luther Aker
Wytheville
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
P. &. Foote
Jack Johnson
Roy Redding
Aker
Ivanhoe
C. A. Michael
Austinville
Irene Wright Aker
Sharon
William Luther Jr
Cloyd Jones
Lonnie Porter
Frank Shipwash
Max Meadows
Samuel Aker
Hasting
Earl
Dennis Aker
James Winton Aker
Barnett Funeral Home
Albert L. Eversole
Albert Lee Ever Sole
of Christ Church
Conrad B. Newman
J. W. Jewell
Eversole
Cecil Paris Mullins
Marion
Virginia Wilkison Mullins
Cecil
Detroit
Mich
David
Paul
Speedwell
Henry Hobbs Jr
Tampa
Pla
Elizabeth Ann Mullins
Henry
Buffalo
N.Y
Steve
Atlanta
Eldridge
James
Macon
Louise Broome
Willie Boone
Macon Ga
J. J. Menscaing
Ruth Camp
Akron
Seaver Funeral Home
Tonnie Frenc Blankenship
Fred
India Perry Blank
Justice
Gilbert
Sgt. Blankenship
Germany
First Baptist Church of Justice
Gilbert High School
Thelma Shields
Coal Mountain
Ursula
Sonaorlie
Kathy Blankenship
Lua
Montgomery
Ala
Stanley
First Baptist Church
Bill Noe
Blankenship
Ottawa
Kan
H. Mac D. Thompson
Pa Thompson
F. W. Thompson
West Graham
Theeween
Thompson
Laura Hash
Laura Ellen Hash
North Tazewell
Greever Funeral Home
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
John J. Jones
John Jackson Jones
Pisgah
Pisgah Church
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Mustard
Laura Bell Jones
Charley
Eli
Tazewel
George
Poolsville
Vernon Willis
Haysi
Hazel Adkins
Willis Cemetery
Ersel
Chester
Cebert
Hollie
Florida
Opal Mullins
Tockland
Welch and
Bovan Brannom
Estil Ramey
Gay Cumbo
Rita Hopake
Hays
Clintwood Funeral Home
Adkins
Arlington
UMWA
Ola Lee
Warren
U. S. Army
Charles
Johnstown
Flossie Crosby
Effie Meadows
Leeds
S.C
Lela Darby
Charlotte
N. C
Millie Perry
Martinsburg
Gallilee Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Washington Funeral Home
John W. Arn
John Walker Arnold
John Stewart Methodist Church
C. Anderson Davis
Oak Grove
Hillsville
Hannah and
Ansiem Arnold
Betty Arnold
Mahan
Sammie Walker
Callie Mosley
Altavista
Anslem Arnold
Willie Freeman
Herod Brown
George Mos Sison
Henry Pritchett
Eugene Marshall
Abner Davis
Harry Walker
Mineral St
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Staley
George M
Pocahontas
Bryant — Cemetery
Pocahon
Martin
Gerald
Lilburn Martin
Rocky Gap
Honaker Chapel
Bastian Cemetery
Delang
Peter D
Princeton
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
R. E. Harbert
Wloh
C. E. Biggs
Beam
Frank Hoffman
General Telephone Co
W. Broughton Johnston
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Floyd Ferguson
East River Raritan Club
E. W. Anderson
Mercer Rural Planning Council
Wytheville Marion Road Bid Opening Details
State Highway Department opened bids totaling 1 922 000 for Wytheville Marion Road and related bridge projects. Contracts include concrete paving and toll plaza work at James and LeMond River bridges and several bypass improvements. No bids were received for a Fall Hill Avenue right turn lane. bids await review before awards.
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Richmond
State Hill Department
Wytheville Marion
James
Newport Senn
Portmouth
Fall Hill Ave
Fredericksburg
Cold Weather Thief Steals Mower in Newark
In Newark on a cold day Mrs. Stella Glassberg reports a thief stole a lawnmower and spade from a yard shed amid near freezing temperatures. Police urged residents to secure sheds and report suspicious activity.
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Newark
N. J
Stella Glassberg
Democrats Claim Ballot Review Denied in Russell County
Testimony in Lebanon Virginia circuit court focused on 52 mail ballots set aside at Dorton Precinct during the November election. Democratic candidates seek a mandamus for re‑examination. Republicans argue no recheck is needed. The contested treasurer race, where Guy Whited beat J. Stanley Hargis by one vote, could be affected. The hearing, led by Circuit Judge E T Carter, may continue tomorrow.
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Lebanon
Circuit Court
Russell County
Wood Hall
Dorton
Pt Rege
John 8 Dorton
Sterling Bostic
Hall
Alicans
Theece
E. T. Carter
Guy Whited
J. Stanley Hargis
Weather Outlook Across States From Maryland to Washington
Weather maps show Maryland fair with 28 to 34 for Thursday and warmer Friday. Virginia and West Virginia expect partly cloudy and milder conditions with highs near 40 in the west and 28 to 36 in the east. Ohio foresees cloudy but warmer skies with light snow possible north and Lake Erie flurries, while Kentucky Tennessee trend warmer, and Western Pennsylvania remains mostly cloudy with some snow by night. Washington reports December 21 weather bureau data for the 24 hours ending 7 p.m.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Lake Erie
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Summer Tan Wins Garden State Stakes in 1954 Glory
Summer Tan earned 151000 dollars when the colt won the 1954 Garden State Stakes, while his dam Miss Zibby was sold for 400 dollars because she was deemed unworthy for breeding.
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Summer Tan
Miss Zibby
Youths Face Jury Action Over Fatal Bluefield Crash
Bobbie Tolbert 18 or 19 charged with negligent homicide in a Bluefield College Ave crash that killed Gerald Martin 17. Tolbert waived prelim hearing. bound to grand jury on $1,000 bond. Co defendant Donald Hart, 20, Rocky Gap, Va., facing similar charges with $500 bond and preliminary hearing held. Hart released. Collision at College Ave and Jefferson St occurred after midnight when Tolbert allegedly ran a stop sign. Hart’s reckless driving charge continued. Martin died at Bluefield Sanitarium from head injuries. other injured treated with one serious case.
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Bobbie Tolbert
Bluefield
College Ave
Frank Gibson
Tolbert
Donald Hart
Rocky Gap
Jefferson St
Gerald Martin
Bluefield Sanitarium
James Martin
Hart
C. P. Cregger
Martin
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