West Virginia Tax Ruling Upholds Rail Tax
Kanawha Circuit Judge Frank L. Taylor upheld the states transportation privilege tax against Norfolk and Western Railway in a dispute over 1956 third quarter taxes of 112 618. The judge noted the tax applies intrastate business and that interstate portions are negligible. He certified the ruling to the State Supreme Court for further consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Fh - Kanawha
Frank L. Taylor
Norfolk and Westbied Railway
Joseph S Soto
N. and W
West Virginia
Bluefield
Matewan
Taylor
Kanawha
State Supreme Court
Italian Airliner Presumed Down Near Milan
An Italian twin engined airliner with 21 aboard vanished en route from Rome to Milan. Reported sightings put the craft crashing on Mt. Giner in the northeast of Italy after asking to fly lower. Weather was rainy with low ceilings and fog delayed rescue efforts.
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Rome
Milan
Italy
Milano
Mt. Giner
Saaie
Lai
Harry Gray
Ede. Gray
Genoa Am
Secor ~Ment
Trent
South Tyrol
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Obituaries detail John Alderson Cameron of Keen Mountain and Emma Dillon of Duhring among others. Services listed with dates at Keen Mountain Community Church and Duhling Community Church, burial plans, survivors, and pallbearers.
Churches Join With Y.M.C.A. In Program
Churches of Bluefields will join with the two local Y M C A branches in observing national Y M C A Sunday on January 27. Most churches will use special hymn covers for the service and notice the event in services if pre arranged. The City Y and the Norfolk and Western R Y M C A will begin national Y M C A week on that date with more than 2 000 local branches participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Bluefields
Young Men’s Christian’ Association
Y.M.C.A
Norfolk and Western
R. Y.M.C.A
Young Men's Christian Association
Funeral services set for Matoaka resident Hattie Midkiff
Mrs. Hattie Midkiff 67 of Matoaka died yesterday at St. Luke's Bluefield after a month with stroke. Widow of Jackson Midkiff whom she married in 1907. Survived by four daughters and five sons, plus a sister. Funeral at Rich Creek Primitive Baptist Church Monday with Elder I W Kilby and Thomas Jenkins officiating. Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Lashmeet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Midkiff
Matoaka
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield
Jackson Midkiff
Midkiff
Lashimeet
James
Virginia Bailey Thompsoney
Narcie Eller
Rock
Gladie Pauley
Elkhart
Ind
Claria Pastor
Cordie Byrd
Agile
Coolridge
W. Va
Sree Reeke
Sl Oan Quencey
Lashmeet
Pac ‘Agnes Shrewsbury
Rich Creek
Infant James Anderson Shumate Dies in Princeton
James Anderson Shumate three day old infant son of Mr and Mrs Harvey M Shumate of Princeton died yesterday afternoon at Memorial Hospital in Princeton Survived by parents a sister Susan paternal grandmother Mrs H A Shumate and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J E Gott Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Monday at Hawkins Funeral Home with the Rev Ross McClung officiating Interment in Monte Vista Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anderson Shumate
Harvey M. Shumate
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
Suvivors
Harvey Milton
Glenna Gott Shumate
Susan
H. A. Shumate
J. E. Gott
Hawkins Funeral Home
Ross McClung
Monte Vista
Death of Darrell Trent at Welch hospital
Darrell Trent nine year old boy of Wilmore near Saeger died in Welch hospital yesterday afternoon from intestinal obstruction. He was son of Leonard and Gloria Trent. The body was moved from Fanning Funeral Home to his grandparents Ranse Trent home at Wilmore. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the home with burial in the family cemetery nearby.
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Darrell Trent
Wilmore
Saeger
Welch
Leonard
Gloria Trent
Lahey Area
Fanning Funeral
Ranse Trent
Funeral notices from Bluefield to Jewell Ridge Va
Obituaries list multiple early 20th century services: William M McMullin of Bluefield Double Gates Va at First Christian Church with burial Monte Vista Parks Cemetery. Joseph F Divar 75 of War at Immanuel Baptist Church and Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. Minnie P Shrewsbury 78 of Rock at Mt Olivet Church and Mt Olivet Cemetery Lashmeet. Rosa A Byrd 71 of Glenwood Park at Lindside Brethren Church and Lindside Cemetery. Eddie Brown nine of Boisevain Va at Boissevain Pentecostal Holiness Church and family cemetery. Nankie G Elswick 166 of Jewell Ridge Va at 2 p m. Interments follow.
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McMullin
William M
Double Gates
Bluefield
First Christian Church
Monte Vista Parks
Divar
Joseph F
Immanuel Baptist Church
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Shrewsbury
Minnie
Rock
Mt. Olivet' S Methodist Church
Lashmeet
Mt. Olivet
Byrd
Rosa A
Glenwood Park
Lindside Brethren Church
Lindside Cemetery
Brown
Eddie
Leslie Brown
Boisevain
Boissevain
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Basic Steel Price Under Study Amid Calls for Increases
Pittsburgh reports Basic Steel prices under review with momentum toward higher costs. Mills cite elevated operating costs and labor contracts from August. U S Steel and Jones & Laughlin raise extras. Armco Republic Granite City and others posted revisions. Nickel bearing specialty steels see price hikes at Crucible and Allegheny Ludlum due to nickel costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Jones &Laughlin Steel Corp
Armcé
National
Republic
Granite City
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
Crucible Steel Co. of America
Crucible
Allegheny Ludlum
Local Guardsmen to March in Underwood Inauguration Parade
The 150th Cavalry West Virginia National Guard from Bluefield will lead the Underwood inaugural parade on Jan 14, with about 600 officers and men from the unit and allied elements including armored vehicles tanks and helicopters. Colonel Charles E. Wright announced plans to bring armored assets to Charleston for the honor guard accompanying Governor Cecil H Underwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
150Th Cavalry
Bluefield
Milton B. Crisp
Crisp
West Virginia Nave Guard
Cecil H. Underwood
Charles E. Wright
150Th
Charleston
Wright
West Virginia
Underwood
Arizona Youth Dies Climbing South Mountain Peak
A 11 year old Phoenix boy plunged about 100 feet to his death while climbing a South Mountain craggy peak after a teenage beer party at the foot of the mountain. Deputies report Ernest Molina reached the top before falling in darkness as six other youths accompanied him.
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Phoenix
Ariz
South Mountain
Ed L. Alcorn
Ernest Molina
Molina
Obituary notices for Belcher Cameron and Ould families
Interments scheduled for Mary Belcher 81 at Carswell with service at Kimball home. John A Cameron 67 of Keen Mountain at Keen Mountain Community Church. William T Ould 30 of Glenn Lyn to be buried at Birchlawn in Pearisburg. Services at Stinson Ridge Elswick Cemetery and Rock House Memorial and Narrows Rite Funeral Chapel.
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Mary Belcher
Carswell Hollow
Kimball
Billy Belcher
Belcher
Soulsville
Wyoming County
Richard
Louisa Belcher
Laurel Church of God
Carswell
Carswell, Hollow
Arthur Belcher
Silas Burkes
Rock House
Bennett Funeral Home
Hollow
Cameron
John A
Keen Mountain
Keen Moustail Community Church
Clinch Vale
Ould
William T
Glenn Lyn
Rite Funeral Chapel
Narrows
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Bloodless coup rocks Sumatra and Jakarta political crisis
A 37 year old Col Simbolon seized civilian and military control in Central Sumatra amid a wider Indonesian crisis. Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo's government suspended him and pleaded for calm while Sukarno urged loyalty. Western sources blamed tempers on Communist agitation and US-linked officials for calm return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Appipe
Malay Archipelago
Simbolon
Sastroamidjojo
Sukarno
United States
Dr Otto John Sentenced To Four Years In Prison
KARLSRUHE Germany December 22 Dr Otto John 47 former West German intelligence chief was sentenced to four years in prison for treasonable relations with the East. The verdict backed by the Federal Supreme Court condemned his alleged Soviet driven plots as untrue. John will deduct a year already served and pay trial costs around 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karlsruhe
Germany
Otto John
East
Socialist Party
Konrad Adenauer
Federal Supreme Court
John
Pope Pius XII Finalizes Long Christmas Message
Pope Pius XII completed the final touches on his 18th Christmas message to the world. The Vatican said the address will emphasize peace, reflecting concern over the Middle East and Hungary amid global violence and directed to rulers and leaders worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius’ XII
Middle East
Hungary
Vatican
College of Cardinals
Air Force officer reaches near vacuum simulated ascent record
Maj. Arnold I. Beck of Brooklyn soars to a simulated altitude of 198770 feet in a Wright Air Development Center chamber using the MC4 pressure suit. after several failed attempts he tops 155000 ft, with chamber pressure at 0.9 millimeters of mercury and Beck's perspiration halting the ascent. The test follows prior X2 rocket flights and a crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Arnold I. Beck
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
ARDC
Beck
Maj. Beck
WADC
Berger Bros. Co., Inc
New Haven
Weather Outlook Across States With Rain and Cooling
Weather across West Virginia Virginia Maryland Western Pennsylvania and Tennessee shows clouds rain and cool to mild transitions through Sunday to Monday. Temperatures range from upper 40s to mid 50s with west portions turning partly clearing Monday. A seeing volunteer guides a tandem bicycle at Burwood Home for the Blind in Cold Spring Harbor Long Island.
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Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Burwood
Cold Spring Harbor
Long Island
US Servicemen Stranded in Germany by Bad Weather
Air Force says several US servicemen remain stranded in Germany for Christmas due to Europe weather grounding planes. Reported that at least 900 GIs were stranded as flights for troops and Hungarian refugees diverted. operations continued with no special priority given to refugees.
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Washington
Air Force
Germany
Europe
Austria
Indianapolis
Iike
Missing Woman Ida Lee Found Near Scherr West Virginia
State Police confirmed the remains of Ida Jane Lee 59 were found near Scherr after she disappeared from Parkersburg on November 6 1955. Grant County Acting Coroner Joseph Halterman said no foul play is suspected and exposure likely caused death. The body was identified by hair comb clothing fragments and the husband James Lee and daughter Mrs Thelma Verner verified the identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Halterman
Grant County
Lee
Mt. Storm
Harold Idleman
Scherr
Adams
Scout Caroling Tour Ends In Car Tragedy
A Los Angeles area car crash struck a Boy Scout carol singing group on a stalled bus. Scoutmaster Walter Warlow, 41, died. four boys were injured including his son Christopher and David Stallard age 13. Driver Alex Suniga, 30, was jailed on manslaughter suspicion. Suniga and passenger Isobel Yepez, 30, were injured.
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Los Angeles
Walter Warlow
Christopher
David Stallard
Richard Tinker
Alex Suniga
Suniga
Isobel Yepez
Bradley's Holiday Shop Offers Gifts For All At Warlick’s
Bradley's Bridal Shop promotes a wide range of holiday gifts including jewelry, gowns, purses, and underwear from Vanity Fair and other lines. The ad highlights coats suits cashmere sweaters and coordinating outfits as ideal presents. Bradley's will be closed Dec 26 and reopen Dec 27 for shoppers awaiting rest.
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Bradley's
Vanity Fair
Fisher
Eyeful
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Pocarese
John Alderson Cameron
Keen Mountain Community
Harold Russell
J. P. Smith
George Arnold
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Clintwood Lodge No. 6
AF & AM
Farmer
Mack Morrell
Dickenson County
That
VPI
Blacksbunty
Red Jacket Coal Company
Masonic Lodge No. 66
Clintwood
Bomma Addington
John H. Cameron
Detroit
Mich
Ruth Looney
Katherine Hatfield
Roanoke
Lou Kennedy
Coeburn
James Dameron
Bascom Dameron
Abingdon
Beatrice White
Castlewood
Lillian Peebles
Gladys Hart
Dante, Va
Virginia Mead
St. Paula
Emma Dillon
Emma Victoria Dillon
Goodwill
Duhling
Ervin Smith
Sinai Mountain
Dillon
Bluefield Sanitarium
Isaac
Sarah Shrewsbury Fletcher
Minnie Wright
Freeman
Bessie Graham
Amigo
Sadie Bailey
Tracy
Walter
Bristol
Enn
Ernest
Tandy
Duhring
Mary Gills
Route 3
Lundy Dillon
Joap
Riome
Montcalm
William E. Taylor
Seaver
Clayton Sweet
Rest Haven
Douglas A. Holbrook
Seaver Mortuary of
Julia Smith
Joseph Smith
Rock Falls
Methodist Church
Brady
Garland
Kelly
Cincinnati
Claude
Falls Mills
Emmett
Michigan
Robert
Ill
L. R. Doyle
Citi
Robert Croye
O.R. Myers
Blueene
Y.m.ca
Route 12
Dave
W. Ryer
Mrs
James A. Shumate
Elswick
Nankie G
Jewell Ridge, Va
Arizona
Day
Jewell Ridge
Union Hall
Elswick Cemetery
Stinson Ridge
Alfred Land
Samuel C. Waugh
Export-Import Bank
James C. Baird
International Cooperation Administration
Baird
Waugh
Singapore
Dr. John
Pope Pius
Weather Bureau Forecast
Ilinois
Gulf
Atlantic Coast
New York
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Iowa
Missouri
Montana
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Plains
Middle Atlantic States
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Ciicono
Dallas
Denver
Jacksonville
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Moss-St. Paul
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Pitttsbutzh
Richmond
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Lieltone
Beltone
Commercial Bank Bldg
Charlies Faulkner
John Warner Vera Vasclaros
City & Coalfield
Warlick’s
Bradley
Bradley’s
Orton
America
Christ
Land of
Brotherhood of Man
Bluefield Monument ~ Company
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