Welch Churches Spark Nativity in Song and Pageant
Welch churches schedule special services to retell the Christmas story with word and song. St Luke's Episcopal hosts a candlelight service with organ music. First Presbyterian and First Baptist feature major choral works and soloists. Anderson Memorial Chapel stages a Christmas play "They That Sit in Darkness." Christmas Eve and midnight masses noted. additional church programs listed in Welch Daily News.
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Welch
W. Va
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
William J. Sxkeat
Mary Anne Adams
Elbert
Anderson Memorial Chapel
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
First Baptist Church
John Roy Wolfe
Wani
Handel
Janice Vermillion
Davies
Luther
Claude Stephenson
Peggy Bulis
Glenna Rae Christian
Phyllis Shrewsbury
Roy B. Shrout
John Bruce, Jr
First Methodist Church
Star of the East
Charles Miller
Strickler Hall
Santa Claus
MYF
McDowell County
Welch Daily News
Four Die in Auto Wreck at Green Cove Springs
Four people die in a crash near the Green Cove Springs naval base when a car driven by William A. Rogers leaped the curb and hit a tree. Victims include Evelyn June Henry 20 of Johnson City Tennessee and Suzanne Smith of Granite City Illinois. Sailors William A. Rogers 25 and Aldore Leon Marmonde 19, stationed at the base, are named with next of kin listed. Police say excessive speed caused the fatal wreck.
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Green Cove Springs
Fla
Evelyn June Henry
Johnson City
Tenn
Suzanne Smith
Granite City
Navy
William A. Rogers
Mary Kethleen Rogers
Waynesville
N. C
Alidore Leon Marmonde
Henry J. Marmonde
Theriot
Sharpe Guthrie
Rogers
Rites Today For Hre Victims
Private funeral services are held at 2 PM for Cheryl 3 and Harry Green Jr four months who died when a fire destroyed their Welch apartment. Burial follows at Monte Vista Park cemetery between Bluefield and Princeton. The mother 25 is in serious condition, and the father is improving after the fire.
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Cheryl
Harry Green
Grace Hospital
Welch
Stevens Clinic
Welch Cafes Feed Hungry Passengers
One hundred forty four passengers from Norfolk and Western train No. 4 Cincinnati to Norfolk stopped in Welch West Virginia for breakfast after the train’s late arrival. The train, due about 7, reached Welch around 16 00. No diner on board prompted railroad officials to alert local restaurants to feed the travelers. Most aboard were from the Norfolk area.
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Welch
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Santa's Toy Stocks Reported In Peril
A Genoa high school storage area for Community Christmas tree toys was reported in danger after a neighbor saw youths entering an unlocked window. No one was found, and no items were missing. A similar break in at U R Next shoe shop on Mc Culloch Avenue involved a tampered safe but no loss was reported.
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Genoa High School
McCulloch Avenue
Second Army Training Plans To Be Announced
Fort Meade Md Dec 23 The date and place of training for 20000 reservists in the 2nd army area will be announced by January 1 2nd army headquarters said Officers of the organized reserve corps met here and announced that the 15 day training schedules will come between May 1 and Sept 15 next summer Reservists in seven states and the District of Columbia will be notified of specific dates within eight days headquarters said Officials said employers will be asked to facilitate the program by allowing reservists to train at the time their unit is called.
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Fort Meade
2Nd Army
Organized Reserve Corps
District of Columbia
Ancient Graveyard Found Deep Underground in Cave
Archaeologists from the University of California report a mass graveyard 200 feet below ground in Moaning cave, Calaveras County. Artifacts include obsidian points, shell beads, pipes and bone remains dated between 1500 B C and 500 A D. The team notes possible deliberate disposal from a cave ledge and references Sierra Miwok burial practices and myths of a cavern giant.
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Berkeley
Calif
Calaveras County
William J. Wallace
Donald W. Lathrop
University of California
Archaeological Survey
Wallace
B&O Asked To Give Improved Service Between Towns
Civic groups in Hancock Maryland and Berkeley Springs West Virginia petitioned the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for better commuter service. They cite Hancock station closure on arrival of a train, lack of passenger outreach to Berkeley Springs seven miles away, and no bus or telephone connections. Signed by the Hancock Rotary, Berkeley Springs Kiwanis and Lions, American Legion, town council, and Morgan County Court.
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Hancock
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
T. C. Williams
Cumberland Division
Hancock Rotary Club
City Prisoners Released Yesterday
City police freed minor offenders from the jail yesterday as part of Christmas policy. Bobby Jones explained that those charged with minor offenses are released without fines during this season. Arrests were light, though a few intoxicated individuals were jailed after the general release.
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Bobby Jones
Thieves Enter Two Stores Steal $1,090 In West Virginia
Sheriff Richard L. Hogg reports burglars used basement windows to enter the Josephs General Store in Windsor Heights and the Book Furniture Company in Wellsburg, stealing about $1,090 in cash and a register containing $90.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Josephs General Store
Windsor Heights
Book Furniture Company
Richard L. Hogg
Death and Funerals in Princeton and Vicinity
Ernest Clive Fortner 59 longtime Spangler Drug employee died at Memorial hospital Princeton from cerebral hemorrhage after a weeklong illness. Funeral at 2 pm with burial Monte Vista cemetery, Princeton Lodge No. 134 A F and A M presiding. James Douglas French, 77, Eckman, and John M. King, Narrows, plus infant fatalities Pamela Morgan and Maxine Bell Asbury noted with services and burials planned.
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Ernest Clive Fortner
Spangler Drug Company
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
215 Park Avenue
Seaver Mortuary
John M. Dunn
Edward Stubblefield
Monte Vista
J. H. Gollehon
Bluefield
Fortner
The
First Christian Church
Carrie Bell French
James Douglas French
Eckman
Northfork Presbyterian Church
W.S. Barbery
Andy Roe
Woodlawn
Former Welch Soldier Martin E. Suter Killed in Auto Crash
Sgt. Martin E. Suter of the U S Marine Corps native of Welch W Va died in an automobile accident Thursday night near Christiansburg Va on Route 11 about 14 miles from Christiansburg. He was en route from a Maryland camp to a Kentucky camp. His companion was uninjured. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs O G Suter of Welch and Leesville S C, a brother William Guy Suter, and a sister Mrs Lawrence Hargrave of Mt Sterling Ky former Grace Hospital nursing staff member.
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Welch
W. Va
Martin E. Suter
U. S. Marine Corps
Christiansburg
O. G. Suter
Welcn
Leesville
S. C
William Guy Suter
Lawrence Hargrave
Mt. Sterling
Grace Hospital
Christmas For State Charges Christmas For State Charges
West Virginia boards plan holiday programs and special meals at 22 institutions on Christmas Day. Gift parties, carol singing, music, movies and TV are listed. Turkey tops menus at most facilities. Moundsville Prison serves roast pork. Home for the Colored Aged and Infirm to have fried chicken.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Board of Control
Dell White
Moundsville
White
McKendree
Huttonsville
Spencer State Hospital
St. Marys
Man Dies In Accidental Hunting Tragedy Near Grape Vine Creek
Leard Hallis Patton of near Sis sonville was killed on the eve of his 30th birthday when a 12 year old hunting companion, neighbor Robert Burgess, accidentally discharged a .22 rifle. The shot struck Patton in the back as he knelt to fire while both boys hunted birds. No charges were filed. Kanawha county Coroner Goff Lilly ruled the death accidental.
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Charleston
W. Va
Leard Hallis Patton
Sissonville
Co. R. Smithers
Patton
Robert Burgess
Grape Vine Creek
Burgess
Kanawha County
Goff P. Lilly
Notorious Warmonger Label Stirs Cold War Debate
The Cominform weekly calls General Dwight D. Eisenhower a notorious warmonger after his selection as supreme commander of Atlantic pact forces. The critique notes U S satellites gathered in Brussels for the announcement with Acheson present and accuses rearmament of western Germany.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bucharest
Romania
Eisenhower
United States
Brussels
Belgium
Acheson
Western
Germany
Former Buchanan Sheriff Held In Wife Wounding
A. H. Goff 60 former Buchanan county sheriff and clerk was jailed on charges of shooting Mary Goff 57 in Grundy Virginia. A daughter said he had been drinking prior. Mary was treated for a hip wound and described as fair after surgery. The shooting occurred about 3 15 p m Friday. their son Hersel witnessed.
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A. H. Goff
Buchanan County
Virginia
Mary
Grundy
Goff
Grundy Hospital
Buchanan
Hersel
Goffs
Christmas Lighting Winners Named in Welch Contest
Welch West Virginia December 22 contest winners announced by Welch chamber of commerce district winners listed J R Austin Sam rey Joe D Bary Dom inic Muscatello I H Horne Mack Wingo R H Paynter Cletus M Harpe Mrs Robert A Hewitt Van Dennis Howard Baily first prize 15 dollars second 10 dollars third 5 dollars
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Welch
W. Va
Welch Chamber of Commerce
District 1
Southwood Addition
J. R. Austin
Sam Rey
Joe D. Bary
Fanning
Survivors Seen At Airline Crash
A Canadian Pacific DC-3 with 18 aboard crashed on Mount Okanagan near Penticton B C. Five survivors were sighted by air and ground teams moved up the mountainside to reach the wreckage. The plane had left Vancouver for Calgary and radioed at 15 000 feet before the last contact.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Okanagan
Penticton
Okanagan Lake
Calgary
Alta
Quintan Moore
Royal Canadian Air Force
Kimball Soldier Killed In Korea
W P Parsons of Kimball West Virginia was notified his brother James Parsons was killed in action in Korea. He was a native of Independence Virginia and served in U S units. The death occurred December 4 according to the message, he was a son of Jesse and Mrs. Parsons of Independence.
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Kimball
W. Va
W. P. Parsons
Here
James Parsons
Korea
Parsons
Independence
U. S. Round Forces
Jesse Parsons
Cold Wave Heads Toward Midwest
A Canadian cold mass bore down on Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin as a sharp freeze was forecast for the Midwest by Sunday night. Winds up to 50 mph pushed the cold air southward with temperatures dropping to 10 below zero and then 15 below by Christmas, threatening hazardous travel and a frigid holiday.
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Chicago
Canada
Minnesota
N. Dak
Wisconsin
Midwest
The
Mercury
Welch Water Pipe Break Delays Power and Stores
A Welch West Virginia power outage disrupted electric service after a water main break. Downtown sections lost power for about an hour and a half, forcing several stores to suspend operations as officials investigate the cause of the main break.
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Welch
W. Va
West Virginia Water Service Company
Christmas observance set at Masonic temple
City & Coalfield Knights Templar announce a Christmas observance at the Masonic temple on Sunday December 24 at 2 30 p m The public is invited R C Buchanan Em Commander M F Thompson Recorder note this comes with holiday greetings from Stella Jones and Bradley's store offering seasonal sales and best wishes for 1950
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Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
R. C Buchanan
M. F. Thompson
Bradley's
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First Presbyterian Church
William Phipps
Harold Brammer
Marryott
Caroline
ST. Peter’s Catholic
St. Peter's Catholic Church
First Methodist
Kimpo
Seoul
South Korea
U. S. Air Force
NEA- Acme
Santa’s
B&o
Christma
Gern & Montcalm
W.va
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland Street
Matoaka
P. D. Bratton
We DE Cravens
Mes W. Bower
Ernest C. Fortner
Mrs
Carrie French
John M. King
Narrows
C. E. Wilson
First Methodist Church of
Fairview Cemetery
Morgan
Pamela Morgan
John Morgan
Davy
Welch Hospital
Big Jenny
Amos Belcher
Asbury Infant
Maxine Bell Asbury
Dewey Asbury
Newhall
Ahe
Thomas Dewey Asbury, Jr
Major Lee Asbury
Anna Jean Asbury
Q. J. Douglas Mortuary
Grassy Spur
Guardian Memorials
Bluefield Monument
Ee Ya Marsals de Raster
Virginia Ave
Reds
Warmonger
Air Force
Joan Caldwell
Kenneth M. McLaughlin
Travis Air Force Base
California
McLaughlin
Nerit Hohe
New York
Maine
Isi
City & Coalfield
Wish All My Friends
Stella Jones
Christmas
Wagner & Hawkins Funeral
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