Empty Gun Kills Buchanan County Youth in Hunting Accident
16 year old Julish Lockhart of Harman Buchanan county Va died instantly when a .12 gauge shotgun discharged while being loaded by Harry Yates. The incident occurred during a rabbit hunt on Big A mountain Russell county at about 730 am. Yates said he believed the gun was empty. Coroner Dr W P Sutherland ruled the death accidental and no charges were filed. Lockhart survived by Freelin and Dolly Lockhart his parents and three brothers Lewis Eugene and Raymond and a sister Mrs Donald Deel. Funeral services set for Harman at 11 am Thursday with Rev John Hess officiating burial Belcher cemetery.
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Julish Lockhart
Buchanan County
Big A
Russell County
Young Lockhart
Harry Yates
Yates
Harmon
Lockhart
Grundy
Virginia
W. P. Sutherland
Freelin
Dolly Lockhart
Small Business Lobby Hit By House Group
The House Lobby Investigating Committee questioned CASBO the Conference of American Small Reorganizations about claiming to speak for small business. The report says CASBO aligns with big business and receives funds from interests not fitting small business, and uses loaded questionnaires to gauge opinion. Fred A. Virkus of Chicago is named as CASBO chairman with an annual budget around $50,000.
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Washington
House Lobby
Conference of American Small Reorganizations
CASBO
Congress
Gma
Fred A. Virkus
Chicago
Sedition Indictments Against Nelson Aides Valid
Pittsburgh officials report two criminal court judges ruled the sedition indictments against Steve Nelson district Communist party leader and his aides are valid and must proceed to trial as scheduled. Judges Henry Ellenbogen and Clarence B Nixon denied the appeal to quash. Nelson James Dolsen and Andy Onda face trial next Tuesday on charges filed by Judge Michael A Musmanno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Criminal Court
Steve Nelson
Communist Party
Henry Ellenbogen
Clarence B. Nixon
Hymen Schiesinger
Nelson
James Dolsen
Andy Onda
Common Pleas Court
Michael A. Musmanno
Hearing In Prison Fire Death Denied
Governor Battle told Attorney Howard H. Carwile that no public hearing would serve a useful purpose in the case of Vincent Hubbard who died from burns at the state penitentiary. Carwile, counsel for Hubbard’s mother, had requested a hearing on the circumstances of the death. The governor referenced reports of a thorough state investigation.
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Richmond
Battle
Howard H. Carwile
Vincent Hubbard
State Penitentiary
Carwile
Hubbard
Kiwanians To Hold Son Daughter Meeting
The Bluefield Kiwanis club hosts its annual son daughter lunch today at the West Virginian hotel. George Foresman chairs a semi improvised program featuring entertainment by the young guests.
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Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginian
Massaroni Deaths and Funeral Rites Held
A series of obituaries notes Mrs. Virginia Massaroni aged 87 of Thornhill Mercer County died at home. Funeral rites are set for Thursday at 2 pm at the Catholic church McComas with burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Grandsons will pallbear and flower bearers chosen.
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Virginia Massaroni
Premo Massaroni
Thornhill
Patterson
N. J
McComas
Edward Tighe
Woodlawn
Mercer Funeral Home
Montcalm
Premo
Strickland, Richmond Resident, Dies After Illness
John A. Strickland formerly of Bluefield Va died in a Richmond hospital after weeks of illness. He served as an agent for the Norfolk and Western railway for fifty years retiring two years ago. Born in Falcon North Carolina in 1873, he belonged to the First Baptist church of Richmond. Survived by wife Nina Dashley Raleigh NC, daughters Mrs Eugene B Witten Roanoke and Mrs James Cullen plus Miss Sara Ann Strickland Richmond, and brother W P Strickland Falcon NC. Funeral services were led yesterday at 11 by Dr Theodore F Adams, pastor.
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John A. Strickland
Bluefield
Richmond
Strickland
Norfolk and Western Railway
Falcon
N. C
First Baptist Church of
Mr. Strickland
Funeral services held for Richard Mays 69 Premier
Funeral service for Richard Mays 69 of Premier was conducted at the Premier church with Rev. Joe Puzina of Glen Fork officiating. Burial followed at Saeger Memorial Park in Roderfield, under O. J. Douglas mortuary Welch. He leaves four sons Daley Donald Johnny William and Lucille a daughter and three brothers. Mr. Mays died Sunday in Welch hospital. Joe Barnette 56 died Monday at Grundy hospital after a short illness. He was born Sept 13 1894 in Buchanan county and worked in lumber. Survived by wife Cosby a son Wallace and three daughters Mrs. Walker Blevins Mrs. Charles Hawkins and Mrs. Burgess Charles.
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Cpl
Richard FE. Gross
Raysal
McDowell County
John Lamey
Yukon
Charles Cemetery
Bartley
Cpl. Gross
Joe Gross
Kalama- 200
Mich
Taeger
Herman
Basil
Jackie
Gene
Della Mullins
Jewell Valley
Mary Thompson
Salem
Patty
Fort Custer
Fangming Funeral Home
Richard Mays
Joe Puzina
Glen Fork
Saeger Memorial
Lucille Mays
Premier
Frank and
Ben Mays
Stuart
Abe Mays
Mabscott
Mays
Welch
Joe Barnette
Grundy Hospital
Mr. Barnette
Buchanan County
Cosby
Wallace
Slate Creek
Walker Blevins
Charles Hawkins
Grundy
Burgess Charles
Service for Edgar Stafford Held in Staffordsville
Funeral services for 71 year old Edgar Stafford of Staffordsville Virginia will be held at 2 p m today at Staffordsville Methodist Church. Burial will take place at Birch Lawn Cemetery.
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Edgar Stafford
Staffordsville
Staffordsville Methodist Church
Birchlawn
Mrs Hazel Dorris Dies in Princeton Hospital
Mrs Hazel Dorris aged 38 of Lash meet died last evening at 6 in Memorial hospital Princeton Funeral arrangements are to be made at Seaver mortuary Princeton
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Hazel Dorris
Lashmeet
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Seaver Mortuary
Infant Turner Service Held At Saeger Cemetery
Funeral services were held at 10 30 this morning in Saeger Memorial cemetery Roderfield for Frank William Turner Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank Turner of Saeger The baby died Tuesday morning at home The mother is Miss Jo Ann Auvil Surviving besides the parents are three sisters Linda Lee Elinor and Clara Louise The body was removed from Welch funeral home to the home of the maternal grandmother Mrs D L Auvil of Jaeger Tuesday.
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Frank William Turner, Jr
Frank Turner
Saeger
Saeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Tally Hanna
Saeger Methodist Church
Jo Ann Auvil
Linda Lee
Elinor
Clara Louise
Welch
D. L. Auvil
Jaeger
Funeral service for Ida Mary Lewis in Charleston
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Mary Lewis 79 mother of H Carson Lewis Welch were held at 2 PM Tuesday at Central Methodist Church Charleston. Rev E J Westfall and Rev Albert R Young conducted the service with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery. Mrs Lewis died Friday at her Charleston home.
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Christian Adventist Church
Adria
Ada Belle Bogle
Luther C. Bogle
Ida Mary Lewis
H. Carson Lewis
Welch
Central Methodist Church
Charleston
E. J. Westfall
Albert R. Young
Spring Hill
Narrows broker Joseph Hunt dies after two weeks illness
Joseph Hunt a Narrows real estate broker died at home after a two week heart illness. He worked for the Lilly Land company in Bluefield before moving to Narrows. Survived by widow Barbara Jarvis of Peterstown a daughter Mrs. C. Robert Munsey of Chicoteague Va two grandchildren and several siblings in Canada. Funeral at Riffe's Narrows chapel with Mass at Sacred Heart Powhatan Thursday at 10 AM replacing the planned morning service for Mrs Mary Cecelia O Brian of Kimball.
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Joseph Hunt
Narrows
Hunt
Lilly Land Company
Bluefield
Barbara Jarvis
Peterstown
C. Robert Munsey
Chicoteague
Canada
Riffe
Sacred Heart Church
Powhatan
Mary Cecelia O'Brian
Kimball
Rites Set for Mrs Minnie Sue Jennings at Pocahontas
The Rev J A Crozier will officiate at funeral services for 67 year old Mrs Minnie Sue Jennings of near Pocahontas Va from Pocahontas Union funeral chapel this morning at 11 Interment follows at Merrix cemetery near Pembroke Va She died Monday afternoon in Bluefield Sanitarium Surviving are children Katherine Jennings Clara Hutchins Virginia Dye James Jennings William Jennings all of Pocahontas Belle Hall Jenkin Jones Aron Fortner address unknown two sisters Dora Young Ida Merrix both of Youngstown Ohio a brother John Merrix Ripplemeade Va and fourteen grandchildren
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J. A. Crozier
Minnie Sue Jennings
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Union
Merrix
Pembroke
Jennings
Bluefield Sanitarium
Katherine Jennings
Clara Hutchins
Virginia Dye
James
William Jennings
Belle Hall
Jenkin Jones
Aron Fortner
Dora Young
Ida Merrix
Youngstown
John Merrix
Ripplemeade
Mystery Surrounds Death Of Mrs McMillan In James River
Richmond authorities report Mrs Byrle Reaugh McMillan 32 found dead in the James River near the new bridge on Christmas Day. An autopsy lists the cause asphyxia but offers no contributing factors. State medical examiner's office cites absence of chief examiner Dr G T Mann for full explanation.
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Richmond
Byrle Reaugh McMillan
James River
New Eee Bridge
G. T. Mann
Step Son Jailed In Man s Death
George McGuire Jr was jailed in Tazewell after his stepfather J G Whitman was fatally shot at his Horsepen Cove home near Bishop Va McGuire is charged with murder and surrendered about 10 hours after the Christmas night shooting Whitman a semi invalid was shot three times while seated Deputies and troopers assisted in the investigation a preliminary hearing is planned next week for McGuire
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George McGuire
Tazewell
J. G
Doc) Whitmore
Horsepen Cove
Bishop
Commonwealth
Arch Royal
McGuire
Whitman
Royall
Tip Top Va
Bond
Royal
E. L. Mathena
Trudy Heldreth
A. K. Harvey
E. P. MccGlothlin
A. E. Andes
Bowen Thompson
Judge Asked To Rule On Cops' Dismissal
Kanawha Circuit Judge Julian P. Bouchelle was asked to rule on the dismissal of two Charleston detectives Sam Bodoff and J A Taylor who faced removal last July for allegedly taking a $25 gratuity from a bondsman. The Civil Service commission reversed the dismissals by suspending Bodoff 30 days and Taylor 15 days, and the detectives were reinstated December 23 after Bouchelle ruled the commission had overstepped its authority.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Julian P. Bouchelle
R. Carl Andrews
C. W. Ray
Sam Bodoff
J. A. Taylor
Police Civil Service Commission
Bodoff
Taylor
Bouchelle
Preacher Tells Rotarians Christmas Spirit Hope
The Rev. Howard H. Gordon of First Presbyterian preached to the Rotary Club at the West Virginian hotel yesterday. He said Christianity is a lasting spirit not doomed by the present world crisis and that Christmas endures beyond a struggling civilization. Russell Yarbrough chaired the program. guests included Hugh Crowley Princeton Gordon H. Greenspon Washington D C L. A. Osborne Welch Lt W H Carr Army Chemical Center Maryland and Edwin Elliott.
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Howard H. Gordon
First Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
West Virginian Hotel
Russell Yarbrough
Gordon
Hugh Crowley
Princeton
Gordon H. Greenspon
Washington, D. C
L. A. Osborne
Welch
W. H. Carr
Army Chemical Center
Maryland
Edwin Elliott
Japanese Nobel laureate Yukawa named full professor at Columbia
Dr Hideki Yukawa, 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics winner, appointed full professor of physics at Columbia University. He will remain in the United States to utilize Columbia’s nuclear facilities, while maintaining a liaison with Kyoto University and returning to Japan periodically.
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New York
Columbia University
Hideki Yukawa
Yukawa
Columbia
Japan
Kyoto University
Welch Lions Schedule Meeting For Today
Welch West Virginia December 26 members of the Welch Lions club will hold their regular meeting tomorrow night at the Appalachian community room. The club did not meet last week during the Christmas holidays as is customary.
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Welch
W. Va
Welch Lions Club
Appalachian Community Room
Row Your Boat Theme For Coe Sisters Daily Commute
Five Coe sisters from Neal's Island in the Ohio River row to Parkersburg High School each school day weather permitting. Jackie 15 is top oarsman, with Jean 14 Juliette 13 Lois 9 and Sharon 8. They depart about 6 am and return after classes, led by father Jerry G Coe when rivers freeze.
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Neal
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Jackie
Parkersburg High School
Jean
Juliette
Lois
Sharon
Neale School
Jerry G. Coe
Bandy Soldier Killed In Action In Korea
The department of defense lists one Virginian killed in action and three wounded in Korea. Among the missing Virginians are three more army personnel in the latest casualty list. Killed in action: Cpl. Charles J. Smith, son of Mrs. Lucy Smith, route 1, box 16, Bandy.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Korea
Department
Army
Charles J. Smith
Lucy Smith
Box 16
Students Guests of Welch Rotary Club
About 30 college students home for Christmas were guests at Welch Rotary Club noon luncheon in the American Legion Club. Each student spoke about their school while G. M. Hollandsworth Welch High School principal led the program. This holiday custom occurs annually.
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Welch
W. Va
Welch Rotary Club
American Legion Club
G. M. Hollandsworth
Welch High School
Rotary Club
Man's disappearance baffles Virginia cops
Filmore Jamison, a 53-year-old Franklin county farmer, has been missing since December 18. Franklin County Sheriff Curtis Ramsey said the search yielded no clues despite several rumors and leads. Jamison was reportedly carrying at least $2,000 in hundred-dollar bills.
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Rocky Mount
Filmore Jamison
Franklin County
Curtis Ramsey
Jamison
Ramsey
G. C. Richardson
Virginia Polio Toll Nears 1200 as New Cases Reported
Virginia's 1950 polio toll rose toward 1,200 with three new cases. Buchanan and Westmoreland counties and Roanoke add to 1,194 total, while Carroll county reports a new death for 61 fatalities this year.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Health Department
Buchanan
Westmoreland
Roanoke
Carroll County
Admiral Dewey Norvell Applies For Navy Enlistment
Lynchburg Virginia December 26 Admiral Dewey Norvell named for the Spanish American War hero of Manila Bay filed for enlistment in the navy today He would become an apprentice seaman if accepted city officials said
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Lynchburg
Dewey Norvell
Manila Bay
Doubts on HST to Seek New Taxes in January
A White House aide said it is doubtful President Truman will ask Congress for new taxes in January. The report from Washington is dated December 26.
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HST
Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Army officers and medical staff totals by command
The article lists personnel counts by army command including Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth armies. It enumerates captains and lieutenants and shows numbers of WACs chaplains doctors dentists and medical service officers for each command.
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Fourth Army
Fifth Army
Sixth Army
Car Shortage Hits Coal Loads
Transportation difficulties and a preChristmas slack reduced coal carloads for Norfolk and Western last week. For the week ending December 23, 16,975 cars were loaded, below the prior week’s 20,000. Mines may stay shut Thursday and Friday until empties return, with better loading anticipated later. N and W cites weather and other factors, noting Europe demand and possible car retention by rival lines as contributing causes.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Associated Press
Roanoke
Manacer C. H. Tabor
Europe
Norfolk
N&w
Excess Of Baritones In High School Choirs
Morgantown West Virginia December 26 A thesis by Lucas E Finney Jr argues that high school male voices are mainly baritone with few tenors or basses. He notes most choir music is written for mature voices and suitable music for young male voices is hard to find.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Lucas E. Finney, Jr
West Virginia University
Finney
Uniontown
Lake Worth
Fla
Beat
Society For the Preservation of
Pennsylvania
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