Five Die In Rural Dwelling After Oil Explosion
A family of five including two infant grandchildren died when an oil explosion in a wood burning stove sparked a fire in a rural St. Marys West Virginia home. Mable Speece, 15, started the stove to cook breakfast and oil spilled from a five gallon container. Flames swept the kitchen and two adjacent bedrooms. Layman H Speece 55 Dolly Speece 47 and grandchildren Harry 2 Brady Lee 1 died in their beds. Survivors include Frances Speece 19 and Gary 3 plus four other Speece children. The home burned to the ground before firefighters arrived.
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St. Marys
W.va
Mable Speece
C.A. Ruitencutter
Mabel
St. Marys High School
Layman
H. Speece
Dolly Speece
Speece
Harry
Brady Lee
Ben’s Run
Pleasants County
Tyler County
Frances Speece
Gary
Weirton Steel Co
Brady Speece
Pulaski Assures Airport Funds for New River Valley
Pulaski County board of supervisors, Pulaski Town Council and Dublin Town Council earmarked 125000 for the New River Valley Airport Commission. The project, near Dublin, costs 375000 and serves 13 subdivisions across six counties with a 4200 foot runway extending to 6600 feet later.
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Pulaski
Pulaski County
New River Valley Airport Commission
Dublin
C. V. Jackson
Commission
Giles
Carroll
Radford
Christiansburg
Blacksburg
Pearlsburg
Narrows
Galax
Hillsville
Fries
Montgomery
Bland
Grayson
Rockwell Company Hosts 250 at Christmas Dinner
The Rockwell Manufacturing Company entertained 250 employees with a Christmas dinner and party at St Paul High School cafeteria. Joe Alfonso presided as master of ceremonies and distributed gifts while employees received over $10 000 in Christmas bonuses.
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St. Paul
Uva
Rockwell Manufacturing Company
St. Paul High School
Joe Alfonso
Rockwell Company
Johnny Wayne
Marie Patterson
Three Ohio Escapees Returned From Wise
Three escapees from Sandusky jail in Ohio will be returned for prosecution. Names cited are Richard Carroll Joseph Donald Gold and Raymond Powers. They were arrested earlier this week in a stolen car and jailed in Wise Virginia awaiting transfer. Prosecutors expected to arrive tonight or tomorrow.
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Wise
Sandusky
Ohio
Wise County
Jesse Bolling
Richard Carroll
Joseph Donald Gold
Raymond Powers
Bolling
C&O Coal Loadings Rise 5.7 Percent Week Over Week
Cleveland report shows Chesapeake and Ohio Railway coal loadings for the week ended December 22 at 23 645 cars, up 5.7 percent from the prior week and 21 percent above the same period in 1955.
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C&o
Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio
Deaths and Funerals.
Death notices from Johnson City and nearby areas report Ralph M. Clay 55 of Johnson City died at Memorial Hospital. Surviving wife Mildred Hankla Clay and three children. Funerals to be held Sunday. Kiser Funeral Home in charge. Also notes Daniel A. Shouse 24 of Dublin Va died after a Dec 12 car crash. Stricker Funeral Home handling arrangements. Elmer and Martha Estep, fire victims, funeral set for Sunday at Delbarton home. Brooks-Adams Funeral Home to arrange. John Gibson of Northfork died. arrangements pending.
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Ralph M. Clay
Johnson City
Tenn
Memorial Hospital
Clay
Lemones Company
Knoxville
Mildred Hankla Clay
Robert G
Chattanooga
Eugene
Florida
James R
Roselle Park
N. J
Hugh Lutterll
Two New Defense Officials Named
President Eisenhower names two assistant secretaries of defense in Augusta Georgia. Mansfield Sprague, former Connecticut House Speaker, will oversee manpower and reserve matters and Edward McGuire will handle supply and related duties. Both await Senate confirmation.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Thomas J. Herbert
Mansfield D. Sprague
Defense Department
Carren L. Burgess
Trans-World Airlines
Sprague
Bridgeport
Conn
Connecticut House of Representatives
Edward P. McGuire
Cleveland
Ohio
Weather weather West Virginia and surrounding states forecast
Cloudy and much colder conditions spread across West Virginia Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania with snow flurries. Temperatures range 10s to 40s on Saturday and remain cold Sunday with possible snow in mountains and western portions. Small craft warnings posted by the Weather Bureau.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Five Die in Michigan Farmhouse Fire Tragedy
An early morning blaze at a seven room farmhouse seven miles north of Ironwood, Michigan killed mother Ina Heiley, 31, and five children ages 2 to 10, along with 13 year old nephew James Gallo. Father William Heiley, 32, was summoned from the Peterson mine in Bessemer. The loss includes Nen nis 10 Sandra 9 Linda 7 and Keith 2.
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Mich
Ina Heiley
William Heiley
Peterson
Bessemer
Ironwood
Colder Weather Expected In Mountain State Outlook
Huntington dispatch reports the Weather Bureau predicts a warming New Year in West Virginia followed by a colder weekend. Weekend rain and snow flurries are likely, with totals under a quarter inch, then warmth Tuesday before cooler conditions return midweek.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Hi Y Club Organized At Park Central School
A new Hi Y Club has been organized at Park Central High School under the Bluefield City Y M C A community chest agency. Mrs. V C Hebert is faculty advisor and James Phillips is president. Other officers include Willie Freeman vice president Floyd Horton secretary Alfred Watkins assistant secretary Alfred Joseph treasurer Clyde Moon chaplain and Sidney Trexler sergeant at arms.
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Park Central High School
Bluefield City
Foreign students swell US hospital university enrollments
About 43,309 foreign citizens are now studying in United States hospitals and universities under the student exchange program.
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U. S
Navy selects Sugar Grove for state radio facility
Rep. Harold Staggers says Sugar Grove in Pendleton County West Virginia will host a Navy communications station on about 1300 acres with around 300 workers. The project, funded in part by the 84th Congress, is part of a broader defense network costing about 20 million dollars, with feasibility studies underway in the Sugar Grove area. The site assignment follows a relocation from Arbovale after the NSF opened a radio astronomy observatory there. The project aims to serve West Virginia the Eastern Seaboard and the nation.
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Washington
Staggers
D-Wva
Sugar Grove
W. Va
U.S. Navy
84Th Congress
West Virginia
Pendleton County
Franklin
Moorefield River
Navy
Arbovale
Pocahontas County
National Science Foundation
Eastern Seaboard
United States
Your Hit Parade New Year Special on WHIS-TV
WHIS-TV airs a New Year salute at 10 30 featuring Smiles and Shall We Dance with Snooky Lawson leading a festive cast including Dorothy Collins Gisele MacKenzie and Russell Arms. The program blends confetti horns and hats as the Hit Paraders cheer the 1957 welcome.
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Channel 6
Whis-Tv
Snooky Lawson
Dorothy Collins
Gisele MacKenzie
Russell Arms
Placement Board Meets Stanley in Virginia
The Pupil Placement Board of Virginia held a day long session with Gov. Stanley and an assistant attorney general. The three member board will hold a second meeting January 9 and will issue its first notification to public school superintendents asserting state pupil placement authority. Local authorities may still place new or transferring pupils per current practices until the board sets operating rules. Members include Hugh V. White Nansemond County Superintendent Beverley H. Randolph Jr. Richmond attorney and Andrew A. Farley Danville newspaper executive. Kenneth Patty attended to discuss the legislation.
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Richmond
Gov. Stanley
General Assembly
Hugh V. White
Nansemond County
Beverley H. Randolph Jr
Andrew A. Farley
Danville
Kenneth Patty
Rebels Clash As North Sumatra Rises In Turmoil
Warplanes head to North Sumatra to deter potential rebel actions against progovernment chief Ali Sastroamidjojo as a political standoff shakes Jakarta. In Medan the rebel Col Simbolon and Lt Col Gintings reportedly escape custody while cabinet factions threaten to resign amid tribal and religious tensions.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
North Sumatra
Ali Sastromidjojo
Medan
Maludin
Imbolon
North
Sumatra
Simbolon
Achmad Hussein
Sastroamidjojo
Sukarno
Mohammed Hatta
Hatta
Gobel to Offer Parenting Tips on Eddie Fisher Show
George Gobel will give Eddie Fisher tips on infant care during the George Gobel Show at 10 p.m. on WHIS channel 6. Fisher, a novice parent, will discuss fatherhood as Gobel shares advice and they plan a noiseless New Year’s line unlikely to wake anyone.
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Eddie Fisher
George Gobel
Whis-Tv
George
Eddie Om
Bate Ah
Giles County Car Crashes Injure Five Send Five to Hospital
Two separate head on collisions in Giles County Thursday afternoon injured five people and caused about 3500 dollars in damages to four vehicles. The first crash near Staffordsville on Route 100 involved Grover S. Young and Ronald P. Lucas, both of Pembroke, with Young suffering severe facial and head injuries and his wife injured. The second crash at Route 450 and 100 near Bluff City involved Loren G. Bird of Narrows and Samuel Palmer of Covington, with Garnet H. Bunch as a passenger injured. All involved were treated at Giles Memorial Hospital and released.
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Giles County
Giles Memorial Hospital
Jack Turner
Staffordsville
Grover S. Young
Pembrooke
Ronald P. Lucas
Turner
Young
Lucas
Ford
Packard
Georgianna Young
William Hae Lucas
Russell E. Lucas
Ronald Lucas
Loren G. Bird
Narrows
Samuel Palmer
Covington
Bluff City
Pearlsburg
Garnet H. Bunch
Palmer
Minnie Mangum to Testify in Civil Suit
Embezzler Minnie Mangum will be brought from prison to testify next month in civil suits stemming from her embezzlements. The 59 year old former officer of a building and loan association has nine suits filed on recovery of over one million dollars. The first suit goes to hearing January 31 before special master Michael Wagenheim.
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Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
Miss Mangum
Federal Savings and Loanning and Loan Associations
Michael B. Wagenheim
Wagenheim
St Paul Bank Hosts Wise Lee Scott County Bankers Meet
The St Paul National Bank in St Paul Va hosted the Wise Lee Scott County Bankers Association meeting in the Virginia dining room. James A Muse presided as cashier and VP and introduced R H Hughes of Clinch field Coal Corp who spoke on the region's coal industry future. D P Kelly of Lee Dy Bank was elected chairman for 1957 with W F McElory of Norton named VP and Robert Bond of Pound elected secretary and treasurer. Special guests included J W Livingston and C K Teiche of Clinchfield Corp.
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ST. Paul
St. Paul National Bank
Wise—Lee—Scott County Bankers Association
Virginia
James A. Muse
R. H. Hughes
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Pe D. Kelly
Leedy Bank and Trust Company
C of C Membership Committee To Meet
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce membership committee holds its regular monthly coffee break on Thursday January 3 at 10 a.m. in the chamber conference room. L J Compton sales manager announces this will be the first meeting for 1957 and invites all salesmen to attend.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
L. J. Compton
French Garage Owners Seek Indemnities Over Rationing
Paris report says French garage owners demand government indemnities for the rationing period. They claim gasoline controls have reduced earnings for clerks and increased paperwork as garages dispense fuel during the crisis.
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Paris
Virginian Railway Reports Large November Net Income Gain
The Virginian Railway announced November net income of 1 410 497 11 dollars, up from 815 886 66 a year earlier. For the first 11 months, net income reached 13 063 128 compared with 8 537 122 11 last year, reflecting a substantial year‑to‑date increase.
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Norfolk
the Virginian Railway Today
Death of Mary Alice Collins in Bethesda Leukemia
Mary Alice Collins 12 daughter of Harold and Mrs Collins died after illness in Bethesda Maryland. Survivors include her parents two brothers Jimmy Stevie and sister Judith. The body will be moved to Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield for arrangements.
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Mary Alice Collins
Harold E. Collins
Augusta Street
Bethesda
Jimmy
Stevie
Judith
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield
Montcalm Man Oakley Pigg Dies at 63
Oakley David Pigg of Montcalm died yesterday from a heart condition. Born July 18 1903 in Patrick County Virginia he was the son of Laura Bowman and the late Robert L. Pigg. He is survived by his wife Ethel Davidson a daughter Norma Jean his mother Laura five brothers and two sisters. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at Montcalm Methodist Church with Rev J R and Rev P Quesenbury officiating. Burial in Hern don Cemetery. Cravens Funeral Home in charge.
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Oakley David Pigg
Montcalm
Patrick County
Laura Bowman
Robert L. Pigg
Ethel Davidson
Norma Jean
Laura
Rock
Lonnie Pigg
Sandlick
W. F
Clifford
Raymond
Edgar
Rt. 1
Thomas Lowe
Genna Hines
Pam
Montcalm Methodist Church
J. R
P. Quesenbury
Cravens Funeral Home
Funeral rites for Beverly and Whitely held today
Funeral services are set for Ralph Beverely 19 at 2 p.m. at George's Fort Church with military rites by the 300th Engineer Company. Miss Gearl Dean Whitely 18 dies at NIH Bethesda and services are 2 p.m. Sunday at John Stewart Methodist Church with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell.
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Ralph Beverely
U. S. Naval Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
George’s Fort
Alex Thompson
Emory Vanover
300Th Engineer Company
Clintwood
Beverely
Colleye Funeral Home
Obituary of Northfork resident John F. Gibson at 79
John Franklin Gibson of Northfork died Thursday at 11 25 a.m. after a lingering illness. Born in Walnut Cove North Carolina he lived in Northfork for 50 years and worked as a section borer for the N and W Railroad until 1947. He is survived by his widow Grace Gibson a half brother Ernest Felp of Walnut Cove and a nephew and cousin. Service at 2 p.m. at Northfork Grade School with Rev L A Watkins and Rev James Davis officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers listed as John Harris James Riley John Cunningham Jr Brooker T Thomas Brooker Howard and Robert Harrell. Flowerbearers will be friends of the family.
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Gearldean Whitely
Carroll St
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
John Stewart Methodist Church
M. C. Belcher
C. W. Tiffany
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Miss Whitely
Kanawha County
McDowell County
Park Central High School
Bluefield
Arthur Whitely
Rebecca
Doris
Josephine
Gracie
Arthur Jr
Theodore
Leonard
Cleona Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lynia Benjiman
Gladys Ayers
Thelma Miller
Detroit
Ruby Dozier
Knoxville
Williard Whitely
Chicago
Johnny
Eugene Whitely
John Braggs
Robert Lee Warren
Birmingham
Ala
Betty Crews
Shelia Brown
Edna Anderson
Molly Watts
Vannery Hairston
Francis Goodwin
John Franklin Gibson
Northfork
Bluefield Sanitarium
Walnut Cove
N. C
N. & W. Railroad
John Wesley Methodist Church
Grace Gibson
Ernest Felp
Bennett Funeral Home
L. A. Watkins
James Davis
Oak Grove Cemetery
PallSeavers
John Harris
James Riley
John Cunningham Jr
Brooker T. Thomas
Brooke
Funerals for Rhoda J Duncan and Ballard T Cecil Listed
Mrs Rhoda J Duncan 71 of Thornton Avenue Princeton funeral today at 2 pm from Silver Springs Union. Interment Oakwood Cemetery Princeton. Ballard T Cecil 74 of Johnson City Tennessee services today in Johnson City Tennessee.
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Duncan
Rhoda J
Thornton Avenue
Princeton
Silver Springs Union
Oakwood
Cecil, Ballard T
Johnson City
Tennessee
English Is Now Chief Of Tongues
Washington dispatch notes Oliver J. Caldwell asserts English is the world’s chief language after World War II. He estimates 250 million native speakers and 50 to 100 million as second language learners, with hundreds of millions studying English worldwide. He says a common language eases misunderstanding and boosts international cooperation.
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Washington
Oliver J. Caldwell
U.S. Office of Education
Caldwell
Two Car Crash in Smyth Injures Five
A head on collision on U S 11 near Marion Smyth County injured five people. Frank Odell Crockett Virginia and Mrs Mary Eunice Boles Annapolis Maryland were in serious condition at Marion General Hospital. Phillippi and Mrs Boles faced additional injuries with nose and forehead bruises. Police continued investigation. cars a 1955 Chevrolet and a 1955 Plymouth damaged about 1200 each.
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No. 11
Smyth
Bam
Frank Odell
Crockett
Mary Eunice Boles
Annapolis
Phillippi
Boles
Marion General Hospital
E. FP. Loomis
GOP Legislators To Approve Jobs In West Virginia
Charleston December dispatch reports Republican leaders in West Virginia will route federal patronage recommendations through the state's three GOP members of Congress. Sen. Chapman Revercomb will handle districts with Democratic congressmen, Arch A. Moore Jr. and Will E. Neal will handle the others.
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Charleston
Republican National Committee
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
GOP
Congress
Chapman Revercomb
Rwva
Arch A. Moore Jr
Will E. Neal
Hallanan
Eisenhower
National
Fire Kills Two Near Williamson
In Bias near Williamson West Virginia a coal miner Elmer Estepp and his wife Mary died in a house fire. Their bodies were found four feet apart in the ruins. Estepp Jr. returned home to a blaze as a sister and brother survived elsewhere. Coroner ruled the deaths accidental. Fire started from a kitchen stove in a 100 year old three room frame house. Firefighters battled flames from a distant creek to reach the home.
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Williamson
Bias
Here
Elmer Estepp
Mary
Estepps
Elmer Jr
West Virginia
Elmer Estepp Jr
The
Hollys
Mingo County
Tabor Ball
Delbarton
Rudolph Kirk
Kirk
Japanese Air Leader Arrives in U S as Missionary
SAN FRANCISCO Dec 28 Former Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida who led the Pearl Harbor attack arrived in San Francisco today as a Christian missionary He will tour the United States for six months.
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San Francisco
Mitsuo Fuchida
Pearl Harbor
United States
Callendars At Warlick's Free Please Do Not Send Children
A terse note from Warlick's promises free entry and requests no children accompany visitors. The message emphasizes a policy change and asks patrons to respect the restriction to maintain order.
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Callendars
Warlick’s
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