Soviet Leaders Hold Moscow Conference Amid Solidarity Drive
Communist bloc leaders Khrushchev and Ulbricht led a two day Kremlin conference on Red solidarity against alleged Western disruption. The talks, timed with Chou En Lai’s Moscow visit, produced a communique endorsing unity and discussed a future accord on Soviet troops in East Germany.
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Nist Solidarity
Poland
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchevy
Walter Ulbricht
Kremlin
Cor
Solidarity
Red Unity
France
Europe
East Germany
Lacy May Get Combs Position
In Richmond on January 8 1950 state Senator Garland Gray called a Senate Privileges and Elections Committee meeting for January 16 to fill the late E R Combs's clerical post. The likely appointee is Ren D Lacy administrative assistant to Governor Thomas B Stanley who has acted as deputy clerk and reading clerk in the senate. Gray supports Lacy who also serves as committee clerk.
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Richmond
Garland Gray
Waverly
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
E. R. Combs
Combs
Senate
Ren. D. Lacy
Thomas B. Stanley
General Assembly
Lacy
Gray
Privileges and Elections Committee
Elvis Passes Army Preinduction Exam
MEMPHIS Tenn Jan 8 Elvis Presley rock n roll idol passed his Army preinduction examination with flying colors. Captain of the Army recruiting station said Presley is in the 1A class and draft date depends on the quota his board must fill. The board has not yet received notification of the scores but they are in the mail.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Go P
Mander
Army
Presley
Rowan
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Grundy Areas
Obituaries report services for Greenway Vance 78 of Jaeger and Mrs Nancy Dougherty McConnell 78 of Bluefield with church rites in Welch Bluefield and Gate City. Also listed are infant Billy Duane Watson of High Point and Clyde Everette Call Saeger with burial in local cemeteries and numerous survivors and pallbearers.
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Greenway
Vance
Jaeger
Welch Hospital
Johnnycake Church of the God
Clyde Roberts
Oliver Roberts
Howard White
Virgie West
Bobby Stafford
Raymond, Harry
Harce Vance
Amanda Jennings 80 Abbs Valley resident dies in Bluefield hospital
Amanda Elizabeth Jennings age 80 of Abbs Valley Virginia died yesterday in a local hospital. Survived by husband Crockett Jennings and stepdaughter Mrs Gaston Brown of Gary. Funeral tomorrow 2 pm Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield with Reverends Sublette and Backman officiating. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Pallbearers listed. body viewable after 10 am today.
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Amanda Elizabeth Jennings
Abbs Valley
Madison
Sally Osborne
Smyth County
Crockett Franklin Jennings
Gaston Brown
Gary
Christian Church
Horsepen
Hawkins Funeral Home
Bluefield
C. M
Obituary notices for Grea Sherman Smith and Randy Stiltner
G. 8. SMITH 84, died Monday night at son Wilbur Smiths home in North Tazewell Virginia. Funeral 2 pm at the Church of God Kiahsville Wayne County with interment in Kiahsville Cemetery. Relatives report John Burns died Monday in Savannah Georgia after living in Welch. Services in Savannah then burial in Monte Vista Bluefield. Randy Michael Stiltner two month old son of Lum Stiltner and wife of Welch area, funeral services forthcoming.
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Clyde Everette Call
Saeger
Fanning
Iaeger
Saeger Church of God
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Bill
Lula Brown Call
McDowell County
Jackson
Ohio
Stella Oliver
Clyde Jr
Orville
Ravenna
Ray
Welch
Rosalie Massie
Cleveland
Virginia Perrattan
Flushing
N. Y
Anna Whaley
Cals
Anna
Powhatan Point
Arthur
Pikeville
Ottie
Havana
Cuba
Smith
Sherman Smith
Wilbur Smith
Route 1
North Tazewell
Church of God
Kiahsville
Wayne County
Huntington
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Kinksville
John Burns
Savannah
Little Sister
Rochester
Navy
Empire Coal and Coke Co
Landgraff
Randy Michael Stiltner
Lum Stiltner
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices
Funerals for Carlo Caporossi Joseph Mutter James R Honaker W Terry Thomas James D Goodwin Clyde Dawson Mack Belcher held today in Welch Kyle Princeton Kegley Ced ar Bluff Va and related cemetery interments listed for Woodlawn Mutter Hobaker Clinch Valley Monte Vista Park and other local sites. Interments noted at Woodlawn Mutter Hobaker Clinch Valley Monte Vista Park and more.
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Caporossi
Carlo
Welch
O. J. Douglas
Woodlawn
Honaker
James R
Fayette Street
Princeton
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Hobaker Cemetery
Green Valley
Goodwin
James D
Cedar Bluff
Church of God
Jones Chapel Road
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Belcher
Mack G
Wallace Street
First Methodist Church
Monte Vista Park
Shoe Shine Boys Help Buddy Get Artificial Leg
Six shoe shine boys in New York raise funds to buy Blaine Stoddard Jr. a new artificial leg after cancer led to the loss of his left limb. They’ve saved $32 toward a $400 goal in six weeks, hoping to finish by fall so he can walk to school crutch free.
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New York
Suttit
Blaine Stoddard Jr
Long Island City
Queens
Young Stoddard
Blaine
C&P Directors Approve State Expansion Plan
The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone board approves expenditures totaling over 3% million dollars for state facility improvements and expansion. Charleston edge movements were earmarked at 453000, according to Charleston Manager J R Michels.
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C&p
Charleston
Esapeake & Potomac Telephone
W. Va
J. R. Michels
Mercer Court Faces 48 Divorce Docket In Probate
Mercer Circuit Court yesterday logged 48 divorce cases with 23 decrees granted. Several cases were dismissed on plaintiffs motions while others resulted in alimony or child support awards, resumption of maiden names, and one defendant ordered to show cause for arrears. Court action covered multiple filers including Bailey, Hill, Fritz, Basham and Herron, with varied support sums and child allocations.
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Mercer Circuit Court
F. Morton Wagner
Frances Irene Bailey
Elmo Bailey Bailey
Anna Frances Taylor
Vernon Dewey Bailey
Guido Rea Lefler
Charles Wilson Taylor
Virginia P. Beury
William Beury
William Frazier Carroll
Stella Banas Carroll
Banas
Beulah E. Brinkley
James Garfield Brinkley
Intiff
Thomas
Laura Bell Hess
G. L. Hess
Price
Frances Davis
Bual
Robert Davis
Doris Smith Eades
Bernard Harold Wades
Ruth Vivian Effier
Byron William Efler
Stella Mae Evans
Tracy Rochell Evans
Smothers
Patricia A. Hill
Edward H. Hill
Wanda Ruth Fritz
Conrad Bruce Fritz
Lanore Ferrell Hicks
David O. Hicks
O. Hill
Versal
Jack) Hill
Joan Patricia Ulko
Arthur William Ulko
Louise Roland James
Edwin Ferrell James
Delmos King
Jackie Bailey King
Mildred Kinzer
Clifford Kinzer
Frank T. Anthony
Mary A. Anthony
Ruth Jeanell Blankenship
Charles Grover Blankenship
Tene Basham
Arnold Francis Basham
Elizabeth Bowles
Amos Bowles
Willon Shinault Callands
Samuel J. Callands
Margaret Ann Herron
Curtis O’dell Herron
Pittsburgh Doctor and Patient Die in Office Shooting
In Pittsburgh a patient fired a 38 caliber revolver at Dr Fabian M Michelic 44 and then killed himself. Nurse Helen Fockler said Woo Bing 44 a laundryman and patient shot the doctor and wounded two other patients and a child. Woo died en route to hospital. Police said the motive related to medicine Woo had complained about. Dr Michelic a St Louis University School of Medicine graduate served at St Francis and St Margaret hospitals.
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Pittsburgh
Jan
Fabian M. Michelic
Woo Bing
Woo
Michelic
Lawrence Joies
Wood
Malony
Helen Fockler
Hong Kong
St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Francis Hospital
St. Marganetel Hospital
Welfare Departments Must Pay In Virginia
The Virginia Board of Welfare and Institutions directed all old age assistance recipients to receive grants covering 100 percent of need. After 73 local departments approved and 19 disapproved, many locals had previously received 85 percent or less, with about half under full need. The board had proposed raising grants to full need and waited for local reaction.
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Richmond
State Board of Welfare and Institutions
Virginia
Cumberland Lions Club Holds First Regular Meeting
The Cumberland Heights Lions Club met for the first regular meeting of the year. Program chair Harry Dillon introduced Rev. W. D. Hamrick of Bailey Memorial Baptist Church who spoke on the Lions motto helping our fellow men. Guests included Bernard Wilkinson Co. O. Warren W. R. Pete Cook and Hugh Watson.
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Cumberland Heights
Lions Club
Harry Dillon
W. D. Hamrick
Bailey Memorial Baptist Church
Bernard Wilkinson
Co. O. Warren
W. R
Pete) Cook
Hugh Watson
Coal’s Age: Oldest Coals About 300 Million Years Old
A science note explains the age of coal formed from ancient plants. Fossilized plant matter indicates coal dates back roughly 300 million years, marking a period when forests covered the planet. The article connects coal formation to plant life from Earth’s distant past.
VMI declines bid to parade at inaugural event
Virginia Military Institute will not send a partial detachment to the January 21 inauguration parade. Parade officials said VMI may send the full corps or none, as the 1952 six hour procession is cut to two hours. Other participants include Virginia Tech Highty Tighties, Pershing Rifles, and the Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
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Richmond
Virginia Military Institute
Eisenhower
Edward Carr
Lexington
VMI
William H. Milton Jr
Commonwealth
Institute
Carr
Annapolis
West Point
Virginia
Veginia Tech
Pershing Rifles
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Wytheville High School
Staunton Military Academy
Howie Rifles
State of Arizona
Disney Classic On TV Tonight
Walt Disney presents a TV version of Alice In Wonderland tonight from 7:30 to 8:30 on WHIS-TV Channel 6. The Fantasyland hour adapts Lewis Carroll's tale with Wonderland adventures, talking flowers, the Mad Hatter tea party, and the Queen of Hearts croquet finale.
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Walt Disney
Whis-Tv
Channel 6
Lewis Carroll
Alice
Wonderland
Irself
Tulgey Wood
Wyoming Grants Woman Suffrage in Early Legislature
Wyoming, the first state to grant women voting rights, passed a woman suffrage act on November 30, 1869, by its first territorial legislature. The milestone marked an early advance in the nationwide suffrage movement.
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Wyoming
Weather overview across Maryland and surrounding states
Weather report lists Wednesday conditions for Maryland Maryland districts and adjacent states with mild to moderate rain and snow north and west, milder in the south and east, temperatures forecast 35 to 45, then cooling at night with rain changing to snow and mixed precipitation across West Virginia Virginia Western Pennsylvania and Tennessee with snow likely near Lake Erie and on mountain regions. Washington weather bureau notes for January 8 with 24 hour readings ending 7 p.m.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Tennessee
State highway department seeks bids on Illinois road projects
Richmond Va January The state highway department announced bids on Illinois road projects including nine concrete and steel bridges with openings scheduled for 10 a m The ad lists area projects and locations seeking contractor bids for construction work
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Ates
Rotarians See Film and Honor Arthur Foland
The Bluefield Rotary Club met at the West Virginian Hotel yesterday to view the film Seal Island. Arthur Foland, a Beaver High School student, was introduced as the Junior Rotarian of the Month.
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Seal Island
Bluefield Rotary Club
West Virginian Hotel
Arthur Foland
Beaver High School
Indians To Import East West Steel
New Delhi reports the Indian government will import 596000 tons of steel this year from the United Kingdom Russia Japan Belgium Czechoslovakia Italy and Red Sea region suppliers to meet domestic demand.
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West Steel
New Delhia
United Kingdom
Russia
Japan
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Italy
River Valley Airport Commission Receives $60,000 Boost
Radford Virginia January meeting approves a $60,000 contribution to the River Valley Airport Commission and establishes the authority. Pulaski town council also approves the resolution. The planned $375,000 commercial airport will be in Dublin, Pulaski County, serving 16 counties with 13 counties as members.
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Radford
River Valley Airport Commission
Pulaski Town
Pupil Placement Board to Meet at Capitol
Richmond Virginia January 8 The new Pupil Placement Board will meet at the state capitol tomorrow at 10 am to organize and discuss assignment rules. Members include Beverly H Randolph Jr Andrew A Farley and Hugh V White The board began operating under September legislation and may assign students to schools on a temporary basis until formal duties commence. Milk bottles described as fragile and making about 30 trips per bottle from dairy to doorstep.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Capitol
General Assembly
Beverly H. Randolph Jr
Andrew A. Farley
Danville
Hugh V. White
Nansemond County
Penney Building project eyed by Bluefield board
Bluefield directors discussed removal of the Scott Street building between Federal and Bland for the new Penney store. A one way traffic plan during removal, a 60 day demolition and 10 month construction timeline were noted. Permits issued for eight thousand dollars and board re appointments followed.
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Bluefield
Scott Street
Federal
Bland
Penney
Scott Lilly
Scott
Flat Top Insurance Agency
W. J. Cole
Earl Harris
Clyde Elliott
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Six Hours of Terror on Kraft TV Promises Bomb Plot
A mid Atlantic airliner bomb scare unfolds in the suspense drama Six Hours of Terror to air on Kraft Television Theatre tonight at 9 on Channel 6 WHIS TV. Theodore Bikel stars as Oreste Bignon guiding viewers through a tense investigation aboard the doomed flight.
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Aiden
Paris
Montreal
mid-Atlantic
Kraft Television Theatre Tonight
Channel 6
Whis-Tv
Theodore Bikel
Julie Ee
Bikel
Oreste Bignon
Rebekahs Plan Blue Crutch Drive For March of Dimes
Noble Grand Loyalty Rebekah Lodge 94 will host a Blue Crutch Drive on Saturday January 12 to support the March of Dimes. The Bluefield City Board of Directors approved selling miniature crutches on Bluefield streets during the weekly meeting yesterday.
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Noble Grand Loyalty Rebekah Lodge
Bluefield
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Nancy ‘Dougherty McConnell
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M. A.stevenson
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Ladies Missionary Society
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Circle Four
Wagner Funeral
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Bill Watson
High Point
N. C
A. J. Wolford
Wolford
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Grundy
Pearly
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Jerry
Larry
John
James
Douglas
Judy
Elizabeth
Margaret
Becky
Grundy Funeral Home
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Bristol
Fairmont
Henderson
George
Home Creek
W. B. Buchanan
Gilbert
Arch Lester
Hanover
Disneyland
ABC Television Network
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Joseph
Kyle
Dennis
Rosedale
Mutter Cemetery
W. Terry
Kegley
Raymond Thomas
Lamar
Dawson
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Piedmont Airlines
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Plelinolt
The
Radford Council
Penney Building
Library Board
Apnoea
Library
John Bishop
Carroll St
Eugene
Minnie Aaron
Greenbrier St
L. Brigh
C. H. Ballard
Rebekahs
Corte
Finance
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield, Virginia
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