Bluefield College awards diplomas at 24th commencement
Twenty-two Bluefield College students received diplomas at the twenty fourth annual commencement exercises. Dr. Jack Marsh of Concord State College gave the address on hearing what we seek in life. President Edwin Wade introduced Charles Harman as his successor beginning June 1. Awards included the E A Leonard Cup to Dorothy Pritchett and other medals to Minnie Williams and Virginia Fallis, with Eleanor Ringler earning the academic scholarship medal. The reception prior to graduation drew about 65 guests.
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Bluefield College
College Editorium
Jack Marsh
Concord State College
Athens
Edwin C. Wade
Charles L. Harman
Dr. Harman
Dr. Wade
Wade
Dean C. W. Owen
John Chapman
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harvey Neff, Jr
Rural Retreat
E. A. Leonard
E. A. Leonard, Jr
Dorothy Pritchett
Bluefield
J. W. Waters Company
Howard Butt
Pocahontas, Ta
Frank 8. Easley
Board of Trustees
Department of Business
Minnie Jane Williams
North Taewell
Williams
Harold Lawber
New Jersey
Sigma Theta Sorority
Virginia Fallis
Eleanor Ringler
Brace
Theudience
America
Lawrence Harrison
Rocky Gap
Betty Thabet
Shirley Ann Albright
Rosemary Huffins
Stanley Baker
Baker
E. C. Wade
EB. M. Louthan
J. Frank M Athews
Ena
Kemper
Pioneers’ Club
Contested Senate Race Shapes as Key Appointments Ripple
Discussion centers on Burch awaiting an interim or conditional Senate post while Governor Tuck weighs an immediate appointment. Loyalists Robertson Smith Darden Edwards and Byrd-backed figures support the party line, with Godrick seen as independent and Dovell eyed as possible independent entrant if the convention chooses a nominee.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Burch
Decison
Tuck
Robertson
Smith
Darden
Deaths and Funerals in Boissevain and Radford
Mrs Miriam Lee Vinson funeral at Carter Street Methodist Church Radford Va at 3 PM conducted by Rev E B Cavalier. Interment in Radford cemetery. Body to Radford yesterday. Mrs Arch Brooks 83 Boissevain Va died Thursday night at Sunset Inn Wytheville Va. She is aunt to several locals and was twice married. Funeral 3:30 PM today at West Graham Maple Hill Cemetery. Burial follows.
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Miriam Vinson
Miriam Lee Vinson
Carter Street Methodist Church
Radford
E. EB. Cavalier
Bailey
Arch Brooks
Boissevain
Sunset Inn
Wytheville
Brooks
H. C. Bourne
T. P. Gilpin
Union Street
J. B. Gilpin
Jackson Street
Bluefield
R. H. Gilpin
Juniper Street
This City
W. C. Gilpin
Princeton
G W. Havens
J .B. Yost
G. B. Hager
Gratton
Wagner - Hawkins Undertaking
West Graham Maple Hill
Pauley
City’s Recreation Plans Full Summer Program
Lotito outlines a multi sport city recreation schedule with playgrounds open weekdays and two evenings, a 10 team adult softball league starting June 11, youth and girls leagues, a planned twilight horseshoe league, art classes, and band instruction. Additional fall activities include a 100 pound football league for younger kids, business women programs, archery, ping pong, kickball, volleyball, and winter indoor sports.
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Miss Stowers
Lotito
Weller Field
Civic Jand
Richard B. Wellock
Beaver
Wellock
Hao
Bluefield
Beaver High School
Vogue Sale and Recreation Plans Highlight Local Events
The Vogue offers half price on select dresses and spring coats while down a minute floor features pastel wool frocks and crepe dresses. Fretwell's baseball series tees off townsfolk clubs with a grand field day planned for late spring as City recreation chief Lotito outlines a year round program relying on public input and strong staff.
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Lotito
Miners Welfare Fund Backlash Sparks Contract Talks
Officials reveal soft coal operators plan to negotiate contracts with miners themselves and assume control of their properties. Krug notes U S miners welfare fund is unique and questions whether owners will concede after government takeover. A management member says owners aim to regain operations from the government, despite slim prospects with Lewis.
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Ben Morell
Lwer
Krug
United States
Lewis
Trade Body Honors Bluefield Pioneers Club Members
At a dinner the Bluefield Pioneers club awarded certificates to community leaders and business figures. Joseph H. Bowen, chamber president, presented to W. Otis Bivens of Bluefield Coca Cola Bottling, Jess Z. Franklin Dry Cleaners, Dr. C. M. Scott Jr of St. Luke's Hospital, Dr. C. H. Goodykoontz Jr of Goodykoontz Drug, Garland D. Yates of Premier Pocahontas Collieries, Rev. E. W. Hughes of Bluestone Bedding, W. B. Tullah of Woolworth Store 354, W. W. Kersey of Royal Steam Laundry, and C. F. P. Lindsey of Citizens Coal and Supply.
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Bluefield Pioneers’ Club
Joseph H. Bowen
Chamber
W. Otis Bivens
Bluefield Coca Cola Bottling Company
Jess Z. Franklin
Jess Franklin Dry Cleaners
C. M. Scott, Jr
St. Luke’s Hospital, Inc
C. H. Goodykoontz, Jr
Cloudburst Kills Three in Detroit Area
A late May cloudburst in the Detroit region caused three deaths and heavy damage. John Winters 58 and Catherine Winters 52 of Lincoln Park drowned after their boat was swamped on Lake St. Clair. Their daughter Helen McKitrick 31 and granddaughter Judy McKitrick 8 were rescued and hospitalised for exposure and possible injuries. Frank Stusch 60 collapsed while cleaning a flooded basement in a Detroit pool hall. The storm dumped 1.66 inches of rain in 90 minutes.
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Detroit
Lake St. Clair
John A. Winters
Catherine
Lincoln Park
Helen McKitrick
Judy McKitrick
Melvindale
Sandsucker Emery
Receiving Hospital
McKitrick
Frank Stuschi
Weather Bureau
Maritime Union Seeks 40 Hour Work Week
The Maritime Union demands a 40 hour work week reducing long hours from 56 to 63 per week, calling it the core dispute. President Truman warned of dark odds to avert a strike but said the government will act within the law to keep ships running, including potential use of navy and war shipping administration if needed. He cited the emergency program before the Senate as a key aid.
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Truman
Navy
War Shipping Administration
Army
Coast Guard
Senate
Coal Production Continues Amid Mines Idle In West Virginia
The Pocahontas field operates with workers while seven idle mines in the Clinch Valley remain not worked as miners reportedly do not show up. Idle mines include Angle at Maybeury and others in Onate Kimball Vivian Superior Premier and In the Welch area. UMW District 29 leader George Titler calls a Sunday meeting at Welch courthouse to explain the new contract with the government.
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Pocahontas
Clinch Valley
Angle
Maybeury
Pocahontas Corporation
Onate
Carswell
Kimball
Peerless Coal and Coke ‘Company
Vivian
Lake Superior
Superior
Premier Pocahontas
Premier
Turkey Gap
Produce market report from Pittsburgh May 31
Pittsburgh Produce reports moderate demand with no apple offerings. Potatoes steady at 28 cars, US No 1 100 lb sacks with Maine Katahdins at 4.25 and regional varieties priced between 3.15 and 4.00. Idaho Russet Burbdunks listed at 4.00. eggs unchanged.
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Pittsburgh
USDA
Maine
Two Held on Liquor Charges in Sand Branch Find
Eugene Christian and Winfred Christian both released on bond with James Flippin after state officers seized two liquor stills on Sand branch of Clear Fork near Coalwood. A 100 gallon copper still and an 80 gallon outfit were found with about 180 gallons of mash destroyed. The men face manufacture charges in state court.
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Eugene Christian
Winfred Christian
James Flippin
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Sand Branch
Clear Fork
Coalwood
M. M. Day
Wilburn Belcher
Oscar Cleghan
Aso
Prisoners Sentenced to State Penitentiary from West Virginia
Fifteen prisoners were sent from here to the West Virginia state penitentiary at Moundsville aboard the Long Chain Charley. Among them were 17 year olds Robert Britt of Welch and William Holloway. Multiple inmates receive 1 to 10 year terms for breaking and entering, grand larceny, and bigamy. Two parole violators, Delbert Lester and Vernon Hamby, also head to Moundsville for criminal sentences.
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West Virginia
Moundsville
Robert Britt
Welch
William Holloway
Babe Johnson
Berwind
Tom Nelson
Fred Johnson
Maybeury
Luther Green
War
William McIlvory
Northfork
William Ray Kirby
Raysal
James E. Law
Robert T. Davis
Superior
James Edward Williams
Yukon
Sherman Caudill
John George
Delbert Lester
Vernon Hamby
Child Struck by Car Escapes Injury on McDowell Street
Four year old Joe L. Yates escaped serious harm yesterday afternoon after darting into the path of a slowly moving automobile on McDowell Street. The car stopped quickly and the child was knocked to the pavement before being rushed to Stevens Clinic hospital.
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Joe L. Yates
McDowell Street
Stevens Clinic Hospi
Relief Workers Rush To Flooded Tioga County
Harrisburg May 31 relief workers from state and Red Cross sped to flood struck Tioga county as Lopez reports from Lawrenceville and other isolated towns show worsening devastation from Monday’s rushing waters. In Susquehanna valley towns Lock Haven Williamsport Sunbury and nearby cities report property losses over 3 million and at least 14 deaths in ten year disaster. The Cowanesque and Tioga rivers overflowed with residents seeking refuge in a cemetery then in homes with relatives or friends some traveling to Mansfield state teachers college. Red Cross field representative Cecile Kennedy describes rapid rising water forcing people to run for their lives.
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State
Red Cross
Tioga County
Lawrenceville
Susquehanna Valley
Lock Haven
Williamsport
Sunbury
Paul Revere
New York-Pennsylvania
Cowanesque
Tioga
Mansfield State Teachers Colleges
Iean
Cecile Kennedy
Mrs. Ira D. Martin Dies At Davy Home
Mrs. Lillie Harris Martin 65 a Davy resident died at home after a long illness. She was married April 5 1903 to Ira Martin former employee at Winding Gulf Collieries. Survived by husband a son Luke of Crab Orchard and two grandsons Lynval and Robert. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at Davy Baptist Church with burial at Saeger Memorial cemetery Roderfield.
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Ira D. Martin
Davy
Ira Martin
Winding Gulf
Martin
Lillie Harris
Patrick County
Davy Baptist Church
Saeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Welch City Council Set to Meet Monday at 7 30 PM
Welch city council will hold a regular meeting Monday night at 7 30 in city hall. The session marks the last meeting of the month for municipal elections and officials.
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Welch City Council
Welch City
C P Has Huge Backlog of Orders
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. announced a backlog of 17,311 service orders due to facility shortages. It will spend over 5.5 million dollars this year to address pending applications, with a 30 million dollar five year plan to expand buildings, central office equipment, and plant improvements across West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
J. R. B. Crigler
West Virginia
Crigler
Overcharge On Cars Brings Fine and Probation
Federal Judge Ben Moore fined W. H. Jones $2,500, gave a suspended 12 month sentence and three years probation for overcharging on used cars in Fayetteville trading center. OPA said Jones sold cars with about $1,018 in excess charges across 10 cases. The judge urged that profit cannot be made in a time of rising inflation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ben Moore
W. H. Jones
Fayetteville
OPA
Jones
Moore
White House envoy to Vatican protested at Maryland meeting
At Westminster Maryland on May 31 the Baltimore Methodist conference passed a resolution denouncing White House representation at the Vatican. It urged the president to end the relationship and called for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee probe into constitutional grounds of the so called ambassadorial link. The resolution blamed the administration and State Department for yielding to Roman Catholic hierarchy pressures and deceiving the nation during a war emergency.
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Westminster
Baltimore
Methodist Church
White House
Vatican
Western Maryland College
United States
Senate
State Department
Senate votes through emergency labor bill amid wage clash
Senate passage empowers the president to adjust wages and conditions during a coal crisis as critics argue the move lets government dictate plant relations. Debate centers on collective bargaining, union rights, and limits on applying the law to utilities steel and coal.
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Ball
Senate
Downey
D-Calif
Barkley
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Interstate Commerce Committee
Eastland
D-Miss
Pepper
D-Fla
Taft
Rohio
O'Daniel
Texas
Walsh
Massachusetts
Wheeler
Montana
Bland Man Dies Of Gunshot Wounds
John B. Simons, 61, of Bland county, died near Wytheville from gunshot wounds described as personal safety related. He was at his wife's home about two miles south of Wytheville when the incident occurred. Coroner Dr. EB M. Wood noted the death. funeral plans were not known.
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John B. Simons
Bland County
Wytheville
EB. M.twood
Wythe County
Chitwood
Simons
Virginia Liquor Ration For June Is Decreased
Virginia and Richmond officials announced June liquor rations cut due to postwar shortages. The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board plans to extend ration books, add current whiskies to the coupon list, and reduce the monthly limit from two-fifths of domestic whiskey to one-fifth or one quart plus one pint. A new coupon system aims to stretch remaining coupons through December amid federal grain restrictions.
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Richmond
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Today
Annual Pony Penning Set for July 25 on Chincoteague
Chincoteague Island Virginia hosts its annual pony penning on July 25 announced by the local volunteer fire department which has run the carnival for about 25 years. Ponies traced to 1662 are gathered by horsemen into herds and driven across the channel to Pasture then along Main Street to the corral for sale.
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Chincoteague Island
Maine
Georgia
Fire Department
Chincoteague
Wallops Island
Maine Street
Corral
Charges Against Siam Appeal to United Nations
A detailed accusation against French colonial troops was presented with a letter from Siam's foreign minister seeking UN membership and urging world support to realize Siam's legitimate national aspiration.
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Siam
United Nations
Mrs Norsa Hamlet Dies At Pocahontas
Mrs Norsa Hamlet 59 colored died at her Pocahontas home Thursday. Survived by three daughters six sons and many grandchildren. Funeral at First Baptist Pocahontas Sunday at 2 30 with Rev J C Steth officiating. Interment in Pocahontas Cemetery.
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Norsa Hamlet
Pocahontas
Mreé
Ray Bouser
Haitie F. Anderson
Charlemaine Vinson
Huntington
Robert Hamlet
Geary
Luther
Ladonia
San Diego
Calif
Hamlet
First Baptist Church
J. C. Steth
Pocahontas Cemetery
West Virginia Mercer County Notice of Personal Debt Declaration
Philip Homer Christian appeared before a Mercer County Justice of the Peace and swore he is not responsible for debts other than his own. The notice records his sworn statement and personal declaration regarding liability.
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West Virginia
Mercer
Philip Homer Christian
Phillip Homer Christian
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