Charleston arson suspect linked to Beckley fire
Irving Schein, 46, facing arson charges in Charleston, is under $5,000 bond in a hospital after severe burns. The state fire marshal ties a March 28, 1948 Beckley clothing store fire to prior events and notes $11,000 in fire insurance on Schein's Charleston establishment. A preliminary hearing will proceed when medical condition allows.
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Charleston
W. Va
Beckley
Irving Schein
C. A. Raper
Schein
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Raper
Scout Camporee Opens at Camp Roland in Bland County VA
About 300 boy scouts and leaders from Mercer Tazewell Giles counties in Virginia and Monroe West Virginia gather at Camp Roland Bland County VA for a four day camporee. The event includes campfire programs Friday night practical work on first aid wood chopping knot tying and compass reading plus swimming and an upcoming four acre artificial lake project. Outdoor services close the camp Sunday afternoon.
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Mercer
Camp Roland
Bland County
Tazewell
Giles
Virginia
Monroe
West Virginia
Mercer Scouts
Longest Spring Cleaning Job Reported for Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
New York reports a major cleaning of the 9,117 foot Brooklyn Battery tunnel with 530000 square feet of tile walls. A crew scrubs one wall in three nights using 8000 gallons of cleaning solution and 50000 gallons of water hauled by trucks. The annual scrub happens in spring, while usual cleaning uses spray-and-wash in a single night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Battery
United States
Maitland Miner James Compton Fatally Injured
Maitland miner James Compton was killed in a tipple accident at the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates mine in Maitland when he was caught in a conveyor. Survived by his widow and several children. State mine inspector W. B. Lee said an investigation would be conducted today. Funeral arrangements are to be set at the O. J. Douglas mortuary in Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Compton
Maitland
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Compton
W. B. Lee
State Department of Mines
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Welch
No Fee Required In Congress Race In W Va
In Charleston on May 31 the attorney general ruled that candidates for the late John Kee's congressional seat need not pay a 125 dollar filing fee. The opinion, by Eston B. Stephenson, was at Secretary O'Brien's request. It notes a one percent salary filing fee for the office and that the law covers vacancies filled by party nominees at county level. Nomination machinery begins in Kee's fifth district with Democratic and Republican conventions planned.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Kee
Eston B. Stephenson
D. Pitt O'Brien
O'Brien
Kee
Washington
Maharani of Baroda Robbed of Fur Coats in Walton
The Maharani of Baroda reported to police that burglars broke into her Walton home during the night and stole three fur coats valued at about £20,000. The theft occurred while she slept. the coats were a blue mink, a black Persian lamb, and a crown Russian sable.
Kidnaping Charge Follows Custody Dispute Over Orphans
In Philadelphia on May 31 a dispute between grandfathers over custody of two orphaned Florida girls led to a technical kidnaping charge against Homer C. Wallace of Oil City. John F. McKenna, the maternal grandfather, says the Wallaces took Judith Wallace and Eileen Wallace from his home after visiting, while Orphans' Court had appointed Charles Lord as guardian but not custodian. Police seek the Wallaces, who remain at large.
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Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Fla
Case Gf Beem Averse
Judith Wallace
Eileen Wallace
John F. McKenna
Homer C. Wallace
Oil City
James E. Wallace
Key West
A. McKenna
Florida
Wallace
McKenna
Wallaces
Old City
Orphans
Charles Klein
Charles Lord
Lord
Welch Recreation Program Opens In Big Day For Youth
Welch West Virginia May 31 Tomorrow kicks off a city recreation push with the Linkous Park pool opening and a new playground between the Appalachian Building and McDowell County National Bank. Norris Richards directs the Linkous Park project and Coach John Suba supervises a city wide program. Additional facilities at Rogers Park Stewart Street Woodmont and Hemphill serve downtown apartment residents with sand box wading pool slide and swings.
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Welch
W. Va
Linkous Park
Norris Richards
John Suba
Rogers Park
Stewart Street
Woodmont
Hemphill
Appalachian Building
McDowell County National Bank
Tazewell Herd Group Releases May Report
The May report from the Tazewell County Dairy Herd Improvement Association shows butterfat leadership to the Rasnick herd with 444 pounds average across 19 cows, while Tarter's 23 cows average 43.6 and Stuart Land & Cattle's 49 cows average 42.0. Milk production ranks Stuart Land & Cattle at 1,250 pounds, Rasnick at 1,160, and Warner at 1,050. top cows include Dora, No. 8, Nigger, and No. 5135 with daily yields listed. Association coverage spans Tazewell Russell Bland and Washington counties.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Edward Smith
Robert Rasnick
W. J. Tarter
Stuart Land & Cattle Company
Stuart Land & Cattle
F. C. Warner
Stuart Land & Cattle Co
Dora
H. C. Stuart
Russell
Bland
Washington Counties
Tazewell Sheepmen Deliver Spring Clip
Tazewell Va May 31 Many Tazewell county flock owners deliver their spring clip to the railroad for consignment to the United Wool Growers Association for shipment to Boston. Advance payments run about 1 per pound on clear tied wood and 98c for untied with grades scaled. A ceiling near 1.74 is possible and a final net around 1.50 may result. About 60 000 pounds are to be moved from Pounding Mill and Tazewell plus Burkes Garden pool.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
United Wool Jrowers Association
Boston
Burkes Garden Pool
Malaya Bans Import Of Red Journals
The Federation of Malaya bans import of 33 Communist publications including Moscow News Russia Today Communist Action and The Eye. Also prohibited are Daily Worker Liberator Communist Case for Communism and 411 other titles for sale or circulation in Malaya.
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Kuala Lumpur
Federation of Malaya
Moscow News
Russia Today
Communist International Action
British Union Quarterly
Indian Struggle
the Eye
Malaya
Daily Worker
Liberator
Holiday Toll Sets Postwar Low Nationwide
The unofficial postwar holiday death toll reached 84 traffic fatalities from 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday with 32 drownings and 18 other accidental deaths totaling 134. National Safety Council head Ned H. Dearborn called the result an amazing performance amid 14.5 million more vehicles on the roads since 1946.
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Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Police Probe Hit Run And Tire Theft Cases
Police investigated a hit run that damaged a blue Pontiac on Edwards Terrace between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, with rear bumper torn. A pair of tires were stolen from 420 North Street porch, one used and one worn. About 800 feet of select oak flooring was taken from Georgia Lumber on Bluefield Avenue during Memorial Day closure.
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R. K. Massie
Edward's Terrace
Phillip Fleigleman
North Street
Georgia Lumber Company
Bluefield Avenue
Hungary Purge Aims Titoist Elements, Western Sources Say
Western diplomatic sources report Hungary’s Communist government and party are conducting a purge of Titoist elements. They cite recent dismissals and disappearance of top government officials and party leaders as evidence of a broad house cleaning against nationalist anti Moscow forces.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Knights Templar Conclave to Elect and Install Officers
Stated conclave of Bluefield Commandery No. 19 tonight at 7:30 in Bluefield. Election and installation of officers to be held. Visiting Sir Knights welcome. Roy C. Buchanan Commander Millard F. Thompson Recorder. Gift Shoppe advertises cards and party accessories at 417 McCulloch Avenue.
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McCulloch Avenue
Knights Templar
Bluefield Commandery No. 19
Roy C. Buchanan
Millard F. Thompson
Deaths and funerals in Bluefield and surrounding areas
A column lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices including Mrs. Helen Rathgeber of Bluefield Princeton road who died at Bluefield Sanitarium, and Moses Dills of Richlands. Also noted are Mary Whittie Bowling of Flat Top and Robert N. Reeves of Mavisdale with service details, graves, and pallbearers.
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Helen B. Rathgeber
Georges Rathgeber
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Bluefield Sanitarium
Carl
Martha Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Dunham
Weston
Cpl
Carl Kidd
United States Army
Korea
J. R. Arnett
Washington, Pa
James DeBerry
Fairmont
Charles Kimmel
Bettie Dunham
Washington, D. C
Frank R. Dunham
Charles C. Dunham
Charlotte
N. C
Joseph C. Dunham
Morgantown
Rathgeber
Cole
Rathg
Moses Dills
Richlands
Agnes Hager
John Herndon
John
U. S. Army
Ft. Hood
Tex
Ethel Patton
Cedar Bluff
Georgia Marcum
Mary Bowling
Tazewell
Mary Whittie Bowling
Flat Top
W. Va
Freddie Bowling
Dunns
Mercer County
Joan Wesley Wood
Celia Lilly Wood
Beckley
Fred
J. I. Bowling
John R. Foley
Lowell Lilly
W. J. Rogers
Cecil C. Lilly
Freddy Lily
James Rose
Andrew Epling
L. B. Harvey
Basil Wilson
John McConnell
WVU Graduation Activities Begin
Morgantown West Virginia May 31 old grads return for commence ment week at West Virginia university Alumni Day is Saturday The dinner for class of 1901 brings 18 survivors to the reunion The main address will be delivered by J French Robinson of Cleveland Ohio Robinson former alumni association president and current president of Consolidated Natural Gas Co The class of about 1800 graduates will receive degrees The Emeritus club will induct early graduates over 50 years The Very Rev George J Burke will give the baccalaureate address at 11 o clock Sunday at the field house
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
U. S
M. M. Neely
J. French Robinson
Cleveland
Alumni Association
Consolidated Natural Gas Company
Robinson
Reynolds Hall
Initio
New
Picketing Drives Six Weeks at Non-Union Mines
Pickets from across the county continue a six week protest targeting non union mines. Deputy Tieche says 150 to 200 pickets patrol daily, blocking five to eight mines then shifting to others while production continues. Clinchfield strikes spread to Lick Fork Dickensoon county and Meade Fork Wise county as 100 clerks join in.
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Tieche
Clinchfield Corporation
Lick Fork
Dickensoon County
Meade Fork
Wise County
Clinchco
Dickenson County
United Construction Workers Union
UMW
Clinchfield
UCW
Fired 'Loose' Resigns Commission and Joins Naval Reserve
FIRED 'LOOSE' resigned his commission the following year, became a graduate student of foreign affairs at the University of Maryland, and volunteered for a commission in the naval reserve in February of this year. His home is in Edgewater, Md.
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University of Maryland
Naval Reserve
Edgewater, Md
Word Puzzle Clue Grid Teases a Crossword Solution
A mixed list presents clues and answers for a horizontal and vertical crossword. Read across and down to fill a grid with terms including rivers, metals, and titles, revealing a connected puzzle outcome.
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Ruth Brookover
Fort Sutter
California
San Francisco
Congress
Maharani
Baroda
Bland ST
Bluefield, W. VA
Torace
Welch Recreation Program
Tazewell Herd Group
Mrs
Helen Rathgeber
Mose T. Dills
Robert N. Reeves
Church of God
Mavisdale
Buchanan County
Richlands Hospital
L. S. Haymore
Stuart King
Hawkins Cemetery
J. Frank Ball
J. Prank Ball
East Street
Hawkins Mortuary
Cox L
Cox
St. Paul
J. Douglas
Peter Cseh
Theresa Cseh
Maybeury
Cseh
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Powhatan
Peter
Mike Shuvilla
Paul Talco
Switchback
John Orosz
Bridgeport
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Father Thomas Rafferty
Father Rafferty
Woodlawn Cemetery
WVU
Norton
Slstar Gazer
Clay R Pollan
Aries
TauRus
Suneaa
Une
Avira
viRi Ds
Orie
Lodiae
Tiera
Sconpio
Capricorn
Jano
Aquarius
Nin
Fritz Wilkinson
Emmy Lou
Marty Links
Earl
Toonerville
By Fontaine Fox
Mickey
McGuire
Drese
Swordaeman
India
U. S&s
Geraint
Troy
Abor
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