Three Juveniles Held in Bluestone Assault Case
Three Bluestone youths in Mercer County jail face charges after a 32 year old divorcee was assaulted on a Bluestone road near Wednesday. The trio admitted guilt to grand jury and were jailed without bond after deputies arrested them hours later as the victim identified a voice. One attacker held her head, another her arms, while two caused injuries. Additional younger participant did not partake.
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Bluestone
Mercer County
Els
Bill
Bramwell
Foster
Farm Product Prices Regain Ground 8 Percent Up
Washington May 1 The Agriculture Department reports farm product prices have regained the ground lost in the past year and now stand about eight percent higher than at the start of 1956. Prices received by farmers rose 3 cents in the month ending May 15, led by a six percent gain in meat animal prices, but overall levels remain roughly 22 percent below 1951 records.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tment
Endower Administration
Repub
Weather overview for Maryland and surrounding states details
Maryland and nearby states report partly cloudy and windy conditions with cooler temperatures. Thundershowers are possible morning eastern and central Maryland with highs ranging from the 60s to 80s across regions. Small craft advisories apply Friday night into Saturday.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lake Erie
Kentucky
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area Va and Wva
Mrs. Lynn Seyler widow of Bluefield lumber owner dies at St Luke's Hospital in Bluefield Va. Services at Mercer Funeral Home with burial in DuBois Pa. Also obituary notices for Lilly Hoy Harvey Tren ton Lowe Charles W Cooper Daniel Buckner and others with details on survivors and funeral plans.
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C. Lynn Seyler
Ler Lumber Company
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
LaVina Goodlander
Luthersburg
Parry and
Rachel Lander
First Presbyterian Church
Bluefield Country Club
Bratton Memorial
Mercer Funeral Home
Mr. Christianson
DuBois
Laithersburge Union
Lilly Hoy
Henry Harvey
Lilly
Bland County
Monroe County
W. Va
Oscar L. Hoy
Bramwell
Wilson Wyrick
Chambers Cemetery
Charles W. , Jr
U.S. Marine
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Dixie Rose
Sarah Catherine Cooper
Whittier
Calif
Kelly M
Gilbert R
Roger Lee Stowers
Romeo Memphis
Riner
Maudie
Lydia Cooper
Roanoke
California
Daniel Lee Buckner
James M. Buckner
Fincastle Road
Brenda
James Jr
Robert
Herman
Thomas
Alton Buckner
A. T. Er
Route 1
Lydia Sloane
Gallaway
Church of God
North College Avenue
E. T. P. Burrow
Glen Boye
Maple Hill
West Graham
Wagner - Hawkins
Theodore A. Richards
Princeton
Theodore A
Emma Broughton Richards
Temperanceville
Selah Shaw Douglass
Raleigh
Theodore A. Richa, Jr
Greenville
S. C
R. G. Bennett
Ernest Richards
J. Carroll ,Richards
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Richards
San Jose
Walter L. Richards
Charlottesville
Royal Richards
Baltimore
Beulah Richards
Gaitersburg
Charles Bailey
St. George
Richards
Belfort
First Methodist Church
Seaver Mortuary
Ross McClung
Resthaven Cemetery
Ollie Mullens McKinney
Richlands
Moses
Nancy Mullens
McKinney
Buckhannan County
Issac Lee McKinney
Katherine Mulleng
Pilgrim Knob
Brassie Horn
Jewell Ridge
Cora Church
Bessie Street
Cassie Brown
Whitewood
Nathan, Lee
Beve
Jane Mullens
Jenkins, Ky
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Packard C W Merger Expected In New Deal Talks
Informed sources say a Studebaker-Packard and Curtiss-Wright merger may be announced within days. Curtiss-Wright would gain a three year option on 8 million authorized but unissued Studebaker shares at 5 dollars each. A July 24 meeting could approve the deal and a par value reduction from 10 to 1 dollar.
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Studebaker-Packard Corp
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Curtiss/Wright
Curtiss-Wright
Studebaker-Packard
Michigan
New York Journal-American
Leslie Gould
Studebaker
Hurley
Roy T. Hurley
Curtiss- Wright
New York
Curtass-Wright
Negro Tavern Keeper Charged With Murder In Teenager Death
In Petersburg Virginia an elderly tavern keeper Alex Chavers 33 was charged with murder for the fatal shooting of 17 year old William L Tucker The teen allegedly tried to mug him as he walked home after closing Moonglow Grill Police say Tucker was shot twice in the stomach and died Chavers posted bail of 2000 awaiting his court hearing
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Petersburg
William L. Tucker
Alex Chavers
Tucker
George Slate
Chavers
Churchmen Rally to Speak of the Future on US Visit
Metropolitan Nikolai of the Russian Orthodox Church said Soviet and U S churchmen agreed not to recall the past but to speak of the future as an eight member delegation heads to the United States for an 11 day tour. The visit echoes a March trip by a nine member National Council of Churches delegation.
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Moscow
Nikolai
United States
Russia
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Residence Meeting Time Noted at Ten O'clock
A brief notice states attendees are requested to be at the residence at 10 o'clock. The message conveys a formal invitation or obligation for a scheduled gathering at a specific home location.
Funerals List for Local Residents
Obituaries note multiple services across counties with services at Dudley Memorial in Bluefield and Mt Olive Baptist Church among others. Interments set at Maple Hill Cemetery West Graham Woodlawn Cemetery Lowe Cemetery Oak Grove Cemetery Lincoln Park Cemetery and Peterstown Cemetery.
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Kidd
John J
Canton
Ohio
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield
Maple Hill Cemetery
West Graham
Woodyard
John
Peterstown
Peterstown Baptist Church
Wilson
Margie J
Greenbrier Street
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Muse
Otis C
Princeton
New Century Methodist Church
Lincoln Park Cemetery
Hayes
Ned
Gary
North Side
Nited Holy Church
Gate City Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery
A 22 year old Gate City man, James E Dye, pled guilty in Henrico Circuit Court to the February armed robbery of a supermarket. A reported $2700 was taken. Dye received 25 years with 19 suspended. a second suspect identified as Chuck remains at large.
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Richmond
Gate City
Henrico
Harold F
James E. Dye
Dye
Scott County
Henrico County
Chuck
James
W. B. Hubbard
Pittsburgh
Clarence A. Dye
George M. Warren
Bristol
Surprise Recess In Steel Negotiations
Pittsburgh date May 31 reports show the nation’s three largest steel companies and the United Steelworkers Union moving to a recess in talks. Union demands were formally presented last week and the three companies met with union negotiators for the first time in joint talks since government intervention during crises. USW President David McDonald called the pause a step toward industrywide bargaining as 650 000 workers in 172 firms face a June 30 contract expiry and possible strike if no deal is reached.
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Pittsburgh
United ghochworean +3
USW
David J. McDonald
Fieenden Ta
Expensive WVU Project Will Go To High Court
Charleston May 31. A proposed 10 million dollar building for West Virginia University may face a Supreme Court test before construction. The engineering and agricultural hall would be funded by bonds retired through student tuition fees. The court suit would decide if tuition from future users may support the bonds.
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Charleston
West Virginia University
Supreme Court
Mother Electrocuted Trying to Save Son From Wreck
In Morgantown Mrs. Mabel Johnson 41 was electrocuted while rushing from her home to aid her son in a car crash after his vehicle struck a utility pole. The son, 22, was thrown from the wreck and later found unconscious, listed in fair condition with shock and possible concussion. Another son Lloyd E. Johnson died in a February auto crash.
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Morgantown
Mabel Johnson
Johnson
Lloyd E. Johnson
French Attack Rebels in Biban Mountains
French mechanized and airborne troops attacked a strong band of nationalist rebels in the Gates of Iron region of the Biban Mountains near Soumman Valley. At least 60 rebels were killed and 15 captured as the action continued at dusk.
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Algiers
Iron
Biban
7Th Mechanized
Soumman
Bougie
Setif
General Anthony McAuliffe Retires From Army
General Anthony C McAuliffe retires from active service after a long Army career starting in 1918 at West Point. He rose to deputy commander of the 101st Airborne and led during the Battle of the Bulge when he answered a German surrender demand with Nuts.
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Washington
Anthony C. Mccauliffe
Ft. Myer
United States Army
Europe
Mcauliffe
West Point
101St Airborne Division
Bulge
Mcaulifffe
Ambassador Johnson Meets China on War Prisoners
In Geneva on May 31, Ambassador Uee Johnson of the United States and Ambassador Wang Ping nan of Communist China held the 49th negotiating session over the captivity of 13 American prisoners in Red China.
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China
Geneva
Switzerland
Uee Johnson
United States
Wang Ping-nan
Red
Whitewood Honor Students Named In Ceremony
Whitewood high school honors list includes valedictorian Elbert Jewell and salutatorian Mattie Rose Ratliff. Third and fourth honors go to R B Altizer Jr and Astrid Smith, with family ties to Pilgrim Knob Jewell Ridge and Whitewood noted.
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Elbert Jewell
Whitewood
Mattie Rose Ratliff
Clarence Ratliff
Pilgrim Knob
R. B. Altizer, Jr
R. B. Altizer, Sr
Jewell Ridge
Astrid Smith
Harry Cole
Whitewood High School
Buchanan County
Percy V. Dennis
Sue Jewell
Abbs Valley VA Holds Exercises and Graduation
Abbs Valley Virginia conducts a student program led by Stewart M Lilly with teachers. The ceremonies feature Clayton Grand March songs readings and speeches. Principal Lilly awards graduation certificates to a list of 40 graduates including Janice Ball Linda Bostic Mildred Christian Shirley Clyburn Deanna Collins Maya Cox among others.
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Pocahontas
Stewart M. Lilly
Dessie Franklin
Stewart Tally
Jos Hale
Dolly Wil- Louis Roncaglione
Jonas Wallace
Joe Goss
Jill Morrissette
J. T. Keen
Clayton
Mara Cox
Brenda Vance
Father Hayes
Lowell Smith
Mil Christian
Lilly
Janice Ball
Linda Bostic
Mildred Christian
Shirley Clyburn
Deanna Collins
Maya Cox
Thelma Day
Rebecca Dillon
Lucille Erwin
Rosa Freeman
Goodwill Group Selected By Ike
President Eisenhower invited 34 American leaders to a White House meeting to discuss people to people contacts and world peace. The list includes leaders from travel, religion, motion pictures, education, and industry with representatives from Protes tant, Jewish, and Catholic groups and cultural organizations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Baylor University
Ohio High Court Upholds Dr Sam Shepherd Murder Conviction
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the 5-2 murder conviction of Dr Samuel H Shepherd ruling he must serve life in Ohio Penitentiary for the second degree murder of his wife Marilyn The 1954 bludgeon slaying occurred in Bay Village near Cleveland after a widely publicized trial and he began serving time July 20 with no parole for at least ten years authorities noted his defense of an intruder allegation.
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Columbue
Ohio
Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Bay Village
Cuyahoga County
Columpo
Kids Take Pets To Movie In Chicago Trip
Ida and Mary Lyons, 16, and their 11 year old brother Billy from Oswego helped plant 125 acres of corn over Memorial Day. Their father rewarded them with a trip to Chicago to see a movie, taking along their six week old Hereford calves a bantam rooster and chickens. The livestock were penned at the theater while the children watched.
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Chicago
Mary
Ida
Mary Lyons
Oswego
Billy
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Guy Hefner
Carlos Worrell
John Brooks
Audry Spence
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Edgar Hale
Ernest Moye
Albert Elliot
Robert Puckett
Lynn Seyler
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H. D. Hampton
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Charles A. Billips
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Robert Douthat
A. O. Hill
Charles Atene
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Edward B. Carden
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Robert A. Carden
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Tom Carden
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Frank Carden
Macie Grey
Dott
Garland Elliott
Springton
UMWA
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Newport
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Miami
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Bertha Hayes
Elbert Height
Stevens Clinic Hospital
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P. D. Edwards
E. L. Aaron
Norfolk
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Mary Belle Rogers
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Missionary Circle
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