Municipal elections in McDowell and Wyoming counties
McDowell and Wyoming County towns held municipal elections with unopposed mayoral tickets in Northfork Welch Pineville and Oceana. Northfork voters re elected J Robert Anderson on the People s Party ticket while Welch re elected B F Howard on an unopposed ticket. Oceana elected three mayoral contenders with L W Beane leading in votes and Vaughan Cozort re elected recorder, with top councilmen named. Pineville, with 71 votes, re elected Mayor Vaughan Stewart and other officials.
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McDowell
Wyoming
McDwell
Northfork
Welch
J. Robert Anderson
The
Peoples Party
Anthony Francs
Citizens Party
T. E. Callaway
Sam Houchins
Weldon Wrecht
Robert K. Martin
Citizens
C. H. Carroll
G. O. Ryburn
B F. Howard
Meyer Bell
Marvin E. Propat
W. B. Swope
Joseph G. Travis
Vaughan Cozort
Ouida Shields
Hassel Blackburn
Oscar Goode
D. C
Dick"’ Cook
French Manning
Argil Cozot
McCarthy Charges in Schine Affair Dominate Hearing
Witnesses testify at a New York hearing session over the Schine affair with McCarthy denouncing foes as Adams and Stevens. Cohn admits dictating most memoranda while Driscoll struggles to identify the source documents.
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McCarthy
Adams
Schine
New York
H. Struve Hensel
Subcommittee
Hensel
Carr
Cohn
Ft. Dix
Earl Ringler
Stevens
Ft. Monmouth
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Jenkins
Cohn-Carr
Driscoll
Wilmington
Welch
Colin
Mr. Carr
Mrs. Driscoll
Mr. Welch
Len Symington
D-Mo
Ree Jee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Dowdy Dies in Richlands Coal Foreman 84
Thomas F Dowdy 84 of Richlands Va died at his son Walter’s home after a lingering illness. Born Freeman West Virginia he moved to Richlands 23 years ago. He was a coal mine foreman for Cassell Creek Coal Co Bramwell. Survived by four sons three daughters ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral from Bramwell Methodist Church with Rev T E Steyer and burial in Bramwell Cemetery. John Hicks Washington attorney and former Newbern resident died in Washington. Survived by wife Willie Suips Hicks and brother William of California. Funeral at Himes Funeral Home Washington Friday.
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Thomas F. Dowdy
Richlands
Walter
Freeman
W. Va
West Virginia
Cassell Creek Coal Co
Bramwell
Patty Mays
Headly
Welch
Harry
Boston
Mass
William
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hazel Dowdy
Pittsburgh
Thelma Long
Beckley
Effie Dotson
Florida
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Bramwell Methodist Church
T. E. Steyer
Bramwell Cemetery
John Hicks
Washington, D. C
Newbern
Washington
Willie Suips Hicks
California
James H
Molly Hicks
Himes
Henry Pennington
Giotto
Mercer County
Wayne
Mariah Melvin Pennington
Norfolk and Western Railway
Letha Pearl Pennington
Milton Lusk
McComas
Bessie Taylor
Norfolk
Jesse Pennington
Cincinnati
Fannie Pennington
Wevanoke
Thursday Kincaid
Melaware
Victoria Good
Rok
Giotto Baptist Church
Paul Hall
Princeton
Harman Cemetery
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
Thomas Craft
Hale Street
Bluefield Va
East Graham Christian Church
Clarence Johnson
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Pittsylvania County
Craft
Bluefield
Martha Craft
Dora Phipps
Elory
Ohio
Letcher and
Hery Craft
Youngstown
Letcher
John Craft
W.va
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
James Welsey Bailey
Upland
Squire Bailey
K. G. Dixon
Bailey
McDowell County
Leckie
Boyd’s Chapel Methodist Church
Dixon
Betty Profitt
Rock
Rachael Lamberti
Lucy Evans
Hazel Tyne McGraw
Sophia
Louise McKenzie
Ashland
Medora Burchett
Portsmouth
O. Cleve
Jim
Cove
Boyds Chapel Methodist Church
Denver Stone
B S Pickerson
Barbery
Bailey Cemery
Bennett
Northfork
Former Tazewell Man Electrocuted at Clintonville
James Corbett Rowe 24, a former resident of Thompson Valley, Tazewell County, was killed repairing an electric fence during a storm at his Clintonville West Virginia home. He is survived by his wife Ester Tokay-Kiss Rowe and two children. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Tazewell Valley
Clintonville
W. Va
James Corbett Rowe
Thompson Valley
Tazewell County
Jake Rowe
Jaeger
Pattie Rowe
Ester Tokay-Kiss Rowe
James Harvey
Linda
Germany
Robert F. Rowe
U.S. Marines
Japan
Farley A. Beavers
Tazewell
T. J. Beavers
Havre de Grace
Carr Beavers
Bel Air
W. C. Asbury
Berwird
Inez Evans
Jessee Evans
Lex
29 Begin Life Saving Course At Falls Mills
Twenty nine persons enroll in American Red Cross Life Saving courses at Falls Mills. Thirty seniors and juniors study under Mrs. John Magann with Dr. A B Montgomery directing the first week. Bluefield swimmers assist as Dr. Montgomery coordinates examinations with the Bluefield Health Department. Registration at the Red Cross office in the Coal and Coke Building.
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American Red Cross
Falls Mills
John Magann
A. B Montgomery
Tazewell County
The
Red Cross
Montgomery
Bluefield
Dan Grabeel
Sonny McClure
Joe Henry Bowen
John W_ fsest
Binefield Health Department
Coal and Coke
Merchants Plan Prayer For Better Business
Local Fulton merchants announce a half hour Monday morning devotional before the work week. A Fulton Ministerial Alliance member will attend. The plan was decided by the Retail Merchants Bureau representing Fulton and South Fulton.
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Fulton
Fulton Ministerial Alliance
Retail Merchants Bureau
South Fulton
Bluefield Pool Drive Aims For Ten Thousand Today
A noon luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel kicks off the final fundraising drive for the Bluefield swimming pool. Workers target a total of 69000 for completion after prior airport and coal show dedications, with optimism and a push to join Princeton and Bluefield Virginia in providing pool facilities.
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Greater Bluefield
West Virginian
Bluefield
Princeton
L. E. Foster
Drive
A. R. Grin
Weather patterns shift across Maryland to Tennessee
A forecast shows scattered thunderstorms along the Maryland coast tonight and early Wednesday, with highs of 76 to 84. Interior regions face cloudiness and showers, while West Virginia and Ohio see cooler highs and scattered showers. Tennessee and Pennsylvania expect fair to cooler conditions with chances of thundershowers later.
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Maryland
Virginia
Essler
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
West
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Princeton Legion Keeps Charter and Elects New Officers
The Princeton American Legion Post No. 54 voted to keep its charter and elected new officers led by John P. McCabe as commander and A. E. Dangerfield as first vice commander. Other officers include Robert Wood second vice president Jack Hawkins adjutant and finance officer E E Bailey chaplain H L Browning historian sergeant at arms Earl J. Collins service officer H S Goode and E W Anderson Americanism officer. District delegates are Hawkins Kraushaar E W Anderson and Wood with alternates Goode Browning Rice and John Lowry. The Memorial Day committee reported 145 flags placed on veterans graves.
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Princeton American Legion Post No. 54
John P. McCabe
A. E. Dangerfield
Robert Wood
Jack Hawkins
E. E. Bailey
H. L. Browning
Earl J. Collins
H. S. Goode
E. W. Anderson
Richard Rice
O. E. Blankenship
William Pedneau
Walker G. Anderson
W. P. Kraushaar
Hawkins
Kraushaar
Wood
Goode
Browning
Rice
John Lowry
Fight For NYC Control Drags On To Next Week
In Albany on June 1, the fight for control of the New York Central Railroad continues through at least Tuesday. Central President William White leads, facing financier Robert R Young opposition as election inspectors report incomplete counting and many proxies.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Central
William White
Robert R. Young
White
Washington Ave. Armory
Home of 600 happy people marks Hillsboro central Indiana namesake
A highway sign near Hillsboro Indiana proclaims the town as home to 600 happy people and a few old foreheads. The odd phrasing suggests a quaint, self deprecating motto in a classified directory listing. The item captures local identity and humor in a single line.
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Hillsboro
Ind
Board of Control opens bid for Huntington ward building
The State Board of Control opened bids for a new 133 patient ward at Huntington State Hospital. Low bid was 840 755 dollars from C H Jimison and Son of Huntington, for a three story structure. Funds must be released from the Board of Public Works before contracts.
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Charleston
State Board of Control
Huntington State Hospital
C. H. Jimison
Board of Public Works
Trotter
Weston State Hospital
Pulaski Church Christ Minister Will Leave for Roanoke
The Rev. George Holmes will resign as rector of Christ Church Pulaski effective July 15 to become associate rector at St. John’s Roanoke. His last service at Crist Church is June 27. A WWII veteran and diocesan executive committee member, he studied at William and Mary, Washington and Jefferson, Garrett Institute, Seabury-Western, and Northwestern. He and wife Rachel Brugh of Roanoke have four children.
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Pulaski
George Holmes
Christ Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Roanoke
Crist Church
Southwestern Virginia
Norfolk
College of William and Mary
Washington and Jefferson College
Garrett Biblical Institute
Seabury- Western Theological Seminary
Northwestern University
Holmes
Rachael Brugh
C&O Safety Agent Dies in Richmond at 58
George Alexander Robinson longtime Ches apeake and Ohio Railway official and general safety agent died at his Richmond home. A native of Hot Springs he joined C O in 1913 and rose from clerk to safety chief in 1947. Survived by wife sister and brother. Funeral at Church of The Holy Comforter with Riverview Cemetery burial.
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Richmond
George Alexander Robinson
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Hot Springs
Edith Ellinger
Staunton
H. H. Robinson
Covington
Church of the Holy Comforter
Riverview Cemetery
Mental Exam Ordered For Negro Charged In Clubbing Death
Charles Sales Jr., 24, charged with murder in the death of Ian David Johnson, 15, of Rand. A psychiatric exam was ordered by Intermediate Court Judge William J. Thompson after Johnson was beaten at a Rand skating rink and died in Charleston hospital.
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Charleston
Intermediate
William J. Thompson
Charles Sales Jr
Ian David Johnson
Rand
Johnson
Scouts to Meet in Princeton at 1 30 P M
Members of Boy Scout Troop No. 6 are urged to attend an important meeting today at 1 30 p m at the First Methodist Church in Princeton. Please bring baseball equipment.
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Princeton
First Methodist Church
Body Of Newly Sainted Pope To Be Returned To Venice
The body of Pope Pius X will be carried back to Venice to fulfill his 1903 promise to Venetians that he would return alive or dead. The transport to St Mark's Cathedral requires government consent for travel over Italian territory, announced by Cardinal Roncalli, Venice’s patriarch.
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Vatican City
Pius X
Venice
St. Mark's Cathedra
Angelo Giuseppe Cardinal Roncalli
Vatican
St. Pius X
Virginia Eyes School Needs
The Virginia State Department of Education asks local superintendents for six year estimates of school building needs ending June 30 1960. Reports due June 15 cover classrooms new schools additions and spending for white and Negro pupils. A 1948 survey projected about 400 million dollars for Virginia’s needs.
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Richmond
State Department of Education
Supreme Court
Dowell J. Howard
Ray E. Reid
Reid
Virginia
Eisenhower Renames Armistice Day to Veterans Day
President Eisenhower signs legislation changing Armistice Day November 11 to Veterans Day honoring all servicemen and women. The White House ceremony includes Congress members and leaders of American Legion Disabled American Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars and Amvets. Also notes US package and transport network volumes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
White House
Congress
American Legion
The
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amvets
Brown Talks At Switzerland Meet
North Carolina congressman’s daughter and educator address the moral re armament world assembly in Caux Switzerland. Richard W. Brown of Bluefield State College urges moral force to end racial strife and cites Supreme Court rulings. Carol Deane from North Carolina vows to support his cause and notes her father’s primary victory by 20 000 votes on May 29.
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New York
North Carolina
World Assembly
Switzerland
Richard W. Brown
Bluefield State College
Brown
America
Carol Deane
C. B. Deane
Deane
Naval Academy names Walter F Boone superintendent
Rear Adm Walter F Boone was named superintendent of the Naval Academy in Annapolis Md He will succeed Vice Adm C Turner Joy who retires July 1 Boone 56 a Berkeley California native and veteran of World Wars I II and the 1926 Nicaraguan campaign He currently serves on the Joint Chiefs Strategic Survey Committee in Washington
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Annapolis
Walter Frederick Boone
Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy
Thomas
Washington
Boone
Turner Joy
Joy
Strategic Survey Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Berkeley
Calif
U S Consulate Chief Injured In Auto Mishap
Richard Godfrey 42 consulate chief at the U S Embassy in Belgrade suffered three fractured ribs and possible internal injuries after a car crash near Belgrade. Dr M Medakovic killed, Godfrey’s wife and daughter and a Yugoslav embassy employee were in the car. Godfrey admitted to Sremska Mitrovica Hospital with condition satisfactory.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Richard Godfrey
U.S
M Medakovic
Godfrey
St. Louis
Sremska Mitrovica
Zagreb
Medakovic
Frost Charged With Murder in Galax Slaying
Sheriff George Jackson said Clyde Williams Frost, 42, is charged with murder in the shotgun slaying of James Everett Fender, 28, at Frosts home in Galax. Fender died at a local hospital after being shot in the right side following a confrontation on the porch.
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Galax
Sheriff Co
Jackson
Clyde Williams Frost
Carroll County
Frost
James Everett Fender
Fender
Nation Shivers As June Weather Delivers Wide Swing
The Associated Press reports a day of sharp weather contrasts across the United States. Unseasonable chills struck northern border states from the Great Lakes to the Pacific with 50s in many areas. Thunderstorms raked the eastern half with near 70 mph winds in Canton Ohio and hail up to 1.5 inches in Oak Ridge Tennessee while summerlike warmth spread from Texas to the Atlantic Coast and into southern New England.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Pacific
Butte
Mont
Helena
Mississippi Valley
Appalachians
Canton
Ohio
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Texas
Atlantic
New England
Oppenheimer judged fellow traveler in Communist era
A historic report concludes that from 1936 to 1942 J Robert Oppenheimer was deeply involved with people active in the Communist movement, though not a formal party member. The finding labels him an active fellow traveler rather than a member.
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Oppenheimer
Communist Party
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Short'’s Gap
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Winney
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