Presidential Committee Named To Study Problems Of Small Business
The president formed a seven member panel to study small business issues and propose administrative and legal remedies. The group, chaired by Burns, includes Secretary of Defense Wilson, Weeks, Mitchell, Arthur Flemming, Wendell Barnes, and Albert Cole, aiming to keep federal action aligned with small business needs.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. VA
Eisenhower
Burns
Defense Wilson
Retary of Commerce
Weeks
Labor Mitchell
Defense Mobiles
Arthur Flemming
Wendell Barnes
Albert Cole
Veteran Labor Leader Dies In New York City
YORK June 1 Mat Woll age 76 longtime API CIO vice president and veteran labor leader died in New York City. He served 36 years as vice president of the old APL and after the merger with CIO remained a executive committee member. Woll led the Union Labor Life Insurance firm for 30 years and then resigned to become cases executive chairman.
Weather outlook across states with clouds and warmth
Weather Bureau report notes considerable cloudiness and cool Saturday with possible showers in West Virginia and Ohio. Sunday brings fair and warmer conditions across Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio and Kentucky with showers or thunder in eastern areas and lighter rain or clouds in western zones.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Sotentey
North
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Middle East
Bluefield area mourns multiple deaths and services
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Gilbert Williams 82 of 2100 Walton Ave Bluefield with burial in Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Also listed are memorials for Curtis Boone, Shannon Fletcher, Theodore Richards and many other local residents with details on services and survivors.
Rosie Hatfield of Wharn cliff Died After Lingering Illness
Rosie Hatfield aged 52 of Wharn cliff died yesterday in Williamson hospital after a long illness. She was born in Wharncliff to the late Allen and Cora Hatfield. Survivors include son Jesse Daniels of Glenn Allen and daughter Mrs Lacey Sparks of Wharn cliff, three brothers Howard Hatfield French Hatfield and John Ee, plus three sisters Mrs Tave James Mrs Blackburn and Mabel Hatfield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Adams Funeral home in Gilbert.
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Rosie Hatfield
Wharncliff
Williamson Hospital
Allen
Cora Butcher Hatfield
Jesse Daniels
Glenn Allen
Lacey Sparks
Howard Hatfield
French Hatfield
Columbus
Ohio
Johnee
Tave James
New
Blackburn
Bluefield
Mabel Hatfield
Adams Funeral Home
Gilbert
Clyde Emory Brown of Jewel Ridge Dies at 52
Clyde Emory Brown 52 of Jewel Ridge Va died in Richlands hospital after two years illness. Survived by wife Mabel Cosins and children Jamita Gilbert Clyde Jr Curtis Clarence Edward Janet Nancy and Linda all of Jewel Ridge four sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements set by Hurst Scott Funeral Home with services at Laymens Chapel Richlands followed by Jewel Ridge Cemetery interment.
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Margaret Rose Cline
Lawrence
Helen Coleman Cline
Bull Creek
McDowell County
Welch
Clark
Eugene
Ray
Kester
Lawrence Jr
Hasel
Leona
Shelby
Clne
Claude Conn
Walter Hurley
Adams Funeral Home
Gilbert
Virgie Ellen Munsey
Lortons Lick Road
University Hospital
Charlottesville
McComas
Will and
le White
Albert Diao
Mercer County
Duhling Church of Christ
Albert H. Munsey
Joe Bennett
Clarksville
Ind
J. Marvin Munsey
Nelson Lee Munsey
Af Lorene
Clara Munsey
C. N. Hambrick Jr
Clarence Gilpin
Johnie Torlone
Bluefield
Fred Walker
Fayetteville
N. C
Clara White
Sarasota
Fla
Marl White
Montcalm
Harold (B) White
Hanover
Basil White
Richard
Dawn Ellen Bennett
Bratton Memorial 1
Mercer Funeral Home
B. B. Hurst
P. Quesenberry
Woodlawn
Clyde
Emory Brown
Jewel Ridge
Richlands
West Virginia
Jim
Eric Oma Patrick Brown
Jewel Ridge Coal Company
Mabel Cosins
Jamita Gilbert
Clyde Jr
Avon
Ohio
Curtis
Clarence Edward
Janet
Nancy
Linda
Erma Smith
Marshall Smith
Lilly Brook
Rachel Rede
Roanoke
Ivory Brown
Radford
Clarence Brown
Hurst-Scott
Jamila Gilbert
Lawrence Smith
Funeral Rites for Charles Arthur Billips Held in Bluefield
Funeral services for Charles Arthur Billips 64 of 2045 Virginia Avenue Bluefield Virginia will be conducted Saturday at 2 30 p m at Virginia Avenue Methodist Church with Rev B H Ham and Rev Glenn Boye officiating Interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery West Graham He died Thursday afternoon at Bluefield Sanitarium after suffering a heart attack He was a lifelong carpenter and member of Virginia Co at Virginia City Methodist Church He was born in Tip Top Virginia to John T and Mollie Billips
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Shannon Fletcher
Rocky Gap
Dry Fork Baptist Church
R. T. Newton
Laurel Fork Cemetery
Fletcher
Christiansburg
Hawkins
150Th Armored Cavalry
National Guard
Bluefield
John James Baker
Maine
Monroe County
J. H
Mary Smith Baker
New Methodist
Lula Ellison Baker
James
Harvey
Harry
Union
George
Princeton
Oscar
Alderson
Lucy Raines
New Hope Methodist Church
Dewey Nelson
G. C. Robbins
Billy McNeer
Roy Riffe
Frank Shumate
Kyle Shanklin
Robert Martin
Carey Dunn
Lacy C, Goodman
Lacy Conway Goodman
Bethel Methodist Church
J. G. Holloway
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Goodman
Columbus
Carrie L. Goodman
Rosa Bates
Thomas Brooks
Savannah
James Brooks
Theodore Brooks
Curtis Brooks
Des Moines
Iowa
Cappie Bolden
Women's Society of Christian Service
Bethel Church
Wyatt Calloway
Lacy Robertson
Henry Watkins
George A. Saunders
George Finney
Phillip Painter
Linkford and Richardson
Woods Street
Charles Arthur Billips
Virginia Avenue
Virginia Avenue Methodist
B. H. Ham
Glenn Boye
Maple Hill
West Graham
Bill
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ae Fuela
Virginia Coon Methodist Church
Tip Top
John T. and
Mollie
Mrs Ned Hayes Dies in Gary at North Side Unit
Mrs Ned Hayes, 54, of Gary, is reported dead at 1 p.m. today at the North Side Unit. The notice lists her as a local resident with no further details provided.
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Hayes
Ned
Gary
North Side
Truck Driver Robbed of $150 in Bluefield
Arnold, 20, of 1150 Delaware Ave Bluefield Virginia, an employee of New Method Laundry, reported a delivery on Maryland Ave when a strike from behind led to a scalp laceration. He was treated and released at Bluefield Sanitarium. Officers Lt Lilly and several patrolmen investigated last night.
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Vee
Arnold
Delaware Ave
Bluefield
New Method Laundry
Maryland Ave
Bluefield Sanitarium
Lt. Lilly
F. Payne
R. T
Strike Closes Arsenal Road in Radford Virginia
In Radford Virginia the military area road State Rt 685 was closed from 5 p m to 7 a m daily by the strike bound Arsenal command. Hercules Powder Co and the Chemical Workers Union clash over returning workers as talks stall.
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Radford
Lord Arsenal
Herrin E. McEnnis
Stone
Hercules Powder Co
Chemical Workers Union
Jesse H. Jones Dies In Houston At 82
Jesse H. Jones, 82, a financier who shaped Houston's skyline and loaned over 30 million dollars to the Reconstruction Finance Corp., died in Houston. He served under Wilson, Hoover, and Roosevelt, led commerce efforts, and after leaving public life returned to build more skyscrapers and expand his Houston holdings.
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Houston
Tex
Jesse H. Jones
South
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Jones
Henry Wallace
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moonshiner Targets Plainclothes Soldier in First Sale
EAST ST LOUIS June 1 James Ledbetter a new moonshiner ran a five gallon still from a rounds and offered eight dollars per gallon to a plainclothes detective Curtis Smith at his truck The arrest followed after Smith expressed interest in Ledbetters untaxed liquor Agents said they will seek a warrant charging Ledbetter with possession of untaxed liquor Interment notices follow for several local residents including SEYLER HOY BUCKNER CARDEN COOPER in nearby cemeteries of their communities
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East ST. Louis
Ill
James Ledbetter
Ledbetter
Walsh, T
Curtis Smith
Alcohol Tax Unit
Attorney General Opinion Issues County Committee Party parity
Charleston June 1 Two men and two women should represent a county district on a party state committee. The opinion favors Ad L Thomas and Frances K Watson for the 14th district over Louis Meisel, noting the law aims to spread seats among counties. O Brien seeks a second opinion on the 16th district.
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Charleston
D. Pitt O’brien
Republican State Committee
Ad L. Thomas
Fairmont
H. William Largent
Morgan- Morgantown
Frances K. Watson
O’brien
John G. Fox
Marion
Monongalia
Thomas
Miss Mann
George G. Burnette Jr
State Supreme Court
O'Brien
Louis D. Meisel
Miss Watson
Fairmont Meisel
Marion County
Meisel
Thomas and
Largent
Attorney General's Office
GOP
Berkeley
Hampshire
Hardy
Jefferson
Mineral
Morgan Counties
Paul B. (Buck) Martin
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Edward L. Blake
Summit Point
Jefferson County
Madalyn Bazzle
Keyser
Lottie B. Campbell
Piedmont
Mineral County
Hanagan Earns Welch High School Top Senior Award
Jimmy Flanagan son of Patrick J Flanagan Welch attorney received the trophy as the most outstanding 1956 senior at Welch High School during graduation exercises. He ranked among the ten top seniors scholastically and held multiple honors including All-County basketball captaincy and a 534 point season record. His sister Patty Sue won the same award in 1954.
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Jimmy Flanagan
Patrick J. Flanagan
Welch
Welch High School
Jimmy
Maroon Ware
Master of Athletic Scholarship Society
D.A.R
Williams
Patty Sue
Smyth County Lad Killed By Auto
An eight year old Smyth County boy, Charles Lee Armstrong of Broadford, died after darting into a car's path near Broadford School. The auto driver Marvin E. Hayton, 18, Nebo Va, was not charged pending investigation. The crash raises Virginia’s highway death toll to 318.
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Smyth County
Broadford
Charles Lee Armstrong
Saltville
S. M. Norris
Marvin E. Hayton
Nebo
Young Armstrong
Thomas McKee Hospital
Hayton
Armstrong
Fire destroys Rich Chevrolet center and two homes in Huntington
A blaze at Rich Chevrolet Co. Truck Sales and Service Center in Huntington caused estimated damages of 85000. Fire Chief John Gallagher suffered minor facial burns. a fire truck was damaged and 20 vehicles were crushed when the garage collapsed. Fifteen people were saved.
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Huntington
Rich Chevrolet Co
John Gallagher
Rich Co
Kentucky
Ohio
State Moves Mentally Defective Children to West Virginia School
The first of 250 mentally defective children from Huntington State Hospital was moved to the West Virginia Training School at St. Marys, a 134 mile trip. Forty-one crib patients rode in modified Ohio Valley Bus Co. coaches with seats removed and cribs installed. Subsequent transports will follow over weekends until all 250 are relocated. President Donohoe and Dr. Davis supervised the operation.
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Huntington
Huntington State Hospital
West Virginia Training School
St. Marys
Ohio Valley
Ohio Valley Bus Co
James M. Donohoe
State Board of Control
Hiram W. Davis
Tool Kits Valued At $150 Stolen From Car
Robert Surface reports two tool kits with mechanic tools valued at 150 dollars stolen from his parked car on Shenandoah Avenue between 9 and 10 p m Thursday night during the night of May 31.
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Robert Surface
Route 3
Bluefield
Surface
Shenandoah Avenue
Stolen Haun Motor Co. Auto Recovered Here
A 1947 Chrysler stolen from Haun Motor Co. on Commerce Street was recovered on Pulaski Street. Police say the car was entered and moved to Pulaski Street and locked before the rain, with the street under it dry while surrounding pavement remained wet.
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Haun Motor Co
Commerce Street
Pulaski Street
Bluefield Firm Buys Huntington Freight Company
Bluefield based Consolidated Motor Freight Inc merges with Browning firm in Huntington. No price stated. The merger enables direct motor freight service from Huntington to Bristol Virginia Tennessee and surrounding points. Aleck Funari of Bluefield becomes president of the combined Browning operation.
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Huntington
Consolidated Motor Freight, Inc
Bluefield
Bristol
Va-Tenn
Aleck Funari
Consolidated
Browning
Motorist Saves Wise Va Youths From Fiery Crash
An unidentified motorist pulled two Wise County youths from a blazing Ford truck collision in Wise County Virginia early yesterday. One youth died within four hours, the other is in critical condition at Norton General Hospital. Ronald Collins 17 and Jimmy Harold Jessee 19 were involved. Collins is in critical condition with multiple fractures.
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Wise County
St. Hospital
Norton
Jimmy Harold Jessee
Jessee
Ronald Collins
R. L. Collins
Abbs Valley Seventh Grade Graduation Held
Abbs Valley School held seventh grade commencement on Wednesday night. Mara Cox gave the opening address, Brenda Vance read the poem Famous Dates, Father Daniel Hayes delivered the graduation address, Lowell Smith read the class will, and Mildred Christian gave the closing remarks. Certificates were awarded to the listed students.
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Abbs Valley
Mara Cox
Brenda Vance
Daniel Hayes
Pocahontas
Lowell Smith
Mildred Christian
M. Lilly
Janice Ball
Linda Bostic
Shirley Clyburn
Deanna Collins
Thelma Day
Rebecca Dillon
Lucille Rosa Freeman
Dorothy Hardy
Loretta Hardy
Mary Joyce Hypes
Maxie Bucchi
Glen Creasy
Horace Crouch
Jimmy Hardy
Clarence Mitchell
Billy Rider
Charles Rose
Kirby Still
Carl Taylor
Woodrow Nby
Chain Store Supervisor Dies From Wreck Injury
Arthur W. Sheets 50 a grocery chain district supervisor for A and P Food Stores in Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania died at Washington County Hospital from injuries in a West Virginia automobile crash three days earlier. His car rolled down an embankment in Berkeley County on Tuesday and overturned several times.
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Hagdrstown
Arthur W. Sheets
West Virginia
Washington County Hospital
Sheets
A & P Food
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Berkeley County
W. Va
Grace Methodist Church Service Schedule and Activities
Grace Methodist on Thomas and Rogers announces Sunday church school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m led by Reverend B W John Arvil L Warner superintendent James Warden organist director Patsy Fairchild and Irish Rich to sing Hold Thou My Hand for the morning anthem Choir special for Sunday evening Official Board meets Monday at 6 30 p m Junior Choir Tuesday at 4 p m Wednesday Prayer and Praise led by Dave Peters Wednesday W C S meets at 12 30 p m Intermediates meet in Youth Center Sunday at 6 30 p m Adults Choir practice Thursday evening )
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Grace Methodist
Thomas and
Rogers Street
B. W. John
Arvil L. Warner
James Warden
Patsy Fairchild
Irish Rich
Briggs
Dave Peters
Youth Center
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Curtis E. Boone
Wythe Ave
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Resthaven Oe Park
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Belfort
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Semperenaees Va
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St. George
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Chattahooche
Fila
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Newport
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L. W. Reid
Miami
A. Jones
Seaver Mortuary
G. G. Ewald JR
Gregory G. Ewald Jr
Wytheville
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Porterfield - Minnick Funeral Home
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Welford
College Ave
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Clyde Emory Brown
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Lakss
Arsenal Road
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Hoy
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Lindside
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Buckner
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James M. Buckner
Fincastle Road
Church of God
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Carden
Edward B
Lashmeet
Matoaka
Cooper
Charles W
Boone Street
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Hanagan
South Bird Island
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Huntington Concern
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Collins
J. Eate
Big Stone Gap
Route 87
Ford
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Psycote
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