Virginia Republicans Set July Roanoke Nomination Convention
Virginia Republicans approved a July nominating convention in Roanoke to name a top statewide ticket for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general. Chairman I Lee Potter pledged a strong ticket while dodging whether Ted Dalton will run again. The plan includes expanding GOP ballot access and raising funds through pre convention dinners with national figures boosting Republican hopes in the November race.
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Charlottesville
Republican State Central Committee
Roanoke
Taker
I. Lee Potter
Arlington
Ted Dalton
Radford
Dalton
Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson Inn
Potter
House of Delegates
House
Richmond
Central Committee
Eisenhower
Preco
Platform Resolve
Rae
Mae Pers
Paces
Agin
Hinckley
Virginia
Calypso Rhythm Debuts at Folk Song Festival in Ashland
In Ashland Kentucky on June 1 the 27th annual American Folk Song Festival will feature a calypso rhythm debut. Jean Thomas hosts at Wee House in the Woods with Frances Archer Beverly Gile Roger Porter Jerry Brown Forrest Porter Winfred Porter Donny Stewart and Marion Kerby tribute.
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Ashland
Jean Thomas
Frances Archer
Beverly Gile
Roger Porter
Jerry Brown
Forrest Porter
Winfred Porter
Donny Stewart
Miss Thomas
Marion Kerby
Hollywood
Calif
Polly Triplett
Rosie Day
Valine Fraley
A. B. Chandler
Deaths and Funerals in Mercer and nearby counties
Funeral for Brent L. Tabor an eight year old from Kegley who died after a bicycle car collision near Shawnee Lake will be held at Kegley Methodist Church. Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery Lashmeet. Wright charged with involuntary manslaughter on bond. Also notices for Frances Burgess Samuel Burgess and others with multiple interments and services across Richlands Narrows and Oceana areas.
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Brent L. Tabor
Kegley
Kegley Methodist Church
Brent
Edsel
Thelma Tabor
Claude Kell Wright
Rock
Shawnee Lake
W. Va
Wright
Mercer County
Mercer
Leonard Repass
Mt. Olive
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Gene Wimmer
James Shuck
Mont Bush
Billy Mills
Franklin Wapy
Kegley Elementary
C. Dean Coffey
Methodists Report Record West Virginia Receipts
The West Virginia Conference treasurer announced a record 1,278,541 in receipts for the year, up 94,920 from last year, including 566,605 in benevolences. The session admitted 20 ministers on trial and 10 into full connection, with ordination to occur tomorrow. Bishop Wicke will read ministerial assignments at noon.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia
the Methodist Church
Broaddus Ball
Milton
Edward B Blevins
Bluefield
Frank B. Ote Westmos
Ernesterty
Philippi
David R. Freeman
Sam Black
Thomas R. Jarrell
Warwood
Robert T. Jones
Maybeury
Owen M. Lee
Mount Hope
Dewayne R. Lowther
Williamstown
E. Painter
Dirtsville
Donald H. Shearer
Clay
Billy J. Shy
Huntington
Ralph E. Thompson Jr
John W. Turley
Charleston
Denzil B. Wease
Pleasant Hill
Oue M. Can- Bergoo
Charles D. High
Marshall E. Miller
William E. Richards
Gassaway
Marcus L. Treugh
Mount Pisgah
Frank Young
Clendenin
Lloyd C. Wicke
Funeral notices for Huffman Brown and McDonald in West Virginia
Walter E Huffman 69 of Lewisburg died en route to Beckley Veterans Hospital after a long illness. Walter W Brown 32 of Squire died in a home fire. services at Brown's Chapel and interment at Brown's Cemetery. Lydia Constan McDonald 4 of Tazewell Va died at home. funeral at Midway Christian Church with interment there.
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Walter E. Huffman
Lewisburg
Bluefield
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Huffman
Lewisburg Methodist Church
Greenbrierg
Benilem Shrine
Charleston
Elks Lodge
Midland-Seneca American Legion
Ethel Martin Huffman
Lena S. Wehrle
Pittsburgh
Broyles Huffman
Baltimore
Lewisburg Methodist Arch
Stacy Groscup
Monte Vista Park
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Walter W. Brown
Squire
Brown's
Stoney Ridge
W. C. Lane
Stoneye
Inlaw
Mrrs
Loma Altizer
O. J. Douglas
Brown
Grat McDonald
Lydia Constan McDonald
Tazewell
Midway Christian Church
N. J. Dickenson
Seeenes
Death of Noel Everton Pruett at Narrows Virginia
Noel Everton Pruett aged 64 of near Narrows Virginia died Friday evening after a long illness. Survived by four brothers Frank and Cecil Pruett of Glade Spring Allen of Narrows and Henry Pruett of Houston and three sisters Mrs E M Hodges Narrows Mrs Nellie Wealey Salem and Mrs Buford Journell Pearisburg. Funeral today at 2 pm from the First Christian Church at Narrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Everton Pruett
Near Narrows
Frank
Cecil Pruett
Glade Spring
Allen
Narrows
Henry Pruett
Houston
Texas
E. M. Hodges
Nellie Wealey
Salem
Buford Journell
Pearisburg
First Christian Church
Obituaries and funeral notices from Virginia and nearby states
Funeral services are listed for Robert B. White 93 of Doran Virginia at 2 p.m. today at the Doran Church of the Living God in Jesus Name with interment at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Richards. McCoy Hash 65 of Marion Virginia observed 2 p.m. today at Attoway Lutheran Marion with burial in the church cemetery. Vernie C. Hurst of Erie Pennsylvania scheduled 9 30 a.m. Monday at John Mulzer Funeral Chapel Erie with interment Be at Steubenville. Emma Jones 69 of Abbs Valley Virginia 2 30 p.m. today at Bois Sevain Methodist Church with interment Woodlawn Cemetery. William R. Alston of Princeton Virginia 2 p.m. today at New Century Methodist with interment Lincoln Park Cemetery.
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Frances Burress
Baptist Valley
Richlands
B. H. Hampton
C. H. Dillon
J. D. Clark
Hawkins Cemetery
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Burgess
William and
Elizabeth Jackson McCoy
Clifton
William Andrew Alley
Raleigh Burress
Mae Wells
Bluefield
Elsie Muncey
Elizabethton
Tenn
Margie Fox
Crossville
Sandy Alley
James
Tazewell
Joe
Raven
Kelly
Seaboard
Cecil Alley
Newport News
Matilda Bledsoe
Canebrake
Dora Owens
Georgia Harman
Baltimore, Md
Byrd and
Sherman Burress
Ceciil Bluff
Emory and
Ernest Burress
Detroit, Mich
Jack Burress
Anna Mae Reedy
Junior Burgess
Jewell Ridge
Dorothy Hinkle
Cedar Bilayff
Mabel Jennelle
Squire
Lucillie Watson
Thelma Byvans
New Richmond
Ohio
Hub Burgess
Tom
Warner
John Burgess
Charles
Saltville
Howard Burgess
Keystone
Matt Cruey
Princeton
Gray Burkett
Mae Louthen
Agnes Gillespie
Chatham Hill
Dora Burkett
McDowell
H. D. Hampton
Farmer Funeral Home
White
Robert B
Doran
Doran Church of the Living God
Jesus
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlaods
Hash
McCoy
Marion
Attoway Lutheran Arch
Jones
Emma
Abbs Valley
Boissevain Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Alston
William R
New Century Methodist Church
Lincoln Park
Greenbrier Cadet Honored at 145th Commencement
Thomas A. Dollar of West Jefferson North Carolina won top drill cadet honors at Greenbrier Military Academy 145th commencement exercises. Frederick Allen Luwar of Oceana and John W. Plumley of Lewisburg finished second and third. Awards include a watch to Wirt of Elkview for national ROTC rifle championship.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Thomas A. Dollar
West Jeff
N. C
Greenbrier Military Academy
Frederick Allen Luwar
Oceana
John W. Plumley
Paul J. Williams
Poland
Ohio
Buckeye
Paul D. Tyson
Mansfield
Daryl D. Duelen
Ashtabula
Greenbrier
Weston L. Blanchard
Army
West Virginia Military District
Wirt
Otf
Minister's Wives Will Meet Thursday in Bluefield Area
The Interdenominational Minister's Wives Alliance of Bluefield and vicinity will gather Thursday at 11 AM at Mrs. J. B. Evans home in Maybeury. Leaders of the baby review will present financial reports, and the review winners will be announced at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minister’s Wives Alliance
Bluefield
J. B. Evans
Maybeury
Baby Review
Handyman Bruner to face grand jury on murder charge
Elmer David Bruner, a 40 year old handyman with prior B and E convictions, will be presented to the county grand jury Monday to indict him in the hammer slaying of 58 year old Mrs Ruby H Miller at her Washington Blvd home. Miller was beaten during a daylight burglary gone wrong after Bruner allegedly struck her with a claw hammer when confronted with a shotgun. Bruner had been paroled in 1955 after part of a 240 year sentence and faces additional burglary counts.
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Elmer David Bruner
Ruby H. Miller
Russell H. Daugherty
Miller
Huntington
Washington Blvd
Bruner
Huntington Plumbers Strike for Wage Increase
Local 521, Plumbers and Fitters Union, began a strike after an overwhelming vote to demand higher pay. The walkout affects journeymen under the Huntington Master Plumbers Assn jurisdiction as the contract expired last midnight. Journeymen currently earn $3.20 per hour and seek a 15 cent raise.
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521
Plumbers and Fitters Union
Huntington Master Plumbers Assn
Road Group Cancels Northfork Meeting
The McDowell Mercer Road Association cancels its Wednesday Northfork meeting and says no further meetings will be held until the first Wednesday in September. Secretary E McCormick announced the decision last night.
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Northfork
MccDowell-Mercer Road Association
E McCormick
Sales Executives Meet Tomorrow at Bluefield Club
DeSales Harrison a notable Chattanooga business leader will headline the Bluefield Sales Executive Club dinner tomorrow at the Bluefield Country Club. He heads Coca Cola Bottling Co. and has held top Coca Cola positions plus Navy service in World War I. He serves as ARRR director, cancer society director, and former Chattanooga Concert Association president. Guests may attend starting with a 6 p.m. cocktail hour.
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DeSales Harrison
Chattanooga
Bluefield
Harrison
Bluefield-Northfork
Coca Cola
Otis Biven
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Ent Atlanta
U. S. Navy
Alabama Great Soutthern Railroad
American Cancer Society
Weather Summary for Maryland Virginia and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms across Maryland on Sunday. Cooler north Sunday night with 80s in most areas and 75-80 west and in Delmar section. Monday, cloudier and cooler with showers mainly south. The forecast covers Virginia and West Virginia with similar patterns and temperatures.
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Maryland
Delmar
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Teamsters in West Virginia weigh impact of election votes
West Virginia Teamsters with about 5000 members say they will wait and see before casting votes for a new president after Dave Carter of Local 175 notes their influence is limited by larger locals. Four delegates come from Charleston Huntington Wheeling locals plus others from Clarksburg and Fairmont. Beck will not seek re election amid a Senate probe into finances and removal from the AFL CIO executive council.
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Ccharleston
West Virginia
Teamsters Union
Eenenones
Dave
Eugene A. Carter
Teamsters Local
Miami
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Charleston
Huntington
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Beck
U. S. Senate
Afpl-Cto
Municipal Playgrounds Open Summer Season Tomorrow At 1 P.M.
Bluefield announces the summer playground season opening tomorrow at 1 p m with daily hours 1 to 5 p m. evenings extend 6 30 to 9 30 p m on Wednesdays and Fridays with a June 10 start for the Poy and Mikget league and a Fairview basketball program beginning June 10.
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Bluefield
Elasatelnae
Pate Arrington
Virginia Stowers
East River
Dave Mauldin
Ann Porterfield
East End
Tommy Thompson
Delores Borrer
Wade
van Houchins
Mary Dilen
Jaycees
Legion
Moose
Ivan Repass
Fairview
Repass
Mountaineer Boys State Opens With 300 Juniors
More than 300 West Virginia high school juniors arrive at Jackson's Mill for the 20th Mountaineer Boys State a weeklong event by the American Legion to simulate state government Involving a red hot campaign and a mock primary election Candidates file Monday and campaign until the Tuesday election Officials are sworn in Wednesday by Judge Chauncey Bowing Gov Underwood will attend an anniversary banquet next Wednesday honoring past governors.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Chauncey Browning
State Supreme Court
Gov. Underwood
Boys State
Two Men Hospitalized In Cycle Car Mishap
Two men, Curtis Cordell and John Pollard, were hospitalized after their motorcycle collided with a car near Princeton at the intersection of West Virginia Routes 10 and 21. Cordell suffered head cuts and Pollard possible internal injuries. both were admitted to Bailey Funeral Home. The driver’s identity was not learned and crash details were sketchy. The incident occurred near the site of Brent Tabor’s death Friday.
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Rictims
W. Va
Princeton
Curtis Cordell
Arista
John Pollard
Natural Bridge Station
Memorial Hospital
Bailey Funeral Home
Cordell
Pollard
Brent Tabor
Clarksburg Man Dies After Blast
Clarksburg authorities await lab tests on debris from a mysterious explosion that killed 36 year old David Folio and left 30 year old Gene Chadwell critically injured near Benedum Airport. Folio's car was found near Deegan Lake in the Port. Chadwell remains unable to be questioned. A stolen 1957 model car from Rea Stone Coal Co. was found near the airport.
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Clarksburg
David Folio
Harrison County
Benedum Airport
Gene Chadwell
G. F. Randall
Chadwell
Randall
Eeeves
Reastone Coal Co
Folio
Matt Minard
Deegan Lake
Bridgeport
Lauderman Named President of West Virginia Post Office Craftsmen
Clarksburg resident Carl J. Lauderman was chosen president of the West Virginia Branch of the United National Association of Post Office Craftsmen. James G. Wildt, F. Warren Carathers, Cecil Romine, and Howard E. Wickland were re elected to key posts. Rep Arch Moore warned of a looming federal post office budget crisis and urged higher postal rates.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
United National Assn. of Post Office Craftsmen
Carl J. Lauderman
James G. Wildt
Parkersburg
F. Warren Carathers
Weston
Cecil Romine
Howard E. Wickland
Arch Moore
R-Wva
Federal Post Office Department
Association
Moore
Bradley's Bridal Shop Promotes Vacation Attire and Gowns
The advertisement highlights Bradley's Bridal Shop offering wedding dresses in short and long styles at varied prices. It touts accessories, maid dresses, and bridal assistance plus new cotton dresses from Adele Simpson and Sondheim, coats at cost, hats, costume jewelry, and hose. Warlick Furniture Store listed at 125 Roanoke St.
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Bradley
Bradley's
Adele Simpson
Sondheim
Warlick Furniture Store
Roanoke St
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Mrs. Raleigh Burress
Kenneth Potts
E. H. Shaver
Fairview Cemetery
A. F
A. M
Filla Ferrell
Riffe
McKinley Burgess
Samuel McKinley Burgess
Smyth County
Michael and
Sarah Cruey Burgess
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
UMWA
Jewelle
George Hughes, JR
River
Belle Hughes
Pansy Hughes
Montcalm
Pegay Hughes
Littlesburg
Ruben
Jimmy
Walter
Jack
Athens
Jess
Detroit
Mich
George Hughes
Mrs. Elfie Dobbins
Elfie Mae
Goodwin's Chapel
Princeton- Oakvale Road
Helens
Mont
Clay Collins
Marie Dobbins
Mam Hassen
Cleveland
Mamie Mosrie
Eva Oe
M. M. Hall
Memorial
Wytheville Thompson
Hobart Thompson
Gilbert
Welch Emergency Hospital
R. Ashley
Welch
Mrs. Latif. Rich
Lutie Rich
Wytheville
Rich
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Barnett Puneral
Willow
St. John’s Cemetery
Brent Bk. Tabor
Weather Bureau Forecast
Od the Weather Bureau
New England
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Florida
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Nebraska
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North Central
Walter FE. Huffman
Noele, Pruett
Handyman
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Weather Bureau
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Boston
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Dallas
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Jacksonville Eles
New Orleans
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Bluefield Monument 9 Company
SNC
Dial FA
Clarksburger
City & Coalfield
Vanity Fair
Bradley’s
Braden 'S
Blue Cross
Associated Hospitals Surgical Service, Inc
Commercial Bank
Bluefield, W. Va
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