Accused Mingo Man Links Slain Deputy Sheriff To Bootlegging Operations
Williamson June 2 Boyd Marcum testifying as the final witness at his murder trial linked bootlegging operations to Deputy Homer Baisden and the Welcome Inn tavern where the shooting occurred. The jury deliberated two hours ten minutes without a verdict, recess called until tomorrow morning. Marcum said he shot in self defense after Baisden fired at him following a dispute over credit for whisky.
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Baisden
Marcum
Illing Marcum
Miss Mu
Homer
Woman Driver's Hubby Gets Mercy Of Court
Millard Carroll faced a parking violation in a Detroit alley near his home. He defended himself saying his wife uses the car to go to work and he moves it to protect the garage. The Traffic Referee and judge ultimately dismissed the case.
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Detroit
Millard Carroll
Oscar Riopelle
Carroll
Chinese Students Vote to Hunger Strike Over Army Registration
In Singapore on June 2, about five hundred Chinese high school students decided to hunger strike until exempted from British colony army registration. About 300 youths aged 18 to 20 refused registration, defense officials say they are loyal to the Red Chinese regime but would be of little use in the armed forces. authorities insist they must register under law.
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Singapore
Deaths and Funerals: Roster of Services Across Regions
Funeral rites are set for Thomas F. Dowdy 84 of Richlands Virginia at Bramwell Methodist Church with interment in Bramwell Cemetery. Henry Pennington 70 of Giotto to be laid to rest at Giotto Baptist Church and Harman Cemetery. James Wesley Bailey 99 of Upland dies. services at Boyds Chapel Methodist Church and Bailey Cemetery. Cleve McReynolds 69 of Finney Virginia to be buried in Kiser Cemetery. Ida Belle Hale 75 of Swords Creek dies. services Friday at Swords Creek Block Church with multiple survivors. William Roy Pettit 64 of Wytheville dies. service at Calvary Methodist Church Cripple Creek and Davis Cemetery. Andrew Jackson Johnson 48 of Elkton Maryland dies at work. funeral at Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church with arrangements by Cravens Funeral Home.
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Thomas F. Dowdy
Richlands
Walter
Bramwell Methodist Church
Bramwell Cemetery
Henry Pennington
Giotto
James Welsey Bailey
Upland
Boyds Chapel Methodist Church
Bailey Cemetery
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Cleve McReynolds
Finney
Kiser
Finney-Easterly Funeral Home
Ida Belle Hale
Swords Creek
Russell County
Andrew
Sally Herndon
Belfast
Frank
Beecher
Robert
Amonate
John Call
Robert Taylor
H. B. Strough
James Honaker
Blackford
Okie Beavers
Swords Creek Block
Perry Herndon
Harley Dye
Howard Bortice
Clark Cemetery
Honaker Funeral Home
W. R. Peittit
William Roy Petttit
Wytheville
C. A. Quackenbush
E. N. Peittit
Calvary Methodist Church
Cripple Creek
Ony
Davis Comery
Barnett
A. J. Johnson
Andrew Jackson Johnson
Elkton
H. Johnson
Elizabeth Taylor Johnson
Evelyn French
Andrew Jr
Bell
James L
Maxie
Bluefield
Wallace
Thomas
Webb
Henry
Montcalm
Becky Minnix
Vicle Miller
May Shilling
Maggie Taylor
Homer Johnson
Ebb
Pearl Hill
Norfolk
Gertie Spaulding
Crystal
Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church
Cecil Cook
Terrell Eller
Buchanan Road Contracts Awarded in Virginia
The Virginia State Highway Department announced nearly 2 million dollars in contracts on June 20. Major awards include a 344,151 pay for the Rocky Mount Bones Mill relocation on US 220 in Franklin County and a 166,488 project to reconstruct 9.63 miles of secondary Routes 700 and 650 in Buchanan County between US 460 and Hurley. Bids were opened May 19.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
The
Highway Commission
U S. 29
Fauquier County
Tazewell
Scott County
Injuries Fatal To Police Chief
Marion Police Chief Ralph Wolfe, 53, died in a Jessup Georgia hospital from injuries from a May 27 car crash near Marion. Deputy Ross Verlander and escaped convict Heron Bartley were slighty injured and hospitalized. Wolfe is survived by his wife Elizabeth McMillian and brother Roy Wolfe. Body taken to Seaver Mortuary. funeral arrangements are set.
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Marion
Ralph Wolfe
Jessup
Georgia
Wolfe
Ross Verlander
Heron Bartley
Miami
Fla
Elizabeth McMillian
Roy Wolfe
Chattanooga
Tenn
Seaver Mortuary
Three Miners Escape Death In Slate Fall At Gary Mine
Three miners narrowly escaped a fatal slate fall at U. S. Steel No. 14 Mine in Gary. Earl Sheets and Beecherley of Boissevain were hospitalized with minor injuries. Presley remained uninjured. Sheets reported a closer fall would have buried all three, and a rock had to be moved to free Presley.
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U. S. Steel
Gary
Earl Sheets
Beecherley
Boissevain
Earl
Princeton
Iury
Sheets
Bluefield
Presley
Welch
Barbour Bond and Levy Proposals Go Down in Defeat
Official canvass from Barbour county shows the 25 year 585000 bond issue and the 179000 special levy both defeated by slim margins. Voter approval fell short of the required 60 percent. The recount was scheduled and officials would accept the result.
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Philippi
W. Va
Barbour County
County Board of Education
Board of Education
Foundation Pry Suspension Fails
Democratic subcommittee members failed to suspend a House inquiry into tax exempt foundations amid stormy hearings. Rep. Hays accused witnesses of giving sworn opinions, clashes with Chairman Reece over procedure and decorum, and a gavel-banging exchange followed.
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Washington
Democratic Subcommittee
House
Hays
Dohio
Reece
Rtenn
Exch
Prost
Idaho
Goodwin
R-Mass
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Foundations
I Ae
McCarthy Senate hearing clash over confidential informants
McCarthy and Symington spar over use of confidential informants and the source of FBI data on alleged Communists. Welch urges turning information over to FBI or Defense, while Cohn defends his law firm and earnings. Welch vows a personal hand in chasing security threats as cross examination unfolds.
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Pentagon
McCarthy
Symington
FBI
Welch
Defense Department
Cohn
PBI
Boston
New York
Subcommittee
Schine
Virginia Lawmakers Urged to Study School Integration
Del Harold Purcell of Louisa calls for a special legislative committee to study problems from the Virginia integration ruling. He asks Gov. Stanley to name the panel of House and Senate members to observe how other states handle desegregation. Stanley plans a 15 to 20 member commission after a June 10 southern governors conference.
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Richmond
Virginia
Del
Harold Purcell
Louisa
Purcell
Harry B. Davis
Princess Anne
Davis
Gov
Stanley
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Local Businessman Named to National Distribution Council
H. D. Anderson of Bluefield appointed as member of the National Distribution Council of the U S Department of Commerce by Secretary Sinclair Weeks. He chairs the National Affairs Committee of the Associated Equipment Distributors of America and will attend a council meeting in Washington Tuesday.
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H. D. Anderson
Bluefield
Rish Equipment Company
National Distribution Council
U. S. Department of Commerce
Washington
Sinclair Weeks
Anderson
Associated Equipment Distributors of America
Fights Inflation By Forcing Cabinet Out
President Gen. Carlos Ibanez forced the resignation of his entire Cabinet to have a free hand in fighting inflation threatening Chile’s economy. He announced at a one hour Cabinet meeting that prior efforts to curb inflation had only mediocre success.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Administration Pushes Subversion Crackdown Revelations
President outlines Justice Department and FBI role in subversion cases including 41 Communist leaders convicted, 20 more indicted, 62 added organizations, 268 deportation orders, denaturalization actions, and espionage or treason convictions, while urging passage of his legislative program.
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International Atomic Pool
Eisenhower
Atty
Gen. Brownell
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
McCarthy
Justice Department
Connecticut
Communist Party
Opie
Congress
State Man Killed In Rock Blast At Quarry
Rock blasting at the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp. Franklin Bay site killed superintendent Harry J. McMullen 52 Mapleton Pa and injured engineer James Ofutt 55 Berkeley Springs W Va who were about 1000 feet away racing for cover when the blast occurred.
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Huntingdon
Harry J. McMullen
Mapleton
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp
Franklin Bay
James Offutt
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
West Virginia Lions Club Convention Opens in Bluefield
More than 700 Lions from West Virginia gather for a three day convention at the West Virginian Hotel Bluefield with registration at 9 am and sessions in Ramsey Auditorium. Key events include the Edwin R. Kingsley Memorial Dinner with speaker Harry O. Staggers and a ball in the West Virginian Ballroom.
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West Virginia Lions Club
West Virginian
Ramsgew Auditorium
Charles C. Warren
Frank Rowley
Christ Episcopal Church
William L. Kell
Bluefield
Edwin R. Kingsley
West
Ramsey
International
Harold P. Nutter
Camden
N. J
Massey Roe
Maryland
Mercer Lodge Set for June 3 Meeting With DDGM Visit
City and Coalfield Stated Communication of Mercer Lodge No. 160 AF and AM will convene at 7:30 p m on June 3 with an official visit by the DDGM. Annual election to be held. Refreshments served. Visiting Masons welcome. W D Lineberry W M.
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Mercer Lodge No
DDGM
W. D. Lineberry
W. M
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