Drowning of Foster Son Of Industrialist Ruled Accidental
Centreville Md June 2 state police ruled the drowning of 17 year old William Eugene Smallwood foster son of industrialist R J Funkhouser as accidental. He was in eight feet of water off a dock at the Funkhouser estate on the Corsica River with two companions who left the water early. The medical examiner said the body was in the water at least eight hours. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. at Strider Funeral Home in Ranson Va.
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Centreville
William Eugene Smallwood
R. J. Punkhouser
Funkhouser
Corsica River
Smallwood
Victor Products Corp
A. Smallwood
Grevins Town
Joseph Smallwood
Essesr
Strider
Ranson
William Chandler
Jack W. Witten
North Tazewell
Mount Mitchell Church
Wytheville
Church
Chandler
Clinch River
Tazewell
Dr. Witten
Tazewell County
Court House
M. E. N. Lindsey
Algerian Leader Appeals to UN for Melouza Massacre Probe
M hammed Yazid of the Algerian Front for National Liberation asked UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to probe the Melouza massacre in Algeria, disputing French claims and urging a joint inquiry into belligerents’ conduct. He noted lack of independent witnesses and pressed Coty to accept UN involvement.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Melouza
Algeria
M’hammed Yazid
France
Yazid
Hammarskjold
Coty
The
Front
New York
Abdel Kader Chanderli
Bluefield Area Camporee Planned Near Bland
About 175 Boy Scouts Explorers and leaders are set for the Bluefield District Camporee June 7 at Camp Roland near Bland. John Magann will host the ceremonies as scouts compete in 13 events including knot tying tent pitching first aid compass fire by flint and steel and firebuilding. Camporee directors are Leon Martin and Richard Lent with R N Snelling in charge of conservation events. George Nucholls will give a firearms demonstration Saturday night.
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Bluefield
Camp Roland
Bland
John Magann
Aera
Leon Martin
Richard Lent
R. N. Snelling
George Nucholls
Enrolling Promising Virginia Duo At William and Mary
William and Mary coach Milt Drewer announced two high school stars will join the program this fall. Sam Woolwine of Christiansburg is seen as a promising defensive end who may move to guard. Jos Poist of Hanover Pennsylvania, a standout end in football and multi sport athlete, is also joining the tribe.
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Williamsburg
Sam Woolwine
Christiansburg
Jos. Poist
Hanover
William and Mary
Milt Drewer
Woolwine
Christiansburg High
Derener
Oka
Os Ont Welts
Delone
Wer
Poist
Nationalists Accuse France of Massacre in Algeria
Algerian Nationalist rebels accuse France of massacres and seek international aid. Telegrams from the Tunis delegation of the National Liberation Front urge leaders including Eisenhower and Nehru to protest French actions. The message claims French troops committed killings and appeals for conscience from world powers.
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Paris
Algeria
France
Tunis
National Liberation Front
Sen
Eisenhower
Pius Kii
Klementi Vorishilov
Nehru
India
Aes
Rene Coty
Airman and Balloon Set New Altitude Record
Airman Joseph Kittinger Jr. flew in a giant plastic balloon to 96 000 feet over southern Minnesota completing a high altitude endurance test. The 28 year old was guided to vent helium and descend after about one hour aloft landing in a creek near Weaver Minnesota six hours after takeoff. He was taken to the Minn Veterans Administration Hospital for tests. The effort, by Holloman AFD in Alamogordo New Mexico, aims to push manned balloon records toward 100 000 feet with Maj. G Simons scheduled for further tests.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
Air Force
Minnesota
Thinger Jr
Earth
Weaver
Here
Minn Veterans Administration Hospital
Maj
Bap G. Simons
San. Pa
Holloman Air Development Center
Alamogordo
N.M
Kittinger
Tampa
Fla
Navy
Pleming
South
Tate
Byt Yoy
Japan Hails Pope as Humanitarian Leader
Japan officially praises Pope Pius XII as head of a humanitarian effort to ban A and H bombs. A Vatican reply printed in L Osservatore Romano notes the note from Japan’s minister to the Vatican, responding to criticism by Viscount Cherwell and Italian papers.
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Vatican City
Japan
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Tsurouka
Vatican Nonencee
L'Osservatore Romano
Repky
Viscount Cherwell
Cherwell
House of Lords
Albert Schweitzer
Friends of Russia
Winston Churchill
London Times
Lincoln Car Stolen From Bluefield Park Lot
State police were alerted to a weekend car theft in Bluefield from a Raleigh Street parking lot. Desmond Clay Hudgins of the Central Hotel reported his 1952 cream and green Lincoln, West Virginia plate 274 439, missing after he parked Friday. he said the car was not locked and the keys were removed.
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Raleigh Street
Bluefield
Desmond Clay Hudgins
Central Hotel
W. Va
Hudgins
Ashland Man Injured in Car Truck Collision
An Ashland resident Thurman F Pugate was hospitalized with injuries after a car truck collision. He was alone in his car and admitted to Memorial Hospital in Princeton for treatment. The truck driver involved was not harmed. details were not available.
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Ashland
Thurman F Pugate
Pugate
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Weather outlook across states with scattered showers
Virginia sees mostly cloudy skies with near seventy degree warmth. Tuesday brings more clouds and showers in the region. West Virginia turns warmer in the north and west with possible showers. Western Pennsylvania stays cool with cloudy skies and scattered showers. Tennessee remains mostly cloudy with cooler conditions and some showers, then Tuesday partly cloudy and a touch warmer.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Pact members to study red threat in Middle East
In Karachi on June 29 1955 ministers from the five nation Baghdad Pact plus U S observers plan further steps to block Communist influence in the Middle East. The pact groups Turkey Iraq Iran Pakistan and the United Kingdom with Britain’s role noted amid regional shifts.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Baghdad Pact Council
U.S
Middle East
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
United Kings
Soviet Press Reports Greek Traffic Death Involving State Figure
Moscow reports a Greek traffic death linked to a Soviet airman. Airman J C Mussalli, 22, of Benwood West Virginia, drove a truck that killed Stephanos Saraphis, 96, a leftist Greek Parliament member, near Athens airport on Friday. The item notes American military ties amid the incident.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Sseeleen
Greece
J.C. Marion Q. Mussalli
Benwood
W.va
Stephanos Saraphis
Saraphis
Athens
Robbins Sentenced to Two Years for Stolen Car Transport
John Edward Robbins of Marshalltown Iowa pleaded guilty to transporting a stolen car across state lines. Judge J Leroy Adair asked if he could adhere to probation. Robbins said no and was sentenced to two years in prison.
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Peoria
Til
John Edward Robbins
Payee
J. Leroy Adair
Robbins
Marshalltown
Iowa
Adair
Seven Smugglers Vanish At Sea In Mediterranean Mystery
A former naval yacht named Sigmund vanished in the Mediterranean with seven self-described smugglers aboard. Skipper Roy Wallace-Dunlop, a London socialite from Chelsea, claimed the boat can outpace patrols and hinted at syndicate ties with an Italian financier in Naples.
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London
Mediterranean
Rover
Sigmund
Thames Estuary
Chelsea
Greenwich Village
Roy Wallace-Dunlop
West End
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Wallace-Dunlop
James Cooper
Royal Naval Reserve
Naples
Dead Baby Found Near Lewisburg Inconclusive Cause
A dead baby was found near Lewisburg by two passersby Emmett Price and an unnamed companion. There were no marks of violence on the body or any identification on the body or blanket. The remains were discovered with limited clues and no immediate context.
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Emmett Price
Lt Whitman Cross Wins Pistol Match at Fort Meade
Lt Whitman Cross of the Penn Cross won the pistol match at Fort Meade with a score of 2764. He also placed third in an individual four caliber event. Sgt first class Bobby Harris of Fort Knox led with 281-3, followed by M Sgt Robert T McDonald of the Maryland Military District Baltynore at 280-3.
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Cross
Bobby Harris
Fort Knox
Robert T. McDonald
Maryland
Baltynore
This Steer Got It And That's No Bull
Magnol ia Arkansas story notes Red Willett of Monroe Louisiana bought Stewart a one third interest in the purebred Bandolier of Indian Creek for 33333 dollars. The steer is valued at nearly 100000 dollars, reflecting a pricey overall purchase.
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Magnolia
Ark
Columbia County
Red Willett
Monroe
Stewart
Bandolier
Indian Creek
Angel Outline Draws Thousands to Elkton Grave
In Elkton Virginia a dark angel outline appears on the tombstone of Alton B. Lam 25 killed in a February 1956 crash. About 2000 curiosity seekers have visited the grave as weathered marble and veins create the image above the youth’s photograph placed on May 26 1956 according to the tombstone maker.
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Elkton
Alton BE. Lam
Elmer C. Lam
Walter M Norvelle
Soviet Tourists Storm Paris on Western Tour
About 760 Soviet travelers arrived in Paris aboard the Grazia for the second season of government sponsored cruises. They carried dollars, spent on bus trips to revolutionary sites and Paris streets once rioted by Communists, avoiding American bars and English signage, while drawing attention as a tourist spectacle.
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Paris
Grazia
West
le Havre
Odessa
Black Sea
Kremlin
U. S
Palais d'Orsay
Palais
Four Die When Plane Crashes Near Martinsburg
A four seat Stinson Voyager aircraft with a family of four aboard crashed 20 miles east of a southwestern Pennsylvania town while returning from Florida. The victims include Robert F Long 26 his wife Jessie and two children Jeffrey and Bobby all from New Castle. State Police Sgt James A Blair led a ground search after search planes spotted the wreckage stating Long had about 34 hours of solo flight time and may have become confused in heavy fog. The crash occurred on the last leg home from Winter Haven Florida with no fire and wreckage scattered over a wide area.
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Florida
Robert F Long
Jessie
Blair
Pennsylvania
Bluefield Men Earn Roanoke College Degrees With Honors
Two Bluefield area men graduated with honors at Roanoke College during the 115th commencement. Thomas E. Butt of Pocahontas earned a BA in economics and business administration, while Daniel P. Hoback of Bluefield earned a BS in biology. Hoback received the Outstanding Freshman Award in his first year and is listed in Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
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Salem
Bluefield
Roanoke College
Thomas E. Butt
Pocahontas
Daniel P. Hoback
Butt
H H. Butt
Pocahontas, Va
Hoback
Joseph T. Hoback
Ohio St
Roanoke
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Obituary notices cover Ida May Canterbury of Greenville and relatives, detailing birth, family, church ties, and burial plans at Centerville Presbyterian Church and Mountain View Cemetery. Additional notices honor William Chandler and William Thomas Spicer, with details on services, locations, and survivors.
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Ida May Canterbury
Greenville
Bessie Wallace
British Scientist Describes Bomb Test On Christmas Island
Britain's chief scientist for nuclear tests announces the H-bomb blast over the Pacific reached 19 million degrees Celsius, ignited Malden atoll, and showed no ground zero radioactivity. The event, about two miles high, was declared a complete success though exact yield remains unreported. The cloud travels east, diffusing in the stratosphere.
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Christmas Island
Britain
Pacific
William Cook
U. S
United States
Malden
Here
Cook
Little Isle
Ground Zero
Maken
Pacific Islands
Maryland Man Injured In Oakvale Motorcycle Collision
A Bell Camp Maryland man Roy Lee Lawson was hospitalized after his motorcycle collided head on with a car driven by 25 year old Dean Eloise Davis of Oakvale near the Oakvale corporation limits on West Virginia Route 12. Lawson’s injuries were not described as serious. Trooper L E Kessell reported the wreck damaged the motorcycle and the Davis auto.
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Bell Camp
Corporation Limits
Oakvale
Roy Lee Lawson
Bluefield Sanitarium
L. E. Kessell
Laveson
Dean Eloise Davis
W. Va
Davis Auto
Virginia Memorial Day Toll Reaches 14
The Associated Press reports the Memorial Day weekend toll in Virginia rose to 14 with three traffic deaths on Sunday. Two fatalities occurred in a single Albemarle County vehicle crash. the holiday period began Wednesday at 6 p m and ends Sunday midnight. Through Sunday 10 on state roads died, one drowned, and three in miscellaneous accidents, bringing the total to 300 for 1957, compared with 332 a year earlier.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Albemarle County
Bur gess Samuel McKinley Burgess Funeral Notation
Funeral services for Samuel McKinley Burgess 41 of Jewell Ridge Virginia set for 2 p.m. at a local church. Burial details and other arrangements not provided in the fragment.
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Burgess
Samuel McKinley
Jewell Ridge, Va
High Water Hits Texas New Blow
High water stretched from Lake Texoma to the Rio Grande with floods across the Texas plains. Two airmen reportedly drowned in San Antonio. a head on collision occurred near Haskell as rain lashed the region. Tornadoes touched down near Pottsboro and in Fort Worth areas as Denison Dam released 75 000 cubic feet per second.
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Dallas
Texas
Lake Texoma
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Haskell
Partment
Red River
Pease River
Texas- Oklahoma
Texoma
Rio Grande River
Texas-Mexico
Falcon Dam
Anzalduas Dam
Weslaco
San Benito
Pottsboro
North Texas
Fort Worth
Richland Hills
Big Fossil Creek
Diamond Hill
Jarvis Heights
Denison
Denison Dam
Congressman's Sudden Illness During Harlem Sermon
Congressman Powell, pastor of Abyssinian Church in Harlem, grew ill while delivering a sermon and was taken to a hospital. Diagnosed as a possible heart ailment, he remained non serious according to doctors. Powell, a Negro representative of New York's 16th District, is married to Hazel Scott the pianist.
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Harlem
Pow
Powell
Ieee
Dempsey
Leon de Kalb
Harsenhower
Hazel Scott
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Departauas
Weather Bureau Forecast
Wiatnen Bureau
Kaenmeree Fore
Virginias
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
New England
Lakes Region
Central Plains
Pope
Lincoln
Washington
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Terennee
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Jacksonville
Lou Teeeneee
Miami
Seeeeres St. Paul
New Orleans
Philadelphia
HOPE
Richmond
S. Louis
Seattle
Pact
Egypt
Tangier
Barra
Paul Gill
Stendis i Navy
Weschist
Lewisburg
Whitman Cross
Fort Meade
Mid
Mercer County
Mary Fleshman Wickline
William Green Canterbury
Canterbury
Union
Emmett
Huntington
Ind
C. T. Wickline
Rich Creek
L. J
Wicker
Clarence
Terry Point
W. B. Wickline
Centerville Presbyterian Church
Lowell Lilly
Hubert Morgan
A. K. Fleming
Mountain View Cemetery
Wikel
Broyles
Wallace
William T. Spicer
Wiliam Thomas Spicer
Guy Fork
Bitty Spicer
Greever Funeral Home
Mrs. Elfie Dobbins
Elfie Mae Dobbins
Goodwin
Athens Methodist Church
Robert Engle
Joe Bachman
Martin Cemetery
Memorial
Mary Louise Blaylock
Jesse W. Blaylock
Anawalt
Abbs Valley
Roger Lee
Jerry Wayne
Mary Elizabeth
W. M Hundley
Jenkin Jones
W. W. Johnson
Bulns Coe
Ana
Virginia Memorial
Princeton Ave
New Blow
City & Coalfield
Warlick Furniture Store
Roanoke St
Bailey Lumber Go
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