Foster Son of Industrialist Drowns at Estate Dock
William Eugene Smallwood, 17, foster son of industrialist R J Funkhouser, drowned in eight feet of water near the Funkhouser Estate on the Corsica River. State Police ruled the death accidental after he and two companions swam from the dock and he reportedly left the water without alerting them. Medical examiner said the body had been in the water at least eight hours. The estate owner, Victor Products Corp. chairman R J Funkhouser, had brought three boys from the Smallwood family to the estate four years ago. another Smallwood boy, 12, was accidentally killed by a shotgun blast near the estate.
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Centreville
William Eugene Smallwood
R. J. Punkhouser
Funkhouser
Corsica River
Smallwood
Young Smallwood
Victor Products Corp
Hagerstown
Robert A. Smallwood
Charles Town
W. Va
Joseph Smallwood
Algerian Leader Calls U N Probe of Melouza Massacre
M Hammed Yazid of the Algerian Front for National Liberation urged UN Secretary General Hammarskjold to investigate the Melouza killings in Algeria. He questioned French claims of rebel responsibility and pressed for a probe of belligerents on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Melouza
Algeria
M'hammed Yazid
France
Yazid
Hammarskiold
Coty
Front
New York
Abdel Kader Chanderli
Bluefield Area Camporee Plans Three Day District Event
About 175 Boy Scouts and leaders gather June 7-9 at Camp Roland near Bland Virginia for a district camporee. Activities include 13 contests knot tying tent pitching first aid and rope climbing with campfire ceremonies Saturday night led by John Magann as master of ceremonies. Leon Martin Richard Lent direct the event with R N Snelling overseeing conservation events and George Nucholls from Bluefield presenting a firearms demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Roland
Bland
John Magann
Leon Martin
Richard Lent
R. N. Snelling
George Nucholls
Bluefield
Promising Virginia Pair Enrolls at William and Mary
Williamsburg announces that Sam Woolwine of Christiansburg and Joseph Poist of Hanover have chosen William and Mary for this fall. Woolwine, 5-10 190, praised as a defensive standout with fine promise, will move to end Poist, 6-1 195, All-Central Pennsylvania Catholic League selection in 1956, and a multi sport athlete. coach Milt Drewer calls him one of the best ends they've landed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Sam Woolwine
Christiansburg
Jos. Poist
Hanover
William and Mary
Milt Drewer
Woolwine
Christiansburg High
Drewer
Poist
Delone
Nationalists Accuse France of Massacre in Algeria
In Paris on June 2, Algerian Nationalist rebels charged France with a massacre in Melouza, appealing to world leaders for aid. A Tunis NLF delegation sent telegrams to President Eisenhower, Pope Pius XII, and the Soviet leader, claiming French troops killed the male population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Algeria
France
Tunis
National Liberation Front
Sem Ap
Eisenhower
Pius II
Airman, Balloon Set New Record Over Minnesota
Capt J W Kittinger Jr lifted in a giant plastic balloon capsule to 96000 feet over southern Minnesota for about two hours before valve off and descent. He was taken to hospital for tests after landing in a creek near Weaver. Maj David G Simons to attempt 100000 foot endurance flight later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South ST. Paul
Minn
Air Force
Minnesota
J. W. Kittinger Jr
Earth
Weaver
Here
Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital
David G. Simons
Lancaster
Holloman Air Development Center
Alamogordo
N.M
Kittinger
Tampa
Fla
Rapid City
Fleming Airfield
South SM
Joece
McCurdy
Winzen Research Inc
Bloomington
Minneapolis
Japan Hails Pope As Humanitarian Leader
Japan官 official praise for Pope Pius XII as head of a humanitarian drive to ban A and H bombs. A note from Japan's Vatican envoy Taurouka conveyed gratitude, printed by L Osservatore Romano in reply to attacks by Viscount Cherwell and some Italian papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Japan
Pius XII
Vatican
Taurouka
L'Osservatore Romano
Repky
Viscount Cherwell
Cherwell
House of Lords
Albert Schweitzer
Friends of Russia
Winston Churchill
London Times
Stolen 1952 Lincoln Boosts Bluefield Police Alert
State police sought a 1952 ro tone cream and green Lincoln with West Virginia plate 274-439 after Desmond Clay Hudgins reported it missing from a Raleigh Street parking lot in Bluefield over the weekend. Hudgins said the car was unlocked and unattended when he parked Friday and found it gone yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Street
Bluefield
Desmond Clay Hudgins
Central Hotel
W. Va
Hudgins
Ashland Man Injured in WV Turnpike Collision
An Ashland man Thurman Fugate was hospitalized after a car truck crash at the three mile post on the West Virginia Turnpike. He was alone in his car and admitted to Memorial Hospital in Princeton. The other driver was uninjured and details were scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Three Mile Post
West Virginia
Thurman Fugate
Fugate
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Weather Outlook Across States Monday Through Tuesday
Virginia and Maryland show cooler conditions with scattered showers and cloudiness. Highs span from mid sixties to mid seventies across the region, with Tuesday turning partly cloudy and slightly warmer in northern areas. West Virginia and Tennessee mirror the unsettled pattern with showers likely and cooler spells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Pact Members To Study Red Threat In Middle East
Five nation Baghdad Pact council and U S observers meet in Karachi to discuss blocking Communist penetration. The pact links Turkey Iran Iraq Pakistan and Britain notes its 1955 formation and Eisenhower Doctrine aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pact
Karachi
Pakistan
Baghdad Pact Council
U.S
Middle East
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Aor
United Kings
Britain
Egypt
United States
Soviet Press Attacks Greek Traffic Mishap Involving State Figures
Moscow reports a Greek traffic incident near Athens airport involving Airman J C Mussalli and leftist Greek Parliament figure Stephanos Saraphis. Pravda denounces it as a new crime by American militarists while Izvestia questions details under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Greece
J.C. Marion Q. Mussalli
Stephanos Saraphis
Saraphis
Athens
Communist Party
Pravda
Izvestia
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 meet probation terms. Robbins said probably not and was sentenced to two years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ill
John Edward Robbins
J. Leroy Adair
Robbins
Marshalltown
Iowa
Adair
Seven Smugglers Vanish At Sea In Mediterranean Tale
In London a former royal naval yacht named Sigmund reportedly vanished at sea in the Mediterranean with seven self-styled smugglers aboard. Skipper Roy Wallace-Dunlop boasted of speed and escape while chief engineer James Cooper described earnings and a Naples syndicate connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mediterranean
Royal Naval
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 woods
The body of a baby girl wrapped in a blanket was found in the woods near Lewisburg West Virginia. Acting George L. Lamon said the infant appeared healthy and had been dead about a month with no marks of violence. Remains found by Hammett Price and Lawrence Williams near Sulphur Hollow Road. Police could not locate any identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
W. Va
George L. Lamon
Hammett Price
Lawrence Williams
Sulphur Hollow Road
Po- Mee
Whitman Cross Wins Pistol Match at Army Championship
Lt. Whitman Cross of the Penn Military District New Cumberland Pa won an aggregate pistol match with two days scores totaling 1128 of 1200 and 38 bullseyes. Aberdeen Proving Ground placed second with 1094 27 and Col Cecil B Mite of Fort Spencer Va placed third with 1095. Cross also placed third in an individual 45 caliber pistol event won by Sgt Bobne Harris of Fort Knox. Second place went to M Sgt Robert Noboneld of the Services Military District Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Mi
Whitman Cross
Penna Military District
New Cumberland
Whitman
Aberdeen
I Proving Ground
Cecil B. Mite
Continental Army Command
Fort Spares
Cross
Bobne Harris
Fort Knox
S.3
Robert Noboneld
Mervices Military District
Baltynore
This Steer Got It And That's No Bull
Magnolia Arkansas reports Fred Steward of Columbia County owns the majority interest in a top priced bull. Red Willett of Monroe Louisiana paid $33,333 for a one third share in Bandolier of Indian Creek, pushing the animal’s total value near $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia, Ark
Fred Steward
Columbia County
Red Willett
Monroe
Stewart
Angus
Indian Creek
Angel outline on Elkton grave draws thousands of visitors
A dark outline resembling an angel appeared on the tombstone of Alton Lam in Elkton cemetery, drawing about 2,000 visitors in three days. The stone, placed May 26, 1956, features an oval photo of Lam and a veined marble pattern forming wings and a face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Alton BE. Lam
Elmer C. Lam
Walter M. Norvelle
Soviet Tourists Arrive in Paris Amid Curiosity
About 760 Soviet travelers aboard the Grazia arrived in Le Havre and toured Paris with rubles exchanged for dollars. They visited historic sites, avoided Western-style venues, and drew stares as they stayed at the Palais dOrsay and Royal Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Grazia
le Havre
Kremlin
U. S
U.S
Palais d'Orsay
Palais
Royal Hotel
Four Die When Plane Crashes on Mountain Ridge
A fog shrouded crash on a Pennsylvania ridge killed four members of the Long family returning from Florida. Robert Long 26 his wife Jessie and their two children Jeffrey and Bobby both under age, were from New Castle Pa. State Police Sgt James Blair led a six hour ground search after planes spotted the wreck. The four seater Stinson Voyager Station Wagon likely struck the ridge at a steep angle with no fire and wreckage scattered over a wide area.
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Florida
Robert Fpf. Long
Jessie
Jeffrey
Bobby
New Castle
James A. Blair
Long
Blair
Winter Haven
Pla
Martinsburg
W. Va
Stinson Voyager
Pennsylvania
Bluefield Area Men Graduate From Roanoke College
Two Bluefield area men earned degrees at Roanoke College on June 2. Thomas E. Butt of Pocahontas received a BA in economics and business administration while Daniel P. Hoback of Bluefield earned a BS in biology. Butt, son of Mr. and Mrs H H Butt, captained the swimming team and held multiple campus roles. Hoback, son of Mr. and Mrs Joseph T. Hoback, led class governments and held honors positions in clubs and fraternities. He was the Outstanding Freshman Award winner and listed in Who's Who.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Bluefield
Roanoke College
Thomas E. Butt
Pocahontas
Daniel P. Hoback
Butt
H H. Butt
Hoback
Joseph T. Hoback
Ohio St
Xi ‘Theta Chi
Roanoke
Deaths and Funerals Create Local Reverence and Loss
The notice lists multiple deaths and funeral plans in the region. Ida May Canterbury, 79, of Greenville, dies at her daughter's home, with services at Centerville Presbyterian Church. Additional obituaries include William Chandler, 14, and William Thomas Spicer, 78, with services in Tazewell and Guy Fork, plus Elfie Mae Dobbins and Mary Louise Blaylock, detailing survivors and burial plans across several cemeteries and funeral homes.
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Ida May Canterbury
Greenville
Bessie Wallace
Mercer County
Jessie
Mary Fleshman Wickline
William Green Canterbury
Canterbury
Indian Creek
Union
Emmett
Huntington
Ind
C. T. Wickline
Rich ‘Creek
L. J
Wicker, Va
Clarence
Terry Point
W. B. Wickling
Centerville Presbyterian Church
Lowell Lilly
Hubert Morgan
A. K. Fleming
Mountain View Cemetery
Wikel
Broyles
Wallace
William Thomas Spicer
Guy Fork
North Tazewell
Billy Spicer
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Maviawood
Mary Louise Blaylock
Jesse W. Blaylock
Anawalt
Abbs Valley
Bluefield
Roger Lee
Jerry Wayne
Mary Elizabeth
W. M Hundley
Jenkinjones
W. W. Johnson
Bulns Coe
Ormand Perdue
Switchback
Frank Moore
Princeton
Margaret Hundley
Maxine Hundley
C. E. Hundley
Lennon, Mich
U. W
Columbus
Ohio
Billy
Jenkin Jones
J. G. Taylor
Austinville
Pocahontas Union
Pocahontas, Va
British H-bomb blast on Malden Island described as a complete success
Britain's chief scientist William Cook said the hydrogen bomb test over the Pacific produced 10 million degrees of heat, ignited Malden Island, and showed no ground zero radioactivity. The explosion occurred two miles high near Malden, with fires burning along five miles of scrub. Readings will take days to confirm radioactivity trends.
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Christmas Island
Britain
Pacific
William Cook
U. S
United States
Malden
Iles
Here
Cook
Little Isle
Ground Zero
Maryland Man Injured In Motorcycle Sedan Collision Near Oakvale
A Bell Camp Maryland motorcyclist Roy Lee Lawson was hospitalized after his bike collided head on with a car driven by 25 year old Dean Eloise Davis of Oakvale on West Virginia Route 12 near Oakvale. Police described injuries as not believed serious and the motorcycle was demolished with heavy car damage.
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Bell Camp
Corporation Limits
Oakvale
Roy Lee Lawson
Bluefield Sanitarium
L. E. Kessell
Laweson
Dean Eloise Davis
W. Va
Davis Auto
Virginia Memorial Fatality Toll Reaches 14
The Associated Press reports a Memorial Day toll of 14 as three more traffic deaths occur. Two deaths happened in a single vehicle crash in Albemarle County, raising the holiday period toll on state roads to 10, with one drowning and three other accidents. The 1957 highway death count hits 300 by Sunday midnight, compared with 332 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Albemarle County
High Water Across Texas Triggers Floods and Tornadoes
Texas endures widespread high water from Lake Texoma to the Rio Grande with cloudbursts and floods. Tornadoes touch down in Pottsboro and Fort Worth areas with minimal damage reported. Two airmen drown near San Antonio in a creek surge as Denison Dam releases 75 000 cfs causing anticipated flooding downstream. Rio Grande rises along the border as irrigation deliveries resume without charges. Brownsville Weslaco San Benito experience heavy rains and localized flooding.
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Dallas
Texas
Lake Texoma
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Haskell
Vance
Quanah
Superior
Texas- Oklahoma
Red River
Rio Grande River
Texas-Mexico
Falcon Dam
Anzalduas Dam
Grande Valley
Brownsville
Weslaco
San Benito
Pottsboro
North Texas
Fort Worth
Richland Hills
Big Fossil Creek
Diamond Hill
Jarvis Heights
Denison
Burgess Samuel McKinley Burgess Dies at 61 in Jewell Ridge
Samuel McKinley Burgess, 61, of Jewell Ridge Va, died recently. The funeral is at 2 p.m. today at the Laymen's Chapel in Richlands Va with interment to follow at Hawkins Cemetery in Richlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginias
Florida
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Rockies
Burgess
Samuel McKinley
Jewell Ridge
Richlands
Hawkins Cemetery
Powell Stricken During Abyssinian Church Sermon
Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. of Harlem was stricken by a possible heart attack while preaching at Abyssinian Baptist Church. He was taken to a hospital and reported not serious. Powell, 48, represents the 16th District and is a prominent civil rights advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Harlem
Powell
O. D. Dempsey Powell
Dempsey
Leon de Kalb
W. A. Freeman
Aaron Wells
Eisenhower
Hazel Scott
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Raymond J. Funkhouser
Weather Bureau Forecast
Was. Weather Bureau Dept. of
New England
Lakes Region
Central Plains
Pope
Lincoln
Washington
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Jacksonville Ales
St Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Tangier
Paul Gill
William Chandler
Jack W. Witten
Mount Mitchell Church
Wytheville
Church
Chandler
Clinch River
Dr. Witten
Tazewell County
Court House
House of Delegates
William
Jeff Chandler
Howard
William T. Spicer
Mrs. Elfie Dobbins
Elfie Mae Dobbins
Goodwin's Chapel
Athens Methodist Church
Robert Engle
Joe Bachman
Martin Cemetery
Memorial
Virginia Memorial
New Blow
Princeton Ave
City & Coalfield
Warlick Furniture Store
Roanoke St
Peet
Bailey Lumber Go
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