Whitewood High 1962 Valedictorian Named
Ronnie Dale Jewell son of Elbert C Jewell of Whitewood Virginia was named valedictorian for the Whitewood High School 1962 graduating class He carried a 95 plus average and led the National Honor Society since its 1960 founding He will enroll at the University of Virginia as a math major with a science minor
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Ronnie Dale Jewell
Elbert C. Jewell
Whitewood
Whitewood High School
University of Virginia
Four Graham Elementary Students Win American Legion Honors
Four students at Graham Elementary School Bluefield Virginia receive the American Legion Citizenship Awards for high honor. Peggy Whitenack Tommy Armbrister Ellen Tomchin and Bernard Lurber are praised for courage leadership scholarship and service. Medals and certificates are presented by J B Burton Jr of Post 122 The American Legion at term close.
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Graham Elementary School
Bluefield
Peggy Whitenack
Tommy Armbrister
Elen Tomechin
American Legion
Bernard Lurber
Peggy
Paul Whitenack
Wesley St
Tommy
E. J. Armbrister
Double Gates
Ellen
A. S. Tomchin
Cumberland Road
W. Va
Bernard
Earl Yeager
Augusta St
J. B. Burton, Jr
Post 122
The
West Berlin teens wounded as East German guards seize friend
In Berlin a 16 year old girl Ursula S. was wounded and her 17 year old friend Karin G. captured by East German border guards near Seehof as shots were fired at the wire. Western officials condemned the incident as callous.
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West Berlin
West
East Berlin
Ursula S
Karin G
Seehof
Schoeneberg
Ursula
Neval
East Germany
Karin
Manaus Began as Portuguese Fort in 1699
The Brazilian port city of Manaus traces its origins to a small Portuguese fort established in 1699, marking the start of its growth as a regional hub.
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Manaus
Wall Street Faces Week Ahead After Tumultuous Trading
Brokers urge calm as stock markets end a volatile week near where they began. Merrill Lynch and Bache & Co advise realism and focus on proven quality and current income, while investors weigh inflation fears and the steel price debate.
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New York
Wall Street
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
I Ts
Bache & Co
Kennedy
Pension
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Edson Gould
Arthur Wiesenberger & Co
Poca Band At Memorial Day Ceremony
The Pocahontas High School Band joined the Memorial Day observance in Pocahontas Virginia conducted by American Legion Post 14. Post commander Raymond Martin spoke as prayers were offered by chaplain P. J. Lambert and Auxiliary chaplain Mrs. Fred Blair laid a wreath. Legionnaires provided firing squad color guards and guards.
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Pocahontas
American Legion
American Legion Post 14
Bronze Memorial
Legionaries
Ministers Wives Meet in Bluefield Thursday
The Interdenominational Ministers Wives Alliance of Bluefield and vicinity will gather Thursday at 11 am at the home of Rev. and Mrs. M. C Ray on Sussex Street. Mrs. Alberta Evans will be hostess.
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Ministers Wives Alliance of
Bluefield and Vicinity
M. C Ray
Sussex Street
Alberta Evans
US seeks compromise on Berlin access with West Germany
The United States will ask West Germany to revise its stance on an international Berlin access authority. Talks with West German Ambassador Wilhem Grewe set for Monday aim to align on a 13 nation framework versus West German control by the Big Four. Rusk plans high level discussions in Europe to reassure Adenauer and resolve East West tensions over Berlin.
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Washington
United States
West Germany
West Berlin
East Germany
Wilhelm Grewe
State Department
U.S
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Russia
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
Rusk
Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Europe
London
Harold Macmillan
Red Cross Swim Classes Scheduled In Blue Field
Red Cross offers summer swim courses at East River Pool City Park with registration at Federal Building. Classes range from water safety aides to senior life saving and cover age groups eight to eighteen and adults across June to August with morning and evening sessions.
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Red Cross
Pulaski Honors Late Charles Duncan With Bridge and Avenue
In Pulaski Virginia city officials renamed a bridge and a nearby avenue over Peak Creek to honor Charles Lewis Duncan a long time business civic and industrial leader who died in 1951 He was father to Mrs R Walk Mrs Annie Woolwine and D C Duncan longtime safety official now in Roanoke Virginia
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Charles Lewis Duncan
Pulaski
Duncan
R. Walk
Bluefield
Annie Woolwine
Alexandria
D. C. Duncan
Appalachian Power Co
Roan Loke
Peak Creek
Deed Recorded From Kenneys to Harrises in Beaver Pond
A deed recorded in Mercer County names Andrew and Nellie Kenney transferring tract 6r at Kirby Truck Farms Beaver Pond to John A Harris and Alice M Harris for 2750 dollars. The action occurred on a Saturday as filed with the County Clerk.
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Mercer County Clerk's Office
Andrew
Nellie Kenney
John A
Alice M. Harris
Kirby Truck Farms
Beaver Pond
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Science
Graham Elementary
Portugal
Warlick Furniture Store
Roanoke St
AP Business News
Poca
Princeton Ave
Smithen T. Harper
Albemarle St
U.S. Navy
Lacy Gearhart
National Association of Letter Carriers
H. B. Faulkner
Henry McColgan
NALC
Charles Duncan
Cadillac
Southside Motors Inc
South Bland St
Bluefield, W. Va
General Motors
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