Girl, 15, Dies as Car Plunges Off U S 52 in Genoa
West Virginia's 1963 highway toll rose to 140 after Patricia Ann Charles of Columbus Ohio was killed when the car she rode in left a curve on U S 52 and fell 40 feet at Genoa Wayne County. The driver Clyde Charles and passenger Tom Douden escaped serious injury. A 5 year old boy, Dale Edward Dean, drowned in the Kanawha River near Boonesboro Fayette County after slipping into the water while playing with siblings.
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West Virginia
Huntington
Fayette County
Patricia Ann Charles
Columbus
Ohio
U.S. 52
Clyde Charles
Tom Douden
Fort Gay
Genoa
Wayne County
G. D. Spence
Kanawha
Boonesboro
Dale Edward Dean
Gladys Dean
Powellton
Dayton
Marshall Alumni Urged To Make Early Reservation
Mercer County Marshall University Alumni Association urged members to reserve now for Alumni Day on June 8 in Huntington. Janet Caffee will handle reservations. dorm rooms on campus offered. events include a 10 a.m. seminary, noon luncheon, 3 p.m. business meeting, 8:30 p.m. tour, 6:30 p.m. dinner, and 9:30 p.m. dance.
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Mercer County
Marshall University Alumni Association
Huntington
Janet Callfee
Miss Caffee
Marshall
Extension Schedule for McDowell County
Mrs Ida E Holcombe the Mc Dowell County Extension Home Demonstration Agent lists this weeks meetings Tuesday June 4 Better Home and Garden Club of Elbert meets Mrs Bessie Frances 6 30 p m Wednesday June 5 Kimball Home and Garden Club meets Memorial Building Kimball 10 30 a m Ever Ready Homemakers Eckman meet Wednesday 6 30 p m instead of Thursday due to the County Style Show Thursday 11 a m 4 Leaf Clover Club Northfork meets Mrs Henry Rob inson Algoma Thursday June 6 County clubs hold Annual Style Show Memorial Building Kimball 7 30 p m
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Ida E. Holcombe
McDowell County Extension Home
Better Home and Garden Club of
Elbert
Bessie Frances
Kimball Home and Garden Club
Memorial Building
Kimball
Homemakers Club of
Eckman
Calendar of events at Bluefield Community Center
The Bluefield Community Center lists this weeks happenings with groups led by Ann Wilson Anne Briggs Panzen Jones Barbara Lewis Colleen Hurt and others. Events include Vesper Service at 6 PM League for Service at 8 PM Children's Variety Hour at 3 30 PM Mid week bridge at 11 30 AM TOPS Club 1 30 PM Cub Scouts 5 PM and Church Laymen's meeting at 7 30 PM.
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Bluefield Community Center
Ann Wilson
Scott Street Baptist Church
Anne Briggs
Panzen Jones
Barbara Lewis
Colleen Hurt
Georgia Farmers Fly To Visit Europe
Fifty Georgia farmers flew from Warsaw to Budapest for a tour of Eastern Europe. The group traveled as part of a U S agricultural exchange program and plans included stops across Hungary.
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Georgia
Europe
Warsaw
Poland
U.S
Budapest
Hungary
Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Bluefield Ad Rates Notice
Publication notice from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Bluefield West Virginia notes circulation rates by carrier and mail, zone pricing, and AP affiliation details. It lists address at 41 Bland Street and an advertising representative reference.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Agency, Inc
Wesleyan Board Censors Critic in Campus Dispute
West Virginia Wesleyan trustees censured former board member Harold Outright over claims that outside labor and liberal influences pressured the school to fire economics professor Harold Hughes. The board backed President Stanley Martin and upheld Hughes’s dismissal effective May 31, 1964, while the AAUP chapter affirmed academic freedom was not at issue. Outright vowed to continue the fight, pledging parents will decide the issue.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan Board of Trustees
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Harold G. Outright
Outright
Wesleyan Committee For Academic Freedom
Stanley Martin
Dr. Hughes
Cutright
West Virginia Wesleyan
Wesleyan
American Association of University Professors
Martin
Board of Trustees
Wesleyan Alumni Association
Sailor Killed in Roanoke Street Argument
In Roanoke Virginia a 25 year old sailor Leroy Lewis Young from Mankato Minnesota stationed on the Newport News at Norfolk was killed in a confrontation at a downtown Roanoke Street stop light. Raymond Bynum 46 of Roanoke was charged with murder after firing the fatal shot.
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Roanoke
Leroy Lewis Young
Mankato
Minn
Newport News
Norfolk
Young
President Ayub Khan Visits East Pakistan After Disaster
President Ayub Khan arrived in Dacca East Pakistan to survey the devastation from last week. official tallies place the dead at about 22 000. Rescue teams used fishing nets to retrieve corpses floating among debris and carcasses.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Ayub Khan
160 Graduate At W. Va. Tech
Sen. Robert C. Byrd urged about 12,000 West Virginia Tech graduates to pursue graduate study as a key to national growth in science and technology. He warned the nation may fall behind if doctorates fail to rise toward 50,000 by 1970. Byrd received an honorary doctor of laws. L K Lowenstein received an honorary doctor of letters.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia Tech
Tech
Byrd
L. K. Lowenstein
Charleston
Kanawha County
Pittsburgh Blonde Lands Lead in Honey in the Rock
Karen Meussner a 19 year old from Pittsburgh will star as Marguerite in Honey in the Rock an outdoor Civil War era musical at Grand View State Park near Beckley West Virginia The Pittsburgh Playhouse School graduate won a Drama League award as outstanding student and the show opens June 22 with nightly performances through Labor Day except Mondays.
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Beckley
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Karen Meussner
Pittsburgh Playhouse Theater School
Miss Meussner
Marguerite
Pittsburgh Drama League
Pittsburgh Playhouse School
Grandview State Park
Pentagon Sees U S Ahead In Nuclear Missiles
Washington says the Pentagon believes the United States is substantially ahead of the Soviet Union in production of nuclear missiles. Assistant defense secretary Paul H. Nitze noted a Minuteman ICBM or Polaris submarine missile is added to the deterrent force daily, and he stated they do not believe the Soviets are matching that rate.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Soviet Union
Paul H. Nitze
Defense Secretary
International Security Affairs
Nitze
Men of many faiths pray for Pope John XXIII
Across nations and faiths on Sunday people from Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and communist to capitalist backgrounds joined in prayer for Pope John XXIII. In Canterbury Cathedral Archbishop Michael Ramsey lauded the pope as a peacemaker. More prayers were held in Westminster, Moscow, Paris and Poland as millions sought solace for the pontiff's health.
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John XXIII
England
Canterbury
Michael Ramsey
Pope John
Westminster
Moscow
St.Louis
Poland
World Jewish Congress
Vatican
Nahum Goldman
Paris
Cassorla
Wales
Scotland
Holston Group Appointments Across Appalachia District
The Holston Group releases a detailed list of circuit appointments across multiple counties including Big Stone Gap Chalybeate Springs Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City, with district superintendent S. E. Bratton and a roster covering Nottingham Derby East Stone Gap-Legion Memorial Gate City Gate City Gate City and Wytheville circuits among others.
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R. Gleaves Farmer
Big Stone Gap
Roy T. Wampler
Chalybeate Springs
Nottingham
Carl V. Jones
Clinchport
Barbara Thomas
Clintwood
Thomas W. Cramer
Coeburn
C. Elmer Strait
Dan Jervis
Derby
Howard N. Gothard
Dryden
Charles E. Way
East Stone Gap
Legion Memorial
Larry Best
Ewing
Jack B. Porter
Gate City
Blairs
Ray Hargraves
Eugene McConnell
Leland Smith
Hiltons—Gaines Memorial
J. W. Gott
Holston View
Prospect
Harold Edward Fox
Jonesville
Mabel W. Trent
H. H. Daugherty
Marble Point
Robinette
Charles Kilb
Powell Valley
Ray Stafford
Rose Hill
Carroll Sisk
St. Charles
Tazewell
S. E. Bratton
Amonate
S. S. Phipps
Belfast
Stanley J. Ross
Bishop
Clarence E. Golden
Bluefield
Albert L. Brewster
Virginia Avenue
Keith B. Anvil
Boissevain
Harold D. Russell
Buchanan
Elijah H. Boyd
iCedar Bluff
F. Max Allison
Eggleston
A. Carr Jones
Elk Garden
Peyton L. Rowlett
Falls Mills
W. R. Grimm, Jr
Garden Creek
E. S. Mustard
Graham
George W. Arnold
Grundy
Opie C. Clark
Honaker
Keener W. Baldwin
Francis M. Barton
Narrows
Floyd C. Davis
Allen V. Grotty
Pearisburg
James E. Hawkins
Wiley L. Neal
Raven
Roof collapse and fire damage hit OLD POCA district
Fire heavily damaged Vito's back entrance and basement after sparks from Tom's restaurant spread. Four trucks fought flames from 2 a.m. for two hours while residents evacuated and demolition crews scrapped remaining walls on Sunday. The blaze threatened the entire block for over three hours as sparks reached nearby buildings.
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Vito
Tom's
Vito's
First National Bank
Federal and
Princeton Avenue
McClure
Navy Continues Search For Thresher Submarine
Navy resumes hunt for the sunken Thresher after pictures from underwater cameras failed to confirm any hull sighting. Dr. J Lamarr Worzel testified at the Portsmouth inquiry that five photographs shown could not verify the submarine’s wreck.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Thresher
Navy
J. Lamar Worzel
Lamont Geological Observatory
Navy Court of Inquiry
Massachusetts
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and nearby towns
Obituaries report the deaths of Jane Hancock Witt 92 of Bluefield and Anna May Collins Lang 88 of Pembroke with services, burial details, and survivor lists. Also listed are Constine Johnson 24 of McDowell, Joseph Turner 71 of Davenport and Ora Mila Taylor 86 of Princeton with funeral plans and family survivors.
Pope John XXIII Fights Worsening Health on Pentecost Day
On Pentecost Sunday Pope John XXIII’s condition worsened with rising fever and pulse as doctors struggled to ease his pain from a stomach tumor with peritonitis. He offered blessings to the world and prayed aloud as cardinals and prelates gathered at his bedside.
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John
Ecumenical Council
Bristol man John Maxwell dies of heart attack
John Maxwell of Bristol Virginia died Friday May 31 from a heart attack. Survivors include his wife six daughters and three sons with relatives listed from Bristol Cleveland Danville and other places. Funeral services were held today at Rock Hill Baptist Church Gary McDowell County with burial at Restlawn Cemetery. Gillespie Robinson Funeral Home supervised. pallbearers named.
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Jane Hancock Witt
College Ave
Bluefield
John W. Witt
St. Luke’s Hospital
Peterstown
Monroe County
William H
Julian C. Hancock
Elkins
Fred L. Ray
Lon M. Rish
W . Williams, Jr
Jessie Witt
Walter Morris
Welch
First Baptist Church of
Charles Jack
Frank G. Schwall
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
Anna May Collins Lang
Pembroke
Christiansburg
Fred Lang
Wayne Breeding
Eggleston
Carol Barnett
Rosa Crussel
Radford
Fannie Collins
Crews
Lee Collins
Paris Collins
Pulaski
Junior Lang
Pearisburg
Archie Lang
Vinton
Ernest and
Robert Lang
John Lang
Athens
Giles Farley
Leckie
New Zion Methodist Church
Birchlawn
William Jamison
Constine Johnson
McDowell
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. L. Robinson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Keystone
Brown's Business College
Harvey Johnson
Victor Johnson
Thelma Ganious
Vivian Carter
Doris Page
Mary E. Johnson
Priscella Hairston
Newark
N. J
Hamlin
Moneview Johnson
Washington, DC
Donald M. Johnson
U. S. Air Force
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Bernard
Harvey Leon Johnson
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Ltis Johnson
Garnett Jones
Robert Parkman
Augusta Lowe
Ronald Jones
James Lipsford
Freddie Price
Joseph Turner
Davenport
Clinch Valley Clinic
Richlands
Virgil Turner
Roy A. Turner
Dayton, C
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Lucy Ownbey
Floyd Turner
Sam Turner
Leemaster
Vince Turner
Shawsville
Hurricane Creek Baptist Church
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Ora Mila Taylor
Thornton Ave
A. R Roland
Newcastle
Peter and
Elizabeth Duncan Hypes
C. E. Rumburg
L. S Griffith
Wilson Long
Ethel Yarnell
Harvey Williamson
Bristol
Roy Taylor
Columbus
Ohio
Harris Taylor
Aushylvania
Ross
Robert
Ace Taylor
Baltimore
Ray Taylor
Pittsburgh
Arthur
Jessee Hypes
Princeon
Ray Hypes
Chicago
Ill
Rema Stovall
Pierce Cooper
Kay Gunter
Hallie McKinney
Roanoke
John Maxwell
Willie M. Maxwell
Marie Hornbuckle
Freeman
Mercer County
Delores George
Yvonne Maxwell
Cleveland
Ane
Brenda Debra
Audrey Maxwell
John W
Robert . Maxwell
Kenneth . Maxwell
Fred Maxwell
Boissevain
Lee Maxwell
Tuskinaman Pa
Clifford Gilliam
Robert Hopkins
Rosevelt White
David Hodge
Hugh Badgett
Willie Larry
Funeral for Paul F Malamisura in Bluefield
Paul F Malamisura 63 of 215 Rogers Street Bluefield to be laid to rest at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Joseph Dene presiding Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mercer Funeral Home handling arrangements Pallbearers listed including Tony Bretti John Battaglino Joe Mastrandea Tom Disibio Angelo Funari Frank Dillon Patsy Small Sam Genovesi
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Paul F
Rogers St
Bluefield
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Joseph Dene
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Tony Bretti
John Battaglino
Joe Mastrandea
Tom Disibbio
Angelo Funari
Frank Dillon
Patsy Small
Sam Genovesi
Mercer Funeral Home
Six Year Old Held in Break In
In Kentland Maryland a six year old boy was found at 6 am Friday in a home with cigarettes belonging to another resident. He admitted breaking into three homes in the past week and stealing $84 from a pocketbook. Police recovered the $84. The child was charged under a juvenile petition and released to his parents.
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Kentland
Prince Georges County
WVU Offers 600 Plus Courses for Two Summer Terms
West Virginia University will offer more than 600 courses across two summer terms. Registration for the six week term opens June 10 and a second term starts July 20 for five weeks. The program includes 22 institutes workshops camps and extension classes across seven cities.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Stanley Harris
WVU
Woman Screams As Robber Flees From Lounge Incidence
Mrs Molly Bell 39 night manager at the New York Lounge on L Street Washington said a man emerged from a restroom and presented a note claiming a holdup and demanding money. She screamed and hid behind the bar as another patron moved toward the pool prompting the robber to flee. Police reported no injuries in the early morning incident near 2 a.m.
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Washington (Ap
Molly Bell
New York
L Street
N. Y
Bell
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