State Board Ends 3 Days Of Public Utility Hearings
Three days of hearings on tentative utility tax assessments ended with representatives from over 40 companies voicing protests ranging from anguish to concern. The board scheduled June 7 18 and 19 for closed sessions to finalize assessments, which could raise utility evaluations by about 41 million dollars this year. Airlines largely backed the tentative figures while bus lines pressed for further reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Board of Public Works
J. Harry Garmer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B and O
West Virginia
B. and O
Gamer
Prince
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
W. FP. Winshell
Eugene G. Eason
Clarksburg
City Lines
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Consolidated Bus Lines
Harry Waugh
Bluefield
Consolidated
West Virginia Transportation Co
A. G. Thompson
Bennington Explosion Attributed to Air and Oil Catapult
Naval Court of Inquiry hears testimony on May 26 blasts aboard the carrier Bennington. Highly compressed air and hydraulic oil from the catapult system are blamed for the explosions that killed 101 sailors, with crewman John Owen detailing a clang and valve release before smoke and blasts. Lt. Maurice Somme testifies safety measures were in place, including no smoking rules and prohibitions on high pressure valve openings.
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Quonset Post
R. I
Naval Court of Inquiry
Bennington
John Owen
Amityville
N. Y
Owen
Maurice A. Somme
New Orleans
Lightning Kills Two in German Pontoon Bridge Crash
Lightning struck a group of soldiers from the 15th Engineer Battalion in Kitzingen Germany on June 3 killing two and injuring 17 as they attempted to float a pontoon bridge across the Main River.
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Kitzingen
Germany
15Th Engineer
Deaths and funerals of Clifford Brown and others
Clifford W. Brown President and owner of Bluefield Floral Company died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a months long illness. Funeral services will be at First Baptist Church with interment in East Hill Cemetery Bristol Tennessee. Other notices include Ida Belle Hale Alberta Carroll Ralph Wolfe and Louis Neel with service details and survivors listed.
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Clifford W. Brown
Bluefield Floral Com
Bluefield Sanitarium
First Baptist Church
East Hill Cemetery
Bristol
Tenn
Masonic Lodge
H. A. Lee
B.S. Quillan
Douglas Luakas
Walter
Naomi Messengill Brown
Bluefield Floral Company
Deborah Hale
Jonesboro
Mee Smith
Floyda Ne Ployd
Bluefield
Eleanor Reynolds
Lenah Robinson
Bristol Tenn
Emma Sue Hale
Nee. 1
Joe F. Hale
Nashville, Tenn
Brown
Mercer Lodge
AP & AM
Shepherds of the White
Nelson Floyd
Bluefield Avenue
Ralph Wolfe
Marion
First Methodist Church
Round Hill
Wolfe
Jessup
Mrs. Melvin Holman Combs Dies in Philadelphia Hospital
Mrs. Melvin Holman Combs, 45, of Marion Virginia, died yesterday morning at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia following a heart condition. Surviving are husband Dan of Gambles Maryland and Andrew of Fort Wayne Indiana, plus five grandchildren. The body arrived in Marion last night and will lie at Barnett's Funeral Chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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Melvin Holman Combs
Marion
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
Dan
Gambles, Md
Andrew
Fort Wayne
Ind
Barnett
Rimmer Reverend Dies at 81 in Dallas Texas
The Rev. N. T. Rimmer aged 81 of Dallas Texas died at home. Survived by two sons Walter Rimmer Dallas and Warney Rimmer Ind one daughter Ralph Clark Anderson Ind one brother G W Rimmer Richlands Va three sisters Mrs J W Hunnicutt Mrs Chat Nessler and Mrs Cora Norton Norton. Rites set for Saturday in Indianapolis.
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N. T. Rimmer
Dallas
Texas
Walter Rimmer
Warney Rimmer
Ind
Ralph Clark
Anderson
G. W. Rimmer
Richlands
J. W. Hunnicutt
Chat Nessler
Cora Norton
Norton
Indianapolis
Funeral Rites for Mrs Cora Cun Bedlington
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Cun Bedlington will be held Saturday at 2 p m at the Mercer Funeral Chapel following a lengthy illness She was born April 9 1871 in Hee Rey Va to Jacob and Elizabeth Sumpter Bishop Survivors include five daughters Mrs John Coles Mrs B Hamlbrick Mrs W R Ports Mrs E C 2y and Mrs M Mustard a son Glenn of Bluefield and several grandchildren She was preceded in death by her husband William I Cundiff The Rev Eugene Chapel May will officiate Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery
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Alberta Carroll
Floyd St
St. Mary's Hospital
Mount Olive mM
J. W. Coger
Consolidated Baptist Church
Albert
M. C. Ray
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Pulaski
Carroll
Elbert
William Carroll
le Rebecca Penn
Creasy Brown
Montgomery
Annie B. Davis
Beckley
Carrie Wade
Mount Olive Church
Linkford and Richardson
T Ae
Louis Owen Neel
Indianapolis
Ind
Gap Mills
Monroe County
Luciana Neel
Lois Hedrick Neel
Robert Louis
Donald Trevor
John Harold
Falls Church
Broyles
Union
A. B. Shifler
R. R. Gray
Carmel Cemetery
Walter Trons
Charles Hedrick
Claude Wylie
Claude Rowan
Porter J. Patton
Dr. Rowan
Cousins
Roscoe
Cora Cun
Yemerie
Hee Rey Va
Jacob
Elizabeth Sumpter Bishop
John Coles
B. Hamlbrick
W. R. Ports
E. C
M. Mustard
Glenn
Bluefield
Wiliam I Cundiff
Servinl
Mercer Puneral
Eugene
Woodlawn Cemetery
Wyedes 67 Dies After Lingering Illness in Beds
Wyedes 67 died last night at his home in Beds after a lingering illness. The body is at Weemee Hawkins funeral home awaiting services.
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Wyedes
Weemee Hawkins Monte
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson Johnson in Elkton Md
Funeral rites are set for 2 p m today for Andrew Jackson Johnson 48 of Elkton who died Monday at work. Services will be at First Baptist Church Bluefield with Cecil Cook officiating and interment at on Cemetery. Cravens Funeral Home Montcalm handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson Johnson
Elkton
Johnson
J. B. Perkins
First Baptist Church
Bluefield
Cecil Cook
Cravens
Montcalm
Bluewell Farmers Market set to open Friday June 11
Bluewell to launch a full service farmers market with produce, farm supplies, and service departments. M C Butt says auctions, free county agent planning, and a used merchandise area will run Monday through Saturday, with additional services rolling out as demand grows.
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Bluewell
M. C. Butt
Do Amg
Butt
PSC approves sale of EGFA water systems to Helen and Stotesbury
Charleston June 3 The Public Service Commission approves the sale of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates water distribution systems to Stotesbury and Helen Water Co for 65000. The plan allows a $2.50 monthly flat rate with proportional charges for extra service and reduces school rate from 60 to 15. Commissioner Nethken dissents and may file a separate opinion.
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PSC
Egfa Water Systems
Helen, Stotesbury
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Stotesbury and Helen Water Co
Eastern Gas and Puel Associates
C. E. Nethken
Rubing
Water Company
Raleigh County
Stotesbury
Helen Nethken
Eastern Gas and Fuel
Raleigh County Board of Education
Chaplin Receives 1953 World Peace Council Prize
Charlie Chaplin was awarded the 1953 World Peace Council peace prize at his home near Lausanne. He called the honor an expression of peace and said nations must avoid hate and hydrogen bomb threats. The award included a scroll and about $14,000. Shostakovich was named a prize winner as well.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
World Peace Council
Chaplin
Council
Peace Council
East Berlin
Dmitri Shostakovich
Three Naval Academy Cadets Denied Ensign Ratings
The Navy said three senior class members at the Naval Academy will graduate tomorrow but will not receive commissions as ensigns pending security investigations. The spokesman noted investigations may delay or result in later commissions within six months without affecting seniority in the Navy list.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Draft Call For June Induction Five Area Men
Five area men received Selective Service Board No 12 draft calls for the June induction. The group meets at 2:30 p.m. on June 7 at the Commercial Bank Building, departs at 3:55 p.m. by Greyhound bus for Beckley Center, and will be inducted into the armed services on June 8. Four volunteers among the group include Wade H Shepherd of Bluefield, Granville R Walker of Matoaka, Franklin D Short of Coaldale, Hansel D Roberts of Matoaka, with Earl A of Wytheville, Virginia, noted as a former Princeton resident.
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Selective Service Board
Mondy
Commercial Bank
Greyhound Bus
Beckley Center
Armed Services
Wade Herbert Shepherd
Bluefield
Granville Ray Walker
Matoaka
Franklin Demore Short
Coaldale
Hansel Delawore Roberts
Earl Albert
Wytheville
Princeton
Rabies Quarantine Ends in Mercer County
A four month rabies quarantine in Mercer County has ended following the completion of a prior quarantine in Beaver Pond District. The two measures were linked in sequence to control spread and protect residents.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Beaver Pond
Pentagon silent on 133 names delays McCarthy offer
McCarthy said the Defense Department had not decided on his offer to deliver 133 security risk names with two conditions: an official shorthand reporter present and public response allowed only after charges are heard. Democratic senators pressed for Wilson to testify as Pentagon officials delayed, while Symington defended Army bias.
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Senate
Panes
D-Mo
McCarthy
Pentagon
Asst
Seaton
Defense Department
Defense
Wilson
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Symington
DMO
Army
Oil Group Urges More Study to Cut Penngrade Costs
At the 31st annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Assn the production research chief urged stepped up studies to boost efficiency and cut costs. He cited water injection expansion and lower development costs as ways to achieve equal production from fewer wells.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Bossier
Government In Trolley Strike Seeks Peace Plan
Donahoo favors talks with both sides before any action, but no joint meeting is planned between Pittsburgh Railways Co and Division 85, APL. Negotiations halted after six days of bargaining. Mayor Lawrence failed to resolve the dispute as 2,700 trolley and bus workers struck May 9 for a 30 cent hourly raise from $1.98, which the company says it cannot afford.
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Donahoo
Eos
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Division 85
APL Street
David L. Lawrence
Weather summary for Maryland to Pennsylvania and Ohio
Weather in Maryland and Virginia mostly partly cloudy with cooler winds. western areas windy. West Virginia sees scattered showers with cooler temperatures. Ohio mostly cloudy with some showers, turning fair and cooler later. Pennsylvania mostly cloudy windy cooler with occasional showers. Friday to Saturday turn fair and cool. Washington June 3 Weather Bureau reports 24 hour temps and rainfall end 7 p.m.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Washington
Weather Bureau
C to Railway Coal Loadings Dip in Early 1954
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reported 285,672 carloads of coal loaded in the first five months of 1954, down 18.5 percent from the 350,512 carloads a year earlier. May shipments reached 60,464, up from April but down 21.7 percent from May last year. 14,814 carloads were loaded last week, down 21.2 percent from 1953 and 2.7 percent from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Darling Sets NIBL Scoring Record With Phillips Oilers
Chuck Darling of the Phillips Oilers averaged 17.1 points per game over two NIBL seasons. His 194-point 1953-54 season set a new league scoring record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Industrial Basketball League
Chuck Darling
Phillips Oilers
Oakhurst Bus Schedule Revised After Protests
Protests by area residents prompted revisions to the Oakhurst Ave and Heatherwood Road bus plan. Thirty minute runs now continue until 7 05 p m before hourly service begins. The Heatherwood Road trip departs 7 05 p m Monday through Saturday. Sundays and holidays are unchanged.
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Oakhurst Ave
Heatherwood Road
Cardinal Tom Alston Earns North Carolina Degree
First baseman Tom Alston of the St. Louis Cardinals is a graduate of the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina with a BS degree in physical education and social sciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Alston
St. Louis Cardinals
Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina
Metropolitan Opera Denies $100000 Bequest From Fan
New York June 3 The Metropolitan Opera declined a $100000 bequest from Philadelphia real estate man McNair Ilgenfritz who wished his money used to fund one of two operas he wrote before his 1953 death. The Met cited artistic integrity over sale.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Today
McNair Ilgenfritz
The
Met
Philadelphia
Ilgenfritz
Phedre
Rudolf Bing
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Ida Belle Hale
Swords Creek
Swords Creek Block Church
Clark Cemetery
Honaker Funeral Home
Methodist Church of
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Neel
George W. White
Consis
Hopkins
Bath
North Carolina
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Bowen Land and Auction Co., Agts
Tazewell, VA
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Cora Cundiff
W. Co. Cuddy
A. J. Johnson
Ft. Meade
Associated Press
Fredericksburg
U.S. 1
Sylvester Delano Terrell
Orange
Sylvester Wheeler
Ocean City
Bawerd Sepp
Syracuse
George Lang Jr
Terrell
Wheeler
Quantico Naval Hospital
Sapp
Ft. Belvoir
Lang
A. P. Hill
Fredericks
L. H. Luke Luke
Phi
Benjamin
Tod
Woman's
Suffolk
Stephenson
Luke
Neig
Albert Baines
Bluewell Farmers Market
M‘carthy
Panamas
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
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Saigon
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Ae Rieng
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Atlanta
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Denver
Miami
St Paul
Richmond
Oakhurst
Metropolitan Opera
Stenographic Executive Secretarial Secretarial Medical Legal Court
Federal Street
Blusfield, W. Va
Stey Pvt
Daglich
Spenich
Federal ST
Cohen
Cruise Motor Company
Tazewell, Virginia
International
International Harvester Window
Reo
Black Hawk
H. P. Martin
Thompson
Cruise Motor Co
Tazewell
Bowen Land & Auction CO
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