Capacity Crowd Hears Speakers at Southern Conference
Lee Potter, special assistant to the RNC chair, told a near full Daniel Boone Hotel luncheon that the national Democrat party in the South is dead perhaps forever. GOP lawmakers from Florida to Pennsylvania urged action on bills stalled by Democrats for political reasons.
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Lee Potter
Republican National Committee
National Democrat Party
South
Potter
Daniel Boone Hotel
William C. Cramer
Florida
Public Works Committee
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Education and Labor Committee
Will E Neal
Huntington
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
David Dennison
Ohio
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
House Committee On Ways and Means
Rhodes
Denison
White House
Washington
Meade Alcorn
Democrat Party
Ten Area Men Join Marines From Bluefield Station
Ten area young men enlisted in the Marine Corps during May at the Bluefield Recruiting Station TSgt Ray Shurling announced. Recruits include Vincent P. Barazzone Albert T. Baker Edward A. Lanford Ralph E. Monk Richard K. Short Billy R. Price Donald L. Cline Jackie E. Proffit and Wallace Marcum. They will complete boot camp at Parris Island and combat training at Camp Lejeune before recruit leave. Reenlisting for six years was Sg t Gene G. Smallwood of Bluefield with four years prior service and East Coast Rifle Team assignment after reenlistment.
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Marine Corps
Bluefield
Tsgt
Ray Shurling
Vincent P. Barazzone
Alma Vukojevich
Cedar St
Albert T. Baker
Hugh A. Baker
Box
Princeton
Edward A. Lanford
Nora H. Lanford
Ralph E. Monk
Conley L. Monk
Amonate
Richard K. Short
Caleb R. Short
Jaeger
Billy R. Price
John Price
McDowell
Donald L. Cline
Maston Cline
Jackie E. Proffit
George E. Proffit
Jolo
Wallace Marcum
Laeger
Parris Island
S. C
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Gene G. Smallwood
Margery Arrington
Ohio St
East Coast Marine Rifle Team
Jobless Benefits In State Decline
West Virginia saw a drop in new unemployment claims last week with a 20.7 percent decrease from the prior week. Initial claims totaled 2,732, while total claims, including continued benefits, fell to 38,649 and weekly benefit payments dropped to 904,395 dollars.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Lavine Remains Faces Padlocked Debate and Giants Tap
Lavine was due in Bluefield soon as discussion grew over locking the club, which stayed open Tuesday night. Lavine is represented by Burton and Grixton of Princeton. Outfielder Jim King of the San Francisco Giants played for Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals and Omaha in 1957.
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Bluefield
Lavine
Burton
Grixton
Princeton
Jim King
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Omaha
Area Youths Receive Degrees From Berea College
Miss Clara Jean Davis daughter of Mrs Carrie J Davis Bramwell and William Denver Jones son of Mr and Mrs William Clyde Jones Freeman were among 180 Berea College seniors earning degrees June 1 Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts in physics He was active in Phi Kappa Phi Delta Phi Alpha Sigma Pi Sigma and Pi Alpha and held leadership roles in 1955 56 He later won Atomic Energy Commission fellowship for graduate study in radiological physics at Vanderbilt and trained at Oak Ridge Laboratories Tenn
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Clara Jean Davis
Carrie J. Davis
Bramwell
William Denver Jones
William Clyde Jones
Freeman
Berea College
Davis
Bramwell High School
Jones
Gary High School
Gary
Phi Kappa Phi
Delta Phi Alpha
Sigma Pi Sigma
Pi Alpha
Atomic Energy Commission
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn
Oak Ridge Laboratories
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Caution Urged In Discarding Old License Plates
Mercer County and West Virginia residents were urged to deface or mutilate old auto license plates during the state license change over. State Police Sgt E C Guthrie said discarded plates, valid through June 30, have been found on other cars and could be fitted to stolen vehicles, making tracing difficult.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
E. C. Guthrie
Princeton
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
The Associated Press forecast calls for fair and warm conditions across West Virginia with highs in the 70s in the east and 80s in the west. Thursday remains fair and warm. In Virginia expect some cloudiness with more in the south, slightly warmer on Wednesday with highs in the 70s and near 80 in the extreme southwest, and fair and warmer conditions Thursday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Bluewell Receives Its Own Fire Truck
Bluewell gains a fire truck through the Bluewell Lions Club sponsorship. Two Lions members traveled to North Carolina to bring the vehicle back to Bluewell, an unincorporated area. Lions president C A Shupe announced the delivery at the La Saluta Club meeting. A film on home electricity was shown, and Bluewell Boy Scout Troop 222 will be guests at the June 17 meeting.
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Bluewell
Bluewell Lions Club
Lions
C. A. Shupe
la Saluta Club
Lion
North Carolina
Shupe
Bluewell Boy Scout Troop 222
The
Holston Area Ministers Converge for Four Day Conference
About 800 Holston conference ministers and delegates meet in Bristol for a four day session on church affairs. The opening includes a memorial service for deceased ministers and their spouses led by Bishop Roy Shortt. A pageant on the history of Holston Methodism with 150 cast members is scheduled for Saturday at Virginia Interment College.
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Bristol
Holston
The
Methodist Church
George Naff
Board of Ministerial Training
Radford
Chattanooga
Tenn
Roy .H. Shortt
Nashville
E. E. Wilsy
Broad St. Methodist Church
Kingsport
Shortt
Ralph Spraker
Maryville
Three People Jailed In Conjunction With Alleged Auto Theft
Three people were jailed in Bluefield Tuesday night in connection with an alleged auto theft at Crown Hill earlier that day. The car linked to Bonnie Lomax of Crown Hill was recovered with one person inside. State police alerted about the vehicle, a West Virginia licensed car 367-515. The arrests include Marvin Bilten Cook of Baileysville for drunken driving on Duhling Street and James Lomax Jr. and Dorothy Hooper on Bland Street for drunkenness in public. All three held for investigation in conjunction with the alleged theft. ownership finality awaited from Beckley.
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Bluefield
Crown Hill
Beckley
Bonnie Lomax
West Virginia
L. H. Lilly
Roby Brown
Marvin Bilten Cook
Baileysville
Duhling Street
K. L. Gearhart
James Lomax Jr
Dorothy Hooper
Bland Street
James Lomax
Cook
Y's Men Honor Al Modena in Bluefield Meeting
Bluefield Y's Men Club honored Bluefield Junior Chamber of Commerce President A A Modena after naming him West Virginia Jaycee of the Year. Modena was lauded by William A Looney as members applauded. The meeting also discussed East River Swimming Pool issues at City Park including patronage and weather.
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A. A. Modena
Bluefield
Jones
Dennis Clark
A. T. Howard
Y's Men’s Club
Charleston
Danny Thomas
Y.M.C.A
Fred McCoy
Arthur Carroll
E. S. Douglas
Indian Rain Dance Cancelled By Rain
CALGARY Alberta AP reports the Stoney Indians canceled their planned rain dance as rain arrived early and halted plans. Strong storms knocked out telephone lines to the reservation and rain began before the dance could proceed.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta
Tom Kaquitts
Deaths And Funerals In Mercer County Area
Obituary notices several Mercer County residents, including Elijah Davidson of Matoaka, Rosa Rutherford of Lash Meet, and Curtis Ratliff of Grundy, with service details, family survivors, and burial arrangements. Other items recall William Hill of Bramwell, George Fagio of Maitland, and Donna Walker of Princeton, plus local funeral home arrangements.
Funerals in Virginia and West Virginia Obituaries
Albert T Graham 73 of Bois sevain Virginia. Funeral 1 p.m. from home with interment in Falls Mills Cemetery. Curtis Ray Yates six years old of Haysi Virginia. Funeral 11 a.m. from maternal grandfather Mere dith Mullins home with burial at Hill Cemetery Haysi. Kermit Cook 46 of Rock Virginia. Funeral 11 a.m. at Mount Olivet Methodist Church with interment in cemetery. Julius C Williams 66 of Bell Street Princeton Virginia. Funeral 2 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with interment Restlawn Memorial Cemetery New Hope Road.
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Lige”’ Davidson
Matoaka
New Hope
Mercer County
American Coal Company
Rock District
Blanche Tiller Davidson
Littlesburg
C. L. Bassett
Northfork
G. W. Anderson
Blanche McKinney
James Wiles
Crockett
Worth
Reginald
Troy
Robert
James
Mullens
E. L
Connellsville
Edwin
Beckley
Enid
Princeton
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka Methodist Church
Monte Vista
Kevin Bryan Ratliff
Sidney B. Ratliff
Grundy
Charlottesville
Dewey Ratliff
Cockland
James H. Shields
King Mountain
Church of Christ
Little Prater
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Virginia Funeral Home
Curtis Ray Yates
Claude Yates
Haysi
Grundy, Va
Carolyn
Joyce
Verlene Yates
Meredith Mullins
Hill Cemetery
John Paul Williams
Raymond Williams
Lindside
Pearisburg
Arthur Williams
Peterstown
Joe B. Candler
Green Valley Church
Williams Cemetery
Howard Candler
Roscoe
Dick, Lacy
Junior Williams
Adrian Broyles
Wiliam S. Broyles
Donna Marie Walker
Fredy
Ruth Harriet Pettrey Walker
Mercer St
Dora Sue
Earley Pettrey
Athens
Thelma Walker
Mary Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Oakwood Park
Seaver Mortuary
Ronnie Mullin
Leonard Walker
Paul Shaffer
Graham
Albert T
Boissevain
Falls Mills
Yates
Curtis Ray
Cook
Kermit
Rock
Mount Olivet
Williams
Julius C
Bell Street
Shiloh Baptist Church
Restlawn Memorial
New _ Hope Road
Radford Arsenal Offers Two Cranes for Sale
Radford Arsenal bids open for two cranes, a 15 ton truck mounted crane with foot boom and a 45 ton roustabout, no longer required by the Federal Government. Bids accepted until 2 p.m. June 23 with inspection hours 8 30 to 3 30 on work days, contact Frank G. Creger Ext 388 for details.
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H. E. Melnnis
Radford Arsenal
Frank G. Creger
Col. McInnis
Shepherdstown Reelects Incumbents in West Virginia
Shepherdstown voters re elected Mayor Russell White and the incumbent slate of recorder and councilmen. White led with 154 votes to 52 for challenger Earl Stinger, keeping the current leadership in power.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
Russell White
White
Earl Stinger
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