TV Highlights on Channel 6 features Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams
Edie Adams and Ernie Kovacs impersonate comic strip characters on the Ernie Kovacs Show at 9 30 AM on WHIS TV. Adams sings Be Bold to Parents while Kovacs performs sci fi bits and make up tricks. Nancy Walker stars in Nick and Lefty on Playwrights ’56 at 8 30 PM. Milton Berle Show with Elvis Presley Debra Paget Arnold Stang Irish McCalla and Les Baxter guest stars airs at 10 PM.
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Edie Adams
Ernie Kovacs
Whis-Tv
Miss Adams
Bero
Ernie Livek
Ernie
Edie
Nancy Walker
Noel Coward
Nick
Lefty
Nelson
Bilvis Presley
Debra Paget
Arnold Stang
Irish McCalla
Les Baxter
Milton Berle
Channel 6
Berle
Presley
RCA Victor
Miss Paget
Lancer
Stang
Trancis
Ea Gu
Baxter
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Editor Steve Visits the Swan Business
Editor Steve travels to Wilson for business with the Swan company. He combines invoices and ensures smooth operations during the visit.
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Steve
Swan
Wilson
Norfolk And Western Coal Loads Increase Week
Norfolk and Western Railway reports coal haulage for the week ending June shows 21 047 cars loaded, up from 19 930 cars the prior week by 1 117 cars. Weekly totals surpassed last year’s 19 400 car mark with a rise of 1 647 cars as daily figures break 5 076 Monday 5 etc.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Sena Sek
Cos Rease
No Birds Found in California Redwood Trees
Report notes absence of birds in California redwood forests due to trees secreting poisonous substances lethal to insects the birds normally feed on. This change may affect local ecosystems and food chains.
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California
You And Your Heart Great Majority Recover Completely
A physician explains that coronary thrombosis outcomes depend on artery size, collateral circulation, and heart condition. Most patients recover within a month with reduced heart activity, rest, and careful treatment, though some areas may heal with scar tissue and long term weakness.
Warden Opposes Overnight Pullman Cut Between Bluefield and New York
Henry F. Warden of the Pocahontas Operators Association protests N and W Railway plans to end the Bluefield to New York overnight Pullman service. He argues the move harms local business and workers, noting disparities with Bristol Roanoke and other connections and urging continuation of the service amid concerns for coal industry travel and freight revenue.
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Henry Warden
Pocahontas Operators Association
Bluefield
Harry C. Wyatt
New York
Warden
Aloes
Va Ma
Wyatt
Kington
More
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Newport
New Kington
Roanoke
Willamson
Bristol
Washington
Tes York
Waston
Henry F. Warden
Spokesmen Urge Federal Agency For Coal Research
Spokesmen led by Harry LaViers of South East Coal Co. urged creation of a federal research program to meet U S energy needs. Felix E Wormser of Interior proposed Bureau of Mines as the program focus with cooperation across government and industry. The subcommittee planned continued hearings and a later recommendation submission.
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Harry LaViers
South East Coal Co
Paintsville
National Coal Assn. Committee On Research and Development
Secretary of the Interior
Felix E. Wormser
US Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Mines
Geological Survey
House Interior
Rep. A
R-Pa
Atomic Energy Commission
National Science Foundation
LaViers
Wormser
Interior Department
Congress
Coaldale Man Injured When Car Overturns During Escape
A 28 year old Coaldale man Bobby Lee Brummett was unconscious but in satisfactory condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after his car overturned while fleeing a tavern altercation on Bluefield Princeton Road. He was pinned beneath a wheel, suffered a brain concussion and internal bleeding. Brummett allegedly stabbed a tavern patron in the abdomen with a pocket knife during the incident.
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Coaldale
Bluefield Sanitarium
J. F. Wynne
Bobby Lee Brummett
Moonlight Tavern
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Bluefield
Ejffron
Brumme’t
Waynne
Brummett
Princeton Veteran Speaks to Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Ward Webb of Princeton spoke at the Bluefield Kiwanis luncheon about the Defense of the Northeast. He described defense bases around the northern perimeter and Iceland's impact on operations, plus climate and facilities challenges. An audience Q&A followed.
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Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Ward Webb
Princeton
Kiwanis
West Virginia
Webb
Princeton High School
Air Force
Northeast
Stra
North American
Iceland
Bill Suet
Rhesa M. Allen
Bright Light surpasses Edison lamp in brilliance
A 75,000 watt incandescent bulb, touted as the world’s largest, claims 171 times more light than Thomas Edison's first commercially practical lamp from 1879. The feature highlights the dramatic leap in illumination technology and industrial scale.
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Thomas
Edison
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Vicinity
Reese Frank Dillon 75 of Anawalt dies at home after heart condition. Survived by widow Julia and three sons and four daughters plus siblings and grandchildren. Sudie Brewer 76 of Morgantown dies in Bramwell. husband Elza predeceased her. Infant Timothy Ray Lambert dies at Bluefield Sanitarium. services set at Round Bottom. Elder Harman Kiser 62 of Cleveland dies in Murphy pulpit. services in Grundy and interment nearby. Rev. William F. Jessee 51 of Tookland dies after long illness. memorials in Tookland and Bruce Cemetery. Mrs. Stanley Clark dies in Roanoke hospital. services in Victoria. Foster Pannell Howell 83 of Tazewell dies. services at Main Street Methodist in Tazewell and Maple Wood Cemetery.
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Reese Frank Dillon
Anawalt
Pageton
William M
Matilda Hash Dillon
Julia Dillon
Clary
Abbs Valley
Irvin and
Clyde
Thelma Steele
Columbus
Ohio
Clara Monk
Margaret Dollinger
Francis Moore
Margaret Hash
Jack Bruster
Lon Bruster
War
Charley
Tom Dillon
Beckley
Sudie
Morgantown
Brewer
Elza M. Estep
Bramwell
Elza Brewer
Aeseak
Cravens
Montcalm
Allmong
Williams
Antown
Harman Kiser
Cleveland
RFD
Murphy
Ida E Kiser
Benna Owens
Bristol
Edith Johnson
Bristol, Tenn
Adria Johnson
Lignans
Nolen
Edna Kiser
North Tazewell
Elizabeth Counts
Clintwood
Virginia
Grundy
Adley
Martin Edwards
Henry Viers
A. R. Eagle
William F. Jessee
Wiliam F. Jessee
Tockland
Jessee
Free Will Baptist Church
Effie Horne Jessee
Leon
Donald
Jack
Betty
Jerline
Lois
Helen
Joyce
Luther
Bristol, Va
Sam
Colburn
Ira
Roanoke
Jim
Wise
Roma
St. Paul
Maggie Sawyer
St. Paul, Va
Ratliff Chapel
Lawrence Boardwine
Bruce Cemetery
Coeburn
Tookland
Grundy Funeral Home
Stanley Clark
Victoria
Clark
Cora Wilson
Bluefield Sanitarium
Foster Pannell Howell
Tazewell
Howell
P. T. Howell
Greever Hardware Company
Henry. Howell
Aes
Paul Martin
Maple Wood
Obituary notices for Robinson Duncan and Vanover family
Obituaries list Mrs. John W. Robinson of Max Meadows Va age 79 to be interred at Graham Cemetery Wythe County after services at Graham's Forge Methodist Church. Also listed is C E Duncan age 68 of War Va with services at Baptist Church War and Hartwell Cemetery interment. Virgil and James Vanover sons of Mr and Mrs Gordon Vanover Clinchco Va to be buried from Hill Ridge Community Baptist Church with interment in nearby family cemetery.
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Robinson
John W
Max Meadows
Graham's Forge Methodist Church
Graham Cemetery
Wythe County
Duncan, Ve C
Baptist Church At
Hartwell Cemetery
Vanover
Virgil
James
Gordon Vanover
Clinchco
Hill Ridge Community Baptist Church
Weather outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
Virginia sees mostly sunny skies with warmth lifting highs to the 70s in the north and around 80 in the south on Tuesday. Wednesday turns partly cloudy and warmer with increased humidity. In West Virginia sunshine continues with highs in the 70s east and near 80 in the west Tuesday.
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Virginia
West Virginia
True Speaks On Creativity At Bluefield Sales Club Meet
Notre Dame educator Prof G Herbert True urged members to dare to be different to foster creativity in thinking. He warned conformity dominates fashion, foods, books, and ideas, and cited research for GE Johnson Wax and Chicago Tribune. New members Andy Clark and Earl Jake Woods welcomed.
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G. Herbert True
Notre Dame
Bluefield
Bluefield Country Club
True
Jerry Johnson
General Telephone Co
Southeast
General Electric
Johnson Wax Concern
Chicago Tribune
Andy Clark
Mercer Motors
Princeton
Earl Jake Woods
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Bluefield Zoning Board Refuses and Grants Permits
Bluefield zoning board denied a permit for C. J. Brookman to operate a dry cleaning plant at 1909 Wythe Ave due to concerns over odors noise and dirt. The board approved William A. Wolfe Jr. for a new brick dwelling on Lot 6 section 956 Powhatan Ave.
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Bluefield
Zoning Board of Adjustment
College Avenue
C. J. Brookman
Wythe Ave
William A. Wolfe Jr
Powhatan Avenue
Glandular inflammation linked to senility says institute
A published note from the Excelsior Institute in Excelsior Springs Missouri warns that glandular inflammation is a constitutional neglect of action leading to premature senility and incurable malignancy.
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Excelsior Institute
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
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Reese Dillon
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