Maiden Springs District OKs 962000 Bond Issue for Schools
In Tazewell county eight of nine Maiden Springs precincts vote 7 to 1 to approve a 962000 bond for school improvements and new facilities. Richlands heads the list with 798 yes to 23 no, funding a new high school at Richlands. Other allocations include Cedar Bluff, Raven, Doran, Cliffield, Bandy, Bowen's Cove, and Poor Valley elementary projects.
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Maiden Springs
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Baptist Valley
Temove Scowun
Cedar Bluff
Midway
Liberty Hill
Vincent L. Sexton, Jr
Richlands
Raven
Pounding Mill
Poor Valley
Lockhart’s Chapel
Schoo
Doran
Cliffield
Bandy
Bowen's Cove
Tannersville
Radio Schedule Highlights Today with Mindy Carson
The lineup features The Big Story at ten, Rhythm and Reason at half past ten, Les Brown and his Orchestra at 10 45, News at 11 06, and Mindy Carson Lines at 11 15.
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Rhythm and
Reason
Les Brown and
Mindy Carson
Ban On H Bomb Warfare Urged By Congress
Eleven congress members urge the United Nations to convene an immediate disarmament conference to curb hydrogen bomb threats. Democrats and Republicans sign a resolution for a world peace crusade and a five year pledge to hand over weapon funds to the UN. The proposal seeks controls on atomic biological and chemical weapons.
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Washington
Congress
United Nations
Rotarians Hear Talks On Coming Horse Show Plans
Rotary clubbers at the West Virginian Hotel heard Kiwanis officials outline the Second Annual Southern Appalachian Horse Show. Jim Nabors and Dr. Jim Bailey explained horse types and judging as entrants lined up for events from June 29 to July 1, with guests Frank Wagener and Harry Hadden in attendance.
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Kiwanis Club
Jim Nabors
Jim Bailey
Rotary
Nabors and Bailey
C. W. Stuart
Nabors
Frank Wagener
Richmond
Harry Hadden
Princeton
Transvaal District Tops World as Gold Producer
The National Geographic Society declares the Transvaal district in Africa the world’s leading gold producer, highlighting its vast mining output and historical significance in the gold industry.
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National Geographic Society
Transvaal
Africa
Five Area Shriners Headed for Shrine Confab and West
Five Shriners from Welch and Charleston area depart Thursday for the Shrine convention in Los Angeles. The trip includes a special train journey through Vancouver Portland Seattle Spokane San Francisco and stops at Yellowstone on return. Victor DeVault heads the group with Beni-Kedem Temple Charleston members R C Napier T B Heilman E R Thompson and Sgt C B Dye.
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Welch
Charleston
Northwest
Los Angeles
Calif
Bluefield
Victor DeVault
Shrine Club
B. E. Wassom
Bramwell Shrine
R. C Napier
T. B. Heilman
E.R Thompson
C. B. Dye
Shriners
Vancouver
British Columbia
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
San Francisco
Yellowstone National Park
McDowell Laundry Workers To Negotiate
Local Union 19 of UCW has appointed a negotiating committee for a new contract with laundry and dry cleaning operators. Nineteen named. five will handle talks as contract expires July 23. A special meeting to select drivers and committee members is set for next Monday at 7 30 p.m. Regular meeting scheduled June 19.
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Welch
W. Va
Laundry and
UCW
C. M. Peake
James Hawthorne
Lula Shrader
Ethel White
Velva May Webb
Peerless Laundry
Charlie Capora
James Dempsey
H. & W. Cleaners
DeWitt Frazier
Pearman’s Cleaners
Joe H
Marie Kallowie
Citizens Dry Cleaners
War
Mackenfuss
Jackie Hamilton
Service Cleaners
James Sanders
A. D. Brown
Sam's Dry Cleaners
Kimball
Raleigh Hawkins
English Cleaners
English
George Hairston
Annie W. Sawyers
Union Cleaners
Davy
Jennie Capocitis
Tri
Nationalists win vast sweep in Boys State elections
At Jackson's Mill West Virginia on June 6 the nationalist party retained control of the executive machinery in Boys State government. Ted Rake of Parkersburg led the victory as gubernatorial candidate with all state offices except the auditor. Four of five supreme court seats went nationalist while two Federalist candidates, Bill Husk Richwood and Charles Seager Milton Bill Overbey War Ray McNamee Charleston, were noted as defeated.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Ted Rake
Parkersburg
Supreme Court
Paul Farmer
Mullens
Bill Husk
Richwood
Charles Seager Milton
Bill Overbey
War
Ray McNamee
Charleston
W. H. Nickerson, Jr
Auto Damaged Here in Street Accident
A Parkersburg resident's Plymouth sedan struck Ted Brown's car at the foot of East River mountain causing Brown's 1934 Studebaker to overturn. Creed Ratliff, driving north toward Washington street, was uninjured. Police said the case was settled out of court.
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Parkersburg
Ted Brown
Jones Street
East River Mountain
Creed Ratliff
Washington Street
Brown
Studebaker
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Norton
Mrs. Nora Duncan, 73, dies in Norton. funeral at 2:30 p.m. today. Mrs. Stattie Tingler, of 522 Rogers St., dies after two year illness. funeral Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Tingler, widow of Herman Tingler, had moved from Kentucky to Bluefield fourteen years ago. Burial in Monte Vista. Tingler’s husband was killed in a rail yard fall in Norton in December 1947. Surviving children include Mrs. Ben Hawes and Mrs. Robert Layman, plus two grandsons, two brothers and two sisters. Interment at Monte Vista follows services at First Baptist. Additional notice: Mrs. Martin of Pembroke, member of First Christian, leaves three sons John M., J. B., Paul. two daughters Mrs. Falls and Mrs. Thompson. 50 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. brother John Farley of Ineger. Burial at family cemetery after services.
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Stattie Powers Tingler
Herman Tingler
Rogers Street
Tingler
Culbertson
Boyd County
Kentucky
Bluefield
First Baptist Church
Norton
Ben M. Hawes
Robert C. Layman
Payetteville
Tenn
Ben D. Hawes
Robert Charles Layman II
Fred Powers
Charles F. Powers
Ashland
Cleone C. Scott
Sadie Powers
Cecil V. Cooke, Jr
Monte Vista
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Rites Held For Eva Wornal Taylor In Princeton
Funeral services for Eva Wornal Taylor sister of Burns Wornal of Princeton were held at 5 p m at Memorial funeral directory chapel Princeton with Rev Ben W Cox and Rev R H Bowden officiating Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery Pallbearers named Hartley Sanders T M Johnston N E Lanton Earl Gott Ernest Lilly Frank McKenzie W W Rogers R C McClaugherty Carl Creasy Flowerbearers were TEL class members Mrs Taylor a longtime music teacher and later a secretary in Mexico died Sunday evening at St Marys hospital Clarksburg after leukemia illness.
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Eva Wornal Taylor
Burns Wornal
Princeton
Memorial Funeral Directory
Ben W. Cox
First Baptist Church of
R. H. Bowden
Bluefield
Oakwood Cemetery
Hartley Sanders
T. M. Johnston
N. E. Lanton
Earl Gott
Ernest Lilly
Frank McKenzie
W. W. Rogers
R. C. McClaugherty
Carl Creasy
First Baptist Church
Mrs. Taylor
Mexico
St. Mary’s Hospital
Clarksburg
Last rites for Betty Martin in Pembroke Va
Mrs Betty Martin 83 widow of Arthur F Martin dies at home in Pembroke Virginia Her funeral will be held today at 2 PM from the residence Rev J H Knibb to officiate
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Betty Martin
Arthur F. Martin
Pembroke
J. H. Knibb
Beavers Rites Set for 90-Year-Old Bandy Native
Erastus B. Beavers of Bandy Virginia died at his home Tuesday after a four year illness. He was a farmer and son of Tom and Nancy Beavers. Survived by multiple children and a grandson Stanley Beavers. Funeral Thursday at 1 p m from Bandy Methodist church with Rev Clyde Church officiating. Interment Lambert cemetery Bandy. Body to be returned from Farmer funeral home Richlands.
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Erastus B. Beavers
Bandy
Mr. Beavers
Tom
Nancy Christian Beavers
Tazewell County
Ellen Beavers
Berth Rose
War
Minnie Robinette
Saeger
Glen Beavers
Bartley
Meda Gibson
Welch
Jess Beavers
Neva Beavers
Ordan Beavers
Stanley Beavers
Beavers
Bandy Methodist
Clyde Church
Lambert Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Richlands
Belcher 80-Year-Old Mercer County Farmer Dies
Funeral service for Ben Belcher age 80 will be held this afternoon at 2 from his son Ernest Belcher’s home near Lake Shawnee. Rev Z F Meyberry of Kee Street Methodist Church Princeton will officiate with burial at the Belcher plot. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers and granddaughters nieces as flowerbearers. Body moved from Memorial funeral directory Princeton yesterday.
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Ernest Belcher
Lake Shawnee
Ben Belcher
Mercer County
Z. F. Meyberry
Kee Street Methodist Church
Princeton
Belcher
Memorial Funeral
Funeral rites for Mrs Mary Ann Beasley in Jenkinjones
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ann Beasley wife of E B Beasley of Jenkinjones will be held at 1 30 p m at Jenkinsones Methodist church with Rev W M Bowling and Rev C B Dicken son of Crumpler officiating Interment is in the Gross family cemetery near Bastian Va Pallbearers are Kelly French H A Dailey George Nevela James Compton Edwin Culberson Ernest Leher and Arthur Adams Members of the Woman's Society for Christian Service will serve as flowerbearers The body was moved from Pocahontas Union funeral home to the Jenkinsones residence last afternoon and will lie in state from 12 30 today Also noted is the funeral service for Charley Thomas Evans 59 of Excelsior former Norfolk and Western Railway employee
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Beasley
Mary Ann Beasley
Jenkinjones
Jenkinsones Methodist Church
W. M. Bowling
C. B. Dickenson
Crumpler
Gross Home
Bastian
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Jenkinsones
Kelly French
H. A. Dailey
George Nevela
James Compton
Edwin Culberson
Ernest Leher
Arthur Adams
Woman's Society For Christian Service of the Church
Postal Station Opens June 15
The southside Bluefield sub post office will open Thursday June 15 after delays in equipment and money order forms. Acting post master Charles C. Tickle cited supply issues, and dedication plans were revised with Ralph Huff of the chamber of commerce coordinating arrangements. Congressman John Kee may attend, with Beaver high school band scheduled to perform.
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Southside
Bluefield
Charles C. Tickle
Ralph Huff
Chamber of Commerce
John Kee
Beaver High School
Chamber Delays New Bluefield Business Directory
The 1950 1951 Bluefield West Virginia chamber of commerce directory is delayed until the membership drive ends and the directory is completed. The 28 page pamphlet will be released in August and will list classified businesses service clubs fraternal groups presidents meeting places population figures schools utilities and current rates.
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Bluefield
W. Va.Va
Bluefield Virginia Side Municipal Election Set for June 13
Incumbents for Bluefield Virginia town council face no opposition on June 13 as voters will choose among reelection for C P Painter treasurer Reece C Anderson west ward councilman J Hudson Huffard east ward councilman at large Dr J G W Gillespie who has served as mayor for two years. Hold over members include Howard Gill west ward and Jack Metcalfe east ward. Council members serve four year terms while the treasurer serves two years. The new mayor will be chosen from the council at the first meeting.
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Bluefield
Virginia Siders
C. P. Painter
Reece C. Anderson
West Ward
J. Hudson Huffard
East Ward
J. G. W. Gillespie
Howard Gill
Jack Metcalfe
Offending Tricycle Faces Watery Grave
Three year old William Compton had his tricycle broken after tumbling down stairs at home. Doctors set his broken arm in splints and his parents asked what to do with the bike. William urged, Throw it in the river.
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Charleston
W. Va
William Compton
William
Funeral services for Evans held at Calvary Baptist Church
The funeral for late R E Evans is set for 1 PM at Calvary Baptist Church Excelsior with Rev Robert Martin of War officiating. Burial in Hartwell Cemetery follows. Evans died Monday at home born Wise County VA son of Robert and Jennie Evans. Survived by widow Della Porter four daughters Mary Boyd Alvaina Simpkins Bonnie McGreevey Elsie Wolf six sons Carl Charlie Spencer Ival Windell Mayford Evans Caretta Yukon one brother George W Evans Excelsior two sisters Minnie Hicks Annie Mahone. O J Douglas mortuary Welch in charge.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Excelsior
Robert Martin
War
Hartwell Cemetery
Evans
Wise County
Robert
Jennie Kilgore Evans
Della Porter
Mary Boyd
Alvaina Simpkins
Camp Lejuene
N. C
Abbs Valley 90 Year Old Drowns In Small Creek
A 90 year old Abbs Valley resident George Taylor drowned after leaving his home to visit a neighbor. Coroner H A Porter ruled accidental death due to a fall through a rotten foot bridge. Taylor, weak and with heart disease, was found head first in about seven inches of water. He lived with his daughter and grandson and was taken to Pocahontas Union funeral home pending arrangements.
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Abbs Valley
H. A. Porter
Boissevain
Porter
George Taylor
Taylor
Pocahontas Union
Excise Tax Cut May Fizzle Out
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 1.1 billion dollar excise tax cut but administration leaders warn no tax bill may pass this year. Senate leaders doubt action, while a veto by President Truman remains likely if a bill reaches him. The plan would slash many taxes including furs jewelry and movie tickets while seeking equal revenue elsewhere. In New England deer are described as garden pests, eating vegetables down to roots.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Democratic Policy Committee
Congress
Wherry
Ned
Truman
New England
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