Methodists Hear Arkansas Pastor at West Virginia Conference
Rep. Brooks Hays urged a new timeliness to church doctrine and urged peace guided by Christian ideals. Three hundred delegates and over 800 attendees opened the West Virginia Methodist conference in Charleston with focus on church membership, minister salaries, and the role of clergy as God's messengers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Little Rock
Hays
Ross S. McClung
Beckley
McClung
Rowland Aspinall
Morgantown
George Bright
W. Foss Curtis
Moundsville
F. A. Willis
Weston
DeMolay Meeting Tonight in Welch
Black Diamond Chapter of the Order of DeMolay will hold a meeting at 7 30 tonight at Luther Memorial Hall in Welch West Virginia. The gathering was postponed from last week.
Colored Man Hurt In Ten Foot Fall
Welch West Virginia June 6 Francis Wagner colored of Welch was injured today when he fell from about a ten foot ladder to the concrete sidewalk in front of the Paul Jones company Wyoming street He was preparing to wash windows Wagner was taken by ambulance to Welch Emergency hospital where his condition was reported not serious He suffered severe cuts at the left eye and a broken artery He lost considerable blood before being removed The state health department said that twenty two new reported German measles cases last week pushed the total for the year in West Virginia to four hundred ninety seven as against only seventy seven to the same 1950 date.
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Welch
W. Va
Francis Wagner
Paul Jones Company
Wyoming Street
Wagner
Welch Emergency Hospital
Charleston
State Health Department
West Virginia
Rise In Prices Checked by Direct Indirect Controls
Michael DiSalle said price controls have effectively checked price rises arguing that both direct and indirect controls are needed. He cited relative price stability since February and a one-tenth of one percent rise in the latest cost of living index as evidence the brakes have taken hold. He criticized opponents who claim the result would occur without a general price freeze.
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New York
Michael DiSalle
Office of Price Stabilization
National Association of Purchasing Agents
DiSalle
Citizens Reelect Mayor Amid Cow-Friendly Campaign
In Renick West Virginia voters reelect Mayor Edward Little for another term. Opponents pushed a "no cows in the streets" platform but failed to unseat the incumbent in municipal voting held yesterday.
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Renick
W. Va
Greenbrier County
Edward Little
Little
Platorm
Acheson Disputes North Korea War Forecasts and MacArthur Ouster
Acheson counters fears of a June attack by North Korea and notes the likelihood of guerrilla warfare to destabilize South Korea. Senator Bridges cites a reported June attack. General Willoughby’s March assessment predicted no spring civil war, with further chaos as the probable tactic. Willoughby resigned after MacArthur’s removal and may testify in the ouster inquiry.
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South Korea
Asia
Peoples Army
Bridges
R-Nh
Acheson
MacArthur
Charles Willoughby
Korea
Republic
Willoughby
Truman
Deaths and Funerals in Wyoming County and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Robert L. Cook of Pineville and Bessie Lee Gardner of Crystal, with survivors listed including children and siblings. Other notices cover Mary Janet Brodie Pramann, Gertrude Keatley, and related memorial services and funeral arrangements in Peterstown, South Haven, and nearby towns.
Obituary notices for Walter Raleigh Smith and Cpl George Terry
Walter Raleigh Smith 71 retired Norfolk and Western engineer dies at his Bluefield home. Survived by wife Mollie Duncan and two daughters. funeral Friday at Hawkins mortuary chapel. Monte Vista cemetery. Cpl George Terry 31 dies of wounds in Korea. services Friday at Seaver mortuary chapel Princeton with military honors. burial Resthaven cemetery. Funeral arrangements also set for Nellie G. Wysor of Wardell with burial near home. Hurst Scott Funeral Home handling.
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Walter Raleigh Smith
Radford
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Willowton
John
Sarah Smith
Smith
Norfolk and Western Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
Grace Methodist Church
Mollie Duncan
Swords Creek
W. L. Blevins
Jean Smith
Harold Covill
Coalwood
J. O. Smith
Glen Lyn
Bruce
Hawkins Mortary Chapel
Monte Vista Cemetery
Seaver Mortuary Chapel
Princeton
Cpl
George Terry
Emmaline A. Terry
Korea
Z. F. Mayberry
Kee Street Methodist Church
Resthaven
Rites for 2 Year Old Sutherland Held at Home
Rites for Eugene Sutherland two year old son of Mr and Mrs Greer Sutherland of Baptist Valley Va held from the home this afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev H D Hampton in charge The child died Tuesday night after an illness since birth Survivors include eight brothers and sisters Gladys Annie Elmer Lee June Nell Ellen Faye Leroy Nancy and Herbert all at home Funeral arrangements were made at Hurst Scott funeral home Richlands
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Robert Lee Cook
Wyoming County
Pineville
Mr. Cook
Oceana
Capt
James A. Cook
Nannie Shumate Cook
John Cook
Marie Elizabeth Conley
Clear Fork
Elmer W. Coox
First Clark National Bank
Northfork
Marie Shannon
Faabine
Mary Tschantre
Cambridge
Nanny Harper
Charleston
Herbert W
Odd Fellows Lodge
Pineville Methodist Church
Cook Memorial
Eugene Sutherland
Greer Sutherland
Baptist Valley
H. D. Hampton
Gladys Annie
Elmer Lee
June
Nell
Ellen Faye
Leroy
Nancy
Herbert Sutherland
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Welch Garden Club Rose Show Opens Saturday
Welch West Virginia hosts a Rose Show at the Appalachian community room under Welch Garden Club sponsorship. The American Rose Society rules apply. Exhibits must be in the show room 9 to 11 a m Saturday. judging begins at 11. The public can view from 2 p m to closing. Each exhibitor may enter only one entry per class except novelty division 1 allows more.
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Welch
W. Va
Appalachian Community Room
Welch Garden Club
American Rose Society
Eight-year-old injures more than shell blast at home
Eight-year-old Paul Thacker suffered serious injuries when he struck a .22 caliber rifle shell with a hammer at his Huntington West Virginia home. The shell exploded and the bullet entered his stomach before he was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
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Huntington
W. Va
Paul Thacker
Huntington Hospital
Jaycees Open Annual Meeting in Miami
In Miami 2600 delegates and guests packed Dinner Key for the Jaycees annual conference opening. President Richard Kemler said 20,000 WWII veterans have returned to service and a general call of reserve forces could strip the organization of more than half its 180,000 members aged 21 to 36.
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Miami
Fla
U. S
Kemler
Miss Anne Sykes Graduates At Yale
Miss Anne Sykes daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Sykes of 820 College Ave Bluefield is a candidate for the bachelor of music degree at Yale University New Haven Conn She will graduate at the 250th commencement exercises on June 11 at 1130 am She previously graduated from Hollins College and earned acclaim this winter for her senior organ recital at the Yale School of Music
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Anne Sykes
C. B. Sykes
College Ave
Bluefield
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Miss Sykes
Hollins College
Hollins
Yale School of Music
City And Coalfield Masonic Notice
Stated communication of Mer cer Lodge No. 160 AF AM will be held at 7 30 tonight Thursday Election of officers Good attendance requested Visiting Masons welcome W M Bostic worshipful master R E Thompson secretary
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Mercer Lodge No. 160
Af&am
W. M. Bostic
R. E. Thompson
Shotgun Victim Shows Improvement in Welch Incident
Welch West Virginia June 6 continued improvement was reported today in the condition of Stewart Firestone 44 of Burke Mountain near Keystone who was shot early yesterday. Officers said Firestone was struck in the right side of the head by a shotgun charge fired by his 15 year old son. The boy is in jail without formal charge.
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Welch
W. Va
Stewart Firestone
Burke Mountain
Keystone
Firestone
Norton VA Picket Line Hit by Police Truck injures woman
Union official accuses a state police sergeant of driving a patrol truck into a strike picket at the Royal laundry in Norton Wise county injuring Mrs Rachel Bentley who was taken to Norton General hospital. Seven union members were arrested for violating Virginia right to work law and released on bond with a June 22 court date.
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Norton
Fred Deloach
United Construction Workers Union
Wise County
Deloach
Rachel Bentley
Bentley
Virginia
Wise Circuit Court
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John Gardner
Bessie Lee Gardner
Crystal
Nellie Watkins
Mercer Funeral Home
Montcalm
Robert Pramann
Mary Janet Brodie Pramann
Charles R. Brodie
Las Cruces
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Ottumwa
Pramann
Princeton High School
Woman’s Auxiliary Corps
Robert E. Pramann
Roswell
Kenneth
Barbara Brodie
Charles R
Evangelical United Bretheren Church
James Rutgers
Gertrude Keatley
Peterstown
St. Luke's Hospital
Charles S
Alderson
J. E. Keatley
Blacksburg
E. A. Garten
C. C. Sanders
Lewiston
C. D. Dillon
Talcott
J. C. Dillon
Hinton
First Baptist Church
L. D. Candler
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W. R. Smith
Nellie Wysor
Wardell
Nellie G. Wysor
Peery Herndon
Sutherland Child
Welch Garden Club Rose Show
Joe
Evie Slack
London
Eng
Piel Anne
Loundeus
Jaycees Open
Yale
City and Coalfield
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James Doby
John Caldwell
Staplers “S Staples
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Federal Street
Lire Equipment Co
Bluefield, W. Va
Luscious Lemee
Jack PR
Ellen Leslie
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