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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1954

Page

3

Joe Must Go Club Faces Recall Petition Deadline

Sauk City Wisconsin June 6 The Joe Must Go Club wrestles with whether 403 900 Wisconsin signatures are collected to trigger a recall election for Senator McCarthy The deadline passed at midnight and officials planned to announce results at 10 am Monday with final counts still uncertain due to petition drive challenges The club’s Madison secretary Ivan Nestingen and local Sauk City reporter Gore note ongoing efforts and possible last minute signatures

Sauk City Wis Wisconsin Sen. McCarthy R-Wis Joe Must Go Club Ivan Nestingen Madison

Scientists Warn Ike Of Oppenheimer Ban Threat

Ten noted scientists urge President Eisenhower to review the security ban on J Robert Oppenheimer saying the policy endangers scientific research and could harm national defense. They call the purge of a loyal adviser a grave peril and a road to national suicide. Oppenheimer led A bomb work at Los Alamos and heads Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.

Washington Eisenhower J. Robert Oppenheimer Federation of American Scientis National Suicde Oppenheimer Institute For Advanced Study Princeton N. J Los Alamos N.M

Four-Year-Old Tot Is Second Victim Of Explosion Fire

In Huntington on June 6 Deborah Kay Plybon, age 4, was killed as a blast from a fire and acetylene torch incident at a suburban home yesterday also claimed her 13 year old uncle. The accident occurred when torch use to melt lead for fishing sinkers ignited gasoline vapors in a basement. Herschel Edward Carter, son of Glen and unnamed mother, and neighbor to the Plybons, died in the blast. Kenneth Carter, 7, was among others present.

Huntington Deborah Kay Playbon Plybon Russell Saunders Herschel Edward Carter Glen Carter Plybons Carters Kenneth Carter

Notice of Trustees Sale in Bluefield West Virginia 1954

Default on indebtedness secured by a deed of trust leads to a public cash auction on June 19 1954 at eleven o clock in the forenoon at the Law and Commerce Building Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia. The sale covers Lot 14 Section 824 Fairview Addition bounded by View Avenue Knox Street and adjacent parcels. The deed notes Paul S and Lee We Trustee. Fiduciary settlements follow notices of guardian and administrator accounts in Bluefield.

Law and Commerce Federal Street Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia Fairview View Avenue Knox Street Mercer Seung West Yoyale Paul L. R. Couli Jr Traskess

Deaths and Funerals in Local Area

Funeral notices report multiple deaths across Bluefield Welch and surrounding towns. Services set for Walter E. Cooper 55 Carswell and Ruth Jackson Underwood 38 Ivanhoe Virginia with church and cemetery interment plans. Other obituaries include Walter E. Mitchell 43 Coaldale Lon Lauderback 91 Grape Vine and Clyde Richard Crockett 46 Heatherwood Road with arrangements by local funeral homes.

Clyde Richard Crockett Heatherwood Road Mercerneral Chapel Monte Vista Anna Crockett Browder

Kefauver to Seek Senate Probe of Classified Info Transfer

Sen. Kefauver says he will ask the Senate Armed Services Committee to investigate the handoff of a classified FBI document on espionage at Fort Monmouth to Sen. McCarthy. He is joined by Sen. Smith Rep. Frelinghuysen and Rep. Mahon in urging protection of secrets from Congress.

Washington Kefauver D-Tenn Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. McCarthy R-Wis Congress H. Alexander Smith R-Nj Rep Frelinghuysen RNJ Rep. Mahon D-Tex NBC Sen. Dirksen R-Ill Rdy Government Investigations Subcommittee Army FBI Ft. Monmouth N. J

Gretna Va youth dies in fall from Lone's Peak

The body of Earl Franklin Harvey, 19, a Denver University student from Gretna Virginia, was recovered after plunging 600 feet from Lone's Peak during a descent with a companion. Rangers plus Joseph Burrell of Salt Lake City transported the body from a snow field at 12,500 feet. Harvey died instantly, and his body was taken to a Longmont mortuary.

Estes Park Colo Earl Franklin Harvey Denver University Gretna Lone's Peak Harvey J. Barton Herschler Herschler Joseph Burrell Salt Lake City Longmont

Wytheville Mourns Two Local Deaths Daugherty and Umberger

William Draper Daugherty 72 of Wytheville died Sunday in a Wytheville Convalescent Home. He is survived by one grandchild. J Trinkle Umberger 48 of Wytheville died Sunday in a Wytheville hospital after a short illness. He leaves a wife and daughter Mable Jo Umberger, plus a mother and another relative, all of Wytheville. Funeral services planned with details at local church and burial in area cemetery.

Walter E. Cooper Carswell Stevens Clinic Houston Methodist Church Kimball Woodlawn Bennett Funeral Home E. C Gibson Earl Curtis Gibson Bluefield Bluefield Sanitarium Independence Willie Cody Gibson R. D. Gibson Pocahontas Fuel Company Gibson Kiwanis Club The Masons Beni Kedim Charleston Ray E. Freeman J. B. Wagner J. K. Salt Jr J. E. Maitchell Calm Magrill Doug Herndon G. J. Bragg Premier Welch Premier Methodist Church Saeger Memorial Cemetery Douglas Mortuary Lon Lauderback Grape Vine Avondale Elias Davidson Booker Wright Lawrence County Ohio Lauderback Dolly Elswick Lauderback Louis Collins Norfolk Elsie Broadmont Myrtle Slocomb Boston Mass Goldie Knight Elkton Jeve Almeda Richlands Richlands Camo Gardner Harold Cole Jewell Valley Buchanan County Otis Honaker Mattie Wiliams Hospital Cole Honaker Gardner B. J. Cook W. D. Daugherty William Draper Daugherty Wytheville Main Street Christian Church G. O. Gard Gelilee Wytheville Order of Oaks Barge Funeral Home J. T. Umberger J. Trinkle Umberger Willenee Umberger Mable Jo Umberger J. Mike Umberer Charles M Charles

Funeral arrangements announced for East End area

A funeral service is set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. at St. Pauls with burial at East End Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Porter Field Funeral Home until the hour of the funeral.

Puntent Bes Tee Gey Sr Pure Freeman I. E. Stuyer Curtis Cox Ee SS Mercer Funeral Home St. Paul's Methodist Church East End Cemeterie Porterfield Funeral Home

Holston Conference closes with 450 appointments read

The 131st Holston Conference of the Methodist Church in Bristol Tennessee reads 450 total appointments by Bishop Short. New district superintendents named include R. H. Duncan, J. W. Stone, and M. S Kincheloe. Next year’s meeting set for Chattanooga Centenary Church. Numerous assignments across Virginia and Tennessee districts listed.

Bristol Tenn Holston The Methodist Church Short Virginia Avenue Churca Virginia High R. H. Duncan Andrew's Methodist Church Chattanooga Knoxville J. A. Bays First Methodist Oak Ridge Johnson City J. W. Stone Fountain City Glenn F,saree Ae City First Methodist Church Newport M. S Kincheloe Fas Wytheville Va W. 8. Seymour Seymour Mr Duncan St. Andrews T. L. Williams Maryville A. L. Brewster Clinton E. H. le Morristown C. F. Watkins Cleveland W. 8 Steele Kingsport J. Homer Slutz Abingdon A. N. Williams Big Stone Gap E. D. Worley H. M. Russell Tazewell Cenetenary Methodist Church

Weather roundup for mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions

Weather Bureau report covers Maryland Virginia West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Western Pennsylvania and Washington. Monday brings fair to warm conditions with highs from 60s to upper 80s and showers or thunderstorms possible in the west and later days as clouds increase.

Maryland Virginia West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Pennsylvania

Goose Goslin Hits .379 Batting Average in 1928

Goose Goslin achieved the Washington Senators' record batting average of .379 in the 1928 season. The notable mark remains the franchise best for a single season and showcases Goslin's offensive dominance during that year.

Washington Senators Goose Goslin

Tazewell Deputy Sheriff Shot by Girlfriend in Accident

Tazewell County Deputy Sheriff Cecil Wilson was shot near the heart while in his car with a girlfriend. Sheriff E P McGlothlin said charges would be lodged against Jacqueline Prost though both Miss Frost and Wilson said the shooting was an accident. Wilson, 24, was in good condition and had a pierced lung from a .22 caliber bullet.

Tazewell County Cecil Wilson E. P. McGlothlin Jacqueline Prost Mattle Wiliams Hospital Miss Frost Wilso McGrothlin Wilson

Tom Connolly Celebrates 60 Years in Organized Baseball

Tom Connolly, retired American League Umpire-in-chief, marked six decades of service in organized baseball, reflecting on his career and contributions to the sport.

Tom Connolly

Former Teacher Held On Shooting Charge

Pittsburgh report states George E. Linn 45 pleaded innocent after being held for court on felonious shooting with intent to kill in the wounding of Atty Edward G. Bothwell. Bothwell, first assistant Allegheny County Solicitor, is listed in critical condition following the downtown office attack last Tuesday.

Pittsburgh George E. Linn Atty Edward G. Bothwell Linn Bothwell William Allegheny County

Tito Returns Home After Balkan Conference

President Tito arrives in Belgrade after Greece visit where he agreed to a three nation Balkan military alliance against potential Eastern aggression. A new coal mining machine extracts coal over 200 yards into a mountainside without any workers underground.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Tito Greece Balkan

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