West Virginia Tax Study Finds Uneven Burdening Low Overall
The State Tax Study Commission reported West Virginia’s tax load is low but unevenly distributed. The second of three reports cites that taxes at state and local levels total less than neighboring states, with gross sales taxes funding about 45 percent of general revenue and 27 percent of municipalities. It notes abolition of the gross sales tax would require new corporate and personal net income taxes plus other levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Tax Study Commission
West Virginia
Commission
Charles M Love
Governor's Commission On State and Local Finance
The
Oihers
591 Head Of Stock Sold At Tazewell
The Tazewell Livestock Market sold 591 head at Monday auction. Top calves brought 28.45 per cwt with heavies at 27 and lights at 44.45. Cattle prices ranged from 12 to 18 for bulls and 16 to 18 for hogs including sows 12 to 13.50, sheep 3 to 5, and cows 12 to 18 depending on grade.
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Tazewell
Commons
N & W Clears Track After Derailment Near Suffolk
Suffolk Va. Workmen cleared one track of the Norfolk and Western main line into Norfolk after a derailment and began clearing two other tracks. An east bound coal train of 153 cars left the tracks last night east of here. No injuries. H C Wyatt vice president and general manager said overheated journal on a boxcar likely caused the derailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk
Here
H. C. Wyatt
Funds Sought For Chile Relief Through Red Cross
Local Red Cross chapters join nationwide drives to aid Chile quake and tsunami victims. appeals go from eight area chapters to contribute to the Chilean relief program at President Eisenhower’s request. Other groups such as Church World Service CARE and LDS Welfare also urge gifts marked For Chilean Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Chile
Robert A. West
Bluefield
West Virginia
Eisenhower
Church World Service
Catholic Relief Service
Seventh Day Adventists Welfare Service
CARE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
West
Piuefield
Princeton
Beckley, Welch
Mullens, Hinton
Union
Alderson
Powers asserts faith in government over son’s Russia case
Oliver W. Powers says he has complete faith President Eisenhower and the State Department will aid his son Francis G Powers, the U2 pilot captured in Russia. He will not visit Moscow now, citing no useful purpose. The State Department confirmed Powers canceled the trip and offered no reason.
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Atlanta
Oliver W. Powers
Eisenhower
State Department
Russia
Virginia Shoemaker
Nikita Khrushchev
Powers
Atlana
Washington
Newsweek
Francis G. Powers
Olive Powers
Georgia
Bobby Lee Cook
Summerville
Cook
Virginia
India and Indonesia Sign Military Pact
India and Indonesia sign a military cooperation agreement in Jakarta. The pact covers exchange of army personnel for training and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Indonesia
Jakarta
Indoesia
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and dry in West Virginia through Wednesday with afternoon highs in the 70s. Virginia sees mostly sunny Tuesday, cooler and less humid, highs 75 to 80, with Wednesday fair and continued dry and warm.
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Rockies
West Virginia
Virginia
Officers Elected By Virginia Lions
Gordon Ruble of Pearisburg was elected chairman of the Lions International liaison committee at the Virginia Lions clubs convention. The committee includes Dr E G Gill and Ellis Loveless and Jack Hill as permanent Virginia officers. Six Virginia districts elected two year terms: M G Homan John D Baird Atwell W Somerville Louis L Dillon Roger W Hodnett and Walter M Jones Jr.
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Virginia Brach
Gordon Ruble
Pearisburg
Lions International
Virginia Lions Clubs
Ruble
Virginia
E. G. Gill
Roanoke
Ellis Loveless
Norfolk
Jack Hill
Vienna
M. G. Homan
South Arlington
Arlington
John D. Baird
Don Aire Club
Richmond
Atwell W. Somerville
Orange
Louis L. Dillon
Southside Club
South Norfolk
Roger W. Hodnett
Raleigh Court Club
Walter M. Jones Jr
Galax
Loadings On N and W Continue To Climb
Norfolk and Western coal loadings rose last week to 26 441 cars from 24 90 the prior week and 26 157 a year ago. Daily totals were 3 586 Monday 5 026 Tuesday 5 635 Wednesday 5 622 Thursday 5 185 Friday and 1 387 Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Stringham Missing After 4 P.M. in Telephone Building
STRINGHAM GOT. A man named Stringham vanished after leaving his office near 4 p.m. at the telephone building. He was last seen in the building before disappearing and his wife reports no contact since quitting time at 5 p.m. Police are scouring the area for him.
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Stringham
Buyers Marts Open in Bluefield With 200 Exhibitors
Two semi annual buyers fairs run from Monday in Bluefield at the Mart and West Virginia Hotels drawing about 1000 buyers from across the state. The event marks the eighth semi annual Merchants and Buyers Week Show occupying nine floors of the West Virginia Hotel with about 50 exhibitors at the Matz Hotel. A dinner dance is planned at the Bluefield Country Club with Edward C. Marsh as main speaker and Jan Campbell’s orchestra providing music.
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Mart
West Virginian
Bluefield
Merchants and Buyers Week
Phil Shapir
Bluefield Buyers Mart
Matz Hotel
Bluefield Country Club
Edwaid C. Marsh
VPI Dance Music
Jan Campbell
Cardinal Bea to lead unity secretariat for ecumenical council
Pope John XXIII appoints German born Agostino Cardinal Bea to head a special Christian unity secretariat to inform Protestants and non-Catholic Christians about the forthcoming ecumenical council. Bea, arriving in New York for Fordham honorary degree, is one of two non Italian cardinals chosen to oversee council work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Agostino Cardinal Bea
John XXIII
Christian Unity Secretariat
Ecumenical Council
Cardinal Bea
New York
Fordham University
Gregory Peter Cardinal Agaganian
Commission For Missions
Bridge and Whist Tournament Set for Wednesday
The Home and Garden Club will hold its annual Bridge and Whist Tournament at the Appalachian Auditorium Wednesday at 8 pm. All bridge and whist clubs or representatives and interested players are invited to participate. Door prizes and grand prizes will be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Auditorium
Canada Sends Cobalt Bomb to Belgrade Clinic
A Canadian cobalt bomb has arrived in Belgrade to be used in cancer treatment. It will be installed at the Belgrade Radiological Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Micamold May Close Up Plant
Tazewell Va manager H R Livingston warned the Miramold Corp of Virginia plant may shut permanently if union workers do not ratify a proposed two year contract and return to work. Union opposition cited wage concerns and fringe benefits as sticking points amid a possible relocation risk.
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Tazewell
H. R. Livingston
Livingston
United Construction Workers
UMWA
Miramoid Corp
Virginia
Miramold
General Instrument Co
Elizabeth
N. J
Canada
Jackie First Woman To Fly At Mach 2
Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly at Mach 2 as she rode in the bombardier navigator compartment of a North American Aviation Air Vigilante over Columbus Ohio. The aviatrix previously joined Mach 1 flights years ago, marking successive feminine milestones in high speed flight.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sap
Jacqueline Cochran
Miss Cochran
Aviatrix
U S Frees Funds to Aid Turkey’s New Military Regime
The United States agreed to transfer 52 million Turkish lira from surplus commodity funds to Turkey’s new military government formed after the May 27 coup. The funds, held since the Menderes era, will support the Turkish armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
United States
Adnan Menderes
Drown, 7 Injured After Tire Blowout
A tire blowout sent a truck carrying 40 woodcutters off a bridge into the Biobio River near Santiago. Eight men drowned and seven others were seriously injured in the accident Sunday night.
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Santiago
Chile
Biobio
Deaths and Funerals Highlight Regional Obituaries
Edgar William Mitchell 78 of Union dies at home. Roscoe Watson 58 of Bluefield dies. Elizabeth Michon wife of G L Michon of Winchester. Troy Miller Greear 85 of near North Tazewell dies. Toby Melvin Harris 75 of Venia dies. multiple survivors listed. Funeral services set across Union, Bluefield, Winchester, Tazewell, and Honaker.
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Toby Melvin Harris
Venia
Mrs Margaret Blankenship 96 Dies at Home in Mohawk
Mrs Margaret Blankenship 96 of Mohawk died Sunday evening after a long illness at her home. Survived by four daughters Martha Bailey Lizzie Bailey Stella Robinette and Elsie Matney. four sons Demos John C Cecil and Riley Blankenship. a brother Fred Lester. Service Wednesday at 1 am at Bull Creek Baptist Church with burial in Lester Cemetery. Body returned from Adams Funeral Home Gilbert to residence then to church for service.
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Roscoe Watson
Mercer St
Bluefield
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
J.C. Ealey
C. Anderson Davis
Mudfork
Watson
Norfolk & Western Railway
Rosalie
Maggie Watson
Arthur Watson
S. S. Watson
Sarah Watson
Cynthia Watson
Harry L. Watson
Columbus
Ohio
Lugo
Troy Miller Greear
North Tazewell
Jeffersonville Hospital
Grace Smoot Greear
Peyton
Richard Greear
Ella Greear
EF. S. Hurt
Daytona Beach
Fla
Willows Chapel
Witten's Mill
Raleigh Ireson
M. E. N. Lindsey
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Kenneth Witten
Tate Baldwin
P. R. Barrett
Austin White
Beverly Crockett
W. E. Stowers
Russell Crockett
H. §. Bowen
Peery-St. Clair Funeral Home
Bertha Osborne Harris
Donald
Ruben
Albert
Henry
Frank
Stuart
James Roland Harris
Venia
West Sullivan
Bee
Melvin Rose
Council
Jim Harris
Evlen Hess
Austin
Nancy Martin
Drill
Harris Cemetery
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Margaret Blankenship
Martha Bailey
Lizzie Bailey
Stella Robinette
Elsie Matney
War Eagle
Demos
Riley Blankenship
Fred Lester
Bull Creek Baptist Church
Lester Cemetery
Adam
Gilbert
Death Notice for Charles Fleet Raines of Rock Camp
Charlie Fleet Raines 31 of Rock Camp died Sunday at home. Survived by wife Mrs Lockie Shumate Raines a son Charles F. Raines Jr Levitown Pa a daughter Mrs H G Williford Fuquay Springs NC six grandchildren a brother M F Raines Princeton and two sisters Mrs John E Harvey Union and Mrs E P Meadows Peace Springs. Body at Riffe Funeral Home Narrows VA pending arrangements.
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Charile Fleet Raines
Rock Camp
Lockie Shumate Raines
Charles F. Raines Jr
Levittown
H. G. Williford
Fuquay Springs
N.C
M.F. Raines
Princeton
John E. Harvey Union
E. P. Meadows
Peace Springs
Riffe Funeral Home
Narrows
Funeral notices for Wiley D. Altizer and Clarence D. Mangus
Wiley D. Altizer of Jewell Ridge Virginia dies and funeral set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the home with Rev. Fred Tobelman officiating. Burial in the family cemetery near the home. Clarence D. Mangus of Walls Creek dies with graveside rites Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Hartwell Cemetery.
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Mangus
Clarence D
Wallscreek
Hartwell Cemetery
Benny Levy Dies Suddenly in Princeton Motel
Benny Levy a 59 year old Huntington jewelry salesman died of a coronary attack in a Princeton motel room after suffering an early morning attack in Bluefield. He had served on the West Virginia Athletic Commission and was well known in state sports circles. His body was taken to Seaver mortuary for burial in Huntington.
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Frank
Benny) Levy
Huntington
Princeton
Levy
Bluefield
West Virginia Athletic Commission
Seaver Mortuary
West Virginia Dairy Princess Crowned for June Dairy Month
The Dairy Princess was chosen from ten contestants for poise form and sincerity after a banquet at a hotel with area dairy officials. J P Burby of Fairmont Foods oversaw the pageant and crowning. Governor Cecil Underwood proclaimed June Dairy Month and Bluefield will host district events with finalists winning trips and prizes.
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J. P. Burby
Fairmont Foods Co
Burby
Cecil Underwood
Bluefield
West Virginia
Dairy Princess For
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N&w
Pope
For Unity Council
Cobalt
Don Chaffin
North Street
W. Va
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Jackie
U.S
C. P
Pete) Wilson
Huntington Publishing Co
Center
Bluefield Sales Executives Club
Wilson
Bill Owens
Jim Strupp
John Gott
Dixie Appliance Co
Jim
Strupp
Bluefield Newspapers
Alfred Land
Alfred Land Jewelers
Karl Thomas
Community Savings & Loan
Paul Kelsey
Appalachian Power Co
Edgar W. Mitchell
Edgar William Mitchell
Elmer Powell
Lewisburg
Salt Sulphur Spring
Thomas R
Nannie Smith Mitchell
Rock Camp Baptist Church
Powell
Burman T. Mitchell
G. C
M. C. Mitchell
Union Methodist Church
D. C. Craft
B. S Mick
Green Hill Cemetery
Melvin and
Glen Dowdy
Grover C. Mitchell Jr
J. O. Mitchell Jr
Paul Wickline
Thomas B. Bare
Broyles Funeral Home
G. L. Michon
Elizabeth Raines Michon
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Michon
M. F. Raines
Princeton High School
Little French Beauty Academy
Snead’s
Washington, D. C
Catholic Church
Lennie
Amelia Ann
A. A. Burditis
Boyd Simpkins
Hagerstown
F. T. Bailey
Mary Huff
Jack Hawkins
Aiea
Hawaii
Merle Moore
Celina
Jones Funeral Chapel
Troy M. Grefar
Charles F. Raines
Virginia Ann
Va. Ave
Bluefield, Va
Tirees Square Station
Advertising Council
Benny Levy
Summers Girl
Karl H. Fryeing
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
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