Morris Dies at 46 in Bluefield Heart Attack
Homer B. Morris 46 died at 8 30 p m at his home 1815 Bluefield avenue after a heart attack He had been in failing health a city fireman in Bluefield and later fire chief at the California plant in Narrows Virginia He retired two years ago due to heart condition He was born December 12 1901 in Charlottesville Virginia He married Pauline Alstead He was a member of Calvary Baptist church and the National Association of Fire Chiefs Surviving are his wife two daughters Phyllis Rae Morris and Mrs J R Lester a grandson Raymond Morris Lester his mother Mrs Lottie Morris sister Alma Morris and brother Dan B Morris He was nephew of Hugh Ike Shott editor of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Funeral services will be at the home with date and time announced later Rev Herman Mauck to lead assisted by Rev Winton R Houck at Grace Methodist Church funeral in Monte Vista cemetery Flowerbearers from Ruths class Calvary church and Grace Church Young Womens Circle No 12 Division 2</second>
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Homer B. Morris
Bluefield Avenue
Denning
Iicome
Morris
Bluefield
Narrows
Mr. Morris
Robert L. Morris
Lottie Shott Morris
Charlottesville
Pauline Alstead
Calvary Baptist Church
National Association of Fire Chiefs
Phyllis Rae Morris
Durham
N. C
J. R., Lester
Raymond Morris Lester
Lottie . Morris
Norfolk
Iss Alma Morris
Dan B. Morris
Glassboro
N. J
Hugh Ike Shott
Winton R. Houck
Astor
Grace Methodist Church
Monte Vista Cemetery
Ruth
Calvary Church
Young Women's Circle No
Grace Church
Sgt. French to Attend FBI National Academy Session
Detective Sergeant Leon B. French of the Bluefield police will attend the FBI National Academy session starting July 14 in Washington. The program trains officers in crime detection and administration over twelve weeks with experts from law enforcement and education. French served since 1939 and Navy veteran of World War II. expenses funded by civic-minded donors via the chamber of commerce.
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Leon B. French
Bluefield
FBI National Academy
Washington, D. C
French
United States Navy
Set. French
Chamber of Commerce
Grafton Woman Killed In Wreck
Mrs. Lillian Coffman of Grafton died from internal injuries after a two car collision on U S Route 50 five miles east of Grafton during a heavy rainstorm. Her husband William G. Coffman escaped injury with Arnold Ogden Hall of Clarksburg also uninjured. The crash occurred in Taylor County and was the third highway fatality there this year.
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Grafton
W. Va
Lillian Coffman
Here
W. D. Sergent
William G. Coffman
Coffman
Arnold Ogden Hall
Clarksburg
Sergent
City Hospital
Taylor County
Two Men Charged In Robbery Of Blind Vendor
Sunday morning report from Bluefield WV states two youths Marvin Perkins 20 of McComas and Andrew Jackson 22 of Richlands Va were charged with robbing a blind newspaper vendor of about 50. Police say the theft occurred after two men visited his hotel room Friday night. Bond set at 500 with preliminary hearing next Monday.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
R. T. Jones
Marvin F. Perkins
McComas
Andrew Jackson
Richlands
Harold
Deaths and Funerals in South Tazewell and Area
Funeral services for Pyatt Dills 29 of South Tazewell were held at 2:30 PM at his home with Rev. M. E. N. Lindsey and Rev. T. A. Freeman officiating. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery. Dills suffered a heart ailment and leaves a wife Phyllis Corvin, a son Bobby, his parents, four sisters, and two brothers. William Calder Easley 82 died at his home 1600 College Avenue and funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with interment at Maple Park.
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Pyatt Dills
South Tazewell
M. E. N. Lindsey
Tazewell Christian Church
T. A. Freeman
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
Maplewood Cemetery
Walter W. Dills
Tazewell High School
Clinch and Valley Theaters
Phyllis Corvin
W. D. Corvin
Tazewell
Bobby
Jack Cowan
Bluefield
W. Va
Virinia. Dills
Missesancy
Alma Odills
North Tazewell
J. T
William H. Dills
W. C. Easley
First Baptist Church
William Calder Easley
College Avenue
Cecil V. Cook
J. Taylor Stinson
Lebanon
Harman B. Ramsey
First Presbyterian Church
Maple Park Cemetery
Funeral services for Rev Jules Stassen in Pocahontas Va
Funeral services for the Rev Jules Stassen of Pocahontas Virginia who was killed in a mine accident Friday will be held at 2 o clock this afternoon at the home Rev Earl McBride of Weyanoke will be in charge Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery
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Jules Stassen
Pocahontas
Earl McBride
Weyanoke
Will
Woodlawn Cemetery
Linkous Park Opens Tomorrow
Linkous Park, a gift to children from local businessmen, opens Monday with opening day focused on child registration including parent and family physician details. Supervised recreation runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, with Sundays closed. Facilities include softball fields swings seesaws and benches. future upgrades include outdoor basketball courts and an archery range.
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Linkous
Welch
Norris Chards
Richards
Colored Man's Body Held At Funeral Home
Otis Owens, 46, a Black man, was found dead Friday night in a Welch colored hotel by Constable Floyd Hunt and State Trooper W R Sea while going to arrest him on a reckless driving charge. Owens had earlier collided with a car driven by Dr J Brown near Junior Poca while Owens chauffeured for Henry Wiseman of Pittsburgh. Owens likely has relatives in the Bluefield area. The body is at Page Funeral Home.
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Otis Owens
Floyd Hunt
W. R. Sea
Hunt
Owens
J. Brown
Coalwood
Junior Poca
Henry Wiseman
Pittsurgh
Coalfield Mission Board Meeting Postponed to July 8
A Coalfield Mission Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday at Worth Methodist Church has been postponed due to ongoing vacation school. Mrs. J. G. Nichols, president, announced the new date of July 8 at Worth. The note on heraldry symbols mentions tenne orange as a color of strength.
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Coalfield Mission Board
Worth Methodist Church
J. G. Nichols
Worth
Circuit Court To Open Monday in McDowell
McDowell circuit court will convene Monday for the June term with Judge Thos H S Curd presiding. Petit jurors report for duty. Uncontested divorces set for June 25. Contested divorces to dates by agreement. Appeal cases on docket include Lola Hale v Davis and others.
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Thos. H. S. Curd
Petit
Lola Hale
James E. Davis
Pearman’s Cleaners
Ti Ti Legato
Leonard Kiser
Buster Cyphers
Bernard Insurance Agency
Roy F. Barnes
Charley Collins
Tra
Burb Cline
E. M. Patrick
Dr. H. M. Coleman
Pe One Horn
Archie Blankenship
Berta D. Hale
Roy Ut. Hyatt
Roy G. Hyatt
Mrs
Berta R. Hale
D. C. Bradberry
William Whittaker
Eugene Peete
Jim Waller
8. C. Davis
Hobart E. Payne
City launches new speed curb drives on three Welch arteries
Police under Mayor L. E. Rogers orders began a new campaign to curb speeding on Virginia avenue Riverside drive and Stewart street after residents complained that speeding resumed following an earlier May police campaign. A patrol operated yesterday along the three main thoroughfares.
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Welch
L. E. Rogers
Virginia Avenue
Riverside Drive
Stewart Street
Colored man held in assault on daughter
Eugene Allen a Gary colored man was held for grand jury action after arraignment before Justice of the Peace M M Day the complaint coming from his 14 year old daughter The item notes the case was heard yesterday and cites the official handling by Day
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Eugene Allen
Gary
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Day
Day
Coal Meet Activities and Hagerstown Storm Report
Sunset and traveling entertainment set the scene as coal meet delegates tour sites and hear talks on coal preparation with leaders from Bluefield Richmond and Pocahontas. A separate poststorm report notes a near tornado in Hagerstown with extensive property damage but no casualties.
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Hagerstown
Pikesville
G. E. Davidson
Francis Urner
Hagerstown Insurance and
City and Coalfield items and summer sales highlights
The clipping lists Father Day gifts from Shaman's and Stella Jones with price cuts on blouses and hats. The Vogue promotes hundreds of summer cottons, new summer bags, a playsuit, and blue room specials with deep discounts. It also notes The Vogue’s certified frigid fur vault and a financial services ad for unlisted stocks. Prance's Regent diamond history is briefly mentioned.
Irene Bawley Presents Smokey Mountain Sketches
Irene Bawley, noted author actress from the Southern Appalachians, will perform original monologues titled Smokey Mountain Sketches. The program is scheduled for Monday at 11 o'clock in the Concord college auditorium as part of the lyceum series.
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Irene Bawley
Concord College
Miss Bawley
Measures Shape Health Facilities and Education Board Terms
Officials discussed city and county health facilities joining without state funding. Bills set delayed effective dates for a penny tax and board reorganizations. The cigarette tax would start July 1 if not for its timing provision, while the new State Board of Education terms began last month.
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State Board of Education
New Stoker Device Is Tested on Steamers
Creek Coal executives led by President J. D. Francis test a new underfeed stoking device on the steamer Catherine Davis of Island Creek. The $12,000 system, designed by Glynn L. Coryell, pushes coal upward via automatic screws and three transmission pipes to optimize combustion and cut fuel use and smoke.
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Huntington
W. Va
The
Creek Coal Company
J. D. Francis
Catherine Davis
Island Creek Fuel and Transporation Company
iGlynn L. Coryell
Enginaat
U.S. Machine Corpo
Lebanon
Ind
Island Creek
Young Republicans Name Chairman Reelected Unopposed
Ralph Becker of Port Chester New York was reelected chairman of the Young Republican National Federation at the group’s annual convention today. He was unopposed. Vice chairmen elected included Penal VanCamp Middlebourne Virginia. Sugar supplies nothing in nutrition except calories.
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Milwaukee
Ralph Becker
Port Chester
N. Y
Young Republican National Federa
Penal VanCamp
Middlebourne
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