Bluefield Chamber Dinner Marks Fiftieth Birthday
Dwight Havens of the US Chamber of Commerce hailed Bluefield as a model hometown and praised the Chamber’s Area Development Corporation as its top achievement. The event drew 175 attendees from surrounding Chambers of Commerce as Havens urged forward-looking plans and community cooperation.
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America
Dwight Havens
US Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Chamber
Joseph M. Sanders
Havens
Bluefield
West Virginian Hotel
Roanoke
Welch, Giles and
Richlands
Chamber of Commerce
The
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
E. C. Wade
National C of C
Washington
Puerto Rican Wildcat Reads Prayer Book in Shooting Trial
In Washington on June 7 Lolita Lebron calmly read a prayer book as a witness testified she fought like a wildcat when disarmed after the March shooting of five members of Congress. Lebron and three co defendants from New York City face up to 75 years if convicted in the federal assault trial.
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Lolita Lebron
Rome
Congress
Maren
Lebron
Puerto Rico
Federal District
W. S. Elgin
Multiple Wytheville Area Funerals Billowed in One Day
Dozens of funeral rites crowded the Wytheville and Princeton region as Floyd Cline J Trinkle Umsberger William Daugherty Green and other locals died in recent days. Services were held at homes churches and cemeteries with interments in Woodlawn East End Galilee Oakwood Maple Hill and family plots. Mercer Barnett Robertson Foglesong and other funeral homes arranged the ceremonies.
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Floyd F. Cline
Freeman
Woodlawn
Mercer Funeral Home
J. Trinkle Umsberger
Wytheville
St. Paul's Methodist Church
East End
Porterfield Funeral Home
William Draper Daugherty
Main Street Baptist Church
Galilee Cemetery
Barnett
Wyoming County
Floyd
Mathilda Belcher Toler
Edward
Princeton
Giles Pritchhett
Kieffer
Ray Saunders
Flora Testerman
Mary Burke Memorial Church
Clayton Sweet
Oakwood Cemetery
Mary Burke Church
Earl Curtisson
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
First Methodist Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
gner-Hawkins Funeral Home
A. B. Wing
B. H. Hampton
Thomas Thurman Green
Covel
Baptist
Lusk Cemetery
Robertson & Foglesong Funeral Home
Lettie Ann Harden
William Daugherty
Midway Methodist Church
P. C. Foote
Yards
Ters
Laura Callahan
Gable Amberger
Leonard Spencer
James Crigger
Robert Sharitz
Edna Harden
Mike J. Harden
Melvin Hardin
Sperto-tasee
Barnett Funeral Home
Seniors Golf Tourney Slated To Begin Today
The 50th United Seniors Golf Association championship starts at Apawamis Club in Rye New York with 397 entrants aged 55 and over. Defending champion Fr Ross of West Hartford Connecticut leads a strong field that includes Ellis Knowles and Tom Robbins of Larchmont New York. Half the 36-hole field tees off tomorrow and the rest Thursday and Friday.
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Rye
N. Y
United Seniors Golf Association
Apawamis Club
Fr Ross
West Hartford
Conn
Ellis Knowles
Tom Robbins
Larchmont
N.Y
Rosenthal Signs with Fort Wayne Pistons
Dick Rosenthal, Notre Dame scoring leader with 1,227 points last three seasons, signs with the Fort Wayne Pistons. The 6 foot 5 forward will move from center, coached by Charlie Eckman, after being named top performer of the College All-Stars on their Harlem Globetrotters tour. Terms not disclosed.
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Ind
Dick Rosenthal
Notre Dame
Fort Wayne Pistons
National Basketball Association
Charlie Eckman
Pistons
Rosenthal
St. Louis
Harlem Globetrotters
Keen Mountain Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound
Maxie Kelly Elswick of Keen Mountain Virginia dies at home from a self inflicted gunshot wound. In declining health for three years and formerly employed by Red Jacket Coal Company. Survived by wife Virgie Stevenson two sons Ted Ronald father Fayette Elswick five brothers and five sisters. Body at Palmer Funeral Home Richlands pending arrangements.
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Capels
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Anderson County
Tenn
McDowell County
Hazel Edwards
Maitland
Stella Hurst
Ada Aslinger
Covington
Clarence
Leland
Hemphill
Oliver
Harlan, Ky
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Maxie Kelly Elswick
Keen Mountain
Red Jacket Coal Company
Virgie Stevenson
Ted
Ronald
Fayette Elswick
Fred
Allen Elswick
Raven
Jess Elswick
Berkley Elswick
Baltimore
Mollie Helvert
Annie Mallory
Jackie Price
Nellie Lesley
Ohio
Nona Childress
Palmer Funeral Home
Richlands
Rosen Out 8-10 Days With Broken Finger
Cleveland Indians first baseman Al Rosen will miss eight to ten days with a fractured right index finger after an injury from a ground ball. Doctor Don Kelly said Rosen would be reexamined later this week to confirm recovery. Meanwhile, Bob Avila suffered a chipped fracture in the right thumb and is expected to miss three to six days.
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Cleveland
al Rosen
Cleveland Indians
Don Kelly
Kelly
Rosen
Philadelphia
Indians
Bob Avila
Motorcyclist Killed in Isle of Man Race Practice
A 25 year old British rider named Raymond Jeffrey Ashford died after a 60 mile an hour crash during practice for the Isle of Man tourist trophy races. He struck a stone wall as others were injured in separate incidents today. The death toll since the war now stands at 18 with last year’s four fatalities and earlier fatalities noted.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
Raymond Jeffrey Ashford
Laurie Bouleter
Police Superintendent For B&O Dies At 66
Harold Lawrence Denton 66 general superintendent of police for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died in a Baltimore hospital after an appendectomy. A Long Island native, he joined B and O in 1914 as a police roadman, was promoted to captain at Wheeling and by 1918 led all B and O police until his death.
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Harold Lawrence Denton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Denton
Long Island
N.Y
Wheeling
W. Va
Cafe Grounds For Sale In Grand Rapids Sign
A downtown cafe in Grand Rapids lists used coffee grounds for 49 cents per pound. The sign reserves the right to limit purchases though the restaurant has yet to sell any grounds. A spokesman noted many questions but no sales to date.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
West Virginia University Announces Journalism Scholarships
Morgantown June 7 WVU announced three $100 journalism scholarships. Kathie Loufakis of Weirton and Lenore Kay Rice of Berkeley Springs won two Charleston Daily Mail scholarships, while Patricia Jean Hamrick of Charleston received the Charleston Press Club award.
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West Virginia University
Kathie Loufakis
Weirton
Lenore Kay Rice
Berkeley Springs
Charleston Daily Mail
Patricia Jean Hamrick
Charleston
Charleston Press Club
Virginians Head To Polls For Local Elections Today
Across Virginia about 350 candidates seek mayor and city council posts in at least 43 towns and cities. Richmond has the largest field with 18 council seats, with several women running, and a handful of towns show incumbents unopposed.
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Richmond
Thomas E. Sheppard
John E. Stoddard
Staunton
Lewis M. Allen
Winchester
Allen Kate Harman Carson
Pulas
Weather outlook across Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians
Maryland to Pennsylvania forecast shows cloudy skies with warm highs in the 78 to 92 range. Scattered showers or thundershowers possible mainly in western areas, with humid and increasingly unstable conditions midweek.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Ace Clemson Pitcher on Way to Baltimore
Bil O'Dell the Clemson star southpaw heading to Baltimore to sign a bonus contract with the Orioles. Manager Art Ehlers confirms the 21 year old will receive a bonus, amount undisclosed, and will travel to Boston to join the Orioles Red Sox series. O'Dell posted an 8 3 record to lead ACC pitchers and just completed his junior year.
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Bil O'Dell
Clemson
Orioles
Art Ehlers
O'Dell
Ehlers
Boston
Red Sox
Indiana Pro Gets Ace Trying For U. S. Open
Allen Coulter, a professional from Richmond, Indiana, aced the 14th hole at Cincinnati Country Club while attempting to qualify for the National Open. He finished with a 79 on the par 70 layout, well back of the leaders.
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Allen Coulter
Richmond
Ind
Cincinnati Country Club
Coulster
Pulitzer Prize Winner Tells How War Book Was Written
Bruce Catton, honored for A Stillness at Appomattox, describes how Virginia battlefield visits from 1939 transformed a northern boy into a Civil War author. He recounts early reading, battlefield travels, and the writing process for his trilogy and future works.
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Virginia
Bruce Catton
Appomattox
North
Petoskey
Wich
Cation
Fredericksburg
Mr. Lincoln
Glory Road
Catton
Wiese
Antietam
Bridges Citizenship Challenge Reopened in Civil Case
In San Francisco on June 7 the government moved to reactivate a civil case to strip longshoreman Harry Bridges of U.S. citizenship. Bridges, Australian born and 52, was convicted of perjury in 1950 but Supreme Court reversed in 1953. Officials say no statute of limitations applies. Bridges seeks dismissal while arguments are set.
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Harry Bridges
Communist Party
Bridges
U. S. Supreme Court
Lynn J. Gillard
U. S
Tennesseans Urge Jenkins to Seek GOP Senate Nomination
The Tennessee Republican Executive Committee urged Ray H. Jenkins of Knoxville to run in the August GOP primary for U S senator. Petitions circulated in multiple counties show Jenkins qualified in several areas. filing closes tonight at midnight. Kept in a Democratic state Estes Kefauver seeks renomination while Pat Sutton and E L Brown have announced for the Democratic campaign.
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Tenn
Tennessee Republican Executive Committee
Ray H. Jenkins
Knoxville
U. S
Jenkins
Army-McCarthy
Washington
GOP
Estes Kefauver
Pat Sutton
E. L. Brown
Oartaorate
Preston Farm Youth Killed By Lightning
A Preston County farm boy, Norman Wolfe aged 18 of Tunnelton, was struck and killed by lightning while sowing corn on his father’s farm. A 16 year old girl, Bina Lee Shanan, who lived with the Wolfe family, was also struck but survived. she is listed in good condition at Grafton City Hospital.
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Preston County
Norman Wolfe
Aubrey Wolfe
Wolfe
Bina Lee Shanan
Grafton City Hospital
Senate Hearings Reveal McCarthy Symington Clash Over Oath
Amid hearings, Symington attacks McCarthy over loyalty claims and secrecy. He accuses McCarthy of undermining Eisenhower by sowing distrust in armed forces and agencies. Testimony highlights edited calls, Stevens and Schine notes, and Adams Carr exchanges amid probing questions and deflections.
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Adams
Eleanor Glancy
Rules And Regulations Urged For Eradication Of Animal Diseases
Rep. Bailey introduces a bill enabling the secretary of agriculture to prepare rules for the effective control and eradication of communicable diseases in domestic animals and poultry. The measure aims to standardize surveillance and preventive measures nationwide.
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Bailey
D-Wva
Secretary of Agriculture
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