Hot Campaign Season In Tazewell Ahead Of June 13 Election
Tazewell Virginia voters face a keen race for town offices as June 13 approaches. North Tazewell has no mayoral race, while Tazewell elects a mayor and council, with incumbent Clarence Neal seeking another term. Contenders in the Tazewell council race include Jack W. Cecil Henry Kinser W. R. Larimer A. L. McCall W. T. Peery and W. H. Vandyke. The North Tazewell mayoral race has no opposition.
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Tazewell
North Tazewell
Howntoon Bagotape
Clarence Neal
Neal
J. P. Proffit
Jack W. Cecil
Henry Kinser
W. R. Larimer
A. L. McCall
W. T. Peery
W. H. Vandyke
J. Wan Jr
North i Cc
G. Llangen Grey el
Agricultural Agent Speaks On Insects At Old Guard Meet
The Bluefield Old Guard met at Trinity Methodist Church for a weekly 10 30 a m session. An agricultural agent used charts and grass to explain insect life and summer pest control. Visitors included Emory Wyatt of Sarasota Fla and W wa oe M Jones. A birthday for Thomas R Smith was noted. W C Forlines led the group singing with T K Shawver.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Emory Wyatt
Sarasota
Fla
Wwa
M. Jones
At Home
Thomas R. Smith
W. C. Forlines
T. K. Shawver
Worrell and Interests Buy Bristol Herald Courier
Gene Worrell and Bristol Virginia Tennessean Interests Courier purchased the Bristol Herald Courier in 1951 from the late Congressman B. Carroll Reece. For the past decade the Herald Courier operated under a joint printing company with the Virginia Tennessean. Worrell has served as publisher of both papers since 1955 and will keep Walls on the boards of directors.
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Va.-Tenn
Bristol Herald Courier
Gene Worrell
Virginia - Tennessean Interests Courier
B. Carroll Reece
Johnson City
Barter Theatre Opens 29th Season With Comedy
ABINGDON Va AP Barter Theatre begins its 29th season Monday night with The Pleasure Of His Company a comedy featuring Peter Pagan Georgia Bennett Pastene Ned Beatty and Joan Lancaster of Johnson City Tenn winner of the Barter Award Auditions in New York City expected to perform in the production.
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Ned Beatty
Joan Lancaster
Johnson City
Tenn
New York City
Uae
Soviet Delegation Arrives in Iceland for Week Visit
A Soviet delegation led by Mrs. Ekterina Furtseva, Soviet education minister, has arrived in Reykjavik for a one week official visit.
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Iceland
Reykjavik
Ekterina Furtseva
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Obituary notices list Mrs Etta Marshall Smith of Glenwood Park and Chelcie Hampton Davis of Lurich among others. Services are set in Glen Lyn Pearisburg Pocahontas Narrows and Keystone with multiple survivors and church affiliations noted.
Micamold Plant Merger Details Publicized
The article notes Micamold Plant and Pyramid, both in the electronics sector, with Micamold reporting nine months sales of 53.2 million and assets of 39.6 million as of November 30 1960. Pyramid, founded in 1944, specializes in capacitors with year end 1966 sales of 7.39 million and assets of 3.09 million.
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Entertainment
Pyramid
Dem Session Echoes With Patronage Grievances in West Virginia
Charleston AP reports a Democratic State Executive Committee meeting filled with outraged remarks about patronage. Hulett C. Smith faced no resignation talk as Gov. Barron praised his campaign work. several new appointments were announced amid factional debate and calls for accountability.
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Princeton
Martinsville
Henry C. Schupbach
New Martinsville
John Proton
Sylvester
Wendell H. Holt
Richwood
Holt
Convery
Hedrick
Rolla A. Johnson
Parkersburg
Callie Tsapis
Weirton
Cunningham
Republican State Executive Committee
West Virginia
Mittee
Rites Set For Mrs Deyerle In Bluefield
Funeral rites for Mrs Oscar Mortomore Deyerle 80 of 1408 Lebanon St Bluefield and Lynchburg Va will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the residence with Rev Frank Rowley officiating burial in Monte Vista Cemetery She died Tuesday night in Grace Memorial Hospital Lynchburg widow of O M Deverle coal operator and president of Flat Top Fuel Co who died 1950 She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church United Daughters of the Confederacy and Bluefield Garden Club Surviving are two sons two sisters two brothers seven grandchildren and two great Mercer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Ning
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Glenwood Park
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Norfolk
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Dover
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Akron
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George
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Yards
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James Franklin Deel
Birchleaf
Grundy
Harman Murphy
Noah Deel
Berwind
Garland Deel
Damascus
Alta O’quinn
Melissa Deel
Bee, Va
M. Duty
Davenport
Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church
A. R. Singleton
Virginia’ Funeral Home
Oscar Mortomore Deyerle
Lebanon St
Lynchburg
Frank Rowley
Monte Vista Cemetery
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Elise Ellis Davis
Grace Memorial Hospital
O. M. Deverle
Flat Top Fuel Co
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
William Carrington
Aurelia Davis
Thomas N. Davis
Minor Davis
Mercer Funeral Home
Wytheville to Break Ground on Mountain Empire Airport
Formal ground-breaking ceremonies are set for 2:30 p.m. Friday for the Mountain Empire Airport in Wytheville. The project, funded by Wytheville Marion Rural Retreat and Smyth County, will cost about 408000 dollars.
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Mountain Empire
Wytheville County
Wytheville
Marion and Rural Retreat
Smyth Re
Visitors Return Southland Residents to Lanham Woods
Visitors return to Lanham Woods Md after visiting Dr and Mrs J C Fanning Jr and Mr and Mrs Ervin Kessinger of Princeton and Mr Jon Us Seles Morris of Narrows Va.
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Paul A. Souders Sr
Princeton
Lanham Woods
J. C. Fanning Jr
Ervin Kessinger
Jon Us
Seles Morris
Narrows, Va
West Virginia Weather Expect Clouds And Showers
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will be cloudy warm and humid Thursday and Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Most activity is expected in the afternoon and evening.
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Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes Area
mid-Atlantic States
New England
West Virginia
Archbishop Makarios Arrives in Damascus for 24-Hour UAR Visit
President Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arrived in Damascus from Cairo for a 24 hour visit to the United Arab Republic's Syrian region.
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Damascus
Syria
Makarios
Cyprus
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Mountain Folk Singalongs Return to Ashland Sunday
The first American Folk Song Festival unfolds at the Wee House in the Wood in Ashland. Miss Jean Thomas directs with help from the Ashland Kiwanis Club. Amateur musicians from eastern Kentucky and nearby West Virginia perform traditional mountain songs and hymns starting 2 p.m. Sunday and ending at sundown.
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Wood
Jean Thomas
Ashland Kiwanis Club
Miss Thomas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Kiana
Rowan County
Ruby Dean
Lavalette
W. Va
Woman Gospel Union to Meet in Princeton Saturday
The Woman Gospel Union led by president Mrs. Elsie Harris will hold a Saturday meeting in Princeton. On Sunday at 2 p.m. the group visits Pastor Robinson Cerine as a guest, with Evangelist Gracie Preston as speaker.
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Woman Gospel Union
Elsie Harris
Princeton
Robinson Cerine
Gracie Presston
Peroxide Plant Planned in Kanawha Valley State Expansion
Fool Machinery and Chemical Corp announced a multi million dollar hydrogen peroxide plant to be built on the former South Charleston Naval Ordnance Works site in Kanawha Valley. Becca Chemical Division will operate the plant with full production expected by late 1962 and about 50 workers at start.
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FMC
Bechtel Corp
San Francisco
Union Carbide Chemicals Co
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Carbide
Wytheville Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday
Wytheville, AP Mrs. Martha Jean Powers Hendrick will celebrate her 100th birthday with an open house Sunday as scores of well wishers gather. She has never worn glasses and enjoys reading and listening to the radio at the home of her great granddaughter Mrs. Martha Sue Sharitz where Lida Repass also lives.
Carpet Mills Pick Blue Lustre Cleaner for All Carpets
A textile engineer states Blue Lustre handles all soil types and is the best cleaner found. The product is recommended for carpet and upholstery cleaning with a brush or shampooer, noting a half gallon cleans three nine by twelve rugs. 3rd Floor.
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