Archer Named To Head Schools In Mercer County
The re appointment of Charles Archer of Princeton as superintendent of Mercer county schools was announced after a Princeton board of education meeting. His current term ends June 30 with a four year term starting July 1. The session also tackled repairs for Hancock Bluefield and Moray McComas colored schools, heating for Moray, and vocational mining courses for Negroes. Bus driver wage discussions, playground instructor pay, and a vocational home economics program for Concord training at Athens were approved or tabled as noted, with several new hires, resignations, transfers, and leaves of absence recorded.
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Charles&. Archer
Princeton
Mercer County
Archer
Board of Education
Hancock Colored School
Bluefield
Moray Colored School
McComas
Moray
Bluestone
McComas Businessmen’s Association
Concord
Athens
Dorothy Mae Brown
Ramsey
Blaine Wright
Matoska
Bobby J. Farley
Spanishburg High
Wright
Farley
Robert Edward Wright
Jackie Hinty
Bramwell
Newton Roberts, Jr
Rondel Head
H. L. Barley
Oakvale
Nancy S. Wilmore
Margaret Staton Butt
Joan B. Wright
Viewpoint
Louise F. Cook
Springton Junior High
John Allen Scott
Spanishburg
Luther A. Gates
Mildred T. Murphy
Matonka
Lucille G. Hartman
James W. Davis
Matoaka
Eleanor Ball
High Schooler Sets New Century Record
Ben Wright a Chester Pa high school sophomore ran 9.7 seconds for 100 yards to set a record at the 12th annual University of Pennsylvania invitation inter scholastic track meet. It was Wrights 12th straight win this season.
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Philadelphia
Ben Wright
Chester
University of Pennsylvania
Wright
Richlands Mayors Race Ends in Sanders Victory
Dr J Barnes Sanders was elected mayor of Richlands by a near two to one margin over incumbent J J Draper. Vote totals show Sanders 383 to Draper 206 with 605 of about 675 registered voters casting ballots. The election swept Sanders slate into office, defeating four incumbents and reshaping the council.
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Richlands
J. Barnes Sanders
J. J. Draper
Sanders
Draper
W. J. Overbay
J. G. Repass
T. A. McGuire
J. H. Ellis
Harold L. McGlothlin
J. P. Williams
J. W. McGlothlin
H. V. Kiser
B. J. Cook
Kelly A. Crawford
J. Powell Royal, Jr
J.P. Williams
H. B. Kiser
Walter J. Overbay
Harold McGlothlin
Buford W. Cyphers
Bluefield
Reese Anderson
C. P. Painter
Hecesses W. J. Fink
Jack L. Metcalfe
J. R. Osborne
L. M. Kerley, Jr
M. R. Callaway
Howard H. Hill
James T. Higginbotham
Hudson Huffard
R. C. Anderson
N. Graham
W.B. Heldreth
W. F. Shumate
Honaker
W. W. Waddell
T. F. Brown
Lawrence Fletcher
Sidney Whited
Elb Lawrence Fletcher
Elbert Miler
R. M. Stinson
Jessee Wilson
Wytheville
R. William Arthur
Nat W. Pendleton
Pulaski
Marvin G. Graham
Pulaski County
Virginia General Assembly
Graham
Roy C. Hall
Vogue Sale Drives Down Cotton Dresses and More
City and Coalfeld reports the Vogue Sale featuring rack reduced cotton gab dresses with broader reductions on suits and toppers. The Vogue Shop advertises a thousand cotton dresses and a climate controlled fur storage vault in Bluefield. Beacon curb service offers snacks along Cumberland Road near Leatherwood Farms with hours starting at 11 a.m. and provided by a friendly car service.
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Vogue
Beacon
Cumberland Road
Leatherwood Farms
Holland Visits Relic Sites in Virginia
Dr C G Holland president of the Virginia Archaeological Society and psychiatrist at Charlottesville’s University School of Medicine visited Tazewell with local enthusiasts Jeff Higginbotham Sam L Peery and John W St Clair. He toured Handkerchief Rock Paint Lick mountain Battle Knob and forts of Rees Bowen Maiden Springs and Thomas Witten Pisgah. The trip highlighted relics campsite deposits and Higginbotham’s cave artifacts. The Virginia Indian Relic Collection Club aims to establish a state archaeologist and museum with public access. Membership is open to all interested.
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Tazewell
C. G. Holland
Archeological Society of Virginia
University School of Medicine
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Jeff Higginbotham
Sam L. Peery
John W. St. Clair
Paint Lick Mountain
Battle Knob
Rees Bowen
Maiden Springs
Thomas Witten
Pisgah
Tazewell County
Red Man
Higginbotham
Holland
Virginia Indian Relic Collection Club
Eastern State Archeological Federation
Virginia
Huntington Official Dies in Home at 69
Homer A. Melrose aged 69, former Cabell County assessor and Huntington police judge, died of a heart attack at his home near Barboursville. He had filled an unexpired term as assessor, then won a four year elected term, and served during Floyd S. Chapman’s mayoral administration.
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Huntington
W. Va
Homer A. Melrose
Cabell County
Barboursville
Floyd S. Chapman
Holt Spent $4,150.10 In Unsuccessful Bid
Rush D. Holt of Weston failed to win the Democratic nomination for U S senator in Charleston West Virginia reporting total expenses of 4150 10 with 30 in contributions. He noted other costs were paid by others and listed 700 to WHAW Weston 691 07 for printing and 240 for postage.
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Charleston
W. Va
Rush D. Holt
Weston
U. S
Toay
WHAW
Mail Delaying Letter Carrier Indicted for Threw Away Mail
Pittsburgh June 8 A federal grand jury accuses Lawrence J Thoma a 13 year letter carrier of unlawfully delaying letters He says he threw away mail because his feet were tired The indictment marks a rare charge against a postal worker in the era reflected by the report
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Pittsburgh
Federal Grand Jury
Lawrence J. Thoma
Thoma
Driverless Auto Kills Welch Girl
A three year old girl, Barbara June Tote, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tote, was killed when a driverless automobile rolled from a hillside parking place and crashed into a porch where she played in Welch McDowell County West Virginia. State police opened an investigation.
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W. Va
McDowell County
Welch Hospital
Barbara June Tote
John Tote
Rotary Committees Report At Meeting
Rotary Club heard reports on committees activities at the session led by President John Bruce. Twelve new members joined during 1947 48. attendance up one percent. crippled children committee aided Lewisburg orphanage and has 457.67 balance. Appreciation for Bluefield Symphony noted. camp improvements eyed for Camp Roland in Bland county. International relations sponsored nine radio broadcasts. student loan funds stood near 1,700 after aiding five students.
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Rotary Club
John Bruce
E. C. Wade
Marvin Wiliams
J. Lawrence Alexander
Crippled Children’s Committee
Lewis
Boys Work Committee
Bland County
International Relations Committee
S. B. McClung
Rotary
George M. Richardson, Jr
Fitzhugh Legerton
Blair Holden
Grady Carper
C. H. Carper
Princeton
G. G.J. Hunt
Richmond
J. R. Madagan
Charlotte
N. C
Charlie Robinson
Tazewell
Owen Rickard
Bluefield
White Sox trade pitchers with Nationals in straight deal
Chicago sends pitcher Earl Harrist to Washington for hurler Marino Pieretti in a simple two team trade. Harrist sits at 1 3 with relief duties this season while Pieretti has started one game with two losses and no wins. Pieretti, 36, is a stocky Italian born right hander who had a 14 13 rookie season record for Washington in 1945.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Earl Harrist
Washington Senators
Marino
Chick) Pieretti
Harrist
Pieretti
Washington
Police Probe Story of McDowell Attack Man’s self defense tale splits McDowell county inquiry
Welch West Virginia June 9 A man named Howard Gibson 35 of Bradshaw was jailed for investigation after telling police he killed two men in self defense during an attack with long green poles in the Bradshaw mountains. No bodies or missing persons found. Walter Farmer said the tale may be a hoax and the case will be fully investigated.
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Welch
W. Va
McDowell County
Walter Farmer
Howard Gibson
Bradshaw
McDowell
Farmer
Gibson
Bus Firm Ends Driver Dispute
Consolidated Bus Lines reports settled differences with drivers and will continue operating under AFPL, honoring a contract since 1935. The strike at Welch involved a local of the United Mine Workers and UCW, with 30 to 40 drivers off duty. All company schedules are being met.
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Consolidated
Afpl Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and
United Mine Workers
UCW
Welch
UMW
Immigration Obstacle To Holy Land Peace
United Nations officials said the immigration issue is the main hurdle in the Palestine ceasefire terms laid out by UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte. While acceptance by Jews and Arabs remains uncertain, both sides are unlikely to be fully satisfied with the proposed terms.
Fund Shortage Found At Staunton Institute
Richmond Va June 8 A shortage of more than 3000 in the accounts of Robert L Glover former business manager of the Virginia school for the blind and deaf at Staunton was reported today by state auditor J Gordon Bennett The report covers the year ended June 30 and the current year through January 31 when Glover resigned The auditor said Glover served the Staunton institute since 1943 and noted issues including sale of school hogs and produce use of school lumber to build a camp for the manager and purchases of a musical instrument and furniture for his personal use
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Richmond
Robert L. Glover
Virginia School For the Blind and Deaf
Staunton
J. Gordon Bennett
Glover
Tuck
Corporation Court of
Virginia
Doctor Indicted In Narrows Woman's Death
Huntington doctor William M. Lewis and his assistant Julia Darling were indicted on murder and abortion charges over Miss Mildred Ferguson of Narrows Virginia. Darling faced additional counts for unlawfully administering an anaesthetic and swearing falsely in an affidavit.
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Huntington
W. Va
William M. Lewis
Julia Darling
Lewis
Mildred Ferguson
Narrows
Wytheville Livestock Head Sold At Auction
Wytheville livestock market reports mixed sales across hogs cattle sheep and vealers with price ranges for hogs light heavy and feeders from 12.75 to 31.00 per hundredweight and cattle including steers heifers stockers and cows ranging from about 16.00 to 28.50 per hundredweight plus vealers and lambs with varied grades and weights in documented Lot numbers and figures.
Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Local Service Notices
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Bluefield and nearby towns detail services for John Easley, Chloe Arcelia Sadler, George A. Taylor Jr., Lt. Cecil C. Day, Irvin Lilly, and Ward H. White. The notices note military status, family survivors, service times, venues, and burial plans in Danville, Falls Mills, Richlands, Flat Top, and Bluefield areas.
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Ardelia Sadler
Falls Mills Methodist Church
Chloe Arcelia Sadler
Falls Mills
W. H. Simkins
Max Meadows
T. C. Foote
Graham
Harry
Sadler
Holroyd Elected Mayor in Mullens Unopposed
William Holroyd was elected mayor of Mullens West Virginia today without opposition. He will lead a city government with Woodrow Cook and A O Perry elected to the council, replacing incumbents who did not seek re election.
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Spearisburg
Taylor
Pearisburg
Clarence J. Taylor
Jesse L. Shelton, Jr
John B. Roller, Jr
Robert E. Pettit
H. L. Bingham
A. Graham Shirley
Merell B. Pennington
Pennington
Rick Creek
Rich Creek
Paul L. Comer
J. G. White
Townsend M. Moses
W. ©. Woodson
W. J. Guynn
O. L. Spangler
W. G. Gwinn
Glen Lyn
Ira Wiley
Counce
James E. Thompson
Carl B. Patteson
Elbert Jennings
J. R. Shanklin
Cecil Thompson
Wiley
N. J. Jessee
Mullens
W. Va
William Holroyd
Woodrow, Cook
A. O. Perry
Joseph E. Orr
Edgar Stone
Lewis J. Bolen
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St.joseph
Clintwood
Minnie C. Miller
Pardon
Ida M. Cunningham
Buena H. Smith
Marion C. Shortt
Kate Friend
Ferne W. Skeen
Dickenson
Miller
Cunningham
Dickenson County Memorial High School
Pembroke
T. P. S. Smith
John J.snidow, Jr
Mervin D. Williams
B. K. Garman
M. E. Barton
Jefferson J. Miller
Galax
Robert IL. Nelson
Ross P. Penry
Clarence Alderman
S. Victor Wilson
Clarence Hackworth
Coeburn
R. S. Steel
John M. Kilgore
Radford
Asa W. Reese
Frank Smythe
Lebanon
Ashley Lynch
Walter Pgray
M. E. Hass
Paul Gilmer
Guy Finney
J. 5. Easterly
Clifford Jessee
Richard Lynch
Anderson
Marion
Robert Lane
B. L. Dickson
H. P. Gills
A. B. Graybeal
Walter Francis
Jake Andrews
Gills
O. Hoge Hopkins
R. Findlay Thompson
W. Don Trout
Jerry L. Warren
Warner
Cedar Bluff
A. A. Warner
Rufus Dickenson
James Peery
W. W. Fields, Jr
W. R. Williamson, Jr
J. L. Warner
J. C. Scott
O. C. ._ Altizer
Abingdon
John C. Summers, Jr
Roy Wells
Harry L. Coomes
C. H. Butt, Jr
Roldan C. Craig
Craig
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkham
Conroy
Youngstown
Horton
Burgess Electric Co
Bland St
Holt
White Sox
Nats
Uy Gaaa
Eee
Srvzis
Sherry
Princeton Ave
Holy Land
Staunton Institute
Miss Darling
Wytheville Livestock
Schenley
AYO Eea
Schenley Distillers Corp
John Easley
South Pacific
Townes
Danville
Charles A. Easley
Chatham
Frank Easley
D. M. Easley
Tyler Easley
George Easley
Wil Mamson
Charles Easley, Jr
Carl Early
George A. Taylor, SR
George A. Taylor, Jr
Bell Glade
Fla
W. R. KeeSee
Hubert Rogers
May
Bertha Deaton
Cecil C. Day
Presbyterian Church
Richian
A. B. Williford
David Harris
American Legion of
Young Day
Armed Services
Juanita Jews
Nelson Hunsaker
Peery
Irvin Lilly
Flat Top
Elia Cloninger
B. C. Sinnow
Jennings Monroe
Ward H. White
Washington, D. C
Blair Road
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
H. H. Mauch
Calvary Baptist Church
Maple Grove
White
Waller Reed Hospital
Rankins Funeral Home
Associated Press
Robert
R. M. White
Hirkland Avenue
Vivian Hall Waite
Bundy
B. C. Lesler
Covington
J. Scott Johnston
Pat Parley
Monarch Motors
Cab Company
Clifford Neal
Paul Melvin
Clarence Snead
Robert Green
Frank Pearcy
Philip Christian
Ossie
Holroyd
Oru
Lea
Taure S
Mabel Davis
Wis
Porneo
Federal Street
Bluefield, W. VA
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