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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1958
Page
3
Prestonsburg Kentucky police report Fire Chief Amos Gray 37 died from a single chest wound and former Fire Chief Vernon Blackburn died after an exchange of gunfire in the Grays’ apartment above the fire department. Marguerite Gray witnessed the shootout. No motive given.
Multiple obituaries list Thomas Patterson Williams Miss Viele Pearl Harman Ethel Echols Sarah Jane Burton. Williams died after a long illness in Lynchburg Virginia with funeral at Wesleybury Church Gladys Virginia. Harman died suddenly at home in Bix Creek with many siblings. Echols died in Baltimore after illness with service at Rock Methodist Church and burial at Mt Olivet Lashmee. Burton died at Falls Mill Bluefield with Assembly of God services and Walnut Grove Cemetery burial. Wagner Funeral Home handling arrangements.
The Soviet Communist Party admitted errors in 1948 denouncing composers like Shostakovich Khachaturian and Prokofiev for formalism. It blamed Stalin era judgments on dead leaders and the cult of personality, exonerating key figures while noting flaws in some works but not branding them formalistic.
Five convicts working as trusties at the West Virginia Home for Aged and Infirm Negroes near Huntington were arrested after an investigation traced 25 burglaries in Russell Creek. Investigators found about 1000 dollars in stolen goods at the home, with items identified from as far as Putnam County. Warden Howard Perine orders a conditions review while state police pursue further connections. Suspects named are James Cox, 27, Pineville. James Lohr, 3, Wheeling. Nelven Queen, 22, Logan. Richard Collins, 8, Albans.
In Portugal the National Union led by Premier Antonio Salazar secured a sweeping win as opposition was weak after 30 years. Americo Tomas claimed the election proves no one can defeat Salazar, while Delgado’s backers noted limited gains in 2-3 districts near Oporto. Voter registration reached about 1.2 million.
Wood County Prosecutor Richard F. Pence plans to present to the grand jury the alleged jury tampering amid the Parkersburg Sears Roebuck store theft case. Fire Captain Bernard Trippett has been tried twice for grand larceny, with both trials ending in jury disagreement. Pence and Police Chief Bruce E. Parsons are investigating the matter.
Theodor Heuss, 74, first president of West Germany, received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire. Heuss, an author and educator, promised to donate copies of his books to the college library if needed as a symbolic gesture.
Somerset County coroner jury ruled the January 14 Pennsylvania Turnpike crash near the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel accidental and unavoidable due to bad weather and icy roads. Milton Weisberg, state deputy secretary of labor and industry, died two days after being pinned by a skidding trailer. he held multiple labor union roles aside from his state post.
Eight area graduates from Charlottesville University of Virginia will receive degrees this afternoon in a ceremony led by President Francis P. Gaines. The class of 1956 includes 13 men and women from ten schools, with degrees awarded to residents from Richlands, Bluefield, Pearisburg, Pocahontas, Amonate, Links Grove and Bishop. The group spans 2% states, the District of Columbia and six foreign countries.
Dr. Joseph Ridgely Caldwell a noted Wheeling physician died Saturday at age 86 in a local hospital. A pioneer in West Virginia medicine he is credited with the state s first successful blood transfusion and among the early users of spinal anesthesia. He retired in 1961 due to ill health. survivors include his widow and daughter Dr. Nancy Caldwell Lenefestey.
TAZEWELL Va John R Boggess chairman of the committee of the Tazewell County Bar Association to compile a roster of attorneys at this bar who have deceased since 1900 and procure a plaque to place in the courthouse in their honor expects to have the project ready by the fall term of Tazewell Circuit Court He promises to have a speaker of statewide reputation for the dedicatory address.
Rome police used the Cinderella test to catch an apartment burglar who fled barefoot. Shoes were tried on suspects and police reported a confession from the culprit whose guilt was matched by the footwear.
The Associated Press reports variable cloudiness warm and humid with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms in West Virginia mainly Monday through Tuesday with highs in the 80s and near 90 in the southwest. Virginia sees similar warm humid conditions with scattered showers mainly late Monday into Tuesday, highs in the 60s to 70s?
Soviet Culture denounces top film figures for drunken behavior and shady paid performances. V. Druzhnikov, S. Martinson, L. Gurchenko, M. Kuznetsov, and K. Sorokin are named as figures under ministry pressure to uphold party line and moral standards.
In Colombo the government used air force personnel to Tamil north and east regions as Ceylon enters its 13th day under a state of emergency. The AP report notes continued unrest and security deployments across the island.
A massive fire at Boswell Lumber Co in Somerset County caused about 10 million dollars in losses. Four buildings including a flooring mill and dry kiln burned after 22 volunteer fire companies fought the blaze for nearly two hours. Eight firefighters were treated for minor injuries. Operations will be suspended indefinitely.
Bluefield police investigate thefts from autos parked weekend. F A Hawkins reports tire and wheel stolen from a 1955 auto on the Parking Building top floor. R W Farley says tire and wheel taken from his 1949 auto on Edgewood Road. Claude Burkhart reports two fender skirts and a side mirror stolen from his 1955 auto on Glendale Avenue. Eddie Jones reports a camera, billfold, and binocular case stolen from his car on Monroe Street.
The Grand Lodge of Prince Hall Masons opens its annual session at Bluefield State College Arts and Craft Building. Registration begins tonight on campus. The opening session is Tuesday morning with Bishop Plummer as guest preacher. Music will be on campus. More than two hundred lodges and visitors attend.
Dr. C. G. Gunn, former Westminster Presbyterian Church pastor in Bluefield, spoke at Sunday night services. The visiting retiree, now from Hot Springs Arkansas, recently ended a 40 year ministry after five years of pastorship in Bluefield.
The June term of the McDowell County Circuit Court opens in Welch with about 66 cases on the first session docket. Jurors report at 9 a.m. Most cases are appeals and notices. only a few may go to trial by jury, court officials say.
Russian Ambassador Menshikov said on NBC that Nikolai I. Kurochkin denies the espionage allegations after being ordered out of the United States. The State Department expelled him for attempting to obtain secret military documents from American citizen Charles Beaumet, who cooperated with authorities and faces no charges.
Senator Richard B. Russell, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rejects any Pentagon plan that would curtail Congress sovereignty over defense. He backs Congress’ constitutional power to raise and support armies and a navy and cautions against surrendering these powers. Senate voices, including Mike Mansfield, warn the proposal could violate constitutional balance and disrupt department structure.
Oregon State College has developed a butter-churning method enabling even spreading at 48 degrees Fahrenheit. The advance promises improved texture and consistency for butter production and home use.
Adlai Stevenson urged U S aid to France facing economic and political turmoil and called for a cooperative alliance to stabilize North Africa Morocco Tunisia Algeria. He outlined plans for economic improvements and said a collective effort could curb Arab nationalism and Communist influence. He also proposed dialogue with Russia and a nuclear test ban as steps toward disarmament.
TAZEWELL Va Sentences of two years in the state penitentiary for two defendants who pled guilty of breaking and entering were imposed Friday by Judge W L Sexton Jr presiding judge of the Tazewell Circuit Court. The men were Earl Young Jr and James William Wells. The normal capacity of Tazewell County jail is 32 but as of noon Saturday there were 38 imprisoned there. By the use of roll away beds and pallets on the floor jailer Foster Vance was able to provide accommodations for them.
Art Bisch of Phoenix won a tight 10 mile auto race at State Fair Park Milwaukee finishing seconds ahead of Tony Bettenhausen. Billy Garrett suffered a neck injury and was hospitalized after a crash causing a lengthy caution period. Garrett spun and hit the wall while four of the top five finishers were separated by only four seconds.
Funeral notices list George W. Robinson 79 of Hot Springs Arkansas with services at First Methodist Church Bluefield Virginia and interment at Grandview Memorial Cemetery. Mattie Baldwin Belcher 73 of Tucson Arkansas at Tookland Church of Christ with Tookland Cemetery. Lilly Blankenship Niday Va Church of Christ service at 2 pm. Will L. Blevins 91 Richlands Va at Harchard Mountain Baptist Church Rugby with church cemetery burial. Mae Deaton 512 College Avenue Bluefield Va Trinity Church service. William E. Booth 62 Kimball Va Houston Methodist Church service with Resthaven Cemetery Princeton.
New York Stock Exchange President W. Keith Funston announced a major research program at St. Lawrence University to census 5,000 corporations and 8,000 stock issues. The study, to run next year, aims to map the stockholding public by composition and geography.
U S officials consider presenting atomic exhibits in the Soviet Union as similar materials may be shown in New York and Washington at the same time.
In Larnaca two Greek Cypriots were killed and two were seriously wounded as Greek and Turkish Cypriots clashed in a Greek sector square. Police said Turkish group entry sparked violence after shops were smashed and riots spread from Nicosia where five Turkish Cypriot guards were injured at the central prison.
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