Caretta Youth Wounded by Bradshaw Boy in Early Morning Shooting
A 14 year old from Bradshaw shot 19 year old Tom Johnson of Caretta once in the chest with a .45 caliber pistol near the Bradshaw taxi stand early yesterday. Johnson was listed in critical condition at Grace Hospital Welch. the juvenile suspect was charged with malicious wounding and released on $5,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw
Caretta
McDowell County
Grace Hospital
Welch
Tommy Johnson
Johnson
Welch Hospital
Woman Shot On Littlesburg Road near Bluefield
Virginia Davis, about 32, of Littlesburg Road Route 1 Bluefield, was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium after midnight with four rifle wounds to the chest arm and head. State police opened an investigation at 12:45 a.m. and no further details were available last night. her condition was not known at 1 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Davis
Littlesburg Road
Route 1
Bluefield
Beckley Man Fatally Injured In Pike Wreck
Charleston June 9 A man identified as Raymond A Southern 204 ay Ave Beckley WV was killed in a Pike wreck five miles south of the Kanawha City interchange after his 1955 sedan left the road struck a stone embankment and overturned. He was reported in very critical condition earlier at Charleston hospital.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha City
M. C. Yoak
Raymond A. Southern
Ay Ave
Southeim
Lt. Yoak
Southern
Souern
Station Wagon Stolen and Recovered in McDowell
State police in McDowell County recovered a blue and white 1956 Ford Country Sedan stolen from Niagara Falls New York owner John Robert Joval between 12 30 a m and 4 30 a m yesterday. Trooper L P Mullens and Kimball Police Chief Harry Franklin recovered the car in Carswell Hollow around 3 p m yesterday. The car was wrecked with an estimated damage of 1000 dollars to the left side and front and was abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Niagara Falls
New York
John Robert Joval
Kimball
L. P. Mullens
Harry Franklin
Carswell Hollow
Mullens
DeMolay Elects WV State Leaders at Conclave
The West Virginia DeMolay conclave in Shepherdstown elected Clarence W. Sears Keyser state master councilor succeeding Dennis Clark Martinsburg. Stephen Harey Parkersburg named state senior councilor and Charles Selby Clarksburg elected junior councilor. over 100 chapters attend. awards banquet set for tonight. 1957 meeting to be at Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepheerdstown
W. Va
West Virginia
Clarence W. Sears
Keyser
Dennis Clark
Martinsburg
Stephen Harey
Parkersburg
Charles Selby
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Homes In The 1800s Still In Use In Tazewell County
Mrs L L Dickenson reports on enduring early American dwellings in Tazewell County. The article notes log cabins evolving with sand plaster, masonry stone houses like the David Whitley and Stephen Deskins homes, and brick residences from 1800 to 1850 built by notable families including Peery Witten and Wilkerson. It highlights era architecture and local anecdotes linked to Fort Maiden and Ben Bolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Dickenson
Tazewell
Ogee
Reesen
Fort Maiden
Tazewell County
C. Peery
Peery
David Whitley
North Tazewell
Stephen Deskins
Tazewell Country Club
Maxwell
Lineberry
Burkes
Peter Gose
John Wynne
William Wynne
Locust Hill Fort
Tommie Peery
Harman N. Peery
Thomas Dunn English
Ben Bolt
Wm. E Peery
Couplin
Witten
Sedford
Arn Aeenn Peery
Thomas Witten II
Battlement
St. Clair
Witten Valley
Camp Joy Opens for Eighth Straight Salvation Army Season
Camp Joy, Bluefield Salvation Army chapter, opens in June for the eighth straight year with a $4,500 fund drive led by J. M. B. Lewis Jr. Children seven to fourteen who cannot pay may attend free. The camp, 10 miles from Bluefield on Route 12 near Ingleside, hosts swimming, sports, movies, devotions and hikes for over 500 children from Mercer McDowell and Tazewell counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Salvation Army
J. M. B. Lewis Jr
Raleigh Street
Barton Baker
Iris
Barton
Route 12
Ingleside
Mercer
McDowel
Tazewell
Baker
At el Camp
Facilites
Crippled Children's
Mercery
West Virginia Crippled Children’s Society
Ernest Pickering
Roanoke
Kinetic Layer Advisory Board
Contup
Oring
Yo Lee
Nation Army
Leigh St
J. M. Lewis Jr
Cape
Cap Baker
Rale Street
Expert Charles Goren To Attend Bluefield Bridge Tourney
The Fifth Annual Diamond Sectional Duplicate Bridge tournament opens Friday at the Matz Hotel Bluefield with expert Charles Goren in attendance Sponsored by the University of Bluefield and Princeton bridge clubs Wallace voner Richmond Va directs using ACBL master point scoring Trophies awarded for top placers Fourth floor of the hotel reserved Events run Friday through Sunday with multiple sessions and a $1 75 participation fee per player per session Defending champions listed for each event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Charles Goren
Matz
University Duplicate Bridge Club of
Princeton Duplicate Bridge Club
Wallace Voner
Ricmond
ACBL
At & Pm
Insurance Firms Fight State Tax
Charleston June 9 Insurance firms argue the new West Virginia license tax on foreign and domestic insurers may be unconstitutional. Lawmakers consider repeal or replacement with a higher premium tax while court tests loom and a special session could be called if the statute is challenged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Life, Insurance Assn. of America
State Auditor's Office
Attorney General's Office
Gov. Marland
State Insurance Department
Insurance Department
Marland
Charleston - Princeton
Buchanan County Plans Memorial Plaque
Grundy Virginia. The Grundy Kiwanis Club heard a call for the names of Buchanan County men who died in the Korean war. Dr A Richardson, memorial committee chair, asked for cooperation with other groups to place a plaque at the courthouse and add the new names to the existing memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Grundy Kiwanis Club
Buchanan County
A. &. Richardson
Legion Meeting At Peterstown
Chester Phillips American Legion department commander will attend the 7th district convention in Peterstown starting at 10 a.m. today. The event includes church services at 11, a dinner from 12 to 1, and a reconvened business session. Phillips has held multiple Legion roles and is active in civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Phillips
American Legion Department
the Legion Dept
Peterstown
Phillips
American Legion Extension Institute
Elkins Kiwani
Tazewell Officers Target Moonshine Stills In County Raids
Tazewell County Sheriff E P McGlothlin and deputies raided a moonshine outfit in Dry Fork and Beartown near 11 o clock Thursday. They destroyed a sixty gallon still, cooling barrel, mash barrels, and twenty two half gallon jars of product. The raid was led by Chief Deputy E L Mathena with Des A K Harvey, Foster Vance, and K M Hinkle assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
E. P. McGlothlin
Dry Fork
Beartown
E. L. Mathena
Himself
Des A. K. Harvey
Foster Vance
K. M. Hinkle
Summer Playground Opens in Saltville Under Jim Neblett
Saltville Virginia opens a summer playground on June 13 at 1 p.m. directed by Jim Neblett. After June 18 the site opens at 10 a.m. A summer library program runs each Tuesday starting Tuesday June 12 with Miss May Houston in charge.
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Saltville
Jim Neblett
Miss May Houston
Illness Casts Cloud Over Virginia Politics in 1956
Richmond June 9 President Eisenhowers illness casts a cloud over Virginia politics as parties reassess November voting hopes. GOP and Democratic leaders weigh a potential run by Stevenson or another moderate against the possibility Eisenhower may not seek re election. Early Veers toward a Southern favorite son and delegate dynamics shape primary and convention plans across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Eisenhower
Virginia
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
John S. Battle
Howard W. Smith
8Th
Jennings
Pat Jennings
Byrd
Rep
Tuck
Chicago
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Averell Harriman
New York
Georgia
Wampler
Pat
Mercer County Democrats reorganize county committee
The Mercer County Democratic organization restructured after a split primary with the Dye White faction and the Elmore Jarrett group each seeking control. A compromise installed Bobby Richardson as chair with Jarrett steering the vice chair position, keeping Elmore influence and signaling continued party division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Perry L. Dye
Howard Jarrett
Jarrett
Cliff Clarence C. Elmore
Clyde White
Dye
Elmore-Jarrett
Statehouse
Bobby Richardson
Bluefield
Carr
A Eraston
Harold Farley
Princeton
Farley
Scholarship Awards at Saltville High School
Saltville Va high school scholarship awards recognized Verna Haynes for highest four year average and Robert Eastridge as second. 11th graders Eleanor Sue Knight Elizabeth Clear and Bessie Orr placed. 10th grader Je Smith. 9th grader Eddie Sheffie. 8th grader Betty Bob Williams won second to Delaphine Anderson by a small margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltville
Saltville High School
Verna Haynes
Robert Eastridge
Eleanor Sue Knight
Elizabeth Clear
Bessie
Greenspon to address optometric association meeting
Dr William Greenspon chair man of the council on optometric education will leave Sunday for Miami Beach to preside at the council annual meeting He will address the House of Delegates of the AOA on Wednesday and the annual sessions of the International Boards on Friday He will return to Bluefield next Sunday accompanied by Mrs Greenspon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Greenspon
Council On Optometric Education
American Optometric Association
Miami Beach
Council
House of Delegates
A.O.A
International Boards
Bluefield
Greenspon
Coal Cars Derailed In N W's East Yard
Two coal cars derailed at the East Yard of Norfolk and Western Railway blocking two track sets as wreck crews cleared the scene yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N&w
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
General Telephone expands southwest Virginia service
General Telephone Company of the Southeast plans a large expansion in southwest Virginia starting immediately. New dial systems will serve Keen Mountain Oakwood and Garden Creek for about 300 customers while Rocky Gap gains service for 125 customers with a dial office. Bluefield dial changes begin August 4 and Matoaka will switch July 30. four long distance links between Bluefield and Grundy are added. Over one million dollars is budgeted for the year to improve and extend service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace E. Henderson
Williamsburg
E. J. Robeson
Newport News
Colonial Beach
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
J Vaughan Gary
Richmond
Alexandria
Brayhill
Roanoke
Poff
J. E. Johnson
General Telephone Company of the Southeast
Gap
Rocky Gap
Keen Mountain
Oakwood
Garden Creek
Oakwood Tor
Bluefield
Grundy
Matoaka
Tonka
General Telephone
Oby
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Tom Johnson
Littlesburg
Beckley
McDowell
Camp Joy
Lewis
A. G. Burton
R. G. Ryan
Harry Pinkleman
Carl H. Bailey
Athens
Margaret Bickers
William Klein
Louise Soulier
James E. Powers
G. T. Humphreys
Jack A. Adams
J. 8. Carr
Huntington
Buchanan County Plans
Salvation Army Children's Camp
Legion
Hunt For Shiners
Lke
John F. Daffron
Smyth County
Willam W
Nowmpler
Roanke
Lynchburg Area
Richard Poff
Radford
Ted. Dalton
John L. Whitehead
Virginia House of Delegates
Whitehead
Washington-area
Joel Broyhill
Julius Brenner
Arlington
Morton
Beyer
Herndon
Warren D. Quenstedt
Fairfax County
Relcan
D. Boone Dawson
GOP
Underwood
Boone
Jack Hoblitzell
Gubder Natorial
Dawson
Cecil
John Copenhaver
Copenhaver
H Wson
Ress
Copenhaver Newson
John
Charles
Adlai
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
S. J. Fisheman
Bluefield Auditorium
Fisheman
Optometric Association
Phone Company
Rocky
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