Pastoral Appointments Announced for Abingdon and Wytheville Area
Holston Methodist conference closes with a long list of assignments under Bishop Roy N. Cay. Names include Nash ey Street pastor T. O. Willis and numerous circuit and district appointments across Abingdon Big Stone Gap and Wytheville regions, detailing churches and circuits from Damascus to Wytheville.
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Abingdon
Big Stone Gap
Wytheville
Knoxville
Tenn
Holston Methodist Conference
Roy N. Cae
Nashey Street
T. O. Willis
Christ
William D. Garman
Carroll Skeen
Reynold Memorial
W. R. Rollins
Hunt Memorial
Clarence Dishman
South Bristol
Sullins Lamb
State Street
H. Olin Troy
Charles Hurlock
Trinity
Jay Osborne
Virginia Avenue
R. Gleaves Farmer
Bristol
Fred Wagner
Castlewood
Glen C. Tucker
Cedar Grove
Fred T. Moran
Chilhowie
Marion
A. J. Ledford
First
Glenn Grace
W. W. Pierce
Flanders M. Bays
Moccasin Valley
James Bohanan
Mountain City
Ernest Cushman
William H. Martin
Donald R. Wood
Henry J. Holt Jr
Rich Valley
J. Garland Thayer
Russell
Phipps
Saltvile
W. H. Lewis
Shady Grove
Washington Chapel
St Hen Lene
Sink Springs— Ville
L. ©Ree
Southawood
Richard Sells
Sugar ‘Grove
Holston
John Ripley
Sulphur Springs
M. Ottoe Wallace
Beech Grove
Shandie
Weaver — Vance
Larrow
Bie Stone Gap
Charlie ‘D. Mehaffey
Charles TW
Dye
Chalte
Williams
Quist
Clecamaseer Maschence - Free
L. R. Hawkins
E. C. Allgood
Derby
A. Boye
Dunbar
Ben Eilis Pitts
Dungannon
L. M. Shirer
East Stone Gap
R. A. Ireson Gott
Seneeville
Worley
T. Fleenor
Jonesville
Aeave Oe
Ferty
Ay Circu Baker
Nickelsville
Pal Pagans
Norton
William E. Jewel
St. Paul
Robert C. Gillespie
Stone Gap
E. H. Insko
Weber
City
John Myers
White
Earl Raines
Wise
William J. Carter Jr
Woodway
Claude M. Grace
Jon A. Hardin
Auburn
M. G. Goodpasture Jr
Bland
W. S. Murphy
Blue Ridge
Galax
P. A. Eades
Gardner
Hillaville
Frank Mason
Independence
Emos Wagner
Governor Cecil Underwood speaks at 53rd Bluefield Chamber dinner
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce marks 53 years of service as Governor Cecil Underwood appears as keynote speaker for the 53rd annual dinner at the West Virginian Hotel. Fred Blue introduces him, with A.8. Kemper Jr. presiding and Rev. B. W. John giving invocation. The governor also attends a WHIS TV press conference at 5:45 p.m. prior to the event.
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Greater Bluefield
Parkersburg Boy Taken to Columbus Brain Specialist
A Parkersburg boy, now 11 or 12, unconscious and under oxygen since May 2 after a bicycle collision, was moved to a Columbus, Ohio hospital for brain specialist care. He rode double on the bike when the accident occurred. his parents accompany him for scheduled X rays to guide treatment.
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Parkersburg
South Parkersburg
Columbus
Ohio
Epler
Weather Brief for Maryland West Virginia and Virginia
Partly cloudy Monday with a chance of drizzle in extreme south Maryland and highs in the 60s to 70s. West Virginia shows mostly cloudy Monday with a few afternoon showers especially in the extreme south and highs in the 70s to 80s. Virginia expects cloudiness Monday with scattered afternoon showers then clearing southeast with 65 to 75 east and 75 to 83 west. Tennessee remains partly cloudy and humid with scattered showers Monday and Tuesday.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Two Men Jailed In Beckley Wounding
In Beckley 47 year old coal miner Joe Rogers was wounded in the head by a .25 pistol near his home. Two Princewick residents were jailed Donald Mitchem 35 on a pistol charge and William Beens about 40 on drunken driving. Police linked the shooting to a possible quarrel involving a woman.
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Rogers
Six Wheeling Women Report Pickpockets
Six women shoppers in Wheeling report losses totaling 470.58 dollars in cash and checks during downtown store visits. Police say the incidents may have been the work of a single thief who struck in a 2 1 2 hour span, with offenses occurring consecutively.
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Wheeling
Prominent Men Settle Tax Disputes Across Sectors
A group of entertainment sports and political figures agreed to settle seven tax cases for about 0 cents on the dollar with the IRS records. Bette Davis and Gary Merrill agreed to pay full claims while others including Reece Goose Tatum Seaton Publishing Co and Jack Cowart settled amounts differing from claimed deductions and capital gains. Cowart formerly Arlington Virginia now Dallas faced prior fraud conviction and prison terms. Seaton firm Manhattan Mercury Chronicle is led by Richard Seaton brother of Interior Secretary Fred Seaton settlement included disputed deductions and depreciation issues. Tatum settled for 1041 of 2812 claimed.
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Washington
Nana
United States
Bette Davis
Gary Merrill
Reece
Goose) Tatum
Seaton Publishing Co
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Jack Cowart
Merrills
Cowart
Internal Revenue Service
Dallas
Arlington
Federal District Court
Louisiana
Seaton Firm
Manhattan
Kans
Mercury Chronicle
Richard M. Seaton
Fred A. Seaton
IRS
Seaton
Tatum
Two Boys Drown In Ohio River Mishap
In Huntington Ohio today two 12 year old boys Robert Hazelett and Eugene Brumfield drowned after playing on logs near the river bank. Fire department divers recovered Hazelett's body and the search for the other youth was suspended until tomorrow. Clothing found on the riverbank is believed to belong to the missing boys.
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Huntington
Ohio
Pan
Fire Department
Robert Hazelet
Eugene Brumfield
Young Hazelett
Mother Delivers Triplets in Rare Cattle Birth
Emile Caumes announces a cattle birth of triplets on June 9. The event is notable as multiple births are uncommon and can threaten the mother, yet the cow and offspring are reported to be doing well.
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Loedeve
Zapeee
Emile Caumes
Former Bluefield Resident Dies in Expressway Collision
Meadow F. Tucker 40 formerly of Bluefield died in a two car crash on the Baltimore Washington Expressway near Glenn Dale Maryland. Tucker was a passenger in a car driven by Miss Jennie D Sighter 26 of Washington who was critically injured. The other fatality was Nealy Anderson 28 driving the opposite car. Two other passengers in Sighter’s car escaped serious injuries.
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Bluefield
Glenn Dale
Meadow F. Tucker
Washington
Eva Fos
Walter Rafter
Jennie D. Sighter
Nealy Anderson
Miss Lighter
AFL-CIO Officials Speak At Four Day Wheeling Conference
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell and AFL-CIO President George Meany headline the July 16 19 Middle Atlantic States Apprenticeship and Training Conference in Wheeling West Virginia with seven top labor industry leaders. The event aims to boost qualified journeymen in construction and maintenance trades drawing over 700 attendees from West Virginia Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina and the District of Columbia.
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Wheeling
James P. Mitchell
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Middle Atlantic States
Labor and Industry
Bureau of Apprenticeship
U. S
Middle Atlantic
Frank J. Rooney
Archie Pearson
Ford Motor Co
James A. Brownlow
Aflcio Metal Trades Department
W. C. Christensen
Bristol Virginia to Host Holston Conference Meeting
The Holston Methodist conference ends its annual session with Rev. W. L. Pickering named superintendent of Morristown district replacing Dr. E. H. Ogle. About 650 delegates attended. Next year’s gathering will be in Bristol at State Street Methodist Church.
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Knoxville
Tenn
W. L. Pickering
Holston Methodist Conference
Morristown
E. H. Ogle
Roy N. Short
Nashville
Holston
Pickering
Maryville
Broadway Methodist Church
Ogle
East Tennessee
Southwest Virginia
Bristol
State Street Methodist Church
Mason County Mother Shoots Self In Home
PT PLEASANT June 9 Mrs Betty Jo Russell 22 year old mother of Leon RFD 2 died today of a gunshot wound to the head officers said apparently was personal safety related. Mason County deputies quoted her husband Joy Russell that she walked into the living room placed a .22 rifle muzzle against her head and pulled the trigger. We also include a daughter Mrs s mother Mire Wolfe of Logan.
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PT. Pleasant
Betty Jo Russell
Leon Rfd 2
Mason County
Joy Russell
Mire. _ Wolfe
Logan
Soviets Publish Book To Warn Of Spies
MOSCOW June 9 The Soviet government released a 104 page pamphlet to alert the people against thousands of spies and saboteurs abroad and at home, urging vigilance and unity to counter enemy influence.
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Moscow
Pakistan Delegation To Tour Red China
A 10 man Pakistani parliamentary delegation will tour Communist China for three weeks starting June 19. The trip is at the invitation of Beijing authorities.
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Pakistan
Red
China
Karachi
Peiping
Deaths and Funerals Update From Pocahontas and Bluefield
Obituaries and funeral notices list Dewey Edward Swimm 17 of Pocahontas Va a collision death and services at Pocahontas Baptist Church interment at Bluefield Cemetery. Also Maryllen Hall 28 formerly Princeton died Wyandotte Mich arrangements pending at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton. Other notices include Mammie Cannady James Baly Fred Thornton rites and interments in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia locations with family details and service times.
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Dewey Swimm
Pocahontas
Bluestone
Pocahontas Baptist Church
Maryllen Hall
Princeton
Wyandotte, Mich
Wyandotte
Mammie Can- Cannady Oferends
H. E. Price
James Baly
Fred Thornton
Russellville, Ky
Clark
Malcolm
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Maple Hill Cemetery
Preston
Elias A
Allen St
Chestnut Knob Baptist Church
Martinsville
Gilley Rites Set for Matoaka Man Tommorow
Arthur Gilley 57 of Matoaka died at Princeton Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. He worked 15 years for American Coal at Widemouth and had lived in Matoaka six years. He is survived by his widow Catherine Willis and five daughters, plus six brothers. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Matoaka Christian Church with Rev. J B Moxley. Interment in Gilley Cemetery West Jefferson NC. Pallbearers listed. Ladies of the Bible class to serve as flower bearers.
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Arthur Gilley
Matoaka
Princeton Memorial Hospital
American Coal Co
Widemouth
Mr. Gilley
Ash County
N.C
George
Maggie Jones Gilley
Catherine Willis
Clifton
Brown
Linnie Mae Thomas
Bertha Runyon
Ohio
Lorey
Jerry
A. G
Henry
Roy
Mose
Hagg
Bhoff City
Tenn
UMWA
Bailey Funeral Home
Matooke
Electrician in Toronto Kills Family Then Himself
Police report an electrician in Toronto killed his wife Margaret 37 and children Ian 7 Joy 2 before driving his car at high speed into a bridge abutment. Officers found six suicide notes blaming interference with his life and drinking. He and his sleeping parents were beaten to death in the basement with a pipe before the car tragedy.
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Toronto
James D. Tinsiats
Sinclair
Cft
James Sinclair Sr
Margaret
Ian
Joy
Guoneteg
Queen Highway
Final Plans Underway For Kishi's US Trip
Ambassador Douglas MacArthur I and three advisers left Tokyo for Washington to finalize preparations for Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi's U.S. visit starting June 16. He said Kishi would hold frank talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles on shared interests and relations.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur I
Nobusuke Kishi
Washington
Kishi
United States
MacArthur
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Infantry Dedicates New Orphans Home in Seoul
The US 2nd Infantry Division dedicated a home in Seoul for disabled Korean War orphans. Donations by the division created a $40,000 trust fund to operate the home, with an additional $25,000 raised by other US 8th Army units.
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Seoul
2Nd Infantry Division
8Th Army
Elizabeth and Philip US Trip Rumored Again
London dispatch reports persistent speculation that Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip may undertake a visit to the United States. sources cited sketch potential timing and purpose amid ongoing royal tours and official engagements.
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Elizabeth
Philip
Camp Roland Opens June 16 for Scout Camp in Bland VA
More than 100 Boy Scouts and leaders have registered for Camp Roland in Bland Virginia starting June 16. Five one week camping periods are planned with a sixth possible if demand exists. Fees total 15.50 including meals and staff. Robert Kyle of Concord College will direct the first four weeks with others to be announced. health checks and physicals are required.
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Roland
Bland Ty Va
Jack L. Lewis
Appalachian Council
Camp Roland
Robert Kyle
Concord College At
Athens
A. B. Car
E. L. Gage
Bluefield
Lewis
Three Teens Hurt In Tazewell County Crash
Five youths riding in a 1956 Chevrolet pickup plunged off Bear Wallow Mountain near the state line. Buford Mitchell Rex Chambers Linda Lou Jones and two unidentified girls were hospitalized at Clinch Valley Clinic in Welch with minor to moderate injuries. The driver was reportedly Miss Rife. no word on extent of coin injuries. The group had visited a cemetery for memorial services prior to the crash. the truck struck a large stone, ejecting all but Chambers.
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Tazewell County
Bear Wallow Mountain
Buford Mitchell
Rex Chambers
Jewell Valley
Linda Lou Jones
Whitewood
Clinch Valley Clinic
Welch
Miss Rife
Carl Chambers
Four Inches Of Rain In First Nine Days In Bluefield
More than four inches of rain fell in Bluefield during the first nine days of June. Cooperative Weather Observer Carl Caldwell reported 4.08 inches for the June 19 period, the most since the winter storms of January and February. No rainfall records were available for 1956 for comparison.
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Rai
Bluefield
Cooperative
Carl Caldwell
Kenova Residents Vote On Bond Issue For Streets
Kenova West Virginia residents will vote on a bond issue to fund paving of unimproved streets and other street repairs. The bonds would be retired over 25 years. Kenova currently has no bonded indebtedness.
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Kenova
W. Va
Wayne County
Kenova Currenty
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