Russell County Negro Parents Demand Equal School Facilities
Russell County Negro parents led by Dewey Cain pressed the board on March 6 for equal facilities at Arty Lee High School, seeking a gym, classroom improvements, and a workshop. The board cited money not available at this time and mentioned plans for a new high school in Cleveland.
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Dante
Russell County
Dewey Cain
Integration Meats
All Negro Arty Lee High School
Cain
Cleveland
Arty Lee High School
Givens
Ens
PTA
Board of Education
Three People Injured In Princeton Auto Crashes
Three people were injured in two separate traffic accidents in Princeton on Friday. Teen bicyclist Ronnie Haywood was hurt in a collision with Jayne Marshall and admitted to Memorial Hospital. In the second crash, Grace S. Selvey and passenger Carol Douglas suffered nonfatal injuries. no hospital admission reported.
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Ronnie Haywood
Lilly Grove
Jayne Marshall
Memorial Hospital
Mercer
Third Street
Nancy Douglas
Ritchie
Trent
Grace S. Selvey
Bluefield Avenue
Selvey
Carol Douglas
Douglas
Vaccine Pioneer Camille Guerin Dies at 89
Paris based Prof. Camille Guerin died Friday at age 89. In 1908 he proved a tuberculosis vaccine could be made and he dedicated his life to vaccination research for smallpox and tuberculosis, extending veterinary and human medicine efforts.
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Paris
Camille Guerin
Guerin
Deaths and Funerals In Swords Creek and Vicinity
Kate Taylor 62 wife of Robert Taylor of Swords Creek Va died at home after long illness. Funeral Sunday 11 am at Swords Creek Block Church with burial in Greenhills Gardens Claypool Hill. Annabelle Cartwright 82 formerly Richlands Harman died recently and funeral in Richlands First Baptist Church. Bertha Asa Hardy 73 Pageton died at daughter’s home after 15 months illness. Jonas Elemuel Clyburn 89 of West View Ave died Friday. burial New Zion Cemetery near Elgood. Other obituaries list Haney Dillon Wilkinson and additional relatives with services in Welch Narrows and surrounding areas.
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Kate Taylor
Robert Taylor
Swords Creek
Russell County
Frank
Ida Bell
Louisville
Claude Taylor
Richlands
Homer Taylor
Lola Call
H. B. Strouth
Opal Honaker
India Hall
Daisy Dye
Amonate
Beecher Hale
Robert Hale
Swords Creek Block Church
Carl Robinson
Perry Herndon
Greenhills Memorial Gardens
Claypool Hill
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Reedy
Annabelle Cartwright
Harman
Nelms
Richard M. Cartwright
Robert Va
Clarence Moody
First Baptist Church
Jack Mutter
Harold Russell
A. M
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Ernest Viers
Bill Davis
Ee Een Ee Ces SD
Bertha Asa Hardy
Isaac Hardy
Pageton
Vivian J
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Johnson Wilson
Vivian
Crumpler
Herman Hardy
Norfolk
Jesse Hardy
Kimball
James Hardy
Atwater
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John Bourne
Fries
Con- Wilson
Jonas Elemuel Clyburn
West View Avenue
Virginian Railway Co
Lillie Clyburn
Kelleysville
Everett Cole
Bluefield
Kellysville
Lonnie Hollingsworth
C. L. Barker
Robert Lee Helms Dies at 77 in Bluefield
Robert Lee Helms 77 of Bluefield Virginia died Friday afternoon at Bluefield San atorium. Born in Patrick County Virginia he was a retired salesman and son of the late George and Martha Ann Via Helms. He was preceded in death by six sisters and one brother. Survived by wife Blanch Nash Helms and brother Daniel P. Helms of Bassett Virginia. Body to remain at Wagner Funeral Home Bluefield pending funeral arrangements.
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Robert Lee Helms
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
Bluefield
Patrick County
George and
Martha Ann
Helms
Blanch Nash Helms
Daniel P. Helms
Bassett
Wagner Funeral Home
Grace Hospital Welch Follows a Heart Attack
The obituary notes a Grace Hospital Welch patient who died after a heart attack. It states he was a retired Norfolk and Western Railway employee and that the body will remain at Fann-
Funeral for Mrs Thelma Belcher at Seaver Chapel
Thelma Comp ton Belcher of 405 Park Ave Prince ton will be laid to rest Saturday at 2 p.m. in George W Seaver Memorial Chapel with Dr R S McClung officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn. Attending pallbearers are W H Bowles S H Evans G W Hatfield and W J Nichols.
Church Men’s Club Dinner Meeting Highlights New Officers
The First Church of Pineville Men’s Club held its June dinner in the church dining room. Newly elected officers Oscar Butcher president Orville Wilks vice president and Richard Huffman secretary treasurer led the gathering with Luna Worrell Circle 1 chaired by Mrs. James McDermitt providing the dinner.
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First Church of
Pineville
Oscar Butcher
Orville Wilks
Richard Huffman
Luna Worrell
James McDermitt
Gil Attending
Hines
Jack Martin
John Thomas
A. E. Baldwin
Harold Griffith
John Lambert
John Scoleri
Harold Metz
Sam Lambert
Darren McGraw
Warren McGraw
Five marriage licenses issued at Pineville
Five couples received marriage licenses in the past week at the Wyoming County Clerk’s Office in Pineville. The pairs include Joe P. Ford and Marlene Toler, Daniel Addison and Sandra Ferrell, Cecil Stewart and Linda Altizer, Don Mullens and Betty Ann Brown, and Charlie Ray Ellis and Judith Gail Chancey.
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Wyoming County
Pineville
Joe P. Ford
New Haven
Marlene Toler
Empire Airport ceremony marks new Southwest Virginia era
Rural Retreat hosts a ceremony led by Rep. W Pat Jennings praising Mountain Empire Airport as a development catalyst for the region. The $400000 project, near Groseclose on the Smyth Wythe line, is due for completion in November with Smyth County and the towns of Wytheville Marion and Rural Retreat as sponsors. Rural Retreat raises about $3000 while others exceed $50000 each.
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Rural Retreat
W. Pat Jennings
Marion
Virginia
Mountain Empire
Smythe County
Wytheville
Groseclose
Smythe Wythe
UFG Patrons to Get Refund in West Virginia
About 117000 United Fuel Gas Co. customers in Southern West Virginia will share a 4 million refund. The average residential customer will receive about 30 dollars as public service accountants estimate.
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Charleston
United Fuel Gas Co
West Virginia
Public Service
UFG
Public Service Commission
State Supreme Court
Stephens Denies Governor Run Against Byrd in Roanoke
In Galax Virginia Lt. Gov. A E S Stephens proclaimed he is not running against Harry Byrd or the Right To Work Law campaign. He criticized the campaign against Tom Stanley and the committee of 81 as a misguided crusade that is back firing. He praised Stanley as a fit leader for the preservation of the Right To Work Law.
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A. E. S. Stephens
Harry Byrd
Tom Stanley
Stephens
Gov. Stanley
Committee For the
Mental Health Institute to Convene in West Virginia
Top officials from West Virginia State Mental Health Department will gather at Blackwater Falls for a three day institute starting Monday. Mental Health Director Charles A. Zelier says the meeting will address mutual problems in patient care aftercare and community responsibility for mental health services.
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Charleston
Blackwater Falls
Charles A. Zelier
Sear Arate
West Virginia
Stal Health Departments
Camp Roland Opens Sunday With 100 Campers On Hand
Camp Roland opens Sunday at 2 p m with 100 campers for the first period. The Bland facility is run by the Appalachian Council. A health history and physical exam are required before attendance and a medical re-check will be held by Dr. A B Carr of War. A $2 registration holds a place for each camper per four week period from June 11 to July. Camp weeks run Sunday check in to Saturday 1 30 p m with Friday as visitors day and emphasis on swimming hiking woodlore and Scout advancement under unit leadership.
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Roland
Appalachian Boy Scout Council
Jack Lewis
Bland
A. B. Carr
War
Pineville Rotarians Hear WV Commerce Speakers at Dinner
Pineville Rotary Club welcomed four guests from the West Virginia Department of Commerce at a Cow Shed restaurant dinner. William Stewart Paul Zakaib Robert Pasley and Arthur Leonard spoke on the Area Redevelopment Act Industrial Development Authority Act and county city planning. They outlined methods to obtain federal and state funding for industry and urged a county municipal commission to oversee such planning. An after discussion Q and A followed with many local residents listed as participants.
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Pineville
Peepanel
Sito
Claude Farley
Clarence Worrell
Ed Hawley
Lewis Campbell
Gil Hines
Johnny Pais
W. C. Bailey, Jr
Fred Huffman
Richard Huffman
Eugene Noble
Russell Beavers
James McDermitt
Robert Bailey
Jesse W. Morgan
R. D. Bailey
G. L. Campbell
E. M. Curry
Vaughn Stewart
C. C. Cottrell
Joe Hansbarger
Bill Lewis
Pa C. Holloway
A. E. Bald
Adventists Hear Of Brighter Days Ahead
PARKERSBURG AP The West Virginia Seventh day Adventists conference heard that brighter days are ahead for a world now dark with hate and selfishness. Dr Adlai E Esteb of Washington DC attached to the world headquarters said the solution lies in deeper religious faith and neighborly concern. Robert Olson of Angwin California, chairman of the religion division of Pacific Union College, will speak at a sunrise devotional Saturday morning.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Seventh - Day Adventists Conference
Adlai E. Esteb
Washington, D. C
Robert Olson
Angwin
Calif
Division of Religion
Pacific Union College
Virginia West Virginia Weather Watch For Weekend Showers
Virginia shows considerable clouds with scattered showers and highs mid 80s and 70s in the mountains. West Virginia expects scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday and likely Sunday with highs mostly in the 70s.
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Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia suit over alleged unlawful arrest and injuries
State of West Virginia sues James B. Mills and Travelers Indemnity Company for 24000 alleging that on March 18 1961 near Lashmeet constable Mills arrested Vernon Bennett without warrant used force with a blackjack injuring him and that a warrant was never served Bennett was charged with intoxication and obstructing an officer a grand jury indicted him but he was found not guilty on May 11 in circuit court.
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State of
West Virginia
Vernon Bennett
James B. Mills
Travelers Indemnity Company
Bennett
Lashmeet
Rock
Mills
J. P. McKinney
Leaves Rained Down From Distant Storm in Huntington
Huntington residents reported shredded leaves drifting during a rain shower on Friday evening. Objects were traced to black haw and southern red oak, rare for the area, likely carried from Ravenna, Kentucky about 100 miles away by a tornado. The Weather Bureau notes tornado-snatched debris can travel hundreds of miles.
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Huntington
Ravenna
Here
Weather Bureau
Hodges Sees Upswing Yet Cautions on Recovery
White Sulphur Springs WV AP Hodges warned the upswing does not restore past growth. He said unemployment may stay around 6 percent despite expected GDP gains by year end. He urged more investment in education health resources and tech R D plus tax credit incentives for new plant and equipment.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Luther H. Hodges
Manufacturing Chemists Association
Hodges
United States
Kennedy
Darden Defends Stephens Against Socialism Charge
Former Virginia governor Colgate W. Darden Jr. said supporters of Stephens were astounded by claims his program would bring state socialism. He defended Stephens as meeting Virginians’ needs and criticized linking him to communism via the Daily Worker.
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Richmond, Va
Colgate W. Darden Jr
Stephens
Darden
Virginia
University of Virginia
Daily Worker
Five Day Forecast Details Normal Temperatures Set
The forecast expects average lows near 53 north and 59 south and average highs around 79 north and south through Wednesday. Warmer conditions fade to cooler by Sunday with a cool start to next week. Rainfall totals exceed three quarters of an inch, with showers and thundershowers likely this weekend and again mid next week.
Pineville Pool Opens with Seasonal Schedule and Staff
Pineville pool opens daily with summer hours from 9 30 to 11 00 and 2 00 to 4 00 Monday to Friday and 3 00 to 5 00 weekends. LY instructor Sam Bower Jr. and assistant instructor will run lessons at Palasaide Park and swimming lessons start July 10. John Beckleheimer oversees softball and Little League. Sante Bonsongia handles tennis and basketball courts with tournaments planned and public access 9 00 to 16 00 supervised 4 00 to 22 00. Mrs Vaughn Stewart runs the concession stand and playground supervision.
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Sam Bower Jr
Dans Seee
Palasaide Park
Pineville
John Beckleheimer
Sante Bonsongia
Big Transport Plane Missing In Pacific Crash Search Ongoing
The US Air Force reports a C133 turboprop cargo plane with eight crew vanished over the Pacific en route to Midway from Tachikawa Japan. Japan’s Maritime Safety Board launched a three-vessel search 250 miles east of Tokyo after last contact at midnight. The four engine aircraft carried 47,000 pounds of cargo and disappeared 16 minutes after takeoff. the air force declared it missing at 7:45 a.m.
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Tokyo
US Air Force
Pacific Ocean
Midway Island
Japanese Maritime Safety Board
Pacific
Tachikawa
Air Force
Doctor Speaks On Cuba and Its Latin America Ties
Dr E A Delgado of St Lukes Hospital Bluefield told Bluefield Lions Club about Cuba and its relations with Latin America. A Cuban refugee who fled in November 1960 spoke at the West Virginian Hotel. Marvin Stone introduced the speaker while Dave Spracher announced the June 16 installation banquet and noted the June 21 Lions International Convention. Jim my Johns of Welch was elected director of District 29 N.
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E. A. Delgado
St. Lukes Hospital
Bluefield
Bluefield Lions Club
West Virginian Hotel
Cuba
Delgado
Latin America
Marvin Stone
Dave Spracher
West Virginia
Jimmy Johns
Welch
Piaf Undergoes New Operation After Short Hospital Exit
Paris AP Edith Piaf undergoes a new operation Friday a day after discharge for convalescence. Her condition Friday night was described as satisfactory. She had been in hospital for weeks following an earlier intestinal blockage operation.
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Paris
Edith Piaf
Miss Piaf
Woman Falls To Death From Notre Dame Tower
A unidentified woman aged 30 to 40 died after tumbling from a tower of Notre Dame in Paris on Friday. Tourists on the cathedral site witnessed the fall as she plunged onto the sidewalk below while climbing the 246 steps for a city view.
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Notre Dame
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