District 6 American Legion Elects New Officers
W B Henderson of Welch was elected commander and H A Callaway of Beckley was named vice commander at the District No 6 convention in Gary West Virginia. Delegates to the national convention in Miami include Paul Duncan Gary Bob Perkins Bluefield and Bill Fougate. Beckley alternates are Fleming A Jones Jr Kimball E B Roginson Welch and Thomas Moses Gary. The group endorsed Don Wilson Parkersburg for national commander and Tommy Jones Beckley for State department commander. They criticized defense department delays in notifying next of kin about Korea casualties.
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Gary
W. Va
W. B. Henderson
Welch
American Legion
H. A. Callaway
Beckley
National American Legion
Miami
Fla
Paul Duncan
Bob Perkins
Bluefield
Bill Fougate
Fleming A. Jones, Jr
Kimball
E. B. Roginson
Thomas Moses
Don Wilson
Parkersburg
Tommy Jones
State Department
Defense Department
Korea
Two Diplomats Still Missing
The manhunt for two missing British diplomats continues with efforts focused on France and Italy. Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison faces Parliament on the disappearance and the head of Britain's counter-espionage agency travels to Washington to confer with the FBI as agents press a trail for Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Italy
Herbert Morrison
Parliament
Britain
Washington
FBI
Secret Service
Donald MacLean
Guy Burgess
Rennes
Guy
Rome
Burgess
Paris
MacLean
I Tempo
Florence
Strange Markers Found In Wise County
Big Laurel Virginia June 10 Strange discoveries on The Pound in Wise County date to early settlements. Charcoal pits furnaces on Bad Branch, a carved stone bearing Swift, and a beech with names Monday Augustus Gufferson hint at Swift's Silver Mine tale. Seven springs near Pine Mountain fuel local legends and a balancing stone points where something may be buried.
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James Taylor Adams
Big Laurel
Wise County
Virginia
Col
Christopher Gist
Ohio Country
Boyd Bolling
William
Gullett’s Ridge
Cumberland
Sam Maggard
Swift
Pound Rivers
Bollings
William and Boyd
Pound
Jeremiah Bolling
South Fork
Augustus
Gufferson
Monday
Monde
Flat Gap
Pine Mountain
Seven Springs
Pakistan Pushes Textile Production
Pakistan speeds a textiles program aiming for self sufficiency by 1956 with a target of 1 035 000 spindles. An emergency plan started in 1950 seeks 250 000 spindles in two years costing about 22 500 000 dollars. The government has bought 150 000 spindles to date 100 000 from the United Kingdom and 50 000 from Japan. A mission is in Japan negotiating the rest. Only 21 cotton textile mills operate in Pakistan.
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Karachi
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Japan
Truman Returns to Blair House After Weekend Cruise
President Truman returns to Blair House at 4 30 p m after a weekend aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg returning from a brief cruise.
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HST
Washington
Truman
Blair House
Williamsburg
Fatal Electrocution Mishap Hits Young Sailer
In Elkton Maryland a 15 year old girl Anne Price of Kensington died after her sail boat mast struck a 2300 volt high tension wire. Neighbor Robert Paris of Rutledge rescued her but she died after over an hour of artificial respiration.
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Elkton
R. C. Dodson
Anne H. Price
Kensington
Elk River
Oldsfield Point
Dodson
Price
Robert Paris
Rutledge
Price Girl
Hollins College Alumnae Elect New Leader at Roanoke
Hollins College Alumnae Association elected Mrs. Charlie P. Orr of Wynnewood Pennsylvania as president for two years. Roanoke residents Mrs. James Izard and others were appointed to key posts and the board of directors includes Mrs. John E. Jackson Pittsburgh Miss Bernard M. Berkeley Roanoke Mrs. James F. Hoge New York City Mrs. William Ragsdale Jamestown and Mrs P R Gilmer Shreveport Louisiana replacing the late Mrs Lamotte Blakely of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Hollins College
Charlie P. Orr
Wynnewood
Orr
Hollins Board of Trustees
George S. Seackerford, Jr
James. Izard
John E. Jackson
Pittsburgh
Bernard M. Berkeley
James F. Hoge
New York City
William Ragsdale
Jamestown
P. R. Gilmer
Shreveport
I.a
Lamotte Blakely
Richmond
Giles County Mines Win Safety Awards
The bureau of mines announced 134 mines earned certificates of achievement in safety for 1950 by recording 30,000 or more man hours without a lost-time injury. Among those recognized are two Kimballton lime mines in Giles County Virginia operated by Standard Lime and Stone Co. and National Gypsum Co.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Maryland-Virginia
West Virginia-Pennsylvania
Kimballton Lime
Giles County
Standard Lime & Stone Co
National Gypsum Co
Gate City Youth Dies After Moccasin Creek Blast
A 15-year-old Gate City high school student, Adrian Noel Davy, died in a Kingsport Tennessee hospital after a dynamite charge exploded in his hand on Moccasin Creek shores. He suffered injuries late Friday and is survived by his parents and many siblings.
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Gate City
Kingsport
Tenn
Adrian Noel Davy
Day
Front Line Bathers Produce New Gimmick
Marines on a central Korea front devise a bath tub using a discarded napalm bomb half filled with water. The improvised device serves as a portable cleaning station for weary reconnaissance Marines replacing helmet baths.
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Korea
Methodists Announce 13 New Appointments in Beckley District
The Beckley district lists thirteen new appointments led by O H Logan Ansted Station and Homer Elkins Ansted circuit with Robert Engle Barreto and H E Shuck Hatcher among others. Retained pastors include Clinton Miler Beaver Blue Jay Beckley C A Hillman First and Ray W Wilson East Beckley among many in Fayetteville Summersville Oak Hill and surrounding congregations.
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Beckley
O. H. Logan
Ansted
Homer Elkins
Robert Engle
Barreto
H. E. Shuck
Rex Henderson
Stephenson
H. C. Wisman
Central
Summersville
Clinton Miler
Beaver-Blue Jay
C. A. Hillman
L. D. Roe
Temple
H. N. Boley
Bethel Circuit
Rexford Workman
Brushton
C. O. Damron
Ear
Ray W. Wilson
East Beckley
R. L. O'Dell
Fayetteville Station
James Brady
Fayetteville Central
C. D. Walker
Fireco
C. G. Roark
Harper-Eccles
H. D. Sloan
Hilltop
Earl C. Bowster
Itmann
C. F. Cooper
Jeffrey
O. H. Huffman
Kincaid
A. F. Clendenin
Mabscott - McAlpin
James Dew
Mahone Chapel
L. M. Legg
Maplewood
Emory McGraw
Marsh Fork
O. H. Dorsey
Mullens
C. G. Eastwood
Oak Hill
S. A. Harford
Pineville
T. E. Rutledge, Jr
Powellton
Albert Noe
Scarbro
A. F. Gregory
Summersville Station
Lee Richardson
Tams
Harry Mikels
Van
R. H. Kennedy
Winding Gulf
B. L. Moss
Winona
Pioneer Resident Claimed By Death
Betty Douthat 83 a pioneer of Bluefield since 1889 died at her daughter's home in Monroe Street She arrived in Bluefield in 1889 and was the oldest member of Bland Street Methodist Church Funeral services set for 2 30 p m at Hawkins mortuary chapel with burial in Walnut Grove cemetery Also notes multiple other obituaries and funeral arrangements for Roger Atkins Virgie Jackson Maggie Hess John White and others with details of ages kin and burial sites
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Betty Douthat
Bluefield
R. L. Burgess
Monroe St
Douthat
Burgess
Wytheville
Martin and
Elmira Weiser
C. Edward Douthat
Frank
Bland Street Methodist Church
Church Circle
Virginia Asher
Hawkins Mortuary Chapel
Glenn Stewart
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Roger Lee Atkins
Rev L. Atkins
Fourth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Eugene May
First Christian Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Maggie Hess
Jacob Hess
Red Ash
Richlands
Russell County
Hess
Billy
Katherine Price Rose
Honaker
Alice Price
Angie Stump
Dublin
Zero Hess
W. Va
Nair Hess
Van
John L. White
Raven
Pounding Mill
Richard White
Tazewell
Norfolk and Western Railway
Raven - Red Ash Coal Company
Grace Methodist Church
Raven Methodist Church
Grace Steele White
Joe H
George W White
Jesse K White
Alice Maynard
Washington, D
Florence Johnson
Baltimore
Eva Johnson
Cedar Bluff
Oahu
Red Men's Lodge
John M. White
Fred White
William Linkenhaker
Byron Smith
Jack White
Jimmy Austin
Junior Dempsey
Ralph Boyd
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Thieves Loot Auto on Ramsey Street
Steve Bourne reports a theft from his car on Ramsey Street late Saturday night. A baseball glove valued at 16 dollars and a blue and white sweater were taken. Bourne is unsure if the vehicle was locked and police found no sign of a break in.
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Steve Bourne
Bryant Street
Ramsey Street
Bourne
Convict Shot While Making Break at Camp 31
Bland Convict John Kelly is in serious condition at a Pulaski hospital after being shot with buckshot during an attempted escape from Camp 31 in the Rocky Gap area between Bland and Bluefield West Virginia. Guard H G Burke reported pellets hit his back and lodged in his stomach.
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Pulaski
John Kelly
Camp 31
Rocky Gap
Bland
Bluefield
W. Va
H. G. Burke
Kelly
Knickerbocker Train Derails Near Muncie Injuring 26
Eleven cars of the New York Central Knickerbocker passenger train jumped the tracks near Muncie Indiana injuring 26. Fourteen passengers and twelve crew members were hurt none seriously. All were treated at Ball Memorial hospital. One passenger coach overturned in the derailment that split the train.
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Muncie
Ind
New York Central
Knickerbocker
Ball Memorial Hospital
Bicycle Built For Four Is Located In Calgary
A rare eight foot long four seat bicycle rests in Calgary at Matt B. Wolthuts’s shop. The inventor and welder by trade has spent his life building repairing and racing bicycles. The unique contraption came from an old shop that went out of business years ago.
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Calgary
Matt B. Wolthuts
Matt
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