Marshall Pleads For Europe Aid
Secretary of State Marshall and ECA head Paul Hoffman urged restoring most House cuts to the European recovery program. They warned spending reductions risk wiping out the plan’s productive impact and delaying postwar recovery as Senate hearings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Marshall
Senate
Paul G. Hoffman
Tee Fareall
Hoffman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
State Department
Shall
U. S
Westminster Bible School Ends at Westminster Presbyterian
The Westminster Bible School closed a two week session at Westminster Presbyterian church with 125 total enrollees across beginning primary junior and intermediate departments. In Charleston June 11 state school superintendent W W Trent urged county superintendents to exercise greater care in issuing work permits to youths noting some permits were revoked for noncompliance with the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Trent
Charleston
W. Va
W. W. Trent
Antique Auction Sale in Bluefield and Masonic Funeral Notice
City and Coalfield announces a June 16 auction at 10 30 p m featuring walnut and cherry pieces from Mrs Witts Antique Shop at 1957 Va Ave Bluefield Virginia A special Bluefield Lodge 85 A F and A M will hold a funeral service for Geo A Taylor Sr Saturday June 12 at 1 30 pm at the Masonic Temple all attendees urged to bring cars Also a curb service snack interval advertised at Beacon Cumberland Road east of Leath Farms Open 11 am to 1 am
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lodge No
Bro
Geo. A. Taylor,Sr
Mercer Lodge No. 160
Masonic Temple
H. M. Underwood
W. M
L. M. Carper
Beacon
Cumberland Road
Leath Farms
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices from Bluefield and surrounding towns report services for George A. Taylor Sr. in Bluefield and other deaths including Russell V. Turpin of War, W. S. Billie Caskie of Lynchburg, and Samuel A. Hubbard of Bluefield. Details cover funeral times, burial sites, affiliations, and surviving relatives. Additional items note a Katherine resident killed in a mine accident and a Lansing funeral for Mrs Gleather Clark.
Williams R I P Former Delegate Dies in Richmond
Robert E. Williams former member of the house of delegates died in a Richmond Virginia hospital on Wednesday. His funeral is set for 11 o clock this morning at Grundy Methodist church with the Rev R V Pierce officiating. Burial will be in Pearisburg cemetery. Honorary pallbearers include E E Smith R R Peery R L Sutherland W C Smith Dr W W D Burks Jarrett F W Smith Hadley Arrington W S Kent J P Leon Payne C E Smith John W Thomas W L Dennis E M M Roth Roanoke va and members of the Buchanan and Dickenson county bar associations. Active pallbearers are John Meade Jack Charles Ernest Smith Arthur Wood Jennings Looner P V Dennis George W McGuire Dr Stuart Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkins Funeral Home
George A. Taylor
Ogg
Bell Glade
Maple Hil
Bluefield
C. G. Eastwood
Trinity Methodist Church
Taylor
W. R. Keesee
Hubert Rogers
May
Bertha Denton
Naomi Deston
Andrew, Jr
Billy Taylor
Bluefield College
Independence
Pocahontas Fueras
Pocahontas
Florida
Methodist Church
Belle Glade
Fla
Palm Beach County
Rotary Club
Kappa Omiceron Alpha Fraternity
Robert E. Williams
House of Delegates
Richmond
Grundy Methodist Church
R. V. Pierce
Pearisburg Cemery
E. E. Smith
R. R. Peery
R. L. Sutherland
W. C. Smith
W.W. D. Burks
Jarrett F. W. Smith
Hadley Arrington
W. 8
Kent
J. P. Leon
Payne
C. E. Smith
John W. Thomas
W. L. Dennis
E. MM. Roth
Roanoke
Buchanan
Dick Benson Couny
John Meade
Jack Charles
Ernest Smith
Arthur Wood
Jennings Looner
P. V. Dennis
George W. McGuire
Stuart Richardson
UN Delays Vote On Atomic Control Plan
The UN security council postponed action on the American atomic control plan until next week amid expectations of a Soviet veto. Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko blocked immediate action, while Philip Jessup urged approval of a scheme version dating to 1946. Cadogan supported Jessup, accusing Russia of refusing essential control elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
Security Council
Russia
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
U. S
Philip Jessup
Bernard M. Baruch
Gromyko
Jessup
Britain
Alexander Cadogan
College Student Suffers Gun Wound at Bluefield
A 23-year-old Bluefield college student, Philip Louis Gerard of New York, is in grave condition at Bluefield sanitarium after a personal safety related gun wound. Mrs. Norman Crawford of 2020 Jefferson Street heard a gunshot around 11 pm, finding Gerard in his upstairs room unresponsive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield College
Bluefield Sanitarium
Philip Louis Gerard
New York
Norman Crawford
Jefferson Street
Gerard
Pacha of Oujda Stabbed After Riot Funeral
Mohamed Hajoui the Pacha of Oujda in French Morocco was stabbed by a fanatic Muslim at the city during the funeral rites for Jewish riot victims dated June 7. The incident occurred June 11 in Oujda, amplifying tensions following the riots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oujda
French Morocco
Mohamed Hajoui
Pacha
Flowerbearers Named for Methodist Ladies Group
Horace Combs and Ishmael Fletcher will serve as flowerbearers for the Methodist church event with the role assigned to ladies of the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Combs
Ishmael Fletcher
The
Methodist Church
House Approves DP Admissions Measure
The House passed a bill to admit about 200000 displaced persons and 2000 Czech refugees plus thousands of unaccompanied orphans into the United States. The 289 to 91 vote followed two days of heated debate over immigration limits and DP camp figures. The bill now heads to a conference committee to reconcile with the Senate version.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
House
Senate
Fellows
R. Me
Europe
Germany
Italy
Austria
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
Javits
R. N.Y
Probers Seek Cause Of B. & O. Train Wreck
Laurel Md June 11 three inquiries were under way into a Baltimore and Ohio Diplomat wreck that killed a dining car employee John Davenport of Asbury Park N J and injured many. Investigations focus on possible track repair work as a factor while ICC examiners observe. Four cars derailed and were returned to the Mount Clare shops. rail 800 feet torn from the line was replaced in under seven hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Baltimore and Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Prince George's County
John Davenport
Asbury Park
N. J
Davenport
Mount Clare
Stassen Enters South in Push for GOP Nomination
Harold Stassen began a rapid southern swing predicting victory on the ninth ballot and calling for gradual civil rights changes. He urged state action with federal results emphasis, backed polls against tax and lynching restrictions, better schools and health, and better housing and living conditions during a quick news conference before touring southern campaign HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Harold Stassen
South
Truman
Stassen
City League Confab Ends As Delegates Talk Finances
Delegates from West Virginia League of Municipalities met in Bluefield to discuss municipal finances amid two day sessions. Bluefield Mayor A Harry West highlighted local industry data including coal output and payrolls while City Manager E P Mitchell presided. George Richardson Jr urged citizen government coordination and public service, stressing cooperation between people and government. A luncheon followed and an afternoon sightseeing tour completed the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia League of Municipalities Executive Committee
District 5
League
A. Harry West
Bluefield
Pocahontas
E. P. Mitchell
Harry F. King
Bland Street Methodist Church
William C. Snyder
West Virginia
George Richardson, Jr
Blue Field
Richardson
Pinnacle
City of
Mayor West
Alex B. Mahood
Kyle Brice
Bill Cousins
Tony Lotito
Roy O. .Bond
E. L. McClure
France seeks US armed pact amid Ruhr control plea
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault told parliament France wants a military alliance with the United States. He spoke while urging a western German government and an international control board to oversee the Ruhr industrial region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Georges Bidault
Ruhr
Senate asks UN to drop veto on disputes and new members
Washington June 11 The Senate passed the Vandenberg resolution urging the United Nations to drop the Security Council veto on peaceful settlement of disputes and on admission of new members It endorses regional defense under UN and a peacekeeping force It notes no House action is required and cautions against reviving open end military lend lease The measure supports U S role in collective peace and regional pacts while avoiding direct alliance with Europe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
Congress
House of
Truman
United Nations
Security Council
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Michigan
America
Europe
Russia
State Marshall
House
U. S
Chaplain Named for West Virginia Military District
Maj. John Foster, pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Clarksburg, was named chaplain for the West Virginia military district. He will be based at headquarters in south Charleston. The note adds that Jersey cattle first arrived in English agriculture in the ATT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Maj. John & Foster
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Clarksburg
West Virginia Military District
South Charleston
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Westminster Bible School
City and Coalfield
Winkler Stoker
Slation Guarantee Service
Ginna
Dia
McEfield
Mikrok
Agen At
Try
St. George's
Jerusalem
George A. Taylor, SR
Russell V. Turpin
Bishop, Va
Woodlawn
Billie) Caskie
W.S
Southern Textiles, Inc
Lynchburg
Watts Brothers
H. H. Cheatham
Samuel A. Hubbard
Samuel Augustus Hubbard
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mercer Funeral Home
C. H. Patterson
Monte Vista Cemetery
Masonic Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Mr. Hubbard
Appomattox County
Virginia
Powhatan
Betty Evans Hubbard
T. P. Hubbard
Fort Gay
Daniell
Mrs. Gleather Clark
Gleather Clark
Jenkin Jones
Lansing
N. C
Clark
Lillian Harman
T. T. Harman
Harman
Tazewell
Tommy
Billy Harman
Gratton
Juanita
Dorothy
William F. Bullin
Fayetteville
Katherine
Maitoaka
Bullin
William
Ella Burton Bullin
Arista
Hallie
Mona
Resthaven
Princeton
UMWA
Bailey
Naetoaka
Téleghyph Commercial, Pin’ Company
Canev
Frank Florsek
St. Louis
Forest Park Zoo
Paul Dix
Rusty
Welch
L. E. Rogers
Bob Bruce
New Martinsville
Lily
Bluefield, W. Ve
Jersey
Adin
Grey
Shorts
Silver Brand
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
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