Fire damages near 150000 at Red Ash tipple near Oakwood
Grundy firefighters fought a large blaze at the Red Ash Company tipple near Oakwood. The fire started late at night and burned until early morning. Firemen saved the coal chute and conveyor belt as damage totaled around 150000 dollars. Fire Chief E. E. Dixon identified the tipple as a coal storage and loading facility for trains and trucks.
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Red Ash Company
Oakwood
Noni’ Co
Oumont
Ipemiles
Grundy
de Stout
Oetarday
Grundy Fremen
Dulles Appeals to Patriotism and Religion
Dulles argues that patriotism supports a free American society tied to religion and moral self-control. He warns that freedom without religious underpinning breeds selfishness and decay, urging Americans to maintain duty and sacrifice for the common good.
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Dulles
Mountain Regions Reunited In South Viet Nam Ceremony
In Banmethuot South Viet Nam two mountain regions were formally united with the free South in a ceremony. Tribesmen kneeled before Premier Dinh Diem as breech clothed tribesmen with feathered headdresses beat on gongs. Diem wore a white sharkskin suit and drank rice wine through a bamboo tube to seal the new bonds.
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Banmethuot
South
Viet Nam
Free South
Ei Ia
Dinh Diem
Diem
Viae Nam
Eroven
Bao Dai
Two Virginia Women Die In Stuart Car Collision
Two Stuart women, Annie Hall Turner 29 and Maggie Hodge Dehart 29, were killed in a two car wreck on State Route 8 at Buffalo Ridge eleven miles north of Stuart. Randolph Boothe Conner 19 of Route 4 Stuart was treated for injuries as responders worked to clear the scene.
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Stuart
Buffalo Ridge
Here
Annie Hall Turner
Maggie Hodge Dehart
Randolph Boothe Conner
Stuart Hospital
Lan
Parking Lot Landing Nets Pilot Summons
Air Force Lt Steward B Perry of Winthrop Massachusetts made a forced landing on a foggy Queens parking lot while on leave from Louisiana in a private craft. He was charged with possessing an unauthorized vehicle in a restricted area and later continued his trip.
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New York
Air Force
Steward
Perry
Winthrop Mass
Louisiana
Dutch Children Burn To Death In Bus Fire
Dutch choir singers on a sightseeing trip endured a bus fire near Osnabrück. Two teenage girls died in the blaze and 43 others were aboard with several in critical condition. Authorities report that the bus exploded during the incident.
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Osnabrueck
Germany
Deaths and Funerals list James A Ramey and others
James Alderson Ramey 78 of Princeton died at home after 12:45 p m. He was born in Scott County Virginia married Alta E Lockhart in 1901. Survived by wife six sons six daughters, two brothers, a sister and six siblings. Funeral arrangements noted through Memorial Funeral Directory Pratt Memorial. Also listed are Carrie B Crosswhite of Marion Virginia died yesterday from heart condition with three sisters surviving. Otis William Howell of Crystal to have funeral at Pentecostal Holiness Church Montcalm tomorrow at 2 p m with burial at McComas. Survived by wife and several children and grandchildren.
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James A. Ramey
James Alderson Ramey
West View Avenue
Princeton
Scott County
Riley
Elizabeth Staller Ramey
Alta E. Lockheart
Charles
Claude Ra
Thelma Akers
Baltimore
B. L
Carrie B. Crosswhite
Marion
Mrs
Ory Ate
Saltville, Va
Hayden
Ports
Otis W. Howell
Otis Willam Howell
Crystal
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Montcalm
R. C. Bluewell
Mr. Howell
Neek
McComas
Poe Een
Fovers
D. E. Howell
Bluefield McComas
Deaths of Violet A Johnson and E B Bowling in Va and Pa
Violet Agnes Johnson age 26 of Raven Virginia died in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband Avery Johnson and four children Linda Jean Joyce Ann Betty Lou and Larry Eugene all of Raven. One brother Paul Wade of Charleston also survives. F B Bowing 74 of North Tazewell Virginia died at home after a four year illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Violet Agnes Johnson
Raven
Pittsburgh
Buchanan County
Beverly
Ollie Pack Wade
Avery Johnson
Linda Jean
Joyce Ann
Betty Lou
Larry Eugene
Raven, Va
Paul Wade
Charleston
Richlands Air Service
Hurst Scott
F. BE. Bowling
E. E. Bowling
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Civitan Charter To Be Presented By Bluefield Princeton Clubs
The Bluefield Civitan Club will host a dinner meeting with the Princeton Civitans at Olivers on the Bluefield Princeton Road to present the charter of the new Princeton Civitan unit. N R Coleman of Beckley and Civitan International Trustee Hagan Stevens are expected to attend. Civitan officials say members from across the country will travel to the event en route to the Civitan International convention in Asheville North Carolina.
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Bluefield Civitan Club
Princeton Civitans
Olivers
New Bluefield-Princeton Road
Bluefield Group
Princeton Civitan Club
Charles Roberts
Charleston
N. R. Coleman
Beckley
West Virginia
Civitan
Pcivitan International
Hagan Stevens
Civitan International
Bristol
Mishap Victim's Mother Reaches Bedside in Bluefield
Mrs Virginia Cook 31 and her eight year old son Donald Lee remained in critical condition after a Friday night crash near Rich Creek Virginia en route to Detroit Mid from Camp Lejeune North Carolina. The mother traveled to Bluefield to keep vigil at the bedside of the injured Marine Staff Sergeant Leo Cook and his wife.
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Virginia Cook
Donald Lee
Leo Cook
Detroit
Mid
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Immanuels Hollow
Rich Creek
Marshall's Juvenile Problems Meet Opens Today
Marshall hosts a two day conference on juvenile delinquency with sociology head Dr J T Richardson stating discussions will cover causes and possible solutions. Huntington lawyer John Roten will speak on a layman’s view of juvenile delinquency tomorrow morning followed by a banquet addressed by William W Roberts of the Cabell County Domestic Court in the evening.
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Marshall
J. T. Richardson
John Roten
Huntington
William W. Roberts
Cabell Ty Domestic Court
Wheeling Man Elected Typographical Conference President
Irvin M. Kelley of Altoona Pa was elected president of the TriState Typographical Conference at its 77th semi annual meeting in Meadville Pa He named Walter Burke from Wheeling West Virginia as second vice president and announced other officers at the two day gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Irvin M. Kelley
Altoona
TriState Phical
Walter Burke
Wheeling
W. Va
Stolen Beer From Parked Bluefield Truck
Eight cases of beer were taken from a Bluefield Ice and Storage Co. truck on Popular Street. The vehicle was found with broken locks on Sunday morning, with four brands missing among the only noted property theft.
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Bluefield Ice and Storage Co
Popular St
Champagne Lady Attacked by Nighttime Bandits
Miss Lon and her mother were attacked in Pasadena as her husband Robert W Waterman 31 arrived during a break in. The assailants beat them and bound Mrs Wyche with sheets, covering her face with tape. Waterman suffered bruises and possible ear drum injury. Mrs Wyche had a bloody nose and other injuries. Children unharmed. Jewelry stolen.
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Miss Lon
Robert W. Waterman
Pasadena
Mrs Wyche
Waterman
Thenterman
Wyche
Kefauver Urges Quick Check On Monopolies In U S Trends
Sen Kefauver spoke at the National Assn of Retail Grocers convention in Chicago calling for bold action to curb monopolies. He criticized the antitrust report as a nonenforcement brief and urged passage of the equality of opportunity bill to stop price undercutting against independent businesses.
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Chicago
Kefauver
D-Tenn
National Assn
Attorney General's Committee
Congress
Maryland Weather Outlook Clouds and Showers Monday
Rather cloudy and cooler with scattered showers in the Maryland mountains on Monday. Highs reach the upper 60s west and low 70s east. June 12 surveillance reports note four hour temperature and rainfall readings ending at 7.
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Maryland
Ate
Weather Bureau
Ingenious Woman Doffs Skirt To Douse Blazes
In Bishop California a woman and her husband spotted a forest blaze off Highway 395 in Rock Creek Canyon. The wife used her skirt as a water bucket to battle the fire until Forest Service rangers arrived and extinguished it.
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Bishop
Calif
U.S. Forest Service
Highway 395
Rock Creek Canyon
Forest Service
Cunard’s Media Sails as Seamen Strike Hits Transit
The 13,000 ton Media departs Liverpool for New York with 150 passengers amid a wildcat strike by British seamen. Other strikes cripple rail and port activity as Parliament prepares to debate the emergency crisis and Eden seeks formal ratification.
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London
New York
Cunard
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Britain
Southampton
House of Commons
Eden
College President Says Junior Schools Reach Integration Stage
San Antonio College president J. O. Loftin says 28 white students have applied for special courses at the Negro branch and that the two junior colleges are no longer segregated. He notes two Negro students were admitted to San Antonio College, formerly white only, with both San Antonio and St. Phillips College tax funded.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio College
J. O. Loftin
St. Phillips's College
Texas
Morgantown Nursing Education Meet Opens Soon
A two week Morgantown conference on human relations and supervision opens tomorrow at West Virginia University. Led by C Jeanette Oswald head of nursing education, the program features Alphonse C Sootkoos psychiatric nurse consultant for Michigan and Elizabeth E Fink university education professor and advisor for the West Virginia State Board of Examiners of nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Dept. of Nursing Education
West Virginia University
C. Jeanette Oswald
Alphonse C. Sootkoos
Michigan State Dept. of Mental Health
Elizabeth E. Fink
West Virginia State Board of Examiners of
Rare Earthquake Rocks Seoul at Dawn
Seoul endured a near minute long震 tremor at dawn with a thunderous report resembling an explosion. Authorities found no blast evidence and attributed the event to one of Korea's rare earthquakes in the capital.
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South Korea
Seoul
Korea
Eden's 58th Birthday Passes With Little Notice
The article notes Eden’s 58th birthday drew scant attention as industrial strife consumes much of his focus on the country’s prosperity, with attention diverted to labor unrest and economic concerns.
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Eden
Mountain Minstrels Of Two States Mark Music Festival
Mountain minstrels from Kentucky and West Virginia gathered at the Wee House in the Woods in Ashland to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the American Folk Song Festival. The program lasted about one and a half hours after showers. veterans like Aunt Polly Triplett and Rosie Day performed on a primitive dulcimer and sang traditional songs.
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Ashland
Joanet Almantad
Polly Triplett
Rosie Day
James Cook Named State DAV Head in West Virginia
James Cook of Bluefield was elected state commander of the West Virginia Department, Disabled American Veterans. The Marine veteran of World War II succeeds Howard Bhiliot of Vienna at the final session of a two day meeting in Parkersburg. Ernest E. Frey of Bluefield is treasurer and temporary adjutant.
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Parkersburg
James Cook
Bluefield
West Virginia
Cook
Howard Bhiliot
Vienna
Third Tazewell Youth Charged With Robbery
A third Tazewell County youth was arrested in connection with the Great Oaks Store robbery at Clear Fork near Amonate. John Widener 22 of Dry Fork is charged with breaking and entering and jailed. Earlier, Alonzo Peery 25 and Marvin Crouse 23 of Dry Fork were arrested in relation to the same robbery. They are charged with stealing groceries meat and other merchandise from the store Sunday night June 5.
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Tazewell County
Great Oaks
Clear Fork
Amonate
B. L. Mathena
John Widener
Dry Fork
Cer
Alonzo Peery
Marvin Crouse
Mathena
Grapefruit Truck Runs Uncontrolled in Redlands Crash
A grapefruit-laden truck from El Centro crashed through seven vehicles in Redlands downtown at 5:30 p.m. Three people were injured. Driver Elmer Lee Ramsay, 30, escaped the blaze with minor cuts after brakes failed on the downgrade.
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Redlands
Calif
San Francisco
Highway 99
Orange St
el Centro
Elmer Lee Ramsay
Ramsay
Crystal Springs
Truck Drivers Die After Paying High Rent With Fire
Two Midwestern truck drivers slept in a truck trailer to avoid $4 rooms in Long Branch New Jersey and perished in a fire caused by a discarded cigarette. Victims are Manuel J. Johnson and Edward D. Schaefer, both mising details. Police say asphyxiation and carbon monoxide poisoning killed them as the vehicle burned. Capt. D Purcell noted they were last seen in a West End coffee shop and complained lodging costs were too high.
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Long Branch
N. J
Manuel J. Johnson
Washington St
Alexandria
Ind
American
Red Bull Transit
Indianapolis
Edward D. Schaefer
West 24Th St
Cleveland
Capt
Or D. Purcell
West End
Boone County youth dies after bicycle mishap
Ra Kinder, 14, of Greenview Boone County, died after a bicycle accident near his home. He died in Madison General Hospital where he was treated after the mishap. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Snowden Kinder a brother and two sisters.
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Madison
W. Va
Boone County
Ra Kinder
Greenview
Madison General Hospital
Hospital
Snowden Kinder
Poca Man Found Dead In Street
Jessie Everett Fowler of Kontas Virginia was found lying on the ground in street. Airman A3C Henry Perdue on leave flagged a motorist who helped investigate. Fowler clutching his side, police summoned. man identified as Powler transferred and others named in report.
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Jessie Everett Fowler
Kontas
Henry Perdue
Fowler
Marsh
Perdue
An . Powler
Prew
Pawhuska
Okla
Boodwright
Austinville Opens Vacation Bible School at Three Churches
Vacation Bible Schools begin Monday June 13 at Bethany Forest at Ivanhoe and Trinity Austinville on Lead Mines circuit. Bethany hours 9 to 12 noon with Mrs Lutie Grimes directing. Forest church school led by Mrs E E Early and Trinity Austinville school runs 6 to 8 pm directed by Mrs Lester Spraker.
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Austinville
Lead Mines
Bethany
Forest
Ivanhoe
Trinity
Lutie Grimes
E. E. Early
Forest Church
Trinity School
Lester Spraker
Meares
Raleigh Boy Leaves For Six Week Europe Africa Tour
Mrs Irene Grates of Albans accompanies her son David Frost young Raleigh traveler on a six week tour to Europe and Africa. He previously visited Cuba and his mother is a veteran traveler with trips to Europe in 1953 New Zealand the Podligatnes and Hawaii.
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Irene Grates
Albans
David
W. H. Frost
Beckley
Cuba
Athens Youth Injured as Jeep Flips on WV 12
An Athens youth was severely injured and four others treated for cuts after a jeep overturned on West Virginia 12 near Ingleside. Glen Martin, 22, driver, suffered a broken collar bone and dislocated shoulder. Identified occupants were Carl Martin 20, Carl Butler 23, and Hubert White 20, all Athens residents. The crash occurred on a curve between Ingleside and Oakvale, the vehicle struck a tree, roof ripped off, and occupants were briefly trapped beneath. All four were treated at Princeton Memorial Hospital and released.
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Athens
W. Va
Ingleside
Bluefield
Glen Martin
Carl Martin
Carl Butler
Hubert White
Princeton Memorial Hospital
E. D. Bazzie
Oakvale
Onen
Bie Martin E Nea Jeep
Bazzie
Daniel
Nies
Morticians of State Convene in Huntington
The West Virginia Funeral Directors Association begins its 61st annual convention in Huntington with about 300 delegates expected to attend. The event runs June 13 and features sessions on industry standards and bereavement services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
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Grundy Firemen
Big Blaze
South Viet Nam
Virginia
Nehru Tours
Kremlin
Jawarharlal Nehru
India
Moscow
Nehru
V. M. Molotov
Lrich
North
Richlands Hospital
Riggeer
Fred
Bakersville
Carrie Crosswhite
Mrs. Avery Johnson
Delanite Trem
Lon
U. S
Atlanta
Boston
Jacksonville
Memphis
Miami
New Orleans
Washington
Mar Donachy
Ring
Erie
Margaret
John E. Neu
Bert
Mrs. Donachy
John
Joseph Donachy
Mountain Minstrels of
Two States
Mark Music Festival
Younger
E. J A
County
J Scaggs
Polly
Thomas
NBC
DAV
Ernest 8
Frey of
Raleigh Boy
Owsfield
WE Church
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