Hearing Tentatively Set On Trooper Deputy Gunfight Charges
A hearing is tentatively set for June 2 on charges from a May 27 gun battle in Dickenson County Virginia that wounded State Trooper J B Atwood and Russell County Deputy Sheriff Jack Banner. Banner faces shooting with intent to kill charges. Atwood faces a similar charge. Banner is in hospital and released on bond. Atwood faces no bond. Banner's civil suit relates to a 1960 jail booking fatality in which Spurrier testified Banner's gun was used. The civil case moves toward trial on June 2 before Judge Cantwell.
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Clintwood
Virginia
Russell County
Sear Haysi
Dickenson
J. W. Bur- Tow
J. B. Atwood
Atwood
Jack Banner
Burrow
Banner
Kingsport
Tenn
Dickenson County Commonwelth
Hansel Fleming
Fleming
Sherif
J. E. (Caney) Boyd
James Ira Spurrier
Spurrier
Boyd
Lebanon
Abingdon
Washington County
Raymond J. Boyd
Trail
Joe Cantwell
Bristol
No Changes In Vote Figures In Municipal Election
The council accepted the June 7 vote figures with no changes and no recount. Newly elected serve four years: Ward 1 Thomas M. Jones, Ward 2 J. W. Marshall, Ward 3 Willie J. Reece, Ward 4 Hode White. They join Mayor E. W. Anderson and at large councilmen J. C. Crockett and Amos Beam, term not expiring until 1963. Five candidates ran in Ward 1, two in Ward 2, three in Ward 3, and two in Ward 4.
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Thomas M. Jones
J. W. Marshall
Willie J. Reece
Hode White
E. W. Anderson
J. C. Crockett
Amos Beam
Ruling Upholds AEC On Nuclear Plant Decision
The Supreme Court lets the Atomic Energy Commission delay final approval of a construction permit for Power Reactor Development Co.’s Enrico Fermi fast breeder reactor near Lagoona Beach Monroe Michigan until the plant is built. Justice Brennan wrote for the majority with Justices Douglas and Black dissenting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Power Reactor Development Co
Enrico Fermi
Lagoona Beach
Monroe
Mich
William J. Brennan
William ©. Douglas
Hugo L. Black
Tokyo Population Totals 9,857,818
Tokyo reports population totals for May 1 showing 9,857,818 residents with 5,000,608 males and 4,767,210 females.
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Tokyo
Blue Lustre Proven as Home Carpet Cleaner
A home tested cleaning product claim shows Blue Lustre passes long term quality tests by Mrs. Homemaker. The advertisement asserts carpets stay beautiful and clean, with one half gallon capable of cleaning three 9 by 12 rugs using any shampooer or brush.
Geology Pupils Study In Nature
Fifteen West Virginia University geology students have moved directly to topographic studies and evening lab work. The group includes Roy L. Bever Clarksburg Donald E Crigger Parkersburg Stuart L Dean William L Hines Summersville Richard H Martin Bluefield Robert L Perkins Moundsville Gary J Tilton Charleston Harold E Wimner Keyser Martin A Burless Jr Bobtown Pa Nils P Johannesen Wellersburg Pa Harry E Shafer Jr Hazelton Pa Richard S Koep pen Cedar Grove Nj Martin D Matthews Cranford Nj Cumberland
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Morgantown
West Virginia University Geology
Roy L. Bever
Clarksburg
Donald E. Crigger
Parkersburg
Stuart L. Dean
William L. Hines
Summersville
Richard H. Martin
Bluefield
Robert L. Perkins
Moundsville
Gary J. Tilton
Charleston
Harold E. Wimner
Keyser
Martin A. Burless Jr
Bobtown
Nils P. Johannesen
Wellersburg
Harry E. Shafer Jr
Hazelton
Richard S. Koeppen
Cedar Grove
N.J
Martin D. Matthews
Cranford
Cumberland
Arrest Expected in Skeleton Case Near Skeleton Bones
State police announced an arrest is expected in connection with a skeleton found Saturday. Papers near the bones carry the name Claude Wills, a former resident of Pre.
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Claude Wills
Pre
Speech Clinic Opens in Wyoming County
The Wyoming County Society for Crippled Children and Adults started a six week speech program in Pineville on Monday. Directed by Miss Karen Laykun a speech major from Ohio University she led during 1960 and 1961 Sigma Kappa Sigma Alpha Eta Women’s League Panhellenic Athena staff and the school speech clinic.
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Wyoming County Society For Crippled Children
Pineville
Karen Laykun
Ohio University
Rose Receives BA in Physical Education at MH Commencement
Ronald Gene Rose son of Mrs Myrtle Rose and the late Vivian Rose of Pineville earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education at MH commencement. A Pineville High School graduate, he is married to Patty Ann Moses of Beckley and will teach in Wyoming County Schools when the new term begins in August.
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Ronald Gene Rose
Myrtle Rose
Vivian Rose
Pineville
Commencemenon
Pineville High School
Patty Ann Moses
Beckley
Wyoming
Mt Zion Baptists Plan Bible School
Mt Zion Baptist Church will host a daily vacation Bible school from June 19 to June 30. Sessions run 9 a m to noon with the theme Jesus Our Savior. David Sims serves as general chairman and Mrs Maxine Cooper is superintendent.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Jesus, Our Savior
David Sims
Maxine Cooper
B'nai B'rith Lodge Meets At Matz Hotel Ballroom
Irving Selig presides as the Bluefield Princeton Lodge No. 967 B'nai B'rith holds a regular meeting this evening at 7:45 in the Matz Hotel Ballroom. A film titled Israel, An Adventure will be shown.
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Irving Selig
Bluefield - Princeton
B'nai B'rith
Matz
Israel
Weather By The Associated Press West Virginia Outlook
Partly cloudy hot and humid conditions expected in West Virginia on Tuesday with highs near seasonal norms and potential lingering humidity through the day. Regions may experience scattered brief showers later in the afternoon.
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Wes
Virginia
Voter filings detail districts and committee contenders
Listings show candidates for each district and party, including addresses and occupations. Republicans nominate Ward 1 John H. Ward and Ward 2 William B. Houston, with others across wards. Democrats list Clifton Neal and Daisy Williamson in Ward 1 and additional names in Wards 2 to 8.
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John H. Ward
William B. Houston
Elizabeth Graves
K. C. Lovejoy
B. L. Sims
Martha Dooley
Patrick H. Wilson
Barbara Lilly Hood
Fred R. Davis
John R. McGhee
Martha Martin
Clifton T.neal
Acting Dean Named at West Virginia University
Dr. Thomas C. Campbell Jr. was named acting dean of the WVU College of Commerce, announced Tuesday by acting President Clyde L. Colson.
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Morgantown
Thomas C. Campbell Jr
West Virginia University College of Commerce
Clyde L. Colson
Coal Executive to Speak at Bluefield Rotary Club Meeting
Dennis Lee McElroy executive vice president of Consolidation Coal Co will address the Bluefield Rotary Club today at the West Virginian Hotel He was born in Moundsville trained at WVU earning bachelor and master degrees in mining engineering He led WVU mining extension Virginia Tech mining department and WV War Production Board coal section before joining Consolidation Coal Co in 1943 He is married to Opal Lucille Hill with one son Arch Leslie.
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Bluefield Rotary Club
Dennis Lee McElroy
Consolidation Coal Co
West Virginian
McElroy
Moundsville
West Virginia University
WVU
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
West Virginia
School of Mines and Industrial Extension
War Production Board
Opal Lucille Hill
Arch Leslie
Adlai Arrives In Paraguay
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson arrived in Asuncion on a special plane for talks with Paraguay's dictator President Alfredo Stroessner. He was welcomed by Foreign Minister Raul Sapena Pastor as over 2,000 people greeted him amid cold and drizzle before heading to the presidential palace. Stevenson has just completed a two day visit to Brazil and had condemned dictatorships at a prior news conference.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Adlai E. Stevenson
Brazil
Alfredo Stroessner
Kennedy
Stevenson
Raul Sapena-Pastor
Rio de Janeiro
Alfred Stroessner
Five Day Forecast With Above Normal Lows and Rain
The forecast shows above normal low temperatures around 60 degrees in the south and 54 degrees in the north, with above normal highs near 80 in the north and 85 in the south. Expect minor daily fluctuations and a total precipitation of about half an inch from scattered showers and thundershowers Tuesday and again Thursday or Friday.
Death notice for Sam C. Brookshire in Bluefield Virginia
Funeral arrangements set for Sam C. Brookshire 47 of Bluefield Virginia who died at home Monday morning. World War II Navy veteran, member of First Methodist Church and Harman Masonic Lodge with survivors Helen Painter Brookshire Mary Ellen Sammy and others. Body at Dudley Memorial Mortuary pending wife's arrival from Florida.
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Sam C. Brookshire
Bluefield
Britt Eeeval
First Methodist Church
Harman Masonic Lodge No
Helen Painter Brookshire
Mary Ellen
Sammy
Brookshire
Kissimmee
Statesville
N. C
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Florida
Four Virginia towns vote in today’s municipal elections
Voters in Grundy Tazewell North Tazewell and Athens go to the polls for separate city elections. Contested races include Grundy and Tazewell mayors with multiple council seats up. Incumbents face opposition in several races while Athens features the Citizens Ticket led by B Rouse Cook.
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Grundy
Tazewell
North Tazewell
Athens
Notary Commissions Approved By Court
Mercer County Court on Monday approved notary commissions for W. C. Wilson Jr. Clarence E. Kirk Harold F. Porterfield of Bluefield R. W. Edwards and Joyce M. Godfrey of Princeton following applications for public notary authority.
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Mercer County Court
W. C. Wilson Jr
Clarence E. Kirk
Harold F. Porterfield
Bluefield
R. W. Edwards
Joyce M. Godfrey
Princeton
Deaths and Funerals in Tazewell and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries list several local deaths including Dixie Lawson of Cincinnati and Garland Gilbert of Cleveland with services at First Church of God and Deel Church. Details cover burial plans, survivors across multiple families, and funeral arrangements with local mortuaries and cemeteries.
Murder suicide in Christiansburg leaves two dead
In Christiansburg Montgomery County officers ruled a murder death by own action. A 50 year old woman killed her mother with a shotgun in a mountainside home and then took her own life. The daughter Hazel Dove, 50, also died from a shotgun blast in the same house.
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Christiansburg
Montgomery County
R. H. Grubbs
Beatrice Walters
Emmett Dove
Funerals Arranged for Martha Sue Baxter and Martha E Fulcher
Martha Sue Baxter of Glen Lyn Virginia funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Baptist Church Rich Creek with burial at Birch Lawn Cemetery Pearisburg. Johnston Funeral Home Oakvale in charge. Martha E Fulcher of Oakvale funeral rescheduled Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Goodwins Chapel Oakvale with burial at Hill Cemetery. Bailey Funeral Home of Princeton listed.
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Bell
Martha Sue Baxter
Glen Lyn
Baptist
Rich Creek
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Johnston Funeral Home
Oakvale
Fulcher
Martha E
Goodwin's Chapel
Hill Cemetery
Baily Funeral Home
Princeton
Southern District Workshop Planned
The Princeton Woman's and the Princeton Civic club will jointly host a noonday luncheon on Wednesday June 14 at Town Country Restaurant in Princeton. Mrs Wayne Reynolds of Beckley district president will open by sharing her best program of the year.
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Princeton Woman's
Princeton Civic Bone
Town Country
Princeton
Wayne Reynolds
Beckley
Ohio Man Charged With Littering Fugitive Charged In Highway Incident
A 20 year old Lorain County man Charlie E. Newman will appear before JP Jim Belcher this morning on a littering charge. State Trooper W S Young reported Newman was caught discarding litter on the New Hope Road Sunday at about 6 30 p m.
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Loraine
JP Jim Belcher
W. S. Young
Charlies E. Newman
New Hope Road
Youth Charged After Rampage in Princeton
A 19 year old Princeton resident Jody Whittaker faces a drunk driving charge after a rampage in Stumpy Bottom late Sunday into Monday. Trooper Young said about 20 complaints were logged about speeding and racing since midnight. Whittaker’s car was heavily damaged Monday at 11 45 a m, and he reportedly made two wine purchases from an illegal source.
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Princeton
JP Jim Belcher
N & W Coal Loadings Rise to 26,169 Cars in Roanoke Week
Norfolk and Western Railway coal loadings jumped to 26,169 cars last week in Roanoke, the highest since June 1960. The total surpassed the prior week’s 24,008 and the June 11, 1960 figure of 26,002, marking a peak not seen since the week ending June 4, 1960. Loadings by days follow in the report.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
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