Republicans Win In Hinton Contest
W. P. Raines, Grundy Auto dealer, won the mayor’s seat with 265 votes over incumbent John M. Anderson, a real estate dealer, who had 114. Six councilmen were elected with votes: Musick 223, Buskirk 197, Crane 194, Fowler 192, and two other names. Several incumbents and challengers were defeated in the Tazewell area elections.
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W. P. Raines
Grundy
John M. Anderson
Anderson
Teir
J. Musick
Bill Buskirk
P. V. Crane
A. B. W. Eanth
F. B. Fowler
L. V. Ae
Smith
E L
Johnson
Harris
C. W
Clyde Ratlett
Mac Cox
Fairmont Elects Four Unopposed in Municipal Ballot
In Fairmont four party nominees won city director seats with a May 10 primary having 19 candidates. Democrat William Meyer and Democrat J Patrick Beacom plus Republicans Albert Robinson and Charles Jenkins will decide mayor and other posts after July 1. write in candidate Haymond Alltop drew 781 votes. turnout was about 25 percent.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
Haymond A. Alltop
Marion County
West Virginia
Alltop
William G. Meyer
J. Patrick Beacom
Albert F. Robinson
Charles A. Jenkins
Hinton
B. Eagle
John W. Cook
Eagle
Cook
Walter E. Ye van Trail
E. L. Corker
E. Dressler
Panhandle
Wellsburg
New Cumberland
New Martinsville
Wetzely
Charles W. McDonald
Richard Armstrong
Patsy Cipolletti
Wellsburg Ae
Satange
New Soporte
Jakie Fuccy
Boy Scout Executive Accepts Deputy Post
W Courtland W Baker longtime Boy Scout executive since 1953 resigns to become deputy regional executive in Region 6 with offices in Atlanta effective Sept 1. He previously led councils in Spartanburg Wilmington N C Huntington W Va and served as scout executive before his current post.
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Stonee
Courtland W. Baker
Atlanta
Baker
North
Carolina
Georgia
Flor- Baker
Spartanburg
D. C
Wilmington
N. C
Hunington
W. Va
Turnpike Group trims Patteson salary and mulls billboards
The West Virginia Turnpike Commission cut General Manager Okey Patteson’s $20 000 annual pay by 7500 and reduced an assistant’s salary by 1500 as of July 1. The panel also discussed outdoor advertising along the highway amid protests from garden clubs and noted a proposed three year contract for 28 billboards on U S routes. A federal road cost study will examine truck tolls on the 88 mile Charleston to Princeton stretch. In health news Gov Marland announced funding cuts will eliminate health officers in Greenbrier Monroe and Taylor counties and seven state health department positions.
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Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Okey Patteson
Catteena's
Rantiaat
Commission
Turnpike Commission
Okey L. Patteson
Patteson
al Carey
Kanawha
Turnpike
U. S
Princeton
Bureau of Public Roads
Greenbrier
Monroe
Taylor
Marland
Health Department
N. H. Dyer
Paul B. Shanks
Pocahontas
Preston
Taylor County
Preston County
Weather half page forecast for Maryland West Virginia Ohio
Weather report summarizes June 4 temperature forecasts across Maryland West Virginia and Ohio. Maryland expects sunny Wednesday 70 to 75 with 65 to 70 in the west. Wednesday night fair with little change. Thursday fair and warmer. West Virginia cloudy and warmer with highs mid 70s. Wednesday 67 to 74 west. Thursday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Ohio mostly sunny with clouds and a chance of showers in the south. Wednesday slightly warmer in the afternoon. Thursday fair and warmer. Washington notes June 4 weather bureau 24 hour report ending 7 p.m.
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Aryland
Wadnesden
West Virginia
Onio
Washington
Weather Bureau
Bluefield Boy Injured In Hit And Run Mishap
A four or five year old Bluefield boy, son of Jack Richardson of 215 Monroe St., was injured when a parked vehicle was struck by a moving car on Ramsey Street. He suffered a deep forehead gash and was treated before being released. The striking car fled the scene.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Street
Roderick Richardson
Jack Richardson
Monroe St
Bluefield Douteyiama
Ana
Richardson
Pitcairn Island Island and Mutineers
Pitcairn Island is a British possession in Polynesia covering about two square miles. It is peopled by descendants of the mutineers of H M Bounty and remains a remote colonial outpost.
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Pitcairn Island
British Island
Polynesia
H. M
Bounty
Civitan Founder Honors New Club at Princeton Charter
Civitan International founder Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire was surprise guest at the Princeton Civitan Club charter dinner. He presented the charter to West Virginia’s only Civitan chartered unit, at Oliver Stadium on the Bluefield Princeton Road. Over 100 Civitans and wives attended, with dignitaries N. R. Coleman Hagan Stevens and Charlies Roberts present. W. A. Dempsey accepted the charter, and Glenn A. Manning outlined future club activities.
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Courtney W. Shropshire
Civitan International
Princeton Civitan Club
Shropshire
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
West Virginia
Civitan
Dr. Shropshire
Olivers
New Bluefield
Princeton Road
Princeton Club
Bluefield Club
Civitans
N. R. Coleman
W. Va
Hagan Stevens
Bristol
W. A. Dempsey
Glenn A. Manning
Virginia education body seeks funds to meet school needs
A Virginia advisory legislative council committee heard calls for more state money and stronger local effort to fund schools. The Virginia Education Assn proposes a 20 million dollar equalization fund to supplement local salaries and urged localities to contribute more. The session noted delays in delivering a study report due to many factors affecting public schools.
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Virginia Education Body
Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Virginia Education Assn
VEA
J. Rupert Picott
Eene Assn
VTA
Senate
State Capitol
Del
Harry B. Davis
Princess Anne
Davis
General Assembly
VALC
Second Store Burglary Reported To Officials
A Mercer County coal company store, Virginia B. Coal Co. at McComas, was burglarized stealing merchandise. The American Coal Co. Piedmont Colliery at Widemouth was hit the previous night with shoes clothing foodstuffs and cigarettes taken. Troopers Harvey and Wynne of the Princeton State Police lead the investigation.
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Mercer County Coal Company
Virginia B. Coal Co
McComas
American Coal Co
Piedmont Colliery
Widemouth
E. N. Harvey
J. F. Wynne
Princeton Detachment
State Police
Poca Coal Output Rises Above 1954 Levels
Pocahontas Operators Association reports 523,621 net tons produced in the Pocahontas district for the week ending June 11, down 36,977 tons from the prior week but 28,347 tons above the same week in 1954. Week ending June 4 totaled 560,598 tons, while the second week of June 1954 saw 445,274 tons.
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Pocahontas
State To Get Cooler Weather Next Five Days
Weather Bureau forecasts cooler temperatures for the next five days with a mixture of conditions. Expect cooler weather Sunday, with cooler north portions on Saturday, and a trend toward warmer days Thursday and Friday.
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Huntington
Weather Bureau
Peron Orders Discharge and Questioning of Two Bishops
President Peron’s government discharges two Roman Catholic bishops and orders loro to face a federal judge investigating church related disorders. The decree ends official government authority over them while a church source hints Cardinal Copello could retain their posts separate from state oversight.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Juan Carlos
Santiago Luis Cardinal Copell
Separ
Court Upholds Dismissal Of Lattimore Indictment
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the lower court dismissal of a two count perjury indictment against Owen Lattimore, ruling the charges formless and obscure. The ruling leaves options including Supreme Court review or proceeding on five pending perjury charges from a 1952 indictment.
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Lattimore
Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Owen Lattimore
Dist
Luther W. Youngdah
Harold M. Stephens
Justice Department
U. S. Atty
Leo A. Rover
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Escapee From Virginia Returned By Officers
The 32 year old escapee from Road Camp No 32 was returned to Virginia yesterday. Herman Crowder was apprehended on the N and W tracks Monday night and waived extradition. He was free about nine hours after leaping from a police car in Bluefield Virginia. Bloodhounds tracked him into West Virginia where state police county officers and Bluefield city police conducted a full search before recapturing him near Bluefield Avenue. A tip from Lacey Roman, store proprietor, led to the re capture.
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Bluefield Avenue
West Virginia
Bluefield Va
Lacey Roman
Crowder
Deaths and Funerals Leaven Tug of Tazewell Area
Multiple obituaries list Mrs. Martha Ellen Hayton 77 of Tazewell Va died. Rex Barrett 46 of Cliffield Va killed in a Bishop mine accident. Eugene D Creasy 78 Bluefield Va former Bluefield Casket Co. president dies at home. Services set at four area churches with Maplewood and Maple Hill cemeteries names. survivors include spouses children and extended kin.
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Rex Barrett
Cliffield
Cliffield Union Church
Walter Mustard
Don Gillespie
Mr. Dillon
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Barrett
Bishop, Va
Funeral services for Mrs Rozella Smith in Haysi
Funeral services for Mrs Rozella Smith 23 of Detroit Michigan and formerly of Haysi Virginia will be held at 10 30 a m today at her father Beverly Pullers home in Haysi with Rev Alex Rakes officiating Burial will follow in Fuller Cemetery Haysi She died Sunday night in Detroit after a long illness She is survived by her husband Vern Smith of Detroit her parents of Haysi six brothers and two sisters The body arrived from Detroit yesterday and arrangements are with the Grundy Funeral Home
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Bluefield
Bluefield Casket Co
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Maple Hill
Creasy
Bernie H. Hampton
Clarence Smoot
Graham Christian Church
Mr. Creasy
Surgoinsville
Tenn
West Virginia
Pocahontas Fuel Co
rid.We Casket Ca
Huntington
Bluefield Rotary Clurh
Beni-Kedem Temple
Charleston
Sarah Hawthorne Creasy
Carl %. Creasy
Wood E. Creasy
Elmo Fleshman
Carlene
Gene
Sarah Creasy
I. B. Linkous
San Gabriel
Calif
Nettie Housley
Morristown
Kenneth Creasy
Church Hill
Wagner - Hawkins
Denton Wesley
Wilfred Crews
Robert Gilliam
Charles Summers
H. J. Havens
Robert Kidd
Bryant
Maynard Turner
C. R. Neel
Eula Byrd Jennings
Winston Salem
N. C
Pocahontas
Frank Reedy
Emmett Byrd
Swimm Cemetery
Elwood
Linda
Charles
Louie Byrd
Wayne
Abbs Valley
Robert
Albion Pa
Cammett
Baptist Valley Va
Emmett
Marvin
Esther Byrd
Beulah Byrd
Columbus
Ohio
George Wise
Albion
Clifford Coburn
Nemours
Poca
Rozella Smith
Detroit
Mich
Haysi
Beverly Puller
Alex Rakes
Fuller Cemetery
Vern Smith
Jennings B. Puller
Neil
Douglas M
Franklin D
Emory G
Clinton B. Puller
Poa Nora Anglin
Pa Owens
San Francisco
Esterday
Grundy Funeral Home
Service to honor Sgt. Thomp son in Tazewell church
A memorial service for Sgt. Thomp son, who died in a Korea prison camp in April 1950, will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Midway Christian Church Tazewell. The Rev. M E N Lindsay will conduct with assistance from Rev. William Miller. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery with military rites. body arrives Bluefield 9:05 a.m. today.
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Tazewell
Thompson
Korea
M. E. N. Lindsay
Tazewell Christian Church
William Miller
First Baptist Church
Maplewood
Bluefield
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Georei Serenet North
Tatea Arewell
Samuel Paxton
Arthur Mitchell
Robert Moore
Allen Perry
Samuel Watkins
Walter Moore
Bluefield Man Andrew Smith Dies After Months Illness
Andrew Smith of 422 Birds Lane Bluefield died at his home yesterday morning after a several months illness. A retired N and W Railroad employee and longtime Bluefield resident, his body was taken to Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home where funeral arrangements are pending.
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Bird’s Lane
Bluefield
N&w Railroad
Smith
Linkford and Richardson
Virginian To Face Trial In Grandparents Death
Charles Earl Craven 22 will stand trial in Alexandria Corporation Court on July 14 for the stabbing deaths of his grandparents Ernest C. Craven 82 and Annie Craven 61. The bodies were found in their Alexandria apartment March 22 after about 10 days’ absence. Craven was captured in Florida and allegedly admitted the killings following a dispute with the victims.
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Alexandria
Charles Earl Craven
Alexandria Corporation Court
Ernest C. Craven
Annie Craven
Craven
Florida
Rotarians Hear Talk On Uses Of Old Glory
The Bluefield Rotary Club heard E. C. Wade discuss Flag Day covering the flag’s history uses and events. Sons of members attended as special guests. A new officers assembly is set for June 20 at 7 p.m. in the Bridge Room of the hotel.
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Bluefield
West
Virginia Side Church Picnic Tonight at Glenwood Park
The First Methodist Church of Bluefield Virginia will host a church wide picnic at Glenwood Park this evening. The event starts with a 6:30 p.m. picnic, a 7:45 p.m. worship service follows, and cars depart the church between 3:30 p.m. and p.m.
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Virginia Side Church
First Methodist Church
Bluefield
Glenwood Park
State Race Head Denies Charges Involved in Reorganization Plan
Gov. Marland creates a new post director of racing as he plans personnel changes at three tracks with East St. Louis hires. The committee seeks to protect about two million dollars yearly from licenses and taxes and reviews records and Edwards salary. Edwards, president of Fairmont Park and National Mattress, earns 25 dollars per racing day. Huntington businessman A. R. Winters also holds Fairmont stock.
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Marland
East St. Louis
Ill
Koontz
Edwards
Commission
Fairmont Park
Collinsville
National Mattress Co
Huntington
A. R. Winters
Fairmont Track
Couple Files First Vaccine Court Suit
The Fitzgeralds of Oakland sue Cutter Laboratories Berkeley and Ray's Drug Store for polio contracted after vaccination. They seek $100,000 damages plus medical expenses and legal costs. The suit alleges careless and gross negligence over the April 18 inoculation of Ronald James Fitzgerald, 4.
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Oakland
Calif
Alameda County Superior Court
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Ray
George E. Fitzgerald
Ronald James Fitzgerald
Virginians Stand Firm On Car Check Deadline
Virginia state police say there will be no extension of the midnight deadline for spring safety inspections. Lt. C. L. Fuller notes a last minute rush but no difficulties. motorists overdue for inspection face arrest and fines starting at five dollars plus costs.
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Richmond
Virginia
C. L. Fuller
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