Champion Hitch Hiker Visits Bluefield on Interplanetary Trip
Devon Smith a 32 year old Los Angeles resident formerly of Ellwood Pa began a voyage from Mercury Texas aiming to visit towns named like heavenly bodies. He carries a sleeping bag travels on leave and refuses handouts. The trip spans about five thousand miles and features cities Venus Neb Neptune N J among others. His hobby totals 145000 miles across 9 summers and started in the U S Army to study geography. He plans to present a certificate to the president after visiting all planet named Earth cities.
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Bluefield
Earth
Devon Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Ellwood
Mercury
Texas
Earth, Texas
General Motors Assembly
Venus
Neb
Neptune
N. J
DeVon
Europe
California
North Carolina
Alaska
Bodies Found in Mountain Plane Crash East of Elkins
Two burned bodies were found in a Bonanza type plane wreckage high on Allegheny Mountain near Har mon Randolph County near the Pendleton line. The craft left Washington at 5 30 am Saturday for Pueblo Colorado with no further contact. The plane belonged to Commercial Television System Colorado. Identification was not confirmed. Efforts to remove the bodies to Elkins funeral home continued. The crash occurred about 4200 feet above sea level.
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Bluefield
Elkins
W. Va
Here
E. L. Roush
Washington
Pueblo
Colo
CAA
Roush
Peay
Allegheny Mountain
Harmon
Randolph County
Pendleton County
Frank Kisemore
V. C. Ware
Colorado
Kisemore
Unique curved stairway links Ottawa City Hall floors
A freestanding curved stairway in Ottawa's new city hall connects the first and second floors. It is described as the only one of its kind in North America and is supported only at both ends. The building is due for completion in June.
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Ottawa
New City Hall
North America
Almond Steps Up Virginia Industrial Development Board
Gov. Almond announced three new members for the nine member reconstituted board of conservation and economic development and kept six of thirteen from the old board. New appointees are Worthington Faulkner Sydney Small and William Woodley with terms of two three and one year respectively.
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Richmond
Almond
Virginia
Board of Conservation and Economic Development
Worthington Faulkner
Glasgow
Sydney F. Small
Roanoke
William P. Woodley
Norfolk
A. Plunket Beirne
Orange
C. S. Carter
Bristol
Andrew A. Farley
Danville
Alvin G. Massenburg
Ampton
Hair
Victor Stewart
Petersburg
Faulkner
State Chamber of Commerce
James Lees and Sons Co
Natural Bridge Corp
Small
Machine Wins In Farm Rescue To Free Horse
On Agee farm near Owenton Kentucky a horse fell into a gully and could not escape. A wrecker machine arrived and quickly freed the animal, ending the stallion’s desperate struggle.
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Owenton
Dave Agee
Travel Right With Samsonite at Alfred Land
Alfred Land sells Samsonite luggage starting at 15.95. Charge it with no money down and as little as 50 cents a week.
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Alfred Land
Alfred Land, Jeweler
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George Taylor
U. S. Army
Bluefield’s Camera Center
Commerce Street
Grandview Memory Gardens, Inc
Christus
Grandview Memory Gardens Inc
VA. Ave
Bluefield, VA
Eve Ator
Eugene Sydnor
Syndor
Department of Conservation and Development
Sydnor
Senate
Raymond V. Long
Long
Division of
Industrial
Devel
Ralph N. Dorsey
Berryville
James H. Adams
A. G. Lively
Lebanon
Shelton H. Short
Chase City
Ben F. Moomaw
Edward W. Lauck
Luray
Jay W. Johns
Charlottesville
Central Cash Grocery
Clover Dew Dairy
Princeton
Carload
Famous Simmons
Lawson
Simmons
Deepsleep Twin Studio
Weexiy
Roanoke St
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