Moonshine case floods federal court arraignments
Twenty seven area residents faced moonshine charges in a federal court session led by Judge Ben Moore. Sentences were delayed for probation review as several defendants pleaded guilty to counts on illegal whiskey manufacture and distribution.
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Bob Ritchier
Soe
Goa
Otho
Minick
Beckley
William O. Goddard
Raleigh County
Newport News
Pederal
Virginia
West Virginia
Clayton J. Scarberry
Garland L. Vaughan
Lonnie A. Childers
Robert
Clara Blanchie Dixon
Henry Harman
Joseph Aypes
Jessie G. Miller
William K. Tabor
Pe Oat We Gene
Paul Rice
C. G. Bolan
Barney Phipps
Gene Price
Raleigh
Arthur
Ernest
William Wright
Tony Diquino
Wiliam Wright
Whiteside
C. H. Johnson
Raley County
Johnson
Roy C. Arthur
Carl Daniels
Daniels
Érman Price
Benny Hutchins
Moore
Ezra Meadows
Whitby
James Ray Crawford
Meadows
Crawford
Nenene
Ben Moore
Deaths and funerals in Mercer County area
Obituaries note Arthur M. Kitts 75 of Vulcan died at Memorial Hospital Williamson due to heart condition. Survivors include Leonard and Glenn Kitts. sisters Z Repass O B Lester and A L Duncan. Other notices: Ellison Ellison of Atlanta died. graveside rites Friday at Ellison Cemetery Camp Creek. Thomas W. Deskins 78 Raven Va funeral tomorrow 11 a.m. at Road Ridge Church. Charles H. Funk 63 Smyth County former commonwealth attorney dies in Marion hospital. Burial and service details follow with multiple survivors listed. Other notices include Dr Harry Francis M pastor death. funeral arrangements and burial at Ridgelawn. William Feschesies Pocahontas funeral 3 p.m. First Baptist. Margrate Thorson widow of former, plus siblings listed. Mrs Harriett S Bailey 83 Princeton dies. service arrangements pending. Charles Hubert Clawson 49 Marion dies. service 2:30 p.m. at Barnett’s Funeral Chapel. Otis Shrewsbury 63 Matoaka funeral tomorrow 1 p.m. at Pentecostal Church. burial in Maude Rittenhouse Cemetery Ohio connections noted.
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Arthur M. Kitts
Vulcan
Bluefield
Memorial Hospital
Wiliamson
Leonard Kitts
Glenn Kitts
Falls Mills Road
Z. Repass
O. B. Lester
A. L. Duncan
Wytheville
Thomas W. Deskins
Raven, Va
Road Ridge Church
Albert Ball
Orial
Ball Cemetery
Charles H. Funk
Marion
Smyth County
Mary Sue Robinsonderson - Gary
Z. J. Flesh
Blacksburg
W. Chure Jr
Winston-Salem
N. C
J. O. Ply
Sheyville
Tenn
O. T. Crowell
Calico Rock
Ark
First Methodist Church
Marion Va
B. T. Sells
Seaver
William Pee
William
Feschesies
First Baptist Church
Pocahontas
R. E. Jones
J.C. Stith
Bryant Memorial Cemetery
Margrate Thorson
Sherman
Mia
Carrie Doss
Galopolis
Ohio
Ruby i
Chicago, Il
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Charles Hubert Clawson
Catawba Hospital
Salem
Sam Ray
Barnett
Oe Hill Cemetery
Aan
Otis Shrewsbury
Matoaka
Pentecostal
Ben Woodridge
Maude Rittenhouse
Morning
The
Nellie Shrewsbury
Weyanoke Coal Co
Arista
Mercer County
UMW
Bailey Funeral Home
John Underwood
Local Guilty Pleas Highlight Early Morning Docket
The Bluefield man Ernest Frey pleaded guilty to non payment of gambling taxes after claiming he later bought the stamps and paid taxes. Judge Moore delayed sentencing pending further investigation. A Virginia man, 35, T H Foley, pleaded guilty to liquor conspiracy and was sentenced to three years, with Dudley and Elizabeth Bradley also facing guilty pleas and pending probation reports.
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Bluefield
Ernest
Frey
Alcohol Tax Unit
Froy
Moore
Detroit
Montgomery
Ville
Vaman
T. H. Foley
al B. Dudley
Martinsville
Elizabeth Bradley
Fayetteville
Dudley
Bradley
Foley
Atlanta
Three Held For Jury In Tazewell Robbery
Three men from Tazewell and Mercer counties were bound over for the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Trial Justice Albert Peery in Tazewell Virginia. Marvin Crouse age 22 Alonzo Peery age 23 and Don Widner age 22 confessed to the Great Oak store robbery near midnight on June 6. A large amount of merchandise was taken with only part recovered. Crouse and Peery were arrested earlier and Widner was captured last Sunday. They are jailed in Tazewell County Jail.
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Tazewell County
Mercer
Tazewell
Albert Peery
Marvin Crouse
Alonzo Peery
Don Widner
Deep Fork
Mercer County
Great Oak
Clearfor
E. P. McGlothlin
Mcothlin
Crouse
Widner
Mercer County Farmer In Serious Condition After Fall
Joseph Melvin a 75 year old Mercer County farmer was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium in serious condition after either being thrown from his tractor or suffering a stroke and falling. He remained unconscious late last night as observers awaited final determination of the accident’s extent and cause. X rays showed no skull fracture according to the attending physician.
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Joseph Melvin
Mercer County
Bluefield Sanitarium
Melvin
Leathy
Firemen Battle Fire On Old Bramwell Road
Bluefield firemen extinguished a blaze of undetermined origin at the T. W. Testerman home 801 Old Bramwell Road around 7 55 p m last evening. Neighbors reported minor damage and no injuries.
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Bluefield
T. W. Testerman
Old
Bramwell Road
Area Residents Face Citizenship Hearing in Bluefield
Eleven applicants from Bluefield and Princeton regions will appear before U S District Judge Ben Moore at 10 a m for naturalization ceremonies. Name changes are requested by several applicants including Athanasia Karkanis and Jonas Schike, with oaths of allegiance to follow. The ceremony is opened by Riley West Post 9 American Legion and concludes with post retirement of the color guard.
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United States
U. S. District Court
Ben Moore
Federal Court
Southern District of West Virginia
Bluefield
Garifalia Christou Cotsonis
Athanasia Karkanis
Jonas Schike
Bruno Schike
Karkanis
Athanasia
Sia Karkanis
Princeton
Wadiha Moshe
Stewart
Solomon Hassen Modad
Modad
Solomon
Sam Hassen Modad
Joseph Marietta Sudar
Irene Lydia
Tazewell
Panfel Chernutan
Camp Creek
Alice Randall
Charleston
Riley West Post 9
American Legion
Paul L. Roger
Harry Gould
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
George Richardson, Jr
Phillip T. Lilly, Jr
Marine Corps
Daughters of the American Revolution
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Riley West Post
Rural Retreat Legion Names New Officers and Plans
Ernest Horne was elected commander of The Rural Retreat American Legion at the recent meeting. Other officers named include Bill Riggle as vice commander and S. B. Burkett as adjutant. A July installation follows with a program committee of Harry Hedrick and Beulah Buchanan. The Post plans a softball team led by Frank Fielder and delegates to the Fifth District Convention in Martinsville were Calvin Hedrick and the commander.
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Ernest Horne
Rural Retreat
American Legion
Bill Riggle
S. 8. Burkett
C. C. Bowling
Walter Fontanine
C. E. Clear
W. H. Gammon
Ficer
Frank Fielder
Harry
Calvin Hedrick
Beulah Buchanan
Martinsville
Social Security Office Moves to Bland Street Location
The Social Security Administration in Bluefield announces a relocation to 1416 Bland St on July 1. The new 1,600 square foot office will serve Mercer Tazewell Giles and Bland counties, replacing the 1938 Peery Building site. renovations should finish soon as disabled wage records are frozen to protect eligibility.
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Sae
Social Security Administration
Bluefield
Bland St
Bland
Nosth Streets
Mercer
Tazewell
Giles
Peery
Murray
E. C. Wade
Area Loses 441 Acres From Fire in Spring Season
Virginia Forest Service Abingdon reports 441 acres of woodland burned in the spring fire season with 158 acres lost in the region and 608 acres in Southwestern Virginia across 116 fires. Chief Ray F. Duncan cites sparks from brush and debris as main causes and urges public vigilance to prevent fires.
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Virginia Forest Service
Abingdon
Virginia
Dickenby
Cosme
Ray F. Duncan
Air Forest Service
Duncan
Forest Service
Coca-Cola Introduces King Size Bottle in Bluefield Region
Coca-Cola launches a new king-size bottle in the Bluefield Welch area as the first West Virginia territory to offer the larger size. The bottle shares the familiar shape and quality of the standard bottle and targets home refreshment. Deliveries begin next Monday with full distribution rolling out over several days.
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Coca-Cola
W. O. Bivens
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Bluefield and
Welch
West Virginia
Coca- Cola
Bivens
Area Truckers State Election Meet Monday
Members of the Bluefield chapter of the West Virginia Motor Truck Association will hold a meeting Monday June 20 at 7 p.m. at the West Virginian Hotel. New officers will be elected and other business transacted. A dinner precedes the session. Many new members have joined the chapter and are urged to attend. Reservations to E. S Budwers Jr. of Stowers Motors.
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Bluefield
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
West Virginian
W. C. Echard
Echard
Princeton
E. S.bud)wers Jr
Stowers Motors
Maryland and West Virginia Weather Summary
Maryland expects fair and warm conditions Thursday with highs 74 to 81, slight cooling Friday. West Virginia forecasts mostly sunny Thursday with highs 72 to 78 in the east and 78 to 84 in the west, followed by a fair, warm Friday with little temperature change and some cloudiness.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Va Woman Guilty Of Sending Poison Candy
Belle Lowery of Warsaw was convicted in Federal District Court of mailing one candy to her former husband. Judge Sterling Hutcherson imposed a two year suspended sentence without probation. Lowery, 48, pleaded innocent as trial opened. her ex husband, remarried, testified.
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Richmond
Belle Lowery
Warsaw
Sterling Hutcheson
Lowery
Murder Case Evidence Completed in Tennessee District
The report notes evidence in the ltmann murder case including a shotgun used to shoot her husband. It states she claimed the gun discharged accidentally and she did not know it was loaded. The state argues her son told her the weapon was loaded.
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Ltmann
Jaeger Mortician Named State Vice President
Jaeger mortician C. E. Dodd of Webster Springs was elected president of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Assn. J. P. Fanning of Jaeger was named first vice president, M. A. Shanklin of White Sulphur Springs second vice president, and Stanley Vaughan of Parkersburg secretary treasurer. New board members include Eugene Willis Huntington B W Riggs Moundsville Joseph Ford Fairmont and R H Bennett North Fork.
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Tne
C. E. Dodd
Webster Springs
West Virginia
West Germany Calculates War Costs in Billions
West Germany estimated World War II losses at 95 to 119 billion dollars based on 400 to 500 billion marks. A cabinet spokesman announced the draft of a sweeping law to tidy up defeat financial effects and said it would go to Parliament later.
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BOM
Germany
Moose Lodge to Convene Regular Wytheville Meeting
Wytheville Moose Lodge No. 394 will hold its regular meeting in the hall tonight at 8 p.m. An important business item will be voted on, and every member is urged to attend.
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Wytheville
oMose Lodge No
Grudge shooting in Buchanan County hospitalizes man
Buchanan County authorities hold 42 year old Harrison Hicks of Bear Wallow Virginia after a grudge shootout near Kiser Cemetery. Willie Rowe of Whitewood Virginia was wounded in the mouth with a .22 rifle and a .32 pistol. Rowe's condition was described as critical. Hicks says he fired first after Rowe drew his weapon.
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Buchanan County
Kiser
Ishmael Fletcher
Harrison Hicks
Bear Wallow
Buchanan
Willie Rowe
Whitewood
Mattie Williams Hospital
Richlands
Fletcher
Virginia
R. C. Allison
Clyde Skeene
Hicks
Rowe
Country Clubs Show Film On Golf Etiquette
Bluefield Country Club will screen a color film on golf etiquette Friday at 7 30 pm in the Club House. The USGA motion pictures show courtesies on the course demonstrated by a family of four. Robert T Jones Jr will introduce, with Ben Hogan also presenting a demonstration. The Mercer Country Club plans a Sunday showing after the Invitational Tournament.
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Bluefield Country Club
USGA
Robert T. Jones Jr
Ben Hogan
Schorr
Mercer Country Club
Murder charge pending in death of Williamson woman
Prosecutor says 58 year old Williamson man Bennett may face murder charges after Hazel Ruth McGinnis died from injuries following an alleged tussle. She had been hospitalized June 5 with internal injuries and a recorded maiming charge left him free on bond. Funeral services set for today at Asco Community Church with interment in Roderfield Cemetery. McGinnis, born 1929, was survived by four sisters and one brother. Bennett denied the accusation, claiming he was in Norfolk when the incident occurred. He has been bound over to the September grand jury on the maiming charge.
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Williamson Railroad
McDowell County
Briel L. Slater
Hazel Ruth McGinnis
Williamson
Davy
John Ag
Slater
Bennett
On Keop
Asco
Rem Fanning
Welch
Iam
Howard Asco
Ethel Osborne
Bradshaw
Pearl Cole
Stacey Va
Edna Schlouch
Balltimore
Roderfield
McGinnis
Local Newsboy Struck By Car Slightly Hurt
An 11 year old Bluefield newsboy was struck by a car around 8:50 p.m. Exkie Williams ran into the auto driven by Lester Churching of the Superior Sterling stand. The boy, aided by his father James, was taken to Bluefield Sanitarium with bruises to the head and cheek. Patrolman J Evies arrived nearby.
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Bluefield
Exkie Williams
Lester Churching
Sterling Stan
James
Bluefield Sanitarium
J. Evies
Mercer Lodge Meeting and Installation Notice
City and Coalfield Stated Communication of Mercer Lodge No. 160 meets at 7 30 p m on June 16 for AP and AM, officer installation, Second Degree work, refreshments, and welcomes visitors. R Vukojevich W M.
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Mercer Lodge
AP & AM
Vukojevich, W
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