Knocked Down By Concussion at Virginia Stadium
A thunder strike hit Bastian Elementary School in Princeton as a heavy rain halted a West Virginia Virginia league game. Princeton players including Jerry Jones Rod Thorn and Buck Conner were knocked down by concussion but escaped serious injury. Fireproof construction limited damage to the furnace room plumbing kitchen and dining area.
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Bastian
Jerry Jones
Princeton
Rod Thorn
Buck Conner
Miner Admits To Killing Wife
A 42 year old Preston County miner Benton W. Alexander of Turner Douglas admitted shooting his wife Nora and landlord Stephen A. Malish to death last night in the Alexander home. Prosecutor James T. Dailey Jr. said the confession came after finding the pair in the bedroom. Alexander will be charged with two counts of murder.
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Kingwood
W. Va
Preston County
Benton W. Alexander
Turner Douglas
Nora
Stephen A. Malish
James T. Dailey Jr
Alexander
Alexanders
Malish
Drin Spree
Dailey
Maryland
Oakland
Crellens
R. Schooley
Schooley
Four Year Old Victim Of Assault In Washington
The bruised body of Kathryn Ruoff four, daughter of State Representative Richard Ruoff, was found in an abandoned garage behind a playmate's home. She had been missing since yesterday afternoon and was reportedly strangled with a cord, her mouth gagged with a Playsuit. Police offered no active leads and cited physical evidence.
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Seattle
Kathryn Ruoff
Washington State
Richard Ruoff
Asst
J. D. Porter
Kathryn
Capt. C. the Ruoffs
Deaths in Anawalt and area mourn loss of four locals
Jessie Calvin Johnson 41 of Anawalt died from injuries in a Gary No 2 Mine accident. Hallie Snow Wilson 60 of Hoges Chapel died in a Pearisburg hospital. Robert Lacy Johnston 78 of Ripplemead died at Giles Memory Hospital. George Floyd Shumaker 175 died at his son Charles Shumaker's home in Princeton. Burial plans and families listed.
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Jessie Calvin Johnson
Anawalt
Gary No 2
Leckie
W. Va
Ang
U. S. Steel Corp
Gary No. 2
U.M.W.A
Gary
American Legion
U. S Army
Avery M
Mary Johnson
Maybeury
Blanche
Juanita
Jackie
John Crigger
Elkhorn
Alice Sells
Coy Roark
Joppa
Maryland
Elsdan
Switchback
Ira
Avondale
Dora Johnson
Long Point Baptist Church
Spencers Curve
Barm Stergal
Woodlawn
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Hallie Snow Wilson
Pearisburg
Frank Wilson
Earl
Roanoke
J. B
Johnson
Pembroke
Arthur
Bill
Berry
Jessie
Hoges Chapel
Reba Lucas
Salem
Wanda French
Christiansburg
Trula Lang
Mount Lebanon
Hayes Chapel
Williams Funeral Home
Robert Lacy Johnston
Robert Lacy ‘Johnston
Ripplemead
Giles Memory Hospital
Yesteray
Verna Givens
Newport
James A. Teass
Bedford
Randolph Stafford
Jennings Garden
Peterstown
Douglas Reynolds
Eemead
Pred
Renee
Minnie Dennis
Staffordsville
George Shumaker
George Floyd Shumaker
Charles P. Shumaker
Bee St
Princeton
Bristol
Tenn
Emma Harris
Etta French
Charles
Eugene Holliday
Tampa
Fla
Florae Rutherford
Henry
Will
Bristol, Va
Death notices from Virginia towns in brief
Doughton C D 82 Camp Creek dies today service 2 p m Calvery Baptist Church officiated by Rev Herman H Mauch interment Whitlock Cemetery. Bradley James Hubert 51 Keen Mountain service 11 a m Wednesday at Keen Mountain Unity Church Rev Carl Beetle interment Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Richlands. Hess Doll 67 Venia today 11 a m Venia Chapel Church interment family cemetery. Counts Mrs Phoebe S Hay si today 11 a m Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church.
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Doughton
C. D
Camp Creek
Calvery Baptist Church
Herman H. Mauch
Whitlock
Bradley
James Hubert
Keen Mountain
Munity
Carl Beetle
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Hess, Doll
Venia
Venia Chapel
Woman Sought After Va Husband Shooting Far Ridge
Tazewell County officers hunted for Mrs Mose Dunford of Stoney Ridge after she allegedly shot her husband Mose Dunford 47 at his home. He was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium with two gunshot wounds and was described as in unknown condition at midnight.
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Tazewell County
Mose Dunford
Big Auger
Dunford
Bluefield Sanitarium
Atendant
Tazewell
Stoney Ridge
Lunford
Coates
Midant
Israel Minister To Step Down
Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett announced his resignation amid growing differences with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion over policy. Mapai members proposed Golda Myerson as foreign minister and Mordechai Namir as labor minister, with Myerson having previously served as ambassador to Moscow and acting as foreign minister in Sharett’s absence.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Moshe Sharett
David Ben-Gurion
Sharett
Mapai
Democrat Labor Party
Golda Myerson
Milwaukee
Mordechai Namir
Labor Federation
Myerson
Moscow
Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gar
Mapai Party
Thirteen Proves Unlucky For B and O Railway
BELPRE Ohio June 17 thirteen proved unlucky in the Baltimore and Ohio's third accident in 2% weeks the derailment of thirteen freight cars here last night tracks cleared late today after the derailment just short of a bridge across the Ohio River to Parkersburg West Virginia The train High Car 95 was on its way from St Louis to New York with about 90 cars No one was injured reported in this brief notice
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Belpre
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Ohio River
Parkersburg
W. Va
St. Louis
New York
Huntington Team Wins Black Diamond Bridge Tourney
A Huntington four won the Black Diamond Section tournament, defeating Charles Goren's team in the windup at the Matz Hotel. First place went to Mrs. J. B. Carr, Mrs. Marguerite Downing, Earl C. Collins and C. B. Miller of Huntington. runners-up included Charles Goren of Miami and others from Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Charles Goren
Matz Hotel
J. 8. Carr
Marguerite Downing
Earl C. Collins
C. B. Miller
Miami, Fla
Max Matz
Sam Mitchin
Harry Rosenthal
Bluefield
Cyprus Forest Fire Takes Soldiers Lives
In the Troodos Mountains, a forest fire among 2000 British troops hunting rebels caused 12 to 15 deaths with many wounded. Officials reported soldiers trapped and evacuated to hospitals. Cause undetermined amid blame between Greek Cypriot groups and alleged British fire.
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Nicosia
Troodos
Cyprus
BOKA
Greece
Local Police Recover Stolen Used Car Here
A Byefield police officer recovered a stolen 1949 Ford with unknown license plates less than three hours after it was reported stolen from Phil's Used Car Lot on Route 52. The car was left at the lot by an unidentified person. Police headquarters filed complaint forms and reported a separate breaking and entering at a Bluefield home where furniture was overturned but nothing appeared missing.
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Byefield
Phil
Bluefield
J. A. Granger
Walnut &J
Hancock County Floods Prompt Evacuations In West Virginia
Five inches of rain caused severe flash floods in Hancock County near New Cumberland. A landslide blocked a highway 2 miles north of New Cumberland. no injuries were reported and no further details were available. Local patrolman Re Cuprik provided the updates.
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Weirton
W. Va
Hancock County
New Cumberland
New Cumperland
Re Cuprik
Cuprik
5-Foot-4 Beauty To Represent Japan
Miss Yo shie Baba, a 19-year-old from Fukushima, was named Miss Japan in Tokyo. The 5 foot 4 beauty, who defeated 50 contestants, will represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant at Long Beach, California on July 17. Her measurements are 35 42 23 37 and she weighs 122 pounds.
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Tokyo
Yoshie Baba
Fukushima
Long Beach
Calif
World bests set at Prague track meet
Two world best performances were recorded at Prague track and field events. Stanislaw Juungwirth of Czechoslovakia won the 1500 meters in 3 minutes 43.4 seconds while Miklos Szabo of Hungary took the 5000 meters in 14 minutes 7.0 seconds.
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Vienna
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Radio
Stanislaw Juungwirth
Miklos Szabo
Be loit College to Sell $9,000 in Native Weapons
Beloit College plans a public sale valued at about $9,000 from the Albert Green Health collection. Proceeds will finance remaining acquisitions with museums and educational institutions given first chance at items. A tomahawk and other native tools may be available to bidders.
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Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Albert Green
Eden Plans Courtesy France Visit
Prime Minister Eden will pay a courtesy visit to France soon. Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens at 24 is the youngest member of the National Hockey League's all star team.
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Eden
France
London
Jean Beliveau
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
Nebraska Flood Drives Families From Homes After Heavy Rain
Extremely heavy rains and hail battered central and western Nebraska on Sunday. Wauneta flooded as two inches fell in 30 minutes and Frenchman Creek overflowed. Weather observer readings included 4.78 inches nearby and 6.03 inches in Hershey, with unofficial totals up to 8 inches. Floodwaters receded by Sunday morning while other regions faced heat and humidity and scattered thunderstorms.
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Nebraska
Wauneta
Frenchman Creek
Weather Bureau
Hershey
Ned
Midwest
Maine
New England
New York State
Atom Bomb Victims Return To Hiroshima
Nine girls scarred in the Hiroshima blast return from 13 months of plastic surgery in the United States aboard a U S Air Force plane at Iwakuni Naval Air Station carrying the ashes of Tomoko Nakabaguchi who died during treatment. Hiroshima Mayor Watanabe and waiting relatives greet the mournful homecoming as mothers react with grief and joy.
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Hiroshima
Japan
United States
Iwakuni Naval Air Station
Tomoko Nakabaguchi
Hiroo Watanabe
Minharu Nakabayashi
Tamano Yamashita
Pearisburg Teen Hurt In Auto Wreck
Thomas H. Wilkinson, 18, of Pearisburg was seriously injured when his 1950 Chevrolet crashed into stone entrance columns at Birch Lawn Burial Park after losing control at high speed. He remained unconscious from 2:30 p.m. until hospital where his condition was listed as fair. police and patrolman Earl Martin investigated.
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Pearisburg
Thomas H. Wilkinson
Samuel H. Wilkinson
Jack Turner
Young Wilkinson
Birchlawn
Earl Martin
Wilkinson
Giles Memorial Hospital
Pearlsburg
Weather Across States Shows Warm, Scattered Thundershowers
Maryland and nearby states expect partly cloudy skies with warmth and scattered thundershowers Monday. Highs reach the 80s, cooler nights into Tuesday. Parts of Virginia and western Pennsylvania see similar patterns with cooler Tuesday conditions and some areas remaining warm. A California Derby winner did not race as a 2 year old due to bucked shins and a foot injury.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
No Regrets
Kefauver Backs Stevenson Amid Nomination Fight
Sen Estes Kefauver said he would support Adlai Stevenson if he wins the Democratic nomination but will still seek the nomination at the Chicago convention. Kefauver admitted campaign errors in Florida and California and noted Stevenson helped unite the party. Anise beliefs cite Romans who thought hanging the plant by pillows warded off dreams and epilepsy safeguards.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Chicago
Meet the Press
NBC
Tennessee
Florida
California
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Rao
Kel
Hes
Sefauver
Belles
Chica
Trucker Charged After Drunkenness Crash With Train
Speen resident Yates was charged after his 1947 truck stopped on Route 17 at Northfork and a Norfolk and Western freight train rammed the cab. His wife and three children aged 3 to 10 escaped serious injury. the youngest suffered a severe scalp laceration and was admitted to Stevens Clinic in Welch. A blood test will determine intoxication. trial hearing set after results arrive.
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Speen
Kyle
Ames
Ace
G. M. Blevins
Yates
Charleston
Northfork
Blevins
Deisel
Norfolk and Western
Stevens Clinic
Welch
L. P. Mullins
Norton Man Arrested In $1200 Robbery
A 24 year old Norton man, Eugene Carter, was arrested on charges of breaking and entering in the $1200 Banner Fuel Co. office robbery near Norton on June 8. He surrendered to police and was jailed without bond in Wise County. The break damaged a pressed window and dynamite blasted the vault. $1159 in cash and $103 in company scrip were taken. Carter denied involvement and earlier worked for Banner Fuel Co.
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Norton
Banner Fuel Co
Eugene Carter
Wise County
Carter
Sharples man killed walking along tracks
Sharples West Virginia June 17 A Chesapeake and Ohio freight train struck and killed Earl Mc Donald Brown 34 of Sharples early today while he walked along the tracks about a mile from here. His widow and three children survive.
Bluefield Lodge to Convene with Master Mason Work
City and Coalfield Special Communication invites members to Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M on Monday night June 18 at 7 o'clock. Work in Master Mason Degree. Visitors welcome. E N Maynor W M L M Carper Secy.
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Bluefield Lodge No
Master Mason
E. N. Maynor
W. M
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