Wheeling Contractor and Daughter Die in Apartment Shooting
In Wheeling Ohio County tonight James Mitcham 45 and his six year old daughter Donna were killed after a man, Thomas Cronk Jr 31 a truck driver, allegedly shot them and wounded three year old Alex Talarchyk. Cronk is charged with murder and felonious assault and is held without bail. Mitcham's sister-in-law said Cronk had drinking problems and resented discussions with the county prosecutor. Talarchyk a Mitcham family friend was visiting the home at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whedeling
W. Va
Indow
James Mitcham
Donna
Alex Talarchyk
Emve
Mitcham
Thomas Cronk, Jr
Talarchuk
Ohio County
Carl J. Fisher
Shirley Cronk
Heat Dims Lights In Electric N Y
New York faces a third day of record heat as electricity use strains the system. A voluntary power rationing reduces elevator and escalator service and limits public lighting in centers like midtown showplaces and underground concourses while office and corridor lights run at near capacity.
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New York
Parachute sighting sparks Valley search operation
A report of two parachutes seen drifting over the San Fernando Valley triggered a major search across the San Gabriel range. Officials from Air Force Navy and other agencies checked the area with no confirmed aircraft in the vicinity. A possible smoke plume near the mountains was also investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Fernando Valley
Burbank
Calif
Grand San Gabriel
Moon- Tne
Lockheed Aircraft
Ins
Loseles Basin
Air Force
Navy
Air National
Oene
Acor
el Rs
Edwards Aire
Forestry Service
Sheriff's Aero
Red Tower
Ie Mountain
San Gabriels
Norfolk And Western Coal Loadings Rise Week Over Week
The Norfolk and Western Railway moved 23 697 cars of coal last week, up 1 423 from the prior week and 4 353 from the same week in 1956. Daily totals were 3 823 Monday 4 582 Tuesday 4 781 Wednesday 4 516 Thursday 4 192 Friday and 1 803 Saturday, with the previous week at 22 274 cars and last year’s week at 19 344 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Japan TV News Reports US to Free War Crime Prisoners
Asahi reports the United States will release all Japanese war crime prisoners to ease tensions with Japan. Sixty six Japanese war criminals are held at Sugamo Prison. Australia will release eight by the end of September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Asahi
Japan
Sucesta
United States
Sugamo
Australia
CAB Hearings on Great Lakes Service Shape Future Schedules
Civil Aeronautics Board sessions in Columbus focus on Great Lakes passenger routes and trunk line schedules. Local leaders from Cincinnati Cleveland Dayton Findlay urge expanded service while officials warn CAB decisions must adapt to future jet travel changes and ongoing regional needs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Civil Aeronautics Board
Great Lakes
Ed Brown
Eland Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Adam
Cincinneti
Cleveland
Dayton
Findlay
Mmore
Vo Oe Tee
Neimati
Chamber of Asandsistant
Mele
Toledo
Dees
Cincinnati
Puller
Portsmouth
Did
Owensboro
Paducah
Darren Fredericks
Michigan
Washington
weather synopsis for mid Atlantic and neighbors
Weather report outlines mostly fair hot and humid conditions across West Virginia Virginia Maryland and Western Pennsylvania with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms possible. Temperatures reach the 90s in lower elevations and mid 80s in mountains while Tennessee shows partly cloudy warm and humid conditions.
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West Virginia
Jin
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Area Teacher Receives Master of Arts Degree
Mrs Prances Hopkins Lewis was awarded a master of arts at Columbia University New York City during the annual convocation on June 4. She holds a bluefield state college under graduate degree and has taught in St. Joseph Missouri Amelia and Wythe counties in Virginia. This fall she begins her fifth year as business education instructor at Tazewell County High School Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prances Hopkins Lewis
Columbia University
New York City
Y Men's Club Hosts Sons at Pinnacle Rock Picnic
Bluefield Ys Men’s Club observes Father and Son Week with a picnic at Kyn State Park at 6. An executive committee led by Jack Lazenby and E B Jas will handle food and games while President F Tyler Easley chairs the business session.
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Bluefield Y
Kyn State Park Y
Jack Lazenby
Jas
Oftrae Carroll
Fred eCoy
F. Tyler Easley
American Dancer Katherine Dunham Banned in New Zealand
American dancer Katherine Dunham arrives in Singapore for two week performances at the Odeon Theater. Her dances Pertility and Puberty were banned in New Zealand on grounds of indecency, Dunham stating they are not indecent if appreciated as art.
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Singapore
Katherine Dunham
Odeon Theater
Manlio
New Zealand
Miss Dunham
Arab nations sever ties as Jordanian envoy expelled
Cairo reports Jordan closes its embassy in Amman and recalls its ambassador as Egypt Syria move to retaliate over Jordanian envoy Abdul Monem Rifai's expulsion. Syrian ambassador to Amman leaves for Damascus, Jordanian charge d affaires in Syria summoned home. Proceedings threaten once unified Arab stance led by Nasir Kawaii and Hussein and Saud rulers.
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Cairo
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
Sador
Amman
Damascus
Arab Unity
Nasser
Shukri Kuwaily
Hussein
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Hani Hashem
Abdul Monem Rifai
Doria's Successor Designed And Named
Genoa reports that less than a year after Andrea Doria sank near Nantucket on July 25 the new liner tape vardo da Vinci has been designed and named Sestri Ponente Ansaldo shipyards will lay the keel next Sunday in a State ceremony. The designers say the ship will be the world's safest with the latest navigation aids.
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Genoa
Aly
Andrea Doria
Italy
Nantucket Point
Vardo da Vinci
Sestri Ponente Ansaldo
Billy Graham Money Trouble in New York Crusade
George Cornell reports Billy Graham's New York crusade faces funding gaps as offerings fall short of costs. The $14 million budget covers $1 million for the crusade and about $0.5 million for Saturday night TV, with telecasts needing more funds to continue beyond July 21. Roger Hull of Mutual Insurance Co. notes separate budgets and donor gifts totaling about $500,000, plus $169,000 more needed. Graham receives no pay. costs mainly cover Garden rental, staff space, and ads.
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New York
Billy Graham
Roger Hull
Mutual Insurance Co
Crusade Sponsoring Committee
Madison Square Garden
Hull
Raham
Graham
Eisenhower Goes Trout Fishing Near Thurmont
President Eisenhower fished for about two hours Saturday near Thurmont Maryland on the estate of Washington dealer Floyd Akers. Press secretary James Hagerty initially knew nothing of the trip and said he would check the report when asked.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Tony
Thurmont
Floyd Akers
Akers Place
Washington News Today
Faisenhower
Hagerty
Red Arms Switch Could Be Liked By J M Roberts
The London conference watches a Russian move toward a trial period ban on nuclear tests with UN inspection, a shift many see as significant though short of a full ban. The United States backs a complete enforceable halt, Eisenhower and Dulles awaiting clear terms, while Stassen hints at policy flexibility if inspections proceed. Public opinion leans cautious, weighing Russia’s past withdrawals against potential disarmament steps.
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London
Russia
United Nations
United States
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Dulles
Fisher Family Uses Riviera Villa Offered by Todd
Eddie Fisher and Debby Reynolds accept an invitation to use Mike Todd's French Riviera villa for a week to rest after a London Palladium engagement. Reynolds has been shopping in Paris and needs a break.
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London
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Mike Todd
Riviera
Eddie
Palladium
Paris
New Head Named for WVU Women’s Physical Education
West Virginia University appoints Dr. Wincie Ann Carruth of McComb Miss as professor and head of the department of physical education for women. She succeeds Grace M Griffin who retires June 30 after 34 years on the faculty and 13 as department head. Carruth previously taught at the University of Arkansas Whitworth College Brookhaven and Northwest Missouri State College. Also named are two graduate assistants in the university school of music Bernard Lee Singer and Mary Alice Stella Malaski both of Morgantown.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Wincie Ann Carruth
McComb
Miss
Grace M. Griffin
Carruth
University of Arkansas
Whitworth College
Brookhaven
Northwest Missouri State College
University School of Music
Bernard Lee Singer
Mary Alice Stella Malaski
Teachers Seek Police Guard During Exams in Cairo
At Alhawmdia Academy teachers request police protection for exams after recent violence. A student stabbed a teacher to death at Alhawmdia, another at Alazhar wounded a teacher, and a third drew a revolver but was disarmed by a teacher.
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Cairo
Alhawmdia Academy
Alazhar
Obituaries and funerals from Bluefield area region
Obituaries list Emma Davis Stafford 77 of Rocky Gap Va died Sunday Bluefield Sanitarium. Services 2 p.m. at Sunny Point Methodist Church with burial in Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs W B Bird. Also Andrew Wesley Harvey 71 of Oakvale Mercer County died recently. service 2 p.m. at New Zion Church with burial in New Zion Cemetery. Dr D D Hatfield 75 of Petersburg Va dies. funeral 2 p.m. Hawkins Funeral Chapel. interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Additional notices include Mrs Anne Dickerson 83 of Tazewell Va. Charles North Abbitt 93 of Appomattox Va. Mrs Rissie Lawson 65 of Lake Shawnee. Mrs Edward Jackson 76 of Honaker. Cynthia A Mullens 90 of Amonate. Gary Ray 15 of Whaley Camp. William I Belcher 62 of Big Four Church. Kelly P Umberger 65 of Wytheville. Interments at various local cemeteries.
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Emma Davis Stafford
Rocky Gap
Sunny Point Methodist Church
Virgil Anderson
Richard Hamblin
Mechanicsburg
Staffori
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. B. Bird
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield
Charlie Jarrell
Carl Davis
Ed Mastin Davis
Gilmer Updyke
Ray Davis
T. R. Gregory Jr
Harry Bird
Joe Kincheloe
Christian Societies of
Nebo
Sunny Point
Andrew W. Harvey
Andrew Wesley Harvey
D. T. Hill
Oakvale
Bligood
Mercer County
Regular Baptist Church
New Zion Church
L. M. Hollandsworth
W. E. Essex
New Zion Cemetery
Johnston Funeral Home
Dennie T. Hill
D. D. Hatfield
David D. Hatfield
Petersburg
Fila
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Robert Ith
Woodlawn
Yukon
John Phindley
Beckley
Charles N. Abbitt
Charles North Abbitt
J. T. Abbitt
Augusta Street
Robinson Funeral
Appomattox
Williams
Presbyterian Church
Liberty Baptist Cemetery
Abbitt
Andrew
Rowan Memorial Home
Sweet
Rissie E. Lawson
Lake Shawnee
Spanishburg
Daniel and
Rosa Belle Plaster
Hylton
Patrick County
William T. Lawson
Alvin
Dayton
Ohio
Chester Greene
Carl French
Niday
Celesti Bickmell
Rockford
W. H. Hylton
Matoaka
W. R. Hylton
Princeton
Memorial Funeral Directory
Printon
Aer
House of Prayer
Kermit Keys
Bowling Cemetery
Weston Man Faces Chair In Slaying
Eugene H. Singer of Weston was sentenced to death by electric chair on Oct 18 after his conviction for the shotgun slaying of William H. White. Judge J. Jennings granted a 90 day stay for an appeal to the State Supreme Court. The defense motion to set aside the verdict was overruled after a 2 hour 15 minute hearing.
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W. Va
J. Jennings
Eugene H. Singer
Weston
Upshur County
Jennings
Linger
John S. Stump Jr
Linn M. Brannon
State Supreme Court
William H. White
Actress Terry Moore Seeks Divorce After Alleged Infidelity
Santa Monica California June 17 Actress Terry Moore files a divorce suit accusing Eugene Charles McGrath of mental cruelty and illicit relations with multiple women in Las Vegas and North Hollywood The couple wed January 1 1956 in Las Vegas and separated June 5 1956.
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Santa Monitor
Calif
Terry Moore
Hollywood
Eugene Charles McGrath
McGrath
Miss Moore
Las Vegas
Nev
Donna
Micky
Jane
Barbara
Jean
North Hollywood
No Relief Seen As Temperatures Soar In Mountain State
The Associated Press reports West Virginia baked for the third straight day with 90s temps. Forecasters warn no cool-off until Friday with hot humid conditions and possible afternoon or evening showers. Elkins hit 88 and others logged near 90 as sun dominated the state.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Elkins
Fiat
Raleigh Meetings Set On Oak Wilt Control
West Virginia officials announce two meetings in Pettus Raleigh County on June 25 and Holden Logan County on June 27 to discuss oak wilt disease and control methods. The state pest control division explains aerial surveys locate diseased trees while ground crews treat by girdling stumps and removing bark to dry out trees.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Agriculture
John T. Johnson
Pettus
Raleigh
Holden
Logan County
Johnson
Wheeling Beer Licenses Revoked and Whisky Sales Probed
Charleston June 17 Beer Commissioner Roy D. Platt revoked the beer licenses of two Wheeling taverns for liquor sales and suspended a St. Albans business license for 30 days. William C. Ringer and Martha E. Ringer of the Hi-Up Club and Cottage Bar face forfeited bonds. Belva L. Miller of Miller's Grocery has a 30 day suspension for selling after midnight.
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Charleston
Wheeling
St. Albans
Roy D. Platt
William C. Ringer
Martha E. Ringer
Cottage Bar
Belva L. Miller
Miller's Grocery
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
N. Y
Consolidated Fictison Co
Tennants
Wunderground
Norfolk and Western
Jap News
Weather Bureau Forecast
U. S
New England
Rockies
Minnesota
North Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Cab
Lakes Decision Vital
Indiana
Kentucky
Asheville
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Los Angeles
Louisville
Pinnacle Rock
Shumates
Commerce ST
Holyland
Doria
Sonset and Professionel
Leviore Svarsbie Ony
Epmmelmomen Spromet St of Spicun Goodykoontz Rexall Drug Store
COR
South & Bland
Princeton Ave
By George Cornell
Lke
J. M. Roberts
Associated Press News
Fishers
Todd
Riviera Villa
Anne Dickerson
Tazewell
Mose Dickerson
Blaine Thom
Tip Top
James Higginbotham
Mosse Dickerson
Robert Dickerson
Perry and St. Clair
Mrs. Rissie Lawson
Jackson
Edward
Honaker
Jackson Cemetery
Gary Ray
John Church
Whaley Camp
Panther
Greenbrier
Belcher
William I
Big Four
Intent Belcher
Belcher Mountain
Umberger
Kelly P
Wytheville
Mt. Ephraim Church
Crockett, Va
Mt. Ephriam
Mrs
Emma Stafford
Portland Cement Association
West Broad Street
Ohie
Portland Cement and Concrete Co
Feild
Department States
Wheeling Beer
N&w
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Iso
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