Kennedy Aims Interfaith Panel To Improve Race Relations
President Kennedy proposed an interfaith committee to foster community by community racial harmony. Rev Dan Potter of New York praised the idea while critics say more federal leadership is needed. The White House said Kennedy will send civil rights proposals to Congress on Wednesday. Medgar Evers burial set for Arlington Wednesday. White House eyes governors luncheon with 4 Republicans and 6 Democrats. Kennedy has engaged business labor leaders and mayors in pursuit of racial equality.
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Washington
Kennedy
Dan Potter
Protestant Council of
City of New York
White House
Congress
Potter
Interfaith Racial Committee
South
Interfaith Committee
Ralph D. Abernathy
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Fred Shuttlesworth
Revelation Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Ohio
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Medgar W. Evers
Jackson
Miss
Evers
Arlington National Cemetery
House
Pierre Salinger
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Merk O. Hatfield
Oregon
John A. Love
Colorado
James A. Rhodes
Albert S. Harrison Jr
Virginia
J. Millard Tawes
Maryland
Bert T. Combs
Kentucky
Jack M. Campbell
New Mexico
John M. Dempsey
Connecticut
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Hawaii
DVBS In Progress At Mount Zion Baptist Church
Daily Vacation Bible School began Monday at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Peck Street. Sessions run 9 to 11 45 a.m. daily for two weeks under Rev. Alexander Gregory as pastor.
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Mount Zion Baptist Church
Peck Street
Alexander Gregory
Rescue Squad To Hold Meet Today In Princeton
Members of the Princeton Rescue Squad will meet at 7 o'clock tonight at squad headquarters on North First Street for a business training session. The unit is scheduled to meet again on July 2.
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Princeton
North First Street
Daily Telegraph Data Lineup Shows Rates and Contact
Advertising and subscription details for the Daily Telegraph of Bluefield West Virginia include carrier and mail rates, circulation description, address at 412 Bland Street, Associated Press membership, and contact telephone 227-6171.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Answel
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kat Agency, Inc
Deaths and funerals in Virginias and Ohio
Multiple obituaries list deaths in Grundy Richlands and Bluefield areas with survivors including spouses children siblings and extended kin. Services are scheduled across Virginia Kentucky and Ohio with burials planned at Deer Cemetery Green Hills Memory Gardens Monte Vista and Collins Cemetery.
Funeral for Harry Pokorney Wagner at Bluefield chapel
Funeral services for Harry Pokorney Wagner of 100 School Street Bluefield Virginia are held today at 2 30 p m at Wagner Funeral Chapel with Rev Lonnie Hollingsworth officiating. Burial follows at Grandview Memory Gardens with pallbearers listed.
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Wagner
Harry Pokorney
School St
Bluefield
Lonnie Hollingsworth
Grandview Memory Gardens
Paul Bell
Clifford Hawley
Charlie Davidson
Harvey Harris
E. E. Harry
Albert Pauley
Bill Linkous
C. R. Harry
Danville Desegregation Clash Over Case Removals
In Danville Virginia the court fight over moving 106 defendants from state to federal court sparked a clash in Judge Aiken s courtroom. Attorneys argued removals are automatic under federal code while Aiken pressed on with proceedings amid barred public access and searches for weapons. The case involves demonstrations and bids for desegregation backed by the Danville Christian Progressive Association which seeks broader Negro representation and individual trials for the arrested.
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Corporation Court
Judge Aiken
Aiken
Leonard W. Holt
Norfolk
Holt
T. F. Tucker
Revs
Lawrence W. Campbell
L. C. Chase
A. I. Dunlap
Charles McCreary
J. H. Jones
Julius Adams
Adams
Campbell
Dunlap
Chase
Danville Christian Progressive Association
Stinson
Obituaries for James Setliff and Harry Surratt in Narrows
James Albert Setliff 82 died Monday at home in Oceana native of Dolphin Virginia survived by wife Laura Pardue Setliff two daughters Evelyn Martin Bassett and Ora Martin Martinsville brother George Setliff Bassett and sisters Mollie James Rosa Parker and Lenora Wray burial in Grandview Memory Gardens Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield read at mortuary after 2 pm. Harry M Surratt died Monday at home in Narrows Virginia survived by wife Laura Davis Surratt two sons Dickie Surratt and Mickey Surratt four daughters Marv in Lester Richard Hobbs Myron Pruett and Frances Surratt eight grandchildren a sister Henry Lawson Narrows and four brothers Arthur Surratt Hobart Surratt Clarence Surratt Sam Surratt body at Rifes Funeral Home Narrows awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Bud Collins
Bartley
Welch Hospital
Johnson County
Griffith
Margaret Collins
Mattie Hulton Collins
Berlin Smith
George Spears
Thornton Deskins
Collins Cemetery
Job
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
James Albert Setliff
Oceana
Dolphin
John
Martha Setliff
Laura Pardue Setliff
Evelyn Martin
Bassett
Ora Martin
Martinsville
George Setliff
Mollie James
Rosa Parker
Lenora Wray
Callaway
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Bluefield
Grandview Memory Gardens
Harry M. Surratt
Narrows
Laura Davis Surratt
Dickie Surratt
Mickey Surratt
Roanoke
Marvin Lester
Richard Hobbs
Myron Pruett
Frances Surratt
Henry Lawson
Arthur Surratt
Bramwell
Hobart Surratt
Manassas
Clarence Surratt
Foster Falls
Sam Surratt
Lanester
Ohio
Riffe
Centennial Week and Baseball Return Highlight Bluefield Events
The Greater Bluefield Chamber lists June events including Centennial Week from June 18 to 22 with a Centennial Day on June 20 featuring sidewalk sales and a costumes of 100 years ago precession. A concert at 8 p.m. in Bluefield High School auditorium welcomes the high school band home from a four state tour. June 24 marks baseball’s return with the Orioles opening at Bower Field.
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Bluefield High School
Bluefield
Orioles
Bower Field
Welch Delegate To Quit Goes To PSC
Del. Jack L. Christian 41 resigns from the West Virginia House of Delegates to take a field instructor post in the Public Service Commission motor carrier division. PSC Chairman Joseph Hodgson announced the appointment. Christian will serve in McDowell County, his home district where he was elected twice.
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Charleston
Jack L. Christian
House of Delegates
Motor Carrier Division
Public Service Commission
Christian
PSC
Joseph E. Hodgson
McDowell County
House
West Virginia 5 Day Forecast Cooler With Showers
Temperatures will run 4 to 8 degrees below normal through Saturday with lows around 55 in the north and 61 in the south and highs near 81 in the north and 66 in the south. No day to day temperature changes expected. Scattered showers totaling up to half an inch are forecast for Thursday and Friday.
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West Virginia
Davis Rites Pending for Henry Estell Davis in Narrows
Henry Estell Davis 81 of Rich Creek Va died Monday in a Charlottesville hospital. Survived by Sarah Turner Davis four sons Opie Davis Coal City Joshua Davis Wayside Clyde Davis Glen Lyn and Lee Davis Alexandria two daughters Mrs Richard Dillon Charlottesville and Mrs L O Chambers Alexandria 23 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and a sister Mrs Jim Turner Glen Lyn. Funeral arrangements pending at a Narrows Va funeral home.
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Henry Estell Davis
Rich Creek
Charlottesville
Sarah Turner Davis
Opie Davis
Coal City
Joshua Davis
Wayside
Clyde Davis
Glen Lyn
Lee Davis
Alexandria
Richard Dillon
L. 0. Chambers
Jim Turner
Riffe
Narrows
Home Improvement Loan Promo From Flat Top National
Flat Top National Bank Of Bluefield promotes a home tuneup with a Home Improvement Loan. The ad urges customers to decide, tell, and act, inviting visits to and service from Flat Top National Bank.
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Folks At
Flat Top National
NAACP Seeks Integrated Faculty for Roanoke Schools
Roanoke NAACP head Rev R R Wilkinson asked the Roanoke city school board to hire integrated faculty for integrated schools. He warned of court action if not done. Board chairman Clar ence Hawkins said the request came with a threat and offered no further reply. Roanoke plans integrated classes at Lee Monroe junior highs and Forest Park Melrose elementary schools in September.
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Roanoke
Roanoke City
NAACP
R. R. Wilkinson
Clarence Hawkins
Wilkinson
Hawkins
Lee and Monroe
Forest Park and
Melrose
Clinch Valley Ad vent Christian Church Bible School
Clinch Valley Advent Christian Church hosts Vacation Bible School in Riverjack North Taze well Virginia. School runs Monday through Friday June 21 with daily classes at 7 p m. Mrs Ed Scott directs and leads music with assistants Lorraine Lambert Alice Johnson Isabelle Sargent Ruth Shrader Edna Yates Debbie Yates Christine Lockhart Hattie Sykes Ina Golding and Ed Scott.
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Clinch Valley
CAP To Hear Results Of Air Search Tonight
Mercer County Civil Air Patrol members will meet at CAP Headquarters Mercer Airport Tuesday at 7 30 pm to discuss results of the fruitless air search for a missing aircraft in the northern part of the state as stated by Commander W E McDougle.
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Mercer County Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Mercer
W. E. McDougle
Court strikes down Pennsylvan ia Bible reading in public schools
A U S district court in Philadelphia unanimously invalidates a state law requiring daily Bible readings in schools. The ruling remands cases to lower courts after 25 days for rehearing requests. Justice Clark writes the 23 page majority opinion with other justices issuing separate concurrences and dissents.
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U.S. District Court
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Clark
Arthur J. Goldberg
John M.harlan
William ©. Douglas
Brennan
Macmillan questioned on London crime links and Profumo affair
Wilson alleges Macmillan opened a probe into a London underworld of vice drugs blackmail and violence tied to a Profumo Keeler Ward triangle. He says the document was secretly handed to Macmillan and the prime minister ignored the security risk for weeks. He claims the government received an allegation about the affair months ago in February.
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London
Profumo
Wilson
Macmillan
Beaver Band Concerts in New Jersey and New York Trip
The Beaver High School band staged the third of four northern concerts in Somerville New Jersey before a large audience at Somerville High School. The Centennial touring band Sters will perform in Frederick Maryland tonight to close the northern segment. The group will return to Bluefield Wednesday afternoon following a banquet by the Somerville Chamber of Commerce. A boat ride around Manhattan Island accompanied the trip, and the New Jersey high school band director called the Beaver brass section the best he had heard with excellent pitch.
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Beaver High School
Somerville
N. J
Somerville High School
Sters
Frederick
Bluefield
Somerville Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan Island
New Jersey High School
Beaver Brass
Chilhowie Band Takes Second at Virginia Beach Music Festival
Elmore County High School of Wetumpka Eclectic Alabama won first place at the Virginia Beach Music Festival, a three day event featuring 11 southeastern high school bands. Chilhowie High School of Chilhowie Virginia finished second, Lafayette High School of Lexington Kentucky took third. Abingdon High School was named the most outstanding parade band.
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Virginia Beach
Elmore County
Wetumpka-Eclectic
Ala
Chilhowie
Lafayette
Lexington
Abingdon
Rural Retreat and Buffalo Gap FFA Win Virginia Honors
Rural Retreat in Wythe County won for outstanding dairy production while Buffalo Gap High School earned a 100 prize for farm safety. Albert Fisher of Northumberland FFA was named Virginia’s outstanding forestry member as 197 youths were elected to the state farmer degree at the 37th Virginia FFA convention in Blacksburg.
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Blacksburg
Buffalo Gap Future Farmers of America
FFA
Northumberland County
Virginia
Wythe County
Buffalo Gap High School
Albert Fisher
Northumberland Ffa
Future Farmers of America
Four Princeton Churches Plan Union Evening Services
Congregations from four Princeton churches will hold joint Sunday evening worship in July and August. July 7 and 14 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Norman G. Crawford. July 21 and 28 at First Christian Church with Dr. Lincoln B. Huston. August 4 and 11 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. J. Herbert Parks. August 18 and 25 at First Methodist Church with Rev. D. Yandel Page. Social hour and refreshments follow each service. host church choirs handle music.
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Princeton
Union
First Baptist Church
Norman G. Crawford
First Christian Church
Lincoln B. Huston
First Presbyterian Church
J. Herbert Parks
First Methodist Church
D. Yandel Page
Ex Tazewell Man Harman Killed In South Carolina Crash
David Harvey Harman 37 of North Tazewell former Tazewell VA resident died in a single car accident near New Ellenton South Carolina about 4 am Sunday He may have dozed at the wheel leaving him alone in the vehicle He was WWII veteran and a member of the American Legion and Masonic Lodge He is survived by six brothers and other relatives Funeral services will be held at North Tazewell Methodist Church with burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Peery St Clair Funeral Home of Tazewell overseeing arrangements
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Fred C. Johnston
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Johnston's Grocery
Trinity Methodist Church
Uplift Bible Class
Charles Elmore
Princeton
Jack Burgess
Norfolk
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Mercer Funeral Home
James T. Browning
Monte Vista Park
Masonic Lodge
Tazewell
David Harvey Harman
New Eilenton
S. C
Harman
Brown
Eva McGuire Harman
North Tazewell
Margaret Wynn
American Legion
John
Donald
Lindsay
Brown Harman Jr
Douglas Harman
Bristol
Tenn
Lizz M. Harman
Kingsport
North Tazewell Methodist Church
Lee
Princetonian Urges Bluefielders To Support Bond Issue
Sam Laufer Mercer County Planning Commission chairman told Bluefield Kiwanis Club Princeton should back Bluefield’s $540 000 bond issue on the ballot next Tuesday He noted Princeton voters rejected library storm sewer and fire department bond proposals while a salvage effort aims to revive the library plan He cited confusion and fear of higher taxes as reasons for the Princeton vote.
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Sam Laufer
Princeton
Mercer County Planning Commission
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Laufer
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Ramsey
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