Four Defendants Plead Guilty In Southern District
Four defendants pleaded guilty in a southern district federal court yesterday afternoon. Judge Ben Moore continued the cases to allow probation officer investigations. Cases include Goode of Wyoming County on a liquor indictment and Miller of Ronceverte on theft of letters from Lewisburg post office boxes. Manaway of Kimball pleaded guilty to forging a name to a U S Savings bond. one count dismissed. Scott of Caretta pleaded guilty to all liquor counts. Two motor vehicle theft act cases were continued due to defendants’ absence in Knoxville and North Carolina penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern District Federal Court
Ben Moore
Goode
Wyoming County
Matthew M. Miller
Ronceverte
Lewisburg
Orville Tyler Manaway
Kimball
U. S
Leslie E. Given
Jasper Lee Scott
Caretta
Moore
Knoxville
Tenn
North Carolina State Penitentiary
James H. Kahle
King Junion Blankenship
Paynesville
Vogue dresses and summer hats at bargain prices
The Vogue offers 1 rack of dresses priced at 12.95 now 4.95 with daily arrivals of crisp cotton dresses. All summer hats are greatly reduced in the Blue Room Special. Mercer Lodge No. 160 A F and A M schedules a 7:30 PM communication to install new officers and urges good attendance.
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Vogue
The
Blue Room
Mercer Lodge No
A. F
A. M
W. P. Hoback
W. M
R. E. Thompson
Sec’y
Deaths and Funerals Andrew B Ball at 91
Andrew B Ball 91 died at 4 30 yesterday at his son T B 2911 Bluefield Ave Survived by sons T B Jessie and Lee Bluefield Va and daughters in law Mrs Tiny Cavis Richlands and Mrs A Pennington Ada W Va Funeral services held at Bland Street Methodist Church for B Wooldridge 61 noted in town obituary lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew B. Ball
Bluefield Avenue
Mr. Ball
Honaker
T. B. Ball
Jessie
Lee
Bluefield
Tiny Cavis
Richlands
A. Pennington
Ada
W. Va
Bland
Land Street Methodist Church
B. Wooldridge
Funeral Services Held for Brother and Sister in Tazewell
Funeral rites for Mrs. Cosby Taylor and her brother Charles Graham were set for one o clock at the Taylor home Dry Fork with Rev. Baxter in charge. Mrs. Taylor to be buried in the family graveyard and Mr. Graham in Bowling cemetery Adria. Both leaves long obit noting ages deaths and survivors including children and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Cosby Taylor
Joseph Taylor
Charles Graham
Taylor
Dry Fork
Mr. Baxter
Mr. Graham
Adria
Henry Beavers
Saeger
W. Va
Aaron
Barbara Martin Graham
Pulaski County
Sallie Beavers
Cliffield
William L. Graham
North Tazewell
Barbara Waldron
Orth
Beavers
Henry Crouse
Pylesville
Squire
Graham
John B Harmon Rites Scheduled This Afternoon
Funeral services for Jer B Harmon 56 of Bandy Virginia will be held at 2 PM at the home of his niece Mrs Bandy Beavers in Bandy. The Rev Gillespie of Bradshaw will officiate. Burial will be in Lambert Cemetery in Bandy. Harmon had been in poor health for some time and could not work for five months. He was the son of the late Anderson Harmon and Mary Murphey Harmon and married Rosa Linkous on October 16 1913. Surviving are his wife one brother and three sisters Mrs Sallie Harmon of Blackwolf WV Mrs Stella Sullins of Gary WV Mrs Marinda Harmon and James P Harmon of Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jer— B. Harmon
W. W
Elmer Linkous
Bandy
Bandy Beavers
Gillespie
Bradshaw
Lambert Cemetery
Harmon
Shot Fatal To Buchanan Man
A coroner's jury ruled death by own action for William G. Matney 56 prominent farmer of Dismal Buchanan county Virginia found dead from a single shotgun wound to the face around 5 am The evidence suggested he fired the gun with his foot Mrs Matney said he had illness and worry The body was taken to the Farmer Funeral Home Grundy with funeral plans set for Friday at 1 pm Rev Roy Hall to officiate Interment in the family cemetery Survivors include wife four children two brothers and one sister Altogether the piece notes his WWI service and family ties
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William G. Matney
Buchanan County
Hobart Keen
Keene
Matney
Smalliver Road
Alice Haggey
Ralph
Helen
Thurman
Charlotte
Roy Matney
Grundy
Floyd Matney
Oakwood
Preston Rowe
Mr. Matney
William G
Jane Ratliff Matney
Farmer Funeral Home
Roy Hall
Area Men Serve In Armed Forces
News of several area men serving in the armed services. Carson E. Hamlett Jr. returned to the United States aboard USS Dayton after an Mediterranean tour. Horace Jones was admitted to Brooke General Hospital in Texas for treatment. Kemp C. Clifton serves aboard US Midway on fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean. Co N Tyree serves aboard USS Bushnell with the Pacific fleet in Asiatic waters. Billy G. Crawford has returned home to Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Carson E. Hamlett, Jr
Seaman
Carson E. Hamlett
Gretna
United States
Dayton
Mediterranean
Horace Jones
Allen Street
Helen Jones
Brooke General Hospital
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Kemp C. Clifton
USN
J. H. Clifton
Narrows
US Midway
Caribbean Sea
Co. N. Tyree
Henry C. Tyree
Montcalm
Bushnell
Asiatic
Lawsuits and arrests shadow city hotel complaints
Police hauled several violators to headquarters and fined drivers in court last night. Rex Brown a Gastonia Bible salesman aged 33 was held on felony warrants from Williamson and Matz hotels. A home break in was reported at Scott Johnson's Highland Avenue residence. Everette Baldwin pleaded guilty to reckless driving and paid 50 dollars plus costs, with bond set at 100 dollars on appeal. Harry Dean of Bluefield posted 26 dollars bond on a reckless driving charge. Coal loading reach tops as 232 660 tons mined in northern West Virginia across 270 mines setting may be a new daily record.
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Rex Brown
Gastonia
N. C
Williamson
Matz
Scott Johnson
Highland Avenue
Westinghouse
Everette Baldwin
Baldwin
Liberty
Harry Dean
Bluefield
Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
CMA
Pappas Re elected Master of McDowell Lodge 112
Welch resident Pete Pappas was re elected as master of McDowell Lodge No 112 A F and A M Tuesday night. New officers include J Russell Daugherty senior warden Travis A Meredith junior warden T A Johnston treasurer and T R Reed secretary both re elected. Appointive officers are Victor Nystrom William Suter A N Branscombe and O B Peraldo. Installations set for June 24 St Johns Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Pappas
Welch
McDowell Lodge
A. F
A. M
J. Russell Daugherty
Travis A. Meredith
T. A. Johnston
T. R. Reed
Victor Nystrom
William Suter
A. N. Branscombe
O. B. Peraldo
St. John's Day
Eckman Miner Hurt In Accident At Work
George Fortner 19 of Eckman suffered crushing injuries to the right foot and ankle in a mine accident at the Vera Pocahontas Coal company mine in Landgeraff. The coal loader was hurt by a falling kettle bottom and admitted to Stevens Clinic hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fortner
Eckman
Vera Pocahontas
Landgeraff
Fortner
Stevens Clinic
Charles Graham Rites Set For Adria Resident
Charles Graham of Adria Virginia formerly of Squire dies Tuesday after visiting his daughter Mrs. H C Beavers at the Saeger hotel Survived by two daughters Mrs Henry Crouse of Tylesville Maryland and Mrs Beavers Funeral services scheduled for 2 PM today in Adria Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Graham
Adria
Squire
Saeger
H. C. Beavers
Henry Crouse
Tylesville
Beavers
Senate votes on railroad rate antitrust exemption bill
Washington June 18 senators from four states voted on a bill to exempt railroads from anti trust laws for rate making and other activities. Republicans Revercomb object? Dems Byrd Robertson McKellar OConor Tydings supported. Democrats Kilgore Stewart opposed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Revercomb
West Virginia
Byrd and Robertson
Virginia
McKellar
Tennessee
O'Conor
Tydings
Maryland
Kilgore
Stewart
Dulles Warns Soviets Face Stop Efforts
John Foster Dulles statesmanlike warning that Soviet leaders would face a peaceful or violent stop to impose their system. Northwestern University President Peles urges moral influence and restraint, while Virginia hatcheries set a May chick production record at 1,340,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ill
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Peles
Northwestern University
United States
Burial details for Rev. Baxter at Adria
The funeral is announced with burial to be held at Adria for the Rev. Mr. Baxter.
Mike Kosty Funeral To Be Held Sunday
Mike Kosty 60 of Gary died Tuesday in a Welch hospital from complications of mine injuries suffered about a year ago. He was born November 21 1887 in Hungary and is survived by his widow. Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at the Fanning Funeral Home chapel Welch with burial in Gary No 5 cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Kosty
Gary
Welch
Kosty
Hungary
Fanning Funeral Home
Gary No. 5
Blakely Resigns From Blakely Motors In Welch
William T. Blakely quits as secretary treasurer and manager of Blakely Motors Inc after selling his interest to his brother John W Blakely president of the firm Blakely will return to Beckley with his wife and children to develop properties there and in Wyoming county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Blakely
Blakely Motors, Inc
Welch
John W. Blakely
Blakely
Beckley
Wyoming County
James K Richardson Rites This Afternoon
James K Richardson Jr. 20 son of Charles Richardson of Welch died Monday night in a Abingdon hospital after a lingering illness. His home was Damascus Va. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Damascus and burial will follow there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Richardson, Jr
Charles Richardson
Welch
Abingdon
Young Richardson
Damascus
Gromyko Attacks US Disarmament Plan at UN
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Anrei A. Gromyko warned that adopting the US disarmament plan would derail UN efforts to regulate arms. He spoke after the Conventional Arms Commission approved the American plan and sent it to the Security Council, and after Russia opposed linking atomic weapon disposal to conventional arms. The Russian delegate cast the sole vote against forwarding the plan to the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Gromyko
Conventional Armaments Commission
U. S
Security Council
Council
Government Agencies Funds Bill Approved in House
The House passed an 8.17 billion dollar appropriation to fund 33 agencies for the year starting July 1, with 6.94 billion for the Veterans Administration and 175 million for the Atomic Energy Commission. The bill, sent to the Senate, came in below Truman’s request by 330.5 million and included a ban on new veterans hospitals in Tallahassee and Arlington.
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Washington
House
Senate
Veterans Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Tallahassee
Fla
Nevins
Arlington County
Social Security Tax Freeze Voted by House
The House voted unanimously to hold the old age insurance tax at one percent for two more years, blocking a 2 billion dollar annual increase beginning January 1 if Senate and President Truman approve. Rep Reed predicted it will be the last freeze, with future rises possible in 1950.
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Washington
House
Reed
Congress
Senate
Truman
Cosit
FTC Puts Curb On Raleigh Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission announced that Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp of Louisville Kentucky will quit advertising Raleigh cigarettes as right for the throat. It also agreed to discontinue representations that Raleighs are adapted to or beneficial to the throat or less harmful than other cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Commission
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Louisville
FTC
Workshop Injuries Fatal To Roy Beckley Son
W Va June 18. The 10 year old son of Shady Spring high school vocational agriculture instructor died from injuries in a school workshop accident. Franklin Collins climbed on a table and a sheet metal stamping machine fell on him. He suffered a fractured skull and chest injuries. The parents and one brother survive. The funeral will be held.
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Beckley
W. Va
Shady Spring High School
Franklin Collins
J. M. Collins
Gross Sales Tax Collection Higher in West Virginia
Charleston report shows 11 month gross sales tax receipts rising to 25,086,261.69 up 3,407,600.90 from a year earlier. Major gains came from coal mining retail business and contracting with May alone at 4,611,545.41 and sectors up sharply due to wartime fuel shortages prompting alternative sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
C. H. Koontz
Heavy Rains and Hail Hit State Crops in Kanawha and Romney
The Kanawha and Ohio river regions suffered crop drownings from heavy rains while Romney area peaches took the hardest hit from hail. The weekly weather crop report notes rain was needed in some areas but sultry heat aided growth at week’s end. Pastures provide abundant feed and livestock condition improves with moisture. temperature averaged 75 degrees, with Hinton hitting 100, rainfall about 1.75 inches, 0.85 inch above normal.
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Charleston
W- Va
Kanawha
Ohio
Tony
Weekly Review
Romney
Hinton
Huntington Post Reaches 3000 Members in West Virginia
Huntington Post No. 16 of the American Legion becomes first WV post to reach 3000 members. State Adjutant C. A. Bud Tesch reports Huntington Post, led by Commander Le Wilson, recently initiated its 3000th member as Wheeling trails at 2807 and Parkersburg at 2229.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Huntington Post
American Legion
West Virinia
C. A
Bud) Tesch
Tesch
le Wilson
Huntington
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Highway Fatalities Reach 165 For Year
Charleston W Va June 18 Jess Lewis Davis 43 of Amherst Va was killed in an automobile wreck at White Sulphur Springs. State Police Accident bureau said the death brought West Virginia total Newey fatalities to 165 for the year with several June deaths reported. The article also notes the Atlantic City boardwalk dimensions 60 feet wide and five miles long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Jess Lewis Davis
Amherst
White Sulphur Springs
Newey
Steen
Truck Crash Wrecks Oil Tank Trailer in West Virginia
In Boone County on State Route 3 at Comfort the oil tank trailer smashed into the Post Office building and a nearby house injuring driver R. D. Vineyard of Walton. Three Adkins family members slept inside the dwelling. Vineyard was treated for chest injuries and released from a Charleston hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Comfort
Boone County
R. D Vineyard
Walton
A. L. Adkins
James
Vineyard
Coastal Tank Lines, Inc
New York Produce Prices And A Death Report
New York produce markets show eggs firm under light wholesale offerings with varied weights and quality lines. Separately, Sara Jackson, a 114 year old Black woman, dies at home of her sons Mose and Marshall in Cora near Logan West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Logan
W. Va
Sara Jackson
Mose and
Marshall
Cora
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Charles Edward Goins
Mount Airy
Benjamin Mack
Winston-Salem
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Arthur Everett Wright
Excelsior
Alonzo Coburn
Yoana Vynce
Mee
J. B. Wooldridge
John B. Harmon
Tierney
Trevor Slezak
Princeton
Buchanan
Music Box
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Popeye
Watson
SAKAL
Burgess Construction CO. Telephone
Welch News
Pappas
Masons
Dulles
Baxter Ating
W. T. Blakely
Motor Firm
James K. Richardson
Raleigh
Roy
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Granada
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Tae
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Eddie Dean
Flash
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Technicolor
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Jorden
Lobe Presnell
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