Governors Propose Higher Fees For Motor Freight Carriers
The council of state governments urged states to raise fees or impose weight taxes on motor freight carriers to fund road maintenance. Overloaded trucks harm roads and threaten the 50 billion dollar highway system investment. A weight on mileage tax or higher registration fees could distribute costs by gross weight and miles traveled.
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White Sulphur Spring
W. Va
Council of Statovernments
He Council
Ite
Ites
Frankfurt man claims world fasting record in cage
Willy Schmitz a 48 year old Frankfurt singer artist emerges from a 53 day fast inside a cage. He says he subsisted on ida water and cigarettes since April 26 and reportedly lost 72 pounds. Schmitz weighed 176 pounds before entering and was aided by Red Cross nurses before leaving for a waiting car. He mocked rival Burmah who has reportedly fasted 45 days in a glass coffin.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Willy Schmitz
Schmitz
Red Cross
Willy
Actian
Burmah
Junior Legion Music School Opens Tonight
The American Legion Junior band and bugle corps music school opens at 7 30 p m under Jack Dishnan at the West Virginia Business college. Registration will take place then. Members should report with instruments and those wishing to join should report at the same time. The corps trains for the upcoming state convention in Charleston to select the best corps.
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American Legion
Deaths and Funerals in Narrows and Bluefield Areas
H Lee Gautier died at his son Harvey’s home in Narrows after a brief illness. Survived by two sons, two daughters, two sisters, and one brother. Funeral today at 2 p.m. from the home with Rev. L M Bivens in charge. burial in Fairview cemetery. Also noting Ohio Emmons died in Petersburg and to be buried at Walnut Grove with Masonic rites. body moved via Train No. 15. survivor list includes widow Annie Hearn and son W D Emmons with four brothers noted.
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Lee Gautier
H. Lee Gautier
Harvey Gautier
Narrows
Harvey
Fred G
W. A. Vaughn
Harless Tyles
Pearisburg
Charles Williams
Welch
P. M. Cawley
Bluefield
William Gautier
Ohio
Petersburg
Hawkins Funeral
Walnut Grove
Masonic Lodge No. 85
C. D. Cruise
Trinity Church
Lee Lemmon
Mr. Emmons
Annie Hearn
J. F. Hearn, Sr
W. D. Emmons
William E. Duncan Jr Funeral Rites Held Today
Funeral services for William E. Duncan Jr 41 a Norfolk and Western railway employee who was found dead in Williamson will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at the Main Street Methodist church Tazewell Burial will be in Maplewood cemetery Duncan a native of Tazewell and veteran of the European campaign was unmarried The body arrived in Bluefield on train No 16 and he was laid to rest in his home region.
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William E. Duncan, JR
Norfolk and Western Railway
Kimball
W. Va
G. H. Goff
Williamson
Main Street Methodist
Tazewell
Maplewood
Bluefield
Duncan
Funeral services for Lawrence C Lucas
Funeral services for Lawrence Colan Lucas age 48 of 201 Alder street who was killed Thursday in an accident at the Bishop mines will be held this afternoon at 2 at Calvary Baptist church. The Rev H H Mauck and Rev T F Herndon will officiate with burial in Williams Cemetery at Pembroke Virginia.
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Lawrence C. Lucas
Lawrence Colan Lucas
Alder Street
Bishop Mines
Calvary Baptist Church
H. H. Mauck
T. F. Herndon
Williams Cemetery
Pembroke
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Jane Hale
Mrs Mary Jane Hale died at her son Albert Hales home on Garden Creek near Clell in Buchanan County. Funeral services will be conducted this morning at 11 oclock from Albert Hales home with burial in the family cemetery. She was a Methodist and had lived with her son for several years.
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Mary Jane Hale
Albert Hale
Garden Creek
Clell
Buchanan County
Albert
Buria
Funeral services for M. Wilson Emmons
Funeral services are planned for M. Wilson Emmons, a Norfolk and Western railway yardmaster at Norfolk. The notice states his position and burial details, reflecting a local obituary format.
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M. Wilson Emmons
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk
Mrs Lulu Albert 62 dies in Pearisburg
Mrs Lulu Mae Albert, 62, of Pearisburg, died Friday night at home. She is survived by husband W Gord Albert. sons Robert of Catawba Sanatorium and Homer of Pembroke. brothers Howard and Ned Tabor. sister Lizzie Tracy Saeger. Funeral 2:30 pm today from home. Rev J H Knibbs officiates. burial Birch Lawn Cemetery.
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W. Gord Albert
Lulu Mae Albert
Pearisburg
Robert
Catawba Sanitorium
Catawba
Homer
Pembroke
Howard
Ned Tabor
Bane
Lizzie Tracy
Saeger
J. H. Knibbs
Birch Lawn Cemetery
Verlie P White obituary notes Ripplemead resident
Verlie Peck White 55 of Ripplemead died early Sunday at home. An employee of Klotz Quarry he lived in the community 25 years. Survived by wife Eva Lafon White four sons Layman Curtis D Russell B of Ripplemead Richard R of Los Angeles Calif five daughters Edith L Mildred J Nellie F Crockett Constance Elmore of Washington D C his mother Mrs Albert White Hytes of Pembroke six grandchildren. Service 4 p.m. today from the home with Rev J H Knibbs. Burial Mt Lebanon Cemetery Hoge's Store Va.
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Verlie P. White
Verlie Peck White
Ripplemead
White
Klotz
Eva Lafon White
Layman
Curtis,d
Russell B
Richard R
Los Angeles
Calif
Edith L
Newport News
Mildred J
Nellie F. White
Virginia A. Crockett
Constance Elmore
Washington, D. C
Albert White Hytes
Pembroke
J. H. Knibbs
Mt. Lebanon
Hoge’s Store
Funeral for Steve Bodnar of Thorpe at Hungarian Methodist Church
Steve Bodnar 66 of Thorpe died Friday in a Welch hospital after two weeks illness. The U S Coal and Coke employee lived in the community 40 years. He served as vice president of Verhovay lodge 32 Gary and belonged to the Reformed Federation of American and UMWA local 7633 Thorpe. Born June 8 1884 in Zemplen Megye Magyaszo Hungary he was son of Andrew and Elizabeth Bodnar. Burial will be in Thorpe cemetery. Funeral service held this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
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Steve Bodnar
Thorpe
Welch
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Bodnar
Verhovay Lodge No
Gary
Reformed Federation of American
UMWA
Zemplen Megye Magyaszo
Hungary
Andrew Bodnar
Elizabeth Veres Bodnar
Isaac Jackson Halsey
Otsego
Wyoming County
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
McDowell County
Halsey
Pierpoint Church
O. A. Sparks
Pierpoint
Minnie Halsey
Aubrey
Calorie
Orville
Itmann
Hershey
Jack
Carl Harmon
Baltimore
Ralph Cole
Corinne
Roy Preston
Ind
Lake Morgan
Pierpont
Obituary notes for Halsey Bolton Meadows in West Virginia
Obituary notices profile Isaac Jackson Halsey of Otsego dying after heart attack and long illness. Clara Elizabeth Bolton of Princeton dies at Memorial hospital. survivors and church ties listed. Mrs Flossie Meadows of Helen dies after heart attack. funeral plans and survivors noted.
Capital's Milk Strike Settled
Washington dairy workers and nine major dairies reached a five day one week and six day next schedule with no pay cut, seven day plant operation and every other day home deliveries continue. AFL Truck Drivers and Dairy Employes Union 1650 members voted to accept after night negotiations under federal pressure. Similar Pittsburgh strike shows cautious hope for end to ten day disruption.
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Washington
AFL
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Farmer Income Down Slightly in First Half of 1950
The Agriculture Department reports total cash receipts from farm marketings for January to June 1950 at about 10.6 billion dollars, roughly nine percent below the same period in 1949. Livestock receipts fall six percent while crop marketings drop about 15 percent, with poultry and eggs down 20 percent and tobacco slightly higher.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Grandmother Plans English Channel Swim After New York Warmup
Betty Cohn a 50 year old Brooklyn grandmother swam from Fort Lee to Bedloe Islands about 14 miles with a secret sledge hammer stroke in rough Hudson currents. She planned to sail for England on August 6 to attempt the English Channel crossing following today’s warmup.
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Fort Lee
N. J
Betty Cohn
England
English Channel
Brooklyn
Hudson River
Bedloes Island
New Year Customs Around the World
The report notes Scotland observes children begging for cakes and fruit on New Year Day while in Spain people eat 12 grapes at midnight to mark the 12 months of the year, one grape for each month.
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Scotland
Puerta Del Sol Described as Madrid Times Square
The National Geographic Society calls Puerta Del Sol Madrid’s Times Square noting its central hub role in the city.
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Times Square
Spain
National Geographic Society
Puerta del Sol
Madrid
Ore May Be Key To Big Seaway
Washington reports Labrador iron ore could push approval for the St Lawrence seaway and related power projects. Proponents argue deeper channels are needed to ship ore to Great Lakes steel centers, potentially altering U.S. steel supply and regional power development.
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Washington
Canada
Labrador
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
House Public Works Committee
Venezuela
Africa
Interior
Chapman
Army
Pace
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
International Rapids
Massena
N. Y
Midwest
House
Detroit
Truman
Congress
Merrimac
Connecticut
New England
Higgins Elected Commander of Sixth District Legion
Grady Higgins of War was chosen commander of the sixth district of the American Legion at the district convention in session in War. The race succeeded Tommy E. Jones of Beckley. A parade featured the Big Creek high school band Excelsior band and Gary Negro high school band with a Welch National Guard unit. Delegates and alternates to the national convention were selected. The session included remarks by state dignitaries and the retiring commander Tommy Jones.
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War
W. Va
Grady Higgins
American Legion
Tommy E. Jones
Beckley
Big Creek
Excelsior
Gary Negro High School
National Guard
Welch
National American Legion
W. M. Stedman
Gary
Robert Crockett
Bluefield
Higgins
J. C. Wall
R. E. L. Douglas
W. R. Fugitt
Don Wilson
Clarksburg
National Legion
Walker Long
Huntington
The
Legion
W. Dewey Mentz
West Virginia
Dr. B. Golden
Lorentz C. Hamilton, Jr
Grantsville
Frank B. Everhart
Tommy Jones
Thompson Funeral To Be Held Today
Funeral rites for Henry Thompson 58 of Richlands will be held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Farm er funeral home. Thompson died after being struck by an automobile driven by Arvel Johnson 24 of Raven near Doran. Johnson faces involuntary manslaughter charges after a Monday hearing. Burial will be in Hawkins cemetery.
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Richlands
Henry Thompson
Farmer Funeral Home
Thompson
Arvel Johnson
Raven
Doran
Jack Cregger
Johnson
Albert Peery
Russell County
Virginia
Squire
Elizabeth Lucas Thompson
Arch Thompson
Honaker
H. A. Phillips
Hawkins
Real McCoy Cherokee name meaning Mystery
The Cherokees of North Carolina refer to themselves as Ani-Yunwiwa or real people, noting they do not know the exact meaning of their tribe name.
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Real McCoy
North Carolina
Lillybrook Coal Company Store Robbery Under Probe
State and county officers investigate a Lillybrook Coal company store burglary in Pemberton. A broken window and shattered locks indicate entry and exit, with O. O. Cook, Lillybrook general manager, to provide a merchandise list after inventory is completed.
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Pemberton
Lillybrook Coal Company
R. E. Bonham
O. O. Cook
Lillybrook
Elkins Farmer Kills Wife and Self in West Virginia
A 61 year old farmer Arlie Eston Harper shot and killed his wife Texie Jane Harper 49 during a dining room argument at their Alpena Randolph County home then killed himself on the back porch. Randolph County Coroner P L Gray ruled murder in the wife death and suicide in the husband death. No further investigation will be made.
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Elkins
W. Va
C. A. Hehle
Arlie Eston Harper
Texie Jane Harper
Alpena
Randolph County
Grover Harper
Harper
Gray
Hero to Jail story lacks evidence of burned aircraft
Officers doubted Pearce's account as no trace of a crashed plane could be found. He slept at the hospital and doctors noted his feet appeared worn from resting on bar rails rather than walking in the desert. Pearce named his mother Wanda Merle Pearce of San Diego, California.
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Pearce
Wanda Merle Pearce
San Diego
Calif
Pete's Grill Opens for Lunch and Dinner
Pete's Grill announces hours from 11 30 a m to 9 p m and invites patrons to enjoy fresh Jumbo Chesapeake Bay soft shell crabs and other finest foods served anytime. The ad touts coast to coast quality and health through eating at Pete's.
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Pete's
Chesapeake Bay
Pete’s
Pete's Grill
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James W. Bower
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