George Wythe FFA wins state honors at Blacksburg
George Wythe High School FFA chapter dominates the state meet at Blacksburg with two Pauls earning top prizes. Paul Coleman won an $800 silo and a $100 livestock program prize, Paul Jackson won a $100 farm mechanics award, Earl Stinson won $100 for farm and home electrification, and Ray Wood Jr. won $100 for soil and water management. Other winners include a state parliamentary degree team plaque for Campbell County and multiple district contest cash prizes and certificates.
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Blacksburg
Paul
George Wythe High
Future Carves of America
Bg Hored County
Cle
FFA
Ja Tech
Paul Coleman
Richmond
Raymond B. Coleman
Rt. 3
Wytheville
Paul Jackson
Rt. 2
Max Meadows
Farm Mechanics
George Wythe
R. A. Jackson
Western Virginia
Earl S. Stinson
L. A. Stinson
Rocky Gap
Bland County
Earl
Ray Wood Jr
Ray Wood
Hasland
Hanover County
Hada Lewis
Salem
Narnia
Campbell County
Woodlawn
Carroll County
James Wood
Frederick
Midway
Dinwiddie
Rural Retreat
Wythe
Mervin Proehl
Brookville
Yne Schwartz
Henry Clay
Council Vaughan
Franklin
Ben Robertson
Narrows
Res Christian
Middle River
Halifax High School
Victoria High School
Richard Trice
Louisa
Danny Myers
Turner Ashby
Wade Maloyed
Rich Valley
William B Jones
Galax
Toledo Seeks Expanded Air Service With Alleghenies
A Toledo hearings panel heard Lake Central propose routes linking Toledo with Cleveland Columbus and Pittsburgh to improve Midwest air service. Allen Petersen of Hoover Co North Canton argued current service is inadequate and urged connections to Erie Buffalo Philadelphia Baltimore and Baltimore style hubs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gue
Civil Board
Aay Dee Lees Creriemans
Betes
Toledo
Lake Central
Lower
Michigan
Virginia
Alleghen
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Allen Petersen
Hoover Co
North
Canton
Erie
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Baltimore
No Time Extension For Auto Licenses In Charleston
Charleston dispatch reports motor vehicles officials will not extend deadlines for car license renewals. Commissioner Joseph P. Condry says May 1 start and late hours have not shifted the usual last minute lines for West Virginia license renewals.
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Charleston
Motor Vehicles Department
Joseph P. Condry
West Virginia
Mining Engineers In 3 Day Work Session
About 200 mining engineers and industry officials are expected in Huntington for a three day work session. The event aims to discuss regional mining issues across West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and nearby areas.
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Huntington
Sidene ‘Oon West
Milnois
Kentucky
Ohio
Doctors Study Emergency Plans in Mercer County
The advisory committee for community disaster planning met to discuss emergency medical care in disasters. Dr. David M. Wayne presided as chairman with Dr. C. R. Hughes and Dr. F. C. Goodall on the committee. A follow up meeting is set for July 23 with Red Cross, National Guard, schools, mayors, fire and police, utilities, ministers, transport, press, dam operators and CAP to be contacted. Attendees included James L. Foster, Miss Josie T. Graham, Mrs. Irene Jackson, Dr. George E. Snider, J. R. Pugh, Mrs. Mary Lou Keyes, Dr. Gordon L. Todd Jr., R. A. Lawrence, Mrs. Mary Cadie, Dodd Mortensen, and Dr. N. H. Dyer Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Wayne
Mercer County
Local Medical Association
C. R. Hughes
F. C. Goodall
Red Cross
National Guard
Bluefields
Communication del the Press
CAP
Chamber of Commerce
James L., Foster
Josie T. Graham
Irene Jackson
George E. Snider
J. R. Pugh
Grafton Man Proposes Yearlong Driver Education Plan
Roy W. Walter of The H School outlines a plan to extend driver education courses to a 12month schedule instead of nine months. The proposal suggests yearround training and potential summer sessions for students.
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Roy W. Walter
Rural Mail Carrier Hopes To Adopt Found Infant
Grand Haven Michigan June 18 a baby boy left in a mailbox may join rural carrier Robert Bethke and his family. Bethke, 41, found the infant near the Richard Vander Yacht residence about 12 miles south of Grand Haven. Dr Peter McArthur said the child is in normal health and County nurse Geraldine Kleve noted the boy weighs 5 pounds 12 ounces and is about a week old. Bethke said he must discuss with his wife Ella before possibly keeping the child for a while. Bethke has been a carrier on the 43 mile route a little over a year.
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Grand Haven
Mich
Robert Bethke
Bethke
Richard Vander
Grand Wees
Peter McArthur
Municipal Hospital
Geraldine Klevenone
Ella
Opposition Demands Queen's Head Currency Change
ACORA reports June 18 that opposition groups urge retaining the queen's head on currency instead of Kwame Nkrumah's portrait, arguing for a continued monarchy symbol over a republic image.
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Acora
Kwame Nkrumah
Complete line of rebuilt duplicators at reduced prices
Complete rebuilt duplicators in many makes and models offered at under half the cost of new equipment. Fully guaranteed to operate like new. Visit Commercial Printing Company at 51 Commerce Street, Bendfield, WV or call DA 17 5914 for details.
Weather Outlook for West Tennessee and Tennessee
West Tennessee taps considerable cloudiness with thunderstorms Wednesday, heat in the 80s to 90s, turning cooler by Wednesday night with scattered showers mainly afternoon. Thursday clears, fair and cooler. Tennessee sees few locally severe storms and morning showers in the east, then mostly fair and warmer Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Defense Mobilizer Balks At Hearing
Defense Mobilizer Gordon Gray refused to produce a predecessor memo on a tax write off for Idaho Power Co. He cited executive privilege and declined to confirm White House discussions as he testified before a Senate Antitrust subcommittee. Critics charge the utility benefits from an interest free loan risking about 83 million dollars to the government.
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Washington
Defense
Gordon Gray
Senate
Idaho Power Co
Office of Defense Mobilization
White House
Gray
Eisenhower
Senate Antitrust
ODM
Congress
Effective Congress Committee Not Happy
The National Committee for an Effective Congress says Eisenhower Republicans in Congress are leaderless and lack White House guidance. Supported by private donations, the liberal group warns weak leadership will hurt the 1958 congressional elections.
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Congress Committee
Washington
National Committee For An Effective
Congress
Eisenhower
Va. Circuit Judge Crosby Dies After Illness
Staunton born Floridus Crosby 64 former judge of the 18th Virginia Judicial Circuit died in Staunton hospital after a brief illness. He resigned in 1955 due to ill health and had been hospitalized since last Thursday. Crosby was born January 15, 1893, in Staunton and attended local schools and Staunton Academy and Dunsmore Business College.
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Staunton
Crosby
Virginia Judicial Circuit
Stauntontary Academy
Dunsmore Business College
US Japan relations strained over Ottawa soldier trial decision
Japanese Attorney General Tosa Sato warned the ruling could threaten the mutual security treaty if upheld. US Judge McGarraghy’s order allows Tokyo to try the Ottawa, Texas, soldier for a fatal shooting at a US Army firing range, with both governments seeking to overturn the decision. Shinichi Kondon and Stanley Levin offered cautious comments pending official notification.
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Wiliam
Geel
Tosa Sato
Ee Justice Ministry
U.S
Oa Dier Sato
US. Dist
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Japan
Ottawa, T
Naka Sakai
Kishi Primes English For U S Visit Ahead of Trip
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, preparing for a U S visit, learned English to communicate with foreigners. His teacher Compton Packenham notes steady improvement as he reads Churchill and speeches aloud, shaping a delivery suitable for Congress and social settings.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
United States
Kishi
Tokyo Foreign Press Club
Congress
Compton Packenham
Newsweek
Unscrupu
Wytheville crash injures seven airmen and kin
A two car head-on collision on foggy Highway 11 near Wytheville injured seven people including airmen Ronald Pettit and Robert Kinlaw and family members. Pettit faces reckless driving charges. all patients were treated at Wytheville Hospital and Chitwood Clinic.
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Wytheville
E. T. Keister
Ronald Allen Pettit
Nashville
Hampton
Langley Air Force Base
Abingdon
Keister
Pettit
Dorothy
David
Karen
Wytheville Hospital
Kinlaw
Ora Lee
Clarence Martin Kinlaw
James Martin Kinlaw Jr
Chitwood Clinic
Safeway Fined In Antitrust Charge
Safeway Stores Inc was fined 105000 in U S District Court for antitrust violations. Lingan A Warren former president and now consultant received 75000 while Dallas divisional unit fined 7500 with one year sentence and probation. Officials argued the case involved below cost pricing rather than price fixing and the defense claimed there was no single price war.
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Port Worth
Tex
Safeway Stores, Inc
U.S
Joe Estes
Margaret H. Brass
Department of Justice
Lingan A. Warren
Hillsborough
Calif
New York City
Warren
Concern
Egy Meneeey
Dallas Divisewaay
Elton R. Pmarshall
Kansas
Marshall
Mullens Attorney Named To State Post
Charleston June 18 Workman’s Compensation Commissioner George Sharp replaced two of his four trial examiners to day effective July 1 Sharp named Ray Toler 47 of Mullens to replace William V Nemar of Pineville and James M Powell 32 of Parkersburg to succeed Edward M Baker of Clarksburg Toler a native of Wyoming County is a Concord College and West Virginia University Law School graduate Powell has practiced law since 1951 both holdovers from the Marland administration are Stokes of te ee and John Bronson of Williamson
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Charleston
Workman's Compensation
George Sharp
Sharp
Ray Toler
Mullens
Williamv. Nemar
Pineville
James M. Powell
Parkersburg
Edward M. Baker
Clarksburg
Toler
Wyoming County
Concord College
West Virginia University Law School
Powell
West Virginia University
Pleasants County
Marland
Stokes
Te Ee Ane
John Bronson
Williamson
Gomulka Warns East Germany Over Student Crackdown
In Berlin on June 18 Wladyslaw Gomulka and Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz urged East Germany’s Stalinist leadership to ease the crackdown on students and intellectuals. Polish sources say the visit aims to mend frayed relations and prevent upheaval amid high level talks.
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Berlin
Wlady Gomulka
Poland
East Germany
Josef Cyrankiewicz
East Berlin
Gomulka
Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Virginia notices
Ada Necessary 69 of Cambria Va dies at daughter’s home in Tannersville. Survived by four daughters and six sons. Henderson Funeral Home handles arrangements. Also obituary items for Harless Street 18 of Mount Heron, John Alderson Beckner 66 of Hinton died in Princeton Memorial Hospital. services at First Church of God on Straley Ave. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs Mary Smith Whitt 66 of Big Rock dies in Grundy Hospital. services at Taylor Cemetery Home Creek. Annie Dickerson 83 of Tazewell dies. service at Wilbur Methodist Church with interment Maplewood Cemetery.
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Ada Necessary
Cambria
George Rtin
Tannersville
Daisy Necessary
Dora Necessary
Cleveland
Ohio
W. D. Paeterson
Martin
Lee
C. J
Roanoke Va
Pierce
Lorado
Herbert
Bethlehem
Douglas and
Clyde
Henderson Funeral Home
Saltsville
Harless Lee Street
Buchanan County
Mount Herona
Cal Blankenship
Boissevain
Ollie Wilson
Ike Neely
Portsmouth
Worley Street
Mount Heron
Paul
Manuel
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
John Alderson Beckner
Princeton Memorial Hospital
State Road Commission
Joseph and
Sarah Abbott Beckner
Hinton
Willie Bays
Oak Hill
Joe Beckner
Baltimore
Seaver
First Church of God
Straley Ave
A. W. Campbell
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Mary Smith Whitt
Big Rock
Grundy Hospital
John R. Whitt
Lawrence
Charlie
Bob
Jimmy
Sam
Detroit
Mich
Maragret Hackney
Madeline Sparks
Cedar Bluff
Taylor Cemetery
Home Creek
Grundy Funeral Home
Annie Dickerson
Tazewell
Wilbur Methodist Church
T. J. Stewart
Thomas Hendrick
Maplewood Cemetery
Dickerson
Susie Love
Columbus
Perry and St. Clair Funeral Home
Obituaries notice for Harvey, Lawson and Thomas families
Obituary notices list Andrew W. Harvey 71 of Oakvale to be buried at New Zion Cemetery after service at New Zion Church. Rissie E. Lawson 65 of Lake Shawnee to be interred at Bowling Cemetery following a service at House of Prayer. Boers Asbu Thomas 11 months, child of Mr and Mrs Frank and Thomas of New Springfield Ohio, to be laid to rest at Seeberly Bilhartz Chapel North Lima with interment in an Aurora cemetery.
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Harvey
Andrew W
Oakvale
New Zion Church
New Zion Cemetery
Lawson
Rissie E
Lake Shawnee
House of Prayer
Bowling Cemetery
Spanishburg
Thomas
Boers Asbu
Frank and
New Springfield
Ohio
Seeberly-Bilhart Pee Chapel
North Lima
New Aurinstioa
Oumar
Sun heat relief arrives as Huntington area stormsave traffic snarls
Huntington residents gained temporary relief from heat as storms disrupt roads. Rain cooled streets and underpasses flooded water reached door handles in an underpass. Storms caused traffic jams and knocked out about 150 telephones in Hurricane, 30 miles away, with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. restoring service planned.
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Huntington
Sunsick
Ins
Tris
Mercury
Here
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Ten Hurt In Two Car Collision At Pilgrims Knob Virginia
Ten persons were injured in a two car wreck in Buchanan County Virginia at Pilgrims Knob last night. Eight of the injured are members of the Hutchinson family from Whitewood with varying injuries. Two others from Oakwood include Ed Cochran and W M Hale with chest injuries and cuts. The 1952 Buick from Oakwood flipped over a 15 foot embankment after the collision. the other driver's identity was not determined. No charges were reported.
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Pilgrims
Buchanan County
Clinchoe Clinic
Grundy Hospital
N. G. White
immeMcte
Clifford Hutchinson
Ida Hutchinson
Clifford
Mary Pruett
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mary Louise
Cathleen
Karen Hutchinson
Janet Trent
Haven Trent
Hutchinsons
Thomasville
Cee
Whitey
Ed Cochran
W M. Hale
Oakwood
White
Hutchinson's
Red Submarines Join Egypt Fleet
Cairo reports Egypt has bought three Soviet submarines joining the Egyptian fleet. The semiofficial agency offered few details beyond their arrival amid London press dispatches. The move follows prior Soviet Egyptian arms ties and concerns over regional naval strength.
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Egypt
Cairo
Middle East
English Channel
North Sea
Mediterranean
Egy
London
Soil Conservationists Hear Details Of West Virginia Plan
In Graysville, June 18, soil conservationists discussed a proposed flood program for the West Virginia Panhandle and Pennsylvania areas. They plan to seek federal and state support to build about 30 small dams across the 190,000 acre Wheeling Creek watershed to reduce flood risk.
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Waynesburg
Graysville
West VirnSonian Panhandle
Theaide
Washington and Greene
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Wheeling Creek
Governors Lead Bluefield U S 21 Rally Motorcade
Two governors the Ohio William O Neill and West Virginia Cecil Underwood will fly into Wytheville for the U S 21 rally to be followed by a motorcade through Bland and Wythe counties. Conrad Brevick is named motorcade marshal and welcoming committees coordinate events with a barbecue luncheon at Wytheville High School.
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Bluefield
Florida
Wytheville
H. Edward Steele
William O'Neill
Ohio
Cecil Underwood
Mercer Rt
W. C. Warlick
Fred R. Christie
Conrad Brevick
Brevick
U. S. 21
Wythe
Woodrow Wilson
W. P. Huddleston
Harry Burnett
Bland
Building Inspectors Sought by U S Army Engineers in Pittsburgh
The U S Army Engineer District Pittsburgh seeks civilians for Construction Inspector posts across western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia with salaries from 3670 to 4970 yearly. Applications via US Civil Service Examiners 933 New Federal Building Pittsburgh 19 Pa. Fringe benefits include paid vacations sick leave and retirement. The organization reports heavy workloads amid civil and military projects totaling 85 900 000 current value and next year’s projected civil and military work.
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U.S. Army Engineer District
Pittsburgh
Corps of Engineers
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
US Civil Service Examiners
US Army
New Federal Building
Pittsburgh “Army Engineer” Organization
Public sale notices in Mercer County WV chancery and trust deeds
Notice of sale under Circuit Court decree in Mercer County West Virginia. June 2 1957 at 10:00 am front door Bluefield Law and Commerce Building Lot 11 Section 50 141 Norfolk Street to satisfy first lien FHA and unpaid balance plus interest. Also notice of trustees sale June 2 1957 at 11:00 am Mercer County Courthouse front door Bluefield West Virginia to cash for part of Section 56 as described in deed of trust dated July 25 1955.
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Circuit Court
Mercer County
West Virginia
Martha M
Odell
Enteotanes
Law & Commerce
Bluefield
City of
Norfolk Street
Sidney J. K Wass
L. T. Reynolds
Kite Raepne
Princeton
Wes
Virginia
York Street
Logan Street
Une
K. B. Thomas
Sidney J. Kwass
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. VA
George Wythe High School
Weather Bureau Forecast
Bate
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dept. of Commarag
New England States
Gulf States
Great Plains
Montana
Oregon
Plains
Appalachians
Atlantic
Fidea i
Grafton
W. Ve
Dial
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Cincinnati
Denver
Jacksonville
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
St. Paul
City
New A
San Francisco
Shumates
Shinichi Kondon
Foreign Office
Stanley Levin
Girard
Hideki Tojo
Shigeru Yoshida
Ichiro Hatoyama
Tojo
Radio & T.V
Matoaka, W. VA
Safeway
Mrs. Ada Necessary
Ethel D. Orris
Washington, D. C
Vinton
Sidney T. Dearing
Emory D
North St
Micamold Corporation
Deutsch
Rutgers University
Micamold
Jerusalem
Ents
U. S. Army Engineers
Coal & Coke
Federal Street
A. R. McElroy
National Heating Co
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