Interstate bids include 17 projects in West Virginia
Six more Interstate projects join the July 1 letting for 17 jobs with a total estimated cost over 6.75 million dollars. The package includes four I 64 projects in Cabell and Putnam counties and two on I 81 in Berkeley County with grading, draining, paving, bridges, and an interchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Road Commission
Cabell
Putnam
Berkeley County
Martinsburg
Berkeley
Bessemer
Cabell and Putnam
Culloden
Hurricane
Rumbaugh Road
Princeton Winner Interviewed on NBC Hit Parade Prize
Richard Goode, a Princeton mail carrier, will win a 1958 Chevrolet convertible for identifying a mystery tune on NBC TV Hit Parade. He will be interviewed by Iris Field on Channel 6 Coffee Break at 9:25 this morning. Joseph Zanik of American Tobacco Co explains how winners are chosen from thousands of entries and will present the sponsor’s prize. Channel 6 WHIS TV airs Tales of Wells Fargo at 8:30 pm Monday and The Joseph Cotten at 10:30 pm Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Goode
Princeton
Nbc-Tv
Iris Field
Channel 6
American Tobacco Com
Joseph Zanik
Mr. Goode
American Tobacco Company
Seace
Whis-Tv
Tales of Wells Fargo
Joseph Cotten
Arade
License Bureau Open In Spite Of Holiday
The Motor Vehicles Department will stay open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday despite the state house holiday to assist auto license plate applicants. The Public Service Commission motor carrier division also remains open issuing new PSC plates for the coming license year.
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Charleston
Motor Vehicles Department
Statehouse
Motor Carrier Division
The
Public Service Commission
Deaths And Funerals In West Virginia And Virginia
A list of deaths across Whitewood and surrounding towns includes Mrs. Carolina Cole Gregory 76 of Whitewood and Mrs Flora Bell McGuyer 82 of Radford with services and burial plans. Also noted are Robert Lee Workman 52 of Yards and Charles C Worley 41 of Iowa City among others, with details on survivors and funeral arrangements.
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Charles C. Worley
Iowa City
Iowa
Veteran's Hospital
S. N. Worley
Marguerite
Sam Worley Jr
Donna Worley
Memphis
Flora Bell McGuyer
Radford
Charles E. McGuyer
Dearborn St
Bluefield
Community Hospital
Daniel E. McGuyer
Elizabeth Dickens
C. D. Flowers
Richmond
Virginia
W. R. McGuyer
First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Roanoke
Confederate Widow Dies In North Tazewell
Mrs. Joseph Wimmer 91 of North Tazewell dies at daughter Mrs. James W. Jones home. Survived by son Walter Wimmer of Fulton California and many relatives. Funeral 2:30 p.m. at Jones home with Monte Vista Cemetery burial in Bluefield. Active pallbearers named. Peery and St Clair Funeral Home in charge.
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Joseph Wimmer
Tazewell County
James W. Jones
North Tazewell
Maggie McClannahan
Robert and
Elizabeth Albert McClannahan
Upper Bluestone Valley
Jones
Walter W. Wimmer
Fulton
Cal
Monte Vista
Bluefield
Charles Buchanan
Oscar Williams
Herbert Ward
Oscar George
Rees Corell
Oscar Claytor
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Albert James Cairk
Henry Clark
Landgraff
Norwood
Kimball
Henry Lee
William James
Glenda
Washington Funeral Home
Local funeral notices list services for several residents
Julian W Neel 47 Martinsburg died. services Friday 2 pm Wagner Chapel with Maple Hill Cemetery interment. Connie M Capaldo 39 Stacy Va. 11 am today from home. interment Rife Cemetery Slate Va. Mrs Robert C Robinson 60 Deskins Va. 11 am today from Grover Stiltner Deskins. interment O Quinn Cemetery. Jane Ellen Law four. 11 am today Bratton Memorial Chapel Mercer Funeral Home. interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. Carrie E Holbrook 8 Coeburn Va. 2 pm today South Coeburn Methodist Church. interment Mills. Dr John R Saunders Baltimore Md. 2 pm today Wagner Chapel Bluefield Va. interment Monte Vista Park Cemetery. James Henry Duncan 58 Bramwell. Friday 1 pm Bluestone Baptist Church. Bramwell Cemetery. Body moved from Pocahontas Union Funeral Home to church by 12 noon. Friends with cars meet Willie Holt residence 12:30 pm.
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Robert Lee Workman
Yards
Bluefield Sanitarium
Martha Farthing Workman
Alec Mason
Flint, Mich
Bobby Ward
Parkersburg
Ann Workman
Columbus
Fred
Roger
Robert
Ivory
Ben
Luther
Nemours
Jack
Bluefield
Fredrick Douglas Evans
Grove Street
Lugo
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Mr. Evans
Mercer County
Katherine Evans
Cleveland
Ohio
Fredrick D. Jr
Walter Johnson
Upland
Flat Creek
Ala
Johnson Coal Company
Crozier
Mercy Baptist Church
Powhatan
Hazel Hollins Johnson
Helen Wright
Charlottesville
Clara Johnson
Alden
Margaret
Edna
Wanda
Clarence
Washington, D. C
Walter Jr
Mansfield, C
Peter
Arlene Johnson
Welch
Edna Jamison
Philadelphia
Kelly Carter
Miami
Fla
Washington Funeral Home
Keystone
William Gray
Kimball
Pocahontas County
Beard
Patrick Y
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church
King Weaver
William Shade
Robert Herrell
Harvey Dixon
Smith Robinson
Charlie Oatneal
Nage
Lillie Love Altizer
Richard C. Altizer
Crockett’s Cove
Bishop
George E
Obed P. Altizer
James M. Altizer
North Tazewell
Alice Reed
Joppa
Margie Baldwin
Bel Air
Rosa Pearl
Newhall
Lakie Asbury
Elbert
Annie May Brewster
Grassy Spur
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Neel
Julian W
Martinsburg
Wagner Funeral
Maple Hill Cemetery
Capaldo
Connie M
Stacy, Va
Rife
Slate
Law
Jane Ellen
James E. Law
Cumberland Road
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Mercer Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Duncan
James Henry
Bramwell
Bluestone Baptist Church
Pocahontas Union
Willie Holt
Congressmen Applaud Philippine President Garcia Visit
U S congressmen gave a warm reception to President Carlos P Garcia of the Philippines during a joint session in Washington. His half hour address drew 16 applause bursts as he praised democracy and cited Roosevelt and Corregidor amid appeals for U S aid.
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Washington
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippines
Congress
Garcia
U.S
Republic
Senate
House
Asia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
You Auto Buy Now In Bluefield Promotes Pastel Cars
In Bluefield the eight day You Auto Buy campaign starts tomorrow, with more than 20 pastel car colors on display. Bluefield dealers president L J Compton credits women for the trend to bright hues and stylish designs, noting high U S auto production and rising family car ownership.
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Jim Dalton
Bluefield
L. J. Compton
Compton
Bluefield Automobile Dealers Association
Sis Ooo
Bargain .E
United States
Analaai
Wyoming Teens Held In Thefts In Oceana and Pineville
Wyoming County officers announce the arrest of Jimmy Adkins 16 and Teddy Shumate 18 both of Keyrock in connection with break ins at a Oceana service station and a East Pineville store and dry cleaning shop. The youths confessed and waived to the grand jury. Stolen items included a shotgun a .22 rifle ammunition and cigarettes. A 24 hour stakeout led to their capture after nine days on the run.
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Ee Ceeper
Oceana
East Pineville
Dewey Short
Jimmy Adkins
Keyrock
Teddy Shumate
Short
Wyoming County Criminal Court
Pineville
W. W. Bolton
Burt Short
Roy Aliff
Jim Gibson
Strat Houck
Bud Danials
Vernie Morgan
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia remains partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 80s in the west and 70s in the east. Thunder showers are likely Thursday night, with Friday bringing more showers and thunderstorms, humid conditions. Virginia trends mostly cloudy and warm with highs in the 80s on Thursday, followed by partly cloudy and warmer skies with afternoon and evening storms Friday.
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Great Lakes
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Plateau
West Virginia
Virginia
Ultimatum issued to roving teenage gangs in Bluefield
Bluefield Police Chief William DeMoss warned youths prowling after midnight to go home or face jail. He cited knife threats at the bus station and described multiple incidents, urging parents to cooperate. The statement followed a string of teen crimes nationwide, with several local youths facing charges and fines. Weather listings for various cities accompany the report.
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Bluefield
William, DeMoss
Albany
Atlanta
Bismarck
Buffalo
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cloudy
Cleveland
Denver
Detroit
Clear
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Rain
St. Paul
North Side
New Orleans
New York
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Mercer County
Richmond
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
DeMoss
Senate approves Stump for admiral on retired list
The Senate on Wednesday approved nominations including Adm. Felix B. Stump a West Virginian, to be placed on the retired list with the rank of admiral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Adm
Felix B. Stump
Plain Ordinary Dog Repays Family For Life
A rescued black dog named Eight Ball saved the Moore family when a gas leak filled a Memphis home. Thirteen years after John Moore found the pup in snow, the dog woke Norman Moore by barking and tugging at his clothes, prompting him to shut off a gas jet and open windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
John Moore
John
Eight Ball
Moore
Norman Moore
Training Diploma For Rutherford Davidson In Chicago
Rutherford J. Davidson of Wallscreek recently completed a home training program in television and radio servicing and received his diploma from DeVRY Technical Institute located at 4141 Belmont Avenue in Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford J. Davidson
Wallscreek
Devry Technical Institute
Belmont Avenue
Chicago
Ill
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Mingo
U. S. 52
Williamson
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Pendleton
U. S
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North Mountain Road
Preston
Kingwood Valley Point
Kingwood
Valley Point Road
Oriole Road
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Taylor
Harrison County Line
Barbour County Line
Barbour County
William D. Gregory
Carolina Cole Gregory
Whitewood
Richlands
Buchanan County
Bethany Methodist Church
Josh W. Cole
Gallie F
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Stacy
Kermit Cole
Pilgrims Knob
Sherman, Leonard
Hassell
Graham Cole
Millard Cooper
Hubert Burress
Claude Keene
Tom Ratliff
Keen Mountain
G. B. Bruce
Farmer Funeral Home
Charles E. Miller
Charles EF. Miller
South
K Street
University Hospital
Portsmouth
Virginian Railway
Princeton Masonic Lodge
Af&am
Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield Commandery No
Beni Kedem Shrine
Luther Dickerson
Clark Infant
Joseph C. Harvey
Bethel Road
Flat Top
Advent Christian Church of
Jacob
Nancy Meador Harvey
Florence McBride
C. J
W. C
Cyrus
Ghent
Orville Harvey
Gary
Mose
Odd
Henry
Pax
John C. Mitchell
Cravens
Duhling
Edith Bailey Mitchell
Peggy Hensley
N.D
Mary Alice Miller
Shirley Jennings
Joan
Beverly
Linda
B. E. Thomas
Harry Gillespie
Duhring
R. C. Altizer
Roosevelt Dixon
Coalwood
True Vine Baptist Church
Tuscaloosa
Northfork
Mrs
Margie French
Tannersville
George A. French
Marina Goodwin
Sweet Briar
Olivine Morand
Raleigh
N. C
Arch P
W. T
Clinton, Tenn
George
J. A. French
Sandra Clapp
Quarry, Va
Lula Burgess
Saltville
Arthur
Richard
Joseph
Henderson Funeral Home
William Robert Repass
Thorn Street
Gratton
First Methodist Church
Freda Bourne Repass
Janet Walker
Pearl Keith
Frank
B. Y
George Gregory
Seaver Mortuary
Wyoming
Wagner Funeral Home
Weather Bureau Forecast
U.S. Weather Bureau
Af Commerce
South Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Northern Plateau
Northern Plains
Associated Press
Bulova
Gruen
Cacc All
Schlossberg’s
Watch Sale
Benrus
Elgin
Schlossbergs
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