Father’s Day: Old Man Loved and Merchants Celebrate
In a light tribute, Jim Dalton notes Father’s Day honors the patriarch with gifts and affection. The piece traces gift traditions from ancient rulers to modern retail displays, highlighting Jane Dodd’s Spokane 1910 origin and the third Sunday in June national observance.
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Jim Dalton
Mom
Bluefield
Java
Pop
Jane
Spokane
Wash
John B. Dodd
Tazewell wool clip sent to S C mills and ewe sale planned
Tazewell county farmers sent their wool crop to Nickles & Company Boston for mills in Johnsonville South Carolina. The Burkes Garden pool 15 992 pounds sold at 59 15 per hundred yielding 9327 dollars while the Tazewell pool 64 558 brought 37572 dollars. A yearling ewe sale is set for Friday July 1 at Tazewell Livestock Market with about 300 native yearlings and 17 purebred rams offering. Junior 4 H club members from Tazewell Buchanan and Carroll counties will attend a week long camp at Center Inver Abingdon with J L McDonald as camp director and Mrs Pearl Drewry in charge of 40 clubsters. Beginning Monday June 20 the camp will include recreation, class study, and evening vespers.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Nickles & Company
Boston
Johnsonville
S. C
Burkes Garden
Hampshire
Buchanan
Carroll Counties
Southwestern
Nver
Abingdon
J. L. McDonald
Pearl Drewry
Soviets Conduct Largest Nuclear Command Post Drills
Western sources report the Kremlin shelter near the Volga River hosted the most elaborate drills since the U 2 incident. The exercise simulated U S nuclear strikes with top leaders withdrawing to the redoubt and focused on emergency procedures and communications gear.
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Kremlin
Volga River
Moscow
Maryland Mountains
U.S
Health Officer Changes Post
Dr. Robert W. Jessee of the Dickenson Russell Wise Health District is named Richmond Regional Health Director. Dr. J. D. Cremer becomes health director and Dr. Nellie R. Dorsey is named Cremer's assistant. Jessee, from Russell County, has led Virginia health districts since 1950 and holds MD and MPH degrees. Appointment begins July 1.
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Richmond
Robert W. Jessee
Dickenson - Russell . Wise
Virginia
J. D. Cremer
Jessee
Nelle R. Dorsey
Creger
Russell County
University of Tennessee
Johns Hopkins University
Elvis Presley moves turret on tank scene solo
Hollywood AP Elvis Presley demonstrates Army training by turning an M48 tank turret himself during a GI Blues filming scene. Director Norman Twurog wanted the turret rotated for the shot, and Presley suggested and executed the move, recalling his wartime days in Germany.
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Hollywood
Fivis Presley
Elvis
Norman Twurog
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