Regional Trade Group Elects Wytheville Leaders
The 22nd annual Southwestern Virginia Inc. board meeting in Wytheville elected officers led by president Lee Long of St. Paul and vice presidents H. & Jones of Bristol R. B. Gunn Roanoke FE H. McConnell Gate City Floyd Landreth Galax J. C. Dobace Pulaski and others. ]]>
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Wytheville
Board of Directors of
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
George Wythe Hotel
Lee Long
St. Paul
H. &. Jones
Ristol
R. B. Gunn
Roanoke
J. Hudson Huffard
Homer E.wen
Bowen
Charlies Harmon
F Buefield College
Ducation
Virginia
Huff Stuart B
Notice of motor carrier hearing and estate action in West Virginia
Notice covers a June 27 1947 motor carrier hearing in Charleston WV to amend P S C M C Certificate 2835 for K Wickham doing business as Hern don Taxi and to remove time restrictions. Also included is a August 11 1947 court action in Mercer County WV to release a trust deed dated May 1 1927 from Estill L Rash and Allie Gray Rash as to P H Rover trustee noting all notes have been satisfied.
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M. C
Capitol
Charleston
Public Serviceommission of
West Virginia
Erndon
Wyoming County
K. Wickham
Hernon Taxi
Herndon
P. H. Rorfr
Circuit Court
Mercer County
Court House
Princeton
Estill L. Rash J
Allie Gray Rash
R. F. ‘Turner
P. H. Rover
Deaths and Funerals Notices in Bluefield Area
Obituary roundup for Andrew Bunyan Ball 91 of Bluefield VA with service at Hawkins Chapel and burial in Lockhart cemetery Richlands VA. J C Arbogast of Tavares FL dies pneumonia with funeral in Asheville NC. Doak Reed Lowe 59 of Cedar Bluff VA dies in Richlands hospital. funeral pending. A Pittsburgh Pirates Giants game fan seeks entry pass for missing wife at Forbes Field.
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Andrew Bunyan Ball
R. B. Ball
Bluefield Avenue
Hawkins Chapel
Herman H. Mauch
Calvary Baptist Church
Lockhart Cemetery
Richlands
Pallbears
Mr. Ball
Russell County
Bluefeld
Tiny C. Davis
Maggie Penington
Ada
W. Va
T. B
Jesse F
L. A. Ball
Bluefield
J. C. Arbogast
Tavares
Florida
Arbogast
Ethel Chase
T. 3. Lipes
J. A. Mowles
Sid Shell
Bernard Shell
Logan
Asheville
N. C
Doak Reed Lowe
Cedar Bluff
Texas
Lowe
Thomas
Betty Lowe
Tazewell County
Sallie Winston
Ruth Brown
Dan and Doak, Jr
Katherin Wilson
Dallas
Juanita Oliver
Monticello
Oliver Wriston
Indian
Hazel Wess
Seaboard
Jim Bob Wriston
Sadie Fox
James Lowe
Baptist Valley
Mathias Lowe
Ruthie Ellis
Tannersville, Va
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Forbes Field
James McCormick
Mrs. H. F. Whitehead Dies at Bristol at 74
Mrs. H. F. Whitehead 74 of Coeburn Virginia died yesterday afternoon in a Bristol hospital after a 10 day illness from a general collapse. She was the mother of Don Whitehead AP bureau chief in Honolulu and former war correspondent who rushed to Bristol. Survivors include her husband, another son Kyle Whitehead of Harlan Kentucky and two daughters Mrs J W Nolan of Harlan and Mrs W R Waddell of Birmingham Michigan. Burial will be at Harlan where a son Harold was interred.
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H. F. Whitehead
Coeburn
Bristol
Whitehead
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Honolulu
Kyle Whitehead
Harlan
J. W. Nolan
W. R. Waddell
Birmingham
Mich
Harold
Ambassador Sees U.S. and Russia Living Peacefully
In Chicago on June 19 Soviet Ambassador Nikolai V. Novikov told members of the Chicago Council of American-Soviet friendship that the United States and the Soviet Union can coexist peacefully despite divergent economic systems. He attacked powerful groups claiming war is inevitable and argued cooperation is possible in peace as it was in wartime.
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Chicago
Nikolai V. Novikov
United States
Chicago Council of
Novikov
Tucker Unveils New Automobile Tucker Unveils New Automobile
Tucker introduced the Tucker 48 in Chicago on June 19 with a pilot showing before about 5,000 delegates and media. He announced tooling for 1,000 cars daily and a potential production of 2,700 cars per day, estimating a price around 1845 dollars. The four door sedan features a rear 150 horsepower six cylinder engine, torque converters, a center steering headlight, aluminum disc brakes, and a 128 inch wheelbase.
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Tucker
Chicago
Veterans Council May Be Formed in Beaver Pond District
Riley West Post No 9 of the American Legion moved to form a Beaver Pond Veterans Council at its semi monthly meeting. Members nominated officers to be elected July 17. The council aims to unite ex service groups and foster mutual understanding among more than a dozen local veterans organizations.
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Riley-West Post No.9
American Legion
Beaver Pond
Veterans’ Council
Veterans Council
Dusty” Rhodes
Clyde Grubb
Marvin Woodyard
Robert Sheffey
Hawley
Legion
W. B. Perkins
Paul Hudgins
Eddie Steele
Edmund Stone
Hubert Light
Gene Stowers, Jr
John Coleman
Rob Peters
Frank Bond
Dean Coffey
Bessie Trent
Dave Keessee
William Riley
Eddie Galloway
Harry Swecker
Vic de Vault
C. H. Patterson
James Hall
Barnes Crockett
James Perkins
Cap Edmunds
Jack Boyd
Thurman Scruggs
Bass Perkins
Emmett Cain
Frank Weiser
William Kell
Princeton
Hudgins
Coleman
Catholic Bishop Attacked By Mob in Capodistria
Roman Catholic bishop Antonio Santin of Capodistria and Trieste was assaulted by a mob while visiting Capodistria for Saint day rites. His cross was torn and he required bed rest after injuries. Youths at the seminary were hurt defending him in territory ceded to Yugoslavia.
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Trieste
Antonio Santin
Capodistria
Santin
Yugoslavia
Steckler's White Palm Beach Dinner Coats In Stock
Steckler's offers white palm beach dinner coats in sizes 38 39 40 short and a 38 long priced 17 50. Also long sleeve terry sweaters coat style white and blazer stripes from McGregor and Rugby at 2 75. White calf skin gloves by Fownes for wed or formal wear. Allen A union suits light weight spring knit sizes 38 to 56 priced 2 95 to 3 95. The Vogue Summer play clothes arriving daily.
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Steckler’s
White Palm Beach
McGregor
Rugby
Steckler
Fownes
Allen
Athens Write-In Mayor-Elect Will Not Serve
Forest Ambrose elected Athens mayor in the recent town election says he will not accept the office. If Andrews declines as well, the town council will appoint a mayor. The current officials and five councilmen elect indicate plans to accept only the council positions. The new administration is to take office on July 1.
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Forest Ambrose
Athens
Andrews
Ambrose
Gam G. Williamson
A. A. Hartman
Dickens
Concord College
E. H. Jennings
Jennings Store
Frank Parker
Oakvale High School
Sam McCulloch
Credit Bureau
Bluefield
James Bradley
Bradley’s, Inc
Truman completes staff to run Greek Turkish aid program
President Truman named Edwin C. Wilson head of the American mission to Turkey and nominated Charles E. Saltzman to oversee occupied areas. Wilson will run the Turkish aid program while directing modernization of Turkey's armed forces. Saltzman will administer American-occupied zones in Germany Austria Japan and Korea after the transfer from military to state department control, subject to Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin C. Wilson
Turkey
Charles E. Saltzman
New York Stock Exchange
Ilson
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Athens
Saltzman
Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
State Department
Senate
John H. Hilldring
Meeting Of Zoning Board Postponed
A city zoning board meeting was postponed with a new session set for next Tuesday at 7 30. Two major cases are on the docket along with five routine items. A D Coppinger seeks to add to his Pen Mar and View avenue plant amid local objections. Shilder Thompson seeks permission to complete a garage apartment on Frederick street after prior unauthorized construction was halted.
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City Zoning Board
A. D. Coppinger
Coppinger Machinery Service
Pen Mar
View Avenue
Shilder Thompson
Frederick Street
Thompson
The
Zoning Board For
Wren Halts Builders in Crafton Home Project
A wren occupied a hole in the cinderblock rear wall of the Rudolphs' suburban Crafton home delaying its completion. The birds refused to move as the Rudolphs planned to cover the wall with field stone, and the wren will remain until fall when work resumes.
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Pittsburgh
Wren
Crafton
Rudolphs
Jenny
West Virginia cities see service decline despite revenue rise
The West Virginia state chamber of commerce reports 51 percent growth in city revenues from 1941 to 1946-47 while municipal services deteriorate. It cites irregular garbage collection and argues higher costs are not justified by service quality, as lawmakers prepare a special session on gross sales taxes.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Chamber
Bulletin
A&a
Treasury to pay cash $200 million of 91 day bills
The Treasury announced it will pay off in cash $200 million of a $1.3 billion issue of 91 day percent bills maturing June 26. The payment is intended to reduce outstanding short term debt and facilitate government cash needs.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Local Teacher Elected to State Retirement Board
Miss Eliza Williams of Wade junior high Bluefield won election to the state teacher retirement board by a 42 vote margin over R F Brooks with Mae Belcher as a distant third. She will take office July 1 for a three year term succeeding retiring Huntington educator Gertrude Roberts.
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Charleston
W. Va
Eliza Williams
Wade
Bluefield
Richard E. Hyde
Miss Williams
R. F. Brooks
Cabell County
Mae
Belcher
Wyoming County
Gertrude Roberts
Huntington
Jews Pay Tribute To Underground Fighter In Tel Aviv
In Tel Aviv a large funeral and street procession honored 20 year old Zeev Werber, a Hagana underground fighter killed by a bomb during a raid near the British HQ. Police say 50 thousand Jews joined the tribute as UN Palestine inspectors toured Haifa m Jericho and the Dead Sea.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
United Nations Special Committee On Palestine
Holy Land
Haifa
Jericho
Dead Sea
Zeev Werber
Werber
Hagana
U. N
Hymn by Bishop Heber Composed in Fifteen Minutes
The hymn From Greenland's Icy Mountains was written by Bishop Heber in a burst of writing that lasted about fifteen minutes. The piece became a notable addition to church music and reflects Heber's rapid creative process.
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Greenland
Heber
Principal Carl H. Hazzard Burns Rescuing Boy from Fire
Principal Carl H. Hazzard 98 of Conley High School sustained severe burns in Mullens while rescuing a small colored boy from a blazing house at 5 30 yesterday afternoon. The two were indoors when an explosion started the fire. Hazzard reentered to find the boy missing. He tripped and injured his leg but escaped with superficial burns. The wife was absent in Beckley and learned of the injury later. Mullens fire boys quickly contained the blaze. full damages were not yet estimated.
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Carl H. Hazzard
Conley High School
Mullens
Hazzard
Broadway Avenue
Taylor Hospital
Beckley
Rapist Sentenced To Die In Chair In Darlington
Darlington South Carolina juries hurriedly convict two Negroes for rape of white women after brief deliberations. Bert Grant Jr aged 18 is sentenced by Judge Woodrow to die in the electric chair on July 25. Willie Pooler, 23, awaits his fate as Judge Lewis postpones sentencing until tomorrow morning.
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Darlington
S. C
Bert Grant, Jr
Woodrow
State Electric Chair
Lewis
Willie Pooler
Pooler
Grant
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