Truck Crash Kills Two Teens In Maryland Picnic Run
A Cumberland bound trip for Central High Lonaconing gathered 40 students when the open‑body truck failed brakes on US 40. Driver Mills will be charged with manslaughter as two 15 year olds from Lonaconing died and several others were hospitalized or treated for injuries.
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Francis Regis Mills
Jack Browning
Mills
Jean McFarland
Raymond Meyers
Lonaconing
Stanley Owens
Keyser
W. Va
Charlotte Hadley
James Cameron
Central High School
Maryland
Cumberland
U. S. 40
Death appeals granted in three Kanawha murder cases
In Charleston West Virginia June 19 the supreme court delayed the execution of Fred C Painter and granted his appeal. The court will also decide if the state office building commission must follow Charleston zoning rules for a 1700000 six story office building. Painter was condemned for the stamp slaying of Edward C O'Brien a 31 year old soft drink salesman on July 1. Burdette also got a supreme court appeal while Robert Ballard Bailey's execution was postponed pending a third appeal. The court considered timing for the required printed record ahead of the September term.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Supreme Court
Fred C. Painter
State Office Building Commission
Painter
Edward C. O’brien
Harry A. Burdette
Cution
Robert Ballard Bailey
Bailey
Frank C. Haymond
Fred L. Fox
Burdette
Norton Lions Beauty Contest Crowns Miss Norton 1950
Norton Virginia pageant hosted by the Norton Lions Club concluded with Miss Violce Kilgore named Miss Norton of 1950. Runners up were Miss Joyce Byers and Jean Clissco. Kilgore, sponsored by the Koltown Bolling theatre, received a Bulova wrist watch from Leslie M. Mullens, new Wise County Chamber of Commerce president.
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Big Laurel
Norton Lions Club
Violce Kilgore
Norton
Joyce Byers
Jean Clissco
Kilgore
Koltown
Bolling
Leslie M. Mullens
Wise County Chamber of Commerce
Nine Pioneer Firms To Be Honored In Bluefield
Nine local business houses will receive Bluefield Pioneer certificates at the 46th annual Bluefield chamber of commerce meeting on July 7 for 40 years or more in business. The list includes Hotel Matz Foland Printing Bluefield Foto Finish Bluefield Gas Lilly Land Consolidated Brokerage Pocahontas Fuel Burgess Electric West Virginia Armature, founded 1909 to 1910.
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Bluefield Pioneers
Bluefield
W. Va.Va
Communists suffer crushing defeat in Ruhr state election
In Ruhr western Germany the Communist party plunged to 5.5 percent with no direct seats, while two nationalist groups failed to win, as Conservative Christian Democrats led with 36.9 percent. Analysts blame Soviet blunders on POW returns and Oder Neisse land pledges for the collapse of Communist influence.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Ruhr
Communist Party
Christian Democrats
North Rhine-Westphalia
Russia
East Germeny
Landsman
Oder-Neisse
Poland
German Empire Party
Socialist Empire Party
Leather craft carvings reveal ancient trade dating back
Recently unearthed granite carvings depict leather dressers and suggest the art of leatherwork traces to around 2,000 years ago. The discovery highlights early craft specialists and regional trade in hides and hides processing.
Quiet Meeting On City Attorney Selection
City board of directors plans a quiet session tomorrow with few hold over items. The main topic is choosing a new city attorney to succeed the late Luther G. Scott, vacancy since May 23. An initial vote favored Jerome Katz, Phillip T. Lilly Jr., and Howard M. Jarrett.
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West Virginia
Groveland Drive
Dogwood Lane
State Road Commission
Luther G. Scott
Jerome Katz
Phillip T. Lilly, Jr
Howard M. Jarrett
Power lines bring new consumers in Rural Electrification 1949
More than 500000 new consumers were connected with power lines financed by the Rural Electrification Administration in 1949.
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Rural Electrification Administration
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Atlantic City
Dixie Appliance
Philco ‘National Convention
Dixie Appliance Company
Roanoke
Philco Radio
Robert L. Williams
Indian
Virginia
Ford
Blend Street
Bluefield Music Co
Warlick Furniture Store
Bluefield, W. VA
A. W
San Antonio
Texas
Hollywood
Mark Twain
Joyce Holden
Peggy Dow
Joyce
Jimmy Durante
Peggy
Harvey
James Stewart
Ol'Gee
The
Queen City Brewing Company
Cumberland, Md
Princeton, W. Va
Lts
Chrysler
Claytor Motors
Bland St
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