Two Virginia Troopers Die in Plane Crash on Sympathy Mission
A state police aircraft crashed in Capahosic Virginia killing Trooper Joseph B. Thomas 33 of Gloucester Court House and Trooper Robert Edward Porter 21 of West Point while delivering a condolence message for Zeidee Louise Featherston 19 of Richmond who had drowned in the York river. The craft struck near the home of Mr and Mrs Featherston and dropped a tablet bearing the recovery news.
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Capahosic
York River
Tooper Joseph B. Thomas
Gloucester Courthouse
Robert Edward Porter
West Point
Air Arm
Zeidee Louise Featherston
Richmond
Yoak River
Leiffer
Princeton Lions Name Ketron Citizen Of Year
E. K. Ketron Princeton shoe dealer was chosen as Citizen Of The Year by the Princeton Lions club. Essie E. Bailey presented the certificate and scroll at Glenwood Park meeting. Ten year awards were given to Jack Crockett Clyde Bourne and C Q Bingham. New officers were installed by Joseph W. Lawson.
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E. K. Ketron
Princeton
Princeton Lions Club
Essie E. Bailey
Glenwood Park
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Red Cross
Ketron
Bailey
Jack Crockett
Clyde Bourne
C. Q. Bingham
Joseph W. Lawson
Princeton Club
Stuart Fanning
Ed Wooten
G. S. Ralston
Cornell Pugh
H. L. Arnold
John Hanger
Henry Fortune
Bluefield
Drowning victim Louise Featherstone found in York River
After three days of search, 19 year old Louise Featherstone of Richmond is recovered from the York River near Yorktown. She disappeared Saturday when she stepped from a rowboat with four friends during a outing. a fisherman spotted the red bathing suit and identified the body.
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Yorktown
Louise Featherstone
Richmond
York River
Point of Ricks
Steven Zent
Newport News
Tention
Eye Do's for Factory Workers Promised Relief
Eye Donts for Factory Workers advises against unnecessary eye use and reading in poor light and urges care for eyes exposed to dust wind or overwork. It promotes Lavoptik as a quick soothing remedy for inflamed sore burning and itching eyes with a money back guarantee and nationwide praise.
Wytheville Livestock Market Report
Wytheville Va. hogs and sheep prices listed with weights and grade ranges. Hogs include 91 good and choice at 207 lbs and 33 heavy at 263-360 lbs. vealers 203 and 225 priced 25.00 to 28.25. sows 278-500 lbs at 15.25 to 16.80. stocker and heavy hogs noted. Sheep show lambs at 27.50 with various grades and weights. slaughter ewes and stocker ewes priced from 7.25 to 30.00.
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Wytheville
Drowning Reported After Body Found in Colonial Waters
A body found at water’s edge was turned over to Colonial National Park rangers who conducted a search. York County coroner Dr. L Powell ruled the cause of death as drowning.
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Colonial National Park Rangers
L. Powell
York County
Slack Taken South For Trial In Espionage Case
Utica reports Alfred Dean Slack, 44, a Syracuse chemist, boarded a car with two deputy marshals for transport to Knoxville to face wartime spying charges. Slack, tied to the Klaus Fuchs ring, allegedly provided samples of RDX to Harry Gold. Gold faces espionage trial. Also linked are David Glass and further atomic secrets transfers.
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Utica
N. Y
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
Knoxville
Tenn
Soviet Russia
U. S
Slack
Oneida County
Klaus Fuchs
FBI
Harry Gold
Russia
Gold
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Albany
James T. Foley
Kingsport
Fpnchs
England
David Greenglass
New York City
Williamson Officers Restored To Duty
Williamson West Virginia June 20 officers Charles McCoy and Warren Johnson were restored to duty by the police Civil Service commission. The panel ruled Mayor Hatfield acted beyond authority in firing them and ordered back pay from dismissal to reemployment, restoring all rights and privileges.
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Williamson
W. Va
Charles McCoy
Warren Johnson
Williamson Police Civil Service Commission
Joseph P. Hatfield
National Wildlife Week Proclaimed by FDR in 1938
National Wildlife Week, first proclaimed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, marks a long-standing national observance highlighting wildlife conservation. The item notes the origin and year of the proclamation.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Crown Gift to Stefan I Sparks Hungary Talks
Vienna reports secret talks underway on Hungary’s offer to release Robert Vogeler in exchange for the 949 year old crown of Saint Stephen. The crown, in American hands abroad, is a symbol of Hungary’s sovereignty and allegedly contains a crucifixion nail. Vogeler, an imprisoned saboteur, may be released as relief efforts focus on the contested relic. Meanwhile, Scout activities and Jamboree pre-training for region four youths proceed with Bluefield and Princeton participation.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Robert A. Vogeler
Stefan I
Germany
Frankfurt
United States
Vogeler
Paris
Dean Acheson
State Department
Washington
Stefan
Silvester II
Gran
Scouts Train for National Jamboree at Camp Roland
Twenty area Boy Scouts attend a two day pre training at Camp Roland in preparation for the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Philadelphia June 30 to July 6. Fifty thousand scouts worldwide expected. Attending are John Cloyd Welch Explorer unit 200 Joe Davis Bluefield Troop 19 Charles Evans Pearisburg Troop 34 Roy Paul Kipsinger Carswell Troop 74 James E Mann Jr Bluefield Troop 19 Jackie Mathis Jenkin Jones Troop 52 Mike McClaugherty Bluefield Troop 19 Bill McDougle Bluefield Troop 19 Harold Mohler Union Troop 121 Wilbur Moore Jr Princeton Troop 1 Fred Lee Parsons Northfork Troop 51 Billy Roberts Bluefield Troop 25 Jack Ryan Princeton Troop 1 R O Sewell Princeton Troop 8 Barry Shrout Welch Troop 66 Howard Smith Bluefield Troop 25 Lawrence Snead Princeton Troop 1 Alfred Spangler Rich Creek Troop 145 Jerry O'Dell White Narrows Troop 36
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Camp Roland
Valley Forge National
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
John Cloyd
Welch Explorer
Joe Davis
Bluefield
Charles Evans
Pearisburg
Roy Paul Kipsinger
Carswell
James E. Mann, Jr
Jackie Mathis
Jenkin Jones
Mike McClaugherty
Bill McDougle
Harold Mohler
Union
Wilbur Moore, Jr
Princeton
Fred Lee Parsons
Northfork
Billy Roberts
Jack Ryan
R. O. Sewell
Barry Shrout
Welch
Howard Smith
Lawrence Snead
Alfred Spangler
Rich Creek
Jerry O'Dell White
Narrows
Union Mission Board Considers Budget Change At June Dinner
The Union Mission board met at the Mission home on Scott Street to discuss revising the budget and expanding the board of directors. Superintendent Monroe R. Dodson reported monthly activities including Sunday school attendance totals and various outreach services with meals, groceries, and emergency cases noted.
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Union Mission
Board of Directors
Union Mission Board
Scott Street
Monroe R. Dodson
West Graham
Sion
West Graham Mission
Children’s Bible Club
J. L. Alexander
M. R. Dodson
Dan Carroll
Gene Sisson
C. L. Jeffries
C. A. Lilly
S. C. Douglas
R.E. Brockman
Clara Seay
W. L. Alley
Eddie Wellman
Salt for Calves Regulation of Cottonseed Meal
The U S Department of Agriculture reports that heavy salting can regulate cottonseed meal intake by calves. This introduces a method to control feed consumption and manage livestock nutrition.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bear Succumbs After Orchard Raid in Virginia
A 410 pound black bear dies after being shot during a chase through T. W. Graves’ orchard on North Mountain near Buffalo Gap in Augusta County. Graves, S. K. Burns, and Jake Shaner cornered the animal at about 7 pm and fired after the bear stood its ground. Game Warden Clemmer Miller authorized the hunt due to orchard damage and reports of a larger bear in the area.
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Staunton
T. W. Graves
North Mountain
Buffalo Gap
Augusta County
Bruin
Graves
Cherry Orchard
S. K. Burns
Clemmer Miller
Jake Shaner
Pocahontas Coal Output for Week Totals 533,433 Tons
The Pocahontas Coal Operators Association reports week ending June 17 production of 533,433 tons versus 548,903 the prior week. Year to date production amounts to 9,930,181 tons, about 12,139,279 tons behind the same period last year.
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Pocahontas Coal Operators Association
Timber Trees Grow Tall By Dense Planting
Timber trees are grown close together to force height as a traditional silvicultural technique used to maximize vertical growth and early harvest potential.
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National Distillers Products
Con. Yi
Princeton Lions
Featherston
Wytheville Livestock
SKY Story
Gary Cooper
Jane Wyatt
Wayne Morris
Walter Brennan
Secret Navy
Midway
Saipan
Leyte
Iggy Is
Tal
Willys Jeepster
America
New Bluefield - Princeton Road
Bluefield, W. Va
J. M. Bondurant Co
Mercer Street
Princeton, W. Va
King’s Crown
Bavaria
Tommy Williamson
Dale Holsapple
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Region Four
Akron
Ohio
John Goebel
Jimy Lambdin
Linda Darnell
Anne Southern
Leon Errol
PLUTO
Lusty Saga
Texas Ranger
Payne
Fleming
O'Keefe Leg
Granada
New and
Old Bluefield
Printon Road
Bashful Bend
West
Betty Grable
Cesar Romero
Rudy Vallee
Pocahontas
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Walt Disneys
Cinderella
Technicolor
Radio Pictures, Inc
Iw.d
Emily Bronte
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Samuel Goldwyn
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