Virginia FFA honors 156 with state farmer degrees
Virginia farm youths headline the 20th annual Virginia Association Future Farmers of America convention. Rural Retreat FFA leads with $75 prize, followed by Wythe-Rural Retreat and George Wythe High chapters. State degree honorees include J H Copenhewer and several district winners in safety contests.
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FFA
Blacksburg
Virginia
Virginia Association
Future Farmers of America
Rural Retreat Ffa
Anklinge High School
George Wythe Wythe Rn
Pewcens
Wythe County
Artificial Breeders Association
Eers
Dayton
Buckingham
Rocky Gap
A‘ Blanchar
Dublin
Teddy Cox
Dublin; “Randolph Davis, Bland; Raymond Dean, Wythe; Duane Dishon
Wayne
Ig Ki Bland
Dallas
Looney
le Gap
Myrl
Charles
Buchanan Women Sentenced In Ky On Stealing Charge
Three sisters in law from Home Creek Buchanan County Virginia were sentenced to six months in Pike County jail each after pleading guilty to petty theft charges. They were linked to stealing about 500 dollars in merchandise from several stores. The judge cited they are mothers and handed lighter sentences. Indictments name Helen Royal Justice Payne Justice and Berdie Mae Justice.
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Pikeville
Pike County
F. P. Keesee
Helen Royal Justice
Payne Justice
Berdie Mae Justice
Home Creek
Buchanan County
Virginia
May
Justus
Tyes
Area Boys Lead Leagues In Marble Tournament
Asbury Park June 20 Area boys compete in a marble tournament with leaders named including Bobby Andrews Pulaski Va Garland Harman Salem Va and Dick Hickman noted for hunting among the family. The event crowns league leaders as young players vie for national recognition in a lively junior competition.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Dick Hickman
Et - Faye
Scripps- Howard
Parlia Ae
Bobby Andrews
Pulaski
Garland Harman
Salem
Election Board Will Name School Member For Tazewell County
The school trustee electoral board of Tazewell County will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday June 27 in the division superintendent of schools office to appoint a county school board member for Clear Fork district for a four year term starting July 1. Incumbent Paul E. Goodman of Bluefield. The board members are James W. Harman, Sr., of Tazewell Edward L. Jackson of Richlands and J. K. Sult of Pocahontas.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Clear Fork
Paul E. Goodman
Bluefield
James W. Harman, Sr
Edward L. Jackson
Richlands
J. K. Sult
Pocahontas
Car Loadings Rise Beyond Prior Week for N W Rails
Norfolk and Western Railway reported last week’s total car loadings at 19,080, up 648 from the prior week. The week ending June 18 saw daily production of 3,294 on Monday and 3,788 on Tuesday, with 4,007 Wednesday, 3,971 Thursday, 3,143 Friday, and 17 Saturday. The week’s total was 2,231 more than the same week in 1954.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Deaths and Funerals In Civilian Community
Private services for Jess Lee Toler were held June 18 at Athens Cemetery. Ontario death ofRush Lowe in Canada after car train crash. he worked in Detroit. William Marsh Campbell 50 of Princeton to be buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs Martha Patton 71 of Richlands died. several siblings and children survive. James Lenart 72 of Spanishburg to be buried at Resthaven. infant David J Johnson born April 24 Jenkin Jones to be buried at Jenkinsones. Lillie E McCloud 71 Bluefield to be buried Monte Vista Park. James Midkiff 19 Patterson to be buried Clinch Valley Memorial. Survivors listed for each.
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Jess Lee Toler
Athens Cemetery
James L. Toler
Spanishburg
E. J. Pollock Jr
Springfield
Penn
Jane Toler
Roslyn
James E. Fleming
Kent
Ohio
William Marsh Campbell
Route 1
Princeton
Frank Shaffer
Howard Gordon
Oakwood Cemetery
Milton Campbell
Virginia Campbell
Marion
Mason County
Charleston
Campbell
Mercer County Vocational School
Glenwood Park
Lola Crotty
Jack Hronemus
Steven Turkovich
Ethel Bott
Nannie Colson
Stewart Lusk
A. Whitt
A. F. DeBusk
Felicis Smith
Arthur and
Marvin
W. R. Wood
Johnie
Mr. Campbell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Lillie E. McCloud
Bluefield
Chapel of Hawkins Funeral Home
J. Taylor Stinson
Monte Vista Park
Charles Nunn
Billy Ward
J. N. Oliver
Andrew
James Midkiff
Patterson
Church of God
Clyde McKay
Hole
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Tom
Imaban
Joan Hartley
Dayton
James A. White dies in Charleston at 54
Former Princeton resident James A. White aged 54 died in Charleston from a heart condition yesterday. Born September 25, 1900 in Princeton, he was the son of Ed and Etta White. He is survived by his wife Letha White of York City. The body will remain at Seaver Mortuary pending arrangements.
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James A. White
Princeton
Charleston
Etta White
Obituary for Mrs. Mabel Miller
Mrs. Mabel Miller died at her home at 9 p.m. yesterday. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Miller. She is survived by two children, Joe Miller Jr of Tazewell Virginia and Mrs Elizabeth Wilson of
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Mabel Miller
An An. Wa
Joe Miller
Joe Miller Jr
Tazewell, Va
Elizabeth Wilson
Gas prices fall to 2 cent level in price war
Gas prices continue to drop as Esso Standard Oil cuts a second brand to under two cents per gallon. The move accelerates a broader price war, with a cheaper third brand joining the competitive discount through the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esso Standard Ot Co
Pennsylvania Endorses Three Million For IDC
Pennsylvania Economy League endorses a three million dollar Industrial Development Fund for western industries in Pennsylvania. Private subscriptions will raise the money to acquire land develop sites and construct facilities. A 20 member board led by Gwilym Price of Westinghouse Electric Corp will oversee the effort.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvanihe
Penneyvania Economy League
Sunueliine
Gwilym Price
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Witness Can't Appear Serves Life
Charleston police arrest Walker Cornell Collins of Ansted on a larceny warrant sworn in 1950 by Walter Chance of Charleston. Chance cannot appear as a witness because he is serving a life term as an habitual criminal.
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Charleston
Joe Sutler
Sutler
Walker Cornell Collins
Ansted
Walter
Jellyroll) Chance
Chance
Sutter
Former State Resident Albert F Bedorf Dies
SAN DINGO Calif June 0 Albert F Bedorf former assistant to the late Capt George M Alexander while the latter was president of the Monongahela Power Co at Fairmont died of a heart attack Sunday Bedorf a native of Pittsburgh Pa was employed as an industrial engineer for the Convair Corp here prior to his death He is survived by his widow Margaret Trainer Bedorf formerly Salem W Va
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San Dingo
Calif
Albert F. Bedorf
George M. Alexander
Monongahela Power Co
Fairmont
Bedorf
Pittsburgh
Convair Corp
Margaret Trainer Bedorf
Salem
W. Va
Wallace Named Truck Assn Head
W. Stowers Jr. announced as secretary treasurer and E. Stowers Jr. as secretary treasurer for Stowers Motors. Emmett J. Bush addressed the West Virginia Motor Truck Association chapter in Bluefield noting anticipated effects of proposed trucking laws on private carriers and employment. Attendees included W. Tinder Jr., Richard McLay, Ha Gainer, and Joseph W. Short.
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Emmett J. Bush
The
State Association
Congress
Amma
West Virginia
Charleston
Ha Gainer
Joseph W. Short
Association
Speakers Announced For Mine Encampment
The Miners Encampment program lists speakers from Washington DC and West Virginia State College. On June 29 Herman G Canady will discuss Psychology of Youth. July 1 L L McKenzie will speak on Our American Heritage at the Certified Miners Association meeting. July 2 1 pm banquet features M J Ankeny James Benson and Paul Reed delivering 10 minute addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
West Virginia State College
Herman G. Canady
L. L. McKenzie
Certified Miners’ Association
M. J. Ankeny
Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
James B. Benson
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Paul K. Reed
Special International
United Workers of America, al
Missionaries To Be In Richlands Soon
Rev. and Mrs. Verne A. Warner will speak at the Assembly of God Church in Richlands Wednesday night. They will share ten years of Dominican Republic missions work under the Assemblies of God Foreign Missions Department. They formerly served in Trujillo with Evangelistic Centers in Ciudad Trujillo and Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne A. Warner
Dominican Republic
Assembly of God Church
Richlands
J. E. Winstead
Warners
Warner
Foreign Missions Department
The
Assemblies of God
Springfield
Trujillo
Ciudad Trujillo
Santiago
Kiwanis Week Named As Camp Joy Feature
Kiwanis Week proclaimed at Camp Joy as the Kiwanis Club of South Bluefield sponsors 60 boys for Salvation Army camp this week. President Jim Pile announced the group will visit the camp Wednesday. An organizational meeting for the new South Bluefield Kiwanis Club was held at Club Ramon. Greenaway of Kiwanis International Field Service will address the local group at 7:30 p.m. A musical program featured Miss Anna Mae Foresman Miss Evangeline Donahue and Robert Lutton.
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Kiwanis
Field Kiwanis Club
Salvation Army
Jim Pile
New South Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Ramon. Greenaway
Chill
Field Service
Kiwanis International
H. D. Anderson
Anna Mae Foresman
Evangeline, Donahue
Robert Lutton
New Segregation Organization Receives Virginia Charter
A new state wide organization committed to racial segregation in public schools has been granted a charter in Virginia. President John Ball said membership is open to citizens and will focus on cultural and social activities while promoting educational segregation. The group aims to influence public affairs and recruit supporters pending committee approval.
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Richmond
League Tion
Virginia
Foaene
John Ball
Two Cars Damaged In College Ave Accident
A two car collision on College Avenue near East River Avenue last afternoon damaged vehicles driven by William Yearout of Whitethorn Street and Wilmer Tucker of Johnson City Tennessee. Police estimate Tucker’s 1949 Ford at 250 dollars in damage and Yearout’s car at 125 dollars. Tucker said he failed to see Yearout stop at the red light.
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College Avenue
East River Avenue
William Ezra Yearout
Whitethorn St
Wilmer Clyde Tucker
Johnson City
Tenn
R. T. Brown
Tucker
Yearout
Tazewell FFA Chapter to Attend Virginia Rally
Tazewell High School Future Farmers of America will be represented at the Virginia FFA rally in Blacksburg next week by Gus Santolla, John Hilton, Joe Peery, George Buchanan, Fred Spence, Robert Neel, and Donald Neel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Tazewell High School
Future Farmers of America
Virginia
Blacksburg
Gus Santolla
John Hilton
Joe Peery
George Buchanan
Fred Spence
Robert Neel
Donald Neel
Virginian Railway Loads Rise Slightly in WV Week
Loadings by the Virginian Railway in West Virginia last week reached 5,873 50 ton cars up from 5,813 the prior week. Daily totals were 1,459 Monday 908 Tuesday 1,377 Wednesday 1,113 Thursday 1,016 Friday.
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W. Va
Virginian Railway
Weather outlook for states across the region
West Virginia sees partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures and scattered thundershowers Tuesday. Wednesday turns generally fair and cooler. Ohio reports partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms and highs in the 84 to 88 range Tuesday. Wednesday remains fair and cooler. Kentucky shows partly cloudy Tuesday with scattered afternoon thundershowers and warmth, then cooler Wednesday. Western Pennsylvania foresees partly cloudy, warm Tuesday with scattered thundershowers. Wednesday will be fair and cooler.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Former Mercer Man Killed in Nebraska Car Crash
Stanley B. Wall, 37, of Boise Idaho and formerly of Glenwood Park, was killed instantly in a two car collision in Nebraska. His wife Connie and their two daughters Sandra and Linda were injured along with five other occupants. Connie were hospitalized with a broken jaw and other injuries.
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Stanley B. Wall
Boise
Idaho
Glenwood Park
Connie
Nebraska
Walls
Sandra
Linda
Ae A
Viola
Neb
Wall
Viola Wall
Eewood Park
Edwin
Sandlick
Ty G
Toledo
Ohio
Los Angeles Transit Workers Strike Disrupts Commute
Los Angeles transit workers walk out on June 20 halting bus and motor coach service. Negotiators consider a company raise from 1.91 to 2.03 per hour in two years, while the union seeks a flat 20 cent raise to 2.11 for top operators. AFL Amalgamated Association staff expect little chance of a quick settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Transit Lines
Afl-Amalgamated Assn
Street, Electric Railway and
Motor Coach Employee of
America
Zoning Board Approves Six of Eight Pore Permits in Bluefield
Bluefield Zoning Board of Adjustment approved six of eight permit requests in the Mun icipal Building Directors Room last night. One application was canceled and another referred to the city manager and engineer.
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Bluefield
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Freddy Simon
Cumberland Road
Verdun Heights
Jefferson Street
Simon
Bland Road
Elith DeVault
J. FP. Willis
Grandview Avenue
Powhatan
Springdale
Preston B. Dunman
Third Street
L. C. Owen
Parkway
Hillside
Spring Garden Drive
Fred B
Jane H. Richmond
Vacation Bible School Plans Commencement
Commencement exercises for the Daily Vacation Bible School of Imanuel Baptist Church will be held at the church Wednesday at 7:30 p m. A school picnic is set for today at 11 a m at the city park. Planning the program are Mrs. William Caves leader intermediates Mrs. Glenn Goodykoontz juniors Mrs. Dorothy Archer and Mrs. H E Morrison primary Mrs. Jess Larue and Mrs. Ray Smith beginners Misses Betty Gunnee and Loretta Goodykoontz song leader Lois Ashley and pianist Carolyn Morrison.
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The
Imanuel Baptist Church
William Caves
Glenn Goodykoontz
Dorothy Archer
H. E. Morrison
Jess Larue
Ray Smith
Betty Gunnee
Loretta Goodykoontz
Lois Ashley
Carolyn Morrison
Mayor Copenhaver Speaks in Huntington on WV Political Corruption
Huntington June 20 Republican Mayor John T. Copenhaver of Charleston assailed West Virginia politics as corrupted by intrigue and greed. Speaking to the Huntington Cabell Republican Woman's Club luncheon for West Virginia Day he urged the GOP as the channel to reform state government.
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Huntington
John T. Copenhaver
Charleston
West Virginia
Huntington - Cabell Republic Woman's Club
Copenhaver
Re‘publican Party
Union
Elk Refining Co Worker Burned in Charleston Fire
A 42-year-old Elk Refining Co employee, J. R. Kiser of Sybil near Clendenin, suffered burns over 90 percent of his body in a Falling Rock Kana wha County blaze. The incident, at a packing cracking plant area, was brought under control in an hour with foam. Production will halt for a week to ten days for inspection and insulation replacement.
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Charleston
Elk Refining Co
Falling Rock
Kanawha County
J. R. Kiser
Sybial
Clendenin
Fred G. Bannerot, Jr
Man Catalogued Above Monkeys
Washington reported that the Smithsonian has catalogued North American mammals totaling 3 622 forms. Gerritt S. Miller Jr and Dr. Remington Kellogg note rodents lead with about 2 000 forms, carnivores about 400, bats nearly 300, whales fifty, and four human varieties: Homo sapiens sapiens, Homo sapiens afer, Homo sapiens Americanus, and Homo sapiens asiaticus.
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Washington
P—Ma
West Indies
Smithsonian Institution
Gerritt S. Miller Jr
US National Museum
Remington Kelogg
North American
Miller and Kellogg
Upsala
Sweden
Africa
North America
Eisenhower Should Catch Fish In Maine
Concord New Hampshire reports New Hampshire anglers prepare flies for President Eisenhower as he visits New England. Granite State crafts tie flies to present before he crosses into Maine with anglers ready to supply trout for Ike's breakfast if the Maine catch is slow.
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Concord
N. H
Eisenhower
Maine
New England
New Hampshire
Granite State
Ike
U N Leaders Seek New Declaration At Commemorative Session
Dag Hammarskjold urged anniversary meetings to foster cleaner atmosphere and better international understanding. Western and Communist delegates alike see value in a new declaration despite likely Western opposition to Molotov’s terms.
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Molotov
U. N. Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Dew Duport
U. N
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Buchanan
Rush Lowe
Sylvester Lowe
Raven
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Ontario
Lowe
Detroit
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Chatham
Hurst Scott Funeral
William M. Campbell
Martha Patton
Samuel Patton
Duchanan County
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Millie Patton
Pearl Burgy
Fort Thomas
Asa Miller
Gate City
Annie Shelton
Jeanette Brown
Merman of
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Arthur
Pound
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Tom Davis
Alden Weikel
Sartin
Childr
West Richlands
William J. Farley
William Jennings Farley
Speedway
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Lerona
Everett Shaffer
James Lenart
Rich Creek Methodist Church
Lloyd Siidom
Andor Harsany
Resthaven Cemetery
Sandy McCloud
Wallace
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Asthma Evers
Whitehell Pharmacal
Mel Barnett
WHIS
Dean Coffey
VFW
O. Staggers
Pat Jennings
James W. Cothran
Col
R. R. Myers
U.S. Marine Corps
Elizabeth Kee
Spest
Coffey
Eddie Galloway
Pinnacle Post No. 3856
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UTT Refrigeration CO
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