Bluefielders Kin Die In Auto Wreck
Mrs. Clara Sisk and her son Frederick Sisk of Hayter's Gap near Abingdon Va died in a Sunday night crash near Pulaski Va. A J Sisk Jr 31 and her infant son were seriously injured and sent to a Pulaski hospital. A trailer truck and two cars were involved, the truck overturning onto the Sisk car state police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae B. R. Keith
C. R. Theedson
Bluefield Feaerdey
Lee
Bee
A. J. Sisk. Jr
Pulaski
Jars
A J. Sisk. Jr
Pulaski Hos
Hayter's Gap
Abingdon
Clara Sisk
Virginia
Sisk
Frederick Sisk
Richmond
Father And Son Die In Auto Accident
John Stanley about 40 and his son Ronnie were killed in a Norfolk Virginia automobile crash reported Sunday afternoon. The accident, caused by a collision, left the older man dead yesterday morning. Surviving wife Bernice Ross of Rocky Mount and a younger son were noted, with relatives including N C Stanley and James Marcum. Funeral plans were not yet arranged.
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John Stanley
Ronnie
Norfolk
Worry off FALSE TEETH
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Bluefield College Sets Summer School
Bluefield College announces a nine week summer session beginning at 8 30 a m June 29 with registration the day before. Deficient students and recent graduates needing math and veterans may enroll. Chapel is required twice weekly and courses include calculus algebra geometry economics religion sociology government surveying speech chemistry and more. Cream puff shells with a fruit ice cream dessert are listed.
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Harman
Bluefield College
Bluefield Chamber Manager Attends Southern Secretaries Meet
Owen Rickard, manager director of the Bluefield chamber of commerce, left yesterday to attend the Southeastern Institute for Commercial Organization Secretaries at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Secretaries from southeastern chamber groups will participate. Larry P. Dickie directs the program with daily classes and exams on secretarial training for commercial organizations.
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Owen Rickard
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Southeastern Institute For Commercial Organization
Univrsity of
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Southeastern
Larry P. Dickie
Tazewell Livestock Auction Summary Words and Prices
Report covers Tazewell sale totals by category including steers heifers cows vealers hogs pigs lambs sheep and miscellaneous items. Detailed lot counts and price ranges listed for hogs cattle bulls vealers sheep slaughter ewes and ranges for quality grades and weight classes.
Construction Starts on Major Huntington Plant Project
Huntington announces E P Leach and Sons Inc begin a five story building and car dump for the Truax Tracr coal processing plant in Ceredo. Helium prices have collapsed from wartime highs to about two cents per cubic foot. Tulip tree wood is used in postal cards.
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Huntington
W. Va
E. P. Leach and Sons, Inc
of. Huntington
Truax-Tracr Company
Ceredo
Ford Wage Offer Sparks UAW Talks In Detroit
The CIO United Auto Workers received Ford Motor Co offer to raise wages for 110,000 workers by 11 to 14 cents per hour. Ford would add 14 cents to those earning $1.50 or more. those under would gain 11 cents. The average production wage is about $1.50. Ford says competitors have granted raises, making further increases necessary.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Uaw-Cio
Miss Lelia Boykin Graduates From Antioch College
Miss Lelia Boykin of Bluefield earned an A B degree in sociology public relations from Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio. She completed work study duties through the college program and gains included posts at the Cleveland Press Buffalo United War and Community Fund Goodwill Industries New York City. The senior class of more than 145 graduates was the largest in Antioch history.
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Leila B. Boykin
Bluefield
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Antioch
Miss Boykin
L. W. Boykin
Jefferson Street
New York City
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
United War and Community Fund
N. Y
Goodwill Industries
State Celebrates 85th Anniversary in West Virginia
West Virginia marked its 85th statehood anniversary with a holiday for public offices banks and certain establishments. Governor Meadows spoke on the capitol steps last Friday evening receiving a birthday cake. The state supreme court and a few officers were the only others open. A second item reports the death of Glen Ferris housing superintendent 56 at Alloy from a heart attack.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Meadows
State Supreme Court
Statehouse
Glen Ferris
E. Stacey
Electro-Metallurginl Company
Alloy
4-H Meet Opens at Jackson's Mill West Virginia
Discussions on the theme what conservation means to West Virginians opened today the annual state conference of older 4-H club members at Jackson's Mill West Virginia.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
West
Holt to keynote West Virginia beauticians convention
Former U S Senator Rush D Holt of Weston was named the keynote speaker for the 13th annual convention of the Associated Barbers and Beauticians of West Virginia in Clarksburg September 5 7. Association President Robert J Woods of Charleston said Holt now a member of the house of delegates from Lewis county would address the opening session on Its Great to be an American.
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Charleston
W. Va
U. S
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Associated Barbers and Beauticians of
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Association
Robert J. Woods
Holt
House of Delegates
Lewis‘ County
Native Governor Takes Over In India
New Delhi June 21 India's first native governor general Chakravarthi Rajago Palachari a Hindu lawyer and politician was sworn in completing the move to self rule in this British dominion He succeeded Britain's Lord Mountbatten and was hailed by about 100000 Indians as he left public life He was known as C R and was a confidante of Mohandas K Gandhi whose son Devadas is married to C R s daughter
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New Delhi
India
Chakravarthi Rajago Palachari
Britain
Lord Mountbatten
C. R
Mohandas K. Ghandi
Ghandi
Devadas
Philippine Rebel Chief Surrenders to Philippine President
Manila reports Luis Taruc, leader of the Hukbalahap and National Peasant Union, surrendered to President Elpidio Guinoo. Amesty action aims to end two years of fighting. congress approval expected soon. Taruc and five lieutenants handed over token arms in a quiet ceremony.
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Manila
Luis Taruc
Elpidio Guirino
Taruc
Hukbalahap
National Peasant Union
Leutenants
Philippines
Greeks Launch Drive Against Rebel Mountain Bases
Greek ninth division moved from Konitsa toward Grammos strongholds, four miles into enemy territory with air support, as six divisions mount an all out push to crush the guerrilla rebellion. American Lt. Col. Joseph D. Iseman backs the ninth, which reports heavy bombardment on guerrilla positions near Nestorion, while officials say main Grammos battle has not yet begun.
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Konitsa
Ninth
Pyrsoyani
Joseph D. Iseman
Pittsburgh
Grammos
Markos Vafiades
Dwight P. Griswold
Greece
Virginia’s Prize Washington Statue Sheltered by Canopy
Richmond workers shielded the Houdon statue of George Washington with an unpainted pine canopy while repairs were done inside the dome of the capital rotunda. The shelter will be removed in a few days as technicians finish the lighting work.
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Richmond
Virginia
Houdon
George Washington
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