Jurors Selected For Broadwell Deputy Murder Trial
In Giles County Virginia jury selection began in the murder case of Arlington Barrow Bill Broadwell shot by Giles County Negro Farrow, an Arsenal employee, as he entered Farrow's home. Over 40 witnesses subpoenaed for the Commonwealth. defense witnesses expected. trial to continue with first testimony tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Barrow
Giles County
Hugh C
Bill) Broadwell
Giles Circwit Court
Pearisburg
Commonwealth
Broadwell
Farrow
Eisenhower pledges continued aid to Rhee in Korea unions
President Eisenhower sent a new message to South Korea's Syngman Rhee pledging continued American support for unifying the divided homeland. Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith, returning from Geneva, said the US and allies would pursue a negotiated end to the Indochina war and criticized Soviet and Communist opposition to Western peace efforts in Korea. Smith will brief Eisenhower and about 30 congressional leaders at a White House session. A personal letter to Rhee reportedly carried by Ambassador Ellis Briggs accompanied the message.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Walter Bedell Smith
Geneva
Smith
United States
Russia
Red China
Korea
White House
Elis Briggs
Court Martial For Texas Man
Cpl Claude Batchelor of Kermit Texas will be tried by a general court martial in San Antonio on charges including conspiring with an enemy to establish a subversive organization in the United States after the Korean armistice. He allegedly spoke and wrote to persuade fellow prisoners to accept Communist doctrine and promoted disloyalty among civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
4Th Army
Claude Batchelor
Texas
Kermit
D. White
Batchelor
United States
North Korea
Unfair Labor Practice Filed By Two Miners Against Widen League
Howard R. McCune and George A. Sizemore of Widen West Virginia filed unfair labor practice complaints with the National Labor Relations Board against the Widen League of Miners alleging discrimination tied to a 1952 strike. McCune says welfare checks due to illness were cut off while Sizemore says he did not join the strike initially yet later quit for about three months and was not rehired in December 1952. NLRB regional director Jack Evans will send an examiner to Widen for an investigation before any action is taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Howard R. McCune
George A. Sizemore
Widen
W. Va
Prac
National Labor Relations Board
Widen League of Miners
Elk River Coal & Lumber Co
McCune
Elk River Company
Sizemore
Jack Evans
NLRB
High School Salutatorian Dies in Car Accident
DETROIT June 21 17 year old Liberty Churukian co salutatorian of Highland Park High School graduation told the audience success is the termination of anything attractive. Yesterday she was killed in an automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Liberty Churukian
Highland Park High School
Thief Leaves Father's Day Gift For Victim In KC
A burglar in Kansas City took an automatic pistol valued at 50 dollars from the home of Leon P. Storm and left a two pound box of candy and cigars labeled Happy Father's Day. Storm, a single man, turned the gifts over to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Leon P. Storm
Regional Office Plans Shifted to Washington
The Post Office Department shifts the proposed Virginia Maryland West Virginia regional office from Richmond to Washington due to complications. The Washington regional office will be separate from headquarters and set up within six to ten months, with Richmond becoming a district office along with Baltimore and Charleston as part of the tri state reorganization. The changes are not expected to materially affect postal jobs in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Richmond
Ben H. Guill
Summerfield
Guill
Bureau of Transportation
Department
Baltimore
Charleston
W. Va
Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia
State Plant Included In NIR Transfer
The General Services Administration will transfer 13 government defense plants from the National Industrial Reserve to the Army and Navy by July 1. Edmund F. Mansure said the move follows a committee recommendation that plants producing directly for military use be under military jurisdiction. Transfers to the Army include West Virginia Ordnance Works in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, currently in layaway status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Services Administration
National Industrial Reserve
NIR
Army and Navy Departments
Edmund F. Mansure
General Services Administrator
Military Services
Army
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Joe M. White Named To Tazewell County School Board
Joe M. White, Richlands merchant and civic leader, was named a member of the Tazewell County School Board for the Maiden Spring District at the board meeting. The term begins July 1, succeeding J. Porter Shockey, a sixteen year veteran who did not seek reappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe M. White
Richlands
Tazewell County
Maiden Spring
White
J. Porter Shockey
Youth Takes Dare And Nearly Drowns In Lynchburg Pool
A 10 year old boy from Charlotte North Carolina visiting relatives in Lynchburg nearly drowned after taking a dare from his 14 year old brother. Lifeguards revived him with artificial respiration and a resuscitator from the city crew. He then recovered at the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Charlotte
N. C
William David Dellinger
Two Die and Six Hurt in Ohio Plant Blast
An explosion at the Ohio Ferro Alloys Co. plant in Brilliant Steubenville tonight killed at least two people and injured six others. The sheriff's office reported initial identifications were not available and the cause was not determined. The injured were rushed to Ohio Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Ohio Ferro-Alloys Co. Inc
Brilliant
Sheriff's Office
Ohio Valley Hospital
Mayor Lawrence Heads Five-Week Europe Israel Tour
Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence departs on a five week trip to Europe and Israel. The vacation is his first in three years and follows a Pittsburghers gift in appreciation of his support for Israel bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Europe
Israel
Weather map reports warm highs across several states
Maryland and Virginia see fair and warm conditions with highs in the 90s on Tuesday and partly cloudy to continued hot conditions on Wednesday. West Virginia remains warm with partly cloudy skies. Ohio experiences partly cloudy weather with Tuesday thunderstorms fading Wednesday. Kentucky and Tennessee expect scattered thunderstorms and highs in the 90s. Western Pennsylvania shows partly to mostly cloudy skies with a few showers Tuesday and cooler conditions Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Slain Vice Foe Patterson Laid To Rest In Phenix City
Albert L Patterson, 59, Democratic nominee for attorney general, was buried after funerals at Trinity Methodist Church. Ministers urged residents to stand up against gambling and racketeering as investigators pursue two leads and question a man over a long distance call. another witness is sought for a fleeing suspect seen near the crime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix City
Ala
Albert L. Patterson
Trinity Methodist Church
Patterson
Ralph Mathews
500 Vietminh Prisoners Break Free In Uprising
In My Tho camp 500 Vietminh prisoners escaped after a guerrilla assault and inside fighting. About 100 were killed or recaptured, while 400 potential reinforcements fled into marshland 30 miles southwest of Saigon. some prisoners were regular Vietminh and regional troops. French reinforcements arrived too late to prevent the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indochina
My Tho
Arrest Made In Blast Cap Theft
Oscar Bert Hudgins 23 waived hearing on breaking and entering charges. He was remanded to jail after being found about 20 feet from a powder magazine at a Crozier Company dock. Sheriff Dye and State Officers Bazzie Tryell seized 8 cases of blasting caps in his car during the 2:30 a.m. arrest. Hudgins allegedly admitted taking the caps. another man fled and is believed to be later captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Bert
Billy’’ Hudgins
W. Oris Barton
Hudgins
Dott
Crozier Company
P. L. Dye
E. D. Bazzie
John C. Tryell
Touring Russians to Visit West Virginia and Return
Four Russian officials on a 12 city motor tour left Washington on June 10 and head back midweek. The embassy listed Mikhail Smirnovsky Ivan Kuzin Ivan Azarov and Lev Lyin as travelers. They planned to pass through Richmond Raleigh Charleston Savannah Macon Atlanta Birmingham Chattanooga Knoxville Louisville Cincinnati and Charleston West Virginia before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mikhail N. Smirnovsky
Ivan N. Kuzin
Ivan P. Azarov
Lev D. Lyin
Knoxville
Tenn
Chattanooga
Oak Ridge
Charleston
State Department
Richmond
Celco Plant Workers to Shut for Vacation
Celco departments will shut down by 7 00 a m Sunday June 27 and restart at 7 00 a m Sunday July 11 Specific schedules will post shut down work during the period and the restart plan Hours and transportation arrangements will remain on the same general schedules as before the shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arl
Celco
Rebels Claim Government in Guatemala Crisis
The liberation army declares itself the legal government as uprisings unfold. A clandestine rebel radio threatens to bomb Guatemala City from the air for the fourth time since the invasion began. Residents in San Salvador are urged to evacuate military zones and shelter as troops tighten siege lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberation Army
Guatemala City
San Salvador
el Salvador
Arbenz
Princeton Lad Dies From Fall
Virgil David Hazelwood five year old of Princeton died from injuries after a fall from the rear seat of a moving car on a road near Pettrey last Thursday. State police investigate possible highway fatality. Mercer County totals rise to seven for the year. Survived by parents and one sister Brenda Gray. Funeral plans set for Elgood Church with burial at Elgood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Pettrey
Virgil David Hazelwood
Garfield Hazelwood
Mercer County
Brenda Gray
A. T. Lambert
Elgood
Elgood Church
L. A. Dorsey
Elgood Cemetery
CCNY Head Confirms Fraud Claims In Basketball Recruitment
New York June 21 the CCNY president said reports that more than a dozen hoopsters were admitted by fraud are substantially accurate though largely known earlier He noted a June 1 board of education report on coaches and past college athletic ties The investigation continues with a public statement pending potential high school coach collusion and payments to recruit players
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City College of New York Today
Nat Holman
CCNY
Buell C. Gallagher
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Gallagher
Board of Education
Public School Athletic League
Cigarette Smoking Ties to Higher Death Rates Disclosed
An ACS study of 22,000 volunteers across nine states shows heavy smokers have markedly higher death rates from cancer heart disease and other illnesses. Lung cancer deaths among smokers are many times those of non-smokers, with risk rising for pack a day smokers. Earthquake Center Japan note follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Horn
ACS
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
Prominent Appalachian Man Cecil Rice Dies in Princeton
Cecil Rice of Mullens and a Vivian railway conductor died of a heart attack Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Princeton after leaving Mullens on his run at 1 30 p m He was 69 and survived by two wives and several children with connections to Princeton Charleston New Jersey and Mullens Funeral services are set for 2 p m today at the First Christian Church Mullens with interment in Resthaven Cemetery Princeton Pallbearers named as trainmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rice
Mullens
Vivian
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Rice
A. T. Rice
Straley Avenue
Garnie Weiss
Oak Hill
Harry Fink
Charleston
Vernon
Lokce Rice
New Jersey
Irene Kincaid
Kincaid
Cecil Jr
Everett
H. K. Martin
Hubert Richards
Frazier Byrd
Basil Rice
Miami
Fla
First Christian Church
Wilson
Beckley
Resthaven Cemetery
Ezra C. Sanders
Grundy
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Grundy Funeral Home
J. C. Robertson
Henry Daniels
Delbert Sykes
I. E. Hogeten
C. J. Best
L. F. Ratliff
Augustus L. Lester
Augustus Lee Lester
Anawalt
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Maple Hill
Bluefield
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Beverly Mutter
Eliza Ann Mutter
Walter Taylor
Maxwell
Davis
Ellen Shinault
Lena
McCarr
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Madison
Maxwell Methodist Church
W. E. Larrow
W. W. Watson
Maxwell Cemetery
Seeded Players Move As Expected On Wimbledon Day One
Wimbledon opened with seeded stars from the United States and Australia dominating early action. Notable results included 19 year old third seed Rod Laver defeating Abe Segal in a tough match while Tony Trabert, top seed, beat Paul Wooller easily. Defending champion Vic Seixas also cruised past Geoffrey Cass as rain interrupted play. The tournament seeded 12 players this year, broadening opening round safety for big names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
America
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Abe Segal
South Africa
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Britain
Paul Wooller
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Geoffrey Cass
Lew Hoad
Mervyn Rose
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Budge Patty
Rex Hartwig
West Virginia leads opening play in national marbles tourney
Harold Poindexter of Kopperston Ronnie Bledsoe of Huntington and Stanley Henold of Summersville top the boys leagues with 11 4 10 2 records as 42 players compete in the 30th annual national marbles tournament in Asbury Park New Jersey. The event includes morning play and afternoon recreation with trips to New York City and the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
West Virginia
Harold Poindexter
Kopperston
Ronnie Bledsoe
Huntington
Stanley Henold
Summersville
Poindexter
Jerry Roy
Marbles Viay
New York City
Shore Resort
Appalac hian Electric Power promotes three officials
W J Gillespie Jr Bluefield district manager announced promotions at Appalachian Electric Power Company. Howard S Meadows, electrical engineer, promoted to district engineer and J W Compton resigns to pursue private business. William C Kidd promoted to district superintendent effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Bluefield
W. J. Gillespie Jr
Howard S. Meadows
Marlinton
Pocahontas County
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Beaver High School
Meadows
Jane Dent
Montgomery
Martha
Katherine
Elizabeth
Bland Street Methodist Church
Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Kiwanis Club
J. W. Compton
Compton
Bland County
the Appalachian
VPI
William C. Kidd
Bedford
Bedford Public Schools
Camp Joy Observes Kiwanis Week For Camp Joy
Kiwanis Week at Camp Joy opens for boys with Bluefield club funding 60 campers for a week of camp activities. 88 girls attended last week, with Doris Bishop named Queen and Barbara Clappes as top younger camper. Fundraising aims to reach 3000 dollars. current sponsor total stands at 2464.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Camp Joy
Salvation Army
Ingleside
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Princeton
Bluefield
Doris Bishop
Barbara Clappes
Scott Litton
Law &Commerce
Barton Baker
Raleigh St
Raleigh Street
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Arlington Barrow
Bill Broadwell
Widen League
E. G. Otey
Roy Browder
Jack Craft
First National Bank
J. H
Tazewell Board
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dalas
Denver
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Princeton Lad
Ccny Head
Japan
Appalachain
Granville Mann
Lowell
Hinton
Lowell Methodist Church
Swope Cemetery
Marilyn Evans Anderson
William E. Anderson
Tazewell
Maplewood Cemetery
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Huffard Lockhart
Horsepen
Thomas Yates
Andy
Howard
Loraine
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
James W. Raken
Austinville
Penticostal Holiness Church
Draper Valley Cemetery
Porterfield Funeral Home
Mrs. D. M. Snavely
D. M. Snavely
Williamson
Eugene Hager
Howards. Meadows
Bluefield Chemical Company
Bluefield, W. Va
Johnson Waxes
Kopperston Lad
Marbles Turney
Norway
Appalachian
City & Coalfield
Bluefield Lodge
AF & AM
W. M. Mustard
W. M. L. M. Carper
Secy
Commerce St
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