Three-Day State VFW Encampment Opens in Bluefield
The three day State VFW encampment begins today at the Matz Hotel Bluefield with talks from local officers and a past commander. The Saturday program includes an election of new officers and a banquet at the Bluefield Auditorium with Mrs Sidelot presiding.
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Bluefield
Matz
Westway
Pinnacle Post
Department
Bessie van Horn
Sidelot
Parlet 3
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of West Virginia
Matz Hotel
James W. Cothran
VFW
Bishopville
N. C
Howard Cole
National Council
Lisbon
Ohio
James E. Deal
Huntington
Don Maupin
Moundsville
C. Dean Coffey
Princeton
Joe Green
Charleston
Don Lamb
Pinnacle
Harry T. Chapin
State
May newspaper advertising hits record high across cities
News advertising in May set record levels across 82 cities. Retail space rose 8.3 percent to 137 million lines, department stores up 8 percent to 52 million, general 5.2 percent to 37 million, automotive 26.3 percent to 18 million, total display 9.2 percent to 195 million, and classified 16.6 percent to 65 million.
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New York
Newsr
C and O Coal Loadings Rise in 1955 Figures
Cleveland June 2 The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reports 1955 coal loadings running about one third higher than the first half of 1954. Last week deliveries reached 21,728 cars, 35.6 percent above 16,028 a year earlier and 2.1 percent above the prior week. First half totals up to June 18 reach 425,832 cars, 29.4 percent higher than 329,086 in 1954.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
US Chess Players Prepare To Compete In Moscow
Four U S chess players flew to Moscow for another world championship challenge against the Russian champions. The 24 man American team departs, aiming to improve on last year when Russia won easily. The players insist they are sharper, better prepared, and aware of Russian tactics.
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New York
U. S
Moscow
Mine Study Open To Area Youths
Speakers announced for a July 2 dinner program include M. J. Ankeny Bituminous era and Paul K. Reed all from Washington DC Harpole WV for Colored Boys at Lakin will present to high school students eligible to enroll this fall for a mine study program in the area with union backing United Mine Workers and state officials involved
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M. J. Ankeny
Paul K. Reed
Washington, D. C
Harpole
West Virginia
Lakin
Clarksburg Wins VA Land For City Park
The House Veterans Affairs Committee voted to grant about 48 acres of VA land at Clarksburg West Virginia to the city for park use. A lease to the city carries cancellation rights for the Federal Government within nine days. The bill ensures the land reverts to the Federal Government if city use interferes with the VA hospital.
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Washington
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Administration
Clarsburg
W. Va
Clarksburg
Stuart Waters
Clarksbur
VA Sai
Wildlife fund bill would allocate federal matching aid
The Commerce Committee reported a Senate bill to distribute 8 13,487,468 dollars in federal matching funds for state wildlife refuges and projects over five years at 20 percent per year. State shares depend on hunting license sales but must cap at 0 to 5 percent for each state.
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Washington
Senate
Is Commerce Committee
Congress
Wheeling Man Drowns As Johnboat Capsizes
Louis Donley a 52 year old from Wheeling drowned when a johnboat capsized on the Ohio River at the foot of 24th Street Four other men aboard survived after renting the boat from a local boathouse They had been on the water about 20 minutes when the craft capsized Donley attempted to reach shore but could not swim He died at Wheeling Hospital despite oxygen and artificial respiration from the fire department emergency squad
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Wheeling
Louis Donley
Ohio River
24Th Street
Donley
Joseph Melvin Dies of Injuries After Tractor Accident
Joseph Melvin 75 of Hurricane near Bluefield died in Bluefield Sanitarium after a tractor accident. A farmer for decades, he was a member of Hurricane First Church of God. Survived by wife Buna Bruster, three sons Kelley Paul Sammy, four daughters, three sisters, two brothers, and 15 grandchildren. Body at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton.
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Melvin
Hurricane
Bluefield
Hurricane First Church
Buna Bruster
Kelley
Paul
Sammy
Letha Shrader
Princeton
Juanita Haynes
Ruby Melvin
Ada King
Elkton
Lilly Williams
Christiansburg
Hattie Pauley
Julia Lawrence
Harmandy
Blu
Richard Ramage
Third St
Nannie Davis Ramage
Del
Jack
Robert
Ramage
The
Superiorling Co
Hawkins Funeral
Funeral services for several Va residents announced
Funeral services are scheduled today and tomorrow for Alfred Allen Dunford 39 of Amonata Mary Fitzgerald 83 of Raven Rush Lowe 20 of Raven and Mollie Hubbard Van Dyke of Tazewell in Virginia. Burials follow at Maplewood Cemetery and Puller Cemetery with multiple relatives listed as survivors.
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Alfred Dunford
Alfred Allen Dunford
Amonata
Adria Church of God
H. D. Hampton
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell Va
Larnie Phillips
Vaught
Conley Monk
Douglas Wolf
Paul Fugate
Bundy Beavers
Willard Heilman
Danny Southerland
Mary Fitzgerald
Raven
Pole Church
Pine Creek
Peery Herndon
Puller Cemetery
Swords Creek
Rush Lowe
Rush Lawe
Sylvester
Kenneth Brown
W. C. Lane
Ravens
Douglas
Raven, Va
Sylvester Jr
Washington, D. C
Cosemne Ellen Whitt
Detroit
Mich
Loretta Lowe
R. 0. Vandyke
Mollie Hubbard VanDyke
Tazewell
Ma Hubbard
Aoe
W. Davis
Arlington
Mire
Smith Compton
Garnett Hubbard
Cedar Bluff
Dallas Hubbard
US Experts To Tour Soviet Russia Farms
Eleven farmers or agricultural experts have been chosen to represent the United States on a tour of farm districts in Russia. The group will participate in an exchange program to observe farm methods and was inspired by a Des Moines Register editorial proposing Russian farmers visit Iowa.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Gasoline Tax Increase Causes Dealer Price Shifts
The 1955 Legislature raised the gas tax from five to six cents effective June 10. Dealers who had gasoline on hand before the change were exempt from the penny increase, but some passed the extra penny to customers immediately. Esso officials stated pre June 10 supplies were taxed only five cents and dealers will adjust to the six cent rate in the next day or so.
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Wwene
Esso
State Firm's Suit May Be Dismissed By Court
A business suit filed by a state firm could be dismissed by a court amid questions of jurisdiction and adequacy of the complaint. Proceedings focus on the $750,000 claim and potential grounds for dismissal.
Bristol Band Tops JC Convention Honors in Atlanta
The Bristol Virginia band won top rating at the Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Atlanta Georgia. Leo Cherne of the International Rescue Committee spoke at the business session. Governor Marvin Griffin welcomed delegates as 8000 to 9000 Jaycees and their wives attended the 35th annual gathering.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Bristol
Leo Cherne
International Rescue Committee
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Atsnes
Consolidated Bus Lines Opens Charleston Terminal
Consolidated Bus Lines will open a new terminal at Washington and Broad Streets in Charleston. The one story building, formerly used by an auto sales firm, will be renovated and start serving seven daily trips with connections to other state lines. Larry M. Smith named terminal manager as Consolidated joins the National Trailways System.
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Charleston
Consolidated Bus Lines
Washington and
Broad Streets
Atlantic Greyhound
Ee Geereeee
Consolidated
Greyhound
Beckley
Larry M. Smith
Adams
National Trailways System
Tazewell Wheat Referendum Votes Expected Under Fifty
Voters in Tazewell County are expected to cast fewer than 50 ballots on the wheat referendum. About 2,000 acres of wheat are planted by local farmers, with yields forecast lower due to an unusually rainy spring.
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Tazewell
Tazeweils
Tazewell County
Wyoming Bus Service Under Study Discontinues Routes
Applications from Maryland and West Virginia firms seek permanent certificates to discontinue service between Oceana and Kopperston and between Pineville and Lynco in Wyoming County. Consolidated holds the existing certificates for the Lynco to Pineville run and would suspend the service rather than abandon it.
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Maryland West Virginia Co
Oceana
Kopperston
Wyoming County
Consolidated
Lynco
Pineville Lynco
Ito
Pineville
Princeton Man Victim Of Mine Accident
A Princeton man was killed in a mining accident at Sereen Mine. Rescue crews found the victim after a premature blast and transported him to the surface. Officials note no other workers were injured.
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Princeton
St Paul Discusses Sewage Installations
St Paul Virginia meeting notes Bill Bowman installed as new presented mond Morgan named zone chairman Fisher spoke at the gathering. The Senor Woman's Club ladies served dinner after the session.
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ST. Paul
Bill Bowman
Mond Morgan
Fisher
Negro Child Dies In Freak Auto Mishap
Five year old William C. Childs of Freeman was killed in a freak auto accident yesterday afternoon. He and other children were washing a neighbor’s car when the owner’s car rolled down a driveway after a youth released the brake. Childs was struck by the door and fatally injured.
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William C. Childs
Freeman
William
Peter
Lucinda Philpot Childs
James C. Williams
Childs
St Paul Lions Club Installs New Officers
St Paul Lions Club installs new officers as local government plans school facility upgrades. Town council discusses sewage system for St Paul High School gym cafeteria and water line funding, plus repairs to town water tank and street market purchases.
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St. Paul Lions Club
ST. Paul
St. Paul High School
Court Confirms Port Lighting at Mercer County Airport
The Mercer County Court approved the lighting contract and related work for Mercer County Airport. John M. Murphy of Roanoke Virginia submitted the bid of 16931.50 and the Civil Aeronautics Administration approved the contract last week. Work begins after CAA orders and is expected to take about six weeks with total funds around 22000 from federal and local sources.
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Mercer County
John M. Murphy
Roanoke
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington, D. C
CAA
Murphy
SRC Engineer Resigns Post Effective July 1
Darlington of Lewisburg, engineer for the ninth district, will leave the commission due to ill health after many years of service. He joined in 1933 and previously served as District 3 engineer at Sens. C A Rothrock, the planning engineer, will also take a similar leave.
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Lington
Lewisburg
Griffith
Weston
Darlington
Sens
C. A. Rothrock
Rothrock
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Wyoming
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