Driscoll Urges GOP to Stop Excuses and Go to Work
New Jersey Governor Alfred E. Driscoll urged Republicans at a two day shirtsleeve meeting in Atlantic City to present a unified progressive but fiscally conservative program. He criticized Democratic deficit financing and warned against centralization of government while calling for a strong party to win in November. He also questioned McCarthy methods, comparing them to a baseball bat rather than a surgeon s scalpel.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Republican Party
Driscoll
Democratic Party
McCarthy
Vernors
White Alphur Springs
W. Va
Geologists Tour Bluefield Area On Field Trip
Seventy five geologists from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Appalachian Geological Society visited Bluefield yesterday. They traveled via chartered Greyhound buses from Charleston and will proceed to Giles County and White Sulphur before returning. Lectures were given by Dr. H P Woodward, Dr J C Ludlum, and others as the group studied Pinnacle Rock Pocahontas Exhibition Mines and East River Mountain area with radio linked buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Appalachian Geological Society
Bluefield
Greyhound
Charleston
Giles County
White Sulphur
Pinnacle Rock
Pocahontas Exhibition Mines
Pocahontas
East River Mountain
H. P. Woodward
Rutgers University
New Jersey
J. C. Ludlum
West Virginia University
Ralph H
Jury selection begins in retrial over Sam Newberry case
Judge Sexton overruled a defense motion to restrict the jury to sanity only. The Newberry farm home near Mechanicsburg is cited as the murder scene from 17 months prior. Ralph’s purported statement alleged Samuel shot Mrs Newberry. Ralph denied involvement beyond helping haul the body up a mountain. Prosecution claimed the head was burned in a stove at the Newberry home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexton
Newberry
Mechanicsburg
Samuel Newberry
Ralph
Samuel
Iron Worker Faces Trial for Wife Slaying in Roanoke
Roy E. Bryant a 31 year old unemployed Roanoke iron worker is set for a preliminary hearing in Roanoke on a charge of murder in the fatal stabbing of his wife Mrs Virginia Bryant last Friday night. She died 40 minutes after the attack police say Bryant admitted he lost his head when she refused to talk to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Roy E. Bryant
Virginia Bryant
City And Coalfield Masonic Notice Stated Meeting
Blue Field Lodge No. 85 AF and AM holds St. John’s night tonight at 7 30. Installation of officers planned. Visitors invited. W M P DeBusk and Secretary L M Carper presiding.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 85
A.M
St. John’s
P. DeBusk
W.M. L. M. Carper
Philippine finance workers barred from gambling and dining out
Manila June 23 finance department employees forbidden to attend horse races cock fights or other gambling events and told to quit dining in restaurants except when unavoidable. Finance Secretary Pio Pedrosa requires employees to avoid dining with persons under tax investigation and to file a note explaining each such meal and who paid.
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Manila
Philippines Finance Department
Pio Pedrosa
Athens Man Gains C. I. T. Promotion
Eugene R. Ball of Athens has been promoted to Branch Manager of the Universal C.L.T. Credit Corporation Bluefield office. Announcement came from R.G.A. Dimling, Cincinnati division head. Ball previously served as an adjuster and later as a collection man at Bluefield. native Bluefielder, known in the local automobile business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene R. Ball
Athens
Universal C.L.T. Credit Corporation
Bluefield
R.G.A. Dimling
Cincinnati
Ball
Hearing Postponed For Lester Pearson
In Roanoke Virginia on June 23 a preliminary hearing for Lester C Pearson age 40 charged with murdering his wife was postponed. Attorney John D Psaki requested a continuance until June 29. The body of the wife was found nude in the basement of the couple’s home. Both were railroad employees for Norfolk and Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Lester C. Pearson
John D. Psaki
Pearson
Norfolk and Western Railroad
WVU Student Drowns In Greenbrier River
Robert Tetrick, 21, of Hodgesville near Buckhannon, a junior at West Virginia University, drowned while swimming across the Greenbrier River at Camp Summers during a geological expedition. He was caught in a current, member of Kappa Alpha and president of Pi Epsilon Phi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
W. Va
Robert Tetrick
Hodgesville
Buckhannon
Greenbrier
Camp Summers
Tetrick
West Virginia University
Kappa Alpha
Pi Epsilon Phi
Mrs. Bertha Meade Dies After Short Illness in Richlands
Bertha Alice Meade 61 wife of Lon D. Meade Richlands died in a local hospital after a brief heart ailment. She leaves son Marvin W. Meade and daughter Flossie Hodges with several siblings. Funeral at First Christian church Richlands Sunday at 2 pm, burial Hawkins cemetery, pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon D. Meade
Bertha Alice Meade
Richlands
Meade
Honaker
Charles W
Katherine Fletcher Wallace
Russell County
Marvin W. Meade
Flossie Hodges
Bristol
J. R. Sloan
Jack Johnson
Hawkins Cemetery
G. W. Hagg
Raymond Kimball
Claude Helton
Blair Young
Raymond Harrison
Ralph Miller
Farmer Funeral Home
Railroad Avenue
Minter G Curry Dies After Illness in Welch Hospital
Minter Glen Curry 58 of Kimball formerly chief electrician for Ashland Coal and Coke died Friday in Welch after four months illness. Born February 2 1892 in Henry County Virginia he lived in McDowell County most of his life. Survived by widow Cassie Mae Eanes two daughters Mrs Bill Michael Carswell and Mrs Norma A Smith Charlotte N C a son Minter G Curry Jr Kimball sister Mrs Annie Bowles Princeton eight grandchildren. Funeral 1 PM Sunday at Houston Methodist Church Kimball with Rev C S Thompson and Rev Andy Rowe officiating interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Bennett Funeral Home Kimball in charge. Pallbearers listed. Women of Houston Methodist Church will serve as flower bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minter G. Curry
Minter
Glen Curry
Kimball
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Carswell
Welch
Mr. Curry
Henry County
Robert
Nancy Jones Curry
McDowell County
Ashland Coal & Coke Company
Cassie Mae Eanes
Woodlawn
Bennett Funeral Home
John Mosko
Clarence Anderson
Dewey Lusk
Ralph Stanley
Jinks Jones
Robert Venable
James Sammons
Marvins. Taylor
Oral Spry
Walter Jones
Clarence Shoun
George Skeens
Houston Methodist Church
Johnny Roberts
Johnnycake
Mr. Roberts
Church of God
Jerome Hagerman
Panther
Riley
Tilda Roberts
Mander Roberts
Elsie Blankenship
Noah Roberts
Goody
Neal Roberts
William Roberts
Birch River
E. E. Davidson
Tom Robinette
Oliver Roberts
Willie Keen
Blankenship
Greenbrier Creek
Fanning Funeral Home
Rites Held Today for Henry S. Ellison Sr. Union Native
Rites for Henry S. Ellison Sr. longtime West Virginia state senator and Union resident will be held today at 2 pm at Union Methodist Church. He died Thursday morning in a Ronceverte hospital. funeral services conducted by Rev. R R Grace and Rev C D Whited. Interment follows at Green Hill cemetery with Masons as pallbearers. Body to lie at Broyles funeral home then placed in church an hour before service.
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Henry S. Ellison
Henry S
Bud? Ellison
Union
West Virginia
Union Methodist Church
Ellison
Monroe County
Ronceverte Hospital
R. R. Grace
C. D. Whited
Green Hill Cemetery
Broyles Funeral Home
Funeral service for Mrs C W Pierce at home
Funeral services will be held today at 2 30 from the residence with Rev F H Daniel of the Graham Presbyterian church in charge. Interment follows at Maple Hill cemetery Bluefield Virginia. The body was moved from Mercer funeral home to 1006 Virginia avenue Bluefield yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Bahus 68 Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs. Joe Bahus, 68, of Filbert, Va., died Thursday night in a Richlands hospital after a long cancer battle. Born November 2, 1882 in Ounran Hungary, she was the daughter of Mike and Mary Miles. She had lived in Filbert 15 years and belonged to the Catholic church. Survived by husband and two sons Joe Bahus Jr. of Filbert and Bill Bahus of Holden. Funeral arrangements pending at Fanning Funeral Home Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bahus
Filbert
Richlands
Bahus
Ounran
Hungary
Mike Miles
Joe Bahus, Jr
Bill Bahus
Holden
W. Va
Fanning
Welch
Two Local Dwellers Die Sudden Heart Attacks in West Virginia
Earl Hughes 40 of Twin Branch collapsed while cutting grass and died before transport after a heart attack. Rev. Johnny Roberts 73 of Johnnycake died in a Welch hospital after a recent heart attack, survived by many relatives, with funeral arrangements set for Sunday at his son's Johnnycake home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hughes
Twin Branch
Hughes
Larry
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Funeral services for John L. Francisco held at home
John Lewis Francisco 82 retired Mercer county farmer died Thursday afternoon after several months illness. Funeral at 11 o clock from 1108 Bramwell road with Rev W D Hicks and Rev Kelley officiating. Interment Monte Vista cemetery.
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John L. Francisco
Bramwell Road
John Lewis Francisco
Mercer County
W. D. Hicks
Bluewell Methodist Church
Mr. Kelley
Primitive Baptist Church
Princeton
Monte Vista Cemetery
Death of Lacey L. Hawley in Virginia at 58
Lacey L. Hawley aged 58 died early Friday at his home in Horsepen Virginia after several months illness. He formerly worked for U S Steel at Gary until December when retirement followed. He had been a patient at Catawba Sanitorium Salem Virginia until three months ago. He was born in Montgomery.
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Lacey L. Hawley
Horsepen
Hawley
U. S. Steel Company
Gary
Catawba
Salem
Montgomery
Mrs Colbert L Davis Rites Set At Steelesburg Church
Service will be held this morning at 11 oclock from the Steelesburg Methodist church for Mrs Colbert L Davis 93 who died Thursday at the home of a daughter Mrs C H Barnett Belfast Interment will take place in the family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbert L. Davis
Steelesburg Methodist Church
C. H. Barnett
Belfast
Funeral rites for Royal D Collins in Boissevain Va
Royal D Collins 63 of Boissevain Virginia died Thursday at Bluefield Sanitarium. Funeral rites are set for Sunday at 11 o'clock from Boissevain Methodist church.
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Royal D. Collins
Boissevain
Bluefield Sanitarium
Boissevain Methodist Church
Preacher Joins Grace Methodist as New Bluefield Pastor
The Rev J B F Yoak Jr has become pastor of Grace Methodist in Bluefield after a long career in West Virginia. He is a Morris Harvey graduate with a Doctor of Divinity and has held roles in Beckley Princeton Charleston Parkersburg and Beckley districts. He and wife Mrs Yoak have six daughters with ties to University of Virginia Emory, Vanderbilt, and local schools.
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J. B. F. Yoak, Jr
Grace Methodist Church
West Virginia
Morris- Harvey College
Parkersburg
Charleston
Beckley
Princeton
First Methodist
Bluefield
Yoak
General Methodist Conferences
Southern Methodist Conference
Uniting Conference of Methodism
General Conference
General Conference of
United Methodism
The
Methodist Church
Methodist Publishing
Logan
C. D. Hounshell
University of Virginia
Emory University
Atlanta
Hounshell
Emory and Henry College
Aldred P. Wallace
St. Andrew Methodist Church
St. Albans
Gerald D. Haley
Vanderbilt University
Haley
Methodist
Nashville
June Carol
Charleston High School
Concord College
Jacqueline
Lou
Beaver High School
Jackie
Davidson Is Placed On 2 Years Probation
Welch West Virginia June 23 Charles Hughes Davidson of Davy has gained freedom after legal battles. Mc Dowell county probation officer Bernard H Woodyard says Davidson’s 1 to 5 year state prison sentence was suspended and he is placed on probation for two years. Davidson was convicted of intent to defraud after losing motions for a new trial and appeals to Mc Dowell criminal court Mc Dowell circuit court and the state supreme court of appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
Charles Hughes Davidson
Davy
Bernard H. Woodyard
McDowell County
Davidson
McDowell Criminal Court
McDowell Circuit Court
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Kentucky Couple Escapes After Car Skids Into Guard Rail
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Knartz of Raceland Kentucky escaped injury when their car skidded on wet pavement and crashed into the guard rail on a one way bridge into Kopperston West Virginia. The car sustained slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
W. Va
J. M. Knartz
Raceland
Rev R C Bailey to Officiate at Interment near Cripple Creek
The Rev R C Bailey will officiate. Interment will be in Groseclose cemetery near Cripple Creek Virginia. The Bois Sevain Methodist church Men s Bible class, of which Mr Collins was a member, held the residence this morning at 10 o clock. He was also a member of Local 6114 UMWA at Boissevain.
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R. C. Bailey
Groseclose
Cripple Creek
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Boissevain
Edward Ratcliffe Rites Set in Bluefield
The 92 year old former Virginia Side resident Edward Ratcliffe died Wednesday at his daughter Mrs O M Thomas in Mobile Alabama. His funeral is Sunday at 2 30 PM from Mercer funeral chapel with interment in Maple Hill cemetery Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ratcliffe
Virginia Side
O. M. Thomas
Mobile
Ala
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Maple Hill Cemetery
Doomed Men Plead For Life In Virginia Rape Case
Seven Martinsville Negroes petition Governor Battle to commute death sentences for rape of a white woman. Attorney Martin filed the clemency request, seeking a hearing after July 4 as the condemned men prepare for executions on July 29 and August 4. The petition cites racial bias in trials and asserts the men are young with solid prior records. The Virginia and U S Supreme Courts have refused to alter convictions.
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Richmond
Martinsville
Battle
Martin A. Martin
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Joe Henry Hampton
Frank Hairston, Jr
Booker T. Millner
Howard Hairston
James Luther Hairston
Francis DeSales Grayson
John Clabon Taylor
Levy And Bond Issue Win By Wide Margins
Final tabulation from McDowell county special election shows the school tax levy and bond issue passing by wide margins. The special levy carried 5 349 to 300 and the bond issue 5 359 to 300 with 106 precincts reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
McDowell County
Board of Education
Thief Steals Wheel From Parked Car In City
Dick Richard Poe reported the theft of a wheel tube and tire from the left rear axle of his parked car Thursday night. The vehicle was believed to be on Edwards Terrace or in the Bluefield Sanitarium alley. Separately, windows were reported broken at Miss Blanche Miller’s home at 1705 Bland Street during the past week.
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Dick Richard Poe
Tulip Street
Poe
Edwards Terrace
Bluefield Sanitarium
Blanche Miller
Bland Street
Miss Miller
Reverend Angle to Lead Trinity Methodist Church
The Rev. Austin A. Angle and Mrs. Angle arrive to begin his pastorate at Trinity Methodist. Native to Mercer and McDowell counties, he enters his 21st year in ministry after studying at Hiawassee, Tennessee, Emory, and Columbia. Their son Alvin Angle Jr. will be a Beaver senior next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin A. Angle
Angle
Trinity Methodist Church
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Radford
Honaker
World Service and Finance Commission
Alvin Angle, Jr
Beaver
Aged Italian First Mother To See Child Sanctified
An 87-year-old mother will witness Maria Goretti’s outdoor canonization at St Peter’s Square Rome. The ceremony marks a historic first with her presence, siblings, and the public vigil of a crowd possibly reaching 500000. Mario Goretti’s martyrdom and miracles attributed to her intercession are outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Maria Goretti
St. Peter’s
Russ Wu
Maria
New Jersey
Italy
Aloysius Gonzaga
Rome
Francis of Assisi
Saint Anthony of Padua
St. Peter’s Basilica
Corinaldo
Pontine Marsh
Judge William Hastie to speak on Freedom For All broadcast
On WHIS at 6 p m the public service program Freedom For All will feature Judge William H Hastie of the Philadelphia circuit court of appeals. The program also honors the late Dr William S Morris Wright with a tribute during the half hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom For All
WHIS
William H. Hastie
Philadelphia
Jerome Katz
Bluefield
C. C. Elmore
Mercer County
Robert Brauer
McComas High School
Donald Carr
Bluefield State College
William T. Norman
Scott Street Baptist Church
Rastie
Virgin Islands
Amherst College
Harvard University
102-Year-Old Vet To Join Parade In Bluefield
Bluefield Virginia plans a sesquicentennial parade with a 102 year old Civil War Confederate veteran Wesley Matthews riding a decorated float under a color guard of World War veterans. He hopes for fair warm weather. Local merchants, costumed participants, and a county wide entry call for applicants by noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia
Wesley Matthews
J. B. Burton, Jr
American Legion
Matthews
J. G. W. Gillespie
Evelyn Hardy
Sesquicentennial Corporation
Kopperston Miner in Serious Condition After Mine Accident
Chester Blevins of Kopperston remains in serious condition after a mine accident at the Kopperston mine of the Eastern Gas and Fuel company Tuesday evening. He was run over by a motor, resulting in amputation of his leg above the knee and the loss of three toes on the other foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
W. Va
Chester Blevins
Eastern Gas and Fuel Company
Blevins
Hadacol touted as sleep aid and health booster
An ad promotes Hadacol as a sleep remedy and tonic for nervous, run down people. It claims insomnia relief due to vitamin deficiencies and lists vitamins B and Niacin plus minerals, with doctor endorsements and a money back guarantee. Prices are shown for trial and family sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Gatliff
Dayton
Ohio
Hadacol
The
LeBlanc Corporation
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C. J. Coon
State
Seventh Day Adventist Conference
David C. Coon
Daily Telegraph
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George Lane
Bastian
R. A Repass
Ceres
Guy Kidd
Sanity
City and Coalfield
Lester Pearson
WVU
Greenbrier River
Herman Harry Mauch
Calvary Baptist Church
Highland Ave
Training Union
Toy Stillwell
Mary Louise Burnside
Norma
Bobby Stillwell
Ernest Hawley
Stevensville
Mont
T. R. Albright
Christiansburg
Christian Church
Charlie Sublette
Sunset Park Cemetery
Horsepen Christian Church
Kentucky
Giovanni Serenelli
Allessandro
Serenelli
Ascoli
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Featuring
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RED Rose
Bruce & Sons
Bluefield, W. VA
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