Record-Length Trial Predicted In Giles Deputy Slaying
The murder trial of Arlington Farrow, 33, for the shotgun slaying of Giles Deputy Sheriff Hugh C. Broadwell on April 10 at Farrow’s Hayes Store home began its third day in Pearisburg with prosecutors predicting the longest trial in 20 years. State witnesses, mostly officers, described events before and after the shooting as Farrow’s alibi and circumstances were explored.
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Arlington Patrow
Pearisburg
Giles
Farrow
Hugh C
Bill) Broadwell
Hayes Store
Broadwell
Fred Smith
Pembroke
Smith
Clarice Smith
Stephen C. Shelton
Pulaski
Virginia Department of State Police
Giles County
Grand Jury Indicts Former Mental Patient In Muder Farm Killing
COSHOCTON Ohio June 23 a grand jury indicted Cletus Reese 36 former mental patient owner of a farm where three bodies were found on the earlier month He faces first degree murder charges in the deaths of Clyde Patton Lester Melick and Paul Tish and is ordered to Lima State Hospital for a 30 day mental examination to determine trial eligibility
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Coshocton
Ohio
Cletus Reese
Common Pleas
Lloyd &. Leech
Reese
Leech
Lima State Hospital
Clyde Patton
Fresno
Lester Melick
Danville
Paul Tish
Cambridge State Hospital
Sethespitel
Pennsylvania Railroad Defers Dividend Until Q4
The Pennsylvania Railroad board met and took no dividend action. Stockholders face at least a fourth quarter payout, as the carrier posts a $9.1 million deficit for the first four months of 1954 and plans to release May operations data tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Obituary notices from Bluefield area add to final rites
Multiple obituaries outline deaths of Mrs. Ora Mae Stafford Bond and A M Francisco with service details at First Baptist Church Bradshaw Jaeger Memorial Cemetery and Madison Church Bradshaw. Also announced death of Major Nash with funeral at Finney Baptist Church Coalwood and burial at Memorial Cemetery. Surviving relatives, church memberships, and pallbearers listed.
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Major Nash
Norfolk and Western Railway
Coalwood
Richlands
Nash
Pullen
Margaret Nash
Laura Eva Nash
Clovis Monk
Lebanon
Ed Cook
Naomi Ball
Honaker
Lacy Hughes
Dante
G. E
Abingdon
Bill
Clint
Beecher
Cleveland
Howard Nash
Lebnon
Finney Baptist Church
H. G. Musick
Il Memorial
Honaker Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Winters McCue Wright
Funeral services are held at 10 o'clock for 83 year old Mrs Winters McCue Wright native of Mercer County who died Tuesday at her daughter's home in Lynchburg Virginia. Interment follows at Hollywood Cemetery at 1 30 in the afternoon after services at Witten's Funeral Home in Lynchburg.
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Winters McCue Wright
Mercer County
Lynchburg
Witten
Hollywood Cemetery
Last rites for Mrs. H. A. Stephenson in Marion Va
Funeral services set for 2 p.m. today for 67 year old Mrs. H. A. Stephenson of Marion Virginia. Interment will follow at Round Mill Cemetery after services at the Funeral Home Chapel.
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H. A. Stephenson
Marion
Round Mill
Princetons Widow Frances Blevins Dies After Heart Attack
Frances Martha Blevins of Princeton died at home after a heart attack. She was born October 12, 1900 in Bear Town McDowell County and is survived by her husband Ghester Lee Blevins and children Oscar Eugene Chester Lee Jr. and Mrs. George W. Seaver III, plus siblings living in several states. The service at First Baptist Church in Princeton followed by Monte Vista Cemetery interment. Funeral arrangements handled by Seaver Funeral Home.
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Frank Bond
College Ave
Wrte
Bluefield
Bond
Ora Mae Stafford
Claude M. Stafford
Margaret Peters Stafford
F. B. Fitzpatrick
Roanoke
George M. Strike
Robert L. Jones
San Antonio
Tex
Philathea
First Baptist Church
Cecil V. , Jr
Monte Vista Park
A. M. Francisco
Bradshaw
Welch
Ridgeway
George W
Anna Francisco
Missouri Victoria Francisco
C. C. Francisco
Jaeger
Pete
Laeger Masonic Lodge
AF & AM
West Virginia
McDowell County
Dan Motor Service
Crowell Chevrolet Co
Naeger
Center Chevrolet Sales
Pete Chevrolet
War
McDowell Auto Parts Co
Southside Motors
Services
Frances Martha Blevins
Ghester Lee Blevins
Princeton
Bear Town
Oscar Emmet Lefler
Lefler
Blevins
Ben Cost
Edwin Stubblefield
Clayton Sweet
Monte Vista Cemetery
Seaver Puneral
Fanera
Joseph E. Payne
Jones St
Scott Street Baptist Church
M. L. Shepard Jr
Oak Groveemetery
Payne
Lydia Payne
Fannie Wallace
Pittsburgh
Mabel Crawford
Elsie Colton
Baltimore
Linkford and Richardson
Handy Will Addresses VFW Convention
R B Handy Jr a Kansas City national officer since 1920 will address the opening session of the West Virginia VFW three day convention as quartermaster general. About 500 delegates and their wives are expected to attend with Mrs Thomas F Holt of Philadelphia as national senior vice chair of the ladies auxiliary. Council of Administration met in advance and an open house followed at the VFW home.
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Huntingson
R. B. Handy Jr
Kansas City
West Virginia Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sear
EwanOee Ng
Thomas F. Holt
Philadelphia
Ladies
Council of Administration
State Department
VFW
Tazewell Man Found Dead In Secluded Home
W. H. Whitt, 73, of Bus Head in Tazewell County, was found dead in his home after community member Sam Whitt reported a foul odor. Coroner Dr. James M. Peery estimated death a week to ten days prior. autopsy to be performed. The reclusive widow, previously separated, left several adult children.
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W. H. Whitt
Bushead
Tazewell County
Sam Whitt
James W. Harman Jr
Commonwealth Attorney
W. L. Mathena
W. J. Nuley
James M. Peery
Tazewell
W A. Laquer
St. Lukes Hospital
Richlands
Sve
Armed Guards AWOL From Camp Pickett Trigger Manhunt
Police hunted two West Virginia National Guard teenagers for deserting a Camp Pickett training session. Pfc Willie L Helvey 18 Williamson and Pvt Eugene Prichard 17 Delberton were last seen in Army fatigues carrying carbines. They were believed aboard a westbound freight train near Abilene crossing in Nottoway County.
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Lynchburg
National
Camp Pickett
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway
Kinney
Abilene
Crewe
Nottoway County
Willie L. Helvey
Williamson
W. Va
Pvt
Eugene Prichard
Delberton
468Th Artillery Co
West Virginia National Guard
Goodwill Travelcade Tour Through West Virginia Counties
Harrisonburg Virginia June 23 A Harrisonburg Rockingham goodwill motorcade of over 200 visited Pendleton Grant and Hardy counties in West Virginia with stops at Brandywine Franklin Upper Tract Petersburg Moorefield Baker Lost City and Mathis A Petersburg luncheon was hosted by the Kiwanis Club ending with a dinner at the Broadway Fire House The party included Harrisonburg City Council members the Rockingham Board of Supervisors Chamber of Commerce and other civic business leaders and the Harrisonburg High School Band.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
West Virginia
Aleghanies
Pendleton
Grant and
Hardy
Brandywine
Franklin
Upper Tract
Petersburg
Moorefield
Baker
Lost City
Mathis
Kiwanis Club
Broadway Fire House
Rockingham Board of Supervisors
Chamber of Commerce
Fall Grass Beginning To Grow This Month
The article explains crab grass as an annual weed that germinates in sunlight, appearing in bare lawn spots. Control relies on a heavy sod and the herbicide PMA phenyl-mercury-acetate, with multiple applications as needed.
First Scout Troop Founder Hunter Grant Dies in New Jersey
Hunter B. Grant, 67, founder of the first Boy Scout troop in the United States, died today in East Orange, N J. In October 1908 he organized a troop as Boy Scouts work secretary of the Paterson YMCA, a precursor to the national movement that originated in England.
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East Orange
Hunter B. Grant
United States
National Boy Scout Movement
Boyh
Paterson Ymca
England
Two Mercer Miners Injured In Separate Night Accidents
Two Mercer County men were hurt in separate mine incidents Wednesday night and were taken to Bluefield Sanitarium. Howard C. Burnette, 25, of Matoaka, a Pocahtonas Fuel Mine worker at Itmann, suffered broken ribs after a shuttle car struck him at about 7:30 p.m. Willie Warf, 37, of Springton near Matoaka, sustained bruises and cuts from a rock fall at the Trailee Mine around 9:30 p.m. Both were reported in satisfactory condition.
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Mercer County
Bluefield Sanitarium
Howard C. Burnette
Matoaka
Pocahontas
Itmann
Willie Warf
Springton
Trailee
Both
Parents Of 16 Children Persuaded To Reconcile In Court
In Cambridge Mass Judge Frederick V McMenimen urged Antonio Sardo 51 and Madeline 37 to resume life together after petitions for separate support. He chastised their quarrel saying it would ruin their 16 children. The couple left arm in arm followed by 15 children. the 16th child’s whereabouts were unclear.
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Cambridge
Mass
Superior Court
Frederick V. McMenimen
Antonio Sardo
Madeline
Sardo
Tear Gas Quells Riot At Pontiac State Prison
Riot of 450 prisoners at Pontiac State Penitentiary was quickly halted by tear gas. One inmate was killed. unidentified man apparently struck with an iron bar. Riot began 6 15 p m in the west cell house as prisoners returned from the mess hall, amid earlier disturbances involving three inmates during solitary confinement.
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Pontiac
Inl
Pontiac State Penitentiary
Chicago
David Bergan
Bergan
Exterminator Charged With Planting Termites
Mrs. S. B. Porter obtained a warrant charging J. W. Carter with fraud alleging he planted termites to push extermination work. Porter paid $400. an independent expert found no prior termite activity. Carter was served while jailed for a $23 drunk and disorderly charge.
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Huntington
S. B. Porter
J. W. Carter
Weather outlook for Mid Atlantic and Midwest regions
Maryland sees sunny skies with cooler conditions and highs 76 to 82 on Thursday. Virginiainnie and West Virginia enjoy sunny weather with warm afternoons and highs around 78 to 84. Ohio runs mostly sunny with 80 to 86, Kentucky 82 to 88, Tennessee 85 to 95 with notable humidity, and Western Pennsylvania mostly sunny with 72 to 78.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Weather report: temperature and rainfall data
Weather Bureau report for Washington notes 24 hour period ending 7 p.m. EST. Temperature readings and rainfall totals are recorded for several stations across the area. Data summarize daily weather conditions and compare with prior periods where available.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Four Killed and 30 Hurt in Mexican Bus Crash
A bus carrying 50 Catholic seminary students from Tijuana to Ensenada overturned in the mountains north of Ensenada. Four died and more than 30 were injured, with some possibly dying. Bodies and injured were transported to Ensenada. ages of the boys ranged from 12 to 18.
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Ensenada
Mexico
Here
Tijuana
Todos Los Santos
Massie Appointed Mining Engineer for State
OLD POINT COMFORT Va June 23 C W Massie Sr of Charleston W Va was named mining engineer by the State Board of Conservation and Development He formerly led the National Production Authority in West Virginia and will assume the Charlottesville post July 1 He is a 1912 Virginia Tech graduate.
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Old Point Comfort
C. W. Massie
Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Conservation and Development
Massie
National Production Authority
U. S. Dept. of Commerce
West Virginia
Charlottesville
Virginia Tech
Bromley Appointed Assistant Commandant at Fort Knox
Brig. Gen. Charles V. Bromley of Wayne West Virginia, Civil administrator of the Ryukyus Islands, was named assistant commandant at the Armored School Fort Knox. He holds the Distinguished Service Medal and prior to Okinawa served as assistant chief of staff G-2 in the Far East.
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Fort Knox
Army
Charles V. Bromley
Wayne
W. Va
U.S
Ryukyus Islands
Bromley
Ryukyus
G-2
Far East
Okinawa
Gun Shipments May Turn Tide In Guatemala War
Washington reports say 125 freight carloads of arms from behind the Iron Curtain strengthened Guatemala’s military. Officials warn guns given to labor unions and pro government groups could push President Jacobo Arbenz into renewed headaches as vigilante groups appear in Guatemala City. Guatemala’s army remains largest in Central America with about 6,000 troops.
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Washington
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz
Latin America
State Department
Guatemala City
Central America
Army of Liberation
Honduras
Puerto Barrios
Stettin
Poland
Bors
Nicaragua
Salvador
Nationwide Steel Strike Looms Over Policy Rejection
Pittsburgh report says a nationwide steel strike looms as US Steel and the CIO United Steelworkers reject a proposed contract. Wage Policy Committee calls the 5 cent an hour package inadequate and authorizes action while negotiators contemplate resuming talks tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
Us, Steel Corp
CIO
United Steel Workers
Guatemalan Rebel Leader Seeks Long Battle to Oust Government
Col. Carlos Castillo Armas, at new Esquipulas headquarters near the Honduran border, told newsmen he is prepared for a short or long fight to topple Guatemala's leftist government. Reports note sniping in the capital and suburbs, with government claims of control amid weather and logistical obstacles hampering rebel movements.
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Rutledge
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Esquipulas
Russians Visit Charleston Chamber Office Briefly
Four young Russians from the Moscow embassy toured the Southeast on a State Department plan but only visited the Charleston Chamber of Commerce office for about ten minutes. An FBI agent observed the meeting as the group, identified as First Secretaries Michail N. Smirnovsky and Ivan N. Kuzin and Third Secretary Ivan P. Azarov plus Lev D Tillin, left without further visits. The FBI labeled the trip a security matter and offered no comment.
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Charleston
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
D. C
State Department
Chamber
Peggy Cavender
FBI
Miss Cavehder
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Ford
Michail N. Smirnovsky
Ivan N. Kuzin
Ivan P. Azarov
Lev D Tillin
Stick To Directions In Home Canning
Blacksburg Va June 23 In home canning operations it is essential to follow directions to the letter. Housewife shortcuts risk spoiled food and wasted effort. Gas forming bacteria can swell lids or burst jars if canning methods are not strictly followed.
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Blacksburg
VPI
Windle
Tazewell Farm Retains Hampshire Throne Title
Tazewell County entries dominated the Eastern Stud Ram Show and Sale at Staunton, with six sticks in the money. The ram and a ewe won championships, a ewe sold for 505 dollars setting a new female auction record, while Burkes Garden kept the Hampshire Throne of Virginia title.
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Burkes Garden
Hampshire
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Sam Redmond
Christiansburg
Oii
Redmond
Arlington Farrow
Henry Farrow
Arlington
James Farrow
Set
Hedrick
Chapman Cumby
Ripplemead
Shelton
Muder Farm
Pennsy
Mrs. Winters Wright
Margaret Witten
Margaret Strother Witten
Thomas
Eliza Fudge Witten
Main Street Methodist Church
Paul T. Martin
Iev
M. E. N. Lindsay
Jeffersonville
Anna Louise Witten
Nerces
Greever
Cecil Johnson
Cecil Charles Johnson
Bishop
Pocahontas Fuel Co
First Methodist Church
Mapleaonee
Lamyonee Austin
Wesley Vedo
Ga Buffalow
Henry Burnett
Himeh
Mike Gallaghe
Henerary
Charlie Stevens
Lloyd Roberts
Riley Yates
Elzie Sizebore
J. W. Dauberty
Clement Grindstaff
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Mrs
Joe Taylor
Wytheville
Hicksville Church
Bland Cemetery
Barnett Puneral
Earl Moorman
Earl ‘Hank Moorman
Ralph
Mary Borden
Louisé Hunter
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Joseph FE. Payne
Handy
Goodwill
First Scout
57Th Street
Park Avenue
New York
Mercer
Pontiac State Prison
Asheville
Alueptel
Cincinnati St
Denver
Jacksonvile
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Mois-St. Paul
New Orleans
Pittsburgh Philadelphia
Richmond
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Bluefield Chemical Company
Bluefield, W. Va
Johnson Waxes
Tazewell Farm
PUP
C&s
Maytag Co
Virginia Ave
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