West Virginia Public Utilities Final Assessments Rise
The Board of Public Works set 1959 Class III and IV valuations at 809,397,900, below the tentative 824,402,300 but above last year's 802,615,300. Railroads remain largely unchanged amid calls for tax study revisions. Class I debt totals 42,986,500, while breakdowns show electric, gas and pipeline firms and other utilities across multiple values.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Board of Public Works
State
Tax Department
Midway Church Bible School Closes Friday
Tazewell Virginia will close Friday evening with a closing program and exhibit at 7 30 p m The two week session enrolled 118 pupils and 12 teachers and helpers The school is directed by Mrs Louise Dickerson Rev W E Johnson is pastor and Beve Smith is Sunday School superintendent
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Tazewell
Louise Dickerson
W. E. Johnson
Beve Smith
Construction and repair bids listed for local properties
A series of home and business improvement bids are recorded, including Lewis Neal repairing a cinderblock house at 122 Clifford St for 150 dollars and Clarence A Shields Jr repairing a chimney and steps at 412 Frederick St for 150 dollars. Other projects cover garages, porches, stairs, and new dwellings with varied costs.
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Lewis Neal
Clifford St
Clarence A. Shields, Jr
Frederick Street
Harry S. Manns
Stovall St
W. D. Pankey
Augusta
Wood St
Fitzhugh Wilson
Jones St
Leonard L
Mollie A. Kilgore
East River Ave
George Bowles
Calhoun St
W. R. Portis
Toledo St
Sidney Byard, Sr
Douglas St
Thelma Kearns
Frederick St
Irvin J. Carter
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia and Ohio
Phillip B. Jefferson 72 formerly of Pearisburg Va died in New York City where he had lived since 1911 Survived by wife Lula Rice Jefferson two step children and siblings Funeral arrangements set for Pearisburg and Narrows Baptist Church of Marianne burial in Northside Cemetery Lily Johnson Osborne 64 of Marion Va died at home survived by husband four daughters four sons two brothers two sisters body at Barnett Funeral Home Marion Pallbearers to be named Isaiah David Hill 80 of Montcalm died after long illness retired miner member United Mine Workers Surviving wife six sons four daughters one brother and one sister Funeral at Pine Grove Church of Christ with Roselawn burial Body to be moved from Cravens Funeral Home Montcalm to church one hour before service Raymond Estep 21 son of Johnny Estep Ameagle died in C&O Hospital Huntington Funeral at Ameagle Presbyterian Church with burial at Ameagle Cemetery Survivors include parents maternal grandparents aunt and uncle sister and three brothers Valley Funeral Home Whitesville in charge of arrangements.
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Pearisburg
New York City
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Sterling Conyer
Roy Rice
Clarence Jefferson
Middlesburg
Fannie Eans
Riffe
Narrows
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Sidney Hanks
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Maxwell
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Columbus
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Elkhorn
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Switchback
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Coal City
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Montcalm
Mercer County
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Portsmouth
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Elkton
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Beckley
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Princeton
Funeral notices from Virginia and Florida towns
Obituaries list multiple funeral services with dates, times, locations and interment details for residents including Harvey Bowen Meek, S P Harris, William Riley Wimmer, Bram Massie, Gertrude McCormick Perry, Frederick W Smith, Laura Alice Wysor, Eugene Squire Williamson, Edward Hoge Van Hoosier, Benjamin Theo Barnett, S W Werfel, and others in Burkes Garden Bluefield Richlands Tazewell and nearby areas.
Bluefield Rotary Luncheon Features Civil Defense Speaker
Mrs. Fred Weicker, Education Director of Civil Defense in Mercer County and WVU graduate, spoke at the Bluefield Rotary Club luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel. She described civil defense functions and stressed teamwork and know how as everyone’s job. The club announced its Ladies Night by June at the same venue.
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Bluefield Rotary Club
West Virginian Hotel
Fred Weicker
Workshop to Open at Bluefield State College
A three semester hour Science- Mathematics Workshop will be held on the Bluefield State College campus June 29 to July 17 with Dr. Kenneth E. Vordenberg A Alexander Lawrence and James K Lowry as consultants. Edward Elsten will assist the coordinator and consultants in labs and fieldwork.
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Kenneth E. Vordenberg
A. Alexander Lawrence
James K. Lowry
Bluefield State College
C. R. Gilbert
Vordenberg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bluefield
Bluefield State
Lowry
Sophia High School
Sophia
Edward Elsten
Red Cross Leaders To Hold Area Meet
Red Cross leaders from Tazewell Princeton Hinton and Bluefield attend an Area Development conference. Directors Robert J. Murphy and Leo Durkee of Alexandria Va discuss chapter problems and national objectives. Memorial Gray Club plans an all day hike over East River Mountain into Virginia with swimming cooking and games.
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Red Cross
Tazewell
Princeton
Hinton
Bluefield
Robert J. Murphy
Leo Durkee
Alexandria
Durkee di
Memorial School
Gray Club
East River Mountain
Virginia
Storm damages homes and farms near Radford
State police report concentrated damage around Bethel two miles south with no injuries. Roads blocked along Gibson Ridge and several state routes. Tin roofs, a silo, and a barn were toppled. debris to be cleared by nightfall. About 0.75 inches of rain fell in Montgomery County and nearby Radford area.
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Radford
Richlands Hosts Tazewell Bland County Postmasters Dinner
Postmasters from Richlands Tazewell and Bland County met for a quarterly dinner at Mullens Motel in Richlands Virginia on June 19. Attendees included A D Gerberich Pearisburg postmaster and past Virginia chapter president, Harry Buston Tazewell postmaster and district chairman, postal inspectors C N Rudolph Bluefield and W Higgins Bristol. Plans were set for postmasters to attend the Virginia State Officers meeting at Hotel Roanoke July 12 to 15 with the next quarterly meeting planned for Rocky Gap.
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Bland County
Mullens
Richlands
B. P. Lambert
A. D. Gerberich
Pearisburg
Virginia
National Association of Postmasters
Harrry Buston
C. N. Rudolph
Bluefield
W. F. Wiggins
Bristol
Roanoke
Gap
Rocky
Newsman And State Policeman In Accident
W L Currence Daily Telegraph editor drove a 1958 Lincoln that skidded on a wet Virginia highway and collided with a 1951 Ford driven by A E Anders Jr of Bluefield Va. Currence faced reckless driving charges with no bond. occupants were uninjured.
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Stubby) Currence
Daily Telegraph
A. E. Anders Jr
Bluefield
Abow
Currence
Andees
Virginia
A. E. Andess
C. S. Edwards
Tazewell County
State Police
Ex American Legion Commander Dies
BECKLEY AP James A Thompson 75 former commander Raleigh County Post 32 of the American Legion died Tuesday after a long illness He was a World War I veteran who led the post served as chaplain for ten years and was adjutant for the Servicemen's Ward at Pinecrest Sanitarium
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Beckley
James A. Thompson
Raleigh County
American Legion
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Keystone Liquor Store Stay Amid Possible Keystone Northfork Merger
Liquor Commissioner Morris C. Shawkey said the Keystone store will stay open until October 1 with its future depending on a possible Keystone Northfork merger. He cited municipal tax revenue concerns and noted Northfork and Kimball stores nearby, but said the suspension of the closing plan would avoid hardship for area residents.
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Charleston
Keystone
McDowell County
Northfork
Morris C. Shawkey
Matoaka Kiwanis Dinner Honors Guests at Meeting
Matoaka Kiwanis met Tuesday night at the high school for a dinner program led by president Claude Karnes. Nancy Williams and Lucreth Snead spoke about the Rhododendron State meeting. Guests included Paul Shrewsbury, Howard Barr, and Rev. Ralph Thompson. Lashmeet Presbyterian ladies served the dinner. Band Mothers will assist next week.
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Matoaka Kiwanians
Claude Karnes
Claude Blankenship
Nancy Williams
Lucreth Snead
Oii
Paul Shrewsbury
Lake Shawnee
Howard Barr
Alaska
Matoaka
Ralph Thompson
Matoaka Methodist Church
Lashmeet Presbyterian
Kiwanis
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia expects considerable cloudiness with showers and scattered thunderstorms mainly west and south, high near 80 in the extreme west and in the 70s elsewhere. Thursday brings slightly warmer conditions with more showers and scattered storms. Virginia follows a similar pattern with mostly cloudy Wednesday, showers and scattered thunderstorms likely south, highs 76 to 84, and warmer Thursday with additional showers.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Mullens Receives $92,100 Federal Sewage Grant
Mullens West Virginia was awarded a 92,100 federal grant to help fund a 350,000 sewage disposal project. The Public Health Service announced the funding on Tuesday in Washington.
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Washington
Soviet Medical Team Heads to Iraq Mission
More than 30 Soviet medical workers have been dispatched to Iraq to assist in medical relief efforts as part of a Soviet aid mission. The move was reported by the Soviet news agency and underscores Moscow’s support for humanitarian relief amid the crisis.
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Iraq
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New Members Named To Tazewell County School Board
Harrison Kinser of Clear Fork District and Eugene Thompson of Jeffersonville District are named to the Tazewell County School Board by the Electoral Board. Kinser replaces P F E Goodman of Bluefield whose four year term ends July 1. Thompson fills the unexpired term of Dallas M Hubbard ending July 1, 1960. Dr G D Vermilya of Richlands remains on the board, joined last September.
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Harrison Kinser
Clear Fork
Eugene Thompson
Jeffersonville
Tazewell County
Kinser
P. F E. Goodman
Bluefield
Thompson
Dallas M. Hubbard
G. D. Vermilya
Richlands
Joseph M. White
Electoral Board
W. L Sexton Jr
J. W. Harman
Tazewell
Joseph S. ‘Moss
James M. Peery
Maiden Spring
Y Membership Drive Report At City Y M C A
The City Y M C A heard encouraging reports on a drive for 300 additional members at a meeting at Pinnacle Restaurant. General chairman W J Gillespie Jr announced 83 memberships while J T Harvey led the A division with 33 percent of its 75 quota.
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W. J. Gillespie Jr
Pinnacle
J. T Harvey
Herman E. Kirchner
L. M Carper
G. H. Lawhead
Dr. J. Rodgin
Jim Pile
Kirchner
Harvey
Pile
Sam Huff
West Virginia University
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