Rites Today For George Woods
Funeral services for George Woods 72 will be held at the First church this afternoon at 2 30. Interment will be in Monte Vista Park with the Masonic lodge in charge. Woods a retired air chief train dispatcher for the Norfolk and Western and resident of Bluefield for 45 years died Sunday at St Lukes hospital. He worked in rail service for fifty years and eight months retiring May 1 1944. Survived by wife Miss Pearl Lucas of Leesville Va and several children and grandchildren. The body was moved from Memorial Funeral to his home on Lee Street.
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George Woods
St. Luk’s Hospital
C. V
Vvatoms Deihen
Monte Vista Park
Masonic Lodge
Woods
Calcental
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mr. Woods
Ashland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C. and O
Norfolk and Western
Chillicothe
Ohio
Kenova
W. Va
Tment
Peg
Ova
Seaboard
Savannah
Praetinid Lodge
Mae
Oe ‘Elke’ Lodge
Shriners
Pearl Lucas
Leesville
Frank Woods
Miss Woods
Mark Woods
Harry Lreson
Bushman
B. L Byrd
Dewey
Lee Street
Vinson Sworn In As Supreme Court Justice
Rayburn said he was honored to confirm a man capable of doing a great job on the court. Chief Justice D Lawrence administered two oaths to Vinson, one pledging to dispense justice to rich and poor, the other to defend the Constitution, in a ceremony on a porch with onlookers.
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Rayburn
D. Lawrence
United States Court of the District of Zenecasie
Vinson
Death notice for Harvey B Wygal long-time Bluefield resident
Harvey Black Wygal 74 retired contractor died at St Luke s hospital after four days as a patient Services will be Tuesday at 2 PM at Mercer Funeral home officiated by Dr C G Eastwood Interment Walnut Grove cemetery He was born in Christiansburg Va son of Henry C Wygal and Arabella Wygal He lived at 2208 Ledge Street in Bluefield for 23 years He is survived by two sisters Mrs W L Rutledge and Mrs J K Morgan and four half brothers James H and Willie Wyegal in Salem Va Frank in Wytheville and Irvin Wygal of Virginia.
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Harvey B. Wygal
Mercer Funeral Home
Harvey Black
St. Luke's Hospital
C. G. Eastwood
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Mr. Wygal
Henry C. Wygal
Arabella Wygal
Christiansburg
Wygal
Ledge Street
Bluefield
W. L. Rutledge
J. K. Morgan
This City
James H
Willie Wyegal
Salem
Frank
Wytheville
Irvin Wygal
Virginia
Giles Scouts Camporee Set for Walkers' Creek Site
The Giles district Boy Scouts hold their annual Camporee at Shannon's Place on Walkers' Creek near Pearisburg and Dublin from Friday to Sunday June 28 to 30. District committee members Paul Myres Paul Gunn Bo Pettit Charlie Morrison Charlie Bell and C. J. Burgess lead the event with inter patrol contests Saturday afternoon and a campfire that night. Parents and citizens are invited to visit and attend.
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Boy Scouts
Giles District
Shannon's Place
Walkers’ Creek
Highway 101
Pearisburg
Dublin
Paul Myres
Paul Gunn
Bo Pettit
Charlie Morrison
Charlie Bell
C. J. Burgess
Masons Install Lodge Officers in Bluefield
J Frank Kirby was installed as worshipful master of Bluefield Lodge No 85 AF & AM at the St John’s meeting in the Masonic temple on Federal Street at 730 pm Kirby succeeds M M King Other officers installed included H M Underwood senior warden R T Waters junior warden M B Lockhart treasurer L M Carper secretary 8 P DeBusk senior deacon T H Shumate junior deacon E L Holmes Chaplain R D Wilson C C Tesso stewards G C Dunn B H Williams FPF C Davis trustees N F Wie tiller The installation was led by L M Carper assisted by W F Bond marshal and E L Holmes chaplain The retiring master received a watch token for his year of service
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J. Frank Kirby
Bluefield Lodge
A. PF
Anual St. Johns
Masonic Temple
Federal Street
Kirby
M. M. King
H. M. Underwood
R. T. Waters
M. B. Lockhart
L. M. Carper
Pineville Man Loses Eye After Theatre Altercation
John C Bowman of Pineville, a Wyoming County teacher and Navy veteran, was seriously injured when a gun discharged during a fight at the Pine Theatre Saturday night. A small boy was lightly hurt. Charley Ash and Pine Theatre manager Frank E Casey were detained after a struggle over a firearm.
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John C. Bowman
Pineville
Bluefield Sanitarium
Pine Theatre
Bowman
Wyoming
Charley Ash
Marianna Miner
Frank E. Casey
Lee Short
Ash
Casey
Short
Sony
Welch
Tazewell Livestock Prices Report for June 23
Tazewell market lists totals for 1,200 lambs with values across grades including 327 choice and 96, 18.10 for primes, 234 good at 16.45, 103 medium at 13.45, 11 common at 11.80. Sheep graded good to choice bring 8.45, common and medium 5.10 to 8.50. Wealers priced 190 at 18.45 and 21 at 16.10 with additional lots like 54 at 18.45 and 12 seconds at 11.00, plus 19 heavies at 18.45.
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Tazewell
Child Killed In Fall From Mine Motor
One and a half year old Weldon O'Donnell of Springton was killed when he fell from a moving mine motor at the Deerfield operation of the American Coal Company. Visiting relatives, he stood on the deck as the motor moved. he was crushed between the motor and car and died at Wylie Hospital. Survived by parents Guy and (name unclear) O'Donnell, a brother Jerry, sister Ie y, and his father is a machinist for Turkey Gap Coal at Dott. Funeral at Ames Community Church with Rev Z F Mayberry, burial Resthaven Princeton. Pallbearers named Duane Powers Robert Waddell Darrel Lovell Charles Thodes. Body moved from funeral home to Springton home.
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Weldon O'Donnell
Guy O'Donnell
Springton
New Deerfield
American Coal Company
Ents
Robey Rhodes
Ofield
O'Donnell
Wylie
Wylie *Noepttel, Mullens
Jerry
Iey
Turkey Gap Coal Company
Dott
Anes
Z. F. Mayberry
Methodist
Matoaka
Resthaven
Princeton
Duane Powers
Robert Waddell
Darrel Lovell
Charles Thodes
Kiwanians Hear Talk On Flowers And Gardens
Bluefield Kiwanis luncheon featured Mrs. F M Cloyd of the East River Garden club speaking on the benefits of gardening and proposing more male gardeners. She demonstrated flowers as table decorations while urging Bluefield men toward an all male garden club. Highlights from the Atlantic City Kiwanis International convention were shared by Fred P Edwards. The club considered forming a separate Bluefield Virginia Kiwanis club with several members from Virginia. Visitors included Mrs Elsie Graham Mrs Kitty DeBrick and Mrs Elizabeth Nabors from East River Garden club and guests R T Burson Jim Cnan and Paul Craft from Bluefield and Newark Ohio.
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Bluefield
F. M
Dink) Cloyd
East River Garden Club
Elsie Graham
Kitty DeBrick
Elizabeth Nabors
R. T. Burson
Newark
Jim C Nan
Paul Craft
Blue
Car-Hungry Veterans Besiege Jeep Sale in Benicia
In Benicia California on June 24 a government jeep sale drew thousands of veterans to queuing for 1588 jeeps. Peter Bosko 24 Oakland ex corporal bought the first jeep after long line wait. A faulty jeep idled before two mechanics repaired it and Bosko drove away.
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Benicia
Calif
Peter Bosko
Oakland
Bosko
City and Coalfield Items From Bluefield Ad Pages
Community notices mention Red Goose shoes and Betty Lee Shoes for children and X Ray fitting. Chamber of Commerce asks members to respond to a secretary business manager James J. Hott about Cooperation Courtesy pages to promote Bluefield as trading center and for drives. Also Masonic notice Bluefield Lodge No 85 AF&AM meets at 7:30 with J P Kirby W M and L M Carper Secy.
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Betty Lee
Chamber of Commerce
James J. Hott
Bluefield
Evene Nation
Bluefield Lodge
A. F
A. M
Vustors
Police Situation To Be Discussed Tonight
Representatives of the Police Civil Service commission Fraternal Order of Police and city administration will meet this evening to discuss the police situation. The aim is to clarify rights after a FOP meeting with attorney Jerome Katz and a series of issues regarding promotion duties pay and ratings for officers acting in higher ranks.
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Police Civil Service Commission
Fraternal Order of Police
Evenue
Police
Police Department
Foodstuffs Tied Up By Strike In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on June 24, more than two million dollars of foodstuffs were tied up by a strike of 65 AFL warehousemen. Stocks were cut off from wholesalers, with two to three days' supply reported on scarce items. A federal conciliator sought a negotiations meeting for tomorrow. Workers at four storage firms demanded a 25 cent hourly wage increase, from 90 cents to $1.15, after contract talks broke down Saturday.
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Pittsburgh
APL
White Terminal Co
Kirby Transfer & Storage
South Side Transfer & Storage
Pittsburgh Transfer & Storage
AFL General Warehousemen & Helpers
Year's extension sparks talk of price controls and buyer strike
The piece discusses the Wherry amendment revising price rules and a proposed buyer's strike if prices rise. Senator Taylor pushes consumer action, rallying housewives and labor groups at the Capitol with Orson Welles introducing the talk of making prices drop.
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Wherry
Taylor
Idaho
OPA
Washington Monument
Capitol
Orson Welles
Registrars To Sit In City This Week
Registrars enter the second and final week of correcting the county voter books. City hall sessions run 3 PM to 10 PM today, Fairview School 9 AM to 5 PM Wednesday and Friday, and 3 PM to 10 PM Thursday and Saturday. Slow service personnel registrations noted. service members must register under permanent voter law.
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Fairview
Price control clash echoes in senate gallery remarks
Rep Helen Gahagan Douglas condemns Taft and business groups arguing only OPA stands between the people and destruction. Taft warns of a price hike as GOP conferees push a plan to reflect higher manufacturers’ costs and extend controls before the act expires next Sunday.
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Senate
Glen Taylor
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Calif
Taft
Ohio
National Association of Manufacturers
OPA
GOP
New Proposals On Indian Issue Advanced
New Delhi June 24 The British cabinet mission moved to avert a possible break down in talks with the Indian national leadership by presenting revised proposals for an interim government. The Congress working committee held an all day session as leaders weighed the long term provisions while Gandhi met Lord Pethick Lawrence to discuss next steps.
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New Delhi
all-India Congress Party
Reuters
Congress
Mas K. Gandhi
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
India
Lamar Man Is Free Of Charge
A directed verdict of not guilty was returned in the case of Ollie J Dell of Lamar in the U S district court for the southern district of West Virginia. The defense argued circumstantial evidence failed to prove guilt in illegal distilling and the judge ordered the acquittal.
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Ollie J’. O' Dell
Lamar
U. S. District Court
District
West Virginia
Ben Moore
Harvey L. DeWeese
Alcohol Tax Unit
O'Dell
Jerome Katz
Moore
Bolen
Welch
Alvarer
Pineville
Joe Hundley
Keary
J. E. Hatcher
Bluefield
Paul Cole
W. A. Otey
Worth
R. G. Jones
Bradshaw
J. E
Paul Spencer
Kelly Percooun
Wade Cullen
Plans For Recessing Grand Juries Made
Huntington prosecutors announce a plan to recess regular term grand juries and recall them if capital crimes occur between circuit court sessions. Judge Worth ordered a special grand jury for July 5 to consider a presentment charging Paul Ward with the fatal shotgun death of his wife Anna Ward in their Huntington home.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
Greene
Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
Paul Ward
Anna Ward
Esat
Twenty Eight Enroll In West Virginia Mining Course
Twenty eight miners enrolled yesterday for the third sponsorship by the School of Mines West Virginia University. Studies this week include mathematics haulage methods mining drainage and pumping and foremanship. Instructors are Brown Talbott Madison and W H MacKenzie Richwood.
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School of Mines
West Virginia University
Brown Talbott
Ere L. EE
Madison
W. H. MacKenzie
Richwood
Koppers Camp Plans For 170 Youngsters This Summer
The article outlines a summer program for 170 white youngsters from August 7 to 21 who will stay in cabins at two camps. They will take part in body and mind building activities supervised by experienced counselors and Red Cross instructors. By the end of the two two week periods at the two camps in July and August nearly 1,800 children aged 8 to 14 will have used the facilities.
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Red Cross
District Rebekahs Hold Semiannual Convention Here
Mrs. Daphna Bolen district deputy president of the 17th district will preside at the semi annual convention of Rebekah lodges to be held in Welch Tuesday morning starting at 10 oclock. District Bened artha Gary Loyalty Matoake lodge No 44 No 94 and other lodges are listed for the gathering.
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Daphna Bolen
Welch
Arthager Lodge
Gary
Loyalty Rebekah
The
Matoake Lodge
Sister Of Local Man Dies At Front Royal
Mrs. Welton Beaty sister of Attorney General Ira J. Partlow of Charleston and Welch died at her Front Royal home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held there today. Her husband died February 28.
Justice Man Hurt In Auto Cycle Crash
Bernard England of Justice, 21, suffered non life threatening head and leg injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car. He was treated at Stevens Clinic and reported in satisfactory condition.
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Justice Man
Bernard England
Justice
Stevens Clinic
England
Laymen's League to Hold Wednesday Meeting at St Luke's
Members of the Laymen's League of St Luke's iscopa church will hold their meeting Wednesday night instead of Thursday. Dinner will be served by ladies of the parish and a program will follow.
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Laymen’s League of
Rotary Club Regular Luncheon Today in Appalachian Room
Dr. J. Howard Anderson will chair the Welch Rotary club noon meeting in the Appalachian community room. The program includes a scheduled address and club announcements.
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J. Howard Anderson
Welch Rotary Club
Appalachian Community Room
Kimball Rotary Club To Install Officers
The Kimball Rotary Club will install officers during the annual To Night celebration at Houston Methodist church. A dinner begins at 7 o clock followed by the program tonight.
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Kimball Rotary Club
Houston Methodist Church
Soldier Prisoner Witnesses Strike at Trials in Germany
In Bad Nauheim three soldier witnesses refused to testify in the court martial of Pfc. Thomas E Warren of Plainview Texas. They declared fixed courts since trials moved to Germany. Warren protested that justice was not done. Co-defendants Otto Holt Gilmen Illinois and Simon Blocker faced sentences from seven to twenty years.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
Conan
Ping
Uchhela
Thomas E Warren
Plainview
Tex
Warren Pond
Zulette Avenue
New York
N. Y
England
Bad Naheim
Warren
Otto Holt
Gilmen
Ill
Simon Blocker
Roanoke Moves To Ban Fireworks
Roanoke Virginia city council bans fireworks by emergency ordinance effective immediately. The measure prohibits sale or discharge of fireworks and under supervision of experts only, with copies sent to Roanoke County towns Salem and Vinton to consider similar action. Police report 5 hospital cases from recent incidents.
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Roanoke
Roanoke County Cits
Salem
Vinton
J. P. Ingoldsby
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Masons
Tazewell Livestock
Bland Street
Wythe Ave
Jeep Sale
J. FP. Kirby
Fortress
Eniwetok Island
Bikini Atoll
Uta
Stenderd
Ter Free
Charleston, W
Koppers
Rebekahs
Front Royal
Layman’s League
Rotary Club
Franklin
Franklin Road
Bluefield Music CO
Vincent Paoliello
George Mann
Ame
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