VFW Delegates Hear Blast At Huntington VA
About 1200 delegates at the 27th annual VFW encampment heard a tirade against the Huntington VA regional office by its director of service and rehabilitation and learned of a proposed state cash bonus for World War II veterans. Major General Robert B. McClure warned the next war would resemble World War II warfare.
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Veterans’ of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Administration
Huntington
W. L. Chadwick
VFW
Huntington VA
Chadwick
Eastern Seaboard
West Virginia
Patteson
Okey L. Patteson
Veterans Organization
C. E. Goodwin
Goodwin
Congress
National Housing Office
The
Robert B. McClure
Second Army
Ladies’ Auxiliary
West Virginian
Chapman Revercomb
Charleston
Sen
Revercomb
Philadelphia
West Virginian Hotel
Mel Barnett
WHIS
Gen. McClure
W.L. Chadwick
Egyptians Attack Bluefield Man
Lt Col Maurice L Martin of Bluefield piloted a UN plane attacked by Egyptian fighters, sustaining a shattered instrument panel but escaping injury. He force landed at Kefar Warburg airfield in Palestine and later visited his mother in Bluefield and his wife in Pearlsburg. He had prior service in occupied Germany and was reported to have fired twisted 50 caliber slugs as evidence. A 20 mm shell reportedly struck near the aircraft during the landing.
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Maurice L. Martin
Bluefield
NBS
Associated Press
Martin
West Point
Kefar Warburg Airfield
Palestine
Roger Martin
Highland Avenue
Pearlsburg
Commission
Air Force
Germany
Coal Contract Seeks Fast Action to Avert Miner Strike
President Truman eyed a court injunction to prevent a strike by Lewis and the miners if a new coal contract was not reached. Southern operators warned of a price rise, estimating 40 to 50 cents a ton, costing millions weekly. UMW leader Kennedy said a soft coal deal could hasten a pact for 80,000 eastern Pennsylvania hard coal miners.
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Truman
Lewis
Southern
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Dewey Nomination Feud and Stassen Twist in Arizona
At the Dewey rallys spectators sensed warlike tension as polling began after a long delay. Arizona pressd a move to nominate Stassen but he declined. Arizona retreated, Lamar Tooze nominated Warren, and the race narrowed to the national committee chair election due tomorrow.
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Warren
Arizona
Stassen
Lamar Tooze
Portland
Ore
Southern Vote Bid Ties Warren to GOP Strength
Evans backs Governor Warren for president praising his unyielding personal integrity and aims to secure southern support for a strong Republican party. He compares Warren's character to Confederate general Robert E. Lee in the nomination discussion.
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Warren
South
Evans
Robert E. Lee
Wounded Bear Roams Staunton Area Before Being Wounded
A 300 pound black bear wandered into Staunton Virginia and rampaged through yards on Waverly Street. Residents wounded the bear several times and it later lay in a neighbor’s yard before being sent to Western State hospital for possible bear stew research.
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Staunton
Waverly Street
Childrne
Roy F. Huffer
Western State Hospital
Margaret Jones Holden funeral set for Sunday
Mrs Margaret Mae Jones of Holden died Thursday at Charleston General Hospital. Funeral services will be at Hawkins chapel Sunday at 3 pm, with Rev Mack Thomasson officiating. Interment at Woodlawn cemetery. Survivors include her husband two daughters and a brother. Pallbearers named.
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Margaret Mae Jones
Holden
Charleston General Hospital
Hawkins Chapel
Mack Thomasson
Jones
Welch and War
Joseph and
Frances Shules
Max Meadows
Baptist Church
Welch
Mary Ellen Jones
Frances Meek
T. W Shuler
Marriott
Tom Shuler
George Perry, Jr
Ray Bailey
Roy Shrader
William Groseclose
Roy Meek, Jr
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mrs Myrtle E Fink Dies. Rites Pending in Princeton
Myrtle Elsie Fink 42 died at her Lilly Highway home in Princeton at 11 45 Friday morning. She was a Pentecostal Holiness member. Survived by husband Lawrence Ink two children James A Gearhart Jacqueline Gearhart three steps Buford Fink Lawrence Jr and Jack Fink mother Mrs Mary E Meadows Crab Orchard WV and numerous Meadows Fink siblings. Body to be moved from Memorial Funeral Directory chapel this morning. Funeral plans not yet set.
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Salima Keene
Virgie Harmon
Contrary
Gary
Emma Cordle
Tazewell County
George Keene
Bertie Horne
Skaggs
J and
Ernest Keene
Frank Keene
Beve Keene
Myrtle E. Fink
Myrtle Elsie Fink
Lilly Highway
Princeton
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Lawrence Ink
James A. Gearhart
Jacqueline Gearheart
Buford Fink
Lawrence, Jr
Jack Fink
Mary E. Meadows
Crab Orchard
W. Va
Orda Meadows
Lego
Carsie Meadows
Woodrow Meadows
Spanishburg
Elliott Meadows
Princewick
Edgar
Lillybrook
Ola Meadows
Spencer
Herbert Fink
Roosevelt Meadows
Dora Meadows
Beckley
Jodie Whittaker
James Lavender
Bill Lambert
Ann Meadows
Memorial Funeral Directory
Laura I. Rosca
Laura Isabelle Roach
Ingleside Road
Route 1
Edward Stubblefield
Roach Cemetery
Cora Newman
A. B. Densmore
Johnston Funeral Home
Oakvale
Obituaries From Princeton and Nearby Coalfield Towns
Obituaries for Mrs. Laura I Roach of Princeton detailing funeral at her home with burial in Roach cemetery. Also notices for Charlie Andrew Sharp of Raven and Hugh L Thompson of Steelsburg with service times, survivors, and burial plans.
Former Welch Man Dies In Columbus
W M Pryor 70 of Columbus former Welch resident and president of W M Ritter Lumber died in Columbus Ohio last night He began work in Welch at his uncle W M Ritters saw mill at Brown s Creek He is survived by three sisters Mrs Otise St Clair Welch Mrs A A Kopp Huntington and Mrs F L Agee Huntington and a brother E R Pryor Pineville
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Welch
W. Va
Columbus
W. M. Pryor
W. M. Ritter
F. L. Agee
Huntington
E. R. Pryor
Pineville
Concord College Chemistry Chairman Plans Pennsylvania Move
Prof. R. F. Mauracca, chairman of Concord college chemistry, plans to resign to join Lehigh university staff in Pennsylvania. If confirmed, he would be the second chemistry instructor to leave for a Pennsylvania college in a year, following Dr. John McGraw's departure to Lafayette college last summer.
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R. F. Mauracca
Concord College
Lehigh University
Pennsylvania
Virgil H. Stewart
John McGraw
Lafayette College
Aluminum Firm Union Reach Wage Accord
Aluminum Company of America and CIO United Steelworkers reached a wage agreement granting 10 to 16 cent hourly raises for 18 000 workers. The company also announced a one cent per pound price rise for aluminum, the first in 11 years, bringing 99 percent pig to 15 cents and large size 99 percent ingot to 16 cents.
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Pittsburg
Aluminum Company of America
Cio-United Steelworkers Union
CIO
Aluminum Company
City and Coalfield Ear phones for the hard of hearing
Mrs. A J Martin offers complete ear phones for $45.00. Visit Coal and Coke building Room 411 or call 9311 for purchase details.
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A. J. Martin
Coal and Coke Building
Local Youths Attend Hi Y Congress in Ohio
Calvin Matheny and Paul Cole Jr left for the Hi Y Congress at Miami University Oxford Ohio. The event runs through June 30 and is sponsored by the local Y M C A. It marks the first Bluefield boys attendance with over 3 000 officials expected to attend. They expect to return July 1.
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Calvin Matheny
Whitethorn Street
Paul Cole
North Street
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Bluefield
Matheny
Cole
Mercer streams clear while many muddy in state report
The conservation commission reported most of West Virginia fishing streams muddy or high this weekend. Clear waters included Glade Creek in Fayette and Raleigh counties, all streams in Mercer Braxton Morgan Berkeley and Jefferson counties. Greenbrier trout streams clear but high. Greenbrier River very muddy. Meadow River muddy. Anthony Creek clear. western trout streams high and milky.
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Charleston
W. Va
The
Conservation Commission
Glade Creek
Fayette
Raleigh
Mercer County
Braxton
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Greenbrier
Revamped Wage Bid Handed Ford By Union
Detroit June 25 Union representatives for Ford Motor Companys 110000 hourly employees delivered a wage bid totaling 28 cents an hour One half of the total 14 cents would be an across the board raise The rest funded as a company medical program higher night differential vacation pay and other benefits The union had earlier rejected Ford’s offer of 14 cents for those earning over 1 50 and an all cent raise for lower paid workers without fringe benefits
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
West Virginians Hint Hallanan For National Chair
West Virginians at the Republican convention discuss Walter S. Hallanan of Charleston as a potential national chairman after Carroll Reece's retirement. Mrs. E. Wyatt Payne of Huntington endorses the Dewey Warren ticket as a winner. Robert H. C. Kay of Charleston, briefly backing Stassen, approves Governor Warren as Dewey's running mate.
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Philadelphia
Walter S. Hallanan
Charleston
West
Robert H. C. Kay
Mountain State
Harold E. Stassen
Warren
California
Dewey
Car Stolen From City Resident’s Street
Carl Enoch reports his car was stolen from in front of his home on Bluefield Avenue sometime Wednesday night. Police were alerted yesterday to the incident and are investigating the theft.
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Carl Enoch
Bluefield Avenue
Scouts Hold June Board of Review in Appalachian Building
Bluefield district Boy Scouts held their June board of review in the Appalachian building assembly room with H M Harris district advancement chairman presiding. Freddy Phillips of troop 25 earned the gold eagle palm and William Byrd McDougle of troop 19 advanced to star scout. David Hubble Jimmy Hylton and Gib Ray Repass of troop 142 advanced to first class. Merit badges approved included carpentry finger printing firemanship development and public health for Henry H Newberry of troop 142 and farm layout and building arrangement for Freddy Phillips of troop 19 and physical development for Gib Ray Repass Jr of troop 19. Karl Dunn scout master of troop 142 assisted.
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Bluefield
Appalachian
H. M. Harris
Freddy Phillips
William Byrd McDougle
David Hubble
Jimmy Hylton
Gib Ray Repass
Henry H
Local Woman Charged With Assault on Scott Street
Georgia Anders of Bluefield obtained a warrant for assault and battery against Mrs. Ruby Lee Combs on Scott Street. Combs was arrested and released after posting a 16 dollar bond.
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Georgia Anders
Bluefield
Ruby Lee Combs
Scott Street
Guard May Be At Full Strength In West Virginia
West Virginia may have a fully capable national guard after a rush by eligible youths to enlist following President Truman signing the draft law. Adj. Gen. Charles R. Fox cautioned counts could be off by about 200 next week as the 780 manpower target was near or reached.
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Charleston
W. Va
Truman
West Virginia
Adj
Charles R. Fox
Adjutant General’s Office
National Guard
Fox
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Sue Ily
Ladies Auxiliary
Barnett
James R. Davis
Ida Mae Blackwell
William P. Cline
A. Harry West
Dixie Gops
Mrs
Margaret Jones
Ter
R. L. Howard
Radford, Va
A. Sharp
Charlie Andrew Sharp
Richlands Hospital
Russell County
Raven
Maggie Stamger Sharp
Columbus S. Sharp
Robert Lee Sharp
John W. Sharp
Henry
Mattie Gross
Anabelle Boyd
Mattie Elswick
Glaydes Sharp
Nola Sharp
Helen Cristian
Red Ash
Samuel Sharp
Danville
Sharp
Albert Ball
Hugh L. Thompson
Steelsburg
Farmer Funeral Home
Richlands
Thompson
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Roxana Thompson
Crockett J
Daugh
Concord
Union
City and Coalfield
Mercer
Bluefield Lodge
Bluefield Lodge of Perfection
Masonic Temple
T. H. Shumate
J. Toy Nelson
Sec’y
St.Joseph Aspirin
J. Rex Sheppard
Dial
Bland St
Bluefield, W. Va
West Virginians
Hallanan
Bluefielder
Board of Review
Federal St
Slub Poplin
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