Traffic Jam Parcels Princeton Beckley Road Slows Fifteen Trucks
Fifteen trailer trucks moved bumper to bumper slowing traffic on the Princeton Beckley road from Kegley to Princeton Saturday night. A Sunday 2 am near Hale's Gap a Dodge sedan nearly collided while passing a trailer. No injuries. Local officers cleared the blocked stretch and urged enforcement on Route 219. A Saturday night stop on Princeton-Spanishburg road ordered trucks to leave space for cars. If a proposed traffic code passes, trucks may be required to stay 300 feet apart.
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Princeton-Beckley
Kegley
Princeton
Hale's Gap
C. C. Elmore
Lacy Keatley
G. T. Davis
J. D
All-Bran promises line about regular relief and refunds
A promotional letter touts Kellogg’s All-Bran as a daily remedy for constipation with claims of six years of nightly pills and medicines, urging one ounce daily with water and a double money back offer if not satisfied after ten days. It mentions sending the empty carton to Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Thyra Nelson
Star Route 1
Union Wash
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Seventeen Persons Committed To Jail
Seventeen individuals were committed to the county jail over the weekend. Twelve were taken into custody by county state and district officers, and five were booked by Princeton police. All are charged with misdemeanors.
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Princeton
Elks Plan First Steak Fry at Roadside Park
Princeton Elks and families will hold their annual steak fry on Wednesday June 28 from 4 30 p m until dark at Roadside Park Speedway three miles from Athens. It will be the first fry held at that park along Route 20.
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Princeton Elks
Roadside Park
Speedway
Athens
Radio schedule snippet with 1956 WLOH lineup
The list shows a WLOH radio day plan from June 1956 with programs such as Tygrid Valley Boys Family Worship Hour and Theatre Quiz, plus sports notes including a Detroit Tigers game and various devotional, music, and news segments.
Home exterior upgrades listed by contractor
Guttering and spouting, forced air and gravity furnaces, shingle and metal roofing are cited as available exterior improvement options. The note emphasizes durable rainwater systems, heating methods, and roofing materials for property upkeep.
FBI Agent Bernard Pedneau Dies in Crash Near Bethel
Bernard L. Pedneau 34, an FBI special agent in New York City, was killed Saturday afternoon in a collision two miles from Bethel Pennsylvania while en route from Princeton after visiting relatives. He was born in Victoria Virginia July 27 1916 and served in the Marine Corps 1942 46. He married Kathryn Mahood in 1943 and leaves his widow, one son Michael Straley, his mother Mrs Mildred Pedneau, and two brothers William and Louis of Princeton.
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Bernard L. Pedneau
FBI
New York City
Bethel
Pedneau
Princeton
New York
Fredeking-Seaver Mortuary
Victoria
Mildred Pedneau
B. L. Pedneau
Princeton High School
Roanoke College
Salem
U. S. Marine Corps
Presbyterian Church
Kathryn Mahood
W. S. Mahood
Hale Avenue
San Diego
Calif
Michael Straley
William E
Louis E
Evening Radio Schedule From Old Time Hymns to Sign Of
A historic radio lineup lists 5:30 Old Time Hymns 5:45 Supper 6:15 Sports undup 6:25 Touring W. Va 6:35 Local News Roundup 6:40 Memorial Tune 6:45 Rev. Roger McCormick 7:00 Carle keynote 7:15 Rev. Harry Peyton 7:30 Remember When 8:00 The Silver Strings 8:30 Meet the Band 9:00 Monday Night Dancing Party 10:00 World News Roundup 10:05 Sports Reports 10:15 Four Knights 10:30 Pipes of elody 10:45 News Summary 10:55 Sports Final 11:00 Sign Of
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W. Va
Roger McCormick
Carle
Harry Peyton
Silver Strings
World News
Four Knights
Ferrell's Diner Equipment for Sale at Princeton Site
Notice of removal required for Ferrell's Diner furnishings at 925 Mercer St Princeton. Sale includes used cook stoves coffee urns stools booths and fixtures with counter cash register stand Venetian blinds and lighting.
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Ferrell's Diner
Ferrell
Mercer St
Princeton
Gilbert Man Shot Dead. Wife Under Arrest
Walter Wolford 30, a miner near Gilbert West Virginia, was shot and killed. His wife Virginia Wolford was taken to jail then hospital in a nervous condition. no charges were filed yet and a warrant may be issued tomorrow. Survivors include three children, four brothers, a sister, and relatives in Kentucky. Funeral planned at Birchfort cemetery in Wharncliffe with Rev. Dewey Toler presiding.
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Gilbert
Wolford
Myers
Merle
Brenda
Randald
Drewry
Johan
Bill
Wharncliffe
Roscoe
O’keefe
Mer
Tazewell Graduates Receive Degrees
Tazewell Va June 25 Special Tazewell college students in the news include Miss Betty Boggess who was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism at the University of Kentucky in Lexing ton She is the daughter of Attorney John R and Mrs Elizabeth Peery Boggess Chapman Belew Jr son of Mrs Elizabeth Battimore Belew graduated from Yale university on June 12 when he was awarded his commission as ensign in the US Navy and after a brief visit with his mother will report for duty at Newport R I Lawrence E Padgett received his AB from the University of Houston Texas on June 5 He has accepted an assistantship at Duke university and will enter on the duties and begin work on his Masters degree in September He is the son of Mrs John Surface and the late Mr Padgett and grandson of Mrs Mae Bailey of Tazewell Miss Virginia Sutton director of instruction for Tazewell county schools will leave tomorrow for College Park Md where she will enroll at the University of Maryland for a weeks course in child growth and development under Dr Daniel Prescott.
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Tazewell
Tazewell College
Betty Boggess
University of Kentucky
Lexington
John R
Elizabeth Peery Boggess
Chapman Belew, Jr
Elizabeth Battimore Belew
Yale University
U. S. Navy
Newport
R. I
Lawrence E. Padgett
University of Houston
Texas
Duke University
John Surface
Mr. Padgett
Mae Bailey
Virginia Sutton
Tazewell County Schools
College Park
University of Maryland
Daniel Prescott
Willis Chapel Opens in Tazewell Area
Willis Chapel, a new brick church at the intersection of routes 650 and 651 near Witten's Mill, will be first used July 2 with a Sunday school organization and area choir singing. The building features a large sanctuary, four Sunday schol rooms, and a modern basement heating plant, replacing May's chapel. Dedication is planned for September.
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Tazewell
Willis
Witten’s Mill
Jay D. Osborne
East Tazewell
May
Mud Fork
Wright's Valley
Witten Mill
Lynn Hollow
Unknown Man Dies Of Heart Attack In Spencer
A man in his 50s died of a heart attack on a Spencer physician’s table and his identity remained unknown. State Trooper Fred Patton said the man claimed to be traveling from Tennessee to New York and left no further information. A slip of paper in his pocket showed a Pittsburgh address. The man was about five feet nine inches tall, weighed 150 pounds, with grey-streaked brown hair.
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Spencer
W. Va
Fred Patton
Tennessee
New York
Pittsburg
Patton
Brewster critiques MacArthur call over Orient control policy
Senator Brewster denounces four years of policy after World War II criticizing General MacArthur not given full charge in the Orient. He warns UN must act or fade like the League of Nations, labels Acheson policy bankrupt, and says Formosa and the Philippines could be next. Rep Nelson ties Korea to broader communist conquest.
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Dexter
Brewster
MacArthur
Orient
Senate War Investigating Committee
South Korea
Truman
Great Wall
Carge
America
United Nations
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Acheson
Formosa
Philippines
China
Rep
Nelson
R-Me
WVU Names Bandleader From Texas Christian
Lawrence Intravaia, director of the Texas Christian University band, will assume WVU’s band post in September replacing Bernard R. McGregor who led the Mountaineer band since 1935. McGregor leaves to focus on the University Community mixed chorus and the University Men’s Glee Club. Intravaia will teach woodwinds and conduct the band as a WVU instructor in the school of music. He holds degrees from the University of Wichita and served as an Army bandsman in Europe from 1944 to 1946.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Lawrence Intravaia
Texas Christian University
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
WVU
Bernard R. McGregor
Mountaineer
McCregor
University Community
University Men's Glee Club
Stewart
Intravasa
School of Music
University of Wichita
Fifteen Union Bosses Arrested in Enka Strike Violence
Morristown Tenn June 25 Three arrests raise to 15 union members charged over last weeks American Enka strike violence. Four CIO Textile Workers officers who vanished are sought as state safety chief Neal notes fireworks linked to shootings. Several defendants held on felonious assault and related charges with bonds set.
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Morristown
Tenn
American Enka Corp
Tennessee Highway
CIO Textile Workers
State Safety
Sam K. Neal
Highway Patrol
Carl Gilbert
Neal
Gilbert
A. C. Wallace
Hal Shorter
Guy Vaughan
J. C. Jones
John P. Gregory
Thomas Dewey Jenks
Legion Drum Corps May Renew Contests
Charleston West Virginia June 25 renewal of a spirited musical competition is being considered as a feature of the 32nd annual state convention of the Legion to be held in Charleston this year Convention Chairman C G Jack Dawson said Legion posts statewide are being contacted to determine whether to stage a contest between the units Cash prizes would be awarded to winners of the competition Dawson said
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
American Legion
of the Legion
C. G
Jack) Dawson
Dawson
Young Soldier Drowns While Swimming River Reach
A 19 year old soldier home on leave drowned in the Guyandotte river 16 miles north of Logan Logan County. William Earl Anderson of Accoville identified by State Police Sgt. R D Platt. He and a friend tried to swim across and back Anderson went down on the return.
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Logan
W. Va
Guyandotte River
William Earl Anderson
Accoville
Logan County
R. D. Platt
Platt
Anderson
Remembrance Note and Fatal Auto Crash Near Louisa
In loving remembrance of Mary Lou Trigg on the anniversary of her death the Erdie Trigg Family of Louisa Virginia shares a memorial message. A late night collision on U S route 33, two miles west of the Louisa Hanover line, left Thomas Milton Brooks 25 of Buckner dead and another badly injured.
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Mary Lou Trigg
Erdie Trigg Family
Louisa
U. S. Route 33
Louisa-Hanover County
Thomas Milton Brooks
Buckner
Hull urges calm action to avert world disaster
Former Secretary Cordell Hull, dubbed father of the United Nations, warned the world that catastrophe is avoidable if nations act calmly, persistently, and intelligently. He noted June 26 as the fifth anniversary of the UN charter and stressed vigilance and shared responsibility for lasting peace.
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Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
United Nations
Salve Lier Save Hull
The
Roosevelt
State Department
Ravenswood Youth Drowns in Sandy Creek
In Ravenswood West Virginia on June 25 William Arthur Gandee 23 of Frame Kanawha County drowned while swimming in Sandy Creek. Cpl C W Dye said Gandee's body was recovered about an hour after a bystander on the bank saw him floundering in the water.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
William Arthur Gandee
Frame
Kanawha
Sandy Creek
C. W. Dye
Gandee
State Police Seek Stolen 1939 Plymouth Sedan
A 1939 Plymouth sedan owned by Pred C Bratton of 204 Caperton Avenue Princeton was stolen Saturday. State police are investigating the theft and seeking information.
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Pred C. Bratton
Caperton Avenue
Princeton
Your Stomach Like A Gas Factory
An advertisement promotes CERTA VIN a new scientific formula at Bluefield drug stores. It claims to expel gas during meals, relieve bloating and pains, and enrich the blood with iron while boosting nerve energy with vitamin B.
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Bluefield
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