Marland Confirms Resignations Of WV SRC Chief And Banking Commissioner
Charleston reports Gov. Marland confirmed State Road Commissioner H Keith Griffith will resign effective June 30 1955. Nell Walker Fayette County legislator and banker will become state banking commissioner starting July 15 succeeding John H Hoffman. Griffith served since 1942 and was named in 1952 to fill the unexpired term of Harry Radcliff.
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Charleston
H. Keith Griffith
Marland
Griffith
Nell Walker
Fayette County
Thea Griffith
Road Commission
I. Griffith
Bur A. Sawyers
Gri
Kingwood
Preston County
Patteson
Harry Radcliff
Walker
House of Delegates
Winona National Bank
Hoffman
Meadows
State Senate
Robbery at Gary Post Office Nets $600
Thieves forced open the rear door of the Gary post office at Filbert, escaped with $600 after breaking the safe. Residents near the U.S. Steel Company Store alerted guard Tom Anderson, who reported two men leaving the building shortly after the 1 a.m. break in. State Trooper C. A. Berkley led the investigation.
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Gary
W. Va
Filbert
U.S. Steel Company
Tom Anderson
C. A. Berkley
Anderson
Prosperous Gardener Grorsbeck Purchases Plow Handles
A man driving a Cadillac stopped at a hardware store in Grorsbeck Texas to buy a pair of walking plow handles, marking a simple purchase in a routine day.
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Grorsbeck
Tex
Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
Last rites set for Virginia Frye 16 of Wytheville at Mt. Zion Church Route 3. Oswald Wilkinson of Wilmington husband of Ruth Pancake dies after surgery. burial in Wilmington tomorrow. Harless Rice 60 of Harman dies in Grundy hospital. funeral at Pearly Baptist Church. Carl J. Kirk 26 of Princeton dies in McGuire Hospital. services at Church of God Princeton with burial in Resthaven. Chase Ellison 69 of Red Sulphur Springs dies at home. funeral at Dry Pond Church with burial at Orchard Cemetery. Additional notices list burial and service details for multiple families and locations, with make-ready/removal notes.
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Virginia Frye
Route 3
Wytheville
Mt. Zion Church
Church
Oswald W. Wilkinson
Wilmington
Del
Ruth Pancake
Oswald
Bluefield
Ora Pancake
West Graham
Mary Ruth
Harless Rice
Harman, Va
the Baptist Church
Pearly, Va
Death of Charles H. Van Dyke in Richlands Va
Charles Henry Van Dyke 74 died Saturday morning in a Richlands hospital after five years of ill health. A retired Jewell Ridge Coal Co. miner born in Tazewell County he was the son of James and Jane Van Dyke. Survived by three daughters Nora Lawson Marie Blankenship Goldie Hess and two sons James E. and Fleming. Body moved from Hurst Scott Funeral Home to daughter Nora Lawson's home. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Richlands Tabernacle led by Rev Carl Robin.
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Charles Henry van Dyke
Richlands
Jewell Ridge Coal Co
Tazewell County
James
Jane van Dyke
Elia Whitt
Nora Lawson
Marie Blankenship
Goldie Hess
Jewell Ridge
James E
Fleming
Seaboard, Va
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Richlands Tabernacle
Carl Robin
Constitution Tinkering Seen As Trouble Spot By Republican Senator
Senator Cotton notes 59 constitutional amendments proposed in the Senate this session and warns that tinkering with the Constitution could backfire. He defends keeping it a living document while cautioning against unnecessary changes. So far only one amendment has passed, allowing governors to appoint House members after a disaster.
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Washington
Cotton
R-Nh
Senate
House
Humphrey
House Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
Geneva
McCarthy
Russia
Ihe
Pentagon
Anderson
Army
Stevens
Maxwell D. Taylor
Far East
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ike
Wilson
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Rep
Powell
DNY
Armed Services Conwnittee
Missing Soldier Mystery Solved
An American private Sidney Ray Sparks from Tennille Georgia was found by Austrians among 16 Americans in Soviet labor camps after disappearing in 1951 in Berlin. He asked Americans to relay his whereabouts while his mother and stepfather react with relief.
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Weiner
Neeustadt
Austria
Russia
Sidney Ray Sparks
Tennille
West Berlin
East Germany
Sparks
East Berlin
Camp Patma
European
J. W. Gladin
Berlin
U. S. Army
Army
Ray B. Schultz
Batavia
N. Y
Charles J. Scott
Decatur
Ill
Schultz
Scott
Murray Feingersch
Finnegage
Brooklyn
Siberian
Robert Kumith
Kumith
New Orleans
Rudolph von Schwab
Vienna
U. S. Counterintelligence Corps
Rudolph Cerny
Nazi Germany
Vorkuta
Kissis
Schwab
Cerny
Accident Fatal To Red Ash Miner
Red Ash Virginia miner Lathe Akers 44 died in Richlands Hospital after a state fall at the Stillell mine Whitewood. He lived in Red Ash and worked over 20 years as a miner. Survived by mother Myrtle Akers two daughters Norma Wells and Delores Akers son Jimmy Anchorage Alaska two sisters Hubert Altizer Richlands Thelma Elswick Baltimore and two brothers Merle Red Ash Kyle Baltimore. Body at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Akers
Red Ash
Richlands
Stillell
Whitewood
Myrtle Akers
Norma Wells
Delores Ak
Molotov Holds News Conference During UN Anniversary
Molotov held a press conference in the Veteran's Memorial Building with Zarubin and Sobolev present. Questions were in English and translated to Russian as Molotov answered on Soviet-US security, Dulles proposals, and peacetime policy. The U.N. commemorative conference pauses for rest ahead of tomorrow's Opera House ceremony.
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Molotov
Veteran's Memorial
U.N
Zarubin
Washington
Georgi N. Zarubin
N. T. Fedorenko
A. A.sobolev
M. A. Kharlamov
I. Troyanovsky
Sobolov
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
Dulles
Moscow
Eisenhower
Europe
Germany
Fedorenko
Yugoslavia
U. N
Opera House
Eelco N. von Jkeffens
San Francisco
Senator disputes pilot trigger-happy theory on attack pattern
Senator Knowland rejects claims the incident was isolated and argues the attack mirrors earlier assaults on American planes before the Manila conference and a Japan visit. He questions timing tied to the San Francisco conference and warns against assuming it was accidental.
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Manila
Japan
United States
San Francisco
Knowland
Back Yard Fun Ad from Alfred Land in Comic Section
Alfred Land advertises backyard fun ideas in the comic section. The playful notice highlights games and activities for home entertainment and family enjoyment.
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Alfred Land
Peace theme clouded by aviation and politics at Geneva
A peace motif dominates early reports from Washington to New England but a Soviet air attack over international waters on St. Lawrence Island clouds the Geneva conference outlook. Amid stasis at home, officials tout prosperity and ongoing fiscal measures while McCarthy faces Senate rebuke and defense leadership shifts spark resignations and reshuffles.
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Washington
San Francisco
New England
Eisenhower
Whitefield
N. H
Navy
Alaska
St. Lawrence Island
Geneva
Mitchell
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
House
Ways and Means Committee
Three-Way Collision Causes Minor Vehicle Damage at Glen Lynn Bridge
Three automobiles collided at the west end of the Glen Lynn Virginia bridge around 4 15 p m yesterday. Mrs Ona Elsie Bowl of Peterstown drove one car into two others driven by Harold Sands of Reidsville North Carolina Sands was towing a Detroit Michigan car to Reidsville The involved cars were owned by Otis Parks Fenders were scratched on the towed car and the Bowl car A door was dented on the Bowl car No charges were filed and all three vehicles continued on their routes.
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Glen Lynn
Ona Elsie Bow
Peterstown
Harold Sands
Reidsville
N. C
Regional Weather Synopsis for Mid-Atlantic States
Partly cloudy in Maryland with scattered coastal showers early Sunday and mild temperatures in the 70s. West Virginia and Ohio expect fair conditions, highs 75 to 80. Kentucky and Tennessee show partly cloudy skies with highs 78 to 87. Virginia mostly cloudy with coastal showers possible, highs 75 to 84. Western Pennsylvania mostly sunny and cool, highs in the low 70s. Washington report notes temperatures and rainfall for the prior 24 hours.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Burns Arranges Israel Egypt Talks On Gaza Tension
Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, head of Palestine truce supervision, cables that Israel and Egypt will meet Tuesday to discuss easing tension. Proposals include mixed police patrols, border barricades, and a no-man's-land with mine marking. United States and U.N. officials note possible emergency Security Council action if violence rises.
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United Nations
N.Y
E. L. M. Burns
Palestine Truce Supervision
U.N
Israel
Egypt
Gaza Frontier Strip
Burns
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Security Oil
San Francisco
Gaza
Holsum Bakery Affiliates With Betsy Ross Bakers Inc
President H. H. Smallridge Jr. of Holsum Bakery Co. announced an affiliation with Betsy Ross Bakers Inc. of Bluefield. Betsy Ross operates plants in Bluefield Williamson Ashland Pikeville Ky and Portsmouth Ohio. L. D. Feuchtenberger Sr. of Bluefield became Holsum president with Smallridge named VP and GM.
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Charleston
H. H. Smallridge Jr
Holsum Bakery Co
Betsy Ross Bakers Inc
Bluefield
Holsum
Betsy Ross
Williamson
Ashland
Pikeville
Portsmouth
Ohio
L. D. Feuchtenberger Sr
Smallidge
Two Ministers Ordained at Potomac Conference
At the Po tomac Conference summer convention in New Market Virginia two ministers were ordained. John Kelchner of Big Stone Gap and William Carey of Appomattox were ordained by Dan A. Ochs president of the Columbia Union Conference. About 4000 delegates from Virginia the District of Columbia and parts of Maryland attended.
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New Market
Potomac Conference of
Seventh-Day Adventists
John Kelchner
Big Stone Gap
William Carey
Appomattox
Dan A. Ochs
Washington
Columbia Union Conference
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Bessie Austin Dies After Wreck in Virginia
Mrs. Bessie Brown Austin 44 of Jewell Ridge Virginia died at Clinch Valley Clinic Richlands from injuries after a June 13 car truck collision on East River Mountain near Mountain Motel. Her son 19 Jerry Austin survived. Truck driver Elmer H Ball of Wytheville Virginia identified. Funeral plans pending with Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands.
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Bessie Brown Austin
Jewell Ridge
Clinch Valley Clinic
Richlands
Njures
East River Mountain
Mountain Motel
Jerry Austin
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jerry
Jewell Ridge Presbyterian Church
Elmore Resigns WV Liquor Commission Post
Clarence C. Elmore of Princeton resigns as general field supervisor of the West Virginia Liquor Control Commission. He will return to his insurance business, Elmore Hall Insurance Agency, in Princeton and Bluefield, after joining the commission in 1952.
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Clarence C. Elmore
Princeton
West Virginia Liquor Control Commission
Mercer County
Elmore Hall Insurance Agency
Bluefield
Commission
Newsman Rushes To View Triplets
Gordon Keith a 39 year old Minnesota editor drove 150 miles to Minneapolis then flew to Gander after learning his wife Ruth had triplets born at Sir Frederick Banting Memorial Hospital. The babies Tordis and two others weighed around 3 pounds each. The plane had radioed for medical advice near Prestwick Scotland before landing.
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Gander
Windom
Minnesota
Oslo
Gordon Keith
Cottonwood County
Minneapolis
New York
Ruth
Scandinavian Airlines
Tordis
Bruce
Gordon Whitfield
Prestwick
Scotland
Keith
Sir
Red Cross Funds Spent For Troops and Veterans
About forty percent of American Red Cross funds are used for US troops and veterans.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Bradley's Clearance Sale Attracts Vacation Ready Attire
Bradley's offers continued clearance on suits coats and hats with many items at less than cost. Repriced hats and drastically cut coats aim for quick sale. The store highlights vacation wardrobe essentials including playclothes swimsuits and cotton dresses, plus bridal shop services and summer jewelry selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Bradley's
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Telegraph
W. Va. Src
D. W. Wilkinson
Elkton
Rice
Grundy, Va
Carl J. Kirk
Church of God
Oliver Avenue
H. H. Hungate
Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery
McGuire Veterans’ Hospital
Richmond
Ray Nisbet
Ira White
Roy Hicks
Randolph Taylor
Mack Hyat
Grat Horton
Whitt Cemetery
Drill Va
Chase Ellison
Red Sulphur Springs
Monroe County
Wikel
Oliver and
Eliza ‘Canterbury Ellison
Ellison
Lillia
Charles Russell
Dallas
Thelma Bateman
Virginia Bencher
Red Sulphur
Russell Ellison
Maude Reynolds
Dry Pond Church
J. S. Bowling
Orchard Cemetery
Bill Haws
Bo Lowe
C. D. Martin
Burley Miller
Tom Dickie
Leonard Broyles
Orchard Woman's Club
Broyles
Charles H. van Dyke
Constitution
Cravens Funeral Home
Montcalm, W. VA
Clyde
C. Cravens
North America
Hawkins
Bluefield, Va
Southern Cross Springwall
America
Springwall
Titus
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Denver
Jacksonville
Los
Memphis
Moss-St. Paul
York
Charleston Bakeries
Bath and Memoria
ewerrkLo
Wit Twa
J. L. McNabb
P. O. Box
Bessie Austin
E. River Mountain
Ford Austin
Beatrice
Radford College
Roy
Castlewood
Mabel Robinson
Lebanon
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
C. C. Elmore
Liquor Commission
Whitfield
University of
City & Coalfield
Bradley’s
Values
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