Chief McClure seeks higher firemen pay from city board
Fire Chief E L McClure appeared before the city board urging a raise for firemen due to rising living costs. He did not specify an amount, leaving it to the generosity of the board. The board approved two off duty licenses and referred several planning and subdivision matters to committees. The meeting covered election logistics and holiday schedules, with service changes and street issues noted.
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McClure
City Board of Directors
E. L. McClure
Gordon Damien
C. R. Wynne
Ted Johnson
Castlewood OKs School Bond Sale in Virginia Vote
Voters in Castlewood and Rus sell County approve a 150000 dollar school bond issue by 440 to 38. Bonds may not be sold for up to two years due to market conditions while plans are drawn for a new elementary school at Hamlin Gravel Lick, an auditorium and facilities at Castlewood High, and a cafetorium at Dante Elementary.
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Castlewood
Ewood
Russell County
G. H. Givens
Givens
Hamlin-Gravel Lick
Castlewood High School
Dante Elementary School
SBA Voted Permanent Federal Agency In Bill
The House passed a bill by a 392 to 2 vote to make the Small Business Administration a permanent federal agency with expanded powers. It would lower loan rates and raise the lending authority while rejecting efforts to raise the individual loan limit from 250 000 to 1 000 000.
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Washington
House
Senate
Patman
Texas
Monthly Vespers Held At Carolina Home
Mrs Arletha Robinson directed a vesper at the Carolina Community Home with the theme song It's a Desire and scripture by Mrs Coella Justice followed by remarks by Mrs Ethel Hancock S G L Lea spoke on Our Neighbors In Distress The event closed with benediction Mrs Viola Richmond will lead the July services.
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Arletha Robinson
Carolina
Coella Justice
Ethel Hancocks
G. L. Lea
Viola Richmond
Virginia Ordered To Draft 275 State Men
Richmond June 25 The Selective Service announced a national call for the month of August ordering Virginia to draft 275 men for military service. The action follows the August draft plan and includes assigned quotas for the state.
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Virginia
Richmond
Christians Merge to Form United Church of Christ in Cleveland
Two Christian denominations the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church unified in Cleveland. Delegates proclaimed a single body and a new basis of union as a parade and service marked the launch of the United Church of Christ. The merger ends 17 years of negotiations and links two distinct Protestant traditions with more than two million members.
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Cleveland
United Church of Christ
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Household of God
James E. Wagner
Christ
Douglas Horton
Harvard Divinity School
National Councils of Churches
E. and R. Church
Mrs Davis Presents Students In Piano And Voice Recital
Mrs Helen Davis will present students in a piano and voice recital Friday at 7 p.m. at the Jack Call Piano Company. Performers include Reba Bratton Otis Banks Muriel Downell Brenda Sue Brooks Barbara Tyson Yvonne Baumgardner Yolanda Baumgardner Doris Trigg Donnie Watson and others.
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Helen Davis
Jack Call Piano Company
Reba Bratton
Otis Banks
Muriel Downell
Brenda Sue Brooks
Barbara Tyson
Yvonne Baumgardner
Yolanda Baumgardner
Doris Trigg
Donnie Watson
Harry Dickerson
Wendell English
Jackie Heynes
Carolyn Whiting
Lennie Paqua
Bertrand Adamo
Reda Turner
Julia Ann Robinson
Mabel Owens
John Brown
Brenda Miller
Weather Temperatures and Rainfall Report
Weather Bureau reports temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 7 p.m. in Washington. Data includes regional readings and notable weather conditions observed within the period.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Senate Quorum Difficult at Hearings amid Civil Rights Debate
Washington June 2 Senate committee hearings struggle for a quorum with just two members present on the Rules subcommittee Senator Herman Talmadge and Senator Jacob Javits joined by observers as they consider changes to Senate rules tied to civil rights legislation Critics warn changes could curb filibusters while supporters say they would enhance deliberation and power remains with the states Ohio State Senate Shoots Down Pigeon Bill 19 to 15
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Washington
Senate
Senate Rules
Erman Talmadge
Lovejoy
Jacob K. Javits
New York City
Javits
John Stennis
de Kalb, Miss
Stennis
House of Representatives
House
Chamber
Daughters of the American Revolution
Civil Liberties Union
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Hollywood Duo Rescued From Sea
Actress Jeanne Crain and husband Paul Brinkman along with their four sons survived a yacht grounding near Newport Beach. The Pavane ran aground off Catalina Island with a dead motor and taking on water, prompting Coast Guard rescue after a distress signal.
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Newport Behrach
Calif
Jeanne Crain
Paul Brinkman
Newport
Miss Crain
Brinkman
Robert
Paul
Mike
Gene
Catalina Island
Newport Beach
Worthington Lee
Corona del Mar
Rare Terror Hurricane Audrey Moves Toward Louisiana
June 25 report from New Orleans notes a rare June hurricane named Audrey with 100 mph winds near its center. The hurricane was about 350 miles southeast of Brownsville Texas, forecast to move north, with tides rising and seas rough along the Texas Louisiana coasts. ships warned and small craft urged to seek port.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Audrey
Brownsville
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Ohlea Weather Bureau
Aan
Weather Bureau
Texas- Louisiana
Hennings Criticizes Security Commission Proposals
Senator Hennings of Missouri criticized a Commission on Government Security proposal to prosecute disclosures of information stamped secret as a dangerous invasion of press freedom. He praised some recommendations as sound and useful while noting concern over others.
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Washington
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Commission On Government Security
Hennings
Bipartisan Commission
Senate
Stewart Rohrbough Appointed to Southern Regional Education Board
Gov. Underwood announced the appointment of President Irvin Stewart of West Virginia University and State School Supt. R Virgil Rohrbough to the Southern Regional Education Board. Stewart will serve a term ending June 30 1961 and Rohrbough for a term ending June 30 1960.
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Charleston
Underwood
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia University
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Southern Regional Education Board
Stewart
NAACP Faces Grave Crisis
Detroit June 25 The NAACP leader warned of a grave and unprecedented crisis caused by attacks from Southern state legislative and judicial systems. Dr. Channing H. Tobias urged a calm plan of action to secure equal rights and explained the campaign targets why old racial beliefs persist and the need to study motives behind white supremacy.
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Detroit
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Channing H. Tobias
Association
Hohman to retire as VA hospital manager in Clarksburg
Dr L M Hohman will retire as manager of the Clarksburg Veterans Administration Hospital marking 35 years with the VA. He and his wife plan to move to Cincinnati after leaving the post on June 25 196? The note states he became manager on June 19 1953 and previously served as assistant manager at a VA hospital in Indianapolis. No successor has been named.
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Clarksburg
L. M. Hohman
Clarksburg Veterans Administration Hospital
Hohman
Ohman
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
State Man Sentenced On Counterfeit Charge
Carl B. Robey 35 of Morgantown West Virginia was sentenced to three years in federal prison for passing counterfeit money Judge Joseph P Willson of U S District Court also ordered a fine Secret Service reported Robey brought about 35000 in counterfeit bills to Pittsburgh and had passed roughly 450 before his arrest
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Pittsburgh
Carl B. Robey
Morgantown
W. Va
Joseph P. Willson
U.S. District Court
Prises
Robey
Secret Service
Columbia Gas System Treasurer Retiring
Fred A. Jesser, longtime treasurer of Columbia Gas System, retires after 40 years with the Charleston company and six affiliates. John W. Partridge said a successor would be chosen at Thursday’s board meeting for United Fuel Gas Co. and the six affiliates, including Atlantic Seaboard, Amere Gas Utilities, Big Marsh Oil, and Kentucky and Virginia gas entities.
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Charleston
Fred A. Jesser
Columbia Gas System
John W. Partridge
United Fuel Gas Co
Jesser
United Fuel
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Big Marsh Oil Co
Kentucky Gas Transmission Corp
Central Kentucky Natural Gas
Virginia Gas Distribution Rp
PSC Postpones Hearing On Guyan Water Service
Charleston June 3 The Public Service Commission postponed indefinitely a hearing on complaints about Guyan Utilities Corinne Wyoming County residents cited interrupted service low pressure discolored water and odor The commission heard testimony for about an hour then paused the session. A mongoose note appears as a separate item about its venom immunity context.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Newes
Guyan Utilities
Nec
Corinne
Wyoming County
PSC
Deaths and Funerals in McDowell and Nearby Areas
William Henry Greathead 39 of Big Four McDowell County dies after chest pains at work with Corte Construction Co in Kimball and is buried at Roselawn Princeton Bluefield Road. Survivors include his parents wife Imogene Justice two sons and several siblings. Funeral service 2 p.m. at Big Four Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial at Roselawn. Additional notices list obituaries for Nellie Spangler Shepherd and Gilbert B Price with services in Pembroke and Pearisburg and other rural deaths including John Hopkins Ruth Parks George Henry Davis Silas Lacy Cottle.
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Big Four
McDowell County
Big Four Pentecostal Holiness Church
Eddie Blankenship
Joe Moore
Roselawn
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Bennett Funeral Fame
Greathead
Welch Hospital
Corte Construction Co
Kimball
Thomas
Victoria Day Greathead
Imogene Justice
Douglas
Wilmington
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Conklin
Samuel
Roy
Richmond
Mary Stanley
Opal Sawyers
Doris Turner
Tabb
Nellie Spangler Shepherd
Rich Creek
Giles Memorial Hospital
Pearisburg
William Stanley Chappell
Radford
William Stanley Chappell Jr
J. G. White
D. T. Spangler
B. Houston Spangler
Glen Lyn
C. S. Spangler
Lick Creek
Givens
Peavinsburg
Birchlawn
Gilbert B. Price
Emporia
Iva C. Price
Edna Martin
Washington, D. C
Healen Meadows
Pembroke
Russell
Gilbert B. Jr
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge
Henry F
Frank
Gary
R. C. Gilmer
G. L. Kanade
Williams Funeral Home
John Hopkins
Clintwood
Dickenson County
Polly Hopkins
Dale Vanover
John Dingus
Pound, ‘Va
Cliffton Dukes
Pierpoint
John
Virgil
Independence
Haston
Emmerson
Annandale
Ruth Parks George
Milton L. George
Arlington
Arlington Hospital
George
Bluefield
George V. Parks
Augusta Street
Rubye Shewey
Hazel Burris
Charles
Paul
Bob) Parks
Marvin Parks
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Wadell Waters
College Avenue Baptist Church
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Charles Burgoyne
Garland Hypes
Bob Beavers
Lewis Thomas
Warren Pearson
John Kahle
Mercer Funeral Home
Obituary of Julius Nelson at Princeton home
Julius Nelson 72 died at his Bell Avenue home in Princeton yesterday morning. A pipe fitter by trade and Iowa native, he married Nora Ellen Toler of McDowell County who survives. He also leaves brother John A. Nelson of Colinda Ohio and sister Mrs Anna A Johnson of Denver Colorado. Body at Seaver Mortuary Princeton with arrangements pending.
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Gua Julius Nelson
Bell Avenue
Princeton
Iowa
Nora Ellen Toler
McDowell County
John A. Nelson
Colinda
Ohio
Anna A. Johnson
Denver
Col
Seaver Mortuary
Funeral rites for SPACY Charlie and others scheduled
Charlie SPACY, 62, of Paynesville, to be buried at Page Cemetery after 10 a.m. service at the home of his son Willard Stacy. Laura FRIEND, 83, of Clintwood Va, to be laid to rest at Clintwood Cemetery after a 1 p.m. service at Clintwood Methodist Church. C P PETERSON, 76, of 503 Bramwell Road, to be interred at Woodlawn Cemetery after 2 p.m. service at Bratton Memorial Chapel.
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Charlie
Paynesvile
Willard Stacy
Paynesville
Page Cemetery
Laura
Clintwood
Clintwood Methodist Church
Peterson
C. P
Bramwell Road
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Woodlawn Cemery
Mayer Wins National Open After Dramatic Finish
Dick Mayer, the mild mannered contender, shot a 282 to tie Cary Middlecoff for the lead in the National Open. He credited late guidance from his wife and a loyal Canadian caddie as he chipped in the decisive birdie on the 72nd hole and stayed ahead of Jimmy Demaret in a tense finish.
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New York
Dick Mayer
Mayer
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Jimmy Demaret
Hhe
Lioyd Mangrum
Demaret
Terence Canada
Judge Robert L. Bland 89 Dies In Weston Home
West Virginia obituary notes Judge Robert L. Bland, 89, of Weston, died at home. He led the Lewis County Bar Association since 1931 and served as first president of the State Court of Claims. Bland also chaired as special circuit judge in four counties and was a former Lewis County Prosecutor. He is survived by his widow, three sons, a daughter, and a brother. A separate Tax Foundation finding reports the typical annual tax bill equates to about 4.5 months of income for a $4,500 yearly wage earner.
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Weston
W. Va
Robert L. Bland
Tony
Lewis County Bar Assn
Bland
West Virginia State Court of Claims
Harrison
Lewis
Upshur
Gilmer
Lewis County
Graham Plans Oct Polo Grounds Rally in New York
Evangelist Billy Graham announced a October 27 rally at the Polo Grounds as the finale of a five day New York area visitation. During Oct 20 to 24 about 1,700 Protestant Council churches will mobilize lay members to spread the gospel to a large audience. Graham praised New York faith and said many ministers may rededicate themselves, with possible African crusade and Caribbean or January February tour under consideration.
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New York
Billy Graham
Polo Grounds
Graham
Protestant Council
New
the Evangelist
Africa
Caribbean
Morgantown Orders C and P Out
Morgantown city council unanimously adopted a resolution ordering Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co to remove its property and facilities within one year at its own expense. If not completed, the city will perform the work and bill C P for the cost. A July 23 court hearing was set on a temporary injunction regarding a prior ordinance.
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Morgantown
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Circuit Court
Celebrity Playhouse Tonight On Channel 6
Pat O'Brien and Faith Doner- Sue star in "A Very Big Man" on Celebrity Playhouse at 7:30 tonight on Channel 6 WHIS-TV. The program features a lineup of stars including Paul Henreid Charles Bickford Herbert Marshall in televised drama productions.
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Pat O’brien
Faith Doner- Sue
Celebrity Playhouse
Channel 6
Whis-Tv
Celerity Playhouse
Paul Henreid
Charles Bickford
Herbert Marshall
Ava Gardner heads to Madrid with missing suitcases
New York June 25 Ava Gardner flew to Madrid but five of her 30 suitcases did not reach Idlewild Airport in time for the flight. Also aboard was her friend Walter Chiari Italian comedian who planned to film in Barcelona.
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Ava Gardner
Madrid
Idlewild
Walter Chiari
Barcelona
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