West Virginia Awards 23 Road Projects for Federal Approval
State Road Commission awards 23 projects to low bidders in West Virginia for federal approval. Includes paving, bridge work on W V 17 and US 2140, asphalt surfacing on routes 61 73 and others. Notable bids by Huntington and Charleston firms with multi mile resurfacing and bridge improvements.
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State Road Commission
Charleston
West Virginia
C. Graney
Yarshe County
Price
Huntington
Mason
Three Mile Creek
W. Va
Laken Peters
Charleston Co
Mathews Cracks Down On Hit Run
Highway Patrol Chief Dan Mathews leads a crackdown after two robberies as fast cars terrorize town. Broderick Crawford stars in a tense crime drama about pursuing reckless hot rodders before they strike again.
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Mathews
Broderick Crawford
Dan Mathews
Dan
C&O Coal Loadings Reach 23,190 Cars for Week Ending June 22
Coal shipments on the Chesapeake and Ohio line totaled 23,190 cars for the week ended June 22. The figure marks a 1 percent increase over the prior period.
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C&o
Chesapeake & Ohio Bay
State Board Finds Space for New Capitol Offices
The Board of Public Works moves to reallocate state offices in the capitol. The State Water Commission will shift to a rebuilt block near the statehouse. Black Book personnel will occupy the old treasurer’s offices as space opens in the west wing for the Tax Department.
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Board of Public Works
Statehouse
Department
Board of Control
State Water Commission
Water San
Commissions of Public Institutions
Tax Department
Capitol
Ex Insurance Leader Named President of West Virginia Life Co
Louie E B Miller Jr of Charleston resigns to become president of the newly formed West Virginia Life Insurance Co. The board announced his appointment effective immediately as the firm seeks a summer start. Miller, a 1946 Harvey College graduate with a 1949 University of Chicago law degree, previously served in state government.
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Louie EB. Miller Jr
Charleston
Ee Ty
West Virginia Life Insurance Co
Miller
Fuiy
Reuss
Sgn
West Wageees Leera
Prp
State Insurance Department
Ts Warvey College
University of Chicago
Sahernanes Tax Division
The
Tax Department
Luck Graduates From Georgetown University
Wilbert H. Luck, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas P Luck of Freeman, graduates this month from Georgetown University Washington School of Business Administration with a Bachelor of Science in business administration majoring in accounting. He was active in the Society for Advancement of Management, the student veterans organization and the yearbook. He came from Bluestone High School in 1947 and will enter Georgetown University School of Law in the fall.
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Wilbert H. Luck
Thomas P. Luck
Freeman
Concrate University, Washington School of Business Administration
Georgetown
Society For Advancement of Management
Bluestone High School
Georgetown University School of Law
Natural Gas Storage Field To Be Developed
The Power Commission granted temporary authority to a West Virginia company to develop a natural gas storage field in Kanawha County. United's project will cost about 1.57 million dollars and includes 33 miles of new underground lines to integrate with the storage pool.
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Washington
A Fuel Gas Co
Charleston
W. Va
The
Power Commission
Kanawha County
United
Wytheville Livestock Prices Report Virginia Market
Wytheville Virginia livestock prices list barrows sows feeder shoats cattle lambs and state graded prime lambs with ranges for weights and quality. Prices shown include standard steers good and choice heavy lambs and prime lambs in various weight classes.
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Choice
Wan
Wales i
Ge Aa
Chou En-lai Warns Critics To Behave
Hong Kong June 26 Premier Chou En-lai addressed Parliament warning critics to desist as a three year purge targets counterrevolutionaries. He delivered a 30000 word speech praising the Soviet Union and stressing unity in the Communist bloc amid internal purges and arrests.
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Chou En-lai
Hong Kong
Red China
Chou
United States
Soviet Union
Mercer State School Aid Increases for 1958 Budget
The 1958 state aid to counties totals 56.66 million, up from last year, with 6.49 million earmarked for teachers salaries and 50.17 million for other school expenses. Harrison County gains the most at 1.64 million, while several counties show increases or decreases.
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Mercer’s
Memorial Hospital Patients Listed
Memorial Hospital lists newest births and patient admissions. Names include Mr and Mrs Conley Route 3 Princeton time born June 23 and Mr and Mrs Bernie Gunter 904 born June 21. Other patient mentions include Lee Thompson Henry Gillespie Charles Coburn Duran Deene Kegley Underwood Helms Carper Higginbotham and Henry with various hometowns and relatives.
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Conley
Princeton
Bernie Gunter
Niaonen
Lee Thompson
Henry Gillespie
Pat Lee Coburn
Charles William ‘Coburn
Charles Noble
Athens
Duran B. Deene Kegley
Douglas A. Underwood
Rock
Rufus Lester
Camp Creek
David Helms
Wayne
Indiana
James V. Carper
Bar! Higginbotham
Wayne L. Henry
Pauline Robert
Churches Start Life Together In United Church of Christ
Cleveland June 26 The merger of Congregational Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church created the United Church of Christ with a dual national administration. Dr James E Wagner and Dr Pred Hoskins named top eccl esiastical officers while L W Goebel and George B Hastings elected presiding officers. A minority leader cautioned the ceremony did not bind all local churches to the new body.
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Cleveland
Congregational Churches
Vangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
Music Hall
James E. Wagner
Philadelphia
B. and R Church
Pred Hoskins
New York
George B. Hastings
Grant
Congregational Christian General Council
United Church
Malcolm K. Burton
Pontiac
Mich
Congregational Christian Churches
Janis Page Debuts in Live TV Drama The Latch Key
Janis Page makes her live dramatic television debut starring with Michael Connors in The Latch Key a color cast on Miia 80d. A bus crash drama unfolds as survivors mourn and dispute identities. Page plays a beautiful passenger entangled with a married man on board.
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Janis Page
Michael Connors
Miia
Ohnenv
Nhe
Paige P
Schm
Glenn Kramer
Connors
State Attorneys Voice U S Court Criticism
SUN VALLEY Idaho June 2 The National Association of Attorneys General during its 51st annual conference approved two resolutions after removing censuring language toward the court. One called for legislation to reaffirm federal and state internal security control and another urged that future acts of Congress must not override state laws without express provision.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
America
National Assn. of Attorneys General
Congress
Deaths and Funerals Items From Princeton Area
Obituaries report 17 year old Douglas Underwood of Rock dies after two months illness at Memorial Hospital Princeton. Other notices include John Elliott Hill of Summersville dying at St Luke’s Bluefield and Vivian G Brooks of Columbus died at home. Also listed are Orita Estelle Wiley 14 Athens child. R J Owen Jr of Princeton. Gus Julius Nelson of Princeton with funeral details and memorial arrangements.
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Douglas Underwood
Rock
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Montcalm High School
Cliffton
Cordie Williams Underwood
James
Curtis Neal
Montcalm
Nee Underwood
P. Mouliams
John E. Hill
John Elliott Hill
Summersville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield
Harry L
Myrtle Anderson Hill
Richwood
Patsy Walker
Nitro
John E. Jr
Nancy Lee Hill
Harry O. Gott
Harry L. Jr
Huntaville, Ala
William S
Wkins Funeral Home
Vivian G. Brooks
Cora Woods
Lula Price
Columbus
William H. Greathead Rites Held At Local Church
William H. Greathead, aged 15, of Beate F. Clint, was laid to rest today at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. The funeral service occurred at Freewill Baptist Church with interment at Hibbies Cemetery and Walnut Grove Cemetery following nearby services at Neenial Chapel.
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Pentecostal Holiness Church
Montcalm
R. Queen
Memorial Gardens
Tony Ernest
Bryant
Bobby Bailey
Don Lacy
Charles Syres
Junior Cook
Alonzo Bigg Jr
Cravens Funeral Home
Greathead
William H
Lk Bam
Big Church
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Beate F. Clint
Tek Fork
Freewill Baptist Church
Hibbies Cemetery
Rinaton
P.m. Ay
Neenial Chapel
Walnut Grove
Senate Minds Restore One Point Two Billion To Armed Services
Washington June 26 The Senate decided to restore about 1.22 billion dollars to the Army Navy and Air Force as it split up hard cash cuts imposed by the House for 1957 58 appropriations The total now stands at 33 562 725 000 with the administration request reduced by 2 565 275 000 The House had framed most cuts as bookkeeping and the services expected to absorb them The current fiscal year ends Monday.
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Rees
Army
Navy
Air Force Caese
House
Congress
Dulles to Speak in San Francisco Friday
The State Department reported Dulles will deliver a major address at the Lions International meeting in the Civic Auditorium San Francisco. He is expected to defend the Eisenhower administration policy as outlined by public affairs chief Andrew Berding and will travel to New York for a birth party observance later Friday.
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San Francisco
State Department
Lions International
Civic Auditorium
Eisenhower
Andrew Berding
Weni
Diane Thursht
New York
IRS Director Named For Cincinnati Region
The Internal Revenue Service announced Norman B for the Cincinnati region at Chicago replacing Delford L Olsen who retires June 30. Eshleman had been regional commissioner at Cincinnati. Ernest H Vaughn will take his place. The Cincinnati region covers Ohio Indiana Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia.
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Norman B
Internal Revenue
Chicago
Delford L. Olsen
Eshleman
Cincinnati
Ernest H. Vaughn
Law
Cincinna
Cincinnati Region
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Funeral Services for Silas Cottle in Princeton
Funeral plans for Silas Cottle of 506 Front Street Princeton who died of a heart attack at a lumber camp in Manchester ay are incomplete at Seaver Mortuary in Princo ttle. The lumberman was superintendent of the sawmill. Surviving: widow. three sons Graden and Curtis of Spanishburg and Kenneth of Charleston. three daughters Mrs. Lewis Jennings of White Sulphur Springs, Mrs. Lau dale Fla., step-daughter Mrs. Jackie Evans a Kleeens's sis n Mrs. Mae Belcher of Ellen N. D.. brother Larry Cottle of bulare Celif.
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Front Street
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Manchester
On Seaver
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Graden
Curtis
Spanishburg
Kenneth
Charleston
Lewis Jennings
White Sulphur Springs
Laudale
Fla
Jackie Evans
NAACP to Seek Aid From White House
In Detroit on June 26 the NAACP convention was told that the White House would be sought for aid amid concerns over constitutional rights. The remarks referenced opposition to civil liberties and noted tensions in Oslo and other areas.
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Detroit
Convention of the National Assn. For
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Rauh
Sub build up threat to non communist world warns Adm Burke
Admiral Arleigh Burke aboard USS Salem warns Russia’s submarine buildup poses a great threat to Western security as Mediterranean activity increases. A Russian cruiser and destroyers move from the Black Sea to the Atlantic while three submarines reach Egypt. The 6th Fleet begins NATO exercise Rosie Rosie to defend Italy Greece and Turkey.
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Arleigh Burke
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Craig Wilson Named To State School Post In Research Capacity
Craig Wilson, 32, named to a state school post in a research capacity. He will assist each county in developing its public school curriculum, drawing on his background as an associate professor and veteran teacher in Tennessee and Alabama. He previously taught at the University of Tennessee and George Peabody College, and worked in West Virginia on a Foundation pilot program in Greenbrier, Marion and Mercer counties to gather school expectations.
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Wilson
Alabama
Tennessee
University of Tennessee
George Peabody College
Heas
West Virginia
Greenbrier
Marion
Mercer
Thief Strikes Harold Mason Jr. in Baltimore
Harold Mason Jr. reports a thief stole his phonograph and $22 cash from Baltimore. Two keys to the front door were also taken, and he fears the intruder may return.
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Baltimore
Harold Mason Jr
Public Auction of Lots 9 and 10 in Bluefield Land Tract
A cash public auction in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia offers Lot No 10 and the southern part of Lot 8 in Section 381 with described boundaries along Mercer Street and nearby Bluefield Water Works land. The sale, conducted at ten o clock in the forenoon, follows terms of cash payment on day of sale.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
Mercer Street
Bluefield Water Works & Ef
Uae
Notice of Trustee's Sale in Mercer County West Virginia
Default on deed provisions triggers public auction of real estate in Mercer County West Virginia. Trustee MCCLAUGHERTY will sell the lot with improvements at the bluefield bank door for cash at the stated time and date.
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Ventory
Mercer West Vir County
Ginia
Commercial Bank of Bluefield
Biunfield
West Virginia
Dee
Tomerm McClaugherty
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