Moonshine Trials Dominate Federal Court Proceedings
Federal court resumes with multiple moonshine indictments and pleas in Mercer and Raleigh counties. Acquittals, guilty pleas, and ongoing cases involve Harvey Bailey, Dowell Buckland, Charles Phillips, Oscar Hamblin, and others as prosecutors pursue violations of illegal whiskey laws and related charges amid a busy docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowell Buckland
Charles Willam Phillips
Oscar Ward Hamblin
Buckland
Phillips
Ocent
Hamblin
U.S
Bobby Lee
Thefts Reported To Bluefield Police
Bluefield police logged theft reports including two Fender skirts from a 1955 Ford parked on Bluefield Avenue 518, a laundry bag with bed spreads and rugs, a wrought iron mail box, and 100 feet of lumber from addresses on Holbrook Street and Park Way. An erroneous car theft report was later withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Nancy Witt
Tazewell
Ford
Bluefield Avenue
Earnest Howerton
Lamar
J. Sublette
High Sq
Dan McCullin
Park
N. A. Harris
Holbrook St
Harris
Laura Dearing dies at 87 in Peterstown home
Laura A. Dearing 87 died Sunday at her son John Chinault’s home in Peterstown She is survived by three sons Lonnie M Lester and John 21 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren a half sister and brother Numerous nieces and nephews Funeral services set for tomorrow 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church Peters town with Rev Charles Jack and Rev L D Candler Burial in Peters town Cemetery Taken to residence today at 2 p m from Peterstown Funeral Services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura A. Dearing
John Chinault
Peterstown
Lonnie M
McRoff
Lester
Bluefield
John
Minnie Hendrix
Minnesota
Roy Jones
Ohion
First Baptist Church
Charles Jack
L. D. Candler
Weather Update for Mid Atlantic and Midwest Regions
Maryland sees Mostly sunny mild conditions with highs 78 to 82 and a cool Tuesday night. West Virginia stays fair with highs 78 to 83. mountains may reach the 70s. Ohio and Kentucky trend warmer with scattered afternoon storms possible. Tennessee and Virginia see highs in the 70s to 80s with increasing humidity and some clouds. Western Pennsylvania remains sunny and warmer with lower 80s highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Clendenin Man Dies Of Extensive Burns
Jefferson Ray Kiser a 42 year old from Clendenin died at Charleston Memorial from complications after extensive burns sustained in an explosion and fire at the Elk Refinery Falling Rock refinery officials reported the incident occurred earlier today and led to his fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Jefferson Ray Kiser
Clendenin
Charleston Memorial
Elk Reenes Oc
Falling Rock
E 20
Wife of Marine Dead of Injuries in Bethesda
Mrs. Virginia Cook wife of Marine Sergeant Leo Cook of Camp Lejeune died in Bethesda Naval Hospital five days after transport from Bluefield West Virginia. Their eight year old son Donald Lee suffered skull fractures but showed improvement. The family car crash on U S 460 near R Creek Virginia last June 10 left Sgt Cook uninjured as his wife and child were flown to the hospital and Marine Corps arranged the move with community aid in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cook
Leo Cook
Camp Lejuene
N. C
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Bluefield
R Creek
Cook
Donald Lee
Special Order of Marine Corps
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Sgt. Cook
Lejuene
Detroit
Mich
State Man Gets 5 Years In Attempted Robbery Of Abingdon Laundry
Neil Freeze of Grafton West Virginia and Ralph Stuart Fast of Chicago were found guilty of burglary in Washington County Circuit Court. Freeze received five years in the state penitentiary while Fast was sentenced to seven years. A yeoman jury heard the case before Judge T L Hutton. A motion to try them on indictments of attempted murder at the September term was noted. The trio was found in a local Abingdon laundry on June 5 after patrolman William T Slemp was fired upon as he neared the door. the third man escaped in a stolen car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Neil Freeze
Grafton
W. Va
Ralph Stuart Fast
Chicago
Ill
Freeze
State Penitentiary
Fast
Washington County
T. L. Hutton
Hutton
William T. Slemp
Slemp
Whitlow Sentenced 30 Days For Drunk Driving Crash
James A. Whitlow, 38, of Kellysville, was sentenced to 30 days in Mercer County Jail at Princeton and fined $50 plus costs for a drunk driving charge. He was arrested after a hit and run on Route 219 at Oakvale Mountain around 9 p.m. Sunday, allegedly colliding with Garfield Champ’s car. Justice W. Oris Barton presided, with troopers E. H. Harvey and J. L. Tryall as investigating officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Whitlow
Kellysville
Mercer County
Princeton
Whitlow
Oakvale Mountain
Garfield Champ
W. Oris Barton
E. H. Harvey
J. L. Tryall
Church Circles Schedule Meetings Today
Announcements Circle A of Mount Zion Baptist Church meets at 3 p m at Mrs M L Hicks home on Helton Street. General WSCS of John Stewart Methodist Church to convene at the church tonight at 7 o clock. Dave Lowery of Stovall Street left Saturday night for Detroit Michigan to attend his brother Fred Lowery's funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle
Mount Zion
WSCS
John Stewart Methodist Church
Dave Lowery
Stovall Street
Fred Lowery
Detroit
Mich
Haysi Man Dead by Shotgun Blast
Clyde Rasnick a 39 year old former Royal Cafe owner and mine foreman in Haysi Va died from a 12 gauge shotgun blast at his home early yesterday. He left his wife sleeping, fired the shot in an empty room and died shortly after neighbors and his wife moved him outside. Funeral services are set for Thursday at the South Clinchfield Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife two children and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Rasnick
Haysi
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Veneta
Rasnick
Samuel
Ronald
Royal Cafe
Wright and Colley Coal Company
F. B. Rasnick
Cleveland
Toy
Clarence Rasnick
South Clinchfield
W. H. Rasnick
Methodist Church
Roy Stevens
Jack Kiser
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon Va
Raleigh County Miner Drowns in New River
Darrell Wilbur Kirby a 25 year old miner from Mt Hope drowned when his boat overturned on a fishing trip on the New River near Raleigh County. The New River Coal Co. employee is survived by his widow and three sons.
Virginia Side Men To Form New Moose Lodge
A Moose lodge is being formed in Bluefield Virginia with 167 candidates for membership. The first meeting was held at Dudley Auditorium selecting Jim Mc Claughery T. E. White S C. Tomlinson and Roy Bishop as campaign officers. Paul Cundiff was named membership director by the Supreme Lodge. The group draws from Bluefields Tazewell Pocahontas and nearby areas and awaits chartering with initiation date to be set soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Dudley Auditorium
Jim McClaughery
T. E. White
S C. Tomlinson
Roy Bishop
Paul Cundiff
Supreme Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Bluefields
Tazewell
Pocahontas
Wythe Grayson Library Bookmobile Announces 9 Stops
Wytheville service day lists nine stops on the Ivanhoe Austinville route. Stops include Price's Store Noah Aker's Store Mrs Annie Poole's Home Coleman's Service Station Austinville Recreation Center Mrs Roy Field's Home Williams Store Poplar Camp Patterson Esso Station Mrs John Crowgey's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
Wythe- Grayson Regional Library
Austinville
Price
Noah Aker
Annie Poole
Coleman
Roy Field
Williams
Poplar Camp
Patterson Esso
John Crowgey
Body Of State Man Recovered In Creek
The body of Henry Stephens Saunders 71 of Lavelette was recovered today from Twelvepole Creek about 300 yards from his home Acting Wayne County Coroner Virgil Mills ruled death by own action by drowning Family said Saunders left home last night and authorities found his effects beneath a tree near the discovery site
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Henry Stephens Saunders
Lavelette
Twelvepole Creek
Wayne County
Virgil Mills
Saunders
Mills
Pike Commission Rebuffs Union Efforts to Organize
The Pike Commission declined to recognize a union for Turnpike maintenance workers and cited four reasons tied to state status and Taft Hartley exemptions. AFL Teamsters alleged favoritism and said the union hasn’t quit, while a maintenance employee letter suggested possible employer pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnpike Mission
AFL Teamsters Union
Commission
Turnpike
Okey L. Patteson
A. Garnett Thompson
Charleston
Patteson
Frank A. Rebhan
Teamsters Union
State Road Commission
Turnpike Commission
Teamsters
New Trials Sought By Russell County defendants
Defense lawyers for three Democrats convicted in the Russell County election case seek a retrial before Judge A D Barksdale. Luther Compton Kirby Smith and Conley Fields were found guilty after a five day trial. Compton and Fields face prison terms and are free on bond pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Russell County
A. D. Barksdale
Luther Compton
Honaker
Kirby Smith
Conley T. Fields
Compton
Fields
Barksdale
Field
Smith
Religious Continent Origins in Asia
The article notes that the great living religions began in Asia, with Christianity though born there developing in the western world. It highlights Asia as the origin cradle for major faiths shaping global belief systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Hardware and Crafts Dealers Highlight Summer Fixups
Local hardware paint and linoleum shops emerge as summer hubs as Do It Yourself trends rise. Beacon Wax Company features its floor wax and removers, plus Beacon Paste Wax and Thrill furniture wax in two shades for easy shine without rubbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Wax Company
Beacon
Directors To See Streets Today In Bluefield street resurfacing survey
City Directors meet at 10 a.m. to survey streets deferred from Groups I and II in the Bluefield resurfacing program. A Group IV hearing will occur after the July 4 weekend as 50 streets have already been ordered for resurfacing in Groups I to III. Read list includes Walton Ave Highland Ave Duhling St South Mercer Giles Russell Tazewell Tyler Wheeling Ave Golf Ave Lynn St Rogers St Third St Cherry St Lyndale Ave Cliffmont Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
City Board of Directors
Becky
Walton Ave
College Ave
Cumberland Road
Highland Ave
Duhling
South Mercer
Bluefield Ave
Rogers St
Giles St
Russell St
Tazewell St
Tyler St
Ers
Third
Wheeling Ave
Golf Ave
College
Augusta
Lynn St
Third St
Thomas
Chestnu
Cherry St
Lyndale Ave
Cliffmont Ave
Princeton Businessman Held For Grand Jury On Fraud Counts
Justice of the Peace L. E. Enicks ordered Seymour Livingston of Princeton held for grand jury action after two victims claimed he obtained 4300 under false pretenses. The preliminary hearing followed complaints by H. L. Jarrell and Thela Baker of Dunbar about losses of 2550 and 1750. Livingston is held at Kanawha County jail, with bond to be set. He had prior bond after a forged check arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Justice of the Peace
L. E. Enicks
Cabin Creek
H. L. Jarrell
Thela Baker
Dunbar
Seymour Livingston
Princeton
Jarrell
Livingston
Baker
Bluefield
Enicks
Kanawha
Ashland Radio Station WWKO Sale Reported by Owner
Ashland Kentucky June 27 Charles F Trivette president and general manager of WWKO announced the sale of the radio station to Connie B Gay and Associates of Washington DC The sale price was 102000 dollars and other consideration The sale awaits approval by the Federal Communications Commission WWKO operates at 1420 kilocycles with 5000 watts and began broadcasting July 31 1954 Trivette is a candidate for statewide auditor and the buyer also owns WVA Arlington Virginia seeking FCC approval for purchase of WVVW Fairmont West Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Charles F. Trivette
WWKO
Connie B. Gay
Arlington
WVVW
Fairmont
W. Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Ritcher
Mercer
Key
Brewster
James Calvin Dick
Near Alderson
Women’s Reformatory
Alderson
Herman Edward Woods
Moore
Charles King
Roy Clinton Arthur
Carl E. Daniel
Raleigh County
Hach
Herman Price
Raleigh
Arthur
Daniel
Paul Johnson
Margaret Parks
Paul
Gene Price
Carl G. Bolen
Barney Phipps
Doward P. Sizemore
Bluefield City
Lloyd Maddock
Pontiac, Mich
Detroit River
Dallas R. Kremer
Babe
Maddock
Jdeaths
Mrs
Laura Dearing
Shirley Ann Spears
Shirley Ann Rs
Wyoming County
Midkiff Methodist Church
E. B. Cummings
Wiley Brooks
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Howard Spears
Carolyn Sue
Neney Lou
Ronna Lee
Estes Cremeans
Peach Creek
H. Powell Richardson
Fairview
Marion
Robert H. Mean
Richardson
Fountain City
Tenn
Riff Funeral
Narrows
Narrows Va
James B. Bralley
Falls Mills Road
Bluefield Sanitarium
Wagner and Hawkins Funeral Home
J. T. Lunsford
Nannie Anderson Lunsford
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Edward Tighe
Woodlawn
Jackie White
Jimmy Miller
Jimmy Skeens
Andy Fortner Jr
Marshall Lytton
Johnny Porterfield
Dirsie Barton
Howard Colley
Bert Knowland
Stafford and
Garman Wood
Bland
Steiman
Glen
Jobie Wood
Carra Wood
Mavisdale
Chloe Ramsey
Nick Honaker
Quincy Adams Goff
Floyd County
William
Cynthia Teel Goff
Goff
N & W Railway
Ida Mills Goff
Quincy Goff Jr
Williamson
Charles
Staffordsville
Frank
Ocala
Fla
Will
Thompson, Ga
Pearl Keister
Blacksburg
Jennings Rich
Tabbs
Fridender
Radford
Ralph Ly
Viola Gibbs
First Christaan Church
The
Elks Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Mercer Funeral Home
Sallie L. Cole
Sale L. Cole
W. D. Barnet
Ronceverte St
Bluefishd
W. H. Brown
Trene Grissom
Roanoke, Va
Fairview Cemetery
Albert J. Jones
Patrick Street
Memorial Hospital
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Maggie G. Woods
Maggie Woods
Wilson St
Ashington
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Dallas
Denver
J van
Los Angeles
Loutecie
New Orleans
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Washington
Charmin
Sete Mes Abet
Paper Supply CO
Bluefield, W. VA
Gus
Ideal Restaurant
Brand Street
Bluefield, W. Ve
New River
New Moose Lodge
Wythe
Helen Keller
Easton
Conn
Polly Thomson
American Foundation For the Blind
American Foundation For the Overseas Blind
Pike Commission
Union
Russell
Stuart B. Campbell
A. G. Lively
Lebanon
U. S
John Strider
Thom J. Wilson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Beltone
Commercial Bank
Group IV
Ette
Commerce Street
W. Ve
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!