Ballard Identifies Senator Who Offered Business For Vote On Senate Post
Princeton insurance man O B Ballard testified that Raleigh County officials pressured him to vote for C H McKown as Senate president in exchange for substantial insurance business. Nuckols denied making the offer while Ballard said his answer was no after hours of debate and a deposition was prepared for court.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. VA
Ballard
Senate
O. BE. Ballard
Princeton
State Senate
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Raleigh
C. H. McKown
Mercer County
Jack McKown
Daniel Boone Hotel
Nuckolls
Ines Ee Wint Jy
Ube
Coteei
Gaha Hae
Pineville
Nuckols Oy
Sen
Aming County
Courtmann
Martin
Westrell
Molor
Knight
House of W. EB
Flannery
Sen. MacKown
Mellace
Rites Set For Bella Jackson and Other Obituaries
Bella M. Jackson 63 wife of W T Jackson Bluefield magistrate died at St Luke s Hospital from a heart condition Surviving are her brother John Mullins two grandchildren and Major W T Jackson Jr She was a longtime Bluefield resident active in church and veterans groups Funeral service Friday at First Christian Church with interment at Monte Vis. Also listed are Torbet Ritz Hale 85 of Swords Creek and Wiley M Jones 68 of Abbs Valley plus Margaret Elizabeth Browning of Kimball with service details and burials noted.
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W. T. Jackson
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Morehead
Virginia Business College
Lynchburg
John Mullins
Kentucky
Amy
Bonifay
W. T. Jackson Jr
First Christian Arch
Elaine Carter
Veterans of For‘Star
White Shrine
First Christian Church
Eugene May
Monte Vis
Mercer Funeral Home
Wiley M. Jones
Abbs Valley
Emmet Eastridge
Wiley M. Jr
Jones
Emmett
Laurel Tenn
Obituaries Note Coal Miners and Local Residents
Multiple funeral notices report deaths and services across Pineville Matoaka and surrounding areas. John Grose age 80 of Hiawatha and Charley A. George age 74 of Pineville died recently from illnesses and heart attack with services planned at Pineville Methodist Church and Hawkins Funeral Home. Mrs Arietta Ball 43 Bluefield to be buried Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Zat Stanley 74 of WarrencLiff, ex miner, survived by two children. funeral at Beech Fork Cemetery. Fredrick Tatum and Sterling Osborn 12, drowned near Giotto. services at First Baptist Church Giotto and interment Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John Grose
Hiawatha
Princeton
Genter
Matoaka
Charley A. George
Pineville
Wyoming Board of Education
Pineville Meth- George
Alex Sutton Sr
Miami
Fla
Pine- Puneral
Warren Ball Puneral
Arietta Ball
Bluefield
Chapel of Hawkins Puneral
L. G
Memorial
Monte Vista Park
Hawkins Funeral Home
Maude LaFons
Sturgeon B. LaFon
James McCroskey
Haven Banner
Carl R. Ball
Joe Reynolds
Ronald B. LaFon
Olen B. Nestor
Ralph E. Davis
Stanley
Warrencliff
Welch Hospital
Kathaleen Mountsy
Gay Mining Co
Lottie Browning
William
Letha Gibson
Elim Mounts
Dollie Ellis
Beech Fork
Lynch Cantrell
Adams Funeral Home
Gilbert
Fredrick Tatum
Sterling Osborn
Giatto
W. M. Cabiness
D. W. Favoors
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Jesse Adderpon Jr
Jerry Adderpon
Pat Kerman
Duane Washington
William Scott
Ronald Washington
Tatum Lad
Emma Kerman
Mary H. Parson
Barbara Adderpon Ee Parker
Irene Ee
Mary R. Parson
Lagos
Giotto
Young Tatum
Eugene Tatum
Osborn Lad
Charles Osborn
Obituaries and Interments Listing
Arnold of Bluewell dies today with service at Bluewell Methodist Church and burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Melvin Patterson Baker 46 of Cedar Bluff dies with funeral at home and burial in Cooper Ridge family cemetery near St Paul Va. Geos Aatdoes of Liz Dies with 2 p m service at Mt Moriah Baptist Church Maybeury and burial to follow.
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Baker
Melvin Patterson
Cedar Bluff
Cooper Ridge
St. Paul
Liz
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Maybeury
Taxes For Roads Cave Man Lives In Effect Sunday In Tennessee
In Jefferson City Tennessee Ben Ballenger a man who has lived in a cave for nearly 17 years speaks of his unique life while a tax plan to fund a national roads program moves toward implementation. The 1 cent gas tax hike and higher levies on tires and heavy vehicles, plus a new use tax on heavy trucks, are set to take effect soon. Ballenger recounts his past romance and Navy years as he reflects on his unusual dwelling.
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Tennessee
Eisenhower
Jefferson City
Tenn
Ben Ballenger
West Virginia Truckers Oppose New Highway Tax
The West Virginia Motor Truck Association criticized a proposed tax on highway users as an unnecessary expansion of state revenue. They argued the tax would burden carriers amid discussions of new roads and infrastructure funding.
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West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Monster From Mars Stuns Indianapolis With Device
A 5 foot 175 pound cylinder dropped on a farm north of Indianapolis, shed its parachute, extended six legs, and launched a 20 foot antenna. State police kept spectators back as officials identified the craft as a Navy Jr Grasshopper weather station, one of nine built for Byrd Antarctic expedition.
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Indianapolis
Edmonds David
Naval Ordance
Richard E. Byrd
Obituary Notices from West Graham and Nearby Towns
In Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell area NIPPER Myrtle Marie 21 of West Graham died today at 2 at Wagner Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield Interment Maple Hill Cemetery West Graham HENLEY William Clifton 24 of Speedwell died today at 2 p.m. at Speedwell Methodist Church Interment in church cemetery ROWE Julius 35 of Royal City Va died today at 11 a.m. at Primitive Baptist Church Van Sant Va Interment in Hibbitts Cemetery Grundy at 2 p.m. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery
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Nipper
Myrtle Marie
West Graham
Wagner-Hawkins Eral
Bluefield
Maple Hill
Rowe
Julius
Royal City
Primitive Baptist Church
Vansant
Hibbitts Cemetery
Grundy
And Now The Old Girl Insists On Another Bed
Norfolk Virginia June 27 nine years after first birth Mrs John A Lawrence wife of an automobile mechanic returned to Leigh Memorial Hospital and was assigned bed 332D for another delivery. Six years ago she again used bed 332D for twins a boy and a girl. She entered yesterday again assigned to bed 332D and delivered triplets two girls and a boy with the headline noting the repeated use of the same hospital bed.
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Norfolk
John A. Lawrence
Leigh Memorial Hospital
Colored Man Stabbed At Vivian Last Night
A McDowell County man was admitted to Stevens Clinic in Welch around 9 p m with stab wounds to the abdomen. Hospital attendants described the injuries as serious and said further details were unavailable.
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Vivian
McDowell County
Steven's Clinic
Welch
Gazette Editor Links Ballard Vote to Insurance Deal
A Charleston Gazette executive testified that Ballard was allegedly offered $50 000 in insurance premiums to back McKown for state Senate president. The claim, relayed by Senator Martin, tied Ballard to a bribery rumor amid libel suits by Bower and England over editorial criticism of legislators_RECEIPT
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Herb Little
del. J. Paul Bower
Muliens
Hoffmann
Ser. Ballard
Sen. McKown
Senate
Gazette
Ballard
Smith
Thomas F.ee Thomas
Wyoming County
House of Delegates
Bower
J. Paul England
Pineville
England
State Petroleum Men Meeting In Beckley
Beckley June 27 The executive committee of the West Virginia Petroleum Assn will hold its annual one day meeting here tomorrow. About 75 percent of officials from across the state are to attend. A new executive chairman will be named to fill the vacancy created by the death of Art Bornmiani of Charleston. The session will discuss the new federal highway bill. A luncheon and golf match are on the agenda.
House Bill Aims Civil Rights Action by AG
The proposal would authorize the attorney general to file civil suits in federal court for injunctions or other relief to protect civil rights and allow individuals to sue directly. A main aim is to place parties on record by a House vote for moral and political effect, with no Senate change anticipated if approved by the House. Senate hearings drag as Southern opponents threaten to derail the bill on the floor.
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Department of Justice
Attorney General
House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Courtroom Turmoil At Electrocution Trial Sparks Family Drama
Det. Capt. Ker mit E Allman headed the investigation as Snider lashed out in court against the girl's parents. He spoke with his wife and mother after his outburst, tears marking the scene as guards removed him from the building. A battery of cameras waited at the jail elevator. Windstead warned him to remain silent.
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Kermit E. Allman
Snider
Windstead
Khrushchev Report Sparks Global Discussion
The text notes Khrushchev's frank report is critically discussed by millions of Soviet citizens and condemns tortures and persecutions, including the Yugoslav case and Jewish cultural figures, urging disclosure and remedy of injustices within Socialism.
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Yugoslavia
PSC Considers Three Utility Cases in West Virginia
CHARLESTON June 27 The Public Service Commission reviewed three cases involving small utilities. The Phone Company seeks to buy West Fork Telephone Co. at West Milford for 29 dollars. Appalachian seeks to purchase Amherst Coal Co. electrical systems serving Lundale Accoville Hinchman Hollow Amhe Francois' dale in Logan County for 27 913 dollars.
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Charleston
the Public Service Commission
West Fork Telephone Co
West Milford
Harrison
Appalachian
Amherst Coal Co
Lundale
Accoville
Hinchman Hollow
Amhe . Francois'dale
Logan County
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Loadings Rise in Week
Cleveland June 27 coal loadings on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway last week reached 23 159 cars, up 13.9 percent from the same week a year ago but 2.1 percent below the prior week this year, indicating a strong week but a slight weekly dip.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
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