Value standards urged after Kanawha bank case ruling
Charleston AP report says West Virginia county assessors were urged by State Tax Commissioner John A. Field Jr. to place property on the books at true and actual value. The meeting followed a Supreme Court decision striking 100 percent valuation for Kanawha Valley Bank stock, highlighting the need for uniform assessment across classes and preserving state aid allocations.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
State Supreme Court
John A. Field Jr
Kanawha
Field
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Supreme Court
Kanawha Valley Bank of Charleston
Tax
House
John M. Slack Jr
Two Auto Collision Injures One in Marion
In Marion Virginia a Friday two car crash injures Mrs. Alta P. Wilson 46 of Grant and damages both vehicles about 300 dollars. Sam C. Brooks 44 of Marion Route 3 drives east at an intersection. Wilson drives north. Each driver faces reckless driving charges and must appear in May.
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Marion
Willey Colley
Alta P. Wilson
Grant
Sam C. Broooks
Wilson
Brooks
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Surrounding Areas
Several local residents die in a span of days with details of families, burial plans, and funeral services. Edna Baker Beyer of Baton Rouge formerly of Bluefield dies during tooth extraction. husband Rev Henry T Beyer leads First Church of the Nazarene. Clyde Robertson of 404 South Mercer Street dies in Beckley VA Hospital. services at Jenkinjones Methodist Church and interment at Roselawn Cemetery are noted. Isom Henderson Ramsey of Pocahontas dies in Bluefield Sanitarium. funeral at Pocahontas Union and burial at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery described. Aaron Dane Rolen, 12, dies at home. service by Rev. Clarence Smoot at Dudley Memorial Mortuary chapel. Ashley T Gibson of Wharncliffe dies. services at Levi Gibson Church with Beech Fork Cemetery burial. George W Finney of Allen Junction dies at home. arrangements pending at Foglesong Robinson Funeral Home.
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Henry T. Beyer
Baton Rouge
Barton Baker
Bluefield
Salvation Army
Clyde E. Robertson
Mercer Street
Beckley VA
Joseph
Mary Guill Robertson
Ramona
Taylor Robertson
Joe
Ferri Leigh
Estell Addison
Blanche Blevins
Baltimore
C. W. Hall
Jenkinjones
Harry Pressley
Gary
Ervin James
U. S. Navy
James
Holden
Jack
Western Electric Company
Hawkins Funeral
Hall
Jenkinsones
Roselawn
Kenny Smith
John P. Jackson
Gene Nolley
Jim Vickers
Ray Farmer Jr
Benny Proffitt
Pocahontas Baptist Church
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Isom Henderson Ramsey
Pocahontas
Bluefield Sanitarium
Flora Shumate Ramsey
William Lester
Roanoke
Dennis H
U. S. Army
Ft. Belvoir
Jess
Gilbert
Jim Miller
William Hayton
Oscar Asbury
Herbert Butt
Robert Page
Luther Workman
Bill Burns
Ira Price
Aaron Dane Rolen
Orrin M. Rolen
Falls Mills Road
Reginald
Ronald
Ocle Rolen
James Neal
Falls Mills
Clarence E. Smoot
Dudley Memorial Mortuary Chapel
Maple Hill
Elmer
R. W
Ray Rolen
Ward Blankenship
Earl Blankenship
Herbert Taylor
Charlie Taylor
Almeda Clendenin
Mary Blankenship
Nannie Blankenship
Georgie Blankenship
Nannie Taylor
Arlene Hale
Bessie
Delores
Roxy Rolen
Ashley T. Gibson
Wharnecliff
Arizona
Linda Gibson
Joan Gibson
Janice Gibson
Katherine Gibson
Danville
Rayborn Gibson
Talmage Gibson
H. C. Gibson
Baisden
Hazel Davis
Springfield
Ohio
Levi Gibson
Beech Fork Cemetery
Adams Funeral Home
Obituary of Dillon C. Jay Jr. of Charleston
Dillon C. Jay Jr., 48, of South Charleston died in Jackson after a sudden illness. Survived by wife Gayle B. Jay, mother D. C. Jay of Charleston, daughter Nancy Jay, son Dillon C. Jay III, and sisters B. Clifton, George S. Garrett, and Lucille J. McGahey. Funeral held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Simpson-Chandler Funeral Home Charleston with burial at Memorial Park.
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Dillon C. Jay Jr
South Charleston
Jackson
Bluefield
Charleston
Gayle B. Jay
D. C. Jay
Nancy Jay
Dillon C. Jay HI
B.&. Clifton
George S. Garrett
Lucille J. McGahey
Fort Wayne
Ind
Simpson-Chandler Funeral Home
Hye — Memorial Park
Obituaries: Funeral Services Listed for Four Residents
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Robert A. Tackett 76 of Switchback at Maybeury Church of God with interment in Brush Fork family cemetery. George W. Williams 59 of Upland slated 2 p.m. today at Uptland-Powhatan Methodist with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs Ollie Shupe 81 of Boissevain to be held 2 p.m. at Boissevain Methodist with interment Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Tom W. Booker 46 of Welch to be buried after service at O J Douglas Mortuary Belcher Mountain Cemetery.
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Tackett
Robert A
Switchback
Maybeury Church of God
Brush Fork
Williams
George W
Upland
Upland - Powhatan Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Shupe
Ollie
Boissevain
Boissevain Methodist Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Bluefield
Booker
Tom W
Welch
J. Douglas Mortuary
Belcher Mountain Cemetery
Police Seek Local Cabbie in Auto Theft Case
A 35 year old Safeway taxi driver Robert Dawson left Bluefield with a woman passenger en route to Pittsburgh and is now a sought suspect for auto theft by West Virginia and Pennsylvania police. The female passenger Wilma Klinger is missing with no word from Dawson since Wednesday afternoon. A Warren County hospital check found no trace of either. A warrant for auto theft has been issued by Bluefield police.
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Safeway
Bluefield
Beckley
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Safeway Company
Robert Dawson
Wilma Klinger
Dawson
Pittsburgh
Greyhound Post House
Connellsville
R. T. Jones
Car License Offices Open Late For 1958 59 Plates
Charleston AP reports the Department of Motor Vehicles will stay open until 9 p m Friday and Saturday to handle late demand for 1958 59 license plates. Commissioner Hubert A Kelly says no extension for 1957 58 tags and notes near last year’s issuance. The department will close from Thursday evening to Monday morning to rest staff after long hours during the plate rush.
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Charleston
Department of Motor Vehicles
Hubert A. Kelly
Kelly
Beer Commissioner's Office Remains Open Saturday
Charleston AP reports the Beer Commissioner's Office will stay open until 4 30 p m Saturday to insure beer licenses for the new fiscal year starting next Tuesday. The usual Saturday closing hour is noon.
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Charleston
Circuit Court Divorces and Custody Awards in Five Cases
Judge F. Morton Wagner entered multiple chancery orders granting divorces in nine cases. Custody awarded in each, with child support payments set from $10 weekly to $50 monthly. Names include Ray, Shaffer, Thompson, Taylor, Woodyard, Pennington, Copenhaver, Roaten, and others. Deeds also recorded transferring parcels in Princeton and Bluefield with $10 sums.
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F. Morton Wagner
Clarice Price Ray
Jarvie L. Ray
Defendent
Barnise Jeanette Shaffer
Darrell Eugene Shaffer
Vada Ruth Thompson
Paul J. Thompson
Coy Ray Taylor
Loretta Mildred Taylor
Billie Jean Woodyard
John Oliver Woodyard
Lusk
Mary Ruth Taylor
Joe Daniel Taylor
Dickason
Paul Everett Pennington
Bernice Juanita Pennington
Barbara Sue Hale
W. E. Copenhaver
LeRoy Hale II
Copenhaver
Charlie S. Roaten
Janet Roaten
Kyle H. Thompson
Nancy Thompson
Virgil Allen Thompson Jr
Norene Thompson
Gertrude Crotty
Donald R. Crotty
Esse Thompson
Princeton
Fred W. Simon
Della H. Simon
Agnes R. Simon
Harry G. Lynch
Francey S. Lynch
Morris Steiner
Bluefield
L. H. Atwell
Mary Atwell
Dell Bradley Henderson
Grace Dexter Henderson
Fruit Industry Film Shown At Lions Meet
A Bluefield Lions Club luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel featured a film on West Coast fruit packaging and shipping to eastern markets. Sam C. Douglas introduced the film as Kenneth Cole presided for his final meeting before passing duties to Kenneth Shrader. The group reminded members of a Tag Day event by Bluefield High School Band.
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Bluefield Lions Club
West Virginian
Sam C. Douglas
Kenneth Cole
Kenneth Shrader
Bluefield High School
Probers Seek Details On KC135 Transatlantic Flight
Brattleboro VT and Pentagon releases recount two KC135 jet tanker planes attempting a London to New York run. Capt. James Shipman and Lt. Joseph Sweet led crews as planes Alpha and Bravo set elapsed times near 5 hours 27 minutes and 5:29:37.4. Cocoa, piloted by Lt. Broustas, logged 8,126 hours in the Air Force while KC195 types have logged over 7.8 million miles. Identification teams from Wright Patterson AFB arrived to process crash victims as Westover officials noted next releases.
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Brattleboro
Joseph C. Sweet
Chandler
Ariz
James E. Shipman
Kansas City
Kan
John B. Gordon
Raleigh
N.C
Donald Gabbard
Los Gatos
Fla
Joseph G. Hutter
Miami
National Aeronautics Assn
Royal Air Force
London
New York
Alpha
Air Force
Bravo
Cocoa
C Broustas
Broustas
Pentagon
Wright Patterson Afb
Ohio
Westover
Poff Nominated for Fourth Term at Roanoke GOP Convention
Virginia Representative Richard H. Poff faces no formal opposition at the 6th District GOP gathering in Roanoke starting at 10 a.m. The convention aims to energize the Poff Pence campaign with Gov. Almond backing Pence. Rep. Charles R. Jonas will speak, and Lewis Wohlford Jr. is expected to be reelected district chairman. Mayor James K. Moyer is to give the keynote.
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Roanoke
Richard H. Poff
Virginia
Richard F. Pence
Poff
Almond
Poff-Pence
Pence
Congress
Ted Dalton
Charles R. Jonas
North Carolina
Puff
Eisenhower
Jonas
Washington
Lewis W. Wohlford Jr
Wohlford
James K. Moyer
Salem
Majors Named For YMCA Membership Campaign Drive
YMCA announces leadership for a membership enrollment drive next week with E S Bud Stowers Jr as Blue Division major and E S Douglas as Red Division major. Each major will recruit seven teams and appoint captains to head the teams. A kickoff meeting Tuesday night will brief leaders and assign prospect cards.
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Thomas K. Bruce
E. S
Bud” Stowers Jr
E. S. Douglas
Y.M.C.A
Stowers and Douglas
Stowers
Jack S. Bailey
John C. Shott
William A. Looney
Arthur E. Carroll
J. R. Kemp
E. Daniel Wells Jr
Roberta Linn Improves After Respiratory Infection
Hollywood singer Roberta Linn was removed from the critical list after doctors said she is much improved. She was admitted Sunday with an infection of the respiratory system and is now listed in fair condition at the hospital.
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook for Weekend
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will see fair skies with highs 75 to 80 in the east and reaching the 80s in the west this Saturday. Sunday brings warmer and mostly fair conditions with scattered afternoon thunder showers possible in the northwest. Virginia expects mostly sunny skies with highs 75 to 80 in the mountains and in the 80s elsewhere, followed by a fair and warmer Sunday.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Virginia
Ex-Resident's Son Named To West Point
John Markle Grimshaw 17, son of Superior Court Judge John Grimshaw of Paterson New Jersey, earned West Point appointment. He will enter July 1 after graduating May 25 from Kentucky Military Institute where he excelled in academics and sports. Congressman John M Robison of Louisville announced the acceptance.
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John Markle Grimshaw
Superior Court
John Grimshaw
Paterson
N. J
West Point Military Academy
Church of God to Host Community Program
The Missionary Society of the Church Of God In Christ presents a Sunday program at 3 pm led by Elder J E Gibson pastor. Guest speaker State Mother Lucy Christian of Pittsburgh Pa. also attends with other local churches contributing performances. Mother Julia Ward chairs.
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the Missionary Society of the Church of God In Christ
J. E. Gibson
Lucy Christian
Pittsburgh
Julia Ward
Welch Jaycees Crown Miss Patricia Donnelly at Welch Pageant
Miss Patricia Donnelly 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs William F Donnelly Welch won the McDowell Miss West Virginia pageant at Pocahontas Theatre Welch. A WVU sophomore she will enter the Miss West Virginia preliminary and later Miss America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Camper
Welch
W. Va
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Patricia Donnelly
William F. Donnelly
Two Civil War Veterans Granted RCA Honorary Memberships
The last two living Civil War veterans, both Confederates, Walter W. Williams 115 of Houston Texas and John Sallings 112 of Slant Virginia, were made honorary generals of the Confederate States Army as members of the Reserve Officers Association. The RCA delegates acted on a board recommendation and Williams and Sallings were proposed by Col. Russell S. Wolfe of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Col
Russell S. Wolfe
Houston
You Auto Buy Now In Bluefield Ends Tonight Draw
Shoppers in Bluefield have until closing time to win an all expense paid Miami trip and $100 in spending money. Ten finalist tickets from dealers will be drawn on WHIS TV at 11 p.m. with Police Chief DeMoss announcing the winner. The promotion, part of a nationwide drive, boosts local auto dealers and merchants drawing crowds in mid 70s weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Florida
Miami
Whis-Tv
Channel 6
W. E. DeMoss
Jim Dalton
Everglades Hotel
Weatherman
Bluefield Auto Dealers Association
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H. T. Beyer
Henry T. Beyer III
William
Phillip
James Beyer
Ruth Pickering
Cleveland
William Baker
Roy Baker
Los Angeles
Calif
George W. Finney
Allen Junction
Wyoming County
Foglesong-Robinson Funeral Home
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Probers
Chicago
Beaver High School
Lions Club
Joyce Wiley
Linda Brooks
Joyce Warner
Emilie Davidson
Donna Morris
Lillian Akers
Brenda Brooks
Linda
YMCA
Roberta Linn
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West Point
Church of God Will Present
Virginia AvenUe
Bluefield, Virginia
Welch Jaycees Stage
Ward Nichols
Welch Merchants
Jackie Oblinger
Johnny Vallant
Mel Barnett
Howard Meadows
Whis Radio-Tv
al Modena
Bluefield, Jaycee Organization
William Looney
Bluefield Jay
Norma Jean Linkous
Nancy Smith
Doris Jean Willoughby
Northfork
Bobbie Jean Spry
Bradshaw
Marshall College
Nancy Marie Hughes
Pageton
Mary Helen Banks
Alice Wilkinson
Coalwood
RCA
Daily Telegraph
Weather Cooperates
Atau Pave
Leche
The
Electro Lab Inc
Leatherwood Company
General Electric
Admiral
Hoffmen
V.M. Hi Fi
North St. Bluefield
South Bluefield
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