Cross Creek Hearts Rough and Ready West Virginia? No Tennessee
In Cross Creek Tennessee Uncle Jack and Aunt Minnie stage a rural wedding prank saga. Clidy Mae Tanksley and Cletus Mullins wed under wild hill country hijinks. Old Sudsy uses a jeep and a .32-20 pistol to deter would be interlopers before a moonlit reception.
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Cross Creek
Clidy Mae Tanksley
Cletus Mullins
Cork Popper
Society
Tanksley - Mullins
Old Sudsy
North Caroline
Cletus
North Carolina
Jack
Clidy Mae
Myrtle Beach
Springhouse
Cork Pepper
Low Knob
Sudsy
Minnie
Tanksley Place
Ada Lou
Carolina
Aunt Minnie
Uncle Jack
Hank's Bend
Knoxville
Les
Summer Stock Rally Sighted
NEW YORK AP The stock market showed its first advance in four weeks signaling a possible summer rally. For the week turnover rose to 14,772,430 shares with the Associated Press average up $2.50 to 226.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Chrysler
Aluminium Ltd
Wall Street
E.F. Hutton & Co
U.S
Treasury
Ground Breaking Set At 4 H Center In Southwest Virginia
Ground breaking ceremonies for a new southwest Virginia 4 H Club center are planned for Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the site between Emory and Henry College and Abingdon. Two 4 H seniors will speak, Wayne Marter of Russell County and Lou Ann Whitely of Scott County. Excavation for a dining hall and recreation center is underway, and bids for a swimming pool will be opened by the board of directors after the ceremony.
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Abingdon
Southwest Virginia
Wayne Marter
Russell County
Lou Ann Whitely
Scott County
Emory & Henry College
Shower Honors Miss Edythe Thompson in Princeton
Miss Edythe Thompson was the honoree at a miscellaneous shower given by Mrs. Don Farley of Princeton on Friday June 27 at 7 30 p m with co host Mrs. Samuel Lauffer. A pink and white color theme featured floral arrangements and silver candle holders. Thirty guests attended.
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Edythe Thompson
Don Farley
Princeton
Samuel Lauffer
Haristons Return From Cincinnati Visit
Mr and Mrs John S Hariston of Vine Street have returned from Cincinnati Ohio after visiting Mrs Hariston s aunt Mrs Wilia Fischback.
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John S. Hariston
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mercer County Population May Exceed 80 000 By 1960
Health Department report shows Mercer County population at least 80 000 now, with projections to rise beyond 80 000 by 1960. 1950 census recorded 75 013, a nine percent rise from 1940, higher than state growth.
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Mercer County
Health Department
Board of Health
Mercer
Bluefield
Princeton
Bramwell
Matoaka
Athens
Oakvale
U. S. Public Health Department
Mercer County Health Department
West Virginia Department of Health
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County Court
Cabell Sesqui Gets Underway With Parades and Pageant
Huntington marks Cabell County’s 150th anniversary with a eight day sesquicentennial featuring a tomato-throwing parade review at the Elks Lodge and a large stage pageant Cabellarama at Fairfield Stadium. Governor’s Day observes while Underwood is away in Russia.
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Huntington
Cabell County
Joe F. Burdette
Underwood
Elks Lodge
Harold E. Neely
Mary Elliott
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Cabell
Fairfield Stadium
Rhode Island
Gift From Governor and Donor Expands Clinch Valley Library
An anonymous donor and Governor Almond matched funds to add 10000 dollars worth of new books to Clinch Valley College’s library in Wise Virginia. The donor offered 5000 dollars if the governor would provide matching state funds, which Almond supplied from his discretionary fund.
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Wise
Almond
Clinch Valley College
University of Virginia At Wise
CVC
Southwest
Virginia
Bluefield ROTC Cadets Sent to Fort Knox Summer Camp
Two Bluefield men have been assigned to the U S Army ROTC Summer Camp at Fort Knox Kentucky the program runs until August 1 The cadets are David L Peters a Marshall College senior and Ralph R Richards Jr a senior at Virginia Tech The training aims to prepare them for officer duties.
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Bluefield
Fort Knox
Army Information Service
David L. Peters
Washington Street
Ralph R. Richards Jr
RFDA
Peters
Marshall College
Richards
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Bluefield State Announces Two Consecutive Teacher Workshops
Bluefield State College will host two back-to-back workshops led by L. B. Allen staff and visiting consultants. The Science and Mathematics workshop runs June 29 to July 17 led by Dr. Kenneth E. Vordenberg with coordinators and other experts. The Reading Workshop runs July 20 to August and is directed by Louise Thompson, with John T. Flippen coordinating. Each session offers three semester hours credit.
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Bluefield State College
L. B. Allen
Kenneth E. Vordenberg
Cincinnati
Evelyn Murray
W. Va
Alexander Lawrence
James K. Lowery
Sophia High School
C. R. Gilbert
College Division of Natural Sciences
Edward Elston
Miss Thompson
H. T. McKim
Reading Clinic
University of Cincinnati
John T. Flippen
Races Underway in Southwest Virginia Senate and House Nomination
Republicans nominate Glen Williams over Daniel Gabriel in the 16th Senatorial District race at Gate City. Incumbent Roy Wolfe Jr. exits. Williams to oppose a Democrat chosen July 11. S. Floyd Landreth unopposed for the 14th District at Hillsville. House nominees Fred Buck and Bradley Roberts selected in Abingdon. Vermont’s first settlement on Isle La Motte is noted.
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Associated Press
State Senate
Virginia
Gate City
Glen M. Williams
Jonesville
Daniel Gabriel
Pennington Gap
St. Charles
Williams
Lee and
Scott Counties
Roy V. Wolfe Jr
Senate
Wolfe
Sen
Thomas C. Phillips
Abingdon
Smyth
Washington Counties
Bristol City
Phillips
Hillsville
S. Floyd Landreth
Galaxy
Carroll
Floyd
Grayson
Landreth
House of Delegates
Fred C. Buck
Bradley Roberts
Bristol
Mystery of Railroader Robert Young Haunts Industry
The life of Robert R. Young, once controlling the New York Central, is portrayed through his flamboyant battles, personal losses, and the stress that led to his 1958 suicide. Associates link his death to accumulated frustrations, a tense legal fight, and a torn recession era railroad scene.
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Robert Young
New York
Robert R. Young
Young
Palm Beach
Lleghany Corp
New York Central Railroad
Central
Assn
Alleghany Corp
Sion
New York Central
Alleghany
Hige
Florida
Central Directors
Byrd Nears Virginia Senate Record
Senator Harry F Byrd nears the longest U S Senate tenure by a Virginian with 26 years and 116 days. He reflects on aims in road finance pay as you go and fiscal solvency while noting clashes with Roosevelt Truman and support for Eisenhower. Byrd recalls early public service and plans to stay active if life allowed.
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Washington
Sen
Harry Flood
Byrd
U.S. Senate
Virginia
Thomas Martin
Senate
Sens
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Hayden
Russell
Roosevelt
Truman
Price
James H. Price
Eisenhower
United States
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Cannon
U.S
Clinics Set in Mercer County Next Week
Mercer County Health Department announces multiple clinics in Bluefield and Princeton next week. Tuberculosis skin tests run Tuesday in Bluefield 2 to 4 pm and Friday in Princeton 9 to 11 am. Additional Bluefield events include VD clinic Monday 2 to 4 pm and food handler registration Tuesday 2 to 4 pm. No Wednesday or Saturday clinics. Uruguay has four times as many cows as people and eight times as many sheep.
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Bluefield
Princeston
Mercer County Health
Health Department
Princeton
Memorial Building
Uruguay
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Down On Cross Creek
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Tar Heel Land
West Pointer
Roland Banks Hudson III
Cliffmont Ave
U. S. Military Academy
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Hudson
Bluefield High
Columbian Prep School
Washington, D. C
Roland B. Hudson Jr
Point
Luigi Narcise
County Recreation Commission
4Th Avenue
Burdett
Clinch Valley
Bluefielders
BSC
Louise Thompson
Charleston
Cleveland
Kanawha County
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Vermont
Isle la Motte
Fort St. Anne
By William Ferris
AP Business News
Culver Military Academy
University of Virginia
Anita O'Keeffe
Sun Prairie
Wis
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Claude Harmon
Sam Snead
Eleanor Jane
Supreme Court
Frank E. Taylor
Virginia General Assembly
General Assembly
Winchester
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