Five Wise County Men Charged In Mass Assault On State Trooper
Five Wise County men were charged with felonious assault after beating Trooper J W Williams Jr and shooting at him with his own revolver near Carfax. All were released on $1,000 bond each and scheduled for July 16 preliminary hearings. The incident arose amid tensions between union and non union miners. Governor Tuck increased state police presence to protect non union workers. Williams, 29, aided in the search and was lightly injured.
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Wise County
J. W. Williams, Jr
Carfax
Wie
Riting Ee
H. R. Tieche
Williams
Tieche
Bond
Allen Hale
Douglas F. Hare
Arnold W. Hall
Fred M. Hall
Qin
William Davis
R. L. Slate
Wythville
E. J. McDermott
P. W. Crews
Dry Fork Road
Commonwealth
John Roberta
Ball
J. T. Hamilton
City and Coalfield Summer Clearance Sale Opens Monday
The Vogue Shop announces a summer clearance starting Monday morning featuring reduced prices on all summer suits and Cottons dresses and gowns. Dark sheets in one and two piece styles are discounted along with pastel prints. The promotion covers in stock merchandise at The Vogue Shop.
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The
Vogue
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Reports of multiple obituaries and funeral services across Bluefield and nearby towns. Mrs. David Schlossberg, 93, of Danville Virginia, widow of David Schlossberg, is survived by daughters Mrs. August Kahn and Mrs. Edward Stone and sons Morris Ned Albert and Abe, with many grandchildren. David H. Smith, 92, of Oakvale, and Robert Everett Hager, 50, of Pocahontas, are also remembered with service details and survivors listed. Final rites for Pfc. Lewis Harry Lunsford, missing in action in overseas service, will be held in Bluefield with Rosary and Woodlawn burial. Dwight Lee Parrish, four, dies after meningitis. Mrs. Alice E. Hatfield, 84, dies in Huntington after hip fracture and pneumonia. Blackwell infant William Garfield Blackwell, 10 months, dies. services set for Rock Baptist Church. Additional notes on survivors include spouses, children, and extended family. The piece also mentions burial locales in Roanoke and Monte Vista, with various churches and funeral homes handling arrangements.
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David Schlossberg
Abe Schlossberg
Danville
Roanoke
August Kahn
Edward Stone
Chicago
Morris
Ned Schlossberg
Albert
Huntington
Bluefield
Robert Everett Hager
Pocahontas
First Baptist Church
Pocahonte
J. A. Crosier
Woodlawn
American Legion Post
Leonard
Charleston
Kenneth Ray
Lewis H. Lunsford
Pfc
Lewis Harry Lunsford
Charlotte
N. C
Hawkins Funeral Home
Father Rafferty
Powhatan
Hawkins
Nannie Lundsford
Bluewell
William Lundsford
Alice E. Hatfield
W. Va
Thacker
McDowell County
McGinnis Hatfield
W. J
Bil) Hatfield
Memorial Hospital
Welch
Ed Hatfield
Matthew Hatfield
Klingle-Carpenter Funeral
Police Seek Prison Escapees From Bland Correction Farm
Four inmates escaped from Bland Correction Farm in White Gap Virginia late Sunday afternoon and are sought by law enforcement across southwest Virginia. Bluefield police and Bland County sheriff warn to watch for Grover A Radford Oscar Stotts Cecil Witt and Russ Artrip who may head toward Pulaski. Details remain scarce but escape followed the night meal at the farm and descriptions have been broadcast throughout southern Virginia.
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Bland Correction Farm
White Gap
Virginia
Bluefield
Bland County
Abingdon
Cecil Witt
Grundy
Oscar Stotts
Pulaski
Russ Artrip
Lebanon
Sheriff's Office
Correction Farm
Colored Woman Charged In Stabbing Case
Mable Chariton a 56 year old colored woman has been charged with felonious assault after stabbing Grady Robertson colored 105 Bedford Avenue police said yesterday. Robertson is in serious condition at Bluefield sanitarium. Chariton was treated for a lacerated hand and nose and later discharged. She signed a statement claiming self defense. Police said she entered the house through a broken window early Sunday.
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Mable Chariton
Haseen
Grady Robertson
Bedford Avenue
Robertson
Bluefield
Charlton
116 Lodged In McDowell Jail
Welch West Virginia June 28 High spirits marked the vacation of many McDowell residents Jailer Roy Christian reports crowded conditions at McDowell county jail today. One hundred sixteen persons were lodged over the two day period including forty arrests a normal weekend peak rarely exceeding seventy. One Twin Branch man Charles McPherson held on a felony charge and eleven Davy men jailed on gambling charges. With the Fourth of July holiday coming up officials anticipate another busy weekend.
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Welch
W. Va
McDowell
Roy Christian
McDowell County
Christian
Charles McPherson
Davy
Greek Army Hammers Rebels Near Amouda Ridge
Greek army troops renewed the offensive near the Albanian border in northern Greece with heavy artillery and air support. Rebel chieftain Markos Vafiadis' guerrillas counterattacked to hold Boufa heights, but were repulsed as the Amouda ridge defense was strengthened.
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Athens
Comepee
Greece
Second Corps
Kozane
Markos Vafiades
Boufa Heights
Boufa
Amouda Ridge
Grammos Range
Vafiades
East Ank
Auto Industry Plans Higher Car Production
Detroit reports the auto industry plans a higher output this week as nearly all assembly plants resume production. Chevrolet plant reopenings after a materials shortage are expected to add about 15,000 units, with five day output forecast to exceed 100,000 vehicles. Industry analysts anticipate surpassing this year’s earlier peak of 116,786 units and pushing total passenger cars and trucks beyond the year’s first quarter targets.
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Detroit
Automobile
Chevrolet
Welch Cab Driver Loses Stork Race
Welch West Virginia June 28 a cab driver delivered a baby en route to Welch Emergency hospital after picking up one passenger. He arrived with two passengers a seven pound girl born to Mrs Virginia Thompson of Speedway. Bernard Lewis of Lewis Cab company and Stevens Clinic staff aided the delivery before continuing to the destination.
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Welch
W. Va
Stork
Welch Emergency Hospital
Virginia Thompson
Speedway
Bernard Lewis
Lewis Cab Company
Stevens Clinic
Local Stores Plan July 5th Holiday
Owen Rickard Bluefield chamber of commerce manager announced that all business houses banks and offices will be closed Monday July 5 in observance of the July 4 holiday. The decision follows policy set by the chamber's retail committee after Independence Day fell on a Sunday.
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Owen Rickard
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Rickard
Virginia Side Police Hold Man In Stabbings
George Boyd, colored, was found seriously injured near the colored school in Bluefield Virginia after an axe blow to the head and a back stab. He was admitted to the Bluefield sanitarium and hospital staff said he had not regained consciousness. Chief Brown said Boyd had been stabbed for some time before discovery. Henry C. Williams is held on a $2,500 bond.
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George Boyd
Bluefield
Chief Brown
Boyd
Henry C. Williams
Rubber-tired steam locomotives on English highways
Rubber-tired steam locomotives may be seen on the highways of England. They are used to pull freight trucks.
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England
IUMW Leaders Assail President Truman
In Pikesville Kentucky a United Mine Workers meeting aimed at explaining the new coal contract devolved into a political tirade against President Truman. Leaders urged miners to back Senator Alben Barkley over Truman and hinted captives in signing mines could act when the contract lapse ends. Sam Caddy and Tom Raney addressed over 1,000 miners, mocking Truman during a western tour.
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Pikesville
United Mine Workers
Truman
Sen
Alben Barkley
D-Ky
President Truman
Missouri
Sam Caddy
Lexington
UMW
Tom Raney
Pikeville
Police Seek Parents Of 3 Year Old Boy
Bluefield police held a barefoot blond boy with grey eyes wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants on Bluefield Avenue at 7 pm and by midnight his parents had not been found. The child is about three to 3.5 years old.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield Secretary Named to Southeast Chamber Board
Richard Rickard Bluefield chamber of commerce manager director was elected to the board of managers at the Southeastern Institute for chamber of commerce secretaries meeting at UNC Chapel Hill. About 219 secretaries attended a week long session as Rickard outlined Bluefield parking progress and the 65 parking building programs distributed with 25 to Washington.
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Owen Rickard
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Institute For Chambers of Commerce
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Southeastern United States
Rickard
Harold Hammond
United States Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Transportation Department of the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Civic Department
Detroit
Mich
Mechanic Injured In Garage Mishap At Mercer Garage
Mechanic trainee Co. E. Shelton was admitted to St Luke's hospital yesterday morning after a suspended hydraulic hoist came loose and fell on him. The extent of his injuries remains undetermined.
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Co. E. Shelton
Mercer Garage
St. Luke’s Hospital
Young man sought for sales position in town and travel
A young man with a car is wanted for a sales position requiring part time out of town work. Married veteran preferred. Send interview requests to Box No. 16, care Daily Telegraph.
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Care Daily Telegraph
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Dweney
America
UD UA Pitaia
Hudson & Doane Insurance Agency Safety — Service
Bluefield, W. VA
U. S. Air Force
David H. Smith
Oakvale
Thornton
Lucy Smith
R. H. Smith
Johnston Funeral Home
Robert E. Hager
John W. Smith
John William Smith
McComas
Smith
Haigh
American Coal Company
Episcopal Church
Bramwell
Akoo
Loyal Order of Moose
Bunning
Mary Robinson
Fred R. Smith
Montcalm
Dwight Lee Parrish
Perdue Cemetery
Herman Parrish
Switchback
A. W. Brummitt
Hale Joyce Ann
June
Garistian Science Monitor
Ool
Carnes Ly
Fuller
Educcpee
Nen Science Publishing Society
Raater
Becton
U.S
Solncionea
Ciel
Auto Industry
S.C
Santa Claus
Barbara Phillips
Yonkers
N. Y
Santa
New York
National Association of Display Industries
Virginia Side
Grocers
IUMW
Howard Lamp
Pete Loizos
Louis Spanos
NEW Park Grill
Richard
Doi
Somares
Firereo
Motatas
Cohen Drug CO
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