Lewisburg Woman Guilty Of Obscene Mailings Trial July 6
Betty Lou, wife of Airman Charles McCoy, admitted writing the letter and addressing the package while claiming the pictured woman was herself. Witnesses including McCoy and Lt. George Jensen testified the obscene photos and letter originated with her and Melvin Walker. A jury was empaneled to hear other cases including a Bluefield car theft and a moonshine matter.
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Ben White
Moore
Charles McCoy
Saa Ig
Saeis
McCoy
Air Force
George E. Jensen
Jensen
Germany
Melvin Walker
Walker
United States
Herman E. Woold
Wood
Bluefield
South Carolina
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Area
Walter Edwin DeBrick 72 of 324 North St Blefield died at St. Elizabeths Hospital. Survived by wife George Radar De, son Eric DeBrick, daughter Phyllis Darlan in France, two granddaughters. Funeral at Hawkins Chapel 2 p m tomorrow. burial Monte Vista Cemetery. Other notices list Shirley Jean Hubble infant of Bailey and Ethel Huba Bishop, funeral Maplewood Cemetery. Quincy Adams Gott 75 of 2305 Walton Ave Bluefield funeral Bratton Memorial Chapel with graveside rites by Masons. Mrs. Bralley dies Falls Mills Road. Earl Robert Duncan Detroit, Mich funeral Grace Methodist Church. many local relatives and services by Wagner Hawkins, Virginia Funeral Home, Maple Hill Cemetery, and Maple Hill. William T Wohlford 79 died in Erwin Tenn. Charles M Harman 66 died in Bluefield. Mrs Sarah E Gardner of New York City sister of Mary Mitchell. Paneral G Woods of Bluefield VA funeral Tabernacle Baptist Church. burial Oak Grove Cemetery. services by Rev James A Palmer and A M ?. survivors listed.
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Walter Edwin DeBrick
North St
Blefield
St.e's Hospital
Bedford
George Radar de
Eric DeBrick
Bluefield
Phyllis Darlan
France
N&w Railway
Christian Science Church
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Monte Vista
Hawkins Funeral Home
Shirley Jean Hubble
Bailey
Ethel Hub
Maplewood Cemetery
H. M. Russell
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Quincy Adams
Walton Ave
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Eugene May
Monte Vista Park
Masonic Lodge
Ladies Bible
First Christian Church
GIA
James B. Bralley
Laura Be
Lesa
Falls Mills
Uefield
Tomorne Wr Roem
Wagner- Hawkins Funeral Home
Boye
First Methodist Church
Maple Hill
Bralley
Bluefield Sanitarium
Cpl
James B. Bralley Jr
Fort Belvoir
Prank Neel
Cove Creek
Minnie Blankenship
Myrtle Blanke
Iles W. Rolen
Earl Popert Duncan
Detroit
Mich
Grace Methodist Church
B. W. John
Clyde Hensley
Maple Hill Cemetery
Duncan
Victor Duncan
Fourth St
Automotive
Victor D
Blackwell Duncan
Norfolk and Western Railway
Wwo
Juanita Lawson
Herbert
Dayton
Ohio
Harold
Billy
Richard
Freddy
D. T. Hardy
Shrevesport
Bob Gilliam
Carl Creasy
Jess Guills
Lew
Hubert Comer
Paul Beverest O
Levittown
Emory Burnette
Dave
Vernon Mourrissette
John H. Smith
Thomas M. Galate
Richard Scruggs
Bruce Walk
William Rose
Neal Hopper
Mercer Funeral Home
Charles M. Harman
Charles Marshall Harman
Union St
Charles
Shepard Harman
Elan County
Norah Harman
D. Shelton
Frank Beaman
Roanoke
Grace Young
Grace Harman
Mason Cole
Worley White
A. A. Allen
Sarah E. Gardner
Sarah E Gardner
New York City
Mary Mitchell
Gardner
Keysville
Issac
Ella Hardy
John Gardner
Mattie Holcomb
Paneral G. Woods
Wilson St
Tabernacle Baptist Church
James A. Palmer
A. M
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Tazewell County
Lena Bailey
Amnae Hopkins
Clarence L. Woods
Jerry Woods
Cleveland
Eva Johnson
Amy Hurt
Henry Bundy
William T. Thom
E. H. Cheatham
Richard Jr
Lindsay Ids
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Weather roundup for several states from Washington report
The Weather Bureau notes mostly sunny and warm conditions across Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia for Wednesday into Thursday. Temperatures range from the low to mid eighties with scattered afternoon thundershowers possible in Tennessee and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Former Mental Patient Examined In Roanoke Rape Case
John H. Goff, 23, a former mental patient, is committed to Southwestern State Hospital at Marion for psychiatric examination to determine sanity after being accused of raping a six year old girl. He had fled from Maryland and surrendered in Lynchburg seeking to confess.
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Marion
Roanoke
John H. Goff
Southwestern State Hospital
K. A. Pate
Commonwealth
C. 3. Cuddy
Goff
Baltimore
Maryland Veterans Hospital
Lynchburg
Social Security Award Granted in Lexington for Handbook Project
Charles M. Whitaker of the Paducah District Social Security Administration Office received a 187.50 check for developing a handbook on social security coverage for camer s. The presentation occurred at a gathering of 30 district managers and assistants from Kentucky West Virginia Virginia and Washington with regional representatives present.
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Lexington
Charles M. Whitaker
Paducah
Social Security Administration
Kentucky
West Vir
Virginia
Washington
Precras
Ageeg Cuviee Goeree
Thomas
Welch A
Three Russell Men Denied New Trial
In Abingdon Virginia three Russell County men convicted June 3 in a vote fraud conspiracy face possible new trials after a hearing on their motions. Prosecution argues juror remarks may have affected verdict while defense claims inconsistencies and witness recollections.
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Russell
Abingdon
Russell County
A. D. Barksdale
Cab Driver Held for Grand Jury in Fatal Shooting
Grundy Virginia June 28 A cab driver Thacker was held for grand jury action in the fatal shooting of Paul Smith 32 Vansant miner. Sheriff Ishmael Fletcher said Thacker claimed he fired when Smith advanced toward him after nighttime gun noises near Thacker home. Seene Smith Otta pistol and shells found at the scene.
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Grundy
Thacker
Paul Smith
Ishmael Fletcher
Smith
Seene Smith
Otta
Local Youth Places In Model Car Contest
DETROIT Mich June 8 BP West Virginia winners in a model car contest were announced today Ronald Eckard of Shinnston won first place in the senior division Andrew Balazs of Charleston earned second in the senior class Charles L Donovan of Charleston and Lowell T Harmison of Berkeley Springs tied for third honor Charles Wingo of Bluefield and Matthew A Hefner of ay received honorable mention in the senior division.
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Detroit
Mich
West Virginia
Ee Today
Ed Ronald Eckard
Shinnston
Andrew Balazs
Charleston
Charles L. Donovan
Lowell T. Harmison
Berkeley Springs
Charles Wingo
Bluefield
Matthew A. Hefner
Coal Loadings Rise on C and O Railway
Coal loadings on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for the week ended June 2 reached 2,328 cars, up 28.7 percent from the same week last year but down 6.4 percent from the prior week. From January 1 to June 25 the total was 446,160 cars, 292 percent above the prior year’s figure.
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Chesapeake Ohio
City Directors Laud ADC As Thayer Move Arrivals At Bluefield
Bluefield officials commend ADC and Thayer Manufacturing for bringing a large plant to Hale's Bottom area. P C Wingo of Norfolk and Western Railway praised land access at the Hale’s Bottom site. Thayer directs exhibit of its furniture lines at 206 Federal Street and plans a regional grand opening. An area-wide fundraising drive aims to raise 400000 to construct the plant, with stock sales in a local building corporation. The Thayer group hopes to relocate five plants to Bluefield area.
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Dodd Mortensen
Bluefield
Lon Savace
Agee Development Corporation
Thayer Manufacturing Co
SMA Dum
WVATI
Thayer
Federal St
Bluefields
T. Courtney Tan
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pocahontas
P. C. Wingo
N&w
Wingo
Hale's
Joseph P. Corsiglia
Thayer Company
New York
Corsiglia
ADC
Hale
Tazewell County
Isluefield
Falls Mills
Na Furniture Company
Gardner
Mass
Peenenes Pn World Championship Signal
Fragmentary text references a peenenes Pn championship on the world stage, noting emblematic status and global competition. Details are sparse but imply a key sporting event with international context and recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peenenes Pn
City and Coalfield Lodge No. 10 Notice
City and Coalfield 1st Street lodge No. 10 A Goff Bluefield Lodge No. 5 called for sane. Callahan W M The message notes lodge activity with named officers and location in Bluefield.
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City & Coalfield
Reet Lodge
A. Goff
Bluefield
Callahan
W. M
Educator Urges Rotary to Reject Mediocrity and Seek Excellence
Dr. Victor Armbrister of Emory and Henry College spoke to about 140 Bluefield Rotarians urging them to reject mediocrity in education and public life. He condemned promoting the common over the exceptional and quoted literary sources alongside personal experience. The event marked new Rotarian officers taking leadership as Aubrey Stowers passed the gavel to Carl Hendrickson with officers Phil Wynn Ben Craft Jim McCoy and others noted.
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Victor
Armbrister
Emory and Henry College
Bluefield Rotary Club
Jim McCoy
Charlie Cruise
Kercy Cruise
Maghalea
Bs Y
Beepeast At Arms
Ray Graham
Iman
Jack Jackson
Edwin Taylor
ODTA Proposes Single Toll Stop On Tri state Turnpike
The Old Dominion Turnpike Authority outlines a plan to reduce toll stops to one per vehicle crossing between Virginia North Carolina and West Virginia. Drivers would pay toll at the barrier and receive a ticket marking the next state, with each state collecting its own tolls. Chairman Samuel D. Mayem notes policy acceptance pending confirmation from partner states and engineers’ feasibility reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Old Dominion Turnpike Authority
ODTA
Tri-State
Virginia
North Carolina
Samuel D. Mayem
OCTA
West Virginia
Tristate
William and Mary board to visit governor with report
A five member Wil liam and Mary Board of Visitors will meet Gov. Stanley in Richmond to deliver a seven page report on student administration tensions. The document affirms President Alvin Duke Chandler and rejects student officials' attack, following a Williamsburg meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William and Mary Board of Visitors
Gov. Stanley
Alvin Duke Chandler
Chandler
Stanley
Board of Visitors
Williamburg
James M. Robertson
Norfolk
Public Instruction
Dowell J. Howard
Roy R. Charles
H. Hudnall Ware
James D. Carneal Jr
Edward P. Simpkings Jr
Hanover
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By Bob Ritcher
Gus
Ideal Restaurant
Bluefield, W. Ve
Hubble Infant
Quincy Adams Goff
Wortha Osborne
Blackey
Grundy Hospital
William Henry Osborne
Hansel
Miama
Fla
Vanely
Larry Davis
Cecil
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Ivan
Janie
Wanda
Dennis Field
Franklin
Charles King
Clinton
Roy Arthur
P Earl B . Daniel
Raleigh County
Margaret Parks
Moncey
Veere
Deward P. Gaemere
Sige
Lundy Stephenson
Home Creek
McKinley
Harvey
Howard Laird
Peoples
Simon Blanke
Marlen Blair
Simon Blankenship
Osborne Cemetery
Earl E. Duncan
William T. Wohlford
Erwin
Tenn
Wohlford
Bland County
N & W Railway
Clinchfield Railroad Co
Eva Smith
New Wes City
N Harden
Haysi, VA
Haysi
Flat Top Insurance Agency
Flat Top
Flat Top Insurance
Bradmann
Bluefield, W. Va
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Cincinnati
Denver
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Louis
Seattle
San Francisco
Social Security
Speccary
Ray Ty Rememe
Compton
Fields
Honaker Pos
Cabbie
C&o Railway
Rotary
Pike
W&m Board
ATLAS
Princeton Ave
Esso
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