Withholds Pay for Four Appointed Delegates in West Virginia
Charleston reports Auditor Edgar B. Sims seeks Attorney General guidance on whether appointed successors to vacancies deserve full year salaries of 1500 dollars. Four present delegates and a former delegate face a 1500 dollar requisition while questions linger on pro rata pay and past overages.
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Charleston
Edgar B. Sims
Attorney General's Office
Sims
House of Delegates
W. E. Flannery
Logan
del. W. L. Mills
McDowell
Sen
Don K. Marchand
Monongalia
Underwood
Flannery
Mills
Marchand
House
Flanery
Del
Leonard H. Barnett
Kanawha
Paul J. Carr Jr
D-Summers
Herman C. Stuck
Doddridge
Barnett
Carr
Stuck
Mystery of a 40-foot balloon sighting in Falls Mills
E K Spraker of Falls Mills Virginia reported a 40-foot plastic balloon about 10 inches in diameter drifting into his yard Saturday at 4 pm. He noted a knot and a piece of the funnies from the June 27 Charleston Daily Mail caught on the balloon.
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E. K. Spraker
Falls Mills
Charleston Mail
Spraker
Charleston Daily Mail
Deaths and Funerals in McDowell and surrounding areas
Domenico Deneri 77 former Keystone resident Deneri died at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after a yearlong heart condition. Survivors include wife Domenica and three grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Church of God Northfork with interment Woodlawn Cemetery. George W. Lazenby Princeton resident died unexpectedly at home. Survived by three daughters and four sons. Funeral Monday 2:30 p.m. at First Methodist Princeton. Oakwood Cemetery interment.
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Domenico Deneri
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Welch
Mr. Deneri
Norcia
Italy
McDowell County
Keystone
Ashland Coal and Coke Company
Deneri
Northfork Church of God
Pioneer Miner's Safety Club
Bluefield
Domenica Deneri
Dominic Peretti
Elezigi Deneri
Mary Grandine
Cleveland
Ceafari Deneri
Ohio
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Church of God
Woodlawn Cemetery
George W. Lazenby
Center St
Princeton
Thomas L. Mann
Dorothy Lazenby
G. W. Lazenby Jr
Beckley
H. D. Lazenby
Anehime
Calif
K. L. Lazenby
Charleston
C. T. Dudley
Roanoke
P. S. Dudley
Hartwell Crumpecker
Bill McClaugherty
Cecil Gore
Harold Stafford
Frank Nelson
Elizabeth Crigger
Swanson Crigger
Hampton, Va
Porterfield-Minnick Funeral Chapel
Wytheville
West End
Crigger
Abingdon
Bristol
Richlands
Polce
Martha Ellen Owens
Birchleaf
Morgan Owens
R. Habern Owens
Grundy
Leland Owens
Stratton
Blanche Sykes
Albert Edwards
Detroit
Mich
Luther Richardson
Falouth
A. H. Arrington
Lena Owens
Caldonne Counts
Nealy Ridge
Emmine Rose
Clintwood
Floyd Arrington
Sand Lick Baptist Church
Newberry
Grundy Funeral Home
Funeral notices for Daniel Robertson Ramsey Jay and Booker
Obituary notices list several funeral services with times and locations. Ritchie Ray Daniel. Clyde E Robertson. Isom H Ramsey. Dillon C Jay Jr. Tom W Booker. Services at Laurel Cemetery Pocahontas Memorial Park Simpson Chandler Memorial Park Belcher Mountain. Ohio firm makes nails in over 1,000 sizes and shapes. Thumb fun.
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Jay
Dillon C. Jr
South Charleston
Simpson - Chandler
Charleston
Ohio
Yost Promoted To AP Position In Bluefield District
Morriss M. Yost rises from Princeton line crew foreman to Bluefield station supervisor for the Appalachian Power Co. effective July 1, 1958. He will oversee 121 stations in the Bluefield and Clinch Valley districts, and succeeds the late Joseph D. Wingfield. Yost, born in Glen Alum, is a 1931 Princeton High School graduate, Army veteran, and longtime Appalachian employee. He is married to Frances Smith of Johnson City Tennessee.
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W. J. Gillespie Jr
Bluefield
Appalachian Power Company
Morriss M.yost
Princeton Line
Clinch Valley
Yost
Glen Alum
Princeton High School
Concord College
The
Appalachian
Glen Alum Coal Company
the Appalachian
Rural Survey
Transmission and Distribution Department
Army
Princeton
Frances Smith
Johnson City
Tennessee
Christian Church In
Logan Plane Crash Injures Veteran and Fiancée
A bedfast veteran from Lancaster and his fiancée were moved to the VA Hospital after an ambulance plane crashed near Logan on takeoff from Chapmanville. The pilot survived unhurt. The damaged aircraft sustained over $20,000 in damage.
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Beckley
Lancaster
Veterans Administration Hospital
Logan
Robert M. Orr
Janet C. DeGolia
Chapmanville
Orr
Clifford Wallace
Houston
Texas
Wallace
Houseton VA
Stan Freberg On Chevy Show Tonight
Comedian Stan Freberg and stage actor Dean Jones join Edie Adams Janet Blair John Raitt and guest Dorothy Kirsten for the season’s second Chevy Show colorcast on Channel 6 at 9. Freberg portrays a lonely male in a romantic triangle as Edie Janet and Dorothy perform, with Freberg as a butler, a football hero, and a man about town in different sketches.
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Stan Freberg
Dean Jones
Edie Adams
Janet Blair
John Raitt
Dorothy Kirsten
Chevy Show
Freberg
Edie
Janet
Dorothy
Freiberg
Faros Name Origin Traced to Egyptian Pharaoh Cards
The game of faro dates to the 15th century and was called Pharaoh because the backs of French cards used in play bore a picture of an ancient Egyptian king.
Grundy Girl Contends for Miss Dixie Title 1958
Karen Hurley, 17, Grundy Va., a Grundy High School graduate and singer, competes for Miss Dixie 1958 at the Dixie Frolics in Daytona Beach. Contest runs June 30 to July 5 with IQ tests, interviews, and appearances on TV shows as prizes, plus a $1000 scholarship.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
South
Karen Hurley
C. B. Hurley
Grundy
Virginia
Karen
Miss Dixie
State reports stubborn slump despite slight May uptick
West Virginia's mid May employment shows continued decline with 463,200 non agricultural workers, down 1,700 from April and 43,800 from a year ago. Manufacturing hits postwar low while durable goods lead losses. coal miners number 62,400, and auto construction sectors show limited gains.
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Charleston
State Department of Employment Security
West
Poff Nominated for Fourth Term in 6th District GOP
Roanoke June 28 The 6th district Republican convention nominated Rep Richard H Poff for a fourth term in Congress. He warned Democrats may beat him with troops in Little Rock and White House aide Sherman Adams controversial remarks. The gathering praised his six years in Washington and urged voters to keep experience over promises.
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Roanoke
Richard H. Poff
Congress
Little Rock
Sherman Adams
White House
Poff
Washington
Richard F. Pence
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Pence
United States
Almond
Pen
Hotel
Lewis W. Wohlford Jr
Norfolk and Western
Eleven Bluefield Area Men Enlist in Marine Corps
Eleven Bluefield area youths enlisted in the U S Marine Corps during June. Recruiter Ray Shurling said the high school graduates enlisted in March to May under a 120 day delay program. Enlistees include George L. Poythress Jr Thomas M Smith Bert Waldron Everett Honaker Darwin Crabtree David Boothe Hubert Dobbs Larry Martin James Mahady Edwin Jones and David Belcher. Each will serve four years, take oath in Charleston, train 12 weeks at Parris Island then four weeks at Camp Lejeune. A doctor’s advice is noted but the text contains garbled lines about income and pay.
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Bluefield
United States Marine Corps
T-Sat
Ray Shurling
George L. Poythress Jr
Thomas M. Smith
Jaeger
Herbert H. Waldron
Bishop, Va
Everett E. Honaker
Warriormine
Darwin R
Camp Lejeune
Oscar Levant Featured On Steve Allen Show Colorcast
Tonight at 8 on WHIS TV Channel 6 the Steve Allen Show welcomes guest stars including Oscar Levant with singers Tony Bennett and Dorothy Collins, comedian Don Adams, seven year old trumpet player Sandra McCorkle, and pianist Oscar Levant added as an attraction.
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Tony Bennett
Dorothy Collins
Don Adams
Sandra McCorkle
Oscar Levant
Steve Allen
Whistv
Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
The Associated Press reports Virginia will see fair skies with warmer temperatures peaking near 78 to 86 degrees, slightly cooler at night. Sunday brings fair and humid conditions, with Monday warmer and more humid. West Virginia follows with fair weather, highs from 75 to 80 in the east and 80s in the west, and Monday partly cloudy and warmer.
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Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
Butler At State Party Dinner Denounces Military Intimidation
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler condemned what he called intimidation by President Eisenhower and Defense Secretary McElroy toward military leaders who oppose the defense reorganization. He cited possible fear of retaliation and urged the administration to stop pressure on the Chiefs of Staff. Butler noted misgivings among several Joint Chiefs, including the Marine commandant, and cited Russell delaying testimony due to duress fears before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Defense McElroy
Butler
McElroy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marine
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Chiefs of Staff
Connecticut Demos Nominate Tom Dodd for Senate
Thomas J. Dodd was named the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate by the Connecticut state convention. The 51 year old former congressman secured the nomination by acclamation on a first roll call with 469 votes to 322 for Chester Bowles and 9 for William Benton.
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Hartford
Conn
Thomas J. Dodd
U.S. Senate
Connecticut
Chester Bowles
William Benton
BSC Classes Open Tuesday For Summer Term
Registration begins 8 a.m. Monday at Bluefield State College. Classes start July 1 with workshops including Reading, Driver Training, Business Education, School lunch conference, Science and Mathematics, Leadership for church leaders. Notable consultants include Dr. Lois Blair Dr. J Lee Irving Dr. T Mahaffey Dr. Kenneth Vordenburg Prof James Handlan and others.
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Bluefield State College
Lois C. Blair
J. Lee Irving
Paul R. Miller
T. Mahaffey
L. D. Thompson
William H. Bordens
Atlanta
Georgia
Levi Miller
Baltimore
S. Connolley
Oak Hill
Bluefield
R. B. Powell
A. L. Polk
Wm. Mosley
S. A. Abrams
Moses Newsome
Rosalynde B
Richlands Rotary Banquet Honors Guests At Ladies Night
Richlands Va Rotary Club held its annual Ladies Night banquet at Wimpy's Cafe. Outgoing president James P. Farmer introduced guest speaker Dr. R. Roland Wagner of Central Baptist Church Norfolk who has served 32 years. Farmer presided at installation for 1958 59 officers as Clark Brown outlined next year plans.
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Richlands
Rotary Annes
Wimpy's Cafe
James P. Farmer
R. Roland Wagner
Central Baptist Church of
Norfolk
Farmer
Clark Brown
Fire erupts at Summit Street home causes $15 damage
Bluefield Fire Department answered a call to the home of Issac Banner at 9 Summit Street Saturday. Banner was preparing supper on an oil stove when it exploded, igniting curtains near a window. Damage to the house and contents was estimated at about $15 with no insurance.
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Bluefield Fire Department
Issac Banner
Summit Street
Banner
Dusting Erasers to TV Screens in Modern Classrooms
In this reminiscence the author likens school tasks to today’s routine, noting dusting erasers once a prestige chore and drawing a comparison to cleaning television screens in current classrooms. The piece reflects on changing habits and classroom life across eras.
Bluefield to Benefit From New Temporary Unemployment Aid
West Virginia launches a temporary unemployment compensation program in Bluefield and surrounding area with an expected impact exceeding 27 thousand dollars weekly and an across-state total surpassing ten million before expiry next April. About 700 claims are on file with roughly 1 000 anticipated eligible by June.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
M. L. Tabor
Anager
Department of Employment Security
Tabor
Henry L. Ash
Ash
Washington
YMCA Membership Drive Moves Ahead
The Bluefield YMCA membership drive advances after a Y's Men's Club meeting at Pinnacle Restaurant. Tonight's session reviews progress on the YMCA-YWCA building with talks on plans and fundraising. About 50 men will begin prospect card outreach.
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Bluefield Ymca
Y's
Pinnacle Restaurant
Ymca-Ywca
Jack Lazenby
Bundy Harvey
Bud Stowers
YMCA
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