Giants clash for control of Baltimore and Ohio system
Two rail giants, New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio, bid for B&O stock as merger patterns take shape in the East. Central offers stock and cash while C&O offers stock only. ICC rejects a general merger inquiry, signaling carrier-initiated consolidations.
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Baltimore & Ohio System
William Ferris
AP Business News
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
B&o
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
The
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C&o
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alfred Perlman
Walter Toohy
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Eastern
Central States Central
Association
St. Louis
Chicago
United States
Perlman
East
Judge Bailey Heads Wyoming Democrats
Judge R. D. Bailey of Pineville named chairman of the Democratic party in Wyoming County succeeding Dr Ward Wylie who retired. Bailey accepted the chairmanship by telephone confirmation after being ill during the meeting weekend. Tom Smith became first vice chairman and announced the next meeting set for July 29 at the Wyoming County Courthouse.
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R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Wyoming County
Ward Wylie
Mullens
Bailey
Tom Smith
Bluefield to Hold Bowling League Election Meeting
Local citizens in Bluefield plan a meeting at the Bluefield Auditorium on Thursday at 6 45 pm to elect officers. The gathering aims to reform the former City Bowling League that operated here years ago and invites public attendance.
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Bluefield
Absentee Ballot Dispute Over Logan Judge Race
The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments over whether 18 absentee ballots in the Logan County circuit judge Democratic primary should be counted. Claude Joyce argues 18 ballots from seven precincts were not counted and must be discarded. Chambers supported counting. both sides presented positions on reconvening officials and the precinct counting rule.
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Charleston
Logan County
Supreme Court
Claude Joyce
C. C. Chambers
Joyce
Logan
Chambers
Board of
Chauncey Browning
High Court
Board of Canvassers
County Court
Governor urges land and labor aid for 7 LAKES Economic Program
The governor urges citizen involvement in the 7 Lakes Economic Program through land equipment and materials purchases. He notes inquiries from women's clubs about STEP and calls for qualified applicants for voc ed and Conservation projects. Criteria focus on breadwinners with no income who have exhausted unemployment benefits and lack aid. Production pay outlined by Underwood as national remedy against false unemployment image.
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Women's Club
STEP
Conservation Department
Department of Public Assistance
Underwood
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
The Associated Press notes West Virginia will be cloudy with showers and scattered thunderstorms, highs 84 to 92, with a slight temperature change on Thursday as it stays partly cloudy with more thunderstorms. Virginia shows considerable cloudiness and warm conditions with scattered thundershowers mainly in mountains, highs 84 to 90, then Thursday becomes partly cloudy and quite warm with more thunderstorm activity.
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West Virginia
Virginia
VA Offices To Stay Open After Closing Time
Veterans Administration Office in the Federal Building at 601 Federal St will remain open after hours to accept applications under the old pension law. June 30, 1900 is the deadline for old law pension filings. after that date new law applies. Lloyd D. Hamblin, Representative, aims to keep the office open until 8 p.m. or longer if applicants wait.
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Veterans Administration
Federal
Federal St
Lloyd D. Hamblin
Bell breaks loose kills bellringer in church crash
In Brest France a church bell fell from its belfry during a baptism causing the bellringer to be struck and killed on the church roof and in the street.
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Brest
France
Four Democratic Governors Favor Real Convention in LA
Four Democratic governors including Meyner of New Jersey Brown of California Docking of Kansas and Loveless of Iowa discussed politics at breakfast. Meyner said they had accomplished nothing and all favored a real convention in Los Angeles next month to maximize value while denying support for Kennedy.
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Iowa
Kansas
California
Robert B. Meyner
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Meyner
Edmund G. Brown
George Docking
Herschel Loveless
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota
Courteous Driver Contest Earns Praise in Bluefield
Bluefield police call the month long Courteous Driver Contest a success though no teen drivers were cited for courtesy. Eight adult citations went to winners over four weeks starting June 1. Winners include Mrs June Melcher and Bill Love in early June, Kenneth Cochran for June 18, and Mrs A B Duff for June 25.
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Bluefield
Police Department
W. E. DeMoss
DeMoss
June Melcher
Bill Love
Roby Brown
Kenneth W. Cochran
Fairfield Ave
Tri-City Traction Co
Court Review Sought In Benefit Denial
Wetzel County widow Helen Lee Hoffman asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling denying death benefits under her late husband William R. Hoffman’s life insurance policy. The suit seeks a $2,500 settlement, citing an August 1957 hand injury and death after infection treatment as the basis for accidental death liability.
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Charleston
Iap
Supreme Court
Wetzel County
Helen Lee Hoffman
Peoples Life Insurance Co
Washington, D.C
William R. Hoffman
Hoffman
Martinsville
Welch Pastor Speaks At Community Home
The Rev. J. C. Baley of S S James Baptist Church Welch preached at the Carolina Community Home vesper service. Anna Callahan sang, Ora Trigg led prayer, and Anna Murry sang. Julia Ward to lead July program with Ethel Younger guest.
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J. C. Baley
S&s. James Baptist Church
Welch
Carolina Community Home
Anna Callahan
the Christian's Guide
Ora Trigg
Anna Murry
Julia Ward
Ethel Younger
Soviet to test new central Pacific rocket series
The Soviet Union said on Tass it will fire a new run of powerful multistage rockets into a central Pacific zone from July 5 to 31. The area lies about 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii and roughly 600 miles from Christmas Island, near Palmyra Island, with initial aims to reach Venus or Mars.
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Soviet Union
Central Pacific
Mid- Pacific
Hawaii
United States
Cape Canaveral
South Africa
Tass
Venus
Mars
Nikita Khrushchev
Rodion Malinovsky
Christmas Island
Palmyra Island
YMCA Day Camp Treasure Hunt and Birthday Party
YMCA Day Campers at City Park enjoyed a treasure hunt with four squads led by Charles McKenzie. squad 4 won first. A surprise birthday party for David Pruett featured a serenade by Tommy Wright. Campers later explored four new trails, met a turtle nicknamed Limpy, and engaged in swimming, handicraft, games, gymnastic stunts, and planned activities for cowboys and Indians.
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City Park
Squad
Charles McKenzie
David Pruett
Tommy Wright
David
Doug Eggleston
Davidson
N&w
Two Suits Filed in Wyoming County Courthouse
W A Morgan sues Robinson Brothers Coal Co and Robinson Phillips Coal Co and partners Claude and B J Phillips and Hassell Trent for trespass seeking 5740 damage claiming ownership of land with timber where defendants cut trees and lumber with a bull dozer. Martha Cook sues in chancery Oswell Cook Jr Nola Cook and James C Lyons administrators for further settlement of the estate.
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John S. Lambert
Wyoming County
W. A. Morgan
Robinson Brothers Coal Company
Robinson Phillips Coal Company
Seth
Claude
B. J. Phillips
Partners
Hassell Trent
Martha Cook
Oswell Cook Jr
Nola Cook
James C. Lyons
Oswell Cook
Gifts Presented Retiring N and W Freight Agent
Friends of Lawrence Hem of the Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Department in Bluefield honor freight agent Lawrence Hem on his June 30 retirement. A testimonial dinner at the Matz Hotel Monday night presented two gifts: a gift from the traffic men and a portfolio of laudatory letters from friends.
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Lawrence Hem
Norfolk and Western Railway Division
Bluefield
Matz
Deaths and Funerals Involving Edward and Pushki Families
Obituaries record deaths of Ambrose W Edward Birchleaf Teddy Edward of Detroit Michigan Earl Edward of Clintwood Virginia and Carlos Edward of Abingdon Virginia with multiple survivors and services at Sandlick Church and Birchleaf Cemetery Also noted are Miss Janie B Reel Pembroke Virginia Shanice Sandra Kay Cook and John Pushki of McComas Funeral arrangements list Grundy Cravens Evans and Roselawn Cemetery as final rites centers with burial and pallbearers named
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Detroit
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Clintwood
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Abingdon
Velva Hay
Mollie Arrington
Grundy
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Counts
Stacy Edward
Detroi
Phoebe Counts
Birchieaf
Polly Clevinger
Criffie Clevinger
Pikeville
Gracie Deel
Hampton
Sandlick Baptist Church
Edward
Linden Edward
Birchleaf
Grundy Funeral Home
Janie B. Reel
Pembroke
Giles Memorial Hospital
Pearisburg
Givens Funeral Chapel
Robert G. Parrish
Pembroke Methodist Church
Birchlawn
Sandra Kay Cook
Cecil Cooks
Rick View
Wyoming County
Pineville Hospital
Lorraine Rudolph
Charleston
Clyde
Sampson
Man
Rock View Cemetery
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
John Pushki
McComas
UMWA
Mary Pushki
Mike Brady
St John's Catholic Church
Roselawn
Cravens
Montcalm
Wiley
Eugene Moses
Stasto
Diro Brognoli
Trig Graham
Sam Shemeski
Funeral for Roy Newberry in Raven Thursday
Roy Newberry 45 of Raven dies and funeral is set for Thursday at 1 p.m. at Mill Creek Baptist Church with burial in the family cemetery. The body was moved from Farmer Funeral Home to the residence.
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Newberry
Roy
Raven
Mill Creek Baptist Church
Farmer Funeral Home
New Coal Contracts Are Negotiated For 2 State Hospitals
The State Purchasing Division awarded new one year coal contracts for Lakin State Hospital in Mason County and Fairmont Emergency Hospital. Jacobs Coal Co Inc won the Lakin supply at 5.50 per ton for 300 tons and 7.50 for 190 tons of treated coal. Consolidation Coal Co of Fairmont secured 250 tons at 7.65 per ton for Fairmont Emergency Hospital. E H Harris of Meadow Bridge submitted the low bid of 8.10 per ton for 400 tons for the West Virginia Prison for Women at Peace Springs. Norman Shanklin of Hinton was second with 8.40 per ton. bids for the prison remain under study.
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Lakin State Hospital
Mason County
Fairmont Emergency Hospital
Randall L. Baumgardner
E. H. Harris
Meadow Bridge
West Virginia
Peace Springs
Harris
Norman Shanklin
Hinton
Lakin
Jacobs Coal Co. Inc
Pomeroy
Ohio
Consolidation Coal Co. of
Fairmont
Sale of 1200 Head of Stock at Tazewell Market
About 1200 head of live stock crossed the auction block at Tazewell County Live stock Market on Monday. Calves topped at $25.50 per hundred, heavies $24.15, lights $23.20, others $20–$22. hogs topped at $17.40, heavies $16.50, lights $16, sows $10 to $14. lambs $22.25, reds $20.75, mediums $17, commons $12.40, ewes $2–$5. butcher heifers $16–$18.50, cows $1–$17.25, bulls $16–$18.
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Tazewell County
Matoaka Kiwanis Hear Fred Edwards Speaker
Fred P. Edwards of Princeton spoke at the Matoaka Kiwanis Club meeting held at Matoaka High School in a 6 30 session. He discussed Kiwanis Education. President Claude Blankenship welcomed him as twenty members attended with dinner by Lakeview Presbyterian Church women.
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Fred P. Edwards
Princeton
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Matoaka High School
Charles ‘Blankenship
Claude Blankenship
Lakeview Presbyterian Church
White Named Commissioner in Virginia Conservation Dept
J Stuart White will be promoted to commissioner of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development's public relations and advertising division. F J Barnes II becomes White's assistant. Marvin M Sutherland announced the changes on Tuesday afternoon.
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Richmond
State Department of Conservation and Economic Development
J. Stuart White
F. J. Barnes II
White
Marvin M. Sutherland
Conservation Department
Barnes
Cornwallis Calls Charlotte a damned hornets nest
During the American Revolution Lord Cornwallis described Charlotte North Carolina as a damned hornets nest, noting the city as a troublesome strong point for rebel forces.
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Lord Cornwallis
Charlotte, N. C
Sanity Hearing Set for July 7 in Fairfax Case
A Smyth County judge scheduled a sanity hearing for July 7 on a petition by a Fairfax County woman seeking release of her husband. He was committed to Southwestern State Hospital June 10 after a sanitary commission hearing following telepathist Peter Herkes study of the Carroll V. Jackson Jr. family slayings. The wife claims illegal commitment and lack of due process, including lack of warrant and attorney, and alleges police pressure to sign for commitment.
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Marion
Fairfax County
Stat
Carroll V. Jackson Jr
Southwestern State Hospital
Sanitary Commission
Thomas L. Hutton
Smyth County
Peter Herkes
Jackson
G. R. C Stuart
Kiwanis Votes $100 For Key Club Meeting
The Green Valley-Glenwood Kiwanis Club voted $100 to send two delegates to the Kiwanis Key Club Convention in Boston July 27. The delegates are Ron Shumate and Ken Kendrick of Princeton. The group also formed a watershed project committee and noted presidents and members attending the Kiwanis International Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. Dean Coffey of Princeton attended as a guest.
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Green Valley
Glenwood
Miami Beach
Fla
Dean Coffey
Princeton
Pineville Names Two Principals For 1960 61
Darrell V. McGraw will be the 1960 61 principal of Pineville Grade School with 188 teachers. He replaces Pete Morgan who becomes principal of the new Pineville Grade School being built beside the old building. Sandy Basham will take McGraws place at Wyoming Grade School after years with the Board of Education.
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Darrell V. McGraw
Pineville
Pete Morgan
McGraw
Wyoming
Sandy Basham
Board of Education
Women win seats in Ghana Assembly from government nominations
Ten women nominated without opposition by the Government party were elected to the National Assembly this week for seats arbitrarily allocated to women. The result marks a notable step in gender representation within Accra politics.
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Ghana Assembly
Accra
Ghana
National Assembly
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