Wytheville Firm Submits Low Bid for Smyth Road Project
Pendleton Construction Corp of Wytheville filed the apparent lowest bid at 1 478 676 for the Interstate 81 Smyth County grading and bridge work connecting the Chilhowie and Marion bypasses. The package totals 5 946 367 for 12 interstate and secondary projects including 18 bridges on I 95 in Hanover and Caroline counties. The State Highway Commission must review bids before awards.
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Wytheville
Smyth Road
Richmond, Va
Hanover
Caroline Counties
Smyth County
Hanover-Caroline
Pendleton Construction Corp
Marion
Chilieme
Columbus Contractors Inc
Whiteville
N. C
Viria
Caroline County
Hanover County
Sanford Construction Co, Inc
Sanford
Smyth
Virginia
Seven Mile Ford
Chilhowie
Pastor Speaks To Bluefield Old Guard Meeting
The Bluewell Baptist Church pastor Rev. Charles Milam Jr addressed 76 members of the Bluefield Old Guard at their 10 30 a m weekly meeting discussing Things Important In Life And Their Relationship With God Visitors included Robert J Wilson E G McPeak J C Wallace H C Comer of Norfolk and Grover Wallace of Yards Virgil Frazier was ill Birthday notices for J R Brown D B Shupe J E Forlines were read The Old Guard plans a patriotic program on Judy Simpkins Woman's Whirl Monday July 3 at 11 30 am
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Charles Milam, Jr
Bluewell
Wade Frazier
E. D. Eddings
C. S. Bruce
J. B. DeVault
W. J. Havens
J. R. Brown
D. B. Shupe
J. E
W. C. Forlines
T. K. Shawver
W. H. Harrison
O Meade
W. B. Martin
Judy Simpkins
Woman's Whirl
Racketeer Costello Gains His Freedom
New York AP Costello, 70, wins freedom after 32 years in two prisons. He leaves Rikers Island for the ferry, refusing to discuss deportation to Italy. He had completed a 32 year term at Atlanta Penitentiary for income tax evasion and served a contempt sentence at Rikers.
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New York
Frank Costello
Italy
Rikers Island
East River
Costello
Atlanta
Withholding Forms Mailed To About 19000 Employers
The State Income Tax Division will mail withholding return forms to about 19 000 employers Friday. Income Tax Chief Clifford Lantz noted most forms reach employers early, with about 10 000 required to report deductions only annually if withholding under $100 yearly or $25 each quarter. The forms cover April 1 to June 30.
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Charleston
State Income Tax Division
Clifford Lantz
West Virginia
Lantz
Deaths and Funerals Notices Of Area
Obituary notices report Mrs. Phoebe Hale 73 wife of Rev Rileydale of Castlewood Virginia dies after a lingering illness. Also listed are Miss Trix Barber 4 of Princeton and several other survivors with funeral details and burial shifts across multiple local churches and cemeteries.
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Rileydale
Castlewood
J. T. Hale
Chevy Chase
William Hale
Kensington
W. E. Froman
Cleon Rhobough C. C. Franklin
Kingsport
Tenn
Calvin Phillips
Kemper Vicars
Sun
Shaler Couch
Milburn
Rufus Couch
Charles Couch
J. C. Miles
Christiansburg
W. C. Bickley
Mary Music
Cynthia Barker
St. Paul
Gravel Lick Baptist Church
Trev
John Hess
Rev. M. A. Music
Temple Hill Cemetery
Huff- Cook Funeral Home
Funeral Rites for Lemuel Hines at Pine Grove Church
Lemuel Ruble Hines of Linsde will be laid to rest Thursday at Pine Grove Christian Church with Rev. Charles Jack and Rev. O F Surface officiating. Burial follows at Orchard Cemetery with Nephhews as pallbearers and Rebekah Lodge members carrying flowers. Body returned from William S Broyles Mortuary Peterstown.
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Elgood Cemetery
Shirley Martin Hazelwood
Renae Doyle Hazelwood
Peterstown
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Charles Potter
Carson Hazelwood
Howard Doyle
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
McDowell Man Killed In N. J.
St Clair formerly of Hensley died in an industrial mishap while employed by Owens-Illinois Glass Co in Bridgeton. Survived by parents Fred and Dulsa Stevens St Clair of Hensley three brothers and four sisters. Body at O J Douglas Mortuary Welch Thursday 4 p.m. funeral Friday 2 p.m. burial at Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield.
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Hensley
Owens-Illinois Glass Co
Bridgeton
Fred
Dulsa Stevens St. Clair
John
Thomas
Jerry St. Clair
Doris Albrando
Brenda
Julia
Ruth St. Clair
0. J. Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Italy Attracts Record Tourists in Early 1961
Rome AP reports Italy drew more foreign visitors than any other European nation in the first five months of 1961. Tourism Minister Alberto Folchi told the Senate that record tourist arrivals marked a peak for the country.
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Rome
Italy
Alberto Folchi
Kennedy warns Berlin risk and outlines weapons study
President Kennedy says Berlin is under threat from Soviet pressure and asserts allied unity will not be undermined. He notes a planned scientific study to detect tests and gauge progress, to be reviewed by the JCS and NSC, as part of safeguarding the free world. He contrasts U.S. and Soviet economic pace.
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Salinger
Berlin
Kennedy
West Berlin
East Germany
Germany
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Free World
Soviet Union
United States
Orders Entered At Pineville
The M. and W. Distributors, Inc. secured a default against James Dow Cook for 456.94. In Supply Co. Inc. versus Raymond White and others, Wiley White Jr appealed. no appearance by Viers or White led to dismissal and final judgment by Justice W. P. Wilson. Itha Williams was granted a divorce from Clarence Williams with custody to the plaintiff for their child Linda Williams, 17. The Economy Savings and Loan Co. received 827.44 with 6 percent interest since July 1 1961. City Loan and Savings Co. awarded 204 with 6 percent interest since July 1 1961. Default entered for John’s Motor against Herbert Lee Osborne and Jeannette Osborne for 959 plus costs. Dr. R. C. Hatfield won against the Town of Oceana and its Municipal Water Works for 75 plus six percent interest and costs. Wyoming County Insurance Agency, Inc. recovered 33.77 against Bessie Scott plus six percent interest and costs. The case against Lewis Worledge was dismissed as settled.
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M. & W. Distributors, Inc
James Dow Cook
These Supply Co. Inc
Raymond White
Wiley White
Itha Williams
Clarence Williams
Linda Williams
Economy Savings and Loan Co
Elle H. Lester
City Loan and Savings Co
Aginst Eyle H. Lester
John’s Motor
Herbert Lee Osborne
Jeannette Osborne
R. C. Hatfield
Oceana
Municipal Water
Wyoming County Insurance Agency, Inc
Bessie Scott
Lewis Worledge
Civil Service Exams Ad for Multiple Safety Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations for safety inspector and locomotive inspector with salaries from 3450 to 8955 dollars annually, plus maritime safety officer and officer posts with 6435 to 8966 dollars. Jobs span various U.S. cities. tests and experience determine hiring. Applications available from the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Bluefield Federal Station.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Labor Standards
U. S. Department of Labor
United States
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Federal Station
Federal St
Bluefield
Pittsburgh Painter Falls To His Death
Homer G. Walls, 33, of Uniontown, a father of four, died after slipping from a 675 foot television tower on Pittsburgh North Side. He fell 150 feet while painting with three colleagues at K D K A TV near Franklin Road. Walls was employed by Nationwide Painting Co of Uniontown.
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Pittsburch
Fayette County
Homer G. Walls
Uniontown
Franklin Road
Nationwide Painting Co
Magistrate Fines Sunbathers In New York
Two Manhattanites were fined $3 each by Magistrate Walter Bayer for indecent exposure while sunbathing in a city park. The magistrate advised that at the beach it’s fine but on city streets shirts should be kept on.
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New York
Food Packaging Probe Launched
A congressional hearing probes misleading packaging and net content claims. Mrs Marya Mannes and Queens College professor raise concerns about slimmed down products and oversized “best buys” with similar prices. Chair Philip A Hart notes danger of consumer deception in today’s packaging. A mythical supermarket tour highlights smaller contents in familiar packages and inconsistent “giant” sizes and prices.
Rural medicine institute to aid Brazilian peasants
Rio de Janeiro AP report says Brazil builds the first rural institute of medicine to serve peasants and farm populations in the interior. Government agency Agencia Nacional claims it will be Latin America's first of its kind.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Agencia Nacional
Latin America
India Pledges Aid For Nigerian Nation
New Delhi pledges technical assistance and economic aid through trade to help Nigeria implement its five year development plan starting in 1962. The offer signals close ties as Nigeria seeks funding and expertise for rapid growth.
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New Delhi
India
Nigeria
West Virginia Weather Forecast From AP
Partly cloudy and a little warmer Thursday with highs in the 70s southeast and 78 to 84 in the west and north portions. Friday will be partly cloudy and somewhat warmer.
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West Virginia
Plant Dedication In Buckhannon By Carhart Refractories
A new Carhart Refractories Co plant, a Corning Glass Works subsidiary, will be dedicated Friday in Buckhannon. The facility will employ 40 to 50 workers and supply heat resistant materials to glass steel and cement sectors. War ter, state conservation director, will deliver the dedication speech ahead of the new Natural Resources Department’s Saturday start.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Carhart Refractories Co
Corning Glass Works
Warter
Department of Natural Resources
Baghdad Seeding Expansion Talk on Kuwait Annexation
Baghdad hinted at widening Premier Kassem's claim to Kuwait to cover other Persian Gulf oil regions. Radio Baghdad praised the move to "liberate Kuwait" and urged reclaiming Qatif and Ahsan from concessions tied to Arabian-American Oil and British interests. The Baghdad regime faced regional opposition from Saudi Arabia and the UAR while Britain and the United States backed Kuwait.
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Soviet Union
Frondizi Plans Extensive Year End Tour
AP reports President Arturo Frondizi will visit Canada India Thailand and Japan later this year as announced by the government. The plan includes a multi nation itinerary reflecting diplomatic ties and regional interests.
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Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Canada
India
Thailand
Japan
Bluefield Night Honors Young Lead In Honey In The Rock
A special Bluefield Night at Grandview State Park Amphitheater celebrates Norman Arrington of 1800 East River Drive as John Morgan in Kermit Hunter’s Civil War drama Honey In The Rock. Mayor Tanner invited, event July 1, tickets at The Auto Club, Arrington recently graduated Concord College and studies for the ministry.
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Beckley
Norman Arrington
East River Drive
John Morgan
Virginia
West Virginia
Kermit Hunter
Auto Club
Commerce Street
T. Courtney Tanner
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