Donaghue challenges non resident fireman hires in Bluefield
J Vincent Donaghue of the Bluefield Firemen Civil Service commission objected to certifying non residents for Bluefield fire department positions after a 14 applicant exam. He argued residency rules require five local hires and questioned allowing out of towners despite county residents qualified. The city manager will interview the top three, while legal interpretation on residency rules is awaited.
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J. Vincent Donaghue
Bluefield Firemen Civil Service Commission
Bluefield Fire Department
Donaghue
Fire Department
Bluefield
William D. Shumaker
Hemlock Hill
Thomas E. Broyles
Raymond C. Sproles
Bluefield Avenue
Sproles
C. Mack Tolley
Princeton
Phillips Cruise
Raleigh Terrace
Elmer Sale Connor
Cherry Street
Randy Whittle
Drownings After Car Plunges Into Flooded Oconee River
In Athens Georgia a car left an embankment in the flood swollen Oconee River. Two adults and six children died while the driver Mrs J L Barnett and Jerry Green 10 escaped. The river was two feet above normal in its highest level since 1938. Rain fell for the 13th straight day.
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Athens, Ga
Oconee
J. L. Barnett
Mae Watkins
Charles Epps
Ralph Gree
Jerry Green
Jayne Mansfield Parade Marshal for Martinsburg Centennial
Martinsburg expects a huge parade crowd for the centennial Parade of Progress led by actress Jayne Mansfield and her husband Mickey Hargitay. About 40 000 spectators are anticipated to view the procession with guests including U S Senators Harry F Byrd and A Willis Robertson, both Martinsburg natives.
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Martinsburg
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
West Virginia
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
A. Willis Robertson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph founded 1893 publishes morning editions from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia It is a member of the Associated Press with local news and dispatch rights Includes subscription rates by carrier and mail with annual West Virginia pricing and circulation audit listing.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia and Nearby Areas
Euris Walton Wickline 75 retired farmer died at home in Hollywood Monroe County. Survived by wife Anna Canterbury Wickline three sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren. Funeral today 2:30 p.m. Broyles Funeral Chapel Union burial Oak Grove Cemetery Gates. Also details births and services for Allen C Hager Stella Coleman Mary Thompson George F Mash and Charles C Farris with dates and locations across Bluefield Princeton Harman Marion and Covington.
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Euris Walton Wickline
Hollywood
Monroe County
Sweet Springs
Anna Canterbury Wickline
Bill Wickline
Otis Wickline
Dunbar
James Wickline
Covington
Louise Ferguson
Belle
Eva Morgan
Melvin Wi
J. E. Fairburn
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gates
Wade Helvey
Ed Lynch
Bernie Elmore
Dwight, Vinson
Eldon Wickline
Obituaries for Paul Ball and Eva Harris in Ashland and Honaker
Paul Blair Ball aged 58 of Ashland died Friday at home. He worked for Ashland Mining Corp and belonged to United Mine Workers. Survived by wife Myrtle. four sons Eugene Ray D Ball Bobbie and Douglas. three daughters Annette Evelyn and Freda Mae. six grandchildren. two siblings. Eva Harris 73 of Honaker died Friday in Richlands hospital. Survived by seven daughters and five sons. Dignified funeral services held or pending arrangements at local homes and churches in Coalwood and Honaker with burial at Russell Memorial Cemetery.
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Paul Blair Ball
Ashland
Ashland Mining Corp
United Mine Workers
Honaker
Milburn
Mart Price Ball
Myrtle Cecil Ball
Eugene
Ray D. Ball
Bobbie Ball
Bridgeton
N. J
Douglas A. Ball
U. S
Germany
Annette Ball
Evelyn Cochran
Freda Mae Ball
L. M. Ball
Bluefield
Marie Sexton
Rock
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Eva Harris
Richlands
Lena Riley
Berwind
Eura Gay Sykes
Jettie Hart
Iris Leonard
Bristol, Tenn
Hazel Stinson
Martha McGlothlin
Port Clinton
Ohio
Low
Barrie
Chicago
Ill
Curtis Harris
Bartley
Whitt
Winston
Dayton
Stanley Harris
Finney Baptist Church
Coalwood
Kyle Hubbard
Eldon Fuller
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
Honaker Funeral Home
Hart
Hargrove, Welch Resident, 73, Dies After Illness
Raymond J. Hargrove, age 73, of Welch, died Friday June 2 at a local hospital after a lingering illness. He was born in New York City, son of the late Paul and Florence Hargrove, and lived in Welch 20 years. Survived by wife Beatrice H. Hargrove of Welch and sister Pauline Fuller of New York City. Funeral held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Court Street Methodist Church Welch with Rev. James E. Davis officiating. burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell. Friends may call Page Funeral Home Welch this afternoon.
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George F. Mash
Highland Ave
Princeton
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Co
Arista
Kee Street Methodist Church
Princeton Old Guard
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
TB Association
U. S. Air Force
Belfast Mills
William
Sarah Mash
Margaret Lewis Mash
Frank Mash
Fort Bragg
N. C
Polly Magee
Kensington
Jean Keatley
Arlington
Tex
Arthur Mash
Albert Mash
Ironton
Ohio
Ettie Cox
Methodist Church
William Trowbridge
Paul Bohn
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Howard Durr
Otey Lytton
Alec Johnson
Raymond Fizer
Carl Young
Fred Cooke
M. H. Jewell
Henry Warden Jr
B. S. Clements
C. S. Butte Jr
R. J. Rogers
Craig Thornton
Paul Duncan
Cody Fletcher
C. W. Murphy
Clayton Condry
G. L. Barker
C. B. Anderson
Claude Karnes
Dee Bailey
Lane Murphy
Raymond J. Hargrove
Welch
Welch Hospital
New York City
Paul
Florence Hargrove
Beatrice H. Hargrove
Pauline Fuller
Court Street Methodist Church
James E. Davis
Maplewood
Tazewell
Page Funeral Home
Crete Campbell 85 Dies. Union Farmer Buried in Green Hill
Crete Houston Campbell 85, a retired Union farmer, died Thursday in a Huntington hospital. He was a son of the late Andrew N. and Liza Jane Leach Campbell. Survived by two nieces Mary Maxwell Campbell of Hinton and Mrs. Jean Hershey of Winchester, Va. Funeral conducted today at 3 30 p m with Rev J W Rowe Jr officiating. Burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers Fred Sibold Frank Sibold Russell V Kittle Keney Brown Harry Tomlinson G C Shanklin Jr.
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Allen C. Hager
Route 2
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
G. P. Whiteley
Monte Vista Park
Hager
Bluefield Sanitarium
Henderson
Clarida Shrader Hager
First Prsbyterian Church
Claude Hager
Cleo Hager
Cletis Hager
Clayton Hager
Kenneth Shultz
Billy Thomason
Fred Thomason
Arthur Shrader
Circle No. 10
Annie Thomason Hager
Buford J. Hager
Beulah V. Bailey
Henry H. Hager
Florence Tanner
Cora Shrader
Mary Shultz
Bertha Thomason
Princeton
Crete Houston Campbell
Union
Huntington
Andrew N
Liza Jane Leach Campbell
Mary Maxwell Campbell
Hinton
Jean Hershey
Winchester
Broyles Funeral Chapel
J. W. Rowe Jr
Green Hill Cemetery
Fred and
Frank Sibold
Russell V. Kittle
Keney Brown
Harry Tomlinson
G. C. Shanklin Jr
Funeral notices for Hall and Slade families in Virginia
Mrs Lillie Mae Hall of Princeton is to be buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens after a 2 p.m. service at Burns Wornal Chapel with Rev Albert Van Reenen Jr. officiating. Miss Lucie Virginia Slade of Shawvers Mill is to be laid to rest at Cove Creek family cemetery after a 2 30 p.m. service at Calvary Methodist Church with two ministers officiating. Pallbearers and flowers are listed. Greever Funeral Home of Tazewell, Virginia handling arrangements.
Barron and Moore Clash Over West Virginia ARA Jobs
Gov. Barron accused Rep. Arch Moore of a smokescreen after Moore opposed extra ARA funding. Barron claimed 3500 jobs would result, a number Moore called an fabrication. The Senate approved the higher ARA money, sending it back to the House for a vote, with Baron's jibe at Cecil Underwood noted.
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Charleston
Barron
Arch A. Moore Jr
R- W. Va
Moore
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia
Congress
West
Underwood
AAA
State Economy Keeps Up Climb During May
West Virginia's economy moved higher in May with 18 of 22 indicators up from last year, led by coal production up 8 percent, lumber up 15.6 percent, life insurance up 15.7 percent, gasoline up 68.7 percent, and farm income up 11.7 percent. Monthly gains were fewer than April's, blamed on a post Easter slowdown.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Sutton Firm Awarded Reservoir Contract
A Sutton firm, Facemire Bros. & Co., won a federal contract worth 99,268 for building recreational facilities at Sutton Reservoir in Braxton County. The U S Army Engineers said the firm was the low bidder on Friday to erect picnic shelters comfort stations and other park facilities with five firms bidding.
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Sutton
W. Va
Sutton Reservoir
Braxton
U. S. Army Engineers
Facemire Bros. & Co
Kentucky House Ends Session For Three Day Holiday
Kentucky lawmakers suspend work for a three day weekend costing taxpayers over 30 thousand dollars. The House adjourns to Monday night while the Senate schedules a session, with parole reform and regional hospital authority bills pending final action. The plan funds regional hospitals and allocates 700 thousand dollars for non paying patients next year.
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Frankfort
Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky House
Senate
Bert Combs
Middlesboro
McDowell
Hazard
Halan
Whitesourg
United Mine Workers Union
Layman Argues Wins His Case Before Washington Supreme Court
Charles A. Nave a 60 year old Seattle resident who non commercially argued his own case before the Washington Supreme Court over a $15 traffic ticket won his point. The court tossed out the two charges against him and ruled the right turn signs did not direct turns at the first intersection and that an officer can only hold a license briefly to obtain information. Nave said the dispute cost about $700 in time and expenses.
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Olympia, Wesh
Charles A. Nave
Washington Supreme Court
Nave
Seattle
Bruce Johnson
Johnson
Vernon Towne
George Stuntz
Towne
Olympia
Supreme Court
Picketing Ended At St. Marys Hospital West End Richmond
Picketing ended Friday after three days at St. Marys Roman Catholic Hospital in West End Richmond. Local 10 plumbers and steamfitters and local 789 general laborers led the action against Consolidated Engineering Co. of Baltimore. The contractor alleged the unions were enforcing the unionization of Gerrett And Co. in violation of Virginia right to work laws. The letter warned the matter would be taken to court if picketing did not cease and other workers refused to cross the lines.
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Richmond
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Hospital
West End
Consolidated Engineering Co
Baltimore
Gerrett and Co
Britain’s UN Rep Sir Patrick Dean to Tour Central Africa
Sir Patrick Dean, Britain’s permanent representative to the United Nations, will undertake a 19 day tour of central Africa next month. The government gave no reason for the trip.
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London
Patrick Dean
Britain
United Nations
Central
Africa
U S Steel to Close Hearths and Furnace Across Plants
U S Steel Corp will shut 11 open hearths and one blast furnace this Sunday at its Homestead and Edgar Thomson Works Braddock sites. The move follows a drop in demand tied to a new labor agreement with United Steelworkers. Labor impacts unclear but about 800 workers may be affected at each plant.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Area Works
Homestead Works
Edgar Thomson
Braddock
United Steelworks
U. S. Steel
Heat To Ease Today In East
The Northeast faces relief on Saturday as a cooler air mass moves in, ending six days of heat in the New York area with temperatures dropping from the 90s to the 80s, though inland parts may stay in the 90s. Municipalities impose water restrictions amid shortages and heat stress. Newark and Philadelphia report record heat with hydrant closures and high water use. A Westchester County blackout leaves thousands without power for fans and air conditioning.
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Weather Bureau
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Mercury
New England
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Westchester County
Norfolk Man Heads Virginia Cruise Corp Leadership
Ashley Haycox of Norfolk elected President of the Virginia Cruise Corp succeeding Clem Johnston of Roanoke. James Gara of Norfolk named vice president and Verbon E. Kemp of Richmond re-elected Secretary-treasurer. The corporation includes the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce the Twenty-First Street Businessmen Association of Norfolk and the Norfolk Port and Industrial Authority.
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Richmond, Va
Ashley Haycox
Norfolk
Virginia Cruise Corp
Clem Johnston
Roanoke
James Gara
Verbon E. Kemp
Richmond
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Twenty-First Street Businessmen’ Association of
Norfolk Port and Industrial Authority
Powell Pushes GOP Aid to End Racial Discrimination
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell urged Republican support for a civil rights bill banning discrimination in hotels and restaurants. He warned opposed by GOP leaders Dirksen and Halleck could doom the measure while noting the White House would consider exemptions for small establishments. Powell also discussed fair employment practices plans and clarified remarks about rewriting the president's message.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Powell
House
Senate
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
House Education and Labor Committee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Congress
Committee On Education and Labor
White House
Long Beach
Calif
U S Pupils Know Much About Canada
University of British Columbia professor Dr Tory Westermark reports tests show American and Canadian students know similar amounts about each other. The study compares Canadian and U S pupil knowledge of the other country.
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U.S
Canada
Toronto
University of British Columbia
United States
Tory Westermark
Republican unity urged to avoid GOP split in 1964
Len Hugh Scott warned at a Young Republicans gathering that intra party feuding from conservative to liberal wings could cost Republicans the 1964 election. He urged support for presidential and vice presidential nominees, called for tolerance, and stressed stopping wasteful federal spending.
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San Francisco
Len Hugh Scott
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Scott
Missouri Woman To Head University Unit
Dr. Blanc Dow of Nevada Missouri was elected president of the Americas Association of University Women. She defeated Dr Eunice Roberts of Bloomington Indiana and will serve a four year term. The election results announced Friday follow balloting that began Wednesday and name regional vice presidents including Mrs Douglas C Tomkies of Huntington West Virginia.
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Denver
Blanc Dow
Nevada
Americas Association of University Women
Dow
Cottey College
Eunice Roberts
Bloomington
Ind
Anna L. Rose Hawkes
Orleans
Douglas C, Tomkies
Huntingtor
W. Va
Three Siblings Share June 18 Birthday
In Melbourne Australia Joan Daly celebrates a single yearly party for her three children all born on June 18. The son born in 1961, a daughter born last year, and another son born this year mark the family milestone.
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Melbourne
Australia
Joan Daly
35 Canadians Move To Iceland To Work
The Icelandic consul in Winnipeg reports 35 western Canadians have moved to Iceland under two year contracts to help fill a labor shortage in the North Atlantic island's fishing industry.
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Winnipeg
Iceland
North Atlantic
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