Woman Returns Home to Mourning iFriends in Mistaken Death
Norfolk, June 29. Mrs Pauline Forstall Adams returned from shopping to find family and friends mourning her death. Earlier, Miss ire Barraud, about 70, who lived with Adams, was killed in a fall down stairs in their apartment building. Dr Walter P Adams identified the body as his mother but later said identification was mistaken due to darkness and facial injuries. Mrs Callender, a friend, was in the apartment when Adams entered and recounted the stunned reaction.
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Norfolk
Pauline Forstall Adams
Barraud
Adams
Drews
William E. Callender
Callender
Commissioner Revokes Three Beer Licenses in West Virginia
Charleston, June 29. Three retail beer licenses were revoked by Beer Commissioner Burton Crow at the year end hearing. Edgar Meade of Johnny Boy's Place Ragland Mingo county faces a felonious shooting case. customer fatality linked to the establishment. Denver Roberts of the Oasis St Albans cited for drunkenness and sale after midnight. Jerry B Deluca Mount Hope Grill Mount Hope charged with sale to minors. Georgia Klein Taylorville Mingo county charges dismissed as evidence did not support them.
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Charleston
W. Va
Burton Crow
Edgar Meade
Johnny Boy's Place
Ragland
Mingo County
Crow
Meade
Williamson
Denver Roberts
The
Oasis
St. Albans
Jerry B. Deluca
Mount Hope Grill
Mount Hope
Georgia Klein
Taylorville
Massenburg May Head Virginia Democrats
Norfolk sources expect Speaker G Alvin Massenburg of Hampton to be nominated and elected permanent chairman of the Virginia Democratic party at the July 2 Richmond convention. W Tayloe Murphy is tipped for the keynote. Virginia Democrats reportedly favor supporting Truman in Philadelphia and focus on civil rights in the national platform. The Norfolk group signals opposition to a bolt from the national party.
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Norfolk
Alvin Massenburg
Hampton
Virginia Democratic Party
W. Tayloe Murphy
Warsaw
House of Delegates
Richmond
Virginia
National Party
UMW Official Seeks DuPont Workers Vote in West Virginia
Charleston June 29 An official of the United Mine Workers urged DuPont Belle workers to vote no tomorrow on representation. Workers will decide whether CIO Chemical Workers or no union will represent them with District 50 barred from the election. UMW District 29 President George J. Titler spoke at a mass meeting, noting the current contract runs to June 16, 1949 and predicting a vote to preserve it.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
E. I. DuPont de
George J. Titler
District 29
UMW
du- Pont
District 50-Du-Pont
E. I. DuPont Company
VFW Scout Troop 26 Plans Watermelon Feed Evening
Boy Scout Troop No 26 sponsored by the VFW will hold a watermelon feed at the VFW home on Bland Street this evening at 6 o’clock. All members urged to attend and all boys age twelve and older interested in joining are invited.
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VFW
Boy Scout
V. PF. W
Bland Street
Jane
First Baptist Church Meeting Postponed
A Sunday School Workers conference and supper at the First Baptist church was postponed to a later date. In Norfolk, Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons of the U S air force was relieved as commandant of the armed forces staff college. Vice Adm. John L. Hall Jr. succeeds him.
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First Baptist Church
Norfolk, Va
Delos C. Emmons
U. S. Air Force
Huntington
W. Va
Armed Forces Staff College
Emmons
John L. Hall, Jr
Berlin Crisis Put Off By UN Chief Lie
UN Secretary General Trygve Lie abandoned plans to bring the Berlin deadlock to the Security Council after the United States suggested delaying UN intervention. France supported the pause, while Soviet positions were unclear. Lie said he would monitor the situation, offering no immediate action. Separate notes mention Tibetan women wearing 108 pigtails to honor a classic volume count.
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Lake Success
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Berlin
Security Council
United States
France
Lie
U.N
Lieb
U. N
Virginia Side Pastor to Retire From Ministerial Work
The Rev Edgar C Burns rector of St Marys Episcopal and Pearlsburg Episcopal churches plans retirement at age 68 on July 31 and will move to Washington DC to run a private business. He began ministry in 1919 and has served in multiple states and missions. He travels and prior work includes printing and stenography. He and his wife Dorothy Woof have two children. The couple will move next week and a successor is not yet chosen. A separate note cites an insurance study on heart disease death rates among whites.
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Edgar C. Burns
St. Mary's Episcopal
Pearlsburg Episcopal
Washington, D. C
Mr. Burnz
Burnz
Burns
New York City
Peddie Institute
New Jersey
Virginia Episcopal Seminary
Alexandria
Hudson River Valley
Big Stone Gap
Russell, Scott, Lee, Wise
Dickenson
Saltville
Smith County
Charlotte
N. C
St. Peter’s Church
Orangeburg
Fort Motte
S. C
Arizona
West
Tucson
Ariz
Gonzales
Hallettsville
Yoakum
Texas
Pee
Virginsside
Orient
Japan
Korea
Manchukuo
North China
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X ~ Dreams
Goodyear
Stockman Tire Service
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
Ford
Mercer Garage
Scott and
Raleigh Streets
Marie Moyson
New York
Tibet
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