Governor Says Weinberg Demand For Rehearing Unfounded
Charleston June 29 Governor Underwood labeled Alma S Weinberg s request to reopen a hearing on Industrial School for Girls at Salem unfounded He noted the board had opportunity to present evidence and that Theodore T Dorman may continue the inquiry as commissioner of public institutions The hearing heard accounts of paddling handcuffs tape in mouths and restraints while Weinberg criticized a 24 hour reopen request and reports of dormitory lockups surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Underwood
Industrial School For Girls
Salem
Alma S. Weinberg
Raga
Board of Control
News
Theodore T. Dorman
Board
Daniel L. Louchery
Louchery
Weinberg
Edward H. Greene
Huntington
Greene
Dorman
Parsons
Jene Coe
Nicholas M. Homes
Corinne Whiting
Sonence
Appointments to State Health and Professional Boards
The notice lists appointees replacing several officials: C. G. Dawson to the State Athletic Commission in Charleston replacing James E. Deal. Dr. Ward Wylie of Mullens to the Board of Optometry replacing B. F. Mitchell of Petersburg. W. W. Jennings of Lewisburg to the River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. Ot. F. Kirsch of Morgantown to the Board of Certified Public Accountants. Bird Cook of Charleston to the trustees of West Virginia Stonewall Jackson Memorial.
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State Board of Health
C. G
Jack) Dawson
Charleston
State Athletic Commission
James E. Deal
Huntington
Ward Wylie
Mullens
More Facilities
A column on aiding underprivileged children argues against labeling them as different and notes the shared need for access to camps. It cites Camp Joy with an average cost per child of about $7.50 and mentions Mikimoto in 1604.
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Scott Litton
Camp Joy
Deaths And Funerals In Bluefield Area
William Otto Groseclose 73 of Tazewell Va died Friday night at St Luke s Hospital Bluefield. Funeral today at 3 p m Main Street Methodist Church Tazewell. Interment at nun Cemetery Tazewell. Major Edmond P Sykes US Air Force killed June 18 in Korea F86 crash at Osan. Memorial services later Akron and Arlington National Cemetery. Johnny Russell Ellison three day old son dies in Pearisburg. Nan McCutcheon longtime Beaver High Latin teacher dies in Knoxville. Mrs Audrey E Riggins 48 of Gary dies. Funeral Tuesday Gary Methodist Church. Sam Jones 77 of Erfield dies in Welch hospital. Wilmer Wilson Ferguson 74 dies at son s home Pettrey. Toby R Layne 15 drowns at Twin Branch Dam spillway. Elmer Neel 41 of Bland dies. Virginia Alistair McKinney 74 of Basin dies. Jackson E Lester 70 dies at home Princeton. Funeral today at Chapel Church.
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William Otto Groseclose
Tazewell
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
J. C. Groseclose
Falls Mills
Paul
Harold
Weckey, Ariz
Reynard
Pascoquofi
Miss
Eugene
Los Angeles
Calif
Af Mozel
Paulin
Angeles
F. , Dix
F. E. Humphreys
Johnson City
Tenn
Paul W. Spencer
Richmond
R. L
Ronceverte
Walter
Danville
Main Street Methodist Church
Paul Martin
Shearers
Bob Bailey
Polly Crutchfield
Buddy Britton
Cal Collins
Loony Kimbel
Robert O. Brown
Greever Funeral Home
Edmond P. Sykes
U. S. Air Force
Frances A. Sykes
Himebright Blvd
Akron
Ohio
Gary
Osan
Korea
Sykes
U.S. Air Force
Cleveland
Jacksonville
Fla
University of Florida
E. P. Sykes
Gainesville
V. B. Corder
Johnny Russell Ellison
J. E. Eillison
Ballard
Pearisburg
Hos
Eva
Russ Ellison
Acie Jones
Oakvale
Church of God At
Howard Flint
Hines
Howard Spencer
Cashmere
Archer Cemetery
Broyles Funeral Home
Nan McCutcheon
Knoxville
Beaver High School
McCutcheon
Frank T. McCutcheon
Rogerville
Rogersville
Au Atee Riggins
Welch
Meadowview
Union Supply Co
Susie Colley Boardwine
Charles William Boardwine
Bruce Jackson Riggins
Eugene Jack
Ina Jean
J. D. Boardwine
Huntington
Herman Moore
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Gary Methodist Church
Paul Beal
R. J. Mathena
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Wilmer Wilson Ferguson
Wilmer
Pettrey
Floyd County
Charlie Ferguson
Estline Pennington Ferguson
Davzie
Fred
Princeton
Iris Parker
Sophia
Virgie Waite
Nora Blankenship
W. O
Sam
Elrood
Ferg
Pettreyristian Church
Toby Robert Layne
J. E
Esther Layne
Davy
Twin Branch Dam
Davy Methodist Church
Morgan Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
Burton R
Lawrence McKinley
Betty
Caroline
Laura Bell
Sadie Irene
Ida Marie
Esther Irene England
H. McKinney
Virginia
Alistair McKinney
Basin
Wyoming County
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Luke and
Arminta C. McKinney
Huey G. McKinney
Dewey McKinney
Alpoca
Menifee McKinney
Bill Sh
Phillip Graham
New
Spruce Grove
Robertson and Foglesong
Jackson E. Lester Jackson
Evie Lester
Lester
Mercer County
Elsie Cray Lester
Mary Sheltz
Lindside
Ida Ames
Bartonsville
Irene
Everett
Boyd
Billy
Chapel Church
Roy L. Akers
Hill Cemetery
Johnston
Everett Lester
Rt. 3
Funeral services for infant Roger A Ett
Funeral services for infant Roger A Ett, son of Mr and Mrs William Puckett of 330 4th Street Bluefield will be held today at 2 PM from Dudley Funeral Chapel in Bluefield Virginia. The Rev Fred Lester will officiate. Interment will follow at Agen Hill Cemetery in Bluefield Virginia.
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Roger Aett
William Puckett
4Th Street
Bluefield
Dudley
Fred Lester
Agen Hill
Radford Man James W. Neal 58 Dies After Illness
James Willie Neal 58 of Radford Virginia died last night at 6 30 via Redford hospital after an illness. He was the oldest employee of Celco Americas having been hired when the plant opened. Surviving are his wife Dorothy Musselman of Narrows his mother Mrs H A Neal of Narrows and four daughters Mrs Ragsdale Narrows Mrs James Brown Cash. The body is at Seaver Funeral home in Radford where arrangements will be made.
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James Willie Neal
Radford
Narrows
Redford Hospital
Celco A
America
Dorothy Musselman
H. A. Neal
Ragsdale
James Brown
Cash
Seaver Funeral Home
Bond Rural Virginia man dies in Cooper Valley area
Ralph Bond aged 44 of Willis Virginia died in a morning incident near Cooper Valley he was the son of Mr and Mrs W L Bond of Cooper Valley Surviving are his wife the former Miss Virginia Helton two children Roger Dale and Richard Wayne at home a brother Cecil C Bond of Bluefield four sisters unnamed of Cooper Valley Virginia
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Ralph Bond
Willis
W. L. Bond
Cooper
Virginia Helton
Roger Dale
Richard Wayne
Cecil C. Bond
Bluefield
Cooper Valley
Obituary Notice for Mrs Roberta Walker of Princeton
Mrs Roberta Walker 73 of Princeton will lie in state at 2:30 p.m. at Princeton First Methodist Church with Dr Ross McClung in charge. Interment follows at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield Va. Friends may call at Seaver Mortuary until 1 p.m. Pallbearers listed include G T Lowe Harvey Walker L P Mullens Bill MecClaugherty and Harry Neces io.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Walker Walker
Princeton
Princeton First Methodist Church
Ross McClung
Maple Hill Cemetery
Bluefield
Seaver Mortuary
G. T. Lowe
Harvey Walker
L. P. Mullens
Bill MecClaugherty
Harry Necesio
Bill Houchens
Funeral notices and burials in West Virginia region
Funeral services are planned for several residents including Mrs Pearl Patter son of Princeton to be held at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Resthaven Cemetery. Donald Clinton Dudley of Bristol Tenn funeral at Montcalm Church of God with burial at Tabernacle Cemetery. Miss Clarice Pearl Halsey of New Richmond Wyoming County dies at 47. services in New Richmond Chapel. Infant Robert Stephen Hensley of Berwind dies. burial in Hartwell Cemetery. Additional notices note a memorial service for an elderly Berewind resident and a church burial at Hart well Cemetery.
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Donald Clinton Dudley
Bristol
Tenn
Montcalm
Montcalm Church of God
Sam Sublett
Lonnie Hollinsworth
Tabernacle Cemetery
Dudley
Rainbow Bridge
Boone Lake
Ernest Dudley
Bonnie Bontain
Ethel Pennington
Mann
John Eastman
Chamberlin
Ervin Dudley
Covel
Charles W. Dudley
Blountsville
Cravens
Clarice Pearl Halsey
New Richmond
Wyoming County
Dewey Miley
Ollie May Phillips Halsey
New Richmond Chapel
Hershey Lane
Jim Belcher
Jackson Cemetery
Robert Stephen Hensley
Robert E. Hensley
Berwind
Welch Hospital
Edward Hensley
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
James
Douglas
Jerry
Rich Welch
Doris
Kathy
Betty Jean Hensley
Eunere Coviey
Ae ‘Toda .m
Assembly of Bent Church
Bern
Ane
H. A
Hartwell Cemetery
J. Douglas
Welch
Obituaries and funeral services across several towns
funeral notices list Edgar L Hudson 70 of Ivanhoe Va at Siloam Methodist Church with interment at West End Cemetery Wytheville. George R Wright 26 Princeton Va at Mary Burke Memorial Church with Resthaven Park. James R Hios 27 Wilmington Del at Leckie Pentecostal Holiness Church with Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs Howard Davis 52 Vivian Va at Layman's Chapel Richlands Va with Davis Cemetery. Mrs Albert R Jeter 46 Baltimore Md at Little Star Church Richlands with Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery. Mrs Margaret Headen 48 Fairday N C at Roberts Chapel Goldston with in church cemetery.
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Hudson
Edgar L
Ivanhoe
Siloam Methodist Church
Max Meadows
West End
Wytheville
Wright
George R
West Main Street
Princeton
Mary Burke
Resthaven Memorial Park
Hios
James R
Wilmington
Del
Leckie Pentecostal Holiness Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Davis
Howard
Vivian
Layman’s
Richlands
Davis Cemetery
Rich
Jeter
Albert R
Baltimore
Little Star Church
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Headen
Margaret
Fairday
Roberts Chapel
Goldston
N. C
Stassen Briefs Allies On Plans For Disarmament
Paris dispatch notes Harold E. Stassen briefing NATO allies on new U S disarmament proposals ahead of briefing Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin in London. Zorin opposes bit by bit sharing and seeks full proposals before deciding on working groups. Rhode Island later recognizes Decoration Day as a legal holiday.
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Paris
Harold E. Stassen
NATO
Soviet Union
Stassen
U. S
Valerian Zorin
U. N. Subcommittee
London
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Zorin
Eisenhower
Poseun Pamins
Palaisoi de Chaillot
Jules Moca
Rhode Island
Byrd Warns Against Trade With Red China
Rep. Byrd of West Virginia warns that relaxing trade with Red China would weaken free world defenses and lead to recognition by stages. He urges the House to oppose any further relaxation and is echoed by Rep. Judd who calls gains from trade nonexistent.
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Washington
Rep
Byrd
D-Wva
China
Free World
House
United States
Judd
R-Minn
West
House of Representatives
Japs Slow Down Airport Work at Tachikawa Base
At Tachikawa Japan a police unit dispersed 170 demonstrators opposing a runway extension for US Air Force jets. Workers removed two tall poles set to harass pilots. a brief clash left one person injured. Demonstrators hailed from Sunakawa and were rallied by leftist student groups. No arrests were reported.
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Tachikawa
Japan
Air Force Base
Sunakawa
U. S. Air Force
Destruction Follows Cameron Hurricane Evacuees Revisit Rubble
Survivors recall Cameron's devastation as 600 plus evacuees recount loss of families and homes. A 37 year old chief engineer seeks his children while others search for clothing and shelter amid debris near the ruined town.
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Cameron
Lord
Henry M. Ratliff
Raymond Barber
Margaret
Louis
Jeffers
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Eventinnly Creae
New West Virginia Couples Counseling Service Opens in Bluefield
A nonprofit marriage counseling service began in Bluefield serving couples in surrounding areas of two Virginias. Twenty counselors from religious, medical, legal and social work backgrounds offer appointments at First Presbyterian Church nine to five daily with plans for a weekly clinic day. The program aims to help couples reach solutions and foster healthy relations without deep level therapy, plus an educational department with speakers on marriage and family relations.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Mercer Chapter
State Society For Mental Health
Robert F. Gunter
Gunter
State DMV Sees Busy Rush For License Plates
In Charleston on June 29, DMV workers issued licenses by mid afternoon to a long line of applicants. Officials expected about 10 000 plates to be issued that day as warm weather kept voters waiting in line. Commissioner Condry noted the department had sold plates from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for 60 days and urged owners to renew before the expiration of the 1957 plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Department of Motor Vehicles
Joseph P. Condry
US to Propose Military Cut for South Korea
The United States is expected to propose soon that South Korea reduce its armed forces from about 700,000 men. The plan would deliver more modern weapons to the South Korean army to create a more effective defense force.
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Washington
United States
South Korea
U S Grants Ten Million To Aid Jordan Economy
Washington June 29 The United States provided a 10 million dollar grant to Jordan as aid to its strained economy and military needs marking the second major assistance in just over two months to King Hussein after a political crisis in April seen as Communist inspired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Jordan
Hussein
Bradley's Bridal Shop Vacation and Wedding Fashion Sale
Bradley's Bridal Shop showcases shorts, peddle pushers, blouses, cotton knit shirts, bathing suits by Cole of California Ganther of California Catalina Tina Lesser Cabana, and silk tweed or Glenhaven suits priced to entice. Coats, dresses, wraps, hats, and sweaters are offered with spring sale incentives and size options.
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Bradley
Cole
California
Ganther
Catalina
Tina Lesser
Cabana
Bradley’s
Bradley's
Weather across states shows warm weekend with sun and clouds
Maryland and nearby regions expect partly cloudy to sunny skies with warm temperatures in the 80s for Sunday and Monday. Virginia and West Virginia forecast mostly sunny conditions with highs near 90 in spots, while Tennessee sees warm humidity and scattered storms. Washington reports a temperature and rainfall recap for the prior 24 hours and notes a fertilizer plant in Saginaw Michigan.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
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Mikimoto
William C. Groseclose
Ellison Infant
Audrey E. Riggins
Sam Jones
Erfield
English
Presley
Pride Jones
Jones
Allen Jones
Roderfield
Raysal
Laura Mullens
Union City
Jaeger
Birdie Sweeney
Allen
Canton
Jessie
Ashland
Carl
Wilco
William
Fanning
James Short
Big Creek
War
Toby R. Layne
Elmer Neel
Bland
Anna Burton Neel
Effie G. Neel
Leland J. Neel
E. Wayne
Portsmouth
Walker C
Ted Neel
Porterfield-Minnick Funeral Home
Puckett Infant
Mrs. Pearlie Patterson
Pearlie Patterson
Bailey Funeral Home
I. A. Gadd
Marvin Miller
Resthaven Cemetery
Bluefield Tomor
Oes
Santa Fe
N. M
Henry Cartier
Essie Bailey
Bart Gott
J. &. Painter
Ikey Glenn
Frank Richae
Cyrus Gadd
Dan Carr
Donald C. Dudley
Miss Clarice Halsey
Hensley Infant
Michigan
Weather Bureau Forecast
Rockies
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
U.S
Robert Gunter
Frank Rowley
Paul Royer
G. P. Whiteley
Henry Warden
E. W. McCauley
James R. Shanklin
Upshur Higginbotham
William Ae
Eisseemens
Edmond Stone
Paul Hudgins
David Wayne
Lewis W. Field
Reed Ewing
van Martin
Dodd Mortenson
Virginias
Richard K. Young
W. D. Hamrick
Bailey Memorial Baptist Church
Hamrick
Piedmont Bible College
Winston-Salem
City & Coalfield
Glenhaven
Saginaw, Mich
Asheville
Pep
Atlanta
Chicago
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Denver
Los Angles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Mils-St.Pau
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Richmond St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Warlick’s
Furniture
Rock of Ages
U.S. Pat
Bluefield Monument
Bluefield, VA
Dial
Glenn Ford
Janet Blair
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