Siberian Meteorite Barrage Recalled On 1908 Anniversary
AP report recalls the Tunguska event of June 30 1908 when a huge meteorite explosion near the Tanguska River scorched trees and shattered windows. Russian expeditions later found craters and scorched terrain while noting the event’s role in global seismographs and twilight skies.
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New York
Siberia
Trans. Siberian
Outer Space
Tass
Tanguska
St. Petersburg
WHIN-TV Director Heads Good Will Delegation On Tour
WHIN-TV news director Arthur J. Smith will lead a 30 member business and professional delegation from the Charleston Huntington area on a three week Europe and Soviet Union tour starting September 1. The group will visit Belgium Sweden Russia Germany France Holland Finland and Czechoslovakia spending six days near Moscow and three days in Belgium as guests of the government during the 1958 World's Fair. The tour aligns with a U S cultural visitation exchange program agreed with the State Department and Russia.
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Huntington
Whtn-Tv
Charleston- Huntington
Europe
Soviet Union
Arthur J. Smith
Moscow
New York
Belgium
Sweden
Russia
Germany
France
Holland
Finland
Czechoslovakia
U.S
State Department
Andussia
Y's Men To Hear Harvey On Tuesday
J. T. Bundy Harvey will be principal speaker at the Bluefield Y's Men's Club weekly meeting to be held Tuesday night at the Pinnacle Restaurant. Harvey helped found the City Young Men's Christian Association facilities to build character and prevent juvenile delinquency. The semi annual meeting of y members will be held with the regular Y's Men's Club meeting, President Arthur Carroll presiding.
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Harvey
Bluefield Y
Pinnacle
City Young Men's Christian
Y.M.C.A
Arthur Carroll
Martinsville girl wins new Miss Virginia title
Barbara Doris Guthrie, 19, a Martinsville native and University of Florida freshman, won Miss Virginia at the Hotel Roanoke. the Western Virginia winner received a $1000 scholarship and plans for a journalism or broadcasting career. She competed in the bathing suit segment and performed a dramatic reading in talent, with a piano number planned for Atlantic City. Guthrie, known as Bobby Lee, hopes to name her first son Michael and aims to help Crippled Children in Craig County through pageant proceeds.
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Virginia
Barbara Doris Guthrie
University of Florida
Western Virginia
Barbara
Miss Bedford
Betsy Hopkins
Washington and Lee
Bobby Lee
Michael
Becky Lou Richardson
Orson P. Greer
U. S. Naval Academy
Atlantic City
Martinsville
W. B. Guthrie
du Pont T. Or
Daytona Beach
Fla
Eithr
Craig County
Becky Lee
Roanoke
Becky
West Virginia Virginia Weather Outlook for Monday Tuesday
The Associated Press reports mostly sunny skies and warmer humid conditions across West Virginia with Monday highs 84 to 92 degrees and Tuesday partly cloudy and warm. Virginia also expects mostly sunny, warmer and more humid weather with Monday highs 84 to 92 and Tuesday fair.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Virginia
Green Room Brawl Involving 100 Officers And Truck Drivers
Chicago AP reports a free swinging melee at the Bismarck Hotel Green Room when police raided two craps games. More than 100 officers clashed with truck drivers. 13 drivers faced gambling charges, two charged with assault, five officers injured, and crowds blocked Randolph Street as suspects were taken away.
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Bismarck
Dep
Kyran Phelan
Green Room
Randolph St
Tokyo Braces for Drought as Rationing Looms
Tens of thousands of Tokyo residents hoarded water in bathtubs and containers as rationing threatened amid the worst drought in over 50 years. Taps may close up to 22 hours daily in some areas while better served districts face city wide action if rain does not come. Police noted widespread well drilling across the capital as officials said four inches of rain are urgently needed.
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Tokyo
President Garcia To Report US Trip In Independence Day Speech
President Carlos P. Garcia will report to the nation on his U S trip in a speech in Manila on Independence Day July 4. The Philippines and the United States celebrate Independence Day together.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
United States
Philippines
Retired State Police Reelect Nitro Man
The Retired State Police Members Organization held its annual meeting at the State Police Academy and reelected L. V. Minnick of Nitro as president. Hazen H. Fair welcomed members and announced an outstanding policeman of the year award to be presented in fall. A special business meeting is planned the first week in October at Elkins to discuss nominations for the new award. Additional officers elected included James H. Fillinger as vice president H. E. Martin as secretary George H. Skeen treasurer Lawrence Gunn sergeants at arms and Harry C. Myers as chaplain.
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Peytona
Boone County
H. E. Martin
Parkersburg
George H. Skeen
Kenna
Jackson County
Lawrence Gunn
Martinsburg
C.A. Thompson
Beckley
Harry C. Myers
Charleston
Hinton Man Found Dead On Highway
James C. Shaver twenty one of Hinton was found dead beside West Virginia Route twenty near Elton in Summers County by a passing motorist. He died on arrival at Hinton Hospital from a skull fracture and officials called it a highway accident. An automobile was located in a gully 250 feet from the road edge as state police investigated. Shaver leaves a widow and two children.
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Hinton
James C. Shaver
W. Va
Elton
Summers County
Hinton Hospital
Shaver
Funeral Home
Ad Operations Under Attack
Congressional investigators will hear July 9 about real estate advertising firms under FTC scrutiny that allegedly fleece small businessmen farmers widows and property owners of about 50 million dollars annually. FTC charges target ads sold under false pretenses that rarely lead to property sales.
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Washington
Congressional
Federal Trade Commission
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
FTC
California
Father Of Three Drowns In Lost River Near Moorefield
Curtis Brown Strawderman a 29 year old Mathias farmer drowned in Lost River during a Sunday picnic with his wife three children and a friend The drowning occurred after Strawderman and Lake Dove 27 of Mathias entered about eight feet of water to swim Dove said Strawderman began to struggle and the Broadway Virginia rescue squad recovered his body about an hour later The scene lies about 20 miles southeast of Moorefield near the Virginia line
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Moorefield
W. Va
Curtis Brown Strawderman
Mathias Farmer
Lost River
C. J. Hamrick
Strawderman
Lake Dove
Mathias
Dove
Broadway
Virginia State Line
Dr. John E. Cannaday, longtime Charleston physician dies
Dr. John E. Cannaday, 85, a leading Charleston physician for nearly 50 years, died at home after a long illness. He served as president, chief of staff and medical director of Charleston General Hospital. Survived by widow, a daughter and two sons. Services set for noon Tuesday at Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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Charleston
John E. Cannaday
Charleston General Hospital
Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church
State sweet cherry crop harvested in Martinsburg
Harvesting of the sweet cherry crop here will be completed within a week. Two men whose orchards account for the bulk of the crop estimate combined production at about 20 tons of red and white sweet cherries. Quality described as good and prices at the orchard ranged from 1.25 to 1 dollars a gallon.
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Martinsburg
Bethlehem Steel Foreman Killed in Industrial Accident
Clyde Fisher aged 50 a foreman in Bethlehem Steel open hearth department was struck and killed Saturday night when a frame being moved from a furnace toppled or shifted. The Johns town Pa AP report notes the fatal accident occurred during normal operations at the Bethlehem Steel plant.
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Johnstown, Pa
Clyde Fisher
Bethlehem Steel Open Hearth Department
Deaths and Funerals Thomas Taylor Dillion
Services will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m from Pocahontas Union Funeral Home for Thomas Taylor Dillion 84 of Boisse vain Va who died Sunday at Bluefield Sanitarium after a prolonged illness Interment will follow in Dillion Cemetery at Abbs Valley He is survived by three daughters Mrs Cora Poseno Mrs Pettie Cline and Mrs Grady Caldwell one son Robert L Dillion one brother Frazier Dillion one sister Mrs Mattie Compton 16 grandchildren 43 great grandchildren and one great granddaughter
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Pocahontas Union
Boissevain
Bluefield Sanitarium
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Abbs Valley
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Pettie Cline
Grady Caldwell
C. L. Alexander
LaSalle Avenue
Norfolk
Bluefield
Presbyterian Church
G. R. Repass
Virginia Stone
St. Louis
Dorothy Conklin
Radford
Greever Funeral Home
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Obituary notices from Nemours Kimball and Pocahontas areas
Obituaries note Mrs. Molly E Maeers Rye 88 died at her son C M Rye's Nemours home after noon on Sunday. Survived by four sons and three daughters with funeral plans in progress. Also Mrs Etalla Ruth Schultz 31 of Kimball died suddenly in her car from a heart attack with services set in Mann Baptist Church. Bus Butner 47 of Pocahontas died Sunday at Bluefield Sanitarium. plans pending. Mrs C L Alexander of Norfolk widow of C L Alexander Bluefield died at home in Norfolk. services set at Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell.
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Molly E. Maeers
C. M. Rye
Nemours
Paul Daugherty
Pineville
J. R. Coleman
Norfolk
Wagner Funeral Home
Etalla Ruth Schultz
Kimball
Lundale
Mann
Mann Baptist Church
Douglas
Jackie Ray
Michael Vaughn
James Douglas
Sue Lynn
Donald Walker
Explosion to Create Lake in St. Lawrence River near Massena
Thirty tons of dynamite will be exploded Tuesday to breach a 600-foot dike and flood the Inter national Rapids area to form Lake St. Lawrence. The joint $650 million project by New York State Power Authority and Ontario Hydro will supply power to a 150 mile radius and is scheduled to yield first dependable output in September with completion in 1959.
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N. Y
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United States
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Hydroelectric Power Commission
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St Lawrence
U.S
Goldfine Seeks Delay for House Testimony
Bernard Goldfine arrived in Washington as his lawyers sought a one day postponement of his appearance before a House investigating subcommittee. Robb asked the panel to allow more time for Goldfine to study last week's testimony by John Fox and stated the request had been previously denied. Goldfine said he could answer questions if his attorneys agreed, while reporters were met with silence by attorney Samuel Sears.
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Bernard Goldfine
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Boston
Sherman Adams
Roger Robb
Goldfine
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Robb
John Fox
Harris
Samuel P. Sears
Sears
Senators Move Into Tie For AA Lead
The Charleston Senators swept a doubleheader from the St. Paul Saints in St. Paul to move into a tie for first in the American Association. Jim Stump struck out seven in the opener to earn a seven inning shutout. Don Lee pitched six scoreless innings in the nightcap. Don Demeter hit his 11th homer in the third for St. Paul. Buddy Hicks drove in two Senators in the fourth to spark the comeback and Jim Delsing scored the tying run in the fifth on Larry Osborne’s double.
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ST. Paul
Charleston
Lee
Wayne Terwilliger
Jim Delsing
Marty Stabiner
Senators
Don Demeter
Saints
Buddy Hicks
Larry Osborne
Local Golfers Turn In Fine Performances at Bluefield
Local players produced solid rounds at Bluefield Country Club over the weekend. George Cartwright opened with five birdies and four pars for a five under 30 first nine, finished with a two under 68 total after a rough second nine. Mrs. Fred White also posted a 39 on the front but struggled on the back, finishing 84.
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Bluefield Country Club
George Cartwright
Fred White
Cartwright
Pittsburgh Man Dies In Roof Fall
Pittsburgh resident Michael W. Saunders, 67, died after falling 35 feet from a roof he was tarring Sunday. Saunders lived in nearby Cora Opolis.
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Pittsburgh
Michael W. Saunders
Cora Opolis
Mrs Dessie Ferrell Dies in Daytona Beach
The body of Mrs. Dessie Pearl Ferrell of Daytona Beach Florida will be shipped to Hawking Funeral Home here. She was a former resident of Bluefield and died at Daytona Beach early Sunday morning.
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Dessie Pearl Ferrell
Daytona Beach
Fla
Hawking Funeral Home
Funerals Listed for Several Local Residents
Funerals announced for Ritchie Ray Daniel three year old son of Mr and Mrs Monroe Daniel of Roseanna West Virginia area. Domenico Deneri 77 of Keystone held today at Church of God Northfork with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs George W Lazenby Princeton and Martha Ellen Owens Birchleaf Virginia with cemetery interments planned. John Browning 38 Wharncliffe to be buried at Beech Fork Cemetery after service at Levi Gibson Church.
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Ritchie Ray
Monroe Daniel
Roseann
Laurel Cemetery
Feds Creek
Deneri
Domenico
Keystone
Church of God
Northfork
Woodlawn
Browning
John
Wharncliffe
Levi Gibson
Beech Fork
Clay County Wreck Claims Life Of James Salisbury
James Maloy Salisbury, 22, of Ivydale died in a Sunday crash on West Virginia 4 at Precious near the Kanawha County line. Two companions, Frank Hudson 20 and David Craft 19, were hospitalized with injuries after the Cadillac left the road at a curve.
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Clay
W. Va
James Maloy Salisbury
Ivydale
Precious
Kanawha
Charleston
Frank Hudson
David Craft
Precious Post Office
Salisbury
Waynesburg Elects New GOP Chairman
John B. Carter of Waynesburg was elected Greene County Republican chairman for a four year term. He succeeds John E. Baily who did not seek re election. Carter is a minority member of the Greene County board of commissioners.
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Waynesburg
John B. Carter
Greene County Board of Commissioners
John E. Baily
Local GOP Women Postpone July Meeting
The Bluefield Republican Women have postponed their July meeting originally set for Tuesday July 1. A representative said the gathering will be held later in the month with the time and place to be announced.
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Bluefield
Northside Church Gospel Program Tonight
Mrs. Viola Clark and her gospel singers present a program at 7 30 p m tonight at Northside United Holiness Church on Church Street. The program features the Cheerteers Quartet of Bluefield and other gospel groups, inviting the public to attend.
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Viola Clark
Northside
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