Bluefield Bus Service Cuts Set for 60 Day Trial
Bluefield city officials approve a 60 day trial of reduced bus service affecting nine runs starting June 1. Try City Traction Co. seeks profit relief after a 30 day check found little public demand for certain routes. Changes include hourly service shifts and complete suspensions on some lines.
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Lon Savage
Bluefield
Try-City Traction Co
Herbert Miller
Karl Evans
Miller
Officers Retained By Bluewell Lions Club
The Bluewell Lions Club met at LaSaluta last night and kept its current officers. McComas High School Principal Maghan spoke, joined by students Carl East and Raymond Sutherland, who discussed their Air base tour at Columbus. A local recruiter gave the McComas party a base tour.
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Bluewell Lions Club
LaSaluta
Maghan
McComas High School
Carl East
Raymond Sutherland
Columbus
McComas
Notice of Trustee Sale of Bluefield Real Estate
Default under the trust deed prompts a public auction by the trustee Bond on June 7 at 1:00 AM. The sale at The Commercial Bank of Bluefield, Bluefield WV, covers Lot No. T and western Lot Be 21, Section 3, Third Ward, Bluefield, Mercer County.
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Pierce
Commercial Bank of Bluefield
Sluefield
West Virginia
Third Street
Fourth Street
Bwefield
Mercer County
Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
Funeral services are set for James Henry McGhee 78 Lindside Rev Raymond Booth officiating burial in Royal Cemetery He died Monday at home Robert Sherman Kennedy 76 Princeton service 2 p m burial Resthaven Cemetery Mrs Louise Gross 74 Giotto service 2 p m Weyanoke Church of God burial Matoaka body moved from Bailey Funeral Home to Giatto today Mrs Gross died Monday in Princeton Last rites 4 p m for Mary Thaxton 83 Bluefield burial Walnut Grove Cemetery pastor Rev B W John Grace Methodist Church pallbearers listed
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James Henry McGhee
Lindside
Raymond Booth
Bretheren
Royal Cemetery
Monay
Robert Sherman Kennedy
Princeton
Louise Gross
Giotto
Weyanoke Church
Mary Thaxton
Bluefield
B.W. John
Grace Methodist Church
Wagner Hawkins
Walnut ‘Grove Cemetery
St. Luke's Hospital
M. B. Nicewander
L. W. King
H. W. Davidson
A. B. Morrison
R. P. Weatherford
D. R. Taylor
Ladies of
the Golden Rule Sunday School
Funeral services for John Gatherum set for today in Beckley
Funeral services for John Gatherum, 77, prominent Beckley man, will be conducted today at 2 p m. The Rev Edward Shafer will officiate at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Interment follows in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. The body remains at the funeral home.
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John Gatherum
Beckley
Edward Shafer
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Funeral Home
Notable Obituaries and Funeral Rites From Local Deaths
A batch of obituaries and funeral notices from Green Valley Montcalm Tazewell Princeton and nearby towns report Viola Victoria Thomas 82 of Green Valley died at St Luke s Hospital from a hemorrhage while living with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs J D Kulick The body is at Cravens Funeral Home Montcalm John Wesley Cash a former Bluefield resident died in Sanford Florida Funeral services today at 1 30 pm at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial at Walnut Grove Cemetery Pallbearers listed Millard Puckett 31 of Tazewell killed when his tractor overturned. services at Willow Chapel assisted by two pastors James Honaker 71 of Princeton died after a heart attack at Memorial Hospital. services at First Baptist Church with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named from the church Men s Bible Class
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Viola Thomas
Viola Victoria Thomas
Green Valley
St. Luke's Hospital
J. D. Kulick
Cravens Funeral Home
Montcalm
John W. Cash
John Wesley Cash
Bluefield
Clyde Hensley
Bland Street Methodist Church
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Walnut Grove
Cash
Sanford
Fla
W. H. Spang Jer
Fowler
W. David Son
Danner
G. Bowles
J. H. Ngosh
A. S. Morgan
Millard Puckett
Tazewell
Willow Chapel
J. C. Clark
A. B. Montgomery
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
Puckett
Witten's Mill
James R
Honaker
James and Honaker
Princeton
Edward Stubblefield
First Baptist Church
Resthaven
Seaver
Opie Crotty
Bill Forbes
Percy Henderson
Frank Keesee
Henry Harvey
Harry Piller
Stanley Smith
Mr. Honaker
Memorial Hospital
Death Notice for John E. Farmer of Bluefield Virginia
John E. Farmer aged 50 of Bluefield died yesterday morning at University Hospital in Charlottesville Virginia after a period as patient there. The body will arrive at Wagner Hawkins Funeral Home today and may be viewed after 4 p.m. Survived by wife Martha Thompson Farmer of Tazewell Virginia daughter Michael Wayne of home brother Luther Farmer of Pulaski Virginia sisters Mrs Hubert Hedge and Mrs W C Farmer both of Pulaski and Bluefield arrangements incomplete.
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John E. Farmer
Bluefield
University Stal
Charlottesville
Wagner-Hawkins
Martha Thompson Farmer
Tazewell
Michael Wayne
Luther Farmer
Pulaski
Hubert Hedge
Pulaski, Va
W. C. Farmer
Prominent Southern West Virginia Lawyer Harry Capehart Rites Set
Funeral services for Harry J. Capehart Sr. of Welch will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Virginia Avenue Methodist Church Welch. He died Sunday at St Marys Hospital Bluefield after a long career spanning state legislature U S district attorney and Howard University trustee. Survivors include wife Anna Hurley Capehart two sons Harry Jr. and Arthur a granddaughter three sisters and a brother. Page Funeral Home in charge with body in state Wednesday at the funeral home prior to service.
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Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Welch
Harry J. Capehart Sr
St. Marys Hospital
Bluefield
West Virginia
Melvin Loveless
Logan
Keystone
U. S
Howard University Law School
Howard
Anna Hurley Capehart
Harry Jr
Arthur
Elkhorn High
Aileen Parsons
Virginia Reeves
Washington, D.C
Louise Warren
William Smootz
Newark
N. J
Joseph E. Brown
J. C. Kingslow
P. G. Howard
J. P
L. Z. Wright
Joseph G. Travis
Abishi C. Cunningham
S. A. Calhoun
Earl Stewart
Stewart Richardson
Leon P. Miller
Richard R. Parsons
Thornton G. Berry Jr
Judie B. F. Howard
Samuel A. Christie
Sidney A. Christie
W. R. Keyser
Albert A. Harley
C. E. Johnson
W. H. Ballard
Arthur Jackson
Jack Or Berry
J. M. Belcher
Charles Tutwiler
C. F. Hopson
T. G. Nutter
S. O. Johnson
J. 8. Butts
J. Earnest Martin
Walter Hallanahan
D. T. Murray
G. E. Ferguson
T. T. Lewis
E. C. Brice
Isadore Katzen
Flower Girls
Women's Society of Christian Service
The
Silhouettes
Page Funeral Home
Thorting
Last rites for Wytheville resident John W Johnson set
Funeral services for John Granville W. Johnson of Wytheville Virginia are scheduled for 2 30 p m tomorrow at Main Street A M E Church Wytheville with Rev J W Carpenter officiating Burial will follow at Crockett Cove Cemetery Johnson died at his home on Monday The note adds that no U S town is named for Eisenhower though towns bear the names of all other presidents.
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North Side
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Oakhurst
Frederick, Pulaski Streets
Frederick Street
Pulaski Street
Cumberland Road
White Church
Nion Street
John Granville W. Johnson
Wytheville
J. W. Carpenter
Main St. A.M.E
Crockett Cove
U. S
Eisenhower
Ex Virginia Bank Head Faces Jury
Roanoke May 17 61 year old John Moore Kessler former president of the National Bank of Blacksburg faces a U S District Court Grand Jury on a charge of concealing a 22000 shortage by making a false entry Christmas Eve He resigned days before FBI custody and is free on 2500 bond The May term opens with 54 bills to the Roanoke grand jury including cases of illegal whiskey obscene matter and theft from an interstate shipment
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Roanoke
John Moore Kessler
National Bank of Blacksburr
U.S. District Court
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FBI
John Paul
A. D. Barksdale
Paul
Russell County
U. S. District Court
Abingon
Joseph Kyle Richardson
Botetourt County
Bruce Cabbell Eggleston
Henry County
Surplus Food Extension for Southwest Virginia Counties
Gov. Stanley authorizes a three month extension of surplus commodities distribution in six counties Wise Dickenson Tazewell Russell Buchanan and Lee to begin July 1 under USDA program. State funds of about 4000 cover transportation storage and a supervisor salary after talks with department heads.
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Richmond
Stanley
Virginia
United States Dept. of Agriculture
Wise, Dickens
Hunted Wyoming Man Arrested In Kentucky
Earl Allen 35 of Baileysville Wyoming County was captured in Pineville Kentucky after an armed robbery and car theft. He allegedly robbed tavern owner Willie Croox of 100 dollars and fled in the stolen car before wrecking it. Authorities expect extradition procedures to be waived.
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Baileysville
W. Va
Wyoming County
Pineville
Kentucky
Paul Goode
Earl Allen
Willie Croox
Allen
Crook
Wyoming
Eisenhower Dulles broadcast from White House office outlined dangers and diplomatic wins
Secretary reports on possible Eisenhower summer join, cites dangers of overinflated hopes and postwar disillusionment. Dulles praised Western Germany remilitarization pact as Western civilization’ s new lease on life, calling Soviet resistance a major defeat. The TV broadcast originated from the President’s office with Nixon, Stassen, Rockefeller and Hoover aides nearby.
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Dulles
Germany
Rance
Soviet Union
West Germany
White House
Voice of America
Nixon
Defense
Wilson
U. N
Henry Cabot Lode
Harold E. Stassen
Nelson J. Rockefeller
Pleas Entered in Tazewell Circuit Court Sessions
Five men pleaded guilty to felony charges in a Tazewell Circuit Court session led by Judge W L Sexton. Several cases were continued or deferred with sentences awaiting advisement, including arson, forgery, and larceny indictments.
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Tazhwell
Tazewell
W. L. Sexton
Fred Madison Riffe
William C. Thompson
Robert Willard Shrader
John Pack
Charles Elswick
Grant Vandyke
Nolle
Charles. A. Tinsley
Tinssley
Grundy
Buchanan County
Two Tazewell Residents Show Improvements
Bluefield Sanitarium attendants reported Gordon Johnson age 70 of Tazewell is slightly improved but still critical and on oxygen with special nurses assisting. Bobby White age 16 of Tazewell High School also improved after a car crash that killed mente Payne age 15, with both in hospital care.
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Bluefield
Gordon Johnson
Tazewell
Johnson
Attendants .Inc
Bobby White
Mente Payne
Mercer Demos Name Mrs C N Wilson To Head Club
Mrs C N Wilson of Bluefield was elected president of the Mercer County Democratic Club at a Bluefield Auditorium meeting. Officers include Mrs W V Bourne vice president Miss Milfred Bishop secretary Mrs W P Liddle treasurer and Mrs P W Poff secretary. About 14 people attended the gathering with A L Moses retiring president.
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C. N. Wilson
Bluefield
Mercer County
Democratic Club
W. V. Bourne
Milfred Bishop
W. P. Liddle
P. W. Poff
A. L. Moses
Beaver High School Contract Bid Delayed by Mercer Board
The Mercer County Board of Education delayed awarding the Beaver High School contract after 15 bids were opened. Armstrong Construction of Kingsport boasted the low bid of 764000, with Vipperman Construction at 770000 and C L Lewis at 811622 as the next closest. Construction is slated to start soon and finish by August 15, 1956, on a project costing over one million dollars.
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Armstrong Construction Co
Kingsport
Tenn
Bluefield
New Beaver
W. R
Pete) Cooke
Mercer County Schools
County Board of Education
Princeton
Cooke
Vipperman Construction Co
Beckley
C. L. Lewis & Co
Lynchburg, Va
The
Graham High School
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mercer County
Cooker
Cumberland Pee
Board of Education
Weet
Weather snapshot from Virginia to Tennessee
Weather report details fair, cool to mild conditions across Virginia West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee for Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures mostly in the 60s and 70s and slight warming into Thursday. Washington release notes 24 hour temperature and rainfall ending 7 p.m.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Washington
Weather Bureau
West Virginia Senate Bill Empowers State Aid for Schools
Charleston May 17 The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce lauds Senate Bill No 3 as far reaching and beneficial It sets minimum 35 percent assessment of property value by 1956 57 for full state aid and raises assessments 5 percent annually through 1959 60 reaching 50 percent Non utility property must be assessed at true values or counties lose state aid The chamber urges electing independent County assessors to boost school progress statewide
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Charleston
West Virginia
Coal boom forecast for Bluefield area linked to railroad spend
Appalachian friends at Glen Lyn. This unit alone will result in an added demand from this immediate area of 600,000 tons of coal per year. Wyatt notes 1955 four month bituminous production up 15 percent from 1954 and stocks 12 percent below last year. Norfolk and Western invested four million dollars in Bluefield area capital improvements from 1952 to 1954, with Farm and Au ville Yard upgrades costing over a million dollars. He cites 1955–56 national spending growth and defends freight rates, highlighting a 1939–1954 trend where revenue per ton mile rose less than costs. Wyatt praises operating improvements and a new coal fired steam turbine electric drive locomotive developed with partners. He calls for deregulation to free railroads from old rules.
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Appalachian Friends
Glen Lyn
Wyatt
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Farm
Welch
Auville Yard
Jaeger
Auville
Babcock & Wilcox
Westinghouse Electric
Baldwin-Lima - Hamilton
E. G. Otey
Hugh Sudduth
Charles Harrell
Aubrey Stowers
State gross sales tax receipts trail last year by millions
West Virginia reports that gross sales tax receipts through April 30 total 29.64 million, about 3 million behind last year. Office of Tax Commissioner Milton J. Ferguson cites reporting differences for part of the drop while noting current year receipts stand near 39 million, about three million short of fiscal 1953 54’s peak.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Milton J. Ferguson
Harry E. Duncan
Duncan
Gates City School Bid Secures 536400 Contract
The J. E. Greene Construction Co. of Johnson City Tennessee won the Gate City High School contract with a low bid of 536400. Ground breaking is tentatively set for Thursday morning in the east end, and the school will host about 800 students.
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Gate City
J. E. Greene Construction Co
Johnson City
Judge Drops Charges Over Hen House Vehicle
Charleston man James Rucker faced a charge of operating a vehicle without a license after pleading innocent. He explained the contraption was a mobile chicken coop being towed, not a car. Judge James McWhorter dismissed the charge seeing lack of a motor or battery.
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Charle
Charleston
James Rucker
Rucker
Ernest Cooper
James McWhorter
Commission Orders Pipeline Argument
The Power Commission ordered oral argument for June 2 on the examiner's decision that Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. should convert part of its little inch gas line to petroleum product transportation. The examiner ruled April 13 that Texas Eastern retire the Baytown Texas to Moundsville West Virginia segment and build new facilities to continue gas service.
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Washington
the Power Commission Today
Examiner
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Shreveport
Samsonite Luggage Tops Graduation Gift at Alfred Land
A postgraduation gift idea headline the ad by Alfred Land promotes Samsonite luggage as the No 1 gift with deferred payments. Customers may charge it and pay over up to a year with no money down.
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Alfred Land
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