Eisenhower comments on Soviet moon rocket sphere
President Eisenhower suggested the Soviet lunar sphere may have vaporized on impact or disintegrated during approach. Press secretary Hagerty indicated the remark could refer to shock or shattering, noting the president spoke with scientists. Khrushchev presented the replica as a souvenir from a peaceful moon mission.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
State Navy Mothers Hold Convention in Huntington
The second biennial convention of the Navy Mothers of West Virginia gathers Friday night with delegates from 11 chapters statewide. They will discuss support for hospitalized veterans and their families, with Dr. George M. Lyon of the Huntington Veterans Administration Hospital delivering the keynote address.
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Huntington
Navy Mothers of West Virginia
George M. Lyon
Huntington Veterans Administration Hospital
Khrushchev Seeks Clarity as U.S. Tour Continues
While Khrushchev tours the U.S. and defends exchange programs, Washington disputes accusations of curbing ties. Eisenhower praises cautious hope for peace, Lodge lauds American ideals, and desegregation goals surface as the visit unfolds amid lighthearted exchanges and political testing.
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Washington
Khrushchev
State Department
Department
Lincoln White
United States
America
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Pennsylvania Station
3Th Street
Herald Square
Obituaries Chronicle Local Deaths and Funerals
Multiple notices report deaths across towns in the region. Mrs. Fre da Myrtle Boothe of Peterstown dies after a two month illness, with services at Green Valley Church and Williams Cemetery. Carl Gilmer Pritt of Union, a WWI veteran, dies after lingering illness. services at Union Presbyterian Church. Other obituaries cover Mrs. Martha McComas of Princeton, John Saunders of Jenkinjones, Mrs. Mamie Martin of Columbus Ohio, and John Lockhart of Elk Horn, among others, with funeral details and burial plans.
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Carl Gilmer Pritt
Union
Houston
Nannie Lynch Pritt
Modern Woodmen of America
Hilldale Presbyterian Church
Mellie Atkins Pritt
Ray van Stavern
Gaye Kittle
A. E. Givens Sr
Kennan
W. Va
Union Presbyterian Church
A. D. Shifler
J. W. Rowe
Greenhill Cemetery
Wade McCormick
Marion Shiflet
Whit Hedrick
Fred Sibold
James Frazier
Herb Guerring
Obituary of Mrs Donie Hart of Camp Creek
Mrs Donie Hart 66 of Camp Creek died Thursday in Bluefield Sanitarium after a lingering illness. A Bakersville N C native, she is survived by husband Charles Hart six daughters including Mrs Forest Bailey of Detroit and Mrs Liletta Munsey of Bluefield one sister Mrs Frank Canute of Bakersville 21 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral services conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Crumpler Methodist Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Freda Myrtle Boothe
Peterstown
Giles Memorial Hospital
Pearlsburg
Green Valley Christian Church
Other
Edgar
Arthur
Richard Boothe
Aubrey
Carl Boothe
Lindside
David Boothe
Aiken
S. C
Florence Wilson
Nellie Tabor
Narrows
Mary Meadows
George Shultz
Fredricktown
Jim Shultz
Cashmere
Baxter
Frank Shultz
Prospect
Edna Simpson
Mae Mattley
Dorothy Singleton
Farmville
Williams Cemetery
William S. Broyles
Hubert Butler
Clarence McDonald
Howard Page
Mason Williiams
Charles Evans
Clay Moore
Martha McComas
Front Street
Princeton
England
Ralph McComas
Lake Wright
San Diego
Calif
D. L. Gillespie
China Lake
Marion Dargan
Albuquerque
N. M
C. B. Allen
Letta
N. C
John Rudd
Amelia
Bailey Funeral Home Chapel
Bramwell Cemetery
Lane
C. W. Murphy
A. A. Hadden
Otho Thompson
Clay Truitt
Ernest Monk
Bill Raney
Clayton Syres
John Saunders
Jenkin Jones
Bluefield Sanitarium
Floyd County
Oretha Belcher Saunders
Charles and
Kyle Saunders
Long Valley
N. J
J. W. Saunders
Detroit
Mich
Jack Barrow
Galax
James Saunders
Athens
Dora Varick
Fieldale
Mamie Martin
Columbus
Ohio
Bluefield
Caudie Watson
Roanoke
Martha Turner
Gertrude Turner
McComas
Ida McDaniel
Logan
Eura Burnett
Louise Hodge
Wolfe
John H. Jones
James T. Jones
Robert Jones
Gary
Laurel Creek Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Sinkford - Richardson Funeral Home
Argo
Elk Horn
Church of God
Fred Lockhart
Chicago
Arlen Lockhart
Mansfield, C
Don Lockhart
Keystone
Wilburn Christian
James Sehan
Ray Jarrett
Martinsville
Walter Nichols
Northfork
Hazel Lockhart
Herbert B. Heath
Salta Va
Abingdon
John W. Taylor
Clinchburg
Charles Taylor
Elgin Air Force Base
Lacy Denton
Baltimore
Mahaniam Methodist Church
Henderson Funeral Home
Donie Hart
Camp Creek
Bakersville
Charles Hart
Forest Bailey
Detroit, Mich
Liletta Munsey
Dexter Green
Crumpler
Kermel Poler
Ashland
William T. J. Miller
Norfolk, Va
Bob Smith
Charleston
Frank Canute
Crumpler Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Bennett Funeral Home of
Death of Mrs Belle Gillespie in Saltville Va
Mrs Belle Gillespie age 82 died Thursday at the George W Gillespie. She leaves seven daughters Mrs H R Burgess Tip Top Va Mrs Norman Temple Fulton NY Mrs Alva Vice Caretta Mrs Robert Wipper man Washington DC Mrs Joe Gillespie Boissevain and Mrs Troy Elliott and Mrs Broaddus Henegar Saltville. Three sons Frazier Gillespie Caretta Charles and William Gillespie Saltville. She had 38 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete Henderson Funeral Home Saltville in charge.
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Belle Gillespie
Saltville
George W. Gillespie
H. R. Burgess
Tip Top
Norman Temple
Fulton, N. Y
Alva Vice
Caretta
Robert Wipperman
Washington, D. C
Joe Gillespie
Boissevain
Troy Elliott
Broaddus Henegar
Frazier Gillespie
Charles
William Gillespie
Henderson Funeral Home of
Obituary notices from Bluefield and surrounding areas
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with service times and burial plans. Names include Mrs Clyde C Mehaffey 68 Northfork. William E Proffitt 87 Bluefield. J D Cartwright 71 Bluefield. Mrs Joe Quesenberry 46 Elkhorn. Frank W Leslie Tazewell. Jim Ginson 94 Pocahontas. Services at Northfork Baptist Church Dudley Memorial Bratton Memorial First Baptist Pocahontas and Maplewood Maple Hill Bryant cemeteries. Interments follow services.
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Proffitt
William E
Calvin Street
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Maple Hill Cemetery
Ginson
Jim
Pocahontas
First Baptist Church of
Bryant Memorial Cemetery
Poecahortas Union Funeral Home
Congressional Members to Speak at WV Music Convention
Sen. Jennings Randolph leads a dignitary list addressing the West Virginia Music Operators Association fifth annual convention on Sept. 25 26. Rep. Kenneth Hechler Rep. Arch Moore House Speaker Harry Pauley State Attorney General W. W. Barron attend. Mayor T Courtney Tanner delivers welcome. Registration opens at 9 a.m. at the West Virginian Hotel.
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Jennings Randolph
West Virginia Music Operators Association
Kenneth Hechler
Arch Moore
Harry Pauley
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
T. Courtney Tanner
West Virginian Hotel
Local Tavern Burgled Near Bluefield for 75
State police investigated a burglary at El Rancho, a Grassy Branch Cut Off area beer hall near Bluefield, where about 75 in coins were stolen from the juke box and cigaret machine. Operator Joe Cincioni reported the 3:30 a.m. break in after closing around midnight. Troopers Brammer and Hellems led the inquiry.
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el Rancho
Grassy Branch
Bluefield
C. T. Brammer
B. P. Hellems
Princeton State Police
Joe Cincioni
Cincioni
Coal Company Seeks WV Riverbed Coal Rights
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co seeks state approval to purchase 11.7 acres of coal beneath the Ohio River near Cresap Marshall County. The Public Land Corp studies legal details and price before a firm agreement. The plan involves mining from beneath the river and delivering all coal to West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Ohio River
Public Land Corp
Cresap
Marshall County
Ohio
Pittsburgh Consol
Pittsburgh Consul
West Virginia
Harry L. Paxton
Middle Island
Pleasants County
Muskingum Island
Wood County
W. C. Adkins
Harts
Lincoln County
Guyandotte
Adkins
Tucker County
Canaan
De Gaulle Proposes Erasing Bootlegging
Paris AP De Gaulle government moves to curb home brewing and bootlegging with a cabinet bill to Parliament It would end new moonshine operations while tolerating older tax-dodging bootleggers.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Montana DNC member withholds Butler ouster plan
Bernice Kingsbury of Valier Montana said she prepared a resolution to oust DNC Chairman Paul M Butler but withheld it at the meeting saying the timing and groundwork were not right. She criticized Butler for attacking Democrats and lacking leadership while Hubert Humphrey defended his efforts for party unity.
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Washington
Montana
Democratic National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Harry S. Truman
Bernice Kingsbury
Valier
Mont
Butler
Truman
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Democratic Party
Humphrey
West Virginia Weather: Variable Clouds and Cool Front
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will see variable cloudiness and continued cool conditions Friday with highs around 62 to 64, reaching 50s in the mountains. The night will stay quite cool, with Saturday bringing more clouds and a slight warmup.
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Rockies
Plains
West Virginia
Quake Felt Near Gulf of California Closer to Baja
A strong earthquake was recorded by the University of California seismograph at 3 17 p m PDT. Seismologist Dr Don Tocher estimated the quake center near the northern Gulf of California between Baja California and the Mexican mainland about 675 miles from Berkeley. The sparsely populated area at the suspected epicenter suggests limited damage potential.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Don Tocher
Gulf of California
Baja California
Young Democrats Plan October Meeting in Richlands
Tazewell County Young Democrat Club will hold its October meeting in Richlands Town Hall at 7 30 p m Saturday All party nominees for county and district offices are expected to attend Pre election plans will be discussed
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Young Democrat Club
Richlands Town Hall
Kiwanis Club Hears What Industries Seek in Location
Samuel L. Laufer of Maiden Farm Co. told South Bluefield Kiwanis members at the Pin nacle Restaurant that industries seek a city with active civic clubs, a strong Chamber of Commerce, diverse churches, good schools and favorable climate. Guests Doug Crickmer Jr. and Bob Gatherum, Bluefield High School Key Club members, attended.
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Samuel L. Laufer
Maiden Farm Co
Princeton
South Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Pinnacle
Laufer
Doug Crickmer Jr
Bob Gatherum
Bluefield High School
Key Club
CAB Local Service Rule Decision Expected Sept 25
The Civil Aeronautics Board examiner’s ruling on the Great Lakes local service case is due about Sept. 25. The decision will be a recommendation to the board and covers whether CAB should shift intrastate routes from American and Capital to local carriers in West Virginia.
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Charleston
Civil Aeronautics Board
Great Lakes
Jennings Randolph
Dwva
Washington
CAB
James R. Durfee
West Virginia
American
Capital
Elkins
Parkersburg
Fairmont- Clarksburg
Morgantown
Wheeling
Piedmont Airlines
Lake Central Airlines
Allegheny Airlines
Piedmont
Huntington
Beckley
Bluefield
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
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Seatrie
Sant
Neisco
Dinys
R.north
Atlanta
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Florida
State Navy Mothers Holding Convention
Fleda Boothe
Carl G, Pritt
Mrs
John Lockhart
Ashland Cole
Paw Paw
Ella Cole
Garnie and
Scott
John R. Cole
Orlando
Fla
Virginia May
Erma Blankenship
Kelso
Pearl Daugherty
Dayton
Mary Lester
Mt. Card, Ky
Amery Coleman
Southlyon
Myrtle Parks
Ironton
Jackson Cemetery
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Bailey Funeral Home
Virginia Davidson
Virginia Brewster Davidson
Airport Road
Route 2
Davidson
Tannersville
Keister
Hawkins Funeral Home
Ernest Lyle JR
Ernest Lyle Sr
Beeson
Memorial Hospital
Calotta
Vivian Lyle
McComas Cemetery
Baily Funeral Home
Maine
Mehaffey
Clyde C
Northfork Baptist Church
Cartwright
J. D
Washington Street
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Mercer Funeral Home
Monte Vista Park
Quesenberry
Joe
Elkhorn
Maybeury Church of God
Leslie
Frank W
Tazewell Avenue
Maplewood Cemetery
Miracle Tent
Princeton, W. VA
F. C. Atkinson Evangelist
Coal Company
Tentaive Okay
Sarah Maude Kaemmerling
Philadelphia
Gustave K. Kaemmerling
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Blackwater Falls State Park
M. Lane
General School Fund
Attorney General
Russell
Roanoke St. Ph
U. S
Clairmont
King Cole Peaches
HST
THE
Associated Press
Albany
Anchorage
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Buffalo
Boston
Cincinnati
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Des Moines
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Indianapolis
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Kansas City
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St. Paul
New Orleans
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Richmond
St. Louis
San Francisco
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Tampa
Winnipeg
South Pole Station
California
Young Democrats
Durant Trushay Free
Taylor’s Drug
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
Kiwanis Club
Celebrity Playhouse
Mona Freeman
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