George W Bowen Dies in Roane County
Roane County widow Ves ta Cottrell Bowen and children mourn farmer George W Bowen 67 who died of a heart attack on his Looneyville farm. A former United Fuel Gas Co. employee and ex Roane County Board of Education president, he belonged to Linden Lodge 83 AF and AM Spencer Chapter 42 Royal Arch Masons and Flat Fork Baptist Church. Burial will be in Dickinson Cemetery after services at Sharon Methodist Church.
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Looneyville
George W. Bowen
Roane County
United Fuel Gas Co
John
Elizabeth Simons Bowen
Vesta Cottrell Bowen
Willis P. Carpenter
Spencer
Roma Edgellar
Cincinnati
Ernest L., Hively
Akron
Ray
Dunbar
Florence Cot
Trell
Miss Cream
Sharon
Wollohan
Buck
Braxton
Sutton General Hopital
Hallie Hill
Mollohan
Carl
Duck
Jean Keller
Fiyria
Betty
Evelyn Mollohan
X. C. Molate
Job
Villa Novatiat Church
Ernest Hammae Burnss
Jack'Point
Mi Betsip
Bartrett
Service Set Friday For Joe Smith Sr
A Friday service is planned in the Carroll Weir mortuary chapel for Joe Smith Sr. 91, formerly of Charleston West Virginia, who died Tuesday at his home in Columbus. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery Centerburg. Smith retired at 65 after years with Sea Graves Fire Apparatus Corp. Surviving are sons Joe Smith Sr. of Columbus Harold of Shreveport and Roy of Charleston West Virginia.
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Columbus
Carroll Weir
Joe Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Grandview
Centerbure
Smith
Seagraves Fire Apparatus Corp
Harold
Shreveport
Roy
Wiliam Franklin
Cal- Nicholas County
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Murphy
Ponce of Beaver
Nichols County
Beaver Anch Board of Education
Walnut Groveville
Lona Butcher Burphy
Mike Zollmore Hiers
Persinger
Irene Warp
Calvin
D. C. Bossico Charleston
Gordon Calvin
Chilton Murphy
Waters Mortuary
Bummersville
Driver Arrested in Drunk Hit-and-Run Case
Bill Ranson 36 of 6 Young Ct was arrested on drunk and hit-and-run charges after a Tuesday evening incident. The car owned by Arnold Breedlove of 1530 Jackson St was struck while parked on Bigley Ave. A hearing for Hanson is scheduled Tuesday.
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Bill Ranson
Accident Prevention Bureau
Arlie McGinnis
Arnold Breedlove
Jackson St
Bigley Ave
Hanson
Vietnamese Unity Day marred by Saigon munitions explosion
A munitions dump explosion near Saigon and Hanoi amid Unity Day protests killed an Vietnamese woman and injured French soldiers and Vietnamese civilians. Vietnamese troops operated in both cities as reports cite shells furnished through the U S aid program. sabotage is suspected.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Wa. S
Eisenhower undecided on Indo intervention plans
President Eisenhower said he has not decided whether to ask Congress for authority to intervene in Southeast Asia to counter the red threat. He noted his top advisers have discussed a White House resolution, but a final move hinges on pledges from Britain and other allies to join in a united front to save Indochina.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Southeast Asia
White House
Britain
United States
Indochina
Obituary notices from The Gazette column
Multiple obituaries and memorial notices from The Gazette list survivors and service details. The deaths include Mary Gladys Crist of Victor and several family members, Winnle A Drinkhouse of Miami, Ecy Mollohan of Buck, Charles Murphy of Nicholas County, Chariley Simpson of Cannonsburg, Maggie Syner of Edmond, Ray Catery Jr. of Three Mile, with funeral plans and burial sites at Mt Wary Methodist Church Harrah Cemetery Jackpoint and local mortuaries.
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Rist
Mary Gladys
Victor
Payette County
Oak Hill Hospital
Mt. Eary Methodist Church
Ramsey
Walter Crist
Macon
James
Virginia Crist
Alley
Lucifia Co
Fayetteville
Lilliam aMsey
Clitford McGraw
Cold Springs
Drew McGraw
Crabard
Archit McGraw
James McGrew
Emory McGraw
Alvin
Kle Skaggs
Mt. Wary Methodist Church
Weeley Pendington
Harrah
Fayette County
Ansted
Nate Boss Says Reds Doomed if Attack Comes This Year
NY June 2 Newsweek interview with Alfred M. Gruenther Allied Commander Europe of NATO warns Soviets would be defeated if a third world war starts this year. He cites NATO advantages in atomic capability air power and European defense but notes potential early Soviet success possible in 1954 with resources. He emphasizes need for stronger air units greater German contribution and reserves mobilization.
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New York
INS
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
North Atlantic
Gruenther
Newsweek Magazine
Free World
NATO
Soviet Bloc
Collision Here and Vessel Blast Reported in City News
The report details a two vehicle collision at Stockton Street near Sixth Avenue injuring Reynolds and Parsons who were treated at Charleston General Hospital. The third car driven by Preston Saunders sustained minor damage. A separate ship incident involved crew spraying a ballast tank with a plastic substance causing serious injuries to Engineman J C Perry while others were burned. McGinnis said the wreck investigation continues and Everett Cunningham commented on the incident.
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Sixth Ave
Stockton St
Preston D. Saunders
Main St
McGinnis
Everett Cunningham
Cunningham Funeral Home
Joseph E. A. Rowsseau
Portsmouth
Raoul Senechel
Somersworth
J.C. John Perry
Columbiana
Ala
Funerals Scheduled For Several Residents
Funeral services are set for Katie Josaphine Shorraft Lovell Bardette Crago Lowther Easter Johnson McElhinney Enoch Bhamblin and others across St Albans Hurricane Dunbar and South Charleston. Services occur at multiple churches with burial at Cunningham Memorial Park Jane Cemetery Handley Cemetery and Valley View Memorial Park.
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Bardette
Bhamblin
Enoch Lewis
Biles Chapel
Earl G. ‘Hinsom
T. J Brooks
Cunningham Memorial Park
Church Musical Show Repeats at Dunbar Tonight
The Showboat musical program by Humphreys Memorial Methodist Church of Dunbar will be held again at 5 p m tonight after popular demand. The event featured the church drama group and youth choirs and was originally set for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
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Humphreys
Memorial Methodist Church of
The Weather Here and Across the Nation
The June 3, 1954 weather page lists regional forecasts for Bereena and other areas. It details temperatures, precipitation chances, and general conditions for today and nearby days across the nation. Local readers receive city by city updates alongside national weather trends.
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Bereena Across the
Navy probes submarine blast that killed two workers
A pre-dawn explosion in a submarine overhaul scene at Portsmouth injured a sailor and killed two civilian painters. The 1st Naval District convened a General Court-Martial Board and a Board of Inquiry to investigate the blast as Rear Adm. Charles B. Momson chairs the district board and Capt. George S. Watkins is among officers on the inquiry.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Charles A. Ferriter
USN
1St Naval District
Sirago
George S. Watkins
Richard D. Leggat
USNR
Adm
Irer
Charles B. Momson
Grocery Home Destroyed in Boone Fire
Firemen could not stop a blaze in Ameagle Boone County that destroyed a grocery store and living quarters owned by Alva Estep. The fire's cause was not known immediately and the couple could not save any belongings from the rear building.
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Ameagle
Grocery J
Boone County
Alva Estep
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Frank
Boyd
Joe Smith, Sr
Faye Wu
Fallen
Dien Bien Phu
Alderson Street
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Yner
Maggie Pearl
Edmond
University Hospital
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Lansing
Jeanette Baptist Church
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George K
Wilbert Wood
Bina Ashley
Carrie Syner
Pansy Lemon
Bert Jones
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George K. Syner
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Rondon
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F. N. Nutter
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Valley View Memorial Park
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