Preview of Pan American Clipper first passenger flight
A navigation officer photographs the Pan American Clipper as it prepares for its first weekly passenger flight scheduled for June 28. Passengers are weighed and seated only for takeoff and landing. fare to Marseille is $375. The ship includes five ground floor compartments, a private aft cabin, and a full galley with wool soundproofing and Pullman style berths.
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Europe
Pan-American
Marseille
Cohen Drug Store
Charleston
Logan
Dunbar
Belle Drug Store
Belle
Pioneer Harrison Native Dies at 84
Mrs. Josie Romine Bond, 84, a member of a pioneer Harrison county family and widow of Luther A. Bond, died yesterday at her Lost Creek home in Clarksburg.
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Clarksburg
Josie Romine Bond
Harrison County
Lost Creek
Luther A. Bond
Two Teens Die in Midnight Wreck Near Beckley
Two 13 year old Negro boys died in a highway collision that left eight others injured and one car in flames. Julius Dunn of Fireco died from burns and Charles Arrington died later at Beckley hospital.
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Beckley
Julius Dunn
Fireco
Charles Arrington
Dunn
Arrington
Pat Fragile
East Gulf
Obituary for Addison T. Goff Kanawha official dies at 58
Addison T. Goff 58 a Kanawha county truant officer died Saturday. Funeral services begin at 10 a.m. today at the home of Mrs. C. B. Cromwell 1106 Stewart Street with Rev. W. M. Given and Rev. R. H. Daugherty officiating. Burial follows in McClanahan cemetery on Martin's Branch.
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Addison T. Goff
Kanawha County
C. B. Cromwell
Stewart Street
W. M. Given
R. H. Daugherty
McClanahan Cemetery
Martin’s
Last rites for Mrs Chancery Tay lor in Carbondale
Mrs. Chancery Taylor, 72, died Friday at her home in Carbondale. Funeral services are at 2:30 p.m. today at Mt. Zion church with Rev. H. C. Gregory officiating. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery Cedar Grove. Also funeral services for Mrs. Louise Catherine Fisher, 66, near Kenna, who died Saturday, at 11 a.m. at the residence with Rev. Wes Garrison officiating. burial in Fisher Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Taylor
Carbondale
Mt. Zion Church
H. C. Gregory
Woodland Cemetery
Cedar Grove
Louise Catherine Fisher
Kenna
Wes Garrison
Fisher Cemetery
Mrs Myrtle Bates Hickman Dies After Heart Trouble
Mrs Myrtle Bates Hickman aged about 50 wife of C W Hickman of 322 Laidley street died early yesterday morning at the Buckhannon home of Mrs Elizabeth Folk, Sidney of the two sisters visiting. Surviving are her husband two children Mrs R D Hood of Charleston and John R Hickman III of Beckley her mother Mrs Dora B Bates of Clifty four sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements not completed. Martin Child Shelby Christine Martin 18.
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Myrtle Bates Hickman
C. W. Hickman
Laidley Street
Elizabeth Folk
Buckhannon
Folk
Hickman
R. D. Hood
Charleston
John R. Hickman, III
Beckley
Dora B. Bates
Clif
Thomas Tufts longtime coal worker dies after long illness
Thomas Martin Tufts, 72, of Smithers and longtime Cannelton Coal and Coke employee, died yesterday after a long illness. Survived by wife Hattie Tufts, two sons Ernest and Bernard, six daughters, a brother John Tufts and a sister Dora Stumbo. Last rites to be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Carbondale Baptist Church. Interment in Smithers family cemetery.
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Thomas Martin Tufts
Smithers
Canelton Coal and Coke Company
B. C. Hooper
Montgomery
Carbondale Baptist Church
B. F. Howell
L. W. Whittington
Hattie Tufts
Ernest
Bernard
Lola Davis
Handley
Mabel Bainbridge
Canelton
Margaret Foster
Gertrude Walker
Clara Nunley
Myrtle Tufts
John Tufts
Charleston
Dora’ Stumbo
Athens
Grose Rites Set For Ansted Man Benjamin Grose
Benjamin A. Grose 67 of Ansted died at home yesterday. Funeral services will be at 1 p m tomorrow at the residence with Rev. Charles Walker officiating. Burial in the Lockwood family cemetery. Survivors include his wife Virgie, a daughter Lois, nine sons Huston Virgil Eugene Jennings Richard Haymond James A Grose of Ansted Chessie of Enon Ira of Charleston, two brothers Joe of Swiss and James of Victor. B C Hooper mortuary Montgomery in charge.
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Benjamin A. Grose
Ansted
Charles Walker
Lockwood
Virgie Grose
Lois Grose
Huston
Virgil
Eugene
Jennings
Richard
Haymond
James A. Grose
Chessie Grose
Enon
Ira Grose
Charleston
Joe Grose
Swiss
James Grose
Victor
The
B. C. Hooper Mortuary
Montgomery
Mrs Beatrice Morris Henry Dies in Detroit
Mrs. Beatrice Morris Henry 60 wife of Thomas P Henry of Detroit Michigan died there Wednesday Funeral services were held Friday with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit Born December 7 1878 in Harrisville Ritchie County She is survived by several West Still reading shows additional survivors.
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Beatrice Morris -Henry
Thomas P. Henry
Detroit
Mich
Woodlawn Cemetery
Henry
Harrisville
Ritchie County
West
Virginia Relatives Include Presley Wilmot Morris Brother
Virginia relatives including Presley Wilmot Morris of Charleston are mentioned among family connections.
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Virginia
Presley Wilmot Morris
Charleston
Greek Fraternity Opens District Convention
The Order of Ahepa opened a district convention in Bluefield with delegates from six states. Business sessions begin tomorrow with speeches by Rep. John Kee, Soterios Nicholson of Washington district governor, and George Loucas of Weirton supreme governor. Registration expected at 200 to 250.
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Bluefield
Order of Ahepa
John Kee
Soterios Nicholson
Washington
George Loucas
Weirton
Wife Dead in Philbert. Husband Held for Questioning
Prosecuting Attorney Samuel Christie said Mrs. Sarah Poole 25 of Philbert died from a stomach wound. Her husband Harry Poole 32 is being held at Welch for questioning.
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Bluefield
Samuel Christie
Sarah Poole
Philbert
Christie
Harry Poole
Welch
Salesman Exonerated In Highway Death
State Trooper R G Norman said Earl Reynolds Huntington salesman was exonerated of blame in the highway death of David Holcomb 22 of Davy. Holcomb was killed Tuesday when he stepped from behind a truck into Reynolds car according to eye witnesses.
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Logan
R. G. Norman
Earl Reynolds
Huntington
David Holcomb
Davy
Holcomb
Reynolds
Unidentified man found dead at Big Stick mine
Beckley June 25 An unidentified man was found dead in the Big Stick mine by a pumper for Pemberton Coal and Coke company Coroner W W Hume reported The coroner said the man evidently was electrocuted by brushing into a trolley wire in the mine.
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Beckley
Big Stick
Pemberton Coal and Coke Company
W. W. Hume
Hume
Boulder Wrecks Car After Falling Rock Hit
Charles Fleming of Dorr town parked near the Elk River bridge in Webster Springs and returned to find his car demolished by a two ton rock that fell from a hillside.
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Webster Springs
Charles Fleming
Dorrtown
Elk River Bridge
Twins Daze German Police On Alpine Border
Twin sisters Doreen and Hilda Turner from the Austrian Tyrol to Geneva bewilder a German policeman. Doreen is escorted to the border station to check for German money while the officer questions Hilda about her escape. The officer then spots Doreen walking away and suspects they are twins identical in height weight eye color and hair.
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Doreen
Hilda Turner
Tyrol
Geneva
Switzerland
Hilda
Drainage plan to reveal 1782 treasure ship near Port St Johns
Seabed will be drained to salvage a ship sunk in 1782 off Port St Johns in southeast Africa. The rocky coastal gully will be enclosed and elevated walls set to lift water, then pumped out to leave the vessel dry.
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Port St. Johns
South East Africa
CCC Men Complete State Park Stables
Stables at Babcock State Park finished by the Clifftop CCC camp workers. Lt. H. C. Bias reports horses ready for hire and 2,500 people from several states attended the park yesterday. Riding master named as Zed Smith.
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Babcock State Park
CCC
H. C. Bias
Bias
Zed” Smith
Birth Announcements Highlight Local New Arrivals
A sequence of birth notices reports Joyce Ann Deitz born June 17 at Mountain State hospital to J. Dennis Deitz and spouse at 903 Vincent street. Additional births include a son at St. Francis hospital to C. R. Stouch of 1525 Lee street and a daughter to Frank Klinger of Rosemont avenue in South Charleston. Marilyn Kay Wiles born yesterday to G. B. Wiles Route 5 Charleston, with another birth listed for Mrs C C Pauley of Spring Hill on June 22 in Charleston hospital.
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Joyce Ann Deitz
J. Dennis Deitz
Vincent Street
The
Mountain State Hospital
Frank Klinger
Rosemont Avenue
South Charleston
St. Francis Hospital
G. B. Wiles
Route 5
Charleston
Marilyn Kay
C. C. Pauley
Spring Hill
Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca to Open for Eight Week Season
LEWISBURG June 25 Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca the summer camp operated by Greenbrier Military school will open for the eight week season tomorrow Athletic director Mahre Stark of Charleston high and a Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca director will bring selected boys from Charleston and Howard Lipscomb Gauley Bridge high coach associated with the camp will bring a group from his section of the state
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Lewisburg
Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca
Greenbrier Military School
Mahre Stark
Charleston High
Charleston
Howard Lipscomb
Gauley Bridge High
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America
Tobac&las
Fragile
Taylor Services
Mrs
Louise Fisher
Myrtle Hickman
Martin Child
Shelby Christine Martin
Philip Rossiter
Evelyn Rowe
N. Y
L.W. Martin
Nitro
Bartlett Chapel
St. Albans
Scary Cemetery
Carl
Jack
Erma Mae
Malva Fay
Thomas M. Tufts
Benjamin Grose
Beatrice Henry
Chickering
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Acrosonic
eTelfey-Telak
Capitol St
Greek Fraternity
Columbus
US Weather Bureau
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
San Antonio
Seattle
Nurito
Laurence L. Layton
Boomer
Department of Chemistry
West Virginia University
John W
Layton of
Eva M. Chandler
Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca
Bose
Shilaren
Studebaker
Pion
C.I.T
South Bend
Ind
Contest Board
Triple State Electric Company
McFarland Street
Beckley Motor Co
R. E. Brockman Fayette Motor Co
W. Va
Asco
Lookout
Cuyien Motor Sales
Peterfish
Ea “Oakley Motor Co
Dial
Mullens
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