Deaths and Funerals in Middlesboro and Area
Several obituary notices from Middlesboro area papers. Jerome Gent of Buddlesboro died after illness at home in early April, services incomplete and interment planned at Yeary Cemetery. Earl Benjamin Daniel of Cincinnati, formerly Middlesboro area, died April 14. survivors include wife Frances and children Teresa Debra Billie Tim. funeral Tuesday at Cawood Chapel with interment at Hurst Cemetery. Nora Souder of Nostown died April 20. services at Yeary’s Chapel Church with choir. burial at Hurst Cemetery. D. White Dom of Gibson Station Va died after short illness. services forthcoming at Shumate Funeral Home with interment at Old Gibson Cemetery. W. Elump Billingsley of Middlesboro died April 2. service at his home with burial at Middlesboro Cemetery. veteran of SpanishAmerican War. Details include multiple survivors and local church and lodge affiliations.
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Deck Ji Ib Kk Jerome Gent
Route 1
Buddlesboro
Yeary's
Fulton
Benjamin
Daniel Earl Benjamin Daniel
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati General Hospital
la Follette
Tenn
Ruth Poore Daniel
Robert L. Daniel
Frances Daniel
Aiai
Daniel
Alethodist Church
Cincinnat
Billie
Timothy Daniel
Teresa
Debra Daniels
Roscoe
Esca
Harvey Daniel
Ruwh Poore Daniel
Cawood Funeral Home
Hurst Cemetery
Middlesborn
Nora Soumers
Nora Sawders
Nostown
City
Middlesboro
D. Witke
Dean D. White
Dom
Gibson Station
Wee Hospital
Lee County
Peoples Life Insurance Company
Washington, D. C
Tri-State Coach Company
Norton
Dean
Martin Station
Rose Hou
Haze Hill
James Morris
Bluefield
Dave Miles
Bethesda
Jessie Dean
Eaving
Waiom
Shumate Funeral Home
W. 5
Murphy
W. C. Fugate
Buf Parkey
Hubert Parker
Don Ayer
John Leonard
Taylor
H. H. Couch
Statf
Lee County People’s Life Insurance Company
Old Gibson
W. AW
UMP
Billingsley
W. EL
Middlesboro Hospital Notes Record Patient Movements
Hospital notes from Middlesboro Memorial Hospital list admissions and dismissals across multiple areas. Entries name patients such as Danny Weaver and Robert Bowman along with staff and visiting hour details. The page also mentions numerous towns and counties like Pineville Jellico Clinton Williamsburg and LaFollette in connection with patient movements.
Canvass Set For Cancer Drive At Middlesboro Schools
Middlesboro High School students begin house to house cancer drive for one week. Local chairman R L Sanders notes co chairs Nancy Sharpe and Sissy McCauley at Middlesboro and Russell Jackson and Joe McKinney at Lincoln. Workers wear cancer drive togs.
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Middlesboro High School
R. L. Sanders
Nancy Sharpe
Sissy McCauley
Lincoln High School
Russell Jackson
Joe McKinney
Sanders
Fires Ravage Forests Across New Jersey Counties
On the weekend fires burned 236000 acres across three New Jersey counties. Two people died fighting the flames, 38 were injured, and two homes were destroyed. Fire ravaged three factories and six homes in Blyori ML, injuring 27 firefighters amid violent explosions. A officer described the scene as devastation, likening it to bomb damage after 13 hours on site.
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Virginia
Newersey
Biyori
Pursifull Named Chairman of Kentucky Education Commission
Pineville Bell County High School Principal James A Pursifull was elected chairman of a statewide teaching professional standards commission last weekend in Louisville. Named by the Kentucky Education Association, he will represent Kentucky at the national commission meeting in Athens Ohio in June. The body guides Future Teachers clubs and oversees teacher certification and education. at present about 72.6 million homes are in the United States.
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Pineville
Bell County
James A. Pursifull
Louisville
Pursifull
Kentucky Education Association
Teacher Education and Professional Standards Commission
Kentucky
National Commission
Athens
Ohio
City Breakins Across Weekend Prompt Police Probe
The Middleboro Police Department investigated multiple break ins over the weekend. Items stolen include cash from a school trace room and a rear window panel from Turmer's Radio Shop. Several isolates were arrested or released on bonds for breach of peace public drunkenness and speeding. A bicycle theft near the L and N railroad overpass is also under investigation alongside numerous public drunkenness arrests. Local incidents include a cash box theft at Reliable Supply and a reported car license breach, with several individuals bound to court appearances.
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Middleboro Police Department
Turmer
South Ith Street
Middlesboro Country Club
Maggie Brin
Immy Thomas
Luther ‘Thomas
Detto Ather
William Wilson
Reliable Supply
Stewart Chadwell
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Cumberland Avenue
Anna K. Taylor
Elisha Pratt
L. J. Baker
Gino Bessolano
Knoxville
Tenn
Ares
Sherman Chasteen
Gostolono
Elizabeth Messolono
Clarance Brimm
Luther Napier
Brimmas
Hodg es Sees Economy In Good Shape Despite Unemployment
Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges said in a television interview that the economy is generally in good shape, with most indicators favorable and expect several months of good business conditions despite a high unemployment rate. He noted the nation’s indicators point to continued momentum.
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Washington
CPT
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Bullet Hit Skull Found Near Tejay
The Bell County Sheriff's Department found a skull with a bullet hole near Tejay on the Cumberland River bank. The skull appeared old, with one side crumbling, and was wrapped in cloth before being brought to the sheriff's office for investigation into possible missing persons.
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Pineville
Bell County
Sheriff's Department
Tejay
Harry’ Ball
Lee HeGieres
Cumberland River
Sheriff's Office
Balt
Hull to Tour U.S. Army Installations as Guest of Cavalry Chief
Sir Richard Hull, head of the British Imperial Staff, departs London for a U.S. tour of Army facilities. He will be hosted by General Earle G. Wheeler, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, during the visit.
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London
Sir Richard] Hull
Imperial Staff
United States
U.S
Hull
Earle G. Wheeler
Fire Rages Fern Lake Area Firefighters Contain Blaze
A forest fire near Fern Lake sent flames toward a barn and park work areas as crews battled hot winds and smoke. Park employee Herschel Jones nearly perished, shielding his face and dashing through flames. By 4 am Sunday the fire was controlled, with additional crews fighting renewed outbreaks near Kentucky and at the lake’s upper end before final containment at 8 pm. Nearby, a separate small blaze near J L Schneider Sons meat packing plant prompted rapid response and was subdued. Authorities urged the public to stay out of park woodland as a 200 foot front burned briefly and the park avoided major damage.
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Park
Herschel Jones
Lidze
Stamey
Kentucky
Walter Venatle
F. Schneider & Sons
Staning
Yellow Creek
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Helen Wyne
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William K. Simpson
George Goley
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Fred Hamblin
Ada Clare
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Lee Redmond
Donald England
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Fonde
H. L. Matlock
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Harry Craig
Flat Lick
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Speerswit
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Robert Bowman
Pat Boone
Tom Ewell
Ober
Abe Robert Shirley Mitchum
MI Aine
Gregory Peck
Tokillardy
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Unit- Star
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Clarence Pierce
Mark E. Tate
Ovid Jennings
Clyde Bailey
Gibeot Siguca
Earl Gordon
Jackson
Prans Military
Davis Bros
Rose Hill
Fern Lake
Phone Reams Lumber Co
Kentucky Terminix Co
Rasset
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Keystone
CURIO
Syroco Lavabo
Seth Thomas
Banjo
Kroehler
Lane
Bigelow
Quaker
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Cannon
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