World brief items across the globe and nation
A time bomb was found and destroyed at the U S Information Agency building in Saigon. In Chicago Mrs John Purvis and her two day old son James William were born on a sidewalk. Denver hosts a new Air Force academy opening with 306 cadets. Boston plans to tow the floating Texas Tower radar station off Cape Cod. Adlai Stevenson to be discharged from Lake Forest Hospital. Tokyo reports a seventh typhoon near Okinawa with 123 mph winds. Chicago hosts the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine convention. Elizabeth NJ notes a theater flood after a thunderstorm affected the Liberty Theater. Cambridge MA reports a lightning strike damaging a house. Greensboro NC traveler finds a kitten under his car hood. Miami Fla police handle a tires puncture incident. Jacksonville Fla P G W Wilkinson, 80, avoids cars and rides a motorcycle at the truckers hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Purvis
James William
James
North Side
Purvis
Energy from hurricane could power world for years
A hurricane releases energy equivalent to powering all machinery on Earth for more than three years in a single day, illustrating the vast power contained in tropical storms.
Tell Her sits murder case ends with revelation at last
Regina Pelham's forged will, blackmail and a town full of secrets unravel as Inspector Horton exposes Henry Trout's murder and the doctor who killed him. Amy Redgate shoots the doctor during a confrontation. Regina plans to fund a research lab with Roger's money, Henry Trout is dead, and Susan faces an uncertain future with Jim Andrus leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Davies
Regina
Tobe
McKee
Susan
Jim
Mrs. Pelham
Henry Trout
Dwight
Amy Redgate
Amy
Miss Redgate
Regina Pelham
Dave Redgate
Yonkers
Horton
Roger
Hal Davies
David Redgate
Brodsky
Fenn
Soen
Trout
Little Park
Broadway
Redgate
Parr
Barry
Jim Andrus
Andrus
Goodby
Public bids invited by Raleigh County schools for truck and supplies
The Raleigh County Board of Education will accept sealed bids by July 26 at 7 30 p m for a heavy duty 1 2 ton truck chassis and cab and for gasoline oil and grease for 1955 56 with right to reject all bids D W Bryson superintendent Also State Road Commission invites sealed proposals by July 19 1955 for construction of Sprague Overhead S 1966 in Raleigh County three steel I beam spans with a 2000 dollar certified check and right to reject all bids W T Brice secretary
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Bea
D. W. Bryson
Raleigh County Schools
P.H
Raleigh Countychools
State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Charleston
Raleigh County
Sprague Overhead
W. T. Brice
R.R
Baltimore Apples and Potatoes Market Report Summary
Baltimore market notes show slight weakness in apples with shaded prices from New Jersey and Virginia regions and mixed Philadelphia belt figures. Potatoes remain weak with heavy offerings and slow demand, listing Katahdin and Cobblers across 50 to 100 pound sacks at prices around 1.00 to 2.00 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Red Birds
Usis
Eastern Shore
Eastern Shore Cobblers
Katahdins
caetNane
Livestock Market Report from Baltimore USDA Values
Cattle and hog prices listed by weight and class for Baltimore market. Steers, heifers, cows, bulls, calves shown with ranges from under 12 to over 25 dollars per hundredweight and hogs from about 16 to 20 dollars for various weights. Includes weight-based categories and notes on buyer types and conditioning.
Oklahoma cowboy settles into South Carolina cattle life
Southeast Cowboy Springfield South Carolina reports Howard Watson, an Oklahoma cowboy, has shifted from a 7,500 acre Angus ranch near Stillwater to longleaf plantation farm in Orangeburg County. He tends 200 Aberdeen Angus cattle and adapts to life away from riding horses 12 hours daily.
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Springfield
S. C
Oaklahoma
Howard Watson
Orangeburg County
Longleaf Plantation
Stillwater
Okla
Livestock Auction Notes Heavy Lamb Prices Decline
Buyers report 600 lb plus sheep at 11.00 down, lambs with weights 80 and 76-88 lb priced at 22.00-23.00 per hundredweight. Utility and good sortouts sell around 17.00 for 54 lb scale, with country graded offerings from good to prime 80 lb and 450 head of spring lambs.
Funeral Notices for Porterfield and Maxey in Mabscott and Princewick
Funeral services for Vinnie Bray Porterfield 84 of Mabscott are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Alvin J. Cook officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park, pallbearers listed. arrangements by Quesenberry and Webb. Also listed is Lillie May Maxey 174? of Princewick who died July 9 and will be buried in Coal City Cemetery after services at Princewick Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Lonnie Blankenship officiating. pallbearers and flower bearers named.
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Porterfield Porterfield
Vinnie Bray
Mabscott
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
Roy Ellison
Quincy Gunnee
Bill Nicely
Forrest Bell
James Bennett
Chester Marshall
Abe Hubbard
Vance Anderson
Harwood James
W. B. Lilly
Robert Daniels
Bob Cornett
Clifford Smith
R. A. Hill
Duff Dillon
Roy Dillon
Willard Scurlock
Chester Lucas
Edward Garten
Ernest Quesenberry
Walter Bates
Earl Yates
J. W. Huddle
Will Gardner
Davis Snuffer
Bernard G. White
Robert Winston
Jeff Taylor
P. C. Canterbury
Howard Gwinn
Roy Lucas
Harry Forren
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Maxey Maxey
Lillie May
Princewick
Keyser
Princewick Missionary Baptist Church
Lonnie Blankenship
Coal City
Virgil Allen
Grover Thompson
J. E. Shumate
Edgar Meadows
T. C. Myers
Clarence Fitzpatrick
C. A. Shumate
Ed Hunt
Corbett McKinney
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Gary L. Nolen
Kansas City
Grandview
Grandview Air Force Base
USAF
International Soundphoto
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Information Agency
Denver
Air Force
Air Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Harold Talbott
Nathan Twining
Colorado Springs
Boston
Cape Cod
Atlantic Ocean
Lake Forest
Adlai Stevenson
Lake Forest Hospital
Tokyo
Tokyo Central Meterological Observatory
Marianas
Okinawa
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Canada
Mexico
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Elizabeth
N. J
Liberty Theater
Cambridge
Mass
John Flynn
Greensboro
N. C
Jack O. Jones
Conway
Jones
Miami, Fla.p
L. G. Fryer
A. S. Douglas
Miami
Walter Head
Jacksonville, Fla
P.G. W. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Henry
Gut
Bearer
John Roth
General Delivery
New York
Roth
Amos F. Quisenberry
Mgr Quesenberry
Homeseekers Land & Building Co
Beckley
OS Barre
Merideth
R. C. Egnor
Oak Air and
Beckley Lumber & Supply CO
Corner Valley Drive
Piney Ave
Kyle Davis
Paul Thompson
Rupert
Clintonville
Bluefield Monument Co
Bluefield
Sears Monument CO
Harper Rd
Fred Davis
W. E. Harvey
Beckley Ice and Feed CO
Prince St
Rewus Fate Salah
New Beckley
DIAL
Del-Mar
Neville St
Marguerite’s
Main St
H. C. Kinzer
Main Street
B. E. Silverman
Montgomery Ward Bill’s
ALL Makes
William K
Bill” Ward
Halstead
Wright
Crab Orchard
Haddad's TV and Furniture CO
Gall Us
Ashworth Firestone
GEO. Sparks
South Oakwood
Lovitz
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
Linzy Sanitation
James Deering
Frank
GMC
Sprague Mutual of
Omaha
Gombs St
Dia
Beckley Newspapers
Termites Mountain State Termite Control
C. W. James
W. E Moore
Sophia
AAVON
Venetian Blind
Bob Daniels
Duraclean-Williams
Shady Spring
Cam Thompson
Lewis Transfer CO
Ian “Hope
Poe
Ecard Board
Peerless Packing Company
Ial
Cyril “Cy” Lilly
Lilly
Midway
NAVY
San Diego
California
Bill Honaker
Temple St
R. F. Baker
Raleigh County Bank
Alca Rest Home
South
Kanawha Street
Mutual of Gmaha
Combs ,St
Walter's Insurance Agency
McCorkle
South Charleston
W. Va
Kay
Watertown
Massachusetts
Oak Hill
The
Blue Star
Goodie
U. S. Air Force
Prince St. Beckley
Carpenter
State Employment Service
Fayette
Watkins
C. C. Hunter
E. Robinson Avenue
Barberton, Ohio
Curtiss Candy Company
Rainelle
R. F. Brammer
Pioneer Hotel
Toner Concrete CO
Beaver
W. Val
W. B. Jones
R. L
J. H Stinson
East Beckley
Sam Oliver
Roy A. Jones
W. S. Gregg
Glen Morgan-Sullivan Road
Shady Dog Kennel
Shady Springs
John R. Crocker, Jr
Raymond C. Simpson
Los Angeles
Norma McCauley
Simpson
Pepperdine College
Crocker
USDA
U. S
Patricia C. Moore
Telford
Albertine Gard
Southeast Cowboy
Beckley Glass CO
North Oakwood Dial
Keyser Funeral Home Funeral Directors
Herbert Kiser
Allstate Insurance Co
Whitener Roofing & Heating Co
City Ave
People’s Shoe Shop
Tet Us
American Glass & Mirror Coo., Inc
Herbert Atha
Mgr
S. Oakwood
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