Yellow Fever Again Threat
Army insect expert Maj. Alvin A. Therrien warns yellow fever could return to the United States next year. Investigations show the virus advancing northward from South and Central America at about 13 miles per month. He notes a mosquito variety haemagogus found in 1955 around Brownsville, Texas, but currently virus-free.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Alvin A. Therrien
South
Central America
Maj. Therrien
4Th Army
Brownsville
Obituary Notices for Robert Aura Smith and Charles Frey
New York Times editorial writer Robert Aura Smith, 60, died Wednesday in New York. Colorado born Denver native Charles Daniel Frey, 73, former newspaper artist and advertising executive, died Wednesday. he had worked for the Chicago Examiner and Chicago Evening Post.
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New York
Robert Aura Smith
New York Times
Denver
Chicago
Charles Daniel Frey
Frey
Chicago Examiner
Chicago Evening Post
Guthrie Warner Bros executive dies at 77
Hollywood mourns William L. Guthrie 77 location department head at Warner Bros. He started in film as a business manager for Mack Sennett and died Monday.
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Hollywood
William L. Guthrie
Warner Bros
Mack Sennett
O'Donnell Pioneer of the Year dies at 68
Robert J. O'Donnell 68 longtime vice president and general manager of Interstate Theaters died Tuesday. He was named Pioneer of the Year in 1956 by the Motion Picture Pioneers organization.
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Dallas
Tex
Robert J. O'Donnell
Interstate Theaters
O'Donnell
Motion Picture Pioneers
Parkersburg Group Protests River Pollution
A Parkersburg delegation met state officials in Charleston to press concerns about pollution of the Little Kanawha River downstream from the American Viscose plant.Officials expected to receive a petition signed by about 600 residents, urging neutralization or containment of discharges until high water.
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Charleston
Parkersburg
Little Kanawha River
American Viscose Corp
Warden Lane
Lane
State Water Resources Commission
Revised Figures Show Mine Employment In State
West Virginia mines employment rose to about 50 000 from 42 000 after unreported mines were identified by 51 inspectors under a 1958 law requiring annual production and employment reports. The correction, not a change in conditions, increases expected yearly output yet mining jobs still trend downward from last year’s 55 000 due to automation and market competition.
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Charleston
Mmes
West Virginia
State Mines Department
State Mines
Crawford L. Wilson
Federal Bureau of Mines
State Employment Security Department
Wilson
Fiend Shotguns Cripple's Horse
Susie Hams mourns Captain the stallion shot and killed near UMATILLA Oregon. The horse carried Susie to school and enjoyed days with friends before the attack. A $25 reward is offered for information about Captain's death not for apprehension but to learn the motive.
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Umatilla
Ore
Susie Hams
Susie
Oregon
Shriners
Portland
Laverne Hams
Hams
Churchill’s 1943 illness nearly fatal Irish helper saved him
Wartime diary details how Sir Winston Churchill battled pneumonia and heart trouble in December 1943 near Tunis. Air Vice Marshal Thomas K. Kelly and oxygen equipment helped avert disaster as Churchill insisted on high altitude air travel for treatment.
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London
Winston Churchill
Kelly
Thomas K. Kelly
Churchill
North Africa
Carthage
Tunis
Lord Moran
Marrakech
Morocco
Royal Air Force
Algiers
la Marsa
Ellis
Tun- 4S
Moran
First Great Lakes Submarine USS Peto Launched
In 192 the submarine USS Peto was launched at Manitowoc Wisconsin becoming the first submarine built on the Great Lakes.
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Peto
Manitowoc
Wisc
Great Lakes
Public Service Commission hearing set for Kopperston transport case
Talley Lafferty of Kopperston seeks a certificate to operate as a common carrier by motor vehicle transporting trash and house coal in Kopperston and Matheny. Hearing scheduled November 17, 1959 in Charleston. objections due by then. notice to be published in Wyoming County newspaper.
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Public Service Commission
West Virginia
Charleston
Public Service Commission OF
Capitol
M. C
Talley Lafferty
Kopperston
Wyoming County
Matheny
Commission
Wyoming
M. F. Wright, Jr
Mrs Iva May Campbell 65 Prosperity died November 11
Mrs Iva May Campbell nee Pitzer aged 65 of Prosperity died at home on November 11. Her remains are at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home South Kanawha Street. Funeral services will be held November 13 at 1 p.m. in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Virgil Cook officiating. Burial in Family Cemetery at Barger Springs. Arrangements by Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Campbell Campbell
Iva May
Pitzer
Rose and
Barger Springs
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Obituary of Miles Miles in Langhorne PA
Miles Miles T Clinton 50 of Langhorne PA formerly of Alderson WV died at home Sunday November 8 after a heart attack. Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday November 13 at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev J W Carter officiating. Burial in Talcott Cemetery. He was a Bluefield State Teachers College graduate and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi.
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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor
Mrs Josephine Trimboli 72 Dies in Cleveland Hospital
Mrs Josephine Trimboli 72 of 108 Westwood Drive died about 4 30 pm Tuesday November 10 in a Cleveland hospital. Funeral services set for 9 30 am Friday November 13 at St Francis de Sales Church with Rev Paul E Helsley officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Rosary 8 pm Thursday November 12 at Melton Mortuary Chapel. Pallbearers named with active and honorary lists.
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Trimboli
Josephine
Westwood, Drive
Cleveland
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Paul E. Helsley
Sunset Memorial Park
Melton
Melton Mortuary
Paul Babich
H. P. Stone
Steve Checcine
Pete Karvasky
Orlando Faini
Steve Palfy
Duff D. Daniel
Frank Raso
Frank Raso, Jr
Leno Raso
Charles M. Ward
William Novilis
Agatino Tipane
Domenic Mardocco
Peyton Graves
Eli Egich
Patsy Marcise
Robert Barron
John MaHaffey
Pete Faini
Jack Wyatt
Clem Terreo
Floral Notices and Thank You Card Set
Local florists advertise arrangements for occasions including funerals. A family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of Mrs. Daley E. Hylton, naming Reverend Cook, Reverend Shaf er, Melton Mortuary and helpers.
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Daley E. Hylton
Alvin J. Cook
Everett R. Shafer
Melton Mortuary
Reward Offered for Newspaper Theft Information
A $25 reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of person or persons stealing newspapers from roadside tubes or bundles. Contact Robert L. Amick via Newspapers for details. Telephone CL.
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Robert L. Amick
H. C. Kinzer
Main St
Foster's
Wrights Radio Service Repair Center Ad
Repair service offers home and auto radios repaired with pickup and delivery. All work guaranteed. Wrights Radio Service. Dial CL 2-3509.
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Wrights Radio
Dial
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Lovitz Television
Beckley
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Oak Hill
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Freddy Arthur
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard Dial
Sander
Montgomery Ward Beckley
W. Va
Earl’s
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
Professional Directory
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Ashworth & Sparks, Ince
Prince St. Beckley
Munsey
Oceana
Lilly’s
Lewis Transfer Co
Phinton
Hemlock
White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard
Jan Campbell Music Co
Dial CL
Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Wright’s
W. Hollywood
Florida
Avon
Park Drug
Johnstown Road
Athena
Clower
Ware
Indiana
Rev. C. T. Moore
Geneva Craddock
Bon Bon Domestic Agency
Neville Street
Beckeley
Flelp
Johnstown Rd
Johnstown
Eisenhower
Amos E. Quesenberry
Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
So. Kamawha St
Beckley Insulation CO
Longer Insurance Agency
Raleigh County Bank Bldg
The
Modern & New
West Virginia Casket Corp
Beckley, W. Va
American Glass & Mirror CO
Calloway Heights
Wilbur Bays
Beckley Hardware & Supply CO
Heber St
Lucas General Tire, Inc
R. D. Watts Insurance
Agency, Inc
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
W. V
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Funeral Home — the
Beckley National Bank
F.D.J.C
F.R.S
Prince St
Homeseekers.Land and Building Co
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