Virginia Beach Woman Killed On Her 41st Birthday
Four traffic deaths push Virginia's highway toll to 240 for the year equal to last year. Vivian Britt Moser 41 of Virginia Beach died in a two car crash as she returned from a birthday party. Seven more people were injured in the same crash. Additional fatalities included Lela Largen Kersey 50 of Covington in a crash on Va 18 near Covington, Ruth Douglass Kennedy 42 of Woodford killed on I 95 near Fredericksburg, and Alice Estelle Murray 3 of Virgilina injured in a single vehicle crash near Clarksville.
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Associated Press
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Vivian Britt Moser
Covington
Lela Largen Kersey
Alleghany
Fredericksburg
Ruth Douglass Kennedy
Woodford
Stafford County
Clarksville
Alice Estelle Murray
Virgilina
Injuries Fatal To Bluefielder
A 54-year-old Bluefielder, Phillip Homer Christian, fell from a second floor hotel window on Stewart Street and died early Wednesday at Bluefield Sanitarium from internal injuries. He was a taxi driver, survived by a daughter Rae and son Richard, with funeral set Friday at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel.
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Christian
Bland County
Myrtle Ann Christian
Bluefield
John R. Christian Sr
Eetae
Va Rae Christian
Richard McKinley Christian
Iris Christian Byars
San Antonio
Tex
John Wilson Christian
Hawkins Funeral Home
George Bulson
Woodlawn
Mystery Shopping Contest Underway in Bluefield Area
Mystery shoppers tour stores in Greater Bluefield and Princeton as part of the Bluefield Sales Executive Club Mystery Shopping Award program. The event accompanies the club’s annual sales rally set for Thursday April 29 at 7 30 p m at Beaver High School with cash prizes for ten winners. George R Evans chairs the rally committee.
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Greater
Bluefield
Princeton
Beaver High School
W. Heartsill Wilston
Detroit, Mich
Will George R
Buddy) Evans
Vandals Target Oakhurst Residence On Oakhurst Avenue
Bluefield police investigated a breaking and entering and vandalism at a residence and garage on Oakhurst Avenue. Five windows were broken and the rear door glass was broken, with burned matches found inside. The home is owned by Mrs. John T. Wilson and damages were about $300.
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Oakhurst Avenue
Bluefield
Kenny Pruitt
Pruitt
John T. Wilson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Given Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph advertises its establishment by Daily Telegraph Printing Co. at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and notes association with the Associated Press and circulation metrics. Rates for carrier and mail subscriptions are listed with weekly and yearly pricing and zone details.
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The
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V. Associated
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kats Agency. Inc
Deaths and funerals items from Bluefield area
Obituary notices report services for John Belcher and Grace Tackett plus Brannon White and other local residents. Details include burial places at Roselawn and Matney cemeteries, service times, funeral homes, survivors, and affiliations with local churches and unions.
Tragic Death Of Rena Howell In Aberdeeen Wash
Rena Lynett Howell 13 months died Tuesday at St Joseph Hospital Aberdeeen Wash. Survived by two brothers Ralph and Michel Harrison of Forks Wash paternal grandparents Branscom Howell Hurley Va maternal grandfather Burel Blankenshp Paynesville. Burial in Davis Cemetery Wolford Va. Body moved from Virginia Funeral Home Grundy to grandparents residence for viewing with Rev Cloyd Bailey Delbert Justus Nelson Lester officiating.
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George Oliver Justus
Roseann
Lottie Justus
Hurley
Wilburn Justus
Ted Davis
Carl
Vernon Justus
Kenton
Ohio
Ed Justus
Cleveland
Russell Justus
Milwaukee
Wis
Earl Justus
Lee Justus
Raysal
Dewey Jutus
Chicago
Ill
Hubert Justus
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Walter E. Payne
Jolo
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Jol
John D. Payne
Ooite
Whitewood
Paynesville
Harve Payne
Lula Payne
Welch
Edgar Payne
Gaynell Allen
Shelby Jean Brewster
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Rena Lynett Howell
Delbert Justus
Nelson Lester
Davis Cemetery
Wolford
Virginia
Funeral arrangements for Clyde Lawson of Cliffield Va
Clyde Oscar Lawson 53 of Cliffield Va died Wednesday morning in Richlands Va Survivors include brother Jack Lawson of High Point NC and sister Mrs Barbara Thompson of Piqua Ohio Body taken to Greever Funeral Home Tazewell Va funeral arrangements incomplete
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Clyde Oscar Lawson
Cliffield
Richlands
Jack Lawson
High Point
N. C
Barbara Thompson
Piqua
Ohio
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Funeral notices for Mary Eta Belcher in Princeton
Mary Eta Belcher formerly of Princeton and Springfield has died. Seaver Mortuary in Princeton is in charge of funeral arrangements, with services to be announced.
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Mary Eta Belcher
Princeton
Springfield
Seaver Mortuary
Edgar Lewis of Welch Dies After Wednesday Sorrow
Edgar Lewis of Welch died Wednesday afternoon. The body was taken to Page Funeral Home of Welch. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Edgar Lewis
Welch
Page Funeral Home
Obituaries for Lucy Moore Rankin and LC Roger Pizzini
Funeral services are set for Lucy Moore Rankin 81 of Richlands Virginia with Rev Eugene Shaffin and Dr Charles Allen officiating at 2 p.m. Friday at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Chapel Burial in Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed Survivors include Martha Lily Pizzini of Flat Top and services for LC Roger Pizzini formerly of Montcalm and now with the U S Marine Corps Thursday at 2 p.m. at Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery The body to be moved from Cravens Funeral Home to the church an hour before the service.
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John Belcher
Rt. 1
Bluefield
Abbs Valley
Moore
Roselawn Cemeter
Elmer DeHart
Harold Russell
Roselawn
Princeton
Pocahontas Union Funeral
F. D. Hurst
Ernest Miller
Grat Rider
Ted Williams
Carl Harless
Hubert Clark
Brown Fry
Carl Myers
United Mine Workers of America
Kimball
John T
Christine B. Belcher
Taylor White
Thomas
Martha Asbury White
Feds Creek
Pilgrim Knob
Sandy Valley Masonic Lodge
Sadie Short White
Victor Compton
Grundy
Jack Lewis
Blue
Jesse E. Powell
Kimbell
Welch
Marion
Robert P
Julia Johnson Powell
Harold Eugene Powell
Erie
John Powell
Bartley
Keenie Duncan
Coalwood
Walter Duncan
Powellton
Sam Duncan
Hollywood
Fla
Verona Helmondallar
S. C
John Sparks
Raysal
Tony Engimeier
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Russell Spence
Roselawn Memorial
Ward
George C. King
Franklin
Franklin Hospital
Gussie Kinder King
Pounding Mill
Judy Lynn King
Stella King
Anna Lee Griffith
Willie Leggett
Dana Pope
North Carolina
Holland Funeral Home
Popular Creek Cemetery
W. R. Strader
L. L. Thompson
Amos Rondon
Henry Ellswick
Henry Robinson
Garland Fuller
Hugh Dye
C. H. Litton
Adel Castello
Nelson T. Baker
James H. Perry
French Easley
H. B. Lindsey
Grady Dalton
Sam Coe
Otis Nash
Pizzini
LC Roger
Montcalm
U. S. Marine Corps
Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church
Woodlawn
Martha Lily Pizzini
Flat Top
Cravens Funeral Home
Hit and Run in Bluefield Damages Est 2000
Police report a series of hit and run accidents in Bluefield Virginia leaving three cars damaged and a fourth possibly demolished. Warrant issued for hit and run reckless driving and leaving the scene. Owners named Charles Yost Arthur Bourne and Dan Pochick with damages listed.
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Bluefield
Virginia Side
East Graham Christian Church
Spring Street
Virginia Avenue
SDS
Charles G. Yost
Virginia Ave
Arthur F. Bourne
College Ave
Dan Pochick
Spring St
Annual Career Meeting Held
Concord educator Dr. Arthur J. Benson told Bluefield High School students that many youths miss out when they do not pursue college and that society loses when top talent stays uneducated. About 200 Beaver students attended the conference, then split into 26 breakout sessions led by local counselors covering professions from accounting to medicine.
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Concord College
Bluefield High School
Arthur J. Benson
Department of Education At
Concord
Benson
Bluefield
Fred Edwards
Armed Forces
Robert Hensley
Pat Murphey
Sarah Brakefield
Alex Mahood
J. A. Butcher
Nancy Fife Smith
Merrill Gainer
Andrew H. Montgomery
R. C. Roesch
Dale Dillion
Bill Berry
Russell J. Cousins
Benjamin Lazer
Mary Kirby
Leroy Katz
Fism
Richard Wesley
Edmond C. Stone Jr
Otis G. King
Avenue Widening Plans Discussed By City Officials
Mountain State Construction Co representatives will meet downtown merchants at 10 a.m. in Bluefield Supply Auditorium to outline four laning of Bluefield and Princeton Avenues from Spruce Street to Bland Street. Groundbreaking is planned for Monday. the $1,500,000 project will be done in segments with a Sept 1 1937 bid deadline.
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Mountain State Construction Co
St. Albans
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton Avenue
Spruce Street
Bland Street
Bluefield
Auto windshield smashed by rock vandalism reported
Bluefield police investigated vandalism to a parked auto near Harding Street. L. A. Parks of Rt. 2 Bluefield told Officer Bernard Bailey a rock was thrown through the windshield in the Norfolk and Western parking lot. Damages were estimated at 80 dollars.
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Harding Street
Bluefield
L. A. Parks
Rt. 2
Bernard Bailey
Norfolk and Western
Auto Crashes on Princeton Avenue Damages Pole
A single vehicle accident on Princeton Avenue at 3:25 a.m. damaged a telephone pole and sidewalk. Tommy D. Wilson, 23, of Bluefield Rt. 1, escaped with minor injuries and was charged with driving under control. A second incident on Sussex Street caused 300 in damages in a two-car collision involving Charleta Fleshman and Page Steadham.
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Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
N. W. Dalton
Tommy D. Wilson
Rt. 1
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Classes End At Baptist Church Leaders Lead Pam Classes
Thirty eight persons attended two or more of the Leadership Pam Classes at Union Memorial Baptist Church. Rev Waldo Jackson led the adult classes, Rev Donald A Lowe taught youth, and Mrs Lillian Ratliff taught a children’s session with ten youths. Refreshments were served nightly and instructors received gifts. Representatives from Pine Grove Mt Hermon Oak Grove Rock Camp Broad Run Sweet Springs Union Memorial and other churches attended.
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Pam
Union Memorial Baptist Church
Waldo Jackson
Beckley
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Donald A. Lowe
Lillian Ratliff
Raleigh Baptist Assn
C. B. Grimmett
Susie Brown
Pine Grove Baptist
Douglas Mullens
Lacy Raines
Ruth Williams
Roscoe Williams
S. T. Falls
Alma Evans
Mt. Hermon
Lena Hall
Allie Kirby
Esther Pence
Oak Grove
Hale Phillips
Rock’ Camp
Violet Boothe
Mary E. Wickline
Paul Wickline
Avanelle Graber
Susan Hammond
Lucille Hammond
Flint Chapel
Elizabeth Lively
Broad Run
Charles Hancock
C. A. Bostic Jr
Sweet Springs Baptist
Lucille Evans
Mamie Dillon
Union Memorial
Hallie Raines
Louise Neel
Louise Dunbar
Marylyn Canterbury
Janese Bowles
W. R. Burdette
June Jennings
Albert Lively
Frances Lively
Ruth Walker
Bertha Raines
Betty Hinkle
Ruth Lowe
Gray Neel
Irene Tomlinson
Hazel Graft
Highway Group To Sponsor Luncheon In Bluefield
The Great Lakes To Florida Highway Association will sponsor a luncheon in Bluefield to mark the start of construction on the first 2.84 mile segment of Interstate 77 in Mercer County. Dodd Mortensen said state officials and local leaders will be invited. WH Construction Co. of Bluefield was the apparent low bidder at 4 3,635,716.10 for the southern terminus to Ingleside.
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The
Great Lakes To Florida Highway Association
Bluefield
Mercer Couny
Dodd Mortensen
Association
W and H Construction Co
State Rt. 12
Ingleside
Accused Man Out On Bond In Oakwood Bank Robbery
Monroe Turner 32 of Vansant Va released from Buchanan County Jail on a 5000 dollar federal bond after aiding and abetting in the March 17 Oakwood branch robbery. Four suspects including his brother Winston Turner Diana Turner and Carlos Cox await federal trial. a fifth suspect Richard 25 of Falls Church is still at large.
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Monroe Turner
Vansant
Oakwood
Buchanan County
Grundy
Cumberland Bank and Trust Co
Virginia
Nick Persin
Turner
Winston Elwood Turner
Winston
Diana) Turner
Carlos Cox
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richard
Falls Church
California
Cancer Director To Address Legion
Mrs. Katie Bell, executive director of the Mercer County Unit American Cancer Society, will speak at the Riley West American Legion Post 9 meeting at Legion headquarters in Bluefield. She will discuss the Mercer County cancer situation and emphasize county priorities.
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Katie Bell
Mercer County
American Cancer Society
Riley- West
American Legion Post
Legion
Bluefield
McCoy
Parcine Tae Sane
Universities Host 3000 Plus NASA Predoctoral Trainees
More than 3,000 gifted students at over 140 U S universities are in NASA funded predoctoral training programs. The initiative aims to develop future researchers and engineers through hands on experiences and collaborations with NASA centers and researchers.
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U. S
NASA
Fifteen Indicted by Buchanan Jury in Grundy Va
The Buchanan Grand Jury indicted 15 individuals in Grundy Virginia on eight grand larceny counts, six maiming charges, one statutory burglary, two forgery counts, and one armed robbery. Docketing runs May 3 and 4 with arraignments for several defendants set May 5. Gary Horn and Ezra Horn face maiming charges with no arraignment date.
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Grand Jury
Grundy
Ben Adams
Jesse Kedna Bowmen
Willard Artis
J. J. Light
Kenneth Compton
Ronnie Davis
Marshall Jackson
Ronnie Scott
Dennis Williams
William Louthan
Harry David Winchester
Ralph McClanahan
Robert Shenberger
William Brady Sykes
Municipal budget figures set by Bramwell Council in 1966
The Bramwell Municipal Council on March 15 1966 adopted tax levy estimates for current year. Estimated receipts total 13451.00 with expenditures of 18109.00 and a tax rate schedule listing classes for real estate and personal property. Recorder William P. Davis signed the notice March 2 1966.
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Mercer
Bramwell
Towit & Tegular
Ceepee
Breeere
H. Bowm Yi
OURO
Fadineadtine
Sotel Tee
Sakiaiah
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Lece
Pacific Northwest
Ohio Valley
Gulf
Oakhurst
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Homer K. Ball
Lucille Hosmer
H. C. Lazenby
Scott Shott
H. Edward Steele
Whis-Tv
Lena French
Chamber Safety Committee
Justus
Grace Tackett
Tyler St
Joe Tackett
First Presbyterian Church
Mercer Funeral Home
R. C. Brannon
Robert C. Brannon
Washington St
St. Lukes Hospital
Weston
Irma Coney Brannon
Edward A. Brannon
Polly Johnson Brannon
Abbott Laboratory
American Federation of Musicians
American Legion
South Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Bluefield Elks Lodge
Christ Episcopal Church
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Kimberley Grey Brannon
Robert C. Brannon Jr
Frank Whelan
Baltimore
Walter Payne
J. E. Powell
John Farquharson
John B. Farquharson
Lee Ave
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
George King
Harry Kirk
Harry Craft Kirk
Rosa Kirk
Bluewell
Mrs
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Clyde Lawson
Mary Belcher
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