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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1978

Page

2

Ethel Hedrick 79 Bluefield area dies after long illness

Mrs. Ethel Dale Hedrick 79 of Rt 3 Bluefield died in a Bluefield nursing home after a long illness. She was born in Wise County Virginia, lived in Bluewell and Brushfork, and was a Bluewell Baptist Church member. Funeral Friday 1 pm Cravens-Shires Bluewell. burial Woodlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers named. Suspects include two sons Emmett and Robert, two daughters Exie Brown and Thelma Kessee, and eight grandchildren.

Ethel Hedrick Ethel Dale Hedrick Rt. 3 Bluefield Wise County Charles W Mollie Wise Bluewell Brushfork Robert Hedrick Exie Dale Brown el Paso Thelma Kessee John Wise Cleveland Ohio George Wise Wilmington Del Anna Lou Wagner Blanche Quesenberry Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Lance Yost Woodlawn Memorial Park Ward Dinger John Sneed George Harrison Robert Shelley

Mine Safety Board Studying Equipment Guidelines in Charleston

The West Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety met two hours Tuesday to review two proposed underground equipment guidelines. It adjourned to study them and will reconvene at 9 a.m. to progress on applying a July 11 Supreme Court decision on mine safety. The panel includes three mine operators, three United Mine Workers members, and Director Walter Miller.

Charleston W.va State Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety State Supreme Court United Mine Workers Walter Miller State Department of Mines Miller Frank E. Williams III Upshur Coals Corp Buckhannon UMW District 17 Richard Cooper Logan Williams Supreme Court Department of Mines Attorney General

Ex McDowell Man Drowns in Myrtle Beach Ocean

Ronald David Belcher Sr., formerly of Maybeury, died when pulled under by a large wave while swimming at Myrtle Beach South Carolina. He is survived by his widow Judith Gillenwater Belcher and two sons Ronald D Belcher Jr and Paul Randall Belcher. A service will be held at First Wesleyan Church in Roanoke Virginia followed by burial at Sherwood Memorial Park. Lotz Funeral Chapel of Salem handles arrangements.

McDowell County Myrtle Beach S. C Ronald David Belcher Sr Maybeury Salem Belcher Judith Gillenwater Belcher Ronald D. Belcher Jr Paul Randall Belcher Alice Jo Conlee Belcher Darrell Belcher Crystal Douglas Belcher Goodview Janet Nester Delores Lacy Bluewell First Wesleyan Church Roanoke Sherwood Memorial Park Lotz Funeral Chapel

House Votes End To Embargo On Aid To Turkey

The House approved lifting the three year embargo on U S military aid to Turkey once Carter certifies Turkey is acting in good faith to end the Cyprus occupation. The 208 205 vote preceded amendments shaping resumption conditions.

Turkey Washington House U.S Carter Cyprus Lee Hamilton D-Ind Senate Jim Wright Congress

Blurfield Daily Telegraph notices and masthead details

The Blurfield Daily Telegraph publishes news by Associated Press and local reports. It lists office in Biuefield West Virginia with subscription rates and advertising representation by Landon Associates.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Biuefield W. Ve Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Landon Associates

Clayton E. Thomas dies after long illness in Roanoke hospital

Clayton E. Thomas 56 of Peterstown died Tuesday morning in a Roanoke hospital after a long illness. Born in Princeton, he was a Celanese Corp. employee at Narrows and a member of the Un denominational Church. Survived by wife Maxine Burwell Thomas, two sons Allen Wayne Thomas of Peterstown and David Patrick Thomas at home, four brothers and one sister, and one granddaughter. Funeral Thursday at 11 a.m. at Broyles Funeral Home Chapel in Peterstown with Rev. Don Cox officiating. Burial in Peterstown Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Friends may call today 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Damon V. Gore Peterstown Princeton Pettrey Bennie McManaway Foley Serena Frank Gore U. S. Army International Nickel Company Huntington Elizabeth Baptist Church East Lyn Wayne Lodge No. 18 Wayne Annette Snodgrass Gore Lucy Hanler Selesia Kenneth Gore Columbia Station Ohio Gregory Gore Silas Gore Ballard James Gore Ruby Beeman Clearwater Fla Bill Virgie) Bauquess Bluefield Broyles Howard Spencer Joe Larue Pennington Bozoo Masonic Lodge Maynard White Gilbert James B. Puckett JR James B Jim) Puckett Jr Bradshaw Beckley Raysal Adeline Rose Puckett DAV VFW American Legion Summitt Missionary Rick Pam) Brazell Jacksonville David Jacquetta) Roberts Leck Puckett Beck Waldron Alafair Wooten Fairfax, Va Fanning Funeral Home Saeger Clayton E. Thomas Roanoke Clark Rosa Hall Thomas Celanese Corp Narrows Undenominational Church Maxine Burwell Thomas Allen Wayne Thomas David Patrick Thomas Oscar Thomas Ray Thomas Maryland Robert Thomas Bernard Thomas Hallie Clark Clyde Phillips Jom Fisher Marvin V. Fletcher SR Marvin Vance Fletcher Sr Pearisburg James A Martha Ratcliff Fletcher Peggy Russell Fletcher Marvin V. Fletcher Jr Blacksburg Michael R. Fletcher Ethel F. Mooney Waldo Lorraine) Williams Cecil Carey Lee) Stafford Clarence Bernice) Weddle Edward Ruby) Johnson Richmond James E. Fletcher Birchlawn Givens

Infant Chad Stiltner Dies at Grundy Hospital

Chad Edward Stiltner infant son of Beverly Church Stiltner of Vansant Va died on arrival at a Grundy Va hospital Monday morning. Survived by sister Crissie Gayle Stiltner and brother Kelly Joe Charles. maternal grandparents Gervis Church of Michigan and Dollie Cox of Vansant. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Cox residence with Rev Ancil Childress officiating. burial in Van Dyke Cemetery on Baldwin Mountain. Body to be moved from Grundy Funeral Home to the Cox residence at 2 p.m. today. services at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Grundy Funeral Home in charge.

Chad Edward Stiltner Beverly Church Stiltner Vansant Grundy Crissie Gayle Stiltner Kelly Joe Charles Gervis Church Michigan Dollie Cox Dry Fork Ancil Childress van Dyke Baldwin Mountain Grundy Funeral Home Cox

Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Bluefield Area

Obituaries for Mrs Francis P. Claytor of Bluefield Pauline Gilbert Belcher Violet Estell Gaither Dempsey Cephas Marshall J Arthur Gillenwater and Dempsey Cephas with service details, burial sites, officiants, pallbearers and funeral homes across Bluefield Bluewell War Saltville Princeton and related cemeteries. services today afternoon with multiple pastors and churches noted.

William A Brown Jr 40 found dead in Bluefield home

William A Brown Jr of Bluefield was found dead in his apartment Sunday. An autopsy ruled natural causes. He worked at Andre's Restaurant and was born in Hinton, son of William A and Mary Katherine Brown. He leaves a brother James M Brown and grandmother Mary Linkenhaker. Funeral at Ascension Episcopal Church in Hinton with burial in Restwood Memorial Gardens.

William A. Brown JR Bluefield Charleston Andre's Hinton William A Mary Katherine Linkenhaker Brown Ascension Episcopal Church

Death notices for Fletcher Sr. and Sherri Faidley in Virginia and Chicago

Marvin Vance Fletcher Sr., 49, of Pearisburg Virginia, died after a short illness in a local hospital. He worked at Celanese Plant Narrows and leaves a large family. Funeral services are set at Pearisburg First Church of God. Sherri Faidley, 14, daughter of Carl and Wanda Faidley of Princeton, died in a Chicago hospital. She was an eighth grader at Spanishburg School. Funeral details incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton.

Sherri Faildey Sherri Faidley Carl and Wanda Harvey Faidley Garden Road Princeton Chicago Hospital Spanishburg School Bailey Funeral Home

Vietnamese Air Force Steps Up Cambodian Attacks

A U S intelligence report says the Vietnamese Air Force has intensified bombing and strafing of Cambodian forces along the border using heavier air power. The dispatch notes pilots fly largely American built warplanes captured after the Southeast Asia war and that Hanoi is deploying troops, equipment, and a larger military budget to push ground offensives amid sustained border clashes since 1975.

Washington U.S Cambodia Saigon Hanoi

Robert A Stallard obituary in Richlands Virginia

Robert A. Stallard 72 of 14 S Farmer St Richlands Va died Tuesday morning in a Richlands hospital after a lengthy illness. The body is at Hurst Scott Funeral Home in Richlands where arrangements are incomplete.

Robert A. Stallard Robert A Bob” Stallard S. Farmer St Richlands Hurst-Scott Funeral Home

Wyoming Deputies Return to Road Work After Meeting

Capt. Davis stated they would resume road duties soon to handle calls. During the commissioners session, all sheriff’s office calls were redirected to the state police detachment at Jesse. Five deputies were slated to resume the midnight shift.

Capt. Davis Sheriff's Department Hatfield and Craft State Police Jesse

Investigator's Position Switched In Buchanan

In Buchanan County Virginia the county board moved the criminal investigator post from a separate office to the sheriff's division. The change aims to save about 12000 dollars yearly with 7500 from the State Compensation Board and two thirds of the investigator's expenses paid by the state. Randall Jackson currently holds the job, with Sheriff Vadie Owens to decide if he remains.

Buchanan County Board of Supervisors Sheriff's Department Joe Gary Street Prater The Daily Telegraph State Compensation Board Street Randall Jackson Jackson Vadie Owens

No Injuries Reported In Pair Of Wrecks

Two Tuesday evening accidents near Princeton involved a 1966 Corvette and a 1978 Oldsmobile. No injuries were reported. William Ernest Knotts of Marietta Ohio and Rodney L Tiller of Princeton faced charges for unsafe driving. Damages were about 1600 and 1500 dollars respectively.

Mercer County Sheriff's Department Rt. 460 Rt. 20 Hurley L. Quesenberry Princeton William Ernest Knotts Marietta Ohio Quesenberry Conn Weld Industries Inc

N W To Resume Negotiations In Clerks Strike

Norfolk and Western Railway says it will renew talks with the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks in Richmond on Wednesday to end a strike that has idled about 20 000 N W employees. The union seeks contract language to protect clerks from job losses due to computer technology.

Roanoke Norfolk & Western Railway N&w Lew Phelps Washington Richmond Joseph Neikirk Fred Kroll Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Phelps James Yoffie N&w General Yoffie BRAC Norfolk Lambert's Point Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Ohio

Horne Addresses Pastor's Conference at Bluefield College

Dr Chevis Horne president of the Virginia Baptist Association delivered the keynote at Bluefield College pastors conference Monday night stressing preaching as essential and criticizing seminary students in the 1960s who doubted its importance. Dr Richard Spencer joined as guest speaker as the conference continued Tuesday.

Chevis Horne Virginia Baptist Association Bluefield College Horne Richard Spencer

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