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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1982

Page

3

Deaths and Funerals From Bluefield area notices

Mrs. James Fullen 67 of Paint Lick Rt 1 Pounding Mill Va died Thursday night in Richlands hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband Doris Fullen May one daughter one sister and two grandchildren. Burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill. Funeral Sunday 2 PM Hurst-Scott Richlands with Rev. Ricky Cole. Friends may call at the funeral home afternoon today.

James Fullen James Edward Minnie) Fullen Paint Lick Rt. 1 Pounding Mill Richlands Russell County Robert H Clara Witt Lowe Tazewell County Bandy Midway United Methodist Church Bandy United Methodist Church Doris Fullen May Eula Price Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel Ricky Cole Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Patrick Shaffer Patrick H. Bertha Jane Shaffer Bluefield Marion Oakvale A.M Lula Rice Thornton First Church of God Double Gates GIA Auxilliary Wives of Engineers Partick H Edward J. Shawver James Shawver Charlotte N.C Ralph Shawver Parkersburg Estel Louise Myers Blacksburg Joe Helen Williams Christiansburg Ott Pauline Belcher John Thornton Princeton Clarence Gertrude White Dudley Memorial Chapel Sam Leidig Maple Park Posey Lyons Posey Robert Lyons Welch Welch Hospital Draper Robert D Mildred Glasco Lyons McDowell County Charlie Lyons Suffolk Glen Lyons North Carolina Cleve Lena) Redden Biglerville Fanning Funeral Home C.J. Bowles Grandview Memory Gardens Ronald Eugene Dunn Lindside Pearisburg U.S. Rt. 460 Rich Creek Broyles Funeral Chapel Peterstown James Wilburn Dunn Kathryn Pauline Biggs Biggs Richard E Phyllis Wagner Dunn Wikes Wikel Jerry L. Dunn Jeffrey Dunn Thomas Dunn Thelma Wagner

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Frontier Ad Rates and Address

An archival notice from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists publication details, pricing and mailing information for subscriptions in West Virginia and elsewhere. It details the newspaper’s address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield WV 24701 and rates for mail and home delivery, as well as change of address instructions.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. Va Associated Press W.va West Virginia Audit Bureau of Postmaster P.O Landon Associates

Former Mercer Man Electrocuted in Bridgeton NJ

Roy Lee Walker a 44 year old Bridgeton resident and former Mercer County man was electrocuted while working as a plumber for Scott Papers Inc at Landisville New Jersey. He is survived by a wife three sons a daughter and multiple siblings. Funeral services were held Monday at Carll and Padgett Funeral Home with burial planned in Bridgeton.

Bridgeton Mercer County Roy Lee Walker Windmill Gap Walker Scott Papers, Inc Landisville N.J Lula Mae Cochran Walker Bluewell Manor Bluewell Edward Walker Pipefitters Union Ioie Donovan Walker David Jerry Deanie Walker Terry Walker Herbert Sherman Walker Kernsville N.C Roger Walker Lewis Walker Sandlick Gary Walker Crumpler Joan Semonco Elkhorn Eddie Mae Cooper Harrington, del Andrea Merkle Sarasota Fla Carll and Padgett Funeral Home Chapel

Beer Tab Chain Bridges Ohio River in Indiana Kentucky

Linda Schmitt plans to unroll a 3000 foot chain of beer can tabs to span the Ohio River between Newburgh Indiana and Kentucky. The 28 year old bartender at the American Legion Hall started the project last January to break the monotony of a small town.

Newburgh Ind Ohio River Indiana Kentucky Linda Schmitt Miss Schmitt American Legion Hall

Great Ohio River tab chain unites towns for charity

In Evansville vicinity residents plan a Great Unrolling event linking a 40 pound beer tab chain stretchable across the Ohio River. Volunteers will pass tabs hand to hand to fund a Warrick County child’s kidney dialysis. The project uses helium balloons and 550 pound line, with Coast Guard review for legality.

Ohio River Miss Schmitt Indiana Evansville Henderson Owensboro Warrick County

Kegley Man Charged In Auto Theft

Princeton police charged Gary L. Champ of Kegley with grand larceny after allegedly stealing a 1967 Plymouth owned by Sandra Buchanan of Mercer Street. Bond set at $500. Champ was arrested in the Ingleside area after a family member reported him riding in a car not his at about 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Princeton Kegley Mercer County Gary L. Champ Sandra Buchanan Mercer Street C.R. Hutchens Ms. Buchanan Champ Ingleside Hutchens

Pickens to Have Brain Tumor Out

Slim Pickens, 63, planned to enter UC Medical Center San Francisco on Sunday and undergo Tuesday surgery to remove a small brain tumor. He said he felt good and expected to be out in a week, but provided few details. Dora B Hager, 82, of Brushfork, died at home. funeral set at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Monte Vista Park Cemetery.

San Francisco Slim Pickens Pickens University of California Medical Center Columbia Calif

Man Is Sentenced For Armed Robbery In Bland County

In Bland County Circuit Court, 18-year-old Kevin Curtis Venable of Ararat North Carolina received a 15 year prison term for the March 22 armed robbery of the Bastian Exxon Station. Judge Robert Powell had originally imposed 21 years but suspended six. Venable was convicted last month of the robbery.

Bland North Carolina Bland County Robert Powell Kevin Curtis Venable Ararat N.C Venable

Flying Debris Caused Crash Killing Vic Morrow

Federal investigators said debris from a special effects explosion struck the helicopters tail rotor during the Twilight Zone segment, killing actor Vic Morrow and two children. The July 23 crash near Indian Dunes occurred as explosions simulating a Vietnam War village played out, with lawsuits and fines underway against Warner Bros and involved personnel.

Los Angeles Vic Morrow Don Llorente National Transportation Safety Board Morrow Renee Shinn-ya Chen My Ca Dinh le State Labor Commission Warner Bros John Landis Screen Actors Guild Helicopter Company Burbank Llorente Liorente Dorcey Wingo Landis George Folsey Jr Dan Allingham Patrick Henning Henning State Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Chen Spielberg Ned Good

Unemployment Rises to 9.8 Percent in July Record

The 9.8 percent unemployment rate, the highest since 1948, reflects 360000 more jobless and a total of 10.8 million unemployed. Labor leaders urge Congress to revamp Reagan era policies as Democrats call for immediate job-creating action.

Washington Congress Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics White House Larry Speakes Speakes Reagan Afl-Cio Lane Kirkland United States Canada Mexico House Thomas P. O'Neill D-Mass Charles T. Manatt Democratic Party Gerald F. McEptee The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Chinese Communist Congress Set to Shift Power to Youth

Peking AP report notes a forthcoming Communist Party congress likely to formalize a shift toward Deng Xiaoping’s modernization and reform program. The plan aims to invite foreign investment, retire older officials for younger educated leaders, and permit limited private enterprise as Deng’s era marks a break from Maoist policy. Deng, 78, has been inactive in daily affairs, with sightings by Australians at a recent meeting.

Peking Communist Party China Deng Xiaoping Deng Revolutionary Party Mao Tse-tung

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