Black Lung Group Wins Advance Copies of Regulations
The Social Security Administration agreed to provide Black Lung Association leaders with advance copies of new 1972 73 black lung rules and to involve the group in drafting them. BLA officials will meet with SSA in two weeks to resolve differences before Federal Register publication. Local dissidents had staged peaceful protests in Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia after learning advance copies would not be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Black Lung Association
BLA
Social Security
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
SSA
Bill Bowman
Washington
Bowman
Federal Register
Franklin Church
Groves Schultz
Robert M. Ball
Health, Education and Welfare
Elliott Richardson
SSA’ Bureau of Disability Insurance
Bernard Popick
Popick
BSA
Chess Champ Slamecka Goes 6-1-2 in Mercer County
Former Austrian champion Anton Slamecka of Princeton played a nine game simulatneous match at Mercer County Chess Club Monday night. He won six games drew one and lost two. He defeated eight Bluefield and Bluewell players and lost to Norman Arrington and Richard Wesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Slamecka
Princeton
Mercer County
Slamecka
Norman Arrington
Richard Wesley
Bluefield
Buford Early
Bill Richardson
Frank Weiser
Lester Cook
Joe Richardson
Steve Elliott
Brian Shoda
Bluewell
Europe
Styria
Austria
Cyclist Injured in Tazewell Motorcycle Accident
A 20 year old Eddie Herald of Four Way section, Tazewell, is in serious condition at Richlands hospital after losing control on a bike trail near town limits. He sustained internal injuries and a fracture of the upper left leg, per rescue squad officials. He was treated and transported to the Richlands hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Richlands
Eddie Herald
Herald
Tazewell Rescue Squad
Richlands Hospital
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Circulation Info
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes news via Associated Press dispatches. Subscription rates listed include by carrier by mail in West Virginia zones and motor route monthly rates. Advertising contact provided with local office address and phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannon & Cullen
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Area
Obituary notices report deaths and funeral plans for Pauleda D Walker in Bluefield age 74 Mahmoud Hosn Elizabeth Rowold John B Duncan Anita Estep infant Richard Hunt Thomas Carl Oxford Bailey infant and related survivors and arrangements across multiple locations in West Virginia and Kentucky Funeral details include services burial and calling hours for each individual with various churches cemeteries and funeral homes named.
Richlands woman Betty Harriston dies after long illness
Betty Florine Harriston 29 of Hill Creek Road Richlands Va died Monday morning in a Richlands hospital after a long illness. Born in Matoaka she was the daughter of Paul and Martha Tolley Harriston of Richlands. Survivors include five sisters and seven brothers. Funeral held at Mullins Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Horton officiating. Burial at Greenhill Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Va. Pallbearers named. Funeral home today.
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Pauleda D. Walker
Pauleda Douglas Walker
Melcher St
Bluefield
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Carrolton H. Jackson
Clarence Johnson
Restlawn Memorial Estates
Littlesburg Road
William M. Douglas
Genor Senior High
School of Beauty Culture
Jackson Flowerette Beautician Chapter
American Legion Auxiliary
Post 39
John Walker
Janice Walker
Deborah Walker
John Walker Jr
William Douglas Jr
Rudolph Bell
William Jefferies
Kathleen Anderson
Elizabeth Hayler
Mary Mitchell
Audrey Johnson
Nannie Buchanan
Harriett Austin
Mae Reynolds
Jackson Flowerette Beauticians
Linkford and Richardson
Elizabeth Byrd
Betsy) Rowold
Linwood Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rock
Robert and
Elizabeth Byrd Ronald
John H. and
Effie Law Godfrey Byrd
College Preparatory School of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Matilda Rowold
Port Washington
N. Y
Alfred Rowold
John C. Rowold
California
Cravens - Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
C. H. Patterson
Woodlawn Memorial Park
John B. Duncan
Hensley
Welch
Borderland
Matt Harrison
Sarah Belle Aldridge Duncan
Zulla Dillion Duncan
Albert and
Mearl Duncan
Floyd Duncan
Zella Greer
Premier
Rosa Marshall
Roderfield
Lydia Mitchell
Princeton
Beulah England
Margaret Ann Neal
Betty Jean Neal
Mear Duncan
T. F. Adair
Homer Blankenship
H. E. Thornsbury
Eunice Davis
Twin Branch
Mear! Duncan
Fanning Funeral Home
Anita Estep
James Claude Estep
Paw Paw
Pikeville
Brenda
Tammy Lynn Estep
James
Randall Estep
John Henry Estep
Freewill Baptist Church
Jimmy Kerr
Dotson Cemetery
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Thomas Carl Oxford
George
Selma Whitt Oxford
San Diego
Calif
Ricky
Walter Oxford
Shelby
Dinah
Robin
Teresa Oxford
Thomas Whitt
Immanuel Baptist Church
War
Troy Lester
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Betty Florine Harriston
Hill Creek Road
Richlands
Matoaka
Paul and
Martha Tolley Harriston
J. W. White
Augusta
Carl Blankenship
Sharon Louise
Mary Elizabeth
Kimberly Ann Harriston
James Gerald Harriston
Doran
Bobby Gene Harriston
Cedar Bluff
Kenneth Eugene
John Wayne
Charles Edward
Ronald Lee
Terry Wayne Harriston
Mullins Funeral Home
Ralph Horton
David Horton
Greenhill Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Willis
Edna Jane
First Christian Church
Charles A. Vaughn
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Calvin Thompson
Thomas Hagg
George Scott
Paul Buskell
Grat Quesenberry
J. A. Huffman
Lloyd Dawson
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
William H Bolan Jr Dies in Virginia
William H Bolan Jr 49 of Chatham Hill Va died Monday morning in Marion Va He is survived by his widow Mildred Burkett Bolan three daughters Patty Tucker Debbra Bolan and Sherry Lee Bolan all of Richmond Va one son James Edward Bolan of Richmond his mother Jessie Anderson Bolan of Chatham Hill and one grandchild The body is incomplete at Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville Virginia
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William H. Bolan JR
Chatham Hill
Marion
Mildred Burkett Bolan
Patty Tucker
Debbra Bolan
Sherry Lee Bolan
Richmond
James Edward Bolan
Jessie Anderson Bolan
Henderson Funeral Home
Saltville
Mrs Susie Thompson Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Susie Thompson, 79, of North Tazewell, Virginia, died Monday afternoon in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Thompson
North Tazewell
Bluefield
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Mrs Lydia Payne dies at 84 in Bee Branch area
Lydia Payne 84 of Bee Branch near Bradshaw died at home with daughter Mrs Roosevelt Muncy. She was born at Panther daughter of Rev W R Estep and Barbara Dotson. Survived by four daughters four sons one brother one sister and many grandchildren. Funeral 11 a.m. at Fanning Funeral Chapel laeger with Elders Belcher Marrs. Pallbearers named.
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Lydia Payne
Bee Branch
Bradshaw
Roosevelt Muncy
Panther
W. R
Barbara Dotson Estep
Church of Christ
Hufford
Orpha) Riffe
Raymond
Cora) Pruitt
Raysal
John
Laura) Jefferson
Staten Island
N. Y
Grant Payne
Carl Payne
Jolo
Claude Payne
James H. Payne
Milwaukee
Wis
Riley Estep
Jaeger
Tilda Blankenship
Fanning
Laeger
Morgan Belcher
Everett Marrs
Tor Sparks
Bradshaw Mountain
Woodrow Morrison
Blaine Murphy
Lark Riffe
Arnold Fuller
Graham Riffe
Richard Fuller
Multiple Richlands area obituaries announced in church services
A list of funeral notices for Alice M. Orr William Moore Edna Jane Willis Arthur Bryan Faulkner and Duke E Whittaker in Richlands Pocahontas Bluefield Bluewell and Squire. Services conducted by local clergy at First United Methodist Church Pocahontas Cravens Shires Funeral Home Endwell Church of God and Douglas Mortuary with burials at Hawkins Greenhills Hartwell cemeteries and morning.
Auto Fire Extinguished in Princeton Car
Princeton firemen extinguished a blaze in a 1969 model car owned by Eddie Ball on Mercer Street after 9 p.m. The fire, blamed on backfiring through the carburetor, caused damage but officials could not estimate the loss. One fire engine responded to the 9:05 p.m. alarm.
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Princeton Fire Department
Mercer Street
Eddie Ball
Princeton
Wheat as legal tender in Oregon in the 1840s
The item notes that wheat served as legal tender in Oregon in the late 1840s with a bushel valued at one dollar, reflecting early commodity money use in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
City Couple Held For Jury In Car Theft
A Bluefield man and woman bound over to Mercer County Grand Jury after arrest on grand larceny of a 1965 Chevrolet. Darlene Kelly and Earl Dillon, both Bluefield residents, faced charges and were remanded on $1,000 bonds. Dillon detained in Bristol for DUI. Kelly held on related charges in Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mercer County Intermediate Court Grand Jury
Darlene Cheyenne Kelly
Milner-Matz
Earl Wayne Dillon
Walters Avenue
A&t
Pontiac
West Virginia
Miss Kelly
Stewart Street
Curtis Honaker
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Harvey
Grand Jury
Bristol
Kelly
Tennesee
Jersey Youth Shot Near Matoaka Leaves Man Critical
State police from Princeton investigate a Monday evening shooting in the Matoaka area near Giotto that critically wounded 14 year old Jerome Jennings. The victim was visiting his grandmother when struck in the arm and stomach by a single .410 gauge shotgun blast.
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Princeton
New Jersey
Matoaka
Giotto
D. B. Meadows
F. E. Thomas
Jerome Jennings
Jennings
Pineville Trooper Hospitalized With Severe Stomach Ailment
Corporal J. E. Heflin commanding the Pineville detachment of the West Virginia State Police was rushed Monday evening to a Bluefield hospital for treatment. He was moved from Pineville to Herndon Mountain and then to Bluefield by Princeton Rescue Squad and admitted shortly before midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Heflin
Pineville
West Virginia
Survey Identifies Bluefield Buildings For Handicapped Access
A Bluefield area survey led by the Bluefield Junior Rescue Squad will map public buildings including restaurants churches and restrooms for wheelchair access. The effort to catalog entrances parking and facilities aims to guide a statewide accessibility brochure and mark accessible sites with decals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Calfee
Bluefield
Princeton
Monroe
Summers
Bowen
State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Charleston
Police Department
Identity of John Doe Jr. Mystery Baffling West Virginia Police
Police seek to identify a young man found dead July 23 in a vehicle pedestrian crash on U S 19 21 bypass near Beckley. Autopsy places him 18 to 22 years old, 5 5, 160 165 pounds with reddish brown hair. only ID is the stencil on his jungle boots reading John Durfee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Vaughan
Beckley
John Durfee
Chicago
Bluefield
FBI
National Crime Information Center
Daily Telegraph
John Doe Jr
West Virginia
Virginia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Dogs Win Title Bout In Princeton
Princeton City Council rejected by a 3 2 vote a proposed leash ordinance after two hours of heated debate and protests from about a dozen residents. The measure would have barred dogs from running at large on public streets unless leashed and allowed roaming in private enclosures. supporters urged stronger enforcement, while opponents called it cruel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ira Southern
Southern
Owen Richmond
Prince Street
Jim Morrison
Rick Kephart
G. K. White
Lacy Shrewsbury
Mike Flanigan
Sam Thurman
R. H. Swim
Swim
W. Robert Carr
Morrison
Kephart
Firemen Respond to Heater Incident at St Luke's Hospital
Bluefield firefighters from the Southside station answered an alarm at St Luke's Hospital on South Bland Street. They reported a hot water heater built up excess pressure from overheating and no damage was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Southside
St. Luke’s Hospital
South Bland Street
United Nations Flag Olive Branches Symbolize Peace
The olive branches on the United Nations flag symbolize the organization's aim to foster world peace and security across nations. The emblem features a world map surrounded by olive branches, reflecting unity and cooperation among member states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U.N
Farm Accident Claims Area Man Hankins Dies in Crash
Elwood Hankins 40 of Route 1 North Tazewell Va died at Richlands hospital from injuries in a farm tractor crash on Dick's Creek area in Tazewell County. The tractor plunged over a 25 foot embankment after leaving the road. Hankins was thrown clear and later died of chest injuries. He was survived by his mother Mrs Leola Hankins and sister Mary Hankins. Clair Funeral Homes in Tazewell announced calling hours after 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 1
North Tazewell
Richlands
Dick’s Creek
Tazewell County
Virginia
Elwood
Hankins
Tazewell
Richlands Hospital
Leola Hankins
Detroit
Mich
A. R. Beavers
Dry Fork
Coleman and Altizer Corporation
Bandy
Mary Hankins
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Homes
Reading Is Fundamental Book Distributions Set in Mercer County
Mercer County RIF distributions announced for the week at Sacred Heart Church Bluefield. Today noon to 3 pm. Thursday 10 am to noon for kindergarten through sixth grade and noon to 1 pm for seventh to twelfth graders. Also note that about 97 percent of the world’s water is in the oceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bluefield
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