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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1978

Page

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Deaths and Funerals: J Clarence V Young

J Clarence V Young 47 of Raleigh Durham area formerly of Bartley died in a North Carolina university hospital of natural causes. He was a rewinding machine operator for Foothills Conversions and is survived by his wife Virginia and eight brothers among others. Services Sunday at 1 PM from Full Gospel Tabernacle Newhall with burial at Short Ridge Cemetery Garland Mountain near Avondale. The body will be at home of Clyde Roberts Saturday from 3 PM and pallbearers are friends of the family. Fanning Funeral Home in Saeger in charge.

Clarence V. Young Raleigh-Durham N. C Bartley N. C. University Hospital Newport News Clarence Young Sr Eleanor Dobbins Young Portsmouth Foothills Conversions Virginia Young Hickory N. C Sylvia Teresa Young Newhall Russell Bolen Short Ridge Garland Mountain Avondale Clyde Roberts Fanning Funeral Home Saeger

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Circulation Note

Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery, detailing West Virginia zones and West Virginia pricing. The notice also mentions advertising representatives and circulation bureau. No events or individuals are noted beyond standard newspaper staff references.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield Associated Press Loca! News West Virginia Bureau of Circulation Landon Associates

Infant Jason Andrew Farmer Dies in Bluefield Hospital

Jason Andrew Farmer infant son of Henry Wayne and Tammy Lynn Farmer of the D T Mobile Village Bluefield died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness. Survived by his parents grandparents William and Nancy Hardesty Bluefield and Henry P Farmer Bluefield. Gravesite rites today at 11 a.m. from Grandview Memory Gardens with Rev. Junior Taylor officiating. Friends may call at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va today 9 a.m. to 10 30 a.m.

Jason Andrew Farmer Henry Wayne Tammy Lynn Farmer D.T. Mobile Bluefield Henry Wayne Farmer, Jr William Nancy Hardesty Henry P. Farmer Grandview Memory Gardens Junior Taylor Dudley Memorial Mortuary

Funeral notices for Rutherford Wagers Hall Mays and Christian

Obituary items list services for Ethel Rutherford Walter Henry Wagers George L Hall Bertha Evelyn Mays and Sonia Christian. Services include times today at Calvary Baptist Church Our Lady of Victory Bluefield Bluewell Mercer Funeral Home and Grandview Memory Gardens with multiple officiants and lay arrangements by local undertakers.

Services Today For Gary Victim In Welch

Funeral services are set for Steven Paul Waddell who died early Thursday when his car left a ditch and overturned. The Douglas Chapel in Welch will host at 2 p.m. with Rev. Hall officiating. Burial follows at Belcher Mountain Cemetery in Welch. Waddell, born in Superior, was the son of Lonnie and Evelyn White Steele. He worked as a coal miner and service station attendant and served in the Vietnam War. He leaves sisters Jamon Weller of Neward, Dela, Jeannie Steele Shaw of Fort Myers, Ava Triplet of Havace, and brothers Lonnie Steele IV of Huntington and Theron Steele of Gary. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. at the Douglas Chapel today.

Steven Paul Waddell Douglas Chapel Welch Hall Penetecostal Church Gary Belcher Mountain Cemetery Superior Lonnie Evelyn White Steele Waddell Jamon Weller Neward, Dela Jeannie Steele Shaw Fort Myers Fla Ava Triplet Havace Lonnie Steele, IV Huntington Theron Steele

Date palm yields heavy fruit clusters in season

The date tree bears fruit in clusters hanging from a thick crown of large pinnate leaves. In a single season a tree produces from 300 to pounds of fruit.

Crash Victim's Rites Sunday

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p m for Ricky Gene Davis 18 of 3319 Waverly Blvd Richmond Va who died Wednesday at the Medical College of Virginia from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Richmond He was born in Richlands Va the son of Louis Franklin and Madelene Simmons Davis of Richmond He worked for Aamco Transmissions in Richmond and lived there 15 years He is survived by his wife Peggy Jean Ford Davis seven brothers and two grandmothers Services will be at Hurst Scott Funeral Chapel Richlands with interment at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hills Va Pallbearers are James Osborne James Albert Roger Hicks Johnny Osborne James Adkins and Bobby Adkins The body is at the Hurst Scott may call

O.B. Buckles O.B Maggie Nash) Buckles Rt. 2 Cedac Bluff Russell County Fallen Margaret Nash Buckles Missionary Baptist Church Belfast Home Demonstration Club Cedar Bluff Anna Jean Mullens Lebanon Joe Howard Buckles Jimmie Eugene Buckles Alexandria Howard Nash Bill Nash Beecher Nash Cleveland Russell County Funeral Home Chapel W.L. Odum Lawrence Boardwine Greenhills Memory Gardens Garnett Taylor Freddie Adkins Tony Mullens Timothy Mullens Arthur Jackson Hobart Jackson Russell County Funeral Home Robert L. Hammond Bartley Welch Hospital Louisville Robert David Edna Davidson Hammond Welch McDowell County Grace Baldwin Hammond Fred Linda) Stinson Doug Hammond Charleston Jim June Justice Pineville T.J Shirley) Scott Jimmy Hammond Sam Hammond Richlands Henry Hammond Fanning Funeral Home Chapel John Kibbey Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell Joe Murensky Johnny Breeding Elmer Gordon Bill Hale Frank Asbury Jimmy Stutso Raymond Fain William Mitchem Glenwood Perdue Fanning Funeral Home Hibbert Matney Hibbert Martha Elizaeth Matney Oakwood Bluefield Regular Baptist Church Buchanan County Arnold Beuna Ratcliff Childress Rt. 3 Grundy Ira Matney Ernest Matney Kenneth Matney Jeffrey Donald Childress Manassas Harry Childress Bristol William Childress Grundy Funeral Home Ricky Gene Davis Waverly Bvid Richmond Medical College of Virginia Louis Franklin Madelene Simmons Davis Aamco Transmissions Peggy Jean Ford Davis Lewis Davis F. Davis Jr Michael Davis William Dean Davis Stevie Allen Davis Jeffery Lynn Davis Ronald Edward Davis Randy Joe Davis Dollie Wilson Doran Sarah Osborne Sylvester Wilson Hurst-Scott Funeral Bill Shook Claypool Hills James E. Osborne James D. Albert Roger Hicks Johnny Osborne James Adkins Bobby Adkins Hurst-Scott Funeral Home

Pope Paul VI seeks simple burial and pardon in spiritual will

Vatican City AP report notes Pope Paul VI's handwritten testament asks for a modest funeral humbling tomb and forgiveness for anyone harmed. First Lady Rosalynn Carter arrives in Rome for the funeral praising the pope as a wise symbol of mankind and a spiritual beacon.

Vatican City Paul VI Rosalynn Carter Rome St. Peter's Basilica Pontiff Aoman Jimmy Ciampino

Local Group Gets Award For Service

The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce received the Public Service Award from the U S Small Business Administration at a ceremony in the chamber office. Jerri Hutchins and Jennifer A Belcher accepted the honor from SBA District Director Arthur J Glick with William Durham present. The chamber praised its work with Concord College Center for Economic Action and its co sponsored trainings including Pre Business Workshop Women in Business Seminar Security Clinics and Import Export Conferences while serving as a resource for small business and prospective entrepreneurs accessing SBA services.

U.S. Small Business Administration Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce Chamber Jerri Hutchins Jennifer A. Belcher Arthur J. Glick SBA West Virginia Glick William Durham PMCCC Center For Economic Action Concord College

Broadc ast Memor ies Exhibit Tours Nation wide Salute

A traveling exhibition of 100 years of home entertainment memorabilia has begun a nationwide tour. Curated by RCA, the show spans from Edison’s tinfoil phonograph to modern videocassette recorders and includes a working model of the first phonograph.

Broadcast Memories New York Thomas Edison RCA

City dropped as defendant in $91,000 Bluefield housing suit

Mercer County Circuit Court granted a motion to dismiss the City of Bluefield from a $91,000 damage suit filed by Bluefield Sash and Door and Norfolk & Western Railway over surface water runoff from the Tiffany Manor housing project. Trial continues with remaining defendants and key witnesses testifying on rainfall drainage and sewer connections.

Bluefield Mercer County Howard M. Jarrett C. W. Davis Robert Richardson Bluefield Sash and Door Company, Inc Norfolk & Western Railway Company William Aden Blacksburg Lane Austin Austin Corte Construction Company Boggess Bluefield Public Housing Authority Fred C. Blue Housing Authority Paul List Internal Revenue Service Cincinnati Ohio Bluefield Sash and Door Company List

Noted Scotch Clergyman to Preach in Bluefield Sunday

Rev Gilleasburg I Macmillan of St Giles Edinburgh will visit Bluefield for a weekend, preaching at 11 a m Sunday at Westminister Presbyterian Church. The 35 year old clergyman has delivered the baccalaureate at Duke and preached in New York and Washington.

Gilleasburg I. Macmillan St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh Bluefield Westminister Presbyterian Church Kings Queens Mr. Macmillian U.S Duke University Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church New York New York Ave. Presbyterian Washington Massanetta Springs Howard Flash) Gordon Jr Coral Gables Fla Paul Norma) Hudgins Macmillian

Miller Warns Union Locals On Funds Data

United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller warns Local 1766 and Local 1759 near Charleston WV they may lose the right to self govern if they refuse to provide financial records for auditing. Miller calls the request routine, not political.

Miller Charleston W.va United Mine Workers Arnold Miller West Virginia the International Washington, D.C

West Virginia eyes math gains in education drive

Taylor warned that while elementary scores meet or exceed national averages, high school math in West Virginia shows a major deficiency with many students avoiding further math. The board approved a pilot study led by William Smith on factors behind deficiencies and potential enhancements to math coursework for graduates.

Taylor West Virginia William Smith Smith

Q and A answers for general knowledge

The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. Miles Coverdale published the first complete Bible in English. The first U S college to adopt co education was Oberlin College.

Pennsylvania Erie Harrisburg Philadelphia Miles Coverdale Mississippi River California England U.S Sacramento College Oberlin College Purdue University

Judge Halts Mail Orders for WV Jam Rock Concert

Federal Judge Robert Maxwell ordered the USPS to detain mail ticket orders for The West Virginia Jam to be held Labor Day weekend near the Dallas Pike exit on I-70 in Ohio County. U.S. Attorney Stephen Jory cited fraudulent ads and no permits. Promoters listed as Sanjo Enterprises. Nassif and Lazaran linked. A preliminary injunction hearing scheduled Aug. 15. Tickets quoted at 12.50 by mail or 18 at outlets.

Elkins W.va Robert Maxwell U.S. Postal Service Wheeling U.S Stephen G. Jory West Virginia Jory Ohio County Dallas Pike Interstate 70 Sanjo Enterprises Joseph Nassif Larry Lazaran Maxwell Eagles Heart Steve Miller Band Meatloaf

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