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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1978
Page
2
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Silas Sturgill at 314 Grove St Richlands Va and several others across Princeton Bluefield and Hawthorne with service details, survivors including spouses children and many grandchildren, burial plans at Greennhills Memorial Gardens Roselawn Memorial Gardens and Monte Vista Park Cemetery and call for callers to visit funeral homes for arrangements.
Lewis Clarence Campbell, 73, of the Middle Creek section of Cedar Bluff, Va., died at his home on Thursday afternoon after a lengthy illness. The body is at Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands where arrangements are in complete.
Public notice of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph establishment and masthead presents subscription rates by mail. Rates listed include West Virginia zone pricing and calendar month options, with references to Associated Press membership and bureau audits.
Milton R Stump 29 of University Park Iowa died Wednesday morning after a short illness He was born July 13 1949 to Emory and Charlotte Williams Stump of Columbus Ohio He is survived by his wife Rose Marie a son Paul and a daughter Laurie a brother McHenry of Columbus and Bluefield area grandparents Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p m in the Vennard College Chapel Rev Irene Weitert and Rev Orville Banks officiating Burial will follow in University Park Cemetery Arrangements by Newman Funeral Chapel Ostaloosa Iowa
Miss Bessie Mae Cummings 59 of Gary died Thursday at a Princeton hospital after a lingering illness. Arrangements are complete at Page Funeral Home in Welch. Mrs Mary James Picon 91 of Princeton died Thursday morning in a Beckley nursing home after a long illness. Incomplete arrangements at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.
Frank Bunny White 65 of 218 Powell St Bluefield died in hospital after a long illness Born in Bluefield he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Joe White He attended Bluefield public schools and was a member of the Church of God in Christ Survivors include one son David White Christiansburg Va one brother Joseph White Huntington two sisters Virginia Wilson Bluefield and Letta Norwood Raleigh NC Funeral conducted Saturday at 11 am from Lugo's Funeral Service Chapel with Rev Clarence Johnson officiating Interment Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell Friends may call Lugo's from 7 to 9 pm today and Saturday one hour prior to services.
Mercer County United Mine Workers of America pensioners will hold their regular monthly meeting today at the Green Acres Cafeteria near the West Virginia Turnpike entrance in Princeton. The gathering starts at 1 p.m.
Bluefield patrolman Cody L. Reed Jr. reported his patrol vehicle was damaged when a rock smashed the windshield, causing just over 190 dollars in damage. The truck was parked on Rogers Street across from the new municipal building. patrolman Frank Carroll investigated.
The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Foglesong and Longanacre Funeral Home Mullens with Rev Lonnie Blankenship officiating. Burial followed at McMillan Cemetery McGraws. Survivors include Coffey of Clayton North Carolina and several listed relatives and one grandchild. Friends may call today at the funeral home.
National Geographic reports that in 1848 bands of crickets ravaged Mormon settler fields, consuming wheat and leaving the ground blackened as if scorched by fire. The remark highlights a harsh early frontier agricultural challenge faced by settlers.
Union officials say Norfolk and Western rents coal cars to others on a day by day basis while Chessie System withholds details on its use of N W cars. The American Association of Railroads cites the strike fund as insurance against losses, with payouts to about 20 000 striking workers and suspected daily benefits around 700 000 dollars for the company, though figures vary.
ROANOKE Va AP Fred Kroll president of the Airline Clerks said BRAC was an innocent bystander as the state AFL CIO cancelled its convention at Hotel Roanoke. BRAC seeks 1.5 million in damages alleging the union caused the cancellation amid a strike since July 10 and amid hotel disruptions.
Charleston is among the nation’s top 20 most expensive cities per an AP report based on a cost of living survey by the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association. The Charleston index was 114.2, driven by higher housing 120.6 and utilities 139.6, with Pittsburgh 102.5 and New York City 119.7 giving context. West Virginia cities Wheeling 113.5, Huntington 110.8, Clarksburg 97.9, Morgantown 96.9 followed Charleston in general costs.
Fred O. Blue argues the Bluefield Sash and Door case resembles a coverup as the Bluefield Public Housing Authority pursues a cross claim against Corte Construction. He claims the plaintiffs seek recovery from both defendants while noting long deterioration of the building and a 1971 runoff complaint not repeated in 1972.
Lane Austin argues Corte Construction altered evidence by piling dirt along the south side and filling a washed-out area under the southeast corner after alleged flood damage. He contends failure to seed slopes caused mud to wash onto N&W tracks and Bluefield Sash & Door, criticizing defense claims that roof runoff or vibrations caused the damage.
Shrader says the Inland operation shifted from trucking coal to stockpiling at St Paul after car shortages and a nonregular customer status limited rail supply. An Indiana deal reportedly let Inland use its own coal cars on Wise County lines to haul Bishop coal to Chicago. Nearby, McDowell County firms consider trucking to Gilbert or Mullens to access C&O lines as the St Paul stockpile site awaits active tipple production.
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