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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1981

Page

3

Longtime Bluefield matron Mrs Wood dies after long illness

Mrs. Samuel Wood 84 of 107 Mayfair Lane Bluefield died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness She was born in Bluefield daughter of the late D En sor and Ida Bailey Simpson A member of First Christian Church Eastern Star chapter 66 Macedonian White Shrine No 8 UDC DAR Mercer County Democratic Club Survivors include a brother and five nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with two ministers officiating Burial in Monte Vista Park Cemetery Pallbearers are listed Memorials may go to Bluefield Rescue Squad American Cancer Society and First Christian Church

Samuel Wood Samuel Edward Ella May) Wood Mayfair Lane Bluefield D. Ensor Ida Bailey Simpson First Chrstian Church Eastern Star Chapter Macedonian White Shrine No UDC DAR In Nitro American Legion Auxiliary Mercer County Democratic Club Vincent R. Simpson Green Valley Ariz Oakley E. Simpson Mercer Funeral Home Chapel David Cheverton Clayton Sweet Monte Vista Park Frank Duesing Ronnie Duesing Steve Duesing Dale Kersey Jack Page C.W. Houseman American Cancer Society First Christian Chuch Fredrick Gertrude Amos) Raines Peterstown Princeton Rock Camp James and Pearl Helvey Amos Midway Gospel Tabernacle Rich Creek Bob Louise) Young Dennis Kathleen) Looney New Castle Clifford Raines Ray Raines Howard Raines Lewis C. Amos Earl Amos Harry Peyton Douglas Williams Charles W. Reed Broyles Funeral Home Melvin Young Wayne Young James Raines Harry Raines Jerry Raines Howard Lee Raines Harley Duncan Harley Garfield Duncan Gardner Community Floyd County General Lee Mary Ann Duncan Cora Ellis Duncan West Virginia Dept. of Highways Gardner Community Church Clinton Duncan Ada Smith Eden Harold Mathena Joe Mathena Wayne Moye Stanley Moye Gail Bolton Arnold Gullion Claude Earnest Haynes Bishop, Va Welch Hospital Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Charlie Dillon Ted Anders Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield-Tazewell Road Gary Maude Parks Haynes Orlando Fla Robert Haynes Charlotte) Haislipp Hyattsville Jean Wise Shirley Ferrell Maryland Betty Hill Mildred Blackburn Hugh Haynes Alabama Leonard Haynes Jim Haynes Arlen Haynes George Haynes North Carolina Danny Motley Bill Parks Malcom Serber Mike Haislipp Tom Penn Larry Henegar Jimmy Sword Hubert Payne Hubert E Elsa Casali) Payne Court Street Welch Vivian Antonio and Menia Casali Casali Payne Welch Chamber of Commerce Shepherd College McDowell County First Presbyterian Church Mental Health Board McDowell Woman's Club Delta Kappa Gamma _ Society Phi Chapter American Red Cross Hubert Elkins Payne, Jr Indianapolis Ind Liberty Casali Harrisonburg Odi Casa Delta Kappa Gamma Daniel W. Williams Rt. 1 Box 29 Matoaka North Wilksboro N.C Soloman Minnie Love Williams Pocahontas Fuel Corp U.M.W.A Laura Jennings Williams Jackie Williams Greensboro Frazier Geralene) Snapp Seaford Virginia Farmer Audrey Morris Bertha Williams Cordie Underwood Rock Mamie Abshire Roy Williams Earl Williams Leonard Williams Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Bluewell Jim Hendricks Roselawn Memorial Gardens Carl W. Sayers W. Giddens St Chicago Ill Maybeury Lilly Hess Sayers Asbury Abbs Valley James Sayers Church of God At Marie Sayers No. Tazewell Carl Sayers Montcalm Teddie Sayers Dennis Beavers Dora Jane Church Betty Jo Chappel King George Patsy Ann Goins Nemours Earl Sayers Claypool Hill Lucy Beavers Fredericksburg Jeannie Creasy Walter Burgess Church of God Frederick Michael Crosier Anthony New Mexico Union el Paso Tex Connersville C.P Virginia Looney Crosier U.S. Navy Anthony Lodge No. 48 Setona Marshall University Carol Dubin Silver Springs Broyles-McGuire Funeral Wayne Ellis Carl Burrows Fairview Cemetery Monroe Lodge No American Legion Post No

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Address and Rates Notice

Public notice from Bluefield Daily Telegraph detailing mailing address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and subscription rates for West Virginia and other zones as well as home delivery charges and advertising contact.

Daily Tele Printing Co Bland Street W. Va Associated Press Bluefield W.va West Virginia P.O Landon Associates

Gas Storage Tank Found Beneath Gilbert Grade School Playground

Gilbert West Virginia AP reports an old gasoline storage tank buried about 40 years was unearthed from beneath the Gilbert Grade School playground. Fire Department official Kendall Simpson says removal eases concerns about gasoline flowing into a nearby creek during heavy rain. Mingo County officials had been warned by the state fire marshal to remove or cap the tank.

Gilbert W.va Kendall Simpson Gilbert Volunteer Fire Department Mingo County

Mercer Board of Education Holds Executive Session on Bluefield Junior High

The Mercer County Board of Education met Monday at 7 p.m. in executive session with SEM Partners the architect and Corte Company the contractor to discuss advanced planning for the new Bluefield consolidated junior high school. Attending were Supt John M Hughes deputy supt Carl Holland and clerk Tom Heatherman as officials push completion for September 1982 due to Central Junior High closure.

Princeton Mercer County Board of Education Bluefield Harold Wood Ben Faulkner Harold Brewster Allen Lackey SEM Partners Corte Company John M. Hughes Howard Harvey Carl Holland Tom

Downtown move urged for Princeton police station

Princeton officials debate relocating the police to a downtown site to boost visibility and access. A proposed study committee will examine Graham’s charges over hospital drug distribution to nursing homes, with pharmacists and council members named to the panel.

Barbakow Ellis Emory Reasor Graham Princeton Community Hospital Neil Lohr Elmer Bay John Carney Cannon Glenwood Park St. Mary’s Bluefield Princeton PCH William E. Shepherd Robert E. Holroyd West Virginia Arkansas Gene Bailey Glen Manning Reaser Donzie Kessinger

Rockefeller Names Road Committee for West Virginia Bond

Gov. Jay Rockefeller named a lead committee to push the 750 million road bond amendment. Ripley attorney Thomas R. Goodwin, Barboursville contractor William Turman, Charleston CPA Roger Osborne lead the panel. Lane Bailey to manage the campaign funded by private donations with no state money.

Charleston W.va Jay Rockefeller Rockefeller Ripley Thomas R. Goodwin William Turman Barboursville Contractors Association of West Virginia Roger Osborne State Economic Development Authority Lane Bailey Governor’s Office Bailey

New Crime Measures Proposed by Federal Task Force

A federal task force urged new legislation to curb violent crime by expanding prison capacity and restricting early release. It sent 64 recommendations to Attorney General William French Smith, with only one package costing about 2 billion dollars for new prisons, while other ideas total under 800 million. The panel noted constitutional questions pending Supreme Court rulings.

Washington William French Smith Griffin B. Bell Supreme Court Congress

Bluefield Hearing Cancelled in Public Service District Case

Public Service Commission hearing examiner C Terry Owen cancelled a Bluefield hearing in a case by Bluewell Public Service District seeking a water rate increase and approval to build a pumping station and lay 27000 feet of water line to link it to the treatment plant. The decision was based on the May 14 Bluefield record and a June 17 meeting between PSC staff and district representatives.

Charleston W.va Public Service Commission Bluefield Bluewell Public Service District C. Terry Owen PSC

Cat Burglar Strikes Again in Mercer County

A weekend spree by a repeat cat burglar, active since January, hit two Brushfork homes, a trailer, and the General Telephone Company office. Sheriff’s investigators tie the incidents, with Bowen and Williams reporting cash losses and a shotgun taken, Brinegar also noting cash stolen. Investigations continue.

Brushfork Mercer County General Telephone Company Mercer County Sheriff's Department R.E. Baughman Sheriff's Department Criminal Investigtion Division Baughman Sam Bowen George Williams Bowen Williams Tom Brinegar Baiughman Brinegar

McDowell Woman Arrested on Forgery Charges

Reginia Bailey, 25, of Saeger, was arrested by Welch Trooper W F Martin on forgery and uttering charges. She was arraigned before Magistrate David Hunt and released after posting a $4,000 bond.

WELCH McDowell County McDowell County Sheriff's Department Reginia Bailey Saeger W.F. Martin David Hunt

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