Deaths and Funerals Parade in Beckley and Vicinity
Obituary notices for Verlin Henry Walker 68 Beckley long illness World War II veteran educator Raleigh County Board of Education and church member Funeral services set at Melton Mortuary Chapel with masonic rites. survivors include spouse children and siblings. Additional notices cover Ted McReynolds 48 Walls Creek death in Tazewell hospital and Mildred Iris Saunders 50 Clarkston Ga former Willowton Princeton death in Atlanta. services and burials listed with survivors and churches involved.
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Verlin Henry Walker
North Kanawha St
Beckley
Egeria
C. and
Nyanza Nicti Walker
Raleigh County
Charleston
Scottish Free Ancient Rite
Beckley Lodge No
Odd
Delpha Walker
Pineville
Clark Walker
Josephine
Cora Walker
Glen White
Lenox Walker
Miami
Fla
Dora Auer
Rich Creek
Edith Reed
Lerona
Corda Thompson
Inza Akers
Aanie Hatcher
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Ted McReynolds
Walls Creek
Tazewell
Canebrake
Dot
Grace Brown McReynolds
Bishop Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Berwind Masonic Lodge
Beni Kedem Shrine
Ava Mae Stevenson McReynolds
Ladona McReynolds
The
Home
Teddy McReynolds
Cedar Bluff
Elvis McReynolds
Kathleen Stout
Lewisburg
Rita Hess
Richlands
J.D
Dot) McReynolds
Walter
Bill McReynolds
Dix Creek
Eddie McReynolds
Valls Creek
Jimmy McReynolds
War
Freddie McReynolds
Bluefield
Hartwell Church
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Berwind Masonic Lodge No. 141
Tazewell County Funeral Home
Mildred Iris Saunders
Clarkston
Princeton
Willowton
Atlanta
Saunders Grove Baptist Church
T.M. Stevens
Ronald Dyer
Saunders Grove
Thomas
Betty Saunders
Crippled Children’s
Leonard Saunders
Columbus
Ohio
Frank Saunders
Portsmouth
James Saunders
Falls Church
Roger Saunders
Pearlsburg
Davis Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Rates Summary
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1893 and published in Bluefield West Virginia, provides home delivery and subscription rates. Rates listed include 4.90 per calendar month for home delivery and 58.80 per year for other zones, with address changes sent to P.O. Box 208 Bluefield WV 24701.
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Daily Teletosting Co
Bland Street Field
W. Va
Associated Press
Bluefield
W.va
Cocal
West Virginia
Apper
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
Bell arraigned in Indianapolis for family killings
King Edward Bell, 31, pleaded innocent at Marion Circuit Court arraignment on six counts of murder including four young children. He had earlier stated guilt and sought the death penalty. Prosecutor Steven Goldsmith filed amended charges Tuesday requesting the death penalty.
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Indianapolis
Edward Bell
Marion
Bell
Steven Goldsmith
Tazewell Animal Shelter Under Question After Inspection Mixup
Tazewell County Administrator Hankins says the state health department did not formally inspect the shelter. An official visited to check an overflowing toilet, sparking concerns of legal action to enforce animal welfare and sanitation compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell Animal Shelter
Hankins
Daily Telegraph
Tazewell
W.J
Bill
The
State Health Department
Hawkins
Pat Gillespie
Leroy Bowen
State Department of Agriculture
Bowen
Michael Davis
Pearisburg
Davis
Giles County
Tazewell County
Judge Bans Cameras From Williams' Trial
In Atlanta Superior Court Judge Clarence Cooper barred cameras from Wayne B. Williams' murder trial, ruling against a press club motion for TV and photo coverage. The decision cites Georgia guidelines requiring consent from defense, prosecutors, and the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Wayne B. Williams
Superior Court
Clarence Cooper
Atlanta Press Club
Williams
Cooper
Georgia Supeme
Jimmy Ray Payne
Nathaniel Cater
Press Club
Erik Gordon
Mary Welcome
Ms. Welcome
Inflation accelerates as July prices spike mortgage rates near 17 percent
Inflation rose 9.4 percent annual rate in the first seven months of 1981 with July up 1.2 percent. Housing costs climbed 1.6 percent as mortgage rates hovered near 17 percent and the median home price reached $67,500.
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National Association of Realtors
Miner Dies From Injuries At Alpine Coal Jaeger
A 27 year old miner William Nelson of Squire died on arrival at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch from injuries in a mining accident at Alpine Coal Company Jaeger. Details were not immediately available.
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McDowell County
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Welch
Alpine Coal Company
Jaeger
Funeral Home
William Nelson
Squire
Douglas Mortuary
Gas Pump Damaged at Ray's Gulf Station
Fire officials report extensive damage when a vehicle from Buzzo's Ambulance Service backed into a gas pump at Ray's Gulf Station on Riverside Drive. The pump burst into flames and was destroyed. Welch Fire Department responded to an 11 15 a.m. call, with the ambulance vehicle sustaining only slight damage.
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Welch Fire Department
Bluefield Board Hears Wine Sales Ordinance and Permit Denial
The Bluefield City Board discussed a first reading of a wine sales license ordinance with annual fees of 250 for distributors and 150 for retailers starting July 1, and denied Fun Unlimited’s building permit for a downtown nightclub and restaurant until contractors obtain proper licensing, bonds, and insurance. The meeting also covered a draft ordinance on dog license fees and a one-way traffic change on College Avenue for faster emergency access, plus a separate AP dispatch on Glen Dale loan chances for Glen Mar Industries.
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Daily Telegraph
Kresge
Bluefield
City of
Fun Unlimited
Larry Morhous
Fred Burton
Burton
Feuchtenberger
Morhous
Paul Cole
Feuchtenbrgeer
County Humane Society
Cole
Mercer County Humane Society
College Avenue
Regents Vacancies Filled In West Virginia
Gov. Jay Rockefeller named Betsy McCreight Clark Frame and William Watson to the 12 member Board of Regents for six year terms restoring the panel to full strength. All three are prominent upstate and Huntington leaders with backgrounds in law and civic service. Watson resigned from the Racing Commission to take the Regents post and Rockefeller will naming his successor soon.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
State Board of Regents
Huntington
Betsy McCreight
Clark Frame
Morgantown
William Watson
Wellsburg
Rockefeller
Governor's Mansion
F. L. Blair
Walker
Parkersburg
Edward H. Greene
Hun
Tington
Albert M. Morgan
West Virginia University
WVU College of Law
WVU Alumni Association
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Monongalia County Bar Association
West Virginia Wesleyan College
George Washington University College of Law
Briton Killed In Baltimore Shocked British Press
Phillip Rouse a 34 year old British antiques dealer vacationing in Baltimore was shot while trying to stop a purse snatching. The tragedy drew lead coverage in British outlets as journalists and a BBC crew traveled to Baltimore to report the case. Rouse vacationed with his son Carl and fiancée Anne Bullivant with friend Nigel Lawrence nearby when a bicyclist grabbed the purse.
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Baltimore
America
England
Phillip Rouse
British Broadcasting Corp
London
Daily Express
Daily Mail
BBC
the Express
Daily Press
Crewkerne
Rouse
U.S
Michael Bass
Washington
Cyril Gray
Britain
Carl
Anne Bullivant
Nigel Lawrence
Bolton Hill
Miss Bullivant
Lawrence
Cab Company Hearing Today in Bluefield
A Public Service Commission hearing to decide on Safeway Cab Company's proposed 50 percent rate increase for Bland Street service in Bluefield will be held today at 10 a.m. in the Bluefield City Board conference room. Officials say the session is open to the public.
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Public Service Commission
Safeway Cab Company
Bland Street
Bluefield
Bomb Found Under Vehicle At Bluefield Shoney's
Police say a homemade bomb was found Monday evening under the hood of a Bluefield parked vehicle. The device owned by Patricia L. Isaac was disconnected and sent to a crime lab for fingerprint testing. Sgt. J F Bailey led the investigation at 9 52 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoney’s
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
Patricia L. Isaac
J.F. Bailey
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Verlin Walker
Mrs
Mildred Saunders
Charlie Fraley
Charlie
Carrie) Fraley
Gary
Fanning Funeral Home
Shoop
Eugene
Lillian Louise Cheatwood
Miami Beach
Elgood
Mountain View Church
Jim Mullins
George W. Seaver
Fagg
Jesse
Zebel Mae
Village Glen
New Hope Road
Bramwell
Bailey Funeral Home
Harry Wright
Resthaven
Donald Cook
Eldridge Hammond
Dave Baker
Dale Hall
Arnold Harman
Ralph Strouth
Musick
Alden
Belle Ella
Honaker
Kyle Hubbard
Thurman Honaker
Meade Cemetery
Hubinak, Aleck
Akron
Woodlawn Mausoleum Chapel
Bluewell
John McGinnity
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Lewis Slaton
College and
East River Avenues
Leann Aker
Rockbridge St
East River Avenue
Robert G. Warner
Longview Ave
Warner
J.J. Bailey
Washington and
Fairmont Streets
Pamela Akers Snider
Cumblerland Road
Washington Street
Mary Diana Hedrick
Village Green
R.L. Carriger
Danforth Insurance Agency
Miner
Wakefield
Norfolk & Western Railway
L.E. Roberts
N&w
Crewe
Roberts
Don Piedmont
Board Hears Wine Sales Ordinance
Moundsville
Robert Mollohan
Farmers Home Administration
Glen Mar Industries
Marx Toy Co
Glen Dale
Glen Mar
Charles Shuman
Fmha
Cab Company
Douglas H. Roy
D.D.S
Princeton Shopping
Rev
Bob Thornton
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Cherry Street
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