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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1981

Page

3

Thomason and Fraley Rites Set Across Bluewell and Welch

Clyde Thomason 53 of Crumpler died in Beckley veterans hospital after a long illness. He served in Korea and is survived by a son, two daughters, a stepson, a mother, nine grandchildren, and several siblings. Funeral Friday at Cravens-Shires in Bluewell with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Also funeral for Carrie B Fraley 69 of Gary will be Saturday at Fanning Funeral Home Welch, burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell. service officiated by Rev H B Grose. She leaves four daughters, three sisters, two brothers, two stepsons, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. calling hours today at the funeral home.

Clyde Thomason Clyde Swanson Thomason Crumpler Beckley Veterans Hospital Worth Laura Mae Hanks Thomason William Thomason Clyde Eugene Thomason Union City Ind Carol Ann Jones Laura Mae Davis Brian Keith Thomason Maybeury Virginia Stanley Gertrude Frazier Saratoga Glen Thomason James Thomason Brushfork Billy Paul Thomason Robert Thomason Mt. Airy N.C Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell Richard Hanson Woodlawn Memorial Park Glenn Thomason Ricky Jones Howard Stanley Randy Stanley Leonard Thomason Vernon Bullis Charley Fraley Charley Carrie B.) Fraley Gary Welch Fanning Funeral Home H.B. Grose Cemetry Glen Alum Henry F Bertha White Kennedy George Walter Bales Clarence Thelma) Brown George Marie) Davis James Shelby Jean) Byrd Staunton Fred Ola) Brown Virginia Beach Katherine Fairies Delbarton Elmo Beth) White Gilbert William Flora) Kensett Jupiter Fla Woodrow Bill Kennedy Charleston Doris Fileen Fraley Houston Tex James C. Fraley Frankfurt Robert P. Fraley Elizabethtown

McDowell magistrate investigation could start soon

Chief Justice Harshbarger said an inquiry into McDowell County magistrates could begin within hours if proper authorities are notified. He emphasized magistrates must be available at all times and noted media tips instead of contacting the court administrator were “a little queer.”

Harshbarger McDowell Daily Telegraph Charleston Sam Harshbarger State Supreme Court of Appeals McDowell County Jack Marinari Supreme Court Justice of the Peace

Inmate Hangs Self-Harm Attempt at Preston County Jail

John Zuchowski of Kingwood attempted suicide by hanging with a sheet tied to his cell. He came out of a coma and is in fair condition at West Virginia University Hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Kingwood W.va Preston County West Virginia University Hospital John Zuchowski

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and rates notice

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces subscription and home delivery rates for West Virginia residents. The notice lists annual and monthly pricing, mailing address, and advertising representation details for the newspaper.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. Va Associated Press Blu W.va Audit Bureau of Circulation P.O. Box Landon Associates

Esselstyn Blasts Coal Management

BLACKSBURG VA AP Willard Esselstyn secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers blasts coal industry management at a Virginia Tech safety conference. He cites the 72 day strike this year and argues operators refused to meet safety requests urging compromise and trust in labor relations.

Blacksburg United Mine Workers of America Willard Esselstyn Virginia Tech Esselstyn UMW Institute On Coal Mining Health, Safety and Research Arnold Miller Miller E.B. Leisenring Westmoreland Coal Co Leisenring Sam Church Church UMWA Roanoke Virginia Esslestyn BCOA

Kindergarten Classes Begin Wednesday

Mercer County kindergarten students start on Wednesday rather than Tuesday for the 1981-82 term. All kindergartners attend Sept 2, after other county students begin Sept 1. Parents may pre enroll at the school 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and should bring birth certificates and immunization records.

Princeton Mercer County

Coal Train Destroys Logan House. Five Escape

A Chessie System coal train derailment in Logan West Virginia demolished Vernie Vance's home on the southern outskirts of town. Five family members were inside but escaped with minor injuries to two children and others treated at Logan General Hospital. Patricia Browning credited divine protection as the house collapsed and walls fell.

Logan W.va Patricia Browning Vernie Vance

Reagan budget clash to push for deeper 1982 cuts

The administration urged drafting budgets to Reagan figures and challenged Congress to accept reduced spending, seeking veto leverage on bills exceeding his targets. It aims to salvage up to four billion dollars in rejected cuts, while Congress had set ceilings but not actual funding for 1982.

Dale Congress Reagan Administration Education Department Budget Office

Gilly Admits Lying At Boyle Trial In 1969 Case

Convicted triggerman Paul Gilly told WWVA he lied at the murder trial of UMW President W A Boyle to gain early release promises. He said prosecutor Sprague coached him and apologized for lying to help himself. He hopes Boyle may be innocent and seeks the truth be found.

Washington, Pa Paul Gilly United Mine Workers W.A Tony’ Boyle Richard Sprague Gilly WWVA Wheeling W.va Washington County Herman Bigi UMW Joseph Yablonski Boyle Camp Hill Harrisburg

Roy Wilkins in critical condition after kidney complications

Former NAACP leader Roy Wilkins aged 79 remained in critical status at New York University Medical Center on Wednesday due to kidney complications after heart problems alleged two weeks earlier. He had recently moved to a private room then returned to intensive care.

NEW York (Ap NAACP Roy Wilkins New York University Medical Center Wilkins Judith Glass National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Funding Cleared Up In Rt. 20 Boulder Case

West Virginia officials reported progress on securing federal funds to remove a hazardous Route 20 boulder in Pocahontas County. The DOH and Pocahontas Land Corp will file for Rural Abandoned Mines Program support through the Federal Soil Conservation Service, with potential 50 percent cost coverage.

Boulder Case Daily Telegraph Wolfe West Virginia Department of Highways Thomas A. Bryant, II State Department of Highways Federal Soil Conservation Service FSCS DOH Pocahontas Land Corp Highway Department Bryant C.L. Helmick Princeton O.K Pocahontas Land Charles Miller Miller Sam Depue Mercer McDowell Consolidated Coal Co

New Drug Compactin May Prevent Artery Hardening

A penicillin derived drug compactin lowered LDL cholesterol by 29 percent in seven hypercholesterolemic patients over 24 weeks, with no adverse effects. Researchers led by Dr Hiroshi Mabuchi say it could prevent atherosclerosis and heart disease, the nation’s top killer, with potential wider use for high cholesterol individuals.

Boston Hiroshi Mabuchi Kanazawa University School of Medicine Japan New England Journal of Medicine America Michael S. Brown Joseph L. Goldstein University of Texas Health Science Center

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