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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1963

Page

3

Slayings in New York Apartment Among Two Women

Police hunt a sex-minded sadist after the brutal slayings of two Time and Newsweek staffers in a four-room Upper East Side apartment. Investigators say the victims Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert were found bound, one nude, as another resident, Patricia Tolles, was at work.

New York Janice Wylie Newsweek Magazine Massachusetts Max Wylie Philip Wylie Evanston, Ill Emily Hoffert Henry Hoffert Minneapolis Valley Stream N.Y Long Island Patricia Tolles Time Magazine Winton Tolles Hamilton College Clinton 88Th St Fifth Madison Avenues Lawrence McKearney Miss Wylie Miss Hoffert Park Ave 83Th Street Emily

Local Man In Jail On Hit-Run Charge

Oscar L. Thomas, 54, of 1313 Greenbrier St Bluefield, is jailed on a hit-and-run charge and driving under the influence. Police say his pickup struck a wrecker on U S northern Bluefield city limits around 10 am and he failed to stop. Officers pursuing a separate minor wreck arrested him several blocks from town.

Oscar L. Thomas Greenbrier St Bluefield Thomas U. S

Conservation Club Picnic Set For Saturday Night

The Ber mind Conservation Club will hold its annual picnic Saturday at 7 p.m. atop Bermind Mountain in McDowell County. A large crowd is expected as members may bring family and unlimited guests. It is a pot-luck event with each family contributing food. the club provides plates napkins silverware soft drinks coffee and ice cream.

Bermind Conservation Club Bermind Mountain McDowell County

Publication Notice From Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Establishment details of the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. and its Bluefield West Virginia address appear with subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery. The notice cites Associated Press news rights and a contact telephone line.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. Va Associated Bess West Virginia Audit Bureau iOemaalaibee Katz

Deaths and Funerals in Princeton and Nearby Areas

Obituaries report Sam H. Smith of Princeton dying after brief illness. Funeral 2 30 p m Saturday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church Princeton with burial at Restlawn Memorial Estates. Survivors include daughter Ossie Mae Smith Newark and sons Vincent Pearl Smith Princeton Grover Smith Bloomfield N J and Sam Smith Montclair N J plus six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral home arrangements in Bluefield. Also noted are services for Gene T. Crookshank of Abingdon and Joseph Allen Gullion of Boisdevain with details on survivors and burial locations. Other obituaries include Albert Frank Updyke of Bland and Mrs S A Scott of Roanoke with service and burial plans. Oakey’s Roanoke handling arrangements.

Sam H. Smith Princeton Bluefield Sanitarium Mount Calvary Baptist Church C. K. Hooper Restlawn Memorial Estates Scottsville United Mine Workers of America Alpeca Wyoming County Pearl L. Smith Ossie Mae Smith Newark N. J Vincent Pearl Smith Grover Smith Bloomfield Sam Smith Montclair Missionary Society of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home Bluefield Mechanicsburg Christian Church Albert Frank Updyke Bland Tampa Fla Olivia Updyke R. S. Steele Coeburn Frank Wagner S. A. Scott Howard St. Clair Hale Avenue Roanoke Henry Bucher Thailand Clara Scott Pulaski Frank Davy Albuquerque N. M Frank Scott Wise Curtis Scott Melrose Methodist Church Fairview Oakey's Funeral Home of

Obituary of Garnet Rose of Anawalt

Garnet Rose 46 of Anawalt McDowell County died of a heart attack at home Thursday. Miner and service station operator native of Thorpe survived by wife Hazel, daughter Brank Bott, son William D. Rose in the Navy, three brothers, one sister and a grandchild. Ducted at Fanning Funeral Home Welch with burial in local cemetery Saturday at 2 p.m. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Pallbearers listed.

Garnet Rose Anawalt McDowell County Thorpe Clemmie L. Rose Harrison Rose Hazel Rose Brank Bott Maryville Tenn William D. Rose U. S. Navy Norfolk Boyd Rose Welch Everett Rose Bud Grubb Delbert Parks Paul and Kenneth Bales John H. Lafon Henry Sayers, Jr Frank Mike Grahovac

Death notice for Mrs Elsie Mae Pauley of North Tazewell

Mrs. Elsie Mae Pauley 39 wife of Carl F Pauley Route 1 North Tazewell Va died Wednesday night in a Welch hospital. Survived by husband a son Este Arnold Pauley three stepsons John Raymond C S Pauley four step daughters Mrs Mary Guynn Mrs Dorothy Knotts Mrs Hazel Palmer Mrs Evelyn Part all of Baltimore Md a sister Mrs Lillian Lester Byefield a stepsister Mrs Daniel Seigo and three stepbrothers Jack Clyde and William West Lansing Mich body at Greever Funeral Home Tazewell pending funeral arrangements

Joseph A. Gullion Joseph Allen Gullion Boissevain Cleveland Ohio Boissevain Methodist Church Russell Ted Cook Harry Falls Mills Dewey Farrington Harry Asbury Edward Pauley L. E. Joyce Lane McGinnis Tom McKavish Gullion Margaret Asbury Tazewell Thomas Gullion Rose Gullion Joe Gullion Blane Gullion Billy Gullion Hightstown N. J Jimmie Gullion Washington Elsie Mae Pauley Carl F. Pauley Route 1 North Tazewell Welch Hospital Este Arnold Pauley John Raymond C. S. Pauley Mary Guynn Dorothy Knotts Hazel Palmer Evelyn Part Baltimore Lillian Lester Byefield Daniel Seigo Jack, Clyde William West Lansing Mich Greever Funeral Home

Baldwin Rites Held for Local Resident at Area Nursing Home

Fred Grant Baldwin 78 of Route 1 North Tazewell Va died Wednesday night in an Abingdon Va nursing home. Surviving are two sons Lloyd Baldwin Clinchburg Va and Kyle Baldwin Jacksonville Fla seven grandchildren a brother Ruff Baldwin Sparta NC two sisters Mrs B Taylor Sparta and Mrs Reed Douglas California.

Fred Grant Baldwin Route 1 North Tazewell Abingdon

Obituary notices for Salyer and others in Virginia and West Virginia

Obituaries list Abraham H. Salyer age 95 of Caney Ridge near Clintwood Virginia and Lettie M. Salyer plus 3 sons 6 daughters and many grandchildren. Funeral rites held at residence with Elders officiating and burial in family cemetery. Additional notices include John O Buck 80 of Bluefield Virginia with services at Bailey Funeral Chapel and Rest Haven Memorial Park and Norman Tiller 66 of Dublin Virginia with service at Dublin Methodist Church. Also memorials for Mary Shrader Tiller and Ballard Justice among others in the regional death notices.

Abraham H. Salyer Caney Ridge Clintwood Lettie M. Salyer Harless, Caplan Bill Salyer Coeburn Sophia Yates Hattie Yates Oma Childress Frankie Mullins Justine Selfe Gladie Kennedy Wise, Va Jim Jack Stanley John Rose Miller Funeral Home John O’buck Thomas St Bluefield Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton Resthaven Memorial Park O'Buck Bluefield Sanitarium United Mine Workers Mary Janey O'’Buck Virginia Punturi Lorton Lickroad Arthur B. Janey Pembroke Norman Tiller Dublin Dublin Methodist Church Tiller Radford J. F. Marsh Athens Mary Shrader Tiller Norman Tiller Jr Strickler Funeral Home

Funeral notices for Edward Riley and Danah Fugate

Edward Lee Riley of War dies and funeral Friday at 2 p m at Calvary Baptist Church War with three ministers officiating. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell Va Douglas Mortuary in charge. Danah Jackson Fugate of Cleveland Va dies with funeral Saturday at 11 am at First Methodist Church Richlands Va and burial in Nickelsville Va Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands in charge.

Fugate Danah Jackson Cleveland First Methodist Church Richlands Nickelsville Raymond Boyd Elwood Bausell Houston Banner C. B. Jessee I. A. Beauchamp Grady Dalton Fred Phillips H. V. Lindsey Hurst-Scott Funeral Home

Mt Olive Sunday School to Sponsor 3 PM Program

The Mt Olive Sunday School will sponsor a program today at 3 p.m. at Mt Olive Baptist Church replacing the earlier September 1 date. The Maybeury Choir Zion Travelers and Switchback Chorus will perform with Mrs J C Ealy as guest speaker.

Sunday School Mt. Olive Baptist Church Maybeury Choir Zion Travelers Switchback Chorus J. C. Ealy

Ex-Cops Seek Reinstatement In Bluefield Case

Attorneys for discharged Bluefield Police officers Ted Land and Roby Brown urge immediate reinstatement. City Manager Randolph Whittle refuses, stating reinstate only by highest court ruling. The case hinges on police civil service appeal rights and commission procedures amid prior indictments and hung juries.

Ted Land Roby Brown Bluefield Randolph Whittle Whittle Police Commission Civil Service Law State Supreme Court Huntington Walter V. Ross Jerome Katz Land and Brown Police Civil Service Commission Lilly Brown and Land Lindsey Alley David Bell Frank Smoot Land Brown Mercer County Criminal Court

Big Creek Band To Parade Through War In War Today

The 1963 Big Creek High School Band of 70 members will parade from the high school at 11 a.m. through War, to War Elementary School, then back to the old bus terminal. Drum major James Alexander leads the group with majorettes Gail Liddle, Brenda Perkins, Yvonne Crouse, Brenda Winsor, Gwen Barrett and Theresa Clingenpeel. Michael G. Polascik of Welch is entering his ninth year as director. The band will perform at stops, before the Big Creek Pineville football game and at halftime.

Big Creek High School War Michael G. Polascik Welch Big Creek James Alexander Gail Liddle Brenda Perkins Yvonne Crouse Brenda Winsor Gwen Barrett Theresa Clingenpeel Pineville

Senate panel delays treaty vote amid heated debate

The Senate committee deadlocked 10 to 7 on a treaty move with Sen. Fulbright predicting a formal report next week. Sen. Long opposes the measure but may change after further testimony. Sen. Mundt sought a 48 hour delay after hearings. Democratic and Republican senators split on the tactic as debate looms toward Sept. 16.

U.S Senate J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Kennedy Khrushchev Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper Iowa Sens. Long Frank J. Lausche Ohio George D. Aiken Frank Carlson Kan John J. Wildliams R-Del Karl E. Mu S.D Mundt Long Lausche Hickenlooper Williams Carlson

Five Men Survive Utah Mine Blast as Rescue Continues

The rescue at the Moab mine extended into Thursday with five men believed trapped earlier still unaccounted for after a blast. Survivors Donald Hanna and Paul McKinney criticized inspection and safety practices while a federal investigation was ordered by John M. Kelly.

Moab Donald Hanna Paul McKinney Hanna Washington John M. Kelly McKinney

Princeton Theological Seminary professor to lead Jeremiah study series

Dr. Howard T. Kuist of Princeton Theological Seminary will conduct a series on the Book of Jeremiah in Tazewell Virginia. The program runs Sunday September 8 at 11 a.m. with evening services through September 11 at 7 30 p m and 10 a m each week. The theme is Jeremiah and The World God Wants with nursery provided and a coffee hour after the 10 a.m. service for discussion.

Howard T. Kuist Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton N. J Tazewell Va. Presbyterian Church Jeremiah

Akron man injured in Oakvale Road two-vehicle crash

Ohio state police said Jay Bell, 51, of Akron, suffered a bruised forehead but no hospitalization after his 1960 auto collided on Oakvale Road near Princeton with a tractor-trailer driven by Carl Dosserman, 29, of Staunton Virginia. No charges were filed. Trooper Jack L. Miller investigated.

Ohio Oakvale Princeton Jay Bell Akron Carl Dosserman Staunton Bell Jack L. Miller

Graham High prospects discussed by Pearisburg Kiwanis

A Pearisburg Kiwanis delegation attended the Bluefield meeting held in Masonic Hall on the Virginia side. Graham High coach Burrhead Bradley spoke about team prospects for the year and showed a film of last year’s Bristol Graham game.

Pearisburg Bluefield Masonic Hall Virginia Burrhead Bradley Graham High

Ef Fron’s Bluefield Luggage and School Accessories

Local shop Ef Fron’s in Bluefield offers luggage items including footlockers dormitory trunks travel sets and canvas bags monogramming for school clothes sweaters blouses and dresses.

Effron’s Bluefield Effron’s Bluefield

Bluefield 16-Year-Old Admits Grocery Break-In

A 16-year-old Bluefield boy admitted breaking into Goforth Grocery on Old Bramwell Road on Aug. 4. He was held for Mercer County Criminal Court action in October after fingerprints tied him to the theft. Cigarettes, candy and about $37 were taken. loot was found cashed nearby.

Bluefield Goforth Grocery Bramwell Road Mercer County Criminal Court Squirearles Caffee Bluefield Avenue Squire Caffee Princeton

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