Young Athens Area Hunter Wounded In pheasant incident
Danny Swim, 16, of Athens Star Route, was in good condition at St Luke's Hospital Bluefield after a hunting accident Saturday. A shotgun pellet was removed from behind his eyeball and others were being removed from his face. He was doing excellently and expected discharge in two to three days. He was pheasant hunting in Bethel area when his companion fired after a pheasant flushed. Ambulance took the victim.
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Danny Swim
Athens Star Route
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
Swim
Bethel
Smathers urges force to back Venezuela over Communist threat
In Washington Senator George A. Smathers urged using military force if needed to support Venezuela as its government confronts Communist Cuba backed threatenings. The Florida Democrat spoke after Venezuela's ambassador pressed international bodies to halt destabilization efforts.
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Washington
Venezuela
George A. Smathers
United States
Florida Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Organization of Tires
Cuba
Big Creek Scout Camp Attendance Reported
Big Creek near War hosted scouts from Troop 256 led by Scoutmaster Roy Beavers with 15 members including James Rife and Hollie Kennedy plus Troop 83 under Scoutmaster Curtis Dingus with 14 members such as Everett Lawson and Ralph Stacy. Both troops gathered over several days for the camp program.
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Big Creek
Roy Beavers
James Rife
Ray Kennedy
Roland Pruitt
Hollie Kennedy
William Grady Phillips
Kenneth Butcher
Hubert Branscome
Roger Fain
Tommy Addair
Johnny Beavers
Dale Jones
Curtis Dingus
Everett
Donald Lawson
Ralph
Tommy Stacy
Freddie Robinson
Billy Wilson
Jimmy Williams
Sidney Jones
Hammie
Timmy Addair
Bobby
Dennis Dingus
Donald Riffe
Roger Tabor
Donald Ballengee
George Serra, Jr
Bobby Calhoun
Welch man named Red Cross campaign liaison
J. C. Buddy Hunt of Welch has been named 1963-64 Federated Fund Campaign liaison officer for the American Red Cross in Southern West Virginia. He will serve Mercer McDowell Raleigh Wyoming Logan and Summers counties. The appointment comes from General Alfred Gruenther president of the National Dowell County Chapter in Welch. Hunt has previously served in the same role and earned certificates of outstanding service and achievement.
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J. C
Buddy) Hunt
Welch
Federated Fund
American Red Cross
West Virginia
Mercer
McDowell
Raleigh
Wyoming
Logan
Summers
Alfred Gruenther
National
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Historical Notice
Fragmentary front matter from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph shows legacy publication details and subscription rates. The text references the Associated Press news service and local circulation in West Virginia, with a partial address and contact line.
Obituary notes for Callaway Mabry families in Princeton area
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Opie Ballard Callaway 68 of Princeton after a heart attack. Survivors include husband D K Callaway two daughters and a son in law. services planned at George W Seaver Chapel with burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Separate notices list Ed B Mabry 67 killed in a McDowell traffic crash with funeral in Roderfield and Joe Lassak, Walter Clark etc named pallbearers.
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Opie Ballard Callaway
D. K. Callaway
Straley Ave
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
Peterstown
H. R
Allura C. Ballard
Norman Crawford
Herbert Parks
Resthaven Memorial Park
WMS
George L. Cook 70 Hanover native dies in Welch hospital
George L. Cook 70 of Hanover died Saturday in a Welch hospital. A retired Mullens postmaster and former Wyoming County teacher, he was born in Raleigh County, son of the late Jasper and Elizabeth Short Cook. Survived by his widow Zora, two stepdaughters Kara Miller and Beatrice Epple, a sister Opal Shannon, two brothers Pierce and Howard. Service Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. B R. Morgan officiating. burial in Cook and Graham Cemetery at Clearfork. Friends may call at Fanning Funeral Chapel in Saeger after 1 p m Sunday.
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George L. Cook
Hanover
Welch Hospital
Mullens
Wyoming County
Raleigh County
Jasper and
Elizabeth Short Cook
Zora Cook
Kara Miller
Beatrice Epple
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Opal Shannon
Clearfork
Pierce Cook
Pineville
Howard Cook
Hurricane
Calvary Baptist Church
B. R. Morgan
Cook and Graham
Fanning Funeral Chapel
Saeger
Infant Lori Hill Dies at Birth in Pineville Hospital
Lori Lee Hill daughter of Willis and Bertha Gibson Hill of Glen Fork died at birth Saturday in a Pineville hospital. Survived by brother Anthony and sister Pamela, grandparents Santa Hill of Glen Fork and Andrew Gibson of Clearfork. Graveside rites Sunday at 2 p.m. Stewart Cemetery Matheny with Rev. Roy Lester officiating. Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home of Pineville in charge.
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Lori Lee Hill
Willis
Bertha Gibson Hill
Glen Fork
Pineville
Anthony
Pamela
Santa Hill
Andrew Gibson
Clearfork
Stewart Cemetery
Matheny
Roy Lester
Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home
Infant dies at home in Cabin Creek Wyoming County
Gregory C. Hagy six week old son of Troy and Pearlie Sarver Hagy of Cabin Creek Wyoming County died Saturday at home. Survived by two sisters Pamela and Sherri and Jotane Kenneth all of the grandparents Walter Hay of Va. and Mr Clyde Sarver of
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Gregory C. Hagy
Troy
Pearlie Sarver Hagy
Cabin Creek
Wyoming County
Pamela
Sherri
Jotane Kenneth
Walter Hay
Ae Va
Clyde Sarver
Carrie Blizzard Rites Held for McDowell County Widow
Mrs Carrie Blizzard 74 of Itmann widow of William Blizzard died Thursday in an Oak Hill nursing home. A McDowell County resident for 40 years she belonged to the Church of God at Davy. Born in Soldier Kentucky she was daughter of the late Lewis Withrow and Susan Houston Withrow. Survived by five sons Elmer Blizzard Simon W C Blizzard Oak Hill Charles Blizzard Melbern Ohio W W Blizzard Davy Joseph Blizzard Fort Pierce Florida three daughters Hazel Sparks Itmann Louise Marion Premier Chloe Blizzard Welch 37 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren a brother Everett Withrow and sister Ella Deel Ashland Kentucky. Funeral was Sunday at 1130 a m at Hoods Creek Freewill Baptist Church Ashland Rev Russell Jones officiated burial in Fairview Cemetery Hitchens Kentucky Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens in charge
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Carrie Blizzard
Itmann
William Blizzard
Oak Hill
McDowell County
Church of God At
Davy
Soldier, Ky
Lewis and
Susan Houston Withrow
Elmer Blizzard
Simon
W. C. Blizzard
Charles Blizzard
Melbern
Ohio
W. W. Blizzard
Joseph Blizzard
Fort Pierce
Fla
Hazel Sparks
Itmonn
Louise Marion
Premier
Chloe Blizzard
Welch
Everett Withrow
Ella Deel
Ashland
Hoods Creek Freewill Baptist Church
Russell Jones
Fairview Cemetery
Hitchens
Robertson - Foglesong Funeral Home
Mullens
Porter services held for Charlie Porter Jr
The son of the late W M and Alice C Porter was baptized at the Church of the Living God where he was a member. Rev W M Turner officiated a Sunday service at 11 a m with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Fanning Funeral Home of Saeger arranged the rites. Pallbearers included Enoch Hagerman Burl Asbury Ernest Rose Lewis Reed Johnny Eller and John D Payne. Honorary pallbearers were Walter Falke W R Eller Fred Wollum and Buck Jones.
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W. M
Alice Carty Porter
Audrey Addair Porter
Charlie Porter Jr
Church of the Living God
W. M. Turner
Grandview Memory Gardens
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Enoch Hagerman
Burl Asbury
Ernest Rose
Lewis Reed
Johnny Eller
John D. Payne
Walter Falke
W. R. Eller
Fred Wollum
Buck Jones
Dixon County book-mobile operator dies at Bristol Memorial
Ralph Mullins age 4 of Tarpon Virginia died of a heart attack at Bristol Memorial Hospital Friday. He is survived by his wife Gladys Mullins, his mother Mrs. George Mullins of Tarpon, one son Ralph Wayne Mullins, three brothers Farley Ballard and Edmond Mullins, three sisters Alta Rose Velva Stallard and Jean Mullins. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Tarpon Freewill Baptist Church with burial in Mullins family cemetery. Haysi Funeral Home handling arrangements. The body remains at the residence.
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Dixon County Book-Mobile
Tarpon
Bristol Memorial Hospital
Gladys Mullins
George Mullins
Ralph Wayne Mullins
Farley
Ballard Mullins
Edmond Mullins
Haysi
Alta Rose
Velva Stallard
Detroit
Mich
Jean Mullins
Texas
52 wife of Delpha Walker dies in Welch hospital
Delpha Walker's wife from Pineville died Saturday at a Welch hospital. Born in Wyomin g County she was daughter of Roy and Lake Cook Brooks now of Pineville. She was a Rock Castle Baptist Church member. Survivors include husband parents son Brooks Walker of McHenry Maryland three daughters Delphine Hill Emma Stewart and Nancy Acord all of Pineville seven grandchildren a sister Ina Reed of Superior a half brother Ted Brooks of Norfolk Virginia. The body remains at Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville pending completion.
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Delpha Walker
Pineville
Welch Hospital
Wyoming County
Roy
Lake Cook Brooks
Rock Castle
Norfolk, Va
Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home
SevenYearOld Ratliff Child Dies in Transit to Grundy Hospital
Pearley Ratliff seven died Saturday en route to Grundy Hospital Grundy Virginia survivors include six brothers Kermit Ronnie Berlin David James Hatler and Ratliff Jr a sister Debbie Kay and grandparents Sherman Ratliff and Mrs Pinkey Endicott. Funeral is Monday at 1 p m at Estil Ratliff residence with Rev Glenn McClanahan and Rev Delbert Justice officiating burial in Fletcher Virginia Funeral Home Grundy in charge of arrangements.
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Hatler Ratliff
Grundy
Grundy Hospital
Kermit
Ronnie
Berlin
David
James
Hatler Ratliff Jr
Debbie Kay Ratliff
Sherman Ratliff
Pinkey Endicott
Estil Ratliff
Route 1
Glenn McClanahan
Delbert Justice
Fletcher
Virginia Funeral Home
Death of James England noted in Bluefield area
James England of Rock Hill South Carolina and former Bluefield resident died Saturday from a sudden heart attack during a Georgia trip. England a construction engineer was brother of Mrs Francis Chaytor of Fairmont Street Bluefield funeral arrangements are in complete
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Rock Hill
S. C
Bluefield
Georgia
England
Francis Chaytor
Fairmont Street
Bland Patterson Dies After Long Illness in Switchback
Bland Patterson died Friday evening at his Switchback home after a long illness. The body will remain at Link ford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone where final arrangements will be announced.
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Bland Patterson
Switchback
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Funerals Set For Mrs Barnett and Mrs Brewster
Funerals announced for Mrs Noah Barnett of Bel Fast Virginia Monday at 2 p m in Belfast Methodist Church with Rev Stanley Ross and Rev O B Buckles officiating. Burial in Greenhills Memorial. Follows return of body from Lebanon Virginia Sunday morning to residence. Funeral Home. Sallie Sue Brewster of Ingleside Road Princeton to be 2 p m Monday at George W Seaver in Princeton with Rev H Shelton officiating. Graveside rites by Order of Eastern Star. Pallbearers listed and visitation after 10 a.m. Sunday at mortuary.
Spaceman Return and Space Liability Move at U N
The United States aims to have the United Nations draft treaties on the return of astronauts and space vehicle liability for damages. A 28 nation committee is to prepare agreements and submit them through the General Assembly and political committee this week. The draft is attributed to the United States or a joint delegation effort with other nations, with the Soviet Union yet to commit.
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U.S
New York City
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United Nations, N. Y
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Trivett Named Chairman of Breaks Scouts Camping Plans
W Harold Trivett heads the Breaks Scouts camping and camp facilities effort with Frank Salak in finance Dr Robert Okwine health and safety Robert Bower leadership and training N D Street organization and extension T E Boyd district commissioner E M Cecil publicity named to key roles in the new setup.
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Frank Salak
Robert Okwine
Robert Bower
N. D. Street
T. E. Boyd
E. M. Cecil
FBI Gets Russ File On Oswald
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin turned over a Soviet consular file on Lee Harvey Oswald to Secretary of State Dean Rusk. The documents in Russian were sent to the FBI for review. contents and significance were not disclosed. Oswald had lived in Russia and returned to the United States in 1962 before his death two days later.
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Dean Rusk
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
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Oswald
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Moscow
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Rusk
Richard S. Phillips
Soviet Union
Berlin credits offer to ease wall restrictions
West Germany renews financial credits to East Germany amounting to about 200 million marks to ease Berlin wall tensions. In Rangoon Burma protesters clash as the army seizes Rangoon University to curb rioting from the previous year that left 16 dead. In Vientiane Laos neutralist forces under Premier Souvanna Phouma retake Vang Vieng from Pathet Lao on the strategic road to Luang Prabang.
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Associated Press
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Berlin Wall
East Germany
Rangoon
Burma
Rangoon University
Dents
Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Vang Vieng
Pathet Lao
Luang Prabang
Cuban pianist Ernesto Lecuona dies after exile period
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERI FE Canary Islands AP Ernesto Lecuona Cuban pianist composer of Malaguena and Siboney died of a illness Friday night He left Cuba after Fidel Castro's takeover and lived in the United States Spain and the Canary Islands.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Ernesto Lecuona
Siboney
Fidel Castro
Lecuona
United States
Spain
Trustees To Receive Johnson TV Interest
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson plans to transfer all radio and television interests to trustees The first lady filed with the Communications Commission seeking to turn over control of the LBJ Co which owns KTBC AM FM TV in Austin Texas Her attorney Leonard H Marks said she has resigned as chairman and will have no further voice in management
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Lyndon B. Johnson
The
Communications Commission
LBJ Co
Ktbc Am-Fm-Tv
Austin
Tex
Leonard H. Marks
Keystone Physician Returns From Michigan Meeting
Dr. Robert Dye of Keystone returned to McDowell County after attending the Mid Western Sectional Meeting of the American College of Physicians in Detroit. He is on Grace Hospital staff in Welch and presented a paper on Alcoholic Fatty Infiltration On the Liver.
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Robert Dye
Keystone
McDowell County
American College of Physicians
Detroit
Mich
Grace Hospital
Welch
Dye
Matoaka Society Honors Five New NHS Members
Five Matoaka High School juniors became full members of the Matoaka Chapter National Honor Society at a recent meeting in Matoaka. New seniors announced included Lendall Hill Linda Morris and Shrewsbury. Sponsors were Nancy Parcell and Mrs C W McGlothlin with Ralph Bird Jr administering the ceremony.
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Matoaka High School
Mercer County
Matoaka
National Honor Society
Elaine Dunavant
Dixie Jenkins
Martin Atwood
Claudia Karnes
Mary Frances Fuda
Lendall Hill
Linda Morris
Shrewsbury
Ralph Bird, Jr
Nancy Parcell
C. W. McGlothlin
Jimmy Waddell
Donna Davis
Jack Honaker
Ralph S. Bird Jr
Brenda Allen
Marshall Foley
Marcus Patrick
Connie Shrewsbury
American Overstays Soviet Visa To Be With His Fiancee
Brayton, a Fairbanks Alaska man, stayed in Moscow after his Soviet visa expired by 24 days to wed Miss Shifman a 25 year old children's speech therapist. Soviet officials gave him until midnight Friday to leave. He refused to depart and told reporters no reply yet to Western inquiries.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Shifman
Moscow
Yalta
Soviet Union
Miss Shifman
Concord Professor To Address Kiwanis
A Concord professor will address the Kiwanis club. He is the first director of a new center established in September and will offer guidance to the General Electric Inspection Bureau and the Ohio Farm Bureau. He previously became dean of the College of Business at Boston in 1958 and remained there until taking the Concord post.
Virginia Weather: Windy Cold With Snow Flurries This Weekend
Sunday brings windy, cold conditions in Virginia with snow flurries and high temperatures in the 20s, while the moonlit sky turns partly cloudy with highs in the 30s to low 40s east of the mountains. Monday remains largely cold with partly cloudy skies and scattered flurries, especially in the eastern regions, and continued chilly conditions west.
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Citizens Reminded About Auto License Requirement
Mercer County Assessor Dean Coffey urged that several hundred automobile owners remain unassessed. Deputies have worked five months and will finish soon. owners missed by a deputy should contact the office for an individual assessment so they can obtain their license. It is the responsibility of every property owner to submit an annual tax return.
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Mercer County
Dean Coffey
Coffey
Seven Die On West Virginia Highways During Thanksgiving
The state toll rose to 7 from Thanksgiving highway crashes, including pedestrian Jacob Wallace of Chesapeake who died in Charleston after being struck. Two Oak Hill brothers, Danny and Lewis Martin, died in a head on on West Virginia Route 2 near Point Pleasant, in the Martins’ car traveling in the wrong lane. The holiday period spans 102 hours from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, with total fatalities reaching 7 and statewide deaths this year at 380.
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Associated Press
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Kanawha
Jacob Wallace
Chesapeake
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Wallace
W. Va
Point Pleasant
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Lewis Deane Martin
Marvin Sauer
Sauer
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Bradley's offers coats suits dresses gifts for Christmas
Bradley's promotes special prices on coats suits hats rain and storm coats and new dresses for Christmas at Bradley's Specialty Shop. Gifts include umbrellas bags gloves jewelry scarves hose and more. Clerks help shoppers find stylish furs and casual Jersey dresses. Tune in to W.H.L.S. for a Christian Science program.
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