UMW Convention Focuses On New Coal Contract
The United Mine Workers open an 11 day Pittsburgh convention to overhaul the constitution and shape a new contract. Arnold Miller leads the reform movement amid Boyles murder case and a push to rank and file ratify any negotiated industry deal. Delegates weigh higher dues and a strike fund, with several major labor figures and politicians slated to speak before December 14.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Washington, D. C
Arnold Miller
W. A
Tony" Boyle
Boyle
Joseph A. “Dock” Yablonski
Washington Hospital
Miller
Bter
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia Communities
Obituaries from Powhatan to Bluefield list Mrs. Josephine Sells 68 of Powhatan and Mrs Stella Keen 48 of Swords Creek among multiple local deaths. Also noted are Herman Profit 67 of Patterson, Allen Gross 77 of Richlands, Elbert Tarter 77 of Walls Creek, Mary Ellen Shelton 86 of Rowe, and W C Coy Trivett 83 of Bluefield with funeral plans and survivors detailed.
Funeral Notices from Bluefield Area
Obituaries list several local funerals including Charles Leonard Bennett 63 of Yards Va with services at Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Howard W Ratliff 56 Bluefield buried Roselawn Memorial Gardens with service at Cravens Shires Bluewell. Lois Maxey 61 Dry Fork Va formerly Sun City Center Fla died. services at Hurst Scott Richlands with burial Green Hills Memory Gardens. Charles Dexter Deck Wise 6 Bluefield service at Mercer Funeral Chapel burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Ayden Brewster 59 Canebrake death Welch hospital. survivors include wife Inge and children. Mayme Murray 76 Bluefield died. services Hawkins Chapel Bluefield with burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Ralph W Taylor 73 Bluefield died. service incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home.
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Josephine Sells
Josephine Ann Sells
Powhatan
Falls Mills
Keystone
Bluefield
Grayson County
John A. Hash
Sarah Kathryn Long
Mia. J. R
Katheryn) Flinchum
J. T
Mary) Chandoha
Rosite
Mexico
John M. Sells
Silver Springs
Bertha Britt
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Marie Worrell
Nanjomog
Une Burton
Baltimore
Otto Hash
Scottsdale, Ariz
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Maxey
Lois
Sun City Center
Dry Fork
HurstScott Funeral Chapel
Richlands
R. C. Collins
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Charlie Altizer
Eddie McCann
Jim Graham
Robert McGuire
Albert Sparks Jr
Robert Sparks
John L. Sparks
Jack Sparks
Robert Ayden Brewster
Canebrake
Welch
Orn
Jewel Ridge
Mra. Meda Russell Brewster
Homer ‘Brewster
Civil Service
DuPont Lodge No
Hopewell
Islam Temple of
San Francisco
Calif
U.S. Navy
Inge Brewster
Spechher
Germany
Jacqueline Hatcher
Petersburg
Robert A. Brewster II
Richmond
Johnny Brewster
Spechter
Lacy Robinette
Berwind
Hurst-Scott Buberat
Mayme Murray
George and
Ella Duncan Clendenen
E. G. Palmer
Arthur Murray
Auxilary
Pocahontas Lodge
Army
Mary Doyle White
Clyde Tate
U. S. Army
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Leafy Taylor
Cumberland Md
Hawkins Chapel
Homer Stewart
Monte Vista Park
Ralph W. Taylora
Ralph W. Taylor
Jefferson Street
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Reader Information Note
Bluefield Daily Telegraph issues details subscription rates and contact information. It lists pricing for mail subscriptions, circulation data, advertising representation, and phone numbers for the Bluefield publication.
Wreck Victim Identified Escapee From North Carolina Prison
A Statesville man Pay Proffitt 36 formerly held as an NC convict was killed in a single car wreck near Rock Mercer County West Virginia State Police say he was an escaped inmate with six months left on his NC sentence for assaulting a female and two counts of assaulting a minor. Proffitt had escaped on November 27 local services set for Tuesday at Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton. He is survived by his wife children and siblings. Friends may visit Bailey Funeral Home Princeton today.
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Herman Profit
Patterson
Grundy
Tazewell County
Sam and
Lucy Duncan Profit
IOOF
UMWA
Oakwood
Oma Stanley Profit
Bastes Kinder Patterson
Jack Anderson
Vansant
Zack Anderson
Tommy Deel
Charlie Profit
Earvin Profit
Tommy Lee Profit
U. S. Marine Corps
North Carolina
Tom Profit
Leff Profit
Troy Profit
Sam Profit
Bradshaw
Deliverence Tabernacle
Dewey Ward
Lawrence Boardwin
Burigh
Bradshaw Mountain
Lodge 17
Grundy Funeral Home
West Virginia
Princeton
Statesville
N. C
Rock
Mercer County
Pay Proffitt
Proffitt
Raleigh
Acre
S. E. Pennington
R. J. Howell
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Kermit Keyes
Mt. pPlivet
Lashmeet
Charles
Lucille Proffitt
Matoaka
Martha Jenkins Proffitt
Walter Proffitt
Jacksonville
Fla
Tammy Proffitt
Paula Proffitt
Kathy Proffitt
Giles Girl Fatally Shot By Brother
A 16 year old Giles County girl Freda Gale Morris died after her brother Donald Morris 16 fired a 20 gauge shotgun thinking it was unloaded The shooting occurred at the family home in Pearisburg Virginia Survivors include her mother Mrs Maleta Perdue stepfather Danny Perdue four brothers and several relatives The service was held Tuesday at the Church of God of Prophecy in Pearisburg with burial at Fairview Cemetery Narrows Virginia Friends may visit the funeral home after 2 pm Monday
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Stella Keen
Swords Creek
Bristol, Tenn
Russell County
Elbert
Virginia Coleman Short
John T. Keen
Butch
Lydia) Honaker
Emory
Gaynelle) Street
Honaker
John Keen
Raven, Va
Stanley Keen
Thomas
Dean Keen
Winfred Newberry
Marie Lowe
Bea Dougger
Rock Falls
Larry Miller
Lee Short
Roy Short
Honaker Funeral Chapel
Luther Hubbard
Miller
Truci Brown
Ancil Childress
Greenhil Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Mary Ellen Shelton
Rowe
Richlands
Buchanan County
John and
Betty Short Stiltner
Rowe Free Pentecostial Holiness Church
John Terry Whitt
Dale Selton
Reba Yates
Alexandria
Stella Dye
Ervin Whitt
Dayton
Ohio
Arthur Whitt
Mavisdale
Tom Stiltner
Oakwood
Tuveday
Grat Horton
Drill Mountain
Giles County
Freda Gale Morris
Maleta 8. Perdue
Pearisburg
Donald
Danny Perdue
Roger Morris
Oakland
Jerry Morris
Michael Morris
Donald Morris
Cynthia Ann Perdue
Mary Jane Perdue
William H. Morris
Vergie Sifford
Christiansburg
Church of God of Prophecy
Ronald Wright
Fairview
Narrows
A. West and Sons Funeral
White Gate
Hunter's death probe continues in Bland County blaze
Virginia State Police in Wytheville said the investigation into a fatal deer hunting campsite fire remains active. Arnold Daugherty of Grundy died at the scene as two companions from Grundy suffered burns, one severe, with the pair treated at Tazewell Hospital and later. autopsy pending in Roanoke. The probe involves Trooper M B Jennings and Bland County Sheriff Robert Patrick, with assisted deputies at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Wytheville
Buchanan County
Lick Creek
Poor Valley
Bland County
Arnold Daugherty
Rt. 2
Grundy
Daugherty
George Washington Ramey
Tazewell
Robert Eugene Hudson
Hudson
Wythe County Community Hospital
Roanoke
Grundy Funeral Home
Virginia State
M. B. Jennings
Robert Patrick
J. E. Cox
Jennings
Tazewellay Hospital
Tazewell County
Larry Hypes
Harry Cundiff
Such Is Fame Napoleon Statue at Place Vendome Stands Alone
Napoleon Bonaparte who ordered grand Paris boulevards is commemorated by a single statue atop a tall bronze column in Place Vendome. The lone monument in the French capital marks his enduring legacy in urban design and historical prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paris
Place Vendome
Bureaucratic Web Hinders Local Public Works Efforts
Mercer County notes the tangled mix of federal agencies EPA FHA EDA ARC in funding and regulating public works. Calls for a county technical adviser and better coordination to prevent duplication as officials recount a case where ten agencies pursued aid for a disadvantaged Bluefield family while urging practical leadership to keep youths in school and communities functioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Environmental Protection Agency
Farmer's Home Administration
Economic Development Administration
Appalachian Regional Commission
EPA
FHA
EDA
ARC
U.S. Congress
John
Jerome Katz
Bluefield
Department of Welfare
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Salvation Army
Union Mission
Oites
Stolen car recovered. suspect held after swift joint effort
Deputies and Tazewell Town Police recovered a late model car stolen from Henry Helmandollar on Hotel Avenue in Tazewell. Jim Ed Asbury of Pounding Mill, Va., 22, was charged with grand larceny and driving while intoxicated and held on bonds totaling 3,250 dollars. He was arraigned before Magistrate 5 B. Massie and released after five hours pending further court dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Tazewell-Town
Tazewell
Jim Ed Asbury
Pounding
Mill
Asbury
Henry Helmandollar
Hotel Avenue
Roy Brewster
Larry Hypes
Albert G. Peery
Actor Yarnell Killed In Crash Near Sandberg Point
Los Angeles AP reports actor-singer Bruce Yarnell, 35, died in a single engine plane crash near Sandberg Point about 15 miles from Gorman in northern Los Angeles County. He piloted the craft and radioed that he was disoriented as electrical power failed. The crash also killed two others. rescue teams faced heavy snow Sunday in their recovery effort. Yarnell began on Broadway and starred on The Outlaws before dedicating himself to opera.
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Los Angeles
Bruce Yarnell
Yarnell
Sandberg Point
Gorman
Los Angeles County
Grocery Prices Rise Across Cities Amid Shortages Fears
An AP survey shows November price increases for eggs in 12 of 13 cities with 4 to 23 percent gains and all beef franks rising in several areas while ground chuck sometimes falls. Farmers face fuel shortages that could slow 1974 crops, and Florida experts warn of possible fruit and vegetable scarcities without fuel for shipping. Cities surveyed included Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Salt Lake City, and Seattle.
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Boston
Miami
Agriculture Secy
Earl
L. Butz
Florida
Albuquerque
N.M
Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Providence
R.I
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Explosion at Baker's Fork kills mother and child in home
A year-old Charleston woman and her 4 year-old daughter died in a Baker's Fork brick house blast. Three others were seriously burned, including Denise and Christine, as firemen suspect natural gas fumes fueled the explosion. Ora Jett recalled flames and helping the injured before rescue crews arrived.
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Charleston
W.va
Baker's Fork
Charles McCormick
Lisa
General Hospital
Dorothy Newman
Denise
Christine Doughty
Ora Jett
Jett
Mrs. Newman
Seth Bailey
Economics i Continued From Page Que
A discussion on the severe gasoline shortage and fears that emissions changes could harm health. The energy sector is criticized for encouraging higher use of its products despite concerns of an impending crisis, contributing to the problem. The piece notes a natural gas shortage as part of the broader energy issue.
City Plant Reaches Pact Ends Strike
Beverly Blaylock, local manager for National Electric Coil Division at McGraw Edison Bluefield plant, announced a tentative agreement with unions at Bluefield and Columbus plants after a month long strike affecting about 300 workers in Bluefield and nearly 1,000 in Columbus. Union Local No. 647 of the IUE represents the local employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Blaylock
National Electric Coil
McGraw Edison
Bluefield
Columbus, Ohio
Blaylock
Columbus
Ohio
International Union of Electrical Workers
National Coil
Pair Remains Hospitalized After Princeton Crash
Woodrow Mills, 60, of Rock, and his wife Joan Mills, also of Rock, were freed after a 25 minute entrapment in a two car crash on Stafford Drive Princeton. Mills remained in the Bluefield hospital ICU in stable condition under a neurosurgeon care. his wife was reported in good condition at Princeton Community Hospital. The other driver was 37 year old Kearnsie Shrewsbury of Princeton. No charges have been filed.
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Bluefield
Woodrow Mills
Rock
Stafford Drive
Princeton
Mills
Joan Mills
Southern
West Virginia Regional Ambulance Service
Kearnsie Shrewsbury
Christmas tree trends mix of cut and artificial
The speaker notes that households display varied traditions with more than one tree and some opting for both cut and artificial variants. He warns a gasoline shortage could hamper transport of trees to market. He cites key Christmas tree regions in West Virginia centered on central areas like Upshur Randolph Marion Wood Mercer and Raleigh counties.
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Virginia
Upshur
Randolph
Marion and
Wood
Mercer
Raleigh
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Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Cessar Chavez
United Farm Workers
J. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Albert Fitzgerald
United Electrical Workers
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Richard Schwelker
R-Pa
Pennsylvania
Milton Sharpe
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
John Dent
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Peter F. Flaherty
Allen Gross Allen Grogs
Big Creek Road
Mullins Funeral Home
Elbert Tarter
Walls Creek
Woods
Henry
Mary Gray Tarter
Church of Christ
Geraldine Tarter
Henry Tarter
Robert Tarter
Mich
William Tarter
Birmingham
Ala
William Tarter Jr
Adamsville
Timothy Tarter
Louvenia Carter
Conley Cox
Sebastian Cox
Curtis Cox
Sally Carter
Ruth Marcum
Dorothy Cox
Page Funeral Home
Mrs
Mary Ellen
Shelton
W. C. (Coy) Trivett
Montgomery Street
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tei So
Bland Street
Associated Press
Gri
Seat Virginia
Molar Rovie
Buccau
Methows, Shannon , Cullenay
Bailey Funeral Home
Giles
Hunter
Biarfield Dianly Belegraph
Mercer County Notebook
Congressings
Sia Ramey
Corona
Juan Corona
Vacaville
Ias
Economics
Deskins Shopping Center
Duar
Gener College Ave
Olvefield
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