Two Navy Teens Die in Car Tractor Collision
Preece enter Va AP Two teen aged Navy men died when their car hit a lumber laden tractor trailer six miles north of Tame police said. Donald Keniston 18 of Emlenton Pa and Robert G Walpole 18 of Girard Ohio were enrolled at the Ray School of Music at Nor State police said headlights on Keniston’s 1959 car were off. Walpole died instantly while Keniston died en route to a hospital. The truck driver Raymond Hockaday of Route 1 Fordwood Va was not injured.
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Keniston
Caples Car Wreck Victim Remains Critical
A 25 year old Caples man Tom Jones remained in critical condition at Bluefield hospital after a Friday night crash near Maybeury. He suffered multiple fractures and head injuries when his 1958 auto went off a road and struck an abutment near the coal tipple. Ronald Alston of Caples was not seriously hurt and the McDowell County Sheriff's Department investigated.
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Caples
Tom Jones
Maybeary
Bluefield
Jones
Maybeury
Ronald Alston
McDowell County Sheriff's Department
Hancock P-TA Christmas Party Tonight
Members of the Hancock School P-TA will meet at the school tonight at 7 o'clock for a Christmas party. Each member has been asked to bring a gift.
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Hancock School
P-Ta
Two Pilots Save Passengers in Midair Collision
Federal investigators studied the crash of a Constellation and a TWA 707 after a midair collision. Captain White sacrificed his life to evacuate passengers as the Constellation broke apart in a flat spin, while other crew used engines to keep the doomed plane level before impact.
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Rye
N.H
Carroll
Norwalk
Conn
TWA
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Rates and Subscriptions
The notice outlines mailing rates for daily and Sunday editions. It specifies payment terms for four mailings in the first and second zones, with pricing details for subscription delivery.
Coal Production Rising in Smokeless Operators Area
Smokeless Operators Association based in Bluefield reports coal output in the region at 21,864,677 tons, 5.9 percent above the 1964 level for this period. The area runs over two percent above the national gain, with 457,914,000 tons mined in 1965 versus 441,666,000 in 1964.
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Smokeless Operators Association
Bluefield
Association
Bluefield State College Choir to Present Christmas Concert
The Bluefield State College Choir of 45 voices will perform a Christmas Concert on Dec 12 at 8 15 p m in Dickason Hall under Dr C D Reece. The program spans sixteenth to twentieth century choral works with national carols and spirituals.
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Dickason Hall
C. D. Reece
Pracarious
Czechoslovakia
Maria
Germany
John W. Work
Margaret Bond
Reece
High Winds Knock Loose Wire Halts Virginia Power Service
High winds snapped a wire from an insulator near United Piece Dye Works at 11 10 a m disrupting electric service in Bluefield Virginia Eastern Bluefield West Graham and Falls Mills areas Sunday morning. Crews restored power in Bluefield and West Graham by 11 30 a m and at Falls Mills by 1 17 p m according to division engineer McKinley Cornett.
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Falls Mills
McKinley Cornett
United Piece Dye Works
Kiwanis Will Host Beaver High State Champions
The Beaver High School football team and coach Merrill Gainer will address the Bluefield Kiwanis Club at noon today in the West Virginian Hotel. Principal speaker Gainer, with program chairman Dr. Robert Gatherum, will be joined by other members of the coaching staff and squad.
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Merrill Gainer
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginian
Gainer
Robert Gatherum
Comeback Day Opens in Southern West Virginia Court
United States District Court in the Federal Building Bluefield plans a comeback day presided by Judge Sidney L. Christie. Several cases including illegal whisky charges and interstate transportation of vehicles are expected to be settled.
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United States District Court For
West
Weather forecast for Virginia and West Virginia
The Associated Press reports sunny conditions in Virginia with some mountain cloudiness. Highs reach about 40 in the mountains and 44 elsewhere. Tuesday brings fair skies and minimal temperature change. In West Virginia variable cloudiness with light snow flurries in the northern Appalachians. Highs in the 30s to low 40s, Tuesday warmer after a cool day.
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Appalachians
Virginia college enrollments rise 15.2 percent this year
State Council of Higher Education reports on campus enrollment up 15.2 percent to 55,513 among state colleges and universities, with private institutions adding 25,371 for a total of 80,884. Non-dormitory students up 22.9 percent while dormitory enrollment grows 4.9 percent.
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State Council of Higher Education
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Prince B. Woodward
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Northern Virginia Technical College
Woodward
Alfred Bailey Resigns From Bluefield Police Force
Alfred Bailey a 12 year veteran of the Bluefield Police Department and a detective resigns effective Dec 11. Police Chief Roy Humphreys said Bailey telephoned to announce his resignation and will discuss it with the chief Monday. The chief noted Bailey has another higher paying job, location unknown. The resignation leaves the department with 21 officers including the chief.
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Bluefield Police Department
Roy Humphreys
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Humphreys
Union Presbyterian Schedules December Activities
Union Presbyterian Church lists December events including Circle No. 2 on Dec 10 Circle No. 1 on Dec 15 Joy Gift Service Dec 19 at 7 30 pm Sunday School members host Public invited Dec 21 covered dish at 7 pm Pageant practice Sundays 7 pm P Y F events Dec 2 7 30 pm Caroling Dec 27 prayer service Wednesdays 7 30 pm and regular worship Sundays 11 am Sunday School 10 am
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Union Presbyterian Church
Retrial Begins in Libel Suit By Dr Ward Wylie
Dr Ward Wylie seeks 100000 in libel damages from the Charleston Gazette. The case returns to Wyoming County Circuit Court after a stalled first trial of nearly ten hours. The 1954 editorial in Sunday Gazette Mail accused him of unethical conduct connected to Milan Pharmaceuticals of Morgantown where he served as president and board chairman.
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Ward Wylie
Charleston Gazette
Wyoming County
Wylie
Sunday Gazette Mail
Milan Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Morgantown
Community Center Schedule Issued for Dec Week
Bluefield Community Center Inc executive director Mrs Panzen R Jones released the weekly schedule. Vesper services Monday 6 30 p m led by Mrs Sarah Carter. Arts and Crafts class Tuesday 3 30 p m. Bridge group Wednesday 1 p m. Bible Class Thursday 1 30 p m taught by Mrs Gazelle Perry. Courts of Colanthe Friday 5 p m. Church Laymen Saturday 7 30 p m.
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The
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Sarah Carter
Gazelle Perry
Colanthe
Military Christmas Cards Sought From Area Servicemen
Readers may wish to send Christmas cards or letters to area residents serving in Viet Nam. Lists four service members with ranks, units, and APO/FPO addresses including S Sgt Ralph J Bailey USMC 3rd Bn 4th Marines H&S Co 3rd Marine Division Bien FPO San Francisco 96601 Sgt Roger D Mosley Bluff VA Det A Maint Bn 1st BOE Cav Div Air Mobile APO San Francisco 9649 Charles R Jennings Abbs Valley VA SHSN USS Cabildo LSD-16 S Div FPO San Francisco 96601 Sp4 Dallas L Taylor Anawalt U S 52586473 267th Signal Co CC APO San Francisco 96238.
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Sleep Period Extended as Gemini 7 Stays in Orbit
Mission Control reports a smooth second day in space for the Gemini 7 crew after initial hiccups with fuel cell pressure. Lovell and Borman’s wives, Marilyn and Susan, await news near Houston and Cape Kennedy as launch preparations continue for Gemini 6.
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Deaths and Funerals Bluefield area notices
Funeral services for Walter Alphonso Richardson will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at John Stewart Methodist Church Bluefield with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. He died Friday in Bluefield Sanatorium after a long illness. Survivors include wife Claudia Richardson and six grandchildren among others.
Peterstown Masonic Farmer James Cline 82 Dies at Home
James Glen Cline 82 of Peterstown died Sunday at 6 30 a m at his home after 42 years in the town. He retired from farming and was a member of John Dove Masonic Lodge 78. Surviving are two sons William G and Frank Cline of Peterstown a daughter Mrs Mary Frazier Cline two sisters and two grandchildren. Burial at Peterstown Cemetery with Masons as pallbearers. His body to be moved from Broyles Funeral Chapel to the church an hour before services.
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Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Tazewell to Princeton
Funeral notices for John C Taylor 19 of Tazewell Virginia and Mary Lois Bryant Welch Virginia list services, burial sites, and funeral homes. Dr Clyde W Vice Bluefield and Robert M Farris Princeton are among those noted with pallbearers and officiants.
Newhall Man Koger Dies by Gunshot at Home
Charles James Koger 43 of Newhall died from a gunshot wound to the head in his home. Sheriff says death by own action. Born Twin Branch, he was a Pocahontas Fuel Co. mechanic at Bishon and World War II veteran. Survived by wife Margariete and two sons. service Tuesday at Douglas Chapel Welch with burial at Saeger Memorial Cemetery.
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