Five Held in Armed Robbery Ring Tied to Tobacco Riches
Ott Yarber 45 told Washington County authorities he was abducted at gunpoint Friday by three men and two women who forced him to write three $500 checks. The quintet, later identified as Walter Southern 27 Sheila Southern 21 Abie Hassan 43 Joanna White 28 and Raymond Rowland 42, were arrested in Abingdon and Marion and face a Dec 16 circuit court hearing. About $1,700 was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Glade Spring
Washington County
Yarber
Sam
Marion
Walter C. Southern
Sheila Southern
Walla Walla
Wash
Abie Hassan
Roanoke
Joanna White
Princeton
W. Va
Raymond Rowland
Valuation of Utilities Up in West Virginia for 1967
The West Virginia Board of Public Works raised the 1967 utility valuation by 57.2 million to 982 million. Major increases affected Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. to 70 million, United Fuel Gas Co. to 77.6 million, Appalachian Power Co. to 129 million, and West Virginia Water Co. to 11.7 million. Taxes go to counties, school boards, and municipalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
United Fuel Gas Co
Appalachian Power Co
West Virginia Water Co
Rhodesia to be governed by majority rule as whites outnumbered
Britain's policy aims to hand Rhodesia to a majority government while Africans outnumber whites 16 to 1. Prime Minister Wilson warned that nonconformity with U.N. sanctions by any state could trigger a broader crisis, risking South Africa’s involvement and possible military action to enforce U.N. orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Rhodesia
Wilson
South Africa
U.N
United Nations
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Information
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its establishment in 1893 and publication schedule. It lists address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and notes Associated Press membership and advertising representation by Katz Agency. Subscriptions priced per year with West Virginia zones included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Daily Week
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Katz Agency, Inc
Bond Set At 50000 For Nitro Man Craddock
Rodney Lee Craddock of Nitro faced a 50000 bond after arrest in the murder case of M. H. Calhoun, Lyons Ga. Craddock, 25, held in Kanawha County jail awaiting Friday hearing. FBI and state police pinned him on a federal flight charge following a Georgia indictment naming Calhoun’s death as a gangland style killing linked to tobacco thefts and cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
George Wood
Rodney Lee Craddock
Georgia
Craddock
Kanawha County
FBI
M. H. Calhoun
Lyons
Calhoun
Macon
Henry Spurlin
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Chief Damron Suffers Stroke
Bluefield fire chief Gordon Damron was undergoing surgery in a North Carolina hospital after suffering a stroke. He had been admitted to the Veterans Hospital at Durham for surgery to treat a clot in the left leg. Surgery was performed Friday morning and the family said the seriousness of the relapse was not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Gordon Damron
North Carolina
Damron
Veterans Hospital
Durham
Damion
Refused for 3 Boone Men In Bridge Burning
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to review the cases of Daniel Harper and brothers Richard and Robert Milam who were convicted of conspiracy for burning a state owned bridge near Bloomingrose on Halloween 1965. They were sentenced to 1 to 10 years with stays during appeals. The defendants, aged 29, 25, and 23, were tried in Boone Circuit Court last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Boone County
Daniel Harper
Richard Milam
Robert Milam
Bloomingrose
Boone Circuit Court
Harper
16 Year Old Charleston Student Charged With Murder
A Charleston 16 year old boy was arraigned in Municipal Court on a murder charge after refusing to transfer his case to juvenile court. Judge John Charnock overruled the move to juvenile court and set a $2,000 bond, releasing him pending grand jury action. The defendant Bronaugh is charged in the knife slaying of 18 year old Michael Windom after a high school football game on November 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
John Charnock
John Brounaugh
Bronaugh
Michael Windom
Justices Defend Dissent and Free Debate in Oath Case
Chief Justice Warren rejects oaths testing loyalty as a tool to silence dissent while affirming First Amendment protections for antiwar and anti policy speech. Court will hear housing, reapportionment, and eavesdropping cases. Proposition 14 challenged as racial discrimination in California. Reapportionment disputes involve Suffolk County Board, Kent County School Board, and Houston County Governing Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
Bond
Warren
Viet Nam
California
California Supreme Court
Paul Peek
Neal Reitman
Clarence Snyder
U.S. Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors
Suffolk County
N.Y
Kent County
Mich
Houston County
Ala
Negligence Suit Filed Against WVU Hospital
Lester Kyle of Monongalia County filed a $150000 suit in Kanawha County Circuit Court accusing West Virginia University Hospital of carelessness in treating his bladder condition. The complaint alleges an untrained orderly removed a catheter by pulling it causing severe pain and bleeding. Kyle entered the hospital December 10 for gouty arthritis complications and was billed $3017 for his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia University Hospital
Kanawha County
Lester Kyle
Monongalia County
Kyle
Smith Plans to Economize State Budget
Gov. Hulett C. Smith outlined aims to cut travel and equipment purchases while seeking up to 18 million dollars in new revenue for the next fiscal year. He favors regionalizing services, vetoing nonessential equipment buys, and avoiding income or sales tax hikes. The legislature faces costs for the third year of the teacher pay program and funding for higher education and roads, with possible 15 million dollars in state matching funds for the Appalachian road program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
West Virginia
T. R. Pete Samsell
Department of Natural Resources
David C. Callaghan
Robert Sarver
State Division of Correction
Sarver
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Wheeling
West Liberty State College
Body Found In Green Valley Mercer County Man
The body of 75 year old Sonia Tanner was found near his home in Green Valley likely died several days earlier. Police say there is no foul play and natural causes are suspected. He was a lifelong Mercer County resident and carpenter. Survivors include a son Charles Tanner of Dallas and brothers Kelly and Laxton Tanner. The body was taken to Bailey Funeral Home in Princeton with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Mercer County
Green Valley
Sonia Tanner
John Tryall
Tanner
Littlesburg
George
Maggie Hypes
Charles Tanner
Dallas
Tex
Kelly Tanner
Rt. 1
Princeton
Laxton Tanner
Tampa
Fla
Bailey Funeral Home
Cecil M. Fuller
Maybeury
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Two New West Virginia Departments Proposed by Speaker
Huntington area report shows H Laban White proposing the creation of two state departments. One would handle municipal affairs with long range city planning, the other would manage federal local joint programs. He cited education roads and mental health as top issues and noted funding would require tax increases or new taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Huntington Rotary Club
Babs Hutton Denies Divorce Amid Rumors of Split
Ailing Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton denied plans to divorce her seventh husband Prince Raymond Dean Vinh of Laos. She rejected rumors of a $3 million settlement, insisted no divorce plans, and said the prince is pursuing her to Mexico after a Paris to Mexico City stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
Prince Raymond Dean Vinh
Laos
Paris
Colin Frazier
Mor
Miss Hutton
Kennedy Airport
Mexico City
Modocco
Prince
Mexico
Relations Council Will Meet Tonight
The Mercer County Council on Human Relations convenes its monthly meeting at Appalachian Auditorium at 7 30 p m. guest speaker is Carl W Glatt executive director of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. 1967 officers include Wilson Carter president D J Ernest Martin vice president Mrs Howard Meadows recording secretary Mrs Blanche Groseclose corresponding secretary and Mrs J A Creasey treasurer. Steering Committee members are J S Redman chairman Damaris Wilson Mrs P R Higginbotham W J Berry Joe Adams William Sanders Rev A M Henry and Rev C H Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Council On Human Relations
Appalachian Auditorium
Carl W. Glatt
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Wilson Carter
D. J. Ernest Martin
Howard Meadows
Blanche Groseclose
J. A. Creasey
J. S. Red
Hawks Trio to Sing at Conklintown Church of God Anawalt
The Hawks Trio of Princeton will perform in a gospel sing at Conklintown Church of God in Anawalt on Saturday night December 10 at 7 30 p m. Pastor Fred H Whisman invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks
Princeton
Conklintown
O God
Anawalt
Fred H. Whisman
Deaths and funerals in Bluefield and area
Multiple obituary notices list Henry Street 31 of Whitewood Rex Hobbs Coal Co. and wife Bessie. Buford and Melford Street. graves at Grizzle Cemetery with pallbearers named. Also William Leffel Myers 83 Bluefield. Victoria Myers and sons. Hannah Mae Sparks 79 Baptist Valley. Fannie Louise Trenor 73 Bluefield. Ira Dunning Detroit death. Funeral services set at Cole's Chapel Bluefield Mercer Funeral Home Mullins.
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Henry Johnson (Corky) Street
Whitewood
Russell County
Elbert
Sarah Blankenship
Rex Hobbs Coal Co
Bessie McKinney
Buford Street
Richlands
Melford Street
Martinsville
Joe Shelton
Thelma Dye
Norfolk
Vernie Smith
Barbourville
Martha Holcomb
Big Stone Gap
Cole’s Chapel Church
Henry Roberts
Stewart Owens
Grizzle Cemetery
Obituary notices list McGhee Summers McClary kin
Mrs. Caroline Richardson McGhee 66 of Swords Creek Va died Monday in Richlands hospital after a long illness. Survived by three sons Curtis Junior McGhee Raven Va Johnny McGhee Dayton Oh two daughters Estie Chapman Louise Hill Swords Creek six brothers and sisters and many grandchildren. Funeral planned at Pine Creek Holiness Church with burial in family cemetery. Also listed are Charles Summers 41 Bottom Creek and Mary Ellen McClary 87 Links Grove with services and burials noted. Grandchildren and nephews to serve as pallbearers. multiple relatives named.
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Caroline Richardson M. Ghee
Swords Creek
a _ Richlands
Buchanan County
Floyd and
Ollie Short Richardson
Curtis
Junior McGhee
Raven, Va
Johnny McGhee
Dayton
Ohio
Estie Chapman
Louise Hill
Stella Davis
Macie Johnson
Mansfield
Margie Johnson
Richlands
Gertrude Mutter
Sherman Richardson
Raven
Marvin
Perry
Jay
Stuart
Ernest Richardson
Pine Creek
Mullins Funeral Home
Curtis McGhee
Death of William Dyson at 62 in Bluewell area
William Dyson 62 of Lor ton Lick Road near Bluewell died Monday afternoon of an apparent heart attack. The body is at Cravens Funeral Home in Bluewell awaiting funeral arrangements. A son is serving in Viet Nam.
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William &. Dyson
Lorton Lick Road
Bluewell
Cravens
Viet Nam
Veteran Hankins, 45, of Cane Brake, dies in Beckley hospital
Fred Hankins aged 45 from Cane Brake died Monday morning at Beckley Veterans Hospital after a long illness. Born in Tazewell County he was a World War II veteran. Survived by two sisters Myrtle Ratcliffe and Thelma Hankins and three brothers Claude Alvis and William Hankins. Body to Hurstlands. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Fred Hankins
Canebrake
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Tazewell County
James and
Senna Whitt Hankins
Myrtle Ratcliffe
Pearisburg
Thelma Hankins
Bandy
Claude
Alvis Hankins
Berwind
William Hankins
War
Osbert R. Hankins
Olbert R. Hankins
Raven, Va
Robert
Polly Linkous Hankins
Lawrence Hankins
Clarene Hankins
Chicago
Ill
Juanita Workman
O. J. Douglas Funeral Home
Welch
Funeral services set for Wade Lee of Upland
Wade Lee of Upland will have funeral services Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Sink ford and Richardson Funeral Home Chapel Keystone with Rev. John Hooper officiating. Burial follows in Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Lee died Saturday in a Welch hospital from injuries after a beating and exposure. He was a native of Elkhorn, son of the late Willie and Alice Woody Lee. Survivors include sister Cornelia Watkins of Washington DC and brothers Daniel Lee of Cleveland Ohio and Raymond Lee of Upland. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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William Leffel Myers
Frederick St
Bluefield
St. Luke’s Hospital
William C
Emma Givens Myers
New Castle
Norfolk and Western Railway
First Baptist Church
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Victoria Evans Myers
Ernest Glenn Myers
Garland Estle Myers
Radford
William Roy Myers
Richmond
Pearl Reynolds
Mercer Funeral Home
Malcolm Fuller
J. Taylor Stinson
Monte Vista Park
Hannah Mae Bandy Sparks
Baptist Valley
Richlands
William Marcus Sparks
Saeger
Guy and
Elizabeth Brewster Bandy
Christian Advent Church
Ruby Brewster
Bandy Va
Bethy Kinder
Grundy
Ed Sparks
Jewell Ridge
Lloyd and Boyd Sparks
Cedar Bluff
Lawrence Sparks
Lynch and
Kinzer Lee Sparks
Long Beach
Calif
Fred Walden
Bandy
Mullins Funeral Home
Joe Hawkins
Sparks
Fannie Louise Trenor
Highland Ave
Henry M. Trenor
Frank G. Trenor
Roanoke
Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel
R. T. Mallory
White Shrine of
Wade Lee
Upland
Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
John Hooper
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Lee
Welch Hospital
Elkhorn
Willie
Alice Woody Lee
Cornelia Watkins
Washington, D. C
Daniel Lee
Cleveland
Ohio
Finkelman Speaks To Chapter Tonight
Prof. Harry Finkelman of Concord College addresses the Bluefield Princeton Chapter 967 of Bnai Brith at 8 15 p m in the Matz Hotel Clubroom The talk titled Humor in Business was postponed from November 29 due to bad weather Harold Tomehin is program chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Finkelman
Concord College
Bluefield
Divorce Action Between Roger L Wagner and Elizabeth A Wagner
Civil Action No 800-1. Plaintiff Roger L Wagner seeks a divorce from Elizabeth A Wagner on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and desertion. Elizabeth A Wagner is a non resident of West Virginia and must answer by December 22, 1966, through attorney John R. McGhee 515 Law & Commerce Building Bluefield WV. ClerK C. McGuireMercer County Intermediate Court entered November 15, 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Wagner
Roger Lee Wagner
West Virginia
John R. McGhee
Law & Commerce
Bluefield
Co. C. McGuire
Mercer County
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
U.S. Weather A Bureau
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Midwest
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Rockies
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Albany
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Bismarck
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Boston
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Fort Worth
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Indianapolis
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Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. P
New Orleans
Okla
City
Omai
Boone
Grand
Babs Hutton
Relations Council
Henry Street
W. L. Myers
Mrs
Hannah Sparks
Mrs. Fannie Trenor
Ira Dunning
Hague St
Mattie Dunning
Gettie Harris
Hanover St
George McGhee
Charles Summers
Charles E. Summers
Bottom Creek
Cleve
Janet Summers
Dorothy Graham Summers
John Summers
Blacksburg
Robert Fowler
Leckie
James Holleman
Hickory
N. C
John McPeak
Roselawn Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Mary McClary
Mary Ellen McClary
Links Grove
Greenbrier Valley
Ronceverte
Union
G. T
Eoline Beckett
Sinks Grove Baptist Church
H. F. McClary
Harve Stuart
Fred
Ray Cook
Sinks Grove
Marion Gilchrist
Bayard
Robert McClary
Conway McClary
Beecher Meadows
Hinton
Aft
Broyles
A.B. Shifler
L. C. Crews
Lebanon Cemetery
Pickaway
Grover Pembrey
Serith Lemons
Ben Cook
Harve Hoke
Junior Hinkle
Wade Neal
William G. Dyson
Dana Rizzuto
Dana Lorraine Ernest Rizzuto
Polly Clinic Hospital
F. L. Ernest
Falls Mills
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Cecil Fuller
Finkelman
Intermediate Court of
Roger Lee
Ana
Warrenizing
Pocahontas
Northfork
Mercer &T
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