Five Readied for Armed Robbery Arrests in Washington County
Ott Yarber, 45, told deputies a five person group forced him from his Glade Spring home on Friday. The quintet cashed three $500 checks at Abingdon and Glade Spring banks claiming the money was gambling losses. Police arrested two men and two women at an Abingdon motel and another man at his Marion home. Identified suspects include Walter Southern 27 Sheila Southern 21 Abie Hassan 43 Joanina White 28 and Raymond Rowland. They face a December 16 circuit court hearing with about $1,700 in cash seized.
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Yarber
Abingdon
Glade Spring
Sam
Marion
Walter C. Southern
Sheila Southern
Walla Walla
Wash
Abie Hassan
Roanoke
Joanina White
Princeton
W. Va
Raymond Rowland
Washington County
Valuation of Utilities Raised by West Virginia Board
The Board of Public Works boosted the 1967 utility valuation by 57.2 million to 982 million. Major increases include Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. to 70 million, United Fuel Gas Co. to 77.6 million, Appalachian Power to 129 million, and West Virginia Water Co. to 11.7 million. Taxes fund 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 handed to majority rule amid white minority power
Prime Minister Wilson warned that Britain faces a delicate path on Rhodesia as sanctions threaten to draw in South Africa. He said Commonwealth premiers back sanctions but must avoid a wider confrontation, warning that noncompliant nations could provoke a crisis in central Africa.
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Britain
Rhodesia
Wilson
South Africa
U.N
Central Africa
United Nations
Daily Telegraph Admits West Virginia Circulation Details
The Daily Telegraph of Bluefield West Virginia outlines its establishment in 1893 with morning publication by the Eating Co. It lists subscription rates by carrier 1 week per and by mail for West Virginia 26 per year plus zone variations. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation with Katz Agency as advertising rep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Eating Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
The
Katz Agency, Inc
Bond Set At 50000 For Nitro Man Craddock
Charlie-ton AP reports Rodney Lee Craddock of Nitro had bond set at 50000 by Commissioner George Wood after his arrest on a murder case linked to M H Calhoun of Lyons Georgia. Craddock faces a Friday hearing while jailed in Kanawha County on a federal flight indictment. The Georgia slaying, tied to a tobacco theft case in Macon, prompted officials to label it gangland style and connected to an upcoming state witness.
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Charleston
George Wood
Rodney Lee Craddock
Nitro
Georgia
Craddock
Kanawha County
FBI
M. H. Calhoun
Lyons
Calhoun
Macon
Henry Spurlin
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Chief Damron Suffers Stroke in North Carolina Hospital
Bluefield fire chief Gordon Damron undergoes surgery in a Durham Veterans Hospital after a left leg clot. Family spokesmen said the operation began Friday morning and that the seriousness of the relapse remained undetermined as of Monday night with a 24 hour window to gauge the outcome.
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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 Milam and Robert Milam, Boone County residents. They were convicted in Boone Circuit Court of conspiracy and sentenced to 1 to 10 years for burning a state owned bridge on October 31 1965. Sentences stayed pending appeals.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Boone County
Daniel Harper
Richard Milam
Robert Milam
Bloomingrose
Boone Circuit Court
Harper
16-Year-Old Charged in Knife Slaying Arranged for Grand Jury
Charleston junior John Brounaugh, 16, refused juvenile court transfer, arraigned on murder in Municipal Court and held for grand jury. Judge Charnock denied move to juvenile court and set $2,000 bond while awaiting grand jury action for the fatal knife attack on 18-year-old Michael Windom after a high school football game on November 11.
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Charleston
John Charnock
John Brounaugh
Bronaugh
Michael Windom
Court hears oath and free speech issues in landmark ruling
The Supreme Court weighs state legislator oaths to uphold the Constitution against protections for dissenting views. Justices reject broad power to test loyalty while affirming First Amendment freedoms. Separate cases consider Proposition 14, housing discrimination, and reapportionment in Suffolk County New York, Kent County Michigan, and Houston County Alabama.
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Ture
Bond
Warren
Viet Nam
California
California Supreme Court
Paul Peek
Neal Reitman
Clarence Saycer
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 sues West Virginia University Hospital in Kanawha CountyCircuit Court alleging carelessness in treatment. He claims an untrained orderly removed a catheter by rough pulling causing extreme pain and bleeding after being admitted for gouty arthritis with bladder trouble on December 10. Kyle also objects to a $3,017 hospital bill.
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Charleston
West Virginia University Hospital
Kanawha County
Lester Kyle
Monongalia County
Kyle
Smith Plans To Economize State Budget
Gov. Hulett C. Smith said the state will seek economizing on travel and equipment to meet next year's revenue needs. He favors vetoing nonessential purchases and regionalizing services to cut costs, while opposing tax rate increases. The plan includes up to 18 million dollars in new revenue and 15 million in matching funds for the Appalachian road program, plus tuition free years at state colleges for West Virginia graduates. Also announced were appointments of T. R. Pete Samsell and David C. Callaghan to state posts and a new closed circuit system for prison orientation and literacy programs.
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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
The Mercer County man Sonia Tanner, 75, was found near his Green Valley home about noon Monday. Police said he likely died of natural causes after lying on the ground for about a week. no foul play is suspected. Survivors include son Charles Tanner of Dallas, two brothers Kelly and Laxton Tanner. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Mercer County
Green Valley
Sonia Tanner
John Tryall
Tanner
Littlesburg
George and
Maggie Hypes Tanner
Charles Tanner
Dallas
Tex
Kelly Tanner
Rt. 1
Princeton
Laxton Tanner
Tampa
Fla
Bailey Funeral Home
Two New State Departments Proposed by West Virginia Leader
Speaker H Laban White of Clarksburg announced plans to introduce two new state departments. One would handle municipal affairs for long range city planning, the other would manage federal local joint programs to assist cities and counties. He cautioned education roads and mental health as top issues and warned taxes must rise or new ones created to finance projects.
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White
Huntington Rotary Club
Babs Hutton Denies Divorce Rumors in Mexico Trip
New York AP report says Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton denies planning a divorce from her seventh husband Prince Raymond Dean Vinh of Laos after arriving from Paris. She rejects rumors of a $3 million settlement and confirms travel toward Mexico City where speculation persisted.
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New York
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
Prince Raymond Dean Vinh
Paris
Colin Frazier
Miss Hutton
Kennedy Airport
Mexico City
Modocco
Prince
Mexico
Relations Council Will Meet Tonight
Mercer County Council on Human Relations conducts 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 and D J Ernest Martin vice president.
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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 Anawalt Church event
The Hawks Trio from Princeton will perform 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
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Hawks
Princeton
Conklintown
O God
Anawalt
Fred H. Whisman
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and West Virginia
Obituary notices for Henry Street of Whitewood and William Myers of Bluefield with details on survivors, funeral arrangements, burial sites, and pallbearers. Also notes on Caroline Ghee of Swords Creek, Mary Ellen McClary of Sinks Grove, and Charles Summers of Bottom Creek with service times, burial locations, and moving of bodies.
Obituary notices for Bandy Sparks Trenor and Dunning families
Mrs Hannah Mae Bandy Sparks 79 of Baptist Valley Va died Monday in Richlands Va hospital. She was wife of the late William Marcus Sparks and mother of five sons and two daughters. Burial at Sparks family cemetery in Bandy. pallbearers grandsons. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs Fannie Louise Trenor 73 of Bluefield Va died Monday in St Luke's Hospital Bluefield. Widow of Henry M Trenor. survivor Frank G Trenor in Roanoke and five grandchildren. Burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. graveside services by White Shrine of Bluefield. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Ira Dunning of Detroit Mich died in a Detroit hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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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
Caroline Richardson M.ghee
Swords Creek
a_ Richlands
Buchanan County
Floyd
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
Mary Ellen McClary
Sinks Grove
Greenbrier Valley
Ronceverte
Union
G. T
Eoline Beckett
Sinks Grove Baptist Church
H. F. McClary
Harve Stuart
Charleston
Fred
Ray Cook
Marion Gilchrist
Bayard
Robert McClary
Conway McClary
Cleveland
Beecher Meadows
Hinton
Broyles
A.B. Shifler
L. C. Crews
Lebanon Cemetery
Pickaway
Grover Pembtrey
Semith Lemons
Ben Cook
Harve Hoke
Junior Hinkle
Wade Neal
Hannah Mae _ Bandy Sparks
Baptist Valley
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
Joe Hawkins
Sparks
Fannie Louise Trenor
Highland Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Henry M. Trenor
Frank G. Trenor
Roanoke
Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel
R. T. Mallory
White Shrine of
Ira Dunning
Hague St
Detroit
Mich
Mattie Dunning
Gettie Harris
Hanover St
Dana Lorraine Ernest Rizzuto
New York
N.Y
Polly Clinic Hospital
F. L. Ernest
Falls Mills
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
William G Dyson Dies In Suspected Heart Attack
William G Dyson 62 of Lor ton Lick Road near Bluewell died Monday afternoon from an apparent heart attack. The body is at Cravens Funeral Home in Bluewell with funeral arrangements pending. A son is arriving from Vietnam.
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William G. Dyson
Lorton Lick Road
Bluewell
Cravens Funeral Home
Viet Nam
Funeral services set for Wade Lee of Upland
Funeral services for Wade Lee of Upland are scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sink ford and Richardson Funeral Home Chapel Keystone with Rev. John Hooper officiating. Burial follows at 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 Willie and Alice Woody Lee. Survivors include sister Cornelia Watkins and brothers Daniel Lee and Raymond Lee. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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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
Hankins Family Obituaries From War and Cane Brake
Obituaries record the deaths of Osbert R Hankins 52 of War and Fred Hankins 45 of Cane Brake. Both died at Beckley Veterans Hospital after long illnesses. survivors include siblings in Virginia and Illinois, with funeral services pending at local homes.
John Thomas Pruett 80 Dies in Richlands Funeral
John Thomas Pruett age 80 of Rt. 1 Poundary Mill Virginia died Wednesday. Funeral held at 4 p m in Mullers Funeral Home Chapel Richlands officiated by Rev. Max Allison and Rev. Amporose Stony. Burial at Green Hill Memory Garden Claypool Hill with Cedar Bluff Masonic Lodge 250 graveside rites. Pallbearers were Ray H Brown H Gordon Asbury W H McGee J C Ringstaff J O Mulkey and H G Claypool. Survivors include one half sister Juanita Elswick of Taze Valley Virginia.
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J. O. Mulkey
H. G. Claypool
Juanita Elswick
Tazewell
Finkelman Speaks To Chapter Tonight
Prof. Harry Finkelman of Concord College addresses the Bluefield Princeton Chapter 967 of B nai B rith at 8 15 p m in the Matz Hotel Clubroom. The talk on Humor in Business follows a weather postponement from Nov 29. Harold Tomehin is program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Finkelman
Concord College
Bluefield
Divorce Petition in Mercer County Court
The Intermediate Court of Mercer County West Virginia orders Elizabeth Ann Wagner to respond to Roger Lee Wagner’s divorce action filed on cruelty and desertion. Defendant is nonresident. answer due by December 22 1966. failure may result in judgment by default. Case filed November 15 1966 with Clerk Co C McGuire.
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Roger Lee Wagner
Elizabeth Ann Wagner
West Virginia
John R. McGhee
Law & Commerce
Bluefield
Co. C. McGuire
Mercer County
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Barbourville
Martha Holcomb
Big Stone Gap
Cole's Chapel Church
Henry Roberts
Stewart Owens
Grizzle Cemetery
W. L. Myers
George McGhee
Mary McClary
Charles Summers
Charles E. Summers
Bottom Creek
Cleve
Janet Summers
Dorothy Graham Summers
John Summers
Blacksburg
Robert Fowler
Leckie
James Holleman
Hickory
N. C
O. J. Douglas Funeral Home
Welch
John McPeak
Roselawn Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Mrs
Hannah Sparks
Mrs. Fannie Trenor
Dana Rizzuto
Cecil Fuller
Cecil M. Fuller
Maybeury
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Fred Hankins
Canebrake
Beckley
Tazewell County
James and
Senna Whitt Hankins
Myrtle Ratcliffe
Pearisburg
Thelma Hankins
Claude
Alvis Hankins
Berwind
William Hankins
War
Osbert R. Hankins
Olbert R. Hankins
Robert
Polly Linkous Hankins
Lawrence Hankins
Clarene Hankins
Ill
Juanita Workman
Finkelman
the Intermediate Court of
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Pocahontas
Northfork
Mercer
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