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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1972

Page

2

Backdating Question Hovers Over Mercer Housing Project

HUD approved the Mercer County project on January plans later revised with backdated March dates prompting questions. Officials say the Davis Bacon Act suspension and March 19 1971 contract date frame the dispute while attorney Norris Kantor denies backdating.

HUD Housing Authority Corte Lynn Johnson Authority Corte and Boggess Chandler Swope Oggess Ashlin Phil Lilly Chandler U. S. Department of Labor Mercer County T of Labor Department of Labor Nixon Norris Kantor Kantor Dan Ashlin Public Housing and Urban Renewal Mike Jacobs Phil Lily Public Housing Authority

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Reader Notice

Public notice text from Bluefield Daily Telegraph including subscription details and mailing zones. Mentions Associated Press and local news publication. lists rates for carrier and mail, West Virginia zones, and Audit Bureau membership. No specific events or persons identified in the readable fragment.

Deliy Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield Associated Press el News West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Methews Johagnal Waz

Ex Nazi Gestapo Men Sentenced in Poland Killings

Five former Gestapo members were given prison terms up to 50 years for aiding in the 1942 mass killings of about 5,000 Jews in occupied Poland. Two other defendants were acquitted. Sentences ranged from two to fifty years for Hans Wilhelm Bartsch Josef Lainbenthal Walter Augustin Albert Krishock Ludwig Romeis and others.

Arnsberg Germany Gestapo Poland Guenter Gutsche Bad Kissenge Bruno Menkel Bamberg Hans Wilhelm Bartsch Recklinghausen Josef Laibenthal Aschaffenburg Walter Augustin Rendsburg Albert Krishock Hamburg Ludwig Romeis Menden

FAA Readies Precision Approach System At Local Airport

The FAA plans to begin installing an instrument landing system to allow aircraft to land in lower visibility. The ILS will provide vertical and horizontal guidance with outer and middle markers, localizer, and glide slope, enabling precision approach. The project follows safety concerns highlighted after a Huntington air crash that killed 75 people.

McGlothlin FAA Mercer Huntington

Funerals for Clarence F. Cypress and Ernest M. Wilkinson

Clarence F. Cypress 65 of North Tazewell Va dies. Funeral today at 11 a.m. at Greever Funeral Tazewell with burial in Maplewood Cemetery Pallbearers named. Ernest M. Wilkinson 73 of Pineville dies. Funeral today at 1 p.m. at Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell. Honorary pallbearers include Castle Rock Bank board Wyoming County Medical Society Stevens Clinic Hospital staff and others. Survivors include a McKinney resident and three sisters in Mond and Welch Va.

Cyphers Clarence F North Tazewell Greever Tazewell Ralph Null Kermit Fowler Maplewood Cemetery Frank Shelley John Shelley Glen Harrison Ord Crisp Nick Fazio James Shrader Wyoming County Medical Society Stevens Clinic Hospital Jess Redyard John Hurd Clarence Worrell Joseph Lonker Wilkinson McKinney James Williams Mary Jane Harris Richmond Henry Rogers Welch

Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Swords Creek Areas

Dolly Vanetta Oney of Bluefield Rt. 2 dies after brief illness with service at Mercer Funeral Home and burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Walter Vance of Swords Creek dies, survived by wife Abbie Day Vance and multiple relatives. final rites at Swords Creek Block Church. Walter E. Basham of Wilcoe dies of heart attack. services at Fanning Funeral Home Welch. Eli Earl Church of Richlands dies after short illness. services at Hurst Scott Funeral Home. Margaret Virginia Kirk Butterworth of Chase Md dies on arrival. services held at Church of God Chase and Bearspring Methodist Berton. burial Kirk Cemetery Home.

Dolly Oney Dolly Vanetta Oney Rt. 2 Bluefield Brushfork William H Virginia Olinger Burnopp Double Gates Gospel Hall T. E. Oney Jean Marie Frazier Norfolk Ralph Nealy Princeton Ray Burnopp Bluewell Hal Burnopp Glen Bernie Preston Burnopp Kathleen Perdue Flossie Perdue Clara O. Crews Gertrude Ratliff Myrtle Myles Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Randolph Carter Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield-Princeton Road Walter Vance Clark Valley Swords Creek Will Victoria Gilbert Vance N&w Railway Abbie Day Vance Viola Morefield Ethel Harris Chesapeake Curtis Vance Maxie Walter E. Basham Wilcoe Welch Hospital Floyd County John L Mae Sumner Basham McDowell County University of Virginia Odd Fellows Lodge Welch Methodist Adkins Brotherhood of Railway Clerks William Jean) Farne Columbia Alma Morgan Salem Ray Hartman Roanoke Eva Haley Nashville Fanning Funeral Home Johnson Wilson Woodlawn Margaret Butterworth Margaret Virginia Kirk Butterworth Chase, Md Berton Baltimore Joseph Henry Butterworth Gregory Butterworth Salisbury Terry Butterworth Patricia Frye Chase Sandra Moran Essex Church of God Bearspring James Britton Kirk Cemetery Home Whitegate

Death notice for Sarah B. Teams of Ohio and Princeton

Sarah B Teams 71 of Xenia Ohio and formerly Princeton was dead on arrival daughter of late Thomas Pennington and James Anderson. Survivors include two sisters Nannie Lunsford of Xenia and Maggie Crowder of Axton Virginia. Requiem Mass 10 a.m. Thursday Sacred Heart Church Princeton with Father Thomas Scanlin OMI. Rosary 7 30 p.m. Wednesday Memorial Princeton. Funeral service.

Sarah B. Teams Xenia Ohio Princeton Thomas James Penningtonnderson Nannie Lunsford Maggie Crowder Axton Sacred Heart Catholic Church Thomas J. Scanlin Omi

Ridgeview Obituary Notice

Ridgeview died Monday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. She is survived by one son J L Penland of Huntington former professor at Bluefield College, several grandchildren and four sisters in law Mrs C F Wilson Mrs Frankie Cook and Mrs C R Rutledge of Bluefield and Mrs Lucille Smith of Hyattsville. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Johnson Funeral Home in Marmet.

Ridgeview Charleston J. L. Penland Untington Bluefield College C. F. Wilson Frankie Cook C. R. Rutledge Bluefield Lucille Smith Hyattsville Johnson Funeral Home Marmet

Joe H. Robinson Dies After Long Illness

Joe H. Robinson of Langraff died Monday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. The body is at Linkford Richardson Funeral Home where arrangements were pending.

Joe Robinson Joe H. Robinson Langraff Welch Linkford- Richardson Funeral Home

Obituary: Chester Foy 86 of Baltimore Dies After Illness

Chester Foy 86 of Baltimore Md and formerly Welch died Tuesday in a Baltimore hospital after a long illness. He was born in Sunbury Pa to the late Wesley and Foy of Baltimore and survived by brothers Talmadge Foy of Baltimore and Bundy Foy of Davy. Funeral services and burial will be held Thursday in Baltimore.

Chester Foy Baltimore Welch Sunbury Wesley and Foy Talmadge Foy Bundy Foy Davy

Newton C Weyland Newton Dies in Bluefield Hospital

C Weyland Newton of 2046 Lee Avenue Bluefield Virginia died Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital. Services were pending at Graham Funeral Home in Bluefield Virginia.

C. W. Newton C. Weyland Newton Lee Ave Bluefield Wesare Graham Funer

Petroleum Executive Addresses Bluefield Rotary on Energy Plans

Joseph C. Broadus senior vice president of The Petroleum Corporation of Dallas spoke to the Bluefield Rotary Club urging a rational balance between environmental goals and economic needs. He warned of gas shortages and possible rationing, noting North American demand doubling by 1985 and enviro policies shifting domestic exploration offshore.

Bluefield Rotary Club Joseph C. Broadus The Petroleum Corporation of Dallas Tex Broadus Petroleum Washington and Lee University United States Middle East

Winter Storm Watch Issued for West Virginia

The Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for West Virginia with rain turning to snow as temperatures fall below freezing. Snow showers expected Thursday with highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s, and lows in the lower 20s to upper teens.

Charleston W.va West Virginia On Weather Service Office The Weather Service Midwest Kansas Texas Oklahoma Panhandles United State Dakotas Montana Upper Mississippi Valley Mountain State

McDowell County Man Dies After Incident

McDowell taken into custody at the scene after the incident. Williams was admitted to Welch hospital then moved to Bluefield Sanitarium and Big Creek Rescue Squad, where he died Tuesday afternoon. Trooper Bow, War Patrolman Hubert Cook, and Constable Pierce Brown assisted in the investigation. Funeral services planned at Douglas Mortuary in War.

Williams Welch Bluefield Big Creek Bow Hubert Cook McDowell County Pierce Brown Douglas Mortuary

Lack Of Quorum Ends Bluefield Board Meeting

The Bluefield Board of Directors meeting was postponed due to a lack of quorum with several members absent. Mayor Edwin Ellicott was at a Brushfork basketball game and director Angelo Monaco was detained in Isher-Trentonea. Victor DeVault recovers from a mild stroke at home.

Bluefield Board of Directors Allan Connolly Joe Walker Edwin Ellicott Brushfork Angelo Monaco Isher - Trentonea Victor DeVault

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