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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
1
Two occupants drowned when a jeep skidded off an icy U S 52 and plunged into the Guyan River near Gilbert. Victims were Rufus Carter 45 of Justice Mingo County and Joe Hatfield 11 of Coal Mountain Wyoming County. Two others survived with minor injuries.
Washington AP The State Department rejected former Secretary Dean Acheson's Berlin policy critique and asserted a clear U S stance on Berlin. Lincoln White said the department could not confirm Acheson's fuller remarks especially Britain’s standing, noting London dispatches portrayed ministers as surprised and irked by his claim Britain is about played out.
West Virginia sees cloudy windy cold with snow flurries and heavier western snow. highs in the 20s. Friday brings more cold with possible snow flurries. Virginia shows variable clouds windy and cold with snow flurries and squalls. mountains may stay in the 20s. Saturday remains cold with continued snow flurries and cloudy conditions.
The aircraft carrier Ranger arrived in Yokosuka Japan on Thursday to join the U S 7th Fleet in the Far East.
Fragmentary notice from the Daily Telegraph of Bluefield West Virginia appears, detailing publishing affiliations and subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery. The text mentions the 1893 establishment, 412 Bland Street, and AP membership. It lacks a clear event or date.
The jury failed to reach a verdict in the Bluefield patrolman case after arguments from both sides. The trial reviewed a 1948 break in at Bluefield Furniture with witnesses including Charles Fox and Charles Brown, and included a second trial date for Land on an Aug. 14, 1949 break in at Bluefield A and P store.
Pope John XXIII, recovering from a stomach disorder and anemia, orders rapid redrafting of council proposals to shorten debates. While confined to his apartment, he celebrated Mass privately and may join final phase events if his health allows.
The German motor vessel Syhllum reached the distressed yacht The Cid about 85 miles south southeast of Morehead City North Carolina and will stand by through the night. The yacht carries five aboard and radioed for immediate help. one person was removed by the Syhllum.
Snow holds in Randolph, Pocahontas and many counties with 3 to 12 inch totals. Power outages hit schools and long distance lines in Spencer Glenville Sutton Gassaway Burnsville. State Road Commission reports varied conditions and chain advisories across Charleston Huntington Parkersburg Clarksburg Keyser Moundsville Weston Elkins and Bluefield Princeton areas.
Emory and Henry College in Emory Virginia hosts a December 13 Memorial Chapel concert of original Christmas music by Ludwik Sikorski. The program features the college concert band, Collegians, Highlands Chamber Orchestra, various soloists and ensembles, and includes a premiere of Sikorski's Christmas Symposium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Washington AP report says 80 year old Rep. Barratt O Hara criticized Sen. Ellender for remarks on Africa. O Hara said Ellender’s comments hurt Africa and that he spoke for himself, not Congress. State Department aides urged counter public statements, with a proposed written statement. Ellender denied the assertions, while the South African press agency released a tape corroborating the remarks.
Captain Harold Hinson of the Salvation Army spoke to the South Bluefield Kiwanis Club at the Pinnacle Restaurant. He outlined the international reach of the organization in 85 countries besides the United States and noted Bluefield’s welfare office and transient lodge aiding more than 1,000 transients last year. He described Camp Joy activities, food and clothing relief, youth guidance, weekly Sunday School and worship services. Dennis H. Clark attended from the Kiwanis and Key Club members Jimmy McCue and Stanley Rogers were present.
Obituary notices recount Mrs. Kate Horne Cole of Wise Virginia age 73 and Robert Hill Carter of Carter's Bridge Virginia with multiple survivors. Services at Claymorgan Chapel Wise and burial at Wise Cemetery. Also details on John W. Melvin Oakvale. William T. Neel Ceres. J. E. Carroll Bluefield area death with funeral plans in Atlanta.
Joseph Mussalow Jr. a 65 year old retired Virginian Railway employee died of a heart attack Thursday afternoon at his Princeton home on Rogers Street. He was a Catholic from Pocahontas Virginia with Hungarian origins who came to the United States at age five. Surviving are his wife Jes sie Deweese Mussalow two step daughters Janice Foley and Ruby Pritchett of Princeton four sisters Margaret Day Bakersfield California Elsa Mussalow Sue Ankney and Julia Richardson Cincinnati Ohio and a brother John Mussalow Pocahontas. Body remains at Seavers Mortuary in Princeton pending funeral arrangements.
Darlene Roberts died Thursday at 12 30 am in a Welch hospital. Survived by parents two brothers Terry and Ronnie two sisters Debra and Veronica paternal grandparents Anvil and Mrs Roberts Panther maternal grandmother Iva Jenks Big Sandy. Graveside service Saturday at 1 pm Mitchell Cemetery near Hensley with Rev Leonard Scott officiating. Body remains at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch.
Quentin Hicks Jr., infant son of Mr and Mrs Hicks of St Paul Virginia died Thursday afternoon in an Abingdon hospital. Survived by brothers Michael and Richard Hicks of the home. Funeral rites will be held Friday.
Charles Gallion of Bluefield Virginia dies and a Saturday 11 a.m. funeral will be held at Dudley Memorial Chapel with Rev. W. S. Myers officiating. Burial follows at Maple Hill Cemetery with pallbearers Buck Lambert Tom McVery George Woods Lewis Smith Joe Melvin and Don Wimmer. Friends may call at the mortuary this afternoon.
In Geneva Semyon Tsarapkin condemned a nuclear test ban treaty that allows Western on-site inspections and warned such safeguards would enable spies posing as scientists. He argued that Western demands keep the four year stalemate in disarmament talks alive as the 17 nation conference nears its 400th session.
Miss Virginia Kessler 34 seeks council seat in Triadelphia West Virginia. Ohio County Circuit Court will hear the case next Monday after Triadelphia Council refused to certify her candidacy citing a 122 year old charter barring women from public office. Mayor Wagner notes 14 candidates for the Jan 3 election.
Sally Bison a 27 year old Millis Massachusetts resident and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wellesley College drives a 45 foot tank truck for her husband in his bulk oil business. She smokes cigars or a pipe at home and openly enjoys the habit without concern for others opinions.
The Queen Esther Circle of the Eastern Star will meet at 7 30 p.m. today in the hall on Jones Street.
Dr Walter Corner Hall 88 longtime Welch resident and former mayor dies in a Welch hospital. He practiced medicine in North Tazewell and Welch from 1899 until retirement. Survived by three daughters, one sister and several relatives. services at First Methodist Church Welch with burial at Maple Wood Cemetery Tazewell.
The 1962 Virginia road toll rose to 880 after three fatalities on Thursday. Victims include Janie Vaughan Stuart, 29, of Fries, killed in a collision on Virginia 6 in Grayson County. Herbert Berlin Sams, 34, of Hyerstown Maryland, lost in a tractor trailer crash on U S 11 in Middletown Frederick County. and Donald Carl Stone, 25, of Henry, who died when his car plunged into the Smith River in Henry County.
State Police at Charleston report toll fatalities on West Virginia highways total 396 to date this year, up from 33 killed on the same roads a year ago.
Blantyre Nyasaland AP United Nations experts will lead a full scale economic survey of Nyasaland scheduled for early next year. The team will assess production trade and living standards across key regions. The project aims to guide development plans and aid programs.
Syria's invitation to Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella is accepted, with a visit to Damascus reported as planned for early next year by the Damascus radio service.
Soviet weapon removal proceeds under U S insistence that it targets offensive arms with nuclear capacity concerns. Ships and aircraft parts linked to Cuba listed by Pentagon officials while diplomats report more than 40 SL28 bombers en route from Cuba cut down and examined by American personnel.
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