Parking Building Addition Boosts City Parking Capacity
The new $390 000 two floor addition to the Bluefield Parking Building adds 375 spaces and elevators, bringing capacity to almost 1 000 cars. Financed by 190 000 federal funds and 190 000 Parking Facilities Commission aid, the project was finished on a tight schedule and offers Christmas season full service with extended hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
H. W. Burnley Jr
Burnley
Parking Facilities Commission
Sugar Grove Plan Moves Navy RFI Station to West Virginia
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved 1.6 billion dollars including 3.83 million to move the Navy Radio Receiving Station from Cheltenham Maryland to Sugar Grove West Virginia. Senator Byrd said Senate approval is likely after House action. The package also funds an 84 thousand deficiency for a West Virginia National Guard field maintenance shop at Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Sons Committee
Navy
Cheltenham
Sugar Grove
W. Va
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
House
Byrd
Appropriations Committee
West Virginia National Guard
Point Pleasant
State Emergency Group Sets Meet
A 13 member West Virginia state emergency resources planning committee will meet next Tuesday in Charleston to review new federal objectives and procedures. Each member chairs a task group for programs to handle resources and facilities during disasters, covering electric power health solid fuels water economic stabilization manpower housing petroleum gas public information production food telecommunications and transportation. Deputy Director Charles D. Gatson says future objectives will be outlined for the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Charles D. Gatson
Office of State Emergency Planning
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1893 telegraph notices
Publication page includes subscription rates and postal zones for West Virginia and a telegraph service reference. The fragmentary text lists carrier and mail rates with mention of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and a phone-like number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plating Co
Bland the Seay
Bluefield
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of
The
Fats
Palephone
City Fines Up Over Last Year
The City of Bluefield reports 11 months of fines totaling 37,327 dollars, 11,662 more than 1962, with November fines at 1,590. Traffic fines reach 316 in November 1963, and all other fines total 1,272 last month. Property theft amounts and recoveries are also detailed along with arrests and meals for prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
William J. Winters
Soviets Call for End to China Row and Private Talks
Moscow through Pravda urges Beijing to halt public propaganda disputes that have strained the Communist alliance. It proposes private meetings and groundwork for a world conference of Communist parties. Pravda quotes Khrushchev urging time to reveal which Marxist-Leninist view is correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Record heat wave grips Rio with child deaths rising
In Rio de Janeiro a 100 degree heat wave enters its fourth day. Health officials report two to three children die daily and many others suffer dehydration requiring hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Tragic Angolan Bridge Collapse Kills 52 Workers
A truck ferrying 52 laborers to work plunged from a bridge into the Cutato River in Angola, killing all aboard, according to press reports from Angola's Portuguese West Africa territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Cutato
Angola
Portugese
Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
The Associated Press reports Virginia will be mostly sunny and warm with a high in the 50s on Saturday, followed by mostly cloudy and mild with rain on Sunday. West Virginia also turns sunny and warm with a Saturday high in the 60s, then a cloudy and mild day with rain on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
Bishop's Clothing Drive Continues At Sacred Heart Church
The Sacred Heart Church sponsors the Bishops Annual Clothing Drive conducted locally by the Holy Name Society. Chairman Tony Mamone said the drive, part of a nationwide effort by Catholic Relief Services, will continue through Sunday for donations of clothing bedding blankets and shoes to aid destitute people in 67 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Tony Mamone
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church
Catholic Relief Services
Mamone
Funds For Slain Cop Pass $175,000
Funds for the Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit’s family rose to more than 175000 dollars as $125777 had been counted at the Dallas police station for the widow and three children with about 50000 more raised by others. Fort Worth collections for Marina Oswald, widow of accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, totaled about 7700 dollars. Oswald faced murder charges in Kennedy's death and Tippit’s killing before his own death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
J. D. Tippit
Tippit
Fort Worth
Shirley Williamson
Marina Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Kennedy
Master Masons Plan Special Meeting in Bluefield Lodge
Bluefield Lodge 3 masters announce a special session tonight at 7 o'clock led by Worshipful Master C A Mitchell. Meeting to be held at Lodge Hall 103 Jones St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lodge
C. A. Mitchell
Jones St
November crime report for Bluefield 1963
Bluefield police chief William J Winters releases a November 1963 crime report showing total crimes 37 last month versus 42 in November 1962 and 499 for the first 11 months this year compared with 483 last year. The report notes rape and murder charges, burglaries, car thefts, and other incidents with year to year comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
William J. Winters
Trust Business Topic At Bluefield Lions Meeting
Al Modena of Flat Top National Bank led a Lions Club discussion on trust departments. He noted only about 3,000 U S banks have trust divisions and outlined their separate operations and duties. He cited seven staff in the Flat Top Bank trust department and a $21 million portfolio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lions Club
al Modena
Flat Top National Bank
U. S
Modena
Flat Top Bank
Activity Lessons In Viet Guerrilla War
Viet Cong activity declined in the past week but attacks remained strong across South Vietnam. Government casualties were 600 versus 660 for the Viet Cong, with weapons losses favoring the Communists as the government lost 375 weapons and gained 90 captures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
South
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Gladys Jenkins Scott
Funeral rites for Mrs Gladys Jenkins Scott 74 widow of Charles Wesley Scott will be held Sunday at 3 p m in Mercer Funeral Chapel Bluefield with Rev G P Whiteley officiating Burial in Maple Park Cemetery She suffered a hip fracture from a fall at 2054 Ramsey Street Bluefield and never recovered Born in Concord Virginia she was a librarian and member of First Presbyterian Church Daughters of American Revolution and American Association of University Women Surviving are two sons C Wesley Scott of Bluefield and C Jenkins Scott of Wilmington Delaware a grandson Tommy Scott of Wilmington Friends may call after 3 p m Saturday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Jenkins Scott
Charles Wesley Scott
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mercer Funeral Chapel
G. P. Whiteley
Maple Park
Fred V. Cannon
Manfred Erdelt
A. S. Barksdale
C. W. Gentry Jr
Ned Shott
Fred A. Welcker
Ralph W. Smith
Tom Baker
Frank Rowley
Paul H. Royer
Wade H. St. Clair
Hampton St.Clair
Bernard Rag Momma
Fred R. Dow
Landon T. Reynolds
Scott
First Presbyterian Church
Daughters of American Revolution
American Association of University Women
Bluefield
American Library Association
Concord
C. C. Jenkins
Lucy Rucker Jenkins
Maryan
C. Wesley Scott
Sunset News-Observer
C. Jenkins Scott
Wilmington
Del
Tommy Scott
Searah Brown
Anne B. Adams
Roanoke
Langston Brown
Detroit
Mich
Lodge
Linkford and Richardson
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
W. C. Easley
Hawkins
Estelle Holbrook Easley
College Ave
G. W. Whiteley
First Persbyterian Church
Maple Park Cemetery
Barnes Crockett
Bill Hoskins
Henry McClung
Lewis Poff
Charlie Neikirk
Herbert Light
Briscoe Carlan
Dennis Clark
Church Circle
Samuel Powers
Lashmeet
Baltimore
Lula Farmer Powers
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Princeton
Noah Buckner
Fairview Cemetery
Pyles
Albert James
Pearisburg
First Methodist Church
James E. Hawkins
Birchlawn
Givens Funeral Home
Young
Samuel Kent
Butch
North Tazewell
Pleasant Hill Church
Thompson Valley
Rev
W. E. Mustard
Maplewood Cemetery
Jerry Phillips
John Shelley
Curtis Crawford
Ernest Blevins
Edward Smith
Arthur Boothe
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Musick
Alek
Cleveland
Weaver Creek Church
Ernest Breeding
Deal Musick
Lebanon
Funeral Home
Truce Sought in Senate Rules Fight as Clash Eases
In Washington the Senate pause ends a clash over rules and civil rights that threatened to derail the 1963 session. Sen Clark of Pennsylvania, backing rules changes, agrees to adjourn until Monday, avoiding a showdown on a proposed rules committee. Majority Leader Mansfield wins unanimous consent to adjourn, shelving the main issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Southwy Eee
Clark
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dmont
Senate House
UFG Ordered To Serve New Customers In Beckley Area
The Public Service Commission again ordered United Fuel Gas Co to extend gas service to new customers including John Bright of Plumley Ave in Beckley and nine neighbors. The Oct 17 hearing followed earlier orders and a policy dispute over extensions. UFG argues current rate schedules do not permit adequate returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Public Service Commission
United Fuel Gas Co
John Bright
Plumley Ave
Beckley
PSC
UFG
Commission
Amere Gas Utility Co
Deaths and Funerals in Welch and Nearby Areas
Mrs Bonnie Ethel White 67 dies at home in Welch with funeral at English Methodist Church. Survivors include six sons and a daughter. service by Rev Jack T Null with burial in English Cemetery. Jessie James Altizer 75 of Bandy dies in Richlands hospital. retired miner and United Mine Workers member. John Washington Brown 81 dies in Bluefield. memorial and funeral rites planned. services at John Stewart Methodist Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Muncy Barksdale of Elkhorn dies. funeral at Crozier Temple Baptist Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs Margaret Ellen Odham 44 of Falls Mills dies. services in Pocahontas Union Funeral Home with burial in Houck Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie James Altizer
Bandy
Richlands
Tazewell County
John H
Mintie Davidson Altizer
United Mine Workers
Amonate
Millie Fields
Winnie Russ
Cedar Bluff
Rosa Brooks
Sacramento
Jo Ann Milsap
Clumbus
Ohio
Daniel Altizer
Squire
George Altizer
Greenbrier
Louie Altizer
Moron Altizer
Florida
Bill Altizer
California
Bertha Waldron
N. Tazewell
Edna Wingo
Carrie Burress
Hartwell
Eddie Bandy
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
John Washington Brown
Cole St
Bluefield
John Stewart Methodist Church
J. R. Washington
Clarence W. Tiffany
Oak Grove Cemetery
Russell County
Brown
Steward Board
The
Church
Bluefield Lodge
AAY Masons
Muncy Barksdale
Elkhorn
Welch Hospital
Crozier Temple Baptist Church
R. S. Biggs
Charlotte County
Barksdale
Princess Brown
St. Albans
N. Y
Pearl Harvey
Cullin
Leslie Barksdale
Baltimore
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Margaret Ellen Odham
Falls Mills
St. Luke's Hospital
Lee Odham
Lloyd Pierce
Gratton
Clayde Pierce
Lynchburg
Amanda Jane Bailey
Mary Ann Scott
Hopewell
Pocahontas
Union Funeral Home
W. R. Grimm
Houck Cemetery
James Lawrence
C. B. Jones
Walter Jence
Paul Danley
Clyde Anderson
Deno Janutolo
Arthur D. Hill
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Max Meadows
John
Jessie Hill
Methodist Church
Greensboro
N. C
Valerie Hill
Rhoda Johnson
Annie Lee Woods
Highpoint
Lincoln Park Cemetery
Princeton
George F. Walker
Multiple West Virginia obituaries highlight local figures
The notices report the deaths of Charlie Henry Johnson 80 of Vivian. Arthur D Hill 65 of Bluefield. Estelle Holbrook Easley widow of Judge W C Easley. and Samuel Powers 62 formerly Lashmeet, with details on origins, families, funerals and burial plans in Welch Richlands Princeton Lashmeet.
Widow of Dr Shumate Dies at Bilue Field Home
Mrs Jennie Shumate widow of Dr R L Shumate Sr died Friday evening at her daughter Mrs Hazel Blakely’s home in Dearborn Apartments Bilue field. The body will stay at Mercer Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Shumate
R. L. Shumate Sr
Hazel Blakely
Dearborn Apartments
Biluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Funerals Held for Six Virginia Residents
Albert James Pyles of Pearisburg Samuel Kent Young of North Tazewell Alek Musick of Cleveland Walter Jackson McGhee of Red Ash George Joseph Lamoureux of Princeton with funeral services conducted by local pastors and burial in area cemeteries. Memorial Funeral Directory of Princeton arranged services.
Pope Paul VI Sets January Holy Land Pilgrimage
Pope Paul VI plans a January Holy Land pilgrimage from January 4 to 6 with potential meetings with Orthodox leaders in Jerusalem. Vatican sources say a three day trip may include a summit involving Orthodox and Protestant churches, addressing church sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem and calendar differences between Julian and Gregorian calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Paul VI
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Vatican
Rome
Maximos IV Saugh
Antioch
Melchites
Middle East
Athenagoras I
Constantinople
Turkey
Benedictos
Greece
Anatolios
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Bethlehem
Unemployed Mingo Entertainer Found Dead in Chicago
Miss Jo anne Maynard 38, of Williamson WV, an unemployed entertainer known as Mingo Maynard, was found dead Friday in her North Side Chicago apartment. Police say overdose of barbiturates likely caused death. a near body note requests forgiveness. Several pill bottles were found nearby. roommate Terry Lindsey says she had been despondent over job prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joanne Maynard
Williamson
W. Va
Miss Maynard
Terry Lindsey
Mingo Maynard
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Yale
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
U.S. Weather Bureau
Barries
Plateau
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Northern Plains
China
Brazil
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Fairbanks
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Master Masons
Lions Club
Mrs. Scott
Mrs
Bonnie White
Bonnie Ethel White
Welish
English Methodist Church
Jack T. Null
Tennessee
Ben and
Nancy Kesterson
Jehovah Witnesses Church
Richard Andrews
Yukon
Robert
J. T. White
Washington, D. C
Norman R. White
U. S. Navy
Groton
Conn
Clifford White
U. S. Army
Fort Rucker
Ala
Frederick E. White
U. S. Air Force
Charles J. White
Trona
Wash
Lee Stonecipher
Briceville
Tenn
Taylor Kesterson
Clinton
Fanning Funeral Chapel
Welch
Jessie J. Altizer
Margaret Odham
John W. Brown
Charlie H. Johnson
Charlie Henry Johnson
Vivian
Harve
Mattie Johnson
Mary Hicks Johnson
Mary Hicks
Gus Johnson
Double Gates
Edd Johnson
Hurst - Scott Funeral Chapel
Robert Paxton
Davis Cemetery
Kents Ridge
A. D. Hill
McGhee
Walter Jackson
Red Ash
John Lombardo
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Lamoureux
George Joseph
Douglas St
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Gerard Moran
Omi
Athens
Holy Name Society
Pope
Jesus
Israel - Jordan
Athenagoras
Istanbul
Mingo
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