Bailey Aims to Tighten West Virginia Voting Safeguards
Secretary of State Robert Bailey proposes a plastic ID card system at the polls and a hand impression device to prevent voter fraud. The plan includes three signature checks, regulated dues for state employee party members, and broader changes to election and campaign finance laws.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robert D. Bailey
Bailey
State Election Commission
Kanawha
Personnel Changes In Mercer Schools
The Mercer County Board of Education approved resignations for Mary F. Hall Dorothy Arrington Gladys Jessup June Caffee Garnet Thomas and Ethel Shultz. A leave of absence was granted for Joan B. Wright. New employments include Mildred Marie Blankenship Ruth Champion and Hubert Clinton Keaton.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Mary F. Hall
Lashmeet
Dorothy Arrington
Brushfork
Gladys Jessup
Genoa Junior High
June Caffee
Glenwood School
Garnet Thomas
Princeton High
Ethel Shultz
Joan B. Wright
Mercer School
Mildred Marie Blankenship
Ruth Champion
Hubert Clinton Keaton
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Classified Notice Fragment
Local newspaper text displays printing address and advertising affiliations. It notes subscription rates by carrier and mail for West Virginia and other zones, plus Associated Press and Advertising Bureau affiliations.
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E Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Advertising
The
Kats Agency, Inc
Deaths and Funerals Localized in Bluefield and Surrounding Areas
Funeral services for William M. Lewis 89 of Bluefield will be held at Mount Olive Baptist Church with burial at Restlawn Memorial Estates. He worked for U S Steel at Gary and had lived in Bluefield 23 years. Also listed are services for Moll Hickman Leftwridge 66 of Elkhorn and Relda Honaker 78 of Hollywood Monroe County with respective church services and burials.
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William M. Lewis
Norfolk St
Bluefield
Mount Olive Baptist Church
J. J. Howard
Harvey Doggett
Samuel Hairston
E. L. Aaron
Restlawn Memorial Estates
Nelson County
U. S. Steel Corporation
Gary
Blue
Tuckahoe
N.Y
Flora Washington
Charlottesville
Mary Sue Dirth
Washington, D.C
Clarence Lewis
Washington, D. C
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Thompson Rites Held for 76 Year Old Sophia Resident
Mrs. Letha Mae Thompson of Sophia died Friday at home after a long illness. She is survived by her husband Jessie G Thompson, four sons, three sisters, one brother, and many grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. at Church of God in Sophia with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery. Williams Funeral Home of Sophia oversaw arrangements.
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Letha Mae Thompson
Sophia
John Belcher
Jessie G. Thompson
Hilda Bailey
Baltimore
Buford Riggs
Clarence Thompson
Carl Thompson
Huntington
H. A. Thompson
Bluewell
Jessie Thompson Jr
Cleveland, Tenn
Lacy Sexton
Freeman
Stella Puckett
Midway
Phobie Wolfe
Oak Hill
Bluefield
Church of God At
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Gladys DeVault Rites Held in Bluefield
Mrs Gladys R Rawson DeVault 71 of 112 Springdale Drive Bluefield died near midnight Thursday at St Luke s Hospital Bluefield Born in Pocahontas Va she was daughter of the late Thomas J and Elizabeth Walters Rawson widow of Arthur R DeVault died 1955 She leaves daughter Elizabeth DeVault Bluefield son Maj Kenneth DeVault Orlando Fla two grandchildren Funeral Sunday 2 pm Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield Rev Malcolm Fuller officiating Burial Monte Vista Park Friends may call after 4 pm Saturday at the funeral home
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Gladys R. DeVault
Springdale Drive
Bluefield
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pocahontas
Thomas J
Elizabeth Walters Rawson
Arthur R. DeVault
First Baptist Church
Friendship
Betty Alice Carroll
Mc Mann Widow Mrs Birdie Hoylman Dies in Hollywood
Mrs Birdie Hoylman Mc Mann 84 of Hollywood in Monroe died Friday at her daughter Ila Kate Jeter's Petersburg home after a lingering illness She was born at Second Creek and lived there all her life A Bruffey Memorial Methodist Church member her husband James S Mc Mann died June 1964 Survivors include four daughters two sons one brother and several grandchildren Body at Broyles Funeral Home Union pend
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Birdie Hoylman McMann
Hollywood
Monroe
Ila Kate Jeter
Petersburg
Second Creek
Bruffey Memorial Methodist Church
James S. McMann
Alex S. Hoylman
Leaf Springs
Birdie Mae Shires
Mrs Mary Christena Brown Dies. Rites Planned in Princeton
Mrs. Mary Christena Brown 44 of Spanishburg wife of Lacy D. Brown died in Walter Reed Hospital Washington DC after a Thursday illness. She was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Mettie N. Reed. Surviving besides the husband are two sisters Mrs S O Shockley Shady Springs and Mrs Alma Farley Spanishburg four brothers Damon Reed Fort Lauderdale Nash Reed Chicago Hiram Reed Crab Orchard and Preston Reed Princeton. Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton with Rev Newton Shock officiating and burial in Monte Vista Cemetery. Nephews will be pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Mary Christena Brown
Spanishburg
Lacy D. Brown
Walter Reid Hospital
Washington, D. C
Joseph W
Mettie N. Reed
S. O. Shockley
Shady Springs
Alma Farley
Damon Reed
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Nash Reed
Chicago, Ill
Hiram Reed
Crab Orchard
Preston Reed
Princeton
Newton
Monte Vista
Wytheville Woman Dies at 59 in Virginia
Mrs Belle Johnston Bobbitt 59 of Murdock Street Wytheville Virginia died at her home Friday. Native of Ripplemeade she leaves her husband Rev Jack Johnston Pulaski and R A Johnston Peterstown two daughters Dorothy Wood Glen Morgan Edna Doss Peters Town eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral today at 2 pm Burke Memorial Baptist Church Princeton with Rev W L Jenkins officiating burial Resthaven Cemetery Memorial Funeral Directory in charge.
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Belle Johnston Bobbitt
Murdock Street
Wytheville
Ripplemeade
Jack Johnston
Pulaski
R. A. Johnston
Peterstown
Dorothy Wood
Glen Morgan
Edna Doss
Jim Johnston
Mamie Thornhill
Richard Thornhill
Wingo Family Mourns Bristol Man Walter C Wingo
Walter C Wingo 78 of 729 Fifth St Bristol Tenn died at home Friday Survived by wife Annie M Wingo four daughters Martha Ann Stout Elsie McCracken Baltimore Connie Sherrod Dayton and five sons Claude Roy James Joseph H C Wingo all listed with residences Bristol War in McDowell County Westminster Calif and unknown addresses Funeral Tuesday at Akard Funeral Home Bristol with burial at Susong Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
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Walter C. Wingo
Fifth St
Bristol
Tenn
Annie M. Wingo
Martha Ann Wingo
Pearl Stout
Elsie McCracken
Baltimore
Connie Sherrod
Dayton
Claude T
Roy Wingo
James Wingo
War
McDowell County
Joseph Wingo
Westminister
Calif
H. C. Wingo
Akard Funeral Home
Susong Cemetery
Funeral notices from Bluefield and surrounding areas
Emma L Williams of 1221 Highland Ave Bluefield dies. funeral Saturday 2 pm at Calvary Baptist Church Bluefield with burial in Roselawn Cemetery. pallbearers listed. Dudley Mortuary in charge. Clersie B Marshall of Charleston formerly Princeton, funeral Saturday 2 pm at Seaver Mortuary Princeton. Bailey Cemetery Ingleside Road Princeton. Frank Shultz Lashmeet, Saturday 1 pm Bailey Funeral Home Princeton. interment Woodlawn Cemetery. John Robert Taylor 68 Jewell Ridge Va funeral Saturday 2 pm Mullins Funeral Home Richlands with burial Green Hill Memory Gardens. grandsons pallbearers. Lillie Rebecca Rolen 313 Frederick St Bluefield funeral Saturday 11 am Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel Round Hill Cemetery Marion Va.
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Shultz
Frank
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Woodlawn
Douglas Jenkins
Irvin Clark
Curtis Dunford
Joe Truett
Clay Truett
C. J. Martin
Taylor
John Robert
Jewell Ridge
Mullins Funeral Home
Richlands
Conner Fox
Green Hill Memory Gardens
Rolen
Lillie Rebecca
Frederick St
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Home
Round Hill
Marion
Two Men Held on Fugitive Warrants in Princeton
Two men are jailed in Mercer County on fugitive warrants after Princeton arrests by state and city police. Robert Matheny and Larry Eugene Church face Michigan grand larceny and California grand theft extradition warrants, with Church arrested Friday by Troopers Shade and Pettrey and city officers, and Matheny nabbed earlier.
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Mercer County
Prineton
Princeton
Michigan
California
Robert Matheny
Larry Eugene Church
Church
D. M. Shade
E. Pettrey
Matheny
Pentecostal Jubilee at Keystone Tonight
Youth auxiliary of Mid way Shiloh Temple Church hosts a Pentecostal Jubilee in Keystone with Yonkers New York delegates and Elder Tommy Seals of Brooklyn. Highlights include gospel singing and preaching as Bishop B. T. Jones hosts the 7 15 p m service inviting the public and youth groups.
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Midway Shiloh Temple
Keystone
Yonkers
N. Y
Tommy Seals
Brooklyn
B. T. Jones
Auxiliary Valves To Be Installed At Fairview School
Bluefield Gas Co will install auxiliary cut off valves on gas lines to the Home Economic Department at Fairview School in Bluefield. Manager Carlton Smith said installation starts this morning and noted the school already uses up to date valves. The fire marshal’s report to the Mercer County Board of Education recommended hand operated valves, a recommendation made last year.
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Bluefield Gas Co
Fairview
Bluefield
Carlton Smith
Mercer County Board of Education
Smithaid
TV Station Brings Fireside Cheer to Christmas Eve
New York station WPIX TV will air only a burning yule log from 9 30 p m to 2 3 a m on Christmas Eve with carols from its FM radio to create a traditional atmosphere. The move will cost about 4000 in lost ad revenue, says President Fred Thrower.
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New York
Wpix-Tv
Fred Thrower
Objector Convicted Of Shirking Work
Carl S. Jackson of Farmville was found guilty in U S District Court of failing to perform civilian work at Richmond Memorial Hospital as a conscientious objector. He claimed objector status as a Jehovah's Witness. He checked in for one day and did not return. Sentencing date pending. he remains free on a $500 bond.
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Richmond
Farmville
U. S. District Court
Carl S. Jackson
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Richmond Memorial Hospital
Selective Service
Jackson
Damron Improves in Durham Hospital
Fire Chief Gordon Damron, hospitalized in Durham North Carolina after surgery and a stroke, shows improving condition. Family optimism cites rapid recovery and satisfaction with medical staff while staying at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham.
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Bluefield
Gordon Damron
Durham
N. C
Damron
Veterans Administration Hospital
Bridge Tunnel Revenue Rises 8.9 Percent in November
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reported November revenue of 552,929 dollars, up 8.9 percent from the same month in 1965. The gain reflects higher traffic and toll collection at the facility, officials said Friday.
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Cape Charles
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Moore Named Supply Director at Bluefield Co
Robert L. Moore of Augusta Georgia elected a director of Bluefield Supply Co to fill the unexpired term of the late Stanley G. Rogers. Moore, former Georgia Pacific hardwood sales manager, is married to Maryann Rogers and has two children. The board also expanded from 15 to 20 members and declared a 40 cent yearend dividend.
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Robert L. Moore
Augusta
Bluefield Supply Co
Bluefield
Moore
Southern
Georgia-Pacific
Stanley G. Rogers
J. Taylor Frazier
J. M. Moore
Keen Mountain
Greenbrier Military School
University of Richmond
W. M. Ritter Lumber Co
Island Creek
Maryann Rogers
Frazier
Lon M. Rish
CAP Squadron To Mark 25th CAP Anniversary
The Group Five Headquarters Squadron of the West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol will hold a party Saturday night at 8 at the American Legion Hall on Bland Street to observe the 25th anniversary. About 30 members from Bluefield Princeton Welch Greenbrier Valley and Oak Hill squadrons are expected.
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West Virginia
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
American Legion
Bland Street
Bluefield - Princeton
Welch
Greenbrier Valley
Oak Hill
Virginia GOP weighs 1968 posture amid 1964 Goldwater support
The Virginia Republican leadership considers future strategy for the 1968 race. Holton expects the eventual nominee to win, while Corber notes the 1964 delegation backed Goldwater but hints at Nixon and Romney as potential contenders.
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Virginia
Holton
Barry
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Corber
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Ronald Reagan
California
Bureau Forecasts VPI Victory Today
The Richmond Weather Bureau predicts a Virginia Tech win over Miami in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. The forecast calls for cloudy, cold weather with occasional rain and about 40 degrees at game time. Weatherman Aubrey Parsons denies Tech alumnus ties, saying he does not base forecasts on sports loyalties.
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Richmond
Richmond Weather Bureau
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Mami
Fla
Memphis
Tenn
Miami
Aubrey Parsons
Tech
Logan Man Killed by C O Coal Train in Logan
Louis C. Eberle, 84, of Logan was struck by a Chesapeake & Ohio coal train and killed Friday while walking along the tracks. Authorities said he apparently did not hear the approaching train.
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LOGAN
Louis C. Eberle
Chesapeake & Ohio
Eberele
Bluefield Lodge Initiation Tonight at Jones Street Hall
Bluefield Lodge No. 3 F and AM plans initiation ceremonies at 8 oclock this evening at the Lodge Hall located on Jones Street.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 3
F&aaym
Lodge
Jones Street
Deeds and Marriages Filed at Mercer County Courthouse
One property transfer, two marriage license applications and one lawsuit were filed in Princeton. The deeds include transfers from Riley J Meadows to Albert Meadows and Clifford A Brotherton to Samuel J Gentle for multiple tracts. Three divorce decrees follow with Bailey and Akers families.
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Mercer County
Princeton
First
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Henry and
Gladys Davis
Rock District
William Lee Saunders
Lessie Alberton Hester
Bluefield
Willie Reece Wiggins
Washington, D. C
Kathleen Vonne Paine
Minnie Gillie Marrs
Clarence J. Marrs
Riley J
Lois Meadows
Albert Meadows
Christian’s Ridge
Everett E
Mae White
Cecil O. White
East River District
Clifford A
Blanche B. Brotherton
Samuel J
Maudie A. Gentle
Bobby Roger Bailey
Norma Lee Bailey
Joyce Ann Akers
Arthur Vernon Akers
Yards Soldier Dies In Viet Nam Battle
A 31 year old Tazewell County Virginia soldier S Sgt Donald G Jackson was killed Thursday night in Viet Nam officials said Details of the death are not yet available He was the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Jackson of Yards Va The body will be taken to Graham Funeral Home in Bluefield Va Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Tazewell County
Donald G. Jackson
Viet Nam
Joe Jackson
Yards
Graham Funeral Home
Bluefield
Hypnosis and Alleged Love Plot Tied to Slaying Case
Majorie Farber testified she was hypnotized beginning Feb 4 1963 and became enamored with Cappolino during sessions. She described a "love plan" to separate from her husband and live as siblings, and discussed a claimed waking trance at the time of the husband’s death. The Farbers lived in Middletown New Jersey near Cappolino and his first wife Carmela who died in 1965 in Florida. Cappolino faces a first degree murder indictment in Carmela’s death by anesthesia. he later married Mary Gibson.
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Cappolino
Bailey
Coppolino
Carmela
Mary Gibson
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