Retroactive Pay Raise For Railroad Signalmen Approved
The Pay Board approved a retroactive 5 percent raise to last Oct 1, a 2.9 percent raise to last Apr 1, and a 2.6 percent raise to last Jan 1 for Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. The ruling places signalmen on equal footing with other rail unions under the Railway Labor Act, amid industry bargaining and prior wage freezes. The vote was nine to three, with public members opposing.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Congress
Signalmen’s Union
America
George Boldt
Tripartite Panel
Auto Hits Man on Secondary Rt. 9 Near Pineville
Oscar Maynard of Clear Fork died after being struck along Secondary Rt. 9 near Pineville. Rodney Allen Brooks of Itmann drove the auto. Maynard died at Wyoming General Hospital about two hours later. investigation pending. Body moved to Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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Wyoming County
Rt. 9
Pineville
Oscar Maynard
Clear Fork
J. E. Heflin
Maynard
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Heflin
Rodney Allen Brooks
Itmann
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
McDowell Man Shot In Fight
Elbert West of War was shot once in the chest by Goldie Greenfield at Greenfield's War home during a Thursday afternoon dispute described as a family type squabble. Greenfield, 54, was arrested on felonious assault charges and held in McDowell County Jail. West remained in serious condition at Doctors Memorial Hospital in Welch as investigators looked into the case.
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McDowell County
Welch
Elbert West
West
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Yule Cookies and Freezer Freshness Tips
A Holiday note encourages starting Christmas cookie baking now and mentions the appeal of colorful cookies. It notes cookies and dough keep well in a freezer for nine months to a year, emphasizing long preservation.
Daily Telegraph Printing Co. ad rates notice
Establishment details of the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. of Bluefield West Virginia with subscription rates by carrier, mail zones, and motor route pricing. Includes AP affiliation, address, and advertising representative contact.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulaton
Mathews
Shennon & Cullen
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia and Nearby
Multiple obituaries note Zack Williams 53 of Jenkinsones dies from car strike injuries. Surviving relatives include Lillie Williams and many children. Services at Clinton Chapel and Oakgrove Cemetery burial. Other notices for George Ratliff 58 Cedar Bluff Va and Leonard Hess 64 Rowe Va list services, burial, and survivors. Additional entries cover Claude Walker Mabscott and William Greene Princeton with service details and family survivors.
Mrs George Mullins 82 of Bradshaw dies after short illness
Mrs. George Mullins 82 of Bradshaw died at her daughter’s home in Pineville after a brief illness. Survived by four daughters, two sons, two sisters, 35 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Service at United Methodist Church Bradshaw at 1 p.m. Saturday with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell. Grandsons to pallbear. Body to Bradshaw home after removal from Fanning Funeral Home.
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George Mullins
George
America) Mullins
Bradshaw
L. J
Rosa) Stephenson
Pineville
McDowell County
Mose
Abby Muncy Hagerman
United Methodist Church
Carl Kelly
O. C. White
Woodlawn
Bluewell
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Wright
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Harris in Princeton
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Harris of High Street Princeton will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev Fred Thornton and Rev C K Hooper officiating. Burial follows at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. She was born in Ennis McDowell County and later lived in Piedmont before moving to Princeton 25 years ago and belonged to Calvary Baptist Church and the St Luke Lodge. Surviving are son L Miller of Brooklyn sister Mary Vaden Bluefield and sister in law Della Mack Bluefield plus three grandchildren and relatives. Pallbearers will be church deacons and Missionary Society members. Friends may call at Linkford Richardson Bluefield today 2 to 4 p m and after 5 p m at the Princeton church.
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Zack Williams
Jenkinsones
Clinton Chapel
S. H. Hairston
Oakgrove
Bluewell
Williams
Jenkin Jones
Lillie M. Williams
Mollie Williams
Coy
Alabama
Roger Williams
James Williams
Robert Williams
Anthony Williams
Clarence Williams
Samuel Williams
Michael Williams
Sylvester Williams
Clifford Williams
U. S. Army
Germany
Theoples Williams
Kansas City
Eddie Williams
Pensacola
Fla
Sheryl Crawley
Cleveland
Ohio
Ramona McDonald
Twinsburg
Juanita Williams
Washington, D. C
Delores Williams
Clewiston
Willie Williams
Miami
Camden
Clara Williams
Katherine Williams
Sallie Mae Williams
Ala
Page Funeral
Harvey Brooks
Aaron Chambers
Otis Hardin
Roy Spriggs
Mack Casey
Walter Strickland
Friends
William Greene
William Henry Greene
Bell Street
Princeton
George W. Seaver
C. K. Hooper
T. M. Stephens
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Crane Creek
Prince Hall
Fannie Harris
High Street
Calvary Baptist Church
Fred Thornton
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ennis
McDowell County
Tom Mack
Piedmont
Missionary Society
Independent Order of St. Luke
Rush Harris
Or L. Miller
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary Vaden
Bluefield
Della Mack
The
St. Luke Lodge
Linkford and Richardson
Edward Hewitt Dies at 80 in Princeton Residence
Edward Hewitt 80 of Bell Street Princeton died Thursday at home after a long mining career. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at George W. Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Edward Hewitt
Bell Street
Princeton
George W. Seaver Mortuary
James Boyd Clower Montcalm coal miner dies at 72
James Boyd Clower 72 of Montcalm died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner and Montcalm Church of God member. Survived by wife Effie Nunn Clower, five daughters, three sons, two stepdaughters, one stepson, a brother, 51 grandchildren, 58 great grandchildren, and 10 stepgrandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Saturday at Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell with burial in Tabernacle Cemetery Montcalm. Friends may call today 3 to 9 p.m.
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James Boyd
Dock) Clower
Montcalm
Bluefield
Ras
Shirley Smith Clower
Montcalm Church of God
Effie Nunn Clower
Kyle Phillips
Princeton
Cleis East
Matoaka
Wolbert Bell
Frank Aker
Robert Catron
Chicago, Ill
J. B. Clower
Billy Joe Clower
Chicago
Robert Clower
Sam Sabet
Alexadria
Mildred Laxton
Jerry Dillon
Gillespie Rites Held For Robert S Gillespie
Robert S. Gillespie 71 of Tazewell Va died at home after an apparent heart attack. Survived by wife Mary four daughters Edna Cheatham Ann Moran Lynn Stockton Nancy Huffman and brothers Melvin John and William. Services conducted at 2 p.m. today in Greever Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Clarence Du Bois officiating. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell Va.
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Robert S. Gillespie
Tazewell
Mary Gillespie
Edna Cheatham
Ann Moran
Waynesboro
Lynn Stockton
Nancy Huffman
Buena Vista
Melvin
John Gillespie
William Gillespie
Cedar Bluff
Greever Funeral Home Chapel
Clarence du Bois
Maplewood Cemetery
William E Reed Roanoke man dies at 44
William Earl Reed 44 of Roanoke Va died Wednesday in a Roanoke hospital He worked for Oren Roanoke Corp Survived by his wife Buretta Reed daughter Diane Lee Smith Cincinnati Ohio son William E Reed Jr mother Pearlie M Reed Charles City Va siblings Eulice Reed Paynesville OH Wanda Ash Virgie Noblitt Paynesville Marie Rose Squire Jocie Dixon Charles City Loraine Roark Waverly Va Funeral 11 am today in Vinton burial Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Tazewell Road at 230 pm
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William E. Reed
William Earl Reed
Roanoke
Oren - Roanoke Corporation
Buretta G. Reed
Diane Lee Smith
Cincinnati
Ohio
William E. Reed Jr
Pearlie M. Reed
Charles City
Eulice G. Reed
Paynesville
Wanda S. Ash
Virgie M. Noblitt
Marie Rose
Squire
Jocie Dixon
Loraine Roark
Waverly
Vinton
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
Mrs. Mary J. Newberry obituary in Swords Creek
Mrs Mary Jane Newberry 86 of Rt 1 Swords Creek Va died Wednesday at home after long illness widow of J A Newberry She was born in Russell County daughter of Fed and Hannah Vance life long resident Ivy Springs Baptist Church Survived by daughters Wanda Haney Irene Conner two sons Dock and Cecil and several siblings Burial Sunday at Pine Creek Polo Church with Rev Carter Wells and Rev Truell Brown pallbearers listed. body moved from Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands to residence for calling arrangements
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Mary J. Newberry
Mary Jane Newberry
Rt. 1
Swords Creek
J. A. Newberry
Russell County
Fed
Hannah Stillman Vance
Ivy Springs
Calif
Irene Conner
Dock Newberry
Rockville
Cecil Newberry
Rt.1
Neeley Vance
S. L. Vance
Gambrills
Pine Creek Polo Church
Carter Wells
Truell Brown
McGraw Family
Frazier Wells
Danny Wells
Henry Plaster
Millard Campbell
Scotty Vance
Vershal Vance
Tommy Jamison
Hurst - Scott Funeral
Richlands
Samuel S Richardson 70 Bland VA Funeral Today
Samuel Stuart Richardson 70 of Bland VA died Wednesday in a Bluefield hospital. A retired guard at Bland Correctional Farm and former Bland County deputy sheriff, he also worked for Virginia Forestry Service. Survived by Artie King Richardson of Bland. one daughter Mrs. Thompson of Charlotte NC. three sons Wayne, David, and Randall. 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. sister Mrs. D D Hanshaw. brothers Hubert and C P Bud Richardson. Funeral 2 PM today Newberry Funeral Home Bland with Rev Weldon Sheets. burial Bland Cemetery. Pallbearers named Danny Richardson Hubert Richardson Jr Karl King Phillip King Elbert King James Granger.
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Samuel Stuart Richardson
Bland
Bluefield
Bland Correctional Farm
Bland County
Virginia Forestry Service
Artie King Richardson
Thompson
Charlotte
N. C
Wayne Richardson
David Richardson
Bramwell
Randall Richardson
Bastian
D. D. Hanshaw
Welch
Hubert Richardson
C. P
Bud) Richardson
Newberry Funeral Home
Weldon Sheets
Bland Cemetery
Danny Richardson
Hubert Richardson, Jr
Karl King
Phillip King
Elbert King
James Granger
Mrs Geraldine Briola Chunco dies in Princeton hospital
Mrs Geraldine J Briola Chunco 50 of 1512 Princeton Ave Princeton died Thursday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness Born in Willowton she was daughter of Ruby J Neely Briola and the late Joseph Briola She was a former Mercer County Health Department employee and a former member of the Princeton Womans Club She was survived by husband Richard Chance daughter Loretta Ours Wichita Falls Texas and son Joseph A Zambito Lakeland Florida She was moved to Seaver Mortuary in Princeton
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Geraldine Jewell Briola Chunco
Princeton Ave
Princeton
Willowton
Ruby J. Neely Briola
Joseph Briola
Mercer County Health Department
First Methodist Church
Princeton Womans Club
Richard Chance
Loretta Ours
Wichita Falls
Tex
Joseph A. Zambito
Lakeland, Fla
Seaver Mortuary
Funeral services for Dwight Robinson in Anawalt
Dwight Robinson of Anawalt died Monday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Bethel United Holy Church Anawalt led by Bishop J. H. Easley. Burial in Oak Grove. Survived by mother Ruth Foster of Niagara Falls NY wife Rosetta Robinson four daughters four sons three sisters one brother. Pallbearers named. home in Keystone after 5 p.m. today and at church one hour before service.
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Dwight Robinson
Anawalt
Bluefield
Mount Bethel United Holy Church
J. H. Easley
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Crumpler
Ruth Foster
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Jack Robinson
Rosetta Robinson
Kay Frances Robinson
Sharon Robinson
Deloris Robinson
Machell Robinson
Roger Robinson
Larry Robinson
Kenneth Robinson
John Robinson
Mae Johnson
Geneva Dennis
Eloise Smith
Washington, D. C
Ralph Robinson
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Democrats Delay Tax After Bipartisan House Vote
Democrats reluctantly agreed to postpone the tax beyond the next election. A bipartisan House vote of 320 to 74 approved the measure containing the compromise.
Funeral set for 15 month old Bluefield girl
Funeral services for Sandra Eugenia Lynn Armstrong 15 months of Bluefield are at 2 p m at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Parker Ferguson officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens The toddler drowned in a bathtub while bathed Survivors include her parents Barry Dixon and Jo Ann Neal Armstrong of Bluefield a brother Curtis Dixon Armstrong paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Marshal Armstrong of Bluefield maternal grandparents Curtis and Christine Neal Hazel Neal both of Bluefield paternal great grandmother Mrs N D Perdue Brushfork maternal great grandmother Mrs Letha V Neal Bluefield and paternal great great grandmother Mrs J F Wolfe Brushfork الاثبات
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Sandra Eugenia Lynn Armstrong
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Hazel Neal
N. D. Perdue
Brushfork
Letha V. Neal
J. F. Wolfe
Shaffer Favored for Mercer County Judgeship in 1972
Mercer County voters consider the appointment to the circuit judgeship for 1972. Shaffer, 60, backed over Howard M. Jarrett due to Gov. Moore’s likely Republican pick. Shaffer would serve Jan 1 to Dec 31, 1972 and then seek election. Jarrett plans to run for circuit judge next year.
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Howard M. Jarrett
Shaffer
Jarrett
GOP
Moore
Democratic
Bar Association
Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
William & Mary College
Virginias
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Princeton-Athens
Nixon Economic Powers Face House Setback in Debate
In Washington the House delayed action on a bill extending President Nixon’s economic control powers through April 30 1973. Key disputes center on retroactive pay raises and conditions for their payment and the date for federal civilian and military pay raises, with differences between House and Senate versions and a Treasury backed third option. The House omits a Senate provision exempting news media and publishers from controls.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Sen
Senate
Treasury
Leatherwood Strike Talks Slated Today
The Leatherwood Company in Bluefield plans talks today with Teamsters Local 175 as pickets remain at the Bland Street plant. The eight day strike centers on a 5.5 percent salary and benefits offer, with the union deeming it acceptable while job security is cited as the walkout’s motive. About 61 employees in Bluefield Beckley Bristol and Narrows continue the stoppage, though Leatherwood says no milk shortages are occurring.
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Leatherwood Company
Bluefield
Teamsters
Bland Street
Beckley
Bristol
Narrows
Leatherwood
Bunche Battled Illness Before Death at New York Hospital
Bunche suffered from diabetes and a kidney malfunction requiring artificial kidney treatment. He fell and broke his right arm last summer in Queens. He died at 12:40 a.m. at New York Hospital. His UN record covered crises from Palestine to Cyprus and other hotspots.
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Bunche
Queens
New York Hospital
United Nations
Palestine
Congo
Yemen
Cyprus
U.N. Demands Israel Pullout From Occupied Egyptian Lands
An African sponsored U.N. General Assembly resolution calls on Israel to pledge withdrawal from all occupied Egyptian territory. The draft seeks Security Council aid to enforce the suggestions and to reactivate Gunnar Jarring’s peace mission, urging Egypt and Israel to resume talks.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Assembly
Security Council
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Egypt
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McDowell
George Roy Ratliff
Jewell Ridge
James Luther
Nancy Barrette
Tazewell County
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Flint
Mich
Elsie Mae Griffitts Ratliff
Nancy Louise Nelson
Elalease Rose
Byron, Mich
Levine Russell
Salem
Maxine Ratliff
Marvin B. Ratliff
Larry L. Ratliff
Mark S. Ratliff
Gary Keith Ratliff
Hurst- Scott
John Sartelle
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Leonard Hess
Rowe
Bertha Nuckles Hess
Fletcher’s Ridge
Elihue Hess
Lydia Street Hess
Betty Creel
Manassas
Sue Burkholder
Fairfax
Carson Wayne Hess
Manassas and
Carnis
Earl Hess
Beacher C. Hess
Coye Rowe
Everett Fletcher
Vansant, Va
Harve Arms
Earl Cook
Vansant
Robert Jackson
Don Vandyke
Thelma Hess
Oakwood
Rowe Pentecostal Holiness Church
Ancil Childress
Truel Brown
Hess Cemetery
Jimmy Hess
Eugene Hess
Harold Jackson
Royce Street
James W. Cook
Walter Rowe
Danny Vandyke
Darrell Hess
Bobby Fletcher
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Claude D. Walker
Mabscott
Gilbert and Elsie McComas Walker
Primitive Baptist Church of
Beaver
UMWA
Pansy Perkins Walker
Helen Lowery
Forest
Betty Roberts
Bernice Riley
Sumter
S. C
Jack Edward Walker
Gilvin Walker
Crab Orchard
Myrtle Davis
James Edward Hideo
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Kenna Lilly
Sunset Memorial Park
Organ Service
Technican Baldwin, Hammond and Wurlitzer Organs
Lowman Piano CO
Bluefield, W.va
Clower
Eagles Club
Country Gentlemen
Mrs
Geraldine Chunco
E. Cumberland Road
W.va
Hubbard
Ray
Cravens-Shires
Snead
Almeda
Old Bramwell Road
Midway Church of Christ
Tom Brown
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Hawkins Funeral Home
George Wilson
Electric
Wilson
Electric Serv., Inc
Appalachian Power Co
Sandra Armstrong
Wagner
Ea Wlentry
Angora
Bluefield, W. VA
Bluefield Virginia Community Christmas
City Hall
Jaycees
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