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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1968

Page

3

University Club Christmas Party Set for Saturday

The University Club announces its annual Christmas party for Saturday at Bluefield Country Club with a 6 p.m. cocktail party, followed by a buffet dinner and dancing to Joe Hensley’s orchestra from Bristol. Dr. David Bell serves as entertainment chairman and Jim Cowan presides on the reception committee alongside officers and members.

University Club Bluefield Country Club Joe Hensley Bristol David Bell Jim Cowan Merte Corte Kay Parker M. T. Meachum Bill Hancock Jack Lazenby Frank Hancock al Tyree Eddie Steele Grady Carper

Party Planned By Sales-Execs At Virginia Ave School

The Executive Secretary School at 502 Virginia Ave Bluefield Virginia plans its annual Christmas party on December 21 at the Holiday Inn Princeton. It starts at 6 30 p m with entertainment from students and a TESS Choir. Two short Christmas plays by TESS players will be performed. Over 80 people are expected and alumni may bring a guest.

Virginia Ave Bluefield Holiday Inn Princeton TESS

Journalist Sulzberger Dies in New York at 77

Arthur Hays Sulzberger chairman of the New York Times and a towering figure in world journalism died in his Fifth Avenue apartment after a life marked by heart problems and strokes. His son Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, then publisher of the Chattanooga Times, was en route home. A memorial service is planned at Temple Emanu-El and the body will be cremated.

NEW York Arthur Hays Sulzberger The New York Times Rangoon Sulzberger Fifth Avenue Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Times Chattanooga Tenn Chattanooga Times Temple Emanu-El

Weather Notes From Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Sparse weather snippet from Bluefield daily paper notes forecast details and regional conditions. Mentions Bluefield West Virginia and publication in local newspaper.

Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Princeton Area

Edward Henry Collins Sr 73 of Peterstown dies after short illness in Bluefield hospital He was a Justice of the Peace for Monroe County and led the Narrows Hotel era in Virginia He is survived by wife Eva Hodges Collins three sons two daughters and 15 grandchildren Funeral today at 2 pm at Broyles Funeral Chapel Peters town with burial in Roselawn Gardens Princeton James W Alley 75 of Tazewell dies at home after illness Survived by wife Ollie Davidson Alley and several siblings Funeral Friday at Church of God Thompson Valley with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. William Bowen Bus Hobbs 60 Princeton dies at home Retired city employee and church member Funeral Friday in Princeton burial Lincoln Park Cemetery Funeral home notes. Roxie Clemins formerly of Glen White Beclsey dies in Wilmington hospital Survived by four sons three daughters and multiple grandchildren Funeral service at Shady Grove Baptist Church Glen White. Mrs Wheeler M Trivett 60 Squire dies in Tazewell hospital Survived by husband Wheeler and two sons Funeral at Squire Freewill Baptist Church with burial Hill Memory Gardens Claypool Hill. Holly O Tabor 76 Princeton dies in Bluefield hospital Wife of Holly O Tabor Remembered as Princeton church member Funeral arrangements pending. Floyd Lee Nie ce 65 Bluefield dies in hospital Retired miner Survived by wife Cynthia Cortney Niece and three sons Funeral arrangements listed Hawkins Funeral Home. Hattie 0 Gott Princeton widow dies in Princeton Memorial Hospital Body at Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield awaiting arrangements.

Red Sulphur Monroe County Peterstown Baptist Church Moose Lodge Welch Eva Hodges Collins Edward H. Collins Jr Orono Maine Jim Ed Collins Bellville Mich Jesse Boyd Collins Detroit Raymond Myrtle) Clay Princeton Glen Ruby) Seigler Coal City Arthur Hill Woodlawn Broyles Funeral Chapel Peterstown Charles C. Jack Roselawn Memorial Gardens Henry Collins Raymond Clay Gene Keatley Grover Jones Jr Howard Keatley Hampton Wit William L. Hedrick Littlesburg Road Bluefield Rocky Gap Annie Pearl Gibson Samuel J. and Lou Emma French Gibson Littlesburg Midway Church of Christ W. N. Hedrick W. A. Lambert H. J. Hedrick Lebanon R. E. Hedrick Ida Chambers Lula Smith Putnam, Conn A. V. Gibson Tom Brown Bluefield- Princeton Road Cravens - Shires Bluewell Midway Church James W. Alley Tazewell Ollie Davidson Alley Sandy Alley Richlands Kelly Alley Seaboard Joe Alley May Wells Marjorie Alley Crossville Tenn Elsie Muncey Elizabethton Church of God Thompson Valley Elmer Kiser Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield - Tazewell Greever Funeral Home Jack Marshall Joe Walter Davidson Elmer Thomas Puckett Earl Frank Brown William Bowen Bus) Hobbs Pine Street New Century Methodist Church Hampton Institute Hampton Wylie and Nannie Gordon Hobbs Ida Lou Muse Philadelphia Herman Hobbs George W. Seaver T. M. Stevens Lincoln Park Cemetery Roxie Clemins Wilmington Del Glen White Beckley George E. Sheperdson Shady Grove Baptist Church Nathaniel Clemins Lima Ohio Howard J Mordecai T. Clemins Paul L. Clemins N. C. Lewis W. J. Carter Greenwood Memorial Park Ritchie Johnson Wheeler M. Trivett Squire Sally Mae Hicks Filmore Ortha Estepp Hicks Squire Freewill Baptist Church Robert Trivett Pensacola Fla Allen Trivett Roanoke Thelma Guy Elizabeth Presley Beach Creek N. C Joyce Harmon Gastonia Floyd Hicks Buffalo N. Y Dean Hicks Valle Crucis Sherman Clyde Hicks W. L. Reedy Greenhill Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Clarence Shrader Ellis Billings Ernest Shrader Other Grubb Harvey Asbury Haynes Altizer Peery - St. Clair Funeral Home Holly O. Tabor Park Ave Sandlick Nannie Murrell Hezekiah and Harriett Hambrick Murrell Holly 0. Tabor First Methodist Church Elizabeth Ernest Clyde Farley Mary Lynch Howard Bowman Lorton Lick Road Arthur Murrell Hinton Luther Murrell Cambridge George W. Seaver Chapel J. C. Fisher Glen Quesenberry Oak Wood Cemetery Floyd Lee Fourth St Bland County Floyd Alice Carolina U. S. Steel Coal and Coke Company Gary Cynthia Cortney Edward Portsmouth William Eugene Floyd Martin U. S. Navy Vietnam J. E. Rose Hunter Kirby Hawkins Funeral Home

Mrs Louis Hamilton dies at 45 in Welch area

Mrs Louis Hamilton also known as Alfreda Mitchell Hamilton aged 45 from Squire died Wednesday morning in Welch. The body rests at Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield with arrangements incomplete.

Louis Hamilton Louis Alfreda) Mitchell Hamilton Squire Welch Lugo Bluefield

Hicks R. Rubin 60 dies at Welch hospital

Rubin R. Hicks of Newhall dies after a brief illness in Welch hospital. Survived by five sons Elbert Harland Menton Orvil and Marland Hicks all of Newhall a daughter Gloria Jean Hicks two brothers Elbert Clay Kenley and two sisters Mrs. Hattie Smith and Mrs. Lamue Price and two half brothers General and Sam Charles. Service planned at Menton Hicks’s home with Rev. Ellis Stanley and Rev. Robert Hopkins officiating. Burial in Big Creek Cemetery, Big Creek. Edith Natico chione 56 of Tefield Va died in Bluefield hospital. Body at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield pending arrangements.

Rubin R. Hicks Newhall Welch Hattie Mitchell Hicks Elbert Hicks Squire Harland, Menton Orvil Marland Hicks Gloria Jean Hicks Elkton Clay Hicks Bradshaw Kenley Hicks California Hattie Smith North Carolina Lamue Price Glad Springs Ohio General Sam Charles Menton Hicks Ellis Stanley Robert Hopkins Big Creek Big Ceek Edith Naticchione Tefield Bluefield Dudley Memorial Mortuary

Death notices for Virgil Christie and Robert Wood

Funeral services are scheduled for Virgil A Christie 63 of Keystone Friday at 2 pm at Keystone Methodist Church with Rev Charles Yoho officiating. Burial at Woodlawn Mausoleum Bluewell Pallbearers include Herbert Calloway Fred Robertson Kenneth Whitenack Sr William D Russell Mosel Perdue and Raymond Nance Sr Friends may visit Bennett Funeral Home Northfork today after 4 pm. Robert T Wood 73 of Virginia Avenue Welch will be honoured today at 1 30 pm at O J Douglas Mortuary Chapel Welch with Rev Elmer S Wilson officiating. Entombment will follow at Woodlawn Mausoleum Bluewell.

Christie Virgil A Keystone Keystone Methodist Church Charles Yoho Woodlawn Bluewell Herbert Calloway Fred Robertson Kenneth Whitenack Sr William D. Russell Mosel Perdue Raymond Nance Bennett Funeral Home Northfork Wood Robert T Virginia Avenue Welch O. J. Douglas Mortuary Chapel Elmer S. Wilson Intombment

Senator E L Bartlett Dies At 64 In Cleveland

Senator E L Bartlett of Alaska a former miner and reporter died in Cleveland Ohio after heart surgery to relieve an arterial blockage He had served in Congress since 1945 and was 64 years old Aides reported heart rhythm disturbances and a cardiac arrest before his condition declined last week

Washington E. L. Bartlett Alaska Cleveland Ohio Bartlett Congress Cleveland Clinic

Bond set for alleged conspirators in explosives case

Four men including James, Banks, Travis, Johnson and Crockett face conspiracy and possession of explosives with criminal intent charges. Bonds originally set at 25,000 each, posted as property bonds with 5,000 cash for Travis and 5,000 cash for James. Local figures Abner W. Davis Marshall S. Harris L. L. Stevens Accie Stevens and Amanda Cooper stood as sureties from Bluefield and Princeton.

George Baline Alease Blaine James Abner W. Davis Bluefield Marshall S. Harris L. L. Stevens Accie Stevens Princeton Amanda Cooper Banks Travis Johnson and Crockett

Ministers call for strict Sunday closing law enforcement

A group of Mercer County ministers cites an 11 000 vote approval and urges the County Prosecuting Attorney Sheriff of Mercer County and Bluefield and Princeton police to surveil businesses flouting the Sunday Closing Law. They request immediate warrants and vigorous prosecution to preserve respect for all laws.

Mercer County Bluefield Princeton

Inland Waterway Lengths in the Netherlands

The Netherlands has about 4,200 miles of navigable inland waterways. This figure highlights the extensive network supporting transport and commerce within the country.

The Netherlands

Nixon Names New Cabinet and White House Aides

President Nixon announced a new cabinet and White House assignments. Sargent Shriver was named U S ambassador to Paris, with Walter Washington slated for another term as DC mayor. Robert Mayo was tapped budget director and Rogers and Laird were named top advisers. Mitchell Kennedy and others received senior roles and party leadership duties.

U.S United Nations Sargent Shriver Paris Shriver John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Nixon Walter E. Washington District of Columbia Washington Chicago New York City Robert P. Mayo Continental Sinois National Bank and Trust Co Treasury Department Nioon White House Rogers New York

Master Plan Update Delays Hover Over Bluefield HUD Talks

Bluefield public housing officials report progress toward overcoming a rift with HUD Philadelphia. The Planning Commission recommends Harland Bartholomew associates to update the master plan while Bluefield and HUD set Friday meetings to finalize recertification. Construction plans call for 142 low rent and elderly units on Hill Avenue and 58 on Northside Bedford Street with priority to expedite projects. An audit cites excess funds idling in the General and Revolving Funds and urges investment in U.S. Treasury securities noting potential missed interest.

Bluefield Philadelphia U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Bluefield Board of Directors Bluefield Planning Commission Harland Bartholomew and Associates Atlanta City Charleston Department of Housing and Urban Development Lynn C. Johnson Vincent A. Marino Johnson Bedford Street Hill Avenue Northside General Fund W. Va

Two Virginians Are Killed In Vietnam

Two more Virginians were listed as casualties of the Vietnam War by the Defense Department. Army Private First Class Guy Holdaway was killed in action, father of Cynthia D. Holdaway of Mannassas. Army Captain Warren J. Gross changed from missing to dead of hostile causes, husband of Jane W. Goss of Norfolk.

Washington Defense Department Vietnam Army Guy Holdaway Cynthia D. Holdaway Guardian Rt. 2 Manassas Warren J. Gross Jane W. Goss Old Court Drive Norfolk

McDowell Man Hurt In Crash Near Hurley Virginia

A McDowell County man, Herman Mullins, 33, of Paynesville, was critically injured in a single vehicle crash Wednesday near Hurley Virginia. The logging truck slid on wet pavement and plunged over an embankment, pinning him between the vehicle and a tree. He was admitted to Grundy Hospital around 5:30 p.m. Officials had no further details available late Wednesday.

McDowell County Buchanan County Grundy Herman Mullins Paynesville Hurley Mullins

Official vote totals show Nixon ahead by large margin

Nixon is recorded with 31,770,237 votes to Humphrey 31,270,533 and Wallace 9,906,141 in the November 5 election as official totals confirm a 499,704 vote lead. Turnout reached 73,186,819 from a voting-age population of 121.5 million across all states. The electoral vote totals remained Nixon 491, Humphrey 191, and Wallace 45.

Washington Nixon Humphrey George C. Wallace Wallace District of Columbia Congress

Belgium Spans 11 775 Square Miles

Belgium covers eleven thousand seven hundred seventy five square miles of territory, highlighting its moderate size among European nations and its geographic footprint in central Europe.

Belgium

Montcalm Community Christmas Tree project underway

Montcalm Tree Group and Montcalm Womans Club meet at Montcalm High School to organize a community Christmas program. Boxes for the needy will be packed December 21, with toys inventory and supplies coordinated by Mrs. Jim Shires and Mrs. Cletis Mabe. The tree lighting is set for December 21 or 22 with Santa and church participation.

Montcalm Montcalm High School Luther Hussman Montcalm Area Improvement Association Cletis Mabe Montcalm Womans Club Fames Luther Huffman

Unemployment Rate Drops as Jobless Rate Reaches 15-Year Low

The Labor Department reports total employment up by about 250000 to 76.6 million while the unemployment rate falls from 3.6 to 3.3 percent. Harold Goldstein notes 1968 shows faster employment growth than the civilian labor force, with the unemployment rate declining for the year. Teenagers group remains the exception with a 12.2 percent rate last month.

Washington Labor Department Bureau of Labor Stastics Harold Goldstein Bureau Goldstein

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