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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
1
About 2,000 needy Bluefield children await help this Christmas as the 45 year old Community Christmas Tree nears its December 24 Ramsey Auditorium party. With eight days left, contributions reach only 1,894.50 dollars, 31 percent of the 6,000 dollar goal. A 3.50 donation buys a load of Christmas happiness for a child.
In a Sunday morning caper, burglars targeted the San Francisco Labor Temple and looted 14 offices. They punched locks on three safes, pried open a fourth, failed to crack three more, and were delayed by a tear gas blast from a bomb in one safe. Workers from Brewers Masters Yeast Workers Carpenters Metal Polishers Buffers Platers and Helpers Garment Workers were among the victims.
Police sought four carnival workers in the slaying of Leonard Culpepper 55, whose body was found in a 12 foot well in Cuba Alabama. Culpepper was shot three times and robbed of 125 dollars before being dumped in the well. His wife bound and left atop his body survived. Authorities say the suspects were fired from a Beaumont Texas carnival in December and are charged with murder armed robbery burglary and attempted murder.
A 94 year old farmer, John Dickings, walks three miles to the bus stop to reach St Mark's church for his wedding to 50 year old Dorothy Ledbitter. The ceremony at Christ Church, England, reflects aging caution in daily life.
Charles C. Dickinson a millionaire coal producer who built his fortune in West Virginia died at 87 in Charleston area. He had been ill about a month and lived in Malden remaining active in business and civic affairs. Dickinson chaired Kanawha Valley Bank and helped found the National Coal Association after entering salt processing in 1896 and moving to coal five years later.
Arctic air grips much of the nation with 10 to 20 inches of snow in northern New York and up to eight inches in Michigan's upper peninsula. Bismarck records 30 below zero, while Michigan and surrounding states endure record cold. Forecasters warn of deeper cold in the East and Plains, with scattered snow and icy conditions across Ohio, Illinois, Texas, and the Northwest. Spokane reports seven inches by noon.
The National Labor Relations Board orders employees at McGdye Coal Co. Mt. Gay and Monitor in Logan County West Virginia to vote on a union choice. The contenders are the United Mine Workers of America Reform Mine Workers Union or no union. Election date to be set. some workers and staff are exempt.
In Los Angeles a mid city dam burst destroyed or damaged 259 homes and apartment buildings. Three people died and 15 were injured as a wall of water 30 feet high swept the area, prompting disaster declarations and reconstruction loans. Investigation points to possible causes including earthquakes or underground oil pool collapse.
After a million dollar opening at Nottingham theater, actors Peter Ustinov John Neville and colleagues join a City Hall party. Food ran out and a marble staircase brawl broke out with protests aired and officials embarrassed by the disturbance.
A crackling bitter cold held Bluefield Sunday with temperatures near 10 degrees at midnight and a forecast low from five below to five above. Saturday night’s airport low was six degrees. Skies were mostly clear with little snow and cloud formations forming late tonight. Roads remained good and pipes undamaged as the deep chill lingered through Friday into the weekend.
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