West Virginia Faces Welfare Rules Ahead of Federal Bill
West Virginia welfare officials report six months of existing job and training requirements for recipients. They note unemployment among fathers fell from 3125 to 2520 since August, with 45000 total welfare cases. New federal day care funding could expand services for nonworking parents.
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Charleston
Congress
West Virginia
Nixon
Washington
Edwin Flowers
Flowers
Welfare Department
Green Couple Claim World Record 49-Cent Mouse Trap
Mr and Mrs Augustus B Green report a triply successful trap catching three mice with a single piece of cheese and one snap, claiming a world championship for the 49 cent device.
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Dallas
Augustus B. Green
Bluefield Daily Telegraph local notices and rates
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its establishment and address and notes distribution through carriers and mail. It lists subscription rates for West Virginia zones, motor route monthly charges, and requests inquiries for other zones.
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West Virginia
Deaths and Funerals Honor Amanda Hubb ard Honaker
Amanda Hubbard Honaker 75 of Richlands Virginia died after a heart attack in a Richlands hospital. Survived by six daughters and one son, plus a stepson and many grandchildren. Funeral at Laymans Chapel Church followed by burial in Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery.
Funeral services for Jessee Lee Brown in Jewell Ridge Va
Funeral services for Jessee Lee Brown 64 of Smith Ridge Jewell Ridge Virginia will be held at 1 p m today in Jewell Ridge Union Hall with Rev H D Hampton officiating Brown died Tuesday morning in a Richlands hospital after a brief illness Surviving are his widow a daughter three sons two brothers three half brothers eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren Burial will be at the Smith Family Cemetery on Smith Ridge near Jewell Ridge Pallbearers from Clinch Valley Lodge No 28 Encampment No 4 and the Improved Order of Redmen Oniska Tribe No 61 will conduct graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessee Lee Brown
Smith Ridge
Jewell Ridge
Jewell Ridge Union Hall
Rev
H. D. Hampton
Brown
Richlands
Elsie Mae Smith Brown
Robert
Betty) Joyce
Cedar Bluff
Fred L. Brown
Franklin H. Brown
Roger Eugene Brown
Glenn Brown
Wheeling
Fred Brown
Portsmouth
Ernest Shelby Hemmings
Chesapeake, Va
Norman Hemming
Lonnie M. Pennington 73 of Bluefield dies after illness
Lonnie M. Pennington 73 of Rt. 4 Bluefield died in a local hospital. Born in Ashe County North Carolina he was a retired coal miner and UMW Local 5997 member. Survived by widow Louise Cheer Pennington two daughters two brothers a half brother a step mother two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell.
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Lonnie M. Pennington
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Ashe County
N.C
A. B. Pennington
Cellie Haggie Pennington
UMW
Welch
Bluewell Baptist Church
Louise Cheer Pennington
Willi
Lucille) Shupe
Madison
Jess
Hazel) Hurley
Rock Ridge
Fla
W. L. Pennington
Bluewell
T. W. Pennington
Powatan
Gaither Pennington
Northfork
Mrs Anna V Robinson obituary in Freeport hospital death
Mrs Anna V Robinson 39 of Freeport Louisiana formerly of Raven Virginia died in a Freeport hospital Tuesday morning. She was a registered nurse daughter of Charles W and Mattie Absher Stillwell and widow of Ralph Robinson. Survived by three sons, two sisters, and parents. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hurst Scott Funeral Chapel with entombment in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield. The body will arrive Friday and may be viewed after 6 p.m. Friday.
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Anna V. Robinson
Freeport
Raven, Va
Tazewell County
Charles W. and
Mattie Absher Stillwell
Rt. 2
Cedar Bluff
Clinch Valley Clinic
Richlands
Mares Hospital
Broadmore United Methodist Church
Ralph Robinson
Charles Edwin Robinson
Steven Wayne Robinson
Mark Stillwell Robinson
Jack Smith
Clarksburg
James Brewster
Tazewell
Hurst- Scott Funeral Chapel
Grat Horton
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bluefield
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Tempe Joyner Osborne obituary notes long illness and teaching career
Tempe Joyner Osborne 98 of Bluefield Virginia died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. A Longwood College graduate she taught music at Wade Elementary School for 25 years and was active in St Mary's Episcopal Church the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Music Lovers Club. She is survived by a nephew and three nieces with services at St Mary's Episcopal Church and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers and viewing details are listed.
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Tempe Joyner Osborne
Tazewell Ave
Bluefield
Longwood College
Farmville
Wade Elementary School
W. Va
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Music Lovers’ Club
Buckingham County
William E
Nan Eppes Osborne
William E. Osborne
E. A. (Bus) McNeer
W. L. Spracher
Nan McCormick
Beckley
Victor Zimmerman
Maple Hill Cemetery
Robert Walk
Joe Barnes
M. R. Callaway
George Graham
J. Barnes Gillespie
Ralph Hughes
Tom McNeer
James A. McQuail
Graham Funeral Home
Mrs. Pheoba Smith of Christiansburg Dies after Illness
Mrs. Pheoba Smith 57 of Christiansburg Va died in Radford Va after a long illness. Survived by four sisters Cora Belcher Nora Lane Juda Thompson and Sarah Chambers and a brother Dewey Rotenberry. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.
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Pheoba Smith
Christiansburg
Radford
Sida Asder
Cora Belcher
Trenton
Ohio
Nora Lane
Peterstown
Juda Thompson
Sarah Chambers
North Tazewell
Dewey Rotenberry
Princeton
Obituary: Carl L. Stinson Sr. 75 Princeton resident
Carl Lee Stinson Sr. 75 of Princeton died Wednesday in a Glenwood Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a retired Norfolk and Western carman and Carmens Local 139 member, served Stinson United Methodist Church, and was predeceased by wife Maude in 1971. Survived by son Carl L. Stinson Jr. and daughter Mrs. Richard Baldridge, sister Mrs. Maggie Imhoff, and four grandchildren. Services Friday at Stinson United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. flowers by WSCS. Friends may call today at Memorial Funeral Directory and one hour prior to services.
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George Jones
George
Trinkle) Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Princeton
Crumpler
Bland County
Charles L
Maude Painter Jones
Bessie Meadows
Beckley
Gussie Foster
Nellie Pennington
St. Petersburg
Fla
Stuart Jones
Bluewell
Charles B. Jones
Falls Mills
Z. Carr Jones
Belle
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Allen Parrish
B. S. Pitsinger
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield- Princeton Road
Carl Lee Stinson
Carl Lee Stinson Sr
Oakvale Road
Glenwood
William and
Nannie Hale Stinson
Norfolk and Western
Carmens
Stinson
Carl L. Stinson Jr
Richard Baldridge
Maggie Imhoff
Bluefield
Stinson United Methodist Church
Maurice Miller
Roby Belcher
Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery
Michael Ramsey
Timothy
David
Jimmy
James R
Lavater Stinson
WSCS
Beloit Woman Mateline Hunt Kirtman Dies After Illness
Mrs. Mateleine Hunt Kirtman of Beloit Wisconsin formerly of Crystal died in a Beloit hospital Wednesday morning. She was a daughter of Mrs. Lilly Hunt of Crystal. The body is at Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield awaiting arrangements.
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Mateleine Hunt Kirtman
Beloit
Wis
Crystal
Lilly Hunt
Lugo
Bluefield
Henry Lee Dillard obituary notices in Charleston
Henry Lee Dillard of Charleston formerly of Bluefield died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. He was the brother of Mrs. Lizzie Mae Clemons of Bluefield.
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Henry Lee Dillard
Charleston
Bluefield
Lizzie Mae Clemons
Death Notice for Mrs. Etta Rice of Pocahontas Va
Mrs. Etta Rice 64 of Pocahontas Virginia died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. The Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home in Pocahontas handles arrangements.
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Etta Rice
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Rodriguez- Pocahontas
Funeral for Bernard Ray Bailey in Princeton
Bernard Ray Bailey aged 46 of 1013 Bluefield Ave Princeton died at home Tuesday. Funeral today at 2 p.m. in the George W. Seaver Chapel Princeton with Rev Je Martin officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Park. Nephews and cousins will be pallbearers.
Mercer County Republicans Plan Friday Meeting
The Mercer County Republican Club will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the Memorial Building in Princeton for an annual Christmas party open to all attendees.
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Mercer County Republican Club
Memorial Building
Princeton
Hall Takes Oath For Judgeship
K. K. Hall was administered the oath as a U.S. judge in Charleston West Virginia to serve in the Southern District. Judge Sidney L. Christie Jr. officiated with Robbins Maxwell and Dennis Knapp present. A TV cameraman filmed without camera restrictions. Hall succeeds John A. Field Jr. elevated to the Fourth Circuit in Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
K. K. Hall
U.S
West Virginia
Sidney L. Christie Jr
Robert Maxwell
Dennis Knapp
Hall
John A. Field Jr
U.S. Circuit of Appeals
Richmond
Bible Society Distributes Over a Billion Scriptures
The American Bible Society in New York reports it has distributed more than one billion copies of Scripture since its 1816 organization.
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The
American Bible Society
New York
Coal Industry Faces Recruiting Push Amid Decline and Strikes
The piece notes exhausted coal seams and a shrinking industry with little incentive to mine. Unions and management launched a joint program to recruit and train young workers while atomic power faced cost and ecological questions. A national strike and weak overseas demand cut exports, and a Japanese company withdrew financing for a new American mine.
Mercer County considers dam at landfill to curb drainage
Mercer County solid waste officials discussed using funds for a sediment trap dam at the Green Valley landfill to control polluted drainage. The $14 000 project awaits bids and spring construction, with the county court urged to fund related container collection plans.
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Jim Terry
Mercer County
Green Valley
Robert Silvagni
Southern
Silvagni
Mercer County Court
Raleigh
Wyoming
Swvrhc
Soil Conservation Service
O. D
Compton
Robert Connor
Spanishburg
West Virginia mine deaths fall to 1970 level
West Virginia mine fatalities dropped from 412 in 1930 to 63 in 1970, while coal output rose from 122 million to 143 million tons and the workforce shrank. The WV Coal Association credits stronger safety standards and education programs for the decline.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
West Virginia Coal Association
Association
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Mary Dye Hess
Laymans Chapel Church
Carlos Honaker
Leland
Mona) Kielbar
Alameda
Calif
Smith
Helen) Howard
Garnett
Ruby) Buckles
Lebanon
Henry
Florene) Rose
Ruth Hubbard
Hyattsville
John
Mabel) Stins
Roger Hubbard
Roy Hubbard
Beverly Sykes
J. C. Sykes
Larry Buckles
Frankie
Lynn
Melvin Hubbard
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Doshia Basham
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Ira Hill
Martin Holstein
Mt. Olivet
Lashmeet
Ronnie deHart
Samuel O'Neil
Bailey Funeral Home
Dar Bast
North ST. Bluefield, W
Organ Service
Technican
Baldwin, Hammond and Wurlitzer Organs
Lowman Piano CO
Bluefield, W.va
Mrs
Mateleine H. Kirtman
GOP Club
E. Cumberland Road
W.va
Volkswagen
New Bluefield
Princeton Road
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