Mercer County considers landfill plan to serve entire area
A Mercer County health committee advanced a sanitary landfill study meeting at the Health Center. Dr. John J. Mahood heads the panel and announced a sub committee will pursue financing with legal counsel. The group favors a single county site, visitations planned to study equipment, and possible costs of 1 to 1.50 per resident.
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Mercer County
Mercer County Health Center
John J. Mahood
Mahood
Frank Gibson
Bluefield
Randolph G. Whittle
Whittle
Gibson
B. F. Jarrell
Princeton
Dick Harbert
W. R. Cooke
Jack Sutton
Jack Myers
John Duffy
Weather By The Associated Press Virginia Weekend Chill Warms to Snow
Virginia faces a cold wave with freezing rain turning to snow flurries and rain in the east. Friday highs in the 30s with lows near zero to 20 in the west and 15 to 20 in the east. Saturday brings very cold sun and highs around 3. West Virginia clears but remains frigid with highs 16 to 22 and subzero wind chills. Friday night drops to near zero in spots. Saturday stays sunny and bitterly cold in the teens and 20s.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Telegraph end Horees eset Ge associ ree
Fragmentary text appears to reference telegraph service rates and weekly delivery in West Virginia. Specific details on dates, names, or organizations are unclear, leaving only scattered phrases about mailing, carrier delivery, and weekly sentences.
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West Virginia
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield Area
Multiple obituaries detail deaths in Union Charleston Mullens Lebanon and Bluefield with survivors including spouses children and grandchildren. Services are listed for Broyles Foglesong Richardson and other funeral homes with burial plans and calling hours.
Funeral services for Herbert Scott Johnston Sr
Herbert Scott Johnston Sr. of 2027 Virginia Ave Bluefield Va. dies. funeral Friday at 2 p.m. in Dudley Memorial Chapel with Rev. A L Brewster and Rev. Leonard Gibbs officiating. Burial follows at Monte Vista Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
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James R. Meade
Lebanon
Crossroads
Maple Grove
Kate Ireson
Castlewood
Sulphur Springs Methodist Church
Dickensonville
B. L. Hawk
Ralph Harris
Alton Jessee
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Tommy Johnson
Eugene
Michael Jessee
Billy Fogleman
Joe
Jimmy Davis
Dudley's Memorial Chapel
Bluefield
Elsie Dickenson
Springville
Bluefield Sanitarium
Kermit Fuller
Talcott Cemetery
Z. A. Dickenson
Monroe County
Joseph and
Laucie Burdett
Winnie Bowling Moore
Meadowview
Lewis Thomas
Lynchburg
Frank Sheffield
Richmond
Fred
Walter
Howard Moore
Louise Cardwell
C. W. Lambert
Henderson Funeral Chapel
Knolkreg Memorial Park
Abingdon
Pirate Radio Owner Feared Lost After Mystery Wreck
Colin Frost reports that pirate radio founder Harry Featherbee also known as Tom Pepper 38 and two staffers Simon Ashley 21 and David Shaw 18 are presumed drowned after a 36 foot launch broke up on the return trip from a fort near Whitstable Thames estuary. Ed Moreno 31 aided shore leave before disaster. Police investigate sabotage and other theories.
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Harry Featherbee
Tom Pepper
Simon Ashley
David Shaw
Pepper
British British Broadcasting Corp
Whitstable
Thames
Ed Moreno
Moreno
Ashley
Santa Claus to Visit Princeton Bank Saturday
Santa Claus will make a personal appearance at the Princeton Bank & Trust Co with bank president E. E. Bailey. He will greet children from 9 am to noon and parents are invited to attend.
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Santa Claus
Princeton Bank & Trust Co
E. E. Bailey
Santa
Miner Lloyd Beavers killed in Bishop Virginia mine accident
A 24 year old McDowell County man Lloyd Richard Beavers of Squire was crushed to death at a Pocahontas Fuel Co mine in Bishop Virginia while operating a shuttle buggy. Survived by wife Dorothy Powers Beavers and son Lloyd Beavers Jr. Funeral at Church of God Hartwell and burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill with UMW members handling graveside rites. Funeral home Hurst Scott Richlands in charge.
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Pocahontas Fuel Co
Bishop
Lloyd Richard Beavers
Squire
Tazewell County
Fayette and Zella Herbert Beavers
Amonate
United Mine Workers
Richlands High School
Dorothy Powers Beavers
Lloyd Beavers Jr
Julia Beavers
Michael Beavers
Phillip
Theodore
Charles Beavers
Wallscreek
Elbert Beavers
Abbs Valley
H. C. Beavers
Columbus
Ohio
Church of God In
Hartwell
Phillip Combs
G. C. Robins
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
UMW
Woody Barnett
Grady Cole
Chester Barnett
Jerry Phillips
Gene Stump
David Dillard
Doug
Perry LaForce
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
New Soviet Conditions on U.N. Funding Disclosures
The Soviet Union set new terms for any payment to a fund to avert U.N. bankruptcy from bloc debt. Fedorenko demanded a formal General Assembly resolution with no negatives and final settlement of arrears, excluding mentions of Congo and Middle East peacekeeping debts.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.N. General Assembly
Fedorenko
Secana U Thant
Congo
Middle East
Thant
New York
Save-The- U.N. Fund
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Ballard Calls For GOP Overhaul After Kee Defeat
Peterstown attorney Ballard urges Republican Party leadership change after James Kee's victory in the 1965 congressional race. He says Halleck Dirksen and Burch must go, GOP needs a broader, positive platform and better local organization in Mercer and surrounding counties. He vows to fight Kee and hints at possible 1966 candidacy.
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Congress
Ballard
Kee
Peterstown
Republican Party
Charlie Halleck
Everett Dirksen
Charlie
Charles Halleck
R-Ind
House of Representatives
R-Ill
Senate
Dean Burch
Burch
Mercer
Monroe
Fayette County
McDowell
Wyoming
Mingo
Virginia officials push Corps plan for Crops of Engineers project
Virginia district congressmen and Bluefield officials call a public meeting with the Corps of Engineers about a proposed project. They discuss cost sharing, rights of way, and the chance that federal funds could cover 97 percent if a favorable ratio is shown, but warn that approvals do not guarantee money.
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Virginia
Pat Jennings
Bluefield
Corps
Congress
Engineer Corps
Jennings
Huffard
Corps of Engineers
Hope at Bu Pyong as snow delays Christmas show
Bob Hope's overseas Christmas tour to American servicemen in South Korea faced a helicopter mishap and a heavy snowstorm delaying the outdoor performance. Hope arrived with Jill St. John and others while a second chopper bringing Janis Paige, Jerry Colonna, Les Brown, John Bubbles, and director Jack Shea was forced down near Seoul. The blizzard subsided as Hope prepared to perform before 2,000 troops in freezing weather.
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Bupyong
South Korea
Bob Hope
Hope
Jill St. John
Anita Bryant
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Ann Sidney
Janis Paige
Jerry Colonna
Les Brown
John Bubbles
Jack Shea
Seoul
Virginia Side Kiwanis Change Holiday Meeting Dates
The Virginia side Kiwanis set adjusted holiday meetings with the South Bluefield club joining on December 22 at 6 30 p m at Pinnacle Restaurant Bluefield and a no dinner round table on December 29 at 6 30 p m at the Masonic Hall Bluefield The group also heard readings about the Christmas season from Bob and Mrs Douthat and noted a Cheer Kettle fund drive raised 122 79. Graham High Key Club members Freddie Tate and Joe Backus attended as guests.
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Bluefield
Clyde Grubb
Masonic Hall
South Bluefield Kiwanians
Pinnacle Restaurant
Bob
Salvation Army
Graham High Key Club
Freddie Tate
Joe Backus
Warriors Deny Wilt Trade Rumor With Lakers
San Francisco general manager Bob Ferrick denied reports that Wilt Chamberlain would be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dick Barnett Cotton Nash and 500000. He said the Warriors have not talked to the Lakers about a deal and Los Angeles has not approached them about Chamberlain.
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SAN Francisco
Bob Ferrick
San Francisco Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
Dick Barnett
Cotton Nash
Ferrick
Warriors
Lakers
Los Angeles
Chamberlain
Rights Group To Discuss Y Rights Group To Discuss Y
The Tri State Human Rights Commission moves toward a West Virginia civil rights law patterned after the federal act. It plans to meet with Bluefield Y M C A trustees over segregation at Bluefield facility and seeks Gov elect Hulett Smith support for stronger executive action on civil rights. A January 20 commission meeting is set to review Bluefield State College student teaching assignments amid race discrimination charges.
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Charleston
Tri State Human Rights Commission
West Virginia
Ym-Ywca
Bluefield
Bluefield State
Concord Vilege
Gavett
Commission
Hulett Smith
Thomas Gavett
Morgantown
Attorney General's Office
Smith
Rex Smith
Bluefield State College
Mercer County
Man Awarded 5000 Dollars in Bowling Mishap
Chicago jurors awarded Thomas Kincaid 50 a $5000 verdict for head injuries after a bowling ball allegedly flew from William Lapps hand at the alley. The March 11 1956 incident prompted claims the alley owner supplied a ball with oiled finger holes. Judge David A Canel presided.
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Chicago
Thomas Kincaid
William Lapp
Dalton
Lapp
Kincaid
David A. Canel
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Roanoke
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M. M. Woodyard
Nannie Craft
Winona St
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J. B. Craft
Mary B. Craft
George
William
Margaret Craft
Home
Robert Craft
Germany
W. R. L. Craft Jr
Christiansburg
Richardson's Funeral
By Colin Frost
Princeton Bank
Wade H
Jim) Ballard III
James Kee
Republican Club
Storm
Virginia Side Club
Taylor’s Drug Store
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Eastman Kodak Instantmatic
TIMEX
Paris
Old Dominion Butter Creams
Whitman
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