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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1968
Page
2
Conviction of former Ex-Motor Vehicles Commissioner remains upheld as area notices report multiple obituaries and funeral arrangements. Deaths include Mrs. Luther Easter 50 of Bluefield and Eugene Lipscomb 58 of Thorpe, with services in Bluewell Welch Princeton and related burial plans.
Melvin Loren Hale 84 of Oakwood Virginia died Tuesday morning near his residence. He was born in Buchanan County a retired miner and UMWA Local 6797 member. Burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill with services at Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church officiated by Elders Colly and Owens. Thomas E. Pruitt 53 of Bartley died Monday from a gunshot wound. Funeral Thursday at Fanning Funeral Chapel Saeger with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield Princeton Road. He was a disabled miner with survivors including his mother Mrs Lottie Addair Pruitt and wife Lola Watts Pruitt.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its publication schedule annual rates and mailing zones. It lists address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and notes Associated Press affiliation and Katz Agency advertising representation.
Floyd English Shrader 68 of Freeman died in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. He was a former mine foreman and later a store operator. survived by his wife Cora Dickens Shrader two sons S. E. Shrader Indiana and Douglas Shrader Kentucky two brothers Mack Eugene Shrader Arlington Virginia Woodrow Shrader Butte Montana and sister Belle Shrader Freeman. Ducted Thursday in Bluewell with Rev. Tony Spinella officiating. Burial at Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Tazewell Road. Pallbearers Bob Miles Jack Miles Fred Shrader James Shrader Grayson Shrader Bruce Shrader.
Fletcher Frazier of 400 Warren St Bluefield died Tuesday at his home. The body is at Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield pending completion of funeral arrangements.
David Thomas Dearing 44 of Liberal Kansas died Tuesday in Morriston Arkansas while en route to Bluefield. Death attributed to natural causes. Son of Sidney T. and Mrs. Dearing of Bluefield Virginia. Body to be released to Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield pending arrival.
Green Bay Packer guard Jerry Kramer was away when his home burned Tuesday morning. His wife Barbara and youngest son fled to safety as two older children were at school. Kramer was to appear on the Johnny Carson show in New York that night.
Funeral services for Dr. Per cy Ryland Fox a prominent Bluefield physician who died Monday night will be held today at 3 p m at the First Baptist Church Bluefield with Rev Charles B Nunn officiating Entombment follows in Monte Vista Park Mausoleum Born in King William County Va he was a son of the late Richard Woolwork and Elizabeth Temple Fox He was a church deacon and choir member and member of the Rotary Club Mercer and Southern Medical Societies and the Virginia Medical Society He earned a bachelor degree at the University of Richmond and a masters at the Medical College of Virginia He worked in industrial practice for coal companies around the area Mrs Nina Kelly Fox two daughters Nina Carolyn Shanklin and Rebecca Ryland Fox one grandchild and one brother Nelson M Fox survive Pallbearers listed Honorary pallbearers include Mercer County Medical Society members and First Baptist Church deacons The body remains at Mercer Funeral Home until one hour before services.
Leroy Kelly of Cleveland claimed the NFL rushing and scoring crown with a personal best 1,239 yards. Earl Morrall of Baltimore topped the league in passing after completing 182 of 317 passes for 2,909 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Mrs. Mackle and her daughter Barbara Jane were asleep when a white Ford description linked to an auto accident sparked a burglary with a shotgun at their Dekalb County hotel room. The FBI protested police release of the case while detectives pursued the suspect.
Rev. D. Homer Stewart of Bluewell United Methodist Church announced the Family Fellowship Potluck Dinner, initially set for today, will move to Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the church.
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the convictions of former Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack A. Nuckols and DMV investigator Fred Vines for falsifying payrolls and expense accounts. Both were sentenced to 1 to 10 years, now free on appeal, with decisions also ruling on Edward Lee athletic eligibility and a Bethlehem Mines tax case.
The AEC described a closed circuit TV observation 12 miles from the Nevada test site at Pahute Mesa. Shock waves could rattle tall buildings up to 250 miles away affecting Bakersfield, Fresno, and Las Vegas, but not Los Angeles or Salt Lake City. Officials say test strength uncertain. last April's complaints were not linked to the test. The Wednesday test will be 4600 feet underground, in a cased hole, 30 miles from Beatty and 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
President elect Nixon talks with Kuwait’s Amir Sabah al-Salem Al-Sabah through an interpreter and sees Gov. Tim Babcock and Gov. George Romney as potential appointees. Ziegler declines to discuss nuclear treaty stance or interim positions before January 20.
The campus sees a call for an organized student group named SOS to protect education rights from subversive elements. The plan aims to unite students across races, foster a fact based view of campus unrest, and rebuild faculty student trust. A campus bombing causing up to 80 thousand dollars in damage led to charges against five young African Americans and a Mercer County grand jury action.
Muhammad Ali faces a jail term reduction bid after his attorney argued the boxer did not know his license was suspended. Judge Diehl rejected the excuse but noted a holiday amnesty could free him next Monday, potentially shortening the 10 day sentence to eight days served.
During the working session Ky and Sam argued that Clifford spoke with Johnson's authority. They view his intervention as guidance to show greater political accommodation or risk displeasing the public.
An effort to fund free textbooks and raise salaries for school staff failed by about 30 votes in a Monroe County special election. Final tallies show 2,416 for and 1,666 against, short of the 60 percent needed. Officials noted lower turnout than a September vote and projected potential local impact if revived.
New York AP reports Oakland and Kansas City supply 17 of the Western AFL All Stars with 11 more to be chosen by the squad coach. The game set for January 19 in Jacksonville Florida features primarily Chiefs and Raiders on both sides. Kenny Graham of San Diego is the lone non Raider or Chief.
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