Banano Boss Joseph Bonanno Reported Alive En Route Home
The Cosa Nostra leader Joseph Bonanno, declared alive by his lawyer, was said to be returning from an underworld limbo after vanishing on October 21. Lawyer William Maloney confirmed a call from Bonanno’s son and noted Bonanno is ready to testify before the federal grand jury as planned.
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New York
Cosa ‘Nostra
Joseph
Joe Bananas) Bananno
Friday
Park Avenue
Bonanno
Winchell
Hearst
Walter Winchell
Underworld
William P. Maloney
Maloney
Salvatore
Bill) Bonanno
Grand Jury
Cosa Nostra
Federal Grand Jury
Asst
U.S. Atty
Gerald Walpin
Walpin
U.S. Senate
United States
Upstate
Grand
Fatal blaze at Fountain Town funeral home claims two lives
A fire at a Fountain Town area funeral home killed two men and hampered identification due to burned nursing records. Firefighters from four counties fought the blaze for hours, using tanker trucks as the town lacks a hydrant system. The structure's roof collapsed and the second floor caved in as crews battled the flames near Brandywine Creek.
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Shelbyville
Fountaintown
U.S. 52
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Brandywine Creek
James Whitcomb Riley
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Service Info
A notice from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines subscription and carrier rates, including daily and Sunday delivery, mailing zones, and pricing. It notes association with the Associated Press, the Auditing Bureau of Advertising, and the Kay Agency as representative, plus contact telephone 327-4171.
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Beg Mae
Eaily
Associated Press
Gebicollee Wn
All News
Vaily
Sueder Sc
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Advertising
Kay Agency
Deeds Filed and a Divorce Suit at Mercer Courthouse
Four real estate deeds recorded in Mercer County Clerk's office include transfers to Light, Shell Worley, David and Goldie Smith, and Lauralee Faulkner with prices listed. An application for a marriage license was filed. A divorce suit named Mary Sue Underwood and John McKinley Underwood was noted.
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Mercer County Clerk’s Office
Phillip N. Brownstein
Mauriece L
Katie Jo Light
City of
Bluefield
Robert B
Edith S. Terry
Shell Worley
Bryan Street
Garland
James F
Virginia D. Smith
David B
Goldie P. Smith
Beaver Pond
Laurence A. Williamson Jr
Helen J. Williamson
Lauralee C. Faulkner
Springdale Acre Farm
Mary Sue Underwood
John McKinley Underwood
Ex Atwell youth dies in Ohio auto crash
Jimmy Joe Sweeny 19 a former Atwell resident now living in Martinsville Va killed when his car lost control near Warren Ohio on the way to visit a sister. His brother Jake Sweeney Washington DC was injured and hospitalized in critical condition. funeral plans set with services at Atwell home and burial at Deskins Cemetery.
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Jimmy Joe Sweeny
Atwell
McDowell County
Martinsville
Warren
Jake Sweeney
Washington, D. C
Ashtabula
Luther
Mary E. Sweeny
Betty Monroe
Zelpha
Liza Sweeny
Jake Sweeny
Washington
John Sweeny
Lonnie Sweeny
Cora
Clayton Sweeny
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Sunda
Woodrow Shelton
Burne Deskins
Hunters Missing After Duck Hunt Near Glenwood
Coast Guard and State Conservation Department searched without success for John Meadows Jr. and Robert E. Dunfee, both Huntington residents, who went duck hunting Thursday and were last seen on Guyan Creek near the Ohio River at Glenwood. Dunfee’s car was found Thursday about 17 miles north of Huntington.
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Huntington
Coast Guard
State Conservation Department
Guyan Creek
Ohio River
Glenwood
John Meadows Jr
Robert E. Dunfee
Point Pleasant
Dunfee
Doar Named Successor to Marshall in Civil Rights Post
The White House announced Burke Marshall’s resignation as assistant attorney general in charge of the Civil Rights Division and the selection of John Doar as his successor. Doar, 43, has been Marshall’s first assistant since July 1960 and is a Republican from Wisconsin.
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Washington
White House
Burke Marshall
John Doar
Doar
Marshall
South
Wisconsin
Weather forecast for Virginia and West Virginia
The Associated Press reports Virginia will be sunny Saturday with highs in the 30s in the east and 20 to 30 in the west. Sunday should be fair but colder. West Virginia will have sunny Saturday with highs 15 to 25 and Sunday cloudy with highs in the 30s.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Bluefield
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Johnson pushes sea level canal plan to replace Panama route
President Johnson proposed building a sea level canal with routes costing 620 million to 1.9 billion depending on path through Panama or Nicaragua. He did not set a completion date but estimated the existing canal could be jammed by 1980 as ships outgrew its locks. Initial Panamanian reaction favored the idea as improving U S Panamanian relations.
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Panama
Nicaragua
Johnson
Panama Canal
Humberto Calamari
United States
Calamari
Circle Meeting At Alma Lura Circle Of Silver Springs Baptist Church
Fourteen members attended the Alma Lura Circle meeting at Mrs. J D Wipper mans home on Reynolds Avenue in Princeton The session opened with prayer led by Mrs Sam Jones Devotions from St Luke were given by Mrs J E Wyant Mrs Panel Price presented In The Fields Where The Shepherds Watched assisting were Mrs Carl Bish Mrs Madeline Cecil Mrs Nina Chandler Mrs Byrtle Ferguson and Mrs Ethel Thomas Price and Ferguson sang Christmas selections with Mrs J E White The business session led by circle leader Mrs Wipperman concluded with minutes read and treasurer report Gifts to shut in friends were approved The meeting closed with prayer by Mrs Harry Sisk Refreshments were served Capsule sisters were revived and gifts exchanged
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Alma Lura
Silver Springs Baptist Church
J. D. Wipperman
Reynolds Avenue
Princeton
Sam Jones
St. Luke
J. E. Wyant
Panel Price
Carl Bish
Madeline Cecil
Nina Chandler
Byrtle Ferguson
Ethel Thomas
Price
Ferguson
J. E. White
Wipperman
Ted Tucker
Cecil
Harry Sisk
Jack Blankenship
Board recommends 15 dollar monthly raise for civil service hospital staff
Charleston reports the Board of Public Works backs a 15 per month pay raise for civil service workers at five state mental institutions. Weston State Hospital would see 2.7 million dollars in the new budget, with increases also proposed for Spencer,' State and Lakin State Hospitals and Barboursville State Hospital as the board studies budgets for the next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Board of Public Works
Weston State Hospital
Spencer State Hospital
Garbage Fee Case Upheld By Court
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by three Huntington men seeking to overturn Huntington’s 1962 garbage collection fees ordinance. They argued the rates were unreasonable and exceeded service costs, but the lower court’s ruling denying their challenge stood.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Huntington
Huntington Rng
Huntington City
Teacher Injured In Collision With Train In Virginia
John E. Chambers a 33 year old high school teacher was critically injured when his car collided with a southbound Norfolk and Western freight train at 745 am on Virginia 61. Police said he suffered a fractured skull and a broken right arm.
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Boston
John E. Chambers
Chambers
Norfolk & Western
Virginia
Bitter cold grips area as frigid front hits region
A west to east cold front drenched the area in bitter air and ice. Temperatures dropped to six degrees below zero at 11 p.m. and were expected to fall further by daylight. Ice coated streets until late Friday as winds intensified and the weather bureau forecast low 20s with a gradual warming on Sunday.
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Bluefield
Virginias
Federal Aviation Agency
Mercer County
Weather Bureau
Deaths and Funerals in Mercer and surrounding counties
Horace Greeley Holdren 2 Elgood died at daughter's home in Peterstown after a long Mercer County life as farmer and power company retiree. Luther H. Humphreys 87 Peterstown died after surgery in Bluefield hospital. Sarah Elizabeth Parks 67 Eckman widow of John Parks died in Welch hospital. William Henry Perdue 63 Bluefield area died in St. Luke's Hospital. Ollie Neal Lester 64 Bastian died at home from heart attack. survived by three daughters and four sons. Robert Lee Jones 71 Pearisburg died in hospital. husband of Gladys Hopkins Jones. James A. Sims 77 Welch died after long illness. funeral arrangements pending.
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Horace Greeley Holdren
Elgood
Giles White
Peterstown
Mercer County
Christian Baptist Church
Appalachian Power Co
Charles Thompson
Princeton
Paul Holdren
R. G
Kenneth Holdren
Glen Lyn
Donald Holdren
Rich Creek
Clyde Holdren
Radford
Walter Holdren
Wheeling
Harve Clemons
Laura Dent
Fred Dent
Rock Camp
Jamie St. Clair
Montvale
Maurice Hylton
Jim Headdon
Elgood Cemetery
Johnston Funeral Home
Oakvale
Luther H. Humphreys
Bluefield
Cashmere
Henry Humphreys
Monroe County
Giles County
Roanoke
Bea Cline
Lynchburg
Frank Humphreys
Mae Farris
Ballard
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Orchard Cemetery
W. K. Medley
Bill Collins
R. G. Tuggle
Basil Trivette
Weldon Ferguson
Bill Underwood
Sarah Elizabeth Parks
Eckman
John Parks
Welch Hospital
Glade Spring
McDowell County
Shirley George
Mary Whaling
Bluewell
Mae Poe
Goldbond
Dorothy Carter
Edith Garrett
Martinsville
James Parks
Samuel Parks
William Henry Perdue
Route 2
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercer Funeral Home
Ollie Neal Lester
Bastian
Taylby Lester
Alice Akers
H. M. Crouse
Mt. Jackson
Johnny Sykes
Virginia Beach
A. W. Lester
Norfolk
L. W
T. C. Lester
Russell Lester
Roy Neal
E. A. Neal
Oakwood
Maggie Thomas
Wallace Bruce
Emmit Rogers
Luther Stump
Irby Young
Fred Mc Hone
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Robert Lee Jones
Pearisburg
Gladys Hopkins Jones
Pearisburg First Baptist Church
O. L. Johnson
East End Burial Park
A. West and Son Funeral Home
White Gate
James A. Sims
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Duke of Windsor Walks After Abdominal Surgery
The Duke of Windsor, 68, moved from bed to chair with nurse aid after major abdominal surgery to remove a blister on his aorta. Doctors limited updates to one daily advisory at 10 a.m. CST as he rests, denying a cigarette request 48 hours after the procedure.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
James Pears
Methodist Hospital
Dr Parks to Speak on Sunday Morning at Princeton First Methodist
Dr J Herbert Parks pastor at Princeton First Methodist schedules Sunday events including a morning sermon They Came with Haste at 11 o clock Choirs present The Christmas Story in Fellowship Hall Junior and Cherub under Mrs G W Linkenhaker III lead. Evening caroling by Senior MYF at 6 then refreshments. Weekly and holiday services through Thursday.
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J. Herbert Parks
Pasor
Kinceton First Methodist Church
G. W. Linkenhaker
Fellowship Hall
MYF
Virginian
Swords Creek Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Arvis Casey, 19, of Swords Creek in Russell County Virginia, died at Richlands Hospital from a chest gunshot wound. Police said investigators found the wound appears self-inflicted and the body lies at Farmer Funeral Home with funeral plans pending.
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Arvis Casey
Swords Creek
Russell County
Richlands
Farmer Funeral Home
Obituary notices from Bluefield and Princeton ceremonies
Robert Ellis Caudill of Gra ham Avenue Bluefield Virginia to be buried at Grandview Memorial Gardens funeral at Dudley Memorial Chapel at 2 PM Sunday with pallbearers Elmer Burton Tom Metcalfe Herman Patton Roy Hodge Joe Gillespie and Herbert Jessee. Willie H Howell Route 2 Princeton to be buried in Brown funeral at Assembly of God Church Lake Shawnee with service at 2 PM Sunday and body moved from Bailey Funeral Home to church at 1 PM Sunday. James Wilder Goad Route 2 Princeton to be buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with service at Bailey Funeral Chapel Saturday at 2 PM conducted by Elder Parl Lovell and Rev Paul an.
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Caudill
Robert Ellis
Graham Avenue
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Chapel
C. E. Smoot
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Elmer Burton
Tom Metcalfe
Herman Patton
Roy Hodge
Joe Gillespie
Herbert Jessee
Goad
James Wilder
Route 2
Princeton
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Parl Lovell
Paul An
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Indonesia Aims For Lower Illiteracy
Jakarta AP reports President Sukarno will declare measures to reduce illiteracy in Indonesia. The plan seeks broader access to schooling and reading programs across regions to lift literacy rates and support national development.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Catholics join New Mexico Council of Churches
Archbishop James Peter Davis of Santa Fe announced that the Santa Fe Archdiocese will join the New Mexico Council of Churches, a historic move as the first Catholic participation in the state ecumenical body. Harry Summers and church officials said the step enhances mutual understanding and charity among faith communities.
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Santa Fe, N.M
James Peter Davis
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Eavis
Harry Summers
Albuquerque
New Mexico Council of Churches
Davis
Summers
Bus Collision Injures Driver and Three Children
A school bus and an automobile collided in Newport News injuring the bus driver Patricia Charles and three children. Ten children rode in the van used as a bus by the Hampton Roads Seventh Day Adventist Academy. Patricia Charles 30 Corintha Charles 5 Joanne A Charles 13 Merle L Reisch 16 were treated at Riverside Hospital with injuries ranging from a fractured skull to facial cuts.
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Newport News
Hampton Roads
Inmate Wins His Freedom
West Virginia Supreme Court ordered Larry Arbaugh's release after ruling his 1947 breaking and entering conviction violated his rights by denying him attorney assistance. Arbaugh, sentenced to life by the Ohio County Court, had his case mark the term’s final action and adjournment to January 13.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Larry Arbaugh
Ohio County Intermediate Court
High Court
Arbaught
Arbaugh
Welfare Chief Denies State Responsibility for Kanawha City Work
State Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith said the department did not fund or approve $259,676 in improvements at the Kanawha City building it leases. He argued the work violated the contract and that some charges should have been borne by the building owner.
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Charleston
W. Bernard Smith
Kanawha City
Smith
Welfare Department
W. A. Abbitt Co
The
Todd Corporatn
Abbit Co
Todd Corporation
Gay
English Village Cattle Slain During Full Moon
In Ibberton Dorset volunteers guard cattle after five are found dead and others injured during a full moon. Police questioned 160 locals about movements on the last full moon night amid the mystery surrounding the killings.
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Ibberton
England
Dorset
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Limbo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ries
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
Central Plateau
Mississippi and Upper Lakes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ohio
H. G. Holdren
Luther Humphreys
Sarah Parks
W. H. Perdue
Mrs
Ollie Lester
Robert Jones
James Sims
Dr. Parks
Johnny Seven
Bluewell, W. Va
N. M. Council
Bob
Ers
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