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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1983

Page

2

Obituary notices for Williams Estes Gordon Silcox and Bruce Silcox

Mrs Fannie Irene Williams 72 of Bluefield died on arrival after a long illness. She leaves a son in Virginia, three daughters in Florida and West Virginia, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Cravens Shires Bluewell with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Kenneth Michael Estes 26 of Littlesburg Road found dead at Reginald Sigman’s home. Services Tuesday at Cravens Shires Bluewell with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Autopsy pending. death attributed to short illness per funeral home spokesmen. William Matthew Gordon 78 of Princeton died Sunday in a nursing home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Seaver Funeral Home. Mrs Palmer (Ada) Bruce Silcox 70 of Richlands died Sunday in a Richlands hospital. arrangements incomplete at Tazewell County funeral home.

Fannie Williams Fannie Irene Williams Rt. 5 Box Coopers Bluefield Bluewell Richard Frances) Ellis Orlando Fla John Kim) Norton Cravens-Shires Chapel Carl Burrows Woodlawn Chapel Bill Norton Wayne Belcher David Lester Ray Scott Charles Watson Robert Mabe Kenneth Michael Estes Rt. 1 Littlesburg Road Reginald Sigman Rt. 4 Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Radford Harry Kenneth Estes Margaret Tolbert Estes Bluefield High School Brushfork Baptist Church Jess Tolbert Dublin Heath Estes Debra Whited Sondra Ann Estes Donald Dinger Steve Hicks Larry Garett Aubrey Garett Larry Lambert Mickey Vance William Matthew Gordon High St Princeton Virginian Railway Princeton Bank and Trust Company George W. Seaver Palmer Ada Bruce Silcox Big Creek Road Richlands Tazewell County Funeral Home Cedar Bluff Sarah Jane Foster Northfork Elkridge Christiansburg McDowell County First Missionary Baptist Church David D. Foster William H. Foster Kimball Leroy Foster Pittsburgh Columbus Ohio Kathleen Taylor Cleveland Mary Elizabeth Foster Fairmont Chapel of Richardson Funeral Home Keystone Georgia Ferguson James Green Alvester McConnell Restlawn Memorial Gardens James Muskelly Frances Green Church of God In Christ Douglas Funeral Home Brushton Ave Estella Cole Estella E. Cole Hardy St Richardson Julia Davis Julia Frances Davis Gary Welch Page Funeral Home Dorothy Taylor Dorothy Eileen Taylor Fairmont St Roselawn-Monte Vista Edward Bowles Edward P. Bowles Avondale Beckley Fanning Funeral Home Saeger Tyree Robert Rt. 3 Paul Hall Roselawn Memorial Gardens Tom Tyree Denver Tyree Joe Tyree Kenneth Tyree J.C. Tyree Jim Combs Daren Parker Tim Parker

Funeral services for Ebert Bishop of Capels set Tuesday

Ebert Jaspar Bishop 61 of Capels died Friday in Welch of natural causes. Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Douglas Mortuary Chapel Welch with burial in Day Cemetery Belcher Mountain. Survivors include wife Alta Branson Bishop two sons Albert Bishop Pre mier Freddy Bishop Edmore Village Welch three daughters Ona Roberts Spurlockville Anna Rose Welch Mary Jane Tackett Carswell one brother Amos Bishop Junior Poca and 15 grandchildren. Burial with pallbearers.

Ebert Jaspar Capels Welch Douglas Mortuary Day Belcher Mountain Friends Shannon Branch Alta Branson Albert Bishop Premier Freddy Bishop Edmore Village Donald Ona) Roberts Spurlockville James Anna) Rose Patton Mary Jane) Tackett Carswell Amos Bishop Junior Poca

West Virginia Brand Lamb Stick tested for market

Charleston AP report says the West Virginia Agriculture Department is test marketing the West Virginia Brand Lamb Stick a seasoned sausage like product. It uses parts of the sheep carcass not usually sold for food and is produced in cooperation with Greise's Meats in Cumberland Maryland.

Charleston W.va State Agriculture Department West Virginia Cumberland Greise’s Meats

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and charges

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its masthead, address, and postage rates. It notes association with the Associated Press, subscription costs for West Virginia zones, home delivery pricing, and contact details for address changes and advertising representation.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W.va Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation P.O. Box Landon Associates

Saeger Man Dies After Apparent Gunshot Wound

Randall Miller about 35 died Sunday morning from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced at Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch after Trooper J D Humphreys responded at 4 45 a m. Coroner Robert Kester said the trooper was unavailable for comment. Funeral Home Laeger.

Saeger Funeral Home Randall Miller Stevens Clinic Welch Robert Kester J.D. Humphreys Humphreys Fanning Funeral Home Laeger

Widow Recalls Trial Wounds and Path to Healing

Mrs. Cramer, shot by her ex-husband in a 1977 Roanoke County case, details years of hospital care and family resilience. She cherishes religious faith, writes poetry, and pursues a book to help others, hoping to someday walk again with support from a police aid wheelchair.

Roanoke County

Nestle Boycott Organizer Demands Four Final Changes

A six year Nestle boycott continues as Infant Formula Action Coalition demands four final changes in marketing infant formula in developing countries. The group seeks free supplies only for medical needs, bans gifts to health workers, clearer warnings on labels, and revised literature per WHO guidelines.

Minneapolis Nestle Co Douglas Clement Infant Formula Action Coalition Nestle Clement Coalition Developing Countries World Health Organization Tanzania West Germany Canada France Finland Norway England Australia New Zealand Sweden

Kidnappers Send Ear As Warning To Italian Jewelry Store Family

Rome police report Bulgari jeweler Anna Bulgari Calissoni and her 16 year old son Giorgio were kidnapped on November 19 from their estate south of Rome. The abductors sent a severed ear and a photo of the captives to reporters, threatening death if a ransom is not paid, with a note signed by a group calling itself Communists of the Attack. A car believed linked to the case was found in a trash can near St Mary Major basilica. Authorities say the motive may not be political despite the note and ransom talks reportedly around 4.2 million dollars.

Selective Service Alaska Joan Lamb New York City California Rome Anna Bulgari Calissoni John Paul II Giorgio Calissoni Calissoni Giorgio John Paul Getty III St. Mary Major Il Messaggero Piazza Barberini

Cruise missile crashes after takeoff near Point Mugu

A Navy Tomahawk cruise missile fired from a destroyer offshore veered off course and crashed about 30 seconds after launch at 2 30 p.m. on the Pacific Missile Test Range. The program has shown 30 failures in 113 tests since it began, following 12 straight successful firings since April. The ship involved was the USS Merrill. exact location outside a broad test range was not disclosed.

Point Mugu Calif Ray Lucasey Pacific Missile Test Center Bob Holsapple Maryland Holsapple Merrill

Keith Richards Marries Actress Patricia Hansen in Cabo San Lucas

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards wed New York actress and model Patricia Hansen in a private civil ceremony at Cabo San Lucas. Hansen, 27, from Staten Island, stars as the female lead in Universal Pictures film Hard To Touch set for release March 6. The couple, both first married, kept plans secret and Jagger learned last minute.

Mexico City Rolling Stones Keith Richards New York City Cabo San Lucas Baja California Patricia Hansen Staten Island Universal Pictures Paul Wasserman Richards Mick Jagger Wasserman Jagger Barbados

Shamir Orders Punishment After Tyre Blast

Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir ordered disciplinary action for military personnel deemed negligent in a Tyre Lebanon truck bombing at a military compound. The decision followed a reworked report citing failures in judgment across command levels regarding security after similar Beirut attacks against U.S. and French forces.

Jerusalem Yitzhak Shamir Tyre Lebanon U.S Beirut

Donation of Clothes Yields Hidden Cash Haul in Illinois

In Oglesby Illinois a woman sorting donated garments discovered cash totaling 21192 dollars sewn in pockets and folds. The find sparked a second and third discovery as more bills were found in coats skirts and brown packets. The money dates from 1934 to 1963 with old bonds included and was returned to the original owners, the Zand sisters of Skokie.

Oglesby Ill Marilyn Argubright Horizon South Jim Monterastelli Horizon

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