County Court to Hear Plan For Equalizing Mercer Voting Precincts
Mercer County Court citizens committee led by Ira Mason Smith plans Friday morning talks with sponsor to discuss a precinct equalization plan for the 92 existing districts. The group proposes eliminating 15 to 20 precincts, splitting large ones, consolidating small ones, and may seek slight boundary amendments.
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Mercer
Mercer County Court
Princeton
Ira Mason Smith
Ferece
U. S. Supreme Court
Citizens Committee
Caudle Belcher Dies at 70 in Grundy Va Hospital
Caudle B Belcher 70 of Keen Mountain Va died Wednesday morning in a Grundy Va hospital after an apparent heart attack He was a retired engineer He is survived by two sons three sisters four brothers six grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 am at Grundy Baptist Church with burial in Mountain Valley Memorial Park Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home one hour prior to services Pallbearers will be nephews etc
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Keen Mountain
Grundy, Va
John A
Mary Ramey Belcher
Buchanan County
Harless Belcher
Charles Gordon Belcher
Castle Haynes
N. C
Alice Elswick
Harman
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Grundy
Grundy Funeral Home
Elmer Spencer
Panther
Charlottesville
Ben and
Mimmie Spencer
Daisy
Alfie Jackson
Hurley
Frank
George Spencer
Augusta
Alice Johnson
Willie Spencer
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
George Hopson
Elbert Justice
Delbert Justice
Bret Jackson
Trap Fork
Mary Jane Witt
North Tazewell
Bristol
West Virginia
Marion and
Nancy Estep Rose
Jasper Witt
Noah Cooper
English
Frank Wood
Johnstown
Clinton Reese
King Mullins
Columbus
Ohio
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Raysal
Sam Mullins
Bert Whitt
Falls Creek
John Rose
Jolo
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Berwind
William Rose
Greever Funeral Chapel
Tazewell
Paul Adams
Maplewood
MBS
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Upper Pine St
Princeton
Shiloh Baptist Church
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Oak Grove
Bluewell
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Chilhowie
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Washington, D. C
George
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The
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Bluefield
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Nip) Crowell
Parkview Drive
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N & W Railway
Paul Nash
James Hart
Monte Vista Park
Masonic Lodge No. 85
Saunders Q. Lacy
Maybeury
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McKinley, Raymore
H. L. Robinson
Farmville
George and
Lillian Saunders Lacy
McDowell County
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Prince Hall
Philadelphia
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Joseph Lacy
Long Island
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Cecil C. Lilly
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Flat Top
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Huff's Knob
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Simmson
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George W. Seaver
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Largo
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Silver Hill
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Waldorf
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Jacksonville
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Virginia Shaeffner
Moultrie
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Dudley Mortuary
Ex Gary Man Dies In Ohio Steel Plant
Larry Wayne Waldron, 20, of Cleveland and formerly of Gary, was killed Wednesday morning when pulled into a conveyor belt at J and L Steel Co in Cleveland where he worked as a steel worker. Survived by mother Lillian Crabtree Blaylock and multiple siblings. funeral arrangements handled by Gearing-Witten Funeral Home in Welch.
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Cleveland
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J and L Steel Co
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Arch Waldron
Bob Blaylock
Robert Waldron
Newport News
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Welch
William Waldron
U.S. Army
Fort Hood
Tex
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Danny Blaylock
Mathew
Nanci) Blaisdell
Delbert
Linda) Dickens
Betty
Edwina Waldron
Gearing-Witten Funeral Home
City Woman Found Dead on Franklin Street
A 64 year old Bluefield woman, Sarah Frances Munsey of 1421 Franklin St, was found dead at her home on Wednesday evening. Police say death appears natural with no signs of foul play and indicate she may have been dead since early Wednesday morning. The body was incomplete at Hawkins Funeral Home.
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Bluefield
Franklin Street
Kenny Young
Sarah Frances Munsey
Franklin St
Hawkins Funeral Home
Plea Pleads Guilty in Welfare Fund Embezzlement Case
In Logan County Circuit Court Franklin Wiley former acting administrator of the Logan Welfare Office and the owner of a local funeral home pleaded guilty to embezzling five thousand nine hundred forty dollars in Welfare Department funds.
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Logan
W.va
Logan County
State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Franklin Wiley
Watergate items and political fallout linger
The piece notes Watergate related items at a Georgetown party and broader political fallout. Sen. Sam Ervin will not seek re election. Carnation Co and chairman plead guilty to illegal contributions totaling eight thousand nine hundred dollars in 1972 campaigns. Judge Hart fines five thousand dollars to the company and one thousand to chair The contributions supported presidential and senate dining committees. Melvin Laird urges House members to assess constitutional duties by March 15 on impeachment. Rodine expects a Judiciary Committee report by April.
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Dobrovic
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Carnation Co
U.S
George L. Hart
Senate House
H. Everett Olson
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
House
Laird
Peter W. Rodine
Judiciary Committee
Wyoming to Phased Out Dump Amid Rat Eradication
Wyoming County plans to phase out a large 15 year old dump on Big Branch Mountain near Hanover. Bluefield exterminators will poison rats to prevent scavengers after closure. Bailey said green boxes in Hanover Coal Mountain will curb dumping while county trucks service boxes twice weekly.
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Wyoming County
William W. Bailey
Big Branch Mountain
Hanover
Bluefield
Bailey
Big Branch
Hanover Coal Mountain
Courthouse Activity Records Transfers and Marriages
Mercer County clerk records show one property transfer and two marriage applications on Wednesday. The deed transfers Bluefield property from Mr and Mrs Stanley Roskowski to Josephine Chernutan for 1000 dollars. Marriage applicants include Tracy Weiss and Rebecca L Payne of Princeton and Maynard L Dunn Jr of Maryville Tennessee and Margaret Lee Hensley of
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Mercer County Clerk's Office
Stanley Roskowski
Josephine Chernutan
Bluefield
Tracy Weiss
Rebecca L. Payne
Princeton
Maynard L. Dunn, Jr
Maryville
Tenn
Margaret Lee Hensley
Guard Presents Musical Program at Trinity United Methodist Church
A Christmas musical program by the Bluefield Old Guard was held Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church on College Avenue. Directed by Mack K. Tabor, the event featured J. Gilmer Foley singing One Day and a duo by Mack K. Tabor and Mrs. Eugene Winzenrith Star of the East. About 50 attended, including 37 Old Guard members, with new officers to assume duties January 2, 1974, and no meeting next week due to holidays.
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Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity United Methodist Church
College Avenue
Mack K. Tabor
J. Gilmer Foley
Eugene Winzenrith
Old Guard
Jim H. Catron
G. E. Warner
J. A. Tabor
F. A. Farley
Estell Tabor
L. EK. Hambrick
G. J. Truitt
R. P. Harman
Lester H. Carper
H. E. Say
Coal Company Funds Scholarships for SVCC Mining Program
The Coal Company of Lexington, Kentucky contributed $3,000 to Southwest Virginia Community College for two $500 mining technology scholarships. Full time students in the program will be eligible, with applications open to current enrollees and newcomers for winter quarter. Contact Thurston Strunk or Brenda Smith at 964-4027 for details.
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Island Creek. Coal Company
Lexington
Southwest Virginia Community College
Thurston Strunk
Brenda Smith
Tazewell Woman Hospitalized After Route 61 Crash
A 33 year old Tazewell Virginia woman Peggy Sue Pruitt was hospitalized after being struck by a late model pickup on State Route 61 near Tazewell. Joyce Mae Asbury 22 of Tazewell drove the vehicle and the victim stepped from a bus onto the highway. She was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium in intensive care for broken bones and possible internal injuries as Trooper C G Edwards investigates.
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Tazewell
Virginia
Peggy Sue Pruitt
Rt. 3
Joyce Mae Asbury
Bluefield Sanitarium
C. G. Edwards
Duvall Earns Master of Arts Degree at Emory
Roger Warren Duvall, son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Duvall of 2319 Wythe Avenue Bluefield has completed the course requirements for the Master of Arts degree at Emory University in Atlanta Ga The degree will be formally awarded at June commencement exercises.
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Roger Warren Duvall
Robert W. Duvall
Wythe Avenue
Bluefield
Emory University
Atlanta
Bluefield Waives Garbage Pickup For Christmas Week
Bluefield City offices closed Monday and Tuesday as regular trash collection pauses for Christmas. Garbage routes resume Wednesday. Virginia Bluefield maintains Monday pickup while Tuesday is skipped and combined with Wednesday. Property owners must clear sidewalks per town ordinance.
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