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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1981
Page
3
Funeral services announced for B H Johnston 70 of Princeton after long illness with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Also listed are services for Mrs Clyde Roberts and numerous other local deaths with Funeral Home notices, call times, and pallbearers across Mercer and surrounding counties.
Mrs. H. Hammond Pride a former Bluefield resident and founder of Bluefield young readers library program died at 54 in Louisville Tennessee after a long illness. She earned a Wesley College English degree in 1949 and worked nine years as a child psychologist at Helen Ross McNabb Center. Her work included developing new testing procedures to aid academic achievement and she started the first children library lending program in Bluefield. She leaves two sons, a sister, a brother and four grandchildren. service was at Mann Funeral Home Knoxville with memorials to East Tennessee Children's Hospital Cancer Unit.
Lee M. Barrett of Bluefield was cited for running a red light after a two vehicle crash at the South Mercer Street and Bluefield Avenue intersection. Ronald W. Goodman of Bluefield drove a Buick that collided with Barrett’s pickup. Goodman’s car was a total loss while Barrett’s truck sustained about 1500 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported. Officer T W Jones investigated.
The Independent Order of St Luke's Lodge hosts its annual Christmas party at Mt. Zion Baptist Church tonight at 7 p.m. Members gather for fellowship and seasonal celebration.
Public notice from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph details publication structure, postal details, and subscription rates including West Virginia zones and home delivery pricing. It lists mailing addresses, circulation verification, and roster for postmasters and representatives.
Velma Tucker Orton 90 of 1610 W Main St Princeton died in a Bluefield hospital Friday after a short illness. Funeral at Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road at 2 p.m. Dr C H Patterson to officiate with burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Born Morganfield Ky daughter of James Andrew and Elizabeth Cush Tucker. Lived West Virginia 64 years, lifelong Baptist. Survived by husband four months, two daughters Elizabeth Feuchtenberger Bluefield and Virginia Kozak State College Pa, two granddaughters five grandsons two great grandchildren. Pallbearers to be family members.
A Pacific storm inland Sunday killed three people and dumped heavy rain and floodwaters across eight northern California counties. Shasta County reported 40 flooded homes. Eureka and Monte Rio saw major street and road flooding. a 76-year-old fisherman died aboard a 25-foot vessel after a 12-foot wave. An 88-year-old man died crossing a wet street in Cotati. Authorities warned more rain from an Oregon storm but expected no major worsening.
Medford Oregon. Mercy Flights founder George Milligan leads volunteer pilots in a non profit air ambulance service that has ferried 6500 patients over three decades. The group operates from Medford Jackson County Airport with up to 30 medical staff, all volunteers, and carries minimal gear on missions to higher levels of care.
Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne was to appear at a housing project when Frederic Mack, 58, a tailor, was arrested for unlawful use of a loaded .32 caliber revolver and news clippings about her. He posted 100 cash bond and is due in court January 6. Mack cited personal reasons for carrying the weapon and was released.
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