Bangla Desh Leaders Return Amid Heroic Welcome in Dacca
Crowds cheered Bangla Desh leaders as they landed in Dacca after exile in India. Acting President Islam and other ministers faced a chaotic scene as Indian troops struggled to control the crowd. Sheik Mujibur Rahman remained detained in West Pakistan as hopes for his return grew amid talks on prisoner repatriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacca
Bangla Desh
India
Syed Nazrul Islam
Tajuddin Ahmed
Khandker Mushtaque Ahmed
A.H.M. Kamaruzzaman
Mohammad Mansoor Ali
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
West
Pakistan
East
Islam
East Bengal
Pakistan Army
Awami League
Sheik
Mujib
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
West Pakistan
Governor Moore Extends Christmas Greetings to West Virginians
Governor Arch A Moore Jr and Mrs Moore issue a Christmas message to West Virginians. They express sincere wishes for a joyful holiday and hope the season strengthens faith and brings peace and goodwill to all. They also extend best wishes for a prosperous and happy 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore Opens I-79 Segments in West Virginia
Gov Arch A Moore Jr cut rib bons in Braxton and Lewis counties and increased I-79 open mileage to 40 miles. He opened the Sutton to Gassaway stretch and a 20 mile northern segment at Lost Creek by helicopter. With a contract let the 140 mile Pennsylvnia line to Kanawha County section is now bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
W. Va
Arch A. Moore Jr
Braxton
Lewis
Moore
Gassaway
Lost Creek
Pennsylvania Line
Kanawha County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Inc establishes regional services
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its long standing publication details and staff connections. It notes the paper’s AP affiliation and listing of rates, circulation audit, and advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Bute
Mathews Shannon
Deaths and Funerals
Alva Lee Bright 83 of Princeton died at home after a long illness. Retired Norfolk and Western conductor and church member, survived by wife Bertha and children across several states. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. in George W. Seaver Chapel with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Call today 5 to 9 p.m. for viewing. Also listed Mrs. John H. Fisher 74 of Hackettstown died after a long illness. services Friday in Hackettstown with burial in Pequest Union Cemetery. She leaves husband, daughter, son and many siblings and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Lee Bright
Hines Ave
Princeton
Fairview
N.C
Tobias and
Jennie Martin Bright
Norfolk and Western Railway
Princeton First Church of God
Princeton Old Guard
Jaeger
Bertha Lockhart Bright
David
Marie) Law
Indianapolis
Ind
Ernest Lee Bright
Sardince
Ohio
Woodrow Bright
Bethal
Harold Bright
Lancaster
Calif
Lloyd Bright
Mullens
Pierce Bright
London
Anistoat
Albert Bright
George W. Seaver
Cecil Watson
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
John H. Fisher
Hackettstown
N.J
Montcalm
Metzler
Pequest Union Cemetery
Great Meadows
Alice Bailey Oblinger
Lucille Bailey
Fred J. Bailey
Natlie Riggs
John H. Fisher, Jr
Edith Mitchell
Durhing
Ann Shrader
Margaret Company
Freeman
Hazel Bailey
Elkins
Altha J. Driver
Mary C. Bones
Raymond C. Bailey
Fredericksburg
Howard Bailey
Loraine, Ohio
Sizemore Rites Held for Davy Resident
Mrs. W M Etta Sizemore 78 of Davy died after a long illness in a Welch hospital. Survived by daughter Helen Ruth Sizemore and sister Mrs W E Hopkins. Service held at First Church of God Davy with Rev Claude Oliver and Rev Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. Pallbearers named. Funeral home Fanning Welch in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M
Etta) Sizemore
Davy
Welch
Joseph Belle Cooper
Davy First Church of God
Bill Sizemore
Helen Ruth Sizemore
W. E. Hopkins
Fanning Funeral Home
First Church of God
Randall Beverly
Daisy Price Yates, Virginia resident, dies after long illness
Daisy Price Yates aged 71 of Honaker Virginia died Wednesday in a Lebanon hospital after a long illness. She was survived by her husband Everett and James L. Price and Nancy Dye Price. The widow leaves seven daughters and six sons, plus 49 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Owens Funeral Home Chapel in Honaker with three ministers officiating. Burial followed at Lockhart family cemetery near Honaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Price Yates
Honaker
Lebanon
James L
Nancy Dye Price
Everett Price
Gaynell Stump
Varnie Mae Honaker
Margie Honaker
Chartene Hess
Lois Flower
Knoxville
Tenn
Alice Kespner
Kingsport
Ann Cumbow
Bristol
Carl Yates
Clovis Yates
Gilmer Yates
St. Petersburg
Fla
Everett Yates, Jr
Jacksonville
Hubert Yates
Clarence Yates
Pearlie Price
Bluefield
Deacon Price
DeLattree Price
Tazewell
Owens Funeral Home Chapel
Walter Breeding
Thurman Honaker
Kyle Hubbard
Lockhart Family
Robert Lee Bowman obituary notice from Virginia
Robert Lee Bowman 54 of Rt 2 North Tazewell Va died at home Tuesday morning after a long illness. He worked for Sealy Mattress Co Bluefield Va. Survived by five sisters Mrs Charlie Browning Tiptop Va Mrs Grady Bilyeu and Mrs Carl Hosey of Detroit Mich Mrs Joe Rojas of Orlando Fla and Mrs Irvy Carr of Roanoke Va and one brother Cronan Bowman Tiptop Va. Services held at 11 am in Greever Funeral Chapel Tazewell with Rev Allen Crotty officiating. Burial in Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Tazewell Rd. Funeral home held until the hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Bowman
Rt. 2
North Tazewell
Sealy Mattress Company
Bluefield
Charlie Browning
Tiptop
Grady Bilyeu
Carl Hosey
Detroit
Mich
Joe Rojas
Orlando
Fla
Irvy Carr
Roanoke
Crona
Mrs Jettie Reynolds 79 of Martinsville dies at home
Mrs. Jettie Elizabeth Dillon Reynolds 79 of 1126 South Askin Martinsville dies at home Wednesday. Born in Patrick County Virginia she was widow of Nile F Reynolds and mother of six daughters and a son. Service and entombment planned at Roselawn Abbey with Stone Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jettie E. Reynolds
Jettie Elizabeth Dillon Reynolds
South Askin St
Martinsville
McDowell
Patrick County
John Hellem
Hattie Smith Dillon
Nile F. Reynolds
Carlyne R. Bowles
Mable R. Keith
Margaret R. Reed
Amogen
Roselawn Abbey
Stone Funeral Home
Walter A. Lankford of Cedar Bluff Dies in Richlands Hospital
Walter A. Lankford age 53 of Cedar Bluff Va died Wednesday morning in a Richlands Va hospital after an illness Born in Tazewell he was the son of the late Albert and Cindy Florence Lankford He is survived by his widow Kathy Lankford seven daughters five sons three sisters three brothers and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Mullins Funeral Home in Richlands with the funeral home to be notified after 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Lankford
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Tazewell
Albert
Cindy Florence Lankford
Kathy Lankford
Larry Vancy
Doran
Sarah Lankford
Lynchburg
Judy Ann
Deanna Faye
Sharon Lynn
Daisy May
Hazel Florence Lankford
Leslie
Lloyd Lankford
Alexandria
Fonzie Eugene
Danny Ray
Rufus Scott Lankford
Wilma Jean Meadows
Goldie Bowman
Jenny Lankford
Date City
Fla
Junior Lankford
Roy
Perry Lankford
Date
Obituary of Jay Robins of Bluefield West Virginia
Jay Robins 73 of 1116 Highland Avenue Bluefield died Wednesday in a Bluefield hospital from natural causes. Born in Lebanon Virginia he was a son of the late John and Louise Robins and retired foreman for West Virginia Armature Co. He belonged to the Mormon Church. Survived by Janie Iveson Robins of Bluefield two daughters Rosaline Holcomb Bluefield Martha Taylor Baltimore Maryland one son Billy Joe Robins Bluefield one stepson Wallace Yates North Tazewell Virginia three half sisters Zadie Burley Grundy Cox Lebanon Virginia three more sisters Elizabeth McCracklin Richmond Virginia Nellie Chaffin and Maggie Robins Lebanon Virginia. Friends may call Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield 4 to 9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Robins
Highland Avenue
Bluefield
Lebanon
John and
Louise Robins
West Virginia Armature Co
Mormon Church
Janie Iveson Robins
Richard
Rosaline) Holcomb
William A
Hawkins Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Tosh
Funeral services are held today at 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Chapel Bluefield with Rev Paul Houston officiating for 74 year old Mrs Katie Tosh of 404 Frederick Street Bluefield Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Pallbearers are T S Kimberlin John H Hearn Hunter Smith and Hylbert McClung
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tosh
Katie
Frederick St
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Paul Houston
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
T. S. Kimberlin
John H. Hearn
Hunter Smith
Hylbert McClung
Mrs Mildred Fields Obituary Notice
Mrs Mildred Fields 41 of 201 Montrose Street Bluefield Virginia died Wednesday night in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Dudley Mortuary Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Fields
Montrose St
Bluefield
Dudley Mortuary
Reinstated Princeton Officer Reversed by Court
Mercer County Circuit Court Judge F Morton Wagner upheld the dismissal of Princeton police officer Emmett Anderson, reversing a Civil Service Commission order for reinstatement and back pay. The ruling supports Police Chief Alfred Lucas and City Manager Ira Southern, with Anderson’s next step potentially appealing to the State Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Pedneau
Princeton Police Civil Service Commission
Princeton
Emmett Anderson
Mercer County
F. Morton Wagner
Alfred Lucas
Ira Southern
Anderson
Wagner
Lucas
W. Oris Barton
State Supreme Court
John P. Anderson
Mother Jailed in Beating of Three Year Old Boy
Brenda O Scammell 25 of East River Mountain and her boyfriend Bernard Jeep Neal 26 were arrested in Mercer County on assault and battery charges for beating a three year old boy who has facial bruises and back welts. The child is at Princeton Community Hospital with his sister placed in welfare custody. Neal posted 1000 bond and will appear January 5 before Justice of the Peace Jim Belcher. Scammell remained in jail. Investigation continues by the sheriff's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mercer County
Brenda O. Scammell
East River Mountain
Bernard
Jeep) Neal
Princeton Community Hospital
Neal
Justice of the Peace
Jim Belcher
Princeton
Scammell
E. R
Shorty) Simons
Mercer County Sheriffs Department
State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Bob Baughman
Sheriff's Department
4 Hers Host Yale Vespers Christmas Program
The Bluefield Community Center 4-H Club organized the annual Christmas vesper with guest Joyce Rozzell on the theme What Is Christmas. Music included West Virginia Hills and carols. readings and poems were presented by club members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrie Smalls
4-H
Cynthia Rankin
Rhonda Zigler
Ronald Zigler
David Alexander
Diane Perry
Bryant Perry
Edith Hicks
Anna Scott
K. C. Lovejoy
James Carter
Emma White
Princeton Street Paving Program Completes at $112 724 62
The 1971 Princeton Street Paving Program total cost was 112 724 62, below initial engineer estimates. Underwood Brothers Construction Company completed repaving on 11 city streets, with residents later paying frontage assessments after a public hearing date set for February 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Street
Princeton City Hall
Princeton
Underwood Brothers Construction Company
City of
W. Robert Carr
Carr
Ester Forrest
Hale Avenue
N. Ninth St
N. Eighth St
Oliver Ave
Park Ave
Mercer
Straley
South Ninth St
Walnut St
Wickham Ave
Devalued Dollar Stays Strong in Foreign Markets
In London and Tokyo the devalued dollar remains above parity as ministers in Washington realign currencies. Dealers cite low trading, no buyback surge, and expectations the shift will wait until after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Washington
United States
Europe
U.S
London
Regional Board Seeks Federal Aid For Mercer County ILS Project
Federal Aviation Administration forwards Mercer County Court's request for up to 200000 dollars to fund an instrument landing system at Mercer County Airport. The project includes glide slope work, obstruction removal, VASI and REIL for Runway 25, and a partial parallel taxiway with local funding matched by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Administration Department of Transportation
Washington
Mercer County
FAA
James Kee
D-W. Va
Kee Field
Wyoming
Appalachian Regional Commission
Flight Service Station
FSS
Bluefield
Mercer
Princeton Man Killed in Florida Pedestrian Crash
Henry Lacy Richards 57 of Princeton was struck by a car while walking along a highway in Ocala Florida and died. He was born in Shady Springs to Thomas E. and Roxie Munsey Richards. Survived by a sister Mrs Alfred Hammonds and half-brother D W Duncan. Service set for Friday at George W Seaver Chapel with burial in Crawford Cemetery Greasy Ridge Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ocala
Fla
Funeral Home
Henry Lacy Richards
Shady Springs
Thomas E
Roxie Munsey Richards
Alfred Hammonds
D. W. Duncan
Beckley
Defense Moves To Quash Indictment In McDowell Case
Defense motions to quash an indictment against McDowell County Sheriff Jack L. Christian were heard in McDowell County Intermediate Court Welch before Special Judge A C Cunningham. The true bill names Christian Deputy Lee Kennedy former Deputy J D Baker and former office deputy Leslie Henry in alleged embezzlement and false expense entries totaling alleged misappropriation of county and state funds. Hearings continued to January 12 with additional defense testimony scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Jack L. Christian
A. C. Cunningham
Welch
Christian
Lee Kennedy
J. D. Baker
Leslie Henry
West Virginia
Kennedy
Tennessee
Baker
Henry
Rent Hikes Set By Wylie Forecast Forty Percent Rise
The commission proposes extra rent increases for capital improvements and hardship cases while all landlords get a 2.5 percent automatic rise to cover higher operating costs. Grayson notes costs exceed 2.5 percent, allowing pass through of taxes and municipal levies, except gas and electricity. The base rent and rules vary by lease type, with 30 days notice required for new increases and exemptions for industrial, farm, commercial, and locally controlled rents. Government and college housing to be treated separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie
Commission
Grayson
Cost of Living Council
Caribou Overcoat From Oily Hairy Hide Described
An oily hide coated with air filled hairs forms a heavy winter overcoat for the caribou. This natural insulation helps the animal endure extreme cold by trapping air and providing a protective covering.
Temperatures Around Nation Weather Brief
Washington AP reports National Weather Service data for a 12 hour high, an 18 hour low, and a 24 hour precipitation total ending at 7 p.m. The bulletin summarizes regional temperature extremes and rainfall across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Weather Service
Letter Confirms Missing Husband Alive After Years
Mrs Kushner gains first direct proof her husband is alive through a letter received after years. Captured Tabor says three food packages sent to him have a mixed fate with one unopened return marked UNCLAIMED. Two other boxes sent since last Christmas have not been returned, offering faint hope to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
London Fire Station Calls Rise to Seventy-Five Thousand Annually
London fire service reports 115 stations handling about 75 000 emergency calls each year, reflecting steady demand across the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Yale
By Ken’ Hilling
ILS
Princetonian
Florida
Organ Service Factory
Technican
E. Cumberland Road
Albany
Jaxville
Amilo
K'n. City
Ash'vil
Key West
Atlanta
Lit. Rock
Bir ‘Ham
Los
Bism
Lou’vile
Me'phis
Boston
M. Beach
Buffalo
C. Hat‘as
N.ort
N_ York
Charlot
Phila
Phoenix
Chicago
Virginia
Eagles Club
Pon Dash
the Uniques Membe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!