Welfare Board Restores Part of Budget Puts Off Work
The board unofficially agreed to restore about 150000 of the 3.3 million cut from the Welfare Department budget. Official action is expected next week as members reconvene after a closed session with Secretary of State Joe F Burdett. Major items pending include the State Road Commission and West Virginia University budgets ahead of the January 13 legislature convening.
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Joe F. Burdett
Lgislature
W. Bernard Smith
Hulett Smith
W. W. Barron
Congress
State Road Commission
West Virginia University
Lakers deny Wilt Chamberlain trade report
AP reports a TV sportscaster claimed Wilt Chamberlain was traded from the Warriors to the Lakers for 375000 dollars and Dick Barnett. Lakers GM Lou Mohs says he spoke with owner Robert Short and the deal had not been confirmed.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers
Wilt
National Basketball Association
Ogue
Jim Healy
Kabc-Tv
Warriors
Chamberlain
Dick Barnett
Lou Mohs
Lakers
Robert Short
Short
Minneapolis
Post Office Groundbreaking Set for Richmond
Post master General John A. Gronouski will break ground next week for Richmonds new central post office. He will take part in ceremonies at 11 am December 31 to honor retiring Representative J Vaughan Gary at the Hotel John Marshall at 12 30 pm.
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Richmond, Va
John A. Gronouski
Richmond
Central Post Office
J. Vaughan Gary
D-Va
Ee Ae
John Marshall
Christmas Vesper Service Set Friday at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church at 1325 invites the community to a Christmas vesper service this Friday at 5 p.m. featuring Dr. W. Malcolm Fuller as pastor and special music by Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Smith, with a candle lighting at the close.
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First Baptist Church
Fami
W. Malcolm Fuller
Robert S. Smith
Smith
Bluefield College
Santa’s ponies get parking tickets in Winchester
In Winchester Kentucky two ponies were ticketed for parking when Carl Dennis tied them to two meters to show them to a potential buyer. Each saddle bore a neatly tucked parking ticket as he returned.
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Winchester
Santa
Carl Dennis
Virginia Firm Plans Motel Near LBJ Ranch in Texas
Stonewall rancher Erwin Lindig sold 18 acres near the LBJ Ranch to Richard Sturgill of Chilhowie Virginia for about 5400 dollars. A sign promising Another Rainbow Hotel restaurant to be built on this site is posted near a Lutheran church. Construction may be affected by a state park designation on part of the site.
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Stonewall, Tex
Stonewall
President Johnson
LBJ
Virginia
Erwin Lindig
Richard Sturgill
Chilhowie
Lindig
State Parks and Wildlife Commission
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
U. S. 290
City
Fredericksburg
Stonewall Motel
Farm Production Down From 1963
West Virginia farmers harvested almost 49 million dollars in crops in 1964, over two million less than 1963. Apple and wheat output rose, apples by 15 percent and wheat by 9 percent, while tobacco fell 21 percent. Acreage harvested totaled 800 thousand, up from 80 thousand acres a year earlier.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U. S. Agriculture Departments
Mail Rate Increase Sought by President for Mail Classes
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski said President Johnson will ask Congress to raise rates for second and third class mail. He called the increase modest and provided no figures. Second class covers newspapers and magazines while third class is mainly advertising matter.
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Johnson City
Tex
John A. Gronousk
Johnson
Congress
Gronouski
Radio Telephone Link Between Peking and Algiers
A direct radio telephone service was established Wednesday between Peking and Algiers, according to a broadcast cited by the New China News Agency.
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Tokyo
Peking
Algiers
New
China News Agency
Virginia and West Virginia Weather Outlook
The Associated Press reports cloudy mild conditions across Virginia and West Virginia. Expect drizzle or light rain in southeast Virginia and lighter showers in the west with temperatures from the mid forties to midsixties and a cooler finish by Friday night.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Alta Man Killed As Cars Collide In West Virginia
A headon collision on U S 60 near Alloy West Virginia left Ronald Bowe 35 of Alta dead and Benny Crook Shanks of Glen Ferris hospitalized for observation. Police said the men were returning from work.
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ALLOY
W.va
U.S. 60
Here
Ronald Bowe
Alta
Greenbrier
Benny Crookshanks
Glen Ferris
Huntington pair linked to shooting of Marine recruiter and string of robberies
Detectives tied two youths to the Dec. 9 Huntington shooting of Marine Sgt. Richard Canton after they admitted robbing a victim of $40, a watch and a jacket then leaving him bleeding and restrained with wallpaper. They described a spree including arcade and tavern robberies and a car theft in multiple states before a Kentucky beating.
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Copeland
Berry College
Rome
Richard Canton
Huntington
Fields
Tennessee
North
Georgia
Kentucky
FBI
William Henley Walden
Lexington
Stanford
Break-in at Beck's Beauty Shop Tied to Nearby Thefts
Property valued at 572 dollars stolen in a break-in at Beck's Beauty Shop 1905 Wythe Ave. A window to an alley was forced and an inside door broken. Missing items include 20 dollars cash and 552 dollars worth of beauty aides. Counts Automotive Supply reported a break-in and Asco Supply an attempted one with no loss. Cecil G. Earls reported two hub caps stolen from a downtown Bluefield parked car.
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Beck
Wythe Ave
Counts Automotive Supply
Asco Supply
Cecil G. Earls
Bluefield
Evansville Holds No 1 Cage Position
Evansville College Purple Aces retain the No 1 ranking in the Associated Small College Basketball poll. They led with 119 points from 11 of 12 first place votes, while Grambling Tigers had 85. High Point rose to eighth with Rockhurst dropped from the top ten.
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Associated Care
Aces
Grambling Tigers
High Point College of North Carolina
Grambling
Winstenalem
Pan-American
Wittenberg
Fresno State
Southern Illinois
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Akron
Youngstown
Rockhurst
Nicklaus Tops Palmer in 1964 PGA Earnings Race
In 1964 Jack Nicklaus won the PGA money title with $113,284.50, narrowly edging Arnold Palmer who earned $113,203.37. Both stars surpassed $100,000 and each competed in 24 PGA events this season.
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Dunedin
Fla
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Professional Golfers Association
PGA
Nicklaus
Palmer
Bob Hope’s Troupe Ends Bangkok Stop With Royal Audience
Comedian Bob Hope and his troupe wrapped up a Bangkok stop performing before the king and queen, entertaining more than 4,000 servicemen at the midway point of his 13th annual Christmas tour. The troupe heads next to South Vietnam.
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Thailand
Bob Hope
South
Viet Nam
Hopewell Adopts Compulsory School Attendance Law
The Hopewell City Council approved a compulsory school attendance law effective next September. It requires children ages 7 to 16 to attend school, as Virginia repeals compulsory schooling against school integration.
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Hopewell, Va
Hopewell
Virginia
World Helps Quad's Father Finds Christmas Joy
Rev Willie Grant Lyons father of newborn quads in Murfreesboro City area faced tough odds with a leaky house and $28 a month preaching. Neighbors across America and from Turkey to Japan sent over 1500 pieces of mail and about $12 000 in donations to support the Lyons family as a committee of local farmers and professionals oversees the relief effort.
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Maury City
Tenn
Willie Grant Lyons
New Bre & Og
Lyons
America
Globe
Manly City
Turkey
Canada
Japan
South America
Mittee
Bates
Maine State
Raritan Club
Tennessee
Welfare Unit Pays For Unused Rent
The State Welfare Department is out 1125 for rental of a building it never occupied. The lease was signed last July for office space but canceled after questions about who would pay for necessary alterations. The owner Dorothy L. Snodgrass lacked funds for alterations. a 60 day clause sustains payments through mid February. The federal government will cover 528 of the total.
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Charleston
State Welfare Department
W. Bernard
Department
Smith
Dorothy L. Snodgrass
College Students To Lead Services At Bramwell Church
Bramwell Methodist Church will have morning worship led by college students on Sunday December 27 in observance of Student Recognition Day. Participants include Wilson Tabor Emory Henry College Emory Virginia Edmunds Marshall University Huntington Settle Concord College Gibson McLains Business College Sharon Belcher Eisele Stae Joyce Ann Liddle Business College Roanoke Virginia Donald Plena It and Paul Shrader seniors at Bramwell High School will usher.
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Bramwell Methodist Church
Wilson Tabor
Emory Henry College
Emory
Community Antenna System Traded in Regional Move
Los Angeles AP reports the Bluefield West Virginia community antenna system was sold in a deal involving Lycoming TV Cable Corp of Williamsport Pennsylvania. National General Corp subsidiary acquired the Bluefield system in the business maneuver.
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Los Angeles
Bluefield
W. Va
Lycoming TV Cable Corp
Williamsport
National General Corp
National General Acc
Bluefield Sys
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and Nearby States
Obituaries list Oscar Johnson and Henry Burress among others with details of birth, families, and burial sites. Included are Alex Bordwine and Donna Posey among the deceased, with funeral arrangements at Macedonia Church, Hurst Scott Funeral Home, Burns Wornal Chapel, and Riffe's Funeral Chapel.
Obituary of William H Harvey of Winston-Salem
William Howard Harvey 35 died Wednesday at his Winston-Salem home. Survivors include his wife Imogene Thompson Harvey and four children Delilah Ann Richard Allen William Howard Jr. plus his parents and siblings. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Cravens Funeral Chapel Bluewell with burial Woodlawn Cemetery.
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William Howard Harvey
Winston-Salem
N. C
William C. Harvey
Duhling
Imogene Thompson Harvey
Delilah
Ann
Richard Allen
William Howard Harvey Jr
Herbert H. Harvey
Nellie Gay Moses
Lashmeet
Cravens Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Glennard Quessenberry
Woodlawn
Death of 3 year old Billy Wayne Meade in Virginia
The three year old Billy Wayne Meade, son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Meade of Drill Virginia, died Tuesday in a Charlottesville hospital. He is survived by two brothers Donald and Michael Meade of the home, maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Leonard Fuller and paternal grandfather Willie Meade of Honaker Virginia. The funeral was held Friday at 11 am at the home of Junior Fuller in Drill with burial in Fuller Cemetery. The body was moved from Honaker Funeral Home to the Fuller residence.
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Oscar Franklin Johnson
Red Ash
Jimmie Johnson
Bluefield
Mary Carter Johnson
Thenia White Johnson
Helen Yeary
Richlands
Betty Vincent
San Diego
Calif
Mary Nelson
Marvin, Va
Delcia Bass
Norfolk
Imogene Herbert
Cleveland
Ohio
Mavis Johnson
Otis Johnson
Raven, Va
Curtis Johnson
Keen Mountain
Dennis
Tommy
Jerry
Douglas Johnson
Macedonia Church
Red Oak Ridge
Henry
Bud) Burress
Cedar Bluff
Bristol
Tazewell County
John and
Matilda Earls Burress
Carrie Crockett Burress
Helen Whitt
Spencer, Ohio
Howard Taylor
Maxwell, Va
Stanford Colley
Clifton Forge
Albert Basham
Cam Rasnick
Cdar Bluff
Pearl Shaw
Pearlsburg
M. W
George Burress
James Burress
Pounding Mill
Bernard Burress
Doran
Luther Burress
Yukon
Bill Burress
Roanoke
Fora Whitt
War
Dora Hooker
Sarah Shortridge
Hurst- Scott Funeral Chapel
Keither Blevins
Burress Family Cemetery
Billy Wayne Meade
Tommy Meade
Drill
Charlottesville
Donald
Michael Meade
Leonard Fuller
Willie Meade
Honaker
Junior Fuller
Fuller Cemetery
Honaker Funeral Home
Fuller
Final rites set for Olney Hale Thorn former Princeton athlete
Obituary notes Olney Hale Thorn 63 former Princeton athlete died of a heart attack Monday at his Long Beach California home. Service scheduled Thursday at 2 30 p.m. in the George W Seaver Chapel with Dr Herbert Parks officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers listed Harold Stafford McDonald Rice Karl Woods Hode White Hedrick Bonham Karnes Hoge. Friends may call at the mortuary after 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Olney Hale Thorn
Princeton
Long Beach
Calif
George W. Seaver
Herbert Parks
Oakwood Cemetery
Harold Stafford
McDonald Rice
Karl Woods
Hode White
Hedrick Bonham
Karnes Hoge
Funerals for William Oscar Vandyk and Cosby L Donley
William Oscar Vandyk of Route 1 Pounding Mill Virginia dies and funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 p m at Pounding Mill Branch Church of God conducted by Rev Neal Webb and Rev Harlow Barton with burial in the family cemetery. Donley Cosby L of 1440 Main Street Princeton Virginia dies and funeral rites are Thursday at 11 a m in Burns Wornal Chapel with burial in Smith Cemetery on New Hope Road. Grandsons and nephews are pallbearers and granddaughters and nieces carry flowers. pallbearers also from Matoaka Moose Lodge. Bailey Funeral Home Matoaka handles arrangements.
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William Oscar
Pounding Mill
Donley
Cosby L
Main St
Princeton
Burns Wornal
Clayton D. Sweet
Smith Cemetery
New Hope Road
Jal
Monte Vista Park
Matoaka Moose Lodge
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
De Gaulle Heads to Colombey Home for Christmas
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle left Wednesday for his country estate at Colombey les deux Eglises to spend Christmas away from the capital.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Colombey Les Deux Eglises
Rusk urges action on aid as world danger zones cited
Rusk warns that certain civilian aid kinds are not feasible without effective administration to implement them. He cites South Viet Nam and the Congo as major danger areas where Communist China poses a threat.
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Rusk
South
Viet Nam
The
Congo
China
Fire Stricken Lafferty Family Gathers Hope in Arkansas
In Lepanto Arkansas the Lafferty family begins to recover after a pre dawn fire killed five siblings and left seven children alive. The surviving family settles in a Marked Tree area home and receives aid from Elder Paul Earnhart and local church groups as Christmas cheer returns and work starts for Darrell Lafferty.
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Lepanto
Ark
Darrell Lafferty
Lafferty
Poinsett County
Paul Barnhart
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Caraway
Earnhart
Re-Armament Meet Planned at Welch Armory
Bluefield Police Chief Bill Winters is among guest speakers at the Moral Re-Armament conferences at Welch Armory December 27 to 30. A Sunday parade through downtown Welch at 6 30 p m precedes the first conference with Welch Mayor W P Swope opening and Richard Rusty Wailes as keynote speaker.
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Bluefield
Bill Winters
Welch Armory
Welch
McDowell
Mercer County
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
New York
Michigan
Massachusetts
W. P. Swope
Richard “Rusty” Wailes
Peace Corps Group to Malawi Arrives December
Blantyre Malawi group of 105 Peace Corps volunteers will land December 2, according to Peace Corps headquarters. This marks the fifth U.S. volunteer group to go to Malawi since the Peace Corps began under President Kennedy in 1961.
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Malawi
Blantyre
Peace Corps
U.S
John F. Kennedy
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