Livestock Sales Report From Narrows and Bluegrass Market
A detailed rundown of Saturday sales shows hogs at Narrows Market selling a butcher sow for 34.75 per hundred and various beef, veal, lamb, and calf lots with prices across weights. Bluegrass Market Inc in Lewisburg totaled 11,510.98 with 60 head sold to 60 buyers, including cows, stockers, heifers, steers, calves, and hogs with multiple price ranges.
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Narrows
Bluegrass Market Inc
Lewisburg
Gasoline Shortage Sparks Battle Over Independent Dealers
Industry figures like George Ryan and regional dealer Bill Mendenhall dispute a broad oil shortage claim, arguing only limited supplies and reallocations exist while Gulf’s Bryant Ragan says some stations are unprofitable amid high investment costs and declining sales.
Yale Service Planned at Cooper Church
The Mill Creek Baptist Sunday School in Cooper will present Light and Peace tonight at 7 30 p m with Mary Buchanan as narrator. Rev James Bradley serves as pastor.
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Mill Creek
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead Note
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists its founding in 1893, publication details, address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, AP affiliation, and subscription rates with West Virginia zones and motor route monthly pricing. It notes advertising reps and circulation bureau association.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews
Shannon & Cullen Telephone
Deaths and Funerals: Burie E Dye Drill Virginia
Burie E Dye 79 of Drill Virginia died Saturday in a Richlands hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner and UMWA Local 1509 member. survived by four daughters three sons two steps three sisters one brother and many grandchildren. Funeral 11 am Tuesday Honaker Funeral Chapel burial Drill. John R McMillon 65 Princeton died Sunday in a Princeton hospital. He was a retired Princeton dry cleaner and Jehovahs Witness. survived by one sister Betty Clowes. Burial arrangements pending.
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Burie E. Dye
Drill
Richlands
Russell County
Charley and
Octavia Wilson Dye
UMWA
Oakwood
Drill Chapel
Gracie Johnson
Myrtle Stiltner
Hester Francis
Cleveland
Ohio
Margaret Lawson
Mount Vernon
Julya Shortt
Cecil Dye
Russell Dye
Holland Dye
Rowe
Basil Thomas
Lewis Thomas
Bertha Dye
Swords Creek
Sarah Nelson
Jewell Ridge
Ethel Coleman
A. H. Dye
Etta Miller
Honaker Funeral Chapel
Ancil Childress
Truell Brown
John R. McMillon
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton
Bristol
John
Laura Morrow McMillen
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Betty Clowes
Walker Shawver 70 Dies After Short Illness in Florida
Walker Davis Shawver 70 of 111 Doak Street Bluefield Virginia died Sunday morning at his winter home in Lakeland Florida after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Virginia.
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Walker Davis Shawver
Doak Street
Bluefield
Lakeland
Fla
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Obituary for Ralph C. Wiley of Lerona and Athens area
Ralph C. Wiley, 64, of Hinton Athens Star Rd Lerona, died Sunday in Princeton hospital after a long illness. Born in Speedway, he was a WWII Army veteran, retired carpenter, and member of Pettry Church of Christ. Survived by wife Lockie Caldwell Wiley, six sons Ralph Jr Arliss Fred Herbert Will, and Peery. two daughters Bertie Ayers Polly Doyle. brother Hense Wiley. 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services at Pettry Church of Christ with Rev. Jim Weston and Rev. Norwood. burial in Wiley Cemetery. Body at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with viewing today 3–9 p.m., removal to church one hour prior to service.
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Ralph C. Wiley
Hinton
Ohio
Herbert Wiley
Ashville
Will Wiley
Athens
Peery Wiley
Lexington
Freeman
Bertie) Ayers
Princeton
Don
Polly) Doyle
Pipestein
Hense S. Wiley
Pettry Church of Christ
Jim Weston
M. F. Norwood
Wiley
Lerona
Obituaries and funeral services for four Princeton area residents
Earl James Collins aged 77 of 214 South Walker Street Princeton Funeral today at 3 p.m. at George W Seaver Funeral Chapel Princeton with Rev Harry Christie officiating. Burial Resthaven Park Cemetery Princeton pallbearers listed. Robert N Casey 63 of Skygusty funeral today 11 a.m. Church of Jesus Christ Skygusty burial Shady Grove Cemetery. Roy Bud Keesling 62 of Princeton funeral today 2 p.m. Burns Wornal Chapel burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield. Louisa Brewster Cottle 44 of Junior Poca funeral today 2 p.m. Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch burial Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield.
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Casey
Robert N
Maybeury
Church of Jesus Christ
Skygusty
Carl Lambert
Shady Grove
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Keesling
Roy
Bud
Willowbrook Road
Princeton
Burns Wornal Chapel
Rev
Roby Belcher
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
Belcher Infant Dies in Welch Hospital
Johnny Willis Belcher Jr., three months old, died Saturday in a Welch hospital after a short illness. Surviving are two brothers Mark and William Belcher. paternal grandparents George and (Name) Belcher. maternal grandparents Everette Marcum. Funeral today at 11 a.m. at Myrtle Valley Old Regular Baptist Church. Rev. Morgan Belcher officiating. Burial at Belcher Mountain Cemetery near Maitland. Fanning Funeral Home, Welch, in charge. Friends may call after 10 a.m. today.
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Belcher Mountain Cemetery
Maitland
Fanning
Narrows Woman Oree Grayson Dies At 51
Oree Grayson Baker 51 of Narrows Virginia died at her home Sunday morning. Survived by husband J D Baker of Narrows son David W Baker Narrows daughter Reta Joyce Merchant College Station Texas mother Nora Mae Gibson Delhi Louisiana brother Hilburn Grayson Tulsa Oklahoma sisters Hazel Newton Grace Newton Delhi and Margaret Tayne Snyder Texas and two grandchildren. Body sent from Riffe's Funeral Home Narrows to Mulhearn Funeral Home Delhi. Burial at Delhi Masonic Cemetery Delhi.
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Oree Grayson, Baker
Narrows
J. D. Baker
David W. Baker
Reta Joyce Merchant
College Station
Tex
Nora Mae Gibson
Delhi
Hilburn Grayson
Tulsa
Okla
Hazel Newton
Grace Newton
Margaret Tayne
Snyder
Riffe
Mulhearn
Delhi Masonic Cemetery
Walter Watson 66 Dies After Long Illness in Princeton
Walter Watson of Rt. 2 Princeton died Sunday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Survives include a son Garland Watson of Columbus Ohio and two daughters Mrs Natlee Thomas of Columbus Ohio and Mrs Ralph Keffer of Princeton.
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Walter Watson
Rt. 2
Princeton
Garland Watson
Columbus
Ohio
Natlee Thomas
Ralph Keffer
Martha Wright of Elk Ridge Dies in Welch Hospital
Mrs. Martha Jane Wright of Elk Ridge McDowell County died Sunday in a Welch hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
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Martha Jane Wright
Elk Ridge
McDowell County
Welch
Sinkford- Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
BHS Teacher Hurt In Wreck In Bluefield Collision
A Bluefield High School teacher was admitted to St Luke's Hospital after a two car crash at Cumberland Road and Washington Street Bluefield. Olga Chapp and her 16 year old son Richard Chapp were in the vehicle. Larry Houle 20 of Bluefield was cited for no operator's license and failure to yield. Damage estimates were over 1000 dollars to the Chapp car and about 400 to Houle's vehicle.
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Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Cumberland Road
Washington Street
Olga Chapp
Richard Hugh Chapp
William E. Aldridge
Chapp
Berland Road
Larry G. Houle
Houle
Aldridge
John McGhee
Buchanan County Obituary for Vanover Family
Harold Nichols chief deputy and deputies Spurlock Blair and Osborne handled arrangements. Vanover, born in Buchanan County, was a son of George and Angie Young Vanover. Survived by sisters Wanda Helen Betty Lou Connie Sue Mae Rebecca Lynn Jessee Lee all of home and six brothers Roger Lee George Garland Jerry David Monroe, all of Hurley. Funeral services at Virginia Funeral in Grundy, Virginia.
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Harold Nichols
Ernest Spurlock
Cecil Blair
Ramie Osborne
Vanover
Buchanan County
George
Angie Young Vanover
Wanda
Helen
Betty Lou
Connie Sue
Mae
Rebecca Lynn
Jessee Lee Vanover
Roger Lee
Garland
Jerry
David
Monroe Vanover
Hurley
Virginia
Grundy
Congress adjourns with voluntary fuel saving urged
Washington AP Congress ends year with no energy bill while urging voluntary fuel saving for a month. Nixon expresses regret but confidence in progress. Senate Democrat Jackson warns no serious damage. Cranston backs rationing. oil producers raise prices. jet fuel diversion plan outlined.
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Washington
Emerge Energy
Nixon
Sen Oe A Jackson
Dash
Congress
Persian Gulf
Federal Energy Office
Department of Defense
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
ABC
Selective Service Boards
Jackson
Iranian official says oil market chaotic amid embargoes
Iranian Finance Minister Marshid Amuzegar on NBC Meet the Press says OPEC avoids a market price as prices swing from auction levels of 17 dollars to 11 12 dollars per barrel. He notes consumer take of seven dollars a barrel covers production about twelve cents and warns oil wealth era is ending and new energy sources are needed. Shah Pahlavi echoes view that oil price chaos burdens poor nations and calls for alternatives.
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Fer
NBC
Meet the Press
Marshid Amuzegar
OPEC
Iran
Israel
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Niavaran Palace
Alcoholism fight budget gap cited in state talk
The article reports a pressed budget for drug and alcoholism programs with three quarters of a million short of the 1969 legislature target. Washington notes funds exist in the general fund but are not allocated to community centers. The Rev Adams proposes higher liquor taxes to finance rehabilitation and rural outreach.
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Washington
Adams
North Carolina
Noted Legal Codes and Local Officials in Mercer County
The notebook survey covers state law on sexual offenses, with a female over 16 and a boy under 16 as a misdemeanor and a male over 16 involved in rape or sexual acts with a girl under 16 or under 10 as a felony. It also reports on local business founders, court service plans, EMT activities, and studies on youth and parental roles, plus foster-home shortages in the county.
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Interpr
State Code
Jerry Hagg
Nathaniel Osborne
Brenda Hightower
Pinnacle Mountain
Emts
Princeton
Calvin Belcher
Mingo County
Clinton Lilly
Jerome Katz
Katz
Lilly
Defect-Spotting Needs More Work By Firms Panel Feels
Washington AP The Consumer Product Safety Commission urges industry to improve in factory defect spotting before products reach consumers. Since May the panel has supervised recalls of nearly five million items such as appliances. Chairman Richard O Simpson says manufacturers must test quality in factories not at home. Abbott of the American Society for Quality Control notes public notice by the commission is new but not worse, with recalls ongoing.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Richard O. Simpson
Simpson
Abbott
American Society For Quality Control
Underwriters Laboratories
Underwriters
Police Shoot Escapee From Kennedy Center
State troopers shot and critically wounded an escapee from the Kennedy Federal Youth Center in Morgantown West Virginia after stopping the car he rode in with a second escapee. The other suspect was injured. both were arrested. Oicles charged with kidnapping murder fugitives. Jones in critical condition. Victim of stabbing Robert Christensen in critical but stable condition.
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Wallingford
Oicles
Jones
Middlesex Memorial Ital
Middletown
Robert T. Christensen
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Meriden
Christensen
Massachusetts
Route 68
Byrd Reopens Cresap Coal Facility in Marshall County
U S Senator Robert Byrd announces the Cresap coal research site will reopen with a $12.9 million contract to convert coal into clean liquid fuel. The project aims for a 36 month timeline and possible start before January 15, with Cresap testing conversion processes for industrial use.
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Cresap
Marshall County
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Byrd
Giles County Life-Saving Squad elects 1974 officers
The Giles County Life-Saving and Rescue Squad announced officers for 1974, naming James W. (Gabby) Johnson of Narrows as president, with Howard Hunter as vice president and Richard Johnston as secretary. Line officers include James L. Johnston, Pearisburg, captain, Steve Davis, Narrows, first lieutenant, Mike Meyer, Narrows, second lieutenant, and Larry Lafon, Pearlsburg, sergeant. The Christmas dinner was attended by squad members and families, with local officials and guests.
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Giles County
James W
Gabby) Johnson
Narrows
Joe Shrader
Johnston
Howard Hunter
Richard Johnston
James W. Johnston
W. F. Terry Reister
Joe Guynn
James L. Johnston
Pearisburg
Steve Davis
Man shot thrice in Welch. brother-in-law tied to weapon
Trooper L R Bailey says Bayles was killed by four gunshot wounds from a .38 revolver. witnesses include Becher’s three children and ex wife. Investigators found a .25 caliber bullet. no gun or casings recovered. George Dillon accused of disposing the revolver in Tug River. Bond set at 50000. Belcher jailed. Bayles born in Welch, son of Melvin and Mrs. Bayles.
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L. R. Bailey
Bayles
Becher
Belcher
Bailey
George Dillon
Hensely
Tug River
Pmcdowell County
Mc ‘Ounty
Fred Walls
Koderfield
McDowell County
Harry G Camper Jr
Welch
Melvin Bayles
Douglas Mortuary
Odd Forecaster Barometer Sways Munich Village
For a century villagers near Munich rely on a 164 foot pipe connected to a ground spring. A whistle and hiss mark high pressure while the device signals with different sounds when weather changes.
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Munich
West Germany
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Jimmy) McMillon
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Mercer County Notebook
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Daniel T. Simmons
Jerry Cameron
Simmons Tackle Company
O. D
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Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Kennedy Center
Senate Appropriations
West Cumberland RO
the Beacon
Giles County News
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Donald D. Marshall
T. Cale Givens
George A. McLean
D. K. Bivens
James C. Goodwin
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Lennon Sisters
DOC
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Patti Roberts
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Hm Orchestra
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