Christmas toy party brings joy to youngsters at auditorium
The event featured WHIS TV and radio personalities Buddy Pennington and Swing Kings Dan Lucas and Gordon Jennings, giving toys and treats to children. Santa arrived at 1 p.m., delighting kids who followed him as he distributed gifts. the Tree party has been sponsored by the Daily Telegraph for 56 years.
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Whis TV
Buddy Pennington
Swing Kings
Dan Lucas
Gordon
Santa
The
Daily Telegraph
Skylab crew plans Christmas space walk to study Kohoutek
Skylab 3 astronauts Carr Pogue and Gibson prepare for a Christmas Day space walk of over five hours to photograph the comet Kohoutek and examine a jammed camera filter. Gibson stays aboard to relay instructions. The crew aims to reveal the comet’s dust and chemical makeup and its origin.
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Kohoutek
William C. Snoddy
Carr
Pogue
Brain Damage Feared As Child Shot In Head
A two year old boy Lonnie Huffman Jr of Kegley suffered a gunshot to the head during a Christmas party. Witnesses say the child removed a .32 caliber pistol from a guest and it discharged accidentally. He underwent emergency brain surgery and was in critical condition with possible permanent brain damage as police investigated.
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Kegley
West Virginia
Princeton
Lonnie Huffman, Jr
Lonnie
Ann Huffman
Princeton Community Hospital
D. B. Meadows
Meadows
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Notice Snippet
The fragment announces Bluefield Daily Telegraph details including establishment year and contact lines. It references subscription rates by mail within West Virginia and motor route pricing, noting AP affiliation and advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Foreet News
West Virginia
Angli Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannon & Cullen
Deaths and funerals in Princeton and counties
John Walter Hawkins 49 of Princeton died after a heart attack in a local hospital. He was treasurer of the Dean Company and a World War II British Navy veteran, survived by his wife and several children. The obsequy will be held at George W. Seaver Chapel and later at Dunmore Methodist Church with burial at the family cemetery. Other notices include Maude Lane Looney 68 of Roseann Virginia, James Franklin Safewright Sr. 75 of Bluefield Virginia, Darrell Gillespie 70 of Keen Mountain Virginia, Walker Shawver 70 of Bluefield Virginia, Tilda Bean 68 of Mile Branch, Roy Charles 67 of Stacy Virginia, Lacy Neice 74 of Pearisburg, Leonard Chambers and Walter Watson among others. Funeral arrangements and calling hours listed for various families across Buchanan and Tazewell counties.
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John Walter Hawking
John Walter Hawkins
Tenth Street
Princeton
Ketterington
England
Fred Starsmore
William J. Hawkins
Dean Company
First United Methodist Church
Green Bank
Linda Cassel Hawkins
Lakeland
Flo
David P. Hawkins
U.S. Navy
Porto Rico
John W
James R. Hawkins
Nancy Mathwick
Elizabeth S. Hawkins
Peter
Maurice Hawkins
George W. Seaver Chapel
Cecil S. McMillion
Kenneth Montgomery
Dunmore Methodist Church
Dunmore
James Franklin Safewright
James Franklin Safewright Sr
Bluefield
Wythe County
William and Martha Snavely Safewright
Tazewell
Pocahontas Fuel Company
UMWA
Amonate
Lillian Nicewander Safe
Darrell E. Gillespie
Darrell Ella Gillespie
Keen Mountain
Mingo County
Thomas
Minnie Totten Gillespie
Red Jacket Coal Company
Island Creek Coal Company
Roy Charles Roy Charles
Stacy
Grundy, Va
Buchanan County
Harman
John
Loraine Justice Charles
Alta Sloane Charles
Mona Black
Roanoke
Bronte Foster
Radford
Ranson G. Charles
Knoxville
Tenn
Cora Sullivan
Okie Church
Abbie Rife
Hurley
Charlie Charles
Grundy Funeral Chapel
Orville Thacker
Greenhill Memory Gardens
Wiley Ralph C. dies at 64 in Lerona funeral set
Ralph C. Wiley 64 of Hinton Athens Star route Lerona died Wednesday. Services will be 11 a.m. at Pettrey Church of Christ with Rev. Jim Beston and Rev. M F Norwood officiating. Burial in Wiley Cemetery Lerona. Friends may call Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton today 3 9 p m and at church one hour before services. Surviving son Arlus Wiley Columbus Ohio brother Hence Wiley Athens. Pallbearers Clendal White James White Edward White Glen Crews James Myers Ted Kessinger Flower bearers friends and neighbors.
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Walker D. Shawver
Walker Davis Shawver
Doak St
Bluefield
Lakeland
Fla
Tazewell County
Sam and
Martha Davis Shawver
Norfolk & Western Railway
Graham’ Christian Church
Harman Lodge
AF & AM
Kazim Shrine Temple
Roanoke
W. G. Bottamore
Royal Arch
The
Commandry
Alice Faulkner Shawver
Sat Shawver
Grat Shawver
Graham Christian Church
Jack Musick
Shiloh
Wilderness Road
Harmon Lodge No. 222
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Walter Watson
Princeton
Hillsville
Charlie
Nancy Marshall Watson
Praski Mooney Watson
Garland Watson
Columbus
Ohio
Matalee Thomas
Ida Wright
Lee Watson
Ezra Watson
Vivian
Arthur Watson
High Point
N. C
Paul Hall
Mount View
Galax
John
Jimmy) McMillan
John R
Bluefield Avenue
Bristol
Tenn
Laura Morrow McMillan
Blanche McMillan
Princeton Drycleaners
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses
Betty Clowes
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Gary Symonds
Oakwood
Hence Wiley
Athens
Clendal White
James White
Edward White
Glen Crews
James Myers
Ted Kessinger
Revolver Missing After Hensley River Search
A diver spent about an hour in Tug River near Hensley but failed to locate a 1.25 caliber automatic revolver believed used in Sundays shooting at the home of Serena Dillon. The incident left David Bayles dead and his wife Barbara Dillon Belcher Bayles wounded, with William Robert Belcher charged with murder and held on 50000 bond.
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Tug River
Hensley
McDowell County
L. R. Bailey
Beckley
Serena Dillon
David Bayles
Princeton
Barbara Dillon Belcher Bayles
William Robert Belcher
Havace
Belcher
Bayles
Bailey
Stevens Clinic
Welch
George Dillon
Archie Day
Wysor Retires After 50 Years From Forest Lab
Paul B. Wysor, Forestry Technician at the Forest Products Marketing Laboratory in Princeton, retires after nearly five decades in lumber and coal, with six years at the lab since 1967. He contributed to timber harvesting, crossties, trucking, timber grading, and new equipment, authoring several articles and earning a Certificate of Merit. He brings over 40 years as a sawmill superintendent and timber buyer, previously with J B Belcher, J C Hamer, and Pocahontas Fuel Company, and he remains a United Mine Workers member as the lab marks its first retirement.
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Wysor
J. B. Belcher Lumber Company
J. C. Hamer Lumber Company
Pocahontas Fuel Company
United Mine Workers
Forest Products Marketing Laboratory
Fatal Buchanan County shooting ends in tavern owner’s death
Seven youths wounded in a Buchanan County Va incident near Mill Creek. Arlin Vanover, 21, died after being shot by Neal Junior Kinder, 35, of Hurley, who fired a single shotgun blast. Three teenagers hospitalized were Leslie Ling, 14 Gary Akers, 17 and Timmy Akers, 15. Kinder released on bond and to appear Jan. 15 in Grundy. Funeral services for Vanover set at Hurley home.
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Buchanan County
Grundy
Arlin Vanover
Mill Creek
Vanover
Neal Junior ‘Kinder
Hurley
Kinder
Leslie Ling
Gary Akers
Timmy Akers
Sheriff's Department
Storia Rife
Buchanan County General Court
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
George and
Angie Young Vanover
Garbage collection delayed to Wednesday in Princeton
City of Princeton officials announced that regular Tuesday garbage collection will move to Wednesday this week due to scheduling adjustments. Residents are asked to place containers out on the adjusted day and follow any posted collection guidelines.
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Princeton
First Baptist Church Bluefield Hosts Candlelight Christmas Day
The First Baptist Church of Bluefield holds its annual candlelight Christmas Day worship service at p.m. Rev. Charles B. Nunn Jr. will deliver the message titled This Dark World's Lights. Music will be directed by William Moxley.
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First Baptist Church of
Bluefield
Charles B. Nunn Jr
William Moxley
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Re Lal
Ramsey Auditorium
William Holcombe
Jennings
Lucas
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Maude Looney
Maude Lane Looney
Roseann
Beech Grove
Free Will Baptist Church
Ance
Jane Justus Lane
Rufford Looney
George Arnold Looney
Dorsey Looney
Pauline Lowell
Royal City
Madeline Coleman
Staunton
Lucy Viers
Bartley
Grundy Funeral Home
James Chapman
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Tilda Bean
Tilda May Bean
Mile Branch
Jaeger
Harvey
Elizabeth Mullins Addair
Artemus Bean
Charlie Steel
Katie Mitchem
Saeger
Maggie Mullins
Northfork
William Neice Lacy
William Neice
Pearisburg
Nannie M. Neice
Luther W. Neice
Robert L. Neice
Dallas
Lloyd Sparks
Cedar Bluff
Mary Ellen Boyle
Parisburg
Bob Neice
Roscoe Neice
Cashmere
Nellie Meadows
Bivens Funeral Home
John Holt
Birchlawn
Leonard M. Chambers
Leonard Masel
Abe
Ramsey St
Hawkins Funeral Home
Bayles Was A
Son of
Melvin R. and
Evenlene Smith Bayles
Welch High School
Bluefield State College
U. S. Steel No. 50
Pineville
Barbar Dillon Belcher Bayles
Roberta
Theresa
Bobby Belcher
Shawn Richard Bayles
William
Sharon) Marlon
Greensboro
Kay Bayles
Douglas Mortuary
Ralph Hubble
Woodlawn Memorial Park Gardens
Bluewell
Billy Graham
B. Y
Christ
Paul vi
Merger Funeral Home
BLAN
Buchanan
Wanda
Helen
Judy
Betty Lou
Connie
Sue
Lilly Mae
Rebecca Lynn
Norma Lee Vanover
Roger Lice
George
Garland
Jerry
David
Monroe Vanover
Ernest Baker
Britt Jackson
Claude Conn
Monroe Blair
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