Survivors and Death Toll in Lakonia Disaster
Greek Line reports show 86 rescued, 91 dead or missing from the Lakonia cruise fire. About 200 miles north of Maetre on Monday, 99 Lakonia survivors and 47 crew will seek refunds though not legally bound. Steward Vasiliades blames lack of loudspeaker notices. Captain and officers praised for calm. first officer Valmas speaks from Canary Islands hospital bed.
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Maetre
Lakonia
Zarbis
Dimitri Val- Mas
Canary Islands
Lakonia Victim Had Death Premonition Before Sailing Date
Syracuse widow Mrs. Francis O'Hara recalls a sister Mary Aylward of London warning she might die in the Lakonia disaster. Aylward’s letter dated December 18 urged arranging her belongings should she die as the ship caught fire off the Atlantic coast, mirroring the tragedy that claimed 96 lives.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Lakonia
Southampton
Francis O'Hara
Mary Aylward
London
Mrs. Aylward
Mrs. O'Hara
Greek Line
Atlantic
Pleshette and Donahue Win License To Wed
Los Angeles AP reports actress Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue obtained a license to wed Friday evening. They plan a 7:30 p.m. ceremony conducted by Superior Judge R. Brand in Santa Monica. Both are 26 and marrying for the first time, after meeting during the film Rome Adventure.
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Los Angeles
Suganne Pleshette
Troy Donahue
R. Brand
Santa Monica
Pleshette
Donahue
Rome
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Classified Notice Passage
Fragmentary text appears to be a classifieds or notices page. Includes references to publication rights rates and an Audit Bureau, with incomplete contact details and scattered phrases. No discernible event or people clearly identifiable from readable fragments.
Deaths and Funerals
Obituaries report Mrs Hila Stover Cook 68 of Williamsburg who died Christmas Day after two year illness. survivors include two daughters two sons and siblings. Services at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton Sunday at 2 30 p m with burial Mount Olivet Lashmeet. Also notices Warren G Hypes Jr 21 of Ashland Va formerly Bluefield died in Richmond. service at Caffee Met Christian Church with burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Samuel Tilman Boardwine 80 Saltville Va formerly Filbert died in Roanoke. services Henderson Funeral Chapel Sunday 3 p m burial Sinking Grove Abingdon. Hubert J Ross 48 near Shawnee Lake Rock died in Beckley Veterans Hospital. body at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton pending arrangement.
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Hila Stover Cook
Williamsburg
Raleigh County
Thomas H
Nannie E. Stover
Eastern State Hospital
Frances Bailey
Ree Garrett
Lee Hall
J. E. Cook
Glen Cook
Detroit
Mich
Willa Mae Bardin
Huntington
Lashmeet
Warren G
Jerry) Hypes, Jr
Ashland
Bluefield
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Caffee Met Christian Church
Tony
Monte Vista Park
A. D. Hager
Dewey Hager
Donnie Day
Frank Williamson
Roy Lee Hager
Eddie White
Hypes
W. G. Hypes
Beaver High School
Virginia State Road Commission
Rita Gay Riffe Hypes
Brian David Hypes
Donna Marie Hypes
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Samuel Tilman Boardwine
Saltville
Filbert
Roanoke
Mont Boardwine
James Boardwine
Isiah
Alec Boardwine
Glade Spring
Ann Terry
Carrie McCray
Abingdon
John Dye
Henderson Funeral Chapel
Tony Spinella
Sinking Grove Cemetery
Hubert J. Ross
Shawnee Lake
Rock
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Memorial Funeral
Princeton
Saunders Moon Dies in Alexandria at 49
Saunders B Moon of Alexandria Virginia died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born in Wilcoe and was the son of S B Moon and Martha Free Moon. A Bluefield State and George Washington University graduate, he belonged to Omega Psi Phi and the Masonic Lodge, served as a World War II first lieutenant, and was survived by his wife Marcel, three sons, one daughter, three sisters and two Bluefield relatives. Funeral services were set for Sunday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Green Funeral Home in charge.
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Saunders B. Moon
Alexandria
Wilcoe
S. B. Moon
Martha Free Moon
Bluefield State College
George Washington University
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
The
Masonic Lodge
Moon
James Moon
Bluefield
Jessie Perkins
Marcel Moon
Olga Hall
Maybeury
Jessie Thomas
Frances Moon
Gary
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Green Funeral Home
Franklin St
A G Carter 76 Found Dead Near Bluefield
A G Carter 76 retired Norfolk and Western employee was found dead Friday about 5 p m on the highway near his home at Glenwood Park Bluefield. State Police ruled death due to natural causes, heart attack. He leaves four sons Gene Carter Princeton Kenneth Carter Wheelersburg Ohio Robert Carter Longview Texas Harry Carter Spokane Wash a sister Mrs R D Wilson Bluefield two brothers Walter Carter Springville Va and Chester Carter Avon Park Fla His wife Lillie Puckett Carter preceded him in death in 1949 The body remains at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va pending completion of ar
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A. G. Carter
Norfolk and Western
Glenwood Park
Bluefield
Carter
Gene Carter
Princeton
Kenneth Carter
Wheelersburg
Ohio
Robert Carter
Longview Tex
Harry Carter
Spokane
Wash
R. D. Wilson
Walter Carter
Springville
Burial for Burton Lee Musick in Russell County church
Burton Lee Musick aged 61 died Sunday. Survived by wife Daisy Lambert Musick of Bluefield three brothers Will Musick Swain Musick Belcher of Breaks Va and James Musick of Cleveland Va a half sister Frances Dykes and half brother Glen Ball both of Bastian Va. Services at Weaver Creek Church Russell County Va Sunday at 1 p.m. Burial in family cemetery. Friends may call Newberry Funeral Home Bland after 11 a.m. Saturday body to be placed in church at noon.
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Burton Lee Musick
Daisy Lambert Musick
Bluefield
Will Musick
Swain Musick Belcher
Breaks
James Musick
Cleveland
Frances Dykes
Glen Ball
Bastian
Weaver Creek Church
Russell County
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Funeral rites announced for Ira Baxter in Princeton church
Funeral services set for Ira Lee Baxter 48 at Mount Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. T M Stevens and Rev A M Henry officiating. Burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Baxter lifelong Princeton resident and former Norfolk and Western employee, survived by wife Katheryn, two daughters Bonnie and Phyllis, son Warner, two half brothers, a sister, and other relatives.
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Ira Lee Baxter
High St
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
T. M. Stevens
A. M. Henry
Oak Grove Cemetery
Norfolk and Western
Edward and
Polly Givens Baxter
Glen Lyn
Ee Bennett
Joe Clark
Mesdames Zola Hairston
Virginia Ferguson
Milly Burks
Edie Marshall
Aretha Smith
Elizabeth Johnson
Lugo
Funeral Notices from Welch Glenwood Bluefield Hiawatha Saltville
The notice lists funerals for William L Gatewood in Welch with services at Gary District High School and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Carl St Clair Ferguson in Glenwood Park with services at Calvary Tabernacle Church and burial at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Joseph Billings in Hiawatha with service at Hiawatha Community Church and burial at Grose Cemetery. William M Rise in Saltville Va with service at Rich Valley Methodist Church and burial there.
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Gatewood
William L
Welch
Gary District High School
W. O. Howard
J. E. Davis
Mozelle Scruggs
Oak, Grove Cemetery
Richard Nickerson
W. J. Arrington
Joe Davis
Stanley Ross
Maurice Heath
Curtis Johnson
Ergie Smith
James Wilkinson
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Page Funeral Home
Rare Fish Identified as One of World’s Rarest Species
PORT ELIZABETH South Africa AP Rhodes University scientist JLB Smith identified a white blotched velvety black fish from the Indian Ocean as among the rarest in the world. The specimen died in captivity and was eaten by crabs after a color photo was taken.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Rhodes University
J.L.B. Smith
Indian Ocean
Kiwanians Lead Canvass For Green Valley Glenwood Water Project
Green Valley Glenwood Kiwanis Club will spearhead a house to house canvass to back a water system loan plan. The Green Valley Glenwood Public Service District has a federal Accelerated Public Works Act grant covering half the project with Farmers Home Administration loan to fund the district share.
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Green Valley
Glenwood Kiwanis Club
Mercer County Health Center
Glenwood
Jim Bailey
Bailey
Green Valley-Glenwood
Director Tells Of Guard Plans At Princeton Club
Princeton Old Guard members heard Director George B. Halstead outline planned projects for the coming months at the regular Thursday meeting in Fellowship Hall. The sick committee reported J. T. Harris and Jack Hawkins in hospital. several others convalescing at home. Birthdays listed for J. W. Clark and H. C. Hadden.
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Princeton Old Guard
George B. Halstead
Fellowship Hall
Princeton First Methodist Church
J. T. Harris
Jack Hawkins
Mosire
C. P. Hylton
A. P. Spangler
L. C. Caldwell
Lewis Johnson
D. H Hall
J. E. Stafford
J. W. Perdue
J. W. Goodall
J. T. Young
E. G. Kimble
C. V. Pennington
James A. Binford
J. W. Clark
H. C. Hadden
C. L. Shannon
A. R. Kyle
Alcohol Poisoning Kills 24 In Philadelphia
Philadelphia medical examiner reports at least 24 deaths from methanol wood alcohol poisoning over four days. Two or three more people remain hospitalized. Police describe victims as derelicts on skid row, many found dead in rooming houses or hotels with pinkish liquid in bottles.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Spelman
Skid Row
Spelman
Cold week ahead in West Virginia with below normal highs
The Weather Bureau in Charleston reports West Virginia temperatures will run about 10 degrees below normal for the next five days. Highs near 47 in the south and 43 in the north, with lows around 27 south and 21 north. Colder weather continues through next Wednesday with cloudy skies and possible snow flurries.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Tremors Wreck Old Peruvian Buildings
Series of eight earthquakes struck Abancay in the Andes, destroying several old buildings and damaging others. No casualties reported. The town lies about 420 miles southeast of Lima.
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Lima
Peru
Abancay
Hit And Run Driver Sought In Bluefield Incident
Bluefield police seek a hit and run driver after a car struck officer Mack Tolley and Sidney W. Hayes as Hayes was questioned for a traffic violation. Tolley pursued a likely hit and run vehicle. Hayes later paid a $105 fine for driving under the influence.
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Tolley
Hayes
Princeton Avenue
Bowman Street
Princeton
Tolly
Chase Tolley
Thefts and Dog Bite Reported To Police
Two minor theft reports are logged along with an attempted theft and a dog bite incident in Bluefield. Vincent Carter, 12, was bitten on Powell Street while visiting his grandmother. the dog’s owner was told to isolate the animal for ten days. A patron at Vito's Lunch reported his overcoat stolen. another resident reported milk theft and an unsuccessful car battery theft on Walnut Street.
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Bluefield
Vincent Carter
Clark St
Powell Street
Vito
Stewart Street
Walnut Street
Dense London Fog Lifts as Traffic and Delays Ease
A thick fog that gripped Britain began to lift late Friday after setting in Thursday night reducing visibility to five yards in many areas. Grounded flights, rail delays, and icy roads caused traffic deaths to rise to 120 since Sunday.
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London
Britain
Lad Taps Beer Keg At Oakhurst Avenue Party
A Bluefield resident reported a party on Oakhurst Avenue where a keg of beer was stolen. A boy slipped to the keg, helped himself to beer, and ran, though investigators doubt he is a thief at heart and think he joined in for the spirit of the occasion.
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Oakhurst Avenue
Bluefield
Weather outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will be mostly cloudy and cold with a few snow flurries. Highs reach the upper 20s to lower 30s. Virginia shows fair conditions in the north with increasing clouds and colder highs from the low 40s to around 30 in the extreme north. Sunday remains cloudy and cold with a chance of light snow in the south.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Borgnine and Merman Plan July Wedding
New York AP reports Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine, two top showbiz figures, announced plans to marry in July. They met recently at a Hollywood party after a brief acquaintance. Merman, 55 next January, has three marriages previously. Borgnine, 46, is divorcing wife number two.
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New York
Ethel Merman
Ernest Borgnine
Hollywood
Miss Merman
Broadway
Borgnine
Katy Jurado
Probers Seek Cause Of Fire In Welch Trailways Terminal
An investigation in Welch pinpointing the cause of a 750000 fire that damaged the Trailways Bus Terminal Building and an adjacent furniture store continued Friday. Deputy state fire marshal C. L. Walker and Fire Chief Eugene Brooks questioned witnesses about an explosion believed to have started the blaze. Officials expect rebuilding, with seven to eight other businesses affected also prospects for relocation.
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Welch
Trailways
C. L. Walker
Eugene Brooks
City Hall
Paul Hurley
Motorist Surrenders After Hit-Run Case
Charles Ray Davis of Bluefield 28 surrendered to Bluefield police Friday admitting two counts of hit and run. He is cited to appear in Municipal Court Monday to answer charges. Police say his vehicle struck autos of Robert Anderson and Mary Holbrook on Bluefield Avenue and a third car belonging to H. P. Saunders on Highland Avenue and then left the scene.
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Charles Ray Davis
Bluefield
Robert Anderson
Mary Holbrook
Bluefield Avenue
H. P. Saunders
Highland Avenue
Davis
Wise County Toll Hits 971 After Fatal Crashes
Virginia toll for 1963 highway fatalities rose to 971 Friday, with two deaths reported. Joseph R. Mitchell Jr., 28, of Upright, died in a crash at the US 360 and Virginia 621 intersection. George D. Mitchell, 23, of Appalachia, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on US 23 near Appalachia.
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Associated Press
Virginia
King and Queen
Joseph R. Mitchell Jr
Upright
U. S. 360
Wise County
George D. Mitchell
Appalachia
U. S. 23
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Almas
Dale Christian
Lions Club
Donald Mathews
Graham High Band Boosters
Graham Football
Hudson Huffard Jr
Howard Dean
Red Barn
U.S
Northwest Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Hila Cook
T. Boardwine
Warren Hypes JR
Diana Lynn Morris
Jerry R. Morris
Route 3
Dana Lee Morris
Howard Morris
Lewis Hatmaker
Josephine
Craven
Bluewell
John Mendez
Woodlawn
Billings
Joseph
Hiawatha
Grose Cemetery
Bailey Funeral Home
Curtis Neal
Everett Jones
Leonard Terry
Roby Hayden
Gip
Bill Delp
Henderson Funeral Home
Kiwanians
Wagner
Art Houldsworth
Bob Robert
Philly
Sidney W. Hayes
Mack Tolley
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