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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1973

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Monopoly Action Charged In Major Dairy Antitrust Suit

The Justice Department filed its third antitrust suit against Mid-America Dairymen Inc in Kansas City alleging illegal monopolistic practices across a 10 state area. The suit claims the cooperative shut off competition by pressuring members, discouraging haulers, and flooding the market to depress rivals’ prices. It notes a $427,000 campaign contribution to Nixon’s re election raised by the firms and seeks a court order to end the alleged monopolistic conduct. Special: Springfield Missouri coop is also targeted in related actions.

Washington Midamerica Dairymen, Inc Justice Department U.S. District Court Kansas City Department Atty John N. Mitchell Antitrust Division Nixon Mid-America Associated Milk Producers, Inc Dairymen, Inc Texas

Vandals Raid Parked Cars on Jackson Street

Bluefield police report four cars damaged on Jackson Street with estimated $500 loss and items valued at $25 stolen from two other vehicles. Obscene words were painted on four cars between midnight and 8 a.m. An envelope with $10 was taken from Joe Davidson’s car and Sandra Bartley’s 1987 model car had a stolen driver’s license. Detective E. L. Harvey continued the investigation Thursday.

Jackson Street Bluefield Bluefield City Joe Davidson Ronceverte Street Sandra Bartley Giles Street E. L. Harvey

Wythe College Offers Business Management Course

Wythe College will offer a Principles of Business Management course starting January 7. Classes meet Mondays 7:00 to 9:40 p.m. through March 18 and cover planning organizing staffing directing and controlling as both science and art. A College Chemistry course begins January 8 at Wytheville Community College meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 to 9:40 p.m. for science and engineering majors, covering fundamental laws and theories of chemistry.

Wytheville Community College

Deaths and Funerals list in Huntington Welch Bluefield area

Obituaries and funeral notices for Robert F Kitchen 81 Huntington. John Paul Tote 46 Worth. Evelyn Hall 54 Pocahontas. B C Peak Sr 82 North Tazewell. George H Grisby 29 Pilgrim Knob. Maggie Brewster 63 Welch. Everett Dinkes 59 North Tazewell. Irene Jackson 64 Miami. Rev Charles Fisher Knoxville. John A Lane Welch. Louise Scott 61 Pageton. James C Baker 77 Bland. Funeral times, places, and pallbearers given. multiple survivors named.

Andrew Rebkovich dies at 79 in Virginia hospital

Andrew Gyp sy Rebkovich of Boissevain Virginia died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital. Funeral rites incomplete at Rodriguez Tppenantes Union Funeral Home in Pocahontas Virginia.

Andrew Gypsy” Rebkovich Andrew Rebkovich Boissevain Bluefield Rodriguez Tppenantes Union Pocahontas

Obituary notices for Elsie Bailey and Marvin Worthington

Mrs. Elsie Mae Bailey 75 of Lorain Ohio and formerly Sand Lick Mercer County died Thursday in a Lorain hospital after a long illness. Her body is at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell with arrangements incomplete. Marvin G Worthington of Davy died Thursday morning in a Welch hospital after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home.

Robert F. Kitchen Robert Franklin Kitchen Huntington Welch Carter County Flem R. Kitchen Logan Island Creek Coal Company First Christian Church Betty Muilina Kitchen Barbara Surrette Doris Kitchen J. E. Taylor Bluefield C. O. Campbell Sunnyvale Calif Klinger and Carpenter Funeral Home George H. Grisby George Howard Grisby Pilgrim Knob Kingsport Tenn Mullins Funeral Home Richlands Irene Jackson Irene Marie Jackson Southwest Eighth Street Miami Fla Tazewell County Alexander A Cynthia Harry Carter Robert Jackson Eastern Star Jettie Parks New Philadelphia Ohio R. W. Feil Leona Cashto New Orleans Verlin E Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield Chapter 66 Order of the Eastern Star John A. Lane Fanning Funeral Home James C. Baker Bland Wytheville Flora Thompson Baker Marie Grimes LaPlata Elizabeth Johnson Louisa Patsy Kimberling Roanoke J. C. Baker Jr Rocky Gap Billy Baker Bland, Va Richard Baker Louisa, Va Gertrude Pauley Della B. Taylor Hubert Baker Emmett Baker Newberry Funeral Home Elsie Mae Bailey Lorain Sand Lick Mercer County Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Bluewell Marvin G. Worthington Davy

Obituaries and Funeral Services for Franklin Coomer and Maude Ellen

Irvin Franklin 69 of Wilmore funeral 11 a.m. at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Edgell. Burial in Jaeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. Pallbearers listed. Maude Ellen Coomer 55 of Fremont Calif formerly Matoaka funeral 11 a.m. at Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton Rev. Don Elliott. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Callers may visit today 3 to 9 p.m. Claude Allen 46 of Bradshaw funeral 1 p.m. at Mary Lou Regular Baptist Church Paynesville. Burial Noah Stewart Cemetery Paynesville. Fanning Funeral Home Saeger handling arrangements.

Jonh P. Tote John Paul Tote Worth Welch Hospital Rolfe Elkhorn Motors Keystone Stella Stefan Tote Tony Tote Sissy Blankenship Worth United Methodist Church Charles Wilfo Evelyn Hall Evelyn O'Brien Hall Pocahontas Bluefield Eugene Hall William Hall Reginald O’brien Bishop Pocahontas Baptist Church William Davis Cunningham Memorial Park St. Albans Jimmy Crist Bobby Davis Bobby Cranfill Roy D. Hill Roy Hagg Charles Boone Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union B.C. Peaksr B.C Baisey) Peak Sr Rt. 1 North Tazewell Leander Nancy Peak Ruby Richardson Peak Woodrow Evelyn) Myers Radford Fred Beatrice) Brewster Norman Edith) Remines Garden City Mich BC. Peak Jr Frank Peak Emory Herbert. Peak Bristol Tenn Gene Peak Bisbee Ariz Mary Mullens Henry H. Peak North Tazewell First Maggie Brewster Maggie Mae Brewster Welch John Ruley Sawyers Emma Jones Sawyers William Bill) Brewster Jr Roanoke Ralph Edward Brewsters Indiana Jean Paul Raleigh N. C Troy Sawyers Pulaski Vivian Sawyers Emmitt Sawyers Chicago Ill Gearing-Witten Johnson Wilson Roselawn Memorial Gardens Pat Wellman Pat Gryglel Jack Marietta Clark Belcher Connie Day KR. K. Miller Women of the Moose Everett Dinkes Church of Christ Walter Viney Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell Frankie Morris Dinkes Madeline Dinkes Lettie Nall Lucy Johnson Freda Bridgeforth Cleveland Ohio Julie Robinson Wytheville Rosa Marie Mott Bishop, Va James Robert Dinkes Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Thelma Haun Fisher Robert Westbrook Nashua N. H Harmon Fisher Gary Bethany United Methodist Church Austinville Allen Claude Bradshaw Mary Lou Regular Baptist Church State Line Ridge Paynesville John D. Payne Ayers Mullens Noah Stewart Fanning Funeral Home Saeger

Virginia Man Shot To Death At Bassett Home

BASSETT AP A Stanley town man Richard Young about 60 was found dead from a gunshot to the head in his Bassett home in what authorities call a self inflicted shooting. His wife Ella Young 48 was in very guarded condition after also being shot in the head and was undergoing surgery in Martinsville. Neighbors reported Young had been despondent for some time.

Bassett Stanleytown Richard Young Norman Jacobs Ella Young Martinsville Neigheors Young

Inflation Leveling Off Predicted For 1974

Washington AP Herbert Stein of the Presidents Council on Economic Advisers said inflation will stay high in early 1974 then ease to about 4.5 percent in the second half. He conceded forecasters erred in predicting 3 percent for 1973, noting food problems and an oil embargo. He warned energy shortages create uncertainty but emphasized keeping unemployment low. He did not forecast first-half inflation, citing that official projections align roughly with private forecasts.

Washington Herbert Stein President's Council On Economic Advisers Stein

Inmate Accepts Conditional Pardon After 17 Years

Oscar Coon, 86, who had long claimed innocence in his 1936 first degree murder conviction for the ambush killing of his brother Gilbert in Bob White Boone County West Virginia, accepted a conditional Christmas pardon and left the Moundsville Prison with a parole officer to live with relatives at an undisclosed location after a year as a prison hospital patient suffering palsy.

Moundsville W.va Oscar Coon Coon Gilbert Bob White Upper Pond Fork Boone County

Journalism Endowment Drive Aims 100000 At WVU

West Virginia University School of Journalism launches a fund drive to establish a 100000 endowment for scholarships library expansion and journalism education projects by July 1976. So far 18000 pledged, largest gift 10000 from Williamson Daily News publisher Louis P. Horvath with 3000 from Shott family Bluefield.

Morgantown W. Va West Virginia University School of Journalism WVU School of Journalism Guy H. Stewart Williamson Daily News Louis P. Horvath Shott Bluefield

Attorney Who Played Tape At Party May Be Disciplined

Rep. Parris requests DC Bar investigate attorney William A. Dobrovir who admitted he played a subpoenaed White House tape at a party. He said the act was an impulse and apologized to Judge Jones, while Parris calls it reprehensible and unethical. The tape honors a March 23 1971 Nixon dairy leaders meeting in a civil suit led by Ralph Nader and consumer groups.

Washington Stanford E. Parris R-Va District of Columbia Bar Association White House Parris The Bar Association William A. Dobrovir Dobrovir U.S William B. Jones Nixon Dobrovic Ralph Nader Fred Grabowski

Princeton Family Escapes Inferno In Mobile Home

A Princeton family of five narrowly escaped a mobile home fire on Athens Road at about 1 a.m. The blaze started in the kitchen as the family slept, with the 16-year-old son waking them. East River volunteers blamed faulty electrical circuits, destroying all belongings. Charity contacts Mercer County REACT for donations.

Princeton Athens Road Russell Blankenship Frances Blankenship Newhall Holiness Church McDowell County East River Mercer County React

State Residents Checking Property Damages From Rainfall

The Associated Press reports relief crews began work as residents in West Virginia’s eastern mountains assess flood damage after two days of rain and melting snow. The Greenbrier River Valley bore the brunt with water flooding streets and basements in Alderson, requiring evacuations and Red Cross sheltering for about 100 people. Firefighters pumped water from homes while officials warned damage totals were extensive but undisclosed.

Associated Press West Virginia Greenbrier River National Weather Service Greenbrier Alderson Red Cross

Water main break floods towns upstream of Ronceverte

Mayor Virginia Blake said crews would pump water from basements through the night after a water main broke upstream at Ronceverte Thursday. The rupture was isolated but repairs wait for receded waters. Damage tops $50,000 and governor’s office officials will assess Friday. National Guardsmen ferried residents via military trucks on WV 3 between Hinton and Talcott as high water covered Greenbrier area near Bluestone Dam.

Ronceverte Virginia Blake Hinton Greenbrier New River Bluestone Dam

Nationwide Warm Spell and Storms Span Coast to Rockies

A warm Atlantic coast thaw stretched from New York to Florida with readings in the 60s and a record 67 at Atlantic City. Rain and storms moved across California and the Northwest while a new Rocky Mountain storm churned snow, triggering travel advisories in Washington Utah Montana and Colorado. Flooding hit western New York and three West Virginia counties as rivers rose amid heavy snowmelt.

Associated Press Perane New York Florida Rockies Washington Utah Montana Colorado California Pacific Northwest Atlantic Atlantic City West Virginia Es High Vel New England National Weather Service Vero Beach Fla Jamestown N.D

64 Class Seeks Addresses for Reunion Members

The Princeton High School Class of 1964 reunion committee cannot locate many members. People with addresses for listed names such as Wayne Angel, Dana Austin, William Compton, Dorothy Cozart, Ronnie Daniels, Mary Fletcher, James Fanks, Edward Hatcher, George Kelly, Leah Kidd, Willard Kidd, David Longwood, Carolyn Mann, James Perry, Jennifer Rinch, William Southerland, Michael Stalnaker, Thelma Tabor, Virginia Thomason, Paul White, Donald Young and others are asked to call the reunion numbers 425-4124 425-2604 425-8304 or 425-6317.

Princeton High School Wayne Leslie Angel Dana Mae Austin Wiliam Edward Compton Dorothy Helen Cozart Ronnie Gene Daniels Mary Margaret Fletcher James Walter Fanks Edward Lee Hatcher George Michale Kelly Leah Er Melvin Eugene Dooley Shirley Jean Evans Arnold Eugene Fortner Norma Diana Hall Constance Jeanette Jones James William Jones, Jr Sarah Elizabeth Karnes Jo Ann Key Betsy Carmeilla Lambert Elizabeth Jane Lawson Linda Sue McCoy Carolyn Mae McKenzie Sandra Sue Morrison Laponda Pokemire William Francis Sampson, Jr Judith Ann Shrewsbury Sonja Lynn Simpson Jimmie Darlene Spence Reva Marie Surface Katherine Ann Tabor Richard Charles Thomason Jack Dawson Whitt Barbara Susan Wood Harry Randlph Cordle Everett Harris Gentry Roger Dale Miller Morris Ray Shrewsbury Jerry Glenn Walker Peggy Sue Boyd Alfred Daniels, Jr Judy Elaine Hendrick Sandra Virginia Holdren Peggy Jean Huffman Gisela Elizabeth Kanppe Janice Veralyn Neal Shirley Jean Reed Leonard Chamberlain Jerry Wayne Meadows Donald Whittaker Margaret Morrison Charlotte Hughett Henry Williams

Youth Injures Leg In Mishap At Bluefield

A nine year old Bluefield boy was hospitalized after his bicycle veered into a ditch and he was struck by the rear wheel of a city backhoe. The rider, son of William E. Nelson Sr., suffered a leg injury and was listed in good condition at Bluefield Sanitarium. No charges were filed.

Bluefield Bluefield City William E. Nelson Jr William E. Nelson Wayne Street City of Charles E. Profitt Mercer Street EF. H. Harvey

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