State Lagging In Aid Funds
West Virginia counties report delays in state aid payments affecting December payrolls. Officials blame late disbursements while Finance Commissioner Miller urges patience and notes funds will arrive by month’s end. Counties including Cabell Kanawha Mercer Lincoln and Wayne seek relief as receipts lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of School Finance
Miller
Mercer County
Clinton D. Lilly
Lilly
Mercer County School Board
Lincoln County
Lincoln Board of Education
State Finance Office
Charleston
Nutter
Cabell County
Wayne County
Samuel Hubbard
Moore
Hubbard
Kanawha County
Dan Taylor
Wood County
Taylor
Daily Telegraph Bluefield Ad Rates Notice
Established 1893 Daily Telegraph Bluefield WV prints a subscription rates notice. It lists carrier and mail pricing, West Virginia zones, and advertising representative contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Rocal News
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Obituary column records multiple deaths and funeral plans including Mrs. Luther Caudill of Rt 1 Bluefield died Sunday and services at Bluewell Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery. Also listed are services for Mrs Pearl N Smith Lollie Gertrude Neal Eula Mae Sadler Mabel Allison and Colonel Edwin A Schneider with names, ages, and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Caudill
Rt. 1
Bluefield
Bluewell
William Caudill
Baltimore
Mary Brinkley
Princeton
Nancy Dickhute
Falls Church
Audry Ramsey
Alexandria
Norman
Charlie
Oma Buckner
Maybeury
Len Buckner
Earl Buckner
Bramwell
James Buckner
Bland, Va
Allen Buckner
L. E. Clement
Miami
Fla
Walter Ruben
Harry French
Bland
Ed Caudill
Bassett
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Pearl N. Smith
Matoaka
Pinoak
J. I. McComas
Charles L. Smith
Clyde Smith
Blanch
N. C
Raymond Wood
Adina
Ohio
Matoaka Baptist Church
Edward Edger Sigman
Herndon
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Eula Mae Sadler
Berlin
Salisbury
Paint Lick
Reece
Ida Rebecca Johnson
The
Baptist Church
William E. Sadler
R. E. Johnson
Odd
T. E
W. W
E. K. Johnson
Virgie Watson
Raymond A. Spradlin
Burlage Funeral Home
Rev
Cecil
River Side Cemetery
Liberty Town
Martha Hamlett
Rexboro
Theresa Coleman
Roxboro
Edwin A. Schneider
Honolulu
Hawaii
Col. Schneider
Korea
Vietnam
Passaic
N. J
Schneider
Christine Bruch Schneider
Pat Couvillon
Randie Christine
Janice Schnieder
Christopher
Bruce Schneider
Hickam Air Force Base
Leo Lyons
Armed Forces National Cemetery
Funerals for Local Residents Held This Afternoon
Obituary notices list Lloyd J Morris 83 of 360 Union Street Bluefield to be laid to rest at Monte Vista Park Cemetery after a 2 p.m. service at the First Church of God Bluefield. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers include local names with floral volunteers from church classes. Mercer Funeral Home in charge. Other notices include Roy Neal 66 of 146 First Street Bluefield Virginia to be buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after 11 a.m. service at Dudley Memorial Chapel. Claude H Wagner 79 of 1310 Virginia Avenue Bluefield Virginia to be buried at Mechanicsburg Cemetery Bland with 2 p.m. service at Dudley Memorial Chapel. Harold Leonard Holloway 58 of Premier to be buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after 2 p.m. service at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman S. Showe
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
Richmond
Dudley Memorial Chapel
William D. Slates
Roselawn
Hagerstown
Charles
Laura Showe
Dana Stowe
Michael W. Showe
Beaman Johnson
Gene Horton
Eugene Hoops
Kelsey Francisco
Bill Anderson
Arthur Fields
First Church of God
Mercer Funeral Home
Wagner
Claude H
Virginia Ave
Paul D. Houston
Mechanicsburg
Bland
Federal and State Rules Shape Coal Miners Disability Benefits
Coverage for disabled black lung workers shifts as federal law and West Virginia statutes expand eligibility. Dec 31 1972 is the filing deadline for many claims, with total disability ratings driving benefit eligibility. The presumption provisions link ten years of mine work or dust exposure within specified periods to occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia
U.S. Eyes Restored Dialogue With China Amid Tensions
The Nixon administration seeks a renewed dialogue with China while stressing action over ideology. Officials view economic rise of Japan as a factor and indicate a cautious, soft-handed approach to Peking. Sources say Washington aims for a functional partnership rather than confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Nixon
Warsaw
Frazier to Meet Ellis in Feb 16 Heavyweight Title Bout
The Madison Square Garden boxing setup announced a February 16 title clash between Joe Frazier and Jimmy Ellis. Both fighters will share equal billing as world champions, with winner take all. The matchup resolves the fractured heavyweight picture after the Cassius Clay era and prior failed negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Madison Square Garden
Harry Markson
Joe Frazier
Jimmy Ellis
Ellis
World Boxing Association
Frazier
WBA
New York State Boxing Commission
Garden Brass
Cassius Clay
Clay
the Garden
Gregorio Peralta
Argentina
Peralta-Ellis
Cowboys Face Two Choices After Embarrassing Loss
Dallas coach Tom Landry says the Cowboys must quit or come back fighting after a 38-14 playoff defeat to Cleveland. Players like Lee Roy Jordan question themselves as Tex Schramm pledges a full reevaluation of personnel and offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Tom Landry
Cowboys
Landry
Cleveland
Jaek Landry
Los Angeles
Miami
Lee Roy Jordan
Jordan
Tex Schramm
Gunboats controversy spurs Arab talks and refunds
Arab ambassadors in Paris plan a meeting for Tuesday as France refunds Israel $10 million for gunboats after De Gaulle's arms embargo. Vessels were sold to a Norwegian company for oil drilling, later denied by Oslo as the company, Starboat and Weil S.A., was said to be formed in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Israel
Charles de Gaulle
Beirut
Starboat
Weill S.A
Panama
Israeli jets strike Jordan and Syria in air clashes
Israeli planes fought off Syrian MIG17s over the Golan Heights and bombed Egyptian antiaircraft batteries on the Suez Canal after hitting a Jordanian radar station. The Israelis reported all aircraft returned safely as Syria claimed downing two Mirages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Golan Heights
Syria
Suez Canal
Damascus
Kuneitra
Cairo
el Shat
Suez
Jordan
Five-Suit Automobile Trial Under Way in Mercer Court
Mercer County Circuit Court hears five consolidated suits in a collision near Bluefield that killed two youths, with damages sought totaling about 200000. Witnesses describe speeds above the 35 mph limit and alcohol use by defendants, while the jury weighs individual settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Calfee
Bluefield
Mercer County
F. Morton Wagner
Cumberland Road
Roscoe Lusk
Danny W. Taylor
Robert E. Bailey
Danny Kaye Conley
Bailey
Lusk Auto
Conley
Taylor
Lusk
David Knight
Princeton
Baileys
Phillip Lilly
Joseph Sanders, Jr
Appalachian Power Company
Effie W. Crocker
R. D. Thompson
Knight
Sanders
Parker Drive Inn
Kollege Drive Inn
Bluefield High School
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Member
Audit Bureau of Circular
the Katz
Agency
Lollie G. Neal
Lollie Gertrude Neal
Princeton Road
Lewis Gate Hospital
Roanoke
Alleghany Springs
Robert L
Octivia Hall Argabright
Wiley W. Neal
Roy H. Neal
Knoxville
Tenn
Caval C. Neal
Cresski
Ida Colley
Ida ‘Colley
Barter St
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Blue
Mrs. Martha Hamlett
Mabel Allison
Mabel Cunningham Allison
Mornig
Sweet Springs
Casey County
John Robert
Mary Withington Cunningham
Alvin A. Allison
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Buell E. Allison
Woodlawn
C. H. Patterson
Archie P. Lawson
Tazewell
Geraldine Meade
Pulaski
Elizabeth McGlothlin
Virginia Fields
Cedar Bluff
Thomas Fields
Charles Fields
Jerry Catherine Shelton
Frances Whited
Claypool Hill
Johnny Taylor
Carol Asbury
Elliott City
Erwin Short
Great Falls
Greever Funeral Home
Bonnie Harriston
Linkford
Miss Grace Farmer
Grace Farmer
Dublin
Egleston
A. West and Son Funeral Home
White Gate
Andrew R. Lowe
Andrew Russell Lowe
Raven
Hubert Crigger
Russell County
William and
Anna Law Lowe
Church of Christ
Carl Lowe
Hunting Mill
Stuart Lowe
Willis
Calif
Douglas Lowe
Culpepper
Burk Brown
Maiisville
Raven, Va
Virgie Lowe
Kalamazoo
Mich
John Lowe
Mullins Funeral Home
Richlands
Herman
Showe
Mrs
Wilma Miano
Thorpe
Welch Hospital
Charlie Miano
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
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U.S
Peking
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
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Boise
Boston
Tenner
Buffalo
Charlotte
Chicago
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Des Moines
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Juneau
Kansas City
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Milwaukee
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Tro
Clurries
Minnesota
Texas
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Midwest
Mercer Court
Yy Henry Gibson
Daddy
Darling
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