Last Mercer County Meeting Has Wilkinson Leaving
The Mercer County Court met for the final time in 1972 without Bernard Wilkinson. Officials discussed Sheriff-elect John I. Scott deputies and possible redistricting changes but no action was taken on the plan. A committee did not present an alternate layout and will reconvene with Ira Mason Smith leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Calfee
Mercer County Court
Bernard Wilkinson
John I
Jack”’ Scott
David Knight
Donald Anello
O. D. ‘Bus’ Compton
E Court
Anello
Wilkinson
Joe Coburn
Ira Mason Smith
Robert Holroyd
Princeton
Holroyd
Harold Wood
James C. Bailey
George Richardson
Coburn
Compton
Citizen Committee
Wilson Harvey
Donald Allen
Rock District
Knight
Soil Conservation Service
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Obituary notices for Pauline Nipper Wilburn 56 of Bluefield and Jesse East 66 of Abbs Valley, plus Arnold Mann 59 of Princeton and Cynthia Evans 89 of Annapolis. Details include birthplaces, families, church affiliations, funeral times, burial sites, and visiting hours.
Singing Convention To Be Held Sunday
A New Year’s Eve singing convention sponsored by the Wyoming County Singers Association is set for Sunday at 8 p.m. before the Wyoming County Courthouse in Pineville. Featured acts include the Gospel Heirs Joan and Royal Harless the Living Waters Trio the Pineville Sacred Singers and the Messengers. The Church of God in Pineville will run a concession stand. Dewey McKinney serves as president of the association.
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Wyoming County Singers Association
Wyoming County
Pineville
Gospel Heirs
Joan and
Royal Harless
Living Waters Trio
Daily Telegraph Publishing Details and Rates
This item lists the Daily Telegraph Printing Co publication details from Bluefield West Virginia, including address 412 Bland Street, subscription rates by carrier and mail, West Virginia zones, motor route rates, and advertising representative contact. It notes Associated Press affiliation and Audit Bureau of Circulation membership.
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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
Francis N Everett Dies While Visiting Virginia
Francis N. Everett 63 of Durand Michigan died Friday morning while visiting his brother in law William H. Davis Falls Mills Virginia. He is survived by his wife Hattie Slusher Everett of Durand three sons Billy Everett of New York Franklin Everett of Germany Leroy Everett of Ovid Michigan four brothers Andy Everett Bancroft Tony Everett Owosso Leo Everett Minnesota Eddie Everett Nebraska three sisters Teresa Contlin Nebraska Barbara Bibergon Florida Cecila Sands Nebraska. The body will be moved from Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Virginia to Bellows Funeral Home Durand for arrangements.
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Francis N. Everett
Durand
Mich
William H. Davis
Falls Mills
Hattie Slusher Everett
Billy Everett
New York
Franklin Everett
Germany
Leroy Everett
Ovid
Andy Everett
Bancroft, Mich
Tony Everett
Owosso
Leo Everett
Minnesota
Eddie Everett
Nebraska
Teresa Contlin
Barbara Bibergon
Florida
Cecila Sands
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield
Bellows Funeral
Mrs Lille Jane Wallace Dies In Virginia
Mrs Lille Jane Wallace 78 of Bradshaw died Friday in a Richlands hospital after a short illness. Born in Tazewell County she was daughter of James R Clybern and Martha Christian Clybern. Her husband William Ed Wallace preceded her. Survived by four daughters Belva Sain Norma McBryde Lois Puckett Freda Jo Wallace. one son E S Wallace. 13 grandchildren and 14 greats. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home in Saeger.
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Pauline N. Wilburn
Pauline Nipper Wilburn
Frank P. Wilburn
Maple St
Bluefield
Tazewell County
John Walter
Ada French Nipper
Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church
Jerry Franklin Wilburn
Vienna
Elwood Nipper
Jack Poe
Jim Leonard
Bob Clendenen
Bill Marrs
Bob Arms
George Slade
Lacie Beard
Elmo Fleshman
Ott Belcher
K. A. Hayes
Frank Wallace
L. M. Ball
Joe Earls
Earl Perry
G.O
Appalachian Power Co
Arnold Mann
Rt. 4
Princeton
Monroe County
William H
Kilda Wickline Mann
Indian Creek
Lottie Dickson
Lindside
Bailey Funeral Hare Chapel
Keaton
Greenville
Lillie Jane Wallace
Bradshaw
Richlands
James R. Clybern
Martha Christian Clybern
William Ed Wallace
Belva Sain
Raysal
Norma McBryde
Lois Puckett
Freda Jo Wallace
Fred Pendleton Dies in Princeton Hospital
Fred Pendleton aged 58 of Oakvale Road Princeton died Friday in a Princeton hospital. Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton handled arrangements.
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Fred Pendleton
Oakvale Road
Princeton
Memorial
Miss Ella Jordon Dies at Home in Tazewell
Miss Ella Jordon of Tazewell Virginia died Friday morning at her home after an apparent heart attack. Survived by her sister Miss Mallie Jordon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell.
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Ella Jordon
Tazewell
Daniel and
Lena Nelson Jordon
Mallie Jordon
Greever Funeral Home
Mrs Minnie White Dies at 74 in Bartley
Mrs Minnie White 74 of Bartley died Friday at her home from natural causes. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Douglas Mortuary in Welch.
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Minnie White
Bartley
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Samuel Milton Slaughter Dies After Illness in Keystone
Samuel Milton Slaughter of Keystone died Friday afternoon in a Welch hospital after a long illness. The body was taken to Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone for funeral arrangements.
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Samuel Milton
Sam) Slaughter
Samuel Milton Slaughter
Keystone
Welch
Sinkford-Richardson Funeral Home
Funeral notices for Reed Mitchell Bailey Banks Deverle in Bluefield area
Multiple funeral notices list Burgess Reed 39 of Panther and Samuel L MITCHEM 74 Falls Mills VA with services today at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., burial at Riffe Cemetery Laurel Creek and Grandview Memory Gardens. Oole M Bailey 3:30 p.m. in Bluefield with Monte Vista Park Cemetery burial. Raymond M Banks 67 to be buried at Speedwell VA. Faye Butler Deverle 67 Fulton MD rests at Resthaven Park Princeton. George W Seaver Mortuary handles arrangements.
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Cynthia T. Evans
Annapolis
Bluefield
Tazewell County
George and
Etta Neal Taylor
Pentecostal Holiness Church
George D. Melvin Sr
Anderson Melvin
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Leonard Repass
Monte Vista Park
Princeton
Police Question Suspects In Bluefield Church Slaying
Bluefield police questioned one suspect in the death of 66 year old Mary Osborne at the First Church of God on South Street. The hammer weapon was found in the church furnace room and no motive has been determined.
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Jim Gilbeath
Bluefield
Mary Osborne
First Church of God
South Street
Jim Dent
Dent
Osborne
David O. Bell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Sgt. Dent
Tazewell County
Adams
William E. Osborne
Cody Reed
Eddie Harvey
Buck Goforth
Mallie Giampocaro
Neville Mozingo
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland Street
Hope Hill
Ethel French
Former FBI Agent Scott to Lead Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
The former FBI agent will assume the sheriff’s duties on January 1 and oversee the Mercer jail and county law enforcement. Three deputies under Sheriff Shrewsbury are not retained, while civil service protections preserve most staff and salaries. Scott highlights nonpolitical service and plans to review prisoner feeding conditions.
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Scott
Mercer
Shrewsbury
William “Red” Cahill
Catherine L. Williams
Catherine B. Cassidy
Oakvale
WV Coal Output Drops Sharply in Early 1972
Year under review shows sulfur content concerns and tighter air standards. Western Virginia forecast notes indicate state coal production fell about nine percent in the first nine months of 1971 compared with 1972, with underground tonnage down 4.5 percent and surface mining down 24 percent.
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Young
West Virginia
Canada Is World’s Second Largest by Land Area
Canada ranks as the globe’s second largest nation by land area, trailing only Russia in size. The vast country spans six time zones and hosts diverse ecosystems from Arctic tundra to temperate forests.
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Canada
Family in Upper Michigan finds work and travel amid hardship
The Tauscheck family faced unemployment and poverty after April in Michigan. Father now fixes hydraulic jacks at home to support wife and three boys. They traveled to Disney World with help from Tampa firemen and a Florida businessman, later living in a converted school bus. Donations from many supporters kept them fed and housed while letters of encouragement arrived from across the country.
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Michigan
Disney World
Tampa
Associated Press
Florida
Tauscheck
Portland
Ore
Kentucky Man Killed In State Accident
A 27 year old Wortland Kentucky man James P Barker died when his tractor trailer ran out of control on U S 119 near Blue Creek West Virginia police said the crash caused the vehicle to strike guard rails and trees.
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Blue Creek
W.va
Wortland, Ky
U.S. 119
Kanawha
James P. Barker
Fire marshal gains limited authority in nursing home fire incident
Three patients confined at the time of the blaze were among those affected. Fire Chief Puckett said inspectors advised installation of extinguishers and that one resident installed pressurized water units. Escapees Joe Haskey and Albert Garland could not be aged. Nursing Home Licensing Board and state agencies will probe the incident, deemed not suspicious. Gage, a retired N and W Railway firefighter, is survived by a sister in Rt. 1 Bastian plus nieces and nephews. Funeral services at Honaker Baptist Church will be led by Rev. Tilson and Rev. Grimm Jr. Burial at Bishop Chapels Cemetery after visitation at Newberry Funeral Home in Bland today.
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Puckett
Coughton
Joe Haskey
Albert Garland
Charleston
Nursing Home Licensing Board
State Insurance Commission
Gage
N&w Railway
E. W. Tolbert
Rt. 1
Bastian
Essex Street
Honaker Baptist
Rocky Gap
Ray Tilson
W. R. Grimm Jr
Bishop Chapels
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Record Holiday Retail Sales Rise 26 Percent
Washington report shows holiday shopping boosted retail sales to 12.72 billion in the week ended December 23, up 26 percent from a year earlier and 16 percent above the prior week’s 10.93 billion, according to the Commerce Department preliminary totals.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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