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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1963

Page

2

Rainelle Rest Home Burn Leaves Licensing Questions

Charleston AP报道说明 East Rainelle 的 Maple Hill Rest Home 未获州许可 且不在州消防局登记中 该起火灾造成一人死亡 十余人逃离 二人未受伤 受害者为 Rupert 的 Robert Nelsor Doss 70岁 火灾原因调查于周二展开

Erhard Returns From U S Talks Warns Berlin Stance

Bonn chancellor Ludwig Erhard told reporters West Berlin must not go beyond cautious steps in dealings with East Germany. He noted President Johnson expects Bonn to offer new ideas to ease Soviet tensions. Bonn currently favors self determination for Germans under Communist rule, a concept the Communists have rejected.

Bonn Johnson Ludwig Erhard West Berlin East Germany Erhard United States Berlin West Germany Soviet Bloc Soviet Union Moscow

Widen Coal Mine Shutdown Ends 225 Jobs

WIDEN W Va AP production at the Widen coal mine of Clinchfield Coal Co will end Tuesday costing about 225 jobs. Vice president W C Barnard said the closure was reluctant due to high ash content reducing 45 percent of output. The mine sits in Clay County near Pittston Co ownership.

Widen W.va Clinchfield Coal Co W. C. Barnard Fairmont Barnard Pittston Co Clay County United Mine Workers Union J. E. Bradley New England Bradley

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Notice

Information on newspaper ownership and subscription rates for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Details include address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, association with the Associated Press, and weekly and annual mailing costs.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. Va Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Advertising Katz Agency

Deaths and Funerals in McDowell and Waning Counties

Obituaries list Arthur Lee Rowe of Bradshaw and Joseph Preston Bone of Shawsville among the deceased. Survivors span spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren. Funeral services and burials are scheduled at Bradshaw Methodist Church Rowe Cemetery and Piedmont Church of Shawsville with local funeral homes handling arrangements.

Funeral notices for Brown Thelma A Connor Howard Harris Howard G

Thelma A Brown 61 of Richlands Va funeral Tuesday at 2 p m Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Richlands officiating Rev Lee McGlothlin burial Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery body remains at Farmer Funeral Home until service time Howard Connor 38 former teacher and athletic coach at Wellsburg High School died Dec 28 funeral today 1 p m at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton burial Roselawn Cemetery pallbearers Dale Le Roy Larry Stewart Dean ie Connor Paul Keys Harris Howard G 65 of Bluefield died Saturday Grandchildren will carry flowers funeral today 2 p m Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield burial Monte Vista Cemetery pallbearers Howard and Robert Leedy Jr Robert Williams Jr Charles Williams Jr Scott Blankenship and Robert Hogan

Tea Frank John Charles Garbis Detroit Mich Felix Garbis Waukegan Ill Thomas Garbis Welch Joe Garbis Bluefield John Busse N. A. Krupey Princeton Bennett Funeral Home Northfork James Ryan Roselawn Connor Howard McComas Wellsburg High School Bailey Funeral Home Rev C. E. Wood Dale Leroy Larry Stewart Deanie Connor Paul Keys Harris Howard G New Bramwell Road Mercer Funeral Home Monte Vista Robert Leedy Robert Charles Williams Scott Blankenship Robert Hogan

Death of Jesse Daley in Welch hospital

Jesse Daley of Switchback in McDowell County died late Monday in a Welch hospital. The body is at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Sandra Baker Coy Evelyn H. Baker Bradshaw McDowell County Dawson Cemetery Woosley Fanning Jesse Daley Welch Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home Keystone

Death of Hezekiah W. Fizer Sr at Bluefield home

Hezekiah W. Fizer Sr aged eight died Monday evening at his home on route 2 in Bluefield. The body remains at Mercer Funeral Home as funeral arrangements are announced.

Hezekiah W. Fizer, Sr Rt. 2 Bluefield Mercer Funeral Home

Foundation Plans Courses In Science

A National Science Foundation grant funds a 1964 65 institute at West Virginia University for 30 secondary school science teachers with a 3000 dollar stipend each. A follow up June July 1965 summer program offers limited support for 10 participants. The program targets biology chemistry general science and earth science instructors in junior and senior high schools.

National Science Foundation West Virginia University James B. Hickman

Soybean futures fall on weak demand amid broad grain losses

Moderate to heavy selling pushed soybean prices down more than four cents before a late rally. Rye and other grains also fell as there was little demand and no export business over the weekend. Brokers linked the soybean drop to bearish sentiment from lagging exports, weak domestic crushings, and a lack of offsetting bullish factors.

Chicago Board of Trade

Election Called By Greek King

King Paul of Greece ordered a new national election for February 16 amid ongoing Cyprus tensions and a fragmented 300 member Parliament. Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, 63, will lead a nonpolitical caretaker cabinet until the vote as the country faces its fourth government since 1955 and domestic political uncertainty.

Athens Greece Paul Ioannis Paraskevopolous Constantine Caramanlis Cyprus Turkey North Atlantic Treaty Organization George Papandreou Papandreou United Democratic Left Center Union Party

Two Teens Admit Robbing Buckhannon Motel Clerk

In Upshur County West Virginia two teenagers Marian Cornwell 17 of Alexandria Virginia and Freddy Westfall 19 of Buckhannon confessed to a $300 hold up of night clerk Jimmy Smith at the Colonial Motel. They faced arraignment on robbery charges after being identified by Smith and signing statements.

Buckhannon W.va Jimmy Smith Colonial G. H. Phillips Marian Cornwell Alexandria Freddy Westfall Phillips Cornwell Westfall Smith Clarksburg Kefuire H. M. Trimble

Erhard to Visit Pope on Jan 29

The Vatican press office announced that Pope Paul VI will receive West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard in an official audience on January 29.

Erhard Pope Vatican City Vatican Paul VI Ludwig Erhard

Mexican Railways Face 48 Million Dollar Annual Deficit

Mexico City rails report the National Railways of Mexico running in the red by about 48 million dollars each year. Chamber of Commerce Federation blames low freight rates for the deficit.

Mexico City National Railways of Mexico Chamber of Commerce Federation

Weekly Coal Output Rises in Southern Fields in 1963

The Smokeless Operator Association based in Bluefield reports a 16 percent rise in coal production through Dec 21 1963 versus 1962. Total regional output reached 21 288 415 tons with a weekly average of 417 420 tons, while national weekly output climbed 6.9 percent to 442 738 000 tons.

Smokeless Operator Association Bluefield Association United States

Appeals Court Reverses Shelton Conviction in First Amendment Case

The U S Court of Appeals, in a 2 to 1 decision, overturned the contempt conviction of Robert Shelton, former New York Times copyreader, ruling the Senate subcommittee subpoena invalid. The panel warned against laying out constitutional rights to a newspaper man. The DOJ may seek broader review from the nine-judge court or the Supreme Court.

Wilbur K. Miller Wright Shelton U.S Communist Party U.S.A Matilda Landsman Supreme Court Leonard P. Walsh Justice Department Appellate Court

Steel President Sees 1963 Mixed Results for Industry

John P. Roche president of the American Iron and Steel Institute says 1963 offered some satisfaction but warning signs. He notes chronic low profitability and a rising volume of underpriced foreign steel that could grow, while calling for imaginative responses from research to sales.

New York John P. Roche American Iron and Steel Institute

Global Briefs: Defector Repatriation and Navy Missing Ship

AP reports Japan will return Red Chinese defector Chou Hung Ching to Peking after Oct. 1, provoking possible nationalist retaliation in Taiwan. Madrid notes Castillo de Montjuich, a 10,300 ton freighter with 37 crew, missing for 16 days after sailing from Boston with corn.

Tokyo Japan Peking China Chou Hung Ching Chou Formosa Madrid Castillo de Montjuich la Coruna Boston

Johnson plans first 100 billion dollar budget with modest cut

The 1964 defense budget ends June 30 at 51.2 billion dollars. President Johnson intends to hold near that level for the next year while likely submitting the first 100 billion dollar plus budget to Congress next month. Austin ranch meetings with McNamara Taylor Gordon Heller Sorensen.

Johnson Congress Texas Range Maxwell D. Taylor Joint Chiefs of Staff McNamara Colorado Springs Colo Pentagon Washington Kermit Gordon Walter Heller Theodore C. Sorensen

Assault Hearing Slated Here Jan 6 in Bluefield

Preliminary hearing for three Bluefield men charged with assault after a North Mercer Street street fight will be before Squire Charles Caffee in Bluefield on Monday Jan 6 at 11 a.m. Archie Rozzell 21 remains jailed on bond while Perry Gray 18 and a 15 year old companion are free on 500 bonds each. Elmer Elijah Neal 28 of Rogers Street was beaten and hospitalized with a broken arm and bruises after the Saturday night incident.

Elmer Elijah Neal Rogers Street North Mercer Street Neal Bluefield Sanitarium

King Hassan II to Attend Pan Arab Summit in Cairo

King Hassan II will travel from Rabat to Cairo on January 6 to participate in the pan Arab summit called by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, as announced by Morocco.

Rabat Morocco Hassan II Cairo Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt

Illia outlines 1964 goal to overcome Argentina's economic woes

In a yearend interview President Arturo Illia says the 1964 objective is to overcome the nation's economic and social difficulties, outlining government resolve to tackle challenges in Argentina.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Illia

Crime forecast and MacArthur rank bill in Washington

In Washington the FBI chief warns that crime will rise in 1964 unless drastic changes occur. J. Edgar Hoover cites widespread disrespect for police and urges action as lawmakers consider a six star rank bill for General Douglas MacArthur with several co sponsors.

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Hoover Coun Stuart Symington D-Mo Gen Douglas MacArthur Senate MacArthur John J. Pershing

Russell 5 cent stamp to depict Western artist Charles M Russell

The 1934 Fine Arts Series stamp will reproduce a painting by Charles Marion Russell. The 5 cent multicolor issue goes on sale March 10 in Great Falls Montana, Russell’s longtime home. Final image selection pending. Remington Homer and Audubon already featured in earlier series.

Fine Arts Charles Marion Russell Great Falls Mont Post Office Department Russell Frederic Remington Winslow Homer John James Audubon

Father Frost Brings Gifts to Moscow's 800000 Children

In Moscow, Father Frost supplies New Year gifts to about 800000 children including early teens, ensuring each will receive at least one present at local parties.

Moscow Father Frost Santa Claus

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