State college construction list tops $94.3 million in West Virginia
State Board of Education approves a $94.3 million priority plan for Marshall University and eight state colleges funded by bonds. Marshall gets $4 million for science engineering, $450,000 for a communications center, and $200,000 for land acquisition amid objections from college presidents and criticism of broader system planning.
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Charleston
Marshall University
State Board of Education
A. D. Albright
University of Kentucky
Board of Education
Albright
West Virginia
Fairmont
E. K. Feaster
Tech
West Virginia Tech
Leonard C. Nelson
Community and Technical College
Marshall
Bluefield
Conley Hall
Glenville
Ncn- Shepherd
West Liberty
West Virginia State
Parkersburg Man Dies In 3 Car Crash
Clarence Perrin a 53 year old Parkersburg resident died in a three car collision near Ravenswood West Virginia as he and five other men traveling to Kaiser Aluminum plant were involved. Elmer Lee Shutts Jr of Belpre Ohio and Virginia Meadows of Ravenswood drove the other two cars. A taxi failed to stop hitting Shutts vehicle and five people were injured.
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Ravenswood
W.va
Clarence Perrin
Parkersburg
Etate
Here
Perrin
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Elmer Lee Shutts Jr
Belpre
Ohio
Virginia Meadows
W.va. 2
Shutts
Gospel Singing at Calvary Tabernacle Glenwood Park
A gospel singing session at Calvary Tabernacle in Glenwood Park will be held Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Rev. Glen Rolen, the pastor, said area singing groups are invited to attend.
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Calvary Tabernacle
Glenwood Park
Glen Rolen
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Contacts
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, with West Virginia annual pricing and regional terms. Advertising representative contact is Kats Agency, Inc, phone 87-4171.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
the Daily Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated
West Virginia
Raverting
The
Kats Agency, Inc
Telehone
Washington A Traveling Man
A historical sketch traces George Washington from his early House of Burgesses days to his pivotal roles in the Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War. It follows his leadership in Philadelphia, his presidency, and his final years at Mount Vernon, ending with his death in 1799 and the nation’s mourning.
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House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry
Washington
Britain
England
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Lexington
Concord
New England
Mount Vernon
Independence
The
United States
Western
Congress
New York
Wall Street
George Washington
Europe
Napoleon
Jesuit Priest to Conduct Parish Mission in Gary
Our Lady of Victory Parish in Gary hosts a mission starting Sunday at 7 p.m. led by Jesuit Father Louis Wheeler arriving from Atlanta. Father John A. Park says Catholics and non Catholics are invited as devotionals and sermons aim to spiritual enrichment in the area.
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Our Lady of Victory
Gary
Louis Wheeler
Atlanta
John A. Park
Father Park
Straw Vote Planned On Liquor-By-Drink
Richmond AP reports the 1965 General Assembly will test public sentiment on liquor by the drink with a local straw vote. Indications point to possible spread of the idea to other Jaycee chapters across Virginia as bills allowing local liquor by the drink move forward.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Jaycee
Virginia
Oratory Contest Set for Athens District Event
The Sixth District oratory contest of West Virginia will be held in Athens on Tuesday February 21. Jens and Park Central are expected to take part in the prepared orations based on the U S Constitution. District winners advance to sectional contests between February 27 and March 4. Sectional winners compete March 3 in Huntington.
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Gion Department of
West Virginia
Athens
Jens and
Park Central
United States
Huntington
Misunderstanding On Taxes Settled In Bluefield Tazewell
Officials said the tax assessment mix up between Bluefield Virginia and Tazewell Virginia has been cleared. Both towns’ business property is now set at three hundred dollars per front foot after a Friday meeting in Tazewell.
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Bluefield
Tazewell
Bluefield Va
Tough Strip Faces Reclamation Hurdle in Permit Debate
Gainer described changes to mining rules including the 45 degree angle for outa walls and kept the eel wall mandate. He predicted likely Senate passage, noting many committee members are present in the Senate.
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Gainer
Senate
Climate Warms On Tax Revision In House Debates
The program proposes a 3 percent gross margins tax to replace the current multi-rate gross sales tax, a 3 percent corporate net income tax as a minimum alternative, and a flat 2 percent personal income tax. Banks would be targeted by the net income tax, while lawyers and professionals would face double taxation unless a credit is created. Proposals include city tax relief and partial state rate authority to ease municipal revenue losses.
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House
Carson
White
Powell Faces Expulsion Debate Over Oath Defiance
Uncertainty over censure or fine for Powell becomes a possible protracted court battle as the panel weighs removal. A two-thirds vote would expel Powell after the oath, while a simple majority could exclude him. The committee cites Powell's defiance of New York courts and endorsement signatures on 19 checks as evidence of balked efforts to return to work.
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Powell
New York
West Virginia House Debates County Aid and Local Government Plans
The House of Delegates introduced bills to create a West Virginia Association of Counties with dues based on 1 percent of assessed value and to fund studies on technological advancement. A bipartisan interim committee would study local government efficiency and urban suburban pressures. Additional measures cover state institutions studies, public service projects, higher education governance, and tougher divorce non support penalties.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
House
H. Laban White
Jackson County
Noel B. Poling
West Virginia
White
West Virginia Higher Education Council
Smiley Burnette Dies at 55 A Western Film Icon
Encino California AP Smiley Burnette 55 died Thursday night after leukemia illness hospital treatment since Feb 8 He contributed with Gene Autry Roy Rogers in 171 pictures and later appeared on TV He started at 17 with a radio gig in Tuscola Ill meeting Autry who offered his big break Burnette acted in 81 films with Autry and recalled their radio beginnings
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Encino
Calif
Smiley Burnette
Gene Autry
Smiley
Burnette
Autry
Roy Rogers
Petticoat Junction
Tuscola
Ill
Gen
Deaths and Funerals in Keystone and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices report Walter Bernard Cleghon 74 of Keystone died in Salem Virginia VA following a long illness. Survivors include wife Sarah V. Cleghon two sisters four brothers and other relatives. Funeral 2 PM Saturday Bennett Funeral Chapel Northfork burial Roselawn Cemetery. Also listed are obituaries for Mrs. 83 and Mrs. Mary Lester 88 with services in Princeton and Rowe Virginia.
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Walter Bernard Cleghon
Keystone
Veterans Administration
Salem
Princeton
Tom and
Virginia Cleghon
Germany
Russia
Keystone Methodist Church
Bailey Masonic Lodge
Montcalm
Order of United American Mechanics
Bluefield
Sarah V. Cleghon
A. E. Brown
Evelyn Cleghon
Charlie Cleghon
Williamson
John Cleghon
Oscar Cleghon
Chattaroy
Cecil Cleghon
State of
Wyoming
Bennett Funeral Chapel
Northfork
Charles Yoho
Roselawn
Funeral services for Mary E Addair at Mount Zion Baptist
Funeral plans for Mary E Addair 71 of Bradshaw follow her death Thursday at a son in law Robert Reed's home. Elder S F Addair will lead services Sunday 11 a.m. at Mount Zion Regular Baptist Church with burial at Shortridge Cemetery Garland. Survived by five daughters and four sons with 39 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Body moved from Fanning Funeral Home Saeger to Hobart Addair’s Avondale home Saturday 4 p.m.
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Mary E. Addair
Bradsaw
Robert Reed
Bradshaw
Mount Zion Regular Baptist
S. F. Addair
Shortridge
Garland
Henry
Armenda Horn Muncy
Noah Addair
Esther Atwell
Yukon
Manda Hughes
Cortex
Colo
Yavonne Reed
Bare Town
Joan Webb
Atwell
Sylvia Myers
Laplata
N. M
David Addair
Hesperus
Hubert Addair
Avondale
Lech Addair
North Springs
Robert Addair
Los Angeles
Calif
Ida Payne
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Hobart Addair
Eugene Warrick Cornett dies at 76 in Roanoke VA hospital
Eugene Warrick Cornett 76 of 327 Frederick St Bluefield died Friday evening in Veterans Hospital Roanoke Va after a long illness. He was a WW I veteran and a 40 year salesman for Elkhorn Valley Grocery. Survived by wife Lucille Sackett Cornett a daughter Sara Gene Bodell a sister L A Austin two brothers Fred and Raymond and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending with Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield with calling hours Saturday after 7 p.m.
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Eugene Warrick Cornett
Frederick St
Bluefield
Veterans Hospital
Roanoke
Elk Creek
L. A
Eliza Warrick Cornett
Elkhorn Valley Grocery
Lucille Sackett Cornett
Sara Gene Bodell
Covington
L. C. Austin
Seattle, Wash
Fred Cornett
Edwardsburg
Mich
Raymond Cornett
Mercer Funeral Home
Longtime Princeton Farmer James Pettrey Dies at 82
James Samuel Pettrey 82 of Maine Street Princeton died Thursday in a Princeton hospital. He was a retired farmer born to Amos and Nele Pettrey and married to the late Etta Pettrey. Survived by two daughters Hazel Carr Oakvale and Mrs. William Moye Orlando Florida, three sons Thomas Odell and James Pettrey, five grandchildren, and one brother Lyndey Pettrey. Funeral services were held Sunday at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton with burial in Pettrey Cemetery.
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Eliza M. Steele
Princeton
Huntington Hospital
Franklin County
J. Graves Craft
Lucinda M. Craft
Alonzo Steele
Methodist Church
Bramwell
Gilliam
Herndon Heights
Pettrey
Amos
Nele Pettrey
Etta Pettrey
Hazel Carr
Oakvale
William Moye
Orlando
Fla
Thomas
Odell Pettrey
James Pettrey
Baltimore
Lyndey Pettrey
Porter Thompson 79 Princeton native and World War I veteran dies
Porter Thompson 79 of 710 Princeton Ave Princeton died at his home Friday morning. He was a retired farmer and World War I Army veteran born in Elgood. Survived by five sisters and one brother. Funeral from Memorial Funeral Directory Monday at 3 p.m. Rev Jim Jones officiating with burial at Resthaven Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Porter Thompson
Princeton Ave
Princeton
Elgood
George
Susan M. Thompson
Bessie Fortner
Mullens
Dephia Ferguson
Gertrude Hunter
Nina Hypes
Beulah Johnson
Cleveland, C
Baren Thompson
Memorial
Jim Jones
Resthaven Cemetery
Funerals Planned for Princeton Residents
John E. Coaster 80 of Princeton will be laid to rest Saturday at 2 p.m. at Princeton First Christian Church with burial at Resthaven Cemetery. Thelma Rorrer Hinty 58 of Athens Road Princeton will be buried beside Resthaven Cemetery after services at George W Seaver Chapel at 2 p.m. Pallbearers named for both services include local residents.
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Hinty
Thelma Rorrer
Athens Road
Princeton
George W. Seaver Chapel
Resthaven
Warren Wysong Chapman Garnier
Michael Rorrer
Daniel Borrer
David Burton
Bill Brown
Peterstown Considers Public Pool Plan Headed by Grover Jones Jr
Grover Jones Jr. was named to lead a temporary committee in Peterstown to push a public swimming pool on a three acre site offered by the American Legion. The group pledged about 500 dollars and will meet again Friday night at the Fire Department building to discuss two plans and gather public input.
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Grover Jones Jr
Peterstown
Jones
Fire Department
Bob Sutphin
Carl Sutphin
Tom Jones
Clifton Dunn
Dennis Sibold
Bob Brown
William Ferguson
Joe Cahill
Peterstown Recreation Association Inc
The
Recreation Association
American Legion
Rich Creek
Two Men Charged With Card Gambling in Bluefield
Roy L. Atkins 47 William C. Swofford 59 and James R. Booth 36 all of Bluefield face gambling with cards charges. Each is free on $25 bond awaiting Bluefield Municipal Court hearing Monday 8 30 a m. They were arrested at Brunswick Pool Room on Princeton Avenue Friday night by Patrolman Kenneth Roberts who said they were caught in the act.
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Roy L. Atkins
William C. Swofford
James R. Booth
Bluefield
Bluefield Municipal Court
Brunswick Pool Room
Princeton Avenue
Kenneth Roberts
Ex-Con Arrested In Cairo Bank Robbery
Warren Ohio police and FBI agents arrested Winford Coleman Starkey 38 an ex convict sought for the January 13 robbery of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Cairo West Virginia He was located at a Warren residence where he was visiting.
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Warren, Ohio
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Cairo
W. Va
FBI
Warren
Winford Coleman Starkey
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Akron
Pentecostal Church of Christ
Dock’s Creek Cemetery
Ina Mays
Ina D. Mays
East Street
Frank Mays
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
W. C. Miller
Mercer County
Somerset
Lorton Lick Road
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Anawalt
McDowell County
Rogers Rae
Belfry
James Samuel Pettrey
Maine Street
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