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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1981

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals List from Princeton Area

Obituaries for Johann Leippi and Ada Gore note long illnesses and survivors. Clarence Presley and Mrs. Fred Fowler are also listed with funeral plans or incomplete arrangements. Services referenced include George W. Seaver Funeral Home Princeton and Burns Wornal and Calvary Full Gospel Church. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery and Forrest Hill Memorial Park.

Fred Fowler Fred Lonie Hash) Fowler Lexington N.C Winston- Salem Tazewell Jesse and Ellen Davis Hash Frankie Fowler J.D. Fowler James Fowler George Fowler Thomasville James Franklin Christine Fowler Thomas Dillon Anawalt Minnie Fox Princeton Calvary Full Gospel Church Jerry Couch Forrest Hill Memorial Park Davidson Funeral Home

MRS JOHN GILLESPIE Died at 77 in Tazewell Virginia

Katherine Gillespie 77 of Tazewell Va died after a short illness. She taught in Bluefield and Tazewell schools and was a lifelong member of Main Street United Methodist Church. Surviving daughters, brothers, sisters and six grandchildren. Funeral at Main Street United Methodist Church with burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Call at Peery and St Clair Funeral Home.

Harry D Ada L.) Gore Oliver Ave Princeton Hill Top Floyd Martha Dunn Hall Kee Street John Katherine) Gillespie John C Tazewell Tazewell County A.G Harriet Harman Kiser Liberty Hills Farmville State Teachers’ College Bluefield Main Street Main Street United Methodist Church Paul Smith Maplewood Cemetery Earl Lewis Sam Ward Bishop Ed Garland Rhodes Brown Ed Greever Sam Howery Bobby Gillespie Bill Honaker Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home John L. Sturgeon John Lewis Sturgeon Whigman Buchanan County Richlands Luke and Vergie McCoy Sturgeon Assembly of God Church Calvary Adell Hale Sturgeon Betty Lou Stringfellow Cairo Maxine Conely Gallion Ohio Ferrell Sturgeon Whymama Fla Harry Sturgeon Walhending Patricia Shults Mt. Vernon Christine McNickles Howard Robert Ann Smith New York N.Y Loretta Lower Curtis Peck Jr Frederickstown Charles Peck Danville Clifford Peck Butler Steven Peck Robert Sturgeon Sarsota Earl Sturgeon Roseanne Ferman Sturgeon Alexandria Isaac Sturgeon Caroline Sturgeon Georgie Stiltner Grundy Flowers Funeral Home Victor van Dyke Friendship Cemetery Buchanan County Funeral Home Harry L. Grissom Harry L Velma) Grissom Lebanon St Mercer Funeral Home Oley L England Oley L. England Jaeger Welch Hospital Hensley Edith England King Herman England Bobby R. England Grover England Steeles Arthur England Bramwell Ray Helen) Blankenship Panther Frank Phyllis Church

Contract Difficulties With Gateway Cited

Bluefield Virginia town faces funding issues over federal transportation grant for Gateway bus service. Town Manager Art Mead warns the town will pay only what it spends, not the full projected grant amount, if expenses are under budget. Council questions juggled figures and demands concrete financials for future dealings.

Elaine Thompson Daily Telegraph Bluefield Art Mead Gateway Mead David A. Kovach Steven Arey Kovach Princeton Charleston Council Arey Richmond Jack Asbury Curtis A. Murray

Funerals and civic notes in Princeton Bluefield area

Multiple obituaries list names including Mrs. Corrine Holly Willis and Eugene B. Powell with service times in Bluefield Princeton areas. The page also covers local council actions on business tax enforcement, a Crime Watch program, and senior tax exemptions for 65 plus residents.

Real estate classes begin in Princeton this month

Concord College sponsors two courses in Princeton with sessions starting January 15 at 6 p.m. in the Princeton Bank and Trust building and January 20 at 6 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. For details call Concord College Division of Business at 384-3115 ext 244.

Concord College Princeton Princeton Bank and Trust Company Princeton Public Library Concord College Division of Business

Board fire toll rises as investigators search Beachview Rest Home

In Keansburg New Jersey investigators count the Beachview Rest Home fire victims at 30 with the focus on the living room wall where the blaze began. Officials say the ongoing recovery mission targets elderly and mentally handicapped residents and the total death toll may not rise further.

Rest Home Keansburg N.J New Jersey Beachview Rest Home Monmouth County Alexander Lehrer Lehrer

Mrs Jenrette Says She Found Possible Abscam Money

Rita Jenrette wife of former Rep John Jenrette told friends she found a substantial amount of money in their bedroom and suspects it may be Abscam bribe cash. Her lawyer said DOJ Abourezk will help compare serial numbers to money paid by undercover agents. He noted the money may not be Abscam funds.

Bivens Brenda Kanade Princeton James William Plaster John Frazier Johnny Cook Buckeye Charles Waites Richard Lee Michelle Laborde Lynda McNeal Ramona Carbo Pineville Waites Columbia, S.C Rita Jenrette John Jenrette Jenrette James Abourezk D S.C Charlotte Observer Washington Abourezk Observer Kenneth Robinson Justice Department Robinson The Abscam

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Classifieds and Notices

Bluefield Daily Telegraph listings appear with standard rate card and postal information. Publication details note Associated Press affiliation and home delivery rates, with subscriptions listed for West Virginia and other zones.

The Daily Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. Va Associated Press West Virginia Audit ‘Bureau of Circulation P.O. Box Landen Associates

Aftermath Statement From Mrs Stafford on Recovery

Mrs Stafford says she visits her doctor frequently yet is physically recovering from the incident. She notes she feels she is doing well physically but will take a long time to get over it and adds that she is very bitter about the experience.

Mach Speed: Origin of the Term in Aviation

The term Mach speed derives from Ernst Mach renowned for his work on sound. It explains how aircraft reaching the speed of sound are labeled Mach 1.

Ernst Mach

Telerama Plans Underway for Twelfth annual Telerama

Plans are underway for the Twelfth annual March of Times Telerama to air on WVVA Channel 6 in Bluefield on February 7 and 8. General Co-Chairmen are Erlene Branch and Andrew Kahle of WVVA. The event is a fund raiser tied to the March of Dimes. The 1980 Telerama raised $101,734.35.

WVVA Bluefield Erlene Branch Andrew Kahle Branch Quincy Newspapers, Inc Bluefeld

Man admits wound was personal safety related

Bluefield man Roy D Walls 21 told police he was shot in the leg as he left the Matz Hotel last Thursday. He later confessed the wound was accidental and personal safety related after dropping a four caliber pistol from his coat pocket and firing as he picked it up. No charges filed yet. potential charges include carrying a dangerous weapon and filing a false police report.

Bluefield J.T. Helton Roy D. Walls Matz Helton Walls

City Man Arrested In Burglary Case At Madison Street

A Bluefield man, Barry Vineyard, 22, of Hanover Street, was arrested Monday afternoon for burglary after a neighbor observed him crawling through a window at 326 Madison Street. Police recovered property outside the home and he was jailed on $1,000 bond after appearing before Mercer County Magistrate Luther Byrd.

Bluefield Madison Street Barry Vineyard Hanover Street Vineyard Mercer County Luther Byrd

Also Mentioned on This Page

Johann Leippi Princeton Road Leippi Volkswagen Service Emmanuel Lutheran Church Germany Johanesfeld Russia Christian Christine Peltzer Leippi Gearheart Leippi Augusta Bartel Leippi Erich Leippi Olga Suranno Hagerstown Oswald Sam) Bartel George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel Tony Reed Oakwood Park R.A. Hale Alex Mays Stanley May Kurt Bartel Harry Morehead Warren Coburn Mrs Harry Gore Clarence Presley Clarence W. Presley Rich Creek Broyles Peterstown Jason Short Jason Marie Louise Denton High Point Fanning Funeral Home Welch Honaker Hubert Leon Otis Fields Harmon Compton F.o.sanders Russell Memorial Lebanon, Va Tony Smith Larry Honaker Stafford Honaker Garland Honaker Terry L. Honaker Tracy Gay Billy Allen Ester Dorena Smith Rt. i Lebanon Rev. Thurman Honaker Wilson Cemetery Finney Harman Walter, Taylor, Sr Skygusty Church of Christ In Carl Lambert Shady Grove Gibson Ruby Myrtle Stanley Moore Roselawn Memorial Gardens Parsley Lillian Brewer Southview Drive Kermit Elias Damron Brewer Dudley Memorial Mortuary Huntington W.va Joint Committee On Government and Finance United Mine Workers and Coal Industry Management Pennsylvania Indiana Environmental Protection Agency Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp LTV Corp Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co Lykes Corp Nashville Lee U.S Nauman Scott Jones Street Junior High School South Carolina FBI Bluefield Daily Telegraph Joy B Melos Worar Ares Spring ST. Bluefield, VA William Edmondson, II, D.D Linda L. Edmondson, D.D Lowe Street Stadium Drive W.W Telerama Beneficial Income IRS Beneficial Beneficial Income Tax Service Beneficial Finance System Mercer St Virginia Ave
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