Lions Report on State Convention at Daniel Boone Hotel
Bluefield Lions Club members reported on the state convention held at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. Highlights included a speech by Lions International President Jorge Bird and attendance by Lacy Edwards Lindsay Dula Bud Johnson Al White Carl Poole Frank Fitzgerald and Ross Boyce. The May 25 street sale was profitable and the 1968-69 officers will be installed June 14 at Bluefield Country Club with Ken Epperly performing. The fall conference is set for August 24 in Welch with Lions International third vice-president Robert McCulloch as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Bluefield Lions
Bluefield Lions Club
Lions International
Jorge Bird
Lacy Edwards
Lindsay Dula
Bud Johnson
al White
Carl Poole
Frank Fitzgerald
Ross Boyce
Lion Frank Fitzgerald
M. T. Meachum
Bluefield Country Club
Ken Epperly
Welch
Robert McCulloch
Ezra Small
West Virginia
Katz, Katz & Kantor
Ritz Building
P. O
Bluefield
C&O and B&O Propose Daily Long-Distance Through Train
Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio railroads filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a plan to reschedule No. 46 to provide through service from Detroit to Ashland connecting with the George Washington for West Virginia Virginia and Washington D C. If approved No. 46 would depart Detroit at 1 20 p m and reach Ashland at 8 35 p m to connect with the eastbound George Washington which leaves Ashland at 9 04 p m. The current No. 46 runs from Detroit at 6 30 p m ending in Ashland about 1 50 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio and
Baltimore and Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Detroit
Ashland
C&O’s
George Washington
ICC
C&o
David A. Watts Jr
Toledo
Columbus
Four Virginians On Viet Nam Casualty List
Defense Department lists four Virginians as Viet Nam casualties. Killed in action are Army Spec. 4 Lewis D. Lamkin, Army Pfc. Carl H. Sexton Jr., and Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Williams. Army Pfc. Michael E. Ludwig changes from missing to dead of hostile action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Army
Spec
Lewis D. Lamkin
Robert A. Lamkin
Colonial Drive
Collinsville
Carl H., Sexton Jr
Carl H. Sexton Sr
Rt. 1
Damascus
Marine Lance
Roger D. Williams
Emitt M. Williams
Ferdinand Ave
S.W
Roanoke
Michael E. Ludwig
Robert L. Ludwig
Celtic Drive
Apt
Alexandria
Coffin Admits Pushing Antidraft Prosecution in Test
Yale minister William Sloane Coffin Jr testified he goaded the government into prosecuting antidraft charges but denied conspiring with Dr. Benjamin Spock or others. He said the aim was to force a test case on war legality and draft law conscience provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Yale
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Benjamin Spock
Spock
James St. Clair
Coffin
U.S. District Court
Mitchell Goodman
New York
Marcus Raskin
Washington
Michael Ferber
Harvard
America
Federal
Justice Department
McCarthy Attacks Kennedy Over California Primary
Sen Eugene J McCarthy in San Diego taunts Robert F Kennedy likening quitting the race to a child holding his breath He vows to press on after California and Oregon results and plans further campaigning against Humphrey with broad support from Republicans and independents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Kennedy
McCarthy
East Germany Endorses Route to West Berlin by Land
In Moscow a joint communique endorsed East German limits on West German land traffic to West Berlin. Walter Ulbricht and Willi Stoph led the East German side while Leonid Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygin represented the Soviet Union, amid Western protests over access under four power rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willi Stoph
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei N. Cosygin
Ulbricht
East Berlin
Special Services Set At Montcalm Sunday
Pentecostal Holiness Church Montcalm hosts services on Sunday June 2 with Hawks Trio of Princeton providing special singing during Sunday School at 10 am and the 11 am worship. Youth service at 7 pm features the trio and evangelistic service at 7:30 with Edward Hawks as speaker. Rev C J Peyton invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montcalm
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Hawks
Princeton
Edward Hawks
C. J. Peyton
Gold Star Mothers Honored At Memorial Day Service
Five Gold Star mothers were honored at Memorial Day services at Resthaven Cemetery in Princeton. Honorees were Mrs. P. Blanke Bowling Alberta Akers Hall Villa Johnson Mrs. Lowell Poe and Mary L. Proffitt. Rev. George S. Kelly spoke and Richard E. Rice served as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resthaven
Princeton
Mercer County Veterans of Foreign Wars
P. Blanke Bowling
Alberta Akers Hall
Villa Johnson
Lowell Poe
Mary L. Proffitt
George S. Kelly
Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Richard E. Rice
Department of Veterans Affairs
Rodgers Sees Soviet Policy Aimed at Influence in Middle East
London AP report quotes Foreign Office minister William Rodgers saying Moscow seeks to weaken Western power first and replace it in the Middle East. He cautions there is no evidence of a master Soviet plan to boost global military capacity. He says Russia will stay a major oil exporter with limited military use in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Russia
Mideast
William Rodgers
United States
Moscow
Rodgers
House of Commons
38 Indian Tribes Students at Fort Lewis College
In Durango Colorado AP reports that Fort Lewis College in southwestern Colorado hosts 38 Indian Tribes as students, highlighting the diverse tribal enrollment and regional educational outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Colo
Fort Lewis College
Colorado
Kennedy fires back at McCarthy three day clash in California
Senator Robert F. Kennedy charged Eugene McCarthy with distorting him as the McCarthy campaign ran full page ads attacking Kennedy over Vietnam policy. Kennedy, speaking before the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, said the race has become a fight to stop him and urged voters in California’s pivotal primary. He defended his antiwar stance and noted he was among the first to oppose Vietnam policy while fighting to stay in the race after Oregon. He and McCarthy campaigned across California highlighting minority outreach and key rallies in Oakland and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
McCarthy
National Security Council
Vietnam
Commonwealth Club
California
Oregon
United States
Oakland
Rail Service Probe Urged by ICC Chief
ICC Chairman Paul J. Tierney urged Congress to hold hearings on whether national passenger rail service is adequate. He sent requests to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren Magnuson and House Commerce Committee Chairman Harlee Staggers. An examiner urged standards for a national rail system to maintain service between major urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
ICC
Paul J. Tierney
Commission
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Harley C.staggers
D-W
House Commerce Committee
Two Construction Workers Injured In Scaffold Collapse
Two construction workers were treated at Bluefield Sanitarium Friday morning after a scaffold they stood on collapsed 15 feet above the ground at the Goodyear Store on North Street. William Hall 26 of Bluefield Virginia and Melvin Brown 27 of Crystal were employed by Corte Construction Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Sanitarium
William Hall
Bluefield
Melvin Brown
Crystal
Corte Construction Company
Goodyear
North Street
Fiduciary Notice to Creditors of Several Estates in Bluefield WV
Legal notice to creditors and beneficiaries of the estates of Raymond P Brown Mary M Brown Charlie Thomas Conner Ray Conner. Claims must be filed with vouchers by October 1 1968 at the office in Bluefield WV to avoid exclusion. Beneficiaries must attend to protect interests. Dated May 29 1968 Commissioner of Accounts William T Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond P. Brown
Mary M. Brown
Charlie Thomas Conner
Estal Ray Conner
Bluefield
West Virginia
William T. Hancock
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Peel Chestnut Mountain
Leckie
McDowell County
George Richardson, III
Chattel
Tony J. Chudina
Cecelia Chudina
TJC Coal and Construction Co
Circuit Court
Buchanan County
Virginia
George Richardson, II
Mercer County Sealed Bids Sought for Cattle Grazing Areas
Mercer County Court invites sealed bids for leasing cattle grazing areas at the County Farm near Gardner. Bids due 10:00 A M July 8 1968 with lease from July 1 1968 to June 30 1969. The court may reject all proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Court
Princeton
West Virginia
Gardner
County Court
C. D. Compton
Classified ads page notes for Princeton area Ohio
A dense listing of local employment offers and services across Princeton and Bluefield areas. Advertisements include investigators Rug cleaning curb help sales jobs and Tupperware dealer openings plus Full er Brush deliveries and flooring services. Notable firms include Taylor Rug Bluefield Glass NCR and The University Society Inc.
Westinghouse 1968 Demonstrator Refrigerator For Sale
Repossessed Philco two speed dryer with criss cross tumbling action front loading $10. Goodyear Service Store Mercer Princeton listing. For saleEgmond 12 string guitar in Holland excellent condition $75 with case and strap. One slightly used spinet piano $495 from Raines Piano and Organ Center 325-8669.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Goodyear
Mercer
Princeton
Philco
Firestone
Egmond
Holland
Raines Piano and Organ Center
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Lions
B&o
Kerth
Bobby
East Germany
Paramount Pictures Presents
Gene
Eugene McCarthy
Devils
TRI City Traction Company
Public Service Commission of
Old Road
Peton
Bud
Intermediate Court of
Mercer County
Brenda Gayle Brewster Small
Vanita Brewster
C. C. McGuire
Madam Ruth
Palm Reader
Highway 460
Davis
RUSCO
Simpkins
Bluefield Glass and Tile Company
Taylor Rug
Walter M. Owens
Ohio
W. Va
Tri-State Exterminating Co
Mercer Construction Company
Platnick Brothers
Gallos Sisson’s Inc
Insa
W. Peters Company
Raleigh Street
Ramsey Paint Co
Commerce Street
Citizens Coal & Supply Co
Ralph Keene
Bailey Lumber Company
Grundy
Mercer Street
AVON
College Avenue
Coalwood
Mountaineer
Cumberland Road
Park - Ette Drive
Wytheville Star Rt
West Va
Kay Norton
Lewis
Fuller Brush Company
Bland
McDowell
Tazewell
Bluefield Drive
Rt. 52
Daily Telegraph
East River Drive
Grady
Bel - Air
the University Society Inc
Midland Park
New Jersey
NCR
Jefferson Street
American Oil
Norm Ryder
Glen
Texaco
Call Peoples
Nity Savings and Loan CO
AKC
Bargain
Lone
Cal Burl Compton
Jerry Kade
Lorton Lick Road
T. D. Jarrett
Blank’s Inc
Sutphin
Gulf Service
P.O
Lois Roselawn
Mr. Swain
A. W. Cox
Princeton Bank
Singer Company
Eddie Tile
Cole Motor Co
Rt. 62 North
Sluefield
Roger Street
Shaffer Maytag
Bland Street
Jim Haun
Haun Motors, Inc
Bluefield - Princeton Road
P.O. Box
WAND
TechncoLot
Larry Helms
Kammers
Renovator
Clark
Warlick Furniture Store
Fincastle Furniture Co
Washington Street
New Bluefield
Princeton Road
Lowman Piano & Organ CO
Bland St
Virginia Software
Rolands Area
Indus
la Pocahontas Welding Supply Co
Claytor Lake
J. Alex Witten
Pearlsburg
Third _ Street
Airport Drive
Jackson Street
Princeton Avenue
Groveland
Athens Road
Blusfield
Glen Lyn
Bath
Efe
Pho
Cashmere
Hamer Lumber Corp
Appalachia
Big Stone Gap
DELCO
Imperial
Caterpillars
Cat and Traxcavatos
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Sunset News - Observer
Sunset News-Observer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Classified Dept
Drivers Educational School
Mustang
Chevrolet ~ i
FORD
Mercer Motors
Courthouse
W.va
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