Humphrey urges U S talks with Soviets on nuclear arms
Hubert H. Humphrey called for immediate U S Soviet Union negotiations to curb the nuclear arms race before Nixon's antiballistic missile plan. He warned that failure would show we tried to save mankind but risked trillions in weapons programs, while domestic needs suffered. He spoke at Independence Day events in Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Soviet Union
Conress
Nixon
Humphrey
Fashion Shows Open to Public For Semi annual Events
The two big semi annual fashion shows Firfield runs next Sunday through Tuesday June 10 are open to the public sponsors said. The Appalachian Buyers Convention at the West Virginia Hotel and Bluefield Fashion Exhibitors at the National Guard Armory limit attendance to buyers from established retail outlets. Jerry Furbee of Huntington and Jerry Rosenbloom of Richmond said the policy aims to help exhibitors serve customers from a five state area. This year 176 exhibitors were listed with expectations of a new attendance record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firfield
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield
National Guard Armory
Jerry Furbee
Huntington
Jerry Rosenbloom
Richmond
Rosenbloom
Furhee
160 Mile Cattle Drive Underway in New Mexico
About 750 head of Charolais cattle began a 160 mile drive from Bluewater toward Prewitt, New Mexico, using roads and an underpass to avoid Memorial Day traffic. The French breed arrived from four states, led by 12 veteran cowboys who greeted roughly 150 guests described as dudes. A modern support crew followed with portable corrals water trucks and a powered chuck wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prewitt
Bluewater
Ex Area Man Bailey Dies After Motorcycle Mishap
John Harold Bailey 37 a former Falls Mills resident died Saturday in a Cleveland Ohio hospital from a motorcycle accident. Survived by wife Ruby Guess Bailey daughter Linda Carol and son John at home sisters Colleen Howard Detroit and Marian Moore Trenton brothers James Bailey Cleveland and David Bailey Bluefield. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm Falls Mills Christian Church Rev John Bowls. burial Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Tazewell Road. Body arrives Graham Funeral Home Tuesday. friends may call after 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harold Bailey
Falls Mills
Cleveland
Ohio
Bailey
Ellis
Ruby Taylor Bailey
Ruby Guess Bailey
Linda Carol Bailey
John Bailey
Colleen Howard
Detroit
William J. Quesenberry
Alexandria
Newhall
John
Letishia Preston Quesenberry
Myrtle Presley Quesenberry
John Quesenberry
Wallscreek
James
Sam Quesenberry
Berwind
Merle Quesenberry
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Wolford Urges Stronger Mine Health Bill in Letter
Elijah Wolford, candidate for United Mine Workers president, urged President Nixon to strengthen mine health and safety legislation. He sent a 12 point plan demanding rule making authority for the Bureau of Mines, operator funded safety training, and adoption of the 0.3 mg/m3 dust standard rather than the 4.5 mg/m3 level in pending bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Public Health Service
Rabies Quarantine Extends Through Pearisburg Area
A thirty day dog and cat quarantine is in effect in Pearisburg Virginia after a rabid fox in the Fort Branch area bit two dogs. Pets must be confined or leashed until June 30. Residents should report loose animals to the Sheriff and cooperate as homeless strays are removed and owners watch for unusual symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearisburg
Health Department
Fort Branch
Sheriff's Office
Flat Top Baptist Association Ministers Meet Monday
The Flat Top Baptist Association will hold its regular ministers and wives meeting Monday at 11 a.m. in the Memorial Building in Kimball. Women attendees will finalize plans for the upcoming woman’s conference. Rev. McKinley Raymond serves as association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Top Baptist Association
Memorial Building
Kimball
McKinley Raymond
Rummage Sales Set In Princeton
The Princeton Civic League will conduct a rummage sale Monday through Wednesday starting at 9 30 a m each morning. The sale location is the Corner Grocery building at the corner of Princeton Avenue and Seventh Street.
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Princeton Civic League
Princeton Avenue
Seventh Street
Wyoming County Board of Education canvasses May 20 election
The Wyoming County Board of Education met in Pineville to canvass votes from a May 20 special school improvement election. The bond issue failed 4,559 to 1,889. The board approved a summer school program at the Wyoming County Vocational-Technical School running June 16 to July 25 with listed instructors and director W Grady Mullins. They accepted George Nolley’s oath for a two year term as superintendent from July 1, 1969 to July 30, 1971. A 1969-70 school calendar was approved and Pineville High senior Christine Holbrook received the Georgia-Pacific Corp. scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County Board of Education
Pineville
Wyoming County
James R. Lynch
A. R. Smith
George Jenkins
Cecil Hendrick
David Mullins
Paul Greear
Lane Boninsegna
Byron Rose
Marrion Brown
Clifford Phillips
W. Grady Mulins
George Nolley
Christine Holbrook
Pineville High School
Georgia - Pacific Corp
Apollo 10 Arrives At Pearl Harbor
The Apollo 10 spacecraft arrived at Pearl Harbor aboard the carrier Princeton and was off loaded for transfer to a Ford Island hangar. NASA and North American Rockwell technicians will inspect the capsule before it is moved in four days to Downey California for further study. Astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan were recovered near Pago Pago and flown to Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Princeton
Ford Island
National Aeronautical and Space Administration
North American Rockwell
Downey
Calif
Thomas Tafford
John Young
Euene Cernan
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Houston
Tex
Bluefield Man Dies Found Near N W Railway Station
Harvey E. Nichols 910 Princeton Ave was found dead Saturday about 6 45 p m about 100 yards east of the Norfolk and Western passenger station. N W Railway police official T R Jewell said the victim appeared to have died of a heart attack. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Bluefield Sanitarium. Two railway engineers found him. Arrangements were incomplete at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
T. R. Jewell
N&w
Harvey E. Nichols
Princeton Ave
Jewell
Nichols
Hawkins Funeral
Scholars To Meet Sunday In Williamsburg Assembly
About 55 foreign scholars finishing studies at American universities will gather in Williamsburg on June 8 for a three day Williams burg International Assembly themed Order and Disorder in the American Society. Keynote speaker William F Buckley Jr plus seven Americans will discuss social unrest on the American scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
William F. Buckley Jr
Hall of the House of Burgesses
Sol M. Linowitz
Organization of American States
Adam Yarmolinsky
Harvard
Elizabeth D. Koontz
Department of Labor
Woman's Bureau
Herbert E. Striner
Upjohn Institute For Public Research
Charles S. Rowe
Associated Press
Fredericksburg Free- Lance Star
A.C. Epps
Virginia Bar Association
Dowell to Speak at First AME Zion Service Today
Rev. Dowell of Bluefield will be the featured speaker at the First AME Zion Church on Pulaski Street. He will address the 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. services as the Senior Choir provides music for both gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omega Dowell
Bluefield
Pulaski Street
Dowell
Revival Set by Dusty Rhodes in Princeton This Week
Revival services led by R. E. Dusty Rhodes of Worthington Pennsylvania begin Monday at 7 30 p m and run through June 8 at the Marantha Baptist Church on Highland Avenue Princeton A nursery will be provided each evening says Rev E L Routh pastor of the host church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E
Dusty) Rhodes
Worthington
Maranatha Baptist Church
Highland Avenue
Princeton
E. L. Routh
Seven Die In Crash Of Two Automobiles
At Havelock North Carolina two cars collided on a rural road Saturday night killing seven people. The State Patrol reported five deaths at the scene and three others injured in the crash involving a Marines group. Victims were not immediately named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock
N. C
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Rotary Awards Vacation Trip At Rotary Ladies Night
Bluefield Rotary Club member Buzzy Wilkinson won a week-long vacation at Dunes Village Myrtle Beach South Carolina during the annual Rotary Ladies Night Banquet. Runner-up Scott Shott also received an award. The event supported improving club participation and attendance while Green of the Spokes took the losing prize. Jack Lewis delivered a feature speech on Rotary’s practical service and friendly action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzzy Wilkinson
Bluefield
Scott Shott
Cuu
Green of
Jack Lewis
Maste
Rotary
Bombing of Bo Kinh Destroys Village and Kills Civilians
U S forces and Vietnamese authorities bombed Bo Kinh and nearby hamlets after North Vietnamese troops infiltrated the area, destroying 330 homes and killing 19 civilians while injuring about 50. The campaign disrupted pacification efforts, with military and civilian relief teams now aiding refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha Thua
Thu Thua
Bo Kinh
Quang Tri
U.S. Air Force
An Hoa
Vam Thu
U.S
Boy Scouts
Deaths and Funerals Item Summary
Multiple obituaries list Helen Combs of Wilcoe and Marvin Musick of Swords Creek with service details at Church of God in War and Wesleyan Church in Swords Creek. Other notices include William J. Quesenberry of Alexandria and Ray Edison Davis Jr., Stacy, with service plans and burial locations in Grundy and Stacy. Elizabeth Dowdy of Pearisburg and Louise Fortner of Hartwell are also noted with funeral arrangements.
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Ray Edison Davis Jr
Ray Edison Davis
Stacy
Grundy
Tina Fay
Paula Jean
Pamela Jo Davis
Matthew Davis
Manuel Miller
Davis Cemetery
Richard Kennedy
Virginia Funeral Home
Matoaka Man Fatally Crushed in Local Accident
Emmet Ray Mitchem of Matoaka died Friday when a car slipped from a jack and pinned him. The 31 year old was pronounced dead on arrival at a Matoaka doctor’s office near Weyanoke. He was a L M Coal employee and lifelong Matoaka resident. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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Emmet Ray Mitchem
Matoaka
Weyanoke
Mitchem
Clara Mitchem
Terry Mitchem
L&m Coal Company
Blanche Mitchem
Hunington
Ind
Stephen Ray Mitchem
Kathy Devon
Sherry Mae Mitchem
Beatrice Mitchem
Eugene Dooley
Rock Falls
Ill
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Graham High School Announces Upcoming Graduation Events
The Graham High School Senior Class releases a calendar of events for June. Baccalaureate on June 1 features Dr. Primitivo Delgado of Bluefield College and choir selections. Commencement outdoors June 6 includes speakers Cathy Lambert Ernestine Compton Robin Ragle and diplomas awarded by Principal Dwight L. Ss.
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Graham High School
Primitivo Delgado
Bluefield College
Beatrice Richardson
Graham High
Cathy Lambert
Ernestine Compton
Robin Ragle
Jimmy Jones
God
Larry Scott
Dwight L. Ss
Ann Barbas
Mildred Farquharson
Judy Lockhart
Gail Nash
Cathy Smith
No Deaths Are Reported Cont'd From Back Page
Reported injuries include Patricia Ann Crey eight Patricia Ann lacerations forehead Mattie Williams Hospital Richlands and other youngsters with minor or multiple injuries. State Police note six deaths statewide this period and detail a series of fatal and near fatal incidents across counties with names and locations.
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David Carson Crey
Clearfork
Tazewell County
Patricia Ann
Mattie Williams Hospital
Richlands
Sandra Gayle
David Carson Crey Jr
Leonard Patterson
Tazewell State
D. E. Stillwell
Lusk to be BSC graduate in 1969
Lacy Thomas Lusk, bidder for Bluefield State College degree, will earn a B S in Business Administration on June 2 1969 after seven years part time study while employed as a Kroger meatcutter. He will join the U S General Accounting Office as a management auditor starting June 16 1969 in Washington D C. He is a 1957 Matoka High School graduate, son of Mr and Mrs Vernie Lusk of Matoka, married to Wilma Jean Mullens of Pineville.
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Lacy Thomas Lusk
Bluefield State College
Lusk
Bluefield State
Kroger Company
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, D. C
Trooper Dozier Transferred From Welch to Richwood Detachment
State police trooper A. K. Dozier of the Welch Detachment is assigned to the Richwood Nicholas County Detachment. He has two and a half years service with Welch and reports for duty today. he is married to Sarita Ratcliff of Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Police
A. K. Dozier
Welch
Richwood
Nicholas County
Dozier
Sarita Ratcliff
Gary
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
HHH
Daily Telegraph
Bland Street
W. Va
Mai
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circular Revenue
Kay
U.S. Weather Bureau
ISSA
Plarma
Florida
Great Lakes
Wolford
Flat Top Baptist Group
THE
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ore
Rapid City
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
B of E
Apollo
Rotary Awards
Maj
Donald Vogel
Ready Now Roller Floral CO
Bluefield, Princeton
Peerisburg
Helen Combs
Wilo
Wty Lockhart
James Ben Lackrt
Combs
Isband
Ova Combs, Pasor
Wilcoe
Bill Honaker
John Billings
Neither Blevins
North Tazewell
Ed Jackson
Bill Lockhart
Squire
Earl Lockhart
Safety Harbor
Fla
Hans Lockhart
Gainsville
Ham Lockhart
Bishop, Va
Ray
J. B. Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Turpin Springs
Church of God In War
Fanning
Marvin Musick
Swords Creek
Marion
Honaker
William and
Norma Owens Musick
Betsy Jane Musick
Opal Marie Patrick
Lebanon
Shirley Ann Peck
Eula Mae Peck
Nora Gay Honaker
Perry Herndon
Brial
Reynolds
Kents Ridge
Perry Reynolds
Ray Davis JR
Elizabeth Dowdy
Elizabeth McCoy Dowdy
Edison Dowdy, Sr
Edison Dowdy Jr
Walter Brown
William Galley
Roanoke
Bernard McCoy
McCoy, Va
Emmett and
Buford McCoy
McCoy
Walter McCoy
Salem
First United Methodist Church
John Duff
Birchlawn
Givens Funeral Home
Louise Fortner
Hartwell
Lugo
Graham
Charles David Freeman
Midkiff
West Hamlin
Lincoln County
Wayne County
Gilbert Cade
Wayne
Kelly Blankenship
Lavalette
Tony Milbee
Cecil Milbee
St. Albans
Sidon McMillion Jr
Beckley
Maben
Landgraff
Joan Abbott Davis
Northfork
D. M. Shade
Edward Bryant
Bottom Creek
Bryant
Helen Bryant
Virginia Eldridge
Davis
Keystone
Bluefield Monument CO
Virginia
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