Twelve Iowa Boys Find Hidden Cash in Vacant Lot
Twelve boys calling themselves Space Cadets unearthed old currency gold coins and pennies in a Bayard Iowa lot. Bank officials counted eleven thousand five hundred eighty one dollars and fifty one cents as the total found after four hours of sorting. Officials suspect Ella Beardsley an 89 year old resident may have hidden the hoard on the property.
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Bayard, Iowa
Farmers State Bank
Leonard Siedoff
Ella Beardsley
Father Ryan Transferred From Welch to Wellsburg
Rev. Father H. A. Ryan longtime pastor of St. Peter's Welch is reassigned to St. John's Evangelist Wellsburg by Bishop Joseph Hodges. A farewell reception is set for Sunday 2 to 4 pm at Welch School. He served Welch 18 years after earlier posts in Huntington and during World Wars.
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Father H. A. Ryan
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Welch
Wellsburg
St. John’s Evangelist Church
Huntington
Joseph Hodges
Wheeling
Father Ryan
Welch School
Steubenville
Ohio
Frank J. Ryan
Naval Reserve
Charles College
Col- Ohio
Mount St. Tees
The
Cincinnati
Hodges
Pet And Hobby Show Delayed Indefinitely
The Graham High School Band Boosters Club pet and hobby show in Bluefield Virginia is postponed indefinitely due to conflicts with end of school and vacation season. Entrants already registered will find entry fees held for pickup at City Hall Sunday at 4 p.m. as the program’s original start time.
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Graham High School Band Boosters Club
City Hall
Bluefield
Scout Troop 152 Plans Fund Dinner
Boy Scout Troop 152 will hold a fund raising dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. at Sun Valley School near Lerena to finance a summer camping program. Proceeds go to camping fees at Camp Roland in Bland County. The 15 member troop also seeks camping equipment.
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Boy Scout Troop 152
David Bragg
Sun Valley School
Lerena
Camp Roland
Bland County
Local News Publication Rates and Notices
An archival note outlines subscription rates and publication terms for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield West Virginia. It references association members and audit details, signaling standard newspaper operating practices of the era.
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Telle Pring Y Y Telegrave
Bluefield
Assocs
Ren Wich
Pete Ee
Bluewell Bank Opens Monday in New Bluewell Bricks
The Peoples Bank of Bluewell plans a 9 am Monday opening in a new brick building on U S 52 at Route 2 Bluewell. Initial outlay is 300000 with construction started late last year. A formal opening will be announced later.
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The
Peoples Bank of
Marines Bomb Guerrillas Near Chu Lai in Vietnam Clash
US Marines killed 20 Viet Cong near Chu Lai without losses in a tactical win as North Vietnamese air raids claimed five American crewmen. Carrier Midway planes targeted radar sites south of Hanoi with two US planes shot down and 20 Viet Cong suspected killed in Pleiku and Le Thanh ambush actions.
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Chu Lai
da Nang
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Glens
Midway
Ba Gia
Quang Ngai
le Thanh
Pleiku
Defense Department
Bernard W. Dibbet
Fayetteville
N.C
Hugh M. Robbins
Lawton
Oklo
Red
Viet Nam
Ve Ney
Navy
Kiwanis Fields Open After City Park Renovation
The Kiwanis Fields at City Park hosted official mree games marking the first use since the Bluefield Kiwanis Club donated 2000 for remodeling and equipment. The fields include rolled turf fences backstops and metal uprights with cypress lumber awaiting seating. grandstands are not yet finished.
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Kiwanis
City Park
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Fields
Cypress
First Aid Rescue Contest Set for Beckley August 21
The tenth annual first-aid and mine rescue contest will be held August 21 at the Beckley Armory Field House with men from Bluefield McDowell County and Wyoming County named as committeemen. Officials include Jess Wooten John Povioch L C Snyder W S McConnell J W Perro and J A Philpott who urged teams to register by August 2.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
Wyoming County
Beckley
Fayette
Gary
J. W. Perro
Itmann Coal Co
J. A. Philpott
Beautification Unit Meeting In Bluefield This Friday
Members of the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee will meet Friday at 3 p.m. in the Chamber office. Chairman Charles Yearout presides as the group plans a possible special project during Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up Week and ways to promote the ideas year round.
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Bluefield
Property transfers and court actions at Mercer County Courthouse
Five parcels of property changed hands in Mercer County Courthouse activity on Wednesday. Additional items included two fiduciary matters two suits and a divorce decree along with details of each transfer and involved parties.
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Mercer County
Howard C
June V. Campbell
F. S
Emma B. Collier
Bailey
Beaver Pond
L. H
Virginia Ellen Barbery
Edith O'Dell
Rock District
Myrtle
Elmer Hanshaw
Clarence E
Phyllis D. Fulcher
Ruby and Everett Co. Harden
Archie Lee
Ester Low Lawson
John McCabe
W. W. Myers
Earl B. Gott
Willie F. Stafford
Elbert L. Stafford
William Pery
C. E. Ball Jr
H. P. Hunnicutt
James H. Foster
Mae Johnson Shilling
Orville
Cletus Shilling
Object
Perry Sales Corp
E. J. Wakeland
Wilbur L. King
Ada Melvin King
Mercer Bar Mourns Richardson Death
Mercer County Bar Association adopts resolution mourning the death of George Richardson Jr on April 21. The group hails him as brilliant ethical and valued member and a wise counsellor, civic and religious leader, and Christian gentleman. Sympathy extended to his widow and family.
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Mercer County Bar Association
George Richardson Jr
Eastern coal firm to expand West Virginia operations
Eastern announces a 10 percent workforce increase in West Virginia to meet existing and overseas sales commitments. The plan includes expanding Keystone production and prep facilities, with a new coal preparation plant at a new mine designed by Roberts & Schaefer. J J Ketz leads development. mine linked to Norfolk and Western Railway.
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West Virginia
U. S. Office of Coal Research
U.S
Eastern
U. S
Roberts & Schaefer Co., Inc
Chicago
J. J. Ketz
E. H. Shaw
Beckley
Norfolk & Western Railway
Funeral for Randy Lee Roberts Infant
Funeral services for Randy Lee Roberts infant son of Mr and Mrs Cleophus Roberts of Rt 2 Bluefield will be a graveside ceremony Thursday at 10 am at Bailey Cemetery on Airport Road. Hawkins Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Martinsville man buried in Fieldale cemetery note
Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Fieldale Henry County Va. Waller a native of Martinsville Va had been a resident of Dan Coe Elks Lodge 1310 Northfork and Mountain Masonic Lodge 4. He died suddenly Monday afternoon at his home. Mrs Rosetta Waller two daughters Mrs Delores Booker Springfield Ohio Nadine Waller of the home two sons William E Waller Jr and Albert C Waller of the home one grandson one sister Martha Ann Waller Martinsville. Pallbearers will be members of Mountain Lodge 4. Members of Dardanella Court 31 Heroines of Jericho will carry flowers.
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Fannie Page Thornhill
Brevard
N. C
Trinity Methodist Church
James T. Browning
Walnut Grove
Bluefield
W. David Thornhill
James Morrow
W. David Thornhill Jr
Gertrude Watts
Paul Ann
David Morrow
E. v. Stone Jr
L. E. Hendrickson
Fieldale
Henry County
Waller
Martinsville
Dan Coe Elks Lodge
Northfork
Mountain Masonic Lodge
Rosetta Waller
Delores Booker
Springfield
Ohio
Nadine Waller
William E. Waller Jr
Albert C. Waller
Martha Ann Waller
Matinsville
Mountain Lodge
Dardanella Court
Jericho
Princeton native dies in Florida after cerebral hemorrhage
Gerald D. Rowland 35 a former Princeton school teacher now of Largo Florida died Wednesday in Clearwater Florida hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. A Korean War veteran he taught chemistry at Northeast High St. Petersburg Florida survived by his wife Norma T. Rowland and parents Arthur and Ida Lee T. Rowland. Funeral arrangements were to be announced in Princeton.
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Princeton
Largo
Fla
Clearwater
Arthur
Ida Lee T. Rowland
Florida
Northeast High
St. Petersburg
Norma T. Rowland
Pye
Three Fire Trucks Move to New Quarters for Bridge Work
Fire Chief Gordon Damron said two fire trucks a pumper and a ladder unit will relocate from Northside Fire Station to Princeton Avenue near Harry Hardware, to ensure protection during Mercer Street Bridge construction set to begin next week. Equipment from Princeton can be deployed as backup if needed.
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Harry Hardware
Princeton Avenue
Gordon Damron
Mercer Street
Damron
Orthside
Kee Report examines mental heath act funding plan
The Kee Report discusses a bill amending the Community Mental Health Centers Act. It authorizes 73.5 million dollars to help communities staff local or regional mental health centers. The program aims to address a rising modern illness linked to high pressure society.
Arch M. Muncy Dies At Home in Narrows Virginia
Arch M. Muncy 63 president of Muncy Electrical Corp. of Narrows Va. died at home. Survived by wife Inez and four sons Arch M. Muncy Jr Jess John Joe. four sisters and three brothers. Funeral Friday at Narrows First Baptist Church with Masonic rites at burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Muncy Electrical Corp
Narrows
Inez H. Muncy
Bland County
Jess A
Josie Green Muncy
Muncy
Intermont Lodge
A.F
A.M
Pearisburg
Royal Arch Masons
Roanoke
Kizem Temple
A.A.C.N
Lawrence T. Harrison
Fairview Cemetery
Intermont Lodge No
Riffes Funeral Home
S G Murray Dies At Welch
S G Murray 61 longtime Carter Hotel manager in Welch died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday night en route to the hospital. A native of Tazewell County Virginia he had worked in Isaban coal company and fostered Welch church and Masonic ties. Survivors include three brothers and two sisters with funeral arrangements pending at Douglas Mortuary.
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Carter
Welch
P.m
Tazewell County
W. J
Maggie Murray
Peter White Coal Co
Isaban
Mingo County
The
Baptist Church
Welch Masonics
Talmadge Murray
Jess Murray
Rock Hill
S. C
Fritz Murray
North Tazewell
George Spence
Gladys Hammer
Detroit
Mich
Douglas Mortuary
Three Men Certified For Fireman Positions In Bluefield
City Manager Randolph G Whit tle announced three applicants were certified for fireman posts with the Bluefield Fire Department. Billy David Gibson Raymond M Banks and Clinton M Joad earned top grades from a six who passed the Civil Service test after written oral and field assessments. Fire Chief Gordon Damron said three vacancies exist but no hires have been made yet.
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Bluefield
Gordon Damron
Strawberry Time Festival Opens With Queen Crowned
Buckhannon West Virginia AP reports the three day State Strawberry Festival begins with the song Time in West Virginia as the official anthem. Queen contestant Maysel Saunders of Boone County is to be crowned strawberry queen by State Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass.
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Virginia
Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia
West Virgin
Maysel Saunders
Boone County
Gus Douglass
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