Two Boys Struck by Train at Bluefield Crossing
In Bluefield Virginia, two 15 year olds waited for an eastbound train to clear Depot Street crossing and were struck by a Norfolk and Western locomotive moving in the opposite direction. One boy Walter Little died at the scene and Melvin Madison was seriously injured and in surgery. The engine ran light with a 25 mph yard limit. investigation led by Patrolman Max Kestner.
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Crnep
Depot Street
Bluefield
Norfolk & Western
Walter Little
Vendll Street
New Jersey
Melvin Madison
Bluefield Community Hospital
Little
Norfolk & Western Railway
Bluefield, Va
The
Daily Telegraph
Lewis Phelps
Roanoke
Max Kestner
Phelps
Kestner
Madison
Bluefield Monument Company
Garland Fowler
Princeton
Mine Rescue Winners Honored in Beckley Contest
The 24th annual Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue and First Aid Association contests honored winners from Island Creek Coal and other firms. Island Creek teams led in first aid and combined contests, with National Mine Corp claiming one and two hour mine rescue trophies. Various mines earned second and third place honors across first aid, mine rescue, and combination categories amid notable layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Iter Island Creek Coal Company
Virginia Pocahontas
Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue and First Aid Association
Beckley
National Mine Corporation
Island Creek
Gully
Island Valley Coal Company
Union Carbide
Blue Creek
Armco Steel
Wallender
Allied Chemical Company
Shannon Branch
Ranger Fuel Corporation
Ranger
Consolidated Coal Company
McComas
Maple Meadow Mining Company
Peabody
Bluefield Fashion Exhibitors Open Show At Armory
The three day Bluefield Fashion Exhibitors show opens at Brush Fork Armory at 9 a.m. with 104 salesmen unveiling fall styles in clothing accessories dry goods and gifts. Merchants from five states attend with a noon to 3 p.m. buffet today and a bingo event tomorrow night.
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Bluefield
Brushfork Armory
Wilson Goff
Lexington
Goff
Andre
Milton Soffer
Virginia Beach
Carl Jacquae
Armory
Ed Slagle
Baccalaureate and Graduation Plans at Princeton High
Princeton High School outlines its June events with a baccalaureate at 7 p.m. in the auditorium featuring Rev. Richard Flowers and a commencement at 8 p.m. in the gym. Valedictorian Vicki Jo Bauguess will speak on Live for today dream for tomorrow and salutatorian Vicki Lynn Morgan is noted as the next top graduate.
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Princeton High School
Vicki Jo Bauguess
Benny Bauguess
Richard Flowers
First Christian Church
Princeton
Miss Bauquess
Vicki Lynn Morgan
Betsy Morgan
New Hope Road
Republicans Nominate 2 From Third District In Richlands Va
At a Saturday convention in Richlands Virginia delegates of the Third Legislative District nominated two Republican candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates. Dr Ralph Hess of Grundy and Danny Davidson of Council were chosen by acclamation along with Dr Charles Tyer for the 38thSenatorial District. Hess spoke of honor and shared his background from Kentucky to Grundy, while Davidson urged pride in representing Southwest Virginia. Tyer praised the challenge ahead and emphasized funding and effort, noting his overseas service and view of the United States as the greatest country.
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Wilson Ramsey
Richlands
Legislative
Virginia House of Delegates
Buchanan County
Ralph Hess
Grundy
Danny Davidson
Council
Charles Tyer
Bluefield College
Hess
House of Delegates
Pipe County
Kentucky
Grundy High School
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Medical School
Grundy Hospital
Davidson
Republican Party
Virginia
UMWA
Tyer
Roanoke Man Dies In Crash In Wythe County
A 62 year old Roanoke man, David Allen Matthews, died after a collision between a passenger car and a pickup in Wythe County Virginia. Matthews was dead on arrival at Wythe County Community Hospital after the 12 40 a m wreck where he rode as a passenger in a vehicle driven by Sidney Eugene Sage. Trooper D E Brooks led the investigation and could not comment Saturday night.
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Wythe County
Wytheville
David Allen Matthews
Roanoke
Matthews
Wythe County Community Hospital
Sidney Eugene Sage
D. E. Brooks
Wreck Kills Wise County Woman Near Pound Virginia
A Wise County Virginia woman Sherri Kay Hall died at the scene in an early morning crash on state Route 23 about three miles south of Pound. Her car collided with a second vehicle driven by Lawrence F. Carrico, authorities said.
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Wise County
Pound
Virginia
Sherri Kay Hall
Wise
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Public Notices Summary
Classified advertising and subscription details from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph include mail and home delivery rates for West Virginia and other zones. The notice lists AP membership, publication information, and advertising representation.
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West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Crcalation Advertising
Landon Associan
DEATHS AND FUNERALS HONOR MERCER COUNTY FAMILIES
Numerous obituaries from Princeton and surrounding areas list Mary Lorraine Hazlett Barbara Sheppard Alice Wyant Virginia Kitts Tim Mann Hattie Lee Robinson Lena Farley Minnie Farley Erma Kiser William Thurman Martin Eugene Taylor Stanley Smith Sr and others. Services announced or held at Burns Wornal Chapel Shumate Newman and George W Seaver Mortuaries with burial in Oakwood Park Flat Top Restlawn Roselawn and Monta Vista Park Cemeteries.
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Jack Hazlett
Jack
Mary Lorraine) Hazlett
Lerena
Princeton Hospital
Princeton
Edward E
Josephine Brookman Bailey
William L
Barbara) Sheppard
Serena
Alice Wyant
Virginia Kitts
Bluefield
Aes Bailey
Ray Bailey
Memorial
Bill Young
Oakwood Park
Princeton Community Hospital
Valentine
Lena Farley
Massillon
Ohio
Elder A. L. Neeley
Owen D. Harvey
Flat Top
Mark Welch
Ronald Fortner
Gay Farley Jr
Roger Walker
Jim Moses
Roger Fortner
William Thurman Martin
Rt.4
Bluestone
Genevia Purdue Martin
Lisa Martin
Kevin Martin
W. T. Martin
Billy Martin
Ivanhoe
Telford Martin
Pulaski
Laura Adams
Bramwell
Mary Grimes
William Warf
Hillsville
Pocahontas Baptist Church
John Buck
Monta Vista Park
Donald Sluss
Bruce Riley
Cecil Smith
Frank Lawson
George Mays
Eugene Phipps
Shumate-Newman Funeral Home
Stanley D. Smith
Stanley D. Smith Sr
Center Street
The
Virginian Railway
Baptist Church
Princeton Masonic Lodge
AFAM
Scottish Rite
Charleston
Railway Carmen Association
Princeton Moose Lodge
Butler
Tenn
Thomas H
Amanda Arnold Smith
James E. Smith
Eva Mann Smith
Stanley D. Smith Jr
Richmond
Robert H. Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Calvin W. Smith
Howard Wayne Smith
Roanoke
Maude Stout
Mountain City
George W. Seaver Chapel
Orville Harvey
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Masonic Lodge No.134 Afam
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Um Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sen
Byrd
Allen D. Coppinger Jr
Frank E. Wilson
Columbus
BSC
American University
Wilson
Bluefield State College
University of Arizona
Volkswagen Corp
Coppinger
Coyne Electrical School
Chicago
Ill
Coppinger Machinery Service Inc
Fincastle Country Club
Mercer County Bank
Dugger
James L. Branscome
Leco, Inc
Westmoreland
Tams
Pocahontas
Cannelion Industries
Raleigh County Armory
Civic Center
J. A. Philpot
Frank Legg
Mike Rutledge
PHS
Wreck
Wise Woman
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Associated Press
Dorothy Marie Pack
Falls Mills
Shumate- Newman Funeral Home
Frank J. Magyar
O'Toole
Welch
Douglas Mortuary
Emerson S
Tim) Mann
Laurel Dr
Boulder Park
Bailey Lumber Companies
Mercer County
First United Methodist
George W. Seaver
Willie C. Robinson
Willie C
Hattie Lee) Robinson
Algoma
Chatham
Charlie
Leslie Lee Price
Amityville
N.Y
Willie Marie Robinson
Florida
May E. McBride
Flushing
Lucy C. Robinson
Philadelphia
Emma Jean Austin
Rochelle L. Brooks
Brooklyn
John Price
New York
Mt. Ebenezer Baptist Church
J.A. Palmer
Robert Rhinehart
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Missionary Society of the Church
Chorus
Friends
Deacon Board
Linkford & Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Harry Walter Bevins
Las Gotas
Calif
the Valley Medical Center
M.F. Bevins
Double Cates
Victor Farley
Victor
Minnie Pearl) Farley
North
Walker Street
Glenwood Park
First United Methodist Church
United
Rise & Shine Circle
Sewing Club
Montcalm No.130
Order of the Eastern Star
Macedonia White Shrine
United Daughter of the Confederacy
Forum Club
Matoaka
Charles W
Mary Elvira Burton
Harold Farley
Claude Farley
Pineville
Clyde Farley
Tazewell
Erma Elva Kiser
North Tazewell
Cleveland
Holland B
Sarah E. Kiser
Clevveland
Eleanor Kiser
Hubert Kiser
Cecil L. Kiser
Kent
Hurst-Scott
Glen Dudding
Walter Schwitser
Greenhills
Eugene H. Taylor
McNutt Ave
N & W Railway
Taylor
Lake F. Taylor
Nadine Evans Taylor
Larry Taylor
Edna Taylor
Silver Springs
John
Edith) Joseph
New Haven
Drex Duncan Jr
Ray Agee
Jim Dillon
Otis Worley
Bob Walters
Junior Spivey
Lawrence Harman
Charles Sneed
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Aid
Belline Arte Avenue
Wythe Avenue
W.va
Convalescent Transportation
H. Cline Hall Jr
Virginia Ave
DIAL
Bluefield, Virginia
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