Bluefield Board Approves Security Contract and Projects
The Bluefield Board votes to hire Southern Security Patrol Inc. to guard Hill Street project amid funding gaps and pending federal aid. It also approves traffic signal costs with the state highway department and addresses dilapidated structures on Wilson and Vine Streets.
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Ane
Bluefield Board of Directors
Southern Security Patrol Inc
Princeton
Bluefield Public Housin Authority
Hill Street
Ean
Fred Burton
U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
State Department of Highways
SDH
Bland Road
Cumberland Road
Burton
Allan Connolly
Connolly
Local Buildings Commission
Wilson Street
Vine Street
Edwin Elliott
Mairman
The
Buildings Commission
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Charles W. Davis
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
Clarence George
Bowser Street
Valley Heights
George
Bill Looney
Sanitary Board
Kenneth M. Dunn Construction Co
South Charleston
State Chamber credits WV economy as ahead of nation
West Virginia’s economy shows stronger momentum than the U S, the State Chamber of Commerce reports. The index cites tax refunds, rebates, the tax cut, and coal production as supporting growth while unemployment falls from 8.0% in March to 7.5% in April. Personal income tax receipts rise 25.3% and sales tax up 10.4% in the first four months.
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Charleston
W.va
West Viepiais
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Ted Toms
Chamber
Bluefield Teleg raph Print and Associated Press Billing
A garbled newspaper item from the Bluefield area mentions the Associated Press and subscription rates. The text references print co, a street address, and a telegraph-like imprint, with partial rate figures and publishing credits, but the readable facts are minimal and unclear.
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Shea Eer
Blend Street
Biveteis
Associated Press
Record-Setting Camille Destruction on Mississippi Gulf Coast
The 1969 Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast with winds over 200 mph and surges of 24 feet, devastating low-lying towns. Property losses reached 1.42 billion dollars, a record for a single hurricane at the time.
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Camille
Mississippi Gulf Coast
North America
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Grundy Areas
Obituary notices list Mrs Tenie Martha Calhoun of Bluefield Virginia formerly Keystone, and Henry Chandler of Princeton with service details. Also Johnny Baxter Skeens of Grundy Virginia dies after long illness with funeral plans set at Church of Jesus Looney's Creek and Mountain Valley Memorial Park.
Obituary for Mrs. Bessie Farmer of Lake Shawnee
Mrs. Bessie Mae Farmer 83 of Lake Shawnee near Princeton died Monday after a short illness. Born in Pounding Mill Virginia she is survived by foster son Junior Farmer of Bluefield and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service Thursday at 11 a.m. at Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call today 5 to 9 p.m.
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Bessie Mae Farmer
Lake Shawnee
Princeton
Pounding Mill
Junior Farmer
Bluefield
Paul Hall
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Mrs Bessie Cruise dies at 77 in Princeton
Mrs Bessie Bridges Cruise 77 of Lilly Grove died Monday evening at a Princeton hospital after a short illness. Born in Ervin Tennessee she was a retired employee of Majestic Steam Laundry and a Lilly Grove Baptist Church member. Surviving: son William Bridges Princeton. daughters Elizabeth Cooper and Christina Gance Princeton. sister Maude Crowell Princeton. nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Lilly Grove Baptist Church officiated by Rev Ray Sorrells. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers: grandsons Tom Keatley and Jack Thorn. Flowers by Mary Johnson Sunday School Class. Friends may call Memorial Funeral in Princeton 6 p.m. to ?.
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Tenie Martha Calhoun
Bluefield
Keystone
Sycamore
Pittsylvania County
Major
Roxie Parker Thompson
A. L. Calhoun
Mt. Chapel Baptist Church
Bernice Calhoun
Alfred L. Calhoun
Detroit
Mich
Thelma A. Perkins
New York
N. Y
David L. Smith
A. R. Fleshman
Bryant Memorial Cemetery
Wolfe
The
Missionary Society of
Deacon Board
Friends
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Henry Ragan
Nat) Chandler
Princeton
Glenwood Park
John W
Mary Scoggins Chandler
Erwin
Tenn
Chandler
Falls Mills
Glenwood Park Methodist Home
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Harman Masonic Lodge
Johnny B. Skeens
Johnny Baxter Skeens
Grundy
Charlottesville
Buchanan County
Church of Jesus
Looney’s Creek
John and
Eliza Ramey Skeens
Roxie Stiltner Skeens
Eloise Meahan
Richard Kennedy
Charlie Kennedy
Buford Smith
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Grundy Funeral Home
Bessie Cruise
Bessie Bridges Cruise
Lilly Grove
Princeon Hospital
Ervin
Decker and
Drackes Hensley McNabb
Majestic Steam Laundry
Maude Crowell
Lilly Grove Baptist Church
Ray Sorrells
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Tom Keatley
Jack Thorn
Mary Johnson
Infant Juanita Crewey dies in Richlands hospital
One day-old Juanita Ruth Crewey daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary Randall Crewey of Richlands Virginia died Tuesday in a Richlands hospital. Survived by paternal grandmother Ruth Fletcher Crewey and maternal grandparents Donald and Isom Lawson. Funeral conducted by Hurst Scott Funeral Home in Richlands with ministers Henry Roberts and Thomas Patrick officiating burial at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery in Richlands. Funeral home lists services today after noon.
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Juanita Ruth Crewey
Gary Randall Crewey
Richlands
Ruth Fletcher Crewey
Donald Lawson
Maude Richardson
Lillie Keene
Raven, Va
Isomreeding
Age Lawson
Jewell Valley
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Henry Roberts
Thomas Patrick
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Mrs Cecilia O Bri an Casdorph Ronceverte dies after long illness
Cecilia O Brian Casdorph 85 lifelong Ronceverte resident dies Tuesday in a Fairlea hospital after a long illness. Survived by daughter Mary Gilreath son Marshall Casdorph granddaughter James Gilreath great grandson. Service Thursday 2 p.m. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel Ronceverte. Burial Riverview Cemetery. Funeral home hours today 7 to 8 30 p.m.
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Cecilia O'Brian Casdorph
Ronceverte
Fairlea
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
William Price
Ric Morrison
Riverview Cemetery
Funeral Arrangements Noted After Long Illness
Following a long illness funeral arrangements were incomplete at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield.
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Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Bluefield
Local Funeral Notices Include Bowman Cook Drumm Shutt
Funeral services are listed for Flora E Bowman 87 of Matoaka Ruby Jane Cook 75 of Princeton Lillian Drumm 33 of Belva and Oakvale Charles William Shutt 79 of Rt 1 Rock with details of locations officiants burial sites and pallbearers. The notice adds a cooking tip about marinating meats in wine and avoiding metal containers for long marination.
Mrs Ruby Lena Nowlin Dies After Illness at 67
Mrs Ruby Lena Nowlin 67 of Bramwell died Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital following a brief illness. She had been cared for at Cravens Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell.
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Ruby Lena Nowlin
Bramwell
Bluefield
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Summers County Sheriff Odie Meadows Dies at 51
Summers County Sheriff Odie Meadows died Monday at Summers County Hospital apparently from a heart attack. A resident of Nimitz, he owned a lumber mill and had been sheriff since 1972.
Bane apologizes to chief. probe into brutality continues
Chief Dodson said Bane sought to retract a false complaint and apologized for the trouble. Bane allegedly claimed money was taken. Dodson found no shortage. Johnson Jr. remains under investigation for drunk driving and resisting arrest after alleging brutality by officers.
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Dodson
Bane
John Raymond Johnson Jr
Bluefield
Ohnson
the Telegraph
WV colleges outline teacher education program offerings
Concord resumes page one listing multiple departments offering teacher education programs in French, chemistry, physics and Spanish. West Virginia State presents programs in teacher education with Spanish and speech. Marshall University highlights office administration and classical languages while the College of Graduate Studies covers educational supervision and mathematics. West Virginia Northern Community College notes basic electronics.
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Glenville
West Virginia
Marshall University
College of Graduate Studies
West Virginia Northern Community College
Coast Guard searches Gulf for missing crewman after capsize
A Coast Guard helicopter scanned the Gulf of Mexico for one missing crewman as survivors recounted 26 hours trapped inside the capsize rig. Divers searched the wreckage after five of 11 survivors were rescued on Monday and six others rescued on Sunday following the rollover.
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Galliano
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Monroe County Election Results Show All Incumbents Reelected
In Union and Peterstown town elections on Tuesday no opposition appeared for incumbents. Union reelected Mayor William R. Martin to a third term with 27 votes and Ray Van Stavern as town recorder with 26 votes. councilmen included Virgil Dixon Delmar Compton H L Sarver Jr Roy Tomilson and Louis M Jennings with votes ranging from 25 to 28. Write ins included Bill Pyne Betty McNeil Patsy Pyne. In Peterstown Osby W Harvey won a second term unopposed and Sandra Porterfield was town recorder with 33 votes. council members Cecil Ramsey Harold Pack Paul Jones Hampton Witt and Dennis Sibold were elected with 30 to 34 votes. Light turnout overall.
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Union
William R. Martin
Elwood Parker
Ray van Stavern
Bessie Zecher
Virgil B. Dixon
Delmar Compton
H. L. Sarver Jr
Roy Tomilson
Louis M. Jennings
Bill Pyne
Betty McNeil
Patsy Pyne
Peterstown
Osby W. Harvey
Harvey
Sandra Porterfield
Cecil Ramsey
Harold Pack
Paul Jones
Hampton Witt
Dennis Sibold
Laeger Laeger
Perry H. Roberts
Roberts
Laeger
James Stafford
Recorder
Ruby R. Fanning
Robert Bean
Richard Gaminde
Robert Lambert
John Pate Jr
Bill Harman
Copter Crew Seeks Missing Deckhand After Rig Capsize
A Coast Guard helicopter scanned the Gulf of Mexico for a crewman trapped in a capsized oil rig near Galliano Louisiana. Five of 11 survivors were rescued Monday after a 26 hour ordeal. The rollover occurred Sunday during tow and remains unexplained. Progress Marine cited two large waves at the time.
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Galliano
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Progress Marine Inc
McDowell County Town Elections Result Roundup
In five McDowell County towns Anawalt Davy Jaeger Gary and War voters elected unopposed or lightly opposed candidates. Notable turns include Anawalt mayor Ernest Donchatz with 140 votes and several incumbents re elected or defeated. Davy Clarence Hall led with 129. Jaeger Perry H Roberts became mayor with 80. Gary incumbents reelected with Hodges 173 and other ward results. War saw seven unopposed Democrats elected led by Mayor Wesley Miller Jr with 240. The report ends with an unrelated ancient King Um nammu code note.
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McDowell County
Anawalt
Davy
Jaeger
Gary
War
Kimball
Wesley Miller Jr
Fred Schrom
Council
Silas Phillips
Quinto Falgiani Jr
Robert Musser
Clarence Powers
Epp Staten
Local Ward Results Show Conley Leading In City Council Race
In the voting area Southern trails with Conley 221, Hylton 207, and Reece ? incumbent councilmen Kephart Morrison and Lytton did not seek re election. Ward tallies list Belcher, Muse, Reece, Fink and Shrewsbury among totals. write in James E. Bishop one vote. Ward 1 Muse 173 leads. Ward 2 totals include Southern 198. Ward 3 Belcher 42 and Conley 65. Ward 4 Belcher 140 and Vicars 123.
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Lawrence Conley
C. J. Hylton
William J
Willie) Reece
Richard Kephart
James E. Morrison
Marshall Lytton
Belcher
Conley
Fink
Hylton
Muse
Reece
Shrewsbury
Southern
Spot
James E. Bishop
Ward
Vicars
Oakvale and Matoaka Vote Totals Highlight Local Races
Oakvale re elected Mayor Mrs Bee Booth with 26 votes, James Skeens 18 write ins, Secorder Davis 23, council incumbents Hylton and Thomas lead with 34. Esther Robertson re elected with 29, newcomers Brinkley 27 and Rumley 25. Other votes listed for Jerry Nelson 22 Edward Lankford 11 Mrs Mary Walls 16 Emojean Thomas 5. Matoaka town turnout 83, Mayor Charles Blankenship unanimously re elected, Recorder Ralph Bird 81, council candidates Hawkes 2 Hodge 77 Caruso 80 Davis 79 Lusk 76. Athens voting shows Wilbur Johnson 224 of 280. Robert Kessinger unopposed recorder 243. council James Bowling 182 Abbott 172 Goldston 167 Pendelton 151 Thompson 146. Other votes: Mel Bondurant 140 Robert Crawford 125 Ira Blankenship 88 Dale Geiger 54 Sue Ann Elmore 40.
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Bee Booth
Oakvale
James Skeens
Secorder
B. O. Davis
Billie Hylton
Jack Thomas
Esther Robertson
William Brinkley
Willard Rumley
Matoaka Town Hall
Charles E. Blankenship
Ralph Bird
Douglas Hawkes
James Hodge
Frank Caruso
Samuel Davis
Tracy Lusk
Athens
Wilbur Johnson
James Elmore
Richard Grogan
Robert Kessinger
James Bowling
Sterling Abbott
Tom Goldston
Tom Pendelton
Keith Thompson
Mel Bondurant
Robert Crawford
Ira Blankenship
Dale Geiger
Sue Ann Elmore
Record Industry Hits $2 Billion In 1974 Sales
The World Almanac reports U S recording industry sales for 1974 surpassed $2 billion, covering phonograph records and pre recorded tapes. From Jan 1 to Sept 20, 1974 the RIAA issued 132 Gold Recording Awards for discs and LPs achieving sales milestones.
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U.S
Recording Industry Association of America
RIAA
The
World Almanac
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Ted
Mercer
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Curtis
Bluefield Auditorium
Larry J. & Paul Johnson
LaCosa of Arts and Crafts
Bland St
Marvin L. Bailey
Bailey Siding Co
Via & H
Edgemont Baptist Church
Forrest St
Gerald Leftwich
Preston St
Sevenlyn Smith
Clifford St
Thomas J
Columbia McDonough
North St
Thomas G. Stewart
Rogers St
Calvin E. and Mary&., Whittaker
Redbud Drive
Lumis Smith
Highland Ave
Arthur and
Zena
Logan St
Samuel J. Luster
Peck St
Don Puckett
Pine Grove
John F. Netzel
Albemarle St
Magdalyn
Stovall St
J. C. Walters Jr
Parkway
State Chamber
Bluefield Quilty Telegraph
Macon Tors
West Verge
Ofmer Fone
Bureau of Curewator
Srennon & Curesectatve Mathews
Henry Ragan Chandler
Crewey Infant
Cecelia C. Casdorph
Bowman
Flora E
Matoaka
Ashworth United Methodist Church
Joe Stout
Woodlawn Memorial Park
James Davis
Jimmy Sangid
C. I. Butt
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George W. Seaver
Drumm
Lillian
Belva
New Zion Church
Fred Kinser
New Zion Cemetery
She Hopkins
Rosella Hopkins
Shutt
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Buster
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Cravens- Shires
Noah Buckner
Larry Brazier
Shutt Family
Ray Helmandollar
Curtis Helmandollar
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Kyle Wright
Kinzer
Montcalm First Christian Church
Ruby L. Nowlin
Summers
Concord
Roller Floral Company
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Alan Cranston
D-Calif
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PSC
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Toler
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Marcus Foster
Monroe County
Bluefield State College
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Ernest Donchatz
Donchatz
Wiley Davis
Carl Sage
Milton Spears
John C. Dillon
Preston I. Heffinger
Robert Bennington
Thomas R. Dillon
People’s Party
Clarence William Hall
Opal Wolfe
Harry Keys
Carl W. Urps
Allen Urps Jr
Robert Fuller
Thomas Gentry
Thomas Sizemore
Charles D. Hodges
Ron D. Estep
James Wilkerson
W. H. Lester
Paul Evans
Michael Hornick
J. C. Parks
Deborah Miano
Umnammu
Iraq
Mercer County
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