Angela Davis Acquittal Sparks Jubilant San Jose Crowd
Angela Davis, just acquitted, greeted about 300 supporters with tears and cheers in San Jose. The crowd linked arms with a 20-member security detail as her verdict was celebrated, and she urged continued work to free political prisoners worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Angela
Leo A. Branton
Branton
Howard Moore Jr
Ruchell
Ruchell Magee
Benjamin Davis
Ben
Thief Loots Bluefield Home on Vine Street
A thief entered through an unlocked door at 336 Vine Street Bluefield Sunday evening and stole more than $1,000 in cash plus items including six $50 bills six $100 bills 105 Kennedy half dollars 10 silver dollars three hunting knives a stop watch and other items. The money was found in a locked aluminum box taken from the home of Earl Parks. Patrolmen D L Brown and Frank Carroll lead the investigation.
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Vine Street
Bluefield
Earl Parks
Kennedy
D. L. Brown
Frank Carroll
Descendant obituary notes service and survivors
The obituary details the death of a local resident with ties to politics and the National Retired Teachers Association. Surviving family includes daughters Opal Wolfe and June Jarrett and son Morris J. Morgan, with grandchildren and great grandchildren listed. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch, with burial at Morgan Cemetery Cen terville near Pineville. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Retired Teachers Association
Davy
The
Baptist Church
Flossie
Morgan
Fred B. Morgan
Opal Wolfe
June Jarrett
Boynton Beach
Fla
Morris J. Morgan
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Welch
R. O. O'Dell
Morgan Cemetery
Centerville
Pineville
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Information
Bluefield Daily Telegraph an historic Appalachian newspaper published since 1893 by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. This notice notes Associated Press affiliation and the paper's subscription rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Deaths and Funerals
Claude Carson Clark 58 of New Hope died in Princeton after a short illness. Survivors include Frances Shrewsbury Clark, daughter Charlotte Step, son Larry Clark, siblings, and five siblings. Services at New Hope United Methodist Church with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Phillip Roberts Parks 39 of Melbourne Florida died in Miami after a heart attack. Survived by mother Winnie Parks, brother Martin Parks Jr., sister Elizabeth Tunney. Services at Church of God in Princeton, burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Juan Gregory Mosby 16 months died in Welch hospital of natural causes. Surviving siblings listed. J K Lockhart 91 of Ike's Fork died at home after long illness. Burial at Paris Lester Cemetery after services at Bethany Regular Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements by Fanning Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Carson Clark
New Hope
Princeton
Susanna
Walter W
Margaret Musick Clark
Norfolk and Western Railway
Frances Shrewsbury Clark
Teddy
Charlotte) Step
Forest
Larry G. Clark
New Freedom
Lorene Henley
Tovey
Ill
Raymond
Mer
New Hope United Methodist Church
A. J. Young
Fred Cook
Raymond Booth
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield- Princeton Road
Walter Clark Jr
Old Bramwell Road
Phillip R. Parks
Phillip Roberts Parks
Melbourne
Fla
Eckman
Miami
Winnie Roberts Parks
Mahood Ave
Martin Ellis Parks Sr
Church of God
Florida
Martin E. Parks Jr
Toledo
Ohio
Elizabeth Tunney
Oliver Avenue
Douglas Morgan
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Seaver Mortuary
J.K
Ken) Lockhart
J. K
Ike’s Fork
Saeger
Bill
Lucy Cline Lockhart
Bethany Regular
Morgan Belcher
Harold Burk
Graham Riffe
Paris Lester Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
Funeral services for Arnail Brinkley in Oakvale Church
Arnail Jackson Brinkley 64 of Oceana died Saturday of an apparent heart attack at home. He was a Norfolk and Western Railway foreman and survived by his wife Rosie plus four daughters and four sons. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at Oakvale Methodist Church with burial in Brown Cemetery Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnail Jackson Brinkley
Oceana
Oakvale Methodist Church
Wayne Rollins
Brown Cemetery
Hardy
Oakvale
Elizabeth Shutt Brinkley
James G. Brinkley
Norfolk and Western Railway
John R. Brinkley
Rosie Reba Brown Brinkley
Norma Jean Amburgy
Dana Mullins
Kathleen Cooper
Patricia Vance
Justice
Joyce Brinkley
Cleveland
Ohio
Harold
Beryle Brinkley
Roanoke
Robert
Danny Brinkley
Ruth Williby
Bluefield
Pauline Lilly
Princeton
Virginia Mullins
Aberdean Walls
Francis Brinkley
Icem Brinkley
James H. Brinkley
Evans Funeral Home
Martha E Butt Rites Held in Bluefield
Funeral services for Martha E Butt 78 of Rt 4 Bluefield were conducted at 1 p m at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Chapel Bluewell with Rev Dewey Lacy and Rev Bobby Robertson officiating. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell. She was born in Brushfork daughter of Crockett and Virginia Mitchell. Survivors include four sons Giles Butt Robert and John Butt and Clarence Butt and five daughters Edith Phillips Bessie Webb Lillie Saunders Stella Roach and Dolly Galbraith plus two sisters two brothers 18 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha E. Butt
Martha FE. Butt
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Cravens - Shires
Bluewell
Dewey Lacy
Bobby Robertson
Woodlawn
Brushfork
Crockett
Virginia Perdue Mitchell
Littlesburg Road
Christian Mission
Oak Grove
Robert Butt
Clarence Butt
Nemours
Giles P. Butt
Roanoke
Robert
John M. Butt
Walkertown
N. C
N. G
Edith) Phillips
Oilville
Jack
Bessie) Webb
Brentwood
G. L
Lillie) Saunders
Glenwood Park
D. V
Stella) Roach
S. E
Dolly) Galbraith
Alice Hedrick
Rt. 1
Vangie Bogle
Tazewell
Edd Mitchell
Jim Mitchell
Cravens - Shires Funeral Home Chapel
Infant Angel Lea Spears Stillborn in Welch Hospital
Angel Lea Spears infant daughter of Ernest and Ramona Addair Spears was stillborn at a Welch hospital. Survived by paternal grandparents Eugene Spears of Beartown and maternal grandparents Willie Addair of Avondale. Graveside rites at 11 a.m. today at Shortridge Cemetery in Garland with Rev. William Turner officiating. Jaeger in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel Lea Spears
Ernest
Ramona Addair Spears
Welch Hospital
Eugene Spears
Beartown
Willie Addair
Avondale
Shortridge Cemetery
Garland
William Turner
Fanning
Funeral for Clara Thelma Melvin in Bluefield and Narrows services
Thelma Melvin 56 of Tip Top Va died from train injuries suffered May 24 in Bluefield. Service at 2:30 p.m. today at Dudley Memorial Chapel with Rev. Allen Crotty. burial at Grand View Memory Gardens. Pallbearers named. Also Alfred James 58 of Narrows Va to be honored with service at 2 p.m. at the Church of God of Prophecy in Narrows. burial at Sunrise Memorial Gardens Rich Creek. Riffe Funeral Home handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin
Clara Thelma
Tip Top
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Allen Crotty
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
Bob Brewster
Harold Miller
Clyde Bryant
Bill Hicks
William Profitt
Reese Bowman
Alfred James
Narrows
Church of God of Prophecy
Garland Spencer
Sunrise Memorial Gardens
Rich Creek
Riffe Funeral Home
Joseph D Eskew Dead on Arrival in Princeton
Joseph D. Eskew of 813 Straley Ave Princeton was dead on arrival at a Princeton hospital after a Sunday night incident. He was a retired employee of the Virginian Railway and funeral arrangements were incomplete at Seaver Mortuary in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Eskew
Straley Ave
Princeton
Virginian Railway
Seaver Mortuary
Hugh Valentine Dies at Home in Bluefield
Hugh Valentine of 1205 Greenbrier Street Bluefield died Sunday at his residence following an incomplete at Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Valentine Hugh Valentine
Greenbrier St
Bluefield
Sinkford- Richardson Funeral Home
Rites Set For Accident Victim Olie Blankenship
Funeral services for 58 year old Olie Wyatt Blankenship of Falls Mills Road Bluefield Va who died when a farm tractor overturned will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery He was born in Montgomery County Va a retired Norfolk and Western Railway employee survived by widow Ruth Stowers Blankenship two daughters Frances and Brenda Blankenship one brother Dewey Blankenship of Montvale and two sisters Mrs Alfred Sweeney of Roanoke and Mrs Tom East of Cloverdale Pallbearers are Orrin Roland Robert W Roland Dillard Shrewsbury Bud DeRouse Kenneth Farmer and Reece Farmer Friends may call at the mortuary after 5 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olie Wyatt Blankenship
Falls Mills Road
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Evelyn Thomas
Maple Hill Cemetery
Montgomery County
Matthew and
Lillie Vaden Blankenship
Norfolk & Western Railway
Ruth Stowers Blankenship
Frances Blankenship
Brenda Blankenship
Dewey Blankenship
Montvale
Alfred Sweeney
Roanoke
Tom East
Cloverdale
Orrin Roland
Robert W. Roland
Dillard Shrewsbury
Bud DeRouse
Kenneth Farmer
Reece Farmer
Pony League Opens Schedules At Bluefield City Park
The Bluefield Peewee and Pony League start tonight at Bluefield City Park. In Peewee action the Elks meet the Jaycees at 6 p.m. and Deskins plays Bluewell at 8 p.m. Pony League features Jaycees versus Graham and Deskins against the Elks at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Peewee
Bluefield City Park
Elks
Jaycees
Deskins
Bluewell
Graham
Codeine in Opium Alkaloids Used as Pain Reliever
Codeine is a bitter tasting alkaloid derived from opium and used as a pain reliever.
One Killed In Raleigh Crash
A single vehicle crash on West Virginia Route 61 near Mt. Hope in Raleigh County left Harold D. Brown dead and James R. Bragg critically injured. Police say high speed on a sharp curve caused the car to overturn, Brown pinned in wreckage before removal, Bragg ejected with severe lacerations. driver not yet determined.
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W. Va
Mt. Hope
Radoff Mountain
Raleigh County
Harold D. Brown
Beckley
James R. Bragg
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
R. E. Haynes
Company
Rt. 61
Bragg
Haynes
Police Recover Stolen Vehicle In Bluefield
Bluefield patrolman Joe Pullano reported the recovery of a 1966 Mustang taken from B and M Motors on Cumberland Road late Saturday. The car, found on Coe Street, appeared in good condition with ignition keys left on the front seat. Police collected strong physical evidence from the interior. Dealer Bill Pruett said two teenage men took the car after requesting a test drive with dealer keys and license tags. they did not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Joe Pullano
B. and
M. Motors
Cumberland Road
Coe Street
Bill Pruett
Pruett
Woolard Speaks to Princeton Old Guard on Bread of Life
Rev Leroy Woolard, Montcalm Church of Christ pastor, addressed Princeton Old Guard Chapter 2 in the First United Methodist Fellowship Hall. He read John 6 25 41 and spoke on Jesus Christ the Bread of Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Woolard
Montcalm Church of Christ
Princeton Old Guard
First United Methodist Church
Jesus Christ
Christ
Turmoil Looms Over Tazewell County Development Board
A technicality in naming Richlands man John R. McCall to the Tazewell County Development Corporation board could trigger further turmoil as the Board of Supervisors must approve the appointment in a June meeting. Separately, fired and resigning employees and grievances against the director and executive director prompted personnel changes and a pending hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Wilson
Richlands
Tazewell County Development Corporation
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
John R. McCall
Les Ballard
Maiden Springs
Development Corporation
Board of Supervisors
McCall
Red Ash
Sue M. Pike
Tazewell
Lottie Lowe
Beulah Shrader
Zetta Deel
Tazewell County
Emery Yates
Falls Mills
Bob
Board of Directors
Eli Jones
Frank O’quin
Area Cyclist Hurt In Crash Near Bluewell
A 41 year old Melvin Broyles of Rt. 3 Bluefield was admitted to a Bluefield hospital after a motorcycle car collision on U S 52 at Bluewell. He suffered a fractured leg and foot. Unofficial reports say the motorcycle struck the rear of a moving passenger car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 3
Bluefield
U. S. 52
Bluewell
Melvin Broyles
Gun Collection Theft Probed In Tazewell County
The Tazewell County Virginia Sheriff’s Department investigates a late Saturday robbery from Edgar Shew’s Peel Chestnut Mountain home. A man posed as a pipeline surveyor and lured the victims to a wooded area, stealing a rare Buntline Special and two Colt revolvers along with 700 dollars. The Buntline Special is described as one of only 30 made, with potential value over two thousand dollars. The crime scene description and vehicle details have been shared with neighboring agencies as the probe continues under Chief Deputy Lusk and deputies Luck Bailey Harman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County, Va
Sheriffs’ Department
Gurney Luck
Paul Bailey
Sid Harman
Peel Chestnut Mountain
Tazewell County
Edgar Shew
Peel Chestnut
Harman
Shew
Weather Across The Nation Sees Mild Air And Thunderstorms
Balmy conditions dominated Sunday with cool Canadian air triggering thunderstorms along the eastern and central edges. Highs ranged from 53 in Crescent City to 101 in Blythe, with many cities reporting mostly clear to partly cloudy skies and light to moderate winds. Morning hail fell 2.42 inches in Cloudersport, Pennsylvania, as Pacific coast and northeast areas enjoyed cooling ocean breezes.
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Canada
New England
Ohio Valley
Central Plains
Pacific Coast
Cloudersport
Gulf States
Crescent City
Calif
Blythe
Anchorage
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews Swannon & Cullen
Juan Mosby
Juan Gregory Mosby
Doris Mosby
Kimball
John Thomas Mosby
Birmingham
Ala
Wilette Edwynna Mosby
Wawona Jean Mosby
Evelyn Anita Mosby
Kimball Funeral Home
James Wormley
Norwood Cemetery
Iraines
Thomas
L. Welk
W.V
U.S. Army
Blue-Prince Shopping Plaza
Pony League
Raleigh
Woolard
Old Guard
P. T. Walls
Bluefield Sanitarium
Holly Shrewsbury
B. B. Wimmer
L. H. Johnston
G. I. Pennington
O. P. Dawson
Frank Puglia
John Wright
E. ©. Ables
Barry Wyatt
J. C. Spencer
Ables
Richard Harbert
Wade Elmore
Henry Comer
W. E. Cole
Morris Smith
Dewey Christian
Lusk
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Tures
Isal
Lece
Weather Service
Upper Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Nashville
New York City
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Famaily Records
Goodykoontz Drug Store
Bland and
South Street
Bluefield, W.va
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