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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1965
Page
3
Bluefield police urge residents to lock doors and windows when away even for short trips. Do not leave notes inviting break ins or visible valuables. Keep grass cut, mail held, lights on, and avoid signaling an empty home to burglars.
In Washington a 24 year old woman, Anne Doreen Weary, reports she was beaten and robbed on a D C Transit bus by a teen attacker while about 40 passengers did not intervene. The driver James E Lord allegedly did not stop to call police and dropped her at the 11th Precinct 45 minutes later.
John J. Budner, 64, of 134 Giles Street in Bluefield, was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium at 3 45 p m Saturday after falling from a tall ladder while painting his house. He sustained bruises but his condition was not serious. Fire Chief Gordon Damron said Budner toppled to the porch roof, ambulance crews could not remove him, and firefighters tied him to a stretcher to lower him to the ground.
Nearly 300 British Dunkerque survivors march to the beaches to honor comrades who died 25 years ago. Officials lay wreaths at a monument on the seawall as Chaplain Leslie Aitkin delivers prayers and buglers play the Last Post. Ships of the campaign pass by as veterans relive the defense between land and sea.
Officers of the Concord College He Men’s Association meet on Wednesday June 9 at 7 30 p m in the Mercer County Board of Education Office Princeton to plan this year’s annual outing at Mercer Healing Springs between Princeton and Athens. The event draws 400 to 500 people and Randolph Robinette is president of the association.
Lena G. French of Bluefield was elected chairman of the West Virginia Group of the Middle Atlantic Division of the National Association of Bank Women Inc. Edith Cundiff of Hinton was named co chairwoman. Wanda D. Runyon of Bluefield became secretary treasurer with duties next fall. Other Bluefield attendees included Thelma F. Parks Helen S. Boyd and Nora Belle Pasley. Nell Bitner chaired the meeting. Betty Doernback addressed the afternoon session and E M Payne III spoke at the evening gathering discussing state legislature and the defeated Off Premises Banking Bill.
The Peterstown and Lindside Churches plan Vacation Bible Schools. Lindside runs 9 to 11 30 a m with Mary Comer director and Ronald Goss assisting. Peterstown runs 6 30 to 8 30 p m with Maurice Hylton director and closes Sunday night June 20. Theme My Savior Teaches Me.
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