Chamber of Commerce Elects Officers for 1965 66
Basil L. Jackson of First National Bank Bluefield elected president for 1965 66 year succeeding Herbert W Light. New officers begin July 1 at noon the second Wednesday in July with June 9 meeting set at the Chamber building. Other officers include William N Scholl first vice president and James Pile second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil L. Jackson
First National Bank
Bluefield
The
Blue
Field Chamber of Commerce
Herbert W. Light
Jackson
Portsmouth
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Southwest Virginia Bank
Pocahontas
School of Banking
University of Michigan
Bank of Pocahontas
Mercer County Bank
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
William N. Scholl
General Telephone Co
James Pile
Fayette Mad Butcher Victim Declared Dead
Sgt. James Haynes 32 of Soulsville was declared dead after disappearing in 1963 amid a string of gorings and missing men in Fayette County. Army memorial service held May 31 in Glen Burnie Maryland. Only one other missing man’s body was found prior to the declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
U. S. Army
James Haynes
Soulsville
Oak Hill
Vern M. Clay
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Glen Burnie
Haynes
Fort Knox
Japan
Puerto Rico
Germany
Theda Arnold Haynes
Tommy
Wanda
Linda
Brenda
Vern M. Clay Jr
U. S. Air Force
Langley Field
Robert Madison
Damon
Dallas
Soulsille
Charles
Wanda) Clay
Bradenton
Fla
Fayette
Army
Mike Rogers
Hawk's Nest State Park
Lewis Bennett
Ernest E. Gwinn
Samuel Smith
Scarbro
Shirley Arthur
Bradley
Rogers
Princeton Preacher Named Superintendent
Rev. Parks a West Virginia Wesleyan graduate with an A B and D D degrees is named district superintendent for the Princeton area. He has served at Beverly Hills Methodist Huntington Simpson Church Moundsville St Paul Parkersburg and led Conference World Service and Finance work. The Black district appoints Rev F Rossing Smith Buckhannon and Rev Ramsey Bridges Charleston District to fill posts. All three will assume duties after the June conference meetings beginning June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Parks
West Virginia Wesleyan
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Ill
Wesleyan
Parks
Beverly Hills
Conference Board of Missions
Lewisburg
F. Rossing Smith
First Methodist Church
Buckhannon
Ramsey Bridges
Charleston
Washington
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Buckhan
Body Found In New River Near Hinton Identified
A fisherman found the body of 60 year old Mason Deeds of Hinton in the New River just below Bluestone. Police said the cause of death is unknown and that a missing person bulletin was issued after a report from Deeds' wife. She last saw him Wednesday in Beckley where he had gone job hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Mason Deeds
Coe Paver
Bluestone
Pocahontas Student Wins Reader's Digest Award
Thomas Price Ferrell valedictorian of Pocahontas High School's 1965 class receives the Annual Award from Reader's Digest Association recognizing leadership promise. He will get an honorary subscription and a certificate. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Price Ferrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Price Ferrell
Pocahontas High School
Reader’s Digest Associa
Ferrell
Price Ferrell
Pocahontas
CantrellRenamed For Virginia House
Democrats in Lee and Wise Counties and Norton renominate Orby C. Cantrell of Pound and Edgar Bacon of Jonesville for the Virginia House of Delegates at a Big Stone Gap convention. Homer Ellis of Norton was not placed before the delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stone Gap
Lee
Wise
Norton
Orby C. Cantrell
Pound
Edgar Bacon
Jonesville
Virginia
House of Delegates
Homer Ellis
Arson suspected after twin fires at Belcher Lumber Co
Fire Chief Gordon Damron said two fires burned simultaneously in separate sections of the same compartment at Belcher Lumber Co in East Bluefield Friday. He described the fires as deliberate with oil soaked rags found burning. no injuries were reported and investigators search for related clues while noting the mill is closed for renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belcher Lumber Co
East Bluefield
Gordon Damron
Belcher’s
Damron
Damion
Simmons Will Give Sermon In Beaver High Graduation
Lieutenant Commander David E. Simmons a 1946 Beaver High School graduate returns to Bluefield to deliver the baccalaureate sermon for the 1965 graduating class. He speaks at 11 am in the Mary Ruth Bartlett Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Simmons
Beaver High School
Bluefield
Beaver
Lambert Arrington
Mary Ruth Bartlett
New National Guard
Commander Simmons
Roy A. Simmons
Cumberland Road
Mercer Cancer Unit Reaches 93.2 Percent of 1965 Goal
The Mercer County Unit of the American Cancer Society has reached 93.2 percent of its announced 1965 Cancer Crusade goal of $15,500. Norris Kantor notes progress and expects the drive to top the target. The county performance exceeds the state average while the West Virginia Division has 75.9 percent and Wirt 93.7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
West Virginia
American Cancer Society
Norris Kantor
Mercer
Wirt
Couple Is Arrested In Mercer County Moonshine Raid
Federal agents and the Mercer County Sheriff's Department arrested Carl Farley and his wife near Dunns on liquor law violations after a two week investigation. The couple faced charges of possession and operation of an illegal distillery, with Farley also charged for distillery operation and Mrs Farley for interfering with an officer. They were arraigned and released on bonds of 500 and 2500 respectively, awaiting the September federal court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
Mercer County
Carl Farley
United States
John McGee
Mrs. Farley
Tazewell Rotary officers elected for Ladies Night
Tazewell Virginia Rotary Club members elected new officers for the year starting July 1 and will install them during the Ladies Night Banquet on June 3 at 6 30 p m in the National Bank Building. W J Jones is president Marshall Collins vice president Fred Cooke secretary treasurer James Ramey sergeant at arms, with board directors to be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Rotary Club
W. J. Jones
Marshall Collins
Fred Cooke
James Ramey
Lee Boye
Doug Fleet Jr
William Wadsworth
National Bank
Rotary Anns
All American Day Plans Progressing in Bluefield
Bluefield prepares for All-America City ceremony at Mitchell Stadium on June 16 with a band concert fireworks display and Vice President Hubert Humphrey speech. Awards will be presented by Look Magazine and National Municipal League, recognizing Bluefield among 11 cities for growth and recovery after coal industry decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mitchell Stadium
United States
Look Magazine
National Municipal League
Hubert Humphrey
Washington
Henry Warden
Hudson Huffard
Bluefield Auditorium
A. Noell
the Beaver High
John W. Lilly
Humphrey
Leon Harman
Gordon Damron
Granada
Home On The Rails And West Virginia Graduation Tales
A May 30 feature in the Columbia Daily Tribune shows the Laurence Tierney Jr family traveling by chartered N and W Pullman car dubbed a rolling home to visit Stephens College graduates Christelle Nauman and Hans Naumann. The report also recalls West Virginia University commencement where Mike Tierney earned an AB degree and recounts Telemac Chryssikos, a Bluefield native and Naval Academy midshipman, solving a registration funding mix up with Greek locals who lent $300 before his father arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Daily Tribune
Laurence E. Tierney Jr
Bluefield
Larry
N & W Pullman
Midwest
Stephens College
Christelle Nauman
Tierneys
Stephens
Tierney
Christelle
Hans Naumann
Bluefield College
Judy Holdridge
San Angelo
Texas
Larry Tierney
Currence
F. Morton Wagner
Emily
Frank
College of Law
Mountaineer Stadium
Thunderation
Paul Miller
West Virginia U
Mid-Town
Pvansdale
University
Evansdale
Naval Academy
Paul
Concord
Telemac
Construction To Begin On New Fincastle Clubhouse
HG Chay announces immediate construction of a two level brick clubhouse on a knoll behind the first tee and putting green overlooking the 18th. The upper level houses women’s facilities and social spaces. the lower level contains men’s locker room pro shop storage and maintenance. A sanitary system parking and road relocation near the 9th are planned. Membership nears 300 as 18 holes open, with a two day member tournament planned for the Fourth of July weekend.
One Killed, Another Hurt In Wreck Near Rainelle
An automobile ran off U.S. 60 near McRoss in Greenbrier County early Saturday and struck a tree. Michael Heaster, about 20, of Kieffer, was killed. Gaynel Hunter, 20, of Kieffer, was injured and taken to a hospital with back knee and eye injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainelle
East Rainelle
W. Va
U.S. 60
Greenbrier County
McRoss
Michael Heaster
Kieffer
Gaynel Hunter
Conservative Council Convention Set for July 10 in Richmond
The Virginia Conservative Council will hold its convention in Richmond on Saturday July 10 to select candidates for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general. Chairman John W Carter announced the event expected to nominate a new slate or endorse the Republican ticket. Carter criticized the Democratic slate for lack of choice in the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Conservative Council
John W. Carter
Carter
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Belcher
B. L. Jackson
Minden
Stown
Pineville
Wyoming County
McKendree
Gwinn
Federal Bureau of Invests
J. H. Parks
New River
Gaza Kovach
Cantrell
Virginia House
Simmons
Navy
U.S. Navy
Pacific Territories
Chapman
Atlantic
Norfolk
Naval Air Station
Sicily
Helen Paul
Beaufort
N. C
David Simmons Jr
Paul Bryan Simmons
LT. Com. Simmons
Mercer Cancer Unit
Dunn
Rotary
Jim Barbary
Ray McCarus
Don Micozzi
Greater Bluefield Jaycees
Bluefielt Chamber
Telegraph
Fincastle
HG. Chay
Seiairant
Vencastle Coustey Cash
Eaeahal Ais
Ae Ng
Conservative Council
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