Voters set for Bluefield city board primary
Fourteen candidates seek ten nominations in Bluefield Board of Directors races across five districts with incumbents Warden Wilkinson Goforth and four others seeking re election Hudgins not running. District specific fields and urban renewal housing project debate noted as primary turnout lags behind past years.
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Bluefield
West Bluefield
East Bluefield
South Bluefield
Hudgins
Henry Warden
John C. Wilkinson
Woodrow Wilson
Henry T. Goforth
Paul Hudgins
Warden
Fred W. Simon
Mercer Wholesale Co
Goforth
Henry Webb
Bluefield Sash and Door
Angelo Monaco
Frank
Jack) Allen
Norfolk & Western Railway
O Judson Lambert
Monaco
Horace H. Hill
N&w
E. A. Honeycutt
Leland H. Carter
Carter Tile and Specialty Co
Matz
Lewis H. Cook
Paul Myles
Norfolk & Western
Bluefield Avenue
Judson Lambert
South
John Ward
William B. Houston
David L. Sims
Fred Welcker
J. Spencer Thompson
Homer L. Brown
A. M. Thornhill
Ted E. Johnson
All American City Bias and Local Public Nuisances
A reader denounces ongoing racial tension at Bunfield State College and questions the integrity of local education authorities. The letter cites integration resistance, calls for accountability, and criticizes unsolved community issues including stray dogs and garbage.
Fifteen Polling Sites Set for Tuesday Election Day
City voters will cast ballots at 15 polling places approved earlier this month. Polls open 6 30 AM to 7 30 PM. The First Fourth Fifth and remaining districts list Bluefield Ave Park Street Roanoke Street Bland Street and other street names as polling locations.
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Northside
Bluefield Sash
Hill Avenue
Park Central High School
Park Street
Northside Fire Station
Roanoke Street
Hotel Thelma
Wayne Street
West End
Bible Degree Awardee From Bob Jones University
William David Hawley Jr. earned a Bachelor of Arts in Bible at Bob Jones University in Greenville South Carolina with a chemistry minor and won the Man of the Year award from Pi Epsilon Literary Society. He is the son of L T Hawley in Japan and grandson of E D Thompson of Princeton and A J Harvey of Bluefield. Hawley was among three students who toured the Middle East last summer distributing Christian literature and aiding missionaries in Turkey Greece Lebanon and Israel as well as touring Germany Austria Yugoslavia Syria and Jordan.
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William David Hawley Jr
Bob Jones University
School of Religion
Greenville
S. C
Pi Epsilon Literary Society
L. T. Hawley
Japan
E. D. Thompson
Third St
Princeton
A. J. Harvey
Bluefield
Middle East
Turkey
Greece
Lebanon
Israel
Germany
Austria
Yugoslavia
Syria
Jordan
Roosevelt Aide Credits Mrs Roosevelt In Miami Beach Mayor Win
The article notes Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt’s influence in Elliot Roosevelt’s victory securing the Miami Beach mayoralty. It credits her loyalty, hard work, and hands on efforts like running a mimeograph from the basement, alongside Elliot’s own contribution.
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White House
Sheldon Cohen
Internal Revenue
Uncle Sam
Elliott Roosevelt
Elliot Roosevelt
Miami Beach
Roosevelt
Patricia Roosevelt
Elliot
Rusk Reaffirms Open Talks on Viet Nam at Publishers Congress
Secretary of State Dean Rusk repeated President Johnsons offer of unconditional discussions on Viet Nam while warning aggression cannot succeed. He spoke at the International Publishers Association congress, stressing open doors for peace and urging expanded book distribution to underdeveloped regions. The 17th congress drew 1,000 delegates from 40 countries outside Western Europe.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Rusk
Congress of the International Publishers Association
Europe
Mining Education Featured In BSC Summer Program
Bluefield State College adds a summer feature on hydraulic maintenance in cooperation with West Virginia University. The nine week course runs May to June 25 with Michael Morrison as instructor. Additional evening classes in Business and Technical Education run June 14 to August 13 with a 15 student minimum. Inquiries to Dean E J Scrafford.
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Bluefield State College
Mining and Industrial Extension Service
West Virginia University
Michael Morrison
Bluefield
E. J. Scrafford
Mount Vernon Principal Earns University of Ohio MBA
Eugene R Cowling principal at Mount Vernon Ohio Academy and former Bluefield resident receives his M A degree from the University of Ohio School of Business during ceremonies today He is son of E R Cowling Sr of 216 Fourth St Bluefield and has served Mount Vernon for 14 years including the last two as principal His wife Mabel Cowling also teaches there They have two children Bill 12 and Sue 10
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Eugene R. Cowling
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Bluefield
University of Ohio School of Business
E. R. Cowling
Fourth St
Mabel Cowling
Bill
Sue
Baptist Preacher and son survive ditched plane calmly
Rev H Brice French 35 and his 5 year old son Matt slept through a 12 hour Gulf of Mexico ditching after engine failure near Cedar Key. They woke as tide splashed their faces and were rescued by crabber E D Fletcher three miles offshore.
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ST. Peterburg
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
H. Brice French
Matt
Cedar Key
Baptist Convention
Dallas
Tex
FAA
Gainesville
Crystal River
E. D. Fletcher
Air National Guard KC97G tanker burns after runway excursion
A KC97G air tanker from Hensley Field ran off the Dallas runway during a routine training flight and burned Saturday. Eleven crew escaped unharmed as two of four engines reportedly reversed to brake while the others failed, causing a ground loop. The incident occurred near Dallas at Hensley Field.
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Dallas, Tex
Air National Guard
Ocom
Hensley Field
Dallas
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Fred .W. Simon
Leatherwood Lane
Mercer Wholesale Company
Grassy Branch
Masonic Lodge
Shriner, Elks, Eagles,Moose
American Legion
YMCA
Chamber of Commerce
Fincastle Country Club
Ronceverte Street
Norfolk and Western
U. S. Air Force
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Henry F. Warden
Rotary Club
University Club
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Bland Street Methodist Church
Norfolk and Western Railway
City Planning Commission
Crestwood Drive
Matz Hotel
Elks
Falls Mills Club
Florida Highway Ass'n
O. Judson Lambert
Parkway
Beacon Drive Inn
American Legion, Elks, Beaver Band
First Christian Church
Bluefield Ave
Carter Tile and Specialty Company
Calvary Baptist Church
Union Mission
Gideons
Woodmen of World
Fisher-Trenton
Bland Road
Rotary Club and
Jaycees
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Brotherhood, American Legion
Eagles, Moose and
Midway Church of Christ
H. T. Goforth
City Board of Directors
Old Bramwell Road
Midway
Midway Christian Church
Highland Ave
Henry C. Webb Jr
Bramwell Road
Bluefield Sash and Door Company
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginia Life Insurance Company
Elm Street
Grace Methodist Church
Police Department
State Board of Education
Jerry Lee Miller
Bert T. Miller
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
University of Richmond
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Medical College
Alpha Kappa Kappa
L. B. Allen
Bunfield State College
Mercer County
Sallie Taylor
Bluefield, W. Va
Graham Phcy
Bluefield, Virginie
Supper Club
Robert Starr
Pearson
Viet
BSC
Pocahontas
Water Street
Sanford Ayers III
S. Edward Ayers
Federalsburg
S. E. Ayers
Falls Mills
Washington College
Chestertown
Caroline County
Aey
Bluefield 1 Hour Cleaners
Bluefield, Va
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Birefield, W. Ve
Mateske
W.va
Gilbert
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W.ve
Wytheville
Welch
Tug River
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Lowman
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