Deaths and Funerals Dense West Virginia notice
Mrs. James Oliver Davis 65 of Cedar Bluff Virginia died after a short illness in Richlands hospital. Surviving include two daughters six sons and 21 grandchildren. Funeral 1 p m Wednesday at Hurst-Scott Richlands burial Greenhills Claypool Hill. Also notices for Claude Harris Marvin Effron Virg ie McBrayer Myrtle Burress Sylvia Whitt Frederick Brown Martha Beavers Paul Steele Ira Rakes Harold Graham and others with various services and obituaries.
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James Oliver Davis
James Oliver
Dora Ethel) Davis
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Tazewell County
Jake
Sally Tatum Harris
Vandy’s
Dairy Queen
Raven Assembly of God
Samuel
Betty) Hannell
Bud
Evelyn Sue) Mitchell
Raymond Davis
Baltimore
Graham Davis
Bobby Davis
Ervin Davis
David Davis
Donald Davis
Glen Rock
Wyo
Jewell Brown
Lorraine Hannell
Bascom Harris
Sherman Harris
Hurst-Scott
Claudie Throgmartin
Bernard Shrader
Greenhills Memorial Gardens
Claypool Hill
Claude Harris
Warran St
Bluefield
Knoxville
Tenn
Bertha Fisher Harris
John Harris
Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
Bluefield Lodge No. 3
F & Aay Masons
Rosa Harris
Phillip Mitchell
Hampton
Claude Vance
Carlos Harris
Claudette Yiley
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Fermwell Dowell
Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
Littlesburg Road
Dew Drop Court No
Heroines of
Jericho
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Martha Beavers
Martha Alicia Beavers
Virginia Beach
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Paule
Steele Paul Everett Steele
Jaeger
Winston-Salem
N.C
Buchannon
Harry
America Steele
Ethel Steele
Paula Ann Steele
Robert Steele
Wilbur Steele
Elbert Steele
Roderfield
Nancy Steele
Fanning Funeral Home
Harold Graham
Harold
Boots) Graham
Lashmeet
Roanoke
McComas
Charles W
Flora Midkiff Graham
Barsil Graham
Cletis Graham
Trigg Graham
McCoams
C. W. Graham Jr
Mullens
Willia Graham
Milton
Buck) Graham
Princeton
Ocie Stevens
Helen Smith
Matoaka
Warner Burkett
Norma Graham
Rock
Davie Clark
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead Overview
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1873 details the newspaper structure including address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 2470 and association with the Associated Press. It notes subscription rates by mail and home delivery and mentions advertising representation by Landon Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
West
Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Landon Associates
Obituary notices list several local passings and services
Multiple obituaries note the deaths of Annie Kate Guard Ella Louise Lewis Robert Lee Murray and Harold Walker. Services are set today with ministers at Princeton Bluefield Tazewell and Berwind locations. Burial follows at Maple Hill Maplewood Grand View and other local cemeteries with listed pallbearers and arrangers.
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John R
Annie Kate) Sr
New Hope Road
Princeton
George W. Seaver
Clayton Sweet Jr
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Ricky Guard
Danny Guard
Bobby Guard
Steve Guard
David Crawford
Steve Swecker
Jimmy Hawks
Jack Allara
Darrell Wade
Murray
Robert Lee
Rt. 4
North Tazewell
Baptist Valley
Peery and St
Walker
Harold
Berwind
Berwind United Methodist Church
Herman Davis
Leon Hornberger
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Douglas
Alumni Group Urges Review of Hiring Practices at WV Board
The Bluefield State College Alumni Association asked HEW to examine the West Virginia Board of Regents employment practices for compliance with affirmative action and equal employment opportunity guidelines. The group voted unanimously in an executive session last Friday, stating noncompliance may lead to HEW funding cessation until corrected.
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Bluefield State College Alumni Association
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
West Virginia Board of Regents
HEW
Rev. Arden Dean Honored by Bramwell Kiwanis Club
The Rev. Arden Dean received a special program and a gift from Herman Hill at a Bramwell Kiwanis Club meeting. Dean, moving out of the area, presided as interclub plans were made with Green Valley Matoaka and Bluefield. Jimmy Carver serves as Bramwell Kiwanis president.
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Arden Dean
Bramwell Kiwanis Club
Herman Hill
Bramwell Methodist Church
Dean
Matoaka
California Republicans seek Baucus seat in race
California reports show Tippi Huntley widow of Chet Huntley among six Republicans vying for the congressional seat left by Baucus. Ohio features Wayne Hays favored in a Democratic primary for an East Central district, amid a sex scandal past. Rhodes is challenged by Kurfess, Celeste expected to win Dem governor nomination. Iowa bets on Clark and Ray with a GOP contest for Clark’s opponent between Jepsen and Van Nostrand. New Mexico’s Apodaca cannot run, King and Ferguson seek Dem nomination while Skeen and Grant run as Republicans. South Dakota’s Wollman set to become governor as Kneip heads to Singapore, with Janklow as GOP front-runner.
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Tippi Huntley
Chet Huntley
Baucus
Ohio
Wayne Hays
James Rhodes
House
William Kurfess
Richard Celeste
Iowa
Dick Clark
Robert Ray
Clark
Roger Jepsen
State Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
New Mexico
Jerry Apodaca
Bruce King
Robert L. Ferguson
Joe Skeen
Apodaca
Bob Grant
South Dakota
Harvey Wollman
Richard Kneip
Singapore
William Janklow
Council Backs Hospital Plans for Extended Care Facility
Princeton City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting Princeton Community Hospital in pursuing an extended care facility. The plan aims to secure a state certificate of need to start a 120 bed nursing home, with a $2.9 million facility cost and total project costs of $15 000 to $18 000 per bed. Financing likely from Farmers Home Administration and a 90 day local review with public hearings. Also approved Charles Cunningham as municipal judge to replace the previously named Thomas Lilly.
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Ray Lynch
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
PCH
William Sheppard
Sheppard
Region I Planning and Development Council
Summers County
State Rt. 20
Quail Valley
Southern Highlands Community Mental
Farmers Home Administration
Charles Cunningham
Thomas Lilly
Harry Price
Cunningham
Morgantown Industry Saved From Threatened Loss
A 15 million sale completed Monday places Sterling Faucet Co as new owner of Rockwell International's plumbing fixtures plant in Morgantown. The 825 employee facility with over 11 million dollars in annual payroll was saved after a luncheon news conference with Gov. Jay Rockefeller Senator Jennings Randolph and local officials outlining the financing package.
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Morgantown
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Sterling Faucet Co
Rockwell International
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Airport flight scheduling discussed by Chamber and Piedmont
Chamber members push for input on airport flight scheduling and improved connections. Piedmont Bluefield manager notes timetable changes are hard due to needing alignment with other airports on the route.
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McKenzie
Ted Farrington
Piedmont
Bluefield
River Drowning Toll Grows In Manhattan Seaport Areas
Detective Hackett of New York's Bureau of Missing Persons notes eight floaters found in 60 hours near Hudson River and East River sites including South Street Seaport and Harlem River. Officers describe spring drownings as a NYC trend with many victims unidentified and buried in potter's fields. Hackett, an expert in drowning identification at the Manhattan Morgue, cites fingerprinting inner skin.
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Harlem River
19St Street
Hudson River
125Th Street
Hackett
New York
Bureau of Missing Persons
Max Sanders
Earl J. Campazi
Bureau
East Coast
Manhattan
Bronx
Potter’s Fields
Circulation Dept Explains Missing Papers In Buchanan County
A Daily Telegraph spokesman said a new carrier in Buchanan County caused misunderstandings about deliveries. A Hurley teacher, who asked to remain unnamed, claimed papers were destroyed after missing publication of a federal court settlement involving Hurley principal Mrs Norma Lester. The case centered on her demotion to a classroom position and later appointment as Title I coordinator with comparable pay. Attorneys for the principal and school board moved within court to finalize the coordinator appointment. The Virginia Education Association and Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals represented Lester at Abingdon session.
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Daily Telegraph
Buchanan County
Hurley
Roger Akers
U. S. Federal District Court
Abingdon
Norma Lester
D. A. Justus
Lester
Virginia Education Association
VEA
Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals
Letser
Carter Vows Support For Labor Law Changes
President Carter reaffirmed support for labor law revisions as Senate moves to curb debate. Byrd planned an anti filibuster motion with votes on Wednesday. Carter met with Byrd Labor Secretary Ray Marshall and sponsors Williams and Javits to push tougher penalties and clearer representation election deadlines.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Ray Marshall
Harrison A. Williams
White House
Arson case hits court as teen faces trial in Williamson
Detective Edison Belcher signed petitions and testified in a preliminary hearing, then entered the courtroom as Judge Stoker announced Oct 24 trial date at Williamson. The judge urged secrecy and limited publicity, while the case against the delinquent teen for second degree arson remains delayed after multiple reschedulings. The incident involved a 1922 built junior high school blaze that damaged most of the building but left occupants unharmed. A Corning Glass Works study notes one in twenty preschoolers has vision problems.
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Princeton
Edison Belcher
Belcher
Stoker
Daily Telegraph
Williamson
Smith
Staker
Bivens
State Supreme Court
Desai Not Sure Of Case Against Gandhi
Prime Minister Morarji Desai doubts the government has an ironclad criminal case against Indira Gandhi over alleged authoritarian excesses during her 1975 to 1977 emergency rule. He says if charged, the trial would be swift with no executive pardon, and contrasts this with Nixon’s pardon. Desai, in Brussels, plans to meet Carter in Washington next week while debating charges to press.
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New Delhi
India
Morarji Desai
Indira Gandhi
Brussels
Belgium
Britain
United States
New York
President Carter
Washington
Gandhi
Desai
Janata Party
Agent Reports Progress on Grundy Bomb Probe
Federal agent Jim Kegley from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division says the Grundy car bombing investigation into Patricia Ann Stacy’s death is moving forward. Investigators continue to follow leads in Grundy where Stacy, traveling to a drive-in, was killed by a passive salt mixture bomb with the force of 15 to 20 sticks of dynamite.
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Jim Kegley
U. S. Department of Treasury
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
Daily Telegraph
Grundy, Va
Kegley
Grundy
Patricia Ann Stacy
Boyd
Stacy
Grund
Matoaka Man Arrested in Malicious Wounding Case
A Matoaka man, David E. Bell, 24, was arrested on malicious wounding charges after a Saturday early morning shooting at the Farmer residence. Arlice Farmer, 40, was wounded in the chest and listed in critical condition at Prin ceton Community Hospital. Bell posted $1,000 bond and was released. investigation aided by Matoaka police officials.
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Matoaka
Princeton
David E. Bell
Arlice Farmer
D. Bowman
Farmer
Bowman
Bond
Bell
Mike Flanigan
Jack Coburn
Dwayne Ernest, Sr
Presley Committee Seeks Volunteers in Bluefield
Elvis Presley Memorial Committee in Bluefield calls for more volunteers to join its committees. Four meetings in two months drew over 20 participants each as the group plans a memorial for Elvis Presley in the Bluefield area. Officers are Doug Baker Jr president Doug Baker Sr vice president Annette Stanley secretary and Teresa Nelson treasurer. Interested persons should contact the president at 325-6345.
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Bluefield
Elvis Presley
Doug Baker Jr
Doug Baker Sr
Annette Stanley
Teresa Nelson
Water buffalo herd joins continental U S farming efforts
Louisiana and Florida host the first commercial herd of water buffalo in the contiguous United States. National Geographic notes 52 animals were imported from Guam as a potential meat source by rancher-farmer A P Leonards.
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Washington
Louisiana
Florida
United States
National Geographic
Guam
A.P. Leonards
Hearing Loss Not A Sign Of Old Age Beltone Free Model Offer
A Beltone advertisement in Chicago announces a free non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid. The tiny ear level unit weighs less than a third of an ounce and is mailed to interested readers at no cost or obligation. Send for Dept. 2267, Beltone Electronics, 4201 W. Victoria St., Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria St
Illinois
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Amy) Effron
Ridgecrest Road
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
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Douglas Mortuary
Myrtle Burress
Sylvia M. Whitt
Davis Funeral Home
Oakvale
Frederick L. Brown
Frederick Lee Brown
Grason Ave
TRA Rakes
Ira Rakes
Davy
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
UH Kustom Kraft
Junior Civitans
Drema Jones
Lee Ann Smith
Teresa Ercoline
Laura Ercoline
Leasa Blackwell
Becky Earl
California
Council
Bluewell
Warrenizing Cleaners
100Th Street
South Street
Seaport
East River
West 55Th Street
South Street Seaport
Corning Glass Works
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America
U.S
Bluefield Lions Club
Bluefield Plaza
Presley
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