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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1962

Page

2

Republicans push for immediate tax cut amid revenue bill clash

Washington Republicans press for an immediate business tax cut to replace the administration's revenue bill. Senators Morton and Carlson urge setting aside the current plan and proposing a 1963 tax rate cut, while Democrats and Galbraith caution against rushing a tax cut due to stock market volatility.

Washington Treasury Kennedy Congress White House Pierre Salinger Thruston B. Morton Rky Frank Carlson R-Kan Senate Senate Finance Committee Morton Carlson Albert Gore D-Tenn J. Kenneth Galbraith Galbraith India

Hill Adopts Regimental Staff Role at VPI Corps

James E. Hill of Bluefield is appointed Regimental S-4 Cadet Major for the 1962-63 VPI Corps of Cadets. He serves as treasurer for Arnold Air Society and the Society of American Military Engineers, captains Seaboard and Blade, and leads Tau Beta Pi as president. Hill also earned the Reserve Officer's Association Medal, Arnold Air Society Award, and Chicago Tribune Medal.

James E. Hill Bluefield Virante Tech Corps of Cadets Hill Arnold Air Society Society of American Military Engineers Pershing Rifles Seaboard and Blade Tau Beta Fi Pi Tau Sigma Reserve Officer's Association Chicago Tribune

Bishop Marmion Preaches in Virginia Churches Sunday

Bishop William H. Marmion of the Southwest Virginia diocese will preach two sermons in Tazewell County. He will speak at St. Marys Episcopal Church Bluefield at 9 30 a m and at Christ Episcopal Church Pocahontas at 11 a m, hosted by Dr Lawton Riley.

William H. Marmion Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Virginia Tazewell County St. Mary's Episcopal Church Bluefield Christ Episcopal

Pastors Aid Club Meetings Set This Week

The Pastors Aid Club of Union Baptist Church will meet tonight at 7 30 in the home of Mr and Mrs Reese Baylor on Peck Street. Club One meets Friday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Oneda Wade on Bedford Street. The Children of the Church will present a program at 3 p m Sunday.

The Union Baptist Church Reese Baylor Peck Street Oneda Wade Bedford Street

Poor legibility notice from Bluefield paper

Fragmented OCR text includes references to Bluefield Daily Telegraph printing rights and Associated Press membership, with garbled contact and rate notes. The readable portions mention Bland Street and West Virginia, but no cohesive event or story details emerge.

Eating Co Bland Street Bivehela W. Va Associated Press Malin First Ohes Audit Bureau Kaw

Deaths and Funerals in Virginia Area

Mrs. Rachael Street Compton aged 89 of Pilgrim Knob Va dies at home after a lingering illness. Funeral Friday at 1 p.m. at the home, Rev Ring Singleton officiating, burial in family cemetery. Hugh M. Barnett 49 of Richlands Va dies in hospital after brief illness. Survived by wife Fannie Lou Kennedy Barnett, children Joe Bill Johnny and Sue, funeral arrangements pending. Liza Jane Pyles 60 of Pearisburg Va dies at home. Survived by seven sons and three daughters, burial in Carter Cemetery. services Friday 2:30 p.m. at Pearisburg. Russell C. Lockhart 75 of Jaeger Va dies at home. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. in George W. Seaver Chapel, burial in Athens Cemetery. Curtis Lee Ellison infant of Ballard Mon County dies after birth. Graveside today at Orchard Cemetery. Clade E. Hale 4 of Jackson Ohio formerly Page Va dies after long illness. Survived by wife Lois Stewart, two sons Roy and Gene, two sisters, two grandchildren. Burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens. Ivan Blaine Altizer infant of Orlando Fla dies in Gainesville Fla. Survived by parents Scott and Janet Altizer, two brothers, two sisters, burial Beavers Cemetery Cedar Bluff.

Rachael Street Compton Pilgrim Knob Ashley Compton Larry Compton Perry White Anthony Street Stacy, Va Leland Street Stacy Will McGlothin Hopewell Mary Goss Grundy Eva Street Nellie Jane McGlothin Rising Sun Julia Perkins Natural Bridge Ring Singleton Virginia Funeral Home A. T. Compton Hugh M. Barnett Lake Park Richlands Greenville Tenn Mabry and Eula Cannon Barnett White Birch Mining Co Lutheran Church Order of Moose Fannie Lou Kennedy Barnett Joe Bill Barnett Johnny Barnett Air Force Japan Sue Barnett Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Liza Jane Pyles Pearisburg Warren Raymond Sidney Arthur Harvey Timmy Robert Pyles R. G. St.Clair Samuel L. Johnson Charles R. Johnson Harvey Gauthier Narrows Fred Gauthier Baltimore Elsie Bond Wylie Neal Carter Cemetery A. West and Sons Funeral Home Russell C. Lockhart Jaeger Laeger William Lucinda Cline Lockhart Frances Lester Lockhart John Lockhart Athens Carol Lockhart Joe Auville Royal City Don J. K. Lockhart George W. Seaver Princeton Bill Withers Curtis Lee Ellison Joe Ellison Ballard Monroe County Giles Memorial Hospital Ora Ellison Elmer Fleeman Orchard Cemetery Maurice Hylton William S. Broyles Peterstown Clade E. Hale Jackson Page M. L. Hale Lois Stewart Roy Hale Gene Hale Coalton Vivian Matney Tazewell Ola Gaye Ringetaff Detroit Mich Garden Creek Baptist Church Landon Colley Stewart Owens Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Farmer Funeral Home Ivan Blaine Altizer Scott Janet Mitchell Altizer Orlando Fla Cedar Bluff Gainesville, Fla Danny Altizer Nancy Altizer H. Altizer Sarah Bringegar Altizer Joe Hank‘ins Beavers Cemetery

Infant Brenda Vandyke dies in Richlands service held

Brenda Orlena Vandyke infant daughter of Arlen and Madge Vandyke of Pilgrim Knob Virginia died in a Richlands hospital. Survivors include grandparents Josh Vandyke and Boyd Riffe of Keen Mountain. Funeral held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Boyd Riffe residence with Rev Estel Hale officiating. Burial in Riffe Cemetery. Hurst Scott Funeral Home of Richlands in charge of arrangements.

Brenda Orlena Vandyke Arlen Madge Riffe Vandyke Pilgrim Knob Richlands Josh Vandyke Boyd Riffe Keen Mountain Estel Hale Riffe Hurst-Scott Funeral Home

Funeral services set for Norma Stump of Winston-Salem

Arrangements are announced for Mrs Norma Stump 23 of Winston Salem N C who died Tuesday at a Winston Salem hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 3 p m at New Haven Church Sparta with burial in the family cemetery. Survivors include husband William R Stump three sons and four brothers. Raines Sturdivant Funeral Home Sparta in charge. Also funeral plans for Miss Rebecca Ann French Lit tlesburg who died Tuesday at her home. Services Thursday 2 p m at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial in Monte Vista Park Cemetery. She was a seamstress and member of Brushfork Methodist Church. She leaves two sisters and two brothers. Body will lie in state at the funeral home until committal.

Norma Stump Winston-Salem N.C New Haven Sparta N. C Stump William R. Stump U. S. Army C. E. Poole Montcalm Billy Ray David Allen Carl Lynn Stump Randall Poole Wrightstown N. J Donald Poole Chapel Hill Johnny Poole Germany Jerry Poole Bluefield Rebecca Ann French Littlesburg Road Hawkins Monroe Dotson Monte Vista Park Miss French Littlesburg Joseph Emma French Brushfork Methodist Church A. 8. Morgan P. J. Wiseman Douglas B Montague French

Funerals For Nancy Kate Dunn Edna Young Mitchell and Robert Powell

Obituaries list funeral services for Nancy Kate Dunn near Peterstown with service at Peterstown Baptist Church and burial at Peterstown Cemetery. Edna Young of Bluefield is honored at Dudley Memorial Chapel with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Robert Powell of Maybeury is scheduled for Mt Moriah Baptist Church service with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell.

Powell Robert Maybeury Mt. Moriah Baptist Church McKinley Raymore James Harrison Oak Grove Bluewell Washington Funeral Home

Whitehurst Speaks on Area Development at Old Guard Meeting

Jerry Whitehurst of Appalachian Power Co addressed the Bluefield Old Guard at Trinity Methodist Church on College Avenue. Leroy Poythress introduced him with I N Fuqua assisting, as 80 members and two visitors attended.

Jerry Whitehurst Appalachian Power Co Bluefield Old Guard Trinity Methodist Church College Avenue Leroy Poythress I. N. Fuqua Poythress Whitehurst John H. Cook Miami Fla Samuel E. Leffel Bluefield Va

East River Mountain project eyes U S aid for Skyland plan

Skyland Incorporated seeks federal development money to fund a luxury motel, glass restaurant, pool, chair lift, scenic railway and other tourist facilities atop East River Mountain in Bluefield. J Taylor Frazier announced the Bluefield meeting with Area Redevelopment Administration official Frank Tsutras and local Virginia architects.

Skyland, Inc East River Mountain Bluefield J. Taylor Frazier Bluefield Supply Auditorium Frank Tsutras Area Redevelopment Administration Blacksburg Skyland Incorporated Frazier

OES Conference Set At Bluefield State College

The 48th Communication of Electa Grand Chapter OES West Virginia jurisdiction meets June 11 12 on the Bluefield State College campus. Delegates register 10 a m to 5 p m Monday and 9 to noon Tuesday. A banquet with grand ball is 7 p m Monday. Memorial services are at 7 p m Tuesday at a local church.

Electa Grand Chapter OES West Virginia Bluefield State College

Herndon Teacher Heads Back to MIT for Summer Institute

A. J. Shannon of Pineville Wyoming County High School has been chosen for a second year to attend a MIT summer institute for teachers. The program begins June 11 and he will later go to Huntington for a high school physics laboratory training course, date to be announced.

A. J. Shannon Pineville Herndon Wyoming County Massachusetts Institute of Technology Huntington

Engineers Will Hear J. G. Tilton

James G. Tilton mining engineer for Equitable Gas Co. will speak at the June 11 meeting of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers at the Gary County Club in McDowell County. The program covers gas pipelines over coal mines and underground storage. McDougle of Bluefield announces social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 with the meeting at 7:30.

James G. Tilton Equitable Gas Co Pittsburgh West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers Gary County McDowell County W. E. McDougle Bluefield Tilton McDougle D. C. Ridenour Olga Coal Co Waynesburg Washing and Jefferson College Pennsylvania State University Eastern Gas and Fuel Carswell, Keystone Kopperston Equitable American Institute of Mining, Metalurgical and Petroleum Engineers Coal Mining Institute of America Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute

Minister Wm Eldon Ringle to Graduate on June 8

William Eldon Ringle, minister of the Spartanburg Christian Church in Indiana, will graduate from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis on Friday June 8 with a bachelor of divinity in systematic theology. He holds a BA from Johnson Bible College and plans further study at Butler University for a history master's degree. He and his wife Lucille Stump and their three children reside on Route 2, Lynn, Indiana.

William Eldon Ringle Spartanburg (Indiana Route 2 Lynn Ind

Adventist Assembly Opens With City Of Tents In Parkersburg

A tent city has been set up on Seventh-day Adventists grounds to house delegates for the 62nd annual summer conference in Parkersburg. Neal C. Wilson of Takoma Park Md., secretary of the religious liberty department of the Columbia Union Conference, will deliver the keynote address Friday night.

Parkersburg Seventh-day Adventists Church Neal C. Wilson Takoma Park Religious Liberty Department Columbia Union Conference

Upper Monongahela Group Sets Friday Meeting

The 10 county Upper Monongahela Valley Association will hold its annual membership meeting Friday in Clarksburg. President Adonis Hunt announced the event in which officers and directors will be elected and reports given on the valley economy and UMWA development programs.

Fairmont Upper Monongahela Valley Association Clarksburg Adonis Hunt UMWA

Hay and Pasture Conference Planned in Mercer County

Mercer County agents and conservation groups announce a full day meeting in Princeton on Friday June 8 to discuss pasture and hay production. Attendees will hear talks on lime and fertilizer alfalfa grasses and forage practices, followed by a farm tour visiting Bailey Hale Durr and Old Mash Farm to observe lime fertilizer seed mixes irrigation drainage ponds and road practices.

Mercer County Princeton R. E. Harbert Mercer County Conservation Committee Soil Conservation Service Agricultural Extension Service ASC G. W. Bailey Daniel Hale Howard Durr Athens Road

Vacation Bible School At Midway June 11 12

The Daily Vacation Bible School of the Midway Church of Christ at 417 Bramwell Road will be held June 11 22 with Charles L Aldridge as director. Teachers include Mrs Garnett Mahaffey assisted by Helen Johnson and Susan Hopkins for beginners, Paula Hill Charlotte Hill Claudine Webb for primaries, Beulah Johnson Lucy Webb for junior girls, Margie Willis Ruth Harless for junior boys, and Mildred Pucket for seniors.

Midway Church of Christ Bramwell Road Charles L. Aldridge Garnett Mahaffey Helen Johnson Susan Hopkins Paula Hill Charlotte Hill Claudine Webb Beulah Johnson Lucy Webb Margie Willis Ruth Harless Mildred Pucket

Montcalm Man Injured in Wreck Near Pinnacle Rock

Kermit Clay Lucado of Montcalm was hospitalized with chest injuries after a traffic crash on U S 52 near Pinnacle Rock early Wednesday. He remained under treatment at Bluefield Sanitarium last night.

Kermit Clay Lucado Montcalm Bluefield Sanitarium U. S. 52 Pinnacle Rock

Honor roll list at Central Junior High reaches 108 students

Principal S H Martin announced that 108 seventh through ninth graders at Central Junior High School in Bluefield earned a place on the honor roll for the final six weeks of the 1961 62 school year. The names include John Beckett Tom Doyle Ruskin Hale Randall Wimmer Richard Ward Carolyn Wright Patsy Thacker Linda Smith and many others.

Central Junior High School Bluefield S. H. Martin John Beckett Tom Doyle Ruskin Hale Randall Wimmer Richard Ward Carolyn Wright Patsy Thacker Linda Smith Brenda Smith Sharon Shields Pat Parks Rosa Moricle Debbie Lineback Olga Leippi Brenda Harmon Donna Hypes Becky Garst Sandra Dinger Connie Dillon Amy Carner Anita Caffee Carolyn Brewer Linda Akers Michael Owens Rosiland Rigney Sharon Burnett Leane Butt Brenda Baker Brenda Ayers Debi Blair Debbie Bolen Michael Farley Clara Fletcher Brenda Graham Stan Massie Russell Mathena Sharon Neel Lino Penas Libby Roten Carol Shields Kirby Smith Sue Stupalsky Brenda Wells O'Dell Whitehead Edith Williams Carol Roland John Knowles Sue Whitt Donna Whaling Emma Walker Charlotte Parker Shirley Gross Sharon England Barbara Carty Doug Cole Jim Goforth Jason Gullion Randy King Milton Marks Sharon Bowman Gina Brugnoli Carolyn Dickson Judy Gilliam Judy Hall Elizabeth Jones Barbara McKinney Nancy

Princetonian Wins Boys State Post

Barry St Clair of Princeton was chosen minority leader of the House in the 25th West Virginia Boys State at Jackson’s Mill. Dr. Paul Miller of West Virginia University addressed delegates at the night session as the Federalist Party controlled the Senate 14-12 and the House 27-25.

Barry St. Clair Princeton House West Virginia Jackson's Mill Paul Miller West Virginia University Senate

Stewart to Speak at Laurel Creek Church Service

Rev David E Stewart will be guest minister at Laurel Creek Baptist Church near Wolfe on Sunday at 11 am Deacon Joe Beard will lead the service announced by Pastor J C Stith.

David E. Stewart Laurel Creek Baptist Church Wolfe J. C. Stith Joe Beard

Highest grossing film to May 1959 is The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments led box office with 49 million dollars earned by theatres through May 1959.

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