Teen passenger killed in single car crash near Hillsville Va
Coy Dale Parnell a 19 year old of Austinville Va died Friday in a one car mishap on U S Route 221 three miles east of Hillsville Virginia State Police reported. The 1962 convertible driven by Jerry Goad of Dagspur Va left the right shoulder crossed the highway and turned over landing on its wheels. Parnell apparently was thrown from the car as it rolled. A third passenger Roy Lee Nester of Austinville was hospitalized in serious condition. Trooper J Mac Alexander led the investigation.
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Wythe County
U. S
Hillsville
Virginia
Coy Dale Parnell
Rt. 1
Austinville
Parnell
Jerry Goad
Rt. 2
Dagspur
Goad
Roy Lee Nester
J. Mac Alexander
Kennedys Endure Private Grief Before State Funeral
Jacqueline Kennedy shows visible sorrow at St. Patrick’s Cathedral during the long vigil for Senator Kennedy. Rose Kennedy and Edward Kennedy keep watch as the family endures a sorrowful pre funeral period before the Requiem Mass.
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Sen. Kennedy
Catafalque
St. Patrick’s
Teenager Drowns In Pocatalico River Near Sissonville
Lynden C. Baldwin 19 drowned while swimming with three companions in the Pocatalico River near Sissonville about 20 miles northwest of Charleston. The body was recovered about 45 minutes later by Sissonville Fire Chief Jess Fisher. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Emzy Baldwin of Grapevine community near Sissonville.
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Charleston
Lynden C. Baldwin
Pocatalico River
Sissonville
Here
Jess Fisher
Baldwin
Emzy Baldwin
Grapevine Community
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising Rates and Contacts
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription options with daily and Sunday delivery by carrier at 90 cents per week and 26.00 per year for West Virginia. It provides office address 412 Bland Street and phone number 327-6171. The paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Carrier
Maiin
West Virginia
Deaths listed in Rowe Virginia and surrounding areas
Obituaries for Mardy A. Lewis 62 of Rowe and Jack Dempsey Cleary 20 of Wilcoe plus Phillip Hairston 35 of East Orange and Mrs J G Stone Bluefield and John Fraylen Keystone with services in Bluefield Welch Kimball and Columbus Ohio.
Memorial Service for Mrs Estella Jenkins Held at New Century Church
Mrs Estella Jenkins 74 of Princeton died Wednesday in Princeton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Cove North Carolina and lived in Mercer and McDowell counties for 50 years. She is survived by two daughters, two brothers, three grandchildren, and a host of relatives. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 30 p m at New Century Methodist Church with multiple ministers officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Flowers were carried by a list of local women. The body was moved from Lugos Funeral Home to the residence and placed in the church an hour before the service.
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Estella Jenkins
Lincoln Street
Princeton
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Cove
N. C
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Jenkins
William Jenkins
Women’s Society of Christian Service
New Century Methodist Church
Pearl Mack
Northfork
Lillian Holland
George Welch
Walnut Cove
T. J. Stewart
Dwight Dickerson
T. M. Stevens
Lonnie Street
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Ralbeertetaasfeoree Strain
Nathaniel
Bernard Adams
Bill Henry
Funeral services for Connard A Christian of Roderfield
Funeral rites for Connard A Christian of Roderfield who died after being struck by a Norfolk and Western locomotive will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Roderfield Methodist Church with Rev. William McComas officiating. Burial in Christian Cemetery near Roderfield. He was a World War II veteran and 22 year employee of Norfolk and Western. Survivors include wife Betty Music Christian and multiple siblings and step relatives. Friends may call at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch Saturday 5 to 9 p.m.
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Phillip Randolph Hairston
East Orange
N. J
Bottom Creek
Arlene Hairston
Kimball
Furnell Hairston
Percilla Johnson Hairson
Ernest Hairston
Orange
N.J
Frank Hairston
Bronx
N. Y
Harry Hairston
Mary Patterson
Loraine Neal
Martha
Deloris Hairston
First Baptist Church
James Wormley
T. V. A. Winston
Leonard Lipscomb
Restlawn
Old Bluefield
Princeton Road
Kimball Funeral Home
Connard A
Alexandria
Lillia Dillion
Coalwood
Dealia Addair
Cleveland
Ohio
Willia Mae Christian
Marytown
Mary Ellen
Lou Ellen Christian
Jimmy Christian
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Funeral set for William H. Graham of Princeton
Funeral services for William Harley Graham 53 of Princeton will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Burns Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with Rev Norman Arrington officiating. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. He was born in Elbert son of Grayson and Lauria Adams Graham. Survived by wife Ethel Gross Graham Princeton two sons Floyd W. Graham Booth and Gordon L. Graham Princeton a daughter Geneva Ann Strouth Princeton two sisters Geneva Gentry and Harvey Gentry Bishop Va four brothers Lee Graham Cleveland Thurmond Graham Gary Luther Graham Elbert and Allen Graham Newhall pallbearers Bill Via Carl Skeen George Davis Ralph Baxles David Clark and Joe Philips.
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Jack Dempsey Cleary
John
Frances Cleary
Wilcoe
Welch
Reba
Karen Cleary
Joel Cleary
Nina Nichols
Richmond
Fanning Funeral Home
J. L. Farrow
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton
Delmer Combs
Jack Morgan
Charles Lawson
Allen Lawson
James Finnley
J. D. Cox
William Harley Graham
Newhall
Norman Arrington
Elbert
Grayson
Lauria Adams Graham
Ethel Gross Graham
Floyd W. Graham
Booth
Gordon L. Graham
Geneva Ann Strouth
Geneva Gentry
Harvey Gentry
Bishop, Va
Lee Graham
Cleveland
Ohio
Thurmond Graham
Gary
Luther Graham
Allen Graham
Bill Via
Carl Skeen
George Davis
Ralph Baxles
David Clark
Joe Philps
Owens Sr. Clyde W. dies at 75 in Bluefield
Clyde Windfred Owens Sr. 75 of 217 Maple St Bluefield died Friday in St Luke's Hospital Foremost survivors include wife Ella Painter Owens two daughters Elsie Owens Charleston and Gloria Peck West Palm Beach Fla one son Clyde W Owens Jr Bluefield one sister Evie McCloud Pocahontas Va and three grandchildren The body sent to Hawkins Funeral Home with arrangements incomplete
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Maple St
Bluefield
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ella Painter Owens
Elsie Owens
Charleston
Gloria Peck
West Palm Beach
Fla
Clyde W. Owens, Jr
Evie McCloud
Pocahontas
Hawkins Funeral Home
Pennington Rites Pending for Princeton Native
Lester Pennington aged 58 formerly of Princeton died Thursday in a St. Petersburg Florida hospital after a heart attack. Born in Mountain City Tennessee he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs John W Pennington. Survived by Mellie Pennington widow one son James Pennington of Chicago one daughter Mrs Phyllis Lambert of Ceres and one brother Edward Pennington of Huntington. Friends may call Bailey Funeral Home Princeton Sunday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Princeton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mountain City
Tenn
John W. Pennington
Mellie Pennington
James Pennington
Chicago
Ill
Phyllis Lambert
Ceres
Edward Pennington
Huntington
Bailey Funeral Home
Annie Baugh 88 Dies in Abingdon Nursing Home
Mrs. Annie Baugh aged 88 of Bluefield Tazewell Road died Friday at Cedar Lawn Nursing Home in Abingdon Virginia. The body will be brought to Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield Virginia for arrangements not yet complete.
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Annie Baugh
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
Cedar Lawn
Abingdon
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield
Mrs Cassie Johnson Dies In Welch Hospital
Mrs. Cassie Johnson of Davy died early Friday night in a Welch hospital. The body was taken to Fanning Funeral Home in Welch. Funeral arrangements were in progress.
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Cassie Johnson
Davy
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Funeral services for Ernest M. Brown in Princeton
Funeral services for Ernest M. Brown of Princeton are today at 2 p m at George W Seaver Chapel with Dr J C Fisher officiating. Burial follows in Resthaven Park Cemetery. Pallbearers include Elsie Bailey W W Myers Dewey Bailey Carter Snead Erest Lilly Dr J I Markell W B Johnston and O D Buf Compton.
Convict Steals Car Holds Teen as Hostage in Chase
Escaped prisoner Thomas J. Rogers hijacked a McAlester police car and forced Officer Fay Kirkpatrick to drive during a three county pursuit ending west of Checotah. The hostage girl Marilyn Fain was unharmed aside from scratches at the temple where the gun pressed. Warden Ray Page swapped places with the girl and persuaded Rogers to surrender after troopers damaged the rear tire.
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Checotah
Okla
McAlester
Ray Page
Thomas J. Rogers
Marilyn Fain
Fay Kirkpatrick
Henryetta
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Rockets Shell Saigon Area As Vietnam War Escalates
Rockets landed near a residence of Rear Adm. K L Veth and damaged a porch. Another hit the home of Lt. Gen. Chae Myung Shin’s neighbor. West of Saigon enemy positions are suspected. Allied patrols continue. Westmoreland calls guerrilla fire difficult to curb. Saigon and Gia Dinh reported minor clashes with 146 enemy killed and 23 captured in three days.
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Adm
K.L. Veth
U.S. Naval Forces
Vietnam
Chae Myung Shin
Saigon
Westmoreland
Gia Dinh
Cholon
Sirhan Charged With Murder and Proceedings Detail
Report outlines Sirhan Sirhan’s murder charge and observer presence at the grand jury. Witness accounts describe Kennedy shooting moments, Sirhan’s demeanor, and hospital and autopsy details. Background notes place Sirhan’s Pasadena upbringing, Longfellow Elementary roots, and Jordan birth with 1957 U.S. admission.
Man Drowns In Shenandoah River Near Grottoes
A 21 year old man drowned Friday in the Shenandoah River while fishing off the Lynwood Dam about four and a half miles from Grottoes. Police identified the victim as Gary Wayne Bowman. Local scuba divers recovered the body around 8 p.m.
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Shenandoah River
Lynwood Dam
Gary Wayne Bowman
RFK funeral scene widens mourners in cathedral line
Thousands filed past the casket as Robert Kennedy lay in state in New York. Police assisted a hysterical woman, a red haired girl fainted, and mourners near the bier retold a nation in shock. Meanwhile Sirhan Bishara Sirhan remained in custody as a grand jury considered a murder indictment.
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Sassin
John F. Kennedy
Five Killed In Iowa Ammunition Plant Explosion
Five workers were killed when conventional mines exploded in a storage magazine at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington. The blast collapsed part of the building, leaving victims’ bodies in rubble. Names identified include Gary Wayne Lawrence, Gary Raymond Young, Robert L. Walker, and Willis Bogan Henson. a fifth name was not released. The site was sealed off as investigators probed the cause.
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Burlington
Iowa
Iowa Army Ammunition
Georg Mathes
Mathes
Gary Wayne Lawrence
Lomax
Ill
Gary Raymond Young
Keokuk
Towa
Robert L. Walker
Willis Bogan Henson
Stronghurst
Smiths Chapel Revival Announced Near Princeton
Revival services at Smiths Chapel Church of the Brethren seven miles from Princeton on Route 20 run Sunday through June 16. Rev Paris Bane of Roanoke will officiate with nightly 7 30 starts and special singing featured.
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Smith’s Chapel
Church of the Brethern
Princeton
Paris Bane
Roanoke
Two Movie Theaters Open in Shopping Center Complex
Two of the three theaters built today are located inside shopping centers, expanding the cinema options in the area. The third theater remains in a standalone location pending opening.
Ex-Teacher at Concord Dies in Cleveland
Dr. John Gilbert McGrew former Concord College faculty member died suddenly Friday in Cleveland Ohio after an apparent heart attack. He last taught at Concord shortly after World War II and was active in local Masonic bodies. Funeral services and burial will be held in Cleveland.
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Concord College
Cleveland
Ohio
Femm College
Concord
Bluefield
Knights of Templar
Concord Masonic Lodge
Talks Fail To Settle Strike At General Instrument
A Friday negotiating session at General Instrument Co. in Tazewell Va. failed to end a five day strike by United Mine Workers of America. The plant employs 800 to 1,000 in television and electronics, with production halted though line personnel report for duty.
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General Instrument Co
Tazewell
United Mine Workers of America
Woman at Hall of Justice Testifies Amid Kennedy Murder Hearing
Miss Fulmer described herself in a green suit with a polka dot scarf and a blond wig as reporters questioned her in the Hall of Justice during a grand jury review of indicting Sirhan Sirhan for Kennedy's assassination. The shooter was tackled moments after Kennedy's shooting at the Ambassador Hotel following a California primary victory speech.
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Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
California
New York
Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
U.S
Israel
Sirhan
North Vietnam Army
Fulmer
Miss Fulmer
Hall of Justice
Miss Fuler
Ambassador Hotel
Two Clarksburg Men Presumed Drowned At Valley Falls
Two Clarksburg men, Russell E. Messman and Sherwood Herron Jr., both 22, were presumed drowned after attempting to ride the falls at Valley Falls State Park on Friday. A fellow swimmer on shore, Thomas Wilkinson, 19, witnessed them disappear as deputies from Marion County pursue the missing pair in a Friday night search.
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Clarksburg
Tygart Valley
Valley Falls State Park
Here
Grafton
Marion County
Russell E. Messman
Sherwood Herron Jr
Sheriff Department
Thomas Wilkinson
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