Teen Dies in One Car Crash Near Hillsville Va
Coy Dale Parnell 19 of Austinville Va died in a one car mishap on U S Route 221 three miles east of Hillsville Virginia. The crash sent the 1962 convertible off the road and over. Passenger Roy Lee Nester Austinville was hospitalized in serious condition. driver Jerry Goad Dagspur was involved. Virginia State Police investigated under Trooper J Mac Alexander.
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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
Kennedy Family Hides Private Grief At Cathedral
Jacqueline Kennedy breaks down at the catafalque as Edward Kennedy lies in state. Ethel Kennedy leads a private Mass, joined by Rue Skakel and 16 others, while Rose Kennedy prays for the lost son amid a long vigil by the Kennedy family.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Holy Family Church
Kennedy East Side Manhattan
Sen. Kennedy
Catafalque
St. Patrick's
Teenager Drowns In Pocatalico River Near Sissonville
Charleston AP reports Lynden C. Baldwin 19 drowned while swimming with three others in the Pocatalico River near Sissonville about 20 miles northwest of Charleston. Fire Chief Jess Fisher recovered the body about 45 minutes later. Baldwin was the son of Mr and Mrs Emzy Baldwin of Grapevine near Sissonville.
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Charleston
Lynden C. Baldwin
Pocatalico River
Sissonville
Here
Jess Fisher
Baldwin
Emzy Baldwin
Grapevine
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Office and Subscription Rates
Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines publication details, address at 412 Bland Street, Bluefield West Virginia, and Associated Press affiliation. It lists subscription prices by carrier and mail within West Virginia, with annual rates and advertising representation contact.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circula- Savertisine
The
Kats Agency, Inc
Obituaries From Rowe to Bluefield Chronicle Losses
Death notices from Rowe Virginia to Bluefield and Welch detail Mardy A. Lewis and others. Survivors include spouses children and extended kin with services in Rowe Chapel and Bluefield area cemeteries.
Funeral services for Connard A. Christian in Roderfield
Funeral services for Connard A. Christian of Roderfield will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Roderfield Methodist Church with Rev. William McComas officiating. Burial follows in Christian Cemetery near Roderfield. He was a World War II veteran and 22-year employee of Norfolk and Western. Survivors include wife Betty Musie Christian, two brothers Thomas of Marytown and Robert of Alexandria, VA, two sisters Lillia Dillion of Coalwood and Dealia Addair of Cleveland Ohio, step-mother Willia Mae Christian of Marytown, two half-sisters Mary Ellen and Lou Ellen, and half-brother Jimmy, all of Marytown. Friends may call at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch Saturday 5 to 9 p.m.
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Rowe
Steubenville
Ohio
Buchanan County
James
Nancy Whitt Lewis
Island Creek Coal Company
Holiness Church
Pearl Blankenship Lewis
Darkin Lane
Manassas
Mabel Schultz
Amsterdam
Darnell Lewis
John Lewis
Honaker
Jerry Lee Lewis
Nadine Corcoran
Fall Church
Member Ratliffe
Mavisdale
Louise Vandyke
Lenora Banover
Orabell Sanders
Alice Compton
Zella Hale
Oakwood
Rowe Chapel
Ancil Childress
Dave Blankenship
Whitt Cemetery
Drill Mountain
Honaker Funeral Home
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
P . Togeorge Strain
Veerssay
Bernard Adams
Bill Henry
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
Funeral for William H. Graham in Princeton
Funeral services for William Harley Graham 53 of Princeton will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Burns Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton officiating Rev Norman Arrington. Burial 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 Har ve y Gentry Bishop Va four brothers Lee Graham Cleveland Thurmond Graham Gary Luther Graham El ee Allen Graham New Pallbearers Bill Via Carl Skeen George Davis Ralph Bax i David Clark Joe Philips.
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Princeton
Newhall
Norman Arrington
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Elbert
Grayson
Lauria Adams Graham
Ethel Gross Graham
Floyd W. Graham
Booth
Gordon L. Graham
Owens Rites Pending for Clyde Owens Sr.
Clyde Windfred Owens Sr 75 of 217 Maple St Bluefield died Friday in St Luke s Hospital Mrs Ella Painter Owens and two daughters Elsie Owens of Charleston and Gloria Peck of West Palm Beach Fla one son Clyde W Owens Jr of Bluefield one sister Evie McCloud of Pocahontas Va and three grandchildren The body taken 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 Former Princeton Resident Dies in Florida
Lester Pennington aged 58 longtime Princeton resident died Thursday in a St. Petersburg Florida hospital after a heart attack. He was born in Mountain City Tennessee and was the son of the late Mr and Mrs John W Pennington. Surviving are his wife Mellie Pennington one son James Pennington of Chicago Illinois one daughter Mrs Phyllis Lambert of Ceres and one brother Edward Pennington of Huntington. Friends may call at 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
Mrs Annie Baugh Dies at 88 in Abingdon Nursing Home
Annie Baugh age 88 of the Bluefield Tazewell Road died Friday at Cedar Lawn Nursing Home in Abingdon Virginia. The body will be brought to Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield for funeral arrangements that remain incomplete.
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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. Her 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 for Ernest M Brown in Princeton
Funeral services for Ernest M Brown of Princeton are set for today at 2 p m in the George W Seaver Chapel with Dr J C Fisher officiating Burial will follow 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 Holds Girl As Hostage In Oklahoma Chase
An escaped convict hijacked a police car in McAlester and, with a gun to a teenager's temple, led officers on a three county pursuit. Warden Ray Page swapped places with the hostage to persuade surrender near Checotah after a rear tire was shot. The hostage and officer were unharmed aside from a scratch on Marilyn Fain’s temple.
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Checotah
Okla
McAlester
Ray Page
Thomas J. Rogers
Marilyn Fain
Fay Kirkpatrick
Henryetta
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Rockets Hit Saigon Area As South Koreans Help Shield City
Rockets landed within 100 yards of a residence and near Rear Adm. Veth as the attack spread around Saigon. One missile struck a gateless front, damaging a porch and living room but injuring none. South Korean commander Chae Myung Shin’s neighbor was also hit. West of Saigon, rocket sites and enemy infiltrations continued with ground patrols stretching thin. Allied leaders described the mortars and rockets as hard to stop and said Saigon area fighting subsided to minor clashes. In Cholon the government reported 146 enemy killed and 23 captured over three days.
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Saigon
Westmoreland
Gia Dinh
Cholon
Sirhan Charged With Murder Case Details Emerge
The report outlines Sirhan Sirhan's murder charge and witness testimony at a grand jury, including accounts from hotel staff and police, plus his background from Pasadena and Jordan. It notes his arrival in the United States in 1957 and immigration status.
Man Drowns In Shenandoah River
GROTTOES AP A 21 year old man drowned Friday in the Shenandoah River while fishing near the Lynwood Dam about 40 miles from here. Police identified the victim as Gary Wayne Bowman who apparently fell in about 6 p.m. Local scuba divers recovered the body around 8 p.m.
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Shenandoah River
Lynwood Dam
Gary Wayne Bowman
Thousands File By RFK Casket in Cathedral Procession
Robert Kennedy lies in state as mourners press into St. Patrick’s Cathedral amid grief and security. Sirhan Sirhan’s arraignment looms as New York and national officials mourn the slain U.S. senator. Rose Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy attend, with the nation observing closures and flags at half staff.
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New York
Robert Kennedy
St. Patrick's
Rose Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr
Hyannis Port
Mass
Joseph P. Kennedy
Five Killed In Iowa Ammunition Plant Explosion
An explosion at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Burlington killed five workers in a storage magazine. The blast at about 1 20 p m CDT wrecked part of the building while adjacent structures were spared. Names identified include Gary Wayne Lawrence, Gary Raymond Young, Robert L Walker and Willis Bogan Henson. a fifth victim’s name was not yet released. The plant, operated for the Army by Mason and Hangar Silas Mason Co Inc, had two prior fatal incidents within a year.
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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
Mason and Hangar
Silas Mason Co., Inc
Lexington
Smith's Chapel Plans Revival Near Princeton
Revival services at Smith's 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.
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Smith’s Chapel
Church of the Brethern
Princeton
Paris Bane
Roanoke
Two of three theaters rise in shopping center complexes
Two theaters were completed today while a third remains under construction in nearby shopping centers.
Ex-Teacher at Concord Dies in Cleveland
Dr. John Gilbert McGrew a 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 Freemasonry. Funeral services and burial will be 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 Co
Friday talks between United Mine Workers of America and General Instrument Co in Tazewell Virginia failed to end a five day old strike. The union seeks a 19 cent per hour wage increase to renew a contract that expired May 31. About 800 to 1,000 workers are at the TV and electronics plant. Picket line remains orderly with production halted though some salaried personnel and foremen continue working.
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General Instrument Co
Tazewell
United Mine Workers of America
Girl Denies Knowledge About Kennedy Murder
Miss Fulmer denied knowledge linking Sirhan Sirhan to Kennedy's assassination. She appeared nervous in the Hall of Justice while a grand jury neared a possible indictment as the sheriff planned further questioning. Sirhan, a Jordanian refugee, was wrestled to the floor after Kennedy's shooting at the Ambassador Hotel following a California primary victory speech.
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Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
U.S
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Sirhan
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Miss Fuler
Two Clarksburg Men Presumed Drowned At Valley Falls
In Fairmont the body of a second Clarksburg man is not recovered after he and a companion attempted to ride the Falls at Valley Falls State Park on the Tygart River. Deputies identified the victims as Russell E. Messman and Sherwood Herron Jr both 22. A third swimmer on shore, Thomas Wilkinson 19, watched them go under as deputies conducted a Friday search that would resume at daybreak Saturday.
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Perez
Sirhan
Ira Goldstein
Encino
Goldstein
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Henry Cuneo
Thomas T. Noguchi
Albert J. LaValle
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Vincent di Pierro
Arthur Placencia
Karl Uecker
Eddie Minasian
Marrie D'S
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Here
Grafton
Marion County
Russell E. Messman
Sherwood Herron Jr
Sheriff Department
Thomas Wilkinson
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