County Purchases Monk Property For $34,000
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors bought the L. F. Monk property in West Tazewell for 34000 to house county offices incl health, with plans to move the Health Department and reduce rented space. The three story, 14 room building will also serve clinics and community meetings, with future occupancy by other agencies as space allows. Rental reimbursements from State Health and GA will recoup the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
L. F. Monk
West Tazewell
Commonwealth Attorney
Agricultural Extension Service
Health Department
The
County Health Department
Monk
State Health Department
General Services Administration
Roanoke
Stuart T. Saunders
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hamilton M. Redman
Railroad
Saunders
N&w
Pennsylvania
Pennsy
Norfolk and Western
Fire devastates Hamer Lumber in Wise County Virginia
Early Saturday a blaze at Hamer Lumber Company in Wise County caused an estimated 200000 dollars in damage destroying one building and all equipment inside plus finished lumber. Fire crews from Norton Appalachia and Big Stone Gap battled the flames over two hours, with a night watchman citing an explosion in a compressor as the likely cause. The plant employs about 60 workers and sits between Norton and Appalachia on U S Highway 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamer Lumber Company
Wise County
W. W. Meade
Norton
Appalachia
Big Stone Gap
Meade
Pocahontas Institute Barbecue Set for June 15
The Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute hosts an annual barbecue at Mercer County Four-H Camp Glenwood Park starting 2 p.m. Saturday June 15. Secretary Jimmy Wooldridge notes the ball game between the Electric Electricals and the Maggie Mechanicals as a highlight before the barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Institute
Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Jimmy Wooldridge
Electric Electricals
Maggie Mechanicals
Memorial service for deceased Odd Fellows and Rebekah members
Members of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges in Bluefield Princeton Matoaka and Oakvale hold a memorial service today at 11 a m at Duhring Street Baptist Church Bluefield with pastor Rev. Tommy Hayes delivering the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Lodges
State Service
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Bluefield
Princeton
Matoaka
Oakvale
Duhring Street Baptist Church
Tommy Hayes
Scouts End First Camp-O-Ree Today
Boy Scouts of the Bluefield District will break camp today at 2 p m ending the first 1963 Camp-O-Ree at Camp Roland in Bland County Virginia J K White assistant district commissioner is in charge of the camp which opened with registration Friday June 7 Activities during the three days were devoted to such events as tent peg making height judging fire building both by matches and by flint and steel tent pitching rescue racing using the firemen s carry log chopping and knot relay races
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Boy Scouts of
Bluefield
Camp Roland
Bland County
J. K. White
Tazewell GOP Schedules Two Mass Meetings Next Week
Republicans in the North Tazewell precinct meet Monday June 10 at 8 30 p m in the former mayor s office. The Tazewell caucus convenes Friday June 14 at 7 30 p m in the county courthouse to name delegates for the June 22 Republican Convention and to choose candidates for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Ofice
Buchanan Day Planned at Dismal River Club
The Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual Buchanan Day on June 22 at Dismal River Country Club near Grundy Virginia. The stag event hosts chamber members civic leaders and out of town guests for a day of entertainment and county progress. Hassell Lester president of the chamber will host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County
Dismal River Country Club
Grundy
Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce
Wylie and Stewart Reappointed to Wyoming County Board of Health
Dr. Ward Wylie of Mullens and Vaughan Stewart of Pineville were reappointed to five year terms on the Wyoming County Board of Health. The action occurred at a Wyoming County Court meeting in Pineville. A vacancy was declared in the office of John Harper, justice of the peace in Clear Fork District, due to his departure from the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Wylie
Mullens
Vaughan Stewart
Pineville
Wyoming County Board of Health
Wyoming County Court
John Harper
Clear Fork
Wyoming County
Bluefield and Beckley Men Earn Degrees at KU Commencement
Two hundred twenty two hundred twenty two graduates at the University of Kansas 91st annual commencement include Dr Daniel Pflum Hoback of Bluefield who received an internship certificate and Frank Cantrell Griswold of Beckley who earned a bachelor of arts in psychology.
Aid Sought For Star 35 Tour In Mercer County
The Mercer County Centennial Commission seeks public help to fund a three day bus tour for 59 students from the Star 35 History Contest held at Bluefield High School. While 30 winners were to tour, organizer R W Wilkinson proposes including all 59 participants if $2,000 more is raised. Contributions to First National Bank in Bluefield will be accepted. tour date to be set.
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Mercer County Centennial Commission
Mercer County
Bluefield High School
West Virginia
R. W. Wilkinson
Mercer
Wilkinson
Mercer Coontians
First National Bank
Bluefield
Three Bluefield Bankers Attend Stonier Banking School
Three Bluefield bank officers join 700 bankers from across the United States at Rutgers New Brunswick New Jersey for the 1963 Stonier Graduate School of Banking session. Diploma awarded after three two week summers extension problems and a thesis. Participants include L A Capaldini of Flat Top National Bank Ripley F Williams of First National Bank and Frederick R Yost of Flat Top National Bank all in their second year as commercial or trust majors.
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Bluefield Bank
United States
Stonier Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers
State University
New Brunswick
N.J
S.G.S.B
Wood and Smith Named Deputies in Tazewell
Tazewell County Sheriff Clarence Davis announced Forest Wood and W L Smith as deputy sheriffs. The appointments fill the vacancy from Foster Vance’s resignation to run for sheriff and a preexisting vacancy on the force. Deputy A K Harvey was named chief deputy.
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Tazewell
Clarence Davis
Forest Wood
W. L. Smith
Foster Vance
A. K. Harvey
Vance
Two Southwest Virginia towns vote on Tuesday election day
Voters in Grundy and Tazewell counties go to the polls on Tuesday June 11 to elect mayors and council members. In Tazewell unopposed mayoral candidate and three council seats are on the ballot, while Grundy voters choose a mayor from two candidates and three council seats from eight. Polls open 6 AM to 7 PM. County Clerk Looney expects results by midnight.
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Southwest Virginia
Tazewell
Grundy
Buchanan County
James W. Harman, Jr
McNulty Puckett
H. R. Lutz
Ben Susman
Jack Farley
L. D
Pete) Combs
Stafford Williams
John Fleenor
Fleenor
Harris
R. W. Gibson
Mel Keen
H. W. Smith
Lawrence Lark
John Asbury
Combs
Jennings L. Looney
Two Charged After Three Car Mishap
Charges filed against two Bluefield men after a noon three car collision on Raleigh Street. Richard Howard Gross of Cliffmont Avenue cited for following too close. R T Davidson of Princeton Avenue cited for parking in a prohibited zone. Damages about two hundred dollars. Davidson parked on Raleigh Street. Gross followed S E Peery of Gilmer Street. Both ordered to appear in Municipal Court at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
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Bluefield
Raleigh Street
Richard Howard Gross
Cliffmont Ave
R. T. Davidson
Princeton Ave
Davidson
Gross
S. E. Peery
Gilmer St
Davidson’s
Peery
June Events Announced For Bluefield Chamber Members
Dan Paul director of the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce announced June events. Jaycees Carnival runs June 10 to 15. Delta Kappa Gamma Convention June 14 to 16. Centennial Week June 16 to 22 with Centennial Day June 20. Baseball returns June 24 as the Bluefield Orioles open at Bowen Field.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Dan Paul
Chamber
Jaycees
Bluefield Orioles
Bowen Field
Stowers Heads Bland County Education Association
Claude S. Stowers was named president of the Bland County Education Association at a Rocky Gap High School meeting. J. M. Thomas was elected vice president and Mrs. A. M. Harmon was chosen secretary and treasurer for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude S. Stowers
Bland County Education Association
Rocky Gap High School
J. M. Thomas
A. M. Harmon
Poca Lowers Property Tax Rate for 1963
Pocahontas Mayor Wyrick announced a tax rate cut to 2 dollars per 100 valuation for 1963 at the June town council meeting. The former rate was 2.50 dollars per 100 valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
W. F. Wyrick
Wyrick
Inmates Exhibit 35 Paintings At West Virginia Centennial Show
A 35 painting penitentiary art exhibit from West Virginia inmates opens at Bluefield Auditorium. The show runs today 3 to 9 PM and Monday 10 AM to 4 PM as part of the state Centennial. The works were chosen from 72 entries and reflect a state theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Penitentiary
Bluefield Auditorium
Mercer County
West Virginia
Carl R. Sullivan
Otto C. Boles
Chauncy H. Browning, Jr
Browning
Don Stout
Moundsville
Hinton
Sistersville
New Martinsville
Cedar Lakes
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
Grandview State Park
Beckley
South Charleston
Mountain State Forest
Elkins
Spencer
Montgomery
Elkhorn Valley Post Names New VFW Officers
Elkhorn Valley Post 6151 Keystone selects Commander Joe Rochelli to lead the post. John Verduci is senior vice commander and Frank Pensulli junior vice. Charles Williams is quartermaster. Domenech Peretti trustee, Eddie Dragovich judge advocate, Huger Phillips two year trustee, Lawrence Hawthorne one year trustee, Ernest Moore chaplain, Denny Ayers adjutant, A J Preece officer of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rochelli
Keystone
Elkhorn Valley
John Verduci
Frank Pensulli
Charles T. Williams
Domenec Peretti
Eddie Dragovich
Huger Phillips
Lawrence Hawthorne
Ernest Moore
Denny Ayers
A. J. Preece
Man Receives 20 Year Sentence in Va Murder Case
Staunton Virginia AP report states a 12 man jury found William C. Shifflett of Craigsville guilty of second degree murder and fixed his punishment at 20 years in the State Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton, Va
William C. Shifflett
Craigsville
State
Accident In Wayne Car Door Springs Fatality
A 5 year old Mercer County woman, Hassie Queen of Bramwell, died in an unusual Wayne County crash on U S 52. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband Bee Queen when a door flew open as he began a turn near Dixon, sending her to the pavement where she died at Huntington hospital.
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Mercer County
U. S. 52
Wayne County
Hassie Queen
Bramwell
West Virginia
Queen
Huntington Hospital
Youths, rider die in West Virginia crash near Kingwood
Two Preston County youths Ralph Metz and Charles Hawkins Jr died when their motorcycle collided head on with a car on West Virginia Route 7 west of Kingwood. The count included a separate accidental shooting death of 18 year old Michael Williams and a drowning in Kansas.
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Associated Press
Preston County
Kingwood
Charleston
Kansas
West Virginia
Ralph Metz
Arthurdale
Charles Hawkins Jr
Masontown
W. Va
Point Marion
Michael Page Williams
Lewisburg
Garrett Holmes
Turtle Creek Reservoir
Manhattan
Kan
Holmes
Ft. Riley
Three Negro Leaders Are Arrested In Danville
In Danville Virginia three Negro leaders indicted on inciting to riot were arrested. Rev A I Dunlap and Julius E Adams jailed after failing to post 5000 bond. Rev Lawrence C Campbell released after bond posted by Mr and Mrs Robert A Hairston. Preliminary hearings set for July 1 at 230 pm in Corporation Court. Adams collapsed while being escorted to jail.
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Danville
A. I. Dunlap
Julius E. Adams
Robert A. Hairston
Lawrence C. Campbell
Corporation Court
Adams
City Hall
Virginia Toll At 374 After 2 Fatal Wrecks
Virginia’s 1963 traffic toll rose to 374 after two fatal crashes. Marine Joseph Francis Jaraez Jr., 20, of New Kensington PA, died at a Richmond hospital from injuries in a crash at U S 301 and U S 17 in Caroline County. Jean Williams, 22, of Chesterfield County, perished in a crash at Roanoke Street and Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, where she was a passenger.
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Associated Press
Chesterfield County
Virginia
Joseph Francis Jaraez Jr
New Kensington
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Richmond
U. S. 301
U. S. 17
Caroline County
Jean Williams
Chesterfield
Absentee Ballot Deadline Set for June 14 in Bluefield
Absentee ballots for the June 25 special bond referendum to fund a $540 000 capital improvement program in Bluefield may be mailed on request through 5 p m June 14 City Clerk Maxine Holm announced. Ballots may be cast in the city clerk s office between June 15 and June 21 for those certain to be away on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Maxine Holm
Retiring Beaver assistant principal Miss Lee Fretwell honored
The Beaver High School farewell honors retiring assistant principal Miss Lee Fretwell, known for forty years of service as counselor and disciplinarian. The community praises her devotion while lamenting her retirement. Also notes rumors of N and W leadership changes and a major civil suit in Abingdon involving Tri-States Automotive Warehouse.
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Beaver
Miss Lee Fretwell
Miss Fretwell
Mercer County
Miss Lee
Federal District Court
Abingdon
Richlands
J. D. Mullins, Jr
Mullins
Bristol Automotive Warehouse Corporation
Bristol Bank
Small Business Administration
Tri-States Automotive Warehouse, Inc
Bristol
Tri-States
Remembered McDowell Reporter Charles J Farring ton
Charles J Farring ton longtime Daily Telegraph representative in McDowell county lived in Arizona retirement and later married the widow of a Swift and Company chairman. He served as secretary to Hugh Ike Shott in Congress and for the mines committee then as a lobbyist for the National Coal Association and a motor vehicle dealers group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Farrington
Daily Telegraph
McDowell County
Charlie
Arizona
Mamie Sanders
Joseph Sanders
Bluefield
Farrington
Washington
Hugh Ike Shott
Congress
Congressional Committee On Mines and Mining
Joe Smith
Beckley
National Coal Association
Local Cop Given 4 Day Suspension
Bluefield Patrolman Frank Farmer is suspended four days for conduct unbecoming an officer and filing a false report, June 10 to 13. The case cites a May 5 1963 "drunk arrest" by Officer Frank Linkous and a gun found in the vehicle, with Farmer alleged to have urged Linkous not to mention the gun. The chief corroborated Linkous’ version with a shift supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Frank Farmer
Police Department
William J. Winters
Omet Winters
Frank Linkous
Farmer
Linkous
Winters
Dr. Copenhaver to Speak to Bluefield Y's Men
Dr W E Copenhaver radiologist at St Luke's Hospital Bluefield will address Bluefield Y s Men during the weekly business session Tuesday night June 11. The meeting starts at 6 p m in the YMCA Building on College Avenue. Topic not announced. Tyler Easley is program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Copenhaver
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield
Bluefield Y's Men’s Club
YMCA
Collage Avenue
Tyler Easley
Local Students Attend Mountaineer Boys State Aims
Bluefield area high school students are selected to attend the 1963 Mountaineer Boys State starting today June 9 at Jackson's Mill. Participants gain training in state government through party organization campaigns elections and law enactment and enforcement. Attendees include Bluefield William Clayton Ford Jerry Bovenizer Kern Parker Matoaka Jimmy Lee Waddell Ralph Bird Jr Lendall Hill Pineville Ned Crews Charlies Mulkey Itmann Tommy Harper Sam Foglesong Mullens Bane and Harper sponsored by local American Legion posts and Mullens Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mountaineer
Jackson’s Mill
Boys State
William Clayton Ford
Jerry Bovenizer
Kern Parker
Riley- West American Legion Post 9
Matoaka
Jimmy Lee Waddell
Ralph Bird, Jr
Lendall Hill
Post 9
Wyoming County
Ned Crews
Fof
Pineville
Charlies Mulkey
Wyoming
Varney-Cline American Legion Post 133
Bill Bane
Itmann
Tommy Harper
Black Eagle
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Bane
Harper
American Legion
Foglesong
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Tazewell Gop
Wylie
Stewart
Raleigh
Aid
Bluefield Bankers
Grad School
Wood
Smith
Beaver High School
Uniontown
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Somerville
N. J
Frederick
Charles McKenzie
Jim Getgood
Lewis Kendall
Tom Adkins
Con Ray Dotson
Roger Farmer
Guy Epling
Melvin Fields
A. E. Burgess
R. V. Venable
Carl C. Thornbury
E. M. Bane
W. E. Smith
E. N. Harris, Jr
Stowers Will Head School Association
Elkhorn Valley Post
Wayne
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield C of C
Dan
Ohio
Ohionans
Hiim
Charlie Farrington
Dr. Copenhaver
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