Mercer County Board Bets Big on Two Schools Sales
The Mercer County Board of Education accepted high bids on Pinoak and Gardner Schools, bought by Dennis Maxey and O C Keetley for 2050 and 1165 dollars respectively, boosting the school fund. Reorganization included hiring teachers, resignations, leaves, and several maintenance contracts for desks, seats, glass, and lumber.
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Pinoak and Gardner Schools
Mercer County
County Board of Education
Pinoak School
Gardner School
Dennis Maxey
O. C. Keetley
Maxey
Pinoak
Keetley
Gardner
Pearl Faulkner
St Johns Day Service Scheduled for June 14
Worshipful Master C A Mitchell of Bluefield Lodge No 3 announces the St John s Day Service to be held June 14 at 2 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church Rev J L McCain pastor of First A M E Zion Bluefield is guest speaker Music by Bluefield Lodge No 3 Men s Chorus Dinner at City Park after the service
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Bluefield Lodge No. 3
C. A. Mitchell
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
J. L. McCain
A. M. E. Zion Church
Bluefield
City Park
We Need Our Colleges Campaign Appeal
A civic appeal urges support for higher education highlighting colleges as sources of national leadership. The message encourages contributions to the college of the reader’s choice to sustain future leaders and institutions.
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America
College of
Deaths and funerals in Bluefield and region
Obituary notices detail multiple deaths and funeral arrangements across Bluefield and nearby towns. Fannie Jane Harry Davis, 59, dies after a long illness. services set at Mercer Funeral Chapel with burial in Woodlawn Mausoleum. Other notices include Bethany Baptist members giving flowers, and survivors across families in Grundy, Princeton, and Williamson areas.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newswire Contact Info
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists its address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and identifies as an Associated Press member with bureau accreditation. It notes telephone contact and press association memberships for news dispatches and credibility.
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Daily Telegraph
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Credation
Ency
Kats Telephone
George Lee Janney 81 dies in Welch area
George Lee Janney 81 of Davy died Sunday in a Welch hospital. He was born in Kentucky to Flem and Sarah Johnson Janney, a retired miner and Welch Odd Fellows member. Survived by six sons and four daughters, a brother and two sisters. Funeral services at Douglas Mortuary Chapel 2 pm Tuesday with burial at Jaeger Memorial Cemetery.
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George Lee Janney
Davy
Welch
Janney
Kentucky
Flem
Sarah Johnson Janney
Welch Odd Fellows
Roy Janney
Landgraff
Walter Janney
Stafford
Pearly Janney
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Janney
Ashland
Paul Janney
Charles
San Bruno
Calif
Mable Sexton
Lamime
Wyo
Stella Camp
Gladys Susie
Bribane
Helen White
Chris Janney
Beaty Craig
Bird Lawrence
Mohegan
Douglas Mortuary Chapel
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Rites Set for Pageton Miner Frank Hall
Frank Edward Hall 65 of Pageton died Monday in a Welch hospital. He was a retired miner and Pageton Methodist Church member. He leaves wife Mrs Cora Wiseman Hall three daughters Mrs Lawrence Blankenship Bluewell Mrs Jimmy Davis Thorpe and Mrs John Machinada Gary three sons Frank Hall Jr Anawalt Otis and Billy Hall Alexandria Va eight grandchildren two great grandchildren and a sister Mrs Joe Gillespie Winston-Salem N C Funeral services are 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pageton Methodist Church with Rev Johnson Wilson officiating burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Fanning Funeral Home Welch in charge of arrangements.
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Lee Jessie Dotson
Grundy
Richlands
Buchanan County
Freewill
Laura Dobbins
Canton
Ohio
Ellis Dotson
Tennessee Foster
Claude Conn
Dotson Cemetery
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Princeton
William R. White
Ninth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Paul Hall
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
United Mine Workers
White
Hinton
Robert White
Beecher White
Oscar White
Clara Mitchem
Route 1
Matoaka
Grace Conner
Oval Shepherd
Garwood
N. J
Dailey Lilly
Walter
James White
Edna Venable
Robert Venable Jr
Bluefield
Estel R. Venable
Glade Spring
Tom George
Fullen
Lilbern Venabel
Bristol
Sandy Thomas
Radford
Assembly of God
Bottom Creek
McPeak
Bennett Funeral Home
Kimball
Henderson Funeral Home
Saltville
Samuel Price Thompson
White Sulphur Springs
Cashmere
Harry Thompson
Ada Lively Thompson
John G. Thompson
Billy Ray Thompson
Ripley
Kenna L. Thompson
Ravenswood
Marion Thompson
Arlington, Va
Norma Davis
Nancy Jane Parker
Minneapolis, Minn
Lydia Martin
Red Sulphur Springs
Jim Thompson
Bellepoint
Edgar Thompson
Richmond
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
Frank Edward Hall
Pageton
Welch
Joe Gillespie
Winston-Salem
N. C
Pageton Methodist Church
Johnson Wilson
Fanning Funeral Home
Rites For Mrs Mary Smith Douglas Held In Keystone
Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Sinkford Richardson Funeral Chapel Keystone for Mrs Mary Smith Douglas who died Sunday at her home. Rev A L Polk to officiate with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. A Keystone resident 50 years she was a member of Keystone Presbyterian Church born in Pearisburg Virginia daughter of the late Andrew J and Bell Thompson Smith. Surviving are two sisters and three brothers. Funeral home after 5 p m Tuesday.
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Mercer Funeral
Fannie Jane Harry Davis
East Cumberland Road
Bluefield
W. Malcolm Fuller
Woodlawn Cemetery
Melvin Harris
C. W. Burton
Hubert Russell
Eugene Underwood
Elbert Jones
H. W. Shrader
Bethany
First Baptist Church
Davis
Perry Shrewsbury
Clovis St
Oakvale
Robert H
Sarah Smith Harry
Leonard P. Davis
Wilburn
John Harry
Sid Harry
Peterstown
Sinkford-Richardson
Keystone
Mary Smith Douglas
A. L. Polk
Oak Grove
Keystone Presbyterian Church
Douglas
Pearisburg
Andrew J
Bell Thompson Smith
Margaret Smith
Sue Alexander
Newark
N. J
James
Jack Smith
McKinley Smith
Detroit
Mich
Charles E. Williams dies at 45 in Pocahontas
Charles E. Flash Williams of Pocahontas Virginia died Monday afternoon at Bluefield Sanitarium He will lie in state at Pocahontas Union Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Charles E
Flash) Williams
Pocahontas, Va
Bluefield Sanitarium
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Obituaries for Poston, Goad, Filisky listed
Funeral notices Chronicle of Princeton report Poston Manning H at 107 Mahood Ave Princeton Tuesday 11 a.m. George W Seaver Chapel burial Resthaven Memorial Park pallbearers Lane Murphy Emmett Mann T M Jones Dan Rorrer Bill Poston W C Price Andy Clark Bill Ramey Harry Osborne honorary pallbearers Princeton Old Guard. Goad Victoria of Rock funeral Tuesday 2 p.m Mountain Grove Baptist Church burial Schilling Cemetery Cravens Funeral Home Montcalm in charge. Filisky Mary Ellen formerly of Welch funeral Tuesday 8 30 p.m Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church Gary burial Woodlawn Cemetery pallbearers Elwood Cardwell Paul Charney T B Frye John Holke Tom Perslin Frank Tisano Fanning Funeral Home Welch in charge.
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Goad
Victoria
Rock
Mountain Grove Baptist Church
Paul Hall
W. C. Keys
Roy Lacy
Schilling
Cravens Funeral Home
Montcalm
Filisky
Mary Ellen
Welch
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Gary
John Parks
Woodlawn
Elwood Cardwell
Paul Charney
T. B. Frye
John Holke
Tom Perslin
Frank Tisano
Fanning Funeral Home
N and W Railway Sets Loading Record in Coal (adjusted)
The Norfolk Western Railway reported a new coal loading record with 28 890 cars last week surpassing the prior 28 664 loadings set July 27. Officials noted two daily all time highs earlier in the week with 5 719 cars loaded on Wednesday and 5 846 cars the following day.
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Roanoke
Norfolk Western Railway
N&w
Mental Health Officers Named In Tazewell County
Rev Leonard H Gibbs president of the Tazewell County Mental Health Chapter announced at a Tazewell Courthouse meeting that 93 county residents are in state hospitals with 18 new admissions and 22 readmissions last year. The board formed committees including Professional Advisory Finance Public Relations and After Care to plan a county clinic and outreach.
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Leonard H. Gibbs
Tazewell County
W. L. Sexton Jr
Bluefield
J. B. Hollenhead
Richlands
J. L. Walthall
Tazewell
William G. Boone
Pocahontas
Grady W. Dalton
Seymore Freedman
W. F. Wadsworth
Caleb Lilly
Ray Martin
Robert J. Cummings
Andy Geison
Don Cassidy
C. H. Peery
William Osborne
William Harris
H. B. Crawford
Gibbs
Dr. Olinger
William Brothers
William Boone
McDowell County native named federal judge Christie
The ceremony praised Christie as a long overdue federal appointment and the first McDowell County native to reach a federal judgeship. Family and peers lauded his poise and judicial temperament as colleagues from Mercer and McDowell counties witnessed the oath and reception. Christie noted public relations improve with such recognition, while supporters highlighted his impact on the Virgin Islands bench and local practice.
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McDowell County
Virgin Islands
Christie
Paul
Virginia
Dixie
Clark
George Richardson Jr
Bluefield
Mercer County Bar Association
Mercer County
F. Morton Wagner
Criminal Court
Howard Jarrett
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Virginia Side Adopts Courtesy Parking Plan
The Bluefield Virginia council postponed the Bee Ordinance to prohibit beekeeping after opposition. It approved courtesy parking envelopes, welcoming highway signs, and a town motto contest funded by the Improvement Association with office space in City Hall. The next items include Spring Street project and traffic improvements funded with 15 percent city and 85 percent state contributions.
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Improvement Association of
Bluefield
Virginiaside
W. Va
Improvement Association
Hudson Huffard Jr
Spring Street
Virginia Avenue
Spruce Street
Kroger
Chicago House Furnishing Co
Post Office
Graham Bank
A&p
W. N. Lambert
P. E. Goodman
Lambert
State Road Department
W. M. McGlambry
Hudson Huffard
American Legion Elects Thursday
The Riley West Post 9 will elect new officers for the coming year at its regular meeting Thursday night. Hershel Perdue, vice commander, will conduct the meeting, succeeding Ryland Y. Bailey who moved from Bluefield. An executive session at 7:30 p.m. precedes the regular meeting.
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Riley-West Post
American Legion
Hershel Perdue
Ryland Y. Bailey
Bluefield
Barksdale and Keesling Rated Satisfactory After Crash
A. S. Barksdale Jr. editor of the Sun Set News Observer Bluefield West Virginia and Everett L. Keesling of Bramwell West Virginia were listed in apparently satisfactory condition by Portsmouth General Hospital after a car train collision on Washington Street in Portsmouth on May 29.
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Portsmouth, Va
A. S. Barksdale Jr
Everett L. Keesling
Portsmouth General Hospital
Barksdale
Sunset News-Observer
Bluefield
W.va
Keesling
Bramwell
Washington Street
Robinette Addresses Kiwanis Club on The Three Rs
Randolph Robinette transportation coordinator for Mercer County School system spoke to Bluefield Kiwanis Club at noon in Hotel West Virginian. He belongs to the Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club and outlined his theme The Three Rs of Kiwanis.
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Randolph Robinette
Mercer County
Bluefield
Kiwanis Club
West Virginian
Robinette
Princeton-Athens Kiwanis Club
Wagner Rules Out NY Senate Run
New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner again rejected any δηn of seeking the U.S. Senate seat. He stated under no circumstances would he be a candidate after previously indicating reluctance. The shift reinforces his decision to remain out of the race.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
U.S. Senate
Laos Air War Expands as Radar Guns Rise
U S jets over Laos face ground fire with two Navy aircraft shot down near Plaine des Jarres. Washington says reconnaissance flights will continue under protection as radar anti aircraft guns, likely manned by North Vietnam with Chinese aid, enter the conflict. The pace follows Laos Premier Souvanna Phouma request after Pathet Lao Viet Minh gains.
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Washington
United States
Laos
U.S. Navy
Plaine Des Jarres
Navy
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
State Department
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Local council races heat up in Glen Lyn Pearisburg Rich Creek and Pembroke
Localities members seek re election while challengers enter races in Glen Lyn Pearisburg Rich Creek and Pembroke. Incumbents H F Davis Ralph E Thompson Lake Thompson and others face newcomers D T Haymer G C Thompson B A Walker Thurman M Mutter J Roller Jr T J Cypers Roy E Kemper J C Heslop W E Pack R A Walton Jr N L Walters William D Martin J J Miller Garnett W Atkins and C G Hughes vie for five or three council seats across the towns.
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Glen Lyn
Thompson
H. F. Davis
Ralph E. Thompson
Lake Thompson
D. T. Haymer
G. C. Thompson
B. A. Walker
Pearisburg
R. H. Shumate
John Roller, Jr
T. J. Cypers
Thurman M. Mutter
Rich Creek
Roy E. Kemper
J. C. Heslop
W. E. Pack
R. A. Walton
Warren T. Evans
Gilbert Giles
Ernest P. Lane
T. C. Boggess
C. G. Hughes
Pembroke
Pitts
N. L. Walters
William D. Martin
J. J. Miller
Garnett W. Atkins
Giles County School Board
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Paul Davis
Kyle and Company Chair Co
Clarksburg
Princeton High School
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Nathan C. Ross
Genoa High School
Virgil A. Cook
Fairview Junior High
Julia W. Gilpin
Memorial School
Norman Sloan Powell
Willia McCutcheon
Garland E. Bowman
Central Junior High
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Robert L. McGuire
Harry School
Mercer School
Agness Pietrantozzi
Whitethorn Elementary
Emerson Okes
Spanishburg
George Ray Brooks
Fairview
Barbara E. Maxwell
Frances Powell
Central Point
Mildred S. Keith
Helen Stamoulis
Wade
Gene LaTito White
Ann Harman Stupalski
Glenwood
Cathrine T. Smith
Joanne Lonker
May S. Nolley
Pinnacle
Cathrine L. Stearts
Linda C. Rausselt
Betty Morgan
Montcalm High
Norman Wall
Wayne Hicks
Princeton High
George E. Smith
Ruth Ann Dillon
Ronald E. Keiser
William B. Caruth Jr
St. John’s
Incoopsing Council
Efucation
Mrs. Fannie Davis
Lee J. Dotson
K. D. Robertson
Kenneth Douglas Robertson
Toledo
Maumee
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Dewey Robertson
Linda Jane
Richard Lee
Kenneth Robertson Jr
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Nancy Mills
Patty Hart
Newport News
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Flint
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Elmo Robertson
Chicago
Ill
William White
Cecil Conley
Graham Funeral
Mullens
A. L. Brewster
Baileysville
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Joe Conley
Sonia Cordell Conley
R. C
W. B. Conley
Columbus
James A. Conley
Alexandria
R. C. Massie
Merle Jackson
Beckley
Clarence Conley
Robert Venable
Robert Venale
George and
Katy Thomas Venable
Clinton
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Clinton Barnes Bowling
Flora Anderson
Highland Ave
W. W. Wadsworth
George W. Arnold
Maple Hill Cemetery
Bowling
Wellston
David Y
Rebecca Spence
Church of God
G. R. Bowling
T.L. Bowling
McCarr, Ky
M.H Bowling
Maryville
Tenn
H. F. Bowling
Indianapolis
Ind
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A. S. Bowling
Athens
G. M. Bowling
Arcadia
Ss. P. Thompson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Frank E. Hall
E. C. Johnson
George W. Seaver Chapel
Eugene C. Johnson
Low Gap Road
Memorial Hospital
Norman Crawford
Resthaven Memorial Park
Johnson
Northfork
Dobson
Elizabeth W. Johnson
Gary L. Johnson
Frederick P. Johnson
Huntington
Robert D. Johnson
U. S. Air Force
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England
Budge Brown
Harold Bailey
Dale Six
George
Carl Shumate
Preston Price
Mary S. Douglas
Charles E. Williams
N&w Railway
Kerr H. Frye
Karl H. Frye, Inc
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Bluewell
James T
Higginbotham
Bluefield, Virginia
Zenith
Sleo
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Corner South
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