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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1967

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Tazewell area

Obituary notices for John W. Mundy and Mason W. Biggs, including burial details and survivors. The section lists other death notices and funeral arrangements in the region with names, ages, and burial locations.

Death notices Dr E L Roberts of Austin Tex

Ward reports the death of Dr E L Roberts of 1174 San Bernard Street Austin Texas Wednesday of natural causes at his home He was married to Mrs Mary Ridley Roberts a former instructor at Bluefield State College Funeral services were conducted Friday at 4 p m in Austin and burial will follow there

Adria Avent Christian Church John W. Mundy Rt. 1 North Tazewell Richlands Homer D. Baxter Maplewood Mundy Jesse and Vicle Kinder Mundy Mae Sexton Arlington A. S. Atwood Chesapeake Peery-St. Clair Funeral Home Tazewell Mason W. Biggs Wikel Ronald Goss Mount View Cemetery Lindside Augustus Sidney Miller Biggs Joyce Crawford Edward Biggs Pontiac Mich Kyler Biggs Oxford Wallace Harry Biggs Pulaski Ollie Martin Nitro Guy Biggs Roanoke Lee Biggs Tom Biggs Beckley Waitman Biggs Ter Riner Jr Ward Bluefield E. L. Roberts San Bernard St Austin Tex Mary Ridley Roberts Bluefield State Colmedavrad Oh Buriat

Obituary of Harry L Murphy of Tampa Florida

Harry L Murphy 53 died Thursday in a Tampa hospital. The body will be taken to Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete in this notice.

Harry L. Murphy Tampa, Fla Bluefield Tampa Mercer Funeral Home

Two Die in Separate Death Notices From West Virginia Hospitals

Luther Owens 66 of Birchleaf Virginia died Thursday in a Grundy hospital. Survived by daughter Mable Counts Detroit sons Leon and Wayne Owens Detroit sisters Verna Deel Roanoke Maggie Arrington Haysi brother Bill Owens Oakwood and half sister Phoeba Arrington Birchleaf. Body at Haysi Funeral Home with arrangements to be announced. Barry Wayne Church stillborn at Welch hospital. Parents Ernest and Helen Marie Church Yukon McDowell County paternal grandparents Ernest Church Yukon maternal grandparents Carl Goodman Yukon. Graveside service today 11 am Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Tazewell Road. Douglas Mortuary Welch in charge.

Estella Stephens Richlands Alabama Annie Ward Ward Ala Mose Ward War Sunlight Baptist Church Newhall St. Joseph Order of Eastern Star Rev R. L. Stephens Robert Stephens Jr U. S. Army Panama Canal Zone Booker Stephens Fort Knox Dora Rumley Lucille Jimerson York Callie Larkin Bessemer Anna Perry Detroit Mich Oliver Willie Ward Birmingham Page Funeral Home Welch Lois June Ward Savannah Stacy, Va Huffard Ward Stacy Kyle Ward Grundy Skeets Ward Huntington Park Calif Jerry Ted Ward Glenn Ward Alma Virginia Funeral Home Luther Owens Birchleaf Mable Counts Leon Wayne Owens Verna Deel Roanoke Maggie Arrington Rt. 2 Haysi Bill Owens Oakwood Phoeba Arrington Barry Wayne Church Ernest and Helen Marie Church Yukon McDowell County Welch Hospital Ernest Church Carl Goodman Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield - Tazewell Road Douglas Mortuary

Funeral services set for HEDRICK and LESTER in Bluefield

William Newal Hedrick 53 of Montcalm funeral Friday at 1 p.m. Cravens Funeral Chapel Bluefield with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Arizona Lester 43 of Lorton Lick Road funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. Mercer Funeral followed by Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

Hedrick William Newal Montcalm Cravens Funeral Chapel Bluefield Roselawn Lester Arizona Lorton Lick Road Mercer Funeral Chapel Woodlawn

Grad Student Charged With Murder Under Mental Examination

A 23 year old graduate student from Pulaski Virginia, Melton, is undergoing mental examination after being arrested in Independence Missouri and charged with the slaying of Leona Bales, 60, motel manager. Ballistics tied a .22 caliber pistol to the killing. A prior store hold up by a gunman in Emma Missouri is linked to Melton through identification by the store owner, Herbert Bredehoeft.

Lexington Pulaski Eaenoel Im Melton College of William and Mary Williamsburg Independence Leona Bales Melton Arthur W. Rogers Kansas City James Lauderdale Lafayette County Missouri State Hospital Fulton Rogers

SECRET NORTH (Continued From Page One) 313 killed, 2,616 wounded and 12

Reported figures show casualties in a conflict summary with 313 killed and 2,616 wounded. The fragment indicates a broader toll, but additional context is missing. Street named events or agencies involved are not provided in the readable text.

Mercer County Board weighs regional ETV and office sale plans

The Mercer County Board of Education discussed creating a Beckley area Educational Television station, with state funds covering up to 80 percent of a 1.6 million facility and local payments of about 30 000 to 50 000 per county. They also eyed selling board offices to finance a new building near the planned vocational center, with an estimated sale price of 217 600 and bids on the project not yet advertised.

Mercer County Cooke Harry M. Brawley Educational Television Broadcasting Authority West Virginia Beckley Board of Education Princeton Bank and Trust Co Princeton City Hall Raymond Zando Charleston Mercer County Vocational-Technical Center

Far East Discussed For Kiwanis Club

Ned Shott general manager of the Daily Telegraph Printing Co spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Bluefield Virginia at 6 15 p m at Masonic Hall about Vietnam and Far East nations based on a tour with other news executives Rev Donald Coleman guest pastor of Virginia Side Memorial Baptist Church attended and was introduced by W M McGlamery President Clark M Bub Brown presided.

Ned Shott Daily Telegraph Printing Co Kiwanis Club Bluefield Masonic Hall Shott Vietnam Far East W. M. McGlamery Donald Coleman Virginia Side Memorial Baptist Church Clark M Bub) Brown

Egyptians Routed as Israeli Reinforcements Reach Sharm el Sheikh

Reported Israeli reinforcements arrive at Sharm el Sheikh while Egyptians in the area are routed. The blockade on the Gulf of Aqaba is lifted and two Israeli chartered ships leave Elath for the Red Sea. The text cites claims of Israeli control over the West Bank and remarks from Jordan’s military intelligence director.

Sharm el Sheikh Gulf of Aqaba Elath Egypt Gulf Red Sea Old Jerusalem West Bank U.S Cairo Jordan Amman

Demonstrators Split by Cause At White House Rally

In Washington 6000 American Jews in Lafayette Square cheered a cease fire news from the United Arab Republic while 200 American Arabs nearby kept marching in circles. Police kept the two groups apart as officials received petitions from both sides. The rally drew far fewer participants than expected.

Washington Pennsylvania Avenue United Arab Republic Lafayette Square White House Nasser Israel Norman J. Stnietower Seaview Brooklyn M.T. Mehdi Action Committee On American Arab Relations Nicholas Katzenbach Bromley Smith National Security Council Rabs

Appliance dealers launch Las Vegas preview trip

Dixie Appliance Co a Philco distributor with Roanoke Huntington branches sponsored a six day Las Vegas preview trip for 80 dealers and their wives. John A Gott VP GM said the trip capped a successful nine month sales contest as winners previewed Philco 1968 merchandise.

Dixie Appliance Co Bluefield Philco Roanoke Huntington Las Vegas Nev John A. Gott

Israelis Attack American Ship Or Near Tel Aviv in International Waters

The Liberty, a 450 foot ship with 15 officers and 279 men, was attacked 90 miles southwest of Tel Aviv in international waters. One torpedo hit and a second was fired as the crew fired back with machine guns. Secretary Rusk filed a speedy protest while two U.S. destroyers moved to aid. Casualty names were not released. Evacuation of Americans from the Mideast continued with 17,000 having fled and 39,000 remaining.

Tel Aviv Liberty Goulding U.S Dean Rusk Avraham Harman Rusk White House Capital Hill Washington Rota Spain Sinai Peninsula William C. McGonagle Lakewood Calif Mideast War McCloskey Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon Libya Yemen Kuwait Mideast

Giles Boys Nabbed In Store Burglary

Two Giles County Virginia juvenile boys were released on $1000 bond each after a store break in at Mountain Lake. Sheriff Harman said the suspects, ages 16 and 17, broke in at 2 a.m. stole pickles and olives, then returned 25 minutes later and were arrested. They are to appear before Juvenile Judge A. L. Farrier on June 30.

Giles County Mountain Lake W. FE Bill) Harman Jr Harman Ira Williams A. L. Farrier

Cons Arrested In McDowell After WV Penitentiary Escape

Two West Virginia convicts who escaped the Moundsville penitentiary on June 2 were arrested in McDowell County Thursday night. Charles Mullins 30 of McDowell County and Tennis Hatfield 59 of Logan County were captured at 10 30 p m in the Hensley area near Big Sandy. They were jailed in Welch awaiting transport to Moundsville and no further details were released locally.

West Virginia Moundsville McDowell County Charles Mullins Big Sandy Tennis Hatfield Logan County Mullins McDowell Hatfield J. W. Kinsey Jack Beavers Hensley Welch

West Virginia Air Pollution Panel Adds Two Members

Gov. Hulett Smith expanded the West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission by adding Jack R. Adams of Wheeling and Dr. I. E. Buff of Charleston to represent the public. Herbert E. Jones Jr. of Charleston was reappointed for a five year term as the industry representative. Adams previously served on the panel and chaired it in 1961-62.

Charleston Adams

Flag Respect Study Presented At Kiwanis Meeting

South Blue Field Kiwanis held a Thursday night session at the Sahara Supper Club where a film titled Honors For Old Glory by Buddy Mattox was shown. President Bill Fink noted the study focused on respect for the American flag and featured the film as the keynote.

South Bluefield Kiwanis North Street Bill Fink Buddy Mattox

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Mercer Board Jaycees Jaycee Clint Lewis Brady Surles Joyce Don Thompson Lewis Richard A. DeVor Thompson Surlus Don Dye Jerry Altizer Ed Strong Spark Plug Lewis and Surles DeVor Strong Ray Barnett Mary Frances Patton WKOY Charlie Duff Oaka Williams Junior Jaycees Gary Williams Charles Harmon Mason Biggs Sally M. Derossett Church of God G. W. Powell Laegeria Derossett Bonar Tenn Amedie Susie Sizemore Rice Willie Derossett Woodrow Derossett Columbus Russell Buford Jim Derossett Baltimore Ollie Quill Derossett Roderfield Wilma Jean Douglas BibSe Welds Horce Sidney Moore Anawalt Fanning Funeral Home Forest Cook Forest P. Cook Sabine Lashmeet Ira Brooks Boyd Louise Thompson Cook Bertha Cook Cook's Chapel Pinoak Tene Brown Imogene Shumate Glen Fork Kenneth Cook Serena Joe Cook Princeton Tommy Cook Matheny Winnie Lyons MacArthur Ted Cook Wayne Cook Oregon Bailey Funeral Chapel Dewey Wilson Mount Olivet David Banks Social Circle John Fannie Banks Rosebud Baptist Church Excelsior Pocahontas Fuel Co Bishop Mary Banks Richard Banks Lithonia Jake Jamesson Bluefield Daily Telegraph Harry Murphy Secret North Channel 9 Supreme Court of Brazil Franz Paul Stang West Germany Treblinka Brazilia Vegas The Pentagon Capitol Hill Jacob K. Javits Rn.y Javits Robert F. Kennedy Dn.y Abraham A. Ribicoff D-Conn Lafayette Park Executive Mansion Palestine NEW Graham Pharmacy Virginia Associated Press Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Clevland Denver Des Moines Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee St. P Montreal New Orleans New York Okla Rapid City Richmond St. Loupis Salt Sk. City San Diego San Fran Seattle Winnipeg Giles Cons TIONS
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