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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1971

Page

3

Soviet Cosmonauts Extend Reach With Manned Space Lab

Three Soviet cosmonauts piloted the first manned space laboratory farther from Earth in a test flight. They reported comfort aboard the six room craft resembling a mariner’s telescope with wings. The orbit rose to 148.5 to 164.6 miles as booster rockets boosted the lab from the previous lower orbit. Components Salute and Soyuz 1 accompany Lt. Col. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Viktor Patsayev, and Vladimir Volkov on this mission exploring permanent space stations.

Moscow Manned Space Laboratory Earth Space Laboratory Salute Georgy Dobrovolsky Viktor Patsayev Vladimir Volkov

City precinct results show Connolly leading in mayoral primary

Precinct by precinct tallies show Connolly with wins in key districts including precinct nine and fourteen, Elliott leading in Memorial and White Thorn precincts, Carter and DeVault close behind in several locales. Officials report higher turnout and possible vote challenges as canvass nears. The top five vote getters will form the city board and elect the mayor as the election shifts to the general in 1973.

Whitethorn Fairview Memorial Memorial School Connolly Bluefield Parking Building Carter Southside Fire Station Elliott Hotel Thelma DeVault Preston Street School Park Central School Northside Fire Station Carter Carter City Hall Lee Street Food Market Central School Cumberland Heights Wade School Huffman Fairview School Whitethorn School Frank Allen

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Historic Masthead Fragment

Fragment of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead shows date and address lines and AP membership notes. The readable portions reference the Associated Press and local news sections with subscription rates and publication details missing or incomplete.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Deliy Telegraph Printing Co Biend Street Bluefielc Associated Press Petches

Deaths and Funerals Listings in Bluefield and Vicinity

Obituary notices report Hazel E. Smith dies en route to a Bluefield hospital with services at Mt Olive Baptist Church. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell Barn with large survivor lists including husband Charles T. Smith and 35 grandchildren. Other notices include Julia Viola Lowe of Drill Va and Isam Lawson of Princeton Va with multiple children and grandkids and funeral plans in Honaker Princeton and Bluefield areas.

Eskut of Maple Heights Dies After Heart Attack

John Joseph Eskut 54 formerly of Pocahontas Va died on arrival at a Maple Heights hospital after a heart attack He was manager of Stanleys Dry Cleaners in Cleveland and had lived in the area 25 years Survived by widow Dorothy Atwell Eskut a son John J Eskut Jr four sisters and three brothers Rosary tonight at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield Requiem Mass Thursday Sacred Heart Church Bluefield Burial Woodlawn Cemetery

John Joseph Eskut Maple Heights Ohio Pocahontas Eskut Frank Catherine Eskut Stanley’s Dry Cleaners Cleveland Dorothy Atwell Eskut John J. Eskut Jr Paul Eskut Gary Michael Eskut Steve Pete) Eskut Mary Levi Houston Texas Irene Fazekas Catherine Gooseby Norfolk Margaret Schlintz Flint Mich Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield Sacred Heart Catholic Church Charles Schneider Woodlawn Cemetery

Funeral services for H Andrew Geisen in Pocahontas Virginia

Funeral services for H Andrew Geisen 67 of Pocahontas Va will be conducted today at 2 p m at Christ Episcopal Church Pocahontas with Rev Victor Zimmerman officiating Entombment follows in Woodlawn Mausoleum Pallbearers Brisco Carlan Buddy Wood Wade Coates J K Sult Terry Whittington Dee Wilson John Herschberger Eddie Greever Hampton Crawford Graveside rites conducted by Masonic Lodge No 240 AF AM Pocahontas Body moved from Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home to the church at noon today

H. Andrew Geisen Pocahontas Christ Episcopal Church Victor Zimmerman Woodlawn Mausoleum Brisco Carlan Buddy Wood Wade Coates J. K. Sult Terry Whittington Dee Wilson John Herschberger Eddie Greever Hampton Crawford Masonic Lodge No. 240 Af&am Rodriguez-Pocahontas

Funeral for Ada Wirt in Bluefield

Funeral services for Ada Wirt 82 of 1928 Princeton Ave Bluefield will be conducted at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Rev Tom Brown and Rev Tom Perkins officiating. Burial follows at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. A Mercer County native she belonged to Midway Church of Christ surviving relatives include nieces and nephews. Torch Bearers Class of Midway Church of Christ will be flower bearers.

Ada Wirt Princeton Ave Bluefield Hawkins Funeral Chapel Tom Brown Tom Perkins Monte Vista Park Mercer County Russell Deliah Thompson Wirt Midway Church of Christ

Beckner, Buchanan Obituaries in Mercer County

Carrie Bell Beckner 65 of Princeton died Monday in a Princeton hospital. She was a daughter of Henry W. Strouth and Margaret C. Strouth and lifelong Mercer County resident. Survived by husband William E Beckner four daughters and one son, six sisters, three brothers, one stepmother, sixteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with Rev. Paul Hall officiating. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers and flowerbearers named. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. today. David Phillip Buchanan two day old son of James Phillip Buchanan Jr and Norma Kay Hall Buchanan of Bluefield Va died Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital. In addition to parents, survivors include maternal grandparents Gus Hall Bishop Va and paternal grandparents James Phillip Buchanan Bluefield Va. Graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday in Burke Garden Cemetery with Rev. Weldon R Sheets officiating. Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va in charge.

Hazel FE. Smith Hazel E. Smith North Powell St Bluefield Mt. Olive Baptist Church J. J. Howard Oak Grove Bluewell Barn Key Kellysville Calvin Charity Brown Steele Mt. Olive Church Charles T. Smith Detroit Mich Jacqueline Pace Chattanooga Tenn Novella Howard Charles Smith Bishop Alonzo Bobby Smith Lee Smith Columbus Ohio Harlie Smith Yonkers N.Y George Walker Steele Richmond H. H. Alexander Buster Dye O'Dell Hayes Robert Pugh Robert Hartwell William Jones Lugo Julia Viola Lowe Honaker Richlands Buchanan County Harvey and Littie McGlothlin Childress Bailey Lowe Lucille Wilson St. Louisville Betty Thomas Fraziersburg Arbutis Smith Whitesville Helen Wyatt North Ridgeville Ben Baldwin Vadie Shepherd Sue Meade Drill Fred Bill Lowe Hound Sonny Lowe Elyria Ira Lowe Everett Lowe Vansant John A. Fields Lou Hughes Ida Greer Beckley Allan Childress Manassas Farley Childress Rowe Ron Childress Honaker Funeral Home Russell Miller Thurman Honaker Ancil Childress Lowe Isam Lawson Isam Dolly Mae} Lawson Princeton Avenue Princeton Pocahontas Stuart Sam and Lula Scott Pentecostal Holiness Church Isam P. Lawson Beulah) Hodges Switchback Grat Dorothy) Mustard Jr Okley Nancy) Johnston James Norma Jean) Hall Cleveland George Alex Lawson Maybeury Dallas P James T Isaac Jack Lawson John A. Lawson Ruth Bowman Highland Avenue Quentin Hughett Woodlawn Bluewell Friends Seaver Mortuary Arlie Johnston Buster Sparks J. L. Farrow Paul Farrow Arleigh Crabtree John Rose Pentecostal Bible Class Susan Bruce Cassell Ceres Dublin Bruce Cassell Thomas M Cassell North Holston United Methodist Church Clay Hamm Sharon Cemetery Miller Brown Andrew Hubble Billy Cregger Andrew Compton Curtis Tibbs Filmore Cassell Newberry Funeral Home Bland David W. McNew David Wesley McNew South Sycamore St Petersburg Glen McNew Ann Rutherford Arlington Donald D. McNew Dale McNew Washington, D. C Glen McNew Jr Wytheville Carrie Bell Beckner Henry W Margaret C. Strouth Mercer County First Christian Church William E Bill) Beckner Mila Campen Hopewell Margaret D. Ermen Norfolk Thelma Beilsmith Chesapeake Joe Strouth Roanoke William Strouth Marion Lammie Strouth Memorial Paul Hall Roselawn Memorial Gardens David Phillip Buchanan James Phillip Buchanan Jr Norma Kay Hall Buchanan Gus Hall Bishop, Va James Phillip Buchanan Burke Garden Weldon R. Sheets Dudley Memorial Mortuary

Fitzhugh Eanes Fitzhugh Lee Eanes Dies on Job

Fitzhugh Lee Eanes age 51 of Welch died Tuesday morning from an apparent heart attack while working at Cannelton Coal Co. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Douglas Mortuary in Welch.

Fitzhugh Eanes Fitzhugh Lee Eanes Welch Cannelton Coal Co Douglas Mortuary

Alexandria man Billy Wayne Hay dies in hospital

Billy Wayne Hay 31 of Alexandria Va formerly of Atwell died Tuesday morning in an Alexandria hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Atwell and was employed locally. Surviving are his parents and several siblings. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.

Billy Wayne Hay Alexandria Atwell Douglas Mortuary Welch

Bramwell Wallington Dies After Brief Illness

Bramwell Wallington, 59, of Sharlesdale New York, died Friday in a White Plains hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield.

Bramwell Wallington Sharlesdale N.Y White Plains N. Y Lugo Bluefield

Rod is Unspared London

A government report shows 129 boys under 14 were punished by caning in British reform schools between January and September 1970. The article notes corporal punishment remained in use in those facilities.

London

Murder Trial Is Continued In Mercer County Court

The Mercer County Intermediate Court continued the murder trial of Charles H. Gregory to the July term because a chief state witness was unavailable. Judge Howard M. Jarrett instructed Gregory to report July 12 for docket settings. Prosecutor David Knight said trial could not proceed yesterday for the same reason. Gregory is represented by attorney Jerome Katz of Bluefield. a prior trial ended in a hung jury.

Mercer County Charles H. Gregory Howard M. Jarrett David Knight Gregory Jarrett’s Court Bluefield Jerome Katz

FDA Orders Labeling on Ineffective Drugs

The FDA requires prescription labels and promotional material to note when NAS has found a drug ineffective. The ruling excludes over the counter labels. NAS evaluated claims for 2,752 drugs sold from 1938 to 1962.

Washington Food and Drug Administration National Academy of Sciences FDA NAS

Obituaries from Athens Bluefield area seekers mourners passings

Multiple obituaries list the deaths of G M Bird 85 of Athens Jerry Albert Lewis 21 of Bluefield Charles English Adams 58 of Gilliam John Dillon 74 of Southern Pines N C David Preston Baldwin 76 of Berwind and John Watson 70 of Bluefield. Services held today in various chapels churches and cemeteries with multiple pallbearers and conducting clergy.

Town Officials Picked In Peterstown And War

Peterstown elected mayor Lawrence D. Munsey and recorder James F. Webb along with five unopposed councilmen led by R. M Harvey Burton R Gunnee and Robert Francis. War chose mayor Miller ahead of Gates amid a recount with 355 or 571 votes. recorder Billie West and five councilmen were reelected or chosen with votes ranging from 263 to 333. Anawalt in the same county reappointed Mayor Thomas Dillon and recorder Carl Sage, with five incumbents re-elected to council.

Peterstown War Lawrence D. Munsey James F. Webb R. M Ned) Harvey Burton R Gunnee Robert Francis Harold L. Pack Carl Sutphin Carmen M. Isola Wesley Miller Jr Otis Pierce Council McDowell County Jack Marinari Miller Harry Gates Gates Billie West Jim W. Jones Patsy Cordisco Quinto Falgiani Jr Nathan Hale Harry Monroe Anawalt Thomas Dillon Carl Sage

Road Paying Bids To Open For Resurfacing Contracts

State Highways announces bids open June 29 for resurfacing in McDowell Mercer Wyoming counties. Contracts cover Welch Bishop Road West Virginia 16 Princeton Beckley Road U S 19 and 21 McComas Northfork Gard ner Princeton Circle Drive Ingleside Wabash Locust Wilkham Woods Summers Monroe Summers Summers lines and Pineville Mullens Pineville Logan Pineville Baileysville routes across 3 counties with multiple segments and lengths.

State Department of Highways Mcdowell Welch-Bishop Road W. Va Mercer Princeton-Beckley U. S. 19 McComas-Northfork Pisgah Church Road Low Gap Halls Ridge Gardner-Princeton Ingleside Wabash Street Wilkham and Woods Avenue Berkeley Street Fayette Street Summers Monroe Bland Federal Springton Flat Top Bob Thomason Sandlick Red Oak Hurry Heights Littlesburg Falls Mills Wyoming Pineville Mullens Sand Gap Alpaca Camp Wyco Hollow Mullens- Beckley Oceana W Va Pineville- Logan Baileysville

Byrd seeks 1.75 million for Appalachian Lab

Sen Robert Byrd urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide 1.75 million dollars to expand the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational and Respiratory Diseases in Morgantown West Virginia. The funds would create a section to test and certify mine health and safety equipment.

Washington Robert C. Byrd D-W Va Appalachian Laboratory For Morgantown W. Va Senate Appropriations Committee Byrd

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