Mercer County Expands 600 Summer Students In 1960
More than 600 Mercer County residents, including 16 and 17 year olds, enroll in expanded summer programs. Princeton and Bluefield High Schools offer English history biology and math from 8 to 12 daily with a $20 student fee. A dropout program at Glenwood Park adds roughly 150 youths to welding and auto trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Bluefield
Princeton High
Mercer County Vocational School
Glenwood Park
Mercer
Rex M. Smith
Four Elections Set Tuesday NAA Officials To Speak Here
T. L. Reagan and James Morrison of North American Aviation will speak to Bluefield Rotary at the West Virginian Hotel on Tuesday about The X 15 jet used with large bombers. Reagan has 25 years at the Princeton plant and holds director roles at local banks. Morrison rose from helper to superintendent at North American since 1938 and serves on Mercer County Bank board. The programs also note Area Development Act training starting Monday at Bluefield schools for machine tool operation and clerical courses with class hours and supervision by WV officials.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Bluefield High
T. L. Reagan
James Morrison
Bluefield
West Virginian
Regan
Burnett Business College
Baltimore
University of California
Los Angeles
Princeton Rotary Club
First National Bank
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Morrison
North American
Fresno State College
Loyola University
Mercer County Bank
Bluefield High School
Cecil Durrett
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security Office
Durrett
W. B
Bill) Connoley
S. D. McMillen
Division of Vocational Education
Four towns in Tazewell County vote on June 12 elections
Municipal races in Bluefield Richlands Pocahontas Cedar Bluff and Richlands fill terms expiring August. Bluefield council on staggered terms elects mayor from among councilmen. incumbents Huffard Pope and Wost seek reelection. Pocahontas faces eight-councilman contest with five incumbents and three newcomers. Cedar Bluff unopposed with six councilmen and a mayor. Richlands votes for mayor and six councilmen with three incumbents seeking reelection.
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Tazewell County
Iowns
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
J. Hudson Huffard
J. M. Pope
West Ward
C. B. Wost
East Ward
W. M. McGlamery
E. V. Peery
George Crabtree
Henry L. McCall
Ryland R. Weisinger
M. B. Hammitt
W. F. Wyrick
AV. Sproles, Jr
Ernest Head
Howard Butt
G. E. Adane
J. K. Sult
C. M. Harry
Charles W. Gilmore
Posie Irades
Frank Rodriguez
Herbert Butt
G. B. Ghent
Cecil L. Gregory
C. H. Martin
Ho Cheek
Tommy Welch
H. E. Love
Cedar Luff
W. R. Williams
Bernard P. Nearhood
J. K. McFarlane
Charles A. Goodwin, Jr
John C. Scott
O. D. Altizer
James M. Peery
W. W. Fields, Sr
W. E. Simmons
C. A. Harris
Harry T. Patterson
Wilkinson Named Trust Officer At First National Bluefield
Richard Warren Wilkinson of Pineville Wyoming county has been named trust officer of the First National Bank in Bluefield by President E G Otey. A Virginia graduate and former All America basketball star at Virginia, Wilkinson served in the U S Army and briefly with the Boston Celtics before injuries ended his pro career. He and his wife Patricia Ann Hayes reside in Bluefield with their two sons.
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Richard Warren Wilkinson
Pineville
Wyoming County
First National Bank
Bluefield
E. G. Otey
Wilkinson
Greenbrier Military Academy
Lewisburg
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Virginia
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Alpha Delta
Virginia A
Buzz
U. S.army
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
West Virginia State Board
Patrica Ann Hayes
Wilkinsons
Richard Ernest
Frank Warren
E. M. Wilkinson
Sexton
College Drive
History of Tazewell County's evolving borders traced
The article maps Tazewell County’s 18th and 19th century boundary changes from Spottsylvania through to 1861. It notes creation and reorganization of neighboring counties, including Augusta Botetourt Fincastle and Logan, plus later divisions to form McDowell Mercer Buchanan and Bland, with a failed attempt to join West Virginia.
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Tazewell County
Spottsville County
Tazewell
Logan
Mercer
McDowell
West Virginia
Buchanan County
Giles
Kanawaha
Cabbell
Poor Valley
Smyth
Mercer County
Buchanan
Russell
Bland
Giles and Wythe
Miss Tazewell Vies For State-Wide Title
Margaret Sue Black of Bluefield Virginia is a contestant for Miss Virginia 1962. She will compete in Roanoke June 21 22 and 28 with other statewide beauty entrants. The winner advances to Miss America in Atlantic City New Jersey next September. Black is a foster daughter of V P Thomas and Maple Street Bluefield and a Graham High School graduate enrolled in Roanoke Memorial School of Nursing. At Graham she led Future Teachers of America and served as National Honor Society secretary.
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Margaret Sue Black
Bliéfield
Tazewell County
Virginia
Roanoke
Atlantic City
N.J
Miss Black
V. P. Thomas
Maple Street
Bluefield
Graham High School
Roanoke Memorial School of Nursing
Graham
Future Teachers of America
National Honor Society
Knoxville Woman to Be Picnic Speaker at Breaks Park
Mrs. Ruth Henderson of Knoxville Tennessee will speak at the Alumni Association picnic of Buchanan Baptist Mission School. The event is on Sunday June 17 at Breaks Interstate Park Breaks Virginia. Henderson is a former head of the school and a retired international secretary of Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Henderson
Knoxville
Ellison Named Head of Union Methodist Men Unit
Harry B. Ellison has been nominated president of the men of the Union Methodist Church in Union for the next church year. Elected with him are Secretary Bill Martin Treasurer C B King and committeemen W T Bone Nevitt Allen and Orville Dransfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Ellison
Men of the Union Methodist Church
Union
Bill Martin
C. B. King
W. T. Bone
Nevitt Allen
Orville Dransfield
Merchants and Buyers Show Opens Today at West Virginia Hotel
The semi annual Merchants and Buyers Show opens today for a three day run at the West Virginia Hotel in Bluefield. The widely acclaimed merchandising project draws exhibitors and shoppers to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginian
McDowell County Man Dies in One Vehicle Crash
Thurmond Bailey, 29, of Roderfield McDowell County, died from multiple injuries after a pickup overturned on U S 52 near Premier shortly before 1 a m Saturday. State Trooper J E Heflin said Bailey, native of Mohawk, died at Welch hospital. Funeral arrangements set with Fanning Funeral Home Jaeger. services Monday at 1 p m with burial at Jaeger Memorial Cemetery. Surviving family includes parents Van and Hattie Bailey and siblings Eddie, Freelan, Clara Edwards, Pauline, Opal, Betsy, Effie, Howard, Gracie, Ethel, and Glada.
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McDowell County
Thurmond Bailey
Roderfield
U. S. 52
Premier
J. E. Heflin
Welch
Bailey
Van
Hattie Penley Bailey
Eddie
Freelan Bailey
Clara Edwards
Jaeger
Pauline
Opal
Betsy
Effie Bailey
Howard Bailey
Laeger
Gracie Walker
Ethel New
Baisden
Glada Honaker
Columbus
Ohio
Buchanan County Gets $1 Million School Bond Purchase
Virginia state funds earmark $1 million for Buchanan County in a $30.3 million school construction loan plan. The State Treasury Board buys school construction bonds at 3 to 4 percent, with $450,000 for Isle of Wight and $800,000 for Amherst recently completed, and up to $300,000 for Halifax pending.
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Richmond
Virginia
Lewis Vaden
Isle of Wight County
Amherst County
Halifax County
Buchanan County
Vaden
Henrico County
Southampton County
Gloucester County
Bedford
Fauquier
Franklin
Tazewell
Shenandoah
Henry
Greensville
Prince William
Highland
Campbell Counties
State Treasury Board
King Koal Coin Club Meeting Slated for Tuesday
The King Koal Coin Club will meet at 7 30 p m on Tuesday in the Appalachian Power Co auditorium. All collectors are invited, president Leland Megredy said.
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King Koal Coin Club
Appalachian Power Co
Leland Megredy
Drowning Death Of 15 Year Old In Clinch River
A 15 year old Russell County boy Frank Kermit Short of Honaker drowned Saturday afternoon in the Clinch River at Gardner near Honaker. His body was recovered within an hour by Lebanon Rescue Squad but efforts to revive him failed. He was not learned to swim and was bathing with friends when he disappeared. Surviving siblings include Eva Lou Reavis Wilma Lee Price Wanda Gay Short Harold and Carlos Short. Funeral services set for Monday at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ in Honaker with burial at Compton Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home.
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Russell County
Eva Lou Reavis
Wilma Lee Price
Honaker
Wanda Gay Short
Harold
Carlos Short
Church of Jesus Christ
Compton Cemetery
Three Injured In Auto Wreck On Princeton Highway
A three car crash on Princeton Highway at Green Valley injured three people and caused about 500 dollars in damage. Drivers were William C. Neal Donald E Epperson and Robert C. Brewer Sr. Neal faced two traffic violations. Friday’s crash at the same spot killed two people and injured five.
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Princeton
Green Valley
William C. Neal
Rt. 2
Bluefield
Donald E Epperson
Albuquerque
N. M
Robert C. Brewer, Sr
Wheeling
Joe Trapp
Epperson
Brewer
Neal
Trupp
Wanda Estelle Mootz
William Newman
Waukegan
New C Of Secretary Paul to Meet Bownefield Directors
Dan M. Paul, newly hired executive vice-president of the Xenia Area Chamber, will meet Bownefield Chamber of Commerce directors Wednesday June 20 at the West Virginian Hotel. He succeeds Dodd Mortensen and is a Bridgeport Ohio native with Weirton family ties and veteran affiliations.
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Dan M. Paul
Bownefield Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian Hotel
Chamber
W. J. Gillespie
Paul
Xenia
Bridgeport
Weirton
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Loyal Order of _Moose
American Legion
Did Betsy Ross Stitch The First Flag Of Stars And Stripes
Betsy Ross story questioned as flag origins debated by historians. The piece notes famed claims by William J Canby and various figures such as Hopkinson, Washington, and Adams, while recounting the flag's 1777 adoption and 1778 French salute to Ranger. It mentions Bluefield June 14 Flag Day observances.
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Betsy Ross
George Washington
William J. Canby
Canby
Francis Hopkinson
Washington
John Paul Jones
John Hulbert
John Adams
Ben Franklin
Hopkinson
Fort Stanwix
N. Y
Abraham Swarthout
Ranger
Should the United States send aid to communist countries
A Daily Telegraph street poll asks four citizens about aiding Communist nations. Dr E M McNeill of Concord College, Mrs James Richards II, Joe Allen of Matoaka High School, and Elmer Jack of Bluefield voice mixed views arguing aid funds weapons or risks aiding enemy expansion.
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United States
E. M. McNeill
Athens
Concord College
Joe Allen
Matoaka
Matoaka High School
Moscow
From Beaver Press to Parker Pen VP Boggs Rise
The Telegraph recounts C Edward Boggs a former Bluefielder being named vice president of Parker Pen Company. The clipping from Beaver Press March 11 1932 lists Boggs as editor and names staff such as Louise Roediger Frank Nosey Snider and George Richardson III. It notes Boggs as a fine salesman and calls his high school reflections proof of his later success.
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The
Telegraph
C. Edward Boggs
Ed Boggs
Parker Pen
Beaver Press
Boggs
Louise Roediger
Bea Roediger
Frank Nosey Snider
Highland Avenue
Louise Hess
Roy
Hankla
Jack Burke
Bluefield Hardware
George Richardson III
Bluefield
Mercer County Board of Education
Kathleen Branson
Inez Burks
Edna Mae Wills
Woodroe Cash
Carolina Avenue
Gladys Cash
Bill Beatty
Elizabeth Easley
Jack Dillard
Dorothy Hill
Virginia Kirk
Frances Lazenby
Charles Whitman
Bert Beatty
Roanoke
Clyde
Hopper) Lazenby
Jack Lazenby
Washington
K. H. Whitman
Safe-Way Cab Company
E. J. Stone
Geraldine Boggs
College Avenue
Reetail
Boggs- Goodall
Bluefield Ave
Concord Names First Outstanding and Golden Alumni
Chairman Pete Cooke and his committee chose four Concordians for the inaugural Outstanding Alumni and Golden Alumni awards. Dr. Bob Gatherum earns Outstanding Alumni while Dr. Donzie Lilly Banker Fred W. Cooper and Charley Archer receive the Golden Alumni honor.
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Concord
Pete Cooke
Bob Gatherum
Donzie Lilly
Fred W. Cooper
Charley Archer
Time Change Sparks Local Mystery In Bluefield
Bluefield residents adapted to daylight saving time with little trouble. One early to bed woman called the Daily Telegraph late at night asking what time it would get dark. She had gone to bed two hours earlier and found daylight still bright.
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Bluefield
The
Daily Telegraph At & O'Clock
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Clinch River
NAA
ADA Training
ARA
Richlands, Poca
Huffard
R. W. Wilkinson
First National
By L. L. Dickenson
Essex
King William
King and Queen
Orange County
Spottsylvania
Blue Ridge
Augusta County
Orange
Botetourt
Augusta
Fincastle
General Assembly
Kentucky
Montgomery
William Robinston
Castle's Woods
Wythe
Henry Harman, Jr
Rocky Gap
Brushy Mountain
Kanawha
Giles County
Ellison
Union Church
Coin Club
Frank Short
Sma Ae
Honaker Funeral Home
New C of
By Jim Dalton
America
United States of America
Uncle Sam
Lexington and Concord
Britain
Continental Congress
Bennington
Cowpens
S. C
Brittany
Daily Telegraph
James Richards II
Madison, Conn
Elmer Jack
Jack
Allen
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