State concedes phantom sheep killer may die before execution
In Virginia the attorney general questioned whether Ricky the dog may die of natural causes before court ordered execution for the sheep-killing German shepherd can be carried out. The case in the Virginia Supreme Court centers on contempt charges against Ricky owner Jim Laing for failing to produce the dog.
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Richmond, Va
Ricky
Francis C. Lee
State Supreme Court
Harold F. Snead
Lee
Giles
Jim Laing
Laing
Harvey S. Lutins
Roanoke
Lutins
Supreme Court
Virginia Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Giles Court
Lawrence W. S’anson
Flights Continue as Laos Conflict Deepens Amid Captured Pilot
U S jet reconnaissance flights over Laos continue as needed officials say. Private sources indicate armed fighters accompany photo planes under a presidential order to defend assets, while a captured American pilot raises stakes in the Laos engagement.
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Washington
U. S
Laos
State
Defense Department
State Department
Richard I. Phillips
Peking
Reds
Diamonds Missing as Lynchburg Store Burglaries Seek Leads
Lynchburg police have no leads in the theft of about 400 diamonds valued at roughly $20,000 from Bowen Jewelry Co. The fabrication occurred Monday afternoon during a busy period, with diamonds kept in a leather box behind the counter for daily display.
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Lynchburg, Va
Lynchburg
Brian H. M. Bowen
Bowen Jewelry Co
Bowen
Typhoid Epidemic Slows In Aberdeen
Aberdeen health authorities report the typhoid outbreak slowing with 416 hospitalizations to date and only four new cases in the last 24 hours plus one death recorded.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Municipal Health Department
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and Rates Note
The notice shows the Bluefield West Virginia Daily Telegraph masthead established in 1893 and print details. It lists subscription rates by mail and carrier and designates Associated Press news rights. The fragment outlines address, company, and publication terms for readers.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associatedee
Deaths and Funerals Involving Multiple States
Obituaries list Kenneth Robertson of Toledo Ohio and William D Newberry of Sinks Grove West Virginia along with Charles E Williams of Pocahontas and Archer Allen of McComas West Virginia. Details cover services dates locations and pallbearers with burial sites noted for several cases.
Mrs Ruth Meadows of Wyoming County Dies at 51
Mrs Ruth Hazel Meadows 51 of Corinne Wyoming County died at home Monday. She was born in Schull's Mill North Carolina daughter of William and Ennis Young McCain. Survived by husband Henry and two daughters Betty Jane Moye and Bonnie Sue Richards, a son William B. Meadows, a brother Emory McCain, a sister Mrs Ralph Storie and five grandchildren. Funeral conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. at Shady Springs Community Church with Rev Harold McVey officiating. burial in Phillips Cemetery Cool Ridge. Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to the residence today at 4 p.m. to await the funeral hour.
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Ruth Hazel Meadows
Corinne
Wyoming County
Henry Meadows
Schull’s Mill
N. C
William
Ennis Young McCain
William B. Meadows
Betty Jane Moye
Stuart
Bonnie Sue Richards
Butte
Mont
Emory McCain
Gaston
Ind
Death of W S Winzenrith 71 Mulens native dies in Mullens
W S Winzenrith 71 of Mullens died Monday in a Mullens hospital. He was born in Princeton, son of Nicholas and Ellen Miller Winzenrith. He belonged to First Methodist Church Mullens and the Brotherhood of Railway M. Survived by wife Mrs George B Winzenrith two sons Sgt Donald C Winzenrith in Germany and Eugene B Winzenrith Mullens a half-brother Edgar Winzenrith Brooklyn N Y two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral at 11 a m Thursday at First Methodist Church Mullens with Rev R J Matheny and Rev W R Nelson. Burial Blue Ridge Cemetery Prosperity. Friends may call Sam Fogiesong Funeral Home Mullens after noon today.
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W. S. Winzenrith
Mullens
Princeton
Nicholas
Ellen Miller Winzenrith
First Methodist Church of
Brotherhood of Railway Machinists
George B. Winzenrith
Sgt
Donald C. Winzenrith
Frankfurt
Germany
Eugene B. Winzenrith
Edgar Win
Tragic Death Of Patricia Ann Holland In Germany
Patricia Ann Holland eight year old daughter of Arthur and Mrs Holland of Bitburg Germany died May 30 in a Bitburg hospital. Survivors include two sisters Vickie and Katherine Holland and one brother Jimmy Holland of the home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Clay Excelsior maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Frazier Boyd War. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Fanning Funeral Home Welch with Rev Willard Porter officiating. Burial will be in WALD lawn Cemetery.
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Patricia Ann Holland
Arthur Holland
Bitburg
Germany
Vickie
Katherine Holland
Jimmy Holland
Henry Clay
Excelsor
Frazier Boyd
War
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Willard Porter
Woodlawn Cemetery
Funeral notices from multiple towns listing services and burials
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices reported for Thompson Samuel P Conley Cecil 64 White William R Hall Frank Edward. services at New Hope Methodist Church Graham Funeral Home Bailey Funeral Home Pageton Methodist Church and Fanning Funeral Home Welch. Details include service times officiants and burial locations with pallbearers and survivors noted where given.
Synthia Griffith Graduates from Knoxville South High School
Synthia Jane Griffith daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Griffith of Knoxville and formerly of Bluefield, graduated from Knoxville South High School last week. She is the granddaughter of Mrs George Barger and Mr and Mrs Ernest Bourne. Ralph Griffith is a political writer for the Knoxville Journal and formerly a reporter for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and the Sunset News-Observer.
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Synthia Jane Griffith
Ralph Griffith
Knoxville
Bluefield
Knoxville South High School
Synthia Jane
George Barger
Cumberland Road
Ernest Bourne
Dearborn Street
Knoxville Journal
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sunset News-Observer
Chicago grain market shows hogs at high prices in small run
Chicago AP reports a tight slaughter hog run of about 4000 head with top bids at 17.60 per hundredweight. Mixed No 1 and 2 hogs sold up to 17.75 last August and prices rose 25 to 530 cents with steers and lambs also advancing.
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Chicago
Life Sentence for Nuclear Secrets Spiller Gessner
George John Gessner 28, a deserting Army nuclear weapons technician, was convicted on five counts for unlawfully disclosing restricted data to a Soviet agent. He received life in prison on federal recommendation. attorneys may seek a new trial within 30 days.
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Kansas City
Kan
George John Gessner
Gessner
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Soviet Union
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Mexico City
Melbourne
Fla
Hazel B. Raymond
Vallejo
Calif
John George Gessner
Kingsville
Civil rights bill vote faces cloture showdown in Senate
The Senate plans a cloture vote on civil rights amendments with 66 votes needed, as leaders push a compromise to extend jury trials. Mansfield expressed optimism, Dirksen predicted success, while the House had already passed a bill expanding jury trials in civil rights cases and considering school integration funding.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Sen
Clair Engle
D-Calif
House
Hit-Run Death Still Probed in Buchanan County
Buchanan County officers and state police pursued a hit and run death investigation after Reuben Lowe 41 of Oakwood Va was found dying by the roadside near Keen Mountain. Sheriff Bur Rife said indications point to a hit and run with no arrests or key clues by Tuesday. Lowe leaves four brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements were set for the Hess residence in Oakwood with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens.
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Buchanan County
Reuben Lowe
Oakwood
Lowe
Keen Mountain
Bur Rife
Arvil Lowe
Jewell Ridge
Rex Lowe
Churchville
Frazier Lowe
Cellareiso
Ind
James Lowe
Rochester
Huffard Talks Current Events at Kiwanis Meeting
Bluefield Virginia may or Huffard served as guest speaker at Green Valley Glenwood Kiwanis weekly gathering at Mercer County Health Center Green Valley. The talk featured humorous remarks on current events with G T Johnson as program chairman and E R Simon among attendees.
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Hudson Huffard
Bluefield
Green Valley-Glenwood Kiwanians
Mercer County Health Center
Green Valley
G. T. Johnson
E. R. Simon
Industrialist Receives Honorary Degree at Roanoke College
An industrialist was awarded the Doctor of Laws degree from Roanoke College in 1961 and now serves on the college’s Board of Trustees. He sits on Ohio State University’s advisory board and, after moving to Columbus, remains active in civic life planning greater involvement in Columbus affairs following retirement.
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Roanoke College
Ohio State University
Columbus
Overstreet
Officers Elected At Knights Of Columbus Meeting
New officers for the coming year were elected Monday night in Bluefield Council 1404 Knights of Columbus. Ed Gibney named grand knight. Joe Shoda deputy grand knight. Joe Romano chancellor. Rob Vickers recorder. Alex Zachwieja treasurer. Joe Cassidy advocate. John Duffy Warden. John Battaglino inside guard. Gerald Ettman outside guard. Zandro Zande three year trustee. Tony Francs and Jack Frassinelli remain trustees. Stan Siko remains financial secretary.
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Knights of Columbus
Bluefield
Ed Gibney
Joe Shoda
Joe Romano
Rob Vickers
Alex Zachwieja
Joe Cassidy
John Duffy
John Battaglino
Gerald Ettman
Zandro Zande
Tony Francs
Jack Frassinell
Stan Siko
Democrats sweep two cities in partisan municipal contests
In Williamson and Martinsburg, Democrats won mayoralties and most council seats. Williamson re-elected Mayor John Brown 1,564 to 1,203 for T. W. Maynard, while Democrats captured three of four council seats. Martinsburg elected Dr. James B. Hutzler mayor 2,565 to 1,845 for George Beam and filled all seven council seats.
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Williamson
Martinsburg
John Brown
T. W. Maynard
Brown
Maynard
James B. Hutzler
Hutzler
George S. Beam
Claude H. Ward
John B. Lamanca
George Hairston
Bell Justice
McDowell Man Held On Murder Charge
Wesley Collins 23 of Roder field McDowell County is held for McDowell County Criminal Court grand jury action July 14 on murder charge for fatally shooting his brother Aldie Collins 34 at Aldie Collins residence Red Barn Hollow Roderfield. Shot followed money dispute. Collins waived preliminary hearing in Welch and is held in McDowell County jail on 5000 dollar bond.
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Wesley Collins
Roderfield
McDowell County
Criminal Court
Grand
Aldie Collins
Red Barn Hollow
Welch
Indictment in Menendez Levy Case at Denmar State Hospital
A man using the name Dr. Luis Menendez but called by the FBI a fake was indicted by the Pocahontas County grand jury on four counts. He allegedly used a Havana medical diploma to become medical director at Denmar State Hospital, drew a salary, and obtained a bank loan under that name. The case involves forged credentials and possible past acts at Denmar, with sentencing set for Plea next Tuesday.
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Marlinton
W.va
Luis Menendez
FBI
Oscar Monte Levy
Pocahontas County
Grand Jury
Robert Jacobson
Levy
Havana
Denmar State Hospital
Fongery
Bank of Marlinton
Menendez
Denmar
Nickell Kramer
Arnold O. Weiford
Kramer
Menendez-Levy
Jacobson
Kansas
West Virginia
Umberto Luis Fontanay Menendez
Miami, Fla
Keystone Pastor Speaks at Bluefield Vespers
Rev. Talmadge Watterson of Tabernacle Holiness Church Keystone spoke at the Community Center Vesper Service in Bluefield Monday night on hunger for righteousness. Mrs. Ann Wilson led ceremonies with music by Union Gospel singers and scripture by Mrs. Ora Trigg. Next week features Genoa Jr. High Golden Tones and Rev. R L Nance as guest speaker.
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Talmadge Watterson
Tabernacle Holiness Church
Keystone
Bluefield
Ann Wilson
Watterson
Union Gospel Singers
Ora Trigg
Golden Tones
Genoa Jr. High School
R.L. Nance
Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church
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Toledo
C. C. Funk
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Paris Pritchett
Charles Whittaker
Glenn Fink
W. D. Newberry
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Sinks Grove
University Hospital
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Links Grove
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Methodist Church
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West Palm Beach
James Newberry
Wayne, Mich
Judge Newberry
Williamsburg
Frances Hessles
Herndon
Joseph Znoy
Elmhurst
Ill
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
Charles Jack
New Lebanon
Pickaway
Glen
John Kirby
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Rankin Bostic
George Chapman
Oman Smith
Cc. E. Williams
Charles E. Williams
Pocahontas
Florence Jennings
Falls Mills Christian Church
Jim Howel
John Belcher
Harry Cemetery
Falls Mills
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Archer Allen
Montcalm
McComas
Cravens Funeral Home
Bluewell
George Shotto
Bluefield Sanitarium
Nannie G. Stowers
Route 1
Bastian
St. Luke’s Hospital
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
K. D. Robertson
W. L. Winzenrith
Conley
Cecil
Graham Funeral Home
A. L. Brewster
Baileysville
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Vanceburg
Roy Cox
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Oney Short
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Peter Cox
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