Britons urge Boy Scouts to junk shorts and woo girls
A British 24 member committee urged virilizing the Scout image by dropping shorter shorts and the word boy from the name, adopting green berets and ending childish games. American officials mocked the plan while noting Scouts engage with dating and coed discussions. some see shorts as practical, others as a badge of masculinity.
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New York
Boy Scout Movement
Ron Randall
Detroit
Colgan Norman
Louisville, Ky
Tornado Rampages Through Topeka Leaves City in Ruins
The storm ripped through Topeka causing widespread destruction. National Guardsmen assisted cleanup and traffic control while Washburn University suffered extensive damage. The State Capitol and nearby offices endured broken windows and debris as crews mobilized for emergency repairs.
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Nicipal Auditorium
Frank Sulliver
State Commissioner of Insurance
Topeka
Washburn University
Wright
State Capitol
Capitol
Municipal Airport
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines its establishment in 1893, morning publication by Daily Telegraph Printing Co., address at 412 Bland Street, B W Va, and AP affiliation. It lists subscription rates and zones, with West Virginia and other zones defined, and notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Representative
The
Kats
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Keystone
Obituaries detail funeral services for Joe Murray 72 of Bluefield with service at Mount Olive Baptist Church and burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Included are notices for Charles Meadows 82 of Bakersfield and Emma Riffey 90 of Leckie with church services and burials at Rock Camp and Old Glade Spring.
Obituary for Harry L Dye of Green Valley Mercer County
Harry L Dye 46 of Green Valley Mercer County died at home after a long illness. He was a carpenter, son of Fannie H Dye and the late Perry L Dye, survived by five children, a brother, a sister, and four grandchildren. Funeral at Greenview Methodist Church Green Valley Saturday at 2 pm with Rev Joe Young and Rev Joe Kidd. burial Monte Vista Cemetery. Friends may call Seaver Mortuary Princeton after 3:30 pm Friday. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. flowers by Women of the Church.
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Harry Lee Dye
Green Valley
Mercer County
Fannie H. Dye
Perry L. Dye
William Lee Dye
Princeton
Judith Kennedy
Maple Acres
Sandra Kay Coburn
Danville
Steven Dye
Lori Denise Dye
Carl Dye
Bluefield
Thelma Driscoll
Greenview Methodist Church
Joe Young
Joe Kidd
Monte Vista
Seaver Mortuary
W. P. Allen
Leon Hall
Calvin Linkous
Virgil Shields
Ervin Smith
Don Tabor
W. L. Warden
Milty Wiley
Ray Conner
Richard Dutton
Earl Hager
B. J. Harmon
W. L. Mullin
John Wiley
Lawrence Wimmer
William Winfrey
Funeral for Wayman Hascal Hattan in War
Funeral services for Wayman Hascal Hattan 71 of War are set for Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Carmel Church of Christ in War with Rev. James Short and Rev. Roy Pritt officiating. Interment will be in Short Ridge Cemetery. He died Tuesday in a Welch hospital of natural causes. Surviving are his wife Cloe Elizabeth Davis Hat tan. five daughters Alma Stanley Prichard Anna Mae Porter Kanova Connie Staley South Point Ohio Sadie Kalp Panama City Fla and Bonnie Jordan Buffalo. two sons Harvey and Hascal Hattan Cleveland Ohio. Continuous record indicates obituary details.
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Wayman Hascal Hattan
Mount Carmel Church of Christ At War
James Short
Roy Pritt
Short Ridge
Welch Hospital
Cloe Elizabeth Davis Hattan
Alma Stanley
Prichard
Anna Mae Porter
Kanova
Connie Staley
South Point
Ohio
Sadie Kalp
Panama City
Fla
Bonnie Jordan
Buffalo
Harvey
Hascal Hattan
Cleveland
Vernon S Harvey 86 Bluefield painter dies in hospital
Vernon S Harvey 86 of 114 Stockton St Bluefield Va died Thursday afternoon at Bluefield Sanitarium after a long illness. He was a retired painter native to West Virginia son of the late Samuel M and Sue Browning Harvey member of Bluefield Old Guard Harmon Masonic Lodge 222 First Methodist Church and Official Board husband of Pearl Jackson Harvey survived by sister Lilla St Clair Coleman. Funeral conducted Saturday 2 30 p m at First Methodist Church with Dr A G Meoiy and Rev Neil follow in Maple Hill Cemetery. The body remains at Graham Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be residents of Stockton Street flowers omitted per family request.
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Joe Murray
Carroll St
Bluefield
Mount Olive Baptist Church
J. J. Howard
Harvey Doggett
Howard Dews
Oak Grove Cemetery
Wilcox County
Ala
King
Annie Marrett Murray
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Lonzo Murray
Sadie Coleman
New York
N. Y
Jenny Lee Stubbs
Rosetta Foster
Frisco City
Leonia Msely
Sylvia Holliway
Pine Hil
Norcella Mar
Lago
Mary Parker
Willie Mae Campbell
Eva Logan
Evelyn Miller
Mary Mihan
Bessie Holland
Elise C. Hughes
Keystone
Welch Hospital
Vivian
Theta Mae Creakman
Luther C. Creakman
Keystone Methodist Church
Jess B. Hughes
Jess Hughes Jr
Ted Reed
Charles H. Yahoe
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Vernon Samuel Harvey
Stocketon St
Harvey
West Virginia
Samuel ,M
Sue Browning Harvey
Lilla St. Clair Coleman
First Methodist Church
A. G. Meoiy
Neil
Maple Hill Cemetery
Graham Funeral Home
Stockton Street
James Archie Dies in Bealeston At 31
James Archie 31 of Warren ton Virginia died June 7 at 8 30 p m in a Bealeston hospital from natural causes He was a welder and Korean War veteran Survived by wife Carol four children Glenn Teresa and two more sons plus four brothers and a sister Funeral held today at 11 a m at Sam Foglesong Nease Neely Funeral Home Mullens with Rev Cleve Young officiating and burial in Birchfield Cemetery Mab en Wyoming County
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James Archie
Warrenton
Bealeston
James L
Marie V. Archie
Carol Archie
Glenn Archie
Teresa Archie
Bill E. Archie
Bluefield
Melvin Archie
Harper
John
Jesse Archie
Crab Orchard
Francis Keaton
Herndon
Wyoming County
Sam Foglesong - Nease-Neely Funeral Home
Mullens
Cleve Young
Birchfield Cemetery
Maben
Infant Ther veda Hall dies at birth in Frankfort
Infant Theresda A Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles P Hall of Frankfort Germany formerly Kimball died at birth June 2 in Frankfort Two brothers William Edward and Charles Raymond Hall survive with grandparents Raymond Bobbi Kimball and Stewart Dutty Omar The body is at Bennetts Funeral Home Kimball awaiting funeral arrangements
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Theresda A. Hall
Charles P. Hall
Frankfort
Germany
Kimball
William Edward
Charles Raymond Hall
Raymond Bobbi
Stewart Dutty
Omar
Bennett
Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Tate of Elbert
Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Tate of Elbert will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Great Emanuel Apostolic Faith Church. Elder Samuel Brown, Elder C. M. Grant and Elder H. L. Ross will officiate. Survivors include her husband John Tate, six stepdaughters including Pearl Tate and Louise Tate, a son Louis M. Tate, and other relatives. Pallbearers are Ural Ferrell, W. M. Leak, Edward Bland, Daniel Slauder, Charles Tweedy, Robert Isom. Friends may call at Sinkford.
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Mary A. Tate
Elbert
Emanuel
Annie E. Tate
Mary Alice Tate
Long Island
N. Y
Louis M. Tate
Ural Fordrell
W. M. Leak
Edward Bland
Daniel Slauder
Chales Tweedy
Robert Isom
Sinkfordter
Local Obituaries and Funeral Details
Funeral services are listed for William Harrison Harman 67 of Bandy Virginia to be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Hurst Scott Funeral Richlands with burial in Harman Cemetery Laurel Creek. Margaret Rita Wright 47 of Charleston South Carolina to be buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery Rock after 11 a.m. service at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton officiated by Father John Savage. William Richard Alley 2 of Northfork to be buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery Bluefield after a 2 p.m. service at Northfork Baptist Church.
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Wright
Margaret Rita
Charleston
S. C
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
John Savage
Welsey Chapel
Rock
Mayford, Lowery
David
Carroll Wright
Wilford
James
Harold
Samuel Davis
William Richard
Northfork
Northfork Baptist Church
John B. Cammeron
Roselawn
Bluefield- Princeton Road
Fryed Eggplant With Tomato Sauce For Meatless Meal
Dip sliced eggplant in beaten egg seasoned with salt and pepper. Coat with fine dry bread crumbs and brown in butter. Serve with tomato sauce to create a meatless meal.
Guardsmen Set for Camp Dawson Training Drill
West Virginia Guardsmen from Bluefield Welch Princeton Hinton Williamson and Logan will fly from Mercer County Airport June 11 for a two day training at Camp Dawson Kingwood. They will qualify on 50 caliber machine guns rocket launcher and tank weapons under Lt Col Gilmer Smith with Maj Edwin T. Lee present.
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Bluefield National Guardsmen
150Th Armored Cavalry
West Virginia National Guard
Mercer County
Camp Dawson
Kingwood
Welch
Princeton
Hinton
Williamson
Logan
Camp Pickett
Bluefield
Mercer
Huntington
West Virginia Air National Guard
Charleston
Morgantown
Gilmer Smith
Edwin T. Lee
U. S
Western Union Strike Settled After Nationwide Walkout
Washington AP reports a two year contract with AFL CIO Commercial Telegraphers Union raises wages and benefits about 4.7 percent annually. About 20 000 workers return to duty as public telegraph service resumes. retroactive to June 1. Commissioner Helen helped mediate. Union had sought 6 percent.
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Washington
Afl-Cio Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Bluefield
James Helen
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Johnson
Virginia State Bar In Annual Session Roanoke Seminar
The Virginia State Bar meets in Roanoke with a focus on modernizing the federal judiciary. A seminar on the federal anti poverty program is set for Friday afternoon as the convention plans to adjourn.
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Virginia State Bar
Roanoke
Safety Patrol Tour Set With National Capital Visit
Bluefield area safety patrols from 12 schools will begin a three day escorted tour including Washington DC. Caravan Two repeats May 13 15 plans and features a full sightseeing itinerary with a trophy for Best Appearing awarded to the delegation of 30 among about 4000 youths from several states. W D Hostetter F R Claytor Jr and Mrs Mary D White lead the group.
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Bluefield Area
Safety Patrol
Bluefield Automobile Club
Washington
Mercuray Caverns
Natural Bridge
University of Virginia
Mount Vernon
West Virginia
North
South Carolina
W. D. Hostetter
Frank R. Claytor Jr
Princeton
Mary D White
Bluefield
Development Plans Reported In Bluefield VA Programs
Taze well County Development Corporation outlines work experience for 22 Bluefield workers and summer study at Virginia Tech with four year scholarships for top students. A mobile dental clinic targets low income families and a home counseling initiative is under state sponsorship amid broader county improvement plans. Next week Hawkins will speak. Pierce also plans to.
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Bluefield
Tazewell County Development Corporation
Donald R. Mullins
Kiwanis Club
Development Corporation
Mullins
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Medicare
W. J
Bill) Hawkins
Tazewell County
Pierce
Education Prominence Said by School Boards Chief
Dr Harold V Webb executive director of the National School Boards Association, Evanston Illinois, told the Southern Region School Boards Association opening session that education now enjoys national prominence. He noted officials previously pushing education in federal branches now tend to follow actions rather than initiate them.
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Huntington
National School Boards Association
Harold V. Webb
Evanston
Ill
Webb
Southern Region School Boards Association
School Board Names New Attendance Director and Approvals
Ted Byrd resigned to join the State Department of Education at a higher scale. William S. Coburn of Athens was hired as Mercer County schools attendance director at 500 dollars per month on a year round basis. The board approved a 4000 dollar addition to Fairview School in Bluefield and endorsed plans to use the Belcher property near Princeton Airport for a carnival next year per W Grady Carper.
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Ted Byrd
State Department of Education
William S. Coburn
Athens
Department of Welfare
Mercer County
Fairview
Bluefield
W. Grady Carper
Princeton Park and Recreation Assn
Belcher
Princeton Airport
X Ray Unit Schedule for Tazewell County Clinics
Four location make up schedule for the 7 MM X Ray Unit used in the chest disease survey. Clinic times run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday with extended Friday hours at four sites in Tazewell including Bishop Elementary Deskins Suver Market Courthouse and General Instrument Corp.
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Tazewell County
John L. Chestnut
Garwood Elevated to Tazewell County Supervisor of Education
Mrs. Virginia Garwood of Bluefield Va. is promoted to supervisor of education for Tazewell County Va. Dwight Specks of Richlands becomes supervisor of secondary education assisting Division Superintendent Lester L. Jones. William Rhodes named supervisor of elementary education replacing Margaret Joyce who moves to Giles County. Woodrow Mullins promoted to assistant principal at Richlands High School and Howard Crouch becomes principal of Cedar Bluff Elementary.
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Virginia Garwood
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Dwight Specks
Richlands
Garwood
Lester L. Jones
Specks
Richlands High School
Board of Education
William Rhodes
Cedar Bluff
Margaret Joyce
Giles County
Woodrow Mullins
Howard Crouch
Bishop Elementary
Cedar Bhuiff
Public Notice in Mercer County Court Civil Actions 14183 and 14189
Court notice states that defendants must answer by deadlines in two separate actions. In action 14183 James Long Dalton v Mary Williams Dalton, failure to respond may lead to default judgment. In action 14189 partition suit against Irene Elizabeth Roach James B Roach Carl E Bowling Leona Bowling, deadline July 12 1966 with default judgment possible thereafter.
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Mary Williams Dalton
B. W. Bowling
Irene Elizabeth Roach
James B. Roach
Carl E. Bowling
Leona Bowling
Undereee
Cve A
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