Faithful Democrats Attend Reunion at Glenwood Park
More than 400 party faithful gathered for a Democratic Reunion dinner in Glenwood Park. Statewide candidates John D. Rockefeller IV and Tom Winner attended, with Mercer County officials and local figures present. Senator Byrd did not attend due to another engagement. The event aimed to heal post primary rifts as Mercer County Democrats prepare for the November general election. Rockefller praised southern visits amid the fight against Arch Moore Jr. Winner discussed West Virginia election processes including delayed final counts in 47 of 55 counties and his plan to name the secretary of state as chief elections officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Honaker
Glenwood Park
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
I. G
John”' Underwood
Mercer County
United States
Robert C. Byrd
Sen. Byrd
Beckley
Glenwood
Underwood
Rockefeller
Lee M. Kenna
Kanawha County
Robert Myers
West Virginia
Arch Moore, Jr
Secretary of State
Farmington
A. James Manchin
Right Ons Greet Four Candidates for Virginia Dem Party
Four white candidates for top Virginia Democratic posts addressed about 700 black delegates in Roanoke. William G. Thomas and William B. Hopkins stood for moderates, while Thomas Fitzpatrick and George Rawlings Jr. represented liberal wing. No endorsements were given. Ruth Harvey Charity and Jessie Rattley were backed by the caucus for national committeewoman and party vice chair respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia
Democratic Party
William G. Thomas
Alexandria
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
William B. Hopkins
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Thomas
Hopkins
Fitzpatrick
Rawlings
Ruth Harvey Charity
Danville
Democratic National Committee
Jessie Rattley
Newport News
Tiffany Death Ruled Natural
Bluefield police ruled Wendell Tiffany 43 died of natural causes after his body was found Friday morning in front of Thelma's Hotel on Wayne Street. Witnesses reported seeing him fall on Thursday evening and bloodstains were noted by Sgt. James Dent of the detective bureau. The body was taken to Sinkford-Richardson Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Wendell Tiffany
Northside
James Dent
Bluefield Detective Bureau
Thelma
Wayne Street
Dent
Tiffany
Bradman Building Company
Bland Street
Sinkford - Richardson Funeral Home
Police Probe Death Of Keystone Man In McDowell County
State Police in McDowell County continue in vestigation into the death of elderly Charles Jones of Keystone found dead on the bathroom floor of a Keystone rooming house. No sign of foul play observed and an autopsy is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Keystone
Charles Jones
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Address and Rates Info
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1893. Published mornings by Daily Telegraph Printing Co. 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 member of Associated Press. Subscriptions by carrier or mail in West Virginia 37.20 yearly motor route 3.10 per month. Rates to other zones on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefielad
W Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannon & Cullen Telephone
Area Deaths And Funerals
Obituary notices for Robert Lee Grim 73 of Epperly and Virginia Church 73 of Vansant list services, burial plans, survivors and calling hours. Additional notices cover Carson B. Honaker 55 Honaker and Arthur Lee French 83 Narrows plus Dexter T. Hale 68 Honaker with dates, locations, and cemetery details.
Funeral services set for Charles S. Wells in McComas
Charles S. Wells of McComas dies after long illness in Bluefield hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at New Morning Star Baptist Church with Rev. Stevens and Rev. Harris. Burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Wells born 1903 Maybeury. retired American Coal Co. employee. Masonic and Jericho lodge member. Survived by children Janis Maynard Charles Wells William Wells and relatives. pallbearers King Hiram Lodge. Friends may visit Linkford Richardson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Wells
McComas
Bluefield
New Morning Star Baptist Church
T. M. Stevens
R. H. Harris
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Wells
Maybeury
James and
Elizabeth Wade Wells
American Coal Co
King Hiram Lodge No. 1 F
A. A. Y. Masons
Bramwell
Willie Mae Wells
Janis M. Maynard
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles W. Wells
New York City
N. Y
William T. Wells
Lumberton
N. C
Della Woods
Columbus
Victoria Court No. 20
Jericho
Pinnia Byrd
Mattie Clark
L. B. Holcombe
Ruth Buchanan
King Hiram Lodge No. 1
New Morning Star
Garland E Myers obituary in Radford Virginia
Garland Estes Myers 56 of Radford Va and formerly Bluefield W Va died Friday morning in a Roanoke Va hospital He was born in Bluefield son of Mrs Victoria Myers and the late W L Myers A former Bluefield Telephone Company employee he later worked for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company in Radford He is survived by his wife Louise Shawver Myers one brother Glenn Myers of Bluefield three sons David Myers Richard Myers and Eddie Myers and four grandchildren Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 pm at DeVilbiss Funeral Home Radford with Rev Emory Elmore officiating burial followed in Sunrise Cemetery Radford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson B. Honaker
Carson B. Hooaker
Honaker
Lebanon, Va
Russell County
Ive
Ethel Dye Honaker
Maudie Honaker
Shelby Jackson
Dayton
Ohio
Sue Honaker
Wanda Wilson
Diane Honaker
Sandra Honaker
James Carson Honaker
Edna Belcher
Junction City
Erna Moore
Carlis Clark
Orlando
Fla
Marie Johnson
Josie Yates
Naomi Barnett
Chicago
Ill
Charlie Honaker
Silver Springs
Dallas Honaker
Germantown
Melvin Honaker
Bernard Honaker
Conley Honaker
Owens Funeral Home
Kyle Hubbard
John Massie
Clark Cemetery
Arthur Lee French
Narrows
Pearisburg
Giles County
Houston C
Susan Miller French
Intermont Lodge
AF & AM
American Legion
Dexter T. Hale
Richlands
Virginia Department of Highways
Minnie Hubbard Hale
Frazier Hale
Ada Pearson
Elizabethton
Tenn
Ree Mize
Bristol
Dorothy Bare
Greensboro
N. C
Emily Summers
Jacksonville
Blanche Louise Canter
Springfield
Dora Moore
Mabel Hale
Newhall
W. Va
Howard Hale
Edward Hale
Hobart Hale
Dearborn
Mich
Honaker Funeral Home
Harley Dye
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
Garland E. Myers
Garland Estes Myers
Radford
Bluefield
Roanoke
Victoria Myers
W. L. Myers
Bluefield Telephone Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Louise Shawver Myers
Glenn Myers
David Myers
Richard Myers
Pearlsburg
Eddie Myers
Evington
DeVilbiss Funeral Home
Emory Elmore
Sunrise Cemetery
Mrs. Mary Sanders Dies at 90 in Abingdon
Mrs. Mary Sanders, 90, formerly of Bluefield Virginia, died Friday in Abingdon Virginia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sanders
Bluefield
Abingdon
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Mrs Blanche Neel Campbell Dies at 77 in Bluefield
Mrs Blanche Neel Campbell age 77 of Bluefield Virginia died Friday. Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell is in charge of arrangements in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Neel Campbell
Bluefield
Portsmouth
Ohio
Cravens - Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Private graveside rites for Mrs Rose Caplan Matz
Mrs Rose Caplan Matz 68 of Beckley died after a short illness in a Beckley hospital. The widow of Nathan Matz she moved to Beckley in 1936 from Bluefield and was a member of Temple Bethel El. Survived by husband daughter Sally Susman three grandchildren sister and two brothers. Rabbi Samuel Volkman will officiate Hawkins Funeral Home in charge. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Caplan Matz
Beckley
Mount Sinai
Monte Vista Park
Matz
Nathan Matz
Beckley Hospital
Bluefield
Abraham and
Sophia Caplan
Morgantown
Temple Bethel- el
Matt
Allen
Sally) Susman
Mark L. Front
Joseph
David Caplan
Samuel Volkman
Charleston
Hawkins Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Elizabeth Hurley 95 Dies in Columbus Ohio Funeral Held
Mrs Elizabeth Ibby Hurley 95 of Jolo died Thursday in Columbus Ohio. She leaves daughters Sadie Blankenship Hazel Godfrey Dick Walk and Ada Elam and sons Jesse Hurley and B B Hurley. Survived by 20 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Saeger with Rev Carl Kelly officiating. Burial at Palm Memory Gardens Matheny. Visitation 5 to 9 p m today at Fanning Funeral Home Jaeger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Ibby
Hurley
Jolo
Columbus
Ohio
Isaban
Sadie Blankenship
Hazel Godfrey
Akron
Dick Walk
Huntington
Ada Elam
Jesse Hurley
B. B. Hurley
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Saeger
Carl Kelly
Palm Memory Gardens
Matheny
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
William A Crawford 82 Bluefield Miner Dies
William A Crawford 82 of Bluefield died Friday in a Bluefield nursing home after a long illness. A Pooxsutawney Penn. native, he was a retired coal miner from Peerless Coal Co. and a United Mine Workers member. He is survived by three daughters and three sons and a sister. The body is at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell pending burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Andrew Crawford
Rt. 2
Bluefield
Pooxsutawney
Penn
Andrew Jackson
Virginia C. Flanner Crawford
Peerless Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Edna Mae Crawford
Fred
Edna) Furches
Eugene
Ruth) Rumley
Rock Falls
Ill
Clarence
Billy) Poseno
William A. Crawford
Linwood
Calif
Arthur
Emory Crawford
E. B. Kahle
Cravens Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Peterstown Man Ashpy Clemons Dies at 73
Ashpy Clemons 73 of Peterstown died at his residence Thursday evening. A native of Mercer County he was a farmer and Bozoo Christian Church member. Survived by widow Denver Tracey Clemons daughter Madelyn Crews of Richmond stepchildren and siblings. Funeral 1 p.m. at Broyles Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Buford Cole officiating. Burial in Clemons Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashpy Clemons
Peterstown
Mercer County
William and
Isabell Wiley Clemons
Bozoo Christian Church
Denver Tracey Clemons
Madelyn Crews
Richmond
Clemons Cemetery
Obituary of Robert H. Otey of Helen West Virginia
Robert H. Otey 54 of Helen died Friday in Beckley born in Lamar son of Cora Otey Lashmeet and the late Clarence Otey. He was a UMWA Local 9690 member at Itmann a Methodist and Mercer Anglers Club. Survived by Zettie Laxton Otey of Helen two sisters Kathryn Cook Matoaka and Margaret Meadows Lashmeet. Services 11 a.m. Monday Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton officiated by Rev. Leonard Repass and Rev. Arnold Akers. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road. Funeral home Sunday 3 to 9:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Grim
Robert Lee Grim
Epperly
Beckley
Williams
Sophia
Robert Hayworth
Glade Sparks
Matoaka
Montgomery County
Edward
Ella Grim
West Virginia State Police
UMWA
Riffe’s
Frances Linkous Grim
Mark Grim
Tennessee
Mason Grim
New Jersey
John
Mary) Kaylor
Princeton
Charlie
Sue) Caroll
Cohen
Samuel Grim
Galls Church
Robert Grim Jr
Laurel
Del
Equene Grim
Chicago
Sgt
Fort Knox
Russell Grim
Ill
McHenry
Jimmy Grim
Charles Grim
Johnny Grim
Mason
Virginia) Evans
Harvey, Ill
Paul
Dorothy) Morrison
Falls Church
Austin
Mary) Mullens
James
Annie) McGraw
Robert Margaret
Range
Indian Head
Kermit
Reba) Meadows
Hampton
Glen
Shelby Jean) Smith
St. Albans
Robert H. Otey
Helen
Lamar
Cora Otey
Lashmeet
Clarency Otey
Itmann
Methodist Church
Mercer Anglers Club
Zettie Laxton Otey
Kathryn Cook
Margaret Meadows
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Leonard Repass
Arnold Akers
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Funeral set for Albert E. Stevenson in Bluefield area
Albert E. Stevenson 71 of Worth died Thursday in Bluefield after a heart attack. Funeral services at 2 p.m. today at Sere Funeral Home Northfork with Rev. Charles Wilfong officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road. Born in Witten's Mill Va son of the late John T Stevenson and Laura Jane Tiller Stevenson. Survived by Patsy Holloway Stevenson two daughters Dana Wolfe Winston-Salem NC and Patsy Nesner Hagerstown MD one sister Eula Browning Bluefield and five pallbearers Jack Potter Jerry Doss Connie Lidle Calvin Poff Avery Thomas Steven Nesner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Stevenson
Worth
Bluefield
Sere
Northfor
Charles Wilfong
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield - Princeton Road
Witten’s Mill
John Thompson Stevenson
Laura Jane Tiller Stevenson
Patsy Holloway Stevenson
Dana Wolfe
Winston-Salem
N. C
Patsy Nesner
Hagerstown
Eula Browning
Jack Potter
Jerry Doss
Connie Lidle
Calvin Poff
Avery Thomas
Steven Nesner
Obituaries from Bluefield and Birchleaf area services
Beulah C Holbrook 81 of Bluefield Va died and services set at Dudley Memorial Chapel with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. William M Justice 90 of Ashland funeral at Bluewell chapel with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Myrtle Shumate 77 of Pageton to be laid to rest at Roselawn with services in Pocahontas. Jesse Davis 75 of Clinchco funeral at Sand Lick Church Birchleaf with burial in family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
William M
Ashland
Cravens - Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Rev
C. J. Peyton
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
Oakley Davidson
Eddie Barker
Robert Moore
Buddy Hall
Marvin Riggs
Marshall Barker
Davis
Jesse
Clinchco
Sand Lick Primitive Baptist Church
Birchleaf
Frank Viers
Alfred O’quin
Henry Viers
Haysi
Man Pleads Guilty in Bluefield Robbery Cover Story
City youth planned to pass off a robbery tale to settle debts. He admitted fabricating a story about an armed robbery and confessed after police recovered $494 from a car trunk. He pled guilty, paid a $100 fine, and served seven days in jail. Police praised the investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
East River Mountain
Larry W. Bourne
Sgt. Dent
Bourne
Snider
Bluefield
John McGhee
McGhee
Andrew Dodson
Contractor Denounces Sworn Debt Statement in Health Council Case
Elwin Aliff testified that a sworn statement claiming all debts were paid was untrue though he said such statements were customary to secure 52000 he claimed the Health Council owed him 100000 plus 300000 already paid and faulted substations on a punch list as reasons for nonpayment. The case before Mercer County Circuit Court continues with further cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Pedneau
Elwin Aliff
Southern
West Virginia
Aliff
Health Council
Robert Ashworth
The
Ashworth
Fred Blue
Clifton Roofing Company
Heath Council
Blue
Byrd Comments On Wallace McGovern And Convention
Senator Byrd weighs Wallace appeal and Wallace image shaped by press. He says Wallace’s stance on busing taxes and federal intervention shows broad appeal but may hinder an embrace by some. Byrd notes McGovern is a fine man who must shift positions to win in the fall, and he dismisses any plan to attend or seek the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey - Wallace
McGovern - Wallace
Wallace
Byrd
Big City
Sen
McGovern
Bluefield Woman's Car Damaged in Hit and Run
Bluefield police continued Friday to investigate a hit and run that left a 1967 Chevrolet owned by Linda P. Trigg of 138 Vendil Street Bluefield Virginia damaged on the Greyhound Bus Company parking lot. The incident occurred Thursday and caused about 250 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Linda P. Trigg
Vendil St
Greyhound Bus Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
John D. Rockefeller
Howard M. Jarrett
John D
Jay’ Rockefeller, IV
Tom Winner
del. Richard Neely
West
McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Virginia Church
Virginia Care Church
Rt. 1
Vansant
Grundy, Va
Wilson D. Church
William Preston Hagy
Didemia Looney Hagy
Reece Ratliff
Nora Bell
Ridgewood
N. J
J. W. Bissette
Charlotte
Ruth Lippe
Brooklyn, N. Y
William D. Church
Elkhorn City
Jake Hagg
Leemaster
Betty Looney
Rosa Yates
Virginia Funeral Home Chapel
Elmer Church
Big Prater Baptist Church
Charles Ivy
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Tyler Yates
Don Hagy
Paul Hagy
Paul Yates
Jim Childress
Horace Coffee
Bob Coffee
Wade Coffee Jr. Baldwin
Warren G. Yates
Lowell Hagy
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Charles Spangler Wells
Shumate
Myrtle
Pageton
Shumate-Newman Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Johnson Wilson
Lawrence Ayers
Roy Jones
Ricky Hurt
Bill Cochran
Darel Shumate
Jack Mitchem
City Youth
Organ Service Factory Trained
Technican Baldwin, Hammond and Wurlitzer Organs
Lowman Piano CO
Bluefield, W.va
Manmohan
Belair
Custom Tailors
Ricky Shamdas
Ricky Shandas
Eagles Club
Ron Dash
Uniques
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