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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1976

Page

2

Privacy Panel Urges Limits on Tax Return Use

Federal Privacy Commission proposes tighter rules on income tax information. It stops short of a full ban on access, but calls for court orders and taxpayer notification before prosecutors obtain returns for non tax cases. The seven member panel led by David Linowes issued the first report to President Ford and Congress.

Washington Federal Privacy Commission Ford Congress Commission New York David Linowes Senate Justice Department Internal Revenue Service U.S IRS Securities and Exchange Commision Agriculture Department Civil Aeronautics Board Federal Communications Commission Federal Home Loan Bank Board The Interior Interstate Commission Postal Service Samu Business Administration Veterans Administration Census Bureau

GED Certificate Testing Slated for Richlands High School

The GED Testing Program will start Wednesday June 16 at Richlands High School room 107 at 10 a.m. Adults 19 or older may apply. For more information contact Lockard Conley at the Tazewell County School Board office.

Richlands High School Tazewell County Lockard Conley

Beautification Commission to Meet Friday in Bluefield

The Bluefield Beautification Commission will hold its regular meeting at 2 p.m. Friday in the second floor conference room of the Bluefield Municipal Building. This will be the last regular session until September. Chairman is Mrs. Barbara Helms and several important matters will be discussed.

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Business and Circulation Note

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces subscription rates by mail and home delivery terms. It provides price details for West Virginia readers and mentions the affiliated Associated Press news dispatch rights and advertising representation.

Delly Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield Associated Press West Virginia Audio Bureau of Circulation Mathews, Shannon & Cullen

Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Princeton Area

Multiple obituaries detail Samuel Claude Ward 13 of Rowe Virginia and others in Bluefield Princeton region. Ward died after brief illness with services at Rowe residence and burial in Blanken ships Cemetery. Reports also list MRS CLARENCE KINZER Mrs GLADYS L SMITH Mrs ELIZABETH SHELTON DORSIE LEE TAYLOR with ages, residences, survivors and funeral arrangements across several Virginia West Virginia towns.

Pianist Eva Amato Anderlet Dies at 69 in Flushing

Mrs Eva Amato Anderlet 69 of Flushing N Y died Sunday in a Flushing hospital from natural causes. Born in Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Fred and Eva Amato and widow of Arthur Anderlet a former concert pianist. Surviving sisters include Mrs Pete Tizen Richlands Va and Mrs R W Jessee Bluefield Va plus Mary Amato and Quitelli Amati of Flushing and brother Freddy Amato Olney Md. Graveside rites Friday at Hawkins Cemetery Richlands at 10 a.m. Rev Charles J Schneider officiating. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Flushing. Donations may go to favorite charities. Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va in charge.

Eva Amato Anderlet Flushing N. Y Tennessee Fred Eva Amato Arthur Anderlet Pete Tizen Richlands R. W. Jessee Bluefield Quitelli Amati Mary Amato Freddy Amato Olney Hawkins Cemetery Charles J. Schneider Dudley Memorial Mortuary

Bryant Gibson 58 Dies After Short Illness in Grundy

Bryant Gibson of Wolford Virginia died in a Grundy hospital after a brief illness. Retired miner and Buchanan ny native, he leaves wife Madgie Blankenship Gibson and 6 sons including Edward and James, 5 daughters, 1 brother, 3 sisters, and 13 grandchildren. A North Springs Old Regular Baptist Church member, his body will be moved to the residence at 4 p.m. today for calling. funeral arrangements incomplete.

Bryant Gibson Wolford Grundy Buchananny Phoebe Owens Gibson Madgie Blankenship Gibson Edward Gibson James Gibson Seattle Wash Lawrence Gibson Curtis, Thurman Despery Gibson George McGraw Janice Sue Endicott Edna Endicott Hurley Phoebe Fields Sharon Gibson Dave Gibson Audrey Ratliff Lydia Stacy Susie Hensley Maitland North

Death Notice of Earl Cooper of Cedar Bluff Va

Earl Cooper 64 of Rt 1 Cedar Bluff Va died Tuesday at home from an apparent heart attack. He was born in Russell County Va son of Jim and Alice Thompson Cooper a retired farmer. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands with Rev Johnny Grinstead officiating. Burial will follow if funeral here today after 2 p.m.

Earl Cooper Rt. 1 Cedar Bluff Russell County Jim Alice Thompson Cooper Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands Johnny Grinstead

Obituary notes Rosa Sprott and Agie Fields

Rosa A Sprott of 207 Williams St Bluefield dies Sunday in Bluefield Born in New Bedford Mass she was daughter of William and Lucinda Evens Sprott Member Mount Zion Baptist Church Eastern Star Usher board Senior Choir Surviving sister Mary White Louisville Ky Funeral Friday 1 pm Mount Zion Baptist Church Burial Restlawn Memorial Gardens Lit tlesburg Pallbearers church deacons Flower bearers Call Link ford Richardson Funeral Home today 6 to 9 pm and at church one hour before services Agie Fields 58 Grundy Va dies in Richlands Va hospital after apparent heart attack Belibe Coal Co employee lifelong Buchanan County Son of late Joe and Abbie Fields Priscilla Adkins Fillds Grundy two daughters Anita Geneva Fields sisters Lena Skeens Grundy Birchie Skeens Paynesville Ohio brother Ezra Fields Grundy Incomplete at Grundy Funeral Home.

Clarence Kinzer Luther Clarence Irene) Kinzer Bluefield Pocahontas Charles L Effie Elizabeth Vernon Deaton Springville Roy Deaton Vernon Deaton Roanoke Virginia Hibbard Flint Mich Dudley Memorial Mortuary Keith Stiltner Mapel Hill Vernon Yost Peery Blackwell Dante Janutolo Bill Wallace Jimmy Shrader Edward Scott M. Crockett Hughes Gladys L. Smith Gladys Lyons Smith Airport Drive Princeton Mercer County First United Methodist Church Order of the Eastern Star Princeton High School Marshall University Commercial Business College Omaha Neb American Association of University Women Concord West Virginia Education Association National Education Association Gardner Grace Hunt Lyons Russ Lyons Wilbert W. Smith John K Judy) Moore New York City H. J. Cy Phyllis) Fox Rupert George W. Seaver Chapel John Mendez Norman Arrington Resthaven Park Cemetery Elizabeth Shelton Elbert Welch Hospital Gary and Consolidated Baptist Church Greg Shelton Lillian Brogdon Thorpe William Shelton Brooklyn N. Y Greg Shelton, Jr Hempstead Elbert Shelton Whitesplain Restlawn Memorial Gardens Littleburg Road Page Funeral Home Welch Rosa A. Sprott Williams St New Bedford Mass William and Lucinda Evens Sprott Mount Zion Baptist Church Eastern Star Mary White Louisville John Hooper Littlesburg Linkford and Richardson Agie Fields Grundy Richlands Belibe Coal Co Buchanan County Joe Abbie Stevenson Priscilla Adkins Fillds Anita Geneva Fields Lena Skeens Birchie Skeens Paynesville Ohio Ezra Fields Grundy Funeral Home

Mrs Lucille Clark Bowling Jackson Dies in Tampa

Mrs Lucille Clark Bowling Jackson, 54, of Tampa Florida and formerly of Princeton, died Wednesday in a Tampa hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of William J Jackson and a retired nurse. The service was incomplete at George W Seaver Chapel in Princeton.

Lucille Clark Bowling Jackson Tampa Fla Princeton William J. Jackson George W. Seaver Chapel

Bessie Taylor 67 at Rodriguez Funeral Home Pocahontas

Bessie Taylor 67 of Wolfe died recently and services were announced at Rodriguez Funeral Home in Pocahontas Virginia. The obituary notes her passing and the location of the funeral home handling arrangements.

Bessie Taylor Wolfe Bluefield Rodriguez Pocahontas

Mrs Georgie Agnew Bower Rites Held Today

Funeral services for Mrs Georgie Agnew Bower of 141 West Tenth Street Jacksonville Florida take place today at 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Chapel with Rev T Roger McGuire officiating. Burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell.

Bower Georgie Agnew West Tenth St Jacksonville Fla Mercer Funeral T. Roger McGuire Woodlawn Bluewell

Carter and Ford Vie as Kennedy May Run With Carter

Democratic battle narrows as Carter solidifies lead while Brown contends for vice presidency. Ford and Reagan clash for Republican nomination with California Ohio New Jersey results shaping the race ahead of the convention.

Coy Wisconsin Edward M. Kennedy Carter Plains Brown Ford Ronald Reagan Reagan Missouri California Ohio New Jersey Wallace Daley Humphrey Church Udall

Bellmon urges suspension of U S food aid to Bangladesh India

U S Senator Henry Bellmon urged halting food aid grain shipments to Bangladesh and India for the year after a 10 day tour found grain stores overflowing from record local crops. Separately Kissinger reported progress on a Panama Canal treaty with disputes over base areas and term length. A Lebanon conflict update noted Syria halted its advance after heavy tank losses. A Morgantown car dealership fire caused up to 1 million dollars in damage with no injuries.

Bellmon Washington Henry Bellmon Okla U.S Bangladesh India Thailand Santiago Chile Henry A. Kissinger Panama Organization of American States OAS Kissinger Aquilino Boyd Beirut Lebanon Syria Soviet Union Tass Morgantown W.va Berry Pontiac-Gmc Inc Point Marion Road Monongalia County

Farley Dies at 86 Former Postmaster General

James A. Farley longtime Democratic strategist and former postmaster general died Wednesday night at his Waldorf Towers home. He was 88. Farley helped engineer Franklin D. Roosevelt’s rise to the presidency and remained active as honorary chairman of Coca Cola Export Corp. until recently.

James A. Farley New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Farley Waldorf Towers Towers Park Avenue Madison Avenue Coca Cola Export Corp White House

Garden High welcomes James Harman as new football coach

Buchanan County School Board approved James Harman as head football coach at Garden High School and noted his track background could help start a Garden track program with the Keen Mountain athletic field project. The board also discussed a future basketball coach position.

Jessie McClanahan Buchanan County School Board James Harman Garden High School Harman Garden Big Creek James Moon Keen Mountain Moon Smithey-Boynton Gillespie Buchanan County Virginia Percy Deel Ralph Justice Paul Hatfield Hess Grundy Junior High Willy Sullivan Council Elementary Virginia Dental Insurance Hopkins Insurance Agency Bob Dennis Bucova Insurance Slate Creek Bucova Phoebe Justice Hurley High School Stonecoat Commonwealth Leonard Cole PTA YMCA

Bland County Horse Show Date Corrected to June 13

The Bland County Horse Show will take place on June 13, correcting an earlier Daily Telegraph report that had listed June 6.

Bland County Daily Telegraph

Legion Sets Officer Election For 1976-77 Year

The Riley-West Post of the American Legion meets at 8 p.m. today at the University Club in the West Virginian Hotel to elect officers for 1976-77. A door prize is planned and refreshments will be served.

Riley-West Post American Legion University Club West Virginian Hotel

Athens Bicentennial Picnic Plans Highlight July Fourth Events

Athens prepares a Fourth of July celebration featuring a Two to Two Hundred costume parade from Athens High School to Concord College at 2 p.m. and a 3:30 p.m. dedication of the new $3 million Laurel Creek water impoundment. Governor Arch A Moore Jr among about 80 invitees. activities include booths, games, dunking machine, and awards for costumes.

Athens Laurel Creek Athens High School Concord College Thomas H. Pendleton Athens Volunteer Fire Department Arch A. Moore Jr Athens Area Robert Crawford Cochairman Crawford Tom Goldston Bob Beckett Athens Bicentennial Planning Committee Town Hall

$25 Million Damages Sought In Coal Suit

Ardith Dandy sues in Kanawha County Circuit Court claiming 30 million tons of coal royalties were denied. She seeks $25 million from John Jenkins John Geupel and William C. Stucky and K P Coal Co alleging interference with a 50 cent per ton royalty contract.

McDowell County Ardith Dandy Kanawha County John Jenkins John Geupel Columbus Ohio William C. Stucky K&p Coal Co Charleston Dandy Stucky

Teen Girl Recovers From Rare Face Deformity Surgery

Ida Hays of La Grande Oregon underwent a 10 hour operation at New York University Medical Center to repair a severely deformed face. Surgeons reduced eye separation, rebuilt the nose, filled gaps with hip bone, and plan further jaw work. Ida says she can see with both eyes and no longer feels stared at, though additional procedures may follow.

New York Ida Hays la Grande Ore Ida New York University Medical Center Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

Jesse James Hideout Noted at Meramec Caverns

An AP report recalls that in the 1870s Jesse James and his gang used Meramec Caverns near Stanton Missouri as a hideout. A cavern sign proclaims Jesse James Crept Here signaling the outlaw's historical link to the site.

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