Carter gains delegates as Brown stays in race
Jimmy Carter slowly gains more Democratic delegates toward the 1,505 needed for a first ballot nomination. Jerry Brown remains in the race, while endorsements come from Gov. Edwin Edwards and Mayor Richard Daley. Ford and Reagan plan Missouri trips as delegates count shows Ford leading Reagan.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Carter
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Missouri
Reagan
Georgia
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Ohio
New Jersey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Wendell Anderson
Anderson
Humphrey
Walter Mondale
Democratic National Committee
Five Hurt In Bluefield Two Car Crash
Five persons sustained minor injuries in a two car collision on the Grassy Branch Cutoff in Bluefield. Rebecca Rozzel Perry and Julia Ann Farley, both 23 and 24, and three car passengers Ruth Estep Tony Estep and Christian Farley were treated for cuts and bruises and released from Bluefield Sanitarium. The Perry vehicle crossed East Cumberland Road at Grassy Branch when it struck the Farley car. both cars were demolished. Bluefield Rescue Squad transported the injured. Patrolman H H Harding investigated.
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Grassy Branch
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
Rebecca Rozzel Perry
Julia Ann Farley
Ruth Estep
Tony Estep
Christian Farley
Perry
East Cumberland Road
Farley
H. H. Harding
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Public Notices Rates Ledger
Public notices page from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph details subscription rates for West Virginia and home delivery prices. Mentions The Associated Press, circulation audit, and advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Blane Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Ini Peper
Malin
West Virginia
Deaths and Funerals in McDowell County area
Obituary notices list Ray Arvil Bolden 48 of Bluefield and other locals, detailing survivors, funeral plans at Bee Branch Church, and pallbearers. Includes George W. Yost 62 and IVA Patterson 77, with service details, locations, and call times.
Masonic Leader Hairston Dies in West Virginia
James Roosevelt Hairston of Northfork dies after brief illness in a Princeton hospital. He was a retired teacher, a deacon, and national grandmaster of F A A Y Masons. Survived by Irene R. Hairston and daughter Billye Tyree, funeral Saturday at First Baptist Church Northfork with Masonic rites and multiple clergymen officiating. Burial Restlawn Memorial Gardens Littlesburg Road.
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Willie McGhee
Algoma
Welch Hospital
Martinsville
Frank and
Dollie Finney McGhee
McDowell County
Little Rock Church of Christ of Elridge
Virginia Chapel Church of Christ
Welch
St. Mary's Church of Christ of Anawalt
Louise McGhee
Willie Fred McGhee
Pittsburgh
Frank Junius McGhee
Richmond
Barbara Grant
Elizabeth, N. J
Alice Leola Woolridge
Mary Louise Nellye
Howard McGhee
Bassett
Dollie Mae Massie
Little Rock Church of Christ of Elkridge
P. D. Smith
D. R. Perkins
O. W. Hubbard
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Leodis Cloyd
Alphonso Dalton
Garfield Williams
Flenoy Witcher
Ueal Leonard Foddrell
Jessie Penn
West Virginia State Missionary Society
Church of Christ
Sinkford and Richardson
Keystone
Billie Evelyn Church
Roderfield
Frank Spratt
Mary Cline Spratt
React Club
Thomas Eugene Church
Thomas Church
William
Drea Sue) Mikles
Donald Spratt
Titusville
Fla
Craig Spratt
Fairfax
Fanning Funeral Home
Charlie Kennedy
Kaeger Memorial
Lucille Clark Bowling Jackson
Tampa
Princeton
Northwest Christian Church of
Old Princeton Hospital
Princeton American Legion Auxiliry
Jack
Myrtle Frazier Clark
James F. Bowling
William B. Jackson
James J. Bowling
John O. Bowling
Washington, D.C
William B. Jackson Jr
Dellano
Marie) Cates
Grady
Alta) Higginbottom
Pisah Road
George W. Seaver
Ambrose Stump
Resthaven Park
Jim Shorter
Pat Twohig
C. O. Stafford
Walter Fielder
Dan Turner
Bill Myers
James R. Hairston
James Roosevelt Hairston
Northfork
Switchback
John T
Cornelia Miller Hairston
Memorial Baptist Church
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Prince Hall Lodge 7
F. & A.A. Y. Masons
Maybeury
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Missionary Society
The
Jericho
Linkford and Richardson
Funerals for Kinzer Anderset and Smith Held Today
Funeral services conducted across Bluefield and Princeton for Irene Kinzer Eva Anderset and Gladys Lyons Smith. Kinzer mourners include Vernun Yost and others with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery in Bluefield. Smith's service at George W Seaver Chapel with burial at Resthaven followed by local church flowerbearers.
Chamber Growth Boosts Greater Bluefield Business Ties
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce reports 167 new memberships during Tuesday's blitz, with 15 new members since Tuesday and 25 more pending. The drive, described as possibly West Virginia's most successful, raised prior membership from 378 and marks phase one of a two part effort to double membership for funding future programs. Winning teams led by Robert Mustard and Bud Acken secured 44 new memberships each.
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Greater. Bluefield
West Virginia
Robert Mustard
Mustard Equipment Company
Bud Acken
W. F. Bennett
People’s Bank of Bluewell
Fred Cooke
Cole Motors
Jim Russell
Virginia Foods and Mustard
A. A. Modena
Bill Bentley
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield Officials Back Local Hospital Project
Wayne Lampman of American Medicorp expressed strong confidence in the feasibility of Bluefield’s hospital project. Mayor Edwin Elliott announced elation over the news, calling the facility a critical need for the city and surrounding area. Ground-breaking plans and site work by Wilkinson and Haynes were expected to begin soon with details to be released publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Lampman
Medicorp
Bluefield
Edwin Elliott
Wilkinson and Haynes Construction Firm
Western Coal Leasing Plan Raises Appalachian Opposition
The Buchanan County Chamber warns President and the Interior Department that leasing western public lands for coal could cause massive Appalachian unemployment. They urge postponement for ten years until economic, social, and environmental impacts are reassessed.
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Buchanan County Chamber
Appalachia
Department of the Interior
Welch City to Push Sewage Plan Despite State Hurdles
Welch on Thursday authorized pursuing a sewage system with or without state permit after an engineer report. The council voted to ask the Public Service Commission to reinstate a sewage fee at half the water fee, to start in October with PSC collection. Mayor W B Swope began a new term and warned against prolonged red tape while noting potential federal matching funds.
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Welch City Council
Public Service Commission
PSC
Welch
W. B. Swope
Swope
Swope Sys
Bluefield
PBS
Attorneys See Trials Shifting From Bluefield to Charleston
ltmann said a conviction was unlikely in Bluefield and William O. Bivens Jr. noted a better chance in Charleston. Defense lawyers planned to proceed regardless as Clark Mason and Rife were acquitted of conspiring to obstruct hearings about the ignition, and Mason also found not guilty of false testimony to a federal grand jury.
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Bluefield
William O. Bivens Jr
Charleston
Clark
Mason
Rife
Princeton Pool Reopens After Repairs
Princeton Recreational Director Charlie Briscoe said the Princeton City Pool is now open and functioning after Monday’s closure due to broken water inlet valves and boiler trouble. The facility has been tested and is back in service for the public.
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Charlie Briscoe
Princeton Recreational
Princeton City Pool
Ex-Area Woman Dies After Fall in Takoma Park
Hazel Virginia Scott Bailey, 56, of Takoma Park Maryland and formerly of Duhling, died Wednesday in a Takoma Park hospital following a fall from a ladder. The body is at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Della Hess Hodge
Tip Top
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial
Hazel Virginia Scott Bailey
Takoma Park
Duhling
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Population Density and Land Area in 1790 Census
In 1790 the United States had a land area over 3.5 million square miles with a population density of 57.5 persons per square mile. The total land area and population density reflect early national measurements.
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U.S
West Virginia Delegates Free from Byrd Pledge for Carter
Robert Byrd released 31 West Virginia delegates from his commitment to him at the Democratic National Convention. The move allows delegates to choose their own first ballot vote, with Carter supporters quickly reaching out to secure backing. Alan Mollohan and others said they would vote for Carter on the first ballot.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
J. C. Dillon
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Associated Press
Byrd
Hubert Humphrey
Carter
California
Edmund G. Brown
Princeton
Robert E. Holroyd
Holroyd
First District
Alan Mollohan
Fairmont
Robert Mollohan
Mollohan
House approves 34 year extension of revenue sharing
The House voted 361 to 35 to extend federal revenue sharing for 34 years, guaranteeing 6.65 billion dollars annually to cities counties and states with few spending limits. Amendments to toughen rules or change distribution were rejected. John Gunther of the U S Conference of Mayors welcomed long term funding. The plan uses entitlement funding and ends fiscal 1980.
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Washington
House
Federal
Treasury
John Gunther
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Senate
Ex Welch Man Dies From Hospital Bed Fire
Warren E. Sutter Jr. 55 formerly of Welch died from burns after a hospital bed fire in Texas. He passed at Shriner Burn Center Galveston from burn complications. A Huntsville hospital patient, he likely ignited by a cigarette. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bennett Fanning Funeral Home Northfork.
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Welch
Texas
Warren E. Sutter Jr
Huntsville
Tex
Shriner
Galveston
Bluefield
Sutter
Bennett- Fanning
Northfork
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Bluefield Daily Carter
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ray Arvil Bolden
Rt. 1
Jamey Coal Company
Logan
Joe
Dolly Bolden
To Bolden
Carol McKinney
Boissevain
Billy Ray Bolden
Columbus
Arthur Bolden
Jake Bolden
Joe Bolden
Jenkin Jones
Charles E. Bolden
Abbs Valley
Nathan Bolden
Virgie Saylers
Ogie Stumbo
Raysal
Ida Mae Sheppard
Bee Branch Primitive Baptist Church
Paynesville
Anice Davis
Rodriguez
Bill Davis
Tivis Davis
Opie McKinney
John Dillon
Lee Gillespie
Steven Stevenson
George W. Yost
Lee Ave
Tazewell
Sterling
Florence Peck Yost
Virginia Foods Company
Macie Young Yost
Gail Yost
Barbara Lyons
Cedar Bluff
Ron Yost
Larry Yost
William Yost
Virgil Jones
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Iva Patterson
Iva. Patterson
Bandy
Tazewell, Va
Ashe County
N. C
Ambrose and
Libbie Ham Pennington
Tazewell County
Dix Creek
Dunfordtown
Church
George Perry JR
Peters Branch
Capels
Velvia Bartley Perry
George W. Perry Sr
James
Rose Marie) Sheffield
Enon
Charles E. Perry
Dayton
Thomas J. Perry
Baltimore
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Deward Frazier
Jackie Hamilton
Big Jenny
Davy
Mrs
Lucille Clark
Bowling Jackson
Masonic
Hairston
Nonsuch
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Eagles Club
Virginia Rebels
Anderset
Eva A
Flushing, N. Y
Hawkins Cemetery
Richlands
Charles J. Schneider
New Graham Pharmacy
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield, Virginia
Acken
Kleppe
Ford Administration
U. S. Udence
U. S
Ran Henry
Princeton Pool
Magazine
N. S
Bovenizer
Medical Arts
Bland Street
W.va
Dillon
T. A. Patrick
Jesus Christ
Bivefield
Churches of God
Glen Thomas
Mark Hambrick
Marvin Porter
Larry Carroll
Thompson Valley
James Cornwell
Adrie Franklin Hail
Baptist Valley
Arther Harris
Dunferdtown
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