Princeton electors certified after canvassing results
Incumbents Emory Reaser and Ira Southern and newcomer Robert Graham were certified as winners in Princeton's last week's municipal election. Canvassing increased each winner by one vote. Reaser 450, Southern 304, Graham 284. Others gained minor totals, and Reaser was sworn in. Southern and Graham take office July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gilreath
A | Telegraph
Emory Reaser
Ira Southern
Robert Graham
Princeton
Reaser
Virginia Wolford
Herbert Fink
Southern
Graham
Solicitation Permit Retained For Unification Church Group
Bluefield city officials kept the Unification Church solicitation permit after a hearing found no proof of misrepresentation by members. The permit allows street fund raising only with property owner permission, as managers testified that church members were asked not to solicit in homes or businesses without consent. The church faced criticism from local business owners and partial support from church advocates who blamed media and local officials for negative perceptions.
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Karen Kaplan
Temape
Bluefield
Fred Burton
Unification Church
Burton
Tim Folzenlogen
McDonald's
Donald Hancock
Fred A. Stalians
Ed Jarrett
Thornton's
John Feuchtenberger
Folzenlgen
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield VA Council Rescinds Whistle Blowing Ordinance
Bluefield Virginia town leaders voted to rescind a local ordinance that barred whistling at trains after a boy was killed by a Norfolk and Western locomotive on Depot Street. Council wants safer crossings with gates and asked the railway to install gates at remaining crossings. A second death occurred within a year and another child was critically injured.
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Virginia Side Council
Bluefield
Norfolk & Western Railway
Depot Street
James Lindsey
Jack Gilbert
N&w
Mercer Art Guild wins three awards at Rhododendron Festival
At the 13th annual Rhododendron State Art and Craft Festival in Charleston over 600 artists from seven states participated. Rita Montrosse won first place in oils and mixed media. Joy Shott took second in mixed media and had two watercolors accepted for the Allied Artists exhibit at Sunrise Gallery. Ellen Elmes received an honorable mention in watercolor and serves as Artist-in-Resident in Johnson City Tennessee.
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Mercer Art Guild
Capitol Grounds
Charleston
Rita Montrosse
Guild
Joy Shott
Ellen Elmes
Johnson City
Tenn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher Information Notice
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its publication details and advertising representation. It lists address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 2470 and notes Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates for mid century readers.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Schoolmen Plan Meeting by Mercer County Board
The Mercer County Board of Education will meet in executive session today at 10:00 a.m. in the Central Office to continue discussion on selecting a superintendent of schools. The board’s regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. James E. Robbins requests clarification to avoid confusion with another Robbins arrest report.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Marriages and property deals headline Mercer County notices
Courthouse brief lists transfers including George A Morton and Elizabeth H Morton to Homes Manufacturing District and East River Grace Farley to Douglas H Wilburn. Quail Valley Estates lot transfers also noted. Marriage license applications show Michael Anthony Chudina of Roanoke and Jane Anne Griffin of Princeton, plus James Merriott Hunsucker of Princeton and Cynthia Lee Reid of Parsburg.
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George A
Elizabeth H. Morton
Ree Homes Manufacturing District
East River
Grace Farley
Douglas H
Maria B. Wilburn
Quail Valley Estates
East River District
Mercer County
Michael Anthony Chudina
Roanoke
Jane Anne Griffin
Princeton
James Merriott Hunsucker
Cynthia Lee Reid
Parushburg
Matoaka Election slate unopposed on voting day
Matoaka will hold its municipal election with all candidates running unopposed. Mayor Charles E Blankenship and Recorder Ralph S Bird face no opposition. Council candidates include incumbents Frank Caruso Samuel Davis Douglas Hawkes James Hodges and newcomer Robert Barlow. Write in votes allowed for others not formally announced.
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Matoaka
Charles E. Blankenship
Ralph S. Bird
Frank Caruso
Samuel Davis
Douglas Hawkes
James Hodges
Robert Barlow
Council
Bramwell Votes Are Official In Town Election
An official Bramwell vote tally shows Don Murphy elected mayor with 148 votes and Elizabeth McElrath named recorder with 156 votes, both unopposed. Council results include Sherman Graves 100 Kim Murphy 110 Glen Scott 119 Joe Vinciguerra 104 Paul Gay 86 with write ins for mayor Roger Goins five and council seats Goins one. other council totals list Johnson 62 Ball 26 Butt 47 Comer 42 Eanes 86. The council acted on 24 challenge votes Monday night amid oil industry debate over refinery output and a congressional inquiry.
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Bramwell
Don Murphy
Elizabeth McElrath
Sherman Graves
Kim Murphy
Glen Scott
Joe Vinciguerra
Paul Gay
Roger Goins
William Miller
Gordon Short
Goins
Vester Johnson
Phillip Ball
Warren Butt
Jack Comer
Charlie Eanes
Man Charged With Slaying Of Taylor In Honaker
Buford State of Honaker has been charged by the Russell County Sheriff in the slaying of Bertha Lee Hess Taylor of Honaker. The 42 year old daughter of Beverly and Josia Hess died from a gunshot wound in her home Monday. Survivors include husband Marvin Taylor, a daughter Angela, five sisters, four brothers and extended family. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Russell Memorial Cemetery Lebanon. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Honaker
Russell County
Sheriff's Department
Buford
Bertha Lee Hess Taylor
Beverly and
Josia Owens Hess
Honaker Mills
Marvin Taylor
Angela Renee Taylor
Ethel Mangus
Slater S.C
Mary Francis Taylor
Ruta Frazier
Evelin Ruth Hale
Gladys Pearl May
Bristol
Garland Burke Hess
Charles Hess
Curtis Lewis Hess
Wythville Va
Earl Gene Hess
Marietta S.C
Honaker Funeral Home
Kile Hubbard
Peerman Lester
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
Murder Suspected In Garrett Death in Fayetteville
Ernest Garrett 23 a ROTC cadet and West Virginia State College student died Saturday night in Fayetteville North Carolina in a suspected homicide details were not released by police He was a native of McDowell County son of Clyde Garrett Sr and Willie M Garrett Survivors include three brothers Clyde Garrett Jr Larry Garrett Robert Garrett and one sister Emma Jean Garrett Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Page Funeral Home
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Ernest Garrett
Caretta
Fayetteville
N.C
W. Va
Emma Jean Garrett
Landover
Page Funeral Home
Escapee Nabbed In Pageton
A McDowell County man wanted for felonious escape from a Maryland penitentiary was apprehended Sunday afternoon in Pageton. Leman Ashbrook, about 45, was taken into custody at his Pageton home around 4 p.m. by Troopers G L Woods and S L Cox. Trooper Turner and Deputy Sheriff Ronnie Mathis assisted.
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McDowell County
Maryland
Pageton
C. M. Turner
West Virginia
Welch
Leman Ashbrook
Ashbrook
G. L. Woods
S. L. Cox
Turner
Ronnie Mathis
Deaths and Funerals items from Bluefield and nearby areas
James Lester 65 of Alexandria Va formerly of Bluefield died Sunday in an Alexandria hospital after a long illness. Survived by his wife Edna and five daughters and three sons among other relatives. Funeral held Tuesday at Demaine Funeral Home with burial in Presbyterian Cemetery. Myrtle Pardoe 83 Frederick Md formerly Green Valley died Monday in Frederick after a short illness. George M Vandyke 61 Oakwood Va died Monday in Richlands area with arrangements pending.
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James Lester
Alexandria
Bluefield
Ellewyn Lester
Mary Hagg Lester
Emily Lester
Randy
Gary Lester
Edna M. Lester
Carl Hale
Joe Barbour
Carl Gillespie
Dennis Hockenberry
Lowell
Mich
Earl W. Davis
Doran
Lew Roy Lester
Cedar Bluff
Thomas Lester
Jerry Lee Lester
Grand Rapids
Kenneth Thomas
Dallas
Bobbi Lester
Lubbock
Bill Thomas
Baileys’ Crossroads
Arnold Lester
Lew Lester
Lanham
Fred Lester
Akron
Ohio
Jethroe Mullins
Toccoa
Modree Snider
Blacksburg
Demaine
Presbyterian
Myrtle Pardoe
Myrtle Spangler Pardoe
Frederick
Green Valley
Cravens- Shires
Bluewell
George M. Vandyke
Oakwood
Richlands
Buchanan County
Keen Mountain
James Shelby Lewey obituary and multiple funeral notices
James Shelby Lewey 71 of Gilliam died after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. He was a retired miner and UMWA Local 5997 member, survived by his widow, children and siblings. Funeral conducted at Bennett-Fanning in Northfork with burial in Thornspring Cemetery Pulaski Virginia. Other notices: Walter H. Anderson Jr. 30 of Covington Kentucky died after a short illness. Mrs Bessie Short 61 of Hensley died after a long illness. Henry L. McGlothlin 85 of Richlands died in a Richlands hospital. Lena Bell Williams 94 of Bluefield dead on arrival. Funeral services and arrangements listed for each case.
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James Shelby Lewey
Gilliam
Bluefield
McDowell County
James W. Lewey
Sallie Warner Lewey
UMWA
Welch
Gilliam Coal and Coke Co
Sahara Etta Stone Lewey
Thelma Faye Anderson Lewey
Melvin Lewey
Shirley Vanney
Princeton
Richard
Loretta) Hedrick
Mary Whitner
Arlington
Robert
Blanche) West
Thornspring
Pulaski
Henry Church
Dellia Lester Church
Donald
Jerry
James
Lee Short
Hensley
Frank Short
Baltimore
Mary Cox
Mullens
Dave Bells
Quincey
Ohio
Lena Bell Williams
Rt. 2
Obituary notices for four Virginia residents and pallbearers
Floyd C. Dye 66 of Swords Creek will be funeralized today at 1 p.m. in Honaker with burial at Green Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers listed. Robert Troy Blankenship 45 of Richlands, formerly Honaker, to be buried at Green Hills after service at Hurst-Scott with two ministers. Hobart Lee Crabtree 68 of Anawalt to be honored at Long Point Baptist Church with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Cravens-Shires Funeral Home arranging.
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Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Cecil K. Herrin
Hawkins Cemetery
Tommy McGlothlin
Joe Blair McGlothlin
Jim McGlothlin
Victor Street
Concetto Arena
Claude Barrett
Cotton McGlothlin
Bill Barnes
Don McGlothlin
J.A Robinson
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Gethesemane Baptist Church Building Fund
Long Point Baptist Church
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Recommended concrete thickness for pavements and drives
The thickness of a concrete walkway depends on traffic but four inches is the most recommended. A concrete driveway should be at least six inches to support vehicles and heavy loads.
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Donzie Kessinger
Robert Whitten
Joseph H. Vicars
T. R. White
Thomas Steel
Oliver Avenue
Kee Street
Civitan Park
Caperton Ave
Thomas Worley
Capterton Ave
Oliver and Kee
Worley
Meador
Wysong
Maple Street
Robert Carr
Carr
Unification Church Group
God
Don Keesling
Claude Croney
The
American Watercolor Society
Falmouth
Mass
W.C. Dibble
Gerald Ratliff
Davy
Mary Hale
Gordon Herd
Railroad
M. Crocett Hughes
T.o.davis
Sanitary Board
Davis
Leonard Yost
North Tazewell
Yost
Steve Danko
Planning Commission
Frank Hart
Anderson and Associates
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Maiin Five
Second Sories
Wes Virgina
Audi Bureau of Crcalation Advertisng
Landon
James E. Robbins
Lilly Grove
Daily
Teleraph
Mid-Atlantic States
Gulf States
Rockies
Courthouse News
Congressional
Warlick
Man
Taylor
Garrett
Walter H. Anderson, JR
Walter H. Anderson Jr
Covington, Ky
Robert H. Anderson Sr
Newport, Ky
Randy Anderson
Trena Fleming
Gloria G. Ray
Narrows, Va
Rhoda Gail Anderson
Covington Ky
Richard Anderson
Covington
Stuart Anderson
Dublin,Va
George W. Seaver Chapel
Norman Arrington
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bessie Short
Welch Hospital
Henry L. McGlothlin
Philpot Ave
Benjamin F
Annie Jackson McGlothlin
Richands
McGlothlin
McGlothlin Credit Service
Baptist Church
Berwind Lodge No
Af&am
Clinch Valley Commandery
O'Keefe Royal Arch Chapter
Tazewell
Shrine Kazim Temple
Vicie Ratliff McGlothin
Winfred
Anna Jane
Harold L. McGlothlin
Robert D. McGlothlin
W. A
Mae) Street
Grundy
Floyd
Rose) Wample
Sharpsburg, Md
Morgan S
Mary K. Lakin Fisher
Belmont Methodist Church
Roanoke, Va
Marilyn Burnett
Elta M Price
Robert F. Williams Jr
Elta Hamilton
Arby McTier
Sharpsburg
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Derry Gray
Monte Vista Park
Mercer Funeral Home
Donald K. Taylor
North
Sorial Burding Gst
Bluefmld
Ae Yeat
Ling Cleaners
Mork. Welch
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