Cary Grant Popular With Nurses During Hospital Stay
Cary Grant, 64, recovering from a March 13 car crash at St John’s Queens Hospital, is isolated behind antiseptic curtains with private round the clock nurses. Reports describe his strong popularity with staff, a tight security regime, and mail flooding in at about 600 letters daily.
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New York
Nana
Cary Grant
California
Grant
St. John’s Queens Hospital
Gratia von Furstenberg
Miss von Furstenberg
Alice D’orazi
Queens
Dyan Cannon Grant
Elizabeth Honig
Frank Sinatra
Honig
D’orazi
Engineer Aims for Human Flight Like Buzzards in Daedalus Project
Seaford Delaware engineer John Seney of Dupont works three years studying Leonardo and Lilienthal to test if a man can soar briefly like a buzzard. He estimates a 38 foot wingspan and 40 times buzzard wing area would be needed, plus power transmission from legs and neck to wings. His Project Daedalus explores wing rotation and lift during both up and down movements.
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Seaford
Del
John
Seney
Leonardo
Lilienthal
Dupont Co
Nantecoke River
Leonardo DaVinci
Otto Lilienthal
Daedalus
Icarus
Carper Named AAA President in Bluefield Club
W Grady Carper of Princeton has been named president of the Bluefield Automobile Club, with Richard J. Wood of Bluefield as vice president. Carper succeeds Lloyd D. Feuchtenberger Jr. and Wood succeeds James E. Pile. Other officers include secretary manager Marble Weaver and treasurer Iris Hylton.
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W. Grady Carper
Princeton Insurance
Bluefield Automobile
Richard J. Wood
Bluefield Electrical
Carper
Lloyd D. Feuchtenberger, Jr
Woods
James E., Pile
Bluefield
Grady Carper and
West Virginia Turnpike
Princeton Park and Recreation Association
Elks Association
Princeton Rotary Club
Rotary International
West Virginia Elks Association
Wood
Pemco Corporation
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Singing Sunday leads at Church of the Living God Bluefield
The Mighty Tenerears of Reidsville North Carolina will lead a singing at the Church of the Living God on Halifax Street in Bluefield Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Mighty Tenerears
Reidsville
N. C
Church of the Living God
Halifax Street
Bluefield
Private Lines Expand at Bluewell Telephone Exchange
General Telephone announced private or two party line service is now available in Bluewell. New central office switching equipment began in May after the April opening of the exchange, boosting capacity by over 18 percent at an estimated cost of about $67,000.
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Bluewell Telephone
General Telephone
D. W. Orander
Bluewell Exchange
Telephone Company
Bluefield
Bluewell
Americans Prepare for Large 1988 Move Wave
Roughly 41 million U S residents are forecast to relocate next year as housing, employment shifts drive mobility. Analysts cite metro area opportunities and economic trends influencing personal relocation decisions.
Ripplemead Man Is Killed In Interstate 81 Crash
Douglas J. Martin 20 of Ripplemead Va died Tuesday night when his car left the right shoulder of Interstate 81 two miles north of Rural Retreat and overturned. Passenger Donnie Lee Cumbee was hospitalized in Wytheville for possible back injuries. Police have not determined who was driving. Survivors include his parents and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Douglas J. Martin
Ripplemead
Martin
Donnie Lee Cumbee
Wytheville Hospital
Wytheville
R. W. Litton
Tom J. Martin
Brenda Alice
Vicky Ann Martin
Givens Funeral Home
Pearisburg
Electrical Fire Hits Old Hangar at Prince ton
A short circuit caused a minor fire at the old airport hangar in Prince ton now used as a city equipment garage. Firemen arrived at 7 a.m. to find a small roof hole. the blaze was quickly controlled and damages described as very slight.
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Princeton
Area Girl Graduates From William and Mary
Joyce Johnson Timberlake of 525 Mountain View Ave Bluefield was among 900 William and Mary College graduates in Williamsburg Virginia this month. Congressman Gerald Ford minority leader of the U S House delivered the commencement address.
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Joyce Johnson Timberlake
Mountain View Ave
Bluefield
William & Mary College
Williamsburg
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
U. S. House of Representatives
Chamber of Commerce to Press Back Dues and Attract New Members
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce directors voted to launch a delinquent dues collection campaign and a push to recruit new members. They warned of underfunding risks including potential office closure by October and lacking headquarters. The board noted over 1,500 dollars in past due accounts and discussed pro rating dues or special projects to raise funds. They also addressed Knob Elementary School's closure and plans to meet Mercer County Board of Education, plus made W. R. Pete Cooke an honorary member to keep informed.
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Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Knob
Mercer
Mercer County Board of Education
W. R
Pete’ Cooke
Traffic Deaths Reach 215 This Year State Police Report
The Associated Press notes state police count 215 traffic fatalities on state roads to date this year, up from 183 at the same point last year.
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Associated Press
Quick-drying ITCH-ME-NOT advertised for skin itch
An advertisement promotes ITCH-ME-NOT antiseptic cream claiming fast relief from eczema insect bites and surface rashes. The product is available at Taylor Drug and Cohen Drug for 48 cents with a note of quick drying.
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Taylor Drug & Cohen Drug
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Bluewell Lions Club
Frankie's la Salute Club
Bluewell, W. Va
Lions Club Sight Fund
Thriftway
Crest Brook
Chuck Roast
Fia
AAA
William & Mary
FORD
C of C
Acrion
EELVE
Bluewell Pharmacy
Ford Country
Andy Clark Ford Inc
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
Mercer Motor Company
Princeton, W. Va
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