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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1965

Page

3

Washington Scout Drowns Swept By Dam Spillway

A 14 year old Explorer Scout drowned when his motorboat and two others were carried through the Box Canyon Dam spillway on the Pend Oreille River in Zone Washington. Robert Ulrich Moses Lake was missing after being torn from his life jacket as he and Robert Haney Ione were swept into the spill pool. Rescue efforts continued as Roy Madsen and Lt David K Johnson aided others to safety and authorities sought the missing boy.

Ione Haney Roy Madsen David K. Johnson Larson Air Force Base Moses Lake Moses Stream Norman Cox Johnson Robert W. Sweeney Pend Oreille Columbia River Kettle Falls Wash Madsen Ulrich Boy Sweeney Ulrich

Sybil Burton Marries Singer in Central Park Apartment

Sybil Burton 24, leader of the Wild Ones, wed singer Christopher in a ceremony led by Criminal Court Judge Harry Serper at her Fifth Avenue Central Park apartment. Witnesses included three Wild Ones members and a Mexican divorce had earlier granted Burton custody of their two children.

Sybil Burton New York Sybil 24 Wild Ones Criminal Court Harry Serper Central Park The Christopher Arthur East Side Burton Akron Ohio Kathy Dess

Progress Corps to Outline Goals in Beckley Meeting

Beckley will host a Progress Corps meeting with goals to be outlined for Boone Clay Kanawha Nicholas and Raleigh counties. Collison will preside and similar sessions are planned for the state's other four congressional districts. Beckley attorney David T. Kennedy will deliver the keynote.

Beckley Boone Clay Kanawha Nicholas Raleigh Collison David T. Kennedy State Commerce Department Hulett Smith

Wealthy Danish Shipper A P Moeller Dies at 88

A P Moeller Danish shipping magnate and one of the world’s richest men died Saturday night at age 88 after months of illness. Secretly admitted to Copenhagen’s National Hospital he built a global fortune spanning shipping lines shipyards chemical plants and East Africa holdings while leading a modest life. He reportedly paid his own lunch box daily prepared by his wife.

Copenhagen Denmark A. P. Moeller Moeller National Hospital East Africa

Tot, 4, Unhurt After Fall Into Carriage

Hull England AP An drew Allen aged four tumbled from a second floor window and suffered only a few bruises. The child fell into an empty baby carriage.

Hull England Andrew Allen Andrew

Browning Leaves Studied Leader in Church and Community

Dr Browning, a longtime pastor and leader in the West Virginia Conference, served on the Conference Board of Education and its presidency, engaged in hospitals and homes boards, and traveled to Europe. He held roles in the Bluefield Ministerial Association Lions Club United Nations chapter and taught, preached, and wrote extensively including Sermon Starters.

Browning West Virginia Conference Board of Education Conference Board of Hospitals and Homes Oxford England High Street Witney Washington, D. C Browninging

Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia

The Associated Press reports fair conditions with variable clouds across Virginia and West Virginia. In Virginia the north and east will be fair Monday night with highs 72 to 78, while the south is 76 to 80 and mostly cloudy with possible showers Tuesday afternoon. In West Virginia expect fair weather with some southern cloudiness, highs around 75 to 76, with scattered showers possible in the south on Tuesday.

Great Plains Mississippi Valley South Atlantic Rockies Virginia West Virginia

Young GOPers Convene For National Federation Meet

About 2,000 Young Republicans are expected to register for the federation's first convention since 1963. Goldwater and Nixon will speak along with leaders as the five day event opens in the South with Thruston Morton delivering the keynote.

Youth Corps Begins Today In Kanawha

A Neighborhood Youth Corps project in Kanawha County starts Monday funded by a $400000 federal grant. It will provide 16 to 21 year old students with 32 hours of work weekly at $1.25 an hour for non profit and government organizations.

Charleston Kanawha County Walter F. Snyder

Police Probe Crash and Theft Report Near Bluefield

Police report a two-vehicle crash on Bluefield Avenue near Tastee Freez Drive-In as a 1953 truck driven by Dotty Adkins and a 1960 auto driven by Peter Pepen collided. No injuries or charges. officers also investigated a minor theft of chrome fender skirts reported by Craig Rolen, with two youths suspected.

Bluefield Avenue Tulip Juniper Streets Bluefield Tastee Freez Drive-In Dotty Jane Adkins Rt. 4 Peter C. Pepen Ridgefield N. J Craig Rolen Washington St Princeton Avenue

Burch Paid 8200 by GOP for Four Month Assignment

GOP spokesmen confirm Burch received 8200 for a four month period in last campaign duties. Goldwater chose Burch for a four year assignment and he remained tied to his Tucson law practice. The payment was listed in committee expenditures to the House clerk, part of a May to May accounting showing receipts 790,405 and expenditures 823,549.

Republican Party Burch Barry Goldwater Goldwater Tucson Ariz Belgas Ray C. Ble Ohio House of Representatives

Wayne Nurse Killed As Auto Hits Bridge

A 21 year old nurse, Julia Ann Sayer of Ceredo Wayne County, was killed when her car struck a bridge on U S 60 over Twelve Pole Creek west of Huntington. She worked at King's Daughters Hospital in Ashland Kentucky. Cause of the crash was under investigation.

Huntington U.S. 60 Twelve Pole Creek Julia Ann Sayer Ceredo Wayne County Miss Sayer King's Daughters Hospital Ashland

Daughter Is Born To Princess Sophie in Spain

Princess Sophie of Greece has given birth in Madrid. The announcement confirms the newborn daughter to Sophie and her spouse, detailing the royal line and the place of the birth.

Princess Sophie Madrid Spain Sophie Greece

Fragmented OCR Summary with Names and Places Missing

Incomplete text fragment shows scattered words and names. No coherent event or topics can be identified.

Hunt Still On In Hooded Area

In Sanderson Texas, three search teams comb rugged Sanderson Creek Canyon after an 11 inch cloudburst. At least 15 people died, 11 more are missing feared dead, with 44 homes destroyed and 27 businesses majorly damaged. President Johnson ordered emergency military assistance.

Sanderson Tex Sanderson Creek Bill Cooksey Johnson Ft. Sam Houston San Antonio

Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Ports mouth region

Funeral services for William J. Jack Austin 4 of Ports mouth Va formerly of Bluefield will be Monday at 2 pm at Mercer Funeral Chapel Bluefield with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Survivors include wife Ina and children Judy Susan John James and others.

William J Jack) Austin Portsmouth Bluefield Mercer Funeral Chapel James T. Browning Maple Hill Austin Ina Cooley Austin Ethel Austin Holy Communion Lutheran Church Judy Susan Love Austin John James Austin Howard Austin Josh Ralph Kahle George Melcher Jack Cartwright Charles Austin Murray Pope Amos Lambert H. C. Hambrick Cynthia Gullitt Clarence Musick A. L. Moore North Tazewell Robert J Brewster Janice Gullitt Elmer Clarence Roy Gullitt Dante, Va Jack Edwards Joe Cox Dante Walter Glover J. T. Hartsock Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield-Tazewell Road Peery-St. Clair Funeral Home Tazewell

Central Junior High Honor Roll Sixth Six Weeks

Principal Stanley H. Martin announced Central Junior High School honor roll standings for the sixth six weeks. Ninth grade members include Joan Honeycutt Larry Hull Larry Lynch Brenda Moore Susan Mullins Evelyn Surface Johnny Wolfe and Robert Yost. Eighth grade students listed are Richard Shoda Danny Eaton Dallar Horton Mike Heffinger Mervin Anderson Regina Bowman Larry Burkett Joanne Christian Richard Crews Carol Hager Pamela Lester Gloria Mendez. Seventh grade honorees include Blake Janutolo LeRoy Allen Steve Bourne Deborah Crews Jamie Doby Alfred Hutchinson Bobby Johnson Peggy King Nancy Moore Patty Murphy Berreda Salyers Connie Shields Cathy Tabor Carleene Williams and Randy Wyatt.

Stanley H. Martin Central Junior High School Central Joan Honeycutt Larry Hull Larry Lynch Brenda Moore Susan Mullins Evelyn Surface Johnny Wolfe Robert Yost Richard Shoda Danny Eaton Dallar Horton Mike Heffinger Mervin Anderson Regina Bowman Larry Burkett Joanne Christian Richard Crews Carol Hager Pamela Lester Gloria Mendez Pam Blake Jan

Infant McCary Dies in Princeton Memorial Hospital

Kathryn Lee McCary infant daughter of Dr and Mrs Joe McCary of Princeton died Sunday at Memorial Hospital Princeton born June 1965 Survived by parents a brother Steven and two sisters Sandra and Barbara Lynn McCary paternal grandmother Mrs H C McCary Princeton maternal grandmother Mrs Rachel McClure of Chatham Va Graveside services 11 am today Rose Lawn Cemetery officiated by Dr Herbert Parks Seaver Mortuary in charge

Kathryn Lee McCary Joe McCary Princeton Memorial Hospital Steven McCary Sandra Barbara Lynn McCary H. C. McCary Rachiel McClure Chatham Roselawn Cemetery Herbert Parks Seaver Mortuary

Council Discusses Animal Quarantine and Improvements

The council plans a 7 p.m. meeting at Town Hall to consider an animal quarantine ordinance modeled after Blue Field. M. Crockett Hughes intends to introduce the measure while a second proposal from the Community Improvement Association on suggested projects is also expected.

Bluefield M. Crockett Hughes Community Improvement Association

Death Notice for Bernie Ellis Barnette III in Washington

Bernie Ellis Barnette III died Sunday morning in a Washington hospital. He was the son of Bernie Ellis Barnette II and his wife. he was survived by his sister Kimberly Jane Barnette of the home and his maternal grandmother Agnes Murphy of Anawalt and paternal grandparents Bernie Ellis Barnette I and wife of Mun. Graveside services will be held Tuesday. Cravens Funeral Home of Bluewell is in charge of arrangements.

Bernie Ellis Barnette III Bernie Ellis Barnett II Washington, D. C Kimberly Jane Barnette Agnes Murphy Anawalt Bernie Ellis Barnette I Mun- Ben Canfield Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell

300 Glass Workers Scheduled To Return

The Rolland Glass Co plant near Clarksburg begins recalling 300 workers after a March 1964 strike. The first glass is expected to flow from refired tanks early Monday, with all workers back on the job only after several days.

Clarksburg Rolland Glass Co Here

Four Candidates for Commissions at VPI

Four area residents were among the candidates for commissions during ceremonies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

VPI Vir

Funeral services for Mrs Ida C Williams

Mrs Ida C Williams of Peterstown age 83 dies and funeral set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Peterstown Baptist Church with Rev Maurice Hylton officiating. Burial follows at Peterstown cemetery with OES graveside rites. Pallbearers listed: Paul Leedy Connie Leedy Guy Callaway Edwin Broyles Hampton Witt Julian Leedy.

Partial Moon Eclipse Seen Across Virginia

The moon’s partial eclipse was visible in Virginia Sunday night with observer reports from Byrd Field. The event began at 7 16 p m and was expected to end at 12 23 a m Monday as the earth shadow passed over the moon.

Richmond Virginia Weather Bureau Byrd Field

Projected 1975 WV college enrollment near 66 thousand

West Virginia higher education leaders project a 92 percent enrollment rise to more than 66,000 students by 1975 with operating budgets near 102 million dollars. About 46 percent of students may come from out of state and average faculty pay could reach 11 thousand dollars.

Huntington West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents B. G. Dunn Fairmont State College Dunn Ince David Hess West Virginia University

Journalism Teacher Workshop Opens in Morgantown

A week long high school journalism teachers workshop opens in Morgantown with 21 instructors from four states attending. Topics cover publication problems including reporting editing advertising makeup and copy for newspapers and yearbooks. Staff includes Harold Cantor Quintus Wilson W R Summers and John Lee. Participants come from West Virginia Pennsylvania Georgia and Maryland.

Morgantown Harold Cantor Journalism Education Association Quintus C. Wilson WVU W. R. Summers John Lee West Virginia Pennsylvania Georgia Maryland

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