Bluefield Board Slams County Voter Book Errors
Bluefield city leaders criticized the Mercer County Clerk for mismanaging voter registration. Mayor Edwin Elliott said residents were turned away at precincts due to missing names, urging corrective action before the next election.
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Jim Terry
Bluefield
Elliott
Maintai
Bill Bivens
Angelo Monaco
Monaco
WHIS
Rock Crusher Hollow
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
East River Mountain
Arch Moore
State Department of Highways
William Ritchie
Bland Road
Cumberland Road
Fred Burton
SDH
Burton
Non evergreen conifers: bald cypress and larch
The bald cypress and the larch are two conifers that are not evergreen. They shed their needles seasonally, unlike true evergreen species. This deciduous behavior distinguishes them from many conifers.
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield Area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mary W. Dillon 86 of Bluefield and Waltree Stevens Bolden 67 of Bluefield with services set at Hawkins and Thompson Memorial Baptist Church. Other notices include Jack K. Johnston 53 of Richmond former Bluefield resident and William Combow 71 of Belfast Community. Services vary by location with callers and pallbearers named. donations requested to Green Valley Baptist Church.
Evans H Horn 68 Raven coal operator dies after heart attack
Evans Henry Horn of Raven Virginia 68 died at home after an apparent heart attack. He operated the Horn Coal Co. at Raven and was a Free Pentecostal Holiness Church member. He was survived by a large family including his wife Rosalie Stilwell Horn two daughters three sons a step-daughter 16 grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services were held Saturday at Richlands Tabernacle with multiple ministers officiating and burial in Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named. Richlands today after 4 p.m.
Mary Josephine Brookman dies after long illness at 60
Mary Josephine Brookman 60 of Athens Star Route Princeton died in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. She was a Church of Christ member and widow of Joe Brookman. Survived by ten sons, three daughters, one sister, three brothers and 15 grandchildren. Funeral conducted Friday by Rev. Lynn Tabor and Rev. Orrville Harvery with burial in Elgood Cemetery. Friends may call at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.
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Mary Josephine Brookman
Athens
Princeton
Church of Christ At
Lucy Pettrey
Bernie White
Billy White
Grover White
Lynn Tabor
Orrville Harvery
Elgood
Mrs Mattie Mitchell obituary in Welch Virginia
Mrs. Mattie Mitchell, 79, of Welch, died Monday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday at Antioch Church, Keene Mountain, Va, with Rev. Ancil Childers and Rev. Grant Horton. Interment knob Cemetery, Keene Mountain. Friends may call 5 to 9 p.m. today at Douglas Mortuary, Welch.
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Mattie Mitchell
Welch
Antioch Church
Keene Mountain
Ancil Childers
Grant Horton
Knob
Douglas Mortuary
Stilwell Rites Held For Squire W Stilwell
Squire W Stilwell 70 of Rt 1 North Tazewell Va died Tuesday in a Richlands hospital after an apparent heart attack Born in Buchanan County he was a son of the late Sylvester Stilwell and Mandy Stilwell Osborne A retired operator of Bear Ridge Coal Co at Whitewood he was a member of Jones Chapel Free Pentecostal Holiness Church Survived by Rosa Chambers Stilwell three daughters Trudell Virginia Stilwell Mrs Lindsey Harman three sons James Mervin Dolphus Andrew and Michael Wayne Stilwell four sisters two brothers two half sisters eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services were conducted Friday at 2 pm at Rev Grat Horton and Rev Charles Dillon officiating Entombment followed in Greenhills Mausoleum Claypool Hill Pallbearers listed The body will be moved from Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands to the church one hour prior to services.
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Mary Dillon
Mary W. Dillon
East Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Princeton
McDowell County
Reese
Mary Kidd Winston
Luther Dillon
Keen Mountain
Jaeger
First Church of God In
Golden Age Club
Old Guard Auxiliary
J. Edward Dillon
Clothier
Harry C. Dillon
Billy D. Dillon
Coleman D. Dillon
Hayward
Calif
Bobby D. Dillon
San Francisco
S. Richard Dillon
Hope
W. S
Margaret) Hendricks
Alex
Dorothy) Bannister
Beckley
Tillie Dillon
Vienna
S. P
Hattie) Parker
Oak Hill
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Neville Mozingo
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
William Combow
Belfast
Rt. 2
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Lebanon
William and
Mattie Jessie Combow
Green Valley Baptist Church
Claire White Combow
Marvin
Gerry) Tabor
Rt. 3
Bristol
A. G. Combow
William White Combow
Vinton
T. F. Thompson
Danville
Betsy Jenks
Dorothy Barker
Cincinnati
Ohio
Katherine Simos
Rich Creek
Gordon Combow
Gaines Johnson
J. Stanley Ross
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Jim Frank Taylor
Paige White
Tomm White
Earl Thompson
Bill Reece Taylor
George Bundy Jr
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Evans H. Horn
Evans Henry Horn
Raven
Smiley W
Sarah Jane Stilwell Horn
Horn Coal Co
Free Pentecostal Holiness Church
Nona Davis Horn
Linkous
Otis Horn
Rosalie Stilwell Horn
Andy
Madeline) Horn
Junior
Dorothy) Newberry
Elster Horn
Emory Horn
Pounding Mill
Donald Horn
Laura Wheley
War
Lydia Osborne
Dealy Barton
Pearlie Stilwell
Virginia Stilwell
Letcher and
Sherman Horn
Roby Horn
Tazewell
Richlands Tabernacle
Grat Horton
Ancil Childress
Squire Horne
Jack Ward
Greenhills
Squire W. Stilwell
Stiwell
Rt. 1
North Tazewell
Buchanan County
Sylvester Stilwell
Mandy O. Stilwell Osborne
Bear Ridge Coal Co
Whitewood
Jones Chapel
C. W
Artimus Stilwell
Oma Osborne
Cecil Breedlove
Roanoke
Charles Dillon
Greenhills Mausoleum
Claypool Hill
Bernard Parks
Jessie Parks
Charlie Hawkins
Jack Chambers
Ira Chambers
Danny Horton
Billy Messick
Albert Stilwell
Hubert Stilwell
E. Honorary
L. Kirby
Grady W. Dalton
Lawrence Boyd
Bert Boyd
Arch Smith
Jack Persinger
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Charlie Crowder Dies at 85 in Morristown Tenn
Charlie Crowder 85 of Morristown Tennessee formerly of Big Four McDowell County died Wednesday in a Morristown hospital. He was a brother of Carl Crowder Rt. 3 Bluefield. Funeral services were conducted Friday at the West Side Chapel in Morristown with burial in a Morristown cemetery.
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Charlie Crowder
Morristown
Tenn
Big Four
McDowell County
Carl Crowder
Rt. 3
Bluefield
West Side Chapel
Daily Telegraph Printing Co Local notice rates and contact
Established newspaper listing subscription rates by carrier and mail with zone pricing. Advertise via Mathews Smelner and Cullen. Address 412 Blend Street, Bivetein West Virginia, 24701, phone numbers provided.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Blend Street
Bivetein
Associated Press
Carrer
West Virgin
Ave! Bureau of Circuleton Advertising
Representate Mathews Smennen & Cullen Tetephone
Sandra Jean Sanders Dies at 14 in Abbs Valley
Sandra Jean Sanders 14 daughter of Harry Sanders and the late Virginia Belcher Sanders of Abbs Valley Va died at home early Wednesday Additional survivors include sister Mrs Eddie Pauley and brother David Sanders maternal grandmother Mrs Thelma Belcher Thelma Belcher of Abbs Valley Services set for 2 p m Friday at Boissevain Baptist Church with Rev Ted R Cook and Rev Earl Denoff officiating Burial in Grandview Memory Gardens will follow Pallbearers listed The body was moved from Shumate Newman Funeral Home Pocahontas Va to the residence today and to the church an hour before the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Jean Sanders
Harry Sanders
Abbs Valley
Virginia Ruth Belcher Sanders
Eddie Pauley
David Sanders
Thelma Belcher
Boissevain
Ted R. Cook
Earl Denoff
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Barry O'Brien
Allen Nolley
Jerry Sluss
Hubert Moore Jr
Shumate-Newman Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Stans Defends A. Liddy Defense of Legal Counsel
Stans defended A Liddy noting he was in good standing as legal counsel. G Gordon Liddy later received 199000 from Sloan and 100000 from Herbert L Porter and was convicted as a Watergate conspirator. He was fired by Stans 11 days after the raid for refusing to talk to the FBI.
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A. Liddy
Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy
Sloan
Herbert L. Porter
Stans
FBI
Gasoline Rationing Case Is Settled in Ashland
Attorneys for Standard Oil of Kentucky and local dealer C. C. Hayes reached an out of court settlement in Boyd County Circuit Court over gasoline rationing claims affecting Hayes’ business. Hayes said he was tremendously happy with the agreement.
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Ashland, Ky
Standard Oil of Kentucky
Boyd County
C. C. Hayes
Ashland
Hayes
Funerals for Wellman Mary R and Evans J Clark in Bluefield
Funeral services were held today in Bluefield Virginia for Mary R Wellman of Mountain View Avenue with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers included George Erps Kenneth Branch John Chmara and others. J Clark Evans formerly of Bluefield died today in Roanoke with services at St. Marys Episcopal Church and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Dudley Mortuary arranged both services. Florence Mae Graham 83 of Bluefield died today and was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery after a service at St Marys Episcopal Church with pallbearers including Genee Barnes Jr. Ralph Hughes and William Osborne. Dudley Mortuary handled arrangements.
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Hudson Huffard
Jim B. McNeer
Dudley Mortuary
Bluefield
Graham
Florence Mae
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Victor E. Zimmerman
Maple Hill Cemetery
Genee
H. Barnes Jr
Ralph Hughes
William Osborne
J. Barnes Gillespie
Murray Calloway
Oe. Mitchell
Bramwell mayoral race narrows to one vote after count
After examining 64 challenged ballots in Bramwell on June 5, Gordon Short leads incumbent Glen Scott by one vote. Short wins 175 to 174 following a Wednesday recount of 61 allowed ballots, with Scott planning a recount bid. Council winners are Johnson Barringer Goins Clark Graves. Recorder Lewis unopposed.
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Scott
Bramwell
Gordon Short
Glen Scott
Short
Dan Wells
Norris Kantor
Mercer County
C. R. Johnson
Katherine Barringer
Donny Goins
W. P. Clark
Sherman Graves
Jack L. Lewis
Black Lung Group Demands Reform in Benefit Handling
Virginia and West Virginia Black Lung Association members walked out of a Charleston meeting after presenting 17 demands for changes in Black Lung benefits under the amended Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act. The dispute centered on state takeover of claims on July 1 and fear of reexamination for current beneficiaries.
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Black Lung Association
Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
Bill Bowman
Richlands
Virginia Black Lung Association
Social Security Administration
Bowman
Bernard Popick
BSA
Bluefield
Beckley
Logan
Norton
Pikeville
Paul Jefferson
Congress
Trio Pleads on Rioting and Assault Charges
Okey Walker pleads not guilty to rioting with case set for November term. James Auxier faces a July 3 trial on three charges including rioting. David Myers trial postponed. Roger Black pleads not guilty with Nov. 19 trial date. William Snyder pleads innocent to two counts of assault and one rioting charge.
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Okey Junior Walker
James Auxier
David Wayne Myers
Kanawha County
Roger Black
William Andrew Snyder
Mercer county advocates juvenile center design plan
Mercer County moves to discuss a juvenile center with two Glenwood Park sites selected as priorities. Architect Cameron Hunter of Princeton is designated to handle design and construction, with preliminary cost estimates around 250000 and annual staffing of about 80000. Attendees from Wheeling to Huntington, along with several groups, urged action and shared concerns over current facilities for delinquent youths. Judge Katz urged ongoing support while Flowers noted no brick and mortar funds but promised staffing and operations support through the governor's committee.
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Mercer Court
Cameron Hunter
Princeton
Glenwood Park
Jones
Wheeling
Charleston
Huntington
Fairmont
Logan
Parent-Teachers Association
Women League of Voters
The
Junior League
State Commission On Children and Youth
Mercer
Wood
Katz
Flowers
Governor's Committee
Parkersburg
Three Injured in East Cumberland Road Wreck in Bluefield
Three Bluefield residents were treated for minor injuries after a head-on collision on East Cumberland Road at about 8 45 p m. Ann Thomas faced a charge of failure to yield half the paved portion of the highway. Debra Kay Helmandollar and Alice Scott were hospitalized or treated and released.
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East Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Alice Scott
Ann Thomas
Deborah Kay Helmandollar
Miss Thomas
Helmaandollar
Miss Scott
St. Luke’s Hospital
B. R. Chafin
Princeton
State Police
City faces crucial four year board election after 1971 primary
The 1971 primary saw about 25 percent turnout while the upcoming general election is expected to draw more voters. Top five finishers will form the board and elect the mayor, with the new four year term beginning in August. Elliott Connolly DeVault seek third terms Monaco Walker seek second.
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Mercer County Circuit Court
Elliott
Connolly
DeVault
Monaco
Walker
Edwin Elliott
Nixon Econ Moves Freeze Foods and Gasoline Prices
President Nixon announced a freeze on farm level and retail price pressures and ordered the Cost of Living Council to craft measures to stabilize food prices and fuel costs after Phase 4. He urged congressional authority to selectively cut tariffs and sell surplus stock while promising energy proposals and backing an Alaska pipeline to ease oil and gasoline shortages.
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Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Senate
House
Alaska
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Waliree Stevens Bolden
Waltree Stevens Bolden
Rover St
Crockett and
Georgianna’ Grisby Stevens
Genoa High School
Bluefield State College
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Sidney Bolden
Sidney Bolden Jr
Lowell Bolden
Dayton
Georgianna Naboro
Vandergrift
Frances Mills
Detroit
Mich
Harry Stevens
L. L. Stevens
Nathaniel Stevens
Bessie Hargro
Thompson Memorial Baptist Church
Lonnie Streets
Carrollton H. Jackson
Lugo
Jack K. Johnston
Jack Kelley Johnston
Richmond
Phil K
Vera Harry Johnston
Beaver High School
Bluefield College
U. S. Navy
C. F. Sauer Company
David Magill
Kelley J. Johnston
Matthew W. Johnston
Craig H
Buz) Johnston
Naples
Fla
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Old
Bluefield- Princeton Road
Steve Dorsey
Donald Kersey
Frank Kersey
Noel Wickham
Jack Lazenby
Bill Riley
Alvin Griffin
Eugene Stowers Jr
Joe Kirk
Mercer Funeral Home
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Brookman
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Black Lung Assn
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Hankla’s
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Westminster Kindergarten
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Washington St
Albemaine Bluefield
W. Va
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