Mercer County Tennis Courts Committee Named by Commissioners
Mercer County Commissioners formed a rules committee for Glenwood Park Tennis Courts with Dr. Bill Lovern Steve Sarver Jack Osborne and Garland Bowman named to set regulations. They approved a 13004.55 engineer fee for William H Looney Jr and allocated 151000 for the project while planning a June ground breaking.
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Mercer County Commission
Glenwood Park
Mercer County Commission On
Southern
Princeton
Bill Lovern
Steve Sarver
Jack Osborne
Garland Bowman
William H. Looney Jr
Mercer County Commission On Aging
Jim Elmore
Aging Commission
Elmore
Athens
Linda Beam
Mel Barnett
Vivian Baumgardner
Area 27
Department of Welfare
Luther H. Byrd
Mercer County
Opportunity Workshop
County Board of Education
Commission
Giles West
Butch Joyce
Region I
Richard Cuppett
Senic River
Cupett
Byrd
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher and Rates Listing
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes news from Bluefield West Virginia by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Rates by mail and home delivery are shown for West Virginia zones with annual and monthly pricing. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising
London Associates
Local Ward Races Set for City Committees and Five-Choice Ballot
Voters in Cumberland Heights School area will select five candidates in primary and general elections. Eight wards elect two committee members per party with write ins allowed. Republican slate lists candidates in most wards. several wards show no listed Republican candidates. Democratic slate covers most wards with several listed per ward and some wards missing candidates.
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Memorial Avenue
Cumberland Heights
Cumberland Road
Eugene Caudill
Grace Alsabrooks
Abner Davis
Eva Johnson
David Sims
Mary E. Woods
C. W. Burton
Jack Vallandingham
Faith Vallandingham
Ralph R. Kahle
Louise R. Kahle
T. T. G. Honaker Jr
Belvin R. Honaker
T. H. Lovell
Annette Battalino
J. Spencer Thompson
Oretha Gibson
Ola Huff
D. W. Free
Rudolph Je
Lila Lambert
T. E. Heldreth
Virginia H. Heldreth
Jack M. Akers
Virginia Akers
Ray Bragg
Melvin L. Barnett
Jean Giampocaro
Bluefield Officer Suspended Over Harassment Calls
Bluefield patrolman Stephen Emery Murphy was suspended after a Mercer County warrant charged him with unlawfully making harassing and threatening telephone calls to Bernard Neal. Calls traced to Murphy’s home prompted police and prosecuting attorney investigations. a June 29 trial date was set and Murphy released on $300 bond.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Stephen Emery Murphy
Murphy
Bernard Neal
General Telephone Company
Bluefield Police Department
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Neal
Andrew Dodson
Dodson
Bluefield City Hall
David Pedneau
Deaths and Funerals: Ratliff Hart and Phillips
John Henry Ratliff 81 of Grundy Va died after a short illness. Ross Homer Hart 73 of Finney near Honaker Va died at home. Rhoda B Phillips 69 of Cedar Bluff Va died in Bluefield hospital. Funeral details list service times locations and burial plans with multiple survivors.
Obituary: Ruth Smithdeal Nash of Bluefield Va dies
Ruth Smithdeal Nash 77 of 1920 Virginia Ave Bluefield Virginia died Saturday in a Roanoke hospital after a long illness. Born in Bluefield she was the daughter of Tobias and the late Mrs Smithdeal and widow of Fred T Nash. She was a Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church member. Services today at 2 p.m. at the Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church with Rev Hugh Ferguson officiating. Burial Walnut Grove Cemetery Bluefield. Pallbearers listed. Dudley Funeral Home Bluefield in charge.
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Ruth Smithdeal Nash
Virginia Ave
Bluefield
Roanoke
Tobias Smithdeal
Fred T. Nash
Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church
Hugh Ferguson
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Clyde Bowling
A. E. Fleshman
M. D. Kirk
Orrin Davis
Bill Puckett
Robert Gillam
Westly
Dudley Funeral Home
Mrs Paradine Bailey Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Paradine Bailey aged 65 of 117 Fairview Street Bluefield Virginia died Monday at home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Virginia.
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Paradine Bailey
Fairview St
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Funeral for Timothy Knox Johnson
Timothy Knox Johnson 21 of 2518 Bland Road. funeral today at 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Lawrence Sherwood officiating. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers listed: Allan Martin Mike Copolo Ronnie Hood David Ferretti Mike Fisher John Pelts.
Mrs Ella Reaves Dies At 94 In Charleston
Mrs Ella Reaves 94 of 1501 West Virginia Avenue Dunbar died Monday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Born in Waynesboro Virginia she was the daughter of John and unnamed Breedlove. She was widow of Peter S Reaves who died February 19 1944. She leaves two sons Lewis N Reaves and Herbert A Reaves two daughters Mrs Clarence Pauley and Mrs Maurice J Williams one sister Mrs Effie Fischer and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p m Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery Princeton. Donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation. Friends may call today 6 to 9 p m Memorial Funeral Directory Athens Road Princeton.
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John Ratliff
John Henry Ratliff
Grundy
Buchanan County
Dorse and
Mary Baisden Ratliff
America Ratliff
Etta Cook
Owida Davis
Abingdon
Jesse Genrtry
Benton, la
Claude F. Ratliff
Kenneth H. Ratliff
Burton Ratliff
Ron Keith Ratliff
Shriveport
Elmer L. Ratliff
Fort Knox
Alice Collins
Popular Creek
Mae Belcher
Stark, Fla
Grundy Church of Christ
Clarence Greenleaf
Michael Trent
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Virginia Funeral Home
Ross Homer
Bud) Hart
Finney
Honaker
Hart
Russell County
Della
Eunice Wilson Hart
Crabtree Chapel
Sandy Ridge
Martha Barton Hart
Ailena Weatherly
Springfield
Janice Brown
Linda Kiser
Nathan L. Hart
Clyde Hart
Harold Hart
Kenneth Hart
Dallas Hart
Lebanon
Lloyd Hart
Rosedale
Hazel Musick
Faye Smith
Cleveland
Howard Hart
Freeman Hart
Clayton Hart
Honaker Funeral Home
Kyle Hubbard
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Rhoda B. Phillips
Rt. 1
Cedar Bluff
Bluefield
Bandy
David and
Matti Seabolt Beavers
Tazewell County
Baptist Valley Church of Christ
War
John Clyde Phillips
Harold
Lucille) Beavers
Roger
Wanda) Angles
Clyde Phillips Jr
Carl David Phillips
Westland
Mich
Guy L. Beavers
Hurst-Scott
Richlands
Clarence Jessee
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Ella Reaves
West Virginia Avenue
Dunbar
Charleston
Waynesboro
John Breedlove
Peter S. Reaves
First Baptist Church
Lewis N. Reaves
New York City
N. Y
Herbert A. Reaves
Tulsa
Oakla
Clarence Pauley
Maurice J. Williams
Effie Fischer
Roanoke
Resthaven Memorial Park
Arthritis Foundation
Athens Road
County Youth Drowns in Nemours Lake Near Bluewell
A 14 year old McComas boy, Oscar Robinson, died Monday afternoon in Nemours Lake while swimming with four friends. He left shore to join them, struggled as he sank, and the other youths could not rescue him. The incident is being investigated as an apparent accident.
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McComas
Nemours Lake
Bluewell
Oscar Robinson
Virginia Robinson
Robinson
Mike Shrewsbury
Ward Votes Certified in Princeton City Council Race
Princeton council certified ward results from Tuesday election at city hall. Ward I winners were Gilbert Bailey 161, Raymond Rose 37, Homer Skeens 28. Ward II led by John Matthews 88, C E Ball Jr 74, Marge Wood 65. Ward III incumbent John Conley 126 and Robert Graham 112. Ward IV incumbent Lewis Skeens unopposed with 126.
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Princeton
City Hall
Ward L
Gilbert E
Gene) Bailey
Raymond L. Rose
Homer O. Skeens
John P. Matthews
C. E. Ball Jr
Marge Wood
John B. Conley
Robert E. Graham
Lewis Skeens
Tazewell Supervisors Explain '77-78 Budget
County Board discussed the proposed 1977-78 budget of 18.27 million with major allocations to schools at 13.23 million and social services at 2.20 million. A bond proposal was suggested for water and sewer areas, while policing health and county garage saw the largest increases. Estimated receipts total 19.37 million with property taxes likely at 4.50 per 100 dollars.
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Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Charles Gilmore
Ben Susman
Leslie Ballard
Bill Hawkins
Department of Social Services
Social Services
Tazewell
Harris Hart
Council
Rites Today for Michigan Sisters
Funeral services held today at Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton for Madella Jean Mitchell 12 and Rebecca Ann Mitchell 9 of Mt Clemons Michigan. Rev Lafayette Terry to officiate the memorial for two sisters killed when their family car crashed after the stepfather fell asleep on the West Virginia Turnpike. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers include David Lambert Billy Radford Wesley Goodson James Mitchell Matt Mitchell Matt Mitchell Jr. Harold Mitchell Robert Lee John Kirby John O Nea l
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Memorial
Princeton
Michigan
West Virginia
Lafayette Terry
Madella Jean Mitchell
Rebecca Ann Mitchell
Mt. Clemons
Mich
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
David Lambert
Billy Radford
Wesley Goodson
James Mitchell
Matt Mitchell
Matt Mitchell Jr
Harold Mitchell
Robert Lee
John Kirby
John O'Neal
McDowell County man Woodrow Barker dies in self-inflicted shooting
Officials in McDowell County probe the death of Woodrow Barker also known as Whistle after a late Monday argument with Sandra Sizemore. Barker reportedly shot himself in the head in a late model Oldsmobile on Harman School Road near Rt. 20 around 6 p.m. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Princeton Community Hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Troopers L. J. McCarty J. R. Howell and J. D. Brewster led the investigation.
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Mercer County
McDowell County
Woodrow
Whistle) Barker
Box 171
Elkhorn
Barker
Sandra Sizemore
Princeton
Harman School Road
Rt. 20
Miss Sizemore
L. J. McCarty
J. R. Howell
J. D. Brewster
Princeton Community Hospital
Oh- 9
War Election Keeps Unchanged Results In City
City officials in War met Monday to canvass ballots from Tuesday's city elections. Outcome remains as Tuesday. Mayor Wesley Miller Jr unopposed with 364 votes, Recorder Fred Schrom Jr unopposed with 314. Council members Teresa Linkous 289, Robert Musser 285, Clarence Powers Sr 282, Epp Staten 260, Quinto Fagiani Jr 253. Unsuccessful: Republican Howard Linkous 217, Earl Overbey 101. Democratic write-in Pauline Clark 64.
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Wesley Miller, Jr
Fred Schrom, Jr
Teresa Linkous
Robert Musser
Clarence Powers, Sr
Epp Staten
Quinto Fagiani, Jr
New Council
Howard Linkous
Earl Overbey
Pauline Clark
Clark Dies. Former Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark
Washington AP reports Tom C. Clark died in his sleep at age 77 in New York. The Texan and 18 year Supreme Court veteran later became a peripatetic judge, traveling to hear cases with Ramsey Clark’s family nearby. He was in New York to assist the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Washington
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
Clark
New York
Atty
Ramsey Clark
2Nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pikeville manager named for town position
The town council heard that Bowen is the new manager of Pikeville Kentucky. In other action they ordered a littering crackdown led by Police Chief Asbury after a 107 signature petition from Mrs. Pat Stout of Double Gates detailing street, ditch, and truck-traffic concerns. The council also banned trucks on Fincastle Lane and asked bids re submitted for Mountain Lane paving with curb and gutter. Jaycees offered to assist town projects and a $50 donation to the Mercer County Fellowship Home Inc was approved.
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Bowen
Pikeville
Jack Asbury
Jones
Asbury
Pat Stout
Double Gates
Stout
Mountain Lane
Tom Peery
Bluefield
Jaycees
Mercer County Fellowship Home, Inc
Escape at Brushy Mountain Prison Ends With Capture
Ray and six others climbed a plumbing pipe ladder and slipped under a 2300 volt barbed wire to scale the north wall at dusk. Ray faced a disciplinary hearing and possible state escape charges but risked little loss beyond good time from his 99 year sentence. He was isolated in the infirmary with no parole until near 2100 and could lose his prison laundry job in D Block. After 10 hours, only one of seven fugitives remained at large as tracking dogs lost the scent of Douglas Shelton. Investigators from the House Assassinations Committee and a King assassination subcommittee arrived to probe the escape.
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Ray
Cumberland
D Block
Stanney Lane
Douglas Shelton
Shelton
Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
House
Robert Lehner
Edward Evans
City approves extensive street and improvement plan
The package allocates 107000 for Bluefield East End streets 23500 for Northside streets 95000 near Central Junior High 63400 for West End alleys 25000 for Jefferson Extension 150000 for Cumberland Heights roads plus 50000 sidewalk 14000 drainage 15000 beautification 35500 recreation 100000 housing loan program 32000 planning 50000 administration and 86500 contingencies. Recreation projects include Hardy Street center park pavilion East End playground and conversion of Northside fire station to a community center with new playground equipment.
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East End
Franklin
Bowman
Talbot
Lee
Green
Virginia Avenue
Upper Allen
Orange
Sussex
Lower Fairfax
Bailey
Central Junior High School
Hoge
Peaks
Holley and
Tyler
Russell Terrace
Randolph Terrace
Hardy Street
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Mercer Body
County Aging Commission
Elizabeth Holroyd
Daily Telegraph
Glenwood Reservoir
Sheriff's Department
Alice Brewer
David Knight
Virginia J. Wohlford
Wanda C. Donahue
David Wood Cathey
C. E. Shrewsbury
Kegley
Kay N. Sanders
Donald Ray Atkins
Ruth H. Fleshman
Eleanor Faye Cregger
Vera Vaselaros
Ruth Smithdeal
Nash
Danforth Insurance Agency
Auto Title & License Service
Bluewell Ph
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