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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1967
Page
2
The White House pushes to win House approval of a five man mediation board bill to avert a nationwide rail strike. Democrats consider adding wage comparability and federal seizure amendments, with a 12:01 a.m. Monday deadline and a shaky outlook for passage.
Israel announced it had returned 6000 Egyptian prisoners to Egypt without negotiation in the past two days. Brig. Shmuel Eyal said 5500 Arab prisoners were available for exchange and that Red Cross facilitation was hoped for. He noted Egyptians, Jordanians, and Syrians in Israeli camps and reported an Israeli pilot lynched in Egypt per Red Cross.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Bluefield Daily Telegraph notice page from 1893 with rates for carrier and mail delivery and references to Associated Press rights and Bluefield address. The readable bits show prices for Sunday and mail subscriptions and a mention of representatives.
A frame house on Beckley Road near Princeton was destroyed by fire late Wednesday afternoon. Mary Duncan owned the residence. Fire crews from Princeton and East River Volunteer Fire Department responded with tankers and pumpers but mechanical trouble delayed assistance and the home was engulfed before it could be saved.
Deeds recorded at the Tazewell County Courthouse show numerous property transfers. The list includes transfers involving tracts and lots near Steersburg Tip Top Claypool Hill Richlands Raven Falls Mills Crockett Cove Stinson Ridge and Cedar Bluff among others. Names include Barbara Short Bert Brown Clyde Bryant Ray Wolfe Willie Stilwell Carroll Myers Worrell Mabe Proffitt Griffith Williams and many others across multiple townships.
H. Edward Steele advertising director of Rish Equipment Co addressed a 320 member joint session of the Construction Equipment Advertisers and Associated Construction Publications at the Bismark Hotel in Chicago. He spoke on An Equipment Distributor Looks At Advertising drawing on 20 years of advertising with Rish and discussed distributor and manufacturer advertising relationships in the construction equipment industry.
A grant for Pocahontas County supports comprehensive planning in Marlin ton. Officials outline goals to guide development, including infrastructure study, housing analysis, and community input sessions with local stakeholders.
Chevrolet passenger car sales in May in the Charleston area rose 19.3 percent from the previous year with 1 578 new cars sold. Truck sales for May totaled 624 units, up 9.7 percent from 569 last May. Charleston zone covers 65 dealers in West Virginia.
The project envisages three wastewater treatment facilities at Harry Heights, Brushfork and lower Montcalm to replace septic tanks and open dumping now serving homes and businesses. Estimated basic sewage rates start at five dollars monthly with possible increases for grant and loan conditions. The plan includes leasing the Howard Building near Woodlawn Cemetery for industrial use.
Grants totaling over 25 thousand dollars were approved by the U S Office of Education for Bluefield State College and Concord College. Concord received 14808 and Bluefield State 11489, with additional funds of 5000 for Marshall University and 17463 for West Virginia Tech.
Cairo rumors allege President Nasser has already received military aid from Communist sources to restore Egypt's arsenal for a future clash with Israel. Government and diplomatic sources discuss Egypt risking another confrontation, while Arab unity vows face Western pressure amid oil and Suez Canal tensions.
Reports describe 15 to 20 boxcars damaged at a siding near Hanoi and about 30 more cars hit on the northwest line. Pilots recount missions from Hanoi to the 17th Parallel while Viet Cong engage in nighttime clashes in the Mekong Delta. South Vietnam reports civilian casualties and heavy defense losses as operations in border villages near Cambodia show smashed defenses and scattered clashes in the central highlands.
State Atty Antinori announced inquiry results as Tampa leaders seek prayer and restraint. Rioters burned and looted after 19 year old Martin Chambers was shot in the back by Patrolman James Calvert prompting a cautious truce with riot squads and National Guardsmen.
The city endured its first violent racial outbreak with injuries to police firemen and reporters. About 40 persons were injured and 100 arrested as looting vandalism and fires caused over 1 million in damages. Blame sparked debate between NAACP leader Dr Bruce H Green outsiders and civil rights figure Rev Fred L Shuttlesworth.
Virgil Kennedy 53 of Red Ash Va dies after long illness in Richlands hospital. Survived by wife Rosie Jane Elswick Kennedy two daughters six sons and many relatives. Burial plans incomplete. Lillian Preston Johnson Cunningham 95 of Richlands dies at daughter’s home. Survived by three daughters two sons 17 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren. Friends may call Mullins Funeral Home. Carl Franklin Pennington 59 of Venice California formerly Rolf dies of heart attack. Survived by wife two daughters one son three sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral Friday in Bluewell. Edwin Fox Bailey 65 of Roanoke Va dies after apparent heart attack. Survived by two nieces and four nephews. Funeral arrangements pending.
Funeral services for Columbus Sam Jarvis age 97 of Coopers will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Cravens Funeral Chapel Bluewell with Rev. Paul Hall officiating. Burial in Jarvis Cemetery near Thornhill. Survivors include three sons four daughters one sister one brother and many grandchildren. Call after 3 p.m. Friday.
Mrs. Willie Ada Cochran 80 of Green Valley widow of George R. Cochran died after a long illness at Pine Lodge Nursing Home Beckley. She was Oakvale native, daughter of Robert and Rhoda Reed, and member of Missionary Baptist Church. Survived by six daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton. Mrs Ida Ellen Miller 80 Bluefield died in Sweet Springs nursing home formerly of Bluefield Va. Resided with son Joseph E. Miller Cumberland Road Bluefield. Body at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Josephine Charlotte Hawley 90 of Bluewell died Wednesday afternoon in a Union nursing home. Born Brushfork she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elmira Prunty Hawley and a retired teacher and private nurse. Survived by two brothers John M. Hawley Brushfork and W G Hawley Stanley NC. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at Bluewell Methodist Church with Rev D Homer Stewart officiating. Entombment Woodlawn Mausoleum. Friends may call Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell after 2 p m Thursday. Church Ladies Bible Class will carry flowers.
Mrs Ruth Morris Conley 735 Route 1 Pearisburg Va dies Tuesday at home after a long illness. Born in Giles County she was daughter of the late William and Jane Morris. Widow of Carroll Amos Conley she leaves sisters Zora Stump and Nannie Neice Pearisburg and brothers Charles E and John Wesley Morris Narrows. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at Rifles Funeral Chapel Narrows with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Mrs Sarah Lee Martin of Landgraff died Wednesday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. She was widow of Gill Martin who died in 1964. The body was taken to Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home of Keystone. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Thelma Rita Weeks aged 50 of Thornton Avenue Princeton died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital Princeton after a brief illness. She was a Kellysville native, daughter of Lucy Weeks Princeton and the late Thomas F. Weeks. Survivors include sisters Mrs J L Main of Roanoke Va and Mrs Jim Huffman and Mrs Paul Whitlow of Princeton and brothers Ed Weeks of Billings Montana and Aubrey Gene Weeks of Princeton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs William D Cassidy 86 of 1302 Augusta Street Bluefield died recently Funeral services were held Friday at Sacred Heart Church Bluefield with burial in Maple Park Cemetery A rosary was recited Thursday evening at Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield Pallbearers listed Paris G Smith 54 formerly of Falls Mills Va died in Cleveland Ohio services at Mercer Funeral Chapel with burial Woodlawn Cemetery Pallbearers named including Bobby Lowe Aubrey Wayne Eugene Johnson Billy Wagner and Elbert Goins.
Tennessee Game and Fish Commission officials watched the Clinch River for signs pollution from a coal ash spill near St. Paul Virginia. The dam break released 7 million gallons ash killing thousands of fish as the milky substance moved past Sneedville more than 80 miles downstream. Virginia authorities reported fish kills ranging from 1 500 to 4 000 per mile.
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