Alumni Association Board Meets at Bluefield College
The Bluefield College Alumni Association Board of Governors will convene today at 3 p.m. in the Easley Library on the Bluefield campus Virginia. New president will preside as the loyalty campaign report is heard and plans for the 1969 program are outlined.
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Bluefield College Alumni Association
Easley
Bluefield
Alumni Association
Miss Gregory
Baptist College
Woman Found Shot In Head In McDowell County
Joyce Dozier of War was found dead Friday around 1 p.m. in a War home after apparently shooting herself with a .22 pistol. Nan Twitty, also of War, and Walt Williams were in the house. Dozier had been in poor health. State Trooper Browning Deputy Smith and A P A Watson led the investigation.
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McDowell County
Wade Watson
Watson
Joyce Dozier
Dozier
Nan Twitty
Walt Williams
G. B. Browning
Gerald Smith
Virginia Man Killed In Crash Near Troutville
A Botetourt County man Love Elmer Parker 54 of Troutville died in a single car crash on U S 11 one mile north of Troutville State police said Parker was a passenger. In Newport News Johnny Wayde Wainwright 5 of Temple Lane died Friday from injuries after being struck by a car on a Newport News street.
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Associated: Press
Botetourt County
U.S. 11
Troutville
Love Elmer Parker
Newport News
Johnny Wayde Wainwright
Temple Lane
Newport Nws
Welch Mayor says West Virginia Water Co overcharged Welch
Welch Mayor W B Swope presented figures showing the West Virginia Water Co overcharged Welch customers by more than 27000 yearly as a Public Service Commission hearing on a rate increase concluded. Swope's daughter Virginia testified the depreciation method overstates costs and the company capitalizes undepreciated assets. He estimated Welch could face no increase or up to 40000 overcharge if the rate base is corrected.
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W. B. Swope
West Virginia Water Co
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Swope
Virginia
Water Company
Public Service Commission
PS T
Charleston
PSC
Ih Water Company
N&W and Southern Rail Update Roanoke Schedules
Roanoke will see changes to Norfolk and Western Train 3 Pocahontas and Southern Railway No 17 Birmingham Special to improve Washington to western city connections and cut travel times. Pocahontas from Norfolk to Roanoke 2 40 pm to 8 10 pm, Roanoke to Cincinnati 8 35 pm arrival 7 35 am. Birmingham Special Roanoke 8 50 pm arrival 10 10 am. Washington 3 10 pm to Roanoke 8 20 pm.
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Southern Railway
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Norfolk
Cincinnati
N&w
Pocahontas
Southern
Birmingham
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates Notice
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery, with mail rates for West Virginia zones and a note about advertising representation and contact telephone. The snippet describes pricing and distribution details for readers and advertisers.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circular Advertising
Ka‘ Ion
Telephone
Plane Crashes Near Richlands Va. Pilot Uninjured
Pilot John Mangham escaped serious harm when his plane crashed near Richlands Virginia while en route from Beckley. Virginia State Police estimated aircraft damage at 100 to 200 dollars. Four passengers aboard also unharmed.
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Winterhaven
Fla
Cedar Hills
Richlands
Doran
Virginia
John Mangham
Beckley
Bluefield Man Injured in Head-On Collision
A 22-year-old Bluefield Virginia man, Robert W. Kinder, was rushed to Bluefield Sanitarium with injuries after a head-on collision on U.S. 460-19 near Bluefield Friday night. He was the only person hurt and his condition was not yet determined at midnight.
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Bluefield
Bluefield - Tazewell
Robert W. Kinder
Blued Sanutarium
Kinder
U. S. 460
59 Nobel Prize Poet Dies At 66
Salvatore Quasimodo, 1959 Nobel Prize poet, died in Naples Italy on Friday at 66 after a stroke. Born August 20 1901 in Siracusa Sicily he studied physics and engineering before switching to Greek and Latin studies in Rome.
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Italy
Salvatore Quasimodo
Quasimodo
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Siracusa
Sicily
Rome
Ships Return After Collision Off Virginia Coast
Two Navy ships arrived in Hampton Roads after a collision 70 miles off the Virginia capes. The carrier Wasp and the fleet oiler Truckee sustained extensive damage but no injuries were reported. A second collision involved the destroyer Waldron and the fleet tug Kiowa near Charleston with Waldron headed to Norfolk for arrival Sunday.
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Hampton Roads
Virginia
South Carolina
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Wasp
Truckee
Atlantic Fleet
Virginia Capes
Waldron
Icarus Passes Close To Earth
New York AP report notes asteroid Icarus made its closest approach to Earth in 19 years on Friday. The object passed at 3.95 million miles with observers unaware except scientists using large telescopes. No visible sighting from Orkney Islands as it slid by.
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New York
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Nixon Reopens Campaign With Family Focus at Finch College
In New York Nixon addresses his daughter Tricia's Finch College graduation and hints at resuming his presidential bid. He calls for US leadership in the late 20th century amid Rockefeller’s delegate push, noting problems but expressing optimism for American youth.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Unitarian Church of All Souls
America the Beautiful
Nixon
Tricia
Finch College
United States of America
East Side
United States
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Navy pins area likely for Scorpion sinking in Atlantic
Rep. Craig Hosmer says Navy has identified a small ocean area where the nuclear submarine Scorpion may have sunk, based on classified methods. Other officials dispute locating the craft as search efforts continue south of the Azores with seven vessels. The Navy court of inquiry met behind closed doors and will resume Monday.
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mid-Atlantic
Washington
Navy
Craig Hosmer
Calif
Senate House
John T. Conway
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Hosmer
Azores
Navy Court of Inquiry
Record May Factory Output Hits 163.7 Percent of 1957-59 Average
The May production rate for factories mines and refineries reached a record 163.7 percent of the 1957-59 average, per the Federal Reserve Board. Retail sales rose 1 percent in May after April declines tied to riots, with unemployment steady at 3.5 percent.
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Federal Reserve Board
Martin Luther King
Administration
Reserve Board
Congress
Johnson
Federal Reserve
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia and Virginia
Lendo Shrewsbury 78 of True formerly Beeson dies in Beckley after long illness. Survivors include wife Nellie, children Nelle Tessener Beatrice Cottle Vera Shrewsbury Lowell Shrewsbury, stepchildren Gertrude Burdette Faye Farley Mae Edwards Margaret Willey and others. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. Rich Creek Primitive Baptist Church Lashmeet. Burial Cooper Cemetery Car Creek. Jessie M Shoveler 62 Lindside dies in Bluefield after long illness. Survived by wife Florence, brother Henry Shoveler, sisters Ruth Newsome Katie Gray Lillian Davis. Service 2 p.m. Mt Olive Baptist Church Red Sulphur Springs burial Red Sulphur Cemetery. Arch B Hagerman 83 Jolo dies in Welch. Survived by Maggie Hagerman wife, four sons Richard Josh Caron Junior. four daughters Beatrice Clara Rebecca Pearl. brother Charlie Hagerman sister Mary Jewell. 51 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Sunday Jolo residence burial family cemetery. Julia Mars Whitt 81 Star Route Richlands dies in Richlands hospital. Husband Rev L E Whitt predeceased. Survived by son Clinton Whitt. Services Sunday 2 p.m. Mullins Funeral Home Richlands Hawkins Cemetery. Braxton LeGrand Hancock 69 former Bluefield dies in Sebring Fla after short illness. Survived by wife Helen Snyder Hancock, daughters Mrs James M Matheny Bluefield Mrs Thurmond Reynolds Fresno, Calif.. sisters Mrs G R Gilbert Virginia Beach Mrs Stauston Prieto Mrs Cameron White. four grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Saturday Robinson Funeral Home Appomattox burial Liberty Baptist Cemetery Appomattox.
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Nelle Tessener
Jacksonville
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St. Albans
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Lashmeet
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Bluefield
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Princeton
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Pipestein
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Milburry
Ohio
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Edward Lowe
Mussolin
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Cecil Shrewsbury
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Clearwater
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Bailey Funeral Home
Princeto Bn
Jessie M. Shoveler
Lindside
Red Sulphur Springs
Genes
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Ballard Methodist Church
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Henry Shoveler
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Katie Gray
East Orange
N. J
Lillian Davis
Cleveland
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Rev
O. E. Hopkins
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Peterstown
Arch B. Hagerman
Jolo
Welch Hospital
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Welch
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Gary
Caron Hagerman
Roncerverte
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Clara Hagerman
Rebecca Hagerman
Anderson, Ind
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Mary Jewell
Whitewood
John D. Payne
Saeger
Julia Mars Whitt
Star Route
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L. E. Whitt
The
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Mullins Funeral Home
Richland
Thomas Patrick
Hawkins Cemetery
Richands
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Braxton LeGrand Hancock
Sebring
Appomattox
C. A. Hancock
Huntington
Virginia Military Institute
Lynchburg
Hellen Snyder Hancock
James M. Matheny
Thurmond Reynolds
Fresno
Calif
G. R. Gilbert
Virginia Beach
Stauston Prieto
Cameron White
St. Petersburg
Fila
Robinson Funeral Home
Liberty Baptist Cemetery
Emma Pearl Heldreth obituary in Tazewell and Beatrice Virginia French notice
Emma Pearl Heldreth 80 of South Point Ohio formerly of Tazewell Va died Saturday at 2 p m at Greever Funeral Home Tazewell Rev Lee Boye officiating Burial in Maple Wood Cemetery Tazewell Pallbearers named Beatrice Virginia French of Bluefield W Va died today at 2 p m at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield Va burial in Grandview Cemetery Bluefield Pallbearers listed
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Emma Pearl
South Point
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Greever Funeral Home
Lee Boye
Maple Wood
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Walker Rutherford
June Rutherford
Carl Rutherford
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Tommy Sprinkle
Roy Bales
Ivan French
Vernon Lucavo
French
Beatrice Virginia
Virginia Ave
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
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Jim Whittington
Grandview
Bernard Nelson
Ray Williams
Raymond Williams
Elbert Goins
Dick Pralley
Bill Bralley
Odeon Theater Occupation Ends as Police Remove Striking Students
French students vacate the Odeon Theater after police restore order and replace the protest banners with the tricolor. A small number of diehards are forced out as authorities clear the university, remove mercenaries, and start cleaning and disinfecting the venue.
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Odeon
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of Occupation
Sabonne
Felix Giacomoni
Troopers Raid Beckley Clubs In Coordinated Sweep
Twenty six state troopers raided at least thirteen clubs restaurants and night spots in Beckley. More than sixteen arrests were made on charges including prostitution illegal liquor sales and possession of gaming devices. A local newspaper photographer reported being assaulted during coverage. Police involvement was limited to nonparticipation by city officers.
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Beckley
Twentysix State
Smith presents gun proposals in West Virginia
Governor Hulett C. Smith unveiled a broad set of gun laws including dealer licensing firearm registration a certificate of approval a cooling off period and forced transfer title when ownership changes He aims to push the plan through the legislature perhaps in a special session noting hunting and sportsmen safety are not being curtailed and spoke at a clerks meeting in Fairmont AP.
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Fairmont
Hulett C.smith
West Virginia
United States
Smith
Landfill Feasibility Declared Not Feasible in Bluefield
A regional survey found rock formations near Bluefield unsuitable for a sanitary landfill raising contamination concerns. Prospective plans to convert the city dump into an industrial park were dropped as infeasible. A June 25 meeting at the Mercer County Courthouse will review next steps.
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Bluefield
Dan Hale
Princeton
Mercer County Court
Seven Year Old To Get Heart In Hermiston Oregon
Rebecca Becky Howland a seven year old girl in Hermiston Oregon will receive a heart transplant once a suitable donor is found. Dr Norman Shumway of Stanford says finding a properly sized heart for Becky is challenging due to her small size. Becky has a defective left ventricle and may have a growth or clot. Her parents Mr and Mrs Elton Howland await a donor as the family says they are ready to go once a heart is found.
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Ore
Rebecca
Becky’ Howland
Norman Shumway
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Becky
Shumway
Oregon
John Bussman
Portland
Bussman
University of Minnesota Medical School
Elton Howland
Wallace Seeks Negro Support for presidential bid
Wallace in Nashville urged Negro citizens of Tennessee to back his biracial campaign while predicting gains beyond the South. He told reporters he will win Tennessee in the November election and seek plurality in Midwest states like Illinois and Michigan, insisting critics mislabel him as racist.
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George Wallace
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Tennessee
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Alabama
Illinois
Michigan
State Democratic Group To Name Officers
The West Virginia Democratic Executive Committee will meet in Charleston on Saturday to elect new officers and plan strategy for the November general election. Members will also meet with the party’s nominees for Congress, the State Supreme Court, and other statewide offices.
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West Virginia
Democratic Executive Committee
Congress
State Supreme Court
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