Virginia Faces Possible Special Session On Reapportionment
Virginia lawmakers may be forced into a special session after the U S Supreme Court found the 1962 legislative apportionment unconstitutional. Gov. Albertis S Harrison Jr commented on fairness and factors beyond population, while Republicans predicted gains in urban districts under any new plan. The case was led by Norfolk and northern Virginia legislators challenging rural dominance.
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Richmond
U. S. Supreme Court
Virginia
General Assembly
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Supreme Court
Harrison
del. M. Caldwell Butler
Roanoke
House of Delegates
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
Howell
Robert J. Corber
Corber
Harry F. Byrd
Tidewater
Atty
Robert Y. Button
U.S. Supreme Court
Morgan of Jaeger Named McDowell County Judge
Gov. Barron appointed Lawrence Roscoe Morgan of Jaeger as judge of the McDowell County Criminal Court to serve until the November election. He succeeds Jack Marinari of War who moved to the Circuit Court after Sidney Christie’s U.S. District Court appointment. Barron also reappointed Joseph Manchin of Clarksburg to the State Board of Examiners and Registration of Physical Therapists and Earl C. Hahn of St. Marys to another three-year term on the West Virginia Board of Osteopathy, both terms starting July 1.
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Charleston
Lawrence Roscoe Morgan
Jaeger
W. W. Barron
McDowell County Criminal Court
Morgan
Jack Marinari
War
McDowell County
Sidney L. Christie
Keystone
U.S. District Court
Barron
Joseph Manchin
Clarksburg
State Board of Examiners and Registration of Physical Therapists
Earl C. Hahn
St. Marys
West Virginia
Bluefield Telegraph Classified Notice Snapshot
An early 20th century Bluefield Daily Telegraph imprint notes established 1893 and Bluefield, West Virginia city office at 412 Bland Street. It lists subscription rates, delivery areas, and advertising contact through the Katz Agency.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Panel
Audit Bureau
Jon
Katz Agency, Inc
Deaths and Funerals in Southwestern Virginia
Multiple obituaries from Tazewell and surrounding areas, including Paul Edgar Jones 52 of Tazewell who died in a Catowba hospital, Lydia Ann Yates Smith 75 of Vansant, and Rev. G T Jordan former Elk Garden pastor, with services planned across North Tazewell, Free Pentecostal Church Tockland, Clinchco Union Church, and Elk Garden Methodist Church. Burial details, survivors, and funeral home arrangements listed.
Mrs Emma Alderman Hare dies at 76 in Virginia
Mrs Emma Alderman Hare 76 of Rocky Gap Virginia died Monday in Wytheville Virginia hospital. Surviving are a son Glen Hare foster daughter Lucille Willoughby two sisters Bessie Shrader Mae Alderman and a brother Chester Alderman five grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Funeral rites set for 2 p m Thursday at Rocky Gap Methodist Church with Rev Lee Ellis and Rev R T Newton officiating. Burial Boyd Cemetery Route 2 Narrows. Body to be taken to the church at 1 p m Thursday from Newberry Funeral Home Bland Virginia.
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Lydia Ann Yates Smith
Vansant
Garney
Emmett Smith
Maggie Rife
Marie Looney
Ethel Shortridge
Dearborn
Mich
Robert Yates
Green Cove Spring
Riddle Yates
Bristol
Bill Yates
Belfry
Walter Yates
North Carolina
Margie Steele
Mae Coleman
Haysi
Free Pentecostal
Tockland
Jackie Miller
Claude Ealy
Dry Fork
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
G. T. Jordan
Virginia
Huntington
Elk Garden
Holston
Anna Maude Jordan
W. B. Jordan
Pocahontas
C. C. Jordan
Pulaski
John Turzi
Worth Full
Winston-Salem
N. C
Elk Garden Methodist Church
J. E. Browning
Bluefield
T. L. Rowlett
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
Funeral Home
Emma Alderman Hare
Rocky Gap
Wytheville
Glen Hare
Narrows
Lucille Willoughby
la Follette
Tenn
Bessie Shrader
Mae Alderman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chester Alderman
Clear Creek
Rocky Gap Methodist Church
Lee Ellis
R. T. Newton
Boyd Cemetery
Route 2
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Widow Lydia Blankenship 80 Dies in Marion Hospital
Mrs Lydia Blankenship age 80 of Hurley Virginia widow of Bud Blankenship died Sunday in a Marion Virginia hospital. Surviving are three brothers and two sisters and six grandchildren. Services Tuesday at the Church of God in Jesus Name Rev Dewey Davis officiating. Burial in Walford Cemetery. Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy Virginia in charge of arrangements.
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Lydia Blankenship
Hurley
Bud Blankenship
Marion
John B. Conley
Marcus Conley
Kingsport
Dewey Davis
Walford
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Infant Lucille Justus Dies in Grundy Virginia
Birth ends shortly after birth in Grundy Virginia Hospital. Survived by parents Burl and Mrs Justus of Roseann and sister Linda Sue Justus. Grandparents Lydia Justus of Rose ann Giles Keen of Stacy Virginia. Rites set Tuesday at Brushy Fork Cemetery Virginia Funeral Home Grundy in charge.
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Lucille Justus
Burl Justus
Roseann
Grundy
Linda Sue Justus
Lydia Justus
Giles Keen
Stacy
Brushy Fork
Virginia Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs Sophia Zywieski in Pocahontas
Funeral services for Mrs Sophia Zywieski are held today at 11 a.m. at St Elizabeths Catholic Church with Father Paul Laub. Burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery. Pocahontas Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Zyweiski
Sophia
Pocahontas
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Paul Laub
Woodlawn
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Dudley Elementary And Tazewell High Win Milk Campaign
Dudley Elementary and Tazewell High School won top honors in the Drink More Milk Campaign run in February and March by local milk producers and the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service. Prizes and certificates went to elementary and high school winners. the program aimed to boost milk consumption and health.
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Dudley Elementary
Logan Street
Pocahontas Elementary
Tazewell High School
Pocahontas High School
Chemist Robert Wilkens Speaks to Bramwell Kiwanis
Robert Wilkens a chemist at United Piece Dye Works in Falls Mills Va addressed Bramwell Kiwanis at Bramwell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. He outlined the plant operation noting over 200 employees and an expansion plan. Current production runs 1,000,000 yards daily in 1,000 yard rolls.
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United Piece Dye Works
Falls Mills
Bramwell Kiwanis Club
Bramwell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Wilkens
Perry Davis
Seminar Set On Appalachia Opens In Charleston
A 10 week seminar on Appalachian problems began in Charleston under Action for Appalachian Youth. Fourteen college students three foreign visitors and AAY staff participate. Renowned speakers include Harry M Caudill Michael Harrington and Robert Theobald. The event aims to spark leadership on poverty delinquency and unemployment among youths.
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Charleston
Appalachian
Action For Appalachian Youth
AAY
Harry M. Caudill
Whitesburg
Michael Harrington
New York City
Robert Theobald
Gordon Jaeck
Man Killed In McComas Mine
Bernard Davis 37 of Rock died after a fall at Pocahontas Fuel Company's Crane Creek mine in McComas at 5 a m Monday. He died at Bluefield Sanitarium shortly after admission. Survived by wife Rama Norrie Mills Davis and three children, plus two brothers and two sisters. Body at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton awaiting arrangements.
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Pocahontas Fuel Company
Crane Creek
McComas
Bernard Davis
Rock
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Bluefield
Luther
Edna Sturgill Davis
Rama Norrie Mills Davis
Barry Harold Davis
Victoria Fern
Cynthia Lyn Davis
Bobby J. Davis
Lortons Lick
Atlas Davis
Chicago
Ill
Aretta Cray
Caribou
Maine
Dorothy Kade
Dearborn
Mich
Princeton
Unheralded Rail Strike Shuts Lines Across States
A nationwide railroad walkout by the Brotherhood halts trains from Nebraska to Texas. Mo Pac hopes to resume Monday night while the Katy cuts all non-operating jobs at midnight. Delayed grain shipments at Houston raise concerns over moisture damage. California, Missouri, and other states report halted traffic and stalled yards.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Texas & Pacific—Union
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Missouri
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Deeds and Marriages Filed in Mercer County Courthouse
Six deeds filed five marriage license applications and two lawsuits surfaced in Mercer County Court Monday An outstanding deed from Virginia B Wallace to Bluefield Urban Renewal Authority netted 23000 dollars Others include transfers involving Marie Elizabeth Ritter Lorene Fitzsimons J R Wilburn and Pearl Via Plus five marriage license applications and two divorce suits listed by name and locality
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Mercer County
Virginia B. Wallace
Bluefield
Urban Renewal Commission
Marie Elizabeth Ritter
Herman L
Eliza Sykes
City of
Lorene Bailey Fitzsimons
T. R. Rozzell Jr
Queen Rozzell
Lincoln
Catherine L. Aliff
Beaver Pond
Pearl
C. B
Willie Vada
Harry
Plymouth
Fannie Scott
Robert
Magdlene Grigsby
Rock District
William Lee Willis
Ashland
Christina Amell
John Daniel Hoback
Nancy Ethel Cavanaugh
Edwin Allen Farrow
Dietra Sue Eaton
Gerald Brown Vaught
Kathrine Marlene Miller
Bland
Russell Wiley
Sheryl Margaret Borrer
Princeton
Ernest Walter Davis
Annie Mae Davis
Carroll Ester Martin
Walter Enios Martin
Parties Formed and Elections Held at Girls State
Delegates at Rhododendron Girls State formed political parties and elected 13 mayors. Judy Prozzillo of Fairmont chairs the National Party, Francine deFranco of Weirton heads the Federalists, Sue Doty of South Charleston is Nationalist vice chair, and Freda Fitzer of Parkersburg is Federalist vice chair. Mayors chosen include Nancy Mahony, Sallie Cline, Jo Ellen Moulton, Janet Wilson, Caroline McCue, Shiela Robinette, Nancy Walsh, Becky Alt, Diane Hamilton, Deborah Powell, Lucy Sackett, Sabra Liston, and Linda Goodwin. Federalists and Nationalists meet Tuesday to nominate governors and other offices. general election Wednesday, inauguration Thursday.
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Jackson's Mill
W.va
Judy Prozzillo
Fairmont
National Party
Federalist
Francine deFranco
Weirton
Sue Doty
South Charleston
Freda Fitzer
Parkersburg
Nancy Mahony
Sallie Cline
Middlebourne
Jo Ellen Moulton
Huntington
Janet Wilson
Newburg
Caroline McCue
Charleston
Shiela Robinette
Barrackville
Nancy Walsh
Becky Alt
Petersburg
Diane Hamilton
St. Albans
Deborah Powell
Clarksburg
Lucy Sackett
Williamstown
Sabra Liston
Brandonville
Linda Goodwin
Terra Alta
Thursay
Norfolk and Western Coal Cars Load Totals Decline
Norfolk and Western railroad coal shipments for the week totaled 26,464 cars, a high figure but 400 fewer than the prior week's 28,890 and slightly below the year-ago 28,541. Daily counts show steady activity from Monday through Saturday with 4,425 to 5,577 cars per day.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Corretional Farm Discussed For Club
The Bluefield Kiwanis Club met at the West Virginian Hotel to discuss the State Correctional Farm rehabilitation program in Bland County. David Malden, director of education and recreation at the farm, spoke. he is a Bluefield native. Send off ceremonies honored past district governor Fred P. Edwards, who will attend Kiwanis International in Los Angeles from June 28 to July 2.
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Bland County
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginian
David Malden
Malden
Bluefield
Fred P. Edwards
Kiwanis International
Los Angeles
Court ruling targets unequal voter weighting in state legislatures
The court declares that counting votes with varying weights by region violates equal protection. It rejects comparing state legislatures to the U S Senate and emphasizes counties and cities are subordinate state instruments, upholding a series of apportionment rulings since 1962.
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U.S. Senate
Warren
Georgia
Northfork-Elkhorn High awards ceremony honors students
At the Northfork-Elkhorn High School gym awards were given across business math music athletics and scholarship. Recipients include Nancy McKinney Connie Lambert James Otey Howard Szichak Rosa Rosa Judy Helms Joddy Crouch Scotty King Elizabeth Wright Kenny Goosens Rita Cope Tony Angelelli Bobby Bailey Charlie Hamer Roger Lusk and others honored by teachers and the Junior Chamber of Commerce for high achievement and perfect or near perfect grades.
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Northfork-Elkhorn High School
Norma Lanzi
Nancy M. McKinney
Connie Lambert
James Otey
Howard Szichak
George Treachock
Judy Helms
Rosa Rosa
Litz Armbrister
Joddy Crouch
Junior Chamber of
Jennings Boyd
Elizabeth Wright
Kenny Goosens
John Brant
Bobby Bailey
Charlie Hamer
Roger Lusk
Summer Activities At BSC Begin June 17
Summer school activities at Bluefield State College start Wednesday June 17 at 11 30 am in the Big Blue Lounge. The event titled Getting to Know You opens a season of games discussions and plans for a game tournament June 23 picnic July 2 and watermelon feast July 22 for summer students faculty and staff.
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Bluefield State
Big Blue
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