Knobler Refuses to Be Scapegoat for Pavilion Debt
Alfred E. Knobler president of Pilgrim Glass Corp. defends his firm over the West Virginia Pavilion’s finances at the World’s Fair. He says the glass maker is not responsible for the pavilion’s red ink and emphasizes their role as suppliers not politicians while defending Pavilion Director E. L. Montgomery and calling for a clearer financing plan.
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Ceredo
New York
Charleston
Knobler
West Virginia
Pilgrim Glass Corp
Pilgrim Glass
Prisoner Beckett Granted Court Hearing On Sentence
West Virginia prisoner Franklin H. Beckett, sentenced to life as a habitual offender in 1961, won a state supreme court hearing after claiming no legal aid was provided and he was uninformed of the consequences of his answers. He was arrested in Huntington for breaking and entering with three prior felonies.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Franklin H. Beckett
Wayne County
Beckett
Huntington
Tri Angle Sportsmen To View Outdoor Film Night
Members of the Tri Angle Sportsmen's Club meet at 6 30 tonight at Pinnacle Restaurant Bluefield to hear and see The Prairie World of the Kit Fox an outdoor film that will follow the monthly banquet meeting of the group.
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Tri-Angle Sportsmen’s Club
Pinnacle
Federal Street
Bluefield
Kit Fox
To Hear Trio Today at Bluefield Churches
The Bluefield Old Guard will hear a women’s trio from Virginia Avenue Methodist Church Bluefield Virginia this morning at 10 15 with piano selections by Mrs Don Tabor The meeting is in the Men’s Bible classroom of Trinity Methodist church
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Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising Rates and Masthead
Local newspaper masthead lists establishment in 1893, address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, Associated Press membership and advertising agency Katz Agency, printing details, and subscription rates for carriers and mail.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Ition
Katz Agency, Inc
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield and surrounding areas
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Bluefield and nearby towns. Stuart D Garrett Sr. of Bluefield dies at 55. services set at Hawkins Funeral Home with burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Other notices include Garnett Burk Miller of Swords Creek, Mrs. Carrie Mae Allison of Doran, and William Henry McCoy of Clintwood with details on funeral homes, burial sites, and service times.
Walter McDonough Ferguson Dies After Lingering Illness
Walter McDonough Ferguson age 8 of Mullens died Tuesday evening after a long illness. He was born in Pinoak Mercer County to Riley and Mary Ferguson. A longtime Mercer and Wyoming Counties resident, he ran Ferguson Grocery in Mullens for 10 years after earlier managing Piggly Wiggly. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church Bluefield. Surviving: two sons Walker M. Ferguson Jr. in Miami and William Riley Ferguson in Lakeland Florida. one brother Ernest G. Ferguson of Bluefield. one sister Mrs. Lewis Lilly of Sophia. 11 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.
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Walter McDonough Ferguson
Guyandotte Street
Mullens
Pinoak
Mercer County
Riley and
Mary Ferguson
Ferguson Grocery
Ferguson
Trinity Methodist Church
Bluefield
Mercer
Wyoming
Lessie Walker Ferguson
Walker M. Ferguson Jr
Miami
William Riley Ferguson
Lakeland
Fla
Ernest G. Ferguson
Lewis Lilly
Sophia
Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home
Basham Rites Held for Christianburg Resident
Brainard H. Basham 83 died Tuesday afternoon in a Christiansburg Virginia hospital. He leaves five daughters and two sons, three sisters and two brothers, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services were held Thursday at 2 30 p.m. at Richardsons Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Cemetery Christiansburg.
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Brainard H. Basham
Christiansburg
J. C. Brammer
Pilot
H. H. Light
Thelman Charlton
W. H. Ling
Roanoke
W. R. Epperly
Floyd
Arnold E. Basham
Bluefield
Earl S. Basham
W. M. Gray
P. H. Shelton
B. B. Brammer
Radford
B. B. Basham
W. H. Basham
Chistiansburg
Richardsons Funeral Home
Sunset Cemetery
Obituary: Sarah Huffman of Marion Virginia
Sarah Katherine Huffman 77 of Marion Va died Tuesday in Marion hospital. She leaves two daughters Mrs Garland Campbell of Marion and Mrs Charles Blevins of Gary, three sons Carl Huffman Price Huffman and French Huffman, five sisters Mrs Eliza Jackson Mrs Delia Lambert Mrs Amber Harry Mrs Dorothy Stiltner and Mrs Ruth Havens, 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services held Thursday at 10 30 a m at Lindsey Funeral Home Rural Retreat with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery.
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Carrie Mae Allison
Doran
Richlands
Tazewell County
Thomas
Sarah Vance
Holiness Church
Henry Allison
Betty Cole
Oma Hagg
Arcie Riley
Cleveland, C
Jean Blanton
Davidson, N.C
Clarence Vance
Harold Shelton
Belair
Frazier Shelton
Richlands Tabernacle
Grat Horton
Claude Reynolds
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Maurice Perkins
E. G. Hagg
Carl Vance
Frank Smith
Clint Shelton
William Smith
Sarah Katherine Huffman
Marion
Garland Campbell
Charles Blevins
Gary
Carl Huffman
Bluefield
Price Huffman
Anawalt
French Huffman
Rural Retreat
Eliza Jackson
Oakdale
Delia Lambert
Amber Harry
Rich Creek
Dorothy Stiltner
Fairburn
Ruth Havens
Lindsey Funeral Home
Mount Zion Cemetery
Two Funerals Held in Virginia and New Jersey
Bernard Davis of Rock will be laid to rest Thursday at 2 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church near Spainishburg with Revs Milburn Bailey and Ivan Meadows officiating. Burial is in Bowling Cemetery with Memorial Funeral Directory of Princeton handling arrangements. Paul Edgar Jones of Tazewell, Va., lies in state today at 2 p.m. at North Tazewell Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Hill officiating. Pallbearers are listed. burial follows at Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill.
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Sidney McNew
Oxford
McComas
Valley
Julius H
Sarah Melissa Belcher McNew
Cravens Funeral Home
Bluewell
Donald Schofield
Paul Watkins
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Davis, Bernard
Rock
Midway Baptist Church
Spainishburg
Milburn Bailey
Ivan Meadows
Bowling Cemetery
Princeton
Property transfers and marriage filings in Princeton courthouse
County clerk records show four property transfers and two marriage applications filed in Princeton on Tuesday. Transfers include B G Shuck to Bertha Spencer in Rock District for 20 dollars and Sally Thornton to James and Norma Akers for 1200 dollars. others involve Lee Hicks to Brenda Hicks near Pinnacle Rock for no stated consideration and Maude Marcum to Bobby and Genalee Bailey in East River District for 3000 dollars. Applications to wed were filed by James E Pauley and Lois Marie Rose of Bluefield, James W Sheldon of Columbia SC, and Judith Tate of Bluefield.
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Princeton
B. G
Ida Shuck
Bertha Spencer
Rock District
Sally Thornton
James
Norma Akers
Lee
Alma Hicks
Brenda C. Hicks
Pinnacle Rock
Maude Marcum
Bobby E
Genalee Bailey
East River District
James E. Pauley
Lois Marie Rose
Bluefield
James W. Sheldon
Columbia, S. C
Judith Tate
Couple Hospitalized After One-Vehicle Crash
A Bluefield couple Kemper Stuart 59 of 1908 College Ave and Mrs Stuart were treated at Bluefield Sanitarium after a single vehicle wreck on U S 52 near East River Mountain about 8 p m. They suffered multiple bruises and abrasions not believed to be serious. State police said the car left the road and hit a ditch outside Bluefield city limits.
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Bluefield
Kemper Stuart
College Ave
Stuart
U. S. 52
East River Mountain
Mrs Lula Harvey Dies At 70 In Huntington Hospital
Mrs Lula Harvey 70 of Newhall McDowell County died Monday afternoon in a Huntington hospital. The body remains at Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Lula Harvey
Newhall
McDowell County
Huntington
Lugo
Bluefield
Gunshot Death Ruled A Personal Safety Incident
Donnie D. Pennington 21 of Lashmeet Mercer County was found shot to death near his home from a .45 caliber wound judged by State Trooper W A Johnson to be self inflicted in a Monday early morning incident. Pennington despondent after a recent car wreck, burial set at Serena Family Cemetery with services at Lashmeet Christian Community Church officiated by Rev Toney and Rev Buckner.
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Lashmeet
Mercer County
W. A. Johnson
Johnson
Pennington
Golden
Rosa Phillips Pennington
Matoaka
Shirley Cordell Pennington
Dott
Matoaka High School
Curtis Pennington
Baltimore
Phillip Pennington
Princeton
William Pennington
Salem
John Pennington
Hazel Scott
Green Valley
Lashmeet Christian Community Church
Fred Toney
Noah Buckner
Serena
Bailey Funeral Home
Connally Sweeps Texas Delegation Leadership
Gov. John Connally won a decisive victory at the 1964 Texas Democratic Convention. His forces dominated test votes and committee action, fending off U.S. Sen. Ralph Yarborough supporters and preventing a liberal walkout. All 120 delegates pledge allegiance to President Johnson, with Frank Erwin named national committeeman and Mrs. Eugene Locke national committeewoman. Connally briefly addressed delegates as head of the delegation.
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Houston
Tex
John Connally
Texas
Connally
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Yarborough
Educators Accept Foundation Assets in West Virginia
The West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents accepted the assets of Education Foundation Inc a non profit group devoted to publishing West Virginia history The presidents group also set tentative dates for alumni fund drives in eight communities in October and November in Parkersburg Martinsburg Bluefield Charleston Clarksburg Wheeling Huntington and Beckley
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Wheeling
West Virginia
China and Tanganyika Zanzibar sign cooperation pact
In Peking on Tuesday an economic and technical cooperation agreement was signed between Communist China and the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. No details were released.
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Tokyo
Peking
China
United Republic of Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Peking Radio
Carnivorous Plants Survive in Acid Bogs by Eating Insects
Carnivorous plants endure nitrogen-poor acid bogs by capturing and consuming insects. This adaptation enables them to obtain essential nutrients despite the harsh environment.
Curtin Gets An Ovation At Hamburg Strauss Festival
U S soprano Phyllis Curtin received a 20 minute ovation in Hamburg Germany at a festival marking Josef Strauss birthday centennial. Critics from Die Welt Hamburger Echo and Hamburger Abendblatt praised her Four Last Lieder Salome and dramatic voice noting beauty talent and masterful performance.
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Germany
U.S
Phyllis Curtin
Josef Strauss
Miss Curtin
Clarksburg
W. Va
New York
Salome
Die Welt
Hamburger Echo
Hamburger Abendblatt
University Club Plans Surprise for New Members
The University Club of Bluefield schedules a Friday Field Day at the Bluefield Country Club with an 18 hole golf match at 1 PM a social hour at 6 PM and a banquet at 7 15 PM Mayor J Hudson Huffard of Bluefield Virginia will speak W T Williams Jr Club member and country club manager will MC a special surprise for new members is planned by Club President Leo Signaigo
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University Club of
Bluefield
Bluefield Country Club
Leo Signaigo
J. Hudson Huffard
W. T. Williams Jr
University Club
Telestar's Impact Outlined For Club
Dick Bissinger of General Telephone Co spoke to the Green Valley Glenwood Kiwanis Club about Telestar and its role in future communications. He highlighted key features of the electronics and forecast developments in the international communications system. Bramwell Kiwanis members Clarence Hicks Al Poteet French Edmonds and Jim Collins attended as visitors.
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Dick Bissinger
General Telephone Co
Telestar
Green Valley-Glenwood Kiwanis Club
Bissinger
Clarence Hicks
al Poteet
French Edmonds
Jim Collins
Bramwell Kiwanis Club
Colossal Pessimism Topic For Vespers
Rev. R. L. Nance spoke at the Bluefield Community Center Vesper service on Bland Street on the theme The World Is One Colossal Pessimism. He urged faith in God to bring peace and victory in battles. Next Monday Rev. Thomas Stevens is scheduled as guest speaker.
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R. L. Nance
Bethel A. M. E
Bluefield
Bland Street
Jewel Wilson
Rev. Nance
Waterloo
Stephen Wilson
Connie Smith
Mrs. Ann Hubbard
Mary Frances Gilmer
Linda Thorpe
Thomas Stevens
Fake Physician Case Delayed in Marlinton
Marlinton West Virginia AP a Marlinton attorney halted the case against a man who called himself Dr Luis F Menendez and is accused of impersonating a physician He faces four counts including impersonation FBI says his real name is Oscar Monte Levy A demurrer delays plea entering while Judge Nickell Kramer rules on the indictment validity and prosecutor Aaron Jacobson responds.
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Marlinton
W. Va
Denmar State Hospital
Luis F. Menendez
FBI
Oscar Monte Levy
Arnold O. Weiford
Menendez-Levy
West Virginia
Atty
Robert Jacobson
Nickell Kramer
Surplus Food Granted to FMC Strike Workers
Nearly 470 FMC Ordnance Division employees in South Charleston were declared eligible for surplus food commodities. The State Welfare Department said 468 workers on strike meet criteria, while the rest were ineligible due to other income. A one month distribution will total about 58 350 pounds across about a dozen surplus items.
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Charleston
FMC Ordnance Division
South Charleston
State Welfare Department
Harry Artis
Department
Commodity Division
Artis
FMC
Boissevain Hosts Sabin Oral Clinic This Sunday
A Sabin Oral Clinic will be held Sunday at Abbs Valley Boissevain Elementary School Boissevain Va from 1230 p m to 430 p m Free transportation is provided by Jack Bowman J K Sult William Boone John Drosick and Marvin Trent for residents of Tazewell County attending clinics set up across the county.
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Sabin
Abbs Valley - Boissevain
Boissevain
Jack Bowman
J. K. Sult
William Boone
John Drosick
Marvin Trent
Tazewell County
Rockefeller appeals to moderates for Scranton nomination
New York governor Nelson Rockefeller said he phoned moderates including Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon in a bid to win GOP support for Gov. William Scranton. He noted no clear success and suggested the fight would focus on delegates rather than street action.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
California
Senate
Boissevain Youth Breaks His Ankle
Donald A. Mathena 17 of Boissevain Va was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium Tuesday about 730 p m after breaking his right ankle in a swimming accident. The Falls Mills Dam lifeguard injured himself jumping from a diving board Tuesday afternoon and told hospital staff he was resting comfortably Tuesday night.
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Donald A. Mathena
Boissevain
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mathena
Falls Mills Dam
Fellowship Revival Begins at Boissevain Methodist Church
Members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship of Boissevain Va. will sponsor a youth revival starting tonight at 7 30 at the church. The revival led by a youth Christian witness team from Bluefield Va. will run nightly at the same hour through Sunday June 21.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Boissevain
Methodist Church
Christian Witness
Bluefield
Texas and Nomenclature of a Republican Nomination
A speech on national defense and party unity features reference to intermediate-range missiles and perceived liberal media concern over a GOP nomination. The speaker argues the press fears a candidate they cannot control.
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