City Board Seeks One Insurance Policy With Six Bids
Six insurance firms bid June 17 to consolidate Bluefield city property coverage into a single five year package. Bids ranged from 1 145.04 to 1 876.12 for annual premiums with discounts for upfront payments. City Manager Whittle to study bids for recommendation.
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Bluefield
Randolph G. Whittle
Smith and Stone Agency
Mutual Insurance Agency
West Insurance
Nationwide Insurance
Flat Top Insurance Agency
Citizen's Underwriters
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Farley Remains In Mercer County Jail On Murder Charge
Gilmer Gene Farley 21 of Princeton stays jailed in Mercer County after being charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Emmett Martin 26 of Princeton early Sunday. Farley waived preliminary hearing and awaits grand jury action. a .25 caliber pistol was found near the scene. Martin was shot five times in his apartment at 1:40 a.m. Funeral service set for Memorial Funeral Director in Princeton with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Gilmer
Gene Farley
Princeton
Mercer County
Emmett Martin
Farley
Mercer County Criminal Court
Mercer St
J. L. Adkins
Martin
Adkins
Procedure Of Convict Rights Case At State Supreme Court
The Attorney General's Office argues Wayne County convict Banach sought a transcript by wrong procedure as he seeks release from a 2 year armed robbery term. The court weighs if Banach filed a written request. oral discussion is insufficient. A second matter reviews Public Service Commission haulage certificates for James P. Kirk Transfer Co. A court will decide if it will review the case and set a hearing date.
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Charleston
Attorney General's Office
Wayne County
State Supreme Court
Frank J. Banach
State Penitentiary
Asst. Atty
George H. Mitchell
Banach
Mitchell
James E. Chambers
Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
James P. Kirk Transfer Co
Mabscott
Alaeigh County
Banking Unit Plans Fall Winter Classes
The Bluefield Chapter of the American Institute of Banking will sponsor four banking classes beginning Wednesday Sept 4 and ending Dec 4. A kickoff includes a swimming party and hamburger fry at Princeton pool on August 24.
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Bluefield
American Institute of Banking
Uni
Princeton Swimming Pool
Italian Likely To Be New Pope
Roman Catholic cardinals begin the conclave in Vatican City to elect the 262nd pope. An Italian is expected to win, with early ballots hinting at Giovanni Battista Montini as a possible candidate though two-thirds majority remains uncertain. Eighty princes of the church attend as modern cardinals from diverse regions participate.
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Vatican City
John XXII
Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini
Milan
Rome
College of Cardinals
Pope John
Giovanna Cardinal Urbani
Venice
Carlo Cardinal
Confalonieri
Paolo Cardinal Marella
Vatican Curia
Montini
Lerenzo
Urbani
Marella
John
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Board reviews 1963-64 expenditures. WVU outlines plan
The Board of Public Works continued its annual review of 1963-64 expenditure schedules on Tuesday with no final approvals and another meeting set for Wednesday. WVU President Paul Miller attended to present spending plans under the legislative appropriation for the year beginning July 1, joined by House Finance Chairman Ivor Boiarsky and Senate Finance Chairman Hal McCourt who explained the Legislature’s intent in parts of the 1963 Budget Act.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Paul Miller
West Virginia University
WVU
House
Ivor Boiarsky
D-Kanawha
Senate
Hal McCourt
Bluefield approves twenty-one building permits and one business license
The Bluefield Board of Directors approved 21 building permits totaling 19 375 and one new business license on Tuesday June 17 in a 2 30 p m session at the Municipal Building. The Royal Cleaners Inc laundry at 1031 Bland St received the license. Permits cover fences porches renovations new dwellings and signs for properties on Wythe Ave Greenbrier St Gilmer St White Thorn St Peck St Kidd St Center Drive Mountain View Ave Pen Mar St Hill Ave Hemlock Hill and Memorial Ave plus the Commercial Bank Raleigh Street and Leland Carter Apartments.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Royal Cleaners, Inc
Bland St
Eley Realty Co
Wythe Ave
Robert L
Mary E. Williamson
Greenbrier St
Bertha F. Mills
Gilmer St
Jack R
Margie
Whitethorn St
Crockett Gray
L. E. Tierney
Mountain View Ave
Edwin G. Puryear
Pen Mar St
F. E. Williams
Essex
Midway Church of Christ
Bramwell Road
H. C
Ardis W. Cox
Frederick St
Leland Carter
Bluefield Avenue
Stewart F. Iveson
Hill Ave
Ralph
Ann W. Richardson
Hemlock Hill
Robert L. Gillespie
Shady Ave
Cole Realty
Commercial Bank
Bluefield Furniture Co
Raleigh Street
Interstate 79 Link Opens Near Zelienople in 3 1/2 Miles
Lt. Gov. Raymond P. Shafer opened the first 3 1/2 mile link of the Erie West Virginia freeway near Zelienople marking a milestone in the 180 mile project worth about 200 million dollars. He described the bypass as a concrete plasma fueling Western Pennsylvania industry as plans for Lawrence and Butler counties aim to move goods to the Great Lakes waterways and Pittsburgh. The ceremony included a 1905 car drive past the ribbon cut.
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Jeliennople
Raymond P. Shaver
Erie-West Virginia
Zelienopie
Shaver
Zelienpole
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Butler
Shafer
Great Lakes
Pittsburgh
Zelienople
Delta Queen to Visit Tennessee on Civil War Cruise
The Delta Queen with a full passenger load leaves Cincinnati Friday for a 14 day Civil War Centennial cruise to Chattanooga Tennessee. This is the steamer's first trip to Chattanooga since 1961 and the cruise ends in Cincinnati on July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
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Greater Bluefield
Whittle
Mitchell Stadium
Rish Equipment Co
Henry Warden
Adv
Gilmer Farley
Memorial Funeral Director
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Boston
West Virginia
Nhy's
Old Mr. Boston
Country
OLD Mr. Boston Sloe Gin
MR. Boston Distiller Inc
Boston
Mass
Warlick’s
Furniture
Ed Begley
Broderick Crawford
Jack Kelly
WHIS
NBC
Thomas R. and
Louise Noel
Ferndell Ave
Robert A. West
Memorial Ave
Delta Queen
Tennessee
Central Pharmacy Corner
Federal and Commerce Bluefield
South St
Broadway
White Way
Whis- FM
Entertainment Daily
Ashland Oil Dealer
Ashland
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Ashland, Kentucky
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