Dollar slump in European markets as pound rises
The U S dollar fell sharply in London Frankfurt and Zurich while the British pound advanced to its strongest level against the dollar in almost a year. BIS blamed Nixon policies for the dollar drop and a Swiss banker predicted a fall followed by a recovery by autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.S
Frankfurt
Paris
Bank of International Settlements
Bank For State Banks
Nixon
Basel
Switzerland
The
Eye
Washington
United States
Zurich
One-Car Crash Injures Tazewell Man in Virginia
A 35 year old Jerome Bruce Dore of Tazewell was injured in a single vehicle crash on Virginia Route 61 ten point seven miles east of Tazewell in the Clear Fork area. He suffered a fractured jaw and multiple lacerations and was taken to a Bluefield hospital. Charges are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Virginia Rt. 61
Clear Fork
Virginia
T. J. Bolling
Jerome Bruce Dore
Bolling
Dore
Rt. 61
Bluefield
Man to Face Pot Charges in Southwest Virginia
Virginia State Police arrested 26 year old Roger Lee Cook of Richlands on two counts of selling marijuana and one count of possession with intent to sell after undercover buys on June 7 and June 14. Warrants were issued and arrest by Troopers T J Bolling and Gary Breeding. A preliminary hearing will be scheduled before Judge Albert G Peery in Tazewell County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richlands
Roger Lee Cook
Virginia State
T. J. Bolling
Gary Breeding
Bolling
Breeding
Cook
West Virginia
Tazewell County
Albert G. Peery
Vandals Strike Bluefield Fire Station Vehicle Fleet
Vandals damaged five vehicles tied to Bluefield firemen near the Northside Fire Station late Sunday night or early Monday. Rocks wrapped in paper shattered windshields, inflicting about 610 dollars in damage. Vehicles listed include a 1965 Buick, a 1969 Mercury, two 1955 and 1969 Ford trucks, and a 1966 Ford. Three cars were on North Mercer Street, two behind the station. No arrests as Patrolman Tom Mustard leads the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Northside
Charlotte A. Yost
Jack W. Ball
William C. Brewer
Stan K. Massie
Deity Telegraph Printing Co Publishes Morning Edition
An old newspaper masthead lists the Deity Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Grand Street established in 1693. It notes Associated Press membership and subscription rates for carrier and mail editions, with motor route pricing upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deity Telegraph Printing Co
Grand Street
Bwetek
Associated Press
Mei
West Virginie
Audit Bureau of Cir
Deaths and Funerals in Raven and Princeton Areas
Winfred McClad Wilson 55 of Raven Virginia dies after long illness at home. Survived by wife Edith Silk Wilson, daughters Geraldine Hess and Janice, sons Norman Harold and Jeffrey, mother Maudie Wilson, five brothers, two grandsons. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday Richlands Tabernacle. Burial Richardson Cemetery Horton Ridge. James Dayton White 77 of Princeton dies in Fredericksburg hospital after short illness. Survived by son James R. White, five daughters, 28 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, one brother, three sisters. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Davis Funeral Chapel Oakvale. Burial Elmore Cemetery. Deatric L. Sexton 90 of Premier dies in Welch hospital after long illness. Retired miner, former Alabama resident, member UMWA Local 5997. Survived by widow Clara Belle Hayes Sexton, three daughters, two sons, stepson John Tinney, stepdaughter Josie Lockhart, sisters Mattie and Gracie Sexton. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Pentecostal Holiness Church Premier. Burial Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. Details of calls and services listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfred McClad Wilson
Mill Creek
Raven
Tazewell County
Maudie Horton Wilson
Willie Wilson
Shirley Wilson
Edgar Silk Wilson
Ronnie
Geraldine) Hess
Swords Creek
Janice Wilson
Norman Wilson
Harold
Jeffrey Wilson
Otto Wilson
Gaines Wilson
Glenn Wilson
Flint
Mich
Tom Wilson
Adelphi
Hubert Wilson
Seattle
Walsh
Richlands Tabernacle
Grat H Horton
Ancil Childress
Richardson Cemetery
Horton Ridge
Mullins Funeral Home
Richlands
James Dayton White
Rt. 3
Princeton
Fredericksburg
Oakvale
Edward and
Nicolle McKenzie White
Frances Elmore White
James R. White
Rich Creek
Howard Goins
Bramwell
Arnold Williby
Preston Thompson
Edward Smith
Margaret
Alabama
Elwood Thompson
California
Nathan White
Clarence White
Huntington
Tuttle Montgomery
Bluefield
Vernon Johnson
Falls Church Va
Davis Funeral Chapel
Meredith Ball
Elmore
Deadtric L. Sexton
Deatric L. Sexton
Premier
Welch
UMWA
Clara Belle Hayes Sexton
Fred Sexton
Bozo Sexton
Gardendale
Bart
Dessie) Abernathy
Trafford
Paul
Omie) Bramlett
Dixiana
Vandy Wornick
Culman
John Tinney
George
Josie) Lockhart
Coalwood
Mattie Sexton
Gracie Sexton
Pentecostal Holiness Church
H. B. Gross
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Fanning Funeral Home
Mrs Nancy B Vaughan Rites Set At Black Eagle Church
Mrs Nancy B Vaughan 67 of Black Eagle died Sunday in a Mullens hospital after a short illness. Born in Bluefield she was the daughter of the late W J and Ellen Hinkle. Survived by three daughters Betty Dodson Blanche Baglario Mary Lou Vaughan, two sons Kenneth Vaughan and Charles W Vaughan, one sister K M Hill and nine grandchildren. Funeral at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Black Eagle Baptist Church with Rev Keane. burial Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield Va. Friends may call at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens today 6 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy B. Vaughan
Black Eagle
Mullens Hospital
Bluefield
W. J
Ellen Hinkle
Charles Roy Vaughan
Betty Dodson
Mullens
Blanche Baglario
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary Lou Vaughan
Kenneth Vaughan
Charles W. Vaughan
Maben
K. M. Hill
Black Eagle Baptist Church
Keane
Maple Hill
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Neely Funeral Home
Mrs Willie Presley Tolley Rites Set in Roanoke
Mrs. Willie Virginia Presley Tolley 69 of Roanoke Va died Sunday after long illness in a Roanoke hospital. Survived by husband Mike A Tolley son Jack Edward Tolley Ford Ord Calif daughter Doris A Townsend Parkesburg Pa three sisters Pearl Seagle Grassy Creek N C Mariett French Christiana Pa Alma Naggy Coatesville Pa and four grandchildren Funeral service 2:30 p m Wednesday at Lotz Roanoke Chapel with Rev Wilson Jamison officiating Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Roanoke funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Presley Tolley
Willie Virginia Presley Tolley
Roanoke
Mike A. Tolley
Jack Edward Tolley
Ford Ord
Calif
Doris A. Townsend
Parkesburg
Pearl Seagle
Grassy Creek
N. C
Mariett French
Christiana
Alma Naggy
Michael Bohin Jr. dies at 53 in Northfork hospital
Michael Bohin Jr. 53 of Northfork died Monday morning in a Bluefield hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Bennett Fanning Funeral Home in Northfork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Bohin JR
Northfork
Bluefield Hospital
Bennett- Fanning
Gaspar Nagy Obituary Notice
Gaspar Nagy dies after long illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Shumate Newman Funeral Home in Pocahontas Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspar Nagy
Sta Eienn
Shumate- Newman Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Rev Andrew Anderson Dies in Welch Hospital After Illness
The Rev. Andrew Anderson of Jenkin Jones died Monday in a Welch hospital following a long illness. Funeral arrangements were handled by Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Anderson
Jenkin Jones
Welch
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Harman Gillespie Jr. dies in Cleveland after illness
Harman Gillespie Jr. of Cleveland Ohio and formerly of Tazewell Virginia died Sunday in Cleveland after a long illness. He had been at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harman Gillespie JR
Cleveland
Ohio
Tazewell, Va
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Funeral notices for Bridgeman, Butt, Ruble, Cornwell, Gilley, and Farmer
Obituaries and funeral arrangements for Haven Ray Bridgeman 57 of Jenkin Jones Bluefield. Helen Georgia Butt 38 of Bluefield. George Anthony Ruble 11 of Bluefield Va. Lillie May Cornwell of Tazewell Va. Lawrence R. Gilley 88 of Tazewell Va. and Charles Henry Nick Farmer 69 of Bluefield outline services chapels officiants burial locations and pallbearers with dates and times Today portions list church names and cemeteries and indicate pallbearer and honorary pallbearer roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruble
George Anthony
Bluefield
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Robert Parsons
Grandview Memory Gardens
Kenny Ruble
Steve Slade
Jerry Shrader
Johnny Reynolds
Larry Compton
Mark Shawver
Graham Funeral Home
Lohr Defends Forest Policy Trip Amid Criticism and Debate
A West Virginia legislative dispute over a $5,000 appropriation for a Forest Service review triggers accusations of a junket and hoax rumors. Lohr defends the mission, cites faith from the Government and Finance committee, and contrasts clearcutting with selective cutting in the Monongahela and Black Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Lohr
Joint Committee
United States Forest Service
House of Delegates
Lewis McManus
Senate
William Brotherton
Brotherton
McManus
Forest Service
West Virginia
Monongahela National Forest
Germany
Black Forest
Monongahela
Forest Management Review Commission
Leon
Minckler
Syracuse University
County Board of Education
Princeton Council bids farewell to three long-serving members
Monday night marked the last official meeting for Councilmen Jim Morrison Sam Thurmer and Lacy Shrewsbury after combined 20 years on Princeton City Council. New councilors will be sworn July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Jim Morrison
Sam Thurmer
Lacy Shrewsbury
Morrison
Thurmer
Shrewsbury
Lewis I. Skeens
Cris Barton
Virginia Wohlford
Ira Southern
Airport Drive
Rt. 460
City Hall
Southern
Couple Injured In Rt. 20 Crash Near Athens
An Athens couple, Grandville and Rhonda Wyatt, were injured in a two vehicle crash on West Virginia Route 20 North at 7 p.m. Monday. The Wyatts, both from Athens, were hospitalized in Princeton with rib and chest injuries described as good condition. The other driver was 18-year-old David Ray Kessinger of Athens. Trooper D B Meadows cited the Wyatts for failure to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
West Virginia
North
D. B. Meadows
Grandville Wyatt
Rhonda Wyatt
Rt. 1
Wyatt
David Ray Kessinger
Randy Dorsey
Meadows
Rt. 20
Kessinger
Princeton
Reef rescuers free trapped research vessel near Key West
Rescuers freed a 21 foot fish research vessel trapped 20 miles southeast of Key West after it became ensnared in a spider like cable maze under the sunken destroyer USS Fred T Berry. The Smithsonian sponsored project faced strong currents and multiple failed dives before the Tringa and A B Wood aided the operation with grappling gear and underwater cameras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fred T. Berry
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
D.C
A.B. Wood
Police Probe Area Robberies Across West Virginia
A weekend spree of burglaries stretched West Virginia State Police resources. At Vecellio and Grogan Construction in Oakvale thieves stole motor oil and a typewriter. In Princeton, Oscar Lee Dalton’s home was raided for four rifles one pistol and a watch, with a note оставing a threat. Bob Gillespie’s Princeton residence was entered while occupants were away, costing $64 in cash a .22 pistol and a transistor radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Princeton
Vecellio and Grogan Construction Company
Oakvale
Oscar Lee Dalton
Bob Gillespie
Bible Class To Meet in Bluefield Home
The Community Bible Class will gather Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Janie Brown located at 301 Nelson Street in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Brown
Nelson St
Bluefield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pound
Bibefield
Cywseten
Mathews, Snennen & Cullen Tetapnene
James D. White
Cornwell
Lillie May
Pleasant Church
Thompson Ae
Fred Wyatt
Bluefield-Tazewell
Joe VanHoozer
Steve VanHoozer
Jim VanHoozer
Donny Ratcliff
Buck Cornwell
James Kitts
Bill Kitts
Clifton Mitchell
Farmer
Charles Henry
Nick
Fourth St
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Homer Stewart
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Jake Poff
Richard Bishop
Robert Smith
Lee Puckett
Paul J. Mulkey
Wes _ Willis
Grace United Methodist Church and Friends
Princeton Council
By Carol Fowler
ABC
SDH
Council
Honaker Avenue
Karnes
Johnson Streets
Honaker
Alfred Lucas
Lucas
Stafford Drive
Skeens Grocery
Rogers Street
Skeens
Sanitary Board
Princeton Community Hospital
Highland Avenue
Governors Commission
NYC
Warrenizing
Bluefield Sash & Door Co
Hales Culvert
Bluefield, W.va
Armory
Hopper Brothers
Connie
Harvey
Bluefield Book Store
Hecks Medical Arts Pharmacy
Southside Pharmacy
Bluewell Pharmacy
Princeton Cheds
Acme
Welch Buddys Discount
New Graham Pharmacy
Bossevain
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!