West Virginia Survey Identifies 60 Recreation Areas
The National Park Service proposes a bold plan to develop many West Virginia sites for public use. A proposed Allegheny parkway would connect Harpers Ferry to Cumberland Gap, Ky, expanding access and attracting visitors.
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Washington
West Virginia
National Park Service
The
Park Service
Virginia
Conrad L. Wirth
Harpers Ferry
Cumberland Gap
Wirtt
Water Rates Up in Raleigh District
The Public Service Commission approved Standard Utility Service Corp to raise water rates for Glen White Raleigh County customers. The new charges start at 1.80 per thousand gallons for the first 2 000 monthly and rise to 90 cents per thousand for usage over 20 000 gallons for metered customers. The commission also ordered correction of mineral deposits affecting about 100 customers.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Standard Utility Service Corp
Glen White
Raleigh
Standard
Marrs Addresses Old Guard on Enthusiasm and Decisions
William D. Marrs spoke to 66 Old Guard members about enthusiasm and making choices for all ages. Clarence McMullin and Clyde Caviness were welcomed. John H. Cook of Florida visited. The group discussed a 1915 Swords Creek wreck memorial and noted about half of the 199 Old Guard members are railroad-connected.
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Metropolitian
Clarence D. Oe T. McMullin
Clyde S. Caviness
John H. Cook
Florida
Wade Frazier
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
J. D. DeVault
E. C. Caldwell
O. S. Bruce
Paris Lambert
J. B. Walker
J. H. Steele
E. D. Eddins
W. C. Forlines
LN. Fuqua
C. P. Painter
C. R. Johnson
Swords Creek
J. E. Kipps
Roy E. Pruitt
J. W. Kitts
H. G. Hall
Old Guard
Appalachian Power Plans 8 Million Transmission Line
Appalachian Power Co will build an 8 million dollar 345000 volt transmission line from Glasgow West Virginia to Cloverdale north of Roanoke Virginia. The 122 mile line will connect the Cloverdale Station with the Kanawha River plant near Charleston and is to be finished in about two years. The project strengthens the eastern perimeter of the company and will integrate with the Smith Mountain hydroelectric project.
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Roanoke
Appalachian Power Co
Glasgow
W. Va
Cloverdale
Kanawha River
Charleston
R. E. Hodges
Appalachian
Appalachian and American Electric Power Co
Hodges
University Club Field Day Set At Bluefield Country Club
President Joe Hindsley announced the University Club field day will be held Friday at Bluefield Country Club. Activities include golf and games in the afternoon, a social hour, and a banquet at 7 p.m. Notable participants include Billy Williams and Jack Osborne.
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University Club
Bluefield
Bluefield Country Club
Joe Hindsley
Billy Williams
Jack Osborne
Family Day Designated on Hari Maru in Japan
In Lake Biwa Japan the Hari Maru excursion boat designates Mondays as family day with passengers required to check liquor at the dock. Thirsty guests may drink fruit juice free.
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Lake Biwa
Japan
Absentee Ballot Deadline Friday in City Election
City Clerk Maxine Holm reminds voters that Friday, June 23, is the deadline to apply for absentee ballots for the July 5 election. Out of town or at school voters must request ballots by then. Advance ballots may be cast Monday through Friday next week in the City Clerk's office, if away on election day.
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Maxine Holm
Muncipal
Weather Fax West Virginia and Virginia The Associated Press
Variable cloudiness with showers in eastern West Virginia morning. Highs 72 to 80. Friday brings increasing clouds and warmth with possible showers Friday afternoon. In Virginia, intermittent rain in the north and east, scattered showers then clearing in the southwest. Highs 73 to 78 north and 76 to 82 south. Clearing Thursday night with increasing clouds and a warmer Friday and a chance of showers Friday afternoon.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Sportsmen's Club hears Jim Dalton and watches fishing films
Tri Angle Sportsmen's Club members heard a news report about themselves and viewed two films at the Pinnacle Restaurant meeting. Jim Dalton of the Daily Telegraph spoke, presenting a private edition of his Reporter's Notebook shown on WHIS TV. One film covered sport fishing and photography. the other emphasized water conservation and disaster relief work by the dairy industry during Hurricane Diane.
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Pinnacle
Jim Dalton
Daily Telegraph
Whistv
Bluefield
Ber
Conferees OK Road Financing Bill Details Tax Increases
Conferees approve highway financing measures to fund interstate construction by 1972. The bill adds 11.56 billion in revenues over 11 years and sets higher taxes on truck weight, tires, and tubes while extending existing credits and transfers to highway funds. A separate conferee group will convene on Thursday.
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Treasury General Fund
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Kennedy
Treasury
Two Princeton Juveniles Bound Over for Grand Jury
Two Princeton boys aged 16 and 17 were bound over to Mercer County criminal court grand jury after a Bluefield break and enter hearing. They were charged with entering Sawyer Used Washing Machine Service on Bluefield Avenue and property valued over 150 dollars. Investigating officers Patrolman R. E. Lee and Deputy Shorty Simons provided details and transport to Princeton jail to await grand jury action.
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Mercer County Criminal Court
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Squire Lewis Perdue
Bluefield
Sawyer
Bluefield Ave
R. E. Lee
Shorty Simons
Beckleyan Sentenced For Murdering Wife
Beckley man Thomas Brandon Smith age 52 received a five to eight year term in the State Penitentiary for second degree murder. He pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his wife Anna Mae Smith 38 on April 19. He injured himself and was treated at a hospital. Judge Harry L. McCreery denied probation. Indicted by the June Grand Jury.
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Beckley
State
Thomas Brandon Smith
East Park
Anna Mae
Smith
Harry L. McCreery
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Japanese climbers to assault Ecuador's Chimborazo peak
Masahiro Wada leading a Japanese expedition from Waseda University will begin ascent next week of Chimborazo in Ecuador. The 19 246 foot peak is the nation’s highest and one of the world’s tallest volcanoes.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Masahiro Wada
Waseda University
Chihborazo
Water Quality Devices Studied in Ohio River Valley
A prototype water quality surveillance device by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission has operated for almost a year at Cincinnati waterworks. Data is sent via leased telephone lines to a central center. More units will cover the Ohio River and its tributaries across eight states including Pennsylvania New York Virginia West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Indiana and Illinois as officials push river clean reuse of water.
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Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
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Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
Wild West Day at YMCA Day Camp Promotes Indian Theme
A YMCA Day Camp sponsored Wild West and Indian Day activities for boys aged six to eight. Events included tomahawk crafts and headbands, Indian stories by the campfire, a stake tied activity with dancers, pony rides, a quick draw contest, and a war dance ceremony with Judy Simpkins inducted as Mistress of Ceremonies.
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City Ymca
Eddie Douglas
Jimbo Godwin
Bill Baker
Jim Bowman
Jack Byrd
Most
Dairy
Woman's Whirl
Judy Simpkins
Miss Sim
Abingdon Hospital Eliminates Morning Visiting Hours
Abingdon's Johnston Memorial Hospital will revise visiting hours to 2 30 to 4 36 PM and 4 30 PM to 8 30 PM starting July 1. A two visitor limit and 15 minute visits will be enforced by a pass system to ease patient load and improve efficiency.
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Abingdon
Johnston Memorial Hospital
W. N. Neff
Board of
Os Board
Johnson Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing
April Employment Improves in Virginia
The Virginia non farm employment reached 1,017,000 in April, up 7,600 from March. Unemployment declined to 66,025 or 4.6 percent of the labor force while the April rate was 5.1 percent with 73,300 unemployed. Non manufacturing jobs also peaked at 748,600 for May.
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Richmond
Virginia
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Harrison Muncey 71 of War Fol lowing a 10 year illness. World War I veteran with service in Argonne Belleau Wood and Chateau Thierry. Survived by wife Mary Stacy Muncey a son Irvin Muncey a daughter Betty Muncey a stepson Ted Stacy and several siblings. Funeral at Calvary Baptist Church War with burial Maplewood Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Also notices for Wallace M Tucker and other local obituaries with services in Bluefield and Pocahontas. Funeral details include location times and burial plans.
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Crum
Melvin
Elizabeth Sammons Muncey
Argonne
Belleau Woods
Chateau Thierry
Mary Stacy Muncey
Irvin Muncey
Jaeger
Betty Muncey
Saeger
War
William G Starling Funeral Arrangements Announced
Funeral arrangements are in progress for William G Starling formerly of Bluefield Virginia and more recently of Dayton Ohio who died Tuesday in Dayton Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs John W Starling Kis simmee Florida a sister Mrs Wilbur Painter Maitland Florida and a brother Jack Starling West Palm Beach Florida The body will arrive Thursday at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Virginia where arrangements will be announced.
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Ben Boyd
Davenport
Tazewell
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Mount Vernon
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John
Boyce Wolf
Gary
Orphaniser
Pittsburgh
Ida Sullivan
Cary
E. F. Boyd
Milton Boyd
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
William G. Starling
Bluefield
Dayton
John W. Starling
Kissimmee
Fla
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Maitland
Jack Starling
West Palm Beach
Fila
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Akers Die Of Heart Attack While Visiting Daughter
Walter H. Akers of 110 Frederick Court Princeton died Wednesday at 7 30 p m of a heart attack while visiting a daughter in the city.
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Frederick Court
Princeton
Funeral for Mrs. Charlotte Gilpin Vincent at Hawkins Chapel
The funeral for Mrs. Charlotte Gilpin Vincent of 226 Larch Street Bluefield will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Rev. Malcolm E. Fuller officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Portugal Refuses Cuban Refueling Stops in Azores
The government newspaper El Mundo said Portugal will not allow airplanes flying to or from Cuba to refuel in the Azores. It noted jets for Europe Cuba nonstop service would be needed, while Havana's international airport was closed for runway expansion.
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Portugal
Cuba
Azores
el Mundo
Europe
Peiping Bus Service Expands Across City and Suburbs
The New China News Agency reports Peiping trolley bus service, begun four years ago, now reaches all parts of the city and some suburbs, indicating extensive urban transit expansion.
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Tokyo
New China News Agency
Peiping
Clean Carpets With Blue Lustre Cleaner Benefits
A well kept carpet shows regular care with Blue Lustre. The cleaner leaves no residue and makes colors clean and bright. It leaves the pile soft and bouncy with no traffic paths. One-half gallon cleans three 9 by 12 rugs using a brush or shampooer.
Jobless Will Sign-Up Again in West Virginia EEP
West Virginia will reopen registrations for the expanded work relief program once federal approval is received. About 12 000 unemployed fathers may be eligible under the child aid plan with $7 million state funds and about $19 million federal match. Participants could receive up to 16 per month for EEP work.
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Charleston
West Virginia
W. Bernard Smith
Department of Public Assistance
DPA
Smith
Perdue Seeks Recount In City Primary Race
Ossie Perdue asks for a recount of District 3 city primary ballots after losses to Angelo Monaco and S C McKinney. The board, advised by City Attorney Phil Lilly, requires a $300 bond drawn by the city attorney and filed at the city clerk before recounts begin, with 1 p.m. Friday June 23 set as the recount time if the bond is posted.
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Ossie Perdue
Perdue
Angelo Monaco
S. C. McKinney
Monaco
McKinney
Phil Lilly
Police Probe Wounding of Rabies-Treated Dog
Bluefield police investigate a shooting of a licensed rabies-treated toy terrier owned by Jim Francis of 1142 Princeton Ave. A .22 rifle struck the dog in an alley behind the residence. The dog was not fatally wounded and is recovering.
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Jim Francis
Princeton Ave
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