Governor Says State Is Ahead In Planning Progress
Gov. John D. Rockefeller IV reports West Virginia is about two years ahead of most states in area wide planning as Region I peers attend the fourth annual dinner at Pipestem State Park. He cites Turnpike construction with nearly 500 million obligated and 122 million committed and notes major projects in Raleigh and Mercer Counties slated for completion by October 1980. Sen. Jennings Randolph and Rep. Nick Joe Rahall attended, with regional awards given to Princeton and local officials for federal funding and public projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV
Region I Planning and Development Council
Pipestein State Park
U.S
Jennings Randolph
Congress
Carter
Rockefeller
Sen. Randolph
Nick Joe Rahall
Randolph
Rahall
Region I
Princeton
Michael Jacobs
West
West Virginia Turnpike
Raleigh
Mercer
Fayette
Princeton Men Improve After Tank Paint Fumes Incident
Two Princeton men Frank Farrell and Allen Pusser were found unconscious in Bramwell water tanks after inhaling fumes from polyurethene plastic paint. They were listed improved at Bluefield Community Hospital while in ICU. Officials corrected that they were employees of a subcontractor, not Gladys Robertson's firm B R Erection Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Bramwell
Bluefield Community Hospital
Frank Farrell
Allen Pusser
Gladys Robertson
B. R. Erection Co
Mercer Woman Shot In Neck Near Miner's Inn
A Hiawatha woman Abigail Huffman was shot in the neck around 10 p.m. at the Miner's Inn near Matoaka. She was transported by pickup to Lake Shawnee and then to Princeton Community Hospital in stable condition. Mercer County Sheriff's Department investigates.
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Miner's Inn
Matoaka
Abigail Huffman
Huffman
Lake Shawnee
Princeton Community Hospital
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
No Charges Expected In Wyoming Shooting
Wyoming County authorities said they do not expect charges in a late Tuesday shooting. Dave Hager of Oceana was shot around midnight. officials cited uncertainty and expect no charges. Hager runs a local wrecker service and operates Hager's Texaco in Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising Rates Notice
Local notice outlines subscription and home delivery rates for West Virginia zones and other zones, with annual and monthly pricing details. Mentions Associated Press affiliation and advertising representative.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Landon Associates
Black Lung Debate at West Virginia Hearing
Citizens and industry representatives sparred at a U S Department of Labor hearing in Charleston over whether coal mine construction workers qualify for black lung benefits. Willie Anderson of West Virginia Black Lung Association argued dust exposure mirrors regular miners, while J O Lively Construction Co claimed workers are not regularly exposed. The session, part of federal rules implementing the 1977 act, followed two days of hearings with more slated for July in Pikeville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
US S. Department of Labor
Willie Anderson
Holden
West Virginia Black Lung Association
J.O. Lively Construction Co
Glen White
Tazewell Supervisors Reject Building Bids
Tazewell County supervisors scrapped plans to relocate the Social Services offices at Pisgah and formed a six member committee to study feasibility. A public hearing drew more than 500 people, most opposed to the Pisgah site, as officials noted state space and accessibility needs. John Glavaris urged caution, arguing total costs would exceed two million with limited local funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Pisgah
Tazewell High School
Harold French
Department of Social Services
Tazewell County Public Building Committee
John Glavaris
Tazewell
Tazewell Area
Lackey demands Oakvale reopening before supporting bond
Mercer County Board of Education member elect Dr. Allen Lackey says he will oppose any county school bond issue until Oakvale High School is reopened. He cites opposition from the Mercer County School Preservation Association and questions about costs, fire hazards, and consolidation as factors shaping his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Lackey
Mercer County Board of Education
Oakvale High School
Lackey
James Oxley
Oakvale
Fairview
Bluefield
Glenwood
Mercer County School Preservation Association
Princeton
Mercer County
Bluefield State College
Oxley
Clinton Lilly
Association
SEM Associates
Princeton Sanitary Board Receives EPA Grant
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $749,250 to the Princeton Sanitary Board for Step III construction of an interceptor and relief sewer systems. The grant covers 75 percent of the total project cost to expand capacity and relieve existing limitations, as reported by U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Environmental Protection Agency
Princeton Sanitary Board
U.S
Jennings Randolph
EPA
Deaths and Funerals in Pocahontas Grundy and Bluefield
Virginia Watson Mitchell 72 of Pocahontas dies after long illness in Bluefield hospital. Riddle McClanahan 75 of Grundy dies after short illness. funeral at Grundy Church of Christ with burial in Stacy. Daisy Lee Matney 61 of North Tazewell dies after long illness. services at Richlands Tabernacle. burial in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Rebecca Scarberry 51 Twin Branch dies after long illness. services at her mother’s home with burial Noah Justice Cemetery. Harold Gardner 47 of Chicago formerly Crystal dies. arrangements incomplete at Cravens Shires Funeral Home. Robert Allen Henkle 75 of Mavisdale dies. services at Buchanan County Funeral Home Chapel Keen Mountain. Samuel James Sublette 59 of Wilmington Del. dies after long illness. memorial and graveside services planned. donations to churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Mitchell
Virginia Watson Mitchell
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union
Riddle McClanahan
Rt. 3
Grundy
Buchanan County
Shade
Cosby McClanahan
Grundy Church of Christ
Burl Rife
Edna McClanahan
Larilda Keen
Richlands
Greg McClanahan
Larry Allen McClanahan
Clarence Greenleaf
McClanahan
Stacy, Va
Virginia Funeral Home
Datsy Matney
Daisy Lee Matney
North Tazewell
Oakwood
Dave
Patty Day Harman Matney
UMWA
Jewell Valley
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Osa Lester Matney
Wilma Hale
Dennie Matney
Michael A
Tony) Matney
Miss Mae Matney
Ohio
Walter Matney
Vansant
Leonard Matney
Luther Matney
Navarre
Richlands Tabernacle
Grat Horton
Ancil Childress
Greenhills
Rebecca Scarberry
Twin Branch
Knox Creek
Sadie Brown Justice
Mudfork
Panther
Hays Justice
Daugters
George
Betty) Sellards
Davy
Everett
Margaret) Justice
Brenda Messer
Samuel Scarberry
William Scarberry Jr
Wade Scarberry
Newark
Edna New
Francis Stone
Mabel Mullins
Guesses Fork
Wayne Bryant
Roy Mullins
David Lester
Hershel Hurley
Harold Gardner
Harold L. Gardner
Chicago
Ill
Crystal
Cravens Shires
Bluewell
Robert Henkle
Robert Allen Henkle
Mavisdale
Tazewell County
John Charles
Eva Beavers Henkle
Garden United Methodist Church
Virginia Johnson Henkle
Charles Ratliff Henkle
Cartersville
Hubert Allen Henkle
Nicholasville
Grace Henkle Tabor
Bandy
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Ray Amos
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Wyatt Ratliff
Okley Woods
Tommy McGlothlin
Floyd Meadows
Bill Cook
Dennis Stevens
Arthur Cook
Woodrow McGlothlin
Roy Hale
Arnold Smith
Cecil Lockhart
Harless Clark
Glen Ball
Bobby Honaker
John Honaker
Norman Keen
Marvin McClanahan
Roger McClanahan
Garland Long
Samuel James Sublette
Marcella Road
Wilmington
Del
Samuel James
Ethel Wall Sublette
Washington and Lee University
Quartermaster Corp
U. S. Army
Wharton School
Lawrence Sherwood
Faith Presbyterian Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
Hawkins Funeral Home
Body found inside bag near Pineville
Wyoming County police reported a body found inside a plastic bag inside a vehicle near Huff Mountain. Logan State Police Detachment confirmed the discovery late Wednesday night. details and vehicle type or gender were not disclosed. The location was about 200 miles from Pineville.
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Wyoming County
Huff Mountain
Logan State Police
Pineville
Swords Creek Tragedy Claims Local Youth at Work
Honaker Virginia youth Ricky Wayne Helton age 18 died Tuesday afternoon in Swords Creek at James River Hydrate and Supply after falling from a forklift onto a conveyor belt. Police said he died instantly from head injuries. Survived by parents Billy Joe and Laura Helton, two sisters Sandra and Kathy, two brothers Randy and Richard, maternal grandfather Evans Johnson, and paternal grandparents Walter and (unnamed) Helton. Services set Friday 11 a.m. at Honaker Funeral Home Chapel with Revs Peerman Lester and Ancil Childress. Burial at Helton Cemetery.
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Honaker
Virginia
W. F. Parker
Ricky Wayne Helton
James River Hydrate and Supply Company
Swords Creek
Helton
Tazewell County
Billy Joe
Laura, Johnson Helton
Sandra Helton
Kathy Helton
Randy Reed Helton
Richard Ray Helton
Evans Johnson
Drill
Walter Helton
Honaker Funeral Home
Peerman Lester
Ancil Childress
Helton Cemetery
Bank executives attend Boston seminar in 18th year
Two McDowell County men among bank executives from 29 states who completed the 18th annual Senior Bank Officers Seminar in Boston. Jim Sutton of First Clark Bank Northfork and J Knox McConnell of First National Bank Keystone joined leaders at Harvard Business School for a week of lectures and case studies directed by Charles M Williams, sponsored by the Independent Bankers Association of America.
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McDowell County
Boston
Mass
Jim Sutton
First Clark Bank
Northfork
J. Knox McConnell
First National Bank
Keystone
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Independent Bankers Association of America
Charles M. Williams
Fire damages mobile home near Grant's Supermarket
No injuries reported after a trailer fire shortly after midnight at Grant's Supermarket area. Green Valley-Glenwood volunteers responded with 11 firefighters and four trucks to a mobile home owned by Roger Burnlop. Fire started from a pan of grease on the stove causing heavy kitchen damage and smoke spread. no damage estimate given. The paragraph about Trachypterus is unrelated.
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Grant
Green Valley
Glenwood
Roger Burnlop
Funerals for Vachon and Caudill Scheduled Today
Joseph T. Vachon 74 of 106 Caldwill St Athens services today at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church Princeton with Rev. William O'Donnel officiating. Burial Athens Cemetery. Charles Dennis Caudill 42 of Bluefield funeral at 2 p.m. today at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with Rev. Odin Lockhart and Rev. Jim Denton officiating. Burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Vachon
Joseph T
Caldwill St
Athens
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Princeton
William O'Donnel
Omi
Athens Cemetery
Caudill
Charles Dennis
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Odin Lockhart
Jim Denton
Monte Vista Park
Walter C Brewster 83 Bluefield WV dies after illness
Walter Clarence Brewster 83 of Rt 5 Bluefield died in a Princeton hospital after a short illness. He was born May 24 1895 in Bluefield a WWI veteran and a member of the N W Railway Brotherhood. Survived by his wife Bertha four sons two daughters 19 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2:30 pm Cravens Shires Bluewell with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Bluewell. Pallbearers listed. Funeral home today 5 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Reese Anderson Brewster
Sarah Jane Fletcher Brewster
Brotherhood of Maintenance and Ways
N & W Railway
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Jimmy Lee Brewster
Bertha Robinson Brewster
Rt. 5
James W. Brewster
Yards
Clarence Junior Brewster
Dallas
Tex
Charles Raymond Brewster
Vernon E. Brewster
Princeton
Wawne
Rebecca) Harry
Robert
Roberta) Lester
Ozark
Ala
Cravens Shires Funeral Home Chapel
Bluewell
Charles Wilson
E. J. Steiner
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mark Henne
Herbert Fink
George Wise
Summers County Commission
Campbell Guinn
Wyoming
Wade Spees
Tazewell Supervisors
Lincoln Builders Supply Co
Marion
State Welfare Organization
Glavaris
Lackey and Oxley
L.C. Caldwell Jr
Thomas Honaker
Greater Bluefield
Maryann Lijoi
Gina Lijoi
Theresa Mamone
Susan Tabor
Sutton
Marques
Walter Brewster
Walter Clarence Brewster
David Brewster
Jimmy Brewster
Calvin Marchent
Michael Farmer
Glen Harman
Kenneth Schultz
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