Two Top Gubernatorial Candidates Hesitant in WV Race
West Virginia Democrats field four or five possible 1964 gubernatorial hopefuls while Republicans wait on ex-Gov. Cecil H. Underwood and Rep. Arch A. Moore Jr. to decide. Moore and Underwood face separate calculations about risk, income, and future offices as Kennedy's 1964 look looms.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Underwood
Kennedy
Huntington
Island Creek Coal Co
House
Salem College
U. S. Senate
Jennings Randolph
Arch
Glen Dale
U. S
House of Representatives
GOP
Cleveland M. Bailey
Byrd
Robert C. Byrd
Senate
Chapman Revercomb
Randolph
Deed Recorded In Mercer County for Bluefield Lot Transfer
Deed from Ted J and Gertrude M Daniels to Donald Ray and Regina Miller covers lot 21 section 833 Frederick Street Bluefield amount 14900 recorded in Mercer County Clerk's office Nancy Jane Ruddell appointed administratrix cha of estate of Maude E Ruddell posted 1000 bond in county clerk office Dr E C Wade A A Modena and G Ross Boyce named as appraisers
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Ted J
Gertrude M. Daniels
Donald Ray
Regina Miller
Frederick Street
Bluefield
Mercer County Clerk's Office
Nancy Jane Ruddell
Maude E. Ruddell
E. C. Wade
A A. Modena
G. Ross Boyce
Citizens Club Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday
The Senior Citizens Club will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Hardy Street Recreation Center to discuss upcoming activities and community events.
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Senior Citizens Club
Hardy Street Recreation Center
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Front Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead from 1893 shows publication details and Associated Press membership. Rates and subscription notes mention daily and Sunday delivery, carrier pricing, and circulation bureau references with typos in the OCR.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Tng
Mrs Holcombe Sets Schedule For Mc Dowell County Events
Mrs Ida E Holcombe County Extension Home Demonstration Agent announced a weekly events schedule for Mc Dowell County. Sunday features an emancipation program at Mt Moriah Baptist Church with Vernon Howard as speaker in observance of the states 100th birthday.
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McDowell County
Ida E. Holcombe
County Extension Home
Creative Homemakers Club
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Vernon Howard
Maybeury Switchback
Capers
Hartwell Homemakers
Bessie Hargrove
Clergy Denounce Danville Arrests at High Street Church
Police entered High Street Baptist Church during protests and arrested three refuge seekers. Rev L W Chase protested Gestapo like tactics, while grand jury indicted seven others including Dorothy Miller of Atlanta and Dr Milton A Reid of Petersburg. Chase and McGhee freed on 5000 bond.
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Stinson
High Street Baptist Church
Grand Jury
Mr. Chase
Dorothy Miller
Atlanta
SNCC
Milton A. Reid
Petersburg
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Curtis Harris
Hopewell
Virginia
SCLC
Leonard Holt
Norfolk
James R. Forman
Hildreth G. McGhee
Danville
Chase
McGhee
Miss Miller
Reid
Harris
Holt
Forman
Hospital Attendant Charged With Rape in Virginia
James Smith Reynolds of Staunton, a 27 year old Western State Hospital attendant, was charged with statutory rape and abduction of a 33 year old female patient. The patient reportedly escaped and went to Reynolds home where he took her to Lynchburg.
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Lynchburg, Va
Amherst County
Western State Hospital
L. F. Payne
James Smith Reynolds
Staunton
Reynolds
James H. Druff
Druff
Lynchburg
Shooting Incident Outside Of Diner Near Bramwell
An accidental shooting near Bramwell Mercer County June 10 1963 occurred in the road in front of Willie Holts Tavern not at the tavern as first reported Barbara Saunders 19 of Bluefield was shot in the chest not seriously and is recovering The Daily Telegraph regrets the mis identification by officers.
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Bramwell
Mercer County
Willie Holt
The
Daily Telegraph
Barbara Saunders
Bluefield
Father Ryan Plans Ireland Vacation This Summer
Father J. J. Ryan of the Powhattan Kimball areas in McDowell County has been granted a ten week vacation starting July 1 to visit relatives in Ireland for the first time in five years. A Canadian minister is being asked to take charge of Father Ryan's duties during the absence.
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J. J. Ryan
Powhatan
Kimball
McDowell County
Ireland
Canada
Father Ryan
Relatives Visit Mr and Mrs Hamilton in Illinois
Visiting relatives Mr and Mrs Paul Hamilton of Chicago are spending several days with Mr and Mrs George C Mabry at 313 Cumberland Road. Mr Hamilton's mother Mrs R E Hamilton lives in Welch.
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Paul Hamilton
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Hamilton
George C. Mabry
Cumberland Road
R. E .Hamilton
Welch
Cuban Council President Resigns Amid Landings Dispute
Dr Antonio Maceo resigned Saturday as president of the Cuban Revolutionary Council. The Cuban refugee physician, grandson of a famed 19th century leader, cited dissatisfaction with disclosure of commando landings on Cuban soil. Confirmation came from a son. Maceo had been elected ten months earlier during a reorganization after Cuba policy disputes with the Kennedy administration.
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Miami
Fla
Antonio Maceo
Maceo
Cuba
Kennedy
Council
Jose Miro Cardona
European Summer Festivals Share Odd Traditions Across Nations
A sprawling catalog of unusual events across Europe includes the Great Festival of the Red Waistcoat in Vila Franca de Xira near Lisbon with a free-for-air bus catching contest, plus polar bear safaris from Norway to Spitzbergen, and a Netherlands International Bachelors and Spinsters convention in Grevenbicht. Other highlights are Kissing Festivals in Hungerford, Pretzel Festival in Speyer, and medieval pageantry in Ath and Siena, with cheese festivals and Arctic midnight sun options noted.
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Vila Franca de Xira
Lisbon
Norway
Spitzbergen
Britain
Hungerford
Berkshire
France
Spain
Germany
Italy
West Germany
Speyer
European Travel Commission
Ath
Belgium
Goliath
David
Siena
Greece
Langdas Agia
Heleni
Arctic Circle
Netherlands
Boy Scientists To Attend Camp Near Green Bank
Teen aged science enthusiasts travel from states to attend the first National Youth Science Camp in Pocahontas County West Virginia. The 20 day program at Deer Creek Valley features lectures from West Virginia University professors and a visit by an astronaut. Eight radio telescopes at Green Bank and a 300 foot dish illustrate radio astronomy efforts while organizers budget 75000 for travel and living costs.
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Green Bank
W. Va
Outer Space
West Virginia Centennial Commission
Deer Creek Valley
Monongahela National Forest
Pocahontas County
Civilization
Green Bank Scintists
West Virginia University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Green Bank Observatory
Centennial Commission
Centennial
Carl Sullivan
West Virginia
Crawford Speaks on Gods People at Morning Service
The First Christian Church announces 11 a m worship with Dr Norman G Crawford speaking on Gods People. Sacrament will be observed. A 9 a m congregational meeting elects officers and hear reports. Evening events include Chi Rho Fellowship Youth programs and an installation of new officers. A dedication for the renovated library will feature a sermon on Discovering God.
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Norman G. Crawford
First Christian Church
Chi Rho
Christian Youth Fellowship
God
African Missionary Will Speak Today
Webster Carroll, missionary to Tanganyika, Africa, will speak at a meeting in his honor in Bluefield Virginia on June 25. The event aims for 500 attendees and will start at 3 p.m. on the Bluefield College campus.
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Webster Carroll
Tanganyika
Africa
Bluefield
Bluefield College
Adventists Meeting Ends In Virginia
In New Market Virginia the Potomac Conference summer camp meeting at Shenandoah Valley Academy closed after 10 days with more than 4000 people in attendance.
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Adventists Meeting
Virginia
New Market
Obituaries and funeral notices from Princeton and nearby towns
James D. Guynn 73 of Princeton dies at Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Martha Jane and four sons, two daughters, three sisters, one brother, 11 grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton. Burial Rose Lawn Cemetery. Also notices for George Kenny Gibson 76 of Davy, Laura Rowe Gibson, Paul Jack Taylor 57 Honaker, Henry Steele Maybeury. Services at Davy Methodist, First Methodist Honaker, Welch hospital death notices. Burial details and family lists included.
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James D. Guynn
Mercer St
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
Wythe County
James D
Lucy L. Guynn
Virginian Railway
Princeton Old Guard
Norfolk and Western Veteran Club
Martha Jane Guynn
James B
Everett B
Garland D. Guynn
Herbert Guynn
Arlington, Va
Pauline Long
Vivian Krank
Roanoke
Clyde Miller
Christiansburg
Verna Sweeney
Blacksburg
Ruth Albert
St. Petersburg
Fla
S. C. Guynn
Memorial Funeral
W. L. Jenkins
Roselawn
George Kenny Gibson
Davy
Welch Hospital
Davy Methodist Church
James Cottrell
Amos Belcher
Saeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Gibson
United Mine Workers
Freewill Baptist Church
Hensley
Baileysville
Harve
Eliza Shepherd Gibson
Laura Rowe Gibson
William
Joe Gibson
Baltimore
Ray Gibson
Independence
Oreg
Jean Campbell
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleve Gibson
Fanning Funeral Chapel
Welch
Paul Jack Taylor
Honaker
Richlands
Russell County
J. F
Belle Barrett Taylor
Blanche Stump Taylor
Raymond Taylor
Jimmie Taylor
Travelers Rest
S. C
Clyde Hughes
Curtis Smith
Clyde Taylor
Bluefield
Carl Taylor
South Holston
Lucy Monk
Twin Branch
W. D. Harman
Lebanon
W. R. Howard
Rosedale
First Methodist Church
K W. Baldwin
Homer Whitt 58 Former Cedar Bluff Resident Dies in Ohio
Homer Whitt aged 58 died Friday in Ohio. Born in Tazewell County, he was son of Kirk Whitt and the late Kate Kinzer Whitt. He leaves a large family including Helen Burress Whitt, Charles Whitt, Faye Davis, Bernice Burns, and eight sisters. Funeral and burial will be held Monday in Butler.
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Homer Whitt
Cedar Bluff
Butler
Ohio
Tazewell County
Kirk Whitt
Tazewell
Kate Kinzer Whitt
Helen Burress Whitt
Charles Whitt
Indiana
Faye Davis
Bernice Burns
Julia Sparks
North Ta
Mrs Mary Jane Lodge Dies in Danville VA
Mrs Mary Jane Lodge 7 of Danville Virginia widow of Daniel David Lodge mother of Fannie Stone and Mary Lou Smith died Saturday in a Danville hospital. Surviving are another daughter Linnie Griner of Richmond four sons Charles and David Lodge Jr Danville John Lodge Williamsburg and William T Wiley Durham six sisters two brothers. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm at Swicegood Funeral Chapel Danville with burial in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
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Mary Jane Lodge
Danville
Fannie Stone
Mary Lou Smith
Bluefield
Daniel David Lodge
Thomas and
Frances Bartley Bentley
Linnie Griner
Richmond
Charles
David Lodge Jr
John Lodge
Williamsburg
William T. Wiley
Durham
N. C
Swicegood Funeral Chapel
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Funerals for Isadore Cohen and John Calvin Harman Today
Isadore Cohen of Bluefield and Washington D C to be laid to rest today at 2 p m in Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Rabbi Cooper of Charleston officiating and burial at Monte Vista Cemetery. John Calvin Harman of Me Comas to be mourned today at 2 p m in Thomas Memorial Church with Rev Eddie Blankenship presiding and burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. The body returns to the residence and will be taken to the church at 1 p m. Cravens Funeral Home of Montcalm in charge.
Market Digest: Stocks Flat Overall With Mixed Week
Stocks ended roughly even on balance after a week of mixed action. The Dow fell 1.25 to 720.78 while the AP 60 rose 1.2 to 274.0. S&P 500 held at 70.25. Rail gains from Kennedy intervention supported steel and railroad shares amid volatile trading.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Cuba
Kennedy
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Standard & Poor
Chrysler
New York Central
U.S. Steel
Mount Zion Baptist Church runs weeklong vacation Bible school
Mount Zion Baptist Church continues its vacation Bible school this week under Mary E. Henry as superintendent. Children from age three to high school seniors enroll for a program themed Walking With God with extensive staff across nursery kindergarten primary junior and senior levels plus music and film program offerings led by Rev. Alexander Gregory and other coordinators.
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Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mary E. Henry
With God
Dennie Phillips
Miss Henry
Lola Mack
Dean
el Eice Saundle
Phyllis Gibson
Deborah Byard
Edward Hargrove
James Ealy
Dorothy West
Fannye S. Mincy
Hazel Harding
Anna Phillips
Iona Green
Mamie Goodwin
Virginia Dodson
Mary Brown
Nannie Buchanen
Della Watkins
Blanch Price
Castoria Sims
Heaven Perry
Barbara Glover
Gracie Thompson
Fannye Mincy
Julia Bundy
George Brown
Logan Manns
Macie Lugo
Earnestine Baumgardner
Alfreda Gravely
Allen Price
Josephine Hendricks
Katie Watson
Mamie Morgan
Mary Reed
Beverly Ann Anderson
Wade Miller
Mary Fields
Lloyd Middleton
Alexander Gregory
Dr Blair Stewart Speaks to West Virginia Educators
Dr Blair Stewart president of Associated Colleges of the Midwest headlines the opening meeting of the West Virginia Association of College and University presidents at Blackwater Falls Lodge. He previously served ten years as dean at Oberlin College and spent 24 years as an economics professor at Reed College.
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Davis
W. Va
Blair Stewart
Associated Colleges of
Midwest
West Virginia Association of College and University
Blackwater Falls Lodge
Stewart
College of Arts and Sciences
Oberlin College
Reed College
Oberlin
Committees To Study Welfare And Roads
Charleston AP reports West Virginia legislators set July 8-9 interim committee sessions to examine welfare operations. Also on agenda is evaluating adding the West Virginia Turnpike to the Interstate System, plus restudies of the elementary school program and a proposed building code.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Welfare Department
Virginia Electric Power Line Hearing Set To Resume
A State Corporation Commission hearing on VEPCO's 590000 volt transmission line resumes in Richmond Monday. Northern Virginia property owners opposed to the project are expected to appear as next week is set aside for opponents. VEPCO presented its case in April.
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Richmond, Va
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Virginia
VEPCO
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