Governor Almond Not Alarmed By Virginia Revenue Red
Virginia Governor Almond said he is not alarmed by revised revenue estimates showing a potential red ink of about four million dollars for the next two fiscal years. He plans no action and will monitor collections, with lawmakers having appropriated 400.1 million for the next biennium.
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Richmond
Almond
General Assembly
Literary Fund
J. H. Bradford
Sidney C. Day Jr
Day
Bradford
C. H. Morrissett
Burn Victims In County Suffer Severe Burns
Two Buchanan County boys Graham Dawson and Keith Damron sustained third degree burns from a can of black powder explosion. Both boys received extensive treatment at Grundy Hospital with eight pints of blood transfused, the condition described as improving though covered in bandages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County
Grundy Hospital
Graham Dawson
Hansel Dawson
Keith Damron
Williard Damron
Patterson
Mrs. Coleman
Dr Michael A Krupey Heads to National Optometric Convention
Dr Michael A Krupey a Bluefield optometrist left last night to attend the National Convention of the American Optometric Association in Washington D C from June 24 to 27 He serves as a delegate to the convention and represents his profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael A. Krupey
Bluefield Optometrist
American Optometric Association
Washington, D. C
Krupey
Deaths and funerals in the Coalfield area
Multiple obituaries list Harrison Kinzer of Camp Creek aged 67 with survivors in Wyoming County, Rock, Pineville and Princeton and services at Spanishburg Baptist Church. Also noted are Rose Newland Brewer of Bluefield, Alice Bailey of Matoaka, infant Mary Rhonda Stafford of Sandrock, and several other local deaths with funeral home arrangements and burial sites across Mercer and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Kinzer
Camp Creek
Wyoming County
Aless Kinzer Grundy
Carless Kinzer
Elsie Kinzer
Hester Mills
Robert Kinzer
Rock
Ruby Duncan
Pineville
Veleria Hylton
Princeton
Alice Bailey
Matoaka
Bernard Bailey
Glen Burnie
Matoaka Methodist Church
Resthaven
J. Lee Bailey
Carl Bailey
Oak Hill
Dale Bailey
Nannie Tabor Twigg
Bluefield Va
Falls Mills Christian Church
Maple Hill
Warren Stallard
Bluefield
Roy Myers
EF. J. Neal
Newport News
S. P. Tabor
William Tabor
Frank Loos
T. C. Eads
Abe Joyce
Walter Joyce
Clinton Mustard
Primatene Promises Night Relief for Asthma Sufferers
Advertises Primatene as the most prescribed asthma formula and available without prescription. Claims three medicines work together to open bronchial tubes loosen mucus and ease tension without injections and offers sleep relief and a money back guarantee. Published by Otts Wovens Poarmnge Gumeans.
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New York, N. Y
Otts
Poarmnge
Obituaries for Alice Price and Thomas Yost
Mrs. Alice Ruth Price aged 89 of Honaker died Monday in a Marion hospital. Surviving sister Anna Piper and brother Bill Griffith, both of Honaker. Service Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Honaker Funeral Home with interment in Payne Cemetery. Thomas Sidney Yost aged 79 died Monday at his home on the Tazewell-Bluefield Road. Body sent to Dudley Memorial Mortuary.
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Vicey Owens
Council
Dwight Boyd
Davenport
Jessie
Deskins
George
Larkin
Oak Wood
Luther
Richlands
Henry
Fairborne
Ohio
Bence
Detroit
Mich
Martha Ball
Sarah Boyd
Maudie Boyd
Mary Wolf
Hazel
Jackson Cemetery
Honaker Funeral Home
Estel S. Snider
Gold Bond
Pearisburg
Lou Carter Snider
Edward
Garland
Amos
Raymond
Eugene
Pembroke
Alancel
Flint, Mich
Margaret Fletcher
Martha L. Barnett
Hampton, Va
Neal Snider
Tabernacle Church
Williams Funeral Home
Alice Ruth Price
Honaker
Marion, Va
Anna Piper
Bill Griffith
Payne Cemetery
Thomas Sidney Yost
Tazewell-Bluefield Road
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Funeral notices for Woods Lester Parks Clemons and Jones
Funeral services announced for Robert H. Woods 62 in Pearisburg Hobeart Lester 50 in Princeton Donald J Parks 28 in Charleston Isabelle Clemons 82 Bozoo Benford C Jones 46 Rich Creek. Interments planned at Birch Lawn Rose Lawn Clemons Cemetery Rich Creek. Lactose noted as flavoring in Roquefort cheese barbecue sauce mixes canned vegetables and other processed foods.
Confidence Campaign Aims To Boost Bluefield Auto Sales
Bluefield’s “You Auto Buy Now In Bluefield” push backs economic gloom by encouraging purchases among buyers with money. Retail leaders say immediate buying spurs production and jobs, boosting confidence. the effort runs through Saturday with nearly all merchants participating and first weekend results promising.
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Bluefield
J. J. Kinchloe
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
You Auto Buy
Bluefield Automotive Dealers Association
Kinchloe
Moose Lodge Men To Eat High Tonight
The Bluefield Moose Lodge officers and members clash over a fundraiser meal. A bean and chicken dinner is planned for Tuesday night June 24 to settle bragging rights, with the losers eating beans while winners dine on fried chicken and trimmings.
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Moose Lodge
Bluefield Moose Lodge
Leon Martin
Carl Porterfield
Duhring Street
Rifle Bullet Kills Restaurant Owner in Charleston Area
Robert G. Bass, 3%, of Glasgow, was killed when a high powered rifle bullet smashed through a window of his drive-in on U.S. 60 near Charleston. Bass, former Cedar Grove police chief, operated the drive-in. State Troopers R. L. Presson and D. L. Lemmon said Harry Elswick, 34, of Cannelton, is held for questioning.
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Charleston
Robert G. Bass
Glasglow
U.S. 60
Riverside
Bass
Little Kanawha
Cedar Grove
R. L. Presson
D. L. Lemmon
Harry Elswick
Cannelton
Six Firms Win Pioneer Club Honors at Bluefield Chamber Dinner
Six Bluefield firms were named Pioneer Club members at the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. Certificates were presented by E. C. Wade as the group noted nine new members and regional divisions. Dr. George D. Heaton of Charlotte spoke on Men Who Make the City, stressing local influence and uniqueness.
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Nancy Compton
Weinberg’s of
Bluefield
Pioneer Club
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
George D. Heaton
Charlotte
N. C
Bluefield Ice and Cold Storage
Bluefield Loan Company
Foremost Dairies, Inc
General Outdoor Advertising Company
Weinburg’s
West Virginia Business College
Heaton
Roy B. Browder
L. J. Compton
Browder
South Bluefield
Chamber
E. C. Wade
New “Pioneer Club
FE. M. Bane
Grundy
Ralph Vinciguerra
Williamson
Harry Anderson
Beckley
Walter E. Fitzpatrick
E. D. Colburn
Giles County
Pearisburg
Kermit L. Grogan
Welch
B. C. Gibbs
Princeton
S. W. Anderson
Parking Setup Complaint Filed in Bluefield Hotel Petition
Attorney Arthur F. Kingdon filed a formal complaint on behalf of the Matz Hotel seeking changes to Bluefield parking rules. He argues six minute meters and overnight charges hurt business, proposes hotel issued overnight stickers, and limits on 6 pm to 8 am rates, plus exemptions for non residents and new meter devices. He requests a post July 5 meeting to discuss reforms with the Parking Facilities Commission and city directors.
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Arthur F. Kingdon
Matz
City of
Bluefield
Kingdon
Parking Facilities Commission
City Board of Directors
Princeton
Beckley
Board
Commission
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia will see Tuesday cloudy and cool with scattered showers and a high of 70 to 75. Wednesday remains rather cloudy and cool with likely scattered showers. Virginia reports some cloudiness and continued cool conditions with a chance of showers, highs in the 70s. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with show ers likely and little temperature change.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Jail Radford Man In Wreck
Hayden C. Leston a 30 year old Radford Virginia man remains in Smyth County jail awaiting a hearing after a one car wreck in Marion Virginia He faces charges of driving under the influence and reckless driving. Marion Patrolmen Wolfe Colley led the investigation. Leston’s car went off South Church Street and overturned in a ditch causing about 100 dollars in damage. Hearing set for Thursday at 7 p m in Marion Mayor s Court.
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Radford
Smyth County
Marion
Curtiss J. Wolfe
Hayden C. Leston
Wolfe
Wylie Colley
Leston
South Church Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. A. Krupey
Mrs. Rosen. Brewer
Mrs
Rose Newland Brewer
St.Luke's Hospital
North Street
First Baptist Church
Adkins
Otho Dixon
Glen, Garland
Charles Brewer
J. L. Akers
Rural Retreat
Charles Adkins
Hawkins Funeral Home
Monte Vista Cemetery
Mary Rhonda Stafford
Robert
Ruth Johnson Stafford
Sandrock
Ottawa Stafford
Sam Johnson
Christian Nation Church
Morgan Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
ESTEL
Snider
First Baptist Church Missionary Society
Mrs. Nerve Ann Richards
Nerve Ann Richards
Boissevain
Falls Mills
Christian Church
Appalachian Memorial Cemetery
William C. Neace
Thomas
Yost
Woods
Robert H. Sr
First Presbyterian Church
Birchlawn
Lester, Hobeart
Estel Street
Kee Street Methodist Church
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Parks
Donald J
S. C
Lonnie Parks
Hiawatha
Matoaka Cemetery
Clemons
Isabelle
Bozoo
Bozoo Christian Church
Mercer County
Westinghouse
By Jim Dalton
Raymond Cunningham
Arthur Foland
General Outdoor Advertising Company, Inc
Evans E. Omar
Foremost Dairies
Harry Holmes
M. Lee Goddard
Albany
Avlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Milwaukee
THE
Associated Press
Wagner Funeral Home
Jimmy’s
Cohen Drug Store
Federal St
W. Va
Gilbert Loan CO
Northfork
Peterstown
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