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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1961
Page
2
A slate fall trapped four miners in an old coal mine near PETROL Tennessee. One man was freed after five hours when rescuers severed his arm. A nurse said the trapped men sounded calm as rescue teams worked through more than 30 feet of debris. Eight were in the mine. three escaped.
Death notices honor John Thomas Boyd 79 of Whitewood Virginia and Estelle Marie Boyd 19 of Davenport with survivors listed. Services for George B Spriggs 65 of St Fla and other regional figures noted along with burial plans. Bryan Emory Bowling, eight, formerly of Brushiok, died after an operation with arrangements pending.
Farren Leslie Beavers 4 son of Jesse Beavers and Gaye Gentry Beavers Bischoff died of a heart attack at his Berwind residence. He served 2 1/2 years as superintendent for New River and Tas Consolidated Coal Co. Funeral plans set at Faning Funeral Home with graveside rites Sunday.
Ed Sullivan urged critics to judge television by its ratings arguing the system reflects what audiences want not just popularity. He blamed disgruntled entertainers for low ratings and said violence was Hollywood born not TV while urging industry level scrutiny over censorship.
The International Nickel Co. announced that it has under way 8 million dollars in expansion work at its Alloy Products Division plant in Huntington.
Funeral arrangements are complete for Lilly Catherine Jarrett of 1421 Carlina Ave Bluefield who died Friday in Bluefield Sanitarium She was born in Wythe county Virginia widow of William T Jarrett mother of William James Larry Elmo and Blanche Gillman Helen Joyner and E R Thomas Surviving grandchildren great grandchildren sister Bertha Sexton and brother Walter Rose The body remains at Hawkins Funeral Home with calling after 3 p m Saturday
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs Julia Blasher 74 of Abingdon Virginia and Mrs Mae Willis Snider 83 of Stuart Virginia. Blasher leaving a large family including five sons and 21 grandchildren with services planned at Our Lady of Victory Church in Gary and burial in Thorpe Catholic Cemetery. Snider formerly of Mercer County will have services at Knob Church Lerena with burial after at Collins Funeral Home Bassett.
Ernest Frazier 73 of Elbert died after long illness in Welch hospital. Survived by wife Molly and children Alva Curtis Frazier Dallas Shir ley Frazier Vera Atkins Lois Green Betty Droullard and relatives. Funeral 1 p m Advent Christian Church with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Homer Lewis Canterbury 65 of Hollywood died at home. Funeral Saturday 2 p m Oak Grove Baptist Church Gates burial in church cemetery. Pallbearers named. service at Broyles Funeral Home Union.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Cordell 75 formerly of Old Bramwell Road will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wr er Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glenn F. Lippie and Capt. Harold Hensley officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers: Luther Evans Jimmy Conley Ray Massey Frank Winesette Calvin Lemones Roy Cox John Neal C A Taylor. Body at funeral home.
Evangelist Billy Graham told several hundred Scottish ministers that in talks with world leaders he found none optimistic. He said gloom and despair are widespread in private, while public statements differ. Graham traveled to Glasgow to address a mass rally.
Lewis Hagg Atwell 75 of 205 Cumberland Road Bluefield died Friday at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born at Jaeger son of the late Nathaniel Atwell and a former McDowell County Board of Education member. Mary Belcher Atwell and two daughters Ruby Short Lackey and Grace Henderson Maybeury survive with two grandchildren. The body remains at Hawkins Funeral Home with funeral arrangements to be announced. Elgie L C Powell of Washington DC died Friday after a long illness. A former Virginian Railway employee and Princeton resident who moved to Washington about three years ago. Surviving are a daughter June Hawks Baltimore and two sisters A H Via Washington and Mrs Charles Alis Princeton plus two nieces and three nephews.
Actress Janet Blair gave birth Friday to an 8 pound 9 ounce son at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Blair and her husband TV executive Nick Mayo also have a daughter Amanda, age two.
Gen Douglas MacArthur said he will leave New York on July 1 to participate in the 15th anniversary celebration of Philippine independence in Manila on July 4.
Bluefield Board of Directors halted a recount of city primary ballots cast Tuesday last week after Os sie Perdue a defeated candidate pressed for a full county wide recount. The board discussed bond security but failed to meet the full request amid other district recount interests and NAACP input.
One of ten aboard a death car in a Savannah area crash last Wednesday night was Juanita Shutt Hardy 28 of Bishop Virginia. She had lived in Jacksonville Florida and is the daughter of L A and Marie Shutt. Funeral plans await Richlands Virginia as authorities confirm five killed and five wounded in the U S 17 collision with a tractor trailer.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon will fly east to address the Young Republicans Convention in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon attend a dinner for Dwight D. Eisenhower in Hershey Pennsylvania on Monday and speak to the Pharmaceutical Advertising Club in New York City on Tuesday.
Raging fires forced about 2000 people to evacuate five Bona Vista Bay communities in eastern Newfoundland. A St Johns station reported seven blazes out of control amid the worst dry spell in 20 years.
Partly cloudy Saturday with a high of 68 to 74 in West Virginia. Sunday brings fair and a little warmer conditions. In Virginia, Saturday is partly cloudy and cooler with highs of 75 to 80, or 70 to 75 in the mountains. Sunday remains fair and a bit warmer.
Western officials report tactical differences among the Western powers over negotiating a Berlin settlement with the Soviet Union. Britain favors an initiative and a voluntary Western meeting before Soviet pressure. France and West Germany urge holding firm and avoiding concessions. US policy remains undecided amid concerns Kennedy illness may delay leadership.
The Agriculture Department announced a one year contract with Publicker Chemical Corp to stop importing molasses from Cuba and to supply 14 million bushels of surplus corn plus corn for industrial alcohol. Publicker will pay 64 cents a bushel for the corn and profits over 2 percent after tax revert to the government.
A 10-nation review panel recommended a small cut in the U S portion of the 1962 64 United Nations budgets and small increases for some communist bloc shares. Debates on the 1962 budget begin September 19 in New York.
Chesapeake and Ohio outlines a multi million dollar five year program to reorganize the Baltimore and Ohio line including expanded freight car fleet power, yard and shop modernization, port facilities, and faster trains via automatic traffic controls. rival New York Central skepticizes some figures while Dunn cites projected savings and enhanced ability to compete with other transport.
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