What can curb air disasters says four Bluefield residents
A Daily Telegraph street survey asks four Bluefield residents for ideas to prevent air crashes. H J Kern urges tighter luggage checks to catch bombs. Mrs Forest Evans favors thorough plane checks and stricter insurance rules. Billy Williams calls for luggage screening. Jess Booth advocates better pre flight checks by airline mechanics and improved plane building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Forest Evans
Hudson St
Bluefield
Jess Booth
Norfolk and Western Railway
Four escape death in sewage truck wreck near Princeton
Four Princeton residents were injured when a sewage truck overturned on the Old Bluefield Princeton Road Friday at 5 55 p m. They were pinned for an hour before rescue and treated at Princeton Memorial Hospital. Driver Tommy Small 21 faced charges of carrying four in front and loss of vehicle control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Princeton
Bein
Tommy Small
Eddie Harris
Margaret Champ
Anna Marie Bragg
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Small
Joe Trapp
J. L. Adkins
Summer Training Mission at Tazewell Church
Mission speaker Rev. W. F. Wadsworth the Tazewell Presbyterian Church announces the annual summer training mission will be held July 8 through 13. Guest lecturer Dr. Manford George Gutzke professor of Bible at Columbia Seminary Atlanta Ga will lead sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Wadsworth
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
Manford George Gutzke
Columbia Seminary
Atlanta, Ga
Fourth Circuit Conference Set
Roanoke Virginia hosts the 32nd Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit June 28 29 with speakers including cabinet members Senator Hruska and Attorney General Kennedy. Chief Judge Sobeloff opens the session and labor secretary Goldberg addresses the gathering of judges attorneys and guests from four states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
4Th Circuit
Earl Warren
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Carolinas
Simon E. Sobeloff
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Arthur J. Goldberg
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Robert F. Kennedy
R. Dorsey Watkins
Baltimore
Stanley C. Morris
Charleston
WiiVa
Plane Hit By Lightning In Bristol Area
A small plane disintegrated in a thunderstorm over Southwest Virginia. Debris spread over two miles near Meadowview 20 miles from Bristol. A body found in a meadow, identified tentatively as Paul R. Kennedy of McDonald Pennsylvania. A briefcase belonged to Joseph M Donnely of Pittsburgh. Police and lifesaving crews searched the area. the aircraft number was N6056 X or similar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Virginia
Paul R. Kennedy
Fifth St
McDonald
Joseph M Donnely
Woodburn Ave
Pittsburgh
Meadowview
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Keen Mountain Mine Earns Virginia Safety Award
Island Creek Coal Company's Keen Mountain Mine in Keen Mountain Virginia earned the Merit safety award from the Virginia Manufacturers Association for the lowest injury frequency rate in its industry and size group during 1961. President James L. Hamilton credited cooperative effort and said the award notification arrived Saturday with a symbolic plaque expected in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Creek Coal Company
Keen Mountain
Virginia Manufacturers Association
James L. Hamilton
Island Creek
William H Crabtree Receives MS Degree
William Hiter Crabtree son of Mrs. T W Crabtree of 115 Luther St Bluefield Virginia received his master of science degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Massachusetts a few days ago Institute spokesmen announced He was elected an associate member of Sigma Xi at MIT and initiated shortly prior to his graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hiter Crabtree
T. W. Crabtree
Luther St. Bluefield
Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology
Cambridge
Mass
Sigma Xi
MIT
Jaycees and Lions Plan July 4th Observances
Tazewell Virginia Jaycees and Lions join to sponsor a July 4 program with sky divers performing stunts and jumps. The event runs from 11 30 a m to 4 30 p m with aerial entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Lions Plan
Tazewell, Va
Jaycees and
Lions
Ned Shott Named Bluefield Area DGC Vice Chairman
Ned Shott vice-president and general manager of Daily Telegraph Printing Co. is named Bluefield Area vice chairman of West Virginia Centennial Distinguished Guest Committee to host visiting dignitaries during the state centennial. Samuel Solins announced the appointment in Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Shott
Daily Telegraph Printing Company
Bluefield
West Virginia
Samuel Solins
Welch
Parkersburg
Panhandle
Solins
Virginia
Kentucky
Huntington
Pennsylvania
Wheeling
Merland
Ohio
Wheeler Wins 6th District Nomination Debates Proposed
Dr John Wheeler 35 born Georgia educated educator won the 6th District Democratic convention on the first ballot and challenged Rep Richard H Poff to a series of debates Wheeler urged live TV format similar to the Kennedy Nixon debates with media questioning Wheeler is dean and head of political science at Hollins College Roanoke will nominate Pe for a sixth term in Congress
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
John P. Wheeler
Congress
Richard H. Poff
Wheeler
Hollins College
Abingdon Man Named To Game Commission
Ralph G. Gunter of Abingdon was named to the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, succeeding Beverley W. Stras Jr. of Tazewell who became ineligible for reappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Richmond, Va
Jackson L. Fray
Culpeper
Culpeper County Welfare Board
State Board of Welfare and Institutions
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Ralph G. Gunter
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Beverley W. Stras Jr
Tazewell
Stras
Breaks Park and Push-Button Mines Spark Southwest Virginia Boom
In Buchanan and Dickenson Counties Virginia a new era of prosperity grows as push-button Beatrice Mine near Grundy aims to produce 1.2 million tons of coal yearly by 1965, while Jewell Smokeless Coal advances 250 coke ovens. Regional development includes Breaks Interstate Park expansion, John W. Flannagan Reservoir, an airport plan at Grundy, and enhanced recreation facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Dickenson
Virginia
Grand Canyon
Grundy
Island Creek Coal Company
Beatrice
Levisa
United States
Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation
Pine Mountain
Cumberland Plateau
Kentucky
Breaks Interstate Park
Breaks
Buchanan County
Buchanan County Recreation Association
Virginia Plans To Spend $90 Million On Roads
Virginia highway officials announced a $90 million plan for the second half of 1962. It covers 49 interstate, 29 primary, 12 urban, 34 secondary projects and 123 bridge jobs with bids set for July through November. About 310 miles of highways will be touched, including key interstate work on I 64 I 81 I 85 I 95 and I 64 in New Kent.
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Virginia
Richmond
State Highway Department
Inter
Clifton Forge
Bristol
Wytheville
Winchester
Mecklenburg County
Roanoke
Hanover County
New Kent County
Portsmouth
Princess Anne County
Chatham
U. S. 29
King George County
Jests at Centennial Dinner Highlight Local Mercer County Leaders
A playful exchange between Mercer county co chairmen E G Otey and Essie Bailey at the Centennial dinner drew laughs when Bailey joked about the head table card not stating honorable. The Norfolk and Western retirements list follows, noting several Bluefield and area workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Bailey
E. G
Otey
Bailey
Mercer County
Princeton
Miss Bowman Named Wyoming Historian
Miss Bowman of Pineville named historian for Wyoming County replacing D. D. Moran who resigned. Appointed by the Wyoming County Court, Moran’s long unpaid work preserving county history and manuscript developments is recognized. Bowman, former secretary to Frank Shannon and Judge R. D. Bailey, has built extensive county material over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary K. Bowman
Pineville
Wyoming County
D. D. Moran
Bowman
Frank Shannon
R. D. Bailey
Notable honors and appointments across mining, TV, and transport
Horace FE Young, timber yard foreman at Eastern's Keystone mine, receives a Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association certificate after 44 years without a lost time accident. EG&F names Robert H. Freeman superintendent of Kopperstown mine. Donald B. Shupe joins Eastern's Pittsburgh engineering department as assistant chief mining engineer. George Scott of Wise Virginia stars in Naked City and plans a visit to his uncle this summer. Inter Mont Express earns a safety award from the West Virginia Motor Truck Association. F Gordon Fuqua elected to a three year Board term of the National Community Television Association and holds leading roles in West Virginia and Mid Atlantic TV groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace FE. Young
Eastern
Keystone
Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
Robert H. Freeman
Kopperstown
Eg&f
Donald B. Shupe
Bluefield College
Pittsburgh
George Scott
Virginia Sider
B. B. Slemp
NBC
Scott
Wise
Andersonville
Inter Mont Express, Inc
Bluefield
West Virginia Motor Truck Ass'n
F. Gordon Fuqua
National General Corp
Beverly Hills
California
Bluefield TV Cable Co
National Community Television Association
Fuqua
West Virginia Community Television Association
Mid- Atlantic Community Television Association
Summer Speakers Lined Up By Local Kiwanians
The Bluefield Kiwanis Club schedules six weekly talks at 12 15 p m in the West Virginian Hotel. State Auditor Denzil L Gainer will speak tomorrow. July 2 plant manager W J Cramer discusses industry impact. July 9 Assistant Tax Commissioner G Thomas Battle on state topics. July 16 former Governor Cecil Underwood on Beatrice Mine. July 23 Arthur Kingdom discusses the Common Market. July 30 Jose A Ruiz Mendez of the Venezuelan Embassy outlines economic ties and oil outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Bill Goodloe
Kiwanians
West Virginian Hotel
Denzil L. Gainer
West Virginia
W. J. Cramer
Celanese Corporation of America
Narrows
G. Thomas Battle
West Vir
Ginia
Cecil Underwoood
Island Creek Coal Company
Beatrice
Buchanan County
Arthur Kingdom
United States
Jose A. Ruiz-Mendez
Wyoming Sanitarian Resigns His Office
Robert Pack, Wyoming County sanitarian, resigned his position last week at a meeting of the Wyoming County Board of Health. Pack will leave Pineville July 1 for Moorefield, where he will serve Pendelton and Hardy counties as sanitarian. Dr. R. C. Hatfield, health director, chaired the meeting in the absence of Dr. Ward Wylie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pack
Wyoming County
Bids Sought for Wise Virginia Post Office Construction
Washington officials invite bids to build a new post office in Wise Virginia at Main and Nottingham on 11 360 square foot lot with 3 175 square feet of interior space.
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Wise
Post Office Department
Washington
Main
Nottingham Streets
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
H. J. Kern
Cox's Department Store
Billy Williams
Boissevain, Va
Employe Williams Coal
KERN
Evans
Booth
Washington County
Lees
Keen Mountain Mine
William H. Crabtree
Kenneth Davidson
Billy White
New Hope Road
Sandlick
Davidson
White
Bluefield Hardware
Louise Davidson
Lisa White
Debbie Davidson
Kathy White
Kathy Davidson
Mike Crawford
Douglas Davidson
Tony
Pixie
DGC
Shott
Ate
Louis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Clarksburg
Chapman Revercomb
Austin Wood
Okey Patteson
Mount Hope
Mount Hope-Beckley
Cecil Underwood
Bony Brown
W. W. Barron
Elkins
Poff
By Jim Dalton
South
Haysi
Dickenson County
U. S. Army Engineer Corps
John W. Flannagan
Crewe’s Nest
Pound River
Department
Norfolk and Western
George P. Murphy
Bramwell
Clarence E. Rose
Robert G. Smith
Edward A. Crawford
Robert P. Gammage
John E. Daniels
Meador
Luther H. Ball
John A. Terry
Oakvale
Raymond L. West
Freeman
Fred P. Courtney
Henry Lambert
Henry
Blank
Wyoming
Moran
Florida
Sanitarian
Brenda Lester
Margaret Tester
Carolyn Fletcher
Frances Fry
Dudy Grizzli
John Maye
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