3 Phase Help Plan Outlined In Rural Grant
A $729520 rural poverty grant to McDowell County Chapter of the Council of Southern Mountains at Welch was approved by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Rep James Kee and Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd announced it. The funds support a 12 day cultural exposure tour for 120 children, a remedial reading program training six teachers at West Virginia University, eight community centers for recreation arts education and services, and a ninth center for clothing distribution. It is the largest grant of its kind from OEO at this time.
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McDowell County
Council of Southern Mountains At
Welch
Office of Economic Opportunity
James Kee
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Ed Thomas
Council of Southern Mountains
Rev. Thomas
Washington, D. C
West Virginia University
Thomas
Bankers to Elect Officers at Group V Conference
About 250 banking representatives from Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties travel to Bluefield for the West Virginia Bankers Association Group V Conference at the Bluefield Country Club. Meetings include officer elections a social hour and a dinner after golf and recreation. Basil L. Jackson is vice president and William T. Hall secretary treasurer with J. E. Kuhkle current head of Group V.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
West Virginia Bankers Association Group V
Bluefield Country Club
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
J. E. Kuhkle
Peoples Bank of Mullens
Basil L. Jackson
First National Bank of
William T. Hall
Commercial Bank In
Jackson
Autos Damaged In Intersection Crash Bluefield Police Report
Two late model sedans collide at the Bland Street and College Avenue intersection in Bluefield around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Sharon D. Mit chin and Patricia L. Bourn were the drivers. damages totaled 326 dollars. No charges were filed.
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Bland Street
College Avenue
Bluefield
Sharon D. Mitchin
Union St
Patricia L. Bourn
Fulton St
Milchin Auto
Bland
Auto
Roy Humphreys
Mercer Man Hurt In Cycle Accident
Robert L. Hutcherson, 38, of Rt. 4 Bluefield was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium after a motorcycle crash near Smith's Transfer on Airport Road. Hospital staff said he suffered multiple abrasions and was being X rayed for possible skull shoulder and chest injuries.
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Robert L. Hutcherson
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
Smith
Airport Road
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Establishes Longstanding News Role
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1699 edition outlines its enduring stance as a regional paper recognized for broad news coverage and community focus. It emphasizes association with Associated Press style and acknowledges its evolving journalism mission.
Mrs Johnston Succumbs in Bluefield After Illness
Mrs Dean V Johnston Sr 60 died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a long illness. She lived at 1116 Wyoming St and was born November 25 1904 in Bluefield. Survived by husband D W Johnston two daughters Betty Jean and Mrs Frank Wrenn Arlington VA a son Dean Johnston Jr Hyattsville MD and two grandsons. Funeral services at Hawkins Funeral Home with viewing after 4 pm today.
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Dean V. Johnston Sr
Bluefield Sanitarium
Wyoming St
Evelyn Dudley
Howard Dudley
Geona Dudley
Bluefield
D. W. Johnston
Betty Jean Johnston
Frank Wrenn
Arlington, Va
Dean Johnston Jr
Hyattsville
Danny Johnston
David Johnston
Hawkins Funeral Home
Mary Boland Actress Dies After Long Stage Screen Career
New York AP reports Mary Boland, Philadelphia born actress who left a Detroit convent school in 1901 to pursue theater, died in her sleep at early 40s? No, age unclear in source. She lived in hotels in New York and Beverly Hills and appeared from horse and buggy Broadway days to mid century Hollywood silent films.
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New York
Mary Boland
Broadway
Manhattan
Hollywood
Boland
Beverely Hills
Calif
Essex House
Central Park
Miss Boland
Sacred Heart Convent
Detroit
Constantine Crowned by Private Birth Hope in Greece
In Corfu at Mon Repos King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie await their first child. When asked if he favors a boy or girl he said he simply wants a child, noting the baby will be the heir to the Greek throne regardless of gender.
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Corfu
Greece
Constantine
Mon Repos
Anne-Marie
Judge Doubles to Teach Law Part Time at Richmond
Judge M. Ray Doubles, retiring from Hastings Court Part II on Sept 1, will return to the University of Richmond Law School as a part time instructor after 17 years as dean. He will teach law while ending his judicial career.
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Richmond, Va
M. Ray Doubles
University of Richmond Law School
Doubles
Hastings Court
Bluefield Police Civil Service Seeks Patrolmen Applicants
The Bluefield Police Civil Service Commission invites applicants for patrolman positions with the Bluefield Police Department. Starting pay is 337 dollars monthly. Exams will be held at the Municipal Building with exact date to be set.
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Bluefield Police Civil Service Commission
Bluefield Police Department
Maxine Holm
Police Civil Service
William J. Winters
Robertson urges population based convention delegates
Robertson argues House representation should rely on population and delegate districts with a cap of 100 delegates. Picheton cites a Tennessee Supreme Court decision upholding a convention apportionment as legal, while Gov. Smith warns he would seek a court test if Robertson’s view undercuts the convention.
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Robertson
Ilte- Picheton
Tennessee Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Gov. Smith
Mrs Stella Kahle Widow Of Mercer County Judge Dies
Mrs Stella Turner Kahle widow of Judge James S. Kahle died Wednesday at Riverview Nursing Home Narrows Virginia after a long illness. She lived at 2023 Jefferson Street Bluefield and was active in Trinity Methodist Church. Survived by son William Kahle and James Kahle Jr and daughter Mrs Sam Morgan plus ten grandchildren. Body at Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield with funeral plans pending.
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Stella Turner Kahle
James S. Kahle
Mercer County
Riverview Nuring
Narrows
Jefferson St
Bluefield
Anderson
Ind
James Kahle Jr
Southerville
Mercer Funeral Home
Former state employee Ruth Maley sentenced in flood relief case
Ruth Maley, former State Commerce Department employee, received a sentence of 1 to 10 years for mishandling about $12,000 in federal flood relief funds. Judge Thompson denied a new trial motion, granted a four month stay, and Maley plans to appeal. Also pending is Alex Dandy’s potential new trial decision.
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Charleston
State Commerce Department
Ruth Maley
Kanawha County
William J. Thompson
Thompson
James V. Brown
U. S. Supreme Court
Brown
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce
Virginia Mae Brown
Six Women Scientists to Get Barracks at McMurdo Station
Cmdr. W. H. Withrow reported to the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Antarctic Society that the United States will build a barracks for six women scientists at McMurdo Station. He did not specify arrival dates or name the scientists.
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Auckland
N.Z
United States
McMurdo Station
Cmdr
W. H. Withrow
U.S. Navy
Canterbury
New Zealand Antarctic Society
Switch To Decimals Uneasy In Britain
London AP reports Britain's switch to the decimal currency faces trouble. Treasury spokesman Niall Macdermot told the House of Commons the plan is not going smoothly. Conservative MP Sir Godfrey Nicholson says the public is not ready and only egg heads support the change.
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London
Treasury
Niall Macdermot
House of Commons
Godfrey Nicholson
Electric Power History Talk At Bluefield Old Guard
The Bluefield Old Guard met at Trinity Methodist Church with 70 members and 1 visitor. W J Gillespie of Appalachian Power Co presented how electricity travels from generation to the meter and shown the Canton central electronic computer linking six companies.
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Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity Methodist Church
Canton
Gasoline Leak Sparks Car Fire on College Avenue
Firefighters responded to a 3:07 p.m. blaze on College Avenue Bluefield Va damaging a 1962 four door sedan driven by Frances Chandler of Fincastle Estates Bluefield. An odor of gasoline preceded an explosion under the hood with damage mainly to the motor area. Damion suspected a gas line or carburetor leak.
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College Avenue
Bluefield
Frances Chandler
Fincastle Estates
Damion
Red Deputy assures Ceylon of Soviet friendship
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister N. P. Firyubin told Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake during a courtesy call in Colombo that Ceylon could expect continued Soviet friendship and goodwill.
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Red
Ceylon
Colombo
N. P. Firyubin
Moscow
Dudley Senanayake
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Vicinity
Funeral services scheduled for Alfred S. Hudgins Jr. 43 of Parker California following fatal home fire with rites set Friday in Bluefield Virginia. Other obituaries include Charles Pierce Dillard 40 Amherst Ohio and Beryl Vance Eaton 33 Ocila Ohio with services in Tazewell Princeton and Valley areas.
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Alfred S. Hudgins Jr
Falls Mills
Parker
Calif
Funeral services for Mrs Gillespie to be held in Bluefield
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Katherine Gillespie 80 of Rollins Street Bluefield Va will be held Friday at 4 pm at Graham Funeral Home Chapel Rev Clarence Smoot officiating burial will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery She was a native of Tazewell County Va widow of Robert Lee Gillespie died Wednesday at her son Frazier Gillespie 119 Grove St Bluefield Also surviving are a daughter Mrs Henry Brooks four other sons a stepdaughter and six pallbearers Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Thursday Graveside rites for infant Lillie Joetta Pearson died Monday at Grace Hospital Welch will be at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell Rev W A Day in charge The infant was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Pearson of Point Pleasant formerly Pageton Lugo's Funeral Service handled arrangements
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Fresno
Calif
A. S. Hudgins Sr
Bluefeld
Gladys Dooley Hudgins
Elaine Hudgins
Bluefield
Ray Charles
Phelps, Ky
Stephens Hudgins
Alexandria
Leonard Hud
Walter Hall
James Staples
Eddie Ray Staples
Charles Pierce Dillard
Amherst
Ohio
Tazewell
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
Leonard H. Gibbs
Maplewood Cemetery
Dillard
William R
Susie Ratliff
North Tazewell
Dayton
Beatrice Lockhart Dillard
Linda
Diane
Cathy Dillard
Kegley
Vance
Elmer Vance
Thomas Eaton
Thomas Eaton Jr
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Earl P. King
Vance Cemetery
Ken Adams
Laeger
Welch Hospital
Wyoming County
J. H
Welie Cook Adams
Tishie Miller Adams
Kennie Adams
Saeger
Stuart Cecil
Welch
Roy
Hubert Adams
Baileysville
Miley
Thurley Adams
Jesse
Virgil Adams
Dennis Long
Fanning Funeral Home
Taeger
Church of God of Laeger
Rev
G. W. Powell
Jaeger Memorial
Roderfield
James Milton Mitchell
Jewell Ridge
Richlands
Buchanan County
Thomas and
Margaret Barrett Mitchell
Jewell Ridge Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Holiness Church
Ethel Vandyke Mitchell
Omie Molsey
Gaynelle Nelson
Stella Caudill
Hazel Mitchell
Nina Meadows
James Jr
Harlon
Elbert Mitchell
Garfield Mitchell
Seaboard
Paul Mitchell
Bandy
Grat Horton
H. D. Hampton
Mitchell Cemetery
Reynolds Ridge
Hurst-Scott
Dell Shrader Neal
Saltville
E. R. Neal
Wiley Neal
Talbott
Josephine Robinson
Clinton
N.C
June Necessary
Richmond
Charlie Shrader
Lestridge Shrader
Boissevain
Maggie Asbury
Charleston
Wesley's Chapel
Tannersville
Henderson Funeral Home
B. J. Jackson
King St
Bryant Memorial Cemetery
Wolfe
J. E. Gibson
C. Jackson
Jemiah
Timothy Jackson
Ann Jackson
Lugo
Mary Katherine
Molly) Gillespie
Rollins Street
Via
Graham Funeral Home
Clarence Smoot
Maple Hill Cemetery
Gillespie
Tazewell County
Robert Lee Gillespie
Frazier Gillespie
Grove St
Henry Brooks
Adam
Charles A. Gillespie
Walter Gillespie
Ellen Clubb
Pocahontas
David Lewis
Jeff Lewis
Willie Lewis
Elwood Farley
John H. Puckett Jr
George Beavers
Lillie Joetta Pearson
Clarence Pearson
Point Pleasant
Pageton
Grace Hospital
Oak Grove
Bluewell
W. A. Day
Clarence Pearson Jr
Debra Lynn Pearson
Mose Cuthbertson
Harry Pearson
Berta Old Bailey
Poplar St
Fred R. Woodyard
Fifth Street Road
Huntington
Roger Funeral
Lee Oxley
Woodmere Cemetery
Obituary Notices of Long and Woodyard Passings
Carie M Long 64 of Bozoo died at home Tuesday after a six month illness. He was born in Summers County the son of Luther and Cynthia Long. Survived by son Damon Long and daughter Frances Persinger. four brothers. one sister. two grandchildren. Burial at Sarver Cemetery Bozoo after services at Broyles Funeral Home Peterstown. Fred R Woodyard 71 of Huntington died at home. Funeral at Roger Funeral Home with burial at Woodmere Cemetery Huntington.
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Carie M. Long
Bozoo
Summers County
Luther
Cynthia Osler Long
Damon Long
Frances Persinger
Union
Charles Long
Arthur Long
Midway
Lewis Long
Rich Creek
Ray Long
Bluff City
Virgie Dunn
Peterstown
Mary Long
Broyles Funeral Home
James Curtis
Sarver
Billy Victor Cooper Dies in Chicago Car Crash
Billy Victor Cooper 30 of Chicago formerly of Whitewood Virginia was killed in a Sunday morning automobile mishap in Chicago. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at his parents home Rev Lee Hanemayer and Rev Richard Kennedy officiating with burial in Compton Cemetery on Compton Mountain. The body was moved from Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands Virginia to the family residence this morning.
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Cooper
Billy Victor
Chicago
Ill
Whitewood
Millard Cooper
Lee Hanemayer
Richard Kennedy
Compton Cemetery
Compton Mountain
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Tokyo Population Rises to 10.79 Million
The Statistics Bureau estimates Tokyo, the world’s largest city, had 10,788,052 people on May 1, up 92,450 from April.
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Statistics Bureau
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Beryl Eaton
Mary Gillespie
Pearson Infant
Maremont
TOE Automotive Supply CO
F. R. Woodyard
Westgate Pharmacy
Westgate Shopping Center
Bluefield, Virginia
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