Princeton City Employes Miss Work For Second Day
The gap between Princeton city and its street and sanitation workers widened as 20 employees again did not report to work. The city hired Gordon Lusk Disposal Service at 40 dollars per hour to remove hospital garbage while negotiations over raises stalled.
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Jack Honaker
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
International Union of Allied and Technical Workers
United States
Canada
District 50
Irving Spencer
Spencer
Ira Southern
Southern
Sanitation Department
Gordon Lusk Disposal Service
New
Lusk
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising Masthead
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists masthead details including establishment in 1893, publication by Daily Telegraph Printing Co, address 412 Bland Street Bluefield WV, AP membership, subscription rates by carrier and mail, motor route charges, and ad agency contact information.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Annon & Cullen Telephone
Richmond Floods Flood Downtown Areas Amid James River Crest
Storms pushed water into Main Franklin Grace and other streets as the James River breached banks flooding Richmond neighborhoods and forcing evacuation of Fulton propane tanks. Fredericksburg and northern Virginia faced renewed risk with rain, while Occoquan dam held, offering a rare bright spot amid widespread outages and closures.
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Fulton
National
Richmond
James
Main
Franklin
Grace
Broad
Canal
Dock
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
River Service
Falmouth
Stafford County
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Agnes
Occoquan Dam
Alexandria
Fairfax County
Prince William County
Potomac River
Old Town
Occoquan
Woodbridge
Horse Thievery Case Solved in Abbs Valley
Tazewell County deputies recovered a missing pleasure horse valued at about 150 dollars near the home farm of Abbs Valley. Floyd Hall claimed possession after trading for the horse with a bill of sale. John David Thornhill of Pocahontas was arrested on grand larceny horse charges and released on 2500 dollar bond. Preliminary hearing set for July 11 in Tazewell County Court Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Paul Bailey
Sid Harman
Abbs Valley
Tommy Asbury
Floyd Hall
Hall
Deaths and Funerals in Peterstown and Bluefield
William D Lawrence 56 of Peterstown dies after brief illness in Bluefield hospital. Deputy sheriff for six years, formerly with Norfolk and Western 20 years. Survived by wife Ruby, son Billy, daughters Joyce Mann Kay Bradley Carol Driscoll, parents William H. and Mae Lawrence, siblings, six grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. Broyles Chapel Peterstown. Burial Peterstown Cemetery. Nephews pallbearers. honorary pallbearers listed. Roy R Hawkins 43 Bluefield dies in Charlottesville hospital after long illness. Son Ruth and late Walter Hawkins. survived by wife Mary Louise, son Michael, daughters Louise Elaine Letha Darlene Susan, sister Elizabeth Wright. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday Cumberland Heights Baptist Church Bluefield. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. May call 5-9 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Home, church service an hour prior. Pearl Bench Johnson 66 Narrows dies in Charlottesville hospital after short illness. Born West Virginia, survived by Harvard P Johnson husband, sons Paul Tokyo and Charles Nor thport, four brothers William Carl Leroy Harvard, sister Kathleen Davis, three grandchildren. Service Sunday 3 p.m. Riffe's Funeral Chapel Narrows. Burial Birchlawn Burial Park Pearisburg. May call 3-9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Daris Lawrence
William Davis Lawrence
Peterstown
Bluefield
Ballard
William H
Mae Humphreys Lawrence
Monroe County
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Ballard Baptist Church
Ruby Buckland Lawrence
Billy) Lawrence
Benny
Joyce) Mann
Garland
Kay) Bradley
Radford
Bill
Carol) Driscoll
Winston Salem
N. C
Alfred H. Lawrence
Joseph Lawrence
Roanoke
Tom
Betty Lou) Jones
Pauline Matova
Joe
Betty Sue) Broyles
Titusville
Fla
Broyles
Cpl
F. W. Line
Tpr
Roger Bright
Sheriff L. W. Reed
Irvin Sims
Roy R. Hawkins
Roy Randolph Hawkins
Bluemont Drive
Charlottesville
Mercer County
Ruth Lovelace Hawkins
Walter P. Hawkins
Appalachian Power Company
Cumberland Heights
Mercer Masonic Lodge No. 160
AF & AM
East River Radio Club
Cumberland Heights Baptist Church
Farrell Brown
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Hawkins Funeral Home
Pearl Bench Johnson
Narrows
West Virginia
Fielder
Della Smith Beach
Harvard P. Johnson
Paul G. Johnson
Tokyo
Japan
Charles E. Johnson
Northport
N. Y
William Bench
Carl Bench
Leroy Bench
St. Petersburg
Harvard Bench
Matewan
Kathleen Davis
Riffe
Flint man dies from injuries in June road crash
Robert Edward Maxwell 28 of Flint Michigan and formerly Whitewood Virginia died in a Flint hospital from injuries suffered in a highway crash on June 3. He had worked at General Motors Fisher Body plant in Flint and served in the Army Reserve and U S Army in Vietnam. He is survived by his mother two sisters and six brothers with funeral services planned in Richlands Virginia.
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Robert Edward Maxwell
Flint
Mich
Whitewood
Josie Cole Maxwell
I. Drayton Maxwell
General Motors Corporation
Fisher Body
U. S. Army Reserve
United States
Vietnam
Helen Drumheller
Bon Air
Juanita Tatum
Tampa
Fla
Raymond Maxwell
Lloyd Maxwell
Roanoke
Harold Maxwell
Pierce Maxwell
Mildred Maxwell
Bernard Maxwell
Hurst - Scott
Richlands
Jack Ward
Ralph Horton
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Louie Keen
Truman Cole
Eugene Rife
Lowell Cole
Paul Kennedy
Jerry Wimmer
Grady Cole
Carter Brown
Locke Delp of Matoaka Dies after Illness
Locke Delp of Matoaka died Friday morning in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Born in Floyd Virginia, she was the widow of Carl Delp and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stump. She is survived by two sons Park Delp and Joe Ed Delp, three brothers Glen, Elliott, and Garth Stump, and a sister Pauline Kelly. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home in Princeton.
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Locke Delp
Matoaka
Bluefield
Floyd
Joseph Stump
Carl Delp
Park Delp
Arlington, Va
Joe Ed Delp
Chicago
Glen Stump
Princeton
Elliott Stump
Oakvale
Garth Stump
Spanishburg
Pauline Kelly
Rock
Bailey Funeral Home
Nancy Susan Goins Dies After Long Illness in Barberton
Nancy Susan Goins 64 of Barberton Ohio and formerly of Bluefield Virginia died Thursday in a Barberton hospital after a long illness. She was born in Tazewell County Virginia and was the widow of John Pete Goins. Survivors include son James F Harman of Barberton, sisters Mrs Robert Goins Mrs A Z Harman and Mrs C H Watson, brother Alfred Tyree, ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services are today at Mills Funeral Home Barberton at 1 p.m. with graveside rites Sunday at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Susan Goins
Barberton
Ohio
Bluefield
Tazewell County
George Thomas
Mary M. Blevins Tyree
John Pete Goins
James F. Harman
Robert Goins
A. Z. Harman
Barbertson
C. H. Watson
Rural Hall
N. C
Alfred Tyree
Elyria
Mills Funeral Home
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garland H. Linkous dies after long illness in Florida
Garland H. Linkous 62 of Port Orange Florida formerly of Bluefield and Columbus Ohio died Thursday in a Florida hospital after a long illness. He was a retired employee of the National Electric Coil Division of McGraw Edison. Survived by widow Lucille Carter Linkous two sons Herbert W. Linkous and Douglas M Linkous five brothers and four sisters and many grandchildren. Funeral services and burial will be held Monday at Cardwell Funeral Home in Port Orange Florida.
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Garland H. Linkous
Port Orange
Fla
Bluefield
Columbus
Ohio
Florida
Dublin
H. J. Linkous
National Electric Coil Division
McGraw-Edison Company
Lucille Carter Linkous
Herbert W. Linkous
California
Douglas M., Linkous
Indiana
Elva Wimmer
Elizabeth Hayes
Helen Linkous
Alice Elliott
Princeton
Calvin Linkous
Marvin Linkous
Robert Linkous
Charles Linkous
Baltimore
Henry K. Linkous
West Palm Beach
Cardwell Funeral Home
Clarence J. Marrs 70 dies in Bluefield hospital
Clarence J. Marrs 70 of Nemours Virginia died Friday morning in a Bluefield hospital. He was a retired Norfolk and Western Railway employee and son of the late Henry and Lula Marrs. Survived by six sisters and two brothers, funeral at Graham Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with burial at Mount Herman Cemetery Nemours. Pallbearers named. Friends may call today 5 to 9 p.m.
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Clarence J. Marrs
Nemours
Bluefield
Virginia
Henry and
Lula Blankenship Marrs
Norfolk & Western Railway
Bill Marrs
Ralph Marrs
Gainesville
Fla
Joe Fleshman
Tucson
Ariz
Clyde Newman
Greensboro
N. C
Junior Marrs
Frank Green
Teddy Green
Bob Ruble
Claude Ruble
Clyde Barker
Otis Duncan
Kenneth Duncan
David Phipps
Death of Staunton Colonel Kable II at 62
Col. W G Kable II 62 of Staunton Va executive officer of Staunton Military Academy died in Staunton Friday morning after an apparent heart attack. He leaves Page Moffett Kable one son William G Kable III of Pittsburgh Pa one daughter Mrs Ned Lolo Bonifey of Staunton and four grandchildren. Funeral services set for 11 am today at the First Presbyterian Church Staunton with burial to follow there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.G. Kable
W. G. Kable II
Staunton
Staunton Military Academy
Bluefield
Page Moffett Kable
William G. Kable III
Pittsburgh
Ned
Lolo) Bonifey
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Dinkins Jr. 52 dies after long illness in St Louis
Thomas Dinkins Jr. of St. Louis Missouri and formerly of Thorpe died after a long illness. He served in the U S Air Force during World War II. He leaves a son Thomas Dinkins III and a daughter Mrs Kenneth Rak along with siblings and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday in St Louis.
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Thomas Dinkins JR
St. Louis
Thorpe
Thomas Dinkins
Welch
Mary Frances Dinkins
U.S. Air Force
Thomas Dinkins III
Kenneth Rak
Chicago
Joe H. Dinkins
Salem Va
Marie McIntyre
Greenbelt
John Presley
Anawalt
Ellen Blevins
Mrs Lorraine Powell Dies in Bluefield
Mrs Lorraine Powell of 1012 Greenbrier Street Bluefield died Friday night. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield.
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Lorraine Powell
Greenbrier St
Bluefield
Sinkford- Richardson Funeral Home
Mrs Nannie M Collins dies after long illness in Virginia
Mrs. Nannie M. Collins 98 of Tazewell Va. died Friday night in a Tazewell nursing home after a long illness. Survived by three sons Warner Collins James Robert Collins and James Armistead Collins one daughter Mrs Mary Bird and 21 incomplete at Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home Tazewell where friends may call after 5 p.m.
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Nannie M. Collins
Tazewell
Andrew W. Collins
Warner Collins
James Robert Collins
Franklin, Va
James Armistead Collins
Richlands
Mary Bird
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
James A Taylor dies at 73 in North Tazewell
James Augustus Taylor 73 of North Tazewell Va died Friday at home after an apparent heart attack. He was a retired machinist for the Norfolk & Western Railway. Survivors include two brothers three sisters and several half siblings. Clair Funeral Homes in Tazewell handled arrangements.
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James A. Taylor
James Augustus Taylor
North Tazewell
Victor
Sally Large Taylor
Norfolk & Western Railway
Ray Taylor
Williamson
Cecil Taylor
Mary Graham
Mildred Bigsby
Akron
Ohio
Ellen Whitehare
Wylie Taylor
Dennis Taylor
Annandale
Donald Taylor
Clinton, Md
Jack Taylor
Augusta
Julian Taylor
Charleston
J. D. Taylor
Pearlsburg
Earl Cline
Peery and
St. Clair Funeral Homes
Tazewell
Charles A Shrewsbury Dies at 83 in Spanishburg
Charles A. Shrewsbury, 83, of Spanishburg, died Friday afternoon in a Princeton hospital. He was a retired public accountant of Bluefield. The body lies at Seaver Mortuary in Princeton pending funeral arrangements.
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Charles A. Shrewsbury
Spanishbury
Princeton
Bluefield
Seaver Mortuary
Luther P Harman Dies at 82 in Princeton Area
Luther P Harman, 82, of West Honaker Avenue Princeton died in a Bluefield hospital Friday afternoon. The body is at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton where arrangements are in complete.
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Luther P. Harman
West Honaker Ave
Princeton
Bluefield
Funerals Held for Local Residents in Princeton and Nearby
Multiple funeral services and burials were scheduled today for Harman Rudolph Adams 48 of Princeton Mike Lucas 70 of Freeman Rose Miss Pine Hattie Elizabeth Petty Sara Elizabeth Lindsay Berkie Lindsay with services at First Church of God Bluefield Memorial Funeral Directory Chapel Roselawn Memorial Gardens Woodlawn Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery Walden Grove Cemetery and Bailey Funeral Chapel. Local pallbearers and clergy listed.
Education bill expands federal aid for students
The Education bill passed by Congress commits 21.3 billion dollars through 1975 for broad programs. It introduces federal funding for general postsecondary operating costs and guarantees undergraduate basic grants up to 1400 dollars minus family contribution, capped at half the attendance cost, with additional aid for needy students.
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Congress
Princeton Teens Injured In Bluefield Wreck
Two Princeton youths, Richard Legere 17 and Jack Martin 17, were hospitalized after a high speed crash on Stadium Drive Bluefield. Their 1970 car was a total loss. injuries were not yet determined and charges were pending. The Bluefield Rescue Squad transported them to a local hospital.
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Princeton
Stadium Drive
Bluefield
Bluefield City
Richard Harold Legere
Jack Martin
Miami Council Rejects Campsites for Protesters at Conventions
Miami Beach officials voted 5 to 2 against live in campsites for demonstrators ahead of the Republican and Democratic conventions. The decision followed a protester incident involving a pumpkin pie thrown at Councilman Harold Rosen. Authorities designated Bayshore and Par Three Golf Courses and a high school field as National Guard staging areas and Flamingo Park for free speech and nondelegate programs.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Patrick Small
New York
Underground
Harold Rosen
Rosen
Leonard Haber
Youth
Youth International Party
Yippies
Jerry Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
Chicago 7
Chicago
Clifford O’key
Bayshore
National Guard
Flamingo Park
Miami
Dade County
Watson Island
Driver charged after over-width rig crash and recent fatalities
Reports say a car operated at high speed for highway conditions. Williams faced charges for an over-width vehicle without a permit. A 19 year old was killed in a separate wreck on U S Route 52. Another man died on W Va Route 16 near War. Sisk’s body was taken to Memorial Funeral Directory.
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Williams
Chafin
Sisk
Douglas M. Minnix
Freeman
U. S
W. Va. Rt. 16
War
Swanson
Princeton
Jurors Excused for Remainder of Term in Mercer Court
Mercer County Circuit Court Judge Jerome Katz announced that all circuit court jurors are excused for the rest of the term. Claims will be mailed to jury members by the circuit clerk's office.
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Mercer County
Jerome Katz
Circuit Court
Katz
Circuit Clerk
William Henry Harrison Fame From Tippecanoe Victory
William Henry Harrison rose to national fame after his decisive victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe, a turning point that propelled his later presidential trajectory and enduring historical prominence.
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William Henry Harrison
Battle of
Tippecanoe
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