Virginians Begin Flood Cleanup After Agnes Year
16 dead and damages estimated at 161 million dollars marked the Virginia response to Agnes floodwaters. Areas from Richmond to Northern Virginia faced water shortages as streams crested and the Appomattox River was forecast to rise 15 to 16 feet in Petersburg. Public works crews restored part of two large water filtration plants in Prince William County, and the Occoquan Dam held against pressure while eroding ends. The State Health Department airlifted typhoid and tetanus serum to Alexandria as a precaution, later deemed unnecessary. residents were told to conserve water and expect supplies by late afternoon.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Appomattox
Petersburg
Prince William County
Occoquan Creek
Occoquan
Fairfax County
Alexandria
Prince William
State Health Department
Ohio flood crests and evacuations across Wheeling area
NWS projections show crest levels for the Ohio River at Wellsburg MecMechen New Martinsville Parkersburg and Wheeling with floods in the high 40s feet. Civil defense reports hundreds evacuated in Wheeling as residents move belongings to higher ground and stores to storage. The National Guard mobilized for evacuations while water systems remained stable and Ohio towns face impacts along the riverfront and industrial zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NWS
Wellsburg
MecMechen
New Martinsville
Wheeling
Wheeling Downs
Wheeling Island
National Guard
Ohio
Wheeling Creek
Martins Ferry
Bridgeport
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertisement Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details subscription rates by carrier and mail in West Virginia and other zones. Includes motor route monthly rate and contact information for advertising representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Annon & Cullen Teleonone
Deaths and Funerals: Matilda J. Munsey and Arthur C. Hill
Matilda Jane Munsey 79 of Nitro and Bluefield died after a long illness. Survived by three daughters and three sisters, funeral Monday at Hawkins Bluefield with burial at Monte Vista. Arthur C. Hill 88 of Premier died at Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife and multiple children. funeral arrangements incomplete.
Garland Stables dies in Princeton hospital at 43
Garland Stables 43 of Matoaka died Friday morning in a Princeton hospital. Born in Arista he was the son of Annie Stables and the late E W Stables. He was a member of Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Farrow officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation today at the funeral home from 3 p.m. to 9 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Stables
Matoaka
Princeton
Arista
Annie Stables
E. W. Stables
Delp, Locke
Bailey Funeral Home
Jerry Shields
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Harman Rites Set For Princeton Resident
Luther P. Harman 82 of West Honaker Ave Princeton died Friday at a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Retired Norfolk and Western section foreman he belonged to the Princeton Old Guard Chapter and the Blacklick Methodist Church. Survived by five sons J A Harman Guy Harman Carl Harman Ben Harman of Princeton and Dale Harman of Lerona. three daughters Beulah Howell Patty Farmer Leona Farmer of Kegley. 21 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p m in Burns Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with Rev. Paul Hall and Rev. Archie Bowling officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Pallbearers are George Gene Patrick Roger Harman Stanley Dare and John King. Friends and neighbors serve as flowerbearers. Funeral home today from 3 to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther P. Harman
West Honaker Ave
Princeton
Bluefield
Norfolk & Western Railway
George
Gene
Patrick
Roger Harman
Stanley Dare
John King
Obituary: William Wylie Brown of Grundy Va dies at 74
William Wylie Brown, 74, of Route 1 Grundy Va died Saturday in a Grundy hospital. He is survived by Louvis A. Brown, two daughters Virginia Bowen and Ruth Justice, three sons William H. Brown Jackie L. Brown and Ronnie C. Brown, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Church of God Hurley Va with burial in Hawkins Cemetery Richlands. Friends may call at Virginia Funeral Home Grundy today around noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wylie Brown
Rt. 1
Grundy
Jahne Brown
Martha Shannon Gillespie Brown
Louvis A. Brown
Virginia L. Bowen
Detroit
Mich
Ruth H. Justice
William H. Brown
Clyde
Ohio
Jackie L. Brown
Ronnie C. Brown
Ada Godfrey Elliot obituary notice
Ada Godfrey Elliot, 85, formerly of Hale Avenue Princeton, died in a Miami hospital Saturday morning. George W. Seaver Mortuary, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements.
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Ada Godfrey Elliot
Hale Avenue
Princeton
Miami, Fla
George W. Seaver
Mrs. Mattie Chambers Dies in Bluefield
Mrs. Mattie Bostic Chambers of 501 King Street Bluefield died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital. Funeral arrangements at Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield are incomplete.
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Mattie Bostic Chambers
King St
Bluefield
Lugo
Jessie Tardy Dies After Short Illness
Jessie Tardy of Landgraff died Saturday morning at his home after a brief illness. The obituary notes he was incomplete at Linkford Richardson Funeral Home Keystone.
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Jessie Tardy
Landgraff
Linkford- Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Jimmy Pritchett Dies After Long Illness in Virginia Hospital
Jimmy Pritchett, 74, of Princeton, died Saturday in a veterans hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a long illness. He was incomplete at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.
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Jimmy Pritchett
Princeton
Veterans’ Hospital
Richmond
Ralph Mullins dies after short illness in Virginia
Ralph William Mullins, 52, of Pilgrim's Knob, Virginia, died Saturday at his home after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Buchanan County Funeral Home in Keen Mountain, Virginia.
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Ralph William Mullins
Pilgrim’s Knob
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Clarence J Marrs Funeral Service Held in Nemours
Clarence J Marrs, 70, of Nemours dies and funeral services are held today at 2 p.m. at the Graham Funeral Chapel in Bluefield Virginia with Rev. Paul L Moore officiating. Burial follows at Mount Herman Church Cemetery Nemours. Pallbearers listed include Junior Marrs Frank Green Teddy Green Bob Ruble Claude Ruble Clyde Barker Otis Duncan Kenneth Duncan and David Phipps.
Obituaries and Funeral Services Around Bluefield and Tazewell
Multiple obituaries list Roy R. Hawkins Douglas M Minnix James A Taylor Nannie M Collins and Locke Delp with service times locations and officiants. Services are conducted at Cumberland Heights Baptist Church Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel North Tazewell United Methodist Church Tazewell Christian Church and Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with various pallbearers graveside rites and burial details provided.
Obituaries for Faye Holly Lester and Beatrice Rawlings
Faye Holly Lester, 63, of Hurley Virginia, died Saturday in a Richlands hospital. Beatrice T. Rawlings, of Pocahontas Virginia, died Saturday morning in a Bluefield hospital. Both services incomplete at local funeral homes.
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Faye
Holly Lester
Hurley
Richlands
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Beatrice T. Rawlings
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Rodriguez-Pocahontas
Mrs Ruth Foglesong Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Ruth H. Foglesong, 79, of 809 Virginia Ave Bluefield Va, died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Funeral details at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va to be announced with visitation Monday after 7 p.m.
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Ruth H. Foglesong
Sarah Ruth Foglesong
Virginia Ave
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Charles E Shrewsbury 83 dies in Princeton hospital
Charles Elmer Shrewsbury of Spanishburg 83 retired Bluefield public accountant and WWI veteran dies Friday in a Princeton hospital. Survived by widow Mamie Honaker Shrewsbury and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Monday at Geroge W W Seaver Chapel Princeton with Rev. Ira Hill. burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers listed. Honorary pallbearers Old Guard.
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Charles Elmer Shrewsbury
Spanishbury
Princeton
Bluefield
Fayetteville
Geroge W W. Seaver
Ira Hill
Burnl
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Holley Hodge
Bert Whitman
Dale Brown
Damon Reed
Roy Lusk
Dale Ferguson
Sisk Services Slated Monday
Funeral services for William Dale Sisk 25 of Princeton will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton with Rev. Noah Buckner and Rev. Donald Caffee. Burial in Resthaven follows. Sisk survived by wife Zettle McKinney Sisk and parents Claude and Frances Sisk plus siblings. pallbearers named.
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William Dale Sisk
Rt. 2
Princeton
Lake Shawnee
U. S
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Noah Buckner
Donald Caffee
Resthaven
UMWA
Wyco
Kenny Tolliver
Kermit Davis
Lee Robinson
Tommy Blankenship
Bill Blankenship
Donald Yost
Williarry
Acorns Central to California Indian Diet
Acorns formed the main food staple for California Native peoples. They were pounded into flour and used to make porridge and bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Funeral planned for John P. Swanson in Bluefield
John Peter Swanson 33 of Bluefield died Friday in a single vehicle crash on West Virginia Route 16 near War. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Bluefield with Rev. Weldon Sheets officiating. He was a mining engineer for Hawley Coal Mining Corporation and member of several local groups. He is survived by his wife Ruth and three children. The body will be flown to Tower Minnesota for burial.
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John Peter Swanson
Bluefield
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Weldon Sheets
Tower
Minn
Swanson
W. Va. Rt. 16
Hawley Coal Mining Corporation
American Insti
Jesse L. Swanson
Jerome H. Swanson
Ely, Minn
James T. Swanson
U. S. Army
Korea
Barbara Joy Rupal
Clearwater
Fla
Judy Lamb
Miami
Janeeee
St. Petersburg
Wilkinson Named ADC Head Again
R. W. Wilkinson was re elected president of the Bluefield Area Development Corp. Five board members were named to three year terms. New officers include Wilkinson as president Jack Lloyd as vice president Al Morgan as treasurer and Fred Langenheim as secretary. Newly elected board members are Alvin Platnick L. D. Feuchtenberger Jr. Jack Lloyd B. L. Jackson Jr. and Roland C. Luther. Associate directors with one year terms are L. W. Bates Allen D. Coppinger Jr. Dr. Wendell Hardway R. R. McLaughlin Harold D. Moore and W. W. Tinder. Two year terms remain for A. A. Modena M. T. Meachum R. W. Wilkinson Richard Wesley and Logan C. Tate Jr. One year terms go to Lonnie Ellison Frank Ferrante J. Taylor Frazier W. C. Stevens and J. E. Wagner Jr.
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R. W. Wilkinson
Bluefield Area Development Corp
Wilkinson
Jack Lloyd
al Morgan
Fred Langenheim
Alvin Platnick
L. D. Feuchtenberger Jr
B. L. Jackson Jr
Roland C. Luther
L. W. Bates
Allen D. Coppinger Jr
Wendell Hardway
R. R. McLaughlin
Harold D. Moore
W. W. Tinder
A. A. Modena
M. T. Meachum
Richard Wesley
Logan C. Tate Jr
Lonnie Ellison
Frank Ferrante
J. Taylor Frazier
W. C. Stevens
J. E. Wagner Jr
Bones Broken Vows Spoken at Bluefield Wedding
Two out of town aunts of groom Pete Austin were injured in separate accidents during the Bluefield wedding weekend. Mrs. Jessie Adkins fell at a rehearsal dinner injuring her leg, and Mrs. Virgie Roberts broke her arm climbing stairs near the church. Reporter Ron Adkins provided the details.
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Bones
Bluefield
Jessie Adkins
River Rouge
Michigan
West Virginian
Virgie Roberts
Atlanta
Pete Austin
Pete
Meg Wysor
Telegraph
Ron Adkins
Ann Arbor
Mich
Adkins
Coast Guard Roles in War and Peace
In peacetime the Coast Guard operates under the Department of Transportation while in wartime it becomes part of the U.S. Navy. The dual role highlights its maritime safety, security, and defense responsibilities across different national contexts.
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US. Coast Guard
Department of Transportation
U.S. Navy
Bluefield State President named state liaison for AACTE
Dr. Wendell G. Hardway is appointed state liaison representative by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. He will link AACTE headquarters with state institutions, encourage quality programs, and report on state teacher education activities for a three year term.
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Wendell G. Hardway
Bluefield State College
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
AACTE
Hardway
Association
United States
Dr. Hardway
Police Recover Stolen Copper From Gary Mine
State Police in McDowell County with Gary Chief George Deskins recovered over 5000 pounds of copper stolen from the United States Steel Corporation mine in Gary. Three North Carolina men Danny Ray Cook, Kenneth Tim Gurley, and Calvin Andrew Bollinger were arrested with the copper and bound over to the McDowell County Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Gary
George Deskins
United States Steel Corporation
M. P. Cook
Cook
Roby Pope
R. D. Rose
H. C. Ryan
Deskins
North Carolina
Danny Ray Cook
Connelly Springs
N. C
Kenneth Tim Gurley
Calvin Andrew Bollinger
Morganton
McDowell
Daley era influence wanes at 1968 convention in Illinois
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley once controlled most Illinois votes but now may only keep 70 to 75 of 170 delegates. Labor power appears weak as AFL CIO tries uncommitted delegates with limited success. Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that can cause addiction if taken by non addicts.
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Illinois
Labor
Afl-Cio
George Meany
McDowell Man 'Fair' After Tavern Shooting
Worley Woods of Kimball is in critical condition after being shot three times at a Welch tavern Friday night. Peyton Jamison of Welch faces malicious wounding charges and is free on bond pending a preliminary hearing. Deputy J L Frederick and other McDowell officials investigated the incident at Harrison Lowe’s tavern on Hodge Street.
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McDowell County
Welch
Worley Woods
Kimball
Doctor’s Memorial Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Archie Day
Peyton Jamison
J. L. Frederick
McDowell County Sheriff's Department
Woods
Jamison
Harrison Lowe
Hodge Street
Frederick
Beech Street
Roy Smith
Ernest Barber
Jess Mullins
Welch Police Department
Police Destroy Marijuana Plants in McDowell County
State Police in Welch found and destroyed 346 cultivated marijuana plants in an abandoned pasture off Secondary Rt. 13-102 near Cucumber in McDowell County. Officers reported evidence of recent removal from the patch and that the crop had been tended shortly before discovery. The plants were to be destroyed by fire. Troopers M. P. Cook Roby Pope H. C. Ryan and R. D. Rose participated in the raid. Ownership investigation continues.
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Welch
Cucumber
McDowell County
M. P. Cook
Welch Detachment
State Police
Cook
Roby Pope
H. C. Ryan
R. D. Rose
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Northern Virginia
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Lesa Fereca
Great Lakes
Parkersburg
Matilda J. Munsey
Matilda Jane Munsey
Nitro
South Charleston
Bradshaw
Sheridan
Alice Shepherd Payne
Frank Munsey
Cecil F. Munsey
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Edith Marks
Edna Jarrett
Radford
Frances Edwards
Chesapeake, Va
Ella Brotherton
Washington, D. C
Eva Watson
Hurricane
Bill Cook
Washington, Pa
Hawkins
Monte Vista Park
Princeton Road
Arthur C. Hill
Hazel Bowling
White Top
Roderfield Christian Church
Ella Collins Hill
J. Ernest Hill
Birmingham
Ala
Bill R. Hill
A. H
Ira) Henderson
Williamson
Elmer
Gaynell) Griffin
Woodlawn
Betty) Myers
Brownsville
Richard
Lena) Hill
Hampton
Douglas Mortuary
Mrs
Mattie Chambers
Ralph W. Mullins
Minnix
Douglas M
Freeman
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Roy Lacy
Goodwill
David Epperson
Glen Corner
Richard Daniely
Tommy Fitzko
Daniel Fitzko
Terry Corner
Faye Holly Lester
Sisk
Willard Dale Sisk
Organ Service Factory
Technican
Baldwin, Hammond and
Wurlitzer Organs
Lowman
Bluefield, Wva
ADC
Bluefield Monument CO
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield, Virginia
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