Welch Seeks Permit-Free Sewage Plant Under New Bill
West Virginia lawmaker Lacy Wright Jr drafts a bill to let Welch build a wastewater treatment plant without Health Department permits or EPA guidelines. Mayor Swope says the city will comply if permitted. the project aims to use a $4 million federal grant with a $1.2 million local match. The council has previously built a water plant without a state permit.
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Welch
Maryanne Stevens
del. Lacy Wright Jr
McDowell
State Health Department
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Charleston
W. B. Swope
Swope
Wright
Welch Sanitary Board
Health Department
Deaths and Funerals in Montcalm and Area
Mrs. Ora Dunford Perkins 74 of Montcalm died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Survived by four daughters four sons and many grandchildren. funeral Friday at Montcalm Church of God with burial in Tabernacle Cemetery. Mack H. Puckett 60 of Raysal died on arrival at Welch hospital after a long illness. Burial at Matney Cemetery. services Saturday at Freewill Baptist Church. Minnie B. Deel 52 of Haysi died in Grundy hospital after brief illness. Burial in Deer Cemetery. services at Haysi Funeral Home.
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Mack H. Puckett
Raysal
Welch Hospital
Bradshaw
Blaine and
Adaline Rose Puckett
Bookie Short Puckett
James Puckett
Thomas Puckett
Danny Puckett
Merle Puckett
Robert Puckett
Noah Puckett
Paynsville
Lesley Puckett
Freddy Puckett
Elex
Martha) Johnson Jr
Bartley
Diana Puckett
Leck Puckett
Dave Waldson
Alafair Wooten
Fairfax
Richard Neece
Abbs Valley
Freewill Baptist Church
James Short
Crockett Hagerman
Walter Deskins
Matney
Avondale
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Minnie B. Deel
Haysi
Grundy Hospital
Marion Kidd
Kentucky
Alex Deel
Otto Boyd
Detroit
George Akers
McDowell
David Crum
Alex Kidd
Russell Prater Regular Baptist Church
Freelin Yates
James O'Quinn
Deer Cemetery
Rt. 2
Haysi Funeral Home
Mrs. Marvin Tibbs Dies. Avon Representative in Bluefield
Mrs. Marvin L. Tibbs 57 of 102 Luther St Bluefield Va died Wednesday in a Mt. Pleasant Pa hospital. Born Narrows Va she was daughter of the late Estell and Della Lambert. She was an Avon representative for 10 years and a member of First United Methodist Church Moose Eagles Auxiliary and Civic Woman's Club. Survived by husband Marvin L Tibbs brother Mason Lambert and several nieces. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield with Rev. John Belcher officiating. Burial Grandview Memory Gardens. Honorary pallbearers listed. Friends may call Dudley Memorial Mortuary tonight.
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Marvin L
Thelma ) Tibbs
Thelma) Tibbs
Luther St
Bluefield
Mt. Pleasant
Narrows
Estell and
Della French Lambert
Avon
First United Methodist Church
Moose and Eagles
Civic Woman's Club
Marvin L. Tibbs
Mason Lambert
Nerces
Dudley Memorial Chapel
John Belcher
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Frank Forbes
James Colley
Paul Durham
Bob Nash
Winfred Rasnake
Sam Lambert
J. Olin Austin
FE. A. McNeer
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Infant Jonathan Wayne Thomas dies in Virginia
Infant Jonathan Wayne Thomas son of Montique and Charlene Holbrook Thomas of Sword's Creek Virginia died Thursday in a Richlands hospital. Survived by maternal grandparents Charles and wife, paternal grandparents James and wife. Graveside service set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Greenhills Memory Gardens with Rev. Ancil Childress officiating. Honaker Funeral Home processes after 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JonAthan Wayne Thomas
Montique
Charlene Holbrook Thomas
Sword's Creek
Richlands
Charles Holbrook
Haysi
James L. Thomas
Whitewood
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Ancil Childress
Honaker Funeral
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising Rates and Circulation Info
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists establishment in 1899 and Osly Telegraph Printing Co address. It notes Associated Press membership and local news scope. Subscriptions by mail west Virginia two volumes 46.80 yearly. Home delivery 2.90 per calendar month. Rates to other towns on application.
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Osly Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefiei
Associated Press
Locel News
Mali
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Srannon & Culien
Mary Jane Pittman 98 Dies in Grundy Hospital
Mary Jane Pittman of Vansant Virginia 98 died after a brief illness in a Grundy hospital. She leaves sons Oscar Guy and Earl Pittman and daughters Effie Carpenter and Ethel Dellinger with many grandchildren. Funeral services set at Henson Creek Freewill Baptist Church North Carolina. Body to Spruce Pine Webb Funeral Home for calling hours.
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Mary Jane Pittman
Vansant
Grundy
Freewill Baptist Church
North Carolina
Alex and
Sarah Lefford Haskin
Brown Pittman
Oscar Pittman
Guy Pittman
Marion
N. C
Earl Pittman
Crossnort
Effie Carpenter
Ethel Dellinger
Spruce Pine
Henson Creek Freewill Baptist Church
Henson Creek
J. D. Wilson
Webb Funeral Home
Spruce Pines
Charles Britten 60 Bluefield native dies in Miami
Charles Britten known as Pete, 60, of Miami Florida died after a short illness in a Miami hospital. A World War II Air Force veteran and Graham Christian Church member, he is survived by two sisters Louise Hale Burnice Britten and one brother Cubine Britten. Funeral held in Bluefield with Rev Jack Music officiating and Maple Hill Cemetery burial. Pallbearers named Clyde Copley J B Harry Otis Neel Ott Belcher Harry Burton and Charles Quillen. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Britten
Charles
Pete) Britten
146Th St
Miami
Fla
Bluefield
Albert M
Nancy Jane Vernon Britten
Graham Christian Church
S. R
Louise) Hale
Burnice Britten
L C
Cubine) Britten
Alexandria
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Jack Music
Maple Hill
Clyde Copley
J. B. Harry
Otis Neel
Ott Belcher
Harry Burton
Charles Quillen
Peery Gose Peck Dies in Kansas Hospital
Peery Gose Peck 52 formerly of Ceres died Tuesday in a Syracuse Kansas hospital of natural causes. He was the son of Mary Davis Peck and the late Marion Peck. He survived by four brothers Troy Peck M R Peck Jr Willard Peck all of Ceres and Joel Peck of Roanoke Virginia. Services scheduled Saturday at 3 30 p m at Newberry Funeral Home with burial in Red Oak Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a m Saturday.
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Peery Gose Peck
Ceres
Syracuse
Kan
Mary Davis Peck
Marion Peck
Troy Peck
M. R. Peck Jr
Willard Peck
Joel Peck
Roanoke
Newberry Funeral Home
Red Oak
Patsy Breeden 85 of Oakwood Va. dies in Richlands
Mrs. Patsy Breeden aged 85, of Oakwood Virginia and formerly of Jolo, died Thursday afternoon in a Richlands hospital. She was the widow of Lam Breeden. The body remains at Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands with funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Breeden
Oakwood
Jolo
Richlands
Lam Breeden
Hurst-Scott
Lula Faye Aliff Rites Set in Peterstown
Lula Faye Aliff 75 of Lindside died at home Wednesday evening after illness. Born in Zenith she lived in Lindside 30 years and was a Valley Baptist Church member. Survived by husband W E Aliff two daughters Harriett Neal and Edna Mae Hylton a stepdaughter Ruth Poff three sisters Kath Echols Georgia Wickline Emma Shiers two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 2 p m Friday at Broyles Funeral Chapel Peterstown with Rev Marshall Fowler officiating. Burial in Peterstown Cemetery. Nephews pallbearers. Friends may call today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Dunford Perkins
Montcalm
Bluefield
Falls Mills
Jessie and
Mattie Blankenship Dunford
Montcalm Church of God
Luther Perkins
David Perkins
Herschal Perkins
Homer
Judy) Hodge
Jimmy
Norma) Shrader
Cecil
Evelene) Blevins
Cleveland
Ohio
Woodrow
Beatrice) Brown
Bluewell
Paul Perkins
Vendle Perkins
Edward Perkins
Darrell Perkins
Warren
Judy Hodge
Cravens-Shires
Lula Faye Aliff
Lindside
Zenith
Algie
Francis Miller
Valley Baptist Church
W. E. Aliff
Harriett Neal
Links Grove
Edna Mae Hylton
Barboursville
Ruth Poff
Peterstown
Kate Echols
Gap Mills
Georgia Wickline
Greenville
Emma Shiers
Rich Creek
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Marshall Fowler
Funeral services announced for Hezekiah Felts
Hezekiah Felts of Spring Street Bluefield died Tuesday evening after a short illness. Surviving sister is Mrs Lucille Evans of Tampa Florida. Services Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Link ford and Richardson Funeral Chapel with Rev A R Flesh man officiating. Burial at Bryant Memorial Cemetery Pocahauntas Virginia. Friends may call 6 to 9 p m today at the Bluefield funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezekiah Felts
Spring Street
Bluefield
Lucille Evans
Tampa
Fla
Linkford and Richardson
A. R. Fleshman
Bryant Memorial Cemetery
Pocahauntas
Mrs Mary A Orander dies at 80 in Maryland hospital
Mrs Mary A Orander 80 of Nanjemoy Md died in a La Plata Md hospital Wednesday morning after a long illness. Formerly of Crumpler she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Orander. Funeral arrangements are incomplete in Bennett Northfork.
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Mary A. Orander
Nanjemoy
Alva Lusk Dies After Incident Near Burke Mountain
Burke Mountain resident Alva Lusk died on arrival at a Welch hospital after an incomplete incident near Bennett. No further details were provided.
Maitland Miners Idle Over Safety Dispute
UMWA Local 1559 miners walked out of Pocahontas Fuel Company's Maitland Mine at 8 a.m. Thursday over safety concerns. Mine foremen would not confirm if workers returned later Thursday.
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Maitland
UMWA
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Earnest Moore
Rise of the Military Salute Through History
The piece traces hand raising from cavemen signaling no weapons to the armored knight lifting a visor and avoiding the sword hand as a sign of friendship. It then notes the development into the military salute and explains that pre 19th century British soldiers saluted by tipping their hats.
Senate Rejects Bar on Busing Lawsuits
The Senate voted 55 to 39 to defeat a bid by Dole and Biden to bar the Justice Department from seeking court ordered busing in school desegregation cases. The measure would have limited remedies while preserving other court orders.
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Washington
Senate
Justice Department
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Joseph Reiden, Jr
D-Del
State
Justice and Commerce Departments
Federal Judiciary
Dole
Biden
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Morgan
Bumpers
South
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Brooke
West Virginia
Virginia
Byrd
W. Va
Randolph
Scott
John O. Pastore
D-R.j
Ford
Congress
Willard Bert Hickman Funeral in Bluefield
Willard Bert Hickman 45 of 1321 Glendale Bluefield dies in Clay County. Funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Patricia, two sons, mother Rebecca Hickman, sister Mrs. Rufus Muney, two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyden High School
Coyne Electrical School
Chicago
Appalachian Machine and Tool Company
Princeton
Edgemont Baptist Church
Bluefield
Patricia Griffith Hickman
Nathan Hickman
Joseph Hickman
Rufus Muney
Phoenix
Arizona
Local Artists Exhibit Work in Charleston Gallery
Allen Jonas and Joy Shott are featured in Allied Artists of West Virginia 45th Annual Exhibition at the Charleston Art Gallery of Sunrise running through July 25. Jonas won third in mixed media for Green Mountain Landscape, a collage of student palette scraps priced at 80 dollars. Shott’s Witch's Dance watercolor of a Bluefield snow scene is priced at 300 dollars and signals a shift toward thematic content.
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Bluefield
Allen Jonas
Joy Shott
Allied Artists of
West Virginia
Charleston
Sunrise
Bluefield State College
Allied Artists
Virgil D. Cantini
Edward C. Powell
Studio Ats
University of Pittsburg
Douglas Pickering
Carnegie-Mellon University
Charleston Art Gallery
Sunrise Museum
Trial rulings mark tense Young hearing in West Virginia
Judge Katz denied Young a new trial after a lengthy hearing over admissibility of evidence and alleged errors. Defense claims included dying declarations and witness testimony while prosecutors argued the trial was fair and defendant’s actions were accurately portrayed.
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Young
Katz
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Lane Austin
Billy Burkett
Austin
Mrs. Young
Taylor Moore
Hugh Riley
Concord College
Riley
David Knight
Knight
Moore
Bluefield
James Dent
Mercer County Board Approves Classrooms and Pay Hikes
The Mercer County Board of Education approved eight new elementary classrooms at Bluewell and Brush Fork, with two more rooms at Glenwood Lashmeet Melise and Silver Springs. They also increased supervisors pay from 150 to 175 monthly, raised service and auxiliary experience increments by five dollars, and boosted band and instrumental supplements. Total classroom costs are 94 697 with state 62 484 and local funds. no staff costs included in that figure.
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Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County Board of Education
Clinton D. Lilly
Bluewell
Brushfork
Glenwood
Lashmeet
Melise
Silver Springs
Lilly
Monroe County to hold meeting on prosecutor replacement
A Monroe County special County Commission session is set for Monday to select a new Prosecuting Attorney after Grover Jones Jr. resigned July 1. About four to five lawyers are available, per Commission President Robert Perry, and any could fill the post. Jones’s term would have lasted to January 1, 1977. he lost the Democratic primary to John Duncan by 128 votes. Perry and Mason Adkins voiced surprise at his resignation and questioned the reason. Randal Wallace could not be reached Thursday.
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County Commission
Monroe County
Grover Jones, Jr
Commission
Robert Perry
Perry
Jones
John Duncan
Mason Adkins
Adkins
Bluefield Man Found Dead in City Jail
A 45 year old Bluefield resident Willard Bert Hickman was found dead in a city jail cell at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. An autopsy found no foul play. cause of death not yet known. He had been jailed at 11:05 a.m. on an intoxication warrant and was taken to a hospital after being found unresponsive.
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Bluefield
Willard Bert Hickman
Glendale Street
Hickman
Telegraph
Mercer Funeral Home
David Bell
Bluefield Rescue
Window E. Brown
Tazewell St
Brown
West Virginia GOP delegates split on Ford support
The list includes Eleanor Flowers Priscilla Haden J D Hinkle Joseph Laurita William Loy Thomas Potter James Teets Cecil Underwood Francis Love Louise Leonard Donald Everly Richard Robb John Poffenbarger Jody Smith Cabell Sheriff Ted Barr John Hoblitzell and Robert Harman. Several said they were uncommitted while Moore Haden Potter Seibert Dodson Hinkle Love and Poffenbarger backed Ford. The tadpoles remark notes frog larvae mature within a year.
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Eleanor Flowers
Charleston
Priscilla Haden
J.D. Hinkle
Buckhannon
Joseph Laurita
Wheeling
William Loy
Romney
GOP
Thomas Potter
Del
James Teets
Terra Alta
Cecil Underwood
Francis Love
Louise Leonard
Harpers Ferry
Donald Everly
Kingwood
South Charleston
Richard Robb
John Poffenbarger
Jody Smith
Huntington
Cabell County
Ted Barr
John Hoblitzell
Robert D. Harman
Keyser
Underwood
Laurita
Bumgardner
Loy
Flowers
Deem
Teets
Leonard
Everly
Robb
Barr
Associated Press
Moore
Haden
Potter
Seibert
Dodson
Hinkle
Love
Poffenbarger
Ford
Smith
Hoblitzell
Harman
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Minnie B
Deel
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Lula Faye
Aliff
Alva Lusk
Burke Mountain
Bennett- Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Farley
Kenneth Lowery
Mercer St
George W. Seaver
Tony Spinella
Paul Hall
Spanishburg
Wit
T. R. Jewell
Dave Griffith Sr
Randall Taylor
William Hoge
K. G. Paitsel
Mark Farley
Princeton Old Guard
Eagles Club
Virginia Rebels
New York
Empire State Building
Hickmans
East
Athens Crossroads
Develocep
THE
Chamber ‘of Commerce
N. S
Medical Arts
PHA
Bland ‘Sret
Bluefield, W.va
Ran Henry
Randal Wallace
Bluefielder
Deaton
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