Angles Hollow Residents Seek Water Safeguards Over Landfill
Angles Hollow residents in Tazewell County Virginia consult lawyers over a July 1 state deadline to close dumps. They rely on a spring supplying water to about thirty families. the spring lies on land proposed for a county landfill. County officials seek time extensions while residents weigh legal action to protect water and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Wilson
Tazewell County
Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Angles Hollow
Springville
Tazewell County Commonwealths
Wade S. Coates
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
George W. Walker
Tazewell
Coates
James W. Harman
Harman and Campbell
Robert Coulling
Harman
Board of Supervisors
Rep Ro Man Pucinski push for passenger search power
Rep. Roman Pucinski said he will ask federal courts to order airlines to search all passengers and luggage before departure citing hijackings. He noted a Chicago O Hare survey showing 99 percent support searches and plans to file the civil rights suit in Washington or Chicago by midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roman Pucinski
D-Nl
Pucinski
American Airlines
St. Louis
O'Hare International
Washington
Flood Victims Get Typhoid Vaccine Airlifted to Sayre
The Civil Air Patrol airlifted about 40 000 doses of typhoid vaccine to Sayre Pennsylvania near the New York border for flood victims. The vaccine was found in Marietta Lancaster County and transported by air then distributed to an area hospital by land vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Civil Air Patrol
Sayre
New York
Marietta
Lancaster County
CAP
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and contact details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes morning editions from 412 Bland Street Bluvellela West Virginia 2470 and is a member of the Associated Press The paper lists subscription rates by mail and motor route and notes advertising and circulation information for the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Priting Co
Bland Street
Bluvellela
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews
Cullen Telephone
Area Deaths And Funerals In Mercer County and Nearby
Obituaries list Luther E Webb 88 of Bluefield and Luther Harman 82 of Princeton with service details. Edward Little 42 of Detroit formerly Freemon and Lettie Ringstaff 87 of Richlands noted, plus Faye Lester 62 of Hurley and James Pritchett 74 of Princeton. services scheduled in Bluefield Bluewell Richlands and Princeton areas with survivors listed.
Mrs Amalia S Arena Dies In Bluefield After Illness
Mrs Amalia Saccenti Arena 50 of 1905 Bluefield Ave Bluefield died in a Bluefield hospital after a month long illness Born in L Aquila Italy she was daughter of Pasquale and Francesca Saccenti She was a Sacred Heart Church member employed previously by Unique Cleaners and Stecklers Her survivors include husband Joseph Arena daughter Angela Spoloric foster daughter Goldie Matney foster son Frank Hammond brother Mario Saccenti four grandchildren Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10 30 a m Tuesday at Sacred Heart Bluefield with Fr Charles J Schneider Burial to follow Viewing at Hawkins Funeral Home 5 p m to 9 p m today Rosary 7 30 p m today at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalia S. Arena
Amalia Saccenti Arena
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
L’aquila
Italy
Pasquale and
Francesca Piccione Saccenti
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Unique Cleaners
Steckler’s Men’s Shop
Welch
Joseph Arena
Home
Angela Spoloric
Alexandria
Goldie Matney
High Point
N. C
Frank Hammond
Mario Saccenti
L’ Aquila
Ruth H Foglesong, 79, Bluefield Va resident dies
Ruth Hubble Foglesong, 79, of 809 Virginia Ave Bluefield Virginia died Saturday. She was born in Smyth County daughter of the late Michael and Rachel Hubble. She was a member of First United Methodist Church Bluefield. Survived by daughters Mrs Gilbert Moorehead Bluefield and Mrs Hobart Payne Tazewell one sister Nora Hubble Marion and five grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield with Rev James Hart officiating. Burial Zion Cemetery Ceres. Pallbearers Dante Janutolo Jack Grimm A R Kidd James H Moorehead Vernon Castle Tommy Sluss. Funeral home visitation today 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth H. Foglesong
Virginia Ave
Bluefield
Smyth County
Michael
Rachel Hubble
First United Methodist Church of
Charles B. Foglesong
Gilbert Moorehead
Hobart Payne
Tazewell
Nora Hubble
Marion
Dudley Memorial Chapel
James Hart
Zion Cemetery
Ceres
Dante Janutolo
Jack Grimm
A. R. Kidd
James H. Moorehead
William Ralph Mullins Rites Held in Pilgrim's Knob
William Ralph Mullins 52 of Pilgrim's Knob Virginia died Saturday at home. He was a World War II veteran and survived by his widow Ella Ward Mullins two daughters Alice and Faye Mullins four stepsons Jesse Ward Pete Ward Sammy Ward Rev Jack Ward one stepdaughter Mrs H C Vandyke a brother Charlie Mullins a half brother James Mullins and 20 grandchildren. Funeral conducted Monday at 2 p m at Church Pilgrim's Knob with Rev Grat Horton Rev Dewey Ward and Rev Thomas Ward Ward Cemetery. Pallbearers Burns Mullins Bobby Mullins Cotton Lester Leroy Rice H C Vandyke and Sammy Ward. Buchanan County Funeral Home Keen Mountain Virginia in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ralph Mullins
Pilgrim’s Knob
Jessie
Alphia Mullins
Ella Ward Mullins
Alice
Faye Mullins
Jesse Ward
Largo
Fla
Pete Ward
Flint
Mich
Sammy Ward
Conneaut
Ohio
Jack Ward
Ward Cemetery
Pilgrim's Knob
Burns Mullins
Bobby Mullins
Cotton Lester
Leroy Rice
H. C. Vandyke
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Beatrice Rawlings Rites Held in Pocahontas Va
Beatrice T. Rawlings of Pocahontas Va died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. She was born at Keystone and Horton Taylor and Alice Odham Taylor. She was a past matron of Eastern Star Lodge No 60 Logan. She is survived by her husband J Horace Rawlings. Funeral held Tuesday at First United Methodist Church Pocahontas with Rev Paul Elmore officiating. Burial in Springfield Cemetery Huntington. Pallbearers A O Bishop Charlie Gilmore J K Sult Raymond Martin Rand Wagner E L Head William Boone. Choir members will carry flowers. Friends may call Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home Pocahontas between 7 and 9 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C
Jimmy) Pritchett
Athens Road
Princeton
Richmond
Hall River
N. C
Miles
Roxie Wood Pritchett
Carmen
Kee St
Mercer County Anglers Club
Eula Mullins Pritchett
Jack
Marlene) Brush
Brookings
Oreg
Mary Lou Mullins
Clarence
Lewis Pritchett
Robert Pritchett
Radford
Wallace Pritchett
Belle
Ronnie Mullins
Kee St. United Methodist Church
Norman Arrington
Bill Deel
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Mercer County Veterans Council
Memorial Funeral
Beatrice T. Rawlings
Pocahontas
Keystone
Horton Taylor
Alice Odham Taylor
Eastern Star Lodge No
Logan
Katherine McDonald
J. Horace Rawlings
First United Methodist Church
Paul Elmore
Springfield Cemetery
Huntington
A. O. Bishop
Charlie Gilmore
J. K. Sult
Raymond Martin
Rand Wagner
E. L. Head
William Boone
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Alfred Jones obituary follows in Princeton services
Alfred Monk Jones 56 of 414 Brown St Princeton died Saturday night in a Princeton hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Willowton and a self employed concrete finisher. Survived by two sisters Mrs H L Comer and Dona Jones and three brothers Clarence Giles and Jack Jones. Services held 1 p.m. Tuesday at George W Seaver Chapel with Rev Bill Deel officiating burial in Resthaven Park Cemetery Pallbearers listed. Mortuary hours 4 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Monk) Jones
Brown St
Princeton
Willowton
Dona Jones
Clarence Jones
Kellysville
Giles Jones
Jack Jones
George W. Seaver Chapel
Bill Deel
Resthaven Park Cemetery
O. J
Bus) Compton
Tom Weatherford
Charles Waddell
Jim Owen
Everett Riner
James Snidow
Jack Tiller
Eddie Coleman
Funeral service for Mrs Lorraine Saunders Powell
Funeral for Mrs Lorraine Saunders Powell of Bluefield will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Olive Baptist Church with Rev. J. J. Howard and Rev. Allen R. Fleshman officiating. Burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Survived by husband Edward Powell daughter Phyllis Saunders three brothers Edward Saunders Robert Saunders Olanda Saunders sister Ocala Keller. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call at Link ford and Richardson Funeral Home today 6 to 9 p.m. and at church after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Saunders Powell
Greenbrier St. Bluefield
Bluefield
Mount Olive Baptist Church
J. J. Howard
Allen R. Fleshman
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Virginia
Edward
Eva Saunders
Edward Powell
Phyllis Saunders
Robert
Olanda Saunders
Linden N. J
Edward Saunders
New York City
Ocala Keller
Allen Peery
Walter Mooreman
Aaron Saunders
Orrin Trigg
Oscar Lowe
Royal C. Hairston
Chester Mullins Dies After Long Illness at 15
Chester Mullins 15 of Paynesville died Saturday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. He was born in Paynesville, son of Cecil and Evin Mullins. He is survived by his parents a sister Sylvia Day of Jolo two brothers Hubert and Coburn Mullins both of Jolo and half brother Joe Grizzel of Jolo. Funeral services are set for 11 am Tuesday at the residence with Rev. Stafford McCoy Rev. Columbus Lester and Rev. Crockett Hagerman officiating. Burial will follow at Preston Mullins Cemetery on Estep Ridge. Fanning Funeral Home Jaeger handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Mullins
Paynesville
Welch
Cecil
Evin Kennedy Mullins
Sylvia Day
Jolo
Hubert Mullins
Coburn Mullins
Joe Grizzel
Stafford McCoy
Columbus Lester
Crockett Hagerman
Preston Mullins
Estep Ridge
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Eva Jenks Dies After Long Illness in Welch
Eva Jenks of Big Sandy died Sunday afternoon in a Welch hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Jenks
Big Sandy
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Funeral services set for Arthur C. Hill in Roderfield
Arthur C. Hill 88 of Premier died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Christian Church of Roderfield with Rev. Paul Mahaffey officiating. Burial in Saeger Memorial Cemetery. He lived with daughter Hazel Bowling in Bluefield, was a UMWA Local 5997 member, resident of McDowell County 70 years, and belonged to the Christian Church at Mrs. Ella Collins Hill. Survived by two sons J Ernest Hill and Bill R Hill. four daughters Ivra Henderson, Gaynell Griffin, Betty Myers, Lena Hill. seven friends may call at Douglas Mortuary Welch today 5-9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther E. Webb
Luther Edward Webb
Rt. 1
Bluefield
McComas
George and
Charity Hill Webb
Mercer County
Crane Creek
Pocahontas Fuel Company
UMWA
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Lula E. Stone Webb
Bluewell
Walter Woods
Mildred Bleyer
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Arthur C. Hill
Christian Church of
Roderfield
Paul Mahaffey
Saeger
Christian Church
Ella Collins Hill
J. Ernest Hill
Birmingham
Alabama
Bill R. Hill
Detroit
Mich
A. H
Ivra) Henderson
Williamson
Elmer
Gaynell) Griffin
Woodlawn
George
Betty) Myers
Brownsville
Richard
Lena) Hill
Hampton, Va
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Jackson Floyd Gillespie Sr. dies at 52 in Roanoke hospital
Jackson Floyd Gillespie Sr. 52 of Narrows Virginia died Saturday in a Roanoke hospital after a brief illness. He was a senior manufacturing specialist for Celanese Fibers in Narrows. Survived by Jeanne H Gillespie his wife one son Jackson Floyd Gillespie Jr two daughters Linda Gillespie and Mrs James Rakes and sister Ema Schonbach. Services held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Riffe's Funeral Chapel Narrows with Rev Sam Harris officiating. Cremation follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Floyd Gillespie Sr
Narrows
Roanoke
Celanese Fibers Company
Bluefield
Elbert
Mary Lou Jackson Gillespie
Jeanne H. Gillespie
Jackson Floyd Gillespie Jr
James Rakes
Linda Gillespie
Washington, D. C
Ema Schonbach
Pasadena
Calif
Riffe’s Funeral Chapel
Sam Harris
Edward B Slaughter Dies in Bluefield Keystones Resident
Edward Boyd Ned Slaughter of Keystone died Sunday morning in Bluefield. He was husband of Suzanne Slaughter of Keystone. Arrangements were in complete at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Slaughter
Edward Boyd
Ned) Slaughter
Keystone
Bluefield
Suzanne Slaughter
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Welch man Elliot Slaughter dies after short illness
Elliot B. Slaughter 74 of Welch died Sunday in a Welch hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Page Funeral Home in Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot B. Slaughter
Welch
Page Funeral Home
Funerals held for SHREWSBURY Elmer MUNSEY and HAWKINS Roy
Charles Elmer Shrewsbury 83 of Spanishburg dies. service at George W Seaver Chapel Princeton with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Matilda J. Munsey 79 of Nitro bluefield area dies. funeral at Hawkins Bluefield with Monte Vista Park Cemetery burial. Roy R. Hawkins 43 of Bluefield funeral at Cumberland Heights Baptist Church with graveside rites by Mercer Masonic Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrewsbury
Charles Elmer
Spanishburg
George W. Seaver Chapel
Princeton
Ira Hill
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Holley Hodge
Bert Whitman
Dale Brown
Daron Reed
Roy Lusk
Dale Ferguson
Old Guard
Munsey
Matilda J
Nitro
Hawkins Funeral Home
Joseph L. Shaffer
Monte Vista Park
Chambers Funeral Slated Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Bostic Chambers of 501 King Street Bluefield will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethel AME Church with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. She died after a long illness and was a longtime West Virginia resident. Survivors include daughter Bernice Hargrow and son James Roscoe Chambers. Pallbearers and church groups will attend. Friends may call Lugo's Services tonight and at the church prior to the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Bostic Chambers
King Street
Bluefield
Bethel A.M. E
W. H. Harris
George Favors
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Chambers
Sam and
Betty Gay Bostic
Montgomery County
N. C
Esther Stancil
Durham N. C
Fletcher Chambers
Ernest Hale
Frank Lewis
Sherman Miller
Sidney Lee
John Bishop
George Francisco
Mason Mitchell
The
Missionary Society
Courts of
Texas deputy arrested after dragging officer 125 feet
Bluefield police booked Robert D Clark 32 of San Antonio Texas deputy for Bexar County Sheriff's Department on charges including driving while drunk felonious assault and failure to control after his pickup ran Tolley down for about 125 feet on College Avenue. Tolley sustained non serious injuries and was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium. Clark remained jailed Sunday night on 1000 bond awaiting preliminary hearing. Damage to shrubs at the Brunty and Bounty yards estimated at 1250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bluefield
College Avenue
Bluefield City
Robert Donald Clark
San Antonio
Tex
Bexar County
Clark
Tolley
Fred Brunty
Honaker
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Harvey
Sprouse argues Moore should be judged on administrative record
Charleston Senator Sprouse, former Democratic nominee who lost to Arch Moore in 1968, urges evaluating Moore by his 1972 administrative record with Rockefeller IV. He cites Barron’s bribery case and alleges campaign knowledge, noting Moore’s mixed record and Sprouse's 1968 loss in the primary for the state Supreme Court seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
James Sprouse
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
John D. Rockefeller IV
Sprouse
Charleston Gazette
W. W. Barron
Barron Organization
Crooks and Thieves
Barron
Cecil H. Underwood
Underwood
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Flood roads still blocked by high water and bridge damage
Flooded areas leave Mary highways impassable with many secondary roads closed and several dozen bridges washed out. Officials note most affected routes are lightly traveled local roads but detours can keep motorists moving along parallel interstate corridors.
FAA Announces Airport Improvement Allocations
The FAA approved 3.3 million dollars in new airport improvement allocations. Lawton Oklahoma Municipal Airport received 2.136 million, Latrobe Pennsylvania airport 312 thousand, San Carlos California 79 thousand, and Tampa International Airport 8 thousand. Earlier boosts raised Muscle Shoals Alabama to 435 thousand, Oneida County Utica 383 thousand, Douglas Municipal Charlotte 2.498 million, and Greensboro High Point Winston Salem North Carolina regional airport to 2.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Lawton
Okla
Latrobe
San Carlos
Calif
Tampa
Fla
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Oneida County
Utica
N.Y
Douglas Municipal
Charlotte
N.C
Greensboro-High Point
Winston Salem
Begonia Seed Tale Reflects Tiny Plant Power
A quirky note notes that it takes more than a million begonia seeds to yield an ounce, illustrating the tiny scale of plant reproduction and the surprising math behind horticulture.
Nixon Sees Stable Popularity After Soviet Visit
Gallup poll shows 60 percent approve of President Nixon with 32 percent disapprove and 8 percent undecided in a 1,500 interview nationwide. The end of talks with Leonid Brezhnev kept Nixon’s appeal near the high 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N.J
Nixon
Soviet Union
Gallup
Gallup Organization
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
End of an Era for Spanish Dollars in U S Circulation
The Spanish milled dollar known as the piece of eight circulated as standard colonial money in America and remained officially sanctioned for use until 1857.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Angles Hollow Query Lawyers
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Edward Jackson Little
Freemen
James Ray Little Sr
Husk
Helen Sadler Little
Barbara Ann Little
Jerry Lee Little
Vance Gross
Conley D. Little
Barstow
James Ray Little Jr
Leesburg
Jerry Allan Little
el Paso
Barnett
Bryant Childress
Woodlawn Cemetery
Luther P. Harman
West Honaker Avenue
Paul Hall
Archie Bowling
Methodist
Blacklick
Norfolk and Western Railway
Princeton Old Guard
Edna Saunders Harman
Beulah Howell
Patty Farmer
Leona Farmer
Kegley
J. A. Harman
Guy Harman
Cave Harman
Ben Harman
Dave Harman
Serena
Virgie McCormick
Covington
Thea Harman
Ada
Henry
Everett Harman
Sweet Springs
Leonard Harman
Brush Fork
Gene
Patrick
Roger Harman
Stanely Dare
John King
Lettie E. Ringstaff
Richlands
Mattie Altizer
Miss Ray Altizer
Pounding Mill
John Duncan
Susan Ray Ringstaff
Pounding Mill Union Church
Leslie Kyle
Greenhill Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Mullins Funeral Home
Faye Polly Lester
Hurley
Ira Lester
Opal Stacy
North Tazewell
Nelline Charles
Harold Lester
Luther Lester
Roger
Jim Lester
Elkton
Edna Short
Marvin
Viola Profitt
George Andrew Mullins
Kenosha
Wisc
Hurley Church of God
Dewey Davis
Lester Family
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Alfred (Monk) Jones
Lorraine S. Powell
Elim
E.lim
Hankla’s
East Princeton Pharmacy
Athens
FAA
Pepper's
Maryland & Frederick Sts
Warrenizing Cleaners
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