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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1966

Page

2

Gov Smith announces broad set of West Virginia appointments

Gov Hulett C Smith names dozens of appointees to state boards and commissions across West Virginia. Recipients include David P Williams Albans for Aeronautics. C E Silling Charleston for Architects. Homer A Moss Hurricane for Accountancy. Maurice Viener Charles Town for Athletic Commission. Forrest H Kirkpatrick Lethary for University Board. J G Anderson Beckley for Dental Examiners. Jack L Waters Sommersville for Embalmers and Funeral Directors. and many others with terms ending various June dates in 1969 1975 1971 1970 1973.

Charleston Hulett C Smith West Virginia David P. Williams Albans West Virginia Board of Architects C E. Silling West Virginia Board of Accountancy Flomer A Athletic Commission of Maurice Viener Charles Town Jefferson County West Virginia University Board of Governors Forrest H. Kirkpatrick Lethary Brooke County West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners J. G. Anderson, Jr Robert L. Deiley Martins Jane M State Board of Examiners and Registration of Hubert Galford Institute Kanawha County Coal Mine Safety Board of Review Cecil J. Urhapiak Fairmont Larkin Philcott Shady Maynard Pride M.D Morgantown Robert R. Maury Ds.c Wheeling Rea State Road Commission of Louis FE Clarksbers Judicial Council of Pleasant Mason County Wet Virginia Racing Commission Joseph P. Contry Clarksburg Department of Welfare R. Humphreys Edward H. Long Ysuntington Robert A. Fanning Welch Harold Johnson Huntington Martin Fahey Weirtown Robert F. Thompson Willard L. Brown Eugene A. Carter William A. Haslam Mount Hope Fayette County Board of Trustees West Virginia Retirement Public Employees System Charlies M. Walker State Election Commission Stanley E. Preiser Olin J. Barrows Mg. Prickett’s Fort State Park Morris E. Brown Russell Nicholas West Virginia State Board of Examiners For Elsie Woods LPN Beckley B. Jones R.N West Virginia Ders R. A. Atkinson New Martinsville Wetzel F. Mesq Fice Estine

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher Information

Advertising details and subscription rates for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Includes address, MSA affiliation, and contact information for the Katz Agency representing ad inquiries.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Deaths and Funerals: Conner Brotherton and Honaker

Funeral services for Mrs Crista Ella Conner Brotherton of Bluefield will be at the funeral home with burial in Monte Vista Cemetery. She died Saturday night in Bluefield Sanitarium and was a Grace Methodist Church member. Pallbearers named. Also noted is Harold Honaker 63 of Honaker Va who died Saturday in Marion Va hospital after a long illness. He was a Freewill Baptist and retired miner. Burial and calling hours announced by the funeral home.

Crista Ella Conner Brotherton O.oo Richard Lawrence Benny Meadley Eddie Davis Bill Davis Allen Hamblin Grace Methodist Harold Honaker Honaker Marion Pilas Catherine Lawson Honaker Freewill Baptist Church Monroe Honaker Henaker Harley Dye

Funeral rites for Perry Asbury set Tuesday

Funeral services for Perry R. Asbury 42 of Tazewell Va will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Black's Chapel Five Oaks Rev Charles Carlson and Rev Asbury were shot by his cousin James Asbury 39 of Bloefiedi Va and killed instantly Survivors include wife daughter and parents and siblings with pallbearers named Friends may view at Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone The body leaves for the church at 1 30 p m Tuesday Also noted is the death of Frank C Robertson 71 of Seven Mile Ford and Eva Dorton Slayden formerly Eva Dorton of Keystone with details of survivors and funeral plans The report ends with Bobby B Helmandollar 10 months old dies at Bluefield area hospital and funeral plans incomplete

Perry R. Asbury Tazewell Dry Run Black's Chapel Five Oaks Charles Carlson Asbury James Asbury Bloefiedi Nancy B. Asbury Robin Astuy Gus C.asbury Dallas McGlothlin Richmond Herbert Ted Johnson Jim Turmmer Claude Hoerkirs Ley Baldwin Dole Marjorie Sinkford Bluefield John A. Adams Dayton Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home Keystone Frank C. Robertson Seven Mile Ford Margaret Robertson Dale Bray Lansing Mich Clemmmon Jarrell Charleston Bernard Broyles Kate Robertson Willowton Everett Robertson Princeton Williams Funeral Home Chilhowie Bobby Helmandollar Bobby B. Helmandollar Bobby J Macie S. Helmandollar Rt. 3 Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell

March on Jackson Collides With Civil Rights Tensions

A Mississippi march from Tougaloo College to Jackson drew SNCC activists chanting black power and united with Dr. Meredith’s followers on the final leg. Police monitored the eight mile route as Walter Reuther joined the procession. a tense mood marked by protests and a Washington turnout in sympathy with Mississippi.

Colum Meredith SNCC CORE SCLS Walter P. Reuther United Auto Workers Union Jackson Tougaloo College U.S. 51 State University SCLC

Placebo Injections Lower Blood Pressure In Study

Researchers at the University of Mississippi reported at a scientific exhibit that some patients with severe hypertension achieved acceptable blood pressure levels for years using inactive injections or sugar pills. The Mississippi study involved a coded, double blind setup with 76 patients on placebos or active injections across 11 to 175 weeks and 12 in an oral group.

Chicago Raymond F. Grenfell Arthur C. Briggs William University of Mississippi School of Medicine Jackson Miss Mississippi Grenfell

Holston Man Is Accident Victim

Four traffic deaths Sunday push Virginia 1966 toll to 446. One ton, 15, of Hampton fatally injured when the car he rode in veered into a ditch on Big Bethel Road. Donnie Eldred Harmon of Holston in Washington County died when the car he rode in rolled over on State Route 839. A separate collision occurred on U.S. 1 near Ashland. Claude Jasper West, 54, of Staunton died after being struck on U.S. 250 east of Staunton.

Associated Press Virginia Hampton Big Bethel Road Abingdon Donnie Eldred Harmon Holston Washington County State Rt U.S. 1 Ashland Staunton Claude Jasper West Rt. 3

Tower Of Pisa Tilts Fraction Of Inch

Pisa Italy lean stays within a fraction of an inch after a brief movement. Officials report the tilt measured during routine monitoring and confirm the tower remains stable and safe for visitors.

Tower of Pisa

Marines Describe Escape From Viet Cong Captivity

Two U S Marines Sgt James S Dodson 23 York Pa and Lance Cpl Walter W Eckes 20 New York City escaped after seizing guards weapons They were held a month and a half forced to walk barefoot through villages and jungle paths fed Communist propaganda before release by the Marine Corps

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S James S. Dodson York Lance Walter W. Eckes New York City Marine Corps

Hog Prices At Seasonal Peak In Virginia Market

Virginia Department of Agriculture notes hog prices near seasonal peak with stability expected for weeks. Beef prices unlikely to rise much, pork supplies not plentiful until fall, and regional quotes show Chicago 26.25 to 27.20, Richmond 25.50 to 27.00, with beef steers at 23.50 to 24.50 and heifers 21.50 to 24.50 amid rising pig crop intentions.

Virginia Virginia Department of Agriculture U. S Chicago St. Louis Southest Richmond

Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia

Partly cloudy and hazy Monday with scattered showers or isolated storms possible in the extreme north Monday afternoon or night. Highs reach 90 to 96, 84 to 90 in mountains and along the east. In West Virginia partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon or evening. Highs 90 to 95, 84 to 90 in the mountains.

Virginia West Virginia

Moon mass claimed as 81 billion billion tons

The article reports, citing National Geographic, that the Moon weighs 81 billion billion tons. It presents the figure as a scientific estimate and notes it as part of lunar measurements.

National Geographic

Woman Killed on Turnpike and Other Weekend Fatalities

Three people died in separate West Virginia highway crashes over the weekend raising the year total to 210. A Parkersburg girl died in Ohio from head injuries after a fall from a car near Mentor. The Turnpike victim near Beckley remained unidentified late Sunday.

West Virginia Parkersburg Ohio West Virginia Turnpike Beckley Beckley Hospital Hilo Brown Boone County Blair Logan County U.S. 119 Grant County William S. Watts Rig U.S. 220 Moorefield Mentor Louise Bell Moore

First National Officials Named in Bluefield

First National Bank in Bluefield promotes Wilkinson to executive vice president and trust officer after long service. A Welch native born November 18, 1932, he earned degrees from the University of Virginia and served in the Army. He sits on several boards and is active in civic groups.

Bluefield Corps of Engineers U. Ss. Army Jean Elizabeth Cothern Virginia Ohio State University Bland Street Methodist Church Jackson Wilkinson Sevens of Virginia School of Law Welch McDowell County Pineville Greenbrier Military School University of Virginia First National Bank Mercer County Bank Princeton Bluefield Hardware Co

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