Gary WV To Be Incorporated Thursday As City Of Gary
West Virginia will list Gary as a new city on Thursday July 1 formed from eight coal camps Wilcoe Thorpe Venus Leslie Ream Elbert Filbert and Gary. Ceremonies at the Gary water plant will transfer deeds and water, sewer and fire assets from U S Steel to the new city, with a substantial check to aid residents. City officials led by mayor elect William McConnell will take office, as U S Steel remains the area’s largest taxpayer and sponsor.
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Gary
McDowell County
West Virginia
U. S. Steel Corp
Wilcoe
Thorpe
Venus
Leslie
Ream
Elbert
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Welch
McDowell
McConnell
Lester
James A. Wilkerson
Charlie D. Hodge
John M. Nuckolls
Michael Hornie
William C. Smith
Wilkerson
Jack Moore
Rose Cure
J. C. Alford
Daisy Ann Abbington
Charles R. Clemons
Joe Gregory Jr
Don Ferguson
Sue Stone
McDowell County Court
U. S Steel
McDowell County Board of Education
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pocahontas Land Company
A. N. Harris and Company, Inc
Filbert United Methodist Church
Wilcoe United Methodist Church
Thorpe United Methodist Church
Gary United Methodist Church
Chater
Wade Watson
Keystone Lists Honor Roll
Keystone Elementary School announces the second semester honor roll. Fourth grade honorees include Sheila Anderson Mark Angelelli Samuel Constantino Kimberly Cornett Jenna Fusol Benita Hairston Charlene Hickman Delois High Carman Liuzzo Deanna Minnis and Darlene Simpson. Sixth grade lists include Harry Anderson Charles Bassett Donna Beaver Tarina Blankenship Sabrina Brant Tina Capparelli Rhonda Cordie Oleta Doss Tina Gillenwater Michael Green Pamela Poole Anetta Raymore Michael Sizemore Polly Sizemore Peyton Watkins Rhonda Williams and Lisa Young.
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Sheila Anderson
Mark Angelelli
Samuel Constantino
Kimberly Cornett
Jenna Fusol
Benita Hairston
Charlene Hickman
Delois High
Carman Liuzzo
Deanna Minnis
Darlene Simpson
Harry Anderson
Charles Bassett
Donna Beaver
Tarina Blankenship
Sabrina Brant
Tina Capparelli
Rhonda Cordie
Oleta Doss
Tina Gillenwater
Michael Green
Pamela Poole
Anetta Raymore
Michael Sizemore
Polly Sizemore
Peyton Watkins
Rhonda Williams
Lisa Young
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Address and Rates Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces subscription rates for carrier and mail service in West Virginia with zone details. The notice lists annual and monthly prices and contact information for advertising and circulation inquiries.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W Va
Associated Press
All News
West Virginia
Motor Royale
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannon & Cullen Telephone
Deaths and Funerals Greet Grady County Residents
Ruth McCoy Nicewander 69 of Grundy Virginia died in a Grundy hospital after months of ill health. Survived by husband N C Nicewander Sr and children, services at Grundy Church of Christ with burial at Greenhill Memory Gardens. Also listed are Mott Childress 69 Princeton and Blanche Bell Dinger 69 Princeton with funeral details and survivors. Other notices include V L Byrd Gilbert 66 Columbus and John Bobbitt 49 Pittsburgh with funeral arrangements noted.
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Ruth Nicewander
Ruth McCoy Nicewander
Grundy
Buchanan County
Wallace and
Lou McCoy
Elmer McClanhan
Bill Cook
Ralph Childress
George Mitchell
Everett Mitchell
Balmer Griffith
Norman Morgan
A. C. Moore
Frank Bevins
Clarence Viers
Grundy Funeral Home
John Bobbitt
Pittsburgh
Gary
Carl Lee
Pearl Wilks Bobbitt
Page Funeral Home
Welch
Mrs Muriel Davis Fannon Burial Set In Mercer Chapel
Mrs Muriel Davis Fannon 65 of Bassett Virginia died Saturday via Martinsville Hospital. She was born in Bluefield a daughter of Garfield and Lelia Davis and lived with her daughter Sue Turner in Bassett. She was a Trinity Methodist Church member and former Lerner Shops assistant manager. Surviving include two sisters four brothers and two grandsons. Funeral at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mercer Funeral Chapel with Rev Earl Fike officiating. Burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Friends may call Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield after 4 p.m.
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Mott Childress
Highland Avenue
Princeton
Gladys
John
Lillie Childress
N&w
Brotherhood of Maintenancy
of Way
Gladys Methodist Church
Verna White Childress
Dewey McKinnie
Orlando, Fla
Resthaven Memorial Park
Emmitt Hall
Rufus Worrell
Shine Ridenour
Harry Covey
Paul Covey
Donald Waks
Blanche Bell Dinger
New Hope Road
Fayetteville
Charlie C. Dinger
Roselee Bonner
Louisville
Ivory Massie
Carlisle
Gladys Harvey
Evelyn Pruett
Arlepa
Calif
William Dinger
Topeka
Kan
George Dinger
New Albany
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Paul Hall
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Muriel Davis Fannon
Sherwood Forest
Bassett
Bluefield
Martinsville
Garfield and
Lelia Bass Davis
Sue Turner
Trinity Methodist Church
Lerner Shops
J. G. Puryear
Thelma Hodges
Armon. Pittenger
Jenkintown
Carl Lee Davis
Richmond
P. D. Davis
Harry A. Davis
Detroit
Mich
Paul Lee Davis
Covington
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Earl Fike
Monte Vista Park
Mercer Funeral Home
Anderson dies at 66 in Grundy hospital
Edward William Anderson of Vansant Virginia dies Saturday morning in a Grundy hospital. He is survived by four daughters in Baltimore Maryland and four sons in Baltimore. a brother in Vansant. 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral conducted at Tivis Yates home with three elders officiating. Burial in Yates Cemetery Deskins. Body moved from Virginia Funeral Home Grundy.
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Edward William Anderson
Vansant
Grundy Hospital
Jake and
Mary Shortridge Anderson
Lola Campbell
Gladys Blening
Peggy Jean Mide
Judy Anderson
Baltimore
Joe Ted
Jack
Tommy Anderson
Rosevelt Anderson
Mrs Sue A Brewster Dies At 60 In Arlington Va
Mrs Sue A Brewster 60 of Arlington Virginia formerly of Cedar Bluff Virginia died at home Friday after a long illness. She was born in Cedar Bluff daughter of the late Harley and Loubelle Patterson Armes. Survived by daughter Patricia Lynn Chmura Arlington. son Har I Bundy Brewster Memphis Tennessee. sisters Jeanette Elliot Norfolk and Mae Jewell Cedar Bluff. Services at Mullens Funeral Chapel Richlands at 2 PM Monday with burial in Armes Cemetery Baptist Valley. Pallbearers named by the funeral home.
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Sue A. Brewster
Arlington
Cedar Bluff
Harley and
Loubelle Patterson Armes
Patricia Lynn Chmura
Har
Bundy Brewster
Memphis
Mullens Funeral Chapel
Richlands
Armes
Baptist Valley
Two Virginia men to be laid to rest today
George Jefferson Buck Nunley 44 of Richlands Va dies and services at Mullins Funeral Home Chapel at 2 pm with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill. Pallbearers listed. Frank Gilbert Brumfield 71 of Pembroke Va dies and service at Williams Jamison Funeral Home Pembroke at 3 pm with burial in family cemetery.
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Brumfield
Frank Gilbert
Pembroke
Williams-Jamison Funeral Home
Family
Cushman Orders Expanded Morale Efforts At Base
Cushman orders broader recreational facilities to aid morale and deter drug use. He attended an anti drug rock festival and spoke with airmen at a nearby base coffee house about the drug problem. Officials say most amnesty participants joined early in the crackdown as heroin supplies ran dry and withdrawal loomed.
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Cushman
Here
Obituaries Notice from Bluefield and Princeton Areas
Mrs Sallie Robinson of McComas and Bramwell died Saturday in a Columbus hospital after a long illness. Infant Phillips daughter of Ronnie and Sharon Barton Phillips of East Broadway Ather died in a Bluefield dye spl laut burth Graveside rites conducted today at 2 30 p m at Phillips Cemetery officiating Rev Jerry Dodson Princeton in charge of arrangements
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Sallie Robinson
Columbus
Ohio
McComas and Bramwell
Linkford- Richardson Funeral Home
Bluefield
Phillips
Ronnie
Sharon Barton Phillips
East Broadway
Phillips Cemetery
Jerry Dodson
Memorial Funeral Directory of
Princeton
Secret items and sealed documents labeled Top Secret
Griswold warned of ten items that could harm security or foreign relations if revealed. A special appendix of secret material transferred to the court from the New York federal appeals court and kept secret. Griswold added details from the State and Defense Departments. All documents stamped Top Secret.
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Griswold
Federal Appeals Court
New York City
The
Times
State
Defense Departments
St. Luke's Hospital Receives Full Accreditation
Mrs. Charles M. Scott administrator of St. Luke's Hospital Extendicare in Bluefield announced Saturday that after a survey by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals the facility had been fully accredited. The hospital founded in 1909 has maintained full accreditation since the Joint Commission began.
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Charles M. Scott
St. Luke's Hospital-Extendicare, Inc
Bluefield
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
St. Luke’s Hospital- Extendicare, Inc
Beavers Death Sparks Quiet West Virginia Inquiry
Residents of Squire react as federal agents question locals about the Beavers death. Beavers purchased vans on Monday and was linked to the Chicago trip by a Tuesday White House note. Surviving family includes brother George Beavers and mother Della Mae Pruett with three sisters. Body to be moved to Hurst-Scott Funeral Home for funeral plans.
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Squire
Beavers
Secret Service
Chambers
Vietnam
White House
Chicago
George Beavers
Cedar Bluff
Della Mae Pruett
Grace Harrison
Detroit, Mich
Beulah Cobb
Bridgeton
N.J
Frances Lowe
Grundy
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Bear dispute stalls as Hale seeks new court order
Hale and about a dozen friends head back toward Roanoke after a trip to Tazewell. Sheriff Osborne and Roanoke police coordinate escort for a bear William from the animal shelter while a new Roanoke court order is sought by Judge Peery. The Wharton circus faces abandonment charges in Tazewell as William awaits release.
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Tazewell County
Hale
Roanoke
Tazewell
W. E. Osborne
Roanoke County
Sheriff's Department
Roanoke Sheriff's Department
Roanoke City
Wharton Circus
William
Peery
Arrington
4 H Club Ends Year Success at Montcalm School
The 4 H Club of Montcalm School under Mrs. Katie Neal completed a successful year. Officers included Micheal Jennings president Brian Brady vice president Julia Allen secretary Junior Wellband Larry Bowman treasurer and Tina Ratliff reporter. Members finished Spring Wild Flowers project led by Vickie Duncan John Conley Billy Garrison Terry Bowman Cress Moore Paul Dillion Tony Jones Patricia Sexton Susan Cooke Jackie Gibson Teresa Sluss Vickie Cook Peggy Buchannon Junior Webb Carolyn Jennings Julia Allen Brian Brady Nancy Fagg Walter Howerton Roger Hart Melon Mitchell Tina Ratliff Michael Faw Roger Gibson Dianna Taylor Rodney Lusk. Other projects featured Little Miss West Virginia with Julia Allen Vickie Cooke and Dianna Taylor. Handicraft by Larry Jones Paul Dillon and Junior Webb.
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Running Deers
Montcalm School
Katie Neal
Micheal Jennings
Brian Brady
Julia Allen
Junior Wellband
Larry Bowman
Vame
Dianne Taylor
Vickie Cook
Larry Jones
Tina Ratliff
Vickie Duncan
John Conley
Billy Garrison
Terry Bowman
Cress Moore
Paul Dillion
Tony Jones
Patricia Sexton
Susan Cooke
Jackie Gibson
Teresa Sluss
Peggy Buchannon
Junior Webb
Carolyn Jennings
Nancy Fagg
Walter Howerton
Roger Hart
Melon Mitchell
Michael Faw
Roger Gibson
Dianna Taylor
Rodney Lusk
Little Miss West Virginia
Vickie Cooke
Paul Dillon
Forest Lab staff to attend 25th Forest Products meeting in Pittsburgh
Donald G. Cuppett Thomas H. Pendleton Raymond L. Sarles and Jeffrey L. Wardruff of the Forest Products Marketing Laboratory Princeton will attend the 25th annual Forest Products Research Society meeting in Pittsburgh June 27 July 2. Cuppett will discuss Drying of Pre Surfaced Appalachian Oak and Pendleton will present The High Cost of Injuries. Sarles and Wardruff join the National Bark Utilization Committee meeting with Sarles nominating a seven member slate and Wardruff showing a bark utilization exhibit.
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Donald G. Cuppett
Thomas H. Pendleton
Raymond L. Sarles
Jeffrey L. Wardruff
Forest Products Marketing Laboratory
Princeton
Forest Products Research Society
Pittsburgh
Cuppett
Pendleton
Sarles
Wartruff
National Bark
Local Honor Students At WVU Named in Pre-Fields
Area second semester honor lists at West Virginia University include pre-nursing student Barbara Ann Davis of Mullens and pre chemistry student Carl Stephen Luciano of Princeton. Honors in the College of Business and Economics go to Norman Thomas Farley of Princeton and Michael David Foster of Princeton, with Linda Sue Byars Travis of Matheny named in the College of Business and Economics.
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West Virginia University
College of Arts and Sciences
Mullens
Barbara Ann Davis
William A. Davis
Maple Avenue
Princeton
Carl Stephen Luciano
Dominic Luciano Jr
Rt. 1
College of Business and Economics
Norman Thomas Farley
Harold Farley
North Third Street
Michael David Foster
David Clinton Foster
Fredrick Court
Matheny
Linda Sue (Byars) Travis
Jimmy K. Travis
Box 164
Mercer County Transfer Records Plymouth District Sale
One property transfer was recorded in Mercer County Clerk’s office on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Danny R Clark sold property in Plymouth District to Mr and Mrs Randall H Hill for 23750 dollars.
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Mercer County
Danny R. Clark
Randall H. Hill
Plymouth District
West Virginia University Names Second Semester Honor Students
The College of Human Resources and Education lists honor students by county. Mercer County includes Henry Joseph Hill and Sarah Lane Murphy. McDowell County names Valerie Lorra Crouse and Barbara Aaron Dudley. Monroe County lists Margaret Jane Clay. Wyoming County honors Kathryn G. Cottrill Ramona Lee Thomas and Patricia J. Griffith.
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West Virginia University
College of Human Resources and Education
Mercer County
Henry Joseph Hill
Herman W. Hill
Bramwell
Sarah Lane Murphy
Z. Lane Murphy
Princeton
McDowell County
Valerie Lorra Crouse
Raymond A. Crouse
War
Barbara Aaron Dudley
William L. Dudley
Welch
Monroe County
Margaret Jane Clay
Frank W. Clay
Alderson
Wyoming County
Kathryn G. Cottrill
C. C. Cottrill
Glen Rogers
Ramona Lee Thomas
George R. Thomas
Mullens
Patricia J. Griffith
Harold H. Griffith
Pineville
Shott Named to FSU Dean's List in Tallahassee
Michael R. Shott of 1320 Larchmont Avenue Bluefield earned a place on Florida State University Dean's List for the term ending June 10.
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Florida State University
Tallahassee
Michael R. Shott
Larchmont Avenue
Bluefield
Connolly to Receive Bluefield Service Award
Allan Connolly a Bluefield Board of Directors member will be honored by the Bluefield League for Service at a Tuesday reception from 7 30 to 9 30 p m at the Appalachian Auditorium The league formed the Well Baby Clinic and will also recognize other Bluefield citizens for community service this year.
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Bluefield League For Service
Allan Connolly
Bluefield
Celanese Employee Enters Georgia Tech Management Course
Jimmie D. Dillon of Narrows Virginia, an employee of the Celanese Corporation, enrolled in a short management for engineers course at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The program, designed for experienced managers, focuses on improving organizational planning innovation and controlling abilities.
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Jimmie D. Dillon
Narrows
Celanese Corporation
Department of Continuing Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
McDowell Jail Mascot Has Puppies
McDowell County Jail officials announced their new official mascot a female dog left at the jail weeks ago. Deputy Speedy McKaughan named her Hobo the dog who was taken to a veterinary hospital and delivered five healthy puppies by Caesarean section on Saturday.
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Speedy' McKaughan
Hobo
Sheriff's Department
Iobo
McKaughan
Accidents Investigated In Princeton Saturday Night
The Princeton City Police investigated two mishaps within the city limits Friday night. A 1963 model car driven by Rodney W. Thompson 27 of Princeton hit a parked vehicle on Walnut Street causing slight injuries and leading to charges of hit and run and intoxication. A 1966 model car driven by James A. Steele 63 of Princeton collided with a 1970 model car driven by Penelope L. Skeen 25 of Ripley at North Walker and Honaker Avenue with no injuries reported.
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Princeton
Walnut Street
Rodney W. Thompson
Lettie Mae Pennington
Thompson
G.W. Johnson
D.A. Eades
North Walker
Honaker Avenue
James A. Steele
Penelope L. Skeen
Ripley
M.O. Thorne
A.D. Worrell
Police Probe Ada Accident
West Virginia State Police investigated a single car mishap on State Route 12 near Ada early Saturday. A 1970 car driven by Scott Crouch, 75, of Turtle Creek Pennsylvania, ran off an embankment with no injuries and $900 property damage. no charges were filed.
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West Virginia
Princeton
Ada
Scott Crouch
Turtle Creek
Crouch
B. Ro Chasin
US 521
Bluewell
Verts Newman
Northfork
Tro
F Kidds
Bluefield
J. L Trvall
Health Board Announces Mercer County Clinic Schedule
Dr. John J. Mahood, director, lists this weeks clinics at the Mercer County Health Department. The lineup covers screenings, venereal disease checks, cardiovascular and skin tests, immunizations, child health conferences, family planning, and a general health clinic through Friday with a 7:30 p.m. board meeting at the health center.
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Mercer County Health Department
John J. Mahood
General Health Clinic
Mahood
Mercer County Board of Health
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Byrd) Gilbert
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