Coal Conversion Demos Slated in Kentucky Cities
Dr. Dee Akers and colleagues tour Corbin and Pikeville to showcase two experimental coal to liquid fuel processes. The Cottell liquid energy method blends coal, oil and water to yield a high burn efficiency fuel, while the DECO process cuts coal into oil gas and char for high BTU output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kentucky
Louisville
Dee Akers
Kentucky Center For Energy Research
Corbin
Pikeville
Akers
Cottell
Eric Cottell
Long Island
N.Y
Terry Hawkins
Cottell Liquid Energy Co
David Smith
National Independent Coal Operators Association
Duke Engineering Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Duke Engineering
Pike County
Wayne T. Rutherford
DECO
Deaths and Funerals in Grundy Narrows and Bluefield area
Earl Shortridge 67 of Grundy Va died in Richlands hospital after long illness. He owned Earl's Ashland service station and was WWII veteran. Survived by mother, two sisters, one brother. Funeral Monday 1 p.m. at Looney Street residence with burial at family cemetery. pallbearers named. Also narrows and bluefield obituaries note Charles Bowles 83 died in Pearisburg hospital. and Andy Fisher 92 died in Bluefield hospital with services pending and burial at Roselaw Gardens.
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Earl Shortridge
Grundy
Richlands
Ashland
Buchanan County
Ocie Looney Shortridge
John W. Shortridge
Roy McClanahan
Ralph Prater
Ray Miller
Ken Shortridge
Freelin Skeens
Junior Compton
Dana Shortridge
T. C. Mullins Jr
E. L. Kirby
Mack Ratliff
Frennie Justice
Rich Matney
P. F. Bevins
Clyde Compton
Jim Keen
Dowell Richardons
Hassell Belcher
J. C. Kiser
Obituary for Woodrow Tackett Richlands resident dies at 58
Woodrow Wilson Tackett 58 of 114 Gateway Lane Richlands died Saturday in a Tazewell hospital after a long illness. He was born in Pike County Kentucky and lived in Richlands since 1956. He retired in 1971 from Howley Coal Mining. He attended Richlands First United Methodist Church and belonged to multiple Masonic and fraternal orders. Survived by wife Diattia Whitson Tackett four daughters four sisters three brothers and six grandchildren. Funeral services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Richlands First United Methodist Church with burial in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Masonic services Monday evening at Hurst Scott Funeral Home. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday.
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Andy K. Fisher
Jefferson Street
Bluefield
Czechoslovakia
Mary Miskovich
Maybeury
Superior
UMWA
Cannelton Coal Co
Mike Fisher
Hawkins Funeral Home
R.W. Skidmore
Roselaw Memorial Gardens
Wayne Grim
Kenneth Bailey
Larry Simmons
T.G. Moorefield
Bill Smith
R.A. Galbraith
Woodrow Wilson
Tackett
Woodrow Wilson Tackett
Gateway Lane
Richlands
Tazewell
Pike County
Kentucky
Sid and
Ida Buchanan Tackett
Howley Coal Mining Corporation
Cedar Bluff
Af&am
Kazim Temple
Cocoa Beach
Fla
First United Methodist Church
Calvin Maas
Greenhills
Claypool Hill
Cedar Bluff Lodge
Hurst- Scott
Aumerat United 1St Church
Hurst- Scott Funeral
Juanita Johnson Dies in Grundy Hospital at 53
Juanita Johnson 53 of Council Virginia died Saturday evening in a Grundy Virginia hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Honaker Funeral Home in Honaker Virginia.
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Juanita Johnson
Council, Va
Grundy, Va
Honaker
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertises Rates and Delivery Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription and home delivery rates, noting the paper is published by Daily Telegraph Printing Co. at 432 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. It mentions Associated Press affiliation and advertising representation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Mali
West Virginia
Audi! Bureau of Circulation
Marnews Snanmon & Cuil
Funerals for Mears, Orander, and Lusk Billow from Lynchburg to Burke Mountain
Obituaries notice lists Patricia Murphy Mears 37 of Lynchburg and formerly Northfork with funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Maymont Episcopal Church Lynchburg burial in church cemetery. Also Mary A. Orander 80 Nanjemoy MD formerly Crumpler with service today 2:30 p.m. Bennett Fanning Northfork burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. pallbearers named. Alva Milford Lusk 61 Burke Mountain funeral 1 p.m. Penridge Baptist Church with ministers guiding burial at Williams Cemetery.
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Orander
Mary A
Nanjemoy
Crumpler
Bennett- Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
John Atkinson
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Kermit Lambert
Fred Idding
Emmett Walker
Wallace White
Frank Kemp
Henry Lawless
George Maxwell
Charlie Eveans
Alfred Adams
Embezzlement Case Sparks Grand Jury Indictment Push
Knight seeks a new grand jury indictment for embezzlement from Mrs. Hamby as Jones faces estate theft charges. Hamby told the grand jury she does not want prosecution and does not want Jones indicted, noting some funds were used for legitimate expenses and she prefers not to go to court.
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Knight
Grand Jury
Hamby
Salty Deal Involves New York and Onondaga Salt Treaty
The article recalls a 1788 treaty obligation requiring New York to provide a bushel of salt each October to any Onondaga member who asks, in exchange for 15 000 acres of salt lands. The arrangement has persisted for 187 years.
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New York
Beav er Class of 1926 Reunites At Country Club Gala
Twenty nine Bluefield High School graduates from the Class of 1926 gathered at Fincastle Country Club for two nights of memories. Attendees traveled from Richmond Venice Columbus Alexandria and beyond to celebrate fifty years since graduation. Notables included Judge Jerome Katz and Dr Pete Pastore while former teacher Velma Jackson praised the class and described it as mighty good.
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Henry
Bluefield
Fincastle Country Club
Richmond
Venice
Fla
Columbus Ohio
Alexandria
Elizabeth Shelton
Golden
Velma Jackson
Jerome Katz
Pete Pastore
Medical College of Virginia
Chapman
Tray Walker
Geneva
Juanita Farmer
Frances
Mary Laird
Bever
Judge Katz
Beaver
John Lamanca
Lamanca
Brown
A Bicentennial Salute To The Future 2076
The piece outlines global challenges for the future including preserving peace, population growth, inflation and economy, environmental pollution, and resource waste. It asserts confidence in finding solutions and emphasizes oceans as protection for the era. It positions the U S as leader of the free world addressing worldwide and domestic issues.
Tricentennial Greetings to Bluefield by Congressman Wampler
A letter from Congressman William C. Wampler extends greetings to Bluefield on its Grand Day Tricentennial July 4 2076. He lauds America's melting pot heritage and the vision and determination of its people as part of the American dream.
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America
Bluefield
Bailey predicts lenient Hearst sentence and early release
Attorney F. Lee Bailey said Patty Hearst likely will be freed on probation or bail within 60 days, barring a short prison term. He noted new judge appointment and possible fresh trial, citing evidence he says undermines the prosecution. Hearst's 60 day psychiatric evaluation continues with potential extensions under discussion.
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Charleston
W.va
F. Lee Bailey
Patty Hearst
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Hearst
Bailey
Miss Hearst
U.S
William Orrick Jr
Oliver J. Carter
Orrick
Carter
Albert Johnson
Jaeger Youth Hurt In Wreck
Eight year old Larry Kidd of Jaeger was hospitalized after being struck by a 1956 Dodge driven by Larry Gene Collins on old Route 52. Kidd sustained serious injuries and was later moved to Bluefield Sanitarium. Collins faces charges for no license, no registration, and excessive speed. Officer Kennedy continues the investigation.
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Larry Kidd
Laeger
Steven
Welch
Larry Gene Collins
Collins
Kidd
Kennedy
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jack Kidd
Jaeger
Carter Praises Ford Yet Champions Honest Leadership
In Plains Georgia Jimmy Carter hosts a fish fry for Secret Service guards reporters and friends while criticizing Ford as a good person who has not led well He backs weekly foreign briefings notes Ford Kissinger trips may be politically motivated and says new Kennedy assassination evidence should be public Carter supports Puerto Rico economic talks and urges clear policy with Europe Japan Canada and Mexico.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Sam Nunn
Carter
Ford
Secret Service
Puerto Rico
Japan
Canada
Mexico
Henry Kissinger
Africa
Kissinger
Kennedy
Ohio Man Killed On West Virginia Turnpike
Melvin Darrel Helmandollar 28 of Columbus Ohio died Friday at 9 p m after a trailer and car in the wrong lane collided with him near milepost 25 on the West Virginia Turnpike He was pronounced dead at Beckley hospital His son Jon suffered severe head injuries and is in serious condition at Charleston General Hospital He was a Vietnam veteran and former Ohio EPA administrator survivor list includes wife Lorraine King Helmandollar two sons Jason and Jon and daughter Lori Ann plus siblings and grandparents Funeral services set for Monday at Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Bluewell.
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Melvin Darrel Helmandollar
Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley Hospital
Jon Helmandollar
Charleston General Hospital
McComas
Melvin
Red
Lorraine King Helmandollar
Princeton
Environmental Protection Agency
State of
Gahanna High School
Franklin University of Columbus
Jason Helmandollar
Lori Ann Helmandollar
Miss West Virginia Crown Won By Miss Lucas
Harriet Edwards finished fourth in the beauty pageant held in Parkersburg West Virginia. Teresa dAlias Miss Fayette County won the title and will represent the state at Miss America in September.
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Harriet Edwards
Parkersburg
W Va
Teresa dAlias
Alley
Fayette County
West Virginia
Miss Lucas
Mountain State
Miss West Virginia University
Tambria Zelenko
Ellen Patric
Flkins
Susan Beinhorn
Tug Valley
Mercer County
Glenville State College
Pegey Collins
Drawing the Line Mason Dixon boundary pre Civil War origins
The Mason Dixon Line was established long before the Civil War to settle a colonial land dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1750 a compromise framed the dispute and surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were commissioned to mark the boundary between 1763 and 1767.
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Maryland
Court of Chancery
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
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Narrows
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Ira Bowles
Jack Bowles
Larry Bowles
Ruth Hypes
Margaret Good
Hillsville
Thelma Porterfield
Anchorage
Alaska
William Bowles
Bastian
Bert Leedy
Riffe Funeral Home
Jerry Headen
Kellis McClaugherty
Red Oak
Bland County
Virginia
Clarence Brown
Charles Yearout
James Wooldridge
Holiday Inn
Sidney Kwass
Wooldridge
Bluefield High School
Jesse Curry
Ran Henry
William C, Wampler
Congress
Justice Department
American Bar Association
TT Prescription Service
Hickmans East
Athens
Amy
Bluefield, VA
Lucas
Graham
Virginia Ave
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