Bluefield to Build Large National Guard Armory Recreation Center
A five member condemnation panel set the land price at 51700 for the J H Goforth property on Secondary 37, Bluefield. The National Guard Bureau will fund about 300000 and Mercer interests add 300000 to extend the armory into a countywide recreation center. Construction bids have been received and an award expected today or tomorrow with early July start. The facility will cover 175 by 293 feet and house a gymnasium, auditorium and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
National Guard
W. R. Cooke
Cooke
Mercer Circuit Court
J. H. Goforth
Secondary
U. S. 52
West Virginia National Guard Bureau
Goforth
Guard Bureau
Charleston
Carlyle Cole
R. H. Tyson
A. D. Coppinger
A. A. Modena
Earl Gott
National Guard Armory
State Guard Bureau
Bluefield Board of Directors
Mercer County Court
Mercer County Board of Education
Art workshop offers graduate credit at Bluefield and WVU faculty
West Virginia University may grant graduate credit for an art workshop at Bluefield State College July 9 27. Up to ten applicants may receive credit. forms available from Mrs G A Browder Girl Scout Office or Grove Land Drive. Noted instructors include Professor John D Clarkson and A L Moss with Eliot O Hara presenting a watercolor show and instructional films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Vic University
Bluefield State College
G. A. Browder
Ams
John D. Clarkson
West Virginia University
A. L. Moss
Eliot O'Hara
C. Ernest Cooke
Harriet Brock
New York City
O Hara
O'Hara
Moundsville Resident Killed In Collision
A Moundsville resident, William Csusaj, 40, died while en route to Glen Dale hospital after a two car crash on West Virginia Route 2. Two other people were injured in the collision Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va Rt. 2
William Csusaj
Glen Dale
Local Bluefield Daily Telegraph Start of 1893 Rail News
Bluefield Daily Telegraph imprint lists publication details and Associated Press membership. Early 1890s local notices reference circulation rates and Bluefield address 412 Bland Street as part of the Dailyraph Printing Co. labeling.
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Dailyraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated
Virginie
Member
Audit Bureau
Tytephone
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Princeton Area
An obituary list from Richlands to Princeton details the deaths of Pan Brack Herndon a World War I veteran and retired coal miner. Ruth Ellen Shrewsberry infant. Mrs Hallie Ruble Blankenship. Mrs Pearl L. Smith. Ruth Shrewsberry infant. Mrs Harriett Effler. R C Sutherland. Charlie Lester. Mrs Eula Wysor McNutt. Motie Wiley. Mrs Lottie Bailey. Mrs Carra Hill. Services, burial locations, and survivor lists are given for each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brack Herndon
Lake Park
Richlands
UMWA
Eugene Herndon
Rec Ash
Ira Herndon
Raven
Junior Brown
Leonard Plaster
Swords Creek
Molly Johnson
Flossie Spark
Lola Roberson
New Castle
Ind
Georgia Ulmer
Bucyrus
Ohio
Fred
Rev. Peery Her
Infant of Greenville Couple Dies at Birth
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Glen Thomas of Greenville died at birth Wednesday morning in a Ronceverte hospital. Surviving siblings Will Gary Avery Mary Doris and Marie Thomas live at home. Grandparents Mrs Terry Thomas of Greenville and Rev and Mrs Sherman Boothe of Narrows Va. Graveside rites are set for Thursday at 1 p m EST in Keaton Cemetery with Rev Boothe officiating Doyles Powers at Union is in charge of arrangements.
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Charlie Lester
Route 2
Coeburn
Ellen Lester
Zedester
Fairborn
Ohio
Dora Nickels
McClure
Denby Bright
O'Hara Kennedy
Clifton Cripe
Osceola
Ind
Albin Brock
Pineville
William Lester
Mount Vernon
Bruce
Luther Lester
Council
W. C. Smith
Rugsby Chapel
Stuart McFalls
Rufus Keith
Greenwood Cemetery
Clintwood Colley Funeral Home
Carra
Hill
Carra Stanley Hill
Charley Hill
Darwin
Norton
Lena Adkins
Fitzhugh
Willie Hill
Welford
Clarence
Frank Hill
Charlotte
N. C
Brad
Homer Hill
Alexandria
Vertie Powers
Ruth Hughes
Dewey
Welford Stanley
W. E. Stanley
Coburn
Jim Ramey
Edgar Baltimore
Miller Funeral Home
Clintwood
Glen Thomas
Greenville
Ronceverte Hospital
Will
Gary
Avery Thomas
Mary
Doris
Marie Thomas
Terry Thomas
Sherman Boothe
Narrows
Obituary: Alma Meadows Phillips
Mrs Alma Meadows Phillips 38 of Narrows Virginia died Thursday at 4 p m at First Baptist Church Rich Creek Burial in Birchlawn Cemetery Pearisburg Service at Narrows and burial at Pearisburg with body at Riffe's Funeral Home until hour before service
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Harriett Effler
Front St
Princeton
Rush Effler
Princeton Memorial
Wyoming County
Andrew and
Margaret Sizemore Privet
J. T
Frank Effier
Thelma Worrell
Norfolk
Vaughn Stanley
Stanaford
Zette Hash
Maude Hancock
Jacksonville
Fla
First Christian Church
Norman Crawford
Kegley
Bailey Funeral Home
Phillips
Alma Meadows
Narrows
First Baptist Church
Rich Creek
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Riffe
Royal Craft Grand Lodge to Convene in Bluefield
Members of the Royal Craft Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons Prince Hall Origin meet June 30 to July 3 1962 in Bluefield with Bluefield Lodge 3 Dew Drop Court 1 and Queen Esther Count 2 as hosts for the 69th Grand Communication. Attendance spans the state with registration at 8 am Saturday at the Davis Center John Stewart Methodist Church. Opening meeting at 10 am Saturday followed by a memorial service at noon. Four days of business sessions higher degrees and social activities conclude with a Shriner sponsored dance Monday night.
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Royal Craft Grand Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Prince ‘Hall
National Compact
Bluefield
Bluefield Lodge
Dew Drop Court
Queen Esther
Davis Center
John Stewart Methodist Church
Crabtree Named Head of Virginia Side Chamber Division
George W. Crabtree of Park View Heights, newly elected Bluefield Town Council member, was chosen chairman of the Virginia Side division of the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce. The Manure Textiles Inc. manager will serve one year, succeeding R. R. Weisiger. J. B. Burley was elected vice chairman and serves as Fairmont Foods manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Crabtree
Parkview Heights
Bluefield
Virginia Side
Park Central Teacher Joins Temple NSF Institute
Park Central High School physics teacher Allan B. Connolly of 700 Pulaski St Bluefield joins 17 other state teachers at Temple University for a nine week NSF sponsored institute. The program led by Dr Richard Starseth runs from June 25 to August 24 to expand teachers science backgrounds.
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Park Central
Allan B. Connolly
Pulaski St
Bluefield
Temple University
National Science Foundation
Richard Starseth
Former President of Paper Firm Dies in Wisconsin
Cola G. Parker, former president and board chairman of Kimberly-Clark Corp and ex-president of the National Association of Manufacturers, died at his home in Menasha Wisconsin on Wednesday. He would have been 72 on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menasah
Wis
Cola G. Parker
Kimberly- Clark Corp
National Association of Manufacturers
Suspects in Bluefield Theft Case Named
Los Angeles officials described the case as continuing with Cregger alleged to have guarded the scene while $18,000 was taken from a Bluefield residence. The breakthrough came from William Furman Martin, an ex convict nicknamed Rabbit, arrested last February. interrogation continued Wednesday with no further arrests announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Cregger
Bluefield
Bivens
William Furman
Rabbit) Martin
Kennedy Press Conference Covers Defense and Tax Plans
President Kennedy defends U S defense posture at Quemoy and Matsu while stressing a defensive stance and NATO unity. He backs keeping six divisions in Europe, faces questions on defense spending, and supports aid to colleges with construction and scholarships. He notes Democratic support issues and calls for passage of tax cut powers amid a sagging economy.
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Formosa
United States
Kennedy
U.S
Quemoy
Matsu
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Berlin
Western Alliance
House
Congress
Kiwanians Plan Viewing of Honey in the Rock at Grandview
Bluefield Kiwanis chapter organizes a Friday July 27 trip to the Civil War drama Honey in the Rock at Grandview State Park. Seven area clubs from Bramwell Green Valley Matoaka Princeton South Bluefield and Bluefield Va will join a seven club caravan with 123 reservations and a rain date August 3. special package includes round trip motor coach, dinner at the Glass House Beckley, and a reserve seat. buses depart 4 15 p.m. from West Virginia Hotel Scott Street with return after the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview State Park
Bluefield
Bramwell
Green Valley
Matoaka
Princeton
South Bluefield
Commencement Held For Bible School At Matoaka Church
Vacation Bible School at Matoaka Baptist Church closed with commencement exercises. Jewel McComas served as superintendent and Esther Syres as principal. Enrollment reached 129 with 112 average attendance. The Intermediate Boys' Class presented a gift to Pastor Rev T F Herndon.
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Matoaka Baptist Church
Jewel McComas
Esther Syres
W. P. Harmon
T. F. Herndon
Missionary Society Bake Sale at Campus Corner
The Missionary Society of Ed wards Memorial Presbyterian Church will hold a bake sale at Campus Corner on Pulaski and Reese Streets starting Friday at 10 a.m. Cakes pies and a variety of baked goodies will be sold.
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The
Missionary Society of Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church
Pulaski and
Reese Streets
Contests Held At Cumberland Heights Playground
The Cumberland Heights Playground run by the Lions Club and School PTA finishes its two week program with ping pong won by Frank Steplowsky and Dolph Mariotti hop Scotch by Barbara Berry jump rope by Ellen Hall artist prize to Ronald Hall bubble gum hunt goes to Christine Robbins. Father's Day cards made first week and felt objects second week. Playground hours are 1 to 5 p.m weekdays and select nights.
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Cumberland Heights
Barbara Berry
Ellen Hall
Ronald Hall
Christine Robbins
Charles Burgoyne
Stike Inducted By Old Guard In Bluefield Meeting
Rev. William R. Grimm spoke at the Bluefield Old Guard gathering at Trinity Methodist Church on Wednesday. Guy Stike was admitted as a member and three sick members were listed along with birthdays for 12 members. A July 11 meeting date was set with no July 4 session.
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William R. Grimm
Falls Mills Methodist Church
Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity Methodist
W. B. Martin
Whis-Tv
Old Guard
J. T. Harris
Veteran's Hospital
Salem
Fred T. Nash
Vateran's
Beckley
J. G. Litton
Bluefield Sanitarium
H. B. Boyd
E. C. Caldwell
M. H. Burton
J. B. Hensley
George Burge
L. H. Bradley
Guy B. Perkins
J. Roy Brown
Dave B. Shupe
Robert J. Wilson
John E. Howery
M. C. Young
John N. Roberts
L. F. Gregory
E. M. Taylor
B. C. Duncan
Fred H. Rouse
Lions
State Eye Bank
Walter C. Forlines
Walter V. Bourne
Forlines
I. N. Fuqua
Two Bluefielders Charged With Lottery Tickets
Isadore Sherrell Hayes 51 and Sidney Alexander Byard 38 were charged with possessing lottery baseball tickets after city police raids. Each posted $105 bond, due in Bluefield Municipal Court tonight at 7. Hayes works at The Hub 731 Bland St., Byard at X-L Grocery 103 Jones St., raids at 8 p.m. Wednesday were led by Patrolmen Tedoe, W A Meadows at The Hub and Patrolmen Eddie Morile, Homer Tabor at the Jones Street store.
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Tedoe
W. A. Meadows
Eddie Morile
Homer Tabor
Jones Street
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Central
Southern Plains
Gulf Coast
Tennessee
Leys
South Atlantic
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
She
Hallie Blankenship
Hallie Ruble Blankenship
Robert B. Blankenship
Robert C. Ruble
Tazewell County
Robert N
Shirlda Catron Ruble
J. L. Ruble
J. W. Ruble
T. K
L. A. Ruble
Clara Linkous
Grace Scott
A. H. Gibson
Tazewell
L. J. Presnell
Hampton
William FE. Blankenship
JC. M Ruble
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Mrs. Pearl Smith
Pearl L. Smith
Beckley Road
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
T. M. Stevens
C. K. Hooper
Restlawn Memorial Estates
L. L. Stevens
Early Moon
A. W. Slaughter
Leonard Hardin
Wiliam Zanders
William Henry
Bernard Adams
M. Conrad
Pastors Aid Society
Smith
Beckley Hospital
Brookneal
Sam H. Smith
Ossie Smith
Newark
N. J
Grover Smith
Plainfield
Sam Smith
Montclair
Vincent and Pearl Smith
Bertha Simms
Lugo
Ruth Shrewsberry
Ruth Ellen Shrewsberry
William H
Martha White Shrewsberry
Broadway Street
Rufus White
Joe B. Shrewsberry
Church of God
Oliver Avenue
Earl P. King
Ellison Cemetery
Pipestem
Seaver Mortuary
Mrs. Rush Effler
R. C. Sutherland
J. H. Sutherland
St. Louis
Virginian Railway Co
Masonic Lodge No
Royal Arch of
Cross Roads
Albemarle County
Hannah Sutherland
R. C. Sutherland II
Ann Hughes
Greenwood Township
L. H. Burch
P. E. Perdue
Chester
Hill Funeral Home
Charlottesville
Eula W. McNutt
Eula Wysor McNutt
Virginia Baptist Hospital
Lynchburg
W. D. Dinguid
Oakwood Cemetery
Pulaski
McNutt
Morrison Ave
Robert B. McNutt Sr
Michael J. Wysor
First Methodist Church
Willie Boynton Wysor
Methodist Church
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert B. McNutt Jr
R. A McNutt
M. L. Wysor
Rulle
Hems, Tenn
Motie Wiley
Levern
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Jimmy Jones
Monroe Cemetery
Lovern
Mullens
Byron Atkins
Audrey and
Eugene Wiley
Lottie Bailey
Falls Mills
Louey Damon Bailey
Wagner Funeral Home
Royal Craft Lodge
Crabtree
Temple Institute
Ike
House Rules Committee
Roller Floral Co
Bible School
Missionary Society
Associated Press
Albany
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
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Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Richmond
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Jebsee
Tampa
Washington
Stike
Taylor's Drug Store
Princeton Ave
W. VA
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