Northside Bluefield Faces Complaints Of Law Violations
A Northside Bluefield resident filed a complaint with the Bluefield Board of Directors alleging illegal whisky sales and disturbances around Ebony Club and Club 201. The board promised stricter patrols while urging citizen cooperation, as the mayor cited recent arrests and city/state actions, and a citizen fears testifying due to safety concerns.
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Northside
Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Ebony Club
Club 201
C. Judson Lambert
Roy Humphreys
Vioa
Low Bidder Named on Gathright Dam Construction
Tenn bidder 1 303 227 submits apparent low bid for initial work on Gathright Dam on the Jackson River near the U S Corps of Engineers. Other bids 1 538 755 and 1 683 735. Government estimate 1 306 931. Six months to complete after notice to proceed. start about Aug 1. Includes clearing 55 acres for abutments and quarry areas and removal of dirt to firm rock and testing area.
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Wren Ie
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead Notice
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its establishment and publishing details for readers. The notice lists the newspaper as established in Bluefield West Virginia with operations by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Brand Street.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
The
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Brand Street
W. Va
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and Nearby States
Obituaries list Ed Street 61 of Royal City Virginia and others from Pocahontas Richlands Honaker Bluefield and Washington DC area. Dignitaries include church members Odd Fellows Union Mine Workers and local families with services at Little Garden Pentecostal Church Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Honaker Funeral Home and Bryant Cemetery. Services note callers and pallbearers with multiple memorials and burial details.
Death of Rufus Ealy Helbert of Richlands Va
Rufus Ealy Helbert 64 of Richlands Va died Tuesday at his home after a sudden illness. He was born in Buchanan County Va son of the late Robert S and Rachel Houchins Helbert formerly of Richlands. He was a member of UMWA Local 6199 Jewel Valley. Survivors include his wife Ellen M Helbert three sons Lawrence Raymond Helbert Lorado Reece Edward Helbert Washington DC and Robert Lee Helbert the home two daughters Charlotte Helbert Baltimore Md two sisters Effie Warren Fairfax Va and Carrie Katherine Learux Walla Walla Wash. Ducted Thursday 2 PM Mullens Funeral Home Chapel Rev Grat Horton officiating Burial Hawkins Cemetery. The body will remain at the funeral home for calling after 1 PM today.
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Ed Howard Street
Royal City
Clinch Valley Clinic
Odd Fellows Lodge
Little Garden
Thomas Dayton Thompson
Washington, D. C
Washington
Kyle Shelton
Grandview
Bluefield
Vero Beach
Fla
Thomas Willis Thompson
Pacific
John E. Riggins
Portsmouth
Harry Andreson
Fresno
Calif
Woodrow Thompson
Ferrum
Arthur Thompson
Orlando
Robert Thompson
Freshno
H. Clay Dunaway
Perdue-Ayers
Bramwell Road
Brushfork
Mercer Funeral Home
Rufus Ealy Helbert
Richlands
Puchanan County
Robert S
Rachel Houchins Helbert
UMWA
Jewel Valley
Ellen M. Helbert
Lawrence Raymond Helbert
Lorado
Reece Edward Helbert
Washington, D
Gravely and Stroupe Obituaries From Virginia Notices
Stultz F Gravely of Waynesboro Virginia died Monday afternoon in Waynesboro He was formerly of Bluefield son of Benjamin and Dora Patton Gravely Funeral Thursday at 10 am Hawkins Funeral Chapel Bluefield with Rev W W Huff Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p m Wednesday Mrs Marion Dickens Stroupe 65 of Havace died Monday night of apparent heart attack while visiting her son Paul Stroupe in Brunswick Maryland Her body will be returned to Fanning Funeral Home Welch Funeral arrangements incomplete
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Stultz F. Gravely
Waynesboro
Bluefield
Benjamin
Dora Patton Gravely
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
W. W. Huff
Maple Hill
Marion Stroupe
Marion Dickens Stroupe
Havace
Paul Stroupe
Brunswick
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Robert Tinsley Dies After Long Illness in Bluefield Hospital
Robert Tinsley of Asco in Mc Dowell County died Tuesday morning in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. The body was taken to Sink ford Richardson Funeral Home at Keystone. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Robert Tinsley
Asco
McDowell County
Bluefield
Sinkford - Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Funeral services announced for Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Funeral services will be officiated at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with pallbearers Mike Ratcliff Sam Clark Arthur Shields Jr John Carrico Jessie Wooldridge and Stanley Shields. Loyal Order of the Moose members will serve as honorary pallbearers. Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton is in charge.
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Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Mike Ratcliff
Sam Clark
Arthur Shields Jr
John Carrico
Jessie Wooldridge
Stanley Shields
The
Loyal Order of the Moose
Princeton
Pirates List Danny Murtaugh as Executive Assistant
Former Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh is named executive assistant to Pirates General Manager Joe L. Brown and Manager Harry Walker. He helped the Pirates win the 1960 NL pennant and the World Series against the Yankees.
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Danny Murtaugh
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Pirates
Joe L. Brown
Harry Walker
Powell Willing To Compromise On Dodd Censure
Adam Clayton Powell on Bimini Bahamas news conference says he will reluctantly compromise and accept the same punishment as Sen. Thomas Dodd. He criticizes unequal justice for Black and white politicians and hints at attending a black power conference in Newark next month while remaining away from Washington.
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Stratton L. Douthat
Bimini
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
America
Powell
Dodd
Washington
Newark
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Harlem
Kiwanians Hear Vong Teacher On Agriculture Shortage
John Scott of Spanishburg spoke to the Matoaka Kiwanis Club on the need for more agricultural instruction in Mercer County and West Virginia. He noted few agriculture departments, WVU has only 62 students, and 33 percent of Americans work in agriculture while only seven percent produce food. Three new members were installed Ray P. Tilley John E. Anderson Rev W Ray Williams with Rev J T Moore as guest.
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John Scott
Spanishburg
Mercer County
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
West Virginia
Scott
West Virginia University College of Agriculture
United States
Roanoke
Norfolk
Ray P. Tilley
John E. Anderson
W. Ray Williams
J. T. Moore
First Christian Church of
Princeton
Joe Gestino
Levy Would Go To Communist Country
The Army said Capt. Howard B. Levy a doctor convicted of disloyalty and insubordination would defect to a Communist country if released on bail pending appeal of his conviction and three year sentence.
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Washington
Army
Howard B. Levy
Bluefield Planning Commission OKs Subdivisions Delays One Request
The Bluefield Planning Commission approved two subdivision requests and delayed a third in a Tuesday meeting at the Municipal Building. It denied Humble Oil a rezoning to build a service station on College Avenue and Leatherwood Lane. The panel also postponed Hughes changes in Grandview-Verdu n Heights until July 25 to verify deed restrictions and notify residents. The commission backed the Downtown Coerce Plan and a modified Urban Renewal effort for Downtown Bluefield and Northside Bluefield.
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Bluefield Planning Commission
Conrad Brevick
Humble Oil
College Avenue
Bluefield Board of Directors
Leatherwood Lane
Buckles
Lake Place
Bluefield
Nancy Lucas
Dearborn Street
Dearborn
Rockbridge
G. L
Vivian B. Hughes
Grandview-Verdun Heights
Hughes
Bluefield Urban Renewal Authority
Northside
Rev Saunders Speaks At Bluefield Vesper Meeting
Rev Fred Saunders of Rocky Gap Va spoke at the weekly vesper service at the Bluefield Community Center on Build Your House On a Solid Rock. Music came from Zion Gospel Singers, the Harma Tones, and the Union Gospel Singers with visitors Anne Johnson and Genie Thoenen from the Office of Equal Opportunity.
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Fred Saunders
Rocky Gap
Bluefield
Saunders
Zion Gospel Singers
Harma Tones
The
Union Gospel Singers
Office of Equal Opportunity
Alexanne Johnson
Philadelphia
Genie Thoenen
Charleston
Beauty Pageant Criticism Leads to Disqualification Debate
Miss Minehart criticized judges at the pageant saying Miss Morgan was not her strongest rival. She felt she was not the obvious winner but had a good chance. She faulted pageant directors for arguing and disturbing proceedings. Two assistant directors sought disqualification of Minehart as second runner up.
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Miss Minehart
Miss Morgan
Atlantic City
Anastasia Scene Presented By Summit Players
A scene from Anastasia was presented by Nancy Kidd and Mrs Kenneth Branch at Trinity Methodist Church Bluefield to acquaint a Summit Players group with dramatic interpretation. The meeting emphasized registration for the Children’s Theatre Summer Workshop July 10 to 21 with enrollment fees of three dollars per child or five dollars for two or more siblings. The week will cover Creative Dance and Dramatic, Stagecraft, Acting, and Theatre History plus demonstrations tours and guest speakers. Contact Bob Harrison for details.
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Anastasia
Nancy Kidd
Kenneth Branch
Summit Players
Trinity Methodist Church
Bluefield
Children’s Theatre
Bob Harrison
Two Indicted For Robbery In Bland County Va
True bills were returned in Bland County Circuit Court against two youths charged with breaking and entering and statutory robbery. Roger L. Taylor did not appear and forfeit his $1,000 bond while Larry Wayne Melvin of Dublin was represented by counsel. A capias was issued for Taylor as the trial was moved to the October circuit term.
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Bland County
Roger L. Taylor
Larry Wayne Melvin
Rt. 2
Dublin
Taylor
Capias
W. L. Sexton
Melvin
Lawyer
Mechanicsburg
Accredited hospital in Richlands earns Joint Commission approval
The Mattie Williams hospital in Richlands Virginia has been approved and accredited by the Joint Commission for a three year period. Dickey hospital schedules notified. The Joint Commission is an organization formed by the American College of Physicians American College of Surgeons American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association.
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Mattie Williams Hospital
Richlands
Dickey, Hospital Schliedhes
Joint Commission
American College of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Fishing boat tragedy ends with father found at home
Eugene and Sandra Johnson return from a fishing trip to learn their father, Ashley Johnson, 37, had drowned. He had tested a repaired boat on James River in Isle of Wight County, drifted all night, and was found exhausted after Coast Guard search failed to locate the craft. The children and a friend had alerted authorities, and Johnson was brought to a Richmond hospital, where he slept after learning the boat was found empty and the family learned the sorrowful news.
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Richmond
Eugene
Sandra Johnson
Ashley Johnson
Sandra
Charles Patterson
James River
Isle of Wight County
Johnson
Coast Guard
Ft. Eustis
Tazewell Boy Dies Of Hurts In Car Crash
Marshall Jefferson Sayers 20 of Tazewell Va died in Bluefield Sanitarium from head injuries after a June 18 one car crash on Airport Road Police report the 1957 car driven by John Joseph Shelley 21 of Bishop Va skidded and struck a pole at U S 52 Airport Road Shelley was charged with voluntary manslaughter Sayers is survived by his parents brother and two sisters. Funeral services set for Thursday at Tazewell Christian Church with burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Marshall Jefferson Sayers
Tazewell
Bluefield
Sayers
U.S. 52
Airport Road
John Joseph Shelley
Bishop
Shelley
Princeton
L. C. Sayers
Douglas Ray Sayers
Joseph Moses Jr
Leesburg
Eva Savers
Canton
Ohio
Jessee Gillespie
Tazewell Christian Church
Abram Kaufman
Ambrose Stump
Cecil Buffalo
Railroads Cut Freight Car Orders In May
New York AP report notes railroads and private car lines ordered 4 177 new freight cars in May down from 9 380 in May 1966 two rail trade groups said Tuesday The drop stemmed partly from withholding orders awaiting Senate action on restoring the 7 percent investment tax credit says the American Railway Car Institute and the Association of American Railroads.
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New York
Senate
American Railway Car Institute
The
Association of American Railroads
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