Charles Beckett 53 Nemours Dies After Heart Attack
Charles Robert Beckett known as Beanie 53 of Nemours died after a heart attack en route to a Bluefield hospital. He worked 32 years for Norfolk and Western Railway as a conductor and was a World War II veteran. Surviving wife Dorothy and three daughters plus a son, six brothers and three sisters survive. Funeral Tuesday at Cravens Shires Bluewell with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens.
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Charles Robert Beckett
Charles Robert
Beanie) Beckett
Nemours
Bluefield
Silas and
Flora Harmon Beckett
N&w Railroad
N&w
United Transit Union
Brotherhood of the N&w
Cecil Beckett
Grace Brinkley
Dorothy Farmer Beckett
Bobby
Patty) Etter
Columbus
Ohio
James
Hefty) Vickers
Loraine
David
Connie) McGuire
Kill
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Ernest Westmoreland
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bill Shrader
Johnnie Beckett
Cliff Burkett
R. W. Rolen
Donnie Belcher
Glen Barnhill
Infant James Harman Dies in Richlands Natural Causes
James Allen Harman two day old son of Jimmy and Barbara Harman of Raven Virginia died Saturday evening in a Richlands hospital of natural causes. Survived by parents a sister and four grandparents along with great grandparents. Funeral conducted today at 1 pm at Buchanan County Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jackie Turner officiating. Burial in family cemetery at Marvin Virginia. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Julia Belcher
Cane Break
Tazewell
Kamor
Andy and
Suzie Anna Bero Someskey Sr
West Virginia
Terrell Holliday
Gaithersburg
Peter Belcher
Donald D. Belcher
District Heights
Irma Janutolo
Troy
Mich
Joseph Musick
Berwind
Frank Somoskey
Sterling Heights
Pete Somoskey
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Richlands
Max Linkous
Lance Yost
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Juanita Johnson
Council
Grundy, Va
Tennessee
Barney and
Elizabeth Greer Cornett
Freewill Baptist Church
Everett H. Johnson
Mae Jennings
Mountain City
Tenn
James Cornett
Dante
Honaker Funeral Home
Franklin Viers
Andrew McGlothlin
Johnson Family
James Allen Harman
Jimmy
Barbara Osborne Harman
Rt. 1
Raven
Richlands Hospital
Barbara Kay Harman
The
Home
Paul E. Osborne
Glen Harman
Rosie Osbourne
Lydia Harman
Clyde Browning
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Jackie Turner
Marvin
Mrs Bartley DeWeese McGowan Dies in Baltimore at 85
Mrs. Bartley DeWeese McGowan aged 85 of Baltimore formerly Princeton died early Sunday at her daughter’s home on Whickham Avenue Princeton after a heart attack. The body remains at George W Seaver Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Bartley Deweese McGowan
Baltimore
Princeton
Jessie Mussalow
Whickham Ave
George W. Seaver
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 is published by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Biend Street Bivetisid WV 24701 and is a member of the Associated Press. Subscriptions vary by locale with annual West Virginia rate listed and home delivery rates noted. Advertising representation is Mathews Brennan & Co.
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Deliy Telegraph Printing Co
Biend Street
Bivetisid
Associated Press
Eld
Mali
West Virginia
Carendar Mann
Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising
Methews, Brennon & C
William B Bevins longtime Virginia educator dies at 73
William Be vins of Coeburn Virginia dies at Wise Hospital after 44 years in Buchanan and Wise County schools. He led Tacoma and Cranes Nest Elementary as principal for 14 years each and held roles in church and education groups. Survived by Ida Cook Bevins wife. children Billy Joe Whitaker Franks and nine grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday Estes Funeral Home Chapel with burial Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 9 p m.
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William Lee
Mary Helen Bevins
Buchanan
Wise County
Tacoma
Cranes Nest
Freewill Baptist Church
Virginia Education Association
United Commercial Travelers
Wise County Republican Party
Ida Cook Bevins
Coeburn
Billy Joe Bevins
Louellen Whitaker
Hazel Ann Franks
Norton
Nora Rose
Laura Stallard
Pound
Lily Jewell
Tazewell
Callie Green
Bland
Ruth Layne
Woodstalk
Evelyn McCoy
Christians
Estes Funeral Home
Ex Area Man Dies in Clay County Car Crash
Harry Small 24 of Mayfel died when the car he rode in left a road near Clay and struck a tree. Also killed were Gail Adkins and Helen Ramsey of Swandale. Survived by parents Josh and Irene Small and several siblings. graveside services Tuesday at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Princeton.
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Harry Small
Mayfel
Forrely
Princeton
Clay
Gail Adkins
Helen Ramsey
Swandale
South Austin
Small
Josh
Irene Rosewell Small
Ruth Ann Small
Benny Small
Marsh Small
Ruth Boswell
Resthaven Memorial Park
Strike Averted At General Electric In Tentative Pact
GE announced a tentative contract with two unions hours before the old deal expired. About 87,000 workers including IBEW and UE members must ratify the settlement, which unions declined to detail. GE called the proposal sound and competitive after nine weeks of bargaining.
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New York
General Electric Co
International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
John Baldwin
Electric Company
May Bank Debits Rise in Most WV Centers
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports May bank debits increased in Charleston SMSA 93 percent to 2.81 billion and Huntington SMSA 17 percent to 1.02 billion. Parkersburg up 9 percent to 178.9 million and Clarksburg up 7 percent to 147.3 million while Bluefield fell 3 percent to 125.4 million. Debits reflect checks drawn on demand accounts excluding U S government and interbank accounts.
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West Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond
Charleston Standard
Huntington Smsa
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Bluefield
U. S
Richmond Reserve Bank
Fifth District
Manhunt Ends As Bomber Brinlee Surrenders in Oklahoma
Rex Brinlee Jr a notorious bomber weary and hungry wandered into Jones Grocery in Canadian Oklahoma and surrendered to correctional officer C A Pearce after buying snacks He was returned to McAlester State Prison The escape began nine days earlier when seven inmates fled and two convicts remained at large Brinlee long pursued by authorities previously captured in Biloxi Mississippi in 1973.
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Okla
Rex Brinlee Jr
Brinlee
C.A. Pearce
Pearce
McAlester State Prison
Oklahoma
Robert Jones
Jones
Canadian
Lake Eufaula
McAlester
Richard Crisp
Crisp
Bristow
Fern Bolding
FBI
Biloxi
Miss
Broadway Folks Mix Personal, Political, and Song Biz
A chaotic early 1960s style column notes Shirley MacLaine shifting a Palace Theater opening to July 9 to attract convention goers as the Democratic National Committee books 300 Palace seats per show. It also mentions Michael Bennett and Donna McKechnie in A Chorus Line origins and Wayne Hays Elizabeth Ray pay talk, plus Laura Hayden’s album And Then SHE Wrote featuring numerous noted female composers and ASCAP celebrations.
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Nat’! Dens
George McGovern
Ae Palace Theater
Democratic Nat’! Committee
Edwy
Ken Howard
Donna
Ken
Les Champs Artery
Wayne Hays
Whatzis
Elizabeth Ray
Cong. Hays
Liz
Laura Hayden
Tin Pan Alley
ASCAP
Stanley Adams
New York City Prostitution Crackdown Tied to Conventions
New York officials intensify efforts to push street walkers away from midtown and Times Square ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Police report 631 midtown prostitution charges this year, with 1,500 estimated workers amid massage parlors and call girls.
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New York
Margo St. James
Coyote
Madison Square Garden
Garden
42Nd Street
Times Square
Midtown
Mao's Wife Faces Waning Influence In Cultural Scene
Tokyo AP reports Mao Zedong's illness fuels questions about Chiang Ching's grip on China's cultural sector. Pending power shifts hint at reduced influence after decades of enforcing Maoist art, with debates over operas, Western music bans, and political purges affecting her position.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Chiang Ching
Chinese Communist Party
Mao
Communist Party Central Committee
Communist Party
Peking
People’s Daily
Teng Hsiao-ping
Tsinghua University
Teng
Vienna Symphony
Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
Couperin
Rameau and Leclair
Canton
Hsinhua News Agency
Kuangiming Daily
Chairman Mao
Madame Mao
Miss West Virginia 1976 Teresa Lucas Crowned
Teresa Lucas, 22, a WVU graduate and gymnast from Alley, won Miss West Virginia 1976. She had been first runner-up in 1975 and previously Miss Fayette County. Lucas owns a gymnastics school and plans study in France with a master’s in business.
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Parkersburg
W.va
West Virginia
Teresa Lucas
Alley
West Virginia University
WVU
Mountaineers
Gauley Bridge High School
Miss Lucas
France
Atlantic City
Tambria Zelenko
Morgantown
Ellen Pat
Scholarship Established at Pikeville College by Coal Firm
Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation of Vansant Virginia donates 3000 dollars to Pikeville College for mining technology grants. President Dr. Jackson Hall says funds aid first and second year students and to Buchanan County, Virginia residents with demonstrated need, with annual awards continuing.
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Pikeville College
Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation of
Vansant, Va
Jackson O. Hall
Buchanan County
Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation
Cultural Heritage Festival Kicks Off In Princeton Today
The John Henry Memorial Foundation hosts the first Cultural Heritage festival at Pine Street Playground Princeton from 1 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Featured performer Sparky Rucker from Knoxville will headline a benefit show with local acts Uncle Homer Walker and the Youth Choir of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Future festivals are planned July 17 and August 14. Funds come from the National Endowment for the Arts and the West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council.
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John Henry Memorial Foundation
Princeton
Pine Street Playground
Sparky Rucker
Rucker
Knoxville
Homer Walker
Glen Lyn
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Ed Cabell
John Henry Memorial Foundation Inc
Charleston
National Endowment For the Arts
West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council
Bluefield State College Seeks Part Time Continuing Education Teachers
Bluefield State College seeks part time faculty for its Continuing Education program. Dr. Sharon K. Ferrett said the college wants masters degree holders or those with related certifications in fields such as mining, law enforcement, business, and secretarial science to teach in classes conducted across various communities. Interested individuals should contact Dr. Ferrett at 325-7102 Ext. 240.
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Bluefield State College
Sharon K. Ferrett
Ferrett
Ferret
Ship of State Hope in 2076 Civic Sermon by Ken Hechler
A long civic meditation urging moral courage to balance science and abundance. Ken Hechler speaks to Bluefield residents of 2076, citing Washington, Jefferson, and Longfellow, hoping for liberty and justice, preserved environment, and a hopeful future.
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George Washington
Valley Forge
Yorktown
United States of America
Bluefield
Dan Hale
Mercer County
Pilgrim Fathers
Jefferson
Franklin
Adams
Washington
Union
Longfellow
Congress
Ken Hechler
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Rt. 4
Healing Springs
N. C
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Amanda King Barker
Brushfork Baptist Church
Littlesburg Road
Beulah Ann Anderson Barker
Charlotte Robinson
Flat Woods
Carolyn Boyert
Kansas City
Kan
Greer Ontiz
Jacksonville
James’ Barker
Donald Barker
Tommy Barker
Carl Barker
Robert Barker
Huntington
Rosie Rambacker
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Clifford Compton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
William Nebraska
William Nebraska Bevins
Wise, Va
Helmandollar
Melvin Darrel
Donald Elliott
Walter Soaoteieg
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Slingerland Drums
Deaton
Btorfield
Jack O'Brian
the Voice of Broadway
KFL
Shirley
MacLaine
Gal
Kay Swift
Gladys Shelley
Mabel Wayne
Ramona
Monterey
Carolyn Leigh
Dorothy Fields
Ann Rowell
Afraid of
Anne Caldwell
Dana Suesse
Ruth Lowe
New York City
Eighth Avenue Sun Strip
Immigration Service
Milton Schwartz
Warrenizing Cleaners
Hangers Rey
Earth
Rocky Gap, Virginia
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