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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
1
In Oran, after 16 months of terror the secret army commands surrender and burn remaining assets, signaling calm before Algeria's referendum. European residents evacuate, fearing a French Algeria after independence victory for Algerians.
Deeds recorded by the Mercer County Clerk include Millard S Young and Doris K Young to State Road Commission for 12 acres Route 20 valued at 133 dollars, and several other property transfers. An application for a marriage license was filed by Robert Roosevelt Wimmer and Mary Allen Vance in Princeton. The will of Marvin H Lucas dated December 17 1957 was probated with Betty Louise Lucas Powell named executrix and Jack McClaugherty Al Modena and P T Lilly Jr named as appraisers.
The YM YWCA Youth Center Drive has reached 450200 dollars of its half million goal with 49800 remaining. Campaign officials say solicitation will continue until full target is subscribed. Offices are housed in the Y building at 703 College Ave.
The National Coal Association reports about 9.51 million net tons produced in the week ending June 23, up from 8.949 million tons a year earlier. For the week ended June 14 production was 8.81 million tons.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Lot tie Mae Bailey 62 of Falls Mills Va will be held Saturday at 2 pm at Falls Mills Christian Church with burial in Grandview Memory Gardens. Also noted are funeral plans for Albert Hill Jr 36 of Richlands and Idena Thompson 16 of Lashmeet with service details and survivors listed.
John Lewis Ubil 83 of St. Paul Virginia died Thursday after a short illness at Clinchfield Hospital in Dante Virginia. A retired purchasing agent for Clinchfield Coal Co he was a longtime church member and treasurer of St Marks Episcopal Church. He leaves one brother Harry Ubil of Philadelphia. Funeral conducted Saturday at St Marks with burial in Monta Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield.
Clarence White Thomas age 67 of Marion Virginia died Thursday morning in a Marion hospital. Surviving: wife Mary Farmer Thomas. three sons Lewis Bluefield W F Roanoke Odell Thomas Abingdon. four daughters A P Steele Clintwood R Edweards Blountville Riddell West Lafayette Ruth at home. 22 grandchildren. two brothers William Glade Spring Ben Meadowview. Funeral held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Chapel Marion with Elder Carl Sturgill Rev E M Collier Rev W L Odum officiating. Burial in Knollkreg Cemetery Abingdon.
Mrs Hallie Ru ble Blanken ship of Bluefield Virginia died Friday. Funeral at Ebenezer Methodist Church on Bluefield Tazewell Road at 3 p m with Rev George Arnold and Rev Thomas A Hayes officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Dudley Memorial Mortuary in charge.
Robert F. Doyle 52 of Charles Town West Virginia died in Inwood after his car hit a tractor trailer at the U S 11 and West Virginia 51 intersection. He formerly coached athletes in Fredericksburg and Covington and served as child welfare director in Jefferson County for the West Virginia Department of Public Assistance. He is survived by his widow three children and two brothers.
Deadline for Red Cross sponsored swimming classes starting July 2 is Saturday, June 30 at noon. Classes are for boys and girls eight and nine and for adults. Registration must be at the Red Cross office in Bluefield.
Dr Edward H Rynearson of the Mayo Foundation told an A M A session that doctors should let God take over rather than prolong life with tubes for hopeless dying patients. He cited cancer cases and said physicians must not keep treatment going indefinitely if a patient is overwhelmed by stroke or terminal suffering.
The Rev Quen tin Elliott Hughett will deliver his last sermon as pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church on Straley Avenue Princeton this Sunday. He resigns after eight years to lead the Pentecostal Holiness Church at Natural Bridge Station Virginia. In Princeton he led the Princeton Athens Ministerial Association and helped build an $18,000 parsonage. a new church building is under construction.
The 1962 YMCA boys camp at Camp Iva on Cove Creek in Tazewell County closes today with 72 campers and staff returning home. John W. Magann serves as camp director. Assistants include Jack Byrd George Keatley Rey Paul L. Royer Fred McCoy Charles Lambert Danny Jackson Jerry Bailey and others on the adult staff with cabin counselors listed.
Bluefield eyes a 400000 plus national guard armory expansion to a six hundred thousand dollar recreation center. National Armory Board in Washington and State Armory Board in Charleston will review bids before a potential award next week. W R Cooke says three local agencies pledged up to 107000 each over 30 years to fund the project with Wipperman Construction of Beckley submitting the low base bid of 744783.28.
Dr. Cloyd Armbrister, Concord College commercial dean, spoke to South Bluefield Kiwanis at Pinnacle Restaurant in Bluefield. He urged promotion of West Virginia highlighting natural resources and educational facilities. Mrs. A. C. Hammer, representing three Girl Scout units, presented troop pictures accepted by Kiwanis President Jim Compton.
The 22nd annual conference of the National Association of Ministers' Wives is held at Shaw University in Raleigh North Carolina. Attendees from Bluefield and nearby areas include Mrs Sarah Carter Mrs N J Dickerson and daughter Mrs J H Easley Mrs Alberta Evans Mrs Viola Richmond and Mrs Velma Tucker.
Charleston AP reports West Virginia seeks a one month extension of the Aid to Dependent Children of the Unemployed program. Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith awaits HEW decision as House approved a one year extension and Senate action looms. Gov. Barron favors continuation if funds arrive. state covers 30 percent. If not extended, $3 million for a state financed public works plan is planned.
United States Steel will suspend mining in the Gary District for the week of July 15 due to reduced cok ing coal requirements. The shutdown follows the miners vacation that began June 29 and operations are to resume July 23.
Four uncontested divorces were heard and four decrees entered in Mercer circuit court on Thursday. Decrees issued for Nicholson, Nicholson. Osborne, Osborne. Rutledge, Rutledge. Thomason, Thomason. New suits include Ramey vs Ramey and Burnopp vs Burnopp. Wilkinson admitted to practice law. A Route 20 condemnation hearing set for Aug. 2. city storm sewer easement case sets entry. Judgments: Linkous $1,023.42. Dollar Discount Stores $504.25.
Princeton Chapter No. 31 DAV to hold Forget-Me-Not flower sale Saturday June 30 with HQ at Sears Roebuck 802 Mercer St. Committeemen Richard E. Rice William Thompson and W R Morefield coordinate. Princeton Boy Scouts assist. proceeds fund the relief program.
London reports Britain has invited Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda of Japan to visit next fall while Prime Minister Harold Macmillan postpones his planned trip to Japan indefinitely due to heavy workload.
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