Mingo Ambulance Service Faces Saturday Shutdown
About 50,000 Mingo County residents could lose ambulance service at midnight Saturday as four Williamson area funeral homes end operations. They say funding delays from Charleston and federal requirements make continued service economically unfeasible. The plan, backed by the Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council, would create a 24 hour nine-vehicle system serving 100,000 residents across four counties in WV and KY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Carelli
Williamson
W.va
Mingo County
Williamson-Delbarton-Matewan
Southern
West Virginia
Ritchie
Charleston
The
Health Council
Mingo
Wayne
Pine and Martin
Kentucky
Candidates Face Public Sunday in Bluefield Meet
A public meet the candidates night for Bluefield’s July 3 general election is set for Sunday July 1 at 7 30 p m at John Stewart United Methodist Church. Mercer County NAACP sponsors the event to hear the 10 nominees on election issues with panelists Rev Frank Schwall David L Simms and William H Jones directing the discussion. Incumbent City Board members include Mayor Edwin Elliott vice mayor Allan Connolly Angelo Monaco Joe Walker Victor DeVault and Rudolph L Gearheart Frank C Davis Leland Carter Dreyfus Froe and Cline Barbour are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
John Stewart United Methodist Church
Mercer County
NAACP
Frank Schwall
David L. Simms
William H. Jones
Huntington Man Sentenced To Life For Coed Murder
Freddie Noe of Huntington was sentenced to life imprisonment in Cabell County after being convicted of the December murder of 20 year old Marshall University coed Donna Jean McClung. The judge barred parole eligibility and postponed execution for 60 days to allow for appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W.va
Freddie Noe
Marshall University
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Publication Info
The notice lists publication details for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph established in 1893, including address, motto, Associated Press membership, subscription rates, and advertising representation. It frames the paper as a West Virginia daily with defined circulation zones and contact points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluetigig
W. Ve
Associated Press
Inis
Martin
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannen & Cuilen
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Multiple obituaries for Bernice T Thompson 59 of Abbs Valley Va and John William Smith 89 of Bluefield include survivors, funeral details, and burial plans. Also notes Ashley Aaron Yates 59 Grundy Va and Rev Jack Pruitt 41 of Mabelton Ga among listings with service times and burial information.
Margaret Ann Tonner Dies After Long Illness
Margaret Ann Conner 76 of Falls Mills Va died Wednesday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Born in Pennsylvania she was the daughter of Edward and Mary Walsh. Survived by son Charles Conner Akron Ohio daughter Mrs Marvin Jones two brothers Joe Walsh Johnston Pa Bill Walsh Martinsburg eight grandchildren and three greats. Mass at 930 am Saturday Sacred Heart Bluefield with burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. Christian wake 730 pm today Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield.
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Bernice T. Thompson
Bernice T. 1
Slim) Thompson
Abbs Valley
Bluefield
Paint Bank
Simon E. Thompson
Boissevain Baptist Church
U. S. Steel
Gary
UMWA
Boissevain
Shirley Ann Lancaster
Roanoke
Ted R. Cook
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Boissevain 1
Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
John William Smith
Jefferson Street
Tazewell County
Maybeury
McDowell County
Mill Creek
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Nellie Gunter
Gardner
Zeb
Elizabeth Duncan Hill
Bethel United Methodist Church
Paul Gunter
Donald Gunter
Mollie Hardin
Paul Worrell
Burns-Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Paul Hall
Hopkins Cemetery
Harrison Watts
Willard Wyrick
Boyd Harper
Fred Danely
Allen Tolbert
Garnet Saunders
Helen Gertrude Griffith
Raven
Richlands
Blazewell County
Bessie Newberry Griffith
Joe Douglas Griffith
Dallas Griffith
Manaway
Ohio
Ralph Griffith
Bedford
Doré Cordle
Rt. 1
Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Raleigh Compton
Elmer Gene Compton
Newberry
Horton Ridge
Dallas Griffith Jr
Lee Byrd
Wayne Byrd
Vernie Meadows
James Dye
Andy Newberry
Mullins Funeral Home
Margaret Ann Conner
Route 3
Falls Mills
Pennsylvania
Edward
Mary Snape Walsh
Carl C. Conner
Charles Conner
Akron
Marvin Jones
Joe Walsh
Johnston
Bill Walsh
Martinsburg
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Charles J. Schneider
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Mercer Funeral Home
Funeral
Chester A Cecil of Kimball Dies in Welch Hospital
Chester A Cecil of Kimball died Thursday in a Welch hospital after a short illness. The Page Funeral Home in Welch is handling arrangements.
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Chester A
Chester A. Cecil
Kimball
Welch
Page Funeral Home
Helen Richardson dies at 56 in Raven Virginia
Helen Richardson 56 of Raven Virginia died Thursday afternoon at her home. Burial arrangements incomplete at Mullins Funeral Home in Richlands Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Richardson
Raven, Va
Mullins Funeral Home
Richlands
Coffman Dies After Long Illness at Cincinnati Hospital
Thomas L. Coffman of 517 Fourth Street Bluefield died Thursday in a Cincinnati Ohio hospital after a long illness. Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield will handle arrangements.
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Thomas L. Coffman
Fourth Street
Bluefield
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mercer Funeral Homme
Funerals for Rebecca Belcher and Charles Dennison Shown
Rebecca Jane Belcher 5 of Montcalm to be laid to rest at Roselawn Memorial Gardens after a 2 PM service at Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church officiated by Rev Roy Lacy. Pallbearers listed. Charles Roland Dennison 72 of Welch to be buried at Maple Hill Cemetery after a 1 PM service at Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev Bob Thomas officiating. Visitation 5 to 9 PM today at Douglas Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belcher
Rebecca Jane
Montcalm
Christine Dixon Perry Funeral Service Arranged
Christine Dixon Perry 46 of Boissevain Va. will lie in state today at Rodriguez Funeral Chapel at 2 pm with Rev William Davis officiating. Burial follows at Pocahontas Cemetery. Pallbearers are Nephews Flowerbearers are members of Seapenia Baptist Church.
Price Control Exemptions Denied by Council in Phase 4 Prep
Washington AP The Cost of Living Council advanced Phase 4 wage price controls while denying most exemption requests from the 60 day price freeze turning down 14 of 15 exemptions. Maui Meat Co. Hawaii received the first exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cost of Living Council
Maui Meat Co
Hawaii
Coal Waste Disposal To Be Studied In West Virginia
National Academy of Sciences will study new coal waste disposal methods including underground storage. Rep. John Slack says the panel will include coal industry reps, federal and state regulators, and universities, with findings due in September. The effort follows the Buffalo Creek disaster and a call to reduce waste piles by returning refuse to mine tunnels. The $23,200 NSF grant funds the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
National Academy of Sciences
John Slack
D-W.va
Slack
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
Appalred
National Science Foundation
ILS Becomes Agreement Over Airport Security Duties
Former Sheriff Winifrey Shrewsbury and chief deputy E R Shorty Simons reach an agreement with the airport authority to provide security as part of regular duties. Sheriff Scott and Roy Compton accuse Burton of inflated pay demands and moonlighting concerns. The deal envisions seven deputies paid 100 dollars monthly while a private firm would receive 900 dollars monthly with arrest powers. Piedmont Airlines raises passenger fee by 59 cents May 12 to cover security costs, including 25 cents for guards and 34 cents for airport security measures. The authority may hire two guards by August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifrey Shrewsbury
E. R. “Shorty
Simons
Scott
Roy Compton
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
Burton
Compton
Greenbrier Valley
Mercer
Raleigh
Sheriff Department
Piedmont Airlines
Hanlin
Airport Authority
LPNs To Meet Today In Bluefield District 11 Session
The Licensed Practical Nurses Association District 11 will convene at 7 p.m. Friday in the Appalachian Auditorium Bluefield for a business session. Officials urge all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licensed
Practical Nurses Association
Appalachian Auditorium
Bluefield
Weather refresher cools Great Lakes to Atlantic coast
The Associated Press reports refreshing summer showers swept from the lower Great Lakes to the Atlantic Seaboard. Detroit logged an inch of rain in six hours and a waterspout appeared over Lake Erie. A tornado touched down near La Rue Ohio demolishing a mobile home. Cleveland Massena Nantucket and Wilkes-Barre saw heavy rains and winds. Miami and Oklahoma cooled to the mid and upper 60s. Hancock Michigan recorded 52. Upper Great Lakes fog and clouds lingered while deserts stayed hot with Palm Springs at 115.
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THE
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Detroit
Lake, Erie
la Rue
Ohio
Cleveland
Massena
N.Y
Nantucket
Mass
Wilkes-Barre
Miami
Oklahoma
Great Lakes Region
Hancock
Mich
Rockies
Palm Springs
Calif
Albuque
Albany
Clr
Amarillo
Anchorage
Asheville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Edy
Bismarck
Bluefield
Boston
Brownsville
Buffalo
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Rm Des Moines
Edy Duluth
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Green Bay M
Helena
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Houston
Indapolis
Cr Jacks
Ville
Juneau
Kansas City
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
Elr
Milwaukee
Mpls
St.p. Rb
New Orleans
Dlr
New York
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Okla
City
Ormada Orlando
Philad'phia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Rapid City
Reno
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Spokane
Tampa
Washington
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
Mn Winnipeg
Three Mercer County Property Transfers Reported
Courthouse records show three transfers recorded Thursday at the Mercer County Clerk's office. H A Smith and spouse sold to Melvin C Reed and spouse property in East River District for 18 000 dollars. Kermit Butler and spouse sold to the State Department of Highways property in Plymouth District for 30 550 dollars. T R Grant and spouse sold to C E Wells and spouse property in Beaver Pond District for 16 000 dollars.
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Mercer’ County
H. A. Smith
Melvin’c. Reed
East River District
Kermit Butler
State Department of Highways
Plymouth
T. R. Grant
C. E. Wells
Beaver Pond
Innocent Man Freed After Lab Finds Cold Tablets
Judge John Charnock reprimanded police for holding Jerry Singleton, 21, in jail for 22 days after a June 6 laboratory analysis showed the seized narcotics were actually cold tablets. Charges of sale and possession of dangerous drugs were dismissed. The court noted vacationing officers and urged a faster narcotics testing method, with Kanawha Valley Medical Society’s offer to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
John Charnock
Charnock
Vice Squad
Harvey Bush
David Tucker
Jerry Singleton
State Police Laboratory
Kanawha Valley Medical Society
Black Lung Assn to Meet Saturday
The Virginia Black Lung Association will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Big Vein Holiness Church between Pocahontas and Boissevain, Va. Discussion will cover Virginia’s input into the July Charleston meeting among UMWA Social Security Administration and the Black Lung Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Black Lung Association
Big Vein
Pocahontas
Boissevain
Virginia
Charleston
UMWA
Social Security Administration
Black Lung Association
Nixon aide testimony questions President's knowledge of meeting
Investigators questioned attendees including Haldeman and Dean about the President's awareness of discussions. Baker cited uncertainty on revealing the President's perceptions and noted Haldeman would appear before the committee. Dean said he did not take notes after the Sept 15 meetings. Some statements in the meetings were described as incriminating to the President. Baker pressed two main questions about what the President saw and when he knew it.
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Council
John T. Duntop
Chicago
San Francisco
Dunlop
Nixon
Virginia Knauer
Ers
Haldeman
Baker
Dean
State Lawmakers Back Consumer Protection Bill Reform
West Virginia legislators discuss a consumer protection bill addressing buyer seller note assignment. Sen Mario Palumbo calls the measure a giant step while noting current virtually absent protections. The bill allows bank card rates up to 18 percent on the first 750 and 12 percent thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Mario J. Palumbo
Chanawha
Senate
West Virginia
Palumbo
Three Day Revival Begins Tonight at Cathedral
Rev. Joe Bolland leads a three day revival at Echoes from Calvary Cathedral on Rt 20 between Bluewell and Princeton. He is a Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church ordained minister and a West Virginia State Inspector with the state police covering Mercer Summers Monroe and Greenbrier counties. Evening services start 7 30 each night through July 1 with special singing by the church youth choir. Rev Walter Shewbridge is pastor of the host church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bolland
Echoes
Calvary Cathedral
Rt. 20
Bluewell
Princeton
Bolland
Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church
Jumping Branch
West Virginia
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Walter
Shewbridge
How's Your Hearing Free tests at Beltone Bluefield
Electronic hearing tests will be offered at Beltone Hearing Aid Service 208 North Street Bluefield West Virginia on June 9 16 23 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by John Rowland Beltone specialist. The program promotes yearly testing and awareness of hearing loss with latest equipment and ear diagrams. Call 325 8314 to schedule another time if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bestone Hearing Aid Service
North Street
Bluefield
W.va
John Rowland
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Aid Service
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ashley Aaron Yates
Grundy
Little Prater
Laura Stilmner Yates
Eddie, Douglas
Charles Yates
Nancy Thomas
Winston-Salem
N. C
Linda Yates
Vansant
Peggy Williamson
Big Rock
Donna Yates
Tilden
Jack
Aubrey H. Yates
Sleep Yates
Feds Creek
Anne Elswick
Magdalene Sage
Norfolk
Linda van Dyke
Bea McClanahan
Gary Clevinger
Vivian Tice
Pearisburg
Grundy Funeral Home
Jack Pruitt
Mabelton
Amonate
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Carter Wells
Vance Cemetery
Bradshaw Mountain
Paynesville
Thomas E
Eva Laster Pruitt
North Tazewell
Madelton
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Painters Union
U. S. Army
Margaret Ruth Beavers Pruitt
Debra Kay
Barbara Ann
Jackie Lynn
Roberta Sue
Kathy Diane
Teresa Pruitt
Home
Anna Marie Martin
William McKinley
Daniel Edward
Curtis Pruitt
Douglas Eugene Pruitt
James Albert Pruitt
Tyler
Tex
American Legion
Bradshaw
Margaret Ann Tonner
I-Da
Ouians
ILS
Lpns
Elk’s Family
Inal Weather Service, Pt. of Commerce
Shawn
Jones
Contvit
Atlantic Coast
Black Lung Assn
Collection Agency
Scott St. Princeton
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Hankins Pharmacy
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