Board to probe Beacon Sales Co code complaints
Bluefield board hears resident charge Beacon Sales Co on West Cumberland Road expanded trailer and storage unit sales since annexation. City inspectors say no expansion found but owner may be asked to discuss again next meeting. Also asks study flashing light at Bland and Jones and approves revenue sharing and multiple permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Terry
Bluefield Board of Directors
Beacon Sales Co
West Cumberland Road
Ralph Lynch
Fred Burton
Bluefield Avenue
Stadium Drive
Cumberland Road
Parkway
Mountain View
Harry W. Day
General Delivery
West Virginian Hotel
Brand
Joan Weaver
Pa Way
Buford Lemon
Knox St
Granville Martin
Franklin St
Ernest Hale
Genra
Tolbert St
Addie Milles
Harding St
Roger
Virginia Akers
Balsam St
Ernest and
Adine Frey
Bluemont Drive
Stella Stamps
Brown St
Gene G
Betty Kirby
Essex St
Mary Shumate
Carolina Ave
Jo Davis
Carter 51
Bama Akers
Augusta St
Mae Reynolds
Melcher St
Ex Official Guilty Of Falsifying Form
Former Connecticut lieutenant governor Samuel J. Tedesco was convicted for falsely certifying a liquor license renewal. He faces up to three years in prison or a $1,000 fine or both. The case notes a notarization error involving Michael Altieri and Candlewood Valley Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport, Conn
Samuel J. Tedesco
Connecticut
Charles House
State Supreme Court
Tedesco
Salvatore DePiano
House
General Assembly
Bridgeport
Michael Altieri
Ridgefield
Candlewood Valley Country Club
New Milford
DePiano
State Liquor Control Commission
Altieri
Atty
Joseph Gormley Jr
Ford Urges Nation to Ring Bells for 200th Birthday
President Ford urges simultaneous bell ringing across the United States on July Fourth at 2 p.m. EDT for two minutes to mark 200 years of independence. He invites civic and religious leaders to participate and calls for a later July 25 day of celebration, thanksgiving, and prayer.
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Washington
Ford
America
United States
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1893 and published from 412 Bland Street, Bluefield West Virginia, is a member of the Associated Press and uses AP news dispatches. Subscription rates by mail and home delivery are listed with annual and monthly terms and regional rates on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delly Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews Srenmon & Culies
Rules Change on Seniority Rosters at N and W and Clerical Union
Norfolk and Western Railroad and a clerical union revise seniority rosters to address layoffs. Effective July 1 the clerical rosters will be merged in Roanoke Cleveland and St. Louis, affecting 1500 workers in Roanoke with 75 to 100 laid off returning perhaps in different departments. The move consolidates 26 Roanoke rosters and 16 in Cleveland and nine in St Louis.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Vernon E. Jones
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline
Cleveland
St. Louis
Deaths and Funerals in Kentucky and Virginia Regions
Mary O Kerley 67 Atlanta Georgia formerly Berwind died in Marietta after brief illness. Clinton Kerley Jack William Robert Kerley Wanda Gillispie Katherine Nell Richard Nell service Thursday 2 pm Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home Chapel Grandview Memory Gardens pallbearers listed. Helen Henrietz Pritchard 66 Roanoke died in Roanoke hospital. Son Tom Pritchard Greenwich Conn daughter Mary Ellen Connaughton Roanoke and Narrows sisters Hawkins Johnston service Thursday 1 pm Salem burial Blacksburg. Ezra D Milgrim 65 Dante died at home after long illness. Survived by wife Margie White Milgrim six daughters four sons many relatives. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Rt 1 Dante residence Temple Hill Cemetery Castlewood burial. Russell County Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Mary O. Kerley
Atlanta
Berwind
Marietta
Abbs Valley
Katherine Nell
Richard Nell
Hollywood
Fla
Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Earnest Breeding
Nathan Hawks
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tatwell Road
Bill Stone
Charlie Hedrick
Hicks Shanahan
Arthur Hawks
Freeman Shupe
Leonard Bailey
Samuel R. Pritchard JR
Samuel R
Helen Henrietz) Pritchard Jr
Roanoke
T. F. Henrietz
Mary Tupper Henrietz
Welch
Tom R. Pritchard
Arlington, Va
Mary Ellen Connaughton
Greenwich
Greenwich, Conn.; and Two Sisters, Mrs. George Hawkins
Dorothy Johnston
Narrows
John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home
Salem
West View
Blacksburg
Ezra D. Milgrim
Rt. 1
Dante
Margie White Milgrim
Dorothy Kodak
Wyoming
Iva Lee Phillips
Shirley Jean Howard
Judy Mae Smithey
Aurora
Ill
Louise Harris
Bloomville
Ohio
Barbara Sue Bowerman
Republic
John Milgrim
Hendersonville
N. C
Harold Milgrim
Darrell Milgrim
Tommy Milgrim
John Walter Milgrim
Oklahoma
Okla
Clyde Honaker
Kingsport
Tenn
Dante, Va
Obituary notices for Edwards Lester and merchant woman
Thelma Minnie Edwards 70 of Princeton died on Tuesday after a sudden illness at a Princeton hospital. Funeral at Elgood United Methodist Church with burial in Elgood Cemetery. Lula Lester 78 of Indianapolis formerly Ike's Fork died Sunday with services at Bethany Regular Baptist Church Ike's Fork and burial at Paris Lester Cemetery. Julia T. Merchant formerly of Bluefield died Monday in Winston-Salem after a long illness with funeral at Gilmore Funeral Home and burial in Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Lester
Indianapolis
Ind
Maston
Dicey Cameron
Fzra Lester
Herbert Lester
Lottie Golden
Chicago
Ill
Maybelle Roberts
Effie Roberts
Adam Dameron
Lewis Dameron
Ike
Julia T. Merchant
Winston-Salem
N. C
Bluefield
Bluefield Country Club
Sahara Supper Club
Gilmore Funeral Home
Winston- Salem
Charlie Sterling Gunter dies at 89 in Princeton
Charlie Sterling Gunter of Princeton aged 89 died Tuesday at Glenwood United Methodist Home after a short illness. He was a retired farmer and lumberman, survived by three sons and three daughters, twelve grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Funeral conducted Thursday at Spanishburgh Methodist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Memorial Funeral Directory today 4 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Sterling Gunter
Gardner Road
Princeton
Glenwood
Detriot
Mich
Clarice Whimmer
Elmer
Christian) Belcher
Allen
Nancy) Hartz
Detroit
Spanishburgh Methodist Church
Tony Spinella
Rev
Newton Shock
Resthaven Memorial Park
Memorial
Obituaries: Osler Mullins and Maxey Veterans of Raysal and Bluefield
Charles F Osler 66 of Ocala Fla formerly Montcalm died Monday in Florida funeral arrangements incomplete at Cravens Shires Bluewell. Tom Mullins 78 Raysal died Monday in a Welch hospital of natural causes born April 14 1898 in Bradshaw son of Andy and Margaret Mullins. Vesta Mullins and many relatives listed with services set at Raysal Church of the Living God Thursday 11 a.m. with Rev Riffe and Rev Blankenship, Mullins Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the church. Douglas Funeral Home Welch War in charge. Stacy Kermit Maxey 66 of Bluefield died Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital after short illness funeral arrangements incomplete at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Osler
Ocala
Fla
Montcalm
Florida
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Tom Mullins
Raysal
Welch
Bradshaw
Andy
Margaret Day Mullins
Vesta Mullins
Andy Mullins
Ronceverte
Alis Mullins
Jewell Ridge
Jessie Mullins
Annie Mullins
Steve Mullins
Goldie Saxton
Baltimore
Nora Johnson
Bartley
Elva Malone
Dixie Christian
Joyce Arrington
Mac Mullins
Jolo
Sam Mullins
Nora Coleman
Elva Puckett
Church of the Living God
Walter Riffe
Vernon Blankenship
Mullins
Douglas Funeral Home
Welch and
War
Stacy Kermit Maxey
Princeton Ave
Bluefield
Camp Creek
Memorial
Princeton
Hassel H. Harvey, 76, dies after long illness in Huntington
Hassel H. Harvey of South Point Ohio and formerly of Bluefield died Tuesday morning in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hassel H. Harvey
South Point
Ohio
Bluefield
Huntington
Mercer Funeral Home
Davis Eddie 77 War graveside rites at Hartwell Cemetery
Funeral notices list Eddie Davis 77 of War to be buried at Hartwell Cemetery Wallscreek with Rev R L Stephens officiating Page Funeral Home handling arrangements. Also Bartley DeWeese McGowan 85 Baltimore Md formerly Princeton to be laid to rest at Resthaven Memorial Park Princeton with grandsons and nephews as pallbearers. Constitution census rationale cited for apportioning House seats among states.
Brown Given Panel Okay
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Gen. George S. Brown for another two year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff despite new remarks on the Jewish lobby. The 13 to 2 vote followed two hours of closed door questioning with opponents citing insensitivity to public opinion and doubts about his understanding of defense matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
George S. Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brown
Thomas J. McIntyre
U.S
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Israel
Taft
McIntyre
Cairman
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Senate
Duke University
Ousted West Virginia Delegation Challenge Dismissed
National credentials officials dismissed a challenge against 11 of West Virginia's 33 Democratic National Convention delegates. West Virginia Democratic Party Chairman J C Dillon said a hearing officer found no basis for the challenge, which argued lack of representation for women blacks and young people. Dillon called the outcome satisfying after a year and a half of work on the delegate selection program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
J.C. Dillon
Dillon
West
4Th
Attorney clash over ethics in Hamby estate case continues
Jones accuses Ballard of unethical conduct while Ballard defends his actions as legal since the case remains unsettled. Ballard remains Mrs. Hamby's attorney and Jones notes a civil suit against him in Bluefield. Hamby seeks removal of Jones as executor and accounting of remaining estate funds.
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Jones
Ballard
Hamby
U. S. District Court
Bluefield
Budget Adjustments Approved By Board
Mercer County Board of Education approved budget adjustments totaling 301 760 64 for the current year. A year end surplus of 320 196 56 from 1975 76 offset deficits with higher actual receipts in Public Utility Tax 927 573 44 and Property Tax 2 272 732 41 against estimates. Extra federal program income and refunds added over 50 000 plus 43 000 9 250 19 065 3 201 6 244, but offsets included substituted teachers and higher payroll costs, classroom equipment, adult education, and maintenance driving total deficits to the reported 320 196 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer
Karen Quinlan Survives After Weaning Off Respirator
Physicians testified that Karen Quinlan likely needed a respirator to live but she has survived beyond five weeks off support. From June 9 she has been at Morris View Nursing Home in Morris Plains, with no oxygen and stable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Plains
N.J
Karen Anne Quinlan
Stephan Hansbury
Morris View Nursing Home
Joseph
Julia Quinlan
St. Clare's Hospital
Denville
Miss Quinlan
St. Clare's
Robert Muir
High Court
Hansbury
Bluefield Virginia Town Council Reorganization Delayed
The Bluefield town reorganizational meeting is postponed to August 31 due to a Virginia attorney general opinion. Councilmen Orrin Davis and Micky Newman were to be seated this Thursday. Dr. Walter Pierce remains on the council until new members are seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Attorney General's Office
Bluefield
Max E. Bowen
Crockett Hughes
Orrin Davis
Micky Newman
Walter Pierce
Bicentennial Committee Recalls Bluefield Spirit of Cooperation
Bluefield West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia residents and committee members collaborated on Bicen 1 projects. The effort boosted community pride and fostered unity across the twin cities as they celebrated America’s tricentennial milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
United States
Immigrants Become U.S. Citizens at Bicentennial Ceremony
More than 400 people from 60 nations including Greece Great Britain Guyana China Chile and Colombia took the oath on the Brooklyn War Memorial plaza before joining the pledge. Judge Edward Neaher and others noted the nation of immigrants spirit as new citizens spoke of freedom opportunity and belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greece
Great Britain
Guyana
China
Chile
Colombia
Bularia
Burma
Brazil
Brooklyn War Memorial
India
Jamaica
U.S
Edward Neaher
Kishori L. Jaswal
England
Brooklyn
Egypt
Udall Receives Election Funds Amid Active Candidacy dispute
The Federal Election Commission certified 117 676 in primary campaign matching funds to Rep. Morris K Udall on Tuesday while he pledges continued activity. The funds would pay debts incurred before the FEC ruled Udall inactive after inviting Jimmy Carter delegates to vote at the Democratic National Convention. The national treasurer notes campaign debts of at least 662 700 as of June 14, the date the FEC said his active candidacy ended. Matching funds would help cover those obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Election Commission
Morris K. Udall
FEC
Udall
Jimmy Carter
Beirut Food Supplies Collapse Amid War Hardship
Food is disappearing as refrigeration fails and power outages persist in Beirut. A Beirut woman discovers maggots in cheddar while a French restaurant faces spoilage and closure. Health officials warn typhoid and urge boiling water. power remains cut as battles near refugee camps continue.
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Beirut
Relais de Normandie
Health Ministry
Fouad Bizri
Lebanese Electricity Authority
Abul Ajouz
Mao
Castro
Roma
Torino
Amira
Robin
Squad 300
Abu Yassin
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Trailer Sales Company
Edwin Elliott
Joe Walker
Elliott
Duke University Hospital
Allan Connolly
Alleagues
Jones Street
Joseph Haskins
Jones Street United Methodist Church
Burton
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
East
Texas
North America
Mexico
Subtropics
Mrs. Thelma Minnie Edwards
Thelma Minnie Edwards
Kirk Street
Elgood
Sam and Maude Hall Ferguson
Guy Edwards
Elgood United Methodist Church
Clarence Edwards
Ralph
Betty) Akers
Gertrude Thornton
Hester White
Oscar Ferguson
Elgood United Methodial Church
Charlie Thorn
Mrs
House of Representatives
Karen
New Jersey Supreme Court
Muir
Joseph Quinlan
Hobart D. Harvey
Eureka
Calif
Deaton
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