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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1981

Page

2

DEATHS AND FUNERALS INCLUDE HAMPTON LAMBERT CRAWFORD

Multiple obituaries list Mrs. Joe James 97 of Giotto Mrs. Claudia Lambert 73 of Princeton Carroll A Crawford 71 of Rt 4 Princeton Morris Bowman 46 of Hobart Ind and other local figures with details on survivors funeral times and locations Readings note extensive service notices including burial sites pallbearers and calling hours across Bluefield Princeton Abbs Valley Tazewell Welch and nearby towns.

Morris Bowman Morris W Bud) Bowman Hobart Ind Abbs Valley Gary Wattie Edgin Wattie Gay Edgin Pen Plains Ill Ford Creek Caroyle Diane Cole Ronald Cole Marion James Nora Childress Amonate Nora Bostic Pennsylvania Janice Patrick Elizabeth Monk Tazewell Wilma Hall Bristol, Tenn Darlene Lewis Roanoke James P. Childress Raymond Childress Dry Fork Va Clyde Childress Baptist Valley Tazewell County Funeral Home Cedar Bluff Altizer Roger Barnett Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Clarence Bostic Bulis Patrick Richard Monk Danny Hall David Lewis Joe Cole

Retired Railway Leader Charles Cookes Dies at 68

Charles W. Cookes of 116 Springdale Ave Bluefield retired superintendent of the Pocahontas Division of the Norfolk and Western Railway died Thursday morning after a brief illness. He was 68. Born in Portsmouth Ohio he served in World War II and received the Bronze Star for the Battle of the Bulge. He leaves a wife Jeanne Poland Cookes a son Robert W. Cookes two daughters Margaret Nixon Judith and a brother George T. Cookes. Memorial services were to be held Monday at Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield Ohio with Bluefield Harmon Masonic Lodge to conduct services.

Claudia Lambert Claudia C Twila M.) Lambert Athens Princeton Wert Francis Bailey Bolton Eleanor Wert William D. Lambert Richard Lambert Spanishburg Maxine Lambert Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Athens Road George Kelly Gene Harman Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road Carroll Crawford Carroll A. Crawford Rt. 4 Willowton John Florence Crawford Adairs Run Mercer County Hoosier Construction Co Willowton Christian Church Blanche Carroll Jamie Weatherly Mae Weatherly Colletta Long Chesapeake Catherine Southerland Fairbanks Iowa Paul B. Crawford James Crawford Bloomfield Mich Ray Crawford Ft. Gay Davis Funeral Home Oakvale Larry Lykens Sam White Walter L Mary Carolina Vivian Robinette Saeger Wanda Lee DeToto Brandensburg Greever Funeral Home Tazewell Curtis Shrader Pruitt’s Bishop Jessee Mullins Jessee McClure Mullins Coon Branch Leager Beckley Beartown Troy and Margaret Mullins Mary Helen Canellas Mullins Shirley Ann Mullins Billy Joe Franklin Dee) Garner Chicago Ill Ronnie Mullins Florida Estell Mullins California Vogel Lester Washington Church of God In Rev G.W. Powell Tom Sparks Paynesville Fanning Funeral Home Charles W. Cookes Springdale Ave Bluefield Pocahontas Norfolk and Western Railway Cookes Roanoke Wittenberg University Atlantic Division Crewe Portsmouth Ohio E.B Eleanor Wilhelm Agnew Cookes AF & AM Lakeland Masonic Lodge Tyrean Royal Arch Olivet Commandery Knights Templar Acca Temple Aaonms Richmond Bluefield Kiwanis Club Red Cross Salvation Army The United Fund 755Th Aachen Germany Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Jeanne Poland Cookes Robert W. Cookes Texas City Tex Margaret Cookes Nixon Judith Cookes George T. Cookes Dayton Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield Mercer Funeral Home Harmon Masonic Lodge

Senate OKs Defense Bill for 136.5 Billion Budget

The Senate approved the Reagan administration’s request to spend 136.5 billion dollars on a broad military buildup. The measure covers weapons programs from a WWII battleship revival to space laser research, passing 92 to 1 and moving to the House, which has backed a 135.6 billion version. The lone dissent came from Sen. Mark O. Hatfield.

Washington Senate Reagan House Armed Services Committee

Rockefeller backs Costello amid probe amid Mercer County rumors

Governor Rockefeller defends Frank Costello and denies political misconduct in the Department of Highways probe. He cites belief in DOH investigators led by Charlie Miller and asserts Costello and Bailey were counseled. Mercer County incident shifts to separate break ins ta Green Valley and Camp Creek. Deputies report $2,660 value of stolen goods including washers dryers mowing gear carpet and cabinets.

Democratic Party DOH Charleston Daily Telegraph Costello Bailey Ware Rockefeller Democratic Club Frank Costello Mercer County Telegraph Charlie Miller Department of Highways Princeton Green Valley Camp Creek D.R. Compton R.E. Baughman

Glenwood Spanishburg Schools get bid approval and expansion

Mercer County Board of Education approved bidding the full Glenwood K 9 project and accepted Mercer Mechanical Inc for the Spanishburg School base bid plus an alternate. The plan adds 44 classrooms and a high school sized gym, with total space about 73 000 square feet and enrollment of 865 in Glenwood. Bids include six extra classrooms and a music suite option set aside for later rebid.

Barbara Hawkins Daily Telegraph Princeton Mercer County Board of Education Glenwood Spanishburg School Harold Wood Harold Brewster Allen Lackey John M. Hughes Glenwood School Mercer Mechanical, Inc Spanishburg Ben Fauliner James Oxley Jr Hughes SEM Partners Steve Middleton Middleton Ed Clark Mercer County Montcalm Matoaka

Syria Downed Israeli Drone Sparks Lebanon Tension

U S envoy Philip C Habib met with Syrian and Israeli leaders in Damascus as tensions rose after Syria downed a pilotless Israeli reconnaissance drone over eastern Lebanon. The drone was shot down by Soviet-made missiles during Habib's talks with President Hafez Assad.

Tel Aviv Israel U.S Philip C. Habib Syria Lebanon Habib Damascus Hafez Assad

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details Retrieved

The notice lists the Bluefield Daily Telegraph as a long-running newspaper established in 1893 with address 412 Bland Street, Bluefield WV 24701. It notes AP association, mail zones, and subscription rates, plus editorial and advertising contact hints.

Daily Teleediting Co Bland Street Associal Press West Virginia Tion P.O Binefield W Landon

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