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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1981

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Grundy and Nearby Areas

Obituary notice lists Mrs. Sam Lane 80 of Grundy Virginia and Mrs. Frank Keen 77 of Bellville Ohio among others, detailing survivors, church affiliations, and burial plans. Multiple family members across Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio are named with funeral arrangements at local churches and cemeteries.

Sam Lane Sam Sarah L.) Lane Rt. 2 Grundy Kingsport Tenn Margie Bish Ethel Wilson Tennessee Mary Kirkpatrick Baltimore John Lane Willard Burton Burnis Allen Lane Carrie Lane West Virginia Benton Lane Ohio Lydia Foster Nancy Deel Mary Deel Harman

Bluefield Daily Telegraph publication details and rates

Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes each morning from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. Member of the Associated Press with news dispatch rights and local wire. Subscription rates by mail WV $58.80 per year. home delivery $4.90 per month. Postmaster address and advertising rep listed.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. Va Associated Press Bluefiea West Virginia Audit Bureau P.O Landon Associates

McComas Man Dies In Creek. Autopsy Planned

An 85 year old McComas man, John Taylor Spencer, was found dead Tuesday morning in a creek in front of his home. Officials said no foul play is suspected and an autopsy will determine the cause of death. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park with services at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell.

James Cameresi James Roger Cameresi Rt. 1 Box Sandlick Road Bluefield Princeton McComas Carl and Minnie Sparks Cameresi Bailey's Pruett Mercer County Sheriff's Department Don Hare John Taylor Spencer Box 59 Shawsville Tom Betty Bryant Spencer Bessie Spencer UMWA Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Bluewell Archie Bowling Woodlawn Memorial Park

Oliver to Remain on Bluefield City Board

Bluefield city board member Paul Oliver Sr. has decided to continue serving after discussing resignation with family. Oliver cited duty to voters as his motivation. The board also amended a tax on retail alcohol to align with state increases and proclaimed June 6 as Homecoming 81. A leash law ordinance was introduced with a second reading planned for May 26, and Paul Chryssikos was appointed liaison to the US Council for the International Year of Disabled Persons.

Bluefield Paul Oliver Oliver The Daily Telegraph Fred P. Burton Princeton-Mercer County Paul Chryssikos United States Council For the International Year of Disabled Persons IYDP

Area Theft Ring Suspects Arrested

Four Princeton area men linked to two Giles County break ins and a Mercer County incident were arrested. Donald Lindsay 26 Oakvale Jeffrey Tilley 19 David Rubel 20 and Clarence St Clair 28 of Princeton face multiple charges. Bonds set at 45000 16000 16000 and 8000. Police aim to recover remaining stolen items.

Pearisburg Giles County Mercer County Tom Lawson Princeton-area Mercer Donald Ray Lindsay Oakvale Jeffrey Tilley David Rubel Clarence O St. Clair Princeton Lawson B&h Bane Staffordsville James Spicer Fordsville S.A. Lester Virginia West Virginia Cheasy Creek Lindsay Rabel Tilley

Three Men Arrested In Vehicle Theft And Bluefield Chase

Police arrested Teddy Ray Farmer 18 Ward D Proffitt 18 and James K Hambrick 27 after they stole a 1974 pickup from Farmers Used Cars Bluefield Avenue and fled in a high speed chase ending when the truck crashed into a Shoney's pole and the building entrance.

Shoney’s Bluefield Teddy Ray Farmer Ward D. Proffitt James K. Hambrick Bluefield Avenue Roman Farmer P.O Farmer R.M. Poe Sheraton Michael E. Anderson Rt. 1 Sheraton Inn R.L. Boone

Mount Taal Erupts With Gas and Ash Not Lava

The Philippine volcano Mount Taal has a history of death and destruction but has emitted no lava. It spews noxious gas steaming mud ash and white hot rocks rather than lava.

Taal Philippines

Lunchrooms Face Closure Across Districts Warned by Officials

Washington AP article reports Agriculture Department official warning that federal cuts to school nutrition could force some districts to close lunchrooms and end free meals for needy children. Hoagland cites risk of closures, while one official estimates 35,000 to 40,000 schools affected. Stockman is urged to reconsider if dropout risks emerge.

Washington Agriculture Department G. William Hoagland the Department Food and Nutrition Service House Hoagland Stockman David Stockman Carl D. Perkins Dky Education and Labor Committee

Consol bargaining team led by Consol president Bobby Brown

UMW protests outside union mine sites as talks with BCOA stall over subcontracting. Daisey Niehous says Brown is not negotiating realistically while miner Ron Stipanovich warns of starvation. Sam Church calls a Thursday meeting of the union’s 3 percent bargaining council in Washington to seek guidance. The dispute centers on non union subcontractor hiring and job security. Paul Lemmon of District 5 emphasizes firm stance on contract language.

Consol B.R Bobby” Brown Bobby Brown Daisey Niehous Ron Stipanovich Washington UMW Sam Church BCOA Brown Paul Lemmon Pennsylvania District 5

Giles Deputies Locate Dynamite After Cave Find

Giles County sheriff deputies recovered 110 sticks of Trojan Dynamite stolen about two weeks earlier. A 14 year old, Randy Duncan of Hidden Meadows near Pearlsburg, found the explosives in a cave along the Norfolk and Western Railway right of way and reported them. The dynamite was taken from a Pearlsburg town building. no arrests have been made as the investigation continues.

Pearisburg Giles County Sheriff's Department Tom Lawson Norfolk and Western Railway Lawson Randy Eugene Duncan Hidden Meadows Pearlsburg Duncan Sheriff's Department

Welch City Patrolman Jailed Over Expired Plates

Patrolman Dwight Mask of Welch City pleaded guilty to using expired California license plates for about a year. He was jailed 48 hours, fined $5 and costs for failing to update his address on the operator's license, and faces release late Thursday after arraignment before Magistrate David N. Hunt.

Welch Welch City Dwight Mask California Mask David N. Hunt Jaeger

Browning Mulls 1984 Governor Run in Bluefield

State Attorney General Chauncey Browning said in Bluefield he is considering entering the 1984 gubernatorial race but will not decide until after the 1982 elections. He urged supporting Democratic candidates and warned against government health care intervention while endorsing cost containment and health maintenance organizations. He also noted the office faces many consumer and hospital complaints and praised St Luke's Hospital staff amid awards for long service.

Karen Kaplan Daily Telegraph Chauncey Browning Bluefield Browning St. Luke's Hospital Sheraton Inn Attorney General's

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