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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1981
Page
3
Obituary notices detail Otis Shelton of Belleville Va and dozens of local residents including Mrs Dixie Byrd Shelton and Meghan Elizabeth Walls. Deaths list survivors, service times, burial sites, and funeral homes across Richlands Welch and Princeton with multiple churches and cemeteries named.
Jacob Frazier Sayers a 100-year-old Tazewell County resident died after a brief illness in a Tazewell hospital. He retired in 1950 as a carpenter from New River Pocahontas Coal Co Berwind. Survived by four daughters 39 grandchildren 75 great grandchildren 57 great great grandchildren and others. Services conducted at Peery and St Clair Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ralph Bostic and Rev. Roy Lee Smith officiating. Burial in Maplewood with grandsons as pallbearers and granddaughters as flowerbearers. Funeral home hours today 5 to 9.
Tazewell and Richlands papers appoint T. Patrick Cavanaugh 34 as publisher. Thomas E. Worrell Jr of Worrell Newspapers announced the move, succeeding Doug Miller who becomes publisher of Madisonville Daily Messenger. Cavanaugh formerly led Charlottesville Daily Progress circulation and held prior roles in Elizabeth City Gastonia Charlotte and Arlington.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 published daily from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. Rates list western and home subscriptions with yearly and monthly options, zones available on request.
Police say they have no leads in a Dowdy Jewelers Inc burglary in Pearisburg Virginia that occurred between Saturday closing and Monday dawn. About 650 gold rings were stolen valued at over 65000 dollars. entry was gained by breaking the basement wall and the burglar alarm apparently was not tripped.
Gov. Jay Rockefeller signed a law to raise motor carrier fees and taxes, creating $4 million in annual revenue. The measure takes effect July 1, as stated by the governor's office. The article notes a discrepancy appears on a repair bill.
Hughes noted the cut would reduce the school budget this year and cause shortages. He praised the Supreme Court decision, saying the governor could not constitutionally reduce funding. Several superintendents were to consult with the governor and State Board of Education, while Mercer County did not join the court action.
The Mercer County arrests followed an undercover operation as officials vow vigilance against underage alcohol sales. State Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner J D Hoff approved the handling, while warnings were issued to retailers to check ID. Trial dates not yet set. officials emphasized unity to shield youths.
CLAYPOOL HILL VA Planning District II Subarea Health Council rejected Clinch Valley Community Hospital's bid for a certificate of need to replace two facilities with a new 200 bed hospital. The panel urged area need for new facilities but abstentions and ownership concerns over Mattie Williams Hospital beds shaped the decision. The dispute centers on lease terms expiring in 1986 and 1985 and asset transfer upon lease expiration.
Mercer County Board of Education voted to advertise two county school construction projects for bids and discussed closing Bluestone Elementary School. Montcalm and Matoaka 7-12 school projects are funded by an August 1979 bond issue of 2,048,000 and 3,117,060 respectively.
Washington AP White House press secretary James S. Brady has developed pneumonia in his left lung at George Washington University Hospital. He has fevers from 103 to 105 degrees since Tuesday. Doctors diagnosed the pneumonia Thursday and treat him with an antibiotic. the cause remains uncertain, whether viral or bacterial.
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