Sanitary Board Seeks Federal Aid for $12 Million Plan
Bluefield West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia sanitary board members discuss private to public steps to fund a $12 million sewage system overhaul. EPA approval, Region I inclusion, and possible EDA funds are eyed alongside a $3.8 million bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Kantor
Sanitary Board
Bluefield
W. Va
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Region I Planning and Development Council
Beckley
Region One
Kantor
Region I
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Appalachian Regional Commission
Federal State Relations Commission
Charleston
James Macomber
Macomber
Karl Thomas
Elliott
City Hall
Thomas
West Virginia
State Department of Health
State Department of Natural
Moose Governor to Visit Bluefield Lodge for Dinner and Entertainment
Phillip R. Morse, supreme governor of the Loyal Order of Moose, visits Bluefield Lodge tonight to address 5th district new members. A buffet, W V Jamboree Band entertainment, autographs by Elroy Face, and a dance follow enrollment. Morse, an Ingersoll Rand manager and WW II veteran, holds the pilgrim degree in the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip R. Morse
Loyal Order of Moose
Bluefield Lodge
W. Va
Wheeling
Elroy Face
Pittsburgh
Moose
Tool and Hoist
Ingersoll Rand
Athens
N. Y
Century
Pilgrim
Roy Ave
The
Women of the Moose
Harrell Rites Set Sunday for 14 Year Old Victim
Funeral services for Wanda Cecilia Harrell will be held at 1 p m Sunday at Jones Chapel Church Freeman with Bishop Samuel Brown and Elder Perry Slaughter officiating Burial is in Restlawn Memorial Cemetery A 12 year old Bramwell girl is charged with murder and free on 1000 bond awaiting Mercer County Intermediate Court action The victim was a Bramwell Junior High student and member of church and school organizations She is survived by parents four sisters six brothers grandparents and other relatives Pallbearers and floral escorts are named Friends may view at Link ford and Richardson Funeral Home Bluefield today and Sunday afternoon at the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Cecilia Harrell
Freeman
Bluefield
Bramwell
Jones Chapel
Samuel Brown
Perry Slaughter
Restlawn Memorial
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Miss Harrell
Joseph Harrell
Bramwell Junior High School
Jones Chapel Sunday School
The
Junior Missionary Society
Church Choir
Future Homemakers of America
Pandora Harrell
Sharon Harrell
Fontaine Harrell
Gwendolyn Harrell
Columbus
Ohio
Kenneth W. Adams
Melvin Harrell
Los Angeles
Calif
Vernon Thomas Adams
Earnest C. Harrell
U. S. Navy
Rhode Island
Mount Airy
N. C
Maggie Willis
Baltimore
David Orey
Lawrence Patterson
Stanley Philpot
Arron Fuller
Robert Moore
Melvin Cosby
Jones Chapel Junior Missionary Society
Bramwell Junior High
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Laurita Denies Opponent's Career Building Charge
West Virginia attorney general candidate Chauncey Browning accuses Republican Joseph A Laurita Jr of building a political career on an unsolved 1970 car bombing. Laurita rejects the charge, cites his crimefighting record, and proposes a state grand jury system to tackle organized crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Chauncey Browning
Browning
Monongalia County
Joseph A. Laurita Jr
Laurita
Mercer County
Joseph A.laurita, Jr
Monongalia
Morgantown
Smith of Brooks
Barron
Band Members Seek Ads To Support Graham High School Band
Bluefield Virginia merchants may buy space on a day long radio program for the Graham High School Band Week promotion. Band members will visit stores to solicit five dollar ads for a WKJC broadcast starting at 6 AM on Saturday November 11. Proceeds fund needed band equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia
WKJC
Graham High
Bristol
Leonard presses Randolph on full disclosure of campaign contributors
Louise Leonard, Republican senatorial candidate, urged Sen. Jennings Randolph to release all contributor names and amounts prior to April 7, the date the federal campaign expenditures act took effect. The request targets pre act financing and transparency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. Va
Louise Leonard Friday
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Deaths and Funerals Prominent West Virginia residents
Annie Pearman 94 of Princeton formerly Welch died in Beckley nursing home after long illness. Bertha Whitaker 78 of Princeton died in hospital after short illness. Sam White 52 of War died after short illness. funeral arrangements pending. Richard B. Dews Sr. Boissevain Va died in Bluefield hospital after brief illness. Funeral plans incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. Dews Sr
Boissevain
Bluefield
Howard Dews
Lugo
Hattie Mae Griffith Dies After Long Illness in Richlands
Hattie Mae Griffith 75 of Bear Wallow Jewell Ridge Va died in a Richlands hospital after a long illness. She was born in Russell County and lived in Richlands area most of her life. Survived by two daughters Maudie Hess and Ethel Deskins, two sisters Sarah Tatum and Helen Neal, three brothers Walter Frank and John Lowe, ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel Richlands with Rev Carter Wells. burial Fletcher Cemetery Bear Wallow. Pallbearers named Roger Lowe Ray Turner Bill Lowe Carl Whitt Lawrence Griffith James Barnes. Body at Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands. friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Pearman
Princeton
Welch
Beckley
Kanawha County
Pat and
Mary Elizabeth Dooley Monahan
First Methodist Church
William Pearman
Paul
Ruth) Champion
Ethel Meadows
Haden K. Hunter
Richmond
Ind
Ray C. Pearman
Percy L. Pearman
James Monahan
Lerena
Ira Atwood
William Noel
Pratt
George W. Seaver
Cecil S. McMillion
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
W. N. McClaugherty
Larr Robertson
Harry Smith
Jac Champion
W. Broughton Johnston
Roy Farley
W. H. Whittaker
W. H
Bertha) Whittaker
Oakvale Road
Havre de Grace
John N
Maude Walker Frederick
First Christian Church
William H. Whittaker
Fred N. Whit
Ambrose Stump
J Jones
Resthaven Park
Hattie Mae Griffith
Bear Wallow
Jewell Ridge
Richlands
Russell County
Mitch
Mary Elizabeth Davis Lowe
Holiness Church
James Harvey Griffith
Maudie Marie Hess
Ethel M. Deskins
Sarah Tatum
Helen Neal
Portsmouth
Walter Lowe
Frank Lowe
John Lowe
Bluefeld
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Carter Wells
Fletcher Cemetery
Roger Lowe
Ray Turner
Bill Lowe
Carl Whitt
Lawrence Griffith
James Barnes
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Obituary notices for Armstead Woody and Dorothy Carter
Armstead O Dell Woody 60 of Excelsior died Thursday night in a Beckley hospital. He was a World War II veteran and Rosebud Baptist Church member with siblings in several states. Funeral service at Rosebud Baptist Church Excelsior with burial in Yukon cemetery. Dorothy Carter 39 of Axton Va died Wednesday after a short illness. She was sister in law to Mamie Dixon of Bluefield and survived by husband Lemon Carter and mother Gladys Reynolds Martinsville. Burial at Axton after service at Hairston Funeral Home Martinsville.
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Armstead O'Dell Woody
Excelsior
Beckley
Maybeury
Thomas
Sarah Gammon Woody
Englewood
N. J
Rosebud Baptist Church of
Yukon
Page Funeral Home
Welch
Dorothy Carter
Axton
Mamie Dixon
Bluefield
Lemon Carter
Gladys Reynolds
Martinsville
Hairston Funeral Home
George Thomas Helman dies after heart attack in Spartanburg
George Thomas Helman 76 of Spartanburg South Carolina and formerly of Princeton died Thursday night in a Spartanburg hospital after a heart attack. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.
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George Thomas Helmandollar
Spartanburg
S. C
Princeton
Princeton man dies of apparent heart attack
Johnnie Shrader 58 of Lit tlesburg Road Princeton died Friday morning after an apparent heart attack. The body is at Cravens Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Shrader
Littlesburg Road
Princeton
Cravens- Shires
Bluewell
Funeral notices for Jamie Lois Chandler and Jessie W. Wyrick
Jamie Lois Chandler 65 of Bluefield funeral today at 2 p.m. in the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with Rev. Weldon Sheets officiating burial in Roselawn Memorial Garden Pallbearers Jimmy L. Woody Fred B. Brown John Oliver Robert Cole Roy Willis John D. Smith. Jessie W. Wyrick 57 of Fayette Street funeral today at 2 p.m. in the Graham Chapel Pettrey with Rev. Paul Hall officiating burial in Pettrey Cemetery pallbearers Alfred Lucas J W Harvey Everett Commer Gene Meadows Jessie Lee Hubbard Monte Hubbard Seaver Mortuary Princeton in charge of arrangements.
Northside United Holy Church Anniversary Services
Members on Church Street Bluefield celebrate the church anniversary for Pastor Bishop J H Easley. Services start 11 a.m. with Rev Mrs Della Carter of Martinsville Virginia as guest speaker and at 3 p.m. Bishop E Mark of Mt Airy North Carolina resumes as speaker.
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Northside United Holy Church
Church Street
Bluefield
J. H. Easley
Della Carter
Martinsville
Speaer
E. Mark
Mt. Airy
N. C
Kilgore Funeral Set In Arlington
Funeral services for Mrs Harley M Kilgore widow of Sen Harley Kilgore are tentatively planned in Washington Monday with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. The Bluefield native died in Washington after a short illness at age 75 leaving a son Robert Kilgore a daughter Elinor Young two brothers two sisters five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her husband rests at Arlington and she had lived in Washington since his death participating in several civic groups.
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Harley M
Lois Lilly) Kilgore
Bluefield
Harley Martin Kilgore
Washington, D. C
National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Kilgore
Washington
David G
Estelline Bao Lilly
A. A
Abe”’ Lilly
Lilly
Flat Top
Col. Lilly
Senator Kilgore
Congressional Wives Club
the Red Cross
Daughters of the American Revolution
Salvation Army
Robert Martin Kilgore
Elinor Kilgore Young
McLean, Va
Philip and
Clair Lilly
Bluefeld
Clifford
John
Time to join Mercer Republican motorcade to Bramwell rally
A Republican motorcade will travel from Mitchell Stadium Bluefield through Mercer County to Bramwell High School for a 7 p.m. rally featuring Senator Taft Jr. and musical acts. Officials invite attendees to join en route, decorate vehicles for the campaign, and enjoy MC Jim Bailey as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Bramwell
Mitchell Stadium
Bluefield
Stadium
Princeton
Athens
Spanishburg
Matoaka
Rock
Bluewell
Robert A. Taft Jr
Rohio
Peter the Greats Medal for Drunkenness Reform
The 18th century Russian ruler Peter the Great urged sobriety by ordering jailed drinkers to wear an 18 pound medal for hard drinking around their necks during incarceration. This punitive emblem aimed to deter public drinking through public shaming.
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Peter the Great
Missionary Escape and Filipino Capture in Laos Had Laos Attacks
Missionary Hans Chopard and his wife Emma fled with seven Filipinos as Lao forces bombarded a village in Laos. Government recapture found two burned bodies believed to be Evelyn Anderson and Beatrice Kosin. Samuel Mattix and Lloyd Oppel were captured. Swiss authorities seek their release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Evelyn Anderson
Quincy
Mich
Beatrice Kosin
Fort Washakie
Wyo
Samuel Mattix
Centralia
Wash
Lloyd Oppel
British Columbia
Chopard
Laos
Operation Brotherhood Hospital
Pair Arrested On Whiskey Charges In Bluefield Raid
Two Bluefield cab dispatchers were arrested at the Scott Street cab stand on whiskey violations. Borden Whitley faced charges of possession and sale of tax paid whiskey, while Kenneth Gremore was charged with sale of tax paid whiskey. Bail set at 400 and 200 dollars respectively. Both to appear before Police Judge John McGhee.
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Bluefield Cab Company
Scott Street
Bluefield
Borden Whitley
Kenneth Gremore
Whitley
Gremore
Bluefeld
John McGhee
Jim Bailey
Sgt. Baily
Kenneth Young
David L. Brown
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Jim Terry
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Eevee
Edwin Elliott
Max Kammer
Ada
Phillip Morse
Harrell
Mercer
Bluefield Gop
J. T. Frazier Jr
Sally Brevick
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
W. V
Associated Press
Rece
Gerrer Mail
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannen
Mrs. Leonard
Sam White
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Bishop
Tip Top
Bill and
Lisa Proffit White
Rachel Geneva Thomas White
Rita White
Marsha White
Dennis
Patsy) Hackett
Vandalia
Raymond
Phyllis) Woods
van Worth
Sam White Jr
Tazewell
Henry White
Dale Robert White
Gladys Church
Abbs Valley
Frances Christian
Hubbard White
Norfolk
Gearing-Witten Funeral Home
Richard B. Dews
Armstead O’dell Woody
Ken Hechler
Congress
Joe Neal
Neal
Congress Committee
Im Aldridge
Arlington
Motorcade
of the Sounds OF Conviction
James Copenhaver
Bluefield Union
Eagles Club
Ron Dash
Uniques
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