Destructive Indian demonstration hits Bureau of Indian Affairs building
About 400 demonstrators forced evacuation after occupying the four story BIA building. Officials estimate over 500000 dollars in damage to structure and equipment, with hundreds of thousands of documents removed or destroyed and many advisory functions delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
General Services Administration
Interior Department
BIA
Albuquerque
Zone change hearings eyed for 60 days
Public hearing and advertising would be needed for a zone change, with the Authority likely keeping a multi residential zoning. Proposals to develop the lots for 236 housing or elderly units were discussed, while appraisals and title searches for the Northside Urban Renewal project should be finished by December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashlin
Contents and contacts of Daily Telegraph Printing Co
The notice lists establishment details from 1893, publishing schedule and address at Bland Street Givefiels West Virginia, associated press membership, and subscription and advertising rates including carrier and mail options with zone pricing and calendar month terms. It also notes agent representation by Mathews Shannon and Cullen and a contact telephone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Givefiels
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Cirinoadvertising
Mathews, Shannon & Cullen Telephone
Deaths and Funerals in Tazewell County Virginia
Thurmon Hackworth 59 of Thompson Valley Virginia dies after long illness in a Tazewell hospital. Survivors include widow Ruby Caudill Hackworth three daughters and five sons with services at Jewell Valley Union Hall. Burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill. Edna Keen 56 of Jolo dies after long illness at home. Survivors include husband Hubert Keen two daughters two sons and several siblings. funeral at Full Gospel Tabernacle with burial at Fairview Cemetery Pea Patch. Oscar Hampton Turner 45 of Narrows dies in Salem hospital after long illness. Retired barber and WWII/Korean War veteran. services at Kathleen Memorial United Methodist Church with burial at Cedar Grove Cemetery Narrows. Virgil Allensworth of Landover Maryland dies in hospital with details unavailable. funeral arrangements pending Mullins Chapel. Charles Baxter Evans 38 of Birmingham Alabama dies at home after brief illness. son of H C and Eunice Evans. services conducted in Dessemer with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmon Hackworth
Thompson Valley
Tazewell
Whitewood
Riceville
Nola Collins Hackworth
Jewell Ridge Coal Corp
Jewell Valley
UMWA
Ruby Caudill Hackworth
Warren
Helen) Brown
J. B
Betty) Shephard
Gene
Nellie) Keen
Charleston
S. C
James
Bob Hackworth
Ronnie Hackworth
Thurman
Fostoria
Ohio
Jewell Valley Union Hall
Graf Horton
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Son
James Hackworth
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Edna Keen
Edna Payne Keen
Jolo
Jim
Nancy Hale Payne
Hubert Keen
Jean Proffitt
Rosetta Rife
Prestonsburg
James B. Keen
Freddie Keen
John D. Payne
Edgar Payne
Isah Payne
Ethel Bales
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Burb Blankenship
Walter Rife
Clarence Herron
Fairview
Pea Patch
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Oscar Hampton Turner
Narrows
Salem
Myrtle Turner Havens
John Wateman Turner
Mary Gross Turner
Miles Randolph Turner
Brian Keith Turner
Mark Havens
William G
Gomer J. Turner
Elizabeth Inez Patton
Fairfax
Jackie Crigger
Springfield
Anna Lou Franklin
Winston Salem
N. C
Frances Pendrey
Indiana
Kathleen Memorial United Methodist Church
Rt. 2
Ceader Grove
American Legion Post No
Virgil Allensworth
Landover
Edgar Pearl Kinder Allensworth
Jewell Ridge
Mullins Funeral Chapel
Charles Baxter Evans
Birmingham
Ala
Pearisburg
H. C. Evans
Eunice Parsons Evans
Harold
Betty) Thornton
Newark
Del
M. D
Peggy) Thomas
Roanoke
Janet) Harner
Bland
Dessemer
Brown
Funeral services held for Arthur Brown in Bluefield
Funeral services for Arthur Brown 44 of 208 Floyd Street Bluefield will be conducted at 2 pm Saturday at Lugo's Funeral Service Chapel Bluefield with Rev Clarence Johnson officiating Burial follows at Oak Grove Cemetery He died on arrival at a Bluefield hospital after an apparent heart attack He was born in Pamplin Virginia son of Pearl Hell Brown and lived in Bluefield over 30 years A World War II veteran He is survived by Florence McClinick Brown two sons Sgt Arthur Brown in Thailand Randall Lee Brown Patricia Ann and Sharon Kay Brown and sister Grace Walker Pallbearers are Grant Austin Charlie Jamison Jerome Finch Blaine Calloway Powell Saunders and Guy Johnson Friends may call at the funeral home today 7 to 9 pm and one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Susan Jones
Lewis St
Princeton
Charleston
Floyd County
Nelson
Celie Moore Hill
Liberty Baptist Church
Lee Jones
Mayday Huffman
Lousa
Bassett
Annabelle Akers
Floyd
Women's Society of Christian Services
New Century Church
Seaver Mortuary
Arthur Brown
Floyd St
Bluefield
Lugo
Clarence Johnson
Oak Grove
Pamplin
Pearl Hell Brown
Mercer County
Florence McClinick Brown
Sgt
U. S. Air Force
Thailand
Randall Lee Brown
Patricia Ann
Sharon Kay Brown
Grace Walker
Grant Austin
Charlie Jamison
Jerome Finch
Blaine Calloway
Powell Saunders
Guy Johnson
Funeral Rites for Oakley G. Comer Held in Colorado
Oakley G. Comer 58 of Denver and formerly Bluefield died in a Denver attack. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at Adarun County Funeral Home in Brighton, with burial in Denver. Born in Maybeury he was son of the late Luther and Lonnie Comer. He worked for Griffin Pie Company in Bluefield and lived in Colorado nine years. Survived by daughters Sharon Cortley of Princeton Cheryl Comer of Parkersburg and Cynthia Comer of Bluefield. sisters Eileen Proffitt Bluefield Shirley Lawson London Ky Hazel Shaw Lubbock Tex. brothers Edward Comer Denver Dewey Comer Lubbock Tex Buddy Comer Bluefield.
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Oakley G. Comer
Denver
Colo
Bluefield
Adarun County
Brighton
Maybeury
Luther and
Lonnie Comer
Griffin Pie Company
Colorado
Sharon Cortley
Princeton
Cheryl Comer
Parkersburg
Cynthia Comer
Eileen Proffitt
Shirley Lawson
London
Hazel Shaw
Lubbock
Tex
Edward Comer
Dewey Comer
Buddy Comer
A M Taylor 79 Died En Route to Princeton Hospital
A M Taylor age 79 of Peterstown died Thursday night while being transported to Princeton hospital. The body was taken to Broyles Funeral Home in Peterstown for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Taylor
A. M. Taylor
Peterstown
Princeton
Broyles Funeral Home
Lincoln Kent Funeral Services Held in Keystone Today
Funeral services for Lincoln Link Kent of Keystone were held at 1 p.m. at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Morris and Rev. H. L. Wade officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Kent, a Holly Springs North Carolina native and son of the late Josie Kent Wright, lived in McDowell County for 45 years. Pallbearers were Steve Gravely Mose Jennings Bobby Brown Robert Hickman Curtis Webb and August Webb. Flowerbearers were friends. Friends may call the funeral home until the hour of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Kent
Lincoln
Link) Kent
Keystone
Linkford and
Richardson Funeral
Robert Morris
H. L. Wade
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Kent
Holly Springs
N. C
Josie Kent Wright
McDowell County
Steve Gravely
Mose Jennings
Bobby Brown
Robert Hickman
Curtis Webb
August Webb
Mrs Zellar Rose 62 Anawalt dies after short illness
Mrs Zellar Rose age 62 of Anawalt died Thursday morning in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. She leaves two daughters Mrs Cecil Albright of Bluefield and Mrs Millie Harman of Roanoke, two sons Sam Rose and Clarence Rose Jr. of West Franklin Ill, a sister Mrs Elsie Horton of Orient Ill, and 15 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Bennett Fanning Funeral Home Northfork.
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Zellar Rose
Anawalt
Bluefield
Sam
Edna Finley Belle
Clarence Rose
Cecil
Dorothy) Albright
Millie Harman
Roanoke
Sam Rose
Clarence Rose Jr
West Franklin
Ill
Elsie Horton
Orient
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Avon Bowling Dies After Hospital Stay In Bluefield
Avon Bowling of Preston Street Bluefield died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital following incomplete at Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Bowling
Preston Street
Bluefield
Hawkins
Civitan Club hosts Rabbi on Jewish Life Cycle
Bluefield Civitan Club hears Rabbi Bruce Goldwasser describe the Jewish Life Cycle from birth to death. Dan Henderson attends from the Social Security office while Orrin Davis promotes fruit cake sales for community projects. Pete Montague announces WV Civitan District council meeting in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Goldwasser
Bluefield
Bluefield Civitan Club
West Virginian Hotel
Rabbi Goldwasser
Goldwasser
Civitan
Fred Mills
Dan Henderson
Social Security Office
Orrin Davis
Civitans
Mercer County Opportunity Workshop
Mercer County
Pete Montague
Southern Region
West Virginia
Sulphur Butterflies Fill Sky Over Clover Patch
Swarms of sulphur butterflies drift in crowds across fields and roadsides creating a yellowed haze above clover patches and puddles, drawing observers to a vivid natural spectacle.
Panel Seeks Authority To Impose Taxes Outside Municipalities
Mercer County Court could gain power to levy a business and occupation tax beyond city borders to fund rural trash collection and waste disposal. Bluefield officials said the tax would be lower than municipal rates and urged state legislative support, with opposition from large businesses and calls to hear all sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Street
Bluefield
Stoney Ridge
Mercer County
Urban Renewal Authority
W. W
Bud
Tinder
Mercer Government Council
Fred Burton
Burton
Donald Anello
B&o
Anello
Government Council
State Association of County
Bluewell
Princeton
Ed David
Oakvale
Hills Department Store
Andy Clark Ford
Haun Motors
Pepsi Cola
Bluefield Board
Joe Walker
Aneilo
Council
Samuel Laufer
Mercer
Laufer
Mercer County Board of Health
B Of E Approves Money Matters Upholds Expulsion
Mercer County Board of Education upholds an expulsion for a Bluefield student for the remainder of the term. The meeting approved staff changes including one resignation, four custodians, and 10 substitute bus drivers. A Bluefield High Forensic Club tourney in High Point N C was approved along with a choir concert at Princeton High School auditorium.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
Bluefield High School
Bluefield
Deborah B. Jennings
ESEA
Matoaka
Roy Evans
Cumberland Heights
Jasper Comer
Bobby E. Charatich
Princeton High School
Deimos King
Fairview Junior High
Bluefield High
High Point
N.C
Sounds of Convictions
Dropped Ladders Cause Accident Near Lashmeet
A load of ladders fell from a truck on State Route 10 near Lashmeet causing a two car crash. Robert L. Hale and Polla M. Houch collided after Hale swerved to avoid ladders injuring Bonnie Billings who was treated at Princeton Community Hospital. Michael L. Rule of Peterstown faces charges for dropping the ladders. Damage estimated at $1600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lashmeet
Robert L. Hale
Hiawatha
Polla M. Houch
Mullens
Hale
Bonnie Billings
Princeton Community Hospital
F. E. Thomas
Michael L. Rule
Peterstown
Scores Found in Austrian Cathedral Thought Long-Lost
In Feldkirch St Nicholas Cathedral a vault bequeathed 623 manuscripts and scores including liturgical works by Pergolesi Haydn and Mozart were recovered from the church bells room, stored there for over a century.
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Feldkirch
Austria
Pergolesi
Haydn
Mozart
St. Nicholas
Firemen Quell Store Fire at Hill's Department Store
Firefighters from the Green Valley- Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a small blaze in a popcorn popper at Hill's Department Store with no damage beyond burnt kernels. A second call at 5 30 a m to the Old Bluefield Princeton road home of Oden Kidd involved an overheated stove flue. Nine firemen and three trucks responded to both incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill’s
Green Valley- Glenwood
Oden Kidd
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Rockefeller Thanks Voters in West Virginia
John D Rockefeller returned to Logan West Virginia to thank voters for their support and promised to be a very active leader of the Democratic Party in the state for the next four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
W. Va
John D. Rockefeller
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Rehabilitation and crisis centers urged to aid addicts
A memo advocates crisis centers as safe havens for addicts seeking to stay off drugs and stresses the need for rehabilitation programs. It calls for industry cooperation, halfway houses for alcoholics, removal of stigma, and federal funding for workable plans to treat addiction now. It condemns recreation-only approaches as ineffective.
Mercer Circuit Court race and Beaver Pond ballot questions spark counts
County canvass may alter results after printing errors in certificates and tally sheets. In a Beaver Pond District race Republican Stanley Anderson defeated Democrat Charles Caffee by seven votes for county wide offices and the Mercer Circuit Court contest between Judges Katz and Jarrett remains unsettled with Jarrett leading. Harvey noted possible changes as ballots are audited and ballot boxes opened to confirm Nixon McGovern results in Precinct 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Jerome Katz
Howard Jarrett
Beaver Pond
Stanley Anderson
Charles Caffee
Jarrett
Katz
Harvey
Jane H. Richmond
Nixon
Sen
George McGovern
Bluefield
Winifrey Shrewsbury
Joe Coburn
Democratic Executive Committee
John “‘Jay
Rockefeller
Kitty Ratliff
Citizens For Rockefeller Group
Clifton Neal
Mercer County
Wyoming County Singing Association Meeting Planned
The Wyoming County Singing Association schedules a 7 30 p m meeting Saturday at the Pineville courthouse. Members are urged to attend the monthly gathering for updates and event planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County Singing Association
Pineville
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Mercer and
Roanoke Streets
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Worley
Millard Elmore
Hinton Road
Athens
George W. Seaver
V. John Atkinson
George Gilliam
Ted Kessinger
Hunter Farley
Eddie White
Ronald Fortner
Johnny Shorter
Boosters Fish Market
Wilson ST
Mrs. Zellar Rose
AVON
Russell Stover Candies
New Graha
da Lee
Virginia Ave
B of E
Raines Piano & Organ CO
W.va
Reister
Gibson
Wurlitizer
Kimbal
Hammond
Jack T. Day
Wyoming
Bland St. Bluefield, W.va
Hudson
Vitamin
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