Bluefield Princeton Council annexes 127 acres into city limits
The Princeton City Council approved by a 5-0 vote second reading to annex 127 acres near Old Bluefield Princeton Road, affecting about 77 homes and 250 residents. The action followed a public hearing amid petitions questioned by attorney Billy Burkett over signatures and qualifiers.
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Princeton City Council
Bluefield
Princeton
Billy Burkett
Mercer County Court
Maidenfarm
Mercer County Vocational-Technical Center
Burkett
W. Robert Carr
Cris Barton
Ira Southern
South Avenue
Salvation Army Advisory Board Meeting Planned
The Bluefield Salvation Army Advisory Board will meet Thursday at noon at the SA headquarters on Highland Avenue. Ralph Woodie chairs the board and announced the gathering. The report also notes a historic name change in a Beijing suburb to Yi Ho Yuan Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Salvation Army Advisory Board
Highland Avenue
Ralph Woodie
China
Peking
Yi Ho Park
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising Display Rates
Bluefield Daily Telegraph shows subscription and motor route rates for West Virginia and other zones. It lists carrier and mail pricing, with annual, monthly, and zone details and advertising representation contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannon & Cullen Telephone
Court Will Reconsider Closing Of Tax Office
The Mercer County Court will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 9 30 a m to reconsider its decision last week to close the Bluefield tax collection office. The court aims to invite Bluefield city directors and discuss other matters including a study on earth movement at Mercer Airport for a proposed instrument landing system with cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Court
Bluefield
Bernard Wilkinson
Donald Anello
Mercer Airport
Ben Faulkner
Princeton
Faulkner
Anello
Wilkinson
Tax Office
Bramwell
O. D
Bus” Compton
Winifrey Shrewsbury
Athens
Oakvale
Montcalm
Matoaka
Shrewsbury
Urban Renewal Plan in East Mercer Street Area
The project covers 48 residents and 10 commercial structures with an estimated total cost near 3 million dollars. First-year relocation payments could reach 250 thousand, while plans include 61 single-family homes, a community center, pool, courts, a new fire station, a commercial area, 58 elderly housing units, 100 FHA units, and 100 higher-income FHA units. Officials discuss Fair Housing Act compliance, local funding, and executive-director hiring among HUD and city actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Street
Federal Housing Administration
Robinson
City Board of Director
Fred Burton
HUD
Jacobs
URA
Balzer
Roanoke Lawmaker Sentenced in Air Conditioner Theft
Roanoke judge imposes 12 months jail and a $1000 fine on Del. John W. Hagen for accessory after the fact in a 30 unit air conditioner theft case. Hagen, 36, Republican Virginia House member since 1964, begins serving in Roanoke city jail with all but 30 days suspended.
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Roanoke
del. John W. Hagen
Virginia House
Roanoke City
Recount in Virginia senatorial contest discussed by Barnes
Sadler filed petition served on Barnes in Tazewell County. Barnes acknowledged receipt and said attorneys will handle the matter. A three-judge panel will recount ballots or supervise a recount after the Pulaski judge coordinates with the Virginia Supreme Court.
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Barnes
Tazewell
Pulaski
Tazewell County
Arthur
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Sadler
Dublin
Virginia State Electoral Board
Richmond
Pigeon Returns After 11 Years From 550 Mile Flight
An AP report notes a pigeon found at Stawell, 145 miles northwest of Melbourne, returning to its home loft after 11 years away. The legband confirms the bird was released during a 550 mile homing flight from South Australia in 1960.
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Melbourne
Stawell
South Australia
Coal Pact Expands Pension Credits for Disabled Miners
The agreement would let a miner disabled after ten years of service draw full pension benefits of twenty years if approved, based on an annual production of 450 million tons. The industry would contribute over 920 million dollars to welfare and retirement funds over three years, surpassing the prior 40 cent per ton plan by about 382 million. Dissident leaders threatening field shutdowns seek fuller coverage for disabled and retired miners and widows, a demand some say the recommendations satisfy. Governor Arch Moore helped broker the deal, noting the fund provisions are nonbinding recommendations awaiting possible judicial clearance. Dissidents press to have written verification of the favored treatment.
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Iee
Arch A. Moore Jr
Miners Threaten New Walkout Over Pension Additions
The dispute centers on pension and medical benefits for disabled miners and widows. Leaders say recommendations must be written and approved by trustees within 24 hours or a nationwide strike will resume. Some miners seek rejection of the contract, while others note its overall generosity to miners.
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Robert Payne
Disabled Miners and Widows of
West Virginia
Miners’ Welfare and Retirement Fund
Mike Trbovich
Miners For Democracy
Fredericktown
Smuggling Network Tied to Hong Kong Seamen Union Revealed
An FBI intelligence report links a China to U S smuggling route with the Hong Kong Seamen Union. It cites groups entering via Blaine Washington and the New York area, with hundreds of mainland Chinese moving yearly and seamen recruited to facilitate courier work and potential sabotage.
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Bingham
Blaine
Wash
U.S
New York
Newark
N.J
Hong Kong
INS
United States
FBI
HKSU
North Vietnam
KSU
Deaths and Funerals for Fisher McClanahan and Davis
Mary M. Fisher 85 of 712 Bland St Bluefield died Sunday after long illness in Huntington hospital. Dicy Ann McClanahan 85 of Harman Va died Sunday in Grundy hospital. James C Chet Davis unknown age died Sunday in Grundy hospital. Services set for Wednesday and Thursday at local churches with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mountain Valley Memorial Park and church services at Grundy United Methodist Church. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. family visitation times noted in Bluefield and Grundy.
John Spaulding of Montcalm dies after long illness
John Spaulding 70 of Montcalm died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner and UMW Local 7086 member, formerly with American Coal Co and Pocahontas Fuel Co at McComas. Survived by wife Ollie Marie Osler Spaulding and a large family. Funeral in Cravens-Shires Bluewell Chapel with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell. Pallbearers named. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. today.
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John Spaulding
Montcalm
Bluefield
Job, Ky
LaBorn
Polina Johnson
Spaulding
UMW
American Coal Company
Pocahontas Fuel Company
McComas
Ollie Marie Osler Spaulding
Polina Hash
Palm City
Fla
Oma Thompson
Glenna Anders
Franklin
William
Thomas
Jackie
Roy
Keither Spaulding
Calvin Spaulding
Elkhart
Ind
Glen Chaffin
Grove City
Ohio
Hayden Spaulding
Columbus
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Roy Lacy
Woodlawn
Kenneth Jenkins
Kenneth East
Larry Jenkins
Billy Riggs
Zackie Stowers
Donnie Meadows
Lissie Beavers Beavers, 72, dies at Raysal home after short illness
Lissie Altizer Beavers, 72, of Raysal died Monday at her home after a short illness. She had lived in Raysal 32 years and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Beavers, a former McDowell County justice of the peace. Born in War, she was the daughter of the late George and wife. Survived by three daughters Millie Druggish, Boots Ball of Raysal, Phyllis Belcher of Richlands Va. three sons Virgil Beavers of Tazewell Va, J C Beavers of Man, Robert E Beavers Jr of Raysal. nine grandchildren. two sisters Martha Booth of Newhall and Sally Brewster of Bluefield Va. Services held at Raysal Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Keither Blevins and Rev Isiah Mullens. Pallbearers listed. Body to be returned from Fanning Funeral Home Jaeger to the family home today at 4.
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Lissie Beavers
Lissie Altizer Beavers
Raysal
Robert L. Beavers
McDowell County
George Altizer
Millie
Lorene
William B
Boots) Ball
William
Phyllis) Belcher
Richlands
Virgil Beavers
Tazewell
J. C. Beavers
Man
Robert E. Beavers Jr
Martha Booth
Newhall
Jim
Sally) Brewster
Bluefield
Raysal Freewill Baptist Church
Keither Blevins
Isiah Mullens
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Joe Dingus
Paul Stacy
Gene Hite
Lawrence Robinson
Merle Puckett
Larry Herron
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Davis Samuel Gratton 86 funeral set at Graham Christian
Samuel Gratton Davis 86 of 113 Doak Street Bluefield Virginia dies. Funeral today at 2 p.m. at Graham Christian Church with Rev Jack E Musick. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers are Graham Christian Church Men’s Bible Class. Loyal Women’s Class as flower bearers.
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Davis
Samuel Gratton
Grat
Doak
Bluefield
Graham Christian Church
Jack E. Musick
Maple Hill
Sammy Shawver
Grat Shawver
Henry Kinser
Aaron Blackwell
Joe Blackwell
Earl Davis
Blain Earls
Crockett Hughes
Bill Lawson
Church
Mrs Dowell speaks on Man As The Image of God at vesper hour
Mrs Omega Dowell was guest speaker at the Bluefield Community Center vesper hour. She discussed that man is created from dust and miracles of God and fell from grace due to sin, with grace available again. The service featured Miss Sherri Smalls as mistress of ceremonies and a Haydn Gospel Singers medley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omega Dowell
Bluefield
Sherri Smalls
Haydén Gosepl
James Cole
Jennifer Lynn Dowell
Sevenlyn Smith
Emma White
Edith Hicks
Geneva Lewis
Julia Ward
Edna Smith
Death of Mrs Isleta McDaniel Shumate at 76 in Ballangee
Mrs Isleta McDaniel Shumate 76 of Ballangee Summers County died at home after a long illness. Born Lindside she was daughter of Jane and Harriet McDaniel and a Baptist Church member. Survived by husband Luther C. Shumate three daughters Gladys Glenna Lillian and son Mark all at home. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Broyles Funeral Home Chapel Peterstown officiated by Rev. Harry Drake. Burial in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery Red Sulphur Springs. Pallbearers listed. Funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Isleta McDaniel Shumate
Ballangee
Summers County
Lindside
Jane
Harriet Broyles McDaniel
The
Baptist Church
Luther C. Shumate
Gladys
Glenna
Lillian Shumate
Mark Shumate
Broyles Funeral Home Chapel
Peterstown
Harry Drake
Calvary Baptist Church
Red Sulpher Springs
Quincy Hendrick
Vaden Tabor
Robert Lindsey
John Lively
D. P. Mays
Elmo Davis
Mrs Nannie R Harvey 85 of Union dies after illness
Mrs Nannie Raines Harvey 85 of Union died Sunday night in a Ronceverte hospital after a short illness. She was born at Rock Camp to Lewis and Elizabeth Long Raines and was a Rock Camp Baptist Church member. Surviving are two step sons John A Harvey and Robert Harvey a step daughter Louise Harvey a brother Milby Raines and sister Virgie Meadows. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m at Rock Camp Baptist Church with Rev Donald Lowe officiating. Burial in Ellison Cemetery near Rock Camp. Burial will be at Ellison Cemetery after services. The body remains at Broyles McGuire Funeral Home Union and will be moved to the church one hour prior to services.
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Dicy Ann McClanahan
Harman
Grundy
Buchanan County
Mose
Kanzinia Woods Deel
William McClanahan
Jam Harvey Rice
Charlie Rice
Kermit Rice
Thurman Clevinger
James C. Davis
James C
Chet) Davis
Reese
Nancy Matney Davis
Davis Hotel
Sadie Dotson Davis
Jerry Davis
James
Jim) Davis
Washington, D. C
Thomas Penn
R. R. Terry
W. D. Shelton
E. H. Matney
Grundy Funeral Home
Nannie R. Harvey
Nannie Raines Harvey
Union
Ronceverte
Rock Camp
Lewis and
Elizabeth Long Raines
Louise Harvey
Salt Lake City
Utah
Milby Raines
Princeton
Virgie Meadows
Hinton
Rock Camp Baptist Church
Donald Lowe
Ellison Cemetery
Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home
William M. Carpenter Dies at 76 in Welch Hospital
William McKinley Carpenter of Anawalt died Sunday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. He was husband of Lillian French Carpenter of Anawalt. The body was sent to Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Carpenter
William McKinley Carpenter
Anawalt
Welch
Lillian French Carpenter
Lugo
Bluefield
Katherine Adkins Chambers Dies in Bluefield at 62
Katherine Adkins Chambers 62 of 2311 Washington St Bluefield died Monday in a Bluefield hospital. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survived by son Jimmy Chambers two sisters Mary Alice Adkins and Mrs Thomas Rice and uncle Frank D Adkins. Services 11 a m Wednesday at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield. Family visitation today 4 to 9 p.m.
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Katherine Adkins Chambers
Washington St
Bluefield
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Jimmy Chambers
Mary Alice Adkins
St. Petersburg
Fla
Thomas Rice
Spain
Frank D. Adkins
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mercer Funeral Home
C. H. Patterson
Woman Jailed In Shoplifting Case Involves Daughter
A Bluefield woman is jailed in Mercer County on charges she encouraged her daughter to shoplift at Kresge's. Judge Howard M. Jarrett ordered the defendant held on $5,000 bond after she failed to appear for a court hearing rescheduled for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Kresge’s
Mercer County
Howard M. Jarrett
Jarrett
Richlands man dies in dumpster plunge at coal mine
Fred Lee Price, 38, of Richlands Virginia, died when a rock hauling dumpster plunged over a road embankment into the Dismal River at Island Creek Coal Company shaft mine No 4 in Dismal. He belonged to UMWA Local 6843 and Centennial Developing Company. He is survived by his wife Marie Mosley Price and multiple children, sisters, and brothers. Funeral services are set at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Pentecostal Church in Richlands with graveside rites at Price family cemetery near Cedar Bluff.
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Richlands
Buchanan County
Fred Lee Price
Centennial Developing Company
Price
Island Creek Coal Company
Dismal
Tazewell County
Lizzie Belle Jones Price
Cedar Bluff
Chub
Jack Price
United Pentecostal Church
UMWA
Oakwood
Marie Mosley Price
Mary Dianee Price
Theola Christine Price
Fred Lee Price Jr
Donald Eugene Price
David Lee Price
Grace Aumiller
Betty Sudano
Baltimore
Alice Clifton
Bandy
Kate Lawrence
Amonate
Sue Fields
Dewey Price
Bradshaw
Curtis Price
James Robert Price
Alvin Holmes
Joe Addison
Raven Nest
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Off The Track at Graham High School Tonight
The Junior Class play Off The Track debuts at Graham High School in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. The three act comedy centers on a train wreck and stranded passengers with Sam Moore as station master and a cast including Nancy Neal Cindy Mitchell Mike Lawson Terri Hrovath Tim Elam Gail Richardson Susie Compton John Welcker Donna Dean Becky Bowen Janet White and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham High School
Sam Moore
Nancy Neal
Mike Lawson
Cindy Mitchell
Terri Hrovath
Tim Elam
Gail Richardson
Susie Compton
John Welcker
Donna Dean
Becky Bowen
Janet White
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Pittsburgh
Stepp Flowers, Inc
Bluefield, W. Va
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Coal Pact
Mary M. Fisher
Bland St
Huntington
Wilkesbarre
Mike
Anna Miskovitch
Andy K. Fisher
Mike Fisher
William McCavage
Eldorado Springs
Anna Ratkovitch
Hanlin Station
Rose Prys
Beverly Hills
Calif
Katie Kantzes
Hawkins Funeral Home
H. Clay Dunaway
John Wood
Princeton Road
Noah Coleman
Wayne Sluss
Carl Shrader
Tom Doyle
Vester Johnson
Steve Copolo
Improved Order of Red Men
Mrs. Dowell
Mrs. Isleta Shumate
Hong Hong
N. C. Jetto
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Graham
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