AFL CIO backs porters in 40 hour week fight
The AFL CIO executive council calls it a national disgrace that one union defies a 40 hour week while others move toward 35. It pledges support to the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters if a strike is needed to reduce the 48 hour week for about 4 000 porters linked to Pullman Co and other lines.
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New York
Aflcio Executive Council
Aflcio
George Meany
Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters
A. Philip Randolph
Porters Union
Pullman Co
Chicago
Randolph
Afl-Cio
Presidential Board
Glenwood Park Man Held In Burglary
Lawrence Gearing of Glenwood Park formerly of Bluefield is held for grand jury action in Mercer County Criminal Court next January on a charge of breaking and entering. A preliminary hearing was held before Justice Lewis Perdue in Bluefield. a $1,500 bond was set. Police say he kicked in the rear door of OK Furniture at 713 Bland Street on November 17 and stole a transistor radio, which was recovered.
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Lawrence Gearing
Glenwood Park
Bluefield
Mercer County Criminal Court
Tering
Justice of the Peace
Lewis Perdue
Liew
OK Furniture
Bland St
Squire Perdue
Evelyn Thomas speaks on Union Mission work at Kiwanis meeting
Evelyn Thomas of the Union Mission Bluefield Va spoke at South Bluefield Kiwanis weekly meeting at the Pinnacle Restaurant. She outlined the mission’s child oriented programs as the inter club affair included Green Valley Glenwood Kiwanis members Garnet Wagner Bill Davidson John Stupalski and Bill Shockley. President Jim Porterfield welcomed guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Thomas
Union Mission
Bluefield
South Bluefield Kiwanisans
Pinnacle
Federal Street
Green Valley- Glenwood Kiwanis Club
Garnet Wagner
Bill Davidson
John Stupalski
Bill Shockley
Jim Porterfield
Floridan Charged With School Bus Theft
Richard Lee Gunburg of Kissimmee Florida is charged with theft of a school bus in Spanishburg on November 19. He remains jailed in Princeton in lieu of a $5,000 bond and will face Mercer County Criminal Court grand jury action in Princeton next January after being bound over by Squire John F P McKinney. Gunburg was arrested in Princeton shortly after the alleged theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lee Gunburg
Kissimmee
Fla
Mercer County Criminal Court
Princeton
Spanishburg
John FP. McKinney
Gunburg
Blurred Telegraph Circulation Notice From Kats Agency
In Went Virginia a circulation price of 926.00 per year is listed with mail and Sunday editions. The notice appears to reference printing and distribution details with a Kats Agency contact and a listed telephone number.
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Abliseed
Ely Telestene Printing Co
Giang’ Street Biter
Heiiol Ette
Virginia
S Aus
Kats Agency
Deaths and Funerals in Mercer and surrounding counties
Obituary notices list Walter M. Meade 55 of English in McDowell County and Russell K. Burdette 60 of Links Grove among several deaths. Services span English Methodist Church Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church and several cemeteries with dates and funeral homes named.
Obituary notices from Honaker Bluefield region deaths
Multiple listings announce the deaths of William Moscow Lambert 8 Honaker VA Hazel Stanley Ferrell widow of Fred Ferrell Bluefield and Martha Chambers Varney along with survivors and funeral arrangements. Details include birthplaces, family names and burial plans with church and home funeral home notes.
Death notices for Duane A. Goodwin and Floyd L. Blizzard Jr
Duane A Goodwin son of David A and Nancy Lester Goodwin died Thursday November 14 in Germany where his father is stationed with the U S Army Mrs Goodwin is a Tazewell Virginia native Also surviving are two brothers and grandparents Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the body at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell Floyd L Blizzard Jr two day old son of Floyd and Nettie L Presley Blizzard of Anawalt McDowell County died Wednesday Survivors include a brother and three sisters Graveside services will be held today at 2 p m at Rose Lawn Cemetery Douglas Mortuary of Welch is in charge.
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Walter M. Meade
McDowell County
Welch
Victoria J. Meade
Marion
Liburn Meade
Eva C. Meade
Harold
Kenneth Meade
New York City
Jerry Meade
U. S. Army
Fort Gordon
Donald Meade
Margaret Batter
Newberg
N. Y
Deborah Meade
Luther Meade
Alice Bateman
Abingdon
English Methodist Church
M. E. Burns
Grandview Cemetery
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
Douglas Mortuary
Russell K. Burdette
Links Grove
Monroe County
Hillsdale
Samuel
Ellen L. Burdette
Hillsdale Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Ellis Burdette
Nelson Burdette
Covington
Ammon Burdette
Pickaway
Sam Burdette
Opelika
Ala
E. W. Woodson
Cashmere
H. E. Gilchrist
Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church
W. D. Lively
A. B. Shifler
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
E. M. Burton
Frank
Dewitt Johnson
Dallas Ingles
John McVey
W. H
Bill) Hamon
Weyanoke
Mercer County
United Mine Workers
Arista
Lakie Brinegar Hamon
Captilon Shrewsbury
Springton
Juanita Quesenberry
Washington, D. C
Beecher Hamon
Matoaka
Billy Hamon
Kopperston
Maxine Rogers
Lashmeet
Norma Jean Graham
Aline Laxton
Kansas City
Junior
Alda
Herman Laxton
Giotto Baptist Church
Paul Hall
Matoaka Cemetery
Bailey Funeral Home
Almeda E. Wysor
James H. Wysor
Abingoda
W. D
Nancy Hayter
Ella Hagg
Dan L. Hayter
Rt. 3
Washington Chapel Methodist Church
Harold Buck
Knollkreg Cemetery
Abinga
Henderson Funeral Home
Rose N. Shrader
J. J. Shrader
Camden
S. C
Grayden Shrader
Newport
Giles County
Joseph Shrader
Narrows
Lockard Shrader
Columbus
Ida Hull
Bastian
Elizabeth Neice
Bluefield
Clover Hollow Christian Church
Fairview
Williams-Jamison Funeral Home
Pembroke
Wagner
Waldo Harman Atkins
Portsmouth
A. L. Brewster
Maple Hill Cemetery
Harman Masonic Lodge
Atkins
W. B
Selena Stonestreet Atkins
Ethel Jessee Atkins
Ernest C. Coles, Jr
Eurah Atkins
Alfred A. Hall
Baltimore
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Princeton
Tresa Margaret Hamblin
Memorial Hospital
Gerard Moran
Omi
Monte Vista Park
J. H. Hamblin
New Hope Road
Patricia
James H. Hamblin Jr
Margaret Ehler
Germany
Harvey Lee Carroll
Mechanicsburg
Bland County
Larmie M. Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Claude Carroll
Venson
Ariz
Garnet Carroll
King George
Ida McPeak
Bland
Franie Smith
Pulaski
Fred Carroll
Newberry Funeral Home
Alice Casteel
Dante, Va
Thermon Sproles
Hannibal Cline
Dante
Hobart Cook
David
Mills Church
Temple Hill Cemetery
Castlewood
Huff-Cook Funeral Home
St. Paul
Dean C. Howard
Washington
Norma Jean Lester
R. W. Lester
Clovis St
Suitland
Chambers Funeral Home
William Moscow Lambert
Honaker
Richlands
Ritter Lumber Co
Clinchfield Coal Corp
Jeanette McNew Lambert
Daisy Roth
Mansfield
Ohio
Tom Lambert
Eugene Lambert
Johnson City
Tenn
Earl Lambert
W. M. Lambert Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
Hazel Stanley Ferrell
Fred Ferrell
Bluefield Ave
Powellton
William G
Callie B. Stanley
First Christian Church
Pauline Morris
Robert J. Lester
Alfred L. Carr
Hillsboro
N. C
Abe Harris
Colcord
Nellie Peters
Dorothy
Ira Sepp
Raleigh
Alvin Hadley
Cincinnati
William G. Stanley
Eunice
Guy Stanley
Whitesville
Mercer Funeral Chapel
John O. Atkins
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Martha Chambers
J. C. Chambers
Varney
Clarence Merrell
Pie
Leola McBride
Delbert Chambers
Matewan
Russell Chambers
Warne
J. C. Chambers Jr
Carmel Chambers
Hastings
Nebi
Lizzie Ellis
Bertha Robinson
Charleston
Annie Lusk
South Carolina
Pete Cline
Beckley
Varney Church
Tracy Rose
Route 1
Irv
Sam
Henry
Joe Rose
Rev. DuBois
Tazewell
Duane A. Goodwin
David A
Nancy Lester Goodwin
Burkes Garden
Goodwin
Tazewell, Va
Donald Goodwin
Peery Goodwin
George Lester
Greever Funeral Home
Floyd L. Blizzard
Floyd
Nettie L. Presley Blizzard
Anawalt
Alex S. Blizzard
Connie Lou
Patsy Dale
Sandra Kay Blizzard
Roselawn
Elva Harrison Dies at 49 in Gilbert
Elva Harrison aged 49 from Gilbert passed away with obituary details noting the body to lie at Adams Funeral Home in Gilbert while funeral arrangements are prepared. The notice mentions Holden hoe as fragmentary context.
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Elva Harrison
Gilbert
Adams Funeral Home
Funeral for John Newkirk at Memorial Funeral Directory
John Newkirk of 902 North Walker Street Princeton dies and funeral services are held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Memorial Funeral Directory with Dr L B Huston officiating. Burial follows at Oakwood. Pallbearers include Howard Caldwell Walter Fielder Marvin Sutter E P Porterfield Perry Strako Basil Atkins.
Bake Sale Aims to Repair Princeton Fountain Funds
Bake Sale To Aid The Princeton Garden Club will be held at Princeton Bank and Trust Co on Saturday November 23 starting at a.m. Proceeds will be used to reduce the debt on the water fountain installed in Princeton this spring.
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Princeton Garden Club
Princeton Bank and Trust Co
Princeton
Colonalp Introduces Nerve Stimulator For Constipation Relief
An ad claims tense nerves block bowel impulses causing constipation and promotes Colonalp tablets as a new colon nerve stimulant that relieves constipation overnight. The pitch asserts ethnically proven benefits and offers an introductory size.
Parade Judges Named for Greater Bluefield Parade
Judges for the Bluefield Virginia segment of the 1964 Greater Bluefield Christmas parade are Mrs. Wade Coates J H Rawlins and Grady Dalton. Parade starts 10 a m November 20 from North Street to Princeton Avenue and Bluefield Avenue to the state line.
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Bluefield
Greater Bluefield
Wade Coates
Tazewell
J. H. Rawlins
Pocahontas
Grady Dalton
House of Delegates
Richlands
North Street
Bland
Federal
Princeton Avenue
Princeton
Bluefield Avenue
State Line
Virginia-side
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield National Guardsmen
Greater
Bluefield Jaycees
Santa Claus
Scoop
Snoop
Mills Motion Set For Hearing Today
A hearing is scheduled today at 9 30 a m in Mercer County Criminal Court on a motion to set aside the verdict in the Walther D Mills case Mills 65 of Princeton was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Paul M Cowart Jr of Decatur Alabama at Vitos Lunch Bluefield last summer Mills counsel asks for the verdict to be set aside Judge Howard M Jarrett will rule after the docket is cleared for October term.
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Walther D. Mills
Princeton
Mercer County Criminal Court
Mills
Paul M. Cowart Jr
Decatur
Ala
Vito
Bluefield
Howard M. Jarrett
Mop and Bucket Pass for Burglar Tale in Bluefield
Bluefield police were called to Ohio Street at 2 18 am when a resident reported a burglar in the home. Officers found no human intruder only a mop and mop bucket that had fallen to the basement steps. A separate report noted about 116 dollars in clothing missing from a College Avenue home in the prior two weeks.
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Bluefield
Ohio Street
College Avenue
Bluefield Area UN Association Plans County Level Group
Members of the Bluefield Area American Association for the United Nations meet at Princeton Bank and Trust Co conference room tonight at 7:90 p.m. to organize the association on a county level rather than the Bluefield area.
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Bluefield
American Association For the United Nations
Princeton Bank and Trust Co
Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
Considerable cloudiness dominates Virginia with mild temperatures Friday high 68 to 74, cooler 65 to 66 in mountains, and similar mild conditions Saturday. In West Virginia expect cloudy skies Friday and Saturday with a chance of scattered showers Saturday afternoon or night, highs 65 to 70 east and 68 to 73 west, mild Saturday.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Blue Law Would Spare Most Stores In Bluefield Area
Roy Browder president of the West Virginia Retailers Assn says the proposed blue law would affect only a few Sunday stores in Bluefield. He notes service stations groceries and supermarkets would still be allowed to operate Sunday and the group seeks legislation similar to last session which was ruled unconstitutional.
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Roy Browder
Bluefield
West Virginia
Ass'n
W. W. Barron
Legislture
Browder
Mercer County Land Transfers and Civil Case Filed
Four realty transfers recorded in Mercer County Clerk's Office include Evie Meadows and Harmon M Meadows to Luther C Ward for a Rock District lot near Princeton Athens Highway priced at 1200 dollars, J C Ingram to A L Faye Carroll on East River tract for 2500, W Grady Carper and Ruth Carper to Hagan P Riggs Lot 4 Section A Carper subdivision for 18700, and John and Yvonne Sparks to Lola E Sparks Lots 12 and 13 Section 17 City of Bluefield with no stated consideration. A civil action Blizzards Inc versus Lillie V Large seeks lien by attachment and in rem judgment against defendant's Mercer County real estate for 2989.53 dollars.
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Mercer County
Evie Meadows
Harmon M
Emogene Meadows
Luther C. Ward
Princeton- Athens
Rock District
J. C. Ingram
A. L. Faye Carroll
East River
W. Grady Carper
Ruth Carper
Hagan P
Sybil M. Riggs
Benefit Shoot For Lilly Grove Volunteer Fire Dept
The Lilly Grove Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a shooting match at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Jim Belcher farm on New Hope Road. Rain or shine, prizes include hams, turkeys, and fruitcakes. Shells provided. Proceeds fund needed fire equipment.
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Lilly Grove
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