West Virginia Joins in Kennedy Memorial Honors
Gov. Barron leads West Virginians in a somber memorial for John F. Kennedy in Charleston with about 1,000 attendees at the Municipal Auditorium. Bishops and clergy urge unity and resolve to carry Kennedy’s ideals forward as streets go largely quiet during tributes across the state. A 21 gun salute marks services in Wheeling and requiem masses honor the late president.
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Charleston
W. W. Barron
West
Barron
John Shanklin
Wilburn C. Campbell
States Episcopal Diocese
Kennedy
Dallas
Wheeling
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
St. Joseph's
Frederick J. Schwertz
Monsignor Schwertz
Moose Initiation Ceremony Planned at Bluefield Lodge
Twenty new members will join in a regional initiation tonight at Bluefield Moose Lodge at 7 30. Secretary Carl Porter field says the Beck ley state champion degree team will stage the ceremony led by regional ritual director Frank Ubeta. A turkey dinner at 6 30 p m at Duhring Street lodge headquarters will precede the enrollment and entertainment follows the ceremony.
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Bluefield
Moose Lodge
Moose
Carl Porterfield
Beckley
Frank Ubeta
Duhring Street
Fragmented OCR News Notice From Print Shop
Erratic OCR fragment mentions an association, press use, and a telephone contact. Lacks clear event, date, or names. presents no完整 news details to summarize.
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Penga
Pally Telenrape
Rey Biestieka
Wwyintins
Associa
Rep Press
Kats
Weather outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
Partly cloudy with highs in the 50s Tuesday. Wednesday brings fair and mild conditions. Mostly cloudy but mild in Virginia with highs in the 50s Tuesday. Wednesday should be fair with seasonable temperatures in West Virginia.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Accountants Set Seminar by Virginia Society in Marion
E Eeward Stephens a Washington tax attorney will lead an all day session at the Highlands Chapter Virginia Society of CPAs in Marion Virginia House Restaurant from 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m with lunch from 12 to 1 Exhibiting CPAs include Odell Hamden Richlands chapter president and four past presidents Jack Persinger Richlands Garnett Cole Wytheville Embree Potts Jr Abingdon John Walker Marion Chapter vice president E R Lemon OPA Pulaski chairs the professional development committee and Paul Wiseman Richlands assists.
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E. Eeward Stephens
Washington
Fairfax County
Highlands
Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Virginia House
Marion
Cpas
Odell E. Hamden
Galax
Joint Kiwanis Meet Is Scheduled Tonight in Bluefield
A joint Kiwanis dinner meeting of South Bluefield and Graham clubs will be held at 6 15 PM in the Bluefield lodge hall over New Graham Pharmacy in Bluefield Virginia. The event was moved from Thursday to Tuesday.
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South Bluefield
Graham Kiwanis
Lodge
Bluefiel
New Graham Pharmacy
Deaths and funerals in Bluefield area
Funeral services for Ef fie Lucas Lester 97 of Bluefield will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery Narrows VA. Surviving are a son Russell Lester two other sons two daughters eight grandchildren 11 great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren a brother and other relatives. Also listed are Nannie Mae Long Roscoe Underwood John H Mays Robert Blevins Jr Logan Porterfield Harry Withers and others with service details and burial locations.
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Effie Lucas Lester
St. Luke's Hospital
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Frank G. Schwall Jr
Fairview Cemetery
Narrows, Va
Shelton E
Emma Leslie Lucas
The
Baptist Church
Clayton J. Lester
Bluefield
Ernest C. Lester
Cedar Bluff
Emma Melka
Norfolk, Va
Irene Pence
New York City
G. C. Lucas
Salem Va
Nannie Mae Long
Greenville
Glee Long
Rock Camp
Allen M
Matilda Raines Long
Missionary Baptist Church
John
H. H. Long
O. E. Long
Red Sulphur Springs
Eddie Lowe
Eliza Light
Christiansburg
Red Shulphur Springs Church
Woodrow Haught
Harry Kesterson
Otis
Orville
Frank
Jack
Homer
Herman Long
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Peterstown
Robert Blevins JR
Robert Franklin Blevins Jr
Hemphill
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
McDowell County
R. F. Blevins Sr
Ellen Billings Blevins
Robert C. Blevins
Columbus
Ohio
Theodora Pollock
Fayetteville
N. C
William Blevins
Bradshaw
Leo Blevins
Norfolk
Thomas Farmer
Premier
Della Surratt
Fanning Funeral
Welch
Homer Snow
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Rodterfield
Mrs. Sarah Nelson Smith 96 dies in Bluefield home
Sarah Nelson Smith 96 of 1707 Jefferson Street Bluefield died at 1 15 p m Monday at home. widow of John Wesley Smith who died in 1915 she was a Trinity Methodist Church member born Pocahontas Virginia oldest living child of Jordon Nelson who found Po cahontas No 3 seam. Survived by two sons Clyde Jacksonville Florida William Bluefield three daughters Mrs Charles Linkous Roanoke Mrs Eva Lee Roanoke Mrs Lois Dishman Jacksonville sister Mrs B M Hager New Smyrna Beach Fla six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Friends may call Hawkins Funeral Home after 230 p m Wednesday funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Sarah Nelson Smith
Jefferson St
Bluefield
John Wesley Smith
Trinity Methodist Church
Pocahontas
Jordon Nelson
William E. Smith
Clyde B. Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles Linkous
Eva S. Lee
Roanoke, Va
Lois Dishman
B. M. Hager
New Smyrna Beach
Hawkins Funeral Home
Edward Johnson 72 Welch Miner Dies in Welch Hospital
Edward Jackson Johnson 72 retired miner of Welch died Monday in a Welch hospital. Survived by four sons Bar ney Johnson Welch Clarence Johnson Warrensville N C Billy Johnson Wilmington Del Frank Johnson Pennsylvania five daughters Lillian Welch Pearl Roberts Margaret Voshell Sadie White Wilmington Alice Wingler Pennsylvania. Funeral at Roderfield Church with Rev Burton Harman officiating. Burial Tae ger Memorial Cemetery nearby. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon at O J Douglas Mortuary Welch.
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Edward Jackson Johnson
Miner
Welch
Welch Hospital
Barney Johnson
Clarence Johnson
Warrensville
N. C
Billy Johnson
Wilmington
Del
Frank Johnson
Pennsylvania
Lillian Johnson
Pearl Roberts
Margaret Voshell
Sadie White
Alice Wingler
Roderfield Community Church
Burton Harman
Taeger Memorial Cemetery
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Funeral services for Delarma Cochran and Texie Niswander
Funeral notices announce Delarma Alice Cochran of Pocahontas Virginia to be held Tuesday at 1 p m at Pocahontas Baptist Church with burial in Pocahontas Cemetery. Texie Rosa Lee Niswander of Route 2 Bluefield is to be remembered Tuesday at 2 p m at Caffee Memorial Christian Church with burial in Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home and Pocahontas Union Funeral Home handle arrangements.
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Texie Rosalee Jack
Bluefield
Caffee Memorial Christian Church
Old Bluefield
Princeton Road
Monte Vista Park
Mercer Funeral Home
Services for Gordon Fuqua Keeler Named in Virginia
Gordon Fuqua Keeler 42 of Akron Ohio died Saturday in a Akron hospital. Services set for Wednesday in Bristol Virginia with Blevins Funeral Home in charge. He was the son of Mrs John D Keeler Jr of Bristol and the late Mr Keeler former Virginia state road commissioner in Washington Tazewell Russell and Wythe Counties. His mother was the sister of I N Fuqua of Bluefield.
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Akron
Ohio
Bristol
Blevins
Keeler
John D. Keeler Jr
Mr. Keeler
Virginia
Washington
Tazewell
Russell
Wythe
I. N. Fuqua
Bluefield
JFK Buried At Arlington
JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after a national day of mourning. Crowds swelled along the funeral route from the Capitol to Arlington as John F Kennedy was interred beneath the crest of a hill near the Curtis Lee mansion, with the Kennedy family present and mourners recalling a presidency cut short.
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Kennedy
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White House
Cathedral
Curtis-Lee
Rose
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Charleston Ministerial Association
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