Frisky the dog helps find missing Virginia boy
Rescue teams from police fire squads Virginia Military Institute cadets and volunteers searched rugged countryside five miles west of Lexington for Edward Fix a three year old who wandered from his grandparents home with his dog Frisky. After a night in rain he was found wet hungry and cold in a Glen. doctors say no serious harm.
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Lexington
Frisky
Edward
Rockbridge County
W. L. McKenny
Here
Virginia Military Institute
Mrs. McKenny
U.S. 60
Park plan aims to boost Bluefield with Southern Belle theme
Kerby outlines a cooperative project to develop a city park along with Bluefield Virginia officials. He envisions nurs ery operators garden clubs and Boy Scouts supporting the full program. Local leaders praise the idea as a path to improved image and regional cooperation.
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Kerby
Bluefield
Lambert
C. Judson Lambert
Roy Browder
Sales Executive Club
Rose Rondinelli
Bluefield Civic League
Mercer County Upholds Blue Law and Store Plans
Mercer County officials confirmed the Blue Law remains in effect. The board minutes also record Firestone Co to construct a $75,000 store on Urban property at Mercer Street and Bluefield Avenue as a permanent entry.
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Mercer County
Firestone Co
Mercer Street
Bluefield Avenue
Daily Telegraph Bluefield notice of rates and masthead
The item provides the Daily Telegraph Bluefield masthead with establishment year 1893 and address 412 Bland Street along with Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates by carrier and mail, in truncated form.
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Daily Telegraphee Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Deaths and Funerals in Wise and Bluefield Areas
Obituaries list Ballard Mullins 59 of Clintwood Virginia dying after a short illness in Wise hospital with survivors including wife Mollie and children Jerlene Hooberry and Billie Jean McCowan. Other notices cover William Crockett 89 of Bluefield, Nora Snyder 86 of Bluefield, Claude Tot Wylie 64, Nellie Bowden 74, Elmer Fuller 45 of Princeton, Guy Altizer 53 of Tazewell, Mary Kidd, and additional funeral arrangements and survivors across Virginia and West Virginia communities.
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Ballard Mullins
Clintwood
Wise
Dickenson County
Mollie Mullins
Abingdon
George Mullins
Hallie Mullins
Jerlene Hooberry
Nashville
Tenn
Billie Jean McC
Clyde Reedy
Rt. 1
Haysi Funeral
Death Rites Held for Donald R Scarberry in Bluefield
Funeral services for Donald Randolph Scarberry 41 of Old Bramwell Road Bluefield were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield with Dr W Malcolm Fuller officiating. Burial followed at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
Four Oceana youths held for auto theft
Four Wyoming County juveniles from Oceana, ages 13 to 16, were jailed in Pineville Tuesday night awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of stealing a 1966 automobile from Cook Motor Sales in Oceana Friday night. They were taken into custody in Indiana and returned to Wyoming County.
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Wyoming County
Pineville
Oceana
Cook Motor Sales
Indiana
Wyomine County
Wampier Campaign Halted After Mother's Death
Mrs. John S. Wampier the mother of Republican congressional candidate William C. Wampier died Tuesday in Bristol hospital after a stroke on July 16. Funeral set for Thursday in Bristol with arrangements incomplete. Wampler who seeks the 9th District seat again canceled all campaign plans for the week.
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Bristol
John S. Wampier
William C. Wampier
Wampler
Congress
Ex Senator Reynolds Dies at 69 in Princeton
Albert W. Reynolds Jr., 69, former State Senator and attorney, died at his home in Beard at 7 p.m. Monday after a yearlong illness. Born in Princeton, he studied at Georgetown University and served as right of way agent for state agencies and with the Department of Justice in Washington. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. He is survived by a sister Miss Helen Reynolds of Radford and brothers William U. Reynolds of Morehead City and Landon Reynolds, with services set for Thursday in Princeton at George W. Seaver Chapel, burial in Oakwood Park Cemetery.
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William Greever Crockett
Jefferson St
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
A. E. Wills
Roselawn
Wythe County
Byron
Susan Greever Crockett
Trinity Methodist Church
Mrs. Crockett
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Nora Pearl Snyder
Alder St
Hawkins Funeral Home
Russell D. Lowther
Monte Vista Park
Belspring
Thomas and
Mildred Akers Elswick
James Brady Snyder
Grace Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Wilson G. Dunn
H. B. Elliott
St. Albans
D. L. Thomas
Walter Frank Elswick
Shippensburg
William Thomas Elswick
Claude
Tot) Wylie
Gap Mills
Grace
Monroe County
Andrew Price Wylie
Maggie Leach Wylie
Summers County
Masonic Lodge
Union
Nellie A. Wylie
Gerald Wylie
White Sulphur Springs
Rosemary Padgett
Covington
Clem Wylie
Gray Wylie
Ward Wylie
Mullens
Salt Sulphur Springs
Grace Harvey
Broyles Funeral Home
Elmer Millard Fuller
McNutt Avenue
Princeton
Bluefie
Anitarium
Kingsport
Tenn
Sccop-Iron
Buchanan County
Lawrences
Lida Meadows Fuller
Gaithersburg
Fiannie Kennedy Fuller
Shirley Ann Whittaker
Charlote Beckner
Flint
Mich
Jewel Pausel
Burlington
N. J
Denny Ray Fuller
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge
Elmer Fuller
George W. Seaver
John Crews
Kennedy
Seaver Mortuary
Mary Jane Kidd
Dallas Kidd
Pickaway
Ronceverte
A. M
Eugenia Grose Shrader
F. A. Shrader
J. B. Shrader
Second Creek
J. I. Johnson
Portsmouth
Billee S. Mick
Green Hills
Charles Allen
Edward Sibold
Roscoe Dunbar
Grover
Tom Humphrey
Albert W. Reynolds Jr
Beard
Albert W
Rhoda Haynes Reynolds
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
Georgetown University
Washington
Reynolds
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
State Road Commission
Department of Justice
Ribot Valiten
Seattle
Wash
Tom Loper
Alexandria, Va
Helen Reynolds
Radford
William U. Reynolds
Morehead City
N. C
Landon Reynolds
Mercer County Schools Weigh Textbook Rental Proposal
Mercer County Board of Education President Robert H. Walthall announces a proposed study into a textbook rental plan. The plan would be examined by officials, with support from Superintendent William E. Anderson and Associate Superintendent W. R. Cooke. If feasible, implementation would be delayed until next year.
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Mercer County
Robert H. Walthall
Mercer County Board of Education
Walthall
William E. Anderson
W. R. “Pete” Cooke
Two Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Applications Filed
Mercer County Court House in Princeton saw two property transfers and two marriage applications filed on Tuesday. Delmar and Margaret Naomi Jones transferred to Wilmer R. Sigman and Shelvie Jean Sigman for Rock District property valued at 5500 dollars. Elmer G. Ross and Bessie Elizabeth Ross transferred to James P. Blevins for Rock District property valued at 800 dollars. Denzel Kelly Bailey of Matoka and Enid Mavis Fletcher of Rock, Robert Dale Pierce and Nellie M. Helton of Bluefield filed applications to wed.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Delmar
Margaret Naomi Jones
Wilmer R
Shelvie Jean Sigman
Rock District
Elmer G
Bessie Elizabeth Ross
James P. Blevins
Denzel Kelly Bailey
Matoaka
Enid Mavis Fletcher
Rock
Robert Dale Pierce
Nellie M. Helton
Bluefield
Graham Band Club To Meet Thursday
The Graham High Band Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Bluefield Virginia Municipal Building. C P Armbrister will discuss the Graham Junior High Band and the upcoming Southeast Band Festival planned for later this month in Bristol Tennessee. The meeting is open to all members of the Graham Band group.
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Graham High
Bluefield
C. P. Armbrister
Graham Junior High
Bristol
Tenn
Graham Band Meers
Money System Topic Of Talk At Matoaka Kiwanis
Princeton Bank and Trust Co. president Shad Essie Bailey spoke to the Matoaka Kiwanis Club on the U S money system and its origins He warned against paying inflated prices for rare coins and noted coin shortages with three causes He cited piggy banks vending machines and speculators as factors and reminded that coins carry a 1964 date indefinitely.
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Essie Bailey
Princeton Bank and Trust& Co
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Bailey
Kiwanis
United States
James Davis
A. J. Davis
Democrat Rally Set Saturday at Glenwood Park
Mercer County Democratic Executive Committee sponsors a rally at Glenwood Park on Saturday September 24 with food an auction and a musical program. U S Senator Jennings Randolph will give the featured address joined by Rep James Kee and others including R D Bob Bailey and state officials. Dinner at 5 PM precedes Randolphs speech.
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Mercer County Democrat Executive Committee
Glenwood Park
A. C. (Clyde) White
U. S
Jennings Randolph
James Kee
Sandlick
Hospitalized Youths Off Critical List
Two youths from Grundy Virginia were no longer in critical condition. Joyce Blankenship 14 of Wolford Buchanan County suffered severe internal injuries in an auto pedestrian crash on Route 652 near Wolford. Omar Stanley 17 of Haysi Dickenson County sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen in an apparently accidental incident. Both were reported very improved Tuesday night by hospital staff.
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Grundy
Joyce Blankenship
Wolford
Buchanan County
Omar Stanley
Haysi
Dickenson County
Southern Personnel Holds Dinner Meeting
The Southern Personnel Association held a dinner meeting at the Cow Shed in Pineville with speaker David Johnson of the West Virginia Coal Operators Association discussing the Civil Rights Act and developments on equal employment opportunities.
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Southern Personnel Association
Pineville
David Johnson
West Virginia Coal Operators Association of Charleston
Detective Teams Link Wilmette to Kenilworth Probe
A detective from Wilmette joins Kenilworth and Chief Robert M. Daley with FBI help tracing out of state movements of suspects. Fingerprints from a glass fragment, glove prints, and a hammer attack on a sleeping Evanston girl on June 30 are linked to the Percy case. A composite drawing from Evanston describes a youth involved in the similar assault.
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Wilmette
Kenilworth
Robert M. Daley
Percy
Evanston
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Henry Krakowski
Hardway Outlines Bluefield State College Plans at Rotary
Dr Wendell G Hardway president of Bluefield State College spoke at the Bluefield Rotary Club luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel on Future of Bluefield State College He outlined goals to raise standards meet accrediting rules add a nursing program improve the library and increase resident housing Enrollment totals reached 1228 with a 75 percent overall rise and freshman growth 14 percent A new physical education building is planned to rank with state facilities and rapid modernization is pursued Tyler Easley spoke on Objects of Rotary and guests from Princeton Roanoke VA attended
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Wendell G. Hardway
Bluefield State College
Bluefield Rotary Club
West Virginian
Hardway
Charles McDarrell
Accrediting Association
Tyler Easley
Rotary
Brookins Taylor
W. Grady Carper
Cameron Hunter
Princeton
Bob Barrenger
Roanoke
Kerby Sees Bluefield Pool Beyond Repair At Park
City Manager W Shale Kerby says the Fast River Swimming Pool at Bluefield City Park cannot be repaired. Mayor C Judson Lambert and a Mayor's Committee dispute the view, citing earlier estimates of at least 20000 to restore the pool. Committee chairman Ned Schott promises an expert backed report on costs and potential federal financing. The pool, previously run by Want Paar Swimming Pool, closed in 1964 after civil rights protests.
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Bluefield City Park
W. Shale Kerby
C. Judson Lambert
Kerby
Ned Schott
Shott
Philadelphia
Bluefield
East River Swimming Pool
Lambert
Want Paar Swimming Pool
Benefits Of Lionism Outlined For Club
McKinley Cornett of the Bluewell Lions spoke on Information in Lionism at the Tuesday night meeting held at Club La Salute. He outlined Lions Club work and the social benefits gained, with a Halloween candy sale report. Guests Vernon Fields and Don Mills attended. President Dr. William Lovern presided.
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McKinley Cornett
The
Bluewell Lions Club
Lionism
la Salute
Cornett
Lions Club
Benefits Society
Vernon Fields
Montcalm
Don Mills
Bluefield
William Lovern
Film On Dogs To Be Shown To Sportsmen At Dinner Meet
An outdoor film about dogs titled Speaking of Hounds will be shown at the Tri Angle Sportsmen's Club dinner tonight at 6 30 at the Pinnacle Restaurant on Federal Street. Club President Robert Jones said membership drives and related business will be discussed.
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Pinnacle
Federal Street
Robert Jones
Red Cross Meeting Scheduled Tuesday
Roland C. Luther of United Pocahontas Coal Co will be guest speaker at the Bluefield Chapter American Red Cross annual membership meeting Tuesday September 27 at the Y Center at 6 30 p m Reservations with Mrs J M Ratcliffe executive director in the Federal Building Bluefield J G Conner chairman will preside Reports from service committee chairs will be heard and new officers and board of directors will be elected after the open meeting.
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Roland C. Luther
United Pocahontas Coal Co
Bluefield
American Red Cross
Y” Center
J. M. Ratcliffe
Federal Building
J. G. Conner
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