HVCH Convalescent Home Plans Discussed At Meet
HVCH board discussed a new convalescent home linked to Holston Valley Community Hospital to be named Wilcox Hall. Plans face delays. funding will come from the wills of Perley and Isobel Wilcox. The facility will be separate yet connected to the hospital for long term care patients. Board members reviewed the first quarter financials showing a deficit due to expanded services and staffing. Executives were re-elected. Women’s Auxiliary reported growth in active members and hours served.
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Wilcox Hall
Hospital Board
Perley & Wilcox
Isobel Wilcox
Wilcox
Ma Ears
Tennessee Eastman Company
Chariat
HVCH
Mra Wilcox
T. M. Divine
Willan Phillips
Fxurem
TM. Divine
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E. Wil. Yan King
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H. Anderson
Wil- Nient Latimer
Walter P. Smith
George W. Taylor
J. C
W. E. Newell
James, Hoffman
Carl Counts
M. J. Adams
Women's Auxiliary
Kennedy and Humphrey Spar Over Primaries In West Virginia
UPI reports Kennedy appears likely to skip West Virginia while Humphrey announces entry to the West Virginia primary. The feud centers on timing and strategy as each candidate weighs where to contest, with New Hampshire and Wisconsin mentioned as related steps in the Democratic race.
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Death Notice Webster Johnson Damascus Va
Webster Johnson of Damascus Virginia brother of Jerry J Johnson died unexpectedly at 9 45 pm Wednesday at Charley Johnson's home in Jenkins Kentucky Funeral at Liberty Christian Church Mountain City at 7 pm Saturday Burial in Phillip Cemetery Body returned to Wright Funeral Home Damascus and will stay until 1 pm Saturday then taken to church Family visitation 6 to 9 pm today at the funeral home
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Damascus
Jerry J. Johnson
Tyler Street
Kingsport
Charley Johnson
Jenkins
Liberty Christian Church
Mountain City
Phillip Cemetery
Wright Funeral Home
Beauty Pageant at Norton Tonight Returns Crowns Honors
Norton Virginia hosts the fourth annual Mise J. Barton High School pageant at the high school auditorium this Friday night January 29. About 25 contestants compete for prizes. first prize is 25 dollars, second 15 and third 10 dollars, with the event hosted by the local Key Club.
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Norton
Barton High School
Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture At Oakwood Church
J. H. Dampier of Milligan College will present a 7 pm Sunday lecture at Oakwood Forest Christian Church titled The Dead Sea Scriptures. The talk notes the Scrolls found near the Dead Sea and dated between about 300 BC and 68 AD, with translations shedding new light on Bible understanding.
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Milligan College
Oakwood Forest Christian Church
Dead Sea
B.C
Pobst Rites Pending for Big Stone Gap Woman
Mrs Jennie Pobst 70 of Big Stone Gap Virginia died at APPalachia General Hospital at 6 30 p m Thursday after a lingering illness She was a member of the First Christian Church Survivors include one son Guy Pobst two daughters Elsie Buchanan and Ruth Plaskin and five grandchildren Funeral arrangements are incomplete The body is at Holding Funeral Home
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Jennie Louis Pobst
Appalachia General Hospital
First Christian Church
Guy TY. Pobst
Elsie Buchanan
Ruth
Plaskin
Atlanta
Holding Funeral Home
Moving Appalachia Students Delayed
Construction on the $923,000 high school in Appalachia Wise County Va is to be finished in February but occupancy shifted to September per Wise County schools superintendent Th J J Kelly. Previous plans aimed for February move but the school board chose to delay relocation mid year.
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Appalachia
Th. J. J. Kelly
Wise County Schools
Kelly
Health officer appointed for Greene and Hawkins Counties
Charles D Huffman of Timestone has been named health officer for Greene and Hawkins Counties. The post had been vacant for two years since the death of Dr. R Coles of Greeneville.
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Rogersville
Charles D Huffman
Timestone
Greene
Hawkins
R. §. Coles
Greeneville
Darnell Continues Death Investigation
Gate City Virginia sheriff investigates the death of 34 year old Orville Zenior Olinger af Rowe 1 Hitons. He died late Sunday at Holston Valley Community Hospital from a severe skull fracture after returning from a drinking party near Kingsport with a companion. An exam noted a heavy blow to the head and multiple bruises.
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Scott County Sheriff's Department
Orville Zenior Olinger
Rowe
Hitons
Olinger
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Priday
Kingsport
Sherif
Darvel
Norton polio drive raises funds and volunteers
Norton volunteers report about 9366 collected for the annual March of Dimes drive. Jack Gardner of Big Stone Gap notes a large number of contributions while Bam Neely chairs Norton efforts.
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Norton
Fire Destroys Two Homes in Atlmboden Va
IMBODEN Va. Two homes were leveled by fire this week. One housed Mr. and Mrs. Jack Randolph and their three children, the other was unoccupied. A defective flue in the Randolph home is believed to have started the blaze. Flames crossed a road and engulfed the second house. Firemen from Bigatcine Gap and Appalachia volunteer departments responded.
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Imboden
Jack Randolph
Randolph
Bigatcine Gap
Appalachia
Wise Court Adjourned Due to Judge Illness in Virginia
Wise County Circuit Court in Wise Virginia adjourned until Monday per Commonwealth Attorney Kenneth Asbury due to illness of Judge M M Long Jr of St Paul. Court was discontinued as a precaution and will resume in the near future.
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Wise
Wise County Circuit
Common Wealth
Kenneth Asbury
Asbury
M. M. Long Jr
St. Paul
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