Final rites for Thomas A Hamilton of Oak Hill
Obituary notes the 81 year old Thomas Arthur Hamilton of Oak Hill died Thursday after a heart attack in an Oak Hill hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Clercy, three sons, six daughters, a brother and a sister, 38 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. The body lies in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with visiting tonight.
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Thomas Arthur Hamilton
Third Ave
Oak Hill
Calvary Baptist Church
Lloyd Daubenspeck
Bill Menefee
High Lawn Memorial Park
Imperial Collier Co
Burnwel
Cal
South Charleston
Madelene Dunaway
Hurricane
Jacqueline Fraley
Carpenter
Ohio
Forest of Miami
Marie Hodge
Largo
Fla
Tyree
Brady J. Rupe
Sophia
Summers County
Jessie
Mary Brandon Rupe
Winding Gulf Coals Co
Tams
UMWA
Zelma Bragg Rupe
William
Gayle) Clemens
Titusville
Paul
Jenny
Frazier
Baton Rouge
Douglas
Jim Gwinn
Homestead
Frank
Pheba) McKinney
Estil
Molly) Basham
Edgar Rupe
Williams Funeral Home
Cecil Shepherd
Dewey Wilson
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Raymond Ara
Robert and
Millard Powers
James B. Deck
A. W. Allen
Russell Davis
Hampton Thomas
Timothy Anderson
Russell Pierce
Dodd Payne
Fayetteville
I Norman Foster
Oak Hill Hospital
Aaron Brooks
Cunard
Pierce
Princeton
James
Pete) Pierce
Hazel Lee Blankenship Pierce
Beckley
James Pierce
Linda Kay
Lisa Lee
William Edward
Charleston
Betty Brooks
Oscar Jr
Crab Orchard
Roger Dale
Germany
Ronald David
Wayne Glendon
Carolyn Jean Stump
Midway
Funeral notices from Bluefield area record multiple deaths
Incomplete obituary notices for Mrs Reba Lorie Smith 58 of New Richmond and Brady J Rupe 59 of Sophia cite long illnesses. Other notices mention Russell Pierce 26 Oak Hill and Frank J Miller 84 formerly Mabscott with joint services and family deaths in Cincinnati. Funeral homes list viewing times and burial plans.
R. S. Kirk 75 Dies After Long Illness in Lester
R. S. Kirk aged 75 of Lester died after a long illness. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital at 5:30 a.m. The body lies in state at Melton Mortuary.
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R. S. Kirk
Lester
Melton Mortuary
Final Rites for Harlen Brooks at Mount Tabor Church
Harlen Brooks 73 of Eccles dies at 5 30 p m Wednesday in a Bluefield nursing home after a long illness. Final rites at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with Rev Lee Fullmer officiating. Burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery. Body leaves Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to church an hour before services. Pallbearers are Forest Gillispie Darrell Gillispie Leroy Scott Wayn Maynor Kenneth Kincaid and Willie Ferrow.
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Harlen Brooks
Eccles
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Lee Fullmer
Mount Tabor
Bluefield
Rose and Quesenberry
Forest
Darrell Gillispie
Leroy Scott
Wayn Maynor
Kenneth Kincaid
Willie Ferrow
Four Condemnation Suits Filed For Appalachian Highway
The State Department of Highways filed four condemnation suits in Raleigh County for land needed to build the Appalachian Highway from Beckley to Sutton. Claims seek 0.06 acres from Joel L Hicks and Malinda Hicks, 0.41 acres from John Parkulo Jr and Joann E Parkulo, 2.92 acres from William L Humphrey and Mary F Humphrey, and 0.66 acres from Ralph O Epperly and Thelma Epperly.
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State Department of Highways
Raleigh County
Beckley
Sutton
Joel L
Malinda Hicks
John Parkulo Jr
Joann E. Parkulo
William L
Mary F. Humphrey
Ralph O
Thelma Epperly
Funeral set for George DeVerber Persinger in Ronceverte
The funeral for George DeVerber Persinger 78 of Ronceverte will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church with Rev. Alvin Guyon officiating. Burial follows in Salem Cemetery Organ Cave. He died Thursday morning in a Ronceverte hospital after a short illness. He was the brother of Mrs. Ella Thompson of Fayetteville.
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George DeVerber Persinger
Ronceverte
Trinity United Methodist Church
Alvin Guyon
Salem Cemetery
Organ Cave
Persinger
Ella Thompson
Fayetteville
James W Brown 50 of Cleveland dies after long illness
James W Brown 50, of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Oak Hill died at 9 50 p m in a Cleveland hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Bobbi two sons James D South River NJ Gary at home a brother Melvin Cleveland three sisters Ethel McClung Skelton Lillian Brown New Orleans Margaret Heron Beckley. Body to be cremated. Church of Christ Minter High Ohio.
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Sonia Cantrell Hedges
Richmond
Beckley
Joseph E. Hedges
Mitchell
Gloria) Browning
Cleveland
Ohio
Dorina Cantrell
Robert Cantrell
Joseph W. Bliley
James W. Brown
Oak Hill
Bobbi
James D
South River
N.J
Gary Brown
Melvin
Ernest
Ethel) McClung
Skelton
Lillian Brown
New Orleans
Roy
Margaret) Heron
Church of Christ
Minter High
Cadle Named In Oil Suit In Beckley
Beckley man Robert E. Cadle is named as defendant in a Beckley Oil Co. suit seeking 784.38. The company sues in its own right and as Texaco Corp. assignee. John C. Ashworth sues John B. Obugene for damages to a new model car bought for 5478.83 after a Glenn Avenue collision March 15. Ashworth seeks 1708.93 diminution, 622.18 repairs, 270 loss of use, and interest. A third suit targets Douglas M. Epling for 1100 over a June 5, 1969 collision on Route 21 near Princeton. Byron E. Spaun and Eloise Spaun sue Robert Hamby and Carmen Hamby for 600 fire-damage to a house at 209 Edgewood Drive rented to Hamby.
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Robert E. Cadle
Beckley
Beckley Oil Co
Cadle
Texaco Corp
John C. Ashworth
John B. Obugene
Obugene Trash and Garbage Service
Glenn Avenue
Ashworth
Douglas M. Epling
Odd
Anton Hoppe
Hoppe
Route 21
Princeton
Byron E
Eloise Spaun
Robert Hamby
Pat Clancy
Carmen Hamby
Sprague
Spaun
Hamby
Edgewood Drive
Everglades Fire Strains Firefighting Across Florida
Officials warn manpower shortages hamper fire control in the Everglades as a timber blaze rages under a severe drought. Rain is the only relief, while smoke drifts to Miami’s Gold Coast. Florida bears the worst drought conditions with thousands of acres burned in multiple states.
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South Florida
Everglades
Gold Coast
Miami
North Carolina
Cherokee National Forest
Tennessee
Florida
Police Beat Details Motorcyclist Critical After Crash
A 21 year old Fayetteville man, George Dale Catlett, is listed in critical condition at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after his 1967 motorcycle collided with a 192 auto driven by Hazel Naugle on Maple Fork Road near Bradley. Catlett needs type O blood. Police continue the investigation and seek the other auto driver who caused a six car crash at US 21 and Maxwell Hill Road in Calloway Heights. The crash also involved a 27 year old Roy Redden and multiple vehicles, with damages totaling over $2,000. Separately, Steve Cole Sr. waived to grand jury on a felonious assault charge and posted bonds. George Blevins faces forgery charges after being returned from New Mexico. Two Beckley juveniles were arrested for truancy and scheduled for Juvenile Court.
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Fayetteville
Beckley Appalachian Regional
Maple Fork Road
Bradley
George Dale Catlett
Beckley
Catlett
Hazel M. Naugle
Route 1
Mount Hope
Naugle
Katheryne Bake
Wiley Ewing
Route 9
Beaver
Redden
Blake
Steve Cole Sr
Woodlawn Ave
Lorena Wallace
Cole
Joseph Howard Greene
Darla
Acord Placed On Probation In Raleigh County Court
Claude Leonard Acord, 43, Slab Fork, was placed on probation from jail terms for drunken driving and negligent homicide in Russell Wayne Roark's death after health concerns were cited by Judge Harry L. McCreery. A $10,000 judgment stands from Raleigh County Circuit Court. fines and license revocation followed. Also probation granted for three other men: Kenneth Coleman, Thomas Ball, and Larry Goins for related felonies and offenses.
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Claude Leonard Acord
Slab Fork
Russell Wayne Roark
Raleigh County
Acord
Raleigh
Roark
Locke
Kenneth Scott Coleman
Harper Heights
Ashworth Home & Auto Sales
Coleman
Thomas Eugene Ball
Sprague
Howard Billy Capps
Larry Goins
James D. Lilly
FBI at Earth Day rally cited to monitor potential riots
Mitchell noted FBI agents attended the Washington Earth Day rally on April 22 due to reports of attendees including a person out on bail for a federal incitement to riot conviction. James R. Robinson framed electronic surveillance as rare for ordinary citizens and ridiculed claims of tapping congressmen's phones.
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FBI
Washington
Mitchell
James R. Robinson
Justice Department
Robinson
Kee Proposes Bill Adding N W Route
Rep James Kee plans to introduce a bill to add one more Railpax route connecting five southern West Virginia cities to the proposed passenger train network. The measure aims to preserve rail passenger service in the region.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
James Kee
D-W
Local Volunteers To Attend Cancer Meet
Raleigh County American Cancer Society unit joins West Virginia Division education and fund raising kickoff Saturday at 12 30 p m in Holiday Inn Charleston. Mrs Helen Gayalis says volunteers from 54 counties will join 250 others as Sen Robert Byrd 1971 divisional crusade chairman discusses the theme We Want to Wipe Out Cancer in Your Lifetime. The goal is 325000 dollars.
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Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
West Virginia
Holiday Inn No. 2
Charleston
Helen Gayalis
Robert C. Byrd
Gasoline leak prompts Beckley fire response
Beckley Fire Department crews cleaned a gasoline spill in the Municipal Parking Lot after an auto owned by John Meadows of Michigan leaked fuel. City Police cited John William Riddle 51 of 212 Mellon St for driving without a license and expired registration. Hutchison 20 of 201 Fourth St also cited for expired registration. Riddle and Hutchison must appear in municipal court April 26. Judy Ann Hill 22 of Kincaid was cited for expired registration and posted $30.50 bond.
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Beckley Fire Department
John Meadows
Michigan
John William Riddle
Mellon St
John A. Hutchison
Fourth St
Riddle
Hutchison
Beckley Municipal Court
Judy Ann Hill
Kincaid
Wreck in Fairdale Ends With Charges and Damages
Ed ward Maxwell Toler 46 of Man charged with failure to control after a two car crash on Section 99 in Fairdale at 6 p m Wednesday. Buford Earl Davis 24 of Bolt drives a 1968 car. no injuries. Toler’s 1970 car $1000 damage, Davis’s car $45, AP alachian Power Co pole $600 damaged.
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Fairdale
Edward Maxwell Toler
Man
Buford Earl Davis
Bolt
Toler
Davis
Appalachian Power Co
Car Truck Collision Near Kaye Service Station
A late night crash on U S 21 in Daniels in front of the Kaye Service Station involved a 1966 auto driven by Hester Phelps Sullivan 45 of Beaver Route 9 and a 1970 truck driven by Gerald Hal Hudson 29 of Silver City N C There were no charges or injuries and vehicle damages were 200 for the auto and 25 for the truck
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U.S. 21
Kaye
Daniels
Hester Phelps Sullivan
Beaver
Gerald Hal Hudson
Silver City
N.C
India accuses Pakistan of lies over East Bengal killings
New Delhi says West Pakistan uses a campaign of lies to hide brutal actions in East Bengal. External Affairs Ministry officials call Pakistani charges malicious and baseless while reporting ongoing army actions in Chundanga as they target East Pakistan rebels.
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New Delhi
API
India
Pakistan
East Bengal
West Pakistan
Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
K. Singh
External Affairs Ministry
Singh
East Pakistan
Chundanga
George C Scott Wins Oscar Amid Mixed Reactions
The Oscars event highlighted George C Scott’s win for best actor for Patton while the audience greeted the news with tepid enthusiasm. Goldie Hawn gasped as Scott was announced, and producer Frank McCarthy defended the actor’s right to his opinion. The Patton sweep also dominated technical awards and a landmark Lillian Gish tribute drew a thunderous ovation.
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George C. Scott
Scott
Frank McCarthy
McCarthy
Academy
Patton
Franklin J. Schaffner
Lillian Gish
Frank Sinatra
Jean Hersholt
John Doe
Sinatra
John Mills
Army
Omar Bradley
George Scott
Lam Son 720 push targets A Shau Valley in Laos region
Indochina reports describe Communist use of elephants to haul supplies as South Vietnamese forces under ARVN 1st Division, with American air and artillery support, launch a new drive named Lam Son 720 into the A Shau Valley to dislodge North Vietnamese presence after prior Lam Son 719. Fire Base 6 comes under shelling as battalions are deployed and casualties and losses are reported. Heavy fighting continues in Cambodia with remnant Vietcong units withdrawn.
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A Shau
U.S
Base 6
Cambodia
UF protest clash at Gainesville leaves four injured
In Gainesville, tear gas flowed as about 1,000 University of Florida students protested after 72 black students were arrested for trespassing. Four injured include two students and two police officers amid calls for President Stephen C. O Connell to resign. arrests led to campus suspensions while talks continued.
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Gainesville
Fla
O’connell
O'Connell
Murders Panic After Shooting Flee With Little Cash
Brinks vice president Donald Hoagland says $600 picked up at the hotel was found intact. Police found stacks of $10 and $20 bills scattered on the floor of the truck and a bag of coins after the incident.
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Donald Hoagland
Brinks
Marshall University names journalism chair to succeed Pitt
Dr. C. A. Oliphant named chairman of Marshall University Department of Journalism as successor to retiring Page Pitt. Oliphant assumes leadership to guide program and faculty through upcoming academic year.
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Amos M. Keene
Rice Street
Coopers
Mill Creek Baptist Church
James Bradley
Bluewell
Keene
John Gowens
Bramwell
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The
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Reba L. Smith
Reba Lorie Smith
New Richmond
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Grace Richards
Okey Curtis Smith
Eleanor Osborne
Shirley Blevins
Montgomery
Ala
Otis Ray Smith
Claude
Clifford
Floyd
Edgar R. Richards
Lee
Hazel) Eller
Norville
Lilly) Polk
Hershell
Helen) Shields
Frank J. Miller
Tampa
Mabscott
Worcester
Mass
Ida Cole Miller
Frank W
Charles V. Miller
Cocoa
Virginia Wallace
Houston
Tex
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Ted Parker
Violet Dehart
Jennings Funeral Home
Watkins
Paul Watkins
Joyce Ann
Paul Allen Jr
Caffee Funeral Home
Otis Clyburn
Cincinnati
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Florence Campbell
Cincinnat
Clara Barton Polk Cooney
Leonard Cooney
Douglas T. Bryant
Jack E. O'Neill
Johnstown
Davidson
Neville ST
George Persinger
James Irwin
David Scott
Alfred Worden
Moon
Irwin
Worden
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