Memorial room to honor Mercer County veterans and families
Articles describe plans for a multiwar memorial in Princeton, detailing exhibits for Vietnam World War I and Middle East forces, including crosses for WWI casualties and a display of Lance Cpl Juston Thacker’s uniform. Local volunteers fundraise to complete the second floor as Armistice Day nears.
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War Memorial
Whitlow
Mercer County
Clara Alexander
Bluefield Garden Club
Flanders Field
Conrad Jenkins
Korea
Aequin
Virginia
Lance Cpl
Juston Thacker
West Main St
Princeton
U.S. Army
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bdtonline
Earth Talk on low flow shower heads and water saving
The piece explains 1992 rules lowering water use and guides readers to test shower heads by filling a bucket in two minutes to identify older, wasteful models. It notes new heads cost about ten dollars and urges soap and rinse strategies to save water, plus tips on teeth brushing and shaving to cut bathroom waste.
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Kim
Norfolk & Western dining car artifacts on display
Southern Railway's Pocahontas Division donated plate and flatware to Craft Memorial Library's Eastern Regional Coal Archives. Archivist Becky George plans to rotate pieces from the collection in about a month for exhibit updates. Oak Grove Cemetery volunteers, led by Delbert Neal, will gather April 14 around 8 to 9 a.m. to clear brush and prepare for the new season.
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Southern Railway
Pocahontas Division
Norfolk & Western
Eastern Regional Coal Archives
Craft Memorial Library
Becky George
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Lewis Delbert Neal
Neal
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