Mountain woman receives unexpected help from Union Mission visitors
A feature describes a 70 plus year old Buchanan County resident living simply in a bare home with limited amenities. Craig Hammond and group from Union Mission bring a nearly new couch recliner pots and pans towels and an Easter basket for the woman. The piece contrasts her quiet dignity with a world of rapid change and reports a distant son in prison and a spring scene during the visit.
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Buchanan County
Craig Hammond
Union Mission
Craig
Tom
Star Bishop
Rocky Gap
Fort Witten
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Daily Telegraph Staff and Bible Verse Citation
The Daily Telegraph staff includes Gary Adkisson as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with senior editors and managing editors listed among the newsroom team. A quoted Bible verse from Proverbs 9 10 AV appears as decorative or inspirational text.
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Tom Colley
The
Daily Telegraph
Bdtonline
Teens, alcohol laws, and teen drinking debate in Mercer County
State tests at Mercer County stores show mixed results with underage purchases. Some clerks refused, others rang up beer or wine. Teens face peer pressure, easy access via older friends, and attitudes that mock prohibition. Laws exist with ID checks and a new electronic license verify, but enforcement alone cannot end teen drinking without societal attitude changes and parental guidance.
Public letter praises honesty in Four Seasons country
A reader laments recent troubles in Four Seasons but praises unheralded good deeds. A personal anecdote recalls leaving car and house keys in a trunk, a good Samaritan returning them to Wal-Mart staff, and a closing Herbert quotation on honest living.
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Keystone Bank
Grundy
Four Seasons
Wal-Mart
Herbert
Telegraph Letters Policy Prompting Readers to Sign
The Daily Telegraph invites public interest letters. Keep letters brief and include the writer’s signature address and phone number for publication consideration. Names cannot be withheld.
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Daily Telegraph
Practical Jokes From Soldier Tales At Fort Polk
A veteran recalls pranks during active reserve duty at Fort Polk Louisiana amid the Berlin Crisis. Jokes included shaving cream in a sleeping soldier’s hand and water on the bed, with a note on safety and a famous joke told by Baylor coach Grant Teaff during a deer hunting trip near Waco Texas.
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Fort Polk
Louisiana
Grant Teaff
Baylor University
Dont Do It Practical Joke Gone Wrong
Jim Davidson recounts a misfired practical joke in rural Arkansas where two men seek deer hunting access and a rancher asks them to shoot his ailing mule. The prank escalates when the hunter shoots the mule and cows flee, illustrating why jokes should not be attempted. Davidson notes the risk and harm, urging restraint.
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Deer
Teaff
Grant
Grant Teaff
Bill Young
Big Bill Young
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Colley
Gary Adkisson
Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
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Danocracy
Jim Davidson
Bentley Drive
Conway
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