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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2012
Page
3
A personal reminiscence recalls Easter rituals from childhood and adolescence. Samantha Perry recounts hollow bunny mishaps, Reese’s cups, dyed eggs, and a deeply cherished family Easter in North Carolina and beyond, highlighting mom’s careful basket preparations and multigenerational gatherings.
The Bluefield Telegraph announces staff roles with Darryl Hudson as publisher and editors including Samantha Perry and Brian Woodson. The note cites policy quote You shall not commit adultery and lists Andy Patton and Bill Archer in senior and assistant roles along with Charles Owens.
Downtown Bluefield fears losing foot traffic as city weighs demolishing the Princeton Avenue Parking Garage to scrap value. If relocated to the old freight station, parking and crowds may drop, risking weekly commerce the market brings each Saturday from March to October. City officials urged support for continuity.
A reader complains about a female driver failing to yield at a stop sign near Courthouse and urges safer driving and common sense. The letter also laments a lack of separate Bluefield High baseball coverage, urging Beaver Nation deserve their own story after Princeton readers saw Beaver varsity mixed with Tazewell coverage.
In 1940 Roosevelt toured a naval ordnance plant in South Charleston with 400 guardsmen and assorted law enforcement securing a motorcade of over 25 cars. Gov Homer Holt joined the president aboard a special train to White Sulphur Springs as Virginia and West Virginia realigned highways for cross state continuity.
Local items note security concerns around Roosevelt era crowds, a Virginia and West Virginia political scene with primary dates on June 12 and candidates Kaine and Allen. A page in WV legislature is identified. Community events include Hitsville USA benefitting Cancer Society April 12, with several locals performing. New Bluefield businesses Accelerando, Endoscopy unit renovations, and Flowers by Liz host grand openings April 10 17 and 24. Archives apologizes for 1940 census issues after surge in site hits. Pat Adkins mourned as a beloved Bluefield dance teacher. Wilson Butt, Bluefield resident, is a retired highway official.
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