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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1982

Page

4

Jonah the Lotcaster and the Ill Luck Curse

The passage cites Jonah as the bearer of misfortune and describes a casting of lots to identify the cause of evil. The lot falls on Jonah, signaling the attribution of misfortune to him in a biblical vignette.

Jonah America Jesus Christ Bluefield Tony Bivens Mr. Bivens City Board Bivens Tony John Williams W.va

Coal firms post first half gains signal industry upswing

Westmoreland Coal Company reported 1982 first half earnings of 8.6 million dollars or 1.25 a share while Pittston Coal Co posted just over 20 million dollars or 54 cents a share. The gains come after 1981 losses amid the metallurgical coal slump and UMW strike.

Westmoreland Coal Company Pittston Coal Company United Mine Workers Westmoreland Pittston E.B. Leisenring, Jr New England Dominion Armco, Inc Ashland Coal Company Utah International, Inc

Public Disputes Span Government Welfare And Local Affairs

A long reader letter section critiques a August 1 opinion on government workers and gainful employment while praising YMCA YWCA fundraising. Citizens from Bluefield Princeton and Prosperity weigh in on police conduct, local governance, county politics, budget steps, and an error about a state flower in Future magazine.

L. Ray Smith America City Board of Directors Bluefield Barbara Hawkins Jay Rockefeller Attroney Paige Wooldridge Shorty Simons Rockefeller Mr. Wooldridge J.R. Bailey Princeton W.va Mercer County Board of Education Mercer County Schools Cpas Robert W.V U.S Future West Virginia Benedict West Branchland Lincoln County Strausbaugh & Cove Minnesota Prince Edward Island Canada Zettie Stewart Prosperity

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