Bluefield Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Robbery
Bluefield resident Alexander Mills was sentenced to 10 years by Mercer County Circuit Judge William O. Bivens Jr after a jury verdict finding him guilty of the September 7 1979 armed robbery of a Bluefield liquor store on North Street Mills remains free on bond while appealing to the West Virginia Supreme Court His defense argued insufficient proof of sanity and a misstatement of ownership of the stolen $33 with trial attorneys Billy J Burkett and James Satterfield presenting the motion to set aside the verdict Mills converted to Christianity in 1979 and has been active in area jail ministries The armed robbery charge carries a potential sentence from 10 years to life.
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Princeton
Cam Alexander Mill
Bluefield
Mercer County
Wiliam O. Bivens
Mills
West Virginia Supreme Court
Bivens
North Street
Billy J. Burkett
James Satterfield
West Virginia Leads U S Coal Exports in 1980 Surge
West Virginia supplied 49.2 percent of U S coal exports in 1980, rising to 89.9 million tons shipped abroad as exports grew 32 percent overall. State output reached 121 million tons, with Kentucky at 190.1 million. Employment fell 8 percent to 46,46 miners, and average daily production slipped to 10.97 tons per miner due to a drop in deep mining despite surface gains.
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Charleston
W.V. Iap
West Virginia
Mountain State
United States
West Virginia Coal Association
Kentucky
Association
Welfare Program Changes Announced in West Virginia
State Welfare Commissioner Leon Ginsberg announced sweeping changes to AFDC that will reduce basic cash aid for low income families with children starting October 1. About 10,000 AFDC recipients in West Virginia could be affected among 27,000 families totaling roughly 79,000 people. The reform aims to curb benefits for working poor and aligns with Reagan era goals of public assistance as a last resort. changes cap the income disregard, limit deductions to four months, require counting stepparent income, and set eligibility at 150 percent of need, excluding a parent and child when gross income tops about 1195 per month.
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Charleston
W.va
Leon Ginsberg
Ginsberg
West Virginia
Reagan
AFDC
Giles County Social Notes: Summer Visits and Returns
Mr and Mrs James Hartley and son Michael have returned to Pearisburg after a month in Canada. Mrs Edith Sloop of Lutherville MD spent several days visiting Mr and Mrs Lewis Kinie and Mr and Mrs James Price and family in Newport.
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James Hartley
Michael
Pearisburg
Canada
Edith Sloop
Lutherville, Md
Lewis Kinie
James Price
Newport
Mercer County Court Jurors Excused Until August 17
Jurors serving the Mercer County Circuit Court are excused until August 17 at 9 30 a m for the trial of civil cases. A series of reunions and community events are listed, including Coyre and Harvey family gatherings at local parks and state forests, with start times around 1 p m. Community board meetings and a labor seminar are scheduled, along with the Bluestone Valley Fair activities at Spanishburg including exhibits, bluegrass, fireworks, gospel sing, bazaar and a chicken barbecue.
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Mercer County
Spanishburg
Local Events At Fair Include 4H Show And Little Mary Sunshine
Bulletin board notes Judy Billings Joyce Lambert and Floyd Jones will oversee H events with talent groups from 4H clubs appearing Thursday night. The Mercer County AA Annual Horse Show, sponsored by Princeton Lions Club, runs daily at the fair. Also, Greenbrier Valley Theatre presents Little Mary Sunshine August 13 to 15 with 24 songs. tickets via theatre or (304) 42898. Census survey Aug 17–21 by US Bureau of the Census in 4,000 households regionwide. results aid labor market health with confidential data.
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Judy Billings
Joyce ‘Lambert
Floyd Jones
County +H
Mercer County AA
Princeton Lions Club
Greenbrier
U.S. Department of Labor
United States
Wyoming Man Shot by Father-in-Law in Tires Fork Incident
In Tires Fork Sunday a Wyoming County man named Terry Lester, 25, was shot twice by his father-in-law during an argument with his in-laws. He was transported to Appalachian Hospital for treatment and the incident was initially misreported in the Daily Telegraph.
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Kes
Wyoming County
Ester
Man Appalachian Hospital
Legal Notice of Public Service Conversion in West Virginia
Notice lists multiple West Virginia localities and entities in a deranged OCR block. It references public service conversion and tax or farm charges, naming towns like Ronceverte and Beckley area banks, pharmacies, grocers, and other institutions. The fragmented text implies a legal notice about actions, deadlines, and authorities, though specifics are unreadable.
Livestock Sale Report Mixed Results At Perret Market
An OCR fragment reports livestock sales at Perret market with mixed outcomes. The readable items mention goats and cattle being sold, but many words are garbled. The piece indicates activity at a Seale corer or similar venue with names unclear.
Senior Citizens Services Outlined at Kiwanis Meeting
Mercer County aging official Joann Mahood Boileau outlined services for seniors at a Bluefield Kiwanis luncheon. The commission provides three buses for transit, home care, outreach to isolated elderly, and plans an Elder Craft shop and a senior Olympic program to boost activity.
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Joann Mahood Boileau
Mercer County Commission On Aging
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Bonanza
Commission
Bluefield
Princeton
The
Eldercraft
Mercer County Easter Seals Association
Ofhers
Overnor Buddy Ammar
Joe Hartzog
Carl Nank
Robert Pitman
Fred Ayscue
Charles Lester
Ozzie Elison
Don Hare
Mercer County
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Will) Harvey
Camp Creek State Forest
Princeton Public Library Board of Directors
Gilbert P. Demsey
Bearch
Ramada Inn
Beckley
Beckley-Raleigh
Tazewell County
Bulletin Board
Southern Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
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U.S. Bureau of the Census
Joseph $. Harris
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Mamie Permane
Horace Smith
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