Fire damages Holiday Inn in Princeton over 100000 dollars
Early Tuesday morning a fire gutted the front dining room at the Holiday Inn on Oakvale Road Princeton with damage estimated over 100000 dollars. The blaze also caused smoke damage to adjoining areas, no injuries reported and guests remained inside. Fire units from East River Athens and Green Valley-Glenwood assisted. 21 firefighters and 11 trucks responded.
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Princeton
Holiday Inn
Oakvale Road
Charlie Williamson
East River Volunteer Fire Department
Athens Volunteer Fire Department
Green Valley-Glenwood
East River Department
Williamson
East River Fire Department
Princeton High School
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Princeton Inn
Merchants laud police progress and downtown move plan
Princeton Merchants Association President Paul Jones praises police for a 100 percent progress claim. He urges moving headquarters to downtown, noting citizen concerns over noise and vandalism. Council to study proposal within 30 days as Capt. Johnson outlines a three phase crime plan. Also previews Sept 19 I Love Princeton Day events with Gov Rockefeller in attendance.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Princeton Merchants Association
Paul Jones
Association
Fink
Jones
Bob Ellis
G.W. Johnson
Ing
Mercer Street
Capt. Johnson
Ellis
Johnson
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Ficers
John D. Rockefeller IV
Princeton Rotary Club
Bluefield Kiwanis Club leaders win district honors at convention
Buddy Ammar becomes lieutenant governor of West Virginia eighth division while Leo Hager takes office as district governor. Bluefield Kiwanis garners multiple awards including distinguished club president LeRoy Mabe and outstanding club secretary Ozzie Ellison for 1979 80, plus bulletin awards for The Key Chain and sponsor honors. Attending members and spouses listed.
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A.S
Buddy) Ammar
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginia District International
Kiwanis International
Parkersburg Holiday Inn
Leo F. Hager
Huntington
Bluefield Club
LeRoy Mabe
Ozzie” Ellison
Joe Hartzog
Carl Nank
John Riddle
Robert Pitman
Ozzie
Ellison
Fred Edwards
Millie Woody
Abingdon, Va
Paul Gess
Kent Poff
Bloodmobile visits set for Oct 22 and 23 at local sites
Mrs Betty Costello announces Bloodmobile stops at Concord College Athens Oct 22 and First United Methodist Princeton Oct 23 sponsored by Princeton Athens Kiwanis. A Bloodmobile report records 94 pints collected, 103 attendees, nine deferred. goal 125 pints. Also high school class of 1971 reunion planned Oct ... plus a regional Juvenile Detention Center advisory board meeting and a Mercer County Pensioners Club gathering with guest speaker J Carl Bunch.
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Betty Costello
Princeton Red Cross
Concord College
Athens
First United Methodist Church
Princeton
Princeton-Athens Kiwanis Club
Southern Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
12Th Street
American Red Cross
Red Cross
United Mine Workers of America
Mercer County Pensioner’s Club
Princeton Municipal
J. Carl Bunch
District 29
UMWA
Princeton Man Charged In Brushfork Burglary
Princeton area man David Hubbard was arrested at his Jo Ho Estates home after a 3:30 am Breakin at Fred Dotson’s Brushfork residence. Dotson chased the thief, who grabbed $205 from the purse before fleeing. Hubbard is arraigned and bonded at 3500 pending a preliminary hearing. Police report multiple recent cat burglaries in Mercer County with several thefts in Brushfork and surrounding areas.
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Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
R.E. Baughman
David Hubbard
Jo-Ho Estates
Athens Road
Fred Dotson
Hubbard
David Pedneau
Baughman
Dotson
Baugaman
Brushfork
Mercer County
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Allen
IGA
Bluefield Bag
Udegragh
Kiwanis Meeting
Bulletin Board
Pensioner’s Club
Armour
Amar
USA
Armour and Company
Em City Res
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Shoe World
Mike
Green Valley Plaza
Bluefield Ave
Princeton Rd
MasterCard
Visa
Cuga
Mercer Mall
State
US 460
Slickory Farms
Hickory Farms
Raleigh Mall
Crossroads Mall
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