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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1990
Page
5
The Daily Telegraph clarifies its editorial stance with named staffers led by J. Stanley Warren and Thomas A. Colley. It presents today’s Bible quote from 1 John 2 6 and notes the consensus of its editorial board is reflected in the opinion columns.
The editorial urges sustained support for the West Virginia National Guard highlighting their disaster relief work from blizzards to floods and fires. It notes budget pressures, warns against consolidating units in Princeton Bluefield Welch, and argues federal funding should not undermine a key economic and emergency response asset.
The Daily Telegraph praises Tom Brittain as this year’s winner and thanks the many volunteers who supported the event. It notes wide regional participation, birdies and bogeys over three days, and acknowledges the unpaid helpers who organized and ran the tournament.
Southern West Virginia will host the West Virginia Press Association at Pipestem State Park for a multi day gathering. The event features whitewater, a nature tour, golf and a Saturday awards banquet with a strong lineup of local entertainment amid full lodge facilities.
Letters praise the Bible Program for 52 straight payroll years and seek funding to meet the 53rd year budget of over 100000 dollars. Donations from churches PTOs businesses sororities parents and grandparents sustain the program offering as an elective to thousands of area children.
City council discussed weekend cruising on Mercer Street with a Princeton Task Force for Economic Development member noting the participants are an older, rougher group than in the past. Proposals included a downtown walking patrol and issuing tickets for blocking intersections. A Woodman of the World unit donated a 30 foot flagpole and flags to the Princeton Salvation Army Community Center during the flagpole presentation. Ray Foster leads the unit and Thomas Gore serves as field representative. A car veered off the road, mounted the sidewalk, and struck a building after traveling about 166 feet.
A 25 year old man from Bluefield Virginia died when his 1949 Oldsmobile veered off College Avenue and struck the College Avenue Apartment Building. Police found him at the wheel, the car resting against the building. He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. An investigating officer suggested the driver may have fallen asleep or lost control.
Damages estimated at 150 dollars after a 1938 Buick sedan spilled gasoline and burned at Bass' filling station on Bluefield Avenue. Assistant Fire Chief J W Donahage said sparks from the exhaust ignited the gasoline causing the blaze that shattered several windows and damaged paint and upholstery before being put out. Compiled by Lillian Roten of the Daily Telegraph staff.
In a fighting speech Winston Churchill salutes Britain’s RAF pilots defending against German bombers. He declares that never in human conflict has so much owed to so few, a line echoed from a World Almanac World War II summary.
James J. Kilpatrick notes writers overstep with exotic terms and mangled phrases. He cites examples from Green Bay autos in fog to Coors campaign gusto, urging precise usage and looking up meanings before publishing.
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