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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2011
Page
3
Samantha Perry recounts a day driving a rare Car of Tomorrow with high tech dashboards. A tire warning prompts a cautious stop, but impatience leads to rolling on a near flat, risking rims and pride until a roadside fix and car taught a lesson on making better daily choices.
A Bluefield Bailey Telegraph masthead lists Darryl Hudson publisher and news editor with Andy Patton and Brian Woodson as sports editors and Samantha Perry as managing editor plus Bill Archer as city editor Charles Owens contributing. The page includes the Psalm 138 6 AKJV verse about God's regard for the lowly.
Mercer County economic development reports an uptick in activity with Sheetz planning a third store, adding 40 jobs in Princeton and exploring a Bluefield site. A national restaurant chain is eyeing Princeton Exit 9, and Burke’s Outlet expands in Bluefield and Princeton. The proposed multi purpose event center in Bramwell aims to lure visitors and boost tourism and development.
A reader laments dogs and their mischief while urging focus on bigger issues like crime, Social Security, debt, and world peace. The letter praisesJon Bolt’s nature photography and patience, suggesting a book of his close-ups.
A fragment discusses regional hot dog lore in southern West Virginia, naming Melvin Lewey and his secret wompus cat slaw recipe paired with brown beans or a hot dog. It notes locals and officials praising the WV culinary scene while hinting at missing details from the passage.
Wilson Butt recalls Bluefield and nearby towns famous for their hot dogs, listing places from Josie Bell's to Joe's Drive-In and Christian's Place while noting regional loyalties, memories, and a newer sense of national interest in WV hot dogs. Janet Riley notes local devotion and Bruce Kraig adds historical context about cose slaw.
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