Parents Fight Deaf Education Gap in Virginia Counties
Deaf boys Shannon and Mike, ages seven and nine, cannot attend school for lack of a specially trained deaf education teacher. Their families in Swords Creek allege Russell and Tazewell counties failed to secure qualified staff, risking a move to regular classes despite ongoing needs.
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Shannon Taylor
Mike Short
Shannon
Mike
Raymond Taylors
Roger Shorts
Swords Creek
Russell
Tazewell
Buchanan
Richlands
Board OKs 40000 Repair Plan for Old City Hall
The Bluefield Board of Directors approved a 40096.25 repair package for the Bland and Ramsey Streets building. Work covers roof leaks skylight removal and replacement handicapped entrance and restrooms plus masonry and other upkeep as the city eyes a regional cultural center.
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Jim Terry
Daily Tlegaon Star
Bland and
Ramsey Streets
Bluefield Board of Directors
Fred Burton
Joe Walker
Paul Oliver Sr
Zane Knauss
Arts and Humanities Council
Bluefield
Old City Hall
Paul Chryssikos
City Hall
Bluefield Jaycees
Bluefield High School
Wrecks Under Investigation in Bluewell Area
Mercer County sheriff officials investigated two Tuesday evening crashes in the Bluewell area causing about 1250 dollars in vehicle damages. A 196 German II? ties aside.
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Mercer County
Sheriff's Department
Bluewell
U. S. Rt. 52
Rt. 36
John Thomason
Henry St
Princeton
Peter Gundisch
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Gundis
Robito Steiss Jr
Freeman
Steiss
U.S. Rt. 52
Rt 11
Debra K. Hawley
Rt. 3
Rt. 11
Rt. 52
Howard Simpkins
Montcalm
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Administrative Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph published each morning by Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive rights to news dispatches and local news. Subscriptions in West Virginia are listed with annual and home gallery rates and general rates available on request.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Landon Associates
Mileage strategies shape auto fuel economy plans
Automakers trim models and engines to lift mileage as planners push down sizing. GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors report results near yearly goals with expectations to beat 1979 levels. They weigh front wheel drive compact rollout in 1980 and rely on credits if needed while studying diesels and alternative engines.
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Ford
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Chrysler
Police Seek Campbell in Connection With Apartment Theft
State police in Princeton and neighboring towns hunted Tuesday night for Michael J. Campbell of Lewisburg after authorities said he took money from an apartment rented by Cheryl Cole. Beckley and Hinton police were alerted to be on the lookout for Campbell.
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Princeton
Lewisburg
Michael J. Campbell
Cheryl Cole
Beckley and
Hinton
Campbell
Bluefield Gas Rate Increase Is Suspended
The Public Service Commission suspended Bluefield Gas Co rate increase for 120 days pending investigation and hearing. The 3,900 customers would pay 16.7 cents more per 1000 cubic feet, raising minimum monthly bill from 3.47 to 3.63 dollars to produce about 160,000 dollars in extra annual operating revenue.
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Charleston
W.va
Bluefield Gas Co
Public Service Commission
PSC
Armed Robbery at Blankenship's Market Reported
Officials said a cash and checks were taken in an armed robbery at Blankenship's Market on Beckley Road near Princeton. Sheriff spokesmen declined to release details as investigation continues. Sources noted three Black men entered the store, one armed, and about $500 was reportedly taken.
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Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Blankenship’s
Beckley Road
Princeton
Sheriff's Department
Grocery Prices Dip In Several Sectors Amid Inflation Slowdown
In a period of easing inflation groceries stayed below 10 percent annual rate with meat and eggs cheaper at supermarkets while coffee hit a 13th straight monthly decline. Restaurant foods rose as meat costs climbed 0.8 percent. Apparel fell 0.6 percent with women’s and children’s wear down 1.9 percent, but non food items surged. Housing and transport rose 1.2 and 0.7 percent respectively, with gasoline up 0.8 percent the first sizable increase in six months.
Welch Miner Dies After Mining accident at Gary No 2 mine
William Franklin Mikles 29 of Edmore Village Welch died at 9 35 a m after a rib of coal crushed him against a power center at U S Steel Gary No 2 mine. He was an electrician trainee and a vice president of UMWA Local 7633. Investigations by government union and company officials followed the 6 20 a m accident. The mine planned to resume operations at 8 a m. Funeral services set for Friday with burial at Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roder field.
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William Franklin Mikles
Edmore Village
Welch
Stevens Clinic
U. S. Steel
Gary No. 2
District 29
William Buck Wade
Mikles
Wade
United Mine Workers
Dennis Saunders
Mine Safety Committee
State Department of Mines
Federal Mine Agency
Jesus Church
Yukon
UMWA
Gary No. 10
Welch High School
Michelle Mikles
William Franklin Mikles Jr
Thomas Watts
James Allen Mikles
Tina Lynn Mikles
Fanning Funeral Home
Charlie Kennedy
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area VA and WV
Obituaries report multiple deaths including Mrs. George Walter Boysaw of Speedwell VA Mrs. Lee Hoops of Bluefield WV Clyde S Hunt of Marathon FL and others with funeral details and churches name rural cemeteries and arranging firms listed. Services span First Baptist Church Speedwell Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield Mercer Funeral Home Grundy Funeral Home Barnett Funeral Home and others with dates and burial sites in Sunset Memory Cemetery Roselawn Memorial Gardens and Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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George Walter
Maude M.) Boysaw
Speedwell
Wythe County
John and
Julia Jenkins Montgomery
Beatrice Jackson
Wytheville
Emanda Peoples
Radford
Helen Hairston
Columbus
Ohio
Glair E. Boysaw
James Adam Boysaw
Cleveland
Samuel Boysaw
Joseph L. Boysaw
West Palm Beach
Fla
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Cynthia McKenzie
Ada Montgomery
Pittsburgh
Ruth Johnson
Baltimore
Edna Jenkins
Denver
Colo
First Baptist Church
Sunset Memory
Rural Retreat
C.L. Minor
High Point Holiness Church
Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Bluefield
Lee Hoops
Lee
Mary Belle) Hoops
Stoney Ridge
Tazewell
Robert
Laura Pickett Hoops
Henry Hoops
Rocksborough
N.C
Hawkins Funeral Home
Allen A. Hammond
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
Moffett Kirk
Moffett Preston
Virgie K.) Kirk
West Virginia Manor
Bland County
Charles Black
Dora Bishop Kirby
Central Baptist Church of
Vernon E. Kirk
Hialeah
Nancy K. Jackson
Panama City
Harry H. Kirby
John Kirby
O. P
Lillian) Bailey
Mercer Funeral Home
Fay Snider
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Bluewell
Dennis Wright
David Wright
Dick Clarkson
Ralph Clarkson
Preston Kirk
Louie Kirk
Pritchard Tinsley
Johnny Kirby
William E. von Pechy
William
Eugene von Pechy
Susan Schramm von Pechy
Ann Catherine von Pechy
Lucille von Pechy Freeman
Huntington
William Eugene von Pechy Jr
Winston-Salem
N. C
Lucille Crutcher von Pechy
Barnett Funeral Home
J. Robert Smith
Wallace F. Fowler Sr
Sunset Memory Gardens
Robert Cofer
William L. Kell
Jim Godwin
Raymond Sarver
Kemp
Clarence
Elkhorn
Northfork
Burke Baptist Church
Keystone
Wiley Brooks
Pete Branch
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Lacy Mullens
James Rose
Richard Merdith
Bobbby Merdith
Jimmy Merdith
Michael Whaling
Bennett- Fanning Funeral Home
Virginia man found dead off Ormond Beach coast
The body of 35 year old David Napier of Bluefield Virginia was found floating naked about a half mile out to sea Sunday in Ormond Beach Florida. He worked as office manager for McQuail’s Inc. in Bluefield. Police reported the body had been in the water four to twelve hours and no foul play is suspected. His mother Mrs Frank Beaman of Ormond and his wife Jane Ruth Shupe of Bluefield survive along with one brother Owen Napier of Ormond. Funeral arrangements were incomplete and Mercer Funeral Home would receive the body.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Bluefield
David Napier
McQuail’s Inc
Ormond
Napier
Ormond County
Lhe
Daytona
Frank Beaman
Jane Ruth Shupe
Owen Napier
Mercer Funeral Home
Sandy Kemp Named Assistant Director of Development at Bluefield College
An official notice corrects an error in the previous release that identified Bluefield College as Bluefield State College in announcing Sandy Kemp's appointment as assistant director of development. Kemp will oversee fundraising, alumni relations, and program development at Bluefield College.
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Sandy Kemp
Bluefield College
Bluefield State College
Redding to host Northeast’s largest Labor Day book fair
Over Labor Day weekend more than 40,000 volumes will be on display in Redding Connecticut. The event is billed as the biggest book fair in the Northeast and showcases a wide array of books and related materials for collectors and readers.
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Redding
Conn
Northeast
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