Pearl Harbor remembered through veterans and artifacts
In Mercer County, locals reflect on the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7 1941. Veterans, museum volunteers, and residents preserve artifacts, share memories, and warn against complacency as time erodes living links to the day of infamy.
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Milipersonnel
Germany
Italy
Roosevelt
Congress
Pearl Harbor
New York
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
Cific
Douglas J. Katz
U.S. Navy
Katz
Bluefield
Japan
Iraq
Iran
Pearl
Harbor
Tony Whitlow
Mercer County War Memorial
Everett Perdue
Whitlow
Bill Francis
E.H. “Red” Martin
Athens
Red
Mary Ann Belcher
Princeton Elks Lodge
Frank Robinette
West Virginia
Missing Big Blue mascot puzzles campus crowd
A campus mascot known as Big Blue remains missing after a February warning and rewards offered. Buchanan says the icon has endured for over a decade and its absence hurts games for children. Jim Nelson notes the costume has evolved with students, with reward posters posted across the campus and hopes he is found before Big Blue week.
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Jim Nelson
Nelson
Community Christmas Fund Drives Donations and Totals
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph details a fund drive with mail and in-office donations. Contributors include anonymous donors and named individuals with varied amounts. A closing note reports today’s total of 1,115.00, bringing the month’s total to 6,161.00 and referencing a political quote by James A. Baker III on policy viability.
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Bluefield
Robert Sage
R. Virginia Marsh
Davie
Addie Hart
Jean Thoss
Cecil Surratt
Ralph Neil Evans
Richard
Susan Clapp
Aveses
Katherine Carrigan
Eleanor Ward
Ralph Ward
Kathryn Kennedy
Hazel Blakely
Margaret Ward
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James A. Baker III
Secretary of State
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Virginia Tech
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Ti St. Home Medical Equipment Inc
Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation
Brooke Jewelers
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