Community Christmas Tree sign ups boost donations in Bluefield
Lively and volunteers led signup efforts for Bluefield's Community Christmas Tree while Sue Richmond coordinated signups. The drive total reached 3243 dollars, still well short of the 25000 dollar goal, with donors including Betty Popovich Ridgway, Kay Murphy, and H Alan Goodykoontz Jr. Contributions can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph or dropped at the office. area volunteers and local officials supported the drive.
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Lively
Sue Richmond
Richmond
Tonya Simmons
Simmons
Colley
Frances Wayland
Sherry Perdue
Delores’ French
Rebecca Perry
Emily Smith
Lori Perry
Tina Harman
Shelby
George Smalls
Bluefield Parks and Recreation Department
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Bluefield
W.va
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Betty Popovich Ridgway
Gary HS
Kay F. Murphy
Gary HS Alumni
H. Alan Goodykoontz, Jr
James & Flora Stone
William C. Pruett Jr
Charles & Edna Pruett
Esi
Wilma Jean Boyer
Phillip & Barbara Blankenship
Doris Branam
Teinys
Tom i
Alts Suorsanterennys
Robert C. Hufford
Tolls. Contested funding and maintenance woes loom heavy
The Parkways Authority faces steep operating costs with 116 bridges on an 88 mile road. Chairman Seaver emphasizes ongoing cleaning and maintenance while acknowledging tough times ahead. Local officials, including Marc Meachum of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, oppose toll hikes, citing the December spike and questions about funding—especially related to Tamarack. Delegate Mike Porter urges scrutiny of revenue use as toll plans face public hearings and potential reform.
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Seaver
Marc Meachum
Greater Bluefield
Meachum
Mike Porter
Porter
Charleston
Navy
Greg Barr
Parkways Authority
Bill Archer
Barcheria
Pearl Harbor remembered by Telegraph staff and teens
Crowds gathered at the Bland Street Telegraph newsroom as news spread of the December 7 1941 attack. John Cary Shott Jack Sarver Buzzy Johnson and Buckshot Yost borrowed a 1939 Ford Roadster to rush copies toward Wytheville Virginia as the Sunset News issued an extra banner edition declaring U S at war Japs attack.
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Bluefield
Whis-Tv
Wvva-Tv
Telegraph
Bland Street
John Cary Shott
Jack Sarver
Buzzy Johnson
Buckshot Yost
Bland
Federal Streets
Shott
Sunset News
U.S
Jim
John
Wytheville
East River Mountain
Four Teen Hawkers Sell Out in One Night on News Extra
Four young boys in a Ford sold hundreds of copies of extra editions on a single night. They started in South Bluefield then Princeton, Welch, and Narrows with Celanese plant workers, earning a dollar or more per paper at times. Hawkers paid 2 cents, sold for 5 cents.
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East River Mountain
Shott
South Bluefield
Sarver
Princeton
Welch
Narrows
Chuck Sullins
Daily Telegraph
Kentucky
U.S
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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