Chamber Names Directors Officers for 1979 80 81
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce named new officers and several directors for 1979 1980 and 1981 at a regular meeting at Fincastle Country Club. Officers include K A Ammar Jr president Robert Culler president elect A A Modena vice president S W Dantzler treasurer and DD Keith McKenzie past president. New directors are Stan Butler Ralph Patsel Harold Brewster Modena B K Satterfield John Shott and Bucky Sowers. The chamber adopted an 85000 1979 budget and heard about Reagan guest speaker plans for April 12.
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Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Fincastle Country Club
K. A. Ammar Jr
Ammar’s Inc
Robert Culler
The
Commercial Bank of Bluefield
A. A. Modena
Flat Top National Bank of Bluefield
S. W. Dantzler
Brown Edwards & Co
Keith McKenzie
Automotive Supply
Stan Butler
Ralph Patsel
Harold Brewster
Modena
B. K. Satterfield
John Shott
Bucky Sowers
Princeton Board weighs CCC cost contract for high school
The Mercer County Board of Education discussed CCC's contract for Princeton High School construction and a district renovation plan before an executive session on personnel matters. Keith Allen urged immediate action to align cost estimates, noting a figure discrepancy and that CCC should be allowed to explain its figures. The board aims to act within two weeks while reporting an alleged embezzlement case discussed privately.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton High School
Princeton
Keith Allen
CCC
Allen
PHS
John P. Anderson
SEM, Inc
Anderson
PSC To Hold Phone Hearing On Extended Area Service Today
The West Virginia Public Service Commission will hold a 9 30 a m hearing in Charleston with all state telephone firms to discuss extended area service. Focus areas include Bluefield Princeton and Princeton Matoaka as GTE faces an appeal over the order to provide such service. Andromeda appears faint from Earth yet shines 1.6 billion times brighter than the sun due to its light traveling over 2 million years.
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West Virginia Public Service Comission
Charleston
Bluefield- Princeton
Princeton-Matoaka
PSC
General Telephone Company
GTE
Andromeda
Earth
National Geographic Society
Daily Telegraph Publishing Notice and Rates
The Daily Telegraph Publishing Co lists establishment in Bluefield West Virginia and subscription and home delivery rates. It notes association with the Associated Press for news dispatches and includes advertisements and circulation details.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Wo Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising Representative
London
McDowell Man Killed In Accident
A 20 year old McDowell County man James Hubert Iski of Squire died in a Wednesday evening single vehicle crash on state Rt. 161 near Horsepen just across the Virginia line. Passenger Thomas May 28 of Jenkin Jones was treated and released at a Tazewell hospital. Trooper J D Humphrey investigated. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch.
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McDowell County
Horsepen
James Hubert Iski
Squire
Steven
Betty Sue Adamis Iski
Iski
State Rt. 161
Harespen
Thomas May
Jenkin Jones
Tazewell
Virginia State Line
J. D. Humphrey
McDowell State Police
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Robert Thomas
Bottom Creek
Thomas
Big Four
Kimball
J. D Humphrey
James Thomas
Stevens Clinic
Shirley Pickett
Humphrey
T. K. Mullens
St Clair Ex Judge Otis St Clair Dies at 94
Otis C St Clair former McDowell Circuit Court judge died Wednesday at Bethesda Retirement Center Bethesda Md at 94 Born January 11 1884 in Tazewell Va he practiced in Bluefield Welch served in World War I and held roles in American Legion 40 and 8 Masonic Lodge He is survived by two sons and three grandchildren Gravesite services Saturday at Monte Vista Cemetery Ceres W Va Visitation at Gawlers Funeral Home Washington D C with Douglas Mortuary Welch handling committal
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McDowell Circuit Court
Otis C. St. Clair
Welch and
Bluefield
Bethesda Retirement Center
Bethesda, Md
Tazewell
Alexander and
Maria Tiffany St. Clair
University of Virginia Law School
Welch
First United Methodist Church of
American Legion Post 8
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
McDowell County
Lillian Pryor
C. Wade
McClean
Richard
Fairfax
Monte Vista Cemetery
Ceres
W.va
Jeff Lovely
Gawlers Funeral Home
Washington, D.C
Douglas Mortuary
Services Set For Mine Victim Mark Steele
Funeral services for Mark Steele 20 of Bandy Virginia will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel Cedar Bluff with Rev. Marx Linkous and Rev. Walter Jessee officiating Burial will be in Steele Family Cemetery at Bandy He died Wednesday in a Johnson City Tennessee hospital from injuries received in a mine accident He was born in Tazewell County son of Vinson and Linda Monk Steele He worked for Carrie Coal Co in Buchanan County Additional survivors include his widow Priscilla Artrip Steele one daughter Amy Steele one sister Tammy Steele paternal grandparents Bill and Mrs Steele of Bandy and maternal grandmother Mrs Vaught Monk of Amonate Virginia pallbearers will be Carrie Coal Co employees
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Bandy
Johnson City
Carrie Coal Co
Buchanan County
Priscilla Artrip
Paul Preston Hall
Rt. 2
Bluefield
John A
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Hall
Terra Alta Construction Company
Thompson's Chapel Methodist Church
Betty Jo Sparks Hall
Leonard J. Hall
Charles A. Hall
Florida
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Faddie Buckner
Leonard Hall Jr
Bobby Gene Hall
Melvin Hall
Ward Starling
Jack A. Burress
Arthur A
Bertha Sue) Hartman
State St
Athens
Glenwood Park
George W. Seaver Chapel
Princeton
Ray Conrad
Athens United Methodist Church
Athens Order of the Eastern Star
Waitesville
George
India Duncan
Margaret E. Jewell
Rastmond D. Hartman
Santa Monica
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Arthur A. Hartman Jr
Santa Anna
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Lottie Morrisette
Charlottesville
Raymond Duncan
Rochester
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Durham
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Chester Pettrey
Joe Coeburn
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The
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Falls Mills
Beckley
Oliver P
Sally Wunmer Walker
Jerry Tabor
James Wellman
Wayne Janutolo
Larry Hayes
Larry Sarver
Charles Wimmer
Walter Martin Jr
Ballard Phillips
Gertrude Blanche Bailey
Davy
Jaeger
Heartland
Coal River
Tenn
George and
Hosie
Carolyn Bradshaw Goodman
Bill Bailey
Earnest Carroll
Coalwood
Carl Goodman
Butler
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Neal Dent
Saeger
Roderfield
Former Board Member Dies in Bluefield at 80
Robert Arnold Sisson 80, a Princeton merchant and 12 year Bluefield Board of Directors member, died after a short illness. He owned Sisson's Paint and Hardware in Princeton, attended Nazarene Church in Bluefield, and served as church trustee and on the official board. Survived by wife Pearl, two sons, and three grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Nazarene with Rev. E J Steinert. burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Members of memorial directory to view body today 6 to 9 p.m. and one hour prior to service.
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Princeton
Bluefield Board of Directors
Bluefield
Preston Street
Bluefield Barn
Montgomery County
Timothy P
Lucy Briar Sisson
Sisson
First Church of the Nazarene
Stadium Drive
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Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
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Dick Jones
Don Havens
Bernard Stephens
Darrell Burkett
Wilford Mathena
Abbs Valley Wesleyan Church
Orville Cox
Richard Kennedy
Don Stansell
Grandview Memory Gardens
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union
Everett Wyatt
Eddie Sparks
Kenneth Williby
Jack Thompson
Kenneth Senter
Jack O'Bryan
John Saunders
Otis Asbury
AP-NBC poll samples and margin of error explained
The AP-NBC News poll notes that results can differ from all Americans with telephones due to sampling chance. With 1,600 interviews, variation should be within three percentage points in 19 of 20 cases, outlining a one in twenty chance of greater deviation.
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Ap-Nbc News
Franks McGraw and Berland Beavers death notices
Frank Sanders McGraw 63 of Swords Creek Va died Thursday in a Richlands Va hospital after a long illness. Born in Russell County he was a retired miner. Surviving are two daughters Oma Shaw and Sherry McGraw and five sons. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Berland P Beavers 68 of Tazewell Va died Thursday morning in a Tazewell hospital after a long illness. He was a Pocahontas Fuel Co. employee. Survived by wife Margaret Beavers two sons David and Billy and a daughter Wanda. Funeral details were set for Sunday at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Rt. 1
Swords Creek
Richlands
Russell County
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Louise Samples McGraw
Dessie Dalton
Elsie Irene McGraw
Oma
Gay) Shaw
Maywood
Calif
Sherry McGraw
Honaker
Berland P
Legs) Beavers
Tazewell
Virginia
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Birdie Shrader Beavers
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Bishop
Margaret Humphrey Beavers
Billy H. Beavers
Manassas
David J
Irene Alafair Cordle Jones
Middle Creek
Cedar Bluff
Charlottesville
Yazewell County
Obituaries for Riley CernaK Gleason and Stanley and others
Funeral services are announced for Ida Riley 78 of North Tazewell Va at Peery and St Clair Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Johnny Elmore. Burial is at Grandview Memory Gardens. Pallbearers listed. Funeral notices also for Steve CernaK 57 Princeton at Burns Memorial Funeral Directory with Rev Wallace Smith. Patrick H Gleason 69 Princeton to Oakwood Park Cemetery with Rev Richard Flowers. Betty Katherine Stanley 76 Bluefield to Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Ira N Allen 70 Bluefield to Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Larry Albright. entombment Roselawn Mausoleum.
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Steve
Princeton
Burns Wornal
Wallace Smith
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Tre Wimmer
Bill Hall
Randall Lane
Danny Shultz
Gleason
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Richard Flowers
Oakwood Park
Walter Fielder
Clyde Pennington
Willard Johnson
Bill McClaugherty
J. C. Mallory
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Edgemont
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Faye Snider
Buria
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Bobby Joe Smith
Albert Moorehead
Jeff Anderson
Randy Snider
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Ricky Snider
Allen
Ira N
Fourth Street
Larry Albright
Roselawn Mausoleum
Medical care costs rise 5.6 percent yearly
The Conference Board reports Americans visit doctors more often and medical care spending grows about 5.6 percent annually for the last decade, a figure that omits inflation.
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Conference Board
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