Chamber Names Directors and Officers for 1979 80 81
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce named new officers for 1979 and new directors for 1979 1980 and 1981 at a meeting at Fincastle Country Club. Officers include Ammar Jr president Culler president elect Modena vice president Dantzler treasurer McKenzie past president. Directors named include Butler Patsel Brewster Modena Satterfield Shott and Sowers. The chamber approved an 85000 budget for 1979 and discussed Reagan as guest speaker for the April 12 dinner at Brushfork Armory.
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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
Ammar
McKenzie
California
Ronald Reagan
Brushfork Armory
Four Princeton Residents Escape Injury in Fiery Collision
Four Princeton residents escaped injury in a fiery two car collision at Ingleside Road and the U S 460 bypass in Princeton. A 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Lucy A Caudill Rt 4 Princeton turned left from Ingleside and was struck from the rear by a 1975 Mack dump truck driven by Jerry Lee Larue Princeton. The truck was owned by"}
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Princeton
Ingleside Road
U.S. 460
KR. D. Faulkner
Lucy A. Caudill
Rt. 4
Jerry Lee Larue
Board discusses Princeton High School contract with CCC
Mercer County Board of Education debated CCC cost management contract for Princeton High School and a broader renovation program. Keith Allen urged immediate involvement as architects begin work and cost estimates are needed. Officials indicated action within two weeks amid reports of an alleged $8,000 embezzlement at a rural school and plans to issue a statement once matters are resolved.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton High School
Princeton
Keith Allen
CCC
Allen
PHS
John P Anderson
SEM, Inc
Anderson
Daily Telegraph
Board of Education
Lilly
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
B of E
PSC To Hold Phone Hearing On Extended Area Service
The West Virginia Public Service Commission will hold a 9 30 a m hearing in Charleston with all telephone companies to discuss extended area service oral reports indicate Bluefield Princeton and Princeton Matoaka areas will be reviewed The PSC ordered General Telephone Company to provide such service to these two areas but the order was appealed by GTE.
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West Virginia Public Service Comission
Charleston
Bluefield- Princeton
Princeton-Matoaka
PSC
General Telephone Company
GTE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Maritime Rate Card 1893
Publication notice from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co listing address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia subscription rates by mail in West Virginia and home delivery monthly rates, advertising representation details, and Associated Press affiliation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Bureau of Circulation
Landon Assocates
Andromeda Galaxy Shines Bright Yet Appears Dim
Andromeda, visible to the naked eye as our galaxy's neighbor, shines 1.6 billion times brighter than the sun. Its apparent faintness from Earth comes from light travelling through space for more than 2 million years, a fact cited by the National Geographic Society.
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Andromeda
Earth
National Geographic Society
McDowell Man Killed In Accident
A 20 year old McDowell County man, James Hubert Iski of Squire, died in a single vehicle crash on state Rt. 161 near Horsepen around 6 p.m. His car ran off the road and overturned, with passenger Thermas May of Jenkin Jones treated and released at a Virginia hospital. Trooper J D Humphrey investigated, with funeral arrangements pending at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch.
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McDowell County
Horsepen
James Hubert Iski
Squire
Steven
Betty Sue Adams Iski
Iski
State Rt. 161
Harespen
Thermas May
Jenkin Jones
Tazewell
Virginia State Line
J. D. Humphrey
McDowell State Police
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Suspect Arrested in McDowell County Rape Case
A 49 year old Jenkin Jones man, Robert Thomas, was arrested at about 2 a.m. Thursday by state police on charges of raping a 16 year old girl near a trailer park between Welch and Kimball. The victim, who cannot be named, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition at Stevens Clinic Hospital. Thomas is jailed in McDowell County pending bond after waiving grand jury action. His brother, Janes Thomas, faced no charges.
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Jenkin Jones
McDowell County
Robert Thomas
Bottom Creek
Thomas
Big Four
Welch
Kimball
J. D. Humphrey
Janes Thomas
Stevens Clinic
Seu
Bond
Shirley Pickett
Humphrey
T. K. Mullens
St Clair ex Judge Otis C. St Clair dies at 94
Otis C. St Clair former McDowell County circuit court judge died at 94 in Bethesda Maryland He was born January 11 1884 in Tazewell Virginia and practiced law in Bluefield Welch and later served in World War I He was active in First United Methodist Church Welch American Legion Post 8 40 and 8 society and Masonic Lodge 112 He is survived by two sons and three grandchildren Gravesite services are set for 1 p m Saturday at Monte Vista Cemetery Ceres West Virginia Visitation is at Gawlers Funeral Home Washington DC Douglas Mortuary Welch in charge of committal services
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Otis C. St. Clair
Welch and
Bluefield
Bethesda
American Legion
40 And 8
Masonic Lodge
McDowell County
Lillian Pryor
C. Wade
McClean
Richard
Fairfax
Monte Vista
Ceres
W.va
Jeff Lovely
Gawlers Funeral Home
Washington, D.C
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Mine Victim Mark Steele to Be Laid to Rest in Cedar Bluff
Funeral services for Mark Steele 20 of Bandy Virginia who died from injuries in a mine accident in Johnson City Tennessee will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel Cedar Bluff with Rev. Marx Linkous and Rev. Walter Jessee officiating Burial will follow in Steele Family Cemetery in Bandy He was born in Tazewell County son of Vinson and Linda Monk Steele employed by Carrie Coal Co in Buchanan County Additional survivors include his widow Priscilla Artrip Steele one daughter Amy Steele at home one sister Tammy Steele of Bandy paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Bill Steele of Bandy and maternal grandmother Mrs Vaught Monk of Amonate Virginia Employees of Carrie Coal Co will serve as pallbearers.
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Mark Steele
Bandy
Johnson City
Carrie Coal Co
Buchanan County
Priscilla Artrip
Berland P
Legs) Beavers
Rt. 1
Tazewell
Virginia
James P
Birdie Shrader Beavers
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Bishop
Margaret Humphrey Beavers
Billy H. Beavers
Manassas
David J
Paul Preston Hall
Rt. 2
Bluefield
John A
Pearl Ratcliff Hall
Hall
Terra Alta Construction Company
Thompson's Chapel Methodist Church
Betty Jo Sparks Hall
Leonard J. Hall
Charles A. Hall
Florida
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Fiddie Buckner
Leonard Hall Jr
Bobby Gene Hall
Melvin Hall
Ward Starling
Jack A. Burress
Arthur A. Hartman
Arthur A
Bertha Sue) Hartman
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Athens
Glenwood Park
George W. Seaver Chapel
Princeton
Ray Conrad
Athens United Methodist Church
Athens Order of the Eastern Star
Waitesville
George and
India Duncan
Margaret E. Jewell
Raymond D. Hartman
Santa Monica
Calif
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Arthur A. Hartmun Jr
Santa Anna
Leonard A. Walker
Falls Mills
Beckley
Oliver P
Sally Wimmer Walker
Eva Devor
Clara Tabor
Homestead
Fla
Austin Mullins
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Clancy Lowdy
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
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Randy Tabor
Jerry Tabor
James Wellman
Wayne Janutolo
Larry Hayes
Larry Sarver
Charles Wimmer
Walter Martin Jr
Ballard Phillips
Gertrude Blanche Bailey
Davy
Jaeger
Heartland Nursing Home
Coal River
Tenn
George
Rosie Carolyn Bradshaw Goodman
Bill Bailey
Earnest Carroll
Coalwood
Carl Goodman
Butler
Population reaches 200 million in 1967
The United States marks a population milestone as it surpasses 200 million people in the year 1967. This demographic surge reflects postwar growth and rising births across states, with urban areas continuing to expand.
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United States
Former Bluefield board member Robert Sisson dies at 80
Robert Arnold Sisson eighty, a Princeton merchant and 12 year Bluefield Board of Directors member, died after a short illness in a Bluefield hospital. He owned Sisson's Paint and Hardware in Princeton and belonged to First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include wife Pearl and two sons. funeral at Nazarene Saturday at 2 p.m. with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
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Robert Arnold Sisson
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
E. J. Steinert
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
James Beringer
Dick Jones
Don Havens
Bernard Stephens
Darrell Burkett
Wilford Mathena
Poll Sampling Variance In AP NBC News Survey
Spending continued from page one notes that poll results may vary from surveys of all Americans with telephones due to sample chance variations. For samples of 1600 interviews the variation should be within three percentage points, with a 1 in 20 chance of exceeding that margin.
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Ap-Nbc News
Obituary notices from Virginia and nearby towns
Obituaries list Frank Sanders McGraw 63 of Swords Creek and Berland Beavers 68 of Tazewell with long illnesses and multiple survivors. Reports include Paul Hall 56 of Bluefield, Mrs. Arthur Hartman 86 of Athens, and Mrs Jesse Lee Odum 79 of Meadowview with funeral plans and home calls. Additional notices cover Katie Virginia Asbury 69 of Abbs Valley and Leonard Walker 65 of Falls Mills with service details and family survivors.
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Katie Virginia Asbury
Abbs Valley
George and Maude Ellen Sanders Asbury
James Asbury
Bluefield
Harry Asbury
Boissevain
George Asbury
Bear, del
Charles Asbury
Pocahontas
John
Margaret) Wise
Everett
Pauline) Cox
Cleveland, Ohio
Roy
Helen) Clendenen
Pitman N
Funeral notices list Riley, CernaK, Gleason and others
Obituary notices announce funerals for Ida Riley 78 of North Tazewell Va followed by Steve Cernek 57 of Princeton Patrick H Gleason 69 of Princeton Betty Katherine Stanley 76 of Bluefield and Ira N Allen 70 with service times today at areas including Peery and St Clair Burns Wornal Mercer Funeral Home and Oakwood Park Cemetery Pallbearers named for each service and burial details with officiating ministers listed in standard local notice format
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Stanley
Betty Katherine
Edgemont Drive
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Faye Snider
Buria
Monte Vista Park
Bobby Joe Smith
Albert Moorehead
Jeff Anderson
Randy Snider
Frank Smith
Ricky Snider
Americans visit doctors more often says Conference Board
The Conference Board reports rising medical visits with spending climbing about 5.6 percent annually over the past decade. The cited figure omits inflation, which would raise the real increase.
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Conference Board
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Casey) McGraw
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Roselawn
Spring ST. Bluefield
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