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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1995
Page
1
The Greater Bluefield Jaycees sell The Game of the Bluefields patterned after Monopoly. Proceeds benefit United Way of the Virginias and Bluefield youth programs, split equally. The game costs $15. For details call Randy Sanger at 327-2815.
The Bluefield Virginia council holds its annual Lighting of the Luminaries at 5 p.m. candles light the front of homes as residents join in Peace on Earth. Eight years after its start by the late Carolyn Carper the project now spans the city with Bluefield’s neighbor Bluefield Virginia also participating.
On Monday December 18 at 7 p.m. the Cedar Bluff Community Chorus directed by Dan Keeton will perform at the town square. Sponsored by the Cedar Bluff Business and Professional Association. Weather calls for mostly sunny highs in the 40s and tonight partly cloudy with lows in the teens to 20s.
Washington AP reports a second government shutdown in a month as President Clinton and Republicans trade accusations without new offers. Democrats split over a new budget balancing plan, resisting GOP cuts and debating tax adjustments while Blue Dogs search for a middle path.
Donations climb for the Community Christmas Tree campaign as supporters add $480 Saturday, bringing the total to $9,645. The big party for local and area children unfolds at noon on Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Bluefield Youth Center, with Santa expected to attend.
A Community Christmas Tree drive invites donations at the Daily Telegraph lobby or by mail to Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Listed contributions include gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Ballard of 25 dollars and multiple 20 to 50 dollar gifts in memory of loved ones, with names such as Judy Janutolo and Charles Thompson Jr. involved.
The Princeton Post Office and Bluefield Center see heavy mail flow as the holiday season peaks. Daily mail volume reaches hundreds of thousands, with nationwide totals around 250 million cards and letters on the Monday before Christmas and about 4.5 billion pieces for the season. Postmasters note rising package traffic and describe service areas, routes, and urging customers to mail packages and cards now.
Cards catalogued offer broad selection for lovers December birthdays Christmas babies first Christmas and myriad relationships from wife and husband to nieces nephews and friends. Shops and pharmacies stock religious humorous serious and loving cards for everyone.
Mercer County unemployment dropped to 5.2 percent in October, a tenth of a point below September 1995 and one point under October 1994, with the state at 7.2 percent and the nation at 5.5 percent. Monroe County also 5.2 percent, while McDowell is 13.2 and Summers 9.3 and Wyoming 10.2 percent. Statewide unemployed residents fall by 2,500 to 56,900, the lowest since November 1979.
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