Postal shifts speed up to handle Christmas rush
Bluefield and Princeton post offices expand staff and deploy priority and express mail to speed Christmas mail. Zip codes and barcode readers boost accuracy, with 45 percent of mail barcoded and machines reading 12 letters per second.
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Mississippi
Webb
Bluefield
Tazewell
Buchanan
Virginia
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
West Virginia
Princeton
Akers
Los Angeles
Christmas Card Varieties and Prices Across Stores
Cards range from $1.50 to $7 with dogs and cats sharing options. Musical and recording chips add $3 to $8, special "secret pal" and money holder designs sell well, blank cards offer personalization, and long distance calling cards provide 10 minutes for about $5.95.
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Teresa Christian
Coach House
Mercer Mall
Christian
Karen Chaffins
New Graham Pharmacy
Bluefield
Chaffins
Theresa Lilly
Lilly
Continental
United States
West Virginia October 1995 labor force and employment report
Statewide civilian labor force for October 1995 was 793 700, down 700 from September, with October 1994 at 782 200. Total employment in October and September were 736 800 and 735 000, up from a year ago’s 724 100, showing a strong year over year rise. Mercer County’s labor force stood at 27 550 in October 1995, 27 630 in September, and 27 810 a year earlier, with employment higher. County and state rankings list top rated counties such as Hardy and Berkeley, and low rated ones like Calhoun and Webster with high numbers in the latter.
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Mercer County
Hardy
Hampshire
Jefferson
Morgan
Ohio
Putnam
Monongalia
Monroe
Mercer
Hancock
Kanawha
Brooke
Berkeley
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Webster
McDowell
Mingo
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Riel
Bluewell
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Zenith
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YA Oi
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Cory
WOLFF
Cneer
Stafford Drive
Pine Plaza
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