Bluefield Christmas Memories From a Valley Day
Larry Hypes recalls a Bluefield Christmas and shopping spree with family and neighbors. He notes local sights from Leatherwood Dairy to the Powhatan Arrow train, mentions schools, churches, stores, and familiar faces including Viola Clark, Big Jim Dalton, and Pocahontas and Bluefield figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Surratt
Mom
Dad
Bluefield
Abb
Sybil
Pug Taylor
Stumpy
Kresge
Daddy
Kresge’s
Acme
Moose Lodge
Ramsey School
Leggett’s
Montgomery Ward
Big Jim Dalton
U.S. Steel
Gary
Bishop
Jenkin Jones
Amonate
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Woolworth’s
Pocahontas
Gaza Kovach
Montgomery
Ward’s
Viola Clark
Pinnacle
H & M Shoes
Colonial Theatre
Granada Theatre
Daniel
Horsepen
Jake
Gulf Station
Gaines
J. C. Penney’s
Daily Telegraph
Dodgers
Cardinals
Big Jim
Dalton
Yankees
Bland Street
Kammer Furniture
Max Kammer
West Virginia
Don Whitt
Gordon Jennings
Santa
Hypes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph staff credits and biblical verse
The page lists staff roles at Bluefield Daily Telegraph including William Randy Deason as Publisher Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor News Editor State Editor Senior Writer Samantha Perry Managing Editor Sports Editor City County Editor Senior Copy Editor. A biblical verse is quoted about justice and truth.
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Abe Fortas
Zoe Baird
Robert Bork
John Tower
Clarence Thomas
Clement Haynsworth
Kerik
White House
FBI
Rudolph Giuliani
Bartlett
Bush
Linda Chavez
Senate
Tazewell VA school system tightens firearm safety rules
After a transportation director faced firearm possession charges and a student found a revolver in a vehicle on school grounds the Tazewell County school board acted. New procedures and Virginia Code education are now required for staff and students to prevent injuries and ensure campus safety.
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Azewell County
Tazewell Board of Education
Brenda Lawson
Car Problem Draws Thanks To Caring Athens People
Mary Alice Houghton Princeton thanks strangers and local helpers after her car stalls at Athens Crossroads. A kind driver offered aid, Willard Duncan's Allen and Windy assisted by pushing the car to the service center, John Puckett provided a ride home, and repairs included a new fuel pump.
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Athens
Crossroads Automotive Facility
Willard Duncan
Allen
Windy
John Puckett
John
Mary Alice Houghton
Princeton
Letters to the Editor policy for Daily Telegraph
Readers are invited to submit concise letters on public matters. Each letter must include the writer’s signature address and phone number. Send to Letters to the Editor P O Box 1599 928 Bluefield Ave Bluefield WV 24701.
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Daily Telegraph
P.O. Box
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
Kerik Nomination Fallout Highlights Vetting Disputes
Dan K. Thomasson argues the Bernard Kerik case shows why nominees face intense scrutiny and backlash before confirmation. He notes repeated media scrutiny, political risk, and lessons for future appointees amid the Homeland Security effort.
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Ashington
Bernard Kerik
New York City Police
Senate
Kerik
Supreme Court
David Souter
White House
Dan Bartlett
George W. Bush
Department of Homeland Security
NYPD
Amtrak
New York
Washington
Homeland Security Department
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Ong
Clover Dew Dairy
Leatherwood
Bluefield College
Frank
Lutheran Church
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
The
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
Andy Patton
Barbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Tazewell
Rudolph
Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service
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