From Coal Stoves to Rudolphs Visit in Bluefield
Larry Hypes recalls a Bluefield Christmas rush through Woolworths Steckler’s coal bin and local stores. He notes family routines, the Pocahontas Fuel tipple, and holiday sightings like the Powhatan Arrow, Rexall Drug, and a Christmas show as Rudolph looms.
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Rudolph
Jake
Gulf Station
General Tire
Bluefield Avenue
Rt. 644
Pocahontas
Boissevain
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Tipple
Laurel Creek
Jenkinsones Mountain
Barnes Shumate
Rexall Drug Store
Andy Geeson
A.C. Bishop
Falls Mills
Bluefield Sanitarium
Currence
Hugh Shott
Daily Telegraph
Moose Lodge
Ramsey Street
Gordon Jennings
Smitty Smith
Cecil Surratt
Don Whitt
Boots Collins
Ray Brooks
Swing Kings
Mom
Santa Claus
Acme
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Listing and Motto
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph roster lists editors and staff including Randy Deason as News Editor and executive roles held by Barbara Hawkins Bill Archer Thomas A Colley with Samantha Perry as publisher. The page features a religious verse from Romans 6 1 2 as a central motto for the publication.
SBA shakeup sparks funding delays in West Virginia projects
Mercer representative Bob Wise defends replacing two School Building Authority members saying the moves ease stalled funding for Economic Development Grant Committee projects. Wise cites miscoordination with two SBA bond pitches in New York as harming state image. The piece also notes the appointment of Robert E. Holroyd, a Princeton attorney, to SBA duties and urges Senate confirmation, while saluting Javier Imperiale for a $633,909 unclaimed property claim and praising State Treasurer John Perdue’s efforts.
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Bob Wise
SBA
Wise
Beckley
Robert E. Holroyd
Princeton
West Virginia
Avier Imperiale
Imperiale
Mercer County
McDowell County
John Perdue
Flu vaccine supply not a market ploy say local health officials
In a ViewPoint letter residents are urged to accept that a flu vaccine shortage is real and not intentional. The author cites limited production by two manufacturers, a season with 83 million doses made but never more than 80 million used, and CDC notes of early flu onset prompting continued vaccination for high risk groups and health workers.
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I Appsaud
Gullion
United States
Centers For Disease Control
Centers of Disease Control
Kathy E. Wides
Mercer County
Melody K. Rickman
The Greenbrier bunker a monument to 50s fears
Hite Sulphur Springs West Virginia hosts a Cold War relic beneath the Greenbrier resort. The Government Relocation Center covered 112000 square feet with 25 ton doors and redundant systems. Tourists now visit for tours and a cooking school use, reflecting on fears and preparedness.
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Hite Sulphur Springs
W.va
Dick Cheney
America
Greenbrier
Congress
Washington
Washington Post
Department of Homeland Security
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Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer
Dad
Woolworth’s
Steckler’s
McNeer
Graham Pharmacy
Mr. White
Virginia Ann Jewelry
Alfred Land’s Diamonds
Penney’s
Bland Street
Kresge’s
Leggett’s
Cox’s Department Store
West Virginian
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Deason
Samantha Perry
Ohiged
Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Thomas A. Colley
Mercer
Holroyd
State Senate
Sen. Chafin
Xavier
Jodie Foster
Powers-That-Be
Mia Decker
Marsha Mercer
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