Trees Of The Nations Display At Charleston Art Museum
In Charleston Sunrise art gallery hosts more than 20 international themed Christmas trees as part of the Trees of the Nations project. Ukraine, Indonesia, Japan, and other countries influence the decorations with spiders webs, orchids, and fish. The project, now in its fifth year, is led by Mrs. A. S. Thomas Jr. with sponsorship from the Charleston Gazette and support from the Kanawha Valley community.
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Charleston
W. Va
America
Art Galley
Kanawha
State Capitol
West Virginia
William A. MacCorkle
Kanawha Garden Council
Charleston Gazette
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
Ukraine
Indonesia
Japan
Yuletide
A. S. Thomas Jr
Nashville
Tenn
Thomas
Vietnamese officials reject family taped Christmas messages for U.S. prisoners
In Paris, Vietnamese diplomats and Viet Cong delegates refused to accept 75 tape recordings from California and Arizona families aimed at American prisoners in Vietnam. Emmett Cronan and Stuart Nelson delivered the tapes at Hanoi and Verrières-le-Buisson but were turned away. The 49 minute collection includes a boy pleading for his missing father Captain Stephen Hanson. The gesture, intended to draw attention to the prisoners, was described as delivering a message despite rejection. Cronan and Nelson planned to fly home to Los Angeles.
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Paris
California
Arizona
Vietnam
Los Angeles
Emmett Cronan
Trans World Airline
Stuart F. Nelson
Cronan
Nelson
Hanoi
Verrieresse-Buisson
United States
Tommy Hanson
Stephen Hanson
South Vietnam
Tommy
Moore Grants Yule Clemencies To 18
Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr. pardons and reduces terms for 18 inmates in state institutions at Christmas. Nine are juveniles. others at Huttonsville, the West Virginia Penitentiary, and Moundsville receive pardons or term reductions. Parole eligibility dates set for several, including Lewis Daniels, Wilber C. Porter, and Edward Lee Smith.
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Charleston
W.va
Arch A. Moore Jr
Industrial School For
Pruntytown
Industrial Home
Salem
Huttonsville
West Virginia
Lewis Daniels
Wayne County
Moundsville
David Lee Johnson
Raleigh County
Garland Monroe
Ohio County
Wilber C. Porter
Kanawha County
Edward Lee Smith
Pendleton County
Annex Panel Named to Study Cumberland Road Annexation
W. W. Tinder Jr. announced eight appointees and three ex officio members to a Bluefield committee studying feasibility and boundaries for annexing up to 7.2 square miles from Cumberland Road toward the East River Mountain Tunnel. The group will meet in January to outline plans for sewage water police fire and zoning as it weighs all factors before presenting a proposal to the City Board of Directors.
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Cumberland Road
East River Mountain Tunnel
W. W. Tinder Jr
Jack Lloyd
Appalachian Power Co
Logan Tate
General Telephone Co
Fred Burton
William Looney
Tinder
City Board of Directors
Bluefield
East River Mountain
Christmas Eve Services Set at College Avenue Baptist Church
College Avenue Baptist Church in Bluefield will hold a traditional Christmas Eve service at 7 30 p.m. The Chancel Choir will perform The Virgin's Slumber Song and Sing Gloria with soloist Gesu Bambino. A candlelight meditation by Rev. Frank G. Schwall Jr. ends with a candlelight vigil. nursery will be provided.
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College Avenue
George R. Nuckolls, Jr
Frank G. Schwall, Jr
Jefferson Street
Bluefield
Reverend Stevens to Speak at Bluestone Baptist on Sunday
Bluestone Baptist Church in Freeman invites the public to hear guest speaker Rev. T. M. Stevens of Bluefield on Sunday at 11 a.m. He will address the congregation and community attendees.
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T. M. Stevens
Bluefield
Bluestone Baptist Church
Freeman
Yule Program By Bluefield Old Guard
The Bluefield Old Guard Chapter at Trinity Methodist Church held a Christmas program with readings from Mrs. W B Bird and Mrs. Mack K Tabor. The Mens Chorus conducted by Tabor performed, 46 members attended, and donations were given to church staff and organizers. Several members were listed as ill or recovering, and multiple birthdays were noted.
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Bluefield
H. R. Kidd
John Strike
Ernest Epling
Fred G. Puckett
Eugene Winzenrith
St. Luke’s Hospital
W. F
Bill) Duggins
Bluefield Sanitarium
Walter J. Hayton
Lacy J. Beard
James A. Tabor Sr
Frank A. Farley
W. C. Wilson
O. A. Roberts
Estell Tabor
L. E. Hambrick
R. P. Harman
Lester M. Carper
W. B. Martin
Winzenrith
George Davis
Local Firm Awards Pins To Employes
Six employees of Virginia Foods in Bluefield Virginia were honored with service pins at the annual Christmas party. Nancy Buchanan and George Yost received 15 year pins, Joe Crigger 10 years, Paris Shrader Everett Davis and Bill Dyson five year pins plus luggage.
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Virginia Foods, Inc
Bluefield
Nancy Buchanan
George Yost
Joe Crigger
Paris Shrader
Everett Davis
Bill Dyson
Ohio Mother Finds Pride As Six Sons Serve in Air Force
In Flushing Ohio Mary Elizabeth Litten and her husband prepare for son Gerald Litten’s return from a year in Vietnam. He is the sixth of seven brothers to serve in the Air Force with other siblings stationed at bases from Ohio to California. The family notes no worry over military service and values their country ties.
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Saigon
Air Force
Gerald L. Litten
Vietnam
Ohio
Litten
Carl Litten
Flushing
Southeast Asia
Air
Turkey
Indochina
Mary Elizabeth Litten
Arthur
Gerald Litten
Andrews Air Force Base
John M
Lockbourne Afb
Robert D
Thailand
Blythesville Afb
Ark
Larry R
Wright-Patterson Afb
Kenneth A
Travis Afb
Calif
Carl S
England
Arthur G
Portsmouth
Littens
Wyoming County School Chief Defends Board of Education
Wyoming County School Superintendent James Pizzino calls the dismissal of ouster proceedings against five board of education members a complete vindication. He accuses promoters of harassment and urges Wyoming County citizens to focus on educating children.
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Wyoming County
James Pizzino
Wyoming County Board of Education
C. Berkley Lilly
Pizzino
Wyoming
Board of Education
Rezoning Panel Plans Postyear Meeting on Redistricting
A Mercer County Court appointed redistricting committee met this week and will reconvene after the first of the year. A spokesman said no redistricting plan or formulas have been decided. The report notes last November rainfall averaged 2.3 inches across the Tennessee Valley.
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Mercer County Court
Tennessee Valley
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Moore
Dallas Hall
Ronald D. Tingler
Nicholas County
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Fayette County
Uvant
Commerce Street
Bluefields
Jaycees
Keith McKenzie
Matinee
Walt Disney
Desert
Technicolor
Prairie
Charkon Heston
Arthur P Jacobs
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Viet Vets
Panavision
Deluxe
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, W.va
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