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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1985

Page

2

Deaths and funerals in multiple Virginia towns and Florida

The list notes Cecil C. Davis 67 of Richmond and Rosa Higgs Scott 83 of Pearisburg among others with multiple survivors, funeral times, churches, and burial sites. It lists William J. Callaghan, Linda S. Honaker, and several others with service details, cremations, and burial plans across Grundy, Bluefield, Princeton, Honaker, and nearby communities.

Cecil C. Davis Richmond Grundy Bluefield Richmond VA Buchanan County Black and White Transit Co Grundy Baptist Church Childs Gentry VF Pearl S. Davis Judith Angles Williamsburg C. Darrell Davis Jettie Keene Richlands Marie Fuller Elizabethton Tenn Alice Collins Johnson City Breers Joe R. Davis Frank Davis G. Wilson Davis H.G. Mutter Charlie Sublett Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill American Legion Post Bradshaw American Heart Association Virginia Funeral Home Rosa Higgs Scott Pearisburg William J. Callaghan Sarasota Fla Athens Glen Burnie Arundel County Kimball and Saeger Concord College James Callaghan Ruth Wynne Callaghan Linda S. Honaker Linda Sue Honaker Honaker Victor Rethia Honaker Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon Todd Salyers Josh Salyers Meridian Miss Honaker Funeral Home F.O. Sanders Ben Combs Russell Memorial Cemetery Lebanon

Mercer Lawmakers Call For Bid Rules After Impropriety Claims

Mercer County delegates urge stricter contract bidding to curb impropriety. Bailey supports bidding laws to ensure best proposals, while opposing campaign contributor bans as unnecessary. Flannigan backs stronger statutes. Wellman awaits state investigation results.

New York Del Richard Flannigan Mercer County del. Howard Wellman Secretary of State

Trains collide near Ferrara kill ten in fog

In thick fog a passenger train rammed the rear of a stationary freight train near Ferrara Italy killing ten people and injuring eleven. Railway officials said four dead were railway workers and two were passengers with ten bodies recovered by Monday.

Ferrara Italy Venice ANSA

Nicaraguan Pilot Defects to Honduras After Landing

Nicaraguan Sub-Lt Salvador Blanco Lacayo 23 deserted during a routine mission and landed at Toncontín International Airport Honduras where he sought asylum. He surrendered to authorities and handed over two AK-47 rifles after his twin engine AN-2 landed following Honduran air force pursuit. He said he had delivered weapons and food to Sandinista troops in Molocuca Nicaragua before crossing into Honduras seeking asylum amid ongoing fighting in Molocuca.

Tegucigalpa. Honduras Honduras Salvador Blanco Lacayo Toncontinn International Associated Press Blanco Lacayo Honduran Molocuca Nicaragua

Santa's North Pole Job: Chimneys Lifts Off Not Climbing

Readers recount Santa's year round work ethic at the North Pole. Jessica Rozzell notes Santa sews his outfits and makes toys with a seven-person crew, while Douglas Sarver describes a foggy, snowy pole with a 20-strong workforce. Ryan Whalen adds Santa travels solo with a red, ample bag and a single annual trip, lifting all gifts unaided.

Nick Santa Jessica Rozzell Douglas Sarver North Pole Douglas Ryan Whalen Ryan

Christmas Tree Memorials and Donations Tribute List

A Christmas Tree party at the city auditorium honors Warren S. Taylor and others. The page records numerous in memory of and donation entries from individuals and groups including Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Loyal Order of Moose, Girl Scout Troop 2588, and various families, totaling several thousand dollars for area needs and memorials.

Ida Godfrey Bailey Meda Bailey Polo Kirk Sara DeHaan C.V. Reese Harry Juanita Gray Robert Lee Little Deve Vals PEI Ladies Friendship Club Nelson J Dianne L. Linkous Martin F Wanda D. Runyon Loyal Order of Moose Bluefield Lodge George H. Thompson Ping Boo B.P.O. Ellis Sinkler C. Martin Roby N John Ratcliffe Amy, Catherine and Allen Fred Richmond Ryan R. Johnson

Accu Weather details and regional five day forecast notes

Accu-Weather operates with over 50 meteorologists based in State College PA since 1962 and serves more than 700 clients, offering precise global forecasts. The article also covers a McDowell County personnel matter where a former police chief was dismissed and subsequent employment changes are discussed with stakeholders.

Morgantown Tazewell Bluefield Princeton Telegraph Associated Press National Weather Service Accu-Weather State College Accu- Weather

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William O. Bivens William O. ‘Dink’ Bivens Ballard Beckley Broyles Funeral Home Peterstown John Forney Ponderosa Ridge Beckley Road George W. Seaver Anna M. Roberts Anna Mell Hackney Roberts Cedar Bluff Pike County Tockland Pentecostal Church Corbin Roberts Judy Vandyke Looneys Creek Alma Zelle Pye Manistee Mich Tookland Pentecostal Buford Smith Mountain Valley Memorial Park Grundy Funeral Home Gwyn Sexton Cravens-Shires Bluewell Olen T. Smith Olen Thurman Smith Raymond Court Virginia Beach Norfolk, Va Memorial Athens Road Furman Masters Kegley Packett Charlie Hugh Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Warren Friend Larry Rye Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield- Tazewell Road Stanley Houston F Franklin St Mercer Funeral Home Allen Hammond Monte Vista Park Green Valley Calfee Daisy Mae Burns Wornal Memorial Funeral Directory Joe Shreve Roselawn Memorial Gardens Lovill Grover Sanders Boissevain Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home Pocahontas Jim Hyndrich Earl Dean Bluefield-Tazewell Road Severn George Fanny P Sand Pebble Circle Port Orange Elkhorn Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Donald Farmer Woodlawn Memorial Park Moore Gilbert E Gene” Bailey Bluefield Baily Telegraph Bland ST W.va Princeton Bureau Edwin M. Freakley Thomas A. Colley Patsy P. Malamisura Mike Blanton Carl H. Meade, Jr Jim Terry Linda M. Osborne Lewis B. Spence Bluefield Daily Telegraph W Va P.O. Box National Advertising Rep London Associates Das Devi'd&s City Auditorium Warren S. Taylor Jack H. Fleshman Blankenship, ‘Frances Dc Christopher Jessica Amy Lusk Annie W.B. McClaugherty Lori Ann Stamper William A. Stamper Robin Dawson Jason Miller Frank Archer Rosa Hodges Benjamin Teresa Christina Powell Mary Ruth Leftwich Dexter L. Johnson Donald W Holly Frazier Diana Demopoulos Jimmy Comer Ed Gomera L. Percy Williams Meda Amv Ek Pease Cesets Cesar Chris Madison Alison Rush Northfork Robert Treadway Johnson Richard Brady Freedom Security Brady McDowell County L & J Consulting, Inc No Smail Larry Skeens Princeton Ave Princeton, WV Jones Furniture Gallery Bluefield Ave Luefield West Virginia Merry New Hope Pharmacy New Hope Rd Full Circle Travel Twin City Warrenizing Cleaners SA Sess RS Parasa Tad Cravens Shires
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