Christmas reflections and community notes from Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The column mingles holiday sentiment with brief news items. It praises Christmas, recalls charitable acts like funding a wheelchair for a child, and notes the Beirut Marine barracks bombing report. It also highlights the Tazewell County Theatre Group’s successful two years, plans to partner with other groups, and appeals for tax deductible donations, attendance, and applications. Bill Bunch of Tazewell signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County White Christmas
Tazewell County Theatre Group
Theatre Group
Tazewell County
P.O. Box
Tazewell
Bill Bunch
No Music Disturbance Law Outside City Limits
Local resident questions why disturbing the peace law does not apply beyond city boundaries. He suggests gubernatorial influence, noting Bluefield WV as the community and referencing a neighbor’s late night music. Letter signed by Johnnie N Tabor with address and phone details included.
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Mr. Rockefeller
Johnnie N. Tabor
Bluefield
Wva
Coal Miners Seek Help Over Exhausted Unemployment Benefits
A Bluefield reader, Jesse McGuire, voices despair over exhausted unemployment checks for Bishop Coal Company workers and asks for extended support beyond December. He notes FSC benefits lapsed and worries about bills, car loans, and January payments, urging action to aid miners. James Quasize condemns euthanasia mentions and calls for accountability, demanding the name and address of the author of life-rights proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Coal Company
Bishop
Tazewell County
FSC
Letter on dairy policy and community issues stirs local debate
A reader defends dairy farming and the Dairy Stabilization Act of 1983, arguing milk prices stay fair and production supports abundance. The Letter to the Editor from Mercer County Humane Society Executive Director Kitty Wooldridge discusses dog complaints, leash laws, shelter operations, and community involvement on Highland Avenue in Bluefield.
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United States
Washington
Belva Hoops
Highland Avenue
The
Humane Society
Bluefield
City Hall
Year of upheaval and strong words from West Virginia readers
Readers weigh in on war news and government action with blunt humor and cautionary reflections. Letters from Jack Mitchell, Gene R. Terry Sr., Sylvester K. Bailey, Janie Edwards, and Frank Warner critique media, politics, health care, meteor lore, animal welfare, and rising costs in Bluefield and Princeton areas.
Jesus Peace in a World of War and Hope
CAPT. P H. DAVIS reflects on Christmas 1983 and the call of Jesus for peace amid wars lies and famine. He critiques anti war rhetoric linking it to true peace found in faith citing Gethsemane and biblical trust while noting uncertainty about the future and a gathering of God's family. He recalls Athens and Longview memories and urges compassion for the world’s needy as Christmas nears.
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White House
Jack Mitchell
Yukon, W.va
Jesus
Donald Dunlap
Suffolk
Pentagon
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Gethsemene
Athens
Longview
Mary and
Joseph
David
Bethlehem
God
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
Merry Christmas
Mankind
Christ Child
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Beirut
House
U.S
Subcommittee
Reagan
Lebanon
Jay
Bob Maitland
Jesse McGuire
Bluefield, Va
James Quasize Bluefield
W.va
D. Woodrow Bird Bland
Rich Trumka
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Lane Kirkland
A.F.L
Boyle and Miller
Matewan
Kelly Buchanan
Princeton
BCH
Bluefield Community Hospital
Dr. Neilson
Icu
Gene R. Terry Sr
Family Bluewell
W.vn
William A. Bailey
Mercer County Historical Society, Inc
Sylvester K. Bailey
Janie Edwards
Princeton, W.va
West Virginia
Ohio
West
P.H. Davis
U.S. Navy
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