Upside-Down Christmas Tree Delights Newark Couple
In Newark Ohio Jim and Judy Young hang a six foot Scotch pine from the ceiling with ornaments lights and empty gift boxes to resemble a tree inverted over a festive scene. A worker at a tree lot questioned the idea and later joked about the couple's plan. Meanwhile other lighthearted items include a masked robber in Olathe Kansas needing a jump start and soldiers in Saudi Arabia receiving Christmas care packages from volunteers.
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Newark
Ohio
Jim
Judy Young
Jim Young
Young
Youngs
74th annual Com ac Christmas Tree party aids 1200 kids
Happy children in the Bluefield area enjoyed a Christmas party as the Com ac Christmas Tree program hosted 1,200 youngsters. Santa distributed gifts, and the event expanded by 100 more recipients than last year thanks to local generosity.
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Bluefield
Comac
Christmas Day Forecast Warmth, Sun An Abrupt Change
The National Weather Service predicts a mostly sunny Christmas Day with highs in the lower 30s. Tonight brings continued frigid conditions with temperatures dropping to the teens. Weather package, A-8.
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National Weather Service
Local Children in Poverty as Lunch Program Highlights Crisis
Mercer County schools report 44 percent of youths in poverty based on free lunch rolls. In the latest Christmas drive over 4,000 children named for charity. Of 11,849 students, 5,240 receive free or reduced meals. 4,314 get free lunches daily, 926 pay reduced. Families must meet federal guidelines.
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Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia
Sharon Brooks
Brooks
Classmates tease poor student Cathy Hawkins
Cathy, a sickly girl teased since birth, endures daily ridicule at school from classmates who jeer and rub her nosewering a messy cough as she tries to ignore the taunts. The scene captures the cruelty facing Barbara Hawkins report for the Daily Telegraph.
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Cathy
1200 Kids Benefit From Community Christmas Tree
In Bluefield the 74th annual Community Christmas Tree event drew a large crowd despite cold and snow. 1200 bags of toys fruit candy and nuts were distributed at the Youth Center annex after Santa arrived at 12 30 pm. Volunteers from Phi Kappa Gamma and the Recreation Department plus police and fire crews managed ticketing bag handouts and crowd control. The fund drive reached its $12 000 goal with remaining funds to fund next year’s party.
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Bluefield City Auditorium
Cecil Surratt
Don Whitt
Glenn Moore
Larry Hypes
Santa
Youth Center
Phi Kappa Gamma
Bluefield State
Jim Hill
Bluefield
Jim Dent
Herb Sims
Charlie Cole
Frances Wayland
Scott Graham
Lor Wilson
Michelle Harmon
Genny Hill
Frances
Eric Colley
Telegraph
Rhonda Watson
Terry Thornton
Sandy Belli
Bluefield Fire and Police Departments
Daily Telegraphs
White Christmas Snow Fall Not Yet Official
A light snow dusted town and West Virginia residents hoped for a White Christmas but meteorologist Ray Young said the National Weather Service requires an inch or more on the ground to count. Bluefields high reached 53 with a low of 18 and only a trace of snow fell. Christmas Eve may stay cold with 3 to 8 degrees predicted, while Christmas Day should be sunny and cold.
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West Virginia
Ray Young
National Weather Service
Young
Weather Service
Bluefield
W.J. Gilley
Christmas Day shifts in Princeton area by emergency personnel
On Christmas many workers remain on duty as police fire hospital and corrections staff keep services running. Sgt C E Mitchem and Acting Chief L A Larue discuss holiday coverage while Dispatcher Ester Burton and rescue workers emphasize staffing needs.
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Mitchem
Princeton
L.A. Larue
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