Silent Christmas at Lackland AFB The US Air Force tale
Tom Colley recalls his first Christmas away from home in 1959. He arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio after enlisting in December and faced strict drills led by Sgt. Pitts. A box of candy from home triggers a harsh punishment but also marks a turning point in his military training and life.
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Pearl Harbor
John F. Kennedy
Elvis
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Keen Mountain
Buchanan County
White House
Rock Lick
Air Force
Virgil Caricco
Richlands
Grundy
Bluefield
Dad
South
Texas
Sgt
Pitts
bin Laden
Leona Colley
Thomas A. Colley
US Air Force
Sgt. Pitts
Roanoke
Virginia
Christmas Gift Scene Cited In Biblical Verse
Local clipping references visitors presenting gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh to the child Mary in a house scene. The excerpt quotes Matthew 2 11 AKJV and lists editorial staff at Bluefield Baily Telegraph including Samantha Perry Andy Patton Brian Woodson and Bill Archer.
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Mary
Is There a Santa Claus in the Sun’s Famous Editorial
The New York Sun’s 1897 editorial replies to Virginia O’Hanlon’s question about Santa Claus. It asserts belief in Santa as real beyond visible proof, stressing faith, imagination, and the joy of childhood, and ends with Santa living forever in the hearts of children.
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New York Sun
Santa Claus
Friends of the Sun
Papa
Virginia O’hanlon
West Ninety-Fifth Street
Virginia
Letters to the Editor guidelines from Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph invites short letters on public issues and requires the writer’s signature address and phone number for publication. Do not withhold names and provide contact details by email to editor or by mail to Bluefield Bluefield WV mailing address for consideration.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O. Box
Bluefield
WV Senator urges holiday giving to aid food banks
A West Virginia official urges readers to support local food banks amid rising need and shrinking donations. They cite Mountaineer Food Bank serving 48 counties and the Huntington Area Food Bank, and promote volunteering, canned food drives, and online or phone resources to donate.
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Washington
West Virginia
Mountaineer Food Bank
Food Bank
Gassaway
Mountaineerfoodbank.com
Huntington Area
Salvation Army
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Bill Archer Charles Owens
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Secretary of State
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Congress
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