Lawrence Atwell Named Eastern Insurance District Manager
Lawrence Edward Atwell 28 of Bluefield has been named district manager for Eastern Insurance Co Roanoke Va overseeing Bland Smyth Wythe Tazewell and Wise Counties. A Bluefield State College graduate and Vietnam veteran he previously worked for Cole Signs Beckley and serves on local groups including Legion Post 9 Mercer County Opportunity Workshop Bluefield Civitan Chuir and College Avenue Baptist Church.
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Lawrence Edward Atwell
Bluefield
Eastern Insurance Co
Roanoke
Atwell
College Avenue
Eastern Insurance
Bland, Smyth, Wythe
Tazewell
Wise
Bluefield State College
Cole Signs, Inc
Beckley
Bluefield native Dr Norman Platnick featured in The New Yorker
Dr Norman I Platnick 23 son of Mrs Platnick of Spring Garden Drive Bluefield is highlighted in the May New Yorker for outstanding work at the American Museum of Natural History New York. The Harvard PhD 1973 expert on spiders is noted for a world wide survey of tarantulas and related species with field work at Portal Arizona and a planned career of further significant discoveries.
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Norman I. Platnick
Portal
Ariz
America
Asia
Africa
Park
Bluefield
State Drops Snyder Charges in Labor Official Case
Charges against Walter Snyder, assistant state labor commissioner, were dropped at the request of the prosecutor due to his cooperation in developing information on similar cases. The matter, involving about $9, concerned travel expense records and awaits sentencing in a related contest.
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Walter Snyder
Ofing
Snyder
S. Winter
Gesee
Director Announces June 27 Schedule at Bluefield Center
Mrs Panzen R Jones executive director of the Bluefield Community Center lists June 27 activities. Monday Cadette Scout Troop 287 meets at 4 30 p m with Irene leader Veper hour at 6 30 p m with Jewel Wilson and Ann Wilson Wednesdaybridge at 1 30 p m Saturday Church laymen meet at 7 30 p m. Ice thickness notes: seven inches supports an automobile one foot supports a truck.
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Panzen R. Jones
Bluefield Community Center
Irene Leader
Jewel Wilson
Ann Wilson
BLA Plans Rally Today At Montgomery High Auditorium
Blaine Harmon president of the Southern West Virginia Black Lung Association announces a 3 p.m. rally at Montgomery High School Auditorium in Montgomery hosted by UMWA local 7113. Speakers include Robert Miner Gail Falk Robert Nelson and other W V Black Lung representatives.
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Blaine Harmon
Southern West Virginia Black Lung Association
Montgomery
UMWA
Robert Miner
U. S. Department of Labor
Gail Falk
UMEA
Robert Nelson
W. Va
Red Cross Plans Monday Meeting
The Princeton chapter of the See Red invites all members to a meeting on Monday June 2 at 7 30 p m in the board room of Princeton Community Hospital. Attendance is urged.
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Princeton
See Red Peer
Princeton Community Hospital
Musical Gamut for Silent Film Accompaniment
Hundreds of organs built to accompany silent films survive and stay playable. They include drums trumpets trombones violins clarinets cymbals and can mimic trolley bells horse hooves birds surf a train whistle and an Oriental gong.
Bluefield Fashion Show Opens With Record 127 Exhibitors
Bluefield hosts the Bluefield Fashion Exhibitors fall and back to school market at the National Guard Armory near U S 52 Brushfork. A record 127 manufacturers' representatives display cloth accessories and gifts across a three day event. Nobby Ehmann of Patrick Springs Va leads the sponsoring association.
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Bluefield
National Guard Armory
U. S. 52
Brushfork
Aoe
Nobby Ehmann
Patrick Springs
Mny
Ehmann
Brier
Ernest G. Pettry
St. Albans
Armory
Milton Soffer
Virginia Beach
al Lang
Pittsburgh
Wilson Goff
Lexington
John Robinson
Princeton
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Dr. Platnick
Platnick
State
Hearing Aid Center
John A. Rowland
Heari
Wythe Avenue
W.va
BLA
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Bank OF Tazewell County
Tazewell, VA
Westgate Shopping Center
F.C.I.C
Red Cross
Pee Rane
D. G. Nickels
Huntin Aes
Charles Allen
Mond
Eddie Ball
Calipesher
Jerry Ellman
Cpeeston
Meyer Leader
Greensboro
N C
Morris Marcus
Everett Stone
Jim Walter Jmerit Rt
Princeton RD
Jim Walter Way
West Virginia
P.O. Box
Kodak “Instamatic
Jim Walter Homes
Bland Street
Bluefield Lion's Club
Lion’s
Bluefield Plaza
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