Princeton candidates discuss city projects at Meet The Candidates Night
A small crowd attended Princeton Meet The Candidates Night at the Princeton Municipal Building. Seven of eleven council hopefuls spoke on priorities including a youth center, annexation, downtown revitalization, and community development. Incumbents and several listed attendees attended or declined.
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Princeton Council
Princeton
Can- Southern
T. R. (Junior) White
Joseph H. Vickers
Robert Graham
C. E. Ball
Robert N. Witten
Alma Belcher
Emory Reaser
Lawrence Conley
Homer
Skeens
Donzie E. Kessinger
Ward Lefler
Princeton Jaycees
75 Year Old Woman Hurt In 460 Crash
A 75-year-old Glen Lyn woman, Eva L. Thompson, was injured when her vehicle at the Old Rt. 460 and U S 460 Expressway intersection was struck by a 1978 car driven by David Brent Johnson. Thompson and her husband John H. Thompson Jr. faced facial lacerations and leg injuries, with Johnson charged with running a stop sign. Thompson’s car was totaled and Johnson’s vehicle sustained about $1,400 in damage.
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Glen Lyn
U.S
Princeton
Johnson
Thomas
Thompson
Injured 76 Year Old Killed After Vehicle Crash
Irvin D. Bandy, 76, of North Tazewell Virginia, died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital after a Tuesday crash near Double Gates. Officials said the heart attack occurred while he was treated in the emergency room for injuries from the accident at Uefield Community Hospital. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Irvin D. Bandy
North Tazewell
Double Gates
Bluefield
Bandy
Uefield Community Hospital
Cars Collide In Bluefield No injuries reported after two vehicle crash in Bluefield
At 6 19 p m Thursday a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Carolina Avenue and Bryant Street in Bluefield caused no injuries and no charges. Chauncey Carter 21 and Janis Gunnoe 22 were involved. Road conditions were slick and damage totaled about 300 for Carter's 1974 Aust and minor damage to Gunnoe's 1976 Honda.
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Carolina Avenue
Bryant Street
Bluefield City
Patricia Hayes
Chauncey Carter
Apt
Tiffany Manor
Bryant
Janis Gunnoe
Carolina Ave
Carolina
Hayes
Carter
Honda
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1863 publishes every morning from 412 Bland Street Bluefield Virginia. Subscription rates listed in five zones include 52.80 per year by mail and 4.40 per calendar month for home delivery. Associated Press membership and local news are noted.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Screet
Bluefield
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Crcalation Advertising
London Associates
Georgia Man Rams Booth At Turnpike
A 2 year old Georgia man lost control of his truck on the West Virginia Turnpike and crashed into the Princeton Toll Plaza causing about $5,000 in damage. The vehicle struck the curb and overturned after speeding south on the turnpike. Three windows were knocked out. No injuries were reported. The truck, owned by Troy's Carpets of Dalton, Ga., was on a return to Dalton. Time of incident 3:37 p.m. Continued from Page One.
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Georgia
West Virginia Turnpike
Princeton Toll Plaza
Cyphers
Shelton
Troy
Carpets
Dalton
Congressional Budget Office
James Flag
Consumer Lobby Energy Action
S and UMWA Fail To Reach Accord In Strike Talks
The 23rd negotiating session between S and UMWA Local 1737 in Bluefield failed to conclude an agreement ending the 11 week strike at S s Claypool Hill plant. Company manager Angles cited unresolved wage increase terms tied to possible changes in Carter wage guidelines. Local president Compton said unions proposed concessions while the company offered alternatives, noting the session aimed to settle remaining questions and avert further disputes.
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S&s Corp
UMWA
Bluefield
S&s
Claypool Hill
Roger Angles
Angles
Daily Telegraph
Carter
Bruce Compton
Judge exemptions shape price guideline for restraint
The price guideline aims to keep increases this year below the average rises seen in the previous two years, with several exemptions permitting judge discretion.
Virginia Woman Dies Apparent Suicide in Buchanan County
A Buchanan County woman is reported to have shot herself, with sheriff's deputies citing lack of comment. She was born in the county, survived by her parents Earnest and Maggie Compton Harris, four sisters, and two Alexandria relatives. Funeral services set for Keen Mountain, Greenhills Belcher burial, with memorials at the funeral home.
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Vansant
Buchanan County
Earnest and
Maggie Compton, Harris
Rowe, Va
Rowe Pentecostal Holiness Church
James ’ Harman
Mary Marie Sumpter
Rt.1
Grundy
Kentucky
Enos
Nellie Sumpter
Mud Lick
Harman
Grundy Funeral Home
Cheryl J. Kyle
Hess St
Morgantown
Charleston
Kenneth
D.J. Hannigan Holdren
Belle
First Ward
SS. Sunes Be. Kyle Dim Holdren Morgantown
Dering
Mrgantown
Fidler and Frame Funeral Home
St. John's Catholic Church
Albin Martis
London Memorial Cemetery
London
Mullens
Itmann
Edith Worley
Linda Byers
Gallagher
Sandra Francis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harold
Darrell
Della Malone
Whitley City
Opal Fore
W.C. Stephens
Higgenbotham Cemetery
Foglesong-Langanacre Funeral Home
C. H. Litton
C. H
Nina Mae) Litton
Fairfax St
Richlands
Richlands Hospital
Lompoc
Calif
Pansy Jackson
Roanoke
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel
Cecil Herrin
Stafford Compton
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Virginia Louise Day
Hurricane Ridge Road
Bluefield
Princeton
Herndon
Pearl Justice Ellison
Garland Ellison
First Presbyterian Church of
Robert Day
Donald Day
Ee Eea
Barbara Thompson
Jacksonsville
Fla
Mary Lou Bailey
Mullins
Robert Ellison
Jack Ellison
Drum
Burns Wornal Chapel
Memorial
Athens Road
Fred Kinzer
Dick Rouquie
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Lillie Brooks
Lillie Mae Brooks
Larch St
Tazewell County
Nannie French Brooks
Isaac Brooks
Roy Brooks
Orlando
William
Ila) Gillespie
Lake City
Dan
Nancy Jo) Pochick
Frank
June
Melcher
Edward L
Bernice) Burnette Jr
Monte Vista Park
Larry Albright
Mercer Funeral Home
Beatrice Ellen Hylton
Glenwood Park
Willy E
Ruth Huffman Hylton
Louis
Janice) O'Donnell
Hylton
Charlotte
N.C
George W. Seaver
Bill
Deaths and Funerals A of Virginia and West Virginia families
Readable fragments show obituaries and funeral notices for numerous Virginia and West Virginia residents. Names include Gurney W. Faw and Ola Jean Van Huss with Salem and Alaska connections, Mary Marie Sumpter of Grundy, Cheryl J. Kyle of Morgantown, and Hylton and Day family members. Services span Grundy, Mullens, Princeton, Bluefield, and Richlands with multiple churches, funeral homes, and cemeteries referenced.
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Gurney W. Faw
Vinton, Va
Paul A. Faw
John J. Faw
Salem
David L. Faw
Roanoke
Ola Jean van Huss
Alaska
John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home
Bill Threet
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Jim Gilbeath
Ym-Ywca
Graham
Princeton Area Citizens Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bove
National Weather Service
Washington, D.C
Accord
Compton
Virginia
Donald K. Taylor
North
Davis Funeral Chapel
H. Milner Mitchell
H. Milner
Elizabeth Watson Millar ) Mitchell
West Newton
Roberts
Elizabeth Thomas Watson
Bland Street
William A. Mitchell
Gary
Ind
Dora Mitchell
C. A
Sam C. Mitchell
Lake Shore Drive
Vernie Crawford
Charles Graybear
Bill Barnes
Randy Blackburn
Clarence Elswick
Harlan Walls
Claude Kendrick
Donal Meadows
Tazewell
Peery and
Hale
George (Ducky
Hicks St
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Phil Dunn
Grandview Memory Gardens
Ronnie Hale
Johnny Mitchell
City of
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Small Cities
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