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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1990
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board members are listed with roles led by Terry Horne and Thomas A Colley. A biblical verse appears, noting divine creation from everlasting to everlasting.
The Mercer County Commission Democratic nomination recount leaves uncertainty. Terry Basham leads C. W. Blankenship by 47 votes, prompting Blankenship to seek legal advice amid claims of recount irregularities. County officials used random selection of precincts, while legal questions linger about who could choose them.
Summit Players continue the weekend tradition with a dinner theater mystery. The 12 member cast leads an interactive show inviting audience sleuthing and mingling. Additional performances are set for June 8 and 9 with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Enjoy a lively entertaining evening.
The Pocahontas Virginia murder case surrounding Robert and Una Mae Davis and 14 year old Lobby Hopewell grows more tangled as links to drug trafficking and a $10,000 witness bribe surface. The focus shifts to defendant Sam Ealy and a looming pretrial bid for dismissal amid local political and investigative figures.
A reader blasts West Virginia officials over super tax credits for coal companies urging Gov. Caperton’s plan for a special session to reveal beneficiaries and seek repayment from fraudulently aided firms. The letter accompanies a patriotic poem about Old Glory and national sacrifice.
Mildred Stevens thanks the staff for thorough coverage of National Nursing Home Week. She praises the photographs and write-ups from Cumberland Care Center, Inc. and expresses appreciation for the team's effort.
Five years prior the event kicks off with the be ginning of the seventh annual Daily Telegraph Tennis Championships at Sedgewood Tennis Club. The top four seeds are highlighted with the number one seed Robert Hart, a 1982 Daily Telegraph winner, shaping the bracket around top talent.
Twenty five years ago on May 28 1965 a new circle was organized at the First Church of God in the home of Mrs Robert Moore Officers were elected for the Mary and Martha Missionary Circle with Mrs Bernard Farmer serving as president and Mrs Moore as vice president The group held its initial meeting at 1921 Ohio Street.
Fifty years ago in 1940 the Lions Club led a town wide clean-up with Mayor Johnston proclaiming Clean-up week. Volunteers hauled away 106 truck loads of debris from private property alleys streets and vacant lots while club members and local businessmen invested 20 man hours and $184 in the effort.
During World War II on June 1 1940 German artillery and air strikes intensified against the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk. Hitler also sought to delay Italy's assault on France while Allied forces planned withdrawal from Norway as King Haakon was assured of British and French troop withdrawal.
Ex health nut Rigsby proclaims a real breakfast after years of oat bran and yogurt. He vows more meals like Belgian waffles with butter and syrup while debating cholesterol and life expectancy with the narrator. Lewis Grizzard writes for the Cowles Syndicate.
Daily Telegraph invites readers to submit letters on public interest topics. Letters must be concise and include the writer's signature address and telephone number for consideration.
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