Mercer County planning meets before recess at Bluewell
The Mercer County Planning Commission will meet Monday at 6 30 p.m. at Frankie's LaSalute in Bluewell. The session is the last before summer recess and all members are urged to attend.
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Mercer County Planning Commission
Frankie's LaSalute
Bluewell
Mercer County Education Association
Princeton High School
Frances
Boots
Seago
Frances ‘‘Boots
Slayings On Appalachian Trail Probe Active For Questioning
Virginia investigators continued to seek a man for questioning in the stabbing and shooting deaths of Maine hikers Susan Ramsay and Robert Mountford Jr. on the Appalachian Trail in Giles County. A former Wytheville Community College student was ruled not a suspect after an interview. Police described the sought man as 25 to 30, 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10, with dark hair and a beard, wearing a green fatigue shirt. Ramsay, 27, died of stab wounds. Mountford, 27, was shot in the head. Ramsay’s father discussed the discovered body in a sleeping bag and plastic bag.
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Pearisburg
Maine
Giles County
Virginia State Police
Carroll Delp
Wytheville Community College
Wythe County
Susan Ramsay
Robert Mountford Jr
Ellsworth
Virginia
Ms. Ramsay
Mountford
Delp
Jim Lettner
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
David W. Oxley
Western Virginia
Bayard Ramsay
Ramsay
Memorial Church to show Muppet Show on drug abuse
Wythe County Sheriff’s Department hosts a Muppet Show style program at Memorial Church of Christ Children’s Church Sunday at 1 a.m. Glenn A. Tabor Jr. is host pastor. Vacation Bible School and revival and gospel events listed for local churches in Pearlsburg Bluefield Bramwell and Bartley areas with dates from June through mid month. Numerous church programs include VBS days evenings puppet shows and youth concerts. Churches: First United Methodist Pearlsburg Mt Hermon Baptist Bluefield Church of God of Prophecy Bluefield Open Door Baptist Flat Top Association etc. Contacts include Louise C. Smith and Rev. Roger Walker plus Rev. Tedder and Rev. Lacy.
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Memorial Church
Wythe County, Va
Sheriff's Department
Memorial Church of Christ's Children
VBS
United Methodist
Valleyview Drive
Pearlsburg
Bobby
Louise C. Smith
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church
Bluefield
Nemours
Joe Lambert
Chilhowie
T.R. Cook
Church of God of Prophecy
Jesus Your
Mary Auton
Donald Lewis
Mercer County Magistrate hearing items brief
Chief Mercer County Magistrate Ernest R. Six presided on cases including Clifton Laferty's malicious assault dismissal, Gene Eldridge Johnson bound over for armed robbery, Lewis Clark pleading guilty to two worthlessness charges with a 10 day jail term, Donald Bailey arraigned on two counts of destruction of property, and additional traffic tickets, civil suits, and a mental hygiene hearing.
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Gene Eldridge Johnson
Bluefield
Mercer County Circuit Court
Derek Swope
Wiley
Officer Murphy
Lewis Clark
Princeton Avenue
Mercer County
Mercer County Bank
Kroger Company
Princeton
C.W. Stilwell
Donald Bailey
View Ave
Michael L. Stratton
George Sarver
Mercer Juvenile Court Highlights Two Delinquency Pleas
Four Mercer County Juvenile Court cases heard before Judge William C. Bivens Jr. included a 17 year old Bluefield area male who pleaded guilty to burglary breaking and entering and grand larceny and was detained at Southern Regional Detention Center with disposition set for June 24. A 16 year old Rich Creek Virginia male also pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny and was released to his mother with disposition also set for June 24. A neglect case kept custody with the Department of Welfare for supervision while a three month old stayed in the home. In another neglect case custody was returned to the mother for children ages three and one.
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Harold A. Cofer, Jr
Tri- District Community Health Service
Algoma
Cofer
Philadelphia
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
National Health Service Corps
John Greene
Washington, D.C
Princeton
Mercer County
William C. Bivens, Jr
Bluefield Area
Southern Regional Detention Center
Department of Welfare
Modification of Hemphill signals urged
The National Transportation Safety Board urges Norfolk and Western Railway to add an advanced approach signal after investigating last year’s Hemphill wreck that killed three. The report cites failure to respond to an approach signal and estimates damage at 1.4 million dollars including three locomotives destroyed.
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Charleston
W.va
National Transportation Safety Board
Hemphill
Norfolk and Western Railway
Safety Board
Polish Dissidents Freed From Jail After Pending Trial
Four Polish dissidents linked to the Confederation for an Independent Poland were freed by the Polish supreme court on Friday with a trial set for June 15 for anti state activities. Leaders Moczulski Szeremietiewow Stanski and Jand ziesza thanked supporters and planned a prayer at Cardinal Wyszynski’s tomb.
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Warsaw
Poland
Tass
Washington
State Department
Supreme Court
Leszek Moczulski
Romuald Szeremietiewow
Tadeusz Stanski
Tadeusz Jandziesza
Moczulski
Rakowiecka
Stefan Wyszynski
Confederation For An Independent
KPN
Princeton Police Warn About Unlicensed Contractors
Princeton city police issued a warning to residents about contracting firms operating without licenses and charging high prices. They cited a paving company falsely presenting workers as city employees and an unlicensed tree trimming firm charging excessive fees. Officials urge residents to demand a city license copy before approving any work.
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Princeton
Princeton Area
Brothers Charged After Beating in Athens Home
Two brothers Marion Elmer Walker and Ernest Walker were jailed after arraignment on malicious assault trespassing with intent to commit a felony and destruction of property. They allegedly beat and pistol whipped Dwight Mathena at a Caldwell Street house in Athens, with two handguns found at the scene. Mathena escaped and alerted police. the suspects remain in Mercer County jail on $7,500 bond each as investigations continue.
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Athens
Mercer County
Princeton
David E. Pedneau
Marion Elmer (Cotton) Walker
Charleston Heights
S.C
Ernest Walker
George Gillian
Dwight Mathena
Caldwell Street
Gillian
Mathena
Sharon Phillips
Princeton Community Hospital
Pedneau
Surprising bids open West and East in bridge hand
In a bridge deal with West opening at five hearts, the auction produced surprising bids. The table shows West North East South with key cards including A5 and QJ10973, leading to a final play beginning with the opening lead of the queen.
Surprising seven no trump on Biarritz hand by Madame Mosnier
By Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag report from Paul Hackett in International Popular Bridge. North shows two aces and a king, South counts 12 top tricks with a 13th likely, so many pairs bid seven no trump in match points. Mosnier plays diamonds and clubs to snare the 13th trick, avoiding a spade finesse and cashing dummy's ace to force the king.
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Biarritz
Paul Hackett
International Popular Bridge
North
Blackwood
South
Paul
Roland Mosnier
Association To Challenge Highway Firings In Court
The West Virginia Public Employees Association plans a political discrimination suit against the state Highways Department. WVPEA says about 704 employees fired in February and March were terminated for political reasons, while officials cite financial strain. Judy Harrell says 200 fired workers will testify about lists and Democratic Committee involvement.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Public Employees Association
State Highways Department
WVPEA
Judith Harrell
Department
Harrell
Jay Rockefeller
Charles Miller
State Democratic Committee
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David Burton
West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
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Burton
Thomas Lilly
McEa
OLD Guard
Sam Zeola
Kegley United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
Daniel Croy
Wade Elmore
Clarence Taylor
Leonard Richman
Ann Curto
Reuben Hawks
Ray J. Eads
Lawrence Neely
Bessie Fink
Phillip Chattin
Mary Adams
W.V. Scott
Boyd Green
B.C. Conner
John Fralick
Cecil Burgess
E.E. Erskine
Doc County Commission
Mercer County Commission
McDowell County
Brushfork
Brushfork Elementary
Conler
Youth Fellowship Bible Study
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Fermwell Dowell
Coaldale Freewill Baptist Church
Crospel
Oceana
Roy Lacy
Pentecostal Revival Center
Lilly Highway Addition
Roger Walker
Joyce Tedder
Walker
Independent Baptist Church of God
Bramwell
Kirby
David Lusk
Open Door Baptist Church
Rt. 460
West
Kenneth Meredi
Flat Top Missionary Baptist Association Ministers and Wives’ Conference
Union Missionary Baptist Church
Bartley
Assembly OF God
W. Main St
West Virginia
Christ
Hour of Power
Youth Fellowship
Children's Bible Activity
Missionettes
Royal Rangers
Glenn E. Strickland
Ernest R
Clifton Darrell Lafferty
Roanoke
Edwin Wiley
S.E. Murphy
William E. Gearhart
Mercer Juvenile Court
Rich Creek, Va
Oswald Jacoby and
Alan Sontag
North West
Oswald Jacoby
Roland
Association To
Democratic Committee
J.C. Dillon Jr
Willmatt
Princeton Health
Neuber Bird
Courthouse
W.W
Princeton Health Care Center
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