Local Smiths Terminal Not Hit by West Virginia Layoffs
Smiths Transfer reports no layoffs at its Mercer County Green Valley terminal in West Virginia as 2 percent of the Charleston Division workforce is cut. Abe George notes 53 Mercer drivers remain at work, many taking vacations, while overall company layoffs total 147 drivers nationwide. Company expects temporary effects from coal slump. Charleston Division layoffs not viewed as extended. James Kinder says no current signs of recovery.
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Mercer County
Smith
Green Valley
Abe George
Tranfer
Charleston
George
Tri- Cites
Jim Whealan
Smith's
Whealan
James Kinder
Kinder
City Fireman Honored After 43 Years Service
Bluefield firefighter Robert L. Harrison was honored at a Central Fire Station dinner after 43 years of service starting in 1935 as a relief rider. He rose to role as Alarm Operator in Station No. 2, witnessed major changes in equipment and manpower, and recalls fires including Belcher Lumber 1959 and Georgia Lumber 1966. Harrison and wife Francis raised two sons and two daughters, with both sons and oldest daughter teaching. He remained dedicated to duty and family, staying on past 20 years to serve the community.
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Bluefield
R. L. Harrison
West Virginia Professional Fire Fighters Association
Engine Four
Engine 4
Robert L. Harrison
Harrison
International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF
Belcher Lumber Company
Georgia Lumber Company
Francis
Gas supplies tighten as AA A reports limited availability
Washington area AA A says gasoline availability is tighter than ever while diesel fuel remains extremely scarce in farm states and delayed planting pushes tractors to fields. Oil inventories rose unexpectedly last week as distributors stock up for June deliveries, hinting at a possible drop in inventories this week. The Telegraph erred in reporting Bluefield Bloodmobile sponsorship. the Bluefield Kiwanis Club sponsors it.
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Washington-area
American Automobile Association
American Petroleum Institute
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details and Rates
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in West Virginia outlines its establishment in 1895, morning publication by Daily Telegraph Printing Co. The address is 412 Bland Street, Bluefield WV 24701, with Associated Press membership and local news included. Subscription rates by mail are 52 80 per year for certain zones and 44 per month for home delivery. additional regional rates require application.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Sweet Bluefield
Associated Press
Fie
Wes Vega
Audit Bureau of Crcalation
Landon Associates
Commission Postpones Water Shed Meeting
The Brush Creek Water Shed meeting was moved from this afternoon to Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the Princeton courthouse. County officials will meet with a Rep Nick Rahall staff representative and EPA wildlife department staff about watershed issues.
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Brush Creek
Joe Coburn
Princeton
Nick Rahall
Wildlife Department
EPA
Environmental Protection
Diesel fuel protests hit highways as drivers strike
Merk reports diesel at his station up 21 percent since January to 87.9 cents per gallon. Independent Truckers Association has not sanctioned the wildcat protest over fuel prices and shortages, the 55 mph speed limit, and other grievances.
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Merk
Independent Truckers Association
Weather chart and sky outlook for 24 hours
Temperature chart covers 24 hours ending 9 am EST Thursday with pre precip outlook. Otlk sky conditions project Friday weather from the forecast, noting clear and cloudy periods and potential precipitation in the period ahead.
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Otlk
Bishop Smith Dies After Long Illness In McDowell County
Bishop Posey D. Smith longtime leader of Church of Christ in Elkridge died on arrival after a lengthy illness. He served as state overseer for five decades and minister for 59 years, pastoring at multiple churches including Keystone Waterway Basset Tip Top Bethel Gary and Beckley. Surviving are three sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at Little Rock Church of Christ with burial at Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
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McDowell County
Little Rock Church
James Boyd Smith
Bronx
N.Y
George Allen Smith
Buffalo
Martha Jane Robinson
Jenkins Jones
Rebecca Beaver
Washington, D.C
Dorothy Adams
Serah Palmer
Oxen Hill
Ester Mae Witcher
Northfork
Claude Smith
Welch
Jessie
Jasper Smith
Detroit
Mich
Little Rock Church of Christ
Elkridge
William L. Bonner
Perry Thomas
O.W. Hubbard
George Ray
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Sinkford and Richardson Funeral
Keystone
Crack in Chicago DC-10 pylon existed before crash
National Transportation Safety Board investigators focused on the under wing pylons of the DC-10 in the Chicago disaster. A 10 inch crack in the pylon aft bulkhead, lost with the engine, was found to predate the accident. Metallurgy tests and reports are being studied in Washington after on site work in Chicago Long Beach Tulsa and Texas.
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Chicago
National Transportation Safety Board
Long Beach
Washington
Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Safety Board
Deaths and Funerals: multiple regional notices in one
The notice lists survivors and funeral details for several locals including Berta Orender of Edgewater Florida and Carol Sue Miller of Visitation, with services at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell. Other obituaries cover Jack Baker Sisk of Abbs Valley, plus relatives, call times, and burial plans across Falls Mills Pocahontas Narrows Welch and Bluefield areas.
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Semerna Beach Christian Church
Tazewell Masonic Lodge
Berta Orender
Edgewater
Fla
Carol Sue Miller
Visitation
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Greever Funeral Chapel
Jack Baker Sisk
Abbs Valley
Bluefield
Robert Franklin
Margaret Virginia Baker Sisk
His Sisk
Waynesboro
Jack Randall Sisk
Teresa Lynn Sisk
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
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Dorothy) Sluss
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