My Morgantown Mountaineers memories and changes in WVU
Senior writer Bill Archer recalls a time in Morgantown with a Victrola and 78 rpm records, KDKA and WWVA radio, and the rise of WVU. He describes Old Mountaineer Field nicknamed The Snake Pit, wartime disruptions, ROTC requirements, and shifts in campus life and leadership.
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Beham Ridge
America
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WWVA
Wheeling
Pirates
Steelers
West Virginia University
Hundley
Philco
Sam Huff
Morgantown
Handley, Huff
Jerry West
Mountaineer
Beechhurst Avenue
WVUI
Jerry Seaman
Handley
Huff
West
t/S
Old Mountaineer Field
Old Bridge
West Virginia
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Names and Editorial Heads
The Cluefield Daily Telegraph announces staff appointments with William Randy Deason as Publisher Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor and News Editor Samantha Perry as Managing Editor Senior Editor and City Editor. The paper cites a controversial biblical quote associated with local coverage.
Bluefield to open new family friendly nature trails
The city will unveil six Bluefield City Park trails led by the Recreational Trails Committee and volunteers. Family Friendly Trail, five miles total, includes 15 nature signs designed by Bluefield College students and handicap accessible sections. Volunteers are urged to help before the June 29 grand opening as four trails near completion.
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Bluefield
Bluefield City Park
Mickey Pellillo
Pellillo
Bluefield College
Mom
Boy Scouts
Parking or business growth in Bluefield plea
A reader laments downtown parking and urges the city board to boost business rather than focus on parking. They contrast Bluefield West Virginia with progress in Princeton and Bluefield Virginia, noting one merchant had 800 customers in a month while Bluefield’s population remains small and the administration inactive.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Bluefigia
Letters to the Editor Address Public Opinion
Readers are invited to share opinions on public issues. Submissions can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph P.O. Box 1599 Bluefield WV 24701 or emailed to editor bdtonline com.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O
Bluefield
Oil profits under fire from readers in Princeton piece
Wyatt ns a resident of Princeton criticizes Shott's defense of oil company profits as distorted and seeks clarity amid rising fuel prices. The letter argues profits are excessive, taxes and subsidies distort the market, and suggests government tax take and rebates to consumers.
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Mokey Shott
Mr. Shott
Shott
NFL
AEP
Short
Congress
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
ANWR
U.S
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Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
William J. Horton Bluefield
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