Presbyterian Church to Take Over 10 UMW Hospitals
Washington AP reports that Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. met with officials from the National Board of Missions and United Mine Workers to pursue a federal loan to keep 10 UMW hospitals running in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia amid mine downturns. The Presbyterian Board of Missions would operate the facilities with a $9.5 million price tag under consideration.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
National Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church
United Mine Workers
UMW
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Welfare and Pension Fund
The
Presbyterian Church
Wate
Roosevelt
Barry
Daniel P. Moynihan
Kenneth Neigh
National Board of Missions
Chances Not Good For Kennedy Visit To West Virginia
Officials in Charleston say there is still some hope President Kennedy may visit for Statehood Day on June 20 but the chances aren’t too good. Gov. Barron and Atty. Gen. Kennedy have accepted invitations to speak at the Capitol steps ceremony.
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Charleston
Kennedy
West Virginia
Europe
John XXIII
Barron
Robert P. McDonough
Parkersburg
Democratic Executive Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S. Supreme Court
Capitol Steps
Vacancies Filled On Democrat Committee
Three vacancies on the Democratic Executive Committee were filled in elections Monday at a Charleston meeting. Gov. Barron addressed the group, which has two men and two women from each of West Virginia's 16 districts. In the 11th District Mrs. Lester Watts was elected to succeed Mrs. Hassie T. Wood who resigned. In the 15th District Layne H. Ford succeeds Irvin C. Evans who died. Emma Lou Kincaid was elected to succeed Mrs. Violet Snedegar who resigned as member at large.
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Charleston
Democratic Executive Committee
Barron
West Virginia
Fayette
Greenbrier
Lester Watts
East Rainelle
Hassie T. Wood
Ronceverte
Barbour
Grant
Preston
Taylor
Tucker
Upshur
Layne H. Ford
Grafton
Irvin C. Evans
Philippi
Emma Lou Kincaid
Huntington
Violet Snedegar
Elkins
Byrd Warns of Imminent Racial Trouble in Nation
Sen. Harry F. Byrd warned at a National Press Club luncheon that the United States faces serious racial trouble and possible violence. He predicted a Senate filibuster against Kennedy civil rights proposals, which would delay the tax cut bill and Congress adjournment. Byrd, 78, spoke on his birthday and dodged a commitment to another term in 1964.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
Kennedy
Congress
Virginia
National Press Club
Monterrey Worker Housing Project Planned
Final plans are set to build 1,208 homes in Monterrey for workers. The project carries a $3.8 million price tag and involves associated housing development efforts.
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Mexico City
Monterrey
Daily Telegraph Bluefield ad rates and address
Publication notice lists establishment in Bluefield West Virginia with address 412 Bland Street and subscription rates for carrier daily and Sunday at 50 cents per week and mail rates of 26 dollars per year with zones. It notes Associated Press membership and audit bureau engagement.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
The
Law Agency, Inc
Deaths and Funerals in Welch and Mercer area
Howard Lee Hutchison 40 owner of Franklin Dairy Store Welch died Sunday at home from a heart attack. He was past president of Welch Junior Chamber of Commerce and special investigator for McDowell County prosecuting attorney. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. First Baptist Church Welch. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Also, Frederick L. Jackson of Charlotte died Monday in Presbyterian Hospital. Funeral Wednesday at 11 a.m. Bratton Memorial Chapel Mer cer Funeral Home. Burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Sarah Dunford 79 died Sunday at Princeton home. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. George W. Seaver Chapel Princeton. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Lonnie Mae Ingram 67 of Oakvale died Monday at home. Burial Oakvale Cemetery. Madre Pierce 38 War died Monday at home. Graveside rites 2 p.m. today Kelly Cemetery Hemphill. Timothy Arnold Rose two days old Welch died Sunday. Graveside Kelly Cemetery Hemphill. Charles Stone 63 Birch Leaf died Monday of heart attack. Survived by wife Love Stone and nine grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Body at Virginia Funeral Home Grundy.
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Howard Lee Hutchison
Franklin Dairy
Welch
Welch Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fraternal Order of Police
McDowell County
Clifton Forge
Myoma Campbell Hutchison
Beckley
Joe M. Hutchison
Diana Bruno Hutchison
Steven M
Gregory L. Hutchison
William J. Hutchison
Jim Davis
Austin
Tex
First Baptist Church
Raymond Adkins
Carl Johnson
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Fanning Funeral Chapel
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Mercer
Frederick L. Jackson
Charlotte
N. C
Jackson
Presbyterian
Freddy Jackson
Princeton
Frank
Louis Jackson
New Jersey
Marjorie Jackson
New York City
Patricia Jackson
Sarah Dunford
Princeton- Athens Road
George W. Seaver
W. L. Jenkins
Resthaven Memorial Park
Charlie Dunford
Greenlee West
Clark Lowe
Primitive Baptist Church
0. T. West
Helen Brant
Gilliam
Eddie Richmond
Beaver
Deward Frazier
Kelly Cemetery
Hemphill
Timothy Arnold Rose
Raymond
Mary Ann Rakes Rose
Teddy Ray Rose
Luther Blankenship
Havace
Sarah Rakes
Fanning Funeral Home
Charles Stone
Birchleaf
Love Stone
Jean Jones
Davin
Beulah Farley
Louisville
William Ott
Chicago
Ill
Vero Valdez
New York
N. Y
Gracie Clevenger
Salem
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Obituary for Robert Daniel Robinette of Ocean View Virginia
Robert Daniel Robinette 72 of 1005 Hillside Ave Ocean View died at home Monday after long time in Ocean View since 1935 born Rocky Gap Virginia son of the late Robert A and Lucy Jane Pruett Robinette retired car inspector for the Virginian Railroad survived by wife Essie Benton one sister Bessie B Lester of Bluefield funeral Thursday 1 pm Bratton Memorial Chapel Mercer Funeral Home burial Walnut Grove Cemetery body arrives Bluefield Wednesday night calling after 9 am Thursday
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Robert Daniel Robinette
Hillside Ave
Ocean View
Bluefield
Rocky Gap
Robert A
Lucy Jane Pruett Robinette
Virginian Railroad
Essie Benton
Bessie B. Lester
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Mercer Funeral Home
Walnut Grove
Funeral for Ted Lee Bird in Princeton
Funeral services for Ted Lee Bird of Princeton are today at 2 p.m. at Burns Wor nal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory with Rev. W. L. Jenkins officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers include Dirby Lyle Ronnie Shelton Bill Hobbs Paul Sammons Arcel Rose and Bill Croy. Members of Burke Memorial Baptist Church Sunday School Class to carry flowers.
Death of Jesse Lambert in Bluefield Hospital
Jesse Lambert 6 of Crump ler died Monday in a Bluefield hospital. He was born in Crumpler and lived in McDowell County all his life. Survived by wife Virgie. daughter Mrs. John M. Lafferty. three sons Preston Lambert and Carness and Clarence Lambert. one brother Claudis Lambert. 14 grandchildren. Body to home today at 4 p.m. Bennett Funeral Home North fork. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Rev. A H Rowe to officiate. Burial Lambert Cemetery Crumper Mountain.
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Jesse Lambert
Crumpler
Bluefield
McDowell County
Virgie Lambert
John M. Lafferty
Anewalt
Preston Lambert
Princeton
Carness
Clarence Lambert
Claudis Lambert
Montcalm
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
A. H. Rowe
Lambert Cemetery
Crumpler Mountain
Ministers Admitted At Methodist Parley Buckhannon session admits twenty five ministers
Twenty five Methodist ministers were admitted into full connection with the West Virginia Annual Conference at Buckhannon during the 25th session. Rev. Harry Randolph Kidd Jr. of Grace Church Bluefield Rev. Hampton Joel Rector of Bland Street Bluefield and Rev. Graham Robertson of Kellysville were among those admitted. Rev. T Dwight Dickinson assistant pastor East River Princeton retires among four assistant pastors.
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West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Buckhannon
Harry Randolph Kidd Jr
Grace Methodist Church
Bluefield
Hampton Joel
Bland Street
Graham Robertson
Kellysville
T. Dwight Dickinson
East River
Death Claims Mrs. Pankey in Bluefield
Mrs Jessie Kahle Pankey wife of W A Pankey of 1315 Augusta St Bluefield died Monday morning in St Luke s Hospital She was a former general manager of the Bluefield Telephone Co and a member of Bland Street Methodist Church and the United Daughters of the Confederacy Surviving are her husband a daughter Wayne Donachy two sons and several relatives The body remains at Hawkins Funeral Home with funeral arrangements incomplete callers may visit after 3 30 p m Tuesday
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Jessie Kahle Pankey
W. A. Pankey
Augusta St
Bluefield
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pankey
Old Bluefield Telephone Co
John Kahle
Bland Street Methodist Church
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Wayne Donachy
Wynnewood
W. A. Pankey Jr
Charlottesville
John R. Pankey
Washington, D. C
F. Willis
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Margaret Lynch
Clarksburg
Georgia Kennedy
Weaverville
N. C
Bruce Kahle
Hawkins Funeral Home
Food Institute Elects Twelve To Board Of Directors
The National Plant Food Institute at its eighth annual convention in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia elected twelve new directors for terms through June 1965. The appointees include Albert B. Baker Jr. Columbia Nitrogen Corp New York City Benjamin H. Brewster Jr. Baugh & Sons Co Baltimore James F. Doetsch Chilean Nitrate Sales Corp New York Eugene German Duval Corp Houston William C. Kaesche Collier Carbon & Chemical Corp Los Angeles Byron M. Kern Spencer Chemical Co Kansas City W E McGuirk Jr Davison Chemical Division W R Grace & Co Baltimore W F Price Swift & Co Chicago John B Sanford Hubbard Hall Chemical Co Waterbury Maynard C Wheeler Commercial Solvents Corp New York City Thomas M Ware International Minerals & Chemical Corp Skokie James S Wood Superior Fertilizer & Chemical Co Tampa
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
National Plant Food Institute
Iterms
Albert B. Baker Jr
Columbia Nitrogen Corp
New York City
Benjamin H. Brewster Jr
Baught & Sons Co
Baltimore
James F. Doetsch
Chilean Nitrate Sales Corp
New
Swift & Co
Chicago
John B. Sanford
Hubbard- Hall Chemical Co
Waterbury, Conn
Thomas M. Ware
International Minerals & Chemical Corp
Skokie, Ill
Maynard C. Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corp
James S. Wood
Superior Fertilizer & Chemical Co
Tampa
Fla
Water projects in Ohio Valley seek 200 million
Brig. Gen. John L. Person Ret. led a push before a House subcommittee urging about 200 million dollars for Ohio Valley water resource development. The Ohio Valley Improvement Association backed 80 projects, stressing urgent modernization of the Ohio River navigation facilities and flood control after spring floods. They recommended new starts at Racine Locks and Dam, Newburgh Locks and Dam, and Uniontown Locks and Dam, across Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Washington
Congress
Ohio Valley
John L. Person
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
House
Ohio River
Association
Racine
Ohio
West Virginia
Newburgh
Indiana
Kentucky
Uniontown
Wabash Island
State Women’s Clubs Win 1st Place Awards
West Virginia junior women’s clubs received five first prize honors in junior department programs at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Milwaukee. State director Mrs Harold G Springer announced wins in public affairs council of international clubs conservation international affairs and fine arts during a Sunday banquet opening the five day gathering.
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Milwaukee
West Virginia
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harold G. Springer
Clarksburg
W. Va
Council of International Clubs
Speech Hearing Clinic Opens in Bluefield for Eight Weeks
The Mercer County Society for Crippled Children and Adults sponsors the seventh annual speech and hearing clinic. It runs eight weeks at the Board of Education Office on Ramsey Street from 9 am to 4 pm. Mrs. Lily Tromsland leads sessions from Sioux Falls with free services for Mercer residents, aiding articulation, hearing loss, stuttering, aphasia, delayed speech, stroke, and cerebral palsy.
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Mercer County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Board of Education
Ramsey Street
Bluefield
Lily Tromsland
Sioux Falls
S. C
Mercer County
L. D. Grubb
N and W Sets Another Coal Loading Mark
Norfolk and Western Railway set another all time coal loading record with 27,889 cars of 50 ton units last week. The figure surpasses the 82 year high and the prior week’s 26,267 loading total. Weekday totals were 4668 Monday 5505 Tuesday 5212 Wednesday 5417 Thursday 5177 Friday and 1910 Saturday.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
N&w
Newsmen Ride Special Train for Pineville Centennial
A selective press corps tour will depart Pineville for Gilberts on Wednesday as part of the centennial celebration. About 15 invited newsmen will travel by train to the Justice Dam site on the Guyandotte River. Judge Robert M. Worrell will brief the group at 10 a.m. followed by lunch and a three hour return trip ending with dinner in Pineville.
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Press Corp
Pineville
Gilbert
Pineville Area
Justice Dam
Guyandotte River
Robert M. Worrell
Norfolk and Western
Ladies Day Golf at Princeton Elks Club
Ladies Day golf at the Princeton Elks Country Club is moved to today from Thursday for the women golfers due to scheduling.
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Princeton Elks Country Club
Daley Edgar Bolin Dies at 76 in Montcalm Home
Daley Edgar Bolin 76 died Monday at the Montcalm residence of his daughter Mrs. Chester Miller. A native of Athens he was the son of the late George W. and Mary E. Pennington Bolin. The body remains at Cravens Funeral Home in Montcalm pending funeral arrangements.
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Daley Edgar Bolin
Chester Miller
Montcalm
Athens
George W
Mary E. Pennington Bolin
Cravens
School Board to elect representative on June 22
The Clear Fork District representative to the Tazewell County Virginia School Board will be selected Saturday, June 22, according to School Superintendent J L Wathall of Tazewell. It had been announced that the School Trustee Electoral Board would name the representative Monday.
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Clear Fork
Tazewell County
J. L. Wathall
Tazewell
School Trustee
Richmond Hotter Than Any June 10 Since 1914
The Richmond area sweltered as Monday reached 94.4 degrees, beating the 1914 June 10 record of 93.9 degrees and confirming the city’s hottest June day in nearly 50 years according to the weatherman.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
Easy Home Improvements With FHA Title Loans
A Plain statement promotes Flat Top National FHA Title Loans as a simple way to fund home improvements with low costs and easy monthly payments. The ad emphasizes low FHA rates and manageable installments for borrowers seeking home upgrades.
Princeton election results unchanged on canvass
An official canvass of last Tuesday's Princeton election found no changes at a City Council meeting. Voters rejected a library levy a $500 000 storm sewer bond and a higher fire department service fee. Malcolm Champ O'Dell Huffman and Howard St Clair were confirmed to council and will take office July 1 for four-year terms. The council commended City Manager Jim Lord for his work on the three improvement issues.
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Princeton
Malcolm Champ
O'Dell Huffman
Howard St. Clair
Jim Lord
CAP Continues Hunt For Plane
The Civil Air Patrol conducted air and ground searches across three counties around Ripley Diana and Parkersburg for a missing single engine Bellanca. Pilot Ernest Pelizzari and passenger Edward Beltrami, both from Ohio, disappeared June 3 while en route from Roanoke to Alliance. The Ohio CAP suspended its weeklong search after covering 6,000 square miles without clues.
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Charleston
Civil Air Patrol
Ohio
Allen Fork
Ripley
CAP
Diana
Webster County
Parkersburg
Bellanca
Roanoke
Alliance
Ernest Pelizzari
Sebring
Edward Beltrami
Florida
Columbus
William Kight
Ohio Cap Group 8
Tazewell Grundy VA Election Today
Municipal elections proceed in Tazewell and Grundy Virginia with mayoral candidates Staff ord Williams and John Fleenor Jr in Grundy. Grundy town council races include Guy Epling Melvin Fields A E Burgess R V Venable Carl C Thornbury E M Bane W E Smith and E N Harris Jr. In Tazewell Mayor James W Harman Jr is unopposed with four candidates for council McNulty Puckett Dr H R Lutz Dr Ben Susman and Jack Farley. Polls open 6 a.m. close 7 p.m.
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Tazewell
Grundy
Stafford Williams
John Fleenor Jr
Guy Epling
Melvin Fields
A. E. Burgess
R. V. Venable
Carl C. Thornbury
E. M. Bane
W. E. Smith
E. N. Harris Jr
James W. Harman Jr
McNulty Puckett
H. R. Lutz
Ben Susman
Jack Farley
Concord College to Hold Summer Term Registration
Concord College announces registration for the first five week summer term 1963 will be June 17 at 8 am EDT. Dean Theodore D. Lockwood says courses cover basics in all departments and teacher education certification, plus in service workshops in Home Economics and Physical Science. Registration for the second five week term is July 22 at 8 am.
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Concord College
Theodore D. Lockwood
Ruby Holland
Athens
West Virginia
W. S. Wooddell
Department of Education
Bluefield State To Award Scholarships For 1963 64
Bluefield State College will announce scholarship recipients for 1963 64. Ten Board of Education Teacher Education Scholarships will go to recent high school graduates entering the education division in September. Claude Worthington Benedum Scholarships numbering fifteen to eighteen will be awarded to high ranking graduates. Additional scholarships will be given by the United Mine Workers of America and many church fraternal and philanthropic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield State College
West Virginia Board of Education
Division of Education
Claude Worthington Benedum
United Mine Workers of America
Bluefield Virginia Side Plans Paying for Street Paving
The Bluefield town council discussed about 25 000 for street paving to improve streets with no new roads. W N Lambert said work by contractors would mostly occur this summer and a water storage tank project near the existing tank will be completed by early September.
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Bluefield
Town Hall
W. N. Lambert
Lambert
J. Hudson Huffard
Virginia Side
Crockett Hughes
Virginia
Hughes
Fincastle Country Club
Spanishburg to Graduate 38 Seniors at Tuesday Exercises
J F Cooke Spanishburg principal will award 38 diplomas at graduation. Students include Dora Abshire, Stanley Akers, Kathleen Amick and many others. Invocations by Sandra Fitzko, addresses by valedictorians Kay Blankenship and Elizabeth Maxey, music by the band and chorus, and diplomas handed by Cooke.
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J. F. Cooke
Spanishburg
Dora Abshire
Stanley Akers
Kathleen Amick
Darrell Belcher
Kay Blankenship
Victor Bridges
Carol Casey
Jean Darnell
Barbara Dillon
Russell Ellison
Cecil Farley
Garren Farley
Sandra Fitzko
Thomas Foley
Elaine Grubb
Jackie Harvey
Betty Honaker
Ella Hubard
Rachel Kinzer
Ivan Lilly
Murphy Lilly
Robert Lilly
Elizabeth Maxey
Anna Meadows
Carl Meadows
Ronnie Meadows
Carolyn Moye
Jean Cecil Moye
Brenda Pennington
Randell Peyton
Glenda Proffitt
Shirley Richmond
James Shrewsbury
John Tedder
Garland Vaught
Eddie Walker
Alice West
Janice Wimmer
Fred Raines
Cooke
Gene Ferguson
Pauline Shrewsbury
Brendan Cochran
Judy Stovall
Irene Shrewsbury
Martha Ross
Calendar of events at Bluefield Community Center
This week's schedule lists Children’s Hour at 1 30 p m and the December Club of Mt Zion Baptist Church at 7 30 p m On Wednesday there is Mid Week Bridge at 11 30 p m and Tons Club at 1 30 p m Thursday features Scout Club at 5 p m Friday presents Court of Caribe at 5 p m Saturday hosts Brownie Scouts led by Mrs Irene Harris at 2 p m
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Bluefield Community Center
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Tons Club
Scout Club
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FDR Jr
U.S. Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
New England
Plains
Rockies
Harry Byrd
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
H. L. Hutchison
Mrs
Lonnie Ingram
Lonnie Mae Ingram
J. C. Ingram
Oakvale
Eugene Ingram
Narrows
Ralph Ingram
Buena Vista
Boyd Ingram
Ben Clark
Lillie Ingram
Emma Thomas
Andrew Melvin
Church of the Brethren
Russell O'Neil
Eugene Kahle
Johnston Funeral Home
Mrs. Madre Pierce
Madre Pierce
Buster Pierce
War
Mandy Baker
Cucumber
Mavis
Brenda
Jewell Pierce
Hershel Pierce
John Baker
Jaeger
Earl Baker
Arnold Baker
Newhall
Berley Baker
Ira Baker
Jacob Hicks
Pearl Rasnick
Shelbyville
Mich
Laeger
Robert D. Robinette
Food Institute
Richmond Swelters
Flat Top National
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Bell- Ans
Orangeburg
Concord
Bluefield State
Sun Cash
Chuck Richardson
Sun
SUN Finance
Federal Street
Bluefield, W. VA
Zenith
Goodykoontz
Blané
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