Harris to head West Virginia mine safety agency
Ronald L. Harris of Princeton has been named director of the Office of Miners Health Safety and Training by Gov. Cecil H. Underwood. Harris, a former mine inspector and safety instructor, will assume the post Monday after serving as administrator for the Mine Safety and Technical Review Committee. He grew up in McDowell County, earned a Bluefield State College degree, and has long worked in state mining safety agencies. He and his wife Kathy have two children.
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Charleston
Ronald L. Harris
Princeton
Office of
Miners, Health, Safety
Cecil H. Underwood
Harris
Board of
Coal Mine Health and Safety
McDowell County
Inceton
Bluefield State College
Ron Harris
Underwood
West Virginia
Department of Mines
Department of Energy
DOE
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Protection
Oak Hill
United Pocahontas
BSC
Boissevain Festival Crafts Bluegrass Stamp Cancellation
Boissevain hosts a National Poke Salad Festival with a special cancelled stamp from noon to 3 p.m. on June 14 at the Coal Miner’s Memorial along State Route 44 between Pocahontas and Boissevain. Jucy Bowman, Boissevain Post Office postmaster, says the pretty cancellation features bluegrass instruments and is collectible. The stamp is usable on first class letters and post cards, with previous community events inspiring similar efforts.
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Boissevain
Jucy Bowman
Bowman
Banjo
Fidley
Wallace Shupe
Crumpler
Hawaii
Coal Miner’s Memorial Ark
Pocahontas
Oissevain
Sows of Italy meeting set in Bluefield and nearby towns
In Bluefield a Sons of Italy dinner meeting is planned for 6 30 p m Friday June 13 at the Brass Lantern along U S Route 489 with a business session to follow In Lindside a noon Thursday gathering at Lindside Methodist Church features speakers Mrs Bales and Becky Bales In Lebanon VA the Southwest Virginia Chapter of American Ex Prisoners of War meets at noon Saturday at the Bonanza Restaurant In Princeton a community variety show benefits the Child Development Day Care Center at PCH with tickets at the door 2 0 for adults and 1 0 for students plus door prizes cornerstone events include line dancing sketches and musical acts
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Bluefield
Sons of Italy
The
U.S. Route 489
Lebanon
Southwest
Virginia
Princeton
Rinceton Junior High School
Princen Community Hospital
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Daily Telegraph
Kathy
Division of Highways
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
George Masterson
Bill Archer
I Lindside
Bales
Con Bales
Becky
Womee
I Lindside Methodist Church
Ree Park
Cardinal States Telephone ‘Pioneer
Graham Recretional Park
Frances
Cial
Rinceton Lodge No. 134 &Am
Inceton Masonic Hall
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Chitty Street
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