Hankins Seeks GOP Nomination For Re election As Supervisor
Willard Hankins of Jeffersonville announces he will seek Republican nomination for reelection to the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors. A 46 year old native, Hankins lists extensive local service on the Highway Safety Committee Area Development Corp and Welfare Board plus long time as head of an insurance agency. He notes inquiries prompt him to disclose his plans despite nominations not until September. He is married to Marjorie Crockett and they have three sons including Navy veterans Charles and Jerry and student Michael. The final line mentions Chinese fingerprinting in the 1500s.
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Willard Hankins
Jeffersonville
Board of Supervisors
Hankins
Hawkins
Tazewell County Highway Safety Committee
Area Development Corporation
Tazewell Community Hospital
Tazewell County Vocational School
Tazewell County Welfare Board
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Amonate
Majorie Crockett
Charles
Jerry
Michael
Tazewell Junior High School
WHIS To Feature Pisgah In Tazewell Virginia Tonight
WHIS TV Channel 6 will present Assignment Six on Pisgah area scenes from Fort Witten to Pisgah Church and Jeff Higginbotham's relics collection. The 30 minute program includes area commentary and historic site notes with a Monday repeat on Coffee Break.
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Pisgah
Tazewell
Virginia
Whis-Tv
Channel 6
Assignment Six
Mel Barnett
Fort Witten
Pisgah Church
Jeff Higginbotham
Barnett
Tazewell County
Tazewell By Pass
Tent Revival At Calvary Baptist Cedar Bluff Va Opens Today
An old fashioned tent revival begins today at Calvary Baptist Church in Cedar Bluff Virginia and runs through June 27. Evening services start at 730 with special music. Evangelists include W L Odum Lebanon Virginia Bobby Grubb Greenville South Carolina and T D Burgess Fort Payne Alabama. An all day fellowship meeting is set for Tuesday June 15 at 10 a m hosted by Rev Homer S Smith.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Cedar Bluff
W. L. Odum
Lebanon, Va
Bobby Grubb
Greenville, S. C
T. D. Burgess
Fort Payne
Ala
Homer S. Smith
Illinois Firm Buys Wool In Tazewell For 1971 Pool
The Tazewell Wool Pool sold the 1971 clip to Caron Spinning Company of Rochelle Illinois for 38.80 per unit with producers receiving 37.50 after discounts. Wool will be collected at North Tazewell freight station on Wednesday June 16 1971 with a set schedule for pickup at Clear Fork Jeffersonville and Maiden Springs. Producers are urged to prepare wool and sign ASCS incentive payment forms if shorn.
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Tazewell Wool Pool Sales Committee
Caron Spinning Company
Rochelle
Illinois
U.S
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Virginia
A.S.C.S
Sunday Horoscope Forecast Sparks Personal Change
The Sunday reading urges renewal as old ideas fade and a fresh pace emerges. Aries through Pisces receive guidance on cooperation, emotions, rest, thrift, progress, and bold spontaneous ideas for the day.
Singing Goffs To Appear Locally
Jerry and The Singing Goffs perform two gospel services in Bluefield area today at Edgemont Baptist Church at 10 a.m. and Pocahontas High School in Pocahontas Virginia at 2 p.m. Admission is free.
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Jerry and the
Singing Goffs
Bluefield
Edgemont Baptist Church
Pocahontas High School
Pocahontas
Virginia Jaycees honor J. G. Buston with two top awards
Dr. J. G. Buston of Richmond named state winner of the Speak Up Award for public speaking and the Spark Plug Award as the most outstanding Jaycee with more than one year of service at the Virginia Jaycees convention held in Richmond May 21 to 23. The 34-year-old physician teaches family practice and serves as an usher and Sunday School teacher at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, son of George and Mrs. Buston of Tazewell, a 1963 MD graduate from the Medical College of Virginia.
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J. G. Buston
Richmond
Virginia Jaycees
Dr. Buston
Buston
Virginia Jaycee
St. Michaels’s Episcopal Church
George Buston
Tazewell
Medical College of Virginia
Tazewell County crafts classes announced in Pocahontas
Interest grows in arts and crafts with three classes quilting wood carving and print making under Southwest Virginia Community College guidance. Registration Tuesday June 15 at 7 30 PM Pocahontas Town Hall, classes run until July 27.
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Anne Blevins
Tazewell County Development Corporation
Pocahontas
Southwest Virginia Community College
Pocahontas Town Hall
Fiddlers Gather for 3rd Old Time Fiddler’s Convention
The 3rd annual Old Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Convention will be at Marion High School Stadium in Marion Virginia on June 18 and 19. The Marion Civitan Club sponsors the event with several hundred musicians, singers and dancers competing for nearly $1,000 in prizes and trophies.
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Marion High School
Marion
The
Marion Civitan Club
Redistricting Plan Is Aired In Tazewell County
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors in a special session drafted tentative redistricting plans aligning with one person one vote. The June 30 deadline and two week notice precede a Justice Department submission for final approval. Jeffersonville District becomes largest, extending from Bland to Russell and absorbing multiple precincts. A court action added Burks Garden Cove Creek and Gratton to Jeffersonville in January.
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Tazewell County
Justice Department
Jeffersonville
Bland County
Russell County
Baptist Valley
Pounding Mill
Midway
Liberty
Freestone
Tannersville
Burks Garden
Cove Creek
Gratton
Richlands Fair and Stock Show Schedule Announced
The 24th Richlands Fair and Stock Show runs June 14 to 19 with homemaking and 4 H exhibits judged June 17. Sheep and livestock show June 18 at 6 15 p m. Old time talent contest and award at 8 p m June 18 at Richlands Armory. Talent show June 19 at 4 p m. Pet show at 1 p m Saturday at horse show grounds. Carnival James H Drew Show ties to the official Tazewell County Fair name. Aristides won the Kentucky Derby with jockey Lewis and a purse of 2850 dollars.
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Richlands
Richlands Armory
Horse Show Grounds
James H. Drew
Tazewell County Fair and Stock Show
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Tazewell County News Channes Hawkins
Iinois Firm
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