Remembering Pocahontas men who helped in kids town
Daily Telegraph columnist Tom Bone recalls Pocahontas High as he covers the last home game of the Peahontas Indians and a softball field born from coal country labor. Don Boone and Mike "shaped" Joe Hill Field with 500 hours of volunteer effort, moving slate, rocks, and backstops to create a lasting community site.
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Pocahontas High School
Peahontas High
Joe Hill Field
Pocahontas
Ers
Jerry Gravely
Joe Hill
Pocahontas Land Company
Gravely
Don Boone
Boone
Jimmy Davis
Mike
Indians
Zollie Toth
Toth
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Staff or Publisher Mention
A fragment lists William Randy Deason as publisher and Samantha Perry as related executive editors and editors in the Cluefield Daily Telegraph. The text includes a biblical quotation and garbled phrases describing editorial roles and city editor.
Flag Day Proclamation from West Virginia SAR
The West Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution proclaims Flag Day observed June 14. It recalls the 1777 adoption of the flag, Wilsons 1916 proclamation, and Congress 1949 designation. The note urges flag maintenance and respectful disposal of worn flags. Bob Fish presides.
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West Virginia Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Second Continental Congress
United States of America
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Harry Truman
Francis Scott Key
Ft. McHenry
Corregidor
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Bob Fish
West Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Consolidation concerns over PikeView Middle School plan
Penny Miller of Oakvale WV voices worries about the proposed PikeView Middle School consolidation. She questions true middle school concepts, impact on feeder schools, community bonds, and increased travel costs, urging careful financial and educational consideration.
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PikeView Middle School
Pike View High School
Aes
PikeView
Oakvale
Real campaign profile questions Obama centrist stance
Obama faces scrutiny over a supposed outsider image as he promotes liberal tax and spending plans. Critics tie him to insider advisers and Fannie Mae ties while contrasting his approach with McCain. The piece questions his racially neutral campaign viability and center road credibility amid press scrutiny.
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Ashington
Barack Obama
Senate
Democratic Party
Franklin Roosevelt
Obama
Capitol
Fannie Mae
James Johnson
Clinton
John McCain
Washington
Johnson
Sen
Jimmy Carter
Carter
McCain
Bush
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Daily Telegraph
Cluefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Yutys
Pike View
Montcalm
Penny Miller
W.va
Barack
Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service
Thomassondan
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