Tazewell County Farmers Asked to Report Wheat and Feed Crops
Tazewell County Virginia farmers must report planted acreage of wheat corn barley and grain sorghum to the ASCS. C G Jones Jr says proposed 1978 set aside legislation may base eligibility on a percentage of 1978 harvest acreage and that field by field reporting is required. Deadline is September 1. Bluefield offices closed for today’s primary. city meetings rescheduled to Wednesday and Thursday.
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Tazewell County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
C. G. Jones Jr
Jones
Secretary of Agriculture
Honor student Harman graduates from Winter Haven High School
Community Notes report Miss Lynn Ellen Harman daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Luther Harman formerly of Bluefield Virginia recently graduated with higher honors as valedictorian of a class of 665 at Winter Haven High School She will major in biochemistry at Florida Southern College this fall Granddaughter of Mrs Evelyn Hardy of Bluefield and great granddaughter of Mrs C Henry Harman of Tazewell Virginia. Pledge news covers West Virginia United Methodists raising 1 13 million to retire Glenwood Park Home debt and 100 000 in cash for flood victims additional 241 000 from the Board of Global Ministries. The East River Ruritan Club of Oakvale plans Flag Day Vesper Service and 25th club anniversary in August or September plus updates on school graduation receptions and local community events.
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Lynn Ellen Harman
Martin Luther Harman
Bluefield
Winter Haven
Fla
Florida Southern College
Evelyn Hardy
C. Henry Harman
Tazewell
West Virginia
East River Ruritan Club
Oakvale
Virgil Shields
Delbert Whitlow
Floyd Ferguson
Morris Clyburn
Princeton
Raritan
Dale Harmon
Archie Hill
Sun Valley Raritan Club
Speedway
Goodwin's Chapel Church
Weekly Bluegrass Market livestock sale totals posted
Bluegrass Market Inc reported 635 head sold at a weekly auction with total receipts of 69 312.01 dollars. Prices covered cattle hogs sheep and goats by class and quality including slaughter cattle heifers steers calves bulls cows and various hog and sheep categories with per head and per hundred weights listed.
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Bluegrass Market, Inc
Bluefield Parks Dept announces summer playground program
Bluefield Department of Parks and Recreation opens the summer playground program Monday through Aug 5 with qualified supervisors at Cumberland Heights Genoa Street East End East River Hardy Street Mercer Street Midway Mini Playground and Wade School Playground. hours 12:30 to 4:30 daily and 6:30 to 8:30 pm Tue Thu. age minimum is 6. AARP Bluefield meets at City Park at noon Thursday with a joint picnic with Bluefield Va chapter. 18th Baton Twirling Clinic June 27 to 30 at Concord College for all ages. registration to National Baton Twirling and Cheerleading Clinics Box 21 New Albany Ind 47150.
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Bluefield Department of Parks and Recreation
Cumberland Heights
Genoa Street
East End
East River
Hardy Street
Mercer Street
Midway
Wade School
Bluefield
American Association of Retired Persons
Bluefield City Park
AARP
Concord College
Box
Albany
Ind
Cottage prayer bands meet at Bluefield church tonight
Mt Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church at 1509 Wayne Street Bluefield hosts Cottage Prayer Band gathering at 7 30 p m at Mildred Jones home 202 Putnam Street Evangelist Lilly Johnson directs the group Infirmity Prayer Service in Princeton meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs Hobbs home Omega Dowell directs Bible class at Gospel Tabernacle Church Bluefield at 7 p m Mrs Fannie Prigmore teaches Hebrews chapter 12 Bluefield Beautification Commission meeting postponed next meeting July 20 Mount Jackson Baptist Church in Athens runs Vacation Bible School nightly 7 9 p m through Saturday Faith Temple Pentecostal Church Pearlsburg holds Vacation Bible School June 13 17 nightly 7 9 p m nursery through adult transportation available by calling 726 3513.
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Mt. Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church
Wayne Street
Bluefield
Mildred Jones
Putnam Street
Lilly Johnson
Princeton
Gospel Tabernacle Church
Roanoke Street
Fannie Prigmore
Mount Jackson
Faith Temple Pentecostal Church
Route 460
Pearlsburg
Gettys Playfulness Chronicled by Legal Adviser Friend
Robina Lund, legal adviser to J Paul Getty, recounts in Getty The Stately Gnome how the oil magnate delighted in paper ball fights and loud yodeling on Sutton Place estate. She notes his reincarnation belief, playful antics, and occasional stinginess, including a famous ransom payment for Paul Getty III and careful personal food bans.
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London
J. Paul Getty
Robina Lund
Getty
Hadrian
Sutton Place
Miss Lund
Thomas Lund
International Bar Association
Getty Oil Co
Britain
J. Paul
Herculaneum
Lund
Paul Getty III
Bloodshed Flares In South Africa
In Johannesburg three youths fired Soviet made automatic pistols at a downtown garage killing two white men and wounding a third. Police reported two suspects arrested and one at large as South Africa faced potential violence for Soweto riot anniversary.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
James T. Kruger
Gert Prinsloo
John Vorster
Harding Street Bridge Opens After Safety Upgrades
Bluefield officials dedicate the Harding Street bridge after repairs with Norfolk and Western Railway. The project cost about 161000 to city plus 20000 for N W work, funded by a Year I Community Development grant. The bridge now supports 15 tons and features a concrete pedestrian path.
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Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Harding Street
Bluefield Board of Directors
Fred Burton
Bill Looney
Edwin Elliott
Angelo Monaco
Joe Walker
Allan Connolly
Norfolk and Western Railway
Burton
Cortego Construction Co
Alvin Platnick
Platnick Steel & Engineering Inc
City Engineering Department
I. A. Sajanlal
Bruce Gerwig
Stelio Corte
Corte Construction Co
Mallie Giampocaro
Jobless Benefits Will Increase in West Virginia
In Charleston, WV, unemployment benefits rise July 1 to a weekly maximum of 139 dollars. Eligibility for the top amount requires at least 14,300 dollars yearly income, up from 13,259 last year, reflecting an 8.3 percent gain in the average wage used to set benefits. The minimum remains 14 dollars.
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Charleston
W.va
Carolyn Smoot
Lipizzan Shows File for Bankruptcy in Charleston
Petitions filed in U S District Court reveal two Charleston based Lipizzan horse shows owe a combined 1.7 million dollars. Gary Lashinsky, president of The Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show Inc and The Wonderful World of Horses and The Royal Lipizzan Stallions, declares both entities bankrupt. The touring Lipizzan acts once performed in the United States Mexico and Canada and canceled bookings earlier this year before returning to Charleston after a local bank foreclosed on a 250000 debt. A June 4 auction sold 28 horses and more than 20 rolling stock items.
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Charleston
W.va
U.S
Gary Lashinsky
Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show Inc
Wonderful World of Horses
Royal Lipizzan Stallions
United States
Mexico
Canada
Lincoln Estate Appraised After President's Death
Upon Abraham Lincoln's death in 1865 his estate was valued at $110,974. Most of the sum came from his presidential salary then $25,000 per year. The current presidential salary is $200,000 annually.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
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Earry Uiegraghill
Bluefield Beautification Commission
Barbara Helms
Singing Association
McDowell County Singing Association
Assembly of God
Berwind
Mildred Lucado
Phi Kappa Phi
Radford College
Patricia W. Meachum
Patsy W. Feuchtenberger
Susan S. Katz
Lisa A. Terdik
Terry H. Herald
Suzanne W. Felts
Gertrude Preston
Rish Equipment Co
Airport Road
Bluefield Country Club
Thompson
Rish
C. I. Johnston, Jr
Robert J. Johnston
Ray Bragg
CTY Board OF Directors
Lincoln's Estate
James M. Bush
Capital Financial Services
Continental Corporation
Mercer St
Homer C. Bennett
Capital’ Severassstrices Savings & Loan Co
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