Fiddlers Convention July 27 29 at Glenwood Park details
The sixth annual Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention runs Thursday to Saturday July 27-29 at Glenwood Park on State Rt 20 between Princeton and Bluewell. Events start 6 p.m. each night with finals Saturday. Over $2,300 in cash and rosettes awarded across multiple categories. Cecil Surratt and J. C. Parks host. participants from several states. No electric instruments drums or horns. Registration on opening night. AARP Chapter 2147 meets Thursday at noon at Bluefield Rescue Squad building with a carry-in lunch and program by Mrs. Jessie Tabor.
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New Glenwood Park
State Rt. 20
Princeton
Bluewell
Cecil Surratt
J. C. Parks
AARP
Graham
Merchants Postpone Independence Day Celebration
The Princeton Downtown Merchants Association has postponed a special Independence Day celebration. Officials say a similar event will be scheduled at a later date.
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Princeton Downtown Merchants Association
Princeton Bank to Fly Its First Flag on Flag Day
Princeton Bank and Trust Company will hoist its first flag at 11 a.m. to mark Flag Day with a flag previously flown over the U S Capitol provided by U S Senator Jennings Randolph. Dignitaries and local civic groups attend as Tonya Elswick sings the national anthem with the Princeton High School Band. Boy Scout Troop One provides the colors. An open house runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with punch and flag cookies. Public invited.
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Princeton Bank and Trust Company
U. S
Jennings Randolph
United States Capitol
Tonya Elswick
Princeton High School
Boy Scout Troop One
Pb&t
Road access fix promised for Bluefield home
West Virginia officials will correct the access problem to Mrs. A E Griffith’s Bluefield area home after years of complaints. Judy Wilburn, daughter, had written to President Carter and lawmakers. Commissioner Miller's letter confirms planned improvements to the approach road and curvature near the new U S 460 access.
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Bluefield
Carter
Judy Wilburn
Dale City
A. E
Billie) Griffith
Parnell Road
Daily Telegraph
West
Griffith
Unstable Labor and Government Interventions Hit WV Coal Market
Allen Pack chief executive of Cannelton Industries in Charleston says West Virginia loses much of its metallurgical coal market due to labor instability and federal rules. He blasts the UMWA for strikes, urges a union constitutional change and a runoff runoff, and calls for balance between environmental and energy needs to save the industry.
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Allen Pack
Cannelton Industries, Inc
Charleston
Pack
United Mine Workers
Bramwell
Bluefield Rotary Club
Brier
Cumberland Road
UMWA
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