Miss Mercer County in Miss West Virginia Pageant
Lynn Jewell of Princeton competes in three day preliminaries in Parkersburg with finals Saturday. Local supporters from Greater Bluefield Jaycees and Jaycettes travel to cheer. Bloodmobile sponsorship shifts to Princeton Kiwanis. Heart Fund auction at Lashmeet Raritan Building. Terri Veneri to a Girls State national convention. county records show 36 divorces and 48 marriage licenses in May. offices observe West Virginia Day. blood pressure clinics planned at Princeton Bank & Trust and Northfork City Hall.
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Mercer County
Lynn Jewell
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Lynn
T. R. Jewell
North Walker Street
Princeton
Wallace J. Bennon
Morningside Circle
Princeton-Athens
Bill Clark
Princeton Community Hospital
Lashmeet Raritan
Heart Fund
Lashmeet Home
Princeton High School
Terri Veneri
Princeton Bank & Trust Company
Northfork City Hall
Judge Bivens Calls Crime Prevention A Spiritual Obligation
Mercer County jurist urges use of Good News Mission ministers in jails to aid rehabilitation. He cites high repeat offender rates and notes conversion rates at programs with ministers reduce recidivism. plans to bring a ministry representative to Mercer County.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Judge Bivens
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Princeton-Athens Kiwanis Club
Moose Lodge
Bivens
Good News
Bluefield
Good News Mission
Carl Haga
Harry Christie
Mercer County June Term Appeals Docket Detailed
Twenty four appeals set for Mercer County Circuit Court June Term with several city cases listed. Bluefield case Kenneth Gremore driven intoxicated continued. other city appeals include Abshire Wood Kanade Jr and state appeals cover Brinkley Webb McVey Rachael Muncey Thompson. Dismissals include Hall Proffitt Peak and others with Peak remanded for DUI.
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Mercer County Circuit Court
William O. Bivens Jr
City of Bluefield
Kenneth Gremore
City of
Princeton
Hassell Ray Abshire
Clifford Wood
Bobby Ray Kanade Jr
Lee Allen Brinkley
Ted Webb
James C. McVey
Mark Steven Rachael
Roger Lee Muncey
Helen Thompson
James M. Wells
Robert Murphy
Lee Roy Gilbert
Mason Dewey Hall
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Lance Tabor
Charles Allan Proffitt
Calvin Ray Peak
Peak
HUD Aids 1,567 WV Families After April Floods
HUD reports 1,567 southern West Virginia families aided since the April floods. Paul Cain says over 800 families have returned home after the Minimal Repair Program, with 167 repairs left and work averaging 25 per day. Deadline is June 30 for all housing.
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U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
West Virginia
Paul Cain
HUD Disaster Housing
Federal Agency
Cain
Barbs By Phil Pastoret on Valentine Candy Gaffe
A light column jokes about Valentine’s Day spending and hiding heart ribbons on unsold candy from December. The piece notes social pressure to reveal feelings and the irony of sharing private signals.
Charleston Youth Wins Mountaineer Boys State Governorship
Charleston High School senior John A Willis was sworn in as governor of the 40th Mountaineer Boys State after 381 campers elected a mock state government. Willis led the Federalist ticket to victory over Scott Mayfield of Clarksburg. Other elected officials included Jamie Hall secretary of state Abe Faulks treasurer Stu Warren agriculture commissioner Mike Delligatti attorney general and Stitch Snodgrass auditor.
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Jacksons Mill
Supreme Court
Fred Caplan
Charleston
John A. Willis
Mountaineer
Willis
Federalist Party
Scott Mayfield
Clarksburg
Jamie Hall
Abe Faulks
South Charleston
Stu Warren
Elkins
Mike Delligatti
Fairmont
Stitch Snodgrass
Centel seeks 4.5 million rate hike in Virginia
The State Corporation Commission is asked to approve a 4.5 million dollar rate increase for Centel of Virginia. The request includes a 2.2 million local rate rise and a 2.3 million permanent surcharge affecting 136,000 customers in 28 counties. Residential charges would rise to 12.70 monthly in Charlottesville and Martinsville, with different amounts for one party service. Southern Telephone Co. seeks 263 thousand from 4,800 customers in seven southside counties.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Central Telephone Co
Virginia
Centel
SCC
Center
Charlottesville
Martinsville
Southern Telephone Co
Southern
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the World Almanac
Canada
Department of Defense
Washington, D.C
Pentagon
James H. Pentagon
Pentagon Township
United States
Plod Plesed
Wourgey ‘T
Old Forester
HID
Lizard Branch
Nolan
Lobata
Matewan
Kermit
Phil Pastoret
Europe
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Stockholm
Baltic
North Seas
Kiel
Elbe
Germany
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Manchester Ship Canal
England
Moore
Gaevans
Moore’s
Pilus
Princeton Avenue Bluefield
W. VA
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