Bloodmobile to Visit GTE in Bluefield
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at GTE on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beav er High School class of 1957 plans its Beaver gathering Thursday at 6 30 p.m. at 916 Groveland Gary Lions Club to meet Thursday at 6 30 p.m. at Gary Lions Park with a joint meeting and covered dish dinner by the ladies.
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Bluefield
American Red Cross
GTE
Beaver
Beaver High School
Groveland
Gary Lions Club
Gary
Gary Lions Park
Brown to speak to Welch area chamber meeting
Phyllis S. Brown president of the Mercer County Alliance for the Mentally Ill will address the Welch Area Chamber of Commerce at its regular noon Thursday meeting in the McDowell Public Library. A light lunch will be served and the public is invited as Brown outlines aims and objectives of the group, which supports the mentally ill and advocates for more research toward cures.
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Welch
Phyllis S. Brown
Mercer County Alliance For the Mentally Ill
Welch Area
Hot dog sale planned by Bluefield GFWC Friday
The General Federation of Women's Clubs Bluefield chapter will hold a hot dog sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in front of Acme Grocery Store in Bluefield Virginia.
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Bluefield
General Federation of Women's Clubs
GFWC
Acme Grocery
Italian Festival Trip Reserved by Clarksburg Lodge
Claudio Montrosse, president of the Order of the Sons of Italy in Clarksburg, is taking trip reservations for the West Virginia Italian Festival during Labor Day Weekend. He runs Roma III in Princeton and can be contacted to join the festival bus charter.
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Clarksburg
Claudio Montrosse
Order of the Sons of Italy
West Virginia
Princeton
Sons of Italy
Montrosse
Princeton A Baseball Card Show Spotlighted During Summer Fest
Baseball card show tied to Princeton Summer Fest runs Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. free admission. Cards for baseball football and basketball can be bought sold or traded. Table rentals available via John Knowles at 425-7144.
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Princeton
John Knowles
Beckley MSCIL to host fourth anniversary open house and talent show
Mountain State Centers for Independent Living will mark its fourth anniversary with an open house on Thursday from 4 to 5 30 p.m. and a talent show from 5 30 to 7 p.m. at 329 Price St. Call 2550122 for details.
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Beckley
Mountain State Centers For Independent Living
MSCIL
Price St
Lottery Board Meeting Planned in Abingdon
The Virginia Lottery Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Martha Washington Inn on Main Street in Abingdon on Monday June 22 at 11 a.m. The event invites interested players and citizens to observe how the lottery operates with two public comment opportunities.
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Abingdon
Virginia Lottery Board
Martha Washington Inn
Main Street
Contact Details for Daily Telegraph Editors
Readers are invited to share tips with City Editor Jim Terry or Princeton Bureau Chief James Barbery at the Daily Telegraph. Call 1-800-76-DAILY or 327-6171 or 425-2185 to relay information.
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Call City
Jim Terry
Princeton
James Barbery
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Long John Silver’s opens in new location
Five years ago in 1987 a Long John Silver’s Seafood Shoppe debuted at 3124 Cumberland Road Bluefield replacing the longtime restaurant at the same site demolished for a larger, more modern facility. The prior building dated to 1971.
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Long John Silver's
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Flood Victims Clean Up in Bland County After Severe Rains
Irene Faulkner and other Bland County residents face extensive recovery after two major floods in three weeks. A No Business Creek bridge washed out and was replaced. Farmers may still replant if dry weather continues, with a marginal harvest chance. Kimberling Valley suffered widespread damage affecting 20 to 25 families.
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Bland County
Irene Faulkner
Wessendonck
Rudy
North Carolina
George McKinney
Bluefield eyeing tree inventory to guide urban forestry
Bluefield would establish a city tree inventory focusing on parkways and greenspaces. Parks and Recreation Director Cliff Pannell, after a statewide conference, aims to identify and remove dangerous perennials under power lines and sidewalks with WV Division of Forestry involvement. The Beautification Committee supported the plan.
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Parks and Recreation
Cliff Pannell
Pannell
West Virginia
Bob Hannah
West Virginia Division of Forestry
Hannah
Alex Shigo
Shigo and
Trees, Associates
Durham, N.H
Shige
Scien
Bluewell fund aids Lusk family after fatal Bluewell crash
Bluewell residents, churches, and businesses have donated to the Lusk Family Fund for the widow and seven children after Thomas Lee Edward Lusk 32 and his 3 year old daughter Katrina Renee died in the June 5 automobile wreck. Funds are held at the Peoples Bank of Bluewell with Warden and Byrd as administrators.
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Bluewell
T.A
Buddy” Warden
Thomas Lee Edward Lusk
Peoples Bank of
Warden
Derwin Byrd
Lusk
People’s Bank of
West Virginians see Oswald link Kennedy in poll
A West Virginia poll of 404 adults shows 54 percent blame Oswald for Kennedy’s assassination and 33 percent point to the CIA while 28 percent name the Mafia and 24 percent Johnson. The survey also notes Kennedy’s strong rating as president but 69 percent believe he had extramarital affairs.
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Charleston
West
Wu.s
Oswald
Northern
Panhandle
CIA
Mafia
Johnson
Eastern Panhandle
Castro
West Virs
Abraham Lincoln
Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Princeton plans patriotic Fourth of July celebration
I Believe in America will headline Princeton’s second annual Fourth of July event at Anne S Hunniutt Stadium. The program at 6 p.m. features costumed historical figures, patriotic music, special entertainment and fireworks. About 125 volunteers plus police, fire and military personnel total around 200. Honors will be given to veterans from five wars, narration by Rev Arrington, and performances by local choirs and soloists. Admission is free with voluntary contributions to cover fireworks and production costs.
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Princeton
George
Martha Washington
Abe Lincoln
Betsy Ross
America
Anne S. Hunni
Cutt Stadium
First Baptist Church of Princeton
First Community Bank
Pvt
Domenic Romano
Army
Blue Ridge
317 Infantry
B.T. Hinkley
Marines
Paul Davis
Navy
Bruce Bishop
Christopher McConnell
304Th Co
Norman Arrington
First Baptist Church Choir
Max and Mullens
Walker Gospel
Donna Charles
Kendra Cook
Stuart Sigman
Rice named McDowell Teacher of the Year for 1992-93
Elizabeth Rice of Welch Elementary was announced as the 1992-93 McDowell County Teacher of the Year at a June 8 awards banquet at Raymond's Restaurant in Welch. Rice, teaching since 1967, was praised by Principal Joe Larkin and Board members for innovative, hands on lessons and active involvement in school improvement efforts.
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Welch
Elizabeth Rice
Rice
Davy Elemen
McDowell County
Raymond's
McDowell County Administrators’ Association
J. Kenneth Roberts
Board of Education
Linda Douglas
Joe Larkin
Welch Elementary School
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General Telephone Company
Bluefield Sanitarium
Tazewell
Bramwell
Walter Penn
Penn
U.S. Treasury Department
Lillian Roten
Bland
Faulkner
Dean Keener
Virginia Tech
Blue
Mike Davis
Field High School
Hardee’s Inc
Barbara Hawkins
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