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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2001
Page
2
In 1909 Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Spokane born out of a Mother's Day sermon proposed a day to honor fathers. She aimed to honor her father William Jackson Smart who raised six children after his wife died in 1898, a tribute noted in World Book Encyclopedia.
Chris Gore, a 28 year old Princeton children's librarian, speaks from the Princeton Public Library about becoming a single father after his wife Sherri died six weeks after the birth of their daughter Alyssa on September 6, 1997. He describes support from God, friends and family aiding him through tragedy.
In Rinceton at Mother Goose Child Care Co-op, Friday’s activity had young children sharing why they love their dads and what they will give them for Father’s Day. Kelli Neal plans a baby dog while Makayla and Austin Belcher craft clay footprints and a tool box, noting their dads’ games, kisses, and tool routines. Children, A-3
Lester Potter, 39, of Buttler Tennessee, was wounded six times in a gun battle with Tazewell County Deputy Jon Jones after a traffic stop on Route 102 near the fire department. Deputy Jones and Bluefield Officer Martha Shewey returned fire as Potter advanced with an Uzi style weapon.
Princeton Devil Rays and Bluefield Orioles begin the Appalachian League season amid minor league baseball’s 100th anniversary. Two local teams boast promotional efforts to attract fans with free admission and giveaways, while the Orioles salute the U S Army on their home opener.
A regional pulse lists the lowest unleaded prices found Saturday in Bluefield West Virginia and Virginia towns including Princeton Richlands and Tazewell. Stations such as Joy Food Mart Fast Stop Fat Daddy's Cargo Landmark and more recorded prices from 1.27 to 1.49 per gallon with several towns sharing the same rate. The notice invites readers to email or call daily for price reports.
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