Model shipbuilders pipe Bounty replica to the fore
Newport News AP One of the few international model ship building contests draws strong interest as it returns after a five year gap. Lloyd McCaffery of Boulder Colorado won first prize with his Bounty replica among 84 entries, judged on workman ship, scale and research.
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Bounty
Newport News
John Sands
Mariners Museum
Sands
Coast Guard
Mutiny
Lloyd McCaffery
Boulder
Colo
McCaffery
England
Final settlements and notices in Mercer County estates
Notices announce final settlements for estates including Eaton James E deceased and others with hearings and examination opportunities. Creditors and beneficiaries are urged to file claims by specified dates with fiduciary officials in Bluefield and Princeton offices. Also includes a Virginia coal mining permit notice inviting public comment and conference requests.
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Eaton
James E
Flat Top National Bank of Bluefield
W. L
John R. McGhee
Bluefield
West Virginia
Dodrill
Opal Mae
Charles M. Dodrill
Pennington
Lisa Denise
Colette Elaine Pennington
Main Street
Princeton
Robert E. Holroyd
Mercer County
Dillon
Michael Delmer
Delmer C. Dillon
McMichael
Jack R
Helen Dorothy McMichael
Neal
Leodis
Ruth Smith
Kwass, Stone, McGhee & Feuchtenberger
Law and Commerce Building
Announcements from Oakvale High and local events
Oakvale High School junior class announces a car wash Friday at the Pizza Hut on Stafford Drive Princeton. It runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. pricing 2.50 car 3 pickup 4 large trucks vans campers. Concord College cheerleaders offer a clinic June 27 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. registration 8:30 a.m. Centennial Hall lobby. 30 minute lunch. Registration 10. Princeton Hospital to sponsor free babysitting training July 8 to 12 10 a.m. to noon nursing admin conference room. Ages 14 plus and adults welcome. Register by calling 487-1515 or 325-5459 and ask for Donna Charles RN ext 391. Wesleyan Methodist Camp Meeting at Glenwood Park June 18-27 with Evangelists L J Cherryholmes and Sam Miller. Robert Thornton Family music and children workers. Daily schedule includes 6:30 a.m. prayer, 7 a.m. breakfast, 10 a.m. preaching, 12 noon lunch, 2 p.m. preaching, 5 p.m. supper, 6 p.m. prayer, 7:30 p.m. preaching. Contact Rev James H Cyphers Athens Star Route Princeton for more info. Princeton Municipal Building offices closed Thursday for West Virginia Day with normal garbage pickup.
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Virginia Preservate Construction Co., Inc
P.O. Box
Princeton
Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation
Horsepen Post Office
Tazewell County
Virginia
Lost Ridge
Consolidation Coal Company
NPDES
Ee Sie
Virginia Coal Surface Mining and Control and Reclamation Act
P.O
Powell Avenue
Stone Gap
Oakvale High School
Stafford Drive
Concord College
Centennial Hall
Princeton Community Hospital
Nursing Administration
Donna Charles
Allegheny Conference
Glenwood Park
L. J. Cherryholmes
Sam Miller
Robert Thornton
James H. Cyphers
Athens Star
City boards eye ultraviolet treatment to cut costs
Videotape continued from B1 notes potential lower yearly costs if two sewage plants switch from chlorination to ultraviolet treatment. Billing expenses reduced as the board handles billing in house with Kantor managing delinquencies. May financial statement and prior minutes approved. Bids for a one ton truck prepared for next meeting approval.
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Kantor
Community notices and criminal case updates from Mercer County
A retirement tea for Elizabeth Hall after 40 years in Mercer County schools is set for June 23 at Montcalm Christian Church Youth Building. Jurors report at 9 30 a m for Mercer County Circuit Court with Judge Bivens Jr substituted by Judge Sum merfield. Mercer County courthouse to close on West Virginia Day with Friday re open. Buck trial dates adjusted with July 9 trial readiness and August 1 reset for escape case before Judge Haden.
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Montcalm Christian Church
Elizabeth Hall
Mercer County
Montcalm
William O. Bivens Jr
Fayette County
Zane Summerfield
Bivens
West Virginia
New York
Black Liberation Army
Buck
U.S
Jerry Hogg
EPA Fines Six Chemical Firms for Preapproval Manufacturing
The EPA imposed about 7 million dollars in fines on six firms for starting to make new chemicals without notifying the agency. Union Carbide Sistersville, Ciba-Geigy Hawthorne, BASF Bedford, BASF Wyandotte Holland, Dow Corning Midland, and Tremco Cleveland faced penalties totaling 7 million, with specific amounts listed for each facility.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Union Carbide
Sistersville
W.va
EPA
Union Carbide Corp
Danbury
Conn
Midland
Mich
Tremco Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Rain blamed for accident on I-77 near Ingleside exit
A heavy rain caused a tractor-trailer to jackknife on wet I-77 near the Ingleside exit at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. David Scott of Avon Lake Ohio drove the truck, which overturned in the median. Henry Mitchell of Bowersville Georgia followed in a customized van and also overturned. Scott Mitchell and Elaine Mitchell were taken to Princeton Community Hospital by OH-9 Rescue Squad but were not admitted. Trooper L J McCarty investigated.
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Ingleside
David Scott
Avon Lake
Ohio
Henry Mitchell
Bowersville
Mitchell
Scott
Elaine
Princeton Community Hospital
OH-9
L. J. McCarty
Mercer County State Police Detachment
Accident victim in critical condition after two car crash
A Bluefield Virginia woman remains in critical condition at Bluefield Community Hospital after a collision at the U S 460 and 19 intersection near Bluefield Saturday. Susan Pack, 23, is listed in critical condition, while Jaclyn Allen, 21, is in stable condition. David Edward Thompson, a Green Valley Fire Department captain driving an emergency vehicle with lights and siren, said he did not run the red light as police previously indicated. The crash occurred around 10 p m Saturday.
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Bluefield
U.S
Susan Pack
BCH
Jaclyn Allen
David Edward Thompson
Green Valley Fire Department
Rising insurance costs push Princeton council to higher premium
Princeton city council approved an 85,265 premium, a 126.2 percent rise from last year, for liability and other coverage with Citizens Insurance Agency. City Manager James Juhl said June 30 policy expiry requires renewal amid nationwide increases. The council also voted to end downtown parking meetings, abolish the parking commission, cancel two lot contracts, remove meters, and maintain two hour street parking with four hours on lots.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
James Juhl
Citizens Insurance Agency
Juhl
Mercer County
Citizens
Richard Kephart
Citizens Insurance Company
Council
West Virginia Insurance Department
Fidelity and Guaranty
Jerry Flanigan
Donzie Kessinger
Flanigan
Kessinger
Lewis Skeens
Joe Vicars
Paul McManaway
Jim Cannon
Glenn Manning
Manning
Vicars
Jim Snidow
Harrison Heirs
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Armstrong
Bernice
Jones
Elizabeth R
Maynor
Earl N
Rangeo
Jesse J
Mercer County Commission
Princeton Municipal
Ms. Buck
Carbide
Ster
Oscar Mayer Weiners
Oscar Mayer
Kroger
Louis Rich
Turkey
the Kroger CO
Bluewell
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