Weather outlook for Wednesday June 19 2013
A slight chance of showers and partly sunny skies with a high near 77. The forecast suggests mild temperatures and light winds for the day.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
We have 4,406,298 pages in West Virginia
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2013
Page
2
Stolen Civil War sword returns to Brown University
A Virginia antiques collector has surrendered a Tiffany silver Civil War era sword stolen from Brown University in the 1970s. A federal judge ordered Donald Tharpe to surrender the sword, which had changed hands among dealers before he bought it in 1992 for 35000. It is being shipped to Providence from Virginia to the Annmary Brown Memorial for Col. Rush Hawkins’s service to the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown U
Providence
R.I
Brown University
Virginia
Williamsburg
Donald Tharpe
Tiffany
Brown
Tharpe
Providence Journal
Annmary Brown
Col
Rush Hawkins
West Virginia Daily Lottery Results and Local News Snippet
Lottery numbers for West Virginia Daily 3 and Daily 4 are listed as 0-1-3 and 3-9-2-2 respectively. Virginia Pick 3 is 7-1-0 and Pick 4 is 8-5-6-2. Local items include a library feathered friends note, a single vehicle accident, Route 52 wreck cleanup, missionaries building bunk beds, the Gran Mercer Metric Bike Ride, and a Chicory Square concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library
Gran Mercer
Chicory Square
Wildlife visit highlights Tazewell library birds of prey program
Raina Krasner from the Wildlife Center of Virginia brought three birds to the Bluefield branch of the Tazewell County Library for a Virginia Wildlife Outreach Center program titled A View From the Top. An American kestrel Edie a red tailed hawk Ruby and a barred owl Athena entertained children and families while educating them about native birds of prey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raina Krasner
Wildlife Center of Virginia
Waynesboro
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Krasner
Ruby
Luefield
Edie
Athena
Virginia Wildlife Outreach Center
Matoaka Man Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case
Wilbur Lee Hess Sr 53 of Matoaka was sentenced in Mercer County Circuit Court by Judge William Sadler for second degree sexual assault and first degree sexual abuse involving an 11 year old girl. Hess received 10 to 25 years on the assault with no parole for 10 years and a suspended one to five year term on abuse, plus five years probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Lee Hess Sr
William Sadler
Hess
Sadler
George Sitler
Sitler
Mercer to allow tax payments by credit and debit cards
Mercer County Commissioners unanimously approved an electronic payment provider, West Virginia Interactive LLC, for the sheriff's tax office to accept credit and debit payments for taxes and fees. County officials said the system will expand to the county clerk and courthouse, with fees to be determined. Sheriff Don Meadows noted multiple requests for the service. County Commissioner Joe Coburn resigned from the Mercer post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer County Commission
Sheriff's Tax Office
Verlin Moye
West Virginia Interactive LLC
Moye
Sheriff’s Tax Office
Sys
Tem
Sheriff’s Office
Don Meadows
Joe Coburn
Mercer
Number of euthanized animals drops at Mercer County shelter
Rinceton the Dis of volunteers and special adoption events have cut euthanized dogs and cats at Mercer County Animal Shelter. County records show 314 cats euthanized in 2012 versus 33 as of June 1, 2013. Dog euthanizations fell from 130 in 2012 to 22 by June 1 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinceton
Mercer County Animal Shelter
Gene Buckner
Buckner
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Bdtvideo.com
Tazewell Library
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Eric DiNovo
Matoaka
By Greg Jordan
Mercer County Shelter
Estep Tire & Auto Center
Crosswe Dear At
Heloise
Horosee
Obituari
Opinion Sports
Sudoku
Bate Ita
Search the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.