Mercer County selects Arthur Steller as new school leader
Arthur W. Steller, Ph.D., named Mercer County public schools superintendent elect with contract starting July 1. He responds to spelling disputes about his name StellER versus StellAR, notes editor errors, and shares a personal birth announcement for his son Jonathon, while inviting readers to discuss spelling and offers humor about the situation.
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Mercer County
Arthur W. Steller
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Steller
Lane
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Shaker Heights
Jonathan
Stellers
Jonathon
Thomas
Arthur
Keith
Indiana Man Indicted In Mercer County Case
A Zionsville Indiana man Nicholas G. Farris has been indicted by the Mercer County Circuit Court Grand Jury on obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly planned a coal purchase partnership with Charles Perdue of Perdue and Sons Bluefield and sought a 25000 payment as a bond. Perdue paid half in cash and Farris gave a bad check for the rest drawn on an Indiana bank account later found closed. Farris is jailed in Mercer County on bond advised by police. He also faces a worthless check charge for a 14300 Buick Park Avenue purchase in Bluefield with a bad 14211.50 check.
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Zionsville
Ind
Mercer County Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Bluefield
Nicholas G. Farris
Farris
Charles Perdue
Perdue & Sons
New York
Tom Helton
Helton
A&t Pontiac
Mercer Bank Names Auditor Randy K Walker
Randy K Walker has been appointed auditor for Mercer County Bank by President James W Thompson. A Mingo County native, he earned a 1979 B S in accounting from Concord College, passed the CPA exam, and is a West Virginia CPA Society member. He previously worked as senior accountant for Arnold D Lively in Princeton and at Main Hardman CPAs in Charleston. Walker and his wife Beth reside in Princeton and attend Rich Creek Baptist Church where he is a deacon and Sunday School superintendent.
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Mercer County Bank
James W. Thompson
Walker
Mingo County
Concord College
West Virginia Society of Cpas
Arnold D. Lively
Princeton
CPA
Main Hardman, Certified Public Accountants
Charleston
Beth
Rich Creek Baptist Church
Brown To Announce Candidacy For West Virginia Attorney General
Former West Virginia Deputy Attorney General Charlie Brown a Democrat announced plans to run for attorney general in 1984. The 33 year old Charleston lawyer and consumer federation general counsel will speak at Bluefield City Hall at 10 30 am detailing his bid. Brown known for health care cost containment and antitrust actions chaired hospital board representation and fought price fixing bans and resale price maintenance.
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Charlie Brown
Brown
Bluefield
Charleston
West Virginia Consumer Federation
Bluefield City Hall
Yale Law School
Federal Trade Commission
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Ninth District Republican meeting set at Tazewell Mall
The Ninth District Republican Committee will meet at Tazewell Mall Sunday at 2 p.m. to organize for the fall campaign with various nominees expected. The Mercer County Commission plans a special session at 10 a.m. on a revenue bond issue in the courthouse conference room.
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Republican Committee
Tazewell Mall
Del
Jeff Stafford
Pearisburg
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Mercer County Commission
Commission
Cloud Murder Middleman Receives Prison Sentence
Fayetville judge sentenced John Elmer Corprew Jr. to 15 years for voluntary manslaughter in the Dave Cloud murder case. Corprew, the alleged middleman, pled guilty in 1981 after a plea bargain and was denied probation. The case involved Mrs Naomi Cloud and George Guthrie II, with Guthrie already serving a life term.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Fayetteville
Dave Cloud
John Elmer Corprew Jr
Roanoke
West Virginia
Zane Summerfield
Fayette County
Corprew
Cloud
Mercer County
Naomi Cloud
Princeton
George Guthrie II
Guthrie
Moundsville
Summerfield
David W. Knight
Mrs. Cloud
Knight
Frank Farrens
Charleston
John W. Swisher
Prieser and Wilson
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