Public Records From Mercer County Magistrates Court
Public record item lists multiple arraignments in Mercer County Magistrate Court before Jack B. Rothbart and Harold Buckner. Defendants include Billy Corar and William Rice with bonds. Dennis Belcher and Kernsie Shrewsbury held on controlled substance charges. other cases involve entering without breaking and worthless check convictions. Also notes jurors reporting for civil trial and two felons ordered to evaluation periods. several building permits and business licenses approved by Bluefield authorities.
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Jack B. Rothbart
Billy Corar
Route 3
Princeton
Larry Kinzer
Sheriff's Department
Randall Earnest
R. A. Hill
William Rice
Box
Lydia J. Heartwell
Fred E. Smith
L. J. Harmar
Dennis Liethen Belcher
Route 1
Bluefield
T. W. Hatfield
Kernsie Mitchell Shrewsbury
New Hope Road
Hatfield
Harold Buckner
David Allen Ball
Athens
George Gillian
Wautausa Harris
East
Cary St
Richmond
Mercer County Circuit Court
David Schumacher
Charles Smith
Leggett's
Phil's Fashions
Loserah R. Garrett
J.C. Penney Co
Sheraton Inn
National Record Mart
Stone and Thomas and
Pearle Vision Center
Frazier’s Court
Mercer County
John R. Frazier
Darnell Palmer
Huttonsville
Patricia DeGraw Prince
Federal Correctional Institution At
Alderson
Bruce Ambrose
David Knight
Ex-resident wins $6 million in subway death case
Irma Cobiness of Bluefield says Calvin Toler was struck twice by a subway train after being hit and pulled onto tracks in 1982. Mrs. Henry Walker, a former Bluefield resident, pursued the suit against the New York Transit Authority, claiming negligence. The victim, 19, worked for the New York City Department of Finance.
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Bluefield
Bronx Supreme Court
Henry
Shirley) Walker
Bronx
New York
New York Transit Authority
Calvin Toler
Irma Cobiness
Revival to Start Thursday at Faith Tabernacle Princeton
A revival begins Thursday at Faith Tabernacle on Brickayr Road in Princeton with nightly 7 p.m. services through Sunday officiated by area pastors. Also tonight through Saturday the True Church of God in Jesus Name on Old Athens Road near Princeton hosts a 7 30 p.m. revival led by Rev James Copeland. Transportation lines are available via 4254637 or 4872207. In other notes, public figures’ salaries include President Reagan’s 200 000 annual pay with a 50 000 tax free expense allotment and a 100 000 travel cap plus 20 000 for White House entertainment and a 69 630 annual pension.
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Bluefield
Rockbridge
Earl H. Crew
Walton Ave
J.H. Trivett
Hemlock Hill
Ada Thompson
Princeton Ave
Max Branham
Walnut St
Robert Warner
Longview Ave
James L. Combs
Cumberland Road
Blaydes
Woodrow and
Frederick
Frederick St
John Feuchtenberger
Higginbotham
Hill House
Forrest Bocock
Center Drive
Jack Davidson
Missouri Lawson
Lyndale Ave
W.H. Looney
Washington St
Fulton St
W.B. Aken
Spring Garden
Darrell Miles
Ronnie K. Yost
Bland Rd
Daniel T. Simmons
Union St
City of
Church St
Joseph M. Copolo
Ralph J. Carriker
The
Faith Tabernacle
Brickayr¢ Road
Princeton
James Copeland
True Church of God In Jesus Name
Athens Road
Reagan
White House
Masons
Royal Craft Grand Lodge
F. & A.A.Y. Masons of
West Virginia
Sheraton Inn
Bluefield Lodge
Queen Esther Chapter
Order of the Eastern Stars
Dew Drop Court
Heroines of
Jericho
Richard L. Davis
T.W. Wright
Beckley
Warren Lipscomb
Shriners
Sheraton
Tabernacle Baptist Church
David Chapman
Community ceremony marks nursing home flag pole dedication
Secretary of State Ken Heckler led ceremonies at Princeton Health Care Center to dedicate a flag pole donated by the Woodmen of the World. June Jones donated the flag, with WOW official Pat Smith and staff member Connie Kirby taking part. Local officials and U S Army Reserve members attended and Sen. Whitlow honored two centenarian residents, Kate Shelton and Milton Akers.
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Virginia
Ken Heckler
Princeton
Heckler
Nursing Home
Woodmen of the World
Pat Smith
June Jones
Billy Wayne Bailey
Nick Joe Rahall
D-W.va
Tony Whitlow
Mercer
U. S. Army Reserve
Bluefield
Whitlow
Kate Shelton
Milton Akers
Connie Kirby
Princeton Health Care Center
Board resolution praises Ned Shott on leadership
The Bluefield State College Institutional Advisory Board adopted a unanimous resolution at its May 8 meeting thanking Ned Shott former publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph for his service since July 1 1981 and chairmanship since July 1 1983. The board lauded his leadership and counsel as a privilege of knowing him.
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Bluefield State College Institutional Advisory Board
Ned Shott
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Shott
Institutional Advisory Board
Police suspect youth in theft at Jefferson Street car
A youth is suspected of taking $95 from a wallet left in a car seat behind Seville Manor Apartments on Jefferson Street while Mr. and Mrs. Sawyers mowed nearby. Officer E L Harvey investigated. A separate vandalism case involved a double headed parking meter pulled from the Kenner lot, with money stolen.
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Seville Manor
Jefferson Street
Marshall Sawyers
E.L. Harvey
Bluefield
Suit challenges beach nudity ban on Assateague Island
In Norfolk, Accomack County officials defend a county ordinance banning nude sunbathing on Assateague Island beaches. The National Capital Naturists filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to block the ban, arguing the county lacks authority. The group plans events the weekend of July 13, while supporters call the ordinance constitutional and widely endorsed locally.
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Norfolk
Accomack
Assateague Island
U.S. District Court
National Capital Naturists
Eastern Shore
T.V. Stokes
Naturist Organization
James M. Payne
Accomack Board of Supervisors
Accomack Commonwealth
Jon C. Poulson
Stokes
Virginia
Assateague
Mercer County adopts accrual based purchasing system
Mercer County will launch an accrual based purchasing and accounting system on July 1 to improve price accuracy and prevent duplicate invoices. County officials say the reform will track funds, ensure budget availability, require requisitions, and route purchases through county clerk Rudolph Jennings for budget checks before county commission approval.
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Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County
County Commission
Ray Bragg
Bragg
State
Rudolph Jennings
Fred Parker
State Tax Department
Parker
Jennings
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Board Resolution
Tom Himes
Stafford Plaza
Mie
VISA
Mastercare
National Bank of Bluefield
MasterCard
Flat Top National
Bank of Bluefield
Federal
Raleigh Street
FDIC
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