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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1981
Page
12
Princeton Police Chief Robert L. Ellis reported strong turnout for a Mobile Neighborhood Watch organizational meeting. He aims to launch the volunteer program in early April with trained, unarmed residents using citizen band radios to relay crime information to a base station under police supervision.
Bluefield police chief James A. Bivens says investigators are following several leads in the weekend murder of CPA Charles E. Boone, found on the third floor of a Commercial Bank building. Autopsy cites manual strangulation. Rumors circulate as officials keep details tight.
Registration for Cumberland Heights Bland County and Concord College programs is underway with dates in March and April. Eligibility includes age five by Nov 1 1981 with required birth certificates and immunization records. A preschool screening and physicals are scheduled. contact numbers and school offices listed. In Eleanor West Virginia a 21 year old woman Trina Richmond died after her car slid on ice and collided with a truck.
Fifteen year old Brian K. Atkinson of Beckley will receive the Boy Scouts of America's Medal of Merit for Lifesaving for a water rescue at a Beckley pool. The Elk's Lodge sponsored Troop 1452 will present the award, noted by Appalachian Council Executive Jack L. Lewis. Atkinson saved Anthony Thomas from drowning after diving into the pool’s deep end.
Lt. Cape Grice of the Salvation Army in Princeton described church self support and emergency welfare aid. He said SA is a Christian organization not a welfare department and funds come from the Greater Princeton Athens United Fund and private donations. A thrift store project, rentable Citadel gym, ministerial backing, and community use were announced with Rev. Dan Agee introducing the speaker. Layman of the Month Calvin Saunders of First United Methodist Church was named. Guests included Carla Huntington and Donna Radford.
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