Vintage 78 rpm records turn up in Glenwood basement
Bill Duff, a 71 year old retiree, collects and sells unplayed 78 rpm records from Mrs. Jason's former Bluefield Music Company stash. The collection spans dozens of country artists and Big Band era stars with Decca Columbia and RCA Victor labels. Duff bought about 7,500 records, selling some for 50 cents and 2 dollars each to collectors in Texas Tennessee and Canada.
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Princeton
Bill Duff
Joseph Jason
Old Bluefield Music Company
Duff
Norfolk & Western
Mrs. Jason
Texas
Tennessee
Canada
Dorsey
Goodman
James
Lombardo
Como
Decca
Jimmy Davis
Columbia
RCA Victor
Jason
Bing Crosby
Carter
Tom Dorsey
Judy Garland
The
Railroad
Glenwood
Louisiana
Pete Earnest
Squire
Earnest
Park blaze in Shenandoah grows to 2000 acres
Firefighters battled the Shenandoah National Park blaze sparked by a camper cookstove in Big Run Portal. By Sunday morning it covered over 2,000 acres with containment hoped for Monday within a 4,000 acre perimeter. Crews from multiple states fought winds and restrictions on heavy equipment, aiming to prevent spread toward Skyline Drive while extinguishing remaining hotspots.
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Big Run
Chuck Anibal
National Park Service
Skyline Drive
Blue Ridge Mountains
Anibal
Massachusetts
Missouri
U.S. Forest Service
Texas
Grottoes
Elkton
Bedford
Botetourt
Pulaski
Craig
Russell
Buchanan
Bluefield Bridge Study Aims for Two Month Review
State bridge engineer Richard Boyd says field work on the Route 52 bridge in Bluefield will take about 30 days with final reports due after consulting firm analysis later this summer. City officials urge quick access to preliminary findings to keep the bridge open and ensure safety for motorists and local traffic.
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Bluefield
Richard Boyd
Boyd
Norfolk Southern
West End
Fred Burton
William S. Ritchie
Burton
Paul Oliver
Reward offer remains in case of Naomi Cloud
A $15,000 reward offered by the late David Cloud’s children for Naomi Cloud’s arrest remains active. They, along with Richard Cloud and other relatives, continue funding the reward and asking for information on her whereabouts. Cloud was charged with murder for hire in 1981 and has been a fugitive since 1982. Call Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney David W. Knight or Investigator Don Meadows with tips.
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Naomi
Princeton
David Cloud
Naomi Cloud
Richard Cloud
Cloud
Public school’s own Lou Gehrig Clyde Cook stays apart
Clyde Chris Cook of Oceana High School in Wyoming County attends every possible school day from kindergarten through May 24, despite snowstorms and sinus troubles. The 18 year old senior has completed about 2,340 days of school, surpassing Gehrigs major league streak. Local bus routes failed in storms yet he kept walking three miles from Matheny to Oceana, earning bets from classmates as his mother notes. The final day nears and the effort has become a citywide talking point.
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Beckley
Clyde
Chris”’ Cook
Lou Gehrig
Public Education
Matheny
Wyoming County
Oceana High School
Gehrig
Cook
Oceana
Florence Cook
Many flood victims still lacking homes in West Virginia
Six months after the November floods hit 29 counties, 456 families live in FEMA mobile homes and 1,086 in private rentals at FEMA expense. Many faces struggle to find affordable land, with flat parcels scarce and pricey. SBA has approved loans but disbursed only 10 percent of 59.2 million. In Parsons, not a single SBA loan has been approved and many business owners have been turned down.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Bradley Huffman
Senaca Rocks
Forest Service
Huffman
Pendleton County
Franklin
Kitty Quick
Small Business Administration
SBA
Parsons
Ron Castle
Hardship in Hardy County flood aid disputes
Hardy County flood victims accuse state damage reports of understating destruction fueling political bias. Local interfaith group says 175 homes had major damage and 146 minor, far exceeding OES tallies. Officials cite GOP Dem politics affecting aid. Preston County also listed with far fewer major or minor damages.
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Charleston
Hardy County
Grant County
Interfaith
West Virginia Recovery Foundation
State Office of Emergency Service
OES
Governor’s Office
Interfaith Group
Ivan Harris
Grant
MacBeth
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Garret Mathews
Battle Park
Shenandoah National Park
Mark Shelton
Pat Cecil
Daily Telegraph
Oliver
Highland Avenue
Bluefield State College
Bramwell Road
U.S
East End
Easley
Bridge
Barbara Hawkins
George Guthrie II
Roanoke
Elmer Corprew, Jr
Huttonsville
Hardy
Price
Preston County
Albright
Rowlesburg
CES
Flood Recovery Foundation
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