Cloud Murder Trial Continued
Naomi Cloud, Princeton businesswoman, charged in her husband’s January 1980 murder, saw her Fayette County trial moved from June 1 to August 17. Separate trials and juries were granted for Cloud and Corprew, who faces accessory before the fact charges. Guthrie’s Mercer County case slated for next term.
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Fayetteville
Naomi Cloud
Princeton
Fayette County
Zane Summerfield
John R. Frazier
Mrs. Cloud
John Elmer Corprew
Roanoke
Summerfield
Frazier
Corprew
Wiley
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney's
Cloud
Princeton juvenile delinquent sent to Leckie Center
A 16-year-old Princeton youth was adjudged delinquent on a breaking and entering charge and placed in the custody of the Department of Corrections for placement at Leckie Center by Judge William O. Bivens Jr. Bond was set at 5000 by the judge after the youth’s attorney Michael Lilly appealed. The youth was returned to the Southern Regional Detention Center in lieu of bond. Another 16-year-old Princeton youth faced an intoxication charge continued generally and a May 29 final hearing was set on a neglect petition for a 14-year-old Bluefield girl.
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Princeton
Leckie Center
Department of Corrections
Leckie
William O. Bivens Jr
Michael Lilly
Bluefield
Bivens
Southern
Narrows Pageant Finalized for Little Miss Narrows
The Narrows Junior Woman's Club finalized plans for the Little Miss Narrows pageant to be held today at 7:30 p.m. in Narrows High School auditorium. The theme is A Visit to Sesame Street with Rev. Gerald Martens as MC. Entertainment by Rev. Martens Margo Martens and Giles Dance Academy. A $50 bond will be awarded to the 1981 winner, engraved charms for runners-up, and certificates for all participants. Little Miss Narrows 1980 Stephanie Gautier will crown the new winner.
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Narrows Junior Woman's Club
Stephanie Gautier
Bland Escapees Caught One Remains At Large
WHITE GATE Virginia One of two inmates from Bland Correctional Center was recaptured in Wayne County Friday night about 10 p.m. Bobby Jordan 21 was identified as the captured escapee and authorities pursued Michael J. Keeney 42 who remained at large late Friday. The pair escaped after deploying a screwdriver on guard C R Wright commandeering a cement mixer truck and a pickup vehicle. The truck overturned down a bank on Virginia 42 injuring no one. Keeney is armed with a shotgun and a rifle and is described as five feet ten inches tall weighing 190 pounds with arm tattoos brown hair hazel eyes and a goatee. Jordan had a robbery sentence in Newport News and Keeney an attempted robbery sentence in Richmond.
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White Gate
Bland Correctional Center
Wayne County
Bobby Jordan
Michael J. Keeney
Department of Corrections
Keeney
Gilbert Miller
C.R. Wright
Wright
Virginia 42
Miller
Gratt Quesenberry
Richlands
Jordan
Newport News
Kenney
Richmond
Old Guard Meeting Hears Bible Message at Trinity Church
Rev. Larry D. Foster spoke from Daniel at the Bluefield Old Guard Chapter 3 gathering in Trinity United Methodist Church with director O L Childress presiding. Members welcomed L M Carper. ill members listed. memorials for Robert J Keyes and B F Lockhart observed. Sun Valley Raritan Club to sponsor a bean dinner at Lerona club house to aid Leota Phillips medical bills. dinner priced at 2.25 adults 1.50 children.
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Larry D. Foster
First Church of the Nazarene
Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity United Methodist Church
Foster
O.L. Childress
L.M. Carper
W.B. Bird
W.J. White
C.R. Smith
Old Guard Chorus
Eugene Winzenrith
Sun Valley Raritan Club
Lerona
Leota Phillips
Water Company fined for pollution of East River at Bluefield
West Virginia Water Company paid a total of 110 dollars in fine and court costs to Chief Mercer County Magistrate Ernest R. Six after pleading noto con tendere to a stream pollution charge. The warrant alleged the April 1 discharge of solids from the Bluefield water treatment plant into East River. Magistrate Six deemed the act accidental and noted stream pollution carries a maximum fine of 1,000 dollars. Complainant was DNR Inspector Carroll H. Vestal. Other cases: David L. Booth found guilty of attempted breaking and entering East River Pharmacy. Alvin Roland arraigned on worthless checks. Mason J. Hazelwood pleaded guilty to intoxication. Wilfred D. Padgett’s check charge dismissed after payment. multiple traffic tickets and civil actions also processed.
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the Water Company
East River
Bluefield
David L. Booth
Charleston
Princeton
Booth
Buford Early
C.A. Kassay
Alvin Roland
Rt. 2
Wyatt
Shopping Box
Lil’ Giant
D.E. Hager
Mason J. Hazelwood
Athens
Mercer County
F.H. Butler
Wilfred D. Padgett
Oak St
Welch
Jefferson Ward
Mercer Mall
McDowell County
Harold Wolfe
Dispatchers Work Solo After Committee Recommendation
Princeton moves to allow three civilian dispatchers to operate without full-time supervision. Police Chief Robert L. Ellis confirms the three will work solo with periodic shifts supervised. the City will honor the CETA contract through September. The Civil Service Commission had ruled previously against unsupervised work, restoring prior conditions. City Manager Jim Juhl says the change returns to the earlier arrangement.
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Princeton
Princeton Police Department Selection Committee
Robert L. Ellis
G.W. Johnson
M.O. Thorne
W.R. Davis
CETA
Princeton Police Civil Service Commission
The
Civil Service Commission
Selection Committee
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Mercer County Humane Society
Bluefield High School
Margie Kish
Delores Rucker
Julie Mahood
Wvva-Tv
Jimmy Rose
Wade
April Thompson
Sun Valley
Melanie Moore
Preston
Jeffrey Church
Glenwood
Angie Pennington
Michele Lusk
Montcalm
Sabrina Horton
Jeff Frazier
Ceres
Humane Society Animal Shelter
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
NEW Woman Health
SPA Plaza
W.va
Bulletin Board
OLD Guard
West Virginia Water
Company Friday
Ernest R. Six
Bluefield Water Treatment
Roy W. Mundy II
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
Carroll H. Vestal
DNR Conservation
Connie White
Thorne
Princeton City
Jim Juhl
Tazewell, Va
Princeton Church of God
Children’s Church
Family Training
Church OF God
Oliver Ave
Frank Meadows
Bonanza
Bluefield Bonanza
Holiday Inn OF
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Cumberland Road
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