Cloud Murder Trial Continued in Fayette County
The trial of Naomi Cloud, Princeton businesswoman, charged with murder in her husband’s January 1980 death, has been moved from June 1 to August 17 in Fayette County Circuit Court. Co-defendant John Corprew remains set for June 1. severance was granted to allow separate juries and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Fayetteville
Naomi Cloud
Princeton
Fayette County
Zane Summerfield
John R. Frazier
Mrs. Cloud
John Elmer Corprew
Roanoke
Summerfield
Frazier
Corprew
Mercer County
Wiley
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney's
Cloud
Princeton Juvenile Adjudged Delinquent In Breakin Case
A 16 year old Princeton youth was adjudged delinquent for breaking and entering and placed in the custody of the Department of Corrections for placement at Leckie Center by Judge William C. Bivens Jr. The youth’s attorney Michael Lilly appealed and bond was set at 5000, with the youth 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Leckie Center
Department of Corrections
Leckie
William C. Bivens Jr
Michael Lilly
Bluefield
Bivens
Southern
Narrows Pageant Finalized for 7:30 Night at High School
The Narrows Junior Woman's Club set the Little Miss Narrows pageant for tonight at 7:30 in Narrows High School auditorium with theme A Visit to Sesame Street. Rev Gerald Martens will MC, entertainment by Rev Martens Margo Martens and Giles Dance Academy. A $50 bond and engraved charms for runners-up plus certificates for all participants. Little Miss Narrows 1980 Stephanie Gautier to crown the new winner.
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The
Narrows Junior Woman's Club
Bland Escapees Caught After Car Hijack in Virginia
One of two Bland Correctional Center escapees, Bobby Jordan, 21, was recaptured in Wayne County around 10 p.m. Friday. The other, Michael J. Keeney, 42, remained at large as police searched. The two hijacked a cement mixer truck used in prison infirmary construction, then stole a pickup after a motorcycle accident, with guard C R Wright injured lip, all escaping unharmed aside from the guard’s minor injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Bulletin Board Officers Host Guest Speaker at Nazarene Church
Rev Larry D Foster of the First Church of the Nazarene spoke at the Bluefield Old Guard meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church taking his text from Daniel. O L Childress presided and welcomed L M Carper back. Sick list includes W B Bird W J White C R Smith Bates Maxwell W C Peters G G Griffin H E Spence Claude Bonham G W Brooks Roy B Henderson. Birthdays for C N Rudolph James I Lambert and Joe B Heldreth. Silent memorial for Robert J Keyes and B F Lockhart. Old Guard Chorus sang with Mrs Eugene Winzenrith on piano. BENEFIT DINNER Sun Valley Raritan Club bean dinner 5 8 pm at Lerona club house to aid Leota Phillips medical bills over 10 000 dollars with no hospitalization insurance. Dinner adults 2 25 children 1 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Phillips
Water Company fined for stream pollution in East River case
West Virginia Water Company paid 110 dollars in fines and costs after pleading noto con tendere to a stream pollution charge. The incident, alleged for April 1, involved chemicals from the Bluefield plant entering East River. Magistrate Ernest R. Six noted it as possibly accidental. Others before Six included Booth fined 159 dollars for attempted burglary, Alvin Roland arraigned on worthless checks, and Hazelwood sentenced for intoxication. Six also processed 31 traffic tickets and four civil actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Mundy II
the Water Company
East River
Bluefield
Mercer County
F.H. Butler
Wilfred D. Padgett
Oak St
Welch
Jefferson Ward
Mercer Mall
McDowell County
Harold Wolfe
Dispatchers Allowed Solo Work After Committee Recommendation
Princeton police dispatchers may operate without full-time officer supervision after a three member selection panel advised solo duties with periodic oversight. Police Chief Ellis confirmed the panel's guidance and a plan to honor the CETA contract through September, with dispatchers reassessed if funding continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Police Department Selection Committee
Robert L. Ellis
G.W. Johnson
M.O. Thorne
W.R. Davis
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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
SPA Plaza
W.va
Bulletin Board
OLD Guard
West Virginia Water
Company Friday
Ernest R. Six
Bluefield Water Treatment
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
Carroll H. Vestal
DNR Conservation
Connie White
David L. Booth
Charleston
Booth
Buford Early
C.A. Kassay
Alvin Roland
Rt. 2
Wyatt
Shopping Box
Lil’ Giant
D.E. Hager
Mason J. Hazelwood
Athens
Thorne
Princeton Police Civil Service Commission
Princeton City
Civil Service Commission
Selection Committee
Jim Juhl
Tazewell, Va
Princeton Church of God
Children’s Church
Church OF God
Oliver Ave
Frank Meadows
Reg
Bluefield Bonanza
Holiday Inn
Idaho
Cumberland Road
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