Election Tuesday Bluefield City Board Race Draws Ten
Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Bluefield to elect five directors from ten candidates including three incumbents and two former board members. Incumbents Ben Paine Paul Oliver Sr and Joe Walker seek another term as four others including former mayor Edwin Elliott and ex-board member Allan Connolly contend. Top five vote getters will name the mayor. new board takes office the first Tuesday in August. Polls open 6 30 a m close 7 30 p m with polling places listed city wide.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Ben Paine
Mountain View Ave
Paul Oliver, Sr
Clovis St
Joe Walker
Grassy Branch
Allan
al) Connolly
Pulaski St
Connolly
Paul Cole Jr
Augusta St
Cole Motor Co
Ronnie W. Martin
Cumberland Road
Dictaphone Corp
Lee E. Puckett
Stadium Drive
J. Peter Richardson
West Cumberland Road
Richardson, Kemper, Hancock and Davis
David P. Stephenson
Lynn St
Norfolk and Western Railway
Cole
Richardson
Oliver
Union Mission
Bluefield Avenue
Rogers St
Hardy Street Recreation Center
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Logan Street
Annexation: McNeely Says Yes
Princeton city officials report two anti annexation groups operate in illegibility and express disappointment at misleading literature circulated against the New Hope Road Beckley Road Low Gap Road area annexation plans.
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Princeton
Jim McNeely
McNeely
New Hope Road
Beckley Road
Low Gap Road
Saunders Opposes Annexation in Princeton Election
Calvin Saunders of Ched's Discount in Princeton warns residents and businessmen along Stafford Drive and Rogers Street would lose more than they gain if the area is annexed before the upcoming municipal election. He says he is not against annexation in general but cites unanswered questions about this proposal.
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Princeton
Ched's Discount
Stafford Drive
Rogers Street
Calvin Saunders
No Typical Night Shift
April 18 1981 feature on Bluefield Police Dept line officers Officer David O Neal highlights the 4 pm to midnight shift duties In a night with variable activity the piece notes violent incidents and the role of supervising officers and trustees at the jail and pistol range Located near Bland Street Princeton Avenue and Mitchell Stadium the report mentions Blackwater Falls State Park near Davis and Elkins with the state park photo by the Department of Natural Resources
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David O'Neal
Bluefield
Unit 22
Ted Jones
Perry Short
O'Neal
Bland Street
Princeton Avenue
O’neal
Jones
Mitchell Stadium
Order of Police
Matz
Davis
Elkins
Department of Natural Resources
Church Plans Road Show To Explain New UMW Contract
United Mine Workers President Sam Church travels the coalfields to explain a proposed contract aimed at ending a 66 day strike. Some leaders praise it while others question the promotional tour, miners vote on the deal by June 6 after a 30 day or 66th day strike in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Church
Anthony Bambico
UMW Executive Board
UMW
Washington
John Kennedy
Pepperoni and beer heist ends in police view
A 21 year old Bluefield resident allegedly broke into a local grocery store late Friday night and stole pepperoni and a six pack of beer. Police view the act as more than a hunger joke and are investigating the incident.
Man Charged With Breaking and Entering in Giles County
Patrolman Ted Hatfield reported James Edward Fouse walking near The Shopping Box around 11:05 p.m. He admitted breaking the window and was arraigned before Magistrate Ernest Six. Fouse is jailed in Mercer County on a $1,000 bond.
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Ted Hatfield
James Edward Fouse
Ernest Six
Mercer County
Road race win at Bluefield Hospital event
George Brown wins a road race sponsored by Bluefield Community Hospital. The report outlines the event details and results on Sports page 1 Section C. Learnings on agoraphobia and political tensions are noted in related features across pages.
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George Brown
Bluefield Community Hospital
Ten Weeks Later John Paul Burnette Still Recovering
An 11 year old Amigo boy who suffered 50 percent burns in a March 21 mining accident at the Number 3 mine near Raleigh County shows limited recovery after two months in a burn unit. Doctors warn of years of surgeries and lasting scars as he hopes to return to basketball and normal sleep.
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Amigo
John Paul Burnette
Wyoming County
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
John Paul
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Monongahela National Forest
Mighty Waters
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America
William Savitsky
Welch
UMWA
Welch National Guard
Unity Rally
Arnell Church
Savitsky
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Jack Perry
Perry
District 17
Howard Green
Green
Bambico
UMW Pension Fund
Fouse
Bond
Omehan
Lockhart
State Welfare Department
By Garret Mathews
Beckley Hospital
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