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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 2004
Page
4
A narrator recalls a pattern in family film documenting childhood through Christmas and Memorial Day scenes. Photos processed into Kodak booklets reveal consistent parental obsession with capturing summer and winter moments, especially Christmas morning openings and a Memorial Day parade in Claysville Pennsylvania.
Bill Archer recalls WWII veterans and a family’s legacy of service from Claysville to Oak Grove Cemetery. He reflects on a father’s drill team discipline, the flag-folding duties, and the silent price paid by comrades, urging readers to honor Memorial Day by attending services and remembering those who died for freedoms.
A fragment from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff positions including publisher William Randy Deason editor Samantha Perry and other editors and managers. It also quotes a biblical passage featuring the centurion requesting healing for his servant, emphasizing faith.
In Bluewell a diverse group of Oak Grove volunteers began clearing overgrown paths at Oak Grove Cemetery, facing tall vines, briers, and trees. Led by a bank courier and a security guard, the effort has grown through weeks of weekend work and will pause for a Memorial Day service at noon to honor deceased loved ones. The restoration highlights community unity across race and faith, recalling the origin of Memorial Day and its legacy.
The Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club thanks attendees and Ryan's in Princeton for hosting a late March fundraiser breakfast. Gratitude is extended to donors Allen's IGA Gunnee's S&D Coffee Save-a-Lot U.S. Foods Wal-Mart and Heart Land Food Ben Hylton and family. Members praise sponsor clubs Builders Princeton Middle School Key Clubs Princeton High School Pike View High School for selling tickets and serving guests. They plan another breakfast at Ryan's in the fall to fund civic projects.
Jim Davidson reflects on online clutter and privacy risks as he recalls an incident where strangers requested his landscape timber home instructions after finding his column via Google. He notes the ease of online reach, adds a $5 fee for copies, and cites hoaxes like the Taps story and Churchill myth, urging verification via truth sites.
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