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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1981
Page
13
Several notices list property matters in Mercer County West Virginia including a closing and vacating of Second Street in Princeton and multiple trustee sale announcements. Names include Goins St. Clair Burton Cunningham King and Elsie King with directions to dates October 20 and November 6 1981 and October 26 1981.
The United States provides more foreign aid than any nation, but aid is increasingly geared toward security and political interests rather than alleviating poverty. Israel and Egypt are top recipients, with Israel receiving about 785 million and Egypt 750 million planned for fiscal 1982, amid a shrinking aid share of GNP over decades.
Five leading preventive medicine doctors urged aggressive flu and pneumococcal vaccination, saying thousands of winter deaths could be prevented. They cited high risk groups over 50 and patients with heart or lung disease, and noted past swine flu vaccine concerns and a $27 million compensation payout.
Public notice that 5 F Payne Jr petitions to change his name to Sam Fredritt Payne Jr in Mercer County Circuit Court West Virginia before Judge William O Bivens on Friday October 30 1981 at 9 30 a m Objections must be filed at the specified place promptly.
The town of Cedar Bluff VA intends to apply to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control for a license to sell beer and wine. This notice is dated October 21, 1981 and concerns Route 3 Bosna Letetion Enactment.
Four West Virginia state senators calling themselves the TRIM Committee announce a November 9 hearing in the Senate chamber to solicit taxpayer ideas on trimming next year's state budget. They cite potential federal aid losses of 250 to 300 million dollars and a projected 30 million shortfall in tax revenues.
The Associated Press notes U S Senator Robert Byrd D West Virginia has nearly $300000 in his re election treasury with 1981 receipts totaling 158300 and a June 30 balance of 29884425. Interest adds 9631 90. Gov Jay Rockefeller and wife Sharon each donated 1000 this year. Freshman Rep Mick Staton R West Virginia borrowed 500.
President Reagan will visit Salem and Virginia Beach next Tuesday to campaign for Marshall Coleman in the Virginia governor race, with rallies at the Salem Civic Center and the Virginia Beach Pavilion. Details are scarce, but timing suggests an afternoon Salem event and an evening Virginia Beach appearance.
West Virginia officials warned that heating assistance next winter may be scaled to fund weatherization and elderly services under a federal block grant. About 76,000 residents used nearly 14 million dollars last winter. the 16 million allotted could be cut by up to four million, forcing fewer recipients or smaller awards. If cuts hit, natural gas users could bear the impact as prices rise and aid may shrink despite fewer applicants. Auction notices and real estate ads follow as separate items.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph sets deadlines for Reader Ads corrections and cancellations at 1 30 P M for next day Monday through Friday and 4 45 P M on Friday for Sunday editions. Saturday corrections run 11 A M to 12 noon. No reader ads start on Monday papers. newspaper covers only one day for incorrect ads unless Sunday closed allows two days. Read your ad the first day. ad standards may be enforced.
A Bland County commissioner sale offers five building lots and five tracts totaling 23 acres near Wolf Creek, with elevations from 3.05 to 6.45 acres fronting St. Rt. 614. Cash terms, sale subject to Circuit Court confirmation, set for Saturday October 31 at 10:00 AM on site. Details from Special Commissioner James A. Boyd Gleaves Boyd & Kaase.
Public auction is set for Saturday October 24 at 10 a.m. at the W R Larimer Shop on Locust Street in Tazewell Virginia with rain or shine. Items include a GE welder an air compressor drill press furnaces pipes boilers ladders and numerous fittings. Terms are cash or good check. possession immediate. auctioneer J B Bailey Jr.
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