POW flag ceremony recalls wartime service in White Sulphur
In White Sulphur Springs the POW MIA flag was raised at the post office with acting Postmaster Kenneth Owens reflecting on his father William K. Owens a WWII prisoner who earned five Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts. Fellow veterans Carson Turner and Andrew Webb also shared POW histories as the ceremony honored service members and veterans alike.
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U.S
Kenneth Owens
Grandview
Owens
William K. Owens
Korea
Normandy
101St Airborne Division
Germany
Arlington
7Th Army
Marion Corkrean
Victor Sparks
White Sulphur Springs
Joe Bennett
Bob Wilson
U.S. Army National Guard
Paul Hogg
Vietnam
U.S. 5Th Special Forces
Iran
Carter
Beckley
Arnett
Oak Hill
Airport crowds not as bad as expected
Airport travel appeared calmer than feared ahead of the holiday weekend with light crowds at Hartsfield Atlanta and O Hare. Delta expected a record turnout though others said the day was busy but not a record. AAA projected 26.7 million of 32.1 million travelers would drive.
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Orlando
Fla
Jane Altizer
Roswell
Chicago
United Airlines
O’hare International
Adam Rogulski
Wilmette
Ill
Air Transport Association
Los Angeles International Airport
Jane Rosell
Glendale
Calif
Continental Airlines
Houston
Delta
Todd Clay
Tim Smith
American Airlines
Fort Worth
Texas
Delta Airlines
Jamie Regan
Regan
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
AAA Auto Club
Princeton Man Sentenced to Probation for DOT Forgery
Jerry Lee Harding, 41, of Princeton, was sentenced in Beckley federal court to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to forging a physician’s signature on two Department of Transportation medical certificates. Harding, operator of J.J. Transport, forged the documents in September prior to the 201? ruling, authorities said.
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Princeton
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S
Mary Feinberg
Jerry Lee Harding
Beckley
Harding
U.S. Attorney’s Office
J.J. Transport
Beckley Police Seek Suspect in Two Shootings
Detectives seek Christon Crawford Col and another man in two weekend shootings in Beckley. The suspect is described as 5 foot 11, about 180 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information urged to contact Detective bureau at 256-1708 or Crime Stoppers at 255-7867.
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Beckley
Christon
Shane Col
Mar- Crawford St
Colin
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Dessie ScwHaRt
Simpson Register-Herald
O'Hare International Airport
Webbs Florist & Greenhouses
Owen
Jack “Gordie” Roop
Angela Morgan
Ionwide Mutual Insuranc
Nationwide Insurance
Robert C. Byrd
Crab Orchard
Chrysler
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Plymouth Breeze
NY & MA
Plymouth Voyager
Chrysler Town & Country LXI
Chrysler and
CMA
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