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Tags: 149, 1921, 1929, 3/28/96, Albert, atomic bomb, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Calvin Coolidge, CCC, Christmas, David, Democrats, Dorothy, Easter, Family/People, Franklin Roosevelt, Germans, Great Depression, Halloween, Hoover, J.P. Sayers, Jan, Japanese, John Wayne., Judy, Korean War, Lawrence, Lettie Leftwich Peak Sayers, Lone Ranger, Macy, Marie & Charlie Sayers, Mr. Woody, Nash Woody, New Deal, Pansy Sayers, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Harding, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, PWA, Raymond Woody, Republicans, Richmond, Rocky Gap, Ron, Tabitha Roesch, Tazewell, Tea Pot Dome Scandal, This is an interview with Lettie Sayers about her life in Bland County., Uncle Wash, Valentines Day, Vietnam War, Virginia, West Virginia, WPA, WWI, WWII

Tags: 150, 4/5/96, Adolph Hitler, Bastian, Biography, black market, Bland County, Bland High School, Bluefield, Brian Payne, Brown Field, Cabit, Canada, CCC Camp, Cherokee Indian, Clear Fork, Clyde Sarver, Converse., Dave Conley, Dummy Burse, Dutch Irish, Dyst Bowl, East River Mountain, Elizabeth Tolliver, F4UI fighter planes, Family/People, FDR, Fredericksburg, George Washington, Germans, Glenn Hare, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Great Depression, Idnell Lambert, John Lambert, Katharine Mercer, KKK, Lone Ranger, Lucille Mercer, Mack Wiseman, Minnie Pearl, Model-T Ford, Montgomery Ward's, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Gregory's store, Narrows, Nashville, New Deal, Nickelodeon, Nike, North Carolina, Pansy Ball, Pearl Harbor, Pulaski, PWA, Quantico, Quantico Base, Ralph Graves, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap High School, Ruby Shrader, Sears Catalog, Silby Conley, Snowball, Suitor, This is an interview with Pansy Ball about her life in Bland County., Turner Field, VE Day, Virginia, West Virginia, Wolf Creek, WPA, WWII

Tags: 151, 3/3/96, Biography, CCC Camp, Dust Bowl, Family/People, Franklin Roosevelt, Great Depression, Harold Andrews, Laurel Creek, Logging., Michelle Sarver, New Deal, PWA, Railroad, This is an interview with Harold Andrews about his life., WPA

Tags: "Sonny Boy" Al Jolson, 152, 4/29/96, Alice Coburn Shrader, Amos and Andy, Appalachain Power Company, Aunt Bess, Bill Brewer, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, Buck Jones, Bunce Brewer, Carroll Store, CCC, Christmas, early transportation, East River Mountain Road, Easter, Family/People, Fibber McGhee and Molly., Ford School Bus, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fred Astaire, Giles, Ginger Rogers, Grandmother Coburn, Hagen Graham, Halloween Carnival, Hitler, Homer Brewer, Honaker's Post Office, Horace H. Brewer, Howard Stowers, Josephine, Juanita Brewer, Korean War, Margie Bumpkin, Megan Freeborn, Mr. Staford, Mrs. Jane, Narrows, Nickatie Shrader, Niday, Pearl Harbor, Ponderosa, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, PWA, Randy Brewer, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom, Round Bottom Church, Sally Brewer, T-Model Ford Truck, Tennessee Valley Authority Dam, The Realto, This is an interview with Juanita "Bunce" Brewer about her life in Bland County., United States, Valentine's Day, Virginia, West Virginia, William Clovis Shrader, Wolf Creek, WPA, WWII

Tags: 153, 4/30/97, Bastian, Bertis, Bill Umbarger, Biography, Bluefield Business College, Brady, business school, candy, Carl, CCC Camps, chores, Civil War, Clara Burton, co0al mining, college, dog, dolls, E.C., Earl, electricity, Eli Leedy, Everett, Falls Mills, Family/People, Farming, fireplace, fun, games, Grace, H., H.M. Henderson Kidd, Hicksville, holidays, Jack, Jack Mustard, Kimberlin, livestock, Log House, Loriana, marbles, marriage, Marvin, Mary Ann and Sara French, Mary Ellen Clark, Nana Leedy, Okie, Orwen Sheffey, Peal Harbor, Pinegroove Methodist Church, Salem Church, School, shape country is in, Shawvers Mill, subjects, Suitor, Tazewell County, tea, the Depression, This is an interview with Clara Burton about life in Bland County. She grew up in Hicksville but was born and now lives in Mechanicsburg., train, trap door, weather, Work, WWI, WWII

Tags: 154, 4/24/96, Ada Simpkins, Alice Coburn, Bastian, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, CCC, Charlie Coburn, Charlie Gregory, Christie Hull, Christmas story, Clarence Millirons, Claude Stowers, cow story, Elizabeth Allen, Family/People, FDR, Germans, Grand Old Opry, Great Depression, Guss Coburn, Japanese, John and Mog Coburn, John Ed Shrader, John Gregory, Junior Coburn, Koren War, Laurel, Margie Blankenship, New Deal, Nixon, Nora Shrader, Paul Coburn, Pauline Gregory., Pearl Harbor, Preacher Parsley, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Truman, PWA, Rocky Gap, Rosa Stowers, Round Bottom, Roy Acuff, Ruth Burress, This is an interview with Waucella Gregory about her life., Vietnam War, Watergate, Waucella Gregory, West Virginia, WPA, WWI, WWII, Zelmer Coburn

Tags: 155, 4/25/96, Bastian, Bill Saunders, Bland County., Bucker Pullium, Bud Hale, Bud Robertson, Chapel, Clyce Coburn, Elmer Bailey, Ess Robertson, Hicksville, Hunting Camp Creek, Mr. Coburn, Narrows, Niday, Norfolk and Western Railroad, paul Clark, Penver, Railroads, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom, Steve Black, Suiter, This is an interview with Virgie Bailey about the Norfolk and Western Railroad., Virgie Bailey, Wolf Creek

Tags: 156, 4/19/96, Amanda Clark, Anna Ruth Perkins, Apartment for Peggy, Arthur Jr. Perkins, Arthur Rodament, Baby Snoots, Baptist Church, Bessie Emily Carver, Biography, Bland, Camp Obediah, Charlotte Shrader, Clarence Boels, Clark Gable, Clear Fork, Dalphina May Perkins, Dan Carver, Darnell Miller, Debbie Louise Perkins, Debbie Vise Perkins, Dorothy Evelyn Perkins, Emmet Lloyd Clark, Family/People, Farmville, Fay Perkins, FDR, George Perkins, Gone With the Wind, Harling County, Heaton, Jerry Clark, Johnny Dan Perkins, Kentucky, Keokee, Maxine Louise Perkins, Mitchell County, Motorola, Mrs. Alscreer, Mrs. Redman, Mrs. Smith, North Carolina, Pearisburg, Pearisburg Hospital, Perkins, Perry Mason, Pete Newberry, Poplar, President Kennedy, Retha Jean Clark, Robert Park Perkins, Rocky Gap, Sudie Perkins, This is an interview with Charlotte Shrader about her life., Virginia, Vista Carver, WWII.

Tags: 157, 4/22/96, atomic bomb, Bill Wyatt/ Veineda Wyatt, Biography, Bland County, California, Camp Stuart, Cleveland, Coca Cola Company, Detroit, Egglandfield, Family/People, Florida, Fort Bragg, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Georgia, Gone With the Wind, Hiroshima, Holston River, Hoover, Hopalong Cassidy, Hungry Mother's Park, Kentucky, Long Island, McDowell, Nagasaki, North Carolina, Ohio, Saltville, Saltville High School, Social Securities Act, Spars, The Victory Letter, This is an interview with Bill and Veineda Wyatt about their lives., Tom Hexy, Truman., Vicki Wyatt/ Nick Bruffey, Vietnam War, Virginia, war materials, Washington, Washington Monument, Waves, Wax, Welch, William Lloyd, WPA, WWI

Tags: "Nomads", 158, 4/22/96, Advanced Individualism Training, Army Reserves System, B.A. Starnes, Bluefield, Bluefield College, British troops, Cobarb Tower, Cobard Tower, CSA, Daharanan, Drill Sergeant Castle, Drill Sergeant Peterson, Egyptians, Eric Johnson, Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Jackson, French troops, Iraquis, Kurds, Kurtish, Langley Airforce Base, Madrid, McGuire Airforce Base, Military Police, Muslim, New York, P.A. System, Persian Gulf War, POW Camp, POW.












., Reserve Center of the 304th Military Police Company, Saudi Arabia, Shunie-Sheite, Shunve-Sheite, South Carolina, Spain, Steve Johnson, This is an interview with Steve Johnson about his experiences in the Persian Gulf War., Virginia, Wars, West Virginia

Tags: 159, 4/4/96, Biography, Bluefield, Bluefield Bottling Company, Bramwell, Family/People, Fort Valley, Georgia, Joe Hagey, Kentucky, Louisa, Lynn Hollow, Mama Hagey., Margaret Marre Byrd, Mont P. Branham, N & W, R.T. Bowen, Reese Tate Bowen, Ruth Bowen, Sarah Burge, Sr., Tazewell, This is an interview with R.T. and Rose Bowen about their lives in Bland County., Virginia, West Virginia, Wilten's Mills

Tags: 160, 4/30/96, Acheson Harden Company, Bill Gillespie, Biography, Bland County, Bland Street, Bluefield, Bluefield Milling Company, Calvin Coolidge, Colon Gillespie, Crescie's, Delaware, Easter, Eileen Steele, Family/People, George W. Steele, Grand Ole Opry, Graton, Great Depression, Hancock School, Harding, Harding Street, Joe Gillespie, John Steele, Johnson, Justice of the Peace, Linda Gillespie, Madge Steele, Mercer County, Miss Grant, Miss Vinnetti, Miss Wilson, Myrtle Gillespie, Nancy Gillespie, Paul Steele, Pearl Harbor, Preacher Tolbert, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Princeton, Ramsey School, Ray Steele, Roosevelt, Roscoa H. Gillespie, Steele's Grocery, Stinson School, T-Model Ford, Teapot Dome Scandal, Teresa M. Steele, The Grand Ole Opry, This is an interview with Myrtle Gillespie about her life., Truman, Vietnam War., Violet Steele, Virginia, Watergate, West Virginia, Withie Bishop, WWI

Tags: 10/26/97, 161, 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary, Akers, Andrew Schoeneman, Arch Hare, Augusta K-9, Bible Study, Bluefield, Bluefield College, Bluefield High School, Brownie Scouts, Camp Laurel, Christian, Dandridge Akers, Don & Sarah Bowling, Florida, Holston Conference Camping and Leisure Ministries, J.B., Keith Bourne, Laurel Fork Road, M.D., Mad Tom, Maggie Hare, Michael Fulford, Michael Pruett, Mr. Akers, Mr. Hare, New York, Oral Roberts, Recreation, Rev. Hamblin, Rocky Gap Circuit, Rocky Gap Methodist Church, Sara Boone, Special Needs Camp, Tazewell District, Tazewell District Methodist Church, This is an interview with Don and Sarah Bowling concerning questions about Camp Laurel., Trustees, United Methodist Church Camp, W.C., West Virginia

Tags: 11/2/96, 162, Brushy Mountain, Cove Creek., Hunting Camp Creek, Jim Lundy, Misc., Nathaniel Lundy, Round Mountain, This is an interview with Jim Lundy about his sighting of a UFO., UFO Sighting

Tags: " E.L. Greever, "Fighting Ninth District, 163, 7/20/94, Andrew Drew Starnes, Andy Chaplin, Andy Redman Chapin, Appalachian State, Arch Mcneil, Asa Rasnake, Ash County, Ashe County, Bastian, Battle of Britian, Bear creek, Big Stone Gap, Bland County, Bluefield WV, Boyd brothers, Burkes Garden, C.W. and E.R. Boyd of Tazewell, Celanese Corporation, Charles Pepper Gillespie, College of Boone, Coventry, Crab Orchard, D-Day, Dickenson county, Don Carson, Doran, English Channel, Fort Blackmoore, Fred Pennington, Garden Mountain, Gary WV, Gilbarco, Gilbert and Baker, Giles, Giles County, Gordon, Hartan county, Henry Pie Berry, Hunting Camp Creek, I. C. Boyd, I.C. Boyd of Putnam, Ike Looney, James Smith Elliott, Jim Belcher, John W. Gillespie, John W. Glanagan of Clintwood, Johnson Bruce, Jr., Kentucky, Keyes Planting mIll, Kimberling, Lakes -to Florida Highway, law office of Barnes and W.T. Gillespie, Lincoln Furniture, Liverpool, Lloyd Quillen Family, London, luftwaffe, Mccorkel, mosquito bombers, Narrows, New River, Norfolk, O.E. Elliott, Poor Valley, Putnam, Ritter Babcock, Robert James Bob Elliott, Royal Air Force, Rufus Reed, Russell County, Scott County, Smyth County, Sooter, South Clinchfield, Springfield Mass., Standard Oil, Swenson Smithy Dierksen, Tadzewell, Tazewell County, This is a paper on the Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company., Tom Starnes, Tom Starnes., US steel, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, W.M. Ritter, Western Railroad, Weyerhaeuser, White Oak, William D. Ord of Alexandria, William Obediah Tracey, Willie Shavenhorse Warfe, WM Ritter lumber co., Wolf Creek Valley, Work

Tags: 12/24/96, 164, and II, Bastian, Bastian Union Church, Battle of the Bulge, Beckly, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Cecil Buchanan Andrews, Charleston, China, Degual, Eisenhower, Elizabeth A. Lambet, F.D.R., Family/People, Germany, God, Heaven, Hollybrook, Japan, Jessie Bell Lambert, June A. Lawson, Kennedy, Korean War, Manley Andrews, Mary Beth Pennington/ Nancy Conley, Mr. Hoover, Mt. Airy, Narrows, North Carolina, Ora Gray Simpkons, Page Bowling, Patman, Pearl Harbor, President Johnson, Roadway Express, Rocky Gap, Round Mountain., Russia, Salem, Sherry Bowling, SS Trooper, Tazewell, The life of Manley Andrews in Bland County., The Waltons, Thomas A. Andrews, Vietnam War, William J. Lambert, Winston, Wolf Creek, WPA, WWI, Wytheville

Tags: 165, 4/25/96, America, Bastian, Bastian Hotel, Beverly Hall and Vicki Wyatt, Biography, Bland County, Bruces, California, Catholic, Christmas, Dunn's, Easter, Family/People, GIV, Italy, JFK, Katrina Jackson, Katrina Jackson talks about growing up in Italy and coming to America as a war bride. She also tells about her life in Bland County., Korean War, Leftwiches, Massachusetts, Naples, New York City, Polio, San Francisco, Statue of Liberty, trolley, Tultex, Valentines Day, Vietnam, WWII, Wytheville, Yugoslavia

Tags: '39 Chevrolet, 166, 1951 Oldsmobile, 4/30/97, atom bomb, Augusta County Virginia, Betty, Biography, Bland County, Brushy Mountain, California, Ceres, Ceres High School, Chaplin, Christmas, Civil War, entertainment, Eugene Orr, Family/People, Farming, fire department, flooding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fred Simpkins, Gary Cooper, Gayle Matthews, Germans, Goldsboro, Gordon Junior High, Gwen Thompson, Halloween, household chores, Japanese, Jews, John Atwell, John Thompson, Laura Atwell, Laurel Fork Creek, Mangus Lee Thompson, Marion, McDonald Douglas, Mount Vernon High School, Mr. Thomas, Mrs, Mrs. White, Navy, North Carolina, Oldsmobile Star fire '88, Patrick Pace, Pearl Harbor, Poor Valley, Radio Shack, rationing, Robert MacMillan, Rocky Gap, Roger Suda, Russians, Sarah, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, snow storms, South Carolina, Starger, This is an interview with John Thompson about growing up in Washington D.C. and Ceres, Tom and Lily King, United States, victory gardens, Virginia, Virginia., Waddle, Walkers Mountain, Washington D.C., William Thompson, World War II, Wytheville

Tags: 1/27/98, 167, Biography, Bland County, Buchanon County, Bula Stowers, Courtney Brizendine, Cynthia Kidd, Edna, Elma Ruth, Everett, Family/People, Farming, garden, Grapefield, Grapefield School, Harry Foglesong, Hick Looney, Lena Looney, Levica Looney, Mrs., Otho Looney, Paris Looney, Rocky Gap, Sidney Kidd, This is an interview with Otho Looney all about his life.

Tags: 10/28/97, 168, AIDED, AK-47, D Troop First Cavalry second platoon, Danann, DMZ, Douglas MacArthur, Florida, Fort Bragg, Fort Ustus, Georgia, GI's, Helicopter Crew Chief, Huey Gun ship, Jeremy Harless, Korea, Kuwait, Michael Dillow, North Carolina, North Vietnamese, On K, Saigon, Saudia Arabia, South Vietnamese, Tazewell County, This is an interview with Michael Dillow about being in the service during Vietnam., United States Government, USO, Veterans, Vietnam, Virginia, War, Washington

Tags: 169, 3/20/96, Arizona, Belinda Andrews, Betina Looney, Betsy Olive Scheaffer, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Carl Scheaffer, Carol LaPauly, Cedar Rapids, Coolidge, Eisenhower, Eugene Tolbert, Family/People, Franklin County, Garland Tolbert, Giles County, Harold Andrews, Hila Perkins, Iowa, Jerry Wayne, Johnson, Karen Adkins, Kennedy, Korean War, Louise Nelson., Maria Scheaffer, Marion, Mount Mercury, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Teapot Dome Scandal, This is an interview with Marion and Harold Andrews about their lives., Truman, Tuscon, VA, Vietnam, Waltor Andrews, WV, WWI

Tags: 170, 4/15/96, Appellation Line, Bethany Williams, Bill Brown, Bill Craft, Biography, Celia Smith, Clint Brown, Copperhead, Dr. Richardson, Family/People, Great Depression, Grundy, Johnson, Laurel Creek, Maggie Cradt Brown, Mariah Craft, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Religion, Rife, Slate Creek, snake bite, Tazewell County, This is the story of a woman raised in a log cabin way back up a holler in Buchanon County., Virginia, Watergate., West Virginia, White Sulfur Springs, Whitewood, WWI, WWII

Tags: 171, 5/4/96, Ada and Frank Conner, atomic bomb, Bastian, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, brick bank building in Rocky Gap, Buford Tiller, Burmice Virginia Conley, Camp Obediah, Ceres, Chapel, checkers, Chris Harless, Cindy Harless, Clearfork, Cleveland, Conley Mercantile Store, Conley Store, D.E. Conley, Dee Dee Harless, Deer Run Estates, Dillard Taylor Conley, Dr. Davidson, Dry Fork, Elizabeth Rodgens, English Ott Sawmill, Esso store, Family/People, FDR, Filler McGee, Gadriel heater, Germans, Glen D. Harless, Grand Ole Opry, Honakers store, Howard Stower's store, J.C. Tuggle, James Josepf Davidson, Japanese, John Barker, Josh Havens, Korean War, Lena Gracen Davidson, Life of Shirley Harless, Marietta Conley, Medical College of Richmond, Michael Harless, Model-T, Monroe County, Mr. B. Murph, Mr. Beamer, Mr. Bill Hail, Mr. Bud Hail, Mr. Carroll's store, Mr. Charlie Taylor, Mr. Clyde Coeburn, Mr. D.E. Conley, Mr. English Ott, Mr. Greens Dangerfield, Mr. Henderson, Mr. John Lambert, Mr. John M. Tuggle, Mr. Juan McGinnley, Mr. Lambert, Mr. Nelson, Mr. S. Robinson, Mr. Tom Wall, Mr. Tuggle, Mr. Wolfe, Mrs. Hazel Stowers, Mrs. Honaker, Narrows, Nelson house, Norfolk, North-Western Railroad, Ohio, Parisburg, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Princeton, Randy, Rocky Gap, Sears & Roebuck, Sharon College, Shirley Harless, Shufflebargers, Susan Sands Blessing, Sutphin's, Taylor's store, Tazewell County, The Royal Mounty, Timothy Harless, Today Show, Tonight Show, Vietnam War, Virginia, Water Hole, Watergate., West Virginia, Western Railway, Wolf Creek, World War II

Tags: 172, 5/4/96, A-Model, Albert Mennick, Bastian Hardwood Mill, Billy Moore, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Brushy Mountain, Burton, Carl Dehart Sawmill, CCC Camp, chainsaws, Charlie Taylor Sawmill, Clearfork, Cleveland, Corregidor, D.E. Conley Sawmill, Dane Havens, Ed Havens, Eggleston, Eisenhower, English Ott Sawmill, Everett Harless, Family/People, FDR, George Harless, Glen Harless, Gravel shooter, Groptoes Virginia, Hal Gills, Hazel Stowers, Henry Sarver Sawmill, Hicksville, Home-Lite, Iris Harless, Johnson, Josh Havens, Kennedy, Kimberling, Korean War, Laurel, Lena Mennicks Harless, Logging, Luther Harless Jr., Luther M. Harless, Martainsville, Marylin Harless, Matoka, Miller Sawmill, Mrs. John Pruett, Ms. Davis, Narrows, Nixon, Norfolk and Western, Ohio, Ora Gray Stowers, Orville Harless, Otis Nelson, Paul Harless, Pearl Harbor, Phillipines., Poulan, Radford Arsenal, Railroad, rocks, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap High School, Route 21-52, School, South Gap, Stihl, Suiter, T-Model, Talide C. Carball, This is an interview with Glen Harless about his life., Tom Harless, Truman, UMWA, United Transportation Union, Vataan, Vietnam War, Violet Harless, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, Virginia Ruth Foglesong, Watergate, West Virginia, Williamson, Winchester, WW2, Wytheville

Tags: 10/26/97, 173, 1920s, Adam Herbert Kidd, airplane, Amberst Stowers, Andy Griffith, Anette Kidd, Aunt Dumps, Barbara, Bastian, Bertha Charoltte, Bessie, Biography, Bland Courthouse, Bluefield, Bobbie Wolf, Catron House, CCC, Christmas, Clara Dell, Clearfork, Cynthia Wynn, Dorothy Looney, Dr. Hicks, Dr. Wagner, Ellie Stowers, Emmit Kidd, Ervin, Family/People, Farming, flood, Ford, Fox Christian, Frank, Franklin., Fred Harmon, Grace Day, Gulf Creek, Guy Stowers, Halloween, handy over, Helen, Heman, Henry Pete, Herbert Hoover, horseshoes, Houston, Hubbles, Ivory, Jeopardy, Lady Stowers, Linnie Looney & Macie Blessing, Lucy Akers, Mammie Burress, Marklins House Party, Marvin Kelly Kidd, Maxine Dye, Mel Davis, Melvin, Methodist Church, Minnie Carter, Misty Balas, Mrs. Levite, Ollie Kidd, Ollie Yost, Otis, Paul Looney, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Roosevelt, Price is Right, radio, Ralph, Ray and Lottie, Ray Carter, Richard Beckner, Robert Clay, Rocky Gap, Roy, Sally, Samuel Sidney Kidd, Simon, Stacy, Tannery, Tazewell, Therman, This is an interview with Linnie Looney and Macie Blessing about their lives., Uncle Bud, Uncle Henry, Uncle Sid, Uncle Whittley, Wheel of Fortune, Willis Dye, Wolfe Creek, Wynettea Christian, Zora