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Tags: “Bubby”, 11/7/05, 482, ball, Baptist Church, Bessie, Biographical, Bob Nelson, Bubby, carnival, Caroll’s Store, Christmas, cornfields, Earl Crabtree, Earnest Blankenship, Elizabeth Clark, fall festival, farm, farmed, fish, Fred Simpkins, Freddie Blankenship, Giles, Halloween, Heather Looney, Herman Malden, Lester Flatt, Letha Nelson Blankenship, Life in Bland County, Lucile Walters, Methodist, Mr. Watt, Ms. Altizer, Ms. Gordon, Ms. Gregory, Ms. Hazel Stowers, Ms. Mable Pruett, Ms. Ora Gray Stowers, Ms. Turner, Ms. Walters, Narrows, North Carolina, Pilmer Carrol, pranks, Pruett, Railroad, revivals, Richard Blankenship, Robert Nelson, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom Methodist, School, Shrader, Skeens, swim, Taylor’s Store, The Little Pig Restaurant, The Sunset Drive, This is an interview with Richard Blankenship about his life in Bland County., Will Davis

Tags: 222, 4/29/98, Avon, Bilouiox, Bland Beta Club, Bland County School Board, Bland High School, Buchanan, Central Office, conventions, Courtney Simpkins, dances, Dr. John Harris, English, Florida, Fort McGruder, Fred Simpkins, George Washington Inn, Georgia, Harry Millirons, Holly Boone, James Sink, John Marshall Hotel, Kathy Mauldin, Marion Senior High School, Mississippi, Mr. Garland UpDyke, Mr. Ron Pauley, Mrs. Maryanne Davidson, Nashville, National Beta Convention, Norfolk, Opry Land Hotel, Orlando, Quiz Bowl, raising money, Ralphy Kidd, Ramada, Rex Morehead, Richmond, Roanoke, Robert Starks, Rocky Gap Beta History, Rocky Gap High School, Ruth Belcher Morehead, Sara Boone, School, Scrapbook, Scrapbook Award, Senior Beta Club, Shenandoah, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Sweepstake Trophy, Tennesee, This is a history of the Beta Club of Rocky Gap High School, Tim Havens, Tracy Walker, Valentine’s Day, Virginia, Virginia Beta Council, Williamsburg

Tags: 10/19/96, 189, Ada Walters, Archie Bunker., Atlantic Coast Line, atomic bomb, Bastian, Battle of the Bulge, Bland County, Bluefield, Camp Lugeon, CCC, Celaness, Celinese, China, civilian life, Clark Gable, Claudit Colebear, Democrat, Depression, Elbert Minick, elementary school, Europe, Evert Harless, Evert Ward Harless, France, Fred Simpkins, General Shepherd, George Harless, Germany, Giles County, Glen Harless, Goodwins Fairy, Greggador, Gregonno, Guam, Guata Canal, Harry Folson, Helen Wadell, Herbert Hoover, high school, Hitler, Hunting Camp, Indianhead, Iris Harless, Japan, Japanese, Julie Parnell, Junior Harless, kamikaze attacks, Korean War, Lina Minick Harless, Luther Harless, Luther Junior Harless, Lynchburg, Marine Corps, Marion, Maryland, Melvin Aliff, Mr. Graham, Narrows, New Deal, New River, Norfolk, North Carolina, Okinawa, old Caldwell place, Oriville Harless, Pacific, Paris Island, Paul Goodman, Paul Harless, Paul Updike, Pearl Harbor, Phillipines, Porter Stafford, President Eisenhower, President Harding, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Roosevelt, President Truman, Princeton, PWA, Realto, Rebel, Republican, Ricki, Rocky Gap, Rosey Gordon, San Francisco, Sitan, South Carolina, This is an interview with George Harless about World War II., Treasure Island, Tyron Power, U.S. AT Sea Fitaler, Vietnam War, Violet Harless, Virginia, War, Washington, Washington D.C., Watergate, West Virginia, Winding Gulf, World War II, WPA, WWI, WWII, Yankees

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: 0035, 2/28/94, 35, A.B. Caldwell, Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Beulah Morehead, Bland Ranger, Bland Rangers, Brock Tibbs, Civil War, Civil War., Comptons, Ed Caldwell, Fred Simpkins, Fred Simpkins III, Looney's, Mrs. Toland, Napoleon John Toland, Princeton, Tazewell, This is a report about the Civil War and Bland County taken from interviews with A.B. Caldwell and Fred Simpkins III., VA Tech, War, WV, Wytheville

Tags: 0031, 31, 6/8/94, Affordable Dentures, Al Faulkner, Al Faulkner Heating and Plumbing, American Mines, and Ila Tiller about the history of Rocky Gap., B.C. Ethel, Bastian, Bess Tiller, Bill Lambert, Billy Helvey, Black & White Inn, Black Lick, Bland Co., Bluefield Regional Hospital., Bluefield Sanitairum, Boot's Garage, Brook Hill Antique, Brushy Mountain, Buford Tiller, Carol Brothers Store, Carol Sue Tiller, Carol's Garage, Caroll's store, Ceres, Charles Dangerfield, Charles Tiller, Charlie Sutphin, City Park, Claude Stowers, Claude Woodrow, Clearfork, Community, D.C. Taylor, Dan Carol, Dave Conley, Dave Conley Store, Diana Pauline Tiller, Dinky Railroad, Donnie Trail, Dr. F.D. Kelly, Dr. Keglely's, droughts, Dry Fork, East River Metals, East River Mountain Craft, East River Mountain Tunnel, Eastern Star, Edna Lambert, Edward Tiller, Elihu Tiller, Ellen Darlen Tiller, Ellen Morehead, Ellen Wall, Elmar Carol, Ervin Supply, First VA Southwest, First Virginia Southwest, Florence Dangerfield, Ford Coupe, Fox and Thompson, Fred Simpkins, garment factory, Genie Owens, George Hawthorne, George Tiller, Gray Stalnaker, Great Depression, Green Walls Antique, Henry Gibson, Hicksville, History of Rocky Gap, Hollybrook, Howard Stowers, Ila Tiller, Interstate 77, J.H. Lambert, Jamie Trail, Jane Tiller, Jim Owens, Laurel Fork, Liz Helms, Liz Turner, Log House, Mae Greenwall, Margaret Tiller, Masonic Hall, Matilda Shelton, Mechanicsburg, Medical College of Virginia, Mildred Stowers, Model T, Mr. Burkheart, Mr. Graham, Ms. Jane, Nannie Rose Tiller, Narrows, National Central Industrial Supply Company, Norfolk Western, North Gap, NRA, Paul Tiller, Peggy Trumpet, Penacostle Church, Porter Staford, Post Office, PWA, R.P. Staford, R.T. Reynolds, Ralph Harrison Tiller, Ralph Tiller, Ralph Tiller/Bess Tiller/Buford Tiller/Nannie Rose Tiller/George Tiller/Ila Tiller, Reggie McMills, Reniton Construction, Roadster, Robin Tiller, Rocky Gap School, Roosevelt, Rosie Stowers, Saw Mills, Seventh Day Aventist Church, Sharon McCory, Shirley Gail Tiler, Silvia Conley, Smyth Co., Southern Gunod, Stower's Grocery Story, Suiter, Summer Greenwall, Sutphin's Grocery, T.R. Rick Owens, Tazewell, Terry Lambert, This is an interview with George Tiller, Thomas Dangerfield, Tiller's Gulf, Tracy Mitchell, Trumans and Bladwins Construction, Walker Anderson, White Gate, Wilderness, Wolfcreek, WPA, WWII, Wytheville