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Tags: 1936, 1940s, 1950s, 395, 5/27/02, advice, atomic bomb, baseball, Biographical, Bland County, businesses, carpentry, CCC, Charlie Taylor, chores, Christmas, Church, Cob Willis, cows, David Taylor, David Taylor/Matthew Shrader, Dean, electric washer, electricity, farm, FDR, fishing, Franklin Roosevelt, garden, Germans, Germany, grandparents, hair cut, holiday, home remedies, housekeeper, James Jefferson Willis, Japan, Jean Sheffylbarger, jobs, JT Willis, Kevin, Laurel, Laurel Fork Church of Christ, Life in Bland County, Lisa, lob cabin, Matthew Shrader, Ms. Gregory, Ms. Phillips, Ms. Simpkins, Ms. Stowers, Ms. Tickle, Ms. Walters, New Deal, November 22, Orgray, outhouse, Palmer Carroll, Palmor Carroll’s, party lines, Pearl Harbor, President Nixon, President Truman, PWA, radio, radio shows, rationing, Ricky, Rocky Gap, Royal Mounty, Ruth Willis, School, school bus, school programs, Sherry, Slaughter, stonemason, store, technology, telephone, television, television shows, The Andy Griffith Show, This is an interview with Cob Willis about his life in Bland County., TV, vegetables, Vietnam War, washboard, Watergate, Wilma E Underwood, WPA, WWII

Tags: 12/21/02, 394, 4-H, Angela Davis, Appalachian Power Company, BETA, Bill Jr., Billy Randolph Umbarger Sr., Billy Umbarger, Billy Umbarger/Bonnie Umbarger, Biographical, Bluefield, Bob Patrick, Bonnie Castle Umbarger, Bonnie Umbarger, Burkes Garden, Ceres, Ceres High School, chores, Christmas, Church, courting, Cove Creek, Doloris Anne, Don Davis, Dorothy May, Ebna Irene Lane, electricity, Emma Lane, Evelyn Groseclose, Fairview Methodist Church, FFA, Galbal Orwin, games, GLEE club, Grand Ole Opery, Halloween, Henry Harlow, Iowa Myrtle Seboat, Isaac Howard, J.T. Dunn, Jack Dunn, James Alva Castle, James Garland Castle, James Jackson, Japan, Jerold Wayne, Korea, Leatherwood Coal Company, Life in Bland County, Louise, Madison Harold, Margaret Toggle, Mark Gregory, Mary LIlly Belle Williams Castle, Mr. Thomas, Osama Bin Laden, Pearl Harbor, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Ray Davis, Red Oak Community Church, Ruth Crabtree, Saddam hussein, School, Shew Hubert Harlow, Smith County, Sports, This is an interview with Billy and Bonnie Umbarger about their lives in Bland County., Tommy Rae, Vietnam War, Watergate, weather, William James Castle, WWII, Wytheville

Tags: 3/1/00, 305, arithmetic, Beulah Morehead, Biographical, Bishop Chapel, Blanche Comptom, Bland County, Bland Fair, Bluefield, Bluefield Sanitarium, Bruden Dranolick, Casablanca, CCC Camps, Christmas, Clearfork, coal stove, Conley Store, crack the whip, Craig County, Depression, electricity, English Army, Enlgish, farmer, fireplace, Fort Oglethorpe, garden, geography, Georgia, Germany, Grandma Hutchinson, Halloween, history, Honaker Store, hopscotch, Japan, Jessica DeHart & Tiffany Munson, Life in Bland County, marbles, MP, Nannie Rose Tiller, New Deal, New Years Eve, nigger, Nixon, Oscar W. Caldwell, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, Ralph Tiller, Raymond Stowers, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, RT Reynolds, Ruth Crabtree, Sally Anne Bird, Sleigh riding, St. Lukes Hospital, This is an interview with Beulah Morehead about her life in Bland County., Timberman, WAC, washing board, William Clarence Morehead Jr., Women’s Auxilary Corps, WPA

Tags: 257, 4-H club, 9/11/99, Armor Dial, Backstreet, Bay of Pigs, Beer Garden, Ben Bird Jr., Ben Lee Bird, Bland Co., Bland Co. Fair, Bland High School, Bob Larson, Bristol, Buck Collins, Carl Stock, Carolyn Baine, CBS, Claude Stowers, Clyde Elliott, Dall Davis, Daniel Boone District, Depression, Dramatics Club, Dunn Motors, Eastern Kentucky, Eddie Hubb, Fayette Grayson, FFA, Florida, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Game Commission of Virginia, Germans, Glenwood Park, Gone With the Wind, Grover Hamilton, Guy Dunn, Halloween, Helen Harley, Hercules Potter Co., Hollybrook, Hop-Along Cassidy, Ike Pauley, Illinois, Inland Fisheries, J.T. Dunn, Jack Kennedy, Japan, Jim Munsey, Kidd Chevrolet, King College, Korean campaign, Life and the Bland County Fair, Lux Soap, Lux Theatre, Margie Blankenship, Mechanicsburg, Nannie Burton Bird, Nanny Sawyer, North Carolina, Patrick Co., Pearl Harbor, Pete Newberry, Poplar Hill, President Kennedy, Radford, Radford Arsenal, Ralph Reynolds, Richmond, Roanoke, Robbie Morehead, Rocky Marciano, Rosa Jones Bird, Rosa Mann, Ruth Kegley, Server King, Sid Caesar, Southwest Virginia, TN, Tom Dunn, Tommy Dunn, Victor Gilly, Virginia Brown, Virginia Grayson, Wagner Auditorium, Walker Creek, Warren Newberry, Wayne Thompson, Whitt Price, William Washington Bird, Wilwald Theatre, Woodrow Bird, Woodson Thompson, World War II

Tags: 1942, 254, 5/20/99, Adam Akers/Zane Perkins, Aldeman, Austinville, baseball, Basketball, bicycle, Biographical interview conducted with Junior Shockley., Biography, Bird Farm, Bland County, Bobby Bane, boot camp, Buckner’s Bay, buggy, Cambridge Maryland, Carroll County, chores, Christmas, coal heating, Coolidge, country store, dairy farms, Dale Smith Shockley, dates, Debbie Davis, Department of Agriculture, destroyer escort., Dolores Thompson, Dorothy Shaffers Humphry, Easter, electricity, Ellis Alderman, Family/People, Farming, feeding, fire crackers, fishing, floods, Fourth of July, Fredericksburg, games, garden, George Bird, Grayson County, Halloween, highway department, Hillsville, Hillsville Theater, hogs, holidays, honeymoon, Japan, John Smith Shockley, Junior Shockley, King George, lead mines, marbles, Max Meadows, milk cows, movies, Navy, New River, oil lamps, Pacific, pranks, Pulaski Hospital, Rex Morehead, Roosevelt, Roy Rogers, running water, Shockley School, sled, snow storms, Soil Conservation Agent, Spotsylvania, spring, Stafford, Tates, tennis, Texas, toys, Virginia Beach, wagon, Wytheville

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: 10/27/96, 177, Biography, Bland County, Charles Woodrow Harman, Christmas, Donna Harman, Family/People, Ferne Harman, Freda Harman, Halloween, Hoover, Janet Harman, Japan, Japanese, Jerry Harman, Jessie Eugene Hancock, Jim Harman, Joyce Harman, Korean War, Little Creek, Lula May Harman Hancock, Marsha Harman, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Roanoke Fashion, Rocky Gap, Ruby Hancock Harman, Ruby Harmon, Susie Harman, This is a biographical interview with Ruby Harmon., Tracy Lambert, Vietnam War, Virginia, Watergate., WWII, Wytheville

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: 10/1/95, 119, Abilene, Bluefield, Charles L. Honaker, Chinese, Crumpecker Hill, David Blankenship, Fort Campbell, Fort Knox, General MacArthur, Georgia, Japan, Korea, Korean War, KY, New York, North Korea, POW., Princeton, Russia, San Fransisco, Seoul, South Korea, This is an interview with Charles L. Honaker about his life and experiences in the Korean War., TX, United States Army, War, Woodrum Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, Yokohoma

Tags: 0117, 10/15/95, 117, Acme Grocery, Alaska, Armed Services, Bluefield Drive-in, Bluefield State College, Bob Hope., Charleston, checks, Chinese, Cincinnati, Detroit, Fort Benning, Fort Cellar, Fort Knox, Fort Linnorwood, Hawaii, helicopter crash, Japan, KY, Lai Khe, Mercer County, MO, Monks, Morale, New England, OK, recruits, Russians, Saigon, San Fransisco, South Vietnam, This is an interview with Tim Wyatt about his life and experiences in the Vietnam War., Thom Sham UK air force and army base, Thom Shan, Tim Wyatt, UK Air Force, USO, Vicki Wyatt, Vietnam, Vietnam War, VMI, War, West Virginia

Tags: "Bosch Kaput", 0106, 106, 55th Quarter Master, 6/6/95, Angers, Annapolis, Army, Avranches, basic training, Battle of the Bulge, Bloody Muddy Moselle, British, Brittany Peninsula, Camp Buckener, Camp Dodge, Camp Pickett, Captian Smith, Channel, Charleston, Chartres, Chattanooga, Chinamen, Cincinnati, CMTC, Cossacks, Czechoslovakia, Danube, Deacon Bailey, Depression, Diekrirch, Ed Dillon, eighth division, Eisenhower, England, Europe, Eva Braun, FDR, fifth division, Fifth Infantry, Fontainebleau, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Fort Custard, Fort Meade, Fort Oglethorpe, Fort Thomas, France, Frankfort, Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Bradley, George C. Scott, Germany, GMC's, Gomez, Grenada, H Company, highlanders, Hitler, Holocaust, Holsthum., Iceland, Indiana, Italy, Jacqulin Rose, Japan, Jim Tolbert, John Harris, Keflavik, Korea, Krauts, KY, Lieutenant Davis, Lorraine, Louisiana, Luxembourg, MacArthur, Marvin G. Kennedy, MI, Montereao, Mussolini, Mustang, New England, New York, ninety-fifth division, Normandy, Nova Scotia, Paris, Patton, Pearl Harbor, PFC, Princeton Avenue, Raleigh Martin, Rhine, Rhineland, Richmond, Robert Taylor, Rocky Gap, Russians, Saar Campaign, Saint Lo, Scotch, Spitfire, Stockem, Tenth Infantry, This is an interview with Rawley Martin about his life and experiences in World War II., Verdun, Vidouville, Vincent Sheean, WAC Camp, War, Washington, Waterloo, World War II, WWII

Tags: 0102, 10/26/97, 102, Anthony Rife, Bradshaw, Buchannan County, Carrol's Groceries, Christmas, Easter., Germany, Hitler, Ieager, Japan, Jolo, Knox Creek, Laura Jane Coleman Rife, Longbottom, McDowell County, Mussolini, Navy Seabees, North Gap, Pearl Harbor, Rhode Island, Rocky Gap, Samantha Horne, Sherman Rife, This is an interview with Anthony Rife about his life and experiences in World War II., War, Welch, Whitewood, Woody's, World War II

Tags: 0100, 100, 5/16/95, Archie Blankenship, Augusta, Bastian, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Christmas celebrations, Family/People, Flint, Franklin Roosevelt, GA, Gabby Hayes, Grand Ole Opry, Halloween, Hollybrook, Homer Neal Wright, Japan, Johnson Wright, Korean War, Mae Falls Wright, manganese mines, Matelida Ellen Wright, Maxwell Anthony Wright, MI, Ms. Repass' store, Oddfellers lot, President Kennedy, President Truman, Richlands., Richmond, Rick Boucher, Rocky Gap, Roy Rogers, State Convict Road Force, Stephanie Compton, Tazewell, telephones, This is an interview with Maxwell Anthony Wright about growing up., VA, Vietnam, William Olney Wright

Tags: 0088, 5/18/95, 88, Americans, Armateous, Bhudda, Biography, Daniel Clark, Dismal, Family/People, Fujiko, Fushime, God, Grundy Hospital, Grundy San Francisco, Guam, Japan, Miyoko, Naeko Isagawa Keene, New Jersey, Okinawa, Pacific Islands, Robert Daniel Keen, Saipan, Sasishe, Sayee, sun god, Tanira, This is an interview with Naeko Isagawa Keen about her life. She was raised on Okinawa and survived World War II. She married an American GI., Usako, Virginia., World War II

Tags: 0075, 4/23/97, 75, Alabama, Alaska, B.J. Carter, Billy Moon, Bland County, C-140 airplane, Chicago, Denane, Florida, Great Lake, Hollywood, Illinois, Inshawn., J.D. Lookridge, Japan, Kasain, Korea, Korean War, Marilyn Monroe, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Raymond Havens, Roy Montgomery, South Vietnamese soldiers, Texas, This is an interview with Raymond Havens about the Vietnam and Korean War., Vietnam, Vietnam War/ Korean War, War

Tags: 0060, 2/10/97, 3rd Batallion, 3rd Marine division, 60, Alaska, alcohol, Bill Kidd, Blair, booby traps, Camp Geiger, Camp Le June, claymore mine, Dana College, De Nang, Donghall, drugs, fragging, Frapnal, Japan, Kid Carson scouts, leaches, lizards, M-14, M-16, mail service, Michael Kidd, military, monsoon, NCO club, Nebraska, Okinawa, orangatangs, Perris Island, project transition., Quang Tree, Quanson huts, radio operator, Recreation, Sergeant Rupho, Siagon, snakes, South Carolina, The Bush, This is an interview with Bill Kidd about the Vietnam War., United States Marine Corps., USO, Vietnam War, War

Tags: 0056, 10/27/94, 56, Angela Clark, Armed forces, Awal Apprehension Test., Bank Guards, Banks Guards, Bland County, China, Dukes Ranger Roacon, Dukes Rangers Deacon, Eighth Army Headermile, Fort Bellview, Fort Hayes, Fort Jackson, General Dean, General Gubern, General Walter Homer, General Walter's Honor Guard, Henry Sarver, Hollybrook, Japan, Jercules, Korea, Korean War, Maxwell Wright, North Korea, President Truman, Pusech Perimeter, This is an interview with Maxwell Wright about his experience in the Korean War., Tool Ninth MP, Virginia, War

Tags: 0027, 27, 3/27/97, Admiral Odendoff, Air Force base, Alkitraz, American flag, American Forces, American GI's, Article of War, atomic bomb, basic training, Bastian, Bland County, Bland High School, California, Canadian border, Charlie Munsey, Chicago, Derrick Hall, Europe, Harry S. Truman, Hawaii, Hiroshima, Hitler, James Quarter, Japan, Japanese, Japanese suicide planes, Jay Fred Hall, kamikaze attacks, Kentucky, Lithuwanian Islands, Maryland, Midwesterners, Mussolini, Nagasaki, New York, New Zealand, North Carolina, Ohio, Okinawa invasion, Pearl Harbor, Pennsylvania, prisoners, Sampson, San Francisco, Senica Lake, South Carolina, South Pacific, Sr., Sr. about World War II., Stubblinsville, submarines, Sunday School, Tennessee, This is an interview with Jay Fred Hall, Tokyo, train, Treasure Island, United States, United States Navy, US Air Force, US LSD 211, US Tennessee, Vice Admiral, Virginia, War, West Virginia, World War II, Yankees, Zamar