West Virginia centennial train attracts large crowds
The eight car centennial train toured by hundreds of Mason County residents drawing 110000 visitors since June 15 and expected to exceed 300000 before closing. Kiwanis Club hosted ceremonies with local officials and dignitaries including Mayor Virgil Siders and Centennial Queen Donna Sturgeon.
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Carl Sullivan
Kiwanis Club
Kevetes
Key Club
O. F Francis
Walter M. Windsor
Mason County
Cecil Derrick
Point Pleasant
Donna Sturgeon
Ashton
Suzi Call
Harold Call
Alice Williamson
Gary Adler
West Virginia
U. S
Barry Colt Sullivan
Moundsville
Museum displays trace mining and farming through eras
The Messenger notes exhibits on coal mining from 1930 to present, soil cultivation with 1863 and modern equipment, and an oxen plow. Displays cover industrial diversification by natural resources and labor changes over the last century with modern methods highlighted.
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Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges
Mr and Mrs Lloyd King of Pomeroy welcome a son. Discharged: James Watterson Apple Grove Mrs Tom Hunt Point Pleasant Reba Dunn Apple Grove Mrs Clinton Taylor Letart and daughter Mrs Herbert Myers Gallipolis Ferry and son William Lloyd Cottageville and Russel Jones Clifton.
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James Watterson
Apple Grove
Tom Hunt
Point Pleasant
Reba Dunn
Clinton Taylor
Letart
Herbert Myers
Gallipolis Ferry
William Lloyd
Cottageville
Russell Jones
Clifton
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