WV gasoline contract lapses triggering potential shortage crisis
West Virginia ends its gasoline and oil contract at midnight revealing likely supply problems. State officials say no major bidder joined the renewal process, Union Oil extends one month then declines further, prompting possible open-market purchases and area bids to cover one third of state needs.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Ronald G. Pearson
Union Oil Co
Lon
Pearson
Union
Two Sentenced In Hocking County Court Actions
Judge James Stilwell presided Monday in Hocking County Court, sentencing Clarence Bourne Jr. to 30 days in jail with a 25 dollar fine and costs for larceny, suspending the jail term on good behavior. Lincoln E. Vanhouse and Raymond T. Nichols received fines for driving while intoxicated with jail and license suspensions. Norman D. Coombs Jr. and Robert R. Garey faced fines for speeding and reckless operation, while Jack Kemper forfeited 23.50 for speeding.
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Logan
James Stilwell
Hocking
Clarence Bourne Jr
New Straitsville
Bourne
Harold Bragg
Lincoln E. Vanhouse
McArthur
Raymond T
Nichols
Logan Route 3
Norman D. Coombs Jr
Robert R. Garey
Perry County money suit over school project contract
Central Ohio Construction of Columbus sues the New Lexington city school board and five members in Perry County Common Pleas Court for 42 261.36 alleging they fulfilled most contract duties for building the new senior high school and that escrowed payments remain for grounds sodding as agreed by the parties.
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Perry County
Senate Praises Service for 100 Years of Ohio Wildlife Work
The Ohio Senate adopted a resolution commending the Division of Wildlife of the Department of Natural Resources for a century of service. Sen. Harry Armstrong notes the lineage from the Ohio Fish Commission and highlights land purchases for conservation, wildlife management, and public lands development. The resolution also cites the division’s research and surveys.
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Columbus
Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
State Senate
Harry Armstrong
Logan
Ohio Fish Commission
WVU Medical Summer Programs Weave Across Elevations
West Virginia University offers marine biology and oceanography at sea level stations in Virginia and Delaware for Morgantown graduate and selected undergraduates, with higher learning in ornithology and plant taxonomy at a Preston County station 2,559 feet up. Admittances and dismissals listed alongside local club notices and court actions.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Marine Science Consortium
Virginia
Delaware
Preston County
American Oil imposes monthly gasoline allotments in West Virginia
Charleston AP American Oil Co spokesman Don McCloud says West Virginia customers face strict monthly limits due to a serious summer gasoline shortage. May allocations mirror last year's purchases and no new service stations will be added as product is scarce. Independent cut-rate stations are being turned away as wells run dry.
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American Oil Co
Don McCloud
American
West Virginia
Sun Oil Co
McCloud
Nelsonville Meet Schedules Camp Fire and Lodge Events
Camp Fire Girls and Bluebirds leaders meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Little House to plan a day camp June 11 12 and 13 with Emma Van Tilberg as director. York Grange inspection set Thursday in Albany with Waldo Poston and Bernice Cagg seeking full officer attendance.
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Fire Girls
Bluebirds
Little House
Emma van Tilberg
York Grange
Athens County
Waldo Poston
Albany
Bernice Cagg
Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Anna Joy
Rebekah Lodge No. 906
IOOF
Lake Hope Lodge
Honor Roll Additions at Nelsonville York High School
Nelsonville York High School principal Robert Sheskey says three students mislisted on the honor roll should be added. They are Gary Dickerson grade 10 Jerry Wright grade 11 and Dana Gibson grade 12.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York Senior High School
Robert Sheskey
Gary Dickerson
Jerry Wright
Dana Gibson
Local Circles Highlight 1909 Snow Clearing and Commencement
Glouster and Trimble School notes include 1909 Taft inauguration snow removal by 6000 workers, plusGlouster spelling bee entrant Teresa Norris of Athens County and Trimble Elementary pre kindergarten commencement with 36 diplomas. Post office marks National Postal Service week with commemorative envelope display.
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Glouster
Teresa Mae Norris
Trimble
Athens County
Columbus
Teresa
Russell Norris
Cross Street
First Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Tye
Tye
Ronald Crabtree
Eugene Sanborn
Charles Walter
Betty Higgins
National Postal Service
Glouster Post Office
United States Postal Service
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Paes
Boas
Betty Mills
Associated Press
Department of Highways
State Police
Don Earle
Jack Kemper
Brunswick
Dixon Carriage Works
Toronto
Earle
Senate
WVU
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Connie Bateman
Ruth Johnson
Lois Barrows
Tracy Bullock
Rolland Schorr
Grant Johnson
Steve Molnar
Beatrice McKee
Mabel Keplar
Glouster Meetings
Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid
Merrill Drake
Glouster Lodge
F&am
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lake Hope Drive
Atty
Alan Wayne Sheppard
New Lexington
Perry
Paul B. Green Jr
Elvina Metz
Thornville
Citizens State Bank
Donna Sherrick
Saltlick
Richard D. Young
Somerset Route 2
Somerset Reservoir
Virgil E. Luster
Crooksville
Jessie M
Russell Scott Emerson
Dorothy G
Elizabeth Frances McClellan
St. Josephs Church
Priory
Somerset Route
Flood
Anna Katherine McClellan
Lancaster
Jean McClelland
Economy Savings and Loan Co
Pike Township
Carl Francis McClellan
John William McClellan
Carl Francis
Dorothy
Paul B. Boring
Emily Beatrice
Homer R. Smith
Cincinnati
Oscar Smith
Monday Creek Township
Karen M. Smith
Bremen
Eula Ruth Smith
Samuel M. Hartley
Herbert R. Carnicom
Glenn Eugene Harris
Rebecca Harris
Joy A. Vollmer
Harold E. Vollmer
Paintiff
Wayne L. Willison
Linda M. Willison
Company
Charleston, W. Va
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Richard Perrine
Rockbridge
Arthur Allen
Hamden
John Wilkinson
Clarence Cordle
Jesse Garey
Curtis Phillips
William Howard Taft
Norris
N. Court Street
School
Gas and Electric Company
General Telephone
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