Huntington Delegation Praises Brush Creek Watershed Tour
A Huntington Cabell County delegation praised the Brush Creek Watershed Program after a three hour tour of eight dam sites in Princeton. Leaders cited flood control benefits for Mercer County and the project as a state model, with guides from the Soil Conservation Service and local officials attending.
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Huntington
Cabell County
Brush Creek
Princeton
Glenwood Park
Bernard Poindexter
Four Pole Creek
Jack Myers
Clem Crowe
Soil Conservation Service Office
Dan Hale
Princeton Water Resources Commission
C. E. Lohr
House of Delegates
Fred Thomason
Mercer County Court
Ken Hechler
Virgil Ross
Bluefield
Dan Carr
Jim Kee
Elizabeth Kee
T. M. Jones
Cris Barton
A. E. Harris
Elmer Brammer
Carl McComas
Maj
P. J. Pulver
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington District Labor Committee
Primatene Asthma Formula Sold Without Prescription Ad
An asthma treatment advertised as Primatene tablets claims to stop attacks in minutes and provide hours of relief without prescription. The ad touts a three medicine combination in full prescription strength, promises sleep and freedom from spasms, and urges purchase at any drugstore.
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New York
WN. Y
Rabies Threat In The Mercer County Area
Dr. James Bailey warns rabies is present in the Mercer area with two definite cases, a fox in Littlesburg and a cat in Rock. He notes pets pose the major risk to people, especially children, and urges immediate veterinary contact if animals show abnormal behavior. There is no cure once rabies is established.
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James Bailey
Mercer
Littlesburg
Rock
Bailey
Founders Banquet Plans For Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Members of the Xi Alpha Eta Chapter met at Marner Apartments Princeton to plan a Founders Day banquet on April 30. Miss Georgia Trumbo presided and heard reports from chairmen. A Holland slide program by Miss Ernestine Brown showcased Dutch cities canals gardens and landscapes. Attendees included Miss Effie Thornton Miss Georgia Trumbo Miss Ruth Keaton Miss Lara Looney Mrs Ernestine Brown Mrs Loretta Broyles Mrs Roma Thompson and Mrs Madeline White with salad wafers and coffee served.
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Xi Alpha Eta
Beta Sigma Phi Business Sorority
Ruby Basham
Marner Apartments
Princeton
Georgia Trumbo
Holland
Ernestine Brown
Effie Thornton
Ruth Keaton
Lara Looney
Loretta Broyles
Roma Thompson
Madeline White
Greatest Fair Yet Open To Public Next Week
New York World's Fair 1964-65 opens April 22 on a transformed Queens site. A billion-dollar nonprofit exposition aims at peace through understanding with 60 nations and major corporate pavilions from General Motors to Eastman Kodak. Visitors ride moving chairs through tours of the moon, polar regions, oceans, and future cities, with space displays, science halls, and a Disney created Progressland. The fair expects record attendance and features broad government and corporate exhibits.
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New York
Queens
New York City
Hong Kong
Jordan
India
Indonesia
Trinidad
Thailand
General Motors
General Electric
Bell Telephone
Ford
Eastman Kodak
Chrysler Corp
Turama
Earth
City of Tomorrow
General Electric ‘Progressland
G. E
Walt Disney Organization
Bell Telephone Pavilion
Ford Pavilion
Disney
Forest Lab Hosts Two-Day Conference at Gardner Laboratory
Forest Lab hosts the Governor's Wood Utilization Committee two day meeting at the Forest Products Marketing Laboratory in Gardner. State Sen. Hans McCourt of Webster Springs heads the committee, with government industry and education reps. An opening dinner at Concord College sets the tone with an open house by Longwood. Thursday features a business session.
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Forest Products Marketing Laboratory
Gardner
Governor's Wood Utilization Committee
West Virginia Sawmill Operators Association
Hans McCourt
Webster Springs
Concord College
Longwood
Vocabulary jokes and military slang explained
Reader asks about terms from World War II service such as kitchen police the head and mulligan The answer clarifies that kitchen police keeps mess hall areas tidy and head refers to the navy washroom Captain of the Head is the tidy enlisted man The Mulligan origin remains uncertain with readers invited to contribute theories
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Joe
K.p
Navy
Great Lakes
L.P
Riverside
Conn. A
Mulligan
James H. Haber
Pittsburgh
Mr. Haber
Lions Discuss Distributing Trees for Athens Families
Athens Lions Club met to plan distribution of white pine dogwood and hemlock trees to local families. W S Woodell announced committees to obtain and distribute trees, with Roger Pease to contact a nursery for more dogwoods. The club will buy planting, fund half a basketball court at Athens School, and pave sidewalks.
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Athens
Athens Lions Club
W. S. Woodell
Civic Improvement Committee
Roger Pease
The
Lions Club
Dorsey Martin
Athens High School
Carolyn Cunningham
Champ Clark
Robert Davis
Marc Plummer
Carl Mann
Ralph Cunningham
R. T. Hill
Joe Fried
Princeton VFW Post Receives State Award for Growth
State Adjutant Ralph Stump will visit Princeton Post 2703 at 8 p.m. to present a special award for outstanding membership drive achievements. The post has increased its membership for nine consecutive years, a feat matched by only two other posts in the state.
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Ralph Stump
Charleston
Princeton
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stump
Princeton Vfw
Notice to property owners on streets for resurfacing
Public notice to all persons or corporations owning property abutting the listed streets about resurfacing work, responsibilities, and potential assessments.
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