Princeton High Girls Hear Speakers at DAR Heritage Camp
Twenty four Princeton High School girls attend the Our American Heritage Week camp at Cedar Lakes near Ripley with four junior counselors. Jim Bush speaks on marionette theatre history this afternoon. Charles Hopkins discusses Lives of the First Ladies of the United States at 7 30 p m.
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Jim Bush
Charles Hopkins
Cedar Lakes
Ripley
Bush
Hearthside
Hopkins
Dunbar
United States
Princeton
Matthew French
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Gilmer
Glenville State College
Ripley Junior High School
Appalachia Educational Lab
West Virginia Retailers Association
West Virginia Safety Council
Morgantown
West Virginia Tech
Ohio State University
WWI Veteran Receives Purple Heart After 55 Years
Harry J. Weekley, wounded in the Meuse Argonne front in November 1918, was awarded the Purple Heart decades later. Rep. Ken Hechler told him the nation is grateful for his courage as the veteran, now almost totally disabled, finally receives the medal.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Harry J. Weekley
Meuse-Argonne Front
France
Ken Hechler
D.w.va
Randolph To Address Elks At State Convention
About 2,500 Elks from across West Virginia gather for the 65th annual state convention in Huntington. The four day event starts Thursday with Sen. Jennings Randolph scheduled to speak that evening.
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Huntington
W.va
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Virginia Committee Favors Strong Child Abuse Study Statute
A Virginia special task force urged replacing the 1966 law with a new statute to identify abused or neglected children and ensure protective services. The plan gives local social services or welfare departments investigation authority and penalties for non reporting, expanding coverage to under 18 and naming required reporters.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
Holton
General Assembly
Head Start Project Funded for Six West Virginia Counties
The Department of Health Education and Welfare grants 468575 dollars to North Central West Virginia Community Action Agency in Fairmont for an eight month Head Start program. It will serve 385 children across Monongalia Tucker Taylor Barbour Preston and Marion counties.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
North Central West Virginia
Braille tribute on Red Rose Speedway LP to Stevie Wonder
The AP notes a Braille inscription on the back cover of Paul McCartney's Red Rose Speedway LP reading We love you Stevie. The message honors Stevie Wonder, illustrating the album's pop culture moment.
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Braille New York
Paul McCartney
Red Rose Speedway
Stevie
Stevie Won
Two Teams Probe Illegal Telephone Use
In Charleston West Virginia two teams test phone lines statewide to crack down on unauthorized telephones attached to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia network. Company official Robert Field says the surge in unauthorized devices justifies the program.
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Charleston
W.va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
C&p
Robert Field
Field
Billim
Homecoming at Elgood Planned for August Twelfth
R B Cheatwood Sr chairman of the Elgood Homecoming committee says the event will be held on August 12 with an 11 a.m. morning program including congregational singing and an 11:30 a.m. service led by Rev. Tony Reed of Maple View Christian Church Bluefield. The afternoon program directed by Fred Harris runs 2 to 4 p.m. and the public is invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the day in Elgood.
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R. B. Cheatwood, Sr
Elgood
Tony Reed
Maple View
Baltimore Symphony cuts first recording of satire concerto
The Baltimore Symphony has cut its first recording featuring Ezra Laderman's Satire Concerto. It also recorded Diversions for Piano and Orchestra by Benjamin Britten with pianist Leon Fleisher.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Symphony
Ezra Laderman
Benjamin Britten
Leon Fleisher
Third Sought In Drug Case
Wayne authorities sought a third person in a marijuana seizure case valued at about $32000. Police recovered roughly 100 pounds of cannabis and continued investigations.
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Wayne, W.va
FALSE TEETH THAT LOOSEN NEED NOT EMBARRASS
Denture users can avoid worries about slipping teeth with FASTEETH adhesive. It provides longer lasting, firmer holds for dentures, improving eating comfort. Regular dental checkups and properly fitting dentures remain essential for health and security.
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Princeton High
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West Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution
James Bush
WWI
Randolph
Elks
Virginia
Bluefield
Bluewell
Princeton Oceana
Southwest Virginia National Bank
Bluefield, Virginia
Pocahontas, Virginia
Pocahontas, Va
Lions Club
David Bowles
Kenneth Franklin
Claude
Phils Fashions
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