Boys State Names Officers at Mountaineer Camp
Gene Dickinson of Oak Hill and Byron Parrish of Coal Fork were named senate president and house speaker at Mountaineer Boys State. Nationalists lead in the Senate 10-10 and House 23-17. Governor elect Robert Morgan, a Federalist, named John Barr as state police superintendent. Morgan also picks Gary Mullins as adjutant general and Bob Perry as road commissioner. The Nationalists win four of six public works seats and three of five supreme court seats. Morgan to be sworn in by Frank Everhart. Art Lewis attends as guest.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Gene Dickinson
Oak Hill
Byron Parrish
Coal Fork
Senate
Mountaineer Boys’ State
House of Delegates
Robert Morgan
Charleston
John Barr
Logan
West Virginia
Morgan
Barr
Gary Mullins
Gassaway
Bob Perry
Milton
Board of Public Works
Supreme Court
American Legion
Frank Everhart
Terra Alta
Art Lewis
West Virginia University
Upshur County
R. Worth Shumaker
National American Legion Organization
Shumaker
State American Legion Department
Civitan installs new chief as C and P offers wage rise
In Charleston, Civitans installed Joe Davis as president with Joe Nathan and David Keesee as officers. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co offers wage increases for about 3800 non supervisory employees in West Virginia as bargaining with the CIO union continues ahead of the June 11 contract expiry.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
C. H. Johnson
Communication Workers Union
CIO
The
Civitan Club
Joe Davis
Joe Nathan
David Keesee
H. H. McClung
E. B. Jarrett
J. W. Hill
Robert Thornhill
Claude Angel
N. F. Wickham, Jr
Harry Belcher
Bluestone Fish Program Set Up Near Hinton
A U S fish and wildlife service biologist Curtis Lines will be assigned next week to the Bluestone dam near Hinton to work with state conservationists on a cooperative program to improve fishing conditions at the reservoir. On June 14 Al Swartz of the Boston wildlife service office will visit to assist in setting up the program.
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Charleston
W. Va
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bluestone Dam
Hinton
Conservation Commission
Curtis Lines
al Swartz
Boston
Office
The
Wildlife Service
Spaniard Dreams Of Old Virginia
Pedro Sole of Barcelona wrote the Virginia state highway department asking for climate and culture literature about Virginia. He seeks guidance on fastest routes to obtain a passport and other details for a planned move to the state, amid a playful note about General Franco.
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Richmond
Spain
Virginia
Pedro Sole
Barcelona
Senor Sole
State Highway Department
Franco
Theological Seminary Elects Dr Gibson Dean
The Rt. Rev. Robert Fisher Gibson Jr of Richmond was elected dean of Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. He is a former student and associate professor there and was the unanimous choice of faculty and board at their annual meeting.
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Alexandria
Robert Fisher Gibson, Jr
Richmond
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
Virginia Theological Seminary
Gibson
Pay As You Go Fire Protection in Vernon Township
Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department shifts to paid service for non members charging 50 dollars while members benefit from free fire protection. Officials note prior bingo and slot machine crackdown affected funding as they launch a major membership drive to sustain operations.
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Meadville
Vernon Township
Rubber Club Plans Fees For Non Members
An upcoming ad announces a $50 fee for answering calls by non members while members paying $5 annual dues incur no charge. It notes that the first cultivated trees for rubber were planted in Cev on.
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Cevon
Odd Fellows Open State Meeting In Martinsburg
In Martinsburg West Virginia the 84th encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows opens a two day session Friday with the department council patriarchs militant and the ladies auxiliary meeting concurrently. A Friday morning public session marks the start as overseas visitors to Britain in 1949 are noted.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia
Department Council Patriarchs Militant
Department Association of Ladies Auxiliary
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