Scranton enters GOP race as Goldwater opposition grows
Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania joins the Republican presidential bid with one month to the convention in San Francisco. The move prompts reactions from Eisenhower Nixon and Rockefeller as party unity and strategy crackle over whether Goldwater can seal the nomination.
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Wise County Fair Slated In August
The Wise County Va fair will run August 26 to 29 at the Wise fairgrounds. Sponsored by the Wise County Chamber of Commerce the event is led by James Robinson of Pound with Harold Armsey Kent Rigg Carl McAfee and C Richard Thomas assisting. Robinson notes involvement in the National Wool Needlework Contest and that Green Tree Shows are booked.
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Harold Armsey
Kent Rigg
Carl McAfee
C. Richard Thomas
Seventeen Animal Bite Cases Reported in County
Seventeen animal bite cases were reported to the Mercer County Health Department last month. No rabies cases were reported. Two persons began treatment because the involved animals, one dog and one rat, could not be located. Four animal heads were sent to the state laboratory for testing. three were negative and results on the fourth were pending.
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Letter in Roanoke Editor Supports Negro Voting and Equality
Evelyn Price of Roanoke Va writes that Negroes should vote and have equal educational and employment rights based on ability. She calls for laws protecting all races from mob rule and intimidation by agitators and urges mutual courtesy and respect.
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Evelyn Price
Roanoke
Red Cabbage Indicator Lab Color Test
Pour cooked red cabbage juice into containers to test acids and bases. Lemon juice will turn the juice pink as an acid. baking soda turns it green as a base. Other substances can be tested. acids donate hydrogen ions and bases provide hydroxide related effects on indicators.
Moral Rearmament Group Interviewing In McDowell
Moral Rearmament representatives interview McDowell County students and adults about attending a world conference at Mackinac Island on June 25 to August 17. The organization seeks world peace through international brotherhood and plans two sessions with many participants from West Virginia and beyond.
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San Francisco
Mary Campbell
Scotland
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George Bryson
Three From Gary Draw Assignments
Gary High School in McDowell County assigns summer programs to three students. Howard Overbaugh will attend West Virginia Boys State at Jackson's Mill after his scholarship and leadership record. 1964 graduates Billy Jarrett and Earl Nance enroll in a four week Hobart Welding School course in Troy, Ohio, on scholarships for top Welch Vocational School achievements.
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Lamb Family Reunion Planned at Lerena Home Sunday
The Lamb Family Reunion will be held at W. J. Lamb’s home in Lerena Mercer County on Sunday June 21. The event honors the late Thomas M. Lamb and Mary B. Farley Lamb and invites all relatives and friends to attend a day-long program.
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W. J. Lamb
Lerena
Mercer County
Thomas M. Lamb
Mary B. Farley Lamb
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