4-H Camp Delegates Named From Mercer County
Miss Renae Cutlip and Steve McPherson of Mercer County chosen to represent West Virginia at the Virginia State 4-H Congress on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg in June 2024. Congress theme is 4-H A Step Beyond. Cutlip active in 10 years of 4-H and Princeton Rockets. McPherson high school senior with interest in folk dancing.
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Renae Cutlip
Steve McPherson
Mercer County
West Virginia
VPI
Blacksburg
Virginia
Miss Cutlip
Charleston
Camp Cesar
Webster County
Renae
Princeton Rockets
Princeton High School
Pom Pon
Richard
Mollohan addresses Mountaineer Boys State turnout
Rep Robert Mollohan told 360 state high school students that youth voices are underrepresented in government as only 38 percent of 18 to 21 year olds voted in 1976, compared with 70 percent of those 50 and older. He urged focus on how future problems will shape the years ahead.
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Jackson’s Mill
W.va
Robert Mollohan
D-W.va
Mollohan
Cabell Judgeship Vacancy Filled
Huntington attorney Alfred E. Ferguson was appointed by Gov. Rockefeller to fill a partial term as judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit in Cabell County. He will take office July 1 and serve until December 31, 1978, after serving as assistant Cabell County prosecutor since January 1.
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Charleston
W.va
Huntington
Alfred E. Ferguson
Jay Rockefeller
6Th Judicial Circuit
Cabell County
Legislaure
Ferguson
Thomas Elected Chairman of Board
James R. Thomas II of Charleston was elected chairman of the board of the West Virginia Coal Association on Friday.
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Thomas
Charleston
W.va
Carbon Fuels Co
James R. Thomas II
West Virginia Coal Association
Rockefeller seeks drought disaster designation for 22 West Virginia counties
Gov. Jay Rockefeller asked that 22 counties be designated as an Emergency Drought Impact Area. Counties listed include Berkeley, Clay, Fayette, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Mason, Mercer, Mineral, Monroe, Morgan, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, and Wyoming. He noted hay harvests are at 45 percent of normal and many farmers are liquidating cattle herds.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Berkeley
Clay
Fayette
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hardy
Jackson
Jefferson
Kanawha
Mason
Mercer
Mineral
Monroe
Morgan
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Putnam
Raleigh
Roane
Summers
Wyoming
Rockefeller
Virginia Democrats Move to Unite After Primary Split
Virginia Democrats gather in Richmond to form a unified campaign structure for November, aiming to back Henry Howell in the governor race and prevent a repeat of 1969’s party schism. Attendees include Howell, Chuck Robb, Edward Lane, and primary winners and losers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Henry Howell
Atty
Andrew Miller
Charles S
Chuck” Robb
Lyndon B. Johnson
del. Edward Lane
Democratic State Central Committee
Miller
Del
Richard S
Reynolds III
Robb
John Schell
Dels
Erwin S
Shad’’ Solomon
John Melnick
Deltra Lechner
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Walter Marston
Fitzpatrick
Andy
Howell
William Battle
Linwood Holton
Central Committee
Plans Made For 2 Malls By Crown American Corp
Crown American Corp announced plans for two enclosed two story shopping malls in Huntington and Charleston. The Huntington project at the 29th Street interchange of U S 60 and 64 will total 900000 square feet and open in 1979 while Charleston's 1000000 square foot mall at the old Rothdale Airport site is slated for 1980.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Charleston
Crown American Corp
Johnstown
Crown American
Huntington’s
29Th Street
U. S. 60
Rothdale
Huntington Mall
Fired Trooper Back On Job Solves Beckley Murder Case
State Trooper Preston Gooden, reinstated after a court fight, helped advance a four year Beckley murder case by leading to the arrest of Etta Derringer, 22, of Beaver on murder charges.
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Beckley
W.va
Preston Gooden
Gooden
State Department of Public Safety
S N
West Virginia University
State Supreme Court
Etta Derringer
Beaver
Virginia Senate Hopeful Proposes 10-Year Judge Reappointments
Frederick Babson, Virginia Beach and Fairfax developer, announces a constitutional amendment to require federal judges to seek reappointment every 10 years. He criticizes the Supreme Court, pledges to run in 1978 for the Democratic nomination, and believes he can win despite potential GOP rivals.
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George W. Wilbur Richmond
Virginia
U. S. Senate
Frederick Babson
Babson
Virginia Beach
Fairfax County
U. S
William L. Scott
Scott
U. S. Supreme Court
Dalton Promises Narrow Government to Cut Virginia Taxes
Republican gubernatorial hopeful John N. Dalton vows to shrink government size and cost to lower Virginias tax burden. He proposes trimming 8000 plus vacant state jobs to reduce spending and attract new industry while ensuring job opportunities for all Virginians. Dalton notes his past service on the appropriations committee shaping state expenditures.
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Arlington
John N. Dalton
Dalton
Commonwealth
Security Force Hired At Convent Near Wheeling
A private security force will begin at Mount St. Josephs motherhouse after the rape and strangling of Roberta Elam. The diocese and Ohio County Sheriff will boost patrols in the wooded Oglebay Park area as investigators seek clues with no motive or witnesses.
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Wheeling
W.va
Mount St. Joseph’s
Ohio County
Oglebay Park
Frank Sweeney
Wheeling-Charleston
Sheriff's Department
Sweeney
Roberta Elam
Robin
Mount St. Jo
Ohio
Nothcing
Paul Watkins
State Buys More Mortgages In WV Purchase
West Virginia state purchases an additional 6 million in private home mortgages bringing the total held this year to 14.5 million. The Board of Investments bought 500k from Kanawha Valley Bank 750k from Citizens National Bank Point Pleasant 2 million from Kissell Co Springfield 250k from Huntington Savings Trust 2 million from Home Mortgage Co Charleston 500k from Charleston National Bank. Mortgages are guaranteed by VA or FHA and total holdings reach 82.6 million.
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Charleston
W.va
Larrie Bailey
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Investments
Kanawha Valley Bank
Citizens National Bank
Point Pleasant
Kissell & Co
Springfield
Ohio
Huntington Savings & Trust Co
Home Mortgage Co
Charleston National Bank
Bailey
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Authority
Board of Investments
Bolivia and Paraguay Stand Out as Landlocked South Nations
The article notes that Bolivia and Paraguay are the only two South American countries without coastlines. It underscores their landlocked status and implies implications for trade and access to international seas.
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Bolivia
Paraguay
Mercer County Farm Bureau backs Beef Cattle Referendum and plans West Virginia Day picnic
At a June meeting the Mercer County Farm Bureau endorsed the Beef Cattle Referendum urging producers to register and vote. A June 20 picnic at Glenwood Park features a state scenes slide program and a policy committee, including Scott Jr., Nash, Moye, Peters, and Harbert, will develop policies from county to national levels.
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Mercer County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
West Virginia
Bureau
Glenwood Park
al Farm Bureau
John H. Scott Jr
Frank Nash
Claxton Moye
Vivian Peters
R. E. Harbert
Excelsior Alumni Association Set to Meet in Bluefield
The Excelsior High School Alumni Association meets Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Masonic Hall at the old Jones Street School Bluefield to finalize plans for the July 1 3 reunion.
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Excelsior High School
Masonic Hall
Jones Street
Bluefield
Water Supply in Divides Warned After Unsatisfactory Tests
Health officials in Tazewell County Virginia notify Divides residents using the MacFaland stream for drinking water to boil all water five minutes. Dr W A Cover of the Cumberland Plateau Health District says the stream samples are unsatisfactory and urges switching to an approved source with assistance from the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering.
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Tazewell County
Divides
MacFaland
W. A. Cover
Cumberland Plateau Health District
Health Department
Barnett Films Entertain Guard At Bluefield Meeting
Bluefield Old Guard Chapter No. 3 met in Trinity United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall with 49 members present. W B Martin gave the invocation. Mel Barnett showed West Indies films. Birthdays were noted for five members. The Old Guard Chorus performed with Mrs Eugene Winzenrith at the piano and will sing at Virginia Avenue Methodist Church, Bluefield, Virginia, Sunday night. Cecil Rash Family to present next week.
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Bluefield
Old Guard Chapter No
Trinity United Methodist Church
W. B. Martin
West Indies
Mel Barnett
J. M. Godwin
J. C. Puckett
R. R. Mills
Jack B. Otey
Paris H. Lambert
Old Guard
Eugene Winzenrith
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Cecil Rash
Winfrey Earns Doctorate at VPI in Mathematics
William Randolph Winfrey, son of Mr and Mrs Winfrey of Bluefield Princeton Road, earned a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics at Virginia Tech Blacksburg. A Princeton High School 1966 graduate, he holds a chemistry BS from Concord College and an MS in physics from VPI. He is a weapons system analyst at Teledyne Brown Engineering in Huntsville. His wife Catherine earned an MS in computer science and applications during the exercises.
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William Randolph Winfrey
William Howard Winfrey
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
Winfrey
Princeton High School
Concord College
Vpi&su
Teledyne Brown Engineering Coany
Huntsville
Alabama
Catherine
Montreal Population Surpasses French Origin Share
Montreal Quebec holds status as a major French speaking city with about 67 percent of its population of French origin. The figure underscores the city's linguistic identity and cultural roots in the Canadian province.
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Montreal
Quebec
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