Golden Cross Sunday Observed at Princeton Church
First United Methodist Church Princeton observes Golden Cross Sunday May 7 with a Golden Cross presentation and offering. Rev. William Young leads a youth sermon The Technicolor Dreamer with Kevin Matthews liturgist. Chancel Choir sings With a Voice of Singing and Handbell Choir plays Melodie.
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First United Methodist Church
Princeton
United Methodist Church
West Virginia
William Young
Kevin Matthews
Martin Shaw
Handbell
Betty Lambert
Missionary Baptist to Mark Ninth Anniversary
The pastor Rev J R Johnson will observe his ninth anniversary Sunday at ST JOHN Missionary Baptist. Rev P D Edwards and his Switchback and Powahatan congregation will lead the 3 pm service. The public is invited.
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J. R. Johnson
P. D. Edwards
Switchback
Powahatan
Revival Services at First Christian Church Montcalm
Revival services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. and run each evening Sunday through Friday at 7 30 p.m. Evangelist Frankie Watkins will lead. A nursery is provided. Host pastor is Rev Eldon Fowler.
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Boissevain
Baker
D. E. Marvin
Frankie Watkins
Eldon Fowler
Wilderness Road requested for primary highway status
Exiled Virginia Senator Daniel W. Bird for Bland County asks the Virginia Highway Commission to include 12 mile Rt. 606 the Wilderness Road in the primary highway system. Bird notes traffic volume and its role as the main commercial link from West Virginia to I 81, urging the commission to approve the upgrade despite local opposition to county funds for improvements.
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Daily Telegraph
Virginia
Daniel W. Bird
Wytheville
Bland County Board of Supervisors
Virginia Highway Commission
Bird
Bland Supervisors
Bland County
South Gap
I-77
Bland Correctional Center
Rt. 42
Senator Bird
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Highway Department
Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
First woman named director at Mercer County Fellowship Home
Billie Boyd Evans, 25, becomes the Fellowship Home director in Bluefield, the first woman in the post. The home aids alcoholics, relies on county city funds and donations, and seeks renovations to meet fire safety requirements to qualify for state funds. Board chairman John I. Scott praises her qualifications and expects strong support. May 9 board meeting, contact 327-0876. United Arab Emirates geography note.
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Daily Telegraph Stet
Mercer County Fellowship
John I
Jack'’ Scott
Homes
Billie Boyd Evans
Bluefield
Scott
Evans
Concord College
Hinton
Monroe County
Commission On Aging
Board of Directors
Scott Street
Pageant To Benefit PJHS Fire Fund At Princeton High
The Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club hosts two beauty queen contests at Princeton High Auditorium to raise funds for the PJHS Fire Fund. Forty four junior high girls compete for Miss PJHS Fire Fund and thirty two older contestants seek Miss Princeton. Judges include Wanda Muse and Lynn Jewell and Miss Princeton will crown the 1978 queen alongside the Fire Fund winner. Proceeds support May fundraising goals with events starting at 7 30 p m and tickets at the door.
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Princeton Junior High School Fire Fund
Princeton
Princeton-Athens Kiwanis Club
City
Lynn Jewell
Mercer County
West Virginia
Key Club
Keywanette Club
Draper
Pjhs Fire Fund
Widow to receive 50000 under safety act in WV
The widow of Clinton Bishop, a McDowell County volunteer fireman killed in the line of duty, will get 50 000 under the Public Safety Officers Benefit Act. The incident occurred January 30 near Saeger when Earl Cline allegedly set a fire and opened fire as firemen arrived, wounding another firefighter before Cline was killed in a neighborly gunfight.
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Clinton Bishop
Earl Cline
Bishop
Cline
McDowell Pair Is Arraigned In Circuit Court
Two Jolo men Darrell Payne and Lacy Baker were arraigned in McDowell Circuit Court before Judge Rudolph Marensky on two counts of breaking and entering. They pleaded guilty to breaking into Jolo Elementary School and stealing equipment and money totaling 2902.37 dollars. Judge Marensky remanded them to Welch City Jail pending sentencing set for May.
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McDowell
Rudolph Marensky
Darrell Payne
Lacy Baker
Marensky
Welch City
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