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McDowell prom dress drive aids flood victims in West Virginia
West Virginia residents raid closets to aid McDowell County flood victims. St Pauls United Methodist Church in Nitro sent 103 prom dresses and 17 suits, with shoes and accessories, to help affected students attend dances. Schools plan events as donors describe gowns from Charleston area and some never worn.
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Kimball
West Virginia
McDowell County
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Nitro
Saeger High School
Mount View High School
Welch
Big Creek High School
War
Raleigh
Clay Counties
Lois Henderson
Clay County
Hewitt School
New York City
Okey Harless
St. Paul’s
Charleston
Harless
Division of Highways
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
David Jack
DOH