West Virginia folk singer sees value in simple living
Moores a 37 year old folk singer from Denver discusses the appeal of traditional songs and simple living during a visit to the Glenville West Virginia Folk Festival. He criticizes commercial folk and popular music for losing quality and context, urging a return to the past to recapture the essence of folk heritage.
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Akeas
Glenville
Himerlt
Desver
Moore
Com
Eliza
Motivational speakers mix humor with hard messages
A Charleston luncheon featured Charles E. Cullen, a brisk Irish speaker from Charlotte, who critiqued salesmanship with humor. He told stories including a misnamed first grader and a New York nightclub misadventure to illustrate his points about audience engagement and effective communication.
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Charles E. Cullen
Charlotte
N. C
Esso
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
Cullen
New York City
Centennial Road Race Declared Illegal by State Officials
The Attorney General's Office concludes centennial road races cannot be conducted as they would disrupt highway use. Putnam County officials and the State Highway Commission lack authority to close roads for such events, a ban requiring legislative action. Proponents argued for gauge stick races, but Joyce noted only the legislature can authorize restrictions.
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Putnam County
Claude A. Joyce
Joyce
West Virginia State Folk Festival Opens in Glenville
The 13th annual West Virginia State Folk Festival begins Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with Mark Moore presenting folk music at Glenville School auditorium. The program includes music and square dancing on Main and Court streets and runs through Sunday with numerous events at hotels, churches, and homes in Glenville and nearby.
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Mark Moore
Denver
Colo
Glenville
West Virginia
Main
Court Streets
Hotel Conrad
Hotel _ Conrad
Main Street
Conrad
Glen
Homeville
E. G. Rollyson
Trinity
Methodist Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Byron J. Turner
Maid and Court Streets
Jobs Temple
Glenville Church
Glen State College
Ville
W.va
Free food stolen from distribution center incident
Two orders of surplus government commodities were reported stolen Tuesday morning from the Donnally Street distribution center. Mrs. William Martin said Mrs. Alice Shafer went to collect free food for her bedfast sister. the theft occurred as Shafer left with a taxi. Officials said they would try to supply more food.
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Donnally Street
William Martin
Spring Street
Alice Shafer
Guerrilla Training Drives West Virginia 16th Special Forces
West Virginia National Guard Special Forces began organizing a 420 member guerrilla unit in Preston County as part of summer exercises. Parachuted in last weekend, they have trained with volunteers from Maryland and will receive air dropped supplies while planning missions against indicated targets in the county.
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Kingwood
West Virginia National Guard
Preston County
16Th Special Forces Group
Huntington
Charleston
Parkersburg
Beckley
Maryland National Guard
West Virginia Featured at Seattle World's Fair Ceremony
West Virginia will be honored in the Plaza of States at the Seattle World's Fair at 7 p.m. today with the 100-piece All-State Band and Jackie Souder's World’s Fair Band. Gov Rosellini will preside. Harry S Truman will attend as WV marks its 99th birthday.
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Seattle
West Virginia
Jackie Souder
Paula Bane
Raphael Levine
Temple de Hirsch
Jon
Albert D. Rosellini
Harry S. Truman
W. W. Barron
Hulett C. Smith
State Department of Commerce
Smith
Washington
Judge Delays Trial Ruling In Ferguson Case
Judge William J. Thompson postponed ruling on Homer Gene Ferguson of Lancaster Ohio a former Gene Kay Health Studies president convicted May 16 of obtaining money under false pretenses. The motion for a new trial was deferred to July 2 after two juries failed to reach a verdict in previous trials.
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Homer Gene Ferguson
Lancaster
Ohio
William J. Thompson
Gene-Kay Health Studies
Ferguson
Illinois
Alsoj
Washington
George Brute
Camp Dawson
Assn Remer
W. W. Barron
Virginia
Integrated pool policy at Bluestone State Park sparks dispute
State Parks Director Kermit McKeever stated pools at Bluestone State Park are integrated and YMCA sponsored classes must be open to all races. A Summers County letter complained two children were denied YMCA classes. McKeever said the park and state pools have always been integrated and the YMCA must comply with nondiscriminatory use. The Summers County Board of Education said funds were used to pay instructors for all children wishing to participate.
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State Parks
Kermit McKeever
Bluestone State Park
Hinton
McKeever
YMCA
Gene McDowell
Summers County Board of Education
Summers County
Board of ‘Seducation
Healing Rites Rise in Episcopal Churches Says Priest
Dr Alfred William Price leader of an Episcopal healing mission at St Johns Church Charleston predicts faith healing will become common across denominations. He cites 400 Episcopal churches involved and says the House of Bishops studies the theology and psychology behind healing while stressing no magic or hypnotherapy. He notes cures range from colds to cancer and that healing runs with medical treatment, not against it.
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Alfred William Price
St. John’s Church
House of Bishops
Campbells
West Virginia
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Order of St. Luke
St. John's
Louis Haskell
Charleston
Price
Qrai Roberts
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