Okayed Tennis Courts and Edgewood Donation
Charleston officials approved two tennis courts at Edgewood Drive West Side and accepted a $200 donation from Okayed Tennis Inc to the Mayors Commission on County-Wide Recreation. Neighbors protested impacts to a playground and street rights of way while councilors debated safety, supervision, and police staffing during construction.
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Edgewood
Resi- Capital 'Sr
Deais
Elk
Lee St
Copenhaver
Hugh Thomps
Chajent
Official Gets Old Job Back Until July
Lawrence Parker was reinstated Monday as city water superintendent. The mayor suspended Parker after his dismissal of 11 workmen, and the City Utility Board restored him. Mayor-elect Bronson said he would dismiss Parker and the utility board when he takes office July 1.
Public Service Study Weighs Marlinton Cass Hillsboro Sale
The Public Service Commission will study Marlinton Cass and Hillsboro telephone systems in Pocahontas County and Frankford in Greenbrier County as Pocahontas Telephone Co seeks to sell to Telephone Utilities of West Virginia Inc. Webster Springs. The proposed price and modernization plans include dial service.
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Public Service Commission
Marlinton
Cass
Hillsboro
Pocahontas County
Frankford
Greenbrier County
Pocahontas, Telephone Co
Telephone Utilities of West, Virginia Inc
Webster Springs
Kidnapping Tale Proves Untrue In West Side Incident
A West Side mother reported her son kidnapped by two men in a car on Monday night. Police rushed to the scene but found the boy safe at home. Sgt Gerald Wiseman said the fright was triggered by the mother’s overwrought state after the boy’s report.
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West Side
City -Police
Gerald Wiseman
Nasser to Visit Yugoslavia for Talks with Tito
An official said President Nas ser will depart Cairo Saturday for talks with President Tito in Yugoslavia. The journey signals high level discussions between Egypt and Yugoslavia.
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Cairo
Nasser
Yugoslavia
Tito
Church Plans Picnic Sunday at Coonskin
The Women of E K Perrow Presbyterian Church plan a luncheon and general meeting at the church at 12 o clock with Mrs H J Farley as guest reviewer. Fairview Methodist Church on Big Tyler Road holds a family picnic.
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Coonskin
Lucile Mullins
E. EK. Perrow
Presbyterian Church
H. J. Farley
Kanawha Presbyterial
Fairview Methodist Church
Big Tyler Road
Abraham Lincoln
Coonskin Park
Glenville to Host West Virginia Folk Festival July 4-5
Glenville schedules the State Folk Festival for July 4 and 5 with events on the campus of Glenville State College. The church women plan a program plus several contests including a fiddlers contest, apple butter making, weaving, and wood chopping. Exhibits of antiques and crafts will be featured, and meals will be served at noon.
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Washington St
Circle No. 5
Glenville
West Virginia
Woman's Society of Fair
View Methodist Church
Glenville State
Pioneers and
Senior Young College
Acive
Medel People
McKinnon Presby
Terian
Charles Cole
McNutt
Merical Ave
Forlpasket
Wsos. of the Cross
Lanes Methodist Church
Wills
Frontier Drive
Circle No. 1
Eastern Star Installation Paths in Summersville Area
Wakoma Chapter No. 52 updates list of installing officers for the June 27 ceremony at 8 p.m. with Dennis Dorsey presiding and Miss Evans among the key figures. Other electives named include Morrison, Groves, Henderson and Alder son, plus a full committee for refreshments and decorations. A Mt Lookout revival begins June 3 at 7:90 p.m. Rev Burl Long to evangelize. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church is the venue. Supporters attend the 4H Camp at Memorial Park July 13-18 for ages four and up. camp director Be Dowell Harris, with Joyce Ann Miller and Miss Jane Lawson assisting. Retiring Richwood officials include Mayor James Barber. new council members Robert Jonson and R. B. Phillips chosen June 3. Keith Jarvis elected mayor.
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Merze Williams
Alta Summersville
Carter
Margaret Evans
Sumbersville
Ches
Delphia Johnson
Fernie Chapman
Simpson
Robert Campbell
Torthy
Wakoma Chap
Anna Lee Boyce
James
Order of Eastern
King
Porter Groves
Marshall Star
Evans
Myrtle McDowell
Arah Hamilton
Annie White
Campbell
Helen
Margaret] Alderson
Marshall
Ruby Groves
Mary Lunter
Deva Phillips
Ethel Thomas
Laowell King
Chapman
Dottie Loving
Frances Herold
Aganist
Virginia Walker
Dad
Etta Louise Perkins
Ruth
Martha Shelton
Esher
Betty McHenry
Martha
Anice Cameron
Eleca
Orpha Morrison
Lenora Loving
Sentinel
Carol Jean Skaggs
Arl Morrison
Gae Grose
Wallace Henderson
Hattie “Alderson
Sarah Agrenes Johnson
Pauline Dooley
Myrtle Chapman
Mt. Pleasant, Baptist Church
Mt. Lookout
Burl Long
McArthur
Hev
R. W. Carte
Richwood
James Barber
James Young
Remus. Hill
Carl Houghton
Take Shaver
Harlan Meadows
Edwin Hivick
Walter Smith
Dewey Wratt
L. A. Moses
Keith Jarvis
Mike Goheen
Robert Jonson
R. B. Phillips
Auto Injuries Fatal to Girl in Pocahontas County
A 16 year old Pocahontas County girl died at Memorial Hospital after an auto accident near her Buckeye home Saturday. Surviving relatives include four sisters Pauline Corison Iva Jane Williams Lena Mae Roberts Brenda Lou Roberts and three brothers Denber Wayne and Arnold. Service planned for Thursday at 2 pm at Stamping Tabernacle near Mill Point with burial in Sharp Cemetery.
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Marlinton
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas’ Memorial Hospital
Buckeye
Euva Roberts
Fay
Pauline Corison
Richwood
Iva Jane ‘Williams
Renick
Lena Mael
Brenda Lou Roberts
Denber
Wayne
Arnold
Stamping Tabernacle
Mill Point
Sharp Cemetery
Wallace and Wal
Keller Receives Reporters Service Honor in West Virginia
Keller formerly of Charleston and reporter for the 12th Judicial Circuit was named an honorary life member of the West Virginia Shorthand Reporters Assn at the semi annual meeting in Fayetteville. President Elliott B. Sherwood presented a framed painting of the National Shorthand Reporters Assn emblem. Circuit Judge Charles L. Garvin and R L Stevenson praised Keller for fifty years of accurate service. The group voted to invite the National Shorthand Reporters Assn to hold its next convention at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs.
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Fayetteville
Ben Keller
Charleston
12Th
Mudicials
West Virginia Shorthand Reporters Assn
Elliott B. Sherwood
Association
Keller
National
Shorthand Reorters Assn
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Management Club To Visit Phone Co Building Tour
The Kanawha Valley Industrial Management Club will tour the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. building on Lee Street at 7pm Wednesday. Organized by the YMCA to provide Christian leadership training for industrial supervisors, the club will visit the Appalachian Power Company's Kanawha River plant on Aug. 27.
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Kanawha Valley
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