Joint Study Planned For Turnpike Work
South Charleston plans to widen Kanawha Turnpike from two to four lanes with a joint study by the State Road Commission and Kanawha County Planning and Zoning Commission. Officials push a countywide plan tying in U.S. 60 and potential federal funds, arguing the by pass would ease traffic, support evacuations, and spur tourism while linking to the West Virginia Turnpike interchange and St Albans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderson
Monroe County
Charleston
West Virginia
Daniel Boone
South Charleston
Kanawha Turnpike
State Road Commission
Kanawha County
Duce
Patrick Street
Kanawha
James River Turnpike
West Virginia Turnpike
St. Albans
The
Highway Commission
Otr
Humorous South Florida anecdotes in Rotarian notes
A collection of light, anecdotal stories from Rotarian newsletters and Miami figures. Highlights include Tom Ferris and General Development Corp about Columbus in Miami, a Miami Yacht Club joke over a red seed seat, a cannibal bar tale, a waiter quip about broth in a fly, and Mexican jokes about seating at a ballgame reflecting polite U S audiences.
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Tom Ferris
General Development Corp
Miami
Columpus
Biscayne
Columbus
J.T. Moore Sr
Miami Yacht Club
Gene George
Widen
Prespectacle entertainment at 6 30 p m
A brief evening program runs at 6 30 p m with a feature film titled The 35th Star scheduled for 8 p m. The listing notes time slots for attractions and emphasizes the local entertainment lineup.
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Prespectacle Entertainment
The
Signs Proclaim Love for State Across Major Highways
A baker's dozen of 13 billboards along routes from Bluefield to Huntington display “We like West Virginia.” Erected by the West Virginia Manufacturers' Association, the signs bear the trademarks of participating WVMA firms and promote the state's industrial development drive.
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A. Baker's
West Virginia
Research Center Approved by West Virginia Presidents
West Virginia college and university presidents gave conditional approval for a statewide higher education research center. Financing remains to be secured with about 20 00 annually needed and negotiations ongoing with a major national foundation for the first four years. The plan, led by WVU and endorsed by the association, aims to study and improve higher education through statewide studies, consultancy, and interinstitutional cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yare
Davis
West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents
Blackwater Falls State Park
E. K. Feaster
Fairmont State College
Rawley
Ikenberry
West Virginia University
West Virginia
National Science Foundation
U. S. Office of Education
West Virginia Association of Academic Deans
Dedications Set Markers Honor Two Confederates
Historical markers designate Shenandoah Valley sites tied to two Confederate generals. Highlights include Go SAD notes on campaigns into Maryland and Pennsylvania, Petersburg, Five Forks, and the Appomattox retreat. The Henderson marker marks Gen. John McCausland’s grave at his boyhood home, 1836 to 1997, with paroled at Charleston details and a 3 PM dedication.
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Shenandoah Valley
Maryland
Petersburg
W. Va
Five Forks
Green Bottom
Cabell County
Appomattox
Henderson
Mason County
Charleston
Alana
John McCausland
WSL
Vilzula
Charlotte McCausland
George McCausland
Pliny
Arch Henry
Lewis Caldwell
Point Pleasant
L. Jvalves
Albert Gallatin Jenkins
Cloyd’s Mountain
Jenkins
Ohio
Couple Wins Damage Suit Against City
A Circuit Court jury awarded Albert H. Frey and Mrs Jenny Frey five thousand dollars in their lawsuit against the City of Charleston for landslide damage blamed on a city ditch. The verdict rejected the city's eight thousand dollar counter claim claiming damage to Mott Road and a sewer line due to the Freys failing to build a retaining wall.
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Albert H. Frey
Sherwood Rd
Jenny. B. Frey
Charleston
Mott Road
Freys
Road Toll 167 By The Associated Press State Police Report
West Virginia State Police at Charleston report 167 deaths on state highways to date, compared with 193 at the same time last year, highlighting a grim toll on the roads.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
ARA project planning pressed despite defeat
Rep. John M. Slack Jr. urged continuation of ARA planning after a narrow House vote defeated the bill. He argued the outcome due to unrelated issues, not merit, and that state and local officials must press ahead with redevelopment plans to ensure ready projects for federal approval.
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Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
John M. Slack Jr
Estep
Victor
U. S. 61
Gov
Barron
Slack
Centennial boat voyage salutes state observance
A 19th century boats cleare by the U S Post Office Department for a special trip marking the state's centennial. A. S. Patrick of the Charleston Post Office waits on shore for the arrival as a staff photo captures the moment.
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U. S. Post Office Department
A. S. Patrick
Charleston
The 35th Star amateur review by Bayard Enols
Bayard Enols criticizes The 35th Star seen at Se Laidley Field praising sets and costumes but labeling the production amateurish. He notes mild applause, harsh microphone use, uneven pacing, and limited emotional impact despite substantial local support from Kanawha County Centennial Assn. and state groups.
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Bayard F. Enols
Scala
Unis
35Th Star
Laidley
Kanawha County Centennial Assn
Child Hospitalized Insecticide Accident In South Charleston
A two year old girl, Robin Hill, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hill of Rt 7 South Charleston, is reported in critical condition at Thomas Memorial Hospital after accidentally drinking insecticide from a soft drink bottle while visiting a neighbor. The Hills live in the Spring Hill Mountain area outside South Charleston.
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Thomas Memorial Hospital
Snodgrass Funeral Home
Robin Hill
Robert Hill
Rt. 7
South Charleston
Japanese Foresters Tour West Virginia Woodlands
Thirteen Japanese foresters planned a two week tour of West Virginia woodlands ending Tuesday with a 30 day itinerary across the United States. Forest Supervisor E M Oliver would lead the group as they visited Monongahela National Forest and Fernow Experimental Forest at Parsons. The United States Department of Agriculture arranged the visit, with the group arriving in Washington earlier in the month and returning to Japan after completing their tour.
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Elkins
West Virginia Woodlands
Monongahela National Forest
E. M. Oliver
Washington
Japan
United
Lyons Named Vice Commander Of West Virginia Legion
H C Lyons of Nitro has been named vice commander of the West Virginia American Legion Department s Eighth District for a two year term succeeding Ed ward Dickerson of Charleston District delegates to the national convention in Miami Fla were named with alternates Ed Brown of Cabin Creek and Chalmer Harless of Montgomery Also Lyons N D Trowbridge and others named to district committees at Huntington state convention Aug 14 with Dickerson Parsons Schaffner and Moran among the named.
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H. C. Lyons
Nitro
West Virginia American Legion Department
Edward Dickerson
Charleston
Dickerson
Charles E. Polley
Miami
Fla
Ed Brown
Cabin Creek
Chalmer Harless
Montgomery
Huntington
Lyons
N. D. Trowbridge
Hurricane
L. A. Toney
Robert B. Moran
St. Albans
M. D. Oake
Cabin Crack
John EB
Parsons
C. N. Schaffner
Robert Lester
St. Alebans
Olivet
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George W. Jenkins Sr
LeHew Anderson
F. J. Massau
Everett Broyles
James Taylor
Nellie Surgeon
Emmett C. Taylor
Jack Thompson
Owens - Libbey - Owens
Walter In & Chic
Thompson
Joge
Mexico
United States
Tose
Capitol Street Federal Building
Laidley Field
Beller Human Relations
Galen Martin
Kentucky State Commission On Human Rights
Kyle Haselden
Charleston Human Relations Council
Daniel Boone Hotel
Davitt K. Allen
Davis and Elkins
Leonard Riggleman
Morris Harley
Harry B. Heflin
Glenville State College
Association
WVU
San Francisco
Perle T. Harman
Bluefield
National Gop
William E.miller
Denver
GOP
Howard Corcoran
Charles Harper
West Virginia Historic Assn
Julian O'Connor
United Daughters of the Confederacy
John W. Hereford
Shirley Donnelly
Fayette County
ARA
Charleston Democrat
Congress
Whee
Soth
Aatvul
Italiawe
S.C
New Legion Post
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