Retired Teacher Turns Hobby Into Full Time Craft
Mrs. Gertrude Rhodes of Greenbrier County, 74, left teaching to turn knitting and crafts into a full time occupation. She makes slippers, baby clothes, covered hangers, animals including a bear named West Virginia Black Bear, and belts. Her charity work includes gifts to friends and a Methodist orphanage, while she promotes her work at the Mountain State Arts and Craft Fair.
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Enerage
Cedar Lakes
Gertrude Rhodes
Green Cbrier County
Rhodes
Iso
Open House Bank Robbery in Pensacola
In Pensacola First Bank & Trust Co held an open house when a young white man, about 20, robbed a woman teller of about $1000. He claimed to hold a relative hostage, demanded cash, and left with the money though police say the relative was not held. Names were not released.
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Pensacola
Fla
First Bank & Trust Co
Byrd Urges ARA to Approve $22 Million West Virginia Projects
U S Senator Robert Byrd requests Area Redevelopment Administration head William L Batt Jr to approve $22 million in five West Virginia tourism related projects within a week. The list includes Bluestone State Park Cass Project Blackwater Canaan Valley Twin Falls Hawks Nest. Byrd says approval would create at least 500 direct jobs and boost WV’s economic recovery before June 30.
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Washington
Area Redevelopment Administration
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Daw. Va
ARA
William L. Batt Jr
West Virginia
Byrd
Bluestone State Park
Cass
Blackwater-Canaan Valley
Twin Falls
Hawks Nest
Senate
House
Station Manager Booked in Theft
A former Kanawha City Gulf Oil station manager, Robert Eugene Smith, 26, was arrested by Charleston detectives and charged with embezzling 4039 from Gulf Oil Corp. He operated the MacCorkle Avenue station and was released on 1000 bond pending Municipal Court arraignment on July 8. Detective Capt. George Nunley noted the crimes spanned months. A Gulf Oil distributor obtained the arrest warrant.
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Kanawha City Service
Charleston
Gulf Oil Corp
Robert
Eugene Smith
Victory Ave
George Nunley
Smith
Gulf Oil Co
MacCorkle Avenue
50Th Street
Nunley
Charleston Student Returns From Europe
Donna Flynt of Charleston and Carnegie Tech has returned from a European trip to Switzerland. She is one of 20 college girls chosen as guest editors of Mademoiselle for the school year prize entries.
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Donna Flynt
Charleston
Carnegie Tech
United States
Switzerland
Miss Flynt
Mademoiselle
Stolen Car Recovered After Weekend Robbery
Charleston police recovered a Putnam County man's car after he said three men robbed him of 75 dollars and took the vehicle. The car was found around 1 30 a.m. at Shrewsbury and Christopher streets after the incident on Sunset Drive. Detectives have several suspects.
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Charleston
Putnam County
Shrewsbury
Christopher Streets
James E. Cain
Rt. 1
Buffalo
Summers Street
Sunset Drive
Election Meeting Planned by Charleston Light Opera Guild
The Charleston Light Opera Guild will hold its annual meeting at 8 p m today in the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co building at 13500 MacCorkle Ave 5 E. Officers will be elected and plans for the 1963 64 season will be discussed. Carter Giltinan says Damn Yankees and Kismet have been proposed. members are urged to attend.
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Charleston Light Opera Guild
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
MacCorkle Ave
Damn Yankees
Kismet
Carter Giltinan
Guild
Tickets on sale for The 35th Star at $2.50
Tickets for performances of The 35th Star are available until 5 p.m. daily at the county centennial commission headquarters at 1032 Quarrier St. From 7 p.m. to curtain, tickets will be sold at Laidley Field box office. Reserved seats cost $2.50, general admission $2, children under 12 $1. Pre show entertainment starts at 8:30 p.m. and the show begins as near to 9 p.m. as darkness allows.
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35Th Star
County Centennial Commission
Quarrier St
Laidley Field
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