Bright Young Men To Arrive For National Youth Science Camp
A group of 100 gifted youths from all 50 states will arrive in Charleston on Friday for the Centennial National Youth Science Camp in Pocahontas County near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. They will be hosted in Charleston before flying to Elkins and then traveling by bus to Camp Pocahontas for three weeks of study and outdoor activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Cill
Charleston
Pocahontas County
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Elkins
Camp Pocahontas
Centennial Commission
Charles No. Cochran
West Virginia University
Joseph M. Hutchison
WVU
Jean Guthrie
Emma Jane Freeman
Opal Keeny
State Medical Department
Paul R. Errington
Scarbro
Robert Cambs
John R. Harris
Pennsboro
Robert Q. Leeson
Clay
Roger L. Mersing
Kingwood
Lowell Shaw
Fairview
David Shepherd
Westover
John W. Stone
David F. Tork
South Charleston
John S. Weldon
Morgantown
Roderick W. Wilson
Service today for Dr. Laco Wellington Gochenour
Dr. Laco Wellington Gochenour, president elect of the West Virginia Dental Society, died after a stroke. A 63-year-old Clarksburg civic leader, he practiced there since 1922 and died Monday at St Marys Hospital. The service is at 2:30 p.m. at the Davis Weaver Funeral Home. He is survived by his widow and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Laco Wellington Gochenour
West Virginia Dental Society
Davis Weaver
Gochenour
St. Mary’s Hospital
Society
West ‘Virginia
Wesleyan’ College
Buckhannon
University of Maryland College of Dentistry
Baltimore
Gardenour
Parole Violator Sentenced to 12 Months in County Jail
James W. Legg, 20, of Tad, was sentenced to 12 months in jail after a judge found him guilty of probation violation. Legg had been placed on probation Oct. 11, 1961, for a forgery charge. Dorothy Jamnet Scanlan, 44, of 714 Stockton St, was placed on probation for three years after pleading guilty to forgery.
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James W. Legg
Tad
William J. Thompson
Legg
Dorothy Jamnet Scanlan
Stockton St
Legion to Sponsor Shooting Match at Marmet Tipple
Thomas Marshall Post of the American Legion will sponsor a shooting match at Marmet Coal Co tipple from 9 a m to 5 p m Saturday. C E Ballard, event chairman, said big prizes will be awarded and proceeds will benefit the post's baseball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Marshall Post
American Legion
Marmet Coal Co
C. E. Ballard
Post
County Man Arrested for Brandishing Gun After Driveway Dispute
A Kanawha County man Edward Shamblin, 59, was found guilty by Justice of the Peace L. B. Stone and fined 100 dollars after allegedly threatening a State Road Commission crew with a 3 1 caliber pistol when a vehicle was parked across his driveway on Goff Mountain Road. Shamblin posted a 540 dollar bond to appeal. State Trooper E. C. Blevins said the incident occurred during road work in front of Shamblin's home.
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Kanawha County
Edward Shamblin
Near Nitro
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Stone
Stone
Shamblin
C. Blevins
State Road Commission
Goff Mountain Road
Blevins
Cop Suspension Time Reduced in Charleston Case
Mayor John Shanklin cut Patrolman James C. Spradling suspension from 60 to 30 days for being intoxicated in uniform. Spradling, suspended June 1 by Chief Dalles W. Bias, will report back Monday after the second consideration cited an excellent prior work record. Clida Goad, 39, of Marmet, suffered a fractured clavicle in a Douglas Coal Co. accident at Marmet.
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John Shanklin
Charleston
James C. Spradling
Dalles W. Bias
Spradling
van G. Brown
Clida Goad
Marmet
Douglas Coal Co
Learn to Swim Class at Charleston YMCA
A four week learn to swim program runs Mondays and Thursdays from 2:40 to 3:00 p.m. at the Charleston YMCA starting Terre Chae. A patient named Goad was admitted to Charleston Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition after an incident at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Goad
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Wasjsns Iuursuay
South Charleston
Jury Awards $10,500 in Condemnation Suit
A Boone County circuit court jury awarded Herbert K. Baering $10,500 after a condemnation case over land needed for the South Side Raceway project. Baering lost part of a finger in an accident with a tractor belt on his property while the road commission sought the property behind Clifton General Hospital. Previously the commission had approved $12,400, an amount appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
State Road Commission
Herbert K. Baering
Dallas B. Gulley
Bloom
Ingrose
Charles Baer
Shawnee Clifton General Hospital
Mission
Fined and pleading cases in municipal court traffic
Two men faced traffic charges Tuesday in Municipal Court. Chester Haynes of Charleston pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. reckless driving was dismissed. Serge Sergent of Bridge Road pled guilty to reckless driving, reduced from drunken driving. Other defendants faced varying charges including drunken driving and hit and run with fines and jail terms.
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J Municipal
Chester “Haynes
Ri 5
Charleston
Serge Sergent
Bridge Road
Kenneth B. Smith
Donald Raines
Virginia Avenue
Max Egnor
Georges Road
Lawrence Pierce
Halena Avenue
Robert Jennings Frazier
McClung Street
Jevunien
Charles Edelman
Chesapeake
Snyder to Attend NEA Hearing in Detroit
Assistant Superintendent Walter Altipde of Kanawha County schools will attend a Detroit hearing next week for three NEA members accused of ethical conduct violations. The NEA Executive Committee will consider dropping all three from membership as Snyder chairs the ethics committee’s summer meeting before the June 30 to July 5 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Altipde
Kanawha ‘County
Detroit
National Education Assa
NEA
Snyder
Two men treated after Hurricane crash in Putnam County
Two Putnam County men were treated at Thomas Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning for minor injuries from an automobile accident. Hospital attendants said Henry Umberger, 31, had head injuries and Don Evan, 29, was treated for an injured left arm and shoulder. Both are from Hurricane.
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Putnam County
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Henry Umberger
Don Evan
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Dr. Gochenour
Wyoming
Sunrise Planetarium
Carbide Astronomy Club
W. W. Barrow
M-113
Carbide
Morris Harvey
Edwin E. Slover
Wirt Firm
Legion
Parkersburg
Altech, Inc
Elizabeth
Will
Willie H. Young
Sisson
Bluefield
Young
Charles Bluefield
Reton General Hospital
At Research Corp
John Holding Istendants
Robert K. Parsons
Ripley
Earth
W. King Parsons
Capt
Parsons
U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Sea
Baer
Road Commission
Tongue & Grove i
Charleston Area
Belle Lumber CO
Belle
W. VA
Charleston, W. VA
Broad Street
Montgomery, W. VA
Montgomery Motors
Fourth Ave
Red House, W. VA
Honaker’s
Rambler
ST. Albans
Thompson Motors
Kanawha Terrace
Frankfort
Kentucky
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