West Virginia Folk Festival draws 700 from 11 states to Glenville
Uncle Pat Cogar opened the seventh annual festival at Glenville State College with story and song while more than 700 attendees registered and many more watched from windows. The day featured Beatin the strings performances by Andrew Burnside Gilbert Massey and others with new debuts Parry Arter and Mrs A F Rohrbough. Square dancing and old-time fiddling complemented the program as merchants in Glenville decorated storefronts for the event.
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Glenville
Pat Cogar
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Basil Blake
Heaters
Keith Simons
French Creek
Parry Arter
Weston
A. F. Rohrbough
Camden
Rohrbough
West Virginia University
Ann Williams
College
Turnpike Posts Best Month Yet on WV Toll Road
The West Virginia Turnpike reports its best month since opening with June income expected around 300000. Acting GM W E Stahl notes May tolls of 260692, five month total 1183247, daily averages near 9800 to 10000. Bond financing for the Charleston Princeton expressway covers interest through year end. principal payments delay until 1989.
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Charleston
Princeton
Dedication of Park at Nellis Postponed
The dedication of Donald Oakley Park in Nellis is postponed to July 29. The change is due to the Boone County Homecoming Band Festival occupying the original date. P W Hendricks of Acorn Village reported the adjustment.
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Nellis
Water supply dispute ends as 1500 Sterling workers return
Sterling Faucet Co. workers at five plants reach a temporary pact to resume work for three days to review a chlorine in the private well water. Union officials say the accord stalls further action. employees to return July 9 as the company and union plan talks amid a three day return period.
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Morgantown
Sterling Faucet Co
Sterling
Labraton
Arthurdale
United States
District 50
United Mine Workers
Prater
Relatives Share In Lilly Estate
The estate of A. A. Lilly prominent attorney and former West Virginia attorney general who died June 21 is to be divided among his family. The will admitted to probate names Dr. Goff P. Lilly and R. G. Lilly as sons with one third and two thirds shares. The widow Mary E. Lilly receives the residue. All beneficiaries reside in Charleston. R. G. Lilly named executor. Appraisers listed Charles J. Kulin Robert Witschey and George F. Skidmore.
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A. A. Lilly
West Virginia
Ruffner Hotel
Goff P. Lilly
R. G
Alloy Postmaster Tests Slated For July 24
The U S Civil Service Commission announced open applications for the Alloy postmaster vacancy through July 24. Candidates need at least one year of experience managing postal work and supervising staff to ensure satisfactory service. The job pays 4539 dollars a year and applications must be filed with the commission in Washington, D C or postmarked by July 24.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
Ansted Man Earns Master of Science at Ithaca College
Harold C. Davis of Ansted West Virginia received a Master of Science degree in the School of Music at Ithaca College. Leonard B. Job, president, announced that Davis recently completed the degree requirements.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Harold C. Davis
Ansted
W. Va
Ithaca College
Leonard B. Job
Davis
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
Crossword puzzle items list includes across clues such as i-First and caudal appendage, and down clues like Existed and Performed. The fragment shows term hints, potential typos, and scattered numbers indicating grid positions and clue labels. The readable content points to a printed puzzle page with mixed letter-number entries and missing clean breaks.
Puzzle Fragment From Yesterday’s Clues and Codes
A garbled puzzle entry lists numerous clues with mixed letters and numbers. It hints at wordplay like “4-Groves,” “7-Small iamp,” and “20-Gepxrt,” plus references to fossil rug and locomotive. The legible items suggest a cryptic style puzzle with partial solutions and placeholders.
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Groves
Cread
Pauchter
Tantalus
Kroger Plans to Build Belle Super Market at Route 60
The Boreen Co sold lane holdings near Belle for a Kroger supermarket. A deed transfers a 200 foot frontage tract on U S Route 60 to McDonough Construction Co of Florida for $48 000. Florida firm to erect the grocery building for Kroger. Borden's owns nearby acreage. Connie Sue Adkins, daughter of Mr and Mrs Franklin Adkins of Ashford, Boone County, was treated for facial cuts requiring 41 stitches after an at home accident. she was released after treatment.
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Boreen Co
Belle
Kroger Co
McDonough Constriation Co
Florida
Borden's
Connie Sue Adkins
Pranklin Adkins
Ashford
Boone County
Boiarsky Memorial
West Virginia Methodists Meet World Service Quota
The West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church reports 1606 churches met the world service quota with 176 886 raised. The Pittsburgh area including Erie and West Virginia paid 581 000 against 557 000. The church as a whole contributed a record 9 877 500 for world service, surpassing last year by 116 000.
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Chicago
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
T. Bugg
Lugg
Tary
Council of World Service and Finance
Pittsburgh
Erie
World Service
Most of Airmen To Go to Camp by Railroad
MARTINSBURG June 26 Trains will carry most of the 170 men in the 17th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of West Virginia's Air National Guard to Georgia for summer training next month. Lt. Col. Joseph T. Crane said the squadron would train July 72th at Travis Air Force Base in Savannah. He noted the main group would depart by train while pilots would fly down in planes assigned to the squadron. This will be the squadron's first summer encampment after transfer from Charleston fast Fall.
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Martinsburg
West Virginia
Air National Guard
Georgia
Joseph T. Crane
Travis Air Force Base
Savannah
Crane
Charleston
Dispute Doesn't Stop Steel Company Picnic
Wheeling June 29 A threatening steel strike won't affect relations at Wheeling Steel's Ackermann plant in Warwood. More than 700 employees plant officials and families plan to attend the annual all day picnic at Wheeling Park tomorrow.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Steel
Ackermann
Warwood
Wheeling Park
True Happiness Found in Spiritual Values and Church Attendance
The article emphasizes happiness as rooted in spiritual values rather than possessions or social status. It urges living by God’s teachings and reaffirming faith through regular church attendance to achieve lasting, deepest happiness.
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God
Christian Science and church notices printed in one page
A jumble of church schedules and events lists Sunday school times reading rooms radio broadcasts and meetings. Details include Wake TV WSAZ channel 3 broadcasts Arts and meetings at various addresses such as 303 Davidson Building S10 Quarrier Street and the Buchanan William E. Craig ministry with service times and activity descriptions across multiple groups and churches.
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Davidson Building
Quarrier Street
Christian Science
WSAZ
Huntingtor
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