Bottlenecks In West Virginia Highway System Study Progress
The West Virginia Commission on Interstate Cooperation reviews bottlenecks on the urban primary system as it drafts a five year highway program for the 1951 Legislature. It notes that current Road Commission projects relieve some congestion but do not meet present day standards and that funding requests from 1949 were not honored. Pictured bottlenecks include routes through Williamson Montgomery Web Morgantown Star City Logan and others with ongoing or completed projects.
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West Virginia Commission On Interstate Cooperaton
Road Commission
Cooperation Commission
State Road Commission
Williamson
Montgomery
Star City Bridge
Morgantown
Bolivar
Logan
West Virginia Dude Ranches and City Tax Debate
The piece highlights Dude Ranches near Ruppert West Virginia along Route 60 with trainer Captain Dorsey Smith and Circle C influence, inviting readers to vacation spots, plus a local tax authority debate in Grafton over whether the city can tax professionals and auto owners. It notes ceramic art’s early development in ancient Egypt and reflects on local civic questions.
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Gal
Tenne
Ruppert
Route 60
Kessler
West Virginia
Dorsey Smith
Circle C
Wyoming
Baregal ‘Association
Grafton
Jessie
Attend Church Dedication at Pruntytown Baptist Church
About 250 people attended the dedication of the New Church in Sermon at Pruntytown Baptist Church. The dedicatory sermon was by Reverend W. M May with a basket dinner after the morning service. Homecoming service began at two with Reverend Henry Loving. Numerous out of town visitors attended from Parkersburg, Pennsboro, High Point, Raleigh, Buckhannon, Fairmont, Elkins, Clarksburg, Detroit, Charleston, and more, including Reverend Dre Whitner and Reverend L. E. Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruntytown
Pruntytown Baptist Church
W. M May
Henry Loving
Gene Merrell
Parkersburg
Clarence Beechler
Pennsboro
Fred’ Whitescarver
High Point
North Carolina
Oscar Slane Whitescarver
Raigh
North
Carollina
Deck Whitescarver
Frank Whitescarver
Buckhannon
Fred Fleming
Fairmont
William “Hamilton
Glenn Hamilton
Elkins
Robert Whitescarver
Shirley
Dre-Whitner
Walter Elliott
Clarksburg
William Yates
Detroit
Michigan
John Groves U
Betty Maroney
Charleston
Edgar Daugherty
New Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
L. E. Bailey
Glenneaston
Bridgeport
Maxy
Bump
Eskdale
Cara Rad
Abaugh
Masontown
Archie Bartlett
Joseph
Pruntytown Picnic Attendees Lead Busy Regional Travel
The Pruntytown Methodist church held its annual Sunday school picnic at Morris Park in Fairmont with attendees including Grace Mahaffey, Grace Whitescarver, Charlie Whitescarver, Paul Duty and children, George Whitescarver, John Spranage of Phoenix, and Burl Dunham of Fairmont. Visitors from New Bethleham and Akro Ohio joined relatives in Pruntytown with extended stays and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruntytown
Lillian Dotson
Annie, Wisefan
Madge DeMoss
Opha Duckworth
Robert Westfall
Robert Wyckoff
Martha Rector
Kathryn, Tracy
Norma Bolyard
Judy Gray
Carolyn v
Barbara Knight
County Democratic Group Arrests After State Police Raid
Seven Huntington establishments were raided by plainclothes state police last night and ten men were arrested. One arrestee was a former city councilman and current County Democratic Executive committee member. The raid, led by Captain C. P. Taylor, resulted in bonds set at $5,000 for the Committee chairman and two others, with warrants issued by Edward H. Greene for gambling, drinking, horse race betting and book sales.
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Huntington
The
Herald-Dispatch
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic
Abeeythe
Tom
T. Baker
Edward H. Greene
Herbert Hovatter To Represent Local Eagles At Confab
Herbert Hovatter, junior past worthy president of Grafton aerie No 2389, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will represent his aerie at the Grand Aerie convention in Minneapolis Minnesota August 10 13. Aerie Secretary Gene Whisner announced. The 52nd annual convention will be attended by about 1700 delegates, all past presidents. Speakers include Governor Luther Youngdahl of Minnesota, Dr Daniel Polinz editor of the Christian Herald, Senator Hubert H Humphries of Minnesota, and Tommy Gibbons St Paul sheriff active in Eagles youth work.
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Herbert Hovatter
Grafton Aerie
Order of Eagles
Erie
Minneapolis
Minn
Nesota
Aerie
Gene Whisner
Order
Whisner
Clude
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Grafton Paint & Wallpaper Co
Latrobe St
Paul Hood
Egypt
B. C
Joyce
New Beth- Jehef, Pennsylvania
Dorsey Ford
Akrox
Ohio
Arthur Ford
Rossett
Ronnie
Jimmie
Fred x
Raleigh, North Carolina
John Scranage
Phoenix, Arizona
Otto Scranage
Margaret Virginia Gaw
Throp
Eagles
Confab
Malone
Lainly
Phim
BUICK
Fisher
Standardon
Hamric Motor Company
Riverside Drive
Teyte
Yry J. Taylor
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