Barbour County road projects listed by State Road Commission
The State Road Commission outlined planned highway work across West Virginia with 27 projects totaling about 11.75 million dollars. Projects span Barbour Berkeley Fayette Hampshire Harrison Kanawha Marion Marshall Mason Wood and others, including asphaltic concrete surfacing, surface treatments, bridge work, and widening.
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Taylor
Barbour County
Charleston
State Road Commission
Pat C. Graney
Mason County
Monongalia County
Philippi-Buckhannon
Berkeley County
New Haven School
Fayette County
Oakhill-Kincaid
Llmer County
Glenville
Greatsville
W. Va
Hampshire County
North River
Baker-Wardensville
Harison County
Clarksburg
Buckhan
Bridgeport-Fairmont
Kanawha
Payette Street
Marion County
Fairmont
Bridgeport Road
Marshall
Mouridsville
Hog Run
Cameron-Big Run
Three Mile Creek
Five Mile Creek
Litten Mile Creek
Sixteen Mile Creek
Algo-Federg
Hio County
Ohio County
Ridgeport
U. S. 40
Pendleton County
Bridge Gap
Pocahontas County
Cllcine
Wooval
Mill Point
Richwood
Lewisburg
Taylor County
Boothville-Bridgeport
W.va
Wetzel County
Martinsville-Paden City
Wyoming County
Jerome Hines Seeks Forgiveness Before Faust Role
SAINT TO SINNER New York opera bass Jerome Hines sang hymns in Madison Square Garden before Billy Graham's sermon and asked forgiveness for a Mephistopheles role in Faust Cuba next week. He offered a light note amid a busy week in Memphis and New York headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
P—Opera
Jerome Hines
Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham
Cuba
Hines
Mephistopheles
County Adopts Harsh Penalties for Road Violations
PINEVILLE. Wyoming County officials and Circuit Judge Robert Worrell approved a plan to jail or suspend licenses for speeding and reckless driving. Guilty offenders face 30 days in jail and a $100 fine. suspension is optional but only if the driver surrenders the license for 30 days. If an appeal leads to a circuit court guilty finding, the penalties become mandatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Wyoming County
Justices of the Peace
Wyoming County Sheriff's Office
Robert Worrell
Robert Bailey
Bailey
Man Arrested For Wandering Streets In Blanket Smiles At Question
Syracuse report notes a 46yearold man wearing only a blanket was arrested for walking the streets naked. He smiled when a jailer asked him to remove everything from his pockets.
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Syracuse
N.Y
State Liquor Agency to be streamlined under one head
Charleston reports the State Liquor Commission will be reorganized into a single head agency by plan of Bias, contingent on Gov. Underwood naming him commissioner. The overhaul splits duties into finance and stock control, merchandising, and field supervision, with staff realignments and new leadership for warehousing and purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Liquor Commission
Gaujot
Cercil H. Underwood
Statehouse
Bijas
Underwood
Blas
Alread
Luther Car
Carl Ross
Guy E. Williams
Bias
Elmer Ferrer
James H. Hall
Willams
Ross
Wareehouse
Ferrell
Soviet Stamp Slip Rewrites Schumann Portrait
Article notes a postage error in East Germany where a Schumann stamp featured music by Schubert, not Schumann. The misprint, discovered after thousands were issued, became a curio among stamp and music collectors worldwide.
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Czechoslovakia
Prokop Divis
Benjamin Franklin
Reds
Divis
Franklin
England
Royal Society
East
Germany
Robert Schumann
Schumann
Hig-Mpusicak-Comporsitions
Franz Schubert
Siberia
Surprise stork shower for Mrs Dale King in Newburg June 8
On Saturday June 8 a surprise stork shower was held at Mrs Dale King's residence with gifts for the expectant mother. Attendees included Adaline Phillips Eileen Methany Mildred Shrader Faith Hartsell Mildred Reckart Eileen Harris Francis Mason Rosemary Helms Mary Barto Betty Roby Jeane Alberico Mary Barrett Dorothy Sinclair. Hostesses were Kay Silcott Martha Phillips and Evelyn Silcott. Those sending gifts but unable to attend were Mildred Phillips Jean Ward Loretta Farrelsey and Mildred Hinkston. The Happy Go Lucky 4 H Club held a wiener roast Saturday night at leader Aussie M Sinclair's home with devotionals by Robert Baylor and Gale Adams. The meeting covered 4 H pledge and song. Several members plan to attend 4 H camp at Brandopville July 21 to 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale King
Adaline Phillips
Eileen, Methany
Mildred Shrader
Faith Hartsell
Mildred Reckart
Eileen Harris
Francis Mason
Rosemary Helms
Mary Barto
Betty Roby
Jeane Alberico
Mary Barrett
Dorothy Sinclair
Kay Silcott Marthe Phillips
Evelyn Silcott
Mildred Phillips
Jean Ward
Loretta Farresl
Mildred Hinkston
Newburg
Aussie M. Sinclair
Robert Baylor
Gale Adams
Brandopville
Freak Mishap Kills Worker Near Pt Pleasant
A freak highway construction accident near Pt Pleasant claims the life of William E. B. Erwin of Catlettsburg Kentucky. Erwin an element operator for Andersons Int of Charleston fell after jumping from his machine as a shovel and oversized rock load toppled. The body lay under the overturned equipment for several hours before authorities recovered it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William EB. Erwin
Cattlersburg
Erwin
Andersons
Charleston
York
Pleasant
State To Build New Ohio Bridge
Plans for a bridge across the Ohio River between New Martinsville West Virginia and Hannibal Ohio were approved by the U S Army Engineers in Washington State Road Commissioner Pat C Graney said core borings are underway and a contract for river piers will be set before summer end. The bridge will be financed jointly by the federal government West Virginia and Ohio and will connect West Virginia Route 2 with Ohio Route 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ohio River
New Martinsville
W. Va
Hannibal
Ohio
U. S. Army Engineers
Washington
Pat C. Graney
Graney
West Virginia
Wendell Bible School Opens June 17 in Union Hall
Vacation Bible School begins June 17 and runs through June 21 at Union Hall for children from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Miss Josephine Patterson leads. Also noted are local visits, 4-H meeting June 5, and a hot dog sale June 14 at 7 p.m. Public invite.
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Union Hall
Josephine Patterson
Hudson
Mary Loyd
Cleveland
Ohio
John Zagler
Ima Jean Knotts
Margaret Kerns
Jimmey Knotts
Ruth Ann Casper
Booth
Virgil Marteny
Clare Minor Cleavenger of
Plemington
Rose DeBarr Reventl
Local Visits and Community Notices Weekend Gatherings
Marteny visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs Jamer Sorbello over the weekend. Rev and Mrs Nick Catney of Rivenville will attend Union Hall Friday June 14 at 7 30 PM with a service and a religious film to follow. Clifford Kisner and son Randy visited Mr and Mrs Kisner recently. Stanley J Davis of Simpson dined at Mr and Mrs J A Preston Sr. on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Preston, Sr
Flemington Area Schools Hold Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School began Monday in Flemington and Simpson Baptist churches and runs through June 21. Directors are Miss Henrietta Martin and Mrs Leona Leach, with Rev Clyde Bush pastoring both churches. Teachers and helpers span nursery to junior high across both sites, with music by Nancy Johnson and Carolyn Sue Hess and daily refreshments by Ralph Hess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
Simpson Baptist
Henrietta Martin §Q
Leona Leach
Simpson School
Clyde Bush
Flemington School
Mildred Christian
Kindergarden
Arthur Davis
Connie Davis
Ralph Greathouse Jr
Agnes Knight
J. F. Edwards
Phyllis
Nadine Phelps
Hign
Earl Robinson
Mazie Davis
Nancy Johnson
Carolyn Sue Hess
Mike Christian
Ralph Hess
Nelda Hardman
Peulette Fleming
Clarence Moore Do
West Point event notes and leadership gathering report
The text records attendees including Mrs Lantz Singleton and Sandy Diana and Larry with Mr and Mrs Robert Goodwin and Rovy among honored guests at Camp Caesar. It lists women from the area attending a leadership training and representatives from Flemington Grade School Parpent-Teachers Association and the high school PTA. It also notes Ellsworth Air Base last mission flight of a B 36 as part of a tour for two plots replacing B 35 planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lantz Singleton
Sandy
Diana
Larry
Robert
Goodwin
Rovy
Homer Brown
Camp Caesar
Joe Ball
Flemington
Rapid City
Ellsworth Ai Base
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Apton Sentinel
Pierre
Homestake Mining Co
Memphis
Tenn
Haing
U.S. Tobacco Co
George W. Helme Co
East Rutherford
N. J. Im
Jerome Harris
Lyndhurst Elks Lodge
Harris
Orlando
Fis
League
Stephen Kennedy
Columbus Memorial
Lucerne
Switzerland
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Dixie Highway
Mt. Olive
N.C
Dunn
Fayetteville
International
State Liquor Agency
Der
Evan Charles
Itral Press
Wendell Holds
Bible School
Teuraday
VFW_ HALL
TIC- Tochs Adn
Flemington Area
Phyllis Phelps
Leonard Phelps
Girls State
Jackson's Mill
Miss Phelps
Flemington Eastern Star
Flemington Rebekah
Flemington Homemakers Club
Flemington Women's Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Flemington Baptist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Phelps
Grafton Sentinel
Farrel Snyder
Brownton
Clarksburg Hospital
Farrell Monroe
Madelone McCauley
Gordon McCauley
Belva Snyder
Anglora
Perry Dunn
Auberry
Calif
Henry. Baird
Warren
Durwood Hathaway
Elaing
Gary
Vickie
Bark Hathaway
Tam
Janwend Gary
Anmere
Japan
Girard
Ottawa
William
Louis Girard
Louis
Terry
Joann
West Point
Joe Piccolo
Bernard Blake
PTA
Richard Horton Howes
John Henry Vickers
Howes
Vineyard Haven
Mags
Vickers
Fairfield
Gonn
Maeys
International Sun
Atte
Amazon Trader
First National Bank OF Grafton
Keener— Shriver Motors, Inc
U.S
W-Main ST
Grafton
W, VA
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