West Virginia soldier named outstanding 1956 guard
Fayette W. L. Criss, M Sgt and acting platoon leader of Tank Co., 2nd Battalion, 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment, won West Virginia's outstanding soldier of 1956. He received the Patterson trophy, beating six other non commissioned officers, with runner up M Sgt Lawrence R. Kershner of Martinsburg. Criss has served in Korea and the South Pacific, is married with a son, and works for New River Co. at Hope.
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FT. Knox
L. Criss
Platcon
Tank Co
Batttalion
150Th Armored Cavalry Iment
West Viring
Criss
Gov. Okey
Mt. Hope
Fay
West Virginia
Lawrence R. Kershner
Martinsburg
Robert Nave
Parkersburg
Bach Rae Eta
U Oriss
Beckley College
Wilerk
New River Co
Hope
Sheewinmer
National Guard
South Pacific
Steve Criss
Ratver
Fayette County
oGriss
3 V
Weasel
Marland
Fort Knox
John L. Ryan Jr
Pst
E Armored Cavalry
Aseh
Cavalry Sergeant Leads West Virginia 4-H Camp Event
The 1956 West Virginia Older 4-H Club Members Conference runs June 18 to 24 at Jacksons Mill with State 4-H Club Leader Harley Cutlip directing. Taylor County participants include Paula June Klepfel and others as groups cover discussion music and recreation leading to junior leader development with themes Albedo health education and world relations. Speakers include Mrs Polly Johnson Hanst Oakland Maryland and Dr Robert P Fischer Marietta College with topics ranging from fitness to world reflections and worship.
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West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Woodbridge Stout
Harley Cutlip
Taylor County
Paula June Klepfel
Mary Jo Sharp
Mary Jane Armstrong
Haymond Lueadder
Stout
Polly Johnson Hanst
Oakland
Maryland
Hanst
Albedo
Braxton County
Ritchie County
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Robert P. Fischer
Marietta College
Marietta
Ohio
Maurice Brooks
Joseph DeBardi
Morgantown
Elsie Linda Lindt
Unicef
United Nations
New York
God
C. H. Hartley
Yule Tree Pruning And Leatham Named WV College Liaison
A 6 15 pm pruning demo at Happy Acres Farm Route 119 near Haymond Methodist Church will be led by Phil Berthy Extension Forester WVU stressing pruning for high quality Christmas trees and proper methods. Charles Leatham appointed executive director of West Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges to coordinate college industry ties and liaise with leaders, based in Fairmont Deveny Building.
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Woodbridge Stout
W. A. Henderson
Happy Acres Farm
Route 119
Haymond Methodist Church
Phil Berthy
West Virginia University
Stout
Charles H. Leatham
Monongahela Power Company
Fairmont
West Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges
Salem
Alderson-Broaddus
Davis & Elkins
Bethany
Morris Harvey
West Virginia Wesleyan Colleges
Leatham
Deveny
Frostburg
Maryland
Allegheny County
Westings House
West Virginia
Monongahela Over Company
Edison Electric Institute of
New York City
Upper Monongahela Valley Association
Adventist Cites Gains In State
Parkerburg delegates at the 49th West Virginia Conference of Adventists opened with a two year officer election. A. F. Ruf reported strong growth across Virginia and noted each member averaged $180.34 in tithes and offerings, well above the national average. He cited a $70,000 state administration building to be dedicated and two new churches added in Lewisburg and Pt Pleasant.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
United States
Lewisburg
Pt Pleasant
Behan Refutes BBC Claim Over Interview Drinking
Brendan Behan accused the British Broadcasting Corp of mischaracterizing his conduct before a TV interview saying he drank a bottle of Irish whiskey and found the experience awful. The piece also defines a speleologist as a scientist who studies caverns.
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London
Brendan Behan
Broadcasting Corp
Griffin recalls eerie car screech and cat fright
CHICAGO Gerald A. Griffin starts his car and fears he hit a child. A frightened cat is found wedged between the fan belt and radiator under the hood, producing a screech that heightens the tense moment.
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Chicago
Gerald A. Griffin
Griffin
Cox Charged Over License Plate Slogan Change
Springfield Illinois police say A B Cox Sr of Carmi altered his Illinois license plate from Land of Lincoln to Land of Adlai in a show of support for Adlai Stevenson. Australia leads global wood production with 131 million sheep yielding about 90 million dollars.
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Springfield
Ill
H A. B. Cox Sr
Carmi, Hill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cox
Adlai
Australia
New Ministers Get Association Bid in Grafton Area
The Grafton Area Ministerial Association will meet at First Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. to welcome new ministers serving four Methodist churches and charges. Rev. Ernest L. Robertson asks members to return religious census cards. The African elephant grows to about 11 feet tall and can weigh up to six tons.
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Graftoi Area
First Presbyterian Church
Ernest L. Robertson
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