Wyoming Man Electrocuted At Ky Mine
Michael Evans, 25, of Wyoming County Wyoming, was electrocuted in Burnwell Kentucky while operating a battery locomotive in a mine owned by his father. Everett Brown of Pikeville, district supervisor for the Kentucky Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, reported the accidental death occurred when Evans touched an energized power cable.
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Pikeville, Ky
UPI
Michael Evans
Hanover
Wyoming County
Burnwell
Everett Brown
Pikeville
Kentucky Department of Mines and Mineral Resources
Evans
Junior Academy of Science Fair Slated at Wesleyan
West Virginia high school students will exhibit and present papers at the state Junior Academy of Science Fair April 15-17 at West Virginia Wesleyan College Christopher Hall of Science. About 130 to 140 entrants expected with judging by Wesleyan and state college faculty.
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Wesleyan
Buckhannon
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Christopher
Universi
David Wolfe
Morgantown
Wolfe
John Wright
College of Arts and Sciences
West Virginia University
Joseph McGraw
McGraws
Wyoming County
Glen Rogers High School
Paul Dalton
Parkersburg High School
Frances Plants
Morgantown High School
Ken Hechler
Chambers
Wesleyan Chapel
Jenkins Hall
Hymn
Sabine B Team Honored After Wyoming County Title
A wiener roast honored the Sabine Grade School B basketball team at the Mullins home. The Sabine B team won the Wyoming County championship trophy at Pineville on March 25 26. Coach Kenneth Mullins led the team after the principal Earnest Shumate passed away. Attendees included Ezra Cozort Joe Cozort Alfred Mullins Clifford Mullins Calvin Mullins Jeffrey Price Danny Green James Trent Jeff Mullins Vickie Price Nancy Workman James Ritchie and Thomas Pennington.
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Sabine
Kenneth Mullins
Wyoming
Pineville
Earnest Shumate
Ezra Cozort
Joe Cozort
Alfred ‘Mullins
Clifford Mullins
Calvin ‘Mullins
Jeffrey Price
Danny Green
James Trent
Jeff Mullins
Vickie Price
Nancy Workman
James Ritchie
Thomas Pennington
Bicycle License Sale Scheduled In Fayetteville
Fayetteville to hold annual bicycle license sale at town hall on April 14 at 1 pm. Police Chief T M Hunsaker says unregistered bicycles must be brought in, including vehicles bought since last April. Tags cost 50 cents each. Veterans who served in the Mexican border conflict now qualify for VA disability pension on the same basis as other veterans.
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Fayetteville
Town Hall
T. M. Hunsaker
Hunsaker
America
Mexico
Local Leaders Salters Wilson McConshay and Gilkeson Named
Noted figures Salters and Mike Wilson share leadership roles with Mrs. Ethel McConshay and Victor Gilkeson of Pineville as Wyoming County 4-H agents. The announcement highlights the notable local leadership team and their family ties.
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Te Salters
Mike Wilson
Thomas C. Wilson
Ethel McConshay
Victor Gilkeson
Pineville
Wyoming County
Winners Announced In Fayette Contests At Montgomery General
Fayette County students from 377 entrants across elementary to high school submitted 229 posters 100 slogans and 48 essays to promote hospital expansion at Montgomery General Hospital. Winners include Deepwater Jodie Falls View entries and Powellton slogans with awards presented by local bank vice-presidents.
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Montgomery
Fayette County
Fayette
Deepwater
Jodie
Falls View
Montgomery General Hospital
Timothy Mark Grounds
Mike Johnson
Kathy Smith
Merchants National Bank
Robert Durbin
Timothy
Mike
Kathy
Kera Diaz
Powellton
Jerry Lee Truman F
Margaret Burgess
Montgomery National Bank
Guy Dooley
Nancy Eagle
Ansted
Michael Haye
Nephew Lozo Jr. trains in Industrial Electronics in Florida
Robert Ford Lozo Jr. of Miami, son of former Glen Rogers residents Mr. and Mrs. R. Lozo, is visiting Glen Rogers with Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Richardson. He is undergoing training in the School of Industrial Electronics before becoming a field representative in Minnesota. His cousin Tommy Richardson accompanies him.
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Certis
Wyoming County
Basil Johnson Jr
Basil Johnson
Billie Rae Salters
John W
Glen Rogers
Woodrow Richardson
Robert Ford Lozo Jr
Miami, Fla
R. Lozo
School of Industrial Electronics
Minnesota
Lozo
Tommy Richardson
WVU Wins $16,340 Grant for Dorm Noise Abatement Program
The National Science Foundation awarded West Virginia University a $16,340 grant to design a noise abatement program for college dormitories. Dr. James R. Stafford will head the project in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, employing 15 undergraduate students this summer.
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Morgantown
UPI
National Science Foundation
West Virginia University
WVU
James R. Stafford
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
MH Will Honor 4 Famous Women At Commencement
Morris Harvey College will honor four distinguished women at commencement on May 16 in Charleston. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith will receive an honorary doctor of laws and speak. Elizabeth Hallanan, Pearl S. Buck, and Eleanor Steber will receive honorary degrees in various fields.
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Charleston
UPI
Morris Harvey College
Willhonor
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
West Virginia
Elizabeth Hallanan
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Pearl S. Buck
Eleanor Steber
Metropolitan Opera
Wheeling
Fire chief’s assistant arrested in string of forest arsons
Rene Chomal 47 an assistant fire chief in Annonay France was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of setting more than 50 forest fires around his hometown over the past three years.
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Annonay
France
UPI
Rene Chomal
Chomal
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