County Government Day Schedule Told
Fayetteville hosts Know Your County Government Day sponsored by LaFayette Post 149 in cooperation with Fayette County officials the Board of Education and High School Principals Association on April 28. Ten juniors from Fayetteville High Cellins High Mount Hope High Meadow Bridge Nuttall High Ansted High Gauley Bridge High and Montgomery High will tour county offices for 20 minutes each learning duties of the departments. The day begins at 9 a.m. in the Fayette County Circuit Court room with remarks by Elwood Maples and a mock trial led by John L. Witt Jr. and others, followed by a noon luncheon at the legion home. The event aims to educate youths about county government and public service including visits to the prosecuting attorney sheriff assessor circuit and county clerks commissioners county agent board of education justice of the peace and the county library.
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LaFayette Post 149
The
American Legion
Fayette County
Fayetteville ‘High
Cellins
Mount Hope
Meadow Bridge
Nuttall
Ansted High
Gauley
Bridge
Montgomery ‘High
Elwood Maples
LaFayette Post
Circuit Court
John L. Witt Jr
Legionnaire
Stu
C. H. Maxwell
Fayette
Board of Education
Justice of the Peace
Fayetteville man honored on 70th birthday at home
Everett Thomas of Fayetteville was surprised with a birthday dinner Sunday for his 70th birthday anniversary. Attendees included Lula Malcolm and Ona Tolbert of Mabscott, Sherman Walker of Alley, Elmer Thomas of Fayetteville, Tom Jones of Darton Ohio, Jack Lanham of Fayetteville, William Stevens of Miamisburg Ohio, and five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Fayetteville
Everett ‘Thomas
Lula Malcolm
Ona Tolbert
Mabscott
Sherman
Nell) Walker
Alley
Elmer Thomas
Local Tax Warning Over Dead Bear Rampage Threats
In Cairo a bizarre UPI report states a family received a threat demanding taxes be paid or a chained bear would be released. The note claims the bear is Ibrahim Abdel Kader Mazeni, said to have died 23 years ago, with the bear allegedly used to intimidate the family.
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Cairo
UPI
Abrahim Abdel Kader Mazeni
United Press International
Bay Office
Ibrahim
Mt Hope News Visitors and Local Health Notes
Mt Hope receives guests from Pontiac and Charleston as the Keeney and Mace households host visitors. Clyde Coleman undergoes surgery at Charleston Memorial Hospital while Bill Coleman remains home ill. Ruscoe Ann Garett, Glenville College student, visits her parents on Stadium Drive.
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Greene Coleman
Jack Mace
Charleston
Clyde Coleman
Carbon
Charleston Memorial ‘Hospital
Bill Coleman
Price Hill
Ruscoe Ann Garett
Glenville College
Allen Garrett Jr
Stadium Drive
Jupiter dwarfs other planets in combined mass
Jupiter contains more than twice the mass of all the remaining planets in the solar system combined, highlighting its dominant size among the eight planets.
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Jupiter
Solar System
Fiduciary Notes Listed By Fayette County Clerk
The Fayette County clerk recorded fiduciary notes as of Thursday. Matthew Jackson of Minden posted a $500 bond as administrator of the estate of Smith Young with John Henry Harper, Warren Ratliff and Margaret Jackson as appraisers. Connie Roop of Minden posted a $100 bond as legal guardian of Mark Spradling. Sanford McNeely of Mount Hope posted a $500 bond as administrator of Joseph Clarence Welch with Joe Tyree, James Alexander and J. D Burgess as appraisers.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Matthew Jackson
Minden
Smith Young
John Henry Harper
Warren Ratliff
Margaret Jackson
Connie Roop
Mark Spradling
Sanford McNeely
Mount ‘Hope
Joseph Clarence Welch
Joe ‘Tyre
Multiple West Virginia estate bonds set in court records
Officials named executors administrators and appraisers across several county estates. Bonds posted include Earl A. Williams five thousand, Mary Jackson two thousand, Fornie L. Peyton sixteen thousand, and T E Myles five hundred, with multiple guardians and appraisers appointed for each estate.
Motorcycle Noise Crackdown Slated
Fayetteville Chief T. M. Hunsaker announced that excess motorcycle noise will not be tolerated within the town limits. He said many complaints have been made by irate citizens and vehicles with altered exhaust systems will face official inspections and tickets if violations are found.
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Fayetteville
T.M. Hunsaker
Hunsaker
Son And Grandson Honored At Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Roby Billings of Long Branch honored their son Jackie Coleman and oldest grandson Michael Crouse at a birthday anniversary dinner Sunday. Attending were Nadine Coleman and their children Candi Donnie and Tammy of Pax, Billie Crouse and Karen Beckley, and Alice Holden and David of Whiting Indiana.
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PAX
Roby Billings
Long Branch
Jackie Coleman
Michael Crouse
Coleman
Nadine
Candi
Donnie
Tammy
Billie Crouse
Karen
Beckley
Alice Holden
David
Whiting
Ind
Girls Can Take It Off Boss Can Hire Em
Parkersburg UPI reports municipal Judge Charles H. Rudolph Jr. dismissed a charge against Chet W. Burdette manager of the Uptown Inn for procuring four go go dancers to perform sans pasties at the Purple Pussycat. Burdette and guard Bernard L. Pahl forfeited $56 bonds each on obstructing police during a Feb 24 raid. The judge had ruled the topless act not obscene and dismissed indecent exposure charges against the dancers.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Charles H. Rudolph Jr
Chet W. Burdette
Uptowner Inn
Purple Pussycat
Burdette
Bernard L. Pahl
Rudolph
Ramp Festival Set April 15 at Richwood Grade School
West Virginia's oldest ramp festival in Richwood will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 15 at Richwood Grade School. Vendors promote it as the Feast of the Ramson though the Richwood Chamber of Commerce and the National Ramp Association. The event draws 800 to 1,200 attendees from multiple communities and out of state to enjoy a country dinner of ramps, corn pone, brown beans, Sassafras tea and fried ham for sausage.
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Richwood
West Virginia
Richwood Chamber of Commerce
National Ramp Association
Easter Weekend Family Visits Across Ohio and Virginia
Oak Hill residents Mr and Mrs Charles F Brown and daughters Ester and Doreen returned from Cleveland after Easter. Paige Janney and Paula Lane, Radford College students, joined holiday visits with H E Janney and Herbert Lane. Miss Kathy Young, West Virginia University student, spent Easter with her parents Ray and Mrs Young.
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Oak Hill
Charles F. Brown
Ester
Doreen
Cleveland
Ohio
H. E. Janney
Nell Bannnister
Paige Janney
Paula ‘Lane
Radford College
Radford
Herbert Lane
Kathy Young
West
Birthday Mark Mann Celebrates Ninth in Fayetteville
Mark Mann son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Mann of Walker Street was honored with a party on his ninth birthday Friday. Attendees included Woodie Ramsey Kelli Witt Lisa Ballard Don McClung Keith Ledford Frank McClung Nelson Ledford Jim Marra Jeff Pennick Pat Schoolcraft Greg Mann and Jerry Radford. Mark attends Fayetteville Elementary School as a third grader.
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Fayetteville
Mark Mann
Herbert Mann
Walker Street
Woodie Ramsey
Kelli Witt
Lisa Ballard
Don McClung
Keith Ledford
Frank McClung
Nelson Ledford
Jim Marra
Jeff Pennick
Pat Schoolcraft
Greg Mann
Jerry Radford
Mark
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