Mary Higgins and Judy Blevins win second in county fair biology
Sophia High School juniors Mary Higgins and Judy Blevins placed second in the senior high girls Biological Division at the county fair with their exhibit Food Additives. They demonstrated preservation methods using chemicals in certain foods and also entered the regional fair. Mary is the daughter of Pearl Higgins of Soak Creek and Judy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McKinley L. Blevins of Sophia.
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Mary Higgins
Judy Blevins
Sophia High School
Mary
Pearl Higgins
Soak Creek
Judy
McKinley L. Blevins
Sophia
County Science Fair Winners Exhibit At Region Meet
Junior Sandi Weaver of Sophia High School won first in the senior high girls Physical Science division with Tracking Down Radiation and showcased fallout protection. Hollywood Elementary pupils Stanley Lawson and Donnie McKinney earned third in Junior High Boys. their exhibit included a dinosaur bone and other samples. Phillip Hughes of Woodrow Wilson placed third in region region Physical Science and first in Boys Physical Science at Raleigh County Fair, presenting peaceful nuclear energy data. Donita Neff of Sophia High won second in Biologicals at Pocahontas Science Fair and first in Raleigh County Girls Biological. Margaret Louise Thorne of Beckley Junior High won second in General Science and first in Junior High Girls at Raleigh County Science Fair with Symbiosis in Lichens.
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Sandi Weaver
Sophia High School
Hollywood
Stanley Lawson
Donnie McKinney
Phillip Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Hughes
Donita Neff
Raleigh County
Margaret Louise Thorne
Beckley Junior High School
Raleigh County Science Air
Circles To Meet Fayetteville Methodist Women
Circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Fayetteville Methodist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m Circle 1 at Mrs Kenneth Tygretts Fayette Road Circle 2 at Mrs A B Wilson Walk er Street Circle 3 at Mrs John Witts Cun ard and Circle 4 at Mrs R Co Farmer Old Court Street
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Fayetteville
RNS
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Kenneth Tygrett
Fayette Road
A. B. Wilson
Walker Street
John Witt
Cunard
Old Court Street
Methodist Youth Car Wash At Fayetteville Church Parsonage
The Fayetteville Methodist Church youth fellowship plans a spring car wash on the Parsonage Patio starting Saturday at 9 30 a m. The charge is 1 50. If rain hits the event moves to the next Saturday.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Loans for Taxes Up to $300 Beckley Loan Co
Beckley Loan Co located at 3062 Neville Street offers loans for taxes up to 300 dollars. Phone line listed as 252-6301 for applicants seeking quick tax-related cash.
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Beckley Loan CO
NeviLle St. Ph
Callison Circle Hears Program On Prayer
Adah Callison Circle of Oak Hill Methodist Church met Tuesday evening with Shirley Kirk as hostess. Mrs Pearl Fitzwater led the program on Lord Teach us to Pray assisted by Miss Kirk and Mrs Paul Davis. Mrs Davis spoke on Dimensions of Prayer plans to remember home members for Easter with a potted plant.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Adah Callison
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Shirley Kirk
Pearl Fitzwater
Rock Creek residents face hospital stays and recovery
Rock Creek residents endure illnesses and hospitalizations at Beckley Memorial and Beckley Hospital. Rosie McGinnis, 79, is treated for heart and blood pressure issues. Bailey, Cantley, Gobble, and others recover from flu, pneumonia, surgery, or illness. Relatives travel between New York and Rock Creek to support families. Mrs. Stollie Williams of Cleveland visits through Easter.
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Rock Creek
Rns
Rosie McGinnis
James McGinnis
Beckley Hospital
James Dodson
New York
Red Jacket
Gladys McGinnis
Henry McGinnis
Nelson Williams
Laura Jarrell
Naoma
Lodge Conclave Set By Knights Templar
Mount Hope Commandery No. 22 Knights Templar to confer Orders of Red Cross and Malta at a 7 30 pm conclave in Masonic Hall Mount Hope. First conclave for new officers. Easter service arrangements to be made. Commander M E Miller Charlton Heights.
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Mount Hope
Kns
Pesticide Aid Philadelphia Uses New Detection Device
An electro chemical method combining a residue detecting element and a measuring device helps address concerns over pesticide exposure in produce. Leeds & Northrup Co. says the instrument can detect impurities to fractions of one part in a million.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Leeds & Northrup Co
Mount Hope Woman's Missionary Society Meets
The Hylbert Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met at Mrs. J. C. Gwinn's home with Mrs. J. L. Wilkins presiding. Readings titled The Blessings of Easter and Mine to You framed the session. Colossians study led by Mrs. Buckley. A rummage sale was announced across from New River Store and carnations will be sold for Mother's Day. The program The Challenge of Love was presented by several members, with a prayer by Mrs. Wilkins. Guests included Miss Jan Caye Gwinn and Mrs. Johnny Gulbin. Next meeting set for May 7 at Mrs. Ward's home.
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Ed Brock
New River
Buckley
A. L. Walker
William C. Ward
Hobart Garvin
Wilmns
Jan Caye Gwinn
Johnny Gulbin
Jeanette Hoke
Hubs and Shot in Ankle by Wife headline quips on womanhood
A satirical line mocks gender ideals as a newspaper headline about domestic dispute triggers debate. It sketches a scene where a wife wounds her husband with a gun, prompting public commentary on morals and marital norms.
Princeton Forest Lab To Undertake Study in West Virginia
Sen Robert C Byrd announced the Princeton West Virginia Forest Products Laboratory will study hardwood flooring use in housing construction maintenance and repair to expand markets for West Virginia oak. The study aims to explain market decline and develop better installation methods to boost hardwood flooring competitiveness.
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Princeton
Robert C. Byrd
Princeton, West Virginia
Forest Products Laboratory
West Virginia
Byrd
Princeton Laboratory
U.S. Forest Service Research Laboratory
Interior Department
Mountain State
Fifth Child Born to Harm on Davis Couple in Mount Hope
Mr and Mrs Harmon Davis Route 1 Mount Hope announce the birth of their fifth child a son at 425 pm Monday at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley. Thora Mark weighs eight pounds and joins siblings Ann 14 George 12 Michael 10 and Jan 5. The mother is Jessie Treadway daughter of Agnes Treadway and the late Thora Treadway. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Price Davis Route 1 Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope
Harmon Davis
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Thora Mark
Ann
George
Michael
Jan
Davis
Jessie Treadway
Agnes Treadway
Thora Treadway
Price Davis
Route 1
Second guilder offers critique over gift horse remark
A proverb about a cautious critic is reframed as a commenter delivering a tube of toothpaste to the man who complains about a gift horse in the mouth. The quirky image highlights wary judgment and unsolicited advice in the exchange.
Hootenanny Debuts On ABC In A Folk Music Symposium
TV critic notes ABCs new half hour show Hootenanny blends live college crowds and student performers led by Jack Linkletter. The Michigan premiere featured Limeliters Bud and Travis and Bob Gibson with Bonnie Dobson, praised for spontaneous feel though lyrics bemuse. Linkletter stays mostly in the audience.
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Rick DU Brow
United Press International Hollywood
UPI
Jack Linkletter
Henry Miller
Donna Reed
Abc-Tv
Jacksonville
Fla
University of Michigan
Limeliters
Bud and Travis
Bob Gibson
Bonnie Dobson
Mr. Linkletter
Gibson
San Remo
Greenwich
Vilage
Linkletter
Governor Barron Speaks at Castle Rock Park Dedication
Wyoming officials attended the Castle Rock Park dedication in Pineville with Gov. W. W. Barron as principal speaker. The Castle Rock Garden Club led the event, with Mrs. Goodwin Jarvis the president and welcoming guests. Judge Robert M. Worrell MC’d, and Dr. Warden Lane of the Natural Resources Department was among attendees. Barron praised the county women for uniting to complete the park.
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W. W. Barron
Castle Rock Park
Pineville
Castle Rock
Warden Lane
Natural Resources Department
Robert M. Worrell
Wyoming Circuit Court
Wyoming County
Barron
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