Fireworks Display Scheduled for Dry Hill-Prosperity Show
A three day Dry Hill Prosperity horse show begins Aug 20 2022 with new classes and awards. First entries enter at 7 30 p m Thursday Aug 20. Events include western pleasure open trail open reining open key hole relay musical chairs mule race and more. A fireworks display follows the show and Friday and Saturday feature numerous stake classes and costume awards.
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William F. Trail
West Virginia
Junior Sullivan
Milton
James C. Arthur
Lynchburg
Jack Saunders
Hurricane
Omer J. Wright
Beckley
C. W. “Bill
James
Joe E. Johnson
Prosperity
R. Frilen
Bernard Dorsey
Charleston
L. C. Mollohan
Dry Hill
Pat Mollohan Earehart
D. W
Marion) Kinzer
Larry F. Stover
Carrie McClure
Keatley’s Inc
W. R. Trail
Lester
D. Woody Kinzer
Larry Franklin Stover
Kinzer
D. B. Stover Jr
Alan Susman
John Shumate
Earehart
G. W. Dickson
William S. Stump
Albert Tieche
Lowry Returns to Raleigh Space Center Duties
James K. Lowry, Raleigh County science supervisor, ends six month leave spent at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland. He resumes duties with public affairs tours lecture material and student outreach while continuing space science studies.
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James K. Lowry
Raleigh County
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Lowry
Fence Raising Saturday at Coze Creek Cemetery
A fence raising and cemetery grounds cleanup will occur Saturday at Community Cemetery near Saxon. Volunteers should bring tools and be at the cemetery by 7 a.m. to assist with fencing and ground upkeep.
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Coze Creek
Saxon
Experimental road test on Secondary 54 in West Virginia
Mark Fara of the West Virginia State Road Commission announced a WVU conducted experiment on secondary route 54 between Lester and a re routed Route 16 section. The study, funded by the road commission with the Bureau of Public Roads, tests asphalt mix temperatures and aggregate gradations to improve road construction in the state.
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Mark Fara
West Virginia State Road Commission
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Fara
Bureau of Public Roads
Lester
Teen Queen Contest Chooses Second Candidate for Prosperity Fair
Janet Blake of Prosperity named as the second candidate for the 1964 Teen Queen title at the Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group Fair and Horse Show. A ninth grader at Beckley Junior High, Blake is a 4-H member with three cooking ribbons. The event runs August 20 to 22 at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community air grounds. Pamela Powers, 1963 queen, will crown the winner.
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Janet Blake
Prosperity
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group
L. D. Blake
Prosperity and Cranberry
Beckley
Dry Hill Prosperity Community Airgrounds
Pamela Powers
William Powers
Postal Workers Picnic at Little Beaver Park
The Raleigh County Postal Workers held their annual picnic Thursday evening at Little Beaver Park. About 65 people attended including county postmasters and their guests.
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Raleigh County
Little Beaver Park
Forestry School Chooses Bowling
Larry Bowling, son of Mr and Mrs Buster Bowling, is one of 31 boys chosen by West Virginia University School of Forestry to attend the West Virginia Forest Industries Boys Camp at Camp Wood in Greenbrier County near Alvon. Bowling was selected for his forestry interest and completed projects. He has attended the State Conservation Camp the past two years hosted by the Surveyor Future Farmers of America chapter, with James A Lilly of Trap Hill High School as sponsor.
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Lester
West Virginia University School of Forestry
West Virginia Forest Industries
Camp Wood
Greenbrier County
Alvon
Larry Bowling
Buster Bowling
Bowling
Surveyor Future Farmers For America
James A. Lilly
Trap Hill High School
Larry
Delmarva Peninsula Anchored by 12 Mile Neck on Atlantic Coast
A unique peninsula runs along the eastern coast of the United States as the Delmarva Peninsula. It includes parts of three states Delaware Maryland and Virginia linked by a 12 mile neck.
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United States
Delmarva Peninsula
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
GOP Expects 3 000 At State Convention
About 3,000 people including nearly 40 Raleigh County delegates and visitors are expected at the Republican State Convention in Clarksburg on Saturday August 15. The one day event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with morning speeches and afternoon business. State Sen. Jack L. Miller is permanent chairman. speakers include Cecil Underwood Cooper Benedict and Board of Public Works members. David M. Baker chairs the platform committee, which will convene after 16 public hearings across the state.
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Raleigh County
Nathan Goff Armory
Clarksburg
Supreme Court of Appeals
Bill Phillips Jr
Elkins
Jack L. Miller
Parkersburg
GOP
Jack Weaver
Charleston
Hinton
Cecil H. Underwood
Cooper Benedict
U.S. Senate
Board of Public Works
David M. Baker
Huntington
Baker
Platform
Radio Club Meets Guests at Raleigh-Fayette Meeting
The Raleigh Fayette Citizens Band Radio Club met in Beckley Manufacturing Corp recreation room with Fred Waddell and Ray Greathouse in attendance. After the business session, games were played. Secretary Treasurer Paul Mills announced the next meeting for Wednesday Aug 19 at the home of club president Harold Blake.
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Raleigh-Fayette Citizens Band Radio Club
Beckley Manufacturing Corp
Fred Waddell
Ray Greathouse
Paul Mills
Cluud
Harold Blake
Air Force recruits honor Beckley staff at appreciation banquet
Detachment 202 of the U S Air Force Recruiting Service held an appreciation banquet in Beckley at El Chico to honor Register staffers and M Sgt Claude Kent for their support to the Air Force procurement mission during the past fiscal year. Attendees included Maj Herman E Mace and other AF personnel along with Army officers and Register staff writers.
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Air Force
Claude Kent
Charleston
Lee Harmon
U.S. Air Force
Beckley
el Chico
U. S. AF
Herman E. Mace
Charles J. McNeil Jr
Edgar Doss
Welch
James R. Smith
Army
Thomas Bransford
U. S. Army
Edward L. Thomas
U. S. Armed Forces
Trap Hill Opens Fair To Outside Exhibitors
Trap Hill Community Fair staff announce Aug 13 15 at Trap Hill High School will feature large livestock shows open to county exhibitors. Entries judged Aug 15 with breed champions in Hereford Angus dairy cattle and other divisions. Fees set at 1 for beef cattle 75 cents swine horses 25 cents poultry rabbits. Special awards to division winners.
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Trap Hill
Trap Hill High School
Raleigh County
Charles McGraw
McGraw
Town District Proposes Shorter Ballot Change
Town District Democrats in Huntington seek a shorter ballot for presidential years by opposing printing delegates to the national convention on the ballot. County Chairman Okey Mills cites lengthy ballots and high election-officer workload as reasons for legislation to remove names from ballots. Delegates from Raleigh County magisterial districts total 116 for Saturday’s convention with Ralph Beane and gubernatorial candidate Hulett Smith as speakers. The convention will open at 1 pm with routine work and a platform committee expected to prepare the platform.
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Huntington
Okey Mills
Mill
Mills
Raleigh County
Ralph Beane
Senate
Hulett Smith
Beckleyan
Conference on Gifted Students Aids Raleigh Officials
Two Raleigh County Board of Education employees will attend a Conference on Gifted Students at Concord College starting this afternoon and running through Sunday. The attendees are Verlin Walker, special education and attendance director, and Dewey Bone Jr., principal of Stoco Junior High School.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Concord College
Verlin Walker
Dewey Bone Jr
Praeice
Stoco Junior Highhool
Nova Scotia first colony with own royal charter flag
Nova Scotia holds the distinction of being the only Canadian province and the first British colony to possess, by royal charter, its own flag.
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Nova Scotia
Great Britain
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