Trophy winners in Bradley Bicycle Rodeo for under eights
Awarded trophies went to child winners in Bradley Sunday bicycle rodeo. From left are Scott Lancianese Eugene Bowyer Jr Lennie Falk Bess Black burn Don Steplowski Ricky Harrah Mark Bowling and Doug Blackburn. Judges Randy Howell and David Williams. Prizes covered snake box tease and obstacle races.
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Bradley Sunday
Scott Lancianese
Eugene Bowyer Jr
Lennie Falk
Bess Blackburn
Don Steplowski
Ricky Harrah
Mark Bowling
Doug Blackburn
Randy Howell
David Williams
Back at work after dockyard rescue saves job
Bob McAuley was fired for missing his timecard at a Belfast dockyard but was rehired hours later after he rescued a coworker who fell into the water. The incident highlights quick action and adherence to duty in a perilous workplace.
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Belfast
UPI
Bob McAuley
Keyser Next Stop For Governor
Governor Hulett C Smith will bring his Government to the People program to Keyser on Sept. 14 at the National Guard Armory on the Potomac State College campus. More than 20 state agency representatives will be present to hear citizen problems and suggestions. The trip follows eight prior stops since January 1965 including Moundsville Martinsburg Glenville Hinton Madison Wheeling Fairmont and Welch. In Keyser, Smith will attend a Mineral County Chamber of Commerce dinner and break ground for a new industrial park.
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Charleston
UPI
Keyser
Hulett C Smith
Smith
National Guard
Potomac State College
Moundsville
Martinsburg
Glenville
Hinton
Madison
Wheeling
Fairmont
Welch
Mineral County
Race Violence and Strikes decried by visiting minister
In Glendale California the Rev. Frederick E. Maser of Old St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia blamed long strikes and racial violence on a fading sense of faith in God. He argued that both labor and management talk greed instead of responsibility and that racial riots show communities lacking leadership and responsibility while mobs sway some groups. He spoke at Glendale First Methodist Church as guest pastor.
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Glendale
Calif
UPI
Frederick E. Maser
Old St. George’s Methodist Church
Philadelphia
Maser
Glendale First Methodist Church
4-H Leaders Plan Projects in Pineville Meeting
Wyoming 4-H Leaders met at the courthouse annex in Pineville to discuss the county field day at Camp Collins in September and two weeks of July camping. Projects prepared for the State Fair. blue ribbon winners qualify. The Area Leaders Conference will be at Raleigh County 4-H Camp Sept 9-10 with attendees from multiple towns.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming
Raleigh County
Locelle Lusk
M.M. Boggs
Fergie Scott
Matheny
Silas Brooks
Lois Pendry
Effie Brooks
Tommy
Marianna
Gilbert Lester
Sand Gap
Ethel McConshay
Mullens
Victor Gilkeson
Wyoming Youths Attend 4-H Career Camp at Jackson's Mill
Four county youths aged at least 14 attend the second annual 4 H Career Camp in Pineville with theme In Your Hands. The program includes vocational guidance citizenship development talent show and daily swimming and athletics. Attendees are Ida Mae Plumley Alma Shrewsbury Patty McGraw and Linda Hall.
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Pineville
RNS
Jackson’s Mill
Ida Mae Plumley
Roscoe Plumley
Alma Shrewsbury
Grover Shrewsbury
Sand Gap
Patty McGraw
Marvin McGraw
McGraws
Linda Hall
Paul Hall
Mount Hope Pre Enrollment Set for Six Year Olds
Mount Hope Elementary principal James B. Twohig announces pre school enrollment Thursday from 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m for all children who will be six on or before Oct 31 1966. Parents should bring birth certificates and immunization reports. New summer movers should enroll too.
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Mount Hope
RNS
James B. Twohig
Mount Hope Elementary School
Singing Meet Set Af Ravencliff Church
Ravencliff Oak Grove Church of God of Prophecy hosts a singing convention Friday night with Dew ey McKinney of Pineville as master of ceremonies. Sacred music from area singers begins at 7 30 p m with food and refreshments in the church basement.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Dewey McKinney
Pineville
Oak Grove Church
Avery Tilley
Giles Lucas
Duty
Stewart
Garnet Coleman
Teen Dance Slated in Pineville Main Street Event
Pineville hosts a back to school dance sponsored by the Pineville faycettes from 8 to 11 p.m. on Main Street. Mrs. James Goode, dance chairman, says prizes will go to the best girl and boy dancers with music by the Equestrians.
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Pineville
RNS
Pineville Faycettes
Main Street
James Goode
New Zealand kea described as crowlike parrot
A New Zealand kea, a parrot with crowlike size, is noted for its rusty green coloration in a brief animal description.
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New Zealand
Vacation car overloaded with luggage and passengers
A vacation-bound car becomes overloaded as luggage and more passengers than usual crowd the vehicle. The driver’s distractions contribute to the risk, highlighting concerns over safety while traveling.
Fayetteville X-ray mobile unit to visit county towns
Fayetteville hosts a State Health Department mobile chest X-ray unit from Sept 13. Health officer Dr W L Claiborne urges early screening for tuberculosis and lung cancer, with free X-rays for anyone age 17 or older. Workers in food service, dairy personnel, and school staff are advised to obtain initial X-rays and follow ups annually during the visit schedule in Mount Hope Oak Hill Meadow Bridge Ansted Gauley Bridge and Montgomery from Sept 14 to 23.
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Fayetteville
W. L. Claiborne
Fayette County
Health Department
Claiborne
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Meadow Bridge
Ansted
Gauley Bridge
Montgomery
Community party calendar outlines upcoming events
The article lists a year of social events hosted by the committee including a Come as you are party on Sept 14, friendship night Sept 17, Halloween Oct 26, harvest ball Nov 12, spaghetti dinner Nov 23, Christmas Dec 14, New Year Dec 31, pizza party Jan 25, Valentine dance Feb 11, covered-dish Mar 22, rush party Apr 12, old folk's prom Apr 15, exemplar ceremony May 15, and new member reception May 24, with Mrs. Garland and Mrs. David Wilson named as committee members.
Remodeling Under Way For Oceana Library
Oceana Town Hall remodeling continues with redecorating and painting for a community library to open within two weeks. Mayor Roy Aliff oversaw a new sidewalk project and steps to the downstairs area. The 1965 enlargement added space for the mayor and offices and converted the former council room into a library reading room. Additional facilities include space for the Oceana Volunteer Fire Department and two fire trucks. Ground beautification was completed by Police Chief Luther E Shockley with ADCU workers planting and tending flower beds.
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Oceana
Oceana Town Hall
Roy Aliff
Oceana Woman’s Club
Oceana Volunteer Fire Department
Route 10
Maple Street
Old Main Street
Luther E. Shockley
ADCU
Parish festival parcel post drive at Scarbro Catholic School grounds
Mrs. Jess Kendrick chairs the parcel post committee for the Fall Festival of Sts Peter and Paul and Saint Anthony churches in Scarbro Kilsyth. The event runs August 27 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Scarbro Catholic School grounds with Rev Leo Werner inviting public attendance.
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Jess Kendrick
Bradley
Sts. Peter and Paul
Scarbro
Saint Anthony Catholic Church
Kilsyth
Kendrick
W. Errington
W. T. Craft
Scarbro Catholic School
Evangelistic Services Close at Ravencliff Church
Evangelistic services ended Monday night at Oak Grove Church of God of Prophecy in Ravencliff. The former pastor Rev Dean Bailey now leads Bozo Church as evangelist while Rev Robert Duty remains the current pastor.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Oak Grove Church of God of Prophecy
Dean Bailey
Robert Duty
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L. W. Lively
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Mattex Tower
Patricia C. Martin
Sophia
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Beckley College
First Baptist Church
Bank of Raleigh
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