Glen Rogers High Glee Club Elects Officers for Second Semester
Glen Rogers High School announces officers for the Glee Club second semester with Miss Drucilla Price at piano treasurer Conrad Dillon Dianna Mc Kinney Frankie Acord elected president Mike Mc Graw song leader Regina Pruett secretary. Director is Mrs Tony Perry. First Chamber of Commerce in America was chartered in 1763 at New York City.
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Glee Club
Glen Rogers High School
Drucilla Price
Conrad Dillon
Dianna McKinney
Frankie Acord
Mike McGraw
Regina Pruett
Tony Perry
First Chamber of Commerce In
America
New York City
Area Man Finds Bomb Near Car in Pineville
Philip Lusk of Herndon reported a homemade bomb found near his 1957 station wagon in Pineville. The device had three sticks of dynamite with a cap and tape. Trooper S E Epling said someone may have planned to place it under the hood but abandoned the attack after being frightened off. Lusk knew of no one who would want to harm him.
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Pineville
BNS
Herndon
Philip Lusk
S. E. Epling
Lusk
Coal Industry Boost Predicted by WV Legislature
Melville H. Ireland of Consolidation Coal Co says new coal pipeline eminent domain rights create a fresh frontier for the industry. He notes the bill's approval by the House and Senate and pending governor signature will help coal compete with other energies and could restore West Virginia coal to a leading energy role.
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Charleston
UPI
Melville H. Ireland
Consolidation Coal Co
House
Senate
Ireland
West Virginia
America
DuPont Lucite Relocation Supply Contacts
Local notice lists DuPont Lucite related supply details with address 801 NM Kanawha and phone 253-7381. The fragment provides limited contact cues for a distribution or housing matter involving Lucite materials.
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Eat
DuPont Lucite Rel
Hse Vem “& Supply
Kanawha
Real Contest Foreseen For 4th District Seats
Charleston Dispatch reports a tight 1962 WV congressional primary picture with four Democrats and four Republicans vying in the 4th District. Incumbent Ken Hechler faces Dan Cahill John C Barber and George McClung among Democrats while W K Knapp Mrs E Wyatt Payne Clyde Pinson and Tyler Couty or Robert E Wright contest the GOP nomination. Other districts show incumbents with or without opposition, including Elizabeth Kee in the 5th and Arch A Moore in the 1st, plus Staggers and Benedict in the 2nd and 3rd districts. James Crockett filed in the 5th with no opposition.
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Charleston
UPS
Donnybrook
West Virginia
Ken Hechler
Huntington
Dan Cahill
Logan
John C. Barber
Holden
Logan County
George McClung
Hechler
W. K. Knapp
Hurricane
Putnam County
E. Wyatt Payne
Clyde Pinson
Tyler Couty
Robert E. Wright
Sistersville
Pinson
Cleveland Bailey
Clarksburg
Harley O. Staggers
Keyser
Cooper Benedict
Lewisburg
Clay
Nicholas
John Slack
M. G. Guthrie
James S. Crockett
Welch
Linda Lafferty Feted At 15th Birthday Party
Ravencliff RNS Mr and Mrs Fred Lafferty entertained Friday night honoring daughter Linda on her 15th birthday. Dancing and games preceded refreshments served to about 50 teenagers by Dianna McKinney Basil Lafferty Earnest Vaught Glen Acord and Robert Lafferty.Notable guests included Alice Owens Brenda Cook Kay Belcher Darlene Hurley Mary Smith Ginette Vaught Sherry and Linda Eller Jane and Leonard Lafferty Jerry and Kenneth Lafferty John and Frances Lafferty Norma and Larry Stumbo Rodney Moore Mike McGraw Charles Cook Raymond Tolliver Terry Cook Hassel Eddie Ronnie Hurley David Brooks Rudy Sizemore R. D. Vaught Tommy Brooks Willie Tilley Roger Day Lacy Brooks Jimmy Griffith Frankie Acord Charles Brown Duddy Shafer Billy Sizemore Doug C. E. Pizzino Danny Burleson Pete Cook Gale Stewart and Harry Powers.
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Alice Owens
Brenda Cook
Kay Belcher
Darlene Hurley
Mary Smith
Ginette Vaught
Sherry
Linda Eller
Jane
Leonard Lafferty
Jerry
Kenneth Lafferty
John
Frances Lafferty
Norma
Larry Stumbo
Rodney Moore
Mike McGraw
Charles Cook
Raymond Tolliver
Terry Cook
Hassel
Eddie
Ronnie Hurley
David Brooks
Rudy Sizemore
R. D. Vaught
Tommy
Glen Rogers Resident Honored With Shower
Mrs. John Allen was the honoree at a stork shower hosted at her Glen Rogers home on Friday night. Guests and hostesses included Mrs. William Alderman Mrs. Ralph Manning Mrs. Theodore Tilley of Sabine and numerous friends from Bolt Ravencliff Fairdale Sabine and Glen Rogers.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
John Allen
William Alderman
Ralph Manning
Theodore Tilley
Sabine
Basil Shumate
Donald Mann
Ravencliff
Carman Bailey
Arnold Bailey
Delmer Gunnee
Bolt
Georgia Harvey
Fairdale
Frank Perdy
Harvey York
Wavell Johnson
William Collins
Hubert Durham
John Sizemore
John Greer
Walter Anderson
Ward Stewart
Pete Lubich
Kelly Sizemore
Greely McGraw
Speed Bailey
Woodrow Richardson
Hayden Wolfe
John Mosely
Anita Bodnar
G. E. Davis
Clarence Cottrill
Ralph Webb
Weekend Visitors and Local Hospital Updates at Mount Hope
Mrs Maggie Hinchey returned to Raleigh General Hospital for observation and treatment. Mrs D D Thompson and Miss Ruth Thompson visited Mrs Mary Dower at home. Miss Sarah Bergendahl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Bergendahl, visited Washington DC and studies X ray work in Charleston. Mrs John Hager injured in a knee fall leaving Mount Hope Baptist Temple. Martha Garvin attends Beckley College. Mrs Aubrey Blake and Mrs Madge Warden in nearby homes for observation or visit. Anna Fontana Payne and Mabel N Smith in hospitals or home. Mrs Frank Lancianese improving after illness. Jimmy Huffman visited Mount Hope area. Dominick Diodoardo improving at Raleigh General. Mrs Harry McLain admitted for observation. Janet Dorado returned to Huntington after a weekend at Marshall University.
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Mount Hope
Maggie Hinchey
Raleigh General Hospital
Mary Dower
D. D. Thompson
Ruth Thompson
Prince
Sarah Bergendahl
Charles Bergendahl
Washington, D. C
Bergendahl
St. Francis Hospital
Charleston
John Hager
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Martha Garvin
Hobart Garvin
Beckley College
Aubrey Blake
Oak Hill Hospital
Madge Warden
Dan Cahill
Logan
Anna Fontana Payne
Jimmy Huffman
A. L. Huffman
Columbus
Ohio
Dominick Diodoardo
Harry McLain
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Janet Dorado
Sam Dorado
Huntington
Marshall Uniersity
Logan County Man Returned To Pa Jail
Logan County resident Ever Lett Jenkins, 43, of Cora West Virginia was recaptured Sunday hours after escaping from the federal prison farm dormitory in Lewisburg Pennsylvania. A custodial officer spotted him along railroad tracks about 12 miles from the prison and Jenkins offered no resistance.
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Lewisburg
UPI
Everlett Jenkins
Cora
Logan County
W. Va
Jenkins
Pineville Lay Speakers School Holds Final Session
The fifth and final session of a Pineville lay speakers training school was held at First Methodist Church. Led by Dr. A. G. Wills and others, the program trained laymen to conduct public worship in the minister’s absence. A social hour followed.
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School For
First Methodist Church
Pineville
Paul M. King
Board of Lay Acti
Clarence Long
A. G. Wills
Beckley
RNS
Fellowship Hall
Steelworkers Draft Wage Policy Statement
The United Steelworkers Executive Board neared final approval of an international wage policy statement drafted by USW President David McDonald. It aims for peaceful early settlement ahead of contract talks set to begin after the June 30 expiry, with rank and file support and possible reduced work schedules to curb unemployment.
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Richard F. Fontana
Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
United States
Canada
McDonald
Detroit
E.J. Hanley
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
Economic Club of
Hanley
WVU Receives $1,000 Journalism Grant for Workshop
WVU School of Journalism in Morgantown received a $1,000 grant from the Newspaper Fund Inc sponsored by the Wall Street Journal to finance 15 scholarships for a July 22-28 summer workshop for state high school journalism teachers and publication advisers. Courses cover publication problems reporting editing and page make-up.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University School of Journalism
Quintus C. Wilson
School of Journalism
Newspaper Fund, Inc
Wall Street Journal
Wilson
Gasoline blast wounds Sabine youth at play
An 11-year-old Sabine Grade School pupil, Dallas McKinney, was burned when a gasoline can exploded after a playmate tossed a lighted match into it. He and companions had found the gasoline near the McKinney home and carried it to a wooded area. A passing motorist helped take Dallas and his father to Wyom ing General Hospital in Mullens. Dallas was reported in good condition.
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Ravencliff
Sabine
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Dallas McKinney
J. B. McKinney
McKinney
Dallas
Employment Drops In Bituminous Mines
New York United Press International reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds total employment in bituminous coal mines fell 63 percent from 1949 to 1959. Despite the drop, output per production worker hour rose 85.2 percent due to technological advances, with bituminous employment at 159,000 in 1959 and Pennsylvania making up 20 percent of the workforce.
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New York
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pennsylvania
Weeknd Visitors Stay with Rev and Mrs Gibson
Sun reports visitors to the home of the Rev and Mrs Lawrence Gibson. Guests from Houston include Mr and Mrs Clarence Dixon and children Arlene Jerry William and James and Miss Judy Waugh. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs James Stoke of Oak Hill.
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SUN
RNS
Lawrence Gibson
Clarence Dixon
Arlene
Jerry William
James
Judy Waugh
Houston
James Stoke
Oak Hill
Arctic Cold Wave Grips Country
An arctic cold wave clung to the Midwest and reached Dixie and New England with temperatures plunging as much as 65 degrees in Indiana and up to 30 degrees in New England. Subzero readings appeared from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes, with 14 below at Minneapolis and 6 below at Grand Forks. Dense fog disrupted travel, canceling over 60 airline flights in New York and delaying rail service between Hoboken and Manhattan. Ten fishermen were rescued near the Mississippi River mouth after 36 hours lost in fog.
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United Press International
Midwest
Dixie
New England
Indiana
Gulf Coast
Texas
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Forks
N.D
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
California
Los Angeles’ International Airport
Three Moundsville Prisoners Back in Custody
Three of four escapees from Camp Fair Chance at Moundsville Penitentiary returned to custody. Charles Rockwell, 31, Hardy County, breaking and entering. Mickey Vanater, 31, life sentence as habitual criminal from Kanawha County. Donald Chambers, 28, Marion County, breaking and entering. Edward Smalley, 29, Marion County, remains at large.
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Moundsville
UPI
Camp Fairchance
Moundsville Penitentiary
Honor Farm
Charles Rockwell
Hardy County
Mickey Vanater
Kanawha County
Donald Chambers
Marion County
Butler
Edward Smalley
Polio Cases in 1961 Drop Sharply in U.S.
About 1,300 polio myelitis cases were reported in the United States during 1961, a 95 percent decline from the 1954 figure, highlighting a substantial reduction in polio incidence.
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United States
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W. A. Bias Jr
Virgil Conant
Methodist Church
R. J. Chenoweth Jr
W. J. Winzenrith
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Woodrow Martin
John Bradbury
W. J. Brooks
S. Hall
Ralph E. Poland
Thomas Smith
Dewey Mitchell
Oceana
Clarence R. Rankin
Monroe C. McClain
Robert Dillon Jr
Kopperston
Merlin H. Greene
Alex Leonard
Itmann
Oley J. Cook
Fred Dillon
Keith Raymond
Ralph Whitten
Tom Duty
Hatcher
T. E. Canaday
Maben
Ralph M. Hannah
Matheny
Mr. Chenoweth
Steelworkers
WVU
Adub Bechley
Samuel Champlain
Lake Champlain
Arctic
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