Mountain State Gospel Singers Set Convention
AMERSVILLE The annual state sing of West Virginia Mountain State Gospel Singers Association will be held at Mount Nebo tabernacle Nicholas County with sessions Friday to Sunday. Aaron Ryder reports new facilities and space expansions, predicting up to twenty thousand attendees for the Saturday night event, plus groups from Ohio Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky and North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SU Amersville
State Sing of
West Virginia
Mountain State Gospel Singers Association
Tabernacle
Mount Nebo
Nicholas County
Aaron Ryder
West Virginia Mountain State Gospel Singers Association
Ryder
Charleston
Tabernacle Grounds
W.H. Huffman
Ohio
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
North Carolina
Mass famine threat cited by FAO and Freeman
The FAO and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman warned of a very grave threat of mass famine. Freeman spoke in Washington after returning from an Asian tour, reiterating the international concern over global food shortages and the need for action.
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Rome
UPI
Food and Agricultural Organization
U.S. Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
FAO
Freeman
Washington
Patterson contest honors shared by McGraw and McConihay
Patty McGraw and Carolyn McConihay shared top honors as co winners of the 4 H information contest. Miss Anna Arnold of Romney, from West Virginia University extension service, stands with them as a helper and presenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff
Patty McGraw
Gil
Carolyn McConihay
W. F. McConihay
Mullens
Pat
Anna Arnold
Romney
Extension Service
West Virginia University
Bids Opened On 6 Road Projects In West Virginia
Charleston reports six road projects with apparent low bids. Anderson's Black Rock Inc. of Charleston bids 2.7 miles of W V 20 the Bluefield bypass for 996 948. Berkeley resurfacing 6.2 miles of W V 9 Martinsburg bid 53 923 by Potomac Construction. Braxton 5 miles Sec 15 Holly River Road Meadow's Stone and Paving 30 267. Fayette 0.29 mile Sec 163 State Construction 2 240. Jefferson 8.45 Berkeley County line Charles Town Potomac Construction 81 027. Nicholas 6.72 miles Sec 20 Clay to Fayette line State Construction 48 681.
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Charleston
UPI
Anderson’s
Black Rock, Inc
Anderson's
W. Va
Bluefield
Bluewell
Littlesburg
Berkeley
Morgan County Line
Martinsburg
Potomac Construction Co
Braxton
Holly River
Meadow’s Stone and Paving Co
Gassaway
Fayette
State Construction Co., Inc
Huntington
Jefferson
Berkeley County
Charles Town
Nicholas
Sec
Clay and
Fayette County
State Construction Co
Stone Reunion Held At Bradley
BRADLEY RNS The first Stone Reunion in five years was held Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Don Renfro Maple Fork Road with C M Stone of Kilsyth honored on his birthday. Attendees include many Stones from Kilsyth Bradley and surrounding towns along with relatives from Roanoke and Norfolk. Guests unable to attend were Todd Stone and family of Roanoke. Workers and new stress on increasing supplies of fertilizer land machinery.
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Bradley
Stone
Don Renfro
Maple Fork Road
C.M. Stone
Kilsyth
C. M. Stone
Betty Lou Stone
Ernie Stone
Melissa
Melanie
Ben
Sally
James Stone
Susan
Stephen
Ricky
Karen
Bluefield
Jack Stone
Scotty
Mike
Montgomery
Renfro
Donna
Debbie
Denise
Edith Gillespie
J.F. James
Paul Brown
Buster
Ray Perry
Ronnie
Mount Hope
Ernest Cincinnati
Joey
Connie
Boomer
Bill Bauer
Ward
S.R. Stone
Teddy Stone
U.S. Navy
Janie
Pam
Jack
Teddy Ray
Norfolk
Don Viers
Kevin
Dennis Stone
Linda
Beckley
Todd Stone
Theresa
Therna
Jeffrey
Roanoke
Mullens Show Joins Two Horse Show Circuits
For the first time the Mul lens show becomes a member of both the West Virginia Horseman's Association and the Virginia Horse Show Association. The Mullens Show, among West Virginia's oldest, will offer 34 classes with general management by Harry Agee as chairman and Sam Webster assisting.
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West Virginia Horseman’s Association
Virginia Horse Show Association
West Virginia
Harry Agee
Sam Webster
Bette Davis Ties Western Trail With Gunsmoke
Hollywood legend Bette Davis confirms she will guest star on CBS Gunsmoke marking her first western. She cites a stronger script than recent films and discusses sought after roles like Aimee Semple McPherson and Mary Todd Lincoln. Davis also notes Hollywood’s current business climate and recalls playful studio antics.
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Hollywood
Nba
Bette Davis
CBS
Prairie Perennial
Bette
Baby Jane
Charlotte
Aimee Semple McPherson
Mary Todd Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln
Europe
New York
Military Asked To Share Swimming Pools
In Washington the Office of Economic Opportunity asks military commands in four metropolitan areas to cooperate in providing swimming facilities for underprivileged children this summer. A Pentagon memorandum recommends using federally funded pools on military bases, excluding clubs and service groups, in Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Jersey City Newark and Pittsburgh.
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Washington
UPS
Office of Economic Opportunity
Pentagon
Baltimore, Md
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Ohio
Jersey City
Newark
N.J
Pittsburgh
Licenses Issued in Wyoming County Week
Four marriage licenses were issued by the Wyoming County Clerk in the past week. The couples include Francis James Clapper, 24, of Pineville, and Marie Craig Clapper. Nancy Beth Lovell, 21, of Pineville, and David Allen Wunderle, 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, with Linda Dale Cline, 23, of Cleveland. Pedro Alberto Garcia Jr., 28, of San Francisco, and Naomi Kay Waycaster, 17, of Allen Junction. Roger Blankenship, 20, of Lynco, and Betty Jean Massey, 16, of Lynco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis James Clapper
Pineville
Frank R. Clapper
Marie Craig Clapper
Nancy Beth Lovell
James S. Lovell
Masel Hall Lovell
David Allen Wundere
Cleveland
Ohio
Walter
Anna Prelle Wunderle
Linda Dale Cline
Russell and
Dora Kate Hatfield Cline
Pedro Alberto Garcia Jr
San Francisco
Calif
Pedro Alberto and
Margot M. Moreno Garcia
Naomi Kay Waycaster
Allen Junction
Donald and
Allie B. Lancaster
Roger Blankenship
Lynco
Aosie and
Bell Toler Blankenship
Betty Jean Massey
Tom and
Ethel Shrewsbury Massey
Doon Valley Flood Claims Eleven Lives
Doon Valley rivers state of emergency as Ganges and Jumna overflow floodwaters wash away eleven people. Evacuation plans are activated near the Himalayan foothills north of New Delhi. Government radio reports rising water and ongoing rescue efforts.
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India
New Delhi
UPI
Doon
Himalaya
Here
All-India Radio
Ganges
Jumna
Mount Hope Weekend Visitors and Guests
Mount Hope area hosts a wave of weekend visitors from Fort Worth Texas to Maryland and Ohio. Families and relatives stay with locals including the Richeson, Wood, Rudisill, Parker, Uliano, Sergi Spina, Taylor, Norman, Nichols, Sparacino, Barbera and Dias households. Notables include visiting Beulah Burgess in hospital and Willie Barbera visiting Detroit for summer work.
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Mount Hope
Rns
Kenneth Gwinn
Fort Worth
Tex
J. E. Richeson
Paul Wood
Randy
Greg
MacArthur
Jim Rudisill
David
Wayne
Barger Springs
John Parker
Wayside
Beulah Burgess
Oak Hill
John Jenkins
Norma M. Rozmyn
Tacoma
Wash
Geneva B. Norris
el Centro
Calif
Louise V. Staszak
Milwaukee
Wis
McGraw
Miami
Fla
Dennie Deluca
Charles Gregory
Charleston
Tony Sparacino
George Sparacino
Youngstown
Ohio
Willie Barbera
George Barbera
Detroit
Mich
Margaret Harris Kersey
Nitro
Harry Dias
Indiana
Dias
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Nyon Parka
Oxford
Popular Permanent Press
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Luther Kerns
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