West Virginia Youth Camp opens 12th annual session at Hilltop
The West Virginia State Youth Camp started its 12th annual session Sunday at Hilltop for fourth to eighth graders. On Tuesday night the program featured campers Rita Terry Beckley Pierre Kelsar Princeton chief of tribe Deana Williams Charleston with Debbie Anderson Mount Hope Eloise Parnell Beckley junior counselor Charles Jones Skelton Connie Woods Beckley Leah Loving Summerlee. About 45 children enrolled in this session.
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West Virginia
Hilltop
Rita Terry
Beckley
Pierre Kelsar
Princeton
Tribe
Deana Williams
Charleston
Debbie Anderson
Mount Hope
Eloise Parnell
Charles Jones
Skelton
No Meet
Connie Woods
Leah Loving
Summerlée
Revival Begins at Minden Church with Evangelist Jack Logan
A revival starts at Minden Missionary Baptist Church on August 3 with Evangelist Jack Logan of Oak Hill delivering daily 7:30 p.m. services. Pastor Rev. Essie Bills invites the public. special singing is planned each day.
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Minden
Minden Missionary Baptist Church
Jack Logan
Oak Hill
Essie Bills
Driver Fined In Area Accident Near Toney's Fork
Roy Edward Bledsoe 18 Kopperston received a ten dollar fine plus costs from Oceana Magistrate Olen Jewell for failure to control his vehicle in a collision Monday near Toney's Fork. A 1970 car carrying Virginia Lawson and Nancy Dishmon burned after striking a 1971 pickup driven by William Lawson Jr. All were taken to Stevens Clinic. Dishmon girl remained hospitalized.
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Pineville
Roy Edward
Bledsoe
Kopperston
Oceana
Olen Jewell
Toney’s Fork
Virginia Lawson
Nancy Dishmon
Lawsons
Dishmon
P.m. Stevens Clinic
Welch
William Richard Lawson Jr
Clear Fork
Fayette Woman Shower Honoree at Oak Hill Home
A household shower was held Friday at the home of Mrs. Joe Vallina Jr. honoring Mrs. Michael Protka formerly Jacquelyn Sue Grabowski daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Grabowski. She wed Michael Protka June 30 at Myrtle Beach S C.
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Oak Hill
Joe Vallina Jr
Michael Proktka
Jacquelyn Sue Grabowski
William Grabowski
Brown St
Mount Hope
Michael Protka
Clinton Settle
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Sam Spade
Albert Booth
Jurnell Booth
Joe Vallina
Tomasa Vallina
Elsie Bryant
Sandi Anderson
E. C. Amick
Brenda Troitina
Rhonda Protka
Helen Protka
Betty Peters
Merle Gray
Kathy Wensyer
Mary Lively
Buck Staton
A. C. Dower
Loy Ann Dower
Bobby Caldwell
Charlotte Massey
Priscilla Roles
Mamie Protka
Helen Greer
Tessie Gacanus
Pat Pino
Bruce Billups
Patricia Carol Billups
Brenda Kennedy
Dossie
Bernath
Pete Settle
Withrow Family Reunion Held in Fayette County
The J. E. Withrow family of Beckwith held its first reunion at the Fayette County 4-H Camp. Attendees included J. E. Withrow and Edith Withrow with relatives from Oak Hill Wapakoneta Greenville Garten Columbus Ohio and other area towns.
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Withrow
Fayetteville
J. E. Withrow
Beckwith
Fayette County
Edith Withrow
Aaron Legg
Steve Withrow
Earl Underwood
Oak Hill
Otis Withrow
Mike
Ricky
Larry
Kenny
Terry
Teresa
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Luray Kessler
Teri
Ray
Greenville
Jack Outright
Athlone
Jackie
Jyra
Tammy
Garten
Eddie Treadway
Clint
Curtis
Kevin
Merl Rickovich
Danny
Kimberly
Randy
Columbus
Hinton Boy Killed In Bicycle-Car Accident
A 13 year old Brooks boy Louis Eugene Dodd was killed near Hinton on West Virginia 25 when a car driven by Eldon Lee Cyrus struck his bicycle at about 9 20 p m Tuesday. The victim was the son of Mr and Mrs Earl Dodd and the state police are investigating. The body is at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Hinton.
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Hinton
RNS
Brooks
Louis Eugene Dodd
W.va
Eldon Lee Cyrus
Earl Dodd
Ronald Meadows
Wyoming Project Funds Increased
A Senate appropriations subcommittee approved a near 2.7 million rise in funds for two West Virginia projects, raising total public works allocations to 48.9 million for nine state projects. Key increases cover R. D. Bailey Lake and Burnsville Lake construction funds for fiscal year 1972.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Byrd
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Senate Appropriations
Appropriations
R. D. Bailey Lake
Wyoming County
Burnsville Lake
Braxton County
Beech Fork Lake
Wayne
Cabell
Bloomington Lake
Mineral County
East Lynn Lake
Wayne County
Stonewall Jackson Lake
Lewis County
West Fork Lake
Calhoun
Wirt
Coal River
Boone County
Hannibal Locks
Willow Island Locks
Farm Safety Week Observed In Fayetteville
Fayetteville observes National Farm Safety Week with guidance from Sam DePue of the Soil Conservation Service. The NSC notes agriculture ranks second to construction in accidental deaths. tips cover guards, cab frames, belts, emergency prep, fire extinguishers, pesticides, storage, fencing, electrical care, protective gear, and safe handling, with Nixon urging safety first across farms and ranches.
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Fayetteville
DePue
NSC
Nixon
America
Ravencliff News Briefs Highlight Local Travel and Health Updates
Mr and Mrs Ira Duncan former Glen Rogers residents now in Brandywine Maryland visited relatives in Ravencliff Glen Rogers Oceana and Fairdale including Mrs Duncan s mother in Lafferty Mrs William Mullins and her son Jim returned after being called to Carrolton Kentucky for illness of Lt Dale Waldron Waldron is reported improved The group visited Ft Knox Kentucky hospital Waldron s status updated Mrs Cather Pettry returned to Ravencliff from Ashwell North Carolina with sister Mrs Kenneth Bays
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Ravencliff
RNS
Ira Duncan
Glen Rogers
Brandywine
Duncan
Glen Acord
Donie Duncan
Oceana
Leonard Bailey
Fairdale
Jackson
Lafferty
Laffertys
William Mullins
Jim
Carrolton
Mullins
Dale Waldron
Waldron
Rodney Davis
Mullens
Ft. Knox
Irland Army Hospital
Cather Pettry
Kenna Holt
Ashwell
N. C
Kenneth Bays
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Ruby Settle
Honoree
Wyoming
Neville ST
Fayette
Feed & Hardware Store
Baler Twine
Snow
Onyx
Um Iaeed
ACE Aluminum
JLB
Avencliff
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