Mount State Miscellany Public utilities tax change in Kanawha County
Public utilities will pay higher taxes in Kanawha County this year despite a smaller total property value. Charleston will gain from its annexation program adding 1,336,800 in taxable property. Welch hosts the McDowell County Conservation Fair August 19 to 21. Braxton County Cancer Society forms in Sutton with Jack Whiting as field director and Brady Randolph as chairman. Island Creek Coal reports first half 1959 net profit of 2,256,653 or 1 a share. Mrs. John J. Lane of Charleston appointed chairman of inter-club relations for West Virginia Garden Club. Summers County 1959 valuation down 513,412. total property value 24,989,950. Sally Lou McCoy named director of National Park Service at Girls Nation in Washington. Marshall County wool program payments total 21,012.98 as of July 28. Parkersburg parking fines rise to 50 cents with two-hour meter extension. Central West Virginia Coal Mining Institute seeks Miss Mine Safety, to be crowned August 15 in Clarksburg.
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Kanawha County
Charleston
Central West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Central West Virginia
Clarksburg
Bluefield Woman Claims Estate of Her Father
A Raleigh County Circuit Court hearing in Beckley recessed until August 12 concerns Pauline Smith Saunders who alleges she is the daughter of the late Dennis P. Smith of Beckley. The case involves an unprobated will leaving all to Smiths wife, who predeceased him, and questions of inheritance by four siblings represented by Orville Roeller of Maryland.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield
Beckleyan
Pauline Smith Saunders
Dennis P. Smith
Plumley Avenue
East Beckley
Smith
Orville Roeller
Baltimore
Maryland
Saunders
Paul J. Fourney
Harold H. Smith
Beckley
Fourney
Clay S. Crouse
Ruth’ Smith
Young Demos To Name Convention Delegates
The Young Democratic Club of Raleigh County will meet at 7 30 p m Aug 4 in the County Court room to select delegates for the state convention at the Fairmont Hotel Aug 14 and 15. Miss Joan E Demus Worthington chairs the steering committee with many Marion County club members assisting. Registration on Aug 14 runs 9 a m to noon followed by activities and a dance. Aug 15 features an afternoon picnic banquet and dance with speaker to be announced. All West Virginia young Democrats are urged to attend as the 1960 campaign opens.
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Young Democratic Club
Raleigh County
Fairmont
Cotton White
Marion County
Joan E. Demus
Worthington
Charles Dodd
Carney Davis
J. Max Gill
Robert Sarver
Marion County Democratic Club
Hayes Webb
William A. Beckett
West, Virginia
Beckett
GOP Group To Elect New Officers Today
Pleasant Hills community group meeting at 7 30 p m at the Ca ae Center 816 Eccles Road will elect officers for nine year terms and three directors for three years. The group will also discuss the location of a sanitary landfill behind the center.
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Pleasant Hills
RNS
Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Ca Ae
Eccles Road
Claude D. Hatcher
Clear Fork Band Registration Set for August at School
CFHS band registration and member assignments occur at 9 a.m. Monday at Clear Fork High School. Classes will run throughout August, per director Mrs. Helen Haywood.
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Clear Fork High School
Helen Haywood
Company Sued In Man's Death At Dry Hill
Willard Asbury estate administrator filed a $20,000 wrongful death suit in Raleigh County with Traux Tracr Coal Co. over alleged strip mine negligence in Sturgeon Creek Dry Creek. Dewey Asbury died Aug 1 1957 by suicide during a prior suit. A second suit seeks $5,000 from Homer S. Compton for auto damages from a Bradely accident on April 6 involving Janette Cross driving.
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Willard Asbury
Dry Hill
Dewey Asbury
Raleigh County
Traux- Tracr Coal Co
Marfork
Truax- Tracr
Sturgeon Creek
Dry Creek
J. L. Petty
Beckley
Homer S. Compton
Janette Cross
Bradley
Compton
Pulp in Pipeline May Move Newsprint Directly
An experiment in Canada tests transporting pulpwood chips through a pipeline eight inches in diameter over 500 feet to supply mills. The Newsprint Information Committee notes tests underway to prove feasibility as pulp could bypass traditional timber routes. More than 80 percent of Greenland is glacier covered.
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New York
Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada
Newsprint Information Committee
Professor Misfiles Research Paper with Personal Manuscript
An Oklahoma University professor sent his paper A History of Pressurized Flight to a California Institute colleague. Inadvertently enclosed was Too Proud to Love a confession history manuscript by his wife.
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Norman, Okla
University of Oklahoma
California Institute of Technology
Nogales Man Burned In Tortilla Shop Accident
Ernest A. Fisher, 23, entered a Nogales tortilla shop and was burned when a corn cake or hot batter exploded, injuring his face and arms and sending him to a hospital.
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Nogales
Mex
Ernest A. Fisher
Fisher
Oak Grove Youths Attend Service Camp in Knoxville
Thirteen members of the Young People’s Association of Oak Grove Christian Church attend a one week Christian Service Camp in Knoxville Tennessee. Local campers include Janie Thompson Sue Tolbert Phyllis Tolbert Marion Underwood Dreama Tolbert Nannie Tolbert June Tolbert Butch Thompson Donald Crum Douglas Hatcher James Weikel Carlos Weikel and Eddie Gook.
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Pleasant Hills
RNS
Knoxville
Tenn
Young People’s Association of the
Oak Grove Christian Church
Janie Thompson
Sue Tolbert
Phyllis Tolbert
Marion Underwood
Dreama Tolbert
Nannie Tolbert
June Tolbert
Butch Thompson
Donald Crum
Douglas Hatcher
James Weikel
Carlos Weikel
Eddie Gook
80 Enrolled In Sophia Church Of God School
A total of 80 pupils have enrolled for Vacation Bible School at Midway First Church of God starting Monday and running through Aug. 7. Director Mrs Karl Okes leads the program with theme Friends Of Jesus. A closing picnic will be at Midway Elementary School playground on Aug. 7. A Sunday program at 7 30 p m on Aug. 9 features a children s presentation. Music director Miss Sandra Okes, teachers and workers include Mrs Beulah Norton Mrs Christine Lavis Mrs Louise Terry Miss Dreama Ara Miss Sharon Kenney Miss Saundra Lavis Mrs Thelma Sturgill Mrs Emily Hawkins Miss Shirley Nichols Miss Ann Hall and Gordon Trail. Junior division leaders are Mrs Katherine Bower Miss Sandra Okes Mrs Lydia Pennington and Ted Crouch. Junior High leaders are Mrs Mary Blankenship and Mrs Marie Kennedy. Missionary projects and crafts are emphasized. the public is invited to attend daily sessions and the Sunday program.
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Sophia
Midway First Church of God
Karl Okes
Friends of Jesus
Midway
Sandra Okes
Beulah Norton
Christine Lavis
Louise Terry
Dreama Ara
Sharon Kenney
Saundra Lavis
Thelma Sturgill
Emily Hawkins
Shirley Nichols
Ann Hall
Gorden Trail
Katherleen Bower
Lydia Pennington
Ted Crouch
Mary Blankenship
Marie Kennedy
Razing Crews Move On Lafayette Hotel Site Today
After a two week calm activity returns on the South Oakwood front as Trottino Brothers proceed with razing the old Lafayette Hotel building. They are under contract to clear the site and construct the Beckley Avenue bridge including an overpass at Mabscott. The Valley Drive extension will then link Routes 19 21 and Route 16 for easier access.
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Oakwood
Valley Drive
Trottino Brothers
Lafayette
Beckley Avenue
Mabscott
Discomfort Index Guidance From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau now provides a Discomfort Index combining temperature and humidity to gauge how uncomfortable the day may feel. With index readings around 75 to 80, plan lighter activities, indoors time, and cooler dress. at or above 80 the day becomes hazardous for exertion. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Civitan Club Plans August Event For Members Wives
Beckley Civitan Club members discussed a wives picnic tentative for Aug 30 and a Civitan Bowl football game to be held at Woodrow Wilson High School on Sept 25. Clyde Law won the most colorful sport shirt award, earning a $5 gift certificate.
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Beckley Civitan Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Clyde Law
Freewill Baptist Conference to Meet at Camp Creek Church
SOPHIA RNS The Freewill Baptist Quarterly Conference will convene Saturday at Camp Creek Freewill Baptist Church starting 9 a.m. An all day gathering features a noon picnic, an on floor elected moderator, an 11 a.m. sermon, and an afternoon business session with invited special singers. Mrs Ossie Martin of Coal City serves as clerk.
Professors Told to Be Quieter at Library
Professor Robert E. Bell informed Wilson College faculty in Channersburg that students asked for quieter study in the library during a faculty meeting.
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Channersburg, Pa
Robert E. Bell
Wilson College
Broadway star recalls childhood disease fight and comeback
A former Broadway star recounts surviving a life threatening childhood illness once given a year to live. The Aug 2 Family Weekly Watch promotes the $60,000 Name the Stars of Tomorrow Contest with details and deadlines.
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Mt. State Miscellany
THE
Associated Press
McDowell County
Welch
Braxton County Cancer Society
Sutton
American Cancer Society
Jack Whiting
Brady Randolph
Island Creek Coal Co
Huntington
John J. Lane
West Virginia
Summers County
Sally Lou McCoy
South Charleston
National Park Service
Washington
Marshall County
Neil C. Crow
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Parkersburg
Harper’s Dairy Bar
Hinton, W. Va
Joe H Rver
Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton
Young Demos
GOP
Greenland
Sophia Church of God
Civitans
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Family Weekly
Edna Skinner
General Electric
RCA
Whirlpool
Detroit Jewel
Dinette
RCA Victor
Motorola
NEW River Supply Company
OAK Hill
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