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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
6
City and county planning commissions discussed development plans with Rotary members. Robert Paslay and Arthur Leonard contributed to the discussion, outlining local growth strategies and cooperative efforts.
Governor W W Barron sent Webster County redevelopment plans to the U S Department of Commerce for study as part of West Virginia s bid to secure a 1 million federal Area Redevelopment Act grant for 1961 62 The Webster plan urges local development committees river resources road improvements school consolidation and vocational training while proposing a winter sports resort and continued studies to aid other counties with unemployment The grant hinges on federal approval and aims to extend similar economic analyses to other counties across the state
The Christian Education Committee of The West Virginia Baptist Convention met in Parkersburg with members I K Childers Huntington W R Mays Mullens Ward Robinson Vienna Walter Hickman Moundsville Donald Taylor Charleston Donald Loudermilk Asa B Harris W G Farmar and Marcia Creger from Parkersburg. Plans were made for convention Christian Education for the next four or five years.
Fayetteville voters approved the street fund levy 221 for and 28 against in the Tuesday municipal election. The levy has been in effect since 1947 with no tax increase. In mayor, recorder, and council races, the Progressive Party ticket dominated with 252 votes cast, Joel Conner 249 for mayor, P. G. Hoye 244 for recorder, and councilmen Elbert Davis 238 to A. E. Whanger 242. Write-ins included Shackelford, Turner, and former mayor M. G. Hresan.
The Dunlap Circle of The First Baptist Church gathered Tuesday at Mrs. Ray Toler’s Parsons Drive home. Mrs. Charles S. Stump chaired, with Mrs. C. A. Ellison leading the Love Gift Devotional on Ministering Women of the Bible and Mrs. Sam Farley presenting the afternoon program themed The Open Door.
Mt Hope area residents are listed with visits and travels including Mrs Carl Cody in Beckley visiting Miss Sandy Cody in New York City and Mrs Hazel Harless vacationing in California. Also named are Vivian Boyd of Mount Hope Elementary on summer Florida visit with family in Hialeah and Opalocka, and others in Columbus Hospital and Fort Campbell KY.
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