12 Road Bids To Be Opened
Charleston reports bids totaling about 670000 for 12 highway projects. Major work includes 11 miles of resurfacing on U S 52 from Lavalette to Wayne, 48.53 miles of highway, and two bridge repairs. Bridges include Coal Run Bridge on U S 250 at Fairmont and Bloomery Bridge on West Virginia 9 over the Shenandoah River. Other resurfacing projects span U S 119, W Va 4, W Va 16, W Va 73, and U S 219 across several counties in the state.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Lavalette
Wayne
Wayne County
Coal Run
U. S. 250
Fairmont
Bloomery
Shenandoah River
W. Va. 9
Jefferson County
Grafton
Taylor County
Braxton
W. Va
Flatwood
Luton
Fayette and Nicholas
Dixie
Nicholas County
Clay County
Lewis
Ireland
Lewis County
Upshur
Rock Cave
Upshur County
Marion
Bridgeport
Monroe
Sweet Springs
Virginia
Pocahontas
Mill Point
Greenbrier
Pax PAX area visitors note hospital illness
Mrs Lucile Hibbs and daughter visited her mother and relatives in the Pax area. Hibbs fell ill and was admitted to Beckley hospital where her condition is reported fair. She is the former Miss Lucile Trent of Pax. Gary Ewings of Pax recently discharged from service. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ferdie Ewings. Mr and Mrs Richard Sweeney of Fairfax Virginia visited his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Sweeney and Mrs Irene Miller of Sweeneysburg. Haven Stover this week was joined by his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
Lucile Hibbs
Hibbs
Beckley Hospital
Lucile Trent
Jack Akers
Gary Ewings
Ferdie Ewings
Richard Sweeney
Fairfax
Robert Sweeney
Irene Miller
Sweeneysburg
Haven Stover
Robert
Readings Highlight WSCS Meeting at Mount Hope Church
Mrs Edward Martin presided in place of president Haven Davis at the Mount Hope Methodist Church WSCS meeting. Circle No 2 led the program on What Do You Have in Your Hands with readings by Mrs Rogers and Mrs Bill Martin. attendees included Eva Felton Loraine Wotring Anna Cope and others.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Edward Martin
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Haven Davis
Circle No. 2
Tom Rogers
Bill Martin
Eva Felton
Loraine Wotring
Anna Cope
R. C. Simpkins
W. L. Martin
Julia Steplowski
E. C. Hanes
Rogers
Nokie Thompson
Thurman Woods Jr to Counsel at Camp Lightfoot
Thurman Woods Jr of Raven Cliff leaves Sunday for Camp Lightfoot near Hinton. The Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates summer camp hosts children of employees for a week each summer. Woods, a Concord College junior in Athens, will be a counselor and rifle range instructor, joining other senior counselors assisted by intermediate and junior counselors, all former campers.
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Thurman Woods Jr
Ravencliff
Lightfoot
Hinton
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Woods
Concord College
Athens
Thurman Woods
Peace Corps Women Push Age Barrier in Far Flung Posts
NEA column profiles senior volunteers Beulah Bartlett and Blythe Monroe both 66 from South Laguna Calif who teach in Ethiopia and helped start an adult education center. Emperor Haile Selassie praised their work and requested more volunteers. Shriver cites 273 volunteers in Ethiopia. Ann Mead 69-teaches in British Honduras requests a rocking chair. A 34-year-old social worker with polio climbs four flights daily. Marilyn Brandt 23, blind, teaches Braille and crafts in the Dominican Republic.
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Washington
Nea
R. Sargent Shriver
America
Peace Corps
Ethiopia
Dominican Republic
British Honduras
Shriver
Emperor Haile Selassie
Miss Bartlett
Central America
Ann Mead
Crystal Beach
Fla
Mango Creek
Honduras
Marilyn Brandt
San Antonio
Tex
National School For the Blind
Santo Domingo
Methodist Youth Fellowship selects officers at Mullens church
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of First Methodist Church Mullens has chosen officers for the coming year. Installed Sunday night, the group seated includes Lynda and other newly installed leaders.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
The
First Methodist Church
Mullens
Lynda
Family Reunion Held At Amigo in Mullens West Virginia
A Saturday family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs P L McGlothlin Amigo honored Staff Sergeant and Mrs Freeman Graham and children Sandy and Stevie returning from a three year Erthen Africa tour. Attendees included F M McCloud and children Bonnie Lou Ramona Novella Ferrum Va Emogene Farmer Roanoke Va Elton McGlothlin Bassett Va D G Gillispie and children Gloria Jean Tom Kathy Teresa Zebosky Midway Azel Clay Surveyor Bert Pizzino and children Danny Ray Richard Johnny Debbie Pam Burnette McKinney and children Joan David Susan Rhodell Emmett Tilley Ginny Sharon Dottie Daniel Rickey John Musser and Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Gillispie Mullens. Eurasia is the name used when speaking of Asia and Europe as a single continent.
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F. M. McCloud
Bonnie Lou
Ramona
Novella
Ferrum
Emogene Farmer
Roanoke
Elton McGlothlin
Bassett
D. G. Gillispie
Gloria Jean
Tom
Kathy
Teresa Zebosky
Midway
Azel Clay
Surveyor
Bert Pizzino
Danny Ray
Richard
Johnny
Debbie
Pam
Glen Fork
Burnette McKinney
Joan
David
Susan
Rhodell
Emmett Tilley
Ginny
Sharon
Dottie
Daniel
Rickey
John Musser
Sarah Elizabeth Gillispie
Mullens
Additional Classroom Approved For Conley
A three member delegation from Conley High School Mullens and the local PTA asked the Wyoming County Board of Education for an extra classroom. The board to improvise the machine shop with a partition to be ready for fall classes and funded from current funds. Instructional aid gear has arrived and more orders will follow. The board backs promoting the vocational technical school to Conley students. The superintendent recommended a 1500 dollar supplement for a 4 H agent and home demonstration agent working with West Virginia extension. Bus drivers janitors and maintenance staff were hired.
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Pineville
ANS
Albert Meadows
Jesse Craft
Willie Cooper
Conley High School
Mullens
Parent- Teacher Association
Wyoming County Board of Education
Robert Kuhn
Conley
West Virginia
McDowell County
Rabies Vaccination Clinics Set for Wyoming County Dogs
PINEVILLE RNS clinics to vaccinate dogs against rabies run this week at multiple sites. Today at Clear Fork School 6 to 7 p.m. other sessions June 12 Mullens Fire Station 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. June 13 Otsego School 4 to 5 p.m. June 13 Maben School 6 to 7 p.m. June 14 Herndon Lusk's Service Station 6 to 7 p.m. G F Brown serves as clinic technician.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Clear Fork
Mullens
Otsego
Maben
Herndon
Lusk
G. F. Brown
Four Circles Gather for Fayetteville Methodist Meeting
The Circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Fayetteville Methodist Church plan a 7 30 p m gathering today. Circle 1 meets at Mrs H A Cottrell's Court Street home, Circle 2 at Mrs Dan Perdue's High Street home, Circle 3 with Mrs C E Mahan on Maple Road, Circle 4 at Mrs Tunney Hunsaker's Fayette Avenue home.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Woman’s Society of ‘Christian Service
Hurley Family Returns Home After Week with Parents
After spending the week with her parents Mr and Mrs Avener Hurley in Glen Fork and with Mr Michael Clawson and daughter Tammie Lyn, the family returned Saturday.
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Avener Hurley
Glen Fork
Michael Clawson
Tammie Lyn
Saulsville Church School Under Way With Weeklong Program
The Saulsville Baptist Church began its daily Vacation Bible School led by Mrs. Ted R. Clay and the Rev. Dewey Wilson. The program runs 9 a.m. to noon each weekday with devotional, work period, recreation, and song. Teachers include Teddy Ray Ye, Bill Canada, and several Clay family members guiding preschool through junior divisions. A closing program and display are planned for Sunday night worship.
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Saulsville
RNS
Saulsville Baptist Church
Ted R. Clay
Ted Clay
Dewey Wilson
Russell Clay
Sue LaVerne Clay
Jackie Lou Clay
Fayetteville Woman Attends Ohio Wedding in Middletown
Mrs Norene Wells of Maple Ave travels Sunday to visit her son in law and daughter in Dayton Ohio and to attend the wedding of Miss Sandra Dean granddaughter of Mrs Aldenia Akers and Miss Peggy Akers arrangements list Mr and Mrs Andrew Baker of Middletown Ohio and Mr Harold Goodman family
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Fayetteville
Rns
Norene Wells
Maple Ave
Harold Goodman
Dayton
Oahio
Greg Witt
Peggy Akers
Aldenia Akers
First Child Born to Walters Family in Arlington VA
Mr and Mrs Terry Walters formerly from Glen Rogers and Saulsville announce the birth of their first child, a boy named Scott, weighing seven pounds nine ounces, born Saturday in an Arlington hospital. The mother is Darla Canada, former Miss Canada. Maternal grandparents are John and Doris Canada of Soulsville, paternal grandparents Clyde and Mrs Walters of Arlington.
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Saulsville
RNS
Terry Walters
Glen Rogers
Arlington, Va
Arlington Hospital
Scott
Walters
Darla Canada
John Canada
Soulsville
Clyde Walters
Arlington
Jurors Dismissed in Fayette County Trials
Fayetteville circuit clerk C H Maxwell announced all cases set for trial through Wednesday have been settled. Petit jurors will not be needed until 9 30 a m Thursday.
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Fayetteville
RNS
C. H. Maxwell
Fayette County
Faith themed WMS program at Toneda Baptist Church
Mrs. Jay Whitt Cook led the Women's Mission Society program in Fellowship Hall with reflections on Faith. Participants included Mrs. Ray Epling and others sharing talks on Seek Ye First and How to Keep the Faith, a devotional based on Hebrew II, and a poem titled Faith. The session included a white cross quota assignment for the Weirton Christian Center.
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Oceana
RNS
Jay Whitt Cook
Women’s Mission Society of the
Toneda Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
Ray Epling
Wirt Cook
Verne Cook
Jimmy Cook
Tom Fleener
White Cross
Weirton Christian Center
Sunday Chores Come Anew for Dad
A reader notes that Sunday is the day when Dad chooses to tackle house chores and may do them next Sunday. The remark hints at a routine of personal initiative shaping weekly tasks.
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Dad
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