Mount Hope Dramatic duo top West Virginia regional festival
Connie Barbera and Eugene Gast of Mount Hope High School were named among the best actors and actresses at the West Virginia High School Regional Drama Festival in Montgomery. The Thespian troupe won top honors for their roles in The Storm by Donald Payton, directed by Lena C Dill on.
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West Virginia
Montgomery
Connie Barbera
Eugene Gast
Mount Hope High School
Donald Payton
Lena C. Dillon
Pineville county group maps highway cleanup plan
The Beautification and Road Side Park Committee of the Wyoming County Industrial and Recreational Development Association met at the court house annex chaired by Roscoe K. Plumley. They called for citizen cooperation to stop highway litter, proposed school programs and pamphlets, and backed enforcement of the litter law. Subcommittees outlined area plans including Pineville Castle Rock landscaping, Mullens road and ballpark upgrades, Oceana signs and cleanup, Mullens area improvements, and staged picnic areas with trash receptacles along numerous routes, plus county line litter fines.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Industrial and Recreational Development Association
Court House Annex
Roscoe K. Plumley
Robert Pack
Wyoming County
William ‘Lewis
Castle Rock
B. W. Steel
Mullens
South Mullens Playground
Mullens Ball Park
Cabin Creek Water Falls
Laurel Garden Club
Pierpoint Mountain
Still Run
Oceana Area
Dale Cook
Huff Mountain
Kopperston Road
Oceana
Soulsville
Glen Rogers
Kelly Sizemore
Pine Grove
Baileysville
Wanda Lester
Green Bottom
Clearfork
Stephenson
Ted Belcher
Basin
New Road
Cabin Creek
Barkers Creek
Expressway Right-Of-Way Appraisers Suggest Higher Offers
Appraisers hired by the expressway right of way condemnation panel recommended larger sums than the State Road Commission for two parcels in Fayeteville. Dr and Mrs German faced 6570 square feet taken near Lundale Drive and Pea Ridge Road. they won 3595 in court. The Valentines, for 20 700 square feet in Greentown, were awarded 16200 after the appraisal panel, including Bavely Bell Burgess Burgess, set the amount. Both properties were defended by Laird Thrift and Hamilton.
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Fayetteville
RNS
State Road Commission
Road Commission
German
Lundale Drive
Pea Ridge Road
R. N. Noyes
W. D. Oxley
Jack Rapp
Frank Mauritz
Valentines
Greentown
J. Paul Bavely
Thomas Bell
E. B. Burgess
J. D. Burgess
Jes
Laird, Thrift and Hamilton
Boys Register For Baseball Tonight In Oak Hill
Boys ages 7 to 12 who have not played Minor or Little League baseball may register from 5 to 7 tonight at city hall. Secretary Harold Hall requires birth certificates for all new registrants. Road Commission may seek final settlement for property damages related to the Hill Expressway.
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Oak Hill
RNL
City Hall
Harold Hall
Road Commission
R. M
Marjorie German
Jerome E
Marian Valentine
Confessed Slayer Faces Additional Sentence
William Wash Cottle, 36, of Minden, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for a Sept. 19 shooting of Jimmy Lanner. Prosecutor J. Zane Summerfield will seek an additional five year term due to a prior felony, with the indeterminate sentence 5 to 18 years and eligibility for parole after at least 18 years. Cottle, who previously served eight years of a 2 to 10 year malicious wounding sentence, is linked to earlier probation violations and a 1945 Fayette County conviction.
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ANS
William Wash Cottle
Minden
Jimmy Lanner
J. Zane Summerfield
C. L. Garvin Jr
Cottle
Summerfield
Sanner
Lanner
Fayette County
Haga Mercury Submits Low Bid On Cruiser
Haga Mercury was the low bidder for a new city police cruiser submitting a price of 980 dollars for a Mercury Meteor 600 after trading the Pontiac Catalina sedan. All dealers bid on six cylinder cars with automatic transmission. Council favored the lower cost model to cut repair and operating costs. other bids cited include King Coal Bel-Air plus 1421.90, Modern Auto Rambler plus 1500, Bill Jones Ford Fairlane 500 plus 1529.85.
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Oak Hill
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Haga Mercury
Council
King Coal
Modern
Bill Jones Ford
Dinner Party Marks 79th Birthday
Luther Griffith celebrated his 79th birthday with a birthday dinner party hosted by his wife Mrs Maxine Griffith. Attending were Mr and Mrs Wayville Johnson Mr and Mrs Harvey York Mr and Mrs Frank Walker Mr and Mrs Junior Wuchevich Mrs Audrey Massey and children and Griffiths daughters Phyllis and Caroline Griffith.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Luther Griffith
Maxine Griffith
Wayville Johnson
Harvey York
Frank Walker
Junior Wuchevich
Audrey Massey
Griffith
Phyllis
Caroline Griffith
Oak Hill Leaders Attend Charleston Conference on Clean-Up
Oak Hill residents join Governor W. W. Barron and the state clean-up campaign committee in Charleston today. City Manager W. R. Bennett Mayor Joe Keatley and Oak Hill state committee members Attorney Pat R. Hamilton Chamber of Commerce president R. R. Griffith Appalachian Power Co. manager Attorney R. Happy Vickers Fayetteville county court member also plans to attend. Mrs J Edward Lewis of Oak Hill is unable to attend.
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Oak Hill
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Charleston
W. W. Barron
W. R. Bennett
Joe Keatley
Pat R. Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
R. R. Griffith
Appalachian Power Co
Do. R. “Happy” Vickers
Fayetteville
J. Edward Lewis
City Officials Set Rules On Oak Hill Sales Tax
Oak Hill officials plan a 10 a.m. Friday meeting with City Attorney S. C. Higgins Jr. to draft clearer rules for the new gross sales tax. Merchants seek equal treatment for out of town business. $7,972.80 has been collected since July 1, with only $572.13 in February. City Manager W. R. Bennett notes five firms filed returns but paid nothing, while others filed incomplete or missing returns.
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Oak Hill
RNS
S. C. Higgins Jr
W. R. Bennett
Mental Health Meet Set In Pineville
The annual Wyoming County Mental Health Association meeting will be held at the Cow Shed in Pineville Friday at 6 p.m. President Robert M. Worrell says the gathering is important and urges each member to attend.
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Pineville
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Wyoming County Mental Health Association
Robert M. Worrell
Street May Be Opened East Oak Hill
City Manager W. R. Bennett will study possible opening of Lee Street for through traffic. Residents suggest small bulldozer work and a creek culvert to solve a dead end. Council asks for an investigation into easing parking congestion near Lee and Wickline streets.
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Oak Hill
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Lee Street
East Oak Hill
W. R. Bennett
Lee
Wickline Streets
Shortwear Ban Pushed by Oak Hill Women
Oak Hill residents led by Mrs Estil Fisher urge the council to pass an ordinance prohibiting wearing shorts in public areas. A petition with about 125 names was presented, and the council referred the matter to the city clerk for safekeeping under advisement.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Estil Fisher
E. N. Goode
Sabine Elementary A Team Cheerleaders Prep for Games
Sabine Elementary cheerleaders in white blouses and blue jumpers with white sashes will cheer for Sabine A team in upcoming basketball games and the tournament. Front row left to right include Peggy Stewart, Patty Ellis, Etta Mae.
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Sabine Elementary School
Sabine
Peggy Stewart
Patty Ellis
Etta Mae
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