Seven Raleigh County 4-H Clubs Exhibit Ribbons
Seven 4-H clubs in Raleigh County held project exhibits with members earning blue purple red and white ribbons. Ghent Hillbillies Dirts ville Eaglets Mountaineers Pioneers Busy Bees and Fairdale clubs reported numerous winners led by club leaders Mrs. Beth Meadows and Bernice Adkins with Cecil D Cooke Rachelle Cook and others assisting.
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Raleigh County
Ghent
Michael Meador
Bernice Adkins
Dirtsville
Brenda Addison
Nancy O'Dell
Linda Mitchell
Sharlene Pack
Venetta Aliff
Delores Jewell
Donald Hamilton
Walter Bostic
Joann Miller
Carolyn Sutphin
Iris Baldwin
Marilyn Perry
Linda Chapman
Debra Sue Aliff
Drema Wickline
Brenda Chapman
Joyce Syree
Deborah Tonay
Kathy Brown
Ray Stover
Roger Winston
Debra Lynn Ellison
Patty Wilkinson
Delores Miller
Betty Mann
Nada O'Dell
Eccles
Neil Godbey
William Clark
Pioneers
Mountaineers
Cecil D. Cooke
Busy Bees
Rachelle Cook
Debby Stover
Susan Stone
Brenda Adams
Carolyn Showalter
Brenda Trent
David Legg
Glenda Dillion
Oreda Harris
Donald Cole
Frank Pugh
Robert Dorton
Pamela Reeves
Kathy Johnson
Mickey Jenkins
Jane Burleson
Loretta Gray
Rita Bennett
Rita Logan
Carolyn Hardy
Julie Braskey
Linda Blankenship
Dorothy Young
Frances Clemens
Daisy Barber
Randy Dillon
Paul Alderman
Linda Birchfield
Raymond Cousin
Rodney Stover
Carmen Vicolau
Phyllis Whitt
Carolyn Campbell
Nancy Webb
Kathy
Shady Spring High School
Vicky Cozart
Timmy Lacy
Ricky Snuffer
Lilly Anne Clay
Marian Covey
Gary Daniel
Anita Dickens
H. Dale Covey
Richard Snuffer
Four-Square Club
Clyde Peters
Herbert King
Midway Water Service Disruption Planned Wednesday
Water in Midway will be shut off from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Wednesday to allow a change of water lines in the area. Sophia Municipal Water Company and Mayor C. W. Phillips announced the outage details.
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Midway
Sophia Municipal Water Company
Sophia
C. W. Phillips
Hedy Lamarr Sues for Divorce from No 6 Husband
Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr 50 files suit to divorce her sixth husband Fresno Deputy District Attorney Lewis Boies accusing him of mental cruelty. She says she is broke seeks alimony and division of community property. They married March 4 1963 separated Oct 15. Previous husbands include Fritz Mandl Gene Markey John Loder Ernest Ted Stauffer and W Howard Lee.
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Hollywood
UPI
Hedy Lamarr
Lewis Boies
Fresno
Calif
Fritz Mandl
Gene Markey
John Loder
Ernest Ted Stauffer
W. Howard Lee
West Virginia Forest Products plant dedication set
The new 2.6 million West Virginia Forest Products Co. plant in Gassaway will be dedicated Wednesday with William L. Batt of the Area Redevelopment Administration as principal speaker and Gov. Hulett C. Smith participating. The wood products plant aims to raise employment to about 100.
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Gassaway
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia Forest Products Co
William L. Batt
The
Area Redevelopment Administration
Hulett C. Smith
Wood Products
Deputy Thompson Bad Luck To Former Pineville Man
Beckley dispatch reports Raleigh County Sheriff Wes Thompson is linked to a fugitive case involving Elvin E. Bolen a former Pineville resident. Bolen, 28, had been jailed for forgery in Virginia and escaped from a Beckley prison camp after being arrested with Thompson among the officers. Bolen was recaptured later. extradition may be contested. Also, three others were booked for various charges in Raleigh County Jail. Harley Workman faced breach of peace, Bertie Clay and Emma Lego were jailed for drunkenness and profanity, while Elmer Price was released after posting bond for reckless driving and profanity.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Tommy’s Creek
Wes Thompson
Bolen
Raleigh
Harley Workman
Arnett
Bertie Clay
Emma Lego
Beckley
Elmer Price
Bishop Pike Declared Persona Non Grata by Pittsburgh Diocese
The Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese planned a centennial convention resolution declaring Bishop James A. Pike of California persona non grata. Authored by John W. Patrick of St. Mary’s Charleroi the measure cites a Chatham College speech suggesting another clergyman be tried for heresy. The Rev. Dr. William Bradbury predicted the proposal would be tabled. Convention held at Trinity Cathedral.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
James A. Pike
California
Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese
John W. Patrick
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Charleroi
Pike
Chatham College
Christian Congregation
Selma
Ala
William Bradbury
Church of the Ascension
Resolutions Committee
Patrick
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Roark Appeals To High Court
Roark appeals to the State Supreme Court seeking reversal of a Raleigh County conviction for carrying a pistol without a state license. He was fined 50 dollars and jailed twelve months after a nonjuried search following a tip led to arrest. He argues the search and seizure were unlawful.
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Charleston
UPI
Rush D. Roark
State Supreme Court
Raleigh County
Roark
Raleigh
C&o
Your Social Security Safety Steps for Theft Prevention
Social Security Administration urges vigilance against check theft. Verify any representative with ID and call the local office if in doubt. Protect mail with a secure box, meet the carrier, and cash checks at the same location to reduce risk of theft and avoid delays.
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Dwight Billings
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Social Security Office
Four Enlist Four Men in Army at Local Station
Four men enlisted in the Army at the Recruiting Main Station here on Monday. They are Robert Roy Hammonds of Princeton son of Alfred and Beatrice Hammonds Burton Vanover of Hurley son of Ebner and Edna Clevinger Zacchaeus Donnie Keene of Bolt son of Mrs Cordin Keene and Timothy Irvin Dillon of Matoaka son of Emmett and Zelphia Dillon.
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Robert Roy Hammonds
Princeton
Alfred
Beatrice Hammonds
Burton Vanover
Hurley
Ebner
Edna Clevinger
Zacchaeus Donnie Keene
Bolt
Cordin Keene
Timothy Irvin Dillon
Matoaka
Emmett
Zelphia Dillon
City To Consider Bids For New Police Car
City Council will consider bids tonight for two new police cruisers. Mayor John W. Smith says invitations have been sent to local auto dealers to submit bids. Replacements have been ordered for the cruiser wrecked during the Raleigh County jail break last month.
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John W. Smith
Raleigh
Smith
Sophia High School honors seven top awards for Donita Neff
Donita Neff valedictorian earns seven major awards in Sophia High School’s annual program including citizenship Danforth Balfour and Citizenship awards Sophian Key John Phillips Sousa award science and best all around student of the Girls Athletic Association She also receives a Readers Digest subscription James Polk wins the Danforth award and top English student honors Alternates for Sophian Key include Brenda Riggs and Joan Saunders Numerous GAA letters and band choir awards noted for many students with activity letters and senior-all recognitions listed.
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Donita Neff
Sophia High School
Danforth’ Balfour
John Phillips Sousa
Girls Athletic Association
Donita
James Polk
Danforth
Brenda Riggs
Joan Saunders
Steve Lowry
Larry Paul Farley
Carmen Martin
Drema Calhoun
Samuel Cochran
Aileen Johnson
Eddie Sellards
Karen Wallen
Judy Blevins
Jenny Darnell
Carolyn Reeves
Ann Walker
Cathy Dunn
Donna Pack
Dianne Smith
Carolyn Farley
Nancy Mills
Anna Lou Loving
Janice
Geraldine Moore
Pat Wimbish
Tanya Eddins
Betty Emery
Linda Martin
Eilene Browning
Judy Terry
Dianna Pruiett
Christine Billings
Shirley Bryant
Brenda Eller
Connie Fox
Carella Privett
Carol Sellards
Linda Chamberlain
Marie Cole
Sandy Ford
Sandy Martin
Brenda Richards
Linda Richards
Linda Smith
Donna Richardson
Charlene Poe
Vicki Davis
Brenda Smith
Carmen Stone
Libby Young
Mary McKinney
Penny Lozier
John Druery
Bob Harmon
Lotus McKinney
Gertrude Keith
Judy Clark
Randa Hornbeck
Pam Parks
Anna Milano
Vicki Chamberlain
Jackie Riggs
Richard Druery
Donna Billings
Donnta Neff
Susan Lambert
Ardis Fraley
Linda Compton
Vicki Martin
Becky Grose
Linda Lozier
Toni Gregory
Betty Cook
Donna Cox
Nancy Hartson
Patty Wyatt
Phyllis Duncan
Library
Nina Lowry
Kitty Lovell
Beverly Mills
Carolyn Miller
Glenna Milam
Linda Hunt
Rita Cook
Wayne Bowman
Walter Dan
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Hedy
Girls Athletic Association of Sophia High School
Gaa
Peggy Cook
Darella Privett
Eddie Mae Sellards
Diane Dennitt
Charlotte Daniel
Thompson
Pineville
West Virginia University
Chicago Tribune
Najeeb Ammar Jr
N. A. Ammar
Virginia St
Greater West Virginia
Woodrow Wilson High School
Ammar
Trap Hill
Charles S. McGraw
Bishop Pike
Webbs Florist & Greenhouses
Robert C. Byrd
Stoco High School
D. W. Bryson
Kenneth L. Swank
First Baptist Church of
City To Accent
Robert T. Gardner
Main St
Thompson’s Drug
Joe Mills
Wayne Willis
Carlos Privett
Ray Saunders
James Osborne
Tom Poe
Roscoe Mills
Doug Mills
David Taylor
Jim Stone
Robert Jones
Donald Neff
Danny Benfield
Neal Hawkins
Kent Martin
Jackie Parker
Daniel Kincaid
Ronand Testerman
David Frost
Delbert Whitt
Carlos Lambert
Richard Druer
Katherine Cook
Brenda Crawford
Jennifer Darnell
Sandi Rushbrook
Calvin Martin
Calvin
C&p
Leroy
Gollama Goofer
C &P Telephone Company of
Nationwide Bell System
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