Fayette County Board Seats Led by Billheimer Carson
Fayetteville RNS reports Gordon Billheimer and Gomer Dp Carson leading in the Fayette County Board of Education race with 80 of 81 precincts in. Billheimer 6,078 votes, Carson 4,955. other candidates Kincaid 4,535 Pirring 4,258 Forbes 1,364. Unofficial totals show Democratic and Republican ticket results across state races.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Gordon Billheimer
Gomer
Carson
Board of Education
Fayette County
Billheimer
Earl C. Kincaid
Harry E. Pirring
J. E
Red) Forbes
Motorist Suffers Heart Attack After Accident
Mossy area crash claims life of Iva Ethel Legg, 71, of Handley after a head on collision near Mossy Road. Death caused by heart attack while W Gretchen Pipkin, 48, of Bradley faces charges for failure to keep right. Six-car pileups on U S 21 south of Oak Hill injure several others. multiple passengers hospitalised.
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MOSSY
Kanawha County
Iva Ethel Legg
Handley
Oak Hill
Mossy Road
W. Gretchen Pipkin
Bradley
Legg
J. M. Perry
Pipkin
Oak Hill Hospital
U.S. 21
David R. Ford
Scarbro
Larry D. Leffel
Carlisle
Leffel
Marshall Coach Speaks At Minuteman Banquet
Elis John son Marshall University coach spoke on reaching objectives at the Minuteman Banquet held at Pineville High School. Honorary Minutemen included Toney Lamp. guests spanned church leaders, teachers, students, and club members. numerous letter recipients and new club members were announced across multiple sports and activities.
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Marshall
Minuteman
Pineville
Elis Johnson
Marshall University
Pineville High School
Toney Lamp of
Glover
Jesse Houck
R. J. Chenoweth Jr
Robert Wheeler
Walter Day
Benny Cooper
Dr. Keating
Dallas Blankenship
Robert McClain
Larry Blankenship
Pat Park
Clean Up Drive To Open With Oak Hill Parade
Oak Hill will launch a clean-up and beautification drive Thursday at 2 p.m. with a parade. The event, sponsored by the Red Bud Garden Club, will assemble at the expressway bridge between Woods and Woodlawn Avenues and proceed along Main Street to Collins High School led by Policeman Cris Stamey, Mayor Earl Mullins, City Manager Wallace Bennett, and Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce president Charles Miller. Participants include Oak Hill Band, 4 H clubs, Boy and Girl Scout Troops, Rainbow Girls, Fire Department, and seven area garden clubs.
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Oak Hill
Red Bud Garden Club
Wanda Farrish
Wallace Bennett
Charles Miller
Spade and Trowel
Oak Leaf
Maple Fork Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits
Maple Fork region hosts several weekend visitors. Mrs. Jack Shrewsbury of Cleveland returns home after a week with her parents on Maple Fork Road. Miss Sequitta Persinger visited her grandmother Mrs. Cecil Persinger in Covington Virginia. Dennis and Mrs. Davis from Mansfield Ohio spent the weekend with his parents on Maple Fork Road and her mother Mrs. Ar buthe Tony of Sweeneysburg. R. Leo Blankenship of Cleveland also visited the Bowyer home on Maple Fork Road.
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Maple Fork
Jack Shrewsbury
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas Treadway
Maple Fork Road
Sequitta Persinger
Cecil Persinger
Covington
Dennis Davis
Mansfield
Sam Davis
Arbuthe Tony
Sweeneysburg
R. Leo Blankenship
Luther E. Bowyer
Mrs Dollie Janney Admitted to Wyoming General Hospital
Mrs Dollie Janney is hospitalized at Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens after being admitted on Monday.
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Pax
Dollie Janney
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Visits Addis Ababa on Africa Tour
Soviet deputy foreign minister for African affairs Yacov Malik arrived in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on Monday for a three day visit as part of an African tour to discuss international affairs and exchange views with regional leaders.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
UPI
Yacov Malik
Cooke Leads In Boone County Court Race
Whitesville Ed Cooke backed by the Boone County sheriff faction led incumbent William Dingess for the Boone County Court seat with 34 of 36 precincts reporting. Unofficial totals show Cooke 2,520 and Dingess 2,016 with about 35 percent of voters casting ballots.
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Whitesville
Ed Cooke
Boone County Sheriff's
William
Bill) Dingess
Boone County Court
Cooke
Dingess
Boone County
Campbell Wins In Nicholas County Commissioner Race
Nicholas County unofficial returns show Robert B. Campbell the winner with 836 votes ahead of C Farrell Johnson 777 and Faber S. Herbert 209. Other results include Randolph 1,561 Slack Jr. 1,448, and state races with Gainer 1,487 Frazer 1,497 and Bell 1,554.
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Summersville
Nicholas County
Robert B. Campbell
Campbell
C. Farrell Johnson
Faber S. Herbert
United States
Jennings Randolph
John M. Slack Jr
Robert D
Bob) Bailey
June Estep Hammonds
Carl E. Gainer
House of Delegates
D. R
Doc) Frazer
Clyde Bell
C. Ferrell Johnson
Beaver
Bernard Dawson
Awards Presented At Mount Hope Assembly
Mount Hope holds its annual awards in the high school auditorium with multiple recognitions. Band letters went to eight students. American History awards shared by Bradford Robbins, Raymond Stover and Marchellus Slay. Football, track, and basketball letters awarded to many juniors and seniors. All County Team cups granted to Danny Spadaro and Ben Dorsey. New and current members of the Junior National Honor Society and top achievers honored, plus cheerleading awards and new cheerleaders named for the coming year. A DAR Award was presented by Principal Bill Harless.
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Robert Craft
Bradley Durbin
Mike Farley
Jim Blankenship
Bob Stewart
Sante Boninsigna
Kelly Wiles
Harold Cook
David Pendry
Jimmy Midkiff
Larry Poff
Linzie Borders
Dennis Plumley
Lemuels Midkiff
Ronnie Williams
Dale Bragg
Robert Privett
Wayne Mason
McClain
Johnny Houck
Tommy Adkins
Bill Jones
Gary Gainer
Mike Johnson
Ronnie Phillips
Andy Riling
Allen Stiltner
Earl Deskins
Harrison Blankenship
Tim McGraw
Rodney Hamilton
Stanley Jones
Leslie Monk
Larry Blankenship
Minuteman Club
Judy Smallwood
Frank Day
Tri-Hi- Y
Lynda Raymond
Julia Worrell
Junior
Mike Browning
Steve Lamb
Novella Smith
Pinevillian
Mike Metz
Diane Dodd
Future Homemakers of America
Judy Phillips
Drema Mullens
Linda Morgan
Betty Roberts
America
Diane Lynch
Linda Vanhoy
Tommy Lusk
Iris Stewart
Rocket Club
Mike Lackey
Sefton Stewart
Kenny Greear
Cathy Cook
Shirley Hill
Ronald J. Mullens
Billie Ellison
Tommy Varney
Luther Mitchem
Brain Trust
Barbara Poff
Karen Taliaferro
Peggy Blankenship
Abigail Stephenson
Bob Pendry
Pat McKinney
R. J. Mullens
Judy Dee Farley
Alan Stiltner
Patti Cooper
Doug Hamilin
Bobbi Crews
Charlie Smallwood
Jerry Hill
Diane Arnold
Belinda Adams
Judy Farley
Judy Snyder
Mary Ann Crews
Kathy Worrell
Raymond Rose
Beverly Graham
Darlene Grose
Billy Ball
Elizabeth Beeman
Richard Brewster
Jim Brinegar
Gary Browning
Donald
Mount Hope
Mount Hope Junior High School
Mount Hope High School
Robert N. Evans
Donna Greer
Linda Howard
Karen Warwick
Tom Swift Gwinn
Brenda Mollohan
Gayle Kirby
Brenda Gwinn
Helen Riddick
Gene Spadaro
Borderland
Bradford Robbins
Raymond Stover
Marchellus Slay
Delbert Adkins
Glen Gray
Gregory Maynor
Bill Douglas
Morris Walker
Danny Spadaro
Charles Biggs
Reuben Brown
Tony Moss
Tommy Mobley
Thomas Matheny
Daniel Gray
William Murray
Teddy Davidson
Larry Farley
Teddy Stevens
Jim Humphreys
Ben Dorsey
Terry Vealey
Paul Bass
Adkins
Jim Humphrey
Richard Penn
Michael Fleming
Alex Szuch
Pam Boyd
Lloyd Gibson
Pat Graney
Ricky Johnson
Jane Dorsey
Kelley McCoy
Don McLain
Theresa Miklos
John Shumate
James Twohig
Victoria Ramage
Sharon Graney
Alice Walker
Sarah Banks
Jill Cregar
William Kincaid
Charles Legg
Mary Puckett
Lois Smith
Bill Harless
Pat Greney
Johnny Shumate
Mary Jean Brady
Lucile Page
Thomas Howard
Bonnie Shockey
Mary Calloway
Janie Crane
Donna Burgess
Linda Thompson
Tina Pino
Anita Crider
Caryn Williams
Jainell Booth
Rhonda Parker
Marjorie Callaway
Harless
Mothers Honored at Maple Fork Missionary Baptist Church
The Maple Valley Missionary Baptist Church Youth Choir honored mothers Sunday. Gifts were given to the youngest mother Janie Williams and the oldest Lena Davis. Other mothers were recognized with songs and favors.
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Maple Fork
Maple Valley Missionary Baptist Church
Janie Williams
Lena Davis
Al Borak Horse Said to Convey Prophet to Heaven
A legendary horse named Al Borak is described as having carried Mohammed from Earth to heaven in traditional lore, highlighting its role in Islamic myth as a swift miraculous steed.
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Mohammed
Earth
Heaven
al Borak
Haga and Childress Lead Wyoming Board Race in County Returns
V L Haga and Leon C Childress won seats on the Wyoming County Board of Education with G Everett Bailey third for three vacancies. Unofficial results from 43 precincts show Haga 3919, Childress 3468, Bailey 3366, Short 3344, Thompson 3250. Bailey and Haga were on the current board. Other county results list multiple local races with Republicans absent at the county level. Straigh Kentucky bourbon whiskey 86 proof.
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Pineville
RNS
V. L. Haga
Leon C. Childress
Wyoming County Board of Education
G. Everett Bailey
Wyoming County
W. L. Hagga
Bert Short
Vance
Red
Edwards And Woodrum Gain Lead In Summers County Board Race
Unofficial returns from 23 of 30 precincts in Summers County show Billy Joe Edwards and Dr. J D Woodrum ahead for Board of Education seats Tuesday. Edwards 1587 votes, Woodrum 1384. other candidates and votes listed, with Charles W Pack 1118 and Jack Harford 674 among totals. State and local races also referenced with various vote counts.
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Melvin R. Thompson
Lake trout stands as largest trout species
A lake trout is described as the largest among true trout, distinguished by its size and habitat in freshwater lakes. This species is notable for its robust frame and adaptation to cold water environments.
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Fayette
Rudolph D. Jennings
James Kee
State Senate
John H. Bowling Jr
W. N. Jasper Jr
David T
Tip
Orval Kessler
Willis W. Wellman
Raymond Campbell
Ferris A. Aide
Tom Bell
C. E
Cecil) Campbell
Ethel L
Midge) Crandall
Robert K
Bob) Holliday
Inez Kirkwood
T. E
Tom) Myles
W. J
Wild Bill) Shockey
G.C. Slaven
Jack Thompson
M. Wonder
J. W. Riccardi
Justice of the Peace
Nuttal
Charles Pettit
Don L. Willis
Constable
Kanawha
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Lonni
J. R. Lewis
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Thurmond
William C. Cook
Andrew J. Gray Jr
Jane Lee Cooper
Cook
McClung
Jane Cooper
K. F Tallman
Delores Batten
Cooper
Ella Cook
Gary Lee Craige
Ford
Beckley Hospital
Oak Hill Parade
John Slack
Senate
Lloyd Jackson
Kenneth Oliver
Benny Ed Cooke
Benny Lee Hill
Thomas B. Goodwin
Tommy Lipford
W. T. Bradshaw
Thelma Hall
E. Ray Hall
Elmer Nelson
Kenneth Dollan
F. J. Shelton
Robert M. Plant
Alonzo Meadows
United States Senate
Harold G. Outright
Francis J. Love
Mahlon G. Guthrie
John S. Callebs
Louis Reed
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Blackie) Allen
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Babe) Allen
J. Paul England
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W. W
Bill) Bailey
Joe H. Hansbarger
Earl Miller
Center
Gilbert Goode
Carl N. Graybeal
Bailey Mullens
Barkers Ridge
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Jane Lucento
Elizabeth Ann Bowen
Ancient Age Distilling CO
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Woodrum
Richard P. Baylor
Ray E. Sawyers
Dr. Davis W. Ritter
Ronald L. Young
Emmett I. Fox
J. Campbell Gwinn
Beckley National
Fedeal Reserve System
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Khyber Pass
Ica
Baby Doll
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Pete
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