Lilly family home destroyed by fire in Mullens
Early Tuesday morning a fire gutted the five room Lilly residence in Mullens. Firefighters unable to save the interior. neighbors retrieved a portion of belongings. The Lillys, staying with sister Mrs Eugene Lusk in Herndon, face housing and medical challenges after the blaze.
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Lillys
Bluefield
Larry
Randy
Gary
Eddie
Mullens
Lilly
Eugene Lusk
Herndon
Alpoca
Archie Lilly
Book Express Schedule Told in Pineville
The Flying Book Express mobile van from the West Virginia Library Commission will visit Pineville on June 15-16, July 6-7, July 27-28, and August 17-18. Summer hours are Wednesdays 2 PM to 7 PM and Thursdays 10 AM to 1 PM. Readers vacationing can leave due books at the Independent Herald office or mail to 2004 Quarrier St., Charleston.
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Pineville
BNS
Flying Book Express
West Virginia Library Commission
Charleston
Wyoming County
Cadette Scouts Capped At Rally In Fayetteville
The Girl Scout Rally in the Memorial Building Fayetteville included all Enchanted Hills District troops. Senior Capping ceremony for Cadette girls advancing to Senior Scouts was led by Senior Troop No. 80 of Oak Hill with attendees and leaders from multiple communities.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayetteville
Enchanted Hills
Carol Basham
Barbara Foley
Joella Gallaher
Patty Hamilton
Faith Hannah
Terry Humphries
Paige Janney
Paula Musial
Peggy Nelson
Sharon Peters
Debbie
Edwin Warfield
Kitty Dietrich
Orville Basham
Carlisle
Blane Tyree
Fairview
Robert Webb
National conference on educating disadvantaged children slated
Washington will host a national conference from July 18 to 20 to explore new methods of educating disadvantaged children. President Johnson announced the event and asked Education Commissioner Harold Howe II to invite chief education officers from all 50 states to send delegations.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Harold Howe II
Iran Population Estimated At 22 Million Plus
An estimated population figure places Iran at about 22.86 million people. The projection reflects demographic estimates from the period, noting the country’s size and regional importance in population studies.
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Iran
Fayette Raleigh County Youths Given SAR Medals
Five boys from Fayette and Raleigh Counties received the 1966 Good Citizenship Medal and certificates at a Mount Hope meeting of the Captain James Ellison Chapter SAR. Medals were awarded to Fred McLain Jr.
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Mount Hope
RNS
James Ellison Chepter
Sons of the American Revolution
Beckley
Fayette
Raleigh
Terrace
TV Recreation Center
Oak Hill Road
E. B. Wood
Oak Hill
S. S. Sutphin
G. C. Musich
Meadow Bridge
Eugene F. Eager
Harry F. Arnott
Chester A. Walworth
National Society of Sar of Charleston
Walworth
Orient
Fred McLain Jr
Eugene Farrow
Shady Spring
Steve Hatcher
Nuttal
Tommy Redden
Mike
Scout's Own Ceremony Held in Dothan Scout Camp
Junior Girl Scout Troop No 100 of the Scarbro Carlisle area held a Scout's Own ceremony Friday in the Scout camp area on Mrs Blanche Webb's property in Dothan The Sign of the Arrow theme was Spring in the Hills Participants included Kathy Payne Susie Miller Cindy Webb Donna Basham Clara Humphries Delores Fitzpatrick Shauna Lively Pam Smith Carol Basham Melia Hinte Jan Musial and others Story telling and poems were part of the program Also in attendance were Mary Dixon Tresa Proctor Stephanie Jarosz Patricia Law Stephanie Hall Katrina Keith Marsha Redman Deanna Payne Yvonne Phelps Carol Bowles Coletta Dixon Reginna Dixon and Dana Fitzpatrick.
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Jan Musial
Mary Dixon
Tresa Proctor
Stephanie Jarosz
Patricia Law
Stephanie Hall
Katrina Keith
Marsha Redman
Deanna Payne
Yvonne Phelps
Carol Bowles
Coletta Dixon
Reginna Dixon
Dana Fitzpatrick
School Employes Hired At Special Board Meet
Wyoming County Board of Education met in Pineville to hire Head Start summer staff. Lists include coordinators, teachers, cooks, aides, janitors, and bus drivers across centers in Pineville Herndon Baileysville Huff Consolidated. Some hires pro-rated. coordinators and teachers full-time. Also approved summer Vocational Technical School program staff and general school repairs.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Board of Education
John McGraw
Verne Clay
Viola Jenkins
Audrey McGraw
Janice Meredith
Ray Saunders
Opal McGraw
Alman C. Brown
Dennis Shumate
Murrell Tolliver
Karen Blevins
Patricia McGraw
Francine Brooks Pizzino
Regina Pruitt
Barbara Kay Sizemore
Joyce K. Stewart
Herndon Center
G. T. Phillips
Marie Underwood
Madeline Cook
Gladys Whitt
Ethel G. Lusk
Pauline Blankenship
Freeman Sizemore
Harry Blankenship
Donald Lambert
Carl Roberts
Shields Kline
Loraine Roberts
Coral Dickens
Dorothy Rumions
Rita Haga
Elizabeth Carroll Mullins
Ruth Ann Beavers
Huff Consolidated Center
Eugene R. Bailey
Rebecca Berry
Genevieve DeWese
Hazel Shields
Minnie Cook
Opal Morgan
Mack Rose
Shellie Morgan
Cecil Ellis
Mack Hatfield
Gilford Morgan
Becky Childress
Irene Cline
Patricia Davis
Freida England
Patsy Morgan
Brenda J. Steiner
Wyoming Vocational Technical School
Emmett Canada
Mullens
Virgil Whitt
Herndon
Vernon Roberts
Baileysville
Tom Clay
Glen Rogers
Walden Cook
Oceana
Head Start Grants Approved for 383 Programs
The Office of Economic Opportunity approves 21.6 million dollars in grants to fund 383 Head Start programs this summer. About 107,535 children are expected to enroll, bringing total summer grants to 49.37 million dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
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Redden
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Meadow Bridge High School
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Baileysville Center
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