Fayette Residents Push Water and Sewer District Plan
Fayette residents gathered at Scarbro Elementary School to form a Public Service District. Joe Wojtowicz chaired the meeting with state officials outlining grants under HUD and Farmers Home Administration amendments. About 200 attendees from multiple communities planned to sign petitions to Fayette County Court for district formation.
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Lg State
Carson
John Hey
At ‘Demiamel i Beino! Vv
Farmers Home Administration
Hey
Kiwanis Project Rated Success
Mount Hope Kiwanis Club held a Tuesday night dinner meeting at 6 30 p m in the Terrace Room of the TV Recreation Center Mount Hope Oak Hill Road John Rogers president presented a bronze medallion for ninth to a new member and praised a school coopera tion for a youth project The meeting named Robert Maynor Bank of Mount Hope cashier to lead youth activities for the year Rev R E Thompson and Rev Bill L Withers will share noon Key Club meetings at the school Other members present included George Gunn Hill C Brown Nelson Davis Stanley Bender and Rev James D Lowe Jr
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Mount Hope
Rogers
Robert Maynor
Bank of Mount Hope
Key Club
R E. Thompson
Bill L. Withers
George Gunn
Hill C. Brown
Nelson Davis
Stanley Bender
James D. Lowe Jr
Boone Doctor Faces Seven Drug Charge In Federal Court
Boone County physician Dr. Robert B. Meeks of Seth is charged in U S District Court with illegal dispensing of seven counts involving giving pills to Gary L. Gibson in mislabeled containers without prescriptions. The so called pep pills were shipped into the state via Interstate Commerce Carriers. Meeks is set to appear before Federal Judge John Fields to answer the charges.
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Madison
API
Boone County
U. S. District Court
Robert B. Meeks
Seth
Gary L. Gibson
Meeks
John Fields
Birth Announced in Mullens for Sisk Family
Leland Michael Sisk is the newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lee Sisk born at 5:30 am on November 2 at the Wyoming tal Hospital. He weighed eight pounds three ounces. The mother is the former Sandra Buchanan daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Walker of Roanoke Virginia. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Dewey Sisk Mullens.
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Mullens
Leland Michael
Michael Lee Sisk
Wyomingtal Hospital
Sandra Buchanan
Leland Walker
Roanoke
Dewey Sisk
Viet Nam’s sick war cruelty beyond belief in Saigon area
A NEA dispatch recalls the brutal tactics in Vietnam where children sell drinks with hidden bombs and villagers weaponize snakes and bear traps. Soldiers face deadly traps from caves to jungles, with improvised mines, trip wires, and razor sharp stakes threatening every step. The piece labels the conflict as a “sick war” where danger lurks everywhere and even rationed comforts can be deadly.
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Tom Tiede DA
Atx Reubens Wear
Mullens Band Boosters Host Hat Party Saturday
Mullens Band Association sponsors a hat modeling event Saturday from 11 a m to 6 p m at the American Legion Building in Mullens. Hats to be modeled include those worn by Mrs Jules Gautier and Mrs Gene Allen, with refreshments planned.
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Mullens Band Boosters
Mullens Band Association
American Legion
Mullens
Jules Gautier
Boosters
Gene Allen
Men's Club Monthly Dinner Meet at First Methodist Church
The Men’s Club of the First Methodist Church held its regular monthly dinner Wednesday night in Fellowship Hall. Attendees included pastor Rev. R. J. Chenoweth Jr., club president Jack D. Martin, and members E. D. Hawley, Everette H. Collins, Dr. Sam Lambert, Warren McGraw, Harold Griffith, John S. Lambert, G. W. Hines, Jesse W. Morgan, Ernest Hays, Paul A. Viers, Harold Metz, and E. J. [name truncated].
Teacher Exams Set Dec 11 At Concord
Prospective teachers must register for the National Teacher Examinations at Concord College by November 12. The one day test includes professional and general education sections plus one of 13 teaching area exams. Candidates report at 8:30 a.m. with center locations advised on admission tickets.
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Athens
Concord College
Princeton
N. J
Linn Sheets
Department of Education
W. Va
National Teacher Examinations Educational Testing Service
Sheets
WSCS Reorganizes Meeting Date and Christmas Plans
The Woman's Society of Christian Service votes to move meetings to the second Monday each month from the first. They raise missions pledges by 25 percent and set December 21 for the annual Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Noah Dancy. Programs feature lessons on True Believers with talks on Ruth Hannah Martha and the lives of Paul and Silas.
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McGraws
RNS
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Fulton Brown
Noah Dancy
Shelburn Brooks
Paul
Silas
Walter McGraw
Ruth
Dancy
Hannah
Brown
Martha
McGraw
Mrs. Dancy
Mullens Church Sets Congregational Dinner
Mullens Presbyterian Church will host its annual congregational turkey dinner on November 14 at 6 p.m. The Women of the Church circles handle arrangements led by circle chairmen Nana Peterfish Jack r Marvel Shaffer and Stella Diehl. A stewardship program will follow with Alton Caldwell in charge, featuring a youth choir directed by C L White, a skit The Earth is the Lord s by Elizabeth Pryor Judi Sandival and Kathy Kemp, and a closing men s quartet including Gene Allen Neil Pleasants Jack Stewart and Woodrow Cook. Allen is the church music director.
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Elizabeth Pryor
Judi Sandival
Kathy Kemp
Gene Allen
Neil Pleasants
Jack Stewart
Woodrow Cook
Allen
Municipalities League Supports Convention in WV
The West Virginia League of Municipalities voted unanimously to back a constitutional convention at White Sulphur Springs. Pat Hamilton of Oak Hill presented the motion, with 135 communities in support. Gov. Hulett C. Smith backs the plan to seek changes in basic laws at the 1966 Legislature. Mayor Curtis Uhl of Vienna was re-elected as an official.
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White Sulphur Springs
UPS
West Virginia
Couple Detained In Lieu Of Bond In Bad Check Case
Albert Knighton, 35, and Violet Rose Knighton, 25, are detained in Fayette County jail after waiving to the next grand jury week on charges of passing bad checks and aiding fraud. Bond set at 5000 and 500 respectively. Parents to three children, they were arrested in Oak Hill. Police from 12 states seek to question them on similar charges.
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Fayetteville
UPI
Albert Knighton
Fayette County
Albert
Violet Rose
Beckley
Knighton
Oak Hill
End of Illusion by Muriel Lawrence
A reflective piece recalls a troubled 10 year old Joe in a reform school and his mother's absence. His healing comes through a loyal friend, not maternal care, illustrating the power of honest love over false hope. The author shares personal experiences shaping views on family, justice, and parenting.
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Muriel Lawrence
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Joe
King Lear
Moses
Grandma
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