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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1960
Page
8
The wining team is aided by co sponsors ee Je thias and Noyes Men's and Boys' Shop with Manager Bill Scott centered in the display.
Improvements at Baileysville High School playground include an 18 hole miniature golf course completed by volunteers from Baileysville Brenton Brier Creek Pineville and Welch. Power company light poles with 1500 watt flood lights were installed. A merry go round and planned 100 foot picnic shed add facilities for 50 to 60 nightly visitors. financed by Wyoming County Court.
Teachers meet at schools across Fayette County as preparations for the first day of classes on Wednesday proceed. Superintendent A L Walker says vacancies are filled though many hold emergency certificates, with experienced staff and summer coursework noted. Motorists are cautioned to observe school zones and stop for halted buses. Consolidations affect Mount Hope and Collins high enrollments, with Fayeville, Oak Hill, Ansted, Nuttall, Montgomery, Gauley Bridge, Meadow Bridge and surrounding areas listed with enrollment shifts and new hires.
Shirley Love of Oak Hill named manager of the Fayette County Democratic campaign with Sam Lair as assistant. The executive committee, meeting in the courthouse, launched the campaign September 1 and aims to register every Democrat and mobilize at least 20 000 voters on election day. Robert Melba was named chairman. a September 21 fish fry at Beckwith will draw state and local candidates, with Virgil Lyons as fish fry chair and a long list of Oak Hill and Fayette County volunteers.
Pax reports Sweeneysburg Baptist Church will hold its annual homecoming on Sunday September 11 with morning worship at 11 a.m. and an afternoon program of special singing. Everyone is invited to attend.
The House Appropriations Committee has 50 members while the Senate committee comprises 27. This reflects the large scope and influence of spending authorization in both chambers.
R L Dick Roberts of Milton WV will speak at Oak Hill Methodist Layman Revival now under way. Dr W W Wells Mullens physician spoke Monday night and urged action on faith. Robert Marsh Montgomery Radio Station WMON led music and will direct Layman's Institute at Jackson's Mill. Next speaker is C N Chick Fannin Barboursville assistant superintendent of Cabell schools. Public invited nightly at 7 30 p m with special choir music.
Mountain State Construction assigns men to bore a 2000 foot tunnel 35 feet diameter to carry Gauley River around a massive dam being built by the Huntington District of the U S Army Corps of Engineers. The project, four air miles from Summersville, totals about 48 million dollars and aims for completion in 1964 with the dam rising 357 feet high and 2150 feet long.
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