Pocahontas Pioneer Days Bring West Virginia Old West Flair
West Virginia’s Pocahontas County hosts Pioneer Days July 12 to 14 with stagecoach rides, a dramatic parade, rifle shooting, wood chopping, horseshoe pitching, pioneer meals, arts and crafts, a mountain music sing out, and an antique sale. The Museum on U S 219 near Marlinton serves as headquarters.
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West Virginia
Pocahontas County
Surrey
U.S 219
Marlinton
Williams named director of state excise and license tax division
Charles B Williams of Logan County was named director of the state Tax Department's new division of excise and license tax. He is joined by Richard A Whited of Greenbrier County who was named director of the division of public offices and Donald L Butler of Summers County named director of the personal income tax division. The new excise and license tax division merges the gasoline tax with the cigarette license and soft drink tax divisions to improve efficiency and cut operating costs.
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UPI
Charles B Williams
Logan County
State Tax Department
Williams
Clifford G. Lantz
Richard A. Whited
Fairlea
Greenbrier
Division of
Public Offices
Donald L Butler
Summers County
Lantz
Kiwanis International President Leads Toronto Convention
James M. Moler of Charles Town presided over the Kiwanis International convention in Toronto. Senator Robert C. Byrd addressed about 20,000 delegates at the opening session in Maple Leaf Gardens.
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James M. Moler
Charles Town
Kiwanis International
Toronto
Robert C. Byrd
Maple Leaf Gardens
Married Too Young She Wants Out
A teenager under 18 writes Dear Abby about an unhappy marriage to a 26-year-old man. She fears abuse and contemplates leaving or annulment. Abby advises returning home, consulting a lawyer, and confiding in her mother. The column also answers about teenage racing pride and a wedding guest's rude comment, offering blunt guidance.
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Y. Mews Lynd, Inc
Abby
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