Mayor Shaffer appoints new commissioners in TunneIton meeting
Newly elected mayor Harold Shaffer appointed several commissioners at the first regular Town Council meeting. Harold Bolyard was named street commissioner, William Felix sanitation commissioner, and Evelyn Bolyard retained as treasurer. New recorder Mary Miller and councilmen Felix and Gary Bolyard were sworn in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miller
Harold Shaffer
Harold Bolyard
William Felix
Evelyn Bolyard
Felix
Gary Bolyard
Local family returns here from abroad
Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Young and sons Wes Mark and Scott arrived from Kabul Afghanistan and were greeted at Morgantown Airport by Mrs Youngs mother and sister. The Youngs spent four years in Kabul where he led Public Administration Service work in the Afghan royal government Ministry of Finance. Prior postings included Monrovia Liberia 1963 67. A council meeting addressed street and sewage problems with Vernon Shay Claude Mankins Walter McGill and Delmar Bolyard present. Building permits issued to James Bernard Ralph Newcome Virgil Green Robert Sanders and William L Miller Sr. Gloria Miller E T Larue Hamilton Ridenour and Mrs William Felix attended.
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Tunnelton
Larry G. Young
Benny Jo Martin
Lucille Martin
Clifford Martin
Weston
Wes
Mark
Scott
Kabul
Afghanistan
Morgantown
Young
Wendell Teets
Youngs
Party For Public Administration Service
Chicago
Ill
Ministry of Finance
Royal Government of
Monrovia
Liberia
West Africa
Vernon Shay
Claude Mankins
Walter McGill
Delmar Bolyard
North Street
James Bernard
Ralph Newcome
Virgil Green
Robert Sanders
William L. Miller Sr
Gloria Miller
E.T. Larue
Hamilton Ridenour
William Felix
Scouts Attend Mountaineer Camp Session With Troop 84
Boy Scout Troop 84 members joined by Robert Day of Arthurdale attended the annual Mountaineer Camp session. Readable names include Charles Ridgeway David Broadwater Fred Liston Bill Bonner Bill Collins Robert Wolfe Alan White Joe Cogar Doug DeBastiani John Grover Bob Watson Steve Cogar Dan Simms Terry Ellifritz Brian Trickett Sam St. Clair Virgil Hall Greg LePera Earl Dinch Ed Metheny John Kelley Claude Webb and Paul Cogar.
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Arthurdale
Boy Scout Troop 84
Mountaineer Camp
Robert Day
Charles Ridgeway
David Broadwater
Fred Liston
Bill Bonner
Bill Collins
Robert Wolfe
Alan White
Joe Cogar
Doug DeBastiani
John Grover
Bob Watson
Steve Cogar
Dan Simms
Terry Ellifritz
Brian Trickett
Sam St. Clair
Virgil Hall
Greg LePera
Evansville groups famed for public smorgasbords
The Evansville Community Association and Preston Memorial Hospital Auxiliary are renowned for their wide famed smorgasbords. The article highlights their varied offerings and community meals as part of a Preston County series on local food specialties.
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Evansville
Lottie Hebb
Lillian Clarkson
Theo Horchler
Horchler
Horch
Kingwood Rotary Club
Iris Allsopp
Ivan Davis
Charles Robertson
Elizabeth Hartman
John Lehman
John Beaty
John Trenton
Homer McCoy
D. R. Davis
Preston
VFW
Terra Alta
George Washington
Ruth Myers
Arthurdale School
Kenneth Rees
Arthurdale Federated Woman's Club
Joseph Malcolm
Masontown
WSCS
Preston County Teacher’s Association
Malcolm
Camp DAVE Opens at Preston 4-H Camp Near Bruceton Mills
Beginning Monday, 250 students will take part in four week long sessions at Camp DAVE sponsored by Preston County Schools under ESEA Title I. Activities include fishing, camping, cooking, swimming, hiking, and a parent visitation program Friday evening. Gary Warnick directs with Russ McConnell as assistant. counselors are named and program topics cover arts and crafts to conservation and science.
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Dave
Preston
Bruceton Mills
Preston County
ESEA
Gary Warnick
Russ McConnell
Roger Brewer
Richard Britton
Sandra Brown
Susan Day
Ronald Kelly
Toni McConnell
Donald Walters
Darlene Sherman
Judith Masters
Michael Teets
Devra Strickler
Robert Cribbs
Rick Baumgardner
Don Post
Harry Shaver
Valley High School Alumni Banquet Draws 131 Attendees
Valley High School’s eighth reunion banquet, hosted by the Valley Alumni Association, drew 131 alumni and about 400 guests. Awards honored Leone Smith and Martha Dixon among others. Italia Sylvester re elected president. classes of 1932 and 1947 plan 1972 reunions.
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Martha Dixon
Valley High School
Dixon
Italia Sylverster
VHS
Lydia Main
Lawrence Blaney
Masontown
Valley Alumni Association
Felix Tiberio
William Rosier
William Goodwin
Homer Hogue
Leone Smith
Valley
Alumni Association
Dale Bucklew
Tucker County
Ellwood Shahan
Fredericksburg
Dominion Post
Paul Thistle
Bennie Scarton
Sherill McMillen
Joseph DeBardi
Glenna Williams
C. C. Street
Martin Taylor
Association
Italia Sylvester
William Herring
Bonnie Hartsell
Helen Carroll Carrico
Dover
Ohio
Christian Post Gibson
Fairmont
Glenn Martin
Dorothy Brown Hiner
Morgantown
Conrad Sharps
Pittsburgh
Miami
Fla. C
C. Street
Lynn Taylor
Opal Allen
Sammy Bill Orchestra
Camp DAVE Bus Schedule For This Week
The Camp DAVE schedule lists weekday departures from Independence Elementary at 8 10 a.m. and several other stops with pupil quotas totaling 68, arriving at Camp DAVE by 10 a.m. It also notes Saturday departures from Camp DAVE at 8 a.m. and return arrivals from Church to Independence Elementary by 9 30 a.m. The schedule repeats weekly during Camp DAVE sessions.
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Independence
Newburg
Fellowsville
Tunnelton
Church
800 Troops Arrive at McChord to Start Vietnam Withdrawal
In 1969 the withdrawal of U S troops from Vietnam began as 800 infantrymen arrived at McChord Air Force Base in Washington state signaling the start of the pullout.
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U.S
Vietnam
McCord Air Force Base
Washington State
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By Martha Dixon
Mildred Lindley
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Mt. View Church
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Richard DeWitt
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