Buckwheat Festival publicity kick-off set
A publicity kick-off meeting for the 32nd Preston County Buckwheat Festival is scheduled for 2 p m Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Milford Hardesty in Kingwood. Jerry Ash and festival chairs will attend with a long list of committee members and 16 festival maid and princess honorees. The festival runs September 27 to 30 and information is available from Michele Ash at 789 2633.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
Preston County
Milford Hardesty
Chestnut Ave
Jerry Ash
Bill Lindley
Charles R. Baylor
Robert Sypolt
Thomas C. Wotring
Bob
Becky
Roy D. Smith
Rt. 1
Albright
Bruceton High School
Future Homemakers of America
Girls’ Athletic Association
Little Sandy Church of the Nazerene
Michele Ash
Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department
Regional Roundup Black Lung Group to Organize in Preston County
An organizational meeting is set for Saturday at the Masontown Fire Hall to form a Preston County Black Lung Association. Francis Evans and Jan Geloerman will discuss eligibility for benefits and cooperation with United Mine Workers District 31. Also announced: RAMP Ambulance defensive driving course in Kingwood on June 4 18 and 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn C. Gilbreath
Masontown
Preston County
Francis Evans
Jan Geloerman
Prestonians
United Mine Workers of America District 31
Black Lung Association
Ramp Central Ambulance Service
Vocational Center
Kingwood
H. R. Richardson
Public Safety Division
W.va
Explorer Unit 1 forms in Garrett County scouts
May 23 meeting at Garrett Community College established Explorer Unit 1 for ages 15 to 20 under Potomac Council Scouts of America. Professor Paul S. Frank Jr outlines program. temporary officers named and committee roster listed. water environment focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Joan B. Crawford
Garrett Community College
Richard Miller
Northern Garret County High School
Stewart P. Jackson
Jan W. Janssen
O. Randall
Harman
William F. Robinson
Ethel S. Thayer
Willoughby Callis
Deep Creek Training
Methodist Men Hear Strawser at Preston County Breakfast
In ROWLESBURG the United Methodist Men’s Fellowship met in the church social room with Cecil Strawser Preston County sheriff addressing drug anxieties. James Heath introduced him. a Q and A followed. summer break announced to resume September 30 with many members and guests present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowlesburg
United Methodist Men’s Fellowship
Cecil Strawser
Preston County
Strawser
James Heath
Ross Ashburn
Robert Canico
Dewey Cline
John Barnes
Sheriff Strawser
Hugh Felton
Short Gap
Cline
Heath
George Davis
Walter Burke
Frank D. Funk
J.J. Funk
Goldy Wiles P.H
Blake Martin
Homer D. Knotts
Homer J. Knotts
Francis Gibson
Notary Approvals and Estate Settlements Approved by County Court
Preston County Court approves notary applications for Henry Morris Sr Tunnelton Nancy Morris Tunnelton James Taylor Newbury Charles Haun Masontown Carolyn Haun Masontown and Ralph Brown statewide. Estate settlements approved include S D Albright Brenda Clark Robert Emerson Gordon Eisner John Royce Jacob Sisler Beatrice Knight William McClure Vernon McMillen Delbert Reckart Benton Rodeheaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston County
Henry Morris
Tunnelton
Nancy Morris
James Taylor
Newbury
Charles Haun
Masontown
Carolyn Haun
Ralph Brown
S. D Albright
Brenda Clark
Robert Emerson
Gordon Eisner
John Royce
Jacob Sisler
Beatrice Knight
William McClure
Vernon McMillen
Delbert Reckart
Benton Rodeheaver
Tunnelton Class of 48 marks 25th reunion
The Tunnelton High School class of 1948 celebrated the 25th anniversary May 26 with a banquet at the Tunnelton United Methodist Church social rooms hosted by the United Methodist Women of Mt. View Church. Maj. Colleen Maier attended from Radcliff, Kentucky, and many teachers and alumni joined the event, followed by a dance in the school gym with the Lou Mace Quintet. Officers were elected during intermission and numerous alumni registered at the dance.
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Tunnelton
Tunnelton High School
Tunnelton United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women of
Mt. View Church
Esther Watkins
Robert Halbritter
Washington,d.c
Maj
Colleen Maier
Radcliff
J. W. Gainer
Gertrude Halbritter
Marian McKinney
Robert and
Vanessa Fisher Halbritter
Leo Watkins
Rapheal Radtka
Warren
Ohio
Clinton and
Marie Taylor Shrout
Oakland
Radcliff, Ky
Watson and
Willavene Wolfe Plum
Marjorie Layton
Bucklew
Luther
JoAnn Wolfe Shahan
Robert Williams
Lester
Betty Bowmar
Lou Mace
Morgantown
Watson Plum
Iris Mankins Jennings
Gary Bolyard
Ron McGinnis
Jack Lanham
William E. Trickett
Harold Zinn
Albert Maxwell
Charles Muha
Bob Edwards
Arden O. Halbritter
Marian McKinny
Ronnie Rhodes
Buckwheat Horse Show Set for June 24 at Kingwood Grounds
Entries close Friday midnight June 8 for the 3rd Buckwheat Horse Show to be held June 24 at the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department carnival grounds. Officials include chairman Max Burk and steward David K. Wilson, with multiple judges, veterinarians, and staff listed. The event features many divisions and monetary prizes with trophies in Championship Classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department
P.O. Box
C. Mack Moore
Max Burk
Curtis P. Walls
Christopher Wadsworth
Holicong
David K. Wilson
Butler
American Horse Shows Association
Milford Jenkins
Albright
E.C. Reed
Robert M. Swank
Reedsville
Carl E. Marsh
Leo Kotchek
J.B. Jolliffe
John W. Trenton
D.R. Davis
D.P. Brown
T.A. Haymond
James N. Crane
Jan L. Cook
Harry M. Furman
Morgantown
Tiny barnacle hitchhikers cling to marine giants
Barnacles hitchhike on whales and giant sea turtles and, oddly, even attach to penguin toes. The creatures begin as a horse shoe crablike larva just one hundredth of an inch long.
GCC Honors Lists Nominations For Spring Semester
Garrett Community College announces spring semester honors with dean's list and honors list qualifiers. Full time students must exceed 12 credits and maintain 3.50 GPA for the dean's list. part timers need 12 or more credits with 3.00 to 3.49 for the honors list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mchenry
Garrett Community College
Jan W. Janssen
Carol McLaughlin
Dorothy Fike
Donald Mitchell
Rodney Fike
George Zimmerman
Oakland
Linda Holland
Mt. Lake Park
Stephen Russell
Glenda Grubb
Germania
Doris Opel
Accident
James Oester
Joseph Yoder
Grantsville
Willetti Mateer
Jack O. King
Paul Hoye, Jr
Junior R. Friend
Leora Yaste
Bittinger
Gerald Eichorn
Mt Lake Park
Mary Huberson
Friendsville
Ruth Myers
Kitzmiller
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Patricia Sapp
Kells Sapp
Newburg
Rowlesburg High School
Debra Williams
Rt. 2
Bonnie Moury
Willie Moury
Mildred Harriman
William Harriman, Jr
Terra Alta
Linda Gibson
Glenn Gibson
Terra Alta High School
Patricia Cannon
John Cannon
Ruth Graham
Charles Graham
Kingwood High School
THE
Public Utilities OF the Virginias
Cheryl Sanders
West Virginia
Watts
Cheryl
Sanders Lumber Co
Samuel Sanders
Black Lung Group
William Anderson
St. Philomena’s Catholic Church
Searritt College
Nashville
Tenn
Wheeling
Father Anderson
Class of
Mack Moore
Ted Slagle
Charles Bucklew
Harold Wiles
James Gainer
Bill Bowmar
William C. Wilson II
Enos Nicols
Joe Pentony
William L. Miller
Maurice Jennings, Jr
Beck Wolfe
Clarence Weaver
William Shannon
GCC
Marina
Davidson Bros
Chestnut ST
Morgantown Hospital Service, Inc
Orgical Service
High Street
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