Masontown Hosts Staggers Talk and Memorial Events
Masontown Decoration Services invites all for guest speaker Harley Staggers at 2 p m at Valley High School Honor Roll. A parade led by Masontown Valley High School Band precedes the address with veterans, Gold Star Mothers, and Poppy Queen and King. A dinner by VFW Post 1589 and Auxiliary follows at the post home. The week also features VFW meetings, a mobile x ray unit at the Preston County Courthouse in Kingwood, and Valley High School commencement Friday with Col Nelson R Bickley delivering The World The Global Village. Junior Girl Scout Troop 40 hiked and camped near Elizabeth Pa guided by Misses Hartsel Conner Loudermilk.
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Martha
Masontown
Valley High School
VFW Post 1589
Preston County
Kingwood
Nelson R. Bickley
West Virginia University
Elizabeth
Bonnie Hartsel
Brenda Conner
Carolyn Loudermilk
Hartsel
Valley senior earns Silver Homemaking Award honor
Karen Burke daughter of Mr and Mrs William Burke of Arthurdale will be honored at Valley High School awards assembly Friday as the Silver Homemaking Award recipient. The Sterling Silversmiths Guild of America presents a sterling flatware place setting and badges. hike participants include Lydetta McClure Tina Hollen Shelly Pride Waynette Main Dianna Loudermilk Sheila McKinney Pam Hall Patricia Hall Brenda Sisler Doris McKinney Carlie Ennis.
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Masontown
Karen Burke
William Burke
Arthurdale
Valley High School
Sterling Silversmith’s Guild of America
Sterling
Lydetta McClure
Tina Hollen
Shelly Pride
Waynette Main
Dianna Loudermilk
Sheila McKinney
Pam Hall
Patricia Hall
Brenda Sisler
Doris McKinney
Carlie Ennis
Scouts Grow Crawl Fly in May Pack Meeting
Newburg Cub Scout Pack 80 held May meetings at Cubmaster Jack McGinnis home with the theme Growing Crawling and Flying. Den 1 performed The Insects Picnic and den yells. Mrs Betty Johnson earned a Den Mother's Pin. Winners included Charles Bell obstacle race Marvin Bell two man foot race Tim McGinnis Pat Sheets Jonathan Isner Eddie Bolyard Mike Sheets and Charles Bell Team 1 relay Mike Sheets standing and running broad jumps.
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Newburg
Cub Scout Pack 80
Jack McGinnis
Charles Bell
Marvin Bell
Tim McGinnis
Pat Sheets
Jonathan Isner
Eddie Bolyard
Mike Sheets
Citizens pay fines in court in Kingwood Mayor's Court
Violations and fines from Kingwood Mayor's Court include Donald Wade Mercure for hazardous driving at 20.50 dollars and Michael Kent Burnside for driving wrong way on a one way street at 15.50 dollars. Lloyd W. Goodwin Jr. and Harry Leonard Wiles each 15.50, and Robert Lee Jones with Jack Ballon 15.50 and 17.50 respectively for speeding. Terry Lynn Uphold and Gilbert R. Sell each paid 38.58 for reckless driving. Roger Lee Royce paid 15.50 for expired plates. Motorbike fines include Gregg Lehman 15.50 and others for helmet violation and unlicensed operation plus unlicensed operator penalties.
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Kingwood
Donald Wade Mercure
Rt. 1
Tunnelton
Michael Kent Burnside
Center St
Lloyd W. Goodwin Jr
Harry Leonard Wiles
Robert Lee Jones
Box 266
Jack Ballon
Pittsburgh
Jones
Ballon
Terry Lynn Uphold
Gilbert R. Sell
Albright
Roger Lee Royce
Chestnut Avenue
Gregg Lehman
Price Street
Perry Spaur
Miller Road
Center Street
Mark Hill
Albright Road
Thurman Spaur
Harry Hill Jr
Mary Margaret McBride 15th Anniversary Radio Show at Yankee Stadium
In 1949 Mary Margaret McBride celebrated 15 years as a radio broadcaster with a large public event at Yankee Stadium in New York City attended by about 35,000 fans.
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Mary Margaret McBride
Yankee Stadium
New York City
Conservation officers duties in Preston County WV
Conservation officers Lonnie Hamnon and Billy Sirk are on call 24 hours. They protect game and birds, investigate boating drownings and hunting accidents, assist fire crews in forest fires, patrol for violations, and teach hunter and motor boat safety. They help with wildlife surveys, fish stocking, deer recovery, and search for lost persons.
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Mildred Lindley
Preston County
Lonnie Hamnon
Billy Sirk
Wild Life Resources Division
State Department of Natural Resources
Fairmont
Department of Natural Resources
Conservation Officer
Kingwood
W.va
Terra Alta
Tunnelton Students Named Outstanding High School Students
Tunnelton High School principal Gerald H. Cline announces six students as members of the Society of Outstanding American High School Students. Awardees include Janice Gail Martin Donna Mae Burnham Donald Lee Casseday Mary Diane Miller Deborah Ann Maier and Jane Ann Goff. They compete for over 262000 in society scholarships. The society publishes a volume naming honorees and distributing it to colleges and libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miller
Tunnelton
Gerald H. Cline
Tunnelton High School
Janice Gail Martin
Donna Mae Burnham
Donald Lee Casseday
Mary Diane Miller
Deborah Ann Maier
Jane Ann Goff
Buckwheat Festival publicity kickoff slated in Kingwood
The 1971 Buckwheat Festival publicity kickoff meets 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at 203 Morgantown St. to introduce queen candidates and pose publicity pictures. Also notes that in 1902 the Boer War ended with Britain and South Africa signing a peace treaty.
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Kingwood
J.D
Happy
Great Britain
Valley Senior High School Graduate Enters Lear Siegler Career Center
Sheila Shaffer daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin Shaffer graduates Valley Senior High School this Friday and will enroll at Lear Siegler Career Center in Silver Spring Maryland to study fashion merchandising Lear Siegler Inc operates computer training business para medical and fashion schools nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Senior High School
Sheila Shaffer
Melvin Shaffer
Lear Siegler Career Center
Silver Spring
Lear Siegler Inc
United States
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High Street
Ben Harvey Jr
West Virginia
U.S
Jennings Randolph
Washington
Harvey
Homebuilders’ Association
National Association of Homebuilders
Valley
Den 1
Den
Betty Johnson
Mamie’s
Mamie’s Motel
Mrs. Mamie Roomsburg
Kingwood, W. VA
Morgantown Asphalt CO
B & O Freight Yards
Walt Roads
Morgantown
W. VA
Lonnie Hamon
Donna Funk
Lorraine Menear
Doris Sulick
Isabelle Martin
Councilors Club
Pride of
Lions Club Park
Preston Motors, Inc
East Main Street
Auto Parts
Clem Teets
East State Avenue
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