Appalachian crafts fair dates set for Memorial Weekend
The North Central West Virginia Arts and Crafts Festival opens Memorial Day weekend at the Marion County Armory May 25 and 26. It blends Appalachian dulcimers with international instruments and modern styles. Renowned exhibitors include Jim Good Weston Ken Macurik Ronn Parks Salem Paul Furbee Clarksburg and Peter Shapiro Morgantown. Leatherwork features 13 craftsmen and items range from belts to chess boards. The Fairmont Jewish Community Center sponsors the event with full exhibit spaces booked from WV PA and MD.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Appalachia
Marion County Armory
Jim Good
Weston
Ken Macurik
Ronn Parks
Salem
Paul M. Furbee
Clarksburg
Peter Shapiro
Morgantown
Furbee
Shapiro
Fairmont Jewish Community Center
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Christy Rogers
Betty K. Potts
Herbert Losh
Cameron
Sam Peters
Charleston
Polly M. Loomis
Coraopolis
Hilda Crookshank
Beckley
Linda Franklin
Alan
Marianne Freeman
Glenville
Lydia Selby
Steve
Maureen Lehner
Rock Cave
Tri-District Land Judging Contest Set May 24
The Tri-District Land Judging Contest will be held at 9 30 a m May 24 at the Paylor County Fairgrounds Grafton. Teams of 3 or 4 from 4 H and FFA across Monongaalia Tygarts Valley and West Fork districts will judge four fields testing soil texture erosion permeability and internal drainage. District supervisors expect prizes for top teams and individuals and note benefits for conservation awareness and land use planning.
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Grafton
Paylor County Fairgrounds
Farmers of America
Monongalia
Tygarts Valley
West Fork
Barbour
Taylor
Cker
Upshur
Randolph
Lewis
Ilmer
Doddridge
Harrison
Paripantsearn
Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Tri-District Association
FFA
4-H
Scouts
Monongahela Soil Conservation ‘District
Preston Davis
Masontown
End of Crank Telephone Era In Daybrook Saturday
About 200 Daybrook customers will switch from crank to dial telephones at 2 p.m. next Saturday as West Side Telephone Co completes the integration. An open house at the new $50 000 Daybrook building runs 1 to 4 p.m. with invites extended to locals and out of town guests.
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Daybrook
West Side Telephone Co
Daybrook Telephone Co
West Side Co
Daybrook Company
West Side
Core
Laurel Point
Morgantown
Fairview
Roscoe Dawson
Dawson
Strongberg- Carlson
Rochester
N.Y
Western Electric Co
Bell Telephone
Henlines
Scotcale
Area high schools set 1 160 seniors to graduate in June
One thousand one hundred sixty area seniors from 12 high schools in Monongalia and Preston Counties will graduate this June. Monongalia schools include 439 at Morgantown High and 151 at St Francis with times announced for several ceremonies. Preston County rites show 432 graduates across Aurora, Bruceton, Kingwood, Newburg, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta, Tunnelton, and Valley High Schools with various June dates and times.
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Monongalia
Preston
Monongalia County
Clay-Battelle High School
St. Francis High School
University High School
Pony Lewis Field
Morgantown High School
MHS
Preston County
Aurora High School
Bruceton High
Kingwood High
Newburg High School
Rowlesburg
Weeklong Clinic Schedule Aims Wide Health Services
Monongalia County Health Department and M&I project announce a full week of prenatal, family planning, well child, immunization, and TB clinics. Dates vary with several by appointment, others open without, locations include the Health Department, M&I trailer, Salvation Army Citadel, Scott's Run House, Rock Forge, and Preston County offices with listed contact numbers.
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Monongalia County Health Department
Maternal and Vice Project No
M&i
Well Child
County Health Department
Health Department
Salvation Army
Scott’s Run
Rock Forge
Morgantown
Preston County
Farm Bureau Leaders Meet in Bridgeport WV
Forty eight county Farm Bureau leaders from Braxton Doddridge Gilmer Harrison Lewis Monongalia Preston Tucker and Upshur counties met at the Ellis Restaurant Bridgeport with WVFB director Fred Singleton presiding. Lautellus M Stout reported on actions before the West Virginia Legislature and pending issues for the 1976 session.
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Bridgeport
Braxton
Doddridge
Gilmer
Harrison
Lewis
Monongalia
Preston
Tucker
Upshur
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Ellis
Fred Singleton
Heaters
WVFB
Lautellus M. Stout
West Virginia
Stout
Congress
Farm Bureau
John Butler
Field Services
Butler
Monongalia County
Stanley Ammons
Robert Lowe
Luther Britton
W. T. Lyons
Refrigerate Water Says AWWA Leader
Robert B. Hilbert of the American Water Works Association advises filling a quart or a half gallon bottle and keeping it in the refrigerator. This method ensures cool water on demand and reduces water waste from repeatedly running a glass.
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Refrigerate Water
New York
API
Robert B. Hilbert
American Water Works Association
Seniors open state meeting to the public
CLARKSBURG The Council of Senior West Virginians will open the first afternoon session of its May 18 20 conference to the public due to wide interest. The Jacksons Mill State 4H Camp near Weston hosts the event starting at 2 p m with keynote speaker William R Hutton of the National Council of Senior Citizens. A floor discussion follows a panel led by Sen Si Galperin with local government spokesmen.
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Clarksburg
Council of
West
Senior Citizens Center
Ivan Asay
Hutton
Asay
Sen
Si Galperin
Kanawha County
Senior
West Virginians
CSWV
c/o College of Graduate Studies
MacCorkle Ave
S. E
Charleston
Mike Harman
West Virginia
Commission On Aging
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Terra Alta High School
Tunnelton High School
Valley High
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