West Virginia Governorship Race Involving Moore and Staggers
West Virginia is shaping up for a potential governor bid by Arch Moore, a Republican in a Democratic Congress, with Harley Staggers weighing a possible run for Moore’s House seat. Moore plans a mid October decision and has toured the state, while Staggers says he will not run but might if conditions align.
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Washington
UPI
Povers
West
Virginia
Teresa
Harley
Staggers
Arch A. Moore
Moore
Hulett Smith
Uent
West Virginia
House
Iportant House
Foreign Commerce Committee
Congress
Senate
Ralph Bean
Stagger
Ser Tensman
Mountain State Forest Festival Opens in Elkins
West Virginia prepares for the 31st Mountain State Forest Festival with 200000 visitors expected. U S Atty General Ramsey Clark will address the Thursday dinner crowd while Donna Barker of Dominion of Canada serves as parade marshal. Maid Silvia XXXI crowned Thursday in Elkins and Queen Silvia XXXI coronation Friday. Two major parades, a firemen parade, fiddling contest, riding tilting at the ring, muzzle loading, woodchopping, fishing contests and dances cap weekend festivities.
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Fukins
Elkins
West Virginia
U.S
Dominion of Canada
Donna Barker
Cass
Maid Silvia
Patricia Dofka
Weirton
Silvia XXXI
Davis and Elkins College
Hulett C. Smith
Dofka
Weirton Steel
Pennsylvania
Maryland
USA
Knights of the South Branch Valley
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers Convention
One hundred fifty professional engineers met yesterday at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel for the 34th annual WV Society convention. J Caldwell Wilson of the National Society delivered the keynote address at the Saturday general session. The event featured committee meetings functional sections general business sessions a banquet and a dance.
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Clarksburg
Stonewall Jackson
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
J. Caldwell Wilson
National Society of Professional Engineers
Bailey's Secretary Resigns in a Huff in West Virginia
West Virginia Secretary of State Robert Bailey announces the resignation of Mrs. Cleo Moore's business manager who claims she was pressured to buy an all purpose cleaner from her husband’s company. The state reports paying about $12 a gallon while local stores offer the same product for $3 to $6.65 a gallon. Moore says her husband planned to recoup his investment and that she demonstrated the cleaner to him.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Cleo Moore
Fairmont Emergency Hospital
Moore
Robert
Bailey
Atlantas
Eld
Okey Moore
Ploye
California
Baptists Plan State Session in Starksburg with Leaders Visiting
Visitors from 729 West Virginia American Baptist Church with a total membership of over 120000 will meet in Starksburg for a three day session starting October 10. The Woman's State Mission Society will convene Tuesday at 10 a.m. under state president Mrs. C. Afton Singer of Milton, followed by an executive board meeting at 3 p.m. and the first evening session at 7:30 p.m. in the Starksburg Baptist Church. A Forum on Church Union is slated for Wednesday afternoon with speakers including Dr. Carroll O. Morong, a Bucknell honorary Doctor of Divinity recipient and former Andover Newton alumnus, and Rev. Norman W. Paulin of the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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West Virginia
Sixth
Pike Streets
Carrol
Morong
Rowley
Massachusetts
Andover Newton Theological School
Boston University
Bucknell University
Norman W. Paulin
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Phildelphia
Clarksburg
GRAFTON Salvation Army Drive Opens Fund Campaign
Judge Edward S. Lut of the Taylor Barbour county circuit spoke at the Grafton Salvation Army kickoff for the 1967 fund drive. Lt. John Dixon presented a gift to E Staley Hamrick as life member of the Advisory Board. Advance gifts total $1,580 toward an $8,000 goal for Taylor and Barbour counties.
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Grafton
Edward S 1. Lut
Taylor
Barbour
Robert Snider
Richard Wright
Good Shepherd Church
David F. Lucas
Robert D. Snider
Kiwanis Club
Nova Scotia
Geneva Hilkey
Canada
Juanita Jackson
Salvation Army
Des
Club
Taylor County
Patricia Bartlett
Helen
Blackburn
Jewel Christie
Kathryn Hawkins
Betty Hayhurst
Geneva Kilkey
Eddadeane Hines
Mabel Holbert
Juanitay Jackson
Peggy Knotts
Avons
le McCauley
Helen Fleming
Carrie Fast
Beulah Grimes
Margaret Moran
Hundred Alumni Banquet Date Set By Ruth Jones
The Hundred High School banquet and dance will be at 6 30 p m on Oct 21 with a social hour at 5 30 p m The banquet costs 2 per person and alumni dues of 1 are due then Reservations should be in by Dec 16 by writing the Hundred High School Banquet Committee or contacting Ruth Jones chair of publicity Committee Tim Ascraft is president and has named committees for banquet dance prizes ticket dinner music nominating publicity and more Residents held homecoming and basket dinner at Hundred Park Officers elected Pershing Taylor president C C Spites Nogle vice president Ruth Billingslea secretary and treasurer Oldest couple prize went to Mr and Mrs Amos Butcher from Hundred and Dr R R Renner of Cleveland Ohio hosted by Hundred Auto Service boys ages 8 through 13 invited to Punt Pass and Kick local prelim at City Park
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Bernie Anderson
Udy Smith
Gerry Veltri
Jean Faulkner
Char Atte Jones
Loretta Car
Martha McPhail
Kay Harman
Nancy Vinson
Martha Bennett
Phyllis Harman
PTA
Elaine Biffle
West Grafton
Parent - Teachers Association
Polly Beaty
Aileen Bruner
Clarice Minney
JoAnn Woodyard
Ruth Johns
Kate Warder
Jackie Roger
Conie Warder
National Pta
Jaynard Slaven
Burlin Minney
Nother
Ruth Jones
Ittleton Alumni Association
Hundred High School
Tim Ascraft
Nell Murphy
Maxine Lambert
Harald Pethiel
Karen Renner
Madge Hamilton
Woody Hamilton
Linda Oliver
Betty Pyles
Betty Lou Taylor
Doll Taylor
Mary Ornduff
Helen Snyder
Irene Daugherty
Freda Hunt
Garret Hunt
Howard Kennedy
Sam Stewart
Hundred
Hundred Park
Pershing Taylor
C.C. Spitesnogle
Ruth Billingslea
Amos Butcher
R. R. Renner
Cleveland
Ohio
Hundred Auto Service
City Park
Miami
Forrest Pethtel
Five Year License Fee Study In West Virginia
Charleston sources report the Motor Vehicles Commissioner examined a five year license tag renewal scheme. A proposed rate increase would raise mailing costs and stamp duties for passenger car tags. Estimated annual costs rise from about $196,000 to $264,000 with potential six cent per plate increments.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
James Kay Thomas
Jevery
Man Escapes Mingo County Jail As Costs Rise
James F. Daniels, 18, of Buskirk Kentucky, walked away from the Mingo County Jail after a daylong escape attempt. Officials say a federal de t-ship decision may issue for the inter-department cost spike. Authorities are continuing to search and assess the incident as a costly lapse in jail operations.
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Ey EE Sonour ‘Thomas
W. Va
UPI
James F. Daniels
Buskirk
Mingo County
Fir
Governor Kirk to Address West Virginia Young Republicans
Florida's first Republican governor Claude R. Kirk Jr will speak at the Young Republicans of West Virginia convention in Charleston at Heart O Town Motor Inn on Oct 27 28. He will be the principal speaker at a banquet closing the two day gathering. An election of officers is planned during the convention.
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Florida
Claude R. Kirk Jr
West Virginia
Charleston
Heart O'Town Motor Inn
Kirk
Rock Forge Youth Program To Start Evening Meeting
Teenagers in the Dellslow Tyrone Road Richard and Rock Forge area are invited to a Sunday 7 pm planning meeting at Rock Forge Neighborhood House. WVU students Tom Lynch Rosemary Hamrick Paul Strawser Dianne Northup John Gasper will assist. Programs begin next week include piano lessons choir girls craft classes and elementary workshops with contact Glenna Williams 202-3286. A kindergarten class meeting noted transportation and fall term plans with Mrs. Robert Bowden as teacher. about twenty children enrolled.
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Rock Forge
Dellslow
Tyrone Road
Richard
Tom Lynch
Vista
Rosemary Hamrick
Pauls Strawser
Dianne Northup
John Gasper
WVU
T!e Orge
Ti Choir
Glenna Williams
Robert C. Bowden
VFW Leaders Attend Fall Conference in Sugar Grove Area
Teachers were introduced by Principal Mr Reed as John F Bennett commander of Grafton Memorial City Post 3081 attended the VFW Fall Conference in the Franklin Sugar Grove Area. Richard W Homan of Sugar Grove was elected Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the National VFW and honored. State VFW Commander Lloyd Barnes of Clarksburg and State Auxiliary President Mrs George Brown of Elkins will preside.
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John F. Bennett
Grafton Memorial City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Franklin Sugar Grove
Richard W. Homan
Sugar Grove
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Margaret A. Kilgore
Engineersburg
Baptists Plan
Martha Moats
I Rry Veltri
Smith
Sissonville
Young Gop
Gov. Kirk
Reed
Fiereits Star City Plant
Consolidated Gas Supply Corporation
Albany
New York
Consolidated Gas Supply
Hope
Hope Natural Gas Company
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