Kingwood Library on Schedule Nearing September Opening
Kingwood's new $235,000 library on Main Street, built by Carl O Belt Construction Co, is advancing on schedule. Excavation is finished, footers poured, and first-floor forms begun. Opening is targeted for September 1, with operations continuing through winter if weather remains favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
John Trenton
Kingwood Library Board
Trenton
The
Dominion Post
Main Street
Carl O. Belt Construction Co
Cumberland, Md
Brothers To Serve Overseas
Sgt and Mrs Robert Chambers of Galveston Ind visit Tun nelton as their sons Brett and Darrell spend leave with grandparents. Sgt Chambers heads to Cam Ranh Bay AFB Vietnam while another Sgt Chambers departs Nov 12 for three years at Upper Heyford RAFB England. Mrs Helen Phillips hosts Howesville Methodist Ladies Aid with Co-hostess Delores Shaffer and notes a $5 donation from Mildred Simpson. Next meeting at Rev Jim Phillips home with Mildred Reckart as co-hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunnelton
Robert Chambers
Brett
Darrell
Galveston
Ind
Bill Chambers
Chambers
Cam Ranh Bay Afb
Vietnam
William P. Chambers
Cheryl
Shallowater
Tex
Arthur Wiles
Upper Heyford
England
Chamber
Helen Phillips
Ladies Aid Society
Howesville Methodist Church
Delores Shaffer
Martha Phillips
Jesus
Edna Sypolt
Mrs. Shaffer
Jim Phillips
Mildred Reckart
Preston County Postmasters Meet Highlights and Tours
The Preston County Postmasters Association held its quarterly meeting at Eglon Memorial Building with Maple Springs Church youth choir performances. Speakers included Ralph Marsteller on Social Security and postmasters Delbert Kines and Stanley A Hehle. Officers named Melvin Stemple as president and John Harmon as vice president. The Bruceton Mills Horseless Carriage Club hosted an Autumn Leaf Tour with local vintage cars. Rowlesburg Homemakers Club covered dental care in a lesson led by Mrs. Mary Sanders with next meeting planned for November 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowlews
Preston County Postmasters Association
Eglon
Maple Springs
Melvin Stemple
Aurora
John Harmon
Terra Alta
Fred H. Kelly
Juceton Mills
Albright
Bruceton Mills
Horseless Carriage Club
Gordon Weaver
Rowlesburg
Sam Collins
Chiopyle
Paul A. Ringer
Studebaker
Smorgasbord
Preston Memorial Hospital
Kingwood
Carolyn Felton
Robin Ruppenthal
Preston County
Iris Allsopp
Joseph Crabree
Scott Miller
Kingwood Trailblazer
Bill Robertson
Birth of Phillip Allen Wiles in Dover AFB Hospital
A birth announcement from Birth Announcement A-2 and Mrs. Stanley Wiles of Camden Del reports the birth of a son at 2 15 p m October 11 at Dover Air Force Base Hospital Del The baby weighed five pounds three ounces and is named Phillip Allen The mother Beth Wiles is daughter of Arthur and Mrs Wiles of Tunnelton Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe Wiles of Tunnelton
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A-2
Stanley Wiles
Camden
Del
Dover Air Force Base Hospital
Phillip Allen
Beth Wiles
Arthur Wiles
Tunnelton
Joe Wiles
Waynesburg Professor Moderates 1967 History Forum
Dr William H Dusenberry chairman of the history and social science department at Waynesburg College will moderate the 1967 history forum at Duquesne University on November 3 and 4. He will oversee sessions titled United States and Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Dusenberry
Waynesburg College
Duquesne University
United States
Latin America
Kingwood Kiwanis Plan Halloween Party In Community Building
Kingwood Kiwanis Club will host the Kingwood Community Halloween Party on Tuesday October 31 at the Community Building on Brown Avenue. Activities start 6 30 pm with preschool judging. Prizes for costumes and grand prize drawings require presence. Trick or Treat rules restrict doors open for specific age groups 5 to 6 15 pm for younger children and 6 15 to 7 30 pm for older students.
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Kingwood
Brown Avenue
Kingwood Kiwanis Club
Jack Thomas
Lawrence Hoptry
Curtis Walls
Dennis White
Virgil Argubrite
Earl Sayer
Joseph E. Sherren
Jury to Probe Unusual Deaths in October Term Opening
Kingwood Preston County grand jurors begin the October term with 19 presentments led by Prosecuting Attorney Neil Reed. Major cases include four deaths from last weekend, two in a hit and run near Reedsville and a mysterious fire in Kingwood that claimed Carle Shay and Wilbert Uphold. Four breaking and entering charges arise from a summer robbery spree along with several driving while intoxicated cases. Grand jurors and Circuit Judge Melvin C. Snyder are scheduled to convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Reed
Reedsville
Will
Dan B. Enlow
Franklin E. Swantos
Independence
Masontown Park Plans Feature Courts and Rink
Planning continues on Masontown Town Park with experts reviewing the site and making recommendations. The plan calls for a basketball court that could convert to an ice rink along with horseshoe and tennis courts a wading pool picnic tables shelters and shuffleboard facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masontown
Masontown Town Park
al Beaty
Preston County Soil Conservation
William J. Melvin
SCS
George H. Breiding
Alden Anderson
Preston County
Patricia Wehner Guest Speaker At Water Festival Meeting
Miss Patricia Wehner of Preston County spoke at the Kingwood Women's Club October meeting in The Inn Hinton about her experiences at the Water Festival. Mrs Lawrence West introduced her as program chairman. Mrs Francis Hagan presided, and Mrs J Wayn Schwab led the hostess committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Wehner
Preston County
Hinton
Kingwood Women’s Clu
Inn
Miss Wehner
Lawrence West
Francis Hagan
J. Wayn Schwab
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E. Trenton
Howesville
Aid Society
Mildred Simpson
Howesville Church
Gregg's Pharmacy
East State Avenue
W. VA
Oakland
Communications Satellite Corp
Green Valley
Kiwanis
Sherren
Jean Gerasimovich
Arlene Whetsell
Westinghouse Appliances
Magnavox Stereos & TV
Maytag Washers & Dryers
Bowyers Appliance & Furniture
W. Main St
Kingwood, W. Va
Preston Motors, Inc
East Main Street
Reed
Kathleen L. Moyers
Frank P. Fretwell
Paul E. Calvert
June C. Slagle
Hazelton
Eleanor V. Cox
Newburg
Luther G. Channel
Carl Spring
Jo Anne Trickett
Grace L. Harsh
John A. Judy
Horseshoe Run
Harry Thomas Spahr
Mary E. Benson
Charles E. Homes
Arthurdale
Alda P. Holmes
Gerald V. Lucas
Brandonville
Bilbert Ryan O
Pisgah
Melvin C. Snyder
Masontown Park Committee
By Martha Dixon
Audrey Sisler
Brett Midway Getters
Bers
Masontown Women's Christian Temperance Union
Diana Long
Deb Brown
the Bretz Club
Dottie Thomas
Roseann Boggs
James Haney
Larry Haney
Kathy Thomas
Denese Soccorsi
Patty Plum
Vicky Bonnette
Thomas W. Schuler
Man
Rte Aeake
RT. 7
Sabraton
Rayon
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