Manley Re-elected as Council Keeps Ward IV Seat
In a light turnout Grafton voters elected five men to the new City Council to take office July 1. Incumbent William A. Manley won re-election in Ward IV with 111 votes, while Rodney Workman led the at large race with 258 votes amid write-ins for Dorcas Crawford. The council swearing in and selection of a mayor will occur July 1.
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Bill Byrd
Grafton
Rodney S. Workman
Everett R. “Bud” Wood
Charles S. Burke
George Gallaher
William A. Manley
Manley
Bruce L. Miller
Maxine Stewart
U.S. Army Reserve Center
Rt. 50 East
Stewart
Dean
Everett R
Bud” Wood
Clarence Johnson
Wood
West Virginia Plastics
Ward III
Robert Sciegal
Gallaher
Thomas Dougherty
Dougherty
Rhode Island Primaries Turn On Uncommitted Vote For Brown
In Rhode Island uncommitted voters gave Jerry Brown 32 percent, Carter 30 percent, and Frank Church 28 percent, signaling Brown as a leading challenger while Carter and Udall gain and Ford and Reagan tout wins in other states. The day includes Stennis renomination in Mississippi and Melcher in Montana as contests shift toward upcoming California Ohio and New Jersey votes.
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Dave Goldberg
Associated Press
Rhode Island
Jerry Brown
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Georgia
Idaho
Frank Church
Brown
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Montana
South Dakota
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
Church
New Jersey
Ohio
Reagan
Udall
Weather outlook with showers and warm temps ahead
Grafton weather notes more rain today and drier tomorrow. Yesterday 8 a.m. 66F, high 84F. this morning 8 a.m. 62F with .45 inch in 24 hours. AP forecast: mostly cloudy with showers in extreme north and elsewhere, highs near 70s to mid 70s. Tonight partly to mostly cloudy with showers in north and thundershowers south. Lows near 50s to mid 50s. Tomorrow sunny in extreme north, otherwise mostly cloudy with south showers. highs upper 60s to low 70s.
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Grafton
Associated Press
Bicentennial events honor July 4 births in Taylor County
Kenneth Godwin Jr and Ellen Jane Wiseman announce upcoming Bicentennial activities in Taylor County. July 4 birthday honorees will receive special breakfasts and baby honors. A fireworks drive solicits donations to Thomas Keys at First National Bank Grafton. Tie in parade June 26 sponsored by Kiwanis Club. contact Bill Woodyard. Golden Age passports offered by U S Army Corps of Engineers at Tygart Dam. Bicycle Safety Day June 7 at Taylor County Fairgrounds. Memorial Week Carnival at Harman Plaza in Blueville Rides and bingo nightly by Grafton Volunteer Fire Department. Newburg: two Preston County teens minor injuries from motorcycle collision. Watkins cited for right-of-way violation and leaving scene.
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Grafton
Kenneth Godwin Jr
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Taylor County
Alice Compton
Box
Thomas Keys
First National Bank
Keys
Kiwanis Club
Bill Woodyard
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
United States
Corps of Engineers
Tygart Dam
West Virginia
Taylor County Fairgrounds
The
Hepzibah +H Club
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Harman Plaza
Blueville
Donald Teeder
Keystone Amusement Company
Newburg
Preston County
Watkins
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Mountain Statesman
William Manley
Grafton Politicos
C. Lowell Mason
Everret R
Bud’ Wood
Charles Myers
Rogers C.B. Morton
John C. Stennis
Mississippi
John Melcher
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers
Tygart Lake
Grafton Rotary Club
James Barger
JON
Clarence Mayle
Rt. 1
Fire Department
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