Scott to seek Speaker's job in West Virginia House
Charleston AP dispatch reports McDowell County delegate T J Scott will pursue the Speakership if Alan Somerville does not run. Scott, 52, a mining draftsman, secured a House seat for a fourth term and would press his candidacy only after Somerville’s decision and the December caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
McDowell County
House of Delegates
del. A L. Somerville Jr
Webster
Somerville
del. T.J. Scott
Welch
Scott
House
Webster Springs
Lewis N. McManus
Draleigh
McManus
Delegates get choice seats at national convention
West Virginia's delegation will have prime seats at the Democratic National Convention in New York City. Seated directly in front and to the right of the speaker's platform, the arrangement was set by a drawing last November. West Virginia was the fifth state drawn, with Maine and Idaho in front of them and Guam delegates beside the Mountain State group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Maine
Idaho
Guam
WV may see $118 million surplus for FY end
West Virginia lawmakers heard a legislative auditor report showing a potential $118 million surplus by June 30. Through May tax receipts reached $641 million, above Gov Moore's $532 million estimate for 11 months. May alone produced $78 million, $11.8 million over projections, led by a $10.8 million rise in sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Legislative Auditor's Office
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia governors skip police committee hearing
West Virginia's two gubernatorial candidates Cecil H. Underwood and John D. Rockefeller IV failed to appear before an interim committee studying state police issues. They cited prior commitments. Sen. William Oates had urged their attendance to discuss reorganizing the Department of Public Safety. A committee aide doubted a reschedule would occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood
John D
Mine safety probes weigh ending state inspections
Charleston West Virginia representatives from the coal industry, United Mine Workers, coal operators, the state Department of Mines, and the federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration will discuss eliminating state mine inspections. The interim committee chair said the role of the state in mining safety needs policy decisions amid complaints of duplication with federal checks and a costly process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Union
State Department of Mines
Federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
del. Robert Dinsmore
Monongalia
Dinsmore
Welch jail escapes spark state police probe
A rash of breakouts at McDowell County jail in Welch West Virginia prompts a state police investigation led by Sgt. R C Mozingo of Princeton. Three inmates escaped in three weeks, six in a year. George Kidd a jail trustee is charged with aiding Schrader’s escape as authorities pursue Schrader who eluded capture last week.
Taylor County Clothing Center faces possible move in Grafton
For four years the Taylor County Clothing Center has served hundreds of families free of charge in the Grafton area since 1971. Volunteers fear closure as the center must relocate with no space found. They seek an old store room or storage building and will pay up to 10 dollars monthly for utilities. The center operates Fridays noon to 3 pm and hosts Headstart days each September. Volunteers log 110 hours keeping the center running, performing sorting, mending, washing, dyeing, and display setup. Call Pat Chase at 265-3820.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Clothing Center
Taylor County
Pat Chase
West Virginia Department of Welfare
Grafton
West Virginia
Chase
Department of Welfare
Virginia Beach woman lands plane after husband faints
A Virginian woman with no prior flight experience was guided by instructor Don Hill to a safe landing near Rondeverte West Virginia after her husband Edward G. Byrd fainted and became unconscious during a Cincinnati to Norfolk flight. Hill tracked the distressed plane on radar and coordinated the recovery, while Byrd regained consciousness upon approach and was later treated at Greenbrier County hospital.
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Rondeverte
W.va
Virginia Beach
Hill
Byrd
Greenbrier County
Stockyard report from Terra Alta sale June 11 1976
Friday sale in Terra Alta offered choice veal calves at 52 to 54 dollars and baby calves 21 to 42 per head. Feeder calves and cows varied with steers 39 to 41, cows per cwt 27.75 to 31, hogs and horses also listed for bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terra Alta
Obituary for Dessie Keener Hall of Grafton at 92
Dessie Keener Hall 92 of Rt 3 Grafton died Sunday June 13 at 7 30 pm in Grafton born Taylor County Sept 17 1883 a daughter of George and Sarah Lambert Keener. Survived by son Charles Robert Hall Bridgeport grandson Paul Wayne Hall three great grandchildren two daughters in law Hazel and Eula Hall three brothers Everett J Smith Keener Dallas Keener two sisters Zella Shaw Wilma Sharps and several nieces and nephews. Two sons Laurence and Wayne Hall two brothers Earl and Robert Keener and sister Nina Wagner preceded her in death. Oldest member of Fetterman United Methodist Church member of Naomi Chapter No 12 Order of the Eastern Star Grafton and Royal Neighbors of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Dessie Keener Hall
Rt. 3
Grafton Country Club Road
Taylor County
George
Sarah Lambert Keener
Charles F. Hall
Charles Robert Hall
Paul Wayne Hall
Bridgeport
Fetterman United Methodist Church
Naomi Chapter No. 12
Order of the Eastern Star of Grafton
Royal Neighbors of America
Lawmakers discuss cutting West Virginia electricity B&O tax
A Charleston AP report says a legislative committee seeks relief from rising utility bills by repealing or cutting the state’s business and occupation tax on electricity. The move could save residents up to 10 million, with utilities possibly lowering consumer rates. The panel also weighs a bill to raise taxes on electricity produced in WV but shipped out of state.
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Charleston
W.va
Martinsville
H. John Rogers
Secretary of State
Rogers
H. L. Mencken
Muhammad Ali
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
B&o
Appalachian Power Co
West Virginia
Emergency runs reported by Taylor County squad
Grafton officials list Monday emergency runs including Pearl Vance from Rt 1 to Grafton City Hospital at 11:20 a.m. Elizabeth Howell from W Wilford Street to Broaddus Hospital at 1:51 p.m. Pamela Kane from Rt 119 to Grafton City Hospital at 2:17 p.m.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Pearl Vance
Rt 1
Grafton City Hospital
Elizabeth Howell
W. Wilford St
Broaddus Hospital
Pamela Kane
Rt. 119
Funeral services for Dessie Hall in Grafton
Services for Mrs. Dessie Keener Hall 92 of Rt. 3 Grafton will be held Wednesday June 16 at 3 00 p m at Bartlett Funeral Home Rev Willis Bradley officiating Interment Woodsdale Memorial Park Cemetery Friends may call after 1 00 p m Tuesday at Bartlett Funeral Home
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Dessie Keener Hall
Rt. 3
Grafton
Country Club Road
Bartlett Funeral Home
Willis Bradley
Woodsdale Memorial Park
Hospital Register Admits and Discharges by Towns in 1976
The hospital register lists admissions and discharges by town and date across multiple facilities including Grafton, Independence, Moatsville, Preston Memorial, and others. Entries note patient names and addresses with several June 11 to 13 1976 dates, reflecting ongoing hospital activity in the region.
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Grafton
Shirley Ogden
Newburg
Edward Jackson
Detroit
Mich
Royal Peterman
Thornton
Betty R. Shahan
Preston Memorial Hospital
Tunnelton
Donna Funk
David Thomas
Kasson
Helen Belstaest
Dorotha Clark
Linda Miller
Lillian William
Lucille Temple
William Webster
Broaddus Hospital
Philippi
Harry Mayle
Virginia Hotsinpiller
Teddy Anglin
Flemington
Nemon Croston
Julie Bartlett
Berlin Bailey
Volga
Celia Queen
Tony Giuiani Wendel
Jeffrey Ross
Elkins
Harold Chenoweth
Dorothy Humphries
Jay Pitzer
Moatsville
Delilah Jones
Mary Canfield
James Weaver
Margaret Cleavenger
Lawrence Bolyard
Betty Johnson
Perwick
Kathy Brady
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Robert “Doc” Robinson
Troop 161
Elks Lodge
Boy Scout
Elks
Robinson
Bill Byrd
Stockyard Report
Mrs
Fras
W. Main St
BIG Chief
Valley Dale Teen Pack
Weiners
Kingsford Charcoal
Mrs. Filberts
Pillsbury Crescent
Indays
Hospital Register
Dorothy Collins
Sunset Terrace
Ora B. Mole
Fanny St
Metta Grace Poling
Warder St
Virginia M. Sapp
Piedmont
Charles Sell
Lincoln St
Rt. 1
Sarah Rose Weaver
W. Boyd
Edna P. Young
Long St
Richard Farrell
Latrobe, St
Independence
Kenneth Massie, Jr
Lora Ford
Bryan C. Haller
Rowlesburg
Frank Phares
Wilma McNeill
Reese— Newburg
Eulalah Plum
Gassaway
Ollie Long
Masontown
Maryetta Garretts
Rosemont
John Wilfong
Estella Marquess
Glenville
Elizabeth Moore
Clarksburg
Edna_ Richards
Summersville
Martha Thomas
Maryland
Velma Shelley
William Forman
Russell Jones, Sr
Russell Taylor
M. Louise Smith
Richard Daugherty
Stanley Mayle
Belington
Edmond Thompson
Buckhannon
Londes Davis
Harding
Chester Shahan
Gonzalio Baughman
Wilbert Waugaman
Joe Carpenter
Century
Anna Bullough
Ira McCauley
Horseshoe
Darius Snyder
Servia
Mary Moore
Polly Shumaker
Troy Bennett
Bertha Bowman
Nutterfort
Aline Highland
Elizabeth Daugherty
Leslie Sharp
Katherine Workman
Ivy Kelley Belington
Jay Poling
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