Thursday, October 17, 1974
Lewisburg – The Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc, a non-profit and non-stock corporation, formerly Greenbrier Military School, located on a spacious 61-acre site in Lewisburg, the third oldest town in the state and county seat of Greenbrier County, opened its doors to 36 students Wednesday as they registered and became acquainted with their instructors and surroundings. They officially began their classes October 14.
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A most engaging picture of a Snowshoe rabbit eating red clover heads a first-person rabbit account of the development at Snowshoe in a page advertisement in Time, U. S. News and World Report and a couple of other national magazines. Next month, we understand, there will be ads in eight national magazines…
Last week, they had helicopters hauling and pouring cement for the lifts on the steep inaccessible places and spreading straw to cover seeded areas.
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One out of every six Americans was a former 4-H member. Over 33 million 4-H alumni are continuing to live the 4-H motto – to Make the Best Better.
PUNT, PASS AND KICK WINNERS
Age Group 8: 1st Matt Dunz, Marlinton; 2nd Mich-eal Welder, Marlinton; 3rd Charles Mullin, Marlinton.
Age Group 9: 1st Chuck Workman, Hillsboro; 2nd Charles Brown, Jr., Marlinton; 3rd William R. Hamons, Marlinton.
Age Group 10: 1st Robbie McNabb, Marlinton; 2nd Paul Hill, Hillsboro; 3rd Brett Withers, Marlinton.
Age Group 11: 1st Mike Doss, Marlinton; 2nd Douglas Cutlip, Marlinton; 3rd Charles H. Beverage, Marlinton.
Age Group 12: 1st Randy Gay, Marlinton; 2nd Kevin Workman, Hillsboro; 3rd Sam Pondexter, Marlinton.
Age Group 13: 1st Marion Phillip Hill, Hillsboro; 2nd Ronnie Sharp, Stony Bottom; 3rd Craig Doss, Marlinton.
All first-place winners will go to Clarksburg to participate Saturday, October 12.
Weatherwise
By Chester Carden
U. S. F. S.
The average rainfall on the Cranberry River Watershed for the month of September was 2.55 inches. Five-year average for the same period is 5 inches.
High temperature for the month was 80 degrees at Aldrich Branch on September 14. Low for the month was at Black Mountain September 23 with 32 degrees.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James T. Martin, II, of Marlinton, a daughter, named Lori Anne.
DEATHS
Mrs. Walter Cottrell, of Marlinton; funeral service will be from the Marlinton Methodist Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mrs. Viola Moore, 69, of Durbin; funeral service from the Bethel United Methodist Church with burial in the Gum Cemetery.
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Dorsey James Sharp, 64, of Marlinton, a son of the late Elmer E. and Janet Foster Sharp. Funeral service from VanReenen Funeral Home with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Elsie Pauline Underwood Henderson, daughter of Mrs. Duffie Moore and the late Kennie Underwood. Funeral service from the Cummings Creek Church with burial in Beaver Creek Cemetery.
A BIT OF HUMOR
Genius isn’t spontaneous combustion – it’s a trail of sparks from a grindstone.
Thanks to computers, the old-fashioned clerical error can now be converted into a corporate disaster.
Amazing, isn’t it? All these shortages and we still have a littler problem!