Thursday, September 18, 1975
Joe Akers, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, has purchased the Arthur Fox prop- erty at Mountain Grove and will move there about October 1. He attended and appreciated so much the nice wedding of Connie Dilley. Also, he and his brother, Emerson, and son, of Clarksburg, attended the Wesley Chapel Church Homecoming August 31 where they had such a good Christian program with beautiful singing. He and Mrs. Calin Akers had the two cedars that were uprooting stones removed in the cemetery at Wesley Chapel.
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Clarence Michael, of Marlinton, guessed within two ounces of the 94-pound 6 ounce weight of the pig in the freezer at the big opening of Sears Catalog Store at Marlinton. Nancy Cochran guessed 94 pounds and was second, Ronald Lee Gordon was third. Winners of the TVs were Trooper C. R. Shafer, Wanda Hamilton, and Howard Brown.
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Helen Hefner and Linda Armstrong had a marshmallow and hot dog roast at the Teepee on Elk last Friday night. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hefner, Dale Armstrong and daughter, Tammy and Donna, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kellison, and Mr. Griffin, from Pittsburgh. A good time was had by all.
Men and Women in Service
Ft. Benning, GA. – Army Private Douglas E. Wagner, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wagner, of Marlinton, received a Parachutist Badge marking his successful completion of the airborne course at the Army Infantry School here. He underwent a rigorous physical training program, then tested his ability by jumping from 34-foot and 250-foot towers. The final week he was required to make five actual jumps. He is assigned as a rifleman in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Your Schools in Action
James D. Lannan
Superintendent
Schools in Pocahontas County commenced the 1975-76 school year with the following enrollments:
Durbin Elementary: 178.
Green Bank Elementary: 335.
Hillsboro Elementary: 256.
Marlinton Elementary: 697.
Pocahontas County High School: 582.
Those figures represent a one percent increase in student population over the closing figures of the 1974-75 school year. All schools are fully staffed with degreed personnel, and we look forward to a productive school year.
