50 Years Ago

Herald of Nov. 29, 1973

Martinsburg Cub Scout Pack 58 held a “Genius Night” competition that challenged the boys, with the help of their parents, to make something out of nothing. The scouts received a kit of odds and ends and were challenged to make something out of it. Carl Bloom, Brian Neff and Dwight Smith were the winners.

William C. Royer, 32, of Roaring Spring died at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a power line construction accident nearly eight weeks prior. Mr. Royer had been working a job in New Hampshire for H. D. Blattenberger when the accident occurred.

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