Spelling Champions Named in Fayette County Schools
Summerlee Rosedale and Scarbro announce champions and runners-up for 7 8 and 5 6 division spelling contests. Carol Bradbury and Shirley Drennen win titles at Summerlee Elementary, with Brenda Mitchell and others as runners-up. Scarbro winners include Sue Ella Johnson and Dina Sue Sifers, with Charles Wade and Linda Pegram as runners-up. Winners proceed to district bees. details cover family backgrounds and hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Summerlee
Rosedale
Scarbro
Carol Bradbury
Shirley Drennen
Summerlee Elementary
Carol
Acre
Brenda Mitchell
Villa Bradbury
Oak Hill
James Mitchell
Brenda
Hill
Nelson Zorio
Carolyn Miller
Glenn Davis
Carolyn
Luther Crum
Dallas Davis
Glenn
Sue Ella Johnson
Dina Sue Sifers
Scarbro Elementary
Charles William Wade
Linda Jo Pegram
Weekend Guests and Family Visits Across States
Families from North Carolina New Jersey Virginia and New York hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. The gatherings included Mr and Mrs Theodore Shamblin Mrs Daisy Stover Mr and Mrs Alfred Humphrey and others traveling to Avonton and Brooklane to reunite with kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inlaw
Okey Brown
Tom Stover
Lee
Judy
Avinnton
S Sgt
David Aliff
Peter Ee
Mount Hope
David Janney
David Ray
Michael
Brooklane
N. J
Emmett Craddock
J. D. Janney
Ese Huntington
Seibert Janney
Gardening for Better Living Committee Meets Tonight
Fayette County residents are invited to attend a 7 p m meeting at the Fayette County courthouse to screen applications for free seed kits under the emergency garden program. Agriculture agent H L Riggle announced that the group will likely conduct only one meeting to start the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Gardening For Better Living Committee
Fayette County
H. L. Riggle
Pineville Couples File For Marriage Licenses
Five Pineville couples have applied for marriage licenses in the Wyoming County Clerk's office. The applicants include Whitten, 18, Oceana. William T. Foster, 24, Princeton. Peggy Lee Tolley, 22, Mal of Andrew and David Marvin Walker, 18, Bailleysville. Faye vee Clear Fork. and Lawrence Doran Brown, 24, son of Westan and Winnie Azzleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
RNL
Pineville
Wyoming County
Whitten
Oceana
Eeana
Ottie Dana Walker
William T. Foster
Princeton
Charles
Aileen Foster
Peggy Lee Tolley
Malof Andrew
David Marvin Walker
Bailleysville
Elbert ‘and ] Walker
Faye Vee Clear Fork
Ethel Wright
Lawrence Doran Brown
Westan
Winnie Azzleman
Montgomerians host relatives and students visit
Mr and Mrs Charles Thompson Jr of Montgomery hosted relatives including Miss Hedi Hatfield who visited Mullens, and a group of Concord College and Marshall College students spending Easter vacation with families in West Virginia and Kentucky. Visitors Shalus Elkins called on Pike County. The item lists several college students and their hometowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Charles Thompson Jr
Montgomery
Ainme Ae Roach
Hedi Hatfield
Mullens
Ronald L. Roach
Shallus Elkins
Pike County
Jare
Evne Sey
Trent
Judy Lusk
Ister
William Lusk
al Brown
Vendie Cook
Concord College
Athens
Patty Day
Tom Duty
West Virginia
Oceana Woman Feted At Shower
Oceana residents gathered for a local social event honoring Mrs Martha Belle Hurley and a list of attendees included Mrs Annie Cook Mrs Sa Cook Mrs Vaughn Mrs Nadiner Mrs Garrett Mrs Ronald Lee Cook Mrs Susie Brown Miss Jeanie Gunter Miss Emma Pizzino and others at the event held in the Mission First Lilly event context unknown but noted as a celebratory shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
ANS
Lilly
Annie Cook
Sa Cook
Vaughn
Martha Belle Hurley
Nadiner
Bity Garrett
Ronald Lee Cook
Susie Brown
Anna Lusk
Martha Ellen Elkins
R. C. Ag Many Otis Cook
Philip Roach
Fred W. Cook
Ruby Smith
Marie Dancy
Ruth Botkin
Miley Gunter
Jeanie Gunter
Emma Pizzino
Howard Cook
Vida Chambers
Earl Cook Jr
Deanna Belcher Engaged To Wed
Miss Belcher, a 1958 Welch High School graduate and National Honor Society member, is engaged to Cook. She works as a stenographer for the State Department of Public Assistance in Pineville. Cook, a Pineville High School and Concorde College graduate, teaches at Herndon High School. Wedding plans are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Belcher
Welch High School
National Honor Society
Tri - Hi - Y
Future Teachers of America
State Department of Public Assistance
Pineville
Cook
Pineville High School
Concorde College
Herndon High School
Beverley family announces birth of Sandra Faye ter Susie
Mount Hope RNS reports the birth of Beverley Ward and Mrs Beverley former Dre ma McClung announce their second child, a daughter named Sandra Faye ter Susie, born April 1. The two year old Susie Beverley is the older sibling. Grandparents are R L Beverley of Kilsyth and Max McClung of Mount Hope. Susie visited Mount Hope last week and returned home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Beverley
Ward
Sandra Fayeter
Susie
Drema McClung
R. L. Beverley
Kilsyth
Max McClung
Susie Beverley
Sue McKinney Wins Spelling Crown Over Corinne Spelling
Eleven year old Sue McKinney daughter of Mr and Mrs Waymon McKinney claimed the spelling crown against Corinne McKinney who is described as a tippleman. Sue had no prior spelling honors and is active in school clubs while Brenda Huffman a twelve year old sixth grader from Corinne also participates in clubs with her miner father Mr Ray Huffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dina
Glen Sifersee
Linda
Clarence Pegram
Dothan
State Tax Commission
Sue
Waymon McKinney
Corinne McKinney
Brenda
Corinne
Ray Huffman
Oak Hill Lions Club initiates new members Hu bert Daniels and William Judy
Oak Hill Lions Club accepted two new members Hu bert Daniels and William Judy at Thursday night initiation. Ladies Night is set for 6 15 p m April 28 at Hotel Hill with Paul G Mackey honored. The clubs will meet jointly with Fayetteville May 4 and with Mount Hope June 2 for tax and constitution discussion.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Oak Hill Lions Club
Lions Club
Hubert Daniels
William Judy
Hotel Hill
Paul G. Mackey
Collins High School
Fayetteville Lions Club
Bradley
Fayetteville
Mount Hope Lions
Mount Hope Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mt Hope residents list Easter travels and family visits across states. Miss Phronsie Sibray, a West Virginia University student, spent vacation with family on Madison Street. Mrs. Bourland and others visited Charleston and Morgantown while several relatives traveled from Washington and Pittsburgh for holidays and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eanes
Washington, D. C
J. E. Perkins
Lowell
Bob Lilly
Sanford Fox
Lilly
T. T. Twaddle
Tom Twaddle
Char- Twaddle
Charleston Memorial Hospital
James Page
Ellen
Lucile
Jane
C. R. Graham
Beckley
Mack Dawson
Lookout Girl Honored With Bridal Shower
Mrs. Nelson Isaacs, formerly Margaret Sweet, was feted at a bridal shower Friday hosted by Mrs. Carl Young. Bride-to-be honored after marriage performed in Virginia on April 2 with guests including Mrs. Effie Blume and many friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Oldaker
Emmagene Holcomb
Loretta McCutcheon
Norma Issacs
Gladys Isaacs
Mildred Holcomb
Verla Merrow
Mary Brown
Florence Blume
Oy England
Violet Tolley
Louise Douglas
Inge Hazel
Lydia Sweet
Dotty Weeks
Zula Kouitz
Icie Tolley
Harold Martin
Ethel Parrish
Shirley McKown
Della and
Barbara Jones
Brown Stewart Wedding Read In Methodist Church
The Brown Stewart wedding took place at 5 p.m. in a Methodist church with Rev. Harry W. Gillespie officiating. The bride, O. H. Stewart’s daughter, wore a fitted bodice gown with a draped neckline and waltz-length skirt, finished with a fingertip veil and white Bible bouquet, while her attendants wore coordinated dresses and corsages. The groom is a member of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, and the couple's families include Oceana residents such as Mrs. Bernice Frye and Miss Virginia Stewart. The bride is a 1958 Oceana High School graduate active in church music and youth groups, and the groom graduated from Brooklyn High School in Baltimore and participates in military service.
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O. H. Stewart
Basil Stanley Brown
Basil Brown
Oceana
Harry W. Gillespie
Tovey
Liszt
Jacobs Bond
Traumerie
R. Schu‘mann
Bernice Frye
Virginia Stewart
James Adams
Shelby Brown
Ray Stewart
Larry Cozort
James Richardson
John Nolt
Oceana High School
OHS
Raleigh Register
Matheny
Baltimore
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young People's Association
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
VA Pension Changes for Widows and Insurance Options
Veterans widow eligibility expands under a new pension plan effective July 1. The VA will review self calculated election forms to ensure correct choice. If mistaken, another chance to decide is provided. RS notation policies allow exchange to cheaper term GI insurance with possible future conversion. Disability compensation continues during hospital stays, with exceptions for dependents and incompetency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
IVA
Evan
Devil's Advocate wins Brotherhood Award in NY
Morris L. West novel The Devil's Advocate wins the Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews Selections honor a story about a man considered for sainthood awarded at a New York ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood Award
New York
Morris L. West
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Hope Women Hear Talk On American Glass in Mount Hope
Mrs. F A Guffey spoke to the Borderland Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Mrs. Frank Graff home in Mount Hope on American glass history from 1610 Jamestown to 1905 patterns. She described glass classifications, periods of cut glass and noted high quality pieces and near absence of reproductions in low priced fields. Delegates to the Continental Congress were named and officers discussed new project plans and flag sales for fund drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
F. A. Guffey
Borderland
Frank Graff
Washington
National Defense
South America
United Ser ii
C Hill
Flag
Dein
Teir
Ffa-Fha
Aeane Ghar
J. E. Howard
R. L. Hughes
Oak Hill
I. O. Shumate
O. F. McCoy
F. A
Cc R Hill
C. R
Thompson
C. R. Hill
W. C. Bishop
R.L. Hughes
J. B. ‘Thompson
J. M. Francesa
A. M. Gray
Fayetteville
W. P. Bittinger
Summerlee
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B. Mitchell
Drennen Summerlee
Sue Johnson
C. Bradbury
Armstrong
L. Pegram
G. Davis
Rosedale Elementary
Denney
Save
Penney’s
Brentwoods
Infants Polos
Deanna Belcher
Sue McKinney
Corinne Spelling
Nature
Lach
Cheed
Mt. Hope
Lookout Girl
Mr. Hope
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