Circle Plans To Honor High School Seniors
Mount Hope Circle No 2 of Mount Hope Presbyterian Church met to honor two seniors Sam Dorado Jr and Bill Callaway with a dinner at Glass House. Plans included flowers for the church in April and attendance by sponsor Allen Skellett and pastors. Circle No 3 met at Miss Clara Craig’s home with focus on Christian higher education. Circle No 4 met at Mrs Donald Stark’s home for a study on Christian Witness Home and Abroad and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Paul Carr
E. M. Tutwiler
W. W. Pharr
E. Scott Carter
Sam Dorado Jr
Bill Callaway
Glass House
Allen Skellett
Skellett
T. A. Jaeger
Circle No. 3
Clara Craig
R. E. Core
Henry Hinte
T. A. Jager
Ray Spraldin
Beatrice Otey
Joe Harvey
Anthony Puskas
Miss Craig
Bluefield Westminster
Sam Jasper
C. E. Howard
W. D. Lawton
Leo Morelli
W.A. Vickers
Circle No. 4
Donald Stark
Robert N. Evans
W. J. Moore
Fred Frisk
Billy Gwinn
Charles R. Harnsburger
Tom Howard
Rachel Mills
William B. McCoy
George Ramey
Barbara Lawton
Ralph Dorsey
Jack Keatley
George Coleman
George King
Mount Hope Byass
Circles Plan District Conference Dinner at Mount Hope
Circle No 1 of Mount Hope Methodist Church met at Mrs W R Park home and Circle No 2 at Mrs H P Maynor’s. Plans were made for the District Conference dinner April 28 at Mount Hope Church and for Circle No 1 to furnish relish plates and Circle No 2 to furnish desserts. Members attending included Mrs G L Hinchey Mrs Frank R Garrett Miss Anna Cope Mrs Henry Danner Mrs W W Hood Mrs Eva Felten Mrs Miller Gwinn Mrs W D Sharpe Mrs Charles Honaker and Mrs Park. A report on the West Virginia Conference of the Women's Society of Christian Service was shared and a get well card was sent to Mrs G G Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Methodist Church
W. R. Park
Park Heights
Henry Danner
William D. Sharpe
Circle No. 1
G. L. Hinchey
Frank R. Garrett
Anna Cope
W. W. Hood
Eva Felten
Miller Gwinn
W. D. Sharpe
Charles Honaker
Park
Anna Cone
Jennie Cope Carter
Circle No. 2
H. P. Maynor
Bluestone Road
Loraine Wotring
West Virginia
Women's Society of Christian Service
Beckley
G. G. Hodges
W. L. Martin
Georgia Perry
Fred Potter
Jean Rogers
Okey Patteson
Wotring
Maynor
WSCS Meeting Set at Mullens First Methodist Church
The Rev and Mrs Kenneth Watkins lead the monthly WSCS program at First Methodist Mullens tonight at 730 PM in Friendship Hall. They will show slides from the Cherokee Indian Reservation trip in 1963 and Mrs Watkins will read scripture while Mr Watkins sings Robe of Calvary. A slate of officers for the coming year will be presented.
Hell's Angels shaved at San Mateo jail in scuffle arrest
Seven Hell's Angels members were shorn of their beards and hair at San Mateo County jail after being arrested in a clash with police. The jailer quipped that they had enough hair to stuff a mattress.
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Sheared Angels
Redwood City
Calif
UPI
Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club
San Mateo County
McGraw Receives NASA Award Displays Satellite at School
Joe McGraw seventh grade student at John McGraws Glen Rogers High School showcased a satellite he built and its controls to science classes Friday. The demonstration occurred in Glen Rogers High School basement lab during his visit to Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland. Observers included David Brooks Bobby Peck and Alvin Hall.
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Joe McGraw
Horace Mce-Graw
McGraws
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John McGraw
Glen Rogers High School
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
David Brooks
Bobby Peck
Alvin Hall
Acords Host Stepp and RSVS in Glen Fork Region
Glen Fork in West Virginia welcomes Charley Stepp of Tampa Fla as mother-in-law guest to Dennie Acord Jr. and wife. Stepp, recently discharged from a Tampa hospital, will convalesce with relatives. Ray Sanders remains ill at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Dennie Acord Jr
Charley Stepp
Tampa
Fla
Stepp
Acord
Ray Sanders
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Whistler Portrait Damaged. Oils To Be Encased
The Glasgow Municipal Art Gallery chief said a vandal scratched a James Whistler portrait of Thomas Carlyle valued at 28 000 dollars. To prevent further damage, all gallery oils will be encased in glass. The scratch was found Monday and the painting was purchased from Whistler in 1891.
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Glasgow
Scotland
UPT
Glasgow Municipal Art Gallery
James Whistler
Stewart Henderson
Henderson
Thomas Carlyle
Whistler
Presidents visit Mexico confirmed by Johnson trip
United Press International notes that President Johnson became the fifth serving U.S. president to visit Mexico, joining Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943, Harry S. Truman in 1949, Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, and John F. Kennedy in 1962.
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United Press International
Johnson
Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Association Rally Set At Pineville Church
OCEANA The spring rally of the Rockcastle Baptist Association Woman's Mission Society will be held in Cook Memorial Baptist Church Pineville at 9 45 a m Mrs Perry Scott Oceana association the past two years preside Other Oceana women taking part are Mrs Otis Cook association program chairman Mrs Quentin Cooper love gift report and Mrs Maude Cozort afternoon prayer Highlight of the program will be a talk by Mrs Leonard Crain missionary of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society to Burma An election and installation of new officers will close the session Local Baptist churches to participate are Oceana First Baptist Toneda and Guyandotte Baptist of Jesse
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
Rockcastle Baptist Association
Woman’s Mission Society
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Pineville
Perry Scott
Otis Cook
Quentin Cooper
Maude Cozort
Strong Earthquake Strikes Matsushiro Japan No Casualties
A strong earthquake jolted Matsushiro in central Japan on Saturday, the town’s 21st strong quake since August. No casualties or damage were reported. Earlier a less intense tremor was felt across central and northern Japan.
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Matsushiro
Japan
UPI
Costly Cocktails At Warsaw Biochemical Congress
A reader letter in Warsaw Life complains that foreign delegations at the Warsaw International Biochemical Congress were charged $5 per guest for a cocktail party and served only a few vodkas coffee and cigarettes. The writer says foreigners leave Poland with the impression that it is hospitable but very expensive.
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Warsaw
Poland
Warsaw International Biochemical Congress
Warsaw Life
Dinner honors William Sheppard on 89th birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brooks hosted a Sunday dinner honoring William Sheppard who marked his 89th birthday on Saturday. The table featured philodendron and chrysanthemums in a hat and pipe centerpiece. Guests included Sheppard’s son and daughter-in-law Thomas and Diana Sheppard of Nitro, daughters-in-law Charles Sheppard Crawley and Ernest Sheppard Smoot, granddaughter and husband James Crane and son Jimmy, and Brenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
RNS
Paul Brooks
William Sheppard
Sheppard
Thomas Sheppard Nitro
Charles Sheppard
Crawley
Ernest Sheppard
Smoot
James Crane
Jimmy
Brenda
Nitro
Mount Hope Society Notes Home Visits
Mrs. Daphna Painter returns home after a 10 day visit with her son and daughter-in-law in Georgetown Delaware and her son-in-law and daughter plus grandchildren in Philadelphia. Scotty Eder remains with his grandparents due to illness. Edna DiBenedetto from Pittsburgh returns home after visiting her daughter and family in Madison Street. Lena Rhodes returns home after visiting her son and daughter-in-law in Detroit with children Anita and Jesse.
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Mount Hope
Rns
Daphna Painter
J. C. Painter
Georgetown
Del
James Tyree
Philadelphia
Scotty Eder
Buddy Eder
Charleston
Frank R. Garrett
Edna DiBenedetto
Pittsburgh
M. A. Marchetti
Mark
Kippy
Madison Street
Lena Rhodes
Dickie Rhodes
Anita
Jesse
Detroit
Mich
Toneda Mission Society elects new officers
Toneda Baptist Woman's Mission Society elected officers at the Thursday meeting. President for the new term is Mrs. Boyd Sparks. Two year posts include Mrs. Quentin Cooper as vice president of missions and Mrs. Denna Brown as vice president of leadership training. One year terms named include Mrs. Blanche Cook as vice president of interpretation and Mrs. Om Rollins as vice president of Christian service. Spring Rally set for April 20 at Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
Toneda Baptist Woman’s Mission Society
Boyd Sparks
Quentin Cooper
Denna Brown
Denna Walker
Hurley Brown
Ray Epling
Russell Daniels
Jay W. Cook
Blanche Cook
Om Rollins
Christian Service
Roy Lester
Otis Cook
Kay Burgess
Jimmy Cook
White Cross
Tom Long
Verne Cook
Don D. Cook
Zechariah
Pineville All-County Band Members Named
Pineville Minutemen Marching band members Judy Snyder Judy Dee Farley Peggy Aliff J Fox Rose Harper Brenda Phillips Byron Burgess Linda Hall will join the OConnell and Riggie bands at the Wyoming County Band Clinic in Mullens April 21 22 The Friday concert at 730 p m in the gym features selections by both all county bands and the high school bands under directors Thomas OConnell Marshall University and George Riggie WV Tech A detailed lineup lists participating students by name.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Mullens
Thomas O'Connell
Marshall University
George Riggie
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Pineville Minutemen
O'Connell
Junior Methodist Youth visit Pineville center donation
Members of the Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship from First Methodist Church Pineville, led by Rev. R. J. Chenoweth Jr and E. D. Hawley, visited Beckley Child Care Center. Treasurer Donny Martin presented $15. Others on the trip included Susan Richner Elaine Lyons Mildred Chenoweth Jeanie Chenoweth Kathy Lonker Tommi Jo Wallen Danny McKinney Rita Taliaferro Ann Hawley Ruth Thomas Sally Metz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Methodist Church
R. J. Chenoweth Jr
E. D. Hawley
Beckley
Donny Martin
Susan Richner
Elaine Lyons
Mildred
Jeanie Chenoweth
Kathy Lonker
Tommi Jo Wallen
Danny McKinney
Rita Taliaferro
Ann Hawley
Ruth Thomas
Sally Metz
Ravencliff Weekend Socials Mention Several Local Guests
Ravencliff and nearby towns hosted a flurry of weekend visits as Glen McClung and Noah Dancy traveled to see relatives in Grassy Creek North Carolina. Major Gentry and family returned to Fort Bragg after visiting James C Gentry and Greely McGraw. Asa Hurst hosted Shrewsbury relatives and Acord family members in Glen Fork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Dancy
Stewart
Grassy Creek
N.C
Blaine Blevins
Ravencliff
Paul Gentry
Chere
Sonja
Fort Bragg
James C. Gentry
Reuben
Greely McGraw
John Gore
Frank Acord
McGraw
Flossie Acord
Bob
Glen Acord
Asa Hurst
Russell Shrewsbury
Susan Huntington
Glen Fork
L. C. Shrewsbury
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Circle
J. E. Howard
S. C. Higgins
WSCS
Ford
EAVL
Bluefield
Association
Pineville Church
Oceana First Baptist
Toneda
Guyandotte Baptist
Central
Toneda Mission Society
Cook
Denny Brown
Tom Rollins
Wirt Cook
Ocil Bowden
Carson Stewart
Everette Gray
RNE
Faul Brooks
Glen McClung
Daniels
Lon Stewart
David
Joe Myles
Glen Daniel
Beckley National
Fedeal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Ashland Lp-Gas
Ashland
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
U.S. Highway 21
Sprague
al Stevens
Broad Street
Summersville
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