Glen Rogers Honor Society banquet crowns officers
Mrs. W. S. Brooks congratulates Carolyn Brown on her election as president of the Junior Chapter for a second year. Officers elected include Mike McGraw as vice president Kathryn Grace Cottrell as treasurer and Francine Brooks as secretary. A spelling bee champion from Baileysville Grade School was among attendees. Runner-up Pamela Cook, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cook of Wyoming, represented Center District. Sharon won Baileysville District. Both advance to Beckley Saturday for the Tri-County title.
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Mike McGraw
Kathryn Grace Cottrill
Francine Brooks
The
Society
Oming County
Baileysville
Pamela Cook
Eugene Cook
Wyoming
Center
Sharon
Capitol Flag Presented To Minden School
A flag that flew over the Capitol in Washington was given to Minden Elementary School by alumni Herbert Walker and William Henderson. The ceremony featured students, a flag pledge, and songs as visitors toured classrooms. 175 ate lunch and about 295 students attend the school.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Capitol Building
Washington, D. C
Minden
Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Walker
William Henderson
H. F. Frazier
Holly Kessler
Fayette County
Minden Elementary School
Barbara Lynn Clay Honored On Birthday
SAULSVILLE reveals Mr and Mrs Verne E Clay hosted a birthday party for their daughter Barbara Lynn as she turned six. The outdoor celebration featured games led by Mrs Clay with balloons and candies for each guest. Attending were Stevie Donald Sandra Linda Patty Carl Margie Cathy Karen Patty Gary Katrinna Debra and relatives Mr and Mrs Dallas Stewart and Mrs Stewart Clay plus Mrs Tom Clay assisting.
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Saulsville
BNS
Verne E. Clay
Barbara Lynn
Canal tolls for tanker ships through Suez and Panama
The passage fees for a 6500 ton tanker are about 6200 dollars through the Suez Canal and about 5660 dollars through the Panama Canal.
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Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Mental Health Dinner Meet Set Tonight
The Wyoming County Association for Mental Health will hold a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at the Cow Shed in Pineville. Guest speaker Earl Wolfe, assistant director, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in Charleston, will discuss research and program development. Members are urged to attend and bring a guest.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Asociation For Mental Health
Earl Wolfe
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Charleston
Cecil Lacy
Association
Family argument leads to stab wound in Wyoming home
Stab wound to left arm treated at Wyoming General Hospital. Meadley Medley, 45, of Mullens, treated and released after incident at home Saturday. Deputy Sheriff Doug Grind staff said Mary Medley admitted stabbing twice with a pocket knife around 2 p.m. Police call it a family argument and she was not charged.
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Mullens
RNS
Stance Medley
Mead
Wyoming General Hospital
Doug Grindstaff
Medley
Mary
Typhoid Clinic Planned at Mullens City Hall
A typhoid clinic will be held Thursday at Mullens City Hall from 10 a.m. until noon per county health nurse Mrs. James Lyons.
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Mullens
Mullens City Hall
James Lyons
Rainbow District elects officers at Pineville meeting
One hundred ten delegates from Pineville Welch Bluefield Williamson Saeger Mullens and North Fork attended the Assembly of Rainbow for Girls District No. 6 gathering in Pineville. Bonnie Goode was installed as worthy advisor. other officers named include Vanyla Schwartz Charlene Burgoyne Susan Hale and Sheila Compton. Next district meeting set for September in Northfork host.
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Assembly of Rainbow For Girls
Pineville
Fred Shannon
Vanyla Schwartz
Northfork
Bonnie Goode
Hatcher
Pineville Assembly
Charlene Burgoyne
Charity
Bluefield
Susan Hale
Hope
Williamson
Shelia Compton
RNS
Welch
Saeger
Mullens
Oscar Goode
Fred Shannon Assembly
Fidelity
Goode
Grand Executive State Committee
Eastern Star
Oceana High School
Concord College
Athens
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Sheila Compton
Faith
Rockcastle Women Attend Spring Rally at Emmanuel Baptist
Members from Toneda and Oceana First Baptist Churches attended the Rockcastle Woman's Mission Society Spring Rally at Emmanuel Baptist Church War. Dr. Ben Armstrong spoke on Congo mission hardships while West Virginia churches discussed society recruitment and year theme Crown Him Lord of All. Fall rally set for Lacoma Baptist Oct 17 and West Virginia State Convention Oct 8-16 in Huntington.
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Oceana
RNS
Rockcastle
Calvary Baptist
Saeger
Cook Memorial
Pineville
War
Emmanuel Baptist
Keystone
Lacoma
Mullens
C. H. Overby
Welch Mission Society
Travis Taylor
John Latham
Helen Katsen
Ben W. Armstrong
Congo
W. H. Waggoner
Calvary Baptist Church of War
John W. Hereford. Huntington
West Virginia
Woman's Mission Society
Mission Society
Paul Hall
Fellowship Guild
Cup
Guild
Hall
S. P. Pearis
Quentin Cooper
Welch
Bob Thomas
Helen
Lacoma Baptist Church
Huntington
Two Miners Injured In Separate Kopperston Accidents
In Oceana and Cyclone, two miners were treated for injuries from separate incidents at the Kopperston mine operated by Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Barber of Oceana suffered a masked finger when slate fell, while Roy Lusk of Cyclone injured a foot after snagging it on a pin up machine.
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Oceana
RNS
Chilton Barber
Roy Lusk
Cyclone
Kopperston
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Wender Charged With Price Violations In North Carolina
Wender, a discount store owner in Oak Hill, faces warrants for selling cigarettes below state minimum price. A Fayetteville justice of the peace will hear the charge next Monday. State Tax Commissioner Battle ordered him to show cause why his license should not be revoked for repeat violations. Wender, who once challenged the state fair trade law, had announced plans to continue underpriced cigarette sales. He is to appear before Battle on May 8.
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Oak Hill
UPI
Morris Wender
Justice of the Peace
Fayetteville
G. Thomas Battle
Wender
Raleigh Register-Post Herald
Oak Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Oak Hill residents report relatives visiting from Louisville Kentucky and Beckley along with weekend guests staying with local families on Woods Avenue and Hinton. Alfred Quesenberry from Beckley visited Mr and Mrs G D Pratt. Mr and Mrs Harry Gray hosted friends from Woods Avenue, and stayed with Mr and Mrs E T Hutsenpiller.
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Oak Hill
G. A. Owens
Woods Avenue
Louisville, Ky
Alfred Quesenberry
Beckley
G. D. Pratt
Harry Gray
E. T. Hutsenpiller
Hinton
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Frankfort, KY
Kentucky
SEARS
Sears Catalog
M. W. Connell
Main Street
W. VA
Peoples Life Insurance Company
Prince Street
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Life Insurance Company
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