Seth Students Leave On Three Day Tour
Sherman High School students from Seth travel for a three day NYC tour under Miss Beulah Jo Price and Charlies Shdeed. Twenty nine students ride a chartered Trailways bus visiting White Sulphur Springs Lexington Washington DC and New York City with UN tour Rockefeller Center and Statue of Liberty ferry. The trip includes Cinerama viewing, Independence Hall Liberty Bell Betsy Ross home, mass options, and non denominational services on the bus before returning Sunday night.
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Whitesville
RNS
Sherman High School
Seth
New York City
Beulah Jo Price
Charlies Shdeed
Trailways
Sherman Higch
White Sulphur Springs
Lexington
Washington
Crossroads Sightseeing Corporation of Nyc
United Nations
New York Harbor
Rockefeller Center
Fifth Avenue
New York
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Betsy Ross
Bible Class Votes To Buy New Chairs
The Rebecca Bible Class of Oak Hill Methodist Church plans to purchase 12 chairs for the classroom at a Thursday night meeting hosted by Mrs. W. V. Jones in Minden. Emmett Fitzwater led devotions. Mrs. Harry Gray presided. The group reported $354 raised for the Cancer Fund in a house to house canvass of the Oak Hill area. A dessert course followed the session with attendees including Mrs. W. T. Price and others.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Methodist Church
W. V. Jones
Minden
Emmett Fitzwater
Harry Gray
Cancer Fund
Scarbro PTA Heart Talk By L A Toney
The Scarbro Consolidated Parent Teacher Association met for the last session of the term with seventy four present. Guest speaker L A Toney of Institute spoke on Facing the Present Crisis in Human Relations. Ethel Mosley reported on a regional meeting in Mount Hope. Musical selections followed. The next meeting will be in September for new officer elections.
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Scarbro
RNS
Scarbro Consolidated Parent-Teacher Association
L. A. Toney
Institute
Toney
PTA Congress
National Association
Ethel Mosley
Mount Hope
West Virginia Spirituals
West Virgnia Harmonizers
West Virginia Harmonizers Jr
Glorious Voices of Zion
Association
Whitesville Clean Up Campaign Proclaimed Week
Whitesville declares April 30 to May 5 as Clean Up Fix Up Paint Up Week sponsored by the Whitesville Lions Club. Co chairs Jack Burnette and Dewey Harless urge residents to clean up property especially vacant lots. A trash truck will haul weeds garbage and debris with service call numbers 4431 or 2491.
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Whitesville
RNS
H. F. Morgan
Wyoming Amateur Hour at Pineville High School Tonight
Twenty eight numbers will be on the program for Wyoming County's Original Amateur Hour at Pineville High School tonight starting at 7 30 pm. Paul England will host with acts from Pineville Mullens Oceana Itmann Kopperston and Matheny among others. Proceeds benefit the Audio Visual Aids Club and school.
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Wyoming
Pineville
ANS
Wyoming County
Pineville High School
Paul England
PHS Audio-Visual Aids Club
Old Maids
Cotton Kings
Hilltoppers
Pineville, Mary
Wayne Manning
Crab Orcherd
Sandra Sue Wooten
Kopperston
Freddy Rowles
Jerry Ellison
Beckley
Ramona
Mary Gilmore
McGraws
Elizabeth
Sue Trent
Baileysville
Matheny
G. S. Brown
Nevada Leads Nation In Growth Rate Despite 60,000 Gain
Nevada showed a 31 percent population increase from April 1, 1950 to July 1, 1954, adding 60,000 residents but outpacing other states in percentage terms, leading the nation in growth.
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Nevada
Vast Shark Liver Weighs 2100 Pounds
A historic note records the basking shark with a liver weighing 2100 pounds, a striking example of the species' massive organ. The data point highlights the shark's unusual physiology and underscores the era's fascination with marine life measurements.
Women Leave Today On Trip to Germany
Whitesville report notes Mrs. Harry L. Drenner and her mother, Mrs. R. W. Cooper, depart Charleston airport for New York City and Pan American flight to London. In Frankfurt they meet Capt Buckley L. Drenner and his mother, then tour Italy, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Denmark, and the Rhine Valley for six weeks before returning.
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Europe
Drenners
Mrs. Cooper
Italy
France
Luxembourg
Holland
Denmark
Rhine Valley
Oak Hill Visitors Switch Across Towns
RNS reports a stream of visitors to Oak Hill over the past week including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gray of Woods Ave. Mrs. C. F. Cooper. Mrs. and Mrs. Lundy Cales. J. C. Gillian. Mrs. Pearl Shorter. Franklin Cooper of Hinton. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Lewis of Vallejo California. Fred Taylor of Sandston. Mr. and Mrs. Ee Gwinn of Gauley Bridge. Mrs. H Walker of Lima Ohio. and Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Dalton of Huntington, visiting on various occasions.
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Oak Hill
Rns
Harry Gray
Woods Ave
C. F. Cooper
Lundy Cales
J. C. Gillian
Pearl Shorter
Franklin Cooper
Hinton
David E. Lewis
Vallejo
Calif
Fred Taylor
Sandston
Ee Gwinn
Gauley Bridge
H. Walker
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Mullens
Kathie Jo Snyder
Libby Welch
Judy Toler
Mary Robertson
Mullens School
Bible Class
W. T. Price
L. N. Good
Mary Lee Walton
R. W. Flack
Joe Hayes
William Underwood
Palmer Miller
C. E. Bailey
J. W. Perry
W. T. Cooper
Whitesville States
King
Clear Fork
Clear Fork High School
Jess Lee Stover
Dolly Jean Griffith
Stover
Miss Griffith
Phlox
City Ave
Cash & Carry
AL CO
Webb’s
Kanawha St
Cooperating Florists of
Germany
Wooddell
Main St. Opp. Court House
Beauty
Davenos Studios
Marty
Prince Street
Hotpoint
Mothers Day
Clark
Neville ST
Beckley, W. VA
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