Oceana HS Prom Set Saturday In Grade School Gym
Oceana High School hosts its junior senior prom at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Oceana Grade School gymnasium. Decoration work is by the decorating committee and prom queen nominees are Barbara Murray Karen Akers Anita Cook and Joan Kucek.
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Oceana HS
Oceana High School
Diana Karcas
Sandra Thack
Carol Maynor
Judy Messer
Sandra King
Pauletta Boggs
Oceana Grade School
Barbara Murray
Karen Akers
Anita Cook
Joan Kucek
Mullens CC Backs 3 Year City Levy
Mullens Chamber of Commerce backs a three year city levy to fund street surfacing maintenance and playground improvements. It will not raise taxes, and bonds approved by residents for 12 years would continue. A Mullens Swimming Pool lease may open this year, with fund-raising meeting set for Monday night at Mullens City Hall. A three county meeting in Beckley will hear Fontis Corp survey results. A Mullens Chamber banquet is planned for May 2 at Mullens High School with Gov. Barron and others as honored guests.
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Chamber
W. A. Davis
Mullens
Mullens Community Forum, Inc
Mullens City Hall
Curtis Crotty
Pritchett
Davis
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Beckley
Jack Adams
N. & W. A. R. Industrial Devlopment Department
Fontis Corp
Beckley‘Winn
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Ray Wells
W. C. Neal
Mullens High School
Jack Feller
W. Barron
Barron
Warden Lane
Hulett C. Smith
Woodrow W. Cook
W. C. Bailey
Lane
Smith
Michigan Visitor Fefed On Birthday
Mr and Mrs Luigi Cinotti honored their daughter Angelina Yates of Detroit on her birthday anniversary. Dinner guests included Angelo Yates Teresa Ludwig James Vanover Fred Stella Louie Barbera Connie Wille Cheriann Bradley Edward Marchio Shirley Humphrey Maynor Click Michael Mark Milton and others from Kilsyth Detroit and Maple Fork with a Minneapolis connection.
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Kilsyth
Luigi Cinotti
Angelina Yates
Detroit
Mich
Angelo Yates
Teresa Ludwig
James Vanover
Beckley
Fred Stella
Louie
George Barbera
Connie
Willie
Cheriann
Bradley
Edward Marchio
Shirley Humphrey
Maple Fork
Maynor Click
Michael
Mark
Milton
Minneapolis
Minn
Weekend visitors at the Gibson home include Sparks and Gibsons
Weekend guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Gibson were Mr. and Mrs. James Sparks of Hopewell Virginia and Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Dick of Red Star, Miss Carolyn Stallings, Miss Eulah Hubbard of MacArthur, Rev. and Mrs. Barton Harmon of Skydusk y and George Norman of Prosperity. Rev. Lawrence Gibson was a business visitor in Bluefield Monday with his sons Ronnie Lee and Earl and with Rev. R. B. Gibson of Priceill.
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SUN
RNS
Lawrence Gibson
James Sparks
Hopewell
W. M. Gibson
Jessie Dick
Red Star
Carolyn Stallings
Eulah Hubbard
MacArthur
Barton Harmon
Skydusky
George Norman
Prosperity
Bluefield
Ronnie Lee
Earl
R. B. Gibson
Price
Pine Grove Church Hosts Fifth Sunday Fellowship Meet
Ravencliff Baptists host two day service at Pine Grove Baptist Church with ministers from McDowell and Raleigh counties and Wyoming Association members. Opening 7:30 p m Saturday features Devotional by Rev Cameron Lilly and sermon by Rev Willis Woods. Sunday includes 11:30 am sermon by Rev C H Perry and 2 pm devotional by Rev Oscar Canterbury with Rev Ronnie Halsey delivering the final sermon. Congregational singing led by Floyd Canterbury. dinner on church lawn if weather allows.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Pine Grove
Erast Pizzino
Ravencliff Baptists
McDowell
Raleigh
Wyoming
Laurel Valley Independent Baptist Sunday School
John Richardson
Pizzino
Cameron Lilly
Hilltop Church
Willis Woods
C. H. Perry
Oscar Canterbury
Ronnie Halsey
Belt Fundamental Church
Richardson
Crozier Baptist Church
Crozier
Keystone Burke
Lynce Joseph
Hilltop
Bolt Fundamental
Glen Fork
Floyd Canterbury
Youth Found Safe After 3 Days In Woods
Thirteen-year-old Sherrel Green of Gauley Mills Webster County missing since Monday was found Thursday in woods about 42 miles from home. He was taken to Richwood Hospital for observation. About 100 searchers scoured area woods. a dog led to the finding. a helicopter aided the search on Tuesday.
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Webster Springs
UPI
Sherrel Green
Gauley Mills
Webster County
W. C. Dodrill
Richwood Hospital
Cowen
Woods
Dodrill
Roaring 20s Dance Tonight at Rebel Rec
The Rebel Recreation Center hosts a roaring 20s dance for junior high members tonight. Lloyd Bright directs the event with judging for best costumes and best Charleston dancers.
Hearing Set in Providence on Night Horse Racing Ruling
Rhode Island Supreme Court fixed May 16 for the hearing on appeals from a recent ruling by the Racing Appeal Board in favor of night horse racing. The two tracks involved agreed to postpone installation of lights and related equipment until the review is completed.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
Rhode Island Supreme Court
State Racing Appeal Board
DiMaggio Brothers Share Same Middle Name Paul
All three baseball icons Joe Dom and Vince DiMaggio reportedly carry the middle name Paul highlighting a curious family naming pattern. The trio achieved fame in Major League Baseball during the mid 20th century with the New York Yankees and San Francisco teams among others.
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DiMaggio
Joe
Dom
Vince
Paul
Revival Opens at Mount Hope Methodist Church led by Rev. L. M. Barnett
Mount Hope WV RNS Rev. L M Barnett of Huntington leads a week long revival and evangelistic series at Mount Hope Methodist Church with first sermon Sunday 11 a m and daily services at 730 p m through May 6 Special music and organizations honored include Barnett known across West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and other states as an evangelist with the Huntington District and the West Virginia Conference The note adds Barnett previously led First Avenue Methodist Huntington and a Lavalette church Also mentions Bermuda as site of the first potatoes in North America in 1621.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Huntington
L. M. Barnett
Barnett
West Virginia
Beckley
Mullens
Hinton
George D. Porter
First Avenue Methodist Church
Lavalete
West Virginia workers honored at safety conference
Six West Virginians among 28 Chesapeake & Ohio Railway employees to receive awards May 7 at Huntington West Virginia. Recipients include K R Ketchum J A Johnson both of Hinton J L Midkiff Charleston R Lines G P Lurber and C A Rice all of Huntington. Laurel Valley Independent Baptist Sunday School Rally organized in the tri county area of Wyoming McDowell and Raleigh with officers named to boost inter est in Sunday Schools. Charter churches listed include Glen Fork Independent Baptist near Crab Orchard Pine Grove Ravencliff Turkey Dip Hatch er Joseph Lynce Burke Keystone and Crozier. Meetings set for the first Saturday night each quarter. The Fifth Sunday Fellowship is linked to Laurel Vale Sunday School effort.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
West
Laurel Valley Independent Baptist Sunday School
Herbert Perry
Willis Woods
John Richardson
Cameron Lilly
Romey Halsey
Oscar Canterbury
Tri-County
Wyoming
McDowell
Raleigh
Glen Fork
Pineville Methodist Circles Hold Meetings
Pineville First Methodist Church hosted two circles on Tuesday with topics on responsible Christian citizenship. The Brooke Cooke Circle chaired by Mrs. C. H. Mathena met at Mrs. Roy Breed en’s home while the Luna Worrell Circle, chaired by Mrs. Harold Metz, gathered at the church. Meals and refreshments were served to members and guests, and upcoming May 22 pot luck is noted.
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Pineville
RNS
First Methodist Church
Brooke Cooke
C. H. Mathena
Roy Breeden
Crowley Worrell
Jack D. Martin
Darrell V. McGraw
Fellowship Hall
Ned Rogers
E. D. Hawley
Zed Ball
James McDougal
W. C. Bailey Jr
John B Thomas Jr
Mathena
McGraw
Martin
Luna Worrell
Harold Metz
Oran McKinney
Charles Waddell
Boone County Redevelopment Plan Approved
Charleston WV Boone County becomes the 27th West Virginia county to win federal approval for an area redevelopment plan under the Logan project. Gov Barron said the Area Redevelopment Administration approved the county plan, part of the Logan redevelopment area, with 31 applications from the state already received.
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Charleston
API
Boone County
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Area Redevelopment Administration
Logan
Evangelistic Crusade Set By Mullens Church
Mullens WV RNS reports an eight day evangelistic crusade at First Presbyterian Church starting Sunday at 11 a.m. led by Rev. William E. Hill Jr of Hopewell VA. Daily Bible studies at 11 a.m. with evenings at 7 30 p m youth night May 5 features a special message. Hill, born 1907, has preached about 150 crusades in the South over 30 years and shifted to full time mission work in 1958. Committees named by Rev T K Morrison cover personal work prayer publicity music and other tasks. Hill arrives Saturday and will attend a Kick off supper at Currie Hall.
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Mr. Hill
Davidson College
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Hill
South
T. K. Morrison
Mullens Presbyterian Church
Woodrow W. Cook
A. A. Caldwell
J. G. Mason
Effie del
Peggy Tice
Weekend visitors gather in Long Branch at Dolly Underwood home
Mrs. Dolly Underwood hosted weekend visitors including her daughter Doreen and grandchildren Don Stover and Judy Stover from Mansfield Ohio and Kim and Robert Vandyne with great grandchildren Judy and Kathy Stover. Haven Stover and other Pax area relatives also visited. Junior Spencer family returned to Baltimore after a few days with J D Janney Cath er Spencer parents and Pax Beckley relatives.
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PAX
RNS
Dolly Underwood
Long Branch
Doreen
Don Stover
Mansfield
Ohio
Luther Stover
St. Albans
Dixie Vandyne
Cleveland
Kim
Robert Vandyne
Judy
Kathy Stover
Haven Stover
Junior Spencer
Baltimore
J. D. Janney
Cather Spencer
Beckley and Pax
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Greenbros CO
Philadelphia
Pine Grove Church
Guarante
Neville Maytag & Furniture Co
Neville ST. Beckley
Rebel Red
Mr. Hope Church States Revival
North America
Bermuda
Rev. L. M. Barnett
Pineville Methodist Circles
Boone
Gedy
Baty
Life OF
Jesus
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Samuel Bronston
Technicolor
Mullens Church
OWLS
Summerlee Road
Oak Hill
the Versa Tones
Russ Hicks
Wayne Masning
Pete Hammond
Chariton Heston
Jack Hawkins
Haya Harareet
Stephen Boyd
Tecrwacox Om
Dr. In
James Stewart
Adam Arthur
Rock Hudson
Ben WD
Som Lory Nelson
Jay
Flipper
Steput Feichtf
Pineville Drive-In
Eaberg
Cane Alonso
Marshal
Anita Sands
Ronald Foster
Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Sophia Loren
John Gavin
William Reynold
Andra Martin
Ours
Ory TeeyPariss
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Sidney Poitier
Uuteo
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