Pierpont Builds Central Water Supply In Tight Community Effort
Wyoming County residents banded together to lay 3900 feet of pipe to an abandoned coal mine supplying pure water after wells dried. Volunteers, including women and children, faced tool shortages but pledged equal shared costs and aid from Peake Petroleum. Tests will confirm safety before use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierpont
Jack Taylor
Taylor
Peake Petroleum Gas Co
W. Va
Mullins
Area Youth Rally Held At Free Will Baptist Church
A Sunday afternoon youth rally of the Free Will Baptist Church met at Gauley Bridge with Jerry McGraw presiding. The program included singing, prayers, and readings by local groups from Skelton and Salem, a Bible Sword Drill won by Skelton Youth, and an attendance banner awarded to Price Hill Youth Group. The September meeting will be at Price Hill with guest speaker Ronald Nicklas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Hill
RNS
Free Will Baptist Church
Gauley Bridge
Jerry McGraw
Charlie Bass
Skelton
Salem
Billy Joe Menefee
Billy Sans
Charles Ward
Theresa
Judy
Bill Menefee
Oak Hill
Bill McGraw
Mary Hurt
Elza Cooper
Price Hill Free Will Baptist Church
Ronald Nicklas
Proctorsville
Ohio
Canterbury Is New Wyoming Army Recruiter
Canterbury a Mount Hope native becomes the new Army recruiter for Wyoming County. He has 16 years in service and more than six years in recruiting and career counseling. He will work at Mullens draft board offices Thursdays and in Pineville and Oceana on Thursday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County
Charles E. Canterbury
Canterbury
Mount Hope
McDowell County
Draft Board
Mullens
Pineville
Oceana
Speech Therapist Named for Pineville Clinic
Mrs Lillie Tromsland of South Dakota will serve as speech therapist for the Clinic at Pineville and Mullens. The Wyoming County Society for Crippled Children and Adults will begin its speech clinics with screening from 9 a m until 4 p m today at Pineville Elementary School. Testing will be at Mullens School Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Lillie Tromsland
South Dakota
Mullens
Wyoming County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Program Closes Bible School At Minden Church
The two week Vacation Bible School at Minden Methodist Church ended with a closing program led by Rev. Ralph Thompson and Mrs. H. M. Riley. Pupils and teachers were welcomed, singings held, and groups presented lessons from the two week course. Color slides titled Paul Prisoner For Christ were shown before refreshments in Fellowship Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Ralph Thompson
H. M. Riley
Legg
Jesus
Jennie Cope Carter
Edward Martin
Loraine Wotring
Everett Jordon
Jane Foster
Oahill
J. P. Allen
Ralph Thompson Jr
Thompson
Paul
Jordon
Fellowship Hall
Bradley Bicycle Rodeo Set as Annual Bradley Lions Drive
Bradley Lions Club and Mount Hope Tyree Funeral Home sponsored the first Bicycle Rodeo at the Horse Show Grounds in Bradley. J E Blackburn chaired and handed trophies. Randy Howell was timekeeper and judge. Winners across groups included Scooter Walker, Don Blackburn, and Robert Stone among others, with wins in tease, obstacle, snake, and speed races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
ANL
Bradley Lions Club
Mount Hope Tyree Funeral Home
J. E. Blackburn
Randy Howell
Scooter Walker
Don Blackburn
Richard Wells
Scott Lancianese
Karen Armentrout
Donald Steplowski
Robert Stone
Sonny Harrah
Don Walker
Bobo Stone
Judy Phoebus
Jan Blackburn
John Blackburn
Robert Hornsby
Austion Cottle
Junior Painter
Clyde Smith
Joe Rogers
Debbie Falk
Tommy Rogers
Ernie Shelton
Steven Webb
Jack Daniels
Steve Lilly
Maple Fork Visitors Move Through Local Homes
Maple Fork residents host relatives and visitors from Chicago Virginia Covington Washington Covington Va Pocahontas and Concord College. Visitors include Paul Gill Luther Bowyer Janice Bowyer Raymond Coffee Diana Pat Raymond Jr. Trace Lee and Skipper among others as families gather at Maple Fork and Mount Hope areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constan Williams
Paul Gill
Chicago
Luther Bowyer
Maple Fork Rd
Sam Davis
Raleigh General Hospital
Fred Thorne
Maple Fork
James Lowermore
Peline
S. C
Ivan Davis
Raymond Coffee
Diana
Pat
Raymond Jr
Pochontas
Louisa Bailey
Trace Lee
Mabscott
Price Davis
Luthar Bowyer
Janice Bowyer
Concord College
Jerry Davis
Covington
Calvin Willaims
Skipper
Washington, D. C
Mount Hope
Virginia Stover
St. Mary's School of Nursing
Carl Stover
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Donald Cox
Stephen, Rhonda and
Joseph
Alexander City, Ala
Kilsyth
John Creed
Cheryl
Larry
Alexandria
H. B. Godbey
Msgt
Cecil
Godbey
Donald
Stephen
Alen
Las Vegas
Nev
Nallis Air Force Base
States
Japan
Clifford Cox
Rev. Cox
Assembly of God Church
Alexander City
Charles Shrout
James Holbert
Juanita Woods
Regina Gale Woods
James Evans
Gloria Holbert
Eric Woods
Ralph Trizicak
David Woods
Leslie Shrout
Dean Woods
Kenny Evans
James Holbert Jr
Anna Lee Woods
Ronnie Trizicak
Janet Bowman
Elizabeth Holbert
Judy Ward
Larry Woods
Donna Bowman
Theresa Ward
Chucky Hart
Brenda Woods
Jessie Buckland
Terri Magliano
Sherry Bowman
Ricky Woods
Kathy Hart
Lannie Bowman
Becky Hart
Barbara Russell
Dreda Cox
Roger Allen
Jack Stone
Wendy Hurt
Christine Russell
Karen Coopler
Steven Cooper
Reed Cooper
Michael Cooper
Lacy Hurt
Tony Magliano
Arnold Trizicak
Gene Bowman
New Wyoming
Minden Church
Tommy Broyles
Gary Neely
Monagoment Ward
Neville Street
Beckley
Aluminum
Wards
Montgomery Ward
Neville ST. Beckley, W. VA
ST. Beckley
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