Top Teen Journalist Attending A Workshop
Ned Crews 17 Pineville son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Crews attends a journalism workshop at West Virginia University Morgantown The Raleigh Register sponsors him after being named Journalist of the Year last spring He will enter WVU Sept 9 majoring in journalism with a Board of Governors scholarship The Independent Herald and Pineville High School editor roles are noted
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Pineville
ANS
Ned Crews
Eddie Crews
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Crews
Pineville High School
Raleigh Register
WVU
Board of Governors
Ohio University
Athens
Raleigh-Wyoming Press Association
Pinevillian
The
Independent Herald
Oceana Social Roundup Notices Return Home and Visits
Mrs Wen nie C Cook and granddaughters Deloris and Gwynn returned home after a week in Pt Pleasant visiting her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Jimmie Stepp. Harlon Ellenberg and wife visited Day ton Ohio relatives including daughter Mrs Joan Hicks. Mrs Jennings Barrett returned home after major surgery at St Marys Hospital Huntington where she teaches at Oceana High School. Visiting their son-in-law and daughter Fort Knox Ky were Mr and Mrs Rudolph Chandler. Former Oceana residents Mr and Mrs Okey Cooper and family now in Maryland visited Glenn Blankenship. Richard Cook of Oceana returned home after a week visiting Bobby Warren Frazier and Maude Harrington in Man.
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Oceana
RNS
Wennie C. Cook
Deloris and
Gwynn
Pt. Pleasant
Jimmie Stepp
Harlon Ellenberg
Dayton
Ohio
Joan Hicks
Jennings Barrett
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Oceana High School
Rudolph Chandler
Fort Knox
Fred Cook
Okey Cooper
Bailey boy wins Glen Fork fishing derby honors
Billy Joe Bailey of Glen Fork won both first and largest fish at Horse Creek Lake Sunday, in the Glen Fork Cub Scouts derby. The event, the troop’s first summer outing, included a wiener roast and watermelon feast with Cub Scouts Sammy Lay, Kenneth Parnell, Danny and Donnian Lafferty, and Billy and Gary Bailey, plus numerous parents and siblings.
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Billy Joe Bailey
Bill Bailey
Glen Fork
Horse Creek Lake
Baileysville
Cub Scouts
Sammy Lay
Kenneth Parnell
Danny
Donnian Lafferty
Billy
Gary Bailey
Former Area Pastor And Family Honored
McGRAWS ANS Mr and Mrs Ott Brown hosted a Sunday dinner honoring their son and daughter in law the Rev and Mrs Bill Brown and their sons Paul Dicky and Billy and daughter Patty. Also present were extended family from McGraws Ravencliff Saulsville Beckley and Jacksonville Fla including Mr and Mrs Jess Trump and Bucky and Mrs Ted Clay and Jackie. The Browns and family left for Myrtle Beach S C after the meal and will return to New York State where Mr Brown holds a position.
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Walter McGraw
Sharon
McGraws
Jess Trump
Bucky
Cathy
Brenda
Ravencliff
Ted R. Clay
Eddie
Jackie
Saulsville
Ott Brown Jr
Beckley
Rhonda Mann Celebrates Sixth Birthday at Ravencliff
Rhonda Mann was honored on her sixth birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mann in Ravencliff. Hosts were Mrs. Mann and Rhonda’s mother Mrs. Luther Wilson Mann. Guests included Danny Allen, Kenny Vaught, Jay Acord, and Kevin Mann among others. gifts went to high scorers David Stewart, Louella Lafferty, and Rebecca Shuman. Rhonda recently moved from Florida with her Air Force father, a Staff Sergeant, stationed in Japan.
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Danny Allen
Kenny Vaught
Jay Acord
Freddy Lafferty
Don Milam
Rebecca Shuman
Rosie Milam
Debbie Vaught
Robin Shuman
Bonnie Milam
Kim _ Acord
Pamela Mann
Kevin Acord
Kevin Mann
Florida
Rhonda
Ravencliff
Japan
Pendry-Cooper Bridal Held in Pineville
Miss Linda Mae Cooper daughter of Mrs Edna Cooper Crowley Worrell Addition became the bride of Sherald Pendry son of Mr and Mrs Ted Pendry Princeton formerly of Mathe ny in a double ring ceremony Sunday The candlelight wedding was at 2 p m in the home of the bride's brother and sister in law Rev and Mrs Kenneth Cooper Wyoming by Rev Harry L Stevens Rockview Decor included white gladioli stock and greenery The bride wore a sleeveless two piece white brocade sheath dress with a stand up neckline and a white pillbox hat with veil Her corsage was red rosebuds After a reception the couple will live in Princeton
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Pineville
Rns
Linda Mae Cooper
Edna Cooper
Crowley Worrell
Sherald Pendry
Ted Pendry
Princeton
Matheny
Kenneth Cooper
Wyoming
Harry L. Stevens
Rockview
Warren Cook
Billy Joe Cooper
Marianna
Sue Cooper
Pineville High School
Oceana High School
U.S. Navy
Sam Rayburn Longtime Texas Speaker of House
Sam Rayburn of Texas served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty one years, shaping congressional leadership and legislative strategy across multiple decades.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
U.S
House of Representatives
Calvary Methodist Church plans new sanctuary and education building
The Binghamp ton church expands with a new sanctuary and an educational building costing 250000 dollars. En route home they plan to visit Mr Brown’s brothers in law and sisters Mr and Mrs Earnest Polk and Mr and Mrs Johnny Stewart in Arlington. Brown, a Drew University graduate, previously served Sophia and Green Valley Methodist churches before moving to New York.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Binghampton
Brown
Earnest Polk
Johnny Stewart
Arlington
Drew University
Mr. Brown
Sophia Methodist Church
Green Valley
Bluefield
New York
Mullens youth chosen for national science institute
Robert Hodson son of Mr and Mrs Lee Hodson of Fisher Street Mullens is participating in a six weeks National Science Foundation Institute for the study of chemistry by the modern approach at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon. He is one of 40 outstanding science students selected from applicants across the United States with representation from Pennsylvania Indiana Wisconsin Maryland and Delaware.
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Robert Hodson
Lee Hodson
Fisher Street
Mullens
National Science Foundation Institute
West Virginia
Society Completes First Historical Tour
Fayette County Historical Society held its inaugural tour of Southern West Virginia spa sites led by Oak Hill chair J. W. Thompson. Five carloads of members visited Barger Springs Salt Sulphur Springs Peace Springs Red Sulphur and Blue Sulphur Springs with participants including Wallace Bennett George Eads A. J. Bishop J. W. Thompson R. R. Thomas Willa Huddleston Ivan Steels and M. E. Coleman. Eads says more tours are planned inviting public participation.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette County Historical Society
West Virginia
J. W. Thompson
Hotel Hill
Barger Springs
Greenbrier
Peace Springs
Wallace Bennett
George Eads
A. J. Bishop
R. R. Thomas
Willa Huddleston
Conversation Piece Sparks Curiosity Across Readers
An unusual article described as a conversation piece draws attention from readers who discuss its curious subject. The piece centers on a topic designed to prompt discussion and speculation among the paper’s audience.
Richardson Family Holds Third Reunion
The third annual reunion of Mrs. Virginia Richardson and the late Landy Richardson family was held at the Glen Rogers home on Trough Fork. Attendees from Glen Rogers Basett Meadow Bridge Rainelle Rupert and Surveyor joined relatives, with Drewry Richardson opening the service and Clyde Ellis organizing arrangements.
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Glen Rogers
Virginia Richardson
Landy Richardson
Trough Fork
Richardson
Terry Bailey
Sabine
Melvin Richardson
Melvetta
Billy Joe Stewart
Billy
Dianne
Woodrow Richardson
Tommy
Sue
Becky
Clyde Ellis
Danny
Amos
Cathy
Karen
Virgil Ellis
Jimmy Roger
Magdalene
Betty
Patty
Nelson Richard
Judy
Harold Lilly
Larry
Melvin Moore
Meadowbridge
Henry Richardson
Steve
Eric
Sharon
Rainelle
Bassett
Henry Daniels
Doug Murphy
Grat Daniels
Gary
Nancy
Drewry Richardson
Ida Richardson
Miss Sal lie Smith Heads to Miami Visit
Mullens reports Miss Sal lie Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Smith of 713 Moran Ave left by plane for Miami Florida this week to visit her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Alfred Alcorta
Grunewalk Park's royal hunting ground past revealed
West Berlin's 8 400 acre Grunewalk Park once served as a royal hunting ground. The note highlights historic land use and the park's origins in regional history.
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West Berlin
Grunewalk Park
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