Wyoming Speech Clinic Closes At Mulens Grade School
The Wyoming County Society for Crippled Children and Adults closed its seven week speech clinic at Mullens Grade School with a program and party. Miss Pat Phillips reported 21 children enrolled, calling the clinic very successful and thanking participating families. The program featured poems and songs. Walter Patterson hosted, with several local youths performing. Phillips, daughter of Claude and, attended Mary Washington College and West Virginia University for speech therapy, plans graduate study at the University of Virginia.
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Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Pat Phillips
Walter Patterson
Connie Hess
Danny Bentley
Eddie Farmer
Mike Mounds
Billie Lou Price
Susan Bailey
Linda Nail
Rufus Parham
Hunter Price
Phyllis White
Elaine Holbrook
Shirley Oren
Miss Phillips
Claude Phillips
Pineville
Mary Washington College
Fredricksburg
West Virginia University
Fredrick County
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Fayette Attorney Heads Scout Fund Campaign
Fayetteville attorney C. R. Hill Jr. will serve a second term as fund drive chairman for the Enchanted Hills District of the Laurel Girl Scout Council. The announcement came at a planning meeting for the 1962 drive. The district covers Fayette County and parts of Bradley in Raleigh County and Belle in Kanawha County with aims to serve girls ages seven through 17. The session opened with the Girl Scout Promise and featured introductions of Ella Scott Powell, the executive director, and Mary Virginia Slack, the Mountain Laurel Council fund drive director.
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Fayetteville
ANS
C. R. Hill Jr
Enchanted Hills
Oo Laurel Girl Scout Council
Don Sanford
Fayette County
Sanford
Bradley
Raleigh County
Belle
Kanawha County
Girl Scout Promise
Ella
Scott Powell
Mary Virginia Slack
Mountain Laurel Girl Scout Council
Charleston
Hill
C. R. Hill
Oak Hill
Penelope Goldsmith
Beckley
Claude R. Ill
Catherine
John William
Frank B. McMillen
Frank Mannon
Glasgow
J. A. Bennett
East Bank
Charles Clark
Kanawha Falls
Kenneth Robbins
Cannelton
Louis Maiuri
Oleta Cambridge
Robert H. Webb Jr
Raymond Martin
Carlisle
James A. Bennett
Gerald E. Korb Jr
W. T. Lawrence
Rainelle
Pat Graney Jr
Mount Hope
Dispute Over Territorial Rights Seen For Judge Field
Federal Judge John A. Field Jr planned to fix the hearing date today on a territorial rights dispute between New York Central Railroad and Norfolk & Western Railway. The case arose after NYC accused N&W of infringing its rights by crossing the Kanawha River from Deepwater to Alley, with a bid for a permanent injunction at the hearing.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPD
John A. Field Jr
New York Central Railroad
Norfolk & Western Railway
Field
Nyc
Robert H. C. Kay
N&w
Ernest K. James
Kay
Kanawha River
Deepwater
Alley
Here
Fayette County
Parrish Father of Mrs Wotring Patient at Oak Hill
George Parrish father of Mrs Cora Wotring is a patient at Oak Hill Hospital. He suffered a heart attack at his daughter's home last week and is reported improving.
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Mount Hope
George Parrish
Cora Wotring
Oak Hill Hospital
Parrish
Branch College Prospects Circulated in Wyoming County
Wyoming County Board of Education in Pineville agreed to survey interest in a branch college. Adequate enrollment and financing, facilities, staff, and standards are needed. Salaries for staff remain, with janitors paid for nine and a half months. An adult preparedness course for nuclear attack may be funded by federal sources. Seventh and eighth grades at Pineville Grade School No. 1 to become a junior high. A regional board meeting is set for Welch on Sept. 26. Teachers named for multiple area schools. numerous transfers approved among Pineville, Oceana, Baileysville, Herndon, and other districts.
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Pineville
BNS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Robert E. Kuhn
George Nolley
Nobil Mitchem
Ted Parsons
E. G
Alas
Mitchem
Beartown
Kuhn
Murphy Insurance Agency
McDowell Board of Education
Welch
Thomas Galen Scott
Herndon High School
Gyneth Tilley
Keyrock
Don Nuckols
Mullens
Carole C. McKinney
Oceana High School
Robert Payne
Oceana High
Wyco
Virginia R. Mackenzie
Mary
The Maya the Bee excerpt in Mrs Lawrence’s vacation note
Excerpt from The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels presented in Mrs Muriel Lawrence’s column. A playful scene features Hannibal the daddy long legs explaining a broken leg and a table escape as Maya ponders human eyes and nursery slang in a world of strangers.
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Muriel Lawrence
Maya the Bee
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, Inc
Waldemar Bonsels
Hannibal the
Maya
Hannibal
Pax Area Social Roundup Reports Many Travel and Health Updates
Overnight guests included Mrs. Stella Robertson Sprague Miss Drema Robertson Baltimore Md and Miss Geneva Payne Sprague. Don Stover returned home to Mansfield Ohio after visiting relatives in Pax area. Frank Tyree family vacationed in New York Youngstown and Indianapolis. David Janney family from New Jersey visited Pax. Cather Spencer hospitalized at Raleigh General improved after two strokes. Larry Brock took a job in Columbus Ohio plans to move family. wife Donna Hart Pax High alumna. they have daughter Kimberly.
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PAX
RNS
Rosella Sutton
Stella Robertson
Sprague
Drema Robertson
Baltimore
Geneva Payne
Don Stover
Mansfield
Ohio
Haven Stover
Weirwood
Frank Tyree
Lois Elaine
New York
Youngstown
Indianapolis
Ind
Pax High School
Donna Hart
Mount Hope
Kimberly
Great-Grandson Born to Clarence Taylor in Arlington
Mr and Mrs Ott Brown learned Saturday of the birth of their great grandson, Michael Eugene, born Aug 5 in an Arlington Virginia hospital to Mr and Mrs Clarence Taylor. The baby weighed almost eight pounds. Maternal grandmother is Margaret Ann Polk, formerly Miss Polk. Grandparents Earnest Polk and his wife, formerly Ravencleff residents, now in Arlington. The Taylors also have a 15 month old daughter.
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McGraws
RNS
Ott Brown
Clarence Taylor
Arlington, Va
Michael Eugene
Taylor
Margaret Ann Polk
Earnest Polk
Ravencliff
Arlington
Taylors
First Child Born to Rich Family in Cleveland
Mr and Mrs Mike Rich of Cleveland Ohio announce the birth of a daughter Pamela Ann July 31 in a Cleveland hospital. The baby weighed six pounds five ounces and is the couple's first child. The mother Peggy Ann Farley is daughter of Azel Farley Rock Creek. Rich is son of Joe Rich Sylvester.
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Rock Creek
Rns
Mike Rich
Cleveland
Ohio
Pamela Ann
Peggy Ann Farley
Azel Farley
Rich
Joe Rich
Sylvester
Airman Michael Ashley Honored in Community Cookout
Airman 3 C Michael Ashley, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Ashley, was honored at a cookout at his home Friday night before returning to Lackland AFB in Texas. Attendees included Mrs. Sondra Brooks of Norfolk and families G. W. Biggs, Randy, Vic Hayhurst, Bobby, and Sherry Ashley.
Curtiss Wins $10000 Prize For Air Flight Record
Glenn H. Curtiss secured a $10,000 prize for the first continuous air flight on May 29, 1910. He covered 137 miles from Albany to New York City in 2 hours 32 minutes, marking a historic endurance feat in aviation.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
N. Y
New York City
MULLENS NOTES OF LOCAL VISITORS AND TRIPS
Sherry Ashley returned home from Norfolk Virginia after a week visiting her sister Mrs Sondra Brooks who will visit Norfolk Thursday. Mrs A O Ashley and Sherry plan a further week with the Brooks. Nome Kidd visits relatives in Pontiac Michigan. Mr and Mrs H L Akers and children Diane and David returned from a Virginia Beach vacation with visits to Norfolk and Hampton Virginia.
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H. L Akers
Diane
David
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Hampton
Committees Study Tax and Election Law Changes
Charleston based UPI reports West Virginia interim legislative committees discussed possible corporate net income tax law, changes to gross sales tax, and election laws. McElwee to draft corporate net income provisions. reviews of B and O tax exemptions. road commission report on condemning land. Dadisman to continue election law work. committee adjourned without date.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Charles McElwee
McElwee
State Road Commission
State Supreme Court
West Virginia University
Stanley Dadisman
Dadisman
Joint Committee
Weekend visits and illness noted in Ravencliff area
Week end guests included Mr and Mrs Bill Crawsgo and daughter Scarlett who returned to Delaware after visiting Mrs M Hall. Rosie Lee visited Camp Thomas E Lightfoot near Hinton with her parents. Mrs Ronnie Halsey and daughters Jeannie Judith were in Baltimore and will stay with family in Millersville. Wade Pinson ill at home. L T Kellam and Joe Kellam family traveled to Charleston for business. Rev Herbert C Perry preached in Keystone. Rev and Mrs Willis Woods report daughter in law ill with Addison disease in Cleveland while in Sophia. Oscar Canterbury and Roxie Canterbury visited Beckley after surgery.
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Ravencliff
Rns
Baltimore
Maryland
Joe Kellam
Montgomery
L. T. Kellam
Charleston
Herbert C. Perry
Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church
Keystone
Willis Woods
Raymond Woods
Addison
Cleveland
Sophia
D. O. Woods
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Oscar Canterbury
Beckley
Roxie Canterbury
Mt. Tabor Heights
Beckley Hospital
Laurel Garden Club Sets August Workshop Meeting
The Laur el Garden Club will hold its August meeting Thursday at noon in Friendship Hall of Pod First Methodist Church. This will be a workshop and members are asked to bring a tall container plant material one house plant and a sack lunch. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ray Bowing and Mrs. Kames Kuhlke.
New Jersey Resident Honored At Shower
Mrs. Mike Voloski of Trenton N J was honored with a household shower at St Anthony s Catholic Hall Kilsyth at 7 30 p m Saturday Hostesses were Mrs Joe Miklos Mrs Mike Vargo Mrs Dick Klaus Mrs Mike Duran and Mrs Anna Metro Refreshments featured white cloths and summer flower centerpieces Winners listed include Mrs Fannie Richeson Mrs Helen Lepto Mrs John Hutman Mrs Louis Anguis Mrs Mary Belley and Mrs Edward Boyd The guest list includes numerous Beckley and Brad residents with many names and affiliations given in attendance
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Kilsyth
Mike Voloski
Trenton
N.J
St. Anthony’s Catholic Hall
Joe Miklos
Mike Vargo
Dick Klaus
Mike Duran
Anna Metro
Susie R
Hall
Audrey Sotak
Anna Fama
Margar
Ann Vargo
Beckley
Josephine Huzoski
Cherry Barbera
Helen Pomykata
Mary Belley
Mae Ellis
Paul Vargo
Mary Hovan
Brad
Eggy . Hope
Ciara
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Dresels
W. Main ST
Ffeling
Mipperw
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Neville St
Agraledé Power Company
Fayette
Scout Fund Campaign
Branch College
Wyoming County
Etta Cook
Baileysville
Hugh M. Cook Jr
Earl Pelphrey
Oceana
Harold Walker
Beulah Dixon
John McGraw
Phyllis Lambert
Huff Consolidated School
Kenneth Gilley
James Goddard
Eddie Joe Short
Earl McGraw
Fairview
Fred H. Shannon Jr
Joyce Perry
Glen Rogers
Marie Underwood
Bud-Alpoea
A. J. Shannon
Herndon High
New Jersey
Fannie Richeson
Helen Lepto
John Hutman
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