Mount Hope Troop 91 Scouts head for leaders' training
Three Mount Hope Boy Scout Troop No 91 members with Scout master Joe W Bragg traveled Sunday to Dillys Mill near Marlinton for a week of junior leaders training. Accompanying are Stephen Myers Eddie Souk Jr and Tommy Miller. Bruce Blakemore attends Order of the Arrow and will join for another week of training. the boys return home Saturday.
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Mount Hope
Bruce — Blakemore
Albert Blakemore
Dilly’s Mill
Order of the Arrow
Gastronomic Gargantua titles won in France eating feats
Pierre Uanunay a 27 year old 180 pound nuclear technician won France's Gastronomic Gargantua title by eating a goose a pound of sausages a pound of pickled beef a salad a whole sheep and a heavy cake in under one hour Plumber Bernard Baptiste won a preliminary bout by slurping seven pounds of spaghetti in five minutes ten seconds
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Tours
France
UPI
Pierre Uanunay
Bernard Baptiste
Contest Winners To Be Felted
Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church Youth Fellowship blue team won the four week Bible contest 670 to 570. They will be treated to a hayride and a cookout at Grandview State Park soon. Sponsors include Mrs Della Coleman and Mrs Barbara James. Members listed with many names including Peggy Toney Juanita Underwood Mary Garten and Debby Moss.
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Kilsyth
Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church
Grandview State Park
Della Coleman
Barbara James
Sue Normant
Peggy Toney
Juanita Underwood
Mary Garten
Rita Toney
Debby Moss
Dean Underwood
Lucille Handley
Sissy Toney
Cathy Underwood
Donnie Toney
Tony Moss
Jackie Daniels
Mike Duncan
Ronnie Toney
Mike Moss
Patty Duncan
Ralph Coleman
Ricky Moss
Peggy Landanese
Danny Bennett
Donna Greer
Carol Bennett
Rusty Powers
Greg Johnson
Peggy Carter
Joe Carter
Sandra Maroney
Carol Greer
Roger Powers
Ricky Johnson
Bonnie Carter
Jimmy Matheny
Shelia Carter
Thomas Matheny
Linda Matheny
Doris Queen
Linda Cox
Vickie Clay
Carolyn McGuire
Madeline Elswick
Frankie Clay
Paul Sneed
Pam Boyd
June Morgan
Mount Hope News: Family Reunions Reported
Mrs Roy Perry returned home after a Mansfield Ohio visit staying with half sister Effie Disbennett whom she hadn’t seen in 37 years The sisters last met at their father Warren Turner’s death Also visiting relatives include Carson Trent and children of Baltimore Md at Bertha Trent’s home and Lyall Brown and family from Jessup Iowa in Nora White’s home on Main Street
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Mount Hope
Rns
Roy Perry
Mansfield
Ohio
Effie Disbennett
Warren Turner
Carson Trent
Baltimore
Bertha Trent
Lyall Brown
Jessup
Spot New Comet in Orion Spotted by Russian Scientists
Russian scientists reported spotting and photographing a bright new comet visible as a nebulous object in Orion. The discovery was announced Monday and details were provided by UPI.
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Moscow
UPI
Orion
Pax PAX Visits and Family News From Pax Community
Pax PAX notes visiting Sunday with Mr and Mrs Jim Mullins and family members from Alexandria Virginia Mount Hope and Pax. Hospital updates report Mrs Shirley Mullins admitted to Appalachian Regional Hospital for surgery and Mrs Marie Aliff returning home from Raleigh General Hospital after surgery this week. Rectangular lists of relatives visiting Pax residents include Mrs Rosella Sutton Howard Mowell Billy Mowell and families. Mrs Hazel Mowell drove to Big Stone Gap accompanied home by J L McFalls and Miss Mary Lee McFalls. Mamie Hall and granddaughter Kathy Mullins visit Mr and Mrs Elbert Harmon at Mayberry. George Winston and Kingston visitors include George Wriston and sons David Stanley Steven Fort Hood Texas previously of Pax and Harmon Wriston and daughters Anita and Francis New Haven along with Mrs Mary Powers Paint Creek. Wriston to Kassel Germany for three years. family to join later.
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PAX
Jim Mullins
Robert
Phillip Aliff
Alexandria
Paula Mullins
Mount Hope
Shirley Mullins
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Marie Aliff
Raleigh General Hospital
Tennessee
Virginia
Rosella Sutton
Howard Mowell
Billy Mowell
Hazel Mowell
Big Stone Gap
J. L. McFalls
Mary Lee McFalls
Mamie Hall
Kathy Mullins
Elbert Harmon
Mayberry
George Winston
Kingston
George Wriston
David
Stanley
Steven
Fort Hood
Tex
Harmon Wriston
Anita
Francis
New Haven
Mary Powers
Paint Creek
Wriston
Kassel
Germany
Homecoming at Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church Draws Big Crowd
About 400 people attended the annual homecoming at Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church on Sunday. Patricia Crist of Richmond Indiana traveled far, greeted by interim pastor Rev. John Richardson. Anita Price spoke with them as the Martin, Francis, and Matheny families joined the event with Everett Brooks giving the invocation and Mr Richardson coordinating activities.
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Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church
Patricia Crist
Richmond
Ind
John Richardson
Anita Price
Bill Price
Terbury
Martin
Francis
Troy Francis
Dianne
Karen
Matheny
Everett Brooks
Richardson
Ed Nelson's Crying Act Led To Smile Of Success
Hollywood profile of Ed Nelson, 26, father of six, detailing his path from stage-voiced struggling actor to Dr. Rossi on Peyton Place, his start in films, and how crying scenes shaped his acting. He recalls early fear of public speaking, his New Orleans roots, and balancing family life with show business.
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Ed Nelson
Joan Crosby
Hollywood
NEA
Abc-Tv
Nelson
New Orleans
Coward
le Petite Theatre de
Pomona
20Th Century-Fox
Weekend Guests Gather for Service and Visits
Weekend visitors gathered in the McGraw and Sizemore households as relatives from Cleveland Ohio and Reading Pennsylvania joined Mrs Hester Shumate’s family for funerals and social visits. Wendell Stewart arrived from Cromwell Connecticut for a three week leave and spent time with his family in Oak Hill and with Terry Daniels. Further guests included Rev Dean Bailey and Mrs Bailey from Portsmouth Ohio and Quentin Stewart from Ravencliff. Te resa Deffindaugh and infant joined the Laffertys and Stewarts, while Michael Hall returned to Beckley after visiting his great grandmother. James Brown visited Mrs Fulton Brown in Charleston.
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C. V. Riley
C. V
Veronica
Reading
PFC
Wendell Stewart
Cromwell
Conn
Glen Stewart
Timmy
Oak Hill
Terry Daniels
Colorado Springs
Cole
Ira Lafferty
Dean Bailey
Bud Allen
Portsmouth
Ohio
Quentin Stewart
Ravencliff
Laffertys
Stewarts
Marshall Deffindaugh
Teresa
Iron Gate
Deffindaugh
Bailey
National Guards
Janie Lafferty
Michael Hall
Beckley
Fulton Brown
James Brown
Charleston
Church Picnic Set Today Mullens
The First Methodist Church of Mullens holds its annual picnic at Mullens Community Park at 6 p m today. Each family to furnish meat for its group. Members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will provide the rest of the food. Everyone should bring own silver and dishes.
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Mullens
RNS
First Methodist Church of
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Minor quake rattles Hokkaido today
A minor earthquake jolted eastern central and southern Hokkaido, Japan, with no immediate damage reported, per the Sapporo Meteorological Agency.
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Japan
Sapporo
UPI
Hokkaido
Sapporo Meteorological Agency
Fargette Visits Relatives in Raleigh County Area
Mrs. Ethel F. Fargette of Butte Montana visited her step grandmother Mrs. Virginia Brown in Rock Creek last week. She traveled with her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs Allen Johnson and her granddaughters Valerie and Wanda. This marked her first Raleigh County visit in 56 years as she met uncles Clinton and Woodrow Brown and aunts Opha Brown Sundial Jane Wills Rock Creek and Jean Johnson Beckley before heading to Elk Garden Virginia to see Laura Hawk.
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Ethel F. Fargette
Butte
Mont
Virginia Brown
Allen Johnson
Valerie
Wanda
Fargette
Raleigh County
Clinton
Woodrow Brown
Opha Brown
Sundial
Jane Wills
Jean Johnson
Beckley
Laura Hawk
Elk Garden
Montana
Ravencliff Visitors Proudly Visit Home Folks
Local notes list multiple Ravencliff residents hosting relatives from Roanoke Arlington Morgantown and Beasley contexts. Guests include the O’Brien and Stewart families with extended visits to Beckley McGraws Soulsville and Glen Rogers. Several relatives journeyed from Baltimore and Cleveland visiting Lafferty Duncan and Eller households with planned stays in Beav er and Marianna.
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Ginger
Son Stewart
Inlaw
John Stewart
Russell Dean
Kenneth Dale
Ott Brown
Nancy Hash
Jack Brown
McGraws
Jess Trump
Ted Clay
Soulsville
Beaver and
Beckley
Hiram West
John Brooks
Ward Stewart
Aldo Descont
Charleston
Norman Williamson
Beards Fork
Cabell Payne
Garner Bailey
Doris Shumate
Hurley Shumate
Athens
George Nolley
Roanoke
Ira Duncan
Baltimore
Jackson Lafferty
Ravencliff
George Duncan
Glen Rogers
Rhonda
Pamela Mann
S. Sgt
Wilson Mann
Marianna
Belinda
Doreen Norman
Louise Bailey
Kenny
Mikey
Eddie Eller
Cleveland
Ohio
Leonard Eller
Choral Drama Ends Study Course in Mullens
The Circle Beyond Fear a choral drama by Darius Leander Swann will be presented at First Methodist Church Mullens in friendship hall Wednesday at 7 30 p m It concludes the Genesis The Beginnings of the Biblical Drama study course sponsored by the Woman's Society of Christian Service taught by Mrs W C Neal. Cast includes Barbara Shrader Helen Marie Brooks Linda Whitt Wanda Claytor Gina Sweeney Brenda Lusk and boys Arthur Matheny Bill Houck Steve Brooks Benjamin Goings John Tice Robert Kirby Bill Delp Mark Akers Eugene Evans Mrs Arvid Robertson will play the piano.
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Mullens
Rns
Darius Leander Swann
Friendship Hall
First Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
W. C. Neal
Missionary Education
Barbara Shrader
Helen Marie Brooks
Linda Whitt
Wanda Claytor
Gina Sweeney
Brenda Lusk
Arthur Matheny
Bill Houck
Steve Brooks
Benjamin Goings
John Tice
Robert Kirby
Bill Delp
Mark Akers
Eugene Evans
Arvid Robertson
Weekend guests visit Pineville couple from St Louis and Huntington
Weekend visitors to Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. McGuire in Pineville include Mrs. Howard R Street of St. Louis and Mr. and Mrs. Arden McGinnis of Huntington. Street recently completed schooling in Rhode Island while Mrs Street finished Marshall University summer term pursuing a master's in English.
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Pineville
Carl H. McGuire
Howard R. Street
St. Louis
Arden McGinnis
Huntington
Street
Rhode Island
Marshall University
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