Why Visit Britain Now Draws American Tourists
London tops the list as the favored European stopover for Americans, surging past Paris and Rome. In 13 days the typical traveler spends about 300 dollars, visiting London first then Stratford-on-Avon, Edinburgh, Windsor, and Oxford, chasing quaint corners over sunbaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A
Cullen
London
NEA
Britain
Costa Brava
Spain
Dallas
British Travel Association
Oxford University
Stratford-on-Avon
Bardsville
Edinburgh
Windsor
Oxford
Visitors span several states and nations in late travels
The report notes Mrs. Lon Stewart and her son David returning to Ravencliff after weeks in Ohio Delaware Virginia and Michigan visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs Johnny Stewart in Arlington and Mr and Mrs Robert Stewart in Cleveland. Edith Grindstaff and Micky Grindstaff return from Fort Knox Kentucky visiting Douglas Grindstaff in the army and touring Lincoln birthplace and British sights as Americans tour Europe with dancing tours and Simplex Time Recorder salesmen touring England Scotland and Nottingham.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Lon Stewart
David
Ohio
Delaware
Virginia
Michigan
Arlington
Stewart
Johnny Stewart
Cleveland
Robert Stewart
Jim West
Tony Yarrusso
Thomas Loflin
Wilmington
Don Smith
Detroit
Inkster
Mich
David Scott
Smith
Scott
Mr. Stewart
Corinne
Edith Grindstaff
Mickie Grindstaff
Ft. Knox
Douglas E. Grindstaff
U.S. Army
Grindstaff
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Europe
London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Dusseldorf
Paris
Simplex Time Recorder Company
Gardner
Mass
Simplex
England
Scotland
Sherwood Forest
Nottingham
Birth of Victoria Lynn Tilley in Newport News
Mrs. Ernest C. Tilley of Newport News announces the birth of daughter Victoria Lynn on August 17 at Riverside Hospital. The infant, weighing eight pounds, arrived eleven days after the father's death with services held August 10 at Pine Grove Baptist Church Ravenncliff. Grandparents are Aden and Victoria Tilley, and Mrs M Sampson. Brady Tilley is the great grandfather. The couple also have a son Gary and a daughter Evelyn. The Washington Monument was dedicated February 21, 1885.
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Ravencliff
Ernest C. Tilley
Newport News
Riverside Hospital
Victoria Lynn
Pine Grove Baptist Church
Aden Tilley
M. Sampson
Crab Orchard
Brady _ Tilley
Avencliff
4-H Picnic Brings Sand Gap Trailblazers Together
Mullens dispatch reports the Sand Gap Trailblazers 4-H Club held a Sunday picnic dinner at the community park. Activities included a devotional by Mary Lester, songs led by Alma Shrewsbury, scripture by Judith Shrewsbury, poems by Rita Shrewsbury and Oscar Shrewsbury Jr., with closing song by Delmar Shrewsbury. Delmar Shrewsbury and Gene Manning won the sack race prizes.
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Mullens
RNS
Sand Gap
Sorority Holds Beginning Day in Pineville
Beta Sigma Phi Pineville mini chapter held Beginners Day at Mrs. Charles Smallwood's home. Yearbook materials were submitted for September sessions. Plans for ways and means and service projects were aired. A steak fry at Roadside Park on Welch Pineville Road was announced with Exemplar Chapter members invited. A pledge training meeting was set for Thursday at Mrs. A G Luger Jr.’s Oceana home.
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Pineville
BNS
Gammini
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Charles Smallwood
Welch-Pineville
A. G. Luger Jr
Oceana
Saturday Singing Meet At Ravencliff
Ravencliff Oak Grove Church of the God of Prophecy sets a Saturday singing convention with Rev. Robert Duty as pastor. Dewey McKinney of Pineville will MC, Quentin Stewart led arrangements, featuring Traveler's Quartet Logan Jubileers Gospel Aires Matheny Pierpoint Sunlighters from Pineville. Evangelistic services at the church concluded Monday.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Oak Grove
Sunlighters
Pineville
Debra Massey Honored On Ninth Birthday
Debra Sue Massey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Massey of Pineville, was honored with a party on Thursday afternoon for her ninth birthday anniversary. Attending guests included Barbara Gail Cook Molly Sue Beavers Debra Dodd Vickie Dawn Knight Beth Ann Viers Sara Jane Viers Terri Cooper Timothy Tilley Shawn Tilley Jeffrey Yeager and the Massey brothers Chuck Steve and Randy Massey along with Shanda Camille and Frances Yeager and Olaf Massey.
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Pineville
RNS
Debra Sue Massey
Charles Massey
Barbara Gail Cook
Molly Sue Beavers
Debra Dodd
Vickie Dawn Knight
Beth Ann Viers
Sara Jane Viers
Terri Cooper
Timothy Tilley
Shawn Tilley
Jeffery Yeager
Chuck
Steve
Randy Massey
Shanda Camille
Frances Yeager
Olaf Massey
Kellam Visitors and School Enrollment Mentioned in Quiet Dates
Ravencliff L T Kellam visited Beckley and Smoot with Jim Stevens and family, while Kellam recovers from a long-ago surgery. Howard Glass hosts Clara Classcock of South Boston as guest. Roserita Tolliver, after summer in Arlington with Randy and wife, enrolls Thursday at Glen Rogers High School.
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Randy Tilley
Roserita Tolliver
Glen Rogers High School
Clerk Issues Marriage Licenses To 9 Couples
PINEVILLE The Wyoming County clerk issued nine marriage licenses last week. Couples include Richard Lee Carper 23 and Beatrice Ann Blankenship 17 of Clearfork. Douglas Ray Edwards 19 of Corinne and Betty Gail York 17 of Mullens. Edward Paul Hurley 20 of Glen Fork and Carolyn Sue White 17 of Soulsville. Danny Ray Aliff 23 of Clear Fork and Caroline Jean Mitchell 18 of Marianna. John Alexander Maddox Jr 22 of Mullens and Kathie Jo Snyder 22 of Mullens. Ralph Vernon Marcum 20 of Oceana and Lana Lou Shadrick 17 of Jesse. Jerry Dale Wood 19 of Birch River and Kay Frances McKinney 19 of Baileysville. Jerry Ray Fuller 21 of Marianna and Frances Louise Wiles 20 of Marianna. Jerald Toler 21 of Simon and Vivian Cline 22 of Simon.
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Pineville
Wyoming
Richard Lee Carpter
Yeeana
Callie
Margie Graham Carper
Beatrice Ann Blankenship
Clearfork
Cecil
Mildred Toler Blankenship
Douglas Ray Edwards
Corinne
Floyd Ray
Leafie White Edwards
Betty Gail York
Mullens
Stewart P
Clara Rose York
Edward Paul Hurley
Baileysville
Kester Paul
Edith Sizemore McKinney
Jerry Ray Fuller
Marianna
G. S. Fuller
Grace Estep Fuller
Frances Louise Wiles
Edward and
Naomi Cook Wiles
Jerald Toler
Simon
Huey and
Lettie Toler
Vivian Cline
Lark
Mona Toler Cline
Local family hosts guests from Ohio and Huntington
Glen Rogers and family from Cincinnati visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Hayden K. Wolfe. Also included are their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clay and family of Dayton. Weekend guests of B A Taraczkozy include sons-in-law and daughters Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sanger Oak Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kyle Huntington.
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Glen Rogers
Jerry Wolfe
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hayden K. Wolfe
Wolfes
Jack Clay
Dayton
B. A. Taraczkozy
Robert Sanger
Oak Hill
Frederick Kyle
Huntington
HRC Names Gordon as Third Field Representative
The state Human Rights Commission has hired Franklin D. R. Gordon of Charleston as its third field representative. The post was authorized by the 1966 Legislature. Gordon previously worked on the AAU program staff here and is a Morehouse College and Atlanta University graduate.
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Charleston
UPI
State Human Rights Commission
Franklin D. R. Gordon
Gordon
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Atlanta University Graduate School
JP Hears 4 Traffic Charges 1 Wounding
Four persons arraigned on traffic charges and one on a malicious wounding charge before Magistrate Gilbert Goode in Pineville last week. William Wayson of Cyclone was fined 50 dollars and costs for drunken driving. James Rose of Pineville fined 10 dollars and costs for passing in a no passing zone. J D Banther Jr bound over to the grand jury for malicious wounding of his wife Shirley Banther. Walter Cox of Pineville fined 5 dollars and costs for failing to yield. Ronnie Bower fined 50 dollars and costs for drunken driving by Trooper R J House.
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Pineville
Gilbert Goode
William Wayson
Cyclone
Herbert Halsey
James Rose
Halsey
J. D. Banther Jr
Shirley Banther
Paul Goode
Walter Cox
C. E. Fisher
Ronnie Bower
R. J. House
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Runnymede
Kennedy
Blenheim Palace
Sir Winston Churchill
Tilley
Gary
Evelyn
Washington Monument
Debra Massey
Roddy Kilowatt
Appalachian Power Company
Appalachian
Appalachian Power CO
Los Angeles
Bendix Corp
Peggy Goodrich
RCA
Virginia Pope
Pia Dagermark
Pia
Sweden
Carl Gustav
Bo Widerberg
HRC
Pte
W. Va
Neville
Neville Street
Beckley, W. VA
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