Area Teachers Receive Degrees
Among the recipients of degrees in elementary education at Morris Harvey College Charleston at the close of the summer session were Mrs John Meredith Jr a teacher at John McGraw Grade School and a resident of the McGraw community Mrs Clarence McGraw McGraws a teacher at Glen Rogers Grade School a Ravencliff resident and Mrs Basil Shumate a teacher at Matheny Grade School Also receiving a degree from Morris Harvey was Don Nuckols a Glen Rogers High School graduate now living in Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraws
RNS
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
John Meredith Jr
John McGraw
McGraw
Clarence McGraw
Glen Rogers
Ravencliff
Basil Shumate
Matheny
Morris Harvey
Don Nuckols
Glen Rogers High School
Mullens
Sammy Barton Fefed At Cookout
Mullens residents hosted a birthday farewell cookout for Sammy Barton on the Tralee lawn hosted by Mr and Mrs Johnie Meade. Attendees included Sam Barton and Barbara Mullens, Fannie Barton, Goode family members from Covel, White and Barton relatives from Mullens, Gillespie family and Meade relatives from Tralee, and Mitchem family members. Sammy heads to the Army soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. White
Jerry
Bill Barton
Cliff
Mullens
Owne Gillespie
Jesse
Donna
Bonnie Meade
Tralee
James Mitchem
Lynneva
Gail Mitchem
Itmann
Neighbors Celebrate Two Birthday Anniversaries in Ravencliff
Mrs. William H. McGraw was feted at a Tuesday birthday party hosted at her home with guests including Mrs. Greely McGraw Mrs. Ca ther Pettry Mrs. Paul Brooks Frank Acord and others. The same group visited Mrs. Ed Kerns Friday for her birthday anniversary. Buffet dinners were served at both gatherings.
Pancake Supper Held by Mulllens Methodist Youth
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the First Methodist Church of Mullens held a pancake supper at Dinky Price's home Sunday evening. Joyce Moore and Deborah Adams led a Bible program after supper. Ellen Foglesong urged subscribing to Mountaineer Methodist. Jerry McKinney joined as a new member. Fifteen members and six adults attended. games and singing followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Methodist Church of
Dinky Price
Joyce Moore
Deborah Adams
Mountaineer
Ellen Foglesong
Jerry McKinney
Blood Donation Saves Wyoming County Heart Patient
Thelma Stover Mullens reports Samuel L. Webster underwent a thoracic aorta aneurysm operation at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Seventeen pints of blood were exchanged August 6 after donations by 22 Mullens residents, enabling the surgery. The county bloodmobile ended in 1954 for lack of funds, leaving a debt of $995. Mrs. Minnie Lusk notes ongoing demand for blood and Red Cross support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Stover Mullens
Wyoming County
Mullens
Samuel L. Webster
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
Ohio
Webster
Swan Cleaners
Minnie Lusk, Mullens
Wyoming
The
American Red Cross
Mercer County Red Cross
Squire H. L. Browning
Princeton
Appalachian Bloodmobile
Lusk
Bids Open On 32 SRC Projects
State Road Commission opened bids on 32 state and two federal-aid highway projects in 27 counties totaling $5,948,990. Ralph Myers Contracting Co. of Salem, Indiana, submitted the apparent low bid for 1.8 miles of Interstate 64 and bridges over West Virginia 75 and Sec. 2 in Wayne County. Other low bids cover bridges, road widenings, and paving across multiple counties, including Kentucky and West Virginia routes, with firms like Mattingly Bridge Co., P. N. Spanos, State Construction Inc., General Paving Co., Road Materials Inc., and Anderson's Black Rock Inc. among the bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
SRC
Salem
Indiana
Ralph Myers Contracting Co
W. Va. 75
Sec. 2
Wayne County
Big Sandy River
Boyd County
Mattingly Bridge Co
Louisville
Beckner
North Fork
Hughes River
Laurel
Area 4-H'ers Win State Fair Honors
Lewisb urn reports Wyoming and Fayette County 4-H exhibitors earned top awards at the State Fair in Lewisburg. Blue ribbons for scores 90+ and red and yellow ribbons for lower marks were awarded to numerous youths across several projects including Wildlife Management, Entomology, Sewing, Food Preservation, and more, highlighting 4-H achievements from Pineville Mullens Matheny Hico and Fayetteville among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
ANL
Wyoming
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Judith Plumiey
Pineville
Wildlife Management
Leonard McMillian
McGraws
Frankie
Judith Plumley
Watt Fun
Donnie Johnson
Matheny
Dennis Plumley
Cam Scoleri
Roy Lee Lyons
Jesse
Shirley Shrewsbury
Frankie Acord
Ravencliff
Jack Bailey
Matoaka
Rachael Clay
Ida Mae Plumley
Diana Collins
Patricia Clay
Wanda England
Brenda Stewart
Rebecca McClellan
Donna Mounts
Itmann
Myrna Lou Lusk
Stephenson
Sandra Brown
Sharon Stewart
Elaine Browning
Winstarlie Justice
Betty Dancy
Linda Lyons
Diana Brooks
Cheryl Payne
Mary Whitt
Amigo
Martha Clay
Oceana
Debbie Allen
Sandra Campbell
Germann Kesler
Hico
Nancy Walker
Springdale
Rebecca Crotty
Lookout
Barbara Houshen
Danese
Shelia Kania
Oak Hill
Gala Massey
Ansted
Linda Jones
Prince
Barbara Harrah
Lois Bandy
Fayetteville
Janice Morrison
Jo Anne Stanton
Food Preservation V
Carol Miller
Joyce Dickerson
Mary Legg
Jane Nuckols
John Thomas
Meadow Bridge
Ann Priester
Claudie McGraw
Marianna Arthur
Mary B. Sweasy
Nancy Pennington
Fayce
Janet Farren
Springe
Bachelor
Ghanny Ellison
Lansing
Mike Kesler
Johnny Ellison
Hope Natural Gas Picnic Brings Employees and Families Together
OCEANA ANS Hope Natural Gas workers and families gathered Sunday at Laurel Park Oceana. Oscar Nelson Station attendees included E R Martin Ricky and Everett Utt. Pineville District attendees included Denzil Free Gene Neal Kate Robinson Bud Jones Bill Dodd Tommy Nut ter Patty Rine Carl Sturm and others. Loup Creek Station attendees included Monroe McClain Ralph Poland James Hall Harold Durbin Jack Strothers and their children Nancy Tommy Diane Pam Sammy Billy Linda Jeff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
ANS
Hope Natural Gas
Laurel Park
Oscar Nelson Station
Brenton
E. R. Martin
Ricky
Everett Utt
Pineville
Denzil Free
Mark
Gene Neal
Chester Britton
Kate Robinson
Bud Jones
Bill Dodd
Tommy Nutter
Sandy
John Moss
Patty Rine
Hope
Carl Sturm
Loup Creek Station
Monroe McClain
Ralph Poland
Nancy
Lemon Family Holds Reunion in Pineville
The Lemon family descendants of George P. and Nancy Wills Lemon gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lemon in Pineville for their annual reunion. Attending were numerous Lemon relatives from Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia, including Wallace Reed and family, Emma McDermitt, Lacey Cook and son, John Backett Jr., John Lemon, Jake Harrah and children, Darrell Allen and children, Fred Sizemore and children, Carolyn Sizemore, Jimmie Lemon and family, Ethel Sizemore, Bobby Milam and Susan, Betty Lemon Burnside, Arley Burnside and Lonnie, Eddie and Lloyd, and Brenda and Clyde Lemon, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
George P
Nancy Wills Lemon
Wade Lemon
Wallace E. Reed
Patricia
Michael
Vinton
Emma Lemon McDermitt
Lacey B. Cook
Jerry Bernard
Rockview
W. Backett
John Jr
Baltimore
Local Notes on Visits and Hospital Stay in Fayetteville
Fayetteville brief item lists Irene Cavendish leaving to visit friends and attend a class reunion in Williamsburg. Katherine White of Richwood visited relatives in Fayetteville. Margaret Ann Phillips and Garney Strump attended the State Fair in Lewisburg. Mrs. H. E. Shawver of Abbott Addition is a patient at Oak Hill Hospital. Leonard Davis and daughter Margaret Ann of Lakewood California visited Tunney Hunsaker's family. Don Stephens and daughters visited Parkersburg over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
Irene Cavendish
Fayette Ave
Williamsburg
Katherine White
Richwood
J. H. White
Maple Ave
Margaret Ann Phillips
Garney Strump
Lewisburg
H. E. Shawver
Abbott
Addition
Oak Hill Hospital
The Mature Parent Listen To Children’s Hidden Questions
A child probes power through a father’s listening. An 8 year old asks which bomb is stronger than another, revealing fears about hydrogen bombs and safety. The piece urges parents to listen closely to uncover heavy concerns children may not voice directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Population Density in Haiti Surges in Urban Areas
Haiti ranks as one of the hemisphere’s densest nations with roughly 3.8 million residents in 10,714 square miles. Much of the republic remains uninhabitable, shaping settlement patterns and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Hemisphere
Republic
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J. Meredith JR
Mrs
Clarence McGraws
Sammy Barton
Daytona Beach
Fla
Alexander Winton
Orson
Montgomery Ward
Sasati
Mee
Kantrun
SIS
Mer
RTS
Capri
RADIO
CANDY
W.T. Grant Co. Areal
Emer Sane
Neville Street
Gilmer
Glenville - Calhoun County Line
W. Va
State Construction Inc
Grant
Petersburg
Pendleton County
U. S
General Paving Co
Morgantown
Hampshire
Romney - Fort Ashby
W.va
Carl D. Stickley, Inc
Keyser
Jefferson
Washington Street
Potomac Construction Co
Martinsburg
Union Street
Kanawha
Burdett Asphalt Paving Co
Lewis
Weston - Glenville
Feather Construction Corp
McDowell
Road Materials Inc
Bluefield
Cherokee
Marion
Mannington - Metz
F. F. Earp & Sons, Inc
Fairmont
Marshall
Glen
Dale - Sherrard Road
Tri-State Asphalt Corp
Wheeling
Mason
Ashton - Milton
Anderson's
Keyser - Fort Ashby
Monroe
Rock Camp
U. S. 19
Ralph Burns Inc
Pendleton
Franklin - Petersburg
Randolph
Pumpkintown
Ellamore
Earp & Armstrong Inc
Parsons
Ritchie
Pennsboro - Pullman Road
Anderson's Blackrock Inc
Tucker
Tyler
Long Beach
Baileysville
Danny Akers
David Akers
Orphan Perry
Sylvia Fitswater
Sue Carte
Brenda Harrah
Elizabeth Tolley
Linda Matheny
Judith Neal
Karen Workman
Joyce Tudor
Jan Whanger
Debbie Davidson
Margaret J. Garvin
Kathryn Kious
Graydon
Donna Fox
Victor
Wanda Mullins
Karen Kesler
Suzie Marshall
Orpha Perry
Ice
Rae Roberts
Modena Mann
Deborah Sue Morris
Betsy Durrett
Steve Crislip
Carlyn Kious
John Hendrickson
Mike Willis
Steve Thompson
Elmer Bragg
Mitchell Carte
West Virginia
Mike Ke
Lemon Family
Tunney Hunsaker
Don Stephens
Stephanie and
Christa
Parkersburg
Muriel Lawrence
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