Weekend Visitors Round Oceana and Nearby Towns
Norma Mc Graw of FBI Washington D C visited parents in Matney Town while Mr and Mrs Walter Elkins hosted their son in law and daughter Keith Brown of Arlington Va visiting in town. Others from Arlington Bald Knob Baileysville and Charleston spent weekends with relatives in Oceana Gordon Bristol and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Norma McGraw
FBI
Washington, D. C
Berkley McGraw
Matney Town
Walter Elkins
Keith Brown
Arlington
Roby Lamb
Gusta Ball
Gordon
Roy Lester
Virginia
Bristol
Tenn
Bob Baker
Norma Bailey
Ted Bailey
Clear Fork
Robert Pruett
Harvey Pruett
Seth Peters
Bald Knob
Tom Bailey
Baileysville
Wirt
Phillip Roach Jr
Charleston
Auxiliary To Donate Basket For Needy Ves
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 133 met at Mrs. John H. Martin home for a brief session. President Mrs Clyde Boggs urged ongoing membership drives and reported Christmas baskets for a needy veteran and his family would be provided as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
ANS
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 133
John H. Martin
Clyde Boggs
Oak Hill Talent Show Winner Dottie Dickerson
First place honors go to Dottie Dickerson for a modern jazz dance at the Oak Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce talent show held Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Jaycee
Thon Picture
With the Golden Arm
Dickerson
W. R. Wise Jr
The
Oak Hill Jaycees
Sherry Swann
A. H. Swann
BYF Sets Board Meet at Rockcastle Rally
Plans approved for an executive board meeting on December 30 at Cook Memorial Baptist Church. The next rally is scheduled for January 8 at First Baptist Church in Mullens. Refreshments were served after the church gathering attended by numerous Cook Memorial Baptist Church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
BNS
Cook Memorial Baptist
Rockcastle
County Court Approvals In Pineville Wyoming County
At the regular monthly session in Pineville the court approved multiple settlements and bonds. Actions include annual and final settlements for estates and guardianships, probating wills, appraisements, and surety bonds for guardians and administrators, with names such as James Hobart Long Paul A Viers Karl Cameron Lilly Jr Fredrick T Kingdon Russell Beavers Ruth Browning and Wirt Cook, plus church marriage bond listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
ANL
Wyoming County Court
James Hobart Long
Willie Ernest Long
Paul A. Viers
Bobby J
Lonnie W
Anna Ruth Kinser
Karl Cameron Lilly Jr
Karl Cameron Lilly
McDowell National Bank
John Ball
Fredrick T. Kingdon
Raymond William Branham
Nellie L. Webb
Archie L. Webb
Billy Lee Hatfield
Russell Beavers
Joyce Ann Blevins
Fidelty and Casualty Co. of
New York
Eugene White
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Edith C. McKinney
Ruth Browning
Greta Browning
Kathleen Beckelhimer
William S. Greer
Paul Edwin Greer
Emily Greer
Darrell L. Hensley
Joyce A. Blevins
Wirt Cook
George Herman Cook
Hospital Lists Week's Patients Mullens WV Area
Mullens General Hospital lists patients for Nov 29 to Dec 1, naming William Irick Sabine Doward Gayness Sophia Harless Blankenship Wyco Mrs Barbara Ayers Sophia David Lee Hash Lynce Beverly Meadows Mullens Mrs Inez Blevins Itmann Aaron Law Mullens James Wagner Wyco Mrs Patsy Shuffle barger Itmann Carolyn Waters Wyco. Discharged patients include Marvin Mills Samuel Johnson Elmore Cook Mrs Barbara Ayers Joyce Cantrell Sherry Quesenberry Mrs Ethel Lusk Mrs Martha Mills Mrs Zida Trent and Baby Trent Ronnie Quesenberry Alpeca Donald Stover Mullens Sherman McMillan McGraws Jerry Rose Rhodell Mrs Bessie Sizemore Itmann Roy Crum Rhodell E E Rhinehart Helen Anita Gail Coe Tralee Charles Brooks Mullens Mrs Kathleen Burgess Mullens Mrs Barbara Hayes Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
A General Hospital
Mulens
William Irick
Sabine
Doward Gayness
Sophia
Harless Blankenship
Wyco
Barbara Ayers
David Lee Hash
Lynce
Beverly Meadows
Inez Blevins
Itmann
Aaron Law
James Wagner
Billie Christian Mullens
Herbert Lee Palmer
Black Eagle
Patsy Shufflebarger
Carolyn Waters
Marvin Mills
Samuel Johnson
Elmore Cook
Joyce Cantrell
Sherry Quesenberry
Ethel Lusk
Martha Mills
Zida Trent
Bessie Sizemore
Roy Crum
Rhodell
E. E. Rhinehart
Helen
Anita Gail Coe
Tralee
Charles Brooks
Kathleen Burgess
Barbara Hayes
Velma Adkins
Rose Stewart
Tom Tresnick
Nora Harper
Mayron Hawkins
Jenny Radford
Jugenta Radford
Willis Hash
Barbara Mitchem
Jewell Mathena
Billie Christian
Wanda Stover
James George
Earl H. Coe
Ettie Johnson
Rockview
Joyce Caudill
Hatcher
Ellen Lusk
Bud
Donald Stover
Janice McMillan
Pauline Tolliver
Fayette Ministers Elect New Officers
The Oak Hill-Scarbro Ministerial Association met at Oak Hill Baptist Church and elected officers. Rev John Winters was named president, Rev Homer Elkins vice president, Rev Myron W Dodds secretary treasurer, and Rev R P Robertson assistant. New member Rev Howard Winston joined Fayetteville Circuit. Birth announced in Mount Hope: Deborah Susan born at Raleigh General Hospital weighing seven pounds two ounces to Rodney and wife. Grandparents listed for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill-Scarbro
Oak Hill Baptist Church
John Winters
Jones Avenue
Mount Hope
Rodney Davis
Broad Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Deborah Susan
Nelson Davis
Herbert Jackson
Beckley
Missionary Musician To Speak In Oak Hill
Gene Jordan, a ten year radio musician from Quito Ecuador, will speak at Oak Hill Methodist Church at 11 a m on Sunday as part of Project Samaria He comes from a large musical family including sister Dr Martha Gilliland a Nigerian medical missionary and Irene Jordan a renowned soprano The couple promotes Project Samaria in North America and aims to establish a Montevideo Uruguay sister station for HCJB with a long wave transmitter planned for 1962 to reach the River Plate area of Uruguay and Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Gene Jordan
Jordan
Quito
Ecuador
Project Samaria
Gene
Martha Gilliland
Nigeria
Irene Jordan
River Plate
Uruguay
Argentina
Assistant Mayor and New Councilman Elected in Oak Hill
Oak Hill City Council elected J. S. McLain as assistant mayor and L. A. Frazier as councilman replacing the late G. A. Baumgartner. Council planned a resolution of respect for Baumgartner and a banquet for city officials featuring Rev. Shirley Donnelly as speaker with music by Collins High School’s Charlottes. The group discussed condemning the Main Street ramp as dangerous and eyesore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAK Hill
ANS
J. S. McLain
L. A. Frazier
Frazier
G. A. Baumgartner
Baumgartner
Council
Main Street
Hotel Hill
Shirley Donnelly
Charlottes of Collins High School
Pineville Schools Prepare Civil Defense Evacuation Drill
Pineville teachers and students will run a pilot evacuation Friday at 3 p.m. with a Civil Defense alert. Auxiliary police will control traffic at three Pineville schools, escort students home, and coordinate bus and walker departures. Planning occurred at the Wyoming County Board of Education meeting led by Bill Manning with multiple officials assigned to evacuation, shelter, and fallout concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Bill Manning
Pinevile High School
Russell Beavers
Civil Defense
R. E. Kuhn
S. E. Epling
State Police
W. W. Bolt
Darrell McGraw
Kenna Hatfield
Board of Education
Bailey - Murphy
Crawley Worrell
East Pineville
Wyoming County
Kuhn
Judy Ross
Carolyn Cooper
Roger Thomas
Malcolm Hatfield
Dennis Viers
J. Paul England
J. Russell Beavers
Terry Tilley
Ernie Hays
Larry Mullens
John Shoemaker
Doug Tilley
Roger Ward
Jack Cox
Winfred Halsey
Doyle Lupardus
Carlos Spencer
Doug Barrett
Jack Cooper
Mike Basham
Randy Halton
Ricky Decker
Lyndall Wyatt
Eddie Eglson
James Jackson
Ballard Whitt
Alburn Cooper
Brenda Kelly
Jim Hedinger
Frances Graham
Auburn Cooper
Joan Halsey
Charlotte Maynor
Carolyn Shockley
Clarence Snyder
Army
Driver Appeals JP Decision
Mullens woodrow McGraw Jr. was found guilty of reckless driving by a six man jury in Mullens. The charge stemmed from a November 10 accident on Moran Ave when McGraw applied brakes to avoid an approaching car. His car slid 93 feet and struck a parked car owned by Bill Smith. McGraw pled not guilty and appealed to the circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Woodrow McGraw Jr
Bill Houck
Morane Ave
West Mullens
McGraw
Bill Smith
Mount Hope Briefs Move Shifts in Local Homes
Mr and Mrs Harry McLain relocate from 106 North Fayette Street to 117 Snyder Avenue. Mrs McLain remains homebound due to a knee injury from a fall in Cleveland. Bob Kesler transfers from Washington DC to the Old Post Office Building in Beckley. The Keslers plan to move into 106 North Fayette Street, Mount Hope, soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
BNS
Harry McLain
North Fayette Street
Snyder Avenue
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Louisville, KY
Linda Smith
John Marra
Fayetteville
Fayetteville High School
Buri
Rane
Amere Utilities “Company
Fayette
Howard College
Birmingham
Ala
Northwestern University
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