Sabine 7th and 8th Grades Present Christmas Play
Sabine Elementary School seventh and eighth graders presented a one act Christmas play titled What Became of the Christmas Dinner. The moral urged giving over receiving with a family in need and a family with plenty finding happiness in generosity. Two songs Silent Night and Winter Wonderland were performed. Directed by Ernest Shumate, the school principal, the cast included Peggy Stewart Sharon Frazier Etta Hash Jimmy Griffith Loretta Brooks Regina Pruiett Delories Blake Joe Phillips Diane McKinney Sandra Pruiett Skipper Blake Joan Reid and Patty Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine
RNS
Ernest Shumate
Peggy Stewart
Sharon Frazier
Etta Hash
Jimmy Griffith
Loretta Brooks
Regina Pruiett
Delories Blake
Joe Phillips
Diane McKinney
Sandra Pruiett
Skipper Blake
Joan Reid
Patty Ellis
Court Of Honor Held In Mullens
A Mullens Court of Honor for Boy Scout Troop 121 at First Methodist Church celebrated with a 50 star flag presentation by Elbert Cook. Ceremony covered red white and blue candles and the meanings of lifeblood purity and truth. Awards included 50th Anniversary Awards and Life badges for Robert Nolley and Buckey Davis, plus numerous merit badges for many scouts. W J Brooks assisted. the troop is supported by the Methodist Men's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Boy Scout
First Methodist Church
Elbert Cook
Penny Young
Steve Brooks
Pat Jenkins
Kilroy Houck
J. L. Brawley
Robert Nolley
Buckey Davis
Nolley
Davis
Robert Hodsoff
Wardy Lefler
Wade Houck
Roy Kemp
Jimmy Wycle
Robert Fulford
Ronny
Cook
Wetzel Young Jr
Corky Shumate
Billy Mac Houck
Clifton Pauley
Dinkie Price
Tracy Hylton
Winfred Houck
Mike Jenkins
Court of Honor
W. J. Brooks
Methodist Men's Club
Students Present Christmas Play in Costume at Sabine Elementary
Fifth and sixth graders at Sabine Elementary School presented the Christmas play Two Santas in three scenes. Students wore costumes and performed in front of peers, with Christmas carols sung between scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine Elementary School
Robert Tolliver
Vicki McKinney
Ethel Tilly
Cory Francis
Vern Mullins
Darlene Francis
Damage set at $300 in Maben trailer fire
MABEN RNS Damage to the two room wood trailer destroyed by fire and the death of Grover C. Tootle Maynor Jr. of Cittsville was estimated at 300 to 400 dollars. Maynor worked as shop foreman for Hale Coal Co. at Maben and lived alone near the Cedar Creek mine. Fire found noon Friday by David Stover and S A Worley. Relatives suspected heater or heater explosion. no official investigation yet.
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Maben
RNS
Grover C. “Tootle
Maynor Jr
Cittsville
Maynor
Hale Coal Co
Cedar Creek
David Stover
S. A. Worley
Coal Company
Mike Hale
Wyoming Band Presents Christmas Concert at School Auditorium
The Glen Rogers High School band under Lewis Ka man performed its annual Christmas concert with the theme That Holy Night. Selections included Silent Night and Jingle Bells with soloist Floyd Canterbury, plus It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNC
Glen Rogers High School
Lewis Kaman
Floyd Canterbury
Herald Angles
Canterbury
Robert Stewart
Frances Bailey
Glen Robinson
Ravencliff
Loraine Lamb
Anna Milam
Sabine Elementary School Christmas Program Featured
Sabine Elementary School third and fourth graders staged a Christmas program titled Santa's Surprise. In the one act play, Mother Goose Rhymes characters delivered gifts to Santa Claus beneath a decorated tree. Cast included George Phillips, Dale Emerson Brooks, Kathy Prussett, Gary Tolliver, Judy Griffith, Dukie Tilley, Kenney Tilley, Sue Snead, Kay Tilley, and Glynes Lafferty. performance was held Wednesday night at the grade school.
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Sabine
RNS
Santa
Santa Claus
George Phillips
Dale Emerson Brooks
Kathy Prusett
Gary Tolliver
Judy Griffith
Dukie Tilley
Kenney Tilley
Sue Snead
Kay Tilley
Glynes Lafferty
Santa’s Trip and Benediction by Robinson Mentioned
By Charmen North and Sandra Perry the items include the poem Santa’s Trip and a benediction pronounced by Mr. Robinson highlighting the ceremony’s closing remarks.
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Charmen North
Santa
Sandra Perry
Mr. Robinson
Wyoming Trade School honors four students for achievement
Four boys from a class of 40 at the Wyoming County Trade School in Pineville received special recognition certificates for shop work studies and engine overhaul procedures. Instructor James R. Lynch noted the program follows modern engine training from the Per a Circle Corp Hagerstown Indiana. Taylor is a Pineville High sophomore, Godfrey a Baileysville High senior, Shifflet and Paczosa juniors at Mullens High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County Trade School
Pinesville
Gene Taylor
David Godfrey
Norman Shiffler
Ray Paczosa
James R. Lynch
Pera Circle Corp
Hagerstown
Ind
Lynch
Plete
Taylor
East Pineville
Pineville High School
Godfrey
Baileysville High School
Shifflet
Paczosa
Mullens High School
Fayette Reports Minor Accidents Over Christmas Weekend
Fayette County officers logged several minor highway accidents during the Christmas weekend with no reports of serious injuries. One teen, Bill Thornburg, 16, was treated at Oak Hill Hospital for possible internal injuries after a Saturday night skid on Route 21 near Top Hat south of Oak Hill. Thornburg was the sole reported injury. driver Gene Cruise of Oak Hill and passenger Jimmy Dalton were other occupants.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette County
Bill Thornburg
Rich
Top Hat
Thornburg
Mission Society Holds General Meeting at Mount Hope
The General Missionary Society of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Fellowship Room. Officers were elected and circles reorganized with new chairs named for Miriam Ann Noble Minnie E Garrett Galilean Philathea Hulbert and others. The Minnie E Garrett Circle led a dedication service Let Your Light Shine with readings and candle lighters. about 35 members attended refreshments followed. Next meeting set for March 21 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
General Missionary Society of the
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Helen Darnall
Clifford Clapper
Miriam Circle
Jo Ann Gwinn
Mary Sue Wilkins
Ann Noble
Isabell Oschlager
Minnie E. Garrett
P. C. Graney
Ivan Shumate
Galilean Circle
Agnes Ward
Philathea
Lula Mann
Hulbert Circle
Gwinn
Robert Lilly
Mae Pennington
Mary Buckley
Florence Duncan
Fannie Richeson
White Cross
Kate Garvin
Peggy McClung
The
Missionary Society
Lorane Hager
Christina Bergendahl
Hazel Huffman
Effie Dower
Freda Salmon
General Missionary Society
Christmas visits fill Fayetteville families with holiday warmth
Fayetteville residents share Christmas with relatives across Georgia and nearby towns. M Sgt and Mrs W E Phipps of Ft McPherson visit Norman and Barbara Poff on Reynolds Street with their grandchildren and other relatives. Fletcher Arritt Jr of University of Virginia returns home to Charlottesville for holidays with the Arritt family. Steve Burns and Johnny Ritz host relatives in Ravenswood and Wiseman Avenue. A-3c John Learmonth Jr departs for Chenute Air Force Base after a weekend with J K Learmonth. Betty Jeryl Edds, working in Washington, D C, visits Theron and family on Laurel Creek Drive.
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Fayetteville
Rns
W. E. Phipps
Ft. McPherson
Atlanta
Norman Poff
Reynolds Street
Harry Poff
John Bill Gore
Kimberly
Fletcher Arritt Jr
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Fletcher Arritt
David
John
J. Adam Ritz
Wiseman Avenue
Steve Burns
Mike
Sandy
Tommy
Johnny
Ravenswood
Sam Crawford
Odell Crawford
Patricia
Rosemary
Richwood
John K. Learmonth Jr
Chenute Air Force Base
Chenute
J. K. Learmonth
Maple Road
Betty Jeryl Edds
Washington, D. C
Theron Edds
Laurel Creek Drive
Magistrate Faces Moonshine Case as Fireworks Break Out
Magistrate Terry Moore Lester handled Ray Ferguson of Spanishburg on drunken public charge and moonshine possession as fireworks erupted outside. Four youths aged 7 to 13 faced firecracker charges in front of the magistrate. Estes named as a supplier. Ferguson paid fines totaling 110 dollars and was released. Estes freed on bond after grand jury waiver. youths cited and released.
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Terry Moore Lester
Ray Ferguson
Spanishburg
Morgan
Lester
Estes
Ferguson
First child born to Wyoming magistrate’s family
The first child of a Wyoming magistrate was born at 1 28 p.m. on December 20 at Beckley Memorial Hospital. David Brent is an eight pound four and a half ounce boy named for Joan Elmore and the father is stationed at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta Georgia. Deputy Verne Morgan seized firecrackers from the youths and ordered their source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Larry Tight
Harry Estes
B. Parsons
Beckley Memorial Hospital
David Brent
Joan Elmore
P. L
Elmore
Mahan Street
Fayetteville
Dobbins Air Force Base
Marrietta, Ga
Ralph Parsons
Laurel Creek Road
Restaurant Robbed Twice Within Month In Hinton
A Hinton restaurant, Jack's, was robbed again within a month, $80 taken from a cash drawer. Owner Kyle Gwinn left at 4 am, a cook found a torn window fan and alerted police. Police believe the entry may have been staged, possibly a hidden intruder, with continued investigation.
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Gwinn
Dye
Woman breaks both arms on church step fall
Mrs. G. G. Hodges of Mount Hope slipped on the steps of Mount Hope Methodist Church while leaving for candle light services on Christmas Eve. She fractured both arms, was taken to Beckley Hospital for treatment and release. She is married to Dr. G. G. Hodges.
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Mount Hope
BNS
Mount Hope Methodist Church
G. G. Hodges
Beckley Hospital
Snail Oyster Drill Drills Through Shells to Eat Oysters
A tiny snail known as an oyster drill feeds on oysters by drilling into their shells, using its radula to access the soft tissue inside. The behavior highlights mollusk predation and shell vulnerability in marine ecosystems.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles DePugh
Sam Blake
Oak Hill Methodist Men
Fayette Needy Association
Minden
W. A. Davis
George Nolley
Burton
Sabine Elementary
Norman Shifflet
Fayette
Mission Society
Buv
Verne Morgan
Mrs. J. Carl Cook
Williamson, West Virginia
J. Carl Cook
Mr. Cook
Reddy Xuowarraecos
Appalachian Power Company
Roanoke
Virginia
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