Carol Bailey Installed as Worthy Advisor of Rainbow Assembly
Miss Carol Bailey becomes Worthy Advisor of Assembly No. 14, Order of Rainbow for Girls, Mount Hope. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Corbit Bailey of Kilsyth, she assumed duties after installation Monday evening at Mount Hope Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Bailey
Assembly
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Mount Hope
Corbit Bailey
Kilsyth
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Dutch Iceboats and 1790 Sail Craft Image
A drawing from 1790 depicts a Dutch iceboat resembling a sailing craft with a cross plank under the bow and a runner at each end plus a sharp iron shoe beneath the stern on the rudder, illustrating early iceboating design.
Ladies Aid Hosts Stork Shower in Glen Fork
Mrs Homer MacMillion was the honoree at a stork shower Friday night in the basement of the Independent Baptist Church Glen Fork. Ladies Aid members served as hostesses and entertainment was led by Mrs Ivan Pizzino and Mrs David E Lay. The event featured gifts displayed by Mrs MacMillion to a list of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
ANS
Homer MacMillion
Independent Baptist Church
Ladies Aid of
Ivan Pizzino
David E. Lay
Pizzino
Lay
McMillion
Elwood Powers
Peggy Adams
Crob
WSCS Meeting Called By Milam Church President
Mrs. Noah Daney, president, urges all members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service to attend tonight at 7 30 at Milam Methodist Church. The gift exchange, postponed by weather, will occur at this meeting. the dinner is postponed to a later date.
Lois Poe Weds Frankie O Dell in Mullens Home Ceremony
Miss Lois Maxine Poe daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse W Poe Basin became the bride of Frankie Ray O'Dell son of Mrs Doris Meadows Princeton in a single ring ceremony at 9 pm Saturday in the groom's grandmother Mrs Luna Stoneman Corinne home Rev Phillip Graham Basin officiated The bride wore white organza over taffeta with lace jacket and carried white chrysanthemums Best man was Luther Nallen Ushered by Charles Russell Glen Wilson and James B Coffman A reception followed The couple will reside at 14 Tenth Street Northeast Washington DC Apr 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Nallen
Donna Neely
Mullens
Oak Hill
Charles Russell
Glen Wilson
James B. Coffman
Poe
Morton England
Leonard Lewis
Alice O'Dell
Basin Schools
Mullens High School
Trap Hill High School
Washington, D. C
Jack Spraats
Tenth Street
Northeast
Glen Fork Ladies Aid Elects New Officers
The Independent Baptist Church ladies met at the Pizzino home with Mrs. Jess Cook away. Officers elected for the coming year are president Mrs. L. C. Shrewsbury, vice president Mrs. Jess Cook, and secretary-treasurer Mrs. Harold Acord. The group also changed meeting night to the first Friday and noted March installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Shrewsbury
Jess Cook
Harold Acord
Flower Fund
Shrewsbury
Sanders
Pizzino
Elwood Powers
Everette Blevins
Lester Blevins
David E. Lay
Clayton Acord
R. D. Powers
Ova Brown
Croba Sanders
Bias Pizzino
Glen Sanders
Linda Shumate Circle Plans Future Bake Sale
The Linda Shumate Circle of Russell Baptist Church held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Worley's home. Mrs Worley led scripture and prayer, a Bible Quiz was conducted, and plans for a bake sale to raise funds for church upkeep were discussed. Miss Levin Pizzino will host the next meeting on the first Friday in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
RNS
Robert Worley
Linda
Worley
Levin Pizzino
Donnelly Mission Society Report At Oak Hill Baptist
Oak Hill Baptist Church Donnelly Mission Society reviewed 1961 activities at a meeting hosted by Mrs. H. C. Perry. Mrs. Wren Rule led the business, Miss Affa Mankin gave the devotional, and letters from missionary Ruth Thurmond described India work. The group logged 534 calls to ill or shut‑ins and supported several missions and projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Donnelly Mission Society
Oak Hill Baptist Church
H. C. Perry
Wren Rule
Affa Mankin
Ruth Thurmond
India
Sadie Wilmer
White Cross
Mary Lilly
Nellie Simms
Elsie Mankin
Affa
Amy Mankin
Ada Burdette
Shrewsburys Visit Kin Amid Illness and Funeral
Mrs L C Shrewsbury returned home after a week with son Arlie Cox and wife Beckley where Cox was ill but improving. She also visited another son Delmas Cox in Daniels. L C Shrewsbury and son Co L attended Blackburn Shrewsbury's funeral at First Methodist Church in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
L. C. Shrewsbury
Arlie Cox
Cox
Pax Pax Visits Across Towns In Weekend Notices
Long Branch residents Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kelly and daughter Vicky visited S. L. McGown in Ronceverte with Betty. Jake Farris settled in Weirwood while Mrs. Raymond Kelley left Charleston for Melbourne Florida to see Sgt. and Mrs. Cotttery. Virg il Godby seeks work in Cleveland Ohio and Ray Humphrey visits Norfolk Virginia with Mr. and Mrs. David Humphrey and grandchildren Stormy and Stevie. Sp 4 Max Tyree stays with parents in Pax while stationed at Fort Lee Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
Larry Kelly
Vicky
Long Branch
S. L. McGown
Betty
Ronceverte
Jake Farris
Weirwood
Raymond Kelley
Charleston
Melbourne
Fla
Sgt
Roger Cottery
Virgil Godby
Cleveland
Ohio
Ray Humphrey
Norfolk
David Humphrey
Stormy
Stevie
Max Tyree
Lawrence Tyree
Fort Lee
Move to the Cities Citified Chart Shows Urban Shift
The article notes America's shift from rural to urban living. It states about 95 percent rural in 1800, now 70 percent live in cities, and by 2000 the rural share is expected to be nearly opposite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
When men and mountains meet West Virginia farmers
Ep White reflects on West Virginia farming as a way of life shaped by mountains. He argues independence comes from the soil, not wealth, with farmers’ moral wealth growing alongside material gains as industry and markets broaden. Mountains symbolize enduring promise and self-sufficiency for the state’s farming mountaineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
West
Blake
Mexican exchange teacher leaves positive Wyoming County impression
Miss Esperanza Lopez of Mexico completed the Wyoming County school visit, touring Mullens High and Ben Dunman Junior High. She praised the schools, lunch program and teacher lounges, expressed surprise at their quality, and planned evaluations in Charleston and Washington, D C before returning to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County
Esperanza Lopez
Mexico
B. K. Shannon
Ben Dunman
Paul Ritchie
Charleston
State Board of Education
Washington, D. C
Veterans rights and re employment appeal paths
The article explains that servicewomen are eligible for the same veteran benefits as servicemen after discharge. It notes that if a veteran believes he has re employment rights in a Federal agency but is refused, appeals go to the Civil Service Regional Office for field service positions or to the Central Office of the U S Civil Service Commission for departmental or central office jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Benefits for a widow of a WWI veteran with service connected death
A widow may receive service connected death compensation if the veteran’s death was caused by service related disability. If death came from a nonservice connected cause, she may qualify for a pension based on annual income. A Spanish American War widow’s benefits differ by marriage timing: $75 if married during the war, $65 if married after.
Boosters Set Meeting At Collins High School Band
The Collins High School Band Boosters Club will meet at 7 p.m. today. The board announced that regular monthly meetings will be on the first Monday. Directors include Paris Osley, Mrs. J. Ike Brown, Mrs. C. P. Miller Jr., Mrs. Nancy Henderson, Howard Tully, and Mrs. Lucille Newell. Oxley urges all parents of band members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAK Hill
BNS
Collins High School Band Boosters Club
Parris Osley
J. Ike Brown
C. P. Miller Jr
Nancy Henderickson
Howard Tully
Lucille Newell
Oxley
Personal exemptions rules for 1961 tax returns outlined
Nathaniel Looker, director of Internal Revenue for the West Virginia District, explains that every taxpayer gets at least one $600 personal exemption. Additional $600 exemptions apply for reaching age 66 by Jan 1, 1962, or blindness at end of 1961, with a spouse also eligible. If death occurred in 1961, exemptions are based on the date of death. For details request Document No. 5013 from the IRS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Looker
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box
Parkersburg
Building Business Up Pittsburgh
The F. W. Dodge Corp reported that December contracts for future construction in West Virginia totaled 10,351,000, up 31 percent from December 1961. For all of 1961, the cumulative construction contracts reached 203,371,000, a 3 percent rise over the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
F. W. Dodge Corp
West Virginia
Origin of the Boycott Name in Ireland
The term boycott originated in Ireland from Captain Charles C Boycott after he refused tenants rents in 1880. His life was threatened his servants fled his estate and his station was torn down while his letters and food supplies were tampered with according to Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boycott
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Rainbow Advisor
Ladies Aid
Stork
WSCS
Lois Poe
Frankie O'Dell
MR. and
Mrs
Frankie O‘dell
Glen Fork Ladies Aid
Linda Shumate Circle
Donnelly Society Meet
Ep White Farmer
Farming Mountaineer
Commission
Wyoming
News For Veterans
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Bell-Ans
Bell- Ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
DH. Tlileas
W. M. Etuinenavus
The
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