Special Day To Honor Teacher John Matheny
West Virginia Institute of Technology will honor its oldest serving faculty member, Professor John Matheny, who has taught since 1921. A convocation at 1 p.m. and banquet at 6:30 p.m. are planned with many details kept secret by Student Council. Matheny, former History Department chair since 1934, helped in radio history broadcasts and is active in professional and local organizations.
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Montgomery
John Matheny
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Tech
Jim Eanes
Eanes
Matheny
West Virginia Wesleyan
Dinner Benefit By Sabine PTA Aids School Lunches
Sabine Grade School principal Earnest Shumate said about 80 plates were served at the turkey dinner Saturday night hosted by the school's Parent-Teacher Association. The event aims to supplement the hot lunch program and provide extra equipment. He expects a net profit near $50 to support free lunches required daily by economic conditions.
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Sabine
BNS
Earnest Shumate
Shumate
Glen Rogers PTA to Hold Regular Meeting
The Glen Rogers Grade School Parent-Teacher Association will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the school. Principal Kely Sizemore and PTA president Dr. C. C. Cottrill urge all school patrons to attend.
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RNS
Parent-Teacher Association
Glen Rogers Grade School
Kely Sizemore
PTA
C. C. Cottrill
District President Visits Ravencliff Lodge
Ravencliff IOOF chapter hosted district deputy president Mrs S A McClellan for an official visit. She outlined the 1962 state program including cancer research support, youth work, Theta Rho Clubs aid, and lodge home grounds improvements with a new poultry house at the adjoining Elkins farm. The 1962 state assembly will be in Beckley in October. Mrs McClellan was joined by Mrs Dcer Bowden, and officers presided by Mrs Cather Pettry with social hour and plans for installation of officers Saturday night.
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Ravencliff
RNL
Rachel Rebekah Lodge No
IOOF
S. A. McClellan
Odd Fellows Hall
Elkins
Beckley
McClellan
Oceana Rebekahs
Oceana Lodge
Dcer Bowden
England
Moundsville Minister Speaks In Mr. Hope
Dr and Mrs D F Desist of Moundsville spoke at Mount Hope Baptist Temple at a 630 pm covered dish meeting. Desist, past WV Baptist Convention president, led a Puerto Rico preaching mission briefing before slides on Latin American mission stations. Overnight guests were Mr and Mrs B Frank Lowe, Beckley. Rev Harry R Dias Jr led the invocation.
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Desist
Mount Hope
B. Frank Lowe
Travelers Lane
Beckley
Woman's Mission Society
Harry R. Dias Jr
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Price Hill Free Will Baptist auxiliary meets at church
The Ladies Auxiliary of Price Hill Free Will Baptist Church met at 7 pm. on Thursday in the church. Mrs. Bertie Massey opened the meeting with hymns and altar prayer led by Mrs. Dessie Cooper. A program titled Youth Participating was presented by multiple members. Regular business followed and dismissal was in prayer by Mrs. Vienna Hurt. Next regular meeting set for March 8 at the church.
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Price Hill
ANS
Price Hill Free Will Baptist Church
Bertie Massey
Dessie Cooper
Helen Cox
Shirley Magliano
Elizabeth Cooper
Vienna Hurt
Roxie Coleman
Marie Cox
Jury Awards $10,000 to Injured Wrestling Fan
William Thompson of Whitman, Logan County, was awarded a $10,000 Kanawha County Common Pleas Court verdict after a professional wrestler William H Napolitan allegedly struck him during a match near Mt Hope on Oct 29, 1960. Thompson could not attend due to hospital treatment and Napolitan did not appear.
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Charleston
UPI
William Thompson
Whitman
Logan County
Kanawha County
Thompson
Beckley
69 Seek Fayette Political Offices
Fayetteville voters see 69 candidates filing for nomina tions in the primary with four Republicans and 18 nonpartisan Board of Education hopefuls. Republican House of Delegates contenders name Louis Murad, Alice Carte, Benjamin Pettry, and Harvey Layne Jr. Democrats list Frank Gee Jr, Ethel Crandall, Edwin Warfield, Gene Combs, T. E. Myles, Troy Kidd, Robert Woods, Philip McClung, Earl Vickers, Stanley Farha, M. Wonder, Hugh Garrett, George Edwards, Estle Fisher, Robert Holliday. Nonpartisan Education Board hopefuls include Dr. E. O. Wiseman, James Woods, Lacy Anderson, Harry Marshall, Earl Kincaid, Ferris Aide, John Mooney, Bernard Collins, Rankin Harless, D. Q. Wall, Paul Nichols, Glen Kincaid, H. H. Wills, W. D. Thomas, Charles Thompson, James Lively, John Frazier, Earl Mullins. Circuit clerk contenders are Democrats Charles Maxwell and Sam Lair. County clerk candidate Lacy Neely seeks renomination, opposed by Shirley Love. Six Democrats vie for Fayetteville District justice of the peace. Falls District constables compete, Kanawha District constables listed, Quinnimont District justice Pomeroy Jr and Barnett. Quinnimont constable race features Calvin Pugh and James Bragg. County commissioner C. W. Stallard faces no opposition.
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Gauley Bridge
Edwin H. Warfield
Fayetteville
Gene Combs
Gatley Bridge
T. E. Myles
Troy L. Kidd
Mount Hope
Robert C
Bob"’ Woods
Philip A. McClung
Thurmond
Earl M. Vickers
Montgomery
Stanley ‘‘Buster” Farha
M. Wonder
Oak Hill
Hugh L. Garrett
George M. Edwards
Estle Fisher
Robert K
Bob” Holliday
Board of Education
E. 0. Wiseman
James R. Woods
Lacy R. Anderson
Prince
Harry Marshall
Earl C. Kincaid
Ferris Aide
John M. Mooney
Glen Ferris
Bernard S.collins
Rankin L. Harless
D. Q. “Doc’’ Wall
Ansted
R. Paul Nichols
Glen G. Kinkaid
H. H. Wills
W. D. Thomas
Meadow Bridge
Charles H. Maxwell
Sam Lair
Lookout
Lacy Neely
Shirley Love
Justice of the Peace
Chalmer
Martin Piotrowski
Lochgelly
Myrl
C. T
Tom” Lang
Robson
Quinnimont
Elmer L. Pomeroy Jr
Howard T. Barnett
Layland
Calvin Pugh
James E. Bragg
Springdale
Presbyterian Circles Plan Self-Denial Week In Pineville
Presbyterian circles in Pineville held monthly meetings with topics on Latin America and a Bible study on The Tongue Though Little is Powerful Little Flames Start Forest Fires The Week of Prayer and Self Denial set for Feb 21 to Mar 4. reception planned Feb 18 at the church.
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Pineville
RNS
Presbyterian Church In
Latin America
W. W. Bolt
Marvin Bowyer
East Pineville
Clell Miller
J. W. Burton
Eugene Neal
Grace Young
Gerald Scott
Chester Sturm
Harry Smith
Orville Ross
Albert Durbin
D. F. Hamlin
General Mission Society
Circle No. 2
B. B. Schilling
Joe Williams
Joe McClellan
Ruth Blackburn
Circle No. 4
Thomas Booth
D. W. Hollinger
E. B. Swimm
Richard McPeake
W. P. Wilson
Bill Adkins
Miller
Booth
Tech Professor Named To Who's Who in the East
Dr. Frederick E. Thornton, biology professor at West Virginia Institute of Technology, named to Who's Who in the Eastern United States. Thornton has held roles from instructor to dean of instruction, taught at multiple universities, earned a PhD in 1935, and is a Phi Beta Kappa member plus Who's Who in America.
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North Carolina State College
Ohio State University
Washington College
Maryland
Phi Beta Kappa
Who's Who In America
West Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars
West Virginia Association of Academic Deans
West Virginia Advisory Council On Teacher Education
Panel Discussion To Highlight PTA Meet In Mullens High School
Seven local men will conduct a panel discussion on world affairs at the Mullens Parent-Teacher Association meeting at 7 p.m. today in the high school. Mayor Woodrow W. Cook will moderate the panel including C. V. Stewart the Rev. Charles Mencer D. Grove Moler George Nolley Jack Feller and the Rev. T. K. Morrison.
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Mullens
RNS
Parent-Teacher Association
H. L. Akers
Woman's Civic Club
Woodrow W. Cook
C. V. Stewart
Charles Mencer
D. Grove Moler
George Nolley
Jack Feller
T. K. Morrison
List of local residents named in society notices
H E McGraw and a long list of accompanying ladies and widows from Sprague Glen Daniels Stamford and surrounding towns are named in a society notice detailing attendees and affiliations at a community event or function. The roster includes Mrs Horace McGraw Mrs Jack Sizemore Mrs Katie Jones Miss Judy Halsey Miss Deborah Halsey Mrs John Meris Mrs Aden Tilley Mrs Carl Short Mrs Vancie Clay Mrs Mary Burdette Mrs Tony Jones Mrs Roy Allen Mrs John Sizemore Mrs Easter Halsey and Mrs George Bailey.
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H. E. McGraw
Horace McGraw
Jack Sizemore
Katie Jones
Sprague
Judy
Deborah Halsey
John Meris
Aden Tilley
Carl Short
Vancie Clay
Glen Daniels
Mary Burdette
Stamford
Tony Jones
Roy Allen
John Sizemore
Easter Halsey
George Bailey
Byrd urges faster probe into stockpile waste
Sen Harry Byrd of Virginia urged President Kennedy to declassify the strategic material list and speed up the stockpile investigation. He backs selling unneeded materials while warning others of potential price and industry impacts. the national stockpile is valued around six billion dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kennedy
Byrd
Armed Services Subcommittee
Stuart Symington
D.o
Shannon Cooper Circle hosts Cook Memorial Circle meeting
Mrs Charles Shields hosted the Shannon Cooper Circle of Cook Memorial Baptist Church with 12 members and two guests. Program chair Lesley Brown spoke on The Woman with a Little Son and family stewardship. The group planned a church kitchen cleanup and discussed World Day of Prayer at the Presbyterian Church with several area churches. A special offering to oppose liquor by the drink was announced and future programs were set with host Mrs Bruce Howard. Members listed included Mrs Robert Adams and Mrs Paige Hinzeman.
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Pineville
RNS
Charles Shields
Shannon Cooper
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Lesley Brown
Dick Cook
O. L. Burgess
Presbyterian Church
First Methodist
Cook Memorial Baptist
Rockcastle
Robert Dodd
Bruce Howard
Clair L. Cook
Missions Magazine
Robert Adams
Paige Hinzeman
Floyd Rose
Millard Dancy
Buddy Cook
George Stevens
Harry Slavey
Robert Kuhn
D. D. Elwell
Birthday Surprise for Cam Scoleri in Pineville
Mrs. John Scoleri hosted a Sunday birthday party at her Bailey Murphy home honoring son Cam turning 12. Guests included Bill Bower, Tommy Adkins, Roga Wilkinson, Linda Goode, Eddie Adams, Van Scoleri, Rickey Marin, and others from Pineville and Marianna. The cake was decorated as an American flag to mark Lincoln’s birthday on February 12.
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Pineville
Rns
John Scoleri
Bailey-Murphy
Cam
Lincoln
Fran Pack
Pat McKinney
Tommy Booth
Spunky
Karen Vezina
Eddie
Sharon Adams
van Scoleri
Rickey Marin
Marianna
Twila Wilkinson
Sister Delphia Dexter Dies in Ashville N C
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Delphia Dexter of Ashville North Carolina, sister of Mrs. Lige Gentry and Garfield Price. Funeral rites were held today but neither sibling could attend.
Pax PAX Family News Brief from Pax and Oak Hill
Pax readers note Cpl. Howard Paul Sutton of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Bragg visited his mother Mrs Rosaella Sutton on Thursday. Local residents Larry Miller of Sweeneysburg and Joe Miller visited kin nearby, with Miller working in Virginia. Other visits include Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lafferty of Mount Hope and Edward Hamilton of Wharton, plus a birthday turkey dinner for Mrs. Howard Tyree.
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RNS
Howard Paul Sutton
Rosella Sutton
1011St, Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Larry Miller
Sweeneysburg
Standard
Howard ‘Tyree
Oak Hill
Della Tyree
Frank Tyree
Elaine
Blanche Davis
Melinda
Mount Hope
Pete Kesler
Charles
Howard Tyree
Joe Miller
Miller
Virginia
Willard Lafferty
Angle
Weirwood
Edward Hamilton
Wharton
MYF To Publish Paper At Mount Hope
The Methodist Youth Fellowship met in the Social Hall with president Miss Judy Park presiding. Plans were unveiled for a MYF News newspaper to publish monthly, with a chosen MYFer of the month and distribution on the third Sunday. Miss Park, daughter of Mr and Mrs Park, will attend the annual Youth Conference in June 2025, joining Miss Mary Miller Gwinn and Miss Nancy Wotring.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Judy Park
Tennis Jean Cope
MYF
Park
W. R. Park
Mary Miller Gwinn
Nancy Wotring
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