DAR Scholarship Offered by Daughters of the American Revolution
West Virginia high school senior girls may win the Elea nor H. Smith Scholarship worth 250 dollars on May 1. Applicants must be in a North Central Association West Virginia Senior High School class and plan to attend a West Virginia college offering home economics degrees. They must intend to teach or demonstrate home economics and need aid. Two handwritten paragraphs are required. County principals will forward qualifying details to the regent. The winner and her principal will be notified immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
West Virginia
Eleanor H. Smith
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. M. Francesca
Borderland
North Central Association
Francesca
Mullens Student Represents At Oratorical Final
Nina Markowitz of Mullens High School represents the district in the American Legion Oratorical Contest finals at Princeton High School. Students from six schools compete for a four year state college scholarship. she will receive a $25 savings bond from Post 106 Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
American Legion
Princeton High School
Nina Markowitz
Paul Markowitz
Highland Ave
State Board of Education
Miss Markowitz
Wyoming County American Legion Post 106
Helen Smith
Shady Spring High School
Beaver High School
Bluefield
Princeton
Oceana
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley
Welch
Concord College
Sally Neal
New Frontier program on literacy by Mrs Mitchell at Oceana church
Mrs Drewey Mitchell led the Women's Society of Christian Service in a program titled A New Frontier addressing literacy and Christian literature at the Oceana Methodist Church residence. Co hosts and attendees including Mrs Shannon and Mrs Morgan joined a business session, missionary gifts were approved, Isaiah study begins in March, and a surprise stork shower for Mrs Herman Hopkins followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Drewey Mitchell
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Oceana Methodist Church
G. L. Morgan
E.G. Shannon
Pres Wright
R . Hatfield
Thomas H. Evans
Norman Hopkins
Harlan Ellenbarg
Mitchell
Shannon
L. W. Beane
Lillian McKinney
Morgan
Isaiah
Herman Hopkins
Hugh Miller
Ray Shannon
Bill Drake
Richard Atwell
Vida Chambers
Thomas Smith
Glen Rogers Personal Notices
Mr and Mrs DE Saxon were business visitors in Fayetteville Tuesday. Mrs Erma Guthrie visited her sister Mrs Lakie Manning Ma theney Tuesday. Mrs Margie Durham visited her parents Mr and Mrs Ridley Davidson in Sophia on Wednesday. Lt and Mrs Charles Kriinski and their children who spent three years in Germany visiting in the McKeehan home in Fayetteville. They arrived in New York Feb 5 and after visiting Joseph Elwood in Washington DC now visit relatives in Ohio. Mrs Kriinski is the former Wilma McKeehan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE. Saxon
Fayetteville
Erma Guthrie
Lakie Manning
Matheney
Margie Durham
Ridley Davidson
Sophia
Charles Kriinski
Germany
Forrester McKeehan
New York
Joseph Elwood
Washinton
D. C
Ohio
Kriinski
Wilma MecKeehan
Catholic Daughters Plan For Reception
Plans for a spring reception for new members of the Catholic Daughters of Court Saint Anne were discussed at a More day meeting in Parish Hall. Mrs. Alfonso Moschino showed Life of Christ color slides. The group will serve a banquet for the Upper Kanawha Valley Firemen's Association on May 9 in Parish Hall.
Danny Ford Honored On 11th Birthday
KOPPEPRSTON RNS Honor ed on his 7th birthday with a party Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Poe recreation building was Danny Ray Ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ford. Assisting his mother were Mrs Iric Brooks and daughter Nancy and Miss Barbara Murray. The guest list included Michael Boshell, Michael Cook, Ted Gallaher, Jimmy and Ricky Ford, David Gallaher, Marlene and Sharon Collins, Karen and David Thomas, Toni Sauls, Patty Wooten, Betty Perrine, Louise Hickman, Cheryl Conley, James Rankin, Johnny Wilson, Bill Mathews, Roger Mayhew, Brenda Lowe, Phllis Belcher, Michael Ford, Johnny Pike, and Jimeny Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koppeprston
P.m
Poe Recreation
Danny Ray Ford
James Ford
Iric Brooks
Nancy
Barbara Murray
Michael Boshell
Michael Cook
Ted Gallaher
Jimmy
Ricky Ford
David Gallaher
Marlene
Sharon Collins
Karen
David Thomas
Toni Sauls
Patty Wooten
Betty Perrine
Louise Hickman
Cheryl Conley
James Rankin
Johnny Wilson
Bill Mathews
Roger Mayhew
Brenda Lowe
Phillis Belcher
Michael Ford
Johnny Pike
Jimeny Johnson
Pax iP casapanads and local weekend visitors at area homes
Pax iP casapanads mentions Frank Stover admitted Monday for observation at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Pvt. Maxie Shamblin returns to Fort Bragg after weekend with his parents. Baltimore visitors stay with J D Janneys. Janneys hosted Mrs Emmett Craddock and daughter Mrs Jack Murdock with Ronnie. Henry Canterbury hosts Troy Williams Freeman Clay and Daphne Humphrey from Lively Sand Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAX
Frank Stover
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Maxie Shamblin
Fort Bragg
N. C
Theodore Shamblin
David Janney
David Ray
Michael
Baltimore
J D. Janney
Emmett Craddock
Janneys
Jack Murdock
Ronnie
Sophia
Henry Canterbury
Troy Williams
Freeman Clay
Sand Branch
Daphne Humphrey
Lively
Colcord Family Visits Hospitalized Kin
Coal River personals note that Mary Jo Patricia and Sandra Thorgsen of Colcord visited their grandfather Alex Taylor in Rupert. Alex Taylor, hospitalized with a stroke, is recuperating at his son Carl Dillon's Colcord home. Carl returned from Kanawha Valley Hospital Thursday. Ben Thompson remains at Charleston Memorial Hospital after a weeklong admission for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colcord
Mary Jo
Patricia
Sandra Thorgsen
Alex Taylor
Jack Taylor
Rupert
Carl Dillon
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Ben Thompson
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Stitch And Chatter Club Holds Meeting
The Stitch and Chatter Club met with Mrs. Elmer Harrell hosting and Mrs. L F E Blume in charge of the business session. Members present included Miss Florence Fitewater and several Blumes along with two Winona visitors. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Earnest Holliday’s home to complete a quilt for Mrs. Wood Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ANL
Stitch and Chatter Club
Elmer Harrell
L. FE. Blume
Florence Fitewater
Retta Holliday
R. O. Blume
A. J. McCutcheon
Okey Foster
Flossie Blume
Effie Blume
Winona
Annie Tully
Nora Beaver
Earmest Holliday
Wood Caldwell
Birthday Honor for Kilsyth Pastor W C Combs
The Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church honored Rev. W C Combs with a birthday party held in the auxiliary room on Wednesday. Attendees included numerous couples and individuals such as Elden Bennett and daughter Barbara, J W Sawders, Melton Kiddy, Marie Todd, Carl Clay, Willard Lafferty, Billy Combs, John Fix, Glennie Weis, John Roberson, Norman Arthur, Anna Walton, Darrel Mc Neeley, Walter Cheek, Blanch Stone, Florence Gibson and Donna, Pearl Allen, Bill Bauers, Hattie Bennett, Ruby Haynes, Mary Perry, Lola Arthur, Ethel Blanchard and Betty, Opal Wall, Ocie Goins, Ruth Allen, Harry Helton, Pearl Tate, Shirley Bauers, Hazel Puckett and Sonja, Helen Greer and Patricia, Ed Bennett and Helen, and Rev C Combs the pastor and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilsyth
W. C Combs
Crab
Willard Lafferty
Billy Combs
John Fix
Glennie Weis
John Roberson
Norman Arthur
Anna Walton
Darrel McNeeley
Walter Cheek
Blanch Stone
Florence Gibson
Donna
Pearl Allen
Bill Bauers
Hattie Bennett
Ruby Haynes
Mary Perry
Lola Arthur
Ethel Blanchard
Betty
Opal Wall
Ocie Goins
Ruth Allen
Harry Helton
Pearl Tate
Shirley Bauers
Hazel Puckett
Sonja
Helen Greer
Patricia
Ed Bennett
Helen
C. Combs
Virginia Rivers Named Calpasture Calfpasture Bullpasture
In Virginia the waterways named Calpasture Bullpasture and Calfpasture appear in historical records. The trio of rivers shares a common suffix and reflects evolving local toponymy across periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Oceana PTA Winter Carnival Set by Local Group
Oceana Parent-Teacher Association plans a Winter Carnival for Saturday with a senior boys all male cast variety show directed by Fred Shannon Jr. and George Brewster and featuring the Kool Kats band. A dance pavilion and group entertainment are Carnival features to raise funds for the band building under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Oceana Parent - Teacher Association
French Lilly
Fred Shannon Jr
George Brewster
Kool Kats
Bob Thomas
Thomas Long
Kopperston
George Daniell
Richard Atwell
French Manning
R. L. Cook
Maxine Barrett
Association
Garden School Date Changed Mullens Grade School
Mullens Grade School hosts a garden school at 7 p m on March 2 with Woodrow Cook as chairman. Topics include Plan Before You Plant Care of Crops Pruning Grapes and Raspberries Tips on Strawberry Growing Wyoming County slides Question Period and Bulletins.
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Mullens
Woodrow Cook
Wyoming
Pineville Personal Guests Bring Wide Family Ties
Pineville society note lists many relatives visiting or traveling. Mr and Mrs E A Blankenship host family from Clear Fork and Bolt area with Luther Blankenship Haskell Cook Noel Surrat and Janet. Visitors include Benjy Sizemore Gloria and W W Bolt attends funeral in Gadsden for Paul Hancock.
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Pineville
Rns
E. A
Crowley - Worrell
Benjy Sizemore
Gloria
Princeton
W. W. Bolt
Gadsden
Ala
Paul Hancock
Pontiac
Midh
Gadsden, Her Former Home. Mrs. Hancock
Everette H. Collins
Carole
Collins
Robert Lewis
Oak Hill
Margaret Lewis
Kopperston Area Personal Notices Highlight Weekend Guests
This Kopperston section lists weekend visits from Warren Ohio to Mr and Mrs Vance Dumire and from Marion Long Branch to Frank Williams. Other names include Mrs Earl Wilson Oceana and Charley Morgan Matheny. Funeral for Ed Barker Turtle Creek noted at Gillenwater Cemetery Leet.
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Kopperston
Rns
Boyd Dumire
Vance Dumire
Warren
Ohio
Lewis Dumire
Marlinton
Cyrus Williams
Peggy
Frank Williams
Long Branch
Earl Wilson
Charles Chambers
Oceana
Charleston
Erris Rucker
Waverly
Ollie Burketts
Virgil Burketts
Judy Gillenwater
Brenda Mitchem
Matney Town
Edward Vickers
Eddie
Vicki
Yawkey
Asa Ford
Virgil Burkett
Charlie Morgan
Matheny
Elba Gillenwater
Ed Barker
Turtle Creek
Gillenwater Cemetery
Leet
Travis Pruett
Bertie Pruett
Marvin
Bluefield
Lottie Pruett
Buck Jones
Avenale
Don Reedy
Worthington
Club Hears Program On Family Discipline
Fayetteville Arkansas news notes Ar rowhead Club meeting led by Mrs E C Myles with a lesson on discipline starting at home. Members gathered at Mrs Dennis Shockeys and supported the Well Baby Clinic project with two workers each month. Guests included Mrs Romeo Bennett and others. march meeting set at Mrs O E Proppps residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
E. C. Myles
Arrowhead Club
Dennis Shockey
Adam Ritz
Fayette Club Aids Camp Fund
Fayetteville Womans Club members contributed 100 percent to this year’s Camp Galahad Fund, announced by president Mrs. George Hatfield. A third year of support from the West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs helps diabetic, blind, mentally retarded and deaf campers with doctors, nurses, and trained staff. Past efforts included quilts and fundraisers. this year $18.60 was raised at meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
ANS
Camp Galahad
Fayetteville Woman's Club
George Hatfield
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Fayette Club
Wrights Radio Service and Rogers Plumbing Ad
For gas stoves refrigerators and washer repairs call CL 3 4937 Home and auto radios repaired Pickup and delivery service All work guaranteed Wrights Radio Service Dial CL 2 3508 For modern plumbing and heating and prompt dependable repair service call CL 43 4583 W C Rogers Plumbing Heating 104 Temple St
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Wright
Dial
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Lovitz Television Service
Servic
Harper Road
Williamson
Frank
Plumbing & Heating
S. Kanawha St
RED Dog
Cranberry
Old Dump
William H. Smith Funeral Thursday in Kincaid
Funeral services for William Howard Smith will be held at 2 p m Thursday in Kincaid Methodist Church with Rev. William Boling and Rev. C P Walker officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park. Smith died at his home after a long illness. He was 53 and an electrical foreman for Eastern Gasto Fuel Associates at Beards ark. Survivors include his wife Sylvia, his mother Lillian Baughn Smith, five brothers, three sisters, two daughters, and one grandson. The body will stay at Tyree Funeral Home until one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Smith
Kincaid Methodist Church
Sylvia Smith
Lillian Baughn Smith
Fayetteville
Thomas
Calvin
Bernard
Oak Hill
Harold
Tampa
Fla
Charlie Smith
Phoenix
Ariz
Helen Ball
Beckwith
Mildred Smith
Anna Stry
Wilmington
Del
Drema Cray
Sykesdille
Sherry Lynn Smith
Kincaid
Tyree
Growth of Ohio University From Four to About Seven Thousand
Athens Ohio summary notes that when Ohio University opened on June 1 1809 there were three male students and one instructor all of whom did not graduate. Now the university has about seven thousand students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Ohio University
Four year old Douglas Hopkins dies in Raleigh
Douglas Shelton Hopkins aged four, son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Hopkins of Raleigh, died at 9 30 am Monday February 23 in a local hospital. The body will be moved from Rose and Guesontect Funeral Home to the Raleigh residence at 4 pm Tuesday February 24. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Wednesday February 25 at Mabscott Christian Church with Rev L A Garten officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers are Donnie Daniel Bobby Daniel Larry Garten and Edward Mullins.
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Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Donnie Daniel
Bobby Daniel
Larry Garten
Edward Mullins
George Taylor
Wallace Kincaid
Ernest Balaskey
Keith Bazzie
Jim Westocke
John Radwan
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Winona Personal News Highlights from Local Neighbors
Mrs. Neva Jones visited her sister in Charleston last week. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Elkins of Roanoke and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Treadway of Crab Orchard joined parents Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Beaver for a Sunday visit. Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Meadows were held at the Baptist Church. Mrs. Ammie Tully returned home after visiting daughter Kathleen Mason in Baltimore. Mrs. Clarence Sweet and Mrs. Glen Wiseman of Hurricane visited Emory Tully Irma Killgore and Albert Ohlinger.
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Winona
Neva Jones
Grace Huffman
Charleston
Donald Elkins
Roanoke
Everett Treadway
Crab Orchard
L. A. Beaver
Dora Meadows
The
Baptist Church
Ammie Tully
Kathleen Mason
Baltimore
Clarence Sweet
Glen Wiseman
Hurricane
Emory Tully
Irma Killgore
Albert Ohlinger
Garden Therapy Project Committee Is Selected
Montgomery tells of a committee named by Mrs. Harry Pirring to head Marmet Hospital garden therapy in March. Members include Mrs. Eugene Imbrogno Mrs. G Maiuri Mrs. W R Malone and Mrs. Charles Babick. Plans feature buying bulbs and children planting them plus an Easter egg decorating program.
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Montgomery
RNS
Marmet Hospital
Harry Pirring
Montgomery Woman's Club
Eugene Imbrogno
G. Maiuri
W. R. Malone
Charles Babick
March
Founders Day Program At Sun PTA Meet
The Sun Elementary School hosted a Founders Day program titled This is Your Life PTA in observance of the 61st anniversary. Mrs. Jennie Cope Carter directed and explained PTA progress as about 20 members attended with participants Mrs. Eunice Warwick Mrs. Have Kinsler Mrs Virginia Perry and Mrs Eva Hilton. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
PTA
Sun Pta
Jennie Cope Carter
Eunice Warwick
Have Kinsler
Virginia Perry
Eva Hilton
Paradise word appears in 21 Honolulu firm names
Real Paradise Honolulu notes the new directory features 21 businesses using the word paradise in their names from Paradise Cafe to Paradise Venetian Blind Company, highlighting branding trends in local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Paradise
Paradise Cafe
Paradise Venetian Blind Company
Tear gas used as crowd tears up Danville bar scene
Vermilion County sheriff deputies responded to a bartender call about a riot at a Danville tavern. On arrival they found crying customers and the bartender had triggered a tear gas bump to quiet the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Vermillion County Sheriff
Arnold Keleer
Weekend Guests Visit Richwood Families in Mossy Notes
Weekend visitors arrive from Bridgeton New Jersey to stay with Mr and Mrs Henry Legg and Hubert Stover. Among the guests are Miss Wima Legg Miss Sylvia Stover and friends Lee Kupe Anne Nolen and Nancy Gahagen. In Garten Sunday, Mrs Jennie Buttrick and Mr and Mrs Lacy Payne with daughter Sandra joined Mr J C Buttrick for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Kupe
Readington
Anne Nolen
Nancy Gahagen
Wimber
J. C. Buttrick
Garten
Jennie Buttrick
Lacy Payne
Sandra
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F Paxip Casapanads
Coal River Personals
Oceana Pta
Mrs
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H. K. Bryant
A. E. Whanger
Wally Stull
John Settle
R. F. Jones
O. E. Propps
B. E. Silverman
Morris
Aaron Venetian Blind Cleaners
W. Va
TV Valley Drive
President Hotel
Larry P. Woods
Electrolux
Electrolux Corp
Temple Street
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince Beckley
Seeder
Nichols
Jake Lilly
Coolridge
W Va
Lewis Transfer
Piney Ave
Dial CL
Jan Campbell Music Co
White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Lilly Building
Main Street
Jim Green
Larry Wickline
Ee Ee
Glen Daniel
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Bibb Snyder
R. Bare
Roy A Jones
Basil and
Ross Spangler
Baby
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Spitz
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Ridge Avenue
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Carlyn Bailey
AVON
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Coalwood
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Mabel
South Kanawha Street
Bill Hall
Ripley
Greenhouse
Dawkins Brothers
Bob Mann
Maple Fork
Earl Mann
Haddad
North Kanawha
Omar O. Stover
Federal Mutual Ins. Co
William H. Smith
Oakwood
Funeral Home Phone
South
Oakwood Ave
Amos F
Quesenberry
Rose & Quesenberry
Kanawha St
Robert L. Amick
Pesniey Newspapers
East Rainelle
Forrest Furman
Lillian Adkins
Beckley Ice & Feed
Prince St
H B Lick
Oor Sanders
Bent Gray Lumber Co
Shrewsbury
Daniels
Widter
Edger
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver Dial
Bank of
Raleigh
FDLC
Earl R. Huddle Farls
Main St
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
Kidd
N. Oakwood Ave
Wo VA
Sam
Mossy Personals
Harvey Cabinet CO
Eisenhower Drive
Beckley Glass Co
Breckinridge Co
N. Oakwood
America
BNC
Singer Sewing Center
H.p. Criss Craft Motor
Gravely
Mercer Street
O. A. Lilly
Curley Allen
Pass Beckley
McCreery St
Matt’s
Philco
Delco
Mrs. Daniels
Montgomery Ward
Nathan St. Room & Board
William
Specia Cash & Carry
Gavalier
Beckley Insulation Co
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