Callaway Home Wins Mount Hope Christmas Decorating Contest
Mount Hope residents W. G. Callaway and family received a blue ribbon for first place in the Mount Hope Garden Club Christmas decorating contest. Second went to Fred Frisk and wife, with a silver tree. third to E. Scott Carter and wife. Club president W. L. Burrus presented awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
W. G. Callaway
North Mountain Avenue
Fred Frisk
Montana Street
E. Scott Carter
Bluestone Road
Santa Claus
Garden Club
R. G. Patteson
Tom Rodgers
Don Sanford
W. J. Moore
E. C. Amick
Fifth Sunday Fellowship guest speaker at Pine Grove Baptist
The Rev. O. P. Lilly from Daniels spoke at Sunday morning worship in Ravencliff’s Pine Grove Baptist Church. Lilly teaches at Shady Spring High School. The sermon was part of a two day Fifth Sunday Fellowship gathering of Baptist churches in McDowell Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, with accompanying clergy present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Lilly
Pine Grove Baptist Church
Ravencliff
Lilly
Daniels
Shady Spring High School
Fifth Sunday Fellowship of Baptist
McDowell
Raleigh
Wyoming
Car Slips on Icy Route 10 and Tilts Onto Side
A 1961 automobile owned by Mrs. Lucy Bennett of Charleston slid on ice on Route 10 in East Pineville Sunday afternoon and overturned. Damage to the vehicle was slight. no injuries were reported to Mrs. Bennett or her three passengers.
Mrs Jack Lambert Honored At Shower
Mrs Jack Lambert honored at a pink and blue shower in East Pineville hosted by Mrs Sam Lambert and several co-hostesses. Prizes went to Mrs John B Thomas Jr and Mrs Darrell V McGraw. Attendees include numerous Pineville residents led by Mrs Victoria Lambert and Mrs Lola Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Jack Lambert
Sam Lambert
East Pineville
John Scoleri
Jack D. Martin
John S. Lambert
John B. Thomas Jr
Darrell V. McGraw
Harold Metz
John H. Martin
T. G. Morgan
Robert Adams
Carl Stewart
Eugene Graham
Jesse Jackson
Bill Thomas
R. M. Simmons
Sarah Morgan
E. D. Hawley
Tom Ed Lambert
Ruby Layman
Victoria Lambert
Larkin Francis
A. E. Baldwin
Fank Shannon
Lola Smith
Jack Goode
Richard L. Huffman
Byran Hash
Mullens
Oceana Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Oceana residents share updates on guests and travel. Quentin Cooper and Garland W. Steele kin visited Charleston and Pineville. Worley Walker returned from Florida, Donnie Cook and Peggy Lou Cook hosted visitors in Oceana, Otis Cook visited Bristol, Tenn., and Iris Stewart was mentioned in Oakwood area events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
Rns
Quentin Cooper
Garland W. Steele
Charleston
Forrest Stewart
Iris
Pineville
Worley Walker
Florida
Donnie Cook
Peggy Lou Cook
Greta Miller
Huntington
Wayne Hatfield
Otis Cook
Roy Elkins
Laverne and
George
Bristol
Tenn
Hospital Lists Week's Patients
The Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens lists patients for December 25 through December 31, detailing admitted names and discharge lists by date. Notable names include Michael Gardner and Sylvia Elkins, with many residents from Mullens, Itmann, Rhodell, Oceana, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Michael Gardner
Lynce
Dennis Burton
Rhodell
Sylvia Elkins
Cyclone
Hubert Grose
Covel
Lottie Darby
Steven Cox
Charles Cook
Cleo Miller
John Kinsley
Andy Taylor
George Wilers
Darlene Bishop
Etta Quesenberry
Mollie Blevins
Betty Cumby
Callie Beckleheimer
Naomi Sadler
Gladys Reed
Leah Acord
Nancy McNutty
Jessie Atkinson
Sarah Lester
Ronnie Bower
Ravenscliff
Gary Weaver
Cathy Lester
Itmann
Pearl Mathers
Alice Tilley
McGraws
Bethel Lane
Johnny Mizella
Pearl Shockey
Donna Wallis
Basin
Lawrence Belcher
Bud
William Gibson
Bernard McGraw
Maben
Edith Blankenship
Corinne
Sylvia Valliere
Virginia Webb
Brenton
Marion Combs
Matoaka
Rose Blevins
Oceana
Rodney Brinegar
Naomi Hite
Dana Cook
Andy Stefancic
Posey Schoolfield
Tams
Etta Price
Allen Juntion
Debra Kay Ratliff
Hulda Cox
Baileysville
Jane Colbird
Pearl Collier
Stephenson
Maude Maynor
Coal Mountain
Felix Dixon
Odd
Williams
Orlan McNeely
Alfonso Taylor
Floyd Young
Sharon Mettile
Betty Crouch
Matheyn
Judy Gillian
Willie England
Ernest McKinney
Mary Graham
John Cook
Howard Mullins
New Richmond
Ruth Cowan
Charlotte Atkins
Lora Tilley
Conley Graduates Visit Over Christmas Holidays
Conley High School alumni returning for Christmas included Orlando Brooks class of 1957 visiting with his father Jeff Brooks in Mullens while stationed at Elmendorf AFB Alaska. Bluefield State junior Freddie Howze visited his parents and plays on the Big Blues basketball team. Barbara Valentine 1962 editor of the Bluefieldian spent holidays in Mullens with Leonard and Barbara Valentine. Martha Ricks class of 1962 holiday visit to Alpeca with parents Rev and Mrs William H Ricks. Fay Pugh freshman at West Virginia State College spoke to Conley seniors and was hosted by the National Honor Society. daughter of Zeb and Mrs Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Conley High School
Orlando Brooks
Jeff Brooks
Tommy Creek
Brooks
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Alaska
Freddie Howze
Bluefield State College
Samuel Hayes
Big Blues
Bluefield
Barbara Valentine
Conley
Leonard R. Valentine
Valentine
Bluefieldian
Martha Ricks
William H. Ricks
Alpeca
Patterson Teachers College
Wayne
N. J
Faye Pugh
Pineville social notes list visitors and homecomings
Sam Bowers returns to Davidson College after Christmas break. Residents and relatives from North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Florida and West Virginia are noted visiting or returning home, including Miss Sharon Griffith Miss Pat Phillips and several families in Crowley Worrell addition and Bailey Murphy Addition.
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Pineville
Rns
Sam Bowers
Davidson College
Davidson
N. C
Sharon Griffith
Bailey Murphy
North Carolina
Bill Phillips
Billy
Columbus
Ohio
Bud Pendry
Keyrock
George Phillips
Harold Griffith
Jack Gentry
Eric
South Hills
Charleston
Robert M. Worrell
David Mullens
Orlando
Fla
Stacie Mullens
Pat Phillips
Charlottesville
Claude Phillips
Crowley Worrell
Kyle Hall
Debbie
St. Albans
Alfred Broom
James Hoge
Morgantown
E. H. Collins
Frances Bailey
Florida
Sue Bailey
Ravencliff Society News Roundup From Local Visitors
Ravencliff residents note several Sunday visits and illnesses. Rev Willis Woods and family returned from Ohio after a family illness. Bernard McGraw remains in Wyoming General Hospital in Maben. Lon Stewart detained in Arlington for illness. Robert Stewart to stay in Washington for work. George King and Louise Bailey ill. Radford and Shumate families visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Lucas
Hurley Shumate
Wirt Belcher
Pineville
Tom Tolliver
Beckley
Greely McGraw
Lon Stewart
Arlington Va
David
Johnnie Stewart
Arlington
Ravencliff
Robert Stewart
Washington
George King
Louise Bailey
Bailey
Charles Radford
Mullens
Garner Bailey
William Richards
Stanaford
L. C. Stewart
Charles Stewart
Quentin Stewart
Donald Mann
Walter Norman
Lynce
S. Sgt
Luther Mann
Rhonda
Pamela
Fort Lawton
Fla
Elected Officers Are Sworn In Fayetteville Circuit Court
The oath of office was administered to Fayette County November election winners and staff by Charles L. Garvin Jr. in the Fayetteville circuit courtroom. Deputies and chief deputies were sworn in, with several holdovers from prior terms. Irene Johnson and Elizabeth Simmons Hager were absent.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Fayvette County
Lacy Neely
Oak Hill
C. W. Stallard
Falls View
C. H. Maxwell
Herbert A. Mann
Ansted
Joseph M. (Lorena) Stone
Faye
Charles Ingles
Kenneth Neely
McGraws 4 H Club Hosts Dutch Treat Party
The Willing Workers 4 H Club held its annual pre New Year party in the John McGraw Grade School gymnasium. To balance funds the event was a Dutch treat with games and dancing attended by many members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
John Perry
Damon Clay
Mike McGraw
Frankie Acord
Eddie McMillian
Garrett Smith
Jimmy Shumate
Julie Vaught
Patton Brown
Tony Perry
Verne E. Clay
Dennis McGraw
Russell Clay
Jack Brown
Teens Attend Party in Saulsville Home
Mr and Mrs Elbert Clay entertained for their daughter Rachel at home in Saulsville Friday night. Guests included Sherri Eller Douglas Perry Douglas Farley Ravencliff Billy Tilley Saulsville Linda Stewart Patty McGraw Ruby Bower Faye Tiley Rodney Fortner and Mary Ward. The evening featured games and a refreshment course.
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Saulsville
ANS
Elbert Clay
Rachel
Sherri Eller
Douglas Perry
Douglas Farley
Ravencliff
Billy Tilley
Linda Stewart
Patty McGraw
Ruby Bower
Faye Tiley
Rodney Fortner
Mary Ward
Mae
Daughter Is Born In Pineville Clinic
Mrs. Ernest M. Gunter and Ernest M. Gunter announce the birth of their third child, a daughter named Sandra Lynn, born December 27 at 4 PM in Pineville Clinic Pineville. The newborn weighs 6 pounds 13 ounces. She joins brothers Stevie and Mike. Mrs. Gunter, formerly Barbara Goodwin, is the daughter of Bessie Mills of Tennessee and Bill Goodwin of Norfolk. The father is son of Miley and Mrs. Gunter of Jesse.
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Oceana
RNS
Ernest M
Sonny) Gunter
Washington, D. C
Pineville
Sandra Lynn
Stevie
Mike
Gunter
Barbara Goodwin
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Maggie Goode
Princeton
Acrilan
Great Savings Machine
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Neville Street
Cannon Or
Dundee
McGraws 4-H Club
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