Mrs John Franklin Compares Austrian And American Schools
At Matheny Jesse Grade School PTA meeting Mrs John Franklin, an Austrian native, compared education in Austria and the United States, praising American schools for greater opportunities. The group approved a $100 donation to Explorer Scouts, and pledged three projects to maintain model school status, including a book exchange, Boy Scout sponsorship, and school lunch program. About 75 parents and teachers attended.
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Matheny
ANS
America
Austria
Matheny- Jesse
John Franklin
Mary Keaton
Noel Browning
Matheny Church of God
Nathan England
Matheny Troop
Boy Scouts of America
PTA
James Milam
Explorer Scouts
Boy Scouts
Woman's Club To Meet Tonight In Fayetteville
Fayetteville RNS reports the Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club will hold a meeting tonight with a spa ghetti dinner for members. The executive board decided the dinner instead of post meeting refreshments. President Lia Vaglio announced reports are due March 1 and noted progress on two state projects Pruntytown and St Mary's School for retarded children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Frank Henson
Lia Vaglio
Maxine Scarbro
Pruntytown
St Mary's School
Miss Vaglio
Henson
Evelyn Hilton
Jack Wendell
Dori Vaglio
Williams Rites Set On Tuesday
Harrison Benjamin Williams 68 died Sunday after an extended illness in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in First Methodist Church Richwood with Rev. Fred Oxendale. Burial in Mountain View Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Myrtle Ethel, daughter Virginia Beall, two sons Earnest and Alvin, three brothers and four grandchildren. Body to be taken to residence today at 4:30 p.m. from Simons Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood
RNS
Harrison Benjamin Williams
Fred Oxendale
First Methodist Church
Mountain View Memorial Park
Williams
Charleston
Myrtle Ethel Williams
Virginia Beall
Roanoke
Earnest
Alvin
Columbus
Ohio
Alex
John
Camden-on-Gauley
Burke
Cass
Simons Funeral Home
Oak Hill Personals Brief Visit and News
Mrs CR Hill visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Juan Laria in Puerto Rico for a month. Thomas M Bibb son of Mr and Mrs W F Bibb of Oak Hill is appointed to the FBI School of Training in Washington DC entering the session January 26. Bibb is a 1954 Colling High School graduate and has served four years with the U S Air Force in Morocco.
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Oak Hill
RNS
CR Hill
Juan Laria
Puerto Rico
Thomas M. Bibb
W. F. .Bibb
Federal Bureau of Investigation School of Training
Washington, D. C
Bibb
Colling High School
U. S. Air Force
Morroco
Cooper couple name their fifth child Janet Lee
Mr and Mrs Luther Cooper welcomed their fifth child Janet Lee born December 19 in a Charleston hospital. The newborn is the Coopers' latest addition to their family.
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Colcord
Luther Cooper
Janet Lee
Charleston
Coopers
Simple Stewed Fruits for Dessert with Crisp Cookies
A note suggests serving simple stewed fruits as a dessert and pairing with a crisp cooky to provide a pleasing texture contrast. The idea emphasizes a light fruit course complemented by a crunchy accompaniment.
Mrs Pennington Rites Tuesday in Pettrey Church
Funeral services for Mrs. C. V. Pennington, 76, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Pettrey Christian Church, Rev. Roy Akers officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. She died Saturday night in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Born May 13, 1882, at Elgood, she was daughter of the late J. W. and Mary Dunne. Survivors include her husband C. V. Pennington, four daughters, a brother, a sister, and four sisters. Nephews will be pallbearers. The body was moved from Bailey Funeral Home to the Pennington residence and then to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Pennington
Fred White
J. L. Clemons
Pettrey
G. He. Reed
Princeton
F. FE. Dunn
Joe Thompson
G. M. Jewell
Mansfield
Ohio
J. B. Martin
Lashmeet
B. E. Shorter
Hinton
Bailey Funeral Home
Pennington
Heart Fund Drive Set in Pineville Feb 22
Pineville Woman's Club plans door-to-door fund collection on Heart Sunday February 22 under general chair Darrell V. McGraw. Volunteers will contact residents, distribute pamphlets on heart disease, and urge contributions while promoting new heart research and treatment advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
Pineville
RNS
Darrell V. McGraw
Woman's Club
Mrs Rosa Jane Wilson Funeral Today
Funeral services for Rosa Jane Wilson, 41, widow of Pedro Wilson, were held at 1 p m in Welton Chapel Allen Junction. Burial followed at Rose lawn Memorial Park between Princeton and Bluefield. She died Saturday in a Beckley hospital after pneumonia. She was born January 4 1878 in Floyd County Virginia and left survivors include a son F M Wilson and three sisters. The Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Floyd County
Noah
Sarah Lawrence
Pedro
Corinne
Pilot, Va
Methodist Church
F. M. Wilson
Sullivan
Lara Rogers
Hinton
Della Long
Midway
Texanna Long
Craigsvile
Robertson and Foglesong
Two Members Honored At Moose Woman Meet
WHITESVILLE RNS The Whitesville Chapter 552 Women of the Moose held a birthday party at the Whitesville Moose Lodge Hall on Saturday at 8 p.m. Two members, Mrs Mary Peters and Mrs Doris Dominion, were honored for January with gifts from attendees. A dinner and party followed as 25 members and guests attended. The door prize went to Mrs Herbert B Price past governor of the Moose Lodge. Attendees included Ray Miller Joe Dominion Bill Howell Betty Stacey Stanley Holland Harvey Stover Carl W Pigch Herbert B Price Lon nie Jarrell Earl Howell Junior Averson Bill Karantenis Pete Landy Bob Jarrell L. F. Masden and Harry Stover senior regent served as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Mary Peters
Doris Dominion
Herbert B. Price
The
Womens
Bob Jarrell
L. F. Masden
Harry Stover
Beckoning Mountains Featured In Circle Program
Fayetteville BNS Ann Judson Circle session heard Mrs. Dennis Shockey discuss Beckoning Mountains in a program titled Beckoning Mountains. Mrs. Karl Parrish presented a love gift talk Where is Your Treasure and Mrs. W R Ballard delivered the Ecclesiastes Bible lesson. Attendees included Miss Ethel Radford and many named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
BNS
Beckoning Mountains
Dennis Shockey
Ann Judson
The
Baptist Church
Karl Parrish
W. R. Ballard
Ramon L. Adkins
Ethel Radford
Dewey Osborne
L. F. Burkey
W. 0. Henderson
Myrtle Hess
D. N. Weatherford
Cecil Bennett
A. B. Curry
Thomas Broach
Eugene Spangler
Joe Conner
Glenna Tolliver
Guy Clark
Joseph A. Crosier
Bunny Adkins
Scarbro Garden Club Holds Meet
Scarbro Garden Club met at Mrs. W. C. Bishop’s home with Mrs. W. B. Errington as hostess. Prizes in the Christmas Lighting Contest window decoration went to Mrs. Clay Garvin and Mrs. J. L. Pettit. The club plans to beautify Scarbro Grade School grounds, weed, sow grass, and revise the constitution. A program on birds and bird feeders will air on WOAY TV, and a pot luck dinner is set for Feb. 20 at Mrs. Bishop’s home.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Scarbro Garden Club
W. C. Bishop
W. B. Errington
Errington
Clay Garvin
J. L. Pettit
Scarbro Grade School
Flossie Hughart
William Spradlin
Kenton Thompson
Alexander Doris
WOAY
Zel
Thompson
Déris
Hapney Funeral Set Wednesday
SYLVESTER RNS Funeral services for Glen Stephen Hapney are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Sylvester Baptist Church with Rev. Willie August officiating. Burial will follow in Vaughn Cemetery. Hapney, 51, died at home after a long illness. Survivors include his wife Lydia, seven sons, three daughters, a sister in Lyn Haven, Va., three brothers, and six grandchildren. Friends may call at Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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Sylvester
RNS
Glen Stephen Hapney
Sylvester Baptist Church
Willie August
Vaughn
Hapney
Lydia
Florence
Patricia
Edith
Glen Jr
Ralph
Bernard
William
Virginia Beach
Air Force
John
Edwin
Elmer
Mike
Zelma Melton
Lyn Haven
James
Jacksonville
Fla
Armstrong Funeral
Whitesville
Bill Ends Curbs On Juke Boxes In WV House
Charleston AP bill offered to lift curbs on juke boxes and outside loudspeakers in state licensed taverns. Provisions also push major changes to public accountancy regulation including a six member board and higher exam fees. Other bills also seek a small claims court in Kanawha County and CPA registration updates.
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Charleston
Del
Paul Kidd
D-Gilmer
Small Claims Court
Kanawha
Certified Public Accountants
Dell
W. T. Brother
Funeral Set Tuesday For Bland K. Hesse
Bland Kemps Hesse 49 of Fayetteville died of a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Dodd Payne Mortuary Chapel with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He was a merchant and former postmaster, member of the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church and the Lions Club. Survivors include wife Dorothy Knerr Hesse two sons Bland K. III and Rick D. Hesse a son Herbert K. Gavin in Portsmouth VA a daughter Martha Parrish a sister Virginia Phillips and two brothers H G and William R. Pallbearers named. contributions to Bluestone Conference Center in memory may be sent to Rev. Stanfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Bland Kemps
Buddy) Hesse
Dodd-Payne
Edwin Stanfield
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Hesse
Bland K
Germaine Duval Hesse
Dorothy Knerr Hesse
Herbert K. Gavin
Navy
Portsmouth
Bland K. III
Rick D. Hesse
Martha Parrish
Scarbro
Virginia Phillips
H. G
William R
E. 0. Wiseman
Harry Miller
Galen McAvoy
Fletcher Arritt
Wade Mahood
Ritchie Batton
Bluestone
Stanfield
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
Welch Services Conducted Today
Funeral services for Robert Alexander Welch were held at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. W. W. Hatcher. Burial followed at High Lawn Memorial Park. Welch, 86, of Mount Hope, died at home after a long illness. He was a retired Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employee. He was born June 30, 1872 in Grassy Meadows and belonged to Mount Hope Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two sisters, a son, four daughters, eight grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Pallbearers were B. M. Smith, C. R. Harnsbarger, C. E. Jones, Sam Dorado, Allen Garrett Jr., and Clare Hogg. Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, arranged arrangements.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Robert Alexander Welch
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
W. W. Hatcher
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Welch
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Grassy Meadows
Bertie Halstead
Annie Swingle
Blue Rock
Ohio
James
Dayton
T. T. Twaddle
T. J. Woods
Roberta Thomas
Elizabeth Welch
B. M. Smith
C. R. Harnsbarger
C. E. Jones
Sam Dorado
Allen Garrett Jr
Clare Hogg
Tyree
Bullen To Speak At Pineville Club Dinner
Pineville Woman's Club hosts Robert W. Bullen consultant for the West Virginia Library Commission at 6 30 p m Tuesday. He will present the film Books Lots of Books and Mrs Robert McCoy will lead the devotional in the event's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Robert W. Bullen
West Virginia Library Commission
Pineville Woman's Club
Bullen
Robert McCoy
Senate actions on welfare, hunting license, and school bus funds
A child welfare agency aims to act within 120 days. Senator Rife proposes removing the need for a 60 year old to hold a license to hunt in season. Senator Parker backs a measure for Monroe County Board of Education to use 4,847.31 dollars from bonded indebtness to buy a school bus for former Alderson Independent School District, transporting its district’s children.
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Rife
D-Wayne
Senate
Parker
Monroe
Monroe County
Andrew Beckett Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson Beckett will be held at the Thompson Chapel at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with burial in Indian Mills Cemetery. Beckett, 90, died Sunday at the home of his son John W. Beckett in Ballard. He was born in Franklin County Virginia, was a retired farmer, and lived most of his life in Monroe County. Survivors include another son Weldon W. of Glen Daniel, three daughters, a brother, eight grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body at Brovies Funeral Home one hour before the funeral.
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Glen Daniel
A. A. Cantonberry
Indian Mills
Coy Martin
Peterstown
William Moten
Ballard
Albert
Athens
James Keatley
Paul Mandeville
Opal Butler
Stanford Thompson
Sam Shell
G. W. Hall
Brovies Funeral Home
Jennings Rites Scheduled Today
Services for John Chester Jennings to be held at Mullens First Christian Church at 2 pm conducted by Rev G N Perkins Burial at Oakea wood Cemetery Princeton with graveside rites by Ma sons Jennings 57 a retired Virginian Railway yard engineer died in his sleep Saturday at his Johnson Avenue residence West Mullens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
John Chester
Chess
Jennings
Mullens First
Mary Dillley Engaged To Wed Mark L. Baker
Fayetteville announces the engagement of Mary Katherine Dilley to Pfc. Mark Lee Baker. Mary Katherine is employed with Crompton-Shennandoah Co in Waynesboro Virginia. Baker is stationed in Germany. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dillley
Mark L. Baker
Fayetteville
Rns
E. A. Dilley
Route 1
Mary Katherine
Pfc
Mark Lee Baker
Clarence Baker
Lochgelly
Miss Dilley
Crompton - Shennandoah Co
Waynesboro, Va
Baker
Germany
Colcord Man Returns Home After Ohio Visit
Bill Dillon of Colcord returns to his residence after a two week visit with relatives in Cleveland and Dayton Ohio, reporting no complications and good travel.
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Colcord
RNS
Bill Dillon
Cleveland
Dayton
Ohio
Castle Rock Garden Club Adopts Magnolia as Club Tree
The January meeting at Mrs. Lewis Campbell's Crowley-Worrell Addition residence adopted magnolia as the club tree and red parrot tulip as the club flower to be planted in members' gardens and town locations. The group announced a state convention at White Sulphur Springs and many members planned to attend. West Virginia State Parks and Forests was the program topic with slides by Mrs. Bailey.
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Pineville
RNS
Castle Rock
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia State Parks and Forests
W. C. Bailey
Gilmer Hines
Goodwin Jarvis
Darrell McGraw
Fred Huffman
Charles Richner
Robert Beavers
Ned Rogers
John Sco
Pineville Personal Moves and Visitors Report
Carl Ellison Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ellison of Pineville, has been transferred from Cocoa Florida to Roanoke Virginia by Home Finance Company. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Scoleri in Pineville included Mrs. A S Carter Bluefield Mr and Mrs. Robert Carter Washington and others from Baltimore Bluefield Beckley and Logan visiting Mrs. Mary K Bowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Carl Ellison Jr
Carl Ellison
Crowley - Worrell Addition
Cocoa
Baltimore
Becley
February Garden Club Meeting Focuses on House Plants
The note lists several hostesses for the February gathering and names Mrs. W.C. Bailey Jr. and Mrs. R. S. Bowers as organizers. The program topic is House Plants, reflecting the club's interest in horticulture and social duties among members.
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French Stewart
Guy Stewart
Ted Pendry
Vencil Travis
Clell Proffitt
Horn
Fayette County
Fayette County Memorial Auditorium
Eugene F. Houchins
Fay
Ette Junior Woman’s Club
Mrs. Pennington
New
Westinghouse
Hall
Westinghouse Laundromat and
Mer Eal
Stopal
Taumpee
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Beckley
W. Va
Marty’s Quality Home Furnishings
Pagoda
J.C. Warren Furniture Co
MacArthur
A. W. Cox Department Store
F. G. Lobban Company
Alderson
the Valley Company
Lewisburg
A. A. Farmer & Company
Bolt, W. Va
All General Department Stores
Superior Sterling Co., Distributors
Bluefield, W. Va
Ey Aia
Heart
Mrs. R. Wilson
Moose Woman Meet
Circle
Bill
Bland K. Hesse
Marsh Fork
Coal River
Whitesville Fire Department
Earl Hunter
Sundial
Hunter
Andrew Beckett
Sam
Fern) Miniaci
Beckley Newspapers
Baileysville
Wyoming County
Miniaci
Joyce Bailey Cook
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Pax
Thelma Stover
Roger
Alan
Pax Advent Christian Church
Young Peoples
Fayette County Heart Council
Pax Farm Women's Club
New York, N.Y
Castle Rock Garden Club
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