Ben Dunman Junior High Student Council Discusses Plans
Ben Dunman Junior High School Mullens students form plans with the Student Council led by Dickie Thompson, council president. Seated from left are Patty Worley treasurer, Peggy Andrews secretary, with Delena Wood Pam Hall Helen Brooks Rosemary Lambert Butch Jennelle Mike Compton Phillip Cozort standing as the group is sponsored by instructor Fred Lanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie Thompson
Ben Dunman Junior High School
Mullens
Patty Worley
Peggy Andrews
Delena Wood
Pam Hall
Helen Brooks
Rosemary Lambert
Butch Jennelle
Mike Compton
Phillip Cozort
Fred Lanton
Ben Dunman
Pineville Car Fire Causes $300 Damage
Volunteer firefighters of the Wyoming County Fire Department in Pineville battled a blaze at about p m Saturday in a 1958 model automobile owned by Max Deel. Fire Chief Jack Lambert said the fire looked like a gasoline fire, likely started by a backfire, with damage estimated at about $300. Deel, a Hope Natural Gas employee, was visiting friends in River Drive Addition when the fire occurred.
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Pineville
ANS
Wyoming County Fire Department
Max Deel
Jack Lambert
Aoe
Deel
Hope
River Drive
Mount Hope Notes Miss Dorado and Miss Moore Visit
Mt Hope reports Janet Dorado and Patti Moore visiting from Marshall College Huntington over the weekend at the Dorado home. Myrtle Flaherty served as a Beckley business guest Saturday. A F Kisar is said to be improving after two broken wrists at Christmas. Marine Pfc Charles L Chapman, son of Clarence and Mrs Chapman Route 1, graduated December 30 from Aviation Familiarization School at Naval Air Tech Training Center Memphis. He will attend Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals School for further Marine Corps aviation duties.
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Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals
Marine Corps Aviation
Teaching Load To Be Studied By Board
Wyom ing County Board of Education met to study teaching load in four to five schools with 87 pupils for seven teachers, 112 pupils for six teachers, 138 pupils for six teachers, and 70 pupils for five teachers. The board halted further capital improvements for this fiscal year and invited architects to a final inspection of Oceana Elementary School Thursday at 2:30 p.m., with occupancy expected soon after.
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Pineville
BNL
Wyoming County Board of Education
Oceana
More Germans Flee Berlin Shocking 1960 Exodus
West Berlin officials report 152,291 East Germans fled to West Berlin in 1960, surging from 90,862 in 1959, signaling a sharp rise in postwar migration across the city.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Gerald Meadows Serves as Field Deputy in Baileysville District
Gerald Meadows of Brenton Wyoming County serves as Field Deputy in the Baileysville District and is a resident there with family ties. He is a World War II veteran who spent 21 months in the Army and is a truck contractor.
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Baileysville
Wyoming County
Gerald Meadows
Brenton
Larry
Okla
Henry
Myrtle Meadows
Meadows
Violet Miller
Loretta
Carolyn
Keith
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Area Cadets Enter WVII Honor Society
Three area ROTC cadets at West Virginia University have been initiated into Scabbard and Blade, the national military honor society. Lee A. Scott of Beaver Allen N. Duckworth of Elkins and Athony B. Casali of Beckley are named among the new members in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
Reserve Officer Training Corps
West Virginia University
Scabbard and Blade
Lee A. Scott
Beaver
Allen N. Duckworth
Elkins
Athony B. Casali
Beckley
Mine Owner Improves After Fayetteville Accident
Joe Stone of Old Court Street is listed as improving at Beck ley Memorial Hospital after a mine accident at the Stone Coal Co. mine near Layland. He was admitted Wednesday after falling from a tipple at the mine.
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Fayetteville
Joe Stone
Old Court Street
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Stone
Stone Coal Co
Layland
Mount Hope Board Meeting Postponed Rescheduled
Mount Hope Baptist Temple announces the Board of Christian Education meeting was postponed last week and will now convene Thursday at 7 p.m. at the church. All members are urged to attend.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Board of Christian Education
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Now You Know By United Press International
John Alden was the last surviving signer of the Mayflower Compact, reaching death on September 12 1687 leaving 41 original male signers.
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United Press International
John Alden
Money and action drive hopeful year ahead
The note urges taking decisive action rather than dwelling on possibilities and cautions that remarks may have selfish motives. It signals a favorable money picture and suggests treating yourself, while highlighting a rising share of historical scientists alive today and substantial post1776 research funding. It predicts higher government costs next year than total spending on basic needs.
Aries to Pisces Daily Horoscope 1961 Field Enterprises
The signs offer varied guidance for the day with Aries enjoying social talk while Taurus boosts home life via friends’ advice. Gemini warns of low patience, Cancer cautions against impossible goals, and Leo advises restraint with supervisors. Aquarius urges caution on promises, Pisces hints at a fast brainwave payoff.
Mount Hope Girl Sheds Light In College Play
Mount Hope resident Mary Ellen Stover will act as a royal wife in Saint Mary's College Notre Dame production of The King and I. The cast, nearly 100 strong, rehearses for performances March 9 through 12 at the college.
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Mount Hope
Mary Ellen Stover
Saint Mary’s College
Notre Dame
Ind
Mary McCool
Mary Ellen
Brothers held on break in at New River Co. Store Oakwood
Donald Rambo, 27, and his brother James, 37, from Saeger McDowell County, are involved in a break in at the New River Co. Store in Oakwood. Donald was released after posting 2500 bond posted by James, who remains in jail in default of 10000 bond set by Magistrate Myrl O Dell. They were seized around 4 am January 15 while attempting to break into the vault of the coal company store.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Donald Rambo
Saeger
McDowell County
New River Co
Oakwood
Fayette Sores
James
Myrl O’dell
Coal Company
Vatican excommunicates Haiti expulsion agents
The Sacred Congregation announces excommunication for all responsible for the expulsion of Haitian church leaders. Archbishop Francois Poirier was expelled last November and has returned to France. Bishop Remy Jerome Augustin was expelled Tuesday and moved to Miami, with plans to reside in New York at the Montfort Fathers house.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Caribbean
Haiti
Sacred Consistorial Congregation
Osservatore Romano
Francois Duvalier
Francois Poirier
Remy Jerome Augustin
Poirier
Port Au Prince
Duvalier
France
Augustin
Miami
Fla
New York
Montfort Fathers
Grafton Hits Water Crisis with Third Main Break
Grafton suffered its third water main rupture in three weeks when a 12 inch line from Tygart Lake failed again near the prior site. Water outages forced school dismissal and limited storage for fire use as crews install a replacement main expected in a few weeks.
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Grafton
UPI
Tygart Lake
League Managers To Plan For New Season
OAK HILL--President Elmer Sheaves called all Little League and Minor League managers to meet at 7 p m today at City Park recreation building to plan the upcoming baseball season. Attendance or representation is required for team assignments and managers must report on all equipment.
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OAK Hill
RNL
Elmer Sheaves
City Park
Sheaves
Hollie and Mrs Toler Return Home From Hospital
Mr and Mrs Hollie Toler of Oceana have returned home from Man Memorial Hospital where both were patients Mrs Toler was admitted Jan 13 and Mr Toler Jan 18 for treatment of a broken foot They are now recovering at home
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Hospital Oceana
RNS
Hollie Toler
Oceana
Man Memorial Hospital
Western Union Moves Mount Hope Station
The Western Union, previously run by Mrs Frances Garrett at the Richmond Cleaners Pick-Up Station near Pax intersection in Mount Hope, has been relocated to the Greyhound Bus Station on Main Street operated by Mr and Mrs Al Lovitz.
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Western Union
Mount Hope
RNS
Frances Garrett
Richmond Cleaners
Pax
Greyhound Bus
Main Street
al Lovitz
Lorena Spillers Club Hears Talk On Birds
Lorena Spillers Garden Club meets in Moran area home with program leader Mrs. Louis Kaman who discusses bird conservation from esthetic to economic perspectives. She shares a bird pudding recipe and notes 300 of 800 U.S. species are in West Virginia.
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Lorena Spillers Club
United States
West Virginia
Herman Akers
Toler
Wyoming General Hospital
Wyoming County Mental Health Association
Concord Senior Receives James Lewis Howe Award
ATHENS Don Rudolph Keaton a Concord College senior received the James Lewis Howe Award from the Virginia Blue Ridge Section of the American Chemical Society at Hollins College. The honor recognizes the top chemistry and chemical engineering student in area colleges. Keaton studied at the Army Language School in 1953 and served in Korea 1954 to 1956 before joining Concord as a sophomore in 1958. He has served as a chemistry department assistant and is a member of Sigma Tau Gamma. Attending the dinner were fellow Concord students Janet Kahle Ann Oney Robert Bennett Professor A H Montgomery and Mrs Ben W Bird.
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Athens
Don Rudolph Keaton
Concord College
James Lewis Howe
Virginia Blue Ridge
American Chemical Society
Hollins College
Keaton
Army Language School
California
United States Army
Korea
West Virginia University
Concord
Sigma Tau Gamma
Janet Kahle
Ann Oney
Robert Bennett
A. H. Montgomery
Ben W. Bird
Princeton Man Named Concord Instructor
Athens Concord College announces Princeton native ATHENS Fred H Bailey son of Mr and Mrs E Dale Bailey Princeton will join Concord College as English instructor at the start of the second semester He will replace Donald J Tighe and also serve as faculty advisor to The Concordian Bailey has a BA from Concord 1952 an MS from West Virginia University 1956 and is a current University of Tennessee lecturer pursuing a PhD He is married with a seven year old daughter Pamela
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Athens
Fred H. Bailey
E. Dale Bailey
Princeton
Concord College
Joseph F. Marsh Bailey
Concord
Bailey
Mercer County
West Virginia University
University of Tennesse
Donald J. Tighe
Pennsylvania
Concordian
Pamela
Funeral notices for Saunders Cox Jett Gill listed with funeral details
Charlie Saunders age 97 of 218 Riley Street died Friday morning after long illness. Funeral Tuesday at 1 pm in Ritchie and Johnson Chapel with Rev Archie Johnson. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Eleanor L Cox age 62 of 301 Mankin Avenue died at 3 30 am in Charleston hospital. Funeral Tuesday at 3 pm in Keyser Bryant Chapel with Rev Dr J Witherspoon. Burial Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Joseph Thornton Jett age 61 of Shady Spring died 9 am Sunday January 22 in local hospital. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home 471 Vance Drive pending arrangements. Fletcher Chapman Gill age 68 of Gatewood formerly Stanaford died 11 am Saturday January 21 in local hospital. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Chapel 1901 South Kanawha Street pending arrangements.
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Saunders Saunders
Charlie
Riley Street
Ritchie and Johnson
Archie Johnson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor
Cox Cox
Eleanor L
Mankin Avenue
Charleston
Keyser-Bryant
Town Road
J. Witherspoon
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Jett Jett
Joseph Thornton
Shady Spring
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Gill Gill
Fletcher Chapman
Gatewood
Stanaford
Rose and Quesenberry
South Kanawha Street
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Weaver Weaver
Nicholas Gage
Dixon Avenue
Rose & Quesenberry
South
Kanawha Street
First Methodist
A. H. Wilson
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Beckley Odd Fellows Lodge
Fred O. Voylesong
Robert T. Lowe
C. E. Beavers
J. B. Bibb
Cecil Miller
John Whitlock
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel Florists
Printing trade courses at renowned Southern institute
The South's oldest and largest printing school sponsored by the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association offers non profit education in Composition Linotype Intertype and Offset Lithography. Training is recognized by employers and demand for graduates exceeds supply. It also promotes photographic services and reprints local business notices.
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South
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Four Births Recorded at Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital reports four new arrivals. Pasquale Pino and spouse from Mount Hope welcomed a daughter on January 18 weighing six pounds fourteen ounces. Clyde Garten and spouse from Thurmond welcomed a daughter on January 19 weighing seven pounds one and a half ounces. Tommy Coleman and spouse from Winston welcomed a son on January 20 weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Robert Lee Campbell and spouse from Ansted welcomed a son on January 20.
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Oak Hill
Rns
Oak Hill Hospital
Pasquale Pino
Mount Hope
Clyde Garten
Thurmond
Tommy Coleman
Winston
Robert Lee Campbell
Ansted
Drive Against Underage Drinking Across State Line
Pennsylvania and West Virginia launched a cross border campaign to stop teen drinking after complaints of hazy driving by youths crossing the border to obtain liquor. State Police say minors from Pennsylvania cross into West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle to drink then drive home, risking accidents. West Virginia allows whisky and vodka at some spots with an age limit of 18, three years below Pennsylvania’s. Authorities in Weirton and Hancock County vow to curb underage consumption.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Keystone
Panhandle
Weirton
Hancock County
W. Va
Pizza Party Held Mount Hope
A pizza party was held Saturday at 7 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Virgil Ball with Trisha Ball as hostess Attendees included Connie Barbera Erma Lou Avers Margaret Sutphin Judith Park Trisha Ball Ronnie Taylor J C Painter Bob Martin Homer Sweeney Billy Jo Coffman and Donald Marchio The British Crown Colony of Kenya includes 60000 Europeans 185000 Asians and Arabs and six million Africans
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Mount Hope
ANS
Virgil Ball
Trisha Ball
Connie Barbera
Erma Lou Avers
Margaret Sutphin
Judith Park
Ronnie Taylor
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Ben Dunman Student Council
Mt. Hope
Wvii Honor Society
U. S
Aries
Friend
Gemini
Sven
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Field Enterprises, Inc
Church
Concord Senior
Dias Floral CO
City Ave
C. H. Hicks
Fami
Crow
Pluto
Prince Street
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Dial
Buckley Photo Service
Socia
Church Street
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South Street
Nashville
Tennessee Repair Service
Fred Sparks
Guaranteed Radio & TV
Dial CL
Harper Road Radio & TV
Finco & Rem
MacArthur
Wrights Radio
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Jennings Radio & TV
Sparks Radio & TV
St. Beckley
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Morris
Cole's
Sunrise Ave
Lovitz
WARDS
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward Beckley
Halstead
Ashworth Firestone
Shrewsbury
Frank's Plumbing & Heating
Kanawha St
Burnside
Harold Bryant
Clear Creek
Jan Campbell Music Co
Morris Harvey College
L. Gene Riffe
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Jim Green
Billy Clarke
C & S$ Tree Surgeons
Will J. C. Spence
Twin Oaks Country Club
Crab Orchard
Formica
Harvey Cabinet Co
Avon
Rev. Moore
Mrs. Craddock
Bon Bon Agency
Neville Street
Stanley Home Products
Evelyn Coffman
Westwood Drive
Sprague Barber Shop
Huntington
J. J. Lennon
House Movers, Inc
Hudson Street
St. Albans
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Joy Manufacturing
la Norse
James Grocery
Fotos & Co
CALL
Earl Mann
Dry Hill Rd
Neff Orchard
Links Grove
Monroe County
Union Prescott
Mercury
Best Furniture Company
St. Fayette Street
J. L. Mills
Gravely
Sophia
Lowe Brothers Electric Company
Norge
Kxness Ss
Johnstown Road
Peelace
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Frank
Jack’s Trading Post
Raleigh Rd
Homelite Chain
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Orient
Furn
Price Brothers
Sears,roebuck & CO
Pioneer
Pass
Cross
Prince St. Ph
Wilson's
South Kanawha St
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Dearing Bros
Remington
Klaus
McCreery St
Dowdy Sewing Center
S. Kanawha
K. M. Walker
J. W. Huddle
Clyde Street
Case Scissors Foster Hardware Co
Main St. Ph
Electrolux Corp
McCulloch Chain
Basham’s
White Oak
Main
Kenya
Williams Funeral Home
R. H. Neal
Bernice Cook
Pluto Road
Claude Carper
LESCO
French & Combs MacArthur
DEPT
BNC Printing
W. Prince Street
Beckley, W. Va
F.D.I.C
F.H.A
Nickie
End Valley Drive
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