Honored At Household Shower For Mrs Dunbar
A household shower honoring Mrs. Charles Dunbar was held Wednesday night at Long Branch Methodist Church Auxiliary Room in Pax. Co-hostesses were Mrs. George Stover Kingston Opal Stover Long Branch and Mrs. Sherman Stover Pax. The honoree formerly Mary Ellen Markham daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Markham Long Branch. Her husband is in Cleveland Ohio where she will join him later. Games and prizes were awarded to several guests including Mrs. J. C. Shorter Mrs. Fred Huber Mrs. Willie Taylor Mrs. Othar Wingrove Miss Margie Thorne and Opal Stover. Other attendees included Mrs. Clare Williams Mrs. Willie Sawders Mrs. Ada Dotson Mrs. Howard Bryant Mrs. James Fitzpatrick Mrs. Lacy Payne and Miss Emmogene Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Stover
Mary Ellen Markham
William Markham
Long Branch
Cleveland
Ohio
J. C. Shorter
Fred Huber
Willie Taylor
Othar Wingrove
Margie Thorne
Clare Williams
Willie Sawders
Ada Dotson
Howard Bryant
James Fitzpatrick
Lacy Payne
Emmogene Hall
VFW Post 3110 Opens New Club Home in Oak Hill
Clarence W. Dickerson Post 3110 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars holds a grand opening at 7:30 tonight for its new club home on U S 21 near Hilltop, the former Three Gables building remodeled for a club basis. Larry Navicki named manager. Wilbur Williams serves as publicity manager. all veterans urged to attend and join. The post had previously operated in East Oak Hill but was urged to relocate by city officials amid neighbor complaints about disturbances linked to the prior club.
Four Campers Burn in West Virginia Camping Incident
Four people were hospitalized after a camper splashed a dying fire with kerosene in the Marfrance Quinwood area of western Greenbrier County. The Lonnie Barker family from Highland Park Michigan suffered burns. Barker's wife Margaret and children Leslie 4 and Marsha 8 were expected to be released, while Marilyn Barker 5, a cousin, was treated for minor burns. Two families were on the camping trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronceverte
W. Va
Greenbrier Valley Hospital
Lonnie Barker
Highland Park
Mich
Barker
Margaret
Leslie
Marsha
Marilyn Barker
Michigan
Marfrance
Marfrance-Quinwood
Greenbrier County
4-H Leaders Plan Wyoming County Camp
Glen Rogers hosts 4-H Club leaders meeting as they outline the second Wyoming County 4-H camp set for July 25 to 30 on Glen Rogers High School grounds. James Allen of Fayetteville named camp director with Earl McGraw presiding in Ted Belcher's absence. The theme is The Better Way. A pot luck meal and folk dancing followed the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Wyoming County
Glen Rogers High School
James Allen
Fayetteville
McGraws
Earl McGraw
Mullens
Ted Belcher
Basin
Presbyterian Dinner Meeting in Pineville Sets July Picnic
The Presbyterian men of Pineville held a church dinner Tuesday night with Cpl. C. W. Andrick as president. Women served the meal to Orville Ross, B. B. Schilling, Marvin Bowyer, Harry Smith, Rev. Norman K. Morgan, Lee Schilling, and Cpl. Andrick. A joint meeting with the women is planned for July 19, featuring a picnic and swimming at Palisades Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Presbyterian Church of
Cpl
C. W. Andrick
Orville Ross
B. B. Schilling
Marvin Bowyer
Harry Smith
Norman K. Morgan
Lee Schilling
Cpl. Andrick
Palisades Park
Dr Merriam celebrated 50 years of medical service in Page
A large crowd joined Dr C. G. Merriam and Mrs Merriam at Page to honor their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children. Attendees included friends from Fayette County and numerous relatives from Beards Fork Kimberly Oak Hill and Charleston while others sent gifts. Dr Merriam began practice after Johns Hopkins in 1911 and built a long career in Beckley Sun Beards Fork Page and Kimberly before settling in Page in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Merriam
Page
Merriam
Johns Hopkins University
Beckley
Stotesbury
Eccles
Fayette County
Sun
Kimberly
Beards Fork
E. F. Applestine
Joe Newby
Josh Smith
L. B. Douglas
Montgomery
Dewey Holmes
Lena Coleman
Pratt
C. P. Brinton
Longacre
Ken Johnson
Mary Adkins
Johnny Atkins
Ray Cottle
J. E. Cottle
Fayetteville
Charles Draper
Elsie Neudek
Elizabeth Neudek
Oak Hill
Bill Loudermilk
P. P. Reese
Alex Hyslop
Mary Fordham
Powellton
Charles Kincaid
Morris Kincaid
Claude Kincaid
T. A. McGeary
Lillian Frazier
Lilly Donally
Newport Beach
Calif
O. F. McCoy
John McCoy
Glen Jean
Jack Donahoe
Charleston
Kenneth Gillespie
White Sulphur Springs
Wayne Shuttleworth
Natalie Wilson
Hinton
F. R. Jones
Flat Top
West Virginia Tech Names New Publicist Instructor
John A. Lent of East Millsboro Pennsylvania will join West Virginia Tech as college publicist and English instructor starting in September. He earns a BS from Ohio University in 1958 and will receive a master's in journalism and public relations this summer. Lent has sports editing and reporting experience at Ohio University Post, Athens Messenger, Columbus Dispatch, and Cleveland Plain Dealer and has held university roles in alumni and admissions offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
John A. Lent
Ohio University
West Virginia Tech
East Millsboro, Pa
Lent
Ohio U
Ohio University Post
Athens Messenger
Columbus Dispatch
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
University
University College
Fayetteville and Mount Hope Clash In LL Tournament
Oak Hill hosts the District 5 tournament first round on July 21 with Fayetteville facing Mount Hope and Oak Hill awaiting the winner the next day. The two games decide the Area 3 representative for Beckley. lights may enable night play. The draw was led by Harold Hall and attended by Fayetteville officials including W. Robert Abbot C. D. Bobbitt and Clifford Burdette and Mount Hope's Charles Canterbury Bill Fink chaired for Oak Hill Little League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Park
Halls
Clifford Burdette
Fayetteville
W. Robert Abbott
Charles Canterbury
Mount Hope
Bill Fink
Oak Hill
Elmer Sheaves
Mount Hope Little
Beckley
Harold Hall
W. Robert Abbot
C. D. Bobbitt
Reds
Church Circles Hold Meetings in Pineville
Three of the four circles at First Methodist Church of Pineville met on Tuesday afternoon. The Luna Worrell Circle hosted at Mrs. James McDermitt’s home with Mrs. T. G. Morgan leading, and Ruby Lambert named Telephone Chairman. Plans were formed to cook and serve dinner to Methodist Men on July 6 at the church. The Suzanna Wesley Circle met at night at the church with Mrs. Richard Huffman leading, and officers named for the year. The Emma Johnson Circle gathered at Mrs. George Dodd’s Bren ton home with Billie Griffith as Telephone Chairman. Next meetings are planned for July 26 and July 26 at respective hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
First Methodist Church of
Luna Worrell
James McDermitt
T. G. Morgan
Ruby Lambert
Womens Society of Christian Service
Jack Goode
Jack Lambert
H. E. Crews
Darrell McGraw
Morgan
William Ratliff
McDermitt
Suzanna Wesley Circle
Richard Huffman
ED Hawley
Oran McKinney
Charles Waddell
Huffman
McKinney
John Lambert
Hawley
Paul Viers
A. E. Baldwin
Oscar Butcher
Gilmer Hines
Crowley-Worrell
Kellam Snyder
Hines
Emma Johnson
Brenton
George Dodd
Dodd
Billie Griffith
Mae Belcher
Ruby Layman
Goodwin Jarvis
Earl Stroedecker
John Thomas
Garnette Lee Morgan
Jack Shipman
Frank Snider
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Charles Dunbar
Long Branch Methodist Church
Pax
George Stover
Kingston
Sherman Stover
VEW Post
New Home
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Your Friendly Clark Stores
Clark’s
Calred
Neville ST
CLARK
D-H
Frederick Merriam
Daugh
Ter
Sarah
Jay
C. S. Merriam
Lorna Lee
W. L. Wilson
Girl
Fayette
Florida State University
Barberton
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Allen C. Merriam
Houston
Texas
W.va
F. E. Thornton
Tech
West Virginia Board of Education
suLy
Meat Department
Almect
Morrell's Frontier
Grocery Department
Fairmont's
Dairy Fair
Sun Valley Margarine
Spring Farm
van Camp
Suncrest
Tbs
Ransom
Beaver
R. R
Airport Road
Mr. Hope Clash
First Ave
Second St
Stanley Texaco
Kenneth E. Stanley
Beckley, W. VA
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