The Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion Ruin Qing China
A concise review of the Opium Wars from 1839 to 1860 and the subsequent investments by Britain, France, and Russia, showing how extraterritorial rights, opened ports, and territorial gains undermined the Manchu dynasty. It notes the 1850s Taiping movement led by Hung Hsiu-chuan, claiming 20 million lives before 1864, and the West's role in propping up the weakened regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Nanking
Canton
Britain
France
Peking
Summer Palace
Russia
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Hung Hsiu-chuan
Brother
Christ
Hung
Into All The World Circle Program Theme
Mount Hope ANS reports Hulbert Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple meeting at Eva Cope home. Welcome by J L Wilkins, guests Mrs Robert Lilly and Mrs Okey Eans. Worship, Bible study on James, and Love Gift program on Prayer. August meetings planned. other circle activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Hulbert
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Eva Cope
J. L. Wilkins
Robert Lilly
Woman's Mission Society
Ernest Mann
Madge Warden
James
Richeson
Jenkins
Mann
Artie Lively
Donald Humphrey
Raymond E. Tissue
Jack Shockey
Mamie Parker
R. E. Tissue
Philathea Circle
Churchel Williams
Lloyd Jordan
Echmond
F. E. Foster
Frank Graff
Luther A. Lewallen
I. O. Shumate
Flat Top Lake
Mullens Students to Attend WV Wesleyan Music Camp
Four Mullens High School students Rodney Bentley Diana Jennings David Wolfe and Beverly Lynn Price will attend the West Virginia Wesleyan College summer music camp for high school students July 10 to 17 on the Luckhannon campus. Bentley plays trombone Jennings plays clarinet Wolfe plays trumpet and Price plays flute in the Mullens High School band. The camp offers instrument lessons and band practice and concerts led by Dr Donald McGinnis and under Dr Owen L West of Wesleyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Luckhannon
Rodney H. Bentley
Diana Jennings
David Wolfe
Beverly Lynn Price
Bentley
Glenna Bentley
Lester St
Miss Jennings
William W. Jennings
Center St
Wolfe
W. G. Wolfe
Collier Ave
Miss Price
Bernard Price
Church St
Donald McGinnis
Ohio State University
Owen L. West
Wesleyan Music
Edna Parsons Named Mullens Woman's Civic Club Religion Chairman
Mrs Edna Parsons has been appointed by Mrs G V Duncan president of Mullens Woman's Civic Club to serve as chairman of religion for the coming year. She is wife of Joe Parsons of Guyandotte Avenue and mother of two daughters. A Mullens resident for 21 years, graduate of Mullens High School, she attends First Methodist Church where she teaches a Sunday School class and sings in the choir. She also belongs to Beta Sigma Phi sorority of Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Mullens
Bunche Arrives in Middle East for Truce Talks
U N assistant secretary general Dr Ralph Bunche landed in Amman for a two day visit to discuss Jordan Israeli truce lines. He will inspect ceasefire lines in Jordan Syria and the United Arab Republic during his trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amman
Jordan
UPI
U.N
Ralph Bunche
Syria
United Arab Republic
Wylie Bower Reunion Held on Davis Street Lawn
The annual July 4 Wylie Bower family gathering was held on the lawn of the A M Bare residence on Davis Street in Mullens. Many attendees listed include Charles S Bare and Pat, Karen, Tracy and Cathy, plus numerous Bower relatives from West Virginia and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Bare
Pat
Karen
Tracy
Cathy
London
England
Joe Bare
Kim
Warren
Mich
Larry Bare
Detroit
Otis Houck
Kathy
Kay
Tina Marie
Palatka
Fla
Max Thompson
Vicki
Mark
Bluewell
Debbie Connee
Bluefield
Jim Brighthill
Gaylord Bower
Salem
George Ballard
Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Bare
Robert
John al
Karen Ann Bare
Eddie Dale Scott
Beckley
Floyd Handley
Woodrow Bower
James Franklin
Alderson
B. L. Thompson
M. C. Houck
Shelby Tolliver
Larry
Ronnie
Sheila
Charles Bower
John
Beth
Harry Houck
Bill
A. M. Bare
W. C. Neal
Watt Carr
Leah
Brian
Kara
Mullens
Ravencliff Holiday Visit Highlights Local Families
Mrs Louise Bailey remains a patient in Beckley Hospital after admission Monday evening. Frank Pizzino hosted son in law Michael Sizemore and daughter Anita Carol for the holiday, with a McGraws visit to his parents Ohlin Sizemore. Joyce Stewart, daughter of Quentin Stewart, will work in Martinsville Va, with Uncle Emil Cozort and family. Families including Gale Jimmy Donna Joan Patsy Elaine Norma Lee accompanied, as did Teresea Mary and Mary Deffinbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
RNS
Louise Bailey
Beckley Hospital
Frank Pizzino
Michael Sizemore
Anita Carol
Charleston
McGraws
Ohlin Sizemore
Joyce Stewart
Quentin Stewart
Emil Cozort
Martinsville
Miss Stewart
Gale
Jimmy
Donna
Joan
Patsy
Elaine
Norma Lee
Covington
Marshall Deffinbaugh
Teresea
Mary
Weekend Guests Visit Several Local Families in Virginia
Pax PAX and many relatives from Virginia Ohio and Maryland visit parents and siblings across multiple households. Guests include Conway Thompson and Cindy Lee Hall of Virginia. Humphrey families from Landover Hills Ripley Prosperity Oak Hill Elyria and Lorain. Maynor Holstein Christian and Wingrove households with assorted grandchildren and in-law visits. Departures include Rexall Williams and Scott Tyree heading to St Louis while others host and reconnect with relatives in Packs Branch East Kingston Bourbon and Grants New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
Conway Thompson
Cindy
Lee Hall
N. F
Thompson
Ray Thompson
Charles Stout
Ralph Humphrey
Patrick Humphrey
Tammy
Michael
Landover Hills
Raph Jr
Alan
Don
Ripley
Jimmy Dale Humphrey
Kathy
Jim
Randall
Prosperity
Paul Humphrey
Jeff and
Russell
Oakill
Lena Holstein
Frenchie Maynor
Steve Holstein
David and
Lisa
Elyria
Ohio
Rufus Christian
Lee Ann
Walton Sheppard
Willis Branch
Max Hughes
Larry
John Hughes
Packs Branch
Hughes
Howard Hughes
Pam
Jeff
Lorain
Clyde Gray
East Kingston
St. Louis
Rexall Williams
Plum
Orchard Lake Road
Max Tyree
Scott
Charleston
Russell Williams
Nina Wingrove
Wayne Wingrove
Long Branch
Bourbon
Ernie Hunter
Grants
N. M
Virgil Brown
C. S. Humphrey
Branson McKinney
Muskegon
Mich
Sam Stone
Otis Stone
Toledo
David Carlisle
Oakland
Calif
Fourth Child Born In Mount Hope
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ray Crumb of Mount Hope announce the birth of their fourth child, a daughter named Ramona Gail, on July 2 at Oak Hill Hospital. She weighed eight pounds four ounces at 12:55 a.m. The mother is former Jimmie Lee Cochran, daughter of Mrs. Lillie Cochran of Beaumont, Texas, and the late Arthur Cochran. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crumb of Kilsyth and the great grandmother is Mrs. Susie Crumb of Whipple. The Crumbs also have children Raymond, six, Billy, four, and Cindy, three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
C. Ray Crumb
Ramona Gail
Oak Hill Hospital
Crumb
Jimmie Lee Cochran
Lillie Cochran
Beaumont
Tex
Arthur Cochran
W. T. Crumb
Kilsyth
Doan’s Pills Offer Quick Relief for Bladder Irritation
An old advertisement promotes Doan’s Pills as a twofold remedy for bladder discomfort and restless nights. It claims soothing effects on bladder irritation and mild diuretic action, easing backache headaches and muscular pains while promising decades of use and recommending the large size for convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
SRC to open bids on 19 paving projects in 16 counties
State Road Commission will open bids next Tuesday on 19 surface improvement projects totaling about 1 million dollars. The work covers 82.8 miles of highway across 16 counties, with two earlier bids rejected as excessive. Projects include U S routes and state highways from Barbour to Wirt counties, financed entirely with state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Fairlea
Greenbrier
W. Va. 47
Freeport
Ritchie County
Wirt
H County
Stat
SRC
Barbour
Philippi
Upshur
Grant
Germania
Mt. Storm
Greenbrier County
Hampshire
Augusta
Capon Bridge
Springfield
Green Spring
Jackson
W. Va
Parkersburg
Ravenswood
Jefferson
Charles Town
Berryville
Kaskawha
Belle
Cedar Grove
Lewis
U. S
Talcott
Monroe County
Webster
Cowen
Wainville
Wetzel
Reader
Tyler
Williams Family Holds Pax Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Williams hosted the annual Williams family reunion on the Pax lawn for Mrs. Clara Williams and the late Tom Williams. Most children attended including Noel Williams Price Hill Ashly Williams Oak Hill Carlos Williams Pax and Jackie Williams Pax with many relatives from Pax Moundsville Miami Columbus and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
Carlos Williams
Clara Williams
Tom Williams
Helen Hinkle
Ocala
Noel Williams
Price Hill
Ashly Williams
Oak Hill
Buster Williams
Moundsville
Ruby Hannon
Alley
Margaret Humphrey
Jackie Williams
Harry Lively
Mike
Toni
Long Branch
Billy Williams
Carlos
Matthew
Miami
Fla
Louie Hannon
Bob Humphrey
Tommy
Kelli Woolwine
Columbus
Ohio
Charles Wardrous
Stacie
Louie
San Antonio
Texas
Gladys Dodson
Patti and
Carlos Jr
Bessie Williams
Biddle Lively
Ira Williams
Carol Lee Clark
Elkins
Jack Akers
Jess Humphrey
Lena Canterbury
Lively
Family News From Glen Rogers Weekend Visit
Glen Rogers resident Jerry Wolfe visited Glen Rogers for the weekend returning Monday to Dayton. Clyde Walters and wife left Glen Rogers Monday to Arlington Virginia after five years there arriving Thursday night. Saturday visitors were Mrs Frank Brubeck and Mrs Vivian Benson of Beckley. Walters family accompanied by daughter in law Mrs Terrence Walters and grandson Scott returned to Arlington. The Walters spent the weekend with relatives in Saulsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
Dayton
Ohio
Jerry Wolfe
Hayden K. Wolfe
Young Wolfe
Clyde Walters
Arlington
Frank Brubeck
Vivian Benson
Beckley
Mount Hope Students Enroll in Upward Bound
Ten Mount Hope High School students join the Upward Bound program at West Virginia State College Institute. Sponsored by the federal government, the course aims to introduce college study and activities, running through August 13. Attending from Mount Hope are Venus Norris Diane Jones Charleen Owens Lewis Calloway Norman Calloway Charles Owens Regina Taylor Deloris Leonard Vera Harris and Leonard Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope High School
West Virginia State College Institute
Venus Norris
D. C. Perkins
Diane Jones
R. D. Jones Jr
Charleen Owens
John Owens
Lewis Calloway
Hazel Calloway
Norman Calloway
Layton Calloway
Charles Owens
Assistant Prosecutor To Join Pineville Law Firm
The resignation of Paul A. Viers as assistant Wyoming County prosecuting attorney, effective Aug. 1, was accepted. Viers will enter private practice with Bailey, Worrell and Camper in Pineville, and secretary Anita C. Jewell will join the same firm as secretary. The court also approved multiple probate, guardianship, and estate appraisals and bonds, with several Pineville and Mullens individuals named as executors, administrators, commissioners of accounts, guardians, and appraisers. The West Virginia Civil Defense Directors Conference is set for July 16-17 at Jackson’s Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
ANL
Paul A. Viers
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Court
Viers
Bailey, Worrell and Camper
Anita C. Jewell
West
Ivan Mullens
Ralph Johnson
Gene Harris
Sue E. Shields
Oceana Couple Feted on 25th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Cook were honored with an open house at their Oceana home on their 25th wedding anniversary. Hostesses were Mrs. Joe Otis Blackburn, Pineville, and Mrs. William Wiseman and Mrs. Philip M. Roach, Oceana. The couple, married July 3, 1941, have two children, Donnie Lee and Peggy Lou Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
Otis Cook
Joe Otis Blackburn
Pineville
William Wiseman
Phillip M. Roach
Blackburn
Wiseman
Oscar Sparks
New Richmond
Cook
Lucille Goddard
Roy Goddard
Rockview
Donnie Lee
Cook’s Motor Sales
Joe Otis
Peggy Lou) Blackburn
New Jersey Visitors Spend Time With Local Relatives
Corinne Rothausen of Edison New Jersey visits grandmother Mrs E B Lesler and is joined by Billy Vickie Sharon and Cindy Rothausen along with their parents Mr and Mrs William D Rothausen. They also visit Mr and Mrs Bob Humphrey and Mr and Mrs Elmer Johnson in Corinne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Corinne
E. B. Lesler
Billy
Vickie
Sharon
Cindy Rothausen
William D. Rothausen
Edison
N. J
Bob Humphrey
Elmer Johnson
Brazilian Film Viramundo Wins Evian Grand Prix
The Brazilian film Viramundo won the grand prix at the Evian Film Festival in Evian les Bains France on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evian-Les-Bains
France
UPI
Viramundo
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Karl Marz
Don Oakley
John Lane
Green Lakes
Wis
Wilkins
Woman’s Mission Society
Aubrey Titlow
Beckley Veterans Hospital
Bunche
Williams
Neville ST
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mr. Hope
Clyde Owens
Regina Taylor
Mary Taylor
Deloris Leonard
James Leonard
Vera Harris
Clarence Harris
Leonard Payne
Pineville Law Firm
Roy Lee Shiels
Travelers Indemnity Co
F. T. Kingdon
Ruth Lynch
Kevin Lynch
Paul Lynch
Eunice Toler
Robert Morgan
J. Russell Beavers
Jimmy Wallace
Clarence Brooks
Onnie Fortner
Guyan
Joan Cline
Roy Randall
Brigette Charmaine Cline
Vesta Napier Holcomb
Minerva Johnson
George Alvin Johnson
David L. Brooks
Josephine Williams
Charles Colasti
Anna Bodner
Mike Bodner
Minnie E. Cook
Walter R. Cook
Darrell V. McGraw
James O. Cook
Massie E. Cook
Alfred Blankenship
Fannie Parsley
George W. Parsley
Mason Duncan
B. B. Brown Jr
R. P. Christian
Charles E. Boyd
A. D. Burcham
W. P. Patton
Lila Neal
Hubert L. Neal
Lila Ball
Steve Streko
Anita Setroff
Michael Bodner
Ward Stewart
James Given
James Allen
Xenia
Gale Stewart
Daugh
Joyce Ann
Joyce
Jack Lafferty
Stewarts
Givens
Aldo Descont
David Baird
North Fayette ST
Modern Mortgage Service Company
Main Street
Pam Call
Menthol
Je Ahuanioan
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