Pineville Residents Share Weekend Visits and Relatives
Pineville residents reported weekend visits from family and friends across North Carolina and beyond. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mathena and children returned from a trip to North Carolina, while Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gunter and sons spent the weekend in town. Mrs. Lola Smith extended her visit in New Bern, and others hosted guests from Bluefield Charleston and Princeton. New Bailey Murphy addition residents include Tony Lamp and family from Wyoming. A funeral in Glenville touched Harry Haymaker, and several families hosted relatives from Tucson and Crowley Worrell addition California.
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Pineville
Rns
C. H. Mathena
Johnny
Linda Jo Mathena
North Carolina
Harry Gunter
Ronny
Timmy
King
Lola Smith
New Bern
N.C
Robert G. Martin
Kimberly
Bluefield
Connie Pendry
Charleston
Bud Pendry
Keyrock
Charles Bay
Fess
Ravenswood
Virgil Goode
Bailey Murphy
Tony Lamp
Wyoming
Maggie Goode
Princeton
John S. Lambert
Washington
Bill Owens
Harry Haymaker
Glenville
Vance L. Haymaker
Jack V. Stewart
Tucson
Ariz
A. C. Swimm
Debbie Swimm
Crowley Worrell
Ronald Parker
Tina
Calif
OES Meet Set Pineville Chapter 110 in Masonic Temple
Mrs. French Manning, worthy matron, says Pineville Chapter No 110 will hold a special called meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in the Masonic Temple to conduct initiation. Other area Eastern Star members are invited as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OES
Pineville
RNS
French Manning
Masonic Temple
Manning
Eastern Star
Jealous Wives in Sheffield Comment on American Marital Life
Dolores Radford, 24, after four years as a children's nurse in New York and Los Angeles, said she would not recommend living in the United States because American wives are very jealous. She warned that talking to the man of the house more than the woman invites venomous resentment, and joking with men is seen as almost fatal.
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Sheffield
England
UPI
Dolores Radford
New York
Los Angeles
Mount Hope Church To Sponsor Family Camp
Mount Hope Baptist Temple sponsors a Church Family Camp at the West Virginia Baptist Camp in Cowen August 9 to 13. Rev Bill L Withers leads as director and Bible study teacher. staff includes Rev William Nelson, Rev Waldo Jackson, and Jeanie Gainer. Camp fee is 12.50 per person, meals lodging insurance and facilities covered. handicraft and extra foods extra. Family groups may stay in cabin units and preschoolers receive special rates.
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Mount Hope
Ter
West Virginia Baptist Camp
Cadette and Junior Girl Scout Camping Session Ends
Session I of Cadette and Junior Camps at Camp Abbot concluded with Mrs T L Humphries directing plus Mrs B K Buckbee, Mrs Louie Peters, Mrs L C Portman and Mrs Robert Webb serving across days. Juniors learned safety hiking and camp skills while Cadettes earned outdoor safety and campcraft badges. Sharon Peters named best camper among attendees.
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Beckwith
Girl Scouts of
Enchanted Hills
Camp Abbot
T. L. Humphries
Oak Hill
B. K. Buckbee
Montgomery
Louie Peters
L. C. Portman
Robert Webb
Dothan
Joanne Penman
Sandy Gibson
Brenda Allen
Connie Gatehouse
Pat Russell
Sharon Peters
Judy Carol Osborne
Debbie Scott
Terry Humphries
Imo Paulette Vance
Rosanna McGraw
Kathy Ann Gibson
Linda Frances McKinney
Rebecca Gwinn
Debra Ann Roberts
Jenifer Stephens
Brenda Woods
Joella Elaine Gallaher
Tona Neal
Jeri Sue Babb
Linda Wood
Pamela Puckett
Pam Portman
Kathy Portman
Debbie Glenn
Elizabeth Ann Lehan
Betsy Ellen Licklider
Sharon Ann Peters
Linda Richmond
Linda Susan Peters
Mullens Residents Return From Washington Trip
Miss Eth el Sisk Mullens and Miss Judy Hill Alpeca returned home Saturday after a ten day vacation in Washington D C. They were guests of Miss Sisk s uncle the Rev Harry Sisk and Mrs Sisk and family. Mr and Mrs Roy Spangler Mullens had as guests the past week their daughter and grandsons Mrs Robert Oyster Bobby Ricky and Timmy Stuebensville Ohio and their son Bill Roanoke Va who spent the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Ethel Sisk
Judy Hill
Alpeca
Washington, D.C
Sisk
Harry Sisk
Roy Spangler
Robert Oyster
Bobby
Ricky
Timmy
Stuebensville
Ohio
Bill
Roanoke
Franklin’s Autobiography Early Life Highlights
Benjamin Franklin’s memoir covers his first fifty years, recounting formative experiences, family influences, early moves, learning trades, and the beginnings of his intellectual curiosity and self-improvement mindset.
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Benjamin Franklin
Fireworks Show Praised At Mullens Independence Day Event
Fireworks display at Mullens Athletic Field drew about 2600 spectators for a Saturday night show marking Independence Day. Sponsored by American Legion Post 106, the hour long program featured rockets, flares, a water fountain and emblems, following a baseball game with Post 20. Post 106 hopes to make the celebration annual.
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Mullens
RNS
Frank Albanese
Beckley
Oscar England
Mulens
American Legion Post 106
Charleston West Post
American Legion
Niagara Falls
American Legion of Mullens
Harold Crawford
Post 106
Eight Couples Seek Permits To Wed In Wyoming County
In Wyoming County a week of marriage license grants lists eight couples. Freddie Lee Lester, 19, Lexington NC, and Kitty Jane Johnston, 18, Baileysville. Wayman Toler, 28, Guyan, and Fredia Marie Daugherty, 20, Simon. George Edward Marcum, 19, Oceana, and Joann Lynn Pentz, 17, Arlington VA. Brent Alexander Branham, 20, New Richmond, and Lois Rosalind Tew, 21, Bellevue MI. Arthur Fred Young, 47, Simon, and Macie Maud Toler, 64, Simon. Jimmy Dale Houston, 22, Amigo, and Annise Hill, 17, Mullens. Billy Mason Perry, 21, Cyclone, and Sandra Kay King, 18, Hatcher. Edsel Ira Aliff, 26, Clear Fork, and Lynda Sharon Browning, 22, Matheny.
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Freddie Lee Lester
Lexington
N. C
Bryan and
Reba Lester
Kitty Jane Johnston
Baileysville
Onnie E
Thelma Mae Jones Johnston
Wayman Toler
Guyan
Joseph and
Bessie Belcher Toler
Fredia Marie Daugherty
Simon
J. H
Eda Keneda
George Edward Marcum
Oceana
James H
Ruth Thornhill Marcum
Joann Lynn Pentz
Arlington, Va
Edwin L
Grace Pentz
Brent Alexander Branham
New Richmond
L. L
Virginia Stover Branham
Lois Rosalind Tew
Bellevue, Mich
Ernest A
Eula M. Case Tew
Arthur Fred Young
Fred
Myrtle Clair Gilton Young
Macie Maud Toler
Otis
Bertha Keneda Hatfield
Jimmy Dale Houston
Amigo
Thomas James
Ethel Houston
Annise Hill
Mullens
Pan A
Freda Bolen Hill
Billy Mason Perry
Cyclone
Arch and
Fay Brown Perry
Sandra Kay King
Weekend Guests and Local Visits Highlight Stoneman, Steele Homes
Corinne Stoneman hosts Corinne and Sammy Charles of Eau Gallie Florida, linking to Alice Jo O’Dell, her granddaughter. Luther Steele hosts son Gary from Washington DC. Billie Brooks with daughters Kathy and Collie return to Jacksonville after visiting Lucy Edwards and Charles Edwards in Mullens. Miss Winfrey remains hospitalized at St Luke Bluefield since June 30 for observation.
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Corinne
RNS
Luna Stoneman
Sammy Charles
Eau Gallie
Fla
Charles
Alice Jo O'Dell
Stoneman
Luther Steele
Gary
Washington, D. C
Billie Brooks
Kathy
Collie
Jacksonville
Lucy Edwards
J. Dove
Charles Edwards
Mullens
Bill Winfrey
St. Luke Hospital
Bluefield
A Critique of Harsh Tactics in Parenting
Dear Mrs. Lawrence letter responds to using physical punishment to press children into cleaning rooms. The writer argues such “cracks in the face” teach kids to dominate others, leading to violence and social breakdown. Spanking may happen but hurting people should not be used to gain compliance.
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Muriel Lawrence
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Lawrence Bang
Reformatory
Garrison
Trusty Escapes Idaho Prison On Horseback
Trusty Allen Eugene Beckstead, 33, escaped from the Idaho State Penitentiary on Independence Day riding a horse from the prison ranch. Deputy Warden Frank O Neal said Beckstead mounted the herder s horse while the herder was occupied with other work and rode off into the sunrise.
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Trusty
Idaho
Boise, Idaho
UPI
Idaho State Penitentiary
Trusty Allen
Eugene Beckstead
Frank O'Neil
Beckstead
O'Neil
Virginia Visitors Stay With Mowells in Pax
RNS reports a Virginia couple visiting Pax with Clyde Mowell and his wife hosting. The visitors include brother-in-law Bill Messer, his sister, and children Shelia Dempsey Darrell and Tony from Bristol Virginia. This marks their second West Virginia visit. The Virginia State Road Commission supervisor chaired the road testing department.
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PAX
Clyde Mowell
Bill Messer
Shelia
Dempsey
Darrell
Tony
Bristol
West Virginia
Virginia
State Road Commission
Sisters Felted At Lawn Party in Pineville
Mrs W F Rose of East Pineville and her sister Mrs B D Mitchell of Logan were honored guests at a lawn picnic Saturday marking their birthday anniversaries. Family and friends from Pineville Logan Mann Charleston and Akron joined the gathering as Hayhurst plans to stay two weeks with the Roses.
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Pineville
ANL
W. F. Rose
East Pineville
B. D. Mitchell
Logan
M. Rose
Carmel Hill
Patricia
W. F. Rose Jr
Raymond
Charles Shields
Delphia Walker
Boyd Rose
Jeanette and
Jodn
Rosey Bates
Welch
Roger Waddell
Roger
Tommy Tabor
George Saunders
Mann
Icle Griffith
Lloyd Evans
June Church
Jay Shawn
C. M. Gangerbury
Edward
Brenda Burdette
James F. Brooks
Ronald
Kay Temple
Charleston
Carl Spurgeon
Donald Hayhurst
Akron
Ohio
Hayhurst
Rose
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