Fourth Girl Scout Camp Session Ends At Abbot
The fourth intermediate Girl Scout session at Camp Abbot closed Tuesday after heavy rain, with 24 campers per session and four tents per camp. Camp began in 1957, supported by local cookie drives. Fayette County trainers included Mrs. Herndon, Mrs. Updike, and Mrs. Sanford who served as coordinator. Sessions I through IV ran June 17 to June 29 with counselors from Glen Jean, Gauley Bridge, Oak Hill, and Summerlee. Best Camper awards were given to Cassie Hamm, Patty Russell, Kaye Vance, and others across sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckwith
RNS
Camp Abbot
Iig
Fayette County
Robert Herndon
Gauley Bridge
Raymond A. Updike
Montgomery
Don Sanford
Mount Hope
Gordon Spessard
Glen Jean
Zedia Martin
Kilsyth
Miriam Arbaugh
Charlton Heights
Betty Ramey
Joan Bennett
Jane Dove
Carla Twyman
Evelyn Coplinger
Jean Simms
Vickie Strong
Nancy Davis
Patricia Wendell
Diane Basham
Cynthia McClure
Carol Sue Basham
Laurel Nelson
Deb
Ra Holliday
Drema Williams
Susan Burr
Janis Spade
Toni Martin
Connie Withrow
Sharon Sutphin
Sandra Hitt
Pamela Winfree
Joanna Fulmer
Ann Sydnor
Jennifer Milewski
Bonnie Shockey
Cassie Hamm
Tommy Humphries
Oak Hill
Maxine Gibson
Thelma Lawrence
Rainelle
Judy Clark
Linda Peters
Judy Martin
Kathy Portman
Judy Riser
Jan Musial
Patricia Lane
Mary Jean Dorsey
Lucile Page
Sharon Peters
Cynthia Devita
Sharon Carson
Mary Frances John
Kathy Ann Young
Linda Appleton
Sharon Spencer
Mary Milo
Barbara McCallister
Regina Terry
Jan Caye Gwinn
Connie Gatehouse
Robert H. Webb Jr
Summerlee
Ollie Blake
Barbara Phillips
Mary Miller Gwinn
Sandra Gibson
Mary Sneed
Margaret Higginbotham
Karen Walker
Alice Laird
Brenda Allen
Elaine Ogden
Carol Smith
Diana Wurst
Lynn Hendrickson
Lea Thomas
Elizabeth Berry
Kaye Vance
Nancy Ward
Debbie Massie
Linda Richmond
Louanna Woodrum
Linda Hilton
Trial Dates Set For Six Mercer Policemen
Princeton UPI Mercer County Court Judge Howard M. Jarrett was to set trial dates today for six Bluefield policemen among 14 house breaking and burglary indictments. The action delayed when Lt. Charles A. Fox failed to appear. Prosecutor W Q Bivens said Fox, thought in Staunton, Va, would appear today. Trials for the officers likely start next month. Trials in other indictments begin next Monday.
Oak Hill Couple Weds In Church
Oak Hill and Fayetteville residents Jean Carol Noble and Gary Wayne Stegel married June 30 at Pilgrim Holiness Church in Fayetteville with Rev. Clayton Farmer officiating. Noble is daughter of Arlene Noble. Stegel’s parents are Louie and the late wife of Louie Siegel. The bride, a 1962 Collins High School graduate, held multiple honors including Home Economics Club president and May queen. the groom also graduated from Collins and works as a machinist in Newport News Virginia. They will reside in Hampton Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Jean Carol Noble
Gary Wayne Stegel
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Fayetteville
Clayton Farmer
Arlene Noble
Louie Siegel
Collins High School
Collins
Art Club
Newport News
Hampton, Va
McGraws and Friends Visit Welch and Baltimore Kin
Miss Bobbie Tolliver arrived to spend a week with her parents in Welch. Mr and Mrs Holroyd Brooks of Beckley were guests of Shelburn Brooks and visited Homer Brooks patient in Stevens Clinic. Brooks remains convalescent after a mine injury and reentered the hospital. Carlos Pailey and family from Cleveland are guests of Wilson Bailey. Francine Brooks returns home from Baltimore after visiting relatives. Karen Kelly and Sharon Cook returned from Bristol Tenn after house hosting Buddy Sigman. Larry McGraw, in Arlington, Va, spends several days with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraws
RNS
Bobbie Tolliver
Posey Tolliver
Lynco
Carlos Pailey
Cleveland
Wilson Bailey
Karen Kelly
Sharon Cook
Bristol
Tenn
Buddy Sigman
Francine Brooks
Thomas Brooks
Baltimore
Baltimore, Md
Larry McGraw
Arlington, Va
Walter McGraw
Mullens Visitors and Campers Share Time at South Holston
Ray Bowling hosted guests over the weekend and Boswell Pa residents were noted visitors. Several families including Compton and Gander contingents shared camp sites at South Holston Tenn, with Dr. A. G. Gilreath also spending the week. Sherrill Stewart, a Memphis medical student, visited Mullens for two weeks. Mrs. Pearis hosted relatives from Kansas City for two weeks, and a scenic West Virginia tour with Hubert and Mary Pearis’s granddaughter Mary, ending with a Black Water Falls visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrill Stewart
C. V. Stewart
Mullens
Sherrill
Memphis
Tenn
S. P. Pearis
C. C. Young
C. J. VanGilder
Madine Winn
Kansas City
Yorks Host Guests From Across States At Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers Community Church saw a visit filled week as Wallace York and his wife hosted relatives from Philadelphia Cleveland Arlington and Hamilton Ohio and Virginia. Sermon duties were delivered by their son in law a Philadelphia College of Bible junior while other family members registered at Beckley Memorial Hospital and visited the patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Wallace York
Philadelphia
Dayton
Ohio
George Wesley
Harvey York
York
Philadephia College of Bible
Glen Rogers Community Church
Desal York
Cleveland
Kentucky
Eden Belcher
Jerry
Jerry Anderson
Arlington
Arvil Gentry
Courthouse Centennial Polish Underway in Clarksburg
Harrison County Court has set aside 1200 to polish bronzework on the county courthouse as part of preparations for West Virginia's 1963 centennial. B and J Metals Co of Clarksburg won the contract to polish two five foot bronze eagles rails doors and a large metal book with Roman numerals of the Ten Commandments on the building façade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
UPI
Harrison County
County Court House
West Virginia
B. and J. Metals Co
Gracie Hansen's rise from PTA to Seattle fair show
Seattle's Paradise International theater restaurant showcases Gracie Hansen, a Morton PTA Follies writer producer director who turned to show business after hard times. Backed by local supporters and a Chinese investor network, her six month run features A Night in Paradise with producer Barry Ashton. She hints at future plans once the fair ends in October, noting the need to truly want what you pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
NEA
PTA
Morton Wash
Gracie Hansen
Paradise International Theater
Las Vegas
Gracie At
Burnette
Gracie
Savings and Loan Association
Fair Management
Chin
Savings and Loan Office
Fair Office
Paradise
Barry Ashton
Miami
Sophie Tucker
Texas Guinan
Two Men Fail to Notify Selective Service Board
Mullens resident Sidney Farmer and Stephenson’s Richard Cook did not report changes of address to the Wyom ing County Selective Service Board and both failed to appear for Armed Forces physical examinations. In Iowa, Pat Ward, 24, Wayland, Mo., crashed into a parked police car during driving lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County Selective Service Board
Sidney Farmer
Richard Allen Cook
Stephenson
Keokuk, Iowa
UPI
Pat Ward
Wayland
Oak Hill Park Board Re-Activated and Appointed Members
Oak Hill announces the Recreation Commission is re activated with members Mrs J E Lewis Mrs Eva Estes Mrs E N Goode Walter Brown R E Cavendish Paul Allen Harold Hall F Mop Warrick and Charles Miller Jr A chairman will be chosen at the first meeting The commission will oversee parks playgrounds pools and other recreation facilities and may recommend land acquisitions and improvements with funding from the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
City Recreation Commission
J. E. Lewis
Eva Estes
E. N. Goode
Walter Brown
R. E. Cavendish
Paul Allen
Harold Hall
F. ‘*Mop
Warrick
Charles Miller Jr
Recreation Commission
Good laws lead to the making of better ones
Reflective quote attributed to Rousseau on lawmaking quality. The statement contrasts how effective legislation fosters better future laws with poor laws producing worse outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rousseau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abbot
MecGraws
PTA Follies
Morton
Morton, Wash
Casinelli Building
Oak Hill's Park Board
Beckley
J. W. Walters
Neville St
LADIE
Main ST
America
Iproord
Proofery CO
Frankfort, KY
HAY
Humble
Remnine Company
Heppy Motoring
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Esso
Humble Research
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!