Ex Wyomning Residents Wed In Florida Rites
Two former Wyoming County residents Carolyn Kaye Laxton and Alvin L Stines were married July 7 in Jacksonville Florida in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev John Biggs. The bride wore an Irish linen sheath dress with pink orchids and a family made veil and Bible. The groom served in the Navy aboard the USS Franklin D Roosevelt. The couple planned a trip to St Augustine and Neptune Beach Florida and will reside with the bride’s parents until the husband returns from Vietnam.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Jacksonville
Fla
John Biggs
Carolyn Kaye Laxton
Frank Laxton Jr
Alvin L. Stines
Oceana
Maggie Allen
Mary Lou Barnett
Milwaukee
Wis
Roger Creighton
Fort Lauderdale
Neptune
Sandy la Claire
St. Augustine
Neptune Beach
Stine
Pineville High School
Civic Defense Club
Pinevillian
Pineville Woman’s Club
Beckly College
ESEA
Oceana High School
Tomahawk Times
Quill & Scroll Club
Viet Nam
Meter Maids Start Work at Wheeling Meters
Three women begin writing parking tickets in Wheeling the first time the city employs female meter attendants. The Fraternal Order of Police may sue to place the maids under Police Department control rather than the city treasurer.
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Wheeling
UPI
Order of Police
Greek Scientist First Concept of Steam Power
In the first century A.D. hero Greek scientist proposed that steam could be used for power, marking an early idea of steam propulsion and energy use. The claim identifies a pioneering thinker in antiquity influencing later thermodynamics and engineering concepts.
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Hero
A.D
Kisner Charged With Murder in Beckley Hospital Death
Elwood Kisner 34 of Elk Knox Mountain is charged with murder after Joseph G. Ayers 21 died at Beckley hospital from shotgun wounds. Kisner had been held since the Saturday shooting near their homes. preliminary hearing set before Magistrate John Wingfield in Hinton.
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Hinton
Elwood Kisner
Elk Knox Mountain
Joseph G. Ayers
Beckley
Kisner
Ayers
Eisner
John Wingfield
Meteorite theft leads to trial for Johannesburg man
A 461 pound meteorite stolen from a school display two years ago was cited as the central exhibit as Dario de Vinachi was committed for trial on charges of stealing the meteorite valued at 125000 pounds.
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Windhoek
South Africa
UPI
Johannesburg
Dario de Vinachi
One Fourth of Mankind Lin Yutan Overview
A reflective essay tracing China’s 20th century path from Sun Yat-sen to Mao Zedong. It notes Japan’s role in disunity, Chiang Kai-shek’s fall, and the shift from agrarian reform to totalitarian rule. It covers U.S. disengagement, Korea, Russia’s split with China, and Mao’s peasant-based Marxism.
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China
Mao Teetung
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Chiang
Manchuria
Kuomintang
America
Taiwan
Korea
Wu Ti
Viet Nam
B.C
Russia
Mao
Grocery clerk vanishes with $1000 deposit
FAIRMONT UP I The search continued Sunday for grocery store employee William A Baker 25 who vanished Saturday morning on his way to deposit 1000 in the store bank account The car owner Mrs Nora A Vincent said he used her car to make the deposit The vehicle was found abandoned in Harrison County About 400 was in checks and the rest cash Officers believed Baker headed toward Norristown Pa.
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Fairmont
UPI
William A. Baker
Nora A. Vincent
Baker
Harrison County
Norristown
Water pumps span millennia in ancient ingenuity
Water-lifting devices and pumps have been used for at least 5,000 years, showcasing early engineering to move water. The note highlights the long history of human-made solutions for irrigation and drainages across ancient civilizations.
Colorado guests honor family with Bluestone picnic near Hinton
Ann My and Mrs Grover Angell and children Debra Frank Kevin Scott Tina from Denver were honored at a family picnic hosted by Mr and Mrs Carlos Lilly in Bradley. Attending were Burke Joyce Eddie Kathy JoAnn Sherry and many Lilly relatives from Sand Branch Covington and Maple Fork in a warm outdoor gathering near Bluestone State Park.
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Wame Ann My
Grover Angell
Debra
Frank
Kevin
Scott
Tina
Denver
Colo
Hinton
Bradley
Carlos Lilly
Bluestone State Park
Harry Lilly
Colorado
Burke
Joyce
Eddie
Kathy
JoAnn
Earl Lilly
Sherry
Sand Branch
Hazel Lilly
Brenda
Hazel Marie
Daniels
Phyllis Angell
Megaret Exin
Dick Angell
Covington
Orbra Angell
Sonny
Susie
Mickey
Alice
Zena
Bobbie
Charles
Kenneth Agnell
Grace
Parkersburg cabby shot during robbery. suspect jailed
Parkersburg cab driver James K. Hoce was shot in the stomach and robbed after a 2:20 a.m. downtown ride. Police arrested Donald Allen Kirk, 19, of Roanoke, Va., 90 minutes later at the Uptowner Inn, with a .22 pistol and money pouch found as evidence. Authorities say Hoce radioed for help and cabbies and police responded to the scene. A separate item notes Malcolm Morgan, 22, received a four year auto theft sentence and complaints about drug access in prison.
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Parkersburg
UPI
James K. Hoce
Donald Allen iKirk
Roanoke
Pollice
Virginia
Hoce
Kirk
Uptowner Inn
Hope
Wood County
Toronto
Malcolm Morgan
Morgan
How to Safeguard Your Outboard Motor
Reader asks how to secure an outboard motor from theft. Advice covers tying motor to boat with chain and rock, never leaving trailer unattended, securing the trailer chain with a lock around a tree or post, and not parking a rig in a garage. For electric-start motors remove key. for manual-start remove a spark plug.
Mount Hope illness and visitors noted at local hospitals
Mrs. Charles Lawhorn is seriously ill at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Visiting relatives from Riv er Rouge Michigan and Taylortown Michigan, plus others, are with families in Beckley. Fannie Cinotti is a patient there with pneumonia. John Muir is under observation at Oak Hill Hospital. Local students attend summer camps at Blue Stone Conference Center. The Rev. John Lares will preach at Mount Hope Baptist Temple revival services September 25 to 30.
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Mount Hope
Rns
Charles Lawhorn
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
W. W. Bolen
Ervin (Lynette) Alderman
Peggy
Teddy
River Rouge
Mich
Janice Williams
Karen
Timmy
Taylortown
Jess Kendrick
Bradley
Grady
Barbara Sison
Arlington
Henry Curry
Pinehall
N. C
Joe Kenny
Falls Church
Fannie Cinotti
John Muir
Madison Street
Oak Hill Hospital
Lucille Page
Janet Blakemore
Bluestone Conference Center
Mary Jean Dorsey
Ellen Page
Susie Dower
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
John Lares
Madison Baptist Church
Madison
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Clubwomen Attend Princeton Workshop
Members of the Southern District of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs gathered for the annual summer workshop and luncheon at the Dinner Bell Restaurant near the West Virginia Turnpike in Princeton. Speakers included Mrs. Fred K. Hurt of Beckley, with reports on the Chicago Diamond Jubilee Convention and plans for the fall district convention and WVFWC Adult Institute at West Virginia University.
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Pineville
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dinner Bell
West Virginia
Princeton
Fred K. Hurt
Beckley
The
State Federation
Women’s Club
Chicago
Max Dawson
Wvfwc Adult Institute
West Virginia University
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Wyoming
Florida
Robert R. Elmore
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main ST
Beckley, W. VA
DIAL
Lin Yutan
Andp Aiz
Columbia Gas System
United Ufual Gas P. O
W. Va
Nickell
Z. E. Angeli
Billy Apostolon
Mary
Sarah
Lindsey Basham
Lillian Jackson
Doug
Connie
Mark
John
Junior Lilly
Tammy
Sandy
Maple Fork
Bandit
Cabbie
Little Rock, Ark
Joseph F
Hazelwood
Arkansas Hot Seat
W. P. Ball
State Pardon and Parole System
Seat
R. D. Watts Insurance
Bair
Agency, Inc
Princeton Workshop
Otis Cook
Oceana Woman’s Club
Woodrow Spaur
Pineville Club
Tommy Bailey Jr
Baileysville
Harry Cook
Baileysville Club
Ray Epling
Wayne Bailey
Baileysville Woman’s Club
Willie Milam
Ravencliff
Airman
J C
Don Goddard
Shelby
Bossier City
Milam
Little Hocking
Ohio
Mazie Milam
Maggie
Burl
Alfred Milam
Goddards
Elton
Mrs. R. S. Goddard
Louisiana
Glen Bernie
Donald Mooney
Pansy Kirk
Pearl Goddard
Donald Mann
Ernest Vaught
Rufus Vaught
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