Ministers and Deacons Union Observes Anniversary
The Mount Hope First Union Baptist Church hosted the New River Ministers and Deacons Union anniversary Friday night. Attendees included Pearl Diamond president Rev Ernest Calloway guest speaker Rev Eddie Lowe James Howard Baylor Marshall Rev Frank Shelton and more. The union organized in 1900 now has about 60 members from Fayette Raleigh Summers and Greenbrier counties. Music from Harlem Heights First Baptist Church choir with pianist Mrs J Shepherdson and Harold Ritchie of Chicago NL. Marshall will preach his trial sermon August 6 at First Baptist Church.
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Mount Hope First Union
Longacre
Fayette
Raleigh
Summers
Greenbrier
First Baptist Church
Harlem Heights
J. Shepherdson
Harold Ritchie
Chicago
Walter Harris
Marshall
First Baptist
Court Awards Judgments in Pineville Wy Co Circuit actions
In Wyoming County Circuit Court Pineville judgments totaled 160 dollars with 6 percent interest from Sept 1 1964 to date paid to Hubert L. Cook and Ester Cook against American Casualty Co. Other rulings include 719.17 to Malens Finance Co. against Boyd Dwyane Wyatt for principal to April 5 1966 plus interest under the West Virginia Small Loan Act. Three divorces granted with custody awards. Permissive pistol carry for Everette H. Collins probation officer approved.
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Pineville
ANS
Wyoming County Circuit Court
Hubert L
Ester Cook
American Casualty of
Reading
Malens Finance Co
Boyd Duane Wyatt
West Virginia
Laura ‘Dilmeda Pettus
Delmer Thomas Daniels
Billy Stewart
Furman Ackerson
Church Brothers,Co., Inc
State Road Commission of West Virginia
Edna M. Wells
Ike McGlothlin
Irene Canada
Pilgrim Holiness Church of Mullens, and Bailey
Neta Ann Adkins
Rodney Byron Adkins
Ora Lee Ramsey
James Junior Ramsey
Everette H. Collins
Oceana Welcomes New Minister Herman L Hayes Family
The Oceana Methodist Church hosted a Sunday reception for Rev Herman L Hayes his wife Ladena and son Gregory to mark his installation as pastor Hayes born Elkview son of Nina Hayes and the late Owen W Hayes trained at West Virginia Wesleyan and Morris Harvey College with 14 years in ministry serving Beckley Charleston and Huntington Districts He came from Coal City to Oceana and will oversee family in the new post.
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Oceana
Herman L., Hayes
Coal City
Hayes
Ladena Rooper
George N. Rooper
Hurricane
Merly
Raleigh
Maryland Visitors Leave Sabine For Hyattsville Home
Glen Rogers residents Mr and Mrs Mike Kuklish left Sunday for their Hyattsville Maryland home after spending the weekend in Sabine as guests of her stepfather and mother Mr and Mrs Ivan Patrick Interactions in Glen Rogers included visits with Dr and Mrs C C Cottrill Mr and Mrs James C Goddard and Mr and Mrs Hayden K Wolfe and Mr and Mrs John Sizemore In Ravenhill they saw Miss Elizabeth Williams.
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Maryland
Glen Rogers
RNS
Hyattsville
Mike Kuklish
Sabine
Ivan Patrick
C. C. Cottrill
James C.goddard
Hayden K. Wolfe
John Sizemore
Ravenchill
Elzabeth Williams
Gas and Oil Contracts Awarded by School Board
The Wyoming County Board of Education awarded low bid contracts for the 1967 68 term to Pure Oil Co for motor oil and chassis lubricant and Elk Refining Co for gasoline transmission lubricant and tires under state contract price. The board also approved continuing membership in the National Safety Council for school transportation services and received a progress report on the multi purpose room at Road Branch Grade School. A four person delegation urged continued hospitalization insurance via payroll deduction through the County Employees Benefit Association. the board unanimously approved the plan. A group from Otsego sought use of an unused room at a county school for recreation for preschoolers and pre teens with a VISTA volunteer. the request was approved.
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Pineville
ANS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Pure Oil Co
Elk. Refining Co
Road Branch
George Nolley
Wesker Rinehart
Otsego
VISTA
Registration Set For Summer School
Concord College announces registration for the second term of the 1967 summer session on July 17 in the college library. Students with last names A to M register 8 to 10 a.m., while N to Z register 10 a.m. to noon. copies of the summer schedule are available at the admissions office.
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Athens
Concord College
Concord College Office of Admissions
Courtesy Shower For Mrs. Charles Tilley In Maben
Mrs. Verna Mills home hosted a household shower Thursday night for Mrs. Charles Tilley. Hostesses included Mrs. Thurman Tilley Mrs. Thomas E. Canada Mullens and Mrs. Bill Bailey along with Mrs. Davie Church. About 25 guests attended a refreshment course as the honoree and her husband settle in Maben after moving from Chicago.
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Verna Mills
Charles Tilley
Maben
Maple Fork People Share Visits and Travel News
Maple Fork residents and relatives report visitors and trips. Sylvester and Candy Kinder of Pontiac Wisconsin stayed with Clint Phillips andLeonard Trent families while visiting W. B. Kinder in Virginia Beach. The Becket health notes include Mrs. Macie Bowyer under observation at Beckley ARH and Mrs Ruth Holowyko under observation at Raleigh General. Camping group including Leo Thompson and Harry Davis returned from six days at Indian Mills, visiting Oliver Christian family in Ironton Ohio. Tena White arrived for weeks with sister Ellen Green, with great grandson Donald Wayne Martin visiting Vincennes Indiana. David Toney and Michele Lynn returned to Orlando after visiting Maple Fork and Prosperity families.
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Sylvester Kinder
Candy
Pontiac
Clint Phillips
Leonard Trent
W. B. Kinder
Virginia Beach
Macie Bowyer
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Leo Thompson J
Harry Davis
Oliver Christian
Ironton
Ohio
Indian Mills
Tena White
Ellen Green
Green
Donald Wayne Martin
Vincennes
Ind
Ruth Holowyko
Raleigh General Hospital
David Toney
Michele Lynn
Orlando
Fla
Clarence Williams
Maple Fork
Cecil
Iney
Prosperity
Steplowski Graduates From Benjamin Franklin University
Dale Steplowski of Takoma Park Maryland son of Mr and Mrs John Steplowski Mount Hope Route 1 Mount Hope graduated from Benjamin Franklin University Washington D C with an associate in business administration majoring in accounting He completed night study over four and a half years while employed full time by the National Radio Institute in Washington for five years as junior accountant He plans to transfer credits toward a bachelor of science and pursue CPA certification
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Packs Branch
RNS
Dale Steplowski
Takoma Park
John Steplowski
Mount Hope
Benjamin Franklin University
Washington, D. C
Dale
Mount Hope High School
Benjamin Franklin
National Radio Institute of Washington
Ioward
Child Hurt In Car Truck Wreck At Route 10
A five year old girl, Janet Brooks, sustained injuries when a 1961 sedan left Route 10 and plunged into Laurel Creek after a collision with a 1957 truck owned by Epperly Motors Freight Inc. driven by Carl Wiseman. Property damage estimated at 425 dollars. No charges filed. driver uninjured.
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Pineville
Rns
Matheny
Janet ‘Brooks
Charles Brooks
Rock- View
Brooks
Janet
Charles
John
Laurel Creek
Epperly Motors Freight Inc
Fayetteville
Carl E. Wiseman
Wyoming County
Herbert Halsey
Mount Hope Visitors Gather at Local Homes
Mrs. Simon Bogochinski of Cleveland and Mrs. Walter Savage of Oak Hill visit Dominick and Mamiej Parker Diodorado in Mount Hope. The group includes Sam and Dorado families plus Angela Yates and daughter from Detroit visiting family in the area. A three year old, Mark Clifford, is a patient at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital for observation.
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Mount Hope
Rns
Simon Bogochinski
Cleveland
Ohio
Don Smith
Karen
McLean
Mamiej i Parker
Raymond Walters
North Carolina
Mark Clifford
Orville Clifford
Monroe Street
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Angela Yates
Earl Ludwig
Detroit
Mich
Fannie Cinotti
Inlaw
Edward Marchio
George Barbera
Josephine Stella
Oak Hill Gardener Addresses Fayette Study Club Meeting
FAYETTEVILLE Color Harmony was the topic at the Fayetteville Garden Study Club program led by Mrs. H. R. Tolley of the Oak Hill Garden Club. The meeting at Mrs. Dan Perdue’s home included a devotion by Mrs. E. B. Eskew and business notes from president Mrs. Frank Adkins.
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Fayetteville
H. R. Tolley
Oak Hill
Ansted
Charles Witt
Mary Lee Eskew Hansen
Arcada
Colo
Lillian Tackett
Sara Sota
Fla
J. K. Whitlock
A. H. Stimer
Eugene Spangler
Lawrence Kessler
A. L. Huddleston
Louise Hoover
H. F. Frazier
Lilly I Duncan
William Burdette
E. B. Esskew
Dan H. Perdue
A. H.strimer
Community Group Elects Officers in Pineville
Windom Road Community Action group elected officers at Cooper Memorial Baptist Church. Officers are Billy Joe Cooper president Delpha Walker vice president Mrs. George Toler secretary and Frank Brooks treasurer. The group discussed Windom Road improvements to be submitted to the Wyoming County State Road Commission.
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Pineville
Windom ‘Road
Cooper Memorial Baptist Church
Billy Joe Cooper
Delpha Walker
George Toler
Frank Brooks
Windom Road
Wyoming County State Road Commission
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
ArnoldRose
Frank Harris
Federal Housing Administration
Cooper Memorial Baptists Church
Local residents return home from Wyoming General Hospital
Mrs. Bud Allen and Lige Gentry convalescing at home after hospital stays of 20 days and two weeks respectively. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Don Crowder and children of Bassett Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Brown moved to establish a home in Littlestown Pennsylvania.
Vacationers Return to Glen Rogers After Holiday Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Estil Bailey and daughter Vivian return to Glen Rogers from a two week vacation through Brett Canada Niagara Falls and New York. They were joined by Mrs Bailey’s relatives Sam Miller Jr and Kenny from Jacobsburg Ohio and by Glen Watson family at Lake Alma for a yearly family gathering.
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Glen Rogers
Estil Bailey
Vivian
Brett
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York
Glen ‘Rogers
Bailey
Sam Miller Jr
Kenny
Jacobsburg
Ohio
Ham‘lin
Sam Miller
Lake Alma
Glen Watson
Bobby
Eddy
State Coordinator Addresses Needs of Retarded Children
Fayetteville meeting heard Dr. Allen Blumberg, planning coordinator for the State Commission on Mental Retardation, discuss services and day care for mentally challenged children. He urged expansion of facilities in Fayetteville and Oak Hill and noted plans to incorporate the Fayette Association for Retarded Children as a non profit. The group outlined goals and a July 13 meeting at the courthouse to advance fundraising and renovations.
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Fayetteville
Allen Blumberg
State Commission On
Fayette Association For Retarded Children
Fayette County
Blumberg
Oak Hill
Bill McQuain
Pelly Charges Ecuador With Piracy Over Western King Seizure
Representative Thomas M. Pelly of Washington accuses Ecuador of piracy after the Seattle based tuna boat Western King was seized 18 miles off Ecuador on July 4. He notes no contact has been possible since the seizure and cites Ecuador’s 200 mile territorial claim.
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Washington
UPD
Thomas M. Pelly
D-Wash
Ecuador
Pelly
U.S
Be A Reporter local listings contact sheet
Community notice lists names and contact numbers for local reporters or reporters’ households in Maple Fork Mount Hope Mullens Oceana Rock Creek and Gonna areas with corresponding caregivers and listing codes. Names include Mrs. John Tyree Mrs. Margaret Marchio Mrs. Jan Huffman Mrs. Martha Wilson Mrs. Maude Parolari and Mrs. Russell Pegram with phone details.
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Maple Fork
John Tyree
Mount Hope
Margaret Marchio
Rock Creek
Maude Parolari
Whitesville
Russell Pegram
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Pres Wright
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Claire L. Cook
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Fayette Study Club
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Martha Wilson
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