Ravencliff Vacationers and Travel News
Ravencliff residents hosted and traveled relatives over a busy weekend with trips to Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland. Basil Shumate and family visited Carolina Beach and returned, joined by John Perry. Jerry Mosley and family headed to Stanleytown for work. Ted Mosley and kin returned to Bassett, Virginia. Other relatives and friends traveled to Ohio for visits, while several guests moved on to Morgantown, Charleston, and Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
RNS
Carolina Beach
Basil Shumate
Pete
John Perry
Tony Perry
Jerry Mosley
Stanleytown
John Mosley
Ted
Teddy Doyle
Bassett
Mosley
Carl Mace
Sabine
Willie Milam
Donna
Rosie
Bonnie
Little Hocking
Ohio
Mazie Milam
Burl
Maggie
Alfred Milam
James Pettite
Jimmy
Machete
Charleston
Morgantown
Joe D. Lilly
Donald Hall
Whitney
Maryland
Hall
City
Tom Hall
Beckley
Eddie Eller
Cleveland
Lee Eller
Sherri Eller
Demonstrations seen if pool reopens in Bluefield
The East River Swimming Club pool remains closed after a Saturday swim-in by 11 NAACP members from Concord and Bluefield State Colleges. State NAACP president Rev C Anderson Davis vows more demonstrations if the pool reopens, while club secretary Arty Frank Smoot says the pool stays shut until the board acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
UPI
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
East River Swimming Club
NAACP
Concord
Bluefield State
C. Anderson Davis
Arty Frank Smoot
Davis
Smoot
Mrs Butler Hosts Hylbert Circle At Mount Hope
Mrs B J Butler hosted the Hylbert Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Church in Mount Hope with Mrs Mary Buckley chairing. Planned events include a July 19 church picnic at the 4 H Camp Beckwith Family Church Camp Aug 9 13 at Baptist Camp Cowen and a rummage sale starting July 29. Other attendees were Mrs Lillian Davis Mrs Okey Eans Mrs W H Lindamood W H Lindamood and Mrs John Brady. Next meeting is Aug 4 at Mrs Andrew Oschlager’s home on Monroe Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
B. J. Butler
Hylbert
Mount Hope Baptist Church
Mary Buckley
Beckwith Family Church
Baptist Camp
Cowen
W. H. Lindamood
John Brady
Andrew Oschlager
Monroe Street
Vacationists Return ITMANN
Mr and Mrs Jules Gautier and their sons Jules Jr and Jackie return from a Baltimore visit with Mrs Gautier's sister Mrs Willie Burleson They toured Washington DC and visited President Kennedy's grave In Browns Mills New Jersey they stayed with Mrs Rube Jenkins a Gautier sister Before heading home they toured the New York World's Fair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itmann
RNS
Jules Gautier
Jules Jr
Jackie
Baltimore
Browns’ Mills
N. J
Rube Jenkins
Gautier
New York City
Spade And Trowel Club Hears Talk On Roses
The Spade and Trowel Garden Club met at Mrs. Everette Bragg’s home with Mrs. J. T. Brooks presenting The Rose A Queen in The Garden. The program covered planting and care of roses while Tommy Burgess spoke on his Camp Caesar trip and soil water conservation materials. Plans were announced for a Aug 19 flower show at the Episcopal Church and members listed attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Bragg
Bragg
Brooks
D. H. Jones
Edman Jackson
J. W. Daughtery
Margaret Whitehead
Conserva
Brooklyn
Episcopal Church
Mae Puckett
Appalachian District
Meta Bornheim
Virgil Burgess
Margaret Bundy
P. D. Ford
Jackson
Lottie Johnson
Moore
James Murphy
Puckett
R. E. Cavendish
J. E. Tyree
Morris Wonder
C. P. White
Whitehead
Oak Grove Church Prepares Evangelistic Services
Oak Grove Church of Prophecy in Ravencliff announces two guest speakers, Bill Coon and Cecil Coleman, for a series of evangelistic services each night at 7 30 as the new church building opening date is announced. Coon, turning 17, is Glenville High School senior and active in the Victory Leader Band and White Wing literature program. Coleman, from Sandusky Ohio, is a VLB leader traveling in Ohio and West Virginia for the church. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Bill Coon
Cecil Coleman
Sandusky
Ohio
Coon
Glenville High School
Victory Leader
Glenville
Stout’s Mill
Church of God of Prophecy
White Wing
Culloden
Coleman
Saint Charles
Lee County
Church of the God of Prophecy
VLB
West Virginia
Church
Stewart Child Born Ravencliff in Arlington
Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart of Arlington Virginia announce the birth of their second child, a boy, Sunday at 2 pm in an Arlington hospital. The unnamed infant weighed six pounds eight ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ott Brown. Paternal grandmother is Mrs Lon Stewart and paternal great grandfather is Mr and Mrs Hirma West. The Stewarts also have a son, Russell Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
John Stewart
Arlington
Arlington Hospital
Stewart
Norma Brown
Ott Brown
McGraws
Lon Stewart
Hirma West
Daniels
Women complete art course in Beckley classes
Four Fayette County women finished a three hour art course in Beckley taught by Joe Moss of West Virginia University. Grace Moore Oak Hill joined the drawing class Lorene Marchetti Mount Hope Opal Lively Oak Hill and Hazel Hannigan Fayetteville completed the painting class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Beckley
Joe Moss
West Virginia University
Grace Moore
Oak Hill
Lorene Marchetti
Mount Hope
Opal Lively
Hazel Hannigan
Fayetteville
Adkins Family Visits West Virginia For Summer Snow Slope Fun
The Adkins family notes snow slopes 50 to 55 feet deep and melting water marks prove summer slides. If tiring, they hail a trip to the seashore for swimming and sand digging. This eastward visit to Glen Fork marks 18 years since their last West Virginia trip. In Glen Fork they stay with brother Bill Davis and sister-in-law, mother Lara Brown, and brother Garland Adkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam
Adkins
West Virginia
Glen Fork
Bill Davis
Lara Brown
Garland Adkins
More Military Advisers In Viet Nam Considered
President Johnson meets with Defense Secretary McNamara to discuss expanding U S advisory roles in South Vietnam. Plans involve younger personnel on longer tours, with approval needed from South Vietnam and U S officials in Saigon. The Information Agency and AID teams are also set to grow in Viet Nam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Donald H. May
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Wartorn
South Viet Nam
White House
McNamara
U.S. Foreign Aid
U.S. Information Agency
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Lodge
Nguyen Khanh
Maxwell D. Taylor
William C. Westmoreland Jr
Visitor Honored At Corinne Party
Mr and Mrs Clifford Ratliff hosted a party at their home Thursday night for their visiting niece Linda Cook of Roanoke Virginia. Attending were Drema and Pam Stewart Pinky and Junior Gibson Betty Humphrey Mullens Dempsey Holstein Darlene Dixon Sue and Janice Huffman Linda Debbie and Connie Cook Jimmy Ronnie and Brenda Ratliff Tom Russell Ricky Naylor Roger Cook Ronnie Johnson Jerry Wilson Yvonne Ramsey all of Corinne and Eugene Dwiggins Black Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne
Ans
Clifford Ratliff
Linda Cook
Roanoke
Drema
Pam Stewart
Pinky
Junior Gibson
Betty Humphrey
Mullens
Dempsey Holstein
Darlene Dixon
Sue
Janice Huffman
Linda
Debbie
Connie Cook
Jimmy
Ronnie
Brenda Ratliff
Tom Russell
Ricky Naylor
Roger Cook
Ronnie Johnson
Jerry Wilson
Yvonne Ramsey
Eugene Dwiggins
Black Eagle
Oak Hill Garden Club Plans August Workshop
The Oak Hill Garden Club will hold an August workshop to prep for the Fayette County Garden Council Flower Show on Sept 19-20. Mrs H L Van Camp will supervise and each member brings two entries or materials. A brunch at the Eads home introduced the new theme Visions of the New Century for West Virginia with Mae Puckett as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Garden Club
Fayette County
George Eads
Colonial Terrace
West Virginia
R. R. Boyd
G. A. Owens
Uncle Sam
H. A. Berry
C. L. Garvin
G. M. Cooke
J. D. Anderson
Methodist
Burger Bay
Puckett
C. P. Anderson
G. N Cooke
E. S. Hamilton
R. E. Kelly
Dewey Kincaid
John Kincaid
J. E Lewis
J. S. Lewis
C. C. Neal
D. C. Newell
Frank Shipe
R. E. Thomas
H. L. van Camp
Hobart Wata Guest
Barbera attends aunt's funeral in Philadelphia
Mount Hope notes from the community page describe Mr. and Mrs. George Barbera of Bradley traveling to Philadelphia for the funeral of his aunt Rita Bisceglia, 43, who died after a short cancer illness. The item lists several local residents visiting relatives and family events, including social gatherings and club activities.
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Mount Hope
RNS
George Barbera
Bradley
Philadelphia
Rita Bisceglia
Miriam Circle Hosts Meeting at Graff Summer Home
Miriam Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met at Frank Graff's Flat Top Lake summer home with Mrs. Luther A. LeWallen presiding. Guests included Mrs. Hazel Eubanks Rev. Bill Withers and family. The LOVE Gift program was presented by Mrs. Foster. Next meeting set for August 4 at Mrs. LeWallen's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Frank Graff
Miriam
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Graff
Flat Top Lake
Luther A. LeWallen
Hazel Eubanks
Bill Withers
Becky
Beth
David
Withers
F. E. Foster
J. C. Gwinn
Woman's Mission Society
Ivan O. Shumate
Mann Guests Mrs Fred Mqewen and Family Visit
Mrs. Fred Mqewen and children from Michigan were weekend guests of Mrs. Mqewen's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Gautier and sons, accompanying by Mr. and Mrs. John Russino of Beaver on the trip to Itmann, en route to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttmann
Itmann
RNS
Fred Mqewen
Michigan
Philippines
Mqewen
Jules Gautier
John Russino
Beaver
Be A Reporter Near You Contact Directory Summary
Local reporter contacts list includes names and phone numbers for multiple towns led by correspondents such as Be A Reporter. Listings cover Flat Top Ghent Herndon Covel Glen White Maple Fork Mabscott Mount Hope Mullens Oak Hill Oceana Pax Pineville Ravencliff Sabine McGraws Soulsville Rock Creek Shady Spring with assigned contact persons and telephone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Margaret Marchio
Mullens
Jan Huffman
Oak Hill
Floyd “Mop” Warrick Jr
Oceana
Mike Meador
Pax
Hazel Mowell
Pineville
Jack Martin
Ravencliff-Sabine-McGraws
Glen Fork
Soulsville
Elizabeth Williams
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Adre
FHA
Karen Wells
Joyce Moore
Barbara Shrader
America
Pfitzer
Jimmy Gunter
Ronnie Halsey
Jimmy Jr
Mrs. Butler
Spade and Trowel Club
Oak Grove Church
Oak Grove Church of Prophecy
Robert Duty
Stewarts
Russell Dean
Lake
Erie
Hell
Deborah Kerr
Hayley Mills
John Mills
Dr. In
Hollywood
Baby Jane
Warner Sro
Doug Grindstaff Jr
Doug Grindstaff
Wyoming General
Richard Burton
John Wayne
Henry Fonda
Paul Anka
Doug
EL Cid
Technicolor
Chariton Heston
Sophia Loren
Harlin Adkins
Jack
Virginia
Patricia
Norma
Rainier
Wash
Mount Rainier
U.S. Agency For International Development (Aid
Appalachiia
Linda Fontana
Detroit, Mich
Mrs
Lee Fontana
Maple Fork Road
James Cadle
Price Hill
Tennis Jewell
Jacksonville
Fla
Floyd Cox
Freda
Lowell Perkins
Bruce
Karen
Miss Perkins
Linda Cox
Harvard Research Co
J. E. Richeson
L. B. Parker
O. A. Lytton
Frank Parker
Athens
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Raleigh Register
Fairdale
Glen Daniel
C. W. Walker, Jr
Tunney Hunsaker
Ghent
Cordie Nugen
Glen White
Donnie Nuckols
Herndon-Covel-Garwood
Terry Bailey
MacArthur
Elmer Akers
Madge Davis
Mabscott
Elizabeth Robinson
Rock Creek
Maude Parolari
Whitesville
Shady Spring
Martha Lilly
Valeigh
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