Weekend guests visit Mount Hope families across states
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peyton of Cleveland Ohio stay with his grandmother Mrs Sally Peyton. Guests include Mr. and Mrs Louis Kraus Logan and Mr and Mrs Robert Simmons Huntington who attend Honey in The Rock in Grandview. Various residents and relatives from Martinsville Virginia Charleston West Virginia Madison Tennessee and Detroit Michigan hosted or visited, with mentions of grandchildren and spouses, and trips to see plays and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Paul Peyton
Cleveland
Ohio
Sally Peyton
Peyton
Leslie Peyton
Louis Kraus
Logan
Robert Simmons
Huntington
Satuday
Mary Dower
Provie Marchio
Andrew Oschlager
Grandview
Thomas A. Warren
Airman
Franklin Cumbow
Kimberley
Detroit
Mich
L. D. Bennett
Jeffrey
Beth
Charleston
Edgar Bennett
Helen Bennett
Jim Scott
Dora Jean
David
Martinsville
O. L. Richeson
Albert Stone
James Stone
Bonnie
Jeanie
Rosemary
Sarah
St. Albans
Sanford Stone
Connie
Karen
Madison
Tenn
William Schnell
William
Toledo
William Hickman
Schnell
Jane Ellen Hickman
Sanford Fox
Ronald Mann
Timmy
Mark
Lee
Atlanta
C. G. Wooddell
William Summerville
Manassas
Max Tolliver
Starr and
Buttons
Charlottsville
Tollivers
Body Found In Hotel Room In Logan
LOGAN UPI A highly decomposed body was found in a hotel room. Papers and belongings identified the man as Esmeraldo R. Silvestrucci 37 of Logan. Death estimated nine days prior with no signs of foul play. Family members are abroad. He had recently been discharged from a veterans hospital in Chillicothe Ohio. Police to send fingerprints to the State Police Lab in South Charleston for positive ID.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvestrucci
Veterans ‘Hospital
Chillicothe
Ohio
Alex Keleman Heads Whitesville Rotary
Whitesville Rotary names Alex Keleman its new president moving up from vice president. The Rev Jack Weller is vice president Harold Scott secretary and Larry Loftin treasurer Wilson Hall is immediate past president A board meeting will set committees for the year and the club meets Thursdays at 7 p.m with dinner at Whitesville Junior High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
Alex Keleman
Whitesville Rotary
Jack Weller
Harold Scott
Larry Loftin
Rotary
Wilson Hall
Water Utility Granted Permit for Garwood
The Public Service Commission approved S and W Waterworks to supply Gar wood Wyoming County with water at 3.50 dollars per month, affecting 32 homes in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
Public Service Commission
S. and W
James McDougal Heads Area Funeral Directors
James McDougal of Mullens was elected president of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association southern district at a Bailey's Town and Country Restaurant meeting in Princeton. Officers named include M C M Levy of Welch as vice president and J T Fraley of Princeton as secretary and treasurer. McDougal, head of McDougal's Robertson and Foglesong funeral homes in Pineville and Mullens, will preside at the next district meeting set for August 9 in Pineville. R E L Douglas of Welch was chosen as state assembly delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
Bailey
Princeton
James McDougal
M. C. M. Levy
Welch
J. T. Fraley
McDougal
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
R. E. L. Douglas
State Assembly
A. B. Gilman
D Humphrey Honored at Fort Jackson Sendoff
Mrs Minnie L Lusk hosted a dinner honoring Danny Humphrey who departed Thursday for Army training at Fort Jackson South Carolina Attending were Mr and Mrs Elbert Humphrey and son David Debbie their daughter Mrs Ray Ross and daughters Stephena Valarie and Susan Mrs Merl Lawson and son Bill Mrs Vivian Dillon Portsmouth Ohio and Mrs Ralph Hypes and children Cindy and Rickey Hypes
Public Service Commission Reschedules Rates Hearing
Charleston reports the Public Service Commission moved hearings on new electric rates for heating churches and schools in Phillippi to July 25 after Barbour County officials failed to attend the June 28 session. The rescheduling stems from those non appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPT
Public Service Commission
Phillippi
Barbour County
Mrs Lambert Honored At WSCS Meeting
Pineville report: Mrs John S Lambert received a lifetime membership pin and certificate from the Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church. The event in Fellowship Hall featured a panel discussion on The Church and Today's Students led by Mrs R J Chenoweth Jr. and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
John S. Lambert
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
John B. Thomas Jr
Enos Williams
Jack D. Martin
Ernest Hays
Robert Beavers
Jesse W. Houck
Ruby
Whitesville Lions Install New Officers
Whitesville Lions Club installed new officers Dan Branham as president Richard Smith as vice president Sterling Miller as secretary Kenneth Jarrell as tail twister and Donald Moore as lion tamer The installing officer was Wood Poling international counselor Lions Club Mount Hope The ceremony was held in the new club building on Raleigh Street Robert Massey outgoing president and James Kostas outgoing secretary Nearby a rainbound cookout moved indoors at the club room The next meeting is Tuesday at 7 pm led by program chairman Richard D Brown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNL
Whitesville Lions Club
Dan Branham
Richard Smith
Sterling Miller
Kenneth Jarrell
Donald Moore
Wood Poling
Lions Club
Mount Hope
Raleigh Street
Robert Massey
James Kostas
Wallhonde Park
Richard D. Brown
Bright Future Seen for Oak Hill Growth Plans
Oak Hill Lions Club hears Pat R. Hamilton praise local progress. He cites Evans Super Market under construction Sears Roebuck store and Cohens Drug Store planned nearby. House moved for new business blocks finance company possible. 65 new families moved in three months. Uncertain New River Gorge project funding $178000 hoped from AID. Plumb Orchard Lake to become resort area next summer with jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
BNS
Pat R. Hamilton
C. H. Wilmoth
East End
Hamilton
River Gorge
Area Redevelopment Administration
Vacation Trips Take Residents Across state Lines
The Marsh Fork area reports numerous families undertaking travels to North Carolina Virginia and Ohio. Verne and Walter Cook along with relatives visited Raleigh County and Beckley exhibitions. James Vaughn family toured Ashville and Martinez. Buster Bradley family explored Morgantown Harpers Ferry Shenandoah areas and camped at Lowell. Other trips included Dry Creek Tecumseh Mich and Rock Creek to Virginia Beach Chicago and Philadelphia. Local residents Mrs Sarah Gross and others noted hospital stay for surgery. Joe Thompson ill at home Whitesville treated at Raleigh Boone Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh Fork
Verne Cook
Houston
Tex
Walter A. Cook
Sundial
Inlaw
Robert Hale
Raleigh County
Exhibition
Beckley
James Vaughn
Naoma
Charles Moore
Ashville
N. C
Richard Cowley
Martinez
Buster Bradley
Jo Alice
Rock Creek
West Virginia
Morgantown
Harpers Ferry
Blackwater Falls
Seneca Rock
Skyline Drive
Fred Davis
Jack Davis
Philadelphia
Houston Brock
Montreal
Sarah Gross
Lafollette
Tenn
Woodrow Browning
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Rachel
Oliver Canterbury
Cleveland
Ohio
Nancy Etta
Wirt Webb
Bluestone River
Carl Workman
Grandmother Oversteps Boundaries in Family Discipline
A mother and grandmother clash over handling a 7 year old's misbehavior. The grandfather explains that the grandmother’s habit of saying she has never heard of such behavior shows a lack of trust in the parent’s discipline. The column urges respecting parental authority and avoiding belittling the child or undermining discipline in front of the youngster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lawerence
Grandma
Cora
Papua
Marriage Licenses Sought By 24 Couples
Fayette County records show 24 applications filed for marriage licenses in the office of Mrs. Lacy Neely. The list names the couples with ages and hometowns including Roy Lee Allen and Lenora Armor of New York, Shirley Armstrong and Marlene Bolen of Fayetteville, and many pairs from Mount Hope Oak Hill Gauley Bridge Cannelton and other local areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNL
Lacy Neely
Fayette County
Roy Lee Allen
New York
N. Y
Braziel
Linnie Allen
Lenora Armor
N.S
Eddie Noah
Lizzie Armor
Shirley Gene Armstrong
Oak Hill
Brenton
Garnet Armstrong
Marlene Kay Bolen
Kenneth
Helen Bolen
Dalton Lee Charlden
Mount Hope
Alex and
Elizabeth Charlden
Geraldine Penn
James
Mary Penn
Fred Cross
Chicago, Ill
Denver
Flora Cross
Loretta Fox
Lessie
Mary Fox
James S. Clements
Caribondale
Evans
Anna Clements
Ammabell Smith
Carbondale
William
Maggie Smith
Guy Phillip Foster Jr
Sizemore
Guy P
Emma Foster
Julia Frances Stover
Robson
Jessie
Betty Stover
Samuel E. Goodson
Canlelton
Floyd and
Nola Goodson
Lillian Ann Holdren
Cannelton
Frank and
Evelyn Holdren
Darrell Dean Kincaid
Gauley Bridge
Charles and
George and
Frances Miller
William Merrill Moedebeck
Waterberry
Conn
Mildred Moedebeck
Virginia Karen Foster
Lucille Foster
Kenneth Cecil Neely
Lacy and
Clara Neely
Mary Ann Washam
Charles
Florence Esther O’brien Washam
William Pauley
Scarbro
Ralph and
Lorraine Pauley
Peggy Ann Yoney
Rema O. Yoney
Gerald August Rohring
Alliance
Ohio
Floyd
Emma Rohring
Betty Jo Vicars
James S
Tina M. Vicars
Gary Wayne Stegel
Newport News
Louis and
Evelyn Stegel
Jean Carol Noble
Evelyn Noble
Wilbur MacArthur Toney
Dothan
Carroll FE
Claris M. Toney
Shelia Faye Treadway
Route 2
Claris M
Hazel Treadway
Lee Grant Tucker
Harvey
Walter E
Evelyn Tucker
Laughta Faye Conliffe
Reginald D
Burnell Conliffe
Glen Augustus Taylor
Richmond
Doddridge
Ida Taylor
Brenda Coraleu Sears
Thurmond
Hershel
Bessie Sears
George Wolfe
Flora Wolfe
Anna Mae Holdren Stanley
Smithers
W. H. and
Mahala Stanley
Ronald Lionel Workman
Alta
Obie
Freda Workman
Lois Jean Hughes
Estel
Jeanetta Hughes
Rober Wilkinson
Kimberly
Norman L
Clara Wilkinson
Mary Ann Johnson
Montgomery
Virgil
Elizabeth Johnson
Johnny Lee Wriston
Route 1
Hubert and
Margaret Wriston
Jean Gray
Milburn
Eugene
Dorothy Gray
Danny Franklin Wilkerson
Roy
Jean Wilkerson
Delores Wanda Jones
Hughie and
Sadie Jones
George B. Wallace Jr
Hill Top
Vera Wallace
Doris Marie Daniels
John and
Virgie Michel
Pax PAX Returns to Cincinnati Work After Vacation
Miss Joan Sutton resumes duties with a Cincinnati telephone company after a two week visit with her mother and grandmother Mrs Rosella Sutton and Mrs Flora Mowell of Weirwood. Weekend guests included sons in law and daughters Mr and Mrs Sherman Stover Mullens and Mr and Mrs Jack Murdock Sophia. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Charles Thompson and son Kevin Beckley. Mrs Ben Davis Willis Branch has returned home after hospital treatment and observation at Beckley Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAX
Joan Sutton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rosella Sutton
Flora Mowell
Weirwood
Telephone Company
J. D. Janney
Sherman Stover
Mullens
Jack Murdock
Sophia
Charles Thompson
Kevin
Beckley
Ben Davis
Willis Branch
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Maple Fork visitors from Maryland and California
Maple Fork residents hosted weekend guests from Bishop Virginia California and Ohio as families visited relatives on Maple Fork Road. Mr and Mrs Raymond Coffey and children Pat Diana Raymond Jr from Bishop Va and others planned returns to their homes this week after visits with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Fork
Rns
Raymond Coffey
Pat
Diana
Raymond Jr
Bishop Va
Ivan Davis
Maple Fork Road
Luther Chambers
Sam Kinciad Jr
Leon
Mandie Tyree
California
Sam McSpadden
Bonnie Andie
Williamsburg
J. C. Miller
Bradley
Beckley
D. L. Shelgash
Akron
Ohio
Hurley Bowyer
Vacationists Return Bradley Party Home From Cleveland
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Goddard and children David and Gary returned from a week in Cleveland Ohio where they visited friends and relatives They were accompanied home by Mrs Edna Jones the mother of Mrs Goddard Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Charles Bailes, her brother and sister in law
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Lonnie Goddard
David
Gary
Cleveland
Ohio
Edna Jones
Charles Bailes
Hearing Set For Water Service Certificate Chick Moorerson Heights
The Public Service Commission scheduled July 30 as the hearing date in Charleston UPI for Moorerson Heights Public Service District Brooke County seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity to supply water to 530 homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Moorerson Heights
Brooke County
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Dick Kleier
Enterprise Assn
Kennedy
Miss Drake
Dallas
Indianapolis
Debbie
RBC
BIG Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Ashworth Home & Auto Supply
Prince St. Beckley, W. Va
Martys
A. W. Cox Department Store
F. G. Lobban Company
LEE Valley Company
Lewisburg, W. Va
Superior Sterling Company
Bluefield
W. Va
H. W. Withrow
Robert Douglas
Price Caffee
Robert Fanning
Otto Fredking
John Staub
Columbus
D. Humphrey
Dr. In
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the Pendelum
Panavision
Vincent Price
Barbara Steele
Cont
Voss Ulna
Jane Powell
Cliff Robertson
RKO
Universal-International
United Artists
Rex
Billy Hughes
Lambert
WSCS
Whitesville Lions
Bing Crusby
Bob Hope
Joan Collins
Panama & Frank's
Dorothy Lamour
Athens
Mansfield
Colton Minardos
Mathias
Maria Xenia
Cinemasic
DE Luxe
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Ben-Hur
Technicolor
Chariton Heston
Jack Hawkins
Haya Haroreet
Stephen Boyd
Muriel Lawrence
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