Branch College Plan on State Board Agenda
State Board to discuss establishing two year branch colleges at Jacksons Mill July 26-27. Endorsements from educators and boards follow 1961 legislation. research groups urge branches while presidents oppose self sufficiency. Four counties Logan Mingo McDowell Han co with 2210 graduates show 734 recommended for college and 430 planning to attend. Costs and staying close to home cited as reasons to support branch colleges.
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Jerry Beigel
UPT
State Board of Education
Jackson’s Mill
State Association of School Administrators and School Boards Association
West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents
Los Mingo
McDowell
Han
Logan County
McDowell County
Mingo County
Hancock County
Cook Baby Improving After Mullens Gunshot Wound
James Cook Jr. two year old Mullens child is improving at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens after a Saturday surgery for gunshot wounds from a .22 rifle. The incident occurred when he played with siblings and cousins in the Waycaster home West Mullens and the weapon discharged accidentally from a closet.
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Mullens
James Cook Jr
James Cook
Wolfhounds Train in Thailand Amid Jungle Drills
Layland soldier Sgt Tony Lopez and Sgt William Flint display a coconut and banana collection while with Company B 27th Infantry Wolfhounds of the 25th Infantry Division stationed in Hawaii. They have been in Thailand since mid April for Exercise Air Cobra and remain for Exercise Friendship with the Royal Thai Army. The Wolfhounds are encamped on the Korat Plateau about 130 miles northeast of Bangkok.
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Hawaii
Thailand
Tony Lopez
Acquacalientes
Mexico
William C. Flint
Otley F. Flint
Layland
1St Battle Group
27Th Infantry
Cobra
Royal Thai Army
Korat Plateau
Bangkok
Ravencliff visits and hospital return of Garner Bailey
Garner Bailey returned to his Ravencliff home on the Ravencliff Sabine Road after being treated at Beckley Hospital since Sunday for an asthmatic attack. He was aided by Melton Mortuary staff and transported by ambulance before admission. Other local social notes list dinner guests and weekend visits among residents including the Easter family of Fancy Gap and Cabell Payne family, with various relatives visiting or relocating.
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Ravencliff
Garner Bailey
Ravencliff-Sabine Road
Beckley Hospital
Mamie Trent
Hodges St
Beckley
Bailey
Melton Mortuary
Clinton Easter
Mabellene
Fancy Gap
Cabell Payne
Payne
Emmett
Paul Whitt
Narrows
U.S. Army
Germany
Elmer York
Nelma
Curley
John Cozort
Rudy
Oberlon
Ohio
York
Postal Envelope Rules Effective Jan 1 1963
Oak Hill postmaster announces new postal regulation standard envelope sizes effective January 1 1963. The advance notice helps suppliers clear existing stock and align future orders to regulation dimensions. Rules specify no envelopes under three inches in width or four and a quarter inches in length and no envelopes over nine inches wide or twelve inches long. Nonrectangular shapes and ratios below 1 to 1.414 are not recommended.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Herbert B. Dews
Church Youths Return From Camp Caesar
Seven members of the First Church of God youth group on Guyandotte Avenue attended the Youth Camp at Camp Caesar in Webster County last week. Names include LaVerne Dishner Becky White Linda Aliff Reva n Smith Kay Simpson Garry Parrish and Eugene Kidd. LaVerne performed a shampoo commercial skit for the second year in a row. They were accompanied home by Mr and Mrs A C White and Mr and Mrs R E Dishner.
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A. C. ‘White
R. E. ‘Dishner
Californians Arrive for Weeks of Visit on Sabine Cliff
Mrs Amy Sparks and her son Norman and daughter Judy arrive by train in Sabine Welch to visit five or six weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Cabell Payne and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs Garner Bailey on Sabine Raven cliff Road. They were met in Welch by Mr and Mrs Payne and Mr and Mrs Roy D Stafford. Sparks, a former Ravencliff Kopperston resident, plans to visit other relatives before returning to California.
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Sabine
ANS
Amy Sparks
Norman
Judy
Stockton
Calif
Cabell Payne
Garner Bailey
Sabine-Ravencliff Road
Welch
Payne
Roy D. Stafford
Kopperston
Sparks
Ravencliff and
West Coast
Thought On Prayer Missionary Theme At Fayetteville Church
The Mission Group of the First Church of God Fayetteville met at Mrs Arch Lawrence home to discuss Thought On Prayer and chair of the missions. Mrs Charles Campbell led the program with readings by Mrs Mac Dempsey and a discussion on church missions and the mission board. Members listed include Mrs Jasper Treadway Mrs William Dreger Mrs Jessie Neff and Mrs Lillian Scott with next gathering at Mrs Lillian Scotts Garten.
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Fayetteville
RNS
First Church of God
Arch Lawrence
Fayette Ave
Lee Carte
Mac Dempsey
Charles Campbell
Jasper Treadway
William Dreger
Jessie Neff
Lillian Scott
Mission Board
The
Church ‘of God
Women’s Missionary Society
All Missions
Church of God
Women of the Church
Garten
Alice Koontz
Harry Wilson
Campbell
Lester Parrish
Elizabeth Wilson
Frances Anderson
Roy Allen Feted 13th Birthday in Glen Rogers
Roy Allen was celebrated at his parents Weedy and Roy Allen's home in Glen Rogers on Saturday night for his 13th birthday. Guests included Jerry Wolfe Dianne McKinney Dianne Allen Russell Manning Pete Shumate Eddie Durham Nathan Manning Joan Allen Larry Durham Roger Manning Pat Manning and Donald Ray Allen with assistance from Mrs. W W Alderman Mrs Harvey York Mrs Arvil Gentry and Mrs Betty Bailey.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Harvey York
Arvil Gentry
Betty Bailey
Bolt
New President Names Garden Study Club Committees
Fayetteville Garden Study Club led by Mrs. Fletcher Arritt elected new officers and appointed yearlong committees. The program featured talks on ferns and Thyme, with reports from Camp Caesar representative Brenda Harrah and demonstrations on garden design and horticulture.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fletcher Arritt
Garden Study Club
Lawrence Kessler
Earl Settle
Arritt
H. F. Frazier
England
Brenda Harrah
Delia Harrah
Camp Caesar
Gardens Study Club
Cowen
Webster Springs
Charles Payne
Caldwell
Toneda Baptist Mission Society Meets in Fellowship Hall
The Toneda Baptist Mission Society met in Fellowship Hall at 7 30 p m with Mrs Don D Cook as spiritual life chairman presenting No One Cared For My Soul as the devotional theme based on Psalms 142 The session included a meditation on The Lonely Soul and singing led by Mrs Verne Cook Mrs Cook also conducted a Romans Bible study The group discussed upcoming Rockcastle Association events at Turkey Creek and Northfork July 30 31 and the Northfork church report by Mrs Travis Taylor The Annual Women’s House Party July 25 28 at Alderson Broaddus College Philippi was reviewed to promote Training Information Inspiration and Fellowship The Love gift July total was 17 51 with gifts exceeding last year Hostesses were Mrs Virgil Lusk and Mrs Verne Cook Attendees listed include Susie Brown Gilbert Cook Hurley Brown Denny Brown Don C Cook Jimmy Cook Wirt Cook Otis Cook Virgil Lusk and others.
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Oceana
RNS
Don D. Cook
Toneda Baptist Mission Society
Fellowship Hall
Verne Cook
Northfork
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Otis Cook
Tom Fleenor
Wirt Cook
Virgil Lusk
Susie Brown
Gilbert Cook
Hurley Brown
Denny Brown
Don C. Cook
Jimmy Cook
Fleenor
Sabine Bartells Visit Relatives Across Three States
Sabine Bartell family members Mr. and Mrs. Vero Bartell Cecelia Angel and Johnnie have been visiting relatives in the Sabine Glen Fork area since Saturday. They stay with Ivan Pizzino in Glen Fork and with Mrs Amedeo Domi in Sabine. Last week they visited Lee Bartell’s parents former Sabine residents in Butler Pa. They plan to visit Mrs James Dematteis in Beckley before returning home. Mrs Amedeo Domi and sons returned Monday after visiting her son and daughter in law Sonny Herbert in Beckley. Gene Gentry of Cleveland Ohio is visiting his sister and brother in law James Tilsley, and they will also visit his parents near Herndon.
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Sabine
RNS
Vero Bartell
Cecelia
Angel
Johnnie
Sabine-Glen Fork
Glen Fork
Ivan Pizzino
Amedeo Domi
Butler
Lee Bartell
James Dematteis
Beckley
Sonny Herbert
Gene Gentry
Cleveland
Ohio
James Tilsley
Clarence Gentry
Herndon
Class Attends Sunday Dinner at Fayetteville Church
The Young Adult Joy Sunday School class of Fayetteville Methodist Church held a covered dish dinner at the church parsonage. BILL AKERS presided during a brief business meeting due to the president's absence. Plans were announced for play booklets and a late August performance. Members and guests listed include Mrs. John Witt Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Witt, Mr. and Mrs. Tunney Hunsaker, and others attending.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Joy
Witt
Tunney Hunsaker
W. B. Walker JR
Bill Akers
Peggy
Mark J
Jane Ellen
Ermel Hesse
Larry
Mike
Walker
Kay Tygrett
Charles S. Thompson
Morgantown
Couple announce birth of daughter Jennifer Rene Cook
Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Cook of Conley Street South Point Ohio announce the birth of their first child a daughter Jennifer Rene born July 14 at Cabel Huntington Hospital Huntington She weighed six pounds eight ounces Paternal grandparents Enoch Cook maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Carr Mulens noted
Concord College student named Mountain State festival princess
Janice Lee Ellison 19, of Oak Hill, a Concord College sophomore and future teacher, has been chosen as a princess in the Court of Queen Silvia XXVI for the Mountain State Forest Festival to be held October 3 to 6 in Elkins. Ellison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ray Ellison, excels in clubs like French, Dramatics, Thespian Society, and is active with student papers and yearbook staff. She lists tennis, golf, and swimming among her sports and resides at 113 Sunny Side Drive.
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Janice Lee Ellison
Concord College
Silvia XXVI
Elkins
James Ray Ellison
Oak Hill
Standard Coffee Co
Warden M. Lane
Department of West Virginia
Collins
French Club
Dramatics Club
Thespian Society
Tri-Hi-Y
Concord
Women’s Independent Club
Student National Education Association
Canterbury Club
Miss Ellison
Sunny Side Drive
Coon Hunters Plan Field Trial Near Ripley
Fayette County Coon Hunters Association met at Lena's Lunch to discuss field trials and water races. Ray Young and Ronald Kidd spoke on coon hunting topics. A coon dog field trial is set for July 29 at noon, five miles east of Ripley off Route 33, with 50 cent admission and a $3 dog entry fee.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
Route 33
Ripley
Fayetteville Social Notes From the Fayetteville Area
J H White returns home after a week with sister in Richwood. Several Fayetteville residents and friends travel to New York City Charleston and Buckhannon for visits and events including the Miss West Virginia Pageant and the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church. Families travel to Virginia North Carolina and Maryland for visits and to attend surgeries in Oak Hill Hospital.
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Fayetteville
Rns
J. H. White
Maple Ave
Katherine White
Richwood
Edith Dillon
Patrick Graney
Mount Hope
New York City
John Witt
Connie
Cunard
Elbert Perkins
Pearl McClung
Cross Lanes
Mike Akers
Michael Lee
Alexandria
Lee Akers
Daniels St
Leon Spencer
Carl Riner
Fayletteville
Floyd Warrick
Oak Hill
West Virginia
Charleston
Charles S. Thompson
Ermel Wilson
School of Missions and Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Waters Reach Flood Level In Pax Area
Heavy weekend rainfall pushed water to flood level in Pax area. The only entry to Weirwood is the new Willis Branch bridge by Davis' Grocery, built after the last flood to replace a lower bridge. An alternate route remains impassable during high water.
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Pax
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Honaker
Bill Lamb
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Willie Tilley
Washington, D.C
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Miss Tilley
Mrs
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Singer Sewing Centers
Singer Sewing Machine CO
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Singer Mfg. CO
Alma Brown
Willing Workers Club
Jack Brown
Wyoming County
Tony Perry
Glen Rogers High School
Roy Allen
SALE
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Don Payne
A. L. Huddleston
Frank Adkins
J. K. Whitlock
Robert L. Kincaid
Delancey Caldwell
F. G. Janutolo
Dan Payne
Vivian Bock
Charles E. Mahan
Eugene Spangler
E. B. Eskew
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Huse Memorial Park
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