Boone County Clean-Up Progress Highlighted in Charleston
Whitesville co chair O E Stump Jr reports Boone County efforts to fight unemployment and poverty through home cleanup and beautification. Volunteers used door to door surveys, free seeds, garden plots, and waste disposal sites, aided by state road crews and civic groups to reduce riverbank litter and improve unpaved streets.
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Whitesville
RNS
Boone County
West Virginia Sheriffs Association
Charleston
Oo. E. Stump Jr
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Woman's Club
Centennial
Scout Training Sessions Begin
MOUNT HOPE BNS The summer schedule for Camp Abbot near Beckwith was planned by Girl Scout adults. Training sessions run today and Wednesday with day camp 9 am to 2 pm and overnight training 3 pm to 10 am. Senior Camp runs June 11 to July 17, with intermediate sessions June 17 to June 21, June 21 to June 30, and June 29 to July 3. Brownie Day Camp July 9–13 9 am to 3 pm. Volunteers and medical staff noted. transporting parents urged to assist.
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Mount Hope
BNS
Camp Abbot
Beckwith
Sai
National Girl Scout Organization
Robert Herndon
Gauley Bridge
R. A. Updike
Montgomery
William Abele
Don Verdine
Charlton Heights
Rosser Long
Fayetteville
Robert Penman
Miller Gwinn
Claude Phillips
Steve Phillips
Hobart Jarvis
Don Sanford
Molly Sue Beavers Honored On Birthday
Pineville news reports Molly Sue Beavers celebrated her sixth birthday at home with a party Thursday. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Russell Beavers hosted. guests included Steve Morgan Barbara Craft Cindy Morgan Jimmie Martin Alan Viers Billy Martin Ann Hawley Stevie Brown Cathy Mann Libby Morgan Kirby Thompson Kenny Beavers Bobby Jeanie Chenoweth Barbara Gail Cook Ann Morgan.
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Jimmy
Betty Patrick
Jo Morgan
William J. Cook
Pineville social notes and visits across towns
Daisy Hickman returns home after a week with her son William B. Hickman in Crowley Worrell addition. Robert G. Martin visits his parents Bud Pendry in Keyrock. Alfred Broom family visits Logan relatives. Connie Waddell, WVU student, heads to Charleston for summer work. Sharon Eadle of Charleston visits Cecil Walls. Ruth Blackburn travels from Pineville Grade School No. to California New Mexico and the World’s Fair in Seattle before returning.
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Pineville
RNS
Daisy Hickman
Crowley Worrell
William B. Hickman
Marietta
Ohio
Robert G. Martinson
Bud Pendry
Keyrock
Tilley-Buckbenner
Alfred Broom
Billy
Linda
Dale
Twila
Logan
Parker
A. C. Swimm
Connie Waddell
Charles Waddell
Ivy Park
West Virginia University
Charleston
Sharon Eadle
Cecil Walls
Ruth Blackburn
California
New Mexico
Seattle
Wash
Crowley Worrell Addition
Test Scorers Tie For Woman's Club Award
Fayetteville Elementary recognized high scoring pupils on an achievement test. Lucy Campbell and Ann Lee shared top honors with gifts from the Fayetteville Woman's Club and the school.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fayetteville Woman's Club
Lucy Campbell
Ann Lee
Nancy Kirk
Michael, Kuhn
Michael Hiesan
Gladys Bary
E. B. Eskew
Grant J. Thomas
John W. Wright
Clifford E. Chapman
Gene Bowling
Fayette County
Miss Eary
John M. Francesa
Borderland Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR History
John Croppleman
Stephen Cruikshank
Edward Blume
Thomas Akers
Mike Clark
Benjamin Martin
Nancy Summerfield
Kathryn King
Jo Ellen Conner
Frank K. Mahan Jr
James Ronald Blake
William Edward Hambrick
Susan Lamb Feted At Party In Pineville
Susan Lamb daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Lamb was honored on her seventh birthday with a party Saturday at her East Pineville home. Prizes went to Kathy McKinight Randy Brooks and Margaret McClellan. Guests included Jenny Stevens Becky Vicki Elwell Cathy Lonker Mildred Chenoweth Steven Morgan Mike Stevens Charlie Stone Tommy Marshall Ann McKnight. Hostess assisted by sister Betty McKnight.
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Pineville
ANL
Susan Lamb
Marvin Lamb
East Pineville
Kathy McKinight
Beckley
Randy Brooks
Margaret McClellan
Jenny Stevens
Becky
Vicki Elwell
Cathy Lonker
Mildred Chenoweth
Steven Morgan
Mike Stevens
Charlie Stone
Tommy Marshall
Mullens
Ann McKnight
Betty McKnight
MYF Makes Quarter Plans
The Pineville Methodist Youth Fellowship Sub-District council met to plan the next quarter. Announced meeting dates include June 12 at Oceana Church, July 17 at Oceana for a wiener roast and swim, and August 14 at Mullens First Church for a Sub-District meet. Next council session is August 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Pineville Church. Attendees: Roger Cook, Wanda Smith Hatcher, Deborah Adams Mullens, Jerry Wolfe Catherine Cottrill Glen Rogers Ned Crews. Counselors: Mrs Basil Brown Hatcher, Mrs Simmie Adams Mullens, Ralph Hanna Matheny, Haden Wolfe Glen Rogers, Rev R James Chenoweth Pineville.
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Oceana Methodist Church
Oceana
First Methodist Church
Mullens
Pineville Methodist Church
Roger Cook
Wanda Smith
Hatcher
Deborah Adams
Jerry Wolfe
Catherine Cottrill
Glen Rogers
Ned Crews
Pineville
Ravens Cliff Graduates, Families Return Home
Local notes recount Betty Brown returning to Washington after Glen Rogers High School graduation. Warrant Officer Neely Hurst departs for Germany after visiting family. his wife Norma Duncan and daughters Candy and Dreama to join later. Other residents recover, travel, or visit during graduation tie ins with Charles ton and Arlington trips.
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Ravencliff
Jim Brown
Glen Rogers High School
Betty Brown
Washington, D.C
Gale Stewart
Fairfax
Ward Stewart
Neely Hurst
Atlanta, Ga
Asa Hurst
Atlanta
Germany
Norma Duncan
Candy
Dreama
Lee Morgan
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Lee Tolliver
L. W. Smith
Frank Far
George King
Bill
Louise Bailey
Chicago
Ill
King
Sam DeVita
Charles Radford
Roanoke
Radford
Mary Frances Bailey
Cub-O-Rama displays Pack 128 at Beckley Building
In the Seneca District Cub-O-Rama skill contest Pack 128 is shown with its exhibit in the Beckley Recreational Building. Pictured left to right are Jerry Stover Bill Stover David Culicerto Charles Carver Johnny Culicerto Terry Pruitt and Richard Pittman.
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Seneca
Beckley
Jerry Stover
Bill Stover
David Culicerto
Charles Carver
Johnny Culicerto
Terry Pruitt
Richard Pittman
Bible School Dates Announced At Mt Hope Temple
Mt Hope Baptist Temple announces its annual Vacation Bible School set for June 11 to 15 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Mrs. Fred Dixon chairs children's work, with Mrs. J. C. Gwinn as superintendent. Departments list teachers and themes for junior, primary, and kindergarten groups.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Fred Dixon
Board of
Christian Education
J. C. Gwinn
Woman's Mission Society
Harry R. Dias Jr
God
John Brady
Churchel Williams
Rusty Jeter
Carol Summers
A. L. Huffman
Claude Phillips
Albert Cope
Connie Little
Malinda Tavis
James Twohig
Jack Shockey
Manet Logan
Harry R. Dias
Maben Woman Cited After 2 Car Collision
Zelma Mae Daniel of Maben was cited for reckless driving and driving to the left of center after a two car crash in Corinne at 8 p m Saturday. Two occupants of the other car were treated at Beckley hospital for injuries including mouth knee hand and eye injuries. residents of Beckley, Louise Farmer and her daughter Shirley Edlin, sustained facial and ear injuries.
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Corinne
ANS
Zelma Mae Daniel
Maben
Beckley Hospital
Wylie
Louise) Farmer
Central Ave
Beckley
Morton
Shirley) Edlin
Wyoming County
Douglas Grindstaff
C. C. Phillips
Revival In Progress At Bradley First Baptist
Rev. Jim Franklin of Memorial Baptist leads a revival at First Baptist Bradley. Services run nightly at 7 30 p m through June 16 with special music and an open invitation to attend per Rev Ray M Walls.
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Jim Franklin
Memorial Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Bradley
Ray M. Walls
Walls
Franklin predicted air conditioning decades before Carrier
A historical note recalls Benjamin Franklin suggesting cooling technology long before Willis Carrier engineered modern air conditioning in 1902, marking an early intuition about controlled indoor comfort.
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Benjamin Franklin
Willis J.carrier
SRC Opens Bids On Area Projects
Bids are invited June 1 for seven bridge projects and resurfacing work totaling about 3.1 million dollars. Projects include five I 81 bridges in Berkeley County, a North Martinsburg B&O track span, and spans for WV 15 13 and 10. Also bid for a WV 47 16 over Hughs River at Smithville, Kana-wha River Bridge repairs at Nitro, and 4 7 to 5 7 mile resurfacing in multiple counties.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Berkeley County
Baltimore & Ohio
North Martinsburg
Tuscarora Creek
Sec. 15
W. Va
South Fork
Hughs River
Smithville
Ritchie County
Kanawha River
Nitro
Barbour
Belington
Norton
Berkeley
U. S
Commodities to be distributed at Freewill Baptist Church
Freewill Baptist Church of Coal City will distribute commodities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Collectors should bring containers. In 1961 philanthropy in the United States totaled 8.7 billion dollars, with 51 percent given to religious causes.
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Freewill Baptist Church
Coal City
U. S
Death notices for Lilly Genevieve Lilly and others in Beaver
Genevieve Lilly 77 Beaver died June 4 in hospital after short illness. Funeral June 6 Beaver Baptist Church with burial Blue Jay Cemetery. body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel until hour before service. Thomas James Owens 81 Heber Street died June 3. funeral June 6 Rose & Quesenberry Peace Chapel. burial Shewsbury Cemetery. Harry William Saul 38 Beckley died June 3 in traffic accident. funeral June 5 Webb and Neal Funeral Home. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers listed. services at Webb and Neal Chapel.
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Genevieve
Beaver
Beaver Baptist Church
E. W. Powers
Blue Jay
Rose and Quesenberry
South
Kanawha Street
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Owens Owens
Thomas James
South Heber Street
Rose’ and Quesenberry Peace
South Kanawha Street
Jim Franklin
Shewsbury
Ghent
Saul Saul
Harry William
East Main Street
Beckley
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Everett R. Shater
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Webb
Chwude England
Ernie Miller
Earl Davis
Bill Kidwell
Thomas
Canterbury
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
New floor sander and edger for rent at Foster Hardware
New American floor sander and edger available for rent at Foster Hardware Co. 121 Main St Beckley West Virginia. Also disc and vibrator sanders for rent. Sale of FABULON products offered. Dial 53-4421 for inquiries.
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Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Beckley
W Va
Dial
United Training Schools offer heavy equipment training
Private tutoring for elementary through junior high and training to operate bulldozers drag lines and scrapers. Trained men earn 165 dollars a week, with thousands more needed now. Complete program with actual job experience at a resident center and employment assistance after completion. Send name address age telephone and hours to United Training Schools P O Box 761 Alexandria Virginia I a
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United Training Schools
P.O
Alexandria
Va. I
Printing Industry Offers Opportunity With A Future
The Southern Institute of Graphic Arts, the South's oldest printing school, offers complete and short courses in Linotype and Intertype operation, letterpress, offset, and related fields. Includes TeleType perforator operation, line casting machine maintenance, and cold type composition. Repair service for home and auto radios, Halstead's refrigeration service, and 25 years of know how.
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Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
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