Surprise bridal shower honors Miss Sharon Walker
Miss Sharon Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert R Walker of MacDonald was honored with a surprise bridal shower Saturday in the Assembly of God Church social hall Mount Hope The couple will marry July 4 in an open ceremony at the same church Guests posed with Mrs Page Humphrey mother of the groom and were presented gifts beneath a blue parasol with white and blue florals
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Sharon Walker
Washington, D. C
Herbert R. Walker
MacDonald
Assembly of God
God Church
Glen Jean Garden Club Meets at Glen Jean Mount Hope
Mrs Hazel Samples presided as president absent at the Glen Jean Garden Club meeting held at Mrs Sam Jaspers home. A dessert was served and the program covered herbs pest control and flower care with guest Miss Willia Thompson sharing on shower gift containers. Next meeting set for July 2 at Mrs Eugene Spradlins home with members to bring gardening topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Graff
C. R. Heermans
N. J. Jobe
Eugene Spradlin
Clara Craig
Luther A. Lewallen
Beatrice Otey
Carl Samples
J. L. Wilkins
Day Camp To Open June 15 In Fayette
Brownie Day Camp for Enchanted Hills District of Mountain Laurel Girl Scout Council opens June 15 at Camp Abbott in Fayette County with sessions June 15 18 and June 22 25 Theme Look Wide Look Wider Still To Mexico Director is Mrs William Abele assisted by Mrs Mary Clark Program covers nursery brownie and Junior levels with many local leaders and registered girls from East Bank Glasgow Gauley Bridge Chariton Heights Oak Hill and Fayetteville Parents supply transportation 9 am to 3 pm daily.
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Camp Abbot
Enchanted Hills
Mountain Laurel
Mexico
William Abele
Chariton Heights
Mary Clark
Falls View
M. C. Korb
A. Bennett
Barbara C. Basham
East Bank
Clifton Johnson
Annabel McAllister
Glasgow
M. H. Perdue
Alley
Shelia M. Gould
Timothy McAllister
Mary Maiuri
Linda Gregory
Linda Maiuri
Patricia Johnson
Kathy Hall
Paulette Martin
Barbara Ann Plumley
Robin Carpenter
Debra Webb
Paulette Justice
Sandra Justice
Cynthia Taylor
Dee Ann Bragg
Judith Cabell
Cheryl Brown
Vickie Woods
Robert Winebrenner
Elizabeth Samples
Jamie Samples
Gauley Bridge
Oak Hill Youth Candidate For Boys State Governor
Oak Hill youth John Duda Jr leads Nationalist ticket for governor at Mountaineer Boys State mock election, with Jim Ford of Beckley running for treasurer. Primary selections list Tom Way and others, voting at 9:30 p.m. and results determine roles for the event week.
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Oak Hill
Jackson’s Mill
UPI
American Legion Mountaineer
John Duda Jr
Jim Ford
Beckley
Tom Way
Huntington
John Duda, Jr
Alvin L. Boles
Skelton
Joseph Zain
Charleston
Joe F. Burdett Ili
Jim Salentro
Hepzibah
Harrison County
Five Hurt In Two Car Wreck Near Oak Hill
Five people were injured when two cars collided two miles north of Oak Hill on the Oak Hill Fayetteville road at 8 40 p m Saturday. William L Williams 19 of Beckley swerved and hit the front of a 1959 model driven by Woodrow W Epperly of Fayetteville. Williams was charged with failing to have his vehicle under control. Injured were Jo Ann Robinson Vernie McClelland Jerry Wayne Epperly Juanita Epperly and Woodrow Epperly. Epperly Miss Robinson and Mrs McClelland were in Oak Hill Hospital. A hearing for Williams is set for June 11 in Fayetteville.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayetteville
William L. Williams
Beckley
Woodrow W. Epperly
Williams
Jo Ann Robinson
Vernie McClelland
Epperly
Jerry Wayne Epperly
Juanita Epperly
Woodrow Epperly
Miss Robinson
Mrs. McClelland
Oak Hill Hospital
Frank Simms
Coal Men Attend Meet at Summers Grill
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald and A. B. Cavendish attended the Mid- State Coal Mining Institute meeting at 6 30 p m Saturday in Summers private dining room. Cavendish reviewed the proposed safety program for the West Virginia Mines sponsored by the US Bureau of Mines the WV Department of Mines the Coal Operators Association and mine workers organizations.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
A. B. Cavendish
Mid- State Coal Mining Institute
Stonewall Jackson Grill
Summersville
Cavendish
West Virginia
United States Bureau of Mines
West Virginia Department of Mines
The
Coal Operators Association
Mine Workers’ Organizations
Now You Know By United Press International
The Johnstown flood of May 31 1889 killed 2200 people per World Almanac according to UPI.
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United Press International
Johnstown
World Almanac
$400 Taken From Church Office
Police seek thief who entered Jones Avenue Church of God after services and took $400 from the church office filing cabinet between 1:30 and 2:00 PM. The intruder cut the door jamb with a knife to force entry. main entrance pins failed to catch.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Jones Avenue
Church of God
Paved Playground Court Approved At Pineville Board Meeting
The board authorized an asphalt court for Wyoming Grade School playground using prior levy funds. New hires include Nancy J. Smith as hot lunch supervisor and statistics clerk at 500 dollars monthly, replacing retired Estelle Caudle. Bus drivers for summer trade school earn 278.25 monthly. Several staff changes and a request from Herndon High School for grounds and band room discussed. The board tours site on June 20 for drainage, sidewalk, bus area, and football field. no funds for a band room. Shuffleboard courts may be funded by Community Development Commission at Palisades Playground. improvements planned. Board settled 4288.75 for Sand Gap School building. will not rebuild. 110 trade school students and 36 driving students in summer program.
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Wyoming
Pineville
Nancy JO Smith
Mullens
Estelle Caudle
Thomas Clay
Walden Cook
Ozzie Hatfield
Virgil Witt
Carol McKinney Stewart
Baileyson High School
Constance Waddell
Herndon High School
Baileysville High School
Arnold Rose
Baileysville
Sand Gap
Jack D. Martin
Community Development Commission
Commission
Palisades Playgound
Robert E. Kuhn
Church School Workers Named at Glen Rogers and Mil am Methodist
Mrs No ah Dancy will head the Vacation Bible School at Mil am Methodist Church as superintendent when the school convenes the week of June 15. Francine Brooks will serve secretary and assist with arts and crafts in the primary dept. RS. Fred Sizemore will supervise the nursery with Carolyn Sizemore assisting. Nancy Hash directs the kindergarten with Sharon McGraw as assistant. The primary dept teacher is Mrs Jack Brown. Juniors will be taught by Mrs Shel burn Brooks and Mrs Dancy with Robbie Sizemore and Alma Brown assisting. The school runs one week from 6:30 p m daily at the church. The ME for the school has yet to be announced. The sessions follow a long-standing pattern with late afternoon start to avoid heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sizemore
Carolyn Sizemore
Nancy Hash
Sharon McGraw
Jack Brown
Shelburn Brooks
Dancy
Robbie Sizemore
Alma Brown
Mrs Bryant Shower Honors Mount Hope Stork Party
Myron Bryant was feted with a stork shower Friday night in Mount Hope Christian Church Social Hall honoring the former Joan Sink daughter of Mrs. Josephine Sink and the late Ambrose Sink. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. B. Helton Jr. Mrs. C. H. Jones and Mrs. H. C. Brown. Others attending included Mrs. Link Elsie Bryant Bertha Trent Marvin Beverley D. B. Hartsaw Larry Hatfield Rufus Beverley Frank Pino Mary Bailey Judy Ramey and Page Humphrey.
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D. B. Hartsaw
Larry Hatfield
Rufus Beverley
Frank Pino
Mary Bailey
Judy Ramey
Page Humphrey
Junior Mission Sponsors Tea at Glen Jean
A Silver Tea hosted by the Glen Jean Junior Mission was held at 7 30 p m Friday at the home of Mrs Earl Shumate. Attendees from Glen Jean and Fayetteville included Mrs Ross E Core Mrs John Brash Miss Beatrice Otey Mrs N J Jobe Mrs Helen Vento and others.
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Glen Jean
RNS
Glen Jean Junior Mission
Earl Shumate
Hazel Pearl
Vivian Harvey
Ross E. Core
John Brash
Beatrice Otey
N. J. Jobe
Helen Vento
Dorothy Spradlin
A. F. Bragg
Joan Donnelly
Beulah Beasley
John Byset
Judy Vento
Theresa Jobe
D Stewart
Edith Vento
Clara Craig
Alma Abcock
C.E. Shumate
Fayetteville
Jane Graham
Nell Bannister
W. A. Sutphin
Susan Sutphin
Nadine Foster
Jane Foster
Oak Hill
Mount Hope Man Receives 50 Year Masonic Pin
Harold D. Norton was awarded a fifty year Masonic service emblem by Robert D. Williams on behalf of Waverly No. 301 F and AM Clarks Summit Pa. Norton, initiated December 29 1914, is retired from The New River Co. and has undergone larynx removal surgery in 1963.
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Harold D. Norton
Mount Hope
Robert D. Williams
ANS
Prosperity
Sth
West Virginia
Waverly No. 301
F&am
Clarks Summit
Norton
Onorton
New River Co
Mount
Herbert L. Duncan
States
Col. Duncan
Hebert Lee Duncan
Cynthis Norton Duncan
Chateauroux Air Station
France
Chicago
Til
Mount Hope Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors
Mt Hope area hosts and visitors include Rodney Bing and family from Jacksonville Florida staying with Nora White at 720 Main Street. Ken ny Williams and children Jane Ann Linda Dianne and Susan visit from Fort Smith Arkansas. Carol Walker from Washington DC visits her parents Herbert and family. Keith Humphrey returns to Washington DC after weekend in Mount Hope. Ernest Napier and children Ernie Terri and Keith vacationed with W B Ramey and Clarice Jorden before returning to Barbaraville Kentucky.
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Mount Hope
Rodney “Cotton” Bing
Jacksonville
Fla
Nora White
Main St
Bing
Janie White
Capt
Kenny Williams
Jane Ann
Linda
Dianne
Susan
Fort Smith
Ark
Rodney Bing
Williams
Carol White
Carol Walker
Washington, DC
Herbert Walker
Tommy Stafford
Washington, D.C
Harold Staf
Keith Humphrey
Page Humphrey
Ernest G. Napier
Ernie
Terri
Keith
Barbaraville
W. B. Ramey
Clarice Jorden
Napier
Rowena Ramey
Question on work as a hob by nature
The statement invites reflection on viewing gainful labor as a hobby. It suggests that finding enjoyment in one’s work can increase satisfaction and fulfillment.
Milam Combs Bridal Held in Lebanon Virginia
Miss Carol Ann Combs daughter of Mr and Mrs David Combs Beartown and Robert Lee Milam son of Mr and Mrs Oswald Milam Crumpler were married Friday at 1 pm at the home of Rev M C Miller pastor of the Baptist Church of Lebanon Va The single ring ceremony featured a white lace dress white accessories and a white Bible with a bouquet of white carnations Maid of honor was Ann Milam and Lonnie Mullens was best man The bride a Herndon High School graduate served as secretary of America Club and completed a commercial course She is a Methodist Church member and Youth Fellow The groom a 1963 Herndon High School graduate attended Wyoming County Vocational School Pineville and works for Hawthorne Trucking Co of Gilliam The couple reside with the groom’s parents at Beartown.
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Herndon
RNS
Carol Ann Combs
David Combs
Beartown
Robert Lee Milam
Oswald Milam
Crumpler
M. C. Miller
Baptist Church of Lebanon
Lebanon
Ann Milam
Lonnie Mullens
Herndon High School
America Club
Methodist Church of
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wyoming County
Pineville
Hawthorne Trucking Co
Gilliam
Proceeds From Gospel Singing Caravan Aid Legion Projects
Fayetteville American Legion Post will use proceeds from the Gospel Singing Caravan at Memorial Auditorium on Thursday June 25 to support local Legion projects. The post backs a 15 acre Town Park, a Fayetteville area baseball program, Mountaineer Boys' State participation for area students, and high school Oratorical contests plus School Awards. The Gospel Caravan features The LeFevres, Blue Ridge Quartet, Johnson Sisters, and Prophets Quartet. Advance tickets are on sale locally. The show runs 8 p.m. to midnight with doors at 7.
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Fayetteville
Jackson's Mill
Nuttall, Collins
The
Legion Post
Legion School
Nuttall
Collins
Mount Hope
LeFevres
Atlanta
Blue Ridge Quartet
Spartanburg
S.C
Johnson Sisters
Birmingham
Ala
Prophets Quartet
Knoxville
Summers Harvest Program Highlights Women’s Society
WSCS at Milam Methodist Church heard a lesson on Summers Harvest with Mrs Fulton C Brown as June program chair. Mrs Walter McGraw led the talk, with Biblical examples cited by Mrs Dancy and Mrs Jack Brown noting Hannah and other figures guiding youth.
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McGraws
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Milam Methodist Church
Fulton C. Brown
Shelburn Brooks
Walter McGraw
Dancy
Eli
Ahab
Jack Brown
Hannah
H. E. McGraw
Mexico City Halls First Mint Since 1536
North America’s oldest mint began in Mexico City in 1536 and remains active producing coins today. It established standard coinage for the viceroyalty era and continues as a historic government facility shaping modern currency outputs.
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North America
Mexico City
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United Artists
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Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty
Junior Mission
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MacDonald- Warren Lodge
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