Africa's Vital Search For Trained Leaders
Accra Ghana is rocked by a leadership vacancy crisis as colonial legacies and tribal culture hinder Africa's rise. Kenyatta Nyerere and Nkrumah loom large while Nigeria Congo and Kenya push programs like Ford Foundation training to prepare a new cadre. The piece argues strong continental unity and guided development will shape future power on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accra
Ghana
Nea
Sub- Sahara Africa
Africa
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Tanganyika
Julius Nyerere
Kwame Nkrumah
Nyerere
East Africa
Nigeria
Congo Republic
Congo
Nkrumah
U.S
Harth
Southeast Asia
Latin America
West
Soviet Bloc
Public Administration School
Louvanium University
Ibadan University
Ford Foundation
Uganda
Robert Mitchell
Mitchell
U. S
Russia
Karyl White Is Honored
Miss Karyl Lynn White, bride of Thomas Edward Warren, was honored at a Koffee Klatch hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bowling with co host Mrs. Carl Moran. Attending were the bride’s attendants Patricia Lowther Cowen, Mary Ellen Sammons, Martha Jo Lambert, Barbara Jean Warren, and guests Elsie Warren, E V White, Orva Gale, T R White, John Willis, D R Smith, and H L Akers. The bride’s parents hosted a dinner for the wedding party Friday before the rehearsal. thirty five attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Fellowship Hall
Fashion Show Opens West Virginia State Fair
The West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg will spark with a major fashion show featuring New York and Paris models on August 19 presented by Don Marshall. The six day event runs after a day of band concerts horse and flower shows and a State Spectacular. Performers include Anita Bryant Mark Wilson and his Magic Land of Alakkazam band leader Richard Hayman trumpetist Johnny Matson. The program also features cattle judging harness racing and fireworks with guest bands from Barboursville Mannington Peters Township Ceredo Kenova Calhoun County and Cedar Grove high schools.
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Lewisburg
UPI
New York
Paris
West Virginia
Don Marshall
Anita Bryant
Mark Wilson
Magic Land of
Allakazam
Richard Hayman
Johnny Matson
Barboursville
Mannington
Peterstown
Ceredo - Kenova
Calhoun County
Cedar Grove
Mountain Hope Residents Plan Southern Motor Tour
Mt Hope residents announce a motor tour of the southern states led by Mrs Margie Brock and her son Lynn with visits to relatives in Florida and Georgia. They will visit G R Rose Norman Beach Florida J C Angle Miami Florida and Carl Du Bois Key West Florida. Visitors last week included Mrs Cleo Atha Powellton and Mr T G Hatch Akron Ohio. Airman Buddy Plumley Charleston was a weekend guest of W D Kessler.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Margie Brock
Lynn
Jack Warner
Charleston
Thelma Brock
Chesapeake
Ohio
G. R. Rose
Norman Beach
Fla
J. C. Angle
Miami
Carl du Bois
Key West
Ralph Deal
Mabel Abshire
Cleo Atha
Powellton
T. G. Hatch
Akron
Buddy Plumley
W. D. Kessler
North Mosley Avenue
Frank Pateigo
Schen
Dillons
Bessie Angle
Sand Branch
Bertie Ogden
Frances Kerr
Alpivista
Pearl Dew
Beckley
Agnes Settle
Dunbar
James Hostetter
Fayetteville
Mrs Cashion Hosts Meeting of Circle
Ada Callison Circle of Oak Hill Methodist Church meets at Mrs J S S Cashion home on Bibb Street. Devotion by Mrs G S Callison with Scripture and hymn. Program led by Mrs Emmitt Fitzwater with Mrs Paul Davis. Discussion titled Churches of Moving Times. Business session by Miss Shirley Kirk. Salad course served to fourteen named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Ada Callison
George Balding
Callison
Davis
Fitzwater
E. N. Goode
Miss Kirk
Kyle Mann
Modena Sexton
Mary Shyblosky
H. E. Tennant
W. M. Underwood
WSCS Honors Church Member at Delilah Methodist Event
Mrs. Ethel Cook, 67, a 42 year Delilah Methodist member, was honored by the WSCS at her daughter’s home in a This Is Your Life themed program. Family, friends, and several church members shared memories as gifts and refreshments followed, with eight grandchildren presenting roses.
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Oceana
RNS
Ethel Cook
Eugene Akers
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Delilah Methodist Church
Cook
Herman Reed
Bob Dillon
P. D. Raymond
A. F. Clendenin
Beckley
Clendenin
Hassell Blackburn
John E. Edwards
Dick Cook
Rubye Meador
David Mayberry
Dean Rollins
Creed Walker
Lawrence Clouse
Glen Chaffin
Hi Blackburn
Ralph Toler
Gladyce Nunn
Mary Ann Meador
Melanie Rollins
Angie Rollins
Marina Dawn Mayberry
Danny
Karen
Billy
Mark
Forrest Cook
Judy
David
Jack Rider
Linda
Plumbers union chief calls for screens at pool diving boards
Joe Dwan urges Toronto public works to install screens around diving boards at a new pool to prevent drivers from gawking at bikini outfits. He cites a near-accident caused by distracted drivers admiring a woman wearing two handkerchiefs while children dodge traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto, Ont
UPI
Plumbers Union
Joe Dwan
Public Works Department
Gossip Temptation Claimed By Women Yet Lingers
A concise take notes that many women deny enjoying gossip but still listen keenly. It contrasts social denial with behavior, suggesting gossip acts as a social glue and pastime across circles.
Mount Hope Baptist Temple circles report busy calendar
Mount Hope Baptist Temple circles met to study I and II Corinthians and to present the Love Gift program “Bells” centennial bell. Members announced Vacation Bible School in August and a Children’s Day service June 16, plus a Women’s Mission Society meeting June 18 and a Women’s Conference July 24–27 at Alderson Broaddus College. Meetings covered Bible study, Love Gift dedications, and plans for nurseries and church flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Ruth Swanberg Robles
National Council of American Baptist Women
Paul
Women’s Mission Society
Alderson Broaddus College
L. A. Lewallen
F. E. Foster
Churchel Williams
Frank Graff
P. C. Graney
Harry R. Dias Jr
Miriam Circle
Robert Jeter
Carol Lynn Summers
Dias
Lawrence Angle
Harry Lawson
Walter Summers
George Dixon
Frank Furin
Robert Penman
L. H. Bennett
Hulbert Circle
J. L. Wilkins
Mary Buckley
Charles Bergendahl
Wilkins
Fred Dixon
Harry Salmon
John Jenkins
Lillian David
Philathea Circle
Don Humphrey
Eva Cope
Mary Humphrey
Blanche Davis
Helen Thrasher
John Brady
E. F. Mann
Violet Grace McCutcheon
Jack Shockey
Minnie E. Garrett
Edgar
Akers
Hazel Huffman
Fannie Richeson
Duncan
Sunshine
Peggy McClung
Tissue
Love Gift
Willia Thompson
Clyde Warden
Andrew Oschlager
B. J. Butler
Austin-Goble Vows Read In Virginia Chapel
Pamela Ann Goble daughter of Kopperston residents wed Jerry Lynn Austin of Galax Virginia in a June 1 Berea College chapel ceremony in Berea Kentucky. Rev G B Cowen officiated the double ring service with organ music, reception followed. The couple will reside in Berea Kentucky after a short wedding trip.
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Virginia Chapel
Kopperston
Pamela Ann Goble
William J. Goble
Jerry Lynn Austin
Elmer R. Austin
Galax
Dansforth Fae
Berea College
Berea
G. B. Cowen
Union Church
Jeanie Vincent
Ashland
Lancaster
Edna Boggs
Priscilla France
Patricia Goble
Oceana High School
4-H Champions To Get Awards
Four Fayette County 4-H youth named health champions for 1963 receive partial camp scholarships from Fayetteville and Oak Hill banks. Senior winners are Steve Crislip and Lois Tincher. juniors are Karen Anderson and Edward Walkup. Alternates include Russell Bowling, Nancy Walker, Sharon Skaggs, and Lon Miller.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette County
Steve Crislip
Lois Tincher
Oak Hill
Karren Anderson
Lookout
Edward Walkup
Ramsey
Fayette County National Bank of
Crislip
Cherry Lane
Eager Beavers
R. B. Crislip
Salem Road
Nancy Tincher
Jackson's Mill
Karen Anderson
Sharon Skaggs
Ansted
Lon Miller
Lansing
Lewisburg Art Gallery Remembered In Will
Dagwood Galleries will use proceeds from a $10 000 foundation grant to buy more art objects. The gift comes from the will of Mrs. Dorothy Grimm of Thompson Kentucky who died last December. Her husband William Grimm painted Sunflower which was placed in the gallery seven years ago. Mrs. Grimm visited the gallery in 1957 and praised the collection.
31st McKinney Reunion Plans Set for August
BASIN RNS At a McKinney Reunion Assn executive meeting plans were made for the 31st annual reunion to be held August 4 at the reunion grounds on the old Hiram Little Place. President Charles S. McKinney of Beckley announced the new secretary treasurer Mrs Beulah McKinney Moore who was appointed after Milburn McKinney of Mullens resigned for health reasons.
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Moore
Linda Hatcher
Susan Jane Sparks
Marie Rinehart
C. C. Whitlow
J. R. Rinehart
Dewey McKinney
Lacy McKinney
B. B. Mitcham
Frost
Charles McKinney
Lacy V. Wood
Sorority Patio Supper Hosted by Beta Theta Chapter
The Beta Theta Chapter of Sigma Phi Sorority Oak Hill hosted a patio supper Saturday at Mrs. Floyd Warrick Jr.'s home. Guests included couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Warrick Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Tom Humphries, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Watters, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stoner, and others. Hamburgers were prepared by Mark Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Sigma Phi Sorority
Floyd Warrick Jr
Mark Miller
Warrick Jr
Tom Humphries
Pat Watters
Robert Stoner
T. J. Pettry
Miller
Joint Meeting Of Rockcastle Baptist Circles In Rockview
A joint meeting of the Leota Campbell Circle and the Hilda Taylor Circle at Rockcastle Baptist Church in Rockview was held Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Edwin Hill presiding. Devotion titled Hands was given by Mrs. Harry L. Stevens and the love gift dedication by Mrs. Teddy Stewart. Readings Remembers and A Christian's Faith were delivered by Mrs. Casey Salome and Mrs. Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Leota Campbell
Hilda Taylor
Rockcastle Baptist Church
Rockview
Edwin Hill
McGraws and Friends Travel Circle in Midwest Visit
Miss Frances Trump visits Chicago with brother in law and sister Mrs T J Boothe and many relatives. Boothe party returns home via McGraws Roy and Mrs Boothe and Mrs R Forrest with daughter Rosetta join. Other notes: Floyd Ansel recovering after Wyoming General Hospital surgery. Carlos Webb to begin Army basic training at Fort Knox. Bobbie Tolliver leaves Cleveland for Woman's Army Corps. Rodney Moore and Alice Owens establish Merryfield Virginia home. S Sgt Harry Tolliver's family heads to Charleston air base after visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraws
RNS
Miss Frances Trump
Chicago
Ill
Inlaw
T. J. Boothe
John Trump
Roy Boothe
Maben
Boothes
R. Forrest
Rosetta
Pearl Cook
Wyoming General Hospital
Floyd Ansel
Bernard Webb
Carlos
Marlington
Fort Knox
U. S. Army
Posey Tolliver
Bobbie Tolliver
Cleveland
Ohio
Woman’s Army Corps
Rodney Moore
Merryfield
Moore
Alice Owens
Glen Rogers High School
H. E. McGraw
Horace McGraw
Camden
S. C
Harry Tolliver
Rebekahs Honor Mrs. J. Cook at 85th Birthday Party
Oceana Ohio segment notes Rebekah Lodge No. 61 honoring Mrs. Jenny Cook on her 85th birthday at her daughter Nellie Cook's home in Matheny. Refreshments were served and a paid-up dues card presented along with a cake handkerchief and cards. Attendees included E. G. Cook, Mary Bowden, Luna Wickline, Nellie Cook, Barbara Gibson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNL
Nellie Cook
Matheny
Jenny Cook
Oceana Rebekah Lodge No. 61
Cook
Rebekahs
Almer McClellan
E. G. Cook
Tollivers learn son Willie Tilley takes Washington job
Ravencliff news notes Willie Tilley has accepted employment in Washington, D C after traveling there with his sister Patty Tilley. Mrs Jackson Lafferty at Beckley Memorial Hospital shows improving condition with daily visits from sons in law and daughters. Mr and Mrs Thomas Loflin from Suderlersville Md visit sister in Daniels and parents Hiram West and Louise Miller. Rev K C Lilly Jr pastor of Hill Top Baptist Church Crab Orchard has led evangelistic meetings in Daniels Community Church this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward ‘Stewart
Thomas Loflin
Suderlersville
Lon Stewart
Hiram West
Louise Miller
Daniels
K. C. Lilly Jr
Ladies Attendees Highlight Local Event Tea
Program participants included Mrs Woodrow Edwards, Mrs Carl Strum and Mrs David Brooks. Others who attended included Mrs Junior Lilly, Mrs Wayne Good and Mrs Grover Pendry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Edwards
Carl Strum
David Brooks
Junior Lilly
Wayne Good
Grover Pendry
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Raleigh
W. Va
Ward Cannel Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Sahara
H. M. Onipembere
Nyasaland
Karyl White
Gienn
Hopeford Langenevier
Ate Ly
Technicolo
Pamavision
Leeased
Ty United
Arusis
Mt. Hope
Eva Fletcher
Washington, D. C
Mary Falletty
Mrs. Cashion
Glen Jean
Kim Novak
Jack Lemmon
Zahrain
Yul Brynner
Madlyn Rhue
WSCS
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paul Newman
Geraldine Page
Tennessee Williams
Laurence Harvey
Geraldine Paige
Wyoming
Dr. In
Panavision
Doris Day
Dean Jagger
East Berlin
Don Murray
Kristine Kaufman
Aly Cinamafecore
NT Dan
Rodney Bates
Hazard, Ky
Sky Tudor
Lewisburg Art Gallery
J. Cook
Ravencliff
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