West Virginia BYF Deputation Team Attends Rockcastle Meet
The West Virginia Baptist Youth Fellowship Deputation Team visited Rockcastle for a two day rally at Toneda Baptist Church with the theme Confronted. Participants included Gloria Fulford Joe Whited Susan Shaver and John Hoover. Officers elected for 1962 63 were Janet Pack president Sandra Hill vice president Mike Pendry recording secretary Susan Linkous treasurer and Judy Brooks treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
West Virginia
Rockcastle
West Virginia Baptist Youth Fellowship
Toneda Baptist Church
Gloria Fulford
Guyandotte Association
Joe Whited
Kanawha Association
Susan Shaver
John Hoover
Huntington
Phyllis Walker
Geraldine Cook
Hoover
Jim Hedinger
Panther State Park
Saeger
Jerry Cook
Damon Brown
Larry Evans
Curtiss Acord
Sam Kelker
The
War Baptist Church
War
New Richmond
Cook Memorial
Sabine
Toneda
Guyandotte
Soulsville
Janet Pack
Sandra Hill
Mike Pendry
Susan Linkous
Judy Brooks
Christ
National Baptist Youth Fellowship
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Association
BYF
Cowen
State Council
Wheeling
Pineville
Jesse
Rainbow Advisor Is Installed At Mount Hope
Miss Nancy Booth was installed as worthy advisor of Assembly No 14, Order of Rainbow for Girls, at Mount Hope First Christian Church. Installing officers included Bonnie Vallina and Mary Cheek Miller. gifts were given to officers and decorations assisted by Jennie Cope Carter and G L Hinchey. The Rev C R Berry led the closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Nancy Booth
Albert Booth
Kilsyth
Mount Hope First Christian Church
Bonnie Vallina
Mary Cheek Miller
Linda Train
Carol Bailey
Linda Pugh
Judy Stevenson
Jerry Lewallen
Mary Stevenson
Jennie Cope Carter
G. L. Hinchey
C. R. Berry
Mount Hope residents among Philadelphia visitors and summer guests
Mount Hope notes show Mrs Frank Trottino and daughter Brenda visiting Philadelphia. Sheila McClung, 1962 Mount Hope graduate, will stay with cousins in Houston this summer. Other locals visit relatives in Virginia and California, with weekend guests and dinners noted among families in Mount Hope and nearby areas.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Frank Trottino
Brenda
Philadelphia
Sheila McClung
Mount Hope High School
Paul Floyd Jr
Houston
Tex
Luther A. Lewallen
Jerry
Lynn
Berea College
Berea
Luther Jr
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Jack Shumate
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Everett Taylor
Arlington
Dewey Taylor
Oak Hill
Kathy Jones Taylor
Max McClung
Kathleen Hess
Beckley
Paul Floyd
Chip
Jim
Violet Grace McCutcheon
Long Beach
Calif
Bert Hall
Bert
Mike
Mary Jo McClung
Colonial Rum Orders Adrift in Historic Drinks
Terms like thimbleful toothful quantum a go a peg a finger a tot wet and yard reflect how American colonists measured a drink of rum, revealing era language and social habits around alcohol.
Marsh Fork Women Install Officers in Club Ceremony
The Marsh Fork District Womans Club installed new officers during a Saturday night dinner at Interstate Yests Restaurant on the Turnpike. Standing center is Mrs. Hansel Poling of Rupert, president of the Southern District WV Federation of Woman's Clubs. New officers include vice president Mrs Rex Sarrett and treasurer Mrs L C Weamer. Existing officers continuing are secretary Mrs Robert Hale and president Mrs Warren Webb. Special guest was Mrs John W Jones of Rupert.
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Marsh Fork
Turnpike
Hansel Poling
Robert Hale
Warren Webb
John W. Jones
The
Rupert Woman’s Club
Poling
Marsh Fork Woman’‘s Club
Larry
Stevie Webb
Carl G. Jarrell
Ricky Jarrell
Mel. Jarrell
D. G. Daniel
T. A. Parolari
Rex Sarrett
Buster Bradley
Warren Jarrell
Lucrecia Collins
Sharon Kay Jarrell
Helen Williamson
Beulah Daniel
Leslie Haga
Parolari
Mount Hope Baptist circles host love theme meetings
Mount Hope Baptist Church circles held meetings with "God is Love Winning Children to Christ" as the program theme. Leaders and members from Minnie E. Garrett, Galilean, Philathea, Miriam, Hulbert circles shared Bible study, love gifts, and planning for June through August church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANL
Mount Hope Baptist Church
Margaret McClung
Minnie E. Garrett
Isabell Oschlager
Virginia Lively
Oschlager
Madge Warden
Violet Grace McCutcheon
McClung
Lively
Helen Darnall
Effie Dower
Hazel Huffman
Bible School
Christian Bergendahl
Mary McLain
Jennifer Huffman
Lillian Davis
Galilean Circle
Fannie Richeson
A. L. Walker
Willa Thompson
Robert Lilly
Henry Mitchell
Hazel Harless
Edith Hobbs
James Gillespie
Mary Sue Wilkins
Ronald Stafford
Harold Stafford
Walter Summers
Philathea Circle
James B. Twohig
Ernest Mann
Guy Pettit
James Twohig
Fred Dixon
Jack Shockey
Recent Bride Feted At Shower In Price Hill
A household shower Friday night at Mrs. Charlie Massey’s home Price Hill honored a bride, daughter of Mrs. Conston Williams and Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Williams, Miss Gloria Holbert, Mrs. Rox ie Coleman and Miss Carolyn Williams won prizes after games. Attending were numerous relatives and friends including Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, Mrs. Marie Cox, Miss Nancy Bowyer, Miss Ruth Bowyer, Mrs. Eunice Williams, Mrs. Ora Meadows, Mrs. Fannie Shrout, Mrs. Luther Bowyer, Mrs. Myrtle Meadows, Mrs. Georgie Williams, Miss Cheryl Williams, Miss Brenda Williams, Mrs. Jeraldine Mitchell, Miss Shirley Underwied, Mrs. Agnes Cooper, Miss Janice Boyer, and Dean Toney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Massey
Price Hill
Conston Williams
Williams
Elizabeth Cooper
Marie Cox
Nancy Bowyer
Ruth Bowyer
Eunice Williams
Ora Meadows
Fannie Shrout
Luther Bowyer
Myrtle Meadows
Georgie Williams
Cheryl Williams
Brenda Williams
Jeraldine Mitchell
Shirley Underwied
Agnes Cooper
Janice Boyer
Dean Toney
Origin of rule of thumb linked to thumb measure
A citation claims the phrase rule of thumb derives from an ancient standard using the distance from the thumb tip to the knuckle or second joint. The note attributes this explanation to the 1962 Britannica Book of the Year.
Hearing Set For Accused Slayers Of Bystander
Two Mercer County brothers Jerry McCroskey 20 and his 19-year-old sibling were charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Charles Junior Parsons 26 of Matoaka Mercer County. The shooting occurred during a dispute over a $90 debt at Arista Mountain on the Wyoming Mercer County line. Parsons, who appeared uninvolved, was struck by a shotgun blast. State Police cited Justice of the Peace W P Wilson as presiding over the preliminary hearing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
APS
Mercer County
Justice of the Peace
W. P. Wilson
Charles Junior Parsons
Matoaka
Jerry McCroskey
Mato
State Police
R. C. Stover
McCroskey Brothers
Arista Mountain
Wyoming
Parsons
Stover
Christian Circle Studies Witnessing at Mount Hope Church
Circle No. 2 of Mount Hope First Christian Church met with hostess Mrs. Margaret Kessler. Eva Beverley chaired. Myr Beverley led a devotional from Be My Witness With My Thanksgiving. Members answered questions from World Call Hidden Answers and reports on Beckley workshop were given by Jeanette Hartsaw and A Maude Roby. Cards were sent to shut-ins. a birthday gift was given to an adopted Hilltop Nursing Home patient. Present: Nellie Manning Josephine Givens E C Dunkley C R Berry Mary Falletty.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Stolen 1955 car found after wreck at Oak Hill
A 1955 model stolen from Oak Hill Finance Co. lot was recovered Saturday morning by State Trooper C. A. Berkley. The car was wrecked causing about 200 dollars in damages. Four suspects are in the case and an arrest is expected soon.
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OAK Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Finance Co
C. A. Berkley
Berkley
MF Seniors Honored at Marsh Fork High School Party
Marsh Fork High School seniors were guests of honor at a Marsh Fork Woman's Club party held last week in the school auditorium. Entertainment featured Donald Miller on tenor sax, Tony Mills on guitar and vocals, Richard Bradford on guitar, Roger Dickens on drums, and Kermit Pettry on piano. Club members assisting with serving and chaperoning included a list of twenty women and Miss Edna Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
RNS
Marsh Fork High School
Marsh Fork Woman’s Club
Donald Miller
Tony Mills
Richard Bradford
Roger Dickens
Kermit Pettry
Rex Sarrett
Robert Hale
L. C. Weamer
D. G. Daniel
Carl G. Jarrell
Inez Webb
Ruby Ramsey
Helen Williamson
Buster Bradley
Warren Jarrell
Warren Webb
Edna Wills
Maude Parolari
Teens Enjoy Sock Hop in Mount Hope
A sock hop end of school party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Alex Szuch on Brown Street honoring their 13 year old daughter Alexis Szuch. Attending adults included Mrs. Eth el Strange and others from Scarbro. Student guests listed from Scarbro include Richard Craigo Jimmy Kizer David Ford Sandra Craigo Sandy Anderson Jane Thompson Janey Ramey Lubby Schutt Jack Grabowski Scotty Vargo Jack Spadaro Phil Tissue Andrew Ball Bill Callaway Teddy Payne and Billy Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Alex Szuch
Brown Street
Alexis Szuch
Ethel Strange
Evelyn Grabowski
Alex Stuch
Elizabeth Kizer
Scarbro
Richard Craigo
Jimmy Kizer
David Ford
Sandra Craigo
Sandy Anderson
Jane Thompson
Janey Ramey
Lubby Schutt
Jack Grabowski
Scotty
Vargo
Jack Spadaro
Phil Tissue
Andrew Ball
Bill Callaway
Teddy Payne
Billy Burns
Oratorical Winner To Go To Youth Convention
Gloria Jeanne Anderson, 16, of Hilltop, earned an all expense paid trip to Denver Colo for winning the West Virginia Baptist Sunday School Convention oratorical contest at Charleston. Representing the Third District she spoke on What is Wrong With Youth What is Right With Youth and will represent the state at the National Baptist Youth Convention. She leaves Saturday with youth director Rosalynde B. Chancellor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilltop
Gloria Jeanne Anderson
Denver
Colo
West Virginia Baptist Sunday School Convention
Ray Howard
Young Street Baptist Church
Charleston
First Baptist Church of
Third District Youth Association
George Thompson
Anderson
Committees Named For Beauty Pageant in Fayette County
Fayetteville leaders announced committee chairs for the Miss Fayette County Pageant to select Fayette County’s Miss West Virginia contestant. The winner advances to Miss America in Atlantic City, with $35,000 in scholarship prizes and 52 entrants from the U S, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Committees cover lighting, staging, entries, tickets, and publicity. trophies will be presented by Paul McKown and Ed Warfield. master of ceremonies is Dr. Warfield. Citizens urged to nominate qualified Fayette County girls.
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Fayetteville
BNS
Leon K. Spencer
Carl Riner
Walter Beene
John Dickerson
Bobby Bates
Ralph Feazell
Ben Akers
Ed McKown
Paul McKown
Ed Warfield
Leon Spencer
Walter Beane
Hart on 2 Cars Demolished in Corinne Wreck
CORINNE RNS A two car wreck at Corinne at 4 a m Sunday injured 18 year old Bonnie Buchannon Itmann and destroyed both cars. She is listed in good condition at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. The Meadows car collided with a parked Lloyd Thomas Jr Corinne car. Passengers Mrs Bessie Simpson Mullens and Mrs Dollie Buchannan Itmann treated and released. Eugene Whitt Basin was uninjured. The crash also felled a fence pole and severed TV and telephone lines.
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Corinne
Bonnie Buchannon
Itmann
Miss Buchanon
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Miss Buchannan
Jessie Meadows
Otsego
Lloyd Thomas Jr
Meadows
Bessie Simpson
Dollie Buchannan
Eugene Whitt
Bason
Simpson
Buchannon
Whitt
Kilsyth Auxiliary program highlights and attendees
Miss Bennett presents program at Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Auxiliary meeting with topic That God Would Thrust Forth Laborers into the Vineyard. Members listed include Mrs Lesta Clay, Mrs Mary Perry, Ronnie Perry, and others. Also notes Harold Metz installed as new Methodist Men's Club president at First Methodist Pineville. Fourteen attended. Metz connected to IRS. three children. Delaware’s earliest settlers noted as Dutch and Swedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilsyth
ANS
Hattie Bennett
Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church
Helen Bennett
Miss Bennett
Peter
Helen Greer
Wanda Collins
Lena Rierson
Lesta Clay
Mary Perry
Ronnie
Malinda Rakes
Ollie Kiddy
Ruby Haynes
Vicki Collins
Opal Wall
Pacoe Pino
Lisa
Vicki
Oscar Butcher
Harold Metz
Methodist Men’s Club
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Pineville
Metz
Department of Internal Revenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rockcastle Meet
Rainbow Advisor
Mr. Hope
Okey Eans
John Brady
Eva Cope
Mary Buckley
Miriam Circle
J. C. Gwinn
Woman's Mission Society
Joe Trail
American Baptist School
Santa Ana
el Salvador
Grace F. Hatter
Trail
J. L. Wilkins
W. C. Ward
Buckley
Raymond Tissue
Blanche Davis
Blanche Cook
John Jenkins
Hobart Garvin
Hulbert Circle
Robert Jeter
Robert Penman
Lilly
Hulbert
Woman’s Mission Society
Frank Furin
Mamie Parker
Frank Graff
Denver Arnold
Charles Massey
Gloria Holbert
Roxie Coleman
Carolyn Williams
Elvis Presley
Deluse
Panavision’ Y Wilit Aqua
Crab Orchard Drive
Columbia Pictures Presents
Gregory Peck
David Niven
Anthony Quinn
Guns OF Navarone
Igtanney Baker
Anthony Quayle
ENE Papacy
GIA Scala
James Darren
Retom
Ccs
Tapa
Rock Hudson
Gina Lollobrigida
Sandra Dee
Bobby Darin
Hong Kong
Curt Jurgens
Orson Wells
Audie Murphy
Dan Duryea
Joan O'Brien
Ape Diaresy
Rabin
PaRavine
Christian Circle Studies Witnessing
Riverside Military Academy
Gainesville
Donnie Ray Christian
Beatrice Christian
Reece Christian
Christian
Murray State College
Murray
Fusiliers
Horton Society
Thomas L. Feazell
Mt. Hope
Washington and Lee University
Feazell
Fred C. Cole
Lexington
Cole
Washington and Lee
T. L. Feazell
Montana Street
Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
Mt. Hope High School
Gloria J. Anderson
Academy Graduate
Hart
U. S
New York City
Delaware
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