Mt Hope Girl Wins Highest Rainbow Honor
Miss Tennis Jean Cope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cope, received the gold wreath for outstanding Rainbow for Girls service at the May installation in Mount Hope. She began in Rainbow at age 12, held 18 offices in Assembly No. 14, and 10 in District No. 5, earning the Grand Cross of Color in 1956. Now 20, she will retire active Rainbow service and serve advisory roles.
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Rainbow
Color Station of
Nature
Musician
Outhor Observer
Mount Hope Assembly
Grand Cross of Color
Rainbow Camp
Assembly No. 14
Beckley Assembly
Mount Hope High School
Mount Hope Junior High School
Stella-Smith Vows Read In Catholic Church Rites
Miss Elizabeth Faye Smith of Mount Hope and Johnny Stella of Detroit exchanged wedding vows at Saint Anthony's Church Kilsyth in a 11 a.m. ceremony. The bride's family and the Stella relatives attended a reception at the Mountainair Hotel with floral displays and a three-tier cake. After a New York City honeymoon the couple will reside in Detroit where Stella works for Ford Motor Co and Smith will begin as a children's librarian at the Detroit Public Library.
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Kilsyth
Elizabeth Faye Smith
Mount Hope
Johnny Stella
Detroit
Mich
Saint Anthony’s Church
Russel B. Edwards
Arlington
Denzyl OD. Smith
Gary
R. G. Kirby
Stella
Fred Stella
Luigi Cinotti
Rose Duda
Scarbro
Helen Lepto
Eugene Klug
Edwin Seagraves
White Sulphur Springs
Laura Bogers
Fairmont
Connie Barbera
Bradley
Gayle Kirby
Jane Jeter
Cherrann Barbera
Michael Click
Kuhn Rapids
Minn
Pat Stella
Freddie Stella
Minneapolis
Louie Stella
Mountainair Hotel
George Barbera
William McCoy
Robert Jeter
Linda Trail
Nancy Burruss
Frank Kirby
Huntington
Rober Hall
Liz
Johnny
New York City
New England
Mount Hope High School
West Virginia University
Chelyan
Detroit Public Library
MacKenzie High School
Ford Trade School
Dearborn
Ford Motor Co
Russell B. Edwards
Doris Kirby
Albert Barbera
George Evans
W. P. Warden
Oak Hill
Kemp Tyner
Washington, D. C
Angela Yates
Angela
Earl Ludwig
Atilio Rea
Maynard Click and Soms
Michael
Mark
Milton
Robert Hall
Jeter
Cubs Edge Giants in Five Inning Little League Win
The Cubs defeated the Giants 14 to 3 in five innings at Oak Hill as curfew ended play. Bennett pitched two innings with no hits and three runs. Ferri allowed two hits and no runs in relief. Paulu s took the loss over four innings with eight earned runs.
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Oak Hill
Cubs
Giants
Bennett
Ferri
Paulus
Patrick
Oxley
Pirates
Red Sox
Red Legs
Hrmi Cubs
Braves
Burgess Girl Hurt In Bicycle Crash at Oak Hill
Judy Burgess, 16, of South Hills, is hospitalized at Oak Hill Hospital after a bicycle wreck Monday on Jones Avenue. She suffered a head concussion and a fractured right hip when her bike struck a utility pole after she looked back.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Judy Burgess
J. D. Burgess
South Hills
Oak Hill Hospital
Jones Avenue
Visitors and relatives visit across counties in Sabine event
In Sabine three households hosted relatives from Glen Rogers Ravencliff and Salem Virginia while other guests traveled from Beckley Glen Fork Croydon Pa and Jesse to visit family. Lilian Reid planned trips to Indiana and Chicago to see son and daughter-in-law Canada. Mary Domi and her sons moved to a new home on Cherry Street Beckley.
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Clare Brooks
Etta Shumate
Brian Shumate
Phyllis
Freda
Glen Fork
Grover Shumate
Salem
Mary Domi
Larry
Jerry
Gary
Cherry St
Beckley
Hughe Tolliver
Lawrence Wood
Buddy
Nada
Betty
Croydon
Bill Tolliver
Faye Byars
Clarence Vaught
Myrtle Cook
Jesse
Family Moves Pineville to Kingwood Pastor Posts
Reverend William H. Street and wife move with daughters Marty and Anne to Kingwood in Preston County. Mr Street is assigned as pastor of Kingwood Methodist Church in the town.
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Pineville
Rns
William H. Street
Marty
Anne
Kingwood
Preston County
Street
Kingwood Methodist Church
Mullens Chamber To Be Represented At Confab
Mullens Chamber of Commerce will be represented at the Beckley redevelopment conference by E. Claude Cook president Jack Feller secretary W L Haga Ray Wells W A Davis Woodrow W Cook mayor and C V Stewart. The group also approved a up to $100 pledge toward the Mullens swimming pool operation. Mayor Cook reported street name signs are being installed and the tennis courts will be resurfaced with a new fence at 1500. The Mullens Pictorial Brochure is on track for press by end of June with help needed for editing and layout. Mullens Farmers Market shows good success though patrons are lacking yet. Some out of state peddlers hawkers are selling without a city license requiring a $15 license. unlicensed persons should be reported to Police.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
E. Claude Cook
Jack Feller
W. L. Haga
Ray Wells
W. A. Davis
Woodrow W. Cook
C. V. Stewart
Chamber
Eee
Mullens Chamber
Cook
City Street
Stewart
Mullens Advocate
Lloyd West
West
Boone County Named Cleanest County in State
UPI reports Boone County was honored as West Virginia's cleanest county to date as the Cleanup Committee lit the Flame of Pride at the statehouse lawn. The display maps the state with lights for all 55 counties as each is judged. THURMOND RNS Jones M Gill, 22, is hospitalized after coal loading work at Pugh Coal Co. in Thurmond. He suffered shoulder and knee injuries when rolled against the top while operating a shuttle buggy. condition not serious.
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Charleston
UPI
Boone County
West Virginia
Statehouse Lawn
Thurmond
RNS
Jones M. Gill
Oak Hill Hospital
Pugh Coal Co
Gill
Household Shower Held Honoring New Bride
Mrs. Rod ney Miller, formerly Brenda Gale Hatfield of Itmann, was honored with a household shower at Cassell Memorial Methodist Church in Mullens on Tuesday night. Attendees included many local residents, with the event featuring a cake topped by a miniature bride and groom and a lilies centerpiece.
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Wilson Blizzard
Pete Halinski
Jules Gautier
Harold Carte
E. W. Coleman
Wilson Presley
Mike Osborne
Claude Bane
John Ratliff
Charles Saunders
Alex Leonard
Clarence Ratliff
Woodrow Riley
Howard Morefield
Wiley Bowling
W. W. Belcher
Elgin Pruitt
Ray Trantham
Porter Buck
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Delila Combs
Joe Zeboskey
Black Eagle
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Curtis Miller
Charles Lowman
Peggy Carte
Percy May
Ada May
Williamson
B. F. Bray
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Cindy Cook
Ray Toler
H. M. Runion
Carolyn Farley
Calvin Tilly
Lacy Night
Henry Childress
Nathan Woods
Ed Riggins
Ernest Perkins
Ronald Goode
Dallas Woods
Robert Fergerson
N. T. Leonard
Elmer Canada
Joe Simpson
Curtis Cantrell
Lester Clark
Fred Niswander
William Ritter
Herman Akers
Sandra Carte
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Scott Hatfield
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