Pineville Shower Honors Bride-Elect Paula Phillips
Mrs C R Beckethimer presents a gift to Miss Paula Phillips at a Pineville shower honoring her as bride elect of Sidney Shrewsbury Se Charleston. Guests include fiancé’s mother Mrs Oscar Shrewsbury, Mrs Paul Phillips, hostesses Mrs Don Fuller and Miss Patty Parks. About 60 guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Beckethimer
Paula Phillips
Pineville
Sidney Shrewsbury
Charleston
Oscar Shrewsbury
Stephenson
Paul Phillips
Don Fuller
Patty Parks
Hearing Set Today In Double Murder
An elderly Wyoming County man, Dave Lester, 75, is jailed on murder charges for the Sunday night fatal shooting of Hilda Jane Ross, 49, and Cecil Cook, 53, in front of Ross’s Bud home. Police say Lester surrendered peacefully after an argument. magistrate Terry Lester and Sheriff Lelan Phillips provided details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud
RNS
Wyoming County
Dave Lester
Hilda Jane Ross
Cecil Cook
Viet Nam Commander Retires Comes Home
Lt. Gen. Paul D. Harkins, 60, longtime commander of U S military forces in Viet Nam, left for Washington to retire after twenty years. He said he was not present for the 1961 buildup and that Vietnamese are in a much better position to meet the war now, reflecting on the heavy U S effort here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Paul D. Harkins
Viet Nam
Washington
Harkins
Mrs Watson Bridal Tea Honoree in Mullens Parish House
Mrs Donald Watson formerly Rita Kay Lawson was honored with a bridal tea hosted Friday evening in the Parish House of the Episcopal Church at South Mullens. Hostesses included Connie Collins and Faye Collins among several others. many attendees listed by name.
Rainbow in West Virginia marks 25th anniversary meeting
The 1964 Grand Assembly Session of the Grand Jurisdiction of West Virginia ended its 25th Rainbow anniversary in Charleston. Attending from Assembly No. 14 Mount Hope were Kay Berry, Sue McManus, Nancy Wotring, Linda Pugh, Cecilia Ann Harless and Flora Twaddle. Marianne Jefferson served as grand east with theme God's World of Wonder focusing on nature and Rainbow history. A dinner, luncheon, variety show, grand ball, and special tributes accompanied the three day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Grand Assembly
West Virginia
Rainbow
Charleston
Kay Berry
Sue McManus
Nancy Wotring
Linda Pugh
Cecilia Ann Harless
Flora Twaddle
Marianne Jefferson
Washington zoo acquires unusual seal brown cowbird
An Arment's cowbird with a seal brown coat, unlike the typical all black, was acquired by the Washington zoo. Not seen since 1866, the species was thought extinct before this specimen arrived in a shipment of miscellaneous birds from Colombia, South America.
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Arment
Washington Zoo
Colombia
South America
Mount Hope majorettes chosen for fall term
A committee of judges selected Mount Hope High School majorettes for the fall term. Head majorette Jackie Grabowski leads a group including Brenda Kennedy Glen Jean Ellen Page Barbara Phillips Jennifer Huffman Connie McCracken Brenda Trottino and Sandi Anderson with parents listed for each. Judges were Mrs. Kathryn Neely Robert Evans band instructor James Tully and Collins High School Oak Hill band instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope High School
Jackie Grabowski
Bill Grabowski
Brenda Kennedy
Fred Kennedy
Glen Jean
Ellen Page
James Page
Barbara Phillips
Claude Phillips
Jennifer Huffman
A. L. Huffman
Connie McCracken
L. W. McCracken
Brenda Trottino
Frank Trottino
Sandi Anderson
Bill Anderson
Kathryn Neely
Robert Evans
James Tully
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Mockingbird Mimics Neighboring Birds Rich Song Repertoire
A mockingbird displays a rich repertoire of its own tunes and imitates nearly every other bird heard in the neighborhood. The note highlights the bird's vocal versatility and the broad exposure to local avian sounds.
Mount Hope social notes include visits and family news
Mrs Charlies R Harnsbarger and others return from Synodical Training School in Davis Elkins College Elkins. Reese family from Clifton Forge Virginia visit Lawrence Angle's home. George Barbera attends Rita Barbera wedding in Keyser. Humphries and Provie Marchio visit Akron Ohio. Tommy Kochinsky and Tommy Stafford guests in Mount Hope area. Kate Wallace hospitalized in Beckley with fractured hip. Bergen dahls visit Mount Hope family homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Rns
Charlies R. Harnsbarger
Park Heights
Kyle Allen Jr
Okey Brooks
Dan B. Stevenson Jr
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Eugene Reese
Terri
Sandy
Mark
Clifton Forge
Lawrence Angle
Reese
Charleston
George Barbera
Connie Barbera
Rita Barbera
Keyser
Shirley Humphries
Provie Marchio
Park Heights Addition
Akron
Ohiotowa
Ray Collins
Linda Fontana
Tommy Kochinsky
Washington, D. C
Oak Hill
Tommy Stafford
Harold Stafford
Kate Wallace
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Elmer C. Farmer
Fayetteville
Eddie Bergendahl
Alexandria
Charles Bergendahl
Clarence Miller
Scarbro
Nuns and Army Dispute Over Dachau Fishing Pond
In Dachau Germany the US Seventh Army and Carmelite nuns clash over a fishing pond partly on the former camp grounds. Auxiliary Munich Bishop Johan Neuhausler defends the nuns while praising the convent’s completion next autumn. The bishop, a Dachau survivor, advocates memorial aims amid mixed local sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A. Cullen
Dachau
West Germany
NEA
United States
7Th Army
Germany
Munich
Johan Neuhausler
Neuhausler
Hitler
Bishop Neuhausler
Car Crash at Bud Injures Three and Damages Estimated
Three people were injured and damages estimated at 2500 dollars after two 1963 model cars collided head on as Jerry Tolley northbound on Route 16 tried to turn into Milam American Service Station at Bud. Injured in the Barton vehicle included Miss Vona Mills and Mrs. Barton and her 3 year old daughter Jeanie. Tolley received a citation for failure to yield the right of way and will appear before Magistrate Terry Lester on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry D. Tolley
Dott
Milam
Richard J. House
Charlies E. Fisher
Tolley
Terry M. Lester
Bud
Eleanor Manning Birthday Celebration Fetes 17th
Mrs Ralph Manning hosted a wiener roast Saturday night near the Manning home honoring Eleanor Manning on her 17th birthday. Co hosting were Mrs Frank Wilson Mrs John Allen and Mrs Darrell Tolley. Guests included Nancy Hutchinson Roger Tiley Dianne McKinney Charlie Lilly Ethel Tilley and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Ralph Manning
Eleanor
Manning
Frank Wilson
John Allen
Darrell Tolley
Baltimore
Nancy Hutchinson
Surveyor
Roger Tilley
Dianne McKinney
Charlie Lilly
Ethel Tilley
Ravencliff
Debbie
Patty Tolley
Donald Fletcher
Arlington
Donald Allen
Drexel Webb
Cheryl Parum
Roy Allen
Billy Jo
Social Security Act Signed by Roosevelt in 1935
President Franklin D Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act on August 14 1935 with payroll tax deductions beginning January 1 1937 establishing federal retirement and related programs.
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Social Security
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Terry Lester
Lester
Marvin Martin
Mullens
Mrs. Watson
Connie Collins
Faye Collins
Jeri Dooley
Mildred Dooley
Reba Dooley
Becky Green
Sandy Wade
Ray Roach
G. C. Dooley
Bill McGhee
Everett Green Jr
John Bradbury
Darrell Pauley
Robert Hoge
Janie Hoge
Minn Lusk
Margaret Hypes
Elbert Humphrey
Virginia Nixon
W. P. Short
Helen Fowler
Emrogene Rhodes
Vivian Pauley
Mr. Hope
Rainbow Meet
Webbs Florist & Ouses Crub Orchard
W. Va
ZOO Acquisition
Ford
America
Falcon Futura Hard
Falcon
Galerie
F.C
Detroit
Ford Country
Seuare
Falcon Futura
Falcon Futura Convertibie
Falcon Club
Falcon Futura Sports
Falcon Squire
Ford Coustry
Fairlane 500
Fairlane Ranch
Thunderbird
Thunderbird Landau
Grady Whitlock
Beckley
Caravan
U. S. Army
the Nuns
Bavaria
Martin Niemeller
Clermont
Bud, Sun
Eleanor Manning
Government
the LeFevres
Atlanta, Ga
Johnson Sisters
Birmingham
Ala
Blue Ridge Quartet
Spartanburg, S. C
the Prophets
Knoxville, Tenn
Gregory Peck
Jack Lemmon
Lee Remick
Ben Gazzara
Sam Davis, Jr
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