Square Dance and Banquet Planned in Mullens Tonight
A large Mullens area crowd attended a Thursday youth rock n roll street dance at the City Parking Lot with Knights of Rhythm from Oceana busking from a Bailey Lumber Co truck. Tonight at 7 30 p.m a square dance will be held nearby sponsored by the Mullens Moose Lodge with Blue Ridge Mountain Boys from Oak Hill. A senior citizens banquet precedes at 6 p.m in the Moose Ballroom, sponsored by the Rotary Club and served by the Women of the Moose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
BNS
Knights of Rhythm
Oceana
Bailey Lumber Co
Harry Agee
Moose Lodge of
Blue Ridge Mountain Boys
Oak Hill
Moose
Rotary Club of
Women of the Moose
Ravencliff Social Notes Span Ohio and Virginia Visits
Ravencliff residents and friends undertake a busy schedule of guests and family visits. Okey and Mrs. Farmer hosted Mrs. Greely McGraw while Dayton residents arrive for two weeks in the area. Mrs. Guthrie from Charleston and her sister Mrs. Robertson visit Ravencliff and San Pedro, California. Various relatives travel between Cleveland, Columbus, Amherst, and West Virginia towns for family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
Okey Farmer
Greely McGraw
Dayton
Ohio
Everette Guthrie
Charleston
Glen Rogers
William Mullens
Etta Daniels
Fairdale
Cathy
Bridgett
Lillydale
Hazel Blevins
Raymond Woods
Raymond Jr
Ronnie
Debbie
Cleveland
Onio
B. Brown
Glen Fork
Open House Marks 50th Anniversary in Mount Hope
Open house from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at 317 Madison Street, Mount Hope, celebrates the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Denver C. Arnold. The couple wed June 25, 1913 in Prosperity and have six children, ten grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Activities included a three tier cake and a punch bowl display as relatives and friends visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Madison Street
Denver C. Arnold
W. R. Bailey
Prosperity
McDermond
Beckley
Edith Roberts
Hester Burgess
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Margie Shapiro
Baltimore, Md
Ruby Wolfe
Fort Lauderdale
Fred Arnold
Doris Carlile
Deerfield Beach
C. E. Jones
M. A. Marchetti
Paula Arnold
Reed Child is Born Allen Keith Reed at Stevens Clinic
GLEN FORK RNS Mr and Mrs Herbert Reed announce the birth of a boy Monday at 6 30 p m at Stevens Clinic Welch weighing eight pounds three ounces named Allen Keith Mrs Reed is the former Miss Melda Pizzino Patern al grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harry Reed Sabine Parents also have a son Herbert Eugene Reed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
RNS
Herbert Reed
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Allen Keith
Reed
Melda Pizzino
Harry Reed
Sabine
Herbert Eugene Reed
St Malo potatoes clog streets in protest over prices
In St Malo France farmers dumped several tons of potatoes onto city streets as steady traffic disrupted the town to protest low prices. Local authorities warned of cleanup and urged farmers to halt the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Malo
France
UPI
Mrs Chasteen Hunt Honored On Birthday
Friends and neighbors celebrated Mrs. Chasteen Hunt on her 87th birthday at the home of her daughter Mrs. W W Dailey on Highland Avenue Mullens West Virginia. Hunt, who moved from Mississippi about ten years ago after her husband’s death, was born June 24 1876 in Allen County Kentucky. She has two sons Kenneth S Hunt of Bowling Green Kentucky and I N Hunt of Paducah Kentucky and a daughter Mrs W R Easterling of Fayette Mississippi. She also has 10 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
C. E. Allen
Mullens
G. D. Skidmore
Martha Jane White
Sarah E. Baker
BNS
Chasteen Hunt
W. W. Dailey
Highland Avenue
Allen County
Kenneth S. Hunt
Bowling Green
I. N. Hunt
Paducah
W. R. Easterling
Fayette
Miss
Winolia Chapter OES Installs New Officers in Mount Hope
Winolia Chapter Order of Eastern Star in Mount Hope installed new officers at Tuesday meeting. Worthy patron Okey Brooks presided over elections. officers include Phyllis Kelly, Lawrence Kelly, Thelma Kell, James Harvey, Vivian Brooks, Selma Tolliver, Mary Lay, Wilma Phillips. Installing officers and guests from Lawton, Oak Hill, Bethlehem, Beckley, and White Sulphur Springs attended. gifts and pink rosebud ceremony noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Winolia
Order of Eastern Star
Margaret McClung
Okey Brooks
Lawton
Oak Hill
Bethlehem
Beckley
White Sulphur Springs
Phyllis Kelly
Lawrence Kelly
Thelma Kell
James Harvey
Vivian Brooks
Selma Tolliver
Mary Lay
Wilma Phillips
Ann Stricklin
Marie Davis
Marshal
Charles Wells
Cathryn Berry
Adah
Armilla Rogers
Ruth
Sharon Armentrout
Esther
Gladys Harvey
Martha
Opal Dearing
Electa
Frnestine Pettry
Wendell Phillips
Sentinel
McClung
Cers
Mary Stevenson
Flora Twaddle
Dorothy Wells
Eva Cope
Ann Dearing
Fannie Richeson
Carol Cokey
Alabama
Pax
Thelma Kelly
Kathleen Goddard
Jenny Cope Carter
Anna Cope
Angel McEwan
Beckley Bethlehem No
Frances Gillispie
Virginia Forren
Eloise Houchi
Lona Lindamood
Blanche Cook
Sally Davis
Mabel Abshire
Mabel Jenkins
Eloise Gast
Oak Hill residents on varying vacations
Oak Hill items note Mrs. R. S. Perry returning from a Baltimore visit. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Straughn and daughter Mary Jane enjoy a Richmond Va. to Myrtle Beach trip. Miss Anne Sydnor visits Washington D C. V C Sundstrom and sons Mark and Phillip vacation at Ocean View Beach Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. R C Godsey visit relatives in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Rns
R. S. Perry
Woods Avenue
Baltimore
E. E. Straughn
Mary Jane
Richmond Va
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Anne Sydnor
Washington, D. C
V. C. Sundstrom
Summerlee Avenue
Mark
Phillip
Ocean View Beach
Norfolk
R. C
Bob) Godsey
Fayetteville
Oak Hill Road
Los Angeles
Calif
Teachers Enroll At Concord College For Summer Session
At least three area teachers from Saulsville are enrolled for Concord College Athens first summer session. Mrs Verne E Clay and Ted R Clay of Saulsville enroll, along with Marvin Jack McGraw. Also attending is Miss Judith Jenkins a Marshall University senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saulsville
RNS
Concord College
Athens
Verne E. Clay
Ted R. Clay
Marvin
Jack’ McGraw
McGraws
Judith Jenkins
Marshall University
Four generations greet visitors from California in Wyoming trip
Mr and Mrs Melvin Becklehimer and son Mel of San Francisco visited Glen Fork and nearby towns in Wyoming with relatives extending to four generations on the paternal side. They stayed with the Fortners and Zinna Fortner and H Turner, planned stops include Philadelphia and Baltimore, and both Becklehimer and her husband attended Glen Rogers High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenner Fortner
Melvin Becklehimer
Mel
San Francisco
Calif
Baltimore
Azel Becklehimer
Margaret Overfell
Joe Brown
McGraws
Gene
Wyoming
Becklehimer
Arminta Marsh
Glen View
Marie Fortner
Beckhehimer
Jake Fortner
Glen Fork
Beckhimers
Zinna Fortner
H. Turner
Wallace York
Philadelphia
Radio Corp of America
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Glen Rogers High School
Men’s Bible Class Sets Combined Meet
The Oceana First Baptist Church hosted a Saturday evening gathering of the Men’s Bible Class at the home of Mr and Mrs Bert Green. Homer Cook announced plans for a joint meeting with the Women’s Mission Society on July 21 at the church with a covered dish dinner to follow. Mrs Green served refreshments to several members and wives attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
BNS
Bert Green
Oceana First Baptist Church
Green
Homer Cook
Women’s Mission Society
Wendell Lusk
Marvan Walker
French Manning
Bill Workman
Ronald L. Cook
Carroll Brooks
Roy Agee
Hubert White
Wayne Rollins
Marshall Application For Center Revised
Huntington West Virginia Marshall University President Stewart Smith submitted a revised application to the Area Redevelopment Administration seeking federal funds for a research center. The lower cost estimate reflects trimming from about 8 million dollars, with the revision adding requests for technical assistance, building grants, and equipment support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
API
Marshall University
Stewart Smith
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Smith
Trophy Wi Mount Hope Centennial Parade Highlighted by Beckley Car
The Beckley Famous Forty Club brings the Black Diamond owned by L. B. Sut Aliff to Mount Hope for a centennial parade. Sut’s 1940 Ford, nicknamed atomic pile, features a 430 cubic inch Cadillac V8 with high performance internals and a Columbia overdrive. The 1959 National Auto Show winner has prior trophies from Trotta-Rama and Charleston. The parade starts 2 p.m. at Mount Hope High School. Rita Bowling appeals for spectators to bring chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Beckley
Black Diamond
L. B
Lincoln
Columbia
Ford
Schiefer
Mallory
Mt. Hope
Chrysler
Sut
Charleston
Trotta-Rama
Columbus
Ohio
Rita Bowling
Mount Hope High School
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Thurman Woods
Arlington
Charles Dickens
Lettie Dickens
Edwight
Louis Jenkins
MR. and
Mrs. Denver C. Arnold
Coleman Ogg
Indiana
A. K. Burgess
Max Shapiro
W. H. Wolfe
Fort Lou Beckley
Robert T. Carlile
Deerfied Beach
R. H. Neil
Durham
N. C
Clarence Figgatt
Saint Albans
Rocie
Elmer Bostick
Sprague
F. Gravley
Ruth Figgatt
B. Bailey
C. L. Bailey
N. L. Kemp
E. P. Carr
E. W. Dunkley
P. C. Graney
I. (. Shumate
Ernest Mann
Donald Humphrey
Sanford McNeely
Raymond E. Tissue
Harry R. Dias Jr
Mamie Parker
Fred Frisk
Ralph Bailey
Mary Buckley
John Massing
Sam Jasper
O. G. Callison
Willia Thompson
Robert Lilly
Sam Dorado
Florence Duncan
J. C. Muir
Charles R. Harnsbarger
Kathleen Lucas
Barbara Allen
Peoples Bank of
American Legion
Moose Lodge
Lorena Spillers and
Laurel Garden Clubs
Herndon
Allen
Trousseau
Paul Neffelen
John D. Farmer
Muliens
Matilda Ritter
Cumberland
Farmer
Mrs. Chasteen Hunt
OES
Marshall Application For Center Revised
Natta
Sparks TV
Prince St
Corneti
Nash Campbell
Ashworth
Prince St., Beckley
Valley Drive
Krogers
EPPY
West Virginia
Eppy’s
Eastman
Black & White
Bexel
Bisodol
KOTEX
Magnesia
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