Walker Barker Vows Exchanged In Oak Hill
The Oak Hill Baptist Church hosted the June 26 wedding of Linda Lou Barker and Larry Edward Walker. The couple, both Oak Hill residents, celebrated a 3 PM ceremony with family and friends, followed by a reception in Fellowship Hall.
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Walker-Barker
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Linda Lou Barker
Larry Edward Walker
James A. Barker
Ridge Road
Charles E. Walker
Scarbro
Randolph Johnson
Karen Loving
Beckley
Fellowship Hall
I. S. McClung
S. S. Scott
J. D. Burgess
Karen Bailey
Sandra Adkins
Virginia Beach
Walker
Collins High School
Future Business Leaders of America Club
New River Supply Company
Ferrell Appeal Denied in Logan County Sheriff Case
The West Virginia State Supreme Court unanimously refused J W Jack Ferrells appeal seeking an immediate temporary suspension of his impeachment and a return to office as Logan County sheriff removed June 8. Attorney Zane Gray Staker contended judge lacked jurisdiction among other errors after Cabell County Circuit Court Judge John W Hereford replaced the disqualified Logan County Circuit Court Judge C C Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
J. W
Jack) Ferrell
Logan County
Ferrell
Zane Gray Staker
Williamson
Cabot Scholarship Winners Announced in Charleston
The Cabot Corporation Godfrey L Cabot Division Scholarship Committee in Charleston announced five hundred dollar scholarships for the 1966 fall term. Recipients include Linda L Auxier and Raymond C Stone from Glasgow as freshmen, Roger L Waldeck Jr of Sissonville Barbara J Uber of Charleston as juniors, and Gary M Bowyer of Pineville James E McGrew of Sissonville as seniors. Committee members listed are Joseph E Gluck West Virginia University, Morgantown Rodney Harrison Ohio State University Columbus and William J Briggs Jr Morris Harvey College Charleston.
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Charleston
Cabot Corporation
Godfrey L. Cabot Division
Sons and Daughters
Cabot
Linda L. Auxier
Raymond C. Stone
Glasgow
Roger L. Waldeck Jr
Sissonville
Barbara
J. Uber
Gary M. Bowyer
Pineville
James E. MecGrew
Joseph E. Gluck
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Rodney Harrison
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
William J. Briggs, Jr
Morris Harvey College
Mrs Clouse Honored At Oceana Household Shower
A Friday evening shower at the Oceana Woman's Club honored Mrs Gene Clouse formerly Miss Kitty Kay Richardson daughter of James T. and his wife. Hostesses were Mrs Otis Cook Mrs Donnie Lee Cook and Mrs Anita Martin. A pink theme graced the decorations and gifts with carnations pink umbrellas and satin cloths as prizes were awarded to Mrs Bob Martin and Mrs Clouse.
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Oceana
Oceana Woman's Club
Gene Clouse
Otis Cook
Donnie Lee Cook
Anita Martin
Clouse
Kitty Kay Richardson
James T. Richardson
Bob Martin
Lawrence Clouse
Ronald Clouse
Jane King
P. D. Raymond
Herman Reed
Lois Beane
Curt Goble
Clyde Sanders
T. R. Workman
Hazel Blackburn
Sharon Allen
Tom Evans
James Haynes
P. C. Mayhew
Sharon King
Perry Scott
Carroll Hendricks
Louise Smith
Philip Roach
Margaret Bryant
Jimmy Lester
Linzy Whitten
Sue Repass
Woodrow Cook
H. K. Meredith
Brenda Salyer
Glen Chaffin
John Cole Jr
Tom Santmyer
Elizabeth Cole
Lonnie Philyaw
William Lugar
Fred Lugar
Hallard Chaffin
Two-State City Bristol Split by Virginia Tennessee Line
The Virginia Tennessee state line bisects the main thoroughfare, dividing Bristol into Bristol Virginia and Bristol Tennessee. Local geography places the split at the central avenue, creating two adjacent city sections with distinct state designations and civic identities.
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Bristol
Bristol, Tenn
One Fourth of Mankind China Crystallizes
A compact history of the Song dynasty from 960 to 1279, detailing Neo Confucianism, civil service exams, reforms by Wang An-shih, cultural achievements like landscape painting and movable type, and military decline led by northern invasions culminating in Mongol conquest under Kublai Khan.
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Kina
Wang An-shih
Wang Mang
Pi Sheng
China
Mongolia
Genghis Khan
Russia
India
Persia
Europe
Kublai
New Sorority Chapter Named Xi Beta Epsilon
A special meeting of Pineville Exempler Sorority's Xi Beta Epsilon chapter was led by president Mrs James Lyons at the county health office. Officers received new materials as committees plan yearbook tasks and a charter is presented for framing with Gamma Xi. A July swimming party at Palisades Park will be joint with Gamma Xi, with each member providing food for her family.
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Pineville
RNS
Exempler Sorority
James Lyons
Courthouse
Lyons
Xi Beta Epsilon
Bill Bolt
Bobby Doss
Gammi Xi
Palisades Park
Gamma Xi
First Union Victory at Philippi in 1861
The report notes the First Union victory in the War Between the States during the battle of Philippi on June 3, 1861.
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Philippi
Shower Honors Mrs Skeens At Pax Household Party
Mrs. Chuck Skeens was guest of honor at a Pax shower hosted by her mother Mrs. Dessie Holley. Attendants included Mrs. Emmitt Winston and Mrs. Rachel Skeens with prizes awarded to Mrs. Rosemary Winston Miss Betty Powers Mrs. Nellie Coleman and Mrs. Lazella Powers. Refreshments served to a long list of guests including Mrs. Vaden K. Davis and son Keith Charleston friends joined in the celebration.
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Pax
Chuck
Betty Jo) Skeens
Dessie Holley
Lazella Powers
Priscilla Laingley
Thelma Brewer
Rachel Skeens
Carl Murdock
Jackie Markham
Charleston
Tracy Holley
Lacy Winston
Emmitt Winston
Louise Tyree
Arlie Coleman
Pamela Coleman
Jess Humphrey
Parents Form School Council Mount Hope Elects Officers
Mount Hope Elementary reports about 79 children enrolled for the year as parents meet to form a council. Officers include Claude Whitlock president and Fayette County Council representative Isaac Walker vice president. Other posts assigned to Janis Hurt secretary Sheila McClung treasurer. Activities committee includes Ada Johnson Phyllis Canaday Jo Ann Mullens Aaron Walker and Janis Taylor. First project a bake sale with plans to buy toothbrushes for the children.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Myrtle Flaherty
Claude Whitlock
Aso
Fayette County
Whisky term Ferintosh used by Scots in 16th century
The Scots used the name Ferintosh for whisky in the 16th century, reflecting early linguistic varieties in Scotland's distilling culture. This historical note highlights how regional language shaped naming of spirits in medieval Scotland.
Mrs John Lester Honored With Household Shower
Mrs. John Betty Lester, paralyzed from a February auto crash, received a church social room household shower at Bud Alpoca Methodist Church in Mullens. Attendees included Mrs Troy ONeal and many church members as her home and furnishings were lost in a February 25 fire.
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Bud
Lillian Whitt
Derwood Brewer
Vickie Brewer
Glen Lambert
Brady Church
Wilford Shrewsbury
Stuart Matney
Homer Dunn
Alma Goodwin
Hiley Blankenship
Betty Blankenship
Ernie Lusk
Irine Shrewsbury
Shirley Bishop
Darlene Bishop
Charles Woody
John Rinehart
James H. Sizemore
Silas Lane
Amos Graham
Jerry Titta
Mary Preston
Ozie Byars
Bill Shrewsbury
Clyde Milam
Oliver Sizemore
Andy O'Neal Jr
Martha Anderson
Jesse Mills
Frank Bailey
Jon McKinney
Herbert McKinney
Bill Bunion
Wesley Wall
Wintford Green
Eliza Lester
Maggie Gilbert
Basil White
Edgar MacKinney
Marvin Phillips
Troy McKinney
Russell Cardwell
Marvin Jennings
Paul Lusk
John
Betty) Lester
Bud-Alpoca Methodist Church
Troy O'Neal
Reception at First Baptist parsonage in Mullens
The Rev. and Mrs. William P. Nelson hosted a Sunday reception at the First Baptist Church parsonage on Highland Avenue. Guests toured the updated kitchen and other improvements as the punch table featured an ecru crocheted cloth and a rose centerpiece around a four branched candelabra. Aides included Mrs. Ralph Mays and Mrs. Ray Compton among others.
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Ralph Mays
Ray Compton
N. W. McGhee
O. D. Lipscomb
Earl Burcham
Robert Woods
Jack Finney
Bill Finney
Man steals six suits from United Fashions in New Mexico heist
In Las Cruces a man enters United Fashions with a 20 gallon garbage can, declines help saying he waits for his wife, then hides six $85 suits in the can and runs from the store, escaping with the apparel.
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Las Cruces, N.M
UPI
United Fashions
Tobacco Association Elects New President
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS UPS The Tobacco Association of the United States picked W. B. Glenn Jr. of
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Tobacco Association
White Sulphur Springs
UPS
The
Tobacco Association of the United States
W. B. Glenn Jr
Fourteen Honored for Attendance at Pine Grove Sunday School
In Ravencliff four primary class members received blue shield rings from Mrs. Donald Mann for perfect Sunday School attendance this past year. Fifteen others got small silver loving cups for perfect attendance in the last quarter. Recipients include Robin Pizzino, Robin Schuman, Sharon Arthur, Teddy Day, Jay Acord, Calvin Lafferty, Kevin Acord, Marcia Polk, Sadie Bailey, Dwight Brown, Kenneth Coody, Danny Ellis, Mike Coody, Rebecca Schuman, Tammy Cook, Annie Lafferty, Therea Brown, Douglas Arthur, and Carl Jude.
Legion Post 149 Opens Membership Campaign
LaFayette Post 149 in Fayetteville completes plans for a two month membership drive aiming to sign 350 new or renewing members. Top signer to receive an expense paid trip to Cincinnati, or a portable TV alternative. Special July 26 installation meeting with department officers, plus Bells for Freedom drive on July 4.
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Fayetteville
LaFayette Post
American Legion
Ward J. Ashford
Cincinnati
Ohio
Post
Ashford
Caldwell
Parkersburg
Mem
Wyoming July Food Stamp Schedule Told
Mullens the Wyoming County Food Stamp Program released its July 1966 issuance schedule with pickup at designated offices. Dates span July 1 to July 56 across Mullens Han over Pineville and Oceana, with hours from 8:30 a.m. to varying times. Clients or their proxies must collect stamps at the authorized office.
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Wyoming
Mullens
Wyoming County Food Stamp Program
Trent Building
Pineville
Oceana
Be A Reporter Fairdale Surveyors Names and Contacts
A list of reporters and contact numbers across several towns including Fairdale Mount Hope Oak Hill Pineville and Pax. Entries note names and phone numbers for Mrs. Helen Snuffer Mrs. Cordie Nugen Mrs. Donnie Nuckols Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson Mrs. Margaret Marchie and others with regional locations and listings.
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Fairdale
Helen Snuffer
Ghent
Cordie Nugen
Mount Hope
Margaret Marchie
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Carol Barker
Patti Griff
Miss Barker
Patty Griff
James A. Walker
Claggett Price
John T. Kizer
Steve Crislip
Aeety Hilderbrand
Neville ST
Fedeal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Param
Paramount Pictures Presents
Technicolor
Panavision
Mrs. Clouse
Dean Jones
Haley Mills
Dorothy Provine
MR. Limpet
Don Knotts
Wang An-shi
Don Oakley
John Lane
Mrs. Skeens
Betty Powers
Teresa
Penny Holley
Donald Hassig
Joan Coleman
Ruth Payne
Connie Holley
Lara Bell Smith
Adonna
Delia Lively
J. Hazel Lively
Richard Wriston
Henry Canterbury
Arnie Toney
Alfred J. Humphrey
Orville Wriston
Mary Ann Aliff
Sam Hyden
Delphia Evans
Nell Humphrey
Nina Shuck
Raymond Kelly
A. W. Pettry
Ronnie Holley
W. E. Lively
Tommy Holley
Kenneth Dangerfield
Beatrice Lively
Tracy Lively
Rex Williams
Betty Brewer
Lillian Davis
Hazel Brewer
Coy Holley
Helen Lanham
Ray Humphrey
Kitty Jo Skeens
Paramount Pictures
John Lester
Russell Woody
Eva Moran
Gladys Sizemore
Virginia Whitt
Orazio Laucento Jr
Gladys Woods
Rita Brinegar
Jean Gilbert
Frances Howe
A. Webb
Edith Titta
Harry Estes
Cornell McKinney
Harrison Sizemore Jr
William Sizemore
Carl Belcher
Boyd Brown Jr
Hattie Liddle
Howard Angle
Ada McKinney
Bertha Farley
Honoree
Olga Sizemore
Luther Goodwin
Lester
Patty Levert
George McGee
Jimmie Webb
Mary Jane Ellis
Elsie Lester
Robie Robertson
Truman White
O. S. Patriot
Irine Canada
K. Shelton
Margaret Beard
Myrtle Finney
Shirley Hamby
Clyde Byrd
Elizabeth Bowman
Marie Butler
Joe Burgess
al Sandoval
Mildred Lambert
Grace Harmon
Dr. In
Sidney Poitier
Shelley Winters
Elizabeth Hartman
the Satan
George Maharis
Dana Andrews
Greenville
N. C
Glenn
Carolina Leaf Tobacco Co
J. L. Parker
Rocky Mount
Parker
Tom Towers
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co
Richmond
James Todd
Austin-Carolina Co
Kinston
Stuart Christian
Cribbell Brothers, Inc
Danville
Towers
E. R. Sykes
N. T. Cooke Jr
Charles Sands
Association
Farm Bureau Federation
Drive-In
W. Va
Gregory Peck
Dione Baker
Legion Post 149
Bership
Harry H. Aliff
H. L. van Camp
Leslie Bradley
John Witt Jr
Roy D. Cruikshank
John L. Witt Jr
Bells of America
Huff Consolidated School
Han
Raleigh
Fayette
Raleigh Register
Glen White
Donnie Nuckols
Herndon Covel - Garwood
David Marsh
Maple Fork
Nancy Bowyer
Mabscott
Elizabeth Robinson
George T. Jones Jr
Hazel Mowell
Jack Martin
Ravencliff-Sabine-McGraws
Glen Fork
Soulsville
Elizabeth Williams
Rhodell
Edith Flinchum
Resoco
Rock Creek
Maude Parolari
Whitesville
Sophia
Russell Pegram
Vialeigh
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