Explorer Scouts Elect Pineville Officers
About 15 members of Explorer Scouts No. 154 met in Pineville to elect officers for six months. Officers named were Ned Crews president Ernie Hays first vice president Steve Morgan second vice president Everett Bowling secretary Jerry Bledsoe treasurer Jamie Oliver chaplain Robert Bailey and Charles Riling sergeants-at-arms Sherman Taylor assistant sergeant-at-arms Robert McKinney quartermaster and Larry Green assistant quartermaster. Dewey McKinney served as advisor. Post 154 is sponsored by the Pineville Lions Club.
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Pineville
RNS
Explorer Scouts No. 154
Legion Hall
Ned Crews
Ernie Hays
Steve Morgan
Everett Bowling
Jerry Bledsoe
Jamie Oliver
Robert Bailey
Charles Riling
Sherman Taylor
Robert McKinney
Larry Green
Dewey McKinney
Post
The
Lion’s Club
Shumate Vacationing in Washington D C
Dwight Shumate son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Shumate is in Washington D C visiting his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Lomer Elkins. He joined them on a trip after a week with her parents Everette Elkins Mount Hope. Dinner guests at Lacy Phillips home were Darrell and Georgeanna Jenkins of Montgomery. Darrell recently graduated from West Virginia Tech and will teach at DuPont High School in September.
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Saulsville
Rns
Dwight Shumate
Dennis Shumate
Washington D. C
Lomer Elkins
Elkinses
Washington
Everette Elkins
Mount Hope
Lacy Phillips
Darrell
Georgeanna Jenkins
Montgomery
West Virginia Tech
DuPont High School
Household Tea Shower Honors Bride in Mullens
A Tuesday night household tea shower in Friendship Hall at First Methodist Church celebrated bride Mrs. Paul Ritchie Jr. nee Sharon Kaye Aldridge. Hosts included Edna Gary and L Harmon among many others. decorations featured white lilies and orange gladioli with roses and pine, gift tables topped by a honey comb wedding bell and a white umbrella with sweet peas. attendees listed by name from Mullens and Itmann communities.
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Wiley Bowling
Jules Gautier
Gerald Snyder
Alton Caldwell
Garvie Stidham
Carrie Thrasher
L. C. Sclater
W. L. Pack, Mullens
S. Elliott
W. C. Neal
Fred Conner Jr
Charles Coffey
Glen Hudgins
R. D. Price
E. P. Hughes
Role of Sympathizer Should Be Objective
Dear Mrs. Lawrence advises advising a troubled girl to seek reconciliation with her mother rather than fueling conflict. The piece emphasizes listening without joining the blame, showing that parents need children to show interest and that seeking love from a parent is the underlying motive behind the child’s complaints.
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Ian D. Suttie
Mullens Liquor Store Manager Undergoes Major Surgery
Grant Taylor of Allen Junction is a patient at Beckley Veterans Hospital after major surgery on Thursday. He has been in the hospital for two weeks. Taylor manages the state liquor store at Mullens.
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Mullens
Grant Taylor
Allen Junction
Veteran's Hospital
Beckley
Taylor
Origin of the expression to spin a yarn linked to seafaring lore
The origin traces to sailors who talked at length while spinning yarn from untwisted rope hemp at sea, giving rise to the idiom to spin a yarn as a tale or fabrication.
Oceana Churchwomen Plan Future Activities for 1962 63
Oceana Methodist Women outlined the 1962 63 calendar at an executive board meeting. Budget and officers for the year were approved, with Mrs. Arthur Bostic as president and Mrs. Pleas Wright as treasurer, among numerous committee chairs and members.
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Oceana
ANS
Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Oceana Methodist Church
Pleas Wright
Arthur Bostic
Bernie L. Morgan
R. G. Hatfield
Thomas Evans
Ralph Poland
Children’s Work
Les Lively
Christian Social Relations
P. C. Mayhew
Monroe McClain
Richard Atwell
Wanna Cook
Drewey Mitchell
Glenn Blankenship
Harlan Eilenburg
Arlene Drake
B. L. Morgan
R. C. Hatfield
Pauline Mayhew
Janet Blankenship
Nancy Ellenburg
E. G. Shannon
James Hall
Christian Social Relations Committee
Vanna Cook
Norman Hopkins
Lawrence Vance
Herman Hopkins
Arlene Dranke
Harlan Ellenburg
Art Carter
Earl Cook Jr
Ray Shannon
Arthur
Sweet Home Church Holds Picnic At New River Park
The Sun day School of Sweet Home Baptist Church held its annual picnic at New River Park Beckley for the second year in a row. Attendees toured a newly opened model mine and joined a morning prayer service led by Sunday School Superintendent Fred Tilley. The Rev James Bowers gave remarks after the prayer. Notables included many church families and local residents such as Dennis Shumate Vern Clay Stanley Cozort Roy Boothe Elbert Clay Emmett Canada and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Tilley
James Bowers
Dennis Shumate
Vern Clay
Stanley Cozort
Roy Boothe
Elbert Clay
Delmer Ward
Cecil Canada
Emmett Canada
David Bower
Warren Lester
Kelly Clay
Mullens
Lorene Birchfield
Pete Tolliver
Frank Keaton
Connie Powers
Glenn Tilley
Gene Tilley
Beckley
Bowers
Tilley
Glen Rogers and Phil yaw families visit area guests
Glen Rogers guests include Mrs D M Irvin of Bessemer and her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Reeves and their children Donald and Bobby Nell. The Irvin party stayed with Mr and Mrs Hubert Durham and visited Joe Davidson and Ridley Davidson in Oak Hill and Sophia. Cuba Philyaw arrived from San Jose on a business and pleasure trip and will stay with his son Bill and another son Bob in Keyser to help store furniture. Former Glen Rogers residents the Philyaws left for California in late fall to join their daughter Betty who works there.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Hubert Durham
D. M. Irvin
Bessemer
Ala
Irvin
Robert Reeves
Donald
Bobby Nell
Durhams
Joe Davidson
Oak Hill
Ridley Davidson
Sophia
Cuba
Philyaw
San Jose
Calif
Bill
Bob
Keyser
Philyaws
California
Betty
Guardsmen End 13 Day Exercise With First Meals
National guardsmen from West Virginia 16th Special Forces Group and Maryland 691st Artillery Group wrap up Operation Dare at Camp Dawnon After a two week trek through Preston County mountains they carried out five missions and racked up about 200 miles of marching While reducing pounds several personnel shed notable weight A dinner of steamed crab shrimp and beer will honor the training corps before the units head home Saturday morning
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Kingwood
UPI
West Virginia
16Th Special ‘Forces
Maryland
Dawnon
Preston County
16Th
Allen D. Houser
Leonardtown
1092Nd
Parkersburg
Weston
Salem
Potentate Party Attracts 104 In Fayette County Shrine Club Event
Miss Donna O'Dell of Oak Hill, guest of honor at the Fayette County Shrine Club potentate party in Fayetteville Memorial Building, attended by 104 Shriners and wives. James A. Price led guard, K. W. Sproles presided, with A. B. Aker and W. R. MacDermaid among Charleston honorees. The event honored Potentate Glen R. Lilly who is recovering from surgery. dinner and dance followed.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Donna O'Dell
Fayette County
Shrine Club
Fayetteville Memorial Building
James A. Price
Charleston
K. W. Sproles
A. B. Aker
Rabban
W. R. MacDermaid
Recorder
Harry B. Lambert
Oriental Guide
Miss O'Dell
Glen R. Lilly
Hazel
Lilly
Sproles
Covel Couple Welcome Daughter Lavena Jeanne Kelly
Mr and Mrs Howard Eugene Kelly Covel announce the birth of their daughter Lavena Jeanne on June 23 at 8 32 a m in Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. The baby weighed six pounds twelve ounces.
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Covel
RNS
Howard Eugene Kelly
Lavena Jeanne
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Rotary Dinner Highlighted Park Development Talk
About 49 attended the Pineville Rotary Club dinner at the Cow Shed with Lou Baxter of the Natural Resource Department as guest speaker. He discussed the Black Fork Cabin Creek state park project in Wyoming County. Noble led the event and Stewart was elected president for the next week.
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Lou Baxter
Natural Resource Department
Pineville
Co. C. Holloway
Joe Hansbarger
Eugene Noble
Noble
Vaughan Stewart
Pax PAX Social Notes: Travel and Family Visits
Mrs Viola Trent of Weirwood vacationing in Ohio with son Lane Trent and family in Elyria while daughter-in-law Dennis Tony’s family in Dayton visit. Mr Cabell Craddock and Mrs Craddock spent days in Charleston. Mrs Craddock treated at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs John Hibbs return to Louisville after visiting relatives in Pax Long Branch and Weirwood. Mrs Jack Bailey of Elyria returns home after Patricia Bailey wed Thomas Foster at Bradley.
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Pax
Viola Trent
Weirwood
Ohio
Lane Edward Trent
Elyria
Dennis Tony
Dayton
Cabell Craddock
Willis
Crystal Cave Core Lies Beneath Cumberland Mountains
The largest cave system sits under Kentucky's Cumberland Mountains with Crystal Cave at its nucleus a few miles from Mammoth Cave, revealing a vast subterranean landscape.
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Kentucky
Cumberland Mountains
Crystal Cave
Mammoth Cave
Neighbors Honor Mrs Williams in Ravencliff Birthday
Mrs Reuben Williams was celebrated by neighbors who dropped in on her Ravencliff home on Wednesday night. They presented a gift for her house as part of the local informal birthday practice.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Reuben Williams
Williams
William Mullens
Greely McGraw
Lon Stewart
Cather Pettry
Lacy Lafferty
Harley Reeves
Paul Brooks
Glenn Acord
Frank Acord
Basil Shumate
Harry McGraw
Ed Kerns
Jack McGraw
David Trump
Junior Delph
Elizabeth
G. E. Davis
Mary Frances Davis
Glen Rogers
Snow blast tops trees as winds tear through town
A blast of air snaps branches and shelves in a snowy area, leaving splintered trees and scattered debris across streets. No injuries reported, authorities warn of continued gusts and drifting snow.
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Explorer Scouts
Worthy Companion of
Arrow
Arrow Liqueurs Corp
Detroit
E. R. Pryor Jr
Mack Gilenwater
Louis Kaman
W. H. Thompson
J. H. Turner
Ted Robinette
Sam Foglesong
Charles Bower
Jack Dick
Jeri Dooley
Wilbur Pack
Gene Cozort
Andrew Tolley
J. O. Aldridge
Martin Backus
Barbara Barton
Essie Kemp
Harry Woods
Earl McGraw
John Miller
Deborah Adams
Ray Butler
M. M. Shumate
Gary Houck
Wyatt Backus Jr
Jamie Lou Lester
Frank Morris
Paul Ritchie Jr
W. L. Pack
Paul Ritchie
QO. J. Aldridge
Edna Gary
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Sherwin - Williams
Benjamin Moore
Bias le Crei
Bordens Garden Hose
Dia
Hudson
ICE
Prince Street
Muriel Lawrence
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Mrs. Lawrence
Odds & Ends
Marie
Neville St. Beckley
ST. Joseph Aspirin
Pao
Cohen
Neville St
Oceana Churchwomen
Sweet Home Church
Rotary
Mrs. Williams
Family Weekly
Becky Post-Herald
Raleigh & Vegister
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