Injured woman found on East Main Street in Oak Hill
Mrs. Vivian Lefler, 43, was found lying unconscious on East Main Street after 7 PM Sunday. She was hospitalized with a severe head wound and cannot recall being struck by a car. Officers Stamey and Crouch investigate. tire-track imprint near her purse suggests a passing auto.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Vivian Lefler
East Main Street
Lefler
Oyler
East Oak Hill
Steen - Miller Auto Agency
Cris Stamey
Buddy Crouch
Stamey
Ay O Dry Cleaners
East Oak
Work Started On Bath House For Oak Hill Club
Oak Hill Swim Club begins construction on a bath house and swimming pool behind the Kroger store off Jones Avenue paralleling Bibb Street. President Dan Teano says work started last fall and is on schedule for a May 30 opening. Mullins Construction Co. of Oak Hill has the contract.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Swim Club, Inc
Dan Teano
Mullins Construction Co
Kroger
Jones Avenue
Bibb Street
Death of Berta Hummel at 37 ends her art run
Berta Hummel, creator of the famous Hummel figures, died on November 6, 1946, at age 37.
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Berta Hummel
Hummel
Oceana Sophomores Lead Easter Seal Drive Activities
Three Oceana High School sophomores were chosen by Ned Crews to head youth activities for the Easter Seal Drive in Wyoming County. Judi Gillenwater Roger Cook and Peggy Cook serve on the committee with events including an Ugly Man contest and an Easter Seal Queen to be chosen this month.
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Oceana
ANS
Oceana High School
Ned Crews
Wyoming County
Judi Gillenwater
Roger Cook
Peggy Cook
Local families host visiting relatives and scout drive kicks off
Visitation includes Mr and Mrs Amedeo Domi and family in Sabine with Domi Jr Ramona Pamela and Mark. Albert J Domi and family. Mrs Sally Cozort hospitalized. Hazel Elkins returns home. community drive March 2 to April 2 funds Wyoming County Society for Crippled Children and Adults for wheelchairs glasses and crutches. Kopperston Boy Scouts participate. Speech and hearing clinics offered in summer. Gillenwater and Cook youths active in Future Homemakers Future Journalists Girl Athletic Association and school bands.
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Sabine
Amedeo Domi
Amedeo Domi Jr
Ramona
Pamela
Mark
Amedeo
Kencheloe Afb
Michigan
Albert J. Domi
Albert
Art Afb
Tennessee
Sally Cozort
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley
Hazel Elkins
Route 1
Mt. Hope
Bernard .Brooks
Kopperston
Wyoming
Future Homemakers
Girls Athletic Association
Future Journalists
Roger Cook
Raleigh Cook
Jesse
Guyandotte
Mullens Juniors To Take Merit Test
Twenty four juniors at Mullens High School will take the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test on March 7 guided by Edison Lockabill. Participants include Terry Byrd John Bower Nancy Jo Dennis Carolyn Farley Mac Hall Francine Jennings Bill Hall David Mencer Pate King John Nichols Robert Nolley David Morris James Lawson Jerry Lambert Carol Sue McKinney Anna Gail Sclater Lula Rinehart Mary Robertson Bill Robinette Ellen Pryor Judy Toler Libby Welch Kathie Jo Snyder Dixie Staton. Test results return before term end with state semifinalists for scholarships announced next fall.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
Edison Lockabill
Terry Byrd
John Bower
Nancy Jo Dennis
Carolyn Farley
Mac Hall
Francine Jennings
Bill Hall
David Mencer
Pate King
John Nichols
Robert Nolley
David Morris
James Lawson
Jerry Lambert
Carol Sue McKinney
Anna Gail Sclater
Lula Rinehart
Mary Robertson
Bill Robinette
Ellen Pryor
Judy Toler
Libby Welch
Kathie Jo Snyder
Dixie Staton
Collins High Students Attend Know Your Government Day
Collins High School representatives Betty Ramey and Harold Corker attend Know Your Government Day in Charleston accompanied by Collins Faculty member Mrs. Mary Boyd.
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OAK Hill
RNS
Collins High School
Charleston
Betty Ramey
Harold Corker
Mary Boyd
Collins
To Play In All County Band at Wyoming Clinic
Oceana High School selects twenty four band members for the 1961 All Wyoming County Band. The closing feature of the Wyoming County Band Clinic will be an 8 p m concert at Pineville High School gym on April 13 14. Performers include Donna Smith Linda Rider Sandra Thacker Bilie Berta Peggy Jones Paulette Boggs Wilma Daniels Kitty Richardson Ballard Blackburn Larry Marsh Patricia Gray Betty Childers Judi Gillenwater Patty Burcett Judy Barber Kaye Estep Patsy Terrell Dottie Worrell Brenda Baldwin Jerry Tilley Freddy Smith Charles Chambers Ricky Hickman and Linda Sauls.
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Oceana
ANS
George Brewster
Wyoming County
Pineville High School
Donna Smith
Linda Rider
Sandra Thacker
Bilie Berta
Peggy Jones
Paulette Boggs
Wilma Daniels
Kitty Richardson
Ballard Blackburn
Larry Marsh
Patricia Gray
Betty Childers
Judi Gillenwater
Patty Burchett
Judy Barber
Kaye Estep
Patsy Terrell
Dottie Worrell
Brenda Baldwin
Jerry Tilley
Freddy Smith
Charles Chambers
Ricky Hickman
Linda Sauls
PTA To Supply Funds For Reading Circle
The Par ent-Teacher Association of John McGraw Elementary School McGraws met Thursday at 7 p.m. with 18 attending. The group discussed spending dues for a parents reading circle and named officers for 1961-62. Guests Mrs Belcher and Mrs Henchman attended, sharing travel films and inauguration slides. The next meeting is April 6 at 8 p.m.
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McGraws
RNS
John McGraw Elementary School
Guynath Shumate
Vern Clay
Rose McGraw
Janice Meredith
Lois McGraw
Louise Cozort
Clarabelle Bower
Laura McMillion
Mae Clay
Betty Clay
Mae Belcher
Hawaii
Laura Henchman
Youth Activities Planned At Mount Hope Lions Meet
Mount Hope Lions Club leaders announced continued sponsorship of four Mount Hope High School students to Camp Horseshoe and appointed J. W. Bragg as Scoutmaster of Troop 91. Psychiatric social worker George E. Davis spoke on mental health concepts, comparing past and present family roles and the evolving duties of social institutions in a changing society.
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Mt. Hope Lions Meet
Mount Hope
Mount Hope Lions Club
J. M. Wade
Mount Hope High School
J. W. Bragg
Lions
West Virginia Young Men’s Christian Association
Parsons
Tucker County
Raymond E. Tissue
George E. Davis
Davis
Beckley
Ter
West ‘Virginia Rehabilitation Association
Raleigh County Association For Mental Health
David
UCYM Continues Clothing Drive in Mullens
The United Christian Youth Movement will resume a door-to-door clothing drive on Tuesday at 6 30 p m in Mullens. Volunteers meet at Dr W W Wells office. Donors may contact Larry Lilly Frances Thompson Mary Robertson and Anna Gail Sclater. Collected items go to Ike s Market Moran Avenue for distribution to needy persons.
WVU School of Music honors nine with top averages
Barbara Cook of Mullens is among nine West Virginia University School of Music students to earn B average or better in the first semester 1960 61. Music Dean Richard E Duncan notes 4.0 is the highest possible university average.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Barbara Cook
Mullens
Richard E. Duncan
McGraws Seeks February Citizen Of The Month
Sharon McGraw 14 year old freshman at Glen Rogers High School earns Student Council chosen citizen honor for February. Active in Tri-Hi-Y and McGraws 4 H Club, she represents dependable conduct and community spirit.
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Sharon McGraw
Walter McGraw
McGraws
Sharon
Glen Rogers High School
Mullens High to Host Wyoming County Science Fair
Mullens High School gym will host the Wyoming County Science Fair on March 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Appalachian Industrial Council for Education, entries are due March 17. Projects divide into biological and physical science with first to third place awards and participation certificates. A film will be shown for entrants while judges decide. The county event is open to all grades, with juniors and seniors eligible for the regional fair at Concord College April 6-8, and regional first placers may advance to the National Science Fair May 10-13 in Kansas City Missouri.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
Lee Hodson
MHS
Appalachian Industrial Council For Education
Hodson
Conscord College
Athens
Kansas City
Advertising shares in apparel trade rise in newspapers
The text states that women’s specialty stores allocate 3.4 percent of sales to advertising and 90 percent of that goes to daily newspapers. Men’s wear shops spend 2.8 percent of sales on advertising with 80 to 89 percent directed to newspapers, showing a heavy newspaper bias in fashion retail promotion.
Bradley Church Women Plan Week Of Prayer
Bradley Presbyterian Church women meet weekly with Mrs Bernice Stover leading the Bible study titled God is at Work in You as part of Living In Christ. Other local church activities include the PAX group, evangelism planning, and upcoming pre Easter Week of Prayer events.
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Bradley Church Women
Bradley
RNS
Church of the Bradley Presbyterian Church
Bernice Stover
Vivian Brooks
Thelma Shawver
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Taiwan
Congo
Kasai
Elizabeth Henry Dunlap
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Africa
Norvell Bennett
Edith Edwards
Mildred Miller
Betty McDaniel
Mae Ellis
Mary Stevenson
Virginia Hill
Jacqueline Hill
Dorothy Lafferty
Violet Bennett
Jean Keaton
Dora Alice Thorne
Commodities To Be Distributed At Pax City Hall
Pax City Hall will distribute commodities on Wednesday from noon to 5 p m and Thursday from 9 a m to 5 p m recipients should bring bags for beans two extra items plus whole dried milk will be offered the announcement by Sid Lively.
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PAX
ANS
Sid Lively
Pax City Hall
Committee To Nominate Officers For Oak Hill PTA
A three member committee has been appointed to submit nominations for officers of the Oak Hill elementary school parent teachers association. The panel includes Mrs. Sammy Blake for the executive committee and Mrs. Loren J. Fox and J. P. Wilkins from general membership. Their report is due at the March meeting. Other nominations may be made from the floor.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Parent-Teachers Association
Sammy Blake
Loren J. Fox
J. P. Wilkins
Puny Word Origins From Old French Puisne
The term puny derives from the old French puisne meaning born afterward, which evolved to imply weakness or inferiority in size or strength. Scholarly notes trace the semantic shift from birth order to relative feebleness through historical usage.
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Miss Cook
Otis Cook
Tri-Hi-Y
PTA
Reading Circle
PTA of
Yardis Advertising Company
Philadelphia
Trenton
Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Ucym
Fayetteville
L S. Tully
Fayette
Raleigh General Hospital
Wiley
Mrs. Carr
North Tazewell
WSCS
Don Williams
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Cittsville Methodist Church
Duff Spangler
Okey Stover
Layton Billups
Hugh Blake
Basil Sweeney
Larry
Jeff Spangler
Tommy
Dobie Gillis
Sam Bowers
Mary Paulette Hurley
Marilyn Stone
Billie Cook
Pineville
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