Judge Says Youth Is Top U S Asset and Oak Hill City Official Resigns
In Mullens Judge Leon P. Miller extols youth as society’s future while opposing the death penalty and urging student voice in schools. In Oak Hill City, longtime official E. N. Goode resigns after 30 years as city clerk and police judge, with an audit ordered and Goode leaving his bank post as treasurer.
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U.S
Oak Hill City
Mullens
ANS
Leon P. Miller
Mullens High School
Oak Hill
Wallace Bennett
E. N. Goode
Bennett
Goode
Sanitary Board
Merchants and Miners National Bank of
C. R. Hill Jr. Bank
Mullens Plans Bigger Year End City Treasury
Mayor Luther Kerns told the City Council the town should finish 1969 with a larger treasury due to a 19 percent rise in property evaluation. Members examined the next year’s levy and addressed issues including an access road for Wyoming General Hospital, playground parking controls, paving on South River Drive, and a group health insurance plan at up to ten dollars monthly per employee.
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West Mullens
South River Drive
Mullens Prayer Day Plans Set
The World Day of Prayer worship service in Mullens will be at 7 30 p m Friday at Highland Avenue Baptist Church with the theme Growing Together in Christ. Janet Shutt leads the devotional with readings by several area church members and Edna McVey and Riley England as worship leaders. Charles Teufel of St John s Catholic Church will deliver the main address. a period of quiet meditation will feature Edna Hudgins Ruth Fisher and Barbara Cooke, ending with a solo by Wilma Bower. Ushers include Fred Conner Ira Sweeney James McVey and Joe Orr.
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Edna Hudgins
Ruth Fisher
Barbara Cooke
Wilma Bower
Charles Teufel
St. John’s Catholic Church
Janet Shutt
Fred Conner
Ira Sweeney
James McVey
Joe Orr
Newlyweds Settle in Pineville After Feb 16 Wedding
Newlyweds Robert Gene Hannan and Carol Sue Hannan establish their home in Pineville after a February 16 ceremony at Pineville Presbyterian Church led by Rev. Franklin Goff. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hannan. she is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Murphy. Carol Sue is a sophomore at Oceana High School. Robert Gene is a Pineville High School graduate of 1967 who studied Auto Diesel in Nashville and works at Itmann.
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Pineville
Robert Gene
Carol Sue Hannan
Pineville Presbyterian Church
Franklin Goff
Hannan
Robert M. Hannan
Ira Murphy
Lynee
Oceana High School
Pineville High School
Nashville, Tenn
Auto Diesel College
Itmann
Mission Study Attended By 35 At Mount Hope Church
About 35 people attended two 45 minute mission study sessions Sunday at Mount Hope United Methodist Church. Rev. Ralph Thompson Jr led a devotional before the study. Adults learned from Mrs. Vivian Boyd on the Book of John. Youths studied "Where Rivers Meet" with Mrs. Frank Henderson. Children were taught by Miss Golda Graves.
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope United Methodist Church
Ralph [Thompson Jr
Vivian Boyd
Frank Henderson
Golda Graves
Haven Davis
Violet McCutcheon
D. B. Stevenson Jr
E. Scott Carter
M. M. Cartelle
Albert Booth
Joe Vallina
Ashby Allen
George Arthur
George Barbera
Larry Beverley
Marvin Beverley
John Brady
Mary Buckley
Jennie Cope Carter
Anna Cope
L. M. Corey
Helen Darnall
Ralph Dorsey
E. W. Dunkley
Frank Garrett
C. R. Harnsburger
Frances Jobe
Theresa Jobe
Anna McCool
Margaret McCool
James Rutherford
Fred Ryan
Eddie Souk
Larry Tennant
Willia Thompson
R. &. Tissue
James B. Twohig
J. M. Wade
Harry Gray
Juniorettes Meet Oak Hill for Musical Selections
Oak Hill Juniorettes enjoyed a Monday gathering at Miss Wiseman home with musical selections by Miss Sally George and Miss Debbie Wiseman. Committee reports led to a plan to assist the Junior Woman's Club Hat Party on March 15 at Collins High Cafeteria. Attendees included Linda McClaskey Gail Mauritz Mary Donachy Frances Booth Janie Akers Paige Janney Peggy Nelson Sally George and Miss Wiseman.
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Oak Hill
Sally George
Debbie Wiseman
Mullens Youth Enlists His Pooch In U S Army
Jerry White of Mullens announces his German shepherd King has enlisted in the United States Army and will be sent to San Antonio for training as a sentry. King weighed 95 pounds at two and a half years old, and the boy refused payment for the dog, hoping King will aid soldiers before being rehomed on a farm or large property after service.
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Mullens
ANS
Jerry
King
White
J. C. White
Vietnam
Spe
Mullens High School
Ing
United States Army
San Antonio
Tex
Peet Eeewee
Ohio
Army
Jerry White
Talks on Spain and Canada Dominate Mount Hope Meeting
Mount Hope Federated League of Women held a Monday program "Across Iberia" detailing a 2000 mile tour of Spain from Coruna to Cordova with stops at Toledo Granada Alhambra Avilla Segovia Medina Madrid and Seville plus a Portugal visit. Mrs. Fred Ryan spoke on Canada trip while fundraising and membership updates followed including a $601 Heart Drive total and air conditioning gift to Mount Hope Elementary School.
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Mount Hope
Spain
Canada
Cordova
Toledo
Granada
Washington Irving
Alhambra
Avilla
Segovia
Medina
Isabella
Madrid
Seville
Portugal
Fred Ryan
Helen Darnall
Heart Drive
George Barbera
Savings Stamps
Larry Tennant
C. R. Harnsbarger
Jennie Cope Carter
Washington
James M. Wade
Harryy Gray
Oak Hills
Cross program presented by Hilda Taylor Mission Society
Mrs. Carl Sturm led a Rockcastle Baptist Church meeting with readings titled In The Cross of Christ Thy Sory and The Cross Within The Heart. She closed with the poem Above The Hills of Time. Love Gift dedication by Mrs. Ruth Browning. April program to be presented by Mrs. Alma Edwards.
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Pineville
Carl Sturm
Hilda Taylor Mission Society
Rockcastle Baptist Church
Christ
Ruth Browning
Alma Edwards
World Day of Prayer Joint Service in Mount Hope
The World Day of Prayer observance sponsored by Church Women United will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church. Guest speaker is Mrs. Corey Mitchell of Beckley. Theme is Growing Together in Christ. Mrs. L D Clark, president, urges public attendance. Participating churches include Mount Hope Presbyterian Christian United Methodist First Baptist First Church of God and Saint Anthony Catholic Church Kilsyth.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Church Women United
Mount Hope — Presbyterian Church
Corey ‘Mitchell
Beckley
First Church of God and
Saint Anthony
Hulbert
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Donald Humphrey
Mary Buckley
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Corey QO. Mitchell
Buckley
Oak Hill Considers Watershed Loan and City Upgrades
Oak Hill City Council votes to apply for a government loan to fund a drainage and watershed program with 100 percent construction cost coverage by the federal government. The panel also selects Sam Price as police judge and approves a city policemen work schedule. Forty three February arrests are reported along with traffic and parking enforcement actions.
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Oak Hill
Church of God
Jones Avenue
Dewey Collins
Fountain Terrace
Russell Blake
Westchester Street
Council
Oak Hill Garden Club Elects 1969 70 Officers
Oak Hill Garden Club named H R B Tully president for 1969 70 with D C Newell as vice president at a Hill hotel meeting. New officers include H L VanCamp historian and J W Jones parliamentarian. Reports covered Woodlawn Avenue planting, tree fertilization near rail tracks on Virginia Avenue, and a mission from a Korean orphanage. New members welcomed and June picnic at Allen Newberry’s farm planned.
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Oak Hill
H. RB. Tully
D. C. Newell
Woodlawn Avenue
R. E. Kelly
Virginia Avenue
Trade School
G. M. Cooke
Clarksburg
C. C. Neal
Joe Keatley
Virginia Farley
Fred Vance
Russell Gonsacks
Eugene Robertson
Allen Newberry
E. S. Hamilton
J. W. Jones
Meeting Cancelled by Mount Hope UMC Society
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Mount Hope United Methodist Church canceled the March meeting. The next gathering is set for April 1 in the Social Hall of the church.
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Mount Hope
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Mount Hope United
Mount Hope Circles Plan Events at Family Night and Dinner
Mt Hope Baptist Temple circles held meetings at members homes with prayers Bible studies and Love Gift programs. Plans were made for Family Night dinner March 12 in the church fellowship hall and for a March 12 Emily Night Dinner hosted by the Philathea Circle.
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James B. Twohig
Richeson
Lon Marks
Baptist Youth Fellowship
White Cross
Jack Shockey
Miriam
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Robert Penman
Mountain Road
Lawrence Angle
Fellowship Hall
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Ray Gwinn
J. L. Wilkins
Lott Marks
Albert Booth
G. E. Dixon
Frank Farin
Robert Lilly
Philathea
F. E. Foster
Churchel Williams
Foster
Hazel Samples
Frank Graff
Emily
Philathea Circle
I. 0. Shumate
L. A. Lewallen
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