Prayer theme highlighted at Dunlap Circle meeting
Mrs H L Akers led the Dunlap Circle of the First Baptist Church in a Tuesday program themed Prayer. The group met at Mrs Leo Smiths home on Moran Avenue with Mrs C S Stump presiding and Mrs Akers discussing kinds of prayer and the need for praying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Farley
White Cross
Dunlap
Rockcastle Association Woman's Missionary Society
Special Project
J. K. Smith
Circle
S. P. Pearis
William Humphrey
Ray Toler
H. H. Mounts
C. A. Ellison
C. S. Stump
Pineville 4H Club Set Show to Aid Easter Seal
Pineville Pushers 4H Club plans a variety show at Grade School No. 1 on March 23 to benefit the Wyoming County Easter Seal Society. Proceeds go to the charity while members, led by Cathy Cook as treasurer and Janet Pack organizing recreation, prepare. The next meeting is set for April 4 at 6 30 p m with several local youths in attendance.
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Pineville
RNS
Kitty Gunter
Wyoming County Easter Seal Society
Cathy Cook
Janet Pack
Donna Rose
Diane Dodd
Ida Mae Plumley
Linda Hall
Judy Plumley
Bobby Pack
Donna Allen
Ann Morgan
Jerry Pack
Cam Scoreri
Quarter Million Bank Opens In Mullens On First Street
A final inspection tour of the new Peoples Bank of Mullens was conducted by the building committee architect and contractor. The one story bank with two upstairs rooms sits next to the Wyoming Hotel on First Street and cost a quarter million dollars to build by Vipperman Construction Co. of Beckley. Fireproof except for arriving furniture the exterior features glazed brick trimmed with granex.
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New Peoples Bank of
Wyoming Hotel
First Street
Vipperman Construction Co
Beckley
Blake grandson in Arizona hospital after accident
Mossy area notes that Junior Blake, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Blake, is hospitalized in Arizona following a Sunday auto accident. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Buren Blake of Ajo, formerly Mossy, with surgery planned.
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MOSSY
Charlie Blake
Junior Blake
Arizona
Buren Blake
Ajo
Ariz
O. E. Cheek
Thomas Golis
Tommy
Pittsburgh
Beckley Memorial Hospital
John Smith
Stanton
Alexandria
Homer Aliff
Hilmer Aliff
Gordon Payne
Clarence Painter
Laurel Creek
Jennie Buttrick
C. D. Scarbro
Delaney
Crab Orchard
Tim
Trudy
Melodie
Rensford
Burley Powers
T. K. Neal
Martins Visit Pineville Families In Camp Creek Trip
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin of Camp Creek spent Wednesday in Pineville visiting sons in law Jack D. Martin and John H. Martin and their families. Mrs. C. A. George joined them and grandson Donny Martin accompanied them home for the week. A local joke about loaning a lawn mower closes the note.
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Pineville
Rns
J. W. Martin
Camp Creek
Jack D. Martin
John H. Martin
C. A. George
Donny Martin
Follies of 1961 to be publicized in Mullens
Mullens Woman's Civic Club musical revue Follies of 1961 will gain New York publicity as director Frederick Lanton, a Ben Dunman Junior High School teacher, travels to New York by invitation of Elcue Costume Co. The show debuts April 20 at Mullens High School auditorium with costumes shipped gratis. Lanton, with NYU and American Academy training, plans TV interviews, while Lou Walters hails him as a gifted patron of the arts. West Virginia department store decor will support stage settings. Santon returns Sunday night after sorting items.
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Mullens
ANS
Mullens Woman's Civic Club
Fredrick Lanton
New York
Ben Dunman
Elcue Costume Co
Lanton
New York University
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Lou Walters
America
Roger Franklin
Leonard Bernstein
State Department
Israel
Europe
Moscow
U. S
West Virginia
Santon
Mount Hope selects Dr. W. W. Pharr for commencement address
Dr. W. W. Pharr former Mount Hope High School instructor and longtime Mount Hope Presbyterian Church minister has been invited to deliver the commencement address at the high school auditorium on May 29. The announcement was made by senior sponsor Miss Loretta Jones and the commencement committee led by Ann Callaway Rowena Bryan Cathy Wonder Carol Kuhn and Denny Criss. Pharr born March 12 1888 in Charlotte NC taught science and Bible at Mount Hope High School before moving to Black Mountain with his wife and son Wally.
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Mount Hope
RNS
W. W. Pharr
Mount Hope High School
Loretta Jones
Ann Callaway
Rowena Bryan
Cathy Wonder
Carol Kuhn
Denny Criss
Pharr
Black Mountain
N. C
Wally
Carol Lynn Summers
Mildred Dinkler
Ruth Bailey
Jimmy Williams
Sub Debs Bake Sale Plans at Mount Hope High
Mount Hope High School Sub Deb Club met Saturday at 2 p m in Judy Park s home with about 20 members. After prayer roll call and minutes the treasurer reported. A bake sale at the high school next week and a St Patrick s Dance on March 17 at Mount Hope Elementary were announced. New officers for 1961 62 were elected? officers listed include Judy Park president Barbara Carter vice president Bonnie Vallina secretary Mary Bragg treasurer Ella Mae Miller sergeant at arms.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope High School
Judy Park
Bonnie Vallina
Mary Bragg
Barbara Carter
Ella Mae Miller
Births Recorded at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens
Three births recorded at Wyoming General Hospital include a daughter Terry Lynn seven pounds thirteen ounces to Basil Lee Johnson and wife of Saeger at 5:46 p.m. March 4 a son Mark Steven eight pounds five ounces to Gideon Edward Sizemore and wife of Allen Junction at 6:30 a.m. March 5 and a daughter four pounds fifteen ounces to Thomas Howard McBride and wife of Mullens at 2:03 a.m. March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Howard McBride
Dunman Street
Mullens
Fool and Money: How They Got Together
A proverb questioning the origin of the saying that a fool and his money are soon parted. It asks who first paired wealth with folly and what events or beliefs led to this common cautionary pairing.
Appraisers Recommend Higher Sums for Two Oak Hill Parcel Condemnations
Fayetteville report says appraisal commissioners urged higher payments than State Road Commission offers to two property owners in the Oak Hill Expressway right of way case. Dr. R. M. German and Marjorie German were offered 1495 for 6550 sq ft but awarded 3595 by court appraisers. Jerome E. and Marian Valentine were offered 14110 for 20700 sq ft and awarded 16200 by appraisers. Final determination may be by circuit court jury.
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Road Commission
German
Lundale Drive
Pea Ridge Road
R. N. Noyes
W. D.ley
Jack Rapp
Frank Mauritz
Five Mt Hope Circles Meet In Church Session
Mt Hope Baptist Temple hosted five circles Alma Noble Philathea Hulbert Minnie E Garrett and the Galilean for a 6 30 pm meeting. They urged attendance at Union Evangelistic Services at the high school auditorium and discussed plans for the Woman's Missionary Society meeting on March 21 at the church. Officers were asked to prepare annual reports for a forthcoming meeting. All circles set regular meetings for April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Noble
Philathea, Hulbert
Minnie E. Garrett
The
Galilean
Woman's Missionary Society
Helen Darnall
Trick: Keeping Control By Belittling Technique
Advice column warns belittling a child’s wish for independence sustains control. It contrasts parent behavior with colonial powers, noting kids benefit from real chances to practice decision making and learn from mistakes. A firm no may be better than undermining a child’s growing autonomy.
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Muriel Lawrence
Congo
Nigeria
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
4 H Club Observes National Week in Pineville
4-H Pushers club in Pineville observed National 4-H Week with counselor Miss Kitty Gunter outlining 4-H history and WVU extension service role. The Pineville Pushers, formed 1960, have 30 active members and five counselors. plans include a WWYO radio program and pledges to prevent fires and accidents.
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Pineville
RNS
Kitty Gunter
Agriculture Extension Service of
West Virginia University
U. S. At of Agriculture
West Virginia
WWYO
Butter Distribution Planned At Pax City Hall
Butter will be distributed at Pax City Hall on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for eligible recipients, announced by distributor Sid Lively.
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Pax City Hall
Sid Lively
Birth of Kimberly Kay Holstein in Pax area
Mr and Mrs Gene Holstein of Pax announce the birth of their second child, a daughter named Kimberly Kay, weighing eight pounds four and a half ounces. She was born at Raleigh General Hospital at 3 15 a m on March 6. The couple also has a son, Wesley Gene. Mrs Holstein, formerly Janice Canterbury, is the daughter of Mrs Barbara Canterbury and the late Aubrey Canterbury. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clarence Holstein of Pax.
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PAX
RNS
Gene Holstein
Kimberly Kay
Raleigh General Hospital
Wesley Gene
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