Community Shower To Honor Shumate Family
A community shower is planned for Tuesday night at John Mc Graw Grade School to honor Mr and Mrs Lincoln Shumate who recently donated a kidney to Belle Shumate. The event supports the family affected by the transplant and flood losses with donations of usable clothing, bedding, dishes, furniture, and money for transportation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumate
Ravencliff
John McGraw
McGraws
Lincoln
Shumate Shumate
Belle Shumate
University Hospital
Richmond
Virginia
McGraw
Glen Fork
Sabine
Soulsville
Glen Rogers
Horace McGraw
Powers welcome fourth generation daughter in Glen Fork
Mr and Mrs Wood Powers welcome a daughter born Tuesday at Beckley Memorial Hospital. The baby weighs ten pounds one ounce and is the fourth generation on both sides. Mrs Powers is the former Glenna Acord. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clayton Acord of Glen Fork and Mrs P T Sigman of Glen Fork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
Wood Powers
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Powers
Glenna Acord
Clayton Acord
P. T. Sigman
McClung Baby Born At Home In Fayetteville
Mr and Mrs Bernard McClung of Court Street welcomed a baby boy Thursday morning at their home. The infant weighed seven pounds seven and three-quarter ounces. The mother is Anna Mae Kincaid before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
ANS
Bernard McClung
Court Street
Mrs Garvin Speaks on Reading Roles at Rotary Dinner
Fayetteville Rotary Club hosted a dinner meeting at the Fayette County Memorial Building with Grant Thomas in charge. Judge Charles Garvin introduced guest speaker Mrs. Garvin, who discussed The Role of the Secondary Teacher in the Teaching of Reading, followed by attendees John Jeffries Hugh Wiseman and a list of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Alva Anderson
E. 0. Wiseman
Robert Pioli
Charles Jordan
Lawrence Kessler
Clifford Davis
H. F. Frazier
F. G. Janutolo
Frank McMillen
Arthur King
Charles S. Thompson
John L. Witt Jr
Ernest Darnall
Robert Akers
J. E. Cottle
Dan Perdue
J. D. Shultz
D. C. Newell
Grendon Riner
Tom Ryan
Bernard S. Collins
George Matthew Edwards
David L. Hypes
Alphabet Soup Teaches Spelling Yet Leaves Gaps for Kids
A brief item notes that introducing letters through playful alphabet soup does not reliably improve spelling in children and may distract from systematic instruction.
Castle Rock Garden Club Preps Wyom ing County Beautification
Members of the Castle Rock Garden Club projects committee led by Mrs. Robert M. Worrell, project chairman, finalize planting pansies tulips hyacinths and vines at the base of the giant rock in Wyoming County. Mascara is something to put on eyes to catch other eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Rock Garden Club
Wyoming County
Robert M. Worrell
Pineville
Castle Rock
O. E. Wilks
Goodwin Jarvis
Williams Lewis
Lewis Campbell
Oak Hill PTA Elects Officers Plans May Variety Show
The Oak Hill Parent-Teacher Association met at Oak Hill Elementary. President Robert Gresham presided. Devotional poem The Crucifixion by James Weldon Johnson was read. Officers elected: Clifton T. Frazier president, Sam T. Price chair of fundraising committee with R. E. Cavendish Frank Mauritz Virgil Burgess on it. The May program will be a variety show at Oak Hill Grade School on April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Robert Gresham
Tally Hannah
Clifton T. Frazier
Hannah
Lawrence Portman
Thomas N. Martin
Edward Radford
Sam T. Price
R. E. Cavendish
Frank Mauritz
Virgil Burgess
Bag Owner Cleared In Roger's Death
Oak Hill WV The man who owned the Navy duffle bag that contained parts of Michael Leo Rogers body has been cleared and is no longer a suspect. J L Howard named on the bag lost it on a bus in January 1959. Investigators seek sightings of the bag with his name stenciled. A $1500 reward is offered for information leading to arrests in the Fayette County murder. Rogers body was found on Gauley Mountain near Hawks Nest Country Club on December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Michael Leo Rogers
I. P. Richardson
West Virginia
Oak Hill Rotary Club
Lions Club
Fayetteville
Gauley Mountain
Hawks Nest Country Club
Fifth Sunday Meeting At Bolt Church In Ravencliff
The Laurel Baptist Fellowship of Churches hosts a two day event led by Rev. Everett Shafer of Beckley with Rev. C. H. Perry of Raven Cliff delivering the Sunday sermon. Activities include music by The Christian Harmoneers Mullens Gospelaires Oceana Hatcher Quartet and a 10 am Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
RNS
Laurel Baptist Fellowship of Churches
Everett R. Shafer
Regular Baptist
Beckley
Shafer
Best Independent Baptist
Ronnie Halsey
C. H. Perry
Perry
Glen Fork Independent
Halsey
Sing
Christian Harmoneers
Mullens
Gospelaires
Oceana
Hatcher
John Richardson
Pine Grove
Willis Woods
Glen Rogers Independent Church
Sebastian Pizzino
Mrs Scarbro Leads PTA Meeting At Beckwith School
Beckwith Grade School hosts monthly PTA session led by Leon Spencer with top value stamp drive to fund a school tape recorder. James Holly chairs committee including Mrs. Robert Cottle and Mrs. Alfred Hurt. Event plans include a hot dog sale and educational slides by West Virginia official Maximie Scarbro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Beckwith
Parent-Teacher Association
Leon Spencer
Spencer
James Holly
Robert Cottle
Alfred Hurt
West Virginia
James A
Maxine) Scarbro
Montgomery
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Morris Harvey College
Secarbro
Inside job blamed as $20300 stolen from Zurich police safe
Police hunt a thief who stole $20,300 from a safe in Zurich police headquarters. An official said it must have been an inside job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
UPI
Hutsenpiller and Gwinn Visitors and Officials in Charleston Area
Oak Hill RNS reports Mr and Mrs E T Hutsenpiller of Hinton visited Mr and Mrs Harry Gray on Woods Avenue. Mrs Jack Gwinn of Woods Avenue visits relatives in Beckley while Mayor J B Keatley is in Wheeling on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Rns
E. T. Hutsenpiller
Hinton
Harry Gray
Woods Avenue
Jack Gwinn
Beckley
J. 8. Keatley
Wheeling
Judy Young Honored With Fayetteville Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs George Young of Sarah Street hosted a party for their daughter Judy celebrating her 11th birthday. Prizes went to Beth Adkins Frank Adkins Jeff Bane and Jimmy Crisp. Attendees included Fay etteville residents Eddie Neal Beverly Lafferty Debbie Bocock Sherry Sparks Jerry Epperly and Oak Hill guests Eddie Holt Henri Ann Thompson Kathy Young James Crisp Jess Bane Teresa Bane Frances Crisp Jack Holt and Jackie Lee Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
George Young
Sarah Street
Judy
Beth Adkins
Frank Adkins
Jeff Bane
Jimmy Crisp
Eddie Neal
Butch and Allan
Beverly Lafferty
Debbie Bocock
Sherry Sparks
Jerry Epperly
Oak Hill
Eddie Holt
Henri Ann Thompson
Kathy Young
James Crisp
Jess Bane
Teresa Bane
Frances Crisp
Jack Holt
Jackie Lee
Bus Crash After Sneezes Sends Seven to Hospital
A Sheffield bus driver Dillwyn Williams sneezed three times on Thursday causing a crash that hospitalized seven people. The impact at a lamppost ended the sneezing episode and left passengers needing medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
England
UPI
Dillwyn Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Garvin
Rotary
Oscar Mayer
Oleo
Fair Deal Market
City Park
Ced
Appalachian Power Company
P.S.P
Annan
Appalachian Power Co
Apalachian Power Company
Oak Hill Pta
Roger
Bolt Church
Romie Halsey
Scarbro
PTA
Addi
C. A
Slim) Thompson
Cindy Cook
Telestar
Shirley Ashley
Ellen Fordham
Gerald Snyder
Mullens High School
Judy Young
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!