Mullens VFW Club to stage Mrs. Touchdown musical
In 1965 Mullens Woman's Civic Club presents Music Music Music with Sue Dick Jennifer Gravely Drema McKinney Patty Kingdon Judy Sandoval Patty Worley Brenda Wilson Pat Repass and Ramona Thomas. The show runs April 23 at Mullens High School auditorium with ticket sales at downtown Mullens shops.
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Mr. Touchdown
Mullens Woman’s Civic Club
Sue Dick
Jennifer Gravely
Drema McKinney
Patty Kingdon
Judy Sandoval
Patty Worley
Brenda Wilson
Pat Repass
Ramona Thomas
Mullens High School
Mullens
Nonpresidents Appear Among U.S. Currency Portraits
The World Almanac notes that three of twelve portraits on U.S. currency are not presidents. Alexander Hamilton appears on the ten dollar bill, Benjamin Franklin on the hundred, and Salmon P. Chase on the ten thousand dollar note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Alexander Hamilton
Ben.jamin Franklin
Salmon P. Chase
Holy Week Services Set by Oceana Ministers Association
The Oceana Ministers Association sponsors Holy Week events from April 10 to Easter Sunrise. Speakers include Rev. Wayne Rollins, Rev. William Lusk, Rev. James Cottrill, Rev. J. L. Riffe and Rev. J. Robert Harshberger at venues across Oceana. Easter sunrise at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens at 6 30 a m. If bad weather, relocated to Oceana High School Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Oceana Ministers Association
Oceana Methodist Church
Wayne Rollins
First Baptist Church
Church of God
William Lusk
Oceana First Church of God
Oceana First Church
James Cottrill
Delilah Methodist
J. L. Riffe
Oceana First Baptist Church
J. Robert Harshberger
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Oceana High School
Early writing tool foregoes modern pencil in clay tablet era
A slender four sided wooden piece served as a writing instrument for early humans, a forerunner of the modern pencil, used to inscribe on clay tablets.
Peggy Terrell Weds Lloyd Cook in Oceana Church
Peggy Terrell and Lloyd Cook, both of Oceana, were married Saturday at 6 p m in Oceana First Baptist Church. The ceremony featured white kalalili arrangements, a trellised arch, and organ music. The couple, both graduates of Oceana High School class of 1960, will reside in Arlington Virginia, where Cook serves in the Army at Fort Myer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
Oceana First Baptist Church
Peggy Terrell
Lloyd Cook
R. B. Terrell
Martha Belle Hurley
Wayne Rollins
Ronald L. Cook
Patsy Terrell
Roy Agee
Marquetta Athey
Oceana High School
Beckley College
Washington, D. C
Cook
OHS
Fort Myer
Arlington
Army
Ravenscliff Visitors Leave After Weekend at Pinsons
Mr and Mrs Buck Billings spent spring vacation in Ravencliff with the Pinsons and relatives. They returned to Washington DC after a weekend visit that included Joe and Brenda Pinson remaining with grandparents for extended time. Other guests included Lloyd Smiley and Denver Pinson families, Cheryl Pinson, and Raymond Stafford relations. Jay Acord returned to Stevens Clinic with his parents.
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Ravencliff
Buck Billings
Washington, D.C
Wade Pinson
Rufus Vaught
Pinsons
Clarence Pinson
Joe
Brenda
Cleveland
Ohio
Sabine Une
Cabell Payne
Garner Bailey
Kopperston
Raymond Stafford
Bailey
Jay Acord
Stevens Clinic
Frank Acord
Lon Stewart
Dental hygiene program aids Pineville and Matheny students
About 300 second and third graders from Pineville Grade School No 2 and Matheny Grade School watched a movie on proper brushing. Dr Sam Lambert of Oceana demonstrated brushing technique to Diana Faye Presley as others looked on. Gamma Xi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority sponsored the event providing dental care books toothpaste and brushes, with an informal Q A session.
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Pineville
No. 2
Matheny
Sam Lambert
Oceana
Gamma Xi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Lambert
Diana Faye Presley
Alex B. Presley
New Richmond
Charles Stone
James C. Lyons
Youth Revival Led by New River District At Church
The New River District Youth Association sponsors a week long youth revival at the church. It began Monday and runs through Friday with nightly services at 7:30 p.m. Open to all district youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River District Youth Association
Byrd Addresses District Rotary
Senator Robert C. Byrd spoke at a Rotary District Conference in White Sulphur Springs urging public effort to reduce crime. He cited FBI data showing crime doubling since 1940 and rising five times faster than population since 1958, stressing the need for sustained public interest and stronger federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Byrd
Rotary District
Byrd
FBI
Licenses Issued in Wyoming County Clerk Office
The Wyoming County clerk issued four marriage licenses this past week. Couple 1: Richard Isack Akers 32 of Odd and Sherlene Lambert 18 of Stephenson. Couple 2: Bobby Gene Kinser 22 of Wyoming and Judy Diana Cox 19 of Baileysville. Couple 3: Carl Robert Hamrick 27 of Lynce and Joyce Cook 24 of Hatcher Benny and Marie Lloyd Pierce Cook 23 of Armages. Couple 4: Per Joyce Terrell 22 of Oceana daughter of Rolla Beans and Rosetta Owens Terrell.
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Pineville
RNL
Wyoming
Richard Isack Akers
Odd
Emitt Akers
Mamie Gravely
Sherlene Lambert
Orva Vendle
Nora Hamilton Lambert
Stephenson
Bobby Gene Kinser
Cecil Kinser
Nannie Mays Kinser
Judy Diana Cox
Baileysville
Charles M
Hulda Rogers Cox
Carl Robert Hamrick
Lynce
Fred Hamrick
Virginia Lusher Hamrick
Joyce Cook
Hatcher
Benny
Marie Lloyd Pierce Cook
Armages
Bill Hurley
Martha Bell Cook
Per Joyce Terrell
Oceana
Rolla Beans
Rosetta Owens Terrell
Imperial Wizard blasts Johnson and Wallace in WV VA Klan flare
W E Houchens of Hinton self-described imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan claims President Johnson surrounds himself with sex perverts and criminals and accuses him of following the Communist line. He alleges a federal frameup and says Klansmen blamed for Alabama deaths before guilt proven. Houchens estimates Klan membership in WV at 300 and VA at 208 and backs George Wallace for President.
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Hinton
UPI
West Virginia
Virginia
Ku Klux Klan
Lyndon Johnson
Communist Party
Johnson
W. E. Houchens
Bird Johnson
Houchens
Alabama
Pineville Names Two All-County Bands for Year
Pineville High School announces two all county bands for the current school year. The First band includes 72 members from Pineville and nearby schools and will perform at Oceana High School on April 23 at 7 30 p m after the county band clinic. Notable Pineville players include Jimmy Cook Byron Burgess Pam Lyons Susie Simmons Judy Fox Kathy Worrell Jerry Lupardus Harvey Harmon Linda Hall Everett Bowling Mike Cordle Howard Yantz Brenda Phillips Judy Snyder Judy Cook Nancy Mathena. The Second band has 66 members and will perform pieces Mighty Mite Pleasant Valley and Strauss with Pineville players Paul Young Renna Cook Ricky Martin Susan Greene Cam Scoleri Robert McKinney Anne Morgan Tommy Daniels Debbie Allen Sue Pancake Judy Dee Farley and others. Darrell Messenger is Pineville's band director.
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Espana
Hollywood
PHS
Jimmy Cook
Byron Burgess
Pam Lyons
Susie Simmons
Judy Fox
Kathy Worrell
Jerry Lupardus
Harvey Harmon
Linda Hall
Everett Bowling
Mike Cordle
Howard Yantz
Brenda Phillips
Judy Snyder
Judy Cook
Nancy Mathena
Rockcastle Baptists State May Meeting Planned at Baileysville
The Rockcastle Association of Baptist Churches will hold its next gathering May 22-23 at the Baileyville Church, with Rev. Tom Eldreth of Mullens presiding. Theme is A review of Baptist Heritage and its core doctrines, featuring Rev. Lonnie Blankenship and Rev. Dewey Wilson delivering key sermons. Members from Mullens Soulsville New Richmond Bellemeade Russell Glen Fork Oceana Shield Memorial Rockcastle Cooper Memorial Cook Memorial Guyandotte attend, along with numerous ministers and delegations.
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Jesse
RNS
Rockcastle
Lonnie Blankenship
Princewick
Covel
Flat Flat Top
Corinne
Dewey Wilson
Soulsville Baptist Church
First Baptist
Sophia
Bellemeade
Russell
Glen Fork
Oceana
Shield Memorial
Cooper Memorial
Cook Memorial
Guyandotte
McGraws Visit Virginia kin and friends in weekend trip
Rosie Maraschillo is a patient at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after being admitted Saturday. The McGraws spent the weekend in Alexandria visiting son Arnold Sizemore and family and their granddaughter Cathy Ann while also seeing Billy Jack Milam and Arlington relatives. They returned Sunday night. The Barnetts’ family were home for the weekend in Arlington, and Horace McGraw’s wife is in Norton to visit her father Joseph V. Riley and sister-in-law Louie Gutshall in Norton and Ed Riley in Elkins.
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McGraws
RNS
Rosie Maraschillo
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Alexandria
Arnold Sizemore
Cathy Ann
Jack Sizemore
Denver
Reggie
Billy Jack
Hayes Milam
Arlington
Henry Barnett
Dwaine
Jack Barnett
Horace McGraw
Norton
Joseph V. Riley
Louie Gutshall
Ed Riley
Elkins
Oak Hill Veterinarian Earns Federal District Appointment
Dr. R. L. Godby of Fayette Animal Clinic in Oak Hill has been named district veterinarian for Southeastern West Virginia by the U S Department of Agriculture. The appointment is effective April 5, with the clinic closing April 4 though boarding will run summer months. Godby, a 1958 Oklahoma State graduate and Oak Hill native, will maintain residence on Pea Ridge Road.
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Oak Hill
West Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
R. L. Godby
Fayette
Pea Ridge Road
Godby
Oklahoma State University
O Pea Ridge Road
Oak
Glen Rogers seniors tour Washington and memorials
Twelve Glen Rogers High School seniors joined peers from Oceana and Gap Mills on a Chesapeake and Ohio excursion to Washington DC and nearby Alexandria and Arlington. They visited the Kennedy grave, the unknown soldiers memorials, White House, monuments, Mount Vernon, Capitol tour, and met Sen. Robert Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Glen Rogers High School
Washington D. C
Alexandria
Arlington
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Prince
Oceana High School
Gap Mills High School
Monroe County
John F. Kennedy
White House
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Mount Vernon
Robert C. Byrd
Capitol
Capt. B. Ballard
West
Delphs From Presque Isle Arrive in Ravencliff
M Sgt and Mrs Clarence Delph of Presque Isle Maine are visiting Ravencliff invited by Mrs Delphs mother Mrs William Mullins and her son Jim Mullins. They were met at Charleston Airport by Rodney and Mullens Davis guests. The Delphs will also visit Mr Delphs father who remains a patient at Beckley Regional Hospital.
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Ravencliff
Clarence Delph
Presque Isle
William Mullins
Jim Mullins
Charleston
Rodney Davis
Mullens
Mullins
Delph
Beckley Jchian Regional Hospital
Reward Offered In Attack Case
A $900 reward stands for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Brenda Sue Pennington the 19 year old former Quinwood Parkersburg girl found beaten January 25 in her Arlington one room apartment. She has been unconscious since found and was moved from Arlington Hospital to Greenbrier Hospital in Ronceverte. Detective Russell L Runyon posted $500 of the reward.
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Arlington, Va
UPI
West Virginia
Brenda Sue Pennington
Quinwood
Parkersburg
Arlington
Greenbrier Hospital
Ronceverte
Russell L. Runyon
Attendance Awards Presented At Church
At Pine Grove Baptist Church Sunday School hour in the children's department 100 percent attendance earned attendance loving cups. Sisters Kevin and Pamela Mann each received their sixth trophy. other honorees included Kevin Acord Delmar Calvin Lafferty Freddy Lafferty Doreen Norman Robin Schuman Sharon Author Dwight Brown and Karen Ellis. Presented by teacher Mrs. Donald Mann who started the trophies last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy Lafferty
Fred Lafferty
Doreen Norman
Benny Lafferty
Robin Schuman
Sonny Schuman
Sharon Author
Dwight Brown
Karen Ellis
Donald Mann
Wyoming County Democratic Committee Meeting Notes Changes
R E Kuhn spoke at the Wyoming County Democratic Executive Committee gathering in Pineville Courthouse. W C Bailey Jr resigned as vice chairman. Kenny Hatfield named to replace him. Wanda Lester resigned from Baileysville District. Alice Short appointed. Betty Jo D Antoni appointed secretary treasurer from Slabfork District.
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Pineville
R. E. Kuhn
Wyoming County
Wyoming
Rail gauge exact distance Across North America
Four feet eight and one half inches is the precise clearance space used as the standard gauge between rails on all North American standard gauge railroad lines.
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Jackie Cragg
Beth Carr
Vicki Staton
Carolyn McConnihay
Michelle Wikes
Diana Jennings
Linda Ellis
Cynthia Lester
Pinto
L&b
Beckley
Gollamagoofer
Leroy
C & P Telephone Co
Netonwide
Bell System
Jay Witt Wood
Gary Tucker
Kenova
Jack D. Martin
David Wilson
Mt. Hope
Staxton Broady
Mount Hope
Noel C. Taylor
Roanoke
Clan Wizard
ANS
Minutemen
Pineville High School
Conley
Pride of the Pacific
Rockcastle Baptists State May Meeting
Tom Eldreth
Wylie S. Brooks
Wylie S. Brooks Jr
Lowell Cook
O. A. Lamb
B. Blankenship
W. R. Nelson
Harry Stevens
R. J. Wheeler
David Rose
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