Clear Fork Band Mothers Club raises funds for drums and bus
The Clear Fork High School Band Mothers Club reports about 660 dollars raised this term through concessions bake sales and ticket sales. They purchased percussion and majorette outfits in 1958 59 and have funded a bus for regional music festivals. Officers include Mrs. Fannin and Mrs. Stover with numerous band and chorus members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colcord
RNS
Clear Fork
Mother's Club
John Fannin
Mother’s Club
Huntington Area
Fannin
Vernard Vance
Forest Chambers
Charlie Harris
Largest nylon rope used in Maracaibo salvage ops
A 12 inch circumference nylon rope 720 feet long is employed in salvage operations at Venezuela's underwater oilfield on Lake Maracaibo. The massive rope anchors heavy gear and aids recovery work during the operation.
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Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
Mt Hope Prom Planned May 14
Mt Hope High School will stage its annual Junior-Senior Prom May 14 in the auditorium. Denny Criss leads the junior class as ex-officio head of all appointed committees with Dallas Hicks and Margaret Sutphin as decorating co chairs. Faculty advisors include Mrs Lena Dillon E B Roberts and Mr Lewis Maynor.
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
Denny Criss
Dallas Hicks
Margaret Sutphin
Judy Jones
Jimmy Hurd
Erma Lou Ayres
Joanie Berezo
Tommy Kochinsky
Charles Lawson
Bob Martin
Buddy Plumely
Lewis May
Three Children Hurt In Weekend Mishap Injuries
Three youngsters were taken to Wyoming General Hospital for treatment Saturday. Sharon Wall, 10, of Stephenson stepped on a rusty nail injuring her foot. Danny Toney, 10, of Mullens cut his knee after falling while fishing. One-year-old Rickey Tilley of Herrdon suffered an eyebrow cut when his father braked suddenly, throwing him against a car dashboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Sharon Wall
Stephenson
Danny Toney
Rickey Tilley
Herrdon
Libby Schutt Crowned Mr. Hope May Queen
Mount Hope elementary held its May Day program with Libby Schutt crowned queen by PTA president R E Tissue. The event featured May Pole and scarf dances, with dozens of students participating and about 300 attendees touring classroom exhibits. Charles Canterbury named next year’s president. attendance award given to Alma Carter’s room.
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Libby Schutt
Hope May Queen
Mount Hope
RNS
Bob Schutt
R. E. Tissue
Parent Teacher Association
Freddie McCain
Lynn Brook
Pat Pino
Mark Marchetti
Penny Brewer
Jo McClung
Jan Caye Gwinn
Tolliver
Frances Thorn
Roberta Reed
Judy Stover
Linda Mollohan
Joetta Steplowski
Annette Richardson
Sandy Trail
Carol Greer
Carol Little
Mary Jean Dorsey
Linda Appleton
Connie McCracken
Julia Cochran
Ethel Caffie
Betty Griggs
Mary Carol Elliott
Theresa Ward
Linda Haynes
Ruth Garrett
Pamela Gilliam
Maxine Wickline
Jane Garvin
Jackie Grabowski
Janie Smith
Susanne Burr
Sharon Keeney
Sharon Fleming
Kay Kessler
Peggy Maddy
Ellen Page
June Ellen Thompson
Sandy Anderson
Linda Hardy
Brenda Morgan
Ann Smith
George Smith
Vivien Boyd
Margaret Tissue
Charles Canterbury
Ralph Dorsey
William Gwinn
Miller Gwinn
Alma Carter
Wreck Victim Is Improving In Hospital
Tommy Edwards of Kingston is reported improving at Beckley Hospital from shock and chest injuries after an auto wreck on the Mossy Kingston road Friday night. Driver Jimmy Winston and three passengers John Holly Darwin Stover and Jerry Scarbro were uninjured. Others treated and released include Douglas Burnside with facial cuts and Maddy Scarbro with a leg injury, and Tommy Winston with a broken arm.
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MOSSY
ANS
Tommy Edwards
George Edwards
Kingston
Beckley Hospital
Mossy-Kingston Road
Jimmy Winston
John Holly
Darwin Stover
Jerry Scarbro
Douglas Burnside
Maddy Scarbro
Tommy Winston
Walter Slezak Early Life in Vienna Before Theater
Walter Slezak, noted Broadway stage and Metropolitan Opera star, began as a medical student and a Vienna bank clerk before turning to acting, illustrating a pivotal career shift from profession to the theater.
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Walter Slezak
Metropolitan Opera _ star
Vienna
Napoleon Abdication Grants Exile Income in 1814
After Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated in 1814 France provided him an annual pension of two million francs for his life in exile, securing his support as he remained beyond the borders of Paris.
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Napoleon
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clear Fork Band
Mothers Club
Rosa Lee Stover
Sandra Toney
Sue Stover
Sandra Morgan
Sally Flowers
Brenda Jarrell
Rita Workman
Dorothy McNulty
Sandra Thompson
Carol Howell
Nancy Pettry
Roger Dominion
Myrtle Stover
William Raines
Bill Stover
Joyce Stover
Carolyn Fraley
Janet Lasley
Carrie Platt
Carol Walker
Sue Daniels
Carol Webb
Virginia Crimm
Fern Stover
Nancy McNulty
Patricia Thompson
Sue Maynor
Karla Cameron
Martha Stover
Ann Fannin
Betty Fraley
Jim Saddler
Roger Carter
Jim Ferrell
Like Toney
Linda Wingo
Frances Dunbar
Bill Peters
Coup
We'rer
Jean Flowers
Lewis Saddler
Denny Pauley
Frances Nelson
Sharon Fraley
Emrogene Ashley
Richard Crouch
Sue ‘Daniel
Connie Daley
Joyce Hudson
Marlera Jarrell
Barbara Jones
Nancy Lowe
Hazel Marsh
Bonnie Mollahan
Lucy Pauley
Charles Platt
Susie Spence
Junior Griffith
Emma Williams
Vera Williams
Bonnie Zornes
Phyllis Morris
Sandra Marsh
Delores Stanley
Cordin
Clear Fork High School
Pat Thompson
Sandra
Mt. Hope
Alderson, W. VA
Quillen Lumber & Supply
Beckley
Beckley Hdwe., & Supply
Foster Hdwe. Co., Inc
Beckley Ice and Feed
East
Rainelle
Haynes Radio & Refrigeration Co
Hinton
W. L. Gum Motor Co
Itmann
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Lewisburg
Appalachian Tire Products
Leivasy
W. VA
Ross O'Dell
Marlinton
C, J. Richardson Howe
Moore’s Auto Supply Co
Montcoal Standard Supply Co
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hardware Co
Peterstown Cardens Maytag Co
Roy Flint
Renice
Dodson’s
Shady Spring
J. C. Grocery
Skelton Copeland Engine & Mower Service
Lynco & Dott
Union Crozier Coal & Land Co
Kittle Feed & Supply Co
Planetiller
Rotary
Superior-Sterling CO
Huff Creek
Wyoming County
Tommie Evans
Winston Evans
Patricia Godfrey
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
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