Brother Sister Spelling Winners Dominate District Bee
A brother sister duo from Layland led district spelling efforts with top marks in 56 and 78 divisions. Dolly Rozell and Karen Radford won 78 and 56 runners up, while Joy Beall swept 78 division at Nuttall District. Cast includes Jimmie Jordan Bonnie Barker Margaret Thompson and many Layland contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
James B. Twohig
John
Lillian Poindexter
Janice Gwinn
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Quinnimont
Lillian
Dolly Rozell
Karen Radford
Layland
Karen
Dolly
L. J. Rozell
Maplewood
Kirby Lumber Co
Arthur H. Radford
Divide
Nuttall
Joy Beall
Carol Jane Kessler
Carol Behan
Donna Kay Sediock
Joy
W. H. Beall
Hico
Mabel McClung
Carol
Ralph Kessler
Betty
C. L. Levy
Virginia Morris
Carol Day
Winona
G. V. Behan
Lookout
Lola Zickafoose
Donna
Bulge
Otis Sedieck
Gladys Boley
Mildred Levy
Victor
Ruth Tucker
C. D. Hurt
Tucker
Trooper D. L. Rinehart Resigns from State Police
Charleston dispatch reports Trooper D. L. Rinehart of South Charleston has resigned effective at midnight Tuesday. A Scarbro, Fayette County native who joined the department in June 1955, his departure comes without an official stated reason.
Drowning Victim Richard Green Funeral Set
Funeral services for Richard Lee Green 12 drowning victim will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Dartmont Baptist Church Rev Arnold Barker officiating Burial will follow at Indian Creek Cemetery Green drowned in Coal River Tuesday while swimming with two unidentified boys He could not swim and was pulled from the water by neighbor Robert Barker Artificial respiration failed Johnson Mortuary assisted in the attempt Survivors include his parents Howard and Mrs Green Ashford two brothers David in Pittsburgh and Gary Wayne at home two sisters Mrs Jean Issac Lorain Ohio and Linda Lou at home paternal grandparents Mrs Cory Bell Green Sylvester and Marel Green Dixie The body will be moved from Johnson Mortuary Marmet to the family residence at 5 p m today
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Madison
RNS
Richard Lee Green
Dartmont Baptist Church
Arnold Barker
Indian Creek
Coal River
Green
Robert Barker
Johnson Mortuary
Howard Green
Ashford
David
US Army
Pittsburgh
Gary Wayne
Jean Issac
Loraine
Ohio
Linda Lou
Cory Bell Green
Sylvester
Marel Green
Dixie
Marmet
Oceana High Chorus Sets Friday Concert
Oceana High School presents two National Music Week concerts with the 70 voice chorus and 56 piece band. Friday program titled I Hear America Singing features patriotic songs, folk tunes, show tunes, religious selections, and a senior salute concluding with Halls of Ivy. Director Fred H Shannon Jr. leads, with detailed choir rosters and duo piano performances by Patty Duty, Virginia Lynn Cook, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Oceana High School
OHS
George Brewster
America
Jacobs Scott
Steffe Watson
Peter Stone
Saurwood Mountain
Red River Valley
Pike
Old Smoky
the Valley
Lou
Peter de Rose
Patty Duty
Fred H. Shannon Jr
Loesser
The
Rogers Hammerstein
Coon Weill
Arensky Schaum
Eginia Lynn Cook
Fred H .Shannon Jr
Girl's Choir
Wigham
Ol’ Chariot
Worley
Goodall
Joshua Fit de
Jericho
Cain
Jesus Walked
Shannon
Waybright
Barbara Snyder
Virginia Lynn Cook
Gates
Babillage
del Castillo
Drake Wilson
O'Hara Bratton
Halls of
Ivy
Barbara Polk
Carol Privett
Velma Gay Stewart
Joy Walls
Patty Webb
Janet Baxter
Sandra Brown
Lena Crutchfield
Judy Dizon
Rosa Elkins
Pamela Goble
Kitty Hopkins
Iris Pennington
Linda Sauls
Wilma Short
Lillian Stewart
Shirley Toler
Nancy Whisenant
Janieve White
Altos
Mavis Blankenship
Betty Brooks
Joyce Brown
Carolyn Browning
Donna Jean Cook
Jewel Cook
Charlotte Caldwell
Jo Anne Combs
Margaret Hicks
Marian Lefler
Judy Anne Lusk
Brenda Myers
Charlotte Murphy
Bonnie Sizemore
Linda Tillery
Betty Toler
Carol Toler
Ada Lou Webb
Roger Aliff
Toney Bailey
Boyd Cook
Lanny Crouch
Junior Elkins
Bobby Hager
Danny Hall
Leo Morgan
Raymond Tilley
Roland Burchett
Vendie Cook
Jess Crutchfield
Kenny Easter
David Long
Ronnie Perkins
Donald Samples
Alvin Stines
Bob Woods
Miss Rule Speaks At Area Sorority Meet
Oak Hill area report on Miss Ruth Rule addressing the Beta Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi on enjoying music, with a history of composers and performers. Includes sorority business, Mothers Day banquet plans, and ritual jewels ceremony. Also notes Pvt. Carolyn Walkup stationed with the WAC in Japan and her service history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rule
Area Sorority
Oak Hill
ANS
Ruth Rule
Beta Theta Chapter
Beta Sigmi Phi
Women’s Army Corps
Japan
Pvt
Carolyn T. Walkup
Miss Walkup
N. F. Walkup
Pax
Beckley
Summersville Twins Enlist In US Air Force At Beckley
Mary Jane and Martha Jean Weese, twins from Summersville, have enlisted in the U S Air Force via Beckley recruiting. After graduating in 1957 from Nicholas County High, they travel to Lackland AFB for eight weeks of basic indoctrination and testing to determine technical training paths. They join a flight of about 60 recruits from across the nation and will serve a three year term at a permanent duty station, with possible requests for foreign assignments. Recruiting Sgt. Dean Cooper notes their community standing and church involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Air Force
Mary Jane
Martha Jean Weese
Guy Weese
Nicholas County High School
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Union
Dean Cooper
Glade Creek
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Glen Rogers HS band director admitted to Wyoming hospital
Louis J. Kaman 50, Glen Rogers High School band director, was admitted to Wyoming General Hospital at 10:55 p.m. Saturday after an illness at his Mullens residence. His wife Madge said he felt dizzy on exiting his car but did not reveal his condition promptly after returning from a long Bluefield pand festival schedule. The hospital also recorded numerous other admissions that day and in recent days from Mullens, Bud, Stephenson, Otsego, and surrounding towns, listing names such as Earl Hicks, Lundy Smith, Edgar Fields, Hattie Mays, Tressie Quesenbury, Gladys Lilly, Dora Bailey, Mollie Heath, Mary Shrewsbury, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
Louis J. Kaman
Glen Rogers High School
Madge
Kaman
Bluefield
Earl Hicks
Hatcher
Lundy Smith
Wyco
Edgar Fields
Hattie Mays
Ury
Tressie Quesenbury
Bud
Gladys Lilly
Corinne
Dora Bailey
Cleveland
Ohio
Mollie Heath
Mary Shrewsbury
Stephenson
Roy Mullins
Keyrock
Sergio Boschain
Coal City
Eliza Grose
Helen
Stephen Semenske
Corrine
Terry Shrewsbury
Herndon
Judy Sams
Ravencliff
Viola McMillion
McGraws
Ben Brown
Mildred Trent
Nora Peters
Maben
David Tolliver
Choral Festival Art Show at Princeton High Friday
Mercer County High School Choral Festival and Art Show set at Princeton High School with rehearsals Friday, clinic for teachers Friday evening, and a 7:30 pm Saturday concert in the auditorium. Tulane's Guy Baker to lead choral clinic. Art exhibit opens 2 pm Saturday, free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton High School
Princeton
ANS
Mercer County High School
Guy Baker
Tulane University
New Orleans
Richard Wellock
Mercer County
Memorial Building
Concord
Bluefield
American Association University Women
Glen Rogers Band Receives Superior Rating at State Festival
Glen Rogers High School Band earned a Superior rating at the State Band Festival held in Bluefield. The band traveled by bus from Glen Rogers, 6 am Friday to Saturday night, and participated in festival events including a parade. All State singers Sandy Sturgill, Betty Tackett, Becky Pizzino, Trilla Turner, J. B. Easter, and Loraine Lamb were named. Louis Kaman directed. This marked the band’s third Superior rating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Glen Rogers High School
Bluefield
Sandy Sturgill
Betty Tackett
Becky Pizzino
Trilla Turner
J. B. Easter
Loraine Lamb
Steering Group To Meet Today In Whitesville
The Steering Committee for the Big Coal River Improvement Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the residence of Dr. W. W. Wilkerson in Whitesville. Rev. Jack Weller chairs the committee and will present several suggestions. Members seek ideas and will consider any proposal for study. Weller welcomes calls or visits from interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
Big Coal River Improvement Association
W. W. Wilkerson
Jack Weller
Weller
Sunday Visits and Family Gatherings Reported Across Town
Lynce Personals notes multiple Sunday visits by relatives in the area. Guests include Charles Brewet family, Luther Elkins and family, J W Miles, Macie Montgomery, Mable Dempsey, Eva Wheeler, Gertrude Ruth, Elija Roberts, Jess Brunty and daughters, Ross Jones family, Asa Ford, and Basil Nichols. Fishing at Lake Marland mentioned for several groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Ruth
Mabscott
Elija Roberts
Avondale
Charlie Logan
Jess Brunty
Gloria Jean
Winona
Peggy Laxton
Lake Marland
Ross Jones
Russell Lewis
Robert
Brenda Kay
Oceana
Asa Ford
Kopperston
Lloyd League
Roy Elkins
Sanday Elkins
Larry Elkins
David Price
Basil Nichols
Francis Simmions
Charles
John Simmions
Otsego
Butch Price
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K. Radford
Rorell Quinnimont
D. K. Sedlock
C. Behan Nuttall District
Satan
Evang. Martin
Luther
Davidson
First Assembly
Valley Drive
T. M. Waldron
WWNR
D. Rinehart
Dept
Hoover
Pri
Universal
Oceana High Chorus
Bill Jones
Janet Hurst
Louis Scott
Bach
Mozart
Gilbert and Sullivan
Stephen Foster
Hammerstein
Cole Porter
George Gersiwin
Irving Berlin
Mem
Bers
Mount Hope
Avis Partain
Ben Teano
Gene Carter
Fred Russel
Joyce Thornburg
Joe Moreau
James P. Painter
J. A. Baumgardner
Teano
Joyce Thornbug
Carol Sue Bayes
Thomas Humphries
Painter
Baumgardner
George Bailey
Jack Evans
WAC
Fort McClelland
Ala
Army
Fort Monroe
180Th Military Intelligence Detachment
Pax High School
Cook’s
Are Union Furniture Co
Howard Avenue
Mullens, W. Va
Summersville
US Air Force
United States Air Force
Shirley Bailey
Claude Bailey
Glen Fork
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Miss Bailey
Sharon Hall
Tom Hall
Miss Hall
Martha Jean and
Mary Jean Weese
Mrs
Sum
Sbaum
Wyoming Hospital
Jesse Belcher
George King
Nancy Ball
New Rich
Alice Widener
Mulens
Parthena Perdue
Pauline Perdue
Lorraine Alberty
Iroquois
Debra Colbird
Joan Eastridge
Tom Cox
Nancy Lester
Rhodell
Joan Wilcox
Lois Akers
Matoaka
Paul McKinney
B. M. Bush
Paul Bowers
Frankie Haynes
Veronica Shrewsbury
Mae Mayes
Covel
Ray Butler
Ghent
Minnie Mills
Denny Lafferty
Emmett Long
Marianna
Marie Lester
Beulah Morgan
Etta MaeClemins
Lois McMillion
Pineville
William Gene Cook
Brenton
Curtis Saunders
Pearl Mizell
Lula Lilly
Daniels
Loretta Tennant
Mike Smiley
Winder
Canada
R. L. Wall
Ilene Combs
Louis Kaman
Wyoming County
Rip van Winkle
Dean
Lynce Personals
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