Music Program Presented By Garden Club Oak Hill
The Spade and Trowel Garden Club met in the Episcopal Church recreation room. Mrs. D B Thorne and Mrs. R P Robertson presented a musical program titled Flowers Make Beautiful Music featuring songs such as Lily of the Valley and Spring in Donegal with Robertson reading poems like Early Spring. Two new members joined, and a yearlong project to beautify Oak Hill Elementary School campus was announced. Yearbooks for 1960 61 were distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Spade and Trowel Garden Club
Episcopal Church
D. B. Thorne
R. P. Robertson
Mae Puckett
F. W. Dickinson
Hugo Bornheim
Everett Bragg
J. T. Brooks
George Longhenry
H. B. Dews
L. G. Fitzgerald
Lottie Johnson
Paul Mackey
J. R. McDonald
Lillian Rapp
Roy Scott
Morris Wonder
C. P. White
Virgil Burgess
Wyoming County Plans Special School Program
Wyoming County Schools near completion of steps to inaugurate a special education program for exceptional children. The plan, approved by the County Board, will start in September with pilot testing at Mullens Grade School and Ben Dunman Junior High School.
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Mullens
RNS
Wyoming
Wyoming County Board of Education
Jesse W. Morgan
Ben Dunman
Laura Hinchman
Itmann and Stephenson
Itmann
Stephenson
Roger P. Elser
West Virginia Department of Education
Morgan
Elbert Cook
Board of Education
Sunday Visitors At Daisy Stover and Kin
Sunday in Oak Hill Pax and Massy residents visited Daisy Stover with sons and daughters in law and grandchildren. In Pax J D Janney hosted siblings Daniels and Saunders plus Murdock and Stover relatives among others. Other calls included Thompson and Clark families visiting, plus Jackie Wayne Akers returning to Fort Campbell. Janet Thompson of Charleston left after a stay.
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Pax
Daisy Stover
Jerry Stover
Ronald
Diana
Linda
Debra
Oak Hill
Sherman Stover
Roger
Alan
Charlie Blake
Daisy
Jeannie Blake
Massy
Alfred Humphrey
Edward Helm
Shawn Rariae
St. Albans
J. D. Janney
Frank Daniels
Beckley
Tom Saunders
Blue Jay
Jack Murdock
Ronald Stover
Wyoming Women’s League President Declines Office
Confusion spread as a Mullens group calling itself the Wyoming County Non-Partisan League of Women Voters backed two Mullens school board candidates. Mrs Lavern Pritchard denied any participation or affiliation with the league, noting she had never attended a meeting. Beckley and state LWV leaders said there is no connection. Wanda Humphrey said the effort began in ignorance and embarrassment followed at Mullens High School.
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Wanda Humphrey
Mullens
Mullens High School
Humphrey
Wyoming School Board
Joe
LWV
Wyoming County
Seventh in Math Test for Fayetteville Senior
James F. Clark of Fayetteville High School ranked seventh among 1770 entrants in the 1960 High School Mathematics Contest, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America and the Society of Actuaries. He will receive an award pin and a book of Mathematical Tables and Formulas.
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Fayetteville
RNS
James F
Jimmy” Clark
John Clark
Fayetteville High School
Mathematical Association of America
The
Society of Actuaries
West Virginia
Clark
Tommie Lee Dove
Linsly Military Institute
Fayetteville High
Fayetteville Woman Wins Award At Confab
At the 27th annual West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Beckley Hotel Ballroom, Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club member Mrs. John L. Settle Jr. presents first prize in dry media to Mrs. Arthur Goldstein, with Beckley juniors taking third in oils. Parkersburg chairwoman notes 100 percent participation and growth under national GFWC leadership. other crafts winners include Beckley members for a child's suit and a child’s housecoat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Arthur Goldstein
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
John L
West Virginia
GFWC
Frank Claytor Jr
Princeton Junior Woman’s Club
Richard Booth
Robert McNeish IV
Local Family Meals on Hospital Return Day
Mrs. W. Pettry has returned home from Oak Hill Hospital after several days as a patient. She was accompanied by her daughter Debra and her mother Mrs. Oleta Shumate, while her grandfather Bruce Wright also noted in the family visit.
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Eral
Oleta Shumate
Debra
Bruce Wright
W. W. Pettry
Oak Hill Hospital
Charleston Woman Observes Birthday
Mullens West Virginia report notes a Mother's Day gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs J Arnold Neal bringing together his mother Mrs Emma Neal and her eight children for the first time in 20 years The occasion marked Mrs Neal s 79th birthday observed Monday Her late husband Henry once worked as a mine foreman A Clay County native she has a sister in Swiss and a brother in California The Sunday dinner included five sons and three daughters plus grandchildren and relatives from Mullens Charleston Beckley Fayetteville and Bridged communities reflecting a large family reunion.
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Neal
Charleston
Clay County
Big Fork
George Dorsey
Swiss
California
Charles
Frances
Chucky
Falling Rock
James
Ross
Peggy
Beckley
Gerald
Mae
Arnold Neals
Pat
Arnold Jr
Mullens
Ruby Lawson
Vernon
Lowell
Fayetteville
Pansy Miller
Rock
Baptist Church Bible Class Dinner at Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church Bible Class held a covered-dish dinner in Fellowship Hall. President Adah Burdette spoke on observing silence before services and serving as a role model for youth. Rev. Randolph F. Johnson attended as guest and funds were donated to the Cancer Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
BNS
T. F. Lively
Martha VanHorn
Mary Frances
Mary Booth
Henri Ann Thompson
Sally Voght
Emma Painter
Cora Law
Mary Shyblosky
H. C. Brown
Audrey Decker
Nellie Byrd
Area Clubwomen Attend West Virginia Federation Meeting
Clarksburg hosted WVFWC meeting with attendees Mrs. John Mcuskey from Clarksburg WVFWC executive, Mrs. John Scott of Oak Hill first vice president, Ephraim Gombert executive director of the national White House Conference on Children and Youth, Miss Virginia Smith Lost Creek editor club woman, and Mrs. Charles Henry Clarksburg education chair. McCuskey spoke in Beckley at the Junior Department confab, with Dr. Roger P. Elser Charleston state chairman guiding sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Education
West Virginia Federation
Clarksburg
John F. McCuskey
WVFWC
John Scott Oak Hill
Ephraim R. Gombert
Progeny
D. C
White House
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Roger P. Elser
Charleston
Peoples Party Selects Trio For City Ballot
In Mullens the Peoples Party nominated Kyle M. Cook for Grover C. Dooley's seat and unopposed Leland Harless for a city commissioner post. Jack Feller led as acting chairman. Toler and others formed the executive committee. The group backed two charter amendments expanding commissioners to five and extending terms to four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle M. Cook
Grover C. Dooley
Leland Harless
Toler
Jack Feller
D. Grove Moler
W. F. Staats
Moler
Board of Commissioners
Staats
Clyde Newsome
City
Weekend Visits Mark Busy Social Cycle in Mullens
Glen Rogers and Mrs Tackett plus Curt attended Mother's Day activities in Morgantown with daughter Betty a student. Several families from Mullens hosted weekend guests including Jerry Anderson in Washington DC, Shirley Gentry and Becky Pizzino visiting Marshall College, with others returning from hospitals and visits to Pensacola Florida. George Richardson sustained a hand injury while fishing. family visits included Dayton Ohio relatives and Beckley Hospital care.
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Glen Rogers
Waldo Tackett
Curtis
Morgantown
Betty
The
Aesthere
Arvil Gentry
Jerry Anderson
Washington, D. C
Shirley Gentry
Becky Pizzino
Marshall College
Huntington
Frank Pizzino
Susan Chattin
Tom Chattin
Beckley Hospital
Elvin Robinson
Elvin Jr
Glenn Robinson
Pensacola
Florida
Revival Opens Today at Spruce Grove Union Church Basin
The Spruce Grove Union Church in Basin opens a revival at 7 30 tonight led by Rev. Cleve Young Officials invite all to attend with special singing featured on the programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spruce Grove Union Church
Basin
Cleve Young
Man Injured In Blazing Car Collision on Sand Branch Road
Pax, Lowell Gene Cogar, 34, of Pax, on his way to see his son Kevin at Beckley Memorial Hospital Sunday, lost control after striking a rock and plunged 20 feet down an embankment. His car caught fire. he freed himself by breaking a window, was treated for shock and arm burns, then released. He works for Milburn Coal Co. His wife Glemma stayed with their son at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
Lowell Gene
Cogar
Kevin
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sand Branch
Milburn Coal Co
Milburn
Glemma
OES Group Holds Meet in Pineville Masonic Hall
A vocal trio entertained the Order of Eastern Star No. 110 during a monthly meeting in the Masonic Hall chapter room in Pineville. Officers presiding included Mrs. Virginia Price and Willis Adams with pro tem appointees guiding conduct and secretary duties. Guests from the area attended as hostesses served refreshments.
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Pineville
RNS
Sharon Harbert
Linda Arnold
Barbara Snyder
Order of Eastern Star No. 110
Masonic Hall
Virginia Price
Willis Adams
Helena Cline
Oscar Goode
Opal Goode
Fay Grosse
Virginis Pomeroy
Marshall
Edith Mae Browning
Lara McDermitt
Edythe Rosse
Gladys Stone
Dorthea Paynter
Ada
Neva Jo Adams
Ruth
Wanda Gray
Esther
Edith Williams
Martha
Wiladeen Fleenor
Electa
Wanda Nagy
Helen McClung
Sentinel
C. E
Wyoming County Clerk Issues 16 Marriage Licenses
Wyoming County Clerk Vernon Waugh issued sixteen marriage licenses in Pineville and nearby towns. Couples listed include Vernon Waugh and Mary Mae Blankenship of Simon, John Kenneth Hatfield and Martha Lee Semonco of Itmann, Ralph Lewis Shannon and Linda Short of Barleysville, Max F. West Jr. and Clara Toler of Hatcher, Paul Robert Goode and Constance B. Foster of Mullens, Paul Webb and Mary Webb of Mullens, James Laxton and Genevieve Johnson of Oceana, Glendon Conaday and Stella Faye Greer of Glen Rogers, Leonard J. Eller and Elaine Canada of Maben, Edwin Wayman Brown and Joan Gibson of Cyclone, Bill Trump and Shelby Fortner of McGraws, Glen Phillip Roberts and Louetta June Johnson of Pineville, Cecil E. Lester and Gaytona Shrewsbury of Stephenson, Howard E. Kelley and Norma Jean McBride of Covel, Oral Lee Miller and Thelma Lavon Hamilton, Basil Stanley Brown Jr. and Mary Katherine Stewart of Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Stella Faye Greer
Glen Rogers
Charles Greer
Leonard J. Eller
Ravencliff
Lee Eller
Elaine Canada
Maben
Lowell
John Trump
Shelby Fortner
McGraws
Shelton Fortner
Glen Phillip Roberts
Cleveland
Ohio
Willie A. Roberts
Louetta June Johnson
Sam Johnson
Cecil E. Lester
Bud
Hermon Lester
Gaytona Vivian Shrewsbury
Stephenson
Levi Shrewsbury
Howard E. Kelley
Shady Spring
James E. Kelley
Norma Jean McBride
Covel
Holland McBride
Oral Lee Miller
Marianna
Albert Miller
Thelma Lavon Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Basil Stanley Brown Jr
Hatcher
Basil Brown
Mary Katherine ‘Stewart
Oceana
Posey Stewart
Mother's Day Program At Marshall College Noted In Pineville Visit
Mrs Martha Moore and son Randy of Pineville and Mrs J B Grove of Wyoming spent Sunday in Huntington for the Marshall College Mother's Day program. Miss Judy Sturm, Glenville State Teachers College student, visited Pineville with her parents. Earl Curry of Pineville weekended in Morgantown with his sister and family. Mary Sherman, a Marshall College student, visited her parents in Marianna. Mr and Mrs A C Swimm and Mrs A J Moore of Pineville spent Sunday with Mrs E D Moore who is ill in Laird Memorial Hospital at Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Martha Moore
Randy
J. B. Grove
Wyoming
Huntington
Marshall College
Toney Cline
Judy Sturm
Glenville State Teachers College
Carl Sturm
Earl Curry
Morgantown
Joe Chico
Mary Sherman
Roy Sherman
Marianna
A. C. Swimm
A. J. Moore
E. D. Moore
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Concord
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Garden Club
Mabel
Col. Benjamin
Benton Press Club
West Virginia Press Club
Log
Collins High School
Ginia Scholastic Press
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Elizabeth Riley
Mabel Perry
Webb's Florist
Wyoming Women's League
John Gorsica
E. Henry Broh
Wyoming Group
Confab
Ae Eg
W. W. Whitaker
Maryland Ave
Mr. Whitaker
Electricity
Razor
Virginia Cooper
John
John Williams
Kathy
Johnny
Tennessee Williams
Baptist Church Bible Class
JERRY_LEWIS
Wallis
Peoples Party
Don Nuckols
Morris Harvey College
Dona Rene
Margie Durham
Ridley Davidson
Sophia
George Welshans
John Honaker
Harper Heights
Bobby Marland
Malissa
Beulah Presley
Ed Cook
Harless Adkins
Ira Fletcher
Georgie Daniel
Thurman Daniel
Saxon
V. C. Gabany
Victor
H. F
Gan
Open Air
Stamford Rd
Rock Hudson
Jean Simmons
OES Group
Glen Jean
Jerry Lewis
Deborah Kerr
Rossano Brazzi
David Niven
Shirley Mackonie
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