Fayetteville Development Council Organized for Growth
Fayetteville Development Council gathered in the Fayette County Memorial Auditorium with about 35 business and professional representatives including temporary chair Charles Payne and secretary Walter Caldwell. They nominated officers, discussed affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce, and planned a second meeting for May 11 while addressing a proposed second sewage disposal plant and potential federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Kanawha Industrial Corp
Tommie Platt
Roy Cruikshank
P. G. Hoye
Lewis K. O'Neal
Hill
Payne
George L. Vickers
J. D. Shultz
John L. Witt Jr
Glendon Riner
Walter Caldwell
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Allen
Ned Crews Named BYF’er Of The Month At Pineville Church
Ned Crews 14, son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Crews in Pineville, selected MYFer of the month at First Methodist Church. He is president of the Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship and the freshman class, treasurer of Sunday school, member of Junior Honor Society and Lat in club, and led the Wyoming County amateur show. He serves as patrol leader for Boy Scout Troop 154 and Easter Seal chairman for the Wyoming County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, earning national recognition for the society.
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Pineville
RNS
Ned Crews
Eddie Crews
First Methodist Church
Ned
Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Seventeen Officers Complete Training in Pineville
Certificates were awarded to 17 law enforcement officers Friday in Pineville by Judge Robert M. Worrell. Recipients include W. W. Bolt, Fred Deal, Douglas Grindstaff, Herbert Halsey, Ralph Halsey, Mack Hatfield, Earl A. Sexton, Jennings Lester, Marvin Martin, Gerald K. Meadows, Lelan Phillips, Earl Pritchard, Olen James Jwere, Bud Pendry, W M Rutherford, Warren Tolliver, and Woodrow Tolliver. The program, led by Captain Charles W. Ray and Captain N. C. Reger, involved state and local agencies with cooperation from the FBI and various offices in West Virginia.
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Pineville
RNS
Robert M. Worrell
27Th Judicial Circuit Court
W. W. Bolt
Fred Deal
Douglas Grindstaff
Corinne
Herbert Halsey
Oceana
Ralph Halsey
Maben
Mack Hatfield
Hanover
Earl A. Sexton
Bud Pendry
W M. Rutherford
Warren Tolliver
Mullens
Woodrow W. Tolliver
Soulsville
Robert Bailey
Wyoming County
Charles W. Ray
N. C. Reger
State Police
Beckley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pittsburgh
Worrell
City Police Department
Huntington
Charleston
West Virginia
Uncertainty as Time's Bane for Today's Parents
Dr. Jules Henry argues parental uncertainty is the core problem for modern American parents. He compares Eastern certainty with American doubt, urging a stance of half-right decisions and fearless acceptance of uncertainty to guide firm, prudent parenting.
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Jules Henry
National Association For Mental Health
India
China
Henry
America
Orient
United States
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fire Destroys Home in Price Hill
Mrs Beatrice Smith woke to flames that destroyed her four room house at 11 30 p m Saturday. Neighbors Homer and Mrs St Clair helped evacuate her. Firemen found the home engulfed and beyond saving with a toaster suspected as the cause. Insurance covered only part of the loss. The article notes a continent fact about Africa larger than the United States.
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Price Hill
RNS
Beatrice Smith
8 Students To Attend National Patrol Meet
Oak Hill two elementary schools send eight pupils to the National Safety Patrol Assembly in Washington DC this week. Sponsored by the PTA groups of Oak Hill and East Oak Hill, the delegation travels Friday by Greyhound bus and tours historic sites. Accompanying staff include Patrolman and Mrs William Murdock. Oak Hill Elementary representatives are Nancy Huddnall Camillia McClung Charles Webb Joe Jarrett and Matthew Wonder. East Oak Hill delegates are Steve Richie Charles Meadows and Michael Tompkins.
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Oak Hill
ANS
National Safety Patrol Assembly
Washington, D. C
East Oak Hill
Greyhound
William Murdock
Nancy Huddnall
Camillia McClung
Charles Webb
Joe Jarrett
Matthew Wonder
Steve Richie
Charles Meadows
Michael Tompkins
Club Names Committees, Closes Year's Activities
Mullens WV Woman's Civic Club held a Thursday night meeting at Mrs. Roger Pritchett home announcing standing committee appointments. President Mrs. Jack Dick led reports on budget, honor club status, state and local projects, and yearbook program. new officers for Sub-Debs and chaperone duties for Rebel Rec were approved.
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Woman's Civic Club
Jack Dick
Mullens
ANS
Roger Pritchett
Andrew Tolley
Robert Staton
Martin Backus
David Lucas
Joseph Burgess
Gerald W. Snyder
G. V. Duncan
Elbert Cook
Joe Parsons
Sam Farley
Ray Toler
Catherine Stewart
H. L. Akers
General Federation Department
State Federation
Traley Hylton
West Virginia
Backus
Cook
Civic Club
Methodist Church
N. L. Akers
Akers
Animals Entering Paradise in Mohammedan Tradition
According to Mohammedan tradition a number of animals are said to be admitted to paradise. The list includes Jonah's whale Solomon's ant the ram sacrificed in Isaac's place Balkis lapwing the camel of Saleh Noah's dove Balaam's ass Al Barak Mohammed's ass and the ox of Moses.
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Paradise
Jonah
Solomon
Abraham
Isaac
Balkis
Saleh
Noah
Balaam
Mohammed
PTA Ends Year With Pot-Luck Dinner
The Maben Grade School PTA held its final meeting of the term in the school cafeteria. No business was conducted and officers will be elected after school resumes next fall. Teachers present included Principal Ted. R. Clay and several staff members. dinner was prepared by teachers and parents.
Local visits and hospital lists near Sabine and Mullens
Mr and Mrs Harry Reid visited Brady Jones at Pinecrest Sanatorium Beckley Sunday. Mrs Mary Ellis remains a patient at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens for treatment. Mrs Wilda Shumate Sabine is a patient at Wyoming General Hospital MaHens for treatment. While she is a patient there Pauline Burleson assistant post master is taking care of the post office. Mr and Mrs Herbert Reid Glen Fork were visitors in the home of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Orville Burleson and sons Danny and Gary. Mrs Hattie Brooks and granddaughter Pamela Denise visited her mother Mrs Etta Shumate her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Brian Shumate and daughters. Visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Dishman were their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Edward Dishman and family Sunday afternoon. Visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Amedeo Domi and family Thursday were Mr and Mrs Sonny Herbert and son Steve.
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Glen Fork
Orville Burleson
Danny
Gary
Hattie Brooks
Pamela Denise
Etta Shumate
Brian Shumate
Clarence Dishman
Edward Dishman
Amedeo Domi
Sonny Herbert
Steve
Fire destroys four room house leaving 10 homeless
A defective kitchen flue caused a fire at a McDowell Creek frame house owned by Mr and Mrs Waldo Toney. The blaze left ten family members homeless, with three children at home and two at Clear Fork High School. No insurance covered the home and furnishings were largely lost. There was no fire department attendance due to lack of a nearby telephone.
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Clear Creek
BNS
McDowell Creek
Waldo Toney
Clear Fork High
Workman's Creek
Toney
Rainbow Bridge spans 278 feet with 309 foot arch in Utah
The Rainbow Bridge, claimed as the world’s largest natural bridge, rises 309 feet above a desert basin in southern Utah. The stone arch spans 278 feet across the canyon, creating a towering natural landmark that attracts visitors and researchers alike.
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Utah
McGraws and relatives noted in West Virginia visits
Mrs Rose McGraw and son David visited Mrs Minnie Arnstein in Beckley and Mrs Rachel Fizer in Mullens on Sunday. Children of Mr and Mrs Dennis McGraw are home sick with mumps. Horace McGraw and son Joe were in Bluefield on business. Sadie Covey returned to Glen Daniel after visiting her son in law and daughter H E McGraw. Mrs Ernest Shumate is in hospital undergoing treatment.
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Mrs. H. E. McGraw
Chimpanzee Socials Track By Day Feed Driven Nests by Night
Eight to eighteen chimpanzees roam African jungles by day seeking fruit berries nuts and leaves. At night the group weaves branches into nests and camps in trees with the male leader occupying one tree and females and young in another.
Fire kills tot in Orgas blaze in three-room frame house
Madison United Press International reports two year old Cathy L Runion died when a fire destroyed her family's three room frame house at Orgas. The mother Corseline Runion suffered serious burns while trying to rescue the child and was later listed in satisfactory condition at a Charleston hospital. The cause of the blaze was not immediately established.
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Madison
UPI
Cathy L Runion
Orgas
Corseline Runion
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E. S. Elliott
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Greenbrier Hotel
Dave Lucas
Matthew Wender
PTA
Sabine
G. M. Powers
Main Street
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Quaker Distilling CO
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Ernest Shumate
Wyoming General Hospital
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