Bride-Elect Honored With Oceana Shower
Oceana Methodist Church hosted a bridal shower for Kitty Hos bride-elect of Bill Baldwin of Cape Canaveral. Hostesses included Mrs. Eugene Singleton and others. The May 14 Jacksonville wedding was announced with pastel yellow and green décor and a centerpiece arch. Attendees included many listed community members and relatives from Oceana Kopperston Beckley Roderfield Pineville and nearby towns.
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Oceana
Fellowship Hall
Oceana Methodist Church
Kitty Hos
Billoo
Cape Canaveral
Eugene Singleton
Tom Evans
Ivan Daniels
Pres Wright
Bill Drake
Richard Atwell
Earl Prichard
Ray Shannon
Glen Blankenship
Miss Hopkins
N. F. Hopkins
Baldwin
Clyde Baldwin
Kopperston
Jacksonville
Fla
Stewart Addresses Men's Fellowship at Rockcastle Church
Ace Stewart spoke on Faith at the Rockcastle Baptist Church Men's Fellowship meeting in Pineville. The gathering, at Junior Lilly's home, included music by Andy and Sandy McKinney and Betty Phillips and Donna Lilly, with a June church lawn meeting and hamburger fry announced.
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Pineville
Ace Stewart
Rockcastle
Junior Lilly
Aene
Andy
Sandy McKinney
Betty Phillips
Donna Lilly
Ray Phillips
Lilly
Don Miller
Roy Goddard
Dewey McKinney
David Brooks
Junior Hill
Harry Stevens
Blake Cook
John Borders
Greek Alphabet Says There Are Twenty Four Letters
The Greek alphabet comprises 24 distinct letters used in Greek language and mathematics. The sequence includes alpha through omega, covering both uppercase and lowercase forms.
Noted Cancer Patient Dies
Robert F. Allen, 29, a Tucson insurance executive and former Illinois football lineman, died after experimental cancer transplant attempts in Buffalo and Tucson. He underwent a March 4 transplant with Harry T. Griffith as doctors pursued antibody-based cancer defense. Griffith died April 25, and Allen did not learn of it before his death Sunday.
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Tucson, Ariz
Robert F. Allen
Tucson
Buffalo
N.Y
Allen
St. Joseph’s Hospital
T.E.A. von Dedenroth
University of Illinois
Harry T. Griffith
Flourtown
Rosewell Park Memorial Institute
Griffith
Local Briefs From Mount Hope Area
Mrs A C Dower of Brown Street is a patient at Beck ley Hospital for observation and treatment. Miss Cecilia Ann Harless of West Virginia University Morgantown visited her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Harless Jr. in Park Heights Addition. Mr and Mrs Max McClung are vacationing in Florida. Roy Jackson is improving from injuries in a truck accident and is under treatment at Oak Hill Hospital.
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Mount Hope
A. C. Dower
Brown Street
Beckley Hospital
Cecilia Ann Harless
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Fred Harless Jr
Park Heights
Max McClung
Florida
Roy Jackson
Oak Hill Hospital
Brady moved to top security wing at Durham Prison
Ian Brady the 29 year old convicted child killer was placed in Durham Prison top security wing to shield him from threats after his life sentence for the ax murder of a 17 year old and two child killings. His partner Myra Hindley, 23, also serving a life term, was sent to a women’s prison earlier.
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Durham
England
UPI
Ian Brady
Brady
Myra Hindley
CARE at 20 Years of Aid Worldwide
The flow began May 11, 1946, with a CARE shipment to Le Havre France signaling compassion for the war victims in Europe. Over 20 years CARE deliveries grew to 64 million packages and countless shipments to 64 countries, totaling $798 million in supplies, with $211,546,000 from public donations. Mostly food, aid included Viet Nam school kits, Colombia construction blocks, tools, livestock, hospital equipment, and more, proving that the American people care across a globe-girdling operation in 36 countries.
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le Havre
France
Europe
U.S
Viet Nam
Colombia
Johnson’s daring WWII flight earns Silver Star
Crewmen recount Lyndon B. Johnson’s risky World War II bombing mission over New Guinea aboard a B-26. They recall brash bravado and fear as Japanese Zeroes attacked, with Johnson choosing to fly in uniform and risk capture. The mission earned him the Silver Star two years later, while the crew received no honors.
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Tom Cheatham Chcago
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert Marshall
Harry Baren
Johnson
Roosevelt
South Pacific
Townesville
Australia
Marshall
Baren
New Guinea
Naval
Navy
Pineville Jaycees Elect New Officers At Special Meeting
A Thursday night Pineville Jaycees meeting elected Gene Harvey president and Warren McGraw secretary. Nomination committee selections approved included Ted Bailey internal VP John Jackson external VP Dr. Sam Lambert treasurer Roger Cline state director Bill Owens Bennie Cooper and Essie Ramsey as board members. Harvey and Owens will serve as delegates from Pineville to the state convention. Top Ten Dressed Men List Features Johnson and Other Notables.
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Pineville Jaycees
Gene Harvey
Warren McGraw
Ted Bailey
John Jackson
Sam Lambert
Roger Cline
Bill Owens
Bennie Cooper
Essie Ramsey
Harvey
Clergyman Robber Sentenced In Bedford Bank Case
Ronald Old a 35 year old bank clerk was sent to prison for three years after attempting to rob a different bank while wearing clerical attire. The incident occurred in Bedford England and was reported by UPI.
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Bedford
England
UPI
Ronald Old
Women To Mark Birthday Objective
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Circle No. 1 met at 9 30 a m in Mrs E C Amick s home Brown Street Chair man P C Graney Jr opened with prayer Bible moderator H D Norton led a study A Growing Church The program on the Birthday Objective Share the Load in Eastern Kentucky was presented by W G Callaway The annual Birthday Objective will be at 7 30 p m May 20 at the church A daily Vacation Bible School is set for June 13 17 Circle 1 will host Men of the Church dinner Friday at 6 p m in the Fellowship Hall Visitation chairwoman H D Norton led the effort Others present were L D Clark V C Holliday C E Jones Joseph McCoy and James H Page The June meeting will be at L D Clark s home with E C Amick in charge
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Mount Hope
BNS
Circle No. 1
H. D. Norton
L. D. Clark
V. C. Holliday
C. E. Jones
Joseph McCoy
James H. Page
E. C. Amick
SRC Hearing Set On Bridge At Philippi
A State Road Commission hearing on a new four lane bridge and approaches for U S 250 and U S 119 will be held at Philippi on May 25. The plan relocates U S 19 to a four lane section about 1 000 feet to connect with U S 250 for the river crossing. U S 250 would be relocated to the northwest in a southeastern direction over Shook s Run with about 1 200 feet of four lanes to the proposed bridge.
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Charleston
UPS
U. S. 119
State Road Commission
Philippi
Tygart River
Baltimore and Ohio
Anglia Run
Wilson and
Chestnut Streets
U. S. 19
Tygart
Kosygin Wife Says She Likes Twist and Tango
Mrs. Claudia Kosygin, wife of Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, told Al Ahram she enjoys the twist and tango but they are not everything. She will accompany her husband on his visit here starting Tuesday.
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Cairo
U.A.R
UPI
Claudia Kosygin
Alexei Kosygin
al Ahram
Three Marriage Licenses Issued in Wyoming County
Wyoming County clerk issued three marriage licenses this past week. Glen Rush Morgan aged 21 of North Springs wed Lois Jean Hall 17 of Brenton, daughter of Roy J. and Sarah Lyons Hall. James Otis Cook 22 of Brenton wed Susan Marie Dido 18 of Brenton, daughter of Steve and Katherine Vasarab Dido. James Oley Reed 21 of Basin wed Oakley Ann Davis 18 of Basin, daughter of Oakley Arthur and Bertha Mae Akers Davis.
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Pinevile
Wyoming
Glen Rush Morgan
North Springs
Rush
Mary Cook Morgan
Lois Jean Hall
Brenton
Roy J
Sarah Lyons Hall
James Otis Cook
Frank
Margaret Collins Cook
Susan Marie Dido
Steve
Katherine Vasarab Dido
James Oley Reed
Basin
Oley
Gracie Reed
Oakley Ann Davis
Oakley Arthur
Bertha Mae Akers Davis
Reporter directory contacts by town and contact numbers
Nearest to you reporter list includes Glen White Glen Covel Mabscott Mount Hope Mullens Oak Hill Pax Pineville Ravencliff Sabine Mabscott Rock Creek and surrounding communities with designated contacts and local phone numbers for each area in a compact directory style.
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Pax
Hazel Mowell
Pineville
Jack Martin
Ravencliff-Sabine
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al McCoy
Smith McCoy
George Pennington
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International Association of Custom Tailors and Designers Inc
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Mullens
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Nancy Bowyer
Mabscott
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Margaret Marchio
Oak Hill
George T. Jones Jr
Rock Creek
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Whitesville
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Valeigh
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