Wyoming County Music Festival At Oceana High School Field
The third annual Wyoming County Elementary Music Festival will be held at the Oceana High School football field at 7 30 p m Friday May 21 under the direction of Fred Shannon Pineville Music Supervisor. Participants include Faith George Debby Sue Trump Larry Stewart Timmy McGraw Phillip Lafferty Debbie Lynn Trump Sandra George Joyce Wesley and John McGraw School McGraws students Leon Bailey Rondell Tolliver Gary Trump Melissa Bailey plus Glen Rogers Sabine and Glen Fork groups with numerous performers. The program theme Its A Great World After All features sub topics The Spirit Is Here The Past Is With Us Freedom Is What You Make It Move It Along and The Future Is Ours. David Runion Mullens will direct a combo band and high school students will play guitars and drums.
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McGraws
Wyoming County
Oceana
Fred Shannon
Pineville
Patrick McGhee
Mullens
John McGraw
Faith George
Debby Sue Trump
Larry Stewart
Timmy McGraw
Phillip Lafferty
Debbie Lynn Trump
Sandra George
Joyce Wesley
John
Norma Gay Phillips
Sharon Thompson
Carol Byars
Christine Cook
Patricia Cook
Glen Fork
Doreen Norman
Eleanor Thompson
Elaine Adkins
Frances Perdue
Sheila Francis
Cynthia Redden
Shirley Schlager
Linda Miller
Ronnie Acord
Joe Myers
Randy Acord
Charles Lyons
Sonja Brown
David Runion
Stephenson and Herndon
Whale shark feeds on plankton despite massive size
The whale shark, among the largest living mammals, sustains itself on tiny plankton while possessing teeth only about one eighth of an inch long.
Matheny PSD Dedicated as Public Water System in Matheny
A dedication ceremony at Matheny Jesse Grade School marked the opening of the Matheny Public Service District water system funded by the Farmers Home Administration with a 110 000 dollar loan and a 10 000 dollar grant. Congressman Jim Kee spoke on federal support. William G Bowman and Roy K Biggs accepted the Golden Spigot Award for the FHA. The project began in 1968 and is to be in service in 30 to 90 days with attendees including state officials and local leaders.
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Matheny
Farmers Home
Jim Kee
Fifth Con
Public Service District
Jesse
Fergie Scott
Sky School
Deborah Osborne
Lambert
Pressman Kee
Lokant
Sherry
Teresa Brown
America
J. Kenton Lambert
FHA
William G. Bowman
Matheny Public Service District Commissioners
Roy K. Biggs
Oscar Stewart
Martha Stewart
H. P. Thomas
Bennett- Neave-Thomas Engineering Co
Oak Hill
Theodore Collier
Collier Construction Co
Beckley
Farmers Home Administration
Tracy Hylton
Alan Susman
Warren McGraw
Randy Cline
Harlan Yokum
Morgantown
State Office
Gerald Miller
Merle Faulkner
Earl Kniceley
W. French Manning
WCCA
Wyoming County Board of Education
ESEA
Ruth Workman
William Bowman
Scott
Carter-Coleman Nuptials Solemnized At Kilsyth
Miss Eudora Jean Carter and Ralph Stanley Coleman wed at Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church on May 9 in a double ring ceremony. Reverend Leonard Hewlett officiated. bridesmaid Kathy Coleman and flower girl Sharon Dawson participated. The couple plans to live in Kilsyth after a honeymoon to Hawks Nest State Lodge.
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Kilsyth
Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church
Eudora Jean Carter
Ralph Stanley Coleman
Ted Carter
Mabscott
Sgt
Roy Carter
Portsmouth
Ohio
Sue Watkins
Columbus
Kathy Coleman
Sharon Dawson
Canton
Edward Beardwine
Fayetteville
Darrell Carter
Eddie Shoemake
Beards Fork
Oak Hill
Hawks Nest State Lodge
Herndon Bud Alpoca Banquet Honors Players And Cheerleaders
A dinner recognizing basketball players and cheerleaders from Herndon and Bud Alpoca Grade schools was held in the Herndon Grade School Cafeteria. Invocations and remarks were given by local coaches including W. W. Bailey and Frank Harrison.
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Herndon
RNS
Bud-Alpoca
W. W. Bailey
Frank Harrison
Herndon High School
Tommy Daniels
John Nolley
Bud Alpoca
Randy Hamilton
Daniels
David McKinney
Alvin Shrewsbury
Larry Lusk
Randy Brewer
David Elswick
Jimmy Lankford
David Dominick
Gerald McKinney
Wylie Lusk
Frankie Bennett
Mark Carter
Don Deskins
Billy Thomas
Jimmie Donnie Coleman
Floyd Bennett
Larry Johnston
Donald Lambert
Terry Shrewsbury
George Clark
Stephen Lusk
Mark Deskins
Hugh McKinney
Buddy McKinney
Ricky Shrewsbury
Quiz Is Program At 4-H Meeting In Pineville
Pineville Moonspinners 4-H Club met at First United Methodist Church with group singing and flag pledges led by David Withrow, Scott Evans, and Jimmy Phillips. Victor Gilkeson, Wyoming 4-H agent, awarded runner-up trophies to top girls in a county basketball tourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
David Withrow
Scott Evans
Jimmy Phillips
Pineville Moonspinners
First United Methodist Church
Victor Gilkeson
Wyoming
John McGraws
Paul Wiers
Mothers Honored By Two Churches
At Milam Methodist Church in McGraws Mrs. Ruby Brown received Nuggets Of God as oldest mother, Mrs. Douglas Shaver got Pebbles In The Sand as youngest, and Mrs. Mary McGraw received A Friendship Gift along with Rev. James McCormick presenting the prizes. At Bellemeade Baptist Church Sabine Mrs Ona Page was oldest mother, Mrs Holley Bailey youngest, and Mrs Clinton Cozort received a dollar with Sunday School Superintendent James F. Brooks distributing the gifts.
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McGraws
Ruby Brown
Donald E. Wildman
Milam Methodist Church
Douglas Shaver
Mary McGraw
James McCormick
Sabine
Bellemeade Baptist Church
Ona Page
Holley Bailey
Clinton Cozort
James F. Brooks
The domestic chicken and the origins of domestication
The domestic chicken is probably the first bird domesticated by humans, marking an early milestone in animal husbandry. Researchers link early domestication to ancient agricultural societies and widespread use for food and other purposes.
OES Fetes Past Matrons and Patrons at Mount Hope
Winolia Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star held a special meeting honoring past matrons and patrons. Guest organist Vivian Cox from Bethlehem Chapter, Beckley, performed. initiation services were conducted for three new members, with extensive attendance and gifts presented to past officers.
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Mount Hope
Winolia
Order of Eastern Star
Bethlehem
Beckley
Vivian Cox
Nen
Marjorie J. Richards
Ritchie van Carper
Lenora van Carper
Route 9
Beaver
Mary Stevenson
Darry Kelly
Flora Twaddle
D. B. Stevenson Jr
Worthy
Phyllis Kelly
Cathern Berry
Thelma Kelly
Armilla Rogers
Bernadine Sheets
Adah
Macil Campbell
Ruth
Vivian Brooks
Ester
Selma Tolliver
Martha
Ruth Clark
Electra
Eve Cope
Margaret McClung
Marshal
Fannie B. Richeson
James Harvey
Sentinel
Sharon Armentrout
Lona Lindamood
Ann Dearing
Sybl Moses
Wilma Markham
Mamie Darlington
Gladys Harvey
Evelyn Jackson
Marjorie Benson
Blanche Harless
Myrl Beverly
Betty Honaker
Coleen Morris
Mary Simmons
Lola MaeArthur
Nixon Jackson
Gloria Huffman
Juinell Webb
Pineville High to Host Dance Fundraiser
The Band Boosters Club at Pineville High School will sponsor a dance in the high school cafeteria from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Music by The Resurrection Flight. Admission is $1 per person, with proceeds funding new band uniforms.
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Pineville
Pineville High School
Resurrection Flight
Circle Meeting at Oak Hill Circle No 1 Presby Church
First Presbyterian Circle No 1 met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Ethel Corvin home with Mrs J N Jarrett giving the devotional Ten members attended Mrs Richard Murdock reported on the Birthday Objective Mrs C R Hill to direct June meeting Location and leadership details reflect church group activity
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Oak Hill
First Presbyterian Church
Ethel Corvin
J. N. Jarrett
Richard Murdock
C. R. Hill
Death notices and funeral arrangements
Death notices list Myrtle Harless of Spencer age 79 funeral Friday 11 am Melton Mortuary Chapel burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Walter Meadows 75 Princewick funeral Thursday 2 pm Fred X Williams Chapel Sophia officiants burial Odd Cemetery Carmen Lyle Carte 60 412 Bostick Avenue funeral Thursday 2 pm Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Emma G Willis 87 Glen Jean funeral Thursday 2 pm Glorious Church of God Scarbro Harvey Cemetery Ritchie Tobey Funeral Parlor. Bible verse cited.
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Harless
Myrtle
Spencer
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Blue Ridge Memorial
Meadows Meadows
Walter
Princewick
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
W. Va
F. C. Calhoun
Okey Cox
Carmen Lyle
Bostick Avenue
Willis Willis
Emma G
Glen Jean
Glorious Church of God
Scarbro
Manuel Perry
Harvey Cemetery
Ritchie & Tobey Funeral Parlor
Painting and Real Estate Ad Fragments From Local Paper
Four lots near Christ statue at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens offered together for 550 dollars. Lost and found wallpapering and painting by Joe Linville offers interior and exterior work plus carpentry repairs. Lowell Foley and Sam G. Foley advertise painting services with insured, free estimates and reasonable rates. Gene Crone also promotes interior and exterior painting with guaranteed work and contact numbers.
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Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Joe Linville
Lowell Foley
Sam G. Sam _G. Foley
Call Gene Crone
Joe
Brockway
Lowell Newman
Clear Creek
Be Your Own Boss and Local Hiring Ad Blitz
Multiple Beckley area job ads describe opportunities at Long John Silvers, Colonel Sanders, and various local firms. Listings include managers, wait staff, cooks, carpenters, drivers, nurses, and sales clerks with hours, contact numbers, and locations in Beckley and Summers County.
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Long John Silvers Fish & Chips
Long John Silvers
Beckley Plaza
Jewell _Bigony
R.N
Summers County Hospital
Hinton
W. Va
Luzier
Colonel Sanders
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Beckley
Valley Ive
WANTED Mechanics and sales staff in Beckley listings
Wanted ads seek a GM experienced mechanic at Bays Buick Beckley WV 43 year old or any gender. Also delivery work for a person with car part time in Beckley 211 McCreery Street Shrewsbury hours. Real estate sales office receptionist typing Beckley Realty Co 106 McCreery Street. Standard Coffee Company seeks advanced sales people earnings around 110 weekly with commissions and provided transport. contact Jamies W Johnson after 1 pm at 253-1109.
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BUICK
Beckley
W.va
Beckley Realty Co
McCreery Street
Standard Coffee Company
Jamies W. Johnson
Public Relations Representative Position in Charleston WV
Public Relations Representative sought by Columbia Gas of West Virginia and affiliates in Charleston for a communications role. Requires journalism degree and experience. duties include writing news releases articles speeches pamphlets and ads with strong contact skills. Attractive salary benefits including insurance pension vacation and holidays. Apply to Director of Public Relations PO Box 1273 Charleston WV 25325.
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Columbia Gas of
West Virginia, Inc
Columbia Gas System
Charleston
West Virginia
P. O. Box
W. Va
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Oceana High
Haprer Road
Jim Matheny Trio
Ceat & Tie
Dr. In
Wly
Daily News
Europe
Asia
WXIME
Ak. Pet Ital Erat
Marilyn Ward
Matheny Psd
Carter-Coleman
Jarrell
Michael Lusk
Timothy Maynard
Ricky McKinney
James Wood
Johnny McKinney
Tony McKinney
Larry Quesenberry
Timothy Wall
Darlene Lusk
Donna Dickens
Kathy Marsh
Linda Lusk
Rachel Colbird
Vicki Quesenberry
Louise Hess
Bud
Miss Jewell Plumley
Sky Blue Oak Hill
Fayettteville Rd
Dennis & the Tymes
Raleigh Drive
Uu i
aeRo Mn Rm Dyke
RTE
GPS
United Artists
Walt Disney Productions
Star Dust Club
Nashville Knights
Nashville, Tenn
Virginia Brown
Melton Mortuary
Dias Floral
City Ave
GOD
Heaven
Jesus Christ
God Almighty
Earth
Virgin Mary
Holy Ghost
Mary
Satan
Jesus Christy
Jesus
Joseph Paul McClung
Lord Jesus Christ
Pat Haverland
Beauregard
West Virginia Legislative
Ed Oo
RCA
P. C
Cleveland
Pfizer Inc
Huntington
Hatpdresser
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
R. L. Stewart
Mankin Ave
Halstead
Hotpoint
Prince St. Ph
Joseph St
Wright
Crab Orchard
Andy
Eric
Neville St
Raleigh
R. M. Simmons
Ghent
J. C. Shumate Drilling Water and Industrial
Coal City
Jan Campbell Music Co
Dial
Pearl’s Electrolysis Clinic
Main St. Beckley
Mt. Hope
City
Town & Country
Eisenhower
United Systems, Inc
Windmill Truckers Center
P. O
Wheeling
Dogneybus Homes
McGraw Brothers
Harper Road
Mr. White
Arnold Dodge, Inc
Obugene Trash & Garbage Service
United States Meat
Continental Co
Beckley News- Papers, Corp
Probert Lipps
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
Whittaker
Jack Whittaker
Jumping Branch
Elks Club
South Heber Street
Main Street
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