Baby girl born on Mothers Day in Pineville hospital
Mr and Mrs Charles Farmer of Pineville welcomed a daughter named Vicki Doreen at Pineville Maternity Hospital on Mothers Day. The newborn weighed 5 pounds 15 1/2 ounces and joins 2 year old Bradley. she is the Farmers' second child and the former Joan Green is her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Farmer
Pineville
Pineville Maternity Hospital
Vicki Doreen
Bradley
Joan Green
Christine Hyman
Scarbro
Cincinnati
Walton H. Bachrach
Christine
Kroger-Westinghouse
Europe
Mount Hope High School
Willard O. Hyman
Dorothy C. Harris
Mullens Conductor To Be Feted After 52 Years Of Service
Mullens veteran conductor E Gene Farmer will be honored at the Norfolk and Western Railroad Veterans Association meeting in Bluefield with a 52 year four month career on the New River Division. His brother David E. Farmer will receive a diamond award. More than 1800 N and W employees will attend, with a special train to Pocahontas and a 10:30 a.m. session at the Bluefield Auditorium. Governor Underwood will present awards to 50 year men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
New River
David E. Farmer
Elmore
Bluefield
Cecil Coal Co
Exhibition
Pocahontas
Stuart T. Saunders
Gov. Underwood
Association
Underwood
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Columbus
Portsmouth
Ohio
Kenova and
Williamson
Norfolk
Bristol
Petersburg
Crewe
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Honor Society Banquet at Glen Rogers High School
The National Honor Society banquet at Glen Rogers High School featured a China Town theme with Chinese costumes and decorations in the home economics room. Performances included Madame Butterfly and Chopstick Melodies, with Ming Lee and Fooey Tu Yu delivering speeches and introductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
BNS
China Town
Glen Rogers High School
Madame Butterfly
Sandra Perry
Grace
Ming Lee
Jerry Wolfe
Cherry Blossom
Patty Ann Tilley
Fooey Tu Yu
Joyce Smith
Nancy Richardson
Wise One
China Dolls
Loo Nosey
David Shumate
Blanche Alderman
Dixie Moseley
Frances Lafferty
Ruth Daniel
Judy Tilley
Bonnie Burgess
Joann Allen
Brenda Cook
Frances Bailey
Donna Bailey
Carolyn Phillips
Ollie Holshouse
Carolyn Brown
Clarence Brooks
Ronnie Harold
Dwight Shumate
Larry Domi
Betty Polk
Susan Hall
Billy Philyaw
Phyliss Alderman
Nancy Sizemore
Sandra de
Mrs Tamplin Named Department President
Mrs R S Tamplin former resident of Rainelle Sewell and Oak Hill was installed as president of the Garden Department of the Woman's Club of Montgomery at the West Virginia Institute of Technology annual banquet. She succeeds Mrs Eugene Imbrogno and earlier served as recording secretary for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
R. S. Tampilin
Rainelle
Sewell
Woman's Cub of
Montgomery
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Eugene Imbrogno
Montgomery Baptist Church
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
J. P. Connor
Capitol District
West Virginia
Mullens High wins top honors at Industrial Arts Fair
Mullens High School led with four first places, five seconds and two thirds at the Southern West Virginia Industrial Arts Award Fair in Charleston. Instructor William N. Murphree Jr won the top industrial arts teacher honor, receiving a trophy and prizes worth $65 in addition to the regional entry into the Charlotte, North Carolina event. Twenty-eight Mullens students entered 37 projects, marking the school's first overall win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
Puerto Rico
Washington, D. C
IAA
The
American Industrial Arts Association
William N. Murphree
Charleston
Cecil Wyatt
Larry Cook
Two Wyoming Seniors Awarded Teacher-Training Scholarships
Diane Elizabeth Akers of Mullens and Daniel Ray Long of Oceana won Legislative Scholarships to pursue college study at Concord College. Akers majors English with biology minor, active in music, drama, and youth groups, maintaining a 3.5 GPA. Long, a multi-sport athlete and journalist, plans a social studies major with physical education minor at Concord, sharing honors in football, basketball, baseball, and track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Board of Education
Board of Education
West Virginia
Institution of Higher Learning
State Board of Educaton
Diane Elizabeth Akers
Daniel Ray Long
Oceana
Diane
H. L. Akers
Highland Ave
Concord
United Christian Youth Movement
Rainbow Girls
Hope
Daniel Long
Oceana High School
Concord College
Quill and Scroll
Hi-Y
Long
Wyoming
Thomas B. Long
Kopperston
WSCS Draws Circle Members For Next Year
Pineville Mrs C E Wilks presided as Woman's Society of Christian Service drew circle members for the coming year. Circle No 1 lists 16 members including Mrs Charles Waddell and Miss Ruby Lambert. Circle No 2 includes numerous names with the afternoon circle remaining as is. Family Night Dinner set at Mount Hope Baptist Temple with covered dishes and church supplied bread and beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Starrett
Welch
Ruby Lambert
Pineville
William H. Street
RNS
C.E. Wilks
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fellowship Hall
First
School of Missions
Buckhannon
Circle No. 1
Charles Waddell
Oscar Butcher
Sam Lambert
Jack Lambert
Ernest Hays
James McDermitt
Paul Viers
Zella Crews
Kellan Snyder
T. G. Morgan
Jack Goode
Richard L. Huffman
Harold Metz
John S
Mount Hope
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Harry R. Dias Jr
Quest for substitute ties remains unsolved
The search for a replacement for wooden railroad crossties continues unresolved as about 2,500 patents have been issued, yet wood remains the dominant material in use.
Legion Post Adopts By Laws in Pineville Meeting
Varney Cline American Legion Post No. 133 met at the legion hall in Pineville to adopt by laws with W. Preston Wilson in charge. Gerald Ellison named custodian to hold the hall key and access by members. Teen nights set twice weekly for different grade groups with Glenn Cline supervising. An invitation to a May 17 meeting at the Cow Shed to help plan the Centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Varney Cline American Legion Post No
Legion Hall
W. Preston Wilson
Gerald Ellison
the Hell
Glenn Cline
Legion
Bill Brooks
Jim Franklin
Jack Martin
Russell Williams
Robert Gilley
Glen Cline
Stacie Mullens
Robert Kuhn
Buron Hill
Paul Hall
Clyde Boggs
Jack Stewart
Garland Morgan
Wilson
Officers Installed At Beta Sigma Phi Meet
OAK HILL BNS New officers of Beta Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority have been installed for the coming year. Gertrude Bailey is president and Lou Henri Moreau is vice president with Margie Warrick as recording secretary Jo Ann Grabosky as corresponding secretary Norma Jean Price as extension officer. The float won first place in the Oak Hill Clean Up campaign on May 2. The next meeting will be a Come as a song party at 8 p.m. May 23 at Paty Stanleys Westchester Drive home with Ann Shaffer and Lou Henri Moreau as co hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAK Hill
BNS
Beta Theta
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Gertrude Bailey
Lou Henri Moreau
Margie Warrick
Jo Ann Grabosky
Norma Jean Price
Grabosky
Floyd Warrick
Oak Hill Jaycees
Stella Carden
Frances Riner
Helen Wise
Betsy Norwood
Westchester Drive
Paty Stanley
Ann Shaffer
June Richmond
Sabine Ladies Form Lilac Garden Club In Sabine
The Sabine community women met at Mrs. Pauline Burleson’s home to organize The Lilac Garden Club. They plan beautification projects for the Bellmead Baptist Church yard and have begun soil work and shrub planting. Officers elected: President Mrs. Ruby Brown, Vice President Mrs. Lucille Blake, Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Pauline Burleson, who also serves as reporter. Monthly meetings are set, first at Bellmead Baptist Church Friday at 7:30 p.m. All women urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
MHS
Concord College
Glee Club
Future Homemakers of America
National Honor Society
Mount Olympus
Tri-Hi-Y
Sabine
RNS
Pauline Burles
Lilac Garden Club
Bellmead Baptist Church
Ruby Brown
Lucille Blake
Pauline Burleson
Burleson
4-H Regional Meet Set at Raleigh County Camp
4-H members aged 14 and older from Fayette Raleigh Wyoming Summers and Mercer will gather at the Raleigh County 4-H Camp May 19-21 for a regional older 4-H club weekend conference themed Accentuate The Positive. Speakers include Dr. O J Burger Mildred Fizer Carl Lucas and Oscar Hutchinson with the camp designed to build leadership citizenship and self-improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Raleigh County
John D Cutlip
Fayette County
O. J. Burger
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics
West Virginia University
Mildred Fizer
Morgantown
Carl] Lucas
Oscar Hutchinson
New River
DAR Receives National Honor at May Mount Hope Meeting
Borderland Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its May meeting at Mrs. C. R. Bourland’s Mount Hope home. The chapter earned a Silver Honor Roll at the National Congress in Washington, D.C., and heard a five session study on Communism. June 14 meeting planned at Mrs. O. F. McCoy’s Glen Jean home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Howard
National Defense
H. B. Tully Jr
J. C. Gwinn
Republic
0. F .McCoy
Glen Jean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mount Hope High
TWA
Netherland Hilton Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Best Mothers Day
Fete Mullens
Honor Society
National Association of ‘Secondary School Principals
John Stump
Glen Wilson
Don Sizemore
Terry Houck
Robert Whalen
Gary Houck
AIAA
Ford Motor Co
Freddie Jeffcoate
Mac Hall
Diane Akers
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the First
WSCS
Paul Goode
Mary K. Bowman
Roy Breeden
Mack Bailey
C. A. Farley
Tom Ed Lambert
Jim Stone
Robert Beavers
Jesse W. Houck
Ralph Hale
Ned Rogers
Paul Seyler
Ray C. Taliaferro
Howard Mathena
Jack D. Martin
Bob Tamplin
CBS
New York City
Legion Post
Beta Sigma Phi
Herbert Tolley
Nancy Scott
Patsy Carter
Elsie Mullins
June Pettit
Pat Stanley
Stella Caveden
Debra Teano
Virginia Humphries
Norman Jean Price
Sabine Ladies
DAR
Bermudas
Fe Beckley
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