Awards Presented at Hope High School Assembly
Hope High School honored top students at an annual awards assembly. Principal E W Dunkley spoke on the meaning of the event while presenting senior honors to Henry L Danner Jr and Shelby Jean Lafferty.
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Hope High School
Pat Buffa
E. W. Dunkley
Dunkley
Henry L. Danner Jr
Shelby Jean Lafferty
Robert Evans
Charles Kott
Bill Chapman
Linda Spade
Vickey Bolen
Mike Jackomowicz
Danny Danner
Donna Gibson
Bill Bernath
Jerry Lewallen
Manuel Domingues
Annette Nalls
Patsy Smith
Barbara Dalton
Jay Moore
Cindy Allamon
Linda Pennington
Judy Perry
Agnes Anderson
Charles Newton
Judy Ramey
Nevada Tipton
Malinda Davis
Kathy McClung
June Humphrey
Steve Phillips
Galen Kessler
Carol Bailey
Rusty Jeter
David Rhodes
Jack Cain
Steve Hicks
Nancy Booth
Douglas Sweeney
Mustang
Bluefield
Charles Elliott
Cecilia Ann Harless
L. H. Maynor Jr
Baush & Lomb
Oswald Walker
Reunion Dinner Honors Elder Ravencliff Man
Seven of the ten living sons of Pate Brooks were present at a reunion dinner in Ravencliff in his honor. Brooks, 77, lifelong Ravencliff resident, hosted at the home of Paul Brooks with many sons and their families attending. Notable absences included Homer and Lynce due to a mine injury, and others in Baltimore and North Carolina. Brooks’ large family earned him local renown as part of a World War II service family.
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Elizabeth Williams Ravencliff
RNS
Pate Brooks
Pate
Ravencliff
Brooks
Ravencliff-McGraw
Paul Brooks
Raymond
Holroyd
Beckley
William
Mullens
Randolph
Accoville
Shelburn
McGraws
French Ravencliff
Burton Brooks
Sheppard
William Sheppard
Homer
Lynce
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Thomas Eugene
Baltimore
Pate’ Brooks
Wyoming County
Paul
French
Flora Mowell returns from Florida to Weirwood
Mrs Flora Mowell returns to her Weirwood home after spending the winter in Florida. Her son Edwin accompanied her for a few days then left for Hallandale. Sister Mrs Barbara Conway will resume work in Tampa after visiting relatives in Pax. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Leonard Sweeny and others from Maxwell Hill Pax and Bradley areas.
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Pax
Flora Mowell
Weirwood
Florida
Edwin
Hallande
Fla
Barbara Conway
Tampa
Rosella Sutton
Clyde Mowell
Cleveland
Ohio
Edwin Mowell
Hallandale
Bimetallism Defined as Dual Standard Money System
The term bimetallism describes a monetary system that recognizes both gold and silver as standard money at a fixed exchange ratio. It establishes a currency standard where coinage and value are tied to both metals rather than a single metal.
Bridge to Open by July 1 Oak Hill Link Details
Douglas Lowe confirms completion of the Oak Hill to East Oak Hill bridge before July 1. Route 19 21 detour around the work since spring. The Expressway will pass beneath the bridge with four lanes and a median, including controlled access.
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Oak Hill
East Oak Hill
Douglas Lowe
State
Lowe
Patient Mrs Jones in Kanawha Valley Hospital
Mrs Harold Jones of Grace Street is a patient in Kanawha Valley Hospital Charleston where she underwent surgery Wednesday. M G Hresan left Wednesday for Washington DC on a business trip and vacation.
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Fayetteville
Harold Jones
Grace Street
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
M. G. Hresan
Washington, D. C
Fayette Jaycees Elect Officers
The Fayette Jaycees held an officer installation and discussed plans for a Miss West Virginia Contest at the Memorial Building in June. Participants must submit applications to Leon Spencer, Fayotteville Chapter chair, with judging in bathing suits, evening gowns, and talent. New officers include Leon Spencer as president Carl Riner internal vice president Paul McKown secretary John Dickerson treasurer John Dempsey Dick Johnson and Dr Edwin Warfield named to the board.
Wyoming County Winners Named In Golden Horseshoe Event
The Golden Horseshoe quartet from Wyoming County includes Betty Ritchie Oceana Grade School No 1 Michael Metz Pineville Grade School No 1 Donna Sue Hatfield and Linda Sue Cline of Huff Consolidated School. About 225 students attended the Charleston ceremony as knights and ladies honored for top county scores on the state history test. The eight graders from 54 of 55 counties earned the trip, with two boys and two girls selected per county.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Betty Ritchie
Oceana
Michael Metz
Donna Sue Hatfield
Linda Sue Cline
Huff Consolidated School
Knights and Ladies of
Charleston
West Virginia
State Department of Education
State Superintendent of Schools
Rex M. Smith
Statehouse
W. W. Barron
Smith
Kanawha
Pineville Hit By Hail Storm
Pineville returned to normal after a hail and rain storm at about 3 15 p m Tuesday lasting 12 to 15 minutes. Grounds were covered with hail pellets size from marbles to golf balls. A window was broken at Pineville High and Pineville Grade School No 1. Older residents called it one of the severest storms they had experienced.
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Pineville
RNS
Pineville High
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Dita Kincaid
Julia Tinsley
Diana Charnaly
Eunice Fleming
Glee Club
Trena Maxwell
Ernestine Canada
Christine Hyman
Carolyn Wooley
Ricky Carter
Flora Logan
Bill Pennington
Leslie Leonard
Eugene Pryor
Gloria Anderson
Vera Wood
Lillian Poindexter
Drema Penn
C. O. Handley
Sharon Underwood
Donna Dove
John Brady
Sharon Nottingham
Mamie Gwinn
Karen Napier
Janet Clifton
Shelby Lafferty
Brenda Treadway
Jean Craddock
Sheila McClung
Kay Stanton
Glenna Criss
Mary Ann Fitzgerald
Norma Johnson
Anthea Graham
Vicky Bolen
Ann Penn
Janet Cain
Donna Hughes
Brenda Hines
Jeanne Richmond
Connie Criss
Priscilla Brewer
Naomi Collier
Linda McCrae
Mary Morgan
Joyce Perry
Alice Robinson
Judy Parker
Geraldine Hutchinson
Colleen Hyman
Sylvia Phillips
Ella Mae Miller
Rosemary Hurt
Connie Williams
Eleanor Pishner
Lee Smith
Joann Vargo
Sonia MceMillion
Dreama Penn
Laura Coleman
Ann Gray
Marilyn Bradley
Mary Ann Lechalk
Becky Humphrey
Sandy Jackson
E. B. Roberts
Janet Cliffton
Cassandra Hale
Linda Milam
Sharleen Smith
Sharon
Sandy Allamon
Rosalee Bell
John Hall
Judy Holley
Nancy Hurd
Debra Keffer
Roselene Kincaid
Brenda Painter
Elizabeth Shorter
Carolyn Trice
Joanna Vargo
Barbara Dillon
Sharon Williams
Eliza Park
Tennis Parrish
Fefe
Rainbow Girls
Montgomery Ward
Fayette Jaycees
Minutemen
Pineville High School
Bill Manning
Richie Simmons
Dennis Viars
Jim Pinkerton
Ned Crews
J. W. Walters
Neville St
Moran Ave
Mullens, W. VA
Tomchins
General Electric
Calrod
Cross Top
Berkline
Dinette Admiral Refrigerator
Dacron
Zephyr
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