Spring Carnival crowns Rhoades and Beard queen and king
Benny Rhoades and Jane Ann Beard were crowned king and queen of the Spring Carnival in Mullens Grade School auditorium sponsored by the Mullens Lions Club. Attendants Donna Neely and Mike Cook, Denise Liuzzo, with John Moore presiding as Lions Club president, set the stage for a May Day reign title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Rhoades
Jane Ann Beard
Mullens
Mullens Lions Club
Donna Neely
Mike Cook
Denise Liuzzo
John Moore
The
Lions Club
Miss Beard
Rhoades
4-H Projects Judged At Cirtsville Exhibition
CIRTSVILLE The Cirstville Eaglets 4-H Club held its annual exhibit at Cirtsville Elementary School. Marilyn Perry presided and led the 4-H Pledge as Brenda Addison read scripture. Food, sewing and woodwork projects earned ribbons with many named members cited. a spring picnic is planned at New River Park on May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirtsville
Cirstville Eaglets
4-H Club
Marilyn Perry
Brenda Addison
Debra Aliff
Lee Ann Crouse
June Godbey
Wanda Toney
Madeline Aliff
Baking I
Patty Wilkerson
Drema Wickline
Brenda Chapman
Linda Chapman
Neil Williams
Sharon Sutphin
Mary Ann Thomas
Robin Davis
Nora Addison
Daisy Plumley
Kathy Brown
Debra Toney
Gloria Pack
Jimmy Chapman
Terry Pack
New River Park
Boat Abandoned Off Nazare After Rudder Hit
A 55 foot fishing boat Ana Maria was abandoned by its crew of 19 near Nazare Portugal after a huge wave knocked its rudder. Eight crew members are believed drowned and eleven survivors reached shore.
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Nazare
Portugal
UPI
Ishore
Here
Oak Hill Hospital News and Local Visits
Oak Hill area notes several visits and hospital stays. Leslie McKinney and daughter Laura Ellen of Sarasota Florida visited his parents in Stamford and brother in Rainelle while Marshall University student Bobby L. McKinney of Huntington joins family in Oak Hill for a week. Mrs. Laurel Rawlings and Mildred Biggs of Bradenton Florida return to Rensselaer Indiana after entertaining in Oak Hill. Mrs. Blade Webb returns from a Florida tour and Florida visit with Raymond Young. Ed Reeves and Herman Richmond, both of Dothan, are patients in Oak Hill Hospital. Mrs. James Stanley of Huntington is a patient at St Marys Hospital. Mrs. Hilda Harast of Ridgewood Avenue is also hospitalized at Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Rns
Leslie George McKinney
Laura Ellen
Sarasota
Fla
Leslie Hunter
Stamford
Rainelle
Bobby L. McKinney
Huntington
Marshall University
George Eads
Pea Ridge Road
Laurel Rawlings
Mildred Biggs
Bradenton
Rensselaer
Ind
Eads
Blade Webb
Dothan
Florida
Raymond Young
Atlanta
Ed Reeves
Oak Hill Hospital
Herman Richmond
St. Marys Hospital
James Stanley
Westchester Drive
Hilda Harast
Ridgewood Avenue
Three Forfeit Bonds and Appeals In JP Court
In GLEN FORK three defendants forfeited $100 bonds and two appealed JP decisions. Walter Wilcox, arrested May 7 for selling tip tickets, and Modena Hawkins, for operating tip boards, pled not guilty, were found guilty and fined $500 with six months in county jail. both posted $500 appeal bonds. Margie Bradely, Patsy Basham, and Louella Price forfeited $100 bonds plus $9.50 costs for whisky related arrests made May 7 by State Police Troopers Fisher and House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
Jack Pizzino
Walter Wilcox
Modena Hawkins
Pizzino
Margie Bradely
Patsy Basham
Louella Price
C. E. Fisher
R. J. House
Maturity Means Caring For Others As For Self
A concise statement on maturity equating personal concern with concern for others, stressing equal regard for others and self as a mark of mature character.
Mullens High School Paper Garners All-State Rating
Mullens Hi-Lights from Mullens High School earned all state top rating from West Virginia University School of Journalism. Co editors Sue Cline and Sam Webster lead an eight page monthly edition with accolades for editorials makeup and formatting and advertising. The judge praised the editorial pages and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
W. C. Neal
Sue Cline
Sam Webster
School of Journalism
West Virginia University
Mullens Hi - Lights
Sharon Wilson
Becky White
Brenda Alberty
Dianna Nutter
Donna Staton
Kay Simpson
Miss West Virginia Tech Pageant Set for May 23 at Montgomery
Twelve West Virginia Tech coeds prepare for the First Annual Miss West Virginia Tech Pageant to select a winner for Miss West Virginia and possibly Miss America. The event, sponsored by Beta Kappa Chi, features swimsuit, evening gown, and talent contests with a $100 scholarship prize. The winner advances to Charleston for the state pageant. Notable contestant June Elaine Tylerler hails from Darien, Connecticut. others include Gloria Anderson, Esther Bryant, Carol Castle, Linda Collins, Elizabeth Conner, Kitty Gilkerson, Sandra Limer, Martha Moore, Donna Statts, and Edwina Hodge and Carol Davis from Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
West Virginia Tech
Atlantic City
N. J
Montgomery High School
Tech
Beta Kappa Chi Fraternity
West Virginia
Charleston
Carol Sue Castle
Charlton Heights
Linda Gayle Collins
Powellton
Elizabeth Jean Conner
Sissonville
Kitty Christene Gilkeson
Rainelle
Sandra Limer
Pratt
Martha Elizabeth Moore
Welch
Donna Statts
Pinch
Oak Hill
Edwina Gaye Hodge
Carol Ann Davis
Starcher Couple Visiting Kin Before Viet Nam Tour
Fort Dix lieutenant Gary D. Starcher and wife Bunny Kennedy Starcher visit her Glen Jean parents before his June report to San Francisco en route to Viet Nam. Mrs. Starcher will live with her parents during duty. Weekend guests include Ronald Taylor family of Huntington. Mrs. Lee Fontana called to Detroit for family illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hop
Rns
Gary D. Starcher
Fort Dix
N. J
Fred Kennedy
Glen Jean
Starcher
San Francisco
Calif
Viet Nam
Bunny Kennedy
Ronald Taylor
Leah Rae
Huntington
George Barbera
Lee Fontana
Detroit
Mich
Cross Circle Elects Officers at Oak Hill Church
Cross Circle of Oak Hill Baptist Church elected officers for the year during a Tuesday meeting led by hostess Mrs. Howard B. Tully. New roles include Leader Mrs. Howard Tulley and secretary Mrs. C. O. Winston, with other posts for Virgil Burgess, Kline Fitzgerald, Aileen James, C. E. Duncan, Hilda Harast, Alice Coulter, J. T. Brooks, L. C. Kincaid, and C. J. Epperly. A Nahum Bible study preceded the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Howard B. Tully
Nahum
O. W. Dixon
Hilda Harast
Oak Hill Hospital
Howard Tulley
Virgil Burgess
Kline Fitzgerald
Christian Service
Aileen James
C. E. Duncan
C. O. Winston
Alice Coulter
J. T. Brooks
L. C. Kincaid
C. J. Epperly
Presbyterian Camp Schedule Announced
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church announces Bluestone camps and conferences for multiple school grades with dates from June through August. Registrations are due by May 25, with forms available at the church office. A Fayetteville junior camp runs June 20 to 25, with junior campers and counselors due by June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Fayette
Fayetteville
Meeting announced for Presbytery at Bluefield
Mrs. W. A. Haslam of Mount Hope Presbyterian Church announces the Presbytery of Bluestone will convene at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bluefield on Tuesday.
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Mount Hope
ANS
W. A. Haslam
Women of the Church
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Bluestone
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
Docket Set For Opening Of Wyoming Circuit Court
The Wyoming County circuit court opens with a May schedule listing dozens of civil and criminal cases. May 16 includes Billie Lester vs Ralph Adkins et al and a wide slate of consolidated and individual matters involving hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Appalachian Power Co, Island Creek Coal Co, and multiple estates, hospitals, and finance companies. May 19 to May 26 adds further civil actions and criminal appeals against various defendants, with the docket detailing state road commission cases and a mix of injunctions, bankruptcies, and felonies.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
John S. Lambert
Billie Lester Ete
Ralph Adkins
C. A. Pennington
Standard Coffee Co., Inc
Wyoming Lumber and Supply Co
Jennings Kennedy
Nettie Short Bailey
Bertha Short Woolwine
W. L. Burdette
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Sam
Matney Coal Co., Inc
J. T. Fish
Wells Shannon
Island Creek Coal Co
Frank Delong
C. W. Blankenship
Et Ux
Roy Fulks
Hygenia Facilities Foundation, Inc
Paul Goode
Sheriff
Carl Hammond
Hilda Tulley
Itmann Realty Co
Henry A. Smith
St. Luke’s Hospital
Macie Carden Gray
City of
Mullens
Cecil Herman Morgan
Appalachian Power Co
Joe Hayden
James C. Lyons
Oswell Cook
Martha Cook
City Finance Co
James E. Steffey
Mullens Finance Co
Garland B. DeHart
Bluefield Sanitarium
Etc
Larry Testerman
Ella Rae Sisk
J. E. Lewallen
E. F. Nichols Hauling Contractors
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Willis L. Burdette Jr
Ritter Finance Co
Raymond New
Grace Hospital
A Corporation
Harless Brewster, Et Ux
Donna Jean Morgan
Thomas E. Hopeck
Octavia Lester Wilson
Lily Lester
Sarah Riffe
Carlos E. Napier
Elizabeth Coal Process Co
Tony Mamone
J. E. Graham
Board of Education of
Bernie Jones
Wyoming County Insurance Agency
J. D. Bailey
Huey E. Cook
Joseph B. Stewart
Motor Insurance Corp
Eldon D. Cook
David L. Haynes
Lester Brothers, Inc
Brooksy Petty England
Peter White Coal Mining Corp
Elmer Kirk
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Wayman W. Stewart
Diversified Fire & Casualty Co
City Finance Co. of
Oceana
Thomas Blackburn
Time Finance Co
Leonard Compton
Hilda Daniels
Don Houck
Jennie West
Prudential Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Amanda Khorazian
Western Auto Supply Co
Lonnie West
Raymond Hall
Steve Morrison Dickerson
Fant
Itmann Coal Co
James Dickerson
Itman Coal Co
Allstate Insurance Co
Dwight Meadows
G. E. Sick Ete
Pacific National Fire Insurance Co
Roger Stafford
Infant
Eulah Walls
Clyde H. Morgan
Ollie Stewart
United American Insurance Co
David Alan Stafford
Raymond Douglas Stafford
Consolidated
Bert Short
A. M. Simpson
A. H. Howerton
Sears, Robebuck & Co. Corp
Gilbert Goode
American Casualty Co
Lloyd Dishman
Noonwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Oscar England
Janet Shufflebarger
Willie Toler
Eugene Davis
Cecil Cragg
State of
West Virginia
Roger Colbird
Donald B. Watson
State
Leland T. Helmuth
Clyde Elliott
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
J. W. McNamara
Buddy Graham
Mason Graham
Timmy Lusk
Ralph Harper
Larry Lester
Larry Lee Lester
State Road Commission of West Virginia
Aulda C
Canada Urban Population Share in 1960
Census style note states Canada had 69.6 percent urban population in 1960 per Encyclopaedia Britannica. The figure highlights urbanization level despite vast sparsely populated areas.
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Canada
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Beckley
Neville ST
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nell Godbey
Raleigh County
Watts Fun
Lamps
Debbie Pack
Robin Toney
Howard Godbey
Carolyn Sutphin
Joyce Tyree
Joey Crouse
Lewis Hoskins
IELIC
Ousuel
Hi - Lights
Barbara Bright
Rosa Campbell
Terry Cook
Miss Tech
DE Luke
Cross Circle
Presbyterian
Wyoming
White
State Road Commission of
Edna P. Houck
State of West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
James W. Bower
L. M. Ratcliff
Beatrice S. Bower
Mary Tilley
Tennis Cook
William L. Cassell
Standard Distributors, Inc
John Berta
James B. England
Lawrence McKinney
Bill Jarrell
Helen McKinney
Edgar McKinney
Donald Hale
William B. Milam
Bueford Paynter
Howard E. Byrd
Jerry Hall
Stokes Morgan
Curtis Walker
Donald Vance
Ronald C. Cook
Clyde Shrewsbury
Clara Bower
Thomas Harvey
Beatrice Lafferty
John Bailey
Charles Edward Austin
Edger O. Hancock
Benny Lyons
Oley Whitt
Jack F. Jackson
Banks-Miller Supply Co
Tommy Kirk
Annette Funicello
Jamaica
Anthony Quinn
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