Mt Hope Prom Brings Mardi Gras Vibe to Night
Mt Hope High School held its annual junior senior prom with a New Orleans Gras theme in the auditorium. The Shades from Elkins provided music while Denny Criss led as ex-officio in the planning. Students Mickey Vargo and Patricia Stickler were named king and queen, with Sandra Murdock and William Burruss as senior royals and Rowena Bryan and Denny Criss as junior duchess and duke.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Mount Hope High School
New Orleans
Shades
Elkins
Denny Criss
Trisha Ball
Kitty Bolen
Ann Callaway
Martha Garvin
J. C. Painter
Susie Patteson
Eugene Gast
Bob Martin
Connie Barbera
Beacher Ingles
Susan Gilkerson
Rowena Bryan
Sharon Gregory
Conrad Neely
Carol Kuhn
Anna Mae Adkins
Mildred Dinkler
Cathy Wonder
Bunny Kennedy
Lena Dillon
E. B. Roberts
Homer Sweeney
Carolyn Banks
Carol Summers
Judy Warren
Miller Gwinn
Dallas Hicks
Margaret Sutphin
Judy Jones
Jimmy Hurd
Erma Lou Ayres
Joanie Berezo
Tommy Kochinsky
Charles Law
Sson
Buddy Plumely
Lewis Maynor
Mickey Vargo
Patricia Stickler
Sandra Murdock
William Burruss
Pineville Church Holds Annual Family Dinner
Families of Pineville Presbyterian Church gathered for their annual dinner with Mrs. D. F. Hamlin in charge. The program opened with the Junior Choir singing Tell Me The Story of Jesus. Dr. Claude Prichard, secretary of Home Missions, spoke on the Growth of Churches in the South and their needs. Circle No. 2 hosted and decorated the church with spirea and dogwood.
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Pineville
RNS
Pineville Presbyterian Church
D. F. Hamilin
Church Extension
Jesus
Woodchuck takes over Glendola yard in tenancy dispute
In Glendola New Jersey Suzie the woodchuck seized control of the back yard of Mrs Aurelia Callas. The animal established a compact headquarters under a toy house and bears trap failed to remove her. Cats dogs birds and rabbits fled as she claimed privacy.
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Woodchuck
Glendola
N. J
Suzie
Aurelia Callas
New Vitality Tonic Targets Couples Over Forty
Advertises Ostrex Tonic Tablets promising renewed energy for husbands and wives. Claims improved iron and high potency vitamins ease weariness, with a three day quick start and a larger economy size option. Available at druggists for 69 cents or savings of 1.67.
Oceana Woman Honored With Stork Shower
Oceana in Oceana Mrs. Mariel Browning Mrs. Bernice Browning and Miss Mary Belle Browning hosted a stork shower for Mrs. William Browning at Bernice Browning’s Matheny home Friday evening. Games and prizes followed by refreshments for a long list of guests including Mrs. Noah Justice Mrs. Leona Adams Mrs. Quinnie Daniels and many Browning family members.
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Oceana
RNS
Mariel Browning
Bernice Browning
Mary Belle Browning
William Browning
Matheny
Noah Justice
Leona Adams
Quinnie Daniels
Violet Shields
Edith Miller
Buren Lusk
Robert Crouch
Ruth Hatcher
Louise Demeau
Janice
Marie Browning
Tom Duty
Verlee Stewart
Beatrice England
W. §. Easter
Okie Jones
Ola Laxton
Josephine Stewart
Robert Farren
Sherri Lusk
Debra Clark
Peggy Nichols
Jeff Nichols
William Browning Jr
Norma
Nolan
Stephen
Raymond
Sandra
Sharon
Carolyn
Clair Browning
Weekend visits and church talk span Pineville to Big Stone Gap
Pax PAX reports Sunday guests at the Ellison home in Pineville including Rev Homer Hizer who spoke at the Clear ork Christian Church. Clyde Mowell and children visited Big Stone Gap relatives while Mrs Larry Kelly returns from Johnstown Pa where her father nears recovery from major surgery. C D Brown and grandson Kenneth joined relatives in Piney View for Friday visits.
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PAX
John Ellison
Homer Hizer
Ellison
Grady Mullins
Pineville
Hizer
On Christian Church
Clearork
Clyde Mowell
Margaret
Johnny Ray
J. L. McFalls
Howard Herron
Big Stone Gap
Larry Kelly
Vickie
Johnstown
W. L. McGown
C. D. Brown
Kenneth
Mrs
Oscar Smith
Piney View
Fayette County Scout Council Completes Plans at Abbott Camp
Fayette County Girl Scout Council completes plans for annual scout camps at Abbott in June and July. M James P. Allen of Oak Hill welcomed as new member by president Mrs Don Sanford. Camp Clean-Up Day set for May 28 to prepare the site. A storage building is being added to the main camp structure near completion. Leaders training dates will be announced. attendees at an all day meeting include coaches and organizers from Fayette County and surrounding towns.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Fayette County
C. R. Harnsbarger
Don Sanford
Charleston
Kanawha County Girl Scout Council
Harnsbarger
Pineville High To Continue Program
Pineville High School guidance plans a military day and seeks more occupational books for 1960 61. Comprehensive student files and college catalogs were used. a college day and testing emphasis occurred. Next year counselors plan expanded program with more individual time and a career day with company representatives.
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Pineville
RNS
Kuder
Iowa
Elizabeth Bragg
David Acord
Medicine
Engineering
Dentistry
Sorority Elects New President in OAK HILL
Xi Alpha Exempler Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi installed Mrs. O W Dixon Jr as president at a meeting at Miss Ruth Easton home. Mrs John P Duda installed officers including Mrs Dixon as president and Mrs Michell Aide as vice president. Dixon conferred exempler degree on four Beta Theta members. The chapter voted to sponsor a Collins High School girl to Girls State this summer. Next meeting set for May 25 at Mrs Duda home.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Beta Sigma ‘Phi Sorority
O. W. Dixon Jr
Duda
Earl Bannister Jr
James Painter
Ernest Fazio
Pineville Awards Assembly Recognizes Top Students
Principal Jesse W. Houck awarded seniors medals at a school assembly in Pineville. Honors went to Darlena Sizemore for most points, Connie Waddell second, and Tim Richardson and Ernie Hayes for top in junior divisions. Seniors honored include Marcella Smith Betsy Crocker Peggy Cowan valedictorian and yearbook editor David Stewart. Elio Pais gave Legion awards to Sue Rose and Tom Tilley, while Connie Waddell and David Stewart received Danforth National Leadership awards.
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Pineville
ANS
Jesse W. Houck
Darlena Sizemore
Connie Waddell
Tim Richardson
Ernie Hayes
Marcella Smith
Betty Crocker
Betsy Ross
Peggy Cowan
David Stewart
Lois Schoolcraft
Jo Morgan
Sonny Parks
David Blankenship
Oscar Milam
Linda Mathena
Joan Monk
James Hilton
Pat Monaghan
Elio Pais
American Legion
Sue Rose
Tom Tilley
Danforths
Pineville Weekend Guests From Beckley and Bluefield
Pineville hosts highlight visits as families from Beckley and Carlisle, Bluefield, Emmett, Kimball, and Charleston travel to spend weekends with local residents. Calumet Farm of Lexington, Ky., is noted for leading racing stables in money won at Finleah in Florida for eight occasions.
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Pineville
Rns
Annie B. Ross
Ira B. Lilly Jr
Beckley
P. D. Alderson
Carlisle
Orville Rosse
Betsy
Judy
Tommy Catron
Bluefield
Robert Browning
Bobby
Richard
Wayne Griffith
Emmett
Silas Brooks
Kimball
Coy Hash
Jo Anne Hudson
Doris Schoolcraft
Beckley College
Rue Schoolcraft
Lois Ann
Wayne Lewis
Chapel Hill
N. C
Russell Mounts
Thacker
John Sands
Brenda
Connie
B. L. Schilling
Huntington
Joseph Cielensky
Leigh Ann
Vickie
Charleston
Beauman
Calumet Farm
Lexington
Finleah
Florida
MHFL selects Miss Wender to attend Girls State camp
Mount Hope Federated League picks Catherine Wonder a Mount Hope High School junior to attend Girls State from June 12 to 18 at Jacksons Mill. She holds many honors and joins Alpha Omega Sorority Inter Nos Latin Club GAA FBLA troupe 1891 National Thespian Society Deb Club Reflector staff and more.
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Mount Hope
ANL
William Wonder
Oak Hill
Milam Guest Speaker At Lions Club Dinner
Oak Hill report on Lions Club dinner features Jack Milam head of personnel at Electro Metallurgical Co Alloy. Plant employs about 350 to 1 350 workers from Beckwith to Mount Hope with a two million dollar payroll yearly. Officers announce Mount Hope meeting June 2 at 6 15 p m to introduce zone chairmen. Bluefield convention June 3 5. Oak Hill to send six delegates six alternates. Dr James Shelton candidacy noted for District 29 N.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Jack Mil
Oakill Lions Club
Electro-Metallurgical Co
Alloy
Beckwith
Mount Hope
National Guard
Howard Cunningham
Fayetteville
Bradley
Lions Clubs
Lions Club
Bluefield
Gene Carter
James Shelton
Births Recorded at Oak Hill Hospital
Five births noted at Oak Hill Hospital this week. Joretta Kay Presley Lane born May 11, seven pounds seven ounces to Rainelle and wife at Beckwith. Debra Lynn Sampson born May 10, eight pounds six ounces to Shirley Hedrick Sampson of Oak Hill. Tammy Lynn Gee born May 9, eight pounds six ounces to Frank Robert Gee of Kin caid. Ronnie Dale Ashmore born May 9, six pounds five ounces to Robert Lee and wife of Oak Hill. Joseph Forrest Sumner born May 8, five pounds 14 ounces to Robert Lee Sumner of Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Joretta Kay
Rainelle Presley Lane
Beckwith
Debra Lynn
Shirley Hedrick Sampson
Tammy Lynn
Nowy
Frank Robert Gee
Kincaid
Ronnie Dale
Robert Lee Ashmore
Joseph Forrest
Robert Lee Sumner
Texas and Coahuila Formed Earlier Mexican State Link
Historical note describes Texas’ past political union with Coahuila within Mexico before separation. It outlines how the two regions were once part of a single state, reflecting early territorial organization and political transitions in the region.
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Texas
Coahuila
Mexico
DAR Officers Elected At District Meeting
Bord erland Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held its May meeting in Oak Hill marking the 15th district meeting. New officers were elected to begin in June including regent Mrs R L Hughes and vice regent Mrs I O Shumate. Delegates reported on the 69th Continental Congress in Washington and the opening address theme For What Avail If Freedom Fail. The group revised by laws and received the Gold Honor Award for meeting points. Other attendees and remarks on writing to legislators about the Walt er McCarran Act were noted.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Borderland
Daughters of the American Revolution
R. L. Hughes
Borderland Chapter
W. C. Bishop
Washington
D. C
Hughes
J. M. Francesa
C. R. Hill
Scarbro
J. B. Thompson
Oak Hi
Fayetteville
Frank Graff
Mount Hope
Register
J. C. Gwinn
National Defense Report
Walter McCarran
Carl Anderson
W. P. Bittinger
Summerlee
C. F. McCoy
Glen Jean
J. E. Howard
J. L. Wilkins
Mourt Hope
Glasses Find Fire Start At Tucson Station
Tucson service station operator Julius Smith forgot his glasses, found the office smoking after locking up. He phoned the fire department. flames were started by a cigarette falling onto a grease rag.
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Tucson
Ariz
Julius Smith
Smith
Dristan Decongestant Tablets Marketed For Sinus Relief
A New York special reports a tablet claimed to drain congested sinus cavities quickly without discomfort. The medicine works systemically, delivers a decongestant to the sinus area, and is sold without a prescription for 98 cents a bottle of 24 with a refund guarantee if pain and pressure persist.
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New York
N. Y
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Pineville Church
Stork
Fayette County Scout Council
Pineville High
Sorority
MHFL
Miss Wender
Milam
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
DAR
Americas
Comet
Lincoln-Mercury Sales, Inc
Oakwood Avenue
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