Conley High School Hosts College Day Interviews
Ten colleges and universities sent representatives to Conley High School for a college day. Students met with James Fogg Alder son Broaddus H M Rollins Bluefield State Clyde Ashworth Concord Dr D Banks Wilburn Marshall University William J Briggs Jr Morris Harvey James B Weaver Salem College Billy Frye WV Institute of Technology W A Sojourner WV State Lyle E Herod WVU Mrs Thelma Kessler WV Wesleyan. A program preceded consultations with a Conley High School band musical program directed by A C Allen and a devotional by Edgar Richardson. Solos featured Linda Dixon and Allen with introductions during the preprogram period.
Rock slide near Pineville prompts dynamite work
Old Mother Nature spurred a Halloween prank at a slide below Pineville on Baileysville road. Larry Short and Alfred Hutchinson of the State Road Commission prepared to dynamite for the third time Wednesday morning to remove the rock. Traffic halted at intervals as about 10 workers used heavy equipment for seven hours. The foreman warned of a large crack above the slide and a possible second slide that could unleash roughly 530 more tons of rock.
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Tucson
Pineville
Baileysville Road
Larry Short
Alfred Hutchinson
State Road Commission
Two Jailed For Postal Thefts In Separate Incidents
Ripley Alabama and Bogalusa Louisiana suspects Henry Allen Brown Georgianna and Lester Monroe Bennett were arrested after authorities traced them through a fake money order at a Fayetteville service station. They face charges tied to a Madisonville Alabama post office robbery and a Rock Point Maryland break in, with blank money orders dyes stamps and a gun found in their car.
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Ripley
UPI
Henry Allen Brown
Georgianna
Ala
Lester Monroe Bennett
Bogalusa
Fayetteville
R. B. Kennedy
Charleston
Madisonville
Rock Point
Kennedy
Alabama Post Office
Maryland Post Office
Jackson County
Alvie Hamric
Hamric
Company Guilty Of Stream Pollution Findings
The State Water Resources Board found Pocahontas Fuel Co. at Itmann guilty of polluting the Guyandot River from a coal washery and gave 30 days to report progress toward correction or file an appeal. The ruling names Pocahontas Fuel Co. and location Itmann.
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Pineville
RNS
State Water Resources Board
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
Pocahontas
Guyandot
Local visits and military training notes appear
Mullens reports guests at the Dick home including Mrs. W C Dick and R G Dick. Arnold Neal Jr. is in basic training at Fork Dix New Jersey after enlisting weeks ago. Logan records Louis J. Pahountis, 79, killed by a car on U S 19, WV 1961 traffic death toll hits 297, just one less than last year.
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Logan
UPI
Louis J. Pahountis
U. S. 19
West Virginia
Halloween Damage Slight In Wyoming
Halloween pranks caused little damage in Wyoming County according to the sheriff's department. A New Richmond resident reported his wood shed overturned and eight large trees blown over along Brier Creek and Clearfork, and one large tree removed from Pierpont Mountain Road.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Sheriff's Department
Richmond
Brier Creek
Clearfork
Pierpont Mountain
Mount Hope Briefs Highlight Local Visitations
MT. HOPE BRIEFS Eva Cope hosted Friday and Saturday guests Mr. and Mrs. Emory Dusty Jones. Emory Miller of Peterstown visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller. Nokie Thompson was a business visitor in Charleston. Frank Spangler, father of Mrs. Ernest Mann, marked his 91st birthday on Oct. 31 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Mann.
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MT. Hope
Mount Hope
RNS
Eva Cope
Emory “Dusty” Jones
Kopperstonn Miller
Peterstown
Paul Miller
Nokie Thompson
Charleston
Frank Spangler
Ernest Mann
E. F. Mann
N. Grimmett Street
Mount Hope High football squad honored with steak dinner
The Mount Hope High School football squad and coaches were honored with a 6 p.m. steak dinner in the school cafeteria on Wednesday funded by Mustang fans. The white banquet table featured fall flower arrangements, with helpers including Mrs. Dorothy Harris, Mrs. Letty Johnson, Mrs. Mabel Treadway, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford McNeely, Fred Thompson, and the Marchetti and Marchio couples.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope High School
Mustang
Dorothy Harris
Letty Johnson
Mabel Treadway
Sanford McNeely
Fred Thompson
M. A. Marchetti
Provie Marchio
Teenager Shot Accident Near Home in Charleston
Mary Frances Loving, 17, is in serious condition at Memorial Hospital in Charleston after a Wednesday chest wound from a .25 caliber pistol. Hospital attendants identified her as daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Loving. Police say the gun was held by a friend who apparently did not realize it was loaded.
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Mary Frances Loving
Memorial Hospital
Charleston
Elmer Loving
Webster Begins Plant Building in Webster Springs
Ground was broken Thursday for a new 250000 furniture plant to employ 100 to 150 workers when finished. Webster Wood Products Corp. will operate the plant, financed by the Webster Business Development Corp. The facility will use regional timber for furniture parts, with state and local officials touting the project as a boost to local industry and employment, potentially supporting up to 500 jobs in related sawmills and service firms.
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Webster Springs
UPI
Webster Wood Products Corp
Webster Business Development Corp
Hulett C. Smith
Charles E. Dodd
Webster Age
Second Fatality At Tralee Mine Claims Morris Tarmel
A second mine death at Allied Chemical Corp. Tralee mine in eight days, Morris Tarmel 44, drill operator, died from a state fall at 10:30 p m Thursday. Survived by wife and two children. Body taken to Dr Douglas Funeral Home Welch. Earlier roof fall killed Harlan Cline 44 Hanover at 9 p m Oct 25, a loading machine helper.
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Tralee
ANS
Hempfield
Allied Chemical Corp
Semet-Solvay
Morris Tarmel
Hanover
Cline
Oak Hill residents attend West Virginia Lions event
Dr and Mrs James Shelton of South Hills along with Mr and Mrs Wood Poling and Mr Hope attended the West Virginia Lions International counselors organization on Oct 28-29 at Blackwater Falls. Mrs Louise Jordan of New River Banking and Trust Co is a surgical patient at Oak Hill Hospital. William H Baker is in a supervised teacher training program at Mt Hope High School lasting about eight weeks with wife Elizabeth a Collins High School teacher living on Washington Ave in Maysett apartments. Both attended Concord College in Athens.
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Oak Hill R
James Shelton
South Hill
Blackwater Falls
West Virginia Lions International Counselors Organization
Wood Poling
Hope
Louise Jordan
New River Banking and Trust Co
Oak Hill Hospital
William H. Baker
Mt. Hope High School
Elizabeth
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Washington Ave
Mayselette
Concord College
Athens
Huntington man shoots self outside hospital ER entrance
Monao M. Turkey, 69, of Huntington, drove to Cabell Huntington Hospital and shot himself in the chest with a 410 gauge pistol just outside the emergency room entrance. Police described the weapon as outlawed.
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Huntington
UPI
Monao M. Turkey
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Mullens High Students To Appear On Delta Kappa Gamma Program
Twelve Mullens High School French students will participate in a Delta Kappa Gamma Xi Chapter program on Saturday from 12:00 to 3:00 PM. The event at Mullens High will feature a demonstration of the school’s electronic language teaching method under the theme Mastering Languages as a Key to Better International Relations. Participants include Pat McGhee Suzanne Severt Sue Clay Patty Clifford Paula Haile Dinah Warden Robert Hodson on front row and Rose Marie Shumate Frances Roncella Betty Taylor Larry Litteral Randy Titta on steps with teachers Catherine Crews Oceana W. C. Neal Mrs. Woodrow Cook Mrs. Herbert Morgan Mullens and Mrs. W. F. Staats Ben Dunman Junior High.
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Mullens High School
Xi Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Pat
McGhee
Suzanne Severt
Sue Clay
Patty Clifford
Paula Haile
Dinah Warden
Robert Hodson
Rose Marie Shumate
Frances Roncella
Betty Taylor
Larry Litteral
Randy Titta
Wyoming County
Catherine Crews
Oceana
W. C. Neal
Woodrow Cook
Herbert Morgan
W. F. Staats
Ben Dunman
Masquerade Party Held By Pineville Sorority Unit
The Pineville Gamma Xi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a combined business meeting and Halloween masquerade at Mrs. John H. Martin s home. President Mrs. Wesley Brown led regu lar proceedings with ritual, reports from committee heads, and notes on a state meeting in Parkersburg attended by delegates including Mrs. Joe Hill. Party guests included Mrs. Hill and Mullens delegates. plans for a December dance at Mullens Moose Club and a 1963 centennial ball in Charleston were announced along with calendars, insignia talks, and song contests. Social hour followed with prizes awarded to Mrs. Fred Shutt Jr. and Mrs. Jack Martin.
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Pineville
RNS
Gamma Xi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
John H. Martin
Jack Martin
Joe Hill
Mullens Gamma Alpha
Pineville Group
Parkersburg
Mullens
Charleston
Beta Sigma Phi
Bluefield
Gentry
Brown
Fred Shutt Jr
Robert Adams
Richard L. Huffman
Jim Franklin
W. W. Bolt
James Lyons
Paul A. Viers
O. E. Wilks
Ray Caldwell
Muliens Gamma Alpha
Club Meeting Date Changed at Brad ley Home Demonstration Club
The Bradley Home Demonstration Club will meet November 6 at Mrs. Harless Stover’s home with Mrs. Blaine Renfro in charge. The date was moved from November 2 due to the Raleigh County Farm Women's Council Achievement Day at First Baptist Church Beckley. Miss Nancy Boyd will demonstrate with a chart the club’s purpose for new members.
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Bradley
RNS
Bradley Home Demonstration Club
Harless Stover
Blaine Renfro
Raleigh County Farm Women's Council
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Nancy Boyd
Raleigh County
Now You Know by United Press International
The world's largest reservoir is in Spain. Salto de Alde advilla holds a volume of 150 million acre-feet.
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United Press International
Spain
Salto de Aldeadvilla
Births Recorded at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens
Four births recorded at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens include a son Johnny Lee seven pounds eight and a half ounces to T J Boothe Maben born Oct 25 at 1 27 am. a daughter Rhonda Jane six pounds 12 and one half ounces to Ronny Lee Lester Marianna born Oct 27 at 11 06 pm. a son Joseph Shawn seven pounds eight ounces to Willard Spencer Maben born Oct 25 at 1 50 pm. a daughter Karen Sue seven pounds five ounces to W P Norman Allen Junction born Oct 29 at 8 04.
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Mullens
RNS
Wyoming General Hospital
Johnny Lee
T. J. Boothe
Maben
Rhonda Jane
Ronny Lee Lester
Marianna
Joseph Shawn
Willard Spencer
Karen Sue
W. P. Norman
Allen Junction
Panel On Evangelism At Toneda Mission Meeting
Toneda Baptist Mission Society held a 7 p m program in Fellowship Hall themed That I May Speak a New Evangelism For a New Year. Speakers included Mrs Verne Cook on Who Me Yes You and Is Evangelism Out Of Date with colleagues Mrs Jimmy Cook Mrs Otis Cook and Mrs Don D Cook. Travis Taylor urged voter awareness on World Community Day Nov 3 and Baptist Woman's Day of Prayer Dec 1.
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Oceana
ANS
Jay Whitt Cook
Toneda Baptist Mission Society
Fellowship Hall
Verne Cook
Jimmy Cook
Otis Cook
Don D. Cook
Quentin Cooper
Travis Taylor
Rockcastle Association Mission Society
Girl Scout Troop Hosts Halloween Party
Members of Girl Scout Intermediate Troop No. 541 in Mount Hope held a Halloween party in the Girl Scout room Monday afternoon. Games were played and refreshments served by Mrs. John Brady, Mrs. Ray Young, and Mrs. Lawrence Spade. Troop leaders are Mrs. Robert Penman and Mrs. Artie Warwick. Prizes were awarded for costume design.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Girl Scout
Girl Scout Room
John Brady
Ray Young
Lawrence Spade
Robert Penman
Artie Warwick
Janis Spade
Marion Trail
Janie Spade
Lucile Page
Kathy Young
Mary Brady
Bonnie Shockey
Drema Williams
Ruscee Ann Garrett
Karen Warwick
Elginia Smithson
Peggy Carter
Brenda Mollohan
Linda Mollohan
Judy Treadway
Donna Burgess
Becky Cochran
Training Sessions Set For 4-H Leaders
Pineville Grade School No 1 hosts the first 4-H leaders training session at 7 30 p m with this Is ALL LEADERS as the topic. Counsellors and junior leaders are urged to attend to help run 4 H programs and foster leadership in boys and girls through the four fold way. Series topics include This is 4 H Planning the Yearly Program Monthly Meetings and Getting Along with People. County agent leads with help from experienced club leaders.
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Pineville
RNS
Mrs Rodney Davis Shower Honored In Mount Hope Church
Mrs Rodney Davis was honored at a Monday evening shower at the First Christian Church social room in Mount Hope. Prizes were won by Mrs Ruth Allen Mrs A Maude Roby Mrs Marvin Beverley and Mrs Ira Holliday among a guest list of many local women.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Eadea
First Christian Church In
Hope
Rodavis
Ruth Allen
A. Maude Roby
Marvin Beverley
Ira Holliday
Thomas Warren
Edward Harless
Ralph Deal
Georgianna Deal
Mabel Abshire
Nelson Davis
Jack Stuart
C. R. Rogers
Morgan Deal
Ronald Perry
Ray Perry
Roy Perry
Gary Perry
Montana Romeine
Mary Whitten
Bruce Humphrey
May Britt
Mary Falletty
Bill Rowe
Rufus Beverley
Mary Sue Jackson
Linda Batten
Hubert Hackson
Elsie Davis
Charles Jackson
Fred Schernbach
Ernest Batten
Morton Givens
H. C. Brown
E. W. Dunkley
Pax Visitors Visit In Charleston Summary
Mr and Mrs Oscar Williams of Charleston visited his sister Mrs Nancy Lively on Sunday. Mrs Charlie Tyree was admitted to Beckley Hospital Saturday for observation and treatment.
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Oscar Williams
Charleston
Nancy Lively
Charlie Tyree
Beckley Hospital
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West Virginia Institute of Technology At
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Mattie Wooding
Marilyn James
Robert Patterson
Imogene Patterson
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Juanita Spruce
James Wagner
Clyde Ashworth
Wes William J. Briggs Jr
Mor- Harvey College
Elizabort Gillian
Beatrice Hazzard
Conley
Virginia Jamison
Hazel Graves
Wyoming
Webster
Virginia Grey Warren Stevens
Universal International
Une Ellison
Jeff Chandler
Sandra Dee
Mthopes
Minotaur
Behemoth
Pineville Sorority
Wesley Brown
Jack Gentry
OWLS
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Hepburn Exir
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George Peppard
Smickey Rooney
Patricia Buddy Neal
Ebsen
Balsam
Peeartaren
Blake Edwards
Martin Jurciv
Li Hard Shepherd
George Ace
Munn Cardte
Muec
Diete Mane
Paramount
Sullivan Pecan Co
White Cross Committee
Roy Lester
Denna Walker
Susie Brown
Roby Lamb
Tom Fileenor
Emory Justice
Gilbert Cook
Hurley
Lynn
Shirley Pruett
Rhonda
Virgil Lusk
Fillimore Dixon
Mary Dixon
Rodney Davis
Kentucky
Evar Vinsi
OLD Charter Distillery CO
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