Mt. Carbon Project Highlighted by DCW Group
Montgomery report says Oak Hill chapter of the Daughters of Colonial Wars will develop a centennial project around Mt. Carbon archaeological excavations. Attending the visit to the site were Mrs. C. R. Hill and several local leaders including Earl Vickers Judy Alberchinski R. E. Humphries Pete Phillips and Dr Edward V. McMichael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Oak Hill
Daughters of Colonial Wars
Mt. Carbon
C. R. Hill
West Virginia Society of the Daughters of Colonial Wars
Hill
Earl Vickers
FCDC
Judy Alberchinski
R. E. Humphries
DCW
Pete Phillips
West Virginia Tech
Edward V. McMichael
Salyers Family On Furlough At Oceana Base
Airman 20 and Mrs. Clinton Salyers and daughter Sally are on a month long leave in Oceana with her parents Mr and Mrs H K Meredith and his mother Mrs Rachael Salyers all of Oceana They will leave Nov 16 Salyers has been stationed at Kessler Air Force Base Biloxi Miss and is assigned to Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina after completing schooling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Clinton Salyers
Sally
H. K. Meredith
Rachael Salyers
Salyers
Kessler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Shaw Air Force Base
South Carolina
Mullens Attorney Heads Development Corp
Mullens official D Grove Moler was elected president of the Mullens Area Development Corp at City Hall. George Fordham, a Mullens physician, became vice president with W. Staats and W. A. Davis as officers. Jack Feller named secretary. One year terms. Road priorities include Maben to Mullens Route 54 link, bridging projects, overpass at Elmore, and new road from Maben to Soulsville Ravenscliff. A rep will attend Beckley conference Nov 16.
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Mullens
ANS
D. Grove Moler
Mulllens Area Development Corp
City Hall
George Fordham
W. F. Staats
W. A. Davis
The
Peoples Bank of
Jack Feller
Maben
Elmore
Soulsville
Ravenscliff
Beckley
Stanton Leave Home For Hawaii Post
Lt and Mrs Donald Stanton of Kingsville Texas are spending a leave with her parents in Clear Fork. They will depart later this week for his three year Marine Base assignment in Oahu Hawaii. A going away party hosted by the Blankenships honored them with several hostesses and many attendees listed. Also noted is Canberra Australia, described as one of the world's smallest capitals with a population of 35 800.
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Oceana
RNS
Donald Stanton
Kingsville
Tex
Harry L. Bailey
Clear Fork
Oahu
Marine Base
Hawaii
King Blankenship
Erma Blankenship
Canberra
Australia
Hi-Yers Hold District Meet Oceana Event
The King Coal District Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y met at Oceana High School in Oceana with Miss Ian Sclater as president presiding. Principal Ronald L. Cook welcomed delegates and Karl Lilly led the devotional. Sophia district vice president presented the program on Hi-Y Purpose and Platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
King Coal District
Oceana High School
Ian Sclater
Mullens
Ronald L. Cook
Karl Lilly
Johnny Chaffins
Sophia
Train strike death in Kanawha County
William Hope Jr., 36, of Hansford Kanawha County, died in a local hospital Friday from injuries suffered when struck by a Chesapeake & Ohio train near his home Thursday night.
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Montgomery
UPI
William Hope Jr
Hansford
Kanawha County
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pineville schools showcased during Education Week
Evelyn Martin reports Pineville honors Education Week with details on three schools. Pineville Grade School No 1 led by Darrell V McGraw has 558 students and 20 teachers. Pineville High School under Jesse W Houck serves 420 students with 20 teachers and a 74 piece band. Pineville Grade School No 2 led by Murray Morgan has 387 pupils and 13 teachers. Schools boast kitchens, intercoms, libraries, language offerings, and student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Martin
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming
Darrell V. McGraw
Pineville High School
Jesse W. Houck
Murray Morgan
Houck
David Acord
Pineville Grade School No. 2
Toneda Society Fills Red Cross Quota
Seventeen Toneda Baptist Mission Society members met in Fellowship Hall to fill their Red Cross quota. They produced 25 roller bandages, 1,500 quilt squares and 5,000 muslin squares for overseas and overland shipments, due by March 1, 1962. Members listed include Mrs Denna Walker and Mrs Jimmy Cook among others.
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Oceana
RNS
Toneda Baptist Mission Society
Fellowship Hall
Assam
Congo
Burma
Te Rankin Christian Center
Heat transfer from the equator to the poles
Equatorial regions receive most solar heat, with some reflected and some absorbed. The absorbed heat heats land and evaporates water, while moisture-laden air and ocean currents transport heat toward surrounding areas and toward the poles, with some radiation to space at night.
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Earth
Poles
Oil Discovery Near Cuba New York in 1627
The first oil in the United States was found near Cuba New York in 1627. Seneca Indians guided a Franciscan missionary to the site. The crude petroleum surfaced in a spring and the Indians used it for medicine and as a paint base.
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United States
Cuba
N. Y
Weekend visitors and local travels from Huntington area
Pax Pax visited the Holley home, with Carl Jones and children. Su Emerson Stover and Mack Hall came to May Beury on Friday. Chief Warrant Officer Ray Lunsford departed with the National Guard for Fort Meade Maryland. Bobby Ford visited his son Robbie before guard camp. Oral Lively of Norton visited his mother Dlia Lively. Hazel Beatrice Lively Myrtle Davis Blanche Harless and Beulah Frazier attended the Southern Education Association meeting in Huntington. Tracy Lively and children visited her parents Eugene and Mrs Robinson in Longacre Sunday.
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Pax
Coy Holley
Carl Jones
Su Emerson Stover
Mack Hall
Maybeury
Ray Lunsford
Lively
National Guard
Fort Meade
Bobby Ford
Scarbro
Robbie
Oral Lively
Norton
Delia Lively
Hazel
Beatrice Lively
Myrtle Davis
Blanche Harless
Beulah Frazier
Southern Education Association
Huntington
Tracy Lively
Jane Ellen
David
Eugene Robinson
Longacre
Canterbury Reunion Held At Mrs. Claudie Canterbury Home
A family reunion was held Friday at the home of Mrs. Claudie Canterbury. Attendees included sons-in-law and daughters from Beckley Maben Norton Oral Lively Mullens Washington D C Wallowa Ore and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Claudie Canterbury
George Massing
Beckley
Mack Warden
Maben
J. O. Canterbury
Mullens
Marylane Warden
Clara Williams
Oral Lively
Norton
Taylor Barr
Legion Auxiliary Sets Americanism Program
Mullens Hometown event features Yore Woodrow Cook speaking on Civil Defense. Wyoming County Civil Defense director Russell Beavers will present the latest Civil Defense film, after prior showings in Kopperston and Oceana. A short film on Communism will be shown. Public invited to attend 7:30 PM at Legion Hall Moran Avenue.
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Mullens
ANS
American Legion Auxiliary No
Legion Hall
Moran Avenue
Yor Woodrow Cook
Russell Beavers
Wyoming County
Kopperston
Oceana
San Francisco
Pam Carter Honored On 4th Birthday
Miss Pam Carter was honored on her fourth birthday with a party at her parents home in Fisher Bottom. Games were played and guests received party hats and favors. Attending were Joe Carter Doug Chaffins Gigi Chaffins Freda Crum Wanda Cline Sherry Crum Ronnie Cline Penny Crum Jimmy Bailey Debra Dillo Kathy Farren Sandy Lester Sherri Lester Larry Lester Bernie Lester Kim Roach Kevin Roach and grandparents Lawrence Carter and Stana Carter.
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Oceana
BNS
Pam Carter
Joe Carter
Fisher Bottom
Doug Chaffins
Gigi Chaffins
Freda Crum
Wanda Cline
Sherry Crum
Ronnie Cline
Penny Crum
Jimmy Bailey
Debra Dillo
Kathy Farren
Sandy Lester
Sheri Lester
Larry Lester
Bernard Lester
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PSP
Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power Company
Stantons
Mary Robertson
Kathy Snyder
Pineville High
Pineville Grade School
No. 1
Margie Adams
Jack Gentry
Peggy McGraw
McGraw
Elizabeth Kuhn
Margaret Lewis
French J
Frances Short
Jane Metz
Margaret Moran
Kay Egleston
Sug
Elizabeth
Eddie Adams
Harold Brewster
Clyde
Butch” Downs
Jerry Isaac
Corning Ware
Toneda Society
Denna Walker
Jimmy Cook
Ray Eppling
Denny Brown
Quentin Cooper
Verne Cook
Hurley Brown
Ollie Cline
Grace Barlow
Jay Whitt Cook
Emory Justice
Don D. Cook
Wirt Cook
Tom Fileenor
Helen Lester
Virgil Lusk
Indian Oil
Legion Auxiliary
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