MYF Food Booth Supports Beckley Center Drive
Members of the Mullens First Methodist Church Wesley Sub-District MYF set up a food booth during a Monday meeting. The gathered items will be delivered Sunday to the Methodist Child Care Center in Beckley. Pictured: Rev Virgil Conant with Sandy Brammer Mary Robertson Deborah Adams and Lynda Crotty. Pineville MYF also operated a booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
First Methodist Church
Mullens
Wesley
MYF
Mullens Church
Mullens Myf
Beckley
Virgil Conant
Sandy Brammer
Mary Robertson
Deborah Adams
Lynda Crotty
Pineville
Methodist
Ned Crews
Mary Robert
R. J. Shenoweth Jr
Jane Rogers
Stephen Morgan
Mark Long
Bill Milam
Herndon
Fosters Celebrate Daughter Flowetta's Sweet Sixteen
Fosters hosted a Friday birthday party at their home for Flowetta Foster turning sixteen. Attendees included Ronnie Earl Foster, Billy Shade Simpson, Anna Ruth Blankenship, Betty Jo Pritchard, Bob Wright, and many others. The note closes with an odd Pentagon fact stating the building spans six million square feet and houses 345 generals and admirals, about ten per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
BNS
Donald Foster
Flowetta
Ronnie Earl Foster
Airman
Billy Shade Simpson
Anna Ruth Blankenship
Betty Jo Pritchard
Bob Wright
Carole Sue Maynor
Joyce Brinkley
Jenny Dyke
Buck Short
Mike Mattens
Sandra Bowden
Jimmy Stafford
Steve Rollins
Jackie Graham
Ann Rollins
Craig Harper
Rosemary Stafford
Wayne Blankenship
Junior Elkins
Raymond Hood
Junior Blankenship
Leo Maynor
Robert Lewis
Bobby Stafford
Larry Frye
Sefton Stewart
Mike Blankenship
Pentagon
BYF Reports Sale Receipts at Toneda Baptist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship of Toneda Baptist Church met Sunday at 6 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Miss Phyllis Walker presided, reports were read by Geraldine Cook and Jerry Cook, $29 was raised from a recent baker, and Lois Cline was named BYF of the Month for November. Attendees included Jerry Cook, Phyllis Walker, Lois Cline, Judy Bowden, Damon Brown, Larry Evans, Edwin Cook, Danny Fleenor and sponsors Mrs. Gilbert Cook and Mrs. Otis Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Toneda Baptist Church
Phyllis Walker
Lois Cline
Judy Bowden
Larry Evans
Jerry Cook
Otis Cook
Miss Walker
Geraldine Cook
Damon Brown
Edwin Cook
Danny Fleenor
Gilbert Cook
Thou shalt not park sign at St Peters Church
In Uniontown Pennsylvania a private church parking lot displays a sign reading Thou shalt not park. The notice appears in a United Press International dispatch as a humorous yet firm warning to passersby and parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown, Pa
UPI
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Opinion Notes and Tiny Tech Aims for Subtle Progress
The passage urges restraint and openness in weekend discussions and favors a middle ground. It notes that Pastees Goon and gangsters term is a misused label tied to a 13th century Hindu cult associated with Kali. It mentions a forthcoming personal radiation monitor the size of a fountain pen with warning tone and light signal.
Aries to Pisces Horoscope Draft From 1961 Column
A cramped horoscope list outlines 12 zodiac signs with brief advisories. ARIES urges aggressive tactics while TAURUS hints at finishing tasks. GEMINI and CANCER offer mixed guidance on energy, competition, and adaptation, with VIRGO and LIBRA stressing cooperation and restraint. The oddly phrased notes reflect a 1961 Field Enterprises syndicated feature.
Soldier and Wife Feted At Sunday Dinner
Sgt. Leo Lively and his wife were honored guests at a family dinner at the home of his stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Holley. Lively, an Army Security Agency member, will be stationed in Honolulu for three years after a stay in Philadelphia. Attendees included relatives from Pax, Oak Hill, Scarbro, Mount Hope and other nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAX
RNS
Leo Lively
Tom Holley
Lively
Army Security Agency
Honolulu
Hawaii
Philadelphia
Buster Tyree
Cathy
Charleston
Della Tyree
Frank Tyree
Elaine
Lawrence Tyree
Kent
Pax Area
Pete Kessler
Pam
Charles
Rita Sproles
Oak Hill
Blanche Davis
Mount Hope
Ray Lunsford
Rita
Rexall
Williams
Joanne
Scarbro
J. Will Lively
Brenda Gwinn Honored On 10th Birthday
Brenda Gwinn celebrated her tenth birthday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ray Gwinn in Mount Hope. The party featured games and gifts won by Kirby Kirkpatrick and Jan Caye Gwinn. Notable guests included Linda Howard Cathy Ann Young Isabel Dower Brenda Trottino Christy McNeely Jennifer Huffman Mary Ann McLain Mary Brady Scotty Vargo Jamie Penman Ann Kirkpatrick Rita Payne Thomas Howard Tom Swift Gwinn Steven Myers Sharon Graney Janet Hager Drema Nichols Mary Lou Brenda and Mike Gwinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
BNS
Brenda Gwinn
Ray Gwinn
Kirby Kirkpatrick
Jan Caye Gwinn
Linda Howard
Cathy Ann Young
Isabel Dower
Brenda Trottino
Christy McNeely
Jennifer Huffman
Mary Ann McLain
Mary Brady
Ann Kirkpatrick
Rita Payne
Thomas Howard
Tom Swift Gwinn
Steven Myers
Sharon Graney
Janet Hager
Drema Nichols
Mary Lou
Brenda
Mike” Gwinn
Local Family Visits Highlight Weekend Guests
Blake Cook and daughter Patty visited his son Barbe Cook and daughters Becky and Susan for Sunday dinner. Sara Logan Page stayed with her brother-in-law Harvey Kincaid and family. Mrs Lloyd Baldridge and son Ricky visited her mother Mrs Jack Marshall, a Beckley Memorial Hospital patient, with Jim Marshall also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matheny
Blake Cook
Patty
Barbe Cook
Becky
Susan
Madison
Sara Logan
Page
Harvey Kincaid
Lloyd Baldridge
Ricky
Jack Marshall
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Jimmy Marshall
Pineville High Administers 80 College Aptitude Tests
Pineville High School guidance counselor David Acord supervised the annual administration of School College Aptitude Tests to about 80 junior students. Principal J W Houck said the tests measure college readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
David Acord
Pineville High School
J. W.houck
Pineville High
Library Committee Hosts Moose Women Meeting
The Women of the Moose No. 190 hosted a chapter meeting at Moose Hall with new members initiated and membership applications reviewed. The program, Christmas gifts for Moose Haven, and efforts to secure a mobile library for Wyoming County were discussed along with TB seat mailing prep and an upcoming District No. 5 meeting in Logan on November 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Mrs. Roy Elkins Leads Ladies Aid Program
The Ladies Aid of Joseph Baptist Church met at the Lilly Haven home of Mrs. Dewey Lafferty. Mrs. Roy Elkins, president, led the program with a devotional by Mrs. Ross Jones. Pollyanna gifts were exchanged and refreshments served to a group of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Joseph Baptist Church
Dewey Lafferty
Lilly Haven
Ross Jones
Roy Elkins
Lloyd League
Shirley Bullington
Harold McPeake
Jim Maynard
Jonnie Jones
Harold Thornsbury
Vandal Morgan
Linda Morgan
Pineville and Oceana Students in Billy Budd Play
Don Smith of Pineville and Paul Blankenship of Oceana perform in Concord College Theatre's opening production Billy Budd directed by Dr. Frank Stein with an all male cast. Performances are set for November 14 and 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Concord College Theatre
Billy Budd
Don Smith
Paul Blankenship
Oceana
Frank Stein
Notice to Creditors in Campbell Estate Beckley WV
Creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of William Rupert Campbell are urged to exhibit all claims with vouchers verified to the undersigned at the Roy A Cunningham office in Beckley West Virginia by May 21 1962 at 100 o clock a m. Failure to present claims may bar their rights. Beneficiaries must appear to protect interests. Dated November 3 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rupert Campbell
Beckley
West Virginia
Roy A Cunningham
Raleigh County
Creditors and Beneficiaries of Lilly Estate Notice
To the Creditors and Beneficiaries of the estate of Joseph Asbury Lilly deceased all beneficiaries are notified to appear on the tenth day of November 1961 at 10:00 a.m. to protect their interests or be excluded from benefits of the estate Roy A Cunningham Raleigh West Virginia RR
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Asbury Lilly
Beckley
West Virginia
Roy A. Cunningham
Raleigh Lee West Virginia
Notice to exhibit claims in Blanche Russell estate Beckley WV
Creditors of Blanche Russell deceased must exhibit their claims with vouchers to the undersigned at the office in Beckley West Virginia on or before May 1 at ten o clock a m otherwise all benefits of the said estate will be divested. All beneficiaries of the estate are notified. October 11, 1961 Roy A Cun Raleigh County West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Russell
Eel
Beckley
Virginia
Roy A. Cun
Raliegh County
W. Va
McClung Martin Edward dies at 14 months in 108 Kolmer St
Death notices list Martin Edward McClung as 14 months old of 108 Kolmer Street who died Thursday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Calfee Cemetery Mt. Tabor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClung McClung
Martin Edward
Kolmer Street
Calfee Funeral Home
Calfee
Mt. Tabor
Hurt Hart
Haven Edward
Sophia
Amigo
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
Wade Webb
F. C. Calhoun
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Williams Funeral Home
Thomas McKinney
Troy Martin
Woodrow Jones
Ed Jennings
Clyde Snyder
Oakley Crutchfield
Ladies Bible Class
Freewill Baptist Church
Peeerentees
Public Notice of Motor Carrier Hearing West Virginia
Harold Clyburn attached notice states the Public Service Commission of West Virginia will hold a motor carrier hearing on November 30 1961 at 10:00 a.m. in Charleston to consider an application for convenience and necessity to operate as a common carrier of house trailers in Fayette Nicholas Greenbrier and Raleigh Counties and between those counties and points in West Virginia. schrift Clifford E Potter requests protest testimony or evidence. Box 83 Hines West Virginia 11 10 Fr-1 RR Florists brightens days with flowers from Dias Floral Co 345 City Ave Ph CL 3-4561 Funeral Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Oe
Capitol
Charleston
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Fayette
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Raleigh
Manager Trainees for Plumbing and Heating Services
Listing of management trainee positions at Rogers Plumbing and Heating and Wright's Radio Service including home and auto radio repairs, pickup and delivery, guaranteed work, contact numbers CL 3-4583 CL 2-3509 CL 2-2552, and address details. Also notes cosmetic and drug girl part or full time with Box A290 care Beckley News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Dial
Jennings Radio & TV
MacArthur
W. Va. c
Williamson Dealer
Modern Air Heating
Sprague
Care Beckley News
Tonne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beckley Center
Fosters
Betty Lou Foster
Billy Joe Stafford
Raymond Blankenship
Delma Jean Pritchard
David Price
Edith Dancy
Gloria Brunty
Charlotte Dyke
Glerna Grubb
Elmer Maynor
David Stafford
Charles Stafford
Hobart White
Eddie Hager
John Berta
Howell Caton
Doyle Johnson
Albert Simpkins
William Gibson
James Adkins
Bamnel Toler
Roger Bailey
Richard Carper
Donald Stafford Jr
Kelly Foster
Louise Stafford
Lynn Stafford
Jackie
BYF
Ture
Aries
Taurus
Lou
Gemini
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Gapricorn
Field Enterprises, Tne
Matheny Briefs
Mrs
Harvey Harvey
William
South Fayette Street
St. John’s Baptist Church
H. E. Davis
Henry DuBois
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
HERTZ
Charles House Motor Hotel
Hertz Trucks
Harold Clyburn
Dias Floral CO
City Ave
Douglas Bryant
Jack McGuigan
Johnstown Rd
Webb É
Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Ph. CL
R. H. Neal
Mgr
A Monuments
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard & Logan
Craig
James God
Rainelle
Glade Creek
Billy Scott
Grandview
Beckley Newspapers
Beckley Post Office
Robert L Amick
Lusk
Shady Spring
James Kershner
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Foster Hardware Co
Main St
California
Portrait Arts
P.O
Beauty
Mabscott
Auty Salon
Delmar
Heber St
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
Nashville
Tennessee
South Street
Earl
Charles Logan
Prompt
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Halstead
Prince St
Yellow Cab
WARDS
Montgomery Ward
Neville St. Ph
Westinghouse
Philco
Gibson
Zenith
Ashworth Firestone
John W. Eye Television
West Neville St
Prince St. Ph
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Kanawha Water Clinic
Veasey St
Good Housekeeping
Jan Campbell Music Co
Goodman
iCall
Jim Green
W. H. McKinney
West Virginia Street
H. J. Munsey
Hartley Ave
Sparks TV & Appliance Company
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Avon
Avon Calling
Slab Fork
Clear Creek
Coalwood
CURB
Person
Town & Country Drive Inn
Mom's Drive Inn
Harper Road
New York
Bon Bon
Neville St
W.va
Treas
President Hotel
Sarah Coventry
Queen
Waneta Mitchem
Birch St
T. L. Zinn
Greenbrier Instruments
I Inc
P. O. Box
Ronceverte
Fuller Brush
Summersville
National Consumers Finance Company
Washington, D. C
United Finance Io
Main Street
Delmas Elkins
Burgess Street
Lfor
Rawleigh
Rangi
Richmond
W. B. Jones
Crab Orchard
R. L. Stinson
Myers Ave
Roy A. Jones
R. E. Bare
Cather Ben-nett
Bible Ave
Laney Window
Soak Creek
Bill Ormandy
Boston
Spitz
Price Prothers
Berkshire
New River Livestock Market
Ibeef & Pork
Fotos & Co
Suddreth
House OF Harvey Daniels
Radford’s
Daniels
Beckley Hardware
Renee
S. Fayette, CL
Serion
Gray Lumber Co
Beckley Ph
Bank Financia
Foley Construction Company
Alex N. Breckinridge
Blackwall
Whitewall
Royval
Campbell Chains
New Wheels
P. T. Texaco
U. S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!