Citizens Meet En Masse To Select Road Projects
About 500 Wyoming County citizens from seven districts gathered in Pineville to choose county road improvements. Voters selected two main projects: Jesse road from Saulsville to Pineville and a secondary road from Herndon through Low Gap to Crumpler with a Herndon Heights branch to the McDowell line. A three year plan for Center District includes Bearhole to Soulsville and other mappings toward Keyrock, Windom, Turkey Creek and Indian Creek corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Clearfork
Huff Creek
Baileysville
Oceana
Slab Fork
Center
Barkers
Ridge
Wyomingee
Bailey JR
No Planning Commission
Jesse
Saulsville
Maben
Bearhole
Herndon
Low Gap
Crumpler
Herndon Heights
McDowell County
Center District
Soulsville
Keyrock
Jackson Hill
Windom
Wyoming
Turkey Creek
Wolf Pen
Indian Creek
Open House Marks 50th Anniversary in Mount Hope
Mr and Mrs Amos Hurd of Mount Hope celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their Park Heights Addition home. Married November 8, 1911 in Harlan Kentucky, the Hurds have ten children and many relatives attending from families in Washington D C Arlington Virginia Tracy California Pax Mount Hope Beckley and Sand Branch across several states. The couple’s daughter Mrs Joyce Johnson and granddaughter Darlene were mentioned among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Amos Hurd
Park Heights
Harlan
the Baptist Church
R. E. McKnight
Hurd
Joyce Johnson
Darlene
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Wrought Iron Range Co
St. Louis
Elmo
Ralph
James E
Washington, D. C
Newton
Arlington
Kenova Dancy
Tracy
Calif
Navada Angle
Tams
Versa Painter
Pax
Lois Treadway
Agnes Akers
Spring Valley
Dancy
California
James E. Hurd
Jack
J. C. Painter
Judith Ann
Kay
Vicki
Newton T. Hurd
Sherman Angle
Michael
Sharon
Gary
Ronnie Hurd
Mark
Thomas S. Treadway
Steven
Tim
Monroe Minor
Mount Tabor
Phoebe Haskins
Beckley
Ginny Gilliam
Cranberry
Roy B. Edmonds
Sand Branch
Thomas F. Treadway
Stewardship Program Emphasized At Dinner
Oak Hill Methodist Church highlighted its six week stewardship program at a Tuesday fellowship dinner in Friendship Hall attended by 150. Robert Griffith outlined the church budget and urged member involvement. Avis Partain screened stewardship films as the program nears its Victory Sunday pledge culmination. Pastor R J Chenoweth to deliver Gratitude The Mother of Graces sermon.
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Oak Hill
RNS
R. J. Chenoweth
Mother of Graces
E. N. Goode
Sammy Blake
Wayne Winston
Emmett Fitzwater
Timberman Killed In Freak Accident
A 19 year old timberman, William Haga formerly of Damascus Virginia, was found dead in Oceana after being struck on the right neck by a swinging axe while alone in the woods. Dr E G Shannon reports no foul play and attributes death to shock and hemorrhage from a severed spinal cord. Haga worked for Porter Wykle for A G Sugar Co and his body was moved to Damascus from Evans Funeral Home.
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Oceana
KNS
William Haga
Damascus
E. G. Shannon
Haga
Crouch
Porter Wykle
A. G. Sugar Co
Evans
Yale Lighting Contest To Be Jaycee Project
The Fayetteville Junior Chamber of Commerce adopted a Christmas lighting contest as a new project at a Thursday meeting in the Memorial Building. The Jaycees plan to award letters for academic excellence and sponsor basketball for grade school boys, plus bring entertainment to the Memorial Building. They will team with the Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club for a musical variety show titled Gay Nineties Revue scheduled for January 16 to 18 with rehearsals starting in December.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Memorial Building
Jaycees
Rock-wrecked arm for local man at son-in-law's home
Charles Meadows of Alderson was injured Monday when a rock was thrown by a truck wheel at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Shuck of Packs Branch. He received treatment at Oak Hill Hospital and was released and went home with Shuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
BNS
Charles Meadows
Alderson
George Shuck
Packs Branch
Oak Hill Hospital
Shuck
Fall Carnival Royalty Crowned at Maben Grade School
Bob Canada of Maben and Eu Nice Birchfield of Hotchkiss were crowned king and queen of the Fall Carnival at Maben Grade School Saturday night. The king is a seventh grade student and son of Mr and Mrs Lowell Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royalty Crow
Maben Grade School
Bobby Canada
Lowell Canada
Maben
Eunice Birchfield
Earl Birchfield
Hotchkiss
Parent-Teacher Association
Marie T. Shumate
Region V Jaycees Meet in Oak Hill Dining Room
Fayetteville chapter members Bobby Bates Paul McKown Carl Riner Dick Johnson and Edwin Warfield attended a quarterly Region V Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting held in the Fountain Terrace dining room in Oak Hill. Region V includes Oak Hill Fayetteville Montgomery Summersville Charleston South Charleston and Dunbar with Larry Tucker Summersville and George Saunders Huntington in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bobby Bates
Paul McKown
Carl Riner
Dick Johnson
Edwin Warfield
Fountain Terrace
Oak Hill
Larry Tucker
Summersville
George Saunders
Huntington
Montgomery
Charleston
South Charleston
Dunbar
Jaycees Vote To Change Name In West Virginia
The State Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to rename the group the West Virginia Jaycees at a Huntington board meeting. Floyd Warrick Jr. announced the action, with a two thirds majority. The change takes effect November 1, 1962 to avoid confusion with The Chamber of Commerce. A sample constitution for a State Jaycette organization was presented and a five member committee was named to study Route 79's alternate plan. Warrick, Oak Hill Jaycees director, also serves as Christmas activities chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
BNS
Junior Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia Jaycees
Huntington
Floyd Warrick Jr
Oak Hill Jaycees
Warrick
Pritchard Hotel
Edwin Warfield
Fayetteville
William Hegman
Elkins
Hegman
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
State Jaycette
Engineers Meet Mount Hope Area Chapter in Beckley
Engineers from Mount Hope attended the Appalachian Chapter meeting at Town and Country Restaurant Beckley. Attendees included C. R. Bourland William W. Burruss Jr. Claud Phillips Tom Howard and Lloyd G. Fitzgerald. After dinner 25 engineers heard a lecture and viewed a movie on the Northern Military defense line construction and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Appalachian
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Beckley
C. R. Bourland
William W. Burruss Jr
Claud Phillips
Tom Howard
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
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Leatheri Cologne Trio
Westinghouse
SOUND
Cohen's
Purci
Myadec
Theragrand
DYNEX
Abdec Soce
Mity
Zymadrops
Cohen’s
America
Box Cohen
Prestone
Lerex
S.rcs
American Greeting
Cohen
Mig
Neville St. Beckley
Yale
Jaycee
Neville St
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