Area Man Honored At Grand Lodge Session
William P. Sheppard of RavenCliff was named oldest attendee and longest seniority in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at the Morgantown Grand Lodge session, presiding pro tem during an honor for A. J. Trail. A 88 in April retiree teacher with 43 years in Greenbrier County, he affiliates with Rainelle Lodge No. 372 and remains active in multiple fraternal groups. He served Greenbrier County in the state legislature, worked 21 years in insurance, and studied at Morris Harvey and WVU institutions.
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Ravencliff
RNS
William P. Sheppard
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Morgantown
A. J. Trail
A. Ford Winters
Sovereign
Baltimore
Sheppard
Greenbrier County
Paul Brooks
Rainelle Lodge No
IOOF
Smoot
Blue Lodge No
Alderson
Knights of Pythias
Sewell Valley Rebekah
West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co
Morris Harvey
West Virginia University
New River State
West Virginia Institution of Technology
Price Hill Auxiliary Has Program At Meet
Mrs Maxine Miller hosted the Thursday night meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church in Mount Hope The program titled Lets Fill the Gap featured talks on Neglected People Witnesses Samaria and God Uses the Woman with Mrs Fannie Shrout introducing The group planned a November money making sale of black pepper and flavoring The meeting closed with prayer and refreshments hosted by the hostess and the next gathering will be at Mrs Cora Douglass home
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Mount Hope
ANS
Maxine Miller
Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church
Marie Cox
Vienna Hurt
Helen Cox
Cora Douglas
Church Fund Boosted Byf Spaghetti Dinner Profit listed
A spaghetti dinner hosted by the Baptist Youth Fellowship raised 25 dollars for the group. The BYF voted to donate the funds to the building fund of the new church. Sponsor Mrs Charmaine Agee, with officers led by President Sandy Nutter and others: vice president Susan Gilland secretary Ginny Cook and treasurer Wanda Hamilton.
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Oceana
BNS
Baptist Youth Fellowship
New Church
Charmaine Agee
Sandy Nutter
Susan Gilland
Ginny Cook
Wanda Hamilton
First American Law School Founded at Litchfield
The first American law school was established in Litchfield Connecticut in 1784 setting a precedent for legal education in the United States. Notable early mentors and students contributed to the school’s enduring influence on American jurisprudence.
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First
Litchfield, Conn
Mullens Troop 261 Scouts Earn Sign of Arrow Honor
Junior Girl Scout Troop 261 of Mullens collected material for the Wy loan closet as part of earning the Sign of Arrow. The effort supports community service by stocking the loan closet with usable items for those in need.
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Arrow
Mullens
Girl Scouts
The
American Cancer Society
Ellen Booth
Pau
Family Visits In Area ARNETT Illinois visitors travel
Mr and Mrs Roger D Dickens of Chicago Illinois spent the past week visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Theodore K Crider and her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Robert Shelton both of Arnett They also visited relatives in Pineknob and Charleston HIS Father and mother Mr and Mrs Perchie Dickens living in Chicago visited relatives in Pineknob and Charleston last week.
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Arnett
ANS
Roger D. Dickens
Chicago
Theodore K. Crider
Robert Shelton
Pineknob
Charleston
Perchie Dickens
Suttill Family Visits Wyomin g General Hospital
Sunday dinner guests, Rev and Mrs Carl Payne, hosted the Suttills at Bolt while the couple recovers. The pair wed Sept 2 at the Naval Chapel in Norfolk and the husband, Suttill, assigned to USS Sierra, plans to finish Navy enlistment in December. He is the son of William A Scott Suttill and family from near Boston. Mrs Suttill, Glen Rogers High School graduate, works at Ocean View.
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Wyoming General Hospital
Mallens
Carl Payne
Bolt
Suttills
Naval Chapel
Norfolk
Suttill
Sierra
Navy
William A. Scott Suttill
Boston
Mass
Glen Rogers High School
Ocean View
Rosa Lee Stewart Weds Lt. Charles L. Shaw at Fort Bragg
Rosa Lee Stewart daughter of Mr. and Mrs Agee Stewart of Pineville married Lt. Charles L. Shaw son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Shaw of Bellerose New York at 2 30 p m Saturday in the Main Post Chapel Fort Bragg North Carolina The bride attended Cape Fear Valley Hospital and will reside in Fayetteville The ceremony featured palms greenery and white flowers The bride wore a sabrina neckline peau de soie gown with chapel train and French illusion veil The maid of honor wore Catillion blue The best man was Lt Tommy F Grier and groomsmen were Lt Henry A Deutach Lt David A Neck and Lt Ron Tomlin A reception followed at the 82nd B N Division Officers Open Mess The couple will reside in Fayetteville after a brief wedding trip Out of town guests included the bridegrooms parents and other relatives from New York Pineville and Maryland.
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Pineville
Rosa Lee Stewart
Agee Stewart
Charles L. Shaw
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Chapin
Cape Fear Valley Hospital
Bellerose
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Fort Bragg
Faye Stanley
Tommy F. Grier
Fayetteville
Henry A. Deutach
David A. Neck
Ron Tomlin
Fayetteville, C
82Nd B. N. Division of
Cullinan Diamond Formed Crown Jewels View
United Press International reports the Cullinan Diamond weighed 3106 carats or about 1 13 pounds, was cut into nine large stones, and these gems form part of the English crown jewels per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
M J Lewis Receives Union Carbide Scholarship
Marsh Fork High School graduate Michael J. Lewis of Rock Creek earns a Union Carbide Scholarship in chemical engineering at West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery. He is a Kaiser trainee with a 3.351 GPA, plans graduate study in nuclear or chemical engineering, and is joined by Connie Rae Meadows Marmet John W Waltz Hurricane and Robert E Smith Follansbee as fellow winners.
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Rock Creek
Marsh’ Fork
Michael J. Lewis
Union Carbide
West Virginia Institute of Technology of
Montgomery
Lewis
Lacy Pettry
Marsh Fork
Michael
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Ravenswood
Tech
Connie Rae Meadows
Marmet
John W. Waltz
Hurricane
Robert E. Smith
Follansbee
Wyoming County Board Approves Anti Poverty Act and Bus Sales
Pineville ANS Wyoming County Board of Education agrees to participate in the Anti Poverty Act aiding 16 to 21 year olds on a 15 hour weekly schedule. Five surplus school buses sold to Bouie Chuck for 450 each, G G Petty 150, Ernest Horn 160, Eugene Sadyus 200. Delegations from Herndon Heights and Mullens gains moves on bus routes and property. New hires include Darrell Messinger band director and transfers to Long Branch. Two resignations accepted Donna Church and Marvin L Goodman. Night watchman James E Stone hired at Pineville bus garage. First female small bus drivers hired Clarice Lusk and Beulah Faye Workman.
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Pineville
ANS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Bouie Chuck
G. G. Petty
Ernest Horn
Gene Sadyus
Herndon Heights
Paul Austin
Whiteoak
Rennie Hatfield
Mullens
C. ¢Ee Jr
Pineville High School
Darrell F. Messenger
Long Branch
Euell L. Janney
Lamon Bailey
Donna Church
Marvin L. Goodman
Baileysville High School
James E. Stone
Wyoming County
Road Branch
Clarice Lusk
Beulah Faye Workman
Cyclone
Roger Lee Lester
Hanover
George Bandy Af Mullens
Gerald K. Meadows
Brenton
Oscar Morgan
Oceana
George Repass
Hatcher
Giles Lucas
Ravencliff
Cleo Wilcox
Wyco
James E. Jamison
Corinne
Clyde Milam
Alpoca
Silas Lane
Bud
Foul Play Ruled Out In Deaths Of 2 Babies
In East Rainelle two infant sisters were killed in a Sunday house fire. State Police preliminary probe found no foul play and pointed to an overheated stove as the likely cause. Victims were 19 month old Susan Richmond and six week old Kathleen. The mother Ronnie Richmond and grandmother Marion Chapman survived. Chapman was seriously burned.
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East Rainelle
UPI
Susan Richmond
Kathleen
Ronnie Richmond
Marion Chapman
Parents who let teens roam late with gangs face risk of harm
A harsh warning targets guardians who permit teen nightlife with rowdy groups, suggesting exposure to fights and intimidation. The piece emphasizes accountability and safety, urging parental responsibility to protect youths from ongoing disorder and potential injury.
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Price Hill
Meet
William Scott Suttill
Garner Bailey
Cabell Payne
Eleanor George
Adrienne Shaw
John Shaw
Floyd Rose
Thomas Stewart
Silver Spring
United Press International
Oy"oldee
M. J. Lewis
New York
Ashland
Dallons
Ashland LP Gas
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
U. S. Highway 21
Sprague
West Virginia
AL Stevens
Broad Street
Summersville
West Viginia
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