Good Results Shown By 4-H Pig Project
Wyoming County 4-H Pig Ring donors funded foundation stock buying five Hampshire gilts placed with five members. Each member breeds and returns two registered female pigs to the club to be reallocated under the contract. Truman Shrewsbury and Jack Haynes have completed contracts with pigs distributed to peers. others await completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Peoples Bank of
Truman Shrewsbury
Sand Gap Trail Boaters
Goldie Shrewsbury
Gilbert Lester Jr
Truman
Jack Haynes
Willing Woodchucks Club
Wyoming
Roscoe Plumley
Donagnes
Freddie Stewart
4-H
Jackie Clay
McGraw
Twenty Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses In Fayette County
Fayetteville news lists numerous couples who applied for marriage licenses in early October in the Fayette County Clerk's office. Names include Nadean Todd and Donald Adkins. Janis Cantley and Steven Buchanan. Brenda Johnson and Paul Blankenship. Clara Smith and George Cutright. and many others from Fayetteville Gauley Bridge Ansted and surrounding areas. The report names ages and home towns for both brides and grooms, covering a wide cross section of local residents seeking licenses.
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Fayetteville
ANL
Fayette County
Brenda Lou Johnson
Gauley Bridge
Sherman Johnson
Paul Richard Blankenship
Merl Blankenship
Clara Mae Smith
Walter Smith
George F. Cutright
Fayetteville Rt. 1
Chess Cutright
Betty Gelene Egnor
Elbert Egnor
Billy Lee Collins
Toledo
Ohio
Sylvia Collins
Judy Smith
Ansted
James Smith
Henry A. Cook
Wade H. Cook
Pine Grove Society Hears Gems for Thought at Church
The October program of Pine Grove Baptist Church Ladies Mission Society featured a Bible quiz and multiple thought gems led by Mrs. Oscar Canterbury with Mrs. Cameron Lilly and others. Gifts were given for top quiz answers. members reported on church improvements and a forthcoming play presentation. Mrs. Jack Lafferty’s hospital stay was noted. next meeting set for November 19 with Mrs. Lacy Brooks as program chair.
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James Gentry
John Mosley
Jess Trump
Betty Ellis
Lacy Brooks
Eileen Acord
Jesus
Alice Ellis
Melvin Richardson
Virgil Ellis
Cameron Lilly
French Brooks
Oscar Canterbury
Canterbury
Richardson
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Jack Lafferty
Read
Glen Fork Independent
Russell Church Holds Annual Sunday Outing at Collins Park
Russell Baptist Church and Sunday School held its annual picnic at Collins Park near Pineville on a Sunday afternoon. About 75 members attended as games were played and a basket dinner was shared after prayer led by Mrs. Robert Worley, president of the Ladies Society. The church is led by Rev. Lowell Cook with Lana Hill as Sunday School superintendent.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Russell Baptist Church
Collins Park
Pineville
Robert Worley
Ladies Society of the Church
Lowell Cook
Lana Hill
Virginia Minister Is Homecoming Speaker
The Rev. Ted Cook of Boissevain Va was guest speaker at Toneda Baptist Church homecoming in Oceana. Services opened with Sunday School led by Virgil Lusk. Rev Verne P Cook delivered the devotional and introduced the speaker as the annual sermon was preached. Dinner, fellowship, and singing followed. Orville Lamb and Calvin Payne led evening services with several out of town guests noted among Oceana attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Ted Cook
Boissevain
Toneda
Verne P. Cook
Fellowship Hall
Calvin Payne
Orville Lamb
Guyandotte Baptist Church
Verne Cook
Geraldine Cook
Brenda Lemon
Wirt Belcher
Pineville
John Hagaman
Donald Hagaman
Glen Fork
Pierce Toler
Clearfork
Wiley Brooks
Big 8 Members Tour Wyoming Sites on Development Tour
The Big 8 Economic Development Tour highlighted a luncheon at Mullens Wyoming Hotel with guests from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. and various chambers. The group visited the Wyoming County Vocational Technical School in Pineville, viewing a national-recognized dividing head milling machine built by 1949-50 classes.
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Wyoming Hotel
Mullens
Wyoming County
D. W. Hollinger
United States
Wyatt Rogers
Commerce Department
Glories Of Autumn Program At Saulsville Church
The Saulsville Baptist Church Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs. Wayne Clay's home to plan and present the October program Glories of Autumn. Funds from a bake sale at Maben Grade School on election day will support the church improvement fund.
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Saulsville
ANS
Maben
Woman's Missionary Society
Clyde Tolliver
Clarence Clay
Russell Clay
Henry Clay Jr
Janice Meadows
Clay
Tommy Clay
Dan Tolliver
Roscoe Goode
R. Clay
H. Clay
Meadows
Sandra Clay
Patty Clay
Linda Clay
Stewart Clay
MYF Outing At Palisades Park In Pineville
Members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship of the First Methodist Church Pineville and counselors Mrs. Jack Goode and Mrs. Twilia Wilkinson held an outing Friday evening at Palisades Park. Attending the wiener roast were Laura and Jackie Lambert Kathy Martin Linda Goode Suzanne Lyons Patty Griffith Roger Wilkinson Vicki Lambert Ricki Huffman Helen Chenoweth and Karen Taliaferro.
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Pineville
RNS
Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Methodist Church
Jack Goode
Twilia Wilkinson
Palisades Park
Laura
Jackie Lambert
Kathy Martin
Linda Goode
Suzanne Lyons
Patty Griffith
Roger Wilkinson
Vicki Lambert
Ricki Huffman
Helen Chenoweth
Karen Taliaferro
Robbery Trials Rescheduled in Mercer County Court
The January term of Mercer County Criminal Court will hear the burglary cases of Bluefield Patrolman Roby Brown and three other Bluefield officers after judge Howard M. Jarrett halted Brown’s trial due to juror bias and moved four cases forward. Lt. Charles H. Fox and Sgt. R. R. Gibson pleaded guilty to 26 charges, while charges against Patrolman Robert E. Lee were dropped for lack of evidence in a 16-year burglary series.
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Princeton
W. Va
UPI
Bluefield
Roby Brown
Mercer County Criminal Court
Howard M. Jarrett
Brown
Jarrett
Ted Land
Eugene Kirk
Charles Cregger
Robert E. Lee
Charles H. Fox
R. R. Gibson
Brownie Troop Plans Halloween Party in Church Meeting
Brownie Troop No. 7 held its second meeting at the First Presbyterian Church following its recent organization. Plans were made for a Halloween party on October 29 and the girls prepared a booklet on leaves. Adult leaders are Mrs. Anna Liuzzo, Mrs. Margaret Beard, Mrs. Ruth Fulford, and Mrs. Lillian Jeffcoate.
Beer Licenses Revoked in Three Counties
CHARLESTON UPI The state Beer Commission revoked the Farmer's Restaurant retail beer license in Williamson for illegal liquor sales and selling beer to intoxicated patrons. Daniel's Drive Inn in Mab en Wyoming County received a thirty day suspension for illegal liquor sales. The Legion of Guardsmen in Parkersburg got sixty day probation for illegal possession of whisky and gaming device exhibition. All actions take effect at midnight Thursday.
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Charleston
UPI
State Beer Commission
Williamson
Daniel's Drive Inn
Maben
Wyoming County
Legion of Guardsmen
Parkersburg
Hutchison Family To Return From Germany
Airman SC Hutchison and wife Mrs. Charles W Hutchison with children Virginia 3 Steven Ray 2 and Jeffrey Allen 10 months are due back from a three year overseas tour in Frankfort Germany this week They will visit grandparents Mr and Mrs O R Wallace and Mrs Jim Frazier of Oceana After a 30 day furlough he will be stationed at Hope Air Force Base Fayetteville NC
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Oceana
RNS
Charles W. Hutchison
Virginia
Steven Ray
Jeffrey Allen
Frankfort
Germany
O. R. Wallace
Jim Frazier
Hutchison
Hope Air Force Base
Fayetteville, N. C
Oceana Family News and Weekender Guests
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Don D Cook included his sister-in-law Mrs Hugh Cook and families from Sun Hill and Crab Orchard. Jerry Cook a Concord College freshman visited his parents. Woodrow Lamb visited son Roy at Concord College and relatives in Pineville. Local residents starting work in Washington this week are Emerson Stewart and David Long, Oceana and Marshall University alumni. Long joined the Air Force in 1959. his wife Genevieve White will join him later. Weekend guests included Jack Cooper and family from Cleveland and Jimmy White and Vic ki from Washington DC. Howard Cook returned home after hospital stay in Welch. Saturday visitors included Roy Goddard and twin sister Mrs Roy Elkins. Sunday visitors included Carl Stewart and Barbe Cook families from Pineville and Madison. Raymond Cook, employed in DC, weekended with his parents. Don and Donnie Weir of Morgantown visited the Cooks. Jay Whitt Cook is a patient at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch.
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Oceana
RNS
Don D. Cook
Hugh Cook
Gene Cook
Sun Hill
Basil Wilcox
Crab Orchard
Jerry Cook
Concord College
J. Gilbert Cook
Woodrow Lamb
Roy
Athens
Jesse Gunter
Pineville
Washington, D. C
Emerson Stewart
Ralph Stewart
Matheny
David Long
Tom Long
Stewart
Oceana High School
Marshall University
Wharton
Boone County
Long
Air Force
Genevieve White
Hubert White
Lilly Dale
Quentin Cooper
Jack Cooper
Cleveland
Ohio
Jimmy White
Vicki
Howard Cook
Welch Hospital
Otis Cook
Roy Goddard
Roy Elkins
Bristol
Tenn
Carl Stewart
Billy
Cathy Lynn
Barbe Cook
Becky
Susan
Madison
Raymond Cook
Norman Cook
Deloris
Donnie Weir
Morgantown
Weirs
West Virginia University
Jay Whitt Cook
Stevens Clinic
Welch
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May Grimmett
Graydon
Jack Grimmett
Gordon Gene Clendenin
George Clendenin
Linda Lou Tuck
Deepwater
Ing Workers Club
Barbara Clowser
Brier Creek 4-H Club
Powell Morgan Jr
Long Branch Leaders Club
Plumley
Robert Tuck
Harris Allen Estep
Great Lakes
Ill
Harry W. Estep
Rebecca Ann Hickman
Montgomery
Delbert Hickman
Bobby Eugene Hill
Kincaid
Gus Hill
Judy Woods
Brownsville
General Woods
Harless William Johnson
Golden Johnson
Joyce Irene Hatcher
David Hatcher
Roger Dale Legg
Hico
Benjamin S. Legg
Hilda Benson
Charlie Willis
William T. Legg
Leslie Legg
Patsy Ann Martin
Carlisle
Raymond Martin
Lowell Edward Lively
Dothan
Webster Lively
Dimples Hartwell
James Hartwell
George Oiler
Ruth Annette Tucker
Howard J. Paschal
Mary Morris
Pax
George Morris
Edward Painter
Harry Painter
Brenda Faye Aldridge
Cannelton
William Robert Aldridge
James Micheal Rowe
George Theodore Rowe
Cora Ann Bonner
Kimberly
Robert Ponner
George H. Shelton, III
Winona
George H. Shelton
Shirley Adams
Roy William Adams
Willie Spencer
Glen White
John Spencer
Ruby Irene Ferrell
Rt. 1
Mount Hope
Brooks B. Ferrell
Earl E. Williams
Noah E. Williams
Pine Grove Society
Crowgey Sausage CO
Kellysville, W. VA
Russell Church
John M
Slack
Congress
West Virginia
John M. Slack, JR
W.va
Democratic State Executive Committee
Robert P. McDonough
Elvis Presley
Kid Galahad
LUXE
Ami At
Rory Calhounyokotani
Big 8
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Charles Shackleford
Beckley Rural Development
J. D. Little
Jack Adams
Norfolk and Western Railway
Charles Andreas
Amere Gas Co
W. F. Staats
Matlens
D. Grove Moler
Velopment Corp
Jack Feller
MAD
Big 8 Corp
Woodrow W. Cook
W. A. Davis
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Jack Lloyd
Appalachian Power Co
More
John Scoleri
John Harper
Adams
Art Leonard
Harry Corden
Little
W. Grady Mullins
Dr. In
Technicolor
Kim Novak
Kirk Douglas
Ernie Kovacs
Barbara Rush
Jerry fEwis
Brownie Troop
Crowgey
Kellysville
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