New Lighting Approved For Park at Oak Hill
Oak Hill City Council approved using 100 dollars from the recreation commission budget to replace broken windows in the Scout cabin and install solid wood shutters. The council also moved to remove three street lights near the cabin, replacing them with one mercury light at four dollars a month. The new lamp will deliver 7 000 light units, up from 3 000, costing the city an extra ten cents monthly, per recreation commission chair Floyd Warrick Jr. The Oak Hill Little League Commission plans a mercury lamp in the park, per Fred Waugh and Harold.
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Oak Hill
ANL
Recreation Commission
Floyd Warrick Jr
Little League Commission
Fred Waugh
Harold
Parachutist Seen Near Plane Crash Reported by Bus Riders
Passengers en route to a football game in Green Bay report seeing a man parachuting from a plane that crashed into a field after catching fire. Investigators found a youth had leaped from a barn roof with a surplus parachute as a low-flying plane moved through grass-fire smoke, tying the incidents together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
UPI
Hall Representatives Comment on League Light Expenses
Hall representatives from the league said the league commission will bear all expenses incurred for the light.
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Hall
League
League Commission
Freshmen Initiated At Glen Rogers High School
Freshmen at Glen Rogers High School participated in a 1950s style initiation day with dressed up uniforms and accessories. Seniors hosted a party as part of the day while local students from Ravencliff Glen Fork Glen Rogers and Soulsville watched. Judges and local figures presided over court themed activities during Kanagroo Court.
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Glen Rogers High School
Rosie Lucas
Ravencliff
Sharon Bailey
Glen Fork
Judith McGraw
Soulsville
Howard Price
Johnnie Gentry
Glen Rogers
Kanagroo Court
Buddy Perry
Social Roundup From Glen Fork Area Visitations
Mr and Mrs Carl Johnson and family of Statesville NC returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs Byram Blevins over the weekend. Travel with Mr and Mrs Ivan Pizzino included Vero Bartell and daughters Cecelia and Angel of Lynchburg VA. Others visited Ruth Bailey and Sharon Bailey in Arlington VA and Margaret Hughes who returned home there after attending the Acord reunion. Also noted were visits by W H Stumbo and family of Jackson MI, Roger Bailey with Wilburn Bailey’s family, and Robert Hagerman returning to his parents in Arlington after summer in Chicago. Donna Shrewsbury completed summer courses at Tennessee Temple Bible College and visited family before heading to Knoxville for fall term. Kenny Flemming of Cleveland OH spent the weekend with Rev Claude Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
RNS
Carl Johnson
Famiy
Statesville
N. C
Byram Blevins
Ivan Pizzino
Vero Bartell
Cecelia
Angel
Lynchburg
Ruth Bailey
Sharon
Jerry Bailey
Debra
Arlington
Pauline Hughes
Kenny
Margaret Hughes
Acord
W. H. Stumbo
Hansel Stumbo
Jackson, Mich
Roger Bailey
Wilburn Bailey
Wayne, Ky
Robert J. Hagerman
John Hagerman
Chicago
Ill
Marshall University
Tennessee Temple Bible College
Donna Shrewsbury
Dillard Shrewsbury
Greg
Westville
N. J
Ray Mannino
Ginna Reenee
Knoxville
Kenny Flemming
Cleveland
Ohio
Claude Bailey
Stay-Away Protest After Greenbrier Consolidation
In Greenbrier County, about 25 students stayed away from high school classes after the board closed Renick and Williamsburg high schools due to inadequate programs. Superintendent Wilton Cooper said the situation is not serious and expected a quick settlement. The consolidation affected over 100 students who were reassigned to Frankford High School.
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Lewisburg
RNS
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier
Wilton Cooper
Cooper
County Board of Education
Renick
Williamsburg
Frankford High School
Three-Legged Alligator Albert Reclaimed in Ohio
Albert the three legged alligator, pet of John Logue of Columbus Ohio, resurfaced from a swamp on a road after disappearing last July while Logue vacationed in Rhode Island. The 19 year old owner used a forked stick to reclaim the pet as it halted traffic and drew police to the scene.
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GATOR
Exeter
R. I
UPI
Albert
John Logue
Columbus
Ohio
Logue
Bellemeade BYF Expands To Two Divisions
Bellemeade Baptist Church forms two divisions of its Baptist Youth Fellowship after Sunday’s business session. Judy Brooks will lead the junior BYF and serve as August BYF’er. the senior group will share piano duties and feature Dreama Canada and Betty Ellis as assistants. Reginia Prusett leads the senior BYF and invites area children and teens to join the activities.
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Oceana High School
A Byfer
BYF
Miss Brooks
Ers Dreama Canada
Betty Ellis
Reginia Prusett
Council Paving Way For Bridge Construction
Mullens West subdivision residents told Mullens City Council that bridge construction to eight houses will begin once key points are clarified. The Lilly Land Co. owns the land, eight homes lack road access, and children cross a railroad to reach school. Mayor Staats said a map is needed to locate the right of way to avoid private encroachment. The meeting also approved widening Rebel Rec area streets with a bulldozer, renewed curfew enforcement for under 16, and discussed overcharges by Union Power Co. for city lights with city attorney Mohler to file a PSC complaint if needed.
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C. E. Allen
D. Grove Mohler
Union Power Co
Public Service Commission
Concord Sets Extension Meeting In Pineville
Athens Dean Theodore D. Lockwood will attend Pineville High School on September 10 at 7 p.m. to gauge interest in Concord College extension for the fall. If 12 or more enroll, an instructor will be sent. The event previews graduate courses on the Athens campus run with Marshall University, with another organizational meeting on September 13 and registration on September 17–18. Information on the WHIS TV English course is available from Dean Lockwood, with a September 20 registration deadline.
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Athens
Theodore D. Lockwood
Pineville High School
Concord College
Lockwood
Marshall University
Concord
Dean Lockwood
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
Con Cord
Galilean Circle Meets at Mount Hope Temple
The Galilean Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met at the home of Mrs Flor ence Duncan. The gathering opened with prayer led by Mrs J E Richeson and included a Love Gift dedication The God of Purpose led by Mrs A L Walker and a program on American Baptists in Hawaii by Mrs Robert Lilly A Bible study by Miss Willia Thompson and guest Mrs Donald Stafford were noted Refreshments were served The next meeting is set for October 2 at the home of Mrs J E Richeson
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Florence Duncan
J. E. Richeson
A. L. Walker
Hawaii
Willia Thompson
Donald Stafford
Lillian Davis
Ronald Stafford
Walter Summers
W. H. Lindamood
Still In Black Fork Destroyed By Officers
PINEVILLE The Wyoming County Sheriff's Department destroyed a 120-gallon still and 14 and one half gallons of moonshine Tuesday on the old Doce Lafferty farm on the Watershed side of Black Fork. Sheriff Lelan Phillips said the farm has been vacant for several years. Also destroyed were two copper worms two copper caps sump kegs and nine 60-gallon barrels. The still appeared idle for about three days. No arrests were made.
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Pineville
BNS
Wyoming County Sheriff's Department
Black Fork
Lelan Phillips
Phillips
Miss Dolores Hensley Weds Frank Galotta
Miss Dolores Hensley daughter of Mr and Mrs R V Hensley of Page New York City married Frank Galotta son of Mr and Mrs O J Galotta also of New York in a double ring ceremony at St Joan of Arc Church Jackson Heights Queens The bride wore gown chosen by her sister in law and was given away by her brother in law Earl Caldwell The couple will reside in Groton Connecticut after a honeymoon in Mexico City and Acapulco The bride is a former American Airlines stewardess and the groom a field engineer for Sperry Gyroscope Co both residents of New York City
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Page
Dolores Hensley
New York City
R. V. Hensley
Frank Galotta
O. J. Galotta
New York
John McShane
St. Joan of Arc Church
Jackson Heights
Earl Caldwell
Oak Hill
Lee Fanti
Raymond Flynn
Skyway
Hensley
Galotta
Oak Hill High School
American Airlines Stewardess College of
Chicago
Ill
Mount Saint Michael Academy
Manhattan College
Riverdale
N. Y
Sperry Gyroscope Co
Mexico City
Acapulco
Groton
Mount Hope social notes show visits across states
Mount Hope area residents are recorded visiting friends and relatives in Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit Middletown Columbus Beckley and Portsmouth while others recover in hospitals or attend events. Notable highlights include surgeries for George Pettit in Portsmouth and multiple weekend stays in Ohio towns with family gatherings at various homes.
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Mount Hope
Layland Ayers
Cleveland
Ohio
Ayers
Daphna Painter
Cincinnati
Johnny Stella
Detroit
Mich
R. G. Kirby
Virgil Dillon
Beckley Hospital
Edgar Akers
Huntington
Cecil Dower
Columbus
Mary Dower
Harold Stafford
Nancy
Sadie Corey
Middletown
George Pettit
Portsmouth
Maryview
Pettit
Biddle Lively
Pine Lodge
Stamford Road
Beckley
Marion Jenkins
Philippi
John Jenkins
Angelo Yates
Luigi Cinotti
Kilsyth
Marion Painter
J. E. Richeson
A. L. Huffman
Jennifer
Jimmy
Oak Hill Couple Weds In Baptist Church
Oak Hill residents Miss Deanna Rose Hall and Troy Tyrone King were married Aug. 18 at Calvary Baptist Church Oak Hill. Rev. Harold Huffman officiated at 8:30 p.m. A reception followed in the church social room. The bride, 1959 Mount Hope High School and Walters Academy graduate, worked in Washington with Communications Workers of America. The groom, Collins High School and West Virginia University aeronautical engineer, now works in Dayton, where they will reside.
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Oak Hill
Calvary Baptist Church
Deanna Rose Hall
Troy Tyrone King
Earl Hall
Bethel King
Troy King
Harold Huffman
Mount Hope High School
Walters Academy
Baltimore
Beery Cae
Washington, D. C
Communications Workers of America
CIO
AFL
Collins High School
West Virginia University
Dayton
Ohio
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Asy the Complete Variety Store
Metal Toys
United Press International
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Japan
Tahiti
Encyclopedia Britannica
U.S. Army
Big Ches Tall
Ent
Reg
W. Main ST
Hinton
Richwood
Mullens
Rainelle
Bellemeade Byf
Brooks
Judy Brooks
Galilean Circle
Baptist
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