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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1966
Page
14
D Grove Moler Wyoming County prosecuting attorney urged citizens to cooperate with an October Grand Jury investigation into water pollution. the plan includes gathering provable violations, surveying pollution sites, summoning major industrial offenders to testify, and using media to maintain public interest, with no political campaigning.
Rev. Cecil Cook will be guest minister at 7 p.m. today at Turkey Ridge Baptist Church near Oceana. Pastor Rev. Jesse Milam says Cook is among several ministers speaking at fellowship meetings throughout the week with nightly special singing. Public is invited.
Fred Shelton, 82, attended with his son Norvel of Charleston. Born February 7, 1884, he moved to Sun as a youth and worked ten hours daily for Long Coal Co later Sun Collier earning 1.75 a day driving a mine mule, then as a motorman. He left before miners’ pensions or Social Security. He and his wife began housekeeping in the same house in 1913 and raised six boys and one girl. Bruce Perry and his son Edward, now of De Land, Florida, traveled the farthest to attend.
Mullens announces the marriage of Sandra Lea Brammer to Arlen Walton Courington. The double ring ceremony was held at 12 30 p m August 24 at Pearisburg Methodist Church by Rev James Mankins. Both graduates of Mullens High School class of 1964. Mrs Courington works at Wyoming General Hospital. Mr Courington is a barber at Johnny's Barber Shop in Pineville.
A crowd of 6000 to 7000 attended Pineville’s third annual Labor Day event sponsored by the Jaycees. The parade featured lead child Roni Kay Parker crowned on Main Street by Jaycee president Gene Harvey with escort David Martin. Bands from Herndon Mullens Oceana and Pineville High joined floats and scouts. Winners in contests earned cash prizes up to 100, including the Guyandotte Regatta. A greasy pig and greasy pole contest drew crowds, with Jim Dalton as featured speaker and a large dusk fireworks display closing the day.
Six marriage license applications have been filed in September in the Wyoming County Clerk office Pineville. Names listed include William Howard Collins 25 and Maxine Blankenship Blankenship 19 Dewey Dean Martin 19 Judith Ann Cline 16 Leon ard Franklin Goode 20 Betty Lou Lester 14 John Edward Sizemore 20 Ruth Marie McKinney 20 Roy Gene Osborne 24 and Mary Ellen Sizemore 21 plus other listed couples from Maben Lynco Mullens Matheny Glover and Wolfpen.
Mrs. Doug Edwards, a recent bride formerly Betty York, was honored at a household shower hosted by Mrs. Hap Whitt and others in Corinne. Entertainment included games, gifts were opened, and refreshments served. guests listed include Judy Farley Joan Canada and many Corinne residents.
Mrs Vergie Coffee left for Charlottesville Va after visiting relatives in the area. Her mother Mrs Mae McMillion remains a patient at Wyoming General Hospital recovering from major surgery. Mr and Mrs Avery Tilley and Mr and Mrs Buzzy Mosley headed to Oxon Hill Md to establish a home and for Mrs Mosley to enroll as a senior at Oxon Hill High School. They also visited her grandmother Mrs Ollie Lafferty. Her father is recuperating at home after a hospital stay in Mullens.
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