New Teachers Arrive at Pineville High School
Pineville High School welcomes new staff for fall including Robert W. McClain teaching social science and coaching junior high, A J Shannon teaching chemistry and science while pursuing graduate work, James C Goddard as guidance director, and Harold Vass directing the Minutemen Marching Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville High School
Robert W. McClain
A. J. Shannon
James C. Goddard
McClain
West Virginia Polytechnical School
Pineville
Shannon
Concord College
West Virginia
Marshall
Goddard
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia University
Harold Vass
Minutemen
James Short
Baileysville
Harold Walker
Maurice Anderson
Barbara England
Anthony Hurley
Kenneth Maze
Earl Delphrey
Nita Vermillion
Dewey Mullens
Herbert O’neal
Onnie Short
Ballard Riffe
Alva-Tranquil Tablets Promised for Nervous Relief
Mrs. Rudzinski of Milwaukee reports relief from nervous tension after using Alva-Tranquil tablets. The ad promotes calming action to unwind nerves before events and claims safety with no aspirin and directions for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudzinski
Milwaukee
T.M
Local Social News From Glen Rogers Area
Peggy Fletcher of Denver visited three weeks with her parents in Glen Rogers and with George Weishans in Eccles. She returned home Monday night. Arvil Gentry and son Johnnie and Mrs. Fletcher joined J H Yorks in Oceana for Sunday. Yorks hosted Harvey York and Harvella, Wavell Johnson and grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson is York’s granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Peggy Fletcher
Denver
Col
George Weishans
Eccles
Fletcher
Colorado
Arvil Gentry
Johnnie
J. H. York
Oceana
Yorks
Harvey York
Harvella
Wavell Johnson
Johnson
York
Barron Credits Logan Women With Civic Improvement Win
Gov W W Barron lauded the Logan Woman's civic improvement contest calling it a story of new pride and unity. The club received a $10,000 first prize from the Sears Foundation and the General Foundation of Women's Clubs, presented by Foundation President James T Griffin to club president Mrs T L Henritz.
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Logan
UPI
W. W. Barron
Barron
Sears Foundation
General Foundation of Women’s Clubs
West Virginia
Foundation
James T. Griffin
Chicago
T. L. Henritz
Births recorded in Fayetteville Oak Hill Hospital
Mr and Mrs Elbert Sorrell of Fayetteville Rt 1 are parents of a son born Saturday night in Oak Hill Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jack Hayes of Fayetteville Rt 1 are parents of a daughter born Monday morning in Oak Hill Hospital.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Elbert Sorrell
Rt. 1
Oak Hill Hospital
Jack Hayes
Board Abolishes Fairview School in Pineville
Wyoming County Board of Education votes to discontinue Fairview School on Pinnacle Creek and use materials for school purposes. They approve bus use for five high schools for players and band members, and consider two damage claims while awaiting legal guidance. Superintendent Kuhn notes regional meeting date.
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Pineville
BNS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Fairview
Pinnacle Creek
Herndon
Baileysville
Oceana
Mullens
Paul Blackshear
Carl Trump
Glen Rogers
J. E
Eva D. Graham
Trump
Glen Fork
Grahams
Robert E. Kuhn
Welch
Wanda Beverly
Ruth Cole
Brenton
Gladys Waddell
Joy B. Scott
Thomas Stanton
Freda Gilley
Brushy School
Bessie Cobb
Coal Mountain School
Beulah Prater
Betty Dorton
Johnny Jenkins
Gilbert Goode
Huff Consolidated
Hazel Blankenship
Genevieve Dewese
Robert Pugh
Emma Lockhart
Irene Endicott
George Conley Jr
Itmann
Sally Pruett
Christine Lester
Keyrock School
Glen Lafferty
Kopperston
Mora Boggs
Dorothy Lester
Long Branch
Justine Walls
Frankie Short
Claudie Mitchem
Matheny
Elda Manning
Shelby Wilson
Robert W. McClain
Oceana High
Paul Blankenship
James Burwell
Christabelle Acord
Vendie Cook
Pads Fork
Hazel Steele
Reedy
Early paintbrush progress since ancient Egypt and Greece
The text notes that workmanship on the paint brush shows limited improvement from 3000 to 2000 B C, indicating long-standing basic techniques. It emphasizes the long history of brush design with minimal evolution across civilizations.
Outdoor Patio Living Described For Gardeners
Oak Hill garden club hears design tips for outdoor living spaces by Mrs. W. P. Bittinger. She stresses sun path, location near serving area, privacy via plants, and features like fireplaces and pools. Mention of Greenbrier Hotel patio praised as world’s finest. Also notes Appalachian District meeting date and Pineville High School sophomore officers.
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Oak Hill
RNL
W. P. Bittinger
Oak Leaf Garden Club
T. W. Sowers
Oak
Hill
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
John Berry
West Virginia
Collins High School
Fred Whitley
National Gardener
National Council
Bittinger
Berry
Whitley
Ray Mullins
Carl Hutchinson
John Dixon
Mike Mahoney
M. E. Pennington
Marvin Hitchcock
ARA Seeks Logan Recreation Grant for Area
Charleston UPI report says an Area Redevelopment Administration request for a 3,038,778 federal grant to develop the Chief Logan Recreation Area was approved and sent to Washington. The 3,300-acre Logan County tract west of Logan on Route 10 would become a major outdoor complex. Land cost 61,000 for two tracts 1960 1961. 20 acres donated by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. $222,000 spent on land reclamation. Development would employ 375 during construction with a 1.5 million dollar payroll and create permanent jobs in Logan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Chief Logan
Area Redevelopment Administration
Logan County
Barron
Logan
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Commerce
Smith
DAR Chapter To Meet In Mount Hope
Borderland Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its first meeting of the year at the home of Mrs Frank Graff in Mount Hope on Wednesday at 1:30 p m Co hostesses will be Mrs Graffs daughter Mrs J C Gwinn The President General's message will be presented by Mrs J L Wilkins and the program The Constitution will be presented by Mrs H B Tully Jr Oak Hill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Borderland
Daughters of the American Revolution
Frank Graff
J. C. Gwinn
J. L. Wilkins
H. B.tully Jr
Oak Hill
Legion Members Attend Workshop at Jackson's Mill
Fayetteville Anl members from LaFayette Post No. 149 attended a workshop at Jackson's Mill on Saturday. Attendees included Frank Clinebell post commander Charles Witt first vice commander Bill Akers second vice commander Walter Caldwell post adjutant James Bowling H L Van Camp Charles Selvey William R Hesse Jessie D Williams James J Murphy and Clifford Burdette. Caldwell noted WVU football practice was available Saturday afternoon. The business session ran from Saturday evening to Sunday morning and the post covered all registration costs for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
ANL
Jackson’s Mill
LaFayette
American Legion
Frank Clinebell
Charles Witt
Bill Akers
Walter Caldwell
James Bowling
H. L. van Camp
Charles Selvey
William R. Hesse
Jessie D. Williams
James J. Murphy
Clifford Burdette
Caldwell
Mobile X-ray Unit Open to General Public in Wyoming County
A Wyoming County Health Department member announced the X-ray Mobile Unit will tour the county this week benefiting the general public aged 17 and older. Former TB patients are advised not to use the unit. Contact the department for details and scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Rns
Wyoming County Health Department
Wyoming County
Trio Sings Hymns At Mission Group Meet
In Fayetteville the Mission Group of the First Church of God met at Mrs. Arch Lawerence home. A trio Charles and Donna Campbell and Jerry Dreger sang hymns including In Heavenly Love Abiding Near to the Heart of God and Sweet Hour Of Prayer. The group plans to sell Christmas cards and rugs as a fund-raiser and a covered dish dinner followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
First Church of God
Arch Lawerence
Fayette Avenue
Charles
Donna Campbell
Jerry Dreger
Lawerence
Mack Dempsey
Elizabeth Wilson
Jobie Scott
Jack Tulle
Charles Campbell
Lee Carte
Jasper Treadway
George Treadway
Gladys Workman
Jessie Neff
David Boco
Cockroaches Learn Mazes Then Forget Lessons
Scientists train cockroaches to navigate mazes but the insects forget the lessons overnight and must be retrained the next day, highlighting memory limits in invertebrates.
Pineville high school reunion plans for 1953 cohort
Plans under way for a 1953 Pineville High School class reunion with Miss Betty Gunter as general chair and Mrs. Joan Pais Bradford as co chair. Nine class members lack addresses and are sought: Janice Bush Anice Cook Eddie OBrien Lydia Cline Chester Belcher Theodore Cook Russell Bazzie Thelma Sizemore Marion Sizemore. No date set likely next summer. Future meetings to refine plans. Sponsors are Mrs. Inez Blankenship and Mrs. Nellie Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville High School
Betty Gunter
Pineville
Joan Pais Bradford
Franklin, Ky
Janice Bush
Anice Cook
Eddie O’brien
Lydia Cline
Chester Belcher
Theodore Cook
Russell Bazzie
Thelma Sizemore
Marion Sizemore
Gunter
Inez Blankenship
Nellie Wood
Local Visits Highlight Weekend in Various Towns
Fayetteville and Mrs J H White returned to Maple Avenue Sunday after visiting friends and relatives in Lewisburg. Mr and Mrs Stanley Eskew of Eau Gallie Florida visited over the weekend with his brother and sister in law, Mr and Mrs E B Eskew on Second Avenue. Mr and Mrs F G Janutolo of Court Street were visitors Wednesday at White Sulphur Springs.
Greenbrier Man Killed In Fatal Pickup Crash
A Greenbrier County man named Alexander Persinger from near Alderson was killed when his pickup struck a utility pole near Fairlea. His father was injured in the same crash reported by police.
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Lewisburg
UPI
Greenbrier County
Fairlea
Alexander Persinger
Alderson
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Gaymodel
Duralon Rayon
Penney
Douglas Toler
Ocie Toler
Road Branch
Harlen Brown
Sandie Keeney
Margaret Toler
Betty Ann Wright
Marvin McGraw
Naomi Clay
Wyoming
Olive Anderson
Lacy Cook
Pam Lyons
Steve Hosch
Carol Anderson
Dallas Blankenship
Lynn Necessary
Earl Cook
Tommy Daniels
Annabel Bowers
Elizabeth Bailey
J. Paul England
George F. Brown
ARA
Logan Recreation
Department of Naural Resources
Hulett C. Smith
Washington
Dar
Hanna
Hannes
Hanna Paint Dealer
The
Hanna Paint Company
Admiral Sales Corporation
Distri
Hanna Paint Manufacturing Company, Inc
Columbus
Birmingham
Pittsburgh
Legion
Trio
Mission Group
Beckley
Surprise Shop Sportswear
Capris
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