Whitesville Junior High to receive 25 volume Heritage Bookshelf
Whitesville Junior High School in Boone County was chosen as one of two schools to receive a 25 volume West Virginia Heritage Bookshelf from the West Virginia University Foundation. Presentation by Luther Jones will occur in an assembly at a later time, per principal Quentin Barrett. The Bookshelf was funded by a grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation of Pittsburgh.
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Whitesville Junior High
Whitesville
RNS
Boone County
West Virginia
West Virginia University Foundation, Inc
Luther Jones
Coal Valley News
Madison
Quentin Barrett
James M. Gusher
Clarksburg
Claude Worthington Benedum
Pittsburgh
Michael L. Benedum
Bridgeport
Harrison County
West
Wedding of Miss Ramona Jacobs and Arnold Thompson
Announcement from Winter Harbor Maine reports Miss Ramona Elaine Jacobs married Arnold L. Thompson a communications technician third class on July 22 in Winter Harbor. Miss Jacobs is daughter of Charles Jacobs and Thompson son of Mr and Mrs John Thompson of Long Branch. The ceremony followed by a reception at seven p m in town.
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PAX
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Ramona Elaine Jacobs
Winter Harbor
Arnold L. Thompson
Charles Jacobs
Thompson
John Thompson
Long Branch
WSCS Circles Meet Tonight in Fayetteville
Five circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of Fayetteville Methodist Church plan meetings at 7 30 p m tonight. Circle 1 hosts Mrs Page Corley at Windsor Lane. Circle 2 in church parlor with Mrs C E Chapman. Circle 3 at Mrs E M Norford on Fayette Avenue. Circle 4 at Oakridge Addition with Mrs N J Hornsby. Circle 5 at Mrs John L Witt in Cunard with Mrs Tommie Platt.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Circle No. 3
E. M
Pete” Norford
Fayette Avenue
Elsie Wright
Circle No. 4
N. J. Hornsby
Oakridge Addition
Kathleen Crawford
John L. Witt
Circle No. 5
WCTU Tri County Meet at Oak Hill Church
A tri county meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Oak Hill Baptist Church. Members are asked to bring sandwiches while refreshments will be provided by the Oak Hill Union.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Oak Hill Union
Welch and Blacksburg Visitors Listed in Weekend Notes
Oceana OCEANA RNS reports weekend visits including Mr. and Mrs. Millard F Plaster in Welch, James Lamb in Blacksburg Virginia, Roy Darrell Lamb with his parents in Blacksburg, Miss Rhode Dumie in Athens, and the Cook family guests in Morgantown. Several others visit friends, hospital checkups occur, and students depart for Marshall College and Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing.
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Oceana
RNS
Welch
Millard F. Plaster
James Lamb
Blacksburg
Roy Darrell Lamb
Woodrow Lamb
Rhode Dumie
Athens
Boyd Dumire
Don D. Cook
Donnie Weir
Kermit Cook
Morgantown
Judy Gillenwter
Kopperstone
Judy Barber
Peggy Lou Cook
Mullens
Gloria Pritchard
Carol Sue Lane
Donnie Brown
Wyoming General Hospital
Huntington
Marshall College
Donnie Cook
Otis Cook
Brenda McClung
Glen McClung
Bob Smith
Fred Smith
Tommie Stewart
Agee Stewart
Emerson Stewart
Ralph Stewart
Loretta Dean
Kay Biggs
Charleston
Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing
Castle Rock Garden Club Seeks Park Improvements
The Castle Rock Garden Club met at Mrs. Worrell’s Crowley Worrell home with Mrs. William Lewis presiding. They reported a $1500 grant for Castle Rock Park improvement from county recreation funds and city funding, to fund steps, cyclone fencing and lighting before the 1963 West Virginia centennial. Guests Mrs. George Fordham and Mrs. Max Shumate spoke on Christmas wreaths.
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Pineville
RNS
Robert Worrell
James Pizzino
Castle Rock
County Court
George Fordham
Max Shumate
Laurel Garden Club
Mullens
Fordham
Lewis
Lewis Campbell
Joseph Crockett
Welch
Tris
Worrell
Pizzino
Pancake
Campbell
W. C. Bailey Jr
George Dodd
Goodwin Jarvis
John Scoleri
Orville Wilks
E. M. Curry
Roy Breeden
Charles Holloway
Honesty Honored as Doughnut Plan Cuts Losses in May
In San Diego at the police headquarters coffee shop the Police Relief Assn reports in its monthly issue that the honor system for paying for doughnuts and rolls resulted in a loss of only $15.64 for May.
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San Diego
Calif
Police Relief Assn
Oak Hill pool under construction with National Pools
Oak Hill Swim Club begins pool construction with engineer O Haynes of National Pools Inc overseeing site prep and cribbing. Members may buy stock at 250 dollars with 25 dollar annual dues. local labor and equipment are used. Pool planned for use by Memorial Day next year.
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Oak Hill
O. Haynes
National Pools, Inc
Oak Hill Swim Club, Inc
Haynes
Ben Teano
Teano
National
Board Members Press Changes In Minutes In Pineville
Wyoming County Board of Education members urged changes to the minutes of the last meeting. Archie Lusk and Don Cook said they did not vote to hire Betty Thomas for the Pineville board office but did vote to hire secretaries at the seven high schools. others supported changes. The board also discussed a Sand Rock delegation requesting two bus shelters and complaints about a driver missing trips. Bus-shelter cleanup and removal ideas were debated. Several properties and school buildings were listed for sale. Attendance and enrollment notes, raises for janitors, routine bus requests, and staff movements were covered. The new telephone system started, and a request to send Conley High students to the Pineville vocational school was noted with enrollment pending. Initial enrollment for eee eee classes set for Sept. 4.
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Pineville
RNS
Archie Lusk
Wyoming County Board of Education
Lusk
Betty Thomas
Don D. Cook
Oceana
Cook
Lloyd Fender
Clarence Snufffer
Presbyterian Church
Wolfpen
Cook, Sanders
Aldridge Fork
Bud
Pinnacle
Micajah
Jesse Morgan
Glen Rogers
Norman K. Morgan
Pineville Presbyterian Church
Morgan
George Nolley
Nolley
Mullens
Baileysville
Harry Dillon
Dillon
Mundy
Coal Mountain
Trade School
Huff Consolidated School
Roma Cook
Conley High School
Mt View Grade School Receives Improvements
Mount View Elementary School gains summer upgrades including painting in six classrooms and hallway, new concrete basement steps with rail, lunchroom refresh, built in shelves and desks for the principal’s office, and a back parking area. A testing program selects students for a new special class, fire drills occurred, hot lunches started, new teacher transfer, science emphasis under National Defense Education Act, and a Par ent-Teacher Association meeting set for September 20 with plans for a Thrift Club and defense savings stamps.
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Rock Creek
RNIS
Mount View
Raleigh County Board of Education
P.T.A
Mary Louise Klaus
Raleigh County
Mt. View
Daniel
Dry Creek
Dewey Odell
Boston Green
Naoma
Jarrell School
Lawson Barrett
Parent-Teacher Association
Robert Davis
Arnett
William Brown
Warren Jarrell
Charles Mankin
Barrett
Circles Meet Fayetteville Presbyterian Church Groups
Circles of the Women of the Church at Fayetteville Presbyterian hold meetings today at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Circle No 1 meets at the church with Mrs Fred Davidson hosting and Mrs E O Wiseman chairing. Circles 2 3 4 and 5 meet at homes or church with respective hosts and chairmen named.
Two Fayette County Homes Get Licenses
Charleston AP reports that four West Virginia nursing homes have been licensed by Fire Marshal Carl E. Weimer. The Britton Rest Home in West Union Doddridge County the Christian Nursing Home in Fayetteville the Minden Nursing Home in Minden Fayette County and the East Fairmont in Fairmont have submitted sprinkler system contracts and meet fire safety requirements. Weimer notified the health department licensing agency that these four will meet all requirements.
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Charleston
Fayette County
Carl E. Weimer
Weimer
West Virginia
Britton Rest
West Union
Doddridge County
Christian Nursing Home
Fayetteville
Minden
Wyoming Board Makes Changes At Monday Meet
The Wyoming County Board of Education approved staffing changes at its Monday session. Resignations included Roderick H. Hall and others. multiple homebound transfers were ordered. leaves of absence granted for Emma Lewis and Roger L. Toler. new assignments listed for several schools. janitor changes noted. two bus drivers not approved with replacements and a new hire. Pineville Motor Sales sought acceptance of an insurance check to cover a burned bus garage building, requiring attorney verification before final approval.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Roderick H. Hall
Kermit Gentry
Edith Clemens
John Hossfield
Carolyn Wagner
Edna Phillips Cook
Betty B. Stone
Wyoming
Robert D. Morgan
Huff Consolidated
Road Branch
Nelva H. Webster
Welton
Herndon
Freda Lafferty
Glen
Mary Hope Cook
Orpha Richardson
Olive G. Anderson
Kopperston
Barbara S. Stacy
Coal Mountain
Frankie Short
Nancy Blankenship
Itmann School
Harry E. Wyatt
Mullens
William E. Taylor
Clyde Sizemore
Itmann
Charles England
J. H. Simmons
Harold McCoy
Edgar Beverly
Herbert McKinney Jr
Herndon Heights
Bob Mink
Pineville Motor Sales
Gilbert Goode
Don B. Cook
Annual Fashion Show By Sub Debs Tonight
The Mount Hope Sub Deb Club plans its annual fall style show Tuesday September 13 at 8 00 pm in the Mount Hope High School auditorium. Shows feature children through college ensembles with two weddings and entertainment between acts. Usher list and sponsors named. tickets available from club members.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Mount Hope High School
Mustang
Jan Caye Gwinn
Bonnie Shockey
Ella Mae Miller
Jeannie Richmond
Jimmy Williams
Phil Tissue
Raymond Tissue
Sharon Gregory
Judy Park
Mary Bragg
Joan Berezo
Bonnie Vallina
Susie Patterson
Cathy Wonder
Jerry Stover
Ann Falvo
Revival Under Way At Kopperston Church
The Rev. Jack Flech is the visiting evangelist at a Kopperston Presbyterian revival. Services run daily at 7 30 p m through Sept 18 with special music each evening and all are invited to attend.
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Whitesville Junior High School
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Nickie’ Cabinet Shop
Valley Drive
Sprague
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WSCS
WCTU
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Dr. In
Black Beard the Pirate” Technicolor
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William Bendix
Robert Hutton
Mary Castle
Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Robert Mitchum
Eleanor Parker
CinemaScope
Eastman Color
Brynaquine
Adult Entertainment
Oak Hill Pool
Bibb Street
Jones Avenue
Kroger
Howard Janney
Earl “Happy” Banniser
Sand Rock
Mill Branch
Mile Branch
Wayne Bailey
Glen Fork
Hannah's
Comb’s
C. S. Mundy
Church of the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
Fred Davidson
E. O. Wiseman
Charles E. Mahan
Maple Road
John Caldwell
James Bowling
Oakridge
Joseph Lucado
L.S. McAvoy
Maple Avenue
W. T. Durrett
Clifford Alilen
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