Barbara Lawson Weds Donald Smith in Elkton Church Ceremony
Barbara Gene Lawson and Donald J. Smith were married in a Sept. 4 Elkton church ceremony. The bride wore a baby blue taffeta dress with matching mitts and a simple bouquet. maid of honor Joyce Roach wore pink nylon. best man William McMann stood for the groom. A Florida honeymoon followed and the couple will reside in Alexandria, Virginia after her graduation from Mal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Gene
Donald J. Smith
Paul Smith
Elkton
Mr. Smith
Joyce Roach
Mullens
William McMann
Florida
Alexandria
Mal
Mount Hope Lions Club to celebrate 25th anniversary
Poling named chairman of plans for the Mount Hope Lions Club 25th anniversary in October. Sept 22 set as ladies night with extra guests to notify dining committee chair Jim Cobb. A magic show Sept 28 featuring Birch the Magician will raise funds for sight programs in local schools and child eye examinations.
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Mount Hope
RNL
W. B. Poling
Mount Hope Lions Club
E. C. Burgess
Jim Cobb
Birch
E. C. Amick
Amick
W. C. Carter
Harry Skaggs
E. W. Dunkley
O. J. Walker
W. G. Potter
Pashon Honored By Oak Hill Odd Fellows
Oak Hill Odd Fellows Lodge No 206 honored M N Pashon on his 65th birthday with a party Saturday night. Pashon joined the lodge on August 7 1920 and worked for coal firms since 1911 including Law Moore Coal Co and later New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co as outside haulage operator. Also noted were Sam Richards visiting a former Needle's Eye resident at the Odd Fellows Home in Elkins and a recent Elkins homecoming. B P Owens was elected building committee chair to replace Dr G Steele Callison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNL
M. N. Pashon
Oak Hill Odd Fellows Lodge
Pashon
Law Moore Coal Co
New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
Sam Richards
Odd Fellows Home
Elkins
Former Miss Lawson Employed in Washington D C
Lens High School graduate from 1954 formerly Miss Lawson works as a clerical worker for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D C. Her husband, educated in Elkton schools, is employed by the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co in Alexandria Virginia.
Cook Named Oceana Street Head by Town Council
D. C. Cook has been appointed street commissioner by the Oceana Town Council and all streets will be opened and repaired soon. Four additional street lights will be placed where most needed, including Fisher Bottom and Cook Street. two other locations undecided.
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Ocpana
ANS
D. C. Cook
Oceana
French Manning
Fisher Bottom
Cook Street
Student Escapes With Minor Injuries In Truck Crash
Barkers Ridge youth Ray Graham 17 lost control of his father's pickup while trying to overtake a Wyoming County Trade School bus he had missed. The truck struck a State Route 10 bridge support head on but did not overturn, with Graham sustaining minor injuries described as skinning up. Heavy damage reported to the vehicle. The incident occurred near Herndon as the driver reportedly swerved to avoid a child darting onto the highway.
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Herndon
BNS
Wyoming County
Barkers Ridge
Ray Graham
Graham
Trade School
Elmore
Bud Drive-In
Shannon-Cooper Circle Meets at Cook Memorial Baptist
The Shannon-Cooper Circle of the Women s Mission Society met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. E M Curry with prayer led by chairman Mrs. Vivian Rose. Mrs. J W Thompson led devotion and program. closing prayer by Mrs. C L Cook. Next gathering set for Mrs Daniel Birks home Bailey Murphy Addition. Hostess served refreshments to listed members.
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Pineville
RNS
Shannon-Cooper
Women’s Mission Society
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
E. M. Curry
Vivian Rose
J. W. Thompson
C. L. Cook
Daniel Burks
Bailey - Murphy
Daniel Birks
Fred Beavers
Abel Basham
R. E. Kuhn
Millard Dancy
Thomas Bowles
Edna Cook
Rue Schoolcraft
Conrad Richardson
Boosters to Meet Mount Hope at DuBois High
The Band Boosters Club of DuBois High School Mount Hope will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the school to discuss support and activities.
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Mount Hope
RNS
bBand Boosters Club
DuBois High School
Carolina Stella and Maynard Click Married at Mount Hope Church
Miss Carolina Stella daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Stella Kilsyth and Maynard L Click Upsala Minnesota were married at Mount Hope Christian Church in a 7 p m double ring ceremony led by Rev Raymond Martin The bride wore powder blue lace jacket with white orchids Attendants included Miss Sarah Jane Stone Best Man Jim W White The couple will reside in Minneapolis A reception followed at the bride s home Out of town guests included Yolanda Yates and daughters Teresa Ann and Angelina Detroit Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Stella
Kilsyth
Maynard Click
Mt. Hope Church
Mount Hope
Fred Stella
Maynard L. Click
Upsala
Minn
Mount Hope Christian Church
Raymond Martin
John Koehn
Sarah Jane Stone
Bradley
Jim W. White
Maysville
G. L. Hinchey
Margaret Marchio
Cherry Barbera
Yolanda Yates
Click
Mount Hope High School
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Upsala, Minn
Minneapolis
Teresa Ann
Angelina
Detroit
Mich
Fayette to Join In Green Thumb Meeting Friday
Fayette, Nicholas, Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties will join a Green Thumb conference by the West Virginia Forest Council in Charleston. State Forester Hays Helmick says the 1 p.m. meeting in Room 522 aims to draft a statewide reforestation plan for burned and denuded areas and to recruit Soil Conservation Service and other conservation groups. Leon Eastes of Dunbar, newly elected Forest Council president, will lead the session with secretary-manager C Earl Mullins present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
RNS
Fayette, Nicholas
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
West Virginia Forest Council
Buckskin Boy Scout Council
Hays Helmick
Soil Conservation Service
State Conservation Commission
Leon Eastes
Dunbar
Forest Council
C. Earl Mullins
Mike McGraw 8th Birthday Party Held At Home
A party for Mike McGraw on his eighth birthday was held Saturday at the home of his parents Darrell and Mrs McGraw in Crowley Worrell Addition. Guests watched a children's movie, played games with prizes, and viewed the honoree's gifts while refreshments were served by Mrs McGraw to a group including Patty Sands Donna Page Rose Dilmeda Daniels Pamela Lyons Susie Simmons Rodney Farley Raymond Rose Jimmy McPeake Roy Lee Breeden Tim Haymaker Steven Morgan Johnny Daniels Tommy Daniels Philip Richardson Paul Young and Tim McGraw.
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Pineville
RNL
Mike McGraw
Darrell V. McGraw
Crowley-Worrell
Tim Haymaker
Steven Morgan
Johnny and
Tommy Daniels
Philip Richardson
Paul Douglas Young
Tim McGraw
Hospital Treats 5 for Injuries
Five persons were treated for injuries at Oak Hill Hospital over the weekend. Saturday out patient cases included 13 year old Rose Flem ming and 44 year old William H. Hupp. Sunday cases covered 9 year old Doris Munger and 4 year old Charlie Wilson, with Grace Calibaugh admitted for a hip injury after a fall.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Rose Carol Flemming
Curtis Flemming
Harvey
Willian H. Hupp
Spencer
Crown Coal Co
Charleston
Doris Jean Munger
Joe Munger
Carlisle
Charlie Wilson
Henry Wilson
Victor
Grace Calbaugh
Bunker Hill No. 2
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Barbara G. Lawson
Donald Smith
Zenith
BELLE
Belle Furniture Co
Gulf
Poling
Lions Club
Odd Fellows
B. P. Owens
G. Steele Callison
Cook
Oceana Street
Main Street
America
Moran Ave
Malens
W. VA
Knotty Pine
W. E. McQuail
Crozer Coal and Land Co
Tom Booth
Crozer
Joseph Ferraro
U. S. Bureau of Mines
William Norris Jr
Olga Coal Co
Fred Cook
Lynco
James Brown
American Coal Co
Deerfield
Roy Fairchild
Redyard Coal Co
Norris
Pocahontas Field Cooperative
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Pineville High School
Shannon-Cooper Circle
Boosters
M. L. Click
Fayette
Green Thumb
Hospital
Culligan Soft Water Service
Acclaim
Qld
Crow
Bond
Kentucky
Old Crow
Goals
Bourbont
the Old Crow Distillery CO
National Distillers Products Corp
Frankfort, KY
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