Senior Class Officers Lead Glen Rogers High for 1961
Senior Class Officers for Glen Rogers High School 1961 are Frances Hall president, David Shumate vice president, Phyliss Alderman secretary, Stanley Cozart treasurer. Cozart, Shumate, Alderman, and Hall are all children of local families with sponsors Elizabeth Williams and Marion Brooks guiding the class led by Principal James Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers High School
Stanley Cozart
Phyliss Alderman
Frances Hall
David Shu
Ers
Shumate
Amos Shumate
Soulsville
Elizabeth Williams
Marion Brooks
James Lewis
Panel Discusses Bulbs At Laurel Garden Club Meeting
Laurel Garden Club members gathered at Mrs. John D. Farmer’s home on Moran Avenue for a Thursday panel on bulbs led by moderator Mrs. Clyde Byrd. Attendees included Mrs. Ray Bowling Mrs. Ralph Mitch ell and Mrs. George Fordham with Mrs. Sam Pearis as co-hostess. The event aided preparations for the club’s Spring Flower show. Fordham announced a District meeting at Beckley’s First Methodist Church on Sept. % and 21 members plus guest Mrs. F G Williams of Roanoke Va shared a salad course.
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Beckley
First Methodist Church
F G. Williams
Roanoke
Mullens
PTA To Meet Today at Oceana High School
Oceana High School Parent Teacher Association will meet at 7 30 p m today in the school. New officers take charge and Rev William K Lusk pastor of First Church of God in Oceana will give the devotional. Refreshments will be served.
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Oceana
RNS
Oceana High School
I Ding
R. L. Cook
William K. Lusk
First Church of God In
Mustang Club Meeting Tonight at De Hope High School
The Mustang Club schedules a 7 30 p m meeting at De Hope High School auditorium. Members are urged to attend and bring a friend. The note mentions a game set for Friday night at 8 p m in which the club will participate or support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Mustang Club
de Hope High School Auditor
Training Session Set at Mount Hope Camp
Fay ette County Girl Scout Council announces basic and refresher training sessions at Camp Abbot Beckwith. Basic classes run 10 a m to 1 3 p m on Oct 37 with final session 11 a m to 1 30 p m Oct 11. bring a notebook pencil cup and nosebag lunch. Refresher course 10 a m to 2 p m Oct 27 for those missing a day or leaders inactive three years. same requirements. Mrs Don Sanford council president names Mrs C R Hill Jr as cookie sale chairman and finance committee member.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Fayette County
Girl Scout Council
Camp Abbot of Beckwith
Don Sanford
C. R. Hill Jr
Mount Hope Hosts Eight Week Adult Education Course
Mt. Hope n Rev. Randolph Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oak Hill is teacher of an adult education course at the Mount Hope Baptist Temple which will continue for eight weeks. Mustangs will be hosts to the Montgomery Greyhounds at the Mount Hope Football Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Randolph Johnson
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
W. A. Hunter
Thomas Howard
Mount Hope High School
Victor Ramage
Seven-Up Bottling Co
Mustangs
Montgomery “Greyhounds
Nutritionist To Lecture To Tech Students Thurs
A nutritionist from the American Institute of Baking in Chicago will address West Virginia Institute of Technology students Thursday and Friday. Ann Russell, Mid-South area nutrition representative, will present four lessons on Nutrition through Visual Aids and lead demonstrations including a Foodway To Follow and a Food Mobile balancing diet by food group servings.
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Miss Russell
Farmer's Home Administration
Cottle Sisters Reunite After Two Years in West Virginia
The surviving Cottle sisters of the Massey Cot tle line gather at the Canterbury home in Lively to renew family ties after two years. Effie Clyburn and Lena Canterbury join Wavie Williamson, a Dayton nurse, with ties to Mount Hope and Beckley. They visit relatives across Raleigh, Fayette and Kanawha counties.
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George
Pride Massey Cottle
Matville
Henry Canterbury
Lively
Cottle
Effie C. Clyburn
Beckley
Lena Canterbury
Wavie Williamson
Dayton
Ohio
Clyburn
Vine Street
Canterbury
Williamson
Mount Hope
E. E. Jones
W. L. Cottle
L. B. Cottle
Ada Cottle Brown
Punxsutawney
Nora Rudolph
South Charleston
Raleigh
Fayette
Kanawha
Women Of The Bible Theme Of WSCS Meet
Fayetteville W S C S meeting featured Mrs Delancey Caldwell presenting a program from Women of the Bible focusing on the woman who touched the hem of His garment. Mrs N J Hornsby hosted at Oak Ridge Addition with co hostess Mrs Maurice Reynolds leading a devotional, welcoming new member Mrs Charles Alberchinski and refreshments served to several members.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Delancey Caldwell
Woman's Society of Christian Service
N. J. Hornsby
Oakridge Addition
Maurice Reynolds
Charles Alberchinski
Kathleen Crawford
J. H. Carson
E. R. Burgess
W. S. White
Chester Hager
Leaders Sought for Kopperston Girl Scout Meeting
Each member was asked to bring a prospective leader to the Girl Scout leaders meeting in Kopperston today. The plan arose from a Friday committee session at the Kopperston recreation building. An annual Brownie Banquet is proposed for October at the Cow Shed in Pineville with dates to be set. Attendees included Mrs R W Thomas Mr and Mrs Carl Mack Mrs A A Cobb Mrs Cleve Lester Mrs James C Fultz Mrs Murray Page Mrs Henry Otter and Mrs Gene Singleton.
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Kopperston
RNS
Pineville
R. W. Thomas
Carl Mack
A. A. Cobb
Cleve Lester
James C. Fultz
Murray Page
Henry Otter
Gene Singleton
Otis Cook Family Visits Bristol Kin in Tennessee
Mr and Mrs Otis Cook and daughter Peggy Lou and Mike Plaster were Sunday guests of Mrs Cook s brother in law and twin sister Mr and Mrs Roy Elkins and their children Bobo and George of Bristol Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Otis Cook
Peggy Lou
Mike Plaster
Cook
Roy Elkins
Bobo and
George
Bristol, Tenn
Kilsyth Visitors and Kinfolk Gatherings
Kilsyth scene notes visitors at Wayne Richmond home Mrs Ed Richmond of Webster Springs. J L Robertson's guests include daughters Alice Cash Lynchburg and Opal Cash Amherst and granddaughter Emogene Samples of Lynchburg. Homer Kincaid admitted to Raleigh General for treatment. Marvin Bennett and Tracy Bennett visit relatives in Kilsyth.
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Kilsyth
Wayne Richmond
Ed Richmond
Webster Springs
J. L. Robertson
Alice Cash
Lynchburg
Opal Cash
Amherst
Emogene Samples
Homer Kincaid
Raleigh General
Marvin Jean Bennett
Washington, D. C
C. L. Bennett
Tracy Bennett
Columbus
Ohio
Fleenar announce birth of girl at Stevens Clinic Welch
Mr and Mrs Paul Fleenar announce the birth of a girl Thursday morning at Stevens Clinic in Welch. The baby weighed eight pounds five ounces.
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Kopperston
RNS
Paul Fleenar
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Mount Hope C & O Reunion Draws Many Locals
Mount Hope residents attend a C and O reunion with attendees from Kilsyth Huntington Walbridge Thurmond and St Albans. Speakers include C M Schaefer J W Lilly and S V Nichols with entertainment by Eddie Ruth and Sandra Cales Al Snyder and Christa Lou. The event runs from 10 30 a m to 4 00 p m with committee chairs named for food transportation memorial and public address duties.
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Delores
Little Alvey
al Snyder
Christa Lou
Rockin
C. M Schaefer
J. W McCallister
G. C. Phillips
F. A. Murphy
P. A. Flanagan
J. C. Maeser Jr
C. J
Jack” Adams
Fayette County DAR Sets National Week
The Borderland Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Fayette County will sponsor Constitution Week from September 17 to 23. The nationwide observance is sponsored by the DAR and proclaimed by the governor of West Virginia and other officials.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Borderland
National Society, Daughters of the American
Fayette County
DAR
United States
West Virginia
Twin Girls Born To Dan Ramseys Fayetteville Family
Twin girls were born Sept 14 at Oak Hill Hospital to Mr and Mrs Dan Ramsey of Fayetteville. The Ramseys already have Lilly Richard Kathleen and Randolph. Mrs Ramsey, formerly Hilda Brown of Belva, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs M W Brown. The couple has six children.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Dan Ramsey
Oak Hill Hospital
Ramseys
Lilly
Richard
Kathleen
Randolph
Ramsey
Hilda Brown
M. W. Brown
Belva
Mary Ramsey
Bentree
Area Freshmen Nominated For Class Offices
Freshman class at Concord College held a lively election with many candidates for five offices. Tom Dillon won president, Mike Farley was elected vice president, Linda Criss secretary, Karen Hinck treasurer, and Pat Smith as Student Government Association representative. about 75 percent of freshmen voted.
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Concord College
Ronald Burroughs
Avondale
Louis Corey
Mount Hope
Tom Dillon
Princeton
Sam Feazell
Beckley
Victor Grigoraci
Bartley
Bill Hutchinson
Ronceverte
Sally Albanese
Montague Bush
Kegley
Robert Gene Dillon
Long Island
N. Y
Eve Manis
Robert Cerim
Waterbury
Conn
Richard Stevens
Danville
Sarah Tindilia
Ray Campbell
Winona
Becky Cox
Charleston
Kay George
South Charleston
Virginia Jervis
Welch
Kay Parsell
Pat Smith
Patricia Valentine
Wyoming
Mike Farley
Linda Criss
Scarbro
Karen Hinck
Debra Lynn Rice Honored On Third Birthday
Debra Lynn Rice, daughter of Mrs. Cora Sue Rice, was honored at a third birthday party hosted Saturday at her grandparents' Kilsyth home, with party hats, games, prizes, and a guest list including Christina Hinte, Ellen Acord, Linda Boyd, and Charles Boyd.
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Kilsyth
RNS
Debra Lynn Rice
Cora Sue Rice
W. T. Crumb
Jackie McDaniels
Linda Boyd
Tereasa Mikolos
Rice
Ellen Acord
Christie’ Hinte
Charles Boyd
Terrell Yvonne Rice
Frank “Buddy” Boyd
Michael Mikolos
Board Meeting Set Mount Hope
There will be an executive board meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Baptist Temple. Following this meeting the quarterly meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society will be held at 7:30 p.m.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Women's Missionary Society
Baptist Temple
Quick Action Of Raleigh Man Saves Tavern
James Lilly of Odd awakened Norford Hall owner of Hall s nearby when he passed By Pass Market building on State Route 320 by pass and found it in flames about 3 am Friday. Fire likely started from overheated meat cooler motor. Loss estimated at about 7 0. The building uninsured. Lilly s quick action likely saved the tavern. Hall called Hinton Fire Department but was told the truck could not leave the city without mayor s permission. Hall could not reach Mayor Harold B Eagle and the building burned. Mayor explained the stance on the delay citing city truck ownership and Workmen s Compensation and non coverage for out of city fires.
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Hinton
RNS
James Lilly
Odd
Lilly
Norford Hall
Hall
Harold B. Eagle
Henry Lowry
O. T
Dick) Harvey
Eagle
Post-Herald
Oak Hill Detachment Hosts Annual Hamburger Fry Event
The Oak Hill detachment of State Police held a unique annual hamburger fry inviting Fayette Countians to mingle with officers. Food was prepared by R C Bob Godsey and Virgil Lyons. Attending troopers included C C McGraw D Berkley E Pettry T Hercules D McCoy L Cutlip Yost Snell and Capt Reger.
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Oak Hill
State Police
R. C ‘Bob” Godsey
Virgil Lyons
C. C. McGraw
C. D. Berkley
E. H. ,Pettry
T. D. Hercules
D. W. McCoy
Iwreck
R. L. Cutlip
Logan
R. E. Yost
Criminal Investigations Bureau
Charleston
R. E. Snell
N. C. Reger
Beckley
Wyoming GOP Rally Set at Coal Mountain Grade School
Stacy Mullins of Pineville, Wyoming County Republican League chair, will run the rally at Coal Mountain Grade School at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. County and district candidates and all who want to help at the polls are urged to attend. The Jubileers of Pineville will sing.
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Oceana
RNS
Stacy Mullins
Pineville
Wyoming County Republican League
Coal Mountain
Glen Rogers High attends journalism clinic at Mullens High
Three of Glen Rogers High School journalism class attended a clinic at Mullens High School last week. Professors W J Summers and Guy Stewart from West Va University spoke to the group. Attendees included Ruth Ayers Peggy Philyaw Jim Taraczkozy with Mullens teacher Mrs Sally Neal leading activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers High School
Mullens High School
W. J. Summers
Guy Stewart
Journalism School
West Va. University
Ruth Ayers
Summers and Stewart
Peggy Philyaw
Jim Taraczkozy
Sally Neal
Mullens
Community Visits and Enrollments Highlight Weekend Events
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Dillo and son Kenny enrolled at Tech with athletic scholarship. Danny Accord of Oceana also enrolled at Tech. Families and friends visited in Welch Beckley Blackwater Falls Eckman Pocahontas and Franklin. Encounters include layovers with Mrs J Myers in Beckley and other weekend gatherings across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
Woodrow Dillo
Kenny
Montgomery
Tech
Denny
Danny Accord
Oceana
Willis Adams
Willis II
Cordelia Price
Virginia Price
Franklin
Charles Johnson
Jimmy Dale
Blackwater Falls
Charles Lay
Michael
Toni
R. Scoleri
Eckman
Phillip Scoleri
Pocahontas
Suny
Pineville Man Fined for Reckless Driving
Pineville resident Ira Gibson was fined 23 dollars plus costs for reckless driving. The Pineville Town Recorder C. V. Shannon issued the fine after Gibson’s arrest Friday night by Pineville Police Chief Bill Bolt.
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Pineville
RNS
Ira Gibson
C. V. Shannon
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PTA
Mt. Hope
Women of the Bible
WSCS
Oceana Visitors
Dan Ramseys
Patricia Stevens
Washington
D. C
Norma Bartrum
Miss Bartrum
Norma
Clarence Bartrum
Rock Creek
Marsh Fork High School
Beckley College
Shirley
Company D
Criminal Investigation Bureau
Charles Frazier
St. Andrew's Episcopal
J. Zane Summerfield
W. Hobart Booth
House of Delegates
GOP
C. R
Bud” Hill Jr
Glen Rogers
Drema Perdue
Arnold Sizemore
Ronald Tyree
Sue Gentry
David Shumate
Jerry Wolf
Ollie Houser
Phylis Bailey
Alyce Owens
Marlene Trump
Donna Bailey
Joe Lilly
Jeffry Pike
John Pike
E. J. Futz
James
James Collins
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