Vance Held In Hammer Slaying In Williamson
Willard Vance of the Dingess area Mingo County is held on a murder charge for the hammer slaying of Clarence Wiley Breed en. Wiley’s body was found on the bedroom floor of Vance’s home after his wife Daisy said Wiley broke in late Monday. State Trooper E A Lee said Vance told his father he had killed a man and later to co workers before a public works crew located the body and turned him in.
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Lee
Vance
Public Works
Virgil Markham
Williamson
Ex McGraws Resident Judy Hughes Weds David Moneypenny
Miss Judy Ann Hughes daughter of C R Hughes and now of Chesapeake married David E Moneypenny son of D E Moneypenny Weston at Coalburg Holiness Church. Rev Raymond Anderson officiated at 1 pm. Bride wore silk sheath dress with red rose bud shoulder bouquet. Attendants included Eugene Pauley and family. After ceremony guests gathered at Chesapeake home. The couple plans residence in Chesapeake after a short wedding trip.
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McGraws
RNS
Coalburg
Judy Ann Hughes
C. R. Hughes
Chesapeake
David E. Moneypenny
D. E. Moneypenny
Weston
Raymond Anderson
Kanawha City
Eugene Pauley
Ravencliff
Mrs. Hughes
Mrs. Pauley
Jack D. Pauley
Charles Wiley
T. R. Tolley
Charlie Paxton
Jimmy Rodgers
Jackie Paxton
Charles Paxton
Charleston
Moneypenney
Glen Rogers High School
Chesa
East B
East Bank
Weston High School
Hanna's
Washington Street
Ninety Six Complete Red Cross Swim Courses in Wyoming County
Ninety six persons completed American Red Cross swimming courses at two Wyoming County pools in August under executive secretary Mrs. Minnie Lusk. Cards will be mailed to sixty eight attendees from Palisades Park in Pineville and to twenty eight from Laurel Park at Oceana.
Mount Hope groups aid in West Virginia centennial planning
Mount Hope Lions Club Federated League and Better Homes Club representatives attended a Centennial planning dinner at West Virginia Tech in Montgomery. More than 40 committees were formed to guide the project and over 10,000 volunteers enlisted. Leaders and guests from Oak Hill Gauley Bridge Glen Jean and Mount Hope heard talks by John Brady L. C. Nelson and Carl R. Sullivan about uniting efforts to showcase the state and celebrate the 1963 Centennial.
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Mount Hope
RNL
Lions Club
Federated League
Better Homes Club
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
West Virginia
West
Oak Hill
Mike Buffa
Bradley
Bill Pennington
Barbara Carter
V. Skaggs
Orville Bradley
Edith H. Brogade
L. C. Nelson
West Virginia Tech
John Brady
Patteson
Carl R. Sullivan
West Virginia Centennial Commission
Pineville Junior High Gets Major Science Lab Upgrade
Pineville Junior High School unveils new science lab equipment including seven wall cabinets a demonstration desk with sink and utilities as well as 18 two-seat desks. Five new kits a transistor transmitter radio computer intercom and an electricity set are used this year. The lab adds ten classroom hours in general science with teachers Byron Rose Beauman Gudeman Gerald Scott and principal Darrell V McGraw directing seventh and eighth grades at Pineville Grade No 1.
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Pineville
RNL
Pineville Junior High School
Byron Rose
Beauman Goodman
Gerald Scott
Darrell V. McGraw
Pineville Junior High
Judith Lusk Weds Lewis A Gandee At Oceana Church
Judith Ann Lusk daughter of Rev and Mrs William Lusk of Oceana wed Lewis Arnold Gandee son of Mr and Mrs William Gandee of South Charleston in a 2 PM double ring ceremony at Oceana First Church of God. Miss Patricia Duty provided music and guests included Claudia Allison. Bride wore Chantilly lace gown with chiffon overskirt and veil. They will live in Dunbar.
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Oceana
RNL
Oceana First Church of God
Judith Ann Lusk
William Lusk
Lewis Arnold Gandee
Willliam Gandee
South Charleston
George R. Newell
Scott Depot
Patricia Duty
George Newell
Claudia Allison
Coalwood
Harry Evans
Kanawha City
Vendie Cook
James Pennington
Bernice Tincher
Edwin Hager
Traffic Problem Untangled At Council Meeting
Mullens city commission addressed Moran Avenue congestion at Mullens High School caused by afternoon parent pickups. A motion to ban parking on Moran and direct parents to the school lot passed, with warnings issued before $1 tickets for violators. No parking signs to be painted. A building facade tile fall prompted safety notice for 30 day corrective action. Stop sign granted at Lusk and Highlands. Circle Drive and Rinehart Street paving extension approved with two thirds funded by property owners.
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Mullens
ANS
Moran Avenue
Mullens High School
City Commissioners
Tracy Hylton
Wendell Cook
Oscar England
Cook
Council
First Street
C. E. Allen
Lusk
Highland Avenues
Circle Drive
Rinehart Street
False Ambulance Calls Alarm Mullens Funeral Director
Mullens funeral director James McDougal reports two false ambulance calls in the past month. One instructed an ambulance to Herndon, another to Corinne for a supposedly smothering patient. Ambulances were dispatched both times, alarming residents and risking real emergencies.
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Mullens
ANL
James McDougal
McDougal
Robertson and
Foglesong
Pineville
Herndon
Corinne
Memorial Services Set For Pineville HS Student
Arbe Day of Pineville High School will be honored at memorial services at halftime of the Pineville Mullens game on Shuff Field. A memorial scholarship fund aims to provide annual awards of about 1,000 dollars for a Pineville graduate, supported by student council efforts and civic group donations. Memorial events will feature Minutemen Band music, a fund explanation, a moment of silence, taps and prayer.
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Pineville
RNS
Pineville High School
Arbe Day
Pineville-Mullens
Shuff Field
Day
W. H. Day
Minutemen
J. W. Houck
Scivic
Frida
Six Wyoming Bands Lead West Mullens Festival Parade
Mullens West Virginia hosts Band and Majorette Festival with six Wyoming County high school bands marching from Adkins Esso Station to the athletic field. The evening features band performances, six majorette corps, twirling exhibitions, and the Miss Wyoming County Majorette contest. If rain, event shifts to next week.
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Wyoming
Gene Allen
Mullens High School
Timber as a Hidden West Virginia Farm Cash Crop
Timber is a frequently overlooked crop with potential to become a major income source for West Virginia farms. It highlights the value of woodlands, sustainable management, and market opportunities for rural producers.
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West Virginia
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Tim McGraw
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Ralph Q. Cook
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Judith Lusk
Lewis A. Gandee
Mellie Crouch
Fred Cook
Oceand High School
Concord and
Beckley Colleges
West Virginia State College
Gandee
South Charleston High School
United States Navy
Dunbar
Peoples Life Insurance Company
Prince Street Beckley
F. F. Harless
Vegles Insurance Company
Pineville HS
Passion Play
Old Bank of Raleigh
Bldg
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Christus
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