Byrd Defends Wyom ing County flood dam plan
Senator Byrd defended a proposed 60.4 million Guyandotte River flood control dam in Wyomi ng County near the Mingo line. He cited Army Corps findings of negligible coal and timber losses and said opposition is by a small minority and major corporations. Opponents include Norfolk and Western Railway Georgia Pacific United Producing Hope Natural Gas and the United Mine Workers Union.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
Wyoming
Byrd
Senate
Guyandotte River
Mingo
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army Engineers
Norfolk & Western Railway
Georgia- Pacific Corp
United Producing Co
Hope Natural Gas Co
United Mine Workers Union
Congress
John Slack
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
Slack
Guyandotte
Hechler
Women Adopt Budget At General Meeting
The General Meeting of the Women of the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church met at the church Tuesday evening. Circle chairs reported and the annual budget was adopted. An announcement invited Bluestone Presbytery women’s meeting at Fayetteville Church on Oct 9 with 9 15 a.m. registration. Officers for October through Sept installation will be during Sunday worship on Sept 30. Mrs W T Wilson led the program. Mrs Kenneth Wood gave the devotion. Rev Charles S Thompson of Fayetteville Methodist spoke on The Christian and Sunday.
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Fayetteville
ANS
The
Church of Bluestone Presbytery
Fayetteville Church
W. T. Wilson
Kenneth Wood
Charles S. Thompson
Rev Ralph Poole to Lead Sunday Services at Glen White
The Rev Ralph Poole of Beck ley will preach at Glen White Missionary Baptist Church each Sunday at 10 35 AM through December 30 except the 5th Sunday when the young people lead the service Sun day School is at 9 45 AM Sunday at 7 30 PM he will be guest speaker at Memorial Baptist Church The Rev Jim Franklin is the Pastor
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Ralph Poole
Beckley
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Memorial Baptist Church
Jim Franklin
Workshop Report Is Heard At Legion Meet
Fayetteville Legion posts report progress toward a 350 member quota by Veterans Day with 23 more needed. New member Mc Raw Martin of Miami joins. Bowling league activity at Fountain Terrace Lanes highlights athletic reports while workshop insights from Jackson Mill are shared. Town aid during the peeping tom emergency is proposed and PTA carnival permissions are approved.
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Fayetteville
RNL
LaFayette
American Legion
Legion
Maple Ave
McRaw Martin
Miami
Fla
Charles R. Witt
Seven Men Enlist In Pineville
Seven men enlisted in September at Pineville U S Army Recruiting Station. Enlistees for three years include Charles D Widener Mullens Ronnie E Parsons War Roger A Ross Allen Junction Richard A Hall Stephenson Ernest R Miles Marianna all to train in communications center operations. Samuel McKinley Barton Jr Mullens enlists in Army Security Agency. Ellis A Cline Kopperston enlists for four years to Hawaii. All sent to Fort Jackson South Carolina for processing.
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Pineville
RNS
U.S. Army
Charles D. Widener
Charles Widener
Mullens
Ronnie E. Parsons
Ruth Parsons
Army Air Defense Command
Roger A. Ross
Ernie Ross
Allen Junction
Richard A. Hall
Recent Bride Feted At Shower In Oceana Church Hall
Mrs. Donald Weir, a recent bride, was honored with a miscellaneous shower in Toneda Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Hostesses and guests from Kopperston Wharton Oceana Logan and other towns attended, with decorative tables featuring summer flowers and a bridal themed centerpiece.
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Oceana
RNS
Donald Weir
Fellowship Hall
Toneda Baptist Church
Twin sons born to Pax area couple in Petersburg hospital
Pax PAX specialists report the birth of twins Steven Duane and Stanley Dean Winston on Sept 5 at 2 47 and 2 49 p.m. in Petersburg Virginia weighing 5 pounds 13.5 ounces and 4 pounds 11.5 ounces respectively. Former Pax and Kingston residents are the parents Agatha Lee Whitlow Winston and George Roy Winston. The couple also has son David. Mrs Myrtle Davis returns to Mansfield Ohio after visiting Pax relatives and teaching in Pax High School. Raymond Hamilton named new Pax Junior High coach from Cedar Grove Set. Lloyd Miller joins Canada employment after two years in California.
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PAX
George Roy Winston
Petersburg
Steven Duane
Stanley Dean
Kingston
Winston
Agatha Lee Whitlow
Berta Whitlow
Pax High School
David
Myrtle Davis
Mansfield
Ohio
Cabell Craddock
Amber Craddock
Mount Hope Federated League Meets October First
Mount Hope Federated League will meet at 8 p.m. October 1 at the Lions Clubhouse on Chestnut Circle. Mrs. Louise Tully will present a program titled Our Constitution. Mrs. M. A. Marchetti, chairwoman of ways and means, will collect worksheets for birthday calendars and Christmas candles sold by club members during September.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Federated League
Lions
Chestnut Circle
Louise Tully
Ways and Means
M. A. Marchetti
Ball announces birth of Teresa Ann in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Danny Lewis Ball of Lynco welcome a daughter named Teresa Ann born Wednesday at Pineville Maternity Hospital. The newborn weighs seven pounds eight ounces.
Church Youths Plan Fund Raising Project
The Youth Fellowship of the Matheny church plans a white elephant sale at its Sunday evening meeting. The event will be held Sept. 29 in Oceana. Working on the project are Diane Hannah, Diana Faye Stewart, Donna Kaye Stewart, Steve Pendry and advisors Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown ing. Also attending were Gregory Daniels, Lottie Lambert, Lonnie Tilley, Mike Tilley, Jimmy Lambert and Robert Lambert.
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J. Gilbert Cook
Susie Brown
Ott Walker
Lenny Whitten
Franci Brown
Thomas Long
Charolette Maynor
Otis Cook
Avil Grosse
Bill Boshell
Bob Walker
Earl Wilson
Jack Moore
Glenn Keys
Henry Pruett
Brenda Keys
Margie Cuddy
Lester Buckley
Wharton
A. G. Lugar Jr
J. S. Nunn
Tom Evans
Jack Rider
Freddie Lugar
William Lugar
Philip Roach
Charles Chambers
Rubye Meador
Gladys Nunn
Dean Gray
Roy Agee
Martha Belle Cook
Fillimore Dixon
Johnnie Rose
Carolyn
Oceana
RNS
Youth Fellowship of the Matheny Church
Diane Hannah
Diana Faye Stewart
Donna Kaye Stewart
Steve Pendry
Bill Browning
Gregory Daniels
Lottie Lambert
Lonnie Tilley
Mike Tilley
Jimmy Lambert
Robert Lambert
Cooking School Highlights Oceana Woman's Meeting
Oceana Woman's Club opened with a cooking school by Mrs. Shirley Ann Westfall, Hope Gas Co. home economist, at Fellowship Hall. Virginia Price led the program. samples were shared. Devotional read by Mrs. Maude Cozort. group sang America. Plans include district convention in Mullens Sept. 29, saving stamps in area schools, and a Christmas bazaar Dec. 1.
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Oceana
RNS
Shirley Ann Westfall
Hope Gas Co
Oceana Woman's Club
Fellowship Hall
Oceana Methodist Church
Virginia Price
Westfall
Pineville
Maude Cozort
Neva Jo Adams
America
Dorothy Morgan
A. G. Lugar Jr
Mullens
Mullens High School
Charlotte Maynor
Woman's Club
Wyoming County
Club Woman
Jerry Shannon
Ways and Means
Lois Beene
R. C. Hatfield
Philip Roach
Jennings Barrett
Minnie Hawkins
Community Notes From Oceana and Nearby Areas
A compilation of local visits and travels across Oceana and nearby towns. Residents and relatives visit relatives in Morgantown Weston and Charleston, attend reunions, or return from trips. Notables include Clifford Kennedy at Beckley Veterans Hospital and Rev William Lusk's hospital observation in Oceana.
Kopperston Native Enters Marshall University Freshman Year
Keith Walker of Kopperston begins freshman year at Marshall University in Huntington. He graduated in May from Oceana High School where he led the senior class and the National Honor Society, served on the yearbook staff, and earned scholastic awards. He attends Kopperston Presbyterian Church.
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Kopperston
RNS
Keith Walker
John Walker
Marshall University
Huntington
Walker
Oceana High School
Kopperston Presbyterian Church
Church Speaker Tells Mullens Guest at Sunday Service
The Rev. Henry T. Wheeler of Matoaka will be guest speaker at 11 a.m. Sunday at the First Christian Church. He will substitute for the ill Rev. A. J. Coffey of Logan who is in Logan Hospital.
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Mullens
RNS
Henry T. Wheeler
Matoaka
First Christian Church
Wheeler
A. J. Coffey
Logan
Church Women Set Fall Events At Mount Hope
Approximately 30 attendees gathered for the Woman's Mission Society meeting at Mount Hope Baptist Temple. Plans included fall flowers for the church, a fall rally with 6 p.m. dinner at Deepwater, a layman's dinner in November, and a September 29 Baptist Youth Fellowship retreat at Mount Hope. Members from Hulbert Circle led the program with slides on Light and life in Japan, plus reports from Alderson-Broaddus College activities.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Woman's Mission Society
Mount Tope Baptist Temple
Hazel Huffman
Deepwater
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Fellowship of
West Virginia
Baptist Temple
Hulbert Circle
J. C. Gwinn
Hazel Samples
Japan
J. L. Wilkins
Robert Lilly
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Births Recorded at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens
Two births were recorded at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. A son Johnny Ray Christo seven pounds seven and one half ounces to Mr and Mrs Charles Edward Goodwin Tralee at 9 38 p m Sept 17. A son William Andrew nine pounds four and one half ounces to Mr and Mrs Jack Price Stewart 913 Moran Avenue Mullens at 10 01 a m Sept 18.
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Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Johnny Ray Christo
Charles Edward Goodwin
Tralee
William Andrew
Jack Price Stewart
Moran Avenue
Beck ley Hospital Sees Frank Wilson Reend. Local Guests Visit
Glen Rogers reports Frank Wilson re entered Beckley Memorial Hospital Saturday. Hayden Wolfe and Junior Bailey hosted Saturday guests. Sunday visitors included Edsel Alderman and children Jimmy and Kimberly Ann from Cleveland, Carmen Bailey and sons Billy and Larry from Fairdale, and Chester Alderman and children Jack and Shirley plus Estil Lilly from Clear Creek. Dr. C. C. Cottrill and Mrs G E David hosted weekend guests Charles Cottrill and family Connie Debbie Buddy Martha, who then returned to Point Pleasant.
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Glen Rogers
Frank Wilson
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Hayden Wolfe
Junior Bailey
Fairdale
W. W. Alderman
Edsel Alderman
Jimmy
Kimberly Ann
Cleveland
Ohio
Carmen Bailey
Billy and
Larry
Chester Alderman
Jack
Shirley
Estil Lilly
Clear Creek
C. C. Cottrill
G. E. David
Charles Cottrill
Point Pleasant
Connie
Debbie
Buddy
Martha
Hospital Admissions and Discharges at Mullens General
The weekly list from Ming General Hospital Mullens records Sept 14 to Sept 19 admissions and discharges. Names include Martha Shrader Rhodell Ella Letche Rhodell Robert Blankenship Mullens Patty Akers Matoaka Martha Shrader transferred to Bluefield and more.
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Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Martha Shrader
Rhodell
Ella Letche
William Tolliver
Lloyd Whitt
Jo Ann Berger
Cheryl Sneed
Jonathan McKinney
Grace Reed
Hezel Graham
Mabel Wheley
Aubrey Casteele
Patty Whitt
Robert Nelson Blankenship
New Richmond
Ronald Blankenship
Claude Thaxton
Ceccil Thomas Forbes
Alpoca
Patty Akers
Matoaka
Mary Blankenship
Amigo
Chris Weaver
Terry Joy
Elaine Clark
Lola Hatfield
Bluefield
Pearl Ross
Tralee
Arlie Wilson
Besoco
James Lewis Jr
Stephenson
Brenda Billings
Kathy Lester
Maben
Minnie McMlllion
Glen Fork
George Brown
Pineville
James Shaver
Roy Barrett
Aline Brinkley
Charlotte McKinney
Helen Hale
Cornell Smith
Grover Thorn
Willie England
Ertie Quesenberry
Ilene Combs
Carlie Steffey
Cyclone
Ronald Cook
Itmann
Madeline Cook
Clear Fork
Pineville Junior High Newsletter Staff Featured
The Pineville Junior High Newsletter staff includes editor in chief Mike Farley and news editor Judy Smallwood with Frances Feathers as cartoonist and Johnny Goddard as sports editor. Staff members Brenda Phillips Becky Gilley Bobby Stewart Susan Green Bradley Durbin Alice Pendry Theresa Lamp Linda Hamilton Bobby Gunter Sammy Dingess Barney Hawkins. Sponsor Mrs Louise Stoutamyer guides the monthly publication entering its second year.
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Pineville Junior High
Mike Farley
Byron Rose
Pineville
Frances Feathers
John Andrigo
Wyoming
Judy Smallwood
Charles Smallwood
Johnny Goddard
Alvin
Brenda Phillips
Becky Gilley
Bobby Stewart
Susan Green
Bradley Durbin
Alice Pendry
Theresa Lamp
Linda Hamilton
Bobby Gunter
Sammy Dingess
Barney Hawkins
Louise Stoutamyer
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the Legion
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J. D. Burgess
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Jackson's Mill
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Roy D. Cruikshanks
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Montgomery
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Frank Clinchell
Board For Directors
LaFayette Club 49, Inc
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S&h
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EPP
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Gillette Super Blue Blades
Barbie & Ken
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Sharon Spade
Mickie Huffman
Myria Weaver
Joyce McLean
Sandy Scarbro
Janice Graham
Della Saunders
Linda Vanover
Terrill
Cooking
Oceana Women's
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Beckley Veterans Hospital
Don D. Cook
Tom Long
Donnie Weir
Morgantown
Weirs
West Virginia University
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Weston
John Lee Shannon
Charleston
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Clearfork
Wayne Turner
Denville
Fred Brewer
Grandview State Park
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Danny Long
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Elaine
Richard Atwell
F. L. Atwell
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Joe
Grantsville
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David Wilson
Clarence Bailey
Princeton
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Becky
Susan
Roy Goddard
Wirt Cook
Toneda
Tom Bailey
Baileysville
First Church of God
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Pat Hill
Philip Roach Jr
Universal
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Sabine
Ruby Lyons
Brenton
Mary Louise Lusk
Herndon
Ellen Hogg
Audie Milam
Ravencliff
Retha Toler
Simon
Rosie Cardwell
Bud
Maxine Stewart
Carol Logwood
Alpeca
Henry Smith
Elmer Smith
Onnie Joe Handshaw
Guyan
Diane Smith
Wyco
Betty Goodwin
Pauline Phillips
Wyceo
Talitha Stewart
Ernest Tilley
Betty Cadle
Lettie Mullins
Melvay Sharp
Robert Blankenship
Curtis Cook
David Hale
Jerry England
Virgil Hawley
Mark Browning
Robert Hayworth
Naomi Shrewsbury
Virginia Fralin
Poyd Belcher
Mary Lewis
Charles Woodrum
Ruth Lynch
Carrie Cole
Ingalo Toler
Judy Ann Cook
Cecil Forbes
William Moore
Carrie Ball
Polly Canada
Betty Cook
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