Pine Grove Class Elects Officers With Student Leader John Perry
John Perry, son of Mr and Mrs Tony Perry, was elected to two class presidencies at Glen Rogers High School and Sun day school, heading both the freshman class and the Pine Grove Baptist Church intermediate class at Ravencliff. Annis Milam is vice president, Ginette Vaught secretary, Frankie Acord and Doug Farley assistants. teacher Mrs Melvin Richardson. The active group recently redecorated the classroom with new drapes funded by teen contributions and led the painting project.
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John Perry
Tony Perry
Glen Rogers High School
Pine Grove Baptist Church
Ravencliff
Annis Milam
Ginette Vaught
Frankie Acord
Doug Farley
Melvin Richardson
Food Stamp Plan To Be Extended In West Virginia
The State Welfare Department began interviewing to hire staff in Logan Mingo and Wayne Counties to interview and certify needy residents for the extended food stamp program. Officials estimate about 40000 people in the three counties may qualify as the program expands from McDowell County. Applications will be accepted Oct 8 with stamps going on sale Nov 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
UPI
State Welfare Department
Mingo
Wayne Counties
McDowell County
West Virginia
Grace Strain
Williamson
Wayne
Helen” l
Helen F. Cole
Country Extension Home
Nicholas County
A. Dennis McCutcheon
County Extension
B. L. Coffindaffer
West Virginia University
Rush Butcher
Johnny Ellison
Lansing Mountaineers
Lansing
Helen
Roscoe K. Plumley
Wyoming County
Camille C. Stewart
Mercer County
Bonnie A. Peck
Summers County
James E. Johnson
Greenbrier County
George D. Siehl
Summers
Raleigh
Fayette Counties
John D. Cutlip
Fayette County
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Fayetteville
12Th Judicial Circuit
Birth announced for Arnold Leroy Jr in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Arnold Leroy Walker announce the birth of a son Tuesday at Pineville Maternity Hospital The baby weighs five pounds twelve ounces and is named Arnold Leroy Jr
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Cyclone
ANS
Arnold Leroy Walker
Pineville Maternity Hospital
Arnold Leroy Jr
Region 4-H Leaders Set Fayetteville Conference
Fayetteville hosts the Southeastern Regional 4-H leaders conference at the Mountainair Hotel on Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event includes a free smorgasbord dinner and features speakers from West Virginia University and county extension agents.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Mountainair
John D. Cutlip
Clifton Dotson
Mercer County
Helen F. Cole
Nicholas County
Robert M. Baker
Summers County
Joseph L. Morris
West Virginia University
Eleanor M. Glenn
B. L. Coffindaffer
Cutlip
Delena Wood Honored At Surprise 14th Birthday Pajama Party
Delena Wood daughter of Mr and Mrs Nathan Wood Itmann was feted at a surprise pajama party Friday night at the home of Mrs Anna June Lefler Corinne. The event hosted by Pat Lefler celebrated Delena on her 14th birthday with guests Diane Wood Melanie Blackwell Sherline Coffman Carol Sue Lane Diane Coffman Linda Hedrick Lindell Calvert Sue Brooks Sharon Kade Peggy Andrews Rosemary Lambert and Betty Taylor.
McGraws Spence Family Visits Mentioned in Belle Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McGraw and daughter Sharon and Mr. and Mrs. Perry Spence visited in Belle with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walker, who is the Spences' daughter. James Brown returned to Charleston after visiting his parents, and Cpl Gerald Michael Sizemore went back to Camp Lejeune, N C after a weekend at home with his parents.
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McGraws
RNS
Walter McGraw
Sharon
Perry Spence
McGraw
Belle
Bill Walker
Michigan Tops United States Navy Bean Crop
The bulk of the navy bean crop of the United States is produced in Michigan, making the state a dominant producer in this legume market and shaping national supply patterns for canned beans and related products.
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Navy
United States
Michigan
Operation Comic Strip Brings Comics To Blind Children
At Paterson Eastside High School a group of about 50 teens dramatizes newspaper comic strips on tape to entertain blind and handicapped children. Director Joseph Frank, himself blind, oversees four hours of rehearsal per reel, creating 50 minute tapes with sound effects and narration. The project has drawn praise from School No. 2 and the Marcella Camp for the Blind and has attracted attention from federal offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sheehan
Enterprise Assn
Paterson
N. J
NEA
World of the
Eastside High School
Joseph T. Frank
Operation Comic Strip
Sweetie Pie
Captain Easy
Morty Meekle
Frank
White House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Marcella
Gordon
Top Band Award Goes To Oceana
Mullens West Virginia RNS Oceana High School Indian Band judged best overall at the Wyoming County Band Majorette Festival held at the Mullens athletic field. Director Jim Burwell led the Oceana group. Miss Judy Gillenwater won Miss Wyoming County Majorette. Mary Ellen Belcher of Herndon High School and Mullens High School received trophies for best twirler and best band routines respectively.
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Wyoming County
Mullens
Jim Burwell
Judy Gillenwater
Oceana Band
Gloria Pritchard
Mullens Rebel Band
Mary Ellen Belcher
Herndon
Gene Allen
Oceana
George Nolley
Delilah Roberts
Baileysville
Andrea Allen
Itmann PTA Sets Carnival
Itmann Grade School parents plan a Halloween carnival on Oct 30 at 7 p m. The PTA appointed committees for the year including Sandy Basham as program chair and Mrs David Farmer and Mrs Jo Ann Justice in publicity. Homeroom Mothers will assist, and the Second Grade won the room count earning a library book. Next meeting is Oct 8 at 8 p m with all parents urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Basham
David Farmer
Jo Ann Justice
Jack Blankenship
Louise McLean
Clarence Ratliff
Thurman Clark
Carmel Dotson
Ernest Belcher
Lacy Hight
Cook
Kids Day at Glen Rogers High Ends With Field Party
Friday marked Kids Day for Glen Rogers High School seniors as they swapped dignity for playful outfits. Girls wore hair bows, dolls, and pinafores while boys dressed in short pants with toy guns. A parade of students including Elizabeth Meadows Ernie Trump Bonnie Burgess Donna Bailey and Tommy Brown gathered at the bus stop and rode a pony before after school transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers High School
Elizabeth Meadows
Ernie Trump
Bonnie Burgess
Donna Bailey
Tommy Brown
Mullens High to Crown Homecoming Queen at Friday Game
Mullens High School will crown homecoming queen Miss Darlene Hinchee at halftime of the Mullens Trap Hill football game Friday. Hinchee is the daughter of Mrs. Eunice Hinchee and the late Luther Hinchee.
Fayette Students Enter Colleges Fayette Students Enter Colleges
Mount Hope area students headed to colleges this year include children of Mrs. O L Blake Tom Kuhn Wofford College Spartansburg S C and Miss Carol Kuhn University of Cincinnati. Names from Marshall University West Virginia University Beckley College and other institutions follow with many attendees and affiliations listed in detailed roster form.
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Mount Hope
O. L. Blake
Tom Kuhn
Bob Gillespie
Scarbro
Dallas Hicks
Prince
Dennis Halstead
Earl Halstead
Eddie Bergendahl
Charles Bergendahl
Marshall University
Trisha Ball
V. A. Ball
Connie Barbera
George Barbera
Bunny Kennedy
Fred Kennedy
Kitty Jo Bolen
Mike Bolen
Charles Thomas
Roberta Thomas
Tim Walker
O. J. Walker
Ronnie Taylor
Charles Taylor
West Virginia University
Conrad Neely
Kathryn Neely
Pat Buffa
Joe Buffa
Rowena Bryan
Ambrose Bryan
Bill Chapman
David Chapman
Danny Danner
Henry Danner
Eugene Gast
Eloise Gast
Pat Garnett
Paul Garrett
Spanish navigators nickname the Galapagos island name
Spanish navigators dubbed the Galapagos Islands Las Islas Encantadas, or the Enchanted Isles, as they charted the coast of Ecuador and noted the remote archipelago’s unique flora and fauna.
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Galapagos Island
Ecuador
Las Islas Encantadas
the Enchanted Isles
Wyoming County to host Civil Defense Adult Education course
West Virginia's Civil Defense Adult Education moves to Wyoming County with an educator meeting at Pineville High School at 7 p m Tuesday. The 15 hour instructor course certifies teachers to lead a 12 hour general Civil Defense class and covers disasters, fallout, chemical and biological threats, and home shelter plans.
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Pineville
ANS
West Virginia
Civil Defense
Rex M. Smith
Wyoming County
Robert H. Kuhn
Pineville High School
State Department of Education
U. S. Office of Education
U. S. Office of Emergency Planning
George M. Nelly
John Pinson
J. Russell Reavers
Ravencliff Notes On Family Visits And Local News
Mrs. Ivan Smith returns to Ravencliff from Charleston after two weeks with her mother while her father’s death keeps her away. Elbert Wahl and family hosted relatives from Slaty Fork in Ravencliff. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Blankenship and others dropped in for visits in Oceana and Beckley area. Mrs. Garner Bailey lies ill on Ravencliff Sabine Road after travel from Butler as kin visit Romney. Several social visits and hospital notes accompany updates on area residents including Fort Benning and Beckley Veterans Hospital.
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Ravencliff
Elna Walker
Darrell Lamb
Oceana
Asa Hurst
Josie Smith
Beckley Hospital
Smith
Glen Daniels
Garner Bailey
Cather Pettry
David Trump
Gary
Debbie
Helen
William H. McGraw
Butch and
Jennifer
James
Mary’ McGraw
Junior Dickerson
Odd
Terry Daniels
Fairdale
Glen Stewart
George Duncan
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Concord College selects Miss Vicky Bolen as majorette
Miss Vicky Bolen, a 1962 Mount Hope High School graduate and Kilsyth native, chosen as Concord College majorette for the fall. She is a freshman at Concord White, led the Fayette County Band, and has held posts in Alpha Beta, Future Business Leaders, and the National Thespian Society. She plans a BS in business education with a major in business law and minors in shorthand and typing.
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Concord
Vicky Bolen
Mount Hope High School
Concord College
Athens
Bolen
Opal Steplowski
Kilsyth
Robert Bolen
Concord White
Fayette County
Alpha Beta Club
Future Business Leaders of America
National Thespian Society
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Miss Bolen
Marriage Announced for Judy Sweaza and Jerry Wingrove
In Long Branch the marriage of Miss Judy Sweaza daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel N Sweaza Whittier California and Jerry Wayne Wingrove son of Mr and Mrs O R Wingrove Long Branch was announced The ceremony occurred September 1 at Rivera First Baptist Church in Whittier California The bridegroom a former Fayette County resident is from Huntington Park California
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Long Branch
Judy Sweaza
Daniel N. Sweaza
Whittier
Calif
Jerry Wayne Wingrove
Huntington Park
Rivera First Baptist Church
Fayette County
0. R. Wingrove
Second Child Born in Charleston Suzanne Denise
Mr and Mrs Jack Marchio of 304 C Joseph Street Charleston announce the birth of their second child a girl on September 18 at Charleston Hospital. The baby weighs six pounds twelve ounces and is named Suzanne Denise. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Andy Marchio of Charleston formerly of Kilsyth. The couple's other child is Jack Jr aged 1.
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Kilsyth
Jack Marchio
Joseph Street
Charleston
Charleston Hospital
Suzanne Denise
Andy Marchio
Marchio
Jack Jr
Engineers Attend Fall Meeting in Gatlinburg Tennessee
Mr and Mrs Lloyd G Fitzgerald returned from Gatlinburg Tennessee where they attended the Society of Mining Engineers Fall meeting Entertainment included tours of the Smoky Mountains a luncheon and a tour of the Tennessee Copper Refining Plant at Copper Hill Tennessee
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Mount Hope
ANS
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Society of Mining Engineers
Smoky Mountains
Tennessee Copper Co
Copper Hill
Moso Dialect Spoken by Southwest China Tribesmen
The Moso dialect, a Chinese variety, is used by about 200000 tribespeople in southwestern China near Tibet, reflecting a distinct linguistic community.
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China
Tibet
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Delena Wood
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Joseph Frank
Itmann Pta
Carnival
Ray Milland Hagen
Tranaie Avalon
Merrill
Jeff Chandler
Sion Brown
Hutchins-Duggan
Akins
Gidget
James Darren
Debra Howley
Jack Lemmon
Ricky Nelson
Ee Aarner BR
Fayette
Hinchee
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Bobbi Jenkins
Lynette Hinchee
Joan Bower
Marylane Warden
Pat Combs
Tri-Hi-Y
National Honor Society
Boosters Club
Girls State
Miss Jenkins
George Jenkins
Future Homemakers of America
Miss Warden
M. J. Warden
Maben
FBLA
Miss Bower
John Bower
F.H.A
FTA
Eunice Hinche
Wyoming
Technicolor
Pine Theatre
SUN
Dr. In
Paris Blues
Paul Newman
Sidney Poitier
Joanne Woodward
Breakfast AT Tiffany’s” Technicolor
Audrey Hepburn
George Peppard
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