Fifty Years Ago

Thursday, September 5, 1968

Pulpyard to Open

John F. L. Bell, Wood Procurement Forester for the Covington mill of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, has announced that the Company plans to re-open their Marlinton Woodyard for the purchase and shipment of pulpwood to Covington.

The opening date has been set for September 3, 1968. Max E. White, of Minnehaha Springs, has been employed as Yard Manager and will assume responsibility for the operation of the yard when it opens.

Green Bank Football Roster

Garry Arbogast, James Roy Brown, David Collins, Terry Grimes, Neil Horner, Jr., Robert Kuhlken, Kenneth McQuain, William Means, Randall Shears, Robert Beverage, Jack Cosner, Mike Cist, James Gragg, Steven Hamed, David McLaughlin, Robert Oliver, Larry Richardson, Henry Shinaberry, Harold Tyson, Mike Chestnut, Ernest Galford, David Horne, Leon Lantz, Harold McCray, Mike O’Brien, James Allen Sheets, Ray Taylor Roy Taylor, Gary Beverage, Harold Griffin, Dennis Hunter, Mark Kane, Mike Offutt, Mike Mullenax. Managers: Roger Barkley, William Waybright, Larry Sheets, Franklin Griffin. Coaches: Harold Brooks, Kenneth E. Vance.

ENGAGEMENT

Mr. and Mrs. Claude V. Carpenter, of Elyria, Ohio, formerly of Buckeye, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Linda Carol, to Lloyd L. Burgess, son of Mrs. Bobby Hicks, of Ringgold, Georgia, and Dossie Burgess, of Elyria, Ohio… Miss Carpenter is the granddaughter of Mrs. Susie Rogers, of Buckeye…

WEDDING

Warren – Shinaberry

Miss Brenda Louise Shinaberry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur (Sonny) Shinaberry, Jr., of Marlinton, became the bride of Ray P. Warren, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Warren, Sr., also of Marlinton, on Saturday, August 10, 1968, at the Campbelltown Methodist Church.

Duncan – Miller

Miss Virginia Ann Miller and Jeryl Paul Duncan were united in marriage Saturday, August 24, 1968, at 11 o’clock in the Swago Methodist Church at Buckeye.

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Layman, Jr., of Buckeye, a boy, named Brian Paul.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Styrl Hively, of Dunmore, a son. The mother is the former Corena Taylor.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee Price, of Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Lee Kinnison, a son, named James Kevin.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee Fitzgerald, of Cass, a daughter, named Leslie Ann.

DEATHS

Mrs. Eva Jane Carpenter, 52, of Maidsville, a daughter of the late Adam and Myrtle Collins Fluharty. Burial in the Dunmore Cemetery.

Anthony Barnett, 83, born at Stony Bottom, a son of the late Jasper Newton and Hannah Jane Lightner Barnett. Burial in Lindsay Cemetery.

Walter A. Hively, 82, of Dunmore, a retired school teacher and farmer. Burial in the Dunmore Cemetery.

Harper J. Gum, 71, of Cass; burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.