Thursday, June 20, 1974
January Thaw
January Thaw by William Roos will be presented by the Pioneer Players June 9, 12 and 13 in the Marlinton United Methodist Church under the direction of Frances Eskridge, Francis McElwee and Willard Eskridge.
The Cast;
Freida – Nancy Burks; Herbert Gage – Herb McClure, Jr.; Sarah Gage – Joyce Wilfong; Paula Gage – Jeanne Kellison; Marge Gage – Dondi Stemple; Barbara Gage – Cornell Moore; George Husted – John Mallow; Jonathan Rockwood – Willard Eskridge; Mathilde Rockwood – Sally Nottingham; Mr. Loomis – Gene Simmons; Uncle Walter – Earl Butch Michael; Matt Rockwood – David Peacock; Carson – Kenneth Nottingham.
To England
The English Exchange Students from Pocahontas County High School will leave Thursday, June 20, for their trip to England and will return July 24. They will spend the first week touring the Edinburgh, Scotland, area and then will spend three weeks in Hayes School in London, the school from which the English students came who visited here in April.
DINNER
A Father’s Day Dinner, in honor of Jesse Beverage, was given Sunday, June 16, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beverage. Guests attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beverage, of Richwood; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Beverage and daughters, Michelle and Crystal, of Nettie; Mr. and Mrs. Glade Fertig, Jr., Harrisonburg, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Beverage, Mrs. Betty Miller and daughters, Lura, Barbara and Pamela; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Beverage and daughters, Rose Ellen and Angela; Mr. and Mrs. John Beverage, Geneva Hevener, Mr. and Mrs. Layton Beverage and sons, Tony and Chuck; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beverage and sons, Brian and Michael; and Bobby Beverage.
DEATH
John W. Rider, 85, of Marlinton, born at Frost, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Rider. Funeral held from the VanReenen Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mrs. Goldie M. Cornell, 66, of Marlinton, a daughter of the late William and Sallie Cochran Wardell. Funeral held from VanReenen Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mrs. Bessie Elizabeth Simmons, 49, of Craigsville, a member of Rebecca Lodge 38 of Hillsboro. Funeral held from the Alderson Baptist Church in Craigsville with burial in Sunset Cemetery at Jacox.
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Henry O. Lambert, 79, of Elkins; born at Middlefork, a son of the late David and Froina Fox Lambert. Funeral service from Runner Funeral Home with interment at Arbovale Cemetery.
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Mrs. Thomas (Violet Belle) Grossman, 52, of Cochranton, died, following a fall down a flight of stairs. Born in Bartow, a daughter of Joseph C. and Cora Belle Wooddell Halterman. She was a nurse at Polk State Hospital.
