Thursday, October 3, 1974
Municipal Building
A cakewalk will be held this Friday night to raise money to help complete the auditorium and community rooms in the new Municipal Building. Lights, tile and chairs are needed for the auditorium, these hold top priority; then there are other things such as kitchen equipment that are also needed.
There will also be bread and candy walked off. The Marlinton Woman’s Club is sponsoring this. Harley Carpenter will be there and have some other musicians with him to make some lively music.
Marlinton Elementary School
Cheerleaders for 1974-75: Debra Shearer, Cathy Sharp, Debbie Dean, Karen Buchanan, Penny Beck and Carol McNeill. Sponsor, Mrs. Bee Gladwell
FOOTBALL
The Marlinton Copperheads won their second game of the season as they downed Renick’s 7th and 8th grade team 38 – 0.
Keith Pondexter put on an impressive show of running with T. D. jaunts of 59 and 19 yards. He had a total of 112 yards rushing for the game.
Ricky Irvine scored two touchdowns and two extra points as he rushed for 49 yards.
Mark Dilley intercepted a Renick pass and ran 35 yards for the T. D.
Kevin Shaw and Sam Pondexter scored one extra point each to round out the scoring.
On defense, Marlinton was led by Ronnie Sharp with 6 individual tackles and 3 assists. Ronnie also intercepted a pass and returned it 21 yards. Ricky Irvine, Craig Doss and Kevin Gay also turned in fine defensive performances.
Marlinton will face the powerful Green Bank Eagles Saturday night, October 5.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Karl Hille, of Green Bank, a son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Ervin, of White Sulphur Springs, a daughter, Shelli Elizabeth. The mother is the former Linda Mullenax.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Northcutt, Jr., of Columbus, Georgia, a daughter, Patressa Raynett.
DEATHS
Mrs. Florence Sampson, 89, of Huntersville, and Covington, Virginia; born at McDowell, Virginia, the widow of Clifford Sampson. Funeral service from the VanReenen Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mrs. Vada Wilmoth, 81, of Durbin, a lifelong resident of Durbin; funeral service from the Durbin Church of the Brethren with burial in the Wilmoth Cemetery.
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Mrs. Mattie Hively Deputy, 78, of Dunmore, a daughter of the late David and Louise Hively. Funeral service from the Baxter Presbyterian Church with burial in the Dunmore Cemetery.
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Mrs. Bessie McCarty, 82, of Huntersville, a daughter of the late Wallace and Nancy McLaughlin. Funeral service was held from Hun-tersville Methodist Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Edmond T. Jackson, 69, of Marlinton, a son of the late Claude and Alice Mayse Jackson. Service held from VanReenen Funeral Home with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mrs. Allie F. Burgess, 95, of Marlinton, widow of James A. Burgess. Born at Woodrow, a daughter of the late John W. and Margaret Barlow.
BIT OF HUMOR
Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years.
Maybe grandma had more time to cook because she didn’t have to spend so much time reading the ingredients on the label.
The doctor told my friend he needed more leafy greens in his diet, so he switched from martinis to mint juleps.
Poverty is a condition we try to conceal at the time, and then brag about it later in our memoir.