Bald Knob Church Deaconess Sophia Fetzer Featured
The February Together issue highlights Miss Sophia Fetzer, a deaconess active in southern West Virginia coal fields, with a color photo at Bald Knob Methodist Church in Boone County. The report outlines her work with children and adults, Christmas gift drives, and plans to recruit 75 young women as deaconesses in 1963, detailing her career path from Martinsburg to West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Sophia Fetzer
Beckley
Friends
George W. Bright
Bald Knob Methodist Church
Boone County
Miss Fetzer
Barrett and Gordon
Barrett-Bald Knob
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Christian Service
Methodist Church
Martinsburg
Fetzer
George H. Fetzer
Lucy Webb Hayes
Union Station
Wisconsn
Minnie Nay
Benwood
Fairmont
Bald Knob
Special tax benefits for widows and widowers advised
Nathaniel Looker, director of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, outlined widow and widower filing options. If a spouse died in the tax year and the survivor remains unmarried, they may file jointly for two years and use joint rates without claiming the deceased spouse’s exemption. Deductions for child care costs are available under specific limits and rules, with Form 2441 and documents 5107 and 5052 offered by the IRS for guidance.
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Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Internal Revenue Service
Parkersburg
Looker
Rhodell School Plans Scoring and PTA Support
Rhodell Elementary School Principal Samuel Meadows announced the scoring will occur April 30 and asked PTA members to authorize purchases from the PTA treasury. A new automatic bell system was installed with half the cost paid by the school, and 12 dozen plates plus other kitchen utensils were bought. Polio and typhoid shots are set for April 23 at the school, time to be announced. The school will enter mid April basketball tournaments for grades 5-6 and 7-8, opening against Hollywood Elementary. A mothers and daughters versus fathers vs Rhodell boys game is scheduled April 10 at 7 p.m. A small admission fee will benefit the PTA treasury. Juanita Larry’s 4th grade won the attendance banner again this year. The next meeting is April 25 with a pot luck supper planned.
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Rhodell
RNS
Rhodell Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association
Samuel Meadows
Board of Education
PTA
Meadows
Stoco Junior High
Hollywood Elementary
Juanita Larry
Mine Permit Issued for Fayette County Coe in WV
The West Virginia Department of Mines in Beckley issued a mine permit to Pugh Mining Co. to open a mine in Fayette County. Eight men will be employed.
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West Virginia Department of Mines
Beckley
Pugh Mining Co
Fayette County
Hippo Twins Reported at St Louis Zoo
Jeepers and Peepers, a mating pair of hippopotami at the St Louis Zoo, are parents to twins. The birth is believed to be the first recorded instance of a female hippo giving birth to multiples in captivity.
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Jeepers
Peepers
ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
St. Louis Zoo
Suits Filed Against Beckley Hospital and Riddle
Beckley Hospital Inc. sues Arthur Addis, Ruth Addis, and Elmer Addis of Arnett in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk for 2,193.78 on account covering March 20 to June 4, 1962 plus interest and costs. Tru man L. Sayre represents the plaintiff. A second suit by Sun Oil Co. of New Jersey against Garlin Riddle of Beckley seeks 719.35 on account with interest from Oct. 1, 1961. Thornhill Thornhill and Kennedy represent the plaintiff.
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The
Beckley Hospital Inc
Arthur Addis
Ruth Addis
Elmer Addis
Arnett
Raleigh County
Truman L. Sayre
Sun Oil Co
New Jersey
Garlin Riddle of
Beckley
Thornhill, Thornhill, and Kennedy
Flu Like Illness Cases Reported Decline in West Virginia
Health department weekly figures show influenza like illness down with Raleigh County at 65 cases and Wyoming County 186 for the week ending Saturday. Fayette County reported none. Raleigh counted two animal bites and cases of chickenpox five, measles six, strep infection one, and tuberculosis one. Wyoming recorded German measles nine, measles twenty, and mumps three. Fayette reported tuberculosis one and syphilis three.
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West Virginia
State Department of Health Disease Control
Raleigh County
Wyoming County
Fayette County
Piney View cheerleaders wear new gold and black uniforms
Piney View Elementary cheerleaders took part in the Town District tournament on Monday wearing new gold and black uniforms. The photo shows Peggy Ames and Peggy Meadows among others, daughters of local residents, including Debbie Atkinson and Brenda Nichols, with Joanne also pictured.
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Piney View
Peggy Ames
Mrs. Thomas Ames
Peggy Meadows
Moody Meadows
Debbie Atkinson
Burean Atkinson
Brenda Nichols
William Nichols
Joanne
Raleigh County Talent Show at Steco High School
The Raleigh County Talent Show at Steco High School Friday night invites entries from 7th through 12th graders. Performers include Randy Canterbury and Ruthie Brakefield singing Hey Paula with Sammy Richardson at the piano and Randy on guitar, Barbara Shrewsbury and Janice Lilly dancing to Hula Hands, and Alvie Richmond singing Walk Right In with Sammy Richardson on piano. Gene Morehouse will host the contest with three judges awarding 10 first, 7.5 second, and 5 third prizes. Entry is free and open by calling the Coal City high school office.
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Raleigh County
Steco High School
Randy Canterbury
Rute Brakefield
Hey Paula
Sammy ‘Richardson
Randy
Barbara Shrewsbury
Janice Lilly
Alvie Richmond
Sammy Richardson
Gene Morehouse
Coal City
Settlement Reached For Train Injuries In Charleston Case
A nine year old Keystone boy receives a 22500 settlement after being struck by a Norfolk and Western Railway train on February 10, 1962. The suit, filed by Lucy Hairston on behalf of Darryl K Hairston, was settled in Federal Court in Charleston Friday with Brown Hugo Payne and Thornhill Thornhill and Kennedy as counsel. The Raleigh County Bank was named guardian for the child, who is recovering from internal injuries a broken leg and a fractured skull and possible eye complications that may require surgery.
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Keystone
Charleston
Brown Hugo Payne
Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy
Beckley
Darryl K. Hairston
Lucy Hairston
Norfolk and Western Railway
Raleigh County Bank
Darryl
Pike Driver Charged
A driver on Pike faced charges after a traffic incident. Authorities identified the suspect as Vladimir Lenin Ulyanov, real name listed as Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, with further details under investigation.
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Lenin
Vladimir Dich Ulyanov
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Alice Terry
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Debby Stover
Larry Bowling
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Max Meadows
Joe Rodriguez
Janet Henry
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