Churches Youth Group Elects R. L. Tabscott
R L Tabscott Jr was elected president of the Presbyterian Youth Fellowship at Bluestone Presbytery's Senior High Rally in Beckley. The Mullens teen, son of a state police corporal, becomes the first Mullens representative in the post. He leads the local church Youth Fellowship, has perfect Sunday School attendance for a decade, and is a Mullens High School honor student and junior class representative. Other Mullens attendees included Annabelle Humphrey Jamie Snyder Sheila Snyder Johnny Russell and Donald Walker with Mary Lewis as adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Mullens High School
Mullens
Annabelle Humphrey
Jamie
Shelia Snyder
Johnny Russell
Donald Walker
17 Collins Band Members to Play In County Event
In Oak Hill Fayette County will host a county band concert on Saturday April 24 in Montgomery. Seventeen Collins Red Devil band members will perform under Charles Minetli of Ohio University who will also judge and rate Fayette County bands. Members listed include Betty Jane Collins Rita Baumgartner John Howard Scott Danny Wilkerson Barbara Donachy Herbie Martin Rachel Vroom Pat Errington Howard Collier Charles Brooks Jim Evans Peggy Errington Carroll Sue Lyons Ameda Feilding Blanche Dixon R C Woods Donald Welborn.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Collins Red Devil
Fayette County
Montgomery
Charles Minetli
Ohio University
Minelli
Collins
Betty Jane Collins
Rita Baumgartner
John
Mrs Clingensmith To Install Officers In Athens Dinner
Mrs Ralph Clingensmith of Athens WV and the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs will dinner guest and install club officers for a two year term. The event is April 8 at 6 30 p m in Friendship Hall First Methodist Church. Reservations with Mrs Viers by April 5. Officers include Snyder president Har man first vice president Viers second vice president and others including Crickmer treasurer Sherman recording secretary and Feller parliamentarian. Humphrey chairs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harman
Paul Viers
W. R. Peterson
D. C. Sherman
Walter Crickmer Jr
Leo Smith
C. V. Feller
E. D. Humphrey
Infant Rites Held Today in Wolfpen Cemetery
Graveside service at Brewster Cemetery in Wolfpen scheduled for 2 p.m. today for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Fred Sizemore who died six hours after birth at their Wolfpen home.
Coal Cars Derail in Tunnel at Polk Gap
Eleven empty coal hoppers derailed in a Polk Gap tunnel while hauled by Virginia Railway diesel loco. No cars toppled or damaged. The train, bound for Glen Rogers, halted at 9:25 a.m. A wreck crew retracked the cars by dusk.
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RNS
Virginia Railway
Polk Gap
Glen Rogers
Woman 36 Killed In Boone County Accident
WHITESVILLE RNS Mrs Effie Tinus 36 of Whitesville died in a Sunday crash near Foster when the car she rode in swerved out of control hitting a garage two cars and a truck. Driver Robert Thomas 27 Sylvester on leave from the Navy was hospitalized in Charleston with back injuries in critical condition. Cpl H D Gibbs Whitesville state police said the accident occurred at 1015 am Mrs Tinus was thrown from the car over a car and into a truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
Effie Tinus
Foster
Robert Thomas
Sylvester
Navy
Charleston
H. D. Gibbs
Tinus
Taylor Services Today for Piez E. Taylor
Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Mullens for Piez E. Taylor found dead at his home Friday from a heart ailment. The Rev. John Payne Jr. would conduct the service with burial at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Beckley. Survivors include a son, Robert, at Concord College, and two daughters, Mrs. Tracy Lucento of Memphis and Mrs. James Blevins of Chattanooga.
Three Fayette couples seek marriage licenses
Fayetteville reports three couples applying for licenses in the county clerk’s office. Robert Johnson 18 and Dixie Workman 17 of Oak Hill and Lansing. Charles E. King 21 and Fern Deloris Moore 17 of Beards Fork. John D. Shaffer 24 and Delpha Pearl Kincaid 18 of Mount Lookout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette County
Robert Johnson
Beatrice Treadway
Oak Hill
Dixie Workman
Guy and
Mamie Workman
Lansing
Charles E. King
Mason and
Ocie King
Beards Fork
Fern Deloris Moore
John D. Shaffer
James R
Mona E. Sha
Virginian Slain in Dispute at Tip Top Farm
In Tazewell County a 35-year-old man Henry Callaway of Tip Top was shot to death at a drinking party at Frank Dickerson's home. Dickerson 42 was charged with murder and released on $3,000 bond. Dickerson claimed Callaway lunged with a knife during the argument. deputy FE Mathena confirmed the shooting was a face shot with a .38 caliber pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Frank Dickerson
Tip Top
Henry Callaway
Dickerson
FE. L. Mathena
Callaway
Arbor Day Observed Urged Across West Virginia
Fayetteville report notes Arbor Day on April 9 with reminders to Garden Clubs 4H Clubs Farm Women's Clubs and community groups. West Virginia extension forester Phil Berthy urges public support to replenish forests and foster future forests in schools via programs and materials from West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
J. Haynes Miller
Phil Berthy
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Berthy
Agricultural Extension Service
Morgantown
4-H Health Contest Exams Set in Fayetteville
Fayette County 4-H Health Committee arranged with Eva McClung to examine club health contest winners. Exams occur today at 3 p.m. in the Board of Education building Lookout section, April 14 at 10 a.m. at Nuttall High. County honors contest on April 24 at 10 a.m. in Fayetteville Health Department offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Eva McClung
Oceana Seniors Visit Concord College in Athens
Fifty Oceana High School seniors toured Concord College in Athens on Thursday April 1. The college planned to host about 500 area high school seniors for a luncheon and campus tour. Oceana students traveled by bus with two Concord graduates now teaching at Oceana, Miss Emma Pizzino and Arnold Harless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Oceana High School
Concord College
Athens
Concord
Emma Pizzino
Arnold Harless
Commercial
Humphrey Couple Welcome Daughter Cathy Faye
Mr and Mrs C F Humphrey of Fayetteville announce the birth of daughter Cathy Faye born Sunday at 7 30 am weighing seven pounds eight ounces born at Oak Hill hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
C. F. Humphrey
Fayetteville
Cathy Faye
Washington Builds New Million Dollar Puget Sound Ferry
Washington state expands its ferry fleet by constructing a 310 foot, two million dollar vessel for Puget Sound use. Officials call it the largest ferry built on the West Coast, complementing recent additions including two auto and passenger ships purchased from Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
of Washington
Puget Sound
Maryland
A C Martin Resigns as Oak Hill Patrolman
A C Martin resigned Friday as Oak Hill patrolman effective immediately to devote full time to evangelistic work. Martin, an ordained Freewill Baptist pastor at Meadow Fork, served seven years and thanked officials for cooperation. Howard Tyree, 25, of Oak Hill, to replace Martin. Tyree has been working extra Saturdays. The force now includes Janney, Sgt Long, Walter Gravely, and Tyree. No decision yet on Saturday night patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
A. Oscar Martin
Martin
H. E. Janney
Janney
Freewill Baptist Church
Meadow Fork
Howard Tyree
Sgt
Jack Long
Walter Gravely
Tyree
Services Tuesday For H. C. Graham
Funeral services for Herbert O. Graham will be held Tuesday at the Bellepoint residence with Reverends Hackney and Wyand officiating. Burial is at Greenbrier Burial Park. Graham, a longtime Hinton resident, died Sunday of a heart attack. He worked for New River Grocery Co. and later as a wholesale grocer with Higgins Grocery Co. Survived by wife Ola Noël Graham and siblings J B Harris, Roscoe Graham, James Graham, Mrs H G Humphries, and S J Graham. An only daughter, Margaret Noel Graham, preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
RNS
Herbert O. Graham
Bellepoint
H. P. Hackney
F. B. Wyand
Greenbrier
Graham
James A. Graham
Sandstone
New River Grocery Co
Higgins Grocery Co
Beckley
Masonic and Elks Lodges
the Shrine
Kiwanis Club
Central Baptist Church
Men’s Bible Class
Ola Noel Graham
J. B. Harris
Philadelphia
Roscoe Graham
Huntington
James Graham
Bellefonte
H. G. Humphries
S. J. Graham
Margaret Noel Graham
Barnette
Lewisburg Man Killed in Virginia
Marvin H. Turner 55, of Lewisburg, died Saturday night when his panel truck crashed into a bridge girder on U S 60 two miles west of Covington Virginia. Turner, manager of Singer Sewing Machine Co in Lewisburg, was en route to Clifton Forge to visit a brothel when the accident occurred. He suffered a fractured skull crushed chest and multiple injuries. Turner had recently been transferred from Washington DC to Lewisburg by his employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Marvin H. Turner
Lewisburg
Here
Dunlap Creek
Turner
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Clifton Forge
U. S. 60
Washington, D. C
Eight-year-old Massey boy injured in farm tractor fall
Gillis Massey, eight, was hospitalized after falling from a garden tractor in Mullens. He sustained severe contusions to the left side over the kidney and abdomen and facial abrasions. Admitted to Wyoming General Hospital in moderate shock. he is the son of Mrs. Annie Massey of Pirpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Gillis Massey
Wyoming General Hospital
Gillis
Annie Massey
Pierpoint
Converts Debate Protestant Conversion Figures
Roman Catholic editor priest criticizes Christian Herald survey claiming 4,144,366 Catholics converted to Protestantism in a decade, arguing the study lacks scientific standards, misuses denominational counts, and urban bias. Protestant editor defends figures as reasonable, noting yearbook scope excludes many denominations and that totals fall within a conservative range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas J. M. Burke
America
Christian Herald
National Council of Churches
Burke
Father Burke
Kenneth L. Wilson
Wilson
National Council
Barretts Attend Classroom Teachers Spring Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Barrett attended the Classroom Teachers Spring Convention in Fairmont on April 2 3 and 4. Mrs Barrett was chairman of the rules committee for the meeting. The general business session was held Saturday followed by a banquet Saturday evening. Both Barretts are Oceana High School faculty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Jennings Barrett
Fairmont
Barrett
Mrs. Barrett
Oceana High School
Tralee Society Club meets at Mrs Gillespie’s home
Mrs Owen Gillespie hosted the Tralee Society Club meeting Thursday night with a short Easter program led by Mrs Bu ford Hamilton, Mrs Lester Burdet, Mrs Robert Clark, and Miss Mary Lee Vaught. Birthday greetings were extended to three members. Refreshments followed for nine members and two guests, with several other attendees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Rowe
Vickie Caperton
Elaine Clark
Easter Sunrise Service at Hilton Village Church
Hilton Village Baptist Church on Route 60 between Lookout and Rainelle invites the public to an Easter Sunrise Service at 6 30 in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Village Baptist Church
Lookout
Rainelle
Hill Names Greenman as Director For McClintic Scouting Program
Fayettville report says Charles H. Greenman field scout executive will direct the McClintic Scout Reservation program for 1954. Camp runs June 13 to August 7 in Greenbrier County near Lewisburg at 2,200 feet. Buckskin Council invested over 50,000 dollars in development. J. W. Halstead acts as business manager with four staff in camp. Units must secure parental permission and meet physical requirements. Basic camp fee is 2.50 per day or week. additional unit costs depend on planned programs. leadership adds 3 dollars for boys without unit leadership. Activities include canoeing boating swimming nature Indian lore hiking outdoor cooking handicraft archery rifle range fishing conservation and camp fires. Limited unit leadership accepted and applicants should contact scout leaders promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Sam Co. Hill
Buckskin Council
Boy Scouts of America
Charles H. Greenman
McClinic
Lewisburg
McClinie
Greenbrier County
Fort Connally
J. W. Halstead
Sam C. Hill
Area Men Plan Mining Sessions Program For State Safety Meet
Beckley area coal miners helped organize the 20th West Virginia State Safety Conference to be held April 14 16 in Charleston. The Mines and Mining Section sessions on April 15 feature UMWA members and coal firms from Raleigh Fayette Wyoming Mercer and Logan counties with Crawford L. Wilson as general chairman.
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Beckley
Charleston
United Mine Workers and
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Mercer
Logan
Crawford L. Wilson
Minden
New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
E. O. Petrie
Huntington
Labor Committee
J. B. Wooldridge Jr
Bluefield
Pocahontas Operators Association
George Crouch
Minden Umwa
Sibbley Weatherford
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Harry G. Kennedy
Kanawha Operators Association
J. W. Colley
Logan Operators Association
B. B. Housman
Joseph J. Ardigo
Williamson
Secre
Plicances Co
J. W. Wood
West Virginia Belt & Cable Co
R. R. Ellison
Industrial Safety Supply Co
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Eric Brown
Harold Hock
Mount Hope
James Whalen
Edward Lewis
Welch
George Reid
Rainelle
John Matsko
Oak Hill
State Department of Mines
George Bryan
C. M. Meadows
C. I. Bennett
Philippi
William Berry
Fairmont
Andrew Easton
Walter F. White
Frank J. Simms
Fayetteville
J. Marion Cook
Midway
Clifford Davis
Kaymoor
New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
W. B. Poling
New River Co
Luther T. Powers
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
F. W. McCallister
Page
Floyd Hieatt
Affinity
Lillybrook Coal Co
Walter L. Beene
C. H. Maynor
Amigo
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Howard Thompson
Bernice Booker
State Mines Department
C. B. Canterbury
Eccles
A. S. Ashley
Beards Fork
Roy W. Kemp
Otsego
Brule Smokeless Coal Co
John Morgan
Gulf Mining Co
B. Irvin Wall
Stephenson
Burkeye Coal & Coke Co
Jesse Redyard
Oceana
Redyard Coal Co
C. E. Linkous
Island Creek Coal Co
Percy Gillian
Somet-Solvay
Allied Chemical & Dye Corp
Roy Fairchild
John J. Yorke
R. E. Shelton
E. L. Wiley
Maurice Ellis
Omar
West Virginia Coal & Coke Co
Kanawha
Pocahontas
Central
Northern
Wallen Gets Singing Job With NYC Song Writers
Pineville youth Danny Wallen auditioned in New York for Bennie Benjamin George Weiss and publisher William Ferando after a local lead from Eddie Fisher. He recorded two tracks and will return April 10 to study and perform, with bookings arranged to cover expenses. Wallen, formerly with WSAZ Huntington, aims for a New York break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Danny Wallen
New York City
Arthur Godfery
Godfrey
Eddie Fisher
Huntington Paper Company
Wallen
New York
West Virginia
Bennie Benjamin
George Weiss
William Ferando
Newt Wallen
WSAZ
Huntington
Custard Stand Robbed in Mullens Night Burglary
Burglars looted the Ritchie Brothers Frozen Custard Stand on Guyandotte Ave gathering sweets hot dogs and about $2 in sales tax receipts. They broke a door glass to enter and damaged a custard machine and freezer compressor, with police suspecting juveniles.
Look Who's Driving film to play in Fayette County
Fayetteville residents will see Look Who's Driving, a color movie about adolescent driving behavior as a major cause of highway accidents, shown at local theaters over the next three weeks.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Advance Stock Sales Hit Drive to 50 000
HINTON ANS The drive to relocate the Advance Machine and Development Company from Beckley to Hinton reached its fixed minimum of 50 000 in pledges to two trustees at local banks. Remaining pledges are expected soon. An option on land for the building to house the plant is likely to be exercised Monday and building plans are being studied.
Fayetteville High Band Concert Tuesday Evening
Fayetteville High School Band under Alfonso Nicosia presents its annual spring concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Memorial Building. The program features marches overtures solos and a 16 piece dance band performing four selections followed by a joint performance with Sally Whanger narrating. Charles Nicosia conducts three pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Alfonso Nicosia
Memorial Building
Billy Jo Jones
Sally Whanger
Legionners of Parade
Charles Nicosia
Concord College
Bernard Ayers announce Thayer birth of baby Bobby Gene
Mr and Mrs Bernard Ayers of Thayer announce the birth of their second child a son born March 81 at home weighing eight pounds eight ounces named Bobby Gene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer
Bernard Ayers
Bobby Gene
Circle Officers Installed at Scarbro Baptist Church
The Mark Ball Circle met at the home of Mrs. Jean Doris with co-hostess Mrs. Vena Doris. Catherine Collins spoke on Kinship of Music and Religion. Nell Smith led the installation of officers for the coming year with members named for each post and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarbro
Mark Ball
Scarbro Baptist Church
Jean Doris
Vena Doris
Catherine Collins
Nell Smith
Janet Bennett
Labelle Milewski
Ruby Bragg
Foreign Mission
Home Mission
C. Hazelwood
White Cross
Ben Ferguson
Andy Sunday
Thomas Hundley
Myrtle Foster
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Mary Lewis
Robert Tabscott Jr
Collins Band
Mrs. Clingensmith
Boone
Taylor Services Today
Sirvice
Richmond Cleaners
A. C. Martin
H. C. Graham
Virginia
CTA
Hill
Greenman
McClintic
L. Ebersole Gaines
A. R. Matthews
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Laurence Tierney, Jr
Tierney Mining Co
Paul Morton
Cannelton Coal & Coke Co
Lillybrook
H. A. Quenon
A. V. Sproles
C. R. Bourland
H. E. Mauck
Coalwood
Olga Coal Co
Carl Anderson
Mine Safety Appliances Co
R. H. Magee
National Mine Service Co
James Mahoney
C. V. Miller
Mine Safety Ap
Nyc
Panny Wallen
S&h
Saars
Jewelers
Neville St
Fayetteville High Band
Arbuckle
Frank Della Penna
Holyoke, Mass
Sal Hepatica
Bristol
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