Fayette Clerk To Quit Office After 30 Years of Service
Fayette County voters face a 1962 off year election without the name of Mrs. L S Tully on the ballot for circuit clerk after 30 years of service. Deputy C H Maxwell manages the office while she rests at Pinecrest Sanatorium and pursues health.
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Fayette
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
L. S. Tully
Tully
Pinecrest Sanitarium
C. H. Maxwell
Raleigh General Hospital
Pinecrest
West Virginia
Scouts Schedule Snt Bivouac For Troop 91 Mount Hope
Mount Hope Lions Club hosts weekly dinner meeting where Scoutmaster J W Bragg announced a bivouac for Troop 91. Wood B Poling, secretary, reported 58 members and two guests attended—Robert Saxton, The New River Co Oakwood mine superintendent, and Delmer Curry, Boy Scout Committee member. J M Wade, club president, led the session.
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Mount Hope
Lights Promised To Discourage Peepers on Chestnut Avenue
Oak Hill residents report a rash of Peeping Tom incidents and win City Council promise to install at least one street light on Whitney Avenue near First Avenue Chestnut Avenue. Neighbors led by Robert K Holliday request another light possible elsewhere in the area.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Chestnut Avenue
First Street
Robert K. Holliday
Pete Puckett
Louie Peters
Rice Scott
Whitney Avenue
First Avenue
Holliday
Weekend Guests at Multiple Homes Across Town
Weekend guests visited relatives in Bradley Caretta Oak Hill Beckley Ravenwood Dayton Ohio Skelton Mount Hope and Gary. Notable entries include Kay Ann Spade Helen Suttle Reba Elliott and Pat McMillion among others as families hosted relatives from various towns. Robert Beverley from Washington DC spent Easter with his family.
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Blondine Rhinehart
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard Allen
Richard Jr
W. S. Vandall
Paul McMillion
Pat
Oak Hill
Helen Elliott
Reba
G. L. Lewis
Orchard Ave
Beckley
Bama Minner
Peggy Minner
Ravenwood
Nancy Clay
Dayton
Walter Suttle
Pete’ Bennett
William
Fayette County Improvement Meeting Set Sunday
Fayetteville RNS reports Sheriff P L Elmore will host a public meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday in the circuit courtroom to discuss economic improvement and securing state and federal help. Attendees include James Kee and federal agency officials from the Urban Renewal Commission Office of Area Development and SBA licensing division. Possible presence of Rep Cleveland Bailey. invitation extended to all county residents.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
P. L. Elmore
James Kee
U. S
Elizabeth Kee
Joe Roscoe
Pittsburgh
Federal Urban Renewal Commission
Richard Fernstrom
Office of Area Development
William Wicker
Small Busness Administration
Cleveland M. Bailey
Circle Hears Talk On Indians
Members of the Minnie E. Garrett Circle of the Mount Hope Baptist Temple met Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. R. G. Kirby. The group discussed plans to send Missionary Mabel Olsen of Parker Arizona a birthday card and two books for stamps.
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Circle
Cancer Drive Workers Prepare For Campaign
Cancer Crusade workers in Bradley and Maple Fork meet at Bradley Freewill Baptist Church to prepare for the campaign starting April 25. Led by Mrs. Mildred Miller and Mrs. Mae Renfro, they have shown 10 films to about 165 people to stress cancer checkups and foster positive attitudes toward prevention.
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Bradley
RNS
Cancer Crusade
Maple Fork
Bradley Freewill
Mildred Miller
Mae Renfro
Maxine Shelton
Maple Fork Group
Dallas Friend
Norma Kincaid
Betty Daniels
Irene Holliday
Dot Wees
Sarah Jane Stone
Connie Nills
Patricia Eileen Renfro
Charles Garrett
Harry L. Davis
Leoa Bailey
Elsie Evans
Harry Lafferty
Harless Stover
Marion Shawver
Lonnie Goddard
Bonnie Casteel
Eunice Hodge
Norman Arthur
J. W. Silvers
Blondine Rhinehart
Geneva Ramsey
Carlos Suttle
Egg hunt for Quinni emont Baptist Sunday School kids Easter
Notes from Prince PRINCE (RNS) describe a lawn Easter egg hunt by the Sunday School at Quinni emont Baptist Church for children. Dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Thompson included their son and daughter-in-law Leonard Thompson and Dorothy of Harvey, plus Dan R. Crawford and sons Max and Danny Ray, and Lewis Thompson with David and Steve of Prince, along with Mary Lou Rogers, a student nurse in Charleston doing extension work in Wheeling. Ruth Thompson remains on the sick list at home.
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Lewis Thompson
David
Steve
Prince
Mary Lou Rogers
Saint Francis Hospital
Charleston
Wheeling
Ruth Thompson
Easter Egg Hunt At Pax Church Lawn
Mr and Mrs Ray Thompson with Mrs Mary Spears hosted a Pax Church Young People Easter egg hunt on their lawn Sunday. Attendees included Dianne Tommy Denise Lessie Spears Susan Elliott Debra Thompson Johnny Cathy Wright Nancy Gail Rita Maynor Dee Roberta Marita Jerry Williams Mr Mrs Cape Williams and children Myra Pamela Gay Terry Mitchell Ethel Virginia Billy Benny Holdren and others.
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PAX
RNS
Ray Thompson
Mary Spears
Church of Christ, Pax
Dianne
Tommy
Denise
Lessie Spears
Susan Elliott
Debra Thompson
Johnny
Cathy Wright
Nancy
Gail
Rita Maynor
Dee
Roberta
Marita
Jerry Williams
Cape Williams
Myra
Pamela
Gay
Terry
Mitchell
Ethel
Virginia
Billy
Benny Holdren
Council Tables Street Extension Plan at Oak Hill
Oak Hill council tabled a Lee Avenue to Thomas Drive extension plan amid cost concerns. City Manager Bennett estimated 1600.11 dollars, including 104 for equipment rental and 1,230 for materials. Only three families would benefit primarily. budget would impede other street repairs. Some drainage work near Arthur Burgess property will be done.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Lee Avenue
Thomas Drive
East Oak Hill
W. R. Bennett
Arthur Burgess
Lee Street
Bennett
Street Department
Burgess
Singing Meet Set Mullens
Wyoming County Singing Convention holds monthly song fest at East Pineville Church of the Nazarene Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m. Gospel quartets urged to attend. Public welcome by convention president R. H. Keneda.
Oceana FHAers Attend Concord Regional Confab
The Oceana Future Homemakers of America chapter will join the Southern Regional meeting at Concord College in Athens on Saturday. Three members Alma King June Cook and Barbara Murray will model garments in a style revue. Attending the conference are numerous members with Margie Adams and Betty Clyburn accompanying as sponsors.
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Oceana
ANS
Future Homemakers of America
Concord College
Athens
Alma King
June Cook
Barbara Murray
Miss King
Miss Cook
Miss Murray
Janice Terry
Sandra Brown
Brenda Centers
Linda Centers
Shelia Trent
Nancy Clay
Glenna Brooks
Sandra Dillon
Dorothy Adkins
Bonnie Acord
Madeline Bailey
Joyce Rollins
Brenda Baldwin
Peggy Jones
Donna Brown
Brenda Mitchem
Lola Stewart
Brenda Milam
Nancy Barber
Brenda Dean
Connie Toler
Linda Hamilton
Judy Brooks
Judy Henry
Peggy Cook
Judi Gillenwater
Linda Rider
Donna Hamilton
Barbara Gabbard
Mary Lea Pendry
Sandra King
Brenda Dunn
Joe Lyons
Greta Miller
Brenda Whitt
Iris Pennington
Dorothy Daniels
Laura Dixon
Margie Adams
Betty Clyburn
Dallas Hicks Wins Mount Hope Science Award
Dallas Hicks, senior at Mount Hope High School, named a Bausch and Lomb honorary science award winner for top scholastic standing in science. Miss Ann Callaway also honored. Hicks plans engineering study and may receive a $21,600 in scholarships. bronze medal to be presented May 4 at senior assembly.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Dallas Hicks
Lewis H. Maynor Jr
Mount Hope High School
Bausch and Lamb
Ann Callaway
Dallas
Warren G. Hicks
Prince
Junior Academy of Science
Bausch and Lamb, Inc
University of Rochester
Kilsyth Residents Noted in Local News Update
Luigi Cinoti, 84, of Kilsyth, underwent surgery Wednesday at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Adrian Keeney and family of Oak Hill visited Greene Coleman's home. the Kennedys are former Kilsyth residents. W A Campbell returned home after several Beckley Hospital days. Campbells are former Sand Branch residents.
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Kilsyth
Luigi Cinotti
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Adrian Keeney
Oak Hill
Greene Coleman
Kennedys
W. A. Campbell
Beckley Hospital
Campbells
Sand Branch
Keffer Honored at Debra Keffer birthday party
Dennis Keffer honored their daughter Debra with a party on her sixteenth birthday at their home in Lively. Refreshments were served to Gary Lafferty Jerry Lively Keith Williams Danny Wright Roby Wayne Billings Patty Bailey Joanne Williams Judy Holley Linda Howard Diane Smith Jimmy and Steve Keffer Sandra Sutton and Mrs Linda Nichols.
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Dennis Keffer
Debra
Lively
Gary Lafferty
Jerry Lively
Keith Williams
Danny Wright
Roby Wayne Billings
Patty Bailey
Joanne Williams
Judy Holley
Linda Howard
Diane Smith
Jimmy
Steve Keffer
Sandra Sutton
Linda Nichols
Mount Hope Students Approved for Photography Class
Steve Hicks Michael Buffa and Bill Pennington sophomores at Mount Hope High School are approved by Marshall University assistant professor William Francois for an eight hour photography course on the Huntington campus. They join the universitys scholarship program aiding high schools to create affordable labs and will learn lighting shooting processing and printing using Graflex and Press cameras.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Steve Hicks
Michael Buffa
Bill Pennington
Mount Hope High School
William Francois
Marshall University
Huntington
Donna Fitzgerald
Federated League Names New Officers In Mount Hope
Mount Hope Federated League elects new officers for the coming year at a Monday night Lions Clubhouse meeting. President Mrs. Charles R. Harnsbarger. vice president Miss Anna McCool. recording secretary Mrs. J. C. Gwinn. corresponding secretary Miss Violet Grace McCutcheon. treasurer Mrs. John Brady. historian Miss Pauline Taggart. social chairman Mrs. N. L. Kemp. Entertainment featured Phil Tissue and others. cancer drive planned. constitution revision set for May. next meeting May 1 hosted by Jobe and others.
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Mount Hope
RNL
Charles R. Harnsbarger
Mount Hope Federated League
Lions
Anna McCool
J. C. Gwinn
Violet Grace McCutcheon
John Brady
Pauline Taggart
N. L. Kemp
Corrie Graff
Raymond Tissue
Phil Tissue
Bill Bailey
Willia Thompson
Frank Graff
Fred Frisk
Margaret McCool
E. Scott Carter
Galilean Circle Holds Meeting at Mrs Graney’s Home
The Galilean Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs P C Graney. Dessert was served prior to the Bible study led by Mrs Robert Lilly on Philippians and Galatians. Mrs John Jenkins led the program with Scripture reading and prayer. Mrs George Dixon spoke on missionary Mabel Olsen and her life in Arizona. Mrs A L Huffman discussed needs of missionaries. Walter Summers presented Navajo Indians topic. The group sang Blest Be the Tie. Attendees included Miss Helen Thrasher and several named members.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Minnie E. Garrett
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
R. G. Kirby
Jack Shockey
Margaret Brady
Raymond Tissue
Mabel Olsen
Parker, Ariz
J. L. Wilkins
John Brady
Willia Thompson
M. C. Hess
Fannie Richeson
Lillian Davis
Effie Dower
Andrew Oschlager
John R. Brady
P. C. Graney
Robert Lilly
John Jenkins
George Dixon
Arizona
A. L. Huffman
Walter Summers
Helen Thrasher
I. O. Shumate
Marv Buckley
Max McClung
Myrtle Bailey
Ruth Drew
Frances Dison
Presbyterian District Conference Stated at Pineville
The Presbyterian Church in Pineville held an executive board meeting led by president Mrs. D. F. Hamlin with devotion by Mrs. W. W. Bolt. Plans included the April 27 birthday program on the South church history, officer elections, and a Synodical Training program in June. The group urged clothing donations for needy families and a White Cross sewing session on April 11. The upcoming district conference is set for April 18 at the Pineville church with registrations from 9 to 10, co-chairs named for the luncheon, and Rev Norman K. Morgan as the keynote speaker. Members discussed contributions for literature and multiple local church programs.
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Pineville
RNS
Presbyterian Church In
D. F. Hamlin
W. W. Bolt
Presbyterian Church In the
South
Byron Schilling
World Mission
E. B. Swimm
Bolt
Hamlin
Women’s Society
Davis-Elkins College
Schilling
White Cross
PRESBYTERY _ district
Presbyterian ‘Church
Albert Durbin
Bill Andrick
D. W. Hollinger
Norman K. Morgan
Minden youths charged with B E and arson
In Minden two boys, a 16 year old juvenile and 19 year old George Kenneth Myers, are charged with two breaking and enterings and arson to destroy evidence at the Arbogast home in Carwile Hollow. The blaze followed a Sunday break in on March 16 and an Easter week Tuesday fire set with matches. Deputy sheriffs C E Crouch and L E Fox led the case with neighbor Roy Adkins reporting evidence of prior entry. Oak Hill firemen found the fire out of control.
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Minden
ANS
George Kenneth Myers
Jack Arbogast
Carwile Hollow
Arbogasts
Chicago
Roy Adkins
Arbogast
Oak Hill
Mullens Considers Monthly Free Parking Days
Mullens city commissioners approved two days each month of free parking to boost downtown shopping. Mayor Woodrow Cook and Commissioners Harless and Andrews backed the plan, with police coverage and employee parking restrictions proposed. A committee from the chamber will attend the next meeting to hear details. A cleanup campaign and street lighting were also discussed.
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Mullens
RNS
Keith Andrews
Woodrow Cook
Leland Harless
Cook
Clyde Newsome
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Committee
Harmco
Oglebay - Norton Co
Pete Andrews
South Mullens
Harless
West Mullens
Eatwell Cafe
Howard Avenue
First
Second Streets
First Street
Oscar England
Wendell Cook
Allen van Horn
Oglebay-Norton
Otsego
Church Guild Meets World Wide Guild at Kathy McClung Home
The World Wide Guild meets Monday at 7 p.m. at Miss Kathy McClung’s home with Miss Becky Humphrey leading in Miss Malinda Davis’s absence due to illness. Members including Miss Janet Logan read minutes and collected 1.46 in offerings. Plans were made to send a get well card to Mrs. Layland Ayers.
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Mount Hope
RNS
World Wide Guild
Layland Ayers
Blanche Davis
Zona Hoke
Sheila McClung
Nancy Stafford
Sharon Parker
Bevrly Logan
Kathy McClung
Becky Humphrey
JoAnn Peneman
Norfolk Western to close freight stations in five towns
The Public Service Commission authorized Norfolk and Western Railway to discontinue freight agency stations at Oceana Wyoming County Matoaka Mercer County and Bradshaw McDowell County.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Oceana
Wyoming County
Matoaka
Mercer County
Bradshaw
McDowell County
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Concord Confab
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Preston Foster
Coleen Gray
West Virginia Journalism Teachers Association
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Bill
Federated League
Jennie Cope Carter
Ambrose Bryan
Anna Cope
C. H. Duncan
Theresa Jobe
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Louie M. Corey
E. W. Dunkley
Lions Clubhouse
Frances Jobe
Charle R. Harnsbarger
Carl H. Duncan
Galilean Circle
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William Henkins
Paul Rice
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