Pineville to Lead Clean-Up Drive Across County
Pineville residents gather in the Wyoming County Court House for a mass meeting to launch the Clean-Up Paint-up Fix-up Plant up program. Mayor Vaughn Stewart urges continuous effort with April 24 trash pickups, May Day parade May 1, and volunteers from Lions Club Rotary Club Boy and Girl Scouts to support posters, grass seed, and litter enforcement.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Court House
Jack K. Shipman
Vaughn Stewart
C. A. Pancake
Castle Rock Garden Club
Wyoming County Industrial Recreation Development Association
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
C. L. Cook
Rockview
Itmann
Shipman
Lion’s Club
Rotary Club of
Lelan Phillips
Joe Hansbarger
Wyoming
Robert Pack
Wyoming County Sanitarian
Roscoe K. Plumley
Acme Buys Oak Hill Site for Concrete Plant
Acme Construction Co of Shelton paid Sheldon H Trump of Oak Hill 9250 dollars for a site in Oak Hill to build a ready mix concrete plant. The 1016 acre site on Summerlee Avenue parallels Virginia Street beside the N and W tracks has no improvements. Acme plans a railroad siding and a building permit is already on file.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Acme Construction Co
Shelton
Sheldon H. Trump
Fayette County
Summerlee Avenue
Virginia Street
Acme
Oak Hill Expressway
Power Co To Close Logan Plant May 1
The Appalachian Power Co. will close its Logan West Virginia generating plant on May 1 affecting 82 employees. The company will seek to reassign workers to other stations and give displaced workers preference for new positions. Power supply for the Logan area will come from larger plants located elsewhere.
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Roanoke
Ladies Guild Session Plans Bake Sale at Kilsyth
Kilsyth Saint Anthony’s Ladies Guild met in the Catholic Hall with president Mrs Helen Lepto presiding. Plans were made to raise funds via shampoo dish cloths and Dolly Durits during a bake sale after 8:30 am Mass on April 16 and a rummage sale in late April at the Barbera Building Mount Hope. next meeting set for May 1.
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Kilsyth
RNS
Ladies Guild
Kilsyth Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church
Catholic Hall
Helen Lepto
Dolly Durits
Barbera
Mount Hope
Fred Stella
Louis Anguis
District Officer Speaks At WSCS Meet
Mount Hope West Virginia brief notes the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting at Mount Hope Methodist Church Tuesday 7 30 pm Circle No 2 ran the program Scripture reading by Mrs Tom Rogers and prayer. Mrs Mamie McClung Beckley District promotional secretary spoke on General Work of the Woman's Society. A short business session named a committee to choose new officers including Mrs N L Kemp Mrs Ambrose Bryan Mrs Tom Rogers Mrs G G Hodges Mrs George Porter and Mrs Harold Hock. Refreshments served byCircle No 1. Attendees listed include Mrs Louis Corey Nokie Thompson Miss Belle Perry and others.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Circle No. 2
Tom Rogers
Jesus
Rogers
Mamie McClung
Beckley
Woman's Society
W. R. Park
N. L. Kemp
Ambrose Bryan
G. G. Hodges
George Porter
Harold Hoc
Local Obituaries and Weekend Visits Reported in Pax Area
Pax area residents note funerals and hospital stays while family and guests travel from Oak Hill Beckley and beyond. Names include Samuel Howard family, Linda, Fannie Howard, Jac Akers, Allen M. Bess funeral in Oak Hill, and guests from Baltimore Toledo Rocky Mount Pageton Akron Ridge Farm Morenci.
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PAX
RNS
Samuel Howard
Linda
Fannie Howard
Jac Akers
Allen M. Bess
Oak Hill
Tommy Thompson
Donna Rae
Baltimore
Ray Thompson
Kathryn Bika
Jimmie
Skelton
Dennis Thompson
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Clifford Stover
Jacqueline Andrews
Morenci
Mich
Harrison Bowyer
Roy Trent
Oceana
Viola Trent
Trent
Cecil Humphrey
Packs Branch
Ed Stover
Edith
Akron
Ohio
Howard Pearson l
Ridge Farm
Ill
Barbara Canterbury
Hattie Tyree
Lorene
Bill Meador
Alfred Tyree
Jo Lynn
Della Tyree
Pete Kessler
Pamela
Charles
Buster Tyree
Charleston
Aliff
van Cooke
Pleas Casey
Long Branch
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mattie Humphrey
Oak Hill Hospital
David Humphrey
Steve
Stormy
Sonny
Rodney
Norfolk
Ray Humphrey
Ella Humphrey
Virgil Godbey
Ewell Davis
Elwood
Jack LaHote
Dianne
Mike
Jackie
Donald Davis
Donna
Vickie
Sandra
Toledo
N. S. Shumate
Darel
Jimmie Penland
Pageton
T. R. Spears
Local society notices name four women in listings
Mrs. H P Patteson Mrs H P Maynee Mrs E C Haynes and Mrs Porter appear in a society brief listing forthcoming events and social engagements at local venues.
Alma Noble Circle Meets In Parsonage
Members of the Alma Noble Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met at the parsonage of Rev. and Mrs. Harry R. Dias Jr. on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The opening hymn was Cleanse Me, and Devotional on Prayer was given by Mrs. William Billups. May flowers duties and yearbooks were discussed. next meeting slated for May 9.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Alma Noble
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Harry R. Dias Jr
William Billups
Pat Vealey
Mary Sue Wilkins
Norton Canterbury
Mable Olsen
Arizona
Dias
Carl Mann
Zona Hoke
Officials Plan Food Stamp Trial In McDowell County
Officials from the State Department of Public Assistance and the U S Agriculture Department conferred on procedures for a trial food stamp program starting June 1 in McDowell County. They discussed identification cards, files for stamp issuance, and how stamp value corresponds to family needs and cash equivalents. A next meeting is planned to decide how grocers handle change and whether stamp purchases incur sales tax.
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Charleston
UPS
State Department of Public Assistance
U.S. Department of Agriculture
McDowell County
DPA
W. Bernard Smith
Smith
State Attorney General's Office
Pitching Papa Dave Sarette Leads Syracuse Junior QB Nickname
Syracuse quarterback Dave Sarette from Manchester New Hampshire known as Pitching Papa by teammates. He is married and father of two young children.
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Dave Sarette
Syracuse
Manchester, N. H
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Eddie Souk
M. A. “Bud” Marchetti
Pete Falvo
Lewis Angius
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Alma Noble Circle
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