Fayette Youth Workshop Planned by Fayette Recreation Association
Fayette County Recreation Association announces a Youth Workshop from April 26 to 28 in the Memorial Building, 7 30 to 9 30 p m, for camp leaders and family recreation tasks. Workshops cover leathercraft painting molding paper mache bird houses and feeders with local leaders and committees guiding the program. Members get 1954 55 dues and enrollment urged to ensure material readiness.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County Recreation Association
Memorial Building
The
Recreation Association
Recreational Association
E. A. Whanger
Whanger
J. W. Jones
W. L. Tully
J. W. Jarrett
Oak Hill
Ward Ashford
Henry Watkins
Kathleen Rule
Ansted
Stella Cavendish
Danese
Arnold Belcher
Hope
R. W. James
Mildred Holladay
Jack Eskridge
Jimmy Zorio
Preston Shawver
Chuck Balding
Margaret Mathews
R. O. Farmer
Maude Hoover
Elizabeth Darnall
John Learmonth
E. A. Cook
Nancy Hannabass
Hilda DeQuasie
Corrinne Lowery
J. N. Jarrett
Baileysville Church Elects New Officials
The First Baptist Church of Baileysville led by Rev. Wayne Rollins announced its church year officials at the annual meeting. New officers include church clerk Mrs. C. A. Kelly, treasurer Harold Bailey, and multiple committees with names such as Grat Adams, Duke Shields, and Jim Cook. The Board of Christian Education later named Sunday School officials and department teachers, listing multiple members by name for nursery through adult roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileysville
BNS
First Baptist Church
Wayne Rollins
C. A. Kelly
Harold Bailey
Secretary of Treasury
Board of Christian Education
Grat Adams
Charlie Bellew
Freil Lester
Vinson Venters
Duke Shields
Jim Cook
Ira Shields
Etta Jean Lester
Frei Lester
Grat
Pineville Personal Weeks of Visits and Guests
Pineville residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Miss Jeanine Thomas returned to Durham after a stay with her parents. Mr and Mrs O D Litton welcomed Sam Peach and sons from Williamsburg Virginia. Other visitors included Mrs Sarah Steele visiting family in Saeger and Mrs Edith Cook traveling to Fort Riley Kansas. Numerous locals hosted guests from Lebanon Virginia Mullens Bluefield Columbus Ohio Tazewell Bramwell Beckley and Chinco during the period.
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Pineville
Rns
Jeanine Thomas
Durham
N. C
John B. Thomas
O. D. Litton
Sam Peach
James
John
Williamsburg
Sarah Steele
L. M. Riffe
Saeger
R. L. Cook
Lake Conley
Oceana
Edith Cook
Wyoming County Health Department
Ft. Riley
Kan
Capt. C. ©. Clark
R. H. Bundy
Barbara
Lebanon
Earl Miller Sr
W. V. McNear
River Drive
Gertrude Sampson
Percy Gillie
Bluefield
James Wilbur
Tazewell
O. L. Burgess
Millard Dancy
Harry Smith
Chinco
Rex Bennett
Randall
Columbus
Ohio
D. M. Lilly
R. L. Dickerson
Beckley
W. M. Lewis
Mrs. Evans
Bramwell
Legion Auxiliary Postpones Meeting to April 19
Owing to the illness of the president Mrs Louis Kaman the American Legion Auxiliary meeting is postponed to April 19 at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Plans will be made for the Fifth District Convention to be held here April 25.
Recruiters Update Calls For Two Counties In Army Air Force
The Army and Air Force Recruiting Service released new call schedules for Wyoming and Fayette counties with Tuesday sessions in several towns and Wednesday Friday slots in Mullens. Major William W. Cumbey says applicants have more branch and job choices, with reentry candidates eligible for grade determinations. High school graduates aged 19 to 26 may apply for pilot or observer training if they pass tests and training.
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United States Army and
Air Force Recruiting Service
Wyoming
Fayette
Army
Air Force
Wyoming County
Glen Rogers
Hatcher
Oceana
Baileysville
Mullens
Pineville
Fayette County
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Ansted
William W. Cumbey
Beckley
Cumbey
Baptist Church Circles Install New Officers
Shannon-Cooper and Jewell Asbury circles of Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville installed new officers led by Mrs. Robert A. Godfrey. Elected: Mrs. O. L. Burgess president, Crystal Hintman vice president, Goldin Cook missions VP, Grace Fischer Christian service VP, Naomi Green love gift, Rita Thompson treasurer, Myrtle Rose circle leader, Donna Jo Shields Jewel Asbury circle leader, Kathleen Basham secretary, Edith Shields White Cross chair absent. Members present listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
BNS
Shannon-Cooper
Jewell Asbury
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Robert A. Godfrey
Beckley
O. L. Burgess
Crystal Hintman
Goldin Cook
Missions
Grace Fisher
Christian Service
Naomi Green
Rita Thompson
Myrtle Rose
Shannon-Cooper Circle
Donna Jo Shields
Jewel Asbury Circle
Kathleen Basham
Edith Shields
White Cross
Bruce Howard
Walter Green
Vivian Rose
W. F. Rose, Jr
Fred Beavers
Millard Dancy
E. M. Curry
R. E. Kuhn
Virgil S. Dickson
C. L. Cook
Victoria Cooper
L. L. Shannon
Ted Fender
Eugene Noble
Byron Kent Burgess
Baileysville Personalities Weekend Guests Shared
Baileysville society notes list weekend and Sunday visitors from Pineville Davy Justice Amonate Michigan Inez Kentucky and Jaeger. Highlights include Marshall College student Donald Adams Beckley College student Teddy Lusk and Pfc Leland Shannon on leave. Families welcomed guests and noted travel to Athens Princeton Welch and Camp Lejeune assignments.
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Charley Bellew
T. L. Bailey
Elderly Daughter Of Noted Feuder Dies At Princeton
Mrs. J. Q. Dunford daughter of feud leader Anse Hatfield died at 65 of a heart ailment at a son’s home in Glenwood Park Princeton. She had lived there since last November after moving from Williamson. Survivors include her son and siblings Mrs. Pendleton Jaeger Mrs. Blankenship Matewan Mrs. Hatfield Majestic and John Hatfield Pie. Funeral plans were pending at Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Princeton
Ans
J. Q. Dunford
Anse
Devil Anse) Hatfield
Thomas E. Blankenship
Glenwood Park
Dunford
Williamson
Mingo County
C. E. Pendleton
Jaeger
N. S. Blankenship
Matewan
Sarah Hatfield
Majestic
John Hatfield
Pie
Seaver Mortuary
Local notes from Oceana include illnesses and visits
J C Bradley has been confined at home for two weeks due to illness. Philip M Roach Jr spent the weekend at his home in Charleston. He was met in Logan on Friday by his father and brother Robert. Mrs E G Shannon and children Nancy and Grant were Friday guests of her parents in Mullens. Walden Cook and daughter Bud Chambers were Friday guests of his father J Rush Cook. Orville Cook, now in Washington state, visited Oceana Friday. Frank Blankenship remains critically ill at St Marys Hospital Huntington. Miss Patricia Alfrey is ill with pneumonia. Frank White, former Oceana resident, visited recently. he and Mrs White plan to settle in Detroit.
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Oceana
RNS
J. C. Bradley
Philip M. Roach Jr
Charleston
Logan
Robert
E. G. Shannon
Nancy
Grant
T. F. Brammer
Mullens
Walden Cook
Bud Chambers
Clear Fork
J. Rush Cook
Cook
Orville Cook
Washington
Frank Blankenship
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Patricia Alfrey
Frank White
Detroit
Mich
Spanishburg Man Put On Probation For Girl's Death
Willard Orville Moye, after serving two months of a one year sentence, placed on 12 months probation in Princeton. He pleaded guilty to killing 16 year old Shelby Jean Brim in a tavern near Spanishburg. A stomach condition kept him from jail food, with a 30 pound weight loss cited by a physician. Police recovered a discarded pistol Moye had shown to the girl.
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Princeton
RNS
Willard Orville Moye
Moye
Shelby Jean Brim
Mercer County
W. Virgil Ross Sai
Ross
Brim
Spanishburg
Mount Hope Mine Code Rules Urge Strict Enforcement
USBM chief W R Park says federal mine safety provisions must be enforced and inspectors cite every violation at coal mines. He outlines appeals to Joint Industry Safety Board and Federal Mine Safety Board of Review, and notes Bureau help to operators.
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Mount Hope
RNS
W. R. Park
U. S. Bureau of Mines
New River and Winding Gulf
Joint Industry Safety Board
Management and Labor
Federal Mine Safety Board of Review
Bureau of Mines
Park
United Mine Workers
Tomlinson
Fayetteville Personal Notices Roundup
Fayetteville social notes list Mrs W L Dunlap visiting relatives in Rock Hill S C and Miss Betty Rowe visiting Morgantown. Others include H A Cottell hospitalized after a heart attack at Oak Hill Hospital and Mrs J Ray Caldwell a patient there. Several residents relocate share moves to Florida New York and Virginia while local officials and teachers adjust for term ends.
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Fayetteville
Rns
W. L. Dunlap
Rock Hill
S. C
H. A. Cottell
Oak Hill Hospital
Walter L. Shockey
Calvin Martin
New York
John W. Stemple
Winona
Stanley Eskew
Thelma Blume
Charleston
Bennett Blume
L. W. Shuck
Nickelville
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Bernard L. Decker
Barbara Jean
Culpepper
Louise Thompson
Joe Pilato
Alex Gray
Veteran's Hospital
Beckley
Frank Spangler
Barboursville
Ernest Amick
Mission Circle Hears Talks By Mrs. Thompson
Oak Hill Baptist Mission Circle heard a talk by Mrs. J. B. Thompson of Oak Hill about missionary Mary Reed in India and her leprosy work. The meeting at Mrs. E. L. Boothe’s home was hosted with co hostess Mrs. Anna Thompson. attendees included numerous members and guests.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Bertie Blake
Oak Hill Baptist Church
J. B. Thompson
Mary Reed
India
E. L. Boothe
Anna Thompson
Wilma Birt
Seth Blake
Ada Burgess
Alice Burgess
Iona Burgess
Mildred Burgess
Louis Ceprich
Pauline Cummings
Charles Copeland
Kathleen Fowler
Kathy
Edith Jones
Roxie Miller
Mary Lou Mahood
Martha VanHorn
Sonny
Mary Frances
William Hinte
Ella Jay Walker
Pamela
Mary Watts
Anna Thomp
Betty Kennedy
Karen Lee
Advanced First Aid Course Opens Tonight
Mullens hosts an advanced and instructors first aid course starting at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Hall. Harold Dial from the National Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, D. C. will lead the instruction. Eligibility extends to all who completed standard first aid in 1954.
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Mullens
American Legion Hall
Mildred Martin
Wyoming
American Red Cross
Harold Dial
National Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Infant Lee Funeral at Mount Hope Graveside
Graveside rites for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Lee were set for 10 a.m. today Survivors include one sister Dreama Faye at home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs James Lee Turkey Knob and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Lawson Mayo Mount Hope
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Mount Hope
Rudolph Lee
Dreama Faye
James Lee
Turkey Knob
Lawson Mayo
Wyoming Safety Unit To Be Formed May 21
A safety council uniting 13 Wyoming County coal mine chapters is to be formed at a meeting tentatively set for Friday May 21 in Mullens. J M Cook safety instructor for the State Mines Department says the Wyoming Council Holmes Safety Association will hold its organization meeting at an undetermined venue. High officials from the US Bureau of Mines State Department of Mines and several coal groups UMW and producers are expected. Holmes chapters already exist at numerous mines including Stephenson Buckeye Wyco Minter Black Eagle Otsego Brule Smokeless West Gulf Maben Tralee Semet Solvay Allied Gaston Tierney Herndon Lamar Itmann Pocahontas Red Jacket and Marianna mines.
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Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County
Wyoming Council
Holmes Safety Association
J. M. Cook
State Mines Department
U. S. Bureau of Mines
State Department of Mines
Mount Hope Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. E A Bennett is a patient in Beck Ley Hospital. Mary Jean Dorsey four daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Dorsey has been taken to Cleveland Clinic for a check up. Mrs J O Engle and children Tim Greg and Cheryle of Detroit are visiting Mrs Engle's parents Mr and Mrs W L Maddy of Price Hill. She will spend a month here. Mrs L H Ballard and daughters Miss Kitty Sue and Mrs Kenneth Keatley and daughter Diane left Thursday for Washington D C to visit Dr and Mrs Harry Carney. Mrs F R Garrett is spending time in Mullens caring for a sick friend Mrs Dorothy Gilreath.
Church Of God To Erect New Mount Hope Building
The Church of God in Mount Hope will build a new church on the Broad Street Michigan Avenue block. Groundwork began last week with basement construction. the sanctuary will follow once funds are raised. Footers laid, Earl Williams of Oak Hill to build. church to sell current structure after basement is ready. Rev. George Williams leads the congregation.
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Mount Hope
BNS
Church of God
Broad St.Michigan Ave
A. D. Mosley
Kyle Spade
Earl Williams
Oak Hill
Woman's Society Elects Officers in Pineville Meeting
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church Pineville elected new officers for the coming term. Installing official will be Mrs. Vaughn Stewart. Retiring president Mrs. Darrell V. McGraw conducted the meeting, with officer roles including President Mrs. W. J. Billig and secretary Mrs. Mary K. Bowman among many others.
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Pineville
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Vaughn Stewart
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Darrell V. McGraw
W. J. Billig
Goodwin Jarvis
Mary K. Bowman
Joe Hansbarger
Ned C. Rogers
Don E. Williams
John B. Thomas
T. G. Morgan
Charles E. Waddell
Fred T. Box
Albert R. Young
W. C. Bailey, Jr
E. D. Hawley
Woodrow Rutherford
R. F. Hayes
Dell Cooke
A. B. Robertson
H. E. Crews
John S. Lambert
C. W. Shufflebarger
Clarence Long
Jack Shipman
Lewis Campbell
Joseph P. Taylor
J. W. Houck
W. V. McNemar, Jr
Ken Mugridge
E. W. Worrell
Bess Ann Morgan
MYF
Fayette Schools Gift Polio Drive Totaling Seventeen Hundred Names
Fayette County schools raised 7,207.69 dollars for the 1954 March of Dimes drive. Campaign director Hobart Booth announced the contributions from numerous districts and schools, listing exact amounts from Adkins to Winona and noting several not reporting.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Fayette County
Hobart Booth
Adkins
Altamont
Ansted
Backus
Beards Fork
Claremont
Collins High School
Collins Junior High School
Corliss
Cunard
Danese
Deep Water
Dempsey
Divide
Dothan
DuBois Elementary
DuBois High School
Eagle
Edmond
Falls View
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Consolidated
Fayetteville High School
Gatewood Victory
Glen Jean
Glen Ferris
Graydon
Greenville
Gwinn
Harlem Heights
Highland Mtn
Hilltop
Ingram Branch
Jodie-Rich Creek
Kanawha Falls
Kimberly
Layland Junior High School
Lee’s Tree
Levisay
Lochgelly
Long Branch
Mahan
Meadow Bridge
Meadow Fork
Milburn
Minden
Minter
Montgomery Elementary and Junior High School
Mt. Bary
Mulberry
Nutall High School
Nuttalburg
Oakland
Page
Phil Orchard
Powellton
Prosperity
Prudence
Quinnimont
Romont
Scarbro
Sewell
Simmons High School
Surgeon Branch
Sugar Creek
Summerlee
Sun
Thayer Mtn
Thurmond
Toney
Victory
Winona
Claypool
Clifftop
Deepwater
Gauley Bridge
Glendale
Harrah
Hico
Kingston
Nuttall School Club Plants Tree For Arbor Day
Lookout The Lookout Club and Nuttall High School joined principal E. R. Vawter in an Arbor Day ceremony. A mountain ash tree donated by J. R. Hisey was planted in front of the school after a program in the auditorium. Students led prayers and sang, while Vawter recalled local school history and a note on white oak timber used for Old Ironsides.
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Lookout
Lookout Club
Nuttall High School
E. R. Vawter
Ansted
Fayette County
J. R. Hisey
Winona National Bank
Jack Wells
Nuttall
George Secrist
Vawter
Arrowood Creek
Mount Hope Lions Honor Father of the Year Choice
Mount Hope Lions will honor a Father of the Year in June. A selection committee led by W. G. Potter includes Everett Gurgess and Vickers. The club will honor district governor Wood Poling at Ladies Night on April 22, while members prepare for summer use of new tennis courts behind the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANL
Mount Hope Lions
Lions Club
Jack Callaway
W. G. Potter
Everett Gurgess
Vickers
Wood Poling
Mount Hope Club
Henry Danner
Virgil Dillon
Sam Rankin
J. N. Blackwood
Oak Hill
Beckley Lions
Sam Tucker
Ernie Otto
Frank Moats
Albert Ratcliffe
Bradley Club
Bob Johnson
Burlington
N. C
Dempsey Personals Dempsey DEMPSEY
George Dean lies in Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery with burns from clothing catching fire. R. E. Amick improves and sat up for his 95th birthday last month. C. E. Painter leaves confinement to go out. Lester Akers, Army at Camp Fairchild Washington, visits parents. Elois Bowles of Kingston visits her mother. Alma Nugen of Oak Hill visits relatives R. E. Amick over weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Nugen
Oak Hill
R. E. Amick
Planting at school lawn after Vawter talk
River area between Clifty and Hico on the west and Nallen on the east. Following Vawter's talk, the assembly moved to the school lawn for the planting done by Hisey assisted by Miss Dollie Greiner president of the Lookout Garden Club. Vawter George Priester and Jack Nestor teachers and J C Saggs and Edwin Grafton students.
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Clifty
Hico
Nallen
Vawter
Hisey
Dollie Greiner
Lookout Garden Club
George Priester
Jack Nestor
J. C. Saggs
Edwin Grafton
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Fayette Recreation Association
E. M. Darnall
E. R. Crouse
P. G. Hoye
C. E. Byers
Baileysville Church
Coctan Heston
Oddard
W. Va
Bob Hope
Lucille Ball
Ralph Meeker
Leslie Caron
Baptist Church
Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse
Whispering Smith
Scotland Yard
Richard Carlson
Gorman Watts
Michigan
L. G. Watts
Fred Shannon
Eva Flemming
Glen Fork
Teddy Lusk
Beckley College
Clarence Lusk
Paul Crum
Inez
Kentucky
Oscar Eaton
A. D. Venters
Tarpon Springs
Florida
Louis Ford
Rum Creek
Russell
Raymond Collins
Welch
Pfc
Leland Ray Shannon
Nora Shannon
Parris Island
South Carolina
Camp LaJeune
North Carolina
Oceana Personals
USBM
U. S
W. H. Tomlinson
Pittsburgh
Mission Circle
Mrs. Thompson
Lee
Beckley Open Air Theatre
Stamford Ra
Anne Baxter
MacDonald Carey
Maureen O'Hara
Alex Nicol
Princess Theatre
Mt. Hope
Pacific
Cour Oro
Jack Mahoney
Allied Chemical & Dye
Deerfield
American Coal Co
Alpeca
Gaston Coal Co
Tierney
Premier Pocahontas Co
Herndon
Lamar Colliery Co
Itmann
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Red Jacket Coal Corp
Marianna
Pond Creek Pocahontas Co
Mrt. Hope
Cartan
Weston - Tizaten
Tanee Foster
Betty EI
Woman's Society
Begkury
Ike
Universal International Picture
Cee Micner, Tim Ee
Eiaeei
Universal
Montgomery High School
Mt. Hope High School
Mt. Olive
Oak Hill East End
Pax High School
Springdale
Thayer
Beech Run
Beary Mountain
Chestnut Grove
Estuary
Glade
Hess
Lansing
Legg
Mahan Midway
Red Springs
Nuttall School Club
Lyric Dial
Marilyn Monroe
Betty Grable
Lauren Bacall
William Powell
Public Cagney
Mullens and
Humphrey Bogart
Kathryn Hepburn
T Hope
W Va
Ister Vm
Johnson Martin
Sanwick MicfiReay the Moonlighter
OAK Hill Theatre
Eddie Cantor
Sean G Neue Erskine
Skyline Drive
Maxtor
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