Inoculation Plans Are Being Made For Polio Shot Rollout
MULLENS ANS Jesse W Morgan superintendent of Wyoming County schools is coordinating with Dr R C Hatfield health officer on vaccination dates for first and second grade children to prevent polio. Previously announced centers remain, pending official confirmation of Salk serum value. Candy funded by the Mullens Chamber of Commerce will be provided as planned.
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Mullens
ANS
Jesse W. Morgan
Wyoming County
R. C. Hatfield
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
No Final Action On Free Seeds For Miners
Mullens business leaders heard that no final action has been taken by the Mullens Chamber of Commerce on a plan to obtain free seeds for miners. E Claude Cook, chair of the seed committee, said the idea was for the U S Department of Agriculture to furnish the seed. Gordon D Skidmore originated the plan. Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee said Secretary Benson is still considering the proposal.
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Mullens
ANS
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
E. Claude Cook
United States Department of Agriculture
Gordon D. Skidmore
Chamber
Elizabeth Kee
Wyoming County
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Trade School Appoints Pineville Auto Instructor Lynch
James Lynch has been named auto mechanic instructor at Wyom ing County Trade School after Oscar Pais resignation. A Beckley and Beckley area graduate, he trained at Hattisburg Vocational School and Fort Benning Army program. He later served as service manager before pursuing cadet teacher training and plans move to Pineville with his wife from Beckley.
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Pineville
James Lynch
Wyoming County Trade School
Oscar Pais
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Hattisburg, Miss
Army
Fort Benning
Duncan-Catron Motor Co
Beckley
Ward-Duncan Motor Co
Mullens
McDowell County Vocational School
Welch
Lynch
Calloway Heights
Grand Master Heilman to Visit Pineville Lodge No 138
Grand Master Thomas B. Heilman and District Deputy Grand Master Warren Brooks will visit Pineville Lodge No 138 on Thursday. It will be the first time a grand master visits the lodge, which has a new $35,000 quarters on State Route 10 opposite WWYO. The meeting at 7:30 p.m. may include laying the cornerstone and dedicating the hall with third degree work and post-meeting refreshments.
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Pineville
RNL
Thomas B. Heilman
Warren Brooks
Pineville Lodge No
George H. Bragg
WWYO
Heilman
Amateur Contest Planned at Itmann Elementary School
ITMANN ANS plans an amateur contest in the elementary school auditorium at 7 30 p m April 22 sponsored by the Itmann Parent-Teacher Association. Cash and other prizes will go to winners. Five minutes per entry. Register via the school PTA president Mrs Wiley Bowling or Dewey McKinney Mullens.
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Itmann
ANS
Parent-Teacher Association
Wiley Bowling
PTA
Bowling
Dewey McKinney
Mullens
Daughter Arrives in Kopperston Welch District
Mr and Mrs Harold Cable announce the birth of a daughter Monday at Stevens Clinic Welch in Kopperston.
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Kopperston
Harold Cable
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Testimony Starts in Vandall Case with Mixed Witnesses
In Kopperston and Fayetteville, witnesses described alternating accounts in a murder arson trial. Gloria June Vandall faces charges over a fire that killed three children, while defense and prosecution offer conflicting timelines and motives. Jurors weigh testimonies from Pete Smith Alfonso D Antonio and Dr Claude Hout as the case unfolds.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Gloria June
Pete Smith
Alfonso D’antonio
Gloria Jane Vandall
Meadow Creek
D’antonio
Claude Hout
Lewisburg
Daniel
David Lewis
Charlotte
Ann Gill
Gloria June Lewis
Dewey Vandall
Howard Carson
Carson
Meadow Bridge
David
Daniel Lewis
Charlotte Ann Gill
Bernice Gill
Aree
Gill
T. E. Myles
Myles
Alfonso D'Antonio
Smith
D'Antonio
W. A. Harrah
Harrah
Oak Hill Hospital Reports 17 Births Since April 1
Oak Hill Hospital records 17 births since April 1 listing new babies and their parents by name and hometown. Notable entries include Sandra Yvonne Shepherd, Lula Bragg, Debra Thomas, Lonnie Davis, Leah Lively, Shelly Stone, Douglas Penn, and more across Fayetteville Mount Hope Ansted Kingston and Oak Hill areas.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Sandra Yvonne Shepherd
Clinton Roy Shepherd
Winona
Lula Mae Bragg
Other H. Bragg
Fayetteville Road
Debra Lynn Thomas
George Washington Thomas
Sun
Lonnie Davis
Johnnie Davis
Fayetteville
Leah Ann Lively
James E. Lively
Mount Hope
Lonnie Neal Walters
Lonnie N. Walters Jr
Shelly Dawn Stone
Carl Robert Stone
Ansted
Douglas Lamont Penn
Edward George Penn
Delbert E. Humphreys
Joseph B. Humphreys
Thurmond
Leonard Settle
Kingston
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence M. Miller
Summerlee
Deborah Rae Martin
Thomas K. Martin
Roger Dale Sutphin
Billy Ford
Sutphin
Hill Top
Jean Carol Harris
Earl Melvin Harris
Danny Ray Elmore
Raymond N. Elmore
Whipple
Harvey Linkens
Thayer
Teresa Louise Kania
Theodore Kania
Dry Cleaner Fire Blamed on Lint In Pipe
Fire in the metal exhaust pipe of Swan Cleaners laundry caused by accumulated lint. Firemen arrived at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday to extinguish the blaze. Damages were negligible.
Fayette Men To Be Inducted In April
Fayetteville draft notices from Local Board No 3 ordered seven Fayette men to report for induction on April 26. The inductees are Ralph Crowe Terry James Akers Charles Ross Charles Matheney Donald Kincaid William Wood Billy Jones.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Local Board No. 3 Selective Service
Fayette
Ralph Charles Crowe
Terry
James Paul Akers
Meadow Bridge
Charles Edward Ross
Oak Hill
Charles Edward Matheney
Lookout
Donald Ray Kincaid
Belva
William Ashley Wood
Lansing
Billy Ray Jones
Scarbro
Pineville Baptists Attend Rally at War
Eight members of Cook Memorial Baptist Church attended the Rockcastle Association Rally for Women at Calvary Baptist Church in War on Monday. Named attendees include Mrs. E. M. Curry Mrs. W. F. Rose and Mrs. Dewey Lambert among others.
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Pineville
RNS
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Rockcastle Association
Calvary Baptist Church
War
E. M. Curry
W. F. Rose
Dewey Lambert
Wyoming Men To Enter Army Induction Date Set For April 21
Three Wyoming men have been ordered to report for induction into the armed forces on April 21 by Wyoming County Selective Service Board No. 21. The draftees are James Earl Parsons of Oceana a volunteer Reynard Conley Shrewsbury of Paducah Kentucky formerly Basin and Jackie Randal Walker of Palestine formerly Baileysville.
Oceana Personal Notices Highlight Weekend Visits
Oceana news notes weekend visits from Mr and Mrs Ples Wright and son to Danville. Mr and Mrs French Manning and family were guests of their daughter Miss Marian Manning at Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery. Pfc Jimmy Brown from Camp Lejeune visited his parents. Cpl James Griffith of the U S Marines in Washington D C spent Easter with his wife Janet Hamilton and his parents.
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Oceana
RNS
Ples Wright
Danville
French Manning
Marian Manning
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Philip M. Roach Jr
Charleston
Pfc
Jimmy Brown
Camp le Jeune
S. C
Hugh Brown
Cpl
James Griffith
U. S. Marines
Washington, D. C
Janet Hamilton
Kopperston
John Griffith
Burglar Erases Fingerprints After City Esso Burglary
Mullens West Virginia police and state police investigated a burglary at the City Esso Service Station on Guyandotte Avenue. The thief removed fingerprints, discarded loot including about four dollars in cash eight cigarette cartons candy and a pistol of .32 or .38 caliber. Bill Rezzonico partner reported the break in and police are pursuing leads.
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Bill Rezzonico
Bell-ans claim fastest relief for stomach gas
Certified lab tests show Bell-ans tablets neutralize three times as much stomach acid in one minute as leading digestive tablets. The ad urges consumers to get Bell-ans for the fastest known relief from gas and stomach discomfort.
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Bell-ans
Mrs. Annie Bibb Dies at Oak Hill at 69
Mrs. Annie Bibb 69 died at her Oak Hill home after an extended illness. Born in Lockbridge Virginia she left two daughters Mrs. Mary Canterbury and Mrs. Mattie Taylor nine sons Francis George Eddie Jessie Mariah John Jack Lawrence Pearl all in Oak Hill one brother James Plogger of Lockbridge two sisters Mrs Lal Bunch and Mrs Carrie Allen The body lies at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Oak Hill
Rns
Annie Bibb
Lockbridge
Mary Canterbury
Lick Fork
Mattie Taylor
Route 1
Fayetteville
Francis
George
Cleveland
Ohio
Eddie
Lochgelly
Jessie
Mariah
Richmond
John
Jack
Lawrence
Pearl
James Plogger
Lal Bunch
Carrie Allen
Danese
Collins Choir Presents Summer Time and I Believe Program
Collins High School Capella choir directed by Mrs Charlotte Cole performed at Oak Hill Rotary. Selections included Summertime and I Believe. Attendees included State Attorney General John Fox and guests Frank Thomas Duval Shultz Montgomery Hosey Oak Hill Berry Mackey.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Collins High School Capella Choir
Charlotte Cole
John Fox
Charleston
Frank Thomas
Duval Shultz
Fayetteville
George Hosey
Montgomery
Harry Berry Jr
Paul Mackey
Mother and Daughter Dinner Planned in Oak Hill
Oak Hill RNS report says a mother and daughter banquet will be May 9 at the Hotel Hill with Dean David Kirby of Concord College as guest speaker. The event follows the BPW employer-employe banquet and previews the state convention in Charleston April 29 to May 1. Mrs. Wanda Farrish, president, urged registrations by April 16. Thirty three businesses from Oak Hill Beckley and Fayetteville attended.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Hotel Hill
David Kirby
Concord College
Business and Professional Women's Club
Charleston
Wanda Farrish
Beckley
Fayetteville
Robert Via Admitted As a Knight of Pythias Member
Robert Via of Oak Hill was elected to membership in the Knights of Pythias Lodge at a Tuesday meeting. Plans to confer the rank of age on Via at the April 18 meeting were made, according to lodge secretary W. J. Price.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Robert Via
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Via
W. J. Price
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Glen Rogers
Louise Shumate
Glen Rogers High School
Shumate
J. N. Paynter
Laura Hinchman
James Shott
Lion Earl Smith
Lion
Chambers
Bob Thomas
William Laird
John Paynter
Russell Garrett
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Vandall
Harry Ayers
Charlton Heights
Leonard Dorsey
Marting
Harry Gray
Jack Greer
Glen Ferris
Joe Kepto
Bud Legg
Ramsey
Romeo Moore
Nallen
H. E. Rogers
Vernon Montgomery
A. W. McClung
Dempsey
Phillip Douglas
R. M. Morris
Quinnimont
T. W. Boley
Pineville Baptists
Wyoming
Oceana Personals
J. B. Pais
Bruce Howard
Vivian Rose
A. G.cline
Ted Fender
Elgin M. Hall
City OF Beckley Health Department
Health Department
Elgin
Pol. Adv
Tyree Funeral Home
the Democratic Party
Beckley, W. VA
Elgin M. Ball
A. K. Minter
Guy Amato
Evan
Chief
Hall
Cc, L. Bibb
A. P
Meadows
Joe Rodriguez
Ira O, Holliday
Porter
John Wesley Smith
William A. Cbs
Buchannan
A. A
Buck) Ross
Noel Christian
Martin K. Austin, SR
Charles Rk, Jones
W. C. Larimore
Joan M. Baldwin
Howard Chistian
Mrs. Pern M. Burke
Anthony J. Sparacino
Melba M. Adams
Evelyn Stacy
Andrew Smith
Faye Farley
Collins Choir
K. of P
FE. J. Smith
Paul J. Fourney
John T. Morgan
Board of Ballot Commissioners
West Virginia
Buick
America
Milton Berle
First Avenue
Mountain Motors, Inc
Beckley, West Virginia
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