Streets Named and Houses Numbered for Mail Delivery in Fayetteville
Fayetteville officials led by J. H. Allen plan street renamings and house numbering to obtain city mail delivery. Boy Scout Troop 179 will help next week as postmaster B. K. Hesse pushes completion before contacting the Post Office Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hesse
Fayetteville
RNS
J. H. Allen
Boy Scout
Post Office Department
B. K. Hesse
Fayette Road
Vandalia
Giles, Fayette and Kamawha
Fayette Station
Fayette Avenue
Huse Memorial Park
Kaymoor
Keller Ave
Mullens High School Students Complete Baby Sitting Course
Twenty five members of Mullens High School Future Nurse's Club earned Safety Sitters certification through a National Safety Council program funded by the Auxiliary to the Wyoming County Medical Society. Members listed include Linda Newsome Sharon Woods Patsy Roseblock Phoebe Tennant Anne Brown Donna Duncan Rachel Lane Nancy Lee Smith Evelyn Wingo Janet Clifford Jessie Canada and others. Mrs. Fordham urged parents to provide clear instructions and arrive early to brief sitters before departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fordham
Linda Newsome
On Woods
Patsy Roseblock
Phoebe Tennant
Anne Brown
Donna Duncan
Rachel Lane
Nancy Lee Smith
Evelyn Wingo
Janet Clifford
Jessie Canada
Joanna Flaim
Gail Cook
Shirley Blankenship
Violet Tilley
Betty Jennelle
Betty Radford
Phyllis Sizemore
Edna Halsey
Rosemary Tolliver
Mary Reece
Nancy Winkler
Phoebe Floyd
Rhonda Bryant
Betty Deatherage
Mr Fordham
Principal Completing 5th Year At Whitesville Jr. High School
WHITESVILLE RNS Emmett Stine marks his fifth year as Whitesville Junior High principal. a former Sherman High School head from 1927 to 1936, he holds a BA from Bethany College 1927 and an MA from West Virginia University 1935. He teaches summer political science at Morris Harvey College and attends two workshops this summer. He is married to Margaret, a second-grade teacher, with son Robert Lee, 23, a Korean veteran and student at Morris Harvey College. He is active in Lions Club American Legion and Beni Kedem Temple and is a 32nd degree Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Stine
Whitesville Junior High School
Sherman High School
Whitesville
RNS
Stine
Magnolia High
New Martinsville
Bethany College
West Virginia University
University of Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Daytona Beach
Fla
Glenville
Margaret
Sylvester
Robert Lee
Kroger
Two X Ray Units To Tour Fayette
Mobile X ray units visit Fayetteville Kimberly and Montgomery under Fayette County Tuberculosis Association sponsorship. Unit 1 in Fayetteville 10 to 1 and 2 to 5, Unit 2 in Montgomery 9 to 12 and Kimberly 4 to 6 with weekly stops in Ansted Lookout Meadow Bridge Oak Hill Mount Hope and other towns. No one under 17 to be X rayed unless in contact with active tuberculosis. no charge for chairs at locations and lists the local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Kimberly
Montgomery
Fayette County
Ansted
Lookout
Meadow Bridge
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Elizabeth Henson
C. B. Steele
Gauley Bridge
Earl Gwinn
A. K. LaFon
Virginia K Backus
W., Behan
W. O. Walkup
Jess Evans
W. B. Poling
West Virginia Mayors Attend Industrial Conference
Mayor W. F. Manning traveled to Charleston to join the third annual West Virginia Industrial and Development Conference at the Daniel Boone Motel. Mayors from cities across the state attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
W. F. Manning
Charleston
West Virgna
Daniel Boone
West Virginia
Mrs E G Cook Confined Home by Illness
Mrs. E. G. Cook is confined to her home due to illness. No other details are provided in the public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Rns
E. G. Cook
Manning Seeks Another Term As Oceana Mayor
Mayor W. F. Manning announced plans to run again in the June city election in Oceana. He filed his candidacy Tuesday after being appointed by the Town Council to complete the term begun when L. W. Beane resigned due to illness shortly after the 1954 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
ANS
W. F. Manning
Manning
L. W. Beane
Banquet to Honor Miss Whitesville
The Whitesville Chamber of Commerce will honor Miss Emma Kelley as Miss Whitesville at a banquet tonight. She earned the title at the March 31 talent and beauty contest. Attendants Miss Nancy Wood and Miss Judy Dickenson will receive savings bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
BNS
Bake Sale Scheduled By Mullens Circle
Circle Two of the Christian Woman's Fellowship at First Christian Church announces a bake sale on Saturday at Cook's Furniture Store in South Mullens. The sale will offer homemade bread cakes pies cupcakes and candy, following plans from the group’s recent meeting.
Miss Zella Barbe Rises Saturday For Funeral
Whitesville resident Miss Zella Barbe aged 55 will have funeral services at Whitesville Baptist Church Saturday at 7 p.m. Rev. C. E. Stump will officiate. Burial follows Sunday at 2 p.m. at Broad Run Church Cemetery Jane Lew. Survived by sister Mrs Bes sie Horne and brothers Dr Clarence Barbe Lacy Barbe and four nephews. Barbe was found dead Thursday morning at the Whitesville Hotel where she had been manager for 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
Rns
Zella Barbe
Whitesville Baptist Church
C. E. Stump
Broad Run
Jane Lew
Bessie Horne
Rural Retreat
Clarence Barbe
Orlando
Fla
Lacy Barbe
Betsy Lane
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville Hotel
Miss Barbe
Memorial to Principal Planned at Ansted High
A memorial court for the late W. K. Vandell, former Ansted High principal, was approved by the Fayette County Board of Education after Mrs. Vandell and daughter Jean requested landscaping. Fred Coyer named acting principal for the rest of the year as six school buses were purchased and bids awarded for chassis bodies and builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
ANS
Ansted
W. K. Vandell
Vandell
Jean
Fayette County Board of Education
Fred Coyer
G.M.C. Chasis
International Chasis
Wayne
Carpenter
Premier Custom
Oak Hill Motors
Fayette Motors
Kincaid
Beards Fork
Funeral Sunday for Dora Billups in Oak Hill
Funeral services for Dora Lelie Billups 86 of Rock Lick will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev. Barney Farley and Rev. Chalmer Skaggs officiating. Burial is in the Odd Fellows Cemetery Thomas Addition. She died Thursday evening at Oak Hill Hospital after a long illness. Born February 9 1870 in Rock Bridge County Virginia she is survived by son Carl Hamilton of Rock Lick daughter Grace Colbough of Oak Hill two brothers Ira Groac of Rock Lick and E H Groac of Boston Mass and two sisters Cora Roberts of Fayetteville Route 1 and Christie McMillion of Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Lick
Dora Lelie Billups
Tyree
Oak Hill
Barney Farley
Bradley
Chalmer Skaggs
Ansted
Thomas
Odd Fellows
Billups
Oak Hill Hospital
Rock Bridge County
Rochester Banks Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Rochester Banks 49 of Minden will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Valley Church with Rev. W. M. Saunders officiating. Burial follows at Pea Ridge Cemetery. Banks died Tuesday evening. Survivors include his mother Carrie Banks and siblings Veola Walker Lelia Turner Ruby Johnson Early Banks Don Banks Ledger Banks and son Samuel Banks. Trent Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minden
Rochester Banks
Pleasant Valley Church
W. M. Saunders
Pea Ridge
Banks
Carrie Banks
Veola Walker
Lelia Turner
Detroit
Mich
Ruby Johnson
Early Banks
Charleston
Don
Thelma Aliff Hospitalized After Elk Lick School Burns
Mrs Thelma Aliff entered Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch on Wednesday for treatment of burns suffered weeks ago while cooking at Elk Lick School. Medical staff note burn care as the reason for admission and prognosis not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Fork
Thelma Aliff
Steven's Clinic Hospital
Welch
Elk Lick School
Home Owner Wounds Fugitives Recapture Remaining Escapees
Fayetteville reports two prison escapees were recaptured after six days on the run through Fayette County mountains. A private homeowner wounded them with a shotgun as they tried to enter the house, minutes before their arrest. The trio had escaped from a county jail, aided by overpowering a jailer, and were pursued by state police, federal officers, and county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Sam Doak Catlett
Dorman Lee Redden
Roy Albert Fitzwater
Meadow Bridge
Lee Akers
Fitzwater
Catlett
Redden
C. L. Walker
Beckley
Danese
M. S. Hofstetter
Jerry Goheen
Capt
Walker
Federall
Faynete
Raleigh
Greenbrier
Charleston
Ansted
U. S. Coast Guard
Sewell
Faye
Beelick Knob
Guilty pleas entered in Fayette Circuit Court
Charles Treadway of Lick Fork pleaded guilty to petty larceny and George C. Mitchell of Dothan pleaded guilty to breaking and entering in Fayette Circuit Court. Both requested probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette Circuit Court
Charles Treadway
Lick Fork
George C. Mitchell
Dothan
Engineers unveil four wheeled coil spring suspension
To coil springs on all four wheels, a brawny X-braced frame, and torque-tube drive, engineers add deep-oil shock absorbers to give new softness, buoyancy, comfort, and a brand-new sense of direction handling response.
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Hiesan
Phillips
Park Drive
Dickerson
Rotan
Craig
Turner
Waters
Straughter
Dempsey
Huse
Dummitt
Brooks
Tully
Vaglio
Sarah Street
Court Street
Mullens
Whitesville Jr. High School
Fayette
Mrs. Cook
Mullens Circle
Ansted High
Dan Twohig
Dora Billups
Baldwin Aerosonic
Rochester
Roy Lee Fitzwater
Anderson Lewis
Automobile
Buick
Come Gee
BAYS
Mountain M
First Avenue
Jackie Gleason
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