PSC Approves Railway Track Route To Fayette
Charleston The Public Service Commission after a court order granted Chesapeake and Ohio Railway authority to operate auxiliary track service for shipping less than carload freight between Huntington and Mount Carbon in Fayette County. Four trucking routes were authorized with limits to supplement rail service and adhere to prescribed routes.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Huntington
Mount Carbon
Fayette County
PSC
Supreme Court
Commission
Singers To Give Concert Tonight At Mount View
Mount View Junior High School Glee Club presents its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium under PTA sponsorship. The program includes America Dear Land I Adore Lord Thy Glory Morning and more. Glee club director is William David Jr. with campus performers listed.
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Mount View
ANS
Mount View Junior High School
Parent-Teacher Association
America
Farmer Brown
Glee Club
Betty Walters
Betty Kelly
Peggy Lilly
Vera Goad
Doris Grey
Carol NeSmith
Rose Tabor
Shirley Ann Massey
Betty Simmons
Sue
Oak Hill VFW Post 3110 Elects New Officers
Oak Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3110 announced new officers Tuesday. Commander Hobart Booth Jr. leads the slate with senior vice commander Elmer Kin caid, junior vice commander Clinton O. Lively, quartermaster James P. Painter, post advocate Karl Krause, chaplain Eustace Alexknowvitch, and surgeon Dr. M. G. Hresan.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Clarence Dickerson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hobart Booth Jr
Elmer Kincaid
Clinton O. Lively
James P. Painter
Karl Krause
Eustace Alexknowvitch
M. G. Hresan
Roberta Piper Weds Peter Beckingham in Mount Hope Ceremony
Miss Roberta Grace Piper of Dalles Oregon wed Peter Welsh Beckingham of Bradley on Saturday April 10 at Mount Hope Baptist Temple. Dr Clarence Figgat officiated at 8 pm with organist Mrs Raymond Tissue and tenor Charles Nelson. The bride wore nylon net gown with lace bodice and carried a white prayer book. The couple plans a Dayton Ohio wedding trip then residence in Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Roberta Grace Piper
Dalles
Ore
Peter Welsh Beckingham
Bradley
Clarence Figgat
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
W. C. Piper
Dulles
George Beckingham
W. C. Piper Jr
Dayton, O
Pineville Personal News Reduces Hospital Stay And Visits
Pineville residents share family visits and travel notes. Warren McGraw, former patient at Beckley Hospital for nephritis, was released home after two weeks. Others, including Mrs. Shannon, Mrs. Pridemore, and the Cooke and Conley families, report winter returns and weekend visits locally and to Bluefield and Curry.
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Pineville
Rns
Darrell V. McGraw
Beckley
Warren
Beckley Hospital
Frank E. Shannon
Southern Pines
N. C
Opie Pridemore
Curry
John Pridemore
River Drive
Ted M. Cooke
Princeton
Dell Cooke
Joseph Conley
Joey
Portsmouth
H. W. Conley
C. B. Cook
Fanny Fitzwater
Lonnie Jackson
Robert and
Charles Cook
Princess Jackson
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
Murphy Heads Barker's Ridge District PTA
In Herndon High School, Elmer Murphy was elected president of the Barker's Ridge District Parent Teacher Association for 1954 55 term. New officers include Mrs Shields Kline as vice president and Mrs Marie Underwood as secretary treasurer S J Matney will oversee the session. The meeting announced a Student Council amateur program for April 14 at 730 pm and invited all elementary pupils intending to enter Herndon High to visit that day.
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Herndon
RNS
Barker's Ridge
Herndon High School
Elmer Murphy
Shields Kline
Marie Under Wood
S. J. Matney
Herndon High
OES To Sponsor TB X-Ray Clinic
Fayet te Chapter 115 of the Order of Eastern Star will sponsor a tuberculosis X-ray clinic session in the Memorial Building. At a Monday meeting 33 members heard J Alfred Taylor recount visits to Georgia and Florida chapters. Invitations were accepted to visit Ansted on May 7 and Mullens on May 13 with Easter baskets for guests. Hostesses were Mrs Maggie Wilson Mr and Mrs E M Darnall Mrs Thelma Zorio and Mrs Rosie Pashion.
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Maggie Wilson
E. M. Darnall
Thelma Zorio
Rosie Pashion
Dr Frame to speak at Good Friday service Fayetteville
The Rev. Dr. James F. Frame will speak at a union Good Friday service at First Methodist Church in Fayetteville at 8 p.m. on April 16. Dr. C. G. Farr will give the benediction, and the Fayetteville High School Glee Club led by Miss Lia Vaglio will provide special music. An Easter pageant Were You There? is planned for Easter Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the same church with a small cast and mixed quartet.
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Fayetteville
RNS
James F. Frame
First Methodist Church
C. R. Bright
B. B. Breitenhirt
C. G. Farr
Fayetteville High School Glee Club
Lia Vaglio
Trinie Garcia Howell
Eva Estes
Green Hill
Holy City
Collins High School
Camp Horseshoe
Acorn
Louise Hess
Beckley
Oak Hill
Delores Jones
Madora Bragg
Mabel Gwinn
Wallace Gwinn
J. N. Jarrett
Joyce Balding
Rita Jo Woodrum
Ailleen James
Jane Jones
Jennice Col
Nightly pre Easter services at Mount Hope Church
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church hosts nightly services at 7 30 p m this week with Dr W W Pharr delivering talks each evening on Jesus and Enemies Sinners Needs Sin Death and Life The schedule includes The Lord's Supper on Thursday and Easter Sunday baptism for adults and infants at the morning service
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Mount Hope
RNS
Jesus
Dina Jean Hull Weds J. R. Lilly
Dina Jean Hull and Joseph Russell Lilly were married at 3 p.m. Saturday at the minister’s Stephenson home in Mullens. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hull of Otsego, wore a white two piece suit with white and blue accessories and pink carnation corsage. The groom is the son of Mrs J Willis Lilly of Hanover and the late Mr Lilly. The bride attended Mullens High School and the groom Hin ton High School. An Army veteran with 21 months service, he served 11 months overseas with the 24th Infantry Eighth Army in Korea and Japan. He left the service as a sergeant in July 1952 and is employed by the Atlantic Seaboard Corporation at Hanover. The couple will reside in Hanover with his mother for now.
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David Beckingham
David E. Craddock
Oregon
Oregon City High School
Northwest Christian College
Air Force
Kroger Company
Baptist Temple
C. E. Lambert
Edward Boyd
Clara Craig
Jessie Feazell
Dayton
Mount Hope
W. C. Piper
W. C. Piper Jr
Steve Steplowski Jr
Fairborn
Christine Buchanan
M. L. McSpadden
Beckley
Lilly
Hull
Mullens High School
Hinton
24Th Infantry
Eighth Army
Korea
Japan
Atlantic Seaboard Corporation
Hanover
Jumping Branch Socials and Church Gathering Report
Jumping Branch residents gathered for Sunday visits with the Smiths and Meadows family. Nearby dinners included the Anderson Lilly and Smoor families, plus Narrows guests. An all night singing fest at Sophia Baptist Church drew multiple couples and individuals. Mrs. John C. Ridenour, recently released from Hinton Hospital, returned home Monday.
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Robert Smith
Frances
Robert Jr
Lillybrook
Roscoe Meadows
W. C. Anderson
Thomas Lilly
Oker Andreson
Douglas
Harry Smoor Jr
Dixie
J. H. Lilly
Margaret
Patsy
David
Narrows
the Sophia Baptist Church
Nelson Thompson
E. C. Cole
Rocie Meadows
Willis Hannagan
Lillie Hatcher
Reta Hatcher
Damon Hatcher
Iva Dodd
Lon Meadows
John C. Ridenour
Hinton Hospital
Oak Hill BPW Installs Officers At Banquet
Oak Hill BPW installs new officers at a banquet in Hotel Hill with Wanda Farrish as president and Eleanor Decker as vice president. Others include Irene Johnson secretary, Louise Hess recording secretary, Pauline Thomas treasurer, Ruth Easton installing officer. guests and members attend. donation to March of Dimes totaled 302.54.
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Oak Hill
BPW
BNS
Wanda Farrish
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Hotel Hill
Eleanor Decker
Irene Johnson
Louise Hess
Pauline Thomas
Ernest McCoy
Margie Nicholson
Eddie Lewis
Mary Thorne
Ruth Easton
Alex Easton
Rachel
Two Short Courses For Miners To Be Held At State University
Morgantown Two short courses for West Virginia mining men will run May 31 to July 10 at West Virginia University. The fourth annual Short Course in Coal Preparation and the second Short Course in Mine Equipment and Maintenance cover classroom study and lab work. Courses address coal preparation, crushing, cleaning, washability, dedusting, and flow sheets plus maintenance of mining equipment, hydraulics, lubrication, electricity, and records.
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State University
Morgantown
West Virginia University
G. R. Spindler
School of Mines
Mineral Industries
Spindler
Pineville Beautification Committee Forms Year-Round Plan
Don E. Williams and Mrs. Eugene No bel head Pineville Citizens Beautification Committee for its first year. Co-chairmen were elected. secretary named. objectives committee formed. A publicity group was appointed. Membership fee of 1 dollar set. churches and businesses invited. Several local groups attended the organizational meeting. next session set for April 19 at city hall.
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Pineville
RNS
Don E. Williams
Eugene M. Nobel
Jess Houck
Paul England
R. D. Bailey
Don Williams
Ed Hawley
Jack Shipman
Dorothy Bolt
Wes Blakely
Vaughn Stewart
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Pineville Woman's Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Lions Club
Rotary Club
American Legion Post
City of
City Hall
Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Pre Easter Services Begin at Hill Top Church
Hill Top Baptist Church starts pre Easter services today through Friday with 7 p.m. sermons each evening. Music by the senior choir and Gospel Chorus under Alberta Johnson and Mamie Mosby. Easter sunrise at 5 a.m. with church breakfast afterward. Mount Hope singers attend. 11 a.m. features Easter music and a sermon by Rev. G. J. Wilson. Youth group hosts 7 p.m. service with special Easter program.
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Hill Top
RNS
Hill Top Baptist Church
Alberta Johnson
Mamie Mosby
Mount Hope
G. J. Wilson
Christ
Jumping Branch 4-Hers Arbor Day Program In WV
Jumping Branch 4 H Club members presented an Arbor Day program at Jumping Branch School on Friday. The event opened with America the Beautiful, included scripture, and a unison Lord's Prayer. Students recited a conservation pledge and showcased poems and readings by Steven Bennett Doris Wilcox Julia West Annabelle Young and others.
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Jumping Branch
ANS
Ramona Crook
Steven Bennett
Doris Wilcox
Julia West
Annabelle Young
Carol Meadows
Bobby Nelson Williams
David Meador
Paul Auldridge
West Virginia Hills
Herndon High Talent Show Tonight Sets Stage
Amateurs compete in a var iety show at Herndon High School at 7 30 p m sponsored by the Student Council Audience judges first and second place Winners Contestants from Mullens and other locals registered Proceeds finance new stage curtains and properties
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Herndon
RNS
Herndon High School
Mullens
Union Sunrise Service Planned At Mount Hope
Rev. Raymond Martin of Mount Hope Christian Church will deliver the Easter message at a joint sunrise service at Mount Hope Auditorium at 6 30 a m Easter Sunday All local churches will be represented in the choir directed by David Hammond Mount Hope High School band director
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Mount Hope
RNS
Raymond Martin
Mount Hope Christian Church
Mount Hope Auditorium
David Hammond
Glen Rogers Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Glen Rogers residents report visits and health updates. Gary McClung and sons George and Mack visited Fayetteville relatives. Arnie Gentry and family returned from Lynchburg Virginia. Ruth Thompson recuperating after Welch Clinic surgery. W S Brooks back from Florida where they visited Allen Thomas, now seriously ill. Frank Perdue improved at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. J E Durham and family returned from Kentucky where the minister and family visited. Basil Trump home from Beckley Hospital. Jack and Billy Sheppard from Dayton spent weekend with parental family. Tom Stone from Dayton stayed with his parents.
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Arnie Gentry
Lynchburg
Jack
Billy Sheppard
Dayton
Charlie Sheppard
Tom Stone
Jim Stone
Rock Creek Personal News From the Mining Community
Vern Darby of Rock Creek lies seriously ill in Kanawha Valley hospital Charleston after a mining accident at Rayford where he works. Mrs. Fred Walker of Steubenville Ohio visits Vern’s home while he is injured. Mrs. Walter travels with her husband and Mrs. William Bennett. Austin and a Darby sibling visit from Welch. Betty Jane Darby, Vern’s daughter, injured in a Route 21 car crash and now improving but out of school.
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Rock Creek
RNS
Vern Darby
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Rayford
Fred Walker
Steubenville
Ohio
Darby
Walter
William Bennett
Austin Darby
Welch
Betty Jane Darby
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Racine
Hazy Creek
Prenter
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Meagle
Marmet
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Powellton
VFW
ABC
Model
Prather Bros
Peter Welsh
Beckingham
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
W. Prince ST
Murphy
PTA
OES
Dr. Frame
Dina Jean Hull
J. R. Lilly
Joseph R Lilly
Geronimo
Rock Wudsony
Plusi
Charles Starrett
Jhley 'Nette
Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse
Whispering Smith
Scotland Yard
Richard Carlson
Williams
Cpl. R. L. Tabscott
State Police
Bud Williams
Robert Bailey
R. A. Pack
Union
Mullens and
Humphrey Bogart
Kathryn Hepburn
Glen Rogers
Gary McClung
George and
Mack
McClung
PRI
Ncess Theatre
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Paramount Picture
Rosemary Clodney
Guy Mitchell
Glen Jean
Red Badge OF
Courage
Bill Mauldin
Audie Murphy
Mikel Conrad Doris Merrick
Wyoming
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Tianne Foster
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Prisoners OF
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Marilyn Monroe
Betty Grable
Lauren Bacall
William Powell
Paul
Enemy” Cagney AS
Little Caesa Robinson
Rock Creek Personals
Veep
Barkley
Wilson
Truman
Post
Alben W. Barkley
Curtis Magazine
Kley
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Ra
Anne Baxter
MacDonald Carey
Maureen O'Hara
Alex Nicol
Re Hope
MT Hope
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OAK Hill Theatre
Or Bennett
Skyline Drive-In Theatre
Oak Hil
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