Honored On Birthday Party At Pineville
Mrs and Mrs C B Taylor honored their son Eugene on his 14th birthday with a party featuring games and refreshments for a list of guests including Patty Sands Betty Patrick Donna Rose Judy Short Connie Monahan Carol Fox Pam Adams Loretta Quesenberry Ernie Hays Johnny Shormaker Gene Neal David Lowney Arlie Day Gary Bowyer Mike Basham William McCoy Teddy Smith Tommy Ledford Larry Morgan Terry Lee Thomas Charlene Beavers Randall Aliff Benny Taylor Phillip Zsoldus Dianne Arnold Mrs Maley Arnold and Mrs Albertiff.
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Pineville
RNS
C. B. Taylor
Eugene
Patty Sands
Betty Patrick
Donna Rose
Judy Short
Connie Monaahan
Carol Fox
Pam Adams
Loretta Quesenberry
Ernie Hays
Johnny Shormaker
Gene Neal
David Lowney
Arlie Day
Gary Bowyer
Mike Basham
William McCoy
Teddy Smith
Tommy Ledford
Larry Morgan
Fire damages Colcord house in loft blaze
Approximately 250 damage occurred to the residence of Mr and Mrs Grady Scarbro when defective wiring started a fire in the loft at their Whitesville home near Spruce Mountain. Firemen arrived to find the fire under control and remained on scene to monitor hot spots and guard against a rekindle.
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Colcord
RNS
Grady Scarbro
Whitesville
Spruce Mountain
Dristan Decongestant Tablets Promote Sinus Drainage
A New York report describes Dristan Decongestant Tablets as a fast, painless internal treatment for sinus congestion. The tablet purportedly delivers a shrinking substance via blood plasma to the sinus area, relieving pressure and headaches without discomfort. The product is offered over the counter at 98 cents for 24 tablets with a money back guarantee.
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New York
N. Y
West Virginia Seniors Tour Washington DC
Twenty one Glen Rogers High School seniors joined West Virginia Week visitors in Washington, D.C. They met Senator Robert Byrd who praised democracy and Christian living. The group toured Arlington and Mount Vernon, seeing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with Elizabeth Williams and Mrs. W. S. Brooks as chaperones.
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West
Arlington
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Dickie Sundin
Roland Shumate
Ronnie Lilly
Johnny Myers
Claude Bailey
Officer Installations Slated By Moose Lodge Whitesville
Whitesville Moose Lodge No 1523 plans its annual officer installations for May 1 1959 to April 30 1960 at 7 30 p m in the lodge hall with Carl W Pioch past governor as installing officer Elected officers include Herbert B Price governor Jesse R Miller junior governor William E Anderson treasurer Darrel L Harden prelate Joe Dominion Bill Howell and L E Stone trustees Carl W Pioch to serve as junior past governor as retiring governor Joseph L Price is in Florida
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Whitesville
RNL
Carl W. Pioch
Herbert B. Price
Jesse R. Miller
William E. Anderson
Darrel L. Harden
Joe Dominion
Bill Howell
L. E. Stone
Joseph L. Price
Florida
Raines Admits Smashing Into Scarbro Store
Clyde Raines, 51, of Oak Hill, jailed in Fayette County on charges of having no operators license after admitting he drove the car that struck Basil Mann’s Scarbro store at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The hit damaged one side of the wooden store and its merchandise. no charges on the property damage until an inventory is completed.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Clyde Raines
Oak Hill
Fred O’boyle
Fayette County
Raines
Scarbro
Basil Mann
Cadet Injured Resumes Cadet Duty After Handball Concussion
Midship man John A. Martin was released from Bethesda Naval Hospital after five days with a brain concussion from a handball game. Parents J S Martin and wife accompanied him back to the Naval Academy Annapolis to resume his classes.
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Mullens
RNS
John A
Tony) Martin
Bethseda
Naval Hospital
J. S. Martin
Frantz Ave
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mrs Caperton Rites Wednesday at Mount Hope Church
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Caperton will be held at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with burial in Green Hill Cemetery in Union. The 57 year old resident died Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband Erskine M and many relatives, she was active in the Presbyterian Church and Eastern Star. Body at Tyree Funeral Home. flowers omitted, donations to Davis-Stuart School requested.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Blanche Caperton
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
W. W. Hatcher
Green Hill
Union
Caperton
Beckley
Presbyterian Church
Winona
Order of Eastern Star
Kentucky
Erskine M
Lillie Caudill
Tennessee
E. H. Caudill
Portland
Rebecca Ayers
Urbana
Ill
Alma Smith
Columbus
Ind
Rachael Durham
Indianapolis
George
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Erskine Jr
West Virginia University
William
Susanna Reed
Charlottesville
Tyree
Pineville OES to Honor Past Matrons and Patrons
Pineville Order of Eastern Star Chapter 110 will honor its past matrons and past patrons at a regular meeting Thursday in the Masonic Temple. Invitations have been sent to all past officers. Obligation night will be observed. Worthy Matron Mrs. Gary McClung urges good attendance.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Pineville
Order of Eastern Star Chapter
Masonic Temple
Gary McClung
Lions State Ladies Night at Oak Hill Club
At the Oak Hill Lions Club meeting led by President Gene Cavendish, Ladies Night was announced for April 23. Past presidents still active will receive a plaque. Charlotte Cole played violin with Eva Estes on piano. Robert W. Jackson of Montgomery Lions invited District 29 W. Lions to a May 9 dinner at West Virginia Tech, with International President Dudley Sims as keynote. Reservations due by April 25.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Oak Hill Lion’s Club
Lion
Gene Cavendish
Oak Hill Club
Charlotte Cole
Eva Estes
Robert W. Jackson
Montgomery Lions Club
W. Lions Clubs
West Virginia
Edward Asher Dies In Australia At 59
Edward Lee Asher, 59, Glen Fork, died in Penrith Australia from a heart attack Thursday morning. He had gone to Australia in December and was affiliated with an oil company. Born October 4, 1899 in Clarksburg, he is survived by his wife Leola Bradberry Asher six sons Richard Richmond Roy Grafton James in Oklahoma Tommy Clarksburg Edward Lee Jr Texas and Frank Buckhannon two daughters Joan Florida and Linda McElory Ravenswood. The body will be brought to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Beckley.
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Edward Lee Asher
Asher
Penrith
Australia
Clarksburg
Leola Bradberry Asher
Richard
Richmond
Roy
Grafton
James
Air Force
Oklahoma
Tommy
Edward Lee Jr
Texas
Frank
Buckhannon
Joan
Florida
Linda McElory
Ravenswood
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Beckley
Vermont's Path to Statehood as an Independent Republic
The article notes Vermont’s history as an independent republic before joining the United States in 1791, drawing a parallel to Texas in its colonial and political journey toward statehood. The facts center on Vermont’s prior sovereignty and its 1791 U.S. incorporation.
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Vermont
Texas
United States
Two Men Jailed After Hearing Pineville Incident
In Pineville Magistrate W. P. Wilson heard three men, Clyde Gillespie of Baltimore fined $10 and costs and jailed for driving without a license. Tom Lewis of Baltimore fined $50 and costs, license revoked six months, jailed in lieu of fine. A third man, Tom Lewis of Pineville Welch Road, fined $10 and costs for intoxication in public, released after promising payment by April 21. Arrest followed a wreck of a car driven by Tom Gillespie early Sunday.
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Clyde Gillespie
Baltimore
Tom Lewis
Gillespie
Pineville
Welch Road
Bill Bolt
J. D. Fairchild
Tom Gillespie
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