Miss Williams Rites Set Sunday
Funeral services for Miss Mary Lou Williams 19 of Cleveland Ohio, formerly of Matheny, will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Matheny Methodist Church with Rev Orville Belcher of Morton officiating. Burial will follow in Stewart Cemetery Matheny. She died Tuesday in Cleveland from injuries in a head on crash involving another driver killed instantly. She was born August 16 1937 in Laura Virginia to Jack and Emma Williams. Survivors include her father in Kamich Idaho, her mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs Otto Morris Cleveland, and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Clint Craft Matheny. The body will be removed from Evans Funeral Home to the grandparents home at 5 p.m. today and stay there until the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Willams
Cleveland
Matheny
Matheny Methodist Church
Williamson
Ohio
Laura
Jack
Emma Williams
Kamich
Idaho
Otto Morris
Clint Craft
Charles Wiley Joins Whitesville Lions Club
Charles Wiley of Horse Creek became a new member of the Whitesville Lions Club at a Tuesday night dinner meeting in the Whitesville Hotel. Wiley represents People's Life Insurance Company in the area. The club planned a talent show for May 10 with Harry Cooke and Bobby Plantz on the committee. Fifteen Lions were present at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNL
Charles Wiley
Horse Creek
Whitesvile Lions Club
Wiley
People’s Life Insurance Company
The
Lions
Harry Cooke
Bobby Plantz
Lions Club
Whitesville Hotel
Remodeling Completed At Quinnimont Church
Quinnimont Baptist Church finishes sanctuary remodeling for Easter services. Work done in five weeks by the church Boys Club under Rev. Donald Lowe includes roof, outside shingles, new windows, lighting, rewiring, and kitchen facilities. New pews and furniture planned for fall. service schedule listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNG
Quinnimont Baptist Church
Donald Lowe
Boys Club
Lewis Thompson
Hershey Anderson
Paul Wauhop
David
Charles Anderson
Donnie
Charles Watkins
Tubby Hanson
Teddy Withrow
Burgess Meadows
Roy Richmond
Donald Lower
Edward Kincaid Hurt In Mine Mishap
Edward Kincaid 43 of Wingrove Bottom was admitted to Oak Hill Hospital after a work accident at New River Company mine in Oakwood. He, a motorman, suffered possible pelvis fracture and was treated around 1 30 p.m. as part of ongoing remodeling work at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Edward Kincaid
Wingrove Bottom
Oak Hill Hospital
New River Company
Oakwood
Kincaid
Behuech
Political Parties Schedule Meets In Preparation Of Town Election
Whitesville reporters note town parties hold meetings in Madison for registration, with Labor and Progressive Citizens parties announcing schedules. May 3 deadline for registrations. if moved within 60 days, voters must reside a year. Ralph House to oppose Mayor Horace Morgan. Dallas Andrews to run for Recorder. council nominees listed for both parties. Transportation to Madison provided. County Clerk keeps office open April 23 to assist unregistered voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
Madison
Flar
Labor Party
Progress
QO. H
Carson
County
Clers
Harry Cooke
Wilson Hall
Brooks Bell
Manuel Arvon
H. L. Johnston
Richard Joseph
W. R. Ballard
Ameena Joe Joseph Jr
Morigan
L. E. Salamy
Ted Bsharah
Dallas Andrews
Whoare
PTA Sets Open House At Oak Hill School
Oak Hill Elementary hosts PTA Open House on April 23 from 7 30 to 8 30 p m. Parents may tour classrooms and refreshments will be served in the cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Oak Hill School
OAK Hill
RNS
Parent-Teacher Association
Four Coal Miners Killed In Rock Fall Near Panther
Four men died in a rock fall at a small Panther area coal mine in McDowell County. Funeral home officials named the victims as Junior Estep 25 owner of the operation Ance Estep 32 a relative Vester Lester 27 unmarried Johnny Patrick 19 unmarried and listed survivors including widows and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panther
McDowell County
Fanning Funeral Home
Laeger
Junior Estep
Ance Estep
Vester Lester
Johnny Patrick
Death ruled unavoidable in Ansted highway tragedy
A coroner's jury ruled the Ansted Route 60 collision an unavoidable accident killing 70 year old Mrs Cleve Jarvis. She was struck at 7:30 p m Thursday by 16 year old Dean Bragg of Ansted as she stepped into the roadway near her husband’s store. The body lay at Thomas Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansted
Cleve Jarvis
Dean Bragg
Lover's Leap
Route 60
C. B. Johnson
Bragg
Thomas Funeral Home
Cheryle
Nettie Bragg
AH. Allen Jr
Minden
EMCO
DuBois Elementary
Leah Green
Thomas E. Ashe
Collins Junior High School
Carolyn Sue Allen
Jo Ann Deeds
William R. Moore
Carolyn Sue
J. P. Men
Oak Hill
Jo Ann
Heath
Robert Deeds
Bibb St. Oak, Hill
Charleston’ Gazette
Guild Girls
Scarbro
Emmett Hughes
Brenda Powell
Spring Style Review At Second Baptist Church Fayetteville
The Second Baptist Church in Fayetteville hosts a Spring Style Review at 7 30 p m featuring models aged three to twelve plus teens and adults. Highlights include lounging wear army wear old fashioned costumes and multiple clothing groups with Ladies and Mens wear and evening wear. Rev G J Wilson is the church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payetteville
Second Baptist Church
Fayetteville
Louise Brown
Alma Small
Gladys Brown
Thomas Poore
Lucilla Meadows
Dollie Madison
Phcillia Alden
Friendship Night Attended by Local Eastern Star Members
Mrs Jenny Cope Carter Mrs Mary Stephenson and Mrs Eva Cope attended Friendship Night at Lawton Chapter of the Eastern Star on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Jenny Cope Carter
Mary Stephenson
Eva Cope
Lawton
The
Eastern Star
Pineville High School Holds An Evening Of Drama
The National Thespian Society at Pineville High presents An Evening Of Drama on April 20 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. The program features two one act plays including Army Call by Aviation Cadet Ralph Nelson. The six man cast includes Barney Basham and John Teel. Three performances are planned with a matinee for students, an evening show for the public, and a final Tuesday, April 30, event for district conventions. Special effects were ordered from New York City to enhance the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
National Thespian Society
Pineville High School
New York
Ralph Nelson
States
Century Theatre
Broadway
West Virginia Army Reserve Corps
Barney Basham
Minnick
Harold Palmer
Spider
Kenley Hamlin
Johnson
Douglas Shield
Luckadoo
Frank Zsoldas
Meitalbaum
John Teel
Corporal Luth
Fredrick H. Lanton
Black Diamond
New York City
Miss Mary Boothe Weds Kenneth Goodson in Oak Hill
Miss Mary Frances Boothe daughter of Mr and Mrs L Boothe married Private Kenneth Carl Goodson son of Mrs Glen DeQuasie in a 7 PM home ceremony. Rev Randolph F Johnson officiated. They will reside at Fort Totten as he is stationed there.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Mary Frances Boothe
Donna Kay Boothe
Earl DeQuasie Oak Hill
Goodson
Collins High School
Ft. Totten
Glen Rogers Personals
Glen Rogers area notices report visits to Fayetteville and Mount Hope. Families including McClung Saxon Durham Shumate Trump and Sheppard groups are noted with hospital stays funerals and relatives visiting during the week.
Whitesville Chamber Backs Daylight Saving Time Plan
The Whitesville Chamber of Commerce endorsed adopting Daylight Saving Time in step with city plans next Tuesday. A merchant survey showed majority support, aligned with regional coal company practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville Chamber of Commerce
Whitesville
RNS
Audrey Wood
Lefty
Raleigh Register
Hebert Stansbury
Beckley Attorkney
Hulett Smith
Beckley Bussinessman
State Democratic Executive Committee
Emma Kelly
Eunice
Ro Robert C. Byrd
Installation Set By VEW Post
Final plans are set for a joint installation on April 27 at 8 p.m. for 1957 officers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Sa jdies Auxiliary and Clarence W. Dickerson Post 310. Faye Baker and Mrs Easter Play Set Sue Walker will conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VEW Post
Oak Hill
RNS
Veterans of Foreign Wars Sajdies Auxiliary
Clarence W. Dickerson
East Main Street
Faye Baker
Sue Walker
Koppprston
George Harris
Ways and Means Dependence Baptist Church
Glen Fork
Minden School Claims Titles in Fayetteville Spelling Bee
Minden Elementary School won the Fayetteville District Spelling Bee titles with Ronald Zastawniak top on Tuesday night and Karen Scarbrough as runner up. Fayetteville High and Long Branch Elementary captured the remaining two titles as about 150 people filled the Memorial Building library for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minden
Fayetteville
Fayette Country Memorial
Fayetteville High
Long Branch
Ronald Zastawniak
KarenScarbrough
Farelteville High School
Shirley Donachy
Collins High
Madeline Sims
Fayetteville High School
Maxine T. Anderson
Shirley Jean Stroud
Cheryle Allen
Ronald
iMr
Edward Zastawnnjak
Viola Caldwell
Karen
Wesley Scarbrough
Route 2
Edythe Wavwright
Shirley Jean
Katie M. Cotes
Oscar Stroud
Band Boosters Club Elects New Officers
Glen Rogers Band Boosters met at the high school with principal James Lewis presiding. Creneron Lilly was elected president Finley Shumate vice president Waldo Tackett secretary treasurer. a membership committee was named. The group discussed a Bluefield band festival trip and future committees with reorganizing to occur in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
James Lewis
Creneron Lilly
Finley Shumate
Waldo Tackett
Robert Sturgill
Margaret Taraczkozy
Betty Vince
Margie Durham
Juanita Shumate
Faye Kelly
Jessie Lilly
Bluefield
Varea
Lalso
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Miss Williams
Evans Funeral
Whitesville Lions Club
Quality Pastry Shop
Neville St
1St Baptist Church
Manetha
Order of Eastern Star
Montgomery
Ella Ray Skaggs
Skaggs
Ansted Oes
Order of Rainbow
St. Paul
Quainnimont Church
Rock Fall
Baptist Church
Daimler-Benz
Curtiss-Wright
Studebaker-Packard
Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz
Studebaker- Packard
Utica-Bend
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
U. S. Navy
Curtiss- Wright Corporation
F. Ozese
North Amirica, Inc
Rov T. Hurvey
Shay
Frank Zsold AS
Douglas Shields
Mary Boothe
Kenneth Goodson
Gary McClung
Earl Saxon
Frank Wilson
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Adam Richardson
Beckley Hospital
Margaret Dishman
C. H. Durham
LaFollette
Tenn
Durham
Frank Easter
Ella Shumate
Clare Brooks
Brookses
Brook
Clyde Shumate
Kopperston
Margie Sheppard
Donnie Nuckols
Elsie Clemens
Grady
Basil Trump
Sundlay
Bobby Sheppard
Vada Sheppard
Beckley
Blanch Haynes
Ruth Perry
Beulah Presley
Bobby Marland
Charleston
Buddy’" Chatin
Newaort News
Tommy Chatin
Whitesville Junior High School
Frohman Johnson
Chamber
Ralph Hottle
Rufus Kannon
Luis
Cueford Shrewsbury
Ivan Pizzino
David Lay
Betty Powars
Lester Blevins
Kenny Sizemore
Doris Harold
Marion Lane
John Owler
Fred Fredericks
Tom Birt
John Chesunas
Irene Midkiff
Bill McClung
Minden School
Band Boosters Club
J. Strond
Joyce Perry
Fiora Logan
Doris Munger
Brenda
Joyce
Bernice Mills
Manuel Perry
Flora
Ace Logan
Mary E. Swope
Swope
Doris
Joseph Munger
Carlisle
Scarhii
R. “Astawalak
Cc. Allen
de A. Deeds
Cc. S
Allen
Ewele
Home Equipment
Sy Come
Rey Osu
Pia
G. M. Powers
Main Street
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