Ordinances Read At Mullens Council Meet
Mullens city commissioners heard first readings of three ordinances. One forbids surface stripping of minerals by stripping or auger methods with fines and possible jail time. Another sets three percent liquor tax to the city effective July 1. The third ordinance transfers garbage collection and disposal to the city also effective July 1. A planning commission strip mining protest was filed. The council seeks Wednesday afternoon off for a state liquor store employee and thanks G G Strong and Norfolk and Western Railway for a donated fire pump.
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Easter Visits Spread Across West Virginia Towns
Pax PAX release lists visitors over Easter including William Harnsbarger of Bakers VA Center Martinsburg and families from Farmville Mount Hope Beckley Fayetteville and Duncan Falls Ohio. The Whitts plan to move back to West Virginia. Jim Hunter returns from Duncan Falls with Dan and the Hunter family. Hazel Mowell and daughter Margaret Ann are ill with the flu.
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Buren Davis
William Harnsbarger
Bakers VA Center
Martinsburg
Virgil Whitt
Farmville
Eddie Souk
Mary Souk
Mount Hope
the Whitts
Prince Stover
Beckley
Route 1
Jesse Williams
Fayetteville
Whitt
West Virginia
Jim Hunter
Dan Hunter
Duncan Falls
Ohio
Hazel Mowell
Margaret Ann
Mullens Registrants Reported for Induction in April
Two Local Board No 21 Mullens registrants, Robert Frank Rider and Franklin Berdie Lester, are reported for induction into the Armed Forces on April 15. Rider is listed as a volunteer.
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Robert Frank Rider
Franklin Berdie Lester
Fayetteville Centennial Museum Ready to Open
Fayetteville officials report the Centennial Commission has prepared the museum for opening. A donated building hosts the exhibit with 65 names from Civil War descendants invited to May 25 ceremonies led by Rev. Shirley Donnely. A banner funded by a citizen and a parade plan involve the Fire Department and High School Band.
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Shirley Donnely
Oak Hill
Cottle
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Fayette County Memorial Building
Court House
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Stanley Moore
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Coe
Allen, Fayette
Easter visits and travels across Mount Hope area
Local families and friends from Mount Hope and nearby towns are noted visiting relatives across several states during the Easter holidays. Names include Lawton, Bolen, Smith, Dillon, Elkins, Lancianese, Bergendahl, Adkins, Dower, and Plumley, with movements between Chicago, Huntington, Bluefield, Columbus, Richland, and Minot.
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Dillon
Leigh Ann
Halifax
Virgil Dillon
Elkins
Edsel Elkins
Marshall University
Huntington
A. K. Elkins
George Lawton
Chicago
Ill
Mike Bolen
Bill Lawton
Thomas Lawton
Bluefield
Tommy Kochinsky
Washington, D. C
Mount Hope
Frank Lancianese
Johnny Lancianese
John L
Frankie
Angelo Lancianese
John
Polly
Pasco Lancianese
Scotty
James
Cecil Dower
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Dower
Charles Bergendahl
Beckley Hospital
Wanda Adkins
Richland
Barbara
Buddy”’ Plumley
Minot Air Force Base
Minot
N.D
Guthrie Air Force Base
Charleston
Plumley
W. D. Kessler
Mount Hope High School
Oceana Woman's Club Plans Projects and Fund Drive
The Oceana Woman's Club met at Oceana Methodist Church with President Mrs. A. G. Lugar Jr. presiding. They reviewed the West Virginia Federation Convention report, noted United States Savings stamps recognition, discussed building plans for a club house, planned a May bean supper for the Cancer Fund, and arranged sponsorship of Oceana High School girls to Camp Horseshoe. New members joined. resignation of first vice president Mrs. Willis Adams was accepted.
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Dorothy Caton
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Ways and Means Committee
Oceana High School
Otis Cook
Presbyterian Church
Tommy Evans
Bob Crouch
Phillip Roach
Horseshoe
George Ford Jr
Tri- Hi-V
West Virginia Centennial Commission
Tom Smith
Wyoming County
J. K. Witt
American Home
Bob Branham
Paul Fleenor
Ray Epling
Willis Adams
Cancer Fund
Butch Price
Kopperston
Oceana Woman’s Club
Robert Crouch
Carl Mack
Ralph Hickman
Seventeen Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in Fayette County
Fayetteville RNS reports 17 couples filed for marriage licenses in early April at the Fayette County Clerk's office. The list includes ages and hometowns for brides and grooms such as Freda Bennett and Emory Bennett of Ansted, Judith Jones of Mount Hope with Frank Bizarth, Betty Martin of Oak Hill with Daniel Collins, and Beatrice Adkins of Rt. 1 Fayetteville with James Gay, among others from Ansted, Oak Hill, Scarbro, Prince, and nearby areas.
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Fayette County Clerk’s Office
Freda Joyce Bennett
Ansted
Okey R. Bennett
Emory Lee Bennett
Layland
William E. Bennett
Judith Ann Jones
Mount Hope
Emory E. Jones
Frank Downs Bizarth
Norfolk
Cecil Hardy
Robert Ray Farley
Rachel
Walter Farley
Beatrice Jean Adkins
Rt. 1
Earl H. Adkins
James Eddie Gay
Dakota
John F. Gay
Ada Legg
Arthur Neal
Raphael Hundley
Henry Hundley
Rosa Miller Lively
Scearbro
Phillip Miller
Thomas Ernest Holley
Scarbro
Joe Holley
Betty Lou Toombs
Oak Hill
Kent Toombs
Dear
Ovid Johnson
Ray Johnson
Delores Ann Kincaid
Prince
Howard Kincaid
Robert C. Kennison
Charles E. Kennison
Jettie Lou Harris
Glen Jean
Willie Morgan Harris
Silas Newby
Mr. Clemens
Mich
Chandler Phillips
Kenneth Gordon Sizemore
Roscoe Sizemore
Elsie Davis
Alfred Davis
Robert M. Simmers
Charley Simmers
Janet Milam
Dothan
James Milam
Golden Solmons
Minden
Sherman Solmons
Prenda Carol Gill
Frank W. Gill
Cullen Brent Wood
Maplewood
Charles Ray Wood
Seven named nominees for Oak Hill City Council
In Oak Hill a non partisan convention nominated seven candidates for city council to run in the June 4 municipal election. The nominees are J Walter Brown William Dixon L A Frazier John Gwinn Dr Walter Kominsky Frank Mauritz and Earl Mullins. Incumbent Mayor Joseph S Keatley presided.
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J. Walter Brown
William
Bill) Dixon
L. A. Frazier
John Gwinn
Walter Kominsky
Frank Mauritz
Earl Mullins
Joseph S. Keatley
James Lively
Bob Prowse
Brown
Dixon
Kominsky
Mauritz
Gwinn
Frazier
Mullins
Sam Price
H. H. O’neal
Henry Miller
Bill Murdock
Keatley
J. S. McLain
Visiting friends in Oceana and Sun Hill area
Mr and Mrs J L Shannon of Charleston along with Mrs Henry Pruett and Mrs Ken Maynor of Washington DC arrived by plane Wednesday to visit relatives in Oceana. Mrs Verne Cook and daughter Merle joined guests of Mrs Hugh Cook Sun Hill. Blanche G Cook Mount Hope overnight guest of Maude Cozort Oceana. Don D Cook and Jay Whitt Cook accompanied Weirs to Beckley en route to Morgantown for WVU studies. Lois Bean was a business visitor in Charleston Thursday.
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Sun Hill
J. L. Shannon
Charleston
Henry Pruett
Ken Maynor
Washington, D. C
Bruce Cook
Hugh Cook
Blanche G. Cook
Mount Hope
Maude Cozort
Cook
Don D. Cook
Jay Whitt Cook
Donnie Weir
Beckley
Weirs
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Lois Bean
Reunion Marks Area Man 86th Birthday
Elizabeth Williams profiles William P. Sheppard of Greenbrier County who celebrated his 86th birthday at a Ravendale Ravencliff home with family from several states. A retired teacher, he has a 43-year county service record and studies the Bible, listing three word phrases and threes across the KJV while remaining active in Odd Fellows and Masonry. He is a lifelong Methodist and believes peace comes through faith.
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Elizabeth Williams Ravencliff
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Paul Brooks
William P. Sheppard
Thomas Sheppard
Nitro
Sheppard
Earnest Sheppard
Smoot
Charles Sheppard
Crawley
Ravencliff
Randolph Forbes
Anna
Jim
Fayetteville
N.C
Charles Farren
Tommy Farren
Medina
Ohio
James Crane
Brenda
Jimmie
Ross Zicafoose
Susie
Cathy
Sammy
Aaron Rogers
Deanna
Charmeo
W. M. Farren
Tommy
East Rainelle
Mattie Sharp
John R. Farren
Lewisburg
Judy Faulkner
Charmee
Colleen Flanagan
Pate Brooks
Greenbrier
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
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WSCS Meets In Oak Hill Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service met Tuesday in the Youth Chapel of Oak Hill Methodist Church. Ada Callison Circle led the program with Shirley Kirk as chair. Devotions by Mrs. Emmitt Fitzwater, topic on Christian symbolism, followed by "Beauty of Symbolism" by Mrs. Herbert Tolly. A film on symbols was shown. Attendance counted with Anna King Circle leading.
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Oak Hill Methodist Church
Maurice Cilders
Ada Callison
Shirley Kirk
Emmitt Fitzwater
Herbert Tolly
Fitzwater
Sammy Blake
E. N. Goode
Anna King Circle
Carl Bailey
Anna King
Students Return To Colleges OCEANA
Area college students have returned to their campuses after Easter visits with parents. Concord College names Roy Lamb Kitty Hopkins Joan Kucek Jerry Cook Betty Brooks Carol Grosse and Kertrina Simms. Marshall University lists Alice Cline Bob Smith Karen Akers Joan and Dixie Cook Patsy Terrell and Mrs George Conley Jr. You can't cure a grudge by nursing it.
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Area College
Concord College
Roy Lamb
Woodrow Lamb
Kitty Hopkins
Norman Hopkins
Joan Kucek
John Kucek
Jerry Cook
Gilbert Cook
Betty Brooks
Hollis Brooks
Carol Grosse
Avil Grosse
Kertrina Simms
Marshall University
Alice Cline
Jesse Cline
Bob Smith
Fred Smith
Karen Akers
Gene Akers
Joan
Dixie Cook
Dick Cook
Patsy Terrell
R. B. Terrell
George Conley Jr
Mullens Fire Destroys Home and Restaurant
A fire in Mullens destroyed William Vaughn's home and restaurant, with damage estimated at 5000 dollars due to defective wiring. The Mullens Fire Department contained the blaze, sparing nearby houses, though a telephone line section was burned disrupting service to 60 homes in Mullens Hill. service was restored the next afternoon.
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Oceana Business Firms Form Organization
Mrs. Lois Bean presides as temporary chairman at an Oceana meeting in the Hamilton Hotel where the Oceana Business Firms group formed a new organization. Officers named include Mrs. Lois Bean president G L Campbell vice president Otis Cook secretary and Bert Greene treasurer. A membership committee with six names was formed to plan year activities and dues of three six and nine dollars based on business classification.
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M & B Mercantile
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Hotel Hamilton
G. L. Campbell
Matheny
Otis Cook
Bert Greene
Carl Hammond
French Manning
George Conley
Wade Maynard
Roy Trent
Hamilton Hotel
Doc Wallace
Cook
Conley
Mrs. Beane
Maynard
Charlie Chambers
Oak Hill Residents Visit and Return Home
Oak Hill notes report visiting families and travel. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Galiem of Utica New York and children visit Mrs. Ruth Ann Smith on Duncan Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott of Woods Avenue made a business trip to Charleston Wednesday evening. Mrs. Nelle Ample, winter visitor in Santa Monica, California, returns to Woods Avenue Oak Hill with her sister.
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Frank Galiem
Utica
N.Y
Ruth Ann Smith
Duncan Avenue
John Scott
Woods Avenue
Charleston
Nelle Ample
Santa Monica
Calif
Weekend Guests and Family Visits At Glen Fork
Week end guests visited Mrs. Pauline Hughes in Glen Fork including her daughter Margaret Hughes of Washington DC and son Sammy Hughes with his wife and son Sammy Jr of Wayne New Jersey. LON ACORD stayed in Charleston with son-in-law Rev Joe Pizzino. Mrs. Henry Stumbo and daughters Norma and Priscilla joined relatives in Freeborn Kentucky before returning home. L. C. Shrewsbury hosted weekend guests their son-in-law and daughter Rev Wiley Brooks.
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Margaret Hughes
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Sammy Hughes
Sammy Jr
Wayne
N. J
Lon Acord
Charleston
Joe Pizzino
Pizzino
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Freeborn
Andy New
Henry Stumbo
Norma
Priscilla
L. C. Shrewsbury
Wiley Brooks
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