Mrs Griffin Installed as Proxy Of Garden Club
Laurel Garden Club at Wyco installs Mrs M E Griffin as president with officers including Ray Bowling as vice president and C R Thrasher secretary. Delegates were chosen for the state convention, a May 25 flower arranging workshop planned, and interest in a future flower show. New member John D Farmer welcomed. visitors D D Wilkinson and Mayne attended.
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Mullens
Laurel Garden Club
Wyco
W. M. Barnard
C. R. Thrasher
M. E. Griffin
Ray Bowling
Paul Markowitz
I. W. Dunn
R. F. Wildey
W. M. Lewis
John D. Farmer
D. D. Wilkinson
Mayne
M. M. Ralston
Beckley
T. S. Swoope
S. P. Pearis
Hobart Lusk
Harry Mounts
Harley Christian
E. Lampton
A. T. Robertson
Appalachian Employees Complete Second First Aid Course
Appalachian Electric Power Company in Mullens awarded National Red Cross First Aid Certificates to 13 employees after completing an 18 hour course. C. L. Shockey presided at the safety meeting and praised the crew’s readiness for emergencies. Hash received a Certificate of Merit for saving Quincy Beverly with artificial resuscitation after an incident on the Guyandotte River.
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Mullens
Appalachian Electric Power Company
National Red Cross
Mulliens
C. L. Shockey
Bluefield
Shockey
Elmer E. Hash
Quincy Beverly
Guyandotte River
Hash
Bernard Mullens
C. F. Mundy
Robert Bunion
Elmer Hash
Charles Bowling
C. M. Fletcher
Earl E. Gragg
Glen Ferrell
Okey Glover
J. E. Chapman
Starlin Litterall
Rhea Jennings
Clyde Farley
Besoco
Teacher's Funeral Services Set Today
Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. today for Mrs. Harry Wells of Mercer County who died Tuesday afternoon at her home from coronary thrombosis. The Princeton Methodist Church will host the rites with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Princeton
Harry Wells
Mercer County
Princeton Methodist Church
Oakwood
Gun Club to Install Lights on Skeet Field West Virginia
At a Wyoming Gun Club meeting in Mullens West Virginia plans were approved to install lights on the skeet field for nighttime practice. Officers were elected including Charles Rinehart as president and B T Hash as first vice president. The non profit club received its state charter April 10 and aims to promote shooting sports with a schedule of shoots and by laws to be adopted.
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Ter Mullens
Wyoming Gun Club, Inc
Ing
Wyoming Hotel
Mullens
Pineville Road
Charles Rinehart
B. T. Hash
R. N. Smith
W. W. Pollock
David H. Lucas
John A Robinson
Charley Bailey
T. B. Cooper
Thomas Nichols
W. A. Davis
Eugene Newsome
Clownie E Conner Funeral Services Held Today
Funeral services for Clownie E Conner of Petty conducted at 2 p m in Graham Chapel Christian Church with Rev Z F Mayberry officiating. Burial followed at King Cemetery. Survived by widow Onie May Pettry, seven children, three sisters and five brothers.
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Clownie E. Conner
Pettry
Graham Chapel Christian Church
Z. F. Mayberry
King Cemetery
Graham Chapel
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Matoaka
Glen Archie Crouch
Dott
Florida
Wenonah Community Church
Edgar Sigman
Matoaka Baptist Church
Cleve Young
Sophia
Maxie
Camp Creek
Naval Air Base
May Meeting Set For Church Group
Pineville Presbyterian Women will hold their May meeting May 10 at the home of Mrs. Eugene L. Neal in River Drive Addition. The session was led by president Mrs. Kenna Blackburn with visitor Mrs. W E S McCormick of Beckley delivering a prayer and talk on the new organization. Bible study on Prayer was led by Mrs. Sam Bowers. refreshments served by the hostess.
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Pineville
Eugene L. Neal
River Drive
Pineville Presbyterian Church
W. C. Worrell
Crowley-Worrell
Kenna Blackburn
W. E. 8. McCormick
Beckley
Founder's Day Dinner Observed at Armco Plant
Armco Steel's Mining Division marks founder George M. Verity’s 50th anniversary with a Saturday dinner at Marsh Fork High School Auditorium. 200 to 250 attendees include local officers, office and personnel staff, and employees with 25 years’ service. James G. Purvis will speak. he joined Armco in 1932 and leads training programs that tie into the company’s management development efforts.
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Montcoalt
Armco Steel Corporation
Minin
Marsh Fork High School
George M. Verity
J. S. Chapman
Armco
Chapman
James G. Purvis
Corporation
Middletown
Ohio
Butler
Purvis
Westminister College
Wyoming county canvass for voters set by registrars
Wyoming County Court approves a June 25 to 31 canvass of voters with a long list of presiding registrars from both parties. Names cover many precincts including Baileysville, Pineville, Welch, Cyclone, Itmann and Buffalo, showing extensive cross party participation.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Court
Republican Executive Committee
Ray Toler
Democratic Executive Committee
W. C. Bailey, Jr
Dave Shields
Jack Basham
Baileysville
Lee Cook
Fred Blankenship
Brenton
Society Plans Association Meet at Gordon Church
The First Baptist Church at Gordon will host the Missionary Society association meeting on April 29 and 30. Committees for arrangements were named by host members Mrs. Edna White Mrs. W L Perry and Mrs. Hazel Lorrison with lodging food chairs listed. Kathleen Standard rural missionary spoke on Foreign Missions. The group decided to buy basement curtains next week and discussed the White Cross quota. President Mrs. Clifford Miller asked members to bring an already finished cloth stuffed animal to next meeting. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Mary Legg’s home.
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Gordon
First Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society
Edna White
W. L. Perry
Hazel Lorrison
W. T. Sowers
Sigall Harless
Kathleen Standard
Clifford Miller
Mary Legg
Visit at Bim Gordon Opens With Local Guests
Guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Morgan Brown of Bim on Tuesday were Mr and Mrs James Lorrison of Gordon.
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Bim
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Gordon
Morgan Brown
James Lorrison
Princeton Merchants Approve Wednesday Afternoon Closings
After a merchant vote the Princeton Chamber of Commerce set Wednesday afternoon closings for May through August with noon as the closing hour. Stores may stay open all day if a weekday holiday falls during those four months. The Retail Merchants Committee also plans Princeton Bargain Days for May 4 5 6.
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Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Committee
Mike Rich Retains PTA Proxy's Post
Pettus residents reaffirm Mike Rich as president of the Pettus Parent-Teacher Association after a Tuesday vote. New officers named include Mrs Grady Clay secretary and Orville Carr treasurer, with G T Gibson of Eunice as the sole new vice president nominee. Robert C Byrd of Crab Orchard spoke on Stabilizing Forces of the Home School and Church in Building Americanism during the meeting attended by about 100 parents. The final PTA meeting of the year is scheduled for May 31, with graduation exercises for the sixth grade class replacing a regular business session.
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Pettus
Mike Rich
Jarrolds Valley
Parent- Teacher’s Association
Grady Clay
Orville Carr
G. T. Gibson
Eunice
Robert C. Byrd
Crab Orchard
State Senate
PTA
Sylvester Man Killed in Mine
Everett Harless, 44, of Sylvester, killed instantly Thursday at Leev ale Colliery in Leevale. Attendants say a motor accident caused head trauma and severed an arm. This follows Frank Maloskey, 36, of Keith, killed in a Red Cedar mine accident earlier in the week.
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Whitesville
Everett Harless
Sylvester
Leevale
Valley Funerals
Frank Maloskey
Keith
Red Cedar
Red Parrot Coal Company
Maleskey
Auxiliary to Sponsor Church Improvements at Martha Free Will Baptist
Bandytown reports interior work at Martha Free Will Baptist Church will be done by the Ladies Auxiliary. At Monday night meeting the group planned junior members to make and sell candy with all proceeds to ward the church project.
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Bandytown
Martha Freewill Baptist Church
McCormick to Head Summers Polio Work
C D McCormick was elected chairman of the Summers County Chapter of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation at a Wednesday meeting. Officers include R R Keller as vice chairman Mrs Mary Alice Henne as secretary and S J Graham as treasurer. Summers County led the state in the 1950 polio campaign with 6200 26 total and 31 cents per capita while payroll reductions delay may raise totals in Nicholas and Fayette counties.
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Hinton
C. D. McCormick
Summers County
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
R. R. Keller
Mary Alice Henne
S. J. Graham
Sterling Evans
Nicholas County
Evans
Nicholas
Fayette
Earl L. Hellems
Harry R. Peyton
Elliott Seniors Plan Comedy for April 29
Elliott High School seniors stage The Rise of Jericho a three act comedy in the assembly room on April 29 at 7 p.m. The event features Jericho Dean and a visit by Robert Greeland on a secret mission for a wealthy employer. The middle grades will present an operetta Awakening of Spring on May 16.
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Edwight
Elliott High School
Jericho
Edward Scribner
Jericho Dean
Erin Thompson
Lynco Man Injured In Fall At Welch Hospital
Eugene Brown of Lynco, 37, is hospitalized at Grace Hospital Welch for possible elbow fracture after a fall while attempting to start a car. He remains under observation and receiving treatment.
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Beeson Couple Mourn Son Body Returned Home
The body arrived today at Bailey Funeral Home Matoaka and will be moved to the family home for his parents this afternoon. Grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Crouch of Beeson are noted in the notice.
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A. D. Crouch
Beeson
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
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Reba Newman
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Olga Brown
Hubert Durham
Glen Rogers
Lucille Ellis
J. Hunter Thomas
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Wanda Nottingham
N. C. Nottingham
Oceana High School
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Schenley Dist, Inc
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John W. Eye
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