Golden Horseshoe Winners Announced in Wyoming County
Wyoming County announced its four eighth grade Golden Horseshoe winners. Larry Joe Lilly, Billy Clark, Jimmy McKinney, and Helen Halsey scored 131, 129, 128, and 120 points respectively from 19 test-takers at Pineville. Winners will be named Knights and Ladies May 11 at the State Capitol in Charleston.
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Mullens
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Wyoming County
Mae S. Belcher
Pineville
Larry Joe Lilly
Joe Lilly
Ravencliff
John McGraw
McGraws
Billy Clark
Mullens High School
Knights and Ladies of the
Baileysville Personal Visits Highlight Weekend
Baileysville area families hosted and visited over the weekend with numerous relatives and friends from Steeles Gilber t Princeton and Mullensville. Guests included Bud Toler and family with Dorothy Ferguson and other local households hosting many relatives for social time and meals.
Rites Saturday For W. T. Fisher
Funeral services for 81 year old W T Fisher of Scarbro will be held at 2 p m Saturday at White Oak Presbyterian Church Scarbro conducted by Rev O C Landrum Burial will follow in Odd Fellows cemetery Oak Hill He died after a short illness at Oak Hill Hospital on Wednesday Fisher a retired outside foreman for New River Co served 53 years There are survivors including wife Mary Margaret two daughters Thelma Garges DeSota and Alma Craft Scarbro one son Henry Stuart Scarbro and three grandchildren The body remains at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill until an hour before services Friends may call after 7 p m today Pallbearers are W H Craft J L Pettit O K Thompson Herman Prather Carlos Kidd W C Bishop Eddie McCoy and H E Harrah
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Scarbro
RNS
W. T. Fisher
White Oak Presbyterian Church
O. C. Landrum
Odd Fellows
Oak Hill
Fisher
Salt Sulphur Springs
Monroe County
New River Co
Mary Margaret
Thelma Garges
DeSota
Alma Craft
Henry Stuart
Thomas Funeral Home
W. H. Craft
J. L. Pettit
O. K. Thompson
Herman Prather
Carlos Kidd
W. C. Bishop
Eddie McCoy
H. E. Harrah
Oak Hill PTA Hears Talk on Techniques of Spelling
Oak Hill Elementary PTA met with over 100 members to hear Julian Kean of Richmond speak on Techniques of Spelling using a film. Mabel Willson demonstrated phonetic spelling with 14 second graders. Officers elected: Virgil Burgess president Lottie Johnson first vice president Sarah Ewing secretary Danny Davis treasurer.
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Oak Hill
PTA
RNS
Oak Hill Elementary Parent-Teacher Association
Julian Kean
Richmond
Kean
Webster Publishing Co
Mabel Willson
Virgil Burgess
Lottie Johnson
Sarah Ewing
Danny Davis
J. D. Burgess
Fred Jasper
Silas McNeely
John Harsany
Haven Allen
Elections Today At Mt. Hope High
Mount Hope seniors at Mount Hope High School vote today to elect a student principal and student mayor for 1956 57. Deanna Evans runs for principal and Sue Harrington for mayor, with other candidates in each race and student council officers also on the ballot.
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
Deanna Evans
Sue Harrington
Lewis Abshire
Donald Duncan
Fred Ayers
Virgil Dillon
Roger Criss
David Beckington
Eddie Smith
Wally Forst
Erskine Caperton
Toney Cueto
Franklin Cumbow
Charles Lego
Bucky Parrish
Eva Ann Park
Mary Cheek
Mary Jane Patteson
Thelma Keeney
Margaret Darnall
Bootzie Berezo
Arthur Corey
Gloria Slayton
Concert Slated At Fayetteville High School Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville High School presents Showers of Song at 8 p m in Memorial Auditorium directed by Miss Lia Vaglio. Selections include Gloria Patri Break Forth The Lord is My Shepherd The Heavens are Telling Chillun Come on Home De Animals De Lord No More When I Move Harmoneers solos by Miss Vaglio Martha Witt and Jimmie Queen Kentuckean Autumn Leaves September Song Make Believe I Believe One God You'll Never Walk Alone.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayetteville High School
Memorial Auditorium
Lia Vaglio
Gloria Patri
de Lord
Harmoneers
Miss Vaglio
Martha Witt
Jimmie Queen
Mollohan Plans Whitesville Talk
Democratic rally set for Whitesville at Whitesville Junior High School. Governor candidate Robert H. Mollohan will speak at 9 p.m. joining other candidates for state and county offices. Entertainment includes magician H. L. Twaddle and groups from Sherman High School.
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Whitesville
RNS
Robert H. Mollohan
Mollohan
H. L. Twaddle
Walls-Thompson Wedding Held in Baileysville Home
Mrs. Joseph Walls of Simon announces the marriage of her eldest daughter Carol to Benny Joe Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Dave Thompson of Baisden. The double ring ceremony occurred Saturday at 8 p.m. at Reverend Perry Cline's home, with attendants listed and both families noted.
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Geraldine Smeltzer
Barbara Jackson
Fannock
Jackie Shannon
Washington, D. C
Kevrn E. Shannon
Eddie Colline
Jayson Davis
North Springs
Edward Byrd
Aldie Byrd
Bearhole
Hershel Stewart
Johnny Breiding
Bartley
Billy Ray Bailey
Johnny
Clear Fork
Peggy Sizemore
Flossie
Ruby
Ruth Hatfield
Gilbert
Vendl Travis
Mullensville
Bessie Toler
Fenman Berkhead
Joyce Lee Bailey
Mary Toler
Harry Cook
Bud Toler
Ray Bailey
Bluestone Dam
Joyce Lester
Carol Browning
Nancy Lester
Joe Lester
Princeton
Charles Booth
Man
Wonnie B. Fortner
Gerald Beverly
Wolf
Theodore Riffe
Benivene Steele
Steeles
Wayne Bailey
Joyce
W. L. Fortner
Suzie and
Bradley
Poe Ferman Berkhead
Fanny
Glenn Finley
Huntington
Ethel Cook
George Brewer
Aldie Morgan
William Harrison Morgan
David Straley
Marshall College
Madison Straley
Baileysville
RNS
Joseph Walls
Simon
Carol
Benny Joe Thompson
Dave Thompson
Baisden
Perry Cline
Leandar
Matheny Personals Headed to Rubber School in Akron Ohio
C H Stewart of Matheny, manager of the Pineville branch of Williamson Supply Co, left Sunday for Akron Ohio to attend a school dealing with synthetic rubber. he expects to return Saturday. Posey Stewart and daughter Virginia Ann Stewart were Saturday visitors in Logan.
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Matheny
RNS
C. H. Stewart
Pineville
Williamson Supply Co
Akron
Ohio
Posey Stewart
Virginia Ann Stewart
Logan
Specialists to Address Future Business Leaders
State FBLA convention at West Virginia Tech features interview preparation talks by Marie A. Swisher and Cecil P. Wilson. Willa Dean Clarkson and Lilliam Mairs discuss secretarial skills. Nora Goad, Martha Hinkle, and W. D. Jolley cover bookkeeping and distributive education. Election of state officers, public speaking and spelling contests announced with multiple high schools participating.
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Montgomery
Spencer High School
Lilliam Mairs
McJunkin Co
Charleston
Nora Goad
Stonewall Jackson High School
Martha Hinkle
Charleston High School
W. D. Jolley
Marshall College
Officers Elected By Pineville Club
Pineville Woman's Club elected Mrs. Orville E. Wilks president for two years in Fellowship Hall. New officers include W. F. Rose Jr. and Rue Schoolcraft as vice presidents, Ned C. Rogers as corresponding secretary, Margaret Lewis recording secretary, Charles Waddell treasurer, A. J. Shannon parliamentarian, and O. D. Litton historian. Eight new members were initiated.
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Pineville
RNS
Orville E. Wilks
Woman's Club
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
W. F. Rose Jr
Rue Schoolcraft
Ned C. Rogers
Margaret Lewis
Charles Waddell
A. J. Shannon
O. D. Litton
Robert Bailey
Gerald Acord
Billy Patrick
Edgar Stone
John Legg
Gilmer Hines
E. B. Swimm
Robert McNeish
A. C. Swimm
William Lewis
Jack Cecil
Okey E. McCourt
R. D. Bailey
Home and Garden Department
Bruno Pais
A. J. Stannon
Four Couples Seek Licenses to Wed in Fayette County
Fayette County Clerk reports marriage license applications from four couples: Okey Davis 30 son of Alonzo and Ida Davis of Carbondale and Mildred Hendricks 39 daughter of Ben and Carrie Manley of Montgomery Heights. Everett Lee Shepard Jr 24 son of E L and Glenna Shepard of Powellton and Delores Ann Johnson 16 daughter of I Johnson and Edith McArdle of Smithers. Ernest Thewes 24 son of Ernest and Mary Thewes of Oak Hill and Sallie Agee 18 daughter of Frank and Mary Agee of Fayetteville. Lee Howard Vaught 21 son of Robert and Louise Vaught of Gauley Bridge and Josephine Ann Aquino 21 daughter of Joseph and Maria Alquino of Smithers.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Fayette County
Mary Thewes
Oak Hill
Sallie Agee
Frank
Mary Agee
Lee Howard Vaught
Robert and
Louise Vaught
Gauley Bridge
Josephine Ann Aquino
Joseph and
Maria Alquino
Smithers
Oak Hill WCTU Institute and dinner at church
The Oak Hill Baptist Church hosts a Woman's Christian Temperance Union Institute and covered dish dinner from 10:15 a m to 2 45 p m today.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Institute
Speech Contest Set at Oak Hill
The 12th district Knights of Pythias speakers contest will be held in Castle Hall at Oak Hill Lodge No 17 at 730 p m Saturday and is open to the public The subject is Threats to Freedom and How to Meet Them Contestants will include high school students from Pax Nuttall Mount Hope Meadow Bridge Kingston Gauley Bridge Fayetteville Woodrow Wilson Montgomery and Collins A $1500 international finals scholarship awaits the winner in New Orleans in August Second and third place receive 750 and 500 scholarships with 250 scholarships for other finalists.
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Pineville High School
Itmann
Pineville
Woman's Club
Fellowship Hall
Welch
Mullens
Mae
Belcher
Oceana
Robert M. Worrell
D. Grove Moler
Rev. Cooper
Grace Ford
Pat Phillips
James Hale
Oak Hill
RNS
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Oak Hill Lodge No. 17
Montgomery
Beckley
Anmere Rainelle
Sophia
Oak du
Pax
Nuttall
Mount Hope
Meadow Bridge
Kingston
Gauley Bridge
Fayetteville
Woodrow Wilson
Collins
United States
Canada
Hawaii
Alaska
New Orleans
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Walter Nixon
Clark's Gap
Reg
Helen Halsey
Jimmy McKinney
JFG
Mt. Hope High
Thompson
Gilbert High School
Iness
FBLA
Tech
Stonewall Jackson
Clay
East Bank
St. Albans
Concord College
Walton
Nitro
Point Pleasant
Milton
Mt. Hope
Gary
Dunbar
Spencer
Keyser
Petersburg
Colonel Lee
Bourbon
Cova
Lee
Bond
Kentucky Distillery
Kentucky
Icerot
Kentuck Ry
Owthild and Bottled
Onator
Bisthling
Crostown
Atptron County
KDC
UAT
Barton Distilling CO
Bardstown
Relece County
Kentuck
Pineville Club
Mick
Forest Ranger
Smokey
Mylon
Mom
Omaha
Nebraska
Smokey Boor
U.S
Jr. Forest Ranger
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