VFW Auxiliary Plans to Hear Speakers at Monthly Meetings
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary plan monthly speakers for each meeting. At a recent Oak Hill exec board session, Mrs J A Wallace was named committee chair for speaker plans and youth activities while Mrs C S Waugh heads youth efforts. The group also arranged to attend the Lew Sheffler Post Auxiliary installation in Beckley with Miss Helen Durham set to be installed as Beckley president.
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OAK Hill
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
J. A. Wallace
Jack Davis
Theda Marshall
Clara Payne
C. S. Waugh
Lew Sheffler
Beckley
Helen Durham
Beckley Group
Crist Child's Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Judith Suzanne Crist two and a half year old daughter of Verl and Mary Lee Crist of Ansted will be held at 2 p.m. at Clifty Methodist Church with Rev. Roy B. Kessler of Victor officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. The child died early Tuesday at Quinwood. Surviving are half sisters Grace Crist and Ruby Stull, both of Ansted, Jackie Stull of Mount Lookout, and Roger Crist of Ansted.
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Roy B. Kessler
Victor
John Leggy
Quinwood
Amos C Steele 74 funeral today Ansted
Funeral services for Amos Calvin Steele 74 will be held today at Ansted Baptist Church with Rev. Joe E. Brown officiating. Burial follows at Huse Memorial Cemetery Fayetteville. He is survived by wife Myra Skaggs Steele two sisters and twelve grandchildren.
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Amos Calvin Steele
Ansted Baptist Church
Joe E. Brown
Huse Memorial
Fayetteville
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Alex Steele
Charlton Heights
Ivan
Adria
Kenneth Steel
Ansted 4-H Club Revises Roll and Reports Progress
Ansted Hiawatha Senior 4-H Club lists 17 boys and 14 girls from 30 families active in 4-H work. Leader Ivan Rule says projects up to date with a conservation and school grounds improvement focus. About 1200 trees planted, bird feeders set, school radio program aired, health exams completed, and members correcting home hazards.
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Hiawatha
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Ivan Rule
Health Committee
Calvin Allen
Mildred Ayers
Corrine Bailes
Billie Brown
Grace Crist
Fred Dempsey
Edith Drennen
John Drennen
Betty Gerguson
Gary Gilkerson
Jo Ellen Holcomb
Patsy Kincaid
Billy Linkenhoker
Larry Massey
Bobby Morrison
Bonnie O'Dell
Frederick Oblinger
Gene Reynolds
Wanda Sewell
Albert Skaggs
Burl Skaggs
Marilene Skaggs
Evelyn Lowder
Patrick Stanton
Gaten Steele
Jack Stephenson
Carl Sullivan
Kyle Tincher, Jr
Ruth Willis
Janet Sizemore
Eugene Cotton
Eight Fayetteville couples receive marriage licenses
Fayetville records show eight couples obtaining licenses from the county clerk. The list includes Lester L Armstrong and Janet Gail McGraw of Corliss, Vernon W Elkins and Anna Jean Withrow of Sun, James O Given and Naomi Miller of Elkridge, Elmer H Jones and Irene Ramey of Pax Mt Hope, Arnold Liford and Garnett McKinney of Rayford Beards Fork, William H McDaniel and Hattie Elizabeth Hughes of Beckley Oak Hill, Frederick Alfred Rogers and Carolyn Lee Fox of Clay, Les Woods and Helen Tardy of Glen Jean.
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F .Ayetteville
Lester L. Armstrong
Janet Gail McGraw
Corliss
Vernon William Elkins
Anna Jean Withrow
Sun
James O. Given
Naomi Miller
Elkridge
Elmer H. Jones
Pax
Irene Ramey
Mt. Hope
Arnold Liford
Rayford
Garnett McKinney
Beards Fork
William H. McDaniel
Beckley
Hattie Elizabeth Hughes
Oak Hill
Frederick Alfred Rogers
Clay
Carolyn Lee Fox
Les Woods
Mrs Hope
Helen Tardy
Glen Jean
Fayette Delegates To Attend State Baptist Meeting
Fayette delegates head to Huntington for a WV Sunday School Convention session at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. John Redman of Fayetteville and Fannie May Brown of Garten will attend as Fourth District representatives. The event runs 7:30 a m daily with delegates from Garten Brooklyn Dunnard South Canerton Sewell Et Verton Nuttalsburg Enynior Winona Edmond Ansted Beckwith.
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John Redman
Sixteenth Street
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Dunnard
South Canerton
Sewell
Et Verton
Nuttalsburg
Enynior Winona
Edmond
Ansted
Beckwith
Adkins Funeral Services Today in Oak Hill
Funeral services are set for Roy G. Adkins of Oak Hill at 1 p.m. today. The rites will be from Roy Rose’s home with Rev. Lewis Higginbotham officiating. Burial follows in Harris Cemetery at Backus. Survivors include his parents a brother Elwood Adkins and a sister Lovell Adkins plus a half sister Elizabeth Ann Berry of Fire Creek.
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Fire Creek
Preston Infant's Funeral Thursday
Funeral services are set for 2 pm tomorrow for Janet Lynn Preston four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Steve Preston of Sun who died at her home at 815 am yesterday. Born December 26 1948 she will be buried at High lawn Memorial Park after rites at Sun Holiness Church. The body remains at Tyree Funeral Home until 1 pm tomorrow before procession to the church.
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Harry School 4-H Completes Projects in Mercer County
Princeton reports the Harry School 4-H club, first in Mercer County to finish every project this year, with 23 members presenting an exhibit and program for the school PTA last week. Miss Clifton Dotson, 4-H manager, notes the effort. club leaders are Mrs. Buck Davidson and Mr. Harold Oakes.
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WSCS to Elect New Officers in Pineville
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in First Methodist Church to elect officers for the coming year. Mrs. W. M. Lewis announces bostesses Mrs. W. C. Bailey Jr. and Mrs. Theodore Bailey. Attending Welch ceremony were Mrs. D. L. Haga from Wyoming Mrs. E. E. Williams Mrs. Robert Browning and Miss Silas Brooks of Pineville at the White Shrine No. 10 installation Friday.
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Theodore Bailey
Welch
D. L. Haga
Wyoming
E. E. Williams
Robert Browning
Silas Brooks
White Shrine No. 10
Fayette County 4‑H Members Win Health Honors
Donald Brooks and Barbara Lucas named healthiest senior boy and girl in Fayette County health exam at the County Health Center. John Lively and Alice Lucille Casto earn junior honors. Scholarships awarded for State and County 4‑H camps. multiple club members listed.
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Henry Watkins
John Lively
Danese
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Stella Cavendish
Barbara Lucas
Layland
Georgia Wall
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Lucille Casto
W. M. Casto
Wise Owls
Cavendish
Donald Brooks
Rand Leads 33piece Studio Orchestra On One Man Band
Swedish bandleader Charles Redland recorded a single titled One Man Band using a 33piece orchestra. He played drums piano bass saxophones flutes trombones trumpets and more while also singing all four vocal parts. Two engineers from the Swedish Radio used a wire recorder and mixed the 16hour session on recording wax.
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Swedish Radio Corporation
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Ake Engstroem
English Tops Tagalog In Philippine Language Week
Philippines observes national language week but Tagalog use remains limited in official and everyday communication. Government offices are reminded Tagalog is official alongside English, while English dominates instruction and public life. Monmouth Park in New Jersey schedules 15 stakes worth hundred thousand in added money for a four day meet from June 20 to August 10.
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Father Awaits Grand Jury Action On Reported Incident
Mullens case centers on a 45 year old Stephenson father held for grand jury action on a charge related to an attempted assault on his 10 year old daughter. The 10 year old testified she was awakened and asked to come to his bed. she refused to remove underwear until pressed.
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Statt Weller Mullens
Stephenson
M. Yates
R. M. Stovall
Georgia Blankenship
Rand
Levy Funeral Rises Thursday For Pat Levy
Miss Pat Lorraine Levy age, of New York City, dies at her brother’s home in Beltsville, Maryland. Funeral services set for 2 30 PM at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev G H Grose officiating. Burial in Nightawa Memorial Park. Survived by father A G Levy and brothers N P Levy and Kelsey Levy. Miss Levy long served as a teacher in New York City and prior taught at Oak Hill High School Williamson High School and New Hiver State College.
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New York City
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Tin Rellsville
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N. P. Levy
Beltsville, Md
Kelsey Levy
Hollywood, Fla
Franklin Funeral Services Thursday
Mullens West Virginia Wolfe Pen serviceman Sidney B Franklin killed overseas in World War II returns to Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home. Funeral services at 1 pm Thursday at Wolf Pen Church of God with Rev Edgar Beverly officiating. Burial in Morgan Cemetery near Wolf Pen. Survivors include brothers Harthel Cincinnati Ohio John Welch Allen Welch. sisters Ounie Beverly Thames Green Welch Dorothy Wheeler Wolf Pen Braxton Ball Pineville.
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Braxton Ball
Pineville
Lie Detector Used In Robbery Probe
Mullens Corporal R L Tabscott said a lie detector was used in investigating a Pineville business robbery over the weekend. About 400 to 500 dollars in currency disappeared from the Wyoming Lumber and Supply Company safe after an unlocked office door was broken. Silver left in the safe remained untouched, and police continue the probe.
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Fred Huffman
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Herndon Youth Admits Part in Meter Theft
Willard Howerlon of Herndon High School admits involvement in theft of two parking meters in Mullens. A second 17 year old, Frank Lester of Bud section, is on probation for prior charges including theft of a horse and mine tools. Authorities value each meter at 35, totaling 440, and note multiple similar thefts in recent weeks.
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Frank Lester
Willard Howerlon
Church Sponsors Skating Party at Kopperston
Kopperston youths enjoyed a skating party Monday night in Oceana. Sponsored by the Kopperston Community Church as part of the church recreational program, the first hour benefited Brownie Scouts and younger Sunday School pupils. the remaining time served older youths with numerous attendees listed including Phylis Webster Patty Patrick Linda Rankin and Sharlene Lewis.
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Ramona Lewis
Barbara Hailey
Katherine Trent
Joan Short
Eula Mae Richardson
Verna Barton
Jimmy Branham
Farold Tracy
Joyce Bailey
Jack Atkins
Robert Bostic
Wanda Nottingham
Carol Bostic
June Bostic
Donald Jones
Willis Adams
Neva Jo Garrett
Junior Henderson
Marcella Henderson
Edsel Workman
Mullens Man Calmly Falls To Second Offense
Mullens resident Hersey Evert Halsey, 28, faces a second offense after state police say he drove after his operator's card was revoked. He was arrested Monday in a car registered to Eula McKinney who runs a Mullens taxi firm. Halsey pled guilty and paid a 105 dollar fine. a 60 day jail term was suspended on payment. He had pleaded guilty two weeks earlier to driving while drunk in Raleigh County.
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Hersey Evert Halsey
Raleigh
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L. P. Mullins
Eula McKinney
Mullers
R. M. Stovall
Raleigh County
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