Patricia Poling Honored With Tea and Shower in Mount Hope
Miss Patricia Ann Poling, bride to be of Jim Lantz, received a tea and miscellaneous shower from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the home of Mrs. Nolan Kemp in Mount Hope. Hostesses were Miss Martha Kemp and Miss Sandra Cody, with a receiving line featuring Poling and family members. The event showcased pink rose and white gladiolus decor and drew a large guest list from Mount Hope, Charleston, Oak Hill, and Glen Jean. The couple is set to wed August 18 at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church, with Dr. W. W. Pharr officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Patricia Ann Poling
Nolan Kemp
Martha Kemp
Sandra Cody
Poling
W. B. Poling
Jim Lantz
L. E. Lantz
Charleston
Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church
W. W. Pharr
Garland Potter
Thomas Rodgers
Clayton Jones
Cecil Humphreys
Enrollment Dates Set For Mount Hope School
Mount Hope announces enrollment dates for the 1956 57 school year. All students regardless of race should visit the school to enroll by August 15 or thereafter. Seniors may reserve lockers, and bus schedules, lunches, and textbooks will be posted for those seeking information.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Sec
Dry High School
Mount Hope High School
Little Leaguers Feted By Mullens Lions Club
The Mullens Lions Club hosted a dinner for the championship Little League Baseball team in Currie Hall. Dewey McKinney introduced 12 players and assistant manager Claude Bane attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNL
Mul-lens
Currie Hall
Dewey McKinney
Claude Bane
Quartet to Perform at Fayetteville Church Tonight
The King's Four Male quartet from Gulf Coast Bible College Houston will sing at First Church of God Fayetteville tonight at 7 30 p m. Rev George M Newell pastor invites the public to attend the services.
Fire damages Oak Hill building near Duncan Ave
Gasoline fumes sparked by a pilot light on a gas heater caused a 12 000 fire at a garage apartment and furnishings owned by EB Caldwell on Duncan Ave. Caldwell's son was draining a gasoline tank when the blaze started. Oak Hill volunteers fought the fire, accessing the upper unit through roof openings as the flames spread to the attic. the 1953 convertible car was undamaged and towed away.
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Oak Hill
Vandalia Garden Club Hosts Beckley Speakers in Fayetteville
The Vandalia Garden Club met at Mrs. Charles Shackelford’s Maple Avenue home with co host Mrs. Ward Ashford presiding. Guests included Mrs. Richard Glass Mrs. Edith Wylie Miss Ruth Ford and Miss Joy Tudor. Speakers from Fernwood Club Beckley were Mrs. William A. Chrisley and Robert H. Frilen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Vandalia Garden Club
Charles Shackelford
Maple Avenue
Ward Ashford
Robert Akers
Richard Glass
Edith Wylie
Ruth Ford
Joy Tudor
William A. Chrisley
Robert H. Frilen
Fernwood Club
Beckley
Chrisley
Garden Club
Flower iShow
Herbert McCoy Jr Wins Senior-Year Scholarship
Herbert EF McCoy Jr son of H E and Mrs McCoy of Oak Hill has won a Union Carbide Nuclear Company Senior-Year Scholarship fourth year sponsor. He graduates Collins High School and studies chemical engineering at the University of Tennessee. He previously earned a $400 cash scholarship in May and saved $2,000 as a paper carrier and odd jobs. He worked with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Metallurgy Division 1953 to 1965 where he met his wife Ann Thompson. They live in Oak Ridge. The UCNC scholarship funds full tuition plus $200 for the recipient and covers four universities each year two UT Tennessee scholarships exist one for chemical engineering and one for mechanical engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Herbert EF. McCoy Jr
H E. McCoy
Union Carbide Nuclear Company
McCoy
Collins High School
University of Tennessee
Oak Ridge National Laboratory of Metallurgy Division
Ann Thompson
Ora
Oak Ridge
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Ucnc F Ar
Oak Hill Women’s Club names year committees
Oak Hill Women’s Club, in City Hall, announced standing committees for the coming year. Key appoints include yearbook chair Mrs. Kenneth Carroll, program lead Mrs. N C Miller, finance chiefs Mrs. Oscar Neal and Mrs. Wanda Farrish, and many others across health welfare publicity legislation and youth conservation. A wheelchair project chair announced the chair rented and proceeds to the flower fund. Birthday offerings were noted and a Sept 11 meeting set with a youth conservation program planned.
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OAK Hill
ANS
Oak Hill Women's Club
City Hall
Thomas ‘Brash
Kenneth Carroll
Hattie Biggs
Herbert Walker
Thomas Brash
Irene Dodd
N. C. Miller
Oscar Neal
Wanda Farrish
Alma Pugh
Charles Foley
Audrey Decker
Howard Payne
Lucille Notch
Frank Richards
Earl Prather
R. W. Porterfield
B. C. Strong
Domenick Fazio
Myles Wickline
Alma Pugh J
E. B. Gwinn
Penny Tart Fund
Harry Katsuris
W. V. Jones
Mrs Wolfe Hosts Sunday School Class Fete
Mrs Wolfe entertains her Sunday school class at the Presbyterian Church in Whitesville Irns. Honored guest is Mrs Gaylon Work wife of Rev Leonard Work. Attendees include Sandra Hendricks Faye Hendricks Wilma Maye Nancy Averson Annabelle Powell Cave Johnson Rosemary Wolf and Mrs Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
IRNS
Presbyterian Church
Carl Wolf
Gaylon Work
Leonard Work
Sandra Hendricks
Faye Hendricks
Wilma Maye
Nancy Averson
Annabelle Powell
Cave Johnson
Rosemary Wolf
Mrs Work
Fayette County Men Sent To Penitentiary
Eight men were moved from Fayette County jail to the state penitentiary at Moundsville last week. Included are three men sentenced for murder Roy Fitzwater received a life term Henry Bowyer and Joe Hill 18 year terms for second degree murder. Sam Doak Catlett Leroy Nutter Granville Stout and Clarence Buttrick were convicted or sentenced on grand larceny or receiving stolen property. Dorman Redden was jailed for breaking jail. Transport was by Sheriff’s deputies and a constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Moundsville
Roy Fitzwater
Henry Bowyer
Joe Hill
Sam Doak Catlett
Leroy Nutter
Granville Stout
Clarence Buttrick
Dorman Redden
Meal Truck Wrecks In Fayette County
A tractor-trailer with 19,000 pounds of meat overturned on U S Route 2 near Chimney Corner in Fayette County. The unidentified driver escaped injury after brake failure on Gauley Mountain caused the crash. Meat was moved to a cold storage plant in Oak Hill. officers stayed until traffic cleared.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Oak Hill
Lee Massey
Awatnd
Glen Rogers Bands Picnic At Little Beaver Lake
Glen Rogers high and elementary bands with director Louis Ka man and supporters traveled to Little Beaver Lake on Saturday for swimming and a picnic lunch. A watermelon feast is planned for late August, with daily practices starting August 15 as preparations begin for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
KNS
Louis Kaman
Little Beaver Lake
Hill Reunion at Fayette County 4 H Camp on Sunday
The Hill Reunion will be held Sunday at the Fayette County 4 H Camp on U S Route 21 between Beckwith and Fayetteville. Attorney Charles E Mahan will be the main speaker announced by F L Rippetoe president. A picnic lunch will be held at p.m.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
U. S. Route 21
Beckwith
Charles E. Mahan
F. L. Rippetoe
Hill Reunion
Crockett Joins Korea Service From Fort Lewis
Capt. Davey Crockett, a Texan and direct descendant of the frontier, has been processed at Fort Lewis Personnel Center for overseas service in Korea. The move places Crockett among servicemen heading to active duty in the region.
Five Fayette Men Released on Copper Wire Theft Charge
Five men arrested for stealing copper wire valued at 1300 from the Semet Solvay mine near Montgomery were released after bond posting. Bonds ranged from 1500 to 2500 dollars per man after hearings before local magistrates. Names include Hobart Buttrick Russell Crawford Denis Surgess Robert Hurley Vernon Dale Bailey.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Semet-Solvay
Montgomery
Robert D. Fields
Gauley Bridge
Pineville Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Weddings
Pineville residents host and visit relatives across states from Roanoke to Boston. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. A. Clingempeel and son Andy of Roanoke and Mrs. Tom C. Shipman and daughters, with plans to attend Miss Mary Lou Shipman’s wedding where Sally is bridesmaid.
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Pinevele
Rns
A. Clingempeel
Andy
Roanoke
Zed C. Ball
Pineville
Tom C. Shipman
Thomasina
Becky
Parkersburg
C. V. Shannon
Eddie Crews
Charleston
Shipman
C. M. Shipman
Mary Lou Shipman
Sally
Welch
Ella Mae Miller
Darrell
Carrie
Pansy Halsey
Miami Beach
Key West
Fla
W. A. Miller
Inlaw
Hursie Miller
David
Marilyn
Rochester
N.Y
Olive Anderson
Morehead
E. M. Curry
Curry
M. E. Parks
M. E. Parks Jr
Quarleston
R. H. Breeden
Roy Lee
Janice Lee
Breeden
Florida
J. L. Watters
Beckley
D. T. Daniels
Gerald Acord
Ted Fender
Magnus Olson
Boston
Mass
QO. C. Basham
Marshall College
Huntington
Janice Sue Wood Becomes Bride of Pvt Jay C Clay
The wedding of Janice Sue Wood of Fayetteville to Pvt Jay C Clay of Fayetteville was solemnized at Oak Hill First Baptist Church by Rev Alfred E Wood and Rev E Bennett. The bride, a Ansted High School graduate, works as a receptionist in Oak Hill and the groom is a Fort Jackson stationed Army member who attended DePauw University and Morristown College.
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Janice Sue Wood
Put
Jay C. Clay
Oak Hill
RNS
Alfred
Wood
Lansing
E. Bennett
St. Mark's Nouice
Charleston
Janice Sue
Fayette
J. C. Clay
Fayetteville
Ansted High School
The
Long Company
Oak Hil
Clay
Southport High School
Indianapolis
Ind
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Mor Cis Harvey College
Army
Fort Jackson
D. C
Fayette Prisoner Slashes Windpipe
Fayetteville RNS An inmate at Fayette County Jail slashed his throat with a razor Tuesday afternoon. Bill Ostey 38 Lookout cut the windpipe then asked a cellmate to call the jailer. Arrested July 3 he was held in default of bond on a guitar theft warrant. He allegedly pawned the instrument in Charleston. Doctors Collins and Iresan treated him. condition satisfactory. Devore suits filed Princeton RNS Suits for divorce filed in circuit court include Basham vs Basham Connie Wood and infant appears by C. W. Six vs Conrad Wood and Pansie Lee Johnson vs William J. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Bill Ostey
Lookout
Mont Carr
Carr
Ostey
Charleston
Bernard S. Collins
M. G. Iresan
Oak Hill Hospital
Devorce
Princeton
Basham
Francis Basham
Connie Wood
C. W
Conrad Wood
Pansie Lee Johnson
William J. Johnson
Christian Society Holds Monday Meeting at Glen Rogers Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Glen Rogers Community Church met Monday evening with Mrs. Marie Broyles presiding. They reported $38.95 from a bake sale and planned fundraising via broom and Christmas card sales. Mrs. Hazel Gentry led devotion with a study on Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Glen Rogers Community Church
Marie Broyles
Hazel Gentry
Paul
Reuben Williams
Gentry
Helen McClung
Broyles
Williams
Earl Saxon
Moah Dancy
Eye Re Tn
Gaye Bailey
Marion Brooks
Inez Richardson
Waldo Tachite
Saly Harrington
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Palrela Ann Poling
Nofan Kemp
Marsha Kemp
Fred Frisk
Kemp
Frisk
Loretta Jones
Miss Cody
H. D. Norton
Charles Harns
Barger
John Scott
Vir
Ginia Scott
L. J. Fitzgers
Emory Jones
Judy Jones
George Williams
Claire Hogg
W. D. Lawton
Barbara Lawton
Wo OW. Pharr
S. J. Jasper
Jack Calloway
W. C. Carter
R. G. Patteson
Mary Jane Patteson
W. A. Patteson
Carolin Patteson
Ray Hubbs
A. F. Kisar
C. Lindblad
Sue Lilly
Sue Via
Elsie Davis
Glen Jean
Open Air
Stanaford
Black Rock
Spencer Tracy
Robert Ryan
MR Blandings
Cary Grant
Mryna Loy
Green Fire
Mewart Granger
Grace Kelly
Flus
Moonfleet
Tewart Granger
George Sanders
Atta Ants
Buocep Alley
Waewen
Warncrcolor
Proton Comere
Wallin
Wellman
Oak Hill Gaden Club
Frisen
Earl Beane
Howard Carson
Forrest Thomas
Kenneth Soroles
Harold Jones
Charles Alberchinski
George Hatfield
Millard Lively
Rex Allen
Holy Kessler
Lafton Tudor
John Holliday
Virginia Radford
Francis
WACS
Dowald O’connor
Mamie van Dereg
Martin
Rae
Tee Bie Ne Eis Hs
Tes
Greer Gars
Jary, Es
Herbert McCoy Jr
Herbert E. McCoy JR
Oak Hill Women’s Club
Mountain Air Drive-In
Glen Jees
Jean Simmons
Ees
Vl Oricon
Welt, B. C. Madison
State Police
W. R. Seal
D. E. Lake
Iyveyve
Tony Curtis
Colleen Miller
Fah Ort
Mes
Emony Wa
Christian Society
Tomchin
Moran Ave
Mullens, W. VA
Berar Rae
Southern States Cooperative
Southern States Oak Hill Cooperative
Fayette CO
Beckwith, W. Va
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