Rehabitation Program Aids Kopperston Residents to Work
Two Kopperston residents gainful through the West Virginia Rehabilitation program. Billie Ruth Napier, paralyzed since 1939, trained as a rug weaver under Wanda Graham and uses a loom provided by the state to weave rugs. George Jordan, injured in 1942, received braces from a Lions Club drive and completed a watch repair course in Charleston, starting his own business at his brother’s home.
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Kopperston
West Virginia
Billie Ruth Napier
Weal Virginia
Wanda Graham
Oceana
Miss Napier
Victoria Napier
Lester Bailey
Kepperston
Pelle
George Jordan
Kopperston Lions Club
Jordan
Lions
Koppersten
Rehabilitation Service
Lilly Funeral Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Luella Lilly 75 Baileysville will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow from Nimitz Baptist Church with Rev. Richmond Billy officiating. She died at 6 10 a.m. yesterday of cerebral hemorrhage while visiting sister Mrs. R H French Ghent. She lived with daughter Gracie M Smith Baileysville. Born Cambridge W Va she was daughter of Perry and Ada Upton Lilly and member Bluestone Baptist Church. Survived by husband W G Lilly four sons Clinton Mullens Oliver Baltimore Md Emmett Roy Lilly Bishop Va one daughter Gracie A Smith Baileysville two brothers Ras Lilly Beckley Albert Lilly Rhodell three sisters Mrs R H French Mrs A A Williams and Mrs Zettie Lily Ghent and 15 grandchildren. Body to French residence Ghent 4 p.m. today.
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Register
Baileysville
Mary Luella Lilly
R. H. French
Ghent
Nimitz Baptist Church
Richmond Billy
Dumping Branch
Gracie M. Smith
Cambridge
W. Va
Perry
Ada Upton Lilly
Bluestone Baptist Church
Ww. G. Lilly
Clinton, Mullens
Oliver
Baltimore, Md
Emmett
Roy Lilly
Bishop,Va
Gracie al. Smith
Ras Lilly
Beckley
Albert Lilly
Rhodell
A A. Williams
Zettie Lily
Oceana Women Plan Luncheon for Church Fund
At a Tuesday meeting of the Methodist Society of Christian Service in Oceana, plan for a plate luncheon was formed to raise funds for the new church building. Attendees included Mrs. R. C. Hatfield, Mrs. Wayne Cook, Mrs. Fred Weir, Mrs. Virginia Brown Ing, Judy Blankenship, and others from the community.
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Register
Oceana
Cook
Methodist Society of Christian Service of
Tom Smith
R. C. Hatfield
Wayne Cook
Fred Weir
Virginia Brown Ing
Ruth Blankenship
Judy
Jim Bradly
Bill Cook
Jim Meadows
Eva Cook
Margaret Roach
May Cook
Vida Chambers
L. W. Beane
Dot Morgan
West Virginia Bankers Meeting At Greenbrier Hotel
Three officers from People's Bank of Mullens attend the West Virginia Bankers Association annual meeting at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Other notes mention twin daughters born July 29 to Mrs. Dorothy May Ingram Ezzete near Charlotte and a family visit from Mullens to Charlotte and Bedford, Pa.
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Register Stait
S Mullens
West Virginia Bankers Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur
Springs
People’s Bank of
South Mullens
Charlotte
N C
William E. Ezzete
Ezzete
Dorothy May Ingram
Susan Alice
Sarah Ellen
Grandmother Ingram
Carl Gentry
Kay
Orchard Street
Virginia
Fred
Anthony Sammel
Bedford
Betty Ann Shelton Is Honored At 15th Birthday Party
Betty Ann Shelton was feted by her parents Mr and Mrs C R Shelton with a town party and wiener roast in Pineville for her 15th birthday. Guests included Betty Jane Taylor Lorraine Green Myrtleine Wikle Mary Lou Fitch Joyce Green Patty Cooper Peggy Cooper Carol Church Shirley Church Clarice Walker Barbara Rose Juanita Reen Kaydeed Juanita Castiel Margie Southard Corda Walker Mary Lunkel Emily Walker Shirley Smith and others. Music by Fred Shannon Jr with Betty Ann singing.
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Betty Ann Shelton
Register
Pineville
C. R. Shelton
Betty Jane Taylor
Lorraine Green
Myrtleine Wikle
Mary Lou Fitch
Joyce Green
Patty Cooper
Peggy Cooper
Carol Church
Shirley Church
Clarice Walker
Barbara Rose
Juanita Reen
Kaydeed
Juanita Castiel
Margie Southard
Corda Walker
Mary Lunkel
Emily Walker
Shirley Smith
Ronnie Parker
Ford Byrd
Fred Shannon, Jr
Billy Thomas
Eugene Adams
Elmer Bowling
Jimmy Reed
Clyde Church
Pete Byrd
Billy Joe Halsey
Ted Wolfe
Jack Mullens
Billy Justice
Teddy Stewart
Cash Walker
Arnold Halsey
Muse
Betty Ann Shellon
Two Wyoming Teachers Attend Educators Meet
C. C. Ritchie Jr and Jack Christian both of Mullens attended the West Virginia Education Association leaders' school at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon. The meeting trains leaders in association work and coordinates programs of the NEA and the state association with 85 county organizations.
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Wyoming
Register
Mullens
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Wyoming County
West Virginia Education Association
C. C. Ritchie, Jr
Jack Christian
National Educational Association
Oceana People Attend Weddings Or Funerals In Region
Mr and Mrs Den nis Galbe returned from the funeral of her grandfather L T Fluty held in Fort Gay L W Beane and daughter Sharon attended the funeral of his uncle Will Eppling at Gap Mills Wednesday Mr and Mrs Lacy McMillion and daughter Peggy and Russ Garrett spent Wednesday in Lewisburg for the State Fair and to visit relatives Joe Harvey recently graduated from Roanoke National Business College and plans to return for extension studies Mrs Riley Samples and three children visited relatives in Hematite Va and White Sulphur Springs Gene Whisenant at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley spent two weeks at home with her parents Mr and Mrs William H Whisenant Mr and Mrs John Rush Cook visiting Huntington with relatives Ruth Darlington H G Cook and Mrs B R Humphries Mrs Woodrow Gaines visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J S Nenn plans to return to Fort Lauderdale Fla later this week Mrs Flossie Sexton returned to Detroit after visiting the Conley family Billie Beane ill at home with her parents Mr and Mrs L W Beane.
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Register
Oceana
Dennis Galbe
L. T. Fluty
Fort Gay
L. W. Beane
Sharon
Will Eppling
Gap Mills
Lacy McMillion
Peggy
Russ Garrett
Lewisburg
Joe Harvey
Roanoke National Business College
Roanoke
Riley Samples
Jee Lewis
Hematite
Ernest Lane
White Sulphur Springs
Gene Whisenant
Dad
J. S. Nenn
Fort Lauderdale
Ila
Flossie Sexton
Detroit
George Conley
Margaret Cowan Weds Kegley Man in Bluefield Church
Margaret Helen Cowan became the bride of Homer D. Wade in a noon ceremony at Bland Street Methodist Church Bluefield. She is daughter of William T. Cowan of Kegley and Itmann, and her husband’s parents are William Wade of Kegley. Wade operates a transfer business in Kegley and is an Army veteran. The couple will reside with Cowan family in the near term.
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Register
Mullens
Bland Street Methodist
I Bluefield
Margaret Helen ‘Cowan
Homer d. Wade
Kegley
Spanishburg
American Legion
Princeton
Patty Mutter's Fifteenth Birthday Celebration at Legion Hall
Patty Mutter was feted on her fifteenth birthday Monday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs W C Mutter at the American Legion Hall. Guests included Eva Wheeler, Margaret Roles, Ann Mutter, and many friends and relatives. Games, dancing, and refreshments followed in a social gathering.
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Register
Mullens
Patty Mutter
W. C. Mutter
American Legion Hall
Eva Wheeler
Margaret Roles
Miss Ann Mutter
Pegsy Weaver
Gale Weaver
Joyce Hearn
Jackie Hearn
Sue Cooper
Patty Dooley
Peggy
Six Concord Girls To Attend Sigma Sorority Meeting
ATHENS six Concord College students from the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma will attend the regional meeting August 26 to 29 at Camp Strawteyman Columbia Furnace Va. The delegates include Mary Helen Hill Bramwell Nancy White Tazewell Vac Sarah Caldwell Princeton Mary Louise Eddins Athens Phyllis Shrewsbury Welch and Jane Cooper Whitesville.
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Register
Athens
Sigma Sigma
Sigma
Camp Strawteeman
Columbia’ Furnace
Mary Helen Hill
Bramwell
Nancy White
Tazewell
Alienation Suit Ends with $1000 Verdict in Mercer
Princeton circuit court jury awarded Leonard Ruble $1000 damages in the $15090 alienation of affection suit against James K. Anthony. Trial concluded after a day of testimony about Ruble and his wife’s domestic troubles and alleged infidelity. Additional orders: Bluefield bank discharged from guardian bond. child support and alimony payments set. trustee appointments and real estate sale hearings scheduled. various civil actions with modest monetary awards listed.
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Princeton
Leonard Ruble
James K. Anthony
First National Bank of
Bluefield
Virginia Lee Huff
Oma
Carolyn Shelton
F. Scott Shelton
Lewis H. Perdue
General Perdue
J. R. Vermillion
Denny Shuff
Uriah Vermillion
Fred W Cooper
P. R. Vermillion
Roger McCormick
E. L. McCormick
JH. Disher
The
Gospel Tabernacle
Matoaka
Mutual Loan Company
Erfie G. Lilly
Elk Refining Company
A. C. Caffee
School Official Attends Meeting in Charleston
Lloyd Fender, supervisor of transportation for Wyoming County Board of Education, attends a three day conference of state supervisors in Charleston. The semi annual inspection of Wyoming County school buses is set for Monday at Pineville per Assistant Superintendent C A Blankenship.
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Register
Pineville
Lloyd Fender
Wyoming County
Dr Gatherum Joins Bluefield Sanitarium Staff
Former Athens resident and Concord College graduate Dr J R Gatherum has joined Bluefield Sanitarium as resident physician. He earned a bachelor degree at Concord, studied at VPI, earned an MD at MCV Richmond, interned at St Luke's Bluefield, and served two years as a U S Air Force captain. He is married with a daughter Nancy enrolling at Beaver High School this fall. his brothers Dr Robert S Gatherum and David Gatherum are in Milwaukee and at the Sanitarium staff.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
Gatherum
U. S. Air Force
Nancy
Beaver High School
Robert 5. Gatherum
The
Sanitarium
David
Milwaukee
Wis
Style Show Proceeds Benefit Pool Project in Raleigh
Proceeds from a Raleigh Beckley West Virginia style show held at the Royal Theater benefit a community swimming pool. The Junior Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the event and Youth Inc backs the project. Fall fashions were modeled by local women and girls, with a large audience in attendance.
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Ry Register
Weiler Princeton
Youth, Inc
Royal Theater
Clare Lee Swain
Sally Fredeking
Ane Hunnicutt
Mary Smith
Marilyn Heck
Glenna Lucas
June Short
Diana Kirby
Carolyn Carp
Lawrence Buys Wyoming Tract
Lawrence W. G. Lawrence purchased 20 acres on Long Branch in Clear Fork District from Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Harvey. The deed was filed today in the Wyoming County clerk’s office. Other transfers include Willie Short to Verne Belcher an eighth acre in Center District.
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Register Star
Wesler Pineville
W. G. Lawrence
Long Branch
Clear Fork
T. H. Harvey
Wyoming County
Willie G. Short
Verne W. Belcher
Center District
B. W. Steele
Houston Graham
A. 4
Mullins
Mullens
Cs. Worrell
Fineville
Finnacte Junction
Rev Paul Cook Accepts Pastorate
Pineville The Rev Paul E Cook son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Cook East Pineville has accepted the pastorate at the West Clarksburg Baptist Church and preached his first sermon there. He attends Alderson-Broaddus College Philipp i and was elected chaplain of the student body. His wife is former Miss S Meme Stevens daughter of Rev and Mrs Harry L Stevens of Pineville.
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Register
Pineville
Paul E.cook
Charles W. Cook
East Pineville
West Clarksburg Baptist Church
Cook
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Alderson-Broaddus
Pbody
Smeme Stevens
Harry L. Stevens
Carstens Will Leaves Estate to Widow in Probate
Princeton probate records reveal Ro bert t. Carstens died last week and left his entire estate to his widow Gladys Marie Carstens. The county clerk also appointed Evelyn B. Myers administratrix of Charles Ray Myers estate with a 3500 bond, with Harry Myers as surety. Appraisers were B. H. Morrison Kenneth Barnett and E. J. McQuail Jr.
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Register
Princeton
Robert T. Carstens
Gladys Marie Carstens
Evelyn B. Myers
Charles Ray Myers
Harry Myers
Mullens Soldier Assigned to Smyrna Air Base US Air Force
Pvt. George R. Norman from Mullens has been assigned to duty at Smyrna Tennessee base with the 20th Troop Carrier Squadron after transfer from Langley. He enlisted March 4 1949 and completed basic training at Lackland AFB. He is the son of Mrs Nora Norman. A Kopperston couple announce the birth of Gary Eugene Mitchell August 9 at Logan Hospital.
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Meger
Mullens
George R. Norman
United States Air Force
Smyrna
Tenn
Hoyt L. Prindel
Pvt
Norman
Nora Norman
Langley Air Force Base
Ile
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
314Th Troop Carrier Wing
Mitchelis
Register
Kopperston
Louis Mitchell
Gary Eugene
Logan Hospital
Four Wyoming Men Graduate From Marshall College
Four Wyoming students earned degrees at Marshall College Huntington in a Keith-Albee Theater ceremony at 10 a m for the summer term graduates. John C Bowman Pineville earned a master in education. John Rush Cook Jr Oceana a political science degree. Harry C Lefler Herndon a education degree. Alza Brown Mathey Oceana a biological science degree. B S degrees went to Joe Auciello Jr Welch Charles A Borsch Lodger and Stephen Andrew Romeo all from McDowell County. Bachelor of arts were awarded Pauline Elizabeth Angelo Northfork Roland Hall Gary and Elizabeth B Moore War McDowell County.
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Pineville
Wyoming
Marshall College
Huntington
Keith-Albee
John C. Bowman
John Rush Cook, Jr
Oceana
Harry C. Lefler
Herndon
Alza Brown Mathey
Joe. Auciello, Jr
Welch
Charles A. Borsch
Stephen Andrew
Romeo
iGary
McDowell County
Pauline Elizabeth Angelo
Northfork
Roland Hall
Gary
Elizabeth B. Moore
War
Parking Rule Enforced in Princeton Night Hours
Princeton motorists face enforcement of a new ordinance barring parking on select streets after 2 a m until 11 p m to aid street sweeping. City officials warn will start with warnings this week and arrests begin Monday, August 29, targeting Mercer Street, Courthouse Square, Main from Mercer to Scott, Thorn Street, bridge approaches, North Walker between Main and Honaker, and Honaker between Walker and Mercer.
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Princeton
Leslie Gadd
Mercer
Courthouse Square
Main
Scott
Thorn Street
North Walker
Honaker
Walker
Speedway Homecoming Set for Sunday at Painter's Chapel
Speedway Painter's Chapel Methodist Church hosts its annual homecoming on August 28. The morning sermon will be delivered by the Rev FE Winkler and the Rev L D Roe of First Methodist Church Princeton is scheduled to conduct the afternoon service starting at 10 30 A.M. and continuing with program events.
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Speedway
Painter's Chapel
Methodist Church
FE. Winkler
L. D. Roe
First Methodist Church
Princeton
Honaker Rites Set Saturday
PRINCETON Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday for Tona Stanley Hooker infant son of Mr and Mrs John W Hooker of Rock who died at 7 am yesterday in Rock. Rites conducted at Spanishburg with Rev Woo Keyes officiating. Burial in Larger Cemetery Spanishburg. Survived by parents and siblings Ema Joe Alpha Grace Ira Sue John Ballard and John Allen. Body moved from Memorial Funeral Home to residence today. Bond of 3500 posted Wednesday in county clerk's office by James E Belcher constable East River District. Belcher formerly police chief and was appointed after Walter Felder's death.
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Princeton
Tona Stanley Hooker
John W. Hooker
Rock
Spanishburg
Woo Keyes
Ema Joe
Alpha Grace
Ira Sue
John Ballard
John Allen
Memorial Funeral Home
James E.belcher
East River District
Belcher
Walter Felder
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