Construction of Sanctuary Addition Planned for Mulens Church
Mullens WV September 1 kickoff for a new sanctuary at First Church of God South Mullens part of a $30,000 campaign. Wells and Perry of Scott Depot bid the addition, with Ralph W. Phile aiding from Anderson Indiana. Campaign workshops, visitation drives, and a Sunday Our Victory Service are scheduled as leaders, including Mundy and Dishner in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Building Campaign
C. F Mundy
R. E. Dishner
Phil J. Smith
Kermit Cook
Ladies Brigade
Roy Sisk
A. C. White
Jack Frank
John J. Bailey
Ira Sweeney
J. K. Elkins
Vic Hayhurst
J. W. Caldwell
Oak Hill Sorority Holds Steak Fry
Xi Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held a steak fry Tuesday at a Oak Hill picnic area. Social committee chair Mrs. Earl Bannister Jr. arranged the event with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. James Hess, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Dixon Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John P. Duda, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bannister Jr., Mrs. R. R. Thomas Jr., Mrs. Mitchell Aide, and Miss Ruth Easton.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Xi Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Earl Bannister Jr
James Hess
O. W. Dixon Jr
John P. Duda
R. R. Thomas Jr
Mitchell Aide
Ruth Easton
Piggyback service starts with 1952 Wichita Kansas City trial
The piggyback railroad system carrying truck trailers on flatcars began in 1952 with a test run between Wichita Kansas and Kansas City.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Mrs Sydenstriker Claimed By Death
Clara Kraus Sydenstriker 74 Hubbard Court died Friday at a son's home after a long illness. Native of Pomeroy Ohio she lived in Charleston 19 years and was a member of Old Kanawha Baptist Church. Survived by son Herman D Beckley three daughters Mae Lundy Charleston Katherine Noffsinger Chicago and Norman Paulson Lakewood Ohio a sister Kate Phillip Westerville Ohio 10 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Body at B C Hooper Funeral Home Montgomery arrangements incomplete.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Charleston
Old Kanawha Baptist Church
Herrman D
Beckley
Mae Lundy
Charles‘ton
Katherine Noffsinger
Chicago
Ill
Norman Paulson
Lakewood
Calif
Kate Phillip
Westerville
B. C. Hooper Funeral Home
Montgomery
Hold Hamburger Fry HICO RNS
Senior High Baptist Youth Fellowship of Sunday Road Baptist Church held a hamburger fry on the lawn of advisors Mr and Mrs Sam Ellison Tuesday Joyce Levy president gave the devotional service Attending were Phyllis and Richard Price Linda Meadows Linda and Betty Kessler Mary Lou Grimmett Lorenzie Malay Burl and Lowell Haga Kessler Marlene Wood and Johnnie Ellison
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HICO
RNS
Senior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Sunday Road Baptist Church
Sam Ellison
Joyce Levy
Phyllis and
Richard Price
Linda Meadows
Linda and
Betty Kessler
Mary ‘Lou Grimmett
Lorenzie Malay
Clifftop
Burl
Lowell Haga
Kessler
Marlene Wood
Stevens announce birth of son in Welch Grace Hospital
Mr and Mrs Thomas D Stevens announce the birth of a baby boy born at 10 20 p m Sunday at Grace Hospital Welch. The infant weighed six pounds nine and one half ounces. The couple already has a daughter. Joyce Kelly is the mother’s name prior to marriage and the Stevens family lineage includes Rev Harry L Stevens of Marmet.
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Pineville
Ans
Thomas D. Stevens
Grace Hospital
Welch
Stevens
Joyce Kelly
Kerry Kelly
Harry L Stevens
Marmet
Births Recorded At Mullens Hospital Twelve Newborns Named
Mullens Wyoming County General Hospital reported thirteen births including Beverly Gayle, Larry Wayne, Randy Gene, Douglas Earl, Beverly Ann, Donna Kay, Kenneth Harold Jr, Donna Jean, Terri Lea, DeAnn, Wendy Marie, Cheryl Elizabeth, and Ginger Kay. Parents listed include Lewis Jr, Quesenberry, Wilcox, Franklin, Barrett, Per singer, Thompson, Baker, Roberts, Adkins, and Edwards among Mullens Stephenson Basin Otsego Shady Spring Hanover Rockview Bud.
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Mullens
Wyoming County General Hospital
Beverly Gayle
Charles E. Lewis Jr
Larry Wayne
Virgil C. Quesenberry
Bud
Randy Gene
Ronald E. Wilcox
Douglas Earl
Ronald E. Franklin
Beverly Ann
Mose Wilson
Donna Kay
David R. Barrett
Stephenson
Kenneth
Jingle R. Baker
Otsego
DeAnn
Samuel I. Smith
Wendy Marie
Hasel G. Roberts
Hanover
Cheryl Elizabeth
Arnold K. Adkins
Shady Spring
Ginger Kay
Robert E. Edwards
Rockview
Three Wyoming Men Get Draft Notices
Mullens West Virginia three Selective Service registrants of Local Board No 21 Mullens are ordered to report for induction on September 3 All three men are volunteers Joseph Boyd Easter and Charles Edward Pizzino from Glen Fork and Robert Gene Blankenship from Herndon were notified of the draft action.
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Mullens
RNS
Armed Forces
Selective Service
Joseph Boyd Easter
Charles Edward Pizzino
Glen Fork
Robert Gene Blankenship
Herndon
Miss Phillips Gives Circle Meet Program
Miss Pat Phillips led a Shan non-Cooper Circle meeting at Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville. The program centered on Juvenile Delinquency as attendees enjoyed a family dinner with numerous guests from the area.
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Pineville
RNS
Pat Phillips
Shannon-Cooper
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Claude Phillips
Pat
Joe
Paige Hintman
Dick Cook
Judy
Jimmy
Stacey Mullens
Leslie
Bertha Thomas
Gaye Privett
Fayette County Men Listed for Pre-Induction Exams
RNS reports Fayette County men called for pre induction physical examinations on September 3 including Petonia Stevens and Carl Edward Payne of Mount Hope and Danny Persinger of Glen Jean.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Petonia Stevens
Mount Hope
Carl Edward Payne
Danny Persinger
Glen Jean
Peru Dominates Global Vanadium Production
Peru produces more than half the world's vanadium, a metallic element added to alloy steel to increase tensile strength, significantly shaping the metal's supply dynamics and steel industry usage.
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Peru
Couples Issued Permits To Wed In Wy oming County
Wyomng County Clerk issued marriage licenses to multiple couples including James Anthony Petitte 22 Morgantown and Vergee Alice Lilly 19 Ravencliff. Van Ray Lester 22 Steeles and Louise Athlone Adams 17 Baileysville. Robert R Stafford 20 Baileysville and Sylvia Lee Atwell 19 Hatcher. Kenneth Tolliver 22 Wolf Pen and Mary Graley 19 Wolf Pen. Frank Parson 21 Herndon and Ella Lee Ayers 18 Herndon. Roger Francis Anthony 21 North Carolina and Glor ia Fern Cook 20 Hatcher. Virgil L Kelly 24 Baileysville and Nancye Sue Neal 20 Mullens. James Blevins 21 Marytown and Margaret Carroll 17 Kentucky.
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Pineville
Rns
Wyoming County
James Anthony Petitte
Morgantown
John
Evelyn Petitte
Vergee Alyce Lilly
Ravencliff
Joe
Jessie Lilly
van Ray Lester
Steeles
England
Margaret Lester
Louise Athlone Adams
Baileysville
Enoch
Amanda Adams
Robert R. Stafford
Rodney and
Leola Stafford
Sylvia Lee Atwell
Hatcher
Lawrence
Augusta Atwell
Kenneth Tolliver
Wolf Pen
Johnson
Mary Lee Tolliver
Mary Graley
Violet Graley
Frank Parson
Herndon
Jess
Mable Parson
Ella Lee Ayers
Cora Ayers
Roger Francis Anthony
North Carolina
George and
Roberta Anthony
Gloria Fern Cook
Walter and
Iole Cook
Virgil L. Kelly
Charles and
Carrie Kelly
Nancye Sue Neal
Mullens
William and
Sally Neal
James Blevins
Marytown
Emett and
Sara Blevins
Margaret Carroll
Kentucky
Edgar and
Ada Carroll
Evening service resumes at First Methodist Fayetteville
Sunday evening services resume at the First Methodist Church Fayetteville with a youth led service featuring a choir concert including solos duets and other special arrangements.
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Fayetteville
RNS
License Suspended for Joe's Drive-In Mallens
The beer license of Charles C. Lyons, operating Joe's Drive-In Mallens, is suspended for 20 days by Beer Commissioner R D Platt starting midnight Saturday for alleged after hours sale of beer.
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R D. Platt
Charles C. Lyons
Mallens
Lyons
Wyoming Men Eight Fayette Couples Fined and Jailed
In Pineville four Wyoming County men were jailed and fined after squirrel hunting 36 days before the season opener. Harless Burrell received multiple fines and 30 days in jail, Jack Blevins faced several fines and 10 days, while Cecil Cline and Jerry Harvey each faced a single uncased gun violation with 30 days in jail. The group was arrested at the mouth of Clear Fork. In Fayetteville, several couples filed for marriage licenses in Fayette County Clerk’s office, listing names and ages of both parties.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Ivan Pizzino
J. D. Fairchild
Harless Burrell
Herndon
Jack Blevins
Odd
Jerry Harvey
Cecil Cline
Simon
W. P. Wilson
Burrell
Blevins
Cline
Harvey
Clear Fork
Church Women Plan To Fete Men's Club
The Emma Johnston Circle of the First Methodist Church Pineville plans a dinner for the Men's Club on the first Wednesday in September. They also planned a rummage sale at Mrs. John Scoleri's home. The nine members present included Mrs. Gene A. Dodd and her daughter Janice Lynn. The next meeting will be at Mrs. W. C Mooney's home with Mrs. Scoleri leading the program.
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Pineville
RNS
Emma Johnston
First Methodist Church
John Scoleri
Gene A. Dodd
George Dodd
Janice Lynn
W. C Mooney
Scoleri
Chicken Barbecue Held Entertaining Saturday
A chicken barbecue at the Shackelford home on Maple Avenue drew many Beckley residents and friends. Guests included T. R. Wilson and family, the Frisen family with Bobby and Susan, the Wilson Jr. family with Tommy Jimmy and Mason, the Wood family Donna and Diana, formerly of Champagne Illinois now in Parkersburg, and the McIntyre family with Tommy Barbara Debra and Howard Jr. from Waterstown
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Fayetteville
RNS
Maple Avenue
Charles T. Shackelford
T. R. Wilson
Robert H. Frisen
Bobby
Susan
R. Wilson Jr
Tommy
Jimmy
Mason
Beckley
Richard Woodrum
Donna
Diana
Champagne
Parkersburg
Howard McIntyre
Barbara
Debra
Howard Jr
Waterstown
Summer school in Richmond shifts to hurry to graduation
Dean Edward F. Overton of the University of Richmond says summer school has changed from remedial work for deficiencies to a program for students eager to graduate. The shift reflects a new sense of urgency among learners seeking quicker paths to degrees.
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Richmond
Edward F. Overton
University of Richmond
Man picks suspect in loud lineup and offers punch
In Phoenix a 55 year old man identified 27 year old George Emerson as the grocery robbery suspect from a police lineup. He told an officer he would pay $50 to punch the man, but the officer refused.
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Phoenix
Ariz
O. W. Norris
George E. Emerson
Norris
Fayette MYF Holds Outing In Charleston
Fayette MYF from Charleston toured Coonskin Park and Kanawha County Airport Sunday during a church youth outing. Participants included Dickie Whanger, Joe Bill Bess, Lee Bess, Connie Witt, Joe Pilato, Jackie Thompson, Harold Dodd, Bobby Pat Adkins, Richard Shuck, Wayne Spangler, Eddie Holliday, Lorrie Spangler, Ann Bibb, Craig Ashford, Rich Wallace, Bob Bibb, Tommie Lee Dove, counsellor, and Mrs Alfred Bibb.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Charleston
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Coonskin Park
Kanawha County
Dickie Whanger
Joe Bill Bess
Lee Bess
Connie Witt
Joe Pilato
Jackie Thompson
Harold Dodd
Bobby Pat Adkins
Richard Shuck
Wayne Spangler
Eddie Holliday
Lorrie Spangler
Ann Bibb
Craig Ashford
Rich Wallace
Bob Bibb
Annual Mount Eary Homecoming Held at Methodist Church
RAMSEY RNS The Mount Eary Methodist Church held its annual homecoming on Sunday with Rev Mact and Patrick delivering the sermon. Three singing groups the Songster's Quartette the Laurel Creek Four and the Mount Zion Quartette performed. Mrs Letha Wood led the program assisted by R V Pepper Gaines Bennett attended his 88th birthday five hundred attended and Lonnie Harrah of Orlando Florida traveled the farthest.
Crookshanks Home Hit By Lightning at Night
Lookout reports that the Austin Crookshanks home was struck by lightning Monday evening. Fuses blew on the telephone line and the electric stove clock burned. Mrs. Crookshanks said she had just unplugged the television when a ball of fire rolled up the window and scorched wallpaper and wood but did not ignite flames.
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RNL
Austin Crookshanks
Birthday party honors Sharon Cruickshanks on 12th birthday
Sharon Cruickshanks was honored on her 12th birthday by her mother Mrs Roy Cruickshanks with a party at their Franklin Heights home. Pink and green decorations set the scene as Kay Jacobs Emily Lemon Judy Pennington Bunny Adkins Elaine Wise Sandra Honaker Mary Lou Kessler and Dawn Burnette enjoyed games and refreshments.
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Fayetteville
BNS
Sharon Cruickshanks
Franklin Heights
Roy Cruickshanks
Kay Jacobs
Emily Lemon
Judy Pennington
Bunny Adkins
Elaine Wise
Sandra Honaker
Mary Lou Kessler
Dawn Burnette
Fayetteville Visitors Vantage Point family guests
Fayetteville visitors include Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Outlaw of Goldsboro North Carolina visiting her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Guy Clark. Miss Diane Vance visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs P C Vance. Visitors stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C F Gladwell include her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs William Smith of Washington DC.
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Fayetteville
J. Roy Outlaw
Goldsboro
N. C
Guy Clark
Diane Vance
P.C. Vance
C. F. Gladwell
William Smith
Washington, D. C
Nine Fayette Men Get Draft Notices
Nine Fayette County registrants were ordered to report for induction into the Armed Forces on Sept. 10 by Selective Service Board No. 3. Names listed include George Raft Lynch of Minden Benny Lee Kendrick of Carbondale Walter Edward Medley of Carbondale Robert Sanders Dillard of Boomer Joseph Raymond Bateman of Oak Hill John Allen Montgomery of Oak Hill Donald Kent Taylor of Page Harold Lee Kincaid of Gauley Bridge and George Kersmit Taylor Jr. of Robson.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Ordred
Armed Forces
Selective Service Board No
Fayette County
George Raft Lynch
Minden
Benny Lee Kendrick
Carbondale
Walter Edward Medley
Robert Sanders Dillard
Boomer
Joseph Raymond Bateman
Oak Hill
John Allen Montgomery
Donald Kent Taylor
Page
Harold Lee Kincaid
Gauley Bridge
George Kersmit Taylor Jr
Robson
Miss Wade Begins Pediatric Training at Cincinnati Hospital
Miss Kathern Wade, daughter of Mrs. Amelia Wade and the late J. C. Wade, has left for pediatric training at the Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio after recent work in Washington. A 1950 Nuttall High School graduate, she previously worked in Painesville before joining Kanawha Valley Hospital as a trainee and will return to Charleston for another year of training.
Minister Eugene Brown Attends WV Baptist Conference
Rev. Eugene Brown attended the Minister’s Bible Conference at the West Virginia Baptist Camp in Cowen. He left Monday and serves as secretary and treasurer of the West Virginia Baptist Minister’s Council which sponsors the event. Brown reported on his trip to the American Baptist Assembly at Green Lake Wisconsin during a Sunday night service at Sunday Road Baptist Church with slides of the Evangelism and Ministers Council and Assembly grounds.
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HICO
RNS
West Virginia
Cowen
Eugene Brown
Fairdale Personal Notes Reflect Weekend Visits Across States
Fairdale residents and families dispersed across Ohio North Carolina Florida and Virginia for weekend visits and returned home. Names include Franklin Cox Karen Kyle Kenny Richardson Chester Allen Pete Lego Virginia Crisp Billy Crisp Steven Gall Wava Dinsmore Weldon Beckett and more as community ties span Cleveland Massillon Princeton Leesburg Radford Ashville Myrtle Beach and Hopewell.
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Chester Allen
Pete Lego
Cleveland
Ohio
Virginia Crisp
North Carolina
Billy Crisp
Texas
Cecil Clemens
Massillon
Charles Sheppard
Gladys Thomas
Steven Gall
Louie Gall
Troy Henderson
Beckley Hospital
Betty
Phyliss Beckett
Princeton
Weldon Beckett
Bobby Furey
Faye Bunch
Renee
Wava Dinsmore
Terry
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Blaine McGinnis
Pamela
Dempsey
Radford
Harvey Wall
Quinton Shumate
Linda
Leesburgh
Fla
al Lucas
Carrie Shumate
Edward Stewart
Sharon
Angela
Ashville
Floyd Hollingsworth
Clergy Family to Return Home After Pineville Visit
The Rev. Paul E. Cook and his wife Mrs. Cook with daughters Annette and Melissa are scheduled to return to their Newark Delaware home this weekend. They have been visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cook and other relatives in Pineville the past week.
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Pineville
RNS
Newark, del
Paul E. Cook
Annette
Melissa
Charles W. Cook
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