Gas rate increases hit Madison Milton areas in December
Public Service Commission approved new rate scales raising minimum bills for Southern Public Service Co. customers in Madison Danville to 2.25 dollars and in Milton Montgomery areas to 2.50 dollars. Increases reach 7.04 percent in Montgomery, 5.97 percent in Milton, and 3.27 percent in Madison and Danville as the company faced a 30,554 dollar deficit.
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Charleston
Madison
Milton
Public Service Commission
Southern Public Service Co
Danville
Montgomery
Crown Hill
Hansford
Pratt, Handley, Union
Deepwater
Kanawha
Fayette
PSC
Montgomery Territory
Milton Vicinity
Rhododendron Declared West Virginia State Flower
The rhododendron has been designated the state flower of West Virginia, reflecting its prominence in regional flora and cultural symbolism for the state.
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West Virginia
Mrs. Carlee Budford 65 Dies in Beckley Hospital
Mrs Carlee Budford aged 65 of Glen Rogers died early today in a Beckley hospital. Her body lies at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley. Arrangements are incomplete. Qualified investors may secure insured FHA mortgages up to 90 percent of replacement cost for cooperative housing projects including community and commercial facilities.
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Glen Rogers
Carlee Budford
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Scarbro Road Couple Challenges Voting Rights in Oak Hill
Oak Hill residents Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Woolwine press the council on voting rights for their Scarbro Road farm. They argue the 100 plus acre property lies inside city limits since 1923 while their registration and voting have occurred at Whipple Precinct 44. City officials review maps and tax records as the couple vows to push for city residency status and possible services.
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Oak Hill
RNS
L. W. Woolwine
Scarbro Road
Woolwines
Woolwine
Whipple
W. T. Cox
Kelly
Maple Avenue
New Scarbro Road
Lundale Farm
Whipple-Scarbro
Lundale
Herbert Jones
Joe Keatley
Fayetteville
S. J. Higgins Jr
W. R
Bennett
No Man's Land
Residents Return from Visits and Hospital Notes
Jean and Margaret Alderman return to Alexandria after visiting family. Janice Meredith, a McGraws Grade School teacher, is hospitalized in Beckley after surgery. Numerous residents report returning from visits in Falls Church, Huntington, Mullens, and Washington. Chris Snuffer remains a patient at Beckley Hospital.
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Glen Rogers
Jean
Margaret Alderman
Alexandria
Bill Alderman
Janice Meredith
McGraws
Beckley Hospital
George Welshans
Fred Johnson
Glen Daniel
John Honaker
Harper Heights
Terry Walters
Washington, D. C
Clyde Walters
Lakie Manning
Fairdale
Everett Guthrie
Levi Clay
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Don Nuckols
Huntington
Gary McClung
Mack
George
Eddie Plann
Cleveland
Ohio
York
Elmer York
Overlin
Wayville Johnson
Harvey Dewaine
Cora McClanahan
Lacy Lafferty
Falls Church
Lewis Denoff
Linda
Kenner Brown
Joe Lundy
Kopperston
Bill Collins
Wilma
Audrey
Keith Brown
Patty Duty
Hatcher
Chris Snuffer
Beckley
N W Official Speaks at Mullens Gathering
Harry C. Wyatt vice president of the expanded Norfolk and Western Railway told Mullens Rotary and Lions Clubs that the Virginian and N and W merger will boost West Virginia coal competitiveness with oil gas and other coal and will not greatly change local rail employment. He cited new full time mining jobs nearby and described plans to handle increased traffic and blended tidewater coal through N and W piers.
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Virginian
Norfolk and Western Railways
Mullens Area
Harry C. Wyatt
N&w
Harry Wyatt
West Virginia
Wyatt
Mullens
Lions Clubs
Currie Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Elmore
Wyoming County
Lamberts Point
Fred Kingdon
Rotary Club
W. Cook
Lions Club
Norfolk and Western
Abilene
Salem
Roanoke
ICC
McDowell
Wyoming
Kellysville
Norfolk
Boomer Man Killed In Hunting Accident
Charles E Chadwick 27, of Boomer was shot and killed Thursday while hunting with Jess Martin 42 near Charleston. State Trooper J L Baker said Chadwick was struck by a bullet from Martin s rifle. The incident marks the fifth hunter death this season, with three heart attacks and Hardy County accounting for half the fatalities.
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Boomer
Associated Press
Mtar
Humoder
Inivers
Charlies
E. Chadwick
Hunty
Sharecy LoOu
J. L. Baker
Chadwick
Jess Martin
London
Charleston
Hardy County
Welch C of C Hears H. Wyatt on N
H C Wyatt Roanoke told Welch Chamber of Commerce merger of Norfolk and Western Railway with The Virginian would boost efficiency by the equivalent of 2000 added cars. He said the merger would meet coal shipper demands and allow blending of coal types at Norfolk piers to improve marketability.
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WELCH
H. C. Wyatt
Roanoke
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginian
Wyatt
N&w
Chamber
Norfolk
Rainbow for Girls Assembly Plans December Meeting
Assembly No. 14 of the Order of Rainbow for Girls will meet at White Shrine Hall in Mount Hope on December 14. New members attending their first meeting include Sandra Salango Annabell Hollandsworth Carol Jernigan Linda Harris Jean Tutwiller Gayle Connelly Sara Steffey all of Beckley and Karen Mobley Barbara Phillips and Becky Humphrey, all of Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Order of Rainbow For Girls
White Shrine Hall
Sandra Salango
Annabell Hollandsworth
Carol Jernigan
Linda Harris
Jean Tutwiller
Gayle Connelly
Sara Steffey
Beckley
Karen Mobley
Barbara Phillips
Becky Humphrey
Yule Pot Luck Dinner Slated
Glen Rogers community church will host a Christmas pot luck dinner for the Women’s Society of Christian Service on December 18 at 6 p.m. in the church dining room. Each member will bring a guest and exchange gifts.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Glen Rogers Community Church
Enfield Walters
Hazel Dancy
Reuben Williams
Dancy
Emily Geer
Sally Harrington
Walters
Harrington
Greer
Margaret Tackett
Erma Guthrie
Lilly Mae Sizemore
Dorothy Vidovich
Edith Cox
Donnie Nuckols
Gas Pipelines Reach Over Eighty Five Thousand Miles Since World War II
The American Gas Association reports that the gas industry has laid more than 85,000 miles of long distance pipelines in the United States since the end of World War II.
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United States
The
American Gas Assn
Church Service Broadcast From Oak Hill Church
Oak Hill Methodist Church will broadcast Sunday morning services on WOAY through December. Rev. R. J. Chenoweth will preach on Christ God's Son. Special music features the church choir directed by Aubrey Halstead, with Nina Wiseman organist and Halstead and Linda Flack at the pianos.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Methodist Church
WOAY
R. J. Chenoweth
Aubrey Halstead
Nina Wiseman
Halstead
Linda Flack
Chenoweth
Christ
Rob Roy Peery
Herald Angels
Shirley Love
Jesu Bambino
Robert Prowse
Floyd Burns
Jesus
Name
James G. Deck
Oak Hill-Scarabro Ministerial Association
Mount Hope Social Roundup Touches Nearby Visits
Mr and Mrs R R Cap Toney return from a month in Clearwater Florida visiting J L Allen. Numerous Mount Hope residents host or visit relatives in Kilsyth Salem Bradley Columbus Hampton and Beckley with holiday gatherings and family illness noted.
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Mount Hope
RNS
R. R
Cap) Toney
Clearwater
Fla
J. L. Allen
Fred Farmer
Billy
Salem Road
Oak Hill
Ida Helton
Wanda June Garrett
Bradley
H. C. Helton
Mike Gwinn
Ray Gwinn
Linda Howard
Tom Howard
Madison Street
Bill Anderson
Sandra
William Thurman
Michael
Anna Jane
Columbus
Ohio
Anderson
Mary Thurman
Milton Kiddy Jr
Marshall College
Richard Thurston
Salisbury
Milton Kiddy
Kilsyth
David Beckingham
George Beckingham
Ankara
Turkey
Takoma
Wash
Herbert James
Paul
Indianapolis
Ind
French James
Corbitt Bailey
Buddy”’ Williams
Fort Benning, Ga
Troy Williams
Sand Branch
Nancy Treadway
Sgt
Don Carter
Lois Jane Kincaid
Mill Creek
Bobby Elliott
Nancy Carol
Washington, D. C
Sadie Websster
Josephine and
Frances
George Elliott
Hampton, Va
Boyd Carter
James Kincaid
Cleveland
George Scott Vargo
Gordon Sickling
Melodie
Norfolk
Sickling
Mary Kathryne Vargo
Rodney Davis
Hampton
Hubert Jackson
Beckley
Nelson Davis
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Cait
Fayette and
Boone
Mrs. Budford
Thomas Booth
Fred Cook
Lynco
Crozer Coal and Land Co
Clark Ball
Page Coal and Coke Company
Stephenson
R. B. Williamson
Affinity
Lillybrook Coal Co
A. J. Walker
Slab Fork Coal Company
Slab Fork and Alpeca
William A. Haslam
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
William R. Skews
Itmann
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Elmer Murphy
Premier-Pocahontas Company
Herndon
World Globes
Sheeffer Parker and Esterbrook
Office Service
McCrerry St. Beckley
New River Division
Princeton
R. W. Handley
M. M. Shumate
G. T. Strong Jr
Becxxry Post-Herald
Raleigh
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Cooperative Association of Publishers
A.B.C
Colodyl
Ace
Santa
ACE Auto
3Rd Ave
Beckley Oak Hill
East Main St
Mrt. Hope
Prince St
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