First Grade Girls Celebrate Twin Trio at Stoco School
Mrs Patricia B first grade teacher at Stoco Elementary notes three sets of twins in class none identical. Names include Larry Gene and Jerry Dean Justus children of Arvil Lee Justus East Gulf. Ellison twins Michael and Margie children of Owen L Ellison Pickshin. Donnie Bee and Ronnie Lee Price stand among them as parents unnamed.
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Patricia B
Stoco Elementary School
Larry Gene
Jerry Dean Justus
Arvil Lee Justus
East Gulf
Michael
Margie Ellison
Owen L. Ellison
Pickshin
Donnie Bee
Ronnie Lee Price
Health For All TB Questions and Answers
Questions and answers explaining TB cure chances, home treatment, hospital care, and duration of therapy. Includes notes on hospital labs, doctors, nursing, and possible surgery, plus prevention of reinfection and testing methods like tuberculin test and chest X-ray. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
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Calumn
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Stamps In The News A Greeley First Day Covers notice
Stamps feature a portrait of Horace Greeley based on a Brady 1864 engraving. First day cover requests must reach the Postmaster by Jan 30, 1961, with envelopes marked First Day Covers 4 Cent Greeley Stamp. Cape Verde, Haiti, Togo, and West Germany issue new stamps for anniversaries and celebrations.
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Horace Greeley
U. S
Eia
Chappaqua
N. Y
Greeie
Greeley
Mathew B. Brady
A. H. Ritchie
New York Tribune
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Qua
Roads Hazardous In Fayette County Warn Drivers
The State Road Commission reports an average of three inches of snow in Fayette County and urges chains. Crews with trucks and plows have patrolled Route 60 since Sunday afternoon. Sewell Mountain traffic is normal while Oak Hill Fayetteville area saw lighter snowfall. One inch fell in Oak Hill between Sunday and today with temperatures rising from 15 to 19 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
State Road Commission
North Fayette County
Sewell Mountain
Oak Hill-Fayetteville
West Virginia Water Service Co
Fire from switch box injures four miners
Four miners were injured early Friday when a fire from an exploding switch box damaged the tipple at Island Creek Coal Co. mine in Pineville. Ernest Carey Ira Rose Roy Cook and Ola Rose were treated for burns and released at a Welch hospital.
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Pineville
RNS
Island Creek Coal Co
Welch Hospital
Ernest Carey
Ira Rose
Roy Cook
Ola Rose
Fire Insurance Rates To Remain The Same In WV
West Virginia property owners will continue paying present fire insurance rates despite higher losses elsewhere. Insurance Commissioner C Judson Pearson announced after the annual review that improved construction and housekeeping kept West Virginia's fire loss rate below the national average.
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Charleston
West Virginia
C. Judson Pearson
Pearson
Hamilton founded Paterson as planned industrial city
Alexander Hamilton established Paterson New Jersey in 1791 as a planned industrial city, shaping its early development and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hamilton
Paterson, N. J
Fire Destroys Matheny Home in Pineville
In Matheny a fire Sunday around 6 p.m. destroyed a four room frame house. Mrs An drew McCoy suffered facial and arm burns and was taken to Wyoming General Hospital Mullens for treatment. Neighbors heard a blast before the flames. The cause is undetermined. The McCoys were living in Geneva and had returned to Matheny for weekend business before planned move to Virginia. Furniture and most belongings were destroyed. damage estimate not yet available. Wyoming Fire Department responded with Oceana Fire.
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Pineville
Rns
Andrew McCoy
Matheny
McCoy
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Geneva
Virginia
Wyoming Fire Department
Oceana
Wyoming Roads Warn Drivers To Chain Up
State Police urged motorists in Wyoming County to drive with caution and use chains as highways remain treacherous with snow and ice. SRC crews worked overnight to salt and treat roads, focusing on mountains and hazardous curves. Wyoming County school superintendent Jesse W. Morgan said no schools had closed yet due to conditions.
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Pineville
RNS
State Road Commission
Wyoming County
SRC
Jesse W. Morgan
Ceylonese Plan Seeks U N Congo Compromise
United Nations diplomats report Sir Claude Corea of Ceylon worked to craft a middle ground for East and West to jointly address the Congo crisis. He floated steps to empower Hammarskjold, disarm private Congo forces, withdraw Belgians, free political leaders, and hold a roundtable with a new parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Satikea
U.N. Security Council
Claude Corea
L-Nation Council
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Italy
Argentina
Red Cross
Dag Hammarskjold
Corea
Council
Hammarskjold
U.N
General Assembly
Cheerleaders Chosen at Glen Rogers High School
Glen Rogers High School selected five cheerleaders for the new school year. Named are Audie Milam of Ravencliff, Donna Bailey of Glen Fork, Sandra Perry the head cheerleader, Nancy Richardson of Glen Rogers, and Dixie Moseley.
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Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers High School
Audie Milam
William Milam
Ravencliff
Donna Bailey
Leonard C. Bailey
Glen Fork
Sandra Perry
Herbert Perry
Nancy Richardson
Melvin Richardson
Dixie Moseley
John Moseley
Mission Group Plans For National Program
Mission Group of the Kincaid Church of God holds a meeting to plan Christ's Birthday Observance national program with a $210,000 goal for missionary work. Members pledge banks for Sunday School, district Vigil of Prayer set for December 14 to 25, and Hour of Prayer on Sunday 9 to 10 am.
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Kincaid
RNS
Kincaid Church of God
Willia Redman
Mazura Barry
George Campbell
Jo Ann Barry
West Virginia
Dora
Margie Hughes
Jo Ann Wolfe
Bonnie Robertson
Jerry Wilson
Edward Clay and Sons
Ronald and
Donald
Mary
Linda Clay
James Smith
John Wood
Pearl Settle
Zara Barry
Willia Shockey
Otis Halstead
June Gilbert
Rose Ann
Charles Hawks
Janice Gilbert
Patty Franklin
Bill Franklin
Joe Cale
Jeannie Smith
Dan Canterbury
Jo Ann Berry
Campbell
Weather expert Abbot declines inauguration forecast
Dr Charles Greeley Abbot the Smithsonian weather forecaster, 87, refuses to forecast Kennedy's January 20 inauguration. He credits a new four month interval system predicting weather for 32 American cities through 1967 and notes good results in Oklahoma Kansas and Washington but cites questions about the old capital only method and possible solar radiation effects from atomic tests.
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Washington
Charles Greeley Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
John F. Kennedy
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Abbot
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
The
Smithsonian
Oklahoma
Kansas
Coal Dust Fire Injures Four at Peck's Run Mine
A mine accident at Peck's Run Coal Co. in Hodgeville seven miles north of Buckhannon injured four workers, two seriously with third degree burns. Foreman Frank Williams Jr. said Leo Queen of Hodgeville Arnold Jones of French Creek County were hospitalized. Vaden Clark of Adrian and Don Elliot of Mannington were treated for minor burns and released. The fire began during installation of a cleaning plant when a coal dust ignition occurred.
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Buckhannon
Peck’s Run
Mrs Robert Davies Honored With Shower
Mrs Robert Davies of Pineville was honored with a household shower Friday night at her mother’s home. Shared hostess duties with Ms Coy Ray. Games and prizes awarded to Mrs Arthur Harold Mrs Dewey McKinney Mrs Walt McKinney and Miss Edna. Guest list includes numerous local ladies and Kesley McKinney. Hostesses served a dessert plate.
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Pineville
RNS
Robert Davies
Everette Stamper
Coy Ray
Arthur Harold
Dewey McKinney
Walt McKinney
Edna
Broncé Smith
Warren Reed
Lettie Borders
Russell Reed
Christmas Covered-Dish Dinner Held by Mount Hope Circle
The Philathea Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met for a Christmas covered-dish dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the church. A Necag theme guided the program with poems and a reading of The Christmas Story. Business focused on rotating circle members for the new year and hosting duties for the General Missionary Society on December 20. A guest, Mrs. Harry Dias Jr., joined in the dinner and meeting with many members attending.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Philathea
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Mary Buckley
Ivan Shumate
Harry Dias Jr
E. F. Mann
Frank Graff
Hubert Garvin
R. E. Tissue
J. L. Wilkins
Donald Humphrey
Ruth Drew
Helen Thrasher
W. H. Lindamood
Wyoming County Court Sets Tuesday Meet
Wyoming County Court calls a 10 a.m. Tuesday session at the Courthouse Annex to discuss federal financial aid plans for distressed areas and flood prevention. Civic group officers are invited to attend, per Thomas Smith, court president.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Thomas Smith
Births Recorded At Pineville Maternity Hospital November
In Pineville during November, births recorded at Pineville Maternity Hospital include Michael Joseph Lynch born November 1 to Thomas Coleman Lynch and wife, Kathleen Blackburn born November 4 to Denzel Blackburn and wife, Rose Mary Tilley born November 10 to Harvey Waymen Tilley and wife, Bobby Roy Kennedy born November 10 to Mason Charles Kennedy and wife, Timothy Austin Green born November 16 to Darrell Austin Green and wife, Lloyd Franklin Brooks Jr. born November 22 to Lloyd Franklin Brooks and wife, and Dorothy Rebecca Short born November 23 to Gaylord Luther Short and wife.
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Pineville
BNS
Pineville Maternity Hospital
Thomas Coleman Lynch
Michael Joseph
Denzel Blackburn
Oceana
Kathleen Blackburn
Harvey Waymen Tilley
Glen Fork
Rose Mary Tilley
Mason Charles Kennedy
Simon
Bobby Roy Kennedy
Darrell Austin Green
Timothy Austin Green
Lloyd Franklin Brooks
Marianna
Lloyd Franklin Brooks Jr
Gaylord Luther Short
Dorothy Rebecca
West Virginia Animal Feed Law Changes Debated
Charleston AP reports proposed changes to West Virginia feed law to be discussed in Charleston at the Office of Agriculture. John Johnson invites feed manufacturers and users to present views on legislation expected in 1961.
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Charleston
West Virginia
News of Agriculture
John Johnson
Jonson
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Kiel
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Ceylon
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Raleigh Register
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Thelma Stover
George Armstrong
Oleta Shumate
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Jack Martin
Annenet
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Rock Creek
Maude Parolari
Whitesville
Sabine McGraws
Bernard
Margie) Brooks
Soulsville
Maxine Tolliver
Sophia
Russell Pegram
M. T
Windy
Fleer Polishers
W. Va
Wyoming County Court
Aryt
NEW River Supply CO
Hill and Hill Distillery Company
Louisville
Kentucky
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