Songbirds of Craigsville Rise in Local Fame
The Blake children of Craigsville perform as a singing trio with wartime era songs and family-penned pieces. They have appeared in Charleston venues and Mill Point prisons, radio stations, and church events, and study with instructors in Richwood. The family plans to continue their musical career despite limited formal training.
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Richwood
Gayel Blake
Craigsville
Nancy
Sonya
Judy
David
Songbirds
Cherry
J. Noble Moore
Charleston
P. D. Cutlip
Newark
Ohio
Miracle Men
Canton
LeRoy Abernathy
Silvertone
Watchman’s
Beckley
Blake Youngsters
Federal Security
Millpoint
Ronceverte
Elkins
Clarksburg
Oak Hill
Chicago
Blakes
Fayette Selects 4-H Committees for 1956
Fayetteville Miss Kathleen Rule announces the appointment of 4-H Club committees for 1956. Recreation committee includes Mildred Holliday as chair and members Joe McClung Ruth Tucker Marietta Vickers Mary E. Brooks Hugh Cavendish. Safety committee names L. B. Upton chair with Nadine Buckholt John Scarle Mrs. Frank Berry H. B. Carew. Conservation chaired by Ira Rule with Nancy Epperly and several others. Health committee led by Sybyl Jones with Carole Campbell and others. Rural electrification committee chaired by Hilda DeQuasie with W L. Hartenstein James Legg Effie Tincher Lydia Byers and Earl Morris.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Kathleen Rule
County Leaders Association
Mildred Holliday
Joe McClung
Ruth Tucker
Marietta Vickers
Mary E. Brooks
Hugh Cavendish
L. B. Upton
Nadine Buckholt
John Scarle
Frank Berry
H. B. Carew
Ira Rule
Nancy Epperly
Lundy O’dell
Henry Watkins
Velma Kessler
Sybyl Jones
Vic Gilkeson
Lora G. Miller
Carole Campbell
Willis Wellman
Eva McClung
Hilda DeQuasie
W L. Hartenstein
James Legg
Effie Tincher
Lydia Byers
Earl Morris
Two couples seek marriage licenses in Princeton area
Mercer County Clerk records show four applications for licenses: Darrell D. Crotty of Kegley and Marcella Breeden of Princeton. Ray Hubert Evans of Bluefield and Freda Neal Oblinger of Freemans.
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Princeton
RNL
Mercer County Clerk’s Office
Darrell D. Crotty
Kegley
Marcella Breeden
Ray Hubert Evans
Bluefield
Freda Neal Oblinger
Freeman
Miss Margaret Patton Leaves Alderon School for Health
Miss Margaret Patton a teacher at Alder son Elementary School for 35 years resigns and plans retirement due to ill health. She will enter a Richmond hospital for treatment.
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Alderson
RNS
Margaret Patton
Richmond, Va
Woman Injured in Caloric Truck Crash
Mrs Gertrude Alexander 46 Caloric was treated at Wyoming General Hospital for a bruised shoulder after a truck she rode in overturned at Caloric Sunday. X rays were taken to check for possible fractures.
Funeral Wednesday For Bank Official Sydenstricker
Marlinton bank official John Andrew Sydenstricker 77 vice president and cashier died at the Marlinton First National Bank after a heart attack. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Marlinton Presbyterian Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery. pallbearers will be bank officials and board members. He was a longtime director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and a Hampden-Sydney graduate. He had served Marlinton bank since 1903 and was a 50 year Mason. Surviving wife Florence Kramer Sydenstricker, brother J Lacy Sydenstricker, and sisters Virginia Sydenstricker and Mrs. Ivan Colson.
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Marlinton
RNS
John Andrew Sydenstricker
Marlinton First National Bank
Marlinton Presbyterian Church
E. H. Flaniken
Mountain View Cemetery
Sydenstricker
Hillsboro
David Sydenstricker
Hampden-Sydney College
Marlinton Bank
Marlinton Masonic Lodge
Florence Kramer Sydenstricker
J. Lacy Sydenstricker
Indianapolis
Ind
Virginia Sydenstricker
Ivan Colson
Roanoke
Smith Funeral Home
No surgery needed to ease piles at home
An ad touts stainless Pazo a new pile treatment claiming instant relief for internal and external symptoms without surgery. It highlights six ingredients including Triolyte and asserts anesthetic action stops pain and itching while reducing swelling and promoting healing. Suppositories or ointment are available at druggists.
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Raleigh Reg State Legion
Berthis Smoot
Byrd
Allingdale
Gayel
Richwood High School
Carroll Lay
Nicholas Loan, Co
Summersville
Municipal Auditorium
Clifton Springs
New York
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Harry Gloss
Gary
Gloss
Department
Louis Kaman
Tommy E. Jones
Harry W. Miller
David D. Brown
M. H. Altare
Harry Glass
West Virginia
Jones
S. Fritz Heller
Bedford
National American Legion
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Judy Blake
Chester A. Phillips
Kingdom
Wyoming County
Republican Executive Committee
Fred T. Kingdom
Mullens
Charles W. Cook
Pineville
Gou
Richmond
Cash & Carry
Richmond Cleaners—Laundry
Lam la
Schick
Eric
W VA
Neville ST
Fayette
Valley Drive
Acme Super Mkt
No. Kanawha and
Prince Street
Acme
Murphy
Buster
Cardigans S
Buster Brown
Buster Bromy
G.C. Murphy Co
W. Main Street
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