Coal River Mines Set Two Day Yule Holiday
WHITESVILLE RNS Most Coal River area mines will observe a two day Christmas holiday and resume production Friday. They will not mine Wednesday or Thursday. Armco Mines Montcoal and Glegora Coal Blue Pennant follow this schedule. Truax Tract Eunice and Marfork worked Monday and today with Friday undecided. Red Parrot at Keitham Prenter operates on two day weeks. others are limited to Ameagle strip mine and Garrison augur.
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Whitesville
RNS
Coal River Area
Armco
Montcoal
Glegora Coal Company
Blue Pennant
Truax Tract
Eunice
Marfork
Red Parrot Coal Company
Keitham Prenter
Church Group Names Officers at December Meeting
LiLly Haven RNS The Ladies Auxiliary of Joseph Baptist Church met at Mrs. Ross Jones residence. Mrs. Roy Elkins re-elected president and Mrs. Dewey Lafferty secretary and treasurer. Pollyannas and gifts followed the business session with members Wandel Morgan Basil Nichols Ross Jones Roy Elkins Dewey Lafferty Charles Parsons Filista Stafford Joyce Kilburn Dreama League present.
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Lilly Haven
RNS
Joseph Baptist Church
Ross Jones
Roy Elkins
Bill Lembert
Dewey Lafferty
Wandel Morgan
Basil Nicholes
Sturgill Funeral Conducted Today
Funeral services for Robert Harrison Sturgill were held at noon at Skin Fork Church led by Rev. Lowell Lilly. Burial followed at the family cemetery near Bearhold Fork, Pineville. Sturgill, 57, of Besoco, died around 11 p.m. Saturday of a heart attack while in a car at Garden Gaps near Hanover. A Hanover woman, Ina Hatfield, was with him. He was foreman at a truck mine in Resaco. Born April 1, 1901, he was the son of Levi Sturgill. Survivors include his wife Vera Farley Sturgill of Pineville, a son Bernard of Pineville, three daughters in North Carolina and Ohio, two brothers, three sisters, and thirteen grandchildren. Funeral home: Robertson and Foglesong, Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harrison Sturgill
Skin Fork
Lowell Lilly
Bearhold Fork
Pineville
Sturgill
Besoco
Garden Gaps
Hanover
Wyoming County
Ballard Riffe
Ina Hatfield
Resaco
Levi Sturgill
Vera Farley Sturgill
Bernard Sturgill
Dewey Dilly
Joe Davis
High Point
N. C
Arnlie Adams
Portsmouth
Ohio
Mark
Emmett Sturgill
Coal City
Emery Tilley
Mullens
H. C. Blankenship
Bagley
Phoebe Sauls
Columbus
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Former Area Resident Found Dead In N C
Former West Virginia man Winfred Hershel Honaker, 56, a Seaboard Airline Rail road telegrapher of Richmond, Virginia, was found dead near Mount Airy North Carolina. Coroner C L Thomas identified him and said an inquest could be held if relatives request one. He had not worked since November and had been dead about a week. W J Honaker of Princeton, West Virginia, a brother, was en route. The body was found in brush by Carl Marion while gathering greenery for Christmas decorations. Born in Montcalm.
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Mountairy
N. C
West Virginia
Winfred Herschel Honaker
Seaboard Airline
Richmond
C. L. Thomas
W. J. Honaker
Princeton
W. Va
Mount Airy
Voice Of Democracy Winners Announced
Norma Barnett won the Oceana High School Voice of Democracy contest with David Cook and Connie Kinser tying for second. Scripts on I Speak for Democracy were judged from recordings. Barnett, editor of the school paper and Legion veteran, previously won last year. Kinser is a 15 year old sophomore. Cook is a 16 year old senior active in Hi-V, Archery, and other clubs.
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Oceana
ANS
Norma Barnett
David Cook
Connie Kinser
Miss Barnett
American Legion
Voice of Democracy
Quill and Scroll
Ernest Barnett
Hatcher
Miss Kinser
D. C. Kinser
Kop
Perston
Future Teacher of America
Future Homemakers of America
Cook
Oney Cook
Cyclone
Pineville
Sunday Guests and Family News Highlight Local Socials
Pax Personals notes visits by Carnie Lively and family in Whitby, Frank Akers hosting Lacy Milam and daughters Diane and Linda, and J D Janney hospitalized in Beckley. Other entries list Endicott guests in Kingston, Sublett visitors to Livelys, and a holiday visit by S Sgt David Aliff and family from Springfield, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Akers
Lacy Milam
Diane
Linda
Massy
J. D. Janney
Beckley Hospital
Jeff Lively
Dave Endicott
Kingston
Dave Sublett
Bill McClahan
Lively
David Aliff
Pam
David
Teresa
Springfield
Mass
Thei
Robert
Butch) Humphrey
Alfred Humphrey
Beckley
Ben Ferguson
Sherman Stover
Roger and
Alan
James D. Janney
Mrs Williams Taken By Death
Mrs Elva Evelyn Williams 58 of Oak Hill died at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery at 1145 p.m. Monday after an extended illness. Born Winfred March 21 1900 she was wife of Wirt J Williams and mother to three sons and seven daughters. Services are pending at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Elva Evelyn Williams
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Winfred
Wirt J. Williams
Charles Williams
France
Sherman
Cheverly
Concord
Morgantown
Charlotte Piotropski
Marlinton
Lucille Evans
Eunice
Mayzella Zornes
Pittsburgh
Christine Traylor
Charlottesville
N. C
Betty Johnson
Powellton
Inabell Briggs
Washington, D. C
Sandra Williams
Icy Greever
Beckley
Perley Webb
Charleston
Howilie Parrish
Lula Moore
Chesapeake
Tyree
College Students Home For Holiday
A list of college students spending Christmas with families across West Virginia towns and colleges including Beckley Concord Marshall WVU and others. The report names Earl Pelfrey Gene Childers Sue Shields Wanda Yost Pat Wallace Jeffrey Pike Paul Blankenship Sally Miller Sebert Stewart Naoma Stewart Bob Payne Ralph Elswick Harold Walker Ella Mae Bailey Janet Bailey Glenna Blankenship Allen Goins Arthur Mce Clain Bob Lively Freddie Lugar Earsel Workman Sunny Gunter Tommy Scott Mike Goode Marion Upchurch Bob Perry Linda Estep Mary Alice Justice Paul Anderson Robert Blackwell and Jerry Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna Sue Blankenship
All of Marshall College
Huntington
Allen Goins
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Arthur MceClain
Bob Lively
Freddie Lugar
Robert Rider
Earsel Workman
All
West Virginia University
Jim Gallaher
Sunny Gunter
Tommy Scott
Mike Goode
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Tensions Rise Between Old-Line Churches and New Congregations
At a University of Chicago seminar missionaries report growing friction between established Asian and African churches and newly formed congregations. Yet they caution the new churches still need assistance from abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Asia
Africa
University of Chicago
Mrs Bowman 72 Dies in Wyoming at Home
Mrs Rosie Hawks Bowman aged 72 of Mill Creek died at 3 15 am at her home in Brenton Wyoming pneumonia caused death born Virginia survived by EF M Bowman four daughters Sylvia Steele Goldin Lambert Blanche Beverley Thelma Javvis of Mill Creek and New York City member of Freewill Baptist Church body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens arrangements incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenton
RNS
Rosie Hawks Bowman
Mill Creek
Bowman
Virginia
EF. M. Bowman
Sylvia Steele
Goldin Lambert
Blanche Beverley
Thelma Javvis
New York City
Freewill Baptist Church
Pineville
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Fayetteville Scouts Hold Christmas Party
Fayetteville Boy Scout Troop No. 179 hosted a Christmas party at the American Legion Home with parents as guests receiving rank pins. Mayor M G Hresan addressed the group on teamwork and work ethic as choral music by Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club accompanied the event. Attendees included Kenneth Wood cubmaster Riley Proops assistant cubmaster and others from the troop and American Legion.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Boy Scout Troop No
American Legion
M. G. Hresan
Charles Knotts
The
Charles Payne
James Mulligan
Dennis Dempsey
Fayette Man Volunteers One Month Work For Free
Fayetteville resident Kelly Nottingham 44, a former miner and craftsman, will work for one month without pay for any reliable concern to prove a job can be had. He has been unemployed a year and a half, traveled 4200 miles seeking work, and supports nine children, five at home.
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Fayetteville
Kelly Nottingham
Rt. 1
Nottingham
Garden Ground
New River Co
West Virginia
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Beckley
Distribute Gift Boxes To Needy In Mullens Area
About 30 volunteers from the Mullens Area Council of Christian Laymen gathered to assemble and distribute roughly 60 gift boxes of food and toys to needy families in Mullens. Donations of money food and clothing poured in and will supplement Red Cross efforts with clothing distributions.
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Mullens
RNS
Good Samaritans
Mullens Area
Council
Red Cross
Men and two juveniles charged with Sunrise Market break in
Fayetteville RNS reports three area men Jack Garrison Daniel Thomas Palmer and Otha Lee Elmore along with two juveniles were charged with breaking and entering the Sunrise Market Oak Hill on December 3. Deputies arrested them Monday night at their homes and recovered part of the jewelry. Other stolen items valued at about 500 dollars including food beer and cigarettes were also taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Oak Hill
Virgil Lyons
Jack Garrison
Daniel Thomas Palmer
Sanger
Otha Lee Elmore
Prudence
Pete Withrow
Fred O’boyle
Buddy Crouch
Whitesville Chief Back On Job After Stroke
Whitesville police chief R W Ridge Pittsonberger resumes active duties after a three month absence caused by a summer stroke while directing school traffic. Mayor H F Morgan praises acting chief Patrolman Kenneth Powell and night patrolman Tom Kelly for their service during the absence.
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Whitesville
RNS
R. W. ‘Ridge’ Pittsonberger
Pittsonberger
H. F. Morgan
Kenneth Powell
Tom Kelly
Coal River Area Sees Holiday Visiting Arrivals
Coal River area residents plan Christmas visits with relatives across several states. Vernie Toney of Colcord travels to Dayton Ohio to spend the holiday with son-in-law Denver Griffis. Others from Bremen Indiana La Porte Indiana and Whitesville join family in Colcord Beckley and Charleston for Christmas gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colclord
Vernie Toney
Colcord
Dayton
Denver Griffis
Richard Krepps
Bremen
Ind
Otey Dillon
Alfred Pettry
Whitesville
James Pettry
Illinois
A. H. Wilson
Beckley
Robert Lovitt
Miami
Fla
Ervin Jarrell
Charleston
Carl Pettry
Jackie Colcord
Hammond Ind
Robert Pettry
West Virginia 4 H Wins Eight National Awards at Congress
Eight West Virginia 4 H members won national honors at the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. Front row: Guy Farmer Hamlin electric winner Miss Margaret Adele Bigelow Parkersburg alumni recognition Kenneth Kissel Moundsville forestry. Back row: Aleta Rae Strader Crawford canning Sally Ann Ours Dorcas achievement Ralph Izard Danville recreation Dwaine Hornbeck Buckhannon beautification Joan Lee Nitro leadership. Hornbeck Kissel Izard and Miss Bigelow earned trips to Congress. Miss Bigelow was president a gold key. Miss Ours Strader and Farmer won $400 scholarships. Miss Lee also received a $400 scholarship and a Congress trip as sectional winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Chicago
Guy Farmer
Hamlin
Electric
Margaret Adele Bigelow
Parkersburg
Kenneth Kissel
Moundsville Forestry
Aleta Rae Strader
Crawford
Canning
Sally Ann Ours
Dorcas
Ralph Izard
Danville
Recreation
Dwaine Hornbeck
Buck
Hannon
Joan Lee
Nitro
Hornbeck
Kissel
Izard
Miss Bigelow
Miss Ours
Miss Strader
Farmer
Miss Lee
Market rally prompts inflation fears and calls for fiscal discipline
In AP reporting from New York, Keith Funston of the New York Stock Exchange says the market does not set the economy's pace but reflects conditions elsewhere. He warns inflation fears are real and urges fiscal restraint and stronger production to raise wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Keith Funston
Minneapolis
Public Yale Service Sef Oak Hill Baptist News Note
A public Christmas service will be held at Oak Hill Baptist Church from 7 to 7 45 a m Thursday The Rev Randolph Ens will lead the meditation and the junior choir will sing Christmas music.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Randolph Eens
Beckleyan Addresses Fayette Kiwanis Meet
Eddie Zopp of Appalachian Power Beckley spoke on safety at Meadow Bridge Kiwanis Club. A brief session followed dinner with Bob Spencer reporting on a city hall pie social. Delegates Ernie McGraw Bob Surface Vic Gilkeson and Spencer attended the officer's conference at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadow Bridge
ANS
Eddie Zopp
Appalachian Power Co
Beckley
Kiwanis Club
Bob Spencer
City Hall
Ernie McGraw
Bob Surface
Vic Gilkeson
Spencer
Daniel Boone Hote
Charleston
Bill McClanahan
Marvin Patterson
Burke Gwinn
Lloyd Gwinn
McGraw
E. H. Garten
W. D. Thomas
Delvin Burns
Gilkeson
Surface
Joe Smiraldo
Dallas Fitzwater
Floyd Murphy
Harry Gwinn
Paul Kessler
Civitan Club Aids 20 Children With Gifts
Oak Hill Civitan Club used profits from fruit cake sales to buy gifts for 20 physically handicapped and mentally retarded children. Families were interviewed and provided food shoes and winter coats. One child received embroidery material. Club meetings postponed until Jan 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Civitan Club
Hotel Hill
Ferris
Yale Pageant Given By School Students
A Christmas pageant The Christmas Story was presented Friday afternoon by Glen Rogers High School students in the school auditorium. Mary and Joseph were portrayed by Joyce Smith and Butch Lilly. The angel was portrayed by Shirley Bailey. Three wise men were Mary Sneed Janet Richardson and Nelma York. The shepherds were Elsie Richardson Jimmie McGlessan and Ronnie Reddon. Margaret Alderman was the narrator. Betty Tackett was featured as soloist, accompanied by the high school band, with instructor Louis Kaman directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
Glen Rogers High School
Mary
Joseph
Joyce Smith
Butch Lilly
Angel
Shirley Bailey
Three Wise Men
Mary Sneed
Janet Richardson
Nelma York
the Shepherds
Elsie Richardson
Jimmie McGlessan
Ronnie Reddon
Margaret Alderman
Betty Tackett
Louis Kaman
Lilly Haven Personal Notices Prompt Local Guests
Lilly Haven notes list various visits across Beckley Kopperston Marianna Otsego Coal Mountain Ravencliff and nearby towns. Families including Morgans Helme czi Ford Jones Simmions Toney Elkins Lilly and other residents are noted hosting or visiting on weekends and weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly Haven
RNS
Wander Morgan
Linda
Kevin
Frank Helmeczi
Beckley
Asa Ford
Roger
Kopperston
Ross Jones
Max Brunty
Jennifer
Jess Brunty
Lloyd League
Marianna
John Simmions
Otsego
C. P. Simmions
Maxine Rector
Charles Simmions
Francis Simmions
Robert Miller
Coal Mountain
Willard Toney
Roy Elkins
Camron Lilly
Hurbert Perry
Robin Gentry
Frankie Acord
Ravencliff
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Bill Trent
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Coal River
Ameagle
Garrison
Pam Omagi Ras
Electra
Appalachian
Darryl F. Zanuck
Errol Flynn
Trevor Howard
Romain Gary and
Patrick Leigh-Fermor
Juliette Greco
Eddie Albert
Orson Welles
DE Luxe
Begeney
Ewell
Moxey Rooney
Micksy Dina Shaughnessy
Merrill A Nice Little Bank
ACA
Lifetime
Pax Personals
Carnie Lively
Whitby
Owen Lively
Armed Artists
Madison
Uae
Jerry Lewis
Mthopes
Deluxe
Cingme
Jerry Wald
Marif
Yakawa
Fayette
B&e
Coal River Personals
Doris Conkle
Peggy Jill Stover
Glenville State Teachers College
John Conkie
Buel Stover
Boone Countian
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
AP Business News
Public Yale Service
Sef
Beckleyan
Fayette Kiwanis
Civitan Club
Joe Gallaher
Yale
Lilly Haven Personals
Weller Cabin
Kentucky
Helbers. Cape Srr
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Fitzgerald Rd
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