Presbyterian Sunshine Club Honors Mrs. Phelps Birthday
The Dorothy Presbyterian Women's Sunshine Club met at Lorene Phelps's home Tuesday night to celebrate Mrs. Phelps's birthday. Members presented gifts, played games, and enjoyed refreshments. Attendees included Oral Mullens, Billy Mann, Maggie Henry, Faye Massey, Mary Lou Massey, Maude Foster, Goldie Thompson, Relda Lively, Betty Lively, and the hostess. The next meeting is set for February 12 at Maggie Henry's home.
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Presbyterian Club
Phelps
Dorothy
Presbyterian Women's Sunshine Club
Lorene Phelps
Oral Mullens
Billy Mann
Maggie Henry
Faye Massey
Mary Lou Massey
Maude Foster
Goldie Thompson
Relda Lively
Betty Lively
Oak Hill Junior Women Sponsor Blue and Gold Banquet
Oak Hill Junior Women's Club sponsors the Blue and Gold Cub Scout Banquet at Collins High School cafeteria 6:30 PM February 28. Pack No. 120 boys and families attend. film program titled Community Achievements shown by Mrs. Ike Brown. Proceeds from a March 1 benefit bridge canasta party go to CARE packages and local civic projects.
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Hill
Hill Junior Woman's Club
Cab
J.ke Brown
Collins High School
Appalachian Building
Main St
James Mahoney
Bill McClure
Danny Davis
Lawrence Nettles
Alfred Horrocks Charged After Reckless Driving Crash
Alfred Horrocks, 33, of Lansing, faces reckless driving charges after a 7:45 p.m. collision on US Route 21 near Woolwine Hill, three miles north of Fayetteville. His wife Louise, 37, suffered a severe eye injury. Horrocks was treated and released. The 1953 sedan was demolished. He is to appear before Magistrate Virgil Lyons in Fayetteville.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Alfred Horrocks
Lansing
J. R. Lilly
Dear Lake
Horrocks
Virgil Lyons
Fayetteville
Louise
Beckley Hospital
Woolwine Hill
Fayette Boy Scouts Prepare for National Jamboree
Fayette District adds three boys bringing total reservations to 13 for the National Boy Scout Jamboree set for July 12 to 18 in Valley Forge Pennsylvania. The Fayette contingent is part of Buckskin Council with 143 boys attending.
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Oak Hill
Fayette
Valley Forge
Buckskin Council
Charles Campbell
Charles Y. Campbell
Pleasant- View
Church of the’ Brethren
Gate
Ford
Fayetteville
Denzil Skinner
Colcord Elementary Minds Drive for March of Dimes
Colcord Elementary students collect dimes for the March of Dimes. The top collector earns a silver dollar from principal Mrs. Bashia Hamilton. Results will be announced Monday morning when the winner receives the prize.
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Colcord
Bashia Hamilton
Nine Land Deeds Listed by Wyoming County Clerk
Pineville reports nine deeds admitted to record in the county clerk’s office. Transfers include Wayne Rollins to Bernard Lamb on 0.39 acres in Oceana district and multiple parcels in Lusk Fisher Bottom and Corinne areas. Other transfers cover 1.75 acres on Guyandotte River and lots in Lilly and Castle Rock areas with various grantees and trustees.
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Pineville
RNS
Wayne Rollins
Aniha Rollins
Bernard Lamb
Oceana
B. Preston
L. L. Branham
Virginia S. Branham
Lusk
Clyde and
Garnett Morgan
Jimmie Clyde Morgan
Gordon R. Akers
Lilly, Land Company
Mavens
Slab’ Fork
Eckle Southard
City Auto Service
Castle Rock
Hollins Rites Slated Saturday
Funeral services for Floyd Aings Hollins, 85, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Alpoca Methodist Church. Burial will be in Still Run Cemetery. Hollins died Tuesday at the Alpoca home of a son Everette Hollins. Body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the son’s home at Alpoca.
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Mullens
Floyd Aings Hollins
Alpoca Methodist Church
Still Run
Hollins
Alpoca
Everette Hollins
Robertson and Foglesong
Alpeca
Schultz Funeral Services Set Saturday for Anthony Schultz
Funeral services for Anthony Schultz, 61, Glen Rogers, will be held at 1 am Saturday in the Evans Funeral Home Chapel Oceana, with Rev. Okey Cooper officiating. Burial follows at Pine Grove Cemetery in Ravencliff. The body will remain at the funeral home. Schultz is survived by a brother in Shadyside, Ohio.
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Glen Rogers
ANS
Anthony Schulz
Evans
Oceana
Okey Cooper
Pine Grove
Ravencliff
Schultz
Shadyside
Ohio
Last Rites Set For James Perry
Funeral services for James Henry Perry 4 of McGraws will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at McGraws Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Richardson officiating. Burial follows in Pine Grove Cemetery Ravenclift. Perry a coal miner retired due to ill health died Wednesday evening in Mullens hospital. He was born in Tazewell Virginia March 31 1992. Survivors include his widow Ora three sons Clarence James Harold and three daughters Mrs Maxine Herron Mrs Virginia HarMon and Mrs Dorothy Smith all out of state. The body will be moved from Robertson Fogglesong Funeral Home to the church one hour before services.
Royal Neighbors Install Officers in 1957 Dinner
Royal Neighbors of America Camp 10721 in Friendship Hall at First Methodist Church held a 1957 officer installation during a covered-dish dinner. Officials installed included Oracle Mrs. Frank Bowler and Past Oracle Mrs. J O Canterbury, with about 20 members present and plans for a CARE pack and a children’s party. Next meeting is set for February 25 at 7 30 p.m.
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Mullens
RNS
Royal Neighbors of America
Friendship Hall
First Methodist Church
Oracle
J. C. Canterbury
R. Camper
Frank Bowler
J. O. Canterbury
R. W. Compton
H.W. Smith
Roy Dooley
Recorder
Perry Cook
Compton
Marshall
D. W. McNamara
Asistant Marshall
W.D. Davis
Inner Sentinel
Royd' Brown Jr
Outer ‘Sentinel
Brown Rezzonico
Bernard’ Vaught
Charles Edwards
Singing Convention Scheduled At Arnett
The Coal River Fellowship singing convention will be held Sunday at Massey Branch Freewill Baptist Church in Arnett. All singers and the public are invited to attend the service beginning at 1 30 p m.
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Rock Creek
RNS
Coal River Fellowship Singing Convention
Massey
Freewill
Baptist Church
Arnett
Initiation of Ten Pledges at Gamma Epsilon Chapter
Ten pledges became official members of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Gamma Epsilon Chapter during the Titual of Jewels initiation held at the home of Mrs. Raymond Thomas. Mrs. Barncet Fazio presided with ceremony. pledge Gene Carter was also initiated. Attending Beta Theta sorority members listed among others.
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Oak Hill
Gamma’ Epsilon
Jewels
Earnest Fatto
Sponsoring Beta
Gamma Epsilon
Phyllis Evans
Barbara Tyree
Mary Kitty Roach
Thomas W. James Jr
Nan
RNS
Beta ‘Sigma Phi
Raymond Thom
Barncet Fazio
Beta Thetas
Fazilopi
Gene Carter
Community Church Organizes Interchurch Worship Group
About 250 attended the Kaymoor Church for Youth Week Worship Vesper Service signaling broad inter church cooperation. A permanent committee from Kaymoor Garten Gatewood churches was formed with officers and members named to coordinate rotating services and community observances including World Day of Prayer and Easter events.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Kaymoor
Garten
Gatewood
Donald Ford
Kaymoor Community
Garten Pentecostal Holiness
Pleasant View Church of the Brethren
Gatewood Church of God
Gatewood Brethren
Gatewood Baptist
Ford
Pleasant View Church
David Bain
Garten Pentecostal Holiness Church
Freda Martin
B. B. Breitenhill
M. N. Pashion
C. A. Bales
American Bible Society
Davis Child Shelter
Polio Foundation
Kaymoor Community Church
Kaymoor Church
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Hays
K. Logan
Carl Feazell
Gatewood Bapist
Richard Swanigan
Church of God
Olivé Hatcher
Pleasant View
Pentecostal Holiness
Clifford David
Kaytmoor
Gatewood Baptist Church
Four Couples Apply For Marriage Permits
The county clerk's office in Pineville issued marriage licenses for four couples. Hasel Roberts 18 and Belly Henderson 17 of Hanover. Earl Owens 19 of Ravencliff and Georgia Trump 19 of McGraws. Howard Hatfield 23 of Clear Fork and Shirley Anne Morgan 18 of Brenton. David Toler 20 of Gilbert and Joyce Morgan 18 of Simon.
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Pineville
Hasel Roberts
Belly Henderson
Bridge Committee Seeks Road Safety Data in Colcord
At a Clear Fork area meeting the Bridge Committee authorized H L Knapp to contact authorities about strip mine damage to state roads. It also seeks a road foreman candidate, to photograph a hazardous Artie bridge, and to condemn the narrow state built bridge. Workman notes Workman Creek Road impassable. buses cannot reach the elementary school.
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Lewis Matheny
H. L. Knapp
Artie Bridge
J. H. Workman
Montgomery Chamber Plans Gala Bridge Opening
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce and merchants plan a large celebration around the opening of a 3.5 million dollar bridge begun in 1952 with delays. A parade, ribbon cutting, and Bargain Day sale are planned around the anticipated mid February opening. Chamber officials include Chairman William Buchanan and Arnold Vickers.
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Montgustons
RNS
Merchants of
Montgomery
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Bridge Committee
William Buchanan
Arnold Vickers
Roy Long
Chuck Wollerton
P. €. Fourney
Buchanan
Beckley
Pineville Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Health
Mrs. Art Glover and daughters Gloria and Starr return to Roanoke after a visit to Pineville with Azot Brown. The Adams and Stevens families host at Concord College in Athens. Richard Slider and son Dale called to Grantsville for his mother's death. Mrs. Marvin Bowyer returns from Raleigh General Hospital. Mrs. Leonard Perkins recovering at home after Wyoming General Hospital surgery. Rev and Mrs James Compton visit East Pineville.
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Pineville
Rns
Art Glover
Gloria
Starr
Roanoke
Azot Brown
Icie Adams
Pam
George H Stevens
Mike
Athens
Robert Adams
Concord College
Richard Slider
Dale
Grantsville
Slider
Marvin Bowyer
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Leonard Perkins
Wyoming General Hospital
Mouilens
E. A. Blankenship
East Pineville
James Compton
Brenton
Fayetteville PTA Discusses Early Life Role in Discipline
Fayetteville teachers and parents, led by H Frazier assistant superintendent, debated child behavior and home discipline. He urged early home control for better school outcomes and noted 5 of 160 teachers face discipline issues. The group planned an open room visit and a clothing bank. Vivian Bock named Teacher of the Year.
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Fayetteville 7
RNS
H. F. Frazier
Parent-Teacher Association
Fayette
Vivian Bock
Fayetteville
PTA
Robert Honaker
C. E. Chapman
Colcord Personal Notices From Am Eagle Injury At Work
Dan Harris a 37 year old Carbon Fuel Coal Company mine employee in Am Eagle was injured Friday night when his right foot wedged between a mine post and the machine he worked on. He was taken by ambulance to Charleston General Hospital for treatment. Mrs. Grace Thompson and son Hankie visited her daughter at Memorial Hospital Beckley. Mrs. Walter Elkins and children visited Walter Elkins at Charleston Memorial Hospital, where he has been confined for weeks. Walter Stanley of Colcord convalesces at Charleston General Hospital after surgery last week. Eddie Withrow and Fat Baker, Navy aviators in Virginia, spent the weekend as guests of Roy Withrow and family in Colcord.
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Colcord
RNS
Dan Harris
Carbon Fuel Coal Company
Ameagle
Charleston General Hospital
Grace Thompson
Hankie
Holley Kinder
Memorial Hospital
Beckley
Walter Elkins
Jean
Walter Jr
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Walter Stanley
Colcordo
Eddie Withrow
Fat
Wyoming Mental Health Group May Be Formed
Mullens will host a meeting of the Woman's Civic Club on February 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Mullens Grade School to discuss forming a Wyoming County chapter of the West Virginia Mental Health Society. Mrs Lillian Weser of Huntington will speak as organizational chairman of the WV Mental Health Society and state chair of mental health for the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County
West Virginia Mental Health Society
Woman's Civic Club
Lillian Weser
Huntington
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Weser
Elbert Cook
Mullens Club
Pineville
Oceana
Kop- Perston
Genoa
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Brentwoods Bettter
Penney
Brentwoods
Fayette Boy Scouts
Deanna, Sims
Belly Crocker
Sims
Lee R. Simms
Tormorrow
Wyoming
Hollins Rites
Leon Kingan
A. S
Chave & Sanborn
del Monte Calsup
Wesson Oil
Vy Don
James Perry
Cy Tennant
Fazio
Back
Joseph Tyree
Betty Louw Harmon
Margaret Harmon
Barbara Mien
Faye Greene
Vicki Kopinski
Raymond Thomas
Frank Mauritz
Barbara Ty Ce
Betty Lou Harmon
Barbara Allen
Faye Green
Vic ci. Kopinski
Nancy Tennant
Beta Theta
John Dyda
William Moore
Avis Partain
O. W. Dixon Jr
Hobart Watson
Community Church
Coren 'S Rug Store
Neville Luis Beckley
Montgomery Chamber
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 108
Moran Avenue
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