Disabled Veteran Files For Boone County Assessor Nomination
Herman Abbott, a World War II disabled veteran and former coal miner, filed for the Democratic nomination for Boone County assessor. Born in Boone County, he served in Iwo Jima and now receives rehabilitation therapy with potential walking rehab in 12 to 14 months. Abbott is a magistrate in the Van area and has six children.
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Boone County
Circuit Court
Abbott
West Virginia School of Mines
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Co
Van
Institute
Siegel Tawney
Danville
Boone ‘County
Dewey Miller
Three Directors Named For Bank
Boone National Bank elected three new board members Lester W Ellis R R Palmer and Fred Haddad. The annual meeting also re elected Norwood Bentley George Burnside C A Croft W F Drinkard Dell Hill R S Kinder J C McVey E C Priestley H G Shaffer and William A White. H G Shaffer was named bank president and new officers include Alwilda Hill Dell Hill R S Kinder Donald Price Sybil McNeely J C McVey William White and Frances Doss.
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Dell Hill
Kinder
J. C. McVeys
E. C. Priestley
H. G. Shaffer
H. G. Shaffer Jr
William A. White
McVey
Boone National Bank
Alwilda R. Hill
R. S. Kinder
Donald Price
Sybil J. McNeely
Frances J. Doss
Dristan Decongestant Tablets Promoted for Sinus Drainage
A New York City notice promotes Dristan Decongestant Tablets as a fast painless internal treatment to drain swollen sinus cavities. The advertisement claims rapid relief from headaches pressure and nasal congestion and advertises a money back guarantee. The tablets cost 98 cents per bottle of 24 with no prescription needed.
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New York
N. Y
Democrat Club Officers Named Oak Hill
Oak Hill Democrat Woman's Club elected officers at a Thursday meeting at Miss Peggy Duncan's home. Mrs. Dan Blizard was named president, Mrs. Carroll Johnson vice president, Thoma Smith secretary, and Mrs. Tracy Moses treasurer. Plans include spring events and participation in the Annual State Democrat.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Hottle and Hill Enter Boone County House Race
Dennie Lee Hill Madison and Ralph Hottle Whitesville file for the Boone County House of Delegates seat. Hill, 32, a Navy veteran and longtime insurer, emphasizes independence from local factions. Hottle, a former Whitesville mayor and Sherman High School teacher, cites years in public service and advanced degrees from Syracuse University.
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Whitesville
RNS
Boone County
Dennie Lee Hill
Madison
Ralph Hottle
Hill
E. E. White
Hottle
White
Seth
Ferrell and Hill Insurance Agency
W. Va. University
Elaine
Danville Baptist Church
Boone
Boy Scouts of America
Masonic Lodge
Danville Pta
American Legion
VFW
Madison Rotary Club
House of Delegates
Sherman High School
The
Whitesville State News
Raleigh County
Marshall College
Syracuse ‘University
Syracuse
New York
Southwest Pacific
Syracuse University
Phi Beta Kappa
Pi Gamma Mu
Pi Sigma Rho
Loyal Order of Moose
Mothers State Nutrition Study opens in Montcoal-Stickney School
Homeroom mothers of Montcoal-Stickney Elementary began a nutrition study on Friday with a 1 30 p m meeting in the school dining room. Instructor Mrs Robert C Hale led the session as officers and members including Mrs Earl Brock and Mrs Archie Hopkins planned Valentine parties and a spaghetti dinner hosted by the Parent Teacher Association for February 13.
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Montcoal
Montcoal-Stickney
Robert C. Hale
Earl Brock
Archie Hopkins
Alex Kelemen
W. C. Richmond
C. R. Hoover
Jeff Crutchfield
Harold Scott
Dewey Romine
Jack Eagan
Harry Workman
Robert Worley
Denvis Farley
Parent-Teacher Association
Beckley Business Development Corp seeks local stock buyers
A corps of Beckley businessmen has spent a week soliciting stock subscriptions for the Beckley Business Development Corporation. The goal is to create new jobs by funding local industry expansion with loans, backed by banks and SBA support, with dividends for stockholders and broad public participation.
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Beckley Business Development Corporation
Beckley
BBDC
SBA
Creation Week Rally Begins at Mount Zion Church Garten
Ministers plan talks for the Creation Week Rally titled A Day of Creation at Mount Zion Baptist Church Garten. Rev Henry Dubois and allied pastors from New Hope East Beckley and Summerlee lead services with Mount Zion youths and Mrs Mildred Allen as mistress of ceremonies.
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Garten
RNS
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Henry Dubois
New Hope Baptist Church
East Beckley
First Baptist Church
Summerlee
Mount Zion Church
Mildred Allen
Calvin Lawson
Lucy Williams
J. A. Higginbotham
Beckley
Pleasant Valley Church
Carlisle
Rome Baptist
Leslie
Ella Leach
H. E. Davis
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Stamford
Saint John of Raleigh
S. J. Ritchie
Lucille Bibb
H. E. Day
New Salem
Tams
Morning Star Baptist Church
Skelton
J. P. Matthew of
A. Wilson Wood
Annie Wade
James Hensel Named Student Rotarian
James Hensel of Charleston was chosen Student Rotarian at the Montgomery Rotary Club. Editor of West Virginia Institute of Technology's Collegian, he will serve in February. A Tech senior in printing management, he is also editor of the Collegian and member of Pi Alpha Psi. Hensel is a Columbus North High School graduate and served nine and a half years in the Marine Corps.
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Montgomery
James Hensel
Charleston
Montgomery Rotary Club
Hensel
West Virginia
Insitute of Technology
Collegian
Pi Alpha Psi
Noth High School
Columbus
Ohio
Marine Corps
Tech
Nick Poulos
Stevl Shinaberry
Paul McMellon
Beckley Registrars Visit for Voter Registration Drive
Mrs R E Stover and Mrs Bryant Withrow visited Beckley and attended a registrar school. Attendees listed include Mrs Walter Elkins, Mrs Charlie Harris, Mrs Clayton Stover, Mrs Clyde Walker, Mrs Thelma Dominion, Mrs Shirley Massey, Clowney Stover, Frank Taylor, and Mrs Macie Harper, all preparing to register voters soon.
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Artie
RNS
R. E. Stover
Bryant Withrow
Beckley
Walter Elkins
Charlie Harris
Clayton Stover
Clyde Walker
Thelma Dominion
Shirley Massey
Clowney Stover
Frank Taylor
Macie Harper
Eddie Arcaro to ride Sword Dancer at Hialeah
Veteran jockey Eddie Arcaro is set to handle Sword Dancer, the 1959 horse of the year, during the colt’s winter racing campaign at Hialeah Park in Florida.
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Eddie Arcaro
Sword Dancer
Hialeah
Miss Martha Pennington Named Good Citizen at Mount Hope
Miss Martha Leigh Pennington, Mount Hope High School senior, will receive the Good Citizen pin from the Borderland Chapter DAR for dependability, leadership, and patriotism. She excels in school activities, earned National Merit finalist status, and will train at Johns Hopkins Hospital while submitting an essay for the DAR program.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Good Citizen
Borderland
Daughters of the American Revolution
Martha Leigh Pennington
Mount Hee High School
W. M. Pennington
Brown Court
W. C. Bishop
Good Citizens Committee
W. Va
State Society of
DAR
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Guild Girls and Baptist Youth Fellowship
Rhododendron Girls State
Mount Hope Federated League
Assembly No. 14
Order of the Rainbow Girls
Assembly
Rainbow
Pennington
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Bishop
West Virginia
Fayette County
Lyle J. Howland
Rome
N. Y
Loretta Jones
Mrs Harris Marked 94th Birthday in Fayetteville
Fayetteville marked the 94th birthday of Emma Harris born January 30 1866 in Greenbrier County. She is blind but lucid and lives with son-in-law and daughter C F Gladwell and Mrs. Gladwell hosted a small gathering with neighbors. Harris was married to Page B Harris in 1891 and had seven children. three grandchildren and six great grandchildren survive along with relatives in California Maryland and Turkey.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Emma Harris
C. F
Ike) Gladwell
Gladwell
Anthony's Creek
Greenbrier County
George
Cathern Barnett
Page B. Harris
Barbour County
Harris
Virgie Harris
Davis and Elkins College
Oxon Hill High School
Oxon Hill
Lowe Files For Constable In Oceana District
Buck Lowe, a lifelong Democrat seeking re election as constable for Oceana District, has served two years in office. Born in Welch, he is married to Jane Mutter and they have one child. The Lowes have lived in the district ten years and Mrs Lowe is active in local Democratic groups.
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Oceana
RNS
Buck Lowe
Welch
James Lowe
Jane Mutter
Mullens
Brenda
Lowes
Lowe
Wroaming County
Young Democrat Club
Oceana District Democrats, Presbyteri
New York Directors and Choreographers Form Union
The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers forms to organize directors and choreographers across theater. The League of New York Theaters will not recognize the group, saying these workers operate as independent contractors like producers. President Shepard Traube says the objection is absurd and the society will push for recognition or bargain with individual producers.
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NEW York
Society of
Stage Directors and Choreographers
League of New York Theaters
Shepard Traube
League
FHA Mortgage Discounts Charged to Builders or Sellers
Discounts on FHA insured mortgages are charges by private lenders not by the FHA. Legally mortgagees may collect these discounts from builders or sellers of homes financed with FHA insured loans, but not from buyers.
Area PTA Hears Rev J Perkins at Mount Hope Event
Mount Hope Elementary PTA heard Rev J E Perkins, pastor of Mount Hope Methodist Church, who taught and served as a Greenbrier County school principal for 19 years. PTA president Raymond Tissue showed December program films, while principal R E Cavendish presented 1959 May Day and Christmas clips. Agnes Ward's third grade won the attendance award. members voted to buy slag from Glen Ferris to improve safety at Play-Fame.
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Mount Hope
RNS
J. E. Perkins
Perkins
Greenbrier County
Raymond Tissue
PTA
R. E. Cavendish
Agnes Ward
Glen Ferris
Students Tour Bank Visit At Danville Bank
Seniors from Chapmanville High School spent two hours at the Bank of Danville touring departments and meeting Cashier Clarence White in the board of directors room. Miss Janet Hager supervised the visit and led the group through discussions on finance and banking.
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Danville
BNS
Fran Chapmanville High School
Bank of Danville
Janet Hager
Clarence White
Board of Directors
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Democrat Club
R. Hottle
D. Hill
Don Lively
Beckley Area
A. No
COP Nana
Beckley Business Development Corp
P. D. Box
Beckley, W. Va
Small Business Administration
Raleigh
Beckley Business Development
P.O
Becking
Creation Week
M. Pennington
B. Lowe
Larry Harb
Rev
J. Perkins
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