Wyoming County Court Calls May Bond and Levy Election
Wyoming County Court voted to call a bond and levy election in May for 800 000 to 900 000 dollars to fund a county recreation program and a large dam with facilities. Opponent Charles Bower questioned petition validity and projected long term tax impact. Proponents argued necessity for courthouse maintenance and public projects. the plan includes a golf course, pools, library, and related amenities with guardian oversight by county officials.
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Pineville
BNL
Wyoming
Charles H. Bower
Mullens
Tom Smith
Oceana
Bill Bailey
Bower
Lewis D’antoni
D'Antoni
Smith
Bailey
Robert Bailey
Walter F. Donat
Huntington
Kincaid Church Observes National Youth Week Activities
Kincaid Church of God in Kincaid marks National Youth Week from Sunday through Thursday. Last Sunday three young members Patricia Franklin Jeanie Smith and Jo Ann Berry spoke during general services. Music featured two girl trios and Miss Smith will lead the Thursday 7 30 p m prayer meeting. The Friday 7 30 p m class party for parents and adults aims to strengthen intergenerational ties under the theme Together We Go To Make Disciples. The Sunday sermon by Rev Lillian Childress centers on the same theme with Sunbeams from Jones Avenue Church of God providing special music.
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Kincaid
RNS
Kincaid Church of God, Kincaid
Patricia Franklin
Jeanie Smith
Jo- Ann Berry
Smith
Collins High School
Church Annex
Lillian Childress
Sunbeams
Jones Avenue Church of God
Linda
Carol Rakes
Brenda Miller
Summersville Ends 26-Year Ban on Liquor Store
In Summersville, voters approved reopening a liquor store in downtown by a 368 to 348 margin, ending a 26 year dry period. The move ends a long fight that followed a 25 percent voter petition and court action in Nicholas Circuit Court.
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Camden-on- Gauley
Summersville
Nicholas Circuit Court
Johnson Fined On DD Charge in Oceana Hearing
Darrell Johnson was fined 50 dollars and costs and received a suspended 30 day jail term after a magistrate found him guilty of driving while intoxicated. He had previous fines for driving without an operator's license after a three car accident. A requested blood test returned positive, prompting the second hearing.
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Oceana
RNS
John Lambert
Darrell Johnson
Johnson
Lambert
Buck Lowe
Roy Aliff
There's A Law On Candidates Posting Signs
State Road Commissioner Patrick C. Graney reminds candidates for the May 10 primary of a 1957 statute banning painting or posting signs within public road rights of way. Violations are a misdemeanor with fines from 25 to 100 dollars per day, and the offender is liable for removal costs. Road personnel will remove signs regardless of candidate or party.
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Patrick C. Graney
Graney
Road Commission
Wildlife loss in Africa tops ninety percent
The National Geographic Society estimates that humans have wiped out about 90 percent of Africa's original wildlife, signaling a drastic collapse of biodiversity across the continent.
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The
National Geographic Society
R Ruff Speaks At Lions Meet Oak Hill
R H Ruff Welch Lions councellor was guest speaker at Oak Hill Lions Club meeting at White Oak Country Club. Ladies night observed. He spoke on Lionism locally and internationally, noting 38000 projects and the role of clubs in community betterment. District 29 N sold 500 cases of perfume for 36000 bottles raising funds for West Virginia Shott Conservation Foundation Inc. The project needs 35096 dollars for surgery and hospital care.
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Oak Hill
RNL
R. H. Ruff
Welch
International Lions Councellor
Oak Hill Lions Club
White Oak Country Club
Ruff
District 29-N
West Virginia
Sh*t Conservation Foundation Inc
R. E. Cavendish
Robert Flack
C. G. Hermon
James Shelton
John Mackey
Frank Thomas
Thomas Mason
Tamas Martin
Fried Dickinson
Local Visits and Weekend Guests Across Mount Hope Area
Mt Hope and surrounding towns hosted a range of visitors this weekend. Alex Napier Jr and Sammy joined Mrs Napier’s parents in Washington DC while Pvt Bobby Greer spent time with his parents in Kilsyth. Revival services continue in Ravenswood led by Rev Ernest Barley of Bradley as area families host relatives and friends.
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Mount Hope
Rns
Alex Napier Jr
Sammy
Marvin Johnson
Washington, D. C
Bobby Greer
Fort Belvoir
Eugene Greer
Kilsyth
Ernest Barley
Bradley
Clyde Murphy
Rhodell
Paul Hite
MacArthur
Green Coleman
Beckley
Bernice Coleman
Long Branch
Green Coleman Jr
Ralph
Ward
Ravenswood
Wreck Reported Near Ansted on Route 60
State Police reported a tractor trailer overturned on US Route 60 five miles west of Ansted but found no investigation needed as no injuries and no other vehicle were involved.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Ansted
Shortest US railroad tunnel is Bee Rock in Virginia
The Bee Rock Tunnel on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Virginia spans 30 feet, claiming the title of the shortest railroad tunnel in the United States.
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United States
Bee Rock
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Virginia
Glen Rogers High School Varsity Queen Crowned
Glen Rogers High School held coronation ceremonies at a basketball game Friday as Karen Halsey, elected by the Varsity Club, was crowned Varsity Queen. Escorts included Bob Hagaman and Robert Cozort, with flower bearers and drum major Randy Canterbury. Halsey and Hurley are seniors, daughters of local residents in Ravencliff and Glen Fork.
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Glen Rogers High School
Glen Rogers
RNS
Baileysville
Karen Halsey
Robert E. Kuhn
Wyoming County Schools
Ants
Lynda Hurley
Bonnie McGraw
Miss Halsey
Bob Hagaman
Robert Cozort
Miss McGraw
Miss Hurley
Robert Clay
Kathryn
Grace Cottrill
Frieda Chattin
Sparkle Harrington
Randy Canterbury
Louis Kaman
Elizabeth Williams
Ronnie Halsey
Ravencliff
Abner Hurley
Glen Fork
Harry McGraw
Yearbooks Distributed To Pax Woman Clubbers
Pax Farm Woman's Club members received yearbooks and project literature during a Tuesday meeting at Mrs. C. H. McCoy's home. Illness postponed a scheduled work session. a special meeting will be held later. Pruning demonstration planned for March 16 at 5 p.m. by H. L. Riggle, Fayette County Agriculture agent.
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PAX
Pax Farm Woman's Club
C. H. McCoy
Richard Armentrout
Sam Hyden
Alfred Humphrey
Sherman Stover
Cecil Humphrey
Let
West Virginia
Raymond Kelly
H. L. Riggle
Fayette County
J. E. Lively
Fayette Groups State Meetings
In Mount Hope area this week several groups schedule meetings. Today activities include Brownie Scout Troop No 41 at 3 30 pm at Mount Hope Elementary School Girl Scout Room, Junior Choir and regular choir at Mount Hope Temple, Cub Scouts Den No 3 at leader Mrs Robert Dower home, Saint Anthony's Guild at Parish Hall Kilsyth, Women of the Church at Bradley Presbyterian Church, and White Shrine Patrol dinner at White Shrine Hall. Thursday lists Brownie Scout Troop No 19 noon Mount Hope Elementary School, French Club 12 20 pm Mount Hope High,Intermediate Troop No 2 and No 4 at local Girl Scout Rooms, Cub Scouts Den No 1 at Mrs Edward Martin home, Missionary meeting First Church of God, Mount Hope Lions Club dinner, and Mount Hope High School art club. Friday junior choir practice Mount Hope Presbyterian Church. Saturday MacDonald No 103 at Masonic Hall.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Den
Robert Dower
Saint Anthony's Guild
Kilsyth
Bradley Presbyterian Church
T. E. Duncan
D. E. Weaver
White Shrine Hall
White Shrine Patrol
Brownie Scout Troop No
Mount Hope High School
Clinton
Edward Martin
First Church of God
Kyle Snade
Betty Foster
Mount Hope Lions Club
Lions
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Masonic Hall
Mothers March at Mount Hope Nets $329.10
Mount Hope researchers report the Mothers March raised 329.10 dollars in collections. Co chairmen Mrs. Bill Marvin and Mrs. Jack Callaway announced the total to county chairmen Mrs. Marie Coffman and assistant Mrs. R. R. Thomas Jr.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Bill Marvin
Jack Callaway
Cochairmen
Marie Coffman
R. R. Thomas Jr
Norfolk & Western to Build Welch Station In Welch
The Norfolk & Western Railway notified the Interstate Commerce Commission it will build a new freight and passenger station on its main line at the north end of Welch. It also applied to abandon about a mile of the old mainline through Welch to remove grade crossings and free space for extra streets.
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Washington
The
Norfolk & Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Welch
Riley couple welcomed son at Oak Hill Hospital
Mr and Mrs Alonzo Riley of Whipple are the parents of a six pound eight ounce boy born Tuesday at Oak Hill Hospital where the father works as an orderly. The Rileys already have seven children and one other son including 17 month old twins.
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Oak Hill
Alonzo Riley
Whipple
Oak Hill Hospital
Riley’s
Newspaper Influence on Teen Habits Studied
Eugene Gilbert and Co. reports a study showing the newspaper shapes teenagers' living and spending patterns, highlighting close ties between media exposure and youth behavior. Observed effects include how ads and content guide daily choices and financial decisions among teens.
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Eugene Gilbert and Co
Florida Coasts Offer At Least Six Hundred Fish Species
It is estimated that at least 600 different species of fish can be caught in the Atlantic and Gulf coastal waters off Florida. The figure reflects the region’s rich marine biodiversity and fishing opportunities.
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Atlantic
Gulf
Florida
Fayette County candidates file for May 10 primary
Fayette County may see 66 filings with 59 Democrats three Republicans and four nonpartisans. Notables include Republican sheriff hopeful Lacy Wells of Ansted and Democrats Blizzard Lyons and Moses contesting the same office in Oak Hill. Other bids span county commissioner justice of the peace assessor and many district executive committee seats across Fayette, Falls, Kanawha Quinnimont and Mountain Cove districts with multiple Democratic contenders and a few Republicans.
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Fayette County
F. A
Fred) Kerby
Oak Hill
J.T. Cashion
Ansted
Board of Education
J. E
Red) Forbes
Smithers
Gomer D. Carson
Gauley Bridge
Wills Wellman
Hico
John Frisk
Fayetteville
House of Delegates
George A
Falls
Constable
Roy Marshall
Carbondale
Russell (Scotty) Bond
Boomer
Randolph W. Kincaid
Charlton Heights
Reginald
Reg) Smith
Arthur L. Pauley
Cannelton
Earl
Danbury
Gomery
Justice of the Peace
Kanawha
Lawrence Atha
Powellton
William R. Workman
Kimberly
Lonnie W. McMillion
Page
Mike Todorovich
Kincaid
Tony Riccardi
W. W. Smith
Montgomery
Tommy Hudson
Arnold M. Vickers
Quinnimont
Bertis Kouns
Charles Brown
Meadow Bridge
Harold J. Kinder
Layland
Jerry Goheen
Springdale
James Pugh
Lawton
Mary
Maggie) Brown
Roy J. Forren
Mountain Cove
John J. Reynolds
Lansing
Paul Ruloff Jr
Victor
Tom Hall
Ewell Rogers
Sewell Mountain
Joe McClung
Rainelle
Cecil Willison
George Berry
Winona
Nuttall
Sioux Indian Replica On Display At School
A life size six foot replica of a Sioux Indian is shown in the Oceana High School gym. Sponsored by the student council, the piece depicts the Oceana team called Indians with a tepee in the mountains scene. Ronald Samples drew the first sketch, with design ideas from Carl Mack recreation director for Eastern Gas and Fuel. Mrs. A A Cobb of Kopperston, wife of the Eastern Gas and Fuel superintendent, is noted as an accomplished seamstress painter and golfer with two daughters Donna and Illa Rae.
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Oceana
RNS
A. A. Cobb
Kopperston
Oceana High School
Ronald Samples
Oceana High
Carl Mack
Eastern Gas and Fuel
Donna
Illa ‘Rae
Richmond
Cobb
A.A. Cobb
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Kopperston Mines
Johnson Faces Hearing Today in Kopperston Case
Johnson Jr., 18, of Kopperston, is to have a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Em ory Lusk in Oceana at 7 p.m. He confessed to a Monday home invasion against a Kopperston woman and is jailed in Wyoming County. Police arrested him at a high school basketball game Tuesday night. Sheriff Short and Deputy Aliff assisted.
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Kopperston
Charles Jerome Johnson Jr
Emory Lusk
Oceana
Johnson
Wyoming
Chester Hawkins
Bert Short
Roy Aliff
Hawkins
Emory Jones
Presbyterian Youth Hold Hamburger Fry
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship held a hamburger fry on Sunday. Wayne Dalton led a program on Belgium Congo for attendees including Peggy Puskas Janet Dorado Trisha Ball Brenda Treadway Alice Robinson Barbara Carter Alleneth Garrett Ricky Vickers Conrad Neely II Butch Britt Robert Barley and adult advisors Mr and Mrs Anthony Puskas
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Mount Hope
RNS
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Belgium Congo
Wayne Dalton
Peggy Puskas
Janet Dorado
Trisha Ball
Brenda Treadway
Alice Robinson
Barbara Carter
Alleneth Garrett
Ricky Vickers
Conrad Neely II
Butch Britt
Robert Barley
Anthony Puskas
Installation Service Set At Area Church
Services begin at Greentown Baptist Church to install Rev. S. W. Williams with continued services through Sunday. Rev. G. J. Wilson and the Fayetteville and Hill Top Choirs lead Thursday worship. Sunday sermon by Rev. S. W. Williams Jr. Rev. S. A. Abrams from Beckley will install pastor and officers.
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Greenwood
Greentown Baptist Church
S. W. Williams
G. J. Wilson
Mount Hope
Fayetteville
Hill Top
S. W. Williams Jr
S. A. Abrams
Beckley
Mission School Seft Church Mission School Seft Church
A school of missions will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in late March or early April. Mrs Murl Young reported plans at a Women of the Church meeting and named Leeda Campbell as Special Interest Missionary. The group discussed a United Clothing Drive for Refugees due by April 1 and a 630 p.m. February 9 bandage project for Belgium Congo. The Edith Murphy Circle meeting time was moved to 1 p.m. and potential new members were invited.
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Oak Hill
RNS
School of
Calvary Baptist Church
Murl Young
Women of the Church
Fernandez
Belgium Congo
Edith Murphy
Charles Elgin
Frances Johnson
Harvey Lane
Leslie Burgess
Lola Pate
Emmett Nichols
Arthur Hamilton Jr
Warren Sizemore
James Cummings
William Wykly
John McClung
Jack Gannon
Irven Jones
Denver Young
Alden Meadows
Floyd Hubacher
Virginia Fox
Sue Fox
Harry Brown
Pa x Pa x PAX workers travel to Chicago for jobs
Jackie Cole man and Freddie Wilson left Sunday for Chicago to seek employment. Weekend visitors included Dock Holly and Homer Lafferty, and relatives from Beckley to Princeton and Dayton. Effie Clyburn returns to Beckley after five weeks with Canterbury family. Buddy Lively and Vinson Lively left Saturday for Miami to seek work.
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Henry Canterbury
J. D. Janney
Frank Daniels
C. C. Harshbarger
Beckley
James Shorter
Kyle Wagner
David
Dayton
Ohio
Tracy Lively
Gene Robinson
Longacre
Besleigh Thompson
Roger
Sandra
Princeton
John Ellison
Buddy Lively
Vinson Lively
Miami
Fla
Easier church going in Copenhagen
Danish Methodists and Lutherans ease worship by shifting Lutheran services to 10:30 a.m. to grant worshippers extra sleep. Methodists unveil a Sunday morning television service and a drive in church in Scandinavia.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Scandanavia
State auditing serves as check on public funds in WV
State Tax Commissioner directs uniform accounting and periodic audits of 55 county courts and state offices. Forty two deputy inspectors review receipts and expenditures, criminal dockets, and fee bills across municipalities. If misappropriation is found, the responsible official is notified, required to reimburse, and the finding is filed in the audit report for prosecuting attorneys and governing bodies to pursue recovery.
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West Virginia
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