Otsego Man Builds Replaceable Mine Scooter in Basement
OTSEGO RNS A retired Otsego coal miner Jenkins spent 25 years at the Otsego mines and now operates a basement shop where he makes a new type of mine scooter. The device moves workers along mine tracks by leg power, features removable wheels and replaceable parts, weighs about 15 pounds, and is designed to ease wear without needing full device replacement. Jenkins plans to continue production and sources parts from a Princeton foundry and a Massachusetts firm.
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Otsego Man
Otsego
RNS
Otsego Black All Jénkins
George
West Mattens
Jen- Sans
Tennessee
Wyoming County
W. M. Ritter Lumber Co
Maben
Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co
Glen Rogers
Blanche
Jenkins
Florida
Helhe
Joame
Wyong County
Blessone
W. M. Rit
Over Lumber Co
Maben Pears
Shade Louis
Raleigh
Wyoming
Princeton
Massachusetts
Sard
Muiress
al Jenkins
Hawk's Nest Leads In Park Attendance
More than two million people visited state parks and forests last year. Hawk's Nest State Park in Fayette County led attendance with 319,440 visitors, according to Kermit McKeever, state parks chief and Conservation Commission assistant director.
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Charleston
Kermit McKeever
The
Conservation Commission
Hawk's Nest
Commission
Fayette County
Midland Trail
Rutherford B. Hayes
Andrew Jackson
William McKinley
Cooper’s Rock
Morgen Town
Mont Chateau State Park
Consecration Commission
Blue Stone State Park
Grandview
Camp Creek
Greenbrier
Wyoming Girl Top Homemaker of Tomorrow Named
Miss Mancie Herrell, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Herrell, is selected as Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow after highest score on senior homemaking exam. She will compete for All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow with prizes including a Trifari pin and scholarships. national winner to be named April 12 in Philadelphia among 256,354 contestants.
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Baileysville
Rns
Mancie’ Herrell
Wiliam Herrell
Betty Crocker
Trifari
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Williamsburg
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Harvey
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Harvey will be held Thursday at 1 am in the Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home chapel. Burial follows at Greenwood Cemetery in Beckley. She died Tuesday at a niece’s home, born February 22, 1882 in Lynchburg Virginia. Surviving nieces Maxine Morris and Inez Morris of Beechwood and nephew Augustine Morris of Struthers Ohio. The service will remain in the chapel until the start of the service.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Beckley
Harvey
Gathe Gaines
Ste
A!anchburg. Va
Poharney
Susan Iverson
Robert
Maxine Morris
Inez Morris
Beechwood
Augustine. Morrs
Struthers
Burgess Funeral Set at Dothan
Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess aged 8 of Oak Hill will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Dothan Community Church with Reverend Henry Britt officiating. Burial follows at Peters Cemetery in Dothan. She died Monday evening in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. her body lies at Tyree Funeral Home until one hour before services.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Elizabeth Burgess
Dothan
Henry Britt
Peters
March of Dimes Fund Raised At Blue Stone Baptist Church
A Sunday fundraising event at Blue Stone Baptist Church collected 42.08 for the March of Dimes. The primary group contributed 2.00 and Rhoda Ann Memorial Baptist Church of Streeter added 15.45 Sunday morning.
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Bluestone Baptist Church
Rhoda Ann Memorial Baptist Church
Streeter
Oak Hill Council Pledges Help To Civic Improvement Committee
Oak Hill council pledged support to a civic improvement effort during a Tuesday meeting. Mayor H. C. Brown announced a committee to gather architectural plans for a city-wide paving program and to display a report in the council chamber. Building permits totaling 14,500 were issued in January for a Maple Ave. addition, a five room house on Burkholder St., and two other five room frame houses by Mountain Homes Inc and Benjamin H. Pettry. A fire protection plan allows a resident outside city limits to post a cashier’s check for services by the Oak Hill Fire Department.
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Elmore
Riner
Bennett
H. C. Brown
Council
City Had
Nolan Blake
Oak Hill
Wallace Bennett
Loan Co
Maple Ave
J. W
H.C. Brown
Burkholder St
Mountain Homes Inc
Benjamin H. Pettry
Garden Club Changes Meeting Place
AIULLENS The Rhododendron Garden Club changes plans for the February 11 meeting at 2 p.m. The club will assemble at the home of Mrs. M. M. Shumate on Moran Avenue with Sharon Hudgins as hostess instead of Susan Lively at her parents’ home.
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Aiullens
RNS
Susan Lively
M. M. Shumate
Moran Ave
Sharon Hudgins
Pineville Resident Transfers to Richmond College
RNS report that Leroy Basham, formerly of Pineville and son of Mr and Mrs Abel Basham, now attends a college in Richmond Virginia to be near his parents who have moved there. Mr and Mrs Fred B Shannon and son Fred Jr of Pineville visited Welch Sunday.
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Pineville
Rns
Leroy Basham
Abel_ Basham
Concord College
Richmond
Fred B. Shannon
Fred Jr
Welch
Harold Lilly inducted into American Telephone Pioneers
Mullens resident T Harold Lilly manager for Chesapeake and Potomac Telegraph Co receives a Tele phone Pioneers of America membership certificate from Mrs Alma Martin Beckley District Council president. The article notes Pioneer open to long service workers and outlines lifelong fellowship loyalty and service with 198 006 members nationwide including 39 000 life members. West Virginia has 879 members with 28 life members in the Be c kley area.
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Boston
West Virginia
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Charleston
Beckley
Mullens
Greenbrier Hosting Surgeons Meeting On New Techniques
The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs Virginia hosts a United States regional meeting of the International College of Surgeons February 13 to 15 with 16 scientific papers on latest techniques in spine abdomen brain and laryngeal surgery. Notable speakers include Dr Arnold S Jackson of Madison Wisconsin and Dr Ross T Melnotre of Chicago with others from Roanoke Boston Atlanta and Philadelphia. An entertainment program is planned for surgeons wives and daughters.
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Soke
United Nations
Arnold
Jackson
Madi
mid-Atlantic
Wis
United
Ross T. I
Boston
A. Hamblin Letton
Atlanta
E. Park Niceley
Knoxville
Tenn
Gilbert F. Douglas
Birmingham
J. L. ¥. Norman
James W
Rodgers-Harvey Vows Exchanged In Jumping Branch Ceremony
In Jumping Branch, Hallie Mae Rodgers and LanVength Harvey exchanged wedding vows in a single ring ceremony at the groom's home. Elder Owen B. Harvey officiated. A wedding dinner followed at the bridegroom's parents home. The couple plans to reside in Hinton after a wedding trip. Attending were family and friends from Hinton, Jumping Branch, Beckley and Bellepoint.
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Rodgers-Harvey
Jumping Branch
RNS
Hallie Mae Rodgers
Accessio
Leroy Harvey
Miss Calwell
Owen B. Harvey
Virginia Mass
Hinton
Harvey
Wade Harvey
Webbs
Avis
Branch
Annetta Calwell
Maid of Honor
Charles Harvey
Virginia Moz
Randolf Gill
Nellie Harvey
Douglas Harvey
Robert Willy
Bellepoint
John Harvey
Eddie Harvey
Dannie Harvey
Maretta
Janice
Linda Bennette
Beckley
Mason Lilly
Margaret Lilly
Tilden Pack
Carol
Gene
Janet Harvey
Patriotic Theme Marks Eastern Star Meeting at Oak Hill
A patriotic program was held Friday evening at Eastern Star Chapter 107 in Oak Hill. About 30 members attended. several members were listed as participants and hostesses. The next meeting on March 3 will honor past worth matrons and past worthy patrons.
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Bill McKnight
Virgil Burgess
Ann Strong
Janet Allen
Mildred Ellison
R.P. Hannah
J. Ralph Taylor
Sally James
Alice Titlow
Elizabeth Baldry
Hatte Biggs
Esta Hair
Improvement Group Meeting Today At Oak Hill City Hall
The Improvement Committee is scheduled to meet at 5 today at Oak Hill City Hall. Aimed at reviewing local projects and civic improvements, the session will discuss ongoing efforts and upcoming initiatives. Citizens are invited to attend and hear updates from committee members.
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Improvement Committee
Brookfield Rites Set for Today
Funeral services for Sophronia Rakes Brookfield 60 were held at 2 p.m. at Gap Mills Methodist Church with Rev. Cecil Neel and Rev. A B Shiflett officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Nephews served as pallbearers. She died Monday night at her daughter's home in Orchard after a long illness from cancer. Born in Buckhannon Va she was a former Zenith resident and moved to West Virginia six years ago. Survivors include daughter Mrs Neel sister Mrs Sally Boyd of Raver Va two brothers George Rakes Beckley and Jace Rakes Conowingo Md and two grandchildren.
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Buckhannon
Zenith
West Virginia
Neel
Sally Boyd
Raver
George Rakes
Beckley
Jace Rakes
Conowingo
Society Urges 3rd Polio Shot for Children
Wyoming County Medical Society urges all children who had the first two Salk polio vaccine injections in school clinics to obtain the third dose in early month. The first two were free via the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. the third shot requires parental payment as clinics end. The society notes the third dose completes the series and provides the strongest protection.
Mabel Hill 60 Taken by Death in Charleston
Mrs. Mabel H Buckland Hill about 60 formerly of Hilltop died at 1 am today in a Charleston hospital. Death attributed to a blood clot after a month of illness. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill pending funeral arrangements.
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Oak Holl
RNS
Mabel H. Buckland Hill
Charleston
Hilltop
Tyree
Oak Hill
Two Republicans File for Fayett e Circuit Clerk Posts
Fayettville reporter notes Mrs Maxine E Tyler of Oak Hill filed as a Republican candidate for Fayett Circuit Clerk and for the Republican senatorial committee 11th district. Kenneth H Martin of Montgomery also seeks the 11th district seat on the Republican senatorial committee.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Maxine E. Tyler
Oak Hill
Fayette
Kenneth H. Martin
Montgomery
Lily Bingham Rites Saturday at First Baptist Cunard
Funeral services for Lily Beatrice Bingham 76 of Brooklyn Bottom will be held at 1 p m Saturday at the First Baptist Church Cunard with Rev. Frank Shelton and Rev. H C Craig officiating. Burial in Cunard Cemetery. She died Monday at 10 30 a m after a two week illness. Surviving are three brothers and three sisters. Body at Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean until an hour before services.
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Glen Jean
RNS
Lily Beatrice Bingham
Brooklyn Bottom
First Baptist Church
Frank Shelton
Laurel Creek
H. C. Craig
Beckley
Cunard
Bingham
Effie Jackson
Concord
Tenn
Charles Bingham
WN. HK
Arthur Moulden
Hugh Moulden
Detroit
Anna Moulden
Mary Smith
Concorl
Della Horton
Nashville
Collins Funeral Home
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Ivix
Brookfield
Mabel Hill
GOP
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