Area Sorority Pledges Meet at OAK HILL
The Beta Theta Chapter of Beta Theta Sigma Phi held a pledges meeting at Mrs. Gene Carter's home. Six months of training cover history traditions and rules. Mrs. Ernest Riffe reviewed chapter rules and Mrs. Harry Price led a duty discussion for officers and committee chairmen. Refreshments followed.
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Gene Carter
Beta Theta Sigma Phi
Carter
Ernest Riffe
Harry Price
Couples Issued Permit To Wed In Fayette County
Marriage licenses have been issued by the Fayette County Clerk to four couples: Kenneth Wayne Cox 21 of Payne Ohio and Ollie Conley 17 of Willis Branch daughter of Dewey and May Conley. Jackie Lee McGuffin 19 of Cleveland Ohio and Delores Morton 18 of Oak Hill. James Sherman Treadway 23 of Oak Hill and Doris Ann Green 16 of Oak Hill.
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Fayette County
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Payne
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Louise Cox
Ollie Conley
Willis
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Dewey
May Conley
Jackie Lee McGuffin
Cleveland
Clarence
Nellie McGuffin
Delores Morton
Oak Hill
Dana
Gertrude Morton
James Sherman Treadway
Fred Lee
Hallie M. Treadway
Doris Ann Green
Raymond and
Beulah Green
Fortner Hurt In Car Mishap
Onnie Fortner about 40 was admitted to Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after a car plunged into the Guyandotte River. Fortner suffered a cut shoulder. His nephew Gene Fortner escaped uninjured. The hospital spokesman listed Fortner in good condition Sunday afternoon.
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Welch
Onnie Fortner
Guyandotte River
Fortner
Gene Fortner
Birth of Richard Allen Stover in Willoughby Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Stover of Willoughby Ohio announce the birth of their first child, a son named Richard Allen, born February 4 in Willoughby. He weighed six pounds two ounces. The mother is from Alabama and the father is the son of Mrs. Mary Stover of Willoughby and Dewey Stover of Logan. He is the grandson of Mrs. Ida Dotson of Pax.
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ANS
Billy Stover
Willoughby
Ohio
Richard Allen
Alabama
Mary Stover
Dewey Stover
Logan
Wyoming Teacher Of Year Presented With Loving Cup
Mullens area Woman's Civic Club honors Mrs. Josephine Damewood Williams as Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Newsome presided and announced delegates for the state federation convention at The Greenbrier. Members urged nominations and paid dues while reporting charitable drives and needs for clothing and shoes.
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Center
Woman’s Civic Club
Mullens
Mullens Area
Eugene Newsome
Wyoming
Loving
RNL
Woman's Civic Club
Church Street
Elbert Cook
Sidney McGraw
Woodrow W. Cook
State Federation
Cook
Joe Parsons
M. M. Shumate
R. L. Hart
Newsome
Bible Class Meets for Dora Hash Bible Talk
The Dora Hash Bible Class met at Effie Blume’s home Thursday at 7 30 p m with Mrs O R Foster leading the devotional theme The Christians Walk They sang Trust and Obey and voted to send a gift to Mrs Dorothy Gilkerson now in Sandusky Ohio Attending were Ioie Tolley Phillis Young Wanda Jones Russell McCelland R O Blume Florence Fitzwater Elmer Harrell William Toney Beulah Foster A J McCutcheon L E Blume Flossie Blume Emory Tully Linda McClelland and Becky Lively
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Sandusky
Ohio
Ioie Tolley
Phillis Young
Wanda Jones
Russell McCelland
R. O. Blume
Florence Fitzwater
Elmer Harrell
William Toney
Beulah Foster
A. J. McCutcheon
L. E. Blume
Flossie Blume
Emory Tully
Linda McClelland
Becky Lively
Rev Aalfs Attends Moderators Conference in New York
Reverend John Aalfs will join a Moderator's Conference in New York with a stewardship training confab for General Assembly Presbyterian moderators. He plans to report on the budget for Parkersburg area churches. Mrs Aalfs will visit former residents in Doylestown, Pa. He will address a New York women’s group Wednesday, speaking on the West Virginia Mountain Project with slides of people and activities from the project area.
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John Aalfs
New York
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Parkersburg
Ralfs
Doylestown
West Virginia
New Drug Shows Hope Against Advanced Lung Cancer
In London three doctors at Baguley Hospital report using tretamime, derived from mustard gas, to treat 43 advanced lung cancer cases. Lancet notes 3 improved, 10 halted or reduced tumor growth, and four with striking results. After a month, chest X rays indicated tumors shrank and chest normalizes, though findings remain highly experimental.
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London
Gordon Jack
Manchester
Baguley Hospital
Lancet
Leslie Doyle
M. Palejwalla
Jack
Shower Honors Carol J. Curd in McRoss shower
Carol J. Curd was honored at a January 29 household shower hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Blaine H. Curd in McRoss. Attendees included residents of McRoss East Rainelle Rupert and Mullens, with gifts sent by many local ladies and hostesses Mrs. Tull Curd and Mrs. Ola Ripley.
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Washington D. C
James A. Mutter
Mullens
Blaine H. Curd
Edna Tuckwiller
Edith Vestal
Zelma Osborne
Lacy Bryant
Tillie Goodson
Janet
John Vestal
Debbie
Jesse Copen
Louise Copen
Rowena Burdette
B. H. Curd
Anna Jean Vestal
Peggy Vestal
Mescal Richman
Faye Ripley
Rita Ann Curd
Glenn Wilmoth
Florence Fink
Edward Hume
Anna Carr
East Rainelle
Verla Curd
Orient Hill
Wanda Casto
Hazel Casto
Rupert
Spencer Mutter
Thelma Berry
Shirley Fleshman
Delsie Banazza
Elda DiMascio
Gaye Ratliff
Tull Curd
Ola Ripley
MaRoss
Darwin's Origin of Species Sells Out on First Day
The first printing of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species sold all 1,250 copies on its initial day, signaling immense public interest in the groundbreaking work. The volume challenges prevailing scientific and religious views, marking a pivotal moment in biology.
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Homemaker of Tomorrow Named at Clear Fork High
COLCORD RNS Sandra Faith Toney of Colcord is Clear Fork High School’s Homemaker of Tomorrow after scoring highest on a 50 minute homemaking exam. She is active as NHS vice president, head majorette, band member, and senior play participant. Her award pins honor the Home is where the heart is slogan.
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Betty Crocker
Sandra
National Honor Society
Morgantown
Rhododendron Girls State
Colcord Community News and Upcoming Valentine Events
Valen t ine parties are planned for Colcord Junior Choir and Colcord School children next Friday afternoon with refreshments by teachers. Lowell Griffith visits Ohio. Mrs. Wil son Walker hospitalized in Charleston after influenza. Tom and Dayton Ohio couple announce birth of fourth child in a local hospital. Luther Dillon consults physician in Charleston. Ethel Dillon visits Louise Coots in Clear Creek. Dorothy Assembly of God Revival to start February 14 led by Rev. J G Gott with pastor Ernest E. Edmonds inviting attendance. Edward Carroll and wife welcome a baby boy born January 20 at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Vernie Toney recuperating at daughter’s home after surgery.
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Lowell Griffith
Ohio
Wilson Walker
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Walker
Charleston
Tom Sanford
Dayton
Ceton Hospital
Luther Dion
Luther Dillon
Ethel Dillon
Louise Coots
Clear Creek
Tommy Wingo
Toledo
Ralph Scherer
Charlie Harris
Dorothy
Dorothy Assembly of God Church
J. G. Gott
Old
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Hamilton
Ernest E. Edmonds
Assembly of God Church
Edward Carroll
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Vernie Toney
Bert Pauley
Lawson
Kanawha Valley Hopital
Community Illnesses and Visits Share Weekend News
Mrs Annie Turner visited her sister in law Elizabeth Napier and ne jaa Alex Napier at Mount Hope. Sunday guests at J E Livelys included Elbert Price and family from Pratt. Ray Humphrey returned from Oceana Virginia with granddaughter Jeannie Bowyer and Carl David. Arlington shots: Judy Aliff arrives from Arlington to stay with Emerson Stover. Ed Stover plans Dayton Ohio employment. Community members meet in Fayetteville Oak Hill Hospital and Pinecrest Sanitarium visits noted.
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PAX
Annie Turner
Elizabeth Napier
Nejaa Alex Napier
Mount Hope
J. E. Lively
Elbert Price
Elbert, Jr
Wayne
Pratt
Ray Humphrey
Oceana
Virginia
Jeannie Bowyer
Carl David
Humphreys
Bill Tyree
Mark Allen
Orpha Tyree
Alice O'Neal
Keith McCoy
Cannelton
Jackie Corder
Lexington
Clara Williams
Baltimore
Gertrude Akers Francis
Jack Akers
Frank Akers
Carlos Williams
Carlos Jr
Minnie Humphrey
Cecil Cawley
Michael
Cool Ridge
Bruce Humphrey
Gary
H. A. Cawley
Maxwell Hill
Delia Lively
Virgil Lively
Lee Ellen
Oral Lively
Norton
Hurl Lively
Clifford
St. Albans
Orval Lively
Carol Sue
Beckley
Cecil Humphrey Jr
Debbie
White Sulphur Springs
Judy Aliff
Arlington
Emerson Stover
Ed Stover
Dayton
Ohio
Alfred Humpha
Lacy Aliff Jr
Vesta
Tams
Henry Canterbury
Daphne Humphrey
Fayetteville
Oak Hill Hospital
Ioie Webb
Sally Winston
Ellen Green
Deck Davis
Ivan Maynor
Herman Davis
Margaret Newsome
Leo Newsome
Reed
Nitro
Carl Ashley
South Charleston
Leo Newsomes
C. L. Clark
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Birth notices from Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens area
Recent births at Wyoming General Hospital list several newborns with birth weights and dates including Harold B. Broyles Jr in Mullens and Connie Alice Gardner Clay in Mathen. Other new babies include Flora Gale Hall Glen Rogers and Karen Lynn Buchannan Mullens among multiple families across Hern don Rhodell Bud Mullens.
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Ernest Francis Jr
Glen Fork
Melvena Kay
Roy Smith
Rhodell
Karen Lynn
Jack C. Buchannan
Mullens
Connie Alice
Garland Clay
Mathen
Tina Louise
Leonard T. Staton
Fdna Mae
Leonard H. Thomas
Bud
Susan Carol
James E. Breham
Mullens Science Club II Meets in February Session
Mullens Science Club II, led by president Glenn Rumions and sponsor Mrs. Dora Lewis, held its fifth meeting on February 3. Discussions covered History of Fishes by J. T. Norman and notes on the National Science World Contest. The group reviewed ten science books and distributed them among members while reporting on other clubs. The next meeting is set for March 2.
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Dora Lewis
Glenn Rumions
David Morris
Funeral Attends for Pineville Man Rhodes
Mrs. Bessie Parks attended the funeral of her brother-in-law Andrew Forest Rhodes in Pineville. Rhodes died Sunday night after a two year illness. Also present were nieces and nephews including Mrs. Ray Bailey Mrs. John E Ellison Miss Patty Parks Carl Parks Sonny Parks and Jim Parks of Marianna.
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Bessie Parks
Andrew Forest Rhodes
Davy
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Ray Bailey
John E. Ellison
Patty Parks
Carl Parks
Sonny Parks
Jim Parks
Marianna
Local men return to duty in Florida and Virginia
Enoch Moore has returned to Miami Florida where he is employed. T A Lewis Holly returned to his base at Norfolk Virginia after spending the weekend with his mother Mrs Roy Holly and his wife Mrs Dimple Holly.
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Mimai
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T. A. Lewis Holly
Norfolk, Va
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Dimple Holly
Notice Of Sale Of Delinquent Lands In Raleigh County 1959
List of real estate in Raleigh County sold in December 1959 for nonpayment of 1958 taxes. Entries include properties in Beckley Town District Shady Springs Shady Grove and other districts, with purchasers listed as individuals and the State of West Virginia. The notice provides payment options to redeem by heirs or assigns within one year at specified rates.
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West Virginia
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