Earl M. Vickers Files For House Of Delegates
Fayette County attorney Earl M. Vickers filed Saturday as a Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates. A World War II Navy lieutenant, he earned an LLB from Washington and Lee in 1949 and has practiced law in Montgomery since, with a stint as an FBI special agent. He chairs the Fayette County Democratic Executive Committee and is active in Lions Club, PTA, Masons, Boy Scouts, and the Montgomery Presbyterian Church.
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Montgomery
Earl M. Vickers
Democratic Executive Committee
House of Delegates
Fayette County
Vickers
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Virginia
American Bar Associations
Lions ‘Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Masons
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Fayette
Greenbrier
Boy Scouts of America
Betty Beach
Scarbro First Baptist Women Gather for Music in Meetings
Members of the Woman's Missionary Society of Scarbro First Baptist Church met with Mrs. W. B. Errington. The meeting, led by president Mrs. John Sprouse Jr., featured a devotional by Mrs. Hazlewood and a program on Music in Our Meetings. Mrs. Weatherford and Mrs. Mundy contributed, with attendees including Mrs. Charlie Miller and Mrs. E. Hender.
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Scarbro
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Scarbro First Baptist Church
W. B. Errington
John Sprouse Jr
C. Hazlewood
J. W. Mahoney
C. R. Weatherford
J. T. Mundy
Charlie Miller
E. Hender
J E Cook 61 Struck By Car In Oceana Incident
J Earl Cook age 61 was struck by a car while walking on the Oceana Kopperston Road near Toler s Grocery. He suffered a fractured pelvis and was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital in fair condition. The driver Jim Whitt 16 and his mother were en route to Oceana and attempted to avoid the pedestrian when their muddy car slid and struck Cook.
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Oceana
RNS
Toler’s Grocery
Oceana-Kopperston
J. Earl Cook
Kopperston Road
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Cook
Jim Whitt
Kopperston
James K. Whitt
James K. Whitt. Mrs. Whitt
T. R Workman
Workman
Whitt
List of ladies attended the social gathering
A sequence of names includes Mrs. Frank Milewski Mrs. Weatherford Mrs. Mahoney Mrs. Smrouse Mrs. Sam Moore Mrs. Thomas Hundley Mrs. Thomas Foster Mrs. Hazlewood Mrs. Charlie Massie Mrs. W. H. Johnson Mrs. J. C. Jones Mrs. Alexander Doris Mrs. Howard Gentry Mrs. Mundy and the hostess at the event.
Women of Mount Hope Presbyterian Meet at Duncan Home
Mrs. T. E. Duncan hosted the February meeting of the Women of the Mount Hope Presbyterian Church with co host Mrs Dan Weaver. The group discussed Christ the Unifying Center and World Missions in the Belgian Congo. Guest missionary Anna Ruth Perry spoke and a World Missions offering was planned.
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World Missions
Marian Shawver
Belgian Congo
Anna Ruth Perry
Logan
Jennings Frye
Percy Clay
Janice Rigor
Harry Lafferty
Fred Thorn Jr
James McDaniel
Lacy Stover
Fred Thorn Sr
Ronald Keaton
William Simmons
D. B. Sevenson
Okey Brooks
WSCS Hears Talk By Mrs Hock At Mount Hope
Mrs Harold Hock spoke on This Is The Day at the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting in Mount Hope. A playlet titled A Caravan Team From the Philadelphia Methodist Deaconess Home followed. Plans for a fellowship dinner and future programs were set as World Day of Prayer is slated for March 4 at Mount Hope Church. An executive meeting planned March through June was held recently and the next meeting is March 1. Hotels in Japan install American outlets for razors and radios.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Harold Hock
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Philadelphia
W. R. Park
Fred Potter
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Oak Hill seeks PSC permit to operate sewer system
Oak Hill officials led by Mayor Joe Keatley and City Manager W R Bennett attend a PSC hearing seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate the Arbuckle Creek disposal plant. The system has functioned under sanitary board oversight for a decade, bonds issued in 1947 and 1950, rates on file and unchanged, with Morgantown and Bluefield among other WV cities pursuing similar action.
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Oak Hill
West Virginia
Joe Keatley
W. R. Bennett
Sanitary Board
S. J. Higgins Jr
PSC
Higgins
Arbuckle Creek
Minden Hollow
Public Service Commission
Morgantown
Bluefield
Sweetheart Ball Slated By Oak Hill Sororities
Three Oak Hill Beta Sigma Phi chapters plan the fourth annual Sweetheart Ball at the National Guard Armory. From 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., with Joe Wheeler’s Orchestra, the event features three chapter queens, bouquets from Mayor Joe Keatley, rhinestone tiaras, and a heart backdrop. About 100 attendees expected. winners’ photos to grace Torch cover. decoration work underway Friday.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
National Guard Arm
Torch
Earl Bannister Jr
Xi Alpha Theta
Exermiler
Joe Moreau
Beta Theta
Phyllis Evans
Gamma Epsilon
Ben Teano
Council
Xi Alpha Theta Chapter
Three Receive Treatment Here
Three people were treated for minor injuries at Wyoming General Hospital after car wrecks Saturday night. Charlotte Thorn and Sharon Hudgins, both 17, were injured when their car skidded on wet pavement and struck a utility pole on Third Street near the telephone company office. Thorn reported being blinded by another car and that braking caused the skid. Both girls were released after treatment. George Lewis, 29, of Pineville also sought care for a cut knee after a separate incident into the hospital around 1 a.m. Sunday.
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Mullens
Rns
Wyoming General Hospital
Charlotte Thorn
Sharon Hudgins
Third Street
Miss Thorn
Larry Dixon
Miss Hudgins
Pineville
George Lewis
58 Admitted To Mullens Hospital
Fifty eight patients were admitted to the Wyoming General Hospital in the week ending Saturday. The list includes John Repass Itmann Bud Alien Ravencliff Mrs Cordie Blankenship New Richmond Mrs Marie Shumate Soulsville Mrs Mary Lester Helen Mrs Patty White Wyco Mrs Rachel Beard Mullens Darlene Trent Mullens Prince Dickens Bolt Floyd Dale Cook Baileysville Mrs Mary Scott Tams Tolly Cozort Glen Rogers William Mills Helen J M Trent Simon Mrs Ida Akers Besoco Mrs Mary Harper Guyan Francine Brooks McGraws Elizabeth Johnson Rockview Ertie Quesenberry Bud Ellen Donahue Herndon Barbara Chambers Vandella Holdsclaw Helen Bonnie Buchanan Rita Akers Juanita Howerton Matoaka Viola ae Mullens Clifford Ratliff Theresa Wade Mullens Cleve Cumby Mullens Linda Shumate Glen Fork Mack Ansonok Glen Rogers Bessie Bell Corinne Shirley Shrewsbury Otsego Ethel Worthington Mullens Jocie Johnston Rhodell Mary Woodrum Covel Joan Lilly Rhodell Isaiah Whitt Amigo Kenneth Cecil Corinne Patty White Mullens Ira Belcher Covel Otha Lee Slaughter Sullivan Joe Griffith Basin Edna Coffee Mullens Elsie Box Marion Ind Anna Hill Sabine Zetta Mae Broyles Mullens Paul Bailey Amigo Fred Shumate Glen Rogers Dasi l McKinney Beverly Houck Marion Thelman Ratliff Corinne Shirley Maynard Cyclone Frankie Workman Cyclone Elsie Hurst Hatcher Rosemary Shrewsbury Horn Stevie Coleman Itmann Bruce Sinecoff Ravencliff.
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Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
John Repass
Itmann
Bud Alien
Ravencliff
Cordie Blankenship
New Richmond
Marie Shumate
Soulsville
Mary Lester
Helen
Patty White
Wyco
Rachel Beard
Darlene Trent
Prince Dickens
Bolt
Floyd Dale Cook
Bailey
Jocie Johnston
Rhodell
Mary Woodrum
Covel
Joan Lilly
Isaiah Whitt
Amigo
Kenneth Cecil
Corinne
Patty
Fred Reece Treated After Elbow Injury at Wyco Coal Co
Fred Reece, 54, of Allen Junction, received treatment at Wyoming General Hospital Saturday for a sprain and bruises after his left elbow struck a timber at the Wyco Smokeless Coal Co. while working.
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Mullens
Fred Reece
Allen Junction
Wyoming General Hospital
Wyco Smokeless Coal Co
Charles W Cook Runs For Wyoming County Sheriff
Charles W Cook of Pineville a Republican seeks the nomination for sheriff of Wyoming County. A lifelong resident, he is son of the late Dan W Cook and Sarah Sizemore Cook and a former sheriff candidate in 1942 who lost to Paul Goode. He served in World War I and the Army with three years overseas and later held local positions including Center District school board president and center district constable. Now retired with real estate interests and four children.
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Pineville
RNS
Charles W. Cook
Wyoming County
Cook
Dan W
Sarah Sizemore Cook
United States
Paul Goode
Mamie Beverley
Rita Thompson
Henrietta Martoe
Charles W
Buddy) Cook Jr
Paul E. Cook
Newark
Del
Woods
Welch
National Guards
Army
Center District
Rebekahs Plan Valentine Party at Oak Hill Lodge
Rebekah Lodge No 207 Oak Hill met at 7 30 p m Thursday to plan a Valentine Party and spaghetti supper at the Lodge Hall on February 13 at 7 p m Invitations urged all Rebekah and Odd Fellow members and their families to attend Officers Grace Williams Martha Sneddon Kate Arthur Modena Sexton May Silvers Effie Mc Coy Myra Douglas Lorraine Milton Alice Coveter Kathryn Martin Virginia Conner attended along with others The item also notes Wagner s Tristan and Isolde opera first performed in Munich in 1965.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Laurel Rebekah Lodge No
Lodge
Rebekah
Order of Odd Fellows
Grace Williams
Noble Grand
Martha Sneddon
Kate Arthur
Modena Sexton
May Silvers
Effie McCoy
Myra Douglas
Lorraine Milton
Alice Coveter
Kathryn Martin
Virginia Conner
Cottage Prayer Meeting Held at Bradley Home
Members of the Free Will Baptist Church Bradley held a cottage prayer meeting Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Suttle. Suttle is ill and confined to his home. Jim Pritt led the service basing his talk on St Mark. About 1 members attended the prayer service.
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Bradley
RNS
Free Will Baptist Church
Walter Suttle
Suttle
Jim Pritt
St. Mark
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Area Mission Society
J. E. Cook
WSCS
Japan
Dog Pound
H. E. Janney
Leslie Stinnett
The
Mullens Hospital
Stevie Coleman
Bruce Sinecoff
Pax
Wright
Esso
F. Reece
Ati
Wren
Charles Cook
Wyo
Wagner
Tristan and Isolde
Munich
Kentucky
Ancient Age Dist. Co
Frankfort
Keyser Housewife Reports
Paul F. Iverson
Iversons
Chesapeake and Potomac
Mrs. Iverson
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