Paint Fire At Baldwin Supply Burns Pineville Store
A blaze at Baldwin Supply Co behind Main Street Pineville damaged the building and contents with estimate around 15 000. Fire chiefs cited highly inflammable paint and broken plate glass as major losses while the Wyoming County Fire Department responded to a second incident in Baileysville where a push button stove fire caused only smoke and minor damage.
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Pineville
RNS
Charleston
Jack Lambert
Lambert
Thomas D. Stevens
Wyoming County Fire Department
David Rose
Baileysville
Rose
Civic Club Hear Talk By Doctor At Meeting
Dr. Ross Newman of Wyoming General Hospital spoke on congenital heart disease at the Mullens Woman's Civic Club meeting at Mrs. Elbert Cook’s home. He and Robert Bailey of Pineville will co-chair the Heart Fund drive. The group discussed a mobile library, advocated a March of Dimes contribution, and urged letters to lawmakers on iron ore pollution in Jefferson National Forest. Members were asked to pre-submit prospective member names and to sell ads for the Follies of 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Williams
Andrew Tolley
Leo Smith
George Fordham
Laurel Garden Club
Mullens
Civic Club
Garden Club
N. D. Trent
Gerald Snyder
Jack Dick
Congress
Wyoming County
John Slack
Cleveland Bailey
Elizabeth Kee
Jefferson National Forest
Martin Backus
Dave Lucas
Elbert Cook
West Virginia
Three Condemnation Suits Continued In Oak Hill Expressway Case
In Fayetteville three condemnation suits by the State Road Commission linked to the Oak Hill Expressway were postponed to a future Fayette County Circuit Court term. The suits target Sue Zink and other East Oak Hill farm owners, Pat and Fayco White residents, and Fayco Lumber and Supply Co. The commission offered Zinks 7500 while appraisers valued 39700, with all parties rejecting the figures as too low.
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Fayetteville
RNS
State Road Commission
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Sue Zink
Zink
East Oak Hill
Pat White
Woods Avenue
Main Street
Fayco Lumber and Supply Co
Fayco
Road Commission
Zinks
MOD Workers Report $190 in Mothers March drive
Robert E. Kuhn district supervisor for the New March of Dimes Cam paign in Pineville Rockview and Mullensville announced that $190.08 was collected during the Mothers March on January 30. Mrs Clyde Boggs led the effort with about 30 local mothers participating. Kuhn praised volunteers for their cooperation during house to house collection despite near zero weather.
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Pineville
RNS
Robert E. Kuhn
Rockview
Mullensville
Clyde Boggs
Kuhn
Queens Crowned at Sweetheart Ball in Oak Hill
Sorority queens crowned at Oak Hill sweetheart ball. From the left, Mrs. Thomas James Xi Alpha Rho, Mrs. Fred Dickinson Gamma Epsilon, Mrs. Ivan Bush Beta Theta, Mrs. Eugene Holt Xi Alpha Theta. Net proceeds about $300 to buy four new unions for Collins High School.
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Oak Hill
Thomas James
Xi Alpha Rho
Fred Dickinson
Gam
Ma Epsilon
Ivan Bush
Beta Theta
Eugene Holt
Xi Alpha Theta
Okey Patteson Ar
Mory
Collins High School
Joe Moreau
Earl Bannister
Hubert Sur
Fayette Ministers Oppose Liquor By The Drink Issue
Oak Hill ministers unite in a statement opposing liquor by the drink as immoral un-Christian and harmful to health economy and souls. The Oak Hill- Scarbro Ministerial Association adopted resolutions urging total abstinence from alcohol and condemning gambling and alcohol use.
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Fayette
Oak Hill
RNL
Oak Hill-Scarbro Ministerial Association
Fayette County
R. P. Robertson
First Presbyterian Church
R. J. Chenoweth
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Color Slides Of Japan Shown By Missionary
The Rev. Lyle W. Peterson, a Presbyterian missionary in Japan, spoke after a family night dinner at The Presbyterian church in Pineville. He and his family are on a year’s furlough in Richmond, Va. The talk, with color slides, covered Japanese life, education, temples, and Christian representation, noting Kochi City’s size and population and that few Japanese are Christians.
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Pineville
RNS
Lyle W. Peterson
Japan
Presbyterian Church
West Virginia
Norman K. Morgan
Peterson
Richmond
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur
Petpete
Kochi City
America
California
B. B. Schilling
World Mission
Circle No. 2
Albert Durbin
Mission School Planned at Mount Hope Church
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church will host a School of Missions during World Mission Month from February 16 to 19. Events include a Feb 16 study by Rev Ray R Hanson Jr on mission fields, a Feb 17 review by Miss Marie Carper of One World One Mission, a Feb 18 film Household of Faith, and a Feb 19 congregational supper with Congo missionary Miss Elizabeth Dunlap. nursery provided.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Charles R. Harnsbarger
WOC
World Missions
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
World Mission
Ray R. Hanson Jr
Marie Carper
W. Richey Hogg
Elizabeth Dunlap
The
Congo
Local Family Moves as Gas Company Transfers Headed North
Mr and Mrs Bob Snyder and children Tommy and Barbara have moved to Dunbar as he transfers with Hope Natural Gas Co Walton Byrd of Skinfork is a patient at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after a stroke admitted Saturday
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Pineville
Rns
Bob Snyder
Tommy
Barbara
Dunbar
Hope Natural Gas Co
Walton Byrd
Skinfork
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Self Made Parents Should Recall Glory and Pain
A Mrs Lawrence letter asks how to stop her husband belittling their college son’s education. The columnist urges recalling both struggle and doubt in one’s past to foster honest parenting, warning that pride can anger children and hinder generosity.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Ravencliff Briefs A Weekend Visit Highlights
Pvt. Bill King stationed at Fort Belvoir Virginia spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs George King. Claudie Bailey and Jerry Bailey both of Glen Fork joined King and are employed in Washington DC. Mr and Mrs Donald Mann visited Mr and Mrs Walter Norman of Glen Fork Sunday. Linda Lafferty remains a patient at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a lung operation.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Bill King
Fort Belvoir
George King
Claudie Bailey
Claude Bailey
Glen Fork
Jerry Bailey
Ruth Bailey
Claudie
Jerry
Washington, D. C
Donald Mann
Walter Norman
Linda Lafferty
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Norton family visits and Sunday gatherings noted
Pax PAX reports Virgil Lively and daughter Lee Ellen from Norton Virginia visiting Delia Lively and Hazel Lively. Saturday guests include Bernard Hall family from Terry. Delia Lively visits Betty Tyree in Beverly Hospital. Wright home hosts Thompson, Davis, Wright, Wilson, and Humphrey families. Floyd Stover and daughter Sandra Kay visit Lillie Bailey.
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Virgil Lively
Lee Ellen
Norton
Delia Lively
Hazel
Lively
J. E. Fuller
Bernard Hall
Deanna
Joann
Terry
Betty Tyree
Beckley Hospital
B. A. Wright
C. E. Thompson
Beckley
Jesse Davis
Sophia
Wilfred Wright
Brenda
Danny
Harry Wright
Louie Wilson
Jess Humphrey
Floyd Stover
Sandra Kay
Lillie Bailey
Connecticut Turnpike Traffic Sets 1959 Milestone
The state turnpike carried 40,356,271 vehicles in 1959, its second year of operation, reflecting strong early usage and growing regional importance for through traffic and commerce.
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Connecticut
New State
Githers Installed At Order Of Rainbow Meet
Miss Bonnie Goode of Oceana is installed as worthy advisor of the Fed Shannon Assembly Order of Rainbow for Girls in Pineville. The 2:30 p.m. ceremony in the Masonic Hall included a large slate of officers and a supporting chorus of Rainbow and Masonic members.
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Pineville
Rns
Bonnie Goode
O. A. Goode
Oceana
Fed Shannon Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Goode
Oceana High School
National Honor Society
Girls Athletic Association
Tri-Hi-Y
Future Homemakers of America
Pep Club
Carol Grosse
Worthy
Pat Gray
Charity
Betty Jo Childress
Hope
Judy Ross
Randy Neal
Jane Kuhn
Karen Akers
Patsy Conley
Kay Estep
Claudia Grosse
Linda Cook
Nature
Linda Rider
Donna Smith
Fidelity
Paulette Wallace
Dotti Worrell
Sandra Bowies
Confidential Observer
Anita Cook
Outer Observer
Linda Fauls
Diana Hall
Masons and
Eastern Star
Virginia Price
Opal Goode
Gray
Faye Grosse
Edythe Ross
Helen Estep
Agnes Rider
Helena Cline
Edith Williams
Elizabeth Kuhn
Dorotha Paynter
Latha McDermitt
Elizabeth Williams
Eugene Neal
Oscar Goode
Willis Adams
Marvin Bowyer
Enos Williams
Pineville Masonic Lodge No. 130
Beverly Blankenship
Miss Blankenship
Pierpoint girl named outstanding CYF'er of the month
Miss Charlotte Catron daughter of Mr and Mrs James Catron of Pierpoint has been named outstanding CYFer of the month. She attends Pierpoint Community Church where she is recording secretary for the CYF and is a sophomore at Mullens High School.
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Charlotte Catron
James Catron
Pierpoint
Pierpoint Community Church
CYF
Mullens High School
Victory Dance Benefits March of Dimes Drive
About 75 attendees gathered at Mount Hope High School Auditorium for a Friday night Victory Dance sponsored by the Glee Club. Proceeds support the March of Dimes Drive. chaperones were Mr and Mrs Blaine Tanner of Beckley and Jack Shockey.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope High School
Glee Club
Blaine Tanner
Beckley
Jack Shockey
Scraps of Local Visits and Hospital News in Wyoming Area
Visiting relatives and hospital updates fill a local column. Mr and Mrs Garland Bailey and family host relatives from Beckley. Mrs Curtis Tilley is a Wyoming General Hospital patient expected to stay several days. Others include Mrs Lucille Blake returning from Beckley Memorial Hospital and Mrs Faye Hash recovering after major surgery at Mullens hospital. Visiting scenes feature the Domi and Burleson households with Sonny Herbert and son Steve, and guests from Glen Fork and Matheny and Brenton family connections.
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Virgil Ellis
Matheny
Harry Reid
Joe Day
Glen Fork
Reid
Junior Wyatt
Brenton
More Properly Bought For Expressway
Oak Hill parcel deals show the State Road Commission bought Parcel 52 hosting the Kominsky home for 50 495, enabling its relocation. Kominskys live temporarily with George Ellison while awaiting reoccupancy. Additional acquisitions include L E and Madelon Thompson on Holly Street with two parcels and drainage easement totaling 34 453 and 23 366 square feet, plus a drainage easement. Riskins receive 9 550 for Arbuckle Avenue parcels totaling 29 750 and 28 272 square feet for a controlled access easement.
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Oak Hill
RNS
State Road Commission
Pea Ridge
Walter Kominsky
Kominsky
Pea Ridge Road
George Ellison
Sandyside Drive
L. E
Madelon Thompson
Holly Street
Holly and
Wickline Street
William and
Anne Riskin
Arbuckle Avenue
Hospital Patient Movements at Wyoming General Mullens
The Wyoming General Hospital Mullens lists admit and discharge records for February 1 through 7. Names include Dorothy Vandall Meade Marie Harvey Corinne Addie Henry Rhodell Susie Wooding Stephenson Irene Shrewsbury Alpeca Patricia Blankenship Brenton Dorothy Pauline Grose Allen Junction Cleve Willingham Wyco Bessie Goard Glen Rogers Phyllis Buchannon Mullens Vesta Morgan Basin Lillian Lynch Mullens with discharges including Ethel Pack Eddie Berry Gratia Blankenship Janie Blankenship Loriie Dales and others.
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Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Dorothy Vandall
Meade
Marie Harvey
Corinne
Addie Henry
Rhodell
Susie Wooding
Stephenson
Irene Shrewsbury
Alpeca
Patricia Blankenship
Brenton
Dorothy Pauline Grose
Allen Junction
Cleve Willingham
Wyco
Bessie Goard
Glen Rogers
Phyllis Buchannon
Vesta Morgan
Basin
Lillian Lynch
Ethel Pack
Eddie Berry
Gratia Blankenship
Janie Blankenship
Loriie Dales
Virginia Faye Hash
Sabine
Sandra Wiles
Marianna
Troy Bailey
Herndon
Cleola Radford
Linda McKinney
Bud
Rosa Mills
Peterstown
Sharon Hash
Lacy Bradley
Judy Whittaker
Maggie Hill
Annie Hill
Charles Sizemore
Sarah Murphy
Marie Ellis
Rosie Gibson
Helen
Oliver Graham
Sharon Sue Hash
Sandra Kay Wiles
Jean Wingate
State Settles For Half In Suit Against Ex JP
The State agrees to settle for 50 percent of funds it claims are due from former Falls District constable Bryant Crouse. Prosecuting Attorney J Zane Summerfield announced the accord in Fayettesville as the case slated for trial in the circuit court. Findings trace to 1954 and 1956 audits showing discrepancies totaling $1,364.84. Crouse resigned November 26, 1958 and is reported living in Florida.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Falls
Bryant Crouse
J. Zane Summerfield
Fayette County
Crouse
Surety
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Florida
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Sears Roebuck Foundation
Greenbrier
Russell Beavers
Civil Defense
M. M. Shumate
First Methodist Church
R. D. Price
Herbert Morgan
H. L. Hart
Dora Lewis
LOE
Hell Olor
DE Luxe
Wisn
Peter Finch
Eva Bartok
Tony Britton
MOD
Gable Monroe
Clitt
John Huston
Thelma Ritter Armathe Misfits
Co. M. Jarrett
Montgomery
Chenoweth
Winters
Odis McNeill
White — Presbyterian Church
Scarro
Allan Gallimore
Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle
Harold Huffman
Calvary Baptist Church
Homer Elkins
Hilltop Methodist Circuit
W. H. Johnson
Scarbro Baptist Church
W. R. Baker
Central Avenue Church of God
Myron Dodds
First Brethren Church
Randolph Johnson
Church States Mission School
Muriel Lawrence
Mariel Lawrence
New River
Hour OF Stars
Channel 4
Abraham Lincoln
New Salem
Ill
Wanda Gray
Toni Sauls
Dixie Cook
Judy Farley
Melinda Gray
Carolyn Neal
Jeanne Houck
Susie Simmons
Kitty Hopkins
Pat
Sy Terrell
Linda Sherman
Barbara Murry
Paulette Hurley
Judy Beckelhimer
Brenda Sherman
Deanna Ellenberg
Lena Crutchfield
Mary Beth Pancake
Mary Olive Anderson
Myra Sue Shufflebarger
Donna Beckelhimer
Odd
Carl McKinney
Lucille Hamilton
William Morgan
Ruth Mills
Phyllis
Buchannon
Patty Hill
Clayton Mullins
Lynce
Isaac Sizemore
Itmann
Donna Sue Radford
Otsego
Terry Tilley
Jackson McDaniel
Joy Tilley
Mary Fuller
Terry Toler
Eula Hartley
Hugh Waycaster
Lawrence Church
Ballard
Richard Tilley
Deloris Vaught
Dora Bailey
Nola Cook
Tralee
Phyllis McGuire
Serena Graham
Marie Dixon
Matoaka
Anna June Combs
Selby Blevins
Bertha Hood
Ex-Jp
Flight
Cuba
Mrs. *X
Family Weekly
BeckeLey
Post-Herald
Raleigh S
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