County Clerk Puts Special Bargains On Hunting Fishing Licenses
The Ra County Clerk's office promotes bundled hunting and fishing permits at a discounted combined price. In January 113 residents bought the combined license, while 43 bought hunting and 13 bought fishing licenses separately. Total January revenue from licenses was 468 dollars with 2143.69 in recording fees. Nonresident licenses and forest stamps priced separately.
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Kleigh
Smitty
Smith Jr
Smith
Raleigh County
County General Fund
Brooks Funeral Set Thursday in Guyan Church
Funeral services for Fred Brooks, 61, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Big Club Baptist Church in Guyan, with Rev. Robert Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Brooks Cemetery. Brooks died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at his nephew Omar Brooks’s home. He was born August 27, 1892 in Guyan, son of Jesse and Caroline Lemon Brooks. Survivors include two sisters, Laura Kennedy of Guyan and Minnie Staton of Kistler. The body will be moved from Evans Funeral Home in Oceana to Omar Brooks’s home at 5 p.m. today.
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Guyan
RNS
Fred Brooks
Big Club Baptist Church
Robert Miller
Brooks
Omar Brooks
Jesse
Caroline Lemon Brooks
Laura Kennedy
Gold Keys Awarded To Scott High School Students
MADISON ANS reports Freddie Canjastery and Darcelene Page of Scott High School won gold keys in the Scholastic Art Competition. The awards were given at The Diamond Department Store during a show of paintings sculpture and woodwork entries. Winners advance to national competition at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh for prizes up to 2500 dollars.
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Madison
ANS
Scott High School
Freddie Canjterbury
Darcelene Page
Participa
Diamond Department Store
Scholastic
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
Freddie
Darcelene
Comfort Students Raise 253 for March of Dimes
Comfort Grade School pupils collected 253 for the March of Dimes. Eighth graders led by Mrs. Orva Toney donated 66.26 earning a day off. Mrs. Julia Starkey’s class gave 10.50. Mrs. Margaret Hubbard’s sixth grade raised 35.14. Several other classes contributed various sums. Principal Ross Tagliente and staff commend student and teacher efforts.
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Comfort
Orva Toney
Julia Starkey
Margaret Hubbard
Alice Porter
Blanche Bowne
Louise McClung
Alma_ Banks
Esther Vickers
Hallie Tagliente
Josie Gilbert
Ross Tagliente
Social Security reps to visit Madison and Whitesville
SS representatives James D Bowyer and Charles E Teets will visit Madison on February 14 and 21 and Whitesville February 28 at the City Building to answer questions on social problems and assist eligible locals with survivors, old age and disability insurance claims. Bring proof of eligibility, but do not delay filing if papers are unavailable. The meetings offer private consultations for claim assistance. Also noted are the birth of Debra Ann, daughter of Richard M Phillips and family, Jan 24, with relatives in Mullens and Jacksonville Florida sharing news.
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Madison
James D. Bowyer
Social Security
Whitesville
City
Charles E.teets
Mullens
Rns
Richard M
Dick) Phillips
Jacksonville
Fla
Debra Ann
Florida
C. C. Phillips
C.P. Kelly
Sunny Sue
Dean Lewis Heads Class At Law School
WHITESVILLE RNS Dean LewIs son of Mr and Mrs H L Lewis of Peytona heads his class at the University of Virginia Law School in Charlottesville where he is elected president of his 180 member class He is a Sherman High School graduate and Korea veteran He belongs to the Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity and the Legal Research Group and will take part in Moot Court Competition later this month He is married to Lucy Washington and they have a daughter Lucinda Leigh They are visiting Peytona and Racine this week before returning to Charlottesville for the second semester work
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Whitesville
RNS
University of Virginia Law School
Lew
H. L. Lewis
Peytona
Lewis
Charlottesville
Sherman High School
Seth
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
University of Virginia
Korea
Delta Theta Phi
Lucy Washington
Lucinda Leigh
Racine
Pax Farm Women meet at Mrs McCoy home
Pax Farm Women's Club held its February session at Mrs C H McCoy's Pax home with Mrs Sherman Stover as president and Mrs Cecil Humphrey leading a devotional and lesson titled You are the Key to Good Family Life A luncheon followed with guests and members named including Mrs H F Shaffer Mrs Sherman Stover Mrs Seibert Janney Mrs Glen Barlow Mrs Bertie O Neal Mrs William Markman Mrs Humphrey Mrs W E Humphrey Mrs Sam Hyden Mrs Alfred Humphrey and Mrs Raymond Kelly Also announced is the birth of a seven pound twelve ounce daughter for Mr and Mrs James Massey of Packsville born enroute to Charleston Memorial Hospital on Friday morning}
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PAX
Pax Farm Women's Club
C. H. McCoy
Sherman Stover
Cecil Humphrey
Humphrey
H. F. Shaffer
Sherman, Stover
Seibert Janney
Glen Barlow
Bertie O
Capps Funeral Services Held
Funeral services were held at Dry Branch Free Will Baptist Church for Thomas Burford Buck Capps of Dry Branch. The Rev. Carol Davis and the Rev. Bane presided. Burial followed at Montgomery Memorial Park of London. He died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include May his widow four daughters Florence Persinger Dorie Townsend Edith Null Julia Capps three sons Charles Cecil Thomas nineteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. B C Hooper Funeral Home arranged.
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Montgomery
Dry Branch
Free Will Baptist Church
Thomas Burford
Buck" Capps
Carol Davis
Bane
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Capps
May
Florence Persinger
Dorie Townsend
Chelyan
Edith Null
Kimberly
Julia Capps
Charles
Carbon
Cecil
Eagle
Thomas
B. C. Hooper Funeral Home
Two Couples Apply For Marriage Permits
Pineville county clerk records list marriage licenses issued. Samuel Morrison Jr aged 22 wife Jory and Darlene Miller aged 8 Mal Tes are among applicants. The notice reflects standard civil filings and names the town Pineville.
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Pineville
ANS
Samuel Morrison Jr
Jory
Darlene Miller
Piedmont Airlines Sees Traffic Rise at Raleigh County Airport
Piedmont Airlines reports an 8.95 percent rise in enplaned passengers at Raleigh County Memorial Airport for 1956, totaling 3,031 versus 2,828 in 1955. Deplaned passengers rose 24.24 percent to 2,660 from 2,141, while air mail and freight figures for December show continued activity. Arnold K. Smith, 42, and Elsie Belcher, 37, of Kopperston identified. Wade Kidd to be guest minister at Whitesville church.
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Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Winston- Salem
N. C
Charles Field
Beckley
Wade Kidd
Whitesville
RNS
Ada Williams
Hugheston
JL A.m
Air Express
Ville First
Doan's Pills Offer Quick Urinary Relief and Pain Help
Advert reads Doan's Pills promising soothing relief for bladder irritation backache headaches and muscle pains. Highlights three actions including diuretic kidney output and general restorative effects with a call to try new economy size.
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Dean
Doan
Pilla
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Valentine Chocolates
Dell Hearts
Electrc Pteel
Ritz
Jfompare
Cohen's
Cohen
Candy Jar
Paris
Testapi Lilly Dispenser
Clinitest
Laxa
Aur
Petrogular
Dufferin
Stanbuck
McKesson
Alka-Seltzer
Upjohn
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