Business Women Hold Session Oak Hill BPW appoints slate
A three member nominating committee was appointed to present candidate slate for the Business and Professional Women's Club offices at the March meeting. The BPW District meeting is set for March 13 at Bellepoint school with Oak Hill panel on Club Problems. Officers and chairmen must submit annual reports by February 20. The group marks the 25th anniversary of the International Federation of BPW clubs during February 20 through 26. Attendees included Mrs. Farrish and many others.
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OAK Hill
BNS
Business and Professional Women's Club
BPW
Bellepoint School
Oak Hill Club
Wanda Farrish
International Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Madora Bragg
Margaret Bryant
Ruth Collins
Eleanor Decker
Betty Franklin
Doris Nell Franklin
Esther Green
Nancy Hendrickson
Aileen James
Dolores Jones
Sadie Jones
Virginia Lane
Mary Lou Mahood
May Puckett
Lythia Sneed
Mary Thorne
Rita Jo Woodrum
Anna Deckerson
Phyllis Evans
Joline Yablonski
Alma Burton
Betty Alice Terry
Nancy Meek
Pauline Thomas
Frances Greene
Mary Collier
Nancy Canterbury
Norma Gallagher
Irene Johnson
Brinson Funeral Set Wednesday
Cpl. Gilbert Delaney Brinson 21 killed in North Korea will be reburied at High Lawn Memorial Park with military rites at Dothan Community Church in Oak Hill. Surviving parents Troy D. Brinson and three brothers and two sisters are listed. body at Thomas Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Gilbert Delaney Brinson
Pyong-Yang
North Korea
Brinson
24Th Division
Sipsey
Ala
Troy D. Brinson
The
Baptist Church
Elis M. Brinson
Glenn A
Troy D. Jr
Dothan
Charlotte Coleman
Robertson
Ohio
Norma Jean Brinson
Robert Matherly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Thomas Funeral Home
Pineville X-Ray Clinic Set For Thursday at Health Dept
The Pineville health department will host a chest X-ray clinic Thursday from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m. Only those with tuberculosis in their records or daily contact with such patients or sent by doctors are eligible. The event is not for food handlers.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Health Department
Sorority Plans Dance Dinner at Whipple Hall
OAK HILL RNS A spaghetti dinner at the Catholic Hall Whipple Feb 19 was planned by Beta Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at a Tuesday meeting. The group also discussed a spring dinner dance at White Oak Country Club and nominated officers for the March 8 meeting.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Whipple
Beta-Theta
Beta Sigma Phi
White Oak Country Club
Earl Bannister
J. T. Ellison
Leona Baird
Ways and Means Committee
Finance Committee
James B. Hess
Ernest Fazio
South Hills
John Oyler
R. R. Thomas Jr
J. R. Ellison
Mitchell Aid
W. P. Tompkins
D. C. Rapp Jr
William O'Neill
John Duda
Lary Lou Mitchell
Zella Bishop
Joline Yablonski
Susan Marshall
Plans for Pythian Open House in Oak Hill
Plans were completed at a Pythian Sisters meeting for refreshments at the Knights of Pythian Lodge Open House Saturday in Oak Hill. Attending members included Mrs. Lacy Kincaid Mrs. Arnold Barton Mrs. Joe Baldry Mrs. Juanita Legg Mrs. Elizabeth Crone Mrs. Ollie Blake Mrs. Paul Boland Mrs. Bill Price Mrs. Mary Kidd Mrs. Fred Chapman Mrs. Malcolm Mullins Mrs. Thelma Burgess Miss Martha Starks and Mrs. Marjorie Zastawiak.
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OAK Hill
RNS
Knights of Pythian Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Lacy Kincaid
Arnold Barton
Joe Baldry
Juanita Legg
Elizabeth Crone
Ollie Blake
Paul Boland
Bill Price
Mary Kidd
Fred Chapman
Malcolm Mullins
Thelma Burgess
Martha Starks
Majorie Zastawiak
DAR Women Plan Scholarships and Blood Center Ties
Fayette County high schools are offered the Eleanor Smith Scholarship Fund through a DAR Borderland Chapter meeting at Mount Hope. Delegates to the 64th Continental Congress were named, with Mrs. Bishop as leader and Mrs. Humphries as alternate. The group pledged funds for a grave marker and discussed hospital outreach, including a proposed blood center at Veterans Administration Hospital Beckley with 10 blood donors pledged this year. A program on First Ladies from Martha to Mamie featured at the event.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette County
Eleanor Smith
Borderland
Daughters of the American Revolution
L. O. Shumate
Mount Hope
W. C. Bishop
Continental Congress
Washington, D. C
K. F. Humphries
Andrew Lewis
Lewisburg
Gary Hogg
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Bishop
J. E. Howard
DAR
Howard
Borderland Chapter
Frank Graff
Martha
Mamie
United States
White House
Graff
C. R. Bouland
S. S. DuPuy
J. M. Francesa
R. L. Hughes
O. F. McCoy
H. J. Oram
W. E. Lawton
W. W. Pharr
I. O. Shumate
Boy Scouts of Fayette District Meet Tonight
Fayetteville district Boy Scouts meet tonight at 7 30 in the Memorial Auditorium library. Charles Knotts field scout executive calls the gathering important and urges all Scouters in the district to attend this special meeting.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette District
Memorial Auditorium
Charles Knotts
Knotts
Dameron Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Margaret Cynth ia Murdock 41 of Camer on died at her home Monday after a long illness. Surviving are her husband Raymond two daughters Elizabeth and Roberta at home five sons Charles Junior Don and General at home Thurman Runnion Springton a step-daughter Mrs Roy Rankin Cleveland Ohio her mother Mrs Florence Rethford Goodwill seven sisters Mrs Walter Ratliff Goodwill Mrs Raymond Westmoreland Browns Mills NJ Mrs Oakley Johnson Boissevain Va Mrs Alonzo King Kentucky Mrs Edward Taylor Loraine Ohio Mrs Bill Harker Fort Royal Va and Mrs Ward Shrewsbury Springton three brothers Floyd Rethford Goodwill George North Carolina and John Childhowie Va. The body is at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Westmoreland
Browns Mills
N. J
Oakley Johnson
Boissevain
Alonzo King
Kentucky
Edward Taylor
Loraine
Ohio
Bill Harker
Fort Royal
Ward Shrewsbury
Springton
Floyd Rethford
Goodwill
George
North Carolina
John Childhowie
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Swanigan Rites Set Wednesday
John W. Swanigan 79 of Dorothy died Monday at home after a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the residence with Rev. Mont Carr officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. He was a retired miner and member of Whitesville Baptist Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge. Survivors include wife Martha a daughter Anna Deal Elkview and two sons Archie and Herbert Dorothy. Body to be moved from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to the residence today at 2 p.m.
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Dorothy
John W. Swanigan
Mont Carr
Oak Hill
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Whitesville
Herbert
Valley Funeral Home
Oak Hill Garden Club Selects Officers for May Start
The Oak Hill Garden Club at White Oak Country Club named officers for May duties. Elected: C. D. James president, W. P. Bittinger vice president, G. A. Owens recording secretary, J. B. Thompson corresponding secretary, J. E. Lewis treasurer, H. A. Berry historian, H. L. VanCamp librarian, W. H. Level parliamentarian referee. A dues increase to 5 active and 6 for associate members was proposed for March vote.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Garden Club
White Oak Country Club
C. D. James
W. P. Bittinger
G. A. Owens
J. B. Thompson
J. E. Lewis
H. A. Berry
H. L. VanCamp
W. H. Level
Spade and Trowel Garden Club
Collins High School
E. M. Payne Jr
West Virginia Garden Clubs
J. C. Hamilton
Fayetteville
Horticultural Travel Foundation
A. W. Burdette
Green Thumb
R. E. Kelly
Park Committee
Scout Committee
James Alexander
Horatio Gates
Charles Town
Martinsburg
Berkley Springs
Romney
South Branch Valley
Petersburg
Spruce Knob
Elkins
Lewisburg
White Sulphur Springs
Keesling Gardens
Bramwell
West Virginia Garden Club
T. D. Gray
Morgantown
A. L. Sydnor
John B. Jong
C. P. Anderson
C. L. Garvin
C. S. Donnelly
C. G. Eastwood
John Frisk
E. N. Goode
E. S. Hamilton
W. C. Harvey
C. C. Neal
D. C. Newell
R. P. Nicholls
J. W. Perry
R. R. Thomas
Pineville to Observe World Day of Prayer
Women from Pineville churches including Presbyterian Baptist Nazarene and Methodist will gather at First Methodist Church at 4 p.m. Friday February 25 to observe World Day of Prayer. The hour long event theme Abide in Me invites all women in the community to attend.
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Pineville
RNS
First Methodist Church
Presbyterian
Baptist, Nazarene
Methodist
Sundial Station to Boost Power for West Virginia Towns
Appalachian Electric Power Co builds Sundial Station near Edwight with a 132000 volt station and 30000 kva transformer. The project, costing about 421000 dollars, will connect to Leewood Baileysville line and Kanawha Plant lines, improving service reliability for Whitesville Kopperston Oceana Edwight Highcoal Emerson Ameagle Stickney and surrounding territory.
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Appalachian Electric Power Co
Edwight
RNS
Whitesville
Kopperston
Oceana
Edwight Highcoal
Emerson
Ameagle
Stickney
W. S. LaFon
Beckley
Sundial
LaFon
Leewood
Baileysville
Cabin Creek
Kanawha
Oak Hill Mullens Legion Posts Hit 1955 Member Goal
West Virginia American Legion reports Oak Hill and Mullens posts reached their 1955 membership quota though state totals trail 1954. Department Commander Leona Bickel urged renewed effort as 19 posts have met or exceeded targets. districts show uneven progress with two districts lagging and most posts under the 1954 pace.
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Oak Hill
Mullens
American Legion
Legion
West Virginia
Leona
Bickel
Newell
Hundred
Philippi
Kingswood
Point Pleasant
St. Marys
Parkersburg
White Sulphur Springs
St. Albans
Cabin Creek
Nitro
Cowen
Franklin
Piedmont
Shepherdstown
Kirby
Hurricane
Department
Fayette 4-H Club Committee Named
Fayette county 4-H Leaders Association announces the 1955 recreation committee members named by chairman M B Cavendish. Those serving are Mrs Mildred Holliday, Mrs Blanche Upton, Mrs Hilda De Quassie and Mrs Ruth Tucker.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
4-H Leaders Association
M. B. Cavendish
Mildred Holliday
Blanche Upton
Hilda de Quassie
Ruth Tucker
Mount Hope Legion Post Inactive Aims To Reignite Posts
The West Virginia Legionnaire reports Mount Hope Post 130 along with other units received attention as inactive or operating on outdated temporary charters. At a Fairmont meeting, the American Legion Department Executive Committee approved lifting the charter of Weirton Post 151 and pledged efforts to boost membership at posts 110 Burnsville, 153 Fort Gay, 102 Martinsburg, and Mount Hope to breathe life into the goose egg post.
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American Legion
Mount Hope
West Virginia Legionnaire
American Legion Department Executive Committee
Fairmont
Weirton
Burnsville
Fort Gay
Martinsburg
Prices for Men's Pants at Pineville Plant Outlet
Allied Enterprises Inc Dry Cleaning Division Pineville Wo Va announces cash and carry pricing for men s pants with all other prices in proportion, pickup at the Pineville station lot.
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Pineville
Allied Enterprises Inc
Wo Va
Theft of Copper Charges Made
Fayetteville origin story reports two groups of four men in Fayette County Jail on copper theft charges. Suspects Jesse Kelly Grover Adkins Daniel Hartenstein Elbert Kelly Roy Kelly allegedly stole 794 pounds of trolley wire valued at 297.92 from Southern Coal Corporation at Brooklyn. Wire cut near Rush Creek Mountain used as ground cable. deputies Buddie Crouch and Pearlie Elmore made arrests. Earlier week, Kenneth Taylor Grover Lykins Elbert Kelly and Gerald Wheeler waived to grand jury. held on $1,000 bonds set by Magistrate Virgil Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Jesse Kelly
Grover Adkins
Gatewood
Daniel Hartenstein
Elbert Kelly
Roy Kelly
Minden
Southern Coal Corporation
Brooklyn
Rush Creek Mountain
Buddie Crouch
Pearlie Elmore
Kenneth Taylor
Grover Lykins
Oak Hill
Gerald Wheeler
Virgil Lyons
Fayetteville Auxiliary Backs National Security Training Bill Push
Fayetteville unit 149 of the American Legion Auxiliary campaigns for National Security Training Bills 2 and HR1630 in the 84th Congress. Led by Mrs. Percy A. Lainson, the drive mobilizes 1,000 patriotic women to lobby Congress with letters, calls, and fundraising. Virginia Phillips reports 237 signed letters ready for mailing on M Day to Congress members.
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Fayetteville
ANL
American Legion Auxiliary
D. Ellis
American Legion
Percy A. Lainson
Congress
Virginia Phillips
Meeting Announcement for School Event with Mrs Norman M Morgan
A meeting is planned allowing teachers and school children to attend. The speaker will be Mrs Norman K Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman K. Morgan
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Black Eagle
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
State Road Commission
Mullens Troop 5
Union Furniture Co
America
David Prichett
Life
John Shufflebarger
Pythian
Boy Scouts of District
Dameron
Chiefs
Gore
Denier
Penney
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