Mullens Plots Clean Up Campaign And Paving Plans
Mullens city groups the City Council and Chamber of Commerce held joint discussions on a Spring Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up drive and on paving Frantz Ave and Parsons Drive at an estimated 5050. The 30 foot and 230 foot sections would use limestone and asphalt with a concrete curb. The council considered a petition issue, planned rabies vaccinations, and roles for police and fire departments. The chamber outlined dues, a March membership drive, and three ribbons for four city sections to reward improvements and tidy approaches to Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ular
Woodrow W. Cook
Chamber
Jimmy James
Frantz Ave
Parsons Drive
James
Vance Ave
A. Ritz Kingdon
Milburn McKinney
Clyde Newsome
George Nolley
Mullens
Cook
Chamber of Commerce
C. F. Mundy
Mundy
40th Wedding Date Observed
Fayettesville RNS reports a surprise 40th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Lee with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. hosted by their children Susan Summerfield Claude Lee Jr Evelyn Hilton and Frances Lee. Attendees include J. M Nichols H. F. Frazier Robert Wolland Roy Conner and many others as well as John Hilton Jr and Frances Lee.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Claude E. Lee
Susan
Charles Summerfield
Beckley
Claude Jr
Falls View
Evelyn
John Hilton
Frances Lee
Harry
Richmond
J. M Nichols
H. F. Frazier
Robert Woollard
Roy Conner
F. G. Janutolo
C. A. Kidd
John Elwell
E. B. Wood
Karl Parrish
R. G. Thomas
Robert Hatcher
John Holliday
Eddie Holliday
L. D. Lucas
Alex Gray
W. O. Wood
Perry Selvey
Sam Nagy
Leslie Shuck
Forrest Morris
Nine Land Sales Put on Record in Wyoming County
Nine land transactions are recorded in the Wyoming County clerk s office. Buyers include Elsie Pauline Goode Short and Sidney Dixon and Geneva Dixon for one fourth acre at Cabin Creek Slab Fork District. Roscoe Cook to Jo Bowen Cook and Norman R. Cook for 19 acres at Clear Fork Oceana District. Blanche Ethel Spears Pippin and Ival H. Pippin to Ike J. Lamb and Golda Lamb for lots 19 23 and 24 in Dr S P Walker Addition to the Town of Toney Junction Oceana District. George W. Conley and wife to Joseph A. Conley and wife for lot 37 Hedrick Addition to the Town of Oceana Oceana District. Marshall G. West and wife to Baine A. Herndon and Garnet Herndon for lot 52 Hedrick Addition to the Town of Oceana Oceana District. Wyoming Pocahontas Coal and Coke Co and others to Daniel J. Tilley and wife for lot 27 surface only to the Town of Sabine Slab Fork District. Coke Co and others to George F. Ackerson and wife for lot 55 surface only to Sabine Slab Fork District. Coke Co and others to Holt Cozort and wife for lot 54 surface only to Sabine Slab Fork District. Grover C. Farrow and wife for lot 24 surface only to the Town of Sabine Slab Fork District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Clerk’s Office
Elsie Pauline Goode Short
Sidney Dixon
Geneva Dixon
Cabin Creek
Slab Fork
Roscoe Cook
Jo Bowen Cook
Norman R. Cook
Clear Fork
Oceana
Blanche Ethel Spears Pippin
Ival H. Pippin
Ike J. Lamb
Golda Lamb
Hedrick
Wyoming Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company
Daniel J. Tilley
Sabine
George F. Ackerson
Holt Cozort
Grover C. Farrow
Fayette Lawsuit To Be Reviewed By State Supreme Court
A Charleston firm and a former employee face a state Supreme Court review over a $16,500 verdict won by Oland Workman of Montgomery for back injuries from a April 1952 collision on West Virginia Route 39. The case stems from Workman’s passenger role in a crash involving Charleston Truck and Trailer Service and Lawrence L. Tatterson of Atlanta.
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Charleston
Fayette County
State Supreme Court
Kanawha County
Guit
Oland Workman
Montgomery
Charleston Truck and Trailer Service, Inc
Lawrence L. Tatterson
Atlanta, Ga
W. T. Lovins
Common Pleas Court
Workman
W. Va
Summersville
Gauley Bridge
Tatterson
Pineville Presbyterian Women Hold Meeting at Home
The Pineville Church Women met at Mrs. Earl Miller’s home with Mrs. C. S. Smith presiding and Rev. Norman K. Morgan leading devotions. D. F. Hamlin led Bible study on Fellowship of Faith. program on The Breaking Point by Mrs. Cole and others. A missionary visit and pot luck are planned for Feb 28. next meeting March 10 at the church with hosts Mrs. Clell Miller and Mrs. Deberry. Guests included Rev. Morgan and Mrs. J. W. Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Earl Miller
East Pineville
Pineville Presbyterian Church
C. S. Smith
Norman K. Morgan
D. F. Hamlin
Fellowship of Faith
Cole
Ralph Looney
Ruth Henkins
Clell Miller
Deberry
E. B. Swimm
Ruth Blackburn
Magnus Olsen
Frank McNaughton
E. C. Dooley
Orville Ross
W. V. McNemar
Marvin Bowyer
Roy Harbert
J. B. Grove
James Simmons
Dorsey Freeman
Robert Wise
Godfrey L. Smith
Hawkins
William Hewkins
R. S. Bowers
Dean Gray
Joe McCellan
Duncan
J. W.burton
Susie Simmons
Fayette Man's Sister is Dead
Funeral services for Mrs. Gotheo Gilbert Shaffer 50 of Warwick Virginia, formerly Alderson, are at East Rainelle Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial at End of the Trail Cemetery. She died Monday in a Newport News hospital after a long illness. Survivors include Basil her husband, a daughter Mrs. George Rounse and a son Delmar both of Warwick, a sister Mrs. Josie Sizemore Yolyn, brothers Fred Gilbert East Rainelle and John Gilbert Fayetteville, and four grandchildren. The body arrives at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle at 7 p.m. today and stays until one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Rainelle
RNS
Gotheo Gilbert Shaffer
Warwick
Alderson
East Rainelle Baptist Church
Joe E. Brown
End of-the-Trail
Newsport News
Basil
George Rounse
Delmar
Josie Sizemore
Yolyn
Fred Gilbert
John Gilbert
Fayetteville
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Avers Funeral Set For Thursday
Winford Coalman Avers 52 dies after a year long illness at his daughter’s home on Tug Creek Mountain. Funeral services 1 p.m. Thursday at the Ward home with Rev. Herman Luhm officiating. Burial in Johnson Cemetery Brooks Mountain. Survivors include his mother Mrs Sarah Ayers Adkins, six children Stanley Charles Bobby Ernest Ayers Loriie Lilly Virginia Smith, two sisters and a brother plus six grandchildren. Body returned to Ward home from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Tuesday.
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Sun
Marion Ayers
Summers County
Ward
Stanley
Charles
Bobby
Ernest Ayers
Hinton
Loriie Lilly
Virginia Smith
Howard Ayers
Pearl Ballengee
Brooks
Ronald Meadows
Pineville Garage Receives Charter In Pineville
Pineville Garage, Inc. is chartered with a $5,000 firm value. Incorporators are Oscar Pais, Hazel Pais, and Dario Wenzel, all of Pineville, with the charter received on Tuesday in Charleston.
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Charleston
Wyoming Scout Group Has Meeting
O R Wallace district chairman led a Wyoming District Boy Scouts of America meeting at Pineville Hotel Tuesday night. About 35 unit representatives attended a roundtable at Wyoming Community Church to discuss next month's program and projects. J L Brawley district commissioner chaired the session.
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Pineville
RNS
O. R Wallace
Wyoming
Boy Scouts of America
Pineville Hotel
Wyoming Community Church
J. L. Brawley
Dameron Woman Margaret Murdock Funeral Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Cynthia Murdock 41 will be held at Clay Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Doff Harvey will officiate, with burial in Borrer Cemetery. She died Monday at her Dameron home.
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Dameron
RNS
Margaret Cynthia Murdock
Clay Chapel
Doff Harvey
Borrer
Fayette County 4-H Clubs Active in last year
Fayette County 4-H reports show 92 members giving 52 demonstrations to 905 people. 31 clubs with 237 boys and 433 girls enrolled. 140 boys and 315 girls completed a project from 670 homes. Activities include judging, demonstrations, group recreation, music, thrift, health, forestry, citizenship and safety. county exhibits and state fair participation.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette County
Harold W. Sullivan
Lewisburg
Dunbar
King and Queen
Leaders’ Association
C. F. Johnson
Corliss
Coal Moves on Rails
Over seven million cars of coal and coke traverse U S railways annually. About 326 coal trains operate daily and roughly 842 cars move each hour across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Polio Fund Drive Totals $3085 in Mount Hope
Mount Hope Lions Club reports polio fund collections totaling 3085, with DuBois High leading schools at 1500 and Mount Hope High 425, Grade School 300. Mothers' March on Polio 70.16, theatre 32.47, business cans 91.67, cards 161.50, gifts 75, church 29.45. A circus basketball game between Bradley Lions and Mount Hope Lions is set for Feb 17 at the local auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Pat Thomas
Ann Coleman
Mount Hope High
Judy Jones
Elicia Elkins
Thelma Keeney
Carolyn Patteson
Barbara Bennett
Lions Club
Conrad Neely
DuBois High
Neely
Lions Committee
Free Will Baptist Church
Bradley Lions Club
Mount Hope Club
Cement manufacture's coal demand reaches eight million tons
A historical note states that cement production, though distant from coal, requires about 8,000,000 tons of coal each year, highlighting the substantial energy needs of cement plants.
Rainbow Girls Meeting Planned in Mount Hope March 19
Rainbow for Girls district members will convene in Mount Hope on Saturday March 19 with assembly 14 as co host. Mrs Hazel Lewallen says Fayetteville assembly will assist and Mount Hope Grade School will serve as headquarters for the events including a dinner for over 100 delegates and a later dance in the grade school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Assembly of Rainbow For Girls
Assembly 14
Assembly
Hazel Lewallen
Fayetteville
Lewallen
Winola
Helen Quenon
Oceana Girl Honored At Birthday Party
Miss Nancy Sue Herndon was honored at a party by her parents on her 14th birthday at the Knotty Pine ballroom. Decorations featured a valentine motif and hats for guests. Prizes went to Diana Lambert and Larry Pennington. many friends and family attended including the Lamberts, Herndons, and various local youths.
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Oceana
BNS
Nancy Sue Herndon
Bane Herndon
Diana Lambert
Larry Pennington
Herndon
Marshall West
Evangeline Lambert
Joann Cook
Patty Duty
Pamela Matney
Margaret Berta
Carolyn Evans
Barbara Mathis
Billie Beane
Edna Mae Thomas
Penny
Ella Herndon
Phyllis Robinson
Naoma Katherine Stewart
Gayle
Norma Barnett
Barbara Goodwin
Larry O'Brien
Freddie Lugar
Wondie Cook
Leo Morgan
Fadell Morgan
Allen Goins
Donnie Weir
Danny Akers
Bobby Rider
Gary Burkett
Bob Lively
Roger
Jon Herndon
Jimmy Stewart
Carlos Cook
Jimmy O'Brien
Jerry Barnett
Bobby Perry
John R. Lambert
Thomas E. Lambert
Editor Triggers Governor With Libel Threats Criticism
Charleston report says Del Crislip charged Gov Marland threatened libel action over his Nicholas Republican piece about Lindman hired at 100 dollars a day to advise on roads. Marland confirmed he called Crislip and was irked, denying lies and noting Lindman’s Navy service and Johns Hopkins defense research.
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Charleston
Del
Don Crislip
R - Nicholas
Marland
Crislip
Rush Holt
Lindman
Crisp
Pacific
Defense Department
Johns Hopkins University
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City Council
Reg
Fayette
Pineville Presbyterian Group
Better Business Bureau
Oak Hill
National Group
Louis George
Pete
Kessler
Norah Ford
Standing
John Perry
H. B. Clower
C. E. Byron
Pat Hamilton
Roy Lee
Jane's Studio
Fayette Man
Avers
Pineville Garage
Wyoming Scout Group
Beckley Awning & Shade Co
Oakwood Ave
Charley
Raleigh Junk CO
Mabscott, W. Va
Rainbow Girls
Winolia Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Quenon
Jenny Cope Carter
Bertha Martin
Flora Twaddle
Blanche Caperton
Eva Cope
Mae Pennington
Luther Lewallen
Henry Tyree
Anna Cope
Agnes Ward
Lena Lindamood
Walter Beane
Russel Hurt
Maybelle Weaver
Nicholas
Stirs
Pineville “Tekup
Pineville Shoe Store
Allied Enterprises Inc
Biy Cleaning
Pineville, Wo Va
Lappoig
Culbertson
Raleigh Register
Falls City Beer
Falls City Brewing Company
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